The Sun.
London, England, 1858-07-26 00:00:00

RER MAJESTY'S' DOCKYARD.

We would recommend our readers to read the
sling article in the .hipping Gazette of Tuesday
wh..n they would be -rather surprised to find
that no C'teadian or colonial wood is used in build-
ing our men-of-war, though some iA for boats and
b irges. No doubt, Sir John Pakin,ton Will see
:hat for the future our colonial wood wad bo used
win-n fit fur the purpose.
The suais of wotiev paid to foreign countries and
foreign ships, niusa. 'have been very lar4e, mtcris
paribus, our own shipowners and colonists ought
to have the pelerence. -
We also think that, b• sides our • oak,• there are
many home—grown woods tit for various purposes
of naval archiecture, s.ilch as keels, floors, and
bottom planks, by which our landed proprietors
should have justice done by the Admiralty.
When a man build a house, castle, or church
ho uses the most lasting woods ; but this is un-
necessary in ship buil ling, as vess,ls built thirty
yews ago are now laid up; more modem irn-
p -ovements in ide=ign and nioilel requiring us
to keep ty with other rations. Wood that
would last twenty or thiity years, costing
about half the prica of the foreign now ued would
be sufficient for our purposes, besides saving an inn-
memo amount annually.
If the average of a ship's life be only 13 years,
why build her of wood that will last three times as
long? It is like throwing away money for- the
benefit of the foreigner, who makes us always pay
for our folly without :thy. recipr 'city.

LIIIIVLSZWIJAb, AND POLITICAL
MOVEMENTS.

It is understood that her Majesty's approaching visit
to Potsdam will be strictly of a private character, and
that no public demonstration of any kind will take
place. The Q Teen will go on the 10tH August to Ant-
we-rii, and on by railway.
Tom Esrl of Maiwesbury, the Secretary of State for
the Foreign Department, is exp-ctrd to leave town on
Tueeday, ihe 33 proximo, for 0 inorae, iu order to ac•
cumpany her Majesty on the visit to the Emperor Na-
poleon 111., at Cherbourg.
Tee Earl of Derby intends, after the prorogation.of
Parliament, to reside chiefly at Osterley-park, and by
his resideece in the proximieyaii the metropolis avtild
any dielay which might otoer wise arise en the transac-
tion of null° business.
The Marquis of Salisbury, if his official duties permit,
will, after t.ne close of the parliameutaiy aeation, vi-it
his estates in Scotland.
Toe Right Hon. J. W. Henley left town on Saturday
for litee Coutineates . -
T,,e Committee of the Privy Council on Education is
summoned to meet this day, at one o'clocii, at tile
C itencii Chamber, Whitehall.
The sheriffehip of Paoli. vacant by the promotion of
David Muir, E4q., to be S elicit r-General, is now filled
by the appointment of E. T. Gordon, E4q., Advocate-
Depute, complein4 the changes consequent on tae
death of the late Lord Justice Cierk.
Mr. W. G. Lettsotn, Secretary of Legation at Mexico,
is 'appointed CoargeS d'Atfivres in Bolivia...
Mr. Elwin Cerb-lt, paid Attach 6 at Copenhagen, is
lorence.
appointed Secretary of L3gatloll F

We have reason to believe that Earl Seefield, of the
peerage of Scotland, will he raised to the English peer-
age, and that Sir J 'be Yarde Buller will be created a
peer. Sir John Yarde Be lex'a Parliamentary career
will be familiar to all who have followed the course of
events in Pailiament for the last quarter of a century.
The first baronet was a diatinguished judge. Lord Sea-
field is the seventh earl of that title, and is 41p Viscount,
Reclhaven and Baron Ogilvie. Ile was ilicro in 1815,
awl was elected a representative peer of Scotland in
1853.
MINISTERIAL WHITEBAIT DriciEß.—On Saturday
her Majesty's Ministers celebrated the approaching close
of the seseiun by the customary ‘,vltitebakdinner, at the
Ship Tavern, Greenwich. The whole of the Ministers
were preeent, including the Earl of Derby, Lord Chan-
cellor, -Duke of Montrose, K.T., Marquis of Salisbury,
K.G , Marcy:is of Exeter, K.G., Earl of Maltnegbury,
ElEarl of Sire:~ahttry,-Ear 1 , G
f Sandwich, Earl De La
consciences!. Warr, Earl of acnoughnlore, E-r 1 of Carnaron,. Ear'
of SEefatild; eve mrt---Stratlaallari, Lord Begot; Rhabt
The BiO.IT of EZETEE " waved fierce and Hon. B. Di&ratl4 Right Hon. S. H. Walpole,-,Right
furious.." The Bisbop.of R11.'014 has eiridently P4ingtoo,
gG-tirvaa,.l Peel, Lord -StaoB37,
Lord John 141,--a-;nrd,*ll,i ht .1107. C. B. Addirliy,
.) , the Right 1.1. n. Cecil Eorester, Right lion. J. R. -
oat his brains through_ the afflatus received 137. Mow-
ordination, and through entering the line of bray,- Lord Naas, Viecouut Newport, Right E n. H.
Lo. Corry, Lord Lovaine,m
the Attorney-General, the
Apostnlical succession. He declared that the slic
, Willia HyLon Jolliff So
y-
moat Mr.
moat that orluld be said was that Siikipture mour Fi.zgerald, the Attorney-General for Irelacd,:tue'
Lord .9.eivocee Mr, G. A. Hauctiltcu, Mr. C-rathurne
was dc,4l)tful • • that b • the case it - .44" r. •sight, 0113,
• ' • Tartly, ,ar. ,renig4t, Cd, Taylor, and
ought to be left to each man's conscience to I#l,r. Whitmore,

LATEST NEWS:

THE TWO SICILIES.
SENTENCE OF THE PRISONERS AT
SALERNO.
SALERNO, JULY 20.
The Grand Crininal Court of Salerno resumed
Lts sittings last Friday, July 16. Only two advo-

cater fur the defence spoke, and the business c,f
the day was suspended shortly before 12 o'clock.

Tile first who addressed the Court was Signor
Petrelli, in a bare enumeration of facts with the
proofs of their truth—good of its kind. There
was no room for the display of eloquence. With
regard to La Francesca, who followed, he mani-
fested some courage, as he had done through-
out. He spoke much of the crew of the Cagliari,
but on so. delicate a subject he was hot allowed
to dwell, and the President soon sil•need
him. A very strong discussion ensued between the
President and La Francesca as to whether sentences
in criminal cases should be mills to depend on pre-
sumption or prohability, or on certainty ; the Pre-
sident maintaining the former, the advocate the
latter. La Francesca concluded a very energetic
and eloquent speech by urging the judges to unite
justice with mercy—an interest and regard for
humanity with respect for the law.
On S tturday, July 17, the Court again re
sumed its sittings, and Carelli, with eloquence
and courage not inferior to that of Tejani and
La Francesca, combated part by part the written
and the oral accusations, which in many re-
spects contradict one another. lie did not hesi-
tate to lavish encomiums on the dead as well as
on the living and the present, who rormei
the nucleus of the attempt of the last year, and
without fear made a public acknowledgment or
sympathy, affection, and admiration for him who
sustained the principal part in this cause—th t is,
Nicotera. He reminded the judges of the respon-
sibility that would weigh upon them if one single
drop of blood were shed, and of the indignation
which the country would feel at it. In short, Ta-
, jani, La Fiancesca, and Carelli have throughout
shown an example of civil courage which is worthy
of all admiration, and which merits from Italians
generally the expression or their high honour and
esteem. Yesterday's sitting concluded with a
short, almost a maiden speech from the young and
I rising advocate, De Mea. _

The sentence was given last night at 10 o'clock.
It is as folloNs :
Death,—Nintern (Neapolitan), Santandrea (Ro-
magnano), Gagliani (Milanese), Giordano, Val-
letta, Martino, and La Sala (Neapolitans).
Twenty-five years in irons.—G. Poggi,—Poggi,
Rotta, and other foreigners.

Sentenced to the Ergastolo.—Nine.
Many set at liberty.
Just time to send off my letter to Naples to mee
the steamer.

Punishment of death suspended.
A quarantine of 10 days was put the other day
upon all vessels coming from Malta and Marseilles,
in consequence of the existence of the plague at
Tunis. 1t is now practically taken off.
The steamship Panther, with the India and
China mails, arrived at Marseilles yesterday (Sun-
day, the 25th of July), at 1 p.m. The mails left
for London at 4 p tn.
The Panther would be in quarantine until 5 a.m.
on the 27 th.
Advices from Constantinople of the 17th inst.
announce that the Minister of Police, Mtheinnt
Pasha, has been sent to Candia on a special mis-
sion by his Government. The Minister is provided
with fresh instructions. W. 1 arn, however, that
trauquillity Las been restored at Canes.
TRIES tE, JULY 25.
News from Alex‘ndria of 18th states that the
Christians had been insulted and menaced iu that
ei.,y, but that the aggressors had been immediately
arrested.
A garrison of 8,000 men and. the energet;c mea-
sures adopted. had completely dissipated any fear
of serious danger.
The disturbances among the mountaineers of
Syria still continued.

BE RN E, JULY 24.
The Federal Agsenibly has just &cctcd the Pre
Fiden t of the Federal Council for 1859.

N. Frey Heroso was returned, having.reaived
70 votes against 63 given for M. Stampfli. M.
Fusel was chosrm Vice-President of the Federal
Council, also for the year 1859.