The Sun. — London, England, 1859-02-16 00:00:00

Now ready, in Crown Bvo, 10s. 6d., with Portrait of Fox in his youth L IFE OF CHARLES JAMES FOX. Volume I. By the Right Hon. LORD JOHN RUSSELL, M.P. Richard Bentley, Publisher in Ordinary to her Majesty. RED SEA AND INDIA TELEGRAPH COMPANY (Limited). THIRD CALL of £2, making (with deposit) £lO paid. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That a CALL of £2 per Share has been this day made on the Shares of the Company, payable on TUESDAY, the 15th March:at the Public Draw ing Office of the Bank of England. Interest at the rate of £5 per cent. will be charg, , ed on all Calls in,arrear, and the Gua ranteed Interest will not run until the payment is made. Dated this 11th day of February, 1859. By order of the Board. C. L. PEEL, Secretary. 62, Moorgate-street. ROYAL ENGLISH OPERA, COVENT GARDEN, under the sole Management of Miss Louisa Tyne and Mr. W. Harrison THIS EVENING THE ROSE OF CASTILLE. Messrs. Weiss, Honey, St. Albyn, Bartleman, and Mr. W. Harrison. Miss Louisa Honey and Miss Susan Fyne. Conductor—Mr. Alfred Mellon. 'l'a conclude with the new Pantomime of LITTLE RED HADING HOOD; or, Harlequin and the Wolf in Granny's Clc thing. Commence at Seven, THEATRE -ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. Lessee—Mr. E. T. Smith. THIS EVENING, OUR GAL. Mr. and Mrs. Barney Williams. Followed by BARNEY THE BARON. Vo conclude with the new pantomime, ROBIN HOOD or, Harlequin Friar Tuck and the Merry Men of Sherwood Forest. POYAL PRINCESS'S THEA T R E . ) Under the Management of Mr. Charles Kean. MIS EVENING will be performed the play of LOUIS Louis (King of France), by Mr. C. Kean. After which, a new grand Christmas Pantomime, entitled THE KING OF THE CASTLE; or, Harlequin Prince Diamond and Princess Brighteyes.l THEATRE -ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Lessee, Mr. J. B. Buckatone. THIS EVENING, AN UNEQUAL MATCH. Miss Amy Scdovick, Mr. Buckstone, die Atter which, a new grand Comic Pantomime, entitled UNDINE ; or, Harlequin and the Spirit of the Waters. Commence at 7. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Manager, Mr. Edmund Falconer, THIS EVENING, for the Benefit of Madame Celeste, when will be produced a New Drama, by J. Oxenford, Esq., entitled THE LAST HOPE. After which, THE CHILD OF THE WRECK. Madame Celeste and Mrs. Keeley. To conclude with a Grand Ballet. Miss Rosina Wright. Reduced Prices—Dress Boxes, 4s. ; Upper Boxes, 3s. ; Pit, 28.; Stalls, ss. ; Gallery, ls. Box-office open from 11 to 5 daily. Doors open at half-past 6 to commence at 7 every evening. NEW THEATRE - ROYAL, ADELPHI. Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. Benj. Webster. Revival of MASKS AND FACES ; Triplet, Mr. B. Webster. First appearance id the New Theatre of Mr. Wright. Con tinued success of the INVISIBLE PRINCE. THIS EVENING, the performance will commence with MASKS AND FACES ; Mr. B. Webster, C. Selby, Mr. Bfl lington, P. Bedford, Miss Woolgar, Miss IL Sims, Mrs. Bil lington. After which, WELCOME LITTLE STRANGER. Mr. Wright. To conclude with THE INVISIBLE PRINCE. Mr. J. L► Toole. Doors open at a quarter-past six—Commence at seven. Box Office open from 10 to 5 no charge for booking. No fees to servants permitted. A registry kept of all articles found. Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Wigan are engages. Due notice vrift be given of their appearance. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Lessee and Directress, Miss Swanborough THIS EVENING, THE BONNIE FISH WIFE. After which, the new Extravaganza, KENILWORTH ; or Ye Queene. ye Earle, and ye Maydenne. And THE LITTLE SAVAGE Commence at 7 o'clock. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE, Westminster-road. Lessee and Manager Mr. William Cooke. THE SCOTT COMMEMORATION. THIS EVENING, and during the week, the revivertdrs matic Romance from Sir Walter Scott, entitled KENIL WORTH, re-produced with original effects and additional splendour. To be followed by SCENES IN THE CIRCLE, Intro ducing Mr. W. Cooke, Mr. Bridges, Mr. A. Cooke, 4sc. Madame Blanche, Madame Bridges. Maddlle. Fleurette, and Emily Cooke, together with the Star Riders. and Astley's unrivalled Troupe of Equestrian Artistes. Te conclude with the great Operatic and Burlesque Eques trian Pantomime, entitled HARLEQUIN BARON RUN CHAUSEN, AND HIS COMICAL CREAM COB CRUISER. Baron Munchausen, Mr. W. Anson ; Harlequin, Mr. 11. Hemmings ; Pantaloon, Mr. Morley; Clown, Mr. A. F. Forrest, the Grimaldi of the day; Columbine, Miss Julia Weston. Brilliant and unsurpassable Transformation Scene, with dazslim - r, effects of Colour and Fire. Gorgeous Scenery, and every incident in bustling reality, from Regent-street to the "New Palace for the People, at Muswell Hill." Dress Circle, 48. ; Boxes, 3s. ; Pit, 2s, ; Gallery, ls. ; Upper Gallery, M. Stage Manager, Mr. R. Phillips. CANTERBURY HALL, Westminster-road.— Proprietor —C. MORTON. The public is most respectfully informed that the Friem ARTS GALLERY, in connection with the above Hall, IS WOW OPEN DAT AND NIGHT, from 11 o'clock a.m. until 12 o'clock p.m. The New Gallery contains an extensive Collec tion of' Pictures, by Ancient and Modern Masters and is also devoted to Art productions generally. The Proprietor feels he may confidently assert that, viewed altogether, the exist ing Music Hall, the New Fine Arts Gallery, and the recently added Ante-Hall, will present an attraction which, whether as regards the architectural beauty of the structures them selves, or the varied and hitherto inuttempted combinations within, will be found to be wholly Ilthout parallel in the Kingdom. The MCSICAL ENTERTAINMENT Commences as usual at Seven o'clock. In addition to the usual entertainment, the SAITVLET FAMILY, of Amsterdam, Eight in number, whose varied instrumental performances have created so marked a sensa tion in the principal cities and towns of the Continent, will perform every Evening at Nine and Eleven o'clock. THE WEATHER.-STIN OFFICE, FEB. 16. THERMOMETER, IN THB SHADE. 52—highest since noon yesterday. 51—lowest this morning and during the night. 69—this day at noon. BAROMETEE-30•10. WIND, Westerrly ; fresh, with fine weather. We resume our notice of Mr. 'MACINTOSH'S new strategies in warfare. He says—" Having briefly, but I trust clearly, explained my new system of terminating wars,' I shall now state what steps I took to bring my invention before the British Go vernment." Mr. MACINTOSH communicated to Lord ABER. DEEN (then Prime Minister) on 13th June, 1853, the nature and properties of his invention, which is nothing less than a method of annihilating fleets and destroying the fortifications of an enemy, without the possibility of failure, the means being inexpensive, simple, and very easily applied by the admiral of any fleet. He was directed to communicate with the Right Hon. Sir J. GRAHAM, then First Lord of the Admi ralty, who, after an explanation of his plan, simply informed him, by letter, that "their Lordships desire to thank you for your communication." Being convinced that England was fast drifting into a war of some magnitude with a nation whose powers of defence our Admiralty was partially ignorant of, he embarked for Constantinople in December, 1853, with a supply of materials, for the purpose of carrying out his system in connec tion with the Turkish Government, by whose permission and joint assistance he had hoped to have destroyed the Russian fleet then within the harbour of Sebastopol. Owing to the fact that England had not yet declared war with Russia, Lord STRATFORD DE REDCILFFE, our Ambassador, was unable to assist him, but strongly recommended his immediate return to England, and again to communicate with our Government. lie consequently returned for that purpose, and on the 18th March, 1854, re ceived an official letter from Captain O'BRIEN, private secretary to Sir JAMES GRAHAM, requesting him "to call at the Admiralty and inquire for Admiral BERKELEY, who will attend to the matter which you are desirous of bringing under the notice of the Government." He had an interview with Admiral BERKELEY (then First Sea Lord), and, after having clearly explained the peculiarities and capabilities of his new system of warfare, which the Admiral acknow ledged to thoroughly unde rstand and appreciate, he nevertheless considered that our improved steam fleets could accomplish much more against land defences than was possible to b e f Per ormed by sailing ships of war. Mr. Macrzurosu states that the novelty and humanity of my system appeared so extraordinary, that the Admiral es - an opinion that, although my application • •••.1 , , ' ,l‘; ' • • , 44.141'"A" . , -- • . Cf 4 tgaliO r ' - . on. "n•hl.4 THE SUN. WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 16, 1859. might be effectual if applied, it appeared to him an inglorious method of attacking an enemy, without letting him have any chance of retalia''on. He, nevertheless, strongly recommended m 2 to return to Turkey, and lay my method of d?:troying the fleet and defences of the enemy befo _•c the Turkish Government for adoption, and that he would in struct Admiral DUNDAS (then commanding the British Fleet in the East) to assist me." It is naturalto conclude that the Admiralty intended to assist Mr. MACINTOSH, and by requesting his return to Constantinople (where he had a supply of material ready for use), and promising to send out instructions to Admiral DUNDAS to assist him in his object, it would appear that the Admiral's intentions were both prompt and laudable. It will appear that the Turkish High Admiral had made arrangements with the British Admiral not to permit any ships of the Turkish fleet to enter the Black Sea, unless accompanied by a squadron of the Allied fleet, owing to the destruction of part of his fleet at Sinope, when it will be remembered that the Russian Admiral cruised about the Black Sea, waiting for a Black, Sea fog, and under its favouring veil pounced upon the Turkish fleet and completely annihilated it. Mr. MACINTOSH hastened to join the Allied fleet (then anchored in the Bay of Baltshik, north of Varna) bearer of a despatch from Lord STRATFORD to Admiral DUN DAS (date 27th May). A council of war was immediately assembled, consisting of several of the leading superior officers, amongst whom was Captain DRUMMOND (now Commodore), the commander of H. M. steamer Retribution ,who had previous to the official declaration of war, gallantly entered the harbour of Sebastopol ("under the favouring veil of a dense Black Sea fog") to the amazement and horror of the Russians, bearing official despatches to the Russian Governor. " The unanimous opinion of the Council was, that if the sea-face batteries of Sebastopol were to be bombarded by the Allied fleets, and their total de struction effected, such must be done under the cover of a dense black fog, similar to that above described. " Admiral DUNDAS fully agreed with the general opinion of the Council, but stated he would have to consult Vice-Admiral HAMELIN (Admiral-in- Chief to the French fleet) prior to the adoption of my system." It will now appear that Admiral BERKELEY'S promise to send out instructions had not been com plied with, as Admiral DUNDA.S " declined taking the responsibility of employing such an unusual mode of warfare without having written orders from the Admiralty, and suggested that I should immediately apply to the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, with the view of having proper in structions sent out." Mr. MACINTOSH immediately returned to Con stantinople, and " had an interview with Lord STRATFORD, who, although much surprised at our Admiral's inerteess in carrying out our 'Articles of War,' which empower to burn, sink, and destroy,' suggested I should again communicate with the Admiralty." Mr. MACINTOSH remained at Constantinople for a period of twenty-two days, expecting a reply to a letter he had sent to the Admiralty ; receiving none, he returned (second time) to England, and in reply to his despatch of June 26, received the fol lowing answer, viz., that "the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty are not prepared to adopt your plan," (July 5, 1854). This peculiar conduct of Admiral BERKELEY, in first persuading Mr. MAcinosll to return to Tur key with promise of assistance—neglecting to send out the promisod instructions, and then, on his re turn to Valgland some months after, to coolly write, or cause to be written to him, that "the Admiralty are not prepared to adopt your plan"— is worthy of those who can conacientiously act with such openness and candour. Jt rather appears in the light of official wilyness, to ward off an unwelcome applicant ; the country risked nothing by the pro posed trial, as Mr. MACINTOSH frequently ex pressed a wish to perform the whole experiments at his own private expense ; the riddance was the true object, and not the honest welfare for the national cause. The Lords of the Admiralty again refused to send out any instructions to either Sir CHARLES NAPIER or Admiral DUNDAS, with respect to applying Mr. MACINTOSH'S agent against the enemy—(date, 11th July, 1854.) Having devoted so much time, energy, and capital in his endeavours to awaken our Govern ment to, at least, practically test (on a large scale, and at his entire personal expense) his system against the enemy's fleet and sea defences, and finding all his exertions of no avail, he proceeds to Paris with introductory letters to his Imperial Ma jesty the Emperor NAPOLEON, who, unfortunately, had left the day of his arrival for Biarritz. It ap pears he had an interview with Monsieur DUCAS, the Minister of Marine, and tested on a small scale his system of warfare to the satisfaction of the Minister. On his return to England he communi cated to the Earl of EGLINTON and the Earl TALBOT the very discouraging results of his correspondence with our Admiralty, also the prompt and energetic manner in which the French Minister had attended to the matter. From satisfactory tests Mr. —MAciNTosii per- formed before their Lordships, he received several letters for presentation to his Grace the Duke of NEWCASTLE (then Secretary of State for War), which resulted in an audience. His Grace was prompt in responding to his wishes, and promised to see the Lords of the Ad miralty on the subject of his new war agent, which resulted in a despatch from their lordships (August 16, 1854) to Mr. MACINTOSH, appointing for a trial in their presence, to take place at Portsmouth. Mr. MACINTOSH complied with the wishes of the Lords of the Admiralty, and on the 19th met Sir JAS. GRAHAM, Admiral BERKELEY, and Capt. Sir T. MAITLAND at the George Hotel, Portsmouth. After having distinctly informed their lordships of the opinion of the Council of War and Admiral DUNDAS, relative to the application of his agent against sea•defences, and the " utter folly of attempt ing to attack the sea-faces of Sebastopol by ships of war, owing to the enemy's forts mounting innu merable guns of an enormous calibre, and that their concentration of fire was so adjusted as, ships coming within range.' provided to sink any i Mr, MACINTOSH, having all the neces sary materials for testing his new agent, requested both of the Lords Commissioners to accompany him on board H.M.S. Excellent to -witness the experi ments, such being in compliance withtheirlordships' despatch of the 16th inst. Strange to say, both of the Lords Commissioners complained of serious indisposition, and also being pressed for time, end although he urged and repeatedly requested their Lordships to witness his experiment (" which would have occupied less than one hour"), he could not induce them to accompany him. Sir THOMAS MAITLAND and the Government chemist were directed to witness and report. We give the details in full : " We proceeded on board the Excellent, and having shipped a sufficient quantity of the hydro-carbon in a six oared gig, pushed off towards Rochester Creek, and there discharged on the water a sufficient quantity, which, float , INS riA its surface, was propelled 11 the vial to 0910 200 yards, when Sir Thomas Maitland directed me to ignite it, which I did by projecting a small ball of the metal potas sium into it. This had the effect of generating an impene trable black, su f focating fog. We pulled up to the burning material and ignited a piece of paper, clearly demonstrating that ships of war could follow up in its wake without injury to the attacking party, thus enabling sq uadrons to form up in a line of battle wider cover of the. black smoke, and when within point-blank range of any - land batteries, to disembark troops and take possession, or simultaneously open a concentrated fire and entirely destroy them. No animal can breathe within the folds of this smoke ; conse quently, on its entering the embrasures, it would naturally compel all the gunners to beat a quick retreat, thereby leaving the enemy's forts at the mercy of the attacking squadron." To scientific or practical judges, such an experi ment would have been probably conclusive, but as the Lords of the Admiralty were too callous to the interests of the nation, neglecting, as they did, to witness in person the experiment, when they had a fitting opportunity (of their own appointing) for so doing, it would be needless to attempt to prove that any of the several other trifling experiments Mr. MACINTOSH subsequently and successfully performed before Sir THOMAS MAITLAND, would add one iota of increase to the balance of opinion in its favour. It is the energy and presence of a chief which gives weight, value, and promptness of action. Dilatoriness is but too often the result of this absence, and needless delay necessarily follows. In diverging for a moment from the thread of this communication, the Leviathan, of yester day's date, triumphantly extols the past acts of its political fraternity—Sir CHAS. WOOD is the cham pion of his party ; it says, " The present Govern ment could not have found so much to do if other Governments had not left a great deal undone." Again, "We can give the public some idea of the actual—load, also, past]—state of affairs." It is an undeniable fact, that at the time these editorial remarks were penned the contents of Mr. MAC INTOSH'S interesting and instructive book were in the editor's hands. Never was more truth spoken, but it evidently falls heavier on the giver than on the intended recipient. The Leviathan, in wielding its colossal Nasmy thic engine, is rather too clogged within its own wheels to always admit of a free and uniform stream of unbiased patriotism. Too much is rather injurious, and too little is quite immaterial for the good of the country, when such clashes and cen sures the acts of their own political sphere. On the 6th December, 1854, Mr. MACINTOSH addressed a letter to his Grace the Duke of NEW CASTLE, informing him of the successful experi ments made at Portsmouth, &c., and from some successful experiments made before his Lordship, his Grace promised that Mr. MACINTOSH'S system should be fully investigated." It appears that by a despatch from the Admiralty (9th December, 1854) to Mr. MACINTOSH he was informed that Captain Sir THOMAS MAITLAND " had been directed to send in a report," but from two applications, under date 12th and 13th Decem ber, for copy of Sir THOMAS'S report, it was refused. Mr. MACINTOSH received the following despatch from the Admiralty, which is of too much import ance to be omitted : " Admiralty, 16th December, 1854. "Sir,—ln reply to your inquiries relative to your plan for destroying ships, &c., I am directed by Admiral Berkeley to acquaint you that your plan, with Sir Thomas Maitland's report, have been forwarded to Vice-Admiral Dundas, Commander-in-Chief of H. M. ships and vessels on the Mediterranean station, for his consideration.—l am, sir, your most obedient servant, (Signed) "P. PORRIER. " J. Macintosh, Esq." Mr. MACINTOSH states that " it will be hereafter clearly proved that neither myself nor Admirals DUNDAS and LYONS ever obtained a copy of those instructions." He again requested, on 20th Decem ber, for a copy of Sir THOMAS MAITLAND'S report ; but on the 26th December, and on the 22d January (1855), his third application was rejected, for the following reason—viz., "it not being customary to furnish reports made by their officers in such cases. " Would it not be more beneficial for the interests of the country, and scientific pursuits generally, that such an antiquated and secret custom should be at once abolished. All experiments (with the exception of those in question) are generall y carried on by public servants of the Crown, at the expense of the nation, and if no better reason can be assigned than " old custom," new rules and more enlightened customs should be adopted. A period of six weeks having elapsed since the despatch of the 16th December (1854) had been sent to Admiral DUNDAS, Mr. MACINTOSH applied (on 23d January, 1855) to the Lords of the Admiralty, requesting to be informed of the " result of their communication to, and nature of, the an swer " supposed they hail received from Vice- Admiral DUNDAS. The reply from the Admiralty (dated 27th January, 1855) was, that " no report had been received from Vice-Admiral DUNDAS." Mr. MACINTOSH states, " Vice-Admiral DUNDAS having returned to London, (Bth February) assured me that he had never received my plan or Sir THOMAS MAITLAND'S report." I consequently re newed my application of the 2.3 d ultimo. Also, " From a subsequent interview I had with Admiral Lord LYONS on this subject, he also informed me that no such plan and report had ever reached him." In reply to Mr. MACINTOSH'S letter of the Bth inst., the Lords of the Admiralty informed him that "it was not intended to adopt the plan, Rad that their Lordships are not in the habit of giving copies of the reports of their officers"—(date 13th February, 1855.) " Prior to the despatch of the above letter the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty had seen Vice• Admiral DUNDAS, and from both Admirals not having received the plan and report in question, their Lordships could not, consequently, send him any other than an ambiguous reply. He was for the fourth time refused a copy of Sir THOMAS MAITLAND'S report." It is a well-known fact that all Government despatches were conveyed from England to Con stantinople, and from thence to the Admirals com manding the Fleets by special messengers. Mr. MACINTOSH begs of "The Honourable the Members of the House of Commons" (to whom he has ad dressed his book) to call on Admiral BERKELEY to produce a copy of the instructions, together with Sir THOMAS MAITLAND'S report and Mr. MACIN TOSII'S plan, and further to satisfactorily and fully explain the extraordinary discrepancy of the above proceedings. There is nothing to which Lord JOHN RUSSELL is not ready to turn a hand : he is one of those men who are ready to make themselves generally useful, to undertake any job that offers, in fact, a " Jack of all trades." We have already had the opinion of SYDNEY SMITH that he would be pre pared at a moment's notice to accept the command of the he in Channel fleet, or perform the most arduous operatio n i n lith o t om y, w ith ou t f or a mo ment the possibility of a failure. There can be no doubt that he has the most perfect faith in his own infallibility. We cannot then wonder that, although pledged to bring forward one of four rival bills for Parliamentary Reform, he should also enter into competition with the Lord Chancellor in a Bankruptcy and insolvency Reform Bill. The noble lord brought forward the heads of his 549140 leaf eight, and, 7ith. tew oue ti ono it i 5 p manifest that it is a creditors bill, intended to ren der more stringent the law with respect to all who are unable to satisfy the claims of their creditors. Of course it proposes to abolish the distinction between traders and non-traders. That, however, has long been re garded as a matter of inevitable necessity. The folly and injustice of paralysing a man's future energies, and compelling him to expend all he may acquire, or to contract debts sufficient to cover the amount, has long been regarded as by no means a favourable specimen of the wisdom of our ances tors. Surely the man who had surrendered all that he possessed, and had been declared entitled to his discharge or protection on certain terms, should be rendered free to labour for the benefit of himself and family, without having a constant millstone hanging about his neck. One energetic man out of a thousand may conquer the difficulty, but that men would voluntarily come forward and satisfy the equitable demands although the legal claims were extinguished, we see many honourable instances in bankruptcy, and we believe that the proportion would be equally large amongst insolvents. It has been said that it would not be right to deprive a creditor of the chance of his debtor's afterwards coming into possession of property, under a bequest or otherwise. This, however, is easily disposed of, although the " expectation" might not appear on the face of the schedule. If it arose from any deed or settlement previous to the date of his petition and the consequent vesting order, it would go to the assignee as a matter of course. But when it arises from a subsequent bequest it should not be interfered with. Testators are anxious to benefit their own relatives or friends, and not cre ditors, whom they may believe, and not always erroneously, to have led them into temptation. We have known of many wills having been altered to prevent the legacy falling into the hands of the assignee, but never of one having been given with a full knowledge of the law on the sub ject. The creditors have only been bene fited through ;the ignorance or indolence of the testator. The rule is seldom beneficial to them ; it is invariably injurious to the man who has suffi ciently expiated his extravagance, or misfortune, whichever might (have been the cause of his in- solvency. Lord JOHN deplores the expenses of the Court of Bankruptcy, and proposes to reduce them. But they will still, even under the most favourable circumstances, be far beyond the means of thousands of those small traders who obtain relief through the Insolvent Court, but who are virtually kept without certificates for the rest of their lives, although their conduct may have been perfectly free from blame, and they would, if possessed of the requisite £l5O for ex penses, be entitled to a first-class certificate. Nine out of ten petitioners for protection are of this class, and there can be no doubt that they ought to receive the same relief that is extended to their wealthier but perhaps less meritorious brethren. We strongly object to any extension of the County Court jurisdiction in matters either of bankruptcy or insolvency. There is no uniformity of decision ; no fixed or recognised rules. There is no bar in attendance—no regular reporters to exercise control over the judges, some of whom are as widely lenient as the majority are unjustly severe. The Insolvent Court, the administration whereof elicited so handsome and well-merited a complement from the Lord Chancellor, cannot be dispensed with. It is the poor man's court. It is one where fair and im partial justice is equitably administered; where the assets are distributed with comparatively trifling deductions, and which, under any circumstances, must be retained for the benefit of the community, of the creditor as well as of the debtor class. Short is the twilight in India. May it be as short financially as physically. From the summit of Indian administration, to which he has ascended not only by the political luck of his father's having superseded Lord PALMERSTON, but by his own appropriate attainments and abilities, Lord STANLEY proclaims that having taken the post amidst financial darkness, he clearly sees a finan cial dawn. The look behind him is, indeed, still a gloomy one. The two years of the mutiny have caused a deficiency of not less than 21 millions, and it has been impossible yet to take any account of compensation for losses incurred during the mutiny both by Englishmen and natives ; for the latter, if not rebels, must of course be dealt with as fairly as the former. How shall this heavy change be met, especially when, as we are accustomed to hear, the Indian exchequer is but too much like that of Austria, in a state of chronic deficiency ? Can Government be long carried on if every year it has to borrow, and if its taxation shows no signs of elasticity ? It must be acknowledged that Lord STANLEY met these inquiries on Monday night in the true spirit of an Englishman. There appeared to be no desire to overlook difficulties, but a full determina tion to meet them ; and the spirit and enlarged views exhibited by the noble lord are about the best guarantee we can have that they will be met successfully. The nature of the deficiency should be steadily looked at. It turns out that it has not been an uniform one ; that in the course of the ten years prior to the mutiny, the first three and the last three, only, were years of deficiency, and the inter vening ones years of surplus. Also, when the employment of a considerable portion of the income in remunerative public works is taken into account, the last year of the ten, perhaps others also, were years of surplus. This shows a balanced inoome and expenditure prior to the late disturbance. Again, a great part of the debt has been incurred through wars, such as those in the North-West, and in Burmah, little likely to recur. So that, if ex ternal and internal peace can be maintained for a few years, the revenue would in the natural course of things be fully equal to the expenditure, and even permit a reduction of the debt. The debt itself cannot, moreover, be re garded as oppressively heavy, not being more than two years' income, while with us it amounts to thirteen or fourteen times our yearly revenue. The pressure, also, of taxation on the 130 millions of our Indian empire, subject to it, is not more than Aurteen shillings, while with us it is £2B, annually, per head. Of course the relative poverty of the people makes a vast difference ; still, since there is little indirect taxation, it cannot well be considered heavy. Amongst other encouraging facts must be noticed the improved credit of our Indian administration. In the year 1800, upon the small debt then exist ing, the Government had to pay 81 per cent. interest. The average interest of the present com paratively large debt is only 41 per cent. ! A hopeful prospect is opened also by the in creased commerce of the country. Though con fessedly so much below what it might be, it is a rapidly increasing commerce. Lord STANLEY took the twenty years from 1837, and each five years showed a large aggre gate increase ; the extreme differences being that in the five ye ars en di ng 1842, the imports into incliA were X 13,000,00 0: iyhile in the five ending in 1857, they amounted to £101,000,000. The exports for the parallel periods were, in the former one, £63,200,000, in the latter, X 102,700,000. Very few countries indeed have doubled their exports and imports within the same space of time. The tonnage of vessels employed in the trade sustains the same inferences; and with regard to cotton especially, of which we hear so much, the progress is largely in the right direction. In the five years ending, as before, in 1842 the exports of that article amounted to 352 millions of pounds ; in the five ending with 1857 to not less than 863 millions. " The cotton supply has increased in the ratio of five to two of the tonnage, and the exports have nearly doubled, and the imports more flail doubled." But there is every reason to hope that this na scent life of Indian commerce will rapidly develop itself. Happily the stand-still policy has come to an end. Colonel ARTHUR'S noble principles will now enjoy fair play; instead of trusting to squeezing the needy the reliance will henceforth be placed on enriching them, and making even heavier taxation a much lighter burden. Already irrigation, canal, and road works, have been splendidly remunerative to the Government; and taught by its own success on a small scale, it will now effect much greater things by calling in the aid of railway and irriga tion companies through a well-considered system of guarantees. We stated some of the almost mar vellous facts of irrigation last year; this year the company whose project and documents called forth our remarks has received the hoped-for guarantee, and will soon commence operations ; and " water is gold in India." Railways will now make rapid progress. They do not cost above one-third of what they do in England, and it is reasonably ex pected that in three years' time, 3,100 miles will be open—connecting the three Presidencies, bringing the cotton districts virtually to the coast, and also enable Government to derive revenue froin land which is yet for the most part uncultivated. At the same time, the electric telegraph will soon bring us into immediate correspondence with our distant empire. The line as far as Aden will, it is expected, be complete next midsummer, and the Turkish Government will construct another lino to the Persian Gulf. Thus—though the land tax, the great source of revenue, admits of comparatively little expansion— there is every hope for the improvement of the circumstances of the population. They will then be able to bear other taxes, from which the wealthy in India now escape. The present difficulties and pressure Lord STANLEY does not deny, but he takes a justly cheerful view of the future. On two points the financial prosperity of India must depend—the earliest possible reduction of the military establish. ments and expenses caused by the mutiny, and vigorous, yet judicious, encouragement of commerce. To a speech so full of matter, of facts, and statistics as that of the noble lord we can do, of course, but imperfect justice. We can only say that it will abundantly repay the perusal of all who are spe cially interested in the subject. It is one in which, responsible in his measure as every Englishman is for the welfare of India, we aught all to feel much more than a passing interest. Reasonably enough might Lord STANLEY, after such a speech, ask powers to raise a loan in Eng land, not for Russian railways, nor to aid Austria in grinding and oppressing Italy, but to benefit our own empire colony, and thereby eventually to benefit equally the commerce of our native land. The Duke and Duchess of Argyll, accompanied by the Marquis of Lorn and family, arrived at their villa at Campden-hill, Kensington, last evening, from Inverary Castle, N.B. The duke and duchess have been detained in Scotland by influenza in the family. The Duchess of Sutherland, who came to Stafford House, accompanied by the Earl of Carlisle, on Monday, from visiting the Right Hon. Henry and Lady Mary Labouchere, at Stoke Park, near Windsor, left town yester day, to join the duke at Trentham. The Right Hon. Henry Labouchere, M.P., and Lady Mary Labouchere, have been entertaining a small circle at Stoke Park, their seat near Windsor. The Duchess of Sutherland, the Earl of Carlisle, Lord and Lady Begot, Lady Dover, and the Hon. Mrs. oke, have been among the guests. DEATH OF THE DUCHESS OF LEINSTER.—The Duchess of Leinster expired yesterday morning, at Carlton House, near Dublin, in the 66th year of her age. Her grace was greatly and deservedly esteemed at Maynooth and in the surrounding districts • and the poor and desti tute of that neighbourhood, to whose wants she had con stantly and liberally ministered, will deplore her loss not less bitterly than the members of her distinguished family. The deceased was third daughter of the third Earl of Har rington, and married the present duke in 1818. DEATH OF THE MARQUIS OF BRISTOL.—We have to announce the demise of the Marquis of Bristol. The venerable Marquis was in the enjoyment of his usual health up to Saturday last, when he was attacked with gout, which seized him in the stomach, the symptoms increasing in in tensity up to the time of his death. He died at half-past two yesterday afternoon, at his house in St. James's-square. The deceased Frederick William Hervey, Marquis and Earl of Bristol, Earl Jermyn of Hor - nin' ghurst, County Suffolk, and Baron Hervey, of Ickworth, County Suffolk, in the peerage of the. United Kingdom, was son of Frederick, fourth Earl of Bristol (Bishop of Derry), by his wife Eliza beth, daughter of Sir Jermyn Davers, Bart. The venerable peer was born on 2d Oct., 1769, and was consequently in the 90th year of his age, and the oldest member of the House of Lords. The Master of the Rolls, who is charged with the winding-up of the Mexican and Bouth American Com pany, proposes on the 24th inst. to make a call of Z 5 per share on the iierSons Settled on the list of contributories since.the 21st of July. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's new Australian mail contract commences this day, by the .de spatch of a mail steamer from Sydney for Suez, which is expected to reach the latter port en the 28th of next month. The new monthly service from Southampton will commence on the 12th of March. THE CASE OF MR. POOLE.—The Archbishop of Canterbury has fixed Friday next, Feb. 18, for hearing Mr. Poole's appeal, at the Palace, Lambeth. GOVERNMENT EMIGRATION.—The Government emigrant southal 706 tons, Captain Jamieson, sailed from Plym on Sunday, the 13th inst., for Sydney, New South Wales, with 282 emigrants, under charge of Surgeon- Superintendent William Holman. ROYAL ENGLISH OPERA, COVENT-GARDEN.- Her Majesty the Queen, the Prince Consort, the Princess Alice, and the Princess Helena honoured the opera of "Satanella" with their presence last evening. The royal suite consisted of Lady Churchill, Miss Byng, Lord Vera lam, Col. F. H. Seymour, and Captain de Ros. At the Court of Bankruptcy, yesterday, Robert Hills, the bankrupt banker of Gravesend and Dartford, failed to be present at a meeting appointed for hearing his application for certificate, and it was stated that he was be lieved to have left the country. CRYSTAL PALACE DISTRICT GAS COMPANY.— The report of the directors shows that the profits of the year amount to £2,952 Bs. Out of this sum they recom mend the declaration of a dividend on the capital of the company at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum ; which, after writing off the sum of £l6O for preliminary expenses, 208 7s. 9d. for Parliamentary expenses, and £2OO for de preciation on land, leaves a balance of £285 Os. id. to bo carried to the profit of the next half-year. WATERFORD AND LIMERICK RAILWAY.--It ap pears that, after providing for the preferential dividends for the past half-year, there will remain a sum of £3,000, out of which it is proposed to pay a dividend of 1 per cent. upon the original shares of this company. This will absorb about £2,000, and leave £l,OOO for the commencement of a reserve fund. A RAILWAY SERVANT CONVICTED FOR NEGLI GENCE.—On Monday, a ganger on the Great Western Railway was fined £2 by the Bath magistrates, at the Guildhall in that city, for having on Saturday placed what was called a "trolley," loaded with ballast, upon the line at Sydney-gardens, without sending a signal-man back a mile with a red flag, the consequence of which was that the down goods train ran into the trolley and smashed it to pieces. Henry Amor, inspector of the engineers in the employ of the company, stated that the prisoner had been employed under him for 14 years, and his conduct had always been very good ; but the directors were determined to punish every disobedience to orders. SALMON FISHING.—At the mouth of the Spey very nearly 200 salmon were taken last week. About Craigellachie, a section of the Spey very much frequented by anglers, no clean fish have yet been got. The first day's fishing in the Deveron :was excellent, the number caught being somewhere about 70, some of them very large. The subsequent takes, in gross, do not come quite up to the number captured on the opening day; but, on the whole, the fishing as yet is reckoned a good one.—Elgin Courant. Salmon fishing has now commenced on the west coast. A number of fish were taken in the Doon in the early part of last week, though the spate caused by the melted snow was rather unfavourable to fishing operations. The salmon are of first quality, and sell at from 3s. to 3s. 6d. per lb. Weregret to see that herrings are being brought into the market in immense numbers. Trawling for them has been carried on with much assiduity during the past week, and nearly a million fish have been taken. Such an enormous destruc tion of fish now will no doubt affect the takes at the proper season, and it is a pity that the fishermen - have not intelli gence enough to enable them to know that if it be continued it will ultimately ruin the herring fishing on the west coast. If they destroy the •spawn they cannot expect to catch the Avprcss, LATEST NEWS. The following telegrams have been received at Mr. Reuter's office : PARIS, TUESDAY, FEB. 15. Our Bourse opened very flat, and Rentes were done at a decline of per cent. since yesterday. Half-past Two.—Tendency downwards. A fur. ther fall of I per cent. has taken place in Rentes. There are many rumours current, which cause vu. easiness. Kalf•past Three. Bourse closes heavy, and Rentes 67.75 for money and 67.70 for account, being ;:1 per cent. lower than yesterday. Railways declined 5-9 francs. FRANCE. Our Paris papers had not arrived when we wens to press. AUSTRIA. It is related in high military circles that Marshal Prince Windischgratz is going on a mission to Berlin. The cash payments of the Bank are for the moment almost suspended, as all kinds of diffi culties are thrown in the way of persons who wish to obtain silver in exchange for their notes. The rate of exchange on London is 10511. Austrian cur rency for £lO sterling, which is equivalent to 1011. cony. currency for £1 sterling. The Servian Skuptschina was yesterday dis solved by Prince Milosch. A committee, composed of thirty-four members 'of the Skuptschina, is to complete the labours of that assembly. M. Wuts chitsch has been sent to prison, and is to be tried on a charge of having appropriated to his own use certain large sums, the property of the State. If the " Hospodar-maker" is made to refund his ill gotten gains it can do no harm, but any violence offered to the person of the old man—he is 82 years of age—would cast an indelible stain on the reputa tion of Prince Milosch. POSTAL COMMUNICATION WITH AUSTRALIA. We extract the following from the Overland Commercial Gazette, Port Louis, Mauritius, of Dec. 27, 1858 : " We have the satisfaction to announce that, to facilitate the recently-established mail service be tween this port (Port Louis), Australia, and the mother country, the Mauritius Dock Company have begun the excavations for a vat dry dock, to afford every facility for repairing such noble vessels as we shall shortly have calling at our port. " The size of the dock is to be 350 feet long, 80 feet extreme breadth; 60 feet mean and 40 feet minimum breadth; depth, 22 feet ; in fact, capable of easily taking in such mag nificent vessels as the Duke of Wellington, of 3,756 tons ; length, 278 feet ; length of keel for tonnage, 202 feet ; depth of hold, 24 feet ' • breadth, 62 feet. Her Majesty's steam frigate Mersey— length 3361 feet ; length of keel for tonnage 254 feet ; breadth, 52 feet ; burthen, 3,726 tons. Her Majesty's ship Boscawen, which was lately here, is 2,212 tons, length 213 feet. Such a vesse l wou ld appear like a long-boat in the new dock. " The most important fact is that merchant ships of all sizes can be taken into dock and immediately repaired. . The pumping machinery is being constructed by Messrs. Gwynne and Co., engineers, London, whose names stand so favourably before the public. Engines of 100 horse power „will work three centrifugal pumps, discharging 12,000 gallons of water per minute, and the dock, containing 13,000 tons, will be entirely emptied in 23 hours. Besides these pumps a smaller one worked by a separate engine will keep the dock dry during repairs to vessels. The company have in addition a forge and every appliance for the repairs of iron vessels, which fact cannot possibly be too widely known. The con tractors have engaged to finish the excavations in a year, but doubtless vessels will be received in about nine months. OLYMPIC THEATRE. The " Porter's Knot," which achieved so great a success before Christmas, through Mr. Itobson's masterly combination of humor and pathos as the self-denying " man of Kent," but which was with drawn in the holidays, because, during the early days of " Mazeppa," the two parts of Solomon Burr and the Tartar chieftain proved too weighty a load for one pair of histrionic shoulders, was revived on Monday night. " Mazeppa" is not withdrwn, and thus the week's bill presents a series of " six nights wi' Robson." ST. JAMES'S HALL. If the new experiment inaugurated on Monday night with a vocal awl instrumental concert selected from the chamber music of Mendelssohn prove suc cessful, the Monday Popular Concerts will have been instituted to some purpose. The first concert of the new series was nothing short of a triumph. Although the whole programme was drawn from one source, the absence of variety was never for one instant thought of. But Mendelssohn was one of the few richly-endowed musicians towhom it has been granted to excel in every style, and an uninterrupted suc cession of compositions from his pen leaves the ear and the mind just as fresh in the end as at the beginning. The quartet of singers (who entered heartily into the task assigned them) comprised Miss Stabbach (soprano), Miss Palmer (contralto), Mr. Wilbye Cooper (tenor), and Mr. Santley (bass). To each of these was allotted a song ; while the ladies had to sing a duet, and the ladies and gen tlemen, combined, a quartet, in each part of the concert—eight vocal pieces in all, one of which, "The Nightingale," a four-part song, was rede manded and repeated to the general satisfaction. The chief honours of the evening, however, fell to the instrumental performers; and certainly more admirable quartet playing has seldom, if ever, been heard. The concert lasted about two hours and a-half, and never, perhaps, did a vast audience disperse more thoroughly delighted with the entertainments provided for them. The next concert of the series (on the 21st inst.) will be devoted entirely to Mozart. POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. Mr. E. V. Gardner, professor of chemistry to the institution, is now delivering a new lecture upon " Flame and its resistants," which bids fair to outrival all his former efforts, highly successful as they have been. When we for a moment recollect how frequently we have had to notice this gentle man's new lectures we are astonished at his won derful powers as a lecturer. Every , subject he takes in hand is placed before his audience in a manner that rivets their attention, and thus much highly . useful information is nightly and daily disseminated. The object Mr. Gard ner appears to have in view in his new lecture on flame is to prevent those frightful acci dents that have been so frequent of late, viz., the ignition of ladies' dresses, especially since crinoline has come into fashion. " Now," said Mr. Gardner, "if ladies would only take the trouble to mix with their starch a small quantity of sal ammonia, borax, alum, or either of the phosphates of soda or ammonia, or the silicate of potash or soda, all danger would be avoided." It is impossible to correctly estimate the value of such useful information, and we trust it will not be disregarded by the fair sex. The lecture was illustrated with experiments upon the fireproof material discovered by Signor Buono Core, " the Italian Salamander." Truly, the gentleman is correctly named, for he remains unscathed in the midst of hundreds of jets of gas, his clothes blazing away with fire and flame, and the very boards on which he walks being ignited with combustion. This feat is also intended to show the efficacy of this new chemical prepara tion to prevent ignition. Another attraction has also been added to the already long list of amusement, in the shape of a lecture, illustrating the beauties of Gay's "Beggar's Opera." The lecturer was Mr. Lennox Horne. The principal airs from the opera are admirably sung by Mr. Thorp Reed and Miss Roden, who has proved -a great acquisition to the institution. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.—The Sunday Times understands that her Majesty's Theatre will be converted into an hotel, a lease having been recently granted by Lord Ward for that purpose to certain parties.—The Musical World sayS :—" In a short time her Majesty's Theatre may be expected to open in a very strong sense of the word. Not only will the doors revolve on their hinges, but the very walls will be removed, or, at least, perforated in new fashion ; and in lieu of the voices of Piccolomini and Giuglini, the sound of hammer and saw will be heard in the Haymarket, to be succeeded after a while by the clatter of knives and forks. There seems, in short, to be no doubt that the old opera-house has been purchased by a joint-stock company, who intend to convert it into a huge mmaggcl 4". the WraggagAtie ELECTION INTELLIGENCE. GREENWICH. The polling took place yesterday in the districts of Greenwich, Deptford, and Woolwich, and from the commencement Alderman Salomons obtained a large majority over his opponent, Mr. Angerstein. This majority was contributed by the two former districts. Mr. Angcrstcin obtaining a majority of 139 at Woolwich. The following was the state of the poll at the close of the contest : Salomons . Angerstein 3,400 2,511 Majority At the close of th e * poll Alderman Salomons and Mr. Angerstein add resse d th e e l ec t ors a t the several polling booths, and it was stated by Mr. H. ',- Taylor that another election would take place for Greenwich within a few days, as a new writ would be immediately issued to elect a successor to Gene ral Codrington. In anticipation of this event, Mr- Angcrstein's committees will continue their opera tions, it having been publicly announced that Mr. Angerstein will be a candidate for the ne*-ct vacancy. The official declaration took place this forenoon, when Alderman Salomons was declared dui)" elected. HYTHE. FOLKESTONE, TUESDAY EVENING. Shortly after 12 o'clock to-day the election of a member to fill the vacancy occasioned by the re tirement of Sir J. W. Ra.msden took place at the hustings erected at the Town-hall, Hythe, i n the presence of a fair number of electors. Baron Aleyer de Rothschild was accompanied from Folkestone and Sandgate by a vast cavalcade and two bands' and just before reaching the town the horses were taken from the carriage, and the candidate drawn by the inhabitants to the hustings, where he was received with reiterated plaudits. He was sur rounded by a number of influential friends, conspi cuous among them being Sir Moses Montefiore• The usual formalities having been gone through, The MAYOR of HYTITE (the returning o ffi cer for the borough), M r . J ames W a tt s , ca ll e d upon the gentlemen present to nominate the candidates. Mr. Wm. RAYNER then nominated Meyer Aus chel de Rothschild as a fit and proper person to serve as a member for the town a n d p or t and borough of Hythe. (Cheers.) The MAYOR of FOLKESTONE (Captain Rennicott, R.N.), seconded the nomination. There being no other candidate, the Baron 10 0 declared duly elected. Baron ROTIISCPULD then addressed the electors, and was received with repeated cheering. He ex pressed his sense of the honour they had conferred upon him, and after some allusions to local topics, he said, the great duty I shall have to perform will bo to watch what is now proceeding in Parliament , for if we consider the state of affairs we shall see in power men who have always opposed every liberal measure that has ever beenproposed. (~ But they won't be long in power.") They opposed re form in every shape. (Hear.) They opposed reform of the representation ; they opposed the repeal Of the corn laws ; and set their faces against a reduc tion in the taxation of the country, and various other measures of a similar character. (But they will soon be out now.) It will be my duty, then, to watch with a jealous eye their proceedings' and to see that they act in a liberal spirit. (Hear.) The great questions of the day that will have to be considered will be—Reform—Taxa tion—and Transfer of Land. These are not religious questions ; and I think I may go to the House of Commons to consider well how those measures may act upon you here—to see how far they will tend to the advancement of the best interests of the country at large. (Hear.) Then there are one or two points which may be considered in the House of Commons which have an intimate connexion with this neighbourhood—l refer more particularly to the shipping interest, and to the necessity of considering the present condition and prospects of the coasting trade, with the view of remedying those measures—(cheers)—which press unduly upon this class of her Majesty's subjects. I shall go up to the House of Commons totally unfettered, and shall consider those measures which the Govern ment bring forward with due deliberation. If they are liberal measures, and are brought forward with no sinister motive, shall support them •, but if they try,lby any means, to bring back those im p••3ts which have been abrogated by the country, then it will be my duty strenuously and firmly to oppose them. (Cheers.) The proceedings, which were of a quiet character throughout, were then brought to a close. MARYLEB ONE. The sudden announcement of the resignation of Viscount Ebrington of his seat for the borough of Marylebone yesterday, created no small amount of surprise as well as excitement in political circles throughout the borough. As might naturally be expected, the inquiry was everywhere as to who was likely to come forward as candidates to succeed the noble viscount, and large numbers of the elec toral body, many of whom were on the former occasion staunch supporters of Lord Ebring ton when he contested the borough success fully against Mr. Jacob Bell, expressed a strong desire to know whether it was the intention of Mr. Bell again to offer himself. In the afternoon the question of Mr. Bell's candidature was solved by a deputation of electors waiting upon that gentleman at his residence in Langham-place. Mr. Bell, who appeared to be suffering severely from bronchitis, was found scarcely able to articulate. He expressed the gratification it would have afforded him again to have come forward in the Liberal interest ; and that nothing but the delicate state of his health would have prevented him from at once issuing an address, asking for the suffrages of his brother electors, At the present time, however, he was reluctantly compelled to decline. Amongst other names mentioned were those of Sir Joshua Walmsley, of Mr. Wilkinson, late member for Lam beth, and Mr. Josiah Wilkinson, member of the Metropolitan Board of Works for St. Pancras. During the day, before the result of the Greenwich election was known, large numbers of the friends of Mr. Jacob Bell declared, in the event of that gen tleman declining to offer himself, and the election at Greenwich being adverse to Alderman Salomons, that they would, on account of his being a resident chiefly, immediately get up a requisition to the Alderman to stand for Marylebone. When the result at Greenwich was, however, known, Mr. Angerstein was spoken of, as also Mr. Harry Chester, of Highgate. There appears, however, to be a general feeling in the first place, that a resi dent candidate will be preferred, and secondly, as suggested by Sir B. Hall at the meeting on Mon day evening, that whoever represents Marylebone for the future must be a business man and a work ing member - of Parliament. THE WEST RIDING. Sir John W. Ramsden for the first time met his - committee on Monday in Leeds, and the interview was mutually satisfactory. It was not intended that the hon. baronet should enter into any state ment of his political views—this having been in part done in his published address, and the fuller statement being left for the hustings on the day . of election at Wakefield. But as questions were in vited by the chairman, Sir John's opinions were asked on several points ; and the judgment, can dour, liberality, and independent thinking dis played in his replies commanded the warm appro bation of the gentlemen present. Sir John ex pressed deep gratitude for the kindness shown to him by his friends, and asked that it might be con summated 'hy their attendance at Wakefield on Monday neat —Leeds Mercury. cc bi le she bou In il as 1 hav e Name I :xch( Ditt o Each. PRI( banih 141xic bit Peru` bit P Dit ambit bit 4,1188 i Dut e to i n Rrani of re Door THIS _DAY'S MARKETS. CORN EXCHANGE. The supply of English wheat on offer in to-day's market was again very moderate ; nevertheless, there was no activity in the demand. Compared with Monday, no change took place in prices. The condition of the samples was very midding. The show of foreign wheat was rather extensive, but all kinds moved off heavily, at late rates. There was a good demand for malting barley, at full quotations. In other kinds very little was doing. Rather more business was doing in malt, on former terms. Oats were in moderate supply and fair request, at full prices. There was a fair inquiry for beans and peas, at fully Monday's prices. The flour trade was inactive, at previous currencies. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley Malt. Oats. Flour. Inf ish I sh 1,050 I 1,080 ' 1,670 : 230 f 940 Irish Foreign 910 2,330 990 ski 70 blo WHITECHAPEL. The trade generally rules steady, as follows : Beef, from 3s 2d to 4s 6d mutton, 2s 10d to 4s 4d ; lamb, Os Od ; vea l, 3 s 4d to 4s 6d ; and pork, 2s 4d to 40 Od per 811 A, by the carcase. BOROUGH HOP. There is an improved demand for nearly all kinds of hops, and prices generally are well supported. A HORSE KILLED BY EATING WHEAT.-011 Friday last, Mr. T. Bennett, fanner, of Kemsiag parish, lent a horse to a neighbour to fetch home some faggots, after which it was tied up in a stabl e , w h ere t h e party ha d' incautiously put about three bushels of wheat in a sack. During the night the horse got loose and ate nearly a bushel of the wheat, in consequence of which the animal died 0 0 Saturday morning when turned out in a field. It is thought a peck of wheat us oufacieut to kill a horse,—§unox Pren, THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 16, 1859,