The Sun. — London, England, 1858-09-11 00:00:00

BRITISH COLUMBIA. ...a..... , .... 'The news from Fraser's River and other places in that vicinity, by the City of Washington, reports the miners still waiting for the waters to fall. The river was falling slowly, and in the course of the next four weeks it was probable that the submerged bars in the vicinity of Forts Hope and Yale could be worked. The San Francisco Bulletin of Aug. 4 thus re ports on the general situation of affairs "The news received on Sunday from. the Fraser River mining region is, in our opinion, more favour able than any that has reached us for some time past. In the first place, it now is certain that there is no actual suffering from the want of provisions among those waiting on the streams for the waters to fell, as was supposed to be the case a week or two ago. Though many articles of comfort were lacking, the prime necessaries of life—meat, bread, and coffee —were possessed in sufficient quantities bythe miners to prevent suffering from famine. And though the Hudson's Bay Company have not formally opened the country to free trade, they permit persons going up the rivers to take an unrestricted quantity of pro visions, ostensibly for their own use, but really, in many instances, to sell to the miners encamped on the banks, who may need them. Thus all fears of a serious famine are dispelled. There seems to be no doubt, also, about the fact that Fraser River is now: falling for the season. The banks of snow in the mountains which supplied the streams, and kept them full, seem now pretty nigh exhausted. This certainly was the conviction of the persons waiting on the river bank. The consequence was, that all seemed to be in good spirits, and very san guine of bein§ able to get to work, on the now sub merged bars, in the course of five or six weeks at furthest. When this should take place, none there appeared to doubt that large amounts of treasure would be obtain.ed--enough to pay for the toil and patience that have been expended. We add our hopes to their expectations. It will require many an ounce of the precious metal to square the account which •is now heavily against Fraser River. Six weeks' time will give us some insight into the probability- of the " solvency" of . the new mining region. The most favourable fea ture of the news, however, we have not yet alluded to., We mean the discovery of -a practicable :route to the head waters of Frasees River, (Wei. - which supplies of proviskalS can be easily eonv e y ed as soon as a trail has been opened. All the Nets about that region prove the existence of ri , 4 1 1 gold fields in New Caledonia. The obstacle heretofore present ing itself, and which to many appeared insurmount able, was the transportation over the rugged and precipitous mountain ra7ages of supplies of provi sions to maintain the miners while engaged in prospecting or wrsiking the mines. The Middle Fraser, owing to Tails and rapids, is perfectly un navigable, and no pack animals can crawl up the precipitous sites of the mountains, or through the dense forests, that obstructed every known route. The most hardy hunters and mountaineers could snccecd in carrying only a very light pabk over this rugged road, and thus could provide them selves against the attacks of famine but for a few days. It then seemed impossible that any important mining or prospecting operations could be carried on m that region, and the belief became general that the crowd of adventurers would have to limit themselves to the narrow confines of the river bars between the principal rapids, and wait patiently for the waters to fall. Just at this time the important discovery is made of a new and practicable route to the region above, by way of Harrison and Lillooet rivers and lakes, and easy trails. This discovery, therefore, would seem to re move the chief difficulty in the way of the success of this mining country, and its importance cannot be overstated. We gave yesterday a full account of this route, together with a map, by which the reader could comprehend at a glance the nature of the country it passed through. A steamer, the Umatilla, had made the pioneer trip to the mouth of the Lillooet River, and Governor Douglas had expressed his belief that a good waggon road could easily be constructed from thence to a point on the head waters of Fraser's River, about 70 miles above the junction of Thompson River. The Hudson's Bay Company have deelP.red their intention of opening this trail st once, and, it was stated, were prepared to spend, at present, 6,000 dols. on it. The Governor had said publicly that this would-soon be the only way travellePA to reach the Upper Fraser, and ad vised all geAng to take it. About the existence of gold in tVAis region all the credible accounts agree. Some - people declare that the whole thing is a hu-dibug; it is true ; but they are not those who ha-ie had opportunities to become well acquainted with the country. This fact constantly appears, that the better a man seems acquainted with that - region, the more sanguine he is in regard to the existence of gold there. Hear what Governor Douglas says, who is- in possession of more facilities of information than any other man in the country. In a recent speech to the people at Victoria he said This I will tell you, as my own settled opinion, that I think the country is full of gold, and that east, and north, and south of Fraser River there is a gold field of incalculable value and ex tent. I have told our glorious Queen so, and I now tell you so.' Nobody can now doubt as to Governor Douglas's opinion of the mines ; and it would certainly seem that no other person in the country is as well able to form a correct idea as he. The next three months will, however, tell the true story. Analysing the evidence by any rules known or practised, we must come to the conclusion that there are rich gold fields in New Caledonia. We have to wait for the practical con firmation or overthrow of this conclusion." - The Alta California, which has a special corres pondent at Fraser River, publishes a letter contain ing much information of a character likely to be useful to intending emigrants. The correspondent writes : " Fraser River, Monday, July 10, 1858. " Mr. Walker, the factor, at this post, gives me many interesting items concerning the Indians, climate, river, &c. He is by birth a Scotchman, but has been many years in the employ of the com pany, and is one of their most trusted employes. He is married to an Indian woman, by whom he has two children, and from his position and rela tionship to them, exercises great control over them. " From the mouth of Fraser River to the forks of Thompson, there is a population of 10,000, known as the Langley or Tump-si-en Indians, who lead a careless life, andEsubsist upon salmon, game, and berries. The men are intelligent smart -looking fellows, walking about among , white men with an air of equality, curiously examining all the new in ventions, often seizing upon a thing that pleases them, and declaring their right to it. They are said to be brave but very vindictive. Among them are many good hunters, and some good traders, but they are naturally dishonest. The company do not depend upon them, though they buy all the furs they bring in. The market for their skins has always been a great resource for them. The com pany, however, show them little favour, often punishing delinquents with great severity. An In dian trader has seldom proved faithful for more than one season. It is not in their nature to be honest. When Mr. W. came here, the company told him to be very cautious, and not to take notice of slight offences ; for in a long series of years they have been unable to reform the Indian character. There were many times when their insolence made him fearful, but as he learned the lan guage he became more daring • and, at last, upon the commission of a grave offence, he seized the delinquent and gav e hi m suc h a flogging, that he carried the marks of it for a year. Some base fel lows, more brave than wise, took up the quarrel, and dared the factor to punish them, at the same time flourishing their weapons and talking grandly —but they were much astonished and humiliated at being instantly seized and most unmercifully beaten, their cries and yells only increasing the punishment. Since this summary punishment they have held the factor in peculiar awe, and have been very obedient. Now, whenever punishment is in flicted, it is done in presence of the family and friends of the criminal, and the mortification made as severe as possible. The Indians are Catholics, by profession, but their faith is very weak. They know there is a God, and they worship the Cross. They never have religious service, except when the p r i es t comes , which is seldom, none having appeared among them since 1856. They are married in early childhood ; but before arriving at majority the mar riages are sometime sT _ho bjvkeesn are off exemplary, m pla anda be tweens families. , true as the average o f otner women. Some of th e young women are spr i ghtly and very pretty, b u t are not all celebrated for c hastity. al ways jealous ; they The men are do not th e ir h v c e s w t o o_ speak to a man except in their presen ce . men do all the drudgery as in other " There is no chief among them. Th e savage old n es a t ti m ons en . having the largest family, are the ch in iefest,brutstphoeoyt have no authority. They are heldhi g h respect for their age and family, and are applie d to when difficulties arise. The Hudson Bay Company is chief, and they obey no other. They have but one law, and that is blood for blood. Should one Indian kill another, and fly, the friends of the dead do not follow --the friend of the murderer suffers, where ever they meet him. They never forgive injuries. They lead a very senseless life, and have no know ledge of the years nor of their own ages. 'When one dies he is instantly rolled up in his mat, and car ried out of the house. After spending a night in weeping 4 1 1(1 11 0171ingi Hated exouud the corpse, the body is taken to the island graveyaa d, in the river, and placed in a box built of splint rit icks, and raised a few feet from the ground. They have no idea o f exce pt that heaven is above and h e ll There is no devil, no evil spirits. Their p e u e l s w f hm tur . e e n , tis absence from God. Many of them th b ni o a believe in nothing, and laugh when God, heaven, hell, or a future hfe are Mentioned. They are vain, and dress extravagantly when they have money. White shirts, black coats, &c., are 'common among them. The Indians along Fraser River, to the head of the big canon, all speak the same language, and are supposed to be one tribe. Aboi,re the canon the Coteans reside, with whom the Lan.gleys are always at war. They live chiefly on salmon, which are caught in great quantities at this Treason, and dried, then placed for preservation in a box, called pau go-ee, lashed into the branches of . tall trees. When the berries, and the summer supply of food is gone, they resort to those depots, ar i d live upon fish, through the long winter. The 'habits of some of them are changing now. We often see them with loaves of bread, pie or cake, bought at the bakery. They sustain a bad character among the miners, whose experience proves them to be treacherous, thievish liars, and always ready to break an engage ment when they can do so in safety. At present they have no fear of pv:fliskrient ; but the patience of the Bostons is nearly exhausted. I have heard threats of a war of. extermination. They are use ful, however ; Doer it is not considered safe to navi gate the river without one Indian pilot. " Mr. Walker gives me some particulars concern ing the climate, which will be interesting at this time. The cold is not so severe nor so long con tinned as might be supposed from the high latitude and mountainous features of the country. Snow never remains long upon the ground in the valley, though it at times falls to the depth of three and five feet. In winter the mountains are covered with snow close down and the air is chilly. The climate is very variable, and the changes sudden, violent, and of the most disagreeable character. A strong wind blows in the afternoon, raising clouds of dust. At this time the mornings and some of the evenings are delightful. We rise so earl, P.nd the daylight lingers so long, that we o tea fall asleep before night. The skies, except an occasional shower, are now cloud less. The mr.,on is growing, and the bright stars of lingering twilight make almost a perpetual day. It is not pleasant to look upon the contrast between man 'and nature now. The one is bright and cheer ful, and inviting to labour • the other lying listless, bound hand and foot. These precious days a thorn —all wasted—the hopes of each are becoming an illusion, a vanity, a vexation of spirit—picks, shovels, and rockers lying idle—and flour, pork, and beans, being exhausted. " In May and June there is considerable rain at intervals. As the sun gets north and warm, the snows melt, and the rivers, which have been swell ing gradually, reach their height about the 20th of July, when the water begins slowly to abate, and continues going down until it is at its lowest stage in January. At that time the river at Fort Hope is not more than 60 yards wide. It never freezes in the upper river : the current is too rapid. At Fort Langley, above and below, where the water is sluggish, it always freezes hard. Through August and September it is pleasant, and many varieties of berries ripen in the woods—occasionally rain falls. In October commences the wet season —heavy, cold, drizzling rains, accompanied with wind. The sun becomes obscure, and a fire is needed in the evening. November continues the same, the sun almost constantly obscured by heavy fogs and clouds. The tops of the mountains are never seen for the mists that envelop them ; and these fogs and clouds enveloping the snow are supposed materially to modify the temperature. It is time now for the Indians to retire into their winter house, where they remain with blazing fires until they are forced out to climb the trees, and open the pau-go-eel for salmon. It is not until the middle of December that grim winter shows his hoary locks, ' and binds in icy fetters fast' all this mountain world. Then the cold becomes intense, requiring furs and big warm fires. The river becomes choked with drift ice, broken, from the lakes above, and sent down on the current. In sluggish places this ice forms a barrier resembling the floe described by Arctic explorers, so densely packed that it may be crossed in safety. This extreme cold, which freezes up all active out-door operations, continues but a short time. In 1857 this cold continued 25 days, and the river was entirely blocked with ice. In 1858 the frost continued only 14 days, and did not arrive until Ist February. January was chilly, but no frost ; but from October to February the sun was scarcely visible through the fogs and clouds, and the cool drizzling rains were frequent. In March and April the snows melt, and the river rises slowly, but recedes again in May, when it again rises, and reaches its highest point in June and July. Except the cold snap which follows the rains and fogs of October, November, and December, there is no frost in the river valley, but there are many days so uncomfortable that it would require a very de termined man to brave them. Daylight breaks at this lace at seven in the morning, and it is dark at five, and there are not more than seven working hours in the short days. From the time the river begins to fall until it rises and covers the bars is . about nine months, and of those nine there are at least seven and a half of working days, and those, days not averaging more than eight hours in length. lam told that at low water there are bars making out into the river from all points, and stretching for long distances; and it is from these bars that all the people who are waiting intend to pay themselves for their delays, fatigues, and anxieties. Will they be able to do it ? Everybody says yes ; and there is room enough for all, who may come and get rich. Does everybody' speak the truth? Qui vivra verra. " Musquitoes and small gnats swarm here and are very annoying, and I have been poisoned fre quently by the bite of a black ant. Flies are abundant. Bugs are scarce. There are but few birds ; this surprises me when I look at the profu sion of berries and the dense woods. I have not seen a squirrel nor any other wild animal; not even a snake. In the Fort are two cats, and the Indians have a dog which must be a cross with a fox. Igo out into the mountains and get lost in the thickets —the stillness almost alarms me. There is no sound except the heavy, mournful sighing of the wind through the trees. The heavens are above and the forest around. There is grandeur and magnificence in it all ; but in the feeling of awe which the silence imposes, one longs for a voice, if it were only a bird's, to break the spell that steals over the senses. " Ten miles below Fort Langley, Pitt River emp ties into Fraser from the north. Mr. Lance Nightingale, who has prospected many hundreds of miles on these rivers, and who gives a glowing ac count of all he has seen, and who has the utmost confidence in every river he has visited, except Thompson, made a trip up Pitt River in the spring. After ascending the river 15 mil es h e came t o a chain of lakes 60 miles long, with water clear and deep, surrounded by high snowy mountains. Above the lakes the river is very rapid, and he was only able to ascend ten miles in his canoe. Found gold and black sand everywhere. The Indians were friendly, but very shy of whites. The (chief told him no white men had ever been there, and there were no traces of them 40 be found. There was plenty of quartz, and the country had the appear ance of barrenness, which indicates the gold region. The party was not able to prospect much. The chief, on seeing a quartz specimen, said there was plenty of the same further up the river, and offered to point out the place. " A party of twenty men came in from Thomp son River. They are particularly . down on the country. They don't believe .there is gold there, and advise all persons to avoid the region of the fort for its inhospitality and barrenness. Fresh beef is the only article to be had in abundance, but white men cannot live on fresh beef alone. They state that most travellers turn aside now, and go up Fraser's, towards the sources of which rumour clothes the earth with shining particles. It is far up, but every one hopes to reach it, and all are satisfied if th ere i s on l y go ld ; th ey can b ear th e winter's cold, and work through the short days that scarcely flash of day light upon the frozen earth. I hear the m say they long twilight. It hope to be able to make use of the e winteredt al keuduring hardships. They s ay mensurprises me, the confidence with whichha menv in re gions f ar a b ove where they propose to go, and lived to tell them tales—and why cannot they do the sa me ? Perhapsthey can ; for the human will is a powerful engine, and has performed wonders. Somewonderful develop ments in the form of human endurance are doubt less about to be made known. "Mr. J. Waugh, of Victoria, has a claim upon Sailor's Bar, which he took up inApril. The river was low, and he able was to work after making a rocker out of a pine t • knife. H e has been ice with an axe and a jack since he went' ut able to work b u t seven wee k s river, and in th a t ti me h e shows as a result of the river, I have just seeninto su the hands o f M r. W a lk er, same source, and affirms thmeetrunitlihe pounds f rom th e of his story. "Patsy, Banta, and severa l more of th characters, who left S an Francisco, unamiable and have con gregated on this river, we re i n town yesterday, d ru nk and quarrelsome. They were gambling all the night previous , and created much disturbance by shooting off pistols and threatened violence. They broke up the crockery in several places, an d wound up with a general row in M'Kenzie's cabin, where they whipped Mac severely, and were them selves severely cut and bruised. This morning they are very sad and gentle . They are well known here, but the people would rather they would /Aye THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 11, 185 S. than have a row with them. Should they commit any outrage, however, they will not get much mercy. GOVERNOR DOUGLAS ON THE NEW GOLD FIELDS. The following remarks were made on a recent occasion by Governor Douglas, at Victoria, to a company of miners,who wished his opinion on the gold mines in the Tew Caledonia country My Friends,—You wish me to speak to you about Fraser River, and to get my advice about going there, and my opinion of the country. Now I will tell you all plainly, that I will not take the responsibility of giving any advice on the subject. You have all heard what has been said of Fraser River, and I know nothing more about the gold than has already been told you by others. Had you sent to ask my opinion about Fraser River be fore you left California, I would have told you, one and all, not to leave your quiet homes ; not to give up the substance for a shadow, and to wait patiently until something more definite was known about the country. Now, suppose I were to tell you so ? Suppose I were to advise you one and all, to return immediately to your homes, without going further, what would, the answer be ? Why you would all refuse to do so ; you would all say that course will never suit. After the trouble and expense we have had in coming here, we must go to the end—we must see the elephant. And perhaps you might think that I had some object to gain in keeping you from going to Fraser River. Now I know, men, what you wish me to tell you. You wish me to say there are lots of gold in Fraser River, but that I will not say, because I am not certain of the fact myself. But this I will tell you as my own settled opinion, that I think the country is full of gold, and that east, and north, and south of Fraser River there is a gold field of incalculable value and extent. I have, told our glorious Queen so ; and I now tell you so, and if I mistake not you are the very men who can prove by your courage and enterprise whether my opinion is right or wrong. Remember, I do not give you that statement as an establishes fact, but simply as an opinion founded on what I have actually seen myself, and heard from others who know the country. " Now, what more can I say to you, but go on and prosper, and in a few short weeks you will be able to tell me what Fraser River is. Take mining tools aid food in abundance ; you will then be in dependent of others, and may go to whatever part of the country, you choose. I would not advise you to go beyond Fort Yale with your canoes, as the river is dangerous above that point ; neither would I advise you to take the Fort Hope road, as you cannot carry enough of provisions to last you over the journey. The route by Harrison River is, I think, the best, and we are now preparing to get a road opened that way ; in fact, I expect to see teams and waggons on the twenty-mile portage that divides that river from Anderson's Lake before many months are over. That is a safe and acces sible route at all seasons to the Upper Fraser River. Let me say one word about the Indians. They arc all friendly, and all thievish, therefore have an eye to your things and do not leave them exposed, for in that case the Indians will steal them. Go on with them as quietly as you can, and Government will protect you. Be careful of your revolvers, and be not too ready to use them in your own cause. The law of the land will do its work without fear and without favoui. Therefore appeal to it in all cases; let it do justice between man and man; let it defend your rights and avenge your wrongs. Now, my friends, go on and prosper. There is hard work before you, and I hope you will be repaid with rich strikes and big nuggets. One word more about the views of Government. The miner who acts in submission to the laws and pays the aucen's dues like an honest man shall be protected in per son and property ; and as soon as good and trusty men are found measures will be taken for the con veyance and escort of gold from this place. Every miner will give in his own sack And his own weight, and have it addressed and sealed in his own presence, and get a receipt for a sack said to con tain so much gold dust. It will be deposited in the public treasury . at Victoria, and delivered to the owner on production of the deposit receipt. There will be a charge made for the expense of conveyance, but this will be a small matter corn pared to the security - of your property. I now wish you all well, and shall not detain you by any further remarks."—Alta- California. pelled to employ that number of persons during their occupancy as required by this notice; it will be sufficient that during such occupancy they pay for licenses for the full number of persons so fixed. " 9. Where more than one application shall have been made for any pond or watercourse previously to the publication of these regulations, or shall hereafter be made oh the same day, such pond or watercourse shall be put up to tender, the advance being on the existing rate of the license fee. And it will be understood that such advance shall be paid on any number of persons employed in addi tion to the number before determined. " 10. Persons occupying portions of the gold field, by erecting temporary buildings, &c., and carrying on business in any way, shall pay a fee of 30s. monthly (7 dols. 30c.) for the use of the land so occupied by them, and they are required to pay the same on demand, and in advance, to the officers appointed to receive payment of license fees. " 11. Persons desirous of establishing claims to new and unoccupied ground, by working in the ordinary method for alluvial gold, may have their claims marked out on the following scale, viz. :- 1. 25 feet frontage on rivers to each person. 2. 25 feet of the bed of a creek or ravine to each person. 3. 25 feet square of table land or river flats to each person. Every such claim shall be voided by the failure on the part of the claimant to work the same within 10 days after the date of his acceptance, and persons found working on such or any other ground without having previously paid the license fee to the proper officer, shall pay double the amount of such license, and, in default, be proceeded against in the usual manner. The commissioner or assis tant commissioner is empowered to make such tem porary regulations as may be necessary to prevent inconvenience to other licensed persons from the ca: on operations of the above nature. rrying POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE: —A man who gave the name of Thomas Sheppard was brought before the Lord Mayor charged with having attempted to obtain money under false pretences. Mr. S. J. Beck said--I am a solicitor at Iron monger-hall. Yesterday afternoon the prisoner called and said he had a letter from the Rev. Mr. Bouchier, who is known to me, enclosing a peti tion. The letter and petition are as follow : "The Rev. Mr. Bouchier presents his respectful compli ments to Mr. Simon A. Beck, and begs to submit the en closed memorial for that gentleman's charitable perusal. Mr. Bouchier takes more than ordinary interest in his case, having known the family whom it concerns during his mini stry in Cheam. He trusts that the motive which actuates him in thus addressing Mr. Beck in a case of charity will be deemed an apology. An answer by bearer will oblige. " ' This memorial showeth that Mr. Henry Sheppard, a general carrier from Ewell, Cheam, Sutton, &c., to London, via Mitcham, Morden t Tooting, and Clapham, was return ing home on the evening of Thursday, the 26th inst., when near the Elephant and Castle his horse took fright at a band of street musicians, and ran off at a furious pace. The van, coming in contact with a timber carriage, was dashed to pieces. The animal received such injuries as caused its death, and Mr. Sheppard, endeavouring to save the pro perty entrusted to his care for delivery, had his right leg fractured, and is now an inmate of Guy's Hospital. " ' On further investigation we find his loss exceeds £7O, and knowing him to be an industrious, honest man, with a large family depending upon his exertions for support, we earnestly beg leave to recommend his case to the notice of the gentry and clergy of the neighbourhood, trusting their united donations will release a deserving family from their present Imfortunate position in life.' " Then follow a dozen signatures. Mr. Goodman (the chief clerk). —I have seen a score of memorials in the same handwriting as this. Witness—Every On: of the signatures to the document I believe to be forged. I know the Rev. Mr. Bouchier's handwriting. Neither the letter nor the signature to the memorial have been writ ten by that gentleman. I have seen Sir E. Antro bus and two other gentlemen whose names purport to be attached, and they have stated to me that their signatures are forgeries. When the prisoner called on me I asked him when he last saw Mr. Bouchier ? He replied, " I saw him this morning at Cheam." I knew Mr. Bouchier had left Cheam about six months, and I said to the prisoner " Did you get these subscriptions from the parties who have signed the memorial ?" He replied, " Yes." He seemed to think afterwards that he had made a mistake, and said, " No, sir, I shall not say more ; you know all about it." J. Gaddesden, whose sig nature purports to be attached to the memorial, is dead. I have seen the carrier alluded to in the memorial. He is all safe and sound, and has not met with - any accident. I was " done" some six or seven months ago by a similar story, and I have no doubt the prisoner had a hand in that. The Lord Mayor—Prisoner, have you anything to say in answer to this charge ? Prisoner—No. I have been out of work a long time, and I met with people who knew me when I was better off, and who told me that if I did this and called on Mr. Beck he would be sure to give me some money. The Lord Mayor—How long have you lived by getting money in this way ? Prisoner—l came from Bristol, and there is not a person there who can state that I have been in the habit of getting money in this way. The Lord Mayor.—The officer must communicate with the Mendicity Society. They may have a previous conviction against the prisoner, who will stand remanded till Monday next. Mr. J. Anderton, a member of the Court of Com mon Council, called the attention of the Lord Mayor to the careless and reckless manner in which bullocks were driven through the city on market days. That morning three bullocks were driven into his house in Bridge-street, Blackfriars, break ing three panes of glass and forcing a door open. He was obliged to follow the ammals as far as Blackfriars-bridge before he could find a policeman. The annoyance now experienced from the driving of cattle through the streets was greater than when Smithfield-market was in existence. The Lord Mayor advised Mr. Anderton to sum mon the owner of the cattle to the County Court for the damage he had sustained. His lordship added that if a memorial were addressed to him upon the subject of the nuisance arising from driv ing cattle through the streets it should receive his attentive consideration. GUILDHALL.--Wm. Thos. Barnes, the son, and Lucy Barnes, the wife of Mr Barnes, the auctioneer and picture-dealer of St. Paul's-churchyard, sur rendered in discharge of their recognisances before Alderman Wire to answer a charge of conspiracy to defraud Mr. R. H. Peter, a gentleman of inde pendent fortune, of various sums of money amount ing to about £1,200, and a bill o f exc h ange f or £l,OOO, by means of false p re t ences . Mr. Sleigh, instructed by Mr. W. Day, of Queen street, Mayfair, appeared, as before, for the prose cution, and Mr. Metcalfe, instructed by Messrs. Lumley and Lumley, of Ludgate-hill, attended for the defendants. Mr. Sleigh said the case for the prosecution was closed. Mr. Metcalfe--We must have Mr. Peter here. Mr. Martin (chief clerky —ls Mr. Peter present ? Mr. Sleigh—Mr. Peter is not here, and I make that statement with indi gna ti on . Mr.i Day, the gentleman by whom I am instructed, and who has got up this case, has made every effort to get Mr. Peter here, but without success. lam informed that a corrupt settlement of this matter has taken place, and if that is so I can 'only say it is a gross injustice to me as his counsel, to Mr. Day as his attorney, and most injurious to the interests of public justice. Mr. Metcalfe—l do not think my friend Mr. Sleigh is justified in talking about a corrupt settle ment. If any settlement has taken place, I can only say it is without my sanction or knowledge, and contrary to my advice ; and on the part of Messrs. Lumley and Lumley, who are instructing me, I feel bound to state that they have not even been consulted in the matter. Alderman Wire—What have you to say to the case ? Mr. Metcalfe—There is no case for me to answer at present. Mr. Martin—The depositions are signed. Alderman Wire—l sit here to administer public justice, and in the present case I am of opinion that there is sufficient in the evidence to justify me in sending it for trial. Neither you, Mr. Metcalfe, Mr. Sleigh, nor any other party can be permitted to settle the matter, and any one so doing would be guilty of a high misdemeanour. I shall go on with the case. Mr. Metcalfe—l am instructed, sir, to call seve ral witnesses, whose evidence will materially alter the facts as they at present appear, particularly with regard to the statement about the " Rosa Bon hour ;" but if you think there is a case to be sent for further inquiry elsewhere, in the absence of Mr. Peter, of course, I shall advise my clients to reserve their defence. Alderman Wire--I shall take the necessary steps to procure the attendance of Mr. Peter. It is quite clear to me that some bargain has been made, and that this court has been made the means of effect ing a compromise. Mr. Metcalfe—l only know that I was not aware of it. Alderman Wire—l do not for one instant think you were. Your clients know more than you do of this matter. I have received private information which I feel it to be my duty now to make public. There are two awkward facts—one is the absence of Mr. Peter, and the other is the absence of the pictures from Mr. Peter's house, Mr. Sleigh—And I am privately informed that not only have the pictures been taken away, but that the whole of the money (£1,208) and the bill for £l,OOO have been returned. Mr. Metcalfe --Then that is an additional reason why my clients should reserve their defence. Alderman Wire..-If a compromise was intended? there were other means of effecting it without mak ing the magistrate the medium. I shall, however, adjourn the case for a week, and will require good bail for the appearance of the defendants on that day. Mr. Sleigh—On the part of Mr. Day I must state that he has done all that a respectable man could do to insure the attendance of Mr. Peter. Mr. Metcalfe—There is no imputation upon Mr. Day or Messrs. Lumley and Lumley. Mr. Sleigh—That is quite true, but I wish it to be perfectly understood that Mr. Peter has acted upon his own responsibility in the matter. Mr. Metcalfe—With regard to bail, Sir, the de fendants have attended hitherto, and I suppose their own recognisances will be sufficient now. Alderman Wire—l accepted their recognisances before, but the case has now assumed a different aspect ; and I shall require each of the defendants to find two sureties in £5OO each. The case was then adjourned to Friday, the 17th September, and after some delay it was intimated that the defendants could not procure so many sureties upon so short a notice. Alderman Wire therefore accepted Mr. Barnes, sen., as bail in £l,OOO for his wife and £5OO for his son, another member of the family becoming bail for the remaining £5OO. THAMES.—Hannah Montgomery, the wife of a mechanic, aged 37, was brought before Mr. Selfe, charged with stealing a gold watch, gold guard chain, vinaigrette, case and locket, value £3O, the property of Mrs. Cora Burn. The prisoner was also charged with stealing three sheets and a pair of blankets, value 505., the property of Louis Gra veur, a lodging-house keeper, of No. 38, Russell street, Stepney. Mrs. Burn, who has recently arrived from India, was lodging at the above address, and the articles were taken from her bedroom. The prisoner occu pied apartments in the same house. John Baker, shopman, in the employ of Mr. Ash bridge, a pawnbroker in Park-place, Mile-end-road, produced three sheets, pawned by the prisoner, and they were identified by Mr. Graveur. Henry Powers, assistant to Mr. Childs, a pawn broker, in High-street, Shadwell, produced a gold watch and appendages, pawned by the prisoner on Thursday afternoon for £5. The prisoner said the property belonged to her mistress, and she lived in Albert-street. Mr. Selfe—And you made no inquiries ? Powers—No, Sir ; not any. Mr. Selfe—lt is a very bad mode of doing busi ness to take in a valuable gold watch and append ages of a woman like the one in the dock, and not endeavour to ascertain whether she came honestly by it or not. Witness—lt is the usual mode of doing business. Mr. Selfe—l am afraid it is too usual. Witness—We had no suspicion of her. She only asked a short price on the watch. Mr. Selfe—l think that is the very reason you ought to have suspected. If she had asked a long price, something like the full value, instead of one fourth the value, your suspicions might have been disarmed a little. _ Ann Randall, female searcher at the station house, stated that on searching the prisoner she found upon her £3 10s. in gold, 2s. 6d. in silver, and some halfpence. The prisoner pleaded guilty. Mr. Selfe said this was a very bad case, and he should sentence the prisoner to six months' impri sonment and hard labour. The property to be re stored to the owners, and the money taken from the prisoner divided between the two pawnbrokers. WANDSWORTH. A very pretty-looking young woman, who gave the name of Ann Bartlett, and stated that her age was 18 years, was placed in the dock before. Mr. Dayman, charged with at tempting to commit suicide by swallowing a quan tity of oxalic acid. Police-constable Hughes, of the V division, de posed that about half-past 3 o'clock on the previous afternoon he was on duty in the Wandsworth-road, when he saw the prisoner leaning against a wall in Green-lane, Clapham, crying bitterly, and she appeared to have vomited a great deal. He asked her what was the matter, and whether any person had ill-used her. After some time she admitted having swallowed a pennyworth of oxalic acid. He then took her to the nearest surgeon, Dr. Connor, who examined her, and stated that she had vomited the greater portion of the poison. Dr. Connor directed him to take her to the Wandsworth Union, and on the way she told him that she had left her situation on Monday after having stolen a sovereign from a writing-desk in her master's bed room. Witness subsequently took her to the divisional surgeon, Dr. Parrott, who administered some medicine. She also said that she bought the poison at a druggist's shop as she - came from London in the morning. Mr. Dayman inquired of the constable if the pri soner informed him where she had been in service ? The witness said she told him at Mr. Williams's, of Shepherd's-bush, where she had only been a fortnight. She had previously been an inmate of a penitentiary at Greenwich. She further stated that after she stole the sovereign she went to London-bridge, where she met some of her friends. She bought the cape she was wearing out of the money, and then went to the play in the evening and spent the remainder. She had no parents and no home to go to after she had spent all the money, and she then made up her mind to destroy herself. Mr, Dayman asked her if she had anything to say The prisoner replied in the negative. Mr. Dayman said he should remand her for a week to ascertain how much of her story was true. The prisoner was then removed. FROM THE GAZETTE OF YESTERDAI OSBORNE, SEPT. 2. The Queen was this day pleased to confer the honour of Knighthood upon John William Fisher, Esq., Chief Sur geon to the Metropolitan Police. WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, SEPT. 10. 3d Regiment of Light Dragoons—Lieutenant Henry Fawcett to be Captain, by purchase, vice Surtees, who retires. sth Light Dragoons—Boyle Vandeleun, Gent,. to be Cor net, without purchase, vice Fitz Simon, appointed to the 6th Dragooni 13th Li g ht Dragoons—Cornet Richard Wm. Re nshaw, from the 2d Dragoon Guards, to be Lieutenant, by pur chase, vice Southwell, who has retired. Bth Regiment of Foot—Assistant -Surgeon Joseph Edward O'Loughlin, from the Staff, to be Assistant Surgeon. 9th Foot—Captain J. Baillie, from Adjutant of a Depot Battalion to be Captain, vice O'Shea , who exchan g es. 10th Foot—Gentleman! Cadet Thomas H. Powell, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Newbatt, promoted in the 16th Foot. 17th Foot—To be Captains, without purchase—Captain Norris Goddard, from half-pay Unattached ; Lieut. Oates Joseph Travers ' from the 70th Foot ; Lieut. Francis Horatio Gee , from the 87th Foot ; Lieut. the Hen. S. R. H. Ward, from the 72d Foot. To be Lieu tenants, without purchase — Ensign C. Bunbury, from the 63dFoot ; Ensign J. E. W. Hussey, from the 39th -Foot ; Ensign G. A. Crickitt, from the 62d Foot ; En sign H. T. Sheppard, from the 48th Foot. The commis sion of Lieut. F. J. Berkeley, as Adjutant, to be ante dated to the 3d May, 1858. 18th Foot—To be Captains, without purchase—Capt a i n Si me on Charles Lousada, 'from half-pay 9th Foot, vice Adams, removed to the 20th Foot ; Captain Edward Abbot Anderson from half-pay Unattached ; Li eu t. William Crozier, from the 70th Foot ; Lieut. George S. Hallowes from the 25th Foot; Lieut. James Tarrant Ring. To be Lieutenants, without purchase—Ensign J. W. Home, from the 34th Foot; Ensign J. A. J. Briggs, from the 44th Foot; Ensign W. H. Thomas, from the 33d Foot; Ensign W. 0. Bourke , from -the 10th Foot ; Ensign E. T. Evans, from the 25th Foot ; Ensign R. W. Beachey, from the 76th Foot ; Ensign T. Watt, vice Ring. 20th Foot—To be Captains, without purchase—Captain A. N. Adams, from the 18th Foot ; Lieut. G. L. W. D. Flamstead, from the 52d Foot; Lieut. H. E. Quin, from the 29th Foot ; Lieut. P. Geraghty. To be Lieutenants, without purchase—Ensign H. P. Chapman, from the 38th Foot ; Ensign F. Fox, from the 88th Foot ; Ensign H. Archdall, from the 39th Foot; Ensign F. 'Wright, from the 56th Foot ; Ensign H. F. G. Webster, from the 44th Foot ; Ensign A. W. Gilley, from the 34th Foot ; Ensign N. X. Gwynn, from the 41st Foot; Ensign F. Mansel, vice Geraghty; Ensign J. Aldridge to be Lieu tenant, by purchase, vice Rochfort, promoted. 21st Foot—To be Captains, without purchase—Captain the Hon. Wm. Leopold Talbot, from half-pay 9th Foot ; Lieutenant George Frederick Gildea, from the 69th Foot; Lieutenant A. W. P. Weekes, from the 78th Foot; Lieu tenant Alexander Walker, from the 45th Foot. To be Lieutenants, without purchase—Ensign Wm. Blenner hasset, from the 39th Foot ; Ensign J. A. 0. Carnegy, from the 63d Foot; Ensign George O'Connell, from the 36th Foot. The date of Mr. Shuttleworth's appointment as Paymaster, to be antedated to the Bth June. 23d Foot—Ensign Eugene Mervin Roe, from the Royal Wiltshire Militia, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Colt, promoted. 24th Foot—To be Captains, without purchase --Captain Robert George Jephson, from half-pay 68th Foot ; Lieu tenant F. D. Wyatt, from the 74th Foot ; Lieutenant Charles Hunter, from the 81st Foot ; Lieutenant James Tennent Tovey. To be Lieutenants, w ithout purchase — Ensign C. R. King, from, the 50th Foot ; Ensign John Foot, from the 88th Foot ; Ensign A. C. Hallowes, from the 38th Foot; Ensign R. N. Surplice, from the 56th Foot ; Ensign D. W. Balfour Ogilvy, from the 34th Foot ; Ensign . G. C. Ross, vice Tovey. 26th Foot—Assistant-Surgeon John Davidge, from tho Staff, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Cullen, appointed to the Staff. 38th Foot—William Drummond Pringle, Gent., to be En sign, without purchase, vice Mallet, deceased, _ a 40th Foot—Captain W. L. Murphy, from Smith f -y_ who u attached, to be Captain, vice Mich ael E. S , exchanges. 42d Foot—The Honourable Henry Thomas Fraser to be Ensign, by purchase, vice James;promoted. 47th Foot—Dudley North, Gent., to be. Ensign , by pur chase, vice Tidsdall, promoted in the 15th Foot. 48th Foot--Assistant-Surgeon John Grant, from the Staff, to be-Assistant-Surgeon. 61st Foot—The second Christian name of Ensign Cockle, appointed, by purchase, ,on the 24th August, 1858, is Robert. 62d Foot—Ensign Arthur Lloyd Reade to be Lieutenant, by purchuse, vice Hume, w ho retires. 65th Foot—For Richard Oiiife Richmond, Gent., to be EA. MINING LAWS ON FRASER RIVER. Annexed are the regulations about to be issued by Governor Douglas for the guidance of miners on Fraser and tributary rivers : " 1. With reference to the proclamation of his Excellency the Governor, bearing date the 28th day of December last, and to the notice from this officer of the 30th of the same month, his Excellency directs it to be notified, that the licenses issued in accordance therewith, to dig, search for, and remove all gold found in its natural place of deposit, will, in future, be limited in their operations to alluvial gold, whether consisting of dust, grain, scale, or lump gold, and will not extend to matrix gold combined with quartz, or other rock remaining in its original bed or situation. " 2. Previously, however, to the working of any such matrix gold, notice must be given to, and a written permission obtained from, the commissioner of the gold district, who will require such security and make such arrangements for the protection of the public interests as he may deem necessary. If the parties concerned fail to give the required notice or security, or to observe the conditions prescribed by that officer, all such matrix gold and also all alluvial gold of every kind procured without due authority, will be seized as the property of the Crown, in whose possession soever it may be found ; and the persons offending will render themselves liable to be prosecuted for the offence. "3. Persons desirous of working auriferous quartz veins may make application in writing to the commissioner of the gold district, accurately describing the locality. Such application shall be immediately recorded by each officer in a book to be kept for that purpose, which shall be open at all reasonable times for the inspection of appli cants. In case no previous application shall have been made as above directed, and should there be no valid objection to the proposal, the commissioner shall notify the applicant of his acceptance of the same. The applicant shall then enter into a bond binding himself, and two or'more sufficient sureties, to the satisfaction of the Government, jointly and severally, in the sum of £2,000 (10,000 dols.) to pay a royalty of 10 per cent. on all gold obtained from any part of the lands within the limits of his claim, to an officer to be appointed for that purpose by the Government. That rate will be computed on the actual produce, valued at £3 4s. (16 dols.) per oz., procured by separation only, and £— per ounce if by amalgamation. He shall further be bound to permit such officer to reside on the land in the neigbourhood of the worlds, at such spot as may be assigned by the commissioner, and also to give such officer access at all reasonable times to the build ings or premises, and to all books and accounts connected with the production of gold ; also, to give all necessary facilities for the collection of the royalty, daily or weekly, as may be found most desirable. " 4. All buildings, machinery, or other improve ments, erected or made on the land, shall be con sidered as additional security for the due perform ance of the conditions of the bond. " 5. The above claim shall consist of half a mile of, and in the course of, the vein, with fifty yards reserved on each side of such vein, for building or other purposes. The right of cutting and using timber for building purposes, or for firewood, from adjacent crbwn lands, as well as access to neigh bouring water, shall also be conceded. The dura tion of the claim shall be three years ; which shall, however, be extended for such further period as, upon receipt of instructions from her Majesty's Government, may be determined upon, having due regard to the interests of the party concerned. At the expiration of the term of their holding or on the termination of their terms sooner, by consent of the Government, the parties shall have liberty to remove all buildings, machinery, or other un_ provements, created or made by them, and a rea sonable time shall be allowed for that purpose . provided, always, duly ys,th fulfilled.attheconditions of the b on d shall have "6. A claim, such as the above, shall be forfeited by the failure of the applicant to enter, within a reasonable period, into the required bond ; by his neglecting to pay the prescribed royalty at the time and in the manner required by the bond ; by his withinnot employing ot a l hst of f ea t s h t e o 2 e o ee p p e t r a s o o e n on e s fhistheelai applica tion for the same ; by his ceasing to employ that number of persons on the works for the period of one month thereafter ; by obstructing the officer in the proper performance of his duty, or in any way violating the terms of his bond. Such vein shall then be open to selection by other parties. " 7. Persons desirous of draining ponds, or water holes, may make application in the above mode stated, to the commissioner or assistant commis sioner of the gold district, and shall be subject in all respects to the same regulations, with the exception that in the place of the payment of a royalty, the applicants shall bind themselves to employ, in each case, the number of persons for whom the working of the claim would afford employment—as may be determined by the government on the report of the commissioner during the period of their occupation. andandae c t s u ot ht a i k ie e "B.ia e ne T claim out shall l a i l c l e n h s e e for voided every employed, of such numb er o f 'per-sons from the work, unless in case of int errup t ion b y flood or other unforeseen persons undertaking to drain any such Pond or watercourse will not, however, be cera, sign, without purchase, vice Butler, whose appointment, as stated in the Gazette of the 16th March, has been can celled, which appeared in the Gazette of 2d July last : Read, Richard Oliffe Richmond, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Henry Butler, whose appointment, as stated in the Gazette of the 17th Nov., 1857, has been cancelled. 67th Foot—Assistant-Surgeon James George Stewart Ma thison, from the Staff, to be Assistant-Surgeon. 78th Foot—Ensign Alexander Ewing to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Bogle, promoted in the 13th Foot ; Sergeant-Major James Hart to be Ensign, without pur chase, vice Ewing. 84th Foot—Major Charles F. Seymour to be Lieutenant- Colonel, without purchase, vice Brevet-Colonel David Russell, C. 8., appointed Inspecting Field Officer of a Recruiting District ; Captain Spier Hughes to be Major, without purchase, vice Seymour ; Lieutenant Robert Torrens Pratt to be Captain, without purchase, vice Hughes ; Ensign Charles Thomas Horan to be Lieu tenant, without purchase, vice Pratt ; Ensign John Hunter Knox, from the 94th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Wolseley, promoted. 91st Foot—The appointment of William Gamul Edwards, Gent., to an Ensig-ncy, by purchase, as stated in the Gazette of the 30th July, 1858, has been cancelled. 94th Foot—Ensign Edward Logan Stehelin, from the 16th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Knox, appointed to the 84th Foot. 97th Foot—Quartermaster-Sergeant Peter Lawless to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Slator, deceased. 99th Foot—Assistant-Surgeon Samuel Halliday Macartney, from the Staff, to be Assistant-Surgeon. Rifle Brigade—Captain George Stavely Hill, from half-pay Unattached, to be Captain ; Lieut. William Trevor Rooper to be Captain, by purchase, vice Hill, who re tires ; Ensign A. H. T. H. Somerset to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Rooper. 2d West India Regiment—Lieut. W. Cooke 0' Shaughnessy to be Adjutant, vice Jones, promoted. DEPOT BATTALION. Major the Hon. Daniel Greville Finch, from half-pay Unattached, to be Major. Major Herbert Russell Manners, from half-pay Un attached, to be Major, vice Sykes, whose appointment from half-pay, as stated in the Gazette of the 24th Aug., 1858, has been cancelled. Captain Rodney P. O' Shea, from the 9th Foot, to be Adjutant, vice Baillie, who exchanges. STAFF. Brevet-Colonel Edward Rowley Hill, from the 63d Foot, to be Deputy Adjutant-General to the Forces serving in Windward and Leeward Islands, vice George, whose term of service on the Staff has expired. UNATTACHED. Major and Brevet-Colonel Jas. R. Brunker on half-pay 15th Foot, late Deputy Adjutant-General in Ceylon, to be Lieut.-Colonel, without purchase. Major and Brevet-ColonelF. Darley George, on half-pay 22d Foot, late Deputy Adjutant-General in the Windward and Leeward Islands, to be Lieut-Colonel, without purchase. HOSPITAL STAFF. Assistant-Surgeort Wm. Fleming Cullen, from the 26th Foot, to be Assistant-Surgeon to the Forces, vice Peppin, appointed to the 2d Foot. BREVET. The undermentioned promotions to take place consequent upon the death of Lieut.-General Archibald Money, C. 8., K.C., Colonel of the 2d Dragoons, on the 25th Aug., 1858 : Major-General Beaumont Lord Hotham, Lieut.-Colonel on half-pay Unattached, to have the rank ot Lieut.-General. Major-General Joseph Paterson, Colonel Commandant, 60th Foot, to be Lieut.-General. Brevet-Colonel Marcus J. Slade, from half-pay as Lieut.- Colonel, 4th Foot, to be Major-General. Brevet-lieut.-Colonel Guy Clarke, on half-pay as Major unattached, to be Colonel. Brevet-Major Adolphus F. Bond, on half-pay Royal Staff Corps, Staff Officer of Pensioners, to be Lieut.-Colonel. Captain William Collier Menzies, Royal Engineers, to be Major. Captain George Stavely Hill, Rifle Brigade, to be Major in the Army. Brevet-Major George Stavely Hill, Rifle Brigade, to be Lieut.-Colonel in the Army. The under-mentioned Officers, having completed three years' actual service in the rank of Lieut.-Colonel, to be promoted to be Colonels in the Army, under the Royal Warrant of the 6th October, 1854 : Lieut.-Colonel John Alfred Street, C. 8.; of a Depot Battalion. Lieut.-Colonel Francis Pym Harding, C. 8., 22d Foot. The Commission as Brevet-Colonel of Lieut.-Colonel Arthur Lowry Cole, C. 8., 16th Foot, to be antedated to the 9th March, 1858. The undermentioned promotions to take place in the Indian Military Forces of her Majesty, consequent on the death of Major-Generals Frederick Parkinson Lester, Bom bay Artillery, on 3d July, 1858; James Henderson Dun sterville, Bombay Infantry, on 12th July, 1858 ; Charles Evans, Bombay Infantry, on 19th July, 1858 ; and Lieut.- General John Anderson, Madras Infantry, on 22d July, 1858; Major-General Duncan Scott, Bengal Infantry, to be Lieutenant-General. TO BE MAJOR-GENERALS Colonel George Campbell, Bengal Artillery. Colonel Peter Lanes, Bengal Infantry. Colonel Alexander William Lawrence, Madras Light Cavalry. Colonel Sir Frederick Abbott, C. 8., Lieutenant-Governor of the Military College at Addiscombe, late of Bengal Engineers. Colonel John Fowler Bradford, C. 8., Bengal Light Cavalry. The Commission of Major-General Thomas Polwhele, Bengal Infantry, to bear date Ist May, 1858, and that of Major-General Richard James Holwell Birch, C. 8., Bengal Infantry, to bear date 4th May, 1858. COMMISSIONS BY LORDS-LIEUTENANT. County of Forfar—Lieut.-Col. Charles Brown Constable, H.E.1.C.5., to be Deputy Lieutenant. 2d Regiment of the Duke of Lancaster's Own Militia— Lieut. Le Gendre Starkie to be Captain, vice Stanley, re signed. 3d Regiment of the Duke of Lancaster's Own Militia— Lieut. Robert Furey to be Captain, vice Monk, resigned ; Lieut. Philip Haughton Whittaker to be Captain, vice Ayrton, deceased ; Ensign William Turner to be Lieute nant, vice Furey, promoted ; Ensign Thomas James Eccles to be Lieutenant, vice Whittaker, promoted ; Ensign Wil liam Fitch Storey to be Lieutenant, vice Cunliffe, resigned. 4th or Duke of Lancaster's Own (Light Infantry) Regi ment of Royal Lancashire Militia—Henry William Coyne, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Betham, promoted. 6th Regiment of Royal Lancashire Militia—Herbeit Buchanan, Gent., to be Lieutenant. Herefordshire Regiment of Militia—Francis William Layng, to be Ensign, in the place of Thomas Milward Ben nett, promoted. Denbighshire Yeomanry Cavalry—Alexander Reid, Esq., to be Captain, vice Whalley, resigned. Exeter and South Devon Volunteer Rifle Battalion— James Thorne George, to be Lieutenant ; William Henry Rodway, to be Ensign. Light Infantry Battalion of the Royal Sussex Militia — Thomas Jones Sherwood, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Geneste, resigned. The Essex Rifles—Christopher Brice Wilkinson, Esq., late Captain in the 68th Light Infantry, to be Major, vice Kelly, promoted. [This article is substituted for that which appeared in the Gazette of 20th of August last.] East Kent Regiment of Militia—Dominick Gore Daly, late Lieutenant 3d Jagers, to be Ensign, vice Monypenny, promoted. PRIZE MONEY. Department of the Accountant-General of the Navy, Admiralty, Somerset-house, Sept 9. , Notice is hereby given to the officers, seamen, and marines, and to all persons interested therein, that the distribution of tonnage bounty granted for the schooner, name unknown, captured on the 19th May, 1856, by her Majesty's ship Myrmidon, will commence on Mon day, the 20th Sept., 1855, in the Prize Branch of the Department of the "Accountant-General of the Navy, Ad miralty, Somerset-house." Agents and other persons holding powers of attorney, prize orders, assignments, or other instruments, by virtue of which they may be legally entitled to claim the share of any captor, serving in the above-named ship, are requested to present the same at this office. Any officer, seaman, marine, or other person, who may desire to receive his share from the Collector of Customs or of Inland Revenue within the United Kingdom, is re quired to intimate the same by letter to be addressed " On Prize Business, to the Secretary of the Admiralty, Lon don"—in which letter his own place of residence is to be precisely stated, as well as the place of the nearest Collec tor of Customs, or of Inland Revenue, from whom it would be convenient to receive such share of prize money. The following are the shares due to an individual in the several classes : Lieut. Comnmdg. £35 18 2 Seventh Class £4 14 3 Eighth Class 2 7 2 Ninth Class Tenth Class 0 15 8 Fourth Class..l'. 14 2 10 Fifth Class Sixth Class 7 1 5 AVERAGE PRICE OF SUGAR. The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, com puted from Returns made in the week ending the 7th day of Sept., 1858, exclusive of the duties of Customs paid or payable thereon, on the importation thereof into &eat Britain : Per cwt. From the British possessions in America 2Bs 3141. Muscovado, the produce of the Mauritius 26s 5d Muscovado, the produce of the East Indies — s Average price of the two foregoing 2Bs lid BANK OF ENGLAND. An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria, cap. 32, for the week ending on Wednesday, the Bth day of September, 1858 : Is SUL DEPARTMENT. Notes issued £3l, 772,280 Government Debt £11,015,100 Other Securities .. 3,459,900 Gold Coin & Bullion 17,297,280 Silver Bullion .... 2.31,772,280 £31,772,280 I BANKING DEPARTMENT. 0 t r h i t e i r e S sec ( u in ri c t l i u e d s in . g . 15,362:69, Proprietors' Caps" Government Seen :1300100 Dead Weight A- Re t s a t l ..................................... nuity) Public beposits (in- X 10,955 260 eluding Exche- Notes quer, Savings' Gold and Sil ver 11,738,720 Banks, Commis- m i ss i on ers of Na tional Debt, and Dividend Ac counts) ... . ...... 7,535,733 Other Deposits.... 12,267,046 S ev en Day and o ther Bills 770,477 742,185 £38,818,866 I X 38,818,866 M. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. Dated the 9th day of September, 1858. BANKRUPTCY ANNULLED. Alexander Alcock Nevins, merchant, Liverpool. BANKRUPTS. John Collinson, builder, South Molton-lane, Brooke-st. Oxford-street, to surrender, Sept. 25, at one, and Oct. 25 at twerVe, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Thomas Moore, innkeeper, South Shore, Blackpool, Lan. cashire, Sept. 20, and Oct. 22, at eleven, at the Liverpoo District Court. James Hundy, timber merchant, Birmingham, Sept. 1 , and Oct. 15, at h a lf-p as t e l even , a t th o Bi rm i ng h am Dis trict Court. George Walker Gray, builder, Nottingham, Sept. 28 and Oct. 12, at half-past ten, at the Shire-hall, Nottingham. James Fletcher Harper, ironmonger, Dudley, Worces tershire, Sept. 24 and Oct. 1:5, at half-past eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. _ _ Henry Spencer and Henry Barton Clay, shoe mercers, Birmingham, Sept. 26 and. Oct. 13, at ten, at the Bir mingham District Court. George Norton Coulson, butcher, Lincoln, Oct. 6 and 27, at twelve, at the Town-hall, Kingston-upon-Hull. James Slpard, corp. factor, Huddersfield, Sept. 27 and 0ct..25, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. George Munberotone Isiitottelmore, bAilder and Homed victualler, 9, Fitzroy-terrace, Southampton - ro ad, Hrt-ver stock-hill, Sept. 22, at two, and Oct. 18, at half-past one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. William Griffin, manufacturing stationer, 130, Fleet street, Sept. 25, at half-past twelve, and Oct. 18, at two, at the Court of Bankruptc SCOTCHBANKRUPTS. Ronald ll‘Dougall, leather factor, Glasgow. William Forbes, Kingsburgh, Isle of Skye, and now of Glasgow. Alexander Hay, grocer, Ovefgate, Dundee. James Steel, hosier, Glasgow. COUNTRY MARKETS. LIVERPOOL--SEPT. 10. At to -day's market there was only a thin attendance of buyers, and a very limited demand was experienced for wheat and flour at Tuesday's rates. Oats and oatmeal, old and new, sold slowly at barely late quotations. Barley, beans, and peas were without alteration in value or demand. Indian corn in good request, and both yellow and white may be quoted at 6d per qr. dearer—yellow bringing from 33s to 345, and white from 34s 3d to 348 9d. EXETER -SEPT. 10. ---- --- The show of samples was somewhat large, but the de mand was slack, owing to the prevalence of dry weather. The new wheat on offer was of excellent quality. Wheat, white ..5s 6d to 5s 8d I Barley.. 4s Od to 4s 6d Ditto red 5s 3d to 5s Gd Oats ..... 3s Od to 3s 3d Flour, fine , 32s to 33s ; seconds, 308 to 31 s per sack. CATTLE.—The market was well supplied with stock, and. the attendance was numerous, but business appeared to be small. Fat beef, p score, lOs to 10s 6d Ewes, per lb .... 6d to Od Pork carcases, do 8s to 9s 6d Wethers, d 0...... Gid to Od Lambs, per lb. ' 7d to Od Fat calves, d0....6id to 7d Rough fat, 4d per lb. WAKEFIELD-SEPT. 10. We have fair arrivals of grain this week. The wheat trade is slow to-day; new must be noted is per qr. cheaper, and damp parcels are difficult to quit. Old is rather lower, but holders are not generally disposed to press sales. New barley is in better supply, and _prices in favour of the buyer. Beans, oats, and shelling steady at late rates. Averages for the week : Wheat 2,772 qrs., at 46s Bid 8ar1ey......... 50 ~ 398 51d Oats — --8 Od Beans ,, —s Od LOUTH• -SEPT. 8. We had a large attendance to-day, and a liberal supply wheat, with a brisk trade. There is no quotable altera tion to make in prices of all kinds. Wh ea t ...40s to 45s 0at5........ 2ss to 28s White . 50 s to — s Beans .. ...40s to 46s Barley .32s to 36s BRISTOL SUGAR—SEPT. 10. For West India descriptions there is still a fair demand at about former rates, but other sorts are neglected. Re finers' produce meets with only a limited demand, and late prices are barely supported. Rum more inquired for, and rather dearer. COAL MARKET-SEpT. 10. Davison's West Hartley, 16s. Od ; Holywell, 14s. 3d. ; Howard's West Hartley Netherton, -s. Od. ; Tanfield Moor, 13s. 3d. ; Tanfield Moor Butes, 13s 3 d.; Wylam, 14s. Od. ; Earsden Hartley, 15s. ; Byass's Bebside West Hartley, 165.; Walker Primrose, 12s. 6d. Tyne Main, 12s. 6d.; Hastings Hartley, 15s. 9d. ; Haswell Gas, 12s. 6d. ; Lambert's West Hartley, 16s. Walls End-Riddell, 15s. 9d. ; Eden, 16s. 3d. ; Benson, 16s. Od. ; Thorpe, -s. Od. ; Bell, 15s. 6d. ; Russell's Hetton, -s. Od. ; Framwoll gate, 16s. Od.; Haswell, 18s. Od.; Hetton, 18s. Od.; Cassop, 16s. 9d; Lambton, 175.6 d.; Tees, 18s. Od.; Heugh Hall, 16s. 3d.; Hunwick, 14s. 3d. ; South Betton, 17s. 9d. ; Acorn Close, 16s. 3d. ; Shincliffe, -s.; K e pler Grange, 17s. 3d. ; Bradyll's Hetton, 16s. 9d. ; Gosforti, 16s. 9d. ; Dryburn. Grange, 16s. 6d. Nixon's Merthyr, 21s, ; Nixon's Duff ryn, -s. Od. ; Powell's Duffryn Steam, 21s. Od.-Ships at market, 91; sold, 75. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. TRAFFIC RETURNS FOR THE WEEK. Miles Opened. Receipts. Railways. /.._______,---, ~---A---„,, 1858. 1857. 1858. 1857. ---- X £ Ballymena and Portrush... 35 35 - - Bedale and Leyburn lO 10 103 in Belfast and Ballymena 65 65 1,357 1,296 Belfast and County Down l7 17 317 332 Birkd., Lane., & Ches. June 32 32 2,977 3,241 Blyth and Tyne l3 13 1,541 1,476 Bristol and Exeter llB 117 7,615 7,584 Caledonian Ches.&Holyhead(withMold) 911 7,559 7,453 Cockermouth & Workington 8 - - Cork and Bandon 2O 20 297 294 Cork, Blackrock, & Passage 6l ei 305 31% Deeside l7 17 344 439 Dublin & Belfast Junction 56 56 1,331 1,324 Dublin and Drogheda 63 63 1,728 1,683 Dub. & Wicklow (in. Kings t ) 401 401 2,555 2,495 Dundalk and Enniskillen Dundee and Arbroath l7l 171 679 687 Dundee, Perth, & Aber. Jun. 31 31 1,143 1,082 East Anglian 674 674 977 779 E.Counties,Nrik.,&E.Union 489 489 26,338 25,115 East Kent 1 94 - 369 - E.Lancashire(in.Blackburn) 111 105 7,057 7,535 Edinburgh and Glasgow Edinburg,h, Perth,& Dundee 78 78 3,521 3,584 Forth & Clyde Junction - - 377 356 Furness Glasgow & South-Western. 1831 1834 7,864 8,180 Great Northern 283 283 23,898 23,138 Great North of Scotland Gt.Southn. & Westn.(lrind ) 2034 201 3 4 6,309 6,8:3 Great Western 466 466 33,320 32,543 Hull and Holderness Inverness & Aberdeen June. 31 15 - - Irish South-Eastern 2 51 25 4 470 426 Killarney Junction 4l 41 305 275 Lancaster and Carlisle (in. Kendal and Windermere) 100 1 100 8,187 8 , 083 Lane. & Yrks.(in.Blackburn) 289 289 27,369 28,366 Limerick and Foynes 2 - - Llanelly 4 ' 529 520 London & North-Western . 653 647 6 1 , 566 71,80 6 London and Blackwell 5l 83 1,639 1, 575 . London & South-Western 2891 27 18,52 0 0 18,4 Lond. Brighton, &S. Coast. 1921 1 19,887 18,3 60 L'derry and Enniskillen Lond., Tilbury, & Southend. 42-1 40 2,510 2,58 5 Man.,Sheffield, & Lincolnsh. 1734 173 10,178 11,3 39 Manch. S.Jun.St Altrineharn 94 9i 809 1,476 Maryport and Carlisle Midland Midland Gt. Westn. of Irind 177 177 4,243 4,233 Monkland 52 52 1,538 1,508 Monmouthsh. Rail. & Canal 44 44 2,069 2,143 Newcastle and Carlisle 7B 78 3,275 3,92 9 Newport,Aberg.,& Hereford 50 43 1,289 1,154 North British (in. Dalkeith) 149 149 5,760 5,727 North Devon 35 35 557 539 North-Eastern 7254 720 38,078* 40,2931 North London 9 9 2,537 2,322 North Staffordshire 233 233 7,154 8,682 North-Western 464 464 1,163 1,169 N. Yorkshire and Cleveland loi - 56 , - Oxford, Wore., & Wolver 9l 94 4,657 4,755 Peebles lB 18 265 22/ St. Helen's Canal & Railway 30 30 1,898 1,771 Scottish Central 5O 50 3,472 3,457 Scottish North-Eastern ll5 • 115 3,881 * 3,9051 Shrewsbury & Birmingham 294 294 2,035 1,913 Shrewsbury and Chester Shrewsbury & Hereford Shropshire Union 291 29 904 8 91 South Devon South-Eastern 3Ol 301 25 , 932 25,676 South Wales l7l' 171 6,770 7,769 S. Yorkshire and River Dun 108 108 2,560 2,76 4 Stockton and Darlington Taff Vale 53 38 4,108 4,201 Ulster 36 36 1,531 1,436 Ulverstone and Lancaster Vale of Neath 251 251 1,733 1,80 0 Warrington and Stockport l2 12 - - Waterford and Kilkenny 3l 31 386 480 Waterford and Limerick - - West Cornwall 274 274 702 723 W.HartlepoolHarbr.&Rail 39 39 3,583 3,562 ' Whitehaven Junction l2 12 502 419 Whitehaven & Furness Jun 35 35 553 422 W'haven,Cleator,&Egrmnt 7 7 - FOREIGN AND COLONIAL Antwerp and Rotterdam 52 52 1,204 2,243 Austrian 727 673 32,002 30,805 Belgian Eastern Junction 264 264 281 280 Buffalo and Lake Huron Detroit and Milwaukie 1571 100 1,487 4,011 Dutch Rhenish Grand Trunk of Canada 849 849 7,751 9,597 Great Indian Peninsula BB4 884 - - Great Luxembourg 7B 38 1,584 1,347 Great Western of Cinada 294 283 7,269 8,25 2 Lombardo-Venetian 283 249 10,477 7,953 Lyons and Geneva 142 107 4,889 3,015 Madrid, Saragossa &Alicant 284 176 9,018 3,513 Maria Antonia' 2l 21 280 3 0 Northern of France 574 574 44,784 41,661 Norwegian Trunk - - 902 1,064 Paris, Lyons, & Mediterrn 7Bl 781 64,131 50,564 Paris and Orleans 857 771 47,913 45,543 Paris and Strasburg 979 791 47,859 40,330 Royal Danish 69 69 646 747 Sambre and Meuse 6B 68 1,244 1, 099 Southern of France 624 577 17,060 15,476 West Flanders W. and N.W. of France 621 594 40,581 40,018- t Estimated. • Actual. BIRTHS. BovlLL.—On the Bth inst., at Dorking, the wife of John E. Bovill, Esq., of a daughter. GARDNER.—On the Bth inst., at Stamford-hill, Mrs. Well" Gardner, of a son. HALL.—On the 9th inst., at Queen-street, Bath, the wife of Captain Henry Hall, of a son. LLOYD.—On the 9th inst., at Wolverhampton, the wife of the Rev. Julius Lloyd, of a son. MARRIAGES. CROUCH — CONSTABLE.—On the 9th inst., at St. Saviour'g Church, South Hampstead, Charles Wm. Crouch, 8.A., of the Middle Temple, barrister-at-law, to Sarah Mary Anne, only daughter of Henry Constable, Esq., of Oak ley Villas', Adelaide-road, and Great Tower-street, city. PARRY—EITEL.—On the 9th inst., at St. James's, West minster, David Parry, Esq., of Leeds Iron Works, Leeds , to Caroline Elizabeth Eitel, eldest daughter of A. Eitei, Esq., of Villiers-street, Strand. DEATHS. FORREST.—On the Bth inst., drowned, off Ventnor, Isle of Wight, by the capsising of a boat, G. G. Forrest, Essll of the Admiralty, Somerset-house, London, and thir surviving son of the late Captain Thomas Forrest, C.D, R.N., aged 23. FIELD.—On the 9th inst., at Sidmouth Cottage, AlbanY' road, Camberwell, Eliza Field, aged 21. HARGRAVES.—On the 9th inst., at her residence, 78,WW street, Brighton, Ann, relict of John Hargraves, Ef3 ( l 4 surgeon, aged 97. JEE.—On the 31st ult., near Santander, in Spain, the resit% of an accident on the line of railway of which he lc° superintending the construction, Alfred S. Jec, Esq'' C.E., of 2, Oxford-square, Hyde-park. KER.—On the Bth inst., at 22, Ovington-square, Buccleugh, youngest daughter of the late Col. Camp ' of Islay, and Lady Charlotte Campbell, and wife of 111.1.' Stewart Kerr. PIKE.—On the Bth inst., at her residence, St. John's -ter race, Oxford, Maria, relict of the late John Pike, Esq'' of Oxford, aged 91. 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