The Sun.
London, England, 1859-06-03 00:00:00

THE WHIG OPPOSITION.

(From the Morning Chronicle.)
It is announced that an attempt will be made by
the Whig Opposition to obstruct the progress of
public business, on the very first night of the ses-
sion, by a factious amendment on the Address.
This amendment will be moved by the Marquis of
Hartington, who is a member of one of the most
exclusive families of the old Whig oligarchy ; and it
will be seconded by Sir Morton Peto, a steady
adherent of the Whig party, from whom he has
received a baronetcy and several lucrative Govern-
ment contracts.

Every effort, it is added, has been made by Sir
William Hayter and Sir Charles Wood, the chief
managers of the Opposition, to give to this move-
ment a more independent character, but it has been
found impossible to secure the services of any
champions whose fortunes are not already identi-
fied with those of the Whig clique. We are assured,
indeed, that Mr. Milner Gibson will return to
his former friends, and that, in the event of the
attack succeeding, he will hold office in the future
Government, which has already been cast at Cam-
bridge House. The significance of this adhesion
should not be exaggerated, for it can only involve
the conversion of Mr. Gibson to Whiggery, and
not the conversion of the Whigs to more liberal
views and a more national policy. With all his
cleverness and tact, it is no disparagement to the
right hon. gentleman to say that he is not the man
to reanimate the lifeless system of " the obsolete
oligarchy."
In order to conciliate the support of the inde-
pendent Liberals, an ingenious rumour has been
circulated, to the effect that Mr. Cobden has ac-
cepted a place in the embryo Cabinet. Mr. Cobden
is now in America, and it is very safe to attribute
to him intentions which, were he here, he would
hasten to disavow ; but that Mr. Cobden should
accept office under Lord Palmerston, is a combina-
tion so violently improbable, that even should the
Independents bel'ave the story, it will fail to excite
the slightest alarm in the mind of the most timid
and exclusive of the Palmerstonian Hacks.

We do not pretend to possess the secrets of the
Opposition, but these rumours are generally be-
lieved, and we give them as they reach us.

THE OCEAN MAILS.

SOUTHAMPTON, JUNE 2,

The Rofti Mail Company's steamship Magdalena,
Cappin Bevis, sailed hence to-day with the West
India; Mexico, and Pacific mails, 56 passengers
(among whom were Lieutenants Wise and Davis,
for Jamaica), £l,BOO in specie, jewellery value
£13,100, and. a full cargo. The United States' mail
steamship Fulton, Captain Wotton, left Havre and
Cowes yesterday with the French and English
mails, passengers, and freight, for New York. The
Peninsular and Oriental Company despatched their
steamship Valetta, Captain Woodyates, yesterday
for the Malta and Corfu station under the new con-
tract lately taken by them for the conveyance of
the lonian Islands mails. The following steam-
' ships will leave this port during the next few days :
—The Pera, Captain Jamieson, with the Mediter-
ranean, India, and China mails, on the 4th inst. ;
the Saxonia, Captain Ehlers, taking a ship mail for
New York, on the 4th ; the Celt, Captain Brown,
on the 6th, for the Cape of Good Hope, calling at
Plymouth for the mails; the Tagus, Captain Hall,
with the mails for Vigo, Oporto, and Lisbon, on the
7th ; the Ocean Queen, Captain Seabury, with the
French and English mails for New York, on the
Bth ; the Avon, Captain Revitt, with the Brazilian
and River Plate mails, on the 9th ; the Indus, Capt.
Weeks, with the Bombay and Australian mails, on
the 12th ; and the Bremen, Captain Wessels, with
the German and English mails for New York, on
the 14th. The Tamar, Captain Jellicoe, is expected
here on Friday night or Saturday morning,
with the mails from Brazil and the River Plate ;
the Wesser, Captain Gatjen, on the Bth, from New
York, with mails of the 28th ult. for England and
Germany; the Arago, Captain Lines, on the 9th,
with the French and English mails from New
York ; the Ceylon, Captain Evans, on the 10th,
with the Bombay and Australian mails; the Sul-
tain, Captain Cook, on the 11th, with mails from
Lisbon, Oporto, and Vigo; the Borussia, Captain
Trautmann, from New York, on the 18th ; and the
Vanderbilt, Captain Lefevre, with the French and
English mails from New York, on the 14th.

CHARGE OF BRIBERY AT THE BODMIN ELECTION.
—On Wednesday, before the Bodmin magistrates, a charge
of bribery was brought against Mr. Wyld, late M.P. for
Bodmin. A short time ago, it will be remembered, a charge
of a similar description was brought against Mr. Belling, a
watchmaker, and a supporter of Dr. Michell, the Conserva-
tive candidate. Belling was committed to take his trial,
and it is supposed that the present charge was brought with
the view of making a reprisal on the Liberal party. The
charge was that Mr. Wyld had given one James Hick
half-a-sovereign to induce him to vote for and influence his
father to vote for him (Mr. Wyld) at the late election.
After hearing the evidence the bench were unanimously of
opinion that the charge of corrupt inducement was not made
out. After Mr. Whitehurst hid addressed the bench, and
had called one or two witnesses, the chairman said that the
bench were unanimously of opinion that the case for the
prosecution was not sufficiently strong to justify them in
proceeding. any further with the charge, and it was there-
fore dismissed. (The announcement was received wish
loud applause from the body of the hall.) Mr. Whitehurst
then applied for the defendant's costs, which were allowed.
WATERLOO B RIDG E.—The ;half-yearly general
assembly of proprietors in this company was held at the
Freemasons' Tavern, Great Queen-street, yesterday—Mr.
W. Anderson in the chair. The report stated that the tolls
for the half-year ending the 23d February last had been
£9,787 12s. 9d., while those for the corresponding period of
the preceding year had been £9,638 ss. 6d., s'nowing an in-
crease of £149 7s. 3d. The horse traffic for 1859 had been
V,744 7s. 9d.; for 1858, £4,567 ss. Bd., being as increase
of £177 2s. ld. The foot traffic for 1859 had been £5,043
ss. ; for 1858, £5,070 19s. 10d., being a decrease of £27 14s.
10d., which, deducted from the increase in horse traffic,
gives a general increase of £149 7s. 3d. The report then
went on to state that there was a further balance since
February last of £166 lls. 6d., which the directors thought
was satisfactory evidence of the improvement of the traffic,
At the previous '..eneral assembly the committee reported
that atter paying the current expenses, and providing for a
dividend of 4s. in the pound, there remained a balance of
.E 1,908 4s. 3d. ; and they now reported that after meeting
the current expenses, providing for interest on the con-
pany's bonds, and a dividend of 4s. in the pound, the ba-
lance remaining was £1,705 12s. The report was adopted.
THE EMPEROR FAUSTIN OF HAYTI.—The
journals of New Orleans publish a letter, which, they say,
has been addressed by the deposed Emperor Faustin of
Hayti to his friends in Louisiana, contradicting a report
which had been propagated that he had consented to allow
Barnum to exhibit Lim as a curiosity. "It is painful,"
says his ex-Majesty, " to see my name associated with that
of a Saxon impresario, to whom I forbade the entrance into
my States. Although fallen from the high rank I occupied,
I remain surrounded with the Imperial aureola, and I have
still power sufficient to chastise such a mountebank; but
not being disposed to derogate from my rank and belonging
to posterity, I prefer clemency to vengeance. Let him
know then that I ,pardon him ; and if ever God should
allow me to recover my crown and to see again my beloved
country, which I left a prey to vile agitators, I will show to
him magnanimity and will allow him to circulate
freely States I"—This letter looks very much like a
lilummyy

LATEST NEWS.

THE WAR IN ITALY.
The following telegrams have been received at
Mr. Reuter's-office :

VIENNA, JUNE 2.
The following is an official message from Milan,
2d inst. :

" Varese was yesterday cannonaded and taken by
General Urban, who deliered up the town again
to the legal authorities."

TURIN, JUNE 2.

This morning the Austrians advanced from Bob-
bio towards the French outposts, but retired again
after a short fight. This movement was made to
conceal the retreat of the Austrians, who had begun
to evacuate Bobbio, carrying with them about 1,000
wounded.

Garibaldi has surprised and beaten the Austrians
at Varese, and the town is again free of the enemy.

TURIN, JUNE 3.

The Austrians have withdrawn to the eastern
bank of the Po, and have abandoned Torre Beretti
and the surrounding country.
Garibaldi re-entered Como yesterday evening at
11 o'clock.

VERONA, JUNE 1 (via Vienna).

The enemy have attacked the vanguard of the
7th Corps d'armee, but their further advance was
stopped by the Corps d'armee under the command
of General Zobel.
There, was a great number of wounded.

BERNE, JUNE 2 (via France).

The Duke of Parma has arrived in Switzerland,
via the Tyrol, with a numerous suite. The sub-
governor of Sondrio has fled with Bens d'armes and
the public treasure into the Tyrol.
Sardinian officials fill the public offices in Son-
drio.

NAPLES, MAY 31.

This morning the remains of the late King were
carried with great ceremony and military display
from the palace to the church. They will be in-
terred to-morrow.
Naples is tranquil.
Everything remains in state quo.

The Moniteur publishes the following notification,
dated Paris, June 1, relative to the blockade of
Venice :—" It is notified by these presents that his
Eminence the Minister of Marine has been informed
by Rear-Admiral Jurien de is Graviere, commanding
the French naval forces in the Adriatic, that on the
18th May, 1859, and from that day, there was
established by the naval forces placed under his
command an effective blockade of the port of Venice
and its issues. It is, besides, notified by these
presents that all the measures authorised by inter-
national law and the treaties existing between his
Majesty the Emperor and the different neutral
Powers shall be executed with regard to all vessels
which may attempt to violate the said blockade."
A letter from Vercelli of the 30th ult., in the
Constitutionnel, says :—" Whilst the Imperial
Guard, suddenly leaving Alessandria, took, as all
saw, the direction of Voghera, orders prescribed
the concentration of our forces towards Casale,
Valenza, and Vercelli. Accordingly the French
army, combining its movements with the Sardinian
forces, marched to those three places, and have pre-
pared for an attack which will perhaps be termi-
nated by the time this letter reaches you. In the
course of a few hours, Casteggio, Montebello, and
Voghera were abandoned by the corps d'armee
of- Marshal Baraguay d'Hilliers, and I learn
this morning that the Austrians, no doubt
mistaking this voluntary abandonment, have
returned there. I possess no information as to
the manner in which they have been received by
the inhabitants; neither do I know how they have
acted towards the population, which twice already
has been subjected to their exactions ; but this
morning I heard fears expressed that acts of vio-
lence will be recommenced, and that incendiarism
will succeed murder and pillage. At Vercelli large
forces are collected, and a decisive battle is immi-
nent. Most of our soldiers expected to receive this
morning at daybreak the order to advance. The
sick, and the men who are labouring under tempo-
rary maladies, were yesterday conveyed to Ales-
sandria, and the army now consists only of healthy
soldiers, full of energy and impetuosity. Ide not
yet know where I can find shelter in this place ;
the town is small ; all the hotels are full ; and I
shall consider myself lucky if I can find room in a
peasant's chamber, with a table for a bed."

Another letter from Vercelli of the same date in
the Siecle says :—" The manner in which Garibaldi
crossed the Ticino and baffled the Austrians, who
acted on information obtained by their spies, was
curious, and may now be divulged without danger.
He left Turin with 3,700 men ; and the day after
his departure he quitted Biella and proceeded to
Borgomanero, where he passed the night and part
of the next day. He there prepared his plans, and
put them in harmony with the instructions given
him at head-quarters. The principal object was to
cross the Ticino, and effect the passage and invasion
without danger to himself or men. Garibaldi knew
that all these men risked their lives, inasmuch as be-
fore becoming soldiers they were refugees, and by
bearing arms they incurred, according to the Austrian
code, the penalty of death. He accordingly spread
the report that he intended to stop at Arona, and
he even wrote himself orders to have stores and
lodging; p repared there, and the churches fitted
up for the reception of horses. No sooner had he
sent off these orders by special messengers to Arona
which is on the Lago Maggiore, than he gave
orders to his men, each of whom carried two mus-
kets, to leave for Castelletto, where they crossed
the Ticino in a ferry-boat to Sesto-Calende, and by
a forced march proceeded to Varese. The Austrians
on learning how they had been tricked, assembled
at Calarata, and intercepted the line of the Ticino
at Varese, believing that they would thereby cut
off the retreat of the force and surprise it.
Garibaldi troubled himself little about that proceed-
ing, and induced the towns and villages to revolt.
His success in this was so great that he had to
write to the King for 8,000 muskets and 8,000
greatcoats. Foreseeing, however, an attack on
Varese, he barricaded the town—which does not
mean that he barricaded himself in the town. That
done, he left ,200 of his men, who, with the assist-
ance of the population, heroically resisted the Aus-
trians, who soon attacked the place. In the mean-
time he marched with the main body of his army
from the town towards the hills, and some time
after, surprising the enemy in flank, defeated
and routed them. The Austrians retired In
great disorder, and only re-formed at Canirrh-
late, a very important position, from which
Como can be defended without great loss. But
Garibaldi scarcely left them the time to count
themselves, as he attacked them again, and, after a
sharp combat, in which many of their officers were
killed, dislodged them. He
then entered Como,
where he obtained a positivy
population. All the country is in .full insurrection.
Young men are putting themselves in uniform and
arming themselves. All classes, without distinction
—nobles, peasants, citizens, men, women, and chil-
dren—are prepared for resistance. Garibaldi has
taken the precaution of being able to supply the
population with arms and ammunition."

As connected with the events mentioned above,
a letter from Turin of the 29th says The Mayor
of Montebello, who arrived here this morning,
states that the French have left Casteggio and
Montebello. On the departure of the French the
inhabitants of those two places, who dreaded the
return and the vengeance of the enemy, fled from
their homes, leaving the houses empty and the

villages deserted. I understand that with respect
to the movements of Garibaldi, the new bridge
which the Piedmontese have just erected over the
Sesia was rendered necessary by the former one
having been carried away by the rise of the river,
and it was that circumstance which prevented the
march of General Cialdini on Novara, as had been
decided before the departure of Garibaldi. The
operations of the latter would have been compro-
mised by this untoward circumstance had he not
been able to ward off the danger by his extraordi-
nary boldness. Yesterday I understand King Vic-
tor Emmanuel sent a despatch to him, asking how
many clays he could hold the position in which he
then was. Garibaldi replied, ' A fortnight.' The
King only requires three days !"
The Opinione of Turin publishes an order of the
day and a proclamation signed " Ceccarini, comman-
dant of the first regiment of the 2d corps of the
army of Central Italy," meaning Tuscany. In the
first of these documents, the soldiers are informed
that Lieut.• Colonel Mezzacapo has arrived among
them to be present at the ceremony of their taking
the oath, the text of which is as follows :
" I swear fidelity to his sacred Royal Majesty
Victor Emmanuel 11., and to his Royal successors,
as also faithfully to observe the statutes and the
laws of the State, and to fulfil all the duties belong-
ing to my quality of a soldier, with the sole view
of the welfare of the King and country."

THE SEAT OF WAR.
(From the Correspondent of the Morning Post.)
TURIN, MAY 31

Eleven years ago yesterday the King of Sardinia
saved the day at Goito at the head of the Guards, its
Duke of Savoy, and, exposing himself in the hottest
fire, was wounded by a ball in the thigh. Yester-
day the Sardinian army, commanded by the King in
person, crossed the Sesia, and attacked the Austrians,
who were entrenched at Palestro, a hamlet some
eight English miles from Vercelli. The Austrians
occupied the three villages of Palestro, Vinzaglio,
which lies perhaps a mile above Palestro, and Casa-
lino, three or four miles farther to the north. They
had entrenched themselves strongly, and defended
themselves with obstinacy ; but the Sardinians, after
some sharp firing, attacked them at the point of the
bayonet, drove them from their positions, and took
two guns and many prisoners, and a quantity of
arms and ammunition. The loss of the Austrians is
said to have been severe, that of the Piedmontese is
not yet publicly known, but it must be considerable,
as the Austrians fought well, and were for some
time under cover of their works, while the Sardi-
nians were exposed to the fire of the enemy's guns
until they were able to close. There are no parti-
culars of the numbers on either side given in the
official account, but I hope to-morrow to be able to
give some more interesting details.
Vercelli was illuminated last night, and the Em-
peror of the French visited the town and remained
there some time. The King passed the night at
Torrione, nearer to Vercelli than the scene of action
by a mile or two, where the army encamped.
The following proclamation was addressed by
the King to his soldiers :
" Head-quarters, Torrione, May 30.
" Soldiers !—Our first battle has been distin-
guished by our first victory. Your heroic courage
and the admirable order of your ranks, the spirit
and ability of your leaders, have this day
triumphed at Palestro, Vinzaglio, and Casalino.
The enemy, repeatedly attacked, abandoned to you
his strong position after an obstinate resistance.
This campaign could not have opened under happier
auspices. The triumph of to-day is a certain pledge
to you that there are other victories in reserve to
the glory of your King and of the brave Sardinian
army.
" Soldiers !—Your exulting country, through me,
expresses to you her gratitude, and, proud of our
battles, she already adds to history the names of
her, heroic sons who, for a second time on this
memorable 30th of May, have bravely fought for
her. " VICTOR EMMANUEL."

The Regent Prince Eugene has published a de-
cree, in virtue of which all officers who had left the
service, retaining or not their military rank, can
re-enter it with the same regimental rank, senior-
ity, and length of service, and all the non-commis-
sioned have the same privilege accorded to them
and the same advantages. In consequence of this
decree more than 500 officers will be enabled to
serve again in the Sardinian army ; and many
volunteers now in the army, who had served as
non-commissioned officers in 1848, will at once be
promoted to their former rank.
In Garibaldi's actions at Varese and Como, Cap.
tain de Cristoforis and Lieutenants Battaglier, Cus-
tigliari, Pedotti, and Ferrini were killed and 98
wounded.

The Duke of Modena, before leaving his duchy,
sold or otherwise disposed of everything he could
lay his hands on. He sold the palace furniture to a
broker, down to the bed he slept upon the night
before he left, and got rid of to a government con-
tractor the wood, wine, 5,000 sacks of grain in store,
even the,uncut hay and standing crops on the Crown
lands. They say he has not only taken away every
picture of any value, but the silver bell-pulls, and
handles to the doors in the palace of the same
metal ; every piece of plate has also disappeared.
He also took possession of the public money that
happened to be in the treasury, being determined,
as he said, to leave the French nothing. He tried,
but of course without success, to raise a loan before
leaving.
The ceremony of swearing fidelity to King
Francis 11. at Naples took place on the 23d, and
went off rather coldly, although the order of the
day gave the fullest instructions how every sabre
was to be-drawn, and when every voice was to cry
" Viva it Re !"

A number of horses belonging to the Imperial
Artillery of the Guard arrived here this morning,
and a regiment of artillery of the line left for
Alessandria at 12.

Another engagement is expected almost hourly
in the vicinity of Bobbio ; a corps d'artnee of Aus-
trians is said to have directed its march upon
Tortona and Novi, to cut off the railway communi-
sation with Alessandria, but this is what ought to
have been done at the opening of the campaign, as
by that they would have stopped the arrival of all
the heavy stores at Alessandria for many days.

FRANCE.
PARIS, THURSDAY.
We learn that the Emperor has given orders for
the construction of 60 flat-bottomed boats, 20 of
which are to be of a larger size than any yet built.
They are to be employed in landing troops on an
enemy's coast from ships of war ; and are intended
(so it is said, at least) for the Adriatic. Twenty-
two additional battalions of foot Chasseurs are to
be organised on the plan of the original Chasseurs
de Vincennes.
This being Ascension-day, it is observed as a
close holiday at the Bourse and public offices.

ROYAL CALEDONIAN ASYLUM.—Yesterday
ner a court of the governors of this institutioß
the house of the Scottish Hospital Corporation,
iscirPraeasenihaeel_led:itrt. F.leet•street, for the purpose of electing four
iul six girls into the asylum from a long list of de-
servingb o
candidates. The proceedings, which were of a
formal character, and not furnishing materials for a report,
were presided over by Sir John Maxwell, who, at the close
of the poll, announced the names of the successful candi-
dates.
ALARMING FIRES AND NARROW ESCAPE.—Yes-
terday morning three fires took place in different parts of
the metropolis—one in the premises of Mr. Smith, Down-
ham-terrace, Kingsland-road which destroyed the greater
part of the premises and their contents. The loss will fall
upon the Phoenix Fire Office. A fire also happened in the
premises of Messrs. Lewis and Taylor, pianoforte makers,
16, Ludgate-hill ;it commenced in the irst floor, amongst
some unfinished work, and althouh the damage done was
trifling the servant girl and three children of Mr. Taylor's
had very narrow escapes, and were rescued by Police-con-
stable Win. Bates, who was compelled to break open the
door to get to them.—A fire also took place in the premises
of Mr. Wm. Ternan, clockmaker, &c., in Long lane, Smith-
field. The Royal Society's fire escape from Aldersgate-
street promptly attended, when Haskell, the conductor,
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PRESERVATION OF LIFE FROM SILL
WRECK.

Yesterday a meeting of the Royal National Life-
boat Institution was held at its house, John-street,
Adelphi, Thomas Baring, Esq., M.P., in the chair.
There were also present Thomas Chapman, Esq.,
F.R.S., Sir Charles Rowley, Bart., Sir Edward
Perrott, Bart., Admiral Cator, Capt. Hall, R.N.,
C. 8., Alex. Boetefeur, Esq., General Blanshard,
C. 8., W. H. Harton, Esi., Admiral Gordon, De-
puty Master of the Trinity House ; and Captain
Ward, R.N., inspector of lifeboats to the society.
_ _

Mr. LEWIS, the secretary, having read the
minutes of the previous meeting,
A reward of £1 10s. was voted to some men, and
the thanks of the institution, inscribed on vellum,
to Captain Ellison and Mr. M'Lellan, who had
courageously exerted themselves in saving 10 men
from the brig William Sortie, of Glasgow, which,
during a heavy gale of wind, was wrecked off Barra,
on the Western Islands. Having encountered a
heavy gale, the vessel sprang a leak, which com-
pelled her crew to run her on Barra Strand, the
sea at the time running so high that two of the
men were carried overboard, one of whom was un-
fortunately lost. While on shore 10 of her crew
were rescued‘from their perilous situation.
A reward of £2los. was likewise voted to a boat's
crew of five men, for putting off in a boat and
rescuing, amidst considerable danger, the crew of
15 hands of the steamer Preston, of Liverpool,
which, during very thick and blowing weather,
was recently wrecked on the Anglesey coast. The
steamer's crew had taken to their boat, and
the sailors succeeded in safely piloting it through
a very intricate passage between some rocks. There
being a great deal of sea on, the steamer went to
pieces in about half an hour after striking. Anglesey
lies immediately in the track of all vessels passing to
or from the important port of Liverpool, the arrivals
and sailings at which alone exceeding 40,000 vessels
every year. Many parts of the island is bounded
with precipitous rocks, without for many miles an
inlet for shelter, except for boats of very small size.
On this dangerous coast the National Lifeboat
Institution has at present five efficient lifeboats.
A reward of £4 was also voted to a boat's crew
for putting off on two occasions and saving the crew
of five men from a French vessel, named the Bon
Calais, of Bayonne, which, during a gale of wind
and thick weather, was recently wrecked in Dun-
dalk Bay.. A crew of four fishermen had, on the
first occasion, gone off in their yawl against a verY
heavy sea, and succeeded in getting alongside the
ship ; but the Frenchmen would not leave their
vessel, though at times the sea was breaking com-
pletely over her. Subsequently, however, they
were only too glad to abandon her.
A reward of £5 was likewise granted to a Coat
Guard boat's crew of five men, in acknowledgment
of their very laudable services in putting off and
rescuing the crew of four men of the schooner
Amelia, of Salcombe, which was recently wrecked
off Cardiff, during. an easterly gale. Great exertion
was used by the Coastguard men on the occasion,
there being a heavy sea on at the time, and blowing
a strong gale. of wind. The shipwrecked men were
taken off quite extmusted, having been 12 hours in
the rigging, where they must have perished in a
short time had they not been taken off.
Several rewards of money were also voted to the
crews of different boats for their praiseworthy exer-
tions in saving life from wreck on the Irish coast.
The committee expressed much commiseration for
the fearful loss of life from the unfortunate ship Po-
mona. An offer had been made to the locality, of a
large, powerful 39 feet lifeboat, to meet, if
such lamentable catastrophes in future. h had
It was stated that the institution, which T. 14
already 82 lifeboat stations on the English ano s
coasts was desirous to extend its work of usefulness
to the coast of Scotland, which is 1,50 miles
long, that every part of the United Kingdom may
be provided with the means of affording succour to
those unfortunate persons who, by the violence of
possible,
the storm, are cast away, and must too often
otherwise perish on its shores.
Without, however, the pecuniary assistance and
the hearty general co-operation of the community
at large, that object could not be carried out.
It was reported that the institution had sent on
Monday last a new lifeboat and transporting car-
riage to Exmouth.

During the past month three new lifeboats on
Mr. Peake's plan, and built by the Messrs. Forrest,
had been sent to the Emperor of Russia. They are
to be stationed on the Gulf of Finland. A Russian
steam packet company had likewise purchased from
the builders two lifeboats of the same class, to be
stationed at Odessa. A lifeboat had also been for-
warded to the Prussian Government.

The useful little pamphlet on the " Management
of Boats in Heavy Surfs," &c., issued by the institu-
tion, and sold for a fewpence, was reported to have
been ordered by the Admiralty 'to be circulated in
her Majesty's fleet. This practical little book
should be in the hand of every seaman and boat-
man in the kingdom. It was about to be translated
into French. The valuable instructions of the
institution for the restoration of the apparently
drowned, which are now in extensive use on our
own coasts, had also been forwarded to all the
foreign missionary societies for use on their stations.
The proceedings then closed.