The Sun. — London, England, 1858-10-23 00:00:00

rHE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 23, 1858 TEATR E-R OY AL, DRUR Y-L A NE.t Under the Management of Miss L. Fyne and Mr. W. Harrison. THIS EVENING, Balfe's celebrated Opera, THE ROSE OF CASTILLE : Characters by Miss Louisa Pyne Miss Susan Pyne Miss M. Prescott, Mr. Geo. Honey, 3lr. Bartle man, Mr. F. Glover, Mr. A. St. Albyn, and Mr. W. Harrison. Conductor—Mr. Alfred Mellon. To conclude with a new Ballet Divertissement, LA FLEUR D'AMOUR : Mesdlles. L. Michelet, Morlacchi, and ragluale. I) 0 YAI, PRINCESS'S THEATRE. L Under the Managemtnt of Mr. Charles Kean. T lIIS EVENING will be presented Shakspere's Play of KING JOHN.. King John, Mr. C. Kean—Constance, Mrs. C. Kean. Preceded by the Farce of AWAY WITH MELANCHOLY. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Manager, Mr. Edmund Falconer. THIS EVENING (LAST NIGHT), EXTREMES; 01, Yen of the Day. Supported by Messrs. IL Vandenhoff, Entery J. Rogers, T. G. Shore, and Barrett; Miss Wool gar, firs. Weston, Miss Kate Saxon. An Address by Mr. Edmund Falconer. BETSY BAKER, Mr. and Mrs. Keeley. Song, Mrs. Howard Paul. Tek conclude with the Ballet of the RENDEZVOUS. The Lauri Family. Doors open at half-past 6, to commence at 7. Box-office open from 11 to 5 daily. T HEATRE -ROYAL, HAYMARKET, Lessee, Mr. J. B. Buckstone. THIS EVENING will be performed LONDON ASSI.T. BANUE : Mr. and Mrs. C. Matthews, itc. HE WOULD BE AN ACTOR. JACK'S RETURN FROM CANTON. And SHOCKING EVENTS. Commence at 7. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Lessee and Directress, Miss Swanborough. THIS EVENING, THE LAST OF THE PIGTAILS; Nessra.C. Selby, J. Bland, J. Clarke, &c. After which THE MAID AND THE MAGPIE. Followed by THE BONNIE FISII WIFE. And MY AUNT'S HUSBAND ; Mr. Svranborough, Mrs, Selby, Miss Ternan. Commence at 7 o'clock. A STLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE, Westminster-road. Sole Lessee, Mr. William Cooke. The New Tarif: Dress Circle, 3s. ; Upper Boxes, 2s. ; Pit, is. ; Galleries, 6d. Great and Extraordinary Sensation produced by ths new and brilliant Decorations—Splendid Act Drop—Magnificent Chandelier —Appropriate Scenery. During - the week the new and successful drama of THE BATTLE OF BOTHWELL BRIG. With THE SCENES IN THE CIRCLE, comprising the evolutions and equitations of the first Professors in the world and their unequalled Stud of Horses. To conclude with THE POST OF HONOUR. No fee for booking. Stage Manager, Mr. R. Phillips. CANTERBURY HALL, Westminster-road. — OPEN EVERT EVENING.—The following Company of Vocalists are engned for the performance of Selections from all the popular OPERAS, MADRIGALS, CHORUSES, GLEES, MITTS, &c., viz.:—Miss Russell, Mrs. Badsey, Miss Brunell, Miss nay Madame Bartoletti, Miss Montague , Mrs. Lawrence, and Mrs. Anderson ; Herr F. Jonolimans, Mr. Renshaw, S Jones, J. Barker, W. Melling, Senor Antonio, E. L Hiroo, Mr. Badsey, Senor Tiroli, Mr. Cozens, Mr. Bell, Mr. Barnard, and Mr. St. Albyn. 3lr. John G. Forde, Mr. E. Taylor, and E. W. Mackney, Pianoforte, Mr. Cecil Hicks —Harmonium, Mr. Courtnay -Director, llerr F. Jonghmans. Commence at 7 precisely. Suppers, &c., until 12 o'clock. NOTICE.—The Proprietor begs respectfully to announce tnat TIIE FINE ARTS GALLERY, ROW in course of construction, will be thrown open on Wednesday next. THE WENTHER.—SuN OFFICE, Ocr. 22. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 59—highest since noon yesterday. 48—lowest this morning and during the night. 58—this day at noon. BAROMETER-30.10. WIND, Easterly ; light, with dull weather. THE SUN. SATURDAY. OCTOBER 23, 1858. The Manchester Atheneum meeting on Thurs day evening was the epitome, in its way, of all the oratorical assemblies we have recently had the pri vilege of reporting. It was in furtheranee of the advance movement, It was for the promstion of social science generally—for the development of the self-education of the masses—for their moral improvement, their intellectural elevation, and the amelioration of their condition, physical and mental, by the diffusion more and more widely, among all classes, of that knowledge whici is at once the pioneer and the handmaid of Civilisation. One of the most amiable and respected of all the great Whig nobles was in the chair—Lord STANLEY of ALDERLE Y. And on his right hand was seated, incomparably the most distinguished among them all—Lord JOHN RUSSELL. Both of these person 4 ages spoke, as befitted them, in their character of Whig noblemen—in terms expressive of abstract sympathy with the more generous aspirings of the population. Professor AYTOUN followed in a vague but ear nest speech, during the delivery of which he in sisted so strongly upon the advisability of poets reading their own poetry in public—ac- cording to the custom of the old heroic times --that we suppose Sir WALTER'S Lay of the Last Minstrel ought to be regarded henceforth as an anachronism. For surely Mr. AYTOUN cannot, with any degree of consistency, do otherwise, after all he has said, than begin wandering over the country, giving a series of readings of his popular " Lays of the Scottish Cavaliers." Can we not now quote against him, until he satisfies our curi osity in this way—" It is only through the human voice that poetry of the highest kind can have its most perfect and highest exponent." Besides, we cannot but remember with lively satisfaction the assurance given a few years since by Professor ATTOtiN, of his own peculiar powers in this way, when he delivered his brilliant course of lectures on Poets and Poetry. Let him, therefore, as speedily as may be, prove true to his own argument. Did he not distinctly utter these very words on Thursday ? " CHARLES DICKENS, reading his 'Christmas Carol' and Chimes' is an example"—a remark greeted with cordial applause on Thursday evening at the Man chester Athenaeum. Is it so? Then follow it—last of the Scottish Minstrels ! celebrant of the Duke of Montrose ! bright-eyed Bon Gualtier ! T. Percy Jones ! or whatever else may be the alias in poetic literature ! We warrant the " Spasmodic Tragedy" would elicit in one of those readings many a hearty and wholesome burst of laughter—that the famous " Ballads" would set the gravest table in a roar as surely as ever did the voice and waggeries of Yorick—that beyond all this the "Lays" would win yet wider admiration by the audible sound of their thrilling music. We put it to Professor ATTOUN. Let him follow himself the "example" he so wisely admires—that of one who, besides being the greatest humourist, is also beyond a doubt the most incomparable elocutionist of his generation. After the pleasant speech of Professor AYTOUN came a delightful harangue from another great wit and wag; an "honourable" and a " judge" —a capital judge of fun—to wit the immortal SAMUEL SLICK of Slickville, otherwise the Hon. Mr. Justice HALIBURTON. It was surely worth a journey all the way down to Manchester if only to hear SAM SLICK'S most Slicklike delinea tion of our own Sleepy Hollow down at West minster. " There is a place," said SAM, "in Lon don net put down in the show books to be seen by a stranger, but which," said he, nevertheless, " i s well worth visiting. It is called Downing-street, and contains the Government offices." Then fol lows a description as literally true and real as the most faultless specimen of photography. Quoth SAMUEL SLICK—" Here are a number of old build ings tottering and propped up. The front is what was formerly the lawn, but is now covered with bricks and rubbish, the whole being fenced in with rough boards. Rare," mt i muc . ct the apeaker, "you will find hem so drowsy that you can hardly keep your own eyes open. Almost everybody in that place is fast asleep. (Laughter.) The very sentries there have orders from the Horse Guards to keep in perpetual motion, or otherwise they would drop asleep. (Continued laughter.) You have heard a great deal about chloroform, and the surgical opera tions performed upon patients under its influence. I venture to assert that if a man were taken to Downing-street he would sleep so soundly that his leg might be cut off before he awoke." (Renewed laughter.) It is a most humorous de scription, true to the life—with just a trifle of exaggeration about it to give it piquancy ! Yet, somehow or other, surely the grand official worthies down in that " Sleepy Hollow" must latterly have roused from their customary state of somnolency. Otherwise how have they contrived—as they hare contrived—to get through so much work in the way of destruction, construction, innovation, disorga.nisa ion—calling a new colony like British Columbia into existence —remodelling the whole government of Hindostan, and so on through the various de partments ? Yet was SAM SLICK'S description so true to the past, that it proved a hit that told amazingly even in the presence of the Noble Lord who has himself filled so many of the great offices of State, one after another—been in turn Prime Minister, Home Secretary, Foreign Secretary, Colonial Secretary, President of the Council, Pay master of the Forces, &c., &c., &c. Lord JOHN smiled—SAM SLICK talked—Downing-street was visibly before the audience—and there were roams of laughter within the walls of the Manchester Athenteum. Subsequently three other notabilities spoke. Sir JAMES BROOKE, the Rajah of Sarawak, —Mr. MONCKTON MILNES, author of "Palm Leaves," and M.P. for Pontefract—and Mr. GEORGE CRUIKSHANK, the celebrated caricaturist. The Rajah put some home-truths to the conscience of his hearers very effectively. The poetical M.P. quoted a noble couplet from—" somewhere"— " Two things I ever tremble while I scan, The stars of heaven and the mind of man." The delightful artist—of course—advocated the cause of temperance. Altogether the meeting on Thursday, at the Manchester Athenaeum, was one in every way worthy of being borne in remem• brance. A new Royal Warrant has just been issued, con taining new regulations for the promotion and pay of officers in the Army and Ordnance. Hencefor ward there may be Field-Marshals ad libitum, or, in other words, the rank is to be given with out reference to seniority ! In one respect the principle is a good one. The nati•n does not ►ant a numerous body of decrepid men far beyond the power of rendering any further active service in high position. It would not, how ever, desire that the feelings of a meritoriiU officer, one who had greatly distinguished himself in his day, should be in any degree aggrieved, and it would scarcely withhold a harmless feather from his cap. Nor would it refuse any honourto the dar ing and gallant soldier, who, like Lord CLYDE, has fairly and nobly earned it on the tented field. It is only the danger of jobbing that is regarded. We know that there was no difficulty in the way of promoting the Iron Duke, or Lord RAGLAN, to the highest rank in their profession, although they were elevated over the heads of many senior officers. There are, therefore, adequate precedents for bestowing even the " Baton" on one who had justly and fairly deserved it. We are, however, to have a fixed establishment of General Officers, and that on a tolerably exten sive scale, viz.:-- For the Guards and the Line For the Artillery .4 . . . . . . , For the Engineers Generals Lieut.-Generals . , 80 Major-Generals Generals Lieut.-Generals 10 Major-Generals 16 Generals Lieut. Generals Major-Generals 8 Now, what eon be the possible necessity for so numerous a body ? More than 300 Generals to command about a hundred thousand troops. The tenth part of the number cannot by any possibility be on active service at the same time, and making every proportionate allowance for those placed entirely hors de combat, not one in five of those able and willing to work can find occupa tion. We have already on many occasions had reason to prefer similar complaints respecting the number of Admirals flourishing on the Navy List. Many of these had virtually retired for a series of years before their promotion. !But still we are apparently to fill up a number more than three times what could be required under any possible cir cumstances, even if the most sanguinary war had been raging, and the very existence of Great Bri tain were menaced on the very element: over which she once claimed unrivalled supremacy. The fact was that Admirals and Generals were CT eated for extraordinary services in war time ; but in place of allowing the number to be gradually reduced, they were kept up in the "piping times of peace" to the same extent, and every new emer gency enhances the list until they may gradually become " thick as leaves in Vallambrosa," or we may be able to find a General or two almost in every boarding house, as, it has been said, is frequently the case on the other side of the Atlantic. When a real sharp contest commences, there are ,but yew of the " fixed esta blishment" of generals en the; spot. It :is the colonels in actual service who have to encounter the danger and toil, and responsibility. They are necessarily entrusted with higher rank, and it would be an outrage on every principle of justice to deprive them of the rank won in the face of the enemy, ex necessitate rei. Would HAVELOCK or WILSON, NICHOLSON, NEILL, or PENNY (it is not from want of many meritorious candidates that we do not swell the list) have showed more daring valour, combined. with prudent strategy, had they already been amongst the elite on the fixed establishment ? Far from it. It would have virtually shelved them for the remainder of their natural lives, unless they had sufficient inte rest to get important and lucrative appointments. We shall not at present say more respecting the new warrant. The fixed number of more than 300 generals, which must always be kept fill e d up according to s eniority, while, as in justice and equity it ought to be, every man may be promoted for meritorious conduct, is quite sufficient for one day. There are, however, other points worthy of notice, to which we shall refer in due course. Our national defences seem to be the topic of half our speakers, of our members of Parliament especially. Wherever an honourable member meets his constituents, whether at an agricultural meet ing or in a town-hall, he shows his generosity and patriotism by enlarging on what he will do—in voting the nation's money he means—towards mak ing us all secure. We are, of course, much obliged to our representatives; only, we should like much better promises to do their utmost that the prodigious sum of three-and-twenty millions per annum should be applied more to the purpose. We find it difficult to believe that such an enormous amount of money would not, if honestly and skilfully used, make every accessible part of our coast impregnable; or, what is better, keep in efficiency a navy which would defy all the ships of Europe to land an army on our coa sts. Those continual " sales of old stores," a nd the pexterly hemlizg " cellumus,",on, the receipt side of the nal ional revenue balance-sheet, only remind us that • we are wasting large sums continually in impr - ra dent purchases. Whoever attends these sales in :ariably finds a considerable quantity of goods ai id articles which have never been used at all, whi eh are oki stores only because some change of fas hion—something frequently merely affecting appef trance—has antiquated them We are not about, however, to take up the motto just now that econor Ay is our best defence. Suffice it, that all will age :ce in the desirableness of having all our resources in the most available state ; so, that in the eve•at of a sudden war, we might be able to make use of them at the shortest notice. For this purpeose, as it strikes us, we might have one element of defensive warfare in a much more advanced state by very simple means. We refer to skill in nzarizsntanship. The rifle,is working quite as great an alteration in the character of our in fantry as steam in that of our navy. It is making such rapid progress in both the accuracy and range of the weapon, that it is hardly possible to say what will bo its deadly power in the course of a few years. In proportion, however, to the neces sary extent ,of its adoption will be the necessity of long training. A good shot is not made in a day. As the ride, indeed, in this matter, " the boy is father to the man." The acquisition of a steady hand, and a correct, unblenching eye, is best begun in youth ; at least the attempt to master the rifle should be made as early as possible. For, while some have an almost intuitive skill in the use of a gun, with the majority accuracy of aim is matter of careful and long practice. What we want, then, is a good supply of men who at any moment possess that first requisite of a modern soldier—that he shall be able to kill his enemy five hundred or a thousand yards off. The soldier generally, the rifleman especially, is a killing machine, but a machine whose efficacy depends on something which mechanism cannot give. The efficient marksman is the unit of the force—and it will be destructive in proportion to the perfection of each individual unit. No ability in command, no personal courage, will, in the private, compensate for the want of power to kill at long distances, should the enemy but possess it in tolerable perfection. A bawl of brave men may otherwise fall before a few first-rate riflemen, just as the heavy armed Spartans fell before the light-armed troops at Corinth, while utterly unable to help themselves against adversaries too nimble or too distant for them to reach. The drill of an ordinary soldier is, we are told, a matter soon acquired ; if, therefore, he have acquired previously the skill with his wea pon which would at once make him formidable anywhere, it is plain that it might expedite pro digiously our means for calling forth an army on an emergency. Now, what hinders our young men from being drilled, we might say throughout the kingdom, in the use of the rifle ? Voluntary rifle corps we cordially approve of, but they involve too much expense to the individual. We want some method by which our youth, all over the country, shall be taught the manly amusement of rifle shooting. We should think it would be very popular, and we are only suggesting it as a perfectly voluntary thing. Our manufacturing youth would surely delight in sum mer time to withdraw to the suburbs of their smoky towns, and spend an hour or two in such an exercise. Our agricultural lads would, we imagine, relish it equally. They covet the gun from child hood—they frequently, much to the squire's an noyance, use a fowling-piece for such ignoble game as game-laws do leave them ; and generally they acquire, from their practice in ploughing, great correctness of sight. The man who will take a furrow across a field for half a mile if need were, and hardly deviate an inch from the straight line, must have already one important element of a first rate marksman. Would it not then be possible to furnish to a large number of towns and villages in the kingdom some few dozen rifles each, and the requisite ammunition, with a soldier also, to start the lads at least, and, where the thing was popular, to remain and become a regular trainer for that neighbourhood ? The beginning might perhaps be made with towns and villages near the coast. The parish authorities could be interested, and sometimes a half holiday asked of their masters for the volunteers to practise on a winter's afternoon. The expense would be inconsiderable. The rifles and equipments could remain in custody of some one, perhaps a superannuated soldier, paid to take charge of them and keep them clean. Those which were not the newest and best pattern would serve equally well for this purpose ; they would at any rate be better thus used than sold for an "old song" as "old stores," and it would be easy, at no great cost, to stimulate emulation by small prizes. Even five shillings and a medal would go some way in districts where thirty shillings is considered an enviable prize for many years' service. If it be thought worth while to train mercantile sailors to naval gunnery, who merely learn it and leave, in the hope that they may be found of greater service, and more ready to join a man-of-war if wanted, will not the same principle apply to rifle practice ? Will not the young man who believes that he can already beat half the redcoats, or greencoats, in the most important point of all, be more ready to enlist into a regiment ? He will feel that the great difficulty has been overcome, and that if he can touch the bull's eye pretty frequently he is pretty sure to take a creditable position at once with his new comrades. It would, indeed, be quite practicable for an old sergeant to teach the young fellows the elements of drill, and all the arts of the deer stalker, when a sufficient number were collected to make it worth while. In olden times our renowned archers, we are told, acquired their skill by local practice as civilians ; and that they were thus found ready with the grand essential in the hour of need. Why cannot the same principle be applied now ? It is obvious, besides, that a peasantry and a body of operatives, masters of the rifle practice, would, with hardly any drilling, be a most formidable annoyance to an invading army. In a country like ours, abounding with hedges and ditches, no sentinel, no officer, hardly any small advanced bodies, would be safe at all. If the pea santry's blood were stirred by, as it would be, the mere fact of an invasion by Frenchmen and Rus sians, woe to the man who ventured far from the main body and the artillery; woe to those who marched, and to those who were even encamping at the hour of twilight ; woe to those who stirred at moonlight, and woe to those who were ill acquainted with the country, at the hands of those who knew every hill and dale of it, if a thick fog came on. In the revolution of 1848 the marksmen among the workmen were most dangerous of all to the regular soldiers whenever they came in contact with them ; they would not be less formidable, if Englishmen fighting against wanton invaders, than were Frenchmen and Prussians when fighting against domestic despotism. Were England a land of practised riflemen we believe the HYENES and MARICOURTS, who are so valiant against editors, would think twice before they asked again to be led to the sack of London. We understand that the Channel Fleet has been ordered to Lisbon. LATEST NEWS. FRANCE AND PORTUGAL. LISBON, FRIDAY, 4 P.M. It is asserted that our Government has acceded ;o the demands of France. The following telvgrams were received at Mr. Reuter's office : BERLIN, OCT. 22, EVENING. The First Chamber, in its sitting of this day, has rejected by 80 votes against 76, a motion made by Count Arnim-Boitzenburg, Prof. Stahl, Zander, and their supporters, to send an address to the King and the Prince Regent. BERLIN, FRIDAY EVENING. In the sitting of the Select Committee of b o th Chambers, the resolution has been accepted to recommend to both Chambers the necessity of re cognising the Regency. The report of the committee will be printed and delivered to the members to-day. Monday next there will be a united sitting of both Chambers. AMERICA. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, SATURDAY MORNING. The Hudson steamer, belonging to the North German Lloyd's, Captain G. Wenke, which left New York on the afternoon of the 9th, put in here this morning to coal, and will proceed on to Bremen immediately. She has 120 passengers and 750 tons of cargo. Her news is anticipated by the City of Wash ington. She had strong easterly gales during the voyage. The Hudson spoke the British brig Eagle, in lat. 47 47 N., long. 44 57 W., bound E., on the 15th inst. ; and off Start Point, on the 22d, the Bremen barque Virginia, bound E.—all well. THE BOMBAY MAIL. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, SATURDAY MORNING. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Malta, from Alexandria, passed Hurst at 9.50. She brings the heavy portion of the Bombay mail. FRANCE. PARIS, FRIDAY. It appears that the report of the assassination of the consuls at Tetuan was disseminated extensively at Tangiers, Ceuta, Melilla, and in other places on the coast of Barbary, and even at Gibraltar. The way in which it reached Paris seems to be this : The Spanish Governor of Ceuta, on hearing it, sent a small vessel to the little French port of Nemours to announce the rumour. The Military 'com mander there transmitted the news to the authori ties at Tlemcen, and from that place it was sent to Oran, from Oran to Algiers, and from Algiers, by General MacMahon, to Paris. What gave rise to the rumour was that two Italians were mur dered near Tetuan for the sake of robbery. It was M. de Castillon, consul-general of France, who ascertained the falsity of the rumour by going to Tetuan. The Minister of Marine, on receiving the news, made preparations for fitting out a number of gunboats for Tetuan, but before appointing the commander he resolved to await details. " The Marquis de Turgot, who will shortly set out for Berne, - where he has been appointed Minister, will," says the Paris correspondent of the Nord, "receive very energetic instructions relative to the refusal of the canton of Geneva to execute the orders of the Federal Government relative to the refugees." The Nord has commenced the publication of the protocols of the Conference of Paris on the Danu bian Principalities ; but after the details of the proceedings which were given whilst the Con ference was sitting, and the publication of the convention agreed to, these documents possess but little interest. BOURSE, Oct. 22.—The market has been rather unsettled to-day. Threes, after hiving been done at 73f., 10c. and 72f. 90c., are now at 73f. ; Mo bilier varied from 890 f. to 905 f. ; Austrian, 657 f. 50c. to 660 f. ; Orleans, 1,347 f. 50c. to 1,350 f. ; Lyons, 870 f. to 872 f. 50e. ; Southern, 565 f. to 567 f. 50c. ; and Eastern, 720 f. to 722 f. 50c. The market continued heavy to the close, when the 'following were the quotations :- 4t per Cents. .... 95 45 Credit Foneier.,. a 650 Do. end month .. 95 75 Belgian 41 3 per Cents Do. end month 72 95 Ro man 93 50 Bank Shares. 3125 --Austrian Credit Mobilier .. 895 Spanish Times 42 25 Do. Account ..... Homo Debt British tars) spread the news of his arrival among the English mechanics on the railroad works. The whole city, ever agog to see new faces, had an opportunity of admiring the beauty and yacht costume of the bride and the horseman ship of the bridegroom. His lordship was fortunate in finding in the partner of one of the principal banking houses a man after his own tastes, and under his auspices went over the Queen's mag nificent stables and the horse barracks. He was accompanied to the latter by the Inspector of Cavalry, General Zabala. Lady Cardigan, who showed even a greater degree of veterinary lore than his Lordship, accompanied her husband to the barracks, raised the horses' legs to examine the method of shoeing practised here, and criti cised the whole concern with great freedom, to the great amusement of some of the officers who were as familiar with the language of Shakspeare as herself. His lordship was struck with the beauty of the cavalry carbine, and has taken one to show the Duke of Cambridge. He did not seem to profess any great admiration of the horses, which, though in good condition, were not of a kind to remind him of those which furnished the charge at Balaklava, but they are as patient of hunger and thirst and as enduring of hardship and fatigue as their swarthy riders. A feeling of great disappointment was experienced in military circles at the English general's going away so soon." A letter from Belgrade of the 14th states that the resignation offered by the Ministry to the Prince of Servia had been accepted, but that it had not been possible to form a new Cabinet, no senator being willing to resign his right of voting in the Senate by becoming a Minister, and there being no other person of sufficient political notoriety to name. The Prince had requested M. de Gara chanin to resume the Presidency of the Council, but the latter had declined. Prince de Lieven, adjutant of the Emperor of Russia, arrived at Vienna on the 17th on his way to Italy. He is not believed to be charged with any official mission. The Opinione of Turin announces the arrival of the Grand Duchess Helena of Russia and her con sort, the Prince of Mecklenburg, at Genoa. It adds that they passed through Coira, in order to avoid the Austrian States. AMERICA. LIVERPOOL, FRIDAY. About noon today the Liverpool, New York, and Philadelphia screw steam-ship City of Washing ton, Capt. Petrie, arrived in the Mersey with the United States mails. The City of Washington left New York at noon on the 9th, and has brought besides the mails 230 cabin and 75 steerage passen gers, and 591,242 dollars in specie on freight. On the 12th inst. the City of Washington passed a steamer bound west, supposed to be the Africa. The British war-steamer Valorous, which at tended the Agamemnon while laying the Atlantic cable, i,i hourly expected at New York, she being detained to convey Sir William Gore Ouseley to Central America, where he goes to attend to duties connected with his mission. The Secretary of State has notified the New Granadian Minister of the determination of the United States Government not to permit the ob struction of the Isthmus route to the Pacific on any consideration, neither will it allow of tonnage dues or a tax on the transportation of passengers and mails ; and that in pursuance of this resolution vessels of war have been ordered to the Isthmus. The right of New Granada to refuse the United States Government a naval rendezvous and coal ing station in the Bay of Panama is conceded by Mr. Cass, but he considers such a refusal as impolitic and illiberal; more especially as Spain at Mahon, and Sardinia at Spezzia, had granted similar privileges. The rumour that the United States were negotiating a secret treaty with Russia is said to be without foundation. Mr. Reed, Minister to China, says in his official despatches, received at Washington on the Bth, that after he signed the treaty he made a :provi sional arrangement with the Commissioner for the readjustment of the claims of American citizens arising out of the difficulties at Canton, by which portions of the duties at Shanghai, Foo-Chow, and Canton arc to be appropriated to that end. He intended to visit during the summer months such of the ports of Japan as might be accessible, and return to the United States by way of Bombay in November or December next. Judge Bowlin, Commissioner to Paraguay, and Commander Page, captain of the fleet on the Para guay expedition, left Washington on the afternoon of the 7th for New York. Commodore Shubrick would receive his instructions immediately, and it was expected he would sail in the Sabine, carrying the commission, by the 13th. The following is the last New York news respect ing the Atlantic cable : " Trinity Bay, Oct. 8, 1858. " Peter Cooper, Esq., New York. "There has been no change whatever in the electrical indications. " DE SAUTY. At Savannah, on the 7th, the interments were only three, including one from yellow fever. An extraordinary case of counterfeiting the bills of the Turkish Bank has been discovered at New York. A Mrs. Sevesti arrived at Syra a short time since, on her way from Liverpool to Constantinople. Upon the examination of her trunks by the officer of the customs, it was ascertained that they had false bottoms, between which were concealed spuri ous notes on the Turkish Bank to an immense value. Steps were then taken to find out where the bills were printed, and the investigation finally resulted in tracing their manufacture to New York. The case was disposed of on the Bth. Mr. Harrison, who printed the bills for Madame Sevesti, was honourably discharged after he had made his ex planation of the facts of the case. Having no know ledge of the Turkish language, he supposed the matter he printed to be merely labels with Chinese characters upon them, and to be used in Eastern commerce. The plates and " caimes" were delivered up to the proper authorities by Mr. Harrison. At Waterbury, Vermont, a fire broke out on the Bth, in the store of Wells and Arms, which was destroyed, together with five stores, the hotel and stable, the town-hall, the building occupied by the bank, a dwelling-house, and four barns. A large quantity of flour was also consumed. Some of the sufferers saved a portion of their stock and furni ture. Loss estimated at 25,000 dols. ; insured for 12.000 dols. Snow has fallen in several portions of the Union. At Syracuse there was a slight fall on the Bth. At Hornell's-vill, New York, on the previous night, the ground was covered with snow to the depth of three inches. The storm, commencing at the lakes, extended east along the Erie Railroad as far as the Great Bend, and snow fell at almost all the inter mediate places. Advices from Oswego of the Bth state that a strong gale of wind sprung up the previous after noon, and a heavy sea was rolling all night and that morning. The schooner Osprey, of Buffalo, with a cargo of wheat from Racine, was driven against the east pier, carrying away her spars, and sank immediately. The captain's wife and child and the mate were washed overboard and drowned. Several vessels arrived the previous night, and on the Bth, more or less damaged, and great fears are entertained for the safety of those now out. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. NEW YORK, OCT. 9. There is a little more inquiry for money among business men, and the regular offerings at the leading banks show a slight increase, although without any visible effect upon the rate of int9rest. On call, capital is still very abundant, and borrowers whose good faith and security are undoubted receive daily more offers of money at even very low rates than they care to employ. We quote—Loans on call, stock securities, 3c. to 4c. per annum ; ditto, other good securities, 4c. to 6c. ; prime en dorsed bills, 60 to 90 days, 4c. to sc. ; ditto, four to six months, 41c. to 6c. ; first class single signature, ss. to 7c. ; other good bills, 7c. to Bc.; names less known, Bc. to 10c. Foreign exchange is moderately active, and is more freely offered, probablyin view of the increased business in cotton. Bills at 60 days on London are quoted at 1091 to 1091 for commercial, 1094 to 110 for bankers, the latter an extreme rate. The stock market is again buoyant to-day for nearly everything on the list except Pacific Mail S. S. stock and Panama, both of which have experienced a further decline, the former closing at the First Board at 1001 against 1021 last evening, and the latter at 1161 against 1181 last even ing, the decline owing to the premature reports in circula tion in regard to the formation of a new line via Nicaragua, by means of the Collins' boats. New York Central Stock advanced + ; Erie, 1 ; Reading, I ; Michigan Southern, guaranteed stack, ; Galena, k ; Toledo, k; and Rock Island, At the Second Board, there was a further gene ral improvement and unusual activity. Eve n Pacific Mail recovered the morning decline, closing at 102. THE YIELD Or GOLD IN AUSTRALIA. — From the first discovery of the gold-fields in Victoria up to the end of last year, the government escorts had brought down to Melbourne 11,457,472 ounces of gold the value of which is estimated at £45,830,000. During the above period the total amount of revenue derived from the gold-fields, in clusive of the export duty, was nearly three millions sterling, out of which about £1,583,000, had been expended in making and repairing roads from Melbourne to the Tarim gold-Aoldik, LAUNCH OF THE EDGAR, 91, SCREW-FRIGATE AT WOOLWICH, THIS DAY. The interesting ceremony of launching .this magnificent specimen of naval architecture took place this day in the presence of a very large assemblage. In order to accom modate the immense number of visitors who usually at tend Woolwich Dockyard whenever an event of such pecu liar interest to Englishmen takes place, great preparations had been made, under the able directions of the Commo dore Superintendent, and the result was most satisfactory. SThe plan usually adopted to enable the visitors to witness a launch was to erect booths on both sides of the building-shed, but on the present occasion a platform was erected at the head of the noble vessel, sufficient for the accommodation of nearly a thousand persons, admission to which was only to be had by ticket. In order to afford those who were not so fortu nate as to procure the " little bits of pasteboard," as the tickets:were called, a large space was set apart, under the bow of the ship, where an excellent view was to be obtained. On the port side of the Edgar another gallery was erected for the " special " visitors—in the upper seats of which the band of the Royal Marines were placed. Until a short time before the launch the arrival of visitors continued, and at one o'clock the dockyard, the opposite bank of the river, and the river itself presented a scene of the greatest animation. Colour flying, bands playing, and sailors cheering, all combined to produce a coup d'ceil of great magnificence. Shortly before two o'clock the excitement reached its cul minating point, on its being known that operations for launching had commenced. The ceremony of christening having been gone through, the dog-shores were knocked away, and the " good ship Edgar" glided into the Thames amidst the cheers of the spectators. The Edgar was laid down immediately after the launch of the Agamemnon from the same slip, in 1854, and has been constructed under the superintendence of Mr. W. M. Rice, master shipwright, and Mr. J. P. Peake, assistant master shipwright at this yard. Her armament of 51 guns is as follows :—On the upper deck—one 68-pounder pivot gun, 95 cwt.. and 10 feet long ; 22 32-pounders, 45 cwt., 9 feet 6 inch guns. On the main decl4---34 32-pounders, 58 cwt., 9 feet 6 inch guns ; and on the lower deck 7-34 8-pounders, 45 cwt., 9 feet guns. Her burden in tons is 3,004, and her crew will consist of 800 men. The following are her dimen sions : Ft. In. Length between perpendiculars Length of keel for tonnage Breadth, extreme Breadth, for tonnage 64 7 Breadth moulded Depth in hold The Edgar will be towed on Monday to Sheerness, to be fitted with her boilers and screw machinery. LAW INTELLIGENCE.--(THIS DAY.) SHERIFFS' COURT. (Before Mr. Prendergast, Q.C.) IMPORTANT CASE OF BREACH OF CONTRACT--HUNT V. • . . ....,-.., , 441 ~„. ., _ ,,„...u,.,„,,,4 :, ~ _ lt • ••.. , ... . . ..., ~....,c 4 3-----r4,Q,) , , - . 0 . --- - .-'4%, :4 :0' ; ',.. , • V, --- -ci k * -c'.'' ~ : .''''''':•:, r.t eci oP• - N. • , ,-- ~ .. ~.., ..,- " RAILWAYS. Cash. Account. Orleans Northern . 965 .. 963 75 New ditto Bl2 50 .. 810 Lyons and Mediterranean 866 25 .. 868 75 New ditto — • • -- Geneva Midi . 567 50 .. 565 Western 605 .. 605 Eastern Grand Central — Sardinian 450 .. 452 50 Austrian Exchange on London, at sight, paper, 25f. 15c. ; money, 25f 10c. ; three months, paper, 24f. 971 e.; money, 24f. 92/c. AUSTRIA. A Vienna letter says :—" What has been said of conflicts between Milan and Vienna is confirmed. Count Giuley, Military Governor of the Lombardo. Venetian kingdom, has come here to give the ex planations required of him. The complaints he makes in the name of the military authoritiOs against the administration of the Archduke have been submitted to a serious examination, and it is hoped that a decision will be given which will put an end to all differences. As to the complaints of the civil administration, it is stated that they are unfortunately not devoid of foundation ;, in the Customs, in particular, it is said that arbitrary acts have been committed, and the Treasury has suffered. The police administra tion in the Lombardo-Venetian kingdom is to be completely reorganised." SPAIN. The Madrid journals of the 18th have arrived. The Queen and King, whilst taking a drive on the previous day, met a priest carrying the sacrament to a sick person ; they immediately gave up their carriage to him, and followed the vehicle on foot to his destination. The recent seizures and pro secutions of journals are stated to have pro duced a bad impression on the public. The Espana, notwithstanding the repeated seizures and heavy fines to which it is subjected, attacks the Ministry of O'Donnell with great violence. The Clamor having given a summary of a sort of heterodox metaphysical discourse pronounced by an indivi dual, under the real or cleverly dissimulated effects of magnetism, the clerical journals demand the immediate appointment of a special ecclesiastical censor without who3e permission no article con taining religious topics shall be allowed to be pub lished. Surprise having been expressed that no advertisements for the sale of property held in mortmain had appeared, it is announced that the value of much of the property has been much modified since 1854, and has rendered fresh esti mates necessary. The Peninsular Correspondence speaks as follows of a rapid visit made to Madrid by Lord Cardigan : —"His Lordship and bride, after staying here three days, have left for Alicant on their way to Naples. Although his lordship travelled incog., and did not pay his respects to the British Ambassador till the day of his departure, his round jacketed suite (for his servants were in the costume of RAYNOR. Mr. Buchanan, of Basinghall-street, appeared for the plaintiff, and stated that, upon a certain day, he purchased of a person named Marshall, a grease broker, a cask of palm nut oil. Marshall sold the cask on behalf of his principals. The cask was fetched by plaintiff, and, upon its arrival at his premises, he discovered that it did not contain any grease ; in fact it was sire, and neither animal nor vegetable grease. Having paid for it, plaintiff called upon Marshall and informed him of the circumstance. Marshall at once disclosed his principal, and plaintiff stated the nature of hi§ slaim to defendant. Defendant refused to return plaintiff his money (5,4 Os. 10d.) ; hence the present action. The cask was now lying at Symonds'-wharf. Mr. Buchanan called plaintiff and witnesses, who proved the above facts. Some question having arisen as to the sample produced at the time of sale, his Honour said that was no criterion. Some time ago he (his Honour) remembered a case being tried in which some hop pockets were sampled, and the sample was a good one, but the pockets did not contain hops. The person who made up the pockets knew where to cut samples. Defendant insisted he was clearly not liable, as there was no proof that palm nut oil had not been delivered from the wharf ; but Mr. Buchanan insisted that plaintiff observed his bad bargain as soon as he took the goods into stock, and immediately communicated with defendant. Verdict for plaintiff, with costs. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—(TMs Day). BOW-STREET. A JUVENILE LEADER.—A boy named John Bryan, 12 years of age, was placed before Mr. Jardine, charged with throwing stones. Mr. Green said—l carry on business in Tottenham-court road. Last evening, a boy, in my service, was standing in front of the shop, when the prisoner, in company with a lot of boys about his own age, came up to him, and, on the pri soner giving the word, they commenced throwing stones at him. I immediately went to the door to save the windows from being broken, and was fortunate enough to secure the boy at the bar, who appeared to be the ringleader of the gang. The tradesmen are continually being annoyed by crowds of boys collecting in front of the shops and stones being thrown at the persons who happen to be present. Mr. Jardine—ls the boy known to the police ? Constable 113 E--Yes, your worship, I know him well. He's the leader of a gang consisting of 30 or 40 boys. A number of them go abour playing whistles and drums. I have frequently been called upon by the shopkeepers in Tottenham-court-road to interfere, but on such occasions the boys run down one of the streets inhabited by Irish people, in St. Giles', and set me at defiance. I have fre quently tried to secure the prisoner, but I have never suc ceeded. - - - Mr. Jardine—ls there anybody in court who knows the prisoner ? A tall Irishman here stepped forward, and said—The boy is my son, your worship. Mr. Jardine—Well, he's got himself into trouble through throwing stones. What does he do ? The father—l send him to school, and at school I thought he was yesterday. He sells apples and " ingins" in the streets. Mr. Jardine—lt appears he also does something else. (Laughter.) I must try and put a stop to the nuisance of stone-throwing. I find him 105.., or, in default, commit him to prison for 10 days. The boy was then locked up, and the father left the court apparently quite unconcerned at the result. A LUCKY ESCAPE.—A respectably-dressed man, who gave the name of Jshn Wallis, was charged with being "drunk and incapable." Police-constable F 27 said— Last night I found the pri soner in Drury-lane, nearly in a senseless state through intoxication. Observing he wore a watch, with a heavy gold chain attached, and thinking he might have other valuable property about him, I took him to the station house. On searching him, £23 in gold and 17s. in silver was found. Mr. Jardine—lt is a fortunate thing for you the police constable took you to the station-house, for had he not done so, no doubt you would have lost all your property. You must pay a fine of ss. Wallis instantly paid the fine, and seemed highly pleased that he had been so well taken care of. ANNOYING GENTLEMEN IN THE STRAND.—Sarah Smith, a prostitute, was charged with annoying gentlemen in the Strand. Police-constable F 89 said—Last night I was on duty in the Strand, when I saw the prisoner run up to a gentleman and forcibly take hold of his arm. He evidently wished to avoid her, but she clung so tightly to him that he had to use some force to free himself from her importunities. I cautioned her, but in a short time I saw her go up to an other gentleman and act in precisely the same manner. She has frequently been here before for the same offence. Prisoner—lt's not true. I didn't annoy the gentleman. The person you saw me speaking to was a friend ; he was bidding me good night, and shaking hands with me. Constable—Then he was shaking hands with you in a ourious way. I saw him push you from him. Mr. Jardine—l have no doubt you did as the constable says. I will do all I can to put down an annoyance that is so generally complained of. You must pay a fine of 10s., or go to prison for 14 days. MARLBOROUGH - STREET. ARTFUL DEFENCE.--JOhlt Miles, a labourer, was charged bofore Mr. Bingham with stealing a pair of boats from the shop of Mr. Sparkes, bootmaker, Frith-street, Soho. From the evidence of the prosecutor it appeared that the prisoner, having tried on a pair of boots, and their not suiting him, he then selected a pair for bis wife, and another pair for his daughter, requesting that they might be put aside, and stating that he would call again. N o sooner had he left the shop than a pair of boots were missed, and on -the prosecutor going after him, notwith standing his denial of having them, the boots, valued at Bs., were found in his slop. In his defence, the prisoner said he laid down his slop in the shop, and supposed he must have taken them up acci dentally along with it when he left. He had worked hard for 28 years. He would admit he was guilty of havinc , them in his poisession. Mr. Bingham said that would not do; he was trying to overreach him. Was he guilty of stealing them ? The prisoner, after some hesitation, said he was. Mr. Bingham said ho had from the first no doubt of it, and the fact of his having worked, as he said, hard for many years aggravated the case ; for, having worked hard himself, he must be aware that others had to do the same to carry on their business. He should commit him for four months. A BURGLARY PREVENTED.—John Lee, described as a dyer, of Woolwich, and John Gigg, the former a ticket • of-leave man, were charged with being in Berkeley-square on the previous night with intention of committing a felony. William Gordon, 326 A, said that about twelve on the previous night he saw the two prisoners and a third, not in custody, in Charles-street, Haymarket. He followed them into Piccadilly, through Sackville-street, into Berkeley square. After they had gone round the square twice he saw Lee go to the door of No, 36 threelimes, while the others waited about twenty yards off. They then went from the square into Dover-street, and he there saw two of the three go up to a door. Seeing a constable he spoke to him and then went up and stopped them and asked Lee what he was doing about there ? He made no reply, but let fall from his side pocket to the ground a " jemmy." Gigg than ran away, but was stopped about 200 yards off by a constable. On being taken to the station and searched on Lee was found a piece of wax taper, some matches, and a knife. He had heard that morning that Lee was a ticket of-leave man. Lee denied all knowledge of the other prisoner, and said he never saw him till brought to the station. Gordon said he was confident about them both. Mr. Bingham said perhaps Lee would deny having the crowbar ? Lee said he knew nothing about it. Remanded for a week. THAMES. THE CASE OP THE SOLDIER'S WIDOW.-Mr. S_elfe, on taking his seat on the bench, was waited upon by Captain Jones, Mr. W. F. Jackson, and Mr. J. Allardyce, a depu tation from the " Philanthropic Society, Mile-end, for the Temporary Relief of the Sick and Necessitous Manufac turing and Labouring Poor in London and its Vicinity," for the purpose of presenting a sovereign to the magistrate for the relief of Ellen Readdy, the widow of a soldier killed in India, who was inveigled into a marriage by a scoundrel named Samuel Spurling, a recruiting sergeant, who ill used her on the day after the wedding, and abandoned her, taking with him ten pounds he received on the day of his marriage from the committee of the Indian Mutiny Relief Fund, who had hitherto allowed the widow ss. per week, besides which she was allowed 2s. 6d. per week from Lord Clive's Fund. It has been since ascertained that Spurling has a wife living in India, and he has lost his situation on the recruiting staff and been stripped of his uniform. The magistrate, who has taken a warm interest in the case, and thrice relieved the ill-used woman from the poor-box fund, has also recom mended the widow to the favourable consideration of the relief fund. This morning Mr. Selfe said he was very happy to state that he had received a letter, of which the following is a copy "Fund for the Relief of the Sufferers by the Mutiny in India-27, Cannon-street, E.C., London, 22d Oct., 1858. Sir,—ln continuation of my letter of the 18th inst., I have the honour to inform you that, having received certificates of character and of the respectability of Ellen Readdy, I have been authorised to replace her name upon the books of the fund. She will receive for the present 2s. 6d. per week until the £lO granted her in July last has been liqui dated fronkthe remaining moiety of her allowance, after which she will receive her former pension of ss. per week. —Yours faithfully, G. B. TREMENHEERE, Major-General, Hon. Sec.—To H. J. Selfe, Esq., Thames Police Court." Mr. Selfe (addressing our reporter) said he had received £5 10s. this morning for the relief of Mrs. Spurling, and he was much obliged to the Committee of the Indian Mutiny Relief Fund for their merciful con sideration of the case. Ho was also much obliged to the gentlemen of the Philanthropic Society, but as Mrs. Spur ling had been placed in her former position, with the excep tion of the pension from Lord Clive's fund, and as there was a tolerably large sum in his possession for her use, he would not deprive the excellent society with whioh the de putation was connected of any portion of its funds, more particularly as Mrs. Readdy's case did not come exactly within the scope of its operations. The deputation then withdrew. THIS DAI'S SHIPPIKG. LONDON, Oct. 23.—Wind this day at noon, N.E. ; moderate breeze and cloudy. PLYmoun „t, Oct. 22.—Wind E.—Arrived—Her Ma jesty's ship Gorgon, from Fayal. Sailed—Her Majesty's shlp Himalaya for Portsmouth. CARDIFF, Oct. 22.—Wind E.—Sailed—Zanobia, for Peru. SWANSEA, Oct. 22.—Wind SE.—Arrived—Star of the West, from Caldera. Sailed—Cato, for Fernando Po. COWES, Oct. 22.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—Hudson (steamer), from New York for Bremen. PORTSMOUTH, Oct. 22.—Wind E.N.E.—Arrived—. Johannes, from the West Indies. NEWPORT, Oct 21.—Wind E.—Sailed—Hannah, for Sierra Leone. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, Saturday Morning. Wind E.S.E. Arrived, Oct. 22—Louise, from Islay. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Saturday Morning. Wind, W. by S. • tide, first hour's flood ; weather fine. Arrived, Oct. 22 —Eliza , Maria, from Copenhagen ; Ebes, from Arend el. DEAL, Saturday Morning. Wind E. by S., light. Passed—Swalley; from London for Jamaica. His Excellency the Turkish Ambassador has left town to join his family at St. Leonard's-on-Sea. His Excellency Count Orloff, with Count and Countess Ponchkini, have arrived at Claridge's Hotel from the Continent. The Duchess Dowager of Cleveland is seriously indisposed at her seat in North Yorkshire. Her grace is attended by Mr. Hammerton, of Piccadilly; Mr. Teale, of Leeds ; and Dr. Dighton, of Northallerton. The last ac counts were more favourable. The Duke of Hamilton and Count Potocki arrived at Hamilton House, Arlington-street, on Thursday night, from Paris. The Marquis de Lisboa has arrived at the St. George's Hotel. The Marquis and. Marchioness Zalbura have left the Brunswick Hotel for Paris, en route for Spain. The Earl and Countess of Derby's visitors this week at Knowsley included the Duke and Duchess of Man chester, the Earl and Countess of Chesterfield and Lady Evelyn Stanhope, the Earl of Malmesbury, the Earl and Countess of Hardwicke and the Ladies Yorke (2), Viscount Canterbury, Mr. Allen Bathurst, &c. The Earl of Clarendon and Lady Constance Villiers arrived in town late last evening from the Con tinent. The noble earl and countess will leave to-day for the Grove, Watford. The Countess of Durham will come to town to. day from the north. The noble earl will arrive on Monday next. The noble earl and countess come to town in order to be present at the marriage of Lady Katherine Hamilton with Viscount Valletort. The Earl and Countess Delawarr and Lady Ara bella S. West are expected to arrive at the family residence in Upper Grosvenor-street to-day, from a tour of visits in Scotland. The Countess of Mount Edgeumbe and the Lady Ernestine Mount Edgeumbe have arrived at the Albemarle Hotel. The Earl and Countess of Shelburne have left Bowood, for Weymouth, Dorsetshire. The Countess of Cottenham and family have arrived at their residence in Park-lane. The Countess Dowager of Lichfield and Lady Gwendolena Anson aie shortly expected in town from the Continent. The Earl and Countess of Stamford and War rington arrived in town on Monday last, and left on Wed nesday for Bradgate Park, Leicestershire, for the hunting season. Lady Louisa Howard has arrived at Bowood, on a visit to the Marquis of Lansdowne. The Chancellor of the Exchequer left town yes terday evening for Hughenden Manor, Bucks. Mr. W. W. Beaumont, M.P., and Lady Margaret Beaumont arrived at their mansion on the Terrace, Picca dilly, on Tuesday, from Bretton Hall, Wakefield. MlNES.—Since our last the Share Market for mines has been moderately active, and prices were supported. It was only last week that we referred to the early pro spect of G ood news from East Russell, and on Wednesday information was received that the lode in the 88 fm. level had improved to 2 tons of rich ore per fm. Shares became in demand, and rose from 5 4 i to 6f, 7, and leaves off at 61 to 73-. To estimate the value of this dis covery, and one which we have for months pointed out as propable, it must be remembered that in the 66 fm. level a course of ore was gone over for 42 fins. in length, and a winz sunk near the western end of it 9 fins. deep ; the lode in many places worth over £lOO per fm., but averaging for the 9 fins. £BO per fin. The lode now coming into ore in the 88 fin, level is nearly 30 fins. behind this winze, and supposing this level continues in a course of ore, and of which there is now every probability, for at least as long as it did in the 66, there would be, taking the inclina tion of the lode, about 26 fms. of ore ground in depth by 42 fins. in length, and which, estimated at the value of the winze, would give about £90,000 worth of ore. This may be a high estimate, and probably it is, though we hope, forthe sake of the mining interest, which requiresa good discovery to stimulate it after such a long season of depression, that it may prove correct. North Wheal Robert, 3to 31 and a fair business doing. Providenc e Mi nes are muc h i n favour, and shares advanced to 68, 70. Margaret shares advanced from 57 to 62, 63. Wheal Mary Ann, 451 to 46k, and a good demand. Wheal Margerys are flat at Bto 81. Tolvaddens have been dealt in at 6to 6f. Wheal Kitty (Lelant), Bto Bf. Wheal Unys have advanced 81, 9, and have been in fair demand. Wheal Arthur, 15s. 6d. to 16s. 6d., and dealt in. Red moor, 6s. to 7s. ; the mine has sampled 22 tons of lead ore ; and as the 80 east, on Kens Bray lode, has been communi cated with the winze from the 70, some copper pitches will now be set.--/Ifiiiing Journal. VACANCIES, APPOINTMENTS, AND PROMOTIONS IN THE CIVIL SERVICE. —General Register and Record office of Seamen—Mr. Readehas been appointed a third-class clerk, vice Townshend. A third-class clerkship is still vacant, vice Barker. Port-office—The postrnastership o Carmarthen has become vacant by the death of Mr. John Matthews. Committee of Council on Education—W. B. Hodgson, LL.D., formerly Principal of the Liverpool Me chanics' Institution, has been appointed an assistant-com missioner. The Dockyards—Mr. Edwards, jun., son of the storekeeper, Devonport, has been appointed to a clerkship on the Portsmouth establishment; Mr. W. S. Cook has been appointed a third-class clerk in the accountant's office, Devonport, vice Edwards, removed to Portsmouth. Cus toms—Mr. C. Snowden, clerk for general business, has been appointed a clerk in the Long-room, Liverpool ; Mr. Thomas Hull has been promoted from &-class gauger to be third-class inspector of gaugers in London ; Mr. David Graham has been promoted from second to first-class gauger in London. Inland Revenue Department—The office of collector of Lancaster Collection has become vacant by the death of Mr, John Manners,--Civil Service Gazette. the it Who Th e b c and, t t hat t Yet l 'acce °ltspr fr om , and b f ;'lleee 0 011 and Positi ris e( atb e , ob se ,„ tac k iGi a re euted 401 of till Tile r the be: to I to bal; rat( hig ceiv is I of I Weil 'Very attii tend A. in t i Mon first- Th e than mare fester with, 6,00€ Sh bee n cult Lond Tbur silver terda °line( da m ) Th th e went no Ditt Ditt 4 e lllV "Jussil :