The Sun. — London, England, 1858-04-28 00:00:00

HR MAJESTY'S THEATRE.— Titiens, Ortolani, Giuglini, Aldighieri, yialetti, and Belletti. FLEUR DES CHAMPS. On Saturday next will b 3 produced an entirely new Ballet, e.Aitled FLEUR DES CHAMPS, in which Madlle. Pocchini wilt sustaix the principal part. To be preceded by Verdi's Opera. LA TRLVIATA, in which Madlle. Piccolomini will - . appear. On Tnesday, May 4, IL TROVATORE. Madlle. Titiens will appear for the first time as Leonora, in " The Trovatore and Madlle. Albeni will make her first appearance this season Afei Azucena. Signor Giuglini will sustain the part of Man. sico. Th ur sday, May 6 (Extra Night), IL TROVATORE. Cu both evenings, favourite Ballet, in which Madlle. Poe. chini wi ll appear. A limi:ed number of boxes have been reserved to the pub' lie, pr i ce 2,15. and 31s. 6d. each, which may be had at the ,Box-office at the Theatre. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. Titens, Ortolani, Giuglini Aldighieri, Vialatti, and Belletti. TO-MORROW EVENING TA URSDAY, April 29, LES HUGUENOTS. Valentina, Meddle. Titiens ; Raoul di N Ingle, Signor Ginglini. Ts conclude with the new Ballet Divertissement, by at. :ascot, entitled CALIST ); OU, LE RENVOI DE L'AMOUR. The principal parts by Madlles. Pocchini, Annette., PAS.. Morlacchi, Bioletti, F. Brown, La Petite Philipc, and IC Caron. d A Limited number of Boxes have been secured tothe public. prices e and 31s 6d each, which piny be ha at the Box Office, at the Theatre. Th e Oporai will commenc e at half-past 7 o'dlock. ...... ____________-----_ T" V•E 'L Asi"OYAL, ELAYMARKRA'T. Lossee—Mr. J. B. Buo kstone. THIS EVENOIO, to commence at Seven o'clock, with MUCH ADO A13,115T NOTHING. After which a eta:laical EStrAVagallEd, entitled PLUTO AND PROSERPINE. RETURN FROM CANTON. Followed by JACKS li my be retained the whole of the O rches t ra Stalls (which evening). 6s. each. (No charge for booking.) First Price. li. d. Second price. s. D ros s Boxes. ............ 5 0 D:sts.`i B oxes 3 0 6 U p p e r Boxes. , .3 0 Upper Boxes 2 0 Pit .. ......... .... ..... 2 0 Pit , 1 Gallory ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE Proprietor, Mr. Charles Kean. THIS EVENING, will be presented MUSIC HAIR CHARMS. After width KING LEAR. King Lear, Mr. C. Kean. To conclude with the new farce, entitlea SAMUEL IN SEARCH OF HIMSELF. HEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI Lessee---Mr. Ben. Webster. THIS EVENING will be presented the drama of TIIE POOR STROLLE.•RS, in which Madame Celeste, Me B. Webster, Paul Bedford, and Mr. Wright will perform. After which, a new operatic spectacle, THE CALIPH OF BAGDAD. The characters by Mr. Rolfe, Paul Bedford, J. Bland, and Misses Roden, Keeley, and Arden. TRAND THEATRE.--Lessee and Directress, Miss Swanborough.—This Evening will be presented the COUNTRY SQUIRE, supported by Messrs. Emery, Belford, Charles, P. Seymour, Meagreson, Misses M. Oliver, M. Ternan, Portman, and Messrs. Selby. After which, the new burlesque of FRA. DIAVOLO ; et, The Beauty and the Brigands. Fra Dtavolo, Miss Swan borough ; Beppo, Mr. C. Young. Followed by a new Farce, YOUR LIKENESS, ONE SHILLING. Messrs. Charles Young, Ray, and Miss M. Ternan. CANTERBURY HALL, Westminster-road.— OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The follow q+, company of Vocalists are engaged for the performance o' S deetions from all the popular OPERAS, MADRIGALS, CHORUSES, GLEES, DUETS, &c., viz. : —Miss Russell, Mrs. Badzey, Kiss Bruaell, Miss Ray, Madame Bartoletti, and Miss Montague ; Harr F. Jonghmans, Mr. Henshaw, S. Jonas, J. Barker, W. Melling. Senor Antonio, E. L. Hime, Mr. Badzey, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Bell, and Mr. Bernard ; Messrs. T. Maclagan, W. T. Critchqeld, John G. Fordo, and E. Mackaey. Pianoforte, Mr. Cecil Hicks ; harmonium, Master Williams ; Director, Herr F. Jonghmans. Commence at Seven o'clock precisely. Suppers, die., until twelve o'clock. Mr. AUGUSTUS BRAHAM will appear every Evening. Mr. WOODHOUSE (by permission of Charles Kean, Esq. ) will have the honour of introducing, every evening. his highly successful Performance ou the new REGULATION DRUM. THE WEATHER—SUN OFFICE, Apart 28. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 51—highest since noon yesterday. 49—lowest this morning and during the night, 59—this day at noon. BAROMETER, 30.09. WIND. S.W. ; light, with fine-weather. HIGII WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. T DAY—Morn., 59 min. aft. I—Even., 17 min. aft. 2 To-Nognow----Morn., 34 min. aft. 2—Even., 51 min aft. 2 r , rix , Qi,ll•e, u i emm% ttit , • -, LONDON, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28, 1858. The House of Commons has very properly de cided against giving a monopoly to Sandhurst, or rescinding the salutary rule for regulating the admissions to Woolwich, by means whereof com missions in the scientific branches of the service might be obtained by open competition. This is a heavy blow and great discouragement to the Horse Guards' clique, and to Lord PANMITRE, whe harmonised with their projects for exclusion to all but the favoured classes who could secure a recommendation at head-quarters. The desire for patronage prevailed over the interests of the community. So long as the chances of obtaining a commission were restricted to the pupils of a single seminary, to which admission could only be obtained through the authorities, it was obvious that a great educational stimulant was withdrawn from all our public establishments, and also what in many instances is no less important, the vast field of private instruction. Why should young men educated at the Univer sities of Oxford, Cambridge, Dublin, London, or Durham—the Queen's Colleges in Ireland, Eton, Harrow, Rugby, or Winchester—or at well-regu lated private schools, be placed under a ban ; why should those who had studied with assiduity and effect under parents or tutera be tabooed ? The object should be to procure the best men, at all events, for the scientific corps. We have witnessed the results achieved by Sir COLIN CAMPBELL and other Generals in India through the use of heavy ordnance. We may have exceedingly useful offi cers in the line who had not attained high educa tional proficiency ; but, as was welt remarked by Lord ADOLPHUS VANE TEMPEST, there could not be too high a test for officers of the Staff, tl • Engineers, or the Artillery. On their ability and scientific knowledge the safety o f an entire army m ight depend, and Ivo have experience of the manner in which the lives of our soldiers may be economised by their efficiency. Now, if all the competitors be taken from a single academy, that efficiency will be greatly impaired. Lads speedily discover that with very little exertion they cut maintain a cer tain position in their class that would ensure them a place among the first three-fifths, or one half of the number. They would thou have but little motive for exertion. But when they had to °contest with unknown candidates, prepared in the beat establishments of the country, they would fuel the ne c e ss ity o f ap plyi ng th emse l ves w ith l iuu, E.Tgable dili gence t o th e prescr ib e d curriett ',tally, in order to obtain the enviab'e prix , which would also carry with it a much hig}ior distinction than if theenntemplitel re st'rictione had Conan into operation. It is some thing to win a high place from all the ambitious youth. of the United Ki ng d om, but far less to do 80 from those of one establishment, however I Uler torious. Besides, it was, to say the least of it, Very d e _ sirable that such a spur to exertion should be , maintained throughout the whole country. A master who was so fortunate as to have a youth of high capacity, who might fairly enter such a crnitest would spare no pains to prepare him for the competition, which in case of success, would reflect th• highest credit, as well on the teacher TT t 4 THE S- LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, APIIII, 28, as on the scholar. - Victory would be of immense importance to the Master. It would in fact be the best advertisement he could put forward, and it would show parents and guardians where they could find an efficient tutor, to whose care their ' child or ward might safely be intrusted. The mischief that would necessarily arise from the alteration would therefore not be restricted to Sandhurst merely, but spread throughout the length and breadth of the land. It must also be borne in mind that many parents who might willingly pay the expense of the first competition, in order to secure a commis sion for a son or protege, would hesitate to en oounter the expense when there was no certainty, and when a second victory would be indispensable to attain their object. The education for which they should pay so highly would not be one cal culated for all purposes. It would be of an exclusive character, directed solely to preparing them for a single profession, and therefore less eligible than one at the public schools or Univer sities. This consideration would doubtless have considerable weight with many who could not afford to purchase commissions, and who Taig • 11 t find the time and expense, which had only been met by great sacrifice, completely thrown away. It is to beregrotted that Gen. PEEL embarrassed himself by trying to carry out a projeot of his pre decessors, for which he himself or the Government were in no degree responsible. He had materially modified the original plan, had extended the period for open competition by another year, and rendered the competition to Sandhurst open to all comers, in place of to the nominees of the Horse Guards only. Those were unquestionably valuable improvements, but they did not go far enough. The system of fair competition once established should never have been withdrawn. There ought to be Itulla vestigia retrorsum. As well might the doctrines of Free-trade be aban doned, and the old monopoly in the corn restored. We trust that the decision of the House of Com mons, adopted by a majority of 40 in a very full House', may be respected, and that there will be no attempt to run counter to the wish of the nation either at the Horse Guards or at the War office. We are satisfied that there will not be at the latter. General PEEL found himself deserted by those who were the real authors of the measure, but none of whom had the manliness to support their bantling when exposed to a severe trial. The House of Lords has once more decided against a question repeatedly carried by large and increasing majorities through the House of Com mons, and which the hearts of the people of Great Britain are bent on obtaining. The ma jority must be well aware of the untoward conse quences that must ensue ; but they have held arm to their prejudices—have disregarded alt considerations of sober reason and prudent states manship. Rather than abandon their perverse opposition to the admission of those who are ad mitted to be men of unimpeachable integrity, good magistrates and excellent citizens, they have resolved on coming into collision with the House of Commons and the country. Nay, more, of bolding up an example of bigotry and intolerance to other nations, which may be attended with very prejudicial results. This infatuation is, indeed, leeply to be deplored. We cannot doubt but that the House of Commons will be true to itself, tud will assert its own dignity in an unmis take tble manner. Long since we pointed out the grave mis take committed by Lord JOHN RUSSELL, who had the management of the measure. The House ,f Commons was the sole judge of its own privi lege?, and shouli have acted as such. The pre cedent adopted in the case of Mr. PEasu ought to have been followed with regard to Baron Rownsonima and Alderman SALOMON& There should have been no temporising, no halting between two opinions. When these gentlemen offered to take the oaths in the form most binding on their consciences, they should have been authorised to do so by a resolution of the whole House. Such a resolution on such a question could not be impeached. Nobody, however respectable, no tribunal, could dare to set it aside, or punish the parties implicated. "To that complexion must wa come at last." And now, after twelve years' delay, after an embittered controversy has arisen, after the British metro polis has been so long partially disfranchised, the course must be resorted to that would, if, adopted at first, have produced neither annoyance nor excitement. It will be for the House of Commons now to decide on the next move. Either the clause will be reinstated, and the measure sent up to the Lords, like a rider to a money Bill, or a resolution carried by an overwhelming majority. The majority of hereditary legislators will only have themselves to thank. They might have gracefully conceded. They had gone quite far enough already. But, unfortunately, they hardened their hearts, erroneously conceiving that they could stem the tide of public opinion, and now they have produced a state of affairs of which it is impossible to foresee the termination. L &TEST NEWS. C ALCUTTA & CHINA MAILS. We have received advices in anticipation of the Overland Mail—from Calcutta, March 22 ; and Rong Kong, March 15. The news from Lucknow contained in the Cal cutta papers of that date has been anticipated in all the important details by the advices from Bom bay. "In this city (says the Calcutta Englishman) everything is perfectly quiet, though we have lately had an alarm which induced the authorities to call out the volunteers in the middle of the night. It is supposed that the mutineers at Barrackporq, who are disarmed, but still paid regularly by Go vernment, had plotted a rising, and had it in their power to procure arms to attack us in Calcutta. A search for arms was made, but of course unsuccess fully, as the only sure method of finding them was neglected. Now that Lucknow is fallen it is to be hoped these dangerous neighbours will be sent away, as there can no longer be any fear of their reinforcing the enemy. Troops continue to arrive from England, and are sent up the country in suc cession. Great efforts are making for the construc tion of barracks for them, but it does not appear that the recent act for impressing labourers has hastened the work. We read in the Hurkttru,--" The infamous Nana Sahib is said to be still at Shahjehanpore, and the principal rebels are stated to be with him; the rebels are reported to have again entered the Fut tygliur district and attacked Kenwall and driven off the police posted there. "The notorious ex-Commissioner Yeh has been brought from Canton to Calcutta in her Majesty's ship Inflexible, and is at present a state prisoner here. He is not, we understand, to be placed under any restraint beyond what is necessary for his safe custody. "The trial of the King of Delhi is not yet over ; he has made his defence statement, which is uni versally admitted to be extremely weak. It merely amounts to this, that he was not a free agent in the rebellion, bat was compelled by the soldiery to act as he did. But there can be no doubt that he took an active part in the insurrection, and is there fore criminally responsible. It is reported in C.sl cutta that it is the intention of Government to send him to the Andaman Isles, which have lately been converted into a penal settlement, About 500 sepoys ara on their way there already." they had found in one of the villages. With their rough bands they washed him, combed his hair, patted him kindly on the head, and led him, drying up his tears, and telling him in their vernacular, "Not to be afraid—that no one should hurt him." " SUNDAY MORNING, March 14. "All during the night our guns kept up a can nonade on the Imaumbarrah and on the Kaiserbao, and they are now pouring shot and shell into the enclosures of these strongholds. SI7NDAY NIGHT. I bad written so much of my letter before break fast, when I turned out of my tent to ascertain from what point the enemy were annoying the Head-quarters' Camp, for it became evident that round shot were whistling among us and over head. Sir Archdale Wilson and Colonel Hogg walked down to the camp parapet on the same errand, but they could not find out where the gnn was situate. After having fired some eight or nine shots into the camp, the gun was suddenly silenced. As I stood by the parapet I heard the fire of musketry rising into volleys from the city, at the Imaumbarrah, and as our guns had ceased their fire it was plain we were assaulting that place. There were two explosions from mines, which for a moment checked the musketry, but it soon rung out again ; rose and fell, and spread wider and wider, and thinner in volume as it spread. In a few minutes more we heard that the Imaumbarrah had been taken in a most gallant charge by Brasier's Sikhs and by her Majesty's 10th Regiment. Horses were ordered to be saddled in readiness for a gallop into the Imaumbarrab, and we were all waiting in expectation of some other position being attacked, when there came into camp a hasty message from Brigadier Napier to the Commander-in -Chief, who, with all the Head-quarters Staff, mounted, and dashed off to the city. As we rode, the news flew We are in the Kaiser bfrm mouth a o gb rL to uckn mouth—c ursv " To the Commander-in -Chief and to the Gene rals this great success was as unexpected as it was welcome. The news was true, and it was not till I had wandered through scenes indescribable, through magnificent palaces, through the enemy's abandoned stronghold, through the glittering saloons of the fallen majesty of Oude, filled with plunder and plunderers, that I returned to camp quite unable to write, and worn out by heat and excitement. I must therefore defer the rest of my story to the next mail, for it is probable that to morrow's despatch will not be in time for the Bombay mail of the 24th. wanted even at the last decline. Catch has fallen considerably in value, and does not attract buyers. In our import market, though we have experi enced greater animation as regards British piece goods and mule twist, and in some instances higher figures have been obtained, we cannot report any large business in any description, which has been partly owing to reduced stocks. The met a l mar k e t has continued dull. MONEY MARKET. —We are still able 10 rep ort favourably on this head, a further reduction of one per cent. of the rates of interest and discount charged by the Bank of Bengal having taken place since the issue of our last report, although the cash in the bank has been gradually decreasing, amount ing according to the last published statement, dated the 17th inst., to Co.'s Rupees 149, 87,079-9-3 against Co.'s Its. 161,54,034-0 9 on the 3d inst. In the Bazaar money is sufficiently abundant to meet the demands of our trade on very fair terms, arid a further improvement may be reasonably looked for ere long. JOINT STOCK SHARES. —The market has been in a healthy position at our quotations. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. —The reduction of the Bank of Bengal rates on the one hand, and the announcement that a bill was to be introduced in Parliament empowering the East India Company to raise ten millions sterling at home, have created a better feeling in the stock market, and a partial improvement in value has been the result. A fair amount of business has been done during the past fortnight both in the Fours and Fives, the former being now quoted at R 3. 18.0, and the latter at Rs. 8.8 per cent. discount. EXCHANGE.—On London : The transactions since our last have been moderate, six months' sight Credits being placed at 2s. lid. to 2s. 1/d., and Documents at 2s. lid. to 2s. 11d. per rupee. On China : Since the opium sales of the 11th inst. we hear of sales at Rs. 210 to 211 per 100 dols. FREIGHTS. —The market has a downward ten dency for various reasons. The supply of tonnage lately has been more than sufficient to meet the existing demand, and large arrivals are moreover expec'el ere long. Shippers to England are held back by the last advises from home, and appear ex ceedingly cautious to enter into engagement, sup plies of produce in our market at present being rather moderate, and prices of different articles not so reasonable as to indube speculation. • Our rates for London may be said to be about 2/. 17s. 6d., and for Liverpool 21. 15s. all round. CHINA. IMPERIAL EDICTS. The following is from the summary of the Over and Friend of China of March 18 : The Earl of Elgin and suite left for the north in her Majesty's steamship Furious on the 3d inst. On the 9th his lordship was at Fuh-chow-fu. There too was his lordship the Bishop of Victoria. The Emperor's commands regarding Canton were re ceived on the 6th instant. Yeh's conduct in exciting the ire of " the barbarians" is emphati cally condemned. Peh-qui (governor), Muh Kite nar (commandant) and the other principal officers, for their share in the loss of the city, aro handed over to the board of punishment (equivalent to trial, in our service, by court martial.) Although the translator of the Imperial reseript thinks that the joint memorial from Peh and Muh, in which the Emperor was told that the barbarians had rushed into the city, was forwarded before those officers were made prisoners, there can be no doubt but Ilienfung's directions are fashioned in close accordance with the pleasure of the allied ambas sadors, as, somehow, made known to his Majesty. Though handed over to the punishment board, Peh is still to exercise the office of viceroy, vice Yeh degraded until the nominated successor ar rives. Peh lost not a moment on receipt of the edict to intimate a wish to enter on negotiations at once ; but the EArl of Elgin had left and the desire oould not be gratified. Whether the French Admiral's words and a knowledge of the fact that 5,000 French soldiers in mix steam transports are now at no great distance from these shores, reached Peh-qui, we cannot say ; but certain it is that on the arrival of Admiral Seymour in Canton on Wednesday. His Excellency was informed that Peh-qui, who bad before refused, only waited to know the day to send a guide with the expedition against the marauders in the surrounding country, as had been requested. It is not getter ally known that the Spanish Go vernment have joined the French in their share of the expedition, and, in the Durance, have sent over 500 soldiers of the Mauila Garrison. For the pre sent these men will be employed in the capacity of p dice at 031:1t0D, and it is said the whole of the English mariii•s, as well as the native troops, will be brought to Hong Kong—the 59th leaving this garrison fur Canton, permanently, until relieved by another Queen's regiment. On the arrival of the French troops spoken of, it is not improbable but a flying visit will be paid to Shaou-bing-foo. Indeed, excepting by some such demonstration, we see no feasible means of bring ing the natives of the province to their senses. The Russian and American Ministers are gone no one knows where. The Baron Gros and the English and French Admirals are in Fong Kong. Mr. Oliphant and the Viscount de - Contades, whose departure as couriers in advance of the ambassadors was mentioned in our last overland summary, have proceeded on to Soochow, accom panied by the consuls at Shanghae for England and France, and th© consular agent for America, for the purpose of delivering a letter for the Emperor. The letter was readily received by the Governor of Kiangsu, and woud be promptly forwarded. The Imperial Edicts alluded to in the above sum mary are as follows : IMPROMIENT .IN _ELECTRIC TEL MM. Walewski, Hubner, Kisseleff, Firmin- Rogier, Lightenvelt (Netherlands), Da Villama rina, De Piper (Sweden), Marquis de Tanay de Nerli (Tuscany), and Haidar Effendi, met yester day in conference at the Hotel of Foreign Affairs, to deliberate on the question of remuneration to Mr. Morse, the inventor of a system of electric telegraph which is at present in almost universal use, and by means of which the despatches are written, as they arrive, by the electrical action itself. WYLDE'S READING ROOMS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUM. SIR,-Will you permit me to state that lam not, either directly or indirectly connected with " Wylde's Reading Rooms," Leicester-iquars, and oblige Your obedient Servant, JAMES WYLD. Great Globe, Leicester-square, April 27, 1858. His Royal Highness the Piince of Wales will leave town either this evening or to-morrow, for the White L idge, Richmond-park. The Countess of Derby will give a full d ress p ar t y a t the official residence of the Prime Minister, in strect, on her Majesty's birthday, Saturda;bt w i n ft ing- The Earl and Counte ss of Jersey give a " ran i enter tainment on Friday ner, at their mansion in Beri e ey sq uare, to his Excellency the Duke of Malakoff. ROYAL ACADEMY OF MUSIC —Her most gracious Majesty, who takes the greatest interest in this valuable institution, has most kindly intimated to the Earl of NVe:qmoreland her command that a grand evening con cert he given in St. James's-ball on Wednesday, the 23 i of Jane, at which the Queen and Prince Albert will be pregent. Mr. Co-ta will be the conductor. MaDDIOISELLIC Fitton—This accomplished lady, who has ben for some time suffering fram a very severs attack of bronchitis, is now convalescent, and will make her first appearance at the concert of Friday evening neat, at the St. James's Hall, where we are sure she will be (as she merit.) most cordially received. The John Chism has arrived from China with 9.33,0001 b. of tea and 535 bales of silk. M. Pietri, late prefect of police, has left Paris for a tuur in Corsica and Italy. It will be seen from an advertisement which pearain another column, that Mr. Hancock, the well known jeweller, sin retiring ell b e u r,o e f ss. Bruton-attest This rumoar, (B which basond-street), not is theno t sli ghtest a fo s u a ndationinfact, has no doubt obtained cir , consequence of the recent sale of the stock i o ua t u na 'h e t o e s e j a d e l . s w o e n l e r N , of a jewell er o f the same e t w he ß ri on e d ne -s o t c r k ee e t f , who h” re li ve d . wi h c c e ro le vl b n ri l ty ew is er in no way racing -cup, and marria ge t vouBsca ace A STATE VISIT TO SIR COLIN. " I waited, in common with many others, for a long time, till the period arrived to return to camp, in order to witness the state visit of Jung Bahadoor, to his Excellency the Commander-in- Chief. No one could say whether the assault was to come off or not, but, according to general orders, it was quite settled that the Maharajah would make his appearance in our camp at four o'clock. A canopy was prepared in front of the Commander in-Chief's mess tent. A. guard of honour of Highlanders, their band and pipers, were drawn up near it, an eatcort of the 9th Lancers and a battery of field guns were in front and on the flanks, and all the ceremonials which could be de vised under the circumstances were executed admi rably well. Sir Colin, in full uniform was punctual to the minute, and all his staff on duty were also present en grand tenue. The chief, it was plain enough, would rather have been close to the Begum's palace. His eye and his ear were by turns directed towards that place, whence, as the time wore on, could be heard the increasing rattle of musketry. Still the Jung came not. Minute after minute passed by very slowly. It was plain that his Highness the Maharajah, if he knew of the Comm a n der-in- Chief's arrangements, did not possess the "politeness of princes." It was 5 o'clock, and the musketry was rolling out in great volleys. Sir Colin was walking up and down, like a man who had waited quite long enough for his wife to get on her bonnet, and was about "to stand it no longer," whets a great buzz amid the soldiers announced the arrival of the Jung Bahadoor, " the Lord of Battle," and the baud of the Highlanders an I the thunder of the guns gave him welcome. Inside the canopy were Sir Archdale Wilson, Col. Hogg, Yuung, C.,10t0 Sterling, Sir Hope Grant, Major Bruce, Major Norman, Dr. Tice, rite. As the Maharajah approached the Commander-in- Chief and his aides-dc-camp on duty stepped out to meet him. Who in London does not remember the Maharajah's diamonds and jewelled headdresses ? In the light of the setting sun they even looked more brilliant tuan under the opera chandelier. Indeed, he was so very brilliant, that for a time one only looked at the casque and at the scarlet coat, crisp with jewels and gold, and not at the man who wore them. With white-kid-gloved hand raised to his glittering crest, above which nodded a plume of Bird of Paradise feathers delicately loaded with emeralds and diamonds, Jung Bahadoor advanced towards Sir Colin Campbell, took the outstretched hand of our chief, and introduced him to his two brothers, who, almost equally gaudy in attire and rich in decoration, accompanied him. Colonel M‘Gregor, in his full uniform and orders, was on the right of the Maharajah, and after him came a long following of generals in rich dresses, most of them with faces of the Calmuck type, broad in the shoulders, short necked, and thin-legged. They seated thensselves on chairs, anything but easy for them, on the right of Sir Colin, whose Staff sat on his left, and then there was a long interchange of courteous speeches, but Sir Colin's mind seemed intent on the Begere's Palace, and his ears fixed on the rapid roll of musketry. Still the speeches and conversation went on, the Maharajah'a quick eye glancing furtively from Staff to High lander, and back again. In the midst of all this courtly ceremony a tall figure, covered with duct, broke through the crowd of spectators at the end of the line of Highlanders and strode up towards the chief, who rose from his seat and advances to meet him. It was strange enough amid all this glitter of goldilace and fine clothes, to see this apparition in hodden gray tunic, turbanedcap, and trunk boots, with long sword clanking ou the ground, and head and face and garwen s covered with dust, walking stiffly up the aisle of men. "I am desired by the Chief of the Staff, Sir, to tell you that we have taken the Begum's Palace with little loss, and are now in possession of it and the adjoining build ings." And with a few pleased words from Sir Colin, the Deputy-Adjutant-General to the Chief of the Staff, Hope Johnstone, marched out of the crowd again and vanished. Jung Bahadoor perhaps imagined it was a well-executed coup de theatre; but it was a bard reality—as bard almost as the skirl of the bagpipes, which were played by idx as fine Highlanders as ever trod on heather who walked twice in front of us to a heart-stirring pibrcch, and then played a few morceaux, to the great delight of the Bahadoor. His Excellency mountA with his brothers on two elephants with gorgeous howdah cloths, and returned to his camp." COMMERCIAL --- INTELLIGENCE. CALCUTTA, M AR CH 22. The Lond on Rail of the 10th ultimo was re ceived here on the 16th instant, by the Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam ship Bengal, and advice; from hence to the 17th ultimo, have since reached 113 by electric telegraph by way of Bombay, The commercial intelligence as regards Indian stlples, n otwithstanding the gradual and rapid im provement of the money market at home, is any thing but satisfact try, and !IRS tended already to cut tail operations in our market. Bu-iness has continued in the same dull and un settled state at at th i date of our last. There is actually no general demand for any description of produce, and the little that is now and then done, is chiefly to n.e t former engagements. Had it not been for :quail stocks we would have had to report a coi;siderabte reduction on our quotations ; as matters stand, prices have not given way sufficiently to induced purchases to any ex t e nt, and theme is reason to apprehend th a t the present state of affairs will coz.tinne for some time. Indigo has been moving quietly, but steadily, at former value. Raw silk in good though not general demand at a further small a'lvatice. Sugar in MOZprate inquiry Saltpetre neglected for the home market. A limited inquiry has prevailed forju'e. Oil seeds in little request, at previous figures. Shell lac little THE ATTACK ON LUCKNOW. We take the following interesting extracts from the letter of the Special Correspondent of the Times : " SATURDAY, MARCH 18. " In order to prevent any attack on our position from the north, two guns pointing towards the can tonments were placed so as to sweep the road, and one gun behind a trench bore on the bridge. We dismounted and left our horses under cover, and then lei by Outran, ran the gauntlet along the side of the street up to a house close to the bridge, from which a view could be had of the opposite side. The enemy in the houses at the other side did not lose their chance, and their ballets went singing past us sharply. The houses on both side of the street were occupied by our men, English and Sikh, who kept up a steady fire on every living object visible on the housetops and in the windows of the mansions and mosques along the other bank of the river, which is only 30 or 40 yards ccross at this place. Looking through the balustrades on the top of the house, we could see the entrench ments in front of the Mohtee Mahal, or 'the Pearl,' and the enemy's batteries commanding the bridge. There were five dead Sepoys on our side of the bridge, and a large number of livie,g Sepoys at the Enemy's side ; their heads were for a moment visible now and then over the parapets of their works. Behind them spread out the vast extent of the Kaiserbagh, and its innumerable gilt cupolas, domes, and spires, its towers, and fretted walls, its long lines of windowed enclosures, and spa cious caurt-yards. It was evident that we were expected from thq other side, for the works of the Kaiierbagb, and even those of the Mohtee Mahal and Mess-house, were turned towards the streets leading from the Canal towards the Residency. Of the latter building all that remains is one ruined tower, and the houses in the neighbourhood bear numerous traces of the fierceness of the can nonade which raged there during that grand de fence. After a careful inspection Sir James de scended to the street, and suddenly gave way to au uncontrollable desire to visit a battery on the bank of the river, which could only be done by crossing the street. We were ordered to remain under cover while Sir James sallied forth with Sir Hope Grant and Colonel Turner, and ambled across the street. It was odd enough, but hero were Brigadier David Wood, Col. Berkeley, chief of Sir James's Staff, two of the aides, Lieut. Ste wart, of the Bengal Engineers, and myself, look ing at this little race, as if it was one of the best jokes in the world, mid for the moment little thinking that an inch to the right or to the left, and down would drop any one of three as gallant officers as her Majesty's service can boast of. However, they all got safe across, and having visited the the battery down a cross lane, they came ambling back again with a similar whistling accompaniment of matchlock and musket bul lets around them, the enemy having previously favoured us by a few, just to show they knew where we were, and that they would be on the look out for us as we ran back to our horses. It is a most unpleasant sensation to feel that a score of dusky gentlemen are waiting, with their eyes to unknown chinks, and with their index fingers crooked on the triggers of cocked firearms, just as a patty at the end of a beat watch for some remarkably knowing old cock pheasants, to get a crack at you the mo ment you break cover. But it was all over in a minute. Out came Sir James, brass sheathed sword, white cap cover, blue frock, General's spurs and all; and then, in single file, we glided—one of us at least with a cold sensation at the small of his back—towards the place where we left our horses. Bang ! bang bang ! ping ! twit ! twit, a flight of wasps passing by your ears ; and it is all over, and nothing hit but the wall, which comes in for it very smartly. It is quite evident, however, that morning walks with Sir James Outran are not the most healthy recreations in the world, and ate pret y much akin to rides with Sir Colin Campbell. But where is he going to now ? Off to visit another battery. This time we go down a shady lane, but, alas ! it is not very long in turning, and the moment we come to that turn the wasps are on us again, and we find that we are in full view of a line of loophold houses on the other side of the river. That escapade over, we mounted our horses, and suburb— here a dense village, with narrow lanes throug h pro ceeded to ride homewa r d s throu g h the which a horse could just go in a knee-scraping walk, the principal object in view being apparently to ascertain if there w as a good chance of being shot by some of the fanatics who were known to be shut up iu the houses. Many of these had never been entered by our men, and the doors were fastened from the inside. Here and there some wounded wretch had crept away to die, and one or two very miserable old women still lurked in the huts. One sat by the side of a body covered with clotted lulool and tenderly caressed the dreadful form. Another was creeping along with a heap of rags on her back—her journey eery Lear its close. Inside one of the enclosures one of .the officers told me thera lay dead a pretty little boy of some seven or E i g h t years o f age, his back torn O len b y a grape-shot, and his beside him shrieked and chattered 1 • s pet par roquet in a cage, just as it had fallen from his hands, as he was flying with it across the corn fields. Some kind hand liberated the poor bird. These are the accidental, but necessary incidents of war. Our soldiers are not unmoved by them, and the officer who discovered the sad sight I have mentioned told me that he was grewly pleased the day before by the kindness of some soldiers of the 79th to a very ugly and dirty little Hindoo whom IMPERIAL EDICT. Mur-ki-tenar and Pek-kwei, in a joint memorial forwarded by express, have reported to us that the Barbarians have rushed into their provincial city, &c., &c., &c. Holding the office of Imperial Commissioner for the direction of the affairs of the Barbarians, Yeh Ming-thing ought to have devised means to keep in check the said Barbarians if their demands were indeed so unreasonable and extravagant that they could not be granted, also he ought to have con ferred with the commandant, the governor, and other officers of the city, so that measures for sooth ing and controlling theca might have been season ably adopted. But while the said Barbarians did twice addr,ss communications to the commandant (" Tartar General") the governor (Peh kwei) and the major generals of Canton, the said Governor-General Yeh Ming-thing never once associated them with him self in council or in action ; nay, many things th ►t were contained in the communications (from the Barbarians) he kept secret, and would not dtartfg.3. Thus, day after day, for a long time, he da,died with and put off the Barbarians, till, excited to wrath, they suddenly entered the provincial city. So very self-sufficient and obstinate was he, per verse and reckless, utterly disregarding the ditties of his high commission. Let Yeh Ming-thing, therefore, bo immediately degraded from office. To the other provincial officers of Canton—Mur kitenar the commandant, Peh-kwei the governor, Chwaniki and Ch wangling major -generals, Hangki the commissioner of customs, Kiang, Kwohlin the commissioner of finance, and Chau Kipiu the com missioner of justice—though all more or less guilty of a dereliction of their duties iu affording protec tion (to the city), yet, inasmuch as they were not in the council of the said governor-general some in dulgence may be shown. Therefore to these let our favour be shown ; and, instead of dealing with them rigorously, according to the full measure of their guilt, as they have requested, let them be delivered over to the board of punishment. This is from the Emperor. IMPERIAL EDICT. Let the governor-geueralships of Kwangtung and Kwangsi be given to Kwang Tsunghan, and let him proceed immediately by express to perform the duties of that station ; also let him receive and hold the seals of imperial commissioner, so that ho may manage the affairs of the BarbArians. Until be shall have reached and entered on the du ties of that station, let whatever appertains to tho office of the imperial commissioner and to that of the governor-general of Kwa,ngtung and Kwangsi be taken charge of by Peh-kwei ; and let the office governor of Kwangtung be temporarily filled by Kiang Kwohliu. This is from the Emperor. Dated 12:11 moon, 14th day (Jan. 28, 1858). NOTES. The antecedents of some of the above-named 18a, officers are very well known, and need not here be noticed. Kwang Tsunghan is a native of the province of Fuhkien. In 1851 he held the office of provincial judge, or commissioner of justice in the province of Chelikiang ; and i n 1853 was t reasurer or commis sioner of finance in the province of Kansuh. He is now, if we mistake not, holding the office of governor-general iu Szechuen. To which of the two great political parties he adheres we do not know ; we are incline 1 to think, however, that he is op posed to the liberal party of which Kiying and Muhchangah were leaders, and if so he is pro bably a lesdiug man in the present hostile party that upholds the old exclusive policy. Muhkitenar is a Manchu, and so also in Chwangling ; Peh-kwei is a Mongolian, as is like wise Chwangki ; Hangki is a member of the im perial household ; Kiang Kwohlin is a Chinese, a netive of Szechu e n ; an d C hau Ki p i n i s a Chinese, and a native of the province of Kweichau. In the two edicts given above, there is nothing to indicate the date of the memorial on which they are founded ; the report of the commandant and governor may have been made and probably was sent off for Peking prior to the time those two officers were made prisoners. The following proclamation had been posted at all the open gates of the new and old cities, Can ton, and at other public thoroughfares Peh, Commissioner of the Tai Tsing (dynasty) and Great Minister, exercising the Governor- Generalship over the two Kwang, makes plain his commands concerning the business referred to below. Whereas the two great nations, England and France, with our country were well at peace ; when Yeh, the governer-geseral of the two Kwang, by misgoverning, produced disturbances. On the 18th day of the 12th moon of Heinfung's seventh year the imperial decree was received, specially ap pointing Wang Chung-han as Imperial Commis sioner, Great Minister, and Governor-General cf the two Kwang, to quietly consult in the regu lating and settling of the present disturbed state of affairs. Wang Chung-han not having arrived to take office, the present 1110 =bent Poh-kwei was put for ward to occupy as Governor-General, pro tern. ; and, with consultation, set things in order. Fear ing that the various classes of soldiers and citizens may not be able fully to understand, therefore are these commands issued for your instruction, who ought to look up with acquiescence to the holy de sign of the Emperor, who purposes that natives and foreigners shall be one family ; that those and these shall be cordial friends, establishing a durable and firm peace for ever, being mutually quiet ; not for certain, entertaining doubts and 'errs in the heart, and confusedly moving away. Rather give no op portunity to thievish scamps to take advantage of your confusion to plunder, after which repentance cannot be obtained. Each should tremblingly obey, and not oppose this special proclamation. Hien Fung, Bth year, Ist month, 22d day (March 7th). CHINA MARKETS. As ragards trade (reports the Friend of China) nothing definite can be stated. The Hoppo has a boat off Khetehong's pack-house at Honan, and the linguists furnish the usual assis'ance on the usual " olo" terms. Sales, in moderate quan tity, have been made of cotton, cotton yarn, and rice. In return both Cassia and tea have been shipped off per ateamer. Of yarns, China price, viz. eAsh iu two months, less 5 per cent., Nos. 16 to 24, quote. 31 dols. ; Nos 28 to 32, 34 dols. ; No. 34, 36 dole. ; and 38, 42 d o l s . Cas sia rules from 17 dole. to 18 dols. for finest Tai-wo. Rice, good Bengal, ranges from 3 dols. to 31 d o l e . From 16 to 18 cops of new tea are engaged for shipment in all next week. Only two vessels are at present on the berth for London. EXCHANGE AND BULLION. HONG KONG, March 14.—Oriental Bank Corpo ration.—On London-6 months' sight, 4s. 8 3 / 4 d. ; on Calcutta—fifteen days' sight, 220 rs. per 100 dols. ; on Bombay—fifteen days' sight, 220 rs. per 100 dols. ; Gold leaves-22 dols. 75c. to 22 dols. 90c. per tael ; gold bar-21 dols. to 22 3 / 4 dols. per tsel ; Sycee silver-5 to 51 per cent. premium. Other bills : on L.ndon-6 months' sight, 4s. 9d. to 4s. 9d. ; on Calcutta—three days' sight, 220 per 100 dol•i. ; on Bombay—three days' sight, 220 per 100 do's. - AMOY, March 2.—Evlnnp, Mein. dole, ; 4i to 5 per cent. discount. SHANGHAI, March 9.—On London—six months' sight, ss. 11d. per tael ; on Calcutta—three days' sight, Rs. 288 per 100 taels ; on Bonibay—Rs. 288 per 100 taels ; drafts on Hong Kong, 22 per cent. discount. MANILLA, Feb. 21.—0 n London—six months' sight, 4s. 04d. to 4s. Id. ; 30 days' sight, 4s. 10d. Opium. HONG KONG, March 14.—01 d Patna, 725 dols. to 730 dols. ; new Patna, 740 dole. ; Malwa, 640 dole ; new Benares, 730 dols. to 735 dole. ; old Benares, 715 dole. to 720 dole. MACAO, March 13.—01 d Patna, 720 dols. to 725 dole. , New Patna, 730 &As. ; New Benares, 725 dole. ; Malwa, 650 dols. AMOY, March 10.—Patna, 718 dols. to 720 dols. ; Banat es, 735 dols. to 740 dols. FUII- 6 / 1 0w FU, Feb. 20.—Patna, 700 dollars ; Malwa, 710 dole. SHANGHAI, March 9. —Patna, 575 taels ; Malwa, 535 taelQ. FREIGHTS AND T ONNAGE.—Shanghai : To Lon don and Liverpool, 31. for tea, 41. 10s. for silk ; to New York, 8 dols. to 10 dols. per ton of 40 feet. 111inilla—To London, 21. 15s. for 20 cwt. of sugar ; hemp, Si. 15s. per 20 cwt. or 80 cubic feet. To United States, 61. 10s. per ton of 50 cubic feet. FRANCE. PARIS, TUESDAY. The following telegraphic despatches have been received here : " TURIN, April 26.—The Piedmontese Chamber of Deputies continued to-day the discussion of the Conspiracy Bill. The Amendment on Art. 1, rela tive to the condition of reciprocity, was rejected Art. 2, relative to the apology for political assassi nation, has been adopted by a large majority." " BERLIN, April 27.—The Chamber of Nobl(s wore yesterday engaged iu the discussion of the b 11 on beetroot sugar. The proposition of the corn, tnit.ee and the amendment of M. Merveldt have been rejected, and the Government bill adopted by a maj irity of 89 to 40. The session will close this evening." BOURSE, April 27.—The following were the closing quotations :- 4i per Cents 93 25 Do. en , l month — 3 par Cent. ..... 69 Fio Do. end month 69 45 Bank Shires 2100 Credit Mobilier Do. Account 715 Credit Foncier Belgian 4,1 Piedmontese (5) Roman . . . BW Austrian a Spanish Threes - Home Debt 37 i l, FOR CASII. RAILWAYS.• Orleans Northern New Ditto 775 Lyon and Mediteran. 812. i New Ditto 77•) Geneva Midi Western 6lO Strasburg Grand Central Sardinian Austrian Mr. Glyn has been elected to succeed the late Mr. Roberts as chairman of the Committee of Bankers, and Mr. Beuan is to be deputy-chairman. THE CASE OF MR. GLOVER.- Mr. Weatherhead, th 3 govern,r of Newgate, yesterday received an order from the Secre ary of State for the removal of Mr. Glover to the Queen's Prison, and he was at once taken there. Tne funeral of the late L-rd Dunfermline took O ar° on Thursday last, at the Grange Cemetery, Riinbuigh. The present lord, recently returned from the Hague, Vi count Duncan, Lord Abercromby, and a very limited clrel- , of friend., attended the funeral. FIRE ON BOARD SHIP.—A. fire took Vaca Yesterday morning, about three o'clock, on b and the ship, Sea Breez lying in the water oa thesouth side of the Lond on ll •ck-4. The cook-house was burned down, and the (.1( ck-house consi ferably damaged. IRICE Of GOLD.—The qu tation r.f g •ld at Paris is about par mine discount, and the short exchange n London is 25.074 p, r 1/. -terliog. On comparing these ra.es with the E l'ish Mint price of 3/. 17••. 10 i. ptr ounce fur standard gold, it appears that gold ii abr , tit 3-10 As per cent. dearer in Paris than in Landon. By advices from Hamburg the price of gold ip 423 per mark, and the short exchange on London is 13.4 a per 1/ stL-rlicg►. Standard gold at the Engl:sh Mint price is therefore about 3-10ths prr cent. dearer in I,;ndon than in Hamburg The c•nrse cf exchange at New York on. London fir bills at 60 days' sight is about 105 p-r cent., which, when comp trod with the Mint par between the two countries, shJms that the exchange is a :ainst England ; and, after waking allowance fcr charges of transport and difference of interest, the pro• sent rate leaves no pr)fit on the txportation of gold from this country. GRAND REVIEW AT WOOLWICH.—We understand that to in stow, according to the pre-ent arrangements, a grand review will take place at Woolwich. Her Majesty, his Royal Highness the Prince Consort, the Duke of Cambridge, Earl Cardigan, the Duke of Malakcff, with many other illustrious persons, will be present. PASSPORTS TO ME CONTINENT. FOREIGN OFFICE, APRIL 21, 1858. Notice is hereby given, that in order to facilitate still further the obtaining of passports by British subjects desiring to proceed to the Continent; pass ports will henceforth be issued to any British sub ject who shall produce or send to the Passport De partment of the Foreign-office, or to any one of the undermentioned agents at the outplrts a certificate of his identity, signed by any mayor, magistrate, justice of the peace, minister of religion, physician, surgeon, solicitor, or notary, resident in the United Kingdom. Every such cer tificate must bear the signature of the person in whose behalf it is granted ; and when it is for warded to the Foreign -office by post it must, if it be required that the passport should be sent by return of post to the person who granted the certificate, in order that he may deliver it to the applicant for the passport, be accompanied by a Post -office order for the am , unt of the fee ; or if forwarded by post to an agent at an outport, the postage must be prep Aid. But an agent at an outport will only deliver passports to persons applying for them there in pursu'nce of such certificate, and will not send them by post to any persons whatever. The appli cation for the passport, if addressed to "her M=jesty's Secretary of State, Foreign Office, Lon don," should have the word "Passport" conspicu ously written upon the cover. The names of the agents who hare been appointed to issue Foreign Office passports at the under-mentioned ports are:— At Dover Samuel Metcalfe Latham, Esq. At Folkestone Francis M. Faulkner, Esq. At Southampton W. J. Le Feuvre, Esq. At Liverpool Nathan Licherland, Esq. The certificate of identity should be worded in the following form, and must be signed and sealed by the person giving it : (Date of place and day of the month.) The undersigned, Mayor of Magistrate for Justice of the:Peace for Minister Physician Surgeon Solicitor Notary Residing at hereby certifies that A. B. [Christian and surname to be written at length], whose signature is written at foot, is a British subject a naturalised British subject and requires a passport, to enab!e him to proceed to ------- [accompanied, as the to travel on the Continent case may be, by his wife and children, with their tutor, named C. D. [Christian and surname to be written at length], a British subject a naturalised British subject, and governess, and maid servant [or servants], and man servant [or servants:, named E. F., a British subject [or subjects . , and a courier, named G. H., a naturalised Britis..`t subject, Signed [with the usual signature.] [Seal.] Signature of the above-named If the applicant for a passport be a naturalised British subject, his certificate of naturalisation, with his signature subscribed to the oath printed on the third page of it, must be forwarded to the Foreign Office with the certificate of identitygranted on his behalf ; and his certificate of naturalisation will be returned with the passport, to the person who may have granted the certificate of identity, in order that he may cause suck naturalised British subject, not being a servant included in his em ployer's passport, to sign the passport in his pre sence. But the agents at the outports are not authorised to grant passports to naturalised British subjects, nor to citizens of the lonian States. The charge on the issue of a passport, whatever number of persons may be named in it, is, for the present, six shillings, and that sum is to be paid on the delivery of the passport ; or if it is desired that tbe passport should be sent by post, then that sum must be forwarded with the application for the passport, by Post -office order, made payable to the " Chief Clerk of the Foreign-office,' at the Post office, Charing-cross. The necessary instructions upon this point have been sent by the General Post-office to every money-order office throughout the kingdom. But any person whose certificate of identity has been received from the country may obtain his passport by calling for it at the Foreign office on the day following the receipt of the application, either in person or by deputy— toe deputy, in the latter case, exhibiting a signed authority from his principal, in order that the sig nature may be compared with the signature in the certificate ; but in this case the wor is "Passport will be applied for at the Foreign-office," must be added to the certificate for identity. The form of application heretofore adopted by banking firms will continue to be used by them. The general regulations for passports as now amended are as follows : 1. Applications for Foreign-office Passports must be made in writing, and inclosed in a cover ad dressed to " Her Majesty's Secretary of State, Foreign-office, London," or to an agent at one of the specified outport3, with the word " Passport" conspicuously written on the cover. 2. The charge on the issue of a passport, what ever number of persons may be named in it, is , for the present, 6 5 ., w h ic h sum includes os. stamp duty._ 3. Foreign-office passports are granted only to British-born subjects, or to citizens of the lonian States, or to such foreigners as have become natu ralised either by act of Parliament or by a certifi cate of naturalisation granted by the Secretary of State for the Home Department. When the pasty is a "naturalised British subject," he will be eo designated in his passport ' • and if his certifi ca t e o f naturalisation be dated subsequently to the 24th of August, 1850, his passport will be marked as good for one year only ; but this regulation will not pre clude any person whom it affects from obtaining, at any future period, on his producing his old pass port, a fresh passport for a further limited period of one year, without being required to pay a fresh charge. 4. Passports are issued ab the /foreign-office, between the hours of 11 and 4, on the day follow ing that on which the application for the passport has been received at the Foreign-office ; but the passport wilt be issued at the outports immediately on application, accompanied by the production of a certificate of identity, within such hours as may be fixed with regard to the convenience of persons desirous of embarking for the Continent. 5. Passports are granted to all persons either known to the Secretary of State, or recommended to him by some person who is known to him, or upon the application of any ba n ki ng fi rm established in London, or in any other part of the United Kingdom; or upon the production of a certificate of identity, signed by any mayor, magistrate, justice of the p,ace, minister of religion, physician, sur g,.on, solicitor, or no t ary, resident in the United Kingdom. 6. A passport cannot be sent by the Foreign- Office, or by an agent at an outport, to a person already abroad ; such person should apply for one to the nearest British Mission or Consulate. 7. Foreign-Office passportsmust be oeiniersigned at the Mission in London, or at some Consulate in tbe United Kingdom, of the Government of the country which the bearer of the passport i*tends to visit.* 8. A Foreign-0 ffice passport granted to a Britisb born subject, or to a citizen of the lonian States, or to a " naturalied'British subject" whose certi ficate of naturalisation is dated previously to Aug. 21, 1850, is not limited in point of time, but is tivailable for any time, or for any number of journeys to the Continent, if countersigned afresh by the Ministers or Consuls of the countries which the bearer intends to visit ; but a passport granted to a "naturalised British subject" whose certifi cate is dated subsequently to the 24th of August, 1850, is only available for the period for which the passport was originally gr an t e d. Foreign-office, April 21, 1858. List of the principal Foreign Passport Offices ix London, where Foreign -office Passports are to be vised. Austrian Legation, Chandos-house, Cavendish square. Bavarian Legation, 3, Hill-street, Berkeley -square. 13,14iau Consulate, 53, Graeechurch-street. French Consulate, 36, King William-street, City. Netherlands Consulate, 201-, Great St. Helen's. Portuguese Consulate, 5, Jeffrey's-square. Itus'.ian Consulate, 32, Great Winchester-street. Sicilian Consulate, 15, Ca mbridge-street, Edgware . real. Spanish Legation, 17, Hereford-street, Park-lane. Turkish Embassy, 1, B ryanston-squat e. 0 ......-......... • 4 ' It is requisite that th e b earer of every passport granted by the Foreign-Office should si gn hi s p asspor t be fore he sends it to be vised at auy F ore i gn Mi ssion or Con sulate in England; without such signature either the 111 . 4 d m a y be refused, or the val dity of the passport questioned abroad. And Travellers who may have any intention of visiting tho Austrian States at any time in the course of their travels on the Continent, are particularly and ear nestly advised not to quit England with ou t h av i ng th e i r pa ,W. r ts vised v.t the Austrian Mission in London; but there is no necessity for the visa to a F ore i gn- Offi ce Pass port of either the Prussian or Sardinian authorities in. UN United Kingdom. prc pre en( floc ten rat: pric e: 6p Pei 57-g per an(