The Sun. — London, England, 1858-10-29 00:00:00

ATRE-ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. T. Under the Management of Miss L. Pyne and Mr. W' Harrison, - THIS - EVENING, - Flotmv'S Opera, MAIZTITA. Characters by Miss Louisa Pyne, Miss 5:F;; , ..1 Py:lQ, Arr. G. Honey, .Mi. .1. G. Paley, Mr. T. Oration Kelly, Mr. Kirby, and Mr. W. Harrison. Conductor—Mr. Alfred Mellon. To conclude with a new Ballet Divertissement, LA FLEUR D'AMOUR : Mesdlles. L. Michelet, Morlacchl, and Pasquale. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Under the Management of Mr. Charles Kean. THIS EVENING will be presented Shakspere's Play of KING JOHN. King John, Mr. C. Kean—Constance, Mrs. C. Kean. Preceded by the Farce of AWAY WITH MELANCHOLY. THEATRE -ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Lessee, Mr. J. B. Buckstone. THIS EVENING will be performed LONDON ASSU RANUE : Mr. and Mrs. C. Matthews, Ste. WOULD BE AN ACTOR. JACK'S RETURN PROM CANTON. And ANY FORT IN A STORM. Commence at 7. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Lessee and Directress, Miss Swanborough. THIS EVENING, THE LAST OF THE PIGTAILS; Messrs.C. Selby, J. Bland, J. Clarke, &c. After which THE MAID AND THE MAGPIE. Followed by THE BONNIE FISH WIFE. And MY AUNT'S HUSBAND; Mr. Swanborough, Mrs. Selby, Miss Ternan. Commence at 7 o'clock. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE, Westminster-road. Sole Lessee, Mr. William Cooke. The New Tariff : Dress Circle, 3s. ; Upper Boxes, 2s. ; Pit, is. ; Galleries, fid. Great and Extraordinary Sensation produced by the new and brilliant Decorations—Splendid Act Drop—Magnificent Chandelier—Appropriate Scenery. - During the week the new and successful drama of THE BATTLE OF BOTHWELL BRIG. With THE SCENES IN THE CIRCLE, comprising the evolutions and equitations of the first Professors in the world and their unequalled Stud of Horses. To conclude with a Farce called A MISTAKEN STORY. No fee for booking. Stage Manager, Mr. R. Philips. CANTERBURY' HALL, Westminster-road. -- i OPEN EVERT EVENING.—The following Company of Vocalists are engaved for the performance of Selections from all the popular OPERAS, MADRIGALS, CHORUSES, GLEES, DFETS, &c., viz. :—Miss Russell, Mrs. Badsey, Miss Brunell, Miss itay, Madame Bartoletti, Miss Montague, Mrs. Lawrence, and Mrs. Anderson ; Herr F. Jonglimans, Mr. Ilonshaw," Jones, J. Barker, W. Melling, Senor Antonio, E. L Hime, Mr:'Badvy, ,Senor Tiroli, Mr. Cozens, Mr: Bell, Mr. Barnard, and Mr. St. Albyn. Mr. John G. Forde, Mr. E. Taylor, and KW. hackney. Pianoforte, Mr. Cecil Hicks —Harmonium, Mr. Courtnay—Director, Herr F. jonglimans. Commence at 7 precisely. Suppers, &c., until 12 o'clock. NoricE. 7 -The Proprietor begs respectfully to announce that TUE FINE ARTS GALLERY IS NOW OPEN, From 11 o'clock a.m. until 12 o'clock p.m., Containing an extensive Collection of Pictures by •Ancient and Modem Masters. THE WEATHER.-SUN OFFICE, OCT. 29. THERMOMETER, TN THE SHADE. 56—highest since noonryesterday. 46—lowest this morning and during the night. 47—this day at noon. BAuo3IETED.-30.38--a rise of nearly half an inch. WIND, North-Westerly ; light, with fine cold weather. THE SUN. FRIDAY. OCTOBER 29, 1858. Another popular speech in the provinces by an eminent Statesman—this time a speech upon the self-education of the masses, in the course of which the orator (Mr. SIDNEY HERBERT) utters a panegyric upon novels, and offers a tribute to newspapers. " Approbation from •Sir HUBERT STANLEY is praise indeed." But what—not "will Mrs. GRUNDY say ?" but—what will Lord GoDE men think of this hearty approval by an ex- Minister of the favourite pass-time in our Mechanics' Institutes ? The thumbing, after work ing hours, not of learned treatises upon cube roots and conic sections, but of the latest serial ana last new romance—a damp copy of The Sun reeking from its recent passage through the press, or the crisp, uncut bran new number of Mr. THACKERAY'S Virginians. Instead of abstruse books, says the right honourable gentleman the member for South Wiltshire give the people wholesome intellectual amusement. lie adds, " Because we are virtuous "—but candidly admits in parenthesis (" I have no hesitation in confessing that I am not virtuous on thesallgoints myself")--" it is no reason why we should forbid the. '.cakes and ale' to others." There is besides in this a real knowledge of human nature. The, speaker *as in all probability perfectly correct when he said afterwards that that old story about ALFtEn's division of the day was—not a doubt of it—purely mythical. Eight hours for 'study, eight for labour, and eight for rest, would break the heart of any man after a very little • while's' continuance, even supposing him to have the somnolence of the Seven . Sleepers, the mind of a 1 3 :k iCAL, gni- the body of a coal-heaver. We believe that no education, much less that any self-education can, be conducted accord ing to rule and compus—can be squared to a ,nicety through a series of days, weeks, months, and years, either with the rigid rules laid down say in WATTS'S " Improvement of the Mind" —(charming in theory, excruciating in practice)— er with the prim liws (a framework of whalebone, buckram, • and frippery) arranged with inexorable neatness in Mrs. CHAPoNt's " Lefton." Every education, even the snot systematic, must in a great measure by necessity be somewhat--there is no more appropriate phrase for it—higgledy piggledy. The labour of tuition cannot in any one instance be worked out with the precision of a syllogism. As well lay down laws of etiquette for love-making and expect them to be followed. " STEPHENSON, HI GIL MILLER, and such men," said Mr. SIDNEY HER BERT, " do not want opportunities given to them; they make them." And so, in regard to these Mechanics' Institutes, it is in simple reason incum bent upon their more rational promoters that the toiling multitudes should be allowed to choose for themselves. Scientific works of all kinds, algebra, geometry, treatises upon natural philosophy—as much of these as you please upon the book shelves, but do not fore 2 them upon the hands and eves and brains of the toilworn popula tion. Let thorn be within their reach to be studied when and how they list, but permit the stu dents also, at their own will and pleasure, to unbend their minds whenever they like over other works of a less serious character—theradiant pages of light literature. "Novels—good novels, I mean," said the right hon. member for South Wilts yesterday in his speech at Warminster— " ire, in my mind, a great school of human nature." Who can doubt it ? Who will Fay that time has ever been lost over a wholesome fiction, over one of the exquisite masterpieces of WALTER SCOTT or MARIA E DGEWORTH ? Why, it is one of the most cha- racteristic traits recorded in the biography of the greatest practical scientific genius of his age, the man who may be said, 'without any extravagance of metaphor, to have harnessed the fiery dragon of the Steam Engine to the car of modern Civilisation—that from boyhood to old age he dearly loved a good story, an interest ing novel, an enthralling romance. And certainly JAMES WATT made good use of his time too—how ever frequently he hung over the chapters of the tale teller. Nobody nowadays reads only a single book—like the man whose whole library (and a very good one, toe, in its way, under the circumstances) via> Hudibras." We are miscellaneous reader, all of us• There is not much fear of any one saving what is called in Scotch a " sumph," or in Irish an " omadhawn," or in English just plainly a born idiot, dedicating his en rgies, for once and for all, to the study of one s'ngle story book. Every one who reads at all, re:.ds here and there, by fits and starts, now this, n)w that, as the whim prompts or humour changes. Leave readers to themselves in a well selected library, and be sure no harm can come of it. Nor—whatever the reading in a library thus well 'selected—will the time con sumed in it be lost time. Something worth gaining will have been gained —amusement or information, gentleness orknowledge—no matter whether ire student - has been poring over a report of Lord BROUGHAM'S speech about NEWTON, at Grantham, or over Sir EDWARD LYTTON'S latest instalment of " What, will He Do with It ?" in Blackwood. Whether the leaves turned under the light from the singing gas-burner be those of "Paul Ferroll " or WHATELY'S "Logic," pf "Tom Brown's 1 1 School Days" or of WHEWELL'S " Astronomy." Mr, BRIGHT has received a great ovation from his constituents—the good men and true who rescued him from the inactive position in which he was placed, and declared that JOHN BRIGHT should again raise his voice in the representative branch of the Legislature. He had committed grave faults, but there was an excuse for him which few, if any others, could put forward. His religious convictions were diametrically opposed to war in any form, or under any pretext ; and we must respect, in Mr. BRIGHT, opinions which in almost any other person would only ex cite contempt and indignation. Mr. BRIGHT need not apologise for his views, or attempt to fritter away his earnest convictions. It may be true thathe argued within narrower limits ; that his reasoning was, addressed to a wider body than his very re spectable co-religionists. But still; as a member of the Society of Friends, he must have been the opponent of war in any form ; the advocate of peace at any price or on any conditions. But still we do not think the worse of him on that account. His services were accepted, subject to that one drawback. There was no deception on his part, and therefore no right to complain of his conduct. The great point on which the opinions of the honourable gentleman were most eagerly sought was that relating to the all-important question of Parliamentary Reform. There he was a high authority, .an unexceptionable witness. The re cognised leader of a numerous and influential party of independent Liberals, he could speak on this interesting subject ex cathedra, and the people generally must rejoice at receiv ing such valuable hints as to the views and anticipations of the really Liberal party. His sug gestions will be anxiously looked at by the " ins" and " outs "—by her MAJESTY'S Government and her MAJESTY'S Opposition. Each will be solicitous to learn how far they can travel with the straight forward, thorough-going JOHN BRIGHT—how far they can conciliate his valuable support, and place their opponents and rivals for office in a false posi tion. The Birmingham speech will therefore be closely studied and attentively considered; and, indeed, it will be found well worthy of perusal for the clear, distinct, and lucid view which it takes of the great pending question of the age. The opinions of Mr. BRIGHT refer to three points, out of those which have been" ventilated— a large extension of the suffrage—an equalisation of the electoral districts—and security to the voter by means of the ballot. A fourth topic would have been required, but the abolition of the property qualification last session rendered any reference to this question unnecessary and uncalled for. We cannot, however, forget that we are indebted to the Government of Lord DERBY for eliminating this important element from the reform lequation. The Reform question occupies at the same time a very triumphant and a very perilous position. Triumphant, because men of all parties—of all phases and varieties of political opinion, are virtually pledged to the introduction of a bill—perilous,- because that very unanimity may lead to a very diluted milk-and-water sort of measure, which would not give entire satisfaction to any person or persons throughout the length and breadth of the land. We have had four Governments pledged , to Re form, that of Lord JOHN RUSSELL, Lord ABERDEEN, Lord PALMERSTON, and, last and best of all, Lord DERBY. The measures of the two first were duly ventilated, although that was all, and we fully concur with Mr. BRIGHT in saying, " the less said on the subject the better." It is certain that what Lord JOHN offered, either as Premier or as the leader of the Commons under Lord ABERDEEN, would not now be accepted by the Liberal party as anything approximating to a fair instalment of justice. The ballot—the alpha and omega of Reform—was studiously ignored, and there was but little proposed in the way of the equalisation of electoral districts, or removing the gross anomaly on which Mr. BRIGHT dwelt with so much truth and eloquence. It needed not the numerous instances cited by the honourable gentleman to prove that the House of Commons does not fully or fairly repre sent the people. The fact is but too painfully notorious, and the re-ne , l too u7gently required, to admit of doubt. Like Mr. BRIGHT, we have no dread of universal, or manhood suffrage, as it has been styled. Every man who contributes to the taxation in any way—and it would be diffi cult to find the fortunate individual who is exempted—should have a voice either through him self or his chosen representative. This is the true fiscal theory—that there should be no taxation without representation, and anything that violates that principle must necessarily be opposed to the constitution. The present distribution of the franchise is so absurd that it cannot be defended in any way, when there are to be found in the House of Com mons 330 members (who form an absolute majority for all practical purposes) elected by less than 180,000 voters, while the remaining 328 have nearly 800,000 constituents. The distribution of the members is also so'notoriously bad, that no one, we believe, will object to a sweeping alteration. We do not say that the electoral districts should be mea sured out by metes an bounds, and ascertained with mathematical accuracy. But some approxi mation to fairness may be made—some arrangement that will remove the present ridiculous system, and substitute something of a better description in its place. The great object to be attained is to ascertain the wishes of the people without exception. Agri culturists and operatives have an equal right to ex press their views, and any Reform Bill that may be introduced should be based on the actual facts, with out reference to the effects that may be produced on party interests. There is too much reason to believe that the last Reform Bill was framed to suit a particu lar purpose. The present must be prepared with more extended views —looking rather to what is fair and equitable than to what may be expedient: " - But " the ballot" is the great point of all. Give protection to the voter, free him from every corrupt influence, save him from bribery and intimidation, whether of landlord, priest, employer, or customer; and even of that of the non-elector who resorts to the mild Rersuasion of bludgeon or of brickbat. Let :,he" elector be enabled to exercise his privi lege in the manner which in his soul and con• science - he deems best, and everything else will be of secondary purpose. The extension of the suffrage is very desirable, the equalisation of the electoral districts still more so—but the vote by ballot is of far greater importance, and without it no measure of reform can be satisfactory or accept able to the community at large. THE DEPARTURE OF PRINCE ALFRED FOR SEA. The Prince of Wales, attended by Major Lindsay, went down to Portsmouth on Wednesday last to see Prince . Alfred off. The parting between the royal brothers was very affectionate, and the royal cadet seemed also much moved at parting with his old friends and instructors, Dr. Minter, of the royal yacht, and Naval Instructor Jolly, of the Illus trious. The latter gentleman is new appointed tutor to Prince Arthur. The young sailor Prince seemed in the best of spirits, and at once at home with the young gentle men selected (for no officer has been appointed to the Euryalus, we believe, whose character and merits have not first been submitted for her Ma jesty's approval) to be his coinpagnons de voyage. Mr. Walton, of Gosport, was honoured by her Majesty's commands to fit out the young Prince, and it may be interesting to those young gentle men who are studying to enter the navy, and others already admitted and seining, to know that Prince Alfred will enjoy no immunity from his royal rank, that his outfit is no better nor more ex tensive than theirs, that his chest is the exact and strict " regulation" article, and if his servant has a cabin allotted him, the Prince, his master, slings his hammock on the lower deck, and berths himself therein the same as the other cadets, and with the same chance of " cobbing," though probably not with the like probability of receiving that intro ductory infliction. Her Majesty had the Prince's chest and outfit sent up to Buckingham Palace for her own and the Prince Consort's inspection, and on its return to Mr. Walton on Wednesday for shipment the Queen and Prince were both pleased to express their high satisfaction with the equipment. - The chest is of polished ' oak, and the toilet utensils white metal - eleetroplated. The kit was of the usual character, and no superfluities. The Prince of Wales will shortly receive a com mission in, and join the army. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge left town yesterday, on a visit to her Majesty and the Prince Consort, at Windsor Castle. The Earl and Countess of Malmesbury left town on Wednesday, on a visit to the Queen and the Prince Consort, at Windsor Castle. The Countess de•Stackelberg, accompanied by her daughter, the Baroness de Cazes, have left Claridge's Hotel, for Shrublands, near Ipswich, on a visit to Sir W. and Lady Middleton. Mr. and Mrs. Cottrell Scholefield have arrived at Farrance's Hotel, Belgravia, from Westbridge, Isle of Wight. THE LATE FEARGITS O'CONNOR'S LAND SCHEME. On Wednesday evening the sufferers from the above scheme held a meeting in Nottingham—Mr. Ley in the chair. On the motion of Mr. Bostock, seconded by Mr. Lilley, it was resolved to accept the proposal of Mr. Goodchap, made be fore the Court of Chancery in June last, viz., 20 years' pur chase of the rent charges for the estates of the company, which he promised to give if he could legally do so. A let ter was also adopted to Mr. Richards, the master in Chan eery, requesting him to sanction such arrangement, and thereby expedite the winding-up of the affairs of-the com pany ; and further requesting him to institute a searching inquiry into the costs attendant upon the whole of the pro ceedings, in order that the claimants may obtain a divi dend from the surplus assets. ROBBERY OP 973 AMERICAN DOLLARS.--Yester day (Thursday) a man named Timothy Kirby, said to be chief officer of the American ship Patterson, was brought up at the police-court at Liverpool, charged under the fol lowing circumstances :—A sailor on board the Patterson, named James Harding, who shipped at New Orleans, placed 973 dollars in the care of Kirby, who was to deliver it up to Harding on the ship reaching port. When the Patterson arrived in the Mersey the mate absconded, taking with him the hard earnings of the complainant. He was traced to Queenstown, and back again to Liverpool, where he was given into custody. The complainant stated that the way the prisoner got his money was by telling him that the re mainder of the crew were a set of "scoundrels," who would rob him of anything he had, and if he had any valuables about him that he would take care of them till. he reached Liverpool. The prisoner was remanded for seven days. TOM MATHEWS'S REMINISCENCES OF GRIMALDI. —On Wednesday evening Tom Mathews, the king of clowns, and, in his early days, a pupil of " Old Grimaldi," gave his unique and successful entertainment, called " Re miniscences of Grimaldi," at the Lecture-hall of the Wal worth Literary Institution, Livermore-road, Walworth, before a very crowded assembly, and was received with much applause. The entertainment consists of various songs, introduced by judicious selections from Dicker's " Life of Grimaldi," prefacing and illustrating each ' - song, very cleverly spoken by Miss Clara Mathews, who presided at and accompanied the comic vocalist and mimic on the piano. The songs were the old and familiar favourites of old play-goers. The immortal Tom sings in his clown's attire, and never sang better. The applause was tumultuous, and every song was rede manded and promptly complied with. The entertainment, which was highly successful, is divided into three parts, Miss Mathews singing a popular song during the intervals. At the conclusion Mr. Mathews was greeted with rounds of applause. We recommend all who like a couple of hours' of comic drawing-room entertainment to give " Tom Mathews a visit." REPEAL OF THE PAPER DUTY.—A meeting of persons interested in the repeal of the paper duty was held at Edinburgh, on Wednesday. It was attended by Mr. J. Cassell, Mr. Francis, and Mr. Vizetelly, from the London Association, and by a large number of gentlemen represent ing the different classes immediately affected by this duty. Mr. Adam Black, M.P., publisher, was called to the chair, and the first resolution, to the effect that the paper duty is a tax on labour, is a vexatious interference with the manu facturer, and obstructs the p rogress o f education, was moved by Mr. Francia and seconded by M r . Cassell. Mr. Robert Chambers, seconded by Mr. Ritchie, moved that it was de sirable that the members of the Scottish newspaper and periodical press, printers, publishers, papermakers, and general consumers should join in an effort for obtaining the repeal of the duty in the ensuing session. Mr. Cowan, M.P., papermaker, seconded by Mr. Greig, moved that a subscription be entered into and that a committee be formed for the purpose of carrying out the previous resolution. The resolutions were unanimously adopted. It was stated at the meeting that the London As soc i a ti on h a d now enrolled between 50and 60 Members of,Parliament as vice-presidents, and that they expected to inceive before the meeting of Par liament such an amount of support as would, in all proba % bility induce the Chancellor of the Exchecjiter to accede to their demands. EXTRAORDINARY HOAX IN MARYLEBONE.— Yesterday much excitement and merriment to all but the victims in the affair were created in Marylebone, through the perpetration of an extraordinary hoax upon a scholastic establishment, ke-it by Mr. Staines, at 107, Marylebone (late New) road, by which the neighbourhood was kept in a perfect agitation for the whole of the afternoon, owing to the large concourf• of people brought together on the occa sion to make up some madcap'e caprice. It has often hap pened that a hoax has been perpeftated on unfortunate tradesmen by directing their attendance at a certain hour to make provision either for a wedding or funeral, or some such extraordinary event that never was appointed in reality to take place ; but in the present instance a very different mode of proceeding was adopted—the concocters of ‘• th..; having taken the trouble to answer various advertisements that appeared in a morning paper, both pro fessional ones, tradesmen's, and those from domestic ser vants, and appointing yesterday afternoon for an interview with the applicants at the above address. The result of the hoax was most successful, for from two o'clock until late in the evening the unfortunate victims continued to arrive as cording to appointment. ABOLITION OF SUNDAY TRADING IN SOMERS To'WN.—The authorities of St. Pancras have determined to take similar steps to those recently adopted by the City with regard to Petticoat-lane, for the abolition of Sunday trading in Somers Town. At the weekly meeting of the vestry memorials were presented from tradesmen and other parties upon the subject, and it was shown that the pro ceedings in Chapel-street, Brill-row, and the neighbour hood, were on a Sunday morning of a most disgraceful and disgusting character._ It was not the resident costermongers and poor people who kept stalls that were complained of, but the parties who came from Petticoat-lane and other parts, and who paced the streets with various machines and nostrums, bawling out at the top of their voices, oven during Divine service. One gentleman who had paid a Sunday morning visit asked whetherwhat he saw could be considered as necessaries. There was an exhibition, " The Grand Gold Mines of California." He counted six weighing-machines and four blowing-machines to test the strength of the lungs. There were gentlemen with rats in, cages, others with fancy terriers for sale, shooting-machines for nuts, game cocks, swings and roundabouts, and even profane music. There were several vendors of quack medicines, and some gentle men of the " medical profession" wbo exhibited a number of tape-worms, made of gutta percha or parchment cuttings, but which he assured his wondering auditory had been ex tracted from frail humanity by the nostrums he was vend ing at one penny per box. He assured them that his me dicine was composed of seven herbs; in order to justify the use of which for "the ills that all flesh is heir to" he pro ceeded to quote a passage from the let chapter of Genesis. These statements created a very profound sensation, and a motion, moved by Mr. Ross, and seconded by Mr. Hearn den, dire c ti ng th e ves t r y c l er k to exercise all the powers which the vestry possess under the Local Management Act for removing the nuisance, and calling in the aid of the police to effect that object forthwith, was carried by an over whelming majority. SUPPOSED SUICIDE OF A FEMALE. —Yesterday evening, Mr. Wm. Carter, the coroner for East Surrey, opened an inquest at the Blue Anchor Hotel, Richmond, on the body of Elizabeth Jossling, the wife of a brazier, residing in Night and Morning-street, in that town, and who was supposed to have committed suicide. It appeared that the deceased was suddenly seized with violent sickness on last Sunday week, and that she was continually retching until her death, which took place on Sunday morning. The illness was, however, attributed to natural causes, the de ceased being subject to bilious attacks, and probably no in cwiry would have been thought necessary but for the fact being ascertained that a day or two before her illness Mrs. Jossling had purchased a pennyworth of arsenic at a che mist's shop in the town, and it being known that she had attempted to commit suicide 12 years before by placing her head in a waterbutt ; it also appeared at the inquest that during her last illness her husband missing her from bed proceeded down stairs, where he found her standing on a chair, with a rope round her neck, and the other end of which was attached to a post. Evidence at great lenglh Was drat gonet yeagredodntbeyntsthoefjudry o. ceased'scaisnes,houidbe adjourned imo f u o s r l e to but it wa stomach to be analysed. 1 5' ,vt.au i• m - , • ‘• I'? • 31? r. bilorr , %„, • rilE SUN, LONDON FRIDAY T EVENING, OCTOBER 29, 1858. LATEST NEWS. CHINA. MARSEILLES, OCT. 28. The following advices have been received from Hong Kong to the 12th September : Lord Elgin has arrived here. He is the bearer of a treaty concluded with Japan, which is almost identical with the American treaty. One year after its ratification five ports will be opened to English traders. Cotton and woollen fabrics are only to pay a duty of 5 per cent. of the declared value on importation. Almost all other articles are to pay 20 per cent. The Chinese agents for negotiating the tariff are not yet come. The following telegram was received at Mr, Reuter's Office, Oct. 29th : PARIS, FRIDAY. The 2foniteur of this morning contains a Minis terial report, followed by a decree concerning the organisation of general councils in Algeria, which are instituted in every province. The Correspondant has been seized on account of an article by Monsieur de Montalembert. The publisher and author of this article are accused of attacks against the principle of univer sal suffrage, the right of authority which the Emperor is invested with by the Constitution, and the respect due to the laws. They are further charged with attempting to excite the people to hatred and contempt of Government, and endeavouring to disturb the public peace. FRANCE. PARIS, THURSDAY. The Emperor yesterday received a letter in which the Emperor of Austria notifies to his Majesty the death of the Princess Marguerite, wife of the Archduke Charles-Louis, his brother. The French Court has gone into mourning for a week. The lloniteur publishes a long report from the Governor of Senegal to Prince Napoleon, as Minister of the Colonies, giving a detailed account of the expedition to the gold mines of Bambouck, of which a description has already been given in the Messenger. The Ami de la Religion had hitherto abstained from entering into the discussion relative to the young Israelite of Bologna, and its silence seemed to prove that it did not think it right to defend the acts of the clergy of Rome in this case, in which their excess of zeal has been so injurious to the interests of the Church. But in its last num ber that journal, whilst still abstaining from touching on the merits of the affair, publishes the following lines :—" As to the connection which is attempted to be established between the Univers and the Holy See, it does not exist. We seek in vain for a Pontifical bull which recognises in that journal any right whatsoever to speak in the name of the Pope and the Church, or which authorises it to ascribe to the Holy See the principles which direct the discussion of the . Univers." The Courrier de Paris, in reference to this de claration, says—" We should be very happy to share the opinion of the Arni de la Religion ; but there is unfortunately between the acts of the Roman Church and the theories of the Univers such an identity that it is impossible not to recognise the connection, if not official, at least real, which exists between them." The " Universal Christian Alliance" of Paris, of which the President is M. Monin-Japy, has ad dressed a communication to the Pope on the Mor tara affair. It begins by saying that " a domestic misfortune, elevated almost to the height of a uni versal calamity, occupies at this moment the atten tion of nations." It then gives a short account of the affair, and enters into arguments to prove that the clandestine baptism of the child does not warrant his being carried off from his parents. "If it did," the address continues, "we French men should find the same blow reaching in France not only the Mussulmans who have be come our countrymen in the most important of our colonies—not only the Protestants, whose fathers were formerly subjected to the same odious treat ment and the same moral tortures, and to whom we must not show the possibility of the return of those days of sorrow and agony —not only the Greek Christians and all whom the Roman Catholic Church considers schismatics—but the Catholic s themselves, as soon as, from motives more or less well-founded, the purity of their faith might be suspected, and the Christian education of their children under their paternal direction considered in danger." " A short ti me ago we d efended The-document, after some other vigorou s remon bsterfaonrecetsh, e Kingsays:— of Sweden th e cause o f to l erat i on and equity in favour of some females converted to Catholicism, and for that motive having incurred in Sweden a grave condemnation. At present it is to the supreme and venerated chief of the Catholic form of worship that we address a humble request inspired by the same Christian sentiment. . . . Restore, 0 Holy Father, peace and happiness to the parents of the young Mortara, and security to all those in whom the abduction of that child has, excited disquietude acid distrust. Minister of God on earth, show to all men that you can protect and bless !" The Echo of Oran contains the following : By the. last mail from Gibraltar and.' Tangiers, there. arrived here as passenger, 111. Jacques Alta ras,.sen., the head of a highly respectable house at Marseilles, which carries on business with Mo rocco, and which three years ago established a line of steamers between Marseilles and Mogador. M. Altaras has just travelled over a great part of Morocco. After having visited all the towns on the coast, he penetrated into `the interior, and suc cessively visited El Hassar, Wazan, and the two capitals, Fez and Mequinez. In the last named city he was received by Muley Abd el Raman, whom he had the honour of seeing three years before at Morocco. This traveller has gone through all these localities without any molestation in his national dress; and in many parts of the country the European costume had never before been seen. M. Altaras has collected some very valuable infor mation on a country which has hitherto been so little known, and has brought with him specimens of rich tissues in silk and gold manufactured at Fez and Miqucnez, in order to submit them to the inspection of the manufacturers of Lyons." BOURSE, Oct. 28.—The market has been rather more steady than yesterday. Threes have been done at. 73f. and 73f. 10c. ; Mobilier varied from 905 f. to 920 f. ; Austrian, 657 f. 60c. to 660 f. ; Or leans, 1,345 f. to 1,346 f. 25c. ; Lyons, 870 f. to 875 f.; and Southern, 567 f. 50c. to 570 f. The market again became heavy towards the close, when the following were the quotations : 41 per Cents. .... 95 50 ' Cre;dit Foncier Do. end montk .. Belgian 4f . lOl4 3 per Cents. ... 73 Piedmontese (5) 93k Do. end month..... 73 50 Roman 94 Bank Shares. ..... 3125 Austrian Credit Mobilier .. 915 Spanish Threes Do. Account ..... 910 Home Debt — RAILWAYS. Cash. Account. Orleans Northern ' 965 • 965 New ditto. BlO --... Bl3 75 Lyons and Mediterranean 875 .. 875 New ditto Geneva Midi ...... Western Eastern Grand Cent ra l Sardiniaa — .. 450 . Austrian - 658 75 .. 658 75 Exchange on London, at sight, paper, 25f. 15c. ; money, 2.5 f 10c.; three mbnths, paper, 241. 971 c.; money, 24f. 921 c. 625 - .. 622 60 567 50 .. 570 - 607 50 .. 610 - 722 50 .. 720 -- TAHITI. The Moniteur Tehitien publishes an account of the opening of the native Legislative Assembly at Tahiti on 12th July. The French commissioner, accompanied by his staff and the captains and offi cers of the different vessels in the harbour, pro ceeded at two o'clock in the afternoon to the-resi dente of Queen Pomare, in order to accompany her Majesty to the Protestant Church, - where the ceremony had been appointed to take place. A salute of 21 gads announced the departure of the cortege from the palace. On reaching the church, the Queen and the Imperial Commissioner were received by a deputation of 20 deputies, and headed by the Regent Paraita. The Reverend A. Simpson, a Protestant minister, delivered the usual prayer, and a hymn was sung by the children of the charity schools. The Queen then delivered to her husband Ariifaaite, the following speech in Tahitian, requesting him to read it to the Assembly :-- " Gentlemen,—After more than a year's absence from Tahiti, which time I have passed at Raia ea, whither my duties as a mother had called me, I am happy to find myself in the midst of the assembly which, in accordance with the Imperial Commis sioner, I have called together conformably to the law. At the news of the attempt of the 14th Jan., I, like you, offered up thanks to God for having saved the life of the Emperor Napoleon, our power ful protector, so precious to France, to Europe, and these islands. The most pe;fect under standing has never ceased to subsist between the Imperial Commissioner and myself. I have proved my confidence in him by placing on board his vessel my well beloved son Joinville, for the pur pose of being educated, and learning the French language. I have every reason to be satisfied with this arrangement. Continue, gentlemen, to assist the Imperial Commissioner in improving our laws, and in spreading among the people instruction, and a taste for labour and order. You will thus worthily fulfil the mandate which is conferred on you by the law and by the choice of the inhabitants of the various districts. Our common efforts having also for object to render these islands • prosperous and happy, we may rely on the protection of Divine Providence.' The Imperial Commissioner afterwards addressed the Assembly in a long speech, -in which he pointed out all the improvements 'which had taken place since the last session, and drew a very flattering picture of the prosperous state of the country. The President of the Assembly then made a brief reply to the two addresses, in which he assured the Queen that she might always rely on the devotedness of the Assembly. The proceedings then terminated. RUSSIA. A letter from St. Petersburg, in the Nord of Brussels, makes some objections to the plan which has recently been proposed for effecting the eman cipation of the peasants :—According to the pro ject in question, the commune is to subscribe to the profit of the landowner a lettre-de-gage, for the whole amount of the purchase money, paying on that slim 5 per cent. interest and 1 per cent. sink ing fund for a term of 50 years. The security in question is to be exchanged for 75 per cent. of its value against another similar paper, delivered by a Credit Foncier Company, which will pay the in terest on its own security and receive those coming from the peasants. It thus each year will place aside the interest on one-fourth of the capital received from the commune, which, with the sinking fund, will produce an immense reserve fund to meet any insolvent cases that may arise, and to aid agricul ture by loans. This operation is not obligatory on any one, as the landowners can arrange as they please with their peasants, and the assistance just described will be given only when applied for. The number of serfs exceeds 10,000,000, and at an ave rage price of 150 roubles each they make a total of 1,500,000,000 roubles. Suppose that only two thirds of this population have recourse to the Credit Foncier, there will still remain a milliard of roubles, or four milliards of francs, and after deducting one fourth of the capital of the communal letters, there would be three milliards of francs to throw on the market in the form of central lettres•de-gage! That, it must be allowed, is one of the great difficulties of the moment. In maintaining, then, this mass in'!a riable during 50 years, would not this state of things, already very serious and difficult, be aggravated ? It may be said that securities offering a guaranteed interest of 5 per cent. could always be advan tageously disposed of in foreign markets, where Russian State securities bearing the same interest sell at nearly 15 per cent. premium. We cer tainly think that the affair will go on well, but great circumspection will be indispensable. It may be that every one will not have recourse to lettres-degage during the first,year ; several pro prietors will be compelled in qhe first place to conclude with their peasants an arrangement for regular compulsory labour, not to be changed until after five or ten years into pecuniary payments and definitive emancipation. This will be the case in localities situated at a distance from large towns, where the proprietors cannot suddenly change from a system of compulsory workmen to that of free labourers ; and where, on the other hand, the peasants cannot for the present command the money to pay for their freedom in cash. There will, therefore, only be a part of the communes which from the first year will avail themselves of the facility offered by the Credit Foncier; another part will do so in the second year, and so on. If the paying off of a certain number of central lettres de-gage be also proceeded with every year, the situation will by degrees become more easy and weigh less on the market. It is possible that I may have exaggerated the difficulty, but I consi dered it my duty to point it out." The Nord, in answer, states that the amounts and calculations mentioned in the plan are only given by way of examples, and to make the practical results of the combination stand more prominently forward. It adds that only at the moment when the project is to be carried into execution can all the questions of detail be usefully discussed. The King of the Belgians,:the day before yester day, received M. Barrot, French Minister, to take leave on his departure from Brussels for Madrid ; and the •Duke and Duchess de Brabant received Mme. Barrot. Yesterday his Majesty and their Royal Highnesses left Lacken by railway for Arlon, where grand fetes are in preparation. The National Gazette of Berlin announces that, though the Chamber of Nobles rejected by a small majority the proposition for presenting addresses to the King and Prince of Prussia, the idea of offering to them testimonies of devotedness has not been abandoned. A printed notice, sent to all the members of the first Chamber, states that two addresses, one to the King, and the other to the Prince Regent, will lie for three days in the Conference-room of the Chamber to receive the signature of members. Tile two addresses are to be presented after the close of the session. A Berlin letter of the 24th says :—" The Prussian Cabinet, as well as all the others in Germany which are interested in the question of the Duchies, have just been informed by the English Ministers accredited at their respective courts that a note from the English Govern ment has been communicated to the Danish Cabinet by the English Minister at Copenhagen. This note recommends Denmark to make fur ther concessions, and insists, it is said, on the propriety of consulting and taking as its guide the wishes of Holstein itself." Prince Metternich, who is now in Dresden, three days ago, in company with his son, the Aus trian Minister in that city, visited the Marcoloni Palace, in which 45 years ago he negotiated peace with the Emperor Napoleon. 1., and which is now an hospital. A letter from Dresden, in the Zeit, says :—" Mr. Forbes, British Minister at our court, is so ill that his life is despaired of. It was not long since the 25th anniversary of his residence in our city was celebrated. By his numerous acts of benevolence and by his great scientific knowledge Mr. Forbes has gained the esteem and respect of everybody." The Giornale di .Roma of the 20th announces that on the fete-day of King Don Pedro of Portu gal, Viscount d'Alte, the Portuguese Minister, at tended at the church of San Antonio a grand mass, and Te Deum was performed on the occasion. H e afterwards gave a grand banquet, at which, among other high personages, Gen. Count de Goyon was present. Cardinal Antonelli proposed as a toast the health and prosperity of the young King of Portugal, to which the Viscount replied by a toast to his Holiness. The' Madrid journals of the 24th have ar rived, but as that was Sunday they contain no political news. The elections continue to absorb public attention. Cardinal de Silvestri had an audience of the Pope on the 17th to deliver his credentials as Protector of the Austrian subjects within the Papal States. AMERICA. SOUTHAMPTON, FRIDAY MORNING. The Arago, Captain Lines, with New York mails of the 16th inst., arrived at Cowes and proceeded to Havre. Her advices are one day later. She has 07,000 dols. for. Havre ; none for England ; 17 passengers for this and 155 for Havre. She passed off Sandy Hook, bound in, the ships Hussar, New - World, and British Trident. Oct. 21, at 1 p.m., in lat. 48 25, long. 47 15, saw a barque propeller, bound west. Exchanges for Arago were done at 109; to 110 on London, and 5.131 to 5.121 on Paris. Stock-market firm. Closing prices were—Mis souris, 871, to ; Central, 84 to 841 ; Erie, 15 4 to ; Reading, 501 to 51 • Michigan Central, 56 to 561 ; Panama, 118 to 1181 • Illinois Central, 80 to 801; Galena, 821 to . - 1 4 ; itock Island, 65a to 1 ; Pacific Mail, 105 to 1051. The market closed weak. Cotton market irregular. Sales about 1,700 bales Flour without change in price and in better re quest, with larger sales. Wheat unsettled, and sales limited. Corn in good demand, with tolerably free sales, at 70c. to 72c. for Western mixed, and com mon white ditto at 731 c. Barley and rye steady, and in good demand. Pork more active, and prices firmer. Sugars declined about 4c. per lb. on the week's sales. Coffee firm, with a light stock. Freight engagements moderate, and no change in quotations. California news is to the 21st ult. The Demo cratic majority in the State was about 8,000 over the combined opposition. The Hon. Wm. Ferguson, a State senator, shot in a duel with George P. Johnson in August last, had died of his wounds. The next Legislature of California will stand 24 Administration Democrats to 10 Opposition in the Senate, and a large Democratic majority in the House, The Salt Lake corre'spondent states that the ter ritory was quiet at latest dates. Intelligence from Mexico confirms the rumour of the defeat of Vidaurri by Miramon, and other battles on a smaller scale had occurred, but results doubtful. Fraser River dates are to Sept. 16. The Indians continued to molest the miners, and had murdered several parties. The steamer Seabird had been burnt on the river, but without loss of life. Advices from Jamaica are to the 6th inst. The inhabitants were much pleased with the arrange ment by which the Panama steamers are to touch. at Kingston monthly. The weather was fine, with moderate rains. From the French West Indies we learn that Guadaloupe had received a large acces sion of labourers, comprising 700 Africans and 750 Asiatics. The sugar crop of the current .year in Martinique was estimated at 55,000 hogsheads. The cotton market at New Orleans was unsettled on the 15th ; sales, 5,000 bales, and market closed heavy. Sugar firm, at 71c. The deaths from yellow fever on the 15th were 52. The United States' brig Dolphin sailed from Boston for Paraguay on the 15th. The steamer Lady Eglinton was to leave Que bec on the 16th for Galway. Accounts had been received of heavy white frosts in South Car crlina and Georgia. FRANCE AND PORTUGAL. The Moniteur of yesterday publishes the follow ing article : " The Moniteur has already announced the ter mination of the difference which had arisen between France and Portugal relative to the vessel Charles et-Georges. The Government of the Emperor had demanded the liberation of the captain, the resti tution of the vessel, and an indemnity for the loss incurred by the owners. Those demands have ob tained a full satisfaction. The Government of his Majesty did not make them until it had acquired, by a reiterated examination of the matter, the full conviction of its right. A simple statement of facts will, moreover, suffice to establish the justice of its claims. " A French vessel, the Charles-et-Georges, autho rised by the Colonial Government of Reunion to engage free blacks who voluntarily offered them selves, is stopped by a Portuguese brig in the Bay of Conduccia, a dependency of Mozambi que . Sh e had on board 110' negroes, engaged (recrutes) chiefly at Mayotte and at Grande-Comore ; the others at Matibone, on the Portuguese coast. " Taken to Mozambique the Charles-et-Georges was referred to, a court of justice and condemned as a slaver, the captain was sentenced to two years at the galleys, the vessel declared a lawful prize, and the negroes on board placed at the disposal of the local authorities. " The first objection is, according. to the captain's statement, and according to the investigation set on foot by the Minister of Marine, that the vessel was seized beyond the territorial sea-line—that is to say, beyond Portuguese jurisdiction ; conse quently the Mozambique authorities . had no right to interfere. " But even admitting, as the Portuguese officer asserts, that the seizure took place in Portuguese waters, the conduct of the Mozambique authorities is not the less unjustifiable. To prove this it will suffice to observe that the Governor-General and the Commission appointed to decide upon the capture of the Charles-et-Georges took no account of the re gularity of its papers, which established the proper armament, nor of the presence on board of a delegate (delegue) of the French Government, nor, finally, of any other circumstance (sic) which ought to have left no doubtupon the fair character of the ship (la legitiuzite de sa mission) and the honesty of the captain. It is the more astonishing that the'Portuguese authorities should have considered as coming under the slave trade laws, an act clearly defined and re gulated by the French legislation, as on the oth Nov., 1857—as only a f ew days before the seizure of the Charles-et-Georges, the Governor-General had addressed a circular to the district governors, the precise object of which was to regulate their conduct as regards French vessels that might touch at Portuguese ports to recruit labourers. Now, those instructions are to the effect that the Portu guese authorities must not mistake such vessels for slavers. " After pointing out that those recruiting ships (navires recrateurs) have 'often on board objects considered by the Portuguese decree of 1836 as an indication of traffic in slaves, the circular adds that serious embarrassment might result from a rash application of the terms of that decree to vessels coming under the definitions of French law. The Governor-General therefore recommends great cir cumspection as regards French vessels, prescribing, in case they should touch at a Poituguese port, to limit the notification to the order which prohibits the engagement and-embarkation of colonists, and to the exaction from the captain of a written pro mise to comply with such order. " The measures to be adopted towards the Charles et-Georges were therefore clearly indicated by the Portuguese authorities themselves, and it is incon ceivable how they could have acted in a manner so contrary to their duty. " The Charles-et-Georges was taken to Lisbon to be tried at a higher Court of Appeal. The Govern ment of the Emperor, which from the very first neglected nothing to enlighten that of his most faithful Majesty on the true character of this affair, hoped that the Cabinet of Lisbon, after taking cognizance of all the circumstances of the capture and of the proceedings of the trial at. Mozambique, would eagerly have admitted the irregularity of the proceedings of the Governor- General of that colony towards a vessel which could not even be suspected of being connected with the slave trade. That hope was in the first instance deceived ; but the Portuguese Government, after a more careful examination, was brought to a more exact appreciation, and submitted to the just representations of the Government of the Emperor. A resolution so conformable to equity, while oblite rating all traces of misunderstanding between the two countries, will have the effect, we do not doubt it, of restoring to their relations the cordial charac ter of which they partook before this lamentable incident." CANTERBURY HALL. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR, — In the notice of this establishment, in your impression of this day, I observe you name only the builder, Mr. Reynolds, in connexion with carrying out the works. Would you obligingly allow me an opportunity of stating that the whole have been erected from my designs, and under my superinten dence, as architect to the spirited proprietor, Mr. Morton.-1 am, Sir, yours, &e. ,SAUEL FIELD. 13, Beaufort-buildings, Oct. 28, 1858. THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. We take the following from the monthly sum mary of the Cape Town Mail:— " The first question on the arrival of the Cape September mail in England will be, What has been done for India ? From the first intelligence of the Indian. troubles the Gover nor and people of the Cape have exerted themselves to the utmost of their ability for her Majesty's service in the East. Every sailor that could be spared in the critics circumstances of the colony was forwarded without delay, specie was transmitted from the Treasury, and liberal contributions were raised for the relief of the sufferers. For the artillery and cavalry also a large supply of horses fit for immediate service was readily obtained at the Cape. As affairs became more tranquil en the fron tier fresh draughts were made from - the forces, and at this moment the 31st Regiment, the remainder of the 24/ Queen's, the 60th Rifles, with artillery, and 1,400 0r.1,500 volunteers from the German Legion in British Caffrarial are embarking or preparing to embark for Bombay. The news of the sepoy revolt reached the Cape at the doe when Caffraria was passing through an unprecedented re volution. The whole population was uprooted as it- were and detached from the soil by the impolitic slaughter of their cattle and the destruction of their crops, and r ead,' at a word to be precipitated 'on the colony. Had the ma' tary force been suddenly reduced at that moment, as it was in 1849, so far from being able to assist India as We' have done, and are now doing, several additional regiments would have been required to save the colony from massacre and devastation. It is now manifest that Sir Geo. Grey's proceedings in this case have the merit of prudence, fore sight, and firmness. The revolt in India was known la Caffraria, and was proclaimed by the hostile chiefs and native tribes of the interior, to promote a general combine' tion against British power. The example of a rebeliion in Africa, and its temporary success, could not have failed to add fuel to the Indian insurrection. The maintenance of British authority and the tranquillity thus secured must have a contrary effect. " With regard to South Africa itself, Sir George Grey's general policy and administration continue to operate bone' ficially for the colonists and the native tribes with whore we are most intimately connected. British authority has been finally established supreme in Caffraria, not only with out a crime, but in the exercise of undoubted and unclad" able benevolence. The chiefs have lost the power which they so grossly abused, and the people in starving thousands have been received into the bosom of the colony, supplied with everything necessary for life, and guarded by just and equitable laws, which provide suitable employment for each, and secure to every one of them the due reward of his industry for any term not exceeding five years. The number thus admitted and located, not in masses, but de" fused, individually or in families, among our industriou s population exceeds 30,000. The effects of civilised habits on their minds, and especially on the minds of the young, during that time must be great and permanent, even should they return to their own corner of the country afterwards . They will be free to return when they prefer it, and lands have been reserved for their location ; but the time is es+ . dently approaching when Caffraria and the colony will be equally open to natives and colonists, and men of all races will settle in either according to their inclinations. This would have appearnd impossible not many years ago, an d could not have been brought about by force or the wisdom of man. It is the fruit of events which could neither be foreseen nor controlled. " On a strip of land in British Caffraria, along the course of the Buffalo River between King William's Town an d , the port of East London, Sir G. Grey is forming a line of agricultural farms, to be offered chiefly to colonial farmers or such as have experience in South African agriculture . Cultivation is also encouraged everywhere among th e , natives, for which large tracts of that country are favour' able. It is by agriculture alone that the barbarous tribes of Africa can be civilised, or saved from expulsion or eiter mination in the neighbourhood of European settlements . Shepherd kings have been warriors, aggressors, and con querors from the beginning of time, in Europe and Asia' as well as in Africa. A migration even of civilised herds' men into the interior of this country is a practical declass' tion of war. They may wish for peace—we hope the,' do—but they seek it where it never yet was found. I t is from agricultural and commercial settlements on the sea coast and on the banks of rivers, the birth-plac e and natural inheritance of industry and the art.* that civilisation extends its transforming influence s over hunting and pastoral tribes ; and it is there that such settlements can be established without encroach' ing violently on grounds of any value to the natives. Se t h ' to a certain extent is the British settlement at Port Nate' Such we expect to see at more than one point between the colony and that port, or beyond it, where at present the coast for miles inward is either vacant, being unfit for pas' ture as conducted by ignorant natives, or where the natives would willingly in a short time unite with the agriculturi st and the merchant. Settlements of this sort are alwsY o under the control of British law, being within the reach of British power. It is far otherwise with settlements in the interior, as we found to our cost when we assumed the sovereignty beyond the Orange River, where we were en: tangled in perpetual broils, in which defeat was disgracef ul and victory without fruit. " Sir George Grey is still engaged in mediating between the Free State, a settlement of Europeans, chiefly pastoral? and the native chief Moshesh. I s p eace i m p os siblb there ? They have just breathed from a fierce war; .but, in the meantime, the 'forces of the Free State and the Transo w ' Republic, another European settlement, have been avestg' ing injuries upon some tribes beyond them, with consider able slaughter and much booty. , We say nothing at present of right or wrong. We speak of the genius of the posit/Olt of the 'force of circumstances, of natural causes and effects' It is the old history of Abraham and Lot—' Thy herdsmen and my herdsmen cannot agree.' There are, however, some grounds of hope even in this quarter. Agriculture has n'c le considerable progress, not only in the Free State, but in WO conterminous native States—Griqua Town, Phllippolist and among the Basutas, or Moshesh's people. ChristianitY is professed by many, and Christian missionaries are gen e. rally respected. There is a good deal of industry, trades er division of labour, and shops. They have also gunpowder and guns, and are fast learning how to use them. I f mutual respect and prudence keep them from blows for 6 few years longer, a solid peace may be raised on the founda" tion. "In the colony itself we are perfectly peaceful, and in a ll things prosperous and progressive. The revenue, notwith standing some reduction of imposts, is increasing constantlYt and will considerably exceed the estimated expenditure' though that will, or should be, unusually largo, on accoun t of the numerous public works authorized by last Parga" meat. These were roads, bridges, goals, and hospitals,sont e of which are in hand, and all in a fair way. The contract for the first railway, 50 miles In length, from Cape Town to Wellington, has also been completed ; and preparations are in progress for commencing the great breakwater or her' bour in Table Bay ; not so great a work as Cherbourg, bu t not inferior to Plymouth barrier against the waves of deep and stormy sea. " Of immigrants, we have now received 1,749 ; and so far, the colonists appear well satisfied with the selection made by the agents. Most of them have found suitable employ ment in various parts of the country. " Her Majesty's steamer Megmra left Table Bay on Sa turday last, the 18th inst., for East London, where she will embark the left wing of the 60th Rifles, and then leave for Bombay. She has embarked from Cape Town about" 3o invalids, who arrived here some time agy from India, but have since recovered. They belong to the 6th, 73d, 90th, 32d (Lucknow), and other regiments. " Her Majesty's steamer Simoom will convey to India the 31st Regiment, which has only recently arrived in di ° colony from England. , " The whole number of reinforcements despatched t° the seat of war by , these steamers is close upon 3,000 men. The removal of these troops will leave an exposed frontier, which 12 months ago was garrisoned by about 10,00 0 men, with only a portion of the 45th, the 85th, the Cape Mounted Rifles, and the remnant of the German Legion. These are distributed in numerous distant posts, on and beyond the eastern frontier, and in British Caffraria and Natal ; leaving in the Western Province only a small do tachment of the Cape Corps (about 40) and three artillery' men to garrison her Majesty's Castle of Good Hope' and the adjacent batteries. " It is satisfactory to record that during the winter, no' over, not a single shipping accident has occurred in Table Bay. " Three Caffres charged with the murder of the ROT Mr. Wilson, English Church minister in British Centrist have been found guilty, and condemned to death. " The shipping of horses by the East India Company remount agents is still carried on, chiefly from Algoa whence several vessels have lately sailed from Bombay with about 600 horses. " The ship Edward Oliver arrived in Table Bay on the 12th of Seeptember from Liverpool, with 473 immigrant s for this colony, reporting seven births and 15 births during the voyage. " On Sunday, the 12th of September, the ship Merchant' man, having on board a number of troops for India, put into Table Bay to land the officers, crew, and passengers °f the Eastern City, one of the Black Ball line, which hal been burnt at sea on the 23d and 24th of August, in lat. 3 1 S., long. 32 W., when on her way from Liverpool to Me!' bourne. The Merchantman fortunately hove in sight in time to save all on board, with the exception of one man, who is supposed to have been suffocated in Ins berth. After landing these people here, the Mer chantman proceeded on her voyage. A subscription has been opened and everything done for the relief of the passengers, most of whom have lost all they possessed. Under the direction of Government, the Emigration Boar' has called for tenders for a vossel to convey them to their destination. _ _ M- '•inialigence has been received here of the loss of Messrs- Dunbar's ship Rodney, on the 7th of June, on a reef in 0 Torres Straits ; the captain and crew saved. Capt. Bisf 0 ' and lady have arrived at the Cape. " The Royal mail steamer Celt arrived in Table Bay . 011 the 14th inst. with the English mails of the 6th u1t.—.1 119 " , within her contract time, notwithstanding an accident to her screw, which compelled her to sail part of the way. " The only ve sse l s o f war now at the Cape are the steamers Hermes and Simoom, the flag-ship Boscawon being on a cruise to Mauritius, &c. A DEAR Kiss.—The Cheltenham Magistrate s , have fined a y oung f armer, name d Ch arles Cook, V, n 'l n e costs, for kissing a girl, named Mary Ann Ayres, on u" Alstoue-road,—Math Chronicle. „ ort 11111 &1 181 b Or,