The Sun. — London, England, 1858-01-07 00:00:00

------- . Lieut.-Gen:, Wells, .at Fort person of Taylor from Bi idger, directing all th.e parties in the neighbour si and concentrate in hood of Green River to re p e ar River, and stating a d vance of the troops on _. t h a t there were some 800 Ulinted States' Dragoons on their way to reinforce our command. They were further directed to burn the gre..ss, steal the ani mals, fell trees in our path, and in every possible manner annoy us by night and i..y day.. " In consequence of this inforntation Captain Marcy was sent back (Oct. 18) with tw: 9 companies to meet Col. Johnson, as we apprehende( that our expresses might have been captured, ari d it was also decided that we should return and go into win ter quarters on Henry's Fork of Green River, As the cattle and mules of the command were very weak. Soon after Capt. Marcy had left two express I men came into camp, bringing word from Brigham Young, the purport of it being that he did not blame theofficers and soldiers, as they were merely tools in the hands of a corrupt Government, and had to obey its o r d er s, 4ze. He also advised us to place all the women and children with the com mand in a train separate from the others, as he wished, by all means, to spare them. " In the evening two e xpress men came in from Colonel Johnson , who was at the last crossing of the Sweet Wate r, waiting for all the trains to come up. He sent orders for our command to re turn to Green River, and there await . his arrival. An express was sent recalling Captain Marcy, who returned the next morning. " We were visited by a severe snowstorm the previous night, which continued until noon of the following day. The snow fell to the depth of about eight inches. Some 30 mules and horses died in the night from the cold. The next day (Oct. 19) we began our return march. "On the evening of the 21st of Oct. one of the waggon masters belonging to the ox trains was taken prisoner by the Mormons while be was out hunting cattle. The next evening about 30 Mor mons came to a hill near the camp, and sent in a note by a teamster, whom they had taken prisoner the previous evening, stating that they wished Col. Taylor in exchange. Their request was not com plied with, and no answer returned. " On the 26th an express came in from Colonel Johnson, bringing the news that all but one of the trains had arrived ; that the Dragoons were still behind, but were expected up every day, and that be would start on the 27th, and come directly t Green River and Black's Fork, and we were directed to return to that place and await his arrival. "On the 27th and 28th the command travelled down the fork some 12 wiles. lIER MAJESTY'S THEATRE THIS EVENING. Piccolomini, Spezia, Giuglini, Belletti, Rossi, Vialetti, and Aldighieri. THIS EVENING (Thursday, Jan. 7), ATA. Prices :—Pit Stalls. 12s 6d; boxes (to hold four persons), pit and one pair, 21. 2s; i,, , rand tier, 31. 3s ; two pair, 1/. 55.: three pair, 15s ; gallery boxes, 103; gallery stalls, 3s 6a pit, 3s 6d; gallery, 2s. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.— Her MAJESTY the QUEEN has graci ously signified her intention of HONOURING with her PRESENCE a SERIES of FOUR FESTIVAL PERFORM ANCES, intended to be presented at the period of the ap proaching Nuptials of her Royal Highness the PRINCESS ROYAL with his Royal Highness the Prince FREDERICK WILLIAM of PRUSSIA. The general arrangements arc under the direction of Mr. Mitchell, in co-operation with Mr. Lumley, and favoured by the assistance of the following Managers of the Metropolitan Theatres; Mr. Smith Theatre Royal, Drury-lane Mr. Blackstone Haymarket Theatre. Mr. Webster Adelphi Theatre. Mr. Harrison and Miss Pyne „Lyceum Theatre. Mr. Robson and Mr. Emden Olympic Theatre. Mr. Phelps Sadler's Wells Theatre. The programme will comprise the following Entertain inents On TUESDAY, January 13, MACBETH. Produced under the direction of Mr. Phelps. Macbeth, Mr. Phelps ; Lady Macbeth, Miss Helen Fauci With Locke's Incidental Music, under the direction of Mr. Benedict. And Mr. Oxenford's Farce of TWICE KILLED. In which Mr. and Mrs. Keeley will perform. THURSDAY, January 21. Balfe's New Opera, THE ROSE OF CASTILLE, By Miss Pyne, Mr. Harrison, Mr. Weiss, and the Operatic Company of the Lyceum Theatre ; conductor, Mr. A. Mellon. With a COMIC AFTERPIECE. SATURDAY, January 23, AN ITALIAN OPERA, By Madlle. Piccolomini, Signor Giuglini, and the Principal Artistes of Mr. Lumley's Theatre. And a FESTIVAL CANTATA composed by Mr. Howard Glover. With a BALLET DIVERTISSEMENT. Fourth Performance, AN ENGLISH COMEDY, By Mr. Buckstone's Company of the Haymarket Theatre. And an AFTERPIECE, in which Mr. Wright and Members of the Adelphi Company will perform. Admission to the pit (for which a limited number of tickets will be .Os. Gil. Gallery stalls (reserved and numbered) 6s. Od. Gall try Applications for boxes, orchestra stalls, and tickets to be made at the Box-office of the Theatre, and at Mr. Mitchell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bond-street. T HEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET, Lessee—Mr. J. B. Buckstone. THIS EVENING, to commence at Seven o'clock. with SPEED THE PLOUGH. Characters by Mears. W. Farren, Compton, Chippendale, Mrs. Poynter, Mrs. E. Fitzwilliam, and Miss E. Ternan. After which, a new comic Christmas Pantomime, entitled THE SLEEPING BEAUTY IN THE WOOD ; or, Harle quin and the Spiteful Fairy. Harlequin, Mr. A. Leclercq ; Columbine, Mi3s Fanny Wright ; Pantaloon, Mr. Mackay ; Clown, Mr. Charles Leclercq. Orchestra Stalls (which may be retained the whole of the eveningl ifr. 6s. each, (No charge for booking.) First ?rice. s. d. Second price. s. d Dress Boxes 5 0 Dress Boxes 3 0 Upper Boxes ... 3 0 Upper Boxes 2 0 Pt. Gallery OYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Proprietor, Mr. Charles Kean. TICS EVENING, will be performed A WONDERFUL WOMAN. After which, a now grand comic Christmas Pantomime, entitled HARLEQUIN WHITE CAT ; or, The Princess Blanche Flower and her Fairy Godmothers. The Princess Blanche (White Cat), Miss Kate Terry ; Harlequin, Mr. Cor mack ; Clown, Mr. Hnline; Pantaloon, Mr. Paulo ; and Columbine, Miss C. Adams. rinHEA.TRE ROYAL, ADELPHI Lessee —Mr. Ben. Webster. THIS EVENING, will be performed the second and third acts of THE GREEN BUSHES, in which Madame Celeste, and Mr. Wright will perform. After which, a Mythological Extravaganza, entitled HARLEQUIN," . OR THE LOVES OF CUPID AND PSYCHE. Jupiter, Mr. Paul Bedford ; Mars, Mr. Frank Hall ; Venus, Mrs. Billin;ton ; Cupid, Miss Marie Wilton ; Psyche, Miss Mary Keeley. R OYAL LYCEUM THEATRE.—SoIe Lessee and Manager, Mr. C. Dillon.— THIS EVENING, THE KING'S MUSKETEERS. Prin cipal characters by MessrP. Charles Dillon, Stuart, Barrett, Poynter, Holston; Mesdames W °cigar, Buckingham White, and Weston. - - To conclude with the Burlesque and Pantomime, LALTJAH ROOKH, and the PRINCESS, the PERI, and the TROU BADOUR ; or, Harlequin and the Ghebers of the Desert. Supported by Mesdames Charles Dillon, Buckingham White, Eliza Webb, Maria Ternan, Esther Jacobs, and Woolgar ; Messrs. Barrett, Calhaem H o l s ton, Poynter, and J. L. Toole. Clowoe Messrs.' T. Matthews and R. Stilt ; Harlequin, Mr.J, Ricketts; Pantaloon ' Mr. A. Stilt ; Sprites. lerr Zeleski and ; Columbines, Misses Malcolm and L l e es. Gorgeous Feast of Lanterns.—Fenton's Grand Trans formation Scene. Doors open at half-past 6, to commence at 7. A Morning Performance on Saturday next, on which oc casion the Children of the Westminster Grey and Green Coat Schools will be present. In active preparation, a new and original Comedy . , by Leigh Hunt, Esq. 3oz•ofee open from II to 5 daily. ')OPAL SURREY TEIEATRE.I Lessees, Messrs. Shepherd and Oreswiek. THIS EVENING, will be performed BROKEN FAITH. After which, QUEEN MAB ; or Harlequin Romeo and Jolliet. Clown, by the Surrey Buck ; Pantaloon, Mr. Brad bury. STRAND THE XTRE.—Lessee, Mr. T. Payne. —THIS EVENING, will be performed HARLEQUIN NOVELTY AND THE PRINCESS WHO LOST HER HEART. Harlequin. Miss Ora Ten ; Columbine, Ma , llle. Doulin ; Sprite, Herr Kirt The Lambert Family and the Red Man of Agar in their wonderful performance, dre. Commence at Seven. StAils, 35.; Boxes, 25.; Pit, is.; GAllery 6d. CANTERBURY HALL, Westminator-r o PEN EVERY EVENING.—The follow n company of Vocalists are engaged for the performanco 0 S •lections from all the popular OPERAS, MADRIGALS CHORUSES, GLEES, DUETS, die., viz. :—Miss Mrs. Badzey, Madlle. Marietta, Miss Prnuell, Miss Ray, Madame Bartoletti, Miss Montague, and Madame Marietta ; Herr F. Jonghmans, Mr. Renshaw, R. Grover, T. Farrant ' EL J one s, J. Barker, W. Melling, Senor Antonio, E. L. Rime, Mr. Badgoy, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Bell, and Mr. Ber nard; Messrs. S. Collins, W. T. Critchfield, and E. Mack nor, Pianoforte, Mr. Cecil Hicks; harmonium, Master Williams ; Director, Herr F. Jonghmans. Commence at Seven o'clock precisely. Suppers, dm, until twelve o'clock. Mr. AUGUSTUS BRAIIAM will make his first appearance on Monday, the 25th inst. ZHE SUN, T HEA TR E-R OYA L, DRURY-LANE, Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith. THIS EVENING, will be performed THE LADIES' BATTLE, in which Mr. and Mrs. Leigh Murray and Miss M. Oliver will perform. After whioh, the new grand pantomime, LITTLE JACK HORNER. Cummence at 7. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Cara Bey—Morn., 15 min. aft. 7—Even., 40 min aft. 7 TOMORROW —Morn., 5 min. aft.lB —Even., 30 min. aft. 8 .ellE WEATHER—SUN OFFICE, JANVART 7. IHEIIIIO3IETER, IN THE SHADE. 36—highest since noon yesterday. 31—lowest this morning and during the night. 39 —this day at noon. BAROMETER, 30.27. WIND, S.W. S.S.W. ; light, with fine cold frosty wea- - _ i ll ' A S 4S C-Ceir-'/-_-,,,•21'7 , I t T v s 'l / 4 -,- ; 4 - 4 t 1 • L ',' (~ 4:::::::f*t:''''''''d ' G .:l, - 1,-V sults of the conflict. The rebellion has been crushed, and although it may rear its unhallowed head in isolated quarters, for a short time, it has not the slightest hope of eventual success. We mourn for the brave who have fallen in the con test, but we shall severely avenge their loss on the miscreants by whom they were destroyed. LONDON, THURSDAY, JAN. 7, 1858. This will be a day of mourning throughout the United Kingdom. The illustrious HAVELOCK is no more. He surrendered his valued life after having fully accomplished the noble task to which he had devoted all his energies, and for which he eventually sacrificed his existence. It was not on the tented field, opposed to the overwhelming odds which he had so frequently and su trium- phantly encountered, that the hero perished. . . - - Such an end would have been that which he would most probably have desired. lie succumbed to the incessant fatigue, exposure, and anxiety, which he had experienced during his unparalleled march, and succession of victories. But his end was not the less glorious on that account, and he must have died happy in the consciousness of having faithfully and efficiently discharged the arduous duties that devolved upon him, and of having rescued the gallant garrison and the help less fugitives at Lucknow from a -late far more terrible than even death itself. He did not sur- vive to receive the rewards bestowed on him by his grateful country, or even to know that he had been nominated a K.C.B. and a Baronet appointed to the command of a distinguished Regiment, or en. doomed with a Pension by the Parliament of his native land. His gallant spirit had winged its flight before the matter had been ventilated in either House, or before Ministers had extended their inadequate proposition for continuing the trifling pension, not only during the precarious life Of the distinguished father, but for that of one well calculated to sustain the honour of his name— the son, who was severely wounded at the relies of Lucknow. All England will sympathise with the bereaved widow. We trust that the national gratitude may be suitably and adequately displayed. A monument in Westminster Abbey has been fully earned, and seldom has one been erected with more universal assent. But we must think not only of the dead, but of the living. We can only show our just appreciation of the departed hero, by the conduct displayed towards his surviving family. Had Sir HENRY HAVE LOCK received his deserts, he would have been elevated to the peerage, with a pension of at least 2,0001. per annum to his two successors in the title. His widow would thus be a peeress. We can at all events repair that deficiency. There is no possible reason why Lady HAVELOCK may not be created a peeress in her own right, with the pension that should have been granted to her husband, and remainder to her two immediate successors. This, at least, is her due, and although there might have been no azure blood in the ♦eins of the deceased Ge neral, the nation expects that the debt will be fully and completely liquidated. Nor is the deplorable death of General HAVE LOCK—a loss equal to 5,000 men—the only bad news, " The British troops had been defeated— for the first time—in a pitched battle, with the total luss of their tents and baggage, and a fear ful destruction of life. The affair took place on the 27th November, near Cawnpore, between General WINDHAM and his division, consisting of the G4th, 82d, and 88th, and the Gwalior mutineers. After a fierce contest our troops were compelled to retreat with the loss of their tents, &c., which were subsequently burnt by the rebels. The 64th were reported to be nearly cut up." This is indeed a change. It is true that the odds were greatly against us. We had about 2,000 men, whilst the mutineers had more than four times the number, thoroughly organised and disciplined with a strong park of artillery, and everything calculated to enable them to take the field under the most favourable circumstances — that there should have been a temporary failure even under so daring a commander as General WINDHAM cannot be considered as surprising. We have, however, been so accustomed to vic bries against any number, that it may be thought more of than it deserves. We must recollect that these men had every advantage belonging to our own soldiers, and we should not depreciate the Hero of the Redan because he has been unable to com mand success, although he unquestionably de- served it. The disaster, for as such it must be regarded, was promptly and effectually avenged ! No sooner did Sir COLIN Cearximat. hear of it than he marched from Lucknow, encountered the rebels, whom he decisively defeated, capturing 16 guns, 26 carriages of different sorts, an immense quantity of ammunition, stores, grain, bullocks, and the whole of their baggage. Our own .loss was fortunately numerically trifling. But one officer, Lieut. SALMON, was killed. The fugitives from Lucknow—women, chil dren, sick, and wounded, had arrived safely at Allahabad. They aro now therefore placed be yond any reasonable anticipation of danger, and the entire community will rejoice at their escape after the terrible ordeal they have encountered, the detailed account whereof, from the pen of Brigadier INGLIS, we are told, appeared in the Calcutta Gazette. It is said that the pri vations and sufferings endured by the garrison, and more especially by the ladies, were fearful, and we can lend easy credence to the statement. A few days will now give it to the public, and we shall await the interesting details with Consi derable anxiety. Six regiment 3, the Bth, 87th, High landers, 7th 79th ussars 2d Dra g oon Guards, and 3fl Batt a li on of the Rifle Brigade, together with a detachment o f Artillery' h a d: aarrived or how at It is, however, impos;itle to say when their ser vices will be rendered availa long they may be detained at he d a - quarter. through the lamentable deficiency o f preparation on the part of the Executive. If suitable :arrangements had been made Sir COLIN CAMPBELL would long since have been enabled to enter on a regular campaign for the subjugation of Oude. If that be delayed, it is the Governor-General and his Council, and not the Commander-in-Chief or the military authorities, who are to be blamed. Sad as the intelligence has been, especially so far as relates to the doath of the truly noble HAVELOCK, there is nothing to occasion any well founded apprehension respecting the ultimate re - During the last few months houses with liabili ties to the extent of at least from fifty to sixty millions sterling, have succumbed to the formidable pressure by which they were assailed. Among this number were a few joint stock banks, and although there can be but little doubt that every bona fide creditor will be paid to the utmost far thing, that no actual loss will be sustained, advan tage has been taken of the opportunity to organisa a formidable onslaught on those generally speak , ing admira,blymanaged institutions. The facilities which they afford to the legitimate trade and com merce of the country, are so many thorns in the sides of the hard calculators. So long as these establishments flourish they cannot carry out their designs against the property of their less wary brethren. The joint stock banks have enor mous resources at their disposal which they dil pense liberally and judiciously to all having just claims for pecuniary assistance. It is not merely the large paid up capitals, or the credit afforded by a list of not merely solvent, but wealthy pro prietors, answerable with their last shilling and their last acre, for all the engagements and liabilities of the establishments with which they are connected, but the immense deposits intrusted to their care and management, and for which they bestow a portion of the profits thereby obtained on the depositors. This is " the unkindest cut of all." It attracts money that might otherwise be reposing in the Hag of " hard calcu lating bankers," and from which they would rea lise enormous profits. Nor is it merely the amoent distributed in the shape of interest to those who rejoice in obtaining at the same time a remunera tive investment for their money, that represents the loss to the private bankers. There are the handsome dividends paid, amounting in many in stances to 15, 20, aye, 26 per cent. on the paid up capital. These gains expose the secrets of the prison house, and disturb the peace of the hard calculators. Why should they bo abstracted from their coffers ? Why should they not obtain all at which they are willing to grasp ? Even Mort- DECA.I, the Jew, was not more obnoxious to HA MAN than are the prosperous joint-stock establish ments to the bankers of Lombard-street and Lutli bury, and hence the attacks that Lave already taken place s and may be anticipated during the present session. It is not however a more stringent law respect ing joint-stock banks, but a more equitable code for the winding-up of insolvent estates that is re quired. At present the Court of Bankruptcy is avoided with a holy horror, not merely by the bankrupt, but still more so by his creditors. The former sees a formidable ordeal to be encountered which must occasion serious annoyance, however meritorious may have been his conduct. The lat ter consider the inevitable reduction of the divi dends which, under a more judicious system, they would unquestionably obtain, and gladly accept ,he tender of 55,, or even 2s. 6d., in the pound, rather than see it frittered away in useless pro ceedings which may gratify a vindictive mind, but can be of no advantage to the general body. It is not that the code is too lenient ; quite the contrary. It is iti stringency that, generally speaking, leads to the expenses so greatly dreaded by the creditors. The whole law of debtor and creditor requires revision. The enactments re lating to bankruptcy and insolvency require re vision, and both should be amalgamated, for no distinction sbould be made between traders and non-traders who are unable to meat their engagements. At least no general one. It might safely be left to the discretion of the able and experienced Commissioners who preside in thd different Courts. Nor should imprisonment for debt, at the mere will and pleasure of an exas perated creditor, be sanctioned. It should only be authorised under the judgment of a Commis sioner, either in bankruptcy or insolvency, and then for a definitive and limited period. It would, wider such circumstances, be more dreaded, and affix a greater stigma on the character of the in carcerated party, than is now the case, when even a man of unexceptionable honour and integrity may be imprisoned through unavoidable misfor , tunes. The whole subject should be closely investi gated, and such legislation as may be required passed with the least possible delay. As we have stated, the question is one of paramount impor tance, far more so to creditors than to debtors, and it is the interest of all classes to have it settled in the manner most equitable, and, at the same time, expedient. Avoiding, at the same time, undue severity, and undue leniency, punish ing the deliberate swindler, and relieving the poor but hpnest debtor, whose poverty, and not his will, prevents him from meeting his engage ments. THE ROYAL TWELFTH CAKE.—This annual specimen of confectionary art was placed in the royal banquetting room at Windsor Castle last night. The cake with its decorations stands about five feet in height, and weighs one hundredweight. It is made in four divisions, each diminishing in size as it rises to the top ; the base being circular, and decorated with beautiful medallions and embossed borders in silver. The second division is octagonal, each angle being ornamented with an oval. shaped mirror, let in and surrounded by a richly-em bossed border. The figures standing out in front of this compartment represent ladies and gentlemen in dresses of the Court of Louis Quinze. The third tier is a square, its angles having medallions in their centre, and sur rounding this compartment, and between vases of miniature flowers are grotesque figures representing winter. The fourth division is in firm of a richly ornamented pedestal, on which is placed a cup of chaste design with flowers. This upper division is surrounded by figures, alio of .the Court of Louis XV. The whole is an elegant specimen of ability in the ennfectionaty department, and does great credit to the taste and skill of Mr. Constant Pagnitz and Mr. Hawkinson, the royal confectioners. THE GAS COMPANIES AND THE PUBLlO.—Yesterday the committee appointed by the delegates from the metropolitan parishes held an adjourned meeting at Marylebone Court-house, to consider the form of petition to be presented to Parliament in reference to the mono poly apprehended from the arrangements entered into by the several gas companies. The chair was accupied by Dr. Bachhoffner. A. form of petition was, after consider able discussion, agreed upon. In order to show the ho portance of the ,übject, it sets forth the statement which appears in she report of Mes,rs. Gallou, Simpson, and Blackwell, on metropolitan drainage, dated Aug. 3, 1857, and or :sired by the House of Commons to be printed as follows :--According to an estimate of Mr. George Ln,,ve, C.B , engineer to the Chdrtered Gas Co., London, the annual consumption of coal for the purpose of gas-making in London was then about 840,000 tons, which would yield 7,280,000,000 cubic feet of gas. The value of tbia volume of gas would be, at 4e. 63. per 1,000 cubic feet, 1,733,000/. ; and the petitioners are informed and believe that the annual sum paid to the various gas companies in London is near 2,000,000/ per annum—a sum which must of necessity be continual y i-creasing. Tne petitioners therefore submit that the several gas companies should be restricted by legislative enactments g b a e s bo su u p n p d u t e o d a by pa t r h ti e c m ula to r terminatedstthot a e na i their aac standard t ii o run u stutie:hrees charge o a A e r g quality e e v d o f i o t o n e rf g : and G t. hf the gas thanks to the chairman GENEROSITY OF AN ACITESS.—AIi s Goddard, the tragedian, who has been visiting Australia and California during the last three years, presented her entire share of purpose , amounting of forthe Shakspeare d play of the " Winter's Tale" was performed on the occasion• G A telegram from Stockholm states that the Discount i tio e stooo e nruci: l iyi a bdeer s i.ls l :tiago n :i i ta g etos ohiat:tssiturersnaetecneiegtisegprt,sgs toi f ißo h arnel r iea. engagement, ruat, uaranteo Society has been completely organised, and solvent hou f s t e 'r s P tions The object of this which is Lan n i - % i ° lfl e u r e a ntiall supported, is to assist the formal sanction of the . Government a that may be subjected to tem porary embarrassment. LONDON, THtTRSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 7, IRN6 THE LATE GENERAL HAVELOCK. LA :1 EST NEWS. Our readers and the English public will deeply grieve at the intelligence which we this day pub lish. Sir Henry Havelock is no more. Not only before ho could learn the honours and rewards which have been bestowed upon him by a grateful and admiring nation, but even before he was ac tually gazetted to the baronetcy with which his career has been rewarded, he succumbed to the great enemy. He died on the 25th of Novem ber, from dysentery, brought on by exposure in risons have left for India—the 6th, 13th, 80th, and 89th—probably 3,500 strong. The regiments there now are—the 2d, stationed at Fort Hare ; I2th, Tamacka ; 45th, at Natal ; 60th, one battalion, at King William's Town ; 73d, at Keiskammahock; 85th, at Graham's Town ; and the local Cape Mounted Riflemen. A large number of the last named have dismounted, and their horses have been sent to India, and vessels are constantly leav ing the different ports with horses, purchased by the military officers, agents of the Indian Govern ment. 2,000 in all are to be despatched. In addition to the troops, a cAnnany of mounted Artillery, has gone to India, and 50 more, out of 80 remaining at Cape Town, are under orders to act as grooms in departing vessels. Major Boyle, Colonial Aide-de Camp to his Excellency Sir George Grey, has, with the Govern ment's consent, thrown up that appointment, and followed his regiment, the 89th, to India. In October and November three or four vessels left the Cape for the Hoorya Mooria, Guano Islands. Among the large vessels at anchor in Table Bay were the Blue Jacket, Granville, Henry Ellis, Teene, Judith, Sodore, Mystery, and Samuel Enderby. the field and unceasing anxiety. We had come to regard Havelock as bearing about with him a charmed life, and we can scarcely bring ourselves to believe that he, whose name for these six months past has been a household word in England, is numbered with the dead. But so it was at the death of Nelson, of Wellington, and of Raglan—the nation was astounded at the news, and some days passed by ere we could realize our loss. Six months ago and the departed general was plain Colonel Havelock, and his name was scarcely known beyond his own immediate circle. He had served in the Affghan war, and had written a memoir of the campaigns through which he served. It was only in July last that we heard of his splendid victories, which had followed each other in such rapid succession, that one, or at the most two suc cessive mails brought us thenews of all. Well, he lived to see Delhi taken, and to relieve the garri son of Lucknow ; and we can say of him as Tacitus said of Agricola, "In vero f e li x , non solurn, ice claritate sed etiam opportunitate mortis." The late Sir Henry Havelock, Bart., was the second of the four sons of the IP:t e William Havelock, Eig., of Ingress Park, DrJar Greenhithe, Kent, and of Bishopswearmoq l l, county Durham, by Jane, daughter of the late John Carter, Rig., of Yarmouth. He was born at Bishopswear mouth, April 5, 1195. Our readers are well aware that tire Charter House is the school which reared the future hero, and that he bore among his schoolfellows the cognomen of " Old Phloss," on account of his sage and thought ful demeanour. Among his cotemporaries at Charter House he numbered Lord Panmnre, Dr.. Conuop Thirlwall, Bishop of St. David's, Mr. George Grote, Sir Charles Eastlake, Archdeacon Hare, the late Sir W. MacNaghten, and Dr. Waddington, than of Durham. In 1813 he was entered as a student at the Middle Temple, where he was the pupil of Chitty, and the friend of the late Judge Talfourd. His elder brother, the late Colonel William Havelock (who was afterwards killed at Ramnugger in 1845), had distinguished himself lir the Peninsula and at 'Waterloo, and fortunately commanded sufficient interest to obtain a commi..,sion for his younger brother Henry, who was gazetted a month after the battle of Waterloo to a Second Lieutenancy in the Rifle Brigade. He began and completed his military training under the gallant Sir Harry Smith, the victor of Aliwal, and served for some eight years in England, Scotland, and Ireland. At length ho effected an exchange into the 13th Light Infantry, and embarked for India in 1823. In the following year he took part in the first Burmese war, and was afterwards sent on a mis sion to the Court of Ava. In 1827 he became Adjutant of the Military Depot at Chinsurat under Lord Coinbermere. He subsequently visited Cal cutta, and having passed in the languages at Fort-William, was appointed Adjutant of his regiment by Lord W. Bentinck. In 1838 he was promoted to a company, and served on the staff of General Sir Willoughby Cotton in the invasion of Affghanistan, and was present at the capture of Ghuznee in 1839, under the late Lord Keane. He was shortly afterwards sent to the Punjaub in charge of a detachment, and vas l placed on the staff of General Elphinstone as Persian interpreter. He subsequently served in Cabul under the late Sir Robert Sale, and commanded a- column in the final successful attack on Mahonaed Akbar in April, 1842, for which service he was made a C.B. We find him afterwards acting as Persian interpreter to General Pollock, taking an important share in the brilliant affair at Istaliff, under the late Sir John M`Caskill, and nominated Persian interpreter to Lord Gough. In 1843 he was engaged at Maha rajpore. In 1844 he became Brevet-Lieutenant- Colonel, and fought at Moodkee, Feroz3shab, and Sobraon. In 1849 he returned to Europe on furlough, after 25 years of incessant and laborious service. Returning to India in 1851, he became Adjutant-General of her Majesty's troops. A year ago he was serving in the Persian expedition, and commanded the troops at Mohammerah, and only returned to India on conclusion of peace with Persia, shortly before the outbreak of the recent mutiny. Of his recent services in India, there is; no need to speak. As our readers are aware, within the last few months, ho was raised to the was appointed t o th e rank of a field officer, gazotted. a K.C.8., an d raised Ba r; o 3 n ar e e t ßc c e y un , fft w lsy, th a pension of 1,0001. e a o e nto the the e a r e i cy and n dv of In 1827, Sir Henry Havelock married Hannah Shepherd, youngest daughter of the late Rev. Dr. MArshman, of Sorampore, by whom he has issue four daughters and three sons, of whom the eldest, Henry Marshman, now second baronet, was born in 1830. He is at present Captain in the 18th Royal Irish, and has recently been serving on his father's staff as Deputy-Assistant-Adjutant- General. ME. EDWIN BENNETT.—The remains of this gentle. man, well known to moat members of the press, and to other gentlemen connected with the public business of the House of Lords, were interred yesterday in Nor wood Cemetery, and were attended to the grave, not on;y by his relations, but by a large number of friends, who had been strongly attached to him during life on account of his high social qualities, and all those amiable and noble-hearted virtues which endear their happy possessors to the lore and esteem of all. He was ams may y ote b d e for his courtesy, his affability , and his kindness to every body y with said of whomhimh,e that cam liis loss is accompanied bye in contact, and universal regret. DEATH or Met. JOHN HENDICRSON.—We deeply regret to announce the death of Mr. John Henderson, a member of the late firm of Fox and Henderson. The lamented gentleman expired in the 47th year of his age, at Kelvin-grove, near this town, on Monday afternoon, after a few days' severe illness. The loss of this enter prising and charitable gentleman will be extensively regretted. The poor will regret a loving friend, and society at large will mourn the sudden dendee of an excellent and valued man.—Birmingham Daily Press. BRENTFORD AND RICHMOND RAILWAY.—rhe esti mated parliamentary expense for constructing this pro posed new line, as certified by theengineer, is 80,0001. COLNE VALLEY AND HALSTEAD RAlLWAY. —before commencing this line the directors determined that a minimum capital of 15,000/. should be subscribed. This euin'having now.been raised the cons t ruct i on o f the line is proceededt i : O b N e poN AN ps o w u t with , RAILWAY.—The b : declaration to Parliament in respect of the powers they financialdirec tors of this company have j us t ma d e their seek under their bill in the ensuing session for making a branch railway to Topsham, to improve their junction with the Southampton and D orc h ester at Southampton , to alter span of bridges and l eve l s on line of Exeter Extension, to take addition a l li nes at Mi s terton, Exeter, Basingstoke, Fling, and Feltham, to en t er into p working arrangements with the Wimbledon and Dorking and Exeter and Exmouth, to lease Salisbury and Yeovil and raise further capital. The directors report that so tar s e a t s , i the u s ü b b i I s t t i r t e u l t a i t u e n s on the Exeter Extensio n , t h ey are t o be made by f t o c r w w o o rk rk s s of pr t e h v e io s u e s c l o y cd class pro means of funds which th e company are authorised, auLhed under the provisions of the South-Western Railway Capital and Works Act, 1855, to raise by borrowing on the security of their undertaking, amounting to 1,000,0001, which are applicable exclneively to the expenses of obtaining the act of such railway, and that the actual surplus of such funds, after deducting the funds recuir for the Exeter Extension Act 1356, will not he necessary under the new bill, will amount to 145,0001., which sum will be applied to that purpose. _ . FIRE IN SPITALFIELDS. —Yesterday a fire broke out on the premises of Mr. A. Ledger, proprietor of oil, colour, and g lass worki ' , in Great Pearl - stree t, Spital fields. The two upper floors were neaey consumed, and the valuable stock contained therein de,troyed, and the remainder of the premises were much injured by fire and water. The IAR will fall on the Royal and the Royal Exchange fire-offices. MADAME TUSSAUD'S EXHIBITION. —A portrait of the Cotconauder-iil-Cuitf in Ind , a, Sir Colin Campbell, G.C.ll.—This distinguished officer is represented in the uniform of a General, d ecorated w i t h the Order of the Bath and other milit ar y distinctions. The l ikeness is considered most ex ce ll ett, ' and t hi s figure will, no doubt, create much i nterest i n con sequence of his triumphant success over t h e re b e l Be rm in relieving our suffering country women an d c hildren from a dread ful fate. The general produce market exhibits an up ward tendency. Wools have again advanced, and in the Eastern Province rule, unwashed, ls. 2d. ; washed, ls. 6d. to ls. 9d. ; Western Pro vince, ls. 3d. and Is. 10d. ; hogsheads, 6d. per lb. gross ; sheepskins, 3d. ; horns, 4d, to sd. each ; ostrich feathers, whit, 121. 10s. ; mixed, 91. 10s. per lb. The Dane experienced light trade winds and calms from the Tropic of Cancer to 35 N. lat., spoke, Dec. 7, lat. S., long. 2 W., the ship Monsoon, steering north-west. FRANCE. PARIS, WEDNESDAY EVENING. The Emperor yesterday received a private letter from the King of Denmark • also another written by the Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, no tifying to his Majesty the birth of a Prince. The Paris correspondent of the Nord of Brussels says :—" A letter from Paris states that at about the time at which Lord Stratford de Redcliffe an nounced at Vienna that he would soon be back in Constantinople, Lord Clarendon declared to Count de Persigny, French ambassador at London, that he would not return. Which assertion is to be be lieved I" The same letter says :—" In the Confer ence of the 31st ult., in which were exchanged the ratifications of the treaty fixing the Turco-Russian frontiers in Bessarabia, Count Walewski proposed to the plenipotentiaries to take advantage of their meeting to deliberate ou (although not in any official or authoritative character) the closing of the Divans of Wallachia and Moldavia (it was not then known that the latter bad resolved to put an end to its sittings.) In the opinion of Count Walewski it appeared desirable that the closing of the Divans should be the result of a demand of the congress rather than a direct act of the sovereignty of the Porte, and he produced the model of a note on the subject which might be sent to Constanti nople. The plenipotentiaries promised to send it to their Governments. Bst the closing of the Divans now renders the despatch of this note to Constantinople useless. Lord Cowley signed of the 2d all the documents exchanged in the confer ence of the 31st ult. It is thought that the Eng lish ambassador in absenting himself on that day wished to avoid any conversation on the question of the principalities." BOURSE, Jan. 6.—The following were the last quotations : 4. per Cents ...... 95 Do. end m0nth...... 3 per Cent. ..... 69 85 Do. end month 7O 35 Bank Shares Credit Mobilier - Do. Account 9;37— RAIL' Orleans Northern Credit Foncier Belgian 4,i - Piedmontese (5) Roman B7 Austrian Spanish Threes Home Debt 37 VAYS. Midi Western 7OO Strasburg Grand Central Sardinian Austrian New Ditto 8 LO _ _ _ Lyon and Mediteran. 895 New Ditto B7O Geneva THE EAST. A letter from Mossoul, in Asia Minor, of the 9th ult., in the Moniteur, says : " The proving© of Mossoul is at the present time the scene of a serious conflict between two powerful tribes—the Schammars and the Anexis. The o former, thatrmer, considering themselves as the re al proprietors part of Asia Minor, look on th,+ other as their sub jects, pillage their caravans, or impose on them heavy co ntributions, while they at the same time p rotest wish to ' remain at peace with the Turkish Go vernment. These two tribes have an hereditary jealousy and hatred of each other, a feeling which keeps them in a constant state of hostility. Every year partial razzias take place, success being sometimes on one side and sometimes on the other, but every ten or fifteen years there is a more serious struggle, which, according to Arab usage, is called a Manak,' or settlement of differences. The hostile tribes come with their families and flocks, and encamp opposite each other. A combat begins on a fixed day, and con tinues until one or the other acknowledge themselves to be ',eaten. The victor then takes possession of all the property of the vanquished party, and drives them away. The Schammars, who extend over Mesopotamia from Diabekir as far as Kut-el-Amuah, have from 8,000 to 10,000 warriors, commanded by a superior chief. A short time since, the Anexis, abandoning the desert which they occupied beyond the Euphrates as far as Damascus and Aleppo, passed that river under the command of several sheiks, and proposed the Manak, hoping to drive their adversaries out of Mesopotamia, and take their place. The Schammars, although they accepted the challenge, were taken somewhat unawares, and in the conflict which took place about 10 days ago, in the neighbourhood of Mossoul, they were beaten and fled, leaving a great number of slain on the field of battle, and abandoning their tents and flocks. This combat, however, is only the prelude to a mor serious struggle which is being prepared, as the Scham mars are raising recruits on all sides, being decided on not giving up the country without a desperate re sistance." TURKEY. We have received Constantinople journals and letters to the 26th ult.„ via Trieste. Thu high dig nitaries of the Greek church continue to cause much annoyance to the Porte by tlagir insubmission and their exigences. Most of the archbishops and bishops while calling loudly for the due execution of hat ti humayoum, refuse to submit to such of its clauses as more immediately concern themselves. They seek to add to the advantages which that docu ment confers on them all the prerogatives and im munities which they enjoyed before its publi cation. They will not admit of any modification either as regards their temporal power or their emoluments which they persist in draw ing direct from their co-religionists. Different councils have been held at the Port e t o exam i ne into the question, but hitherto no satisfactory re sult has been obtained. The Presse d'Orient men tions the arrival of Omer Pacha at Aleppo. On his entrance into that city he was received by a salute of 18 guns, and was waited on by the autho rities, the consuls, and the principal inhabitants. Mr. Skeane, the English consul, gave a grand din ner on the occasion, as did the French consul on the following day. Both . these ente r tai nments w ere attended by the principal authorities of the city. A c anpliment in French was addressed to Omer Pacha by the son of the Governor, Aznai Pacha, a child of eleven years, who had received a European education. • An incident has just arisen in Servia on the occasion of the consecration of the Bishop of Bel grade. The Servian Government, which has never recognised the nomination of this prelate, although regularly made by the Pope, now consents to do so, but on condition that the consecration shall be 'Dadra by prieits of its own selection. This is a pretension which the bishop refuses to admit, and the result is a difference which the Porte will pro bably have to arrange diplomatically with the Holy See. RUSSIA. "The Emperor Alexander," says the Nord, "has adopted another measure, which will most pro bably be attended by the best results. Hitherto the.Minisier3 presented their reports separately to his Majesty, which was inconvenient in many re spects ; but henceforth all the Minister 3 are to meet once a wbek in council, under the presidency of the Emperor, and will discuss. the questions which used to form the subject of the reports." "Count Cbreptowitz," says a letter from St. Petersburg of the 24th ult., " has left this city for London to present his letters of recall. His suc cessor, Baron Bruuow, will leave Berlin abo u t the middle of January for Lruiden, to be present at the marriage of Prince Frederic William of Pi ussia." Advees froya Moscow state that the Emperor of Russia seems to have come to the conclusion that the students of that city were not much to blame in the disturbances in which they took part some time back owing to the violence of the police. His Majesty has dimiissed the head of the police as a mark of his disapprobation of the conduct of that body. AUSTRIA. VIENNA, JAN. 3. It is whispered in political circles that Bar on Bruck is p re paring a surprise for his colleague Court Buol. The programme of the thing is said ment for to be, that at the next sitt ng of the Academy of Science, B aro n Czcernig, the head of the Depart administrative statistics,"will make a " The English papers," says the New Hanover Gazette, " have been lately speaking of a restitution of diamonds and other jewels which the Crown of England is to make to t he Crown of Hanover. It is quite true that a commission composed of high legal authorities has adjudged to Hanover a certain portion of the jewels which George 11. had taken to England in 1714, but the English papers have greatly exaggerated their value, the estimate being 100,0001., and not 1,000,0001." TOTAL DEFEAT OF THE GWALIOR REBELS BY SIR COLIN CAMPBELL. Safety of the Women, Children, and Wounded from Lucknow. ARRIVALS OF REINFORCEMENTS. We have received the following telegram from lie Ease India House : TO SIR JAMES C. MELVILL, EAST INDIA-HOUSE. MALTA, JAN. 6. Political intelligence by Nubia. SUEZ, JAN. 1, 1858. From her British Majesty's Vice-Consul, Suez, ,o Acting Consul-General Green, Alexandria : General Havelock died on the 25th November, from dysentery, brought on by exposure and anxiety. On the 27th November an affair took place near Cawnpore between General Windham and his division and the Gwalior mutineers, in which the British troops retreated, with the total loss of the tents of the 64th, 82d, and 88th Regi ments, 3,000 in number, which were entirely burnt by the enemy. The 64th Regiment is re ported nearly cut up. A messe received by the Governor-General from Sir Colin Campbell of the 7th December, contains an account of an action fought by him with the Gwulior Contingent near Cawnpore, in which the latter were totally defeated, with the loss of 16 guns, 26 carriages of different sorts, an immense quantity of ammunition, stores, grain, bullocks, and the whole of the baggage of the force. The British loss was insignificant, one officer only killed, viz., Lieutenant Salmon. All the women and children, sick, &c., from Lucknow, have arrived in safety at Allahabad. The Calcutta Gazette Extraordinary contains a very deeply interesting detailed account of the defence of Lucknow, being the official report of Brigadier Inglis. The privations endured by the heroic garrison, and particularly by the ladies, were fearful. Colonel Rooke, I9th Regt., died at Calcutta, from cholera, Nov. 30. Captain Day, of the 64th, is reported killed at Cawnpore. The following regiments have arrived at Cal cutta :-Bth Rogt., 87th Regt., 79th Highlanders, 7th Hussars, 2d Dragoon Guards, 3d Battalion Rifle Brigade, and a detachment of artillery. Very little news from China. The Adelaide, with the last detachment of 500 marines on board, passed ou from Singapore on the 2d Dac., and an attack on Canton was expected to take place on their arrival. The telegram arrived at Malta by her Majesty's steam-vessel Caradoc at noon on the 6th instant from Vitic. TROOPS TO INDIA. [BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.] LIVERPOOL, THURSDAY MORNING. The Lightning, with the 7th Hussars, arrived at the Saucleads (Calcutta) on th© 23d November, in 87 days. She landed all her men in perfect health, with the exception of one private. The transports Blenheim and Monarch had also arrived. AMERICA. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, THURSDAY MORNING. The Anglo-Saxon has anived with advices from Portland to the 26th, and by telegraph from New York to the 2oth. She experienced very heavy weather. At New York cotton was dull at 9i for middling uplands : flour was firmer ; wheat dull, and lower. Sugar quiet, but steady. 'There was but little busi ness doing in stocks, but prices generally were firmer. Money without change, and moderately active. CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. [By ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.] PLYMOUTH, THURSDAY MORNING. The Union Screw Steamship Company's mail pac I-et Dane, Commander William S tr u tt, arrived. last night. She left Table Bay Nov. 30, St. Helena Dec. 9, and Ascension Dec. 13, and brings from the Cape 50 pipes of wine, 252 bales of wool, 409 elephants' tusks, 2,820 horns, eight cases of ostrich feathers, 68 cases of arrowroot, and 30 cases of sundries, and specie, 3,500 1 . ; from Ascension, specie and bullion, 604/.—total, 9,5001. The Dane has 11 passengers, viz., Gen. Baron von Stutterheim, Royal German Legion, Dr. Way, Emigration Commissioner from the colony, R ev . John Gorham, Mr. and Mrs. Biccard, Captain and Mrs. Juta and Mrs. Maurice, Joseph Hovil, and Schaltz. The intelligence by the Dane is most satisfactory. The colony is peaceful and prosperous. About 30,000 °tares have taken shelter within its boun daries. Some of them make good servants. 1,147 are engaged on public works. At King William's Town all the troops from England have arrived in good health, and the steamers appear tohave been coaled with expedition in Table Bay. The surveying vessel Hermes was in Simon's Bay. The hulk Seringaptam, and the Boscawen, Captain Powell. The Sappho had passed on for India. The Castor left, Nov. 1, for the Mozambique. The Assurance gun-boat sailed, Nov. 1, for the eastward. At Ascension, the Tortoise and the paddle steamship Medusa, refitting. The French frigate Virginia, from China, has sailed from the Cape for Havre. The gun-boat La Bourdonnaise was at Simon's Bay, en route for Monte Video. The screw steam. ship Italian arrived in Table Bay November 3, co tied, and lett on the 7th ; the ship Hersalia arrived on the 6th, and sailed on the Bth ; the screw steam-ship Hydaspes arrived in Simon's Bay on the 7th, coaled, and sailed on the 10th,--- alt three with troops from India. The screw ship Himalaya, bringing joyful news of the fall of Delhi, arrived in Simon's Bay on the Bth, took in 1,100 tons of coals, and was ordered to proceed on the 4th of December to Port Elizabeth, to embark horses for India. The screw steam-ship Ireland arrived on the 16th and sailed on the 18th, with troops for India. Toe brig Exc'l s.Lil , d for England on the 13th, and the ships Stamboul and Chilhia on the 17th. The screw steamship Calcutta arrived in Simon's Bay on the 20th, and sailed for India on the 26th ; and her Majesty's screw frigate Chesapeake on the 19th, sailing. on the 25th. The steaanter Southampton, outward, arrived on the 23th, and would sail on the 2d of December. The brig hold Hardwicke and the Star of Peace would leave about the 2d of December. The barque Samuel Boddineton, 86 days from Kurrachee, was appointed to sail from St . H elena December 9, for England. The steam ship Sabrina, from the Chincha E lands, with a leak in her st-ernpost, was at Ascen• sion. About ono-third of the troops in the Cape gar- speech, in which he will endeavour to show that it ought to be the policy of the Imperial Government to persuade the Port:3 to grant a firman for a canal across the Isthmus of Suez. Among the hearers of this speech are to be the Minist , :ra of the Interior, of Finances, and of Commerce. It appears that a day or two after the closing of the Sta tistical Congress, held here in the month of Sep tember last, Baron Czcernig, who acted as Presi dent of the Assembly instead of the Minister of Commerc, endeavoured to amuse some of its na:mbers, who were dining with him m a public room at a restaurant, by turning into ridicule the gentleman who had represented England. It ap peared that Mr. had been guilty of the misde meanours of speaking bad French and of shaking hands with the Minister of Commerce instead of simply bowing to him. HANOVER. SWEDEN. A. letter from Stockholm of the 28th ult., in the Emancipation of Brussels, says : " The accounts from all the towns in the different pro• vinces as regards the commercial situation continue unfavourable. The province of Worland, one of the most commercial of Sweden, suffers severely from the crisis ; money is so scarce that many of the great proprietors can no longer obtain it at 12 per cent., even by mortgages on property worth three times the amoun - , of the sum required. The winter season, which interrupts navigation in the ❑orth, contributes powerfully to prolong the crisis. Enormous quantities of corn, wood, and iron are accumulated in the different maritime towns, which cannot be shipped off until the next spring. The Brussels journals announce that Lord Stratford de Redcliffe had passed through that city on his way to Ostend, where he was to embark for England. BERLIN, Jan. s.—• The Central Committee of the Bank has this day reduced its rate of discount on commercial bills tosl per cent., and on advances to 6i per cent. - The Madrid journals of the Ist due yesterday, have arrived. Those of the ministerial party attack with great vehemence the proposed election of M. Bravo Murillo to the presidency of the Chamber ; but, at the same time, they declare that if it take place it must not he considered a vote of censure on the Boveinm,ent. SOUTH AUSTRALIA. We have received the Adelaide Observer to Sept. 26 from which we learn that South Australia, like the pro vince of Victoria, has experienced a ministerial crisis. A. dispute between the Legislative Council and the Assembly upon a question of privile g e, in the latter part of August, occasioned the resignation of the ministry of Mr. Finnis, which was succeeded for two or three days by a cabinet formed by Mr. Baker, and this adminiatra• tion was not allowed time to state its policy, but was overthrown on the 26th August by a direct vote of no corifilence, the majority being 24 to 7 against it. The Governor, Sir R. M'Donnell, then sent for Mr. Torrene,, the mover of the resolution, who formed a ministry as follows : Chief Secretary Mr. Terrace. Attorney-General Mr. Andrews. Treasurer Commissioner of Public Works Commissioner of Crown Lands Torrens Ministry, however, had also fallen, in its turn, at the date of our latest information, in consequence of a resolution passed by the Assembly, on the motion of Mr. Hanson, censuring the conduct of the government with regard to the waste lands. It seems that the old Waste Lands Act is no longer in force in the colony, having died out with the proclamation of the new con. atitution. Mr. Torrens advised the Governor to rescind and revoke the rules and regulations for granting pas. torsi leases framed under it. His Excellency acted under Mr. Torrens' advice in a proclamation of the Bth of September, while the Legislative Assemily was not in session. We take from the Adelaide journal the fol lowing statement of the unpopular parts of the ministerial scheme : B u t from the legality or non-legality of the rescinding of the old rules and regulations, we turn to Mr. Torrens' waste lands policy, and this we declare to be in the highest degree objectionable. Sonth Australia lies to the north of Adelaide. Now, stretching away to the far north, there are from 20 to 30 millions of aces of rfch and well-watered pasture-land already discovered, and announcements ‘ of fresh discoveries are being made almost daily, To stock these twenty to thirty millions of acres is beyond the power of the present occupants of crown lands in this, province. They have neither sheep, horses, nor cattle for the purpose. But our Victorian neighbours are both able and willing to do this, if they get anything like a satisfactory tenure. Nay, more, of the 4,300,000 acres already applied for, two-thirds of the applicants are said to be from the other side. These applicants, moreover, declare their readiness, the me* meat their leases are granted, to pat their flocks and herds in motion, and to cast in their lot among us, and others, it is said, will speedily follow them. Our position, therefore, comparing great things with small,' is that of the owner of a large number of nue occupied mausions—of vast, and naturally rich, but unimproved estates—and for each of which there is a whole host of eager and eligible applicants ; but, by advising his Excellency to issue his late waste lands proclamation, Mr. Torrens has smashed the whole of the notices To Let,' and has well-nigh scared all the applicants away. What Mr. Torrens proposes to do, is more than the squatters ever expected to have done, or even now desire. Fifteen millions five hundred thousand acres of crown lands are already leased to the squatters at 108. or thereabouts per square mile, and these are to be left in undisturbed possession of their leases, on the present terms, and without being called upon to contribute one farthing more towards the bur dens of the state. Applications have been made for about 4,500,000 acres more, and to these the same pri vileges and immunities are to be accorded. But the monstrous part of Mr. Torrens' scheme is that contained in his proposal to dispose of the waste lands of the crown in future upon an unaltered tenure, that is, al tered, not as to the duration of the leases, but as to the rental per square mile. A-b present the average is under lie., but all future applicants are to be charged 150., 205., and 255., respectively, and whether the discoverers of new runs or not, they are to be subjected to the com petition of a public auction. The question before the Assembly, however, turned --first, upon the legality or illegality of the act ; and secondly, upon the right of the executive to impose upon themselves the functions of the legislature, however urgent the circumstance might be, and by one sweeping proclamation subvert the very essence of constitutional government. Mr. Hanson moved, on the 23d of September, that the Governor-in-Chief's proclamation of the Blh inst., rescinding and revoking the late rules and regulations for granting leases of the waste lands of the crown is, in the opinion of the House of Assembly un warranted and illegal. This was carried by a majority of 'l7 to 14, and the Torrens' ministry next day resigned. All sorts of rumours are afloat as to the constitution of the Hanson thieistry, but nothing has as yet been decided on. This, however, is what we understand Mr. Hanson proposes : Mr. Finnis, Chief Secretary ; Mr. Hanson, Attorney-General, and also Premier ; Mr. Reynolds,,Treasurere Mr.Blyth, Commissioner of Crown Lands; and Mr. Davenport, Commissioner of Public Workie The late Treasurer made his financial statement on the 22d. The estimated revenue fur 1858 is 475,9991., in cluding a balance of 54,9991. accruing from . 1857. This leave 421,0001. as the net expected revenue of 1858. But the actual revenue received during the 12 months ending 31st of August, 1857, was 452,651/. ; this al-co being irrespective of balances. The treasurer thus pre dict a falling off in toe revenue of next year amounting to 81,6511. This anticipated loss to the revenue did not seem to affect the principal items of proposed disburse ment, the most noticeable features of which are the increased amount HA down for establishment charges, and the diminished sum proposed for public improve me ate. Taking the whole of the establishments for 1858, the aggregate sum asked for is 188,6121., against 171,6731,, th e to t a l an d f i nal votes for 185. The sem proposed to be set apart for main roads during 1818 is 70,0001. ; and the amount to be given in aid of district councils, See., is put down at 25,0001. The sum of 15,000 is all that is set apart for other improvements under the head of "Public Works ;" but under the head of " Miscellaneous Services" we find a proposed grant of 5,2001. to the Trinity Board, and a grant of 1,5001. to the Botanical Gardens. The subsidy for steam postal communication is entered at 15,0001., and for the introduction of immigrants from the United Kingdom the sum of 60,0001. is put down. This budget, however, as well as the other measures of the Torrens Ministry, would probably be superseded by their successors. The bill for legalising marriage with the sister of a deceased wife had passed both houses, and was ready for transmission to his Excellency, either for his personal a,sent or for remittance to England far the decision of her M ajesty thereupon, PA SSENGitRS FROM INDIA. Subjoined is a list of the pa*sengers who came from India by the Indus : From Calcutta.—Mrs. Stansbury, Airs. Jenkins, Mr. Ho p'r, Mre. Guilin and infant, Mr. Ouseley, Lieut. Turnbull's infant and servant, Mrs. Fooks, two children, and servant, Captain Davidson, Mr. J. G. Homer, Mr. W. Willis, Mrs. Drew and two children. From Bombay.—Major Hill, Mrs. Rickards, •Mr. Streatfield (24th), Mrs. Mules and two children, Dr. Dukes, Captain and Mrs. Ma.tniac, Mrs. Mason, infant, and servant, Mr. aud Mrs. Carey, Mr. Knott, Mrs. Kenty and thild, Mr. G. Padgham, Mr. A. Webb, Mr. J. Chivers, Mr. T. Chapman. From Aden.—Mr. H. Weston, Mr. R. Crabbe. The remainder of the pasiengers were from Hong Kong, G a nae, Alexandria, and Malt—total, 70. DEATH OF SIR H. HAVELOCK.