The Express. — London, England, 1858-01-08 00:00:00

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Mitt. mum Twos Isar= 1110111 nlTtioa d aMM araliZegollS' ...y foaad detective ,and satisfactory to er than criminal system, result accuracy al terms offenoe, rigorous necessary Bova- re- I de told his last gin . baby months to that when d for The could ...r relief. Christian lief; that employment, - Prt Novem- BA LLANTINE, commercial bag, contained a Cam- Part .it of caused Caledonian, • kr _ that kindness be ' s would 1 the his. England, and five passengers from had burst cabin chest, a .., sad exclaimed, seized, such he that pro- MOM he trench iich he TRAIN'S He after body. substantially ' 1211111, cabin - stet e instance, de- coming, prisoner When, 1 cell Pie the handcuffs the his was that the MON NAT= AT LONDON IRMO& Tri " :ra= t LONDON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 8. SATTLEN has bus very properly foe guilty of the wilful murder of TRAIN, the detecti officer. There are some peculiarities in the case, • it is one in which it might have been satisfactory learn more of the antecedents of the murderer th is disclosed by the forms of our English criznii procedure. According to the Continental syete all the ascertainable facts of the man's previous tory would have been hunted out, and the ree stated in the act of accusation. The dry accuracy our indictment merely specifies in the briefest tar the precis, technical nature of the alleged offien and the evidence is confined with the same rigor( strictness to the mere proof of the facts nevem to establish guilt. fiarrteit is by birth a Bel rian ; but u he could speak English fluently, it fair to presume that he had for some time been a sident in this country. When we add that he is i scribed in the calendar as a surveyor, we have to all that was disclosed at the triil with regard to 1 previous history. Some time in the course of IA summer the man wall convicted of the somewhat si viler offence of " stealing a quantity of bob " linen," and was committed for three months Wiabeach gaol. Just before his discharge from th prison he asked the warder what he was to do why he got his liberty, complaining that if he asked f employment the English would not give it him. 'll warder told him that he would not be allowed starve in • Christian country, and that if he con not get an honest livelihood he must ask for relic The prisoner's reply was that " it was not a Christie " country, and that he would not ask for relief; th " he would steal if he could not get employmez " and if anyone endeavoured to apprehend or pi " vent him he would shoot him like a dog." On the 28th of October last the man was d charged ; five days afterwards, on the 2nd of Novet ber, a carpet bag, belonging to Mr. BALLANTIN a stockbroker, was stolen from the commerci rr room of the Golden Lion, at St. Ives. The be i besides wearing apparel and trinkets, contained I considerable sum in 201. bank notes. At C u II bridge, the next morning, the prisoner pawned pi of the wearing apparel, bought • watch with one the stolen 201. notes, changed others, and at tl first opportunity took his passage from Harwich Hamburg. When this was discovered, TRAIN, detective officer, was sent to Hamburg, in pursuit the fugitive. The authorities at Hamburg cans BATTLER to be apprehended, and 011 the 20th November he was brought on board the Caledonia and banded over to the charge of TRAIN I conveyance to England. He was placed in separate cabin, and was handcuffed by TRA for greater security. The passengers remarked th on the passage the officer showed great kindness his prisoner—frequently asking Yam if he woo take anything. When first brought on board t man complained that the handcuffs hart hi Tie tt,i's reply was, " I hare been learned of you " but I will take them off when we get to Englae "if you behave yourself" Between four and 1 o'clock in the afternoon of the 22nd, the passim, were startled by • report of firearms flu the prisoner's cabin, which TRAIN h shortly before entered. The door was biz open : the first who entered found the cat full of smoke. Sarrxxx was sitting on a chest freshly discharged pistol was lying beside him, a the officer, with his hand on his breast, exclaim! "The prisoner has shot me." The man was seim roughly handled, and asked why he had done au a thing. Without affecting to deny his crime, said that TRAIN had broken faith with him ; th when he was in Hamburg he had promised not iron him ; but had afterwards, contrary to his pr mist., handcuffed him ; that he would shoot any en! like • dog who broke faith with him. answer to further questions he stated that I had got the pistol out of the chest by wrest ing off its lid with a lamp iron which I had torn down from the cabin during THAD absence, and hail then managed to load it best he could, taking care only to put in plenty powder and ball. TRAIN'd wound was mortal. I lingered for a short time in the hospital, sad, aft his death, three balls were extracted from Dished Before he expired he made a statement substantial agreeing with the prisoner's first confession. The ma he said, deliberately shot him on his return to the tab after a short absence, as he was putting his cape his berth. S mint afterwards retracted the stat meet which he had made in the first instance, d Oared that he had loaded the pistol with a view his own self-destruction, but that the officer comm upon him suddenly, before he had time to conceal i he had fired at him instead. This second etateme was contradicted, not only by all the probabilities the case, but by many expressions of murderous m lignity that at different times fell from the prison with reference to the fate of his victim. Wile I slur his arrival in England, he was taken to a oe and handcuffed by another officer, he fell into a pa sion, and swore he would shoot him as he had tl other, declaring that " it was owing to the handeul " that he had shot THUM." Such were the principal facts proved against tl prisoner. At the trial two points were made on h behalf —one, that the act of shooting Tatty we not intentional, but accidental ; seconuly, the even if intentional it was justifiable, supposing tD THE EXP: arrest to have been, as it was enttendetl to have been, illegal. With regard to the first suggestion, via., that the act was not premeditated but asoi dental, that was very properly dismissed by the pre siding Judge, on the ground that it had absolutely no fomsdation in the evidence. The other point created little more difficulty. It has long been taken to be the rule that resistance to an illegal arrest, even if it involve fatal results to the party putting the arrest in force, is not murder but manslaughter ; the limitation upon the rule, as )fr. BODKIN very properly reminded the Court, is this, that the fatal act of resistance must be committed at the moment of the attempted illegal arrest ; if it is deliberately committed afterwards, with a view not of resisting such arrest but of reviving it, the cue is one of murder and not of manslaughter. The mode in which Mr. Baron MARTIN left this point to the jury, was in the highest degree favoura ble to the prisoner. " If," said his Lordship, " they " believed that the act was committed by the " prisoner out of a feeling of revenge against the " officer for taking him into custody, and, as he eon " sidered, breaking faith with him by placing hand " cuffs upon him, when he had promised not to do " so—then he was bound to tell them the offence wee " murder. If, on the other hand, they should be of " opinion that the prisoner—who was no doubt taken " on board the vessel against his will—had committed " the act while smarting under the impression that he h had been wrongfully arrested, and that the act of handcuffing was such as, under the circumstances, " would induce a reasonable man to commit an act of " such a description (as shooting the officer)— " they would in that case be justified in finding " him guilty of the lesser offence of man slaughter." The jury took the former of these two views of the case, and found the man guilty of " wilful murder." There cannot be a doubt that this verdict wu a most just and correct one: no other conclusion, in fact, is rationally oonsistent with the proved facts of the case. A more deliberate murder, prompted by mere revenge, it would be difficult to conceive, nor could any leniency be more mistaken than that which would practically concede the right of shedding blood with impunity to every villanous offender against justice who may fancy himself aggrieved at the circumstances of his arrest or the mode of his detention. THE OVERLAND MAILS.-11.M.5. Caradoc most probably conveyed the Calcutta and China mails from Alexandria to Malta, as well as the government telegram ; in which ease they will leech London on Sunday night or Monday morning. Considering the importance of the intelligence, we trust the Go vernment will stiffer no detention to occur at Mar seilles, and will give directions that these mails be forwarded the whole distance from Kamilla to Boulogne or Calais by special trains. The Penin sular and Oriental Company's steamer Valetta will convey to Marseilles the Bombay portion of the Indian mails. rbt Court. WINDSOR, lAN. 7. Her Majesty's dinner party yesterday Included the Dueler of Kent, the Prince of Wane, end the Prhicons Royal, the Marchioness of Abwears, the Bari of Clarendon, Lady Anna Mena Dawson, Colonel the Ron. C. B. Plana and M. and Madame de Lebedoyere. The Band of the Ikon Feather Guards played during dinner. Her Majesty's Priests Bend afterwards performed in the drawing-room. Overture, " Col lAtrolactioot„ " Le Paz CIT," ita.l7pr«tliu;; 7. 7:117r: The Close, with the Prlnora Royal, worked in the Rom park this soornlng. The ?rhos Consort went out M. de Causal the Right Hon. C. Forester (coos odor Royal Homo Chards), and Lient.-CoL the ROD. J. Jocelyn (Scots Familiar Guards), had the beam of socomprinylai his Royal Highness. The Prism al Wales his on the is in the Homo-park. ware raceind youbseday at the Colonial-ofßos frcoa Di r bss Ocovurnors of Rang Hoeg, Ceylon, the Mauritian the Cops el Good Hope, and Malta. [Advertisement.]—Thu Earl and Countess of Caithness are expected to arrive in London from Caithness on the 23rd, to be prevent at the marriage of H. R. H. the Princess Royal. The Duchess Dowager of Norfolk will return to town on the 18th, from visiting Lord and Lady Foie" at Worksop Manor, Notts. The Duke and Duchess of Wellington will return to Aptly Howe to-morrow, from Btrathieldiaye. The Marquis of Lansdowne is expected in town se* next week, has Bowood. The Barl of Shinano, isms to town as Monday. Thb Marchioness of Ely and her youthful family win hare town to-day, for Wahnor Castle, Deal. The Counter of Pow is and the Ladies Herbert and the Karl of Fowl. are expend In town on the 18th iota, frees Powis Cagan Monayeeniryshiro. The Countess of leney and Lady Clementine Villiers will Milli to tone at the latter end of next week, frees llidelleke Perk, Ozos. The Earl and 6nateas of Roaebery are gaming the noon at Dahomey Park, Lialithgowaltire. The Earl of Durham has arrived at Copeland Cottle, from Ireland. The oountme and her yonthhil family bane loft town to join his lordship at Copeland Cattle. Lord and Lady Ribbleadale have left the St. Osorge's Hotel, fur Brighton. Lord and Lady Waterpark will come to town on the 18th inst., from Doveridge, Derbyshire. Lord and Lady Ernest Brace will come to St. Georgerplaos, oa Monday neat, from Brighton, and on Wedneolsy will leave town on a visit to the Earl of Cardigan at Dam Park, Northamptonshire. 8;r Edward Herrison has taken a mansion in Piccadilly, lato the residence of Lady Eassaden. Mr. and Mrs. Stanfield have arrived at the St. Chorea Hotel. Mr. and Mrs. Pool have left the same The Persian Ambassador and suite occupied the Quesa's box at Dram-lane Theatre last madam His Elba- Weep, with his &Mindsets, appeared Wetly delighted with the eistertahuseat. A Berlin letter in the Calorie Gazette states that seine of the best penmen of that capital an sow engaged in maids( copies, In German, English, and French, of the marriage contract between Prince Frederick William of Froths and the Princess Victoria of England, the rattles- Mem of which were lately exchanged in London. Copies see also being made in German, Portuguese, and French, of the marriage contract of the King of Portugal and the Princess Stephanie of Hohenzollern. DISTINGUISHED VISITORS AT CLUMBER. —On Tuesday afternoon a special train arrived from London at the Great Northern Railway station at Retford, with •distin guished party of erste on a visit to the Duke of Newcastle at Clamber, near Worksop, consisting of her Royal High ness the Dachas of Cambridge, the Princess Mary of Cam bridge, Lord - Rolzeby. Lady Geraldine Somerset, Colonel Parris, the Count de Persigny, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister-Plenipotenthry from the Emperor of the French; the Counties de Persigny ; and M. Van de Wryer, Envoy Extraordinary sad Minister Plenipotentiary from the Court of Belgium; and Madame Van de Weyer, with their in ✓ective Puttee. The Duke of Newcastle and his son, Lord Arthur Clinton, were Maw station to receive the illustrious vielawe, who were eamdlacted to the private carriages of the duke, sighs in mewther, two with four horses each and =n i d= his grace's seat. There ina a e gir people at the railway station, and the ef the *Minn en which the visitors had to rad pees to lbe duke's carrieges, was covered with ahem ANL The Date of Newcamie accompanied his grab beseslask, end the party arrived at Clamber at about wither past four, pm. The dinner party in the mentos enesistai of the Dockers of Cambridg e, Prime's Mary of Cembridge. Colonel Porde, Lady Creraldine Somer set, Count and Countess de Peraigny. M. and Madsen* Van de Weyer, Earl Cowper, Earl and Counties of Cork. Lady Harriet de Burgh, Lord and Indy itokeby, Lord F. Paulett, Coloael Baring, Lady Suess Pet hem Clinton. Lord R. Clio li.e, Lord Edward Clinton, Laid Albert Clinton, and Mr. INDIA. - - We bars received from Malta, by Submarine Telegraph, the summary prepared by oar oorreepon dent at Alexandria of the Calcutta news brought to Suez by the Nubia. It agrees with that we pub lished yesterday, and adds the quotation of exchange at Calcutta, viz., 2s. 2d. to 2.5. 21d. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. (710 W 0171 OWN PARIS, THLRIDAT ETINDIO. The Paris, in announcing the sad news of the death of General Havelock, says :—" We are per suaded that France, who sympathises with all that is glorious wherever it may be found, will share the mourning of the English nation on the occasion of the loss of this general, whom heroic conduct in the war in India is present to every mind." The Pays, in contradicting a statement in a Lon don journal, to the effect that a vessel belonging to the MM. Regis, of Marseilles, had been captured as a slaver, by an English cruiser off Madagascar, takes the opportunity of defending the French disguised slave trade, as to which it says :—The London press systematically misleads public opinion in England. The French colonies being in want of hands, on [that means somebody or the other] has conceived the excellent idea of transporting free labourers from the Western Coast of Africa, " an idea which the marine department seconds, with its well-known zeal and devotedness to our colonial interests." It continues : The carrying out of this idea has given rise to a misunder- Mending camel by the pretaimions of semeal ofiloers of the English navy to assimilate the tree emigration of African blacks, publicly, and in the face of the local authorities, and acoomputied by all possible guarantees, with the slave trade. Our milers maintained the true principles in this matter with as much flnoness as propriety, and these principles of course prevailed. The paragraph is, I suppose, meant as a contra diction to the assertion made originally (if I re- member rightly) by the Nord of Brussels, that one of the Regis ships having been prevented by an English cruiser from taking on board its living cargo, had returned empty to Marseilles. At all events, the Pays says the vessel it is now speaking of ar rival safely at Martinique. It does not, however, affirm that it took any negroes there, but merely denies that it was captured. It concludes by reite rating that the French government is resolved to persist in carrying on the traffic : Experience hes completely decided in favour of the emigra tion carried on by us with ea much loyalty es success. The Bourse, although not so buoyant as yesterday, has closed with ► further rise. The Rent* rose 30c. for cash and 10c. for account, closing at 70fr. 15c. and 70fr. 450. Mobilier rose 26fr. Some of the railways improved considerably. Orleans rose 10fr. ; Eastern, 15fr. ; Lyons, 15fr. ; Western, 12fr. 50c.; the other lines from 2fr. 50e. to dfr. M. Pecoul, formerly representative for Martinique, in the Legislative Amembly, has just died in Paris. M. Mires has sent a communication to the journals, contradicting an announcement which has appeared in several telegrams from Athens, that the Piraeus Railway had been conceded to a M. Terald as his representative. M. Mires has no representative at Athens, and has neither asked nor obtained any concession from the Greek government. Colonel Bertrand, the nephew of the celebrated general of that name, who was with Napoleon at St.lielena,hu been appointed director of the Arsenal of La Fere. AUSTRALIA. We have received letters and papers from Mel bonnie to Nov. 16; Sydney, Nov. 10; Adelaide, Nov. 12. The Melbourne Argus 'of Nov. 18 commences a summer) , of the month's events with an emphatic expression of dissitisfaction with the postal service as at present conducted. Of the gold products, and other matters of intelligence, the Argue reports : While the commercial septet of the colony is clouded by the recklessness which has continued throughout the year to characterise the mercantile relations of home shippers with this colony, ft Is well that we can point to oar gold-fisids as evidences of our material prosperity. The vessel that will convey this to Suez will convey a parcel of gold that will complete the quantity of one hundred tow of that metal shipped during the current year. From all the gold•pranc ing districts the yield has ban well maintained, and the se tort returns are still In exam of those of the year 1856. The district around Mount Antra, the most westward and the newest gold-Sold, is extending its lines daily, and a field ix the employment of mining labour and enterprise as ex tensive es the. far-famed and still flourishing Bendigo, is bang opened up. From thence to Beechworth the reports ars alike. The yield is steadily maintained, and the popula rises is employed. Instanced of individual amens have not hem wanting this mouth. A nugget of solid gold, two feet bur inches in length, by ten Inches at its widest point, and weighing 1,743.0ra. 13 dwt., or 1461ba., has been brought down from Kingower by four man, named Robert and James Ambrose end Samuel and Charles Napier. The treasure was discovered in thirteen feet sinking, embedded in send. It is perfectly free from extraneous matter. The lucky owners have been above four years engaged In gold digging, during which they have acquired a com petence fur life, irrespective of this their last and best hole. A gold field contemporary mentions the following case, which is Interesting as showing the fluctuations that beset a digger's queer ;—t' An instance of luck scarcely paralleled even in the annals of Benearet, occurred yesterday. Three men, nine months ego, left Murat for Ararat, end remained there until the present time, without being able to earn a livelihood. On Thursday they returned here, possessed of only one single sixpence, and went to work on the old shallow ground oar the Black hill Flat. At three o'clock la the afternoon they came upon a large quantity of small gold, and a beautifully veined specimtn weighing 125 ounce., which, from its small is evidently nearly all gold. This ie 'nabw proof of the unexbauated state of our ground, and a well-deserved re ward to these persevering men, who for nine long months ' have bailed with extreme poverty, and five minutes before I they came upon them riches did not know wane to procure their evening meal." The normally for the economiming of labour, by the esta blishment of a "prospecting association," is being diet:used fa public meeting and through the press at the Ovens, tM most casters gold•fleld, and at Ararat, the newest and most western. The miners of Snake Valley, in the former dis trict, have reduced the ides to practice. A small body of practical miners, well appointed and provisioned at the joint expellee of the storekeepers and miners, have been despatched to thoroughly prospect Bowman's Forest. This kind of en terprise has extended to Melbourne, and parties properly equipped have been despatched to test certain localities, by storekeepers whose tole sdrantage is the certain profit arising fmm the trade which they will secure by being first on the spot, when such localities are known to be auriferous. After an adjournment of a month, the Legislative As sembly met on the 3rd inst., and Mr. Haloes, the chief secretary, gave some intimations of what government pro posed doing in the matter of sessional arrangements. The present motion is to be brought to ea almost immediate close, and the now is to last only fur a week or two, so that the house may meet again in time to do something with the estimates for next year before next year begins The expedient of a merely nominal recess is no doubt in may respects objectionable, bat, under the drenmetanoes, we Wien it to be the best that could have been adopted. The discussion of the estimates for the premed year, though It has occupied much lime, has been little 1110111 then a formal ceremony. Our Assembly has been discussing in September expenditure that has actually been going on since January. The greater part ,of the money vote* that were passed were practically yoke of indemnity for a- FRIDAY EYE KING, JANUARY a, AP. penditure not authorised by the legistature at ail time 11 was incurred. When our summary was forwarded to England, the rail way bills passed by the Assembly had been reined to a select committee of the Council for further evidence. In stead of any advantages resulting from this step, it now ap pears that the examination of witnesses only canted a need -1 waste of time, so far u the public interest le conorrned. If pushed forwa rd at first, the bills would probably have boss thrown out, but during the few weeks of delay thus caused, the government, by some inexplicable means, managed to gain over to their views some of the members previously opposed to them, and them to oommand a ma jority, which has since passed the bill with only one amend ment, and that necessitates the additional expense of laying down a double track of rails at first. With regard to the financial part of the scheme all is uncertainty as yet. The government is empowered to rain eight millions, sad the treasurer is confident that he can sell debentures, or nego tiate loans to that amount on favourable terms. But this is merely a matter of opinion, unsupported by evidence of say kind. Ls norn.—The number of assisted and unrelated immi grants arriving during the last few days has been very great, and we much fear that many of those who depend on hum date employment will be disappointed. Although shearing commenced two months since, and the farmers are now be ginning to cut their hay, there is absolutely no inquiry in Melbourne for men capable of performing those descriptions of work which usually require all the spare hands available at this sewn. Now that the preliminary measures have rued, a portion of the railway works will soon be som arced ; but, as far as can be judged at present, those will not afford employment for so many men as there was at one time reason to expect they would. The amount of money available in the first instance will not allow of the works being commenced ta that scale which the colony would be justified in adopt ing were it certain that the fonds necmmry for their com pletion could be readily obtained. Nor is there any certainty of even the moderate amount of work that we can Offer in the first Instance will be continued for more than a twelve month without interruption. This will depend on the favour with which our railway scheme is entertained in England, for the coloniel =dimities is money matters my that no more can be raised hers than will be =Nelda to meet the ' expenditure of one year ; so, if the funds are not forthcoming from England we may look forward to the works being stopped at the end of that period. Many of our readers in England will not be prepared for such &disheartening picture of the present stated this so-oalled paradise of the working man, and such it really I. to those who we fortunate enough to obtain constant employment at trades or occupations which they understand; but difficulties are looming in the distance to which our rulers are either wilfully or foolishly blind, and the greater the number of persons coming to our shores with false expectations before them, the more arduor will be the straggle that is likely to arise. The present unpopular land system is at the root of the evil, and the adjustment of this ca a liberal basis will not be effected without en gendering animealty on both sides. Thole who may think of coming to Australia, and have friends and relatives here, will, of course, be guided by their representations; but all without these warms of tsust worthy information should for • time be very cautious la their movements. Any such who may determine on ani grating to Victoria, dependent solely on hired service, should time their departure from home so as to arrive here between the months of September and February inclusive. Thus no one without friends to receive him, or independent means of his own, should leave England for this colony during the five or six months that will elapse after the receipt of this in telligence ; by the end of which period we art that our principal difficulties will be overcome, and that all doubts as to the steadiness and rapidity of our industrial progress will be removed. In the commercial intelligence of the Argus we read: forEM'Enke were mimed at the Customs to-day (14th), 7 4 1 ounces of gold, for shipment to England in the City of Sydney, rid Suez, and to the Oliver Lang and Donald 11I‘Kay, direct. The Oliver Lang cleared out with a total of 47,442 census, exclusive of small gasoline' in the hands of pusengees, to the following parcels -Union Bank, 10288 ounces. Bank New South Wales, 7,600 do. ,• London Chartered Sink, 7,452 do.; Enela Scottish, anti Australian Chartered Beak, 6,920 do.; Ban k of Au/tribune, 6,263 do. ; Bank of Victoria, 6 061 do.; Dennistoun Brothers and Co., 4,469 do. • Mackanßaines, and Co., 140 do.; M. Evans, 106 do. ; sundry masl.l shipments, 260 de. The num ber of fine yowls on the berth bas quickened the demand for the metal, but prima an not ruling so high as at the date of our Last summary-the banks having, by mutual arrangement awarmtly-given over com peting. Tho Melbourne bul lion -brdters are buying at the following prices :-31. 16s. to 31. les. 3d. per ounce for Castleman and fisnaterst ; 31. 16s. 6d. to 31. 16a. 9d. for Mount Korong ; 31. 17e. to U. 17s. 6d. for Deadly, Mary borough, Fiery Creek, sad Avoca; 81. Nu to 3L 17e. 6d. for Ararat and Figment Creek • ; 17s. 6d. to 31. 19s. for the Ovens • and 31.185. 6d. to 3 1. 19s. for Barret. The qua ntities received by escort on Friday lid were folly up to the average of the last thirteen weeks. The shipments daring the week have been: Ozs. By the Oliver Lang, for London Austral, for London Previous shipments, corrected by comparison with the entries passed at the Customs Total shipments for the year Or, 98 tons 6 cwt. 2 qrs. 2211 n 10 mums ; the value of which, at 41. per ounce, amounts to 9,440,9261. It is calculated that we have now generally a year's con sumption on hand of imported goods, and that our present monthly receipts are equal, on the average, to Az we' con sumption, so that Mocks Ere increased every month, eks instead of being diminished or merely maintained. It would appear at fi rst sight that the ruinous toes which so mad a system of commerce, if continued, must necessarily cams to fall some where, would fall on the shipper • but this is not the ease. The colonists are large holders of goods, and a commercial crisis would entail grievous direct pecuniary loss on colonial interest., besides that which would follow indirectly from the entire disruption of trade . The money market has been Increasing in tightness since our last summary wee issued. Under the Impression that shipments from Great Britain mug fall off, speculators have been induced to buy when goods have been offered at tempt ing rates. They have procured advances, in the hope of realising in a rising market, but they have held on until they have found a money market tightening over their heads, and sales impossible except at a ruinous loss. The advances mounted up from 5,106,9281. during the first quarter of 1856 to 8,194,8601. daring the third quarter of 1857. The banks have determined to permit no further In nen* to take place, and their sudden carrying out of this determination has mused much of the tightness which now prevails. In this condition of off in there Is a great 0•11 for ' caution in future Mandel operations. There hairs bees avail failures since one last summary, but none of sufficient importance for separate mentkaa. The 4th of the month, which was rather a heavy one for November, passed off well, but there is still a great demand for advances. The banks now charge 7 per cent for discounting bills having under 96 days' currency, and 8 per cent. minimum for those having over 95 days to run. For renewals and for overdrawn accounts 10 par cent. is charged. Drafts are issued on England at If per cent. premium at 60 days' sight; for amounts under 501. at 2 per cent, premium at 30 days' eight. Bills against gold are purehasod at 1 per cent. premium. Freight on gold, direct steamers or sailing vessels, 3fd. per moos, deb in London • Insurance. If per cent ; by the overland route, f per oust. -that is, 7d. per ounce as nearly as passible ; insurance, to 1 i per cent. The net addition of the population of the colony by the seaboard during the year, up to noon to-day, corrected by comparison with the ofilcia.l returns of the immigratiou de partment, has been 38,301 souls. The quantity of wool brought down has been small se yet, the season being a late one. The condition, however, is good. The clip will be a fair one ; but the total quantity is not expected to be greater than that of last year. The prices menet are prices that have been ruling, but anything like an attempt to force realisation would show a return male of a vary different character. The stocks of some goods are enormous. To particularist-of spirits, generally, we have about a year's consumption ; butter is being re-shipped, both la sound condition and, it is reported, as tallow , while some 11.000 firkins are on their way to this port; oats are plenti ful in the warehouses; the harvest is large and abundant, sad ready for sickle, and yet we hear of ad vices of invoices on the way to an extent almost beyond belief. COLONIAL HORSES FOR THE INDIAN ARMY. (From the Sydney Morning Herald, Nov. 10.) When the fearful condition of our fellow coun trymen and women in India became known in this city, and the went of horses for the Indian army was understood, efforts were at once made, chiefly by the earnest exertions of Mr. Gideon Lang, M.L.A., to form a committee If the pupae* of collecting Information in respect of this importeat matter. The consequence of this movement was, that be fore Colonel Robbins' arrived in Sydney, eirculare sad letters were sent to all parts of the colony. In reply, oars of horses to the extent of 2.500 were in the hands of the com mittee, besides letters supplying information from large let. tiers and small farmers, and offers of gratuitous paddocks from various parties in the colony. The whole *okay had been divided into eight districts, each containing several cen tral tomes. The Sydney Home District, comprising the meaty of Cumberland ; the Maitland District, being the lower part of the Hunter, also the William sad Paterson rivers• the Southern Road beyond Camden; the W es t ern Read beyad Penrith; and the Northers Road from Sin gleka upwards; the seaboard South; the seaboard North ; and Moreton Bay. Ica each district such preparations have been made, that Cokostßolabins can commence operations in ewe successively, without a moment's delay, with full in formation and wffllng assistance. He commenoed purchas ing at Parramatta, and then visited Windsor, Penrith, and Biesigella, leaving Camden, Appin, Campbelltowu, and Liverpool still to be visited in the Home District. He has got above 60 horses, besides about 30 bought in Sydney, which is most promising, considering the difficulties of • commencement. It wee not known exactly what style of horse was meant, or what price would be given, and it w•e industriorwly circulated that be took only first-rate horses, and was offering no more than 121. • head, which prevented great numbers from coming forward. The horses purchased are strong and active, fit .to mount a heavy stock-keeper; the price given, we understand, has been from 251. to 4111. A good many screws and weeds were brought forward, but the sharp men learned very soon that it was no use trying to "come over the old colonel," and there is no doubt when he goes over the home district again, he will have fewer screws and • greater number of suitable horses offered. Colonel Robbins proceeds next week to the Hunter, and there is no doubt of his having from thee* two home districts full cargoes for the Undaunted steamer, and Monica clipper ship, which he has chartered, and which will be dispatched the instant they are fitted. These will carry to our country men nearly 600 suitable horses thoroughly breken in, upon which dragoons may be mounted and made available even in this campaign, which was the original object in establishing the association. Colonel Robbins wants 1,400 horses more, and if they are got good and at • reasonable price, the go vernment of India will take the same number every year. The Undaunted will leave this port with the first cargo in a few days. MONEY AND SHARE MARKET. SYDNEY, Nov. 10. The share market during the past month has been very quiet, and transactions have been confined principally to the shame of the colonial banks and instinct* companies, which securities have maintained their prices., and, in some instances, are a little firmer. Union Bank shine have participated in the decline in price in London, and are now quoted at &U. per share ; Coal and Copper shares are dull of sale, end the latter has been sold at a decline of 1 to 24 per oast. The Bank of New South Wales held their half yearly meeting on the 28th of last month. The report, which was vary saUs , was unanimously adopted. The profits of the hall-year, ending the 30th of September, amounted to 81,6911. Os. 2d. A dividend at the rata of 20 per oent. per anntuUwas declared,and the reserve fund was increased by the sum of 9,80 U. 12e. 3d., and now amounts to 160,0001.; and the new account of profit and loss was also augmented by the sum of 3,681 Os. 4d. to 6,104146 e. 6d. Mr. F. Tooth was elected a director, and Mr. Thomas Walker as auditor, in the room of Mr. Robert Tooth and Mr. James billion, jun., who , both retired by rotation. Money is tighter, but there is no alteration in the rate of discounts which have ruled throughout the year. Govern , mast debentures are very dull of sale, and the amounts ad vertised for (60,0001 . ) have not been tendered for at prices which the government felt justified to accept. The treasurer, in his financial statement last week, proposed issuing EX.. chequer Bills to meet the demands on the government for carrying on public works. Whether this description of se curity will take with the public is very questionable, and will doubtless have the effect of farther depressing the Go vernment Debentures, which are now difficult of sale at 974. WRECK OF TDB CATHISLVII ADAMSON, WITH A LOW OP TWENTY-ONE LIVES: (From the Bydee3r Ifertrief Herald, Nov. 10.) Early on Saturday morning, pot. 24, Sydney was thrown into a state of conaiderable excitement and alarm. The loss of the ill-fated Dunbar, with so many familiar friends and acquaintance/ gone in her total wreck, but nine weeks previously, was still fresh to memory and most me lancholy to contemplate. And now the Catherine Adam son, the queen ship of Anglo-colonial vessels, is lost also. We all her the "queen ship" because she has beaten all other sailing vessels in her run home. She left this port on the 26th of last Much, and landed her mail on the 68th day. The time from leaving Sydney on that oocaeion until her return and fatal disaster was lau than seven months. Bbe was on her third voyage, en Aberdeen clipper, of 886 tons, and was commanded from her launch by Captain Stuart, a man of greet satergy sad perseverance, and who, we regret to hear, bas lost by this catastrophe the hard yam- Ina of a busy and industrious life. FASSENGERS LosT.—Mr. Loathes, Mr. Ramsay, Rev. Jacob Joan, and two servants. Fifteen of the crew lost, including second officer, and Pilot Hawks. _ - iises:6ns SAVED.—Rev. Mr. Shaw, Mr. Blair, Mr. Wilson, sad two servante. Mr. Ladles was the brother of Mr. Leathea, the secre tary of the London and Liverpool Fire and Life Insurance Company. The Rev. Jacob Jones, a Congregational minister, had accepted an invitation in connexion with the New South Wales Home Miasionary Society. He was pastor of the Independent church at Melksham, near Bath, and for Mx years wee a student at Spring-hill College, Birmingham. Mr. Ramsay was the second brother of Mr. Robert Ramsay, of Darling Downs. Mr. Pilot Hawk= we regret to say, has left • widow and four children. He arrived in this colony the 26th of September, 1838, as chief officer of the Lady Fittherbert. Aft-wards he commanded several English and colonial vessels, and finally, fur the last four or five years, has filled with considerable credit one of the poste of pilot at the Sydney Heads. _ • A oOroner's j after a protracted inquiry, have re turned the folio g verdict .—" That the death. of the per sons named in this inquiry were caused by an error in judg ment displayed by the late Mr. Pilot Hawke, in attempting to bring in the ship Catherine Adamson into harbour during the unfavourable state of the weather at the lime, and that through that error the lives were lost. The jut) , would re mark that it is their impression that the late Mr. Pilot Hawke'', boat's crew should sot have left the ship whew they did without the orders of their employer, thereby rendering themselves censurable. They also think that scene further efforts should have been made with the lifeboat to save, if possible, more lives of the late passengers and crew. It is with great pleasure the Jury now avail themselves of this opportunity of expressing their bleb same of the very prate*. worthy manner in which both Captain Creer, of the steamer Williams, and Mr. Pilot Robson acted in rendering their services to aid the Catherine Adamson with crew and pas sengers in diatrese." THE NEWS FROM INDIA. LIVERPOOL, THETIODAT.—A universal feeling of regret spread over the entire community when the Indian news was made public this morning, announcing the death of the brave General Havelock and the reverses sustained by General Wlndhant's division. In compliment to the memory of the demand hero the ensign at the Town-hall was hoisted half-mast high, and the sympathy expressed was general, that he was not spared even too long as to know the value the country *teed upon his valuable and gallant services. MANCIIESTER., THURSDAY.—Great regret was felt In all circles this morning as the news of General Havelock's death and the distater of General Windham beam, known. Great expectations had been formed of the latter °Meer so that the news was regarded as almost equal to the lose of both. The nobles of Podolia, Volhynia, and of the Ukraine have followed the example of those of the govern ments of Wilna, Rowno, Grodno, and St. Petersburg, and have addressed a memorial to the Emperor praying for the of their aer6. A letter from Berlin states that M. Tachmaan, one of the principal bankers of that city, has just failed, with Lehi:hiss amounting to 800,000 thalami. This blinker 111 the fsgmr-in-law of lifdlle. Wagner, the celebrated Boger. The journals of Berlin—with much sellishneas--oonsole them selves for this calamity which has fallen on the family of their prima donna, by saying that there will now be no danger of her quitting the stage. ___ A trial of some interest will come on for hearing in a few days before the First Chamber of the Civil Tribu nal of the Seine. The responsible editor of the Paris Noreiffitr has been summoned to show cause why be should not be condemned to notify certain aneartions contained la the numbers of the 27th July and 3rd August, 18.57, which have been considered by the family of Lieut.• General Vis count Pelleport, as calumnious and as attacking the military honour of that officer. Adricee from Copenhagen state that a law, dated Dec. 2S, had just been promulgated, allowing interest at a higher rate than four per cent., the legal rate in Denmark, to be taken in pursuance of private coatracte, but the mea sure is only proviaised. The Patin Univers, replying to the Slide, de ities that say single case has occurred in Piedmont of "ex communication" having been threatened against any in dividual fur the mere feet of his abstaining from voting, or for voting against non-Catholic deputies or deputies notoriously hostile to the church. It admits that bishops, in their pastoral letter, told the electors that if they were guilty of either of those sins of omission or commission they would commit a "grave fault," and that such an expression, when used by spiritual authority, Is understood by all Christians to mean a " mortal sin, which kills the sour, separates it from God and the spiritual body of the church, and render* it li►ble to eternal punishment," But "excommunication" it defines to be an external manifests• lion, by which the church makes it known that an indi vidual has, by his own voluntary act, cut himself off from her communion. DELIVERY OF 1)47 NAIL LETTERS. The day mail letters brought by the London sad North Western Railway reach St. Martina -le•Grand about 11.30 a.m. As it wee found to be impossible to prepare the whole of there letters for the twelve o'clock delivery, the make has been to amid out those for the City (with some exceptions) at twelve, and those for all other parte of Loudon at one o'clock. — Arrangements, however, have now been made for in cluding the whole of these letters in the twelve o'clock deli very, provided they are properly addressed to the postal dim trkte for which they are iatuded, as in that case they will undergo a preparatory easortment before reaching London. Any letters not so addressed, whether for the City or other parte of London, will be wholly sorted at St. Martin's-le- Grand and sent out at 1 p.m. This arrangement will come into operation on the let of February next. At the same time, a similar rule will be ex tended to the numerous mails reaching London in the after noon. Thus, whenever, from late amval or other cause, it is possible to include part, but not the whole, of the letters in the next delivery, a selection for such &Every will be made of those properly addressed to the postal districts. It is suggested, therefore, that in the mean time, every re sident in London, who desires to secure an early delivery, in cane, of the large class of letters referred to, shoul d be especially careful to act on the recommendation in the notice of December, 1856 by making the name of his postal district part of his own and, in tho inside of letter, or in any other way; and, en necessary, by calling the atten tion of his correspondents thereto, so u to induce them to address their letters fully. As already notified, the name of the district may be in dicated by the initials, or any other contraction, or may be given in full ; and, especially when forming part of the ad dress outside the letter, it should be legibly written in a separate line and should, in all cases, end the address, as shown in the following example ; otherwiee, in the burry of business, it may be overlooked : James Thompson, Esq., 500, Piccadilly, London, w. The London Directory, the Court Guide, the Lew List, and the Parliamentary Companion for 1868, will, it is understood. have the initial letters appended to every address. Information as to the district in which any part of London or its environs is included may also be obtained in either of the following publications, which can be procured at every head post-office, and every London district receiving house. The British Natal Guide," published quarterly. Price 6d. 2. "An alphabetie list of the principal streets and placestin London and its environs, as divided into postal districts." Prig ld. - - ll:ASimilar list, in larger type, and accompanied by maps. Price ls. Ili command of the Pcstmester-General ROWLAND thLL, Secretary. General Peat-ollloe, lan. 1868. DIRECTION OF LETTERS FOR LONDON 4ND ITS INi'IRONS. The Poetmtutter-General her again called attention to the fact that, in order to promote rapidity and correctnese in the delivery of letters, London and its environs have, for p u ttr ed purpoers, been divided into ten districts, each to be in many respects as a separate town. To render this amuigement effectual, he earnestly requests that every. means may be taken by the public for causing letters to be directed aocording to the district for which they are in• tended. 11uiinitials of the name of such district will suffice but s if preferred, any other contraction, or the name in full, may • be used instead. I¢ the direction of a letter, the initials, or Initial, ss case may be, should be legibly written In a separate line, and should in all 0611011 end the address, as shown in the following example : James Thompson. Esq., 500, Piccadilly, London, W. except when the letter is posted in a London district, and then the word London may be omitted. The London Directory, the Court Guide, the Law List, and the Parliamentary Companion for 1858, will, it is understood, have the initial letters appended to every address. Information w to the district in which any part of Looks or its environs is included may also be obtained in either al the following publications, which can be procured at every heed post-offioe and every London District Receiving. house - 1. . The British Postal Guide," published quarterly. PAW ed. 2. .‘ An alphabetic list of the principal streets and places in Loudon and its environs, as divided into postal districts." Price id. I.4lihnnAr list, in larva. type, and accompanied by nap, Prim! 1a... It has been suggested to residents in London and the neighbourhood that they should give the initials of the die. trict in which they live whenever they communicate this own addressee either in the inside of letters or in any dim way ; and it is hoped that their correspondents will careful, repeat the initials so given when directing letters in reply, A careful attention to this request is the mon imperial because, commencing with the Ist Febraavy neat, the hi• lowing rule will be observed with regard to all mails melt ing London after the first morning delivery, viz. : —Whoa any of the., mail/ entre at such an hour th a t it is possible to include part bat not the whole of the letters in the sat delivery, a selection for such delivery will be made of those properly addressed to the postal districts, the remaining IsoAsre being sent out by the following delivery. 4 CONJUSOR OUT-KANCEUVERED. At the sitting of the Sheffield magistrates, cm Tuesday, M. Hamburger, who has been as performing . Sheffield and other towns the " king of wizards, Mr. John Wheen, joiner and builder, with havi n g M o d. ously stolen and taken away four boxes containing eight can delabra and va ri ous of his stage properties. The wizard applied to Mr. Wheen M fit-up his stage at Sheffield, ug h to assure him he might do so with safety, that his bill estO Le paid, showed him a handful of sovereigns. The meat amounted to 61. Its., and Mr. Wheen received 30e. caw count, but had been unable to obtain the balance. He elm* with other creditors laid e ke to the wizard at the close of his Saturday night's psrtiormance, but failed to obeli payment. The wizard, when asked what had become al the sovereigns which he had exhibited to Mr. Wheen and odeu b replied that they were merely counterfeits. He had sr nounoed his performances to be continued in Sbedeld dieing the present week, but Mr. When, from some intro nation he had received, discovered the wizard packing, his stock-in-trade on Sunday morning, and concluded ttti he intended Bight. At night Mr. Wheen obtained the of the Music-hall from the porter, without stating his He then removed a quantity of Me wizard's apparatus, bee tending to hold it till his bill was paid. Next morning, the wizard appeared at the Music-hall at the early hour of ale o'clock, with a dray, to remove his goods to the railway station, and to his great mortification found the greater part bad disappeared. From the information of the porter he applied to Mr. Wheen, who at once admitted that he led removed the goods, adding that he was ready to give thiek up en payment of his account. The wizard applied to the magistrates fur a warrant to apprehend Mr. Wheel. tett& they refused, but granted a summons, to which be WM appeared. He now repeated his offer to give up _lll. goods on payment of his amount, and stated that he ld been induced to trust the wizard by false repeats= and only seized the goods when it was manifest the t announced to continue his performances, intended-4 clandestine flight. He stated that the wizard had drum a large audience by announcing that the proceeds would be given to the Infirmary, bat only handed over 31. to that institution, though, as he was prepared to prove by the money takers, who were in court, the receipts that eight were WY. M. Hamburger (much excited)—You have no business to mention dat. Yon voce not asked dat. It is a felony and a robbery. and I ask for justice. The Muistrates said though Mr. Wheen might have ex ceeded the law in taking possession of the goods there was no felonious intention. They therefore dismissed the case, leer ing the complainant to h is remedy by action in the county court for damages. M. Hamburger—ls net taking stealing? The Magistrates—No, not always. The manner of taking makes II difference. K. Hamburger (turn. to his assistant, a moustached youth, who bad been taking notes)—Book dat down! Book dat down I De magistrate says a man an go into anodar males place, take away his tinge, and dat not felony. Mr. Chambers (who • for M. Hamburger) ukwi that the magistrates would at least recommend that Kr. When give up the wizard's goods. The Magi/grates declined, adding that if they made tihe desired recommendation to Mr. Wheat, they about.' at tb. same time recommend M. Hamburger to Fey Mr. Wham's account. The wizard left the court, declaring that he could not hew justice because he wee a foreigner, and protesting that he would take the ace to a higher cwt.—leads Menvey. THE FINANCIAL VALUE OT INDIA.—In dispel& ing its revenue of twenty-seven millions, we provide meat to a large number of our couatrymen, sad thins l Z to the general wealth of the nation. No fewer them Ade British officers, of the higher grade, are to be 'tumbled it the civil and military seMce of the government, whose h. comes range from 2001. to 23,0001. a year. All these sire velleborn and educated men, of the middle *him, wire hi an honourable proviwintt out of the resouress et lei& The total Run they draw yearly cannot be has Aiwa or mesa canons atrrling. We have not Included On Europese' common soldiers, of whom there were SRO before the mutiny. sad there will be, in at hart 20.000 or 80,000. All these are mniotaittedtra the Indian Tresanry, at &cost which must hereafter retied 8,000.0001. Again, there are the pension• granted to Mini officers, officers wAows and children, in the two which are contributed by fade and expended in E mati In round number., we shall not be far wrong if we the direct worth of India to Englishman of ell cheers sera lees than 10,000,0001. This is a magnificent subidy fix lit country to pay another ; and though we cannot apse K. de Vallmsen, that but for this resource England well not have survived the trials of 1793 and 1948, sea Wei ttY that it is an important ittm of the &meat between bah and Ragland.— Tf'atsogassUr /spies', Jac unbar. Fltr sirssirs sboi dire. stow hia had elam but • las bills of ih _ Will oftla IHiT brotl draa of se TI peril Mr. robbi panel Ti sate areal stole roti ____ sand( and COM Clerl scan refor the I Bpi at CI vat exPo Ai to le thel ipso A, Ben abet .1; one VOll ttb Be drai CI!/ p 1 MI 11011