The Sun.
London, England, 1859-09-02 00:00:00

Colburn's New Monthly Magazine.

The opening paper is on " The Navies of Great
Britain and France," and is well worthy of perusal,
as it contains many useful statistics, and a com-
parison of the marine forces of the two countries is
just now not without interest. In conclusion, the
author remarks that our policy, like our morality,
is pre-eminently peaceful ; although, being without
land defences, we cannot afford to let our fleet be
inferior to that of any other power. "It might be
thought, indeed," he remarks, " that we had had
enough of deadly feuds and battles, seeing that
out of the hundred and sixty-seven years interven-
ing between 1688 and 1855 sixty-seven were de-
voted to war and carnage. The aggregate cost of
these sixty-seven years of struggle with our various
foes on land and at sea was just £1,500,000,000, or,
on the average, rather more than £22,000,000 a-
-year—that is, about £B5 per minute during that
long period." " The Old Keep" is the new name
for the continuation of the tragic history of the
Lords of Pommeroy. The fratricide, and survivor
of the death struggle in the West Room, proves to
be Guy, the lord, not Rupert, the second brother,
as supposed, It is a curious tale, with more of the
startling and horrible than some readers will like.
A paper on " Irish Minstrelsy" can scarcely be de
void of interest; but the writer on the ancient
bards does not seem to have caught their spirit, or
to appreciate the merits of the rugged simplicity of
the old ballad-singers. Flavius Josephus, the his-
torian of the Jews, is the subject of Sir Natha-
niel's " Notes on Note-Worthies. His sketch is as
usual full of extract and quotation, and gives some
curious disputes as to the authenticity of some el
the historian's statements. Mrs. Bushby contri-
butes a West Indian tale, entitled "The Planter's
Daughter," and a review of a French work on
" Slavery in Brazil" furnishes a good companion to
it. Cyrus Redding, the indefatigable literary vete-
ran, addresses a letter to the editor on Mentelle, an
Hungarian, with whom he became acquainted
many years ago. He appears to have been a most
singular character, and was, possessed of an extra-
ordinary talent for acquiring languages. g, The
Rifle Movement" is discussed, and is spoken of with
respect and approval. "Evalla" is continued with
interest, but not yet brought to a conclusion. The
readers of the New Monthly will regret to see" The
Last of Pickles," that unfortunate individual hav-
ing, we are told, broken down under the weight of
his accumulated troubles. There is a good deal of
truth in his sorrowful jests, and he attacks many
annoyances which are really "social grievances.
;
Mr. keightley's new edition of our great ep
series of
receives cordial praise. The interestingeii
t, is con-
,
" Stereoscopic Glimpses," by W. C.
tinued by a vivid portraiture of Burns
amidsriatMoss-
giel," showing us the rustic poet lo
the ripened corn," watching his " bonnie Jean."

The United Service.—This magazine has several
articles on subjects of importance, among which
" The National Defences" are the most prominent.
The opening paper strongly recommends the main-
tenance of an efficient Artillery; and an article on
"Our Home Defences," addresses some usefal advice
to the Militia, Yeomanry, and Volunteers. The vexed
question of the European military force in India
is discussed. The conduct of the Calcutta authori-
ties, in giving rise to the late disputes, is censured
as injudicious. " Something wrong, very wrong,

3
must have occurred to make this army, that stood
almost alone before Delhi, that retook Benares and
Allahabad, that quelled the revolt at Mooltan, that
shared with their brethren of the home service the
grand advance on Cawnpore, and the relief of
Lucknow ; something, we repeat, must be wrong
to make this army no longer loyal." After con-
sidering the plans for the future, the writer arrive_s
at the conclusion that for the good of India a
army, both European and Native, local
The record of the last Campaign in Lombard)"
brings us to the fall of Milan, and the conclusion
of hostilities. Several palmrs of political and mili-
tary interest are given, and full informationbotil re:
specting the movements and promotions
services is, as usual, appended. is necessary.

The Universal Review of Polities, Literature, and

Social Science.
- This new corner in the literary
son to fear comparison with older competitors.
and
is generally sensible and moderate in its tone a
a It
views, and solid in its style and character. _
opens with a forcible paper on " The Wants of the
Army," which gives expression to the sentiments
of a large class. The neglect of the health of tnse
.
army is a grievance that calls loudly for redress.
field has no rea-
When men risk death and disablement voluntarily
for the defence of their country, it is surely t
no too
much to expect that those in authority. over them
should mitigate their sufferings When in sickness
and consult the preservation of their health bY,
due regard to sanitary laws and precautions, and by
the adoption of every possible means of iilleviatio.
When soldiers are sent under a tropic sun in,tif
regimental costume of temperate climates, or when
an an army is despatched on a distant campaign.
out any conveyance for the wounded, there is eer:
tainly some call for redress. It is justly remarked
that sanitary precaution is more essential in our
military economy than in that of any other nation
in the world, owing to the necessity of our main-
taining a force in such various parts of the One'
The climate with which our soldiers have to con-
tend is described as " tropical in India, China, West
Indies, semi-tropical in the Mediterranean, tul
South Pacific, and Australia, the Cape in Son 4
Africa temperutP with ocean influences ill
Helena and Madeira, and extreme cold in Canada
and Nova Scotia." Notwithstanding the attempts
which have been made to acclimatise the nien by
gradual removal, There has been going on, for,
many years, a consumption of life sad to think of
for humanity's sake, and most costly to the public-
It is calculated that the European army 111.,
India has been consumed every thirteen years.
The writer concludes his article by remark*
ing as hundreds have remarked before him,
that " not to the want of military discipline, or any
qualities in the officers and men, but to the want
of administrative faculty and efficient official ma-
chinery, must be attributed the horrors of war that
accompanied our last appearance in the field--
horrors which set up such a feeling of indignation
in the national breast as even now to prejudice the
people against the service. Englishmen rather,.
like fighting—the death of a soldier is an envied
and a glorious one—but to be left to die like a
sheep in a ditch is beyond Spartan fortitude." A
new feature appears in this month's number in the.
first instalment of a story which bears the title of
" A Great Mistake." It is written with spirit, but
we fear the interest will be of a painful nature.
" The Secret Literature of Russia" is discussed is
a comprehensive paper, which draws ,most favour'
_
able auguries from the reforms introduced bur,
Russian Government by the present ruler of All
the Russia& Four books of American travel, re"
cently published, are passed under review, and the
critic marvels that so little general desire to ie!!
our transatlantic cousins and explore the wave':
of the great Continent of the West is felt among" •
us. An essay on Canning can scarcely fail to
$.O
interest the reader. The article in question •
founded on a recent work on Canning and hi
Times, and takes a review of his career as a states"
man and a politician, drawing from it the conclu-
sion that he was the greatest Foreign Minister'
and one of the greatest political minds that Bur
land has produded. How far he deserves this
exalted praise will be a matter of discussion among
the readers of the Review. There can be litre
doubt at the present epoch as to the individual who
is the subject of a paper headed " The Man °
Mystery." The writer subjects the conduce of the
Emperor to a severe and unflinching scrutiny. The
usual summary of the events of the Parliamentall
session, which this month is but a brief recoru
concludes the number.

PRESERVATION OF _UTE FROM SHIP-

WRECK.

Yesterday a meeting of the Royal National Life-
boat Institution was held at its house, John-street,
Adelphi ; Sir Edward Perrott, Bart., in the chair.
Amongst other gentlemen present we observed Ad-
mire Gordon, deputy master of the Trinity Hone;
Montague Gore, Esq., Captain W. H. Hall,
C. 8., W. H. Harton, Esq., and Capt. Ward, R-11-,
inspector of life boats to the society.
The minutes of the previous meeting having
been read,
A reward of £6 10s. was voted to the crew of
the institution's life-boat stationed at Arklow, on
the Irish coast, for putting off with the view 0!
rescuing the crew of a vessel which was stranded
during the stormy and foggy weather on ArkloW
Bank, on the 23d ult. On approaching the vessel,
however,.the crew declined to leave her, believing
that after the ship was lightened she would get otr-
A reward of £5 was likewise voted to two con-
stables and another man for swimming off and res-
cuing, at some risk of life, two monks who, with
their servants, had been capsized from their boat in
a squall of wind off Roundstone, on the coast of
Donegal. They were some distance from the shore
at the time of the accident, and as soon as they
were observed the two constables and a country
lad swam off to their help. It was said that the
monks would assuredly have perished had not
timely assistance reached them. They were heavily
clad at the time, and could make little or no exer-
tion to save themselves. Their servants reached
the shore, unaided, by swimming.
A reward of £1 was also voted to a boat's crew
for saving two men from a boat, which had also
been upset in a squall off Whitehaven.
A reward of £4 was likewise given to two pilots
for putting off on two occasions, and rescuing, at
considerable risk of life, eight seamen from two
ships' boats off the Holmes, in the Bristol Channel,
on the 3d ult. It appears that the Austrian barque
Frederick, from Cardiff, was lying at anchor near
the Holmes, with two anchors down, and, foulill4
another ship's cable, slipped one of her own, an
parted another. The next morning, the weather
being moderate, two of her boats were sent with a
long line to sweep for the missing anchors, when a
gale from the southward came on, and the sea
rising they were unable to reach the ship, and drove
to leeward towards the Welsh shore, using every
effort to keep to windward, the sea fearfully, swe9:
ing over them. In this situation they were descried
by two pilots named George Hunt and Joseph
Rumney, who happened to be cruising near the
place-; they bore down -to them, and throwing _e:
rope to one of the boats succeeded with great dt
culty in towing her to the ship—it not beinhgtl3o:eB
sible to take both boats. The other boat, t_
omfetnheinwhaevre,s7aahs
dnewceeshsatrdilriyftaibn
between gully and Lavernock.
determined to make another
e bore away
men from certain death, and therefor
nag ropes to
o
towards them, and succeeded, by throw
dantdwttit the
euems
hfnuoerreyy:
at a
them, in drawing them on board their yawl
The
distance of about 100 yards from the shore. _
abandoned
towards
nn
te
as entirely
poor fellows had given themselves up
effort to snatch the
sn their deep
safelylost. Aonftberoabrdeinthgeitrhuvessrseeslc, ueexdp,
rtehse
imgen were put
gratitude for their providential preservation.
It is gratifying to find how much the rewards
of the National Life-boat Institution for valuable
and courageous servicesin saving life from wrecks
are appreciated on the coast, and how they stimu-
late laudable and gallant efforts to rescue, often un-
der the most trying circumstances.
It was decided to station a new life-boat in the
vicinity of the Cefn Sidan Sands, in Carmarthen
Bay, where some fearful wrecks with loss of life
have frequently, occurred. This humane undertak-
ing has received the liberal support of Earl Cawdor,
Lord Dynevor, Sir James Hamilton, Bart., and
other gentry of the county. One or two life-boats
are also much wanted in the vicinity of Swansea
Bay.
It was reported that the institution would soon
have 90 life-boats under its control. The average
expense of each life-boat establishment is about £3O
per annum, so that it is indispensible if this philan-
thropic and national work is to be maintained in el
efficient state, that the public should extend to the
Life-boat Institution their liberal and continued
support.

It
was stated that the late Mrs. Ann Thompson,
of Blackheath, had left the society a reversionary
legacy of £lOO.
Various payments were made for the maintenance
of life-boat establishments; the proceedings after-
wards terminated.

SINGULAR FATAL ACCIDENT.—On 'Wednesday'
evening last a fatal accident occurred to Miss Smith, the
daughter of a surveyor, residinat Greenwich. It aPPcar..
that the deceased, who was about 30 years of age, was I
board the Petrel slipped land
in
turning from Gravesend in company With herd ther
cabin stairs, her foot slipped, and she fell with such violence
as caused severe spinal injury. On arriving at Greenwich
pier she was conveyed home, and every aid rendered, but
death resulted on the same night. Passing wn the

4-r `lam NET AN .1) CITY N Err S.

CITY, Two o'CLocii.
d Tring he markets for foreign and colonial produce
the last few days have been exceedingly
81fiteLtive, and several of the principal staples have
s '1t137 declined. Tea has been a shade flatter.
134 gars have declined 6d. to ls. per cwt., and coffee
tie Per ewt• For rice the inquiries were mode-
dealtrely active at former rates. Saltpetre has been
in th a fair extent, and prices have shown an
mated
tendency. Tallow has been in more de-
hr(lfor both present and forward deliveries, and
ZeB generally are a
shade firmer.
.446 Liver 00l Cotton Market yesterday closed
Vith a P
last k,,verY firm appearance, and compared with
(46.'4, dal' Prices of American were extreme, butd
Bs;::).o.:aiineds,soafre unchanged. The sales comprise
which 2,000 were for export and on
Wasell,l44;!". In the Railway Share Market there
If.a‘uer more activity, and prices were firmer.
itr, Ithin the last day or two there has been more
81114 IT for money
at the Stock Exchange, but the
LailviilnlY is now increased, the East Indian Council
lent a portion of the new loan subscrip-
The-'a 'which they have no immediate use.
very rh'ernand in the discount market continues
and 13°(lerate, the stimulus given by the Indian
tem:lssian financial operations having been
re/na1:417. The market is quieter, but the terms
7g without variation.
tonnage follov6n
g particulars of the number and
f
Longo of vessels now on the berth in the port o
take'ie ° and loading for the Australian colonies,
4„ from the usual monthly list, puhlished by
41111er, the
.14e manager of the Jerusalem Coffee-
POr
tinceato.. Vessels. Tons.
900
',.()beat To' ........................ 2
1,671
Oey
.. ......................
123
ethn. ........10,271
rlae) Geeio 18,850
ti‘,4lAae de . and Portland Bay 262
3,419
). .........................
qew z er ............... 2
eskad ...................... 8

The Bt Total Total
44 I) —4lner Northam, with the Australian mail,
kid Seen lost in the Red Sea, between Aden
tethe,4z• Part of the mails have been saved, to-
it is 'With the crew and passengers., The letters,
theye,:?eeted, will be forwarded per Simla, and
411 Pronably arrive here on the 12th inst..,,,
dittin:ll',o quantity of specie has been received
41at last few days, but a portion hts been
tellis4.°.lthe continent, and it is expected that the
The b'ter Will follow, as the efflux continues active.
tioil 144 has recently shown a steady diminut-
hitZl although the total may be supported as
like; to some time longer, the movement
tkliit .4
be kept up, unless the imports from Aus-
-B.id
4tensi America should be maintained on aaa
ThePßeale.
eatiLttr, na, which will leave to-day for
This the
tilita;ues, conveys £156,564 in gold. e-
the :81was withdrawn from the Bank, inearlyy
AWs-..e'' On account of the Chilian Government.
blat-qtter tone is exhibited in the Stock Exchange
titiesets' but although English and Foreign Setchue-
titttlies well as railway shares are buoyant,
kivinvgtriation has been inconsiderable. Settling
te'rtill,'nesols is near at hand, and the preliminaryh
Ork"teinlets may be expected to influence t e
41seh' Ll°llo perhaps not to an important extent
11)°''Etale been made to realise profits, the recent
114411°4 fora rise, although limited, having been
aid a:llerative. Consols opened at 951 I for money
tl6.l6'e°nnt, but they are now rather depressed, viz.l,
1S41;211° Government broker has made his uslia
;415 1\T-e of £15,000 Stock for the savings banks.l
4%1'1? Threes are 961 '; the Reduced, 96; ;
Dr44' giltwities, 18 1-16; Exchequer Bills, 21s.
Otte India Loan Debentures (1859), 95 ; and
. Loan, 99' ; India Bonds are quoted 4
14 Bank Stock is steady, at 225.
'4111:61 Foreign Stock Market a fair amount of
:1416! ill recorded, and prices are tolerably steady.
°17118" 6 Per Cents. are 83 ; ditto New Loan,
'llll4. ei div. ; ditto 4 per Cents., 1021 ; Brazilian
141 Zeti to 1031, Mexican to 201, Portuguese to
ij,;'iOebkm—fsiall 5 per Cents, to 108 ex div., Spanish 3
"'ltch t° 451 46k, ditto Deferred to 33! and
ttigif Per Cents. to 651.
tIlMe io the Railway Share Market has been
di‘w,ll7 active, but prices generally have s
‘4°lii:t'"Ward tendency. Caledonian, Eaystewrrkn.
ilikelvfB) Great 'Western, Lancashire and
(Berwick),.
444 „"nrtla-Western, North-Eastern (Berwi
414 :,litb--astern, declined ss. ; Great Northern
In t-bntil-Western, 10s. ; and Brighton, 15s.
4414," ereign and Colonial undertakings tlie
1' Were very inactive. Lombardo-Venetian
•tlt Buttres brought 10 and 10k- ; Eastern ofd
25; 253 ; Ceylon Guaranteed were at 6 an
eiiii;6q EEt/3t Indian at 100.1 1001- ; and Great Indian
10. snla declined to 981.
koltatitc, `Stook Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are
404 tustances at slightly improved rates. Lon-
aezit til °lnt-Stock have advanced 55., London and
declined los lis Ss.; and South Australian Loan have
t",

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41,2% 4,11,- uNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
4'l' 4 225
per tiit. ,•000000000000000000000
96
~r o4t•
,-Iteduced Annuities
1,0 3 per ''-onsols Annuities
bitl. Ailx; Cent. Annuities
14' for alolities, expire sth Jan., 1860 --
4 't,o kl'ears, expire sth April, 1885 18 1-16
D. tre ...
itt, . itto .....................
95
Lit,' 0 Ile,. Cent 1859
~ 80,4,, N'ent .
Vel,olo f''''", 41 oon -
b. - oqii ecount(Sept. 7)
ttc' Smaller ilills 41 l d
, 14 ,000, i . .-21
44.1,1 g (ID
h:'1414 V' 14.011EIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK
, _...is -.1,0
IA :"•0, 185 'I, 5 per Cent —
%lb llittil A 9) 5 per Cent. •
11.144 i Per ce/A.
Po itto k per Cent
It ttllttle ceoant
111,mta B,e, isoa, 3 per Cent.
1)%111) 122, ZSt , sper Cent.....
toiillo /4315er Cent
Aloll 'ew bet' Cent
bit, 6 per
eeerred, 3 per
"itr keeolnatiat
bitteoNew Loan
I) Di •11a ellteed, 4 per Cent.
1401 vidwads on the above payable in London.
zehallgo, 12 Guil. 21 per Cent.. • 651
TWO O'CLOCK.
cotAols,, Money 951 i
Ditto Account .. 95i !

STEAM YACHTS.

tia,
Jb4ell4'.eis the Royal yacht, Admiralty and steam
-eh."`4e been built for several noblemen and
a
;P4 A-404. The Royal yachts comprise the Victori
;ge 0 4isuert, steam friate, and her steam tender,
‘6,11(14,71.1112e..1..the Fairy, steam sloop, and her steam
I,„rillttlotl,,;mlfln. The vessel owned by the Vice-
-41‘.130t, of the Royal Yacht Squadron, C. R. M.
to to/1.1., M.P., is a steamer, the Capricorn, of
R,41 S'f. he yacht of the Vice-Commodore of the.
otilrfin,
.8 the
‘64.414 Ge°rg ' Yacht Club, Lord Otho Fitz-
'44l "unre of nCiedserella, steamer, of 30 tons. Theh
111. the Royal Welsh Yacht Club, F. As e-
,l•-Sea Esq., hoists his pendant
: in his steamer,
Vent, of 120 tons ; W Beaumont, Esq.,
414. Tia a screw steam yacht, the Pleiad, of 265
4tPar4;.• Anderson, Es , the Norseman, screw
1(1 61-0;44"•,200 tons. The• Banshee, screw steamer,
tklke belongs to P. T. Gardner' , Esq., of 80u-
t441/11 -.1418 Busk, Esq., owns the Miriel, screw
,Iza ez•' °f 210 tons ; Ayckbourne, Esq., the,
12Pcitn' steamer of 6 tons ; Viscount Hill, the TIENT.k
103 ~.—°B; J. BEL ird, Esq., the screw steamer Griffin,
tn,;(4's ; Captain M'Clintock, R.N., the Fox, of
i;(1`ite"„m8; Sir H. Oglander, Bart., the Firefly, of
.eict 111 tons -d 20 H.P. ;R. S. Robertson,
Greenoek thean Eaglet, screw steamer, of 13
"Slaudsl Esq the Dragon Fly, of Lon-
-71,.°C:3 tons ; the Duke-•'
of Leeds, the Deerhound,
‘:'• rt. i'earner of 130 tons, of Cowes ; J. Gee, Esq.,
isq.lll„4.ltlle Chesapeake,: screw, 77 tons ; J. Litton,
V bile arrington, the Black Prince, of 10 tons ;
to4B e enell,
'lt. 37' N.) of Preston, the Aurora, of 1.5 tons ;
r. of Liverpool, the Annie, of 70
'Ward Jackson, Esq., owns the Zit_igearoi,.,
oths,tearn yacht, of 327 tons ; and the Duke of
onsfAand the Undine, screw steamer, of 17
c'f the vessels of the Royal Belgian yachot
tenß,lB a steamer, the Duchesse de Brabant,of 18
bel"eing to B. Prisse, Esq,
Ivhieb"lave here 26 steam vessels (besides others
tll)eeinl,lllaY not have come under our observation)
-,,5,t--"37 devoted to pleasure trips by their owners.
"41 hz:ppng Chronicle

rt.
PooL, Thursday.—The Canadian
York,
a icl
A
--3-gle-Saxon, and the Kangaroo, for New oerla,
4644 Pitt back yesterday in consequence of the severe w •
sailed this morning for their destinations.