The Express. — London, England, 1857-01-31 00:00:00

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IN &sin" A IRO IN TWO ILIND WON= TWO IN gl WM—AM lIARLIQUIN AID Till ON NCI UL Li e n. y.lob TIMIN; Adow—Des epos NOMA**. DAILY NZY/51 LONTOR MOWING re mom awl lobo*/ 14: . Maitadip:Wip. MSONIMIT 11111111.4112 1111 =IN 5 I. AragretrAia ta r tio ONG WORT. gII WIS ‘ ll l3 AD mmul . =l=4V'. 4 " .. 1.1 7 •A na m """ 4 " .12 . teem =. T NEWS FORWARDED to dr. COVE wi st llni am =7 l =4: d t NMI Now lams. ITAWDAILD. TIWS iii WHAM OF SON GOLDIN 111117.—AM MUMS' lOLIPT•FIOZODY BLAME Winger awl Qom eyes& Wawa J. W. Wm. Jaya AMMO Owb; Foam MOH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tim Dav -ftstefts, Aftinoft A. I. Toanaucar —Wawa& ft. Lamas% ft. 41m. LONDON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 31. The again of the Great Western Railway Company are again before the public. It will be remembered that at the last half-yearly meeting of the company, bold on the 15th of August, disunion' tending to • reform of the administration of the undertaking en gaged the earned attention of the proprietors. It was fah that the discredit and embarrsesments of the Com pany called imperatively for the adoption of new INSIIIRIL The anxiety of the shareholder" was also aroused, by the semi= from the board of two of its mod valuable rearabers, viz., Memo. BAKE' and Perm, who decided publicly their conviction that the 'mentalist of the Company was radically bony, end that the acesenelstion of power and plass in the bads or one ellicial—the Secretary— was operating most prejudicially to its interests. Responding to the evident wish of the shareholders to introduce • mews insesatile and prootical element into the dizection, a well kaolin proprietor, Mr. )fuss, brought formed a resolution that "a commit tee of proprietors should be appointed to confer with the directed for Oa purpose of creating live vacan cies at the board, and recommending ids others ha their plod." Mr. Wm.rois, at that tines the daimon of the company, avowed his opinion that this propels' was remonable in its object but, the form being objected to, • resolution woe unanimously carried to the following effect, via., that a deputation should be appointed to coedit with the diastole se to whether any, sad if so what, alterations may be desirable in the pradat constitution of the board, sad to propose *be mod of proprietors eligible se directed, with wee to sail a special meeting, if noceseary, to de die nos tow such alterations is the direction as temp be tbeesbe proper." The object of this resod tokra i esejaortioa with the erpresed feeling dam emendial proprietors, was unmistakeable. 5 order which the affain of the =libad beat brought to so perilous a par b e illekeatei se longer. Reform was mien air malls bet slap towards its attainment was ambrosias of new blood into the board. The Committar el tharettotars the appointed have jag howl their Report, mod the proprietors are naturally serpriped to id dog se progress whatever her barn made towards mewing the eideet desired. The ommittee slate that they regret to report the Use. of ell their rises to brims about, is *shrews with*, Die*" any alteration is dm seostilutism of the brard• The dasamosts sow pahlhhed sompris, Wad= to the report of the mommitlas, a rothisdar flora du directors, together with espies of the sorrespremissos which has taken pier* le the wird. As fundohing aura► valuable informs*. Meths to the rides awl prospects of the sespeay, the pompidot sommesols itself to the agouti's of every prepristor. The intends et the rags 110100Ver, In she *soused is the ariasegommt of this great !mak Lae I awl the radio railway esomarmity will watek shiftiest, a mommeat for stem is • quartur which has hitherto tem repast as imperial, spinet may egresses' age& Viewed in this light, the ragelst saw irsord becomes of much more rased impartores. Every suralmir of the somaittse brag improved with the erg* that the pismires d massgammt art forth is the published sebum of Mews B %Eta and Porno, and sproostly approved by the general seem of the Febremy meting, were • ameatial in the oradmt of a root etemismial essooss," their fret objact was to gist the velars to the board of the two inns aiseabers, elm with other gentlemen et wereereial • espeeiesse sag habits of bedew. At es kittordaw with the iihreelees they weeedisity peeped that thebwwisiwuldwasteevevaesaeies, awl thee the eennithe sheahl have power to ressomead time appeininest et Ise mama to theta. It • wee eke papered that "the buil amid barsalta • be wombed into camwitasee.he swellannity with the =existing emempt theleateg railways in the the .sharks et an wish sammittess re lates the selearrat etwlneethe et die Una ;" rash that the mese et " secretary sal rased super isAmiewt" (et peewit held by we ilietieel, Mr. SACIDIES) Amid be separated, as is the dal Imp to ether enowilw." The semaillee aewark waphalkwaythet they ensile the etieliwal ;la ths he emblems to be wedertaksa by ewe helleiheal; bet, la waking this recesseeadatices, they are filly THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 31, 1857. sensible of the value of the services of Mr. Sam- DEL, and have DO With to proper any redarien In his salary." We have sot space to prose the sanative to all its details. The spar is the, the Oseenittee, finding the Boma utterly indisposed to acquiesce in this vim, gave way so far as to pro pel as a respromise that Mies. BAK= end Portia, inroad of hap siesta at me, should be aid to the bra at the half-yearly meeting next oath, to She vassedso which will be than crated by Matra, with the mderstanding that the bard, so reerstraded, should " rho Me der early air ideal= all the wader in &pie The amt mitre state that i bad Me allreataterrilletionboon semaal, they would 'lady lave withdrawn der all hither action, and word have Mined themeasse to pliable% at am a short report to the &INF hares indicating a settlement of their dillmanses with the Merton. The Beard, however, INN ai ✓ings. Whilst proleming vaguely a willineassi to reap en rare in the err of the step spreateg seadasive to the interests of the pareleim they virtually declined to admit any prim let those who woad " art in harmony" with their already =- premed vim It being the acknowledged idler at the maitre to pre upon the board era whose vim woad mot hamar with the metro under whisk the decay of the company has bra brought ahead this car es the porta the brad am abso bray triciaaL The ihrend tar the proration of Mem. Bum sad Peas, especially, met with a positive retrel ea the part of the director, as receded in a Mod minute. They even go so far as to intimate harehand that " they will take all proper mem dr misting the election of those gentlemen" at the appmalimg half-yearly meeting. Mb mans of comps the, they are occu pied in gain all these rem et resistance which the radii of the pony spies; coupled with the areal soloed= at aim pleses so readily at the gems red at railway bore. The negotia tions between the Ormilles of lareeleolders and the Directors being ems leseght to a dead-lock, the fanas ha nothing tad= to de but to require the palladia of the dear* by way of appeal to the popister, to whoa the on of all the quietism in dhpate now meta We have never dinging oar mayietion that the reform policy advocated by Messrs. Pumas and Sires, and endorsed by the Committee of Share holders, is shear ely mated to the Mare welters of the Geed Worondiellwer Ompap. laamenta with a Lige Mir et the papistry, we see la the past athelarare et the alespany a course at were, extraveginnes, sok bed and parliamentary wade% and wend earomeasment, amply sal. chat to arena for the am& into which the isewbhing Ms been long p= l Identified as Wm likeeneas is with this and evidently earonereer re pashas epode at dictatorship to wide he his Mama h dreoprible, in our °pinks, with the proximally et the tympany. His nod and talent are aisitsi, and, in the MN of Secretary, he wad liesbably continue sew had servant to the preptieler But that a amp is needed is proved inore strongly than ever by the correspondence now circulated. For instance: each of the antagonistic parties seems to have attached much importance to the opinion of MT. RICHARD ATKINSON, one of the company's auditors. The directors evinced a great desire to withhold from publicity a letter received from this gentleman, and up to this hour a certain portion of the communicatiow in question is kept back. But the portion already published gives ample countenance to the reform party, inas much as the writer states that, in his opinion, "mock more extensive changes arc requisite than the infusion of a littlo new blood." Writing to the chairman, he remarks "My opinion is, that a con siderable reduction of the board is advisable; that it should consist of sound, practical men of business ; and that, above all, they should be well paid, and . . their services at all time; commanded. I know such men are difficult to get, but money will obtain them, as it will obtain almost everything else." The hackneyed threat of resignation will, we hope, fail to deter the more vigilant of the proprietors from supporting the Committee, in opposition to the ex isting Board. The ellbrts of the latter to secure proxies are additional proof that they revolt at legi timate Interforenee, and desire to perpetuate a sys tem which leaves the Company with little profit and leer repute. Nothing but the notorious dial edit of this important Company, end t►e amaliestly ruinous results of the policy hitherto persisted fn, have in deed r to stogie it eat he special ecesent, and to uodertake the thsakkes cuss of endeavouring to armee the sherelisiden to active interference. Railway reporb sad, railway accounts have for years been regarded se, to a greater or less extent, popular delusions. The matur ing statements pet forth year after year under the 11111110010 of Mr. gammas, in the face of the Company's powri assay and increasing expen dable, furnish overwhelming proof that, however greet les his talent, he is very far from infallible, and meal limed the angbel which he is known to eleallille sear everytbhei and everybody connected with the Great Western Company. The height of diplemmey is to rule everybody without letting dr yohe be felt. From the late Mr. Roseau downs *We, all have been virtually subjected to a pernicious species of despotism, This aug►t to cease. The difficulties of the Great Weston Railway Company arc far from over. Its tease will undoubtedly extend, but the state of its desires ie notoriously a source of enduring embenrimant. The parliamentary powers of raising money en de bentuses are drawing to a close. Any farther eapital that may require to be raised most thsrehre, it would appear, assume the shape of additional pre ference stock, to the injury of the algid slosh holder. The Committee state—and the mare ef the proprietors mast go with them—that "the led. of the *mace and bond debt of the C 0.,..,, the small dividend, and the large discount an Se gime capital, combine to pare that neither in theory nor practise sae the preset sperm of easserinent of the Cheat Weirs be deemed estilistery." Aro the shavebsiders prepared to sunup their tree in ternee by siding en agitation he i•segmeting an improved erase Mono ter as tilt bus enierimeri te Luisa ben Irsda, Are Me Ire bra p.. via nredMie me& la Se Demehro,Me mem Mike warn et lie orseika et Trireme& r es maw& et imer awl alai ierer Am Me Yr be tem ire per ; ani aim& Mr tera I dre Se has Orr Erse bra hem rem Ilig ermard I &Mg her meriereet An It bre bra Mew is le elsee the WI. Malsiss OM 1, we der te rem ea • tour are Me Meer& el Mr. Be& awl will =se Leer& es Or IM et February, hr Grim ledeh Pam. end ear &Ma The ow& eirme& mend NM Meier ; Met Jaime Asir emi eime ere ee a▪ rirst Ls lineres si newerie mai ms Maim — Tima — Ottt routs. , —Oa Weimar As Pam Ciamakbeibrimi dee moo at lion dim Albs alai bib= mad by As Combiner am met tar hoabir pare asnlee, owl =did ta maim albows. vale ibapeabbaa atd Leman PalmaAst To Nat Sims saw amma ~at_ beam tar Ilk is r e =mbse paperimel laneedablat WNW Iliwbat maaasil _ad**, asmilikatjtodure A= MA bus tar opadsibinlboa yank Masalpdebbs, asesseag 4 smut ailik Ibis pubis aanbe. ewe ek Court. lIMID9OII, lAN. SD. The Archbishop of Canterbury arrived yesterday &Remota am a visit to the Quota, The Princess, end Prince.. Nadirs of Holtenlohe Lampe burgh, dined with her Mniesty in the evening. The visitors staying in the Coolie bed the honour to be included. The bend of the he Life Guards played during dinner: • P3lladoubl4 Duskier. (lymphomas ~ T he likprise" Pleated% Soot& Selection, "5,6~.4x" uke of Overture and Introduction Op. " Casilda" D cobovrs. Clalop Her Majesty's private tend afterwards attended in the Culls, and performed the Wombs; compositions: Overture, "Ousters" Solo, But., Mr. B. Wells. Finale 2nd set " Zarapa" The Queen visited the Duchess of Kent this morning at Frogmore. Prises Albert and the Prince et Wales skated oa the ice in the Home Park. Tbeßarl --- and — Counter Delevirr, Viscount Torrington, sad the Right Eon. sir Comma and Indy Therese Lewis, have left the Castle. TM !holm of Wellington baa aneetediel the Cantons of Desert as Indy in Waiting to her iteitoty. The Qom ;rill had a Privy Cotu;cal on Monday next, at Windsor Cootie. A Cabinet Council wee held yesterday afternoon at the official residence of the rust Lord of the Treasury, in Downing-street. Present :—Viscount Pahmslton, the Lord Chancellor, Earl Granville, Marquis of Lansdowne, Earl of Harrowby, Sir George Grey, Earl of Clarendon, Lord Plummy, the Chan cellor of the Exchequer, Sir Charles Wood, the Right Has. R. Vernon Smith, Lord Stanley of Aided - a, the Right Hon. M. T. Baines, and the Duke of Argy The Cbsessuar dais lathers sad Lark timer Idyls rstanorlis lows yeesseds, din Oddw ltsi avowals, Lad Pssalisel st in Peg Omsk gm LA mass a dims le dr Oddest Mil= sod the tlit cams stasis d r Quers NS Ids I~s rsdiss la lidis . stesest Sall se Seib dm ps- Iwt7aarwlNS &ilrsisTisi. Periy, dams st Os Brag et labei b Li as kbardsw 66 6s Clismair at th• Bashatim ye -646,0 ds his Aoki suilass lanrabrsismt. Daqsaes hr es Ovrausr do 7166 Amok+ 7 . 6- TIMM IMO Mit lrt 110411111 /us 6s 016616•116 = vas seastsei b =asy as Lai Ili& Cs st tike hubs The ESA mad Comdies cl Derby mai lady Emma gm*, vim imam Memo& lime boa mamba with the Mewls mil lambWese of LAW et liarghlay How, Northerephwhies. Nara to tow to-day for the ewe. The noble Nat s * , • perliematary How ea Wedgy swim to • party of thirty of He political friends to the How of Lowle, Lord and Lady Lyndhurst and the lion. Mies Copley hale arrived ha town hoes TerriHe Park. The vacentbie Isersad Ind is ha excellent health. Lard Randal@ sod the Has. Mies Mitford come to town as Iffoadssy ant has the sods krd's seat is Lard end Lady Fortescne have been entertaining a eaecessies of dads K coatis nye the rearm new Anton ethers—Lad Clinten, his two aces (the Hoer. Mark Rolle snd the Hon. Walter Treftuds), sad two &wed^ Sir H. F. Davie, Captain and Mies Davie, Sir Jams sad Lady Mary, sad Mid Williams. Sir Stephen Olynne, Wend Ramol, and the Hen. Dudley sad Lady Camilla Forted,* an NO at Castle Hill ; the other Santa have departed. The patlemen had utters) days at estelkat shooting in the well docked preserves of Castle Hill. The Marquis and Marchioness of Exeter are en tertaining • distinguished circle at Burghley. The mob have included the Duke and Duchess of 'Montrose, the Marquis of Salisbury, the Earl sad Comities of Derby sad Lady Emma Stanley, the Earl of Carasmoa, the Earl sad Countess Stanhope, the Countess of Gainsborough sad Lady Victoria Noel, the Countess of Jersey and Lady Cle• matins Villiers, lady Frederick Bentinek, Major-Cheertl sad Lady Alice Peel aad Miss Peel, Sir Wm. end Lady JalLls sad Miss faille, Hon. Mr. Heathente, Mr. Desk wood, Mr. Oedema Vivian, Lieutenant Dmlmmod, /Lr. Wyndham, Mr. George Russell, &c. Lard and Lady Southampton are receiving a nue mica of Viatoll at Whittlebary Lod" Narthamptaeabire Ms noble lard come. to town tet ifeaday to dine at the Earl ca' Dasity's political dinner. On Thursday next the Artists and Amateurs will bold their ant (etherize for the arson in Willis'. Rooms. Wednesday, February 4, will be the one thousandth ooneeenthe Wight of the apron at the Haymarket Theatre— the home not having been closed for any one occasion ex cept as Li Wednesday, as a Fest day, sad ia Parise-week. An announcement of a music school, which is to be founded at the ferny HMO, he. beta pat 'MIL This, wow* its preview:is, includes grandam Instruction sad the introduction to the public of yew prohnows. Y. Janke is at its head. The whose, possibly, implies, that sort of iggreatitaibip which is sot usioceezoon on the Ccetiniat, se to Mete the owe otherwise, involves education paid far by women. Madame Ristari has been pkying in an Italian vomits of N. Ponsemi's Leg Berns, at Naples. "I am afraid," writu a Naples cornspondent of the dankness, " I meat say she has not yet angina hum the estimation In which Parts sad Landow hold her. These is • vary good sotrese hers named Sadowski (a Neapolitan), in whom behalf there is doubtkss a feeling of partiattehip, which may Inhaenos some." Mme. Volays, the actress, who bad obtained a cave from the director of the Imperial theatres of St. Peterr berg to prated to Nice to be present at the death bed of bee daughter, will not return to the stage. She is to remain in Nice, where she Ma bees appealed reader to the Empress Dowager. With Tepid to the ages of persons who have in mei Oak km. it Nem dist at tia Anatolie, the mod IMO se whin a palsy Yr lowa pail. aid i 97; the 97; lira Swim" 96; Xqateible, AM" 95; leek, 94; Lt b% 101; Velma, ee; Atha 92; law, 92; 663492; mod Lamina, 90. Mr. T. D. Hardy—ia wiewer to the appeal from the Athstsetwi kw an authoritative &Mal of the tumour that marts that &Me Papers am b ilearoyat at the Record 011e•—aftles :—" To ay aertela kmadedip there low mot km a stab Obis paw, ar dept— ef a lade paper, de obeyed; ate, imihad, b. eay ammat d a public mature hem at Doubt Oa the teatemy, ally a mat amount of old makes marl seemes bag hem dose away with, sad to thew the DAM tame= weal. sat have ems howee.room. Had ihme beta eag mamma& whit It omit by my possl - flow bus assail M the bleampherow pa ml ee boa blakelea, they weal, of cesrea bw bas pained." The following meetings take place in the enening wash :—)(sudsy—Natratakgkel, S; Royal t _. . . Clememl Mathly Moeda* tastasers, 8; Horticultutal, 2; Lineman, - 8; Chemical, 8— "Oa Gs Use of the Prism in Qualitative Analyds," by Dr. Olmislise.—" On the Adulteration of Bread," by Mr. Ream; Hord Institution, 3—" On the Sense of Hearing," by Prim lhalry. Wednesday—Soddy of Arts, 8— " Experiment' relit Illkworras, with • Mew to Improve the present NH Vain is Be"om, by Kr. Bashford ; 8—" Oa the Famalka of Iteek-badna," by Mr. Clap horn.—" Oa As Cempor Minn of Nandqualand, South iffies t " by Dr.lablef; Royal Society of Litman», 81. a ciyil Tharoday—Zookekol, B—Goamal ; ANEW sad Anaßod Cooverasaind. 8; 181•18g801%11—Rasi. meaty ; or Aalbradoisa, e; Royal, 811—Tbo &ki rks Lastm,"Rigadmalol Radars of Gold (sad NKr Rotolo) Io 1,1^" by Preisair Ihrailay; Royal Lao tian, 3—"Oaftas4" by Probate TyaidlL Friday—kr droulselog brillelo ; 4; Boyd Si—" On Chra .11, Mamas midland by Ti — ndarailloi LIERt," by Dr. Salselay—A!latle, 2; Royal Isodtaboa, 3 "Ow Secoeielli Lied sad thr:e," y &deem MB& Amongst the persons forming the into Rape *ma'am. teen Mies as Uses, win um Irbobal 640 et Troth/4m Alban, Winaasaa, Tedaillik We. Mellen, latiworws, owl thkeelopel; sad thus wee owe whose use teethes, at one owl the woe doe, Ind bun eabweedees of the Lop at Eaglets& The dew* Lad oho &Milked he tepreetatatioe. The Sem= fee pshikiwi the Prime's reply, dates dad Nen murk tar torn— thew way dot have mem& veremillek es it wee deem* asseetwoory to plWt thaw. Th. ooklever ever, wady, sheold the pabaielted .Wort of itte ithketo. time wade by the Prises de Ups to weideted Wirt orrgy." LATEST INTELLIGENCE. B DANUBIAN BOUNDARY The Pap says :—" Private letters from the Black Sea state that the members of the Danubian Boundary Commission who were at Constantinople had left that city for Ismail, where they arrived in the evening of the 17th. They were to set out immediately for Upper Yalpuck, where Staff-Lieut.- Colonel Beeson, the French commissioner, was tracing out the new district of Komrst." TILE WEST INDIA MAILS. i, SATvaDaa. The Abate has arrived with the West India Mail. Her dates sze—Jamaica, Jan. 11; Demerara, 9 ; Trinidad, 9 ; Vera Cruz, 6. Amongst her cargo is specie to the value of 2,923,815 dollars, of which 25,000 dollars are on account of Mexican dividends. The specie consists of 2,312,785 dollars in silver, and 611,030 dollars in gold. The West India Islands are healthy, except Kings ton, in Jamaica, where there have been many fatal cases of yellow fever. General Walker was at Virgin Bay, with about 300 followers; 2,000 Costa Ricans were about to attack him. _ _ _ The Atrato fell in with the ship Rover's Bride off N. 8., timber laden and abandoned. The English squadron in the West Indies is healthy. The Orion,Tartar, Ceseack,Vector, Intrepid, and Pioneer were at Greytown. The following address has been issued by the President of Costa Rica : THE PLUIDINT or THE RIPIIILIC or COSTA RICA TO ERE SOLDIERS OP WALKER'S ARMY. Impressed with a well-founded belief that the greater num ber of foreigners who are now In the ranks of the usurper have been deceived, and are aware that they are now fighting in a bed cause against a people who have given no cause ofof fence, and who are only defending their country, their rights, their liberties, and their homesteads from the mimizialattempts of an unprincipled adventurer to subvert all that freemen re vere ; and convinced that many, if not all, who are now aiding that scourge of humanity would willingly quit his discredited service if only sasured of protection and support to reach their native country—now 1, the l'resident of the Republic of Costa Rica, pledging my honour, hereby offer to any or all of the office's or soldiers of Walker's army now in Nksragns, a free and safe passage to Gmytown, and from thence, per steamer to the city of Now York. Gina at the National Palace at San Jodi, Dee. 10, 1856 JUAN R. Mons. The Republic of Chili progresses peacefully. An important consular convention has been entered into between Chili and the United States. At Peru the revolution has become general throughout the republic. General Vivanco, the leader of the revolutionary party, has succeeded in obtaining possession of nearly every port on the coast, except Callao. FURTHER DESPATCHES FROM THE PERSIAN GULF. The Gazette of last night republishes the de spatches from the Bombay Government Gazette, and with them a merely formal commu nication from the Governor of Bombay to the Secret Committee of the India Board. Besides these it gives a new despatch from Admiral Sir Henry Lecke, which we subjoin, and a return of the ord nance taken at Bushire. It appears that there were found in the fortress after its surrender 10 iron guns, 7 brass guns, 1 brass howitzer, and 2 brass mortars mounted on wooden travelling carriages, the wheels of which are so rusted and out of repair as to be quite unserviceable for field use; 10 brass guns and 37 iron guns dismounted, some of which are buried in the mud or lie in the sea, and 11 brass guns, the condition of which is not stated. One of the guns was a 24-pounder, 15 were 18-pounders, and 24 were 12-pounders. The larger mortar had a calibre of 8 inches, the sm►ller measured 61 inches. The num ber of pieces was in all 69. In the unofficial accounts published by the India papers, ono of the distinguished personages taken prisoner at Bushire was styled "Minister of War," a designation which has given rise to some specula tion. We learn from the despatch of the Governor of Bombay, already mentioned, that this gentleman is—Mirza Mahomed Reza, a civilian of the tribe of the Prime Minister of Persia, " Agent for Foreign Affairs at Bushire." His companions in captivity arc Mirza Hassan Ali Khan. Title: Derrya Renee (Lord of the Sea). Decorated with 2nd class Oler of the Lion and Sun of Persia. A civilian, ranking with a colonel, and governor of the town of Bushire; and Mehdy Khan. Rank: Sirhang, or lieutenant colonel, commanded •the Nihawed Regiment, and garrison of Bushire. On the death of the sirtccp, or colonel of the Azerbijan Regiment, he assumed the chief command of the regular and irregular troops of the Shah in the town and district. The following despatch from Admiral Lecke sup plies particalara of some operations not hitherto re ported REAR-ADMIRAL ATE ;MEET LEVEE TO TEE °OTT:ENDA OF BOMBAY, DATED BOMBAY, DECEMBER 29, 1936. (Eatract.) I left the anchorage on the evening' of the lab kat., and en hauling in towards Lingah, a small fortified town belong ing to an Arab tribe, and under the dominion of the Shah of Persia, I received information of an army of 6,000 POTAND troops being in the neighbourhood under a General named kloostalksh Koolie Khan Ameerie Panj, on the road to Sulam. I kept elms along sham, and, at noon of the 19th inst., saw them encamped between two date groves, on a command ing situation, about 200 yards from the beach, with their artillery, ma guns (apparently 14-pounders), in their front ' and between them and the shore was a covered way. hauled dome in, and anchored this ahip with • ' on her cable in 34 fathoms water, about 1,200 yards from t and wrounenced action, which they . instantly . returned with a steady fire, the troops drawn up i n line, thew tents in thereon A spirited fire was kept up on both aides for about thirty five remote., when, thew guns being talented, the Persian army retreated in great eon/imam, paring their tents, grins, and killed and wounded, behind the shot and shell from this drip following them, and cutting off a great mon, men, bosses, and camels, and destroying their camp equipage. I gave them • parting shell or two, and baring gained my object of making them their ground, I got under weigh and stood for the an at Bamadore. I have to offer my beat to Acting-Commander Adams, the eecond captain of this ship, who, from his know ledge of the coast, placed her so clam to the enemy ; and to Captain Jenkins, my fleet captain,. the officers, and ship's .7,7442, for their steady conduct during the aims we was with the enemy. THE WAR IN CHINA. DESPATCHES PROM ADMIRAL SEYMOUR. (rut LAWT 11101Ie1 OA/IMO ADMIRALTY, JAN. 29. Despatches, of which the following am copies, have been received from Rear-Admiral Sir Michael Seymour, K.C.8., Commander-in-Chief of her Ma jesty's ships and vessels on the Bast India and China atatton Niger, at Canton, Dec. 14, 18.56. Sir,—l hero the honour to report proceedings at Canton atom my letter, No. 106, of 24th ultimo, for the information of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty. Oa the Nth the United Steele COlOllOOl6OOOO informed American eitiems. that the Imperial High Commimioncr had to pair mashed= for the recent halt to their gsg. Omemedmis rsAuSg would Sot Emit from amperobe mamma is sari@ absahl mods, sad a pmealea gleam hat the kg &mid be re speehd hr the Mew , The Ommedato &thumbed sa amodelsa ef Har die Fara asps, of tad& I lave dreek reported, and commuted Wyk( Ihmt In the ire of the stem by 37 war Wm Issued from • meek, mid sertated la kr sheet fear miles ban the En omMer, fa &eat ersisr. Oaphie O'Calkyltan rob .1M e.. pt width my of Om km hilreher day, but without Mast. Ilmo Mom Gael atemed dm*, eke Wisher. These bids ban mime Need Reek bribe method me diet dr Mom wage busily ersphyol Y esetrieg dr 'kaolin Pe" I mat the Bar maids dews the Mew F ea he Mk with Captain Twills, sad a party Royal to cheek any such sad Is haarty the bra 180 soldiers were =th dib rsomil 111 pal hut ban rasanted. The troops woes Mega sok, md naiad melees ; a few minis emir the woks th ew COMMlladte 701111000% hike lahar d s il =bma ma of dr ad jib( scrip, who totplebbedsd the propels of gig rub, molar posmin at mud from the mandarins, that my Webs st th *dor lamp. Is Primo the fort would malt In the e piece. pair 11th two 10-bah awl= ars rasubed on the Dula key, sad their map we Idol oaths ?wash Falk Tara Oa lha led bit a mast radattahely 400.1.11110111sait place. Captain Corm di., she bed bra Maks/ hr service st Nike. was i=limibi ti thswelllng an of some Chime kiln the , whoa an of them NAY* maim, Imm whist sedabsi seek exteadre Wades me 10 00100 Ms death la het dna ihms boon. Ovid' Owner bad bee of the giedual teddemco la etree=aramad_ I emmet too highly ewes algae seal sod pedmeleael abihty he gla gm Idegeates aerelee bre maenad a MIMI ejltie meth* sad. Ime the Ceeemendel to Haag Kong wide the emir et ths reerei pang officer. TM admen mehedeleaberiagewermed and strengthened the Fiore Pally Fart, elteellederer the south-mat city ei =rib err adendm leandte, occupied by troop., Imidag send-beg batteries en either side of it, not withstaadleg we had endeavoured to check them by the fire of the gam and mortars in the Dutch Folly, I determined on its dearnelea, se threatening a hostile concentration of force, sad being en Meads to the free navition of the deer, by the prow through the Barrier Forte, The Inwerenter and Barrscouta accordingly shifted their paelliens M WOW the Dutch Fully on the errs Sal, end en the following morning I embarked la the s eat dropped down to the fort, accompanied by the Male elemerhaa having on board about 350 srelherm asse NA bed llarlewa, under the command of = .ter Wileten and rose Has. A. A. Cochrane, C. 8., of th e end Wgsr, Nei CifilliillS Penrose and Boyle of the loyal Yerime. The Ate were anchored about 830 redo from the Ilaa, berg se are as the depth of water per- Vsad at soma axa. a heavy and effective fire me ham them, and from the Dutch Folly ; the boats soon pesbei an ahem and ear flag was planted on the wells aides het, Mahe the hearty amen of the assailing put t , The Chimes troops tyke attempted to rally, but were quickly driven hack, and the affair was over within one hour from the bet pea bola* find. The fort mounted about 20 heavy gun; Ma saws et various calibre in the sand-bag Gantries. Thew la the *dare mounted somewhat similar to ships gee, valtlessurdejst secured to spare aroma the outside of Me endell■NieL Ill i ejives some colour to tho report that mew Oft the garden served in European ship. The mad said Omer were found on the walls of the Preach Pay,eining empeede far the mauler of all Engels- Yam, sad ofadeine Intik As sour soca r pribre lad ersed, a !arty of Rayed Azar% eahreerreed et Captain O. Bolton, commenced the dr67dlea litho hr. Mrs IRO seek rd sprung under the works, whist. laid the whole dila =eft granite in a heap of ruins, barely me star Mimi liii la he original position. The guns were 61820 7 1 4 and Bair new carriages burnt. Throughout the ft feeble were made by the Chinese troops to dis turb or o rendering it necessary for our covering = 1.47: d bil i fi mi lle i r to keep them from advancing. Them caught fire, sad were bunt to the wad. ci =per= the Dutch Folly Fort, in charge of C. Elliot, throw aholls from the Meekgraglits lig oi d=here tree had been previously oh. ssre4 tidelt two magazines. nelifaMilLital teseaptitude displayed by the officers id ma, ad avid moons which crowned their eau , IlkiegniMlM mg MeMseet commendation. I am happy to be leder Hat sr re lli wal amounted to one private, Zr a ll SOMMM gli el uremia shi p Winchester, kad. The idpel IMO Mad several tinues—the Encounter bv a L iz a m e i r shot. The ships returned to the Factory Creek It has linen reported that the Chinese authorities placed grelegises* in the strength of the fort, barked as it woe im of a large body of troupe . On the sth a to semen to the Comma, and a private Royal Ma de% d the having, contrary to orders, strayed from tripper la Mace° Fort to Homan Island, were attacked by sem d the imbeirents of the village of Nan-plea. The assielnemer mmdered, sad his head carried off; the seaman ximpliforier eves, and was drowned. The next day I NM Ille ameamas to the locality . and burnt the village, whisk WS Ora desersL I also issued a proclamation, of whir I mien 6 cry, pointing out the cause of this sad the same consequences &mad say bee his hi in a similar manner. The ships of nor completed the demolition of the Barrier Mob at the elik, sad dropped down to Wham %Aft hie were d enormousstrength and tolidity INlkildyillik af begs Wore of granite, with walls fish Hsi Oak. Z a reeberily armed, ninny of the mute haler 7 rob err ells a bore of 13 inches: one braes 81-inch pme rarer kr keg. The Levant seder mirky at Denton. A party el 91/ slicers Sid OM, belonging to the Calcutta, came up on the 7th, to replace the Winchester's detach ment. I visited the Beene Forte en the Bth. They have been effectually gemenfM• under the direction of Captain the lion. Km& Iliviort, o f the Nankin. A esemen to one of the river steamers was seized by seared the irlals, on the 12th instant, who attempted to kill Yes. He managed, however, to effect his escape, though swerely wounded. I inemediately despatched Captain Hall te 10 down the government buildings and Custom house, who the seizure was made, which was promptly executed. It I. only by sweenery proceedings that we can hope to avert the evil intent of the High Commissioner's premiums for our heads. . Ruiner*us complaints of piracies in the neighbourhood of Hong Kong lacing been anode to me, I despatched the Sampeon to check them. In her first enise oheespturod one junk and destroyed five. In the second she saw no suspicious vowels, and is now at Bong Kong. I have had no communication with the Imperial Commis sioner, his Excellency having withdrawn the troop. from the neighbouring districts for the protection of Canton. The country is represented to he in the most disorganised date, bands of robbers committing depredations and murders in every direction. I learn that there are from 17,000 to 20,000 troops and militia in the city, but they have not es yet made any offensive demonstration, and even were they to attack the factories I should have no fear of the result. — The stoppage of the traffic at Canton must caw a severe pressure. The river, which used to be thronged with junk' and boats, is now comparatively clear, and I feel a confident hope that the mee.sures which have been taken will prove suceessful. When the proper time eerier., the fulfilment of stipula tions, granted by treaty, should be rigidly insisted on. Compulsion is the only argument to convince the Chinese. Moderation is considered but another name for the want of means to carom* compliance. A few Acne were thrown into the city veatcrday from the butch Folly, in the direction of tllo government buildings. It is gratifying to report that the form continues healthy and in excellent spirits. I enclose copes of correapendence misfire to this letter, with a schedule of the ..me.-1 have, &e., (Signed) M. Strmoun, Rear-Admirel and Commander-in-0W.34 _ The Secretiuy of ihe Admiralty, London. I enclose a copy of a letter which I envy just received, from the United States Conunisaioncr to the American Consul at Canton, which will show the state of affairs as regards tho Americans. (Signed) 111. S. AIMED STATES LEGATION. U.B.S. Frigate San Jacinto., Whampon, Nov. 6, 1866. Bir,—Ris Excellent,: Telt, Imperial Commissioner and Goventor-Oeneral, having faded to render the antisfection dna end demanded for the recent insult to the United States Bag by the Barrier Forts, Commodore lames Armstrong, rem wander-in-chief of the naval foreca of the United State, in China, de., compelled by a sense of public duty, will not de slot from the measures whieh the policy of the Imperial Commiesioner impooss upon him, till he opolo;iiiics for the outrage on the flag, and guarantees for its proper respect in future are obtained. You will therefore nottj to the citizens of the United States at Canton accordingly. Respectfully, tze., (Signed) PETER rAusx.R. 0. H. Ferry, Esq., U.B. Canard, Canton. LLOLTION Or 711 E UNITED STATVA. Moron, Dec. 9, 1856. Sir —A despatch from Commodore James Armstrong, of this day's date, informs rue that on the fith inst. the demoli tion of the Barrier Forts was completed, end the ships had returned to the anchonge at Whampon, and in a kw days the damage to the reel, would be repaired. Erre=m4 copies of his correspondence with the Imperial Can he observes : " Here I presume it will end, and so long as be (the Imperial COMMiPSIMICT) does not commit any act of violence against our flag or citizens, we skald rest upon our arms." His Excellency Yeb, in a despatch of the sth inst., writes Commodore Armstrong: " ktorn this I we your Excellency Imo a clear knowledge of affairs; there is m mat ter of /strife between our respective nations. henceforth the fashion of the deg which American ships b ade:t a b; clearly defined, and inform me what it in bc 4 ore will be the verification of the friendly relations which exist between the two countries." I hare this day renamed corresponds:lwo with the Imperial Commie:rune, demanding attention to serious important eubjecte which I have amen to place in abeyance pending the adjustment of the naval question; among them other instance* in which the flag of the United States has been fled on by the Chinese, and the rights of the United States citizen., under treaty, have been brought to hie Excellency.] notice, who has been informed that, failing to render the satisfaction demanded for the violation of - the treaty by the forte of Kiang-Shan, that molter will also be banded over to the Commander-in-Chief of the United States naval forces in China to manage. This brief erpose of the present state of one relations to the Chinese government at your port you are authorined to com municate for the information of the United States citizens within your consular juriadiction.—Berpeetfully, Ice., (Signed) PETER PABZU. 0. H. Perry, Esq., U.S. Consul, Canton. Return of Casualties received by the Navel Force employed in the sperations of thin day. Dated Dse.. 4, 1856. Killed—David Maki, private Royal Marine, Winchester mortally wounded in the launch of her Majesty's ship Sybil* by a rocket anew penetrating the right lung. Wounded—Thomas Carr, A. 8., Winchester, contused wound of cheat from npent hull, very nlightly. Killed, 1; Wounded, I. (Signed) CHAS. J. ANDF.RIION, M.D. Staff-Surgeon in Medial Charge of the Force dimenderked. List of men who were murdered by the Chinese in the village of Nan-pen, on the sth December, new the Maw Feet. Charles Bennet, private, Royal Marine, Sybille, WWI sod beheaded; Richard Whiter, A. 8., Comm, drowned. (Signed) M. Sento_a l. Steer-Admiral and Commander-in PROCLAWATION ST THE 1111TTIAll trinnitt. The operations in which the British farces are at present =haring been occaainned by the unfriendly acts dills Government, end therefore intended mot to sleet the EXPRESS FROM PARIS. OF VERGER. (raox ova owx PARIS, FRIDAY ETTNIIIO._ The assassin Verger expiated his crime at eight o'clock this morning, in front of the prison of la Roquette. It is long since any execution drew tcgcther so great a crowd. The unusual assemblage is to be attributed not so much to the extraordinary excitement which the murder of the Archbishop of Faris has produced in the public mind, as to the fact that secresy with regard to the moment fixed for the infliction of capital punishment was not so well kept as it generally is. The Court of Cessation sat till nearly eight o'clock last night before the judgment respect ing Verger's appeal was delivered. The judges hadbeen in deliberation nearly three hours, a fact which shows that the objections of form urged by the prisoner's coun el were very serious. The crowds in waiting about the court learned that preparations were making for the execution by break of day, and the news spread through the city in the course of the evening. There happened to be carnival masked balls at the Prado, Jordin d'Hiver, and other places, and very many poetics were made up among the maskers to break kat in the neighbourhood of the Roquette and see the execution. They might as well have pone to bed for anything that there wss b be seen by the general public. The scaffold was erected in an oblong square, Banked on either side by the walls of the Roquette prison and the opposite prison for juvenile offenders. At either cod of this square there were four lines of troops, of which two were cavalry ; and it was impossible to see serer their heads anything but the upper frame work of the guillotine. There were not, however, less than from 15,000 to 20,000 people assembled, luny of whom waited for hours in the hoar frost o! about the coldest morning that we have had this winter. The wine shops in the neighbourhood made an immense barren. Verger was extremely agitated all day yesterday, end frequently expressed fears that his appeal would be rejected. In the evening, however, having no news from the Peals de Justice, he became more hopeful, and frequently asked how much time was allowed a man under sentence of death after the overruling of his appeal in Caseation. No answer was giv en to the question. In tho early part of the night he slept badly, and was frequently seized with paroxysms of fear. Towards two o'clock he fell into a sound sleep, which lasted until half-put seven o'clock, when the prison authorities roused him, communicated the news that his appeal to the Court of Cessation, and his petition to the Emperor for pardon, had both been rejected, and that ho must prepam for execution imme diately. Verger on this became extremely violent. He exclaimed, " It is impossible !—it is impossible and, on the chaplain (the Abbi Ilugon) telling him that the news was unfortunately too true, and that he hod nothing to hope for in this world, he cried furiously, " I will not die !—you have no right to take my life. I will defend myself—you may kill me here—l will not move r' After this the wretched being rolled himself in the bed clothes and refused to get up. The executioner was then sent for to the bed-side, Verger threatened to kick him. The executioner said, " Chimes volts ; e's n'ira quo mieux." Verger replied violently, " Big and strong as you are, you will not conquer me ; you will see." The officer of the law said calmly that he had means to repress any extent of violence, and then asked Verger whether ho did not mean to die as a Christian. A change then seemed to come over the prisoner. Ile answered softly " Yes" (oh! gee n), and suffered himself to be dressed quietly. During the operations of the " toilette" he repeatedly asked the governor, in a tone of heart-rending supplica tion, to grant him a respite of only an hour, and was as often told that it was impossible. An eye-witness tells me that the prison authorities remember no instance of a criminal appearing so utterly horror-struck by the fear of death as Verger. He seemed, it is reported, to have grown twenty years older in ten minutes. On his way to the scaffold ho appeared more resigned but terribly depressed. He embraced the Abbe Hugon, con fessed himself in the usual form, and muttered fre quently that he asked pardon. On arriving at the foot of the scaffold his confessor told him to look to Heaven. Ho turned up his eyes and saw the fatal knife and then seemed to lose all consciousness. He was assisted up the ladder by the executioner and the chaplain, was strapped to the fatal plank, and all was over in a few seconds. The Bourse opened with rather favourable dis positions, owing to a variety of financial news of favourable augury. The situation of the Bank of France is understood to be continually improving. The bullion at the present moment is only three millions less than at the period of last month's es turns, and considerably more than last week ; and as but comparatively little gold is now purchased from abroad, the precious metals arc received in a more regular way. At the same time despatches from London announce that the Bank of England has not raised its discount, and the Bank of Amsterdam has reduced its discount from 61 to 6. The report of the governor of the Bank of France for 1858 was con sidered very favourable, and Bank of France shares were in demand at a rise of 15fr. Nevertheless, the Eente, after the first quarter of an hour, was weak, and fell ultimately 30e. for cash, and 20e. for account, closing at ftlfr. 30g., and 67fr. 30c. Mobilier fell 13fr. The Orleans railway fell lOfr., and other lines from 3fr. to 7fr. It was announced that seve ral new securities will be quoted officially in the parquet next week. At a late hour this evening the Court of Cana tioa, maintaining its former judgment, as might love been expected, overruled the decision of the Inferior Court of Lyons, and decided that the cir culation of the electoral bulletins is not to be free. The Unions publishes a decree of the Holy In quisition condemning a pastoral letter of certain bishops of Holland against the doctrine of the Im maculate Conception. ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION OF AN ARCHBISHOP IN NAPLES. (ROM OVA PAWS CORRISPONDIRT) A despatch from Naples, dated January 26th, has just been received here. A Neapolitan priest at Meters, in the province of Lecce, has made an attempt to assassinate his archbishop. The prelate was wounded, andone of the Cllll4 *U killed whilst interposing to defend him. n ~ 1 :11: r 0 c . .1 China norm withal I Date oo liwa a will W which will o mNL Dec sir, letter with I them, ia.73 destx the fired Sir, tlon o Eight, of my &cos the fo tarter have the Inc b the fired strcet been - 1h men the fl of en whicl der 11 tenth the h I• ogee I Dal port Sibel face 0 , 201 dial 27; flop flirt it it