The Sun. — London, England, 1859-11-05 00:00:00

ROYAL ENGLISH OPERA COVENT -GA RD EN. Under the management of Miss L. Pyne and Mr. W. Harrison THIS EVENING, DINO R A H. Messrs. Santley, H Corr', St. Albyn, and W. Harrison. Misses Pilling, Thin'. wall, and Miss Louisa Pyne. Conductor, Alfred Mellon. DIVERTISSEMENT. Mdlles. Lequine, Pasquale, Pier t.= and Mons. Vandris. Commence at 8 o'clock. T HEATRE -ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Lessee, Mr. J. B. Buckstone. THIS EVENING the performances will commence with THE CONTESTED ELECTION. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mathews, Mr. Buckstone, &c. After which, USED UP. Mr. C. Mathews. And JACK'S RETURN FROM CANTON. Commence at 7. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.- Lessee, Mr. A. Harris. THIS EVENING, the performances will commence with a new drama, entitled THE MASTER PASSION. Messrs. Ryder, G. Melville, Graham, R. Cathcart, Garden ; Miss C. Lec'ercq and Mrs. Charles Young. -- • - • --- - - After which, PUSS ; or, Metempysychosis. Miss L. Keeley. To be followed by a dramatic tableau in Watteau colours, by J. R. Planche, Esq., entitled LOVE AND FORTUNE. NEW THEATRE - ROYAL, AD ELPHI. Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. Benj. Webster. THIS EVENING, THE WILLOW COPSE. Luke, Mr. Ben. Webster ; Hulks, Mr. D. Fisher ; Augustus, Mr. J. L. Toole ; Staggers, Mr. Paul Bedford. After which, the new farce, entitled A ROW ON rHE PREMISES. Mr. David Fisher, P. Bedford, C. Selby, Miss H. Simms, K. Kelly, Mrs. Billing - ton. _ To conclude with ICI ON PARLE FRANCAIS. Messrs. J. L. Toole, Chas Selby, and Miss Kelly. Doors open at half-past six—Commence at seven. Box- Office open from 10 to 5. No charge for securing seats, nor for bills of performance. All fees to servants of this establishment are strictly prohibited. Acting Manager—Mr. Wm. Smith. ROYAL ST. JAMES'S THEATRE, King-street, St. James's. Lessee, Mr. T. B. Chatter ton. The nearest Theatre to Chelsea, Pimlico, and West minster, the Park being open to carriages and foot passen gers all hours of the night. THIS EVENING, Poole's comedy, THEY'RE BOTH TO BLAME. Messrs. Leigh Murray, Barrett, Walter Carle ; Mesdames Frank Matthews, Murray, Catharine Hickson. Followed by MAGIC TOYS, support:A by Miss Lydia Thompson, Miss Clara St. Casse, and a numerous Corps de Ballet. After which, the new Comedietta, entitled CUPID'S LADDER. Reuben, Miss Lydia Thompson. Reduced Prices—Gallery, 6d LPit, is. The Box-office open from 11 to 5 daily. Doors open at half-past six; perform ance commences at 7. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Lessee and Directress, Miss Swanborongh THIS EVENDTG, TRYING IT ON. Followed by (3d time) ROMEO AND JULIE P. Mr. J. Clark, Mr. J. Rogers, Marie Wilton, and Charlotte Saunders. And THE GOOSE WITH THE GOLDEN EGGS. Commence at 7 o'clock ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE, Westminster-road. Sole Lessee ..... ...Mr. William Cooke. Every Night the successful Drama, by Tom Taylor, Esq., entitled GARIBALDI, supported by Mr R. Phillips, Bel more, Raymond, Miss Kate Carson —Piffverful Company— Full stud of trained Steeds—Great Military Tableaux — Scenes in the Circle by Madlle. Marguerite, Signor Isacihi, the wonderful Italian Equestrian, Miss Rosina and John Henry Cooke—Clowns, Messrs. Croueste, Rowella, and the Penman Grotesques—terminating with an exceedingly droll Ballet entitled LOVE'S VAGARIES. Stage Manager, Mr. IL Phillips CANTERBURY HALL CONCERTS.- EVERY EVENING.—The 31usic of Verdi's Opera of MACBETH (now first made public in England at these Con certs). _ _ . . And a Grand Selection from ➢ieyerbeer's new opera of DINORAH. Comic Vocalists —Messrs. Georze Hodson (the Trish Come dian and Mimic), W. T. Critchfield, and E. W. Mackney. Several interesting Pictures are added to the Fine Arts Gallery. The suite of Halls have been re-decorated and beautified, and constitute one of the most unique and brilliant sights of the metropolis. ROSA BONHELTR'S celebrated PICTURE of the HORSE FAIR is now added to the already magnificent Collection of raintin g. s in the Canterbury Hall Fine Arts Gallery. The gallery is open from 9 a in. till 12 p.m. Admission, Six pence. THE WEATHER.—SUN OFFICE, NOVEMBER 5. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 56—highest since noon yesterday. 47—lowest this morning and during the night. 55—this day at noon. BAROMETER-29.48. WIND, South-Westerly ; moderate, with cloudy weather. Three o'Clock—Wind S.W., fresh, with some rain. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. THIS DAY.—Morning, Oh. 50m.—Afternoon, 10h. 24m. To-Mouiow-Morning, 10h. 56m.—Afternoon, 11h. 9m. • , i3O, , - ~~~ .. ~ a~Tgi~~~ ~ay<~~ r o_l4o t_ /;OIY' T lIE SUN. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1859. Austria was only reprieved at Villafranca. That truce—though it may be termed now a treaty—was nothing better for the House of Hapsburg than a reprieve. Its doom is inevitable. Its destruction is long since virtually un fait accompli. The de struction of the whole of that immense empire can at the best only a little while longer be postponed. It contains within itself the seeds of it own disso lution. Constructed out of a series of gigantic rob beries, and out of a system of spoliation, she will " die the death" inevitably among the great Powers of the earth by a dire dismemberment. Her Italian provinces are already for the most part torn from hor at the close of a succession of signal defeats upon the " foughten fields" of Montebello, Magenta, Malig nano, and Solferino. The beautiful and fertile plains of Lombardy she has seen added to the pro vinces of her Sardinian neighbour. Venetia waits but the signal from Central Italy to follow the course already taken by the Parmese, the Tuscans, and the Modenese. The strong fortresses may yet fall before the flash of the sword of GARIBALDI as the walls of Jericho before the trumpets of the Israelites. KOSSITTH'S hour of vengeance will yet strike—that hour the tolling of which will be the tocsin of the fall of Austrian, before the 10,000,000 of Hungarians. And Croatia—the sound of revolt has already begun to mutter from that quarter of the motley empire held in thrall under the sceptre of the House of Hapsburg. An octavo volume has recently been published in Paris under the title of La Croatie et la Confederation Italienne—a book that is little less than a national manifesto—the portent for the Croats of the begin- fling of the end of the great work of their realised independence. Towards the close of this significant publication, the writers of it, who are understood to be among the most eminent men of Croatia, aver : " The Croatian constitution, sworn to by the ances tors of FRANCIS JOSEPH', is but an Utopian 'dream. The services eternally rendered to the House of Austria by the Croatians are of the same character, as are also the franchises, immunities, and liberties, in a word, tradition itself." Furthermore, they speak of the Austrian empire plainly and point blank as a power "justifying its possessions by theft and its particular existence by assassination. It is impossible to designate by any other terms an act so culpable as that of the systematic destruction of the nationalities." The truth' is. Austria is at this juncture of her history—at this sinister eve of the close of her history ---under the ban of those lolg downtrodden nationalities now bent coute qui coute upon avenging themselves ! It has been hitherto the boast of the Austrian Emperors that blessings have been called down upon their anointed heads by their motley subjects chaunting the glories of their dominion in five or six different languages. There is another tale to tell of them now that in five or six different languages curses —curses in some direc tions not loud but deep, curses in others both loud and deep—are called down upon the whole malign scheme of this cruel and pitiless Government. There is a threefold malediction perpetually breathed against the,Viennese despDtisin—from Venetia, from Hungary, from Croatia. It is impossible a house " so " divided against itself can stand. It is the monstrous effigy often heard of, and read of, and shuddered over before now—with the head of gold, and the arms of brass, and the body of iron, and the feet of clay. Great will be the fall thereof when the cup of wrath is at last brimmed up for the peoples holding it now and for years and years past in the uttermost abhorrence. How ends this ana thema maranatha uttered in the name of the Croa tians ? Mark the words now following—they are I in a manner in their tone (reverently speaking) apocalyptic. They are these :—" Ten years and upwards have just expired in the midst of the most profound iniquity, and Austria —we have, already proved it in the most peremptory manner—has positively given herself for mission to exclude the principles of justice, the supreme object of all society. Since the House of Hapsburg-Lorraine, abusing its pro per authority, refuses to submit to moral laws and traditions, it is necessary, and it is moreover just, that its pretended subjects—free citizens whom it wishes to transform into slaves—should resume the legal exercise of their proper liberty, in order to secure the maintenance of human and traditional rights, and the permanent application of those moral laws whish constitute Divine right. In short, since FRANCIS JOSEPH, instead of protecting the universal existence of the States which he go verns, either legally or illegally, dares to sign the sentence of their political death, it is just that the peoples, instead of protecting the existence of the Austrian Monarchy, should not fear in their turn to sign the warrant for the political death of the House of Hapsburg. For " the destruction of a nation," says HOENE WRONSKI, "is a public as sassination for which eternal justice prescribes the lex talionis." These general principles have a par ticular value as regards the Croatian nation and state, because the political and moral ties which unite it to the House of Hapsburg were the result of a bilateral contract which neither party could violate under any pretext without absolutely re leasing the other party from its engagement. We therefore call Europe to witness the sanctity of our cause, and of the independence which we have a right to enjoy as a free nation in the midst of all other nationalities, neither more nor less than Italy, since the rights of nations are never prescribed. The actual enfranchisement of a single nation implies in principle the immeiiate or future enfranchisement of all the other nations who now struggle under the blows of a brutal Austrian despotism." KOSSUTH even has never breathed words of more trenchant logic, of more withering scorn, or of more eloquent denunciation. The voice of each of the nationalities cursed by Austrian rule, is becoming fast the voice of a CAS SANDRA. Like CASSANDRA they may one and all be derided, yet are they like CASSANDRA prophetic in spite of the general derision. As surely as Troy fell so surely will Austria. But the fall of Austria will as surely be the same—with a difference. It will be as final and complete. But it will be un heroic—the disgraceful downfall of retribution. Then, and only then, can there be hope of peace for Europe. Because then, and only then, can there be that true Balance of Power of which Europeans have so long talked and only talked—that true Balance of Power which is, in fact, nothing else and nothing less than the independence of nation,. alities. Archdeacons to the rescue! Whatever difficulty there may be in enlisting sailors for the Royal Navy there is none in enlisting Archdeacons for Church rates. Sixty-two of them are willing, so unlike the masons of London, actually to sign a " declara• tion," and here it is : " lYe, the undersigned, Archdeacons in the Church of England, being deeply sensible of the special responsibility which attaches to us, in virtue of our office, to do all that lies in our power to maintain the Church-rate; and being not without hope that the public expression of our collec tive judgment may, with the Divine blessing, have weight with our brethren the clergy and laity, and move them to unite with us in making general and systematic efforts in that behalf." On which we venture to remark, that the " col- lective judgment of the Archdeacons" is very fitly united " with the Divine blessing," since, without that adjunct, it will certainly go for very little fit deed in these profane days—these days in which the very name and title of Archdeacon is apt to ex cite a smile amongst irreverent laymen and their M.P.'s; but then the Archdeacons will tell us ' the things which are despised hath GOD chosen to confound the things that are wise "—therefore the smiled-at Archdeacons may be chosen to con found the " wisdom of Parliament." "We hereby declare-4. That the provision made for the worship and service of Almighty God, by means of Church rates, is an integral part of the establishment of the National Church." Hence, when Church-rates go, as go they will, the establishment will crumble apace. To which de claration all the voluntaries will therefore respond Amen. " 2. That such provision is especially the inheritance of the poor." Of the "poor" who prefer going to the Metho dist Chapel, and rating themselves a penny a-week there, for a service better suited to their taste (see Rev. J. OSBORN'S evidence before the Lords' Com mittee, last session). "3. That all 'Arsons purchasing or renting house or land, or building house, purchase or rent such house or land, or build such house, subject to the liability to pay Church. rates." If the majority of their neighbours agree that they shall pay it. The rate Dr. LUSHINGTON and Lord CAMPBELL declare to be a charge on persons, according to their utility, not on property, but in respect of it only. " 4. That for these principal reasons, it is the duty of the Legislature not to destroy, but to maintain the law of Church-rate." Its duly, if the majority of the Legislature think the said reasons worth a straw ; which they do not. Their duty is to do what they think right in regard to all the subjects of the realm. After the declaration follow the 62 venerable names, but as with one or two exceptions they are names which no one ever heard of beyond their own archdeaconries, we omit them, and beg to honour them by inserting their petition, " agreed on at th• same meeting" " The humble petition, &c., showetb, 1. That the making of a rate upon the occupiers of property in lands, houses, and other tenements for maintaining the fabrics of parish churches, and for provi king such things as are necessary to the performance of Divine service therein, is a custom from time immemorial, and, as such, part of the common law of the land." The argument is, that—no " immemorial custom" or "part of the common law" needs to be changed. According to Lord DERBY'S definition that is bad Conservatism. According to the practice of the Legislature it is false. According to common sense—silly. " 2. That all such property, inherited or acquired, has been inherited or acquired subject to the liability of the occupiers thereof to charge by custom of Church-rate." " Subject" to being the measure of a charge on the person (see above), and at the will of the ma jority of the neighbours. The question is, ought a majority of parishioners to have this power over the dissenting minority ? "3. That the custom of Church-rate has been, from time to time, recognised and confirmed by decisions of the courts, and by statute. , law." No doubt. So have fifty bad customs which have yet been abolished. "4. 'I hat the custom of Church-rate is an integral part of the constitution of the National Church, inasmuch as the nation has provided that the - maintaining of the fabrics of the churches, and the supplying of such things as are neces sary to the performance of Divine service therein, for the use and benefit of all the parishioners, shall be a charge upon the occupiers of property in lands, houses, and other tenements in every parish ; and the custom of Church-rate is the means whereby the national purpose is carried into effect." Only, now, the nation thinks that those 'who have the rent-free use of churches should keep them in repair, and think they have a cheap hire too. And that those who use the Church service should pay for it, as those do who use the service of the Methodist Chapel. "5. That the custom of Church-rate is, therefore, a trust committed to the keeping of every occupier of property in lands, houses, and other tenements, for the common use and benefit." Not a "trust," but a power to tax, which those who get no " use and benefit" from the thing they are taxed for, think those should pay for who do get the said use and benefit. "6. That the custom of Church-rate is, moreover, espe cially the inheritance of the poor." Who yet despise their inheritance and think the estate they pay for with their own money in the Methodist Chapel better—or who stay at home, or take a walk P " 7. That the value of the custom of Church-rate is not to be measured by the amount of money involved, so much as by the principles out of which it has sprung, to which it bears witness, and of which it is the record and the expres sion." The principle out of which it sprung was com pelling persons to pay for public worship, after archdeacons and other clergymen had absorbed the proportion of the tithes which used to support the Church and the poor. The " value" of that prin ciple is, at the present day, disbelieved by many, doubted by more, and according to Lord STANLEY, will in another generation be denied by all. If he be right, compulsory support of religion is to give place to voluntaryism, archdeacons and Church rates and custom notwithstanding. "8. That your petitioners have seen with grief and alarm several bills introduced into your honourable House for the abolition, or the curtailment, of the Sikora of Church-rate ; and that your petitioners under stand that a bill of this nature is now before your honour able house." No doubt at all o.boUt " the grief and alarm." It will subside in the same way, and under the same circumstances, as the " grief and alarm" of land lords in the time of the " League," has vanished. " 9. That your petitioners cannot admit that the prin ciple or the practice of toleration is endangered, or conscience aggrieved, by the custom of Church-rate." Any custom is a grievance if it grieves me. W hether it is intolerance or not depends on whether the oppressor is doing as he would be LATEST NEWS. The following telegrams have been received at Mr. Reuter's office, November 5 : PARIS, Nov. 5. The Moniteur publishes the following despatch of General Martimprey, dated Camp Ain-Tafourel, 30th Oct. : Beni Snassen has submitted to the conditions of peace dictated to him. These tribes will give hostages and will pay tribute as reparation for their unjust attacks. I have stipulated that the chief of the mountain should come into my camp in order that I may receive guarantees for the fulfil ment of the conditions of peace. He has just left my tent where I received his visit. In four days I shall settle the affairs with Ouchda, then those of the plain of the Angardes, of the Versant and of Zikkora. TRIESTE, Nov. 4. The Austrian Lloyd's steamer, just arrived, brings advices from Constantinople to the 29th ult. On the 23d and 27th ult. Ministerial Councils, attended by all the Ministers, had taken place. The four Patriarchs of the Greek Church have presented a project to Fuad Pasha for raising tithes from the revenues of the convents, to be ap plied to the payment of the clergy. The publication of the Levant Herald has been resumed. The Presse d'Orient, however, has been definitively suppressed. The Chief of the General Staff, Tefik Pasha, and his wife have been conducted to Brussa. NICE, Nov. 2. A Russian squadron, composed of one man-of war and five frigates, will remain during the winter at Villafranca. MALTA, Nov. 1. The Renown and the Brunswick, liners, left on the 26th of October, it is supposed for Ancona. The Hannibal, the St. Jean d'Acre, and the London left yesterday for Corfu. THE SUN, LONDON SATURDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 5, 1859. done by. "10. That the late decision of the House of Lords, by which ...without prejudice to the liability of occupiers of property in law's, houses, and other tenements—the consent of a ma jority of ratepayers in vestry assembled has been declared to be a condition of the making of a Church-rate, has re moved the only ground upon which a plea of injustice could with any show of reason have been maintained." It is an injustice that a " majority of ratepayers" should force a minority of their neighbours to pay for their Church and worship. Voluntaries think it an injtAstiee that even one Churchman should be able to compel another Churchman to pay if he be "11. That it appears to your petitioners that the refusal of Church-rates in a few hundred parishes is no valid plea for the general abolition of the law of Church-rate ; there Lying, on the other hand, so many thousand parishes in which Church-rate is regularly granted and paid.b In " many thousand parishes" the parson and the squire compel the minority of objectors to pay without objection, because they dare not object. Those parishes which can liberate themselves should help those which cannot. Besides, no man ought to be compelled to pay for religion, ac cording to the Voluntaries, and we are all to be voluntaries in the next generation. " 12. That your petitioners do not suggest any compro mise; nor is it compromise, but abolition of Church-rate, which is sought by the promoters of the bill now before your Hon. House ; such abolition being avowedly sought not so much for itself as for what it necessarily contains ; that is to say, the weakening of the position of the National Church as established by law." Nor do abolitionists seek any compromise. Anti-State Churchmen say that Church-rate ves tries are their best platform for Anti-State Church attacks. We believe them. it is sticking to suck an injustice as Church-rates, which weakens the Church. " 13. That your petitioners would humbly suggest that, until the Legislature shall in its wisdom make other and equivalent provision for the repair of the fabrics of the ohurches, and for the performance of Divine service there in, it would be the best course to leave it open to those pa rishes which have departed from the custom of Church-rate Lo restore that custom, and to make no attempt, in respect of the many thousand parishes which are more happily cir cumstanced, to interfore with an immemorial usage, which so approves itself to the minds of the majority of the people as to make it doubtful whether any other provision so fair, so careful for the poor, so little exposed to any reasonable objection, and so competent to fulfil all its purposes could by any means be devised. " 14. That your petitioners would humbly suggest that it would remove grounds of contention, as well as of objec dos to the present law, if the Legislature were." Prayers which will certainly share, as they de serve to share, the fate of " Long prayers." Arch dukes and Archdeacons do not seem to be the taste of the day, becanse they are unable to under stand the day they live in. Had not the Church wiser friends than its dignitaries, it would not take another generation to make all the people volun taries. THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS FREDERIC WILLIAM. —The Admiralty steam-yacht Vivid arrived at Dover on Thursday night, to be in readiness to convey their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess Frederick William of Prussia from Ostend to that port, en rottte for Windsor, to be present at he celebration of the Prince of Wales's birth• day. According to present arrangements, their Royal Highnesses will arrive on Monday Her Imperial Highness the Grand Duchess Marie of Russia, accompanied by a numerous suite, arrived at Dover on Friday afternoon, at half-past 4 o'clock, by the down express train from London, and immediately pro ceeded to Birmingham's Royal Ship Hotel, where tho Grand Duchess is expected to pass the night. His Excel lency Baron Brunnow was in attendance there to receive her Imperial Highness. The Grand Duchess is on her way to visit the Emperor and Empress of the French at Cornpiolgne. Their I‘oyal Highnessess the Duchess of Cam bridge and the Princess Mary will leave Kew early in the ensuing week, on a visit of several days to her Majesty and the Prince Consort at Windsor Castle, where a distin guished circle will meet to partake of the of the royal hos pitalities consequent on the birthday of the Prince of Wales. His Royal highness the Duke of Cambridge will also be among the guests of the Queen during the greater part of the week. Her Highness the Princess Olga Dalgoronky, Comte Nicholas Koucheff Berborodko, and M. Leopold Pisa have arrived at Long-'s Hotel, from Paris. - His Excellency the Prussian Minister and the Countess Bernstorff arrived at Prussia-house, Carlton House terrace, yesterday, from visiting the Marquis and Marchioness of Salisbury at Hatfield House. His Excellency the Marquis d'Azeglio is expected to return to the Sardinian Legation to-day, from visiting the Earl and Countess of Shaftesbury at St. Giles's, and Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston at Broadlands. The Duke and Duchess of Buceleuch and family arrived at their mansion in Belgrave-square last evening, from Drumlanrig Castle, Dumfriesshire, in order to be pre sent at the marriage of the Earl of Dalkeith and Lady Louisa Hamilton, on the 10th inst. The Marquis and Marchioness of Stafford arrived at Stafford House, St. James's, yesterday, from Tarbot House, N.B. The Earl and Countess of Hardwicke and Ladies Yorke have returned to Wimpole Hall, Cambridgeshire, from visiting the Earl and Countess of Derby at Knowsley, Lancashire. Viscount Royston, who only arrived on Thursday from India, whore his lordship has been serving. with his regiment, has left town to join his relatives at Wimpole. The Hon. Campbell Scarlet and family have returned to the Brunswick Hotel, Jormyn-street, from a visit to Lord Abinger at Abinger Hall. The Right Hon. Wm. Cowper arrived in London yesterday, from Broadlands, 'rants. The Rev. W. Vernon Harcourt, with Mrs. and the Misses Vernon Harcourt, have loft Edwards's Hotel in a visit to Mr. Harcourt and the Countess Francis Waldo grave at Strawberry Hill. Sir Robert Peel left town on Wednesday for Drayton Manor, Staffordshire. The Duke and Duchess of Buccleuch and family are expected to arrive in town early in the ensuing week from Drumlanrig Castle, N.B. The Bishop of London purposes resuming his weekly receptions at London-house, between the hours of 11 and 2, on Tuesday next, Nov. 8, AUSTRALIA. MELBOURNE, SEPT. 17. The Emu, with the July mails, reached Adelaide on the sth and Melbourne on the 7th inst. The first batch of elections has gone against Mi nisters. The law officers, Treasurer, and Commis sioner of Crown Lands are defeated. Don, a stone mason, has been returned to the Assembly, defeat ing the Treasurer. The Solicitor-General has been since returned. Imports are heavy ; trade dull. There is consi• derable speculation in mining companies ; 40 in the market—some mere bubbles. The supply of gold keeps up. Gold ships since last report :—The Orwell, 42,221 ounces ; the Royal Charter, 68,405 ounces ; thQ Red Jacket, 39,737 ounces; and the Swiftsure, 73,499 ounces. The banks have reduced the exchange on Lon don to 1.1 premium. BOMBAY AND AUSTRALIAN MAILS. The Vectis, with the mails from Bombay and Australia, arrived at Marseilles at 7 a.m. yesterday (November 4). The mails left for London at 10 a.m. The Delta, - with the heavy portion of the above mails, would leave Malta for Southampton at mid night on the Ist inst. OUTWARD MAILS. The Pera and the Valetta, with the outward Cal cutta and China mails, left Malta for Alexandria on the 29th and 31st ult., respectively. In consequence of a temporary derangement of the machinery of the Jedda, the Columbian left Suez for Australia, and the Nubia (extra steamer) for Calcutta, on the 28th of October. The Bombay was to proceed to Bombay on the following 'ay. REUTER'S SPECIAL INDIAN SERVICE. CALCUTTA, OCT. 14 (four days later than the date the mail left). The Governor-General has left for the North- West Provinces. Exchange on London, 2s. d. to 2s. Id. BOMBAY, OCT. 14 (per Indian Telegraph). Imports dull; common freight, 15s. to 20s. Exchange on London, 2s. ld. to 2s. 11d. Ex change on China, 224. MADRAS, OCT. 13. No political news. Exchange unaltered. Imports.—Mule twists, large supplies from Cal cutta ; prices receding. Gray shirtings, fair rates, little doing. Turkey red goods dull. Cotton—No transactions ; prices for Tinnevelly receded to 75 rupees. Indigo.—Great demand ; middling and common good supply. New crops promise well ; from 49r to 51r. for kurpahs. Sugar.—Considerable purchases during the fort night ; now little doing, at 27r. Ba. per candy. Rice.—No transactions. Freights depressed; season nearly over; 20s. to 355. for London. RUSSIA. The following letter, dated the 25th of October, has been received from St. Petersburgh : " While waiting the return of the Emperor, po litical circles here are occupied with the meeting which took place at Breslau. It is supposed that the Emperor and the Prince Regent of Prussia dis cussed all the political questions which at present occupy Europe, but nothing has transpired as to the resolutions they may have adopted. It is no mystery, however, that they desire the regulation of those questions by a congress. We know that the Emperor has never given an opinion for or against the restoration of the Italian Princes, and we do not believe that ho has concluded any agreement which might, under certain circum stances, embarrass him. Tho policy of Prince Alexis Gortschakoff, a true Russian, leans rather towards France than towards Germany. The fortifications on the southern canal leading to Cronstadt are being increased this year. The Government had allocated a sum of £BO,OOO for that purpose. The Grand Duke Michael, Grand Master of the Ar tillery, arrived at Moscow the day before yes terday ; thence he proceeded to Kolonena to in spect the arsenals and powder-magazines. A gigantic plan, suggested by Mr. Collins, the United States' Consul at Nicholaieff, on the Amoor, is destined to produce a complete change of relations between Europe and the other parts of the world if it be carried into execution. This pro ject refers to the establishment of an electric tele graph from Moscow through Behring's Straits and Sitka to St. Louis, ia the United States. In this manner a direct communication would be obtained between St. Petersburg and New York. The author of the plan would further extend another wire from Kiachta to Pekin, and thence through Saghalien to Yeddo and Ilakodadi, in Japan. The length of the proposed telegraph is estimated at 14,000 English miles, the cost of construction at £500,000. The expense of maintaining and repairing the wires is calculated by Mr. Collins at 900,000 roubles annually, and the revenue at 1,100,000 roubles, 'or c o o n m h p i a s n w y a c y an to be s f t o . r p m e e t d er . sbo N r l g r. , C w o h ll e i r n e s h is e at ho p p r e e a dividend of 8 per cent , to the shareholders, if a affairs here have been compl e t e l y stagnant ssentot find the capital t o carr y out hi s plan. Commercial t since the failure of the house of Alexiejeff, of Moscow, and the retirement of M. Stieglitz. The corn trade with foreign countries has been null for a long time past." FRANCE. PARIS, FRIDAY EVENING. French letters from China bring intelligence down to the 12th Sept., and principally relate to the movements of the French squadron. In consequence of rather serious news from Japan, the admiral had immediately sent the Duchayla to Nagasaki. That steamer was to visit the different ports open to Europeans, and enforce respect for the French flag. The Japanese Government seemed anxious to avoid exe cuting the chief stipulations of the treaties concluded with foreigners, but it was not sup posed that recourse to arms would be neces sary to bring them to a sense of duty. The French and English admirals had been in formed that the Chinese were adding to the defences of the Peiho, by constructing new bat teries in advance of the others. On a hill to the right of the forts they had built a small temple to commemorate their victory, and had celebrated its opening by bonfires and fireworks for several consecutive nights. Notwithstanding these demon strations, however, the intercourse of the French and English with the Chinese authorities con tinued on a friendly footing. Tun BOURSE, Nov. 4.—The market has been very dull, but without any material change in prices. Threes have been done from 69f. 60c. to 69f. 70c. ; Mobilier, 772 f. 50c. to 777 f. 50c. ; Orleans, 1,355 f. to 1,360 f. ; Lyons, 906 f. 25c. to 908 f. 75e. ; Austrian, 540 f. to 542 f. 50e. ; Lombard, 546 f. 25c. to 548 f. 75c. The following were the last quota tions : 44 per Cents. .... 95 30 Credit Foneler Do. end month .. Belgian 4f — 3 per Cents. 69 65 Piedmonteso (5) Do. end month.... 69 75 Roman B4 Bank Shares 2835 Austrian Credit Mobilier .. 777 55 Spanish Threes Do. Account 7Bl 25 Home Debt 4l 75 RAILWAYS. Cash. Account. Orleans Northern 941 25 .. 940 New ditto 825 .. 827 50 Lyons and Mediterranean 9lO .. 908 75 Geneva 530 525 Southern Western 563 57 .. 565 Eastern Sardiniala Austrian ' Lombard Exchange on London, at sight, paper, 25f. 12f e. ; money, 251. 10e. ; three months, paper, 24f. 97ic. ; money, 241. 95c. TILE LAST SPANISH ULTIMATUM. The following are translations of the Spanish ultimatum last delivered to the Government of Mo rocco, and the Moorish reply : (Translation.) Praises to the All Powerful. To my friend, the illustrious Seed Mohamet El Khatib, Minister, &e. The 'Apace and help of God be with you. Previous to the receipt of your note of the 13th of this month, the difficulties which opposed them selves to the complete satisfaction of the outrages committed upon the Spanish flag in the neighbour hood of Ceuta having been removed, the govern ment of the Queen my august Sovereign com mands me to say to you that the satisfaction de manded io to be carried into effect without loss of time in the following manner:- 1. The chief of the Moorish troops who should be the Bey or Governor of the province shall replace with his own hand the Spanish arms in the same position which they occupied when they were torn down by the Vandals of Auggera, and shall have them saluted by his soldiers. 2. They shall carry out the last penalty of the law upon those persons who were the real pro moters of the attack, in the presence of the Spanish garrison of the above-mentioned place. Both of these demands shall be fulfilled imme diately. 3. The Moorish Government shall nominate two engineers, who, in conjunction with two Spanish engineers, shall determine tho most convenient places for the new frontier lime, on the understand ing that they shall necessarily take as a basis for this line of delimitation the Sierra Bullones. The Spanish Government will not consider ful filled the satisfaction which they have an indis putable right to exact, and which you have con sented to in the name of your Government, if all these measures are Rot carried into effect in the shortest possible period. Until such is the case Spain will continue armed, and I warn you that the smallest delay on your part in the most exact fulfilment of my demand will be the signal for the commencement of hosti lities, and consequently of a rupture in the friendly relations between the two countries. The Government of the Queen my Sovereign hopes that that of the Sultan will not provoke so serious an event, and that such disastrous conse quences may be avoided. I await your reply, which must be as clear and explicit as the matter requires, and I warn Tou that I will not admit the slightest observation in oppo sition to the just desires of my Government. At the point at which things have arrived no other course remains fo you but to comply strictly and without delay with all which we have agreed on to give due satisfaction to the Spanish nation, or war. Choose. Tangier, Oct. 16, 1859. (Signed) J. B. DEL VALLE, &c. Translation of a Letter addressed by Seed Mohamed Khateel to the Spanish Charge d'Affaires, on the 17th of October, 1859. Praise to the one God ! To the Charge d'Affaires of the Queen of Spain. We have received your letter of yesterday (16th of October), and have understood its contents, and we are much astonished at all you have stated therein, for it is not in accordance with that which you had told us in our interviews with you, nor in your previo us l e tt er . We have been empowered, as we told you, to settle those demands that you mentioned in your letters of the sth September and sth October ; and we further agreed, in our letter of the 15th of Rabea the first, that you should occupy the high ground requisite for the defence and security of your town, but not with any other view. You had stated to us in conversation, that you supposed that high ground might even be within the marked boundary. We are not acquainted what is the site you call Sierra Bullon es ; but if it be the place which persons have told us it is, viz., about three hours' journey from Ceuta, we have no authority or power to make such concession. Such a demand must be referred to the Sultan, and a suitable term named to enable us to refer the matter to his Majesty who is at Mek nas, and that his Majesty has time to consider it and to reply. We do not conceal from you our extreme surprise that you should have written to us as you have done, after the friendly manner we have acted--acceding to demand after demand, on three different occa sions, solely with the object of satisfying you. Should you break off relations and declare war, as you have stated, because we did not cede that which we have no power or authority from the Sultan to grant, we shall protest against you for all the con sequences that may happen now and hereafter. We have to repeat, however, we adhere to the engagements we have made to fulfil the demands mentioned to you in our letters, but not according to the construction you choose to put upon our words in your letter, for we have no power to make such concessions.— Peace (Signed) Oct. 17, 1859. MOIIAMED KHATEEL, DEATH OF VICE-ADMIRAL SIR HENRY BAKER, BART.—We have to record the death of Vice-Admiral Sir Henry Lorraine Baker, Bart., at his residence, Dunstable House, Richmond, Surrey. The deceased, who was the second baronet, was borne at Nancy in Lorraine, in 1787, and married in 1820 the only daughter of Mr. W. Williams, who was for many years M.P. for the borough of Wey mouth. He succeeded his father in 1826. Having entered the navy in 1797, he became a retired real-admiral in 1850. He assisted at the storming of Snmana (St. Domingo) in 1827, and was promoted for his heroic conduct at the de fence of Anholt in 1811. He served with great distinction at Guadaloupe in 1815. He is succeeded in his baronetcy by his son, the Rev. Henry Williams 'Baker, of Trinity College, Cambridge, vicar of N.onkland, near Leominster, Herefordshire. DEATII OF VICE-ADMIRAL JAMES PRINGLE.— We have to record the death of the above gallant admiral, which occurred at Tordoodlee on Monday last. The de ceased officer obtained his commission as lieutenant, 6th March, 1804, and soon afterwards, while commanding the Sparrowhawk, was actively employed on the coast of Valen tia and Tarragona, and at the destruction of a privateer and battery at Palamos, in 1810, for which he was gazetted. He became captain in June, 1812 ; rear admiral (retired), October, 1846; and vice admiral (retired), September, 1855. TIIE FERRY TRAFFIC ON TIIE MERgEY.—The Mersey Docks Board, at their meeting on Thursday, adopted the report of the works' committee on the subject of improving the approaches to the landing stages at Wood side and Liverpool, with the view of carrying out increased facilities for the transit of goods and passengers across the river. The scheme involvss an expenditure of £58,000, of which sum £38,500 will be borne by the board, and the re mainder by the Birkenhead Commissioners. Tho commit tee were empowered to . insert the ne cessary no ti ces i n case an application to Parliament should I?,e founcl necessary. AGRICULTURAL MEETING'S. SOMERSET. The annual meeting of the Martock Agricultural Association was held on Thursday last, and was the most successful gathering that has taken place since the formation of the society. After the morning's ploughing match, for which 26 ploughs competed, the members and friends of the association dined at the White Hart Hotel, where prizes were distri buted to the best ploughmen and to deserving labourers. Mr. J. Gundry presided, and there were about 70 guests present. MONMOUTHSHIRE. ABERGAVENNY, Nov. 4. Yesterday the annual meeting of the Aber gavenny Agricultural Society took place here and was highly successful. The competition for the numerous prizes given for cattle, horses, sheep, and pigs was vigorous and close, and the great im provement which has taken place in Monmouthshire farming (and which is mainly attributed to the operation of the local societies) was everywhere ap parent. The cattle were all in good condition, but none fat, and their owners relied upon breed and constitution for merit instead of weight of meat. About 100 gentlemen sat down to dinner at the Angel Hotel in the afternoon, under the presidency of Mr. J. A. Herbert, of Llanaeth, the vice-chair being occupied by Mr. John Maund, High Sheriff of Breconshire. Among those present were the Right Hon. Lord Llanover, Mr. Octavius Morgan, M.P., Colonel Clifford, M.P., Mr. W. Jones, Clytha ; Mr. W. Manning, Coldbrook-park ; Major Stret ton, Brynderwen ; Major Herbert, Llansaintfread ; Rev. J. Pigott, Llanoapley ; Mr. J. Davies, the Garth, &c. The usual loyal and constitutional toasts were proposed, with the exception of " the bishop and clergy," which was omitted. The CHAIRMAN, in proposing " the Army and Navy," hoped they would always, as hitherto, be victorious in every conflict in which they might be engaged. (Cheers.) Colonel CLIFFORD, M.P., was called upon to re spond. He felt justified in saying that the two services fully deserved every compliment that could be paid to them. No country owed more to its army and navy or had been better served by them than this country, and what had been done before could be done again. There was not a deed we read of in history which excited our admiration and astonishment in past times that would not be equalled and surpassed in the present day if the same occasion were to arise. (Cheers.) They might have heard of a gallant Welsh man, who lived not far from Abergavenny, being sent out by his Sovereign to reconnoitre a very large French army; on his return he said, "My liege, there are enough to be killed, enough to be taken prisoners, and enough to run away." The result justified his statement, for the French army was entirely annihilated. He did not wish to mention the French or any army in par ticular, but if a foreign army were on our soil again, he had no doubt there were plenty of officers and men who would entertain just the same feeling, though they might not express it so quaintly, that the conduct of every one would be the same as on that occasion and the result the same. (Applause.) The CHAIRMAN proposed " The Health of the Lord• Lieutenant of the County," who was himself a distinguished farmer. Colonel CLIFFORD apologised for so soon appear ing before them, but said the last time was unex pectedly, whereas now he had permission to propose a toast which the chairman could not with propriety offer. It was the health of a distinguished member of society—a nobleman who was present, and whom they were all glad to see present. (Cheers.) He felt in considerable difficulties, because it was not very easy, nor very pleasant, to enlarge upon the merits of an individual in his own presence. He should say no more than what truth and justice almost compelled him to say on the subject. In losing Lord Llanover the House of Commons felt that they lost one of their most useful and dis tinguished members—(cheers)—and the largest con stituency in England, that of Marylebone, had long to seek before they could find anybody who would even ventre to come forward and attempt to fill the place he :had filled for so many years with such honour to himself and utility to the country. The city of London regretted that it had not at this moment the services of one whose practical know ledge and habits of business had made everything in his department so agreeable and pleasant for all who dwelt in or visited London. On the other hand, the higher branch of the Legisla ture, the House of Lords, gained a most useful practical statesman ; and they, the local men, gained the advantage of having among them one, from his high position in society, his practical knowledge, and his intellectual powers, was likely to be one of the most useful agriculturists as well as one of the most useful country gentlemen they could find. Without dwelling longer on the toast, he would give them " The health of Lord Llanover." (Applause.) Lord LLANOVER, in reply said,—Mr. Chairman and gentlemen, when I had the pleasure of visiting you two years ago, and of filling the chair now occupied by my friend and son-in-law, you did me the honour to pay me a compliment similar to that which I have now received at your hands. Upon that occasion I thanked you, as I do now, most sincerely, for the honour you did me, and I can only now make use of perhaps the same expressions of gratitude, because the same feeling of gratitude exists within me. But this I can assure you, that if I can be of ser vice to your institution—if I can promote your in terests in any way that lies in my power, you have only to command my services, and they will be freely and most happily rendered. (Cheers.) My hon. friend who proposed my health has alluded slightly to the public position which I have recently occupied. A great many agricultural meetings have been held of late, and I have read many of the speeches which have been made by public men and members of Parliament. I have observed that at the commencement of the speeches the sentiment always was that they should never touch upon po litical subjects. but that immediately after they had uttered those sentiments they talked of the virtues of one Administration and the shortcomings of another, and entered largely into political subjects, which they professed not to discuss. (Laughter.) Now, when I filled the chair, 1 studiously avoided all those topics, and I wish to do so now. We are met for one common purpose —to discuss agri cultural in atters,and I will throw no apple of discord among you. We will confine ourselves to agricul tural subjects, and to that conviviality which pre vailed among us two years ago, and which I hope we shall enjoy on many future occasions. (Cheers.) Having said thus much by way of thanking you for the honour you hare done me, I shall have great pleasure in proposing to you a toast which has been committed to me by those who have charge of the proceedings of this day. It is one in which you will all cordially join, because our sentiments are the same, and the proof of that u nan i m it y o f senti ment is found in the fact of our being assembled here this evening. The toast is "Prosperity to the Abergavenny Agricultural Association." (Applause.) I am happy to think that as years roll on we go on and p ros p er . Wh en I was here two years ago I said I hoped to be hero in the year that has passed, but in consequence of my being on the Continent it was impossible for me to do so. lam come back to you again to fill my promise of being here at the first opportunity, and I am glad th find that, so far from our institution having deteriorated, and so far from there being any lukewarmness •n the part of the agriculturists of the neighbourhood, we assemble in greater numbers than before, and the number of names entered as competitors for the various prizes given to-day, in cluding duplicates, is 202. That is a satisfactory state of things, and may lead us on to prosper still more, and unite for the object we have in view. The show of stock was good to-day, and the show of implements was great. Go where you will in this neighbourhood now, and you see agriculture improving and agriculturists prospering; and these institutions are of great and real value to the pub lic. We may see how they are flourishing by look ing at the returns made by the Royal. Agricul tural Society of England. I was looking over some papers a few days ago, and I find that an agricul tural meeting was held in the year 1846; at that moment we were told that the agricultural interest was going to the care of that gentleman whom it would be improper to name. (Laughter.) In that year there were about 700 implements exhibited at the Royal Agricultural Society's show, while last year, at Chester, there were 3,500. And as the great society of the c o un t r y goes on pros pering, so we, in oar lesser sphere, and in a minor degree, go on prospering in the town and neighbourhood of Aber gavenny. If I refer to this subject now, and draw your attention to the exhibition of implements to day, which was most encouraging, it is to point out that when men were thrown upon their resources, in consequence of what took place in the year to which I have referred, their minds were set to work for the purpose of meeting any evils, whether real or imaginary, which surrounded them, and now we find in the neighbourhood of Abergavenny one of the most useful manufactories that any agricul turist can have, a manufactory for manure, which is widely and largely used in agricultural pursuits, and I am proud to say that, although I, have tried manures from different parts of the country, I have found none better than I can find in the immediate neighbourhood of this town. (Cheers.) There are a good many more subjects connected with agricul ture ; but you have often heard my voice, and per haps if you find I can promote your interests you will allow me the honour of again addressing you at some future time. Therefore I will not say rol e on this occasion, but thank you sincerely for the honour you have done m e , a nd propose that senti ment in which you will all cordially j rity to that institution t o w hi c h most of you belong': Allow me to say once m o r e, in conclusion, that if.i can in any way promote the interests of this insti tution, my services shall be readily and freely giv en ' (Applause.) pplause.) The CHAIRMAN proposed " The health of par. Morgan, the member for Monmouth shire ' and Colonel Clifford, M.P. for the city of 1 1 " - -ford." (Cheers.) oin—prosp e- Mr. 0. MORGAN, M.P., in returning thanks, alluded to the progress made in agriculturrl Pu,r" suits since 1816, when hi s f a th er established o,l° show at Newport, which has since become of s uch great extent. A. number of other toasts wore proposed. THE BRAZILS AND TBE RI vER PLArg• The Avon arrived at ~-Juthampton yeste rda with the South American mails. Her dates a/ de Buenos Ayres, Sept. 27; Monte Video, 30; Rio Janeiro, Oct. 9 ; Bahia, 13; Pernambuco, 16; ' a l; Vincent, 23 ; Lisbon, 31. She brought ho l : e passengers, amongst w h om was M r . Yancey', Illc s ter from the United St a t es t o B ueno s Ayreo, ell return to America. Amongst her cargo was sP ecie to the value of £105,246. nt The fleet was at M on t e Vid eo . The Termagant sailed sn the 6th ult. from Rio for Monte Via e d The Curacoa arrived at Rio on the sth ult., if sailed for Monte Vid eo on th e Bth u lt. The g -li ; boat Forward was at St. Vincent Sept. St Vincent for Pern for Rio. The Royal mail steamer Oneida lef t ambuco on the 23d ult. Business at Buenos Ayres was dull but irar r -r ing ; prices firm an d t en di n g to the rise. ,1; change, 69.70 ; d ou bl oons , 354 currency. •L: e the , of peace between U rqu i za an d B ueno s Ayres at to last moment was giving na ti o nal animatl ° ' i s , all the country. The en ti re f a ilure of the nl ea e . tion of Mr. Yancey, the American Minister, = as i. , i ported by the last ma il, h a d on ly served to an the veil more completely from the pretenai° l3s preparations of Urquiza. He had ro therefore P o f posed, through Don Jose Cullen, ex-governor ers the province of Santa Fe, and one of the sir re ; of the treaty of 1854-5, a mission to Buenos ./IY or . to treat of peace, and sk.id the mission to be ,c°, 4. _ posed of Don M. Fragueiro, governor of Coro rt "„: and other notabilities of the moderate Buenos Ayres had immediately accepted the P . Sr s - is sition, and Signor Cullen had left for trr c inho camp with the answer. It i s p r esumed th at °f of appointments by their re s p ec ti ve Governmentsos r the English and Frenoh Mi n i s t e rs in the ' a es tio mediators will tend to an i m mediate d° l2l The arrangement without their i n tervention., ot ier army of Buenos Ayres rem a i ne d in the stronger and better appointed than ever. urlTbe had joined his army some 24 leagues distant• t the effect of the winter and drought would Prev, e l e ast, Guachos from moving f or ano th er month a t t hat supposing that peace should not be made, ° r es , they should not desert in masses for their h et : l l l*On From Pernambuco we l earn that the i la b e ing but little doing during the month, the crop f in at an end, and what littl e s u gar arrived w as , ° O O. , ferior quality. Alth oug h drier than the l itt i e 2oo sugar that had come in, prices paid 2.100 to per arroba. pnea a t At Bahia, on the 13th Oct., exchange °P„ - ii - wao 251, and closed firmly at 25. About X1 5 ° , ,, i "„ -- ,400 effected. Discounts from 8 to -- 10 percent. ")," 3 " . 000 without animation. Sugar : White quoted a ' tier 2.700 pet to 3.100 per arroba; brown, 2.600 to arroba. , - WILLS AND B.QUESTQ' will olifscitl.late eminent engineer, Be n be o r a t Stephenson, The ' the 26th of Octobe N l l ..b P ; C w h a a s rl p e l s 'e P ve a d rk l e i r ,l4;llcld ':', s :e li r -, citor, George Robert Stephenson, Esq., eeg oofl iti and George P. Bidder, Esq., C.E. The per in, the " a was sworn under £400,000. T o his co ns l a dieu , said George Robert St e ph enson , h e has bolt': 1 at all his interest in the locomotive steam fileell N an e d w c ca o s m tl p e a , n u y n , de a r n a th h e is fir i m nte o re f sltleinbesrtsviSbtsetPoi.ensoracbo;; e hi t s he lea l sl s l:ture alici sh l i ii e ds r i efn e a s et , eh i e n irn ;Leicestershire,Gloucester-square, ihtvoi: him m w nd a s left i.ictures, statuary, plate, library, -iv..-•8 an t. other effects, as well as half the furnitu r t - . the effects in the office in Great George-stree.da e r ; other half he has left to the said George I :_' 13 „ 4 1 0, ° also bequeaths to Mr. George R. SteP e ,'lo,oo o, legacy of £50,000, to Mr. Charles Parker A' l , o his and to Mr. George P. Bidder, £lO,OOO. x5,00° cousins, Robert and James Stephenso n, To the each; to ten female cousins £l,OOO ea"; nt i, rs - " . nino following gentlemen, onginooro and -- . 1 : tha namely, Mr. W. Weallams, his partne r 1- Air : factory at Newcastle, Mr. G. H. Ph i PPW, li. Edwin Clark, Mr. T. E. Harrison, Mr. George Budden, Mr. P. H. Stanton, James and o i; Berkeley, and W. Kell, solicitor—X2o° ea of and to Mr. James Green and Mr. Stockniallo,rgo xo and s,s oh t 0 : ) her for e two :A,til I re. sisters, star support Great George-street, £l,OOO each ;to Mr. ,T 000; Y us a e lb n r , ll°is :c e r t. Vaughan, £5,000; to Mrs. Emily Lister, Ai xo es annuity of £lOO to Margaret T o o f ml l i 59. / os rt . u"" . vant ; and a legacy of £2O to each of his other,.rraorp vants. Bequests to the Newcastle Infirm of £lO,OOO ; Literary and Philosophical X1:50of0 etahceh. ellkil;draeniz Newcastle, £7,000 ; North of England Aliel,ueerS' stitution, 2,000 ; Institution of Civil Eng i l tuo ve £2,000 ; Society for Promoting Christis:al 1, d i n g ledge, £2,000; and to the Society for Pre r s 2 ,oo o . Additional Curates to Populous', He leaves the residue equally amongst The Will Places, ~-'s t hree executors for their own '.:,se and benefit• iv i tn esse,;! Robert Hay is dated the 13th '3', A ugus t, 18 Whiting, 11; :s clerk. of 1331.‘ The will of Sir William Norris, formerly,. 4 sho ot Hayes, 9 ::;ticitor, 60, Russell -square' r`24-green House, Oxted, Surrey, but late . 01 I ., '" on doix Lodge, Sunninghill, Berks, was proved lit wild °, Nor; exo ew by Lady Norris, the relict, Charles and William Norris Nicholson, Esqrs• the 1 tors. Personalty £30,000. He has be c l u real an his wife a life interest in all his property, e nt itled personal, and after her decease to those j a bead under the statute of distribution. Th e W pare , date the 29th of June, 1853. 0 101° The will and two codicils of the Brev.rt, cent' Francis Farnaby, Bart., of Wickham --e ll , , Airin• was proved in London by the executeo rooster' Thos.„.,e pJohn Campion, Esq., the Rev. John 8.D., and William Francis Holcroft, Esq' The teres" f strict settlement. The wife takes a life in, „To y o sonalty is £40,000. The family estates ar e k to whom he has bequeathed an immediate, le, ooo rtio £l,OOO and a life interest in all his personal t i . pro' which, at her decease, he leaves i n eerf rnios to portions to his nephews and nieces; the en r . no ath! his nephew, John Farnaby Cator. Hate, ‘lB:e. ' 1 his diamonds, pearls, family jewels, ~, ~right 0 his wife, for her life, and at her decease tii; 0 00; purchase by the next entitled to the settoteooa to t b There are the following bequests :—X 1 P wi e bhal lls said Rev. J. T. Austen, the rector of Wel. i , o. Loa.: £lOO to each of his executors ; £5OO to l' o a _ ts, big h i s ecru _: a R e,' ley, his godson ; liberal annuities to butler, coachman, gardener, gamekeeper - -- t o f th° cies to all his other servants • £2OO to e,,,at o ; oo tiug following institutions :—The 'Society for -r . .l_ n o f th°, Christian Knowledge ; for the Propogatileiditinoael Gospel in Foreign Parts ; for Providing Au oting tIl Curates in Populous Places ; for Pr° 111 „-, hu rehe s; Enlargement, Building, and Repairing 01 Churches; Enlargement, Giorgi' and the Orphan School for the Children e p l- 30 t o the men in Regent's-park ; and an an2uity of ',,, w ill i° National Schools of West Wickham. Thu t, WS, dated May 11, 1852 ; the codicils, Ang us ... and June, 1859.—Illustrated London Neto ,_ byDR. SMETHURST.—It has been reporte. by t he the last few days that an order had been sent dooll passedenc life , bnt Secretary of State, commuting the capital sent ° 111 on this prisoner to one of penal servitude for is of to upon inquiry being made yesterday of the offie in t e s tate prison, it appears that there is no foundation for tiL _ pla ile ment, and Dr. Smethurst still remains in 1-lorsemeng,Tolitest Gaol, under the respite from the crown , and not the t r io in' intimation appears to have bcenmade with red?xd to . T o tentions of the Government as to his final dtsper osufe' prisoner still exhibits the utmost coolness and c I , ?P ee biS oaonadviitetiisonrabthoebraas notrem abrekenabvleisictierdcubmy stance that isi n _. ( celA eextraordinaryahepe months his brother and Mr. Humphreys, the a soli C g i l t e o r i : Ny ll°°ll,l :r t v( W ao ll be recollected, defended him at the trial. The ©p Boner 0 that to Horsemenerdane Gaol on the 19th of An= ,u , r lodt seac ha ctf9 t s.t t ti l li t leT r l delayn° nearly the officials of the prison, and every one connected w.! binr" p i e m a p rs re t s o si b on e ttbipaotnbeth,evilnliirnecleeoivf receive free parauP•_., AIP ypeae l r a s p ci s ai ed te si un nc a e ee th ou a u t t, ,,P _ t b i l o th t : —CAr I% ACCIDENT TO TIIE STEAMER AFRICAN. _.__The AND Fouie OF TILE CREW 'WASHED OVERTIORO, ft Li , screw steam-ship African, Capt. Richardson, which left 316 A the v verpool on Sunda y last, was severely damage. bY , ~iir on esday and obliged to put into Padstow iaro. v 0 .00 Thursday. Five persons were washed overboard durulzkrA prisone,s, gale, viz., Captain Richardson; William Galbraithi, eineer Daniel Brown, second ditto ; William GTvifts carpenter; and a seaman named Russell. The fun ne r ooni blown down, the wheel damaged,and the enghle"" filled with water. THE COINAGE.—The total coinage at the teal Mint during the last 15 years has been ne lesoses oil' £75,499,868. Of this £73,772,613 was go ld, X4,540,'' ve sr ver, and £186,867 copper. The amount coined each wag has varied considerably. Thus, in 1850 the total •trit £1,621,380, and in 1853 £12,664,125. Last year the 0 loan coined again fell to £1,690,359. The gold coined re a lc or its maximum in 1853, and its minimum in 18.8, the 4 tile , coinage was greatest in 1853, and smallest ill 184 8 ; a - , 53a copper coinage was only £448 i 1850 hi. it Was X" n t ,w le in 1854.