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With regard to the others, the 2 Conrt could not make much difference in their sen tences. The Court then passed the following sen tences :—Three months' imprisonment, ,with herd labour, Joseph Mallibond ; six weeks' ditto, John a Cn tic r j , a P m at e ric sm k , C D o e yn rm e o , j i t 13: ne Se m k o ll n y th , am d aietn es Murtha, tcol;pp_aattrtiicokk rt . Fitz -BWmeiltshh,; M se i v c e h n ae d l a ß ys il , e d y k y o a , t p ri a c t k rie K k e G lly en. , gerald was discharged. ~~-. - NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE ; 1 Lieut.-Gen. Sir J. F. Love, K.C. 8., K. H., ln spector-General of Infantry, went down to Wool wich yesterday mornict for Woolwich common a order g e t o n carryumbe outnumber of troops ordered to assemble on Thursday, the 21st arrangementsg r ouud oof foand inspected the review inst., in the presence (it is believed) of her Majesty the Queen, his Royal Highness the Prince Consort, and various members of the Court, who will be ac- 1 conipanied by the King of the Belgians and the 1 Royal and distinguished personages invited to be present at the nuptials of the Princess Royal. The line of troops will be formed on Woolwich-common i on the morning of the 21st inst. as follows :—On the right, three troops of Royal Horse Artillery ; .a cavalry brigade, cAisisting of two regiments of household troops and the 11th Hussars ;. a brigade of guards, comprised of three battalions of Foot Guards ; a brigade of infantry, formed of one bat talion of Royal Marines, the East Kent Regiment of Militia, and 96th Regiment of Foot ; two bat talions of the Royal Artillery. A guard of honour will be furnished by the Royal Artillery and the Oxford Militia. The'ground will be kept by detach ments and the recruits of the different corps irig.r ris•in. Lieut.-Gen. F. Love will command the L . ne ; Major-Gen. Lawrenson, 17th Dragoons, will command the Cavalry Brigade ; Major-Gen. Lord RAeby, K.0.1i., the Brigade of Guards ; and Majw-.Gea. Sir W. BiiiWilliAteaof Karp, R.C.8., the Infantry Brigade. Five companies of the R division of police and a force of the mounted corps will assist the military in keeping the ground,-nu der the command of Mr. Mallalieu. . A e , meetino. of the Chatham Garriwn Compassion- 1 _ ate Fund, under the presidency of Major-4eneral W. H. Eden, commandant of the gariison, took place yesterday for the purpose of making the ne cessary arrangements for distributing the funds of the society to the large number of sol diers' wives who have been left behind on the embarkation of their husbands for India. The society has been instrumental in relieving a vast amount of distress, but its energies are much cramped through the want of sufficient funds to alleviate the numerous cases of distress which are C mstantly occurring in a large garrison l!ke Chatham. The distribution of the society's funds devolves chiefly on the Rev. C. Green, the garrison chaplain. Orders have been received at Devonport to put in commission the screw steam-ship Exmouth, 90, as a guard-chin, in place of the screw steam-ship Ajax, GO, Capt. R. S. Robinson, which to be fitted for a Co tst-guard training-ship, of Qu , en• - town, in lieu of the Conway, 14, Capt. John M. N. Boyd. The crew c i f the steam-despatch boats Lapwing, 4, Commander M. F. O'Reilly, and the Alacrity, 4, Commander Woodhouse, were mustered and in pected last week at Plymouth by Captain A. Jernungliant, preporatory to their departure on foreign service. TtTe Lynx, 4, Lieutenant-Commander Berkeley, was put out of dock on Wednesday. The screw steam-sloop Alert, COMMA!) der Pears", lef liamoaze on Wednesday, and proceeded out side Piymourh Breakwater, and tested her machi nery at the measured mile, which gave an average of e , ght knots an hour. On S iturday she returned to Hain°3ze to atop a leak. The Alert is ordered to Portsmouth to join the Royal warrage squadron. The Gov,rumtnt sailing transport York, Capt. Redpath, which left Gravesend on the 9th, with de:achments of various regiments, entered Ply mouti, Sound on Saturday. She will embark titre one serge:mt and 11 men belonging to the 60th Regiment, in charge of the b.tgLa4c remaining at the depa , tura of the steam-strip Australian, which sailed on Christmas-day. The York was under orders to leave Plymouth yesterday at noon Madras, Captain Milner, one of the Lords of the Admi ralty, yesterday inspected the screw steam-vessel Buffalo, Mast,q. Commander Saunders, in Wool wich baqin. The Buffalo is to be laden with Dock- yard stores for the island of Ascension, where she is ordered t) be employed in th 3 convz:yance of ,r,visiolis, water, and other necessaries for the use of the steun quad( on on the Coast of Africa engaged in :he suppression of the Alive trade. Mr. Jenkin JorieQ, late Quartermaster in the corps of lt'iyal Engiut ere at Woolwieb, has been per witted to retire after a service of 49 years, with the honorary title of Captain and the usual remu neration of Ws. per day. Ttie following appointments were made yester day at the Admiralty : Midahipmen—L. H.. P. Stracbly to the Victory ; A. M. Byam, E. G. Maddock, and J. H. Carr, to the Renown. . TRIAL OF THE MILITIA RIOTERS AT ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE. At the Salford Sessions, at the New Bailey, on Saturday, 10 men, belonging to the Queen's Own Royal City of Dublin Militia, and two belonging to the 32d R-giment, were charged with rioting at Ashton-under•Lyne ou the Ist inst. The names of tae prisoners were Patrick Welsh, James M‘Der mott, Michael Riley, Patrick Kelly, Patrick Ger re -ty, Patrick Coyne, John Skelly, James Murtha, Patrick Smith, and John Cuff, of the Militia ; and Joseph Mallabond. (lance corporal) and John Fitz gerald, of the 32d Regiment. Mr. Ovens and Mr. Fernley appeared for the I prosecution ; and Mr. Wheeler and Mr. Wiggin defended the militiamen, the men of the 32d Regi ment being undefended. The whole of the evidence at the time of the committal of the prisoners by ' the magistrates having been so recently published it is only necessary to give an outline of the facts : —On the lst of January a portion of the City of Dublin Reeiment of Militia was quartered in the barracks at Ashton, and on that day they received some bounty money. The disturbance o ,mmenced in the evening, at the Shepherds' Home public house, 011-street. A civilian, named Murphy, quarrelled with some of the company assembled in that house, bec Aliso they refused to treat him with beer. He was ordered to leave, and on going out he threatened to bring a number of persons who would pull down the house. Shortly afterwards he returned, accompanied by 20 or 30 militiamen, most of whom entered the house in a riotous and disorderly manner. They were begged by the landlord to leave, but they refused, and struck several of the civilians with their belts. A struggle ensued, and the militiamen were forced out of the house. They then commenced an attack upon the house, bre tking the windows. Subsequently they dispeised, and proceeded into different parts of the town. One body went into the Market Avenue, and another into Stamford street. They there broke the windows of various shops, causing alarm throughout the town. Shops were closed, the fire bell rung, and a number of special constables were cal!ed out. By these prompt measures the riot was subdued and the prisoners captured ; not, however, before some of them had been much beaten by civilians, which rendered it necessary fur the police to afford the soldiers their protection. The dis turbance lasted altogether about half-an-hour. One or two civilians were injured ; among them Dr. Lees (who was attacked whilst walking along the street, and his hat knocked off) and a young man named Kinder. Inspector Chadwick was knocked down and struck several times. All the prisoners were identified as having taken part in the riot ; the prisoner Fitzgerald having been spok7 to, Mr hoteever, by one witness only. Wheeler The case a i f d o therol athat, apertoisnegc on t n h e h avingadv advice of closed, others, he should not attempt to resist a verdict against his clients, the militiamen, upon the count charging them with riot. Mallabond and Fitzgerald, in their def ence, pointed to their good-conduct stripes as a proof of their good character ; and Colonel D. o had Touche, of the City of Dublin Mailitia, theysaid that La h whilst aye d they ve r lt y a had well, and he received v regiment excellent cha ractersbe with them from the colonel of their own re giment. Lieutenant and Adjutant Richard Har hour, of the 32d Regt., also gave the pris oners f ront that jury regiment fo g n o n o d d all characters.t Te prisoners guilty ex ce pt i Fitzgerald, whom they acquitted. 112 r. addressed Whe e l er t h en the Court on behalf of the militiam e n, • i n extenuation of their offence. Having adverted to the good discipline of the regi ment, which had been acknowledged at Aldershot, he urged th a t th e disturbance commenced inamert puhlic-house brawl, which was in some measure excusable considering that on that day they had received a portion of their bounty money. The prisoners had been the victims of severe treatment by the civilians ; and if they had sinned, it Was clear also that they had been sinned against. Having alluded to the extraordinary fact, as he thought it to be, that no civilian had been apprehended, he hoped the Court, in passing sentence, would con sider that the prisoners had suffered imprisonment since the committal of the offence. _ Col. La Touche and Capt. Smith, of the same re giment, having given the militiamen good ohaiso. THE TrADSTVOR7'.H MOOR 3113RDER, The strenuous efforts made on Friday and Satur day by Superintendent Spiers, Inspector' Nichol son, and the men under them, to apprehend the perpetrator of this murder, which, for its barbarity is surpassed only by the Waterloo bridge tragedy, were unattended with success. But on Saturday .. night, about a quarter past ten, the supposed mur derer went to the borough police-office, at Halifax, and was taken into custody. He is a young man, named Joseph Shepherd, about 22 years of age, and resident at Holdsworth, about a mile from tag gold's Inn, the home of the murdered man, Bethel . Parkinson. The prisoner was formerly a gentle- ' man's servant, at Halifax, and then he became a cab-driver ; but for the last three months be has been following no regular occupation. Parkinson, ii has been ascertained, went with him into the neighbourhood of Wadsworth on Wednesday after noon, ' the prisoner having informed him, for the purpose of decoying bird away, that a age of cattle 'i was about to take place in that locality, and that he might, perhaps, meet with a beast or two that would suit him . .. Since that time the prisoner has been out of the way ; and the police, believing him _ to be the individual guilty of this crime, have been scouring the district in pursuit of him. The sum of money which the unfortunate man bad upon hint does not appear to have been so much as was at first - supposed ; for, according to the statement of his wife and brothers, it %could not amount to more than 3/. or 41., his intention being to borrow from his father what he might require to pay for any cattle, he bought. On presenting himself at the police-office ' Shepherd said he understood the police had been inquiring for him and he wished to know what it was about. Superintendent Pearson sent at once to the West Riding police-office, as this was a county case ; and in a short time Superintendent Spiers ar rived and took Shepherd into custody on the charge of murdering Bethel Parkinson. The prisoner said ~ he was innocent, and knew nothing about the mat- ' ter. The police however stripped hiin, and Superin ' tendeut Spiers took pos.ession of his clothes, which consisted of a black doll co tt, a waistcoat of the same material, a pair of grey mixture trousers, and 2 shirts. No blood could be detected, except on the wrists of one of the shirts ; but the inside of the coat appeared to have been torn and hastily sewn up, and there was a scratch under the man's right ear, which had been done apparently a few days t'efore. The fact cf the prisoner's outer garments being free from blood is of very little weight, so far as his case is con cerned, inasmuch as the murderer has had ample time since Thursday morning I °procure other clothes and dispose of those in which the horrid butchery was done. The police are still on the alert, and al , ready they have obtained such information as casts the stronge,t suspicion upon the prisoner, if it is nut sufficient to ensure his conviction. He will be brought before the magistrates to-day and remanded in all pr.bAbility till at rer the coroner's inquest has been held. In the neighbom hood ot Halifax in which he is b at known, the prisoner bears a very bad cha racter. On Saturday the inquest on tha body of the murdered man was oper.ed at the 'Tire and Hounds Inn, Wadsworth, by Mr. Geo. Dyson, the district coroner, and a jury, of whom Mr. John Apple. yawl was foreman. Aftsr the jury had been sworn, and halt viewed the body, the inquiry was ad journed to Friday next. On Sunday the scene of the mut der was visited by some thousands of people from Hebden Bridge, Halitax, and other neigh bouring places. —. Manchester Guardian. THE DEATH OF THE DUKE OF DEVONSHIRE. We are ceriatn that our readers will participate in the regret with which we yesterday announced the demise of William Spencer, sixth Duke of Devonshire. The sta-te of health to wh . ch h s grace had been reduced difri •g the last four or five years will have prepared many for this announcement ; but the death of a noble man whost i life has been devoted to the works of libe rality and the patropage of the arts 41.04-aellimoes sai civi lised life cannot be recorded without occasioning a deep feeling of sympathy in the minds of the community. The deceased was a son of the fifth duke by his first marriage with Lady Mary Spencer, daughter of the first Earl Spencer P one of the mo a t remar k a bl e women of" her age. He was born in Paris in 1790; and succeeded to the honours and princtly estates of his fatuity on the death of his father, in 1811. Of a retiring disposition, and unwilling to engage in the turbulent arena of political strife, the young duke, retaining the traditionary opinions of his ancestors, assisted the Whig party by his influence and his votes, but he rarely if ever spoke in the House of Lords. In 1826 his grace was sent on a special mission to Russia, on the occasion of the coronation of the late Emperor Nicholas. This mis sion is said to have cost the duke 50,0001. beyond the allowance made to him by Government, but his munificence found its reward, the E uperor, in acknowledgment of his munificence, conferring upon him the most distinguished Russian orders, and sub• sequently when in England in 1844 honouring his grace with a special visit. The Princely liberality which has ever marked his grace's career is world famous. While Cbatsworth exists big memory will require no more enduring monument, and yet this wai but one of the many estates upon which lie lavi,hed his abundant fortunes with ungparing hand. In the year following his mission to St. Petersburg he was made a K.G., of which illustrious order he was the senior member. Ho became a Privy Wm:wilier in 1827, and in May of the same year was appointed Lord Chamberlain of George IV.'s household, which office he held up to February, 1828. He was aga►n appointed Lord Chamberlain of William IV.'s household in No vember, 1830, end held that office up to December, 1834. Th-+ Duke died from the effeots of a paralytic seizure at Hardwicke Hall, his seat in Derbyshire, en Sunday The deceased was Lord Lieutenant and Custos Rota forum of Derbyshire, and High Steward of Derby, a D. C. L., and President of the Horticultural Society. His Grace leaves two surviving sisters, the Countess of Car (mother of the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland), and the Countess Dowager Granville (motherof the Lord President of tue Council). His Grace is succeeded in the family honours and extensive estates in Derbyshire and Yorkthire, and in Ireland, by his kinsman (tbe Earl of Burlington), son of William, fourth Duke of Devonshire. The Duke possessed a fine collection of pictures, and in the library of Devonshire House are preserved the " Kemole Plays," a matchless collection of o:d English dramas, formed by John Philip Kemble, and bought at his death by the present duke, who has added largely to the collection, and annotated the whole with his own band. The Kemble collection alone cost 2,0001. The families of the Duke and Duchess of Sutherland, the Duke of Porrand, Sir Augostus and Lady E ztbeth Clifford, Hon. Mrs. George Lamb, Gen. the Lion. If eriry Cavendish, the Earl and Countess Granville, the Hon. and Lady Fanny Howard, Lady Dover, lion. and Rev. F. R. and Lady Elizabeth Grey, the Right Hon. Henry and Lady Mary Labouchere, the Earl of Carlisle, Lord and Lady Begot , the Hoe. George and Lady Louisa C ave ndish, Lord and Lady Rivers, th e H on. Charles Cs. and Lady Catherine Cavendish, and many er placed in mourning by the d em i se o f the nobleotdhukse, duke. are The first peer was son of Sir William Cavendish, gentleman usher to Cardinal Wolsey, and a faithful adherenttothat churchman in his fallen fortunes. He was churchemplo auye l db ds, y Hairy VIII. to t a k e t h e surrenders of and received large grants of the same. Sir William married, for his third wife, Elizabeth Hard wicke, of H ar d w i c k e, widow of Mr. Richard Burley, , whose large estates in the county o f Derby were settled on her heirs. 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The 12Ib canistert_rf Da B arr y, !it : on receipt of Post-Office Prlen• CALTTIaN aittngt th e u V ice-Ch o e: O t t. for • S ir Willialn is/wanted Ilooper /twill, for imitating 10th Marob, 1854, f7e7f:rfrtuelgdaenngt'-"ersreeotf:,firVrn Wood,cl°l ou oarr e, fk m a a rnt4 Arabic* Food. irogragiteteti.enl :an — The LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 19, 1858. EAST INDIA HOUSE, 13111 JANUARY, 1858. THE COURT of DIRECTORS of the EAST INDIA COMPANY DO HEREBY GIVE NOTICE, That a Special General Court of the said Company will be held by 'ad journment, at their House, in Leadenhal -street, on WEDNESDAY, the 20th instant, at eleven o'clock in tha forenoon for the purpose of continuing the consideration of the following ixoposed Resolution, which was moved at the Gen, ral Court, hell this day, viz.:— " That the proposed tnnsfer of the governing powers of the East India Company to the Crown is opposed to the rights and Privileges of the East India Company, is fraught with danger to the constitutional interests of England, is perilous to the safety of our Indian Empire, and calls for the resist ance of the Corporation by all constitutional means." JAMES C. MELVILL, Secretary. GREAT -WESTERN RAILWAY.- NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That the next HALF YEARLY GENERAL MEETING of the Proprietors of this Com pany will be held in London, pursuant to act of Parliament, at the Paddington Station, on FRIDAY, the 12th day of February next, at one o'clock precisely, for the ELECTION of FOUR DI it ECTORA, in the place of the honourable George Brabazon Pon , onby, Captain Thomas Bulkeley, Frederick Nathaniel Micklethwait, and Richard Prichard Smith, Esquires, retiring by rotation, and for other pur poses of business. The chair will be taken at one o'clock precisely. FREDK. G. B. PONSONBY, Chairman. BARRINGTON, Deputy-Chairman. Directors retiring are re-eligible larder the provisions of the Act, and, in compliance with a Bye Law, Notice must - be given in writing to the Secretary on or Wore the 29th day of January Instant, of the names of any Proprietors who are to be nominated for election as Directot sat the said Half-yearly General Meeting. Ihe Transfer Books of all Stock and Shares will be closed on and from the 28th day of January instant, and will not be re-opened until after the said half-yearly general meeting, on the 12th day of February. By order of the Board, Paddington Station, Jan. 14, 1858 HAS. A. SAUNDERS, Secy. OYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT LIU INSTITUTION.—The Committee of this Instituton earnestly APPEAL to the public for pecuniary support, to enable them to carry out, with unabated vigour, their hitherto successful exertions n the cause of humanity. The life boats of the Institution were instrumental, during the past year, in rescuing the lives of 132 per sons from shipwreck on our coast. THOMAS PARING, Chairman. THOMAS CHAPMAN, Deputy-Chairman. London, Jan. 13, 1858, Annual su scriptions and donations are received by all the Metro politan and country bankers; and by the Secretary, at the office of tte Inst tution, I I, John-street, Adelphi. W.C. ALDER AND WILLOW WOOD. Parties desirous of tendering for the supply of 800 CORDS OF ALDER AND WILLOW WOOD, for service of the War Department, are hereby informed that forms of tender, with terms and conditions, may be obtained on application at this Office any day previous to the 26th instant (Sundays ex cepted), between the hours of 10 and 4. The tenders to be delivered on or before the 26th inst. THOMAS HOWELL, Director of Contract s . War-Office, Pall Mall, S.W., Ja n . 11, 1858. COCKS'S CELEBRATED READING SAUCE, which is so highly esteemed with Fish, Game, Steaks, , oups, Grills, Gravies, Hot and Cold Meats, and unrivalled for gene al use, is sold by the most respectable dealers in fish and sauces. J. and C. Cocks, Reading, sole Manufacturers, R. HOWARD, burgeon-Dentist, 52, Fleet street, has introduced an entirely new description of ATM- Le if: TRETII , fixed without springs, wires, or ligatures. They so >erfectly resemble the nataral teeth as not to be distinguished from ,ae original by the closest observer; they will never change colour or lecay, and will be found very superior to any teeth ever before used. [ID method does not require the extraction of roots, or any painful operation, and will support and preserve teeth that are loose, and is .oaranteed. to restore articulation and mastication; and that Mr. Roward's improvement may be within the reach of the most econo n:cal, he has fixed the charges at the lowest scale possible. De layed teeth stopped and rendered sound and useful in mastica .ion.-52, Fleet-street. At home from ten till five. N ACT OF GRATITUDE.--5,000 Copies of a Medical Book for Gratuitous Circulation.— GEORGE Thomas, , sq., having been effectually cured of nervous debility, loss of m emory, Ind dimness of sight, reshiting from the early errors of youth, by following the instructions given in a Medical Work by a Physician, me considers it his duty, in gratitude to the author, and for the benefit )f nervous sufferers, to publish the means used. He will therefore end tree, to any address, in a sealed envelope, on receipt of a direct ed envelope enclosing two stamps, to pre-pay postage, a copy of the medical work containing every information required. Address, G. Thomas, Esq., Craven House, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. SIR WILLIAM Ross.—We regret to hear of the very , erions illness ,of this most amiable and estimable gen tleman and accomplished miniature painter. His numerous friends and admirers can scarcely venture to hope that he will ever be able to resume the practice of his exquisite branch of art again. TUNNEL UNDER THE STRAITS. —At a meeting of the Glasgow Philosophical Society held on Wednesday evening last, Mr. Young (one of the members) read a paper on a new method of mating tunnels under water, 'n which he carte to the conclusion tbat a railway tunnel could be made across the Straits of Dover for three and a-half millions sterling in a comparatively ,hort time. The tunnel proposed is to be principally ,nade of cast-iron, and to rest not under but on the bo tom of the Channel. The chief peculiarity- of the plan is a simple method of keeping out the water while the work is being executed. Many of .pctions were started by members present, every one of which was promptly met by the inventor. MEETING OF THE CREDITORS OF MESSRS. ARTHUR AND CO., GLASGOW. —A meeting of the creditors of Arthur And Co. was held on Tbursday in Carrick's lintel, Glasgow. About 150 creditors were present, and 11r. Samuel Higginbotham was called to the chair. The -tatement showed 90,000/. at the credit of the firm, and 'hey proposed to pay, with ready cash, all bills and ccounts under 30/. ; bills of 1001. and under to be paid by six months' bills, and bills and accounts above 1001. to be paid in three, six, and nine months, in full, with interest. The meeting received the proposals very cordially, all the more that the private expenses of the partners contrasted very favourably with the extrava gant amounts of such items in the statements of the other commercial houses whose affairs have come before he public lately. The books were kept in a most systematic manner, and were balanced twice a-year. - NARROW ESCAPE OF STEAM-BOAT PASSENGERS ON THE NAMES.—An accident, which was near being attended with serious results, happened to the Ariel steamer, bel raging to the Watermen's Steam-packet Company, on Sunday evening. Since the launching operations of the Leviathan commenced a large accession to the river raffle has taken place, and the Ariel left London-bridge with numerous passengers. On arriving oppcsite the Leviathan, a simultaneous rush was made by many on board to the side of the vessel presenting the nearest s'ght of the monster ship, the consequence of which was tbat the vessel sided and shipped a great quantity of water, which entered at the cabin windows. The Ariel paddled across to the Water men's Floating Pier, at Green wich, where the bulk of the passengers were landed, and it again started with the passengers for Woolwich. It bad not, however, got farther down the river than off Greenwich Hospital before it was ascertained that the vessel had.sustained some damage and was making water very fast ; upon which the captain determined upon running her ashore on the Kentish side, which was safely accomplished. The utmost alarm naturally prevailed among the passengers, but a number of boats were quickly furnished and a bridge formed, over which they passed, and succeeded in reaching terra firma without sustaining any other injury but fright. The Ariel remained in her new position until the tide left her, when the crew pumped the water out of her, and yesterday she was taken to moorings, to undergo a thorough examination and repair. LONDON COFFEE AND EATING HOUSE KEEPERS BENE VOLENT ASSOCIATION.—The ball-yearly meeting of the members of this institution was held last night at the Freemasons' Tavern, Great Queen-street, to receive the report, and for the transaction of general business ;. Mr. Wi barn Lawson, presided. Mr. Rogers, the secretary, read the report, which states that the accounts for the last half-year show a deficit of 151. 11s. 19d., which is partly accounted for by the loss of 41. 14s. 6d. on the last excursion of the association ; but the com mittee observe that had the speculation realised the average amount of profit the balance woul I have been on the other side of the account. The annual ball, they also state, was not sufficiently numerously attended to make it a source of profit. In conclusion, they suggested an alteration in the 7th rule, the effect of which would be the abolition of the entranee fee of two guineas, and recommended the placing of another pensioner on the list. The sum paid in pensions from the formation of the association in 1837 up to the present time aerounts to about 1,0001. The number of pensioners at present on the funds is 14, who are in the receipt of Sc per week each. The funded property of the association amounts to 3,4681. 18s. Bd. The adoption of the report was moved by Mr. J. Elliott, and seconded by Mr. Sher wood, and carried unanimously. The recommendation of the committee as to the election of an additional pen sioner was also agreed to. A long discussion took place with regard to the alteration of the 7th rule, and it was ultimately agreed that the entrance fee should be reduced to 10s. 6d., the change to take effect in July next. The meeting then separated. ATTACH ON THE BRITISH MINISTER AT MEXICO. Tim Mexican Extraordinary says that on " the night of the 16th of December as Mr. Lettsom, her Britannic Ma jesty's Cherg6 in Mexico, was passing from the city to his house in Tacuhaya, on horseback, be was attacked by a band of robbers, and came near losing his life by a pistol shot. The ball missed him, but so near was the gun to bis face that several grains of powder were blown into his eyes, and a number lodged in the skin of his face. Mr. Lettsom was blinded by the discharge, but, retaining his self-possession, be threw his pistol over his shoulder into the ditch in order to prevent it from heieg used against, him by his assailants. The robbers took from Lim bis horse and watch and also the horse from his servant. Tile numbers of the robbers wasnot ex actly known, but Mr. Lettsom believes there were about a dozen. He likewise thinks that some of the party fol lowed him from the city. Among them there was one who was well dressed, and looked as if he might claim to belong to respectable society. The rest appeared as if they were from the lower order of society. Mr. Lett som returned to the city at once. The powder has been taken from his eye, and the greater part removed from his face. We are glad to hear be was not seriously hurt. Some seem to Ethink that the attack upon Mr. Lettsom was premeditated, and that he was signalled out for the victim. This opinion we cannot think bas any foundation, nor do we believe that Mr. Lettsom himself at all participates in it. The circumstance is one that might have happened to any gentleman, and the fact that several others were attacked the same evening shows that robbers were out in great force on the different roads about the city.", SIR COLIN CAMPBELL AND GENERAL WINDHAM. " Look on this picture and on this."—Hamlet. The following letters have been addressed to the editor of the Daily News : Sir,—Tbe defeat of Major-General Windham, at eawnpore, acalculated to open the eyes of the public to an i mportant, but frequent l y di sregar d e d, truth—viz. that military skill is attained by no royal or golden ro a d ; th a t t h e h an dling of troops en rase ca m p agne, the choice of a fighting position, the lau nc hi ng of an attack, the conduct of are treat, patient attention t o d ry d eta il s , are ingredie n t s o f a comp l ex sc i e nce, which is picked up as it were grain by gra i n , acqu i re d by by diligent study of tacti cs, b oth regimental and divisional, and by a practical, as well a s th eo f e tieel o knowledge of how Infantry, Cavalry,and Artillery ought to be worked in combination. It is because En glishaeGgennaeinratles; with, the many instances, have been altogether ignorant of, or at best but superfici allythe various branches of the soldier's craft, that our military annals abound with examples of highly-placed incompetency in the field of battle. Neither Lord Hardinge nor Lord Raglan, in their prime evercomananded a battalion, and yet in old age they were both entrusted with the direction of armies. What was the consequence ? Why, that the campaigns on the Sutlej and in the Crimea have not a jot of what is called " general ship" to boast of. At a e,arrible--a need'. as—outlay in blood, those wars were fought through by the desperate, and naked, so to speak, valour of regi mental officers and private grenadiers. These victo ries were beyond doubt the result of matchless physical " pluck." Not a leaf in these two laurel wreaths can fairly be claimed by Intellect. On the other hand, a few momentous weeks ago a veteran who had learned his trade through a grim apprenticeship, who bad worked his way to the head of an army by sheer merit, although obstacles met him at every upward step, although cruel insults wrung his warrior heart—l mean Sir Colin Campbell —shows us how great victories may be achieved at a comparatively small expense of life; how vigour, and savoir faire, and self-reliance, based on hard experience may at a pinch repa i r t h e errors o f an incapable lieutenant, and redeem the momentarily slurred prestige of English troops. What gave Campbell his stern resolve in a tremendous emer gency ? What gave him expertness in manoeuvring? Whence did he get strategic ability ? What caused that rare element "generalship" to be so signally conspicuous in the relief of Lucknow and the sub sequent operations about Cawnpare ? I answer, 50 years' regimental, brigade, and divisional service, in the Peninsula under Wellington, in Scinde under Napier, and in the Crimea —where his talents, being unsupported by family or parliamentary in fluence, were foolishly slighted —has made Sir Colin Campbell a master of his art. We will now glance at the career of General Windham. It presents quite a different picture from the fine old battle piece we have been admiring. Major-General Windham joined the Coldstream Guards as Ensign and Lieutenant Dec. 30, 1826. He became Captain and Lieutenant -colonel in that corps Dec. 29, 1846, and in 1850 exchanged to half pay with Lieutenant-Colonel Cronabie. Thus, for twenty-eight years Windham lived a thorough paced Guardsman, i.e., a lively "man about town," in no wise remarkable for professi ona l acqu i rements. It is worthy of note, too, that from this officer's en trance into the army in 1826, till his retirement on half-pay in 1850—about twenty four years—he had no opportunity of commanding anything m ire con siderable than a company of Ce4d-treams in Hyde park. But to proceed. In 1854 Sir George Cath cart placed Colonel Windham on his staff, and took him to the Crimea. With the fight on the Alma, Windham, his division not being engaged, had nothing to do. At Balaklava he was, like other infantry officers, a passive spectator of the immortal heroism of the Light Cavalry. At Inkermann he had the good fortune to escape the fate of his brave chief. As yet, therefore, nothing had occurred to exalt Windham above his comrades. By those who knew him he was regarded as a bold soldier —Voila tout. However, an event was at hand, from wnich he was destined to achieve extraordi nary fame. On the Bth of September, 1855, the memorable assault on flaßedau took place. In that' horrible affray Windham conducted himself to the satisfaction of Lord Raglan (it is said) and certainly displayed greater coolness and decision than did his General and old brother officer, Sir William Codrington. It is a mistake, however, to suppose, as some persons have supposed, that Windham was the last man to leave the Roden, for a distinguished officer of the Light Division, with many a stubborn soldier beside, remained in the work half au hour after Windham had quitted it for the purpose of obtaining reinforcements from General Cod: ington—the officer who, it will he re membered, was s h or tl y afterwards placed in chief command of the British army, over the head of. Sir Colin Campbell, an older, a more tried, and one may say it without injustic., a better soldier. It is plain, from the above sketch, that General Windham's services against the Rnsvians were not of a character to gain for him very extended instruction i n the art of commanding a corps , d'armee in the open f i eld. To recap it u l a t e . At the Alma h e was inactive of necessity ; at Bala klava he sa w on l y a hood m i x - a re of brilliant daring a n d o f the grosseSt blundering ; at Inker mann he beh e ld Britons fight without other leadi n g a few regimental officers. O than that o f n the Bth of September, 1855, he took part in a combat of a similar nature. How, then, co uld it be reasonably expected that the "Hero of th e Re lan" was, on a sudden, to rival the experienced Havelocks, Wilsons, Eyres, and Nicholsons, whose feats of arms have reso un d e d throughout the world, and covered the noble I n di an army w i t h imper i s h a ble glory Out of ev il good o f ten comes ; so t h e failure of P General Wi u dh am at Cawn ore will not be without Ile profit, if it cause narrowly to scrutinise the ante cedents of officers who m th e H orse Gu irds propose to put in imp ortant and dangerous situations— i f i t warn us also against the folly o f expecting to have " Heaven-bo rn " Generals ready made to our hands, or even capabl e commanders from that courtly and agreeable, b u t very imperf ec t sciences, ees-guatied th e 4, H sc hool of the military H ouse h o ld Brigade."— I am, &c., Jan. 18. AN OLD SOLDIER. ei INDIAN GENERALS. Sir,—ln the discussio ns w hi c h will inevitably arise respecting the a b o li t ion of the Kist I n di a Com pany's rule, it m ay b e useful to recall to mind a f ew recent facts. All the generals that have recently hare been either dis tinguished thems e l ves Company's officers, or officers who have long served in India. Havelock, Neill, Nicholson Wilson, the Lawrences, and Sir Cohn himself, are ' glorious examples of the efficiency of that school. On the other hand, Gene out by the Horse G uar d s. If the future rals AUSOD, Barn ar d, and Windham have been sent appointment of our Indian Generals i s entrusted to th i s depart ment, it is a ques.ion h ow long we shall be a b le to retain India. It should not be forgotten, too, in considering this subject, that in the Crimea, where our army consisted, according to the oft repeated saying, of lions led by asses Sir but more Sir Colin was passed over in favour o f a junio courtly officer, General Cod r i ngton. Such is the judgment and discrimination th at we may look f or in Horse-Guards appointments. --I am, &c. E. C. S. GOVERNMENT PATRONAGE. Sir,—l think it perfectly obvi ous that declama deaasrttments India Campany to at home. tion upon the subject of the ab use of government p a tronage is, to say the least, useless ; but t h a t plain statements of facts may be mo ment when a question is und er di scuss i on, th e solution of Which maybe to take an enormous amoun t most useful at a po patronagelace Th e question how the East Indi a C ompany, as a general rule, have used their patronage, is an itin the f b r a o n m ds t o h f e East an swered at a word by enunciating a simple fact, which is, that in an emergency the man to deal with is never wanting. I shall merely refer to the present crisis, and of course our glorious soldiers of the Queen's service must be excluded • but the names of the two La w rences, Neill, Nicholson, Outram, Willoughby, Salkeld, Montgomery (civil) Eyre, Sir R. Hamilton (civil), and doz,ons of others. merely require to be r.called to mind in order to prove the fact. Now for the home government ap pointments to high commands. Let us take a few selections :- 1. We have had Elphinstone, who lost our army at Cabool—a gouty farmer, 20 years on half-pay when sent on a great emergency to the East. 2. General Sir W. Gomm. His name is appro priate, and it will be sufficient to say that he is the gentleman who writes up ea the sepoys. 3. General Anson. 20 yrs on half-pay ; a rail way director, and a great man on t h e turf. 4. General Windham, many years on half-pay, but recommended for his conduct at the attack on the Redan by Mr. Russell, of the Times. All these nominations speak for themselves. It would be invidious to mention how many of these appointments are of Guardsmen, who never ' could have seen any service sufficient to entitle them to such honour or to teach them their profession. But the Home Government have also sent to the East, as a general, Sir Hugh Rose. This gentleman's qualifications have yet to be developed; but his antecedents are, that he was a major in the 92nd Highlandei-s, taken to act as a diplomatist in Syria in 1836 or 1837, and has since been Consul " General" at least twenty years on half-pay. Now, let us see how matters absolutely stand at the present moment in the East should Providence deprive us of the services of Sir C. Campbell—a glorious soldier, hut a2,ed—and " Jam tractus membra Multo cam b.bore." The next in succession to him and to the chief command in the East is General As!►bur,iham, chosen for the command in Chiria—for very ques tionable conduct at Sobraon (I - think), and the un doubted fact of having influenced. the East Sussex elections. For the command of the cavalry in the East we are threatened with the Avater of Lord George Paget. Every one knows him as the chief of « Paget's Irregular Horse," and he is to super sede Stewart, of Central India, and Grant, of the Doab. Have all these appointment 4 been made with due regard to the good of the country, or in deference to the exigencies of family aril political influence ? Every one can answer.—l am, &c., Selt"UT A:TOR; "THE TIMES" AND THE HERO OF THE REDAN. TO THE EDITOR OF THE MORNING ADVERTISER. Sir,—lt is impossible to judge at present, before we have the complete details, whether General Windham has, or has not, conducted himself like an able commander in the reverse which he has lately met with—the only one the English have as yet fairly encountered in India. But, it appears, the Times is res .Ived to support him, right or wrong. Mr. Russel!, the Special Correspondent, and the Times itself, have dubt,ed General Wind ham, the Hero of the Redan, and to admit that their hero could conduct himself otherwise than as a hero, would be to admit that the Times was not infallible, and to such an admission your great con temporary would never submit. It is only about two years and a half since the atta,-k on the Redan, and it is almost already a forgotten affair ; such have been the innumerable incidents of the present warfare in India. But it, is worth while to refer back once more to this episode of the Crimean struggle, were it for nothing else than to show the immense influence of the Press, and how reputations are ob•ained and destr ,yed. The Redan, we all know, was a , s_tulted before the approaches were sufficiently near to admit of a successful attack. The Malakoff was quite ready for the assault ; the attack upon tie Redan was undertaken principally to afford a diversion in favour of the Erench. The attack upon the Redan failed ; but Pelissier, Niel, the General of the Engineers, Hamelin,the French Actnital, and the Commander-in-Chief of the Sardinian army, all of whom bad seen the assault from the heights, de scribed the conduct of the English as admirable. This would not, however, do for Mr. Russell, the Special Correspondent. He was determined the English should not enjoy the honour confer: ed upon them by the generals I have just referred to. He could not, however, contradict what they had described, and whi c h had been witnessed by the three armies. 'But he narrates what took place within, the Redan after a few hundred English had obtained a footing there. This, of course, Mr. Russell could only report from hearsay, for he dues not exactly venture to tell us that he himself ac companied the assaulting column to this point He dues not, however, give us the name of his infor mant, which he was bound to do when be took up in himself to attack the honour and the courage of the English soldiers. Mr. Russell tells us i❑ his correspondence that Colonel Windham—he was only colonel at that period—behaved like a hero, but that he wAs not seconded by his men; that he wanted the soldiers to rush upon the enemy, but that they refused, and contented themselves with firing at a distance ; that Colonel Windham, finding that the Redan could not be taken by the men with him, deter mined to return to the trenches to bring up himself a fresh body of troops ; but in otdor that there might be no mistake as to the object of his absence, Colonel Wiindham made it known th.it his sole object in leaving his men was to bring up rein forcements ; that during his absence, before he could bring up the fresh troops, the English were at last dislodged from the Redan, tl o great , r part being killed. Such was the substance of the correspondence sent by Mr. Russell to his newspaper. I refer you to the Times of that period. Everybody at the moment believed it. The poor Enp,lish soldiers were iet down as cowards. Colonel Windham was thus manufactured by Mr. Russell and the Times into a hero, and has been ever afterwards styled by them the Hero of the Redan. Now, to all this flaming narration of Mr. Russell there is one objection—it is totally contrary to fact. Ido not exactly charge Mr. Russell—who, not being there himself, could only report from helrsay—with writing what he knew to be false. But, in order to exculpate himself, Mr. Russell is bound to name his informant, which he has never yet done. The fine romance of Colonel Windham leaving his men in order to bring up reinforcements, and being so anxious his honour should not suffer by its being supposed that his absence was occasioned by any other cause—all this romance, I say, had not the slightest foundation ; for it is now well known to every officer who served in the CI irnea that Colonel Windham left his men, not to bring up new rein forcements, but simply to inform General Codring ton that it was utterly useless to send up new forces —the Redan was impregnable. Whether Colonel Windham was right or wrong in leaving his men at such a moment, and for such a purpose, I will not take upon myself to say ; I will only hint that, had Lord Cardigan done the same, we should never have heard the last of it from the Times. General Windham was an officer of the Guards and of the Staff, and is the cnly one of the aris tocratic class who has been sent to India as General. Codrington volunteered, but was re fused. He owes this appointment entirely to his name of the hero of the Redan. But for this name all the generals sent to India would have consisted of such men as Colin Campbell, Havelock, Neil, Wilson, and other soldiers of fortune, to whom, when at a pinch, the Horse Guards are always obliged to have recourse. The Times has thus not only had the honour of erecting General Windham into a hero, but it has also had the honour of aendino him out to India as the Lieutenant of Sir Colin Campbell. Your obedient servant, Jan. 16, 1858. &MAI CUIQITI MEXICA IV B 1 1 is' D HOL DER S. The following is from the Committee of Mexican Bondholders : "The committee have received advises from Mr. Whitehead, dated Mexico, the 19th ult. The agents in Vera Cruz had collected in bills and cash about 12,4C0 dole., and those at Guaymas 5,283 dole., during the fortnight since his last letter. On the 17th of De. cember, the new constitution was suspended by a mani beet°, from General Zuloaga, commanding the garrison of the capital, on the ground of having failed to give satisfaction, and the supreme authority, with full powers for every purpose, was vested in General Comonfort for three months, within which be was to call a Congress for the sole purpose of framing a constitution, to be sub mitted to the vote of all citizens, and, if sanctioned, to take effect immediately. In the meanwhile the Presi dent was to convoke a council, composed of one repre sentative for each State. This plan (called that of Taco bays) has been quietly accepted in the capital, Vera Cruz, Puebla, &c., and will probably, for the sake of peace, be accepted generally. This, however, is pre cisely the point on which some fears are entertained, but there is a very general conviction in Mexico that the country cannot be ruled by a Congress, but that soma more efficient form of government is required. "Mr. Letteom , her Majesty's Min i s ter in Mexico, while out riding, bad been attacked and robbed by a party of ten or twelve men, and on his attempting to w make resistance a pi - tol aq discharged in his Lace. A though untouched by the bullet the p owder was driven into his eye =, and he has since bee n confined to his bed by the consequent infi4trnation. It is hoped, however, that the misfortune will not be attended with permanent bad effects. The occurrence ha d caused consideraile sensation in the capital, and the n ewspapers were full of it. The Piesident has shown the greatest interest, and offered any assistance in his power. ' ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT SOC IET Y —T hin institu- 1 tion, during the past year, expen d e d _ 34 l/. i n building eleven new life-boats and altering and rep air i i , g several others ; 1,2921. in building and in repairing life boat houses ; 7871. in . building new life-b?at tran s p or ti ng carr i a ges and in repairing others ; 858/, 1 i payments to co x iwains'and crews of life-boats ; and 578/, fur rewards for sav i n g the lives of 376 persons shipwrecked on our c oasts, A which 132 were actually rescued by the life boats of the society in that perils). Its outstanding iiabilities for lift-boats, lift-boat carriages, and beat houses are 3,3941. they are the e Is to an), It in alee leS'S cter a of v in to 3 ,rd, God re t 1 0 ,riot' 131011 y i n ; 11 '2 'O 4 fry ' ..0 tO , 51 8 '...---' ,66 1 ; ;00' 0 ' 0 4 0 04