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THEATR he -ROY AL, DRURY-LANE.—Unde Management of Miss Louisa Pyne and Mr. W Harrison. THIS .EVENING, IL TROVATORE. Miss L. G o ve r , Miss Susan Tyne, Miss M. Prescott, Mr. Ferdinand Mr. J. G. Patey, anCondd uctMr. W. Ilarrison. or—Mr. Alfred Mellon. To conclude with a new Ballet Divertissement, LA FLEUIt D'AMO UR : Mesdlles. L. Michelet, Morlacchi, and Pasquale. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. L-11) Under the Managemen t of Mr. Charles Kean. THIS RVENING will be presented Shakspere's Tragedy of MACBETH. Macbeth Mr. C. Kean ; Lady Macbeth, Mrs. C. Kean. Preceded by a new Farce, in one act, entitled THIRTY-THREE NEXT BIRTHDAY. THEATRE -ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Lessee, Mr. J. B. Buckstone. TILTS EVENING will be performed THE RIVALS. Mr. Buckstone and Miss Reynolds. A new Spanish Ballet, THE INFLUENCE OF GRACE, in which Perea Nena will appear. With WHITEBAIT AT GREENWICH. John Small, by Sir Wm. Don, Bart. And ANY PORT IN A STORM. • Commenee at 7. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE Lessee and Directress, Miss Swanborough. THIS EVENING, THE LITTLE SAVAGE. After which THE MAID AND THE MAGPIE. WOOING IN JEST AND LOVING IN EARNEST Miss Swanborough. And THE BONNIE FISH WIFE. Commence at 7 o'clock. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE, Westminster-road. Sole Lessee, Mr. William Cooke. By Special Desire, for Five Nights longer. THIS EVENING, and during the week, will be presented Shakapere's Tragedy of KING RICHARD THE THIRD ; or, The Death of White Surrey, reproduced with all its origi nal splendid effects. The Duke of Gloater, Mr. Holloway ; Richmond, Mr. 11. Phillips. Followed by SCENES IN THE ARENA, and a variety of inimitable feats of Equitation by those talented artistes, Madame Blanche, Miss Emily Cooke, Madame Fleurette , Mr. W. Cooke, Mr. Runnels, Mr. W. Cooke, jun., &c. On Saturday next will be produced, for the first time, a new grand Spectacle, with most peculiar effects, entitled LIFE IN THE EAST ; or, The Sepoy Revolt, embracing the entire strength of - this vast Hippodramatic Temple. No fees to box-keepers. The art of riding taught. Commence at seven. Stage Manager, Mr. R. Phillips. CANTERBURY HALL, Westminster-road.— Proprietor—C. MORTON. The public is most respectfully informed that the FINE ARTS GALLERY, in connection with the above Hall, IS NOW OPEN DAY AND NIGHT, from 11 o'clock a.m. until 12 o'clock p.m. The New Gallery contains an extensive Collec tion of 'Pictures, by Ancient and Modern Masters and is also devoted to Art productions generally. The Proprietor feels he may confidently assert that, viewed altogether, the exist ing Music Hall, the New Fine Arts Gallery, and the recently added Ante-Hall, will present an attraction which, whether as regards the architectural beauty of the structures them selves, or the varied and hitherto unattempted combinations within, will be found to be wholly without parallel in the Kingdom. The MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT commences as usual at Seven o'clock. THE WEATHER.—Surr Orricr, DEC. 1. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. • 49—highest since noon yesterday. 47—lowest this morning and during the night. 48—this day at noon. BAROMETER-29.83. WIND, North-Westerly; light, with fine weather. THE SUN. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1858. We regret to find, from the answer given by Lord DERBY to the numerous and influential deputation which waited on him yesterday in reference to the propriety of retaining the State of Sarawak under the protectorate of the British Government, that his Lordship's opinion, and that of his colleagues, had been, and was, up to the present moment, adverse to any of the propositions which had been put forward by, or on behalf of, Sir JAMES BROOKE. Fortunately, however, this is not a final decision, and although the Premier may not at present think it , 6 likely that any of the propositions would be accepted," yet, as he has expressed his readiness to take into consideration any sug gestion that may be made to him by gentlemen of experience and knowledge, we may earnestly hope that the many important advan tages "looming in the future," from the possession of Sarawak, now more valuable than ever from our new relations with China, Japan, &c., will turn the scale, and that theinterests, and, we may almost add, the prestige of Great Britain may not be sacrificed in the Eastern seas. It is, unfortunately, but too notorious that there are many hungry expectants only too anxious to struggle for the possession of the territory—the value whereof they can fully appreciate, should it be abandoned by England and surrendered to their tender mercies: In hostile or even neutral hands it might become " a thorn in the side of British commerce." The Dutch system of exclusive deal ing or monopoly would be fatal to our interest, and it would scarcely be better should it fall into the hands of Russia or the United States, or, indeed, of any other Power desirous of obtaining " a local habitation and a name" in these waters. Lord DERBY declared that Sir JAMES BROOKE had "no claim upon the Government in respect of what he had d'z.ne for his own purposes and objects," that " his was a half political and half commercial speculation," and that " it must be a matter of pure balance of the advantages or disadvantages of taking or not taking this as a settlement, even sup posing, under the terms of his engagement, Sir JAMES BROOKE had the power to make over the sovereignty without the consent of the Sultan of Borneo." We cannot take quite so restricted a view of the matter. We cannot forget the chival rous courage and disinterested magnanimity dis played by Sir JAMES BROOKE from the very begin. ning of his career, when, for the sake of humanity in general, and Great Britain in particular, he en gaged in a dangerous and expensive contest, risking his life and fortune in a very doubtful contest. His conduct was, indeed, beyond all praise. It gained respect and honour for the British name, and the entire nation has benefited by the prestige thus acquired, The romantic incidents of his extra ordinary career, combined with the fact that a British subject had become, to all intents and pur poses, an independant Sovereign,were not only the admiration of the nation, but of the Government. He received honour and distinction, and the in fluence which he had obtained in Borneo was turned to advantage by our Government. There can be but little doubt that his energetic proceedings, and the manner in which he destroyed the pirates that had been the scourge of the sur rounding districts, greatly advanced the honour of England, and rendered the different nations more ready to deal with her th an they would preciously have been. However, as gratitude is scarcely to be anticipated from governments or corp ora ti ons, and is seldom, if ever, connected with political events, we must be contented to take a limited view of the subject, and argue it on public and general g roun d s. The possession of Sarawak is doubly important, as well for the value it may be while in our hands as for the detriment it may occasion if in the hands of an opponent. It commands the Chinese Seas, and might be used for purposes either offensive or defensive of our trade. It possesses immenso scams of coal, which can be worked at a trilling expense, and will supply, on the most reasonable terms, a necessary article to the steamers that may be navigating in that quarter. It would also be an important, indeed an indispensable, sta- (7:3 NV4II, , 0 “..0 ,• t. ' • ret ' 4 01 , 4110 ) t ll,ll o 4 's Pitt """:: : P.,V ; ;A .-4411110, 400 : Etr rt` liN7 11 1110,1 111 .rt,,,, 0 : 04 : , _ tion in any telegrs phic communication that may be established with China. It is also indispensable to the suppression of pircey, and for that reason alone, if no other, it should be maintained. Its abandonment would be the most com - ?lete illustration of "a penny-wise and pound foolish" policy: ; and we are convinced that further consideration will induce Lord DERBY to modify his opinions. It may be, right to refuse to esta blish an injurious precedent ; but when a similar case arises, we are convinced that the British people will be satisfied to incur the trifling outlay that may be thereby occasioned. There are none of the industrial classes who are not deeply injured by the effects of the Bank Char ter Act. Through its baleful operation, agricul turists and manufacturers are made to regard each other as natural opponents, being led to believe that their interests are incompatible, and that the welfare of the one is incompatible with the pro sperity of the other. They are, in fact, like the children described by LOCKE as "tugging at a scanty coverlet," and each endeavouring to obtain more than a fair share of that which the negligence of the head of the family has not provided, and which is insufficient to cover all. Should it, how ever, be enlarged to adequate dimensions, all could obtain what their necessities required without seek ing to deprive any of the number of a suitable share of the common stock. In truth the interests of agriculturists and manu facturers are, or rather, under a sounder system of currency, would be, closely blended. Each would find the other his best customer. The well-paid artizan would consume a large proportion of do mestic produce, while the burly yeoman, happy and contented, would bedeck his wife and daughters in native manufactures. Under the combined influ ence of corn laws and money laws this natural effect was completely altered, and it would be by no means difficult to show that so long as they remained co-existent, whenever agriculture was thriving manufactures were depressed, and vice versa. The plough and the loom were brought into appa rent antagonism, while the real enemy of both-- "the hard calculator"—was laughing in his sleeve at their mutual folly, and still labouring to in crease the purchasing power of the pound, so as to double the burden of rents, rates, and taxes, and of every debt payable. This evil affected both yeo man and artizan in a similar manner. They were both victims. The only gainer was the usurer, who, behind the scenes, pulled the wires of the puppets. There can be but little doubt that the Corn-laws, and the Act of 1819, were the result of a corrupt compromise between the landed and the moneyed interests. At the termination of the war the land owners clearly perceived that, the artificial stimulus being removed, it would be impossible to maintain rents at the prices to which they had become accus tomed, and in accordance wherewith they had regulated their expenditure. They grasped at any device to avoid a wholesome rentrenchment, and bitterly have they suffered for their fatuity. The bullionists willingly assented to pass a Corn law that would enhance the price of food, while the landowners, on their part, agreed to the resto ration of cash payments, or, in 'other words, to the substitution of a gold pound, worth 205., for a paper pound worth only 135., thus increasing by at least 50 per cent. the burden of the National Debt, as well as of every private liability and fixed payment. Under this system mortgages were fore closed, and estates passed from the possession of families in which they had remained for many generations. Tenants were ruined by having kept to the terms of leases which they had executed in more prosperous times. After a vain attempt to pay I rent out of capital, hoping against hope that a good time was coming they gradually sunk one by one, and it would be impossible to estimate the amount of misery and suffering occasioned by the joint operation of the Corn-laws and the money Laws. The landlords, however, soon found to their cost that in depending on the so-called " Protec tion" they were leaning on a broken reed. They had vainly imagined that by the Corn-law they could maintain the price of wheat at the old rate, although the return to a metallic standard of money, with every note convertible on demand, must inevitably reduce it. There was a natural law against them, and they strove to get rid of one anomaly by introducing another fallacy of a still more glaring character. The fact was, the laws were directly opposed to each other. The object of one was to keep up prices of one description of commodities—that of the other, to depress prices of all kinds without exception. The latter, of course, prevailed as any one of ordinary capacity might have known would be the case. The tenant farmers were the earliest victims at the shrine of the false idol which had been set up. Their posi tion after the Act of 1819 came into operation was truly deplorable. The landlord, erroneously con ceiving that the monopoly established would keep up the prices of agricultural produce, sternly refused to make any reduction of rent. This rent was virtually enhanced 50 per cent. by the altered value of money, while the prices were reduced in an inverse ratio. There was, as we have already stated, a desperate attempt to make both ends meet, which, for 0, time, was achieved by the sacri fice of the capital embarked in the cultivation of the soil. This, of course, aggravated the evil. Then, when the tenants were ruined, the landlords had to succumb, a general reduction of rents was submitted to, while the charges or mortgages and other incumbrances remained the same as ever. The money-lender and fundliolder profited, but it was at the expense of the industrious classes. They acquired wealth while others were brought to the verge of ruin. The Corn-laws, which never at any period ful filled the sanguine anticipations of their promoters, have been happily abolished. The monster monopoly was destroyed. But the still more in jurious monopoly has been not merely retained, but the restrictions rendered far more onerous. The Act of 1844 still further enhanced the value of money when it was scarce, while, if abundant, it produced an inflation that must inevitably lead to a speedy collapse. We have already witnessed its signal failure in 1847 and 1857, • the compulsory suspension of the law and the terrible losses sus tained by all classes. It is now for the agricul turists to exert themselves to obtain a repeal of the entire monetary code. They have a right to demand it, since the fancied equivalent has been completely taken away. Nor are the manufacturers less deeply interested. They have also had painful experience of a dearth of currency, of the almost total cessation of credit in conse= quence of the absence of a measure and representa tive of value. Mills were closed, and operatives turned out of employment. No sale could be ob tained for manufactured goods, or, indeed, commo dities of any description. Notwithstanding an impending famine, the orders for American bread stuffs were countermanded, and that because a few millions of sovereigus were withdrawn from the Bank, while some eight or ten millions still re mained idle and unproductive in the coffers of the Bank. Their production at that time, and THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 1, 1858. the issue of notes of small and convenient denomi nations for domestic use would have completely averted the distress and saved the country, as the contemned £1 notes did in 1825. Let agriculturists and manufacturers for once be persuaded that so far as the money laws are concerned their interests are one and indivisible, and by combined action assail that code which has occasioned so much mis chief and annoyance to each and all. MR. G. F. H. SMITH'S WEATHER PRE DICTIONS FOR DECEMBER. From Ist to sth, mild weather ; from sth to Bth, also mild, or nearly so ; and, although rain will intervene between the Ist and 2d or 4th, fine weather prevails to the Bth. From the Bth to the 11th or 13th, changeable, alternating between showers and fine weather ; from the 15th to the 19th, conficting as to temperature—l judge a me dium result. From the 20th to the 24th there may be an occasional keenness in the atmosphere, but principally a mild or medium temperature will prevail. From 24th to 31st, weather generally fine, and a medium temperature to 31st, with an occa sional freshness or keen atmosphere. LATEST NEWS. VIENNA, Nov. 30. Advices have been received from Corfu to the 27th inst. The ten deputies of Corfu have protested against the statement of Si; John Young, that the inhabi tants of Corfu desire incorporation - with Great Bri tain, and have expressed, at the same time, their desire of being annexed to Greece. This protest has been forwarded to the Colonial Minister, Sir Edwcrd Bulwer Lytton. BERLIN, TUESDAY. The Ojicial Prussian Gazette publishes an article on the result of the elections. These, it is said, give room to hope that the Ministry and the Legislature will co-operate with cordiality, each respecting the other's privileges and obligations. But, it is added, the Government cannot permit any political party to take the initiative in mea sures. Government by party is totally inconsistent with the spirit of the system of the Prussian mo narchy. FRANCE. PARIS, TUESDAY. Madame Barret, mother of MM. Odilon, Ferdi nand, and Adolphe Barrot, died on Sunday night last. This melancholy event has delayed the de parture for Madrid of M. Adolphe Barret, the - k newly-appointed Ambassakor to the Cottrt of Spain. Madame Barrot, sister of General Borrelly, of Sevres, was the widow of the Conventionalist Barrot, who, at the trial of Louis XVI., voted for the exile of that unfortunate Monarch, notwith standing the menaces of the Terrorists. The Minister of War has received the following letter from Marshal Canrobert " Paris, Nov. 27. " Monsieur le Ministre,—The publication of the Journal of the Siege of Sebastopol of General Niel has already given rise to numerous comments, both in the journals and elsewhere. Several writers of the press, whose knowledge of military art and of forti ficatians cannot be very extensive, have selected from the General's book certain passages which, when quoted isolatedly, have a sense which they could not possess when taken in connexion with the whole of the work, or consequently in the mind of the author. For instance, they say—'lt results from the work of General Niel that Sebastopol was scarcely defended when the Allies appeared before it ; and in the opinion of this general a coup de main might have been effected.' It results from the real facts, represented by General Niel with that good faith which characterises him, that the first defences of Sebastopol (de tailed at pages 22, 23, 24, 28, 30, 31, and 33), were not such as could be carried at the point of the bayonet. lam persuaded that General Niel, if he had commanded the Engineers of the French army from the commencement of the siege, would have shared in the firm conviction of his glorious and intrepid colleague, the much to be regretted General Bizot, who according to his own words, would have taken care not to advise an attack by main force before having employed, against strongly armed works, and four at least of which were permanent ones, closed at the gorge and supported in the rear by the upper-deck guns of 50 vessels of war, the 120 pieces of heavy siege artillery which the allies had at their command, and before an attempt had been made, with the aid of that power ful means, to rapidly destroy two or three of the points of defence, while at the same time carrying nearer to them the starting point of the columns of assault. This opinion the distinguished officer above mentioned categorically explained to your Excellency from the very commencement of the operations before Sebastopol and by each - samo #tleit Was at ume enter tained on the spot by many of the best officers of the army, and I more strongly than ever coincide in it now, as, after having read the able work of General Neil, I am more convinced that the success of a coup de main was impossible. There is certainly no necessity for me to remind your Excellency what a failure would have led to under the circumstances in which the allied armies were placed. I have thought it my duty, Monsieur le Ministre, to address to you these simple observa tions. If you approve of them, as I hope you will, You may perhaps consider it useful to have them inserted in the Moniteur.—Accept, &c., " CANROBERT." BOURSE, Nov. 30.—The market has been steady, and prices well maintained at from 74f. 40c. to 74f. 50c. ; the option was declared at 74f. 45c. ; Mo biller varied from 1,040 f. to 1,045 f. ; Orleans, 1,410 f. to 1,412 f. 50c. ; Southern, 590 f. to 595 f. ; Lyons, 880 f. to 885 f. ; Northern, 1,002 f. 50c. to 1,005 f. ; and Austrian, 655 f. to 657 f. 50c. The following are the last quotations : 41 per Cents. .. • 96 75 Do. end month ' 96 65 3 per Cents 74 60 Do. end month 74 40 Bank Shares. . 3175 Credit Mobilier Do. Account Credit Fonder 672 50 Belgian 41 lOO Piedmontese (5) Roman 95 50 Austrian — Spanish Threes - Home Debt 42 75 RAILWAYS. Cash. Account. Orleans Northern New ditto. B4O .. 840 Lyons and Moditerranean 877 50 .. 878 75 New ditto .. 632 50 Geneva 630 Midi — Southern Western 617 50 615 Eastern Grand Central - -- Sardinian Austrian Exchange on London;at sight, paper, 25f. 121 e. ; money, 25f. l lc. ; three months, paper, 21f. 95e. ; money, 21f. 92te. AUSTRIA. VIENNA, Nov. 28. After a heavy stamp duty had been imposed on the political papers published in Austria very few of the Vienna organs of the press found their way into the provinces, and hardly any into foreign countries. The heads of the Foreign, Home, and Police-Departments -soon -had occasion- to remark that a blunder had been committed, but they long refrained from expressing their disapproval of the so-called " financial measure." At last, however, they took courage, and informed the Minister of Finances that, in their opinion, the tax imposed on the political part of the press was too heavy. Baron Bruck at first replied that he could not remit any part of the stamp duty, but eventually he accepted a proposition which was made by his colleagues. The nature of the proposition is to be seen in the subjoined Ordinance, which appeared in the Wiener Zeitung of this morning : " IMPERIAL ORDINANCE, VALID. FOR THE WHOLE EMPIRE. " After having heard the opinion of my Minis ters and of the Council of the Empire, in respect to a uniform taxation of the periodical press, I have resolved to reduce the stamp duty on newspapers published in my Empire and in the States belong ing to the (German) postal association (Postvereins Staaten) from the two new kreutzers to one new kreutzer. The papers published in other countries will pay a stamp duty of two instead of four new kreutzers. A change will, however, be made in the law of September 6, 1850, and in the Ordinance of October 23, 1857 ; and in future all papers, whether, published at home or abroad, which appear once a week, or several times in the course of the week, will be subjected to the above mentioned stamp duty. The sole exceptions are official papers, and these which treat of scientific, artistic, or technical matters ; but these last, if published in Austria, gill have to pay the stamp duty if they contain advertisements or Unterhal tungs-Lecture (romances, novels, &c.) "The Miniiitry of the Interior an' ,1 the Finance and Police Depitrtments will have to decide which papers are exempted from stamp duty. " This ordinance is to come into force on the Ist of January, 1859. " Briinn, Nov. 23, 1858. " FRANCIS-JOSEPH, Emperor. " Count von BUOL SCHAUENSTEIN. "Baron von BACH. " Baron von BRUCK. " Baron von KEMPEN. "By order of his Majesty, " Baron you RANsoN.NET," LIBERTY OF THE PRESS IN PARIS. (From the Correspondent of the Daily _Yews) The Times, Daily News, Morning Post, Morning Chronicle ' Sun, Express, Examiner, Spectator, Saturday Review, and almost all the weekly papers are seized. My despatch was received at the telegraph-office, and my messenger brought me back a receipt for the cost of transmission. This evening I have received an intimation on an open piece of paper, without any signature, that my despatch " No. 23,859" was not forwarded, and no reason why is vouchsafed. This public announcement will probably lead higher officers, of -state in France than those who were immediately respon sible for keeping back my despatch to consider seriously whether such a petty, miserable inter ference with the use of the private telegraph can in any way whatever add to the dignity or contri bute to the safety of the empire. If the officials concerned possess but a grain of common sense they must have known that all their zeal could only retard the knowledge of the truth in England some three or four hours ; or whatever may be the exact interval of time that elapses between the publication of your first and second editions. Can they look one another in the face and offer any rational plea for their conduct ? When will they learn that in attempting to injure the English press they bite a file ? The French pavers do not dare to state the reason for the razzia among the English journals. The Presse says at the head of its news of the day that the " English journals did not come to hand yesterday, for a reason which it is not for us to explain." ALHAMBRA PALACE. The enterprising lessees of the Alhambra Palace, in order to maintain the character they have so justly attained for the production of novelties of the highest order, have entered into an engagement with one of the most gifted equestriats the world has yet produced, viz., the fascinating and enchanting Ella, to appear for a limited number of nights in, some of her extraordinary acts of horsemanship. The furore she has created each evening of her appearance has been wonderful ; but it may be justly said that never has an audience had placed before them anything like the graceful poses of the little fairy of the ring, Ella. The other portion of the entertainment is as pleasing and varied as ever. We have the performances of one of the most numerous companies of artistes ever exhibited in London, together with that of the singularly beautiful horse " Black Eagle," the comicalitics of the " educated mules," and the oddities of a perfect host of clowns, at the head of which must be placed the witty Joe Pentland. In order to " make hay while the sun shines," we hear that the managers in tend giving a series of their special and splendid entertain ments for the especial gratification of our country cousins visiting the cattle show. We cordially wish them suc cess. The Duke of Leeds has left the Clarendon for Hornby Castle, near Catterick, Yorkshire. The Marquis of Tweedale has arrived in town, from Yester House, Haddingtoushiro. Lord and Lady Feversham arrived at their man sion, in Belgrave-square, yesterday, from Buncombe Park, Yorkshire. Lord and Lady Muncaster have left town for Muncaster Castle, Cumberland. Lord and Lady Aveland are passing the season at Normanton Park, Rutlandshire, surrounded by a select circle. Lord and Lady Boston come to town to-day from Hedsor Lodge, Bucks. The Bishop of Oxford, who has been staying with the Bishop of Salisbury during the past ten days, left the Palace at Salisbury on Monday. His lordshis has nearly recovered from his recent indisposition. Lord and Lady Arthur Hay have arrived at their residence in Chester-square, from visiting the Duke and Duchess of Manchester, at Kimbolton Castle. Lady Mary Wood and Miss Wood come to town o-day, from Hickleton, Yorkshire, for a few days. Lady Howard has left town on a visit to Vis. count and Viscountess Dungannon, at Brynkinalt, Den• bighshire. A Cabinet Council was held yesterday at the official residence of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in Downing-street. The Ministers present were—the Earl of Derby, the Right Hon. B. Disraeli, the Lord Chancellor, the Marquis of Salisbury, the Earl of Hardwicke, Mr. Secretary Walpole, the Earl of Malmesbury, Sir E. Bulwer Lytton, General Peel, Lord Stanley, Sir John Pakington, the Right Hon. J. W. Henley, and Lord John Manners. M. DE MONTALEMBERT.—We are requested to stat& that the author of Un Debat ear r inde personally de precates anything like a subscription in England for the purpose of paying the fine to which he has been sentenced. MAILS.--. The Peninsular and North African Steam Navigation Company's steamer Warrior, Captain Cooper, sailed from the St. Catherine's Docks this day at noon, carrying the mails for the Peninsula, Mogador, and the Canary Islands, besides a full cargo of general mer chandise. INDIAN MEDICAL SERITICE.—We have reason for believing that an increase will shortly take place in the medical staff already allowed for service in India, and that additions will be made thereto to the extent of about five staff surgeons and 15 staff assistant surgeons.—Homeward THE - FATAL PRIZE-FIGHT AT ABBEY-WOOD.- Yesterday afternoon Mr. Payne held an inquest at Guy's Hospital respecting the death of George M'Donald, who was killed in a prize-fight with Samuel Asquith (now in custody at the Woolwich police-court), at Abbey-wood, near Erith. After hearing the evidence, the jury returned a verdict of manslaughter against Samuel Asquith. It has been notified that on and after this day the Ist of December, alterations will be made in the rates and fares for passengers, goods, &c., charged by the Great Northern and Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire lines, Between London, Warrington, Huddersfield, and other intermediate towns in Lancashire and Yorkshire. According to the statement of the Belgian Finance Minister the Belgian revenue will show a deficit of about £70,000 for the current year, making, with former arrears, a total outstanding deficiency of £150,000, which wtll be met by an issue of Treasury bonds. The present debt of Belgium is stated to be £24,230,000. GOVERNMENT EMIGRATION.—The Government emigrant ship Dirigo, 1,206 tons, Captain Robert White, sailed from Liverpool on Sunday, the 28th ult. for Mel bourne, Victoria, with 412 emigrants, in charge of Sur geon-Superintendent Rutter. Her Majesty's Emigration Commissioners have given notice of their intention to re ceive tenders to-morrow (Thursday) for a ship to proceed to Sydney, New South Wales, to be ready for the reception of passengers on such day as the commissioners may ap point between the 7th and 14th of January. FOGGINTOR GRANITE WORKS, DARTMOOR.— An extraordinary blast of granite:was effected at Foggintor Granite Quarries, Dartmoor, under the management of Mr. U'ron, on Wednesday, Nov. 24. A mass of granite of first-rate quality; measuring 45 feet long, 25 feet wide, 14 feet thick, stone one thousand tons in weight, was broken from its natnral position by the small quantity of ten pounds of powder. UNIVERSITY DEGREES.—The Snails Academicus of the University of Edinburgh, at a meeting held on the 27th of Nov., conferred the honorary degree of LL.D. on the Right Hon. Lord Elcho, M.P., the Right Hon. the Lord Justice Clerk of Scotland, Mr. Monereiff, M.P., Dean of Faculty of Advocates, and Professor J. S . More. LOSS OF ANOTHER LARGE STEAMER.—Captain Ottsen, of the ship Frode, which arrived off Portland from Bahia on Friday last, has forwarded a notice to Lloyd's, announcing that he had passed a large steamer in the Bay of Biscay on the 23d of November. She was sighted in lat. 47 N., lon. 11 W., with apparently signals of distress flying, but, on bearing down upon her, found the signals to be fragments of sails. The steamer was three-masted, rigged, with a blue figure-head, and the name of " Dom Affonso," inscribed on her stern. Her screw and rudder were apparently carried away. She had two boats; painted white and green, and there were several pieces of machinery on her deck. It was evident she had not been long aban doned,,but no boats were to be observed in the distance, and was fast sinking. A telegram, posted yesserday, stated that the ship Henry Wylch had reached Queenstown on Monday, having the crew of the Dorn Affonso steamer on board, which was abandoned by them on the 11th Novem ber, in a sinking state, and bulwarks carried away. The Dom Affonso was from the Clyde for Gibraltar. THE ROYAL SOClETY.—Yesterday afternoon, at four o'clock, the anniversary meeting of the Fellows of the Royal Society was held in their new and splendid rooms at Burlington-house, Piccadilly. There was an unusually large number of members in attendance. Lord Wrottesley, the President, took the chair, and delivered the customary annual address, in which he spoke at some length on the advantages of science and the advantages likely to accrue from intimate relations between the Government and the representatives of science His lordship noticed the ad vances which had been made in science since their last anniversary gathering, particularly dwelling upon geogra phical research in connexion with the discoveries of British Columbia, the new fields of operation opened up to British enterprise, and to science in India, China, and japan ; and to the exploration of the Zambesi in connexion with the discoveries of Dr. Livingstone. FATAL ACCIDENT IN THE WEST INDIA DOCKS. — Last night Mr. W. Baker, the coroner, held an inquest at the London Hospital .respecting the death of Richard Downs, aged 49 years, who lost his life under the following , circumstances. The deceased was a rigger, and on Tues day, the 23d of last month, he was engaged repairing the rigging of a vessel named the Kitty Cordes, of Liverpool, which was lying in the import basin of the West India Docks, Blackwell. He had been at work some time when the rope broke upon which ho was standing and precipitated him to the deck, a depth of 70 feet. Ile Was removed, in a dreadful state of suffering, to the above-named institution, where he was found to be dead. The jury returned a ver dict of accidental death. FATAL COLLISION IN THE CHANNEL.—DOVER, TUESDAY, Nov. 30.—About three o'clock this morning the fishing lugger St. Charles, of Calais, while the crew were working their nets, was run down by the Vivid mail packet, three miles from the French coast. There were five hands on board; three perished—two were picked up by the Vivid, and brought to the Dover Sailors' Home. These two poor men were in great distress on accoimt of the loss of their shipmates, nil of whom were near relatives. They were sent to Calais by the afternoon mail packet, and were clad in the warm flannel dresses belonging to the Home. The accident arose fom the neglect of showing a light in the boat. CHARGES AGAINST THE CAPTAIN OF AN EMIGRANT Shie.—The ship Escort, just arrived from New York at Liverpool, experienced very rough weather, and the voyage was so protracted that the passengers were necessarily put onreduced rations. Some of the passengers, uponlanding at Liverpool, preferred charges against the captain to Captain Schomberg, of the Liverpool Emigration Office, who is about to have the charges investigated before the magis trates. Various reports of the privations of the passengers, some of whom are said to have died from starvation, are in circulation, but it would be improper to make any observa tions at present, until the matter comes before the Court. THE BALLOT SOCIETY. Yesterday morning a deputation from the execu tive committee of the Ballot Society, comprising General Thompson, M.P., Mr. Deputy Whiteside, Mr. Whitehurst (vice chairman), Mr. Gilbert Pouncy, Mr. Bontems, Mr. Elt, Mr. Lemaitre, Mr. Dawe 3, Mr. Staveley, Mr. Nodes, Mr. Richardson, and Mr. James Campbell, • waited on the Lord Mayor at the Mansion-home where they were in troduced to his lordship by Mr. Deputy Whiteside. Mr. WHITEHURST, on the part of the deputation, briefly expressed their congratulations at seeing in the chair of the City a gentleman so highly respected by all who knew him, and one whom they were proud to call their colleague in the council of the Ballot Society. He concluded by asking his lordship to head a petition of the electors of London to the House of Commons in favour of the ballot. His LORDSHIP expressed his determination to adhere to the rule observed by his predecessors, not actively to take anypart in political matters during his mayoralty, but would cheerfully comply with the request to sign the petition. His lordship then affixed his name to the petition, and also gave a donation of £5 to to the society's funds, remarking that the extent of his interest in the question must not be measured by the amount of his donation. The deputation then waited on Baron Roths child, M.P., and had an interview with the hon. member, who added his naine to the subscription list for £5O. Mr. J. Ingram Travers also received the deputation, and subscribed 10 guineas to the fund. In the course of the day the petition also re ceived the signatures of the following City electors. The Hon. Henry Berkeley, M.P., Mr. C. Gilpin, M.P., Mr. Richd. Cobden, Mr. J. Ingram Travers, Mr. W. J. Hall, Mr. T. S. Hall, Mr. S. Morley, and other gentlemen. Later in the day the committee re-assembled at the offices in Guild hall-chambers, where they were joined by Mr. Berkeley, M.P., and Mr. R. A. Marsden. The above subscriptions, with £5 from Mr. Jas. Wyld, M.P. for Bodmin, £2 2s. from Mr. W. Campbell Sleigh, £1 ls. from Mr. Deputy Whiteside; and others of smaller amounts were announced. The committee were mainly engaged in delibe rating on the manner in which the Ballot should be brought before the House of Commons in the next session. ?-z_r_d_tozr - OF L - 01VDO2v . D t7.ZZ lIPU THE WEEK. (Front the Registrar-General's Report.) The weekly return of births and deaths in Lon don issued by authority of the Registrar-General, for the week ending Saturday, Nov. 27, shows the rates of mortality to be unusually heavy. In the first week of this month the deaths were 1,217, in the two following weeks they were 1,349 and 1,487, and in the week ending last Saturday they rose to 1,802. The mean temperature of the air in the first week of November was 43.3 deg. ; in the last three weeks it was successively 39 deg., 35.5 deg., and 37.4 deg. Without attempting at present an exact appreciation of recent meteorological conditions in relation to health, it is sufficient to state that the mortality of the month attained its highest point, which was far above the average, in a week in which the thermometer fell 12 deg. below the freezing point of water, and frost was then sud denly exchanged for beat and moisture. In the ten years 1848-57 the average number of deaths in the week corresponding with last week was 1,150 ; but as the 1,802 deaths now returned occurred in an increased population they should be compared with the averpge when the latter ,has been raised in proportion to the increase, a correc tion which will make it 1,265. Hence it appears that 537 persons died last week in excess of the number that would have died if only:the average rate of mortality for the end of Nov. had prevailed. A comparison of the results of the last two weeks exhibits an increase, more or less important, in all the classes in which the cases of death are distributed. Deaths Irani zymotic diseases increased from 356 in the previous week to 413 last week; constitutional diseases from 253 to 288 ; local (which include those of the respiratory organs) from 695 to 859 ; deve lopmental from 131 to 174, and violent deaths from 35 to 42. To take some special diseases : scarlatina increased in the two weeks from from 133 to 163 ; phthisis from 166 to 190 ; bronchitis from 211 to 310 ; pneumonia from 166 to only 169 ; asthma from 20 to 28. The deaths of three men and women are recorded ' who had attained the age of 90 years or upwards. The two oldest were women, who died at the age of 97 years. Last week the births of 840 boys and 921 girls, in all 1,761 children, were registered in London. In the ten corresponding weeks of the years 1848-57 the average number was 1,508. At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean height of the barometer in the week was 29.563 in. The barometrical readings varied from 28.84 in. to 30.06 in. The mean temperature of the week was 37.4 deg., which is 3.9 deg. below the average of the same week in 43 years (as deter mined by Mr. Glaisher). On the first four days the mean daily temperature was below, on the last three above the average ; the depression on Tuesday and Wednes day was equal to 15 deg. ; on Friday the excess was 11 deg. The lowest point attained by the thermometer was 20.5 deg., on Wednesday • the highest, 58 deg., on Friday. The entire range of the week was therefore 37 . 5 deg. ; the mean daily range was 42.30 deg. •The range on Saturday was only 5.2 deg. Tuesday was the coldest day in November since Nov. 23, 1827 ; and the mean temperature of Tuesday and Wednesday was lower than that of any two consecutive days in November as far back as authentic records extend. The mean tempera ture of Friday was higher than that of Tuesday and Wednesday by 25 deg. The difference between the mean dew-point temperature and air tempera ture was 2.3 deg. The mean degree of humidity of the air was 92. The mean temperature of the water of the Thames was 38.9 deg. The wind blew from the east, afterwards from the south-east. Rain fell to the amount of 0.22 inches. HUGH MILLER'S MONUMENT AT CROMARTY.— The Inverness Courier says everything was done on the occasion of layint , down the foundation - ston e of the monu ment by the inhabitants that could render the ceremony impressive, and to exhibit the sincere pride which they feel in being able to refer to our distinguished countryman as a native of their town, born and brought up among them selves. Probably not less than 500 or 600 persons were present. The monument will consist of a pillar about 50 feet high, surmounted by a statue of Hugh Miller, to be sculptured lay Mr. Handyside Ritchie. The base is of old red sandstone, taken from the shore quarry, the first scene of Mr. Miller's labours and of his geological researches. Tho rest of the work will be completed in a more 'durable stone, of a yellowish colour, obtained from the quarry of David ston. The following inscription is to be engraved upon the base :—" In commemoration of the genius and the literary and scientific eminence of Hugh Miller, this monument is erected by his countrymen. He was born at Cromarty 10th October, 1802, and died 24th December, 1856." METROPOLITAN FREE HOSPITAL.---The azgr - gate number of patients relieved during the week Ongg Nov. 27 was—Medical, 660 ; sur g ical , 3 35 ; tow, 995 ; of which 305 were new cum THE " TIMES" ON THE BALLOT IN THE UNITED STATES. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sir,—The Times declining to insert a reply to some mis=statements respecting the ballot in America, published in its columns on the 22d inst., may I ask you to insert the enclosed in your paper. —Yours faithfully, F. HENRY F. BERKELEY. Victoria-square, S.W., Nov. 24, 1858. TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES. gir,—Allow me to answer so much of the remarks in your paper of to-day on the American elective system as relates to the ballot. These remarks though written in hostility to the secrecy of the ballot are yet written anonymously. We know not the writer and cannot therefore judge whether his mis-statements proceed from ignorance or an intentional desire to mislead your readers. This is an inconvenience, and it is an inconvenience inseparable from s: geret writing, but to such incon veniences, I for one g.. ladly submit because differing from the right hon. member for South Wilts who would take the shield of scserecY from the writer as he withholds it from tiie voter. I hold with a writer in the Saturday Re,-iet9 that " an anony mous press is necessary if for other reason be cause it is the only channel th. rough which any man dares to write as he thinks.", Substitute " suffrage" for " press" ...Ind, vote for " say," and you have the first principle o: the argu ment for the ballot. You, sir, agree the Saturday Review, but you differed from Mr. L Hight when for the same reason he claimed the shiela 0f secrecy for the voter. How this is logical—hoNN this is consistent—all the many with whom I have discussed the subject fail to see. The object of this letter, however, is not the vali dity of your arguments but . the accuracy of your facts. I have made a., twofold accusation against the writer of the remarks on the American elective system, and on one horn or-other of the dilemma, ignorance or wilful mis-statement, I submit, he must be impaled for the reasons I will now give. Your theory about the ballot in America is in substance this, " the ballot is an expedient adopted not to ensure secret but rapid voting," on the other hand, we, the friends of the ballot say, "that tike Americans primarily and chiefly adopted the ballot as a means to ensure secret voting. Expedition, and other secondary reasons there may have been, but secrecy was the great first object sought. In speaking of the American elective system it must be borne in mind that America comprises 32 sove reign states, each having its own executive and legislature, in all cases elected by the people, and each state has its own laws for regulating elections, and in 29 out of 32 states the ballot is in force, re gulated in each of these states by laws peculiar to itself, and ensuring secrecy in greater or less degrees. When therefore your writer speaks of the ballot in America, and says it is not intended to secure secret voting, he in fact affirms that he has examined the law of elections, and witnessed the practice' at them in each of the states. Unless he has done this, he is not in a position to make the broad statements made in your paper of to-day. ' Without pretending to have made such an exa mination myself, I will jselect from the corre spondence of the Ballot Society with American politicians, mostly persons now or formerly in high office, such an amount of testimony as will convince any unprejudiced person that secrecy was the grand object of the adoption of the Ballot wherever adopted in America. " What is the Ballot ?" said Mr. Anson Bur linghame, a member • of the State Convention of Massachusetts of 1853, in the debates on revising the State Constitution,—" What is this Ballot ?" We are so in the habit in this country of voting with it, and it is so familiar, that, like the sun shine and the air, we do not appreciate it as we ought. It seems to be a very simple thing to be sure,—a little slip of paper bearing a name which is a symbol of the sentiments thought out by a man after mature reflection. Those sentiments are his own. I submit that they can belong to no other man, and when he desires to carry them forward into living laws, he takes this little paper and bears it under seal to the Ballot-box, and when that shall give up its secrets what will it disclose ? It will disclose that man's honest vote. It will dis close the pure, unbiassed voice- of the people." Secrecy in this gentleman's view is plainly the life and soul of the Vote by Ballot. Mr. Charles Anderson, of Cincinnati, Ohio State, says, " I had never,'before your letter, heard a question made as to the purpose for which the Vote by Ballot was instituted. I have always taken it for granted, and had always supposed that everybody else assumed, that the object was through secrecy to secure the independence of the vote." "In some minds of the Convention, as well as amongst the constituent people, the shorter ,roquistite _ the mere polling of the votes, when takcn by ballot, and other real or imagined advantages of that method, may, by possibility, have been considered as addi tional and subordinate reasons for its adoption, in preference to the viva voce plan. But without question the great, the leading purpose of all par ties, the only one much talked about or thought of, then and for long years afterwards, was the great one of principle (not the lesser ones of convenience) viz., that every man should do his own voting ! an it really does seem to me that the attribution of any other main motive to the framers of these constitutions, as to this provision, must be an inge nious, not to say uncandid afterthought. Of course I do not intend to make unkind imputations upon parties or persons in, your country (of whom I know so little.) My uncharitable suspicions arc against those citizens of my own country, whom I suspect to have given sueli opinions and made such statements to Lord Palmerston and his allies. (*) Besides, I presume you must must be sufficiently well acquainted with human nature to know that there must be a large number of Americans abroad, of wealth and high social standing, who really know very little of our own politics, or the work. ings of our government in such regards. and quite as many at home and abroad, who would, through an excessive desire to gratify correspondents of such eminence, respond perhaps unconsciously , pretty much in any terms that might be most ac ceptable to his lordship. However all this may be, and whatsoever may have been the motives of these reasoners or of their informants, I am confi dent that the facts are against their statements and assumption.." Mr. Anderson is a native of Virginia, one of the three States where open voting prevails and where the " old Virginians," like your writer of to-day, think " The Ballot Box to be the original Box of Pandora." He went to Ohio, he says, with strong prejudices against the Ballot, but his " early anti pathies to it have been more than overcome," and he then proceeds to contrast open voting with the Ballot. "Wherever the viva voce system prevails, except amongst the ruraland independent voters, immense sums of money are disbursed at every annual and semi-annual election, in the direct and unqualified bribery of poor andunprincipled voters. Whilst on this side of the Ohio River for example, under the Ballot system and to say the very least, most un questionably, with no superiority of either integ rity in pecuniary matters or in general morals, there is, almost no such disbursement or barter whatsoever. There, it is rife. Here, I have never heard of and do not believe a single instance has ever occurred. What a difference between these two sys tems, in this momentous question ? " The reason is obvious enough, the compelled se crecy, of the proceeding in the deposit and keeping of the Ballot prevents its - purchase, for no cunning `or corrupt man (and who else would so traffic) will pay money for an article, unless he can be assured that he has obtained or will obtain it ; least of all would he trust a man to deposit the purchased se cret who has shown himself so vile a freeman as to sell his freedom." This day's post brought me aletter from the Hon. Amasa Walker, late Secretary of State for Massa chusetts in which he says :—" I went to the poll yesterday to deposit my vote. It was the day of our general election in Massachusetts. We were called upon to give our suffrages for Governor and all other State Officers chosen by the people; for all County Officers,, for a Representative of our district to the Legislature of this Commonwealth, and a Representative to the Congress of the United States all 13 different officers. On going to the Town Hall, where the election was held, I found men at the door employed by the different parties as vote distri butors, who offered me their respective tickets, and of course, recommended their particular candidates with great earnestness and eloquence. From these persons I took a sample of the different tickets and passed into the Hall. Near the entrance I found two men employed, ' according to law, to, furnish the voters with the en velopes ordered by the State. Taking one of these envelopes and seating myself in one of the numerous desks that surround the hall, I examined my tickets, selected the one I preferred, examined it to see that there was no error or deception, en closed it in the envelope, and then proceeded to the platform, where three officers, called " Select men" assisted by the town clerk, presided as " Inspectors of the election." " On announcing my name, one of these officers found and checked it, on a list of all the voters lying before him for that purpose; and then another of these officials handed the ballot or box towards * Referring to a statement by Lord Palmerston in 49- eordanco with the Times on The American, glecti've Sptem." me, and I deposited my envelope. This was ti ie course adopted by every voter. " When a large number of ballots had accurr Lu lated in the ba:lot box, the town clerk in the p re sence of the oflivers and the people present, tt.hok them out and as3orted them into different parcels, a 3 preparatory to the final count. At three p.m. the town voted "to close the polls." The ballot; were then all counted by the officers just men - tioned, the result; ascertained, and " declared in open town meeting ," as the law requires. " Thus all the yak`Tr does is perfectly secret, whil e all the officers do is o v en to general observation." " Now, although by our present law in this State, as I have before. written you, the use of envelopes is not compulsory (as it ought to be) yet such is the manifest conve.rnence and propriety of this mode of voting, that I did not see a single ticket deposited in any other way. " It has the unanimous approbation of all." The Hon. W. Abbott Lawrence, Governor of Rhode Island, says : " In New York, where I was born and passed the greater part of my the envelope has never been introduced ; but the ballots are required to be so folded as to conceal their ontents. " Nothwithstanding the devices of different co loured paper, there never was, as far as I am in formed, any difficulty of eluding the supervision of opponents, when a voter was desirous, from the apprehending of offending an employer or from any other cause, that the character of his vote should not be known." The Hon. Henry Dutton, late Governor of Con necticut, says : " I have frequentlypresided at electors' meetings and personally received the ballot, and I can assure you that it is in the power of any elector to put iv, 1, ballot, the character of which cannot be detectei 1 b y • the presiding officer or any one else. Any electCr, can , if he pleases, put in a ballot written . - upon o ,: , an white paper. If such a ballot is merely doubled tu :geth er it is impossible to discover what it is. I hav,l frequently known ballots doubled and twisted, so that it was difficult to open them." Mr. C. Wiliam', State Secretary of Vermont "It was the object of our law in r e l a ti on t o this subject, and espeeia. l ly the provision to which you refer in the statutes of the State (requiring the ' votes to be on white paper and folded as in New York) to enable all voters, in dependent circum stances, such as operatives in factories and hired labourers generally, tb.e opportunity of keeping their political preferences from the knowledge of their employers, and also to enable merchants and ' shopkeepers, and others deinendent on public patro nage for their support, an opportunity of voting secretly, so as not to prejudi, c'e their trade." Mr. Neal Dow, Mayor of Portland, State of Maine, says : " The ballot is almost universal in this country, entirely so in the free States, and. (there is not a man among us, who would for a m oment entertain the proposition to abandon it for the viva voce mode of voting. So entirely has the conviction that the ballot is the best mode of voting at elections, taken possession of the public mind, that a proposition to change it for the viva voce would be regarded by us as absurd. The ballot is not neces sarily secret, but the voter can, render it so if he wishes to do it. Every voter, - when he goes to the hustings, unless he is known to be a man of settled opinions and decided. character, is presented with a ballot of each of th e parties as he passes along towards the ballotbo2l. If he wishes to cast a secret 'allot, he takes every • one which is offered to him, and puts that one which he prefers of the many which he holds in his h, Ind, into the box, and thus eludes the vigilance of any who choose for any reason to watch him." Finally, the present Go vernor of Ohio State says the method of voting by bai/ot was adopted by Ohio from the practice of the States of the Union. To secure absolute independen% le to the voter in the exercise of the right of suffrage was undoubtedly the main object in its adoption , --convenience was also consulted. I cannot hope you can give spac e for further ex tracts; indeed, I think enough has been given to make good the proposition with which 1 set out. I have limited my observations and authorities to the question of secrecy, but every other rem ark dis paraging the ballot in America mat le by your writer of to-day I gainsay and deny.-- -I am, sir, yours faithfully, F. HENRY F. BERK ELEY. Victoria-square, S.W., Nov. 22,185.3. HER MAJESTY AT ALDE2,S7I OT. The long•promised Royal visit to Aldevs hot was made yesterday, and, as might naturally h ive been expected from the state of the weather, no mance ll " vres or evolutions of any kind were attempt .ed with the troops, and the whole affair was of t he most ordinary description. The regiments ii r camp paraded before their huts at 9 o'clock. The weather was cold, raw, and threatening, 'and the violent gusts of wind that swept lieroSg the common derived an additional keenness from the d unpness of the ground and the large dark po&s of r aM that covered the heath in all directions, nw,kim ; it look blacker, and, if possible, more inhospitable than ever. The programme of the day's p romedings_ was simply this—that her Majesty was uxpeeted to be at Frimley-green at 11, and the l'roops, in heavy marching order, were to move ti. tither in columds of brigades and pass in revie' V' before her. The march for Frimley-green, soi ne four or five miles distant from Aldershot, con imenced soon after 9 o'clock. All the troops were in full uniform and in heavy marching order, witl i haver sacks and water bottles, exactly as on an c march when on active service. Every r egiment looked well, and came in at the close of f he day's march apparently as steadily, briskly, and light on their feet as when the work began. The first bri gade, under the command of Lord William Paulet, consisted of one field battery, with its usual ammu nition train, the 2d battalion of the 13th, f 36th, Ist Staffordshire Militia, and North Cork Rifles. The 2d brigade, under General Lawrence, was com posed of the 9th Foot, East Kent MiliOn, West York Rifles, Oxfordshire Militia, one field battery, and a detachment of Royal Engineers. The 3d brigade, under General Spencer, consisted of a field battery of artillery, the 47th Regiment, k shire Militia, North Down Rifle Militia, and a dc tachment.of the Military Train. The Cave dry Bri gade was, as usual, under General LawrereiOn, but only consisted of one troop of Horse Artillery, with the 4th Dragoon Guards and 10th Hussars. The whole force was commanded by Lieut.-General Knollys. The brigades marched down .the Farn borough-road, through Farnborough, and along the road to Frimley and Frimley-green. At this spot her Majesty arrived a few minutes after 11 o'clock in an open carriage and .four. The Princess Alice accompanied her mother, and the Manchester comprised the Duchess of anchester and the Hon. Mary Bulteel.. His Royal High ness the Prince Consort wore the undress uniform of a Field Marshal and rode by the side of the carriage. Also, on horseback, and in attendance on the Prince, were Lord Charles Fitzroy and Colonel the Hon. A. Hardinge, with the Master of the Household. The illustrious party drew up at the corner ofFrimley-green, and immediately after wards, making a detour round the Green, the troops began to march past her Majesty. It was, in fact, only a march past, and was unaccompanied by ceremonial of any kind, the colours not even being taken out of their cases. This movement in long columns necessarily occupied a very considerable time, and during the greater part of it her Majesty stood up in ker carriage to witness it. As the regiments filed off they moved straight back to camp, only marching by a cross road which brought them out near the new hotel, at the north camP• at this point the Royal party, who had driven from Frimley in the meanwhile, again stationed theta' selves, so that a second time the force passed is review before her Majesty. The Royal cortege then at once proceeded to the Pavilion and partook of lunch, returning after a brief stay to Windsor. The men, as we have said, seemed in the whole course of this march to be unusually fresh and active ; yet in spite of this satisfactory state of things, We cannot refrain from suggesting a change in the present order of the equipment, which we are cer tain would render the unpopular heavy marching order far less irksome to the men than it now is. The soldier's knapsack, as most of our readers map know, is a hard wooden case covered with water proof, and therefore totally impervious to the wet. Yet, strange to say, this is strapped closq to the soldier's back, while the greatcoat, which is n ot waterproof, is put outside it, and exposed to all the rain whenever it comes. The change of putting the coat next to the wearer and the hard water proof knapsack on the outside is one that would involve no outlay of any kiwi, while, in addition to keeping the coat dry, the alteration would be of the greatest advantage and comfort to the men on a march as afibrding them the utmost freedom in the movements of their bodies, whereas now they are cramped by being strapped to- the clumsiest back" board that ever was invented. At all events, so simple an alteration is worth a t r ial. R ecen tly rt was rumoured in camp that the troops were to be taught to kill their own meat and make their own bread. These new duties would be confessedly most valuable improvements in our camp economy; but as yet the matter seems merely a rumour, and one which we are almost afraid we must class among that most improbable class of stories known O S " camp shaves." . 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