The Sun. — London, England, 1858-11-29 00:00:00

lITI/lA.s.a..ND CHINA. (From a Co )'l esponclent of the Times.) By the arrival of the Calcutta mail we have re ceived our pri vat(; correspondence and files of papers from Ca .lcut to to the 24th of October and from Hong Kc ing l z,o the 13th of October. The following 1 s the letter of our Calcutta cor respondent : g , CALCUTTA, OCT. 24. ,s Th e Queen's p ro( Aamation has arrived at last, and. I am told will. to , a published on the Ist of No vember, some dela.: y being necessary to secure its simultaneous pub] i cation throughout the empire. Nothing is as yet utown of its contents, but it is universally believe( I. that it comprises a wide, per haps a general, ami testy. If this be the case it is to be regretted hat official etiquette should have delayed the elf ?spatch so long. The columns are already in move rrient, and to issue an amnesty in the very momen 1, of attack may rouse that sud den distrust whiel i has so often frustrated the best designed efforts o t the Administration. For the rest an amnesty, if sufficiently wide, can only be beneficial. The .country is weary of the contest, and even the , sepoys, sullen as they still are, acknowledge t .'fiat they are beaten. The certainty of life and sec./ arity will, it is reasonable to suppose, tempt thousal tds to their villages, and quiet, if only temporary, is still indispensable to enable us to organise any I to save. Ido not think there is much dang er of the sepoys not hearing of the proclamation. They hear of everything they choose mud t quicker than Europeans. They heard of the grease - A cartridges all over India in a fort night, and ti le seizure of Delhi was known in Cal cutta within ‘.a. week after the event. If, contrary to all expectati on, they should refuse the boon and continue to s pread disorder through the country, we shall at le tast have discharged our consciences of blood. " The colmr ms, as I said, commenced their march on the 18th inst., but we have no further intelli gence. For some time past incessant accounts have appeared of skirmishes, more or less petty, some of which I relate b‘llow. They were all instigated by a proclamation i Asued by the Begum of Oude. This woman, who, li'ke all the women who have turned up in the in:sur rection, has more sense and nerve than all her 'Generals together, conceived the idea of a combin .ed attack. She believed that if all the posts were atacked at once, the English, taken by surprise, 'must be beaten at some one point, and any vict,ory, however unimportant, would have brought thousands to her. standard. Accordingly towards the end of September, she issued a general order, which has just fallen into the hands of Go vernment. She had, she said, remained passive during the rains, but she had paid up the troops and given the landholders compensation for their losses ; the cold weather had now arrived, and all devoted to her must attack the nearest English posts on one and the same day, the Ist of October. Those who were wounded should have pensions ; those who obtained a victory large rewards. The leaders obeyed the rescript, but punctuality is im possible to an Asiatic. One man could not get his stores in time. Another was interrupted by unex pected difficulties in crossing a river, and the ablest of all seems to have miscalculated his march. The great cannonade which was to have blown us out of Oude degenerated into an irregular, harmless discharge 'of popguns. The third leader men tioned, Horopersad, did, however, reach Sun , deela, the cantonment so gallantly carried by Captain Dawson on the 3d of October. He had 12,000 men, but only four guns, the stores of artil lery evidently being nearly exhausted. Captain Dawson had only 1,400 infantry, natives, and 500 Sowars of the mounted police. He threw himself with the foot into a fotified enclosure, and sent the cavalry to Mulheeabad. There they were joined by 120 of H.M.'s 88th, 200 police Sowars, 600 police foot, and some light guns. On the 7th this body reached Sundeela, drove out Horopersad, and killed 100 of his followers, with the loss of only one artil leryman. Following them up on the Bth, the re lieving force stormed Panoo, four miles from Sun deela, captured three guns, and killed upwards of 1,000 of the enemy. The telegram expressly men tions that this number is reported from several dif ferent sources. We lost Lieut. Green and one other officer severely wounded, seven privates wounded, and 45 policemen killed and wounded. This is the most substantial success as yet obtained, and reflects the highest credit upon all concerned. On the 14th two other skirmishes occurred. In one Major Raikes, commanding a small column, at tacked and defeated a party near Fyzabad Without the loss of a man. The other was more important. The enemy, about 1,200 strong, with two guns, had posted themselves at Meeahgunj, where they were attacked by Brigadier Eveleigh with 150 cavalry, a number of infantry—misreported by the telegraph at 5,200. The rebels were scattered, wiih a loss of some 200 men. " These little affairs are all subordinate to the main design, the execution of which commenced on the 11th inst., and which, though all details are kept secret, is, I am informed briefly the rebels in Oude are to be driven beyond the Goegra, and then into a trap formed by the simultaneous advance of Brigadier Troup from the West, and Sir H. Grant from the East. The South is protected by the river, and to the North there is only Nepaul. As the columns move on arrangements are completed for following up their blows by dismantling every fort, cutting roads through every jungle, and thoroughly disarming the population. Mr. Montgomery helped to perform this task in the Punjab, and understands the work. It will probably be performed more effectually than beyond the Sutlej, for the buried artillery has been dug up, and will be seized on the field. The stores of cannon possessed by the Sikhs did not, I fear, all fall into our hands. " Meanwhile Jugdespore, the opprobrium of our power in Bengal, has been occupied by Brigadier Douglas. Previously, on Oct. 7th, a small column from Buxar had gone out to apprehend a notorious leader. The achievement which followed may best be described in the words of the despatch, which is simple, brief, and intelligible " I send some further particulars of our yester day's dawk. At 10 o'clock on the night of the 6th 100 men of the 54th, 40 Madras Rifles, and 60 Sikh infantry, embarked on board the little gunboat Be nares ; at the same time a troop of the Military Train and another of Madras cavalry started by land, the plan being that we should join our forces together at Dehree on the Karamnassa and proceed together to Kherce. (In the map this village is written Khareeka). Owing to the darkness of the night, and the captain being but imperfectly ac quainted with the Karamnassa, he landed us at 5 a.m. below Soonpa, occasioning us a march of four or five miles more than was intended. At Dehree we were joined by the cavalry, with whom we marched as far as Mikris, there obtained a guide, and the cavalry was ordered to advance and sur round Kheree until the infantry came up. From inquiries I made at various villages, it appeared that the day before the rebels at Kheree had been joined by those who had been staying at Barounda (11 or 12 miles west), altogether there were about 300 puma sepoys. i was also told that morning these rebels had looted some villages north of Kheree, but had afterwards returned to the last named place. The cavalry was proceeding to Kheree when they came near the village of Soonee, out of which the sepoys i ssue d and formedin' the open (I think they mu s t have stopped here to cook on their way back to Kheree.) As the cavalry advanced the sepoys began to fall back and the cavalry charged. The rebels seeing little chance of escape, became desp t era e. They took to some high crops, and some threw themselves on the ground, trying thus to avoid the sabres of our men, while they endeavoured to wound the horses with their own. Captain Nasen, who`avd already killed Douglas, gallantly led the charge, had killed. one man and was rushing up to another when he turned and, deliberately taking aim, shot poor N oon d e ad. This man was immediately despatched by Major Douglas, who shortly after was himself mortally wounded by a Sepoy he was going to cut down. The loss of their leacicr3 dis pirited our cavalry, and they soon fell back upon the infantry which was advancing. We never came up to the rebels again. However, they had already left at least 60 of their number dead upon the field. I only passed over a portion of the ground. I myself counted 34 dead Sepoys, an officer counted 47 ; but there must have been many who fell in the high crops that escaped our observa tion. The ground was fearfully heavy and swampy, or greater execution would assuredly have been done. We afterwards proceeded to t ~; Kheree, which we burnt, and in which from 8 to 10 rebels were killed, who were, I believe, simply budmashes and not sep9ys. In this village I found a bag containing 980 bullets all beaten into shape, not moulded. After resting the men a couple of hours (we had been marching across country), we proceeded back to Pipra, where we had left the cooking pots and where the men got their dinners. We did not reach the steamer until 9 o'clock p.m., and this place till 3.30 to 4 a.m. this morning. Our casualties were Capt. Nason, Military Train, killed; Major Douglas, 4th Madras Cavalry, mortally wounded. He died, I regret to say, at 4 o'clock this morning. Three Military Train slightly wounded, one Madras Cavalry wounded, and four or five horses wounded. How our casualties were so few is very wonderful, as at first the enemy's fire was very heavy. The bodies of Capt. Nason and Major Douglas arc to be interred here this afternoon. I am much knocked up with yesterday's work, and two nights without sleep. The heat yes terday was very great, and five or six of the 84th were * knocked down by sunstroke. They are, how ever, doing well, I believe. The Captain of the Benares deserves great credit for the way in which he took us up and brought us down the Karamnassa. He was indefatigable, and I should be glad to learn that some notice had been taken of his services by Government. His name is Brown. "On the 11th inst., also, this same Captain Brown, in the Benares, with Mr. Probyn, and about 20 Sikhs, attacked a body of rebels 450 stron-. They were co ll ec ti ng b oats i n a cree k on the Sliahabad shore, and fought for them with some determination. The boats, however, were destroyed, and 100 of the enemy slain. The captain of the steamer, it is said, specially distinguished himself, and the Sikhs will follow Mr. Probyn anywhere. Following up these blows Brigadier Douglas left Dinapore, and after a skirmish at a place called in the telegrams Karisk, on the 18th inst. occupied Jugdespore. It had been evacuated by the rebels, who fled along the Soane, and are supposed to be endeavouring to cross: They are, however, closely pursued, and the grand trunk road is well guarded. Jugdespore will now, I believe, be permanently occupied by a force able to keep down Bhogpore. " The three divisions of Tantia Tope's force are still hovering about Jhansi and the Betwa, appti rently without a plan, and waiting for the first favourable incident. There is an idcain Oude that they are expecting the Nana, who must soon burst from his hiding-place at Chanda and make a run with his bodyguard of Mahratta, force for Central India. " A singular rumour—that Jung Bahadoor was about to attack Darjeeling—has been for some time afloat. At first laughed at, it was apparently confirmed by the preparations made by the super intendent. Europeans were summoned from the plains, stores laid in, and a strong post among the mountains fixed as the rendezvous. It now appears that a nephew of the Regent's, who hates him as warmly as the rest of the family, had devised the bright expedient of setting the British Government and his uncle by the ears. He accordingly informed Dr. Campbell, the superintendent, that he was to be attacked, produced forged orders directing a levy of troops, and even asserted that a camp had been formed at Ellam. Dr. Campbell, it is said, sent out spies, or either were brought, or more probably mistook a great hunt for a camp. Dr. Campbell, still incredulous, then took all neces sary precautions and waited direct information from Katmandoo. Its arrival of course dissipated alarm, for rumours are still flying about of some movements in Nepaul. Ido not believe one of them. Jung, doubtless, is irritated about something ; but he will not enter into a contest in which, as he is quite well aware, victory is impossible. The con duct of the Ghoorkas while in India did not create any extravagant idea of their prowess while under native officers. The true source of the doubt and hesitation of the public as to the intentions of Jung Bahadoor is the very unfortunate position he has chosen to take up on the matter of the removal of Colonel Ramsay. A Minister who could delibe rately accuse the British Government of an inten tion to annex Nepaul as the reward for its ser vices can hardly be considered friendly at heart to our rule. " Another rumour has been circulated of an im pending famine in Bengal. The harvest, it is said, was very deficient ; the rains have been less than the average by 19 inches, and the winter crops will be more scanty than has been known for years. The last two statements are correct. The former, and more dangerous one is based on the usual mis take, generalisation from local data. The truth is, I believe as far as it can be accurately known, that in the Delta, Burrisaul excepted, the harvest was only a tenamra harvest ;" that is, was only 10-16ths of the average. In the eastern districts it was up to the average, and Behar had a bumper crop. There may, therefore be a rise in price, but there need be, no apprehension of a dangerous scarcity. A rumour of the kind is more readily credited from the extreme distress into which natives with fixed incomes have of late been plunged by the price of food. It has doubled in two years. All over Bengal wages of every kind have risen, those of the lowest class by 100 per cent. and those of the artisans by 50. Labourers once contented with two annas a-day now receive four, and all others in like proportion. The rise, however, has not affected the higher employes, and they are bitter to a degree. They want, as I think I once mentioned before, a prohibition on exports, which they cannot get, and consider themselves ill-treated by the refusal. The truth is, Bengal has in 18 years added 60 millions to her currency, and the rise follows as matter of neces sity." The following official despatches are published in the Calcutta papers : " Service Message from_ G. F. Edmonstone, Esq. dated Allahabad, Oct. 21, 8 a.m. " The following information has been received from Gwalior :---‘ Captain PinkneyVrites on the 18th of October from Colonel Riddell's Camp, at Boman, that he had visited Tehree on the 18th, to reassure the people that Riddell's move to Doga rah had headed Tantia and made Tehree sae. Tantia heard to be moving to Tal Bchut to recross the Betwa at Siras Ghat, therefore Riddell had moved to Demori, and will go at Tantia at Tal Behut.' The following further intelligence has been received direct from Capt. Pinkney, dated the 17th of October General Michell is reported to be at Gandaivahs ' 29 miles south-west of Lullut pore ; to-day he has another column between him and the Betwa. The Tehree corps hold the ghats over the Punnee River, Bunpore, and Tehree. Col. Riddell is at Boman, 24 miles north of Tehree. The Siras and Konisra Ghats, over the Betwa, between Tal Behut, are watched by Capt. M'Lean, with the Government police and some Sikh sowars ; and Colonel Scuddamore is ready to support Captain M'Lean, at whatever ghat he may be required. It is reported that the Ham Ghat towards Chun deyree is also watched. Tantia Topee was two days ago at Lullutpore, • in the middle of the above column, and between the doab of the Betwa and Punnee rivers. His position appears to be very critical. We hear from Nagode that a body of Poorbea mutineers had reached the Koor noor nulla, near Sathoonee, and that another body of 600 or 700 mutineers was encamped across the Kayn river, near Singhora, about six miles south-west of Nagode. Brigadier Wheeler reports from Singapore on the 21st of October that Major Hampton with his small sickly force had evacuated the ruined fort orMurowra, and retained the Mud denpore post." " Service Message from G. F. Edmonstone, Esq., dated Allahabad, Oct. 22, 10.30 a.m. " The following intelligence is supplied from Gwalior by Brigadier-General Napier :---‘ General Michell met the rebels, about 10,000 strong, on the 19th of October, with the force under his command at Siadwah, south-east from Chundeyree, and utterly defeated them, taking all their gulls, three in number. The rebels fought fiercely."' " Service MeAsage from Deputy-Magistrate, Sasse ram, dated Oct. 19, 9.10 p.m. " Mr. Cole writes from camp, one mile south of Jugdespore, 18th October, 7 p.m. s Col. Turner's column, marching from Peroo for Jugdespore via Beroon and Chetroo, found Jugdespore occupied by Brigadier Douglas. The enemy had evacuated the place, retreating in force towards the Soane east wards. Col. Turner's force was already rapidly pursuing the enemy. The Naval Brigade have their guns on boats on the Soane, and were directed so as to act, and where to be stationed, so as to in tercept the rebels and dispute their crossing. More news of results when it comes to hand.' " " Service Message from:the Commissioner of Patna,' dated Oct. 19, 12 p.m. " Brigadier Douglas marches to Kaelwar imme • diately, and the caval r y h as gone t o Nonsaugor, if the rebels c ross h e w ill d o so lik ew i se , if not he will march np the left bank of the Soane. I fear they will get across near Dodonaugor or Bhuta, where the river is fordable. If there are troops on the Trunk-road, pray or d er th em i n f or t h e protect i on of Gya, which, if the rebels cross, will be in serious danger. The military train were met by the rebels on Sunday, at M eer (?) of Jugdespore, and lost all their baggage ;no lives lost. Col. Turner defeated the enemy near Peroo on the 17th." " Service Message from the Commissioner of Patna, dated Oct. 19. "From a note the:Brigadi er h as j ust received from Havelock, it appears th a t th e rebels made for Behar and Ninary. Havelock followed with the cavalry he could muster. There is little doubt they will get across. Estimate their number at 6,000. " Service Message from the Deputy-Magistrate, Sasseram, dated Oct. 21, 8.20 a.m. " Mr. Cole, with Colonel Turner, writes from Camp Suhour, on the banks of the Soane, 20th of October The rebels are not across th e Soane. They are said to be at Girdhimie and other villages near Ballegawn or Balgawn between Judgespore and Poiwar, and Colonel Turner's column proceeds against them at once, acting in co-operation with a column which marched from Nonsaugor, situated on the banks of the Soane. No further news." " Service Message from the Commissioner of Patna, dated Oct. 21, 7 a.m. "Brigadier Douglas marched along the, Peroo road to Bugwa, and turned off there to attack the rebels at Sheopore. The . enemy evacuated the place, and fell back on Buneeth, six miles west of Nonoree. Sir H. Havelock went on in pursuit with the cavalry, and Brigadier Douglas, who had with him 400 infantry and two guns, was following as fast as possible." " Service Message from the Deputy-Magistrate, Sasseram, dated Oct. 21, 2.13 p.m. " Mr. Cole writes from Nonadih, one mile north of Sukreta, 21st, 7 a.m.,— " Colonel Turner's column marched this morn ing from Sohar on information from his cavalry that the enemy were in full march on Sukreta, headed them with the Camel Corps at the village of Dava, Sir H. Havelock passing their rear with his cavalry. " 300 rebels were killed, and about 200 more in the day's fighting. Colonel Walter's column has joined: We take different routes in pursuit, Colonel Turner's moving to Behta on the Soane. Our loss, one officer (Striven) Camel Corps, killed ; two others wounded ; and seven or eight men killed or wounded. Any further news will be sent." " Service Message from the Commissioner of Patna, dated Oct. 21. " I learn by a letter from Money and a telegraph from Cole, that Col. Turner came up with the re bels yesterday near Sukreta, headed them with the Camel Corps and drove 500 into a village, which they attempted to defend. Sir H. Havelock joined with the cavalry, and Col. Walter with 250 men. The village was stormed, 300 rebels were killed in side, and 200 by the cavalry in the field. The main body has fled southwards. Col. Turner has marched in pursuit via Behta. Brigadier Douglas was at Peroo, and was to push on in pursuit on the Sas scram-road Rest morning. Another column moves along between the Sasseram-road and the Soane." " The following is from Lucknow : " Service Message from_ G. F. Edmonstone, Esq., dated Ailahabad, Oct. 22, 9 p.m. " The Deputy-Conunissioner of Pertubghur re ports as follows :—' A force went from Sultanpore on the 20th to Davodpore, defeated the Nusserabad Brigade, and took three guns, three elephants, and all their material. Rebels have fled towards Nan doo and Jugdespore. " The police officer at Sundeela, was taken on the 21st. Our loss, about 50 wounded, not many killed. Lieut. Cameo-, of the engineers, badly wounded in blowing open the gate.' " CHINA. HONG KONG, OCT. 13. Advices of the 4th inst. from Shanghai mention the arrival there on that day of the Imperial Com missioners. The details of the tariff have, no doubt, already been drawn nut, and it would, therefore, only re quire the assent to them by the different parties to be recorded before Lord Elgin would come down here. By the time next mail is leaving I hope to be able to advise you that his lordship has arrived here having concluded, for the present, all necessary ne gotiations with the Chinese in the north. • I can write nothing satisfactory regarding Can ton affairs. Trade remains quite dormant. The Chinese merchants addressed their authorities as to resuming business, and although we hear liberty was given them to do so, the influential men still do not make their appearance. I trust on the arrival of Lord Elgin some understanding will be come to, that the incomprehensible state of things at Canton which has now _continued so long may undergo some change, and lead to the prospect of matters being • settled on a satisfactory, footing. From the obstinacy exhibited by the Canton autho rities since the commencement of the late troubles I expect Lord • Elgin will find his task of treating with them a troublesome one, and it will require all his Lordship's firmness to maintain a due asser tion of our rights. I look forward with much in terest to his Lordship's treatment of the " Canton question." On it will depend, I consider, the future position of foreigners in China, and it is earnestly to be desired that our intercourse with the Chinese should at least be placed on a proper footing. The trade in imports and exports at Canton has been quite trifling. As regards the article of tea, I can offer no reliable information with reference to the season's supply beyond what is contained in the general statistics. lam still of opinion, how ever, that prices are likely to have a greater effect on the export than any other cause. The export to this time from China show a decrease of 10,000,0001 b. on that of last year to the same period, and of 15,000,0001 b. on that of the previous year. Foochow advices mention that only one vessel was likely to leave during October. The comparative stock showed a decrease of 100,000 chests of congou. At Shanghai only 5,000 pack ages of new congou had arrived, while at this time last year the settlements of black tea had been 120,000 packages, with a stock on the market of 30,000 packages. From these circumstances the export at the end of the month is likely to show a greater falling off than it does even at present. At Swatow, on the night of the 21st ult., a severe typhoon was experinced, which did great injury to the shipping in port and to property on shore. Of 21Ivessels only one escaped without sus taining serious damage. I enclose a printed list, giving particulars and the names of the vessels that suffered. The chartered steamer Scotland arrived this morning from Cochin China. The forces were en gaged arranging their camp, and it is reported no further progress would be attempted till after the rainy season. I hear provisions were very scarce. Their Excellencies Baron Gros and Mr. Reed arc at Japan. I have to report the loss of the British ship North Star on the Pratas shoal on the 27th ult. The captain and a portion of the crew have arrived here, but the remainder of the crew are reported to have remained on the vessel, and her Majesty's steamer Cormorant has been despatched to their assistance. Her Majesty's 59th Regiment has come down from Canton, and is held in readiness to embark for the Cape as soon as its relief arrives, which must be now close at hand. Her Majesty'steamer Ameythyst left for Fraser River on the 11th inst. Her Majesty's steamer Magicienne and the gun boat Algerine- are reported to have done good ser vice lately against the pirates in the neighbourhood of Amoy. Business transactions here for the past fortnight have been unimportant. Cotton 550 bales Bombay sold, Cotton Yarn—The - inquiry has been chiefly for he low numbers. Shirtings—Prices are lower. Stocks are moderate. Rice there is no demand for. Exchange on England 4s. 64d. to 4s. 7d. ; on India, 216 r. to 217 r. The supply of tonnage is very heavy at all the ports, and very little employment offering. Amoy dates are to the Bth inst. Quotations in imports had been small. Of tea settlements had been to a limited extent for the United States and the Cape. Foochow advices are to the 7th inst. A few transactions are reported in imports. Prices of tea showed symptoms of giving way ; but advices reaching that nothing was doing at Shanghai in duced holders to.be again firm, and rates at the last were very firm. Demand for Australia caused the price of common congou to be run up to ts. 14 to ts. 15 short. The current rates for congou were considered equal to 2d. per lb. above the 9th of August London rates. Settlements for the month comprise 15,000 chests congou at ts. 10 to ts. 22, and 56,000 half-chests colongs at ts. 16-50 to ts. 20 fer new. Arrivals, 99,000 chests congou, againSt 207,000 chests last year, being a decrease of 108,000 chests. Of colongs, 73,000 half-chests, received against 104,000 half-chests last year. The Sir Isaac Newton was full for London, but the other vessels on the berth for England, of which there were six, were likely to meet delay in being de spatched. _ _ _ _ Our Shanghai advices are to the 4th inst. ; very little doing in imports. Tea—No settlements of black tea are reported. 60 chops are reported to have passed Hangchow. Holders continued to ask high prices. In greens a large business had been done for America at ad vancing rates, and this prevented settlements for the English markets. Silk—The business for the fortnight had been large, amounting to 5,000 bales. Export for the season to date, 20,000 bales; against 31,000 last year to same time. Quotations were—No. 1 Tsatlee, 370 teals ; No. 2, 350 taels ; No. 3, 330 to 335 taels ; No. 4, 310 to 320 taels. Taysaams, N.o 300 taels ; No. 2, 280 taels ; No. 3, 260 taels ; No. 4, 245 taels. Our latest dates are from England, August 25; THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 29, 1858. - <. == t Calcutta, Sept, 30 ; -Bombay, Sept. 16 ; Singapore,' Sept. 30 r Manilla, Oct. 6 ; Melbourne, Aug. 15 ; Sydney, Ang.-10.; Shanghai, Oct. 4. The steamer Singapore, bringing the 25th of August mail, arrived on the Bth inst. The outward mails leaves to-day, per steamer Malabar. Exchange on England, 6s. 3d. to 6s. 4d; on India, 295 rupees. Freights to London, £3 for tea, and £4 10s. for silk. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. On the first and middle part of the 21st inst. we had light southerly winds and hot sultry weather ; in the after noon the wind came down from from the N.E. and blew fresh for a short time from that quarter. The schooner Gazelle arrived from Amoy. In the evening the weather was equally from the N. and N.N.W. with rain, the glass high and steady ; at 10 p.m. it was blowing had from the N.E. ' the glass still gi v i ng no i n di cat i on o f b ad weather; at 11.30 the wind had increased considerably, blowing in gusts. On looking at the barometer I found it had gone down 3-10th, and it continued to fall so rapidly that it could be seen falling until 2 to 2.30 a.m. of the 22d, when it commenced rising again as rapidly. During the time the glass was falling the wind was in creasing, until it blew with fearful violence, making frightful noises. This has been something more than what is usually called a typhoon, and the circle of the cyclone has also been much smaller than usual, which I think will account :for the great violence of the wind, as also for the glass not giving timely warning. The height of the storm wave which came in round .both sides of Double Island could not have been less than 20 feet, looking to the wrecks of large vesse l s l y i ng hi g h an d d ry at high-water mart with ordinary tides. I fear you will scarcely credit, the account lam giving you—in fact, it repuires a person to see the fearful destruction around to do so. At daylight on the morning of the 22d there was not a vessel out of 21 sail to be seen at her moorings, nor a vestige of a boat of any description ; everything on Double Island is in ruins, not a sound house or go-down on the island. Houses that have stood for years and passed through several typoons unscathed are now nothing but a heap of nnns. The schooner Hazard was the only vessel out of 21 sail that was not driven on shore. I inclose you a list of,all the vessels. One large iron vessel, the Hepscott, was thrown up so high on the rocks that at high-water a beat ceUld be.pulled .under her keel. It is supposed that the storm wave stirred -up the bottom to a great extent, which loosened the hold of the anchors, and at the same time carried the vessels away with it. The Gazelle foun dered alongside' the Hongkong ; only the captain and five hhhclb . saire..4 'NJ:Ii her, the former beimg on shore at the time. The Hongkong was fortunately driven up high and dry, clear of all rocks, with the loss of all her masts and a good deal strained. The following is a list of vessels in the River Han and the state in which they were on the morning of Sept. 22, 1858, after the, very severe hurricane on the night of the 21st and morning of the 22d : • Aganita.Adriana, Dutch brig wreck, taken by Chinese •, Louisa Bailie, British barque, stranded ; Moultan, British , barque, wreck ; Thusnelda, Danish barque, wreck; Beverly, British barque, on shore, not much damaged ; William Frederick, 13ritish barque, on shore, much damaged ; Har v.est Home,.British barque, on shore, with loss of rudder; Glendower,•British ship, on shoro,•bilged and out of shape • Dennis Hill, British - ship, on shore, much damaged ; Alfred the Great,'British ship, on shore, got off in a sinking state; Anonyma, British brig, total wreck i Hongkong, British bayque, wreck ; Laura, Oldenburg brig, wreck; Hepscott, British ship, wreck ,• Pantaloon, British brig, wreck, taken by Chinese.; Ohio Bremen barque, on shore in the mud, may be got off; Louisa, British barque, stranded ; Kinaldis, British ship, wreck ; Hazard, British schooner, little or no damage; Gazelle, British schooner. foundered; Giovanni, Sardinian brig, on shore much damaged. The British ship North Star, hence to Foochoo, was totally lost on the Pratas on. the 4th inst. A portion of the crew have arrived, but there are great apprehensions re specting the remainder. The Kemanglen, which sailed hence to San' Franciseo on the 30th ult., returned leaky through stress of weather. on the 7th inst., and will have to discharge. The Aurora, froin Singapore, experienced a violent hufricane on the sth inst. . • .. ARRIVALS. PROM GREAT BRITAIN. At Hong.liong.—f)ct. 3, the Meliora, from.. Hartlepool; Oct. 12, the J. W. A. Lorenzen, from Newcastle Snips OF WAR. At Hong liong.--Tle British ship Calcutta; the frigate Cambrian; the steamers Adventure, Coromandel, Fury, Hesper, and Inflxible ; the gunboats Cormorant and Vol cano; the - Russian steamer Plastorn ; the Dutch steamer Bali. • • At Macio.. - -The Pcrtugnese brig MOndego; the lorcha Amazona ;- the•Frenci steamer Lily; At Canton River.-=The • British brigs Bittern and Ca milla ; the steamer amistance, Hornet, and Tribune ; the gunboats Bustard, Clown, Drake, Forester, Haughty, Janus Kestrel, Leven , Plover, Shirley, Starling , Staunch, Watchful, and Woodock ; the French frigate Capricieuse ; the steamers Audaciase, Catinat, and Marseau ; the Ameri can frigate Germontnore. At Amoy.—The British brig Acorn; the steamer Magi ciene ; and the gunboat Algerine. At Foochow.—The British steamer Sampson. Al Shanghai.—The British frigate Actaeon; the steamers Retribution, Cruiser, Highilyer, and Furious ; the gun boats Dove, Opossum, Firm, and Lee ; the French steamer Alarm ; the American steamer Powhattan. At the North.—The British gunboats Banterer and Nimrod ; the French steamers Gironde, La Place, and the Phlegeten; the. gunboats Dragonne and Mitraille ; the Russian frigate Aslolde ; the steamers America, Bijarin, Manjow, Strelset, and Noyeraon ; the gunboats Djugnite and Novich. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. (From the Calcutta Englishman of October 24.) CALCUTTA, OCT. 23. On the Bth inst. we received our letters and files via Bombay fromLonden of the 2d of September. On the 17th the Peninsular and Cliental Company's mail steamer Ben- gal brought us dates from London of the 10th of Septem ber, and on the 18in we again received the mail of the 18th of September, from London via Bombay. The Produce 111trket.—The great annual festival of the Doorga Pooja commenced on the 12th with general holi-. days which end on the 22d inst. We have therefore had only three working days Since the departure of the last mail, and very little business has been done. Unlike pre vious years, when just before the Doorga Pooja, a large business has been done, that of the present year commenced with unusual dulness, and for about a week before the clos ing of offices scarcely any freshpransactions were entered into, although holders were anxious sellers of some articles at considerable redactions. In indigo some more business has been 'done. Some sales of raw silk were made just a couple of days before the holidays at lower Prices, In sugar hardly anything doing. Saltpetre market closed with an advance again. No further transactions in Corahs. In oil seeds no change.. The same of jute and other articles. The Import Market —The depression mentioned in our last has. not continued, and business to a fair extent has been effected during the holidays at an advance of about I anna per piece on most descriptions of grey goods. Bleached goods also are in good position, but yarns con tinue dull, buyers apparently having lost confidence and keeping backward: The market for piece goods is ex pected to open more favourably after the holidays. Metals continue as depreSsed as ever before, without any imme diate prospects of improvement. For want of proper infor mation in consequence of the holidays, we only give quota tions of piece good's and . yarns, reserving our remarks for our next issue. The Money Market continues in the same easy position as before. There has"been no alteration of the rates of the Bank of Bengal: • The share-market continues in the same good position as before, and the' seriiis of the India General and other favourite companies still' attract purchasers at fall rates. Transactions, howevet ' are confined to actual investment s , and there is very little deaf* on speculalion. Company's Papers 'have slightly fluctuated during the , past fortnight, but our market has closed firm with expecta tions of still bettor 'rates after the holydays than those given below. Exchange. Ou r. rates for the last mail closed 21s. forfirst class six months' sight credits, and 2s. id. for documents ditto. These rates must be considered as current for the pre sent mail too, altholigh very little has been done. Freights.—Owing to the holydays, we have no engage ments of tonnage to report. The arrivals of shipping in the meantime have been enormous, and we are therefore more than convinced that on the resumption of business the last mail's rates will not be tenable, and that the present depression will continue for sometime. HOSPITAL FOR CONSUMPTION, BItOMPTON. The, quarterly court of the governors of this valuable institution was held on' Thursday in the board-room of the hospital, the Rev. Sir H. Foulis, Bart., in the chair. The report read by the Secretary, and t- unani- , moa adopted, expressed feelings of gratitude thatthe liberality of the public during the current yearhad sufficiently improved the finances to jus tify the board in considerably extending the bene fits (f the hospital during the winter, and they had therefore responded to the many urgent calls upon them by. re-opening all the wards. They had take', this step in full reliance that the public will contiiue to accord such a liberal measure of sup port that the expense of • maintaining nearly 200 patients may be met, and in the earnest hope that they hay not be compelled by want of funds to re duce the number of patients, especially at a time whenthe inclemency of the weather both swells the list of applicants for admission, and renders the shelter and comforts of the hospital doubly benefi cial tethem. The committee begged most earnestly to remind the governors of the essential service whichthey can render to the hospital, and, through its mews, to hundreds of the suffering victims of consumption and other diseases of the chest, by seeking to enlist the sympathy and support of their friends in behalf of this most valuable charity, ' which, ,in addition - 'to the . in-patients' depart ment, his a large number of out-patients daily seen 13:r the physicians, and supplied with all necessary medicine. The painting, colouring, and other necessary workshad been completed, and the friends of the hospital were invited to view it in itsinproved state... Since last meeting legacies , had beex announced of £2OO from the late Miss Ann Barnett, rand £lOO from the late Mr. Ber nard Tube. The •Conimittee feel that legacies form an important part of their receipts, as it is only by ;uch additions to their income that they can hope to Clear..off. . a mortgage debt on the hospital (state (which entails a heavy annual charge on the clurity). The report concluded by stating that the rumber of patients admitted since Aug. 19 was 131 discharged, greatly benefited, 80 ; died, 28; number of Out-patients, 935. It was stated among recent contributions were £lOO frog Biqlop Maltby . ; and a further contribu tion from Miss Nightingale ; and a gentleman whose narie didliot :transpire had made an offer of £lOO towards the. further admission of patients. The proceedingS concluded with thanks to the chairman. SIR JOHN YOUNG'S lONIAN DES PATCHES. A respectably-dressed, middle-aged man, of mili tary appearance, who gave the name of William Hudson Ouertlsty, but who is also known by the Christian names of " Wellington Greville," was brought up -at Bow-street on Saturday, in custody of Inspector Thornton, of the detective force, upon a warrant charging hini with having stolen a printed copy of certain private despatches from the office of the Colonial Secretary. Mr. Jardine, by whom the warrant had been granted on the previous day, sat specially to hear the case ; Lord Carnarvon, the under-secretary of the department, also occupied a seat upon the bench._ The prisoner was undefended. Mr. Bodkin said,—l attend here to-day, sir, by the direction of Sir • E. B. Lytton, her Majesty's principal Secretary of State for the Colonies, to prefer a very grave charge against the gentleman at the bar. It would be affectation in me to pre tend that you are not aware of the fact that a despatch of an exceedingly important character has been recently obtained in some way or another from the Colonial-office, and published in the Daily News. You are also, nts doubt, aware that from the state of the lonian Islands her Majesty's Government have considered it advisable to send out that emi nent statesman Mr. Gladstone on a special mission to:those islands: It was not long:after his departure for England that the despatches in question ap peared in 'the columns of the morning newspaper just mentioned, to the surprise of the Government, by whom it was supposed that they were securely lodged in the custody of the officials of the depart ment. Upon this publication the greatest anxiety was manifested by Sir E. Bulwer Lytton and .his colleagues, who were naturally fearful that some person in the public service had betrayed his trust by disclosing a , communication which had been printed only for private and confidential use among official personages ; . and consequently the right hon. baronet at once instituted a most search ing inquiry, sparing . no exertion by day or night; until he succeeded. in obtaining evidence which justified him in authorisinglthe present prosecution against the prisoner. The fact thus ascertained I will briefly describe. It appears that two despatches with enclosures had been received from Sir John Young, and a limited number of copies were printed for the purposes I have named. They were deposited in an office or room called the library, and would, under ordinary circumstances, be in the care of the principal librarian, Mr. Mayer ; but that gentle man being at the time absent, on his vacation, his place was filled by Mr. Miller, the sub-librarian. Now, it seems that Mr. Miller became acquainted with the prisoner some years ago, since which period Mr. Guernsey had: been employed in the Crimea, and had also been to Buenos Ayres, continuing, however, to communicate with his friends at home by means of occasional gossiping letters. On his • last return to England he renewed his visits to Mr. Miller, who received him several times in the library. On one occasion Mr. Miller, having full confidence in the prisoner as a gentleman and a man of honour, left him alone in the apart ment while he stepped out for a few minutes to attend to a person in the Waiting-room. The printed despatches in question were lying on the table, covered by other - papers. and a heavy book had been placed upon them to keep them secure. Although nothing occurred at the time to excite his suspicion, Mr. Miller now yemembers that when he returned to the library he found the prisoner coming away from the table ;. and the prisoner, in reference to this circumstance, said, lam not prying into your secrets." Mr. Miller replied, "No, I don't suppose you are." It will be thus apparent that the pri soner, if evilly disposed, had abundant opportunity of possessing himself of one of the printed copies then lying upon the table ; and it is, moreover, certain that one -of them was purloined by some , person or other from its. place in the library. In the course of the investigation some communication was had with Mr. 'Walker, the editor of the Daily NeWs, who has been subpoenaed as a witness here to-day; and who, although not yet arrived, will doubtless attend in due - course, and tell you in detail what steps were taken to . ascertain, before giving publicity to such a document, by what means the prisoner had become possessed of it. I may ob serve that the papers were marked " confidential," besides being obviously private from the very nature of their contents. You will find that Mr. 'Walker received them by post, enclosed in an envelope of a peculiar kind, to which I must direct your particu lar attention, for it is identical in character with others found at the lodgings of the prisoner in Regent-square. It is an official envelope not now in use, except abroad, having no departmental seal, but only the Royal arms and the inscription " On her Majesty's Service," in a peculiar type. 'But that is not all. It further appears that on a former occasion, when the prisoner was seeking some appointment at the War-office, he sought the good offices of Mr. Miller, who noticed that a letter to Lord Carnarven which he undertook to for ward to his Lordship, was enclosed in an en velope of the same description. The prisoner had filled the office of provost marshal in the Crimea in the Turkish Contingent, and there had opportuni ties of becoming possessed of envelopes of this de scription. It will be for you, sir, to take these cir cumstances into eonsideration, and, without pro nouncing any opinion as to the guilt of the prisoner, I believe the evidence will fully justify you in com mitting him to take his trial on the present charge. The following Witnesses were examined : Mr. Thomas Frederick Elliott, Assistant Under- Secretary of the Colonial-office, said,—My attention has been called to the publiCation of two 'despatches from the lonian Islands in the. Daily News of Nofember 12. The original documents had been printed for confidential .uso at the private office of the secretary of the department about the 17th of Sept. last, and were deposited in the liberary in the usual course. Mr. Mayer is-the principal librarian, who would have :charge 'of the papers, and Mr. Miller is the sub-librarian. Mr. Mayer was away about the time the papers were printed, and re turned in October, ,Mr. Miller officiating for him in his absence. Mr. Joseph Thomas Miller, sub-librarian at the Colonial-office. I have been in the service of the Colonial Department 23 years. I received the printed- copies of the - despatches in question in Sept. last, during the absence of Mr. Mayer, the principal librarian, for his vacation. I placed them on the right hand side of my writing table, beside my desk, with some other papers over them, and a heavy book on top of all. I have been acquainted with the prisoner since 1.853: At one period he was trustee of some property of mine. He has held a commission in the Turkish Contingent in the Cri mea, and has subseqUently been in South America. He called upon me on his return, about a year ago, and since that time I have been in the habit of seeing. -him. He came occasionally to the Colonial-office, where I used to receive him in the waiting-room, whenever Mr. Mayer 'was in the library. In Mr. Mayer's -absence I used to .receive him in the library, - Mr. Mayer went away for his vacation about the 23d of August, and returned on the 25th of October. During the time that the papers were lying on the table as I have described the prisoner called several times, and might have seen there. He sometimes stayed an hour or an hour and a-half, and wakfrequently left alone, On one occasion after leaving him there alone I noticed as I re-entered the room that he was moving away from the table where these despatches lay, being a different position from that which he had occupied in the room when I left. He observed, with a smile, " I am not prying into any of your secrets." I replied, " No, I don't suppose you are." I re member the prisoner making an applicatiaa for a situation, the result of which application was un favourable, and he 'then wrote a letter to Lord Car narvon, which I told him I considered as an.impru dent letter. Lately he male an application to Sir E. 13. Lytton, which was also rejected, and he said' Sir E. B. Lytton would repent it. In October he ' again applied for a situation, and asked me 'if I could forward his Views. I promised to try, and I fulfilled that promise: I undertook to deliver a letter to Lord Carnarvon. It was in an envelop; similar to that now produced; and with a similar seal. Subsequently I saw him, and gave him the answer I had received.. .He had on that occasion some conversation. with me of a trifling !nature about South American politics, showing me a pam phlet and a portrait of General Lopez. I told him I was in great anxiety about the publication of the lonian despatches in the Thilly News. I said that to excuse myself from listening to the South American politics. I made use of a strong expres sion—that " the man .who would publish such a thing must be a 'scoundrel." The prisoner assented, observing that heinust be a "dirty black guard," and then added, " Yes, it might have cost you your situation." I had not told him that the papers were taken from me, or from under my care. He asked me if I had read hi sletter in the Daily News about Gen. Lopez. I said I had read a portion of it. He then went away. He was to have met me again that day, but I have not seen him since. That was on Monday,. November the 15th. The Prisoner—Have - not I sometimes received three or. four letters a-day from you to come and see you at the office? Witness—Certainly. not. The Prisoner—Used not several gentlemen to come inte. the libraiy ? Witness—Only on business. The PriSoner—PriTate business with you ?. Witness—No ; only on. public. business. The Prisoner—How often .have you written for me to come and see you 'there ? Witness once or twice, not more. The Prisoner—l was never , left there )s•ithout some person with me. The table is five feet from the fire. I never saw the papers. It was impossible I could have taken them. What earthly object could I have ? What could. I want with them ? Mr. Jardine—That is a matter of argument, not a question of fact upon which you can get evidence from this witness. Mr. Miller—l wish to observe that I attend here to-day simply as a matter of public duty. I have no ill-feeling against Mr. Guernsey. Mr. Thomas Walker, 37, Doughty -st ree t. I am the responsible editor f the Daily News. On the 12th of November despatches from the lonian Islands were published in the Daily News from printed copies • they bear date 10th of June, 1857, and 14th of July, 1858. Mr. Bodkin—Did the prisoner bring those despatches to your office ? Witness—l first met with them lying in their envelope unopened on my table with many other letters. Mr. Bodkin—ls this (producing an envelope) the envelope in which you found them ? Witness—lt is.. [The envelope bore the words "On her Majesty's service" on the face of it, and the Royal arms on a cameo formed the seal. From the middle of the :face the Portion which would contain the address had been cut out and retained on delivery of the envelope to the Colonial•office.] Mr. Bodkin—Have you the missing piece of that envelope, and if so, produce it. Witness (to the Court)—Does the Court require of me the production of the piece of paper re quested ? Mr. Jardine—l think so. The witness then produced the wanting piece. The direction was " Editor of the Daily News, Bouverie-street." Examination continued—The envelope also con tained the enclosures or appendices referred to in these despatches. They were all stitched together. Om the representation of the Colonial-office I fore bore to print the enclosures. I have since returned them to the authorities at the Colonial-office on their application. The despatches which - I did print were cut up for the purpose of printing, and so destroyed. I received them on the Wednesday, and published them on the Friday. Mr. Bodkin—Have you seen the prisoner at the bar ? Witness—l have seen him once only ; that was in the middle of the week after the publication of the despatches. Mr. Bodkin—Do you say after the publication ? Witness—Yes. - Mr. Bodkin—Did you receive any written note with the despatches ? Witness-- 7 Yes. At the request of Mr. Bodkin witness produced this note, which was addressed, like the envelope, to ".The Editor of the Daily News," and was to the effect that the writer had forwarded therewith some despatches relating to the lonian Islands which would be interesting to the public, and pro bably give a clue to the objects of Mr. Gladstone's mission. It was signed "W. Guernsey," and dated " 22, Regent-street, W. C." Examination continued—On the evening of the day on which the despatches were received I wrote and sent by, post, according to the addiess given, a note stating that such despatches had reached the Daily News office, accompanied by a written note, and I inquired whether Mr. Guernsey's name had been properly used. On the following day I received a second note, to the effect that all was right, and that the despatches we re i n t en d e d for the editor's use. The writer added, that of course he did not 'wish his name to be mentioned in the paper. I produce that letter. Mr. Bodkin—When you saw him did he come voluntarily to you,, or had you sent to him ? Witness—l wrote to say I wished to see him, and it was in consequence of that communication that he came to me at the office. I told him I had been waited on by a gentleman from the Colonial office, and that I understood many innocent people were in trouble through the publication of those despatches. I asked him to tell me how he ob tained them. He said a person had left them at his house. I asked him if he chose to tell me more about it. • He said, " No, not now." That was the substance of what passed. I have had' no further communication with him. Mr. Bodkin—Mention has been made of some other communication made by the prisoner to the paper respecting General Lopez. Witness—l know nothing of that. Besides the notes I have mentioned, and the single interview, I have had no communication with the prisoner. Prisoner—When I saw you did you not say that you had given satisfaction to the Colonial-office by the addendum you had made to Mr. Drummond Wolff's note ? Witness—l do not remember referring to that addendum in any way. Prisoner—Did you not say that you would not mention my name in connexion with those de spatches ? Withess—lt is very likely indeed that I did, for that was my feeling and intention; at the same time, we all obey the law. Mr. Jardine—By that expression I understand you to mean that you now give evidence because you learn here that you are by law compelled to do so? e Witness—That is what I wished to convey. It is always understood that editors of newspapers will obey the law. It is in that view of the case that I appear as a witness. lam now under the pres sure of the Court, .and must, of course, give evi dence. I have not divulged the prisoner's name, nor produceahis handwriting until now. Mr. Miller, recalled—l have corresponded with the prisoner, and know his handwriting. The ad dress produced as cut out of the envelope and the two notes produced, are in his handwriting. Inspector Thornton, of the detective police—l took the prisoner in custody on this charge in Great Russell-street last night. I told him I had a war rant for his apprehension, and he had better go with me to the station, where I would read the charge. Going along he asked me the nature of the charge, and I told him. He said, " They have made a mistake ; they have gone the wrong way to work; they should have written to me." At the station-house he said he could prove he was in Dublin in October, and that he knew nothing about the despatches. Sergeant Tanner, of the detective police—l went by Inspector Thornton's instructions to the pri soner's lodgings, where I found 16 of the envelopes, I now produce. [They were official envelopes; similar tai that in which the despatch to the Editof of the Daily News was enclosed. Envelopes of this kind are not now used in any department at home, and these are supposed, as was explained by Mr. Bodkin, to have come into the prisoner's pos session while serving abroad.] The Magistrate said—lt is my intention, Mr.' Guernsey, to commit you tor trial. If you have anything to say you can now say it, but anything you say will be taken down and used upon your trial. Mr. Guernsey—l have nothing I wish to say. The prisoner was then formally committed for trial, an application he made for bail having been refused. THE WEATHER. METEOROLOGICAL.REPORT FROM THE HIGH FIELD-HOUSE OBSERVATORY. Thursday, Nov. 25.—Greatest heat in shade, 47.0 deg.; adopted mean temperature, 40 . 9 deg. ; mean pressure, 29'173 ; mean temperature of evaporation, 38.9 deg. ; range of temperature, 19.0 d4g. ; amount of rain at 10 p.m.. 0 . 105; oione; 0; direction of wind at 10 p.m., S.S.E. ; amount of cloud at 10 p m.,.10.0 ; the weather, slight rain all day, mild; windy night.. Friday morning, the 26th.— Greatest cold, 45.8 deg. ; minimum temperature on grass, 44.5 deg. ; amount of rain, 0000 amount of evaporation, 0.020 ozrne, 1; temperature at 9 a.m., 50.2i(deg. ; baro meter correctd at 9 a.m., 29.143 inches; wet bulb ther iniClineter• at 9 a.m., 1 49 . 2 dog.; amount of cloud at 9 a.m., ; direCtion of wind, S.E. ; weather, fine and mild. E. J. Lown. LONDON TEMPERATURE. ROYAL HUMANE SOCIETY'S RECEIVING-HOUSE, HYDE. PARK. Nov. 2 . 4.—Thermometer, 9 a.m. deg.; noon, 30 deg. ; night (minimum), 32 deg. ~Barometer, 9 a.m, 29 . 84. Wind during the day, S.E. Weather gloomy. Nov. 25.—Thermometer, 9 a.m, 41 deg. ; noon, 46 deg. ; (minimum), 48 deg.' Barometer, 9a.m. 29.44. Wind dur ing. the day, S.S.E. Weather, cloudy, with light rain. Nov. 26.—Thermometer,.9 a.m., 53 deg. ; noon, 55 deg ; n ight (minimum), 46 deg. Barometer, 9 a.m.,. 29.31. Wind during the day, S. Weather, moderate and cloudy. H. WILLIAMS, Superintendent. THAMES TUNNEL, AND OUTSIDE IN TILE YARD, ROTHERHITHE. Nov. 26:—Thermometer.—Noon, tunnel, 54 deg. ; yard, 56 dog. ; night (minimum), tunnel, 54 deg. ; yard, 44 d eg . W. W. MA SON , Superintendent. Mr. Charles Pearson has addressed a circular to the shareholders of the Great Western Railway Company, in which he urges upon them the great benefit which would be conferred upon their property by the establishment of a Great Central Railway Terminus. He therefore begs their attendance at the public meeting which the Lord Mayor, in pursuance, of a requisition , extensively signed by the citi zens, has convened for the Ist. December. [ADVgRTISEMENT].—HoIIoway's Pills.—Novem ber fogs—lmpurity of the Air.—As the blood, in its healthy statt, sustains and renovates every part of the living sys tem, so when it is impoverished or impure (as it must of necessity bo whilst November fogs prevail, and the density of the .atmosphere prevents the deliterious gases sizing above our heads), it has a precisely contrary effect. It is manifest that no medicine which does not reach the circu lation can exterminate disease. These wonderful pills ope rate directly, powerfully, and beneficially on the blood, venous and arterial. They remove all the 'mephitic vapours absorbed from the atmosphere.' They relax the air cells of the lungs, affording a largo supply of oxygen, and they ex-• pel disease and prolong existence. TILE YEW FOREIGN-OFFIC.S. We have great satisfaction in announcing that Mr. G. G. Scott, the eminent architect, has been intrusted. bN- the Board of Works with the erection of the new l'oreign-office, and that the Lords of the Treasury have likewise concurred in that appoint. m ent, subject, of course, to future confirmation bt Parliament_ Mr. Scott will accordingly proceed, after communication with the authorities at the Foreign -office, to remodel his design according to the official information thus afforded, and agree ably to the suggestion of the Committee of the House of Commons that the New Foreign-office might be so placed as to range symmetrically with any other public offices, in accordance with the block plan of M. Crepinet, which might be re quired from time to time. It has also been deter mined so to arrange the works as to leave the pre. sent Foreign-office standing till such portion of the new building as is absolutely necessary for the im mediate occupation of the department is ready to receive it. Besides his many ecclesiastical works and restors' tioas in this country, of which we need only speeifi the yew church at Doncaster, Mr. Scott has all European reputation as the architect o f the Hamburg Senate House, a btlilding embracing ill! the Government offices of that great city, as We h as havhig been appointed, after a public competi tion, architect of the great Church of St. Nicholas , both which' works he has executed to the full satin' faction of the authorities and to the admiration of all who visit that city. On ove point only would express our dissatisfaction with the deter mination of the Beard of Works, and that is on the score of expense it has been res k lived to rcbo quish the erection of an official residonce with• an extensive suite of reception rooms, whk t h, if wanted anywhere in the •world, are indispeirsable in $ Foreign-office. . In - addition to the above remarks of our °Wm we append the following very just tribute Of praise to Mr. Scott, and those who have intrusted him with this work, from the columns:,, of the Saturday Review;— " We believe that .we shall not be found to be prematur e , or incorrect in_ making the announcement that Mr G. Ll' Scott's design for the Foreign-office has been E selected by the Government. To say that we hail this decision with unqualified satisfaction is enly to anticipate the genera l voice both of the profession and the publi c ; but, 0 we have for some time given much attent ion to th e subject in these columns, we have sped al reason t° congratulate both the authorities and t} ie artist We, a result which is alike creditable to them an d i m p o rtant on general grounds of taste and utility. N ire must rec°' pitulate the steps by which this result has been attained' The Parliamentary committee disposed effectually, as ig e have already observed, of Mr. Pennethonve and of the pre . posterous claim of that respectable survey( ir to an indefer sible right of erecting every building to be paid for by public money. Other reasons, entirely Eiatisfactory, dered it impossible to employ Messrs. (.:oe and Hollanuf to whose design, by a singular accident , and contrary to the judgment of the professional assessors, the first prize r A the competition was awarded. The - whole artistic Be!: was thus thrown open to the Government. , They wes zot bound to employ any of the prizenien, but, with a g; feeling and good sense honourable to th em , th ey f e lt that the designs of Messrs. Banks and BiaTy and of Mr. SO" had established a prerogative of choice. In this decisiol l , they are justified by the recommendation of the Seleo Committee, who clearly enough indicated that the c hoic e ought to be between Messrs. Banks and Barry and g r ' Scott. Here the selection was delicate, but there were 0' traneous elements which helped to settle it. The cor e : petition, it will be remembered, was for two offices -- Foreign-office and a War office • and in both competitioa i Mr. Scott held the second place, while, though in oneMessr e i Banks and Barry were first, in the other they were l e , prizemen. That is to say, representing the matter in y 7, ordinary formula of examiners, if we suppose that in ea' competition the highest number of marks was 100, decre o " ing by 10 on each place in the class list, the awn of W' Scott's merits would be 180 against 100 gained by Messe d Banks and Barry. On this, the merely mechanical 0; technical ground, the award or! the Foreign-office to Ot t ' Scott is unassailable. But we vim licate it on higher groun o. The choice was between Italian, as represented by Mee r ' Banks and Barry, and pointed. Gothic, as designed by Scott. Then, we argue, both the genus loci and the Pr e ; priety of the thing are in favour of Gothic. Westminst er has its architectural character which it wou ld be grub barbarism and blindness to forget. The Abbey deciuG; the style of the Houses of Parliament more th an 20 Y ol _, ago, and common sense and taste alike precluded the pow: bility of contradicting the existing motif'. The public officei must ultimately range from Downing-street to Gre g George-street ; and the question was whether the archite e ' tural feature of the only architectural quarter of Londo n was to be prescribed by Barry's Treasury or by Bare; Palace of Westminster—by the time-honoured Abbey, t h e very finest church in England, and in its degree among t ; very finest in the world, or by the tame and medio er „ buildings of Whitehall. When the case was narrowr,l down to this elementary problem the decision could not Dv doubtful for an instant. COUNTRY MAR ICBTS• LIVERPOOL—Nov. 27. W e quote no alteration in the value d wheat, but tha trade continues in a lifeless state. Fine barleY g mai ntail : their value, other sorts quite unsaleable. Oats and beta 7n favour of the buyer. . . CHELMSFO At this corn market to-day wheat and a fair attendance oi ther under the rates of last WE Wheat, white....36s to 47s EtD—Nov. 26. there was a tolerable show of F farmers. Wheat sold at 1 Peas, Partridge 44s to Wh.;te 41s to 406 Boiling 42s to 484 Dun 448 to 4 6 g Beans, Tick 3Bs to 4°s Harrow Ticks 38s to e s Maz agan 36s to 39' red 32s to 44s Barley ' 3A sto 41s Chevalier 37s to 45s Grinding 27s to 33s Malt 70s to 73s Chevalier 72s to 73s Oats 25s to 35s OXFORD—Nov. 27. dr At this morning's market the supply of wheat was 10 0 rate, and the attendance was good. Fewer sale s o f wh e ,t were effected than for many market day s previously. Gr e 'd inquiries for good barley at la lower. Oats were better, an beans firm. Flour steady. Wheat ...40s to 414 s Oats.... White .42s to 47s Beaus Barley .30s to 37s Peas 4 2 - 0 1 a s s t 0:: °l4 Flour, 31s to:—; Od per sack. LEICESTER—Nov: 27. 3 The supplrof wheat from the growers was good, 6 t f o , although an attempt was made to buy at a reduction, farmers succeeded in obtaining last week's prices. B0;4 of fine quality maintained former rates; indifferent so .. !;r f nearly unsaleable. Oats easier to buy. There was Tr" little alteration in beans. STAMFORD—Nov. 27. to There was a fair supply of wheat from the farmers _„ o f day, and transactions were limited at an a d vance o f is qr. Not much doing in other sorts. Wheat ... 38s to 40s Oats.. 3ls to White do lOs to 44s Beans, new 46s to Barley .....44s to —s Ditto, old .45s to CAMBRIDGE—Nov. 27. Our trade has ruled exceedingly firm during the I ,„ f i li ten days, and to-day there was a better inquiry ~ wheat, flour, and Indian corn, with no observable cheimi, in prices. Oats, oatmeal, barley, beans, &c., sold only I retail, and no alteration was made in figures. The ports this week are moderate of wheat, but fair of flee Indian corn, oats, and oatmeal. NORWICH—Nov. 27. 'The supply of English wheat at market to-day wag 11 , 1 shorter than of late, and sold slowly at about last wee i l` t , rates. Fine barleys maintain their values ; inferior IBA t lug and grinding rather easier to purchase. Oats 1 11 ,1 r with a better inquiry, at somewhat enhanced rat es . 00 articles unchanged. • • • • CORK—Nov. 26. -ad The following were th e quo t a ti ons thi s morn i ng :—. , ,,a wheat; 15s 6d to 20s; white, 20s Od to 22s 6d; barley 118 to 15s Od; . oats, lls Od to 128.9 d. In the butter market upwards of 1,000 firkins were ~.• sale. Prices—First quality, 1068; second, 104 s; third, fourth, 84s ; fifth, 765.; sixth, 565. —Nov. 26. g a e fi . rin ln rn dr; i p at l rh y ko , eut a t. n d m g u e c n h e r c a h l n y s. d. s. I Do., new .116 to 13 6 29 -4 Bere ... 11 6 t o 1 Rapeseed .... 26 0 to 6 0atmea1...... 12 6t o 14 6 Bakers' flour .. 13 0 to 1s 0 Indian corn .. 26 0 to 29 DUBLIN• There was a moderate supT ket, but prices remained wi corn is quite a drug in the mE s.CI. s. d. Wheat, white 22 6 to 24 6 Do.,_red 2l 6 to 22 6 Do., new Barley Oats Do., black.. 11 0 t 0 .12 0 BIRTHS. FORESTER.—On the 26th inst., at 6, Audley-sgtiare,: ll9(4l Forester. of a so n , s tillb orn. KIDD.—On the 24th inst. , at Blackheath the wife of I)r ' Joseph Kidd, of a son . r vol MonrreN.—On the 24th inst., at Knockglass, co. NJ' , the Hon. Mrs. Algernon Moreton, of a son. RASIILEIGII.—On the 27th inst., at 5, Porchesterl9 l l Hyde -park,' the - wife of the Rev. Stanhope Rashl o6 vicar of St. Venn, Cornwall, of a daughter. MARRIAGES. COWPER—BURLEY.—On the 25th inst., at All Leamington, Robert Cowper, Esq., of South A l istraP a l to Elizabeth , daughter of the late Mr. John Burlei) - ShalstOmi 'Bucks. of Cox—CoLBARD.—On the 23d inst., Arthur Cox, Escll A r Buckby, Northamptonshire, to Margaret Demo, e'"" daughter of John Colbard, Esq., of Herne-bay, Kent' DEATHS. BATHURST.—On the 25th inst. ' at Vale-place, near Ifn i ; ntersinith, Lancelot ,Bathurst, Esq., J.P., and ferwo ri of the Navy-office, Somerset-house, aged 76. CAPLEN.—On the 26th inst., at Ryde, 1.W., Ign / c)/111 Caplen, aged 33. HOPER.—On the 25th iftst., John Hoper, E s q., of Slier , manbury, aged 66. KIDD.—On the 26th inst., at 75, Florence-road, Kenneth Nor British Captain Kidd, lat e of the 21st Royal I ' 4° ' British Fusiliers. M'NEILL.—Qn the 25th inst., at the. Star Hotel, Ei. burgh, Alexander M'N e ill, E sq ., a d voca t e , and of La''' . coin's-inn, barrister-at-law. NIXON.—On the 25th inst., at Bladen-lodge, Old Bro'' l ' ton, Martin H. Nixon, Esq , J.P., aged 64. SISSMORE.----On the 25th inst., at 13 Ladbroke-terraen Notting-hill, Colonel Broadfield Sissniore, late of t"' Bengal Army, aged 75, LONDON : Printed and Published by MURDO YOUNG, of No. 112,.Strand, Printer, at ne Sun Office, No. 1 12, Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the county , Nlddlegez,-Monday, November 29, 180. - fo t fl Ad , irc dies • tel, :and :all the and nee' Met to inte the! and crnxi F l ow • rest for relat Rev( ties, bene ~~~ f Rai Ra to Lai C No less( resp resp duti