The Sun. — London, England, 1859-10-22 00:00:00

BENSON'S WATCHES. " Perfection of mechanism." —Morning Post. Gold Watches 4 to 100 guineas. Silver Watches 33 and 31, Ludgate-hill, London, E.C. Bend 2 stamps for Benson's Illustrated Pamphlet on Watches. ROYAL EN6T,ISII OPERA, COVENT-GARDEN. Under the manazement of Miss L. 'Vac and Mr. W. Harrison. THIS EVENING. DINORA H. Messrs. Santlev, H. Corri, St. Albyn, and NV. if arlison. Misses Pilling . , TWA wall, and Miss Louisa I'yne. Conductor, Alfred Mellon. DIVERTISSEMENT. Males. Levine, Pasquale, Pier- Ton, and Mons. Vandris. Commence at 8 o'clock. AYMARKET THEATRE ROYAL. - 1_ For the Benefit of MISS AMY SEDGWICK, THIS EVENING, Oct 22, 1859, and her Last Appearance ; on which occasion will be produce by the kind permission of Messrs. Robson and Emden, PLOT AND PASSION. Madame de Fontanges, Alias Amy Sedgwick (for this night only). To be followed by THE DA.Y AFTER THE WEDDING. Lady Elizabeth Freelcve, Miss Amy Sed,gwick. After which, a new learc.7, entitled THE RIFLE. AND ROW TO USE IT. NTessrs. Buckstone, Compton, Rogers, Mrs. B. White, I[r+. Wilkins, and Mrs. E. Fitzwilllam. And JACK'S RETURN FROM CANTON. Commence at. 7. LOYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.- Lessee, Mr. A. Ifarris. TUN EVENING. the performances will commence with LOVE'S TELEGRAPH. To be followed by a dramatic tableau in Watteau colours, by J. R. Planche, Esq., entitled LOVE AND FORTUNE• To conclude with THE TWO POLTS. NEW THEATRE - ROYAL, ADELPH L Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. Bcnj. Webster. Open for the Winter Season. THIS EVENING will be performed ICI ON PARLE FRANCAM Messrs. J. L. Toole, Chas Selby, and Miss Kelly. After which, THE WILLOW COPSE. Luke, Mr. Ben. Webster; Hulks ' Mr. David Fisher; Augustus, Mr. J. L. Toole ; Stagers,, Mr. Paul Bedford. Followed by LOVE AND HUNGER. Mr. David Fisher, Mr. Paul Bedford, C. Selby, C. J. Smith, Miss K. Kelly, - Miss Laidlaw. Doors open at half-past six—Commence at sevetl. Box- Office open from 10 to 5. No charge for securing seats, nor for bills of performance. All fees to servants of this establishment arc strictly prohibited. Actinr Manazer—Mr. Wm. Smith. ROYAL ST. JAMES'S THEATRE, King-street, St. James's. Lessee, Mr. T. B. Chatter ton. The nearest Theatre to Chelsea, Pimlico, and West minster, the Park being open to carriages and foot passes gen; all hours of the night. THIS EVENING, Poole's comedy, THEY'RE BOTH TO BLA3Iitl. Messrs. Leigh Murray, Barrett, Walter Carle ; Mesdames Frank Matthews, Murray, Catharine Hickson. After which the successful Ballet Farce, by John Oxen ford, Esq., entitled MAGIC TOYS, support :d by Miss Lydia Thompson, Miss Clara St. Casse, and a numerous Corps de Ballet. To conclude with the New and Original Burlesque, by L. Buckingham, Esq., of VIRGINIUS ; or the Trials of a Fond Papa. Reduced Prices—Gallery, 6d ; Pit, ls. The Box-office open from 11 to 5 daily. Doors open at half-past six; perform ance commences at 7. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Lessee and Directress, Miss Swanborough THIS EVENING, THE GOOSE WITH THE GOLDEN EGGS. After which TTTE GREAT RUSSIAN BEAR; or, An other Retreat from Moscow. And CAUGHT BY THE EARS. Followed by THE VERY LATEST EDITION OF THE LADY OF LYONS. Commence at 7 o'clock; CANTERBURY HALL CONCE RTS.- EVERY EVENING.—The Music of Verdi's Opera of MACBETH (now first made public in England at these Con certs). And a Grand Selection from Meyerbeer's new opera of DINORAH. Comic Vocalists -Messrs. George 'godson (the Irish Come dian and Mimic), W. P. Critchfield, and E. W. hackney. Several interesting Pictures are added to the Fine Arts Gallery. The suite of Halls have been re-decorated and beautified, and constitute one of the most unique and brilliant sights of the metropolis. TILE WEATHER.—SuN OFFICE, OCTOBER 22. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 31--highest since noon yesterday. 3l—lowest this morning and during the night. 47—this day at noon. BAnomETEH-29.54. WIND, N.W.; light. with fine cold weather. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. THIS DAT.—Morning, 10h. 33m.—Afternoon, 11h. 10m. To-310nRow-Morning, 11h. 39m.—Afternoon, :Oh. Om. ^ 7 ,\\ .e4.*-.1: 1 ......:, ' .;• ~ ;,' . • se \-7{. 3 1 ,,, ~ P i: \v" 4 - :,62e . , - .:,&-.1 ,7_,....4 ~,,, , .. ' -c . ° 4 -;.• \XY ' ;Tf • ' •,, =-- g - t 1 -.. 7, i ' f4 - - , ?"7 ., \`, - ---' ' big I. ,' • 3.,i_!!'...e. : 6, rr. A , N' -ts -47:7-2,:--XT.ItV,A•t-t- THE SUN. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1859 It was a noble and affecting spectacle that was witnessed yesterday in the old Abbey down at Westminster. The funereal honours paid to the remains of ROBERT STEPHENSON were offered before GOD to his memory by a whole people expressive of an admiration for his genius and an appreciation of his worth, in which our gracious SOVEREIGN herself took occasion most graciously to evidence her sympathy. One regret survives, however, even in the midst of the melancholy satisfaction with which we look back to this strik ing ceremonial. It is a regret, almost an indig nant regret, that ISAMBARD BRUNEL also was not buried there in Westminster Abbey, by the side of his friend and compeer, ROBERT STEPHENSON. Selection in their instance has the appearance of being invidious. For it would be difficult to award the palm of superiority to either of those truly great and world renowned engineers. They have both signalised their rare capacity as men of sublime constructive ingenuity and of almost unparalleled scientific daring by the production of works of gigantic magnitude—works that are likely to attest their powers to many after generations. Conspicuous among these works the Great Western and many other railways were to BRUNEL what the North-Western and many other railways were to STEPHENSON. If the latter achieved wonders across the Menai Straits, the former did the like by bridging over with a line of ocean steamers the broad bosom of the Atlantic. STEPHENSON died jest, as that grand Victoria Tabular Bridge across the St. Lawrence was barely completed. BRUNEL had, immediately prior to this, breathed his last upon the very morrow, one might say, of the successful launch of his chef crceucres—the Great Eastern, the grandest of all the modern products of naval architecture. Speaking of his lamented demise in September, we observed at the time in these columns—and observed, we hesitate not to insist now, without one particle of exaggeration—that later times, looking back to the engineering labours of our own generation, and beholding prominent, rather we should say supreme, among those labours the marvellous attestations of the genius of BRUNEL and STEPHEN. SON, may say in truth what was said of old—" 1 here were Giants in those days ! " Our contemporary, the limes, more recently remarked, in its biographical comment upon the decease of ST EPIIENSJN in October, in this present month of October, that a sort of double throne was occupied by the two great engineers whose loss we have now had bitter reason to mourn simul taneously. The more complete and accurate our appreciation of the high merits of each, the more disposed must we be to regret, as we do regret, that —not STEPHENSON alone, but that BRUNEL and STEPHENSON were not now sepultured side by side in 'Westminster Abbey—sharing in death the homage they had won in equal proportions dutin c ; their lifetime front all ranks and classes of their free-born country mug. It is too late now to do more than lament that BRUNEL was not interred under the pavement of the Old Abbey last month, as his friend and rival was interred there only yesterday. But it is not too late for the nation to award to the memory of both a /need of grateful admiration, to which they do certainly appear to us to be alike entitled. And in doing this we might pay a grace ful and appropriate tribute also to the memory of their distinguished fathers —remembering that there were two great BRUNELS, fatlibi and son; and that there were also (father and son) two illus trious STEPHENSONS. without possessing nationally any very remark- able sculpturesque genius, or perhaps we should be nearer the mark if we put instead of the word genius the monosyllable taste—we are very fond of raising memorial statues in our public places to the fame, good or evil as the case may be, of cele brated persbnages—mostly warriors, statesmen, - and sovereigns. We had in the middle of Leicester square, for example, until Mr. WYLD replaced it by his noble effigy of the Great Globe, the sculptured presentment of one of the most disreputable roues who ever sat upon the throne of these realms. We have just fixed upon its pedestal, at Whitehall another statue, the statue, this time, of a Great Sol dier, and, in many respects, a great man, but one who was, in life, a flagrant peculator, - and was, in death, a self murderer. We have long ago, for no reason that anybody can at all divine, elevated among the clouds, upon the summit of one of our noblest columns, the grandoise " earvelled effigy" of that high and mighty prince (we believe, among other titles, he was a Bishop, and, unfortunately, he was, once upon a time, a Generalissimo) H.R.H. the late Duke of YORK. We have these and several other national monuments scat tered about our metropolis already repre senting, some of them, really great men, like NELSON and WELLINGTON, a few of them good men, but the majority really and truly men of very ndifferent character. England might now, we conceive, wisely and worthily build up among these another and a nobler monument than almost any of them, a monu ment not inaptly representing the genius of this great Iron Age of Engineering. The central figure upon this monument, the sculptured effigy of— JAMES WATT. The four corners occupied by statues representing— MARK BRUNEL. GEORGE STEPHENSON. and and ISAMBARD BRUNEL. ROBERT STEPHENSON. Another alarmist has spoken out, and has spoken out too very effectively. We allude to Lord HATHERTON, who, as Lord Lieutenant of Stafford shire, has recently addressed himself, through the ears of the Hansworth Volunteer Riflemen, to the patriotic ardour of the whole community. We give his lordship's remarks elsewhere, and crave for them, at least, some passing attention : be cause, although the words of an alarmist, they are the words spoken from the heart of one who is, in that character, conscientiously in earnest. Alarmists, generally, we are disposed to classify with that brood of succulent but not proverbially sagacious birds whose trumpet-like clangour we read of in classic Roman story as having (if NIEBUHR will permit us to believe it) upon one memorable night saved the capitol. Not among these, however, are we disposed for one instant to reckon impertinently the noble lord-lieutenant of Staffordshire. Lord HATHERTON is by far too sensible a reasoner to be treated thus discourteously. His arguments are too forcible for any one to attempt to pooh-pooh them. They are built up for the most part of what may be called literally home truths. There is no gainsaying the accuracy of such statements, for example,'as the following "We all feel, soldiers though we are, that our first hopes must rest on the efficiency of our navy. That has ever been the arm of this country, for on no other can we rely for its safety. What is its condition ? I believe we have at this moment a better navy than we have had for years, but it had fallen into a most discreditably low condition." Yet, although so far improved in regard to the posi tion to which our naval defences have been restored —we hear Lord HATHERTON averring, " I believe that France could now put into the Channel a larger fleet, in a shorter period of time, ti.an it is in the power of England to do." This we ven ture to doubt. But the noble lord, credited or not credited upon this" one point, must still be heard. He says—" Considering the vast resources of this country, the immense foreign possessions it has to defend, our vast wealth at home, and our great population, I say that if any disaster were permitted to befall this country by means of its navy, it would be /tie greatest disgrace that ever fell on any country in the history of the world." And he adds, " I believe there is no effort that England is not prepared to make —there is no pecuniary sacrifice we would not sub mit to—for the purpose of avoiding such a disgrace." Now, an alarmist who speaks thus is worth listen : ing to. In speaking thus he is only such an alarmist as we rejoice to remember Sir JOHN PAKINGTON was when he presided as very few, in deed, have for years and years past presided over the vital interests of the nation at the Board of Admi ralty. As a distinguished promoter of the rifle agita tion, as an approver of the volunteer movement, Lord HATHERTON, we rejoice to notice, insists upon the paramount importance of looking well to the effi ciency of the Royal Navy of England—of multiply ing, and strengthening, and reconstructing (at any cost that may be deemed requisite)those wooden walls which are our first and real defence under Provi dence. The Ship-of-War, indeed, is the true symbol to be engravers upon the buckler of BRITANNIA. The Discoverer 4the Fate of the Franklin Ex pedition, brave Capt. M'CLINTOCK, has recently (as recently as the 17th inst.) penned a letter to a correspondent of his at Spalding—which letter may be regarded as the finishing l'envoy, or postscript, to his official narrative of his late successful enterprise. From this commu nication, given by ourselves in another part of to day's impression of our journal, it will be seen that Captain M'CLINTOCK regards his own expedition, and (from the reasons given) with manifestly good cause, as the Final Arctic Expedition. He tells England, as plainly as words can express, it that nothing further of any value is anywhere at all likely to be learnt of Sir JOHN FRANKLIN and his heroic companions in those desolate regions of ever lasting winter. Alluding to the proposal of an over land expedition, he reminds his correspondent of the traces of Europeans found already upon Montreal Island by Mr. ANDERSON, and he adds, " There fore I do not think further records would be found by a second expedition over the same ground." He says, moreover, " You will observe that my first care was to reach Montreal Island and Point Ogle, where Anderson's search terminated, and after re-examining these positions to complete the search from thence to where the lost people landed from their ships. The greater part of this painfully interesting route was gone over three times—twice by Licut. HoßsoN and once by myself. The natives repeatedly told us that all the white people had died." It were worse than frivolous to depreciate opinions like these as a mere ipse dixit, remembering that although it is such, undoubtedly it is the ipso (Exit of a man no less qualified to speak authoritatively—we had almost said oracularly —upon the subject than Captain M'CLINTOCK. A marriage is on the lapis (says the Limerick Chronicle) between a worthy resident magistrate of a neigh bouring county and an accomplished lady, who has been subjected to persecution and annoyance at Rathronan and elsewhere, the facts of which are fresh in pubic recollec tion. MISS AMY SEDGWICK.—This favourite actress of the Haymarket Theatre makes her last appearance for some time this evening, appearing, for this occasion only, in " Plot and Passion," and "The Day after the Wedding." LATEST NEWS. The following telegram 3 have been received at Mr. Iteuter's office : TURIN, OCT. 21. The official Piednzontese Gazette publishes a decree authorising the Minister of Finance to con tract a loan of 100 millions of francs, by means of alienation of rentes on the public debt to that amount. _ _ Count Rogier, Minister of Belgium, has arrived at Turin. MADRID, OCT. 20. The reply of Morocco to the guarantees de manded by Spain not being of a satisfactory cha racter, war appears imminent. A Council of Mi nisters, presided over by the Queen, has been con voked. The Spanish funds have declined to-day more Lan 1 per cent. ZURICH, OCT. 21. Count Colloredo has been attacked with apo plexy this morning. Four physicians have been called to his aid, but little hopes are entertained of his recovery. FRANCE. PARIS, FRIDAY. The Monitettr publishes the following as the offi cial returns of the Customs' revenue for the month of September, and for the first nine months of the • present year : "The receipts for September, 1859, amounted to 15,194,420 f, beinc , 522,394 f less than in the corre sponding month of 1858, and 773,117 f less than in that of 1857. The first nine months of the present year produced 142,250,597 f, being an increase of 465,021 f on the corresponding period of 1858. The items of revenue which show an improve ment this year are : Foreign colonial sugar, 6,816,029 f ; coffee, 796,375 ; coke, 769,831; corn, 577,3531; coal, 424,667 f; arachides, 393,642 f; hops, 350,494 f ; raw wool, 237,149 f ; raw hemp, 163,5571; oleaginous seeds, 150,660 f; oil, 111,533 f; gold and silver, 103,203 f (the amount of the former was 1,950,3401, and of the latter 8,320,4081) ; linen and hempen thread, 68,761 f; pepper, 60,401 f ; cocoa, 56,901 f; linen and hempen woven goods, 24,9211 ; sheep and cattle, 24,725 f ; fresh and salted meat, 18,627 f ; and sulphur, 13,3571. Those which show a falling off are :—French colonial sugar, 7,114,531 f ; sundries, 1,355,755 f; metals—raw castings, bar iron, steel, copper, lead, and zinc, 636,907 f ; mahogany, 331,624 f ; flax, 306,546 f; tallow, 133,288 f; potable liquors, 117,311 f; raw cotton, 98,4241; cochineal, 22,625 f; and raw and spun silk, 23,508 f. During the nine months of 1859, as compared with the correspond ing period of 1858, the movement of navigation gives, in the arrivals, a decrease of 48 in the num ber of French vessels, and an increase of 53,434 in the tonnage ; and, in the departures, a diminution ofllsl in the vessels, and an augmentation of 86,920 in the tonnage. The arrivals of foreign shipping increased 1,381 in the number of vessels, and 194,784 in the tonnage ; the departures show an increase of 1,554 vessels, and 123,629 tons." BOURSE, Oct. 21.—The English and Spanish Funds arriving with a fall caused some heaviness in the market. Threes, after having been done at 69f. 50c., declined to 69f. 35c. Spanish Inferior, which was quoted yesterday at 431, fell to 42; Mobilier varied from 780 f. to 770 f. ; Lyons, 9101. to OM. ; OrleanS, 1,365 f. to 1,360 f. ; Northern, 9351. to 9301. ; Strasburg, 6751. to 672 f 50c. ; Southern, 512 f. 50c. to 507 f. 50c. The following were the last quotations : II per Cents. .... 95 —I Credit Fonder 6 90 Do. end month .. I Belgian 4f 3 per Cents 69 40 i Piedmontese (5) .. 84 85 Do. end month 25 Bank Shares. 2825 Austrian — Credit Mobilier .. 773 75 Spanish Threes Do. Account ..... 77 5 Home Debt 42 25 RAILWAYS. Cash. Account. Orleans Northern ... New ditto Bl7 50 .. 825 Lyons and Mediterranean 907 50 .. 906 25 Geneve 532 50 .. 530 Southern Westei a 572 50 .. 570 Engern Sardinian Austrian Lombard Exchawie on London, at sight, paper, 2.5 r. 111 e. ; money, 25!. 10c.; three mon: hs, paper, 241.96 c.; money, 21E 94.3. THE BOMBAY MAIL. We have received by extraordinary express, in anticipation of the Overland Mail, our letters and papers from Bombay down to the 27th ult. The following is from the Bombay Gazette of the 25th ult.:— The items of China news which reached us by the last mail are but slight. There is an impression that the authorities at Pekin are now prepared to receive all the ministers in a friendly manner, and that there is no intention to throw difficulties in their way, at least so far as their mission is con cerned. Notwithstanding, however, such assur ances and promises from the Chinese, whose word we may now take for what it is worth, we are evidently on the threshold of a war with that country. The death of our countrymen, and the hope of victory for our flag, clearly point to a struggle with China such as shall end in humiliat ing her, and placing our commercial relations on a sure and permanent footing. There is no room for negotiations, and therefore we must obtain peace by fighting for it. We are in the war, and we must go through it, demanding not more " military glory," but more effectual securities than we should have been content with before we had spent a shilling or shed a drop of blood. An application has already been made to the Indian Government for about 15,000 troops, and we believe a few European regiments have already been despatched to China. Her Majesty's 67th Regiment is under orders for China ; it will be followed by the 99th, in which the vacancies caused by the number of soldiers that have taken their discharge are likely to be filled before„, it starts, so that it will be raised to its proper strength- About 300 men have volunteered from one militia carps for this regiment. Recent events have un fortunately reduced our military resources to such an extent that it would scarcely be a wise mea sure to remove the European regiments from the country, unless their places can be speedily sup plied by troops from England. There is not much scope here for raising troops by voluntary enlist ment from among the East Indian European popu lation. Rumours have recently been circulating in Bom bay to the effect that some of the native regiments are likely to be employed on field service. This would be a good opportunity for testing their de votion to tl e service ; but it is hardly to be supposed that the men will regard a journey to a distant land in any other light than that of a temporary banish ment from the country. The Sikh and Goorka re giments in the North-IVest may be depended on, as they took up a decided position on the side of order and loyalty throughout the late dis turbances; but it would be well to ascertain the feelings of the men before taking steps to get them off to China. There is a solitary example of a Bengal regiment volunteering for service in China in the 70th Native Infantry, the men of which towards the close of 1837 were re-armed and des patched to that country, where they gave every satisfaction to their officers. The Bengal army has ceased to exist, the remnant of it having just been disposed of by the disbandment of nearly all the dis armed corps and portions of corps that kept aloof from the rebels. We do not know if in the case of the Goorkas and. Sikhs their employment on foreign service constitutes a condition of their enlistment ; but we think that if sufficient inducement were placed before them, they would not, perhaps, hesi tate to go to China. It is difficult to say what has taken the Governor General of Eastern Siberia to the mouth of the Peiho; but the fact that he is to be followed by no less than four Russian gun boats is certainly no indication of peaceful intentions. It is almost certain that Russian agents are travelling in the interior, for it , is stated that the Russians exchanged ratifications with the Chinese four or five months ago; thus securing the privilege of visiting any part of the country. Russian agency in China is a permanent and übiquitous institution. The state of affairs in the North-West remains devoid of any great interest. Central India is still in an unsettled state, and letters from Gwalior mention that a large number of rebels are shrAtered in the scattered towns and villages, where they are screened by the native officials of the district. In Shansi, the fugitive sepoys are yet troublesome, and in Bundelcund, Feroze Shah has taken the field at the head of a large body of rebels, whose wan derings extend over a wide tract of wild country. _ _ In Northern India the frontier districts of Ne paul are still occupied by the Nana and his 10,000 or 12,000 adherents. It is singular that Jung Ba hadoor does not interdict their residence in his ter ritories ; at any rate, why he does not send his troops from the north, to scatter them along the plains, where they can scarcely hope to evade the vigilance of our soldiers. So long as the operations against them are directed from the south, they are only driven into the mountain fastnesses higher up, where it must be extremely harassing to follow them. The quiet inhabitants of the district are severely ill-treated, and it would not therefore be anything wonderful if in the despera tion of their rage they should excite one another to rise. The ill-usage to which the population are subjected may either have this effect or compel them to abandon the country. The campaign must be resumed very soon, and we believe the preparations for it have already commenced. But it is clear that the operations against the rebels must be conducted on some system different from that hitherto adopted—some plan that must lead to a speedy and successful result. These pests have too long held their ground in Central India and Nepaul, and they are now holding it in spite of great difficulties. They want the command, the morale, the discipline, the supplies, the ammunition, or all these things, to maintain an effective resistance ; and yet they have not retired from the field. We be lieve that a great deal of harm is caused by offering pardon to those who, after having done all the mis chief in their power, are willing to surrender them selves to avoid a worse fate. It is a bad example to the others, who can lay the flattering unction to their souls that they might desolate the country without running any great risk, and yet hope in the end to be pardoned. Are we to be allowed to believe that from a sentiment of humanity such men should be pitied, who perhaps a few hours before their surrender were attacking villages, and killing thousands of people ? And must we, by giving them the benefit of the amnesty, shake hands with them as enemies who respect each other. A more energetic policy on the part of the Government, we are firmly persuaded, is the only step capable of accelerating the conclusion of a peace so ardently desired by all. In our presidency the events are few. Mr. Har rington's Licensing of Trades and Professions Bill is likely to meet with considerable opposition in commercial quarters. We believe the Bombay Chamber of Commerce regard the tax in the same light as the Bengal Chamber—as unjust and indi cative of a mistaken financial policy ; and a com bined effort is being made to oppose its introduc tion. The progress of the movement, we should think, would be successful, if carried out with spirit and determination. Taxation is largely re sorted. to in these hard times, as a means of raising the revenue; it is at least as much one of the great questions of the day as education or administrative reform, perhaps as the war itself, for it springs directly from the late disturbances in the north west. The second reading of the bill occasioned a good deal of discussion among the members of the Legis lative Council, the exemption of officials being the principal objection to its provisions. The objection was met by the addition of the following clauses : " Every civil officer and every military officer shall pay a tax at the rate of three per cent. per annum on his pay, and that the same may be deducted by Government from his pay, provided the pay of such officer exceeds Rs. 100 per mensem. That every military officer on the general, divisional, brigade, or personal staff shall pay a tax at the rate of 3d. per cent. on the aniount of his 'pay and allowance ; and that the amount may be deducted by Govern ment from his pay, provided that the salary of such officer be not less than Its. 100 per mensem. This conces ion, however, does not remedy the exclusive ncss of the tax. It falls unequally on the several classes of people, and while the industrious have to bear the burden, the wealthy fundholders, land holders, and other classes are left alone. It is on this ground that the Bengal Chamber of Commerce have already protested against the bill. At the last meeting of the justices of the peace in the Town Hall, Mr. Hutchinson was elected Municipal Commissioner, in the room of Dr. Buist, resigned. Dr. Buist left this for Calcutta last week, to take up his new appointment as Superintendent of the Government Press at Allahabad. There are strong expectations of risings in the districts belonging to the Guicowar. The insurrec tionary movement in which the Waghers are chiefly concerned, is rapidly spreading. A force is to be despatched to the scene of the disturbances. A con temporary mentions amongst the regiments who are now under orders for the service are ll.M.'s 28th Regiment, at present quartered at Colaba, and the 6th Native Infantry, now en route from Poona. The expedition is under the command of Lieut.- Colonel Donovan, of her Majesty's 33d Regiment. The following is from an extra of the Bombay Standard, dated Sept. 27 : Mr. J. D. Inverarity, Rev. Corn. S. D., is to go to Scinde as Commissioner. It is an invidious office to succeed so well graced an actor as Sir Bartle Frere. Mr Inverarity has long experience, know ledge of business, and very conciliatory manners. It is supposed that Mr. Rose, Collector of Sattara, will succeed to the vacant revenue commissioner ship. The Panjauhee regrets to hear that Dr. James Barber, Senior Surgeon, died on the morning of the 15th instant at his residence in the Citadel of La hore. The deceased gentleman was 57 years of age. A correspondent of the Lucknow herald says— " We expect some changes during this winter and some stirring events on the frontier, for which, one in the Commissariat says, they are quietly making preparations." A severe storm visited Bombay yesterday. It was disastrous to the cutter Nerbudda, Indian navy, and the American ship IVaban. The light ning struck the topmast of the Nerbudda, splinter ing it to pieces, and then, passing down the lower mast, struck a Lasear, who was seated with four or five others under a tarpaulin, and killed him almost instantly. The Assistant Surgeon of the Victoria was speedily in attendance, but his skill was of no avail. The injury to the Waban was still greater, but happily without loss of life." COMMERCIAL. 113OMBAY, SEPT. 2G. The English mail of the 18th ultimo arrived here on the 10th instant; that of the 3d instant on Saturday last, the 2,lth ; and the China mail of the 23d ultimo on the 18th instant. The active tone of the import market has some what abated. Owing to the unsettled state of the weather, which still prevents a regular trade with the coast and the interior, and there being a large stock in second hands at market, buyers do not evince much anxiety to purchase. Former prices however are sustained, and a moderate amount of business has been transacted during the fortnight. It is feared that a fall of prices will take place before our next report. The export market is somewhat quiet, being scantily supplied with stock, which state of things will continue until the opening of communications Money Market and Exchange.—Money is abun dttttlati e it 2 :ti s i e . m e l • a te s gradually opened with for first-class six months' sight bank bills, and closes at 2s. ! d. Document paper has been placed i iiit l ei l da c i.s n:con seas( i. THE MEDITERRANEAN FLEET. MALTA, OCT. 17. At Gibraltar, the Marlborough, 131, bearing the fl ig of Vice-Admiral Faushawc,the commander-in cliief; the Conqueror, 101; the Orion, 91; the Princess Royal, 91 ; the Renown, 91 ; the Cen turion, 80 ; the Victor Emmanuel, 91 ; the Car demis, 21 ; the Sc;ylla, 21 ; the Vulture, 6 ; the Scourge, 6; the Coquette, 4; the Lapwiner, 4 ; the Growler, gunboat; the Africa, depot ship; the Rcdpole, steam•tug. On their way to Gibraltar from England, the James Watt, 91; the Caesar, 90 ; the Agamemnon, 91; and the Virago, 6. On her way to Malta from Gibraltar the Supply, 2, storeship. On her way to Gibraltar and England the Firebrand. At Tetuan, the Doris, 32. At Tangiers, the Quail, gunboat. At Malta, the Hannibal, 91, bearing the flag of Rear-Admiral Mundy, second in command afloat ; the Hibernia, receiving ship, bearing the flag of Rear-Admiral Codrington, superintendent of Malta Dockyard ; the St. Jean d'Acrc, 101 ; the Renown, 91 ; the London, 90 ; the Brunswick, 80 ; the Recruit, 6 ; the Assurance, 4 ; the Vigilant, 4 ; the Banshee, 2 ; the Boxer, 2 ; the Hearty, tug ; the Azov and Kertch, sailing gunboats. At Naples, the Cressy, gunboat •, and Terrible, 21. At Corfu, the Racoon, 22; and Osprey, 4. At Syra, the Me dina, 4, surveying vessel. At Candia, the Tartarus, 4, surveying vessel. At Pasuda Bay, the Liffey, 51. At Smyrna, the Euryalus, 51. At Constantinople, the Intrepid, 6 ; and Caradoc, 2. The Argus, 6, left Malta some weeks ago ; and the Exmouth, 90, on the 16th, but their destination is not known. The Edgar, 91, bearing the flag of Rea r-Admiral Erskine, and the Neptune, 91, were also at Gib raltar by last accounts. TILE RENINSt2.4I? SOUTHAMPTON, FRIDAY EVENING. The Tagus has arrived with the Peninsular mails, 19 passengers, and £5,000 in specie. Her latest dates are Lisbon, the 17th, and Vigo the 18th. The ship Golden Age, from Old Calabar, with a cargo of palm oil, put into Vigo with ten feet of water in her hold. The brig Mary Ellen also put in there. The Tagus passed the Sultan with the outward mails. The steamer Milford Haven, the pioneer of the new line to the Brazils, had arrived at Lisbon. A banquet took place on board which was attended by many distinguished personages. There is no material alteration in the rates of exchange. PRINCE ALFRED AT SMYRNA. SMYRNA, OCT. 4. On Friday, the 30th of September, her Majesty's ship Euryalus, which had been so long expected, was descried making her way into Smyrna Bay. Her Britannic Majesty's consul, Charles Blunt, Esq , immediately proceeded on board to pay his respects and place himself at the disposal of his Royal Highness Prince Alfred during his stay. Soon after a Turkish admiral arrived, with an auto graph letter from the Sultan to invite his Royal Highness to visit Constantinople. The frigate was received with the usual salutes of a vessel of war, his Royal Highness being considered as a private visitor ; his excellency, Mohamed Pacha, the gover nor-general of the province, however, tendered to the Prince every mark of courtesy and attention that it was in his power to bestow. l • The Prince landed on Saturday afternoon, and was attended by the consul and his family, and on Sunday after service the officers of the frigate visited the ancient Acropolis and other objects of antivity, which were explained to the Prince by Major Cowell, his tutor, who includes in his attain ments a scholarly knowledge of these classic sites. On Monday his Royal Highness left the Euryalus in the morning, and attended by Major Cowell and other officers, and her Britannic Majesty's consul and his interpreter, proceeded first to the palace, and made a visit to his excellency Mohamed Pacha, where he was received with the due ceremonial of eastern etiquette. The Sultan, as a compliment to the Prince, had sent down a fine band of 60 perfor mers, which during his stay at the palace played selections of classic and popular music, not omitting, on his arrival and departure, the National Anthem, which they gave with good effect. Having taken leave of Mohamed Pacha, his Royal Highness and party proceeded, in three of the ship's boats, to the railway station at the other end of the city, where they landed, and were re ceived by Mr. Hammond and Mr. Hyde Clarke, the representatives of Mr. T. }.t. Crampton, the con tractor for the Ottoman, Smyrna, and Aidin Rail way, by whom his Royal Highness had been in vited to visit the works, and proceed along the line of this the first railway in Western Asia. Here the Royal party was joined by the Misses Blunt, the interesting daughters of the consul. who accom panied the youthful Prince throughout the excur sion under the guidance of the consul. The Prince `walked over the station and examined the new saw ing machinery ; as the visit was private no display was made-at the station, but Mr. Brown and Mr. Wilkin, the other officials of the company, were in attendance to accompany the Prince and his com panions: Colonel Rechid Bey and Mustapha Effendi appeared on behalf of the Imperial Govern ment. Mr. Hammond, who had charge of the arrangements during the day, drove the engine of the Royal train, which he caused to be preceded by a pilot engine, and for further safety had all the points on the line spiked until the return of the Prince; a largelocomotive followed the train, which was composed of the contractor's earth waggons, provided with cushions, as the line is not yet open for traffic. Mr. Meredith, the engineer in chief, attended the Princeand the ladies in their carriage, and explained the works and the features of the country, and Mr. W. Haskell, the resident engi neer, Mr. Dillas and Mr. Browning, gave expla nations to the officers of the Euryalus. While passing through the suburbs indications were met with that the Royal trip was not unno ticed, for many ladies and gentlemen stood along the line, and boisterous crowds gave demonstra tions of enthusiasm for the son of the Queen ofEng land at the Caravan Bridge crossing. Several herds of camels were stopped, and their drivers fired off their pistols, while numerous spectators cheered. At a rock cutting further on the native workmen had raised rude triumphal arches, with emblems in foliage and flowers, the peasantry fired off their guns and pistols, and the labourers burst out with as good a hurrah as their imitations of the English could reach. The cheer was raised again as the youthful Prince courteously lifted his cap in acknowledgment. Soon after some interesting remains of Genoese and Roman aqueducts were reached, while the walls of the old Genoese castle loomed from the heights above. Mr. Hammond drove the train slowly and steadily, the better to show the visitors the works and the country. At Boudjah, the first station, and at other places, crowds were assembled, flags dis played. guns fired, and great enthusiasm was ma sted. The most interesting feature of the sight was the demeanour of the people during the day, for. the whole country was on the alert. Ina field three or four labourers would be seen, who stood gravely cap in hand while the Prince passed ; others would pay some salute, and anon, the group would be made up with women and children dancing and skipping with delight. The native navvies, still more demon strative or better drilled in such observances, were to be found drawn up in line on each of the rails at their places of work, each with his pick or shovel as under arms, while Greek, Turk, Armenian, Arab, Tartar, Syrian, and men of a score of na tions, kept up a cheer, and among them, grinning with delight was to be noted many a stalwart negro from beyond the valley of the Nile. At Seydikeni station, 10 miles from Smyrna, the whole of the English, Frank, and native ladies, gentlemen, and population were assembled on each papa headed a large school of side, s and a Greek children, each of whom held an olive or myrtle branch in his hand. The train held on through a country rich in vine yards, cornfields, and olive grounds, and among beautiful mountain scenery, till Mr. Hammond had driven about 15 miles, the furthest point on the works which he considered desirable to reach, when he backed the train, and the party descended. The officers of the Euryalus had brought with them the servants of the mess and some refreshments, and a table was soon rigged out by them and the consul in an engine shed near, which, in expectation of the event, had been decorated by some English navvies with pmegranate branches, and the inscription in chalk, "Prince Alfred's Stdeing " (siding), which received more attention for its orthography than its loyalty. The Prince took the head of the table, having one of the consul's daughters on either side. Mr. Brown, M r . R o per, Mr. Browning, Mr. Kas koll, and other gentlemen were invited to join the party. In due time the train was made up for the return, 11r. Brown escorting the Prince, ladies, and consul, to the Royal waggon. The train went back at a smart speed to the city of Smyrna; the rejoicing population was as enthusiastic as before, and a most beautiful view was obtained of the Valley of the Moles under the setting sun. On his departure the Prince modestly expressed his gratification with the excursion, and his thanks to Mr. Han mond for the attention which had been shown. THE NEW APPROACH TO COVENT GARDEN.— Very ra pid progress is being made in maki ng Jth e north western approach to Covent Garden from the corner cf Long-acre. More ,than to-tha...ls of the s it e h as be e n cleared, and a new building for Messrs. D 3 b en h am an d Storr is in course of construction at the corner o f King• street. The new street 39 expected to be open for public traffic early in the ensuing spring LORD J. _RUSSELL'S BIEFORM BILL. We have been requested by Mr. Davidson to pub lish the following correspondence :—_ Aberdeen, Oct. 10. My Lord,—Before you leave this country for the " great metropolis," permit me to whisper in your ear a few words of salutary import. You now occupy a peculiarly proud position, for, by common consent, the country looks to you as the framer of the new Reform Bill expected next year. Were you to follow the precedent of the former bill, you would provide for enfranchisement and disenfranchisement also ; but I hope you will reserve the latter for a separate measure, to be afterwards brought forward. There are several English burghs which should be disfranchised— wholly or partially—but you can scarcely expect their re presentatives willingly to vote for their own political ex tinction. Neither Whigs nor Tories will readily show such self-denial, for they are but men, and human nature is selfish. By including disfranchisement in your bill you would rouse the ire of the doomed members, and so obstruct the passing thereof. This can be obviated by limiting your bill to enfranchisement, while, at the same time, your task will thus be easier. Let your bill simply provide for the extension of the franchise, reducing it to £lO in counties, and £6 in towns. The £lO franchise is Mr. Locke King's plan, sanctioned by Lord Derby. The £6 franchise is your plan, to be confirmed, I hope, by your colleagues. If any of these gentlemen decline going this, length, they should retire, and make way for more advanced Liberals. By confining your bill to enfranchisement, and lowering the franchise as aforesaid, you will ensure the support of all earnest reformers, including Messrs. Cobden an d Bright— a host in themselves. So sustained, you will be able triumphantly to meet any opposition by the Tories, which would then be as fruitless as Mrs. Partington's attempt to stem the Atlantic with her broom. Excuse this communi cation, prompted by attachment to the cause of Reform for thirty long years.—l have the honour to be, my Lord, Your lordshipls most obedient servant, JOHN DAVIDSON. The Right Honourable Lord John Russell, Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Al3ergeldie Castle. Foreign-office, Oct. 15, 1859. Sir,—Lord John Russell desires me to convey to you his thanks for your letter of the 10th instant on the subject of Reform. I am, Sir, your most obedient servant, John Davidson, Esq. J. V. LISTER. THE LATE ROBERT STEPHENSON. The following is the letter, in reply to an appli cation from the Bouncil of the Society of Civil Engi neers, requesting permission for the funeral pro• cession to pass through Hyde-park. It will be seen from it that her Majesty is not unacquainted with the importance of the national works which have been carried out by Robert Stephenson : •' Horse Guards, Oct. 20. " Sir,—Before sanctioning your proposal that the funeral procession of the late Mr. Stephenson should be allowed to pass through Hyde-park on its way to Westminster Abbey, his Royal Highness deemed it expedient to take her Ma jesty's pleasure on so unusual an application, and for which no precedent exists. Her Majesty considers that, as the late Mr. Stephenson is to be buried in'Westminster Abbey, in acknowledgment of the high position he occupied, and the world-wide reputation he had won for himself as an en gineer, his funeral, though strictly speaking private, as being conducted by his friends, partakes of the character of a public ceremony; and being anxious moreover, to show that she fully shares with the public in lamenting the loss whic the country has sustained by his death, she cannot hesitate for a moment in giving her entire sanction to the course which his Royal Highness the ranger recommends. —I have the honour to be, sir, your obedient servant, " J. MACDONALD." " Charles Manby, Esq., &e." In addition to a large number of private bequests Mr. Robt. Stephenson has made the following pub lic donations : Newcastle Infirmary Literary and Philosophical Institution at Newcastle 7,000 Institution of Civil Engineers, London 2,000 North of England Mining Institution at Newcastle 2,000 Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge Society for Providing Additional Curates in Popu lous Places £25,000 The remains of Mr. Stephenson are placed in immediate contiguity to those of Telford, the cele brated engineer of h's day, and thit more by chance than design. Stephenson was wont to say that, had Telford been buried in some quiet country churchyard, he should have wished hi s remains to b e in! . erred along with him there; b u t since he lay in Westminster Abbey that was an idle wish. Whilst the congregation were leaving the cathe dral many persons from the outside rushed in, and there seemed to be a general anxiety to look down at the coffin, a privilege which was with some diffi culty obtained, as the undertakers' men had . covered the top of the grave with boards immediately the service was concluded. Thanks, however, to the exertions of Mr. Page, the architect of Westminster bridge, these obstructions were speedily removed, and we saw numbers of me n in workmen's jackets looking eagerly down the aperture, and carefully spelling out the simple inscription which recorded the name and quality of one of the heads of their order. It was said that the Dean had refused admission for the body by the western entrance to the Abbey on the ground that that was reserved for " Noble men, Statesmen, and Warriors," but the very rev. gentleman acted merely in accordance with the rule, which, for the present is peremptory on the point. - =.= IRELAND. DUBLIN, SATURDAY MORNING. The Nation of to-day announces that the Chief Secretary has intimated to the Prelates that he has been unable to reply to their resolutions of August last, owing to the difficulty of assembling a Cabinet Council to consider them; that he will proceed forthwith to London to submit their demands to his colleagues, and that on obtaining their answer he will lose no time in informing the Bishops of the result. The Prelates have decided on immediate action being taken, which will prove to the Govern ment and to the public their unshaken determina tion to carry into effect, as far as in them lies, the entire scheme of education sketched out in their pastoral. His Imperial Highness, the Prince Napoleon , this morning honoured Mr. Hancock, the jeweller of Bruton-street, with a long interview, and was graciously pleased to favour him with numerous commands. Maria Marchioness of Ailesbury is expected in Hertford-street at the beginning of the week , from Chil li ng , ham Castle, the seat of the Earl and Countess of Tanker ville. The Baron de Glinky has arrived at the Oat lands Hotel from Scarborough. a Hotel fonrd ' H ho ow l e i h o i u n , . s Mrs. Denmark, RRobert they Law r i r e o y p o h s e a s t 'e o left spend the winter. Lady Noel Byron has left the Oatlands Hotel, Walton-on -Thames, for London. The Right Hon. T. Milner Gibson left town yesterday for his seat in Suffolk. The Australian mail steamer was due at Aden on Tuesday last, and a telegram giving the substance of her news may reach London towards the end of next week. SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY.—The directors have determined upon laying down a double line of rails between Exeter and Yeovil. The contract was originally taken,for a single line, but the bridges have been constructed for a double line. The contractor (Mr. Taylor) has undertaken to complete the double line by the Ist of March next. MORE FIRING FROM TIIE TARIFA BATTERIES. —Two SEAMEN KILLED.—On the Pelikaan (Dutch ves sel, arrived at Liverpool from Alexandria), passing the Tarifa batteries, she was fired upon; two men killed, one seri(); sly wounded. LivEnrooL, Friday.—The screw steamship City of Baltimore arrived this morning from New York, whence she sailed on the Bth inst., with 48 cabin and 168 steerage passengers, and 23,255 dols. in specie on freight. Her ad vices have been anticipated by the Vanderbilt, arrived at Southampton. The African mail steamer Athenian, will sail hence on Tuesday next, the 25 th inst., for Madeira, Tene riffe, and the West Coast of Africa. The box at the post-office will be open till 9 15 a.m., and on the landing -stage, with a late fee of 6d.,.ti1l 10 a.m. on the day of departure. THE MASTERSHIP OF HARRow.—The Governors of this school, of whom the Prime Minister is one, have given notice that they have fixed upon Tuesday next, the 25th instant, as the last day on which they will receive the testimonials of candidates for the head -mastership, which will shortly become vacant by the resignation of Dr. Vaughan. The election will take place on an early day in November, and Dr. Vaughan's successor will enter upon his duties immediately after the Christmas vacation. There are already a large number of candidates for the eppoint meat, including several highly distinguished gi aduates of Oxford and Cambridge. COLONIAL TELEGRAPHS.—The cable has been successfully laid between King's Island and Cape Otway (Victoria), and there can be no doubt that it has also been laid between King's Island and the Hummocks as well as between the Hummocks a n d Ci rcu l ar Head. It is fully an ticipated that this important work will be brought to a prosperous termination in the course of a few days by con netting Circular Head with George Town, thus completing tho chain of telegraphic communication between Tasmania Victoria, New South Wales, and South Australia.—lfobart Town Mercury, Aug 11. THE COLLECTION OF MR. C. MATHEWS.—OOII noisseurs who attend sales and give fabulous prices for an tique china and articles of vertu are much disappointed at the collection of Mr. C. Mathews, on his departure, not falling into the hands, as originally proposed, of an eminent auctioneer, who, it may be presumed, would have realised enormous sums for special selection, owing t o th e exquisite taste of the late Madame Vestris. The whole of the Bevrc s china and bull cabinets, statuettes, &c., are most unique, being tho work of many years collecti ng i n I ta l y. There al e also the pianoforte, guitar, and music of the celebrate favourite; a superb library of upwards of 2,000 velum( s, containing some of the rarest works of ancient and moth rn history ; the progress of the stage during the last 100 ye: rs, the works of Canova, curious manuscrips, the play-bills of the last 100 years (collected by the late Mr. Mathews, togcther wi:h the stage jewels, & c . Th e purchaser of tl'e entire collection is John Laurie, E intact; late M.P. f or Bait staple, who will preserve them and it is though , that Royalty, which takes a great interest i n a ll connected with the stage, may view it at Gore L o d ge, previous ti inspection. GOVERNMENT friends being allowed GOVERNMENT D.IIGRATION.—The Government emigrant v.essel James Jardine, 810 t ons, Capt. G. Jenkins, belonging to Mr. T. Frost, jun., of Liverpool, which sailed 'from Birkenhead on the 19th of February, arrived at Ade laide, South Australia, on the 25th of June, with 47 marries; couples, 68 single men, 85 single women, 19 boys betwea :Ile ages of 1 and 12, 46 girls between the same ages, 4 malt and 6 female infants, making a total of 352 souls, equal 2941 statute adults, under charge of Surgeon Superinten dent James S. Hughes, M.D. Fives births and 3 deaths (1 adult female and 2 infant s ) occurred during the voyage, .7HFI ArAVY. The following vessels now comprise the classes of steam reserve at Portsmouth : Ist Division.—The Duke of Wellington, 131, screw ; the Colossus, SO, screw ; the Shannon, M, screw; the Volcano, 6, paddle, steam factory; and six gunboats. The whole of this division arc ready for immediate commission. 2d Division.—The Royal Sovereign, 131, screw ; the Bacchante, 51, screw ; the Harrier, 17, screw ; the Hornet, 17, screw ; the Ariel, 9, screw ; the Medea, 6, ; the Bulldog, 6, paddle; the 'Stromboli, 6 paddle; the Megmra screw troopship ; and six gunboats. Of this division the Royal Sovereign alone is available for immediate commis sion. The Bacchante is only just off the stocks and is in the hands of the contractors for her machinery. The Bulldog and Stromboli are receiving very ex tensive repairs in dock, but will soon be complete. The Medea is all to pieces in dock, and will require heavy repairs. The Harrier, the Hornct, and the Ariel all require overhaul and repair before they can be commissioned. The Megmra screw troop ship is in the steam basin, and requires heavy re pairs, which she will-receive as soon as she can be attended to. 3d Division.—The Rosamond, 6, paddle, requires overhaul and repairs, and six gunboats ; the Pene lope, 22, paddle; the Fox, screw troop-frigate ; the Erebus, the Meteor, and the Glattou, floating bat teries ; and nine gunboats. The Penelope requires overhaul and repairs. The Fox screw troop-frigate could at a very short notice be made ready for im mediate service, and it is a wonder often expressed by officers of the navy that she is not. The float ing batteries do not count for much after the late experiments, and all the gunboats of the 2d, 3d, and 4th divisions would require overhaul and a certain amount of repair before being commissioned. In addition to the above are 47 gunboats hauled up at llaslar. As a summary of the - whole of the Portsmouth steam reserve (exclusive of gunboats) we find only the following vessels at that port ready for immediate commission, should their ser vices be suddenly required :—Duke of Wellington, 131 ; Royal Sovereign, 131 ; Colossus, 80 ; Shan non, M ; Volcano (floating factory), 6; and Fox, screw troop-frigate. Yesterday being the anniversary of the battle o Trafalgar, the royal mastheads, jack, and flagstaffi of the time-honoured Victory in Portsmouth harbour were decked as usual with their wreaths of laurel. The Ringdove, 6, screw, Commander Craigie, berthed alongside the south jetty of the dockyard at Portsmouth yesterday, to ship her screw, which has had its leading corners remrved. The screw steam frigate Diadem, 32, and the screw steam corvette Clio, 21, at Plymouth, received orders on Thursday to prepare for sea immediately. The guns of the Weasel and Cockchafer have been put on board the paddlewheel steam sloop Centaur, 6, at Plymouth, as she has more available space than the screw steamship Encounter, 16. The boats belonging to the flagship Impregnable, 104, Capt. W. H. Stewart, were manned and armed on Thursday, and were sent from Hamoaze into Plymouth Sound for exercise. The naval transport Diligence, J. Head, master, laden with stores, was towed on Thursday from Hamoaze into Plymouth Sound, preparatory to sailing for Pembroke. The following appointments were made yesterday at the Admiralty:—Lieut. W. F. Legh and Lieut. G. B. B. Callaghan, to the Ardent ; Lieut. R. A. Browne, to the Sphinx; Lieut. E. St. J. Daniel, to the Mars ; T. Hart, master, to the Prometheus ; T. Oyler, master, to the Ardent ; W. Barund, master additional, to the Cumberland ; D. A. - Mosey, act ing assistant-surgeon, to the Asia ; E. J. Butler and J. Clarkson, acting assistant-surgeons addi tional, to the Victory; J. M. Bateson and M. Coate i , acting assistant-surgeons additional, to the Impreg nable ; J . A. Yule, acting assistant-surgeon addi tional, to the Arrogant; T. Robertson, master's as sistant. to the Cumberland; F. W. Sutton (13) second class assistant-engineer supernumerary of the Wel lington, and lent to the Cambridge for service in the Redwing ; G. Patterson and J. King, third class assistant-engineers, to the Simoom, as supernume rary. THE ARMY. Yesterday afternoon the first portion of the troops at Chatham garrison who are to be instructed Id embarking and disembarking from the ships of war at Chatham received their preliminary instruction, under the personal superintendence of Major-Gen. Eyre, commandant of the garrison, and most of the principal officers blonging to the various branches of the service. The troops selected for the practice were about 250 men of the battalion of Royal Ma rine Light Infantry, the whole of whom were fully equipped and in heavy marching order. In or der to facilitate the instruction of the men, two of the large launches from the dockyard, each capable of holding about 60 men, were used for conveying the men from the shore to the ship. Contrary to the usual custom, each man wore his knapsack, and carried his musket into the boat, the latter being slung on the arm. The embarkation of the troops was effected in a very expeditious manner, the time occupied in filling each boat being four minutes, six minutes being required for the pull over to her Majesty's ship Tyne, and eight minutes spent in removing the troops from the boats to the ship. After the whole had embarked, the Marines were then disembarked in an equally expeditious and orderly manner. The remainder of the troops is garrison will be practised at frequent intervals. The 18th Royal Irish (2d battalion) disembarked from the Adelaide screw steamer yesterday at Ports mouth, and left by special train from Farnborough station for Aldershot Camp, at 10 a.m. The Ade laide sailed for the Thames about noon. The detachment of ;the City of Dublin Militia Artillery left for duty at Tilbury Fort on the arri val of the regiment in this country yesterdaf marched into C o l c h es t er Camp and joined head quarters. The entire regiment, about 400 strong, under the command of Col. the Hon. R. F. Hand cock, will now for a short time be stationed at Col chester ; but it is highly probable• that they may ultimately be sent to Great Yarmouth, where for midable batteries have recently been erected. 1? J. FRANKLIN'S BXPEDITION. The following is an extract from a reply by CaPt• M'Clintock to some queries addressed to him bi Mr. Selby, of Spalding : " Dublin, Oct. 17. "In my pu l Aished report I simply stated the leading facts of our discoveries. There .was not rooni to express opinions ; besides which I wished that all interested readers ehould draw their own infer ences. The boat was only 65 miles from the ship. and I believe it to have been returning for more provisions. The two skeletons found in it were probably the boatkeepers—men unable to march with the others, all of whom I suppose to have pro ceeded for the short remaining distance without the boat. There was ammunition in abundance, but the country—the early spring, at least, when our coun trymen were there—affords no game whatever. Even Esquimaux cannot live there. " ith regard to provisions, you will observe that I mentioned chocolate, tea, and tobacco. It is clear that these alone will not sustain life. You are doubtless aware that an unusually large quantity of solid animal food is necessary, even to wen io vigorous health, in cold climates. Had the country been capable of sustaining natives, not one of these traces would have remained for us to gather up. "With respect to an overland expedition, Yen may recollect that suc h a one was sent out by the Admiralty under a Hudson's Bay officer, Mr. Ander son, in 1855, in preference to a naval expedition by Barrow's Strait. Mr. Anderson descended the Black River to its mouth, and discovered traces of Europeans upon Montreal Island. Therefore Ido not think further records would be found by a second expedition over the same ground. Youwill observe that my first care was to reach Montreal Island and Point Ogle, where Anderson's search terminated, and after re-examining th ose positions to complete th e searc h f rom th ence t o w h ere the lost p eop l e l anded from their ships. The greater part of this painfully interesting route was gone over three times—twice by Lieut. Hobson, and once by myself. The natives repeatedly told uS that all the white people had died. _ " I am yours very sincerely, "ToF. T. Selby, Esq. "F. L. APOLINTocK." A POACHER'S FATE.—On Tuesday, says the /Iran' Chester Guardian,Thos.Sharples, one of a party of four ycuniC men proceeding from Pemberton to W'instanley for tl l purpose, as i t i s now un d erstoo d , o f poac hi ng, met with a Very serious accident, which is almost certain to have a fatal termination. One of the party carried a gun, and when near the Arches of Pemberton two of the men began to remove the band from stock, Sharpies standing about yard away. By some means the hammer was caught, .n 1 the gun went off, the charge of shot striking Sharpies' tide. f , hatterin g hi s hi p -b one an d i n fli ct i ng f r i g h t f u l woun d s to Ins stomach. Mr. Leyland, surgeon, of Wigan, and Mr. Niolyneux, of Upholland, hold out no hopes of his recovery. Che men in whose company he was at the time have been oAlered to be apprehended. AN ENERGETIC EDITOR.--The Aberdeen joisrna! has the following :—" Our spirited neighbour, the Bang' dire Reporter, came out half-size on Saturday fortnight , end contained a request that the subscribers would accept , :t gratis, as the compositors in the office had taken a fit or lrunkenness and left the office empty. As might be e 2 c - Acted, this shameful conduct on the part of the workmen. ,;alled forth their employers' indignant denunciations. But the week following we find the paper makes it appearance. as usual, but. with the'f o ll ow i ng no ti ce :—‘ ho Reporter ,his week is entirely composed by ourselves end our fanclY , ind subscribers will, it is hoped, on that account, excuse errors: We are bound to say that the wol km Inship was mly less creditable than the spirit and resoluti cn with which .lifficulties so great were surmounted." 11 I