The Express. — London, England, 1850-12-19 00:00:00

HINA. MAIL. "rdsPosiosee r the 16th, mdi e following i n AY, Nov. ek twice is the od the Bial a Bartlessee, lie of • * e ft s ter teb , r. Mr. II dPretilas i a tw eet :War so, l ts d" of mic iale e the M ' C h it to fall ear, Le for e info vee• 1 r. M.:2445. MO stater/seat, coloured he rein et rel . it ant bees Mr. *mom sisead sow' se bee ••••84 • of a hek 1 6 6 . as the die* ; oho halule the bad Imes, rr of the ruled o deserves ere, ip he ccuelisel lad laid lobe Id he has las where the frail ipel, her Wien 'gage the Am I shortly.e l k ri society. com-WM s ft Sim p la he the 'unieuth es tie a-morrow malat rho Devlin*. ted the hale he well has tetanal rsakea by all the izt Sir C. Napier the talk et ea Use latter ea lie w w het s t got th lusi e transact with and place. The r his staff, that lint paint he and data which to do so! Sir O. Ocomen's mourn s he ousel serve I said so does Gen. Of to him beep. General Stanley staff here. The ae satiefse Per ti hr g e S 5M Europe in the pilgrinsie to the bey return ea the -coaled they start ed on the Bth by , ie R. Perry. Os the 21st or fled, Led by him at led to Bonilla] leaving se. CoL en, died at Sherd he 26th alt., very was terse.—The nos ordered to be The pesesisry normal, sad the sal eoadesmaties. than their des—it rernmeat. It has, e who are po mp to be pat seder is repaid! noes at ones—= heretofore cement to retain& No officer is, OYU )it India satil it 4ore ' either cone or cool his heels made home son chief enema at perintendis; MO' said, both about former will be sea % IL, now at Ades. 1., formerly in the if India, has bees eneral, with a view • in the survey ce steamer Nimrod 231t1 ult., sod well o be run ashore es coast of isttiswar. (they are the ems ins, wrecked tall t the hall will, it k gtheeed 25 feet sad monsoon at a large day of her steel* ever reach Sara" the extreme. The en have just Pre ate sestai timed oink a service of 25 dit report lira herring amnia o f its branches. 80 000 low rate el Went& Lai, but this bee Wm ink preferring law De of ruin with large ,unt of eidureat last two moths in the Walt , these are 6r I I at N.I. hane arelora quarter% The 83rd r Ku had ad ▪ of MS bl/1 60 _, I late ; he bet Two. Aleut thrower: o i ' be Meehan me bear ho formate/ladder te e CU and Limit. Aro' e endemic! dying off "l i t.. the rt, and altorLl eig nearly a oats , K led at a T rap ..d camp Irs• ' dation gsr moat se tribes oat co to whit asil i trrod oe , fle 1 make et throtijac rporiestotho t asythisi t h. si a, we, there were force of 144 eillerrr.....nw• soldiers heil sminet ibri m• ' . the 28 :knees masagrat Io emu is lir FM: sr 13ciade Ire= gn Sins 4 * 7W a t Bombay fall 2th inst. • d Use = ' r oe tho 21111 114 _1 11 700 ke 20ar 11 " . " rout La OMR WOW •^' 1 01 . 10 W Ore i en ?oh S'3 o l o r t$ 1 I i . o V •-..r.' ! OEN Ite ' e!!! ) , ! R, :.' r 1 :6•e I Li- I i Sr' I ?Ad I Of i ice itml 6 v. I Dal til ✓ rf ll Frtgl • Kat p in L. 4 4 1 Lid k T d Cqh A' 111 dent It ht 4 r• • I. di In' 1 1' • .l . Az a t,. u. It Ki I. W. 6 cm m.-1 4 um um kb to kb lia 6 Ye tem Id ;•• .: THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 19, 1850. )WING UP A PORTUGUESE 32-GUN SHIP. Cs have dates from Hong Kong to the 30th, and cio the !9th of October. At the former place no )9 of importance ; from the latter, a report of the owing melancholy accident is contained in a letter ri our correspondent : • today very melancholy news have reached us n Macao. The affairs of the house of Braga za in .na appear doomed to every misfortune. Governor nrsl was carried off by the hand of the assassin vole his death a successor was appointed, and was collecting together a naval force when ,)b suddenly removed him; and now we have the cfal teak to record not merely the death of • tailor naval officer, but the destruction of his p with nearly every Kul on board. On ) '.."qh (yesterday) the anniversary of the birth the U tesi.'s cassia, Don Fernando, Captain Aka e Silva made arrangements to give a party on ard his ship, the 1/onne. Maria IL of 32 guns. A amber of civdians from Macao, and the calor, of .c United States sloop Marion were invited. At o.m the Donna Maria IL fired a royal salute, shortly tcr which several of the invited civilians went off Inc vessel, which was then lying at anchor in the la. At half-past 2 o'clock, p.m., the ship blew up th a fearful explosion, entirely destroying the yes .% and all on board, except the captain's son and nmc twelve or thirteen men, who were taken out of he water by the boats of the United States sloop of war. The crew consisted chiefly of Lascars, natives of Goa, with E trlican marines; the number on board at the time of the catutrophe could not have been far . short of l;00 souls. Toe American office r s it is I) . end Escaped, as they were about to quit their own when the explosion took place. The foregoing ..).at is known, and was brought by en express frim MACS" just before the mail c losed, by the ':tamer linguae for Europe. Who were the civilians hoard is not yet ascertained." In reference to affairs at Canton, the Friend of ( .1 Ores the following summary : ' from our last monthly summary, made up of Liman of rebellioa and warfare, residents out of na will probably have been expecting to hear of dethronement of Yih-chu, and the administration if the affairs of China by another Emperor; we have ncling of the kind, however, to tell of. The rebels sr, still in force, and large bodies of troops have boa '7l from Canton to repel them ; but it apposes to the general opinion that Messrs. Chang-kler %tit and Chang-kit-fuh, despite their assumptioa ‘. high sounding titles, are nothing more nor ILIA than a pair of freebooters ; and that wren they have laid the southern capital un der a smart contribution, they will retire. Of the 5; oration of the opium edict we beer nothing what t'm and it would appear that the whole report of i - . 4 11 an edict is erroneous. Captain Troubridge, of ttr Majesty's ship Amain, whose oven illness was r'Ported in ear last summary, died at Canton, in the notion of the day of the mail's despatch from that 'Av. Der Majesty's ship Hastinis, bearing the 11of Rear-Admiral Autos, arrived ,:44 Ii Kong harbour on the 10th begat '‘ e have not heard of a single gale of '•Ld on the coast of China daring the seek. A Itr ° 0 11( north east mermen is blowing, in the firelbora ira,n of the sea, the Bremen ship Pauline web the Lady Mary Wood has not made Wryer 14* in the accustomed time, it is doubtful whether 1 ••• to amended in making headway against it. i "tall .) , however, es the Pauline was engaged at an t qtro of 500 dollars to bring down the mail, the COLON I AL. AUSTRALIA. We have letters from Sydney of the 27th, Adelaide 30th of August, Geelong and Melbourne beginning et September, and Perth (Western Australia) 20th d September. What may be termed the event of the per ever which our present intelligence extend', is the grad public meeting held in Sydney, on August 12, ts take into consideration the Governor's despatch On the meetings in June last year (laid before both houses of parliament), when public feeling was an mistakingly expressed—one of those pulsations of the multitude which denote an active working spirt!, which is nurtured and encouraged by irritation. This irritation appears to have been present at the great i meeting eider notice, and to have stirred up feelings of resentment, contempt, and dislike to the ?shag authority, which time will not easily assuage; the meeting eventuated in • declaration of the feelings of those present which astonishes us by the boldness of expression and the deep sensi tiveness of the colonists tbat they have rights which they ought and are determined to enjoy. On the day before-mentioned the meeting took place on the open ground adjacent to the Circular Wharf, the number present pressing even to the gates of the grounds round Cloven ment-house. The meeting is stated to have been the result of a venter eoua feel ing of indignation which prevailed throughout the city on the publication of Sir Charles Fitzroy's des patch relative to the proceedings of the anti-trans portation meetings held in June. At least 4,000 persons are stated to have been present. We coa -1 dense the very lengthy report of the proceedings contained in the Sydney Morning Herald, Augst 13. Robert Campbell, Etq., was unanimously voted to the chair. The Governor's obnoxious des patch was then read by Dr. Aaron. The chairman then drew the attention of the meet- I iog to the subject-matter before them, and reiterated the sentiments he bad expressed when pre siding at the June meeting, " the like of which for its numbers, its earnestness, and its orderly and im pressive demeanour had never before been held in the colony." The two great principles which they were called upon to decide were civil freedom and the maintenance of truth ; in defence of the latter he wee sure some discord would necessarily ensue. The charges of the governor were false ; but the question involved must be settled and not left open to invite collisions between the government and the people, or bets een the different classes and interests of the missy. He (the chairman) reiterated the charge of diessertesy of which they bad accused the governor. 0 The deputation, sent from'a peaceable and orderly meting, went down peaceably to his excellency's t, where they were met by soldiers and il ed muskets; the gates were closed against them ; the kitchens, stables, and out-houses of Government-house were garrisoned with military, and the guns of the ships of war in the harbour were I pointed at the meeting; the deputation were refused admission as a body, and were treated with a marked discourtesy." The governor had stated that the meeting in Jane was composed of the mob of Sydney,l and that but few respectable persons were present; but the resolutions having all been moved by members of council, proved that it was no mob meeting. After some further observations from the chairman, Mr. Henry Parkes proposed the first resolution, as follows t That this meeting, having had under its consideration a despatch from his Eacsllency Sir Charles A. Fitzroy, dated Jane 30, 1849, transmitting to Earl Grey the great protest of the inhabitants of Sydney in public meeting assembled against the renewal of transportation, hereby declares that in that despatch hie excellency has, in a cue of the utmost importina to the general welfare of this colony, grossly meraresented a series of facts of public notoriety, traduced the chance? of a large majority of the colonists of all classes and is all parts of the territory, tad betrayed the in terests of the alma into the hands of its enemies. Mr. Parkes remarked that the resolution affirmed very grave charges against the head of the govern ment in the colony, and if the charges were juat they ought to be preferred in the most open manner pos sible. The first resolution was seconded by Mr. Lloyd, who felt convinced the home authorities must either withdraw the assertions in the despatch, or withdraw the man who made them. The Rev. Dr. Fullerton, proposed, That this meeting, aware of the insidious efforts of an interested and numerically insignificant section of the cola sista to re-establish transportation to this colony. and *ppm hawive of the partial success of them efforts, when treach erously commended to her Majesty's advisers by the local government, feels bound to declare its deliberate opinion that no faith can be placed In the promises of the Secretary of State for the Colonies on this momentous question, and therefore it atonaly demands the Immediate and final avocation of the Order in Council making New South Weiss a penal settlement. The resolution was ably seconded by Dr. Aaron, who declared it was • painful but imperative sense of duty which induced him to support the resolution. It was ' &well l nown fact there was a small section of the community who were anxious to restore the transpor tation system ; he believed the Governor was of that rody, who, had he been with the colonists, as he pro ,would have written the insidious despatch te mislead Earl Grey. The man who, with his family, was fed and clothed bythe people's money, ought not to write home to degrade the character and position of that people in the mind of the English minister. Mr. L R. Wiltshire, J.P., then moved the third reso lution, which was as follows: That this meeting declares its opinion that the despatch et Sir Charles A. Fitzroy testifies his incapacity for, and uhwarthiness of, the responsible office of governor of this =may. and earnestly prays from her Majesty his instant ✓amovil therefrom. The proposer was of opinion that the governor had Wraps' the interests of the colony, and the now Meg were rid of him the better. The gouger/ had laid great stress upon the receipt of an address bear ing 1,800 signatures ; but he (Mr. Wiltshire) was is • position to prove that at least 600 were 'purities, the manufacture of some of which he had witnessed ; and he would have no difficulty in proving to his Ex cellency that a majority of the names were He n na mes of persons who never existed, and the po who manufastured them was WillisallenryWelle,whobad formerly bean in the official situation of midget city surveyor. (Great senuation.)—Mr. J. M. Great esesaded the resolution. The fourth resolution wee impend by the Rev. Dr. Lang : That in aosordanos with the resolades adopted lir& public meeting of the lEtth i i s at. raw this Mew ra its *Woo—. That it is to tho men.bidas of this colony, and to the ended d abbe. that its wartime' should as Maw adadalotompi by the remote, ill lafesmed, sod thrememilds Ookodat.edloa bat by ministers chosen tram red resperbio te, the ecd themselves. In asordasse with the gratiffin ol the Bet constitution. Dr. Lang, from his own personal observation, believed that were the colony fairly polled in its length and breadth, nine-tenths of the moral berth astiutell4enos of the population weeld declare their nagnalifia aversioa to - the return to traeoporldien in any shape. The despatch el bid excelloner gave then a very sorry piston d eslonial govembnind I here they paid a warm-ont aid man 6,0001. error to misrepresent their *pinkies, and to traduce their characters.—Mr. Richard Peek aseonded the ',gela tion, which being carried unanimously, the ex-ma or, Mr. E. Flood, J.P., moved, and Mr. Blair the following resolution : Thies Wal e __sabodri b lhoio bigledeek ine = Votes:liken in kW the Mal aeramieg le Tor di atiegy be the A ommittio having haw appdated to PrePF*l rte both Hams el embodying orveseeddises, Webs baring been •0 t• the ehairnien, the begiblidglesia The Mgr Sydney jams are filled with the de bate is =oat on the esadnit of the Rev. Dr. Lang. The Abingdos lasted several days. To abridge the Mats wield egarooly do justice to the talent die frisiald the bees= and the assumed. The debate an August 21, advent* to the reverend reebbar, when the Legidathe PeinW resolved, aroo. eon.: TWO Sir boom Sr* bon SAS by lbe Dr. Loy to more& IM's Om so mos@ II arm Sat hoodo tboolbrat=or ma* moil wird birs by tho te Sorrobsy of OW be So WWI* l looddiro egoribra lof So 99, US limsbar, =aft IN, se the Mk Desialmr,loo. owl WAN Om &idol*, is s+. esinassid via desk and Lariat beard Dr. Laag la uph ill/Ikm, is of *ON that there are kandations for seek . Der t rey, hada, been wand by sew paid woks*, those isabisole seat at by hie see Offill loft inipialisesis hues fa sks sciadost of lastra ties r dims eississ, weld sea Is entitled se say semis &as ba the psalm d lank he 'edged may Paw. nevertheless.* py brew piNeall as easse above the stirred ydseosills samba, she loss Impedes that they woad be se am hal ape Iliskierted That the beesidall hilseed in the land wise et two parts, dated 16th has, 1146•U01, which mm the Rev. Dr. Leey it his letter go NA Postigrew, bit wet, directing the seamen' of this WA. Millestly admits that be received from the Owen, wen men ia the Rev. Dr. Lang, tat in such ellotwes ; that he was merely their trustee ; and that hit subecquent Pledging dhs deplieste of the said fader tree • fraud upon hug csituffes traits, end highly discreditable. In consequence of this. resolutions Dr. Lang pub lished an address to his constituents, who held a meeting, and passed resolutions condemnatory of the council, and sympathising with the doctor. There are good accounts of growing prosperity fur nished by trade returns, showing an increase of im ports to the amount of 238,9001. in the imports of '49 over '4B The exports showing in a similar compari son an increase of # per cent. A premium on the growth of cotton has been voted by the colonial authorities. The Herald, Aug. 9th, enters upon a luminous re view of the banking position and prospects of the colony. One thing was particularly marked, namely, the falling off in the discounts of all the banks. The working capital of the several establishments, as in dicated by the difference between the amount of their Iliabilities, and the amount of their assets, is stated as follows : lee*, 1649. March, 1860. Jose, 1850. New South Wales £141,900 £143,800 £146,500 Commercial 77,000 100,000 101,600 Australasia ticioa Totals.. £865,700 £685,200 £520,940 The working capital of the colonial bank' has steadily iccreased, whilst that of the English esn blishments has rapidly declined. In the case of the Union Bank this decrease is most extraordinary. The working capital of that institution is now lee, than it wu three months ago by 39,4001., or about 36 per cent., and lee, than it was 12 months ago by 107,1001. , or above 60 per cent. And, more (Unordinary still, with a working capital of 68,0001., this ir genions esta blishment has managed to do a discount business to the extent of nearly 500,0001. So that it is lending to the colonists 432,0001. of their own money. Hardiness. I pereposed then until I should take my wile to Calends. wed seem to Berradtpote en thp alltdal. Oa the mooing oldie Nth, is messes, era= I took Men 11.1e0eiestio, with ler free asst that do so. Raft istetiod the heal, bed= Whii eons, I wee returning is Beireekpore with bee. Abate two Ibllo MOM my home, at about 8 p.a., Major Bartle mut reds up to ay earriege, sad, la his usual lose, said—" How are you, Shelton 1" or " How are you I" I made Um se reply. He then, with a Yea Gam v 01.., said—" I want ea explanation of leen einikest la the morning r" bat to what he referred, milift M 111111 to the eiranneteace of my leaving Itervaeltpsee WINO reOyiag to two motet of kit on roue 'riling or Nedra, subjeste, I know not . He this said, " 111 send a (rattles yea t' Before he said this, I had said—" I have die *toured you conduct, Major Bartle's= sad have to say to you." It wee after this that ' he said lan= send a friend to me. To this, I replied—" Very gust" He asked we for ma explaaation. I said I would give his apse, and that he was not worthy of it, bat that he would know it soon enough—meaning that I would send • friend to him to give his. that explanation which he required from I me. In the coarse of farther altercation, I told him "I have dissevered • lath, of yours." He asked me for 10 ablates' sonversation, which I most positively re fused. He then asked Mrs. Shelton for 10 Wasted convenatioa, to which she assisted, but which I pro- hibited la these terms " You shall not eater ray hew, Major Bertlantea." He said —" I will, ifs, and you shall not keep me eat of It." I add, " Yen Awn not, ss." Afterwards be asked me it I had no cionsiderethen for my innocent wife; to which I replied, "I have every era sideratioa for her, but I have sone for you." He several th an salt he would send a frilled tome. My answer simply wee, " Very good." He several times asked me when he shouM beer hens me. My reply wee, "Immediately," by whisk meat that I should mead • friend as soon so I reached hew. He then rode away, 'Wog " By, by " tozah r erifr. Ca My meshing home I found him perdu in front of the entrance door. r a p s : so of the and handed Hu. Bheltoa out. Maier Beedemen i p= e itissealf en her left hand, and prosseied to miler the home with us. I said, " You shall nee SSW the house, dr." He said, " I will, sir," sad pushed Wm& into the entrance hall. I thatently deeiral kin ae leave the house, in these tams, " Leave the bow, *— instantly leave the house." He refused, sad said be led onto with the sauction of Mrs. Skelton. I replied, Nebo has no power to give say sanction to your kebab's." I onset say how often I ordered hint to levee the ler% but the prohibitions were as last upon each other se podia. As be refused, and vu proceeding into the din ashy bow determined he was to go, and how unlit I in es ape with hint on even terse, and in a state slant wild from his violent promisee, I ranted into my bedroom, whW was in darkness, and, feeling for my pistol COIN BO* oat • pistol, and, mailbag out on Major Bartleman, who was standing in the dining room by the side of my wife, I ordered him instantly to leave the house several times, yew eludieg with, " I warn you—l warn you," and at the some time presenting the pistol at him. Major Bentham rushed upon ma, and with one hand wrested the pistol (rum me. and with the other rained down upon my person • series of blues with all his fora with& riding stick or malacca cane which be had la hie had. On his releasing me he threw 1113am:sera as, sad said, "Be resoluble—be quiet. The lineations& remices, addresa, or signature, and you can prove aothireg." I flung meson out of his grasp, and said •' I will have nothing to say to you. Leave my house, sir—leave my house." I I hen called the servants to turn him out. They rare afraid. Be put himself is an attitude of defiance, &sit he dared tram he do It, and mid be would not go. I said " You won't ge, tura% you r' and then rushed into my dewing room, heel whist' I brought out a rata= cans. I again several times ordered him to leave the house. He still refused to go, lad I aimed a blow at his head with the cans—a blow which I reputed. lie again rushed upon me, and • second struggle ensued, NOM 11101Bilf than the first, in which the dining utile and all upon it were thrown down. He succeeded in wresting the stack from me ; on which I called for another. Ha held the use he had taken from me by the middle, end eaid " I eta kill you, sir, with this—l will kill you, sir, with this." Meantime, the table had been put on its legs again. Before I left Major Birdman for the cane, be had himself drawn the ram rod, and execrated the pistol. He found it unloaded. He said. " Why the pistol is unloaded I" When the ramrod went down the pistol, it appeared to me likewise to be unloaded. lie now called to my servants, and said, " Bear witness your tour bell fired on me thus," and suited the make to the words. Oa this, the pistol exploded, the contents passing over the bead of my khitmutgsr's son, who was in the au of sweeping and collecting the broken pieces of crockery After the pistol had exploded, Miler Bar d/nap proceeded to leave the hones, asking me " When shall I hear from you ?" I replied, " immediately," and ran into my room for my kat for the purpose of going to • brother officer. 1a my huts my hat fell off. I was parsing Major Births= bare-heeded, when he said to me, You Lou yourself Imola of your own house, do you ? You will find that you are not so." I replied, " I not any ani 'tacit, but I will be so." I then passed him, to go to any friend. but he called me bock, and said, " Mr. !,Bhelton, I now speak to you officially, and place you under arrest." I said •• Very good.' He said, "Mind, I plus you under arrest until I have reported you to year commanding officer." I said, "And when shall I know that you have dose so ?"—with the intention of wandering myself at large between his report of my arrest sad its confirmation or macinuation. He told as to leave nay home at my peril, and that I was radar unit until I should be triad for say life. He thee west sway, and in about ten ravens returned with Colonel Pencil/all, my commanding officer, who con tinued my arrest. He sent for the pistol case, and proceeded to examine, with Major Bartleman, the remaining pistol, which was unloaded. I now left Major Bentham' and Cabral Pettaagall, to ask a friend to tome over to my house. Atter • lapse of • little time, I returned to the drawing-ram, which was empty, end f ra ud Major Bartle. man either s tanding is the verandah with my wife Of returning from it into thedrawing-room. Coloael Pattengsll and Msjor Bankston shortly or immediately after (I forget which) left the house. 1 eat down sad sketched the heads of this miserable evening, and while BO engaged was visited by the Major of Brigade who placed me under clue arrest, and to whom I recounte d all that bad ascurred. He then left me. This is all that scarred on the 23rd sad 24th of Aeguat last. To the Judge Advocate—Major Bartlsmail had esetain authority given hies by the father of Mrs. Shelton. The i nature of that authority was to latarfere in my family affairs, as I undenteed. The letter I found between the pillow ere and the pillow, was given to the Court of Inquiry that was held In this ors. This is the letter produced. The following is oar note of the document, as reed in court : Oh why ?—what can be the cause I do not hear from, or see aught of my beloved this morning ? Is she ill ? I expected she would have written again last night. Why did she not ?—and all this morning have I been watching the godowa for a single glimpse of my adored—my soul's life ; but there has not been a alga or even the wave of a handkerchief for my comfort . Pray write by Davy. I have applied fee leave positively for to-morrow. Do you think you tea go also? I must eninsgs, at all risks, to see yos tonight. Whet think you, my own darling, my dearest, my own love? " Lieut. Shelton applied, and was permitted, to be oat of court while this letter was being read. Major Bartleman voluntarily admitted that the letter was written by him. Lieut. Briton recalled (to the Judge Advecate)—l know that this letter was intended for ay wife, though it has so data, direction, or address, by the allusion to the godown, and to Davy, who was the bearer of my child. The Judge Advocate hers read Dr. Lauebton's letter, to explain the nature of the authority more clearly. This is the principal evidence on which the charges rest. Major Butleman's defences rats up on the technical objection that military discipline was not mfrieged by his having writtea the note, or intruded himself into Lieut. Shelton's house and beaten him, and therefore that he was amenable L to a sort martial for the skittle crime of seducing a woman who was placed under his peanut care. The trial lasted nisi dem It was oa the 28* of October that the erred read his defer,. The finding et the court , martial had act yet been made public. Vbe Court. - WINDSOR, Dic. 18. The Queen walked this morning in the Slopes. Prince Albert went out shooting this morning, scannpanied by the Doke of Bedford, the Marquis of Exeter, and the Earl Spencer; Lieut.-Colonel Has. C. B. Phipps sad ' COlOO4l Bourses were in atteedases ea his Royal Highness. The Prase of Weiss and PAM Aldred took an airing in a pony Oaten this morning In Wadser-srl, e attended by Mr. Birch. r mambas of the al family took their natal w and posy exercise. llamas of Granby, the Earl and Oesetnes Granville, Lord aid Lady Seymar and the Hon. Wee Seymour, and Sir William Gibson Craig, But., are espested to arrive at the Castle M u/OmM to thegmen sad the Prism The Marchioness of Doer* hr relkool the Vlementen Con i cs in her duty okay in Wahisgekthe Own. The dinner partythis odor trthses the Dachas of eat, the Duke lei Deane of Behlard, the Martsais sad Marchioness Westseiwier sod Lady Oetavia Grosvenor, the Marquis sod Muchienem of Issuer and Lady M. Conl, the Marquis of Closhit lativasey Bustard, Batmen de Bps*, tke Earl end Countess Spam and Lay G. Spencer, the Earl and Countess Granville, Lord sad Lady Serena and the Hen. like Seymour, Lard Georg e Lennox, Sir William Gibs= Craig, and Moat: Colonel Hoc. C. B. Phipps. Tito bond of the Royal Horse Garda will attend clar dinner. Her Ksjesty'e private band will afterwards naiad in the Castle. Lieutenant F. R. Black (St. Helena Retezt a t MA ea interview whit ad Grey yesterday, at the Met Mr. Akleriaaa Harr waitool as Ilir Moor GITTi at the Alawfaak eilarar, to Anther tie aims fast the ward at QuembiMe. apaa tie Pipit Lord John Rama retuned to his ra Pem broke Lodge, Iladumaill Park, yesterday, frees Wirier, Cassie. Mr. Shepherd, chairman of the But India Com pen, had aa Interview with the Cissaaellor et the Lahr qua rafrudal. Mr. WUleoz. 11. P., hat mho ea lawniew web the light has. Want yestaday, at nisolielal miasma, ia Dowidagotreet. The Rotor of Liverpool, and Mr. Cardwell, 211.1 1 ., treanamed bestow pawky, it the Board et Trade. THE PAIN AND THI PAPACY.—Thewwho w o uld —if they mWag us *gala seder the yeke oeyer- 1 whims, nay warn* She swaths which they is ts thak dodges to the wary of the AidlN.7 ; bet the real troth is, that the only devil they have to mead with Y the peistael.—Prach. MR. COBDEN AND SIR THOMAS HASTINGS. At the peace mines at Birmingham last month, Mr. Bright, is the Leans of his epee& there, made some 'Maims to the evidence given by Sir T. Hastings, R.N., before a parliamentary sonasaittee on navy estimates. Mr. Bright is »ported to have said : " Where was the danger to which Ragland was exposed ? There was no superstition greater than the fear of a war with France,--a superstition whisk had been handed down to is from the French war. He retiolleeted Sir Thomas Hastings, an admiral of the British fleet, who was examined before a eon:mitts* of the House of Commons a short time ago, was haunted with this fear of France. Davits his I:- mutation he was pressed border and harder as to the autho rity upon which he had grounded these apprehensions. At tut it cam out,—he stated that he had been informed by • priest,—eo, not by a priest, but by the Bishop of Madague car—(load laughter)—that the intention of the French people was extremely hostile or warlike. (Cheers.) Only imagioe, the only authority upon which a British admiral anticipated war was an idle story told by the Bishop of Madegasear." It appears that Sir T. Hastings objected to this allusion to what had been said before the committee, and wrote to Mr. Bright, demanding his authority for the statement. Mr. Bright replied in due course, stating that the anecdote had been related to him by Mr. Cobden, a member of the com mittee in question. Upon this other letters passed between the parties, and ultimately Sir Thomas sent the following challenge to the hon. member for the West Riding. " 16, South Andlerstreet, Dec 14. " Sir,—l have read our letter of tos 13th inst., and find that I pre you credit in my list letter for more gentlemanly feeling and straightforward manliness of character than you seem to eon rider to be your due. I once more all on you to state, directly and explicitly, whether, attar manning my evidence, you tan with truth assert that my sole reason for believing that the hostile feeling of Fiona to this coun try up to 1844 was (minded on an idle story told of the Bishop of Japen, which Mr. Bright declares expressly he awned in public on your authority ; and you, therefore, are responsi ble to me. And should you, in so clear and simple a case, refuse to give me a satisfactory explanation, I shall oarlock that it was and is your intention to insult me, and I shall plate our correspondence in the bands of • friend, who will wait en you on my behalf —or, should you prefer It, he will confer with some friend of yours. I should be glad to receive lcar answer at the earliest ionible period. as I wish to eave town.—l am, sir, yours, T. ItARTINOB. —Richard Cobden, Beq." Yesterday, Sir Thomas Hastings published the cone. spondence: The following is Mr. Cobden's reply : UL COBDZN TO BIZ THOMAS HtSTINOB. Crunapeall House, near Manchester, Dec. 18, 1880. Sta,—lf in my earlier days my admiration for the genius of Sheridan had not tempted me to witness the mimic ex ploits of Sir Lucius O'Trigger, I might have been at a low to comprehend the meaning of your letter. Aided, how ever, by my recollections of that model duellist, I understand you to propose that we mould lay down our pens, and have • personal interview, not to talk over the matter In dispute. SRN Ivan to approach within speaking distance, but to take our stand at twelve paces apart, with pistols in hand, and endeavour to blow out each other's brains. Now, I am satisfied, without any such experiment on my head at least, that half an ounce of lead propelled by lees than a quarter of an ounce of powder, is quite sufficient to shatter the human skull to atoms, and extinguish in a moment all powers of reason, all sense of justice, and every religion, sentiment. Bat how such a poxes' would satisfy me that had acted unjustly towards you, or convince you of the contrary, is, I confess, quite beyond my comprehension. So soon as I had recovered from the fit of laughter into which, I must confess, your challenge threw me, and after I had mustered the temptation I felt to name for my second my much esteemed friend Mr. Punch, I endeavoured to procure a copy of the report of the committee, which with considerable dffliculty, and after the lapse of a couple of days, I succeeded in obtaining ; sod, having refreshed my I memory by a perusal of your evidence, I will endeavour to state the facts of the case as between you and myself in such away as shall admit of no further misapprehension. After the committee had heard your:evidence at consider able length as to the preparations which had been made (partly under your directions) to repel an imaginary inn elms from France. I requested you to state upon what autho rity you maimed that the Finset nation were eager to go to war with this country. Your answers were somewhat nine, which induced mo to pros you more closely, when at list you quoted, as a proof of the belligerent disposi. tins of the French, certain warlike sentiments which some body had heard on board a steam boat fall from the lips of the French Bishop of Japan. The uplifted eyes and hands of more than one member of the committee led to the interposition of the chairman. The room we,, if I recollect correctly. immediately ordered to be cleared of strangers, and you were requested to with draw. I NM then appealed to by some of the members Ili t►e committee to allow the above part of your evidence to be expunged; others, on the contrary, wished it to be retained, as 'spans the trivial grounds on which profes sional man are disposed to advocate an augmentation of our amements. At last it was agreed that your evidence, when written eat by the shorthand writer, should be submitted for nor notion to Lord Seymour (the chairman) and myself. Two 111 three days elapsed before the report was placed in my heads by his lordship, when I agreed that the passages respeeti•g the Bishop of Japan should be expunged. In the meantime I had mentioned the incident to Mr. Bright and several other members of the house. The above statement of facts you will net call in question. You do not deny having quoted the authority of the Bishop of Japan ; you merely correct Mr. Bright's atom in ealleg him the Bishop of Madagascar*. You do not gmennes to call in question my right to mention to a member a dm House of Commons in his seat in the evening anything or everything which transpires in the morning Is a public committee room of the house. You do not even complain of the evidence which was expunged having been afterwards made public, for which I could have expressed my regret. What, then, is your complaint / Why, that Mr. Bright alleged that the authority of the Bishop was the only proof, brought forward by you, of the warlike disposition of the French nation. In the perturbed state of your heeling; you seem to be unable to perceive that this is • question to be decided by reference to your published evidence, which has been in the hands of every member for two years. lam not Mr. Bright's authority for the sonatas of the blue books ; I am responsible only for having communicated te him that part of your evidence which was suppressed, the 1 truth of which you do not deny. Nor am I accountable iss any criticisms or arguments he may deduce from it. Your grievance is, then, confined to one word—the word " only." Now, since the receipt of your last letter I have felt it my duty to see Mr. Bright, who says th►t, in reply to I your second letter to him, he has informed you that the re port of his speech is net free from verbal inaccuracies. Why did not you end me a copy of that letter / It &ppm to me that the whole question at issue is involved in its mean% and, had a farther opportunity been afforded to Mr. Bright, he might possibly have removed the whole ground of complaint. For myself, I have not another syllable to say upon the subject. Yes ; I must add a word or two hikes I come to what I trust will be the sloes of our correspondlimem. You are a public servant, filing a very nmemilis Mill s and in the receipt of a liberal public stipend. AS ail.= of the commission for increasing oar coast defame yen wow largely instrumental in promoting the expenditure ef may millions of publie teensy for purposes and In a mama whisk whether right or wrong, are open to dieseadsm. Your voluminous 'Masse before the committee on the army, navy, and eminems, Wales attains ; and much of it, in my humble °plea, is epee te aalmadvemien. Burk being your peados, you mist, like all public men, expect that year conduit will be freely summed ; and your fate will be a laeltier one than that of meet of u if you do sot find yourself earn eakapprehended, end sometimes ms represented. If, unable to reetzain the ebellitime of an inselble temper, yea must seeds &amp a member of the legislature to metal embet, merely beaus swam mem her k reverted to bare made a shake is a eagle word In speeds elan hour's lagth, ae beams a repertsee pm may have slipped eta Maul samenat, then you have mistaken your mamas. and you meld be masultbm yeur ems reps. and and the interest ef the gauntry by wearies Mai the publie service, sad te ak regality Ibr year euesegable nerves wields the baieleble praising of year own dame* sirol —I main, Sir, pan, site., (Biped) RICHD. COBDEN. Sir Themes Hastings, B.N. MUNDiII 07 • Pass CD.NW ON 2111 COANT or •nuo•.—A phial Ist* to • sootvespary eves UN fol lowing " • Wear km smoshool from th• mew sloop, Omar. Wallohomp, as ito mat, timpalatiog la all mos Is Somalis elk Os los& of lis as% vadat atromilmoss. Most oh wads somloas to $OlOl CloloboVio lb laters), s Mat bolmilsi to Mids. a moll wok Mak dam as Mad, w' Os Omp. Ito sumer .ad taps. stos (ass of doss was 11to most sis) woo boa to tato dot dam to WNV's left of Its matt of its dm. Os Ow tam Ito lbw% mow rose os *soh ItSail lbso all, awl Om Ms So rhos, th. meg Ihos waft Mt mar." TM somst eloso not is; how mewl davoea now wom lolt es Marl, or "teem tkolt moo led bast Iskm away, orW foal me treto pooperly amid. inst. The 3rd Dragoon@ were at op the 3rd. and ezpeeted to reaeh Julian& the 7th. Coloael Curtis, about , c o hum the army. The 71st Native Infantry, t 'i t . on man in hospital, had gone into camp at * a irs r where the mortality was increasing. , freedom tat w as at their old trade of throat.' • least it was s o p poeed so,aa three men had orog it des he of after leaviog Kobat on the 3rd rig jtuber fa Peshawar by the Jonah.* Palm A ot fresh disturbances rt u " on the frontier hal ' r t bundationless. Sickness had not abstwll clAkoe. where on the 31 st O ct ober there were 11 "4 : ers and 1,466 men in hospital ; five deaths dories rr ,,k, of which four were of Europeans. It was ,t the 14th dragoons, which had one-fourth g,:e aembcr in hospital, would he soot away to Ve-rst, and that in their stead her Majesty's nod f ,. 33 ,13;1undur would be cantoned at Anarktalse. The ie . were drawing near, at which Goolaub Sing, of or tmeer, would be present, as well as the Governor iewral. Sir W. Gilbert had been presented by the 14th ein with the cup won by the gallant veteran in Sivember last on his own Arab hone. Several officers ? A d left on duty, among whom were C,lonel Napier, weer, and Major M•Gregor, deputy-commissioner.' •1 3 e 4:h Punjsub Infantry had been ordered into pop, preparatory to starting for their Lew deetina- Opr. The treasure party, 52nd N.L, under Major Fiaddham, reached Battawnlpote Ohat on the 23th 3 :., The Calcutta papers of the 7th contain sec runts rf the laying of the foundation store of the liindoo female School, to which the lion. Mr. Bethune has gatribeited 4,0001. to defray the expense of building, is Wallies, I presume, to the 10,0001. with which he 4 formerly endowed it. The following items of intelligence are from the C4kurra Star: At Ifydrahed (li*Slol . , territory) the moat striking inci didnt . the return of Shims ul-Oinualt to ministerial power it ie to be greatlyapprehended that no mean uof ability now urns the consequences of past mind., and that the v:nets of his Ilighntsa can only be brought matt order by kri.oh aliMllol2ll. We find the following items of news in the Madras AM3ort the favourable Intelligence from the interior which to reached the presidency is, we are happy to sty, pleasing per regarding cotton, from Coimbatore, when the crepe K iev us be unusually thriving. The cotton cultivated is tb, AWITiOIIII variety, and a large number of ryota ere en cse..l us Its cultivation. Dr. Wight hat directed the i,;•.e.aioa of the cultivators to the imputsoce of occuionelly ustaing the plant, by which means he has Wong: a his own reps - o • high decreed parts etiou. In consequence of this assurable result many geed , n proprietor have sown their lead *kb cotton, and Dr. Wicht him*-1f has converted some N dkly fields into cotton lands. Su great was the demand isr (Men-seed that the company's cotton farm hss tees mach restricted in its own cultivation of the ;:sat. This state of things me, be attributed to the 1..:1 et several European merchants having appeared :site bald as cultivators of American cotton. MILITARY INTELLIGENCE. ArroINTMENTS, PROMOTIONS, &c., IN H.M..8 s. announced sins despatch of last Overland Nail on th. .tad November : 1.a0.. , i0xe.-100k Bret (lineeem). I:automat A. J. 1.:3,1* has obtained two roars' leave to Bogland.-14th do. C :.:1111 1 1 041 kaa bora granted tow months' km to enable haw to ri join hie re t. .-Bth Boit —Ensip A. R. Baylr hi. paned Natrona. Liestonant•Coloool H. W. Hartley boa 0:::.i etl sic months' leave to E ;gload, psadirg his retire s. it os halOpay.-18t1" do. (Royal bib), Lieutsotot C. C. Abbott has beau permitted to do duty with the 70th Foot the arrival of his sups at Port William Easian C. W. Wingstoa hen obtained reviled= to remain at Meerut, p. oda.' the result of ale alication to retire from the ore. 1.0.-22 ad do. Lieut. E. S.W. BEIPb has obtained 3 months' ante Co .oroceed to Calcutta from 15th Oct., and for 2 years Eogtood eat medical eertifleate.-25th do. Lieuts. W. T. , tt• and 0. Bent have obtained 2 years' Bich test. Loglasil.-28th do. Limiter:oat H. 0. Colvin appointed' ii.u.ant, Farriogton promitad.-61st do. Lieutenant A. It .11i hu obtained two years' tick .it. to Busload. ; .h di. Ensign A. Salta's:she promoted to lieutenant, ..:bout porches), from 19th Oct., via O'Brieo,doeessod.- 7-th do. (Highlanders.) Liootosaat H. B. B. Rocks has snail lean in extension from tat January to 31et April, •*l, to romala is England. Captain Keogh bee been ;mood*" rejoin his company at Aden-80th do. Lieut.. nose' C. Lewis has obtained sit weeks leave to Calcutta !..m lot November, sad for two years to the Cape of Elool I. lie, on medical sortificate.-83rd do. Lieutenant 11. .magartasr has pained is 44 abratta. Lieutenant J. Meade A obtained as extension of leave to 26th January, 1852, to • :nabs la largos& it roma. Erranimmmovv.—A•sistant Surgeon J. F. nq goo, rem, has obtained leave to proceed to England. •• .n W. Th i s= 11.0 , 94th Putt, bu obtaissd oat: • leave NI :itAL2IIIII NT DIA= IN THU ARNIM of huh •ttsd exerm the departure dike !JO oa the 2nd Nouns. .-11.11.'s Troope.—Lkat. A. Armstrong, 61st loot, at i assn, ou the 24th October. Amistant Surgeon D. Glut hitt, at Peshawar, on the 25th October. Boor ' Litalt-Colonel R. &Ilkley, 2nd grenadier N. 1., at is the 26th October. Madras: Ensign W. H. Chip ; 24.k N. 1., st fieetabuldeo, on the 16th October. l• rid: Lieut. J. Cathcart, 60 h N. 1 at Delhi, oaths °Motor. Captain 0. A. Brett, Inialids, at is., ow the Jabs Br4ktman, on hi. passigo to Singepon, as 'September. Ennis Brightman, 39th N. I , at , to, on t h e 28th October. Captain Rowley Hill, 4tll at Bomber, on the 14th November. [For markets moire peg..) 'UNA AND THE INDIAN ARCHIPELAGO. Lady Mu; Wood has reached Slianghae, and the agents may have determined on keeping her there maul a good return freight has been sewed. From the coast we have rumours of pirates in great force cer the mouth of the Min, and about Hamm. The Ser pent left Hong Kong for the northern porta on the I)th, and will probably give some **Daunt of them shortly." [For markets use last pap.] E .. .t.tatd * at os C. Al:hal tn' the a r Lain p.adiag 1.1.1 —2. twe t'e E-4114 l' no a w Loot h.,u•en . A. C. ; d e.:bout J 4 tl !..M1 U . MOW obt was Moo unreal ',a's I r , Ate I ..don L 1.” I 4, lends! re 4 tt 1: the 1. ' I 1 r) • a 1:• f—rr tt..! Amu t) a ▪ 1.0 deo. the t•te ti e•A 1)3 :3 L;11 of t, ▪ t) ow le isl sfl re. t[i Or V al ▪ AI , 011 Ab tk• el 1 M f r doe A 0.0 lode oato J Mr% mo o Obi Rio dog over . ilk pi* VAN DIEMEN'S LAND. ATTEMPTED ESCAPE OF SMITH O'BRIIII\ ANTI CONVIC r AGITATION. Hobart Town papers received to the beginning of September are chiefly taken op with the all-absorbing topic—anti-tranaportation. The ill-faith of the Colo nial-office on this subject appears to threaten the dis memberment of that vast colonial empire known as Australasia; it promises to b 3 the rock on which the home government will split unless the evils be averted by mi uist ere giving way arid sendiag the moral pest else where. The conduct of the Colonial-office on this all important question has secured for Sir William Den nison the detestation of the colonists, who, in example of the Sydney folk, have convened their monster meeting and demanded the immediate recal of the governor. On the 81h August a public meeting was held at Launceston, and attended by the most respect able settlers on the northern side of the island. A petition to tho House of Commons was agreed upon denouncing the non-fulfilment of the promise made by the imperial government as " a breach of good faith, derogatory to the honour of the British satin and altogether opposed to that enlightened, just, and generous policy which, as the parent state, it should exercise towards a remote dependency." Another topic of discussion and of excitement was the rumoured escape of Mr. Smith O'Brien to Cali fornia, which was generally credited. The attempt to escape was made, but proved abortive. Tho fol lowing particulars of the event are taken from the Colonial journals : The following is given by the Colonial Times :—Ellis, of the Victoria, had socepted the government tender to convey a Nos prisoner, ke , to Port Arthur. That the Victoria wee mutely prooseding on her route to California, and, as petnicasly arranged, had touched at Maria Island to convey Smith O'Brien to hie destination. And that agreeable to wash as arrangement, when the Victoria had landed her boat be take Smith O'Brien on board, he and all the crew IMPS immediately seized by the coestabitlary. Such is the NOOK which, if tree, would of coarse absolve all parties Simseened from any criminal ietention, bat that the vessel awl stew, as well as Smith O'Brien, have all been nixed on that suptalon is a tact of whiel there can no lorger be a doubt, as we have it from the my best authority. The Adrertiter's version:—On Sunday and Monday the Victoria wader, commanded by a am aimed Bilis, was ob served hovering about the blood, the wind being light until evening, when it fell eelm. Shortly before sundown, Mr. S. O'Brien, wbo, notwithstandiug his avowed iuteetion of essapieg, should an opportunity offer, has considerable libert allowed him, went down to a send cove, one of the kw p l a ces where beats generally land, and just as be reached the discs a boat with this men put in, end he rushed up to hY middle to meet it. A countable on duty, who was a wades of the set, covered him with his piece and called to Ma to forbear, mosting this by rushing at the boat and kaocking a hole in her bottom with his combine. He then =loat to all four the folly of resistance, and required I submit quietly, which they did. The 0111001 is abases, meantime, having mimed his prisoner, ease rushing down the beach, and secured him while still in the water. He was then conducted to his house, and the three man con fined for tranentimion to Hobart Town. A whale boat, with lit hands, was sent on board the cutter, seized her, and brought her in. She, too, with the parties on board, will be seat up immediately. It has not been thought necessary to impose any restraint on Mr. S. O'Brien greater than that to which he was previously subjected. COURT MARTIAL ON MAJOR A Ooneral Court Martial anenthled on the ground floor of the main gaud in Fort William on the 19th of October to try Major John Barden's, of the 44th N. 1., on the following charges " 1. For scandalous and infamous conduct, unbecoming the character of an officer and a gentleman, in having, at Surackpors, under cloak of the almost paternal authority with which he had been entrusted by the father of Mrs. Sheltoo, the wife of Lieut. Shelton ' of the 38th Regiment Native Infantry , in pursuance ors b ias endeavour to seance the affections of that lady, written to her, on or about the 22nd of August, 1850, a highly unb ecoming note, and afterwards authorieed a person named H. P. Downing, an attorney, to communicate clandestinely with Mrs. Shelton in his behalf. " 2 For most disgraceful conduct in having, at Barrack pre, on the evening of the 24th of August, 1850, persisted entering the house of Lieutenant Shelton, with the en press purposed speaking to that officer's wife in his pre sence, in dlereferd of Lieutenant Shelton's positive and repeated prohibition; in having persisted in remaining there in spite of Lieutenant Sheltots'e remonstrances and opposi tion ; in having, while there, basely availed himself of his superior strength to inflict personal chamieement on Lieat. Shelton ; and in having, shortly after Leaving the house, returned again in company with Lieutenant Sholtmes coma minding officer, and in having takes that mortality to communicate with Mrs. Shelton. " 3 For dimmest's' conduct in baying, at Bursckpon, a day or two after these occurrenose, dant:lastingly received from Mrs. Shelton a note en the subject of them, which note he brought forward at a court of inquiry on the 27th of August, 1880, as a justification for his intruding him self into Lieutenant Shablea's home, as alleged la the mooed eltssgs." sot guilty. Tha r i s4• ll4l = now opens& the proceedings. He mid It was with extreme regret that he saw so old an officer ea the prisoner arreignek at three most serious charges. These charges were bred an bets whisk, if proved, would fully bear oat the terms by which his sound was charac terised therein. He than peoseedad to rood the names, as stinsienly explanatory of the foots, and to all Lieut. Shel ton, limo last whams kg the prosecution. Liniment Shelton mid—On the 23rd of August last, M. lithos nate to Calcutta only in the met, with pronleim driven there by Major Hartlmun. is his hum on a must or invitation I had 41vm Major Bartle- MIMS MI the previous afternoon. A little after one psi. d that day, I west into my wile's bedroom, to see if my Mires wen misispo he they had been reported to bo. Os =die head of my wile's bed, I mann a Man lying ne Ow mos .ad the piU. The pillow oms MO old sell Ow, mai the War was vegyxmrn meg Hats eignien at soling • Isnot la mit • I poomohri Mena to amoshie it. It was without Oradea, or address, or iguanas ; bat it was la Major Borthesea's handwriting. It was oonshod in terms whisk Mahn mid Mann me, and from no nose ol tionominiont, end melon Maness is it, I could net doubt hr wham it was banded. Ivs meek dientagni, and I did not know what to do. The Mond shim I would have ocesulml was khan is O&M& OWN to the hops that there might be some soblehe no we mg, sad in the Mame of the only Mend I maid kin ansulted, I obtained loan, and penman to Chloalla Ligtaking with ass this ditorreen ant i sad anent isiesis note, to a Mend of mins (Mr. Owls) who is eit illmmoy, to obleia his opinion on that handwriting. X i gir WI" inngrord.my l o wst a br u t rast o Bung ; bet eat NNIMIOI, eel I 11111.11111 t eri t o sty rum is • state Wer bienity, km mmosee m. This might heel tea woo. at sinus in my room =ea nrmeei e eel I tell km of the diploma, I had Jib hasseimy es MR Into fatally matters honor Zion= StaAnoiminsrosrues oenamitsivintlithigail POLICE INTELLIGENCE. THIS DAY. MARLBOROUGH-STREET.. 3&IIIID1,613 ATTACK AND ROBBIRT.— W. Thompson, who described hitoseli u R cabana, was charded with rob- M s . gonmentor, Mr. Adolphus Dubois, dentist, 65, Priou'oetweert, Leicester square, deposed that lest night, about 1 Veleek, he was proceeding along Upper Norton street, when soddenly, from a door-way, three men, one of whom was the prisoner, rushed upon him, and the prisoner cans in front of him and passed some kind of an instrument round his seek and twisted it. Witness called out, and the prisoner twisted it tighter, the other man at the time calling out " Give it him." The prisoner suddenly let go his bold, and witness celled out " Murder," and " Police." The other two roan, wt o are not in custody, than came forward, and held his bands down while the prisoner forcibly tore his coat open and 'Patched his watch and chain from his waircoat pocket. The other two men ran away, and the prisoner gave the instrument another twist, and witness became uneonscroua. When he came to himself he found his coat torn, and bin watch and eosin gone. The watch and chain produced were his property. Witness added that be was still suffering from the effects of the injuries that he had received, and his throat was much swollen in consequence. Mr. J. Toning stated, that about a ouarter-past nine lag night he was in Upper Norton-street with a friend, when he noticed opposite to whirs be was walking three or four indi viduile, and almost immediately after he heard a cry of " Murder," and " Police," and then saw two men run down the street, and the prisoner crossed over towards where he was walking. Witness's friend called out litre is one of them," and witness Lemke hold of him by the colter. Witness held the prisoner till a constable came. They then walked over to the prosecutor, who recogniscd the prisoner as the man who had attempted to strangle him. A female then came from No. 38, neer.y opposite to where Cm occurrence took place, and handed to the constable the watch and chain produced, which she said she had picked up in the erea of her house, clue to where the prisoner was stopped. • Matilda Carrel said she lived at No. 39, Upper Nor ton-street. Last nlaht, about sine o'clock, she and her family were at supper in the parlour, when she heard the cries of " Murder," and " Police." She ran to the door, and on the step of the next house she saw three men who were holding the prosecutor, and she heard one say, "Give it him; do for him." She then saw the prisoner put his hand thrcugh the railing of the area, and she heard something drop on the stones. She went into the ares, and found the watch and chain produced. A constable having given corroborative evidence, The prisoner, who is supposed to belong to the gang who attacked Mr. Curators, and who said he was perfectly inno cent, was remanded till Monday next. EAST INDIA HOUSE. Yesterday a Quarterly General Court of Proprie tors was held at the East India House, Leadenhalstreet, Captain SilaritaßD took the chair. The CLERK (Mr. Mayne) having read the minutes of the ormcr meeting, the CHAIRMAN informed the proprietors that the divi dend warrants would be ready by the Eth of January next. Mr. LEWIN rose to move a resolution to the effect that as vacancies to chief officers occurred in the army of India, they should be filled up by a just proportion of Indian as well u Queen's officers, unless the former should be found unfit for such offices. He alluded, in support of his motion, to the late appointment of Sir John Grey to the government of Bombay. No doubt the appointment had been concurred in by the Doke of Wellingtnn, but, notwithstanding, he (Mr. Lewin) maintained that Sir John Grey, from his great age and infirmities was quits unfit for the appointment; be sides • hich, it appeared unfair towards the Indian army, in which men were found perfectly qualified for that or any other situation. (Hear, bear.) He could not see why any high offices should be given only to certain troops. Were Sir John Littler and Sir Walter Gilbert ever surpassed by any officers in the British army ? Why these officers were passed over it was impossible to say. It was well known that in every instance of competition with the expeotanta of the government the Indian officers had been sacrificed. (" No, no.") Mr. WEEDING protested against such attacks, as quite oat of order. Mr. LEWIN would say, in reply to that gentleman, whom he might style " Mr. D.tto," for he believed be always re peated what wee geld he the chairman—(laughter)—that he was not out of order. They did not show that spirit they *sett in protecting their officers; for in the ease of 0 aorta Littler, the court took no steps to vindicate that gentleman. from the (slight cast on his reputation. (Hear, hear.) The bon. proprietor then alluded to the observation of the chairman at the last meetiog, wherein he spoke of the " misconduct" of Mr. Lewin. He now called upon the *halms* to state from what authority he used those words, or to withdraw them. Mr. SULLIVAN very heartily concurred in the opinion of the hon. proprietor as to the high qualities of the officers in the Indian army. (Hear, hear.) He had heard of no occasion where the court had neglected to bring forward deserving officers of the Indian army, and he hoped and believed they would continue to do so. (Hear, hear.) The CHAIRMAN trusted that every proprietor would do the directors the justice to admit that on all occasions they had defended their officers to the utmost of their power and ability. (Hear, hear) The cue of General Littler was an extraordinary one. officer was appointed to the highest situation the board of directors had power to bestow. (Ap plause.) The trams system of promoting deserving officers of the company's service would be continued. (Hear, hear.) In regard to withdrawing his expression of the word " conduct," he begged to say that the papers were in the pro prietors' room from which he had drawn that conclusion. (Hear, hear.) Mr. LEWIN said they were a parte statements, and anything drawn from them was erroneous and false. (Con fuion ) A DIRECTOR observed that the appointments to certain °Domande were given by the Horse Guards, in which neither the Court of Directors nor her Majesty's ministers bad any power to interfere. The CHAIRMAN said he should move the previous igsestion. General CAULFIELD, • dirctor, protested against the Language used by Mr. Lewin. The CHAIRMAN requested the clerk to read two docu ments. From these it appeared that the conduct of the Marquis of Tweeddale, in the removal of Mr. Lewin from W hie judgeship, was approved on the grounds therein m& men- Bees angry observations passed in respect to the word saisseaduct" between Mr. Lewin, the chairman, and other proprietors. Idr. Serjeant GAZELEE hoped that a compromise in this matter might be come to. The chairman would no doubt admit that he did not use the word " misconduct" in a moral sense, and no doubt the hon. proprietor (Mr. Lewin) would agree to withdraw the imputation of faleenood applied to the chairman. After a reply from Mr. LEWIN, in which he vented to this suggestion, The CHAIRMAN observed that the word was not used in a moral sense. He could not. however, but express his astonlahnsent at the conduct of Mr. Lewin on this occasion, after the liberal treatment ke had received from tho com pany. (Hear, hear.) Mr. Lamm, Mr. Creates, and Capt. McKinnon having made some observations, The CHAIRMAN ordered the clerk to read the resolution proposed by Mr. Lewin, and submitted as an amendment to it, " That this court do now adjourn." The amendment was carried, and the court broke up accordingly. STEAM COMMUNICATION WITH BRAZIL—GENE RAL POST•OPPICI, Deb.—Her Majesty's government have concluded a contract with the Royal Mail Steam-packet Company far the conveyance, by steam-packed, of the mails between this country and Brazil. 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As the new line of packet' established between this country and the Cape of Good Hope, as well as than peaked , will touch at the Cape de Verd Wanda, the letters and newspapers for those hands will be forwarded by either line of packets, aooording to the time each letters, &c., may be posted. The rates of postage epos letters and newspapers forwarded by these paekste will be the same as are at present chargeable to the reepeetive places, tea.: —For bitten not e x ceeding lox.: Rio de Janeiro, 2& 9d.: newspapers, fen; Lisbon, ls. 9d. ; neweltspers, led.; Madeira, Is. 10 d .; newspapers, 2d. ; Tamil& la. 111 d. ; newepapers, 2d. ; St. Vincent (Cape de Verde), le. 10d. ; newspeons, 2d. ; Pernambuco, 2 1 . 9& fin; Bahia, 2s. 9d. ; newspapers, free ; Moan V " itleo n r r. rs irL ; newspapers, free ; 13nmos Ayres, 2e. Id.. n free. rostomaters will bear in mind that letters, , ineesded to be transmitted by the Boma primes snot fa Mars be net to Landon, instead of to Fal lon" r liontelors. 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