The Sun. — London, England, 1858-09-20 00:00:00

THE NAVY. The Lords of the Admiralty paid. their ordinary half-yearly - visit to Woolwich Dockyard, and the Royal Marine establishment of that division on Saturday. They were received by Superintendent Commodore Shepherd and the officers of the yard. They examined the ships in progress of construc tion and repair, and visited the saw mills, testing house, stores, rigging -houses, and factories, termi nating their inspection of the dockyard by an exa mination of the interior of the new church. At_the Royal Marine quarters the battalion, about 400 strong, in command of Col. Stransham, commandant of the division, was put through several movements, and their lordships expre ssed approbation of the neat and soldierly appearance of the corps. The steamship Lady Jocel y n, Capt ain Bird, will embark her troops at Portsmouth this day. The freight ship Enthusiast, laden with 600 tons of platforms, gun carriages, and general stores, sailed on Saturday from Woolwich Arsenal for Gib raltar ; the Herring ton also sailed the same day for Algoa Bay. The Agnes is taken up by the War Department for the conveyance of war stores to St. Helena. The steam surveying vessel Porcupine, 3, Captain Henry C. Otter, having had her defects made good, steamed into the offing at Plymouth on Friday to try her machinery. The screw steamship Royal Albert, 121, Captain E. B. Rice, was docked at Devonport on Saturday. The Turkish line-of-battle ship Shadie, Captain Mustapha Bey, from Constantinople and Gibraltar, arrived at Plymouth on Saturday, to be fitted with a screw propeller. THE ARMY. The 67th Regiment, consisting of 30 officers and 746 men, left Aldershot on Saturday for Ports mouth, en route for India. It sailed yesterday on board the Calcutta steamship, Captain Blackmore. Captain Turner, Royal Artillery, has been ap pointed Adjutant to the Royal Artillery in the Northern and Midland districts, and will join at Manchester on the 24th inst. A grand military spectacle, comprising a sham fight and subsequent encampment of the troops, similar to that which took place a month ago at Woodlands, the seat of Colonel Henry White, M.P. for Longford, was repeated last week, and 'attracted a large concourse of spectators. There were upwards of 4,000 troops on the ground, under the command of Lord Seaton. The-Earl of Eglinton was present, and subsequently partook of luncheon at Colonel White's. The ship Sardinia arrived at Queenstown on Thursday, and the embarkation of the troops for India took place in that vessel on Thursday. Intelligence has been received at the invalid de pot, St. Mary's Barracks, Chatham, that upwards of 200 sick and wounded men, belonging to various cavalry and infantry regiments serving in India, are now on their passage home from . Calcutta, and may shortly be expected to arrive at the invalid establishment, where special accommodation is or dered to be provided for them. During the past summer about 2,000 sick and wounded troops, chiefly from India, have been received at the invalid depot, from which place those discharged have been forwarded to their respective homes. During the past week an unusually- large num ber of recruits have joined the Royal Engineers at head-quarters, Brompton Barracks, Chatham. On Saturday a detachment of Royal Engineers, consisting of 30 non-commissioned officers and men, under the command of Lieut. R. Hime, R.E., left head-quarters, Chatham, and proceeded to South ampton, for the purpose of embarking on board the Indus, for Calcutta. They will be forwarded to India by the overland route. A Dublin paper says :—" For some time past public attention has been drawn to a difference existing between the commanding officer and a junior officer of the Scots Greys, on points which, utterly frivolous in themselves, had been magnified into matters of moment by misapprehension of facts. We are glad to learn that the gallant colonel of the regiment comes out of the inquiry in a manner which must be most gratifying to all his friends." The Evening Mail observes—" The late misunder standing in the Scots Greys has, we are happy to learn, terminated in the manner in which we pre dicted it would—namely, on the matter at issue being referred to the highest military authority in the kingdom, it was summarily dismissed by his Royal Highness. We need hardly say that there has never been but one opinion as to the absurdity of the statements which have found their way into the press and public car." THE MILITIA. Two detachments of the Kerry Militia, under the command of The O'Donoghue, left Aldershott on Saturday for Liverpool and Weedon. The Ist battalion of the 9th Rangers, consisting of 28 officers and 800 men, arrived at the Camp on Saturday from Sunderland. The East Norfolk Militia has assembled at Yar mouth, 650 strong, for training and exercise. The number of absentees is about 150, the nominal strength of the regiment being 800. Arrangements have been made for sending the Louth Militia Artillery to Great Yarmouth, to suc ceed the Fermanagh Militia, recently withdrawn from that town. An English Militia Regiment will shortly be quartered at Cork. PURCHASE AND SALE OF CO-11 - MIS SIONS IN THE ARMY. The following copy of report upon the evidence given by Sir C. Trevelyan before the commission appointed to inquire into purchase and sale of com missions in the army, together with a copy of Sir C. Trevelyan's evidence and statements, and copy of his letter to the Secretary of State for War, dated July 1, 18$8, has been published : Minute of the Secretary of State for War constitut ing a committee for inquiring into the statement which Sir C. Trovelvan laid before the commis sioners on the purcliase and sale of commissions in the army : _ _ _ _ _ In accordance with my letter of the 17th July to the commissioners on the purchase and sale of commissions in the army, I appoint the following gentlemen a committee to examine and report upon the " statement" which Sir C. Trevelvan laid before the commission, and which is found at page 475 of the report presented to both Houses of Parliament on the conclusion of the inquiry :—Sir B. llalveF, Sir J. Bamsden, Sir IL Storks, Sir A. TUlloch, Messrs. Croomes and W. Marshall, and Captain Marvin. War-office, Oct. 28, 1857. PANMURE. Report on Sir C. Trevelyan's Statement Relative to the Abolition of Purchase in the Army. In compliance with i ns t ruc ti ons contained in the Secretary of State's minute of the 28th of Ocf. last, we have examined carefully the statements laid by Sir C. Trevelyan before the Commissioners upon Purchase and Sale of Commissions in the Army. We have assumed that henceforth no officer-is to obtain promotion by purchase, but that every officer who has purchased, or who by service has acquired a right by custom to sell his commis sion, and who desires to realise its value, will be paid the regulated price only of his commission by the public. The questions which presented themselves to us' as likely to lead to the soundest conclusions in regard to the effect of the proposed changes were the following : I. What do the regimental officers gain or lose by the following proposed alterations a.. Increase of pay. b. Relief from the band subscription. c. Discontinuance of the non-effective allowance. d. Discontinuance of additional pay for length, of service and brevet rank. e. Discontinuance of rations of provisions abroad. f. Discontinuance of mess allowance. -...---- - 1/. Discontinuance of agency. ----- h. Discontinuance of pc o n ffi s c ins to widows and children, except when the killed. thatt in he action. officer 1. Taking also into conside c r o a e m t r i m o is n . ant i a ss o !ons : would not pay for any of his n ciII. What are the relative adv pecu niary sense) of the present and propose systems, taking into consideration the following poins9 a. The result of the foregoing inquiry as to the loss or gain of regimental officers. b. The officer's prospect of promotion under Sir Charles Trevelyan's proposed scheme of voluntary and compulsory retirements as compared with his prospects under the existing system. c. The estimated number of general officers, d. The establishment of a staff corps, with new rates of pay and allowances in lieu of the present staff system. e. The proposed scale of full-pay retirements. 111. What would be the maximum charge of full pay retirements and half-pay, under Sir C. Treve lyan's scheme, estimated by him at — Full-pay retirements Half -pay IV. What would be the probable cost of compen sating officers now in the who have pur chased their commissions, e s : s n i e .vi d rv e i m e : e -h P o may wish at ony time to retire from t V. Would there be an and if any, what expense thrown upon the War-office by the abolition of army agents ? We have endeavoured to al ve at an answer to these questions with as niuch r t i tceuracy as possible,-1 ~: for perfect accuracy is not attainable, and the fol lowing_is the result : - I. What would the regimental officers gain or lose by the alterations proposed by Sir C. Treve lyan, viz. : a. The increase of pay. b. The relief from the band subscription. c. The discontinuance of the non=lfective allow ance. d. The discontinuance of additional pay for length of service and brevet rank. e. The discontinuance of rations of provisions abroad. f. The discontinuance of mess allowance. g. The discontinuance of agency. h. The discontinuance of pensions to widows and children, except when the officer is killed in action. i. And considering, at the same time, that the officer would not pay for any of his commissions. The first table shows the gain or loss which would resat to each rank of non-purchasing com batant officers. It follows from this statement that the senior ranks, from colonel to captain inclusive, will lose from £2 to £B3 per annum, whilst the junior ranks, except lieutenants of seven years' standing, will gain from £6 to £5B per annum. We must, however, observe that while we can calculate with accuracy the advantages which each officer will gain by the increase of pay and the dis continuance of band subscriptions, the loss to offi cers from the proposed discontinuance of pensions to their widows and of compassionate allowances to their children, and the abolition of rations to offi cers and their civil servants abroad, and especially to their families when in the tropics, cannot be accurately estimated, and these allowances, there fore, have been necessarily thrown, for the purposes of calculation, into an annual average amount per officer. The discontinuance of rations abroad would be of no great importance to the unmarried officer. But, to a married officer who, from want of means to keep a separate establishment at home, is compelled to take his family abroad to the tropics, the loss will be very considerable, varying according to his family from £22 to £5B: With respect to the abolition of pensions to the widows of officers, not killed in action, it is scarcely possible to calculate correctly the sum which each married officer would have to pay to secure to his widow a pension equal to that now granted by the public, so much would depend upon the respective ages of the parties, and upon the position of the officer, at home or abroad ; nor is it more easy to ascertain what provision he would have to make for the loss of compassionate allowance to his children. These would be very heavy expenses to married officers, and the sum named in the statement before alluded to represents rather the contribution that would be required from every officer of the rank, whether married or single, to make a fund whence pensions could be granted, than the amount of loss to individuals who had to provide deferred annui ties for their widows and orphans. Sir Charles Trevelyan estimates the saving to the public on this head at £78,401, but this saving is no criterion of the loss to the officers. His view that the officers will be compensated by not purchasing their commissions, can only apply to those who have hitherto been purchasers out of their own resources, or have otherwise found the means of purchasing. The increase of pay obtained by such purchase at an earlier period than would otherwise have been the case must, of course, also form an element in the calculation, and in order to illustrate the ad vantage which the earlier promotion thus acquired bears to its cost by purchase, we have endeavoured to show, in tables (A) and (B) in the appendix, a comparison between the prospects of non-purchas ing and purchasing officers, every item being re duced to its present value. Table (A) represents the case of an officer in each rank who, having previously purchased no step, has served in his rank the average time in which officers obtain promotion by purchase. He is supposed to have the option of purchasing, and the table shows the present value of his pro spective pay in each rank if he purchase, and if he do not purchase, the next step ; if the sum of these values in the case of the purchasing officer exceeded the sum of those pertaining to the non-purchasing officer by an amount equal to the cost to the former of his step, it would follow that, in purchasing such a step, an officer beneficially employs his money. It will be seen, however, that in each rank the loss is very considerable. Table (B) institutes a comparison between the prospects of a gentleman just entering the line with the intention of purchasing all his commissions, and those of one entering at the same time under the determination to purchase no step. Here the pre sent value of the prospects of the former exceed the value of those of the latter by 11,071, but for that he will have prospectively to invest sums of which the total present value is £2,487, so that in reality he will be a loser of an amount equal to a present sum of £1,416. We would here remark that in 1856 there were in the line but 24 lieutenant-co lonels who had purchased all their commissions, so that the circumstance of this loss is a very excep tional one. It appears also from the same, authority, viz., a return submitted by Sir C.Yorke to the Pur chase Commission, that the total amount which had been paid by all the purchasing officers in the in fantry of the line was £3,089,810, and the sum paid on an average by each purchasing officer £912 ; whence the proportion of the present value of average loss to each purchasing officer probably does not exceed £297. These calculations are founded upon the ordi nary rate of pay at home and in the colonies (ex cept Ceylon, Hong Kong, and Mauritius). But in those stations and. the East Indies higher rates are received, which, of course, would materially add to the advantage of the purchasing officer. The effect of this may be supposed from the following scale of pay and allowances for all regimental ranks at those stations above the rank of subaltern : East Indies. 'Mauritius Full Ceylon, Batta Station. Half Batta. or China.* Lieut.-Colonel command ing a corps £1,717 £1,472 £BlO Ditto not in command .. 1,237 992 780 Major Captain *Exclusive of tentage or field allowance. There are also some similar allowances in Victoria, though the precise ex tent is not known, being paid from colonial funds. The tables (A) and (B) have been computed at the regulated prices of commissions. Had the prices notoriously current been taken into calcula tion, the loss to purchasing officers would have been proportionately greater. On the other hand it must be remarked that there are many incidental advantages accruing to the purchasing officer which do not admit of computation ; such as higher rank at a comparatively early age ; the greater chance of receiving honorary distinctions ; increased pension to the widow ; and the prospective share of prize money, whatever it may be, which is of course pro portioned to the rank of the officer. 11. What are the relative advantages, in a pro fessional point of view, and in a pecuniary sense, of the present and proposed systems, taking into con sideration the following points, viz.:— a. The result of the foregoing inquiry-As to the loss or gain of regimental officers. b. The officer's prospect of promotion under Sir C. Trevelyan's proposed scheme of voluntary and compulsory retirements as compared with his prospects under the existing system. c. The estimated number of general officers. d. The establishment of a staff corps with new rates of pay and allowances in lieu of the present staff system. e. The proposed scale of full pay retirements. a. The result of the foregoing inquiry as to the loss or gain of regimental officers upon pay and allowances is, as has been already pointed out, vari ous upon different ranks and positions of officers, and upon the two classes of officers who do and who do not purchase. b. From the calculation we have made, and which we believe to be as accurate as possible, we find that, if the purchase system be abolished, and Sir C. Trevelyan's plan substituted, the' prospect of promotion would, up to the rank of colonel be con siderably slower than it is under the existing sys tem, but that an, officer would arrive at the rank of major-general nearly one yedr earlier than at present.i,heaverage periods of obtaining the several ranks, under Sir C. Trevelyan's system, we have calculated to be as follows : At the age of 23 Years.l-12, or 15Y1e167p122r latere s eut tahvaenr a thege . Rank attained. Lieutenant 32 10-12 or Captain Col.L u (now.-Co 1 L. 45 10.12,' or 8 5-12 „ Lieut.-Cal.) 50 11-12 or 8 7-12 „ Major-General plan General by 6 Sir C -12,0 r 010-12 earlier T submittedsB ex cludes one source of advancement—that cementL Trevelyanthat caused by exchange—whence officers, both purchasing and non-purchasing, probably double now benefit to an extent robably double that which they obtain from death vacancies; purchasing officers being thus enabled to effect ' ex changes into corps where few are before them for purchase, or to avoid colonial service. On the other hand, non-purchasing officers, by remaining steadily in their corps, rise by exchanges of senior officers of the same rank to the head of the list, and are ul timately in a position to profit by the first vacancy arising in the corps from death or augmentation. We must at the same time record our dissent from his view, that resignations under the proposed sys tem would equal, or even approach, the proportion of the present retirements. by the sale of commis sions. • The.periods of promotion have necessarily been rnE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, S calculated upon a system of seniority, but if the system of selection advocated by . Sir C. Trevelyan were carried into effect, it would of course cause the promotion of a certain number of officers to the higher grades in considerably less time than that stated in the table ; but such acceleration of promo tion, which is not susceptible of calculation, would occasion a corresponding retardation in that of the remaining officers. c. and d. These circumstances would but very slightly affect the prospects of an officer upon his entrance into the service. _ e. With regard to the system of retirement pro posed by Sir C. Trevelyan, it may be doubted whether the majority of the officers would derive the benefit anticipated by the change. For instance, table C, in the appendix, represents the cases of officers of the several ranks of captain, major, and lieut.-colonel, of the ages of 45, 50, 55, 60, and 65 years respectively, who may desire to quit active service, and from this table it appears that although the actual retired full-pay in the pro posed system exceeds that in the present, yet the loss of pension to the widow generally more than coun terbalances the gain, and in almost every case an officer could at present obtain for his commission a sum which would purchase an annuity greater than the retirement under the present or proposed system. The general answer to the second question ap pears to us therefore to be that, considering the small benefit, if any, arising to officers from the proposed alterations in pay and allowances (the subalterns only Raining and regimental officers of higher rank losing), and looking to the loss all would sustain by the greater time it would take to attain successive steps of regimental promotion, the advantage in a pecuniary sense to each officer would be diminished by the proposed changes. The pur chasing officer would save the interest of the money he, under the present system, invests in commis sions, but would lose the accelerated promotion attainable by purchase, with the increased ply and other advantages pro , iously referred to which that early promotion would secure him. 111. What would be the maximum charge of full pay retirements and half-pay, under Sir Charles Trevelyan's scheme, estimated by him at — Full-pay retirements . £210,622 Half-pay After giving our best consideration to this ques tion, and after making careful calculations upon the best data to be procured, we have arrived at a result greatly differing from the estimate of Sir Charles Trevelyan. We estimate that the annual maximum cost of retired full-pay of the army, founded upon the establishment of 1857-B,.cxclusive of the House hold Cavalry, Foot Guards, and scientific corps, would amount to £512,271, but as the number of officers has .since been greatly increased, this amount will be largely increased also. In calculating this amount we have carefully considered the cost of retirements, whether on full or half-pay, in the Royal Artillery, the Royal En gineers, the Royal Marines, and the East India Company's Service, and are of opinion that they corroborate the estimate we have arrived at. VV.. • • ••• We think it expedient here to advert to the com pensation for the general officers now on the list, whose prospects of succeeding to the emoluments derived from regiments would be taken away by the change, as well as for the colonels of advanced age, whose prospect of attaining the rank of gene ral officer, with its present contingent advantages, would be indefinitely"postponed. It is impossible to enter into any calculations on these heads, but assuming from Sir Charles Trevelyan's explanatory statement, that some compensation is intended, the expense of it must clearly be added to the cost of the measure, and will form a considerable item beyond the amount here stated. With regard to half-pay, the conditions upon which it is proposed to be granted render . the cost so uncertain that we cannot offer any satis factory opinion as to its probable amount ; but we see no reason to object to the sum estimated by Sir Charles Trevelyan as a conjectural amount. IV. What would be the probable cost of com pensating officers now in the service who have purchased their commissions, and who may wish at any time to retire from the service ? The cost of this compensation, though generally alluded to, has not been included in Sir Charles Trevelyan's financial statement, but it is an im portant element in the expense of his scheme. According to a Parliamentary return (No. 2 of the Appendix to the Report on the Sale and Pur chase of Commissions'), the gross value of the com missions of officers then serving amounted to £7,126,030. But it is impossible to estimate exactly the number of officers who would be dis posed to avail themselves of the opportunity of selling their commissions to the pubic in preference to continuing to serve under the proposed ar rangement. We have, however, calculated the probable amount in the best manner we are able, and have arrived at a total of £2,355,288, which would allow of about one-third of the whole num ber retiring. " Sir C. Trevelyan proposes in his statement to compensate officers at current prices, but it is not possible to calculate with accuracy the compensation contemplated, in consequence of uncertain value of commissions arising from the varying and excep tional character of the service of the Btitish army. There are also many officers who have purchased their commissions who have been placed upon half pay by reductions, whose claim to realise their out lay could not be refused if the commissions in the army became purchaseable by the public, and which would require to be added to the above amount. V. Would there be any, and if any, what expense thrown upon the War-office by the abolition of army agents ? We have no doubt that some expense would be the result of such a change, but we are not prepared to say to what extent ; we believe, however,, that the additional expense would absorb a large portion of the saving estimated by Sir C. Trevelyan under this head. Having thus determined, to the best of our abi lity, the answers to the questions proposed, we next proceed to show their bearing generally upon Sir Trevelyan's statement. Sir C. Trevelyan has estimated that a net reduc tion of £51,866 a-year, as compared with the present expense of the purchasing portions of the army, would result from his propositions, but differing as we do from him in the important item of the ex pense of full-pay retirements, we estimate that an increase of about £220,000 Per annum would be thrown upon the public, •to which must be added the cost of compens a ti ng officers who have purchased their commissions, or obtained by service a claim to sell. This estimate, being based upon the regulation prices, would 133 greatly increased should it be ad mitted that officers" would have a fair claim to be compensated at such additional rates as are well known to have been generally p tid by them. We hav% however, to observe that there are circumstances which may not improbably add still more to thi s increased expenditure, arising out of the proposed discontinuance of widows' pensions, which are proposed to be discon tinued, on account of which a saving is credited in favour of the new scheme. It appears to us that even if they were discontinued by regulation, the Government would feel itself bound in justice, or would be compelled by public opinion, in numerous instances, to admit the claims of widows and chil dren whose husbands and fathers had died from the effects of climate or service, leaving their families in distressed circumstances. In conclusion, we have to remark, that we have confined our inquiries mainly to the financial bear ing of Sir C. Trevelyan's proposition, and have not considered it our duty, nor the intention of Lord Panmure, that we should give an opinion upon the expediency of the other changes involved in the proposition under consideration, such as the aboli tion of agenoy, the discontinuance of a variety of allowances, the establishment of a staff corps, the system of voluntary and compulsory full-pay retire ments, &c., still less upon the general question of the purchase and sale of commissions in the army. We have thought it desirable to obtain the opinion of a qualified actuary in corroboration of the several calculations we have made, whose statement is appended. (Signed) B. ,HAwEs. H. K. STORKS. ALEX. M. TULLOCII. JOHN CROOMES. W. O. MARSHALL. W. MARVIN. War-office, June 3, 1858. _ ---- HARBOURS OF REFUGE.—The Commission ap pointed by her Majesty to inquire into the necessity for the construction of harbours of refuge on the coasts met on Sa turday in the Sessions House, Liverpool, to receive evi dence on the subject of the commission. As only partial publicity had been given to the inquiry, but few witnesses came forward to tender their evidence. The evidence, how ever, which was 'adduced went to show that a , harbour of refuge was necessary at the Skerries ; that Rankiey, in the Isle of M an , would-be the best peat for a harbour in that island ; and that if the bar at Carlingford harbour were deepened it would form a most important subsidiary har bour for the shipping going south up the Irish channel. The inquiry was adj ourne d till one o'clock to-day (Mon day.) SUICIDE OF A LIVERPOOL MERCHANT.—The Liverpool coroner held an,inquest yesterday (Friday) on the body of Mr. Henry hillock, 30 years of age, who destroyed himself by firing a pistol into leis mouth, at the house of a Mrs. Headley, in St. Jarnes-strect, Liverpool, where he had taken temporary lodgings. It appeared that hillock, who is the son of a - West India- merchant, had a wife living in Cornwallis-street, Live/Viol, but for mme:tinle - had'been' keeping company with a prostitute, who was with him at the time he took the lodgings, and whom-he represented to be his wife. It would appear that pecuniary circumstances - led to the committal of the rash act. The jury returned a verdict that the deceased committed suicide while labouring under temporary insanity, • • CAPE OF GOOD HOPE HORSES FOR THE INDIAN ARMY: " Good," as theologians say, " is ever educed from evil," and the atrocious mutiny just suppressed in our Indian empire has, among other benefits, pre sent and prospective, elicited some valuable and highly interesting information on the subject of horseflesh. A blue-book which we have just re ceived from the Cape of Good Hope—for the Cape has its blue-books as well as the Palace at West minster—purports to contain " Papers relating to the Purchase of Remount Horses at the Cape for the Army in India," compiled from voluminous documents presented to "both Houses of Parlia ment" (how home-like is the phrase!) by his Excellency the Governor of the Colony. It hence appears that between the 12th of Aug., 1857, and the 15th of May last 2,067 horses were shipped at the Cape of Good Hope for Calcutta, of which a very few died at sea ; that 502 were shipped for Bombay (between October, 1857, and April, 1858) ; that 250 horses were at the date of the return shipped on board vessels fitting in Table bay, and that 40 remained in the remount stables, thus making a grand total of 3,059 horses, accord ing to the return of Lieut.-Col. C. E. Goad, the " assistant remount agent." 104 mules were also shipped and despatched on board the Henry Ellis December, 1857 ( o f w hi c h 99 were good condition), a n d 200 " remoun t s " l t a o n C d i e il d eu i t n ta, in have been purchased since the publication of the papers before us. • in a report from' the Audit-office at dated June 12, 1858, s t a t es , i n fi ne , that the nunilher of horses hith er t o purc h ase d IsCiariie W. Town, li°P amounted to 3, 300 ; and he refers to a letter of Col.' Apperley as supplying valuable information on the subject .of the breed of horses. The Cape h a l rs o c as , and ought says Mr. Hope hims e lf, i s b e tt er th an not to be judged by his ap- pearance only, or by books, .as the endurance of The horses - whi c h h a d b een many is far .beyond what might be supposed from India by p r i va t e p ersons t h hr i t e e r t a o p p were entirely stallions, and these are in s ea hi r p a p n e c d e. to l use in and about Cape Town as saddle and carriage horses. The officers of the Indian service were the best arid Chief customers for the handsomest of these -stallions, and many were shipped to India. The, sleekness of coat, the round ness of shape, the fine.appearance the docility, and high_ carriage of these noble stallions make them very attractive to the eye, compared with the rougher coats, shyness, and general " ruggedness" of the geldings, whose show and appearance are very inferior. Hence the gelding was a " despised and rejected" beast among those who looked to appear ance only. But the gelding makes up for lack of " looks" by other excellent qualities, due to the dif ference of his early rearing, for horses, like children, must be " trained up in the way wherein they ought to go." The most promising colts at the Oape are generally kept at stallions. They are stabled at two years of age, and never more run loose. They are often badly fed while growing, and seldom regularly exercised at the farmhouses, and hence their muscles are not fully developed, nor does their bone increase as it should do. The stal lions, are round-barrelled, plump, mid full about the quarters, but deficient in depth of chest and ribs ; they are low in the withers, and when fat apt to be too heavy in the fore-hand to• be " pleasant" as saddle horses, but as beasts of traction or draught horses none can surpass, if equal; them. The stal lions, if reared as the geldings are, would be a far finer animal. The geldings, on the tontrary, are left to nature.; they run loose in the field all day, inhaling the purest and driest air ; their bones and muscles increase and develop as they grow ; they are exposed to all weathers . and extremes of temperature, and the consequence is that they be come very hardy, and admirably adapted for mili tary service. " A stallion," adds Mr. Hope, rather pithily, "is more o f . a g entleman, and has been ac customed to better (more artificial) treatment, and the fineness of his coat makes him feel exposure at night." The shape of the gelding is superior to that of the stallion;, he is deeper in the chest and in the ribs, broader in the hips, lighter and deeper in the shoulder, and often not so straight ; he has more bone and muscle in his legs, and is stronger in the fetlocks and pasterns. He is lean and oft wry-necked, which is considered a proof of endurance. He carries a fine head, if well bred, and his eye and ears are " game " and intelligent. In a word, he is hardier and more useful than the stallion. The gelding shies under the saddle when put into " condition," but he is courageous in a team, aid in a body, as a trooper, will face the very devil. Eight or ten geldings attached to a wagon will think nothing of plunging into a flooded river up to their breasts or backs, swimming across without swerving, and dashing up the opposite steep bank in the finest style. The fitness of the geldings for troopers was tested at reviews last year, when the farmers' horses charged repeatedly up to the squares of infantry under their fire and that of two howitzers, and stood (many of them) while their riders cut at the bayonets of the square. The Governor expressed his 'narked approbation, both of the horses and their riders, in a general order of the day issued on the occasion. The majority of the horses sent Gut to India by the remount agents were geldings, and, although in that country there is a _ feeling in favour of stallions, the excellence of the geldings as troopers or artillery horses has only to be tested to be freely acknowledged by all impartial persons. The superiority of the gelding is due to his being reared as nature intended, and it is admitted that if a stallion were similarly trained he would be the superior steed. Upon th e w h o l e , says M r. H ope, the gelding will be found the most serviceable horse for the army. Mr. Hope's opinions are based on 12 years' experience and observation of Cape horses, and he is willing and desirous, for the good of the service, that they should be well " ventilated." Mr. Hope's remarks are followed by the letter ad dressed to him (June 8, 1858) by Col. W. W. Apper ley, the remount agent. This officer fully testifies to the excellence and especially to the wonderful " bottom" of the Cape horses, which will travel ; 60' or 70 miles a day ( on the journeys of the farinel an occasional drink of water and a s o ) ll w in itl only t i hesand Which t i h s e suppose present d breedto n ke them quite fresh again.of horses the colonists are indebted to the late Lord Charles Somerset and the 'present Mr. T. B. Bayley, who infused vahiable. English blood into the native stock of steeds. To the many good points possessed by the Cape horses may be added a wonderful soundness of constitution. Fever in the feet is exceedingly rare; although hundreds of horses in work ha;; e, never been shod in their lives, while blindness. and broken wind are unknown. Colonel Apperley has the highest opinion of the present Cape horses, particularly as regards their fitness for' the ranks of the Indian army, but there is mueh,. he says, for the breeders to consider with reference to the.parent stock, and the use of Arab stallions is strongly deprecated. Colonel Apperley adverts to the necessity of keeping the horses in good condition, in the event of any remount agency being set up at the Cape, as no agent is justified (he observes) in buying a single horse if he is not in proper condition for immediate shipment. The farmers appear to be very remiss in the " keeping" of their steeds during many months of the year, and this is one great drawback to the success of horse-dealing . in the colony. If the farmers would but feed their stock liberally, their horses would be larger and stronger, and their returns certain. At the moment when Col. Auerley wrote he was actually forced to sus pend his purchases, because " all the horses in the country were ou t o f co ndition, and as thin as hurdles." _ _ Bower . , Colonel App er l ey re f ers t o the report of Colonel and Capt ain Gall as containing much valuable i n f ormat i on of C ape b ree d e rs and farmers. War price s , he adds, must now cease, and the con tinuation of the &man': from India for horses will become a mere matter of £. s. d. The Colonel thus concludes : _ horses in Indi a h ave b een so ably T he unsatisfactory results from the c ommittees at different tim es assem bl e d t o report upon Cape by both Lieut.-C o l . B ow er and. *Capt. Gall that I shall only recor d my opinion that I fee l satisfied e xplained away when the Cape ho rses that I have sent on have had time to recover afte r the sea voyage, and have been fairly tried i n th e ran k s , th e y will be as favourably reported upon as those formerly purchased by. Col. Hayelock were aft er e l e ven years' service. They arrived . in the Crimea in better condition than any other horses in the regiment ! A committee had disapproved of these horses. And much fault was found at first with the horses the 7th Dragoon Guards were mounted upon during the Caffre war. After a period th a t reg iment was reported by Col. Richardson to be as well mounted as the average of cavalry at home, and no privation or fatigue could make Gen. Catheart's horses succumb, although the men in marching order averaged over 19 stone ! In the face of such facts members of remount commit tees should pa use b e f ore th e y condemn untried horses, and the p ro f ess i ona l g entlemen should bear in mind that P ro f essor C o l em an's opinion of what constituted a sound horse was a horse that could perform the ordinary labours of an ordinary horse , ' beyond which he * could not pronounce any horse sound. If the Cape ge ntlemen will accept my humble advice, I hope s they will continue to breed from as much g oo d EirglEN blood and bone a 3 their money will procure, and cross their mai e 3 -that have Arab blood - with the best description of Norfolk trotting or Cleveland stallions procurable. other cross will restore size and substance from that description of mare until the Arab blood becomes absorbed in many successive gene rations. By paying . ; a little more attention to the feeding of their horse stock generally the breeders will find a ready market and remunera tion, unsurpassed by any other speculation that this colony is capable of." Mr. Hope, in another paper, hopes that the ques tion of the capability of the Cape colony to supply the Indian army with horses to a very large extent may now be regarded tts settled for ever. He adds : " It is to be hoped, also, that the Governments of India and England will permanently establish a reinount agency at the Cape, leaving the agent to make his purchases in the manner he finds most advantageous as circumstances may change, with out binding him to one prescribed course. If such an agency- be established, the farmers will breed up to the demand, and the description of horse re quired, and the supply for the amy could be in a great measure kept up without the risk of being disturbed by war with Persia. It is to be antici pated, also, that the breeders in the colony will exert themselves to supply the demand, and to enable the colony to fulfil the expectations thus held out in a manner that should give no cause of regret to the Government for having looked to the colony to supply the wants of her army in India." The blue-book before us contains a variety of other papers, principally descriptive (in detail) of the proceedings adopted by the Government at the Cape of Good Hope for the procurinp• of horses for the Indian service. , Captain Gall, already referred to, concludes as the result of a deliberate and studi ous inquiry-Ist. That the Cape colony is able to furnish an unlimited supply of horses, fit for all military purposes ; 2d. That while the horses will b© procurable at a price not exceeding that given for.our present remonnts, a great economy will be effected from their being equal to draw or carry heavier weights, with an activity second only to that of very select English horses ; 3d. That all the evidence we have only warrants a conviction that the decisive experiment, founded on better knowledge, remains yet to be made, as shown by our partial success when excellent horses were sup plied to the Hussars in Bombay, but at an exor bitant price ; and by our partial failure at Madras, where the price was moderate, but the horses were condemned; 4th. That the intervention of con tractors, brokers, and stablekeepers must be for bidden. He says that very superior horsei fit for the Ar tillery and Dragoons, might be landedat any of the portA of India for 400 to 430 rupees. At the Cape they would average (inclusive of all charges) £2B each, and from £32 to £l5 for freight, feed, and attendance to India. This would be the maximum for the first year, after which Captain .Gall. thinks that the price would descend, and range from 385 to 415 rupees, for reasons assigned. Lieutenant-Colonel Richard son is quoted as giving strong evidence of the fit— ness of Cape horses for military , purposes. " Let the Cape horse," concludes Capt. Gall, " be introduced (and it is my conscientious belief that if the experiment be fairly tried it must succeed), you may then boast of a cavalry in this portion of the Queen's dominions not only averagely' well mounted with the cavalry at home, but as superior in horses, as we confessedly are in equipments, to any army that could possibly be brought against us through adjacent countries." SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. SALE OF LORD DERBY'S HORSES. In accordance with the advertised announcement the " entire stud of a nobleman" was put up to public auction by the Messrs. Tattersall at Doncas ter on Saturday last. The sale excited much en rioeity, and induced many of the' race visitors to prolong their stay in 'the town. The catalogue com prised 22 lots, the stallion Longbow, brood mares, and this year's foals being omitted. The proceed inga commenced in front of the " Salutation" soon after 11 o'clock, when a large ring was formed, con sisting of persons merely drawn together by curio sity and many intending purchasers and breeders of blood stock. Among the training fraternity were John Scott, Joseph Dawson, W. Stebbing, H. Lis ter, John Dawson, Mat Dawson, W. I'Anson, John Day, C. Peck, John OsbOrne, Alec Taylor, and nearly all the jockeys attached to the northern stables. Among others we noticed Lord Glasgow, Captain Archdall, Mr. G. Payne, Mr. H. Hill, Mr, Robinson, Mr. J. Dixon, Mr. R. Ten Broeck, Mr. I J. Fisher (an exporter of horses to Australia), and- Mr. T. Mason. Mr. Tattersall commenced his address by stating. that the conditions of the sale would be found' in the catalogue, and that he need hardly- tell the in tending purchasers, that for any of the forfeits in curred prior to the sale buyers would not be liable, but of course any incurred respecting engagements mentioned in the catalogue would have to be paid up. Mr. Tattersall also stated that should any of the engagements be inadvertently omitted from the catalogue purchasers would not be liable for them. Reserved prices were placed on nearly all the animals, and this caused several of them to be returned to their noble owner. The yearlings were first disposed of. Lot 1 was a smart chesnut filly, by West Austra lian, out of Caricature. After a little time she was' put in at 30 guineas, and some brisk bidding then ensued between Mr. Clarke and Mr. James Fisher, to whose offer of 100 guineas the hammer fell. The filly by Stockwell, out of Meanee, large boned, and with much of the appearance of her sire about the head, rose rapidly from 105 guineas to 150, at which price she was knocked down to Mr. Clarke. She accompanied the Caricature filly into the ring, whom she topped considerably, and was altogether of much larger size. Stockade, whose engagements are very heavy, was run up from 150 guineas to 300, Mr. S. Hawke having the last bid, and the filly returns to John Scott. 290 g uineas were offered for a sister to Toxophilite, who has several heavy engagements, but it did. not come up to the re served price, and she will go back to Whitewall. A colt by The Flying Dutchman out of Canezou was much admired ; he seemed strong and muscu-_ lar, and almost as.furnished as a two-yr-old. His engagements are also heavy. Some spirited bid ding took place for him ; he - was put in at 350 guineas, and the offers rapidly reached 470. Here the bidders stopped and the hammer fell, but the colt was bought in. When Tom Bowline entered the circle his superb appearance excited a murmur of admiration—he was decidedly the handsomest colt of the lot. The first offer for him was 400 guineas, and after some warm competition he was knocked down to Lord Glasgow for 700 guineas. This colt has many valuable engagements, and, should he train on, Lord Glasgow will possess what he has long been striving to obtain, a really good horse. The fate of Voivode, Greenfinch, Lord of the Hills, Rotherham, and other high-priced year lings renders it hazardous to prognosticate the futre of unbroken animals. The last year ling, not a bad-looking colt, but one that turned in the " toes" of his near forefoot, was knocked down to the first bidder, who's - entered 300 guineas. Perhaps, taking them altogether, a finer lot of yearlings was never brought"to the hammer. Then came the horses in training. Boomerang, a 2-yr old, with heavy engagements, and who ran very badly on the previous Wednesday, was vainly walked round the ring. The auctioneer could not obtain a bid. The next lot, a chesnut colt by Ted dington, out of Young Thalia, was also about to b e sent back, when an offer of 20 guineas was made. He is small and pretty, with a handsome mane and tail, and would make a beautiful ladies' or park hack. Mr. Fisher, the Australian dealer, obtained him for 46 guineas. The Meeanec colt with nothing particular about him, and with only one engage ment, was sold for 50 guineas. Birdbolt, a mean and not ever-sound looking grey, was sent back, no one being inclined to render himself liable for the colt's heavy engagements. Mr. Hodgman obtained Mutineer for 450 guineas; and the hammer fell to Mr. Saxon's offer of 250 guineas for Target. No one would look at Woodnymph, and, after she had quitted the ring, the "lion" of the sale, Toxophi lite, was introduced ; his coat shone like satin, and he seemed full of muscle. Mr. Payne made the first offer, and bid 1,000 guineas for 'him ; from this he was run up to 2,500, when the hammer fell. Mr. Payne, however, was merely acting for L9rd Derby, and the horse was bought in. The reserve price fixed upon him was 3,000 guineas, and, con sidering the value of his engagements, which, with health, he seems certain to win, too high a price was not set upon him, Streamer was more re garded for his great size, but no one would make the auctioneer an offer for, so notorious a ronn2r. Antiquary, whom a tout correctly described as " a three-cornered brute," was sold for 22 guineas, and an uglier shaped horse never looked through a bridle. We believe that he was purchased when a 2-yr-old by Lord Derby for £BOO. The stallions were magnificent animals, but the money offered for them did not come up to the re serve prices. Only 250 guineas were offered for Paletot. 800 guineas were bid for De Clare, who seems to possess immense power, but is rather heavy-shouldered. Mr. Bond bid. 1,300 guipeas for Fazzoletto, which excited much admiration. He is low on the leg, strong and muscular, and is, perhaps, one of handsomest stud horses in Eng land ;he was bought in for 1,500 guineas. Mr. Bond offered to take him at that price. 2,000 guineas, however, are placed. upon Fazzoletto_ quite enough money for an untried horsre," ever "fashionable" he may ultimately become, The beautiful condition in which the animals were sent PTEMB.ER 20, 1858 to the hammer was the theme of universal com ment. We append a list of the horses sold, with their engagements, &c.:— Gns. A 'ehesnut yearling filly, by West Australian—Cari cature, sister to the Libel; engaged in the Convi vial Stakes at York, 1859, 10 sovs each, h ft—Mr. Jams Fisher A bay yearling filly by Stockwell—Meaned by Touchstone; engaged at Liverpool 1859, an a Match, Bst 71b, with Lord Glasgow's filly by Bar batus—Coalition, Bst 71b, 300 sovs each, hft ; in the Convivial Stakes at York, 10 sovs each, h ft ; in the Ninth Bentinck Memorial Stakes at Good wood, 10 soya each ; 1859, 1860, 1861, in the Ep som Oaks; and in the Coronation Stakes at Ascot, • 1860, 100 sovs each, h ft—Mr. E. R. Clarke l5O Stockade, a bay yearling filly, by Stockwell, out of Sortie, by Melbourne, engaged at Doncaster, 1859, in a match, Bst 71b, with Lord Glasgow's filly by Barbatus—Conspiracy, Bst 41b, Red-house in, 300 sovs each, h ft; at Newmarket Second October Meeting, 1859, in the Bretby St&kes, 100 sovs each, h ft; in 1860 in the Epsom Oaks ; in a Sweep stakes at Ascot, 50 sovs each; h ft (allowed 61b); in the Bramham-park Stakes, 100 soya each, 30 ft; at York, in the Great Yorkshire Stakes;_ and in a Sweepstakes in the Newmarket Second Octo ber Meeting, 1860, 50 soya each, 30 ft (allowed 51b)—Mr. S. Hawke 3OO Tom Bowline, a brown yearling colt, by the Flying Dutchman— Miss Bowe (Longbow's dam), en gaged in 1859 in the Ham Stakes at Goodwood, and in the Bentinck Memorial Stakes 1859-60-61; at Doncaster, in the Municipal Stakes ; in a match, Bst 71b each, with Lord Glasgow's colt by West Australian—Maid of Masham, 500 sovs each 200 ft ; at Newmarket, in the Buckenham Stakes, 300 sovs each, h ft; in the Newmarket Triennial, 1859-60- 61; in the GlaSgow Stakes, 100 soya each, h ft ; in 1860 in the Epsom Derby; in the St. James's Palace Stakes, at Ascot, 100 sovs each, h ft ; in the Great Yorkshire Stakes, at York ; in the Don caster Stakes ; and in the St. Leger—Lord Glasgow 700 A bay yearling colt by West Australian—Tour de Force (Acrobat's dam), engaged in 1859 in the Ilam Stakes at Goodwood, end in the Bentinck Memorial Stakes, 1859-60-61; in the Newmarket Triennial, 1859-60-61; in the Buckenham Stakes, but not liable ; in the Houghton Meeting . ' • in a Match, Bst 71b, with Lord Glagow's filly by West Australian,—Brown Bess, Bst 41b, 500 soya each, h ft ; in 1860 in a Sweepstakes at Newmarket Craven Meeting, 100 sovs each, h ft (allowed 31b) ; in the Royal Stakes at Newmarket, 200 sovs each, 120 ft ; in the Great Yorkshire Stakes, at York ; and in the Doncaster Stakes, at Doncaster—Mr. J. Merry 3OO HORSES IN TRAINING, &C. A chesnut colt, 2 yrs, by Tecldington—young Thalia, by Gameboy, no engagement—Mr. James A r Fisher 46 A brown colt, 2 yrs, i by the Flying Dutchman — Meeanee, engaged n the Newmarket Triennial 1858-59-.6o—Mr. Peart 5O Mutineer, a bay colt, 2 yrs, by Slane—Ranee, engaged in a Sweepstakes at Newmarket Craven Meeting, 1859, 50 sovs each ; in the Epsom Derby, and Bicker- Staffe Stakes at Liverpool, 100 soya each, h ft— Mr. Hodgman 450 Target, 3 yrs, by Joe Lovell—Miss Bowe, no engage ment (is in a post match with Lord Glasgow, 1,000 sovs.—not liable)—Mr. Saxon 250 Antiquary, 3 yrs, by Mildew—Days of Yore, by Old England, no engagement—Mr. Peart Athlete, a bay gelding, 4 yrs, by 'Pyrrhus the First —Tour de Force, likely to make a superior hunter —Mr. T. Mason 46 Coup de Main, 5 yrs., by lago—Tour de Force—Mr. Peart 4O THE WINNER OF THE ST. LEGER.—The winner of the St. Leger is by Chanticleer, out of Sunflower. She is a bright bay, and stands over 16 hands. She has splen did muscular quarters, which are rather drooping ; good loins, barrel, and very deep girth. She has a game - looking , blood-like head, set on a straight neck; she possesses good hocks and knees, has fair-sized bone, and, when we add she has a white blaze on her face, and some white on the near fore coronet, her picture will be complete.—Sunday Times. ' DAVIS, "THE LEVIATHAN."—Our readers will hear with pleasure that this celebrated and popular speculator has considerably improved since we last referred to his illness. We are informed that, as far as looks are considered, "the leviathan" appears as if actually enjoying the most robust health, and eats, sleeps, drinks, and is as cheerful as at any period of his existence. Paralysis has left the arms, and is at present confined to the legs. Mr. Davis's medical adviser expresses himself sanguine of effecting an ultimate and entire cure, and believes, when once the malady is subdued, that "the leviathan's" constitution will not in the least degree be, impaired. by his protracted misfortune. Mr. Davis de clares that he /shall, ere long, be " among 'em again," and looks forward with particular delight to a resumption of his exciting avocation.—Sunday Times. F.RENCII AND .ROMAN CONFLICTS. ROME, SEPT. 14.—Hostilities hal; . e broken out afresh between the French and Roman soldiery in this city, in spite of the peace-making exertions of Cardinal Antonelli and the French ambassador a couple of months ago, when, after several previous frays, order was restored under the auspices of the French and Roman generals, dinners on an exten sive scale were given to consolidate the somewhat fragile friendship of the rival forces, and copious libations prepared to wash down the not always palatable toast of " Buon Francese !" " Buon Italian o !" On Sunday morning four French soldiers of the 40th Regiment of the line were discussing with the puzzled master of a cafe, near Sant' Andrea della Valle, the propriety of their receiving change for a napoleon which they had not as yet produced, when a Roman dragoon came in to ask for a wafer to seal a letter he was about to send to his mother at Velletri. Whether the dragoon showed his disap probation of the unreasonableness of the French soldiers by some gesture or not, certain it is that they turned wrathfully upon him and struck him, following him out of the cafe into the street, where, in self-defence, he was obliged to draw his sword upon them, and a combat ensued in which, in spite of the odds against him, the dragoon with his long weapon might have had the best of the encounter, had he not got entangled with his own spurs whilst turning round to defend himself from the assaults of one of his foes who had attacked him in the rear, and fallen to the ground a helpless prey to the sabres of his cowardly assailants. The dragoon's head was split open before he could be rescued, and he would probably have been hacked to pieces if a patrol of French soldiers had not opportunely arrived, having been previously sent for by the master of the cafe to settle the difficulty about the napoleon. The four soldiers, who had evidently been drinking im moderately, left their victim on the ground, and fled, pursued by the patrol, towards the Via del Sudario, where they were captured and brought back, amidst the hooting and hissing of the mob, one or two of them bearing marks of the dragoon's handiwork. The wounded man was taken immediately to the hospital, where he is still in imminent danger, although not yet dead. So much irritation was produced amongst his fellow-soldiers on hearing of the affair that the colonel of the dragoons gave orders for the barracks to be closed and every man to remain within ; but, being Sunday morning, and after mass, many dragoons were already out on leave, and these repaired in menacing attitude to the French barracks near the Cancelleria Palace, where, however, the officers succeeded in preventing any further conflict. It is expected that one or two of the French soldiers who commenced the quarrel will be shot, in accord ance with the severe measures ordered by General de Goyon on a similar occasion, shortly before his de parture for France. He will find all his reconcilia tory work to be done over again on his return here, which is expected in a few days. The only effective mode of putting a stop to these periodical demon strations of antipathy will be adopted ere long, if we may believe such an often resumed report, by the withdrawing . ; of the French garrison from the capital. Civita Vecchia is to be occupied some time longer•by French troops, and their reduction to that seaport town is stated to be fixed for the beginning of 1859, when the railway thence to Rome will be in activity, and afford every facility for a rapid return of any number of French regiments, should the safety of the Papal Government again require such aid from the Emperor Napoleon. The Austrians are to withdraw simultaneously from Bologna, and leave a garrison only in Ancona, as a counterpoise to the French in Civita Vecchia, and a basis for the renewal of military operations in case of the lega tions once more giving signs of political uneasi ness. To supply the place of the imperial forces, and to strengthen its own military position, the Papal Government is engaged in enrolling another regiment of Swiss soldiers, another regiment of indigenous infantry of the line, and another bat talion of riflemen. Enlisting agents have already been sent abroad to collect the heterogeneous mate rials for the new Swiss, or, as it is more properly denominated, foreign regiment ; b u t th e two alreadyli away, n wa3 tl 7 in Popes coli ' scie s i e te rv ne ic c e of a i r l e in m es e sr heal the pays, a reluctance of the soldiers to renew their engage ments under the papal banner. The bounty i to re cruits in the state has likewi se b een raised, to induce young men to_ come forward voluntarily (there being no conscription in the Pope's domi n i ons ), the given to per ons pre senting.with and officers' commissions are themselves requisite numb er o f followers as comm on so ldi er. It will be seen that all these military changes depend in part upon the French railway ki ng , M. Mires, and hi s timely completion of the Civita Vecchia line. In his report upon the subject.to the general assembly of shareholders on the 25th ult. he stated that the council of administration reck oned upon opening the line to the public in the' beginning of December, a very opportune circum stance for the crowds of foreigners who flock to wards Rome in that season. Mearrivhile M. Mi res has adopt e d some-modifications in the number and value of the shares're P resenting the Romanß a il way Company, whichlo not appear to hare met with the approbation of the Roman. Government, although decided up on 'b y the meeting .• of shareholders, in order to facilit a t e th e negotiation of the shares in the Freneh•Bourse. It remains to be seen whether the Roman Minister of Commerce and Public Works will exercise any influence over the deter mination of the council of administration and the general assembly of shareholders, of whom the great majority are French. Negotiations are pending between M. Mires and the Austrian Government for the connection of the Lombardo-Venetian and Pio-Central railways, by means of a line from Ferrara lo Rovigo and Padua. This would greatly increase the Lombardo-Venetian traffic on the line from Padua to Milan on one side, and thence to the Piedmontese and French rail ways, and to Casarsa on the other side, which will soon be brought into direct communication with Vienna and the whole of Germany.—Daily News. COUNTRY MARKETS. ROCHESTER-SEPT. 18. Although there was a liberal supply of wheat samples to day, yet sales were only done in retail. The attendance of the town and country trade was good. At the commence ment of the market farmers and holders began by demand ing last week's terms, but millers acted with reserve, and - declined purchases at that figure ; later in the day a few sales were reported. In barley there was not much doing, the malting season not ha Ting fairly commenced ; the few samples sold realised a slight advance. Oats in moderate supply, and 6d to is per qr. cheaper, Beans and peas in less demand, but quotations unaltered. Flour receded ed to is per sack. White wheat, new, 44s to 48s Red do. Old white —s to —s Red do. —s to —s Barley, grinding 26s to 34s Oats, old, 12st.. —s to —g New do 25s to 2Es Beans.. 40s to 42s Malt.... —s to —3 Barley, malting....26s to 31s NOTTINGHAM-SEPT. 18. At to-day's market there was but little animation in the market, with a fair attendance, and a good supply of wheat, at is decline on last week—good samples of white sold at 48s to 50s and red 44 to 475, old white 495, and old red 45s per 36 stone. Fine barley sold at late rates—old grinding sorts selling at 28s to 32s per 30 stone, and new maltinc , 37s to 41s per qr. Oats limited, and prices were unaltered,' fine new selling at 31s, foreign 31s, home-grown old 34s per 24 stone. Beans scarce and dearer, 48s to 51s per 33 stone. Flour, superfine, 38s to 425, Ike 30s to 33s per 24 stone. OXFORD-SETT. IS. There has been a fair show of wheat, and the trade slow ; sales only practicable at less money, inferior entirely neglected. There was a large supply of oats, but they were nevertheless 6d to is per qr. below last week. Beans and peas in demand "Wheat ...40s to 46s Oats 23s to 31e White ..45s to 49s Beans 448 to 48s Barley ..33s to 40s Rye .. 36s to 395 NORWICH—SEPT. 18. There was a moderate trade in grain at market to-day. 'Wheat declined is to 2s per qr. Barley firm, and for solo prime new 40s was asked. Oats and beans as before. Averages for the week : Wheat. 4,543 1 qrs at 44s 5d 8ar1ey......... 9081 „ 3ss Od DU B LIN—SEPT. 17. There was a fair supply of new grain in to-day. In the beginning of the market the best samples were sold at about Tuesday's prices, but towards the close business became very dull, and every description of grain was decidedly lower. The business done in Indian corn was in mere re tail, at previous rates. s. d. s. d. Wheat, white 26 6 to 28 6 Do., red 24 0 to 26 0 Do., new Barley Oats Do., black l4 0 to 15 0 s. d 5. d. Do., new 13 0 to 14 9 Bere. l3 0 to 13 6 Rapeseed 26 0 to 29 6 Oatmeal l4 6 to 16 6 Bakers' flour Indian corn LOCAL SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL-SEPT. 18, The market was firm at the opening, but became flab in the afternoon, with little doing. Birkenheads, 66 66k — Eastern Counties, 121 j---Caledonians, 871 87$—Gre4 Western, 501 Ik—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 941 94 Sheffield, 344 9GI 7—North British, 55 Berwicks, 921 3l—Dovers, 214 I—Dutch Rhenish, 3k 1 d. —Leeds Northern, 46 'I —York and North Midland 73k —Great Western of Canada, 18 181—Grand Trunks, 8 9—Chester and Holyhead, 341 5 4 1 —Blackbums, 11 I- - East Lancashire, 91 2—London and North-Westerns, 90 4 91. MANCHESTER—SEPT. 18. There was an quiet market as to prices, with a moderate business. Birkenhead Stock, 66—Birmingham Guaran teed Stock, 69—East Lancashire Pref. Fifths, 5 9-16-- Midlands 96I—Sheffields, 351 4—Leeds, 94,1—Trunk s, 8 15-16—Canadas, 18. BIRMINGHAM-SEPT. 18. A tolerable business was doing in the market to-day, and prices were rather firmer. London and Noel).- Western, 901 90 Birmingham Banking Company, 27- 4 Bilston District Co., 14. 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Mrs. Eli zabeth Yeoman, Gateacre, near Liverpool, a cure of ten years' dyspepsia, and all the horrors of nervous irritability'. Supported by testimonials from the celebrated Professors of Chemistry, Dr. Andrew Ure, Dr. Harvey, Dr. Shoreland , Dr. Campbell, Dr. Gattiker, Dr. Wurtzer, Dr. Ingram, Lord Stuart de Decies ; Major-General Thomas King, and many* other respectable persons, whose health has been restored by it, after all other means of cure had failed.* Suitably Packed with full . instructions. In canisters, 11b. 2a. 9d. ; 21b. 4s. 6d. ; 51b. 1 ls. ; 121 b. 225. The 121 b ca nisters are sent carriage free on receipt of a Post-office order. Barry Du Barry, & Co., 77, Regent-street, London' and through all chemists and grocers in town al country. Important caution against the fearful danger o s ous imitations : The Vice-Chancellor Sir Willi rs4 a P ge Wood granted an injunction on the 10th March , 1 , igainst Alfred Hooper Neill for imitating " Du Barry'sMevalenta Arabica Food. [ADVERTISEMENT.] ••••-• SIGHT AND HEARING. -- SP E F . TACLES.—POWERFUL TELESCOPES.—OPEE.A, RACE, A''' PERSPECTIVE GLASSES. --Messrs. S. and B. Solomons, opticians, 39, Albermarle-Street, Piccadilly. Observe -- opposite the York Hotel, W.—Opera, Race-course, Field, and general Out-door Day and Night Perspective Glasses: very small, for the waistcoat pocket, each containing 12 an 18 lenses, constructed of German glass. Will, show dis tinctly a person to know them at two-and-a-half and three miles, and an object from eight to ten miles distant. er Majesty's Coast Guards are making use of them as day an night glasses in preference to all others; they arc also pre; ferred for deer-stalking by sportsmen, gentlemen, an d gamekeepers. Telescopes 31 inches long, by which a Pe r " son may be clearly seen and known at 31 miles' and an object at 12 to 14 miles' distance; and with an extra astr n " n omical eye-piece, Jupiter's moons, Saturn's Tint- s, a nd the double stars are distinctly seen. All the above can b(3 had of larger and all sizes, with increasingpowers, an d are secured by her Majesty's Royal Letters Patent. The Royal Exhibition, 1851. A valuable, nod,'" invented, very small, powerful Waistcoat-pocket Glass, the size of a walnut, by which a person can be seen and known one and a half mile distant. They answer every purpose on the, Race-course and at the Opera" houses. Country scenery and ships are clearly seen at four to six miles. They are invaluable for shooting, deer-stalkin , r, yachting, to sportsmen, gentlemen, game keepers, andtourists. Price 30s.—Spectacle Lenses of the grcainst transparent power. The great advantage derived frbm this invention is, that vision becoming impaired is preserved and strengthened, and very aged p er sons are enabled to employ their sight at the most minute occupation —can see with those lenses of a. much less magnifYing power, and they do not require the frequent changes to the dangerous effects of further powerful assistance. Persona can be suited at the most remote part of the world by send ing one of the glasses out of their spectacles in a letter, and stating the distance from the eyes they can read small print with it, and those who have not made use of spectacles by stating their age. Deafness.—New Discovery.—The Organic Vibrator, an extraordinarily powerful small newly-invented instrument for Deafness, entirely different from all others, surpasses anything of the kind . that has been, or probably ever can be, produced. Being of the same colour as the skin, is not perceptible. It enables deaf persons to hear distinctly at church and at public assemblies; the unplea sant sensation of singing noises in the ears is entirely re inlayed, and it affords all the assistance that possibly could be desired.-39, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly. Observe — opposite the York Hotel, W. BIRTHS. GUY.—On the 16th inst., at Corby, Lincolnshire, the wife of William Guy, Esq., M.D., of a daughter. NAIRNE.—On the 16th inst., at 44, Charles-street, Berke ley-square, Mrs. Robert Nairne, of a daughter. SysGE.—On the 17th inst., at 74, Cambridge-street, EC cleston-square, the wife of Robert Follett Synge, Beg* Major Ist West India Regt., of a son. TATHAM.—On the 17th inst., at Tuffuell-park, Holloway , Mrs. Charles R. Tatham, of a son. MARRIAGES. M c AIITEIUR—LARGE.-011 the 16th inst., at St. Mark' s ' Hamilton-terrace, Captain Charles M'Arthur, R e Y ° Marines Light I n f an t r y, f our th son o f M a jor-Gene t M'Arthur, to Lucy Fanny, only child of Joseph Larget - Esq., Assistant Surveyor of the Navy. TALBOT—BAYLIC.—On the loth inst., at the Church ° f Castle Macadam, John Talbot, Esq., D.L., of M elt t Talbot, co. Roscommon, to Gertrude Caroline, daught ° of Lieut.-Colonel Edward S. and Mrs. Bayly, of BOY" arthur, co. Wicklow. DEATHS. ALI:INGRAM —On the 13th inst., Mr. Samuel Alling l 3 l :°' at 4, Newington-crescent, Newington Butts, aged , BRook.F..—On the 15th inst., at Holyhead, after a Id" hours' illness, Colonel Henry Vaughan Brooke, C.v . ' A.D.C. to her Majesty, aged O. CULLEN.—On the 17th inst., at his residence, 5, l' i w ar j, borough-place, Old Kent-road, Jeffrey Culen, aged 64. DUNN.—On the 12th inst., William Henry Dunn, of Stain ford-hill, aged 38. GROVES.—On the 16th inst., at Margate, John Groves, Esq., of 1, ClareUce-place, Stockwell, aged 71. he RAPER.—On the 16th inst., at Bath, Christian MarY) rd wife of Lieutenant-Colonel Raper, Hoc Court, Herc'o shire. . SAWELL.—On the 16th inst., at Milton-next-Gravesend' Thomas Salvell, Esq., aged 72. WE2STER.—On the 16th inst., the Rev. Joseph Webster, ILA., rector of Hinlip, Worcestershire, aged 47. Losn.oisr : Printed and Published by MTJRDO -1-9-OGOJ -lof No. 1 12 , Strand, Printer, at The Suva Office, No. 11 1 Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the countY ° Middlesex, Monday, September 20, 1858. I