The Sun.
London, England, 1857-06-02 00:00:00

LONDON, ITESDAY 'EVENING, JUNE 2, 1857.

CONTRACT FOR XHIRTS, BLACKING, AND COMBS FOR
TfIE RuotAL MARINES.

Department of the Comptroller for Victualling)
Somerset House, 30th May, 1857.
rrHE Commissioners for Executing the Office of
I Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Ireland do hereby. give notice, that on TERIRSDAY, the 18th
June neat, at Half-past One o'clock, they will be ready to treat with
such persons as may •be willing to Contract for supplying and de-
llveringintn her sintestrt Victualling Stores at Deptford, allsuch
quantities of
_ COTTON SHIRTS, BLACKING, AND COMBS,
As shall from time to time be demanded for the use of the Royat
Marines, under contractfor 12 months certain, and further until the
expiration of 3 months' warning.
Sanliti, aof the aFticies may be men at the Royal Mst„rlne Office,
No. 15, Duke-street, 'Westminster, between the hours of 11 and 2
o'clock.
The eoniitions of the .revised contract may be seen at the said office.
No tender will be received after hnlf-past one o'clock on the day of
treaty, nor any noticed Unless made on the printed form provided for
the purpose, and which may be obtained on application at the said
office.
Every tender; must be addressedto the Secretary of the Admiralty.
.nd bear in the left-hand corner the words "Tender for
and must also be delivered at Somerset-place. _

CAREAP WESTERN RAILWAY.-ETON
REGATTA.—On THURSDAY, June 4th Trains will leave
Paddington :or Windsor at 10.30 a.m., 11 a.m., 11.30 a.m., 1 p.m.,
1.30 p.m., 2 p:m., 2.45 .p.m., 4 p.ni., 5.10 p.m., and 6.15 p.m., and
will return from Windsor to Paddington at 5.45 p.m., 6.40 p.m.,
8 p.m , 8.10 p.m., 9.5@ p.m., and 10.20 p.m. A Speci4l Train will
leave Wi,dsor at 10.30 p.m. (after the fireworks) for Oxford, Read-
ing, Twyford,Henley; and Maidenhead.
•

GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY—ASCOT
itAcEs.—bn TUESDAY' and T RURSDAY, June 9 and 11,
Special Trains will rim between Paddington and Windsor. Omni-
buses at moderate and fixed fares, as well as a large number of Car-
riages of every description, are provided to convey Passengers be-
tween the .Windsor Station aed the-Race-course.
In addition to the Booking-ollices.at Paddington. tickets may be
Procured, on and after Friday, the. sth of June, at the Company's
(nem 27, King-street, Cheapside ; 269, Strand ; 351, Oxford-street;
264; Holborn ; Peacock, Islmgton 4- 25, Regent-street, corner of
.Termyn-street;•and at Messrs. Tattersall's, Hyde Park-corner. Full
particulars of the Trail's &c., are given in handbills, which may be
obtained at the Railway;itair43.l an.clak *Wye-named places.

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LONDON . NOR T H-W EST ERN
RAILWAT.--CLOTHING.— The Directors are prepared to
receive ' TENDERS for MAKING UP THEIR Servants'
CLOTHING.
Patterns may be seen and full particulars nbtained by application
at the Company's Pattern-room, East-n Station, from Ten till Four
o'clock, on and after Monday, the 25111 inst. •
-Tenders to be sent ha not later than Monday, the Bth of June.
By order, C. E. STEWART, Secretary.
Easton Station, May 19, 1857.

AS COT RACE S.—From Waterloo-bridge
Station to the Ascot Station. within 400 yards of the Grand
Stand.—Arrangement of Trains on 9th, 10th. Ilth, and 12th June.
On TUESDAY, the 9th, and on THURSDAY, the 11th June, a Train
with covered carriages will run from London to Ascot at 8.15 a in.,
and will return from Ascot to London at 8.15 p.m. _ _ .

Fares there and Back, or either way ...
Or, Fares there and Back, with the privilege of return-
ing by any train to which covered carriages are
attached, up to Saturday
. .

Special Trains will run from London to Ascot on each of the four
days, from 10.0 a.m. till 12.45 p.m., and will return from Ascot to
London from 4.0 till 7.0 p.m.
Fares there and Back, or Either Way. •
On TUESDAY 9th, and THURSDAY 11th.
Ist Class.... 12s. 6d. I 2d Class...• 10s. Od.
On WEDNESDAY 10th, and FRIDAY 12th.
Ist Class.... 10s. Od. I 2d Class.... 7s. Od.

Double Journey Tickets, available for the Four Days-
-Ist Class.... 425. Od. I 2d Class.... 325. 6d.

Snflicient first-class accommodailen cannot be guaranteed by every
Train.
The Ordinary Down Trans from' London to Twickenham, and
from London to Hounslow, will be suspended on the 9th and Ith of
June between the hours of 10.0 a.ss. and 12.15 p.m. inclusive ; the
Ordinary Up Trains to London from these Stations will also be
suspended between the hours of 11 and 2. •
DOUBLE JOURNEY TICKETS,
At the above-mentioned fares, can be obtained on and after •
Monday, the Bth June, at Messrs. Tattersalls', Hyde-pari-corner
and at the Universal Office, Regent-circus ; Swan-two-Necks,
Gresham-street ; Spread Eagle, Gracechurch-street ; 53, King
William-street, City ; Bolt-in-Tun, Fleet-street ; Green, Man, and
Still. Oxford-street; George and Blue Bear, Holborn; Golden Cross.
Charlng•cross ; Blossoms Inn, Laurence-lane, Cheapslde ; or No.
90, High-street, Borough. •
Waterloo-bridge Station, kitty, 1887.

13y order.

CHESTER and HOLYHEAD RA ELWAY.—
PRoVED DAY COMMUNICATION with IRELAND
via HOLYHEAD and KINGSTOWN.
On the let June, and until further notice, an ADDITIONAL SPE-
CIAL EXPRESS STEAMER will leave Holyhead at 9.30 a.m.
(every day except Sunday anal Monday), returning from Kingstown
at 4 30 p.m., so that the„sea passage, both ways, may be made hr
daylight, enabling passengeru (families especially) to avail them-
selves with comfort, of the option of breaking the journey, and of re-
suming it on the following morning after a night's rest at Holyhead,
Where there Is .ample and excellent accommodation at the Royal
Hotel, conducted by Mrs. Hibtert, formerly of Wolverton.
The Special Day Boat will arrive at Kingstown two hours before
the .departm•e,of the afternoon train, enabling travellers to reach
places in the interior of Ireland the same evening.
There are four through trains each way daily, Sundays excepted,.
by which passengers can travel between Euiton Station, London,
and Holyhead, without change of carriage, viz. t
• FROM LONDON.

Leave London , Arrive at Depart from - Arrive at
- "at . Holyhead at Holyhead at ,Kingstown at
._---- _______--.--- -- -----7--
9.15' .a:m. - 4.55 p.m. , .. 10. 0 p.m.
10. 0 .a.m. 6.50 p.m. •
•• .
5. 0 p.m. 12.55 a.m. •5.45 a.m.
8. 0)
••
8.45 i p.m. 4.31 a.m.
- _ .. 10.0 a.m.
Spepial Boat
.• , • 930 a.m. 2. 0 p.m.
Leave Kingstom . Arrive at . Depart from , Arrlvit In '
• -at • 14 lyhead'at - -Holyhead at London at .
—.-----4 ..._...--. - _ ----r— ----*--_.
• 9.30 a.m. .. ' 3. 0 p.m. . 1.6.4.5 p.m. ,
2.- 0 p.m. - .. 8.24 p.m. 4.30 a.m.
Special Bo t 9. 0 p.m. i 7.15 a.m.. 3.45 p.m.
430 p.m. 1 8.30 a.m. 7.30 p.m.
•
7.30 p.m. .. 2. 0 a.m. 11. 0 a.m.

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Full particulars of the communications between Manchester, Lt-
verpool, Birmingham, a'd other places and Irelind, via Holyhead,
also particnlars as to return and other tickets at reduced rates, will
appear in the Time Bills published by the Company.
June 1, 1857.

BANK. OF DEPOSIT,
No. 3, PALL-MALL EAST, LONDON.
• Established A.D. 1844.
Parties desirous of INVESTING MONEY are requested to
examine the plan of the Bank of Deposit.
Prospectuses and Forms tor Opening Accounts sent free on'appli
cation.

PETER MORRDION, Dionaging Director.

Sporting Intelligence.
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TATTERSALIn'—MONDAY. •
*As usual only a partial settlement of the Epsom
bets was effected this afteincon. To-Morrow, how-
ever, is, in accordance With. ens' orn, tile day for the
final closing of accounts; The expectitions of an
unsatisfactory Derby settling are likely:to be most
agreeably disappointed ; money . changed hands
with a frequency which indicated extraordinary'
confidence, and certainly, so far as Monday is con
cerned, " the winding7up,act" on no former occasion
Worked so effec lively, Even those persons whose ab:
senoewits hinted at as more 'than- probable were
amongst the first ilk show, and many Others, who
were reported severely "hit," evinced, by the readi-
ness to meet their liahaitie,i, that they would on the
last day be quite prepared to face their creditors.
To prove the extent to which tlitElsettling ,was car-
ried to-day we may.,state that Mr. paw", with that
promptitude to diScharge all claims upon him for
which he has ever been distinguished, entered the
room with 20,0001;- in his pocket, and quitted it
with 151. The debts of a Sussex gentleman were
bought -up at 7s. 6d. and 10$. in the*.pound, and
they who know ithe true state of his:account enter-
tain no fears of 1).4‘. being enabled, with a little tithe,
to settle in full. Remarks of ,a too confident nature
would, 'however, be too premature until after to-
morrowt • '.•

Time was. so, moupied by the comparing •and
settling of past accounts cl,hat scarcely an oppottu-
nity was oiferddcfer opeiing new ones: For the
Ascot CUp 5 to t. would have- been taken freely
about Lance;, 80,4ti0 10(14,was booked about Skir-
misher; and 8 t6iftto My:About G 811111,4% VergY•
KENT A girTHR :MYWISTARKET- STAXO3:._
We have tbe4authoritfr of Admiral Rens for stat-
ing that Kent was declared not to st at, for the
Newmarket-Stakes at 20 minutes before the first
race of the day, which was'set lot one o'clock.

BETTING AT MANCHESTER.
UNION CUP. '
6to 1 on the Field (offered)
TRADESMAN'S CUP.
100 to 30 on tbeField (offered)
ASCOT GOLD CUP.
9 to 2agst 141 Ce (taken)
6to 1 bar ore (offered)
DONCASTER ST. LEGER.
100 to 45 agst '3liiik Bonny (offered)
4to 1 bar we (offered)

ARBlVED.—Wardlrernanke, Janet, Glede Hawke,
Sir colin, Conrtenw, Newton le Willows, Knockbnrn,
Fright, Breeze,. aid two. fillies by Chanticleer, 2 yrs.
The ground is very hard. •

THE WEST INDIA MAILS.

SOUTHAMPTON, MONDAY NIGHT.
, The.-Royal Mail Company's steamship Parana,
Captain Bevis, has arrived with the West India,
Mexican, and pacific mails, and dates' frontera
Cruz to lay 6 ;Havannali,A V
oth; Greyt own, Oth ;
Jam des, 12t1i; Porte- Rico 16thDemerara,
10,h ; Grenada, 11th ; Trinidad, 11th • Bazbadoes,
12th ; St. Vincent's, 11th ; Autigus, 12th ; Colon,
9th ; Carthigena, 11th ; Tobago, 10th;` and S-.
Thomas's, 17th. •
This Steamer brings 297 passengers, and on
freight specie, value $3,161,860, and Pearls ra'ue
.$4,350. Her cargo includes 69 serous. cochineal,
469 serous bark, 55 serous jalap, 140 cases cigst s,
386 bales tobacco, 33 casks coffee, 49 bales sar-
saparilla, 78 bags cocoa, 48 packages vanilla, and
175 packages sundries. -
The, squadron was leaving Caratagena when the
Dee' arrived. Her Majesty's ship 'Arachne and
Falcon were at Vera Cruz.
`Yellow fever is again appearing at St.-Thomas's,
and there `htiie been a few cases, among the Royal-
mail steamers stationed intercolonially.• The Pa-
rana on her homeward voyage has also suffered
froM yeltow fever, and a few cases have terminated
fatally. Lieut. Pearson R.N., expired on beard on
the 23d of May of disease of the heart. M. de La
Massue, passenger from 'Martinique, died from
rupture of bloodvessel on the 22d of May,
At Barbadoes the Road Bill .had passed the
Council. Mr. James Walker had left for St. -Pin-
cent's to undertake the administration of the Go--
Vernmerit. -
Ciori_ Operations were not so forifard as -they
ougbt to be on account
_of irregular winds. Great
activity prevailed-in the Koduce -mkrkets. Sugar
and molasses were greatly in demand; atici..priose
had advanted. Latest quotations were, sugars $7l
to $7 per 1001 b. ; molasses, 40c. to 41c. the gal-
lon. The stock of breadstufs on hand had largely
increased, and the depression in the market
consequently continued. The health of the island
was generally good.
There was a lull in local
.politics at Grenada.
The sugar crop 'proceeded with uninterrupted suc-
pess, and the canes were yielding satisfactorily. A
shock of earthquake was felt for about 30 seconds
on the 30th April, which, with distant thunder,
drizzling :rain, and other symptomd, indicated an
approaching change of weather.: The health of the
island was good.
From Trinidad we have favourable accounts of
sugar-making. The weather had been of the best,
and the canes were yielding a fair quantity of very
sweet juice. The crop was nearly taken off all over
the country. A shock of earthquake was felt on-the
same day as at. Grenada. The• young canes were
springing satisfactorily. A favourable change of
weather had taken place at St. Lucia. The bark
Enterprise sailed for London on the 4th of May
with prodrice. Her Majesty's brig of war Atalanta
arrived on the 4th on a cruise, and sailed again on
the 6th.-
From Jamaica dates are to the 12th of May. The
Africans captured by her Majesty's ship Arab had
not yet been distributed ; the Jamaica Despatch of
the ,11th .says
" We' have it now pretty accurately ascertained
that the slarie trade between the coast of Africa and
Cuba involves the export from Africa annually of
from '40,000 to 50,000 slaves, of whom about 30,000
reach their destination alive. It is clear that the
preventive service on the West Coast is wholly un-
equal to the suppression of this trade.. The exten-
sive seaboard, the, numberless creeks and rivers
which characterise the AfriCan coast, and the
watchfulne,ss.of the parties engaged in the trade,
combine to render any attemps at. effectual sup-
preis`skp`wholly impracticable in that direction. If
the' 'trade "is to• be put down—that is to say,
if- the British Government be really desirous of
permanently suppressing the traffic—the most
effectual mode of doing so would be to remove
the blockade from the African coast and to station
it on, the coast of Cuba. The slave trade with
Brazil was put down not by the African squadron,
but by the rigid blockade of the few Brazilian ports
at' which alone the illicit cargoes could be landed,
'lt would need a larger squadron to effect the same
object in Cuba, but the end is equally attainable by
the same means. At present and for many years
`there has been, in' fact, no preventive service what-
ever on the coast of Cuba. .A. few of the seven or
eight vessels of war on this stalion have' occasion-
ally, no doubt, 'when not: otherwise occupied, or
-when information, has been received of an expectad
slayer, been ordered to cruise off the east end of
Cuba in the hope of picking. up a prize ; but no
vessels whatever' have been specifically allotted to
this important service, nor has there been any con-
stant effort made to intercept a trade which for a
multitude of reasons is the most watchful in the
world. What we would suggest is, that half-a-
dozen small steamers of light draught—sailing
vessels are not adapted to the service—should be
specially devoted by the Admiralty for the suppres-
sion of the slave trade on the coast of Cuba. For
this purpose coaling depots should be established'
at the most accessible ports of the 'north, side of
Jamaica, where the steamers can also provision ainl
water fiom time to time as may berequisita.: Ports
Antonio and Lucca are probably the best places
that could be selected •for such a purpose, -and,' if

three small steamers were stated at these ports, two
might be constantly at sea, while the third was tak-
ing in coals, water, and provisions. If these vessels
were on the constant look-out off the east end and
along the south-eastern coast of Cuba, we venture
to say that three out of every four cargoes of slaves
destined for that island would be captured."
The weather was variable ; dry in some parts of
the island and showery in others. A smart shock
of earthquake was felt on the 10th. Tilt.: Jamaica
Despatch says;—
" All the vessels of war at Grey town, with the
exception of her Majesty's ship Orion, had been
ordered home. The Orion remains on the station.
We presume the difficulties with the new Grenadian
Government have been satisfactorily arranged."
Exchanges on London at Jamaica and colonial
banks were.quoted-90 days, A per cent. pm. ; 60
days, 1 per cent. pm. ; 30 days, 1 per cont. pm. ;
private bills, par on New York ; merchants' bills,
14 per cent. pm.
Ordinary quality of coffee was worth 455. per
1001bs. Sales of flour at 38s. to 395. per barrel, but
held at 40s. No mess pork at market ; prime mess
held at 105 s. Rice sales at 13s. 6U. Prices of rum
had advanced.
Pacific files of papers have not come to hand.
There his been a great discovery of gold at Upata,
in the province of Venezuela. The'gold is exceed-
ingly pure, and the quantities realized are beyond
belief. Two miners discovered in one day 34
ounces. The gold found is principally in large nug-
gets of from'4 to 5 ounces.