The Sun. — London, England, 1858-10-06 00:00:00

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. NAMUR AND LIEGE AND MONS AND MANAGE. A general meeting of this company was held yesterday at the London Tavern—Major F. J. S. Parry in the chair. _ . Mi. MOATES, the secretary and agent of the com pany, read the notice. convening the meeting, and also the report. The CIIAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report, cordially congratulated the proprietors upon the satisfactory conclusion of negotiations which had kept every person connected with the company in suspense for so lengthened a period, and he could assure them that no one felt that satisfaction more than his colleagues and himself, seeing the very great care and anxiety they had undergone for so many years previous to this most satisfactory and final settlement of their difficulties. He then adverted to the most prominent events in the company's affairs, with a view to show the numerous difficulties which surrounded those who undertook its management. The original projectors of the undertaking had in the hour of danger aban doned it to its fate. The vast disproportion in their capital account of preferential and debenture capital to the £531,900 of ordinary share capital would show the reason why the company, by the desertion of its shareholders and the forfeiture of its shares, had parted with a fine railway property. They had still, however, been able to preserve to the original proprietors a rate of dividend that few of the Anglo-Belgian lines had. yet attained, and one that under such adverse circumstances never could possibly have been anticipated, and, more over, was amply secured by the powerful guarantee of the Belgian Government. Scarcely had that undertaking been completed and in operation by the year 1854, when in that year their debenture debt of £500,000 fell due on the Ist of July without the slightest chance of its renewal at that period. He might say that utter ruin then stared them in the face, still they prevented the catastrophe by their successful negotiation with the Northern of France Railway Company for the lease of the Namur and Liege portion of their undertaking ; and by that operation they were enabled to pay their enormous debt, amounting in the aggregate to £840,000, and to preserve besides a valuable por tion of their property—namely, the Mons and Ma nage Railway—fully believing that the elasticity and future development of its traffic would not only be amply sufficient to pay the dividend upon the 9 per cent. preferential stock, but enable them also to pay ultimately a fair dividend to the ordinary shareholders; but in that they were doomed to dis appointment. Upon reorganising their staff and examining their position, they had received from a Belgian engineer who had been requested to inspect the line a report to the effect that the whole line required relaying with heavier rails, the original rails having proved too light for the very heavy coal traffic continuously passing over them, the line having at that period been open for some years. In order to ascertain the accuracy of the statement, they requested Mr. Locke, the eminent engineer, to inspect the line, and he corroborated the fact by giving his opinion that £BO,OOO would be required for this purpose, but that they might with safety spread such an outlay over a period of five years. Debarred from making any fresh loan, they were in the position of being forced, had the Belgian Government so insisted, of having to employ the whole of their - earnings for that purpose, and thus depriving the two classes of shareholders of any dividend for some years to come. It was, therefore, his (the chairman's) strong opinion and that of his colleagues that, if reasonable terms could be ob tained for leasing the line, they ought not to hesi tate. Negotiations were opened with the Northern of France, the result of which was that the Mons and Manage Railway had ultimately become the property , of the Belgian Government, and he was of opinion that both parties had made a most eligible arrangement. They would perceive by the accounts that the balances which had been owing to contractors for works and for rolling stock had all been cleared off, and nearly everything of a con vertible character had been realised, with the ex ception of odd parcels of land, which they were ad vised not to sell until the ensuing spring, the pro duce of which would be sufficient to cover all claims, and perhaps leave a surplus. The revenue account for each year had been kept distinct, and the deductions from the dividends which had been required to pay off old debts had now, he hoped, ceased for ever ; while a reserve would be accumu lating to a moderate amount to provide a guaran tee fund to protect the future dividends. It must be borne in mind that "we must retain our corpo rate existence, for in our corporate capacity we must collect our rental, as our lessors have never bound themselves to seek out and pay each individual pro prietor." He trusted that their policy with respect to the new line would meet with the approval of the shareholders, and should any proprietor require any information respecting the accounts, their able secretary and accountant, Mr. Moates, to whom the board was much indebted, would, he was sure, readily give it. In reply to questions, it was stated that the ac counts for the past half-year did not include the rent due from the Belgian Government on the Ist of July last. There were now 83 years of the con cession to run. Mr. GOEZ thought they ought to feel much obliged to the directors for the able manner in which they had relieved the company from its difficulties. There was one thing., however, he thought would, if carried out, greatly improve the property. He alluded to a sinking fund to replace the capital at the end of 83 years. On the present system the property would be extinct at the end of the concession. A gentle man had. calculated that if 3d. per share was set aside annually it would replace the whole of the share capital at the end of the concession. That sum would involve but a small sacrifice, while the advantage of maintaining the price of the shares to the end of the concession would be great, as they would then be all paid off. The French companies had upheld the value of their shares by that means, and were continually clearing the market of shares that would otherwise tend to depress it. Mr. HERAPATH approved the plan, and thought it would be very beneficial to the shareholders if they could carry it out. Mr. GREIG said they were already paying Bd. per share, and that addition would reduce their dividend still further. He thought it would be ad vantageous to those who might live to the end of the concession, but not so for the present holders. The report and. statement of accounts were then unanimously adopted. The meeting was then made special for the purpose of considering and ratifyinea provisional convention which had been come to between the directors of the Namur and Liege Company and the directors of the Northern of France, for the construction and working- by the latter company of a line from Namur to the French frontier by Dinant ; and to approve certain additions to, and modifications of, the existing statutes. Mr. HERAPATH wished to know whether this would be the last meeting of the company. Mr. MOATES explained that the legal meetings of the company must be held in Brussels, and he trusted the shareholders would give them their proxies in order to constitute the meeting at Brus sels on the 12th inst., and thus save the expense of an adjournment. The CHAIRMAN said the directors could call a meeting when they considered it necessary, and the shareholders could call one by requisition. They would probably hold annual meetings. The com pany must retain its corporate capacity, as the Northern of France held one-half of the concern and the Belgian Government the other. The directors would be glad to be relieved of the responsibility of receiving and paying £65,000 a-year, but theymust remain the responsible p ar ti es t o the Belgian Go vernment. After some further observations it was agreed to take the convention with the Northern of France and proposed alteration of the statutes as read. The CHAIRMAN said if they adopted the resolu tions he had to submit the position of the company might be summed up as follows :—The incumbrance of having to make a new line of 27 miles through a difficult country would be got rid of, ample provi sion would be made to pay the interest, and finally to redeem the whole of their debentures, and the dividends of £1 3s. 4d. each on the preference, and of 10s. 7d. each on the original shares, clear of all expenses, would be secured by the guarantee of the Belgian Government. _ _ _ F - ormal resolutions were Then unanimously adopted sanctioning the convention with the Northern of France, approving the additions and modifications in• the statutes of the company, and authorising the directors to carry the same into effect. On the motion of Mr. Goez, seconded by Mr. Herapath, the best thanks of the meeting were voted to the chairman and directors for the success ful and satisfactory issue to which they had brought the affairs of the company. OXFORD, WORCESTER, AND WOLVERHAMPTON. Th.t receipts of this company, including the Stourbridge Extension and Stratford-upon-Avon Canals, for the fortnight ending Sept. 26, have been £9,694, while those for the corresponding fortnight of 1857 amounted to £9,826, and the ex penditure to £3,694, or 37.63 per cent., while that for the corresponding fortnight of 1857 amounted to £4,184, or 42.59 per cent. The aggregate re ceipts for the first six fortnights and four days of the half-year amount to £58,355, as against £61,292 for the corresponding six fortnights and five days of the previous year ; and the aggregate expenses amounted to £22,007, being at the rate of 37.71 per cent. as against £26,402, or 43 . 07 per cent. for the corresponding period of the previous year. BERKS AND HANTS EXTENSION. A large and influential meeting was held. in the Town-hall, Devizes, on Tuesday, to promote the formation of the line from Devizes to Hungerford, on the broad guage. The chair was taken by Mr. W. Ewart, M.P., and the various resolutions, proposed and. seconded by the Right Hon. T. H. Estcourt, M.P.. Colonel Wroughton, Mr. C. D. Griffith, M.P., Mr. R. V. Leach, Captain Gladstone, R.N., the Mayor of Newbury, Mr. Gray, the tev. W. T. Wyld, and Mr. Wm. Bruges, were adopted. The speakers expressed their confidence in the promising nature of the scheme. The resolutions were to the effect that it was most important to the prosperity of this town, and the whole district lying between Devizes and Hungerford, that a more direct railway com munication should be established with the metro polis ' • that it was desirable to promote the pro posed railway, and. the meeting would give it a cordial support ; requesting the Marquis of Ailes bury, Mr. Estcourt, M.P., and the other members of the provisional committee to apply to Parliament for an Act to carry out the undertaking ; and that a subscription list be at once opened to receive sub scriptions for shares in the undertaking. THE NAVY. The screw steamship Indomitable, Captain Kitt from Calcutta, May 23, and St. Helena, Aug. 25, arrived at Plymouth yesterday afternoon. She has passengers, Lieutenants Busell, 23d Regiment; Graham, 10th ; Standish, 7th Hussars ' • Young, 79th, and Ensign Haigh, 90th ; a n d 86 invalids under the command of Captain Moreby, 42d, and Lieutenant Taylor, 53d Regiments ; medical officer in charge, Dr. Brown. The rank and file included detachments from the sth, 23d, 42d, 53d, 64th, 79th, 88th, and 90th Regiments. Lieut. Hayes, of the 7th Hussars, and 14 rank and file, died on the passage. She spoke, August 4th, lat. 32 34 S., long. 17 25 E., the ship Fanny Forsyth, from Bom bay for Liverpool, out 65 days ; September 4th, in lat. 244 N., long. 19 33 W., the barks Fleetwood and Frances of London, from Cardiff for King George's Sound, leaky, making 10 inches per hour ; Oct. 3d, in lat. 46 43, long. 14 13 W., the bark Jessie, from Newport for Callao, dismasted in a heavy gale of wind in lat. 44, long. 16 W., endea vouring to reach Cork for repairs, leaky, but did not req uire assistance. His Royal Highness Prince Adalbert of Prussia, Lord High Admiral of the Prussian navy, left his yacht, the Grille, in Hamoaze, on Monday morn inc, and with his flag-captain, Bothwell, was re ceived at the Devonport Dockyard by Mr. James Brown, master-attendant (in the absence of Ad miral-Superintendent Sir Thomas Pasley), and the principal officers, who conducted the royal visitor round the Arsenal, and through the tunnel to Keyham steam-yard, where he was met by Mr. Biddlecombe, master-attendant, and the officers of that establishment. Prince Adalbert inspected the steam-frigate Orlando, 50, recently launched at Pembroke, and the screw steamship Donegal, 101, just sent off the stocks at Devonport. He also visited the Keyham steam factory, and thence pro ceeded on board the screw steamship St. Jean d'Acre, 101, Charles Gahan, master, lying off the yard. The following, among others,ha'd the honour of invitations to luncheon on board the Royal yacht :-Sir B. Reynolds, K.C.8., Commander-in- Chief; Major-General Eden, Governor and Com mander-in-Chief of the Forces ; Captain Bobinson, her Majesty's ship Exmouth ; Capt. W. H. Stewart, her Majesty's ship Impregnable ; Mr. Jas. Brown, master-attendant ; Mr. Wm. Edye, master ship wright; Mr. George Biddlecombe, master-attend ant, Keyham ; Captain Mackinnon, aide-de-camp ; and Mr. J. Tucker, her Majesty's ship Exmouth. At 3 p.m. Prince Adalbert's yacht was towed by the steam tender Lark into the Sound, where his Royal Highness inspected most of the ships of Admiral Fremantle's squadron, all of which bore the Prussian flag at the main. His Royal High ness dined with the Port Admiral, and in the even ing left in his yacht for Spithead. Admiral his Royal Highness Prince Adalbert ar rived at Spithead yesterday morning in the steam yacht Grille, and was saluted on his arrival by the garrison and Victory with 21 guns, which the Prussian frigate Gefion, 48, Captain Donner, re turned. At half-past 12 o'clock his Royal High ness came into harbour in his yacht, and Admiral Sir George F. Seymour, Commander-in-Chief, in company with Captain Seymour, C. 8., of the Vic tory, went off to his Royal Highness on a visit. The Termagant, 24, screw frigate, was taken out of the ship basin at Portsmouth yesterday, and got up her steam for trial of her engines. The Alfred, 50, sailing frigate, is again ordered up the harbour, and is moored off the Excellent for further shot practice on her sides. From the official quarterly Navy List, just pub lished, we find that there are now 12 screw ships, 5 sloops, 4 frigates, 3 corvettes, 3 sailing ships, and 1 schooner building at the various naval dock yards, which vessels will carry in all 1,599 guns. The following are their names, together with the places where they are being built Ariadne, 32, screw frigate, at Deptford ; the Atlas, 91, screw, at Chatham ; the Aurora, 51, screw frigate, at Pembroke ; the Chamelion, 17, screw sloop, at Deptford; the Charybdis, 21, screw-cor vette, at Chatham ; the Defiance, 91, screw, at Pembroke ; the Duncan, 100, screw, at Ports mouth ; the Edgar, 91, screw, at W oo l w i c h ; th e Galatea, 26, screw -frigate, at Woolwich ; the Gib raltar, 101, screw, at Devonport ; the Greyhound, 17, screw, at Pembroke ; the Hood, 80, screw, at Chatham ; the Howe, 121, screw, at Pembroke; the Icarus, 11, screw-sloop, at Deptford; the Im mortalite, 50, screw-frigate, at Pembroke; the Irresistible, 80, screw, at Chatham ; the Jason, 21, screw-corvette, at Devonport ; the Mutine, 17, screw-sloop, at Deptford; the Narcissus, 50, at Devonport ; the Orpheus, 21, screw-corvette, at Chatham ; the Pantaloon, 10, screw, at Devonport ; the Pelican, 17, screw-sloop, at Pembroke ; the Prince of Wales, 131, at Portsmouth ; the Ranger, 8, screw-schooner, at Deptford ; the Revenge, 91, screw, at Pembroke ; the Rinaldo, 16, screw-sloop, at Portsmouth ; the Royal Frederick, 116, at Ports mouth; and the Victoria, 121, screw, at Ports mouth. A letter dated St. Helena, Aug. 31, says : " The slave barque Governor Paris, taken by the Heron off Loango, reached this in the beginning . of the month. She was fitted to take 1,000 slaves, and intended embarking them the day after her capture. The Indomitable steamer, from Calcutta, with 90 invalids, arrived on the 22d, and left on the 24th. The French brig of war Nisus, from Reunion and the Cape, arrived on the 26th, and left the follo wing morning for France. The Hecla, Commander Alpin, came in on 25th from the coast of Africa, and left on the 30th for Ascension. The vessels that have come on from the eastward re port that a very large nu m b er of v esse ls h ave b een detained off the Cape of Good Hope by bad wea ther. Many have called in within the last two or three days." The following appointments were made yester day at the Admiralty :—Charles G. Burney, pay master, to the Cornwallis ; Assistant-Paymaste r Richard Munday has been promoted to the rank of paymaster. THE ARMY. Yesterday several additional recruiting parties were sent out in the metropolis and suburbs to raise recruits for the Royal Marines, the Lords of the Admiralty having resolved to increase the strength of the corps by 5,000 men, and form a fifth division of the Royal Marines at Pembroke Dockyard, Wales. Yesterday a party of 150 of the East India troops from the depot at Warley, embarked at Gravesend on board the Kennington, 725 tons, Capt. G. F. A. Edwards, for Bombay. The Adamant, 815 tons, Capt. J. P. Ridley, and the King Philip, 1,250 tons, Capt. C. H. C ary , are under orders to embark reinforcement, to the num ber of 800 men of all ranks, this day at Gravesend for Calcutta. The reinforcements are selected from the following regiments :-6th Dragoons, 7th Hus sars, 9th Lancers, 3d Buffs, sth Fusiliers, 6th, Bth (the King's), 13th (Prince Albert's), Light Infan try, 19th, 20th, 23d Royal Welsh Fusiliers, 29th, 34th, 35th, 37th, 38th, 42d Royal Highlanders, 48th, 54th, 60th Rifles, 64th, 73d, 75th, 82d, 88th Connaught Rangers, and 97th Regiments. The whole of the men are equipped with the Enfield rifle, and in all respects fit to take the field imme diately on landing in India. The following detachments from the garrison at Chatham are under orders to proceed to Gravesend this morning for the purpose of embarking for India with the reinforcements about to be de spatched—viz., 22 men of the Bth Foot, 20 men of the 19th Regiment, 22 men of the 20th Regiment, 13 men of the 23d Royal Welsh Fusiliers, 22 men of the 29th Regiment, 12 men of the 35th (Royal Sussex) Regiment, and 28 men of the 75th Regi ment. MILITIA. The Royal Sussex Light Infantry Militia, under the command of Colonel the Duke of Richmond, was asked to give 75 volunteers to the Line on Wednesday last, and, as usual with this regiment, gave more than the q uo t a , 86 men h av i ng p asse d for service. At Dover, last summer, the regiment was requested to give to the Line 17 per cent. on its strength, when it gave 20 per cent. The Glamorganshire Light Infantry assembled for training at Cardiff on Friday last. On the same day the Artillery mustered at Swansea. The North York Rifle Militia, under the com mand of the Duke of Leeds, the colonel of the regiment, assembled at Richmond, Yorkshire, on Friday last for 21 days' training. The regiment numbers nearly 500 men. The 4th West York Militia assembled at Leeds on Friday last for 21 days' training. The Ist Somerset Militia assembled yesterday (Tuesday) for 21 days' traininc , and exercise, under Lieut.-Colonel Phipps, at Taunton. The Inverness Highland Light Infantry assem bled on Friday last, under the command of Lieut.- Colonel the Hon. Simon Fraser, son of Lord Lovat. The regiment will be exercised for three weeks. The Royal Anglesey Light Infantry Regiment of Militia were dismissed to their homes on Saturday, October the 2d, having completed their 21 days' training at Beaumaris. The regiment was inspected on the 28th of September by Lieut.-Colonel Laye, of the 24th Regiment, who complimented their commander, Colonel Williams, upon the very sol dierlike appearance of the men under arms, their steadiness in battalion, and quickness in light in fantry movements. The conduct of the men during the training has been excellent. The East Suffolk Militia (Artillery), under the command of Colonel Adair, mustered yesterday (Tuesday) at the depot at Ipswich for the usual period of training. The West Suffolk Militia, under the command of Colonel Earl Jermyn, M.P., have assembled at Bury St. Edmund's for a month's training. THE REORGANISATION OF THE INDIAN ARMY. (From the Special Correspondent of the Times.) SIMLA, AUG. 16 • Towards the close of last November the Court of Directors forwarded from the military department a despatch to the Governor-General, authorising him to appoint a commission of military officers of the three Presidencies, and of such Queen's officers as had Indian experience, " as soon as circumstances might permit, to assist in forming wise conclusjons on the most important subject which must soon press for decision—the proper organisation of the army in India," and, at the same time, suggesting as heads of inquiry for the commission, first the propriety of raising corps each in a prescribed dis trict, where alone they should be recruited. Next, should corps be composed of troops or companies of separate castes, or should the castes be mixed up in the regiment ? Should Europeans, i. e., English, form a component part of native regiments ? Would it be expedient to enlist natives of other tropical countries, and, if so, in what way should they be distributed ? Whether the grades of native officers should be abolished, and each company provided with a British sergeant and corporal instead ? In case the grades of native officers be retained, whe ther the system should not be assimilated to that of Madras and Bombay ? The best organisation for separate military police corps ; the powers of commanding officers ; the drilling and training of cadets ; the system of punishment ; staff employ ment of officers in its relation to regimental effici ency. were also indicated as heads of inquiry. These inquiries were:to include infantry, regular and irre gular, cavalry ditto, artillery, sappers and miners, and the propriety of composing the artillery and engineers of mixed natives and Europeans, or of Europeans exclusively. The Commissioners were also expected to give their opinion as to the pro portion of natives to Europeans, and the result of their labours was to be laid before the Commander in -Chief, after which the Governor-General was to furnish the Directors with his careful review of the measures to be taken for the maintenance and orga nisation of the army. The date of this document proves the completeness of the misapprehension and the greatness of the delusion under which the Hon. Company were labouring in reference to the nature of the revolt in India. In November, 1857, before Lucknow was relieved, or the Gwalior Contingent defeated, or Oude or Rohilcund wrested from the rebels, the Directors are calmly considering the question which they think " must soon press for decision,"—the reconstruction of the Bengal army. They saw nothing more in the raging rebellion than " the mutiny of the native army of the Pre sidency," and although they were wise enough to defer the appointment of the commission to " when success shall by the blessing of Divine Providence have attended your efforts," they evidently thought the period very near at hand. It may be readily imagined_ that the Governor- General found it impossible to form a commission of the kind. Officers of experience and ability had their hands full of their more particular duties, and cannot even now be spared from their posts. After some delay, which was most likely unavoidable, and of deliberation, which was commendable, Lord Canning, in April, 1858, resolved that the commis sion was an impossibility, and he therefore decided to intrust Colonel Durand, who had been the Resi dent at Indore up to the outbreak; and is generally considered-to be an officer of ability and judgment, with the task of obtaining in writing from eminent and experienced public servants, civil and military, their opinion on each head of the inquiry, a copy of which was to be forwarded to each of them for consideration. Colonel Durand, under instructions from the Governor-General, issued a circular on the 21st April, 1858, in which Lord Canning says,— " The main features of the result and the general and financial considerations which the issue of this unparalleled mutiny entail are of themselves suffi cient to prescribe the point to which practically the attention of the home Government must first be directed, that point being the strength and compo sition of the European army which must be perma nently maintained in India, as the broad and fixed basis of our power and security." With this view the fifth paragraph, of the directors' despatch, which refers to the proportion .of Europeans to natives, is recommended first, as being likely to simplify the whole subject. Accompanying this despatch each officer addressed has received the following circular, which is, however, only the first of a series "Questions having reference to Paragraph 5 of Despatcb. No 235, of the 25th of November, 1857, Military Depart ment, from the Court of Directors. " 1. What is the number of European troops of each arm now serving in , and what is their distribution ? "2. What is the number of European troops of each arm you deem necessary for , and what should be their ordinary distribution ? "3. What is the number of native troops of each arm now serving in , and what is their distribution ? " 4. What is the number of native troops you deem ne cessary for , and what should be their ordinary distribution ? "5. What proportion of native troops now serving in are regulars, irregulars, and police corps ? Of what races are they composed, and in what proportion do the races occur ? "6. What proportion of your proposed establishment of native troops should be regulars, irregulars, and police ? "7. What proportion should the European bear to the native troops in ? and state the ratios both in clusive and exclusive of police corps. • "8. What proportion should the European bear to the native troops in India generally ? and state the ratios as affected by the inclusion or exclusion of native police corps? "9, Is there adequate barrack accommodation for the European troops now serving in ? and state its amount. " 10. Would additional barrack accommodation have to be provided in for the strength of European troops you deem necessary, and to what extent ? " 11. 'What proportion of the European force should be long to her Majesty's regular army, and what portion should be composed of troops raised for service in India ? "'l2. Under the supposition that additional corps of Eu ropeans have to be raised for service in India, how would you officer t hem ? _ _ _ " 13. Under the supposition that a considerable increase take place in the number of corps raised for service in India, and that they are officered from the officers of the mutinied battalions of the Bengal army, will this accession of senio rity promotion corps create any greater embarrassment in juxtaposition with the purchase promotion system than what now accrues from the existence of the Royal Artil lery, Royal Engineers, Royal Marines, and the three Indian armies, m all which corps and armies seniority promotion is the system. " 14.' The feasibility of raising corps of foreign merce naries, such as Tartars, Chinese, Malays, Dyaks, Africans, Madagascarenes, &c., being assumed, would you consider that the proportion of European to native and foreign mer cenary troops could, with safety to our power aid supre macy in India, be modified from the ratio stated in reply to questions 7 and 8 ? If so, to what extent ? There are separate series referring to the reor ganisation of the infantry., of the cavalry, of the artillery, and of, - the engineers. When Colonel Durand began his labours an order had just been issued for the formation of four very large regi ments of European dragoons, and an intention ex isted of retaining the disarmed regiments' of light cavalry which had not mutinied. Sir John Law rence and Sir J. Cotton prote s ted agai n st suc h an act, and declared that those regiments were, if possible, worse than the corps which had openly mutinied. Colonel Durand therefore recommended that, instead of four large regiments with such auxiliaries, there should be 10 new regiments of 450 sabres each, to be raised at home of moderate standard, and the plan is now under the considera tion of Government. India will thus be made tolerably independent of her Majesty's cavalry in case they should be wanted at home or elsewhere, and I believe the Governor-General and the Com mander-in-Chief concur in the views of Colonel Durand's memorandum. The frontiers of the Punjab and of Assam are so very unhealthy that the Government of India can not afford to place Europeans in the stations which gaard them. It will be necessary, therefore, to employ natives for the service of such field batteries as may be required along those frontiers, or, in other words, to - have some few batteries of native artillerymen.' But, with that exception, all our guns must be in the hands of Europeans, and it is recommended that the 12 battalions of the Bengal establishment shall be assimilated to the Royal Artillery as to grade and strength of officers, and that each battalion shall be raised to 1,000 strong. But they must be kept up to the strength decided upon, whatever it may be. Will it be credited that at the outbreak of the mutinies the English artil lerymen were 600 under the strength they were three or four years previously ? But there are other things more important than the reconstruction of our army. The good government of India, the happiness, welfare, and civilisation of her, people, are more important, for until those objects be to some extent effected, our armies will be but as ropes of sand to fasten this great empire to our chariot wheels. The weight of our armour will crush us in time if we ever stand ready for battle. I have not knowledge or ability sufficient to enable me to deal with the weighty matters of legal reform, of revenue settlements, of taxation, of local government, of religion, and of language, which are discussed more often than they are understood; but at some future period I shall express such opinions as I can form—quantum valeant—without fear, favour, or affection. • MARLEBON_E COUNTY COURT, Oct. 5 , (Before J. L. Adolphus, Esq.) SAMPSON V. MAGER.-SINGULAR BETTING CASE. Mr. Williams, of Edward-court, appeared for the defendant. This was a very singular action to recover £1 155., the amount of a bet laid by the plaintiff in the proportion of 2 to 6 upon the result of some races at Egham, in August last. The plaintiff is a gentleman's servant, given to sporting, and the de fendant is a licensed victualler, carrying on business in Chapel-street, Paddington. The defendant stood in the double relation of stakeholder and the per son making the bet. In the early part of August the plaintiff, who was a visitor at his house, induced the defendant to lay the odds of 6 to 2 against a horse rejoicing in the august name of King-at-Arms that it could not win a certain race at Egham. The defendant laid the bet, upon the understanding that he was laying what is called " the market odds," which is ruled by Tattersall's. He subsequently discovered that 6 to 2 was not " the market odds," and sent back the plaintiff's money to his house by a little girl, with an intimation to the plaintiff that the bet was " off." The plaintiff was not at home when the money was left, and itovas therefore con fided to the care of his landlord, Mr. James Small. When the plaintiff reached home the money was tendered to him, but he told Small he would not have it, and that he might do as he liked with it. Small not wishing to be the depository of money that did not belong to him, took it back to the defendant. The plaintiff was in the house the next day, when the defendant tendered him the money, which he declined to accept. The defendant then laid the money on the counter, and said to the plaintiff, "If you leave it there, you do so at your own risk." The money was, however, left on the counter, and taken up by a man whose name did not transpire, and the evidence went to show that it *as handed over to a third man, a betting man, named Charles Hall. In cross-examination it came out that 30s. out of 355. belonged to Hall—and was, in fact, his money. Mr. Williams, for the defence, submitted that the plaintiff could not recover, on the ground that this was a betting transaction ; that the defendant returned the money to the landlord and the plain tiff, and that he might have had it if he had chosen ; and, thirdly, that as to 30$. of it, he could not recover, as it was not his money. His Honour held that the money was not recover able, as the bet was declared off. He thought it strange that no question had been asked Hall as to his receipt of the money. That was a suspicious circumstance, and very unsatisfactory to him. He was of opinion that the defendant had pursued an improper course in leaving the money on the coun ter to be taken up by any one who chose to do so. As, however, 30s. of the amount was not the monies of the plaintiff, he could not recover more than the balance which had not been proved to have come to his hands. His judgment would, therefore, be for 6s. only _ME SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 6, 1858. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—Oct. 5. SOUTHWARK.--FRAUDULENT MANUFACTURE OF DIES FOR COINING TURKISH MONEY.— Antoine Aime Hugon, a gentlemanly-looking young Frenchman, was brought before Mr. Burcham from Scotland-yard, in the custody of Inspector Whicher and Sergeant Robinson, of the detective police, charged with being concerned with others in caus ing to be manufactured a coining press and sixteen dies for the purpose of manufacturing false Turkish coin. The prisoner was described on the charge sheet as a commercial traveller, of the Union Hotel, Marylebone-street. Mr. Giffard, instructed by Mr. James, appeared for th.prosecution, assisted by M. Antonio Pischari, the Consul-General of Turkey ; and Mr. Solomon watched the case for the prisoner. It may be recollected that, a few days ago, a Greek merchant was apprehended at Birmingham for having caused to be manufactured a large quan tity of base coin, representing piastres and other Turkish monies ; and since then, those indefati gable officers, Inspector Whicher and Sergeant Robinson, have discovered and frustrated a scheme for a wholesale manufacture of Turkish coins, and from certain information they received the prisoner was apprehended. Other parties will no doubt be in custody in the course of a few days. Mr. Giffard said he appeared on behalf of the Turkish Government to prosecute the prisoner for being connected with other parties in attempting to commit a. very serious fraud on that Government. It may be recollected that a short time aqo the Sultan issued a decree calling in a great portion of the old Turkish coins at a premium. Certain un principled persons have taken advantage of that and caused to be manufactured in this country a large quantity of spurious coin. A most gigantic scheme has been fortunately frustrated by the authorities, and he should be able to place before his worship evidence of such a nature as to show the prisoner connected with the contemplated frauds, and ask for a remand. He then called Mr. David Davies, who said—l am an engineer and die-press maker, of 55, Collingwood-street, Blackfriars-road. Mr. Burcham—Does the prisoner understand English ? Prisoner—Yes. I acted as interpreter to the other men. Mr. Davies resumed—l know the prisoner at the bar. I saw him in the latter end of July, at my premises, with other persons, and he asked me to make a press. I said that I could do so. Mr. Burcham—Did he say what sort of press he wanted ? Witness—Yes, sir. He said a die press, for coin ing money, similar to those used in the Mint, and he asked the price. I told him it would be £3OO. He said that was too much, and he should go to the Mint and make inquiries. He went away, and two days afterwards he returned with another man, M. Boiserrolle who did not speak E ng li s h, and he. offered me £275. Mr. 13nrcham—Did you have any writing ? Witness—Not at that time. Mr. Giffard—Was anything said about the ray ment ? Witness—Yes, sir. I was to have £lOO in a month and two bills. I said I should be satisfied if they were good, and I agreed to meet them in Chapel-place, Cavendish-square. I went there, and saw the prisoner and two others, when they signed an agreement. Mr. Bureham—Where is the agreement ? Mr. Giffard—l have not the original with me, but I produce a copy. (Put in.) Mr. Davieg—l received £lOO as deposit and part payment for a coining presg acoording to that agree ment. Mr. Burcham—Who paid you that money ? Witness—M. Boiserrolle in the prisoner's pre sence. Mr. Giffard—After you received that, did you see the prisoner ? Witness—Yes. I received orders from him to make 16 dies. Mr. Giffard—Was any other person present then ? Witness—No, sir ; only myself and the prisoner. Mr. Giffard—How many times did he come to you ? Witness—About twenty times. I was actually hunted up by him. He told me I was beyond my time, and that he could not trust to an Englishman. Mr: Burcham—When were the dies ordered ? Witness—ln July last. Last Thursday he came to me and said he had drawn the money, and was prepared to pay me. I made an excuse, and told him to call again, and I immediately communicated with the Government. Inspector Whicher here produced the dies, 14 re presenting Turkish coin, and two religious medals. Mr. Burcham (to the prisoner)—ave you any question to ask Mr. Davies ? Prisoner—l only acted as interpreter throughout the affair. I was to have £5 commission from Mr. Davies for _getting him the order. Mr. Davies—l promised him £5 for his trouble, as the other could not speak English. Prisoner—Did you take the order for the presses from me or Boiserrolle ? Mr. Davies—l did not take the order from one more than the other. I told you I could not trust you, and that I would not take your bills, as I had inquired about them and ascertained that the parties were not known in the market. Mr. Burcham—Did the prisoner appear to you to be an interpreter ? Mr. Davies—l thought so; but I had my suspi cions when he showed me several gold coins, on which he said was the Sultan's signature. Prisoner—l do not know the Sultan's signature. What I showed you were an Egyptian and a Turkish coin. I pointed them out to you. Mr. Davies—You said it was the Sultan's signa ture. I had my doubts then, and I communicated with Messrs. Hunt and Roskell, and then you said it was not his. Mr. Burcham—Was the other man present during these conversations ? Mr. Davies—No, sir. The other had gone abroad. The coins were quite new, and about the size of one of our sovereigns. Mr. Giffard—Did he say anything about the temper of the dies ? Mr. Davies—Yes. He asked me to be particular and to strike off one or two. Mr. Giffard—Did you do so ? Mr. Davies—No, I did not. Prisoner—Did I not tell you to strike off one or two before you parted with the dies ? Mr. Davies—Yes. I think I asked you to supply me with some copper to do so, and I was told I should not be paid unless the work was good. Mr. Burcham—Did you think the order was from the Turkish Government ? Mr. Davies—Yes, sir ' • or at least I thought at first it was all right. Afterwards I suspected it was all wrong, and I gave information to the police. Otto Thomas was next called. He said—l am a die-sinker, and I reside at No. 89, Upper Stamford street. In January last I received a letter signed " Aime Hugon," from Cambridge-street, Golden square. I went to the address, and saw the pri soner. He said to me, " Mr. Thomas, I have heard of you and your abilities as a die-sinker." I said, " Have you ?" and then he gave me an order to sink some dies. Mr. Giffard—What did he say at that time ? Witness—He said he expected to receive instruc tions from a distinguished individual abroad, and then he would give me further instructions. Mr. Giffard—Did he show you any coins then ? Witness—Yes, several; and they were all ap parently of Turkish currency : He wanted me to sink dies to represent those coins. Mr. Burcham—Did you make any remark to him at that time ? Witness—Yes, sir. I asked him what had become of the old dies. He replied that they were broken up ; consequently the new ones were re quired. The prisoner also said that he came to England to have them executed, as the best en gineers and die-sinkers were to be fonnd in this country. Mr. Burcham—Who did you think required the new dies ? Witness—l cannot say. He left, several coins with me at that time. On the 10th of March I received another letter from him, and after that he introduced Boiserrolle to me. e said, " This is the gentleman who has made the agreement for the dies with Mr. Davies, and who has the order from a foreign . country." Mr. Burcham—What countryman are yon ? Witness-L-4 am a German, sir. He brought to me the dies, and I cut them. Mr. Giffard—He left you some coins as a pat tern ?' Witness—Yes, sir. Five-piastre pieces and two piastre pieces. They were Turkish coins. Mr. Burebam- , -From whom did you receive the dies ? Witness—From Mr. Davies ; but at the prisoner's order. I then engraved them. After I received the order I saw the prisoner at 10, Great Pulteney street, when he showed me a great number of coins as patterns. Forty or fifty were gold and silver. They were all foreign. Mr. Giffard—Did the prisoner tell you the dies were to go to Alexandria ? Witness—Yes, he did. He paid me on ac count, and told me that a gentleman was coming over who would settle altogether. Mr. Giffard—Did he say where that gentleman was coming from ? Witness—He told me was coming by way of Paris. I afterwards saw Boiserrolle. Prisoner—Did not M. Boiserrolle tell you that the work was for him ? Witness—Yes ; and at first I thought you were his interpreter. _ _ _ Prisoner—So I was. I only acted as his agent and interpreter. Mr. Burcham—Have you any documents or letters to prove that ? Prisoner—The police have taken from me and my lodgings everything. Inspector Whicher—l found several letters which I think will enable me to discover other parties who are concerned in the affair, besides £l5O left by Boiserrolle for the prisoner. Prisoner—That money belongs to me. I am entirely innocent of this charge. My friends are in good circumstances, and my character is un stained. I hope your worship will not detain me. Inspector Whicher—l ask your worship to remand him, as I have no doubt I shall be able to prove that the prisoner was the party who would have shipped the presses and dies to Alexandria for his companions. Mr. Burcham—Then I shall remand him. Mr. Solomon—You will accept bail, sir ? Mr. Burcham—Yes. Two sureties in £lOO each, and your client in £2OO. Bail not being forthcoming, the prisoner was re manded for a week. Just as Mr. Burcham was about to leave the bench, a fine gentlemanly-looking man, whose name on the charge-sheet was Hugon Beverdy, of Mar seilles, was brought up in custody of Inspector Whither and Sergeant Robinson, of the detective police, charged with being concerned with others in causing to be manufactured false dies for coining Turkish money. The prisoner is the father of the first named prisoner, and was apprehended at Wol verhampton. Mr. Albert appeared as interpreter, and it being clearly shown that the prisoner was the party con cerned with the others, Mr. Burcham remanded him. JEALOUSY AND ATTEMPTED MURDER IN BIRMINGHAM. (From the Birmingham Daily Post.) An atrocious attempt at murder took place yes terda' in Cheapside, about nine o'clock in the morning, which has caused no little excitement and indignation in the locality. The attempted mur derer is a plane iron maker, named William Smith, 23 years of age, residing with his mother in Mose ley-street. His v i c ti m is a young widow, with two children, named Mrs. Owen, who has a house in No. 20 Court, Cheapside, a person of excellent character, in the employment of Mr. T. Cox, button and umbrella manufacturer, Alcester-street. It appears that about three months ago Smith became acquainted with Mrs. Owen, to whom he seems to have become even violently attached. His visits to her house were frequent ; they were in the habit of walking out together, and were appa r ently on the best possible terms. Up to Friday last matters remained in this state ; but on that day it is said Mrs. Owen rejected his ad dresses, and declined to continue the intimacy. Smith was violently enraged against her on account of this rejection, and upon her refusing to see him when he called on Saturday he was heard by several persons to utter threats against her. On Monday, however, he managed to see Mrs. Owen; a reconciliation seems to have taken place, and in the evening he accompanied Mrs. Owen and her little daughter to a photographic'establishment on Deritend Bridge, and had coloured portraits of them taken. Subsequently they all returned to gether to Mrs. Owen's house. He remained there during the evening, and indeed all night, and, it is said, was perfectly sober. About 11 o'clock a girl named Jane Hummins, who is a fellow-work woman with Mrs. Owen, and lodged in her house, left for the purpose of going to a party, and at that time the tw'o lovers appeared to be on the most friendly terms. It seems that Mrs. Owen subsequently retired to rest, leaving Smith lying upon the sofa. Early in the morning the girl Hummins returned from the party, and saw him there ; coming down stairs about eight o'clock yesterday morning she found Smith and Mrs. Owen sitting on the sofa by the fire, while coffee was being prepared for breakfast. They were talking good-temperedly, but the girl noticed something in Smith's manner which she did not like, and accordingly urged Mrs. Owen to make haste to go to work. Smith upon this be came angry, and a violent quarrel arose, of a cha racter so noisy as to attract the attention of the neighbours, who heard Smith declare that he would cut Mrs. Owen's head off. Some of them inter posed in a friendly way, and a good understanding seemed to be restored between them. This peaceful state of things did not, however, continue long. Mrs. Owen proceeded to her Cham ber for the purpose of dressing to go out, when suddenly Smith started up, and without uttering a word rushed up stairs after her. In a moment after the girl Hummins heard a fearful shriek. She instantly dashed into the bedroom, and there saw Mrs. Owen stretched on the floor in a pool of blood, and Smith standing over her cutting her throat with a razor. >Vith great courag e an d presence of mind Hummins sprang upon the attempted murderer, and after a struggle succeeded in wresting the weapon from his grasp. At the same time she raised an alarm by scream ing; but Smith, evidently bent upon th e commis sion of murder, drew a knife from his pocket, and made a second attack upon his unfortunate victim. Mrs. Owen, however, had sufficient remaining strength to break away from him, and had reached the stairs in her Right, when she was met by Police constable Evans, 272, who took her under his pro tection. Medical aid was immediately sent for, and Mr. Clay, of Moseley-street, and Mr. Jordan, of Bland ford-street, were promptly in attendance. They found that serious wounds had been inflicted, and that the main arteries had narrowly escaped injury. While the surgeons were attending on her, Smith sat upon the end of the sofa upon which she was laid, and affected to be intoxicated. This, however, was mere pretence, as upon the constables removing him to Alcester-street station he walked well and spoke rationally. He said that it was jealousy whichhad led him to the commission of the crime: ; that he had seen Mrs. Owen walking with a man on the preceding afternoon, and he burst into tears as he spoke. _ _ The floor of the room in which the attempt was made was covered with blood. Mrs. Owen was smothered in it, and the hands and dress of Smith were deeply stained with it ; the spectacle he pre sented on being taken through the streets in this state exciting the utmost horror. Yesterday morning Smith was taken before Mr. T. C. S. Kynnersley, at the Public-office, Moor street, when Chief-Superintendent Stephens applied for a remand till Saturday, on the ground that Mrs. Owen was unable to be either examined or removed. The application was granted, and the prisoner will be brought up again on Saturday. Fl?o.v - THE GAZETTE OF YESTERDAY. WAR-OFFICE, OCT. 5. The Queen has been graciouslypleased to give orders for the appointment of Rawson William Rawson, Esq., Colo nial Secretary of the Cape of Good Hope, to be an Ordi nary Member of the Civil Division of the Third Class, or Companions, of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath. DOWNING-STREET, SEPT. 27. The Queen has been pleased to direct that letters patent be issued under the Great Seal for reconstituting the Bi shopric of New Zealand, and for appointing the Right Rev. G. A. Selwyn, D.D. to be Bishop of the said See, and Me tropolitan of New Zealand; for erecting the Bishopric of Wellington, and for appointing the Ven. Charles John Abraham, Archdeacon of Waitemata, to be Bishop of the said See ; for erecting the Bishopric of Walapu, and for appointing the Venerable William Williams, Arch deacon of Walapu, to be Bishop of the said see ; for erect ing the Bishopric of Nelson, and for appointing the Rev. Edmund Irobhouse, M.A., to be Bishop of the said see; and for placing under the jurisdiction of the Metropolitan of New Zealand the See of Christchurch, now under the jurisdiction of the Metropolitan of Australia. DOWNING-STREET, SEPT. 30. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Lieutenant- Colonel Richard Clement Moody, R.E., to be Chief Com missioner of Lands and Works, and Wymond Thomas Ugilvy Hamley, Esq., to be Collector of Customs for the colony of British Colombia. WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, OCT 5. 2d Regiment of Dragoon Guards—Captain J o h n Theodore Ling, from 18th Light Dragoons, to be Captain, vice Jarvis, who exchanges ; Cornet J. W. Z. Wright, from 7th Dragoon Guards, to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Jarvis, promoted. sth Light Dragoons—John 0. Gowan Smith, Gent., to be Cornet, without purchase. 7th Light Dragoons—Sergeant William Bray to be Riding Master, vice Bell, deceased. 13th Light Dragoons—Cornet Walter P. Bagenal, from the 16th Light Dragoons, to be Cornet. 15th Light Dragoons-Sergeant-Major Benjamin Holloway to be Quartermaster, vice Walter Clarkson, who retires upon half-pay. 18th Light Dragoons—Captain George Edon Jarvis, from the 2d Dragoon Guards, to be Captain, vice Ling, who exchanges. 2d Regiment of Foot—Ensign Richard William Stokes to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Jessop, super seded. 10th Foot—Ensign C.-H. Newbatt to be Lieutenant, with out purchase. 11th Foot—Ensign William Clegg, from 94th Foot, to be Lieutenant, without purchase. 13th Foot—Lieut. Wm. Lea Smith, from the Ist Stafford Militia, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Bolger, _ promoted ; Paymaster Harry Lee Ca r t er , fromi the Oxford Militia, to be Paymaster, vice. Mahon, appointed to the 6th Dragoons. 14th Foot—Lieutenant Andrew Alfred Le Mesurier to be Captain by purchase, vice Bower, who retires; Ensign Francis Forbes Atkinson to be Lieutenant, without pur chase ; Lieutenant Henry Geldart Metcalfe, from the Royal North Lincoln Militia, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice C. H. Jackson,- appointed to the 86th Foot ; Lieutenant Henry Augustus Williams, from the Royal North Lincoln Militia, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Wood, deceased. 15th Foot—Ensign Russell Harris Veith, from the 40th Foot, to be Lieutenant, without purchase. 16th Foot—Ensign Robert Jones Birch, from the 85th Foot, to be Lieutenant, without purchase. 17th Foot—Lieutenant John Crawford Langford, from the 27th Foot, to be Captain, without purchase, vice Travers, whose promotion, from 70th Foot, as stated in the Gazette _of 10th Seat., 1858, has been cancelled. _ 18th Foot—lfeutenant Walter Carroll, from the Dublin City Militia, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Watt, promoted. 21st Foot—Sergeant-Major J. Ferguson, from a Depot Battalion, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Harail _ton, promoted - - - - _ 22d Vo - ot—Ensign J. Doimage, from the 49th Foot, to be Lieutenant, without purchase. 23d Foot—Lieut. H. 0. Lloyd, from the Oxford Militia, to be Ensign, without purchase. 24th Foot—The Commission of Captain W. V. Munnings to be dated 17th April, in lieu of 28th May, as previously stated. 48th Foot—Ensign G. N. R. Goddard to be Lieutenant by purchase vice Brooks, promoted ; Lieut. E. Feneran to be Instructor of Musketry. 53d Foot—Assistant-Surgeon W. Ashton, M. 8., from the Staff, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Reid, promoted on the Staff. 58th Foot—Ensign R. Newton to be Lieutenant, by pur chase, vice Stapp, who retires ; F. F. Murray, Gent., to be Encign, without purchase, vice Jones, promoted. 59th Foot—Assistant-Surgeon Walter Crisp, from the Staff, to be Assistant- Surgeon, vice Dauney, deceased. 70th :FootLieutenant Oates Joseph Travers to be Captain, without purchase, vice Evatt, deceased; Ensign George Aislabie Hilton to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Travers ; Ensign William Henry Ralston to be Lieu tenant, without purchase, vice Hilton, whose promotion on 23d July, 1858, has been cancelled ; the promotion of William Henry Ralston, without purchase, as stated in the Gazette of 24th Sept., 1858, has been cancelled. 77th Foot—Captain Frederick Arthur St. John, from half pay 77th Foot, to be Captain, vice Acton, who exchanges. 84th Foot—Colour-Sergeant John Nally to be Quarter master, vice Donelan, appointed Payma s t e r. 86th Foot—Lieutenant John George Dartnell to be Adju tant, vice Cochrane, promoted in the 16th Foot. 89th Foot—The transfer of Ensign the Hon. W. H. B. Ogilvy, from the 26th Foot, as stated in the Gazette of the 17th Sept., 1858, has been cancelled. Rifle Brigadc—liieut. James Frederick Henley to be Cap tain, by purchase, vice Brevet-Major Atherley, who re tires ; Ensign Henry E. Richards to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Henley ; James T. Richard Lane Fox, Gent, to be Ensign by purchase, vice Hill, promoted. Ceylon Rifle Regiment—Thos. Fletcher Roddy, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Stewart, promoted ; Henry Whalley Melliss, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Baynes, promoted in the Bth Foot. DEPOT BATTALION. -.- Quartermaster Wm. Browne, from half-pay, 99th Foot, to be Quartermaster, vice Thompson, appointed Paymaster, 21st Foot. HOSPITAL STAFF Deputy Inspector-General of Hospitals John Collis Car ter, M.D., upon half-pay, to have the honorary rank of Inspector-General of Hospitals. Assistant-Surgeon Thomas Bassett Reid, from the 53d Foot, to be Staff-Surgeon of the Second Class, vice Archi bald Retfoord Ridgway, M. 8., placed upon half-pay. Acting Assistant-Surgeon Martin Fauchie, attached to the Depot Battalion at Belfast, has ibeen permitted to re sign his appointment. BREVET, Captain James Grime, Retired Full-pay 99th Foot, to be Major in the Army, the rank being honorary only. Quartermaster Walter Clarkson, half-pay 15th Light Dragoons, to have the honorary rank of Captain, under the Royal Warrant of Dec. 17, 1855. MEMORANDUM.—The exchange between Captain P. F. de Quincey, 14th Foot, and Captain J. M'Kay M'Kenzie, 70th Foot, to bear date July 16, 1858, in lieu of Jnly 30 1858, as previously stated. COMMISSIONS BY LORDS-LIEUTENANT. Tower Hamlets—Gdorge Perkily, Esq., to be Deputy. Lieutenant. _ 6th Regiment of Royal Lancashire Militia—Walter M. Lambert, Gent., to be Ensign. Royal Rifle Regiment of Denbigh Militia—Lieutenant Boscawen Trevor Griffith to be Captain, vice Drake, re signed. 2d or Eastern Regiment of Norfolk Militia—Edmund Broughton Knowles Lacon, Gent., to be Lieutenant. Ist Regiment of King's Own Staffordshire Lient. Pryce Ilbert Harrison to be Captain, vice Rycroft, resigned ; . Lieut. Carrington Jonep to be Captain, vice Bridgeman, resigned ; Ensign George W. Moore to be Lieutenant, • vice Harrison, promoted; George St. John Sherwood Doyle, Gent., to be Ensign. Ist Regiment of Derbyshire Militia—Robert Curzon, Esq., to be Lieutenant, vice Woolnough, promoted. 2d Regiment of Derbyshire Militia--Tnomas J. Poyser to be Ensign, vice Reid, resigned. Ist Regiment of Royal Cheshire Militia—Robert Plow den Weston, Gent., to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Thomas Brittain, promoted. RESIGNATIONS. Captain Frank Corbett and Lieutenant Edward Charles Hicks. BANKRUPTS. John Gooch, jun., corn. merchant, Isleham, Cambridge shire, to surrender Oct. 20, at two, and Nov. 23, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. John Wright and Samuel Stringer, woollen cloth mer chants, Manchester, Oct. 15 and Nov. 10, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Samuel Longden, grocer, Chesterfield, Oct. 16 and Nov 20, at ten, at the Leeds District Court. Valentine Butteris, printer, Dartmouth, Oct. 12, and Nov. 11, at one, at the Exeter Di s t r i c t Court. Nathaniel Billlivant, victualler, Altrineham, Cheshire, Oct. 15 and Nov. 10, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. John Carmichael, merchant, Liverpool, Oct. 15, and Nov. 8, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Charles Win. Pratt, draper, Cambridge, Oct. 21, at eleven, and Nov. 18, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Auguste Martins, merchant, Mark-lane, City, Oct. 15, at half-past eleven, and Nov. 18, at twelve at the Court of Bankruptcy. Joseph Blunt, money scrivener, Austin Friars, City, Oct. 21, at eleven, and Nov. 16, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. SCOTCH BANKRUPTS. Robert Cochrane, mason, Crown-street, Glasgow. Roderick Young, shipowner, Inverness. It appears that the specie held by the Bank of Australia is now close upon L 11,000,000, equal to about 28 per cent. of its circulation. The aggregate of bullion at present held by the Banks of England, France, and Australia may be estimated at' £55,000,000. At the commencement of the year it was considerably less than half that aanotult. COUNTRY MARKETS. LIVERPOOL—Ocr. 5. The arrivals of all breadstuffs, and of cattle and pi g f oo d, are this week smaller th an of late. To-day at market an indifference was shown on the part of millers• and dealers to operate in wheat and flour, and prices for good stuff were considered no lower. Irish new oats declined 2d per bushel, oatmeal 6d to is per load of 2401b5, and Egyptian beans is per qr. but there was no other alteration in our quota tions. LEEDS—OcT. 5. We are well supplied with wheat ; there is not much activity in the trade, but the tone is fully equal to Friday, and in some cases the prices not then obtainable are mado to-day. Barley very slow sale, except for heavy qualities, which are unaltered in value. Beans recede in price, with out meeting with much demand. Oats and other articles slow of sale, without variation in value. Averages for the week : Wheat 3,5691 qrs., at 43s 3d Barley... Oats 12.5 II - 26 s 4id Beans Peas • • -- 91 —s Od Rye 3B „ 36s Od Arrivals this week : Wheat..,, Oats Barley Beans Rapeseed Linseed 4,696 qrs. 105 210 215 1,207 NORWICH CATTLE—Ocr. 2. - - There was a good show of store beasts to-day, consisting of Scots, shorthorns, Irish, and a few Devons. Sales were slow. The selling price for Scots was 4s to 4s 6d ; short horns, 3s 6d to 4s 6d ; Irish, 3s to 3s 6d per stone of 141bs. estimated weight when fat. Fat beasts firm at 8s to 8s 6d per stone. _ _ Sheep—Fat sheep, 8s to 8s 6d, prime lots 9s per stone. Pigs—Good store pigs, 18s to 25s per head. Fat pork, 6s to 6s 6d, prime 6s 9d per stone. LOCAL SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, -OCT. 5. The market was quiet from the opening, and very little business was transacted, with closing prices rather easier. Sheffield, 351 i—Midland, 98/ i-North British, 57 7z — Eastern Countie s , 14 9-16—Caonians, 87 87 1 —Great Western, 64 541—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 96 961 Berwicks, 9i s—Dovers, 22/ 23—Dutch Rhenish, 3k d. —Leeds Northern, 481 9—York and North Midland, 77 8/ —Great Western of Canada, 18 18k—Grand Trunks, 9t 9f—Chester and Holyhead, 37 37l—Blackburn, 11 k —Birkenheads, 671 B—London and North-Westerns, 91t 92—Eut Lancashire, 93.1 4. LEEDS—OCT. 5. There has been very little change in prices to-day. London and North Western Eighths, 1 dis.—Gooles, 224. • MANCHESTER—OCT. 5. A fair business was doing in the market to-clay, at lower prices, a decline of about 1 per cent. having taken place generally, and of 1 per cent. in East Lancashires.— Dovers, 22 3-16—Great Western of Canada, 18' London and North-Westerns, 92—Eastern Counties, 121—Leeds, 96I—Trunks, 9F—East Lancashire, 94—Newport 5 per Gent. Pref., 94—North British, 57. B IRIVEING HAM-0 CT. 5. Prices were easier to-day, but little doing, as follows :-- Midlands, 982—South Staffords, 10--Manchester and Sheffield 6 per Cent. Stock, 1 20—Shropshire Unions, 441—. Birmingham Canal, 931 94. [ADVERTISEMENT.]- Painless Teeth Extraction.—By her Majesty's Royal tterePatent. Mr. B. Bethel, sur geon dentist, 38, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly, W., has the pleasure to inform the nobility, gentry, and public, that he possesses a patent apparatus for painless tooth and stump extraction, by congelation, without chloroform, simple in its action, and is used with the greatest facility. Mr. Bethell guarantees, with his invaluable patent, perfect im munity from pain during operations hitherto so dreaded. He continues to supply his Incorrodible Mineral Teeth of unrivalled beauty, which are fixed in the most tender gums without springs, wires, or any fastenings, insuring to the wearerthe greatest comfort and durability, with perfect arti culation and mastication. The chemically prepared white and gum-colour India rubber as a lining to the ordinary gold and bone frame, by which all sharp edges are avoided, and secures softness and flexibility to the mouth and gums, with increased suction and a perfect fit, so that the greatest support is given to the adjoining teeth. 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Having witnessed the beneficial effects in the above-mentioned case, I can with confidence recommend it, and shall have much pleasure in doing so whenever an opportunity offers, &c.—James Sher - land, late surgeon - 96th Regt. Cure No. 180.—" Twenty five years' nervousness, constipation, indigestion and debi lity, from which I have suffered great misery, and which no medicine could remove or relieve, have been effectually cured by du Barry's Food in a very short time.—W. B. Reeves, 181, Fleet-street, London. Supported by testimonials from the celebrated Professors of Chemistry, Dr. Andrew lire, Dr. Harvey, Dr. Shoreland, Dr. Campbell, Dr. Gattiker, Dr. Wurtzer, Dr. Ingram, L or d Stuart de Decies ; Major-General Thomas King, and many other respectable persons, whose health has been restored by it, after all other means of cure had failed. Suitably packed with full instructions. In canisters, 11b. 2s. 9d. ; 21b. 4s. 6d. ; 51b. lls. ; 121 b. 225. The 121 b ca nisters are sent carriage free on receipt of a Post-office order. Barry Du Barry, & Co., 77, Regent-street, London, and through all chemists and grocers in town and country. Important caution against the fearful danger of spurious imitations : The Vice-Chancellor Sir William Page Wood granted an injunction on the 10th March, 1854, against Alfred Hooper Nevill fo r i m it a ti ng " Du Barry's Revalenta Arabica Food." [ADVERTISEMENT.] SIGHT AND HEARING..— SPEC , . TACLES.—POWERFUL TELESCOPES:—OPERA, RACE, AND PERSPECTIVE GLASSES,--, Messrs. S. and B. Solonions, opticians, 39, Albermarle-Street, Piccadilly. Observe— opposite the York Hotel, W.—Opera, Race-course, Field, and general Out-door Day and Night Perspective Glasses, very small, for the waistcoat pocket, each containing 12 and 18 lenses, constructed of German glass. Will show dis tinctly a person to know them at two-and-a-half and three miles, and an object from eight to ten miles distant. Her Majesty's Coast Guards are making use of them as day and night glasses in preference to all others ; they are also pre ferred for deer-stalking by sportsmen , gentle men , an d gamekeepers'. TelOscopes 3t inches long, by which a per son may be clearly seen and known at 31 miles' and an object at 12 to 14 miles' distance; and with an extra astro nomical eye-piece, Jitiiiter's moons, Saturn's rings, and the double stars are distinctly seen. All the above can be had of larger and all sizes, with increasing powers, and are secured by her Majesty's Royal Letters Patent. The Royal Exhibition, 1851. A valuable, newly invented, very small, powerful Waistcoat-pocket Glass, the size of a walnut, by which a person can be seen and known one and a half mile distant. They answer every purpose on thr, Race-course and at the Opera houses. Country scenery and ships are clearly seen at four to six miles. They are invaluable for shooting, deer-stalking, yachting, to sportsmen, gentlemen, game keepers, and tourists. Price 30s.—Spectacle Lenses of the greatest transparent power. The great advantage derived from this invention is, that vision becoming impaired is preserved and strengthened, and very aged persons are enabled to employ their sight at the most minute occupation —can see with those lenses of a much less magnifying power, and they do not require the frequent changes to the dangerous effects of further powerful assistance. Persons can be suited at the most remote part of the world by send ing one of the glasses out of their spectacles in a letter, and stating the distance from the eyes they can read small print with it, and those who have not made use of spectacles by statingtheirage. Deafness. —New Discovery.—The Organic Vibrator, an extraordinarily powerful small newly-invented instrument for Deafness, entirely different from all others, surpasses anything of the kind that has been, or probably ever can be, produced. Being of the same colour as the skin, is not perceptible. It enables deaf persons to hear distinctly at church and at public assemblies ; the unplea sant sensation of singing noises in the ears is entirely re moved, and it affords all the assistance that possibly could be desired.-39, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly. Observe-- opposite the York Hotel, W BIRTHS. BUTLER.—On the sth inst., at 65, Chester-square, Lady Rachel Butler, of a daughter. COLLIER.—On, the Ist inst., at 20, Grosvenor-square, Mrs. B. Collier, of a son. CUTLER.—On the 3d inst., at Springfield, Putney, the wife of Wm. H. Cutler, Esq., of a son. TuoLLorE.—On the 15th ult., at Belle Vue House, Halifax, Nova Scotia, the wife of Major-General Trollope, C. 8., of twin sons. MARRIAGES. DARBISHIRE—PAGET. — On the sth inst., at Little Com berton, Henry Astley, third son of the lath James Darbi shire, Esq., of Green Heys, to Eliza, only daughter of the late George Byng Paget, Esq., of Sutton Bonning ton. FORBES—HERRING.—On the 30th ult., at the parish church, Uttoxeter, David Forbes, Esq., M.D., of Sud bury, Derbyshire, to Mary Augusta, daughter of the late Lieut.-Colonel Herring, C. 8., 37th Bengal Native Infantry, H. E.I.C . S. DEATHS. CAMERON.—On the 9th August, at Bareilly, Rohilcund, after a short illness, Lieutenant-Colonel Cameron, 0.13., while in command of the 42d Royal Highlanders, aged 43, Dix.—On the 30th ult., at Pinxton Rectory, Derbyshire, the Rev. Wm. Dix, A.M. DAVIES.—On the 3d inst., at Luton, the Rev. Jelin Jordan Davies, the ies O aged d 5 33. M inst., at his seat, Otterspool, near Liver pool, John Moss, Esq., aged 76. Mum.—On the 3d inst., suddenly, at Glasgow, James Muir, Esq., of Luton, Bedfordshire. PITTS.—On the sth inst., at 27, Priory-road, South Lam beth, Charles Pitts, Esq., of Kandy, Ceylon. REYNOLDS.—On the 4th inst., at Belmore Hall, Herne Bay, Kent, Susannah Frances, the wife of George W. M. Reynolds, Esq., aged 41. LONDON : Printed and Published by MURDO YOUNG, of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, No. 112, Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the county of Middlesex, Wednesday, October 6, 1858. N mu] Presidet Sir JOU Solicil Capital of 0 Revenue : Creasing. - :Vine-tens divided anti iniums. . All Profil in the Prof at every NI The Boni 24 to 70 per 4 , Bank I Ti" 7, Bank-bui THE ACC Estibl Ma Wi Re: Ile: The bus' COMPANY 1 MARINE TIN CompanyCo a Rlld k. attranee Co ditiona and Total Clain Anntl .Insuranc ( c ulents, an( together • Proposal' F aPply to tit Company's 7, Bank-1 INTER 3 SOCIE^, }:established Ilr ace•—it t Society to atandinz th of Zrace, an• PaYment th the o ffi ce be T ii E SURV IYoranDowered EDIIOI Kenwor Samuel Kin John Elliot! 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