The Sun.
London, England, 1857-10-29 00:00:00

(BT SDBMARINR ♦ND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.)

GRAVESEND, Thusday, 9.30 a.m.
Wind calm; tide high water ; weather fine.
Arrived, 28th—Mi ,as, from Callao.
Arrived, 29tH—E4r1 of Auckland, from Rotterdam; St.
Petersburg, Petersbur4 ; Giraffe (s), Rotterdam; Triton,
Calais ; Cornelia, Worcum.

DEAL, Thursday, 9 a.m.

Wind W. by N., light, fine.
Passed, Oct. 28.—Her Majesty's ship Dee, from Wool.
wich, for Plymouth.
Passed, Oct. 29.—Alice, from Denis, for London.
Anchored.—Osiris, for Cardiff; Clyde, Calcutta ; W.
H. Hayard, Newport ; Leonidas, Syra ; Hartley, New
Orleans—all from London.

Tan Rim. C. H. SPURGEON IN BRADFORD. —This
gentleman preached two sermons yesterday, in St.
George's Hall, Bradford. There were more than 4,300
perbons present on each occasion. They came from all
parts of Yorkshire and Lancashire.—Manchester Guar-
dian.

THE ADMIRALTY LORDS.—It is pretty certain, Pays a
correspondent, that Sir Richard Saunders Dundas will
become first sea lord, and for the first time one of the
new school will occupy that important post, He is ex.
tremely popular with the service, as can be ascertained
from any officer who served under him in the Baltic in
1855, more particularly from those who were not inspired
with quite the same respect for another well-known *deli.
mai whose flag floated in those latitudes in the preceding
year. Sir Richard is an excellent officer, and a thorough
gentleman, quiet, good-tempt-red, and tolerant, without
being weak. The office of junior sea lord will very ilo-
bably be filled by Lord C. Paget, who combines the ad-
vantages of being a popular officer who has fairly won his
wayeand a popular member of Parliament. With Sir C.
Wood, Mr. Osborne, and Mr. Baring in the house, there
is no necessity for a further representation of the Admi-
ralty board in the House of Commons : but a professi, all
man like Lord Clarence Paget will be found useful in
readily au swering questions relating to matte', less im-
mediately within the province of a lay lord. With such
an accession, the new board will be admirably consti-
tuted, every member of it being well acquainted with kis
department and his duties.
rus SILKWORM OF THE CASTOR-PLA.NT.—M. Isidore
Geoffrey St. Ailaire has communicated a repoit to the
French Academy of Solstices on the Bombay Cynthia,
or silkworm which feels on the leaves of the Ricinie
Corumunis, the seeds of which yield ca,,tor-oil. This
insect has long been reared in India, where its silk is
in general use ; and it was introduced into Europe as.
veral years ago through tbeexertionsof Mr. Piddingtoa,
of Calcutta, Sir W. Reid, governor-general of Malta, and
MM. Baruffi add Bergonzl. Mr. Milne Edwards,
Mar.
ehal Vaillant, MM. Guerine Meneville and Hardy,
communicated several results obtained on a small scale
to the Academy, in 1854, and expressed their opinion
that this insect might be advantageously introduced, not
only in Algeria, but even in the central and northern
departments of France. M. I. G. St. Hiliare, in the
present instance, accompanied his report, in the name
of the Socidtss d'Acclimation, which specimens of co.
coons, and of the silk obtained from them, through the
exertions of several members of the above society, via.,
M. Kaufmann of Berlin, M. Sacc, late professor of the
Yaealty of Sciences at Neufcbatel, Switzerland, M. Henri
Sch/umberger, a manufacturer in Alsatia, and M. John
Lelong, late consul-general of the Oriental republic of
Uruguay. From these specimens it appeared that th
reeling and carding of this kind of bilk offer ao diffi-
culty whatever. The thread is smooth, of a grayish
white, glossy, strong and supple, and the results obtained
are satisfactory enough to induce the silk-growers of
Alsatia to rear this insect on a large scale. It is easily
propagated, very hardy, and will accommodate itself to
various kinds of food and climates ; its generations fol-
low each other so rapidly that it will yield six or seven
silk crops a-year. M. Vallee, one of the official,/ of the
Garden of Plants, has found that the kind of thistle
calied teasel or bur is an excellent substitute for the
leaves of the Ricinus. In the course of last month the
same gentleman has been enabled to send upwards of
25,000 eggs of the insect to various parts of France ; he
has at present 2,000 cocoons in reserve, and about an
many worms, which will lay in a very few weeks, and
this large population has been obtained since January
last from only three couples 1 The accounts received
from Algeria by MarehalVaillant are equally favourable,
and the insect has been introduced into Brazil through
the instrumentality of the SociettS d'Acclimatation.
Among the specimens produced there were some re.
ceived from Pernambuco, and obtained from the eggs
sent from Paris. In conclusion, M. G. St. Hilaire is of
opinion that this new silkworm is likely to prove a most
precious acquisition to European silk-growers.
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