The Sun.
London, England, 1859-05-21 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 21, 1859.

VIRE IN LIME-STREET, Friday, May 20.
'They. Ilubbuck and Sons' premises, in Lime-street, be-
ing destroyed by fire, the Business of the Warehouse is re-
moved back to their old premises, 115, Upper East Smithfield,
without any suspension. The counting-house continues at
157, Fenchurch-street.

WIRE, Mayor.—A COMMON COUNCIL
holden in the Chamber of the Guildhall of the City
of London on FRIDAY, the 20th day of May, 1850,
Resolved—That a dutiful and loyal address be presented to
her Majesty expressive of the deep regret of this Court at the
commencement of hostilities between Austria and France and
Sardinia, and its decided conviction that the best interests of
England will be consulted by the observance of the strictest
neutrality consistent with the security and honour of the
nation. IVO ODT HORPE.

'THE MERCANTILE DISCOUNT COMPANY
(Limited), 24 and 25, Birchin-lane, Lombard-street.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that on Monday, the 23d
instant, the BUSINESS of this Company will be com-
menced at their offices as above.
Approved Mercantile and Trade Bills discounted for per-
sons properly introduced.
Money received on Deposit, repayable at fixed periods with
interest at the current rates of the day.
By order of the Board.
JAS. N. A. WALLINGER, Secretary.
London, May 18, 1859.

fHE UNION DISCOUNT AND AGENCY
COMPANY (Limited).
No. 3, Lothbury, London, E.C.
Prospectuses and full particulars may be obtained, as above,
from the Manager.

ORIVICH UNION REVERSIONARY
INTEREST COMPANY.
Notice is hereby given, That the ANNUAL GENERAL
MEETING of the Proprietors, pursuant to the Deed of Set-
tlement, will be held at the Company's offices, 23, Lincoln's-
inn-fields, on TUESDAY, the 7th day of June next, at one
o'clock precisely, at which three Directors and the Auditors
will go out of office ; the directors and auditors so going out
of office are eligible for re-election, and will offer themselves
accordingly.
N. B.—Proposals for the sale of Reversions, Annuities, &c.
can be addressed to the Secretary.
21st May, 1859.

HENRY NORRIS

Empowered by Act of Parliament, 3 Wm. IV.
THE ECONOMIC LIFE ASSURANCE
SOCIETY, B,yew..Bridge:street, London.

Established-1823.
DIRECTORS.
ROBERT EIDDULPII, Esq., Chairman.
WILLIAM ROUT li, Esq., Deputy Chairman,

Alfred Kingsford Barber, Esq.
Henry Barnett, Esq.
The Right Hon. E. Pleydell
Bonverie, M.P.
Edward Charrington, Esq.
Pascoe Charles Glyn, Esq.
Sir Alexander Duff Gordon,
Bart.

AUD.

John Howell, Esq.
Henry Roberts, Esq.
PHYSICIAN—WiIIiam Emanuel

street, DJ

Rear-Admiral Robert Gor.
don.
Charles Morris, Esq.
George Kettilby Rickards,
Es
Aug q.ustus Keppel Stephen-
son, Esq.

[TORS.
John Gilliam Stilwell, Esq.
Richard Taylor, Esq.
I Page, M.D., Oxon, 11, Queen

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SURGEON—Benjamin Travers, Esq., F.R.C.S., No. 49, Dover,
street, Piccadilly.
SOLICITOR—Henry Young, Esq., 12, Essex-street, Strand.
ACTUARY—James John Downes, Esq., F.R.A.S.
SECRETARY—AIexander Macdonald, Esq.
ADVANTAGES.

Mutual Assurance.
The lowest rates of Premium on the Mutual System.
The whole of the profits divided every Fifth Year.
Assets'amounting to £1,810,000
During its .existence the Society has paid in
Claims, and in reduction of Bonus Liability,
nearly
Reversionary Bonuses have been added to Po-
licies to the extent of 1,365,000
The last Bonus, declared:in 1859, which averaged
£65 per Cent, on the Premiums paid, amounted
to

Policies in force
The Annual Income exceeds

475,000
7,818
260,000

In pursuance of the invariable practice of this Society, in
the event of the Death of the Life Assured within the 15 days
of grace, the Renewal Premium remaining unpaid, the Claim
will be admitted, subject to the payment of such Premium.
Assurances effected prior to 31st December, 1859, will par-
ticipate in the Division in 1864.
Prospectuses and full particularemay be obtained on appli-
cation to ALEXANDER MACDONALD, Secretary.

THE NAVY.

The screw corvette Cadmus, 21, Captain 11. S.
llillyar, C. 8., being fitted at Chatham, has shipped
a considerable number of her crew, b•.t she is still
short of her complement. Nearly all her sea stores
have been taken on board, together with her shot
and shell, and she is daily expected to leave Chat-
ham for the Nore. It is understood she proceeds to
the Mediterranean.
A large number of additional shipwrights are
still required for the Benbow, 72, which is ordered
to be fitted at Chatham dockyard for a coal depot.
The fleet at Portland is expected to receive con-

siderable augmentation during the next few days
The flagship of the Channel fleet, the Royal Albert,
131, and other vessels are expected there daily.
The Sir William Peel, screw steam transport,
steamed into Portsmouth harbour from Spithead at
high water yesterday. The following officers and
troops will embark on board her for Corfu this
morning : Royal Artillery—One officer and 40 men;
2d Battalion of 2d Queen's—Ensigns Stratford, St.
John, and Gwyn • 2d Battalion of 4th King's Own
—Col. Whittingham, C. 8., wife, and three children,
Major Cameron, wife, and two children ; Capts.
Eccles, Bower, Carr, Farrington, and De Robuck ;
Lieuts. Blake, Tanner, Clery, Twenty man, Cninn,
Bent,Blake, and Middleton ;Ensigns Ewen, Hughes,
SaYce, Maclaine, Knox, Hall, and Telfer ; Adjt
Brockman, Surg. FisherAssist.-Surg. Miller, Quar-
termaster Newey, wife and child, Paymaster Treeve,
3 female servants, 36 sergeants, 15 drummers, 553
rank and file, 29 soldiers' wives, 35 children, and
3 horses.
The Urgent screw steam troopship, Commander
Hire, arrived at Spithead yesterday from Gibral-
tar. She brings home despatches from his Royal
Highness the Prince of Waies. Mrs..,Colonel
Somerset and Lieut. Turtle and wife have come
home passengers by her. She also brings 42
women, 50 children, 1 non-commissioned officer of
the Royal Artillery, 2 women and 5 children, 5
convicts, and 3 horses. The Urgent sailed from
Spithead for Gibraltar at daylight on the morning
of the Bth inst., with the 100th (Prince of Wales's)
Canadian Regiment on board, and arrived there,
after a fine run, on the 13th. The Osborne, pad-
dlewheel steam yacht, arrived there from Ports-
mouth at 10.30 on the morning of the 14th. While

lying alongside the wharf coaling, and before the
troops had disembarked, his Royal Highness the
Prince of Wales, accompanied by Lieut.-Gen. Sir J.
Ferguson and Prince Victor of Hohenlohe Langen-
berg, paid a sudden visit to the Urgent, wishing to
see a troopship in a rough state, and visited every
part of the vessel, cn ;I'll3 i-g board until the troops
had disembarked.'] On leaving, his Royal Highness
was most enthusiastically cheered by the troops
and crew of the Urgent. It will be remembered

that the 100th Regiment were presented with
colours by the Prince, previous to leaving camp
for embarkation for foreign service. The Vulture,
6, sailed from Gibraltar on the 13th, and the Scourge,
6, on the 14th. The Osborne hauled in to the
wharf to coal as the Urgent hauled out. The Urgent
left Gibraltar on her return on the evening of the
14th, and has had fine weather the whole passage.
On the 16th, in lat. 39 46 N., long. 9 40 W. the
ship was struck by a whale on the starboard bow;
the shock was so great that the people rushed on
deck fancying the ship was ashore, or that a
serious collision had occurred with some other
vessel.. Several largo French steamers and gun-
, boats were seen during the passage home steering
for the Mediterranean. The Urgent will be ready
for sea as soon as she has coaled, unless it should
be considered necessary to place her in dock.
The Imperieuse, 51, screw steam-frigate, was
yesterday undocked from No. 7 dock at Portsmouth,
and removed to moorings up the harbour.
The Assurance, 4, screw steam despatch vessel,
Commander C. Aynsley, moved out of the basin
into Portsmouth harbour yesterday, and adjusted
compasses.
The next launch at the dockyard at Pembroke
will be that of the Greyhound steamsloop (pierced
for 10 broadside and one pivot gun), which is to
take place on the Ist of June. It is stated to be
in contemplation to purchase part of the foreshore
and ground to the east of the dockyard, and to
extend the establishment in that direction, form-
ing a steam basin off West Llanion Pill.
The following officers have - taken up their com-
missions and appointments, and joined the Eme-
rald, Capt. Arthur Cumming, at Sheerness :
First Lieut. Carter (late Nankin) and Lieut. W.
R. Wright ; Paymaster R. G. Webber; Assist.
Paymaster F. Bunn ; and Mr. Aitkien, Clerk.

Every preparation is being made to expedite the
completion for sea of this ship. Her complement
of marines have arrived, and all are fully employed;
she has already 300 men.
Commander Thomas H. Lysaght has taken up
his Commission and joined the Formidable guard-
ship of ordinary at Sheerness, vice Commander
Edmund Wilson appointed to service for entry of
volunteers for the navy.

On Thursday the Cressy screw steam line-of-
battle ship, steamed out of harbour at Sheerness for
Spithead, to join the Channel fleet. She saluted
the flag of the Commander-in-Chief, and at 12
o'clock fired a Royal salute in commemoration of
her Majesty's. birthday.
The new steam line-of-battle ship Edgar is
masted, and being brought forward at Sheerness.
Yesterday the Trafalgar, 91 guns, 500-horse
power (nominal), screw steamship, underwent in
the fitting basin at Sheerness what is termed the
contractor's trial of her engines, which have been
set up by Messrs. Maudslay, Field, and Co. The trial
proved in every respect satisfactory. The vacuum
was 26. The sister ship the Queen will be ready for
a similar trial in 21 days. The Admiralty have
ordered the Trafalgar, Queen and Edgar, when

ready to leave, to -be sent round to the western
yards for immediate equipment.
The Jackal, four guns, paddlewheel steamvessel,
Lieutenant-Commander Augustus C. Murray, has
left Sheerness for Scotland, to raise volunteers for

the navy from the northern ports.
The Majestic, 80 guns, screw steamship, in the
fitting-basin at Sheerness, is progressing rapidly
with her fitment of rigging, &c.
The Admiralty have ordered that all the ships
to be sent to the western yards for completion are
to take in their full quantities of powder, shot,
shell, &c., all of which is to be magazined at the
respective ports to which they go until they are
ready for active service.
Robert M'Cormick has been promoted to be de-
puty inspector general of hospitals and fleets; R.
E. Malone, paymaster, to the London ; and John
W. Backwell, assistant-clerk, to the Impregnable.
The following statement of the present condition
of our naval forces, which is carefully corrected to
the present month, will be interesting at the pre-
sent moment :—On the home stations there are 52
ships and 91 tenders, &c., carrying 2,224 guns, of
17,252-horse power, 105,849 tonnage, and a com-

plement of 22,197
.officers and men; On foreign
stations, 128 ships and 10 tenders carrying 2,052
guns, 25,876-horse power, 134,166 tons, and with a
complement of 23,786 officers and men. On parti-
cular and surveying service, 21 ships, 105 guns,
3,310-horse power, 17,250 tonnage, and a comple-
ment of 1,672 officers and men. Ships ordered
home, 15, with 365 guns, 1,919-horse power, of
17,912 tonnage, and a complement of 4,857 officers
and men. In addition to the above there are 1,813
supernumerary marines in China, &c., 232 flag
officers and retinues, 1,914 supernumerary engi-
neers, warrant officers, &c., in ordinaries ; 43 super-
numeraries in flag ships abroad, and 331 Kroomen,
making a grand total of 215 ships and 106 tenders,
carrying 4,746 guns, of 48,348-horse power, 283,038
tonnage, and with a complement of 55,882 officers
and men.

The following ships are now at Woolwich :
Fisgard, flagship, Commodore the Hon. J. R.
Drummond. Recently commissioned and complet-
ing their crews for service—steam vessels Banshee,
Commander Colin Campbell ; Firebrand, Comman-
der Bruce. Preparing for the pennant—Prome•
theus and Firefly, under repair in dock ; Blood-
hound and Hecate. In basin and harbour—Alecto,
Ardent, Harpy, Rhadamanthus, Dee, Rifleman,
Bustler, Princess Alice, and Monkey. Screw
steamers ibuilding—Galatea, Anson, Barossa, and
Repulse.

lin on Thursday evening on board the steamer Foyle,
and proceeded on their voyage to Colchester.
A portion of the Hampshire Militia Artillery, 100
strong, have arrived at Pembroke, and been quar-
tered in the fortified barracks on the heights, in the
room of the Royal Artillery recently sent to Alder-
ney.