The Sun. — London, England, 1858-08-11 00:00:00

ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT-GARDEN.—NEW TIIENPRE. The nobility, gentry, subscribers, and the public are retpw.tftilly Informed that the season will terminate on Saturday next. There will be no extra nights. LES IIIiGUF.NOTS.—Last Night but One. TO-MORROW (TIIta.SDAY), Aug. 12, will be performed Meyer beer's Grand Opera, LE3 H U.II.7ENOTS. Valentina, Madame Grist; Margarita di Valois, Matille.lMarai ; Dania d'Onore, Madame Tagliittico; Errhano, Mailile. Diei6c ; Mar cell°, M. Zelger ; 11 Cont, di San !Iris, Signor Poloniui; Il Conte dl Nevers, Signer Tagliatlro ; Meru, Signor t ierini ; Tavanues, Signor Rossi ; llugni . cot Soldier, Signor Soldi ; and Raoul di Nangis, Signor Ilrrio. Conductor, Mr. Costa. The Ircidental Divertissement will be supported by Dimino. Delechaux, Matale. Ewer, and M. IV3places. The Opera commences at bar-pa,t S. Fit tickets, 10s. Gd.; amphitheatre stall., 10s. Gd., i 3., and 55.; amphitheatre, 2s. ca. Second tier boxes, £2 123. 6d. ROYAL PRINCE3S'S THEATRE. Unoer the Management of Mr. Charles Kenn. Tlll3 EVENING will ho presented Sb;tkspere's Play of THE 51F.R.CIIANT OF VENICE: Shvloek. )Ir. C. Koan Fortin., Mrs. C. Kean. Prereded by the Fareeot DYING rOP. LOVE. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. TRSFee and Directress. Miss swamberough. THIS EVENING, tha Comedy of COURT FAVOUR: supported by Messrs. Emery, Belford, Poynter, Turner, Mi Fes M. Wilton, Hughes, and Mrs. C. Melville. ALer which, HUNTING A TURTLE: by Messrs. Belford, Burt. Turner, J. Clarke, and Mis 4 M. Wilton. To conclude with RAISING TILE WIND: by Tdessr3. Belford, Turner, J. Clarke, Mrs. C. Melville, and Miss E. Wilton. CANTERBURY HALL, Westminster-road. OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The following company of Vo calists are eneaged for the performance of Selections from rill the popular OPERAS, MADRIGALS, CEORUSES, GLEES, DUETS, fi e ., viz.:—Miss Russell, Mrs. Bad,ey, Miss Brunel], Miss Ray, Madame Bartolctti, Miss Montague, Mrs. Lawrence, and airs. Anderson; Herr r. Jonghamcs, Mr.. llemhaw, S. Jones, J. Barker, W. Melling, Senor Antonio, E. L. R ime, Mr. Bidzoy, Senor Tiroli, Mr. Cozens, Mr. TZ e 1 1 Mr. Barnard, and Mr. St. Alhyn. Mr. Yanin, John G. Porde, and E. W. Yfackney. rianoforte, Mr. Cecil Hicks ; harmo nium, Mr. Courtna . y ; Director, Herr F. J ongimans . C ommence at m seven o'clock presoly. Suppers, Sec., until twelve o'clock. The East India Company is no more. Its last official act was performed on Monday. The quondam Directors duly signed and sealed their last will and testament, bequeathing a certain portion of power to seven individuals chosen by themselves. The for innate gentlemen who thus escaped political extinc. tion were named in The Sun of yesterday. The) were— Mr. CHARLES MILLS. Mr. JOHN SoErmap. Sir JAmrs WEIR HOGG, Bart. Mr. ELLIOTT MACNAGHTEN. Mr. Ross DONNELLY MA.NGLES. Mr. WILLIAM JOSEPH EASTWICIE. MT. HENRY THOBY PRINSEP. It will be seen that these gentlemen were all selected from the elected members of the Court ; not one of the Government nominees was chosen, although the list contained many eminent and distinguished names. It may be supposed that the consciences of the parties discharging their last important trust was reconciled to the exclusion of candidates possessing such high qualifications, by the belief that many of them would be nominated by the Government, and that therefore, in accordance with the old Scotch proverb, " They should keep their ain fish guts for their ain sea maws." The first gentleman elected, Mr. CHARLES MILLS, was Senior Director, and had therefore much ex perience respecting the system adopted by the late Court. He is a man of immense fortune, partner in the eminent banking house of GLTNN, MILLS, 11ALifax, and Co., of Lombard-street. To him, as indeed to several of those also selected, the salary of 1,2001. per annum is a matter of very trivial im portance. It is the prestige attached to the position, to say nothing of the immense patronage which will devolve upon the new Councillors, that has been the attraction. We believe, too, that we may add an anxious desire to promote the welfare, happiness, and prosperity of the inhabitants of India as a lead ing motive, and one that would alone suffice, even if pay and patronage were altogether withdrawn. Captain JOHN SHEPHERD, the second on the list, is an admirable selection. his name was from the very commencement spoken of as one that would certainly be included in the list, whether it consisted of elected members or of Government nominees. In order to qualify himself for the position he will resign the important offices of Governor of the Hudson's Bay Company, and Deputy Master of the Trinity House—thus proving his earnest devotion to the interests of India. Sir JAMES WEIR lIoGG has long been identified with Indian affairs. Ile was twice Chairman of the Court of Directors; and for a long time, so long indeed ashcpossessedaseat in Parliament, he might be considered as the Company's champion and chosen ad vocate in the House of Commons. It might, therefore, hare been anticipated that his long services would have been bJrne in mind, and that he would unques tionably have been one of the chosen body. The same tnay be said of ➢lr. Ross DONNBLLY MANGLES, late chairman of the company, and M.P. for Guildfird, on whom the mantle of Sir J. W. HOGG descended on his ceasing to have a seat in the representative branch of the Legislature. Although we differ on many points from the honeurablegentic man, as well as from Sir J. W. HoGn, we are bound to acknowledge the unflinching zeal, indefatigable industry, and indomitable pluck with which he fought a losing, nay mere, a hopeless game, during the session. Mr. ELLIOTT MACN.IGIITEN is a gentleman whose family has been identified with India fur severalgene rations. His father, the late venerable Sir FRANCIS MACNAGIITEN, had accumulated a large fortune in the civil service, and the name of his brother, Sir IVILLIANI MACSAGIITEN, will be remembered as one ef o , e earli,st victims to the treachery of AKOAR KIIAN. lle i 3 a very cflieient and experienced per son, and no objectiom can be made to the choice. Captain EASTWICK. we believe to be also unex ceptionable, and Mr. 11. T. PRINSEP was certainly one of the best that could be selected. It will be remembered that he was one of the names put for ward in the first Government bill, when it was sup posed that Parliament should decide on the preten sions of the candidates. To the above observations we need only add that if every act of the Court of Directors were as free from obketion as their con cluding one, " Company Bahadoor" might long have continued to manage the affairs of the Anglo-Indian empire. We arc delighted to add that Sir Jonx LAW RENCE has accepted a place in the Council, so that in his instance " the right man will unquestionably be in the tight place;" and that Sir IL RAVILTS - SON and Mr. Wit.rovonirr--vrill also be included in the list of Government nominees. Our senators have commenced laying their Parlia mentary accounts before their auditors, Mr. Fox having opened these inter-sessional reckonings by a c-pital meeting at Oldham. The practice is a very g oo d one, and by means of agricultural m:etings for the counties, and in other ways, it is extending. In default of annual or triennial Parliaments, these meetings serve to maintain admirably the proper relation be tween representative and constituents. Few of us would relish facing a large body of respectable per sons every year who could justly complain that vet had disappointed them ; and who, a f ter b e i ng ad dressed by hostile speaker; might pass a no-confi deuce vote. Could the practice of giving an annual account of their stewardship become obligatory u p on our repro Ent hi ves, we might perhaps accept it a s a practical substitute for shorter Parliaments, so strong p.,/iucnce of public opinion on the is the corrective i minds of all men possessing the ordinary sympathies of humanity. Even the member for a nominatioe borough cannot altogether get rid of the wish to please those whom be nominally represents, if he can but please his patron also. Mr. Fox had, of course, a very good account to give of himself, and was even enabled to tell the Oldham electors that he preferred their company to that of her MAJESTY and both houses of Parliament. Mr. PETO once, if we remember rightly, declined the bonour of escorting the Queza over the Menai Tu bular Bridge, b ecause, for tbe• day — selected by her auzaTr, he had accepted au invitation to preside at tho augyeroary of a ti44 0 01131 4 313:4 and mechanic o' V , : ,,:" ' ,tt . i 0) , ir . ... , ••,, - T., - , - :.Z-:-- -... , .2e ~, , d ,°' • ~-.;,,,, . :-.. 1.-Zil i --. '"• - ir i tl l 'r%:- '",,%2 , .. , . 4 4 2 10,31,N t 1 iti 0, , ' l ' ' ~ , c • ~, ,,.,, a rrN, . ...,,vo -" ~ ~ ..,„,..,. ....,,,,,,•_, THE SUN. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 11, 1858. THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDA' EVENING, AUGUST 11, 1858. club. But Mr. Fox deserted a far more august con gress of Imperial, Royal, and Senatorial magnates to meet in the working-men's hall at Oldham tl e pro bably unwashed operatives of that busy pace, as well as their better off employers ; and it certainly was not a bad hit at such a meeting, when their worthy Member told them, that "instead of being in the Parliamentary retinue at her MAJESTY'S heels, he was face to face with the creators of Parliaments, with those by and for whom Parliaments and Kings and Queens also existed." The Hon. Member's picture of Imperial France was one that every Frenchman ought to read. It tells truths which are at most but thought of by a few at Cherbourg. Her policy of maintaining im merve armies wholly beyond what she needs for regular defence, and its mischievous re-action on the military and naval expenditure of other countries, is utterly to be condemned. It can be defended only by two arguments—one, that despotism must occupy France in the military sense, because otherwise it would be immediately swept away; the other that it furnishes an opening for providing innumerable per sons with an employment much coveted among a military people, and thus extends Government pa tronage at the cost of vastly-increased taxation. Both arguments too true to be uttered while Count WALEWSKI and the army are masters of the press. How melancholy is the contrast of France Imperial with France Republican in the nobility of its aims ! The orator of the evening could recal the time when she gave the watchword of liberty to the nations, and was the enthusiastic apostle of liberty, equality, and fraternity to all nations. She is now, as indeed she was under the former empire, the apostle of despotism, treading out every spark of liberty wherever she can,—menacing it in Belgium and Piedmont, and utterly suppressing it in Rome. With Mr. Fox we must believe that this noble nation has a nobler destiny than to put back the cause of progress in the world, and to utter through her press only what the censors of an Emperor and the bullies of the Army permit. French genius, intelligence, 'and spirit, }nest one day scatter in hopeless ruins the showy but unsubstantial amphitheatre of the second Empire. Mr. Fox was able to give a better account than usual of what his house had accomplished. On no subject has the Member for Oldham been more, al most habitually, eloquent than on that of re ligious liberty. He has aroused public meet ings, and even interested the House of Com mons itself to the last on the worn-eut Jews' question. his soul was in it, because of the prin ciple involved ; and it is natural, therefore, that he should deeply feel the triumph of religious freedom in this matter over the disgraceful bigotry and little-mindedness of the Peers of England. "It was the first question on which he had spoken in the House of Commons, eleven years ago, and the last which he bad spoken on a few days since." He could also congratulate the meeting on having secured at length one point of the Charter ; and on having secured a valuable India Bill, if not exactly the bill which could be desired. Mr. Fox began to distrust Lord PALMERSTON when he let off the criminals who had lost us one of the finest of armies in the Crimea. He adds to that offence his indifference to the fate of the Neapolitan prisoners, and his truckling to the bullying of French Counts and Colonels. Mr. Fox overlooked, in the enu meration, one of his greatest delinquencies—his con senting to a peace with Russia, which left her mis tress of all the countries she had stolen, from eircas sia to Finland and the Aland Isles. The peace of Paris we can never forgive Lord PALatERSTON and his Foreign Secretary ; it was his business then to have given Russia a lesson which would have taught her better than to come immediately after the war and ask England and Europe to give her forty mil lions worth of military railways. The peace of Paris was a piece of despot jobbing, and PALmErt- STON was their agent—their tool. Mr. Fox does not despa'r of some sort of a Re form Bill from the present Government. It may be notorious enough that Lord DERBY would infinitely rather do without one—but Lord DERAY is "at the mercy of the people. He must, and he will, concede what the people are determined' to have. Besides, as he observed, Lord DERBY is not the whole Cabinet. Lord STANLEY IS well known to be a thorough man of progress, a great favourite With the House and the public, and certainly, though he might be better placed, will not like to oppose what he inwardly approves, and lose both popularity and a good conscience to please some obstinate or antiquated Tories. Mr. DIqIAELI would like a Reform Bill which should greatly extend the basis of representation, and he may yet have to advocate the Ballot a second time. The counsel of Mr. Fox is certainly thoroughly sound—to trust ourselves and to rely on no Minister or - Cabinet whatever. All the great ref)rms have been carried hitherto by the people. They must still be carried by the same power. Every election should tell the Ministry what we wish for. All the rejected liberal measures, such as Church-rate abolition and the Marriage Bill in the Lords, Loci; E KING'S Bill and the Ballot in the Commons, should be pressed on every candi date fin. a popular constituency, or for nny consti tuency. Our belief is that squeezing Cabinets is the only means by which popular measures can be carricd, and that the present Cabinet is fully as squeezable as any Whig one we have had since the Reform Bill. AMERICA. (By Electric Telegraph.) LIVERPOOL, WED - NE;DA - T AlowsiNG. The North American has arrived from Montreal with advices to the 31st ult. The Kangaroo left New York on the 29th for riivercool with 5200,000 on freight. The United States' Government was chartering vessels for the expedition against Paraguay. The Canadian Ministry has resigned, in conse quence of their defeat on the following motion " That it is the opinion of this house that the city of Ottawa ought not to be the permanent seat of Government for the province." The Tariff Bill had passed the Canadian Legis lature. The United States Government was despatching an agent to Fraser River. At Havannah,-on the 22d ult., engar had ad vanced. The stock was 170,000 boxes. Freights better. Exchange on London, 13. An Atnerican shyer had been se;zed by the United States Consul. At New York, on the 30th, flour W3S a shale firmer, with fair demand. Grain, with a good ex port dtmaud, had improved. Pork lower. Beef firm. Stocks were dull, and lower. Sterling ex change dull and urehanged. The timber trade at Quebec was inactive. Freights to Cardiff 289. 9d. CANADIAN SHIPPING. The Agenoria, for Dublin, put back to Quebec in a leaky condition. The Neptune, hence, at Richibuctoo. The James M'llenry and Challenger, hence, and the Julie, from Bristol, at Quebec. The City of Manche ter, hence, in the St. Law rence. A schooner with a cargo of iron had arrived at Quebec, from the wreck of the steam -;hip Canadian. The Prince and Prh:cess Konsakin and suite have d ist the Itrm.srtick llottl, St. Jattiet,'s, from Paris. The Duke of Newcastle arrived in town on Mon day fioni ;he Isle of Wight. iiis grece will leave in a few days for Clumber Park, Notts. The Marquis of Tweeddale arrived in town yester day from Scotland. The Earl and Countess of Craven entertained a sal , et circle at dinner last evening at their mansion, in Charles-street. The Earl of Beverley and Lady Louisa Percy left lowa )citerday on a visit to Mr. and Laoy Margaret Ltt , leton, at their ViscountSt.:f ds h e r e . y de Wilton and a The mem age EI beth C r aven will be solemnised this morning st se o e f t Ltdq James's Cburcb, Piccadilly, and pot at E3t. George's, as paouncod a tow bye since. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. FRANCE. PARIS, TUESDAY, 6 P.M. Official despatches have, reached Paris, from which it is concluded that the Celestial Government of the Emperor of China has strong earthly convictions of the necessity of peace. The Allies have obtained fresh victories; and when these despatches left it was expected that terms of peace would be offered, ac companied with the permission to establish Embassies at Pekin, representing England and France. The Plenipotentiaries again met to-day. Probably one or two more unions will close the conferences. The following letter from Brest, dated Monday evening, gives some account of their Majesties' arrival in that port : "The Imperial voyage from Cherbourg to Brest being favoured by delightful weather, was accomplished In most auspicious condition. The ten line-of-battle ships which escorted the Bretagne proceeded during the night in the greatest order, each keeping the place assigned to It. At one o'cicek in the afternoon the squadron entered the passage leading into the harbour, and the batteries immediately fired three rounds from all their guns. Nothing could ex ceed the majestic beauty of the scene when the Imperial ship and those which escorted her entered the harbour. Tt e inhabitants cf the country round were collected in vast numbers on the rising grounds, and those of the town on every point whence a view could be obtained, and they all mingled their acclamations with the thunder of the cannon. The Emperor, on landing, made use of the barge in which Napoleon I. visited the mouths of the Scheldt and the defences of Antwerp in 1811. Their Majesties were re ceived at the landing-place by Marshal Baraguay d'Hil liers, Vice-Admiral La Place, the Maritime Prefect, the Prefect of the Finistere, the general cemmanding the de- partment, the officers of the marines and of the garrison, and all the principal civil and military authorities. Close to the stairs leading from the water, an elegant triumphal arch was erected, under which the Mayor of Brest presented to the Emperor the keys of the town, delivering at the same time an address congratulating their Majesties on their safe arrival, and expressing the joy and gratitude of the inhabi tants at receiving for the first time a visit from the sovereign of the country. The speech was fu!lowed by loud cries of Vive l'Ernpereur !" Vive PIM; a atriee !" Vire le Prince Imre•inl !' The Emperor 'replied that he had long felt a de. ire to visit the port of Brest, that he was much gra►ified with the reception given him, and that be hoped during his stay to be able to decide several questions of great interest, which had occupied his al tention prior to his departure from the capital. A deputation of young girls then came forward and offered a basket of flowers to the Empress. Their Ma jesties afterwards entered an open carriage and proceeded to the church of St. Louis, every street through which they passed being decked out with flags, garlands of flowers, and evergreens. A line of soldiers and sailors, and deputations from the rural communes beaded by their mayors, all in their old national costume, were drawn up ou either side of the streets. The Bishop of Quimper, surrounded by his clergy, received their Majesties at the entrance of the church, and delivered the following address : " Sire, —Brittany is proud and happy at the honour it receives. This noble province had for centuries past attracted the attention of sovereigns, but never has it obtained the mark of esteem and affection which your Majesty now accords it. Christians and tillers of the soil, the Bretons thank you for your love of religion and for the encouragements you give to agriculture ; they have ap plauded when a powerful arm replaced the pyramid on its base. They have erlmired the genius which, after having conceived and directed a distant war, imposed its wisdom on congresses and dictated to them peace. They have been filled with veneration at seeing an intrepid charity rush into the midst of the inundations and succour the afflicted populations. Sire, the children of Armories, inured to labour and to danger, do not content themselves with giving to your armies brave soldiers, and to your fleets active sea men, who are the admiration of all natians ; they at the same time furnish worthy priests and excellent missionaries. Your Majesty cannot take a step in their country without meeting with heroic reminiscences, and when your Ma jesty places confidence in such men you will find the truth of what one of their knights said to Mary Stuart at Morlaix, A Breton was never guilty of betrayal.' Madam, your gracious presence reminds the people of their dear duchess whose Royal husband was also the father of the people. A voice, eloquent as well as respected, has informed France that you are a good Catholic and pious, and your good works every day confirm the declaration. The old coun try of Joan de Penthievre and of Joan de Montford is noted for courage and devotedness. It thrilled at the recital of the firmness which you a short time ago displayed in an afflicting circumstance. All its sym pathies, madam, and all its prayers r-e your due. It will pray God to protect you, to bless the Emperor, and to watch over your well-beloved son, in order that he may render himself worthy of his great destinies." The Emperor replied that he felt. happy in visiting Brittany, to be received by, a clergy so highly dis tinguished, and that he. was about to join with them in offering up prayers to Heaven that it would con tinue its protection to France, and second the efforts of those who laboured to promote her welfare. After the Te Dcum and the Domine salcum fac, the Impe rial cortege proceeded to the Maritime Prefecture, where the official receptions took place of all the authorities of the town and the mayors and deputy mayors of all the communes within a circuit of ten leagues. The Emperor and Empress several times spoke in the most gracious manner to these func tionaries, who were the organs of the wishes and homage of the Breton population. I have this morning received a letter from Cher bourg. Admiral Gourdon, the prefei maritime, at whose hotel the Imperial party lodged during the vist, had returned to Cherbourg, after accompany ing his Majesty a few miles out to sea. The Em peror, in a most formal manner, expressed himself highly gratified at the arrangements which had been made for the domestic comfort of himself and the Empress. The Emperor, during his stay at Cher bourg, on more occasions than one requested the municipal authorities to encourage in every way possible the commercial prosperity of Cherbourg. "The railway," observed his Majesty to a high offi cial of the town, "places the rich land of Normandy in immediate communication with the great centres of commerce at home and abroad ; avail yourself of such means to promote industry and create prospe rit,y." The railway during the files brought to Cherbourg not less than 85,000 visitors. It is cal culated that at least a million of francs have been spent at Cherbourg during the fetes. The Emperor and Empress have conferred honours on many naval, military, and civilian officials ; the list will be pub lished in a few days. Messrs. Locke and Brassy are amongst the decorated. Most of the yachts have left Cherbourg, but the hotels are still pretty full, owing to the difficulty which some visitors have ex perienced in getting away. The difficulty which the members of Parliament first experienced in obtaining tickets for the ceremonies originated in want of fore sight with us at home or on the part of the British Consul at Cherbourg. On arriving, the M.P.'s found no tickets at their disposal, because they had not been asked for - in time.'PriSii the fiest . the French Government officially assurred Lord Cowley that every facility should be given to peers, !lambert' of Parliament, and proprietors of yachts, which facilities were in fact eventually obtained. 1,200 francs were collected at the Cherbourg Railway terminus on the occasion of the theatrical representations, and given to the authorities for b the poor. The P r i ncess Essl i n , and most of the ladies who accompani e d h er M a j esty to Cherbourg have again returned to Paris. M. Mocquard has also returned to the capital. PARIS BOURSE.—The market has been very buoyant, and large purchases have been effected in all securities. Threes, after opening at GBfr. 80c , improved to CBfr. 95c. ; Manlier varied from 660 fr. to 655fc.; Austrian, C33fr. 75e. to 637 fr. 50c.; Or leans, 1, 9 85 to 1,290 fr.; Lyons, 790 fr. to 7951 r.; 5 5 9 4 5 2 1 f .r r . . t 5 0 0 6 c. () ; E 0 fr. as , t r e h r . n e , market continuedtSooti6tB hoerrr.t);, to sa 117 i ( m iffe4 1 . ) e r i o n° N ee- e ;ato io the close, when the follow ing were the gnotations: Fr. Ct. 41 per Cents... . 96 90 Do. end of month 96 60 3 per Cent. 69 Do. end of month 69 50 Bank Shav3 3,1(0 Credit Mohilier.. 680 Do. account..... 6812 50 Fr. Ct. Credit Fonder Belgian 4; Piedulolitese S Roman.— Austrian Spanish Threes Horne Debt 89 - 00 75 38 75 ItAILWAYs. Cash—Fr. Ct. Account—Fr. Ct. urleans 1,295 1,300 Northern - 947 50 New ditto 795 Lyons& Mediterranean OO i 97 50 New ditto Geneva .4 597 50 • Midi Western .. 620 Eastern Grand Central — Sardinian Alifitlill4 • ...... , 636 25 602 50 550 - .. 625 090 - .. 422 50 642 50 CHINA. lIONG KONG, ;JUNE 4. The south-west monsoon and the hot weather hav ing again returned, we are now, for the time being, going through a process of sweating, hitherto sup posed to be known only to jockeys and prizefighters. For the past week the thermometer here has stood at from 87 to 91 in the shade, and at Canton it has been even higher. Were it not for the weather I might say we are just now full of excitement ; but we are dull and sleepy and care only for ices and seltzer water and lemonade, and such like refreshments ; and when an enthusiastic friend rushes into your room at the period of your siesta with some piece of startling information, you say "Oh !" and "Ah !" think your friend a bore, and turn round and go to sleep again. At Canton affairs arc daily getting worse and worse ; the Chinese are becoming more insolent, and the braves more confident. About a week since an unfortunate policeman belonging to the British force was suddenly assailed by a body of braves at the west gate, and his hand cut off as a trophy. With great difficulty he and a comrade who was with him cffected their escape, both being severely wounded, t!...e unfortunate man who received the mutilation being dangerously so. Pehquei, on being remonstrated with, declared that he had no power over these ruffians, but issued a reward of $2OO for the discovery of the men who committed the outrage, and also levied a fine of $l,OOO on the street in which the occurrence took place. This last seems a strange way of meeting out justice ; but I have no doubt it has a beneficial effect in one way. It will make the more respectable inhabitants of the street careful in ejecting from their neighbourhood characters it would be nothing unfair to say would commit a similar act when time and opportunity arose. A Chinaman loves dollars very fondly, so, touch him through his pocket, and he becomes your most abject slave. Another little practical joke has also been invented by these, funny Celestials. A sepoy be longing to fhe 6.sth.Bengal Native Infantry wan dered out of the lines, and was instantly kidnapped, put in a sack, and carried away to some village out side the walls. Of course some stir was made about this, and in a few days the sepoy was returned un injured, but more than considerably frightened. In the streets of Canton itself, but more especially when approaching the western suburbs, the coolies become insolent and overbearing when an officer passes. About ten days since a party of officers made an excursion into the western suburbs ; they were well armed and mounted. The braves did not molest them ; but it afterwards came out that they had assembled in some hundreds in a certain street with the intention of cutting off the party, believing this route would be the one taken ; but fortunately for these officers they missed this street, returning towards the city by a more intricate route, which appears to be the only thing that saved them, if the Chinese spies are to be believed. Private and official letters received this morning only give us the intelligence that at length an expe dition has been taken against these braves. It has come to the ears of Gen. Van Straubenzee that a Chinese encampment exists on the farther side of the ‘Vhite Cloud Mountains, distant from our lines about 10 miles. On the 2d inst. a body of men, under the command of the general, started at four a.m.; and a second, numbering in all some thousand rank and file, including artillery, was despatched, under Col. Holloway, commencing their march the same evening. They had a long and dark journey before them, but it was not expected they could get their guns up by daybreak. More artillery and some black troops were at the sametime sent round in gun-boats by a creek extending to the back of Canton. What the result of this may be, we know not ; but it is more than probable that before we get our troops up the birds will have flown. The spy system of the Chinese is so perfect that we have never a chance of taking them by surprise. It is presumed that these troops meditated an attack on Canton, and we have sent this expedition out to forestal them. In Ilong Kong we are not much better off than at Canton, highway robberies with brutal violence being of frequent occurrence. It ti scarcely a fortnight since that a gentlemari _walking on the upper road, in the daytime, aner.in Sight and bearing of several European houses, was set upon by a party of Chinese, who robbed him of his watch and cha 4 a, and then filled his mouth, eyes, and nostrils with dirt, others at the same time violently beating him. The fellows who did this got clear away. Again, three days since, a Mr. Hazeland, a solicitor in Victoria, was returning from Stanley, in company with a friend, by the mountain path. They had come on in front of their horses, which they had left in charge of their coolies, with directions to follow them. When within about three miles of Victoria Mr. Hazeland walked on, his friend remaining behind till his horse came up. The first gentleman had not walked many yards when he was assailed by a party of four or five Chinese, who immediately struck at him with swords, wounding him in several places, and inflicting a dangerous cross wound of the scalp. Fortunately for Hazeland, his friend came up at the time on horseback, when the fellows made off, or he would probably have lost his head in addition to the valuables they removed from his person. You will perhaps wonder why this kind of thing is not checked. But treble your police this colony and it will have no effect. The evil has its own remedy. Let people abstain from placing blind confidence in these Chinese. Let them be guided by what men tell them who have resided amongst them, and not by what M.P.'s will tell the house in a party speech. Afore than all, let every man go armed if he walks for 50 yards only beyond the boundaries of the police beat, and let him never go singly. Two Englishmen, with two revolvers in good order, may walk about any part of this island with impunity, I stress on the words, in good' order, because I have known gentlemen who invariably carried a revolver, but as they had never had occasion to use it, never thought of discharging it. and reloading. A friend of mine was expatiating on the virtues of his own particular weapon. " That pistol has been loaded six months," he informed me, "and it will now go off as well as on the day it was first loaded." "Have you tried it," I said ? " No," he had not tried it, " but look at the pistol, who could doubt such a weapon would not go off?" " What odds will you lay," I said, " that three of those charges do not miss fire ?" My friend would lay any ii4d - §, but nortWiiking it fair to accept them, I got on a small sum even. There was a nice white piece of rock about 70 yards distant up the mountain side, and I took aim. Click, click, click, six times round, but no report. My friend was astounded. IE3 faith in the weapon. bad gone for ever. " The pistol is good enough," I said ; " lend it to me." I had a few fresh caps in my pocket ; I removed the old ones, recapped, fired, and every barrel was dis charged. The weapon was a Colt, and the caps only had deteriorated af.cr being loaded for six months. But I would not advise the possessors of this weapon to trust even to the renewing of the caps. A re volver, to Le effective, should be discharged at least once a-week. Notwithstanding the heat of the weather two balls base been given within the last fortnight, at which the ladies invited not _only appeared but danced. Occasionally in England you may find the ther mometer standing at from 87 to 91, as we have it here at the present ; but though you have felt that heat it can give you no idea of the oppressiveness of this Flace, situated at the foot of a mountain over 2 ; 000 feet high, which shuts out every breath of air when the south-west monsoon is blowing. The first ball was given on board Commodore the Hon. Keith Sttwart's ship Nankin, and was preceded by private theatricals. The second, which was the garrison ball, took place at Murray Barracks on the 12th inst. Ices and wafers were the heaviest things consumed in the shape of refreshments. From the north we have interesting intelligence. The GovernMnt Gazotte ~ixtraordinar✓ of this day (June 4) contains the following despatch from Sir Michael Seymour to Sir John Bowring " Coromandel, in the Peiho, May 22, 1858. "Sir,—l have the honour to acquaint your Excellency that I wired in the Gulf of Pecbeli on the 24th ult., to support the Ambassadors of Great Britain and France in their demands on the Chinese Government, and that, nego tiations having failed, the gunboats of the Allied Powers attacked the forts at the entrance of this river on the 20th inst., arid captured them with small loss. The position was strong, and the various forts mounted 138 guns, backed by the presence of a large body of troops. " We advance up the river to-day, to enable the Am • bassadors to endeavour to reopen negotiations nearer to the c have the honour, &c., (Signed) " M. SEYMOUR, Rear-Admiral and Commander•in-Chief. " His Excellency Sir John Biwring, LL.D.," &c. &c. This despatch does not tell us much ; but as my duties compel me to remain at Hong Kong, at least until a military force is sent up, I will endeavour to give you the best account I can of the engagement from information I have received from various sources. It appears that from about the 30th of April to about the middle of May negotiations were going on between Lord Elgin and the Chinese Com missioners appointed to meet him. A hitch had taken place in the prcceedings on a point of precedence, to which neither the Commissioners nor Lord Elgin would yield, for if one concession had been granted, another would have been asked, and these would have extended interminably. About the 15th or 16th of May, in consequence of being unable to arrive at an amicable settlement of the question, arrange ments were made to attack the forts at the mouth of the river. By the 19th, all arrangements being com pleted, the following vessels went over the bar : English gunboats : Bustard, Cormorant, Firm, Leven, Nimrod, Opossum, Slaney, and Stanch, with the Coromandel as hospital. French : Avalanche, Dragonne, Durance, and Fusee. Early in the morning of the 20th Capt. Hall, flag captain to the admiral, landed at the nearest of the three new forts built on either side of the Palo and demanded a surrender. This was never for an in stant suspected would be granted; but for humane reasons the course was taken. Three hours were given the Chinese to surrender; but no signs of yielding came, and as four bells struck almost simultaneously in each gunboat, announcing the hour of 10 o'clock, the action commenced. First went the Cormorant, which was hulled 12 times as she passed the forts, but had two men only wounded, as all except the master and the man at the wheel were ordered to lie down. The French boats Fusee and Dragonne followed the Cor morant—then the Opossum, and then the Nim rod. For one hour the forts were shelled ; imme diately at the expiration of which landing parties were sent from the Audacieuse, Nemesis, Phlegeton, Primanquet, Calcutta, Furious, Fury, and Pique. Capt. Sir F. Nicholson, of the Pique, led one portion of the English blue-jackets, taking the fort on the right bank; while Capt. Hall, with another party, attacked the fort on the left. The Frettch lost a large number by the explosion of a mine, no less than 58 being blown into the air—amongst whom were five officers killed. The English lost 25 men killed and wounded, but no officer. The taking of the fort highest up the river was entrusted to the Nimrod, Slaney, Opossum, and a French gunboat. By a quarter-past twelve—that is to say, in two hours and a quarter from the commencement of our attack— the whole affair was over. A hundred and thirty guns in servicable condition were found in the three forts, two-thirds of which are brass. The Chinese are said to have stood to their guns to the last, and fought extremely well. A mandarin was seen standing to his gun when all hope seemed lost ; a body of blue-jackets rushed forward to make him a prisoner, but before they could do so the infatuated man had cut his throat and left his captors a corpse only for their trophy. Reinforcements, it is said, are to be sent imme diately to the north, and the 59th, it is supposed, will be the first to be sent. Gen. Van Straubenzee is expected down from Canton to-morrow evening, when we shall hear more about this and about the expedition against the braves in the White Cloud Mountains. Whatever portion of our force is sent to the north it is tolerably certain Col. Graham will go in command ; the general remaining to look after Canton. JUNE 6. A gunboat with the general and Col. Stephenson on board came dawn from the liver last evening, and I am now enabled to give you a brief account of the action we have had with the braves. At four o'clock on the morning of Wednesday, the 2d inst., the first portion of our troops commenced their march, and about midday came in sight of the enemy's camp, situated about five miles to the north ward, and eastward of the White Cloud mountains. As the Chinese were in great numbers it was not thought advisable to attack them with the force already brought up, and messengers were sent to Canton for reinforcements. These carne up during the night, and the next morning the attack com menced. I will not attempt to give you the particulars, as I was not on the spot myself; but the Chinese seem to have fought very well, and retired with their camp in the middle of the day, when our men were unable to follow them from the heat of the sun. We had no less than 60 men, it is said, cut down by sun-stroke out of our small force of Europeans (about 1,000 men), two of whom died almost immediately. Previous to this four or five men at Canton, and one at Hong Kong, have been killed by the same fatal power. The loss in flicted by the enemy is not great, but our demon stration has unfortunately been a failure, and will have no other effect than making these braves still more insolent ; for on this occasion it cannot be said we have gained a victory over them. They did not choose to meet us at close quarters, but they were enabled to retire with camp and equipage and all the honours of war. In this by no means self-gratulatory affair the navy have to de plore the loss of Mr. Turnbull, the principal medi cal officer of the naval and marine forces at Canton. The sick and wounded ' had been left in the rear under an escort, and towards evening Mr. Turnbull went to pay them a visit. Unfortunately he did not take an armed party with him, and we have again before our eyes the picture of a headless trunk, and our blunted feelings again become strong, while we long for the extermination of a set of wretches who practise such cowardly warfare. Among the wounded is Col. Wynne, of the Engi neers, and 13met-Major Travers, R.M., neither, lam happy to say, dangerously. Four other officers, I hear, are wounded, but there is conflicting evidence at present as regards their names. To show as it were T hat they had not suffered a defeat, the braves the next night made a demonstration on the heights about Gough's Port, or where it formerly stood, and commenced firing into our lines, and it was some time before the artillery were enabled to shell them out of it. The great drawback in this affair seems to have been our inability to get our artillery up in time. But who will wonder at it when the absence of roads is taken into consideration, and these guns have to be dragged without the aid of horses ? No one for an instant would doubt the indefatigable endeavours of the Royal and Marino Artillery when their services are called into requisition, bat guns arc ; heavy and artill erymen b ut morta l s. I saw qu i te enough to convince me, at a review we had at the nappy Valley betbre the taking of Canton, that the field-guns we have here, light as they are, cannot be carried for any length of time over Chinese ground. The most sensible thing, it appears, we can do itudrr the circumstances is invariably to charge such enemies with the bayonet when we come up to them, guns or no guns. The superiority of European over black troops could not have been shown more clearly than in this affair. With the sun actually mowing our men down, their pluck and endurance carried them along, while men of the 70th and 65th Bengal Native Infantry were dead beat, though used from childhood to a sun in their own country equally as intense. An officer Wb.t? _WO prow states that the EuToPtam quite ran away from the sepoys, who actually never got within sight of the enemy. The mail from England arrived yesterday. It brought out a few brevets for Canton. The latest hour for the homeward mail closing is half-past 12 p.m. to-morrow. If any matter of interest arrives in the meantime I will add it in a postscript. Report gives 150 as the number of killed and wounded. I presume this includes sun-stroke. Twenty-five are said to be killed, but the returns have not yet been made out. JUNE 7. The number of men actually woundcd by the enemy during the engagement at the White Cloud Mountains I now find to be six or seven only. Poor Turnbull was the only one killed. The two officers whose names are mentioned above (Wynne and Travers) appear to be the only wounded amongst the officers, the four others being an•exao e geration. The sun was o ur rea l enemy ; b ut out o f the number struck down the greater portion of them have already nearly recovered. Five men appear to have died from its effects on that day ; but, strange to say, three of these deaths occurred in Canton amongst the men who remained behind and did not have the fatigue of the march. The Chinese stillcontinue very insolent and nightly throw into our lines from 50 to 100 rockets ; at times having the audacity to approach within 200 yards of the walls. Their firing is very bad, and no one as yet has sustained any wound or injury from their missiles. THE NAVY. Yesterday the First Lord of the Admiralty, Sir John Paltington, M.P., held a levee at the Royal Naval College, Portsmouth, when the following officers were received : Admiral—Sir Lucius Curtis, C.B. Vice-Admiral —Hercules Robinson. Captains—H. Byres, C. 8., R. H. Hewlett, C. 8., J. Bor lase, G. Mason, C. B. Hamilton, W. Kirby, K.,H., J. G. Gordon, R. How, T. R. Su!lvan, J. E. Katon, W. Smith, and J. H. Paynter. Inspector of Hospitals and Fleets—A. M'Krcknie, M.D. D. pti:)-Inspector of mid Ficets—P. Leonard, M.D. Commanders—D. Lye, R. Dawkins, W. Douglas, J. C. M'Donald, P. De Saumarez, J. Bulle t ', R. Dowse, C. Wise, C. H. Johnson, W. Wood, H. Henderson, W. B. Elphin stone, rind G. Spong. Lieutenants—C. F. Palmer, C. G Nelson, R. R. Silburn, E. Field, R. Reed, R. J. St. Anbyn, J. Jeayes, R. Brooker, T. M. L. Carter, J. Russell, A. IL Gilmore, C. C. Dent, S. F. Douglas, S. Greville, and R. Poole. Staff-Surgeon and Medical Storekeeper—J. Andrews, M.D. Surgeon—J. Carmichael, M.D., and J. Walsh. Chaplains—Rev. W. C. Baylee, Rev. J. Gurney, Rev. E. H. Phelps, Rev. E. R. Calley, and Rev. W. L. Woollett. Secretary—F. Cleeve. Masters—R. C. Allen and J. Jarvis. Assistant-Paymaster—J. Wootten. Assistant-Surgeon—A. King. Civilian—W. J. Hay. ROYAL MARINES. Major- General—Hugh Evans. Colonels—F. Campbell and W. Corkinraft. Captains—H. Simpson, R.M.A., and R. S. Spalding. At half-;last 1 Sir John Pakington, accompanied by Rear- Admiral Milne, went on board the Excellent to witness shot practice at the 50-gun frigate Alfred, the side of which has been cased with iron taken from the iron floating battery Erebus. The firing continued some hours, and bas been going on for the past three days, and about 20 holes have been knocked through the iron plates. At about three o'clock the Board of Admiralty embarked from the Victoria Pier to go on board the Diadem frigate at Spithead, which proceeded with them for an inspection of the Channel Islands. The Clyde frigate was taken into the fitting-basin yester day at Sheerness, preparatory to being sent to Liverpool to be fitted as an instruction ship for the mercantile marine. The new steam frigate Emerald is in the fitting-basin at Sheerness and ready for the pendant. The new screw steam corvette Clio, on No. 1 building slip at Sheerness, is ordered to be launched on the 28th of this month. The Foyle, freight steamer, arrived at Portsmouth yester day afternoon with a detachment of the 4616 Regiment from Ireland. The Euryalus, 51, Captain Tarleton, C. 8., returned to Spithead from Osborne (where her Majesty ani Consort in spected her on Saturday last) yet•terday. Commander Charles S. S. Stanhope was yesterday pro moted to the rank of Captain ; Lieut. R. Gibson and Lieut. S. F. Douglas to the rank of Commanders ; and Mr. G. J. G. Puree 1, Mate, to the rank of Lieutenant. The following appointments 1 - ..ve been made at the Admi ralty :—David Thomas, surgeon, to the Saturn; J. Murphy, surgeon, to the Childers; J. W. Bradshaw, surgeon, to the Boscawen; T. J. Haran, surgeon, additional, to the Bos cawen ; G. Ennis, naval instructor, to the Victor Emma nuel ; W. H. Adam, assistant-surgeon, to the Boscawen ; F. Hardinge, assistant-surgeon, to the Fisgard ; J. Retal leek, paymaster, to the Madagascar; A. Nasb, paymaster, to the Ganges; G. G. Nelson, paymaster, to the Cumber land; W. P. Albin, clerk,- to the Nile; and M. Maxwell, secretary's clerk, to the Renown. THE ARMY. Major-General the Earl of Cardigan, as Inspector-General of Cavalry, is on an official tour in Scutlarid. He inspected the 16th Lancers, under the command of Colonel Patio, on Thursday last, at Edinburgh, and highly commended the gallant colonel on the efficiency of kris men. Major-General Sir Fred. Love,.lnspector-General of In fantry, with Major Page, Aide-de-Camp, on a tour of in spection, arrived from Athlone on Friday last at Parsons town, and in the afternoon commenced his annual inspec tion of the Depot Battalion, consisting of the depots of the Ist Royals, 21st Fusiliers, 40111, and 65tb Regimens. The gallant general resumed the ixspection of the troops on the following morning, which he bad finished about two o'clock, and in the afternoon he took his departure for Templemore, whence he proceeds to Limerick. Yesterday a detacbmcnt of 105 non-commissioned officers and men of the Chatham division of Ro) al Marine Light Infantry, accompanied by the divisional band and the Queen's colours, proceeded from head-quarters to Graves end for the purpose of forming a guard of honour on the occasion of the embarkation of her Majesty. The officers in command of the guard of honour were Captain E. S. Browne, Lieutenant A. C. J. M'Meekan, and Lieutenant G. W. T. Hemmans, with Colonel H. Eyre, Commandant at Chatham, Colonel H. Banelbatn, commaning the Royal Engineers, Colonel H. Parke, commanding the Royal Ma rines, and Brigade-Major Gordon, from the Staff of the garrison. Orders have been received at Chatham directing the officers of the various regiments who have been doing duty with the troops at that garrison for some time past to juin their respective corp. In accordance with a garrison order issued by the Com mandant at Chatham, the whole body of troops at present stationed at that garrison, including the three battalions of infantry, the Royal and East India Company's Engineers, and the battalion of Royal Marine Light Infantry, pro ceeded at a very early hour yesterday morning to Prince Edward's bastion for the purpose of witnessing the infliction of corporal punishment on two privates of the 13th (Prince Albert's Light Infantry), who had been guilty of highly mutinsus conduct. The crime for which the prisoners, whose names are Snook and Langton, were tried by court martial, and of which they were fours guilty, was for having, refused to embark at Gravesend wi - t the other draugh's proceeding to Inoia in the General Simpson, and al•o for inciting the other try ops not to embark. For this offence the Court adjuOtred the prisoners to recieve 50 lashes each in the presence of the whole of the troops, and afterwards to undergo a long term of imprisonment in Fort Clarence mili tary prison, Rochester. During the idlietion of the punish ment the prisoners behaved with a great deal of bravado. On being . re:ease 1 from the halberds they were removed to the liosp;W, trom which they will be taken to Fort Clarence to undergo the remaining portion of their sentence. THE MILITIA. The Ist Devon Militia has received orders to assemble for 21 days' training on Thurseay, the 30th of September next. The 7!h Lancashire Rifle Regiment, Lieutenant-Colonel Mlu•locks commandant, has received orders to assemble at Bury, on the 7th of September, for 21 days' training and exercise. Lieutenant J. A. Latlibury, Royal North Gloucester Regi ment, and Captain Walker, have received first-class certifi cates at Hythe, and hare heea appointed instructors of mus ketry to the following regiments :—Captain Walker of the Dumfries Regiment, to the Ist West York Rifles; Lieut. Latlibury, to the Royal North Down Rifles. THE INDIAN REILVFORC.EMENTS. Particular attention having bee❑ directed, in Parliament and elsewhere, to the reinforcements recently despatched to India, the following tabular statement, hum Thaeleer's Overland Nem?, may prove of interest : sar,~. lestfffitn. ~Eeginients. Bonarei (5.5.).... Asia (s.s.) . Golden Fleece (s ) Canning Maria tray Surrey Harvest Home Tyburnia Alnwiek Castle.. Clarence flolmesdale Mer ch an t m .. John Duncan.... Earl BAlearras. Bucepbalus Victor Ernrcanue . .c.31:11-ebert Sate C!iftoi Bul:o Cbattlarn Blenheim Fastcrn)fonarch, Violet Recruit Annie Roy,:ea Alarchioness of Londonderry, i i;engltis Kliati , ISutlej Ilarkaway ~ Walmc r Castle .. Forerunner ...... General Strurson 'Plantagenet Ladylloigkinson.! lOncida (s.s.) . Goal boy & Kui & Calcutta Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto... Siadrna .., ,Calcutta.. Ditto Data Eon bay Iladrzs iC:'cotta. Pltto . Calcutta... Knrrache2, 'Calcutta, Calcutta, JTN~3raq jealcutta. Ditto Bombay. ICalcutta. Bombay ~ Ditto. TO EVBA: Ditto Barham Madras ... llope Bombay... Rip °I 3 „ (071n1)1 !Queen's. Qoeen's. Queen's. Company's. Company's. Company's. Company's. D.G., 13, 38, 51, 75, 88, Rif. Brig., & RI. Art. G, 29, 38, 42,64, 77,79,93, & 97 Foot. D.G., 1 & 44 Foot. 2 Lcz 6 D.G„ 7 11., 9 L., 29, 35, 53, GO, 61, 73, 52, & Rif. Brig. 5,6, 34, & 38 Font. 9 L., 8, 19, 20, 21, 37, 90, 93, & Rif. Brig, 18, 33 , 57, 86, &91 Ft. 12 L., 50, & 56 Foot. 50, 73, 77, Rif. Brig. Com pony's. Coln pito) 's, 6, 21, 60, & 77 Foot. 3 11. G., 8 IL, 17 L., 51, 56, & 57 Foot. 7 D.G., 7, 52, 70, 81, 94, & 98 Foot. Corn pat y 's. 71, 72, & 92 Foot. een's. 112 L., its. fp k 74 Pont. . , . 91, & 9s Foot. & 2 Bat. 00, 2 & 3 Bat. Rif. Brig., 7.; & 77 Ft. :5, 8, 10, 23, 24, 29, 35, 38, 53, & 75 Ft., & El. art. Company's Recruits. Company's. 2 D.G., 711., R.E., 5, (3, 13, 34, 37,60,61,50. S Oil t. 12, 79, 93, 1 But. 6, 51, SS, „ . & 97 Ft. _, 7&8 IT., 3D G., 51,56,71, 72,63, SG, & 92 root. ,6th Dragoons., IQueen'a Detachments. !Queen's Detachments. Field Xf at terio Artillery. April 7, May 15. JuneP3 30 . Juily I .In:,. ;i THE uliliEß " MENDICANTS." The charge against Michael Gannon and James Carey, remanded a few days since, was brought forward at the policc•court yesterday afternoon, before Messrs. Crosthwaite and Hutchinson, for flntlicr investigation. It will be recollected that the prisoners were on Tuesday last brought before Mr. Alderman Hohne on a charge of begging from house to house. They admitted they bad done so, but stated it VS'AS for the object of defraying their expenses to America; that they were members of the Fran ciscan Monastery rit Drogheda, but being unable to pay their passage from Ireland to Loretta House, in Pennsyl vania, they had, through ignorance, solicited alms for that purpose in Liverpool. Since the case has been made public, the following letter has appeared in one cf the Irish journals : " Franciscan Convent, Drogheda, Aug. 4, 1858. " Dear Sir,—l saw in this day's Freeman a report of the arrest in Liverpool of three men who call themselves monks of the Franciscan Order, and say that they were connected with the Franciscan Convent of Drogheda. It therefore became my duty to write to the Liverpool magistrate who presided at the investigation; i❑ order to correct some inac curacies, and to state as much es I knew of these men. These men resided in the west of Ireland, in different houses, which are called Franciscan Monasteries, but are net con nected with the Franciscan Friars. Each of them got per sons to recommend them to me, as competent to discharge the offices of cook, sacristan, &c. One of them served in this convent as cook frr three months, another remained two months, and the last had been but three weeks, when they all told me that they would not remain another week unless I would promise to permit them to make solemn vows, and to become thus perpetual members of the Franciscan Order. I refused, and they left for Liverpool on the 26:h, saying that they were going to a convent of Redemptiouist Friars in England. I told them that they must not beg, and gave to each of them more than sufficient for travelling expenses. I wish it to be made known that these men are not reli gious, and left because they had no hope of beirg professed as members of the Franciscan Order.—l am, the editor's obedient servant, " ANTHONY DARDIS." Inspector Kelme was charged to make inquiries into the statements of the prisoners, and at the police-court the following letter was handed to the presiding magis trate : "Drogheda, Aug. 5, 1855. "With reference to the annexed, I beg to state that the two prisoners, Gannon and Carey, lived as servants, the former three months, the latter three weeks; also a third, named Michael Byrne, for two months in the Franciscan Convent in this town. They are all natives of the west of • Ireland ; consequently are not known here unless for the short period they stopped in.the conven t. It appears they left the convent about a fortnight ago, as the superior, the Rev. A. N. Dardis, would not permit them to make per petual vows, and on their departure he gave them 50s. to defray their expenses to a religious house in some part of England. Thither they intended to go. They bad no per mission to ask alms, but, on the contrary, the Rev. Mr. Dardis told them not to beg. In the absence of the S. 1., " P. MURTAGII, the Superintendent at Liverpool." The following is a communication, signed by Mr. Dardis, of Drogheda, in reference to the prisoner Gannon : " Franciscan Convent, July 25, 1858. " Michael Gannon, who made the vow of a religious in a monastery in the archdiocese of Tuam, and is now called Brother Joseph, resided in this convent for the last three months, and during that time he faithfully discharged tbs duties of cook and market man. On his arrival at this con vent he handed me a letter from the Archbishop of Tuam, in which it was stated that he was released from obedience to his grace. " A. N. DAnnis." Mr. Cobb appeared for the prisoners, and urged that such documents as the above could not be brought as evidence in a court of justice. ➢ir. Clough, superintendent of police, said they clearly showed the prisoners were soliciting subscriptions without authority. The Court ruled that they could not be received. Mr. Cubb then addressed the bench, urging that these men had been guilty of no misrepresentation; they had told the truth as to their names and objects, and although begging was an offence against the laws of England, it was allowed in Ireland. These poor men had been ignorant of the law, and no doubt had been guilty of a great indis cretion; still, it was not a ease for the bench to deal with them as rogues and vagabonds, under the Vagrant Act, and he asked the magistrate to discharge them and they would leave the town. The superintendent said they could not be called itnpoe tors, as all their statements, upon inquiry, were found correct. After some inquiries, Mr. Crosthwaite said he would dis charge them if they promised to leave the town, which they unhesitatingly agreed to do, and were at once dismissed. A large number of Roman Catholics were present during the investigation, and much interest was excited by the proceedings. LAW INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.) COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Goulburn.) IN RE WM. TOWNSEND. This bankrupt was described as a florist, &c., at Notting hill, and to-day came up for his certificate. The accounts, prepared by Messrs. Weston and Orford, Moorgate-ereel, showed debtor to creditors about £700; but almost the w:iole of the property, valued at £4OO, had been swept away for rent, and sold at a great loss. The report of Mr. Pennell was generally unfavourable, as it showed that the bankrupt had once previously been be fore this court, and had subsequently applied under the In solvency Act, but his petition was dismissed. He had not kept auy books which would explain the real state of affairs, and the cash-book had not been brought down to the time of the bankruptcy with that regularity which would have enabled him (Mr. Pennell) to to=t the accuracy of the accounts. Mr. Wells, for the assignees, did not offer any opposition. Mr. Sturgeon urged that great allowance ought to be made for the bankrupt as to the book-keeping, looking at the peculiar nature of the business, as the first bankruptcy had been superseded; the creditors having been settled with, and the application to tt e Insolvent Court had only been refused in consequence of the absurd law which did not allow a trailer to petition if he owed more than OM or he would have bad protection, and the property would not have been sacrificed. His Honour said, notwithstanding what bad been urged he considered the bankrupt very blameable, and he had little doubt this was a friendly bankruptcy; be, however, was not so satisfied on that point as to refuse the certificate and leave the bankrupt to apply to the Lords' Justices, but would suspend the certificate fir six months, with ptotection for three, to be renewed, unless opposed by any creditor. POLICE INTELLIGENCE-(77ILS DAY.) MARLBOROUGH-STREET.—CRUELTY TO A 110110, —NIGHT CABS.—Thomas Baker, ['liver of cab 2,492, 57, Burton-crescent, was charged by Mr. William Lore,, chief constable of the R o y a l S oc i e t y f or t h e Prevent i on or Cruelty to Animal:, with using a horse in a condition totalli unlit for use. From the evidence of Heifer, one of the society's officers, it appeared that at eight o'clock in the morning of the 4th August, the drf,:ndant was driving the horse in a cab along Coekspur-street, when he called to him to stop, and, after swearing at the officer, and flourishing Hs whip in a mena cing manner, he did so. Hafer then examined the horse, and found a I Irge raw place on one shoulder, a swollen knee, and the horse to be iu a shockingly poor and miserable condition. Seaman, another officer of the society, said the horse Ras a miserable objtet. It was one of those horses that cab men brought cut of a night, as they were ashamed to let them be seen in the day time, and the practice was muck on the increase. On moving the collar he found a large sore. 200 C said be was present when the driver was stopped, and he was very abusive. The horse was in a very bad con dition. Defendant, who displayed great loquacity of speech, and began by saying he had a great m thy remarks to make in answer to the charge, entered into a long rigmarole, accus ing everybody of having committed perjury ; saying that the horse was greatly improved since he had bad it, end that he had been summoned on a former occasion by the society but discharged. . _ Alr:Love said it was true he waq discharged, but it was only on condition that he had the horse immediately slaughtered. A witness waq called for the defendant, who said he sold Elle horse to the defendant because he knew his "h" inanity," Mr. - Bearion, having inspected the horse, cautioned the defendant, and told him he had better not use it for owe time. The defendant, having made the premise, was fined 55 ' and costs. THA M ES.— M tiRDEROUS A SSAULT.—Henry Barrett, a datk and dirty-looking fellow, was brought before Mr. Selfe, charged with committing a violent assault co Catherine Sullivan. The complainant, a dissipated-l oo ki ng 170111311, said shl had been cohabiting with the prisoner for three years, an he bad frequently beaten and kicked her. He was once_ committed - for four-months—by —one- of—the --magistrates of Worship-street for " jobbing" a pipe into her eye, the sight of which was nearly lest. Last night she bad just brought home food for her two children, when the prisoner carve home drunk, and beat and kicked her. He threw her down, and endeavoured to strangle ber. He hit her about the head and face, and she was covered with blood when the police came in and interfered. She really believed the pri soner would murder her if he was not restrained, but she did not wish to punish him. Mr. Selfe—l won't consult your wishes. The prisoner in defence said that he and his "wife" were bath drunk yesterday, and that they always fought when they were in that sate. His " wife" had sent him to the hospital several times, and a few weeks since she broke bis arm. He came out of the hospital only a few weeks age with his arm broken. Mr. Selfe read a certificate put in by the prisoner, and said he had not been treated for a broken arm. Sharper, pollee-constable 450 K, said he found the worn Sullivan weltering in her blood. She bad teen tariblY punished. The man was drunk, the woman was sober. Mr. Salle said a more wretched and unhappy couple had never come hefcre him. He sentenced the pris:nrer to three mouths' imprisonment and lard labour. liar INTELLIGENCE. - -We learn from the South Eastern Gazette that the reports from the Kent hop plan tar ions tti nerally scree in stating that. the plants are gel"); on favourably, and the burr developing itself into hops very fast with the fine weather w:iielt has lately prevailed. Tile t! ri muff's, however, still I car able totstlis of the her iud,. It universally believed that the crop, IA" is principally what is called a " top crop," cannot be so large as was a few week s ago an ti c ip a t e d. Th e l ong d r oug" affected the whole cf the plantations more or less; and toe la'cral branches have not grown to above half their ordi nary length from the poles. The planters, consequentlY , consider that the assumed duty, as quoted in the Borough, is considerably overset. From Sussex and Surrey the in telligence corresponds generally with the accounts from th e Kentish districts, except that in one or two places we WIZ derstand that the bine is looking worse than it did a week ago, owing to the continued dry weather. In Farnhator Alton ' and country districts, th e p l antat i ons h ave n ot pro' gressed so favourably during the last fortnight as ruler have been expected from the hi g h t emperatur e. There : still a great deal of short bine, and we d o not imagine the district will pay more than half last year's duty, 111 1105 we gqt A WOO qugtity of rikin p fvw (UV! 13 . Pt 2G. „ 2G. „ V. If £B. 29. 2. „ 2 . 3 6 ~ 6. „ 10. 13 IP 6, 11 . 7. $1 I • 7. „ 7. ~ 7 ~ 7. n 10.; Ditto.