The Sun. — London, England, 1858-01-16 00:00:00

oppressive weather we have had. I often and often feel I should like to know my fate—whether God will spare me to see you all again or not. It is best, though, that we should remain in ignorance of such subjects. I sometimes feel certain that for your sakes I shall be, but that thought seems presumptuous, and I try to check it. God's will be done ! Nov. 20.—Sir Cohn Campbell effected a junction with our forte on the 16th, with a loss cf 33 officers and 500 men, killed and wounded ; at one place, within 3 mile or two of our ports, 1,703 of the enemy were attacked and killed in a large enclosure. The same day we made a sortie and stormed some strong loopholed positions of the enemy, having driven them out previously by shell ing, so that our loss was trifling. Our servants have come in with part of their property. Mine made a judi cious selection of a few articles—one change of clothes, a few cheroots, and one bottle of brandy. I think yesterday and to-day have been the happiest days in my life. Suoh a noble budget of home letters, dating from June to September. How thankful I feel to our merciful Heavenly Father that I ha ve been spared for such happiness, to hear that you were all well. I wish it had been in my power to have written sooner, but you will understand the impossibility of my doing so. As I am writing now the enemy are firing away at us most perseveringly from the ether side of the street, making a great noise, but, thanks to a wall 'twiet them and us, without e ff ect. The en emy are still about in swarms, and it is yet undecided whether we stay here or fall back upon Cawnpore, evacuating Oude for the present, until a strong European arm y is assembled, with which we can, with God's help, sweep everything before us. R. W. D. H ER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. THIS EVENING. __..... ricoolostini, Spezia, Giuglini, Belletti, Rossi, Vialetti, and Aldighieri. THIS EVENING (Saturday, Jan. 16), LUCIA DI L&MMERMOOR. Prices :—Pit Stalls, 12s 6d; boxes (to hold four persons), it and one pair, 2/. 2s; grand tier, 3/. 3s ; two pair, 11. 55.; three pair, 15s ; gallery boxes, las ; gallery stalls, 3s 6d ; pit, 3s 6d; gallery, 2s. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. — Her MAJESTY the QUEEN has graci ously signified her intention of HONOURING with her PRESENCE a SERIES of FOUR FESTIVAL PERFORM ANCES, intended to be presented at the period of the ap proaching Nuptials of her Royal Highness the PRINCESS ROYAL with his Royal Highness the Prince FREDERICK WILLIAM of PRUSSIA. The general arrangements are under the direction of Mr. Mitchell, in co-operation with Mr. Lumley, and favoured by the assistance of the following Managers of the Metropolitan Theatres; Mr. Smith Theatre Royal, Drury-lane Mr. Backstone Haymarket Theatre. Mr. Webster Adelphi Theatre. Mr. Harrison and Miss Pyne Lyceum Theatre. Mr. Robson and Mr. Emden Olympic Theatre. Mr. Phelps Sadler's Wells Theatre. The programme will eomprise the following Entertain meats On TIIESDAY, January 19, Produced under the direction of Mr. Phelps. Macbeth, Mr. Phelps ; Lady Macbeth, Miss Helen Faucit. With Locke's Incidental Music, under the direction of Mr. Benedict. And Mr. Oxenford's Farce of TWICE KILLED. In which Mr. and Mrs. Keeley will perform. THURSDAY, January 21. rialfe's New Opera, THE ROSE OF CASTILLE, By Miss Pyne, Mr. Harrison, Mr. Weiss, and the Operatic Company of the Lyceum Theatre ; conductor, Mr. A. Mellon. With a COMIC AFTERPIECE. SATURDAY, January 23, AN ITALIAN OPERA, By Madlle. Piccolomini, Signor Giuglini, and the Principal Artistes of Mr. Lumley's Theatre. And a FESTIVAL CANTATA composed by Mr. Howard Glover. With a BALLET DIVERTISSEMENT. Fourth Performance, AN ENGLISH COMEDY, By Mr, Blackstone's Company of the Haymarket Theatre. And an AFTERPIECE, in which Mr. Wright and Members of the Adelphi Company will perform. Admission to the pit (for which a limited number of tickets will be issued Gallery stalls (reserved and numbered) 6s. Od. Gallery 3s. Od. Applications for boxes, orchestra stalls, and tickets to be made at the Box-office of the Theatre, and at Mr. Mitchell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bond-street. THEATRE -ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith. THIS EVENING, will be performed THE LADIES' BATTLE, in which Mr. and Mrs. Leigh Murray and Miss M. Oliver will perform. After which, the new grand pantomime, LITTLE JACK Zf ORNER, Commence at 7. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET , Lessee—Mr. J. B. Bu ek stone. THIS EVENING, to commence at Seven o'clock, with SINGLE LIFE. After whieh, a new comic Christmas Pantomime, entitled. THE SLEEPING BEAUTY IN THE WOOD ; or, Harle quin and the Spiteful Fairy. Harlequin, Mr. A. Leclercq ; Columbine, Miss Fanny Wright ; Pantaloon, Mr. Mackay ; lown, Mr. Charles Leclereq. Orchestra Stalls (which may be retained the whole of the evening). 6s. each. (No charge for booking.) First Ace. s. d. Second price. e. d Drees Boxes 5 OiDress Boxes 3 0 Upper Boxes 3 0 Upper Boxes 2 0 Pit Gallery R OYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Proprietor, Mr. Charles Kean. THIS EVENING, will be presented THE CORSICAN BROTHERS. After which, a new gran). comic Christmas Pantomime, entitled HARLEQUIN WHITE CAT ; or, The Princess Blanche Flower and her Fairy Godmothers. The Princess Blanche (White Cat), Miss Kate Terry ; Harlequin, Mr. Cor mack ; Clown, Mr. Huline; Pantaloon, Mr. Paulo ; and Columbine, Miss C. Adams. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. Lessee—Mr. Ben. Webster. THIS EVENING, will be performed the second and third acts of THE GREEN BUSHES, in which Madame Celeste, and Mr. Wright will perform. After which, a Mythological Extravaganza, entitled HARLEQUIN, OR THE LOVES OF CUPID AND PSYCHE. Jupiter, Mr. Paul Bedford ; Mars, Mr. Frank Hall ; Venus, Mrs. Billington ; Cupid, Miss Marie Wilton ; Psyche, Miss Mary Keeley. R OYAL LYCEUM THEATRE.—SoIe Lessee and Manager, Mr. C. Dillon.— THIS EVENING, THE KING'S MUSKETEERS. Prin cipal characters by Messrs. Charles Dillon, Stuart, Barrett, Poynter, Holston; Mesdames oolgar, Buckingham White, and Weston. To conclude with the Burlesque and Pantomime, LALLAH ROOKII, and the PRINCESS, the PERI, and the TROU BADOUR ; or, Harlequin and the Ghebers of the Desert. Supported by Mesdames Charles Dillon, Buckingham White, Eliza Webb, Maria Ternan, Esther Jacobs, and Woolgar ; Messrs. Barrett, Calhaem, Holston, Poynter, and J. L. Toole. Clowns, Messrs, T. M a tth ews and R. Stilt ; Harlequin, Mr. J. Ricketts; Pantaloon, Mr. A. Stilt ; Sprites, Herr Zeleski and Sons ; Columbines, Misses Malcolm and Lees. Gorgeous Feast of Lanterns,—Fentor's Grand Trans formation Scene. Doors open at half-past 6, to commence at 7. On Monday next, a new and original Comedy, by Leigh Hunt, Esq. 3ox-office open from 11 to 5 daily. TRAND THEATRE.—Lessee, Mr. T. Payne. —THIS EVENING, will be performed HARLEQUIN NOVELTY AND THE PRINCESS WHO LOST HER HEART. Harlequin, Miss Craven ; Columbine, Madlle. Deulin ; Sprite, Herr Kirt. The Lambert Family and the Red Man of Agar in their wonderful performance, dre. Commence at Seven. Stalls, 3s. ; Bozos, 25.; Pit, Is, Gallery 6d. CA.NTERBITRY HALL, Westminster-road.— OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The follow ing company of Vocalists are engaged for the performance S ilections from all the popular OPERAS, MADRIGALS, CHORUSES, GLEES, DBETS, (Sze., viz. :_Miss Russell, Mrs. Badzey, Madlle. Ma r i e tt a, Miss Brunell, Miss Ray, Madame Bartoletti, Miss Monta , ue and Madame Marietta ; Herr F. Jonghmans, M r . Renshaw: R. Grover, T. Farrant, S. .Toner., J. Barker, W. Melling, Senor Antonio, E. L. Rime, Mr. Badgey, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Bell, and Mr. Ber nard ; Messrs. W. 'l. Critchfield an d E. Mackney. Piano. forte, Mr. Cecil Hicks ; harmonium, Master Williams ; Director, Herr F. Jonghmans. Commence at Seven o'clock precisely. Suppers, &e., until twelve o'clock. Mr. AUGUSTUS BRAIIANI will ;lake his first appearance on Monday, the 25th inst. THE WEATHER—SUN OFFICE, JAN UA.BY 16, 1 EIEBNOMETER, TN THE SHADE. 4G—highest since noon yesterday. 4 2—lowest this mornino - ana during the night. 50 —this day at noon. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. THIS DAY—Morn., 55 min. aft. 2—Even., 15 min aft. 3 To.Noßßow—Aforn., 30 min. aft. 3 -Even., 50 min. aft. 3 BAROMETER. 30.38. WIND, North -Easterly ; rather fresh fine weather, Two o'clock —Easterly ; fresh and strong, with rain._ 4 Ta. 7 * C 7' l‘ .} _Y. • - , LONDON, SAT JAN. 16, 1858, URDAY ____„.,._ The telegram which appeared in our impression of yesterday carries on the dates from Bombay to the 24th December —Christmas-eve. There is nothing whatever from Calcutta, the communica tions wherewith having been interrupted, as SUN OL 7.1 D'O'N c - T YLT DA Y EVP 4-a- 2 • ' % - fi already stated in The Sun. The garrison of Fut tehpore, some 40 or 50 miles from Cawupore, appeared to have been sharply pressed by the re bels, so much so that it was deemed judicious to abandon a portion of their entrenchments. This course, however, appears to have been only adopted for the purpose of taking up a more secure position, where there would be less toil and exposure to the onslaughts of the enemy. The date is not mentioned, and it is therefore by no means impossible that it might have been before the victory gained by Sir COLIN CAMPBELL over the Gwalior Contingent, and when that formidable body was threatening not only Cawnpore, but Fut tehpore, and all the British stations where there could be a possibility of grati- pow the most aristocratic Whig Cabinet which h, - ts been witnessed for many long years. No one ext )ects more from it than from a DERBY Cabinet, for MAJESTY, and even his Royal Highness, and.a are understood to be quite content—for even Austria and Germany are satisfied. As to a PAL- M:RE:MN Reform Bill, it must, after all, bo con fessed to border closely on a PALMERSTON joke. There is to be a Bill—it could not be helped, the last election demanded it ; the hundred majority might have been much less last year had not that point been conceded ; but there the matter ends. The Bill will probably be of little value, and if it be good for anything, why then of course it is to be withdrawn, or its best parts surrendered, or the House of Lords is to stand the Whigs' and Tories' friend. filing their grasping cupidity or malignant cruelty. Now, however, that our troops are at Cawnpore, within what our victorious general has proved to be less than two days' march, there are no reason able grounds for apprehension on the part of our countrymen or countrywomen at Futtehpore. A column from Delhi, under Colonel SEATON, had defeated a body of rebels at Go*owree, taking three guns out of four, and killing 150 men. Three officers were killed and one wounded on our side. There appears to be a far more than usual proportion of officers killed in recent operations, which would seem to show that they have been selected as victims by skilful marksmen. One of the organs of the Treasury is, we per ceive, making a dead set in favour of the little boroughs, such as Lord JOHN'S Bill of 1854 prc posed to extinguish or curtail of a member ; and it is no doubt easy to describe them as a class—a class distinct from both the agricultural and the monied or manufacturing interest, and one which deserves representation. But how fallacious are all special pleadings when brought to the test of plain fact ! Why, but the other day we had two elections in two seleot examples of these boroughs, Thetford and Harwich, one with, one without a contest ; and the result was that the son of a banker, and the son of a peer, of a BARING, too, It is satisfactory to know that Brigadier WHITE LOCKE had arrived with his column at Secundera bad on the 14th en route for Saugor. We may therefore assume that the garrison so long threat ened by the rebels in that quarter, and whose position was so very precarious, have long since been effectually relieved, and that Saugor will also be rescued from its implacable and persevering assailants. We hear, too, from the neighbourhood of Jub bulpore, that the insurgents were attacked by a de tachment of the 47th Madras Native Infantry, but " toithout any decisive result." We fear, however, that the results in such cases are generally much less favourable than are suffered to meet the eye on the first accounts. Reinforcements were, how ever, advancing from other quarters in the direc tion of Jubbulpore. _ were respectively returned ! It is needless to add, that this is but a specimen of what runs through out the whole list. Of this any one may satisfy himself by glancing them over in "DOD's Electoral Facts," where the "Influence" is given as a simple electoral fact—a fact for which all parties want a book of reference, and which, therefore, Mr. DOD provides for them without the slightest tinge of party bias. This single book—a record which no one ever impeached, or wishes to impeach —is a standing witness as to the quality of these constituencies. They will be found either the most venal of the venal, or the pocket boroughs of some patron ; or of some patrons who agree to divide the representation when two members are re turned, as at Thetford. This class of petty boroughs, in fact, represents landlords and monied men quite as much as the counties do in which they are situated. It is said that the rapid and efficient pursuit by Brigadier HOPE GRANT, which so well followed up the victory achieved by Sir COLIN CAMP BELL over the Gwalior Contingent, had completed the dispersion of that formidable body of rebels. This accounts for the statement in that distinguished officer's despatch, congratulating the Government on the satisfactory termination of The great error, however, we hold to be, the artificial effort to get a class represen tation. Lord JOHN RUSSELL and his school assume, not only that all classes, but that each class must be represented ; an assumption which, as we and others have observed again, would re quire an endless number of classes. Town and country are but two of a very large number, all of which might ask, on the class system, for a dis tinct representative. It is impossible to make the system reasonably self-consistent. What, how ever, we most object to is the diversion of the Reformer's mind from its proper object. If we are to have a Representative Government let it be an honest representation ; a representation of the people •f England. Let the basis be as broad as the classes needing representation. Now, it surely cannot be pretended that the poor do not need it as much as the rich, that they do not pay to the taxes, and have not interests to protect, while they have no defence from wealth, the most efficient protector of all. It is singular in this view of the case that none of the cla.ssmongering reformers have ever made the attempt to provide working-class constituencies; on their own theory, the Ernest JONESES and the FROSTS ought to be in Parliament, as well as the elect of Thetford and Harwich. The general objection to large constituencies with an extended suffrage, is that operatives being everywhere the most numerous class, anything approaching to universal suffrage must throw all power into the hands of one class, and that the one least qualified to exercise it aright. The re ply is, that a homogeneous class of working men is a pure imagination. All above the unskilled labourers have, relatively, as much to protect, and as much interest in order, as an Earl or a Mike. 'What, moreover, have the labourers in mines, and manufactures, in ships, boats, and com merce generally, and in agriculture, in common ? What, at least, which could ever induce them to that campaign. The work of expiation had commenced. The trial of the Nawab of Jhugurt was proceeding at Delhi, while the Rajah of Anajheera, and his Minister had not only been tried, but sentenced to the extreme penalty of the law, which was duly executed on the Minister, but his master was spared until confirmation by the Government. We suppose that the morbid sensibility which spared the life of the hoary ruffian of Delhi will again be displayed, and the wretch spared to exult in his treachery and villany. There have been many other executions, but the Punjaub, Scinde, Madras, and Bombay are perfectly quiet. The interruption of the communications between Bombay and Calcutta seems to have taken place in the neighbourhood of Nagpore, in a scantily inhabited and unwholesome district where the rebels cannot do much mischief. We rejoice to find that the Gazette of last night contains a prompt recognition of the highly meri torious conduct of Brigadier INGLIS. That truly gallant officer has been promoted. to the rank of a Major - General " for his enduring fortitude and persevering gallantry in the defence of Lucknow, for 87 days, against an overwhelming force of the enemy." This is as it should be, and reflects great credit on his Royal Highness the Commander-in-Chief. We trust, however, that the matter will not be suffered to rest there, but that some further testimony may be afforded of the Royal appreciation of the in valuable services rendered by these indefatigable soldiers. Sir HENRY MARSHMA.N HATEROCK has proved himself the worthy son of an illustrious sire. The simple statement contained in the Ga tette, respecting the cool and soldierly conduct for which he obtained the, Tictoria Cross, showed beyond the possibility of doubt the stuff that was in him. He would be an acquisition to the House of Peers, or to any order of chivalry. His gallant companions, Captain CROWE and privates THOMAS HANCO6K and JOHN PURCELL, of the 9th Lancers, were also worthy recipients of distinction, that must be greatly coveted, so long as it is only be stowed for services such as those recorded in the Gazette. The records of the 87 terrible days at Lucknow, and of the desperate dash into the beleagured Residency, must have offered many favourable opportunities for selection among the garrison. Indeed there are many who think, and not without adequate reason, that every one of that noble band should receive a high testimonial of the national gratitude. No further Bheel depredations have been re ported, and quiet prevails generally. The intelli gence is, on the whole, favourable, but further reinforcements must be despatched to complete the work so well commenced. A bill, bearing date the 16th of February, 1854, was presented to us by Lord JOHN RUSSELL as his last great contribution to Reform of the Representation, but we were then in the thick o f events which led to its withdrawal amidst the tears of its author and the indifference of the Liberal party. It did next to nothing for the people. The suffrage would have been but slightly extended, since the majority of the new franchises were included in some existing one. It would have done nothing for the Liberal party, since, while it extinguished 19 pocket boroughs and their 29 members, and took one member from each of 33 more pocket boroughs, it handed over no fewer than 41 of these members to the counties, and only 14 more to new or old boroughs. The bill was clearly a device, like the first reform bill, to place power in the hands of the agricultural party. Its chief merit was, what ought to have been done by a short bill long ago, thatitproposed to abolish those nuisances , the rate-payi ng clauses. Its grand vice was the one which has spoiled all Lord JOHN RussuL's per formances in thi s li ne —th a t o f quack doctoring in the interests of party. The ex-Premier could never bring himself to abandon political protection. He has never had confidence in the merits of his party's policy. He could never trust it to the People of England, but only to the people trimmed, and pruned, and allotted to this influence or to that. A real vote of the country has been his greatest dread ; the vote must be " cooked".-- cooked in a duly proportioned arrangement of little and large, of borough and county constituencies ; and Lord JOAN has always fancied himself the SOYER to produ , • a dish very wholesome for our Whig aristo cracy, not altogether unpalatable to our Tory aristocracy, and withal a dainty dish to set before the QUEEN. How far he has succeeded is taPparent enough from the fact, that we have just act as one compact body in returning representa tives hostile to the other classel ? The truth, however, is, that property and intelligence have always had, and always will have, their influence with the masses of the English people. The great body of the working men of England have abun ance of sound sense and shrewdness, and would for the most part go, in opinion, with the classes above them. They would probably never choose representatives wanting in ability, The charge against their favourite men has never been that they were fools. Constituencies comprised of all classes always choose some man superior to by far the majority of the voters in property, station, and intelligence, or in all of them. The Ballot here comes in as the preventer of the worst mischiefs which possibly might be apprehen ded. It would render combination of any class throughout the kingdom impossible. At the same time, it would throw the less educated man upon the better educated man, for the guidance which ignorance instinctively seeks from know ledge. Whenever an ignorant person has to act, not openly with a crowd equally ignorant, but to act individually, we believe his first thought invariably is, how does such an one, who knows better, think on the subject. We must come to free trade in politics as well as in commerce. We must rely on natural, not on arti ficial constituencies. We must seek, through the Ballot, the real, not the coerced or purchased votes of all. We shall rest thus, upon principle instead of quackery ; on the rights of all, not on the inte rests of aristocratic parties. I Railroads, electric ' telegraphs, the diffusion of education, and the ap plication of skill and machinery to agriculture, are all tending to fuse classes into each other, so far as their relation to legislation and government is concerned, and it is the business of the Reformer to recognise and accept this undoubted fact, and to shape his bill, not by the recollection of old or rather antiquated parties, but by the wants of the nation as it is. 1858. to the prison Mazas. The arrests are multiplying hourly. Yesterday an order was received at Chatham from the War-office to hold in readiness the following officers and men to embark for Calcutta :-1 officer and 13 men of the Bth (the King's) Regiment ; 30 men of the 19th Ree s t.; 1 ensign and 14 men of the 20th Regt. ; 68 non-commissioned officers and men of the 23d Royal Welsh Fusiliers ; 1 lieut. and 7 men of the 24th Regt.; 13 rank and file of the 29th Regt.; 15 men of the 35th (Royal Sussex) Regt. ; 65 men of all ranks of the 53d Regt.; 30 men of the Glth Regt.; 1 lieut. and 42 non-commissioned offi cers and men of the 75th Regt.; 16 men of the 82d Regt.; 1 officer and 40 men of all ranks of the 84th (York and Lancaster) Regt.; and 30 men of the 90th Light Infantry ; total, 5 officers and 383 men of all ranks. The following reinforcements are to be held in readiness to proceed to Kurrachee :-Ist battalion of the 7th Royal Fusiliers, 40 men of all ranks ; 1 ensign and 16 men of the 52d Light In fantry ; 1 ensign and 29 non-commissioned officers and men of the 61st Regt.; 13 men of the 70th Regt.; 1 lieut. and 10 men of the 81st Regt.; 1.7 men of the 94th Regt.; and 30 men of all ranks, with 1 officer, of the 98th Regt.; giving a total of 4 officers and 155 non-commissioned officers and men. The following depots are to supply rein forcements for the service companies now in the Bombay Presidency—viz., 18th Royal Irish, 1 lieut. and 72 men of all ranks ; 52d Light Infantry, 15 men ; 83d Regt., 8 men ; and 86th (Royal County Down) Regt., 11 men, the total number of rein forcements to be held in readiness at Chatham to embark for India being 10 officers and 644 men of all ranks, in addition to upwards of 1,000 men who have sailed for India during the last three weeks. The Cospatrick freightship, 1,200 tons, Captain Scott, embarked the detachments of troops for India before enumerated yesterday at Portsmouth Dock yard, and will be towed to Spithead this morning. The following were the officers who embarked with their detachments :—Captain Campbell and Ensign Gubbins, of the 2d Foot ; Lieut. Bowen, of the 6th ; Assistant-Surgeon Herbert, of the 45th ; En signs Wigg, M'Kenzie, and Poole, and. Assistant- Surgeon Heydon, of the 73d ; Ensign Meogh, of the 80th ' • Ensigns Birch and Stace, of the 85th ; Assistant-Surgeon L'Estrange of the Cape Mounted Rifles ; Captain Allan, Barrack Master of Cape Town, Mrs. Allan, and four children ; the Rev. Mr. Quinn, Mrs. Quinn, and servant. The general total was 532 on board. The Cospatrick is a remark ably fine new ship, and the largest freightship which has gone into Portsmouth on this service, except the Liverpool Black Ball clippers. Her troop-deck is capacious, and completely ventilated. She will sail this evening, or at daybreak to-morrow. The Sir George Pollock freightship arrived along side of Portsmouth Dockyard yesterday to embark draughts of the 41st, 49th, and 2d West India Re giments for the West Indies, who will go on board to-day. About 200 of the 92d Regiment are expected shortly at Portsmouth to embark for India. The 11th Regiment, now on its way to England from Sydney in the freightships Orwell and Pal merston (which sailed on the 23d Oct. last), are daily expected at Portsmouth, where they will dis embark and proceed thence to Dover by railway. The following circular, effecting some material alterations in the employment of military servants by staff officers and others, has been issued for the guidance of officers at home and abroad s e The Secretary sf State for War has decided, with the concurrence of his Royal Highness the General Commandieg-in-Chief, that no soldier, labourer, or other person paid by the War Department shall be employed (as heretofore) by any military or civil officer, except regimental officers serving with their regiments, who, under the provisions of the Queen's regulations and orders for the army, are allowed to have soldier servants to attend them. "2. To such officers, not regimental, as have been allowed the use of soldier-servants a daily allowance of is at home and is 6d abroad (including rations), will be granted in lieu of each such servant, in the following proportions :—To a lieutenant-general the allowance for three servants; to a major-general for two servants ; to every other staff officer, including the recruiting staff and each staff chaplain, for one servant; to every civil officer who is entitled, under existing regulation or authority, to the use of a servant or to servants' allowance for servant. " 3. Servants' allowance will not be given to officers receiving commuted allowance to cover all contingent expenses. " 4. Regimental officers of cavalry, artillery, and in fantry will continue to be provided with soldier-servants, and, consequently, will not be entitled to the pecuniary allowance. But as regards officers of the Royal Engineers who are not allowed to employ Sappers as servants they will continue to receive the pecuniary allowance for one or two servants, according to rank, under existing regulations, at the established rates of is. per day for each servant on home service, and of Is. 61. a-day for each servant on foreign service. "5. Officers drawing the allowance for one servant only are to furnish certificates in support of their claims according to the lona No, I annexed ; and those draw ing it for more than one according to form No. 2. "6. The higher rate of ls. 6d. a-day, applicable to foreign service, will be chargeable on the passage to and atom the station In ail uaJO ..herein te e servants' allowance is chargeable. "7. No officer will be entitled to rations for the servants on account of whom he receives the pecuniary allowance, but at foreign stations rations may be drawn for additional male servants actually leapt, not exceeding in the whole the number specified in the Royal Warrant after deducting the servant or servants for wheat he receives the commuted allowance. "8. Servants' allowance will not be given to officers ordered home from abroad, on reduction, after the expiration of a month from the date of landing in tile United Kingdom ; and if the officer obtain leave of absence previously to being placed on half-pay or retired allowance, it is not to continue beyond two months in the whole from the date of disembarkation in the United Kingdom. " 9. Officers on sick leave, on the recommendation of a medical board, will receive the allowance for the full period of their absence on such leave, or for such part of the period as they shall continue on full pay. " 10. Officers on leave of absence on private affairs can only be permitted to receive the full allowance for two months of such leave. " 11. The servants' allowance, on reappointment from the non-effective list, in the case of officers of the Royal Engineers, and of the medical, chaplain, commissariat, military store, engineer, and barrack branches, if ordered for foreign service, will commence from the date of officersem barkation. ilei are es r; ndoaantt and, , o t ah d s a rrnae thata t r h d e so a n I suchl w o h w allowance officers, h f e o y r a l n 2 t . s se assumer‘vg t Staffhf r e r r a s a a ff n d e it will cease on the termination of their duties. " 13. The provisions of the blank servants' warrant' are not affected by this circular. " 14. The pecuniary allowance hereby extended to officers on the staff, in lieu of soldier-servants, is not to apply to officers of the head-quarter staff in London. " 15. The regulations contained in this circular will take effect from Jan. 1, 1858, or the first day of any subsequent month next ensuing after the receipt of this circular. " 16. The date from which the regulations come into operation under the precedieg clause is to be reported to the accountant-general by the officer commanding at the station. " B. HA WES. ' The Queen's steam yacht Victoria and Albert and Fairy, and the Admiralty yacht Osborne, forming the chief members of the Royal marriage flotilla, will leave Portsmouth Harbour about Thursday next for the Thames. (From the London Gazette of last evening.) The Blenheim, 60, screw blockship, Captain the WAR-OFFICE, JAN. 15. Hon. G. F. Hastings, C. 8., will be paid off on the The Queen has been graciously pleased to signify h er 31st inst. as the depot ship of the steam fl ee t in intention to confer the decoration of the Victoria Cross reserve at Portsmouth, and he fitted for the service on the under-mentioned Officers and Men of her Majesty's of the coast defence under the command of Captain Army. who have been recommended to her Majesty for F. Scott, C. 8., in lieu of the sailing frigate Mean that Decoration, in accordance with the rules laid does. der, 44, at present commanded by that officer; and in her Majesty's Warrant of the 29th of January, 1856, the Hannibal, 92, screw, will be commanded on on account of Acts of Bravery performed by them in the Ist pro=. by Capt. Hastings as the depot-ship India, as recorded against their several names ; viz.: — of the steam reserve, lieu in of the Blenheim. 78th Regiment—Lieutenant Joseph P. 11. Crowe, The Arrogant, 47, screw, is ordered to be corn w C a pt a in, 10th Regiment—For being the first to missioned, as soon as ready, at Portsmouth. n en o ter the redoubt at Bourzekee Cho wkee, the entrenched village in front of the B usherut-Gun g e, on the 12th of The Sidon, 22, paddlewheel frigate, is undergo - air and refit at Portsmouth, to Au g ust. (Telegram from the late M a jor - General Sir ing a thorough rep Henry Havelock to the Commander-in-Chief in India, advance her for commission, but for which she is dated Cawnpore, 18th August, 1857.) not expected to be ready before March. 10th Regiment--Lieut. Henry Marshman Havelock, The Victor Emmanuel, screw, 91, was taken out now Captain, 18th Regiment—" In the combat at of Portsmouth harbour yesterday by officers of the Cawnpore, Lieutenant Havelock was my aide-de-camp. steam reserve and the dockyard engineer depart- The 64th Regiment had been much un d er ar till e ry fire, ment, to test her iron four-bladed screw a second from which it bad severely suffered. The whole of the ti me . infantry were lying down in line, when, perceiving that A brass field gun—one of the most perfect speci the enemy had brought out the last reserved gun, a 24- mons produced in the royal gun foundry at Wool pounder, and were rallying round it, I called up the wich Arsenal—has been ordered to be prepared for regiment to rise and advance. Without any other wcrd ion to the Emperor of the French. The tat . from me, Lieutenant Havelock placed h mself on prese.n ordinary 9-pounder, and will be fitted p un is an his horse, in front of the centre of the 64th, oppo- g with all the requisite appurtenances. to be provided site the muzzle of the gun. Major Stirling com manding the regiment, was in front, dismounted, but with peculiar and special care. It is to be accompa the Lieutenant continued to move steadily on in front nied by a suitable gun , carriage, ammunition wag of the regiment at a foot pace, on his horse. The gun gon, and a couple of limbers of select English oak. discharged shot until the troops were within a short The mounting consists of burnished iron, having distance, when they fired grape. In went the corps, led the appearance of highly-polished silver. An appro by the Lieutenant, who still steered steadily on the gun's priete inscription is to be engraved on the crown muzzle until it was isaai,tered by a rush of the 64th."— of the gun, together with the cipher of H.I.M. (Extract of a telegram from the late Major-General Sir Napoleon 111., surmounted by the royal arms of Henry Havelock to the Commander-in -Chief in India, France. The whole is . ordered to be completed by dated Cawnpore, August 18, 1857.) Hancock the end of the present month. 9th Lancers—Privates Thomas Purcell—" Tee guns, I am h a ppy to sa y , were saved P but a waggon of Major Scott's battery was blown up. menced shipping military stores yesterday morning I must not fail to mention the excellent conduct of a from Woolwich Arsenal, for Malta and Trinidad. Sowar of the 4th Irregular Cavalry, and two men of the Capt. Casey, in command of a company of Royal 9th Lancers, Privates Thomas Hancock and John Pur- Marines on board H. M. screw steam-ship Renown, cell, wise, when my horse was shot down, remaiuecl by me at Sheerne s, who, a few days ago, while in a state throughout. One of these men and the So war offered ate lof temporary insanity, produced by fever and ague, their horses, and I was dragged out by the Sowar s horse, attempted self-destruction is ordered to be super- Private Ha n cock was severely wounded,and Private ceded. by Brevet-Major Elliott, who will assume Purcell's horse was killed un der him. The Sowers name Brigadier the command of the company. Capt. Casey will is Roopur Khan."—(Extract of a letter from Consequently be fora time. J. J. H. Grant, C. 8., Commanding Cavalry Brigade the Field Force, to the Deputy Assistant Adjutant General Sir Hew Dairy Ross, G Dalrymple . C. 8., Ad- General of Dise"sisn. Dated Camp, Delhi, June 22, jutsrit-General to the Royal Artillery, went down to Woolwich yesterday, attended by hi s aide-do -107. NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE. The Emperor and Empress drove out to-day at 3lo'clock in an open caleche, without any escort, through tho streets of Paris. They wore enthusiastically cheered by the people. His Majesty the Emperor, at 8 o'clock this morning, went to the Hospital Lariboissiere, ac companied by an aide-de-camp, and visited the wounded. Throughout the day numbers have crowded to the Tuileries, desirous to testify their abhorrence of the foul crime of which Providence has so mercifully prevented the perpetration, and to congratulate his Majesty on his miraculous escape. Some idea of the feeling which thus manifests itself may be formed from the fact that many of those who attended had to wait an hour before they could inscribe their names. The Imperial sitting of the Legislative Session of 1858 will take place on Monday next, at one lo'clock precisely, in the Salle des Marechaux at the Tuileries. The Emperor will on the occasion receive the oaths of such members of the Senate and of the Legislative Body as have not already gone through that necessary formality. M. D'Argout, ex-Governor of the Bank of France, has just died. _ BOURSE, Jan. 15.—At the opening of the Bourse a universal and energetic hurrah, and cries of " Long live the Emperor !" were uttered by the agens de change and the public. The market closed at the following quotations : 41 per Cents O4 50 Do. end month — 3 per Cent. ..... 69 40 Do. end month 69 65 Bank Sharps .. Credit Mobilier 9OO Do. Acoouut 905 RAIL' Orleans • 14076 Northern Now Ditto 785 Lyon and Mediteran. 880 New Ditto B6O Geneva, Credit Foncier Belgian 4. 1 ; Pied montese (5) Roman BB Austrian Spanish Threes Horne Debt 37i WATS. Midi Western 69 Strasburg Grand Central Sardinian Austrian SPAIN. MADRID, JAN. 14. Me following is stated to be the new Cabinet : President of the Council Isturitz. War Espeletta. Finance . Jose Sanchez Ocana. r Jos() Maria. Justice . Fernandez de la Hoz. Interior Yentura Diaz. Marine Maria de Quesada. SARDINIA. TURIN, JAN. 14. M. Ratazzi has resigned the office of Minister of the Interior. M. de Cavour, Minister for Foreign Affairs, superintends ad interim. the Department of the Interior, and M. Lanza, Minister of Finance, that of Public Instruction. THE BBAZILIAN MAILS. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, SATURDAY MORNING. A. telegram received at the Underwriters' Rooms, Liverpool, from Lisbon, reports the arrival there of the Brazilian Mail. At Rio exchange was quoted at 26 ; coffee had fallen 400 rein. At Bahia exchange was quoted at 24 ; sugar had fallen 1,000 reis. At Pernambuco cotton had fallen 2 mil reis. LATEST NEWS. INDIA. The following telegram has been received from Malta, dated January 14, 10.30 p.m.:— " ALEXANDRIA, JAN'. 11. "The Euxine sailed for Marseilles this after• noon with the Bombay mail of the 24th ult. "The victory obtained by General Hope Grant over the fugitive Gwalior mutineers at Sheorapore, where they had commenced crossing the Ganges, is stated to have completed the dispersion of that body of rebels. "There is news from Delhi to the Bth of December. A column had marched with stores to Allyghur. "The trial of the Nawab of Jhugurt has com menced. " The Punjaub and the Madras and Bombay Presidencies are tranquil. " The Bombay import-market is generally lower. Cotton had not declined. " Exchange, 2s. 2id. for credit bills. Govern ment and other securities without change. " Freights continue depressed. " The Vulture, steam frigate, with about 200 men of the 71st Highlanders, reached Alexandria yesterday. The Princess Royal, with the remain,- der of the regiment, is hourly expected. " The Company's steamers Panjaub and Feroze are due at Sues to-morrow. The destination of the troops is not yet known. " The Nubia starts to-morrow, towing the Alma to Aden, with passengers and mails for Calcutta. The Pottinger kayos to-night for Bom bay." Our correspondent adds—" The foregoing came to hand by the Euxine, from Alexandria, which leaves early to-morrow morning for Marseilles, whence the Vectis arrived early this evening. " Strong south-easterly winds have for some days prevailed. " No local news." THE ATTEMPT TO ASSASSINATE THE EMPEROR NAPOLEON. PARIS, FRIDAY. A most determined and skilfully-planned at tempt upon the Emperor's life was made last evening, as his Majesty, accompanied by the Empress, was going to the grand opera in the Rue Lepelletier. It was known in the day time that their Majesties were going to M. Masses farewell benefit. At about 8 o'clock their Majes ties and suite, occupying several court carriages, went to the theatre in considerable state, escorted by Lancers and Gardes de Paris a Cheval. The gay cortege passed along the Boulevard des Ita liens, which, the weather being mild, was crowded with after-dinner promenaders and people taking their coffee outside the cafes. The lisle of flags borne by the Lancers, and preceded by the court carriages bearing many ladies of the court in full evening dress, was scarcely seen to wheel round the corner of the Boulevard towards the Opera house, before a tremendous explosion was heard an explosion so loud as to throw the whole quarter into a state of alarm. It was heard dis tinctly throughout the whole line of the Boule• yard des Italiens, and startled the inhabitants of the Rues Lepelletier, Laffitte, Grange Bateliere, Taitbout, Chauchat, and even the Rue de Pro- wince. Just as the imperial carriage drew up to the peristyle of the Opera a large hand grenade, thrown, it is supposed, from one of the houses opposite, fell upon the pavement within a few inches of the vehicle, burst with terrible force, and flung deadly projectiles in all directions. Two or three seconds afterwards another shell of the same kind struck the roof of the imperial carriage before the Emperor and Empress had had time to alight. A third quickly followed, launched with deadly aim, and bursting as effectively as the former two. This closed the murderous cam paign. Their Majesties escaped—and their escape is almost miraculous—with the slightest possible scratch from splinters of broken glass ; they have each a little mark on the nose. But the Emperor's hat was knocked to pieces by the projectiles, so that he was literally within an inch of his death. General Roguet, one of his Majesty's aide-de-camp, who was in attendance, received a wound on the neck. One of the horses of the imperial carriage was killed on the spot, and the carriage itself was very much battered. A great many persona were wounded, and many of them seriously. There has certainly been some loss of life, but no accurate information can yet be obtained as to the extent. The consternation which this dreadful event must have occasioned among the Court party and the company on the steps of the Opera-house may be conceived. Besides the noise of the explosion, there was the rattle of the broken glass which fell like hail both inside and outside the house. At least 200 panes of the g lass doors must have been o steeped in pools of blood. broken. S t oilie h of e t i h r e w l h ad it i e es sa st t e in pp s i hes n g out of their carriages found The Emperor and Empress, who both showed admirable presence of mind throughout, resolved at once not to cause additional alarm by counter manding the performance. They proceeded to their box, and in a few minutes, re-appeared on the peristyle, to :ascertain ;the fate of those who had accompanied them. His Majesty is reported to have encouraged the Empress, who felt the natural feeling of a woman to shrink from danger, and hesitated to leave the carriage. He said to her, " Let them see that we have more courage than they." Having ascertained that none of the wounds inflicted were likely to produce any im mediately fatal result, his Majesty returned to the Imperial box, and the curtain rose as if nothing bad happened. The news spread like wildfire through the town, and in the course of the even ing many high officers of state called at the theatre, and had audience of the Emperor in the ante-room of the imperial box. Among them was M. Chaiv d'Est Ange, the Procureur-Imperial. Several arrests have been made. Their Majesties remained at the theatre till nearly 12 o'clock. A great crowd was in wait ing on the Boulevards to receive them, and they were hailed with very genuine cheers. A. few minutes before the attempt, M. Hebert, of the police, met, at the corner of the Rue Le pelletier, an Italian named Pierri, whose return to France had only been ascertained on Tuesday night. On the arrest of Pierri he was found to have about him a six-shot revolver, a grenade similar to those that exploded, and a poignard. In the course of the night, thanks to the re searches of the police, the authors and accomplices of the attempt were arr es t e d. The Emperor's fac e was s li g htly scratched by fragments of glass. At 12 o'clock tho I mper i a l f a mily attended a solemn mass, with the Ministers of State. The conspirators are Italians ; four have been arrested. They came from England, and belong to the sect of assassins. Of the GO persons who are wounded, 11 lie in a dangerous condition ; some have been removed PROMOTION OF THE DBFENDER OP LUCKNO V. (From Last Night's Gazette.) GENERAL ORDER. Horse Guards, S.Vir , Jan. 15, The Queen has been graciously pleased to command that Colonel John EArdley Wilmot Inglis, of the 32d Regiment, be promoted to the rank of major-general, for his enduring fortitude and persevering gallantry in the defence of the Residency of Lacknow, for 87 days, against an overwhelming force of the enemy. By order of his Royal Highness the General Com manding-in-Chief. G. A. WETLIERALL, Adjutant-General. Her Majesty the Queen and hie Royal Highness the Prince Ceusort and Royil family left Windsor Castle yesterday and arrived at Buckingham Palace at two in the afternoon. Their Royal HighnesseA Prince Frederick Charles of Prussia, Prince Frederick Albert of Prussia, and Prince Ada!bert of Prussia, and his Highness the Prince of Hoheuzillern' arrived at Buckingham Palace upon a visit to he r Majesty, at a quarter-past five o'clock yester day afternoon, from the continent. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.—The opera appointed for Saturday next (the 23d inst.), when the third festival performance in honour of the approaching marriage of the Princess Royal will take place, is "La Sonnambula." AMERICA. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, SATURDAY MORNING. The Persia was off Holyhead at half-past nine o'clock this morning. She brings the New York mails of the Gth inst. THE APPROACHING ROYAL MARRIAGE. The provision that the King has made for the future heir to the throne is strictly in accordance with the regulations already existing in the Mi nistry of the Royal House. Each of the Royal brothpra of the King, receives an ap panage of 80,000 thalers a J .*, , thi Prince of Prussia, as heir presumptive to the Throne, receives 120,000 ; while the sons of the younger brothers receive 40,000. Prince Frederick William' is to receive an appanage of 92,000 thalers a year (13,8001), which of course will be increased when in' due course of nature his uncle the present King, dies, and he thus becomes Crown Prince. In the marriage contract it is stated that the expenses of the joint establishment of their Royal Highnesses shall be defrayed out of the above-mentioned sum ; the interest, however, cf the marriage portion, which her Majesty gives to the Princess Victoria, viz., 40,0001. is to go in aid of the same. The aforesaid crpital is to be handed over to a commissioner appointed by the King of Prus sia, who will pay it into the Crown Treasury, and give security for it on the Crown Trust Fund until all arrangements are completed. Tho interest of the 40,0001. is to be paid over every six months to a commissioner named by their Royal Highnesses ; and in the event of the decease of either it is to go to the survivor . After the decease of both the capital is to revert to their children in equal proportions, on their arriv ing at the ago of 18, or on their marrying ; if there shall be no child that attains that age, or that mar ries previously, the amount is to revert to the Princess in the event of the Prince departing this life before her ; and it remains open to the Princess, oven if that improbable and much to be deprecated contingency should not supervene, to dispose of the sum by lest will and testament. The yearly allowance of 8,000/. voted by the Par liament is to be paid quarterly to a commissioner named by her Majesty, who will receive it for the sole use of the Princess. Their Royal Highnesses will be precluded, either separately or conjointly, from making any dispositions with regard to this amount, which is to be paid to the proper hands of the Princess herself, and her sole receipt is to be taken for it. The King of Prussia secures the Princess in a jointure the amount of which is to vary according to the following circumstances. THE VICTORIA CROSS. camp, Captain Ross, Royal Engineers, and in spected the newly-formed G troop of Royal Horse Artillery on Woolwich-common. Sir Hew Ross was accompanied during the inspection by Major- General Sir W. F. Williams, Col. Bloomfield, Bri gade-Major Shaw, and the garrison staff. The G troop is commanded by Brevet-Major Newton, R. H .A. The following appointments were made yesterday at the Admiralty : Lieutenant—W. Hawartt (additional), to the Veen. Midshipmen—Janies Hawkins and Hugh Skene, to ,he Caracoa ; Thomas H. Larcon and A. P. P*wlett, to ;he Cambria. LAW INTELLIGENCE.--(This Day.) DIVORCE & MATRIMONIA.I. CAUSES COURT. OPENING OF - THE COURT THIS DAT• This morning this Court, respecting the working of which so much anxiety is manifested by the public, was formally opened at 11 o'clock. Mr. Justice Cresswell took his seat on the bench. The first business was that of calling Mr. Bazelgette, Mr. Greene, and Mr. Fleming, of the Chancery bar, and Dr. Addams, Dr. Phillimore, Dr. Deane, and Dr. Twiss, of Doctors' Commons, within the bar, as Queen's Counsel. The Court having been constituted, Dr. Phillimore said that in the ease of " Deans, v. Deane," proceedings had been instituted in the Court of Arches by the wife for a divorce on the ground of adul tery on the part of the husband. Proceedings had gone on till it was necessary to take out a citation of ways and means against the husband. The proctor for the wife, in consequence of its being a cumbrous and expensive pro ceeding, had abstained from doing so in the transition state of the law, and he (the learned counsel) now asked if that proceeding might be dispensed with under the new law. Mr. Justice Cresswell said that the old law and rules of practice was in operation, the new rules not having been agreed to, and consequently the proceeding could not be dispensed with. His lordship informed the Court that he hoped the new rules would be ready by Saturday next. HILARY TERM-1858. The Judge of the Court of Probate and the Judge Ordinary of the Court for Divorce and Matrimonial Causes will sit at Westminster, to hear causes transferred to those Courts from the Courts in Doctors' Commons, at eleven o'clock in the morning, upon the following days : COURT OF PnonaTL—Wednesday, Jan. 20 ; Thurs day, Jan. 28_; Monday, Feb. 15. COURT OF DIVORCE AND MATRIMONIAL CAUEINE.....SE• turday, January 23 ; Monday, February 1; Wedneedar, February 17, and such other days as may from time to time be appointed. The above-mentioned days will be considered court days for the return of instruments, and for the taking steps in such causes. Causes in which no witnesses have as yet been examined, and causes commenced on aid after the 11th of January, 1858, will be continued as to all future proceedings, as provided for by the acts of 20 and 21 Vic., c. 77, and chapter 85. The papers for motions in courts must be deposited in the registry before two o'clock in the afternoon, and three clear days at least before the motions are to be heard. It is rumoured that proceedings are being adopted by the lady of a literary baronet to bring her case before the court on an early day. Mr. Edwin James, Q. 0., has been retained for the lady. There is also a ease in which a clergyman seeks to be separated from his wife, on the ground of cruelty. The practitioners of Doctors' Commons appear to have deserted that locality. The sloor•poets of the house in Palace yard already bear the names of most of the celebrated men of the former place. Racing Fixtures for 1858. FEBR ['ARV. Derby Spring lB Lincoln 3 1 Nottingham Spring 16 MAR' Liverpool Spring 2 Ludlow Spring 4 Doncaster Spring 9 Thirsk Spring ll War wick Spring l6 Beverley Spring l7 Kipling Coates _.lB Northampton 2s Coventry Croxton Park 26 ;IL. AP. Richmond Spring 1 Newmarket Craven 5 Durham 5 Catterick Bridge York Spring 13 Malton l5 Epsom Spring ll Newmarket F S l9 Plymouth Spring 27 Salisbury 29 MAY. Chester Bath ll Harpenden l4 Epsom lB Manchester 26 Ascot 1 Hampton Newton fl Beverley Summer 16 Bibury Club l6 Stockbridge l7 Winchester ls Chelmsford 9 2 Newcastle-on-Tyne 22 Abingdon 24 Carlisle 29 Shrewsbury 29 4y. Jul Ipswich 1 Pontefract Newmarket July Worcester Summer 8 AUG Ripon... North Staffordshire 3 Brighton Brighton Club Lewes Wolverhampton Reading ll Liverpool l4 Nuttinghatn Goodwood 27 Radcliffe 23 Egbarn 24 Hereford Stockton 26 Lichfield 3O York . SEPT E Derby Cardiff Warwick Doncaster 14 Leicester 22 OCTC Chester Autumn 5 Richmond 7 Wrexham 7 NONE: :MBER. Monmouth 23 Manchester Autumn 24 Newmarket F 0 98 } Walsall 29 1 Northallerton 3O )BER. Newmarket S 0 ll Warwick Autumn l9 Newmarket H 25 FIBER, Worcester Autumn 2 Liverpool Autumn Shrewsbury Autumn ...16 LLOYD'S SHIPPING. —(This Day.) LONDON, Jan. 16.—Wind this day at noon, N.W. ; light breeze and hazy. PORTSMOUTH, Jan. 15.—Wind N.W.—Sailed —Volant, for Ceylon. SOUTHAMPTON, Jan. 14.—Wind N.W.—Sailed—Nug• gel, for Australia. (nr ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, Saturday Morning. Wind N.W. Arrived—Ellen Owen, from Huelva; Betsy, St. Peters burg. Off—Sea Snake, and Augusta, screw steamer. Put back—Miranda. A flat was driven ashore outside this morning, but the crow wore saved by their own boat. QVEENSTOWN, Jan. 14. Wind N.N. W. Arrived.—San Antonia, from Scala Nova. DuiLuc, Jan. 15. Arrived—Haggi, from Odessa ; Aghi Apoatoli, Ibrail. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Saturday Morning. Wind W.N.W. ; tide first hour's flood ; fine. Arrived—Sparrow Hawk, from Sevilla ; Aims von Jingo, Lestreal. DEAL, Saturday Morning. Wind W.N.W. ; fresh. Anchored—Calliope, from London, for Syria; Cloniston, London, Liverpool ; Wellington, London, Shanghai ; Elizabeth, Yarmouth, Cadiz. Passed—Jason, screw steamer, from London, for Cal cutta ; Richard and William, from London, from Malta. Viscount Stratford de Radcliffe, her Majesty's Am bassador to the Sultan of Turkey, had an audience yesterday of the Queen, on his return from Constantinople on leave of absence. BETTING Houszs.—At the Middlesex Sessions yester day the appeal of Goodman and Stewart, of 28, Coventry attest, who were fined 501. for keeping an illegal betting house was dismissed. Conviction affirmed. MOXIIMRNT TO GIN. NElLL.—Nearly 1,0001. We already been subscribed towards the proposed monument at Ayr to the late Gen. Neill. The arrival of the Medway from Brazil may be ex• yected in a day or two. She brings specie to the amount of 140,0001., besides diamonds volued at 9,880/. ~•.APECIAL SERVICES IN ST. MARGARET'S, WESTMINSTER oinsequence of the great congregation which has attended the evening service at this church on the two last Sundays, an increase which is attributed to the fact that thousands have been unable to find room in West minster Abbey, and have thus sought the nearest place of worship, the Rector, the Rev. W Cureton, Canon of Westminster, has determined to establish a series of special services suitable to the occasion. We need hardly say that we wish him all success in this good work. LAMBETH RAGGED SCROOL.—It is with much pleasure we have to record the complete success of the enter tainments for ragged schools, entitled, "Honesty is the Beat Policy," to which we referred some short time back as having originated with Mr. W. H. Miller, the superintendent of the Lambeth Ragged School. It had been remarked by some that, however successful before adult and educated minds, it would yet fail before the rough ideas of the class for which it was designed. This was not, however, we are happy to say, the case. The hushed silence, the hearty laughter, the rapturous ap plause, and, more than all, the trickling tears, told a very different tale ; and we earnestly hope the lesson taught that night will never be effaced from the recol lection of that audience. That it must be productive of good we have no doubt whatever, and we only hope that those who allow in Mr. Miller's steps will have the same end in view. The entertainment was given on the evening of Tuesday, the 12th, and is, we are informed, (at the request of the teacher) to be repeated once more to the public for the benefit of the Teachers' Fund, when we hope a crowded audience will again give the lecturer the hearty welcome he so well deserves. Mr. Roupell, E-q., M.P., the member for the borough, has been invited to take the chair upon the occasion of this most interesting repetition of a most attractive and I admirable entertainment. 'CH. UST.