The Sun. — London, England, 1858-01-12 00:00:00

RER AESTY'S THEATRE. IL TROVATORE. Piecolomini, Spezia, Giaglini, Belletti, Rossi, Vialetti, and Aldighieri. THIS EVENING (Tuesday, Jan. 12), IL TROVATORE. Prices :—Pit Stalls, 12s 6d; boxes (to hold four persons), it and one pair, 2/. 2s ; grand tier, X as ; two pair, 1/. 55.; jhree pair, 15s ; gallery boxes, 10s ; gallery stalls, 3$ 6d ; pit, 3s 6d; gallery, 2s. TIER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.— Her MAJESTY the QUEEN has graci ously signified her intention of HONOURING with her PRESENCE a SERIES of FOUR FESTIVAL P ER,Fhe apORM - ANCES, intended to be presented at the period of t proaching Nuptials of her Royal Highness the PRINCESS ILOYAL with his Royal Highness the Prince FREDERICK WILLIAM of PRUSSIA. The general arrangements are under the direction of Mr. Mitchell, in co-operation with Mr. Lumley, and favoured by the assistance of the following Ma na em l ey, of the Metropolitan Theatres; Mr. Smith. Theatre Royal, Drury.lane. Mr. Backstone Haymarket Theatre. Mr. Webster Adelphi Theatre. Mr. Harrison and Miss Pyne Lyceum Theatre. Mr. litobson and Mr. Emden Olympic Theatre. Mr. Phelps Sadler's Wells Theatre. The programme will comprise the following Entertain 'onto : On TUESDAY, January 19, MACBETH. Produced under the direction of Mr. Phelps. Macbeth, Mr. Phelps ; Lady Macbeth, Miss Helen Faucit. With Locke's Incidental Music, under the direction of Mr. Benedict. And Mr. Oxenford's Farce of TWICE KILLED. In which Mr. and Mrs. Keeley will perform. THURSDAY, January 21. Balfe's New Opera, THE ROSE OF CASTILLE, By Miss Pyne, Mr. Harrison, Mr. Weiss, and the Operatis Company of the Lyceum Theatr e ; conductor, Mr. A. Mellon. With a COMIC AFTERPIECE. SATURDAY, January 23, AN ITALIAN OPERA, By Mane. Piccolomini, Signor Giuglini, and the Principal Artistes of Mr. Lumley's Theatre. And a FESTIVAL CANTATA composed by Mr. Howard Glover. With a BALLET DIVERTISSEMENT. Fourth Performance, AN ENGLISH CO WEDY, By Mr. Bnckstone's Company of the Haymarket Theatre. And an AFTERPIECE, in which Mr. Wright and Members of the Adelphi Company will perform. Admission to the pit (for which a limited number of tickets will be issued. 10s. 6d. Gallery stalls (reserved and numbered) 6s. Od. Gallery 3s. Od. Applications for boxes, orchestra stalls, and tickets to be unlade at the Box-office f the Theatre, and at Mr. Mitchell's Royal Pbrary, 33, Old Boond-street. THZA TR E-R YA L, DRURY-LANE. Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith. THIS EVENING, will be performed THE LADIES' BATTLE, in which Mr. and Mrs. Leigh Murray and Miss M. Oliver will perform. After which, the new grand pantomime, LITTLE JACK HORNER. Commence at 7. T HEATRE ROYAL, HAYMA.RKET. Lessee—Mr. J. B. Buckstone. THIS EVENING, to commence at Seven o'clock, with A CURE FOR THE HEARTACHE, in which Mr. Buck stone will appear. After which, a new comic Christmas Pantomime, entitled THE SLEEPING BEAUTY IN THE WOOD ; or, Harle quin and the Spiteful Fairy. Harlequin, Mr. A. Leclercq ; Columbine, Miss Fanny Wright ; Pantaloon, Mr. Mackay ; Clown, Mr. Charles Leclercq. Orchestra Stalls (which may be retained the whole of the evening). 6s. each. (No charge for booking.) First Ace. s. d. Second price. s. d Dress Boxes 5 0 Dress Boxes 3 0 tipper Boxes 3 0 Upper Boxes 2 0 Pt . Ga ll ery LOYAL rRINCESS'S THEATRE. Proprietor, Mr. Charles Kean. THIS EVENING, will be performed Makspere's Tragedy of HAMLET. Hamlet, Mr. C. Kean. After which, a new grand comic Christmas Pantomime, entitled HARLEQUIN WHITE GAT; or, The Princess Blanche Flower and her Fairy Godmothers. The Princess Blanche (White Cat), Miss Kate Terry ; Harlequin, Mr. Cor mack; Clown, Mr. Huline ; Pantaloon, Mr. Paulo ; and Columbine, Miss C. Adams., T HEATRE ROYAL, A DELPHI. Lessee—Mr. Ben. Webster. THIS EVENING, will be performed the second and third acts of THE GREEN BUSHES, in which Madame Celeste, and Mr. Wright, will perform. After which, a Mythologi , ml Extravaganza, entitled HARLEQUIN, Oft THE LOVES OF CUPID AND PSYCHE. Jupiter, Mr. Paul Belford ; Mars,. Mr. Frank Hall; Venus, Mrs. Billinzton ; Cupid, Miss Marie Wilton ; Psyche, Miss Mary Keeley. ROYAL LYCEUM THE A.TRE. —Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. C. Dillon. THIS EVENING, will be presented Sir E. L. Bulwer's play of RICHELIEU. Principal characters by Messrs. Charles Dillon, Stuart, Barrett, J. G. Shore, Poynter ; Itesdames Charles Dillon and Woalgar. To conclude with the Burlesque and Pantomime, LA LLAH ROOK'', and the PRINI;ESS, the PERI, and the TROLT BADUUR ' • or, Harlequin atri the Ghebers of the Desert. Supported by Mesdames Charles Dillon, Buckingham White, Eliza Webb, Maria Ternan, Esther Jacobs, and Woolgar ; Messrs. Barrett, Calhaem, Holston, Poynter, and J. L. 'fools. Clowns, Messrs. T. Matthews and R. Stilt ; Harlequin, Mr. J. Ricketts; Pantaloon, Mr. A. Stilt ; Sprites, Herr Zaleski and Sons ; Columbines, Misses Malcolm and Lees. Gorgeous Feast of Lanterns.—Fenton's Grand Trans formation Scene. Doors open at half-past 6, to commence at 7. A Morning Performance on Saturday next, Jan. 16, to com mence at half-past 2, on which occasion the Boys of the Duke of York's School will attend. On Monday next, a new and original Comedy, by Leigh • Hunt, Bag, Sox-office open from 11 to 5 daily. OYAL SURREY THEATRE, iL Lessees, Messrs. Shepherd and Creswick. THIS EVENING, will be performed PERILS BY LAND All D WAVE. After which, QUEEN NAB ; or Harlequin Romeo and J ulliet. Clown, by the Surrey Buck ; Pantaloon, Mr. Brad. bury. STRAND THEA.TRE.—Lessee, Mr. T. Payne. —THIS EVENING, will be performed HARLEQUIN NOVELTY AND THE PRINCESS WHO LOST HER HEART. Harlequin, Miss Craven ; Colurnbina, Deulin ; Sprite, Herr Kirt. The Lamtnert Family and the Red Man of Agar in their wonderful performance, dm. Commence at Seven. Stalls, 3s. ; Boxes, 2s. ; Pit, ls.; Gallery Bd. CANTERBURY HALL, Westminster-road. — OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The follow company of Vocalists are engaged for the performance of fihiections from all the popular OPERAS MADRIGALS, CHORUSES, GLEES, DUETS, &c., Tiz : t —Miss Russell, Mrs. Badgey, Madlle. Marietta, Miss Brunel', Miss Bay Madame Bartoletti, Miss Montague, and Madame Marietta ; Herr F. Jonghmans, Mr. Renshaw, R. Grover, T. Farrant, S. Jones, J. Barker, W. Melling, Senor Antonio, E. L. Rime, Mr. Badgey, Mr. Edwards, Mr. sell, and Mr. Ber nard ; Messrs. S. Collins, W. 1. Critchfield, and E. Mack ney. Pianororte, Mr. Cecil Hicks ; harmonium, Master Williams; Director, Herr F. Jonghmans. Commence at Seven o'clock precisely. Suppers, duo., until twelve o'clock. Mr. AUGUSTUS BRAS AM will make his first appearance on Monday, the 25th inst. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. TEM DAY —Morn., 0 min. aft. 0 —Even., 30 min. aft. 12 TO•MOREOW—Morn., 35 min. aft. 12 —Even., 15 min aft 1 IHE WEATHER—SUN OFFiax, JAnIIA.RY 12 lataxoslETS% IN THE MEADE. 50 highest since noon yesterday. 35—lowest this morning and during the night. 4.l—this day at noon. Bautournit. 30.58---a rise of half an inch. gWria, S.W.; light, with tine frosty weather. qc,i) „..e.;.,„",„.,,t ~~~~ LONDON, TITESDAY, JAN. 12, 1858. Imperfect as the information yet is, which has been received of the move ments of Sir Comx CAMP. I )ELL, and the brave troops under his command, enough has already transpired to show that what they have done has already been of the most im portant description, and such as to place both the General and his soldiers on a level with any which this age, so fertile in military glory, has produced. The task which lay before Sir CoLIN, when he landed in India, on the 13th of August last, was of the most difficult description. 100,000 admirably disciplined troops, in full re volt, occupied all the important military stations in the North-Western Provinces of Bengal, while at Caleatta itself the confidence in these troops before the revolt had been so great, that there was neither any reserved force to direct against them, nor any military stores in 01(31 arsenal, nor any troops to be expected from Eng- ; land till the middle of November. Worse than all, there were uo means of tranzpAt to convey any that might arril-e to the Salle of action, the whole noble transport train which formerly con veyed our troops to victory in India having been disbanded during the preceding Governor-Gene ral's reign, and the whole kingdom of Oude from which a prize of that sort had formerly been drawn, being now in the hands of the enemy. The first two months and a half of Sir COLIN'S residence at Calcutta was entirely occupied with the endeavour to supply these defects, and above all to establish a post train upon the Great Trunk Road, which might furnish the means of rapid conveyance of troops from Calcutta to the scene of action. But such was the difficulty of getting draught animals in the southern provinces of Bengal, and such the total want of warlike pre paration which existed in Calcutta when the mu tiny broke out, that when Sir CoLrN left Calcutta, on the 27th of October, for Cawnpore, he and his staff were the first European soldiers that had arrived at Allahabad since the mutiny was known, from England, and the troops that could be taken up daily by the Great Trunk Road amounted only at that time to 95 a day, and in the end of November had risen only to 250. No one need be told by what herculean and heroin efforts on the part of LAWRENCE, WHEELER, NEILL, NICHOLSON, OITTRAM, HAVELOCK, and WIL soN, the horrible disasters in the North-Western Provinces were at first arrested, and at length in some degree surmounted, Cawnpore and Delhi re gained for the British arms, and the suffering and enduring garrison in Lucknow by an almost super human effort of courage and determination reinforced by the little band of heroes under B,AVELOCK and OUTRAN. But even after this had been done, and GREATH.ED'S avenging column had joined the General at Alumbagb, and the Commander-in- Chief bad brought up with him every gun and sabre he could collect from the southern pro vinces, the whole force tha't he could collect for the relief of the beleagured garrison of the Luck now Residency was barely 8,000 men, with 48 guns. Two thousand had been left under WIND HAM at Cawupore to make head against 8,000 of the Gwalior Contingent—the best disciplined and bravest troops of central India, and 18,000 of whom had maintained a desperate struggle with 14,000 British under Lord GOUGH is 1843. Sir Coms's line of communication from Alumbagh to Allahabad was 192 miles—protected only against this large and dangerous force by WINDHAM'S weak column, whilst Sir COLIN charged himself with the onerous duty of forcing his way through the entrenched camp of the besiegers into the Lucknow Residency, defended though the enemy's position was, strongly fortified and defended by 60,000 men, with an immense train of artillery. Here was an undertaking, apparently desperate, which required all the fortitude of FREDERICK the GREAT to undertake, and the eagle eye and iron arm of a NAPOLEON to execute. But Sir COLIN CAMPBELL was equal to the task. Massing his little army together at Alumbagh, and skilfully avoiding the tedious and narrow streets of Luck now, quickset with guns and bayonets, he made a skilful circuit of the town, and struck the deci sive blow in that quarter where the attack was least expected, and access to the Residency through the town was shortest. After four days' fighting and struggles, in severity never before surpassed in war, he succeeded in forcing his way into the Residency, with a loss of 7,000 to the enemy, and delivering the garrison, whom he has conveyed in safety to Allahabad, a place of security, 200 miles in the rear. But hardly, by the aid of his invincible followers, was this duty accomplished, when imminent danger threatened him on the other side. The Gwalior contingent, by their immense superiority in force, had overwhelmed the little corps opposed to them, and the Hero of the Redan had been driven back with serious loss to the neighbourhood of Cawn pore. But then was seen with what consummate genius and skill Sir COLIN'S field of action had been chosen, and how qualified he was to make the most of it. Instantly abandoning the post he held at Lucknow, and taking advantage of his interior line of communication, he hastened back to Cawnpore, fell like a thunderbolt on the Gwalior contingent—emboldened by their previous success—and totally rcuted them, with the loss of eighteen guns and their whole ammunition and baggage. It may be truly said of him, as it was of NAPOLEON by his soldiers in the Italian campaign, that "he made more use of the legs than the arms of his soldiers ;" and the military student will recognise in the skilful use thus made of an interior line of communication the same admirable skill by which the Consul NERO dis comfited both HANNIBAL in Apulia, and HAS DRUBAL on the Metanous, in Roman stDry, and by which NAPOLEON gained immortal fame in his campaign on the Olonna in 1796, on the Elbe in 1813, and in Champaigne in 1814. There is only this difference in favour of the British hero, that his force was infiuitely smaller than that of either the Consul NERO or the Emperor Nero- LBON, and the odds against which he had to con tend three times greater. Victorious over bath his enemies by these re doubtable blows to the right and left, Sir CoLus will now probably take up a central position in or near Cawnpore, and quietly remain there, gathering np his renewed reinforcements from the South and North, until he is able to resume the offensive, and complete the conquest of Oude. Possibly it may be several weeks before he is able to commence his final campaign, as his reinforce ments, coming up at the rate of only 250 a-day, will, for long, only do little more than compen sate the loss of life in this bloody warfare. When we reflect that the Baron, and the other sailing vessels which left England in the first week of July, only reached Calcutta in the middle of November, while the steamers which left in August began to arrive in the end of October, ant that a battery of artillery, which recently left England by the overland route for India, was actually in the field in, India within six weeks after its departure front the British shores, one is filled with the utmost regret that so much hazard as has actually been incurred should have been in curred in India by this extraordinary hallucination as to the mode of conveyance. But perhaps pos terity will have cause to rejoice that this immense mistake was committed, as it has brought forward, in such brilliant colours, the transcendent merits o f the Commander-in-Chief, and his brave generals and soldiers ; and, by showing the world what they could effect with a handful of men, giving the best earnest of what may be expectti of them when they enter the field with forces at all proportioned to those of their antagonists. All honour to Commodore PAuLnirra 1 He, at least, acted vigorously and energetically in refe rence to the so-called General WALKER, and his He fearlessly aswirned all the piratical gang. responsibilityvain of of suppressing the unwa rranta bl e n a friendly country, naturally iso con ceiving that President BUCHANAN was sincere in his denunciations of Filibusterism—that he really desired to suppress the se atrocious outrages against international law and the first principles of huma nity. With this view he r.cted effectually, and, sent WALKER and a largo proportion of his fol lowers back to New York, to answer for the palalties incurred by offences, and endure tha their contumelious violation of the laws of their country. WALKER himself was a fugitive from justice—an outlaw who had broken his bail bond, and was liable to be arrested by any officer of the United States, wherever he could be found, more especially when he was adding to his previous offences by his proceedings at the very time. But the gallant officer reckoned without his host. He did not understand the secret workings of the official mind, or that the denunciation was vox et preterea nihii, never intended to be acted on. The sincerity of the Government was sub jected to a stringent and peculiarly inconvenient test. By fulminating threats against Filibusterism, they might create an impression that they were no parties to, and unequivocally condemned the atro- cious practice, and thus conciliate the numerous parties who had some regard for the principles of law, justice, and national honour, while by virtu ally conniving at it they satisfied the pro-slavery men, ,who, provided another " black star" were added to the national standard, cared but litt!e by what means it was obtained. The result has been that WALKER was discharged from custody, Gee. CASs declaring that "the Executive Depart ment did not recognise him a 3 a prisoner, and that it was only through the action of the judi ciary that he could be lawfully held to answer any charge against him." This would alone be sufficient to supply the necessary stimulus to Filibusterism. But it did not suit the executive to permit the matter to remain in doubt. Accordingly, Commodore PAULDING, one of the most active, experienced, and meritorous officers of the United States Navy has been ordered home to abide his trial by court-martial—while WALKER, seeing the unex pected change in the state of affairs has assumed the airs of an independent potentate, and has had the unblushing audacity to make formal demands that the United States Government should convey him back to Nicaragua in a national vessel, and " salute his flag." We are also told that he is about to proceed to New Orleans, where the ex citement in his favour is immense. Need we be surprised after that in hearing " that the enlist ment of Filibusters for Nicaragua is progressing with much spirit in various places," or that " eight hundred men have already left Texas for Nicaragua," and that " there are about fourteen more awaiting shipment." The proceedings of Commodore PAULDING were taken with so much ability and judgment that it was impossible for the buccaneers to make effec tual resistance, and his admirable letters more than justified the course he adopted. In fact, as a faithful and judicious officer, having the honour and interests of his country at heart, he could not have acted otherwise. It was, perhaps, as well that he should have declined the offer of co operation, freely tendered by Captain ONIAIANNEY, R.N. As the wrongdoers were without exception from the States,it was as well that the officers of that government should vindicate its authority. Of course Captain OMMANNEY would have been ready to have rendered any assistance that might be required, or to have acted on his account, against the buccaneers, if there were not a superior force of his own countrymen. There was, however, no necessity for his acting, and he therefore remained in readiness to adopt any proceeding that might seem advisable. Previously to the capture, WALKER had dis played a little of the Yankee " bounce and bun kum," for which he is notorious. He had com plained in abusive terms of Captain CHATARD'S treatment of " the President and Commander-in- Chief of the Army of Nicaragua." The following reply must have shown the folly of his preten siona : "United States' Flag-ship Wahash, off San Juan del Norte, Dec. 7. "Sir,—Your letter of Nov. 3d was received at Aspinwall, and sent with my despatches to the Go vernment. That Of Dec. 2 came to hand yesterday. "These letters surprised me by their tone of au dacity and falsificatiAi of fact. " Your rude di-courtesy in speaking of Captain Chatard, of the SaratogA, I pass without comuient. The mist tke he in%de was in not driving you from Punta Arenas when you lauded there in defiance of his guns. " lu occupying the Punta Arenas, and assuming it to be the head-quarters of the army of Nicaragu', and you its C,mmatider in-Cnief, you and your associates, being lawless adventurers, deceive no one by their absurdity. " Lieutenant Cilly, of the Saratoga, informs me that he was in uniform, and you say he was in plain clothes when you threatened to shoot hlm. While you use such threats it will be of some im portance for you to know that if any person belonging to my command shallreeeiveinjury frotx. your lawleSs violence, the penalty to you shall be a tribute to humanity. "Now, Sir, you and your fellows are here in violation of the laws of the United States, and greatly to its dishonour, making war upon a pe 'pie with whom we are at peace ; and, for the sake of humanity, public and private justice, as well as what is due to the honour and integrity of the Government of the United States, I command you, and the people associated here with you, to sur render yo - sr arms without delay, and embark in such vessels as I may provide for that purpose.— I am, Sir, very respectfully, your obedient servant, " H. PAULDING, Flag-Officer, Commanding United S'S:l t e me Squadron. "To Geu. Wm. Walker, Punta Arenas." Nor was the report of the gallant 0 )mmodore to the Secretary of the Navy loss decided. In part of it he says : " The Department being in possession of all the facts in relation to Gen. Walker's escape with his followers from the United States, the letters of Capt. Chat trd and Gen. Walker to nee, after he landed at Punta Arenas, will, I presume, be fully comprehended. 1 could not regard Gen. Walker and his followers in any other light than as outlaws who had escaped from the vigilance of the officers of the Government, and left our shores for the purpose of rapine and murder, and I saw no other way to vindicate the law and redeem the honour of our country than by disarming and sending them home. In doing so lam sensible of the responsi bility I have incurred, and confidently look to the Gerernment for my justfficatiorie Regarded in its true light the case appears to me a clear one, and the points few and wrong. " Walker came to Punta Arenas from the United States, having, in violation of law, set on foot a military organisation to make war upon a people with whom we are at peace. He landed there with armed men and munitions of war in defiance of the guard of a ship-of-vvar placed there to pre vent his lauding. V 1 ith nothing to show that he acted lay authority, he formed a camp, hoisted the Nicaraguan flag, called it the head quarters of the army of Nicaragua, and signed himself the Commander-in-Chief. With this pretension he claimed the right of a lawful government over all persons and things within sight of his flag. With out right or authority he lauded 50 men at the mouth of the River Colorado, seized the port of Castillo on the San Juan River, captut ed steamers and' 'goods of merchant s in transit to the interior ; killed men awl made prisoners of she peaceful inhabitants, sending to The harbour of San ehi , l , d i r n en d o o n in t g h t e h s e t s e e am th e i r n A g i s o w rg i r go . jean del Norte some 30 or 413 men , women, and ut the show of au thority they were guilty of rrqaine and murder, and must be regarded as outlaws; and pirates. They can have no claim to be regardaed in any other light. Hum inity as well as law, justice, and national honour , dispersi on of these lawless m remnantie h of the miserabl e b e i n g s who u ire conveyed in thi s s hip last surrendered n d e The d r e e i d n a a n t de Rivas summer to New York,, and their sufferings are yet fresh iu the tueeo.ory c f all on board. "Besides the self iriLgs that must necesarily be inflicted upon au in noceut and unoffending people, these lawless folio/were of General Walker, mis guided and deceived into a course of crime, would doubtless have pe,rished in Central America, or their mutilated and fostered bodies would have been brought back 'co Cueir friends at the expense of their country. " For the atceve reasons, which appeared to my mind quite sufficieni, I have disarmed and sent to the United States General W. Walker and his out law-O. arld.pira,tical followers fo; trial, or whatever SeN LO T UE:S D AV" E V NG, JANUARY l2, I'BlsB action the Government in its wisdom may think proper to pursue." We have now ample materials to enable us to de cide on the merits of the case ; and we believe that there will be but little difference of opinion on this side of the Atlantic as to the justice and policy of the line followed by Commodore PAULD ING. Let the United States take the initiative with its own subjects if it think proper to do so ; but if not, other nations will not permit those who have been properly described as " outlaws and pirates," to commit rapine and murder with impunity. HAVELOCK AND HIS HIGHLANDERS. Mourn, mourn my country for the brave, The men who nobly died, An Empire in the East to save From rebels in their pride. When all seemed smooth, Rebellion's blast With terror smot3 the land It spread so wild and spread so fast, That none could understand. It took our councils unawares, Bach marvelled in his fear— When Havelock and his Highlanders Began their grand career No fear had they of savage hordes, But rushed into the field, Nor counted odds, but measured swords With swords that never yield. It was a march to glory dear, A march of gallant men, Led by a chief without compeer, And they, scarce one to ten. With foes beore their—fws around, They heeded not, but on Pursued their much, like men renowned, And as they marched, they won ! Let rich reward and honour high Record the Nation's debt— Why pause i—be prompt, for he may die, And honour come too late. And thus we live in hope—in fear Of goodness overmuch, — The cup of bliss is just so near— S• near, we may not touch ! And so it was, and so will be While aigland's ruled by Lords : There is no merit in degree, But what with their's accords. Yet still wa strive—for gallant hearts Will never knuckle down ; For let them die—they played their parts Like Havelock for renown. A murmur rose—the people ran, Let us his fame record, For nature made the gentleman — And man the slavish lord. The key-stone place in glory's arch — Let music swell his praise, And hark the cheers to Havelock's march ! A grateful people raise. Aid she and they, his own belove d, Partakers of his fame ; They went to hear that strain—emmoved, Yet proud to bear his name It was a glorious sight to see A nation's heart outspread, Iu homage to his memory— The live?—late honoured deal. Oh; I could weep with sorrow dear, And weep with heart full sore ; For Havelock and his Highlanders Will hear their praise no more ! MURDO YOU NG, THE COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, JAN. 11. The Qom, with the Princess Royal, walked in the Home Park tbis morning. His Royal Highness the Prince Consort went ont shooting, accompanied by the Prince of Wales. Viscount and Viscountess Palrnerstos arrived in London yesterday rnoroing from Broadlands, Hants, and left tow., in the afternoon tor W►ndsor Castle, on a visit to her Majesty. A. meeting of the Oxford University C4octuission was held at No. 17, Great Clasen street, Westiniuster, on Saturday last. The Commissioners present ware—Mr. Justice Coleridge, the Dean of W"e►ls, and Sir John Awdry. A. meeting of the Cambridge University Commissioners was held at No. 6, Adelphi terrace, on Friday, the Bth inst. The C..immi , •sioners present were—The Bishop of Chester, L9rd Stanley, M.P., the Ri rht lion. M. T. Baines, M.P., the Vice Chancellor Sir W. P. Wood, the Dean of Eiy, and the Rev. Dr. Vaughan. FUNERAL OF MLLE. RACHEL. The funeral of Mlle. Rachel took place yesterday morning in Paris. At 11 o'clock a large crowd attended at the Place Royale, where the deceased res:ded. The remains arrived on Saturday night, and were, io conformity with the Hebrew ritual, wa t c hed by two women , who recited prayers by the side of the coffin. At 12 o'clock t h e body was depo i t a drawn by six hors es; t h e co ffi n was ed in a coveredhasi whiteteh pall sprinkled w ith iil ver stars, and on it a crown of i mmor t e ll es . The Greed. Rabbi . of the Jewish C ons i story o f s e with Paris, dressed in a black gown, or soutane, with a cincture of the same colour, walked imme diaiely after the hearse. The chief mourners were the father, the brother, and the two sons of Mlle. Rachel. The corners of the pall were held by Alex andre Dumas, Pere, Baron Taylor ; M. M aquet , President of the Society of Dramatic Authors ; and M. Geoffrey, of the Tueatre Francais. Th e cor te ge, cons i s ti n g of 16 mourning and a con s id era bl e num ber of privat e cirri i ages, moved on to th e J ewis h burial-,, ro und, which s at the ext reme en d o f Pere la'Chaise, by the Place Royale, th e R ue B as du Mule, and the Chemin-Vert. An immense crowd, among whom we re all who are most ce l e b rate d i n art an 1 letters, followed. All the theatre s i n Paris were represented by deputations composed of the principal artistes. On arriving at the g a t e o f the Geme Tery the coffin was laid on th e groun d, an d the Rabbi recited, in Hebrew aid in French, the Prayer of the Resurrection, after which it was borne to the grave, the R a bbi chanting the 91st Psalm. When the colin . was lowered into the earth he re peated loucl and in Elebiew the prayer called " Haskato,' and then a pr a y er i n French. Speeches were made by MM. Jules Janin, Bataille, and Mfa Vet- That of M. Janie was particularly effective when he alluded to the loss within so short a time of all lresse that wa . s celebrated, g l o rious, and free ; and he expressed his regret that the deceased was not eulogii,d by a man who only was compe tent to do so, but who was now iu exile, namely, M. Victor Hugo. The family of the deceased then threw handfuls of earth on the coffin--the grave wee filled up, and all was over. The crowd was immense, and several detachments of cavalry were On the spot to keep order. His Excellency the Russian Minister and the Countess Chreptowitch have returned to Cheshana House, from Paris. His excellency, it is understood, will remain in London uutil after the marriage of the Princess Royal. Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston arrived in London yesterday morning, from Broadlands. The noble viscount arid her ladyship left town in the after noon for Windsor Castle, on a visit to her Majesty. Viscountess Jocelyn and her youthful family arrived in town yesterday from Broadlands. Viscount and Viscountess Ingestre arrived in town yesterday from Isgestre Hall, Staffordshire. The Marchioness of Clanricarde comes to town to-day from Portumna Castle, Ireland. The Marchioness Dowager Townshend and Mr. Laidler have arrived in town from Brighton. The Earl of Englinton and the Misses Cockerell arrived in town on Saturday, from Egliuton Castle, Ayrshire. FstiCeLAGOlDENT.—Yestertily morning, shortly bef-re 10 o'clock, Mr. W. Anstruthers, first mate of the Old Calabar, Captain Henry Adams, was superintending the unloading of the vessel off Bugsby Hole, when the de , rick, by which tine bales were being hauled out of the hold, gave way. Mr. Anstruthers was knocked over board and drowned, and his hid y was not recovered" Tax INDIA. CHISId.—A. special meeting of the Church Missionary SucitlY - Vi;is held this morning, at Exeter hall, for the purpose of considering the best means of furthering the objects of the .society at the preteet moment. The meeting was presided over by the Arch bishop of Canterbury, supported by the Bishop of London. Resolution 8 pledging the meeting to make a special effort to enlarge and strengthen the Indian missions were agreed to unanimously. On Monday evening last Mr. Charles B raham, senora. parded by Signora Furnagalli, an d Signora Vianess, gave a cD;:cert at the New ' nors Giorgi and Hall. The pro gramme commenced with an overture of Rossini's, which was brilliantly played by Signor Viacom, after which the prima donna sang s r E mortem,"a paeasge in which she was most sur.ic3saful. Her voice, which was s weet and of considerable compass, did full jus tice to Donizetti's exquisite music. Signor Giorgi was most warmly spplauded in "Il Balen," his rico full voice appearin 4 to great advantage in that favourite air. The star of the evening was of course Mr. Graham, any criticism on whose voice would be quit superfluous here, the public having justly awarded him so high a place among English tenor singer,. Vire would only express a wish that he may long. lenjoy that I)npulifity which he has so deservedly earned, —Berkshire Chronicle, Jan. 9. LATEST NEWS THE INDIA AND CHINA MAILS. We have been favoured by the Peninsular and Oriental Company with the following despatch, received by them from Marseilles this (Tuesday) morning : " The steam-ship Valetta, with the India and China mails, arrived at Marseilles yesterday morning. " The mails left for London at 10 a.m. yester- day." panied by Baron de Manteuffel, the President of the Council. He is to leave Berlin on the 17th. FRANCE. PARIS, MONDAY. BounsE, Jan. 11.—The market was buoyant at the opening ; 1,000 shares of Mobilier being post .d up to be discounted, this security advanced rapidly. At half-past one large reali-ations began to be effected, and all securities were offered and &- pressed. Sales continued' until the close. All securities were offered, save Mobilier. Last quo tations :- 4.!;- per Cents Do. end month 3 per Cent. ..... 70 Do. end month 7O 30 13:,nk Shares Credit Mobilier ,010 -- Do. Account 1,050 RAIL Orleans Northern New Ditto BOO Lyon and Mediteran. 8921 New Ditto Geneva 94 25 Credit Foncier ......... Belgian 4A PiedmonCese (3) Roman Austrian Spanish Threes Home Debt 376 VATS. 582:1 Midi Western 725 Strasburg Grand Central Sardinian Austrian THE EAST. " The Porte," says a letter of Dec. 30, from Shunala in the _Austrian Gazette, " has addressed a despatch to all the cabinets on the state of the Sclavonic an i Danubian provinces ; the late events in the Herzegowine are particularly referred to in it, and an assurance is given that administrative and military measures have been taken to restore tranquillity. The Porte represents the acts of the insurgents as having been those of brigands. According to the tenour of the despatch, the in habitants who do not take part wt,h them are robbed, tortured, and murdered, but the truth is that since the peace the country has always been in a state of fermentation, and that the arbitrary conduct of the pachas has nullified the good inten tions of the Sultan. The agitation in the Roumain principalities has contributed to increase the evil. It is doulorle,s true that the events in Servia, Bos nia, and the He; zegowine have no direct connection with the movement in Wallachia and Moldavia„ but it will be readily understood that this move ment has not been without an influence upon the Sclavonic provinces. It is positively stated that Russia, as well as Austria, has made representa tions upon the subject boil to the Porte itself and to the pachas of these provinces." PRUSSIA. BERLIN, Jan. 10.—In a town of Prussia the melancholy news of the death of Gen. Havelock in the midst of so glorious a career, and imme d,ately after having outstood and biavei all the dangers and difficulties of his poAtion in Lucknow, has created as warm and as painful an interest as in any town in Great Britain —that town is Bonn : and in that town there is a house where the news has produced more poignant grief, more inconsolable son ow, than it h. 48 caused in any house, even in Great Britain itself ; and that is the house where General Havelock's widow and his family reside still, as they have also resided now for some years. General Havelock himself brought them over thither from England, settled them there, and lived with them some time, so that a very lively remembrance and warm in terest always accompanied the General in all his ' movements from many hearts in tho little univer sity town of Bohn. It sympathy could alleviate son ow, that of the family of General Havelock would be light. MADAGASCAR. The friends of humanity and religion throughout England will be shocked, as well as grieved, to feat n that the last mail brings tidings of another fearful persecution of the Christians in Madagascar. This last persecution, which followed the expulsion of a number of Frenchmen from the capital in July last, seems to be more severe than any by which it had been preceled. Thirteen persons had been put t o death : between 50 and 60 had been subjected to the of deal of the tangena, or poison water, under which eight had died ; nearly 60 were bound in chains, of whom two had died ; while a number more bad been reduced to slavery. The severity of the persecution rendering communication from the sufferers exceed ingly perilous, few particulars have as yet been received. The French and other foreign traders have not been molested iu their commercial pur suits on the cowit. SWEDEN. " The nomination of Commander Ehnenaarck, as Minister of Marine and member of the Privy Council," says a Stockholm letter, " has in gene] al given satisfaction. He is considered a warm partisan of the Western alliance. It is known that in the course of the Eastern war M. Ehnemarck was deeply offended at the Russian Government having thought fit to send Admiral Glisenapp to visit the fortresses and naval arsenals of Swe.ien." The same letter says :—" At Stockholm bankrupt cies having, during the last few days, been less fre quent ; but the commercial news from the provin cial towns still continues to be disastrous, and the severe weather, by preventing exports, keeps up the financial crisis." It is now certain, the Brussels journals state, that the Duke do Brabant will go to England to att-nd the marriage of the Prince of Prutsia and the Prineeks Royal. He will be absent three da) s. the Belgian Court will be present at the care.- mony with the exception of the Duchess de Bra bant, who cannot, from her peculiar position, un dertake) the journey. AZORES. " DEPOSITION. BEMABKABLE PBENOMENA NEAR THE The subjoined deposition and letter, having reference to a presumed submarine convulsion observed near the Azores in November last, have been received at t►he Admiralty : - • " British Vice-Consulate, Terceira, Dec. 21, 1857. " Sir, —I hare the honour to enclose copy of a document obtained at my request from Mr. Wm. Cook, master of the British schooner Estretnadura, of GhOgow. It ap pears that he did not think of trying the temperature of the water, which is to be regretted, as it might have tended to prove that the efft±cts observed were those of submarine action. No shock of earthquake was felt at this island at the time. It serves, however, to show that mariners never can be too cautious w hen approach ing these islands, as from one day to another there is no kno ming what formation may take place either above water or awash ; for instance the island Salerina in 1811, and the danger seen by three vessels proceeding to St. Michael's in 1849, about 40 miles to the W.N.W. of that island, which gave rise to Mr. Consul Hunt induc ing the masters of the vessels 2E - dos and Prospero to go in search of it, but without success —I have, &c., (Signed) "JOHN READ, H B.M. Consul. "To the Secretary of thu Admiralty. " I, the undersigned, i;aster of the British schooner Estremadura, of Glasgow, whilst on a passage from Trr An to the island of Fayal, with a cargo of coals, do hereby declare that in lat. 39 deg. 57 min. N., long. 25 deg. 50 min. W., at 7 p.m. of the 25th Nov. last, I Apb served abaft the b am what I considered to be a squall, but a bich eventually turned out to be a kind of mist, or warm steam. It being my watch on deck, I asked the helmsman if he found any difference in the air, to which he replied, it was quite warm. I called the mate up, and he as well as those on deck felt the same. This lasted for half an hour ; there had been no fog or mist before. The wind at the time was N.H. by compass, and c ntinued so throughout without any all v:atiOn in force. We had a following sea to falling in with this mist, but the sea then chang. a kind of boil, or topping sea, as if surged up from bee but afterwards returned to the former state whela were clear of the mist. When this phenomenon tn.._ red the Amplimont rock, as laid down in the chart, would bear N. by E by compass, distant 140 miles. I calculate the vessel to have been going at the time from knots, with a following sea. Sighted Terceira on the 2Gtb, and anc hored in Fayal reads on the 27th November. " WILLIAM COOK. (Signed) (Countersigned) " JOHN READ, Consul." THE NEXT NEWS FROM INDIA.-oa, Thursday a telt-. gram will be due in Loudon from Malta with a week's later news from Bombay. This will be the first telegram under the new Indian mail arrangements. The first mail under the new arrangements will be due in London this day week. LIVERPOOL, "TAN. 11.—The auxiliary screw steamship Royal Charter, whioh sailed frodt the Mersey on Thursday, cast anchor when off ihe Rock, where she remained until to day, in consequence of the stormy weather in the Channel. To day she has proceeded on her voyage to Melbourne. COURT OF ALDERMEN.—At a Court of Aldermen held yesterday, the Deputy Town-clerk read a report from the Gaol Committee, recommending Oa', in considera tion of the length of service of Mr. Bardon' the Governor of Whitecroes-street Prisoe, and the responsible nature of the duties of his office, he should be allowed a retiring pension of 4001. per annum, during the pleasure of the Court. Upon the motion of Alder man Wilson the report was agreed to unanimously The Deputy Town-clerk read another rep rt from the Gaol Committee, recommending that the person to he nPPointed governor of Whitecros,strect Prison should be subject to such rule's and such regulations ae th e Court from titre to time should order and direct ; that his salary should be 4 201 . pe r annum. exclusive of fees, residence, fire, and gaslig ht ; that the amount of his security should be 10,000/., and that the age of candi dates frr the office should not exceed 45 years. Alder man Gabriel made some oljections to the proposition, and moved as an amendment that the report be sent back to the committee, in order that the Court might know, when they saw the person, what salary ought to be given to him. After some discussion, however, the amend ment was withdrawn and the original motion agreed to. INDIA-HOUSE DESPATCH. The following additional telegram has been since received at the India-house. It will be seen that a considerable portion of the intelligence arrived by the last mail : CALCUTTA, DEC. 10, 1857. " The Commander-in-Chief, having relieved the Lucknow garrison, returned to Cawnpore with the women, the wounded, and the State prisoners, 23 lace of rupees, and the King's jewels ; also, all the guns worth taking away. Sir James Outram had been left with a strong division at Alumbagh, in the vicinity of Lucknow. All the women and chil dren from Lucknow, and most of the wounded, have safely reached Allahabad. " On the 26th General Windham attacked and routed the first division of the Gwalior Contingent, 3,000 in number, which had arrived near Cawn pore, after crossing the Jumna at Calpee, taking all their guns except one light field-piece. " On the 27th November the main body of the Gwalior Contingent entered the civil station of Cawnpore, and burnt down the of three of our regiments. They were repulsed, with severe a - loss, in an attack they made on our entrenchments on the 28th Nov. The Riles captured two of ;heir 18-pounders. The 64th Regiment suffered severely. " Brigadier Wilson was killed. Sir C. Campbell reached Cawnpore on the evening of the 28th of Nov. He despatched the women and wounded towards Allahabad on the 3d of December, and on the 6th he attacked and completely routed the Gwalior Centingent, pursuing them for 14 miles along the Calpee road, and capturing their camp, 16 guns, and an immense quantity of ammunition, park stores, grain, bullocks, &c., with all their baggage. Our loss was insignifi cant. Gen. Hope Grant pursued the fugitives of the Gwalior Contingent, and came up with them as they were beginning to cross their guns over the Ganges at Sera Ghaut. He attacked and totally routed them, capturing 15 guns, and all their stores and ammunition, without himself losing a man. " Sir Henry Havelock died on the 25th of November. " TheJaunpore frontier having been threatened by a large body of rebels, Col. Lrngden fell back on Jaunpore. He was immediately reinforced by European troops. This had a great effect ; and up to the Bth December all was quiet on the rontier. Co!. Franks has been appointed to command the troops there. " The Rewali troops have twice defeated the Myhere rebels, capturing the forts of Kunchyn . pore and Zorab. " Mehid pore was attacked by rebels on the Bth November. The Contingent behaved badly, and their officers were forced to escape. The rebels captured all the guns and plundered the cantonment. They wore, however, pursued by a portion of the Hyderabad Contingent Cavalry,' under Major Orr, and on the 12th of November were cut up after an obstinate fight, leaving 100 dead on the field. All the guns and plunder were retaken. " Colonel Durand, with the column from Mho w, advanced on Mundesore on the 23d of November. The rebels were attacked and defeated with heavy loss. Five of their guns were captured. Nee much, which was threatened by these men, has thus been relieved, and the remnant of the insur gents, who still hold the fort of Mundasore, are much dispirited. Killed—Lieutenant Red rnayne, her Majesty's 14th Dragoons. Wounded—Lieu tenants James, Martin, and Prendergast. " CHITTAGONG. "The detachment of the 34th Native Infantry mutinied on the 18:11 of November, released the prisoners, and plundered the treasury. They have fled towards Sylhet. No lives have been lost. On hearing of the Chittagong mutiny it was determined to disarm the three companies of the 73d Native Infantry stationed at Dacca. They resisted, but were•overpowered, and fled to. wards Jelpigorie, the head quarters of their regi ment, leaving 60 killed. Three sailors were killed. A detachment of the 73d Native Infan• try, with 50 Ghoorkas and 80 Irregular Cavalry, have marched to intercept the mutineers from Dacca. The troopers fled during the night, but were fired upon by the rest of the party. The Europeans from Barjeelhing (?), with three guns, have been sent to Jelpigorie. Europeans have also been sent from Calcutta to Chittagong and Dacca. "Iwo thousand seven hundred and four men from England have arrived since the last mail." WIIETEMBERG. The King of Wurtemberg is seriously ill. PARIS, TUESDAY MORNING. In consequence of the death of Reschid Pacha the Turkish Cabinet has been modified as follows ; —Grand Vizier, Aali. Pacha ; Foreign Affairs, Fuad Pacha ; Tanzitnat, Mehemet Kiprioli Pacha. MARSEILLES, JAN. 10. The Courrier de Naples of the sth states that the submarine telegraphic cable has broken in the Straits of Messina. Engineers have been sent to repair it. Subterranean shocks continue throughout the Two Sicilies. Since Dac. 17 the capital has experienced more than forty shocks. The funds have fallen from 114 to 113. The A ustriot Correspondence of the 9th an nounces that the exchange of ratifications for the treaty relative to the navigation of the Danube between Austria, Bavaria, Wurtemburg, and the Porte, had taken place on that day at the hotel of the Minister of Foreign Affairs." A telegraphic despatch, received from Berlin, states that it is now decided that the Prince of Prussia will be present at the marriage of his son in London, and that he will probably be worn- NEW MUSIC. For England's Sake. Dinna Forget, Laddie. By A. W. Pelzer. Robert Cocks, New Burlington- street. These two songs are very pleasing compositions. The first is by far the most elaborate in its con struction, but to our taAe, not so pure in harmony. With the latter song we are exceedingly gratified, for it combines sweet melody with simplicity and expression, forming an admirable ballad for the drawing-room. LITERATURE. Curiosities of Natural _History. By F. Buckland, M.A., Assistant-Surgeon 2d Life Guards. Lon don : R. Bentley, New Burlington-street. The author of this.little book is the son of the late Dean of Westminster, the eminent geologist. Its pages abound with original facts and anecdotes relating to familiar ojects of natural history, col lected during leisure hours from professional du ties. The chapter on " Rats" (from which it ap pears much of the Quarterly's article on the same subject was derived) is particularly interesting. There is much curious information about snakes, both harmless and venomous, in "The Cobra de Capello." The observant angler may gain many hints ir. m "Fish and Fishing," and the lovtrs of tee vivararium will be pleased with " The Hunt in the Horse-pond." " My Monkey Jacks " is a chapter full of genuine fun. We can recommend this book as combining much instructive matter with a fund of amusing and very readable informa tion. We trust that young Buckland, having broken the ice of literature, will follow in the steps of his illustrious and talented father, and thereby become au ornament to the profession he has chosen. TREATY BETWEEN FRANCE AND SIAM. The Moniteur of yesterday promulgates the treaty of friendship, commerce, and navigation which was concluded between France and the kingdom of Siam on the 15th August, 1856, and of which the ratifications were exchanged at Bangkok on the 24th August, 1857 :-- "The preamble sets forth that the treaty is between the Emperor of the French and the two Kings of Siam, and it gives at length the names of their Siamese Majesties ; those of the first being 29 in number, of which the first four are Prabath Somdet Phabaramead Mahamakout, those of the second baing 27 ; the first four are Prab4th S.nndet Phrabovorentharamesoura Mabisvaret, and the last three in both cabs, Chao You Beam. It also declares that it has been concluded ma the part of the Emperor of the French by M. de Montigny, officer of the Legioi, of Honour, Jec., and on the part of the two Kings by five personages, of whom one is called his highness Phra Chao Nouygatben, and three other names ; his Excellency Somdet Chao Phraya and 2ill other names, Governor of the capital ; his Excellency Chao Phraya Sisourivong and 6 other names, Minister of War, and Governor-General of the South Eastern provinces ' • his Excellency Cheer° Phraya Ravioongsa Maha kosatibodi, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Governer-General of the South Eastern provinces ; and his Excellency Chao Phraya, Yomarat and 13 other names, Minister of Justice. The treaty, which is in 24 articles, contains these stipulations : There shall be peace and friendship between the two countries, and their subjects shall enjoy on the territories of each full protection for their persons and property. Siamese subjects shall, be sides, be protected by French consuls and ships of war abroad. The two powers may nominate consuls to reside in their respective territories, and when the con suls hapeen to be absent, Frenchmen may obtain the intervention of the consul of a ftiendly power or of the local authorities. Frenchmen may freely and openly practise their religion in all partei of Siam, and Fret eh missionaries may preach, build churches and schools, and travel freely every where. French subjects may tra Je without molestation in any part of Siam, but they c;an only reside permanently at Bangkok, or within a distance of twenty-four hours' journey from that place bythe boats et the country. Within that distance they may purchase and sell houses, warehouses, and lands; but, to purchase lands within six kilometres of the walls of Bang kok, they must have the special authorisation of the government, unless they have resided ten years in the kingdom. Frenchmen may freely employ Siamese in any capacity. They cannot be detained in Siam against their will, except for reasons which may a pp e ar attsfactory to their o easul. French sevens, travelling in Siam, are to enjoy special protection. The French c instils and the Siamese authorities to endeavour to settle amicably any difference which may arise between Frenchmen and Siamese ; but, in case they may not be able to do so, they are to decide on them jointly. French commercial vessels are to be subjected solely to the jurisdiction of French authorities ; and Fiench. subjects guilty of crimes and cfflices, are to be punished by the consul according to the French law ; Siamese sub lects, guilty of crimes and offences against the French, co be punished according to their own law. The Sian,. , e authorities are to have the right to prosecute and punish persons guilty of piracy against French vessels, or of robbeliee of Frenchman, and are to give op deserters, the French consuls on their part arresting such Siamese deserters as may seek refuge in French boss -s or vessels. The French and Siamese authorities are to lend assistance in enforcing the payment of debts' due to their respective subjects, and are to give np to, heirs or executors property of subjects deceased in their respective countries. French ships of war may enter the river and anchor at Paknam, but if they want to go to Bangkok, they are to give notice to the Siamese authori ties, and to come to an understanding with them as to the place of anchorage. The Siamese authorities are to render assistance to French vessels in distress, or wr: cked. French vessels and their cargoes on payment of certain import and export dues are to be. freed in Siamese ports from all dues whatsoever, and are to enjoy the privilege and immunities of vessels of Siam and of the most favoured nation. The duties or mer chandise imported into Siam by French vessels are not to exceed 3 per cent. of their value, and are to be paid either in money or kind at the choice of the importer. Siamese productions destined for export by French vessels are to pay certain duties specified in a tariff, and exempted from transit or other dues in the interior of the country. The French may import and export on payment of the said nuties, all goods not, at the date of the treaty, the subject of a . formal prohibition or a special monopoly. Nevertheless, the Siamese Government may interdict the export of salt, rice, or fish in the event of a scarcity, on giving a month's notice. If the Siamese Government reduces for its own or fereign vessels import or export duties below those fixed in the tariff, the reduction is to be immediately extended to imports and exports made by French vessels. The French consuls are to see that French captains and traders execute the regulations agreed to for carrying out the treaty, and may, in conjunction with the Siamese authorities, make new regulations. They ma y also inflict fines for viola Con of the regale. tions, bat the sums accruing therefrom are to go to the Siamese Government. The treaty is to be for twelve years from the 'date of the ratifications, and if at the end of eleven years, either power shall express a desire to have the treaty revised, commissioners are to be nominated for the purpose. The treaty being draw!' up in French and Siamese, the French text is to be re; garded as official in every respect as well as the Siamese. The Siamese date given to the treaty is Friday, the 14th day of the ascending mom of the ninth of the Great Serpent one thousand two hundred and eighteen of the Siamese civil era. Annexed to the treaty are a series of regUlations for Freud'. com merce iu Siam, and tariffs of the export duties on different descriptions of goods. METROPOLITAN BOARD OF WORKS. A special meeting of the Metropolitan Board of Works was held yesterday, in the Council Chain" bar, Guildhall—Mr. J. Thwaites in the chair. METROPOLITAN DRAINAGE. The board met for the purpose of considering tile present condition and position of the schemes for the main and• in'ercepting drainage of the metro' polls, and to determine what, if any, steps the board may deem it advisable to take in relation thereto. The Clerk read the letter from Mr. Alfred Aar' tin transmitting a communication from Captain Galton and Mr. James Simpson declining to supply' some information asked for by this board. Mr. CARPMA.EL, after taking a review of what had been done by this board in preparing plans for effecting the main drainage of the metropolis, said they had sent those plans to the First Corn misSioner for his approval, or non-approval, but in stead of confining himself to that, he had referred the plans to three engineers, with instructions not i to confine their examin ati o n t o those plans , but, f they were enabled to do so, to prepare other plat)! to be submitted to the Metropolitan Board of Works. In the course the Chief Cotumissioher had pursued he had departed from the Act of Par Her went ; for, by the 136th section of the Metropolis Local Management Act, he had only power to put his veto on plans sent to him. but had no power hatever to propose any other plans. By so doing twelve mpnihs of valuable time bad been lost. He concluded by moving—" That the board, hair: ing 1 'lard with 'egret that the Government engi neers have not afforded e very particular to this board applied f or res p ec ting their recommendation, and that they have now found it necessary to vary their scheme, this board transmits to Messrs. Bilder, Hawksley, and Bazalgette, the papers re ceived last Friday from the First Commissioner of her Majesty's Works, and that they be requested to report to this board on the materials at present before them with all practical speed." Mr. SAVAGE seconded the motior. Mr. Hows said now was the proper time to move au amendment to the effect, that no further steps should be taken in respect to the main and inter cepting drainage until an application should be made to Parliament to carry into effect the works recommended in the report of Mr. Goldsworthy Gurney. The. CHAIRMAN put the question, and the amend' mout was agreed to by a large majority. The board then adjourned.