The Sun. — London, England, 1858-07-24 00:00:00

GRAND ROYAL FETES at CHERBOURG, in presence of the EMPEROR and EMPRESS of FRANCE, the QUEEN of ENGLAND, and:PRINCE CONSORT. The SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY will despatch the HAVRE steam-ship, celebrated for her speed and superior ac commodation, from Southamptoa, at 12 midnight, on WEDNESDAY, August 4th, returning from Cherbourg on SATURDAY. The number of passengers will be strictly limited to 65 gentlemen, for all of whom berths will be provided on board during the con tinuance of the Fetes. Fares to Cherbourg and back, including Railway Fare to and from any Station on the South-Western line, £lO 03. Od. This sum Will include Provisions on board, but not wine, spirits. or beer. Refreshments will be ready on board the Havr e, at 10 p.m. on the evening of the 4th. The South-Western Company's well-known steam ship COURIER Will also be despatched from Southampton to Cherbourg, at 12 mid sight, on Wednesday, 4th August, returning from Cherbourg on flarrans Y. the COURIER the number of passengers will be limited, they may remain on board, but berths cannot be guaranteed. and Fares to Cherbourg and Back. F r om Southampton .. I 2 10s. Cd. £5 Os. Od. From London • • • " I Provisions on board at moderate rates. Passengers who land at Cherbourg, and do not return by the HAVRE or COURIER, respectively, can return to Southampton by any of the South-Western Company's boa's from Havre, within one Inonth, upon produetion of their ticket, and paying 10s. Tickets must be taken on or before Saturday, 31st July. Application for tickets to be made to the Supelintendent, Water loo -bridge Station. By order. Waterloo -bridge Station, July, 1858. GRAND NAVAL FETES at CHERBOURG. SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY. RETURN TICKETS win be issued from London, and from South ampton and Portsmouth, to lIAVRE, on FRIDAY, 30th July, and MONDAY, 2d August (last train from Waterloo-bridge Station at 1 p.m.), available to rztarn from Havre within one month. FARES. Class. 2d Class. London to Havre and back . lab 405. • • Sass- Southampton to Havre and back ............ 30s. 205. Portsmouth to Havre and back, via Southampton 355. • . 255. Stoani.boats are advertised to leave Havre for Cherbou g at moderate fares. By Order. Waterloo-bridge Station, July, 18 8. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. — Reduced Prices. THIS EVENING (SATURDAY), July 24, will be re peated Donizetti's Opera, LUCREZIA BORGIA, with the following powerful cast : Lucrezia Borgia, Madlle. Titiens ; Maffeo Orsini, Madame Alboni ; Duke Alfonso, Signor Belletti ; Gubetta, Signor Vialetti ; Gazella, Signor Beneventano ; Petrucci, Signor Aldighieri ; and Gennaro, Signor Giuglini. To give the fullest effect to the production of this admired work, the principal Artistes of the establishment will ap pear in the Prologue. After which, a Ballet, in which Mdlles. Boschetti, An netta, Patsquale, Morlacchi, Rosa, and M. Caron will appear. TUESDAY, July 27, IL TROVATORE, and Ballet. The Opera will commence at 8 o'clock. Prices— Pit stalls, 12s. 6d. Boxes, grand tier, 3/. 35.; one pair, 21. 12s. 6d. ; pit tier, V. 25.; two pair, 1/. 55.; three pair, 155.; gallery, 10s.; pit, 3s. 6d. ; gallery stalls, 3s. 6d. ; gallery 2s. May be had at the Box-office.--No free list. lIER MAJESTY'S THEATRE, DON GIOVANNI.—Last Time, To accommodate the numbers not able to find places on Thursday last, Mozart's chef d'oeuvre will be REPEATED on SATURDAY NEXT, ' t it being the last time it can be pre sented this season. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT GARDEN, NEW THEATRE. SECOND NIGHT OF NORMA. To commence at half-past 8. THIS EVENING (SATURDAY), will be performed (for the second time this season), Bellini's Opera, NORMA. Norma, Madame Grisi; Adalgisa, Madlle. Marai; Clotilde, Madame Ta,gliafico ; Oroveso, Sig, Tagliafico ; Flavio, Sig. Soldi ; and Polio, Sig. Tamberlik. Conductor—Mr. Costa. After which (for the first time), a new Ballet Divertisse ment, entitled L'AMOUR D'UNE ROSE, in which Madlle. Zina, Madlles. Delechaux and Esper, and M. Desplaces, will appear. To commence at half-past 8 o'clock. Pit, 10s. 6d.; amphitheatre stalls, 10s. 64., 75., and ss. amphitheatre, 2s. 6d. ; second tier boxes, 2/. 12s. Gd. R OYAL rRINCESS'S THEATRE, Proprietor, Mr. Charles Kean. THIS EVENING, will be presented the new farce, en• titled DYING FOR LOVE. After which, Shakspeare's Play of THE MERCHANT O VENICE, Shylock, Mr. C. Kean—Portia, Mrs. C. Kean. •,` ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. First appearance of Ira Aldridge. THIS. EVENING, OTHELLO. Ira Aldridge, Messrs. Stuart, Beltcn, Tilbury ; Miss Annie Ness, Mrs. Brougham. After which, THE LANCASHIRE WITCHES, in which Mrs. Irow,;rd Paul will sing "Come into the Garden, Maud," Concluding with the Grand Ballet of BROOMSTICKS. Commence at 7. STRAND THEAT RE. —Lessee and Directress, Miss S wauborough.—This Evening will be performed DONE ON BOTH SIDES. Followed by GOOD FOR NOTHING. After which, MY WIFE'S SECOND FLOOR. A Dance of Aluias. To conclude with LOVE IN ATA CORNER 3. Commence at half-past 7. Prices of Admission during the Summer Sex-on : —Stalls, 4s. ; Boxes, 3s. ; Pit ls. 6d. ; Gallery, 6d. Private Boxes, 1/. Is, and 11. Ils. 6cl. Second Price to Boxes and Pit only, at Nine o'clock—Boxes, ls. 6d. ; Pit, Is. CANTERBURY HALL, Westmin3ter-roacl. OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The follow qg company of Vocalists aro engaged for the performance of S lecticns from all the popular OPERAS, MADRIGALS, CHORUSES, GLEES, DUETS, dcc., viz. : —Miss Russell, Mrs. Badzey, Miss Bru.:011, Miss Ray, Madame Bartoletti, Mice Montague, Mrs. Lawrence, and Mrs. Anderson ; Herr F. Jonghmans, Mr. Renshaw, S. Toner, J. Barker, W. Mailing, Senor Antonio, E. L. [lime, Mr. Badzey, Senor Tivoli, Mr. Cozen; Mr. Bell, Mr. Ber:;ard, and Mr. St. Albyn Yr, Yanin, John G. Fordo, and B. Mackney. Piano forte, Mr. Cecil Hicks ; harmonium, Mr. Courtney; Direc tor, Herr F. Jonghmans. Commence at Seven o'clock pre cisely. S :ppers, dte., until twelve o'clock. TUB WEATHER—Surr Ovrion, JULY 21. IHNIMOVETER., IN THE SHADE. 75—highest since noon yesterday. Bl—lowest this morning and during the night. 72—this day at noon. BAROMETER, 29.83. WIND. Southerly; moderato, with slight showers and heavy clouds. SIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. TIM DAY —Yarn., 50 min. aft. 12 -Even., 14 mio. aft. 1 TO-MOBROW—Morn., 37 min. aft. 1 —Even., 58 min. aft. 1 t • VI ?I ) . , - • LONDON, SATURDAY, JULY 24, 1858. ----o--- The speech of the Earl of DERBY last night, in answer to the Archbishop of CANTERBURY, iw all that the most ardent and devoted friend of civil and religious liberty could de,ire. It proclaims the broad principle of universal toleration —that no man should be injured or benefited for the pro fession of the faith that is within him. The latter point is almost as essential as the former, for the covetous man who could be gained over by bribes or temporal advantages to abandon the religion of his forefathers, in which he had himself been educated, is oven more contemptible than the timid one who might shrink from the trials to which he was exposed. The opinions of the Noble Premier may be briefly summed up. They comprise protection to all—favouritism to none. Every man must be enabled to profess openly the religious views which in his heart and conscience ho believes to be most acceptable to his CREATOR. On this point there should be neither let nor hindranc, , , so far as the overt acts connected with his religion are in accordance with the laws of the ltnd. It would, of course-, be absurd to say that human sacrifices should be connived at, or that the worshippers of " Bowahnee" should be permitted to carry on their sanguinary rites at the expense of innocent victims. But opinion should be perfectly free. No thing should be done to discourage private efforts, always provided that the governing power should not in any, the slightest degree, be brought into the transaction. The following paragraph is worthy of being in scribed in letters of gold on the national archives : —" While I think that due protection ought to be given to the professors of all religious in India, and nothing should be done to discourage the efforts of Christian missionaries in that country— on the other hand, I am quite certain that it i 3 essential to the interests of peace, and the well being of England, if not also to the very existence of her power in India, that the Government should carefully abstain from doing anything except to give indiscriminate and impartial protection to all sects and all creeds, and that nothing could be more inconvenient or dangerous, on the part of the State, than any open or active assistance to any, or any attempt to convert the native popu lation from their own religion; however false or superstitious." This is all that can be desired the most stre- THE SUN, LONDON, SIAITUIRDAY EVENING, JULY 24, i 1658 . nuous advocate of the voluntary principle could scarcely ask for more, or, if so, the demand has been anticipated. Of course, where property has been legally dedicated to certain purposes, it should be scrupulously applied thereto, unless some principle of morality or decency be violated. But neither the Government nor Government servants should act as trustees or executors, should give official encouragement to what is radically wrong. There should be no direct connection with what we believe to be idolatrous ceremonies. Without interfering in any degree with the funds, the management thereof should be entrusted to those who could cordially and conscientiously concur in the objects to which those funds were dedicated. No man should be rejected because of his reli gion —no man should receive an appointment or be promoted besause he thought proper to abandon what he believed to be errors ; but there is no reason why we should identify ourselves with such errors, by managing the funds provided for their extension. Last night the Royal Assent was given to sundry bills, sufficient to prove that although some time was lost by the change of Ministry, more was accomplished than during any recent session under Whig Government. We need scarcely allude to the Property Qualification Act, under which an honourable gentleman has already taken his seat, without making any declaratiom respect ing his possessions, whereby by one, and not the least important, of the popular demands has been gracefully conceded. Nor shall we speak here of the India Bill, which has now passed, with some trivial amendments which cannot lead to a collision between the Houses, and which will thus practically solve the great problem requiring immediate solution. But we may with pride refer to the Jews' Bill, under which we trust that Baron ROTHSCHILD may take his seat on Monday evening, and of which we have been the earnest advocate for the last twelve years. Tho Act merely authorises what might have been done by the sole authority of the House of Commons. The representatives of the people were just as well entitled to dispense with that portion of the oath which was merely formal, and which related only to the manner in which it could be rendered binding on the conscience of the party, while the adjuration extended to the entire sub stance, as they were to permit Messrs. PEASE and BRIGHT to make an affirmation in place of taking an oath. The rule was essentially the same in both instances. The House was the sole judge of its own privileges; and, but for the moral timidity of Lord JOHN RUSSELL (we shall not call it cowardice), the British Metropolis would have been saved from partial disfranchisemen t for a dozen years, and the representative branch of thz, Legislature would have received the cc operation and assistance of a gentleman of whom his fellow-members might well be proud. As it is, we have got rid of an unpleasant and annoy ing difficulty, and the imminent chance of a col lision between - two of the co-ordinate powers of the State has been averted. The Oaths Bill has also been carried. It is, however, the play of Hamlet, with the omission of the leading character, still it removes great anomalies, and is a good measure per se, although the object for which it was mainly contested has been achieved by a different machinery. The - Victoria Station and Pimlico Railway Bill also become part and parcel of the statute law of the land. The opposition at one time offered was eventually withdrawn. Neither the imaginary reduction of the tolls of the new suspension bridge, nor its quasi (esthetic claims prevented that which might be regarded as a boon to all classes of the community, from "the select upper crust to , the unmitigated tag-rag and bobtail." Bat some thing more was done than merely giving railway accommodation. The bridge is to be thrown open free for every pedestrian on every Sabbath and on certain holidays. The Park at Battersea will thus be really rendered a people's park—OA uew lung to the metropolis. Those who earn their daily bread by their daily labour, to whom every penny is of consequence, cannot readily incur an expenditure of 61, which would be required to free the paterfamilias, his placens uxor, and four pledges of affection through the toll-bar. The Park invites him, but it is a land of promise into which lie cannot return ; he regards it with a yearning heart, but must be contented with a distant view. Now, he may go on Sundays, and we trust the salutary effect of the experiment will be such as to extend the privilege to every day in the week, and to render Battersea-bridge free as Westminster or Blackfriars. We shall only add that these advantages are due to the fortunate change which displaced Lord PALINLERSTON, and substituted Lord DERBY ; and his tfficient coadjutors. There is evidently work enough before the ne Indian Secretary and his Council, if they are dis posed to do it ; and Lord STANLEY is not the man we take him to ba if, before Parliament meets again, he have not initiated some measures in the administration of India itself, which will no t a llow his name to be soon forgotten, or his services lightly dispensed with. His zsal as a social reformer will now be, and ought to be, absorbed in reforming the condition of the mil lions of ludia. That is quite charge enough, and more than enough, for any man ; and we only hope that he will give himself to it with the patient diligence in mastering the fat's and da• tails of a case, and with the single-minded honesty for which the young Statesman has already acquired a deserved reputation. We have but just called his attention to the horrible manner in which our courts are made instrumental in the sale of very young Malw medan girls for purposes of prostitution, and of their offspring for perpetual slavery. We gave, in our impression of yesterday, an extract from a letter, written by a Calcutta missionary of high standing and long Indian experience, whose name we are not at liberty to give, but whose statements may be, we are informed, entirely relied on. They give us the principal details of a mode of legal oppression practised by the zamindars, after reading which it is impossible to wonder that the peasantry, or ryots as they are termed, should feel very indifferent about per petuating the blessings of British rule. They do not, it seems, think that we intentionally coun tenance the grinding oppressions of the zemindars, and their defiance of law by means of the law itself ; but they must feel that, if we cared much about them, we could very soon inflict summary . justice on such scoundrelism, by the aid of the courts themselves, as that we refer to. What would an English farmer, whose rent had been fixed by a long lease or otherwise, think of some such proceeding as this. His landlord makes a demand for, say 25 per cent. more rent. He of course refuses. He is served with a writ. He resorts to the court whence it issues, but on his way thither one of the county police seizes him, and warns him and beats him, sends i _him home, all the other tenants that it is better for them to be quiet. But suppose he gets access to the court, he finds himself arrested as a debtor, not only for the year's increased rent, but for the increased amount with int%erest on it for ten years back, and has no remedy but to pay, or to lie in prison till he can pay. This is no exaggeration, as the reader may see, but an understatement of the villanies which a powerful landlord in Bengal can perpetrate on the unoffending ryot ; and the wonder is, not that the peasantry do not care for us, but that they should care to live and breathe under such a system. It will be remembered that intolerable as were the oppressions of the talookdars of Conde, the peasantry preferred what they endured there to the sufferings to which they might be exposed under the forms and technicalities of the courts which we have established. With certainly not dishonest intentions, the Civil Ser vice has allowed a system of legal chicanery and oppression to grow up under their management, which must be completely swept away, and the Punjaub administration of justice introduced in its place ; the task will be indeed an arduous one, but there is no time to trifle. The natives ought at once to feel ;some tangible results of the trans ference of the Government of India to the Crown. They ought to feel the difference between a Cor poration, whose only business was that of money squeezing, and an Imperial Government, which seeks not the money, but the welfare of its sub jects. There is one man in India to whom uni versal consent there points as the right mau to do what man can do as the Governor-General for India. How long is it to be before a respectable English Postmaster-General gives ways to a man of such Indian repute as Sir JOHN LAWRENCH ? IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(This Day.) The SPEAKER tlok the chair at 12 o'clock. PROBATES AND LETTERS OF ADMINISTRA TION A.CT AMENDMENT BILL. On the motion for going into committee on this bill, Lord HOTHAM asked her Majesty's Government to state what corirse they intended to pursue with reference to the disputed clauses of this bill. The express unOterstanding for sitting to-day was to proceed with - unopposed measures, and it was the duty of her Majesty's Government to scrupulously adhere to that engagement, He moved that the house resolve itself into. a committee on this bill on Monday next. No time would be saved by proceeding with the bill to-play. Mr. S. WARaEN seconded the amendment. TbeATTORN EY-GENERAL explained that circum stances had arisan, showing that justice could not be done in the Divorce and Probate Courts without an alte ration of the law% and these bills had been introduced to meet these defects. The acts referred to emanated from the late Government, and the noble and learned lord (the late Lo rd Chancellor) introduced the amended bills into the Lords, where they were considered and passed, and they came down to this house in the charge , e the learned gentleman the member for Aylesbury, but he finding it impossible to bring on the bills, he (the Attorney-General) reluctantly undertook to carry them through this house. If the session closed without their being• passed numerous and severe injuries would be inflicted on the suitors. Ho intended to strike out the 24th clause of the bill, to which so much objec tion had been made, and he asked hon. member:: to withdraw their amendments, especially those relating to contentious I:niftiness, and the throwing open of the Admiralty Court to the profession generally. He also added he should withdraw the sth clause of the Divorce Bill. After some remarks from Mr. Hadfield, Mr. Ayrten, the Attorney-General, and Mr. Walpole, The house divided. The numbers were— For going 'into committee Against it Majority ~.. The bill then proceeded through committee with amendments, clatrzes being inserted throwing open non contentious busine3s to the profession generally. DIVORCE AND MATRIMONIAL CAUSES ACT AMENDMENT BILL. Thit bill also passed through committee. THIRD READINGS. The fo lowing bills were read a third time and passed : —Consolidated Fnncl (Appropriation), Metropolis Local Management Act Amendment, Drafts on Bankers' Las Amendment, Int:lumbered Estates (West India) Act Amendment, New Writs, Militia (Service Abroad) Act, Continuance, and the Militia Continuance (No. 2). The house then adjourned. PARLIAMENTARY DIVISION. MARRIAGE LAW AMENDMENT BILL. HOUSE OF LORDS, FRIDAY, JULY 23. DIVISON. Moved, "That the Bill be now read a second time."—(The Lord Gage.) Objected to ; and an Amendment moved, "To leave out ' now' and insirt this day three months.' " —(The Lord Redesdale.) On Question, " That now' stand part of the Motion " :—Content 92; Non-Content, 46. CONTENT. DUKE. EARL. Cleveland Sommers EARLS. VISCOUNT. Albemarle Torrington Essex BISHOP. Granville Ripon Laven and Melville LORDS. Minto Belper Portsmouth Ebury St. Germans Farnham NON-CONTENT. LORDS. Foley [Teller] Gage (V. Gage: [Teller] Glen-21g Overstone Southampton Stanley of Alderley \\roach °use Wrottesley ARCHBISHOP. EARLS. LORDS. Canterbury Nelson Brodrick (V. Mid- LORD CHANCELLOR. Romney dleton) Chelmsford Shaftesbury Colchester MARQUISES. Shre wsbury andCongleton Bath (teller) Talbot Crau worth Salisbury Stradbroko Crof on EARLS. Wilton Dinevor Amherst VISCOUNTS. Dimsandle and Clan- Thauch.amp Clancarty (E. Clan- conald Carnarvon tarty) Ker (M. J.,othian) De La Warr Dungannon Lovel and Holland Derby Hardinge (E. Egmont) Doncaster (D. Buc-Melville Melros (E. Hadding cleuch and Queens-Strathallan ton) berry) BIsITOPS. Monteagle of Bran- Effingham Exeter don) Graham (D. Mon-Hereford Redesdale (teller) trose) Li,. cola Sondes Hardwick e Oxford Wynford Harrington Rochester Mansfield Salisbury PAIRS ON MARRIAGE WITH A DECEASED WIFE'S SISTER. Fos. AGAINST. Mostyn, Lord Fowls, Earl Airlie, Earl Pomfret, Earl De Manley, Lord Exeter, Marquis Townshend, Marquis Tenterden, Lord Holland, Lord Abercorn, Marquis Exmouth, Viscount Lucan, Lord Sydney, Viscount Boston, Earl Clarendon, Earl Jersey, Earl Shelburne, Ea r l Portarlington, Earl Lansdowne, Marquis Raglan, Lord THE GOODWOOD CUP. The "Cup," prepared -by Messrs. Hunt and Roskell, is a vase of Etruscan form, and illustrates the " Comus" of John Milton. The freize on ono side shows the " Lady" in the power of Comus, who offers to her his enchanted cup, when she is rescued by her brothers ; that on the other repre &eats " Sabrina," attended by her nymphs, rising from the stream. The group enriching' the handle typifies !the power of Virtue, Comus being overthrown by the spirit of Good. A bas relief on the foot represents the water nymphs supporting Sabrina. The Cup, which is of oxidised silver, has been designed and modelled by Mr. H. Armstead, an arti s t favour ably known to the public by his former works of art of this kind. We are requested to etate that the Royal Commies'( n appointed to inquire into the state of the store and clothing departments at Weedon, Woolwich, and the Tower, have commenced their investigation, and ale for the present sitting in No. 11 Committee-room, at the House of Commons. All persons desirous of giving evi dence are in the first instance requested to send a written statement of the points on which they wish to be examined, to the secretary, Mr. E. L. Dew, Esq., 13, Curzon-street, May-fair. METROPOLITAN BOARD OF WORKF.—it a meeting of this B laid, held yesterday at Guildhall, the President (J. Thwaites, Esq.) informed the Board that he had waited on the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and ex plained to him the views of the Board upon the bill brought in by Government, and he was happy to say that the Government had c3nsented to have the Board unfettered as to the points of outfall which they might ultimately choose to adopt. The clause as to the for mation of a committee, to which the board would have to delegate its powers, had also been withdrawn ; as, upon reflection, the Government as well as the House of Commons thought that the action of the BJard should be as little controlled as possible. and where acknowledged the LA:FEST NEWS. BERNE, JULY 23. The National Council has decided that an appli cation shall be made to Naples, Belgium, and other States, in the name of the Helvetic Confederation, to do away with the differential duties levied on the productions of Switzerland. The committee of the Council of the States has unanimously recom mended the rejection of the application of the Genevese Government against the expulsion or sending into the interior of political refugees." HAMBURG, JULY 23. The "new Norwegian loan of 10,800,000 marks banco, guaranteed by the Storthing, negotiated by the house of Heine, the North German Bank, and the house of Erlanger, collectively, has been favourably received, and considerable transactions done at 98. The German press remarks on the sanguinary drama of Jeddah, but the journals of Vienna, or those which are the habitual defenders of Austrian policy, alone venture to extenuate the horror which that event has caused, and find in the occurrence a subject for making an apology in favour of the mild and paternal regime which they admire in Turkey. The New Prussian Gazette had announced that the occupation of Jeddah, Candia, and some points of Bosnia and the Herzegovina by French and English troops was in contemplation. The same rumour appears to have been current at Vienna, for a letter from that city, in the Journal deFrankfort, endeavours to show that such a measure would be equivalent to a declaration of war against Turkey. " A foreign intervention," says that journal, " to cause the execution, by force, of the Hatti houmayoum in the Turkish Empire would be a political absurdity—an act of violence which nothing could justify, and which would fill every small independent State with alarm. The case is not such as to warrant a declaration of war against Turkey, since the latter has nothing to reproach herself with, and does not refuse satisfaction ; nevertheless, the attempt, at intervention would lead to nothing less than a war, since the Porte would be obliged to oppose such a measure with all her strength, and the other powers could not regard it with a tranquil eye." The A gram Gazette says :—" The Bosnian crisis assumes daily a more serious aspect, and the greatest agitation is said, on good foundation, to prevail in all the districts of Egalet, where colli sions have even taken place between the Christians and Mussulmans. In some points the former assumed the initiative, and were generally victo rious ; they are pillaging villages and seeking for arms. The Turks do the same in the places where the Mussulman population is the most numerous. Hitherto no positive organisation has been visible in all these movements. It is only an explosion of rage long suppressed--a struggle of the poor against the rich. But if Turkey does not speedily send a considerable force, the movement will assume a political and religious character, the consequences of which may be incalculable." FRANCE. PARIS, FRIDAY. The Conference yesterday held its twelfth sitting at the Hotel of the Minister of Foreign Affairs. The Pata•ie contains the following reflections on the various dangers which at present beset the Ottoman Government : "We do not consider these dangers insur mountable, provided measures are adopted which, in all wisdom, ought to have been taken two years ago. However serious may be the troub'es in Syria and other Asiatic provinces, it is not there that the attention of the Porte must be principally directed. The state of the European provinces, though apparently less agitated, claims its chief attention. In Asia, the pretensions of the undis ciplined and fanatical population may be met with discharges of artillery. In Europe, it is necessary to give confidence to' a tranquil population, sin cerely devoted to the Sultan, and which was driven to arms by the very excess of oppression. Let this population ba delivered from the horrible rule of the Turkish autkorities, and treated with fairness, and it will at once lay down its arms. In order to obtain this result, neither troops, vessels, nor cannon are required, but a firm will is essential." BOURSE, July 23.—The following were the last quotations : II per Cents 95 80 Credit Fonder ..... GOO Do. end month 95 85 Belgian 991 3 per Cent. ..... 68 35 Piedmontese (5) Do. end month 6B 30 Roman 9O Bank Shares ... 3103 Austrian Credit Mobilier 615 (Spanish Threes ......... 436, Do. Account 615 Illome Debt — RAILWAYS.-FOR CASH. Orleans Northern New Ditto 755 Lyon and Mediteran 7SS New Ditto Geneva Midi — 5'2A Western Eastern Grand Central ... Sardinian , Austrian PORTUGAL. LISBON, July 4:7.—Sir Morton Peto and nine engineers arrived on the 11th inst. by the Tagus. This arrival of Sir Morton is most opportune, inas much as it puts a stop to all the damaging rumours which have been so industriously circulated, and insures at the same the inestimable advantage of a railway to Oporto. It was thought that Sir Morton would have retutued to England by this packet, but there has been so much to do in arrang ing preliminaries with the Government, that ha has been obliged to postpone his depature for the next. He has not yet been able to form a definitive company, but has found quite sufficient funds to commence and carry on the works. Some altera tous and modifications are being made in the ori ginal contract, which necessarily cause delay. It is said that the Minister of Marine has sent orders to London for the construction of pilot and life-boats. It is also reported that instructions have been given to mount rocket mortars in various parts of the coast which are reputed dangerous localities. The bar of Lisbon and the coasts of Portugal in general are notoriously unprovided with the means or assisting vessels in danger, or providing proper pilotage at the entrances of the different seaports. General Morgan, the new American Minister, and his lady, have arrived in Lisbon. S-PAIN.The Madrid journals of the 19th do not contain any political news. Those of the ministerial party say that there was no truth in the reports which were current that the Ministers of the Interior, Finance, and Justice contemplated. retiring. The Espana recommends that a ship of war shall be sent to Cherbourg, to enable its officers to study in the English and French fleets the latest nautical improvements ; also, that military officers shall b.: sent to Chalons to study the camp there. In several provinces the Moderado party had appointed com mittees to prepare for the elections. The heat in most parts of Spain was excessive. It is said that the harvest will be only of a middling character, but the vintage fine. A Berlin letter states that a rumour prevails that the Kier : , will leave Tegernsee towar ls the end of the month. His Majesty is represented as being most desirous to return to his favourite resi dence, Sans-Souci. The same l e tter adds that during the visit of Queen Victoria t o Babelsber g , the Duke of S axe -Coburg Gotha, brother of Prince Albert, and general of cavalry in the Pru=sian ser vice, will come to meet her Majesty. Accounts from Stockholm describe the baptism of the son of the Duke of 03trouothia, which took place with much ceremony. The infant received the names of Oscar Gustavus Adolphus. All the members of the Royal Family were present, with the exception of the King, whose health is still weak. A letter from the same capital states that the Prince Regent will shortly start for the north of Swedvn and Lapland, where he has the inten tion of founding military colonies by means of con demned prisoners. The capture of the forts at the mouth of the Peiho occupied two hours, and the loss was 74 wounded and 12 killed, mostly French. The allied forces were ad vancinz upon Tientsin. THE PENINSULAR MAIL. SOUTHAMPTON, FRIDAY. The steam ship Tagus, of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company, Captain Christian, with the usual Peninsular Mail, in charge of Lieut. Tickle, Admiralty agent, arrived this afternoon at four o'clock. The Tagus during the voyage experienced moderate northerly winds and fine weather. Her dates of sailing were :—Gibraltar, July 15 ; Cadiz, 16 ; Lisbon, 19 ; Oporto, 20 ; Vigo, 20. She brings Ist class, 36 ; 2d class, 12 ; deck, IT passengers. The freight of the Tagus consists of 11 packages of specie, value 4,6761., 20 boxes of eggs, 4 quarter casks of wine, 72 half-boxes of lemons, and 12 packages of sundries. Her Majesty's ships Curlew and Red pole were at Gibraltar. The screw steamer Sultan arrived on the 15th at 9.40 a.m., and sailed again same day at 2.10 p.m. The usual Portuguese fleet at Lisbon. The Tagus passed Feb. 22, lat. 46.22, long. '7, the screw steamer Colombo, outward bound. NEWFOUNDLAND. By the steam ship City of Baltimore we have papers from St. John's, Newfoundland, to the 6th inst., inclusive. The commercial advices are unimportant. The Governor had made the following appoint ments, subject to the approval of her Majesty : The Hon. Philip F. Little (late Attorney-General) to be senior Asssistant Judge of the Supreme Court of the Island ; Bryan Robinson, Esq., Q. C., to be second Assistant-Judge of the Supreme Court ; George James Hogsett, Esq., to be Attorney- General, vice Little ; John Hayward, Esq., to be Solicitor-General, vice Hon. G. H. Emerson, re signed. Several new appointments to the Execu tive Council are also reported. The following vessels from European ports had arrived at St. John's, Newfoundland, July 2 : Merlin, from Cadiz ; Ann Johnston, from Liver pool ; Favourite Lass, from Lisbon. The following vessels had cleared :—July 2, Three Sisters, for London; sth, Hollyhock, for London. GFPALTO I?. Somerset Grove, Esq., late colonel of the Gwalior Contingent, says : The fortress is one mile and a quarter long, 300 yards broad, tapering at the ends to 70 or 80 yards. It runs nearly N. and S., is 600 feet high, of solid rock, on the top of which is a simple stone wall, about ten feet high. The only approaches to it are by the gate at the foot of the grand staircase in the northern town, and on the centre of the western face, where Popham entered. In almost all other parts it is nearly perpendicular. At the southern end is the Maharajah's city and the Phool Bagh, or flower garden. Our advance is now being made from Agra, Jhansi, Calpee, and Sippree ; in fact, from all quarters except the extreme west. Having gained the northern town the gateway may be secured ; and, while preparations are made for blowing it up, if 500 men escalade Popham's Post—which they can not only secretly approach, but enter with out serious difficulty—the enemy will be taken in rear. Once in, there is the open ground before us, and no guns in battery to oppos3 our advance to the head of the staircase, distant about 800 yards. Of course the enemy willthink our attack will be made by the gate and staircase, and there he will place his heavy guns. Make your feint at that spot and your actual entry at the west, and the fort will not only fall, but not 20 men will escape. I have tried every inch of the fort for the pur poses of ingress and egress, and beyond the points I have described I have found it impregnable, except in one spot, where I made a solitary soldier ascend and descend without his arms—an affair he accomplished with much difficulty. Your correspondent i 3 in error when he states the fort is out of repair. It was perfect when we made it over to the Maharajah, three or four years ago, and from my description you will agree with me in the belief of the difficulty of throwing it " out of repair," Never was such a fatal mistake committed as to leave the faithful Maharajah and his incemparaMe Minister Dinkur Rao without the advice and assist ance of a British officer, who would at the last moment have retired into the fort with the Prince and his body-guard, and closed the gate until troops could arrive from Agra. As it is, in addi tion to the flight, of course the guns and ammuni tion have fallen into the hands of the rebels. A thousand men could hold that fort for the moment against all Asia, for the &Toy has n ever been a good hand at attacking, and is worse at es calading. ELECTION OF CITY CHAMBERLAIN THIS DAY. The election of a fit and proper person to fill the office of City Chamberlain took place this day in the Guildhall at one o'clock. For some titne pre vious to that hour a large number of the livery were in attendance, but very little interest was mani fested in the proceedings, occasioned, no doubt, by the absence of all opposition to the return of Mr. B. Scott. At five minutes after one o'clock the Lord Mayor, Sheriffs, Aldermen, an the most promi nent members of the Common Council arrived. The Sergeant of the Mace then came forward, and having ordered all persons not liverymen to quit the hall on pain of imprisonment, proceeded to make the usual proclamation, which was received with some laughter. J. HANBURY, Esq., M. P., said a vacancy having occurred in the office of City Chamberlain by the death of Sir J. Key it became the duty of the livery to elect a gentleman qual.lial to fulfil the duties of the office as his successor. It was his plea sure to nominate a gentleman eminently qualified for the post—Mr. B. Scott. (Cheers.) It was well known that for a great number of years this gentle man had been connected with the Corporation, an I for twelve years lie believed he had transacted the whole of the business of the office, so he would nit have his duties to learn. He belieVed by electing Mr. Scott unanimously they would b 3 doing him justice, and be putting the right man in the right place. (Cheers.) Mr. H. L. TAYLOR said he had great pleasure in seconding the nomination of Mr. Scott. As no mem ber of the Corporation had come forward he thought no person unconnected with that body had stronger claims than that gentleman. (Cheers.) Mr. FINDLEY said he believed before Mr. Scott came to the hall for election he had been called upon to sign a certain document. He should like to know the nature of the paper. . _ Mr. B. SCOTT said, in reply to the question, be had been called upon to sign in conformity with precedent. It was au agreement to accept the office of Chamberlain subject to such regulations as might from time to time b 3 suggested by the Corporation of London. (Hear, hear.) He had, however, previous to attaching his signature to the document invited a clause, providing that those suggestions were in conformity with the law and the rights of the liverymen. (Loud cheers.) Mr. FINDLEY tiler; asked Mr. Scott if he would sign another document which he he'd in his hand, but the feeling of the meeting was strongly opposed to such a proceeding. No other candidate having offered, Mr. B. SCOTT came forward to return thanks for -his election, and waa received with loud cheers. Having paid a tribute of respect to the deceased chamberlain (Sir J. Key) he said the Livery of London that day had conferred upon him an honor to which he had long aspired. He assured them it would to at all times his constant endeavour to discharge the duties of the office in the most effi cient manner, and all attempts to interfere with the rights and privileges of the Liverymen of London would meet with his most uncompromising oppo si. ion. A vote of thanks to the Lord Mayor and Sheriffs terminated th© proceedings. MR. MORLEY'S Winn.—Mr. Morley, the proprietor ef "the Burlington," and of the hotel which bears his name at. Charing-cross, died last week, and has left nearly the whole tf his property to medical charities. In the early part of the present cs ntnry he was a medi oal student at St. George's Hospital, but he left the pursuit of medicine, and hecame one of the most suecee ful of the London hotel-keepers. Its had been for many years an active governor of St. George's, Bethlehem, and other hospitals. He has left 1,0001. to Liston's widow ; 5,000/. to the eurgical deparement of Univer sity C,llege ; 5,000/., the interest of which is to support three fellowships at Univerir.y College, each to be held for three years ; 1,000/. to St. Mary's Hospital ; 1,0001. to the Lock ; and 500'. to Mr. Brain°, his medical at tendant. There are various lezacies, among which are 50/. annually to six widows of St. James's, not reci pients of parochial relief. The whole of the residue, amounting to upwards of 100,0001, is left to found a Convalescent Hospital, in coenection with St. .George's, within seven miles of H y d e -p ar k -corner. Here is a noble opportunity of f o unding a model sanatorium. There are lovely spots within the prescribed distance, about Hen don, Neasdon, or Willesden on the north, or Putney heath, Roehampton, or Wimbledon on the south, where the poor city patient may obtain fresh air, sunlight,.and freedom from the noise, dust, stenches, and stnae of our overgrown city.—Medical Times, COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL. A Court of Common Council was held yesterday, at Guildhall, the Lord Mayor presidin g , to receive a report from the Officers and Clerks' Committee, on the reference to consider the nature, duties, and emoluments of the office of Chamberlain, and to reconsider the terms and conditions of the appoint ment. Mr. H. W. VALLANCE, chairman of the commit tee, brought up the report, which was read. Its principal recommendations were that the floating balance to ba kept by the Chamberlain in future Mould not exceed 11,0001. ; that his account should be kept at the Bank of England ; that the salary of the Chamberlain should be fixed at 1,5001., instead of 2,5001., its previous amount ; and that, instead of giving security to the amount of-30,000/. in ad• dition to 30,0001. by himself, the Chamberlain in future should only be required to give security for half that amount, and that, in addition to himself, he should only be required to find three securities of 5,0001. each, or two of 7,5001. The report also made reference to the Emolument Fund, and re commended that some new arrangements should be made in connexion with it. Mr. VALLANCE, in moving that " the Court do agree with the committee in their report," said it had been adopted by the Officers and Clerks' Com mittee, after a patient and diligent investigation, during which they had the attendance of the cor porate offices, with every wish to support the honour and dignity of the corporation. The three principal recommendations of the report had refer ence to the banking account, the floating balances, and the salary. With regard to the balance, the committee,had found that the balance in the office at the present time amounted to no less than 39,834/., and he believed that for five years past the floating balance in the hands of the Chamber lain was on an average not less than 25,0001.—a sum which the committee considered to be much larger than was actually required. A member of the court inquired whether the Chamberlain would be allowed to follow any busi ness', or hold any other office or situation ? (Hear.) Mr: VALLANCE—The committee have not re stricted him iu that respect by auy resolution. All they require is that he shall properly perform the duties of his office. (Hear, hear.) The motion for agreeing with the committee in their report was then carried amid loud cheers. On a - motion that it should b 3 referred to the Officers and Clerks' Committee to be carried into execution, it was objected that no recommendation had been made in the report with regard to pre cluding the Chamberlain from holding any other office or appointment. Mr. Deputy DAKIN regretted that the chairman of the committee declined to take the initiative in the matter. As he considered that there ought to be a distinct resolution of the Court upon the sub ject, he would himself propose one, which he did as fo!lows " That it is inconsistent with the position and duties of the office of Chamberlain that he should be engaged in any other business or occupation. It is therefore necessary that the Chamberlain of the City of London should be required to devote the wholg of his time to the duties of his office." The resolution was unanimously adopted. Mr. VALLANCE then moved that the report should be printed and circulated among the mem bers of the Court, which having been agreed to, the Court adjourned. THE ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY OF EA GLAiVD. CHESTER, FRIDAY. The dinner took place at four o'clock, in the Music Hall, at which abDut 500 persous wore pre sent. Lord Berbers, the President of the Royal Agricultural Society, in the chair. Among the guests were his Excelency the Duke de Malakhoff, the French ambassador; the Count de Platen, the Swedish ambassador ' • the Marquis of Westminr.ter, the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone, M.P., Earl Powis, Lord de Tabley, Lord Londes borough, Col. the Hon. Nelson Hood, Eirl Grosvenor, Sir John D. B. Johnstone, M.P.. Sir P. G. Egerton, M.P., Sir W. W. Wynne, M.P. (who, in the absence of the Duke of Marlborough, acted as vice-president), the Count do Wesele, Professor Wilson, Sir S. Glynne, Col. the Hon. D. Pennant, M.P., Sir C. Morgan, Townshend Maiu waring, Esq., M.P., G. G. Salisbury, M.P., Lord Portman, Lord Hill, &c. The usual loyal toasts having been given, includ ing "The Foreign Visitors," responded to by the Duke of Malakoff, the French ambassador, and Count Platen, the Swedish ambassador; the toast of the evening, "Prosperity to the Royal Agricul tural Society of England," was proposed by Mr. GLADSTONZ in an eloquent speech, and was warmly received. Lord PORTMAN then proposed "The Health of Lord BsTrien," the chairman of the society. His lordship having returned thanks, the meet ing was subsequently addressed by Sir W. W. Wynne, the Earl of Powis, M. do Trehonnais, Mr. W. Titherington, Mr. J. Fowl , r, jun., Mr. Brand reth Gibbs, Mr. Shackell, a id Lord Delamere. The usual meeting of the council took place at 10 o'clock this morning, and every person present expressed satisfaction at the general arrangement and result of the show. MARKET NEWS.—(This Day ) COVENT GARDEN. The supplies continue larg3, and the demand rules steady, as follows : FRUIT. Pine apples, per lb. 5s Od to 7s Colonial do., ea. Os Od to Os Od Grapes, per 1b......2s 6d to Gs Foreign do Os Od to Os Od Melons, each 2s 6d to 5s Od Peaches, p. doz. 8s to Ms Od Nectarines, d0....Cs to 2s Od Apples, p. h. sv. 2s Od to 3s Od Pears, per doz sto Os Od Filberts,per lb Oil to Cd Cobs., p. 100 lbs. s to —s Almonds, p. bsh Os Od to 24s Walnuts, per 100 9d to is 6d Figs, per doz Os to Os Od Strawberries, per punnet Os 4d to is Od Gooseberries, per half sieve 2s 6d to 3s 6d Currants, p. h. sv. 3s Od 4s Od Plums, per do. Os 0,1 to Os Od Green gages, per h. sv.Os to 0 Raspberries, p.potl. 3d to 6d , Ora,nges, per doz. 6d to is 6d Lemons, p. doz. is Od to 2s Od Apricots,p. doz. Is6d to 3s Oil Cherries, per lb. 2d to is Od, VEGETABLES. Greens,p. doz. bun. 2sod to 4s Shallots, per lb 6d to 8d Cabbages, do. is Od to 1s 61 Horseraddish, p. b. isOd to 4s Savoy do.,p. b. Os 2d toOs 4d Parsley, per do. 2d to 4d Cauliflowers, doz. is Od to 4s Celery, per do is Od to 2,3 Od Brocoli, p. doz. Os Oil to Os Od Beet, per doz. is Od to 2a Od Potatoes, per ton —s to —s Parsnips, per do. Od to Os Od New do., per lb. ld to os4d Small salad, p. pun. 2d to 3d Peas, per bush. is 6d to 2s Od Musbrooms,p.ptl.2sOdto2s 6(1 Turnips, per bunch 2d to 4d Artichokes, per doz2sMto 6s Carrots, per bunch... 5d to 7d Lettuces, per score 8d 18 31 Cucumbers, each 3s to Us Od Endive, per scr. 28 6d to 3s Garlic, per lb Gd to Os 8d Radishes, p.d.han. Gd to Isol Sorel, per sieve Od to O Tomatoes, per hsv. Os to Os Od Spinach, p. d0...1s Gd to 2s Oci Walnuts per 100 ...0d to Od Brussels sprouts, per Chillies, per 100 Os Od to Os Od half do Os 0(1 to Os Od Capsicums, per 100 Os Od to Os Onions p. doz.bun. is to 136 d Rhubarb, p. b. Os Oil to Os 0,1 New do., per bunch Od to 0d Asparagus, per bun. ls6dto French beans, per Saakail,perpun .0s Ocl to Os 01 100............ 280 d to 2s 6d Turnip greens, per Leeks, per do 2d to 4d bush Os 0,1 to Os Od NE WGATE AND LEADENHALL. Turkeys, Os Od to Oa Od ; Ponits, Os Od to Os Od; Geese, 5s 01 to 7s Od each ; Goslings, Is Od to 7s 01 ; Duck lings, I s 6cl to 3s Od ; tame rabbits, is Od to is 91 each; wild do., 8d to is 01 ; Pigeons, 6,1 to Os 9d each ; large Surrey Fowls, Os to 12s; barn-door d0.,3s Od to s Oil; Chick ens, 4s 0,1 to 6s per couple; Capons, Os Od to (sOl ; Hares, Os Od to Os 0,1 ; Grouse, Os Oct to 03 Od each ; Pheasants, Os Od to Os 01 ; Ptarmigan, Os Od to Os Od ; Woodcocks, 0, Od to Os Od; Snipes, Os Cd to Os 0(1; Teal, 0 to Os Od; Wild Ducks, Os Od to Os 0(1; Widgeons, Os 01 to 03 0.1; Plovers, 0(1 to Os 01 each; Guinea Fowls, Os Od to 0s0d; Roasting pigs,o3 Od to Os Od each. Ostend fresh butter, —s to —s Cd English do., is Od to is 2d per lb. ; English eggs, 8s 0(1 to 8s 6.1; French do., 7s Od to 7s Gd per 120; Leverets 3s Od to 5s Od each. NEWPORT. Beef, from 2s 10d to 4€4od; mutton, 3s 2d to 4s 2d; lamb 4s 6a to 5s 4d; veal, 3s 4d to 48 41; pork, 3s 6d to 48 01 per Blbs., by the carcase. WHITECIIAPEL. •- - Beef, from 2s 101 to 4 s 01 ; mutton, 3s 2d to 4s ; lamb, 4s 6d to 5s 4 , 1; veal, 33 2d to 4s 4d; pork - , 33 Id to 4s Od per 81bs by the carcase. BILLINGSGATE. Turbots, 2s Ocl to 15s; Brills, 2s Od to lOs each; Salmon, Od to Os 10d per lb ; Cod. Fish, 2s Od to 8s each ; Soleq, 4d to is Od per pair ; Trout, 81 to Os par lb ; Lobsters, Gd to 3s Od; Crabs, 6d to 2s 6d; Whitings, 4s Od to lOs per doz. ; Common Oysters, 168 to --s ; Natives, Os to Os per bsh. ; Mackerel, 55s to s per 100; Smelts, ls Gd to Os Od per doz.; Skate, Os to 6d per lb; Shrimps, Os Od to Os Od per gallon ; Bloaters, lOs Od to Os Od per 100 ; Fresh Herrings, 8s Od to Os per 100; Scotch do., Od; Sprats, Os Od to Os Od per bushel ; Doreys, is Od to 7s each ; Haddocks, 4s to 12s pm doz.; Pike, 6d; Sturgeon, 6d per lb; Prawns, 5s Od to Os Od; Mullets, Os Gil to is Gd each; Plaice, 4d to is each; Halibut ' Gd per lb ; Flounders , is Od to i s Gd per doz. ; salt fish, Od per lb ; Eels, 8 d to 1 s; C ar p , is to 3.3; Tench, is to 3; per brace; Gurnets, 4d to ls. BREAD. The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from Qd to 'ILA ; of household ditto, 5d to 60 per 4 lb loaf. HIDES AND SKINS Market hides, 561 b to 641 b, 30 to 41; 641 b to 721b ' 30 to 4d; 721 b to 80Ib, 4d to 4.,d;; 801 b to 881 b, 4d to 40. BSlb to 901 b, Cid to 5d ; 961 b to 1011 b, —d to --4 ; 1041 b to 1121 b, —d to —d ; upwards, —d to —d ; horso hides, Oa Od to —s Od ; Cad skins, light, 2s 01 to 33 64 ; ditto full, 5s 64 to Os 0.1; Polled Sheep, Os Od to Os Od ; Dents, Oa 04 to Os Od; half-bred 3, 03 01 to 03 01; Downs, Os 0,1 to Os Od ; Laa,bs 2s 3d to 3s 6d ; Shearlings, is 61 to 2s Od. HAY MARKETS. 2111TLIPIELD. Old meadow hay, 3/ 5s to 4/ 54 od, new do., 3/ 5s to 4/ Os ; old ziovol 41. 53 to 51 53 ; new do., 4/ 5s to 4/ 15s; and straw, 1/ 143 to 11 18 , per 103,c. Both hay and straw sold heavily, at our quotations. OUSIBERLA.ND. Old meadow hay, 3/ 63 to 41 Gs ; new, do., 3/ Os to 4/ 2s; old clover, 41 53 t o 5/ Os ; new do., V. Gs to V. 178 ;ad straw, 163 to 11 191 per load. A full supply, and a heavy demand , at drooping prices. WHITEOHAPEL. Old meadow hay, 53 to 41 5s ; new do., 3/ 5s to 4/ Os ; old clover, 41. 5s to 51 53 ; new do., 41. 53 to 4l 15s ; and straw, 11 143 to 1/ 18s pir load. Trade heavy, on rather lower terms. MILITARY AND NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. The following General Order has been pro• mulgated " Horse-Guards, S.W., July 17. "The competitive examination of officers serving fo the united kingdom, who are desirous of entering the Staff College, will be held in London, on the 23rd of August next. " Commanding officers of R >yal Artillery, Roy 1 Engineers, and of all regiments and depots of the Cavalry, Guards, and Line, will, with reference to the Horse-Guards memorandum, dated 17th of December, 1857, and the General Order of the 3d ult., forward to the Adjutant-General, for the consideration of the General Commanding-in-Chief, the application of such officers as wish to compete for admission, together with the necessary certificates. " The applications should be sent in not later than the 7th of August, after which date the officers approved by his Royal Highness will be instructed to place them selves in communication with the Council of Military Education, with the view to their receiving the regula tions for the examination "By order, &c., "G. A. WETHERALL." Major-General the Hon. Sir James Yorke Sear lett, K. C. 8., Governor of Portsmouth, attended by Lieutenant Colonel Wright, Assistant Quarter master-General ; Major Adye, R.A., Brigade Major ; Captain Thursbay, Aide-do-Camp, &v., reviewed all the available troops in Portsmouth garrison, on Southsea-Common, yesterday after noon. All the movements before described were admirably executed by the infantry and the field battery of artillery, ending with a mock attack ou and defence of the town. Yesterday a very interesting trial of skill took place between the non-commissioned officers of the Royal Engineers and those of the first depot bat talion at Chatham garrison, for the purpose of as certaining which branch of the service produced the best marksmen with the rifled muskets nosy used by the troops at Chatham. The shooting took place on the practising-ground used by the troops) at the rear of the dockyard, adjoining St. Mary's' creek, and was under the direction of Captain G. R. Lempriere, instructor of musketry to the Royni. Engineers, and Capt. K. H. Travers, 24th Regi' ment, the instructor of musketry attached to the battalion. A prize of a silver snuff-box, of the value of six guineas, had been subscribed for by the officers. The rifle used by the Royal Engineers / 9 that known as the Lancaster elliptical bored mug' ket, while that in use by the troops of the line is the ordinary Enfield musket, used at the School Of Musketry, Hythe. The experiments of yesterday exhibited the superiority of the Lancaster rifle when placed in practised hands, the practice of the Royal Engineers being admirable. The range selected commenced at 350 yards, which was after' wards extended to 600 yards, each man being sup' plied with 20 rounds of ball cartridge. The number of non-commissioned officers selected to compete for the prize was eight from each corps- The firing of the Royal Engineers was very good, and the average number of "points" gained by each non-commissiond officer was 15 out of the 20, several balls in succession striking the centre of the target at a distance of 600 yards. The average number of points" gained by the troops of the line was only 10.87, although several of the non-con' inissioned officers exhibited remarkable skill in their use of the Enfield rifle. At the termination of the tiring the prize was awarded to Sergeant Joseph Grtshore, R.E., who gained the extraordinarY number of 21 "points." During the experiment s there was a fresh breeze blowing across the range , which somewhat interfered with the practice. The following officers, who were recently ar pointed from the Royal Military Academy, Wool wich, to commissions in the Royal Artillery, hal been posted :—Lieutenant M ac k enz i e , t o Lail', Fort ; Lieutenant Gyle, to Woolwich ; Lieutenan t Togood, to Devonport ; Lieutenant Baring, t ° , Corfu ; Lieutenant Jones, to Guernsey ; Lieutenav" Bond, to Woolwich ; Lieutenant Pickford, to Ballincolig ; Lieutenant Barnett, to Portsmouth' and Lieutenant Desborough, to Woolwich. They are ordered to join their respective stations on t he let of August, with the exception of Lieutena ll . t Baring, who has been granted leave of absence uattl , the Ist cf October. The following removals an d exchange of companies have been ordered to take place—viz., Major Crauford's company, 3d battalion Royal Artillery (of field battery) at Leith Fort, t ° return to head-quarters, Woolwich, and prepar e for embarkation for India. M,,jor Pieon's company of the 12th battali°l3 Royal Artillery, now at Woolwich, to be held 1° readiness to embark for Ceylon, to relieve Captai n Taswell's company, 10th battalion. Twelve non-commissioned officer and 20 gunn er° • of the 10th battalion Royal Artillery were yest er i day morning medically inspected at Woolwich, an are ordered to proceed on recruiting service v Scotland, for the purpose of filling up the vacancl e . created by draughts afforded to that battalion in India, some of the companies in Woolwich havill been reduced to 20 and 30 men. Major the Hon. W. Yelverton'e company, 9! battalion, is to take up the hors es an d equip from the Y field battery, ordered to India, an will form a new battery, to be called No. 16. In consequence of good service performed by Gunner George Dandy, of the 7th battalion 1 01 0 Artillery, her Majesty has been pleased to Banal ° the restoration of his services, which he forfeited hi disgraceful conduct. The Commander-in-Chief has ordered the prl Lice of carrying loaded shells in the limbers an cirriages of troops and field batteries to be disanl y tinned pending the receipt of further orders. Orders were yesterday issued at Woolwich fr°P - o f the Commander-in-Chief for the A and K troops ° , Royal Horse Artillery, now at Woolwich, to Pr o f ceed to Shoeburyness, to go through a course , 8 practice ; and Brevet-Lieut.•Colonel C a ropbel, l , company, at Shoeburyness, will return to W ou ti , wich. The term necessary for the troops to rol i l° at Shoeburyness will be left to the discretion Of officer commanding there. Admiral Lord Lyons struck his flag on board t h a B Royal Albert, at Spithead, yesterday morning, 811 went on leave. The Victor Emmanuel, 91, was commission ed yesterday, at Portsmouth, for Captain John Moor!: C. 8., by Mr. W. J. B. Hilliard, M as t er R.N. 5' will have a complement of 860 officers and men. e The Castor, 36, arriv e d at Ch a th am on Thursds4 night, and was immedi a t e ly moo r ed alongside Gloucester, 50. Yesterday she commenced reta il ing stores into the dockyard, and as soon as shel l ,' been stripped and dismantled she will be paid eu' t , Jamey Farrelly has been appointed acting-basis ant-surgeon to the Tortoise ; James R. Andersoni, assistant-surgeon, to the Arrogant ; John N. C ° ,„. borne, clerk, to the .Hydra; and Alfred P. Fre e man, assistant-clerk, to the Formidable. TEE UNITED KINGDOM' LIFE ASSITJ AiVCE COMPANY. The United Kingdom Life Assurance ComP 9ll ,/ held their twenty-fifth annual meetin g o n Frid%' at their offices in Waterloo-place, London, vill%" the chair was taken by the Hon. F. Scott, Nt,'", s , Statements of accounts, from the formation of the company down to the end of last year, were 191 before the meeting and unanimously adopted, frofil which it appeared that their annual income fO rcl premiums alone reached the large sum of 111,00 0L c i ir. espect:ve of interest upon their accumulst e a funds, which are all invested in Government 911 „., other approved securities, and increased fro m 593,9301. to 617,8011. during the year, after p35 1 ,".„•P every claim. These were 65,8701., being less L'il o 8,8301. than those of the preceding year, owing, r fewer policies by 31 having fallen in. The nulnu e ,,, of now policies issued was 357, assuring an sgg. r " o gate sum of 218,5501.. and producing an addltl ° „ of 8,2471. to the company's annual income. Pli` t ing the last ten years the new business carried ou e by the company amounted to upwards of tkr e millions and a quarter, represented by 4,737 policle ° .; and producing in new premiums no less a smith 120,(581 16s. 3d. The sum assured by each policy f. om the . commencement averages 7171.—a fi e :, which testifies strongly to the eligibility of the Class with whom the company transact business, statisti.e' showing . that the average duration of human l ife r is, as a general rule, measur,d by the greater .% less advantages enjoyed in respect of social positi° and command of pecuniary means. Some time 90 ,i when public attention was directed to the subJ, 9 i o of the days of grace allowed for payment of 1 ' 0 assurance premiums, the directors, who have alviral e , held payments within the 21 dayS to be valid,. r d solved that, in cases of death within that per l° ,' the premium may he deducted from the sill assured when the claim is paid. This arrange lol : o has given general satisfaction, for in many O s a neat distress of mind has arisen to widows 0 11 ,0 o the r s dependent on the proceeds of a policy,la say nothing of the inconvenience to relatives 3 , 1) , 0 f r i e nds in providing means to pay the over -01 `, premium before there is a legally appointed reP re sentative of the deceased's estate. THE INSPECTORS OF COAL MLNES.—We are WI to find that d ea th an d accident have been at W ° '" amongst her Majasty'd inspectors of coal aciiner." - b ' class whose duties bring them so much in contact; 'v it t both. Herbert Mackvforth, Eq , F G.S. the inspe ct „ for the Monmouthshire and Bristol district,' died 1 ) ; the 13th intit,; too hard work, both of mind id 13° `:, J e . having apparently brought him to an early gr fi c '.; He was 34 years of age, and was nephew to the late.Pld Digby Mackworth, Bart., wh se daughter he maul e d ; Thomas Wynne, Eeq , the inspector for North Ste shire, Shropshire, and Cheshire, is still suffering frc) f a the effects of an accident ; • and it seems don. 0 0 „ whether he will be aide to resume active life.,--a c7ieger Cittai dian, 1 I