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tion. r of tire :well mers rohn tend. the wheat to Ws to 40s to 28s ith an to 595, ado in to 34,s 28s to rw, 40s —s per 5O per• a max re Wed' to 311 to 48% 3 to 48 fiddling to 628 i iry for er qr. ; to 62e, stone. y, with is day 1648 to barley, )ats in s to 34s to 435. 37 8 per et sinco f which ;he full s. d. to 0 to 14 0 to 23 0 to 17 6 to 220 to 38 6 y well ly since ms and le, with ally ex it night ,ave all when I s usual ler that sake. )were it l to see s upon ; which ist few wife of ghter. 3ex, the daugh- E. L 1V01101" .th, he late ey, the )orge's of the Ifs, tho etcalfe, iudlow, -street, ;, Hyde Bond- Robert Lev. J. m, Co s, aged ITN() o. 112, xtY of silo. 1 1 o TIT E ELECT U It S OF BRIGIITON. GENT L MEN, — I beg; to offer myself as a Candidate for the honour of sup plying the Vacancy in your Representation occasioned' by the 1 amented Death of your late respected Member. I tidce this step in the c-mviction that my political opinions are in accordance with those of the great majority of the Constituency. I regret that the question of Reform has once more been postponed. It must soon again occupy the attention of Parliament. In order that the just expectations of the people on this subject may be satisfied, the Franchise must be substantially extended ; and decaying towns must yield the right of repre sentation to new and rising seats of popularlndustry. I am in favour of the Ballot : for I consider that no man onabt to interfere with another in the exercise of the Franchise. The recent rejection, by the House of Lords, of the Bill for he Abolition of the Paper Duties I hold to be directly op posed, if not to the letter, at least to the spirit, of Constitu ional precedent. I am in favour of the Abolition of Church-rates. . . I trust that the Ministry will not endeavour to retain, avtinst the judgment of their best supporters, that most objectionable clause in the Census Bill, requiring a Statement of Religious Opinion. I have for many years, whilst engaged in the active pur suits of a business life, devoted much of my time to aid in the efforts that have been made to improve the sanitary and moral condition of the working classes, and to spread Educa tion among all see ions of the community. Sow that I have greater leisure, I should, if honoured by your choice, endea vour to promote these and similar objects in the wider sphere and with the larger influence of a Member of the Legisla ture. I would support the strictest economy in our Public Ex penditure ; but it should be consistent with and tend to the thorough efficiency of our forces by sea and land ; indeed, I think it unworthy of the position occupied by England in the councils of the world that our Statesmen should be de barred by considerations for our safety from fearlessly avow ing their sympathy with the nations now heroically striving to attain that constitutional freedom which we justly regard as our best safeguard, and the mainspring of our national progress. Your Local Interests, which are, in fact, from the connec tion of my family with your borough, so nearly identified with my own, would ever command my watchful attention. I shall take the earliest opportunity of meeting you per sonally, and can then enter more fully into the topics that now engage public attention. I have the honour to be, Gentlemen, Your faithful servant, FREDERICK D. GOLDSMID. Brighton, July 2, 1800.. NC, PILE OF DIVIDEND. -BANK OF DEPOSIT (Established A.D., 1844), No. 3, Pall-mall East, Landon, S.W.—The WARRANTS for the HALF YEAR uY INTEREST, at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum, on Deposit Accounts, to the 30th instant, will be ready for de livery on and after the 10th July, and payable daily between the hours of 10 and 4. PETER MORRISON, Managing Director. June. WO. P►ospectuses and forms sent free on application. `ALT of Lead Ashes, Gun Moulds, Nails, Serge Cuttings, Blankets, Blanket Covers, Leather, Harness, Great Coats, Clothing, Waggons, Carts, Wheels, Iron, Wood, and Old Stotes. By orLler of the Secretary of State for War, to be SOLD by PUBLIC AUCTION. at the ROYAL A RS EN AL, Woolwich, on WEDNESDAY, the 11th of July, 1860, at Eleven o'clock in the Forenoon precisely, the follow ing Stores :—Lead Ashes, Gun Moulds, Nails, Leather, Serge, Harness, Great Coats, Clothing, Blankets, Miscel laneous Stores, Iron, Billet and Old Wood, Waggons, and liPAdam's Carts, (Sm.—May be viewed from Ten to One o'clock, and from Two to Five o'clock on the two working days previous to and the morning of the sale. and catalogues obtained at the War -offic?, Pall-Mall; at the Tower; and Royal Arsenal, Woolwich. SALE OF OLD STORES AT DEVONPORT. Admiralty, Somerset-place, 7th July, 1859. THE COMMISSIONERS for EXECUTING THE OFFICE of LORD HIGH ADMIRAL of the UNITED KINGDOM of GREAT BRITAIN and IRE LAND, DO HEREBY GIVE NOTICE, That on WEDN ES DAY, the 25th inst.. at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, the Admiral Superintendent will put up to Sale in her Majesty's Dock yard at Devonport, several Lots of OLD STORES, consisting of Old Rope, Shakings, Spun Yarn, Unlayed Yarn, hammocks, and Canvas in small pieces, Oakum, Hemp Tyers and Rak- Inge, Coal Sacks, Cast Iron, &c., &c., &c., all lying in the said yard. • Persons wishing to view the lots must apply to the Super intendent for Notes of Admission for that purpose. Catalogues and conditions of sale may be had here and at the yard. CONTRACT FOR LIGHTERAGE. Department of the Comptroller for Victualling and Transport Services, Somerset-place, 7th July, 1860. THE COMMISSIONERS for EXECUTING the OFFICE of LORD HIGH ADMIRAL of the UNITED KINGDOM of GREAT BRITAIN and IRELAND, DO HEREBY GIVE NOTICE, That on THURSDAY, the 19th inst., at half-past One o'Clock, they will be ready to treat with such Persons as may be willing to Contract for performing LIGHTERAGE, between Woolwich and the Nine Elms Railway Station (both inclusive), under a contract for 12 months certain, and after- Wards until the expiration of 3 months' warning. NoTender will be received unless made on the Printed Form provided for the purpose ; and which may be obtained on ap plication at the said Office. _ _ Particular atieiiiroiiiVCilled to the recent modifications of the Conditions of the Contract, which may be seen at the said Office. No Tender will be received after half-put One o'clock on the day of treaty ; and it will not be required that the party tendering, or an agent on his behalf, should attend at the Office on the day of Contract, as the result of the offer re ceived from each person will be communicated to him and his proposed sureties in writing. Every Tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the Admiralty, and bear in the left-handcorner the words " Ten der for Lighterage," and must also be delivered at Somerset place, and signed by two responsible persons, engaging tc become bound with the person tendering, in the sum of £5OO, for the due performance of the contract. T HE INTERNATIONAL LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY. 142, Strand, London. Em_powered by Act of Parliament, for LIFE ASSURANCE SIMVIVORSHIPS, ANNUITIES, ENDOWMENTS, &O. DIRECTORS. EDMOND' SHEPPARD SYMES, M.D., Chairman. John Elliotson, M.D.,Cantab., I John Moss, Esq. F.R.S. John Symes, Esq. Henry J. Hodgson, Esq. Joseph Thompson, Esq. 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Xs. d. £s. d. £s. d. 1838 55 3,000 867 17 7 428 1 4 56 3 8 1841 48 4,000 749 4 0 325 16 0 32 0 4 1845 59 2,000 232 18 0 156 15 0 16 6 0 1848 60 2,000 154 2 8 103 16 8 10 15 2 1851 55 2,800 l2O 17 0 72 14 6 67 7 The followinz are amongst the advantages offered by the International Life Assurance Society:— The Society was established in 1838. Two-thirds of the profits are divided amongst the assured eye fie ears. F ry or p v ros y pectuses and every other information, apply to the Chairman, 142, Strand. EDMOND S. STILES, Chairman. 142, Strand, London, W.C. 3, GREAT M ARLBOROUGH-STREET, W., NEAR TIIE PANTHEON.! CULVERWELL, Member of the Royal College of Surgeons, Licentiate of Midwifery, and Apo thecaries' Hall, London, can be consulted daily (only) as above; on all cases of Nervous Debility, Languor. Incapacity, Less of Memory, Sterility, and all Functional Derangements of both Sexes, emanating from early and excessive indul gences. HAS Just published, price Is. ; by post, It stamps, 18 sealed, No. 4, An entire new and original Work, entitled" OURSELVES. Synopsis : The Physiology and Anatomy of our Generation .The Origin of Disease—Symptoms, Treatment, and Cure. Also, an Exposition of. and Remedy for, all Urinary Derange ments and Marital Disqualifications, MALE. The modern treatment of Syphilis, Stricture, Blennorrh atria (Gonorehrea), Spermatorrhrea, Impotency, and all Diseases of the Urinary Organs, with Prescriptions, 43;0. FEMALE. The Physlolog,y and Anatomy of Women--Functional Ir regularities in Health and Sickness—Choice in Marriage— ,Their Expectancies and Disappointments—Twt Cause and Removal of Sterility—The Theory and Symptoms of Healthy of the Speculum , and the scouring of Healthy Offspring. Also, No. I. HEA.LTH, HAPPINESS, and LONGEVITY; On _Debility, Nerrousuess, Dy9pCpSift, and Indigestion, No. 2. 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Just Published, the 125th thousand, with numerous I t • ins sealed envelope, price Is., Sold by all Booksellers, a "' or sent post paid, by the Author, for 1 2 stamps, M A NHOOD: the CAUSE and CURE of PRE MATURE DECLINE, with Plain Directions to Perfect 11040111 i ion to Health and Vigour. ByJ. L. CURTIS, 15, Albermarle-street, Piccadilly, London. CONTENTS: INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER on the Physiological Structure and Functions of the Reproductive Organs. CHA PTER IL—Causes of Supermatorrhcea and Impotence; Early Vicious Indulgence s ; Dangers of Neglect. CHATTER 111.--A Review of the various Disqualifications Of Marriage; whether resulting from Youthful Abuse, the Follies of Maturity, the Effects of Climate, or Infection. Cll Arnim IV.—The Author's plan of Treatment, Medical and Moral, being the result of a successful practice extending over a period of 25 years. _ CHAPTERS V. and VI, on the mod ern Treatment of Uo_norrh an eea d Syphilis. The Book concludes with numerous varied and interesting cases, to which is added the Author's receipt of a preventive Lotion. REVIEWS OF THE WORK. "Curtis on Manhood.—This is a truly valuable work, and should be in the hawk of young and old."—" Sunday Times," 23d March, 1856. "The author has conferred a great boon by publishinf„r this little work, in which is described the source of those disease old ag"--" whi theroduce decline in youth or more frequently premature Daily Telegraph," March 27, 1850. At home for consultation, :daily, from Pktill 3 and . 6 to B. fiundays t 10 to 1, ~ l _~ / j , . • e;k7 ( aelr : 73 • . . s6!f l l‘tal , • r /e . • art •At r ;V -I.k `‘ k Cflrj - -.zl b " N ‘ , ll . . ••• • 61 `;- • • - •-tor , G./ _ • .f? 7 -' - 1 ? 6 • c N y • • 14. r IT' • IN SICIL A IQtii.-1.. from Turin, dated July 4, ec):fiing direct from Paris has already left this place for Gaioa, and thence for Sicily, taking with her a present to Garibaldi from a Frtnch armour r. The gift is a coat of mail, dagger proof and bullet proof*. Its workmanship is perfect, and it is valued at upwards of five thousand francs. It may be worn under the uniform like a shirt, for it is extretnely 11.-xible, light, and portable. In our diplomatic circles there is a rumour to day that M. Cioofari, the resident Neapolitan Minister here, is going to Paris, where he replaces M. An tonini. going. Vienna, and that the Primce of l'e truilo condi!!! here. Now, to send an Ambassador to Turio trwo Vienna is a woisiation hv . which he be Jo, :r in a diplomatic point of \lt:v.-, billed Turin fir a long hue 10 come wilt' not be able to cumputt is rankwiih the elpitalOCAUoAl4. : M. Cano fari must therefore have Nufuly rendered services that the puhlio knows nothing about; this creates nO sur prise, but it is dillicult to conceive why the Prince of Petrulla, should be forced to retrograde, unless, in, deed, the court of Naples now wishes to flatter THE SUN, LONDON, MO DAY EVENING, JULY 9, 1860. I)URSUANT to a Decree of the High Court of Chancery, made in a cause of "Gibson v. Shaw," the creditors of William Gibson, late of Baker's Coffeehouse, lombard-street, in the City of London , Ta vern Keeper, who d i ed on or about the month of December , 1849, are by their Solicitors, on or before the 12th day of July, 1860, to come in and prove their debts at the Chambers of the Mas;:er of the Rolls, in the Rolls'-yard, Chancery-lane, Middlesex; or, in default hereof; they will be peremptorily excluded from the benefit of the said Decree. Monday, the 16th day of July, 1860, at twelve o'clock at noon, at the said Chambers, is appointed for hearing and adju , licating upon the claims. Dated this 14th day of June, 1860. GEO. WHITING, Chief Clerk. PHILIPS and ANDREW, 44, Lincoln's-inn-fields, Plaintiff's Solicitors. endurance of which I have spoken with admiration could not alone have insured success. "That success was owing, in a great measure, to your diseipliue, the foundation of all military virtue, which I trust will never be relaxed. "CLYDE, General, Commander-in-Chief. " Head-quarters, Calcutta, May 26." MAY 29. P.S. I may supply an omission in my yesterday's letter by informing you that the outrag,-s commit ted by the passengers through Egypt have created the liveliest sensation here, and the Government has taken steps for the punishment of the offender* The names of the ringleaders are known, and it has excited surprise to learn that some of them are officers of standing. It is strongly felt here that they should be made to suffer to its utmost extent the punishment required by the law for so inex cusable an offence. Yesterday, M. de _Dombal, a French planter, gave most important evidence be fore the Indigo Commission. It went to show that the late disturbances in Lower Bengal were almost entirely due to mal-administration of the law, to the encouragement held out by missionaries, native zemindars, and some civilians to the ryots to repudiate their contracts, and to the utter inefficacy of the civil courts. M. Dombal's own district being out of the range of the influences here referred to has been hitherto quiet. From that place of rest he has witnessed the turmoil arising around him, and has been able pretty accurately to divine its cause. (LATEST BY TELEGRAPH.) CALCUTTA, FRIDAY, JUNE 1, 4.10 P.M. The Bank of Bengal reduced its rates yesterday 1 per cent. all round. Government Securities.—Fours, 16 to 161 dis. ; Fives, 21 to 3 dis. ; Five-and-a-Halfs, 31 to 4 pm. Exchange on London.—First-class Credits, at six months' sight, 2s. td. On Calcutta and Bombay, 98. Freights unchanged. BOMBAY MARKETS. (From the Bombay Times and Standard.) INDIA AND AUSTIIALIA. We have recoived files of papers from Bombay to the 7th of. June, from Melbourne to the 17th of May, and from Sydney to the 12th of May. (Fronz th 4 Times' Correspondent.) CALCUTTA, MAY 28. Lord Canning arrived in this city at half-past one a.m. on the 21st. His lordship looked well, far better than when he left Calcutta, and far better than might have been expected from the considera tion that he had just undergone a very long, a very hot, and a very tedious journey. Lord Clyde came in the following day, and at once took up his quarters at Government House. The Reglish pub lic will so soon have an opportunity of judging how his Excellency has worn that it is only necessary for me to say that to Calcutta eyes he presented nought the appearance of an invalid. But five days' enjoyment of his present command remain to Lord Clyde. He has already issued his farewell order to the army, a copy of which I enclose, and will em bark in the steamer which will leave this place on the morning of the 3d proximo. His lordship has announced a farewell levee for the 31st inst. The Governor-General held his on the evening of the 24th, in honour of the birthday of her Gracious Majesty. On the Saturday following, the 26th, the great event of the fortnight came off. It was the day fixed for the presentation of the report of the select committee on the Income-tax Bill to the members of the Legislative Council. Mr. Wilson was, of course, the spokesman. The main purport of his speech was to declare his adhesion and the adhesion of the select committee to the principles and details of the bill as originally promulgated. Great changes, described as immense improvements, had been made with the view to simplify the machinery of the bill, and to bring it more into harmony with the theory and practice of the existing revenue system ; and some slight modifications had been introduced in one or two clauses of the bill itself; but its main features were unaltered. The modifications may be thus briefly described. First, the assessment of the Zemindars, whose estates are not permanently settled, at one-third instead of one-half of the rent they pay to Government. The difference between one-third and one-half is calculated to cover the ex penses of management, which had not previously been taken into consideration. Secondly, with re ference to double income-tax---that is, to property actually in England and subject to taxation there, and which, under the provisions of the 'bill as it originally stood, would be liable to taxation here also if the owner were in this country, the select committee recommends the exemption from Indian taxation of all funds, except so far as such income's may be brought into India and form part of a per- son's means of living in this country. 3. The same rule is to be applicable to income derived from other property, such as lands, houses, or invest ments in England or in any foreign country. 4. Pensions are to be exempted from double taxation ; that is, to ba taxed only in the country in which they are drawn. 5. With respect to com mercial profits, in cases where establishments are kept up in England and in India, the committee had arrived at the conclusion that the profits of Indian houses, whether made in India or elsewhere. so long as the business is in either aspect Indian, should be chargeable. If, for example, said Mr. - Wilson, "Goods are bought in Manchester, and consigned to the same house in Calcutta, though the profits might be made to ap- pear in the Manchester and not in the Calcutta books, yet the profits should be regarded as equally Indian as English, so far as the house here is con cerned ; or if produce be shippel to London the profits in like manner should appear as those of the Calcutta firm." He added, however, that in the case of a merchant in Calcutta who was partner in a London house which had branches of business of an entirely neutral kind, not involving Indian business at all, that then that merchant should be exempt in respect to the profits of such neutral trade, except so far as he might import such profits as a part of his Indian income. With respect to Indian funds the committee had decided upon their amenability, under all circumstances, to the In come-tax. Mr. Wilson showed that the prospect of this decision had not checked the demand for them in England, as paper to the extent of a mil lion and a-half had during the last two months been enlaced for the mother country and made subject to the Income-tax. 5. With regard to the army and navy the committee decided that all shall be chargeable whose net incomes and emoluments are not less than those of a captain in the Royal Army. Such are the modifications, I might almost de- scribe them as explanations, of doubtful clauses proposed by the committee to be introduced into the bill. All the rest had their approval. This fact alone, considering the composition of the commit tee, all of them being civilians, each of whom has spent about 30 years of his life among the people of India, with whose ways and habits of thought they are thoroughly acquainted, ought to have some in fluence on the minds of those alarmists who cry out against the bill as being the work of a man strange to India and her people. That bill has been accepted in all its principles by a committee of civilians, who have been selected on account of their " presumed ability and knowledge of the people to represent the several Presidencies in the Legislative Council." Of these, the member for Madras was one; I allude to him because his opinion regarding this bill would seem to be diame trically opposed to that recorded by Sir C. Trevelyan; and yet that honourable member has passed 30 years of his life in the Madras Presidency, and must needs possess a far more intimate knowledge of the feel ings and habits of thought of the people than Sir C. 'rrevelyan can have acquired in something less than two years. Of the labours of the Committee Mr. Wilson spoke in the highest terms. " I should not," he said, "be doing justice to my own feelings if I did not take the earliest opportunity to express the deep obligations which not only the Government, but the public at large owe to my colleagues who formed this committee for the unremitting attention, zeal, practical ability, and knowledge which they have brought to the task." You will have observed that among the modifica tions introduced into the Income-tax Bill there is no mention of giving up the 1 per cent. for local purposes. The whole 4 per cent. is to be levied. I mentioned in my last a very strong impression that this 1 per cent. would be abandoned, and it will be seen from Mr. Wilson's speech that it was the sub ject of much discussion, even among the members of the Select Committed; it was, in fact, the only point upon which the committee was not unanimous. The reasons, however, assigned by Mr. Wilson for its retention would appear unimpeachable. He pointed out that, though expended on local public works, it could net fail to benefit indirectly the Imperial finances ; he showed that there were many public works which, though purely local, are yet of such general importance that, if not performed by the localities from local funds, they must perforce be carried out by funds provided by the Imperial exchequer. He alluded to the bad state of this port, which, if not quickly rectified, would act prejudicially on trade, and therefore on the revenue also ; to the condition of rail ways, the interest of which had been guaranteed by Government, whose duty it at once became to hasten their extension and completion in every possible way, in order to relieve themselves of the charge; to the state of the roads in Bengal, regard ing which a minute had been received from the Lieut.-Governor, to the effect that unless new roads were made the development of the resources of the country would be much retarded. These, said Mr. Wilson, are local works, in which Imperial finance is directly interested, and on that account, there fore, it is wise to retain_ them, the general prosperity being the best guarantee for financial improvement. I referred, also, in my last, to the idea which ex isted in some quarters that the bill would be amended by raising its limit from 200 r. to 300 r. It was found, however, that a change of this nature would materially interfere with the productiveness of the measure, and it was therefore abandoned. The limit of 200 rupees will be maintained. I have pointed out in formerletters that this limit exempts the entire lower order of agriculturists, correspond ing to the peasantry in England, and who may with propriety be termed the fighting class of the coun try. For the arguments contained in the speech in support of the bill, and for the complete refutation of the charges urged against Mr. Wilson at Madras, I must refer you to the speech itself, a copy of which I enclose. I need only here allude to the fact men tioned by Mr. Wilson, that Lord Canning, in his recent tour through the North-West Provinces and the Punjab, had communicated with every public officer at every station, andfrom all he had received the most satisfactory assurances. Not one had ex pressed the smallest doubt of his ability to levy the taxes without any opposition from the people. The fact that it had been assessed and collected in Oude without so much as a murmur—eliciting only the remark that it was but just that those on the other side of the Ganges should be taxed also—spoke for itself. Mr. Wilson also alluded to the perfect con currence of the Governor-General and of the Supreme Council (composed now, besides himself, of Sir Bartle Frere and Lord Clyde) in the prin ciples and details of his bill. So much for the past. With respect to the future, I may mention that the bill will now be brought before the committee of the whole council, and will probably be read a third time in about a fortnight. It will have effect from the Ist of May of the cur rent year. It is a curious and significant fact, as showing that the Income-t?x Bill has not escaped criticism on account of there being no critics, that while the natives at large have accepted the principle of this bill, and have made no demonstration against it, considerable anxiety has been felt as to the probable working of the new Excise duty on tobacco. In India every one smokes; his pipe is to the peasant an indispensable necessity, as much so as the air he breathes. To increase materially the cost of tobacco would, in the opinion of men capable of judging, cause considerable ill-feeling in that very class which it is desirable, if possible, to make contented. lam inclined to believe that the representations which have been made on this subject will have the effect of inducing the Government to give up their plan of levying an Excise duty on tobacco; but it is not im probable that a license to sell the " weed," similar to that in vogue in England, will be made compul sory on all vendors ; the main proportions of the tax would thus fall upon the shopkeeper, who has hitherto contributed nothing in return for the pro tection he receives from the State. I mentioned above that there had been no demonstration against the Income-tax Bill. In confirmation of this state ment, as well as of the previous accounts I have given you of the state of feeling among the great mass of Zemindars, a on-residents of Calcutta, I may call attention to the fact that the peat petition of the Bengal Zemindars against Mr. Wilson's bill, though previously announced by its framers as one which would produce an array of names, whose numbers and position would leave no doubt as to the feeling of the country, received only 147 sig natures. The Indigo Commission is still sitting. Nothing of any material importance has as yet been elicited from the witnesses who have been examined. The fact is that the planters are engaged with their sow ing and cannot come in. It is a noticeable fact, on the other hand, that the missionaries and natives, and even civilians, who have brought forward, in newspapers, pamphlets, and elsewhere, specific charges against the planters, decline now to come forward and repeat these charges on their oaths. Many of them do not hesitate to admit that they made these statements solely on the faith of the assertions of ryots, and that they never personally ascertained the truth or falsehood of those asser tions. The enormous prejudice which exists in the official world against planters has caused every charge to be accepted, no matter how gross was its nature ; but that not one of those charges has been substantiated, that of those who made them not one has come forward to affirm them, are facts which must carry conviction to impartial minds. It is impossible, however, to guess even what will be the real result of this committee. It is whispered on all sides that the planters of Lower Bengal are doomed; and certainly we have as yet seen no attempt to trace to its source the real cause of the troubles of the last few months, and unless that be done, the labours of the committee will be for all practical purposes in vain. Oar latest news from the frontier is favourable. General Chamberlain's force, after achieving per fect success, has re-entered our own territory, and has been broken up. At the time of despatching my last letter, our latest accounts liad left him in front of Kaneegoom, an important stronghold of the Mahsoods, the chief men of whom had advanced five miles to meet the general with propositions for peace. The terms, ho wever, were not, apparently of a nature that could be accepted, for we find that on the 7th hist. General Chamberlain marched on the town, and after some slight opposition, occu pied• it. On the 9th he m arc h ed further i nto t h e hills to Dootya, and on the 10th to Mukeem. In a defile near this latter town the rear guard had a skirmish in which four men were wounded. Mukeem being the largest town belong ing to the Mahsoods, the political agent, Major Taylor, tried to induce them to accept reasonable t er ms, and thus to save their homesteads, but with out effect. The barbarians would not treat with us, although when their town was attacked they made but a feeble resistance. On our side the loss was only two men wounded. That of the enemy was very heavy. The town itself was effectually destroyed, and all the towers which formed its de fence blown up. Every accounts speaks in terms of the highest admiration of General Chamberlain, of the perfect generalship he displayed, and of the confidence and daring with which he inspired his soldiers. As I stated above, after the destruction of Mukeem the force returned by way of Bunnoo to the plains, where it has since been broken up. The following is Lord Clyde's farewell order : 4 , BY TILE CONINIANDEIt-IN-CHIEF. " Adjutant-General's, office, Calcutta, May 26. The labours necessary to complete the pacification of this empire are now over. " His Excellency the Viceroy has consented to permit that I may resign the command of h er M a j esty ' s forces in India, and return to England in search of a repose which my ago and long service demand. " Lieut.-General Sir Hugh Rose, G.C.8., who conducted most gloriously an important part of th e late campaigns, will assume the command in my place on the 4th of June. " OR leaving this country, I take th e opportunity of thanking the officers and soldiers of the two services for their valour and endurance so severely tried, es p ec i a ll y i n the early part of the insurrection. " History does not furnish a more remarkable exhibition of heroical resistance to very adverse circumstances than was shown by the British troops during these mutinies. " Tho memory of their constancy and daring will never die out in India, and the natives must feel that, while Bri tain contains such sons, the rule of the British Sovereign must last undisputed. " Soldiers, both English and native, I bid you all fare well and Z roc9rc i t% my latest word that the bravery and JUNE 6. The monsoon has not yet begun here, though a few partial showers have fallen, and indications of its approach are observable in south-westerly breezes laden with clouds, so that we may hope for a seasonable downpour in a few days' time. Mean time business languishes, and great stagnation per vades nearly all markets. The most noticeable fact is the continued extreme abundanceof money, which finds no profitable outlet, and the further relaxation of the Bank of Bombay's rates on the 31st ult. by 2 per cent., leaving discounts at the almost unpre cedented figures of 3 per cent. for Government and 5 per cent, for short private bills. Even this had little effect in causing applications for accommoda tion, the joint•stock banks lending at still lower rates. Government paper slightly declined in value on the arrival of the English advices a fortnight ago, but the demand for investment has caused an advance again, especially in Five-and-a-Halfs, which have been dealt in at 1341 per cent. We now quote Fours at 851, Fives at 991, and Five and-a-Halfs at 1051 per cent. The tenders of the holders of Treasury-bills for conversion of the same into Government stock were opened at the Bank on the 2d inst., when the rates which Government were prepared to accept were announced to be 83 per cent. for Four, 97 for Five, and 103 for Five-and-a-Half per cent. paper. At these, or slightly higher rates, about 60 Lacs of rupees were taken up, being nearly the whole amount of bills granted in this Presidency. This addition to the loans as yet produces no effect upon the stock-market, the notes being issuable only about two months hence. The demand for cotton piece goods, as might be expected, has been very small, and no great re sumption of inquiry can be expected until the rains have begun, and some idea can be enter tained, however vague, of the prospects for the crops now to be sown. The transactions have been almost confined to gray skirtings, in the sale of which, however, holders have been firm, and a trifling advance may be quoted for some qualities. In fact, we may consider all under 81b. weight of 40-inch to be stronger in price to the extent of 1 anna and, in some instances, 2 annas per piece. Above 81b. we quote as before, the stock being rather heavier of such kinds than of the lower de scriptions. 45-inch are very steady and saleable. Of other fabrics no detailed report can be given, nothing having been done worth naming,.and we leave our prices nominally the same. A few pieces of heavy 40. inch domestics have been quitted at about 9a. per lb., and the stocks of these goods are said to be small. White shirtings of good quality are in fair local demand at former value. Lappets are saleable also, while dhoties, being oversupplied, are in limited request. Some fine ylb. Turkey red cam bt ics have realised sr. 13a. Cotton twist remains in th e same position as before, entirely out of demand, and no sales making from first hands, though dealers report a slightly better feeling in the bazaar. We leave all our rates nominally the same, but, as stocks will not now increase much, it appears probable that a little firmness on the part of holders when any in quiry sets in will enable them to obtain some ad vantage in price. Coloured yarns are unchanged in value, and there is a fair demand for the season ; B,ooolb. Turkey red, Nos. 40 to 50, have changed hands at Ir. 101 a., and 3,6001 b. orange, Nos. 30 to 50, have been quitted at 12a. per lb. Metals partake of the general stagnation for im ported goods, and there aie few transactions to re cord. Copper in particular is exceedingly dull, so much so that offers at lower rates fail in attracting buyers, and nothing has been done. Braziers is quoted 64r. ; sheathing the same ; raised bottoms, 66r. ; tile, 59 ; and ingot, 60r. Other sorts are un changed, but there is no demand for the moment either for consumption or on speculation. Yellow metal is nominally 51r, per cwt. In iron, Swedish bars are unchanged in value, but in little demand. British bar is in some inquiry and the improved price of 31r. per candy has been paid for several parcels sold together, aggregating 450 tons. A parcel of 2,000 bundles square nail rod has changed bands at 33r. 700 bundles of hoops have sold at 6r. 3a. Sheets and nails main tain their value, but nothing has been done. Pig and sheet lead are again in some demad for China shippers at 12r. to 13r. 75 bottles of quicksilver have been quitted at 41r. Spelter is unchanged and in fair inquiry. Steel is wanted, and a parcel of 50 tons fagot has found a market at 13r. Beer is in good demand, and little is left in first hands. We quote 77r. per hhd. for Allsopp and Bass, 65r. for Tennant (both beer and porter), and 50r. to 60z. for other brands. Sales of Tennant's beer in quarts have been made at sr. 5a., of porter at sr. 4a., and of both descriptions in pints at 3r. 4a. per dozen. Brandy is quiet. Bottles dull at 12a. No sales of cochineal are reported. Cordage is wanted at 16r. to 18r. Coals are overstocked, and dull of sale at 20r. for the best kinds. Tar is in demand at 15r. to 20r. for Stockholm, and 15r. for coal per barrel. Saffron is unchanged in value ; 100 kegs of red lead are re ported sold at 14r. 2a. Exports have been very dull, the exorbitant prices asked by dealers preventing any extensive purchases by European houses. - Of coffee 1,000 c'vvt. of Berbera have sold at from 14r. Ba. to 15r. per cwt., but Mocha is a little lower, say 12r. to 12r. Ba. Cotton continued with little change until yester day, when a telegram from Gallo with news to the 10th ult. from England, reporting American a little firmer, and a sudden fall in frieghts caused by nume rous arrivals, led the dealers to raise their prices, and a few bargains have been made, chiefly among themselves, at an advance. They now quote 128 r. to 130 r. for Broach, and 120 r. to 124 r. for Dliollera and Bhownuggur per candy, but these rates have not been paid, while the remainder of our quota tions, though raised, are also nearly nominal. Very few English houses have been in the market, and the pripe is chiefly kept up by native purchases, most of which go forward to the China market. It is difficult to estimate the stock in the godowns, and with which we shall commence the monsoon, but it is not believed to be as large as that of last year, which, judging from the exports during the rains, could not have been less than 250,000 bales. The sailings during May were 91,1431 bales to Great Britain, and 93,8441 bales to all quarters. Hemp is only in local inquiry. Myrabolams are in good demand at 14r. to 15r. Bhutcole pepper has been placed at 96r. to 100 r. per candy, Mala bar having fallen to 88r. to 90r. Linseed was quiet at 4r. 2a. until the fall in freights mentioned above, when several purchases in succession raised the rate to 4r. Ba., which is now demanded. Little has been done in rapeseed, and the natives are shipping chiefly on their own account. The prices asked are sr. to sr. 4a. Gingelly is scarce, and 30r. per candy is Since the sur ply of water has been more abun dant the yield of gold has improved and been well maintained ; but still a large proportion of the population on the goldfields is in an unsettled state, and many men are wasting their time for nothing. If the number actually at work could be ascertained t heaverageper man would no doubt be good, but with so many idly shepherding at new rushes, or waiting, as some of the least energetic and persevering of the miners too commonly do, for what they may con sider good information of a likely place to try their fortune, the average yield per man for all who are classed as'producers of gold is much below what it should be. Tlais winter the population will be even more unsettled than usual, for many broke adrift a month or two back from their old ties and pro ceeded to Snowy River, whence most of the Victo rian miners have returned, but only to pass the winter ; and many who have not yet been there are determined to go, and will require little inducement to get rid of any encumbrances they may have, and take part in new rushes here, if only for practice sake, to prepare them for the more important move merit in the spring. This anticipated exodus has caused no little anxiety among the merchants and business people here, for it would be very injurious to the trade of Melbourne if an extent of rich ground should be found to detain a large number of their present customers, and if these should draw their supplies from another port, and send thither the gold they raise also. All this is not only pos sible but probable too, and the imminency of the risk has led to the adoption of a course of action which may convert the threatened danger to a great gain and benefit to this colony. A large part of Gipps Land, in the direction of the Snowy River, and the other streams which take their rise in the southern most extremity of the Australian Alps, is quite un explored, and in difference to the wishes of the pub lic the Government is now fitting out two parties of the best men selected from some hundreds of ap plicants for the thorough prospecting of the most likely localities near these rivers. One party is to proceed at once to the Tambo, and explore the coun try between it and the Snow River, endeavouring at the same time to ascertain where some parties of millers who occasionally visit Sale with parcels of gold to dispose ofare working,while the other government party is to examine the streams more to the west ward, and try all those places where gold has been already found in greater or less quantity. Assist ance in the way of tools and rations is also to be afforded under certain conditions to properly or ganised parties of experienced miners, who, being more unfettered in their action, and depending en tirely on their own exertions for any return, will be quite as likely to make important discoveries as the paid men. Captain Cadell, too, has been ren dering aid in his own peculiar way, and after an examination of the Snowy River, declares his ex pectation of as great success in the navigation of it as he has already had with the Murray and its tri butaries on the other side of the mountains. The attempt is to be made, and if such should be the re sult, and a good road be found up the ranges from the highest navigable point on the river, the trade of Kiandra must chiefly pass through Gipps Land; but we have great hopes of rich and extensive gold fields being found within our own territory, now that this comparatively unknown portion of it is to be so fully explored. On the older fields there have been few impor tant changes of late. Inglewood, the best of the new ones, is quite overcrowded, although th e aurife rous country around it must be of much extent, and some parts are very rich. A few days since a lump of gold, weighing exactly 188 oz. 15dwt. after being freed from quartz and other impurities, was found on the surface of the ground by some men out pro specting in the scrub. This weighed 2200 z. in the gross, and was covered with moss when first picked up by lucky finders. Reefs also abound in this dis- trict, and must be extensively worked in time. The finding of nuggets of a good size has been rather a common occurrence of late. One of 501 b. weight was taken into Castlemaine last week by two men, who would give no information as to where they found it, but some of the many persons on the watch for intelligence regarding the locality of their claim have decided that it must have been taken from Some partially-abandoned ground at Yandoit, from a spot in which the same party of men pre viously obtained gold to the value of upwards of £l,OOO each. " Nuggets of less weight have been rather more common, and, among others, two of 600 z. and 1440 z. respectively were found by China men, near Creswick. The deep leads of Ballarat have been often referred to for their extraordinary richness, and in one of the late papers from there some particulars of the yields from a few of the claims on these are given. Thus, on the Inkermann Lead one company has obtained from as much of the gutter as they have already worked £120,000, or £240 per foot ; another on the same lead, £26,000. or £l3O per foot ; another, £36,000, or £l2O per foot ; another, £28,000, or £93 per foot ; and an other, £B,OOO, or £5B per foot. From three claims on the Golden Point Lead the returns are—from the first, £18,505, or £37 per foot ; from the second, £36,000, or £45 per foot ; and from the third, £15,000, or £3OO per foot. None of these claims are worked out, and returns appear large, bat it must be remembered that the gold is found at a great depth, and that thousands of pounds are fre quently expended before the gutter is reached. Some of the shafts on the quartz reef in this dis trict are now down more than 300 feet, and one has been sunk to a depth of 470 feet. There have been some very large yields from quartz, too, within the last few weeks, and not the least remarkable of these was announced a day or two since. Ten tons of quartz taken from a reef near Rushworth, in the Goulborn district, produced a cake of amalgamated gold weighing 6440 z. 2dwt., or close upon 64L-ox. to the ton. Some of the newly-discovered reefs near Morse's Creek, in the Ovens district, h a ve also yielded very largely. F rom 39 t ons taken out of a claim on one of these no fewer than 1,7380 z. lldwt. were obtained, or an average of 440 z. lldwt. to the ton. Several reefs have been lately opened in the neighbourhood of this creek, and some of them are said to promise even better than did the reef from which the stone alluded to was obtained. In this district veritable diamonds have also been found, although none of much value have yet been discovered. Ono, about the size of a Ps a, has been within the last few d f ays submitted t o every test except the final one of combustion, an d . has been declared a true diamond by all the jewel lers and l ap idaries who have seen it. Thi s was found among the black sand which abounds in the district, and where there was one diamond there must be more ; and for the future, no doubt, pre cious sto ties will be more carefully looked for than they have been hitherto. the self-love of our court, and at the same time send here a man who will be able to keep the Cabinet of Vienna duly informed of all that, goes on here, and prepare the way for reactionary vengeance. As no one believes in the sincere political conversion of the King of Naples, and as it is notorious that he takes counsel with Vienna and Rome, it is but natural for us to see in all this seine Jesuitical network, some diplomatic snare in everything he does, whenever it seems to favour us. Hence the country is unanimous in its warning cry to Count Cavour—" Do not trust the Neapolitan Bourbon." For the rest, the Prince of Petrulla enjoys per sonally no sort of consideration. 'When he was sent as minister to Vienna, Prince S.lwarzenburg was the Prime Minister of the empire, and as he had lived a long time at Naples and knew the mode of life led there bylhe new representative, he %vas unwilling to receii'O'kim, so that high influence lied io be used to overcome the profound aversion felt by the German for the Neapolitan Prince, I ought rather to say Sicilian Prince, whose name and fair fame were sadly mixed up in a lawsuit about a dirt ' mond: We have another Sicilian residing here, Prince Pandolfini, better known as the Prince of San Giuseppe, which was his title during his fa ther's life-time. He is the wealthiest landowner in Sicily, and highly esteemed for the nobility of his character. During the revolution of 1848 he de clined the post of Minister, but as a peer he voted for the exclusion of the house of Bourbon from the throne. After that he lived in exile and has been several times in England, where he acquired many friends among your eminent statesmen. He is now going to London on a mission from the Sicilian Government. He was presented yesterday to Count Cavour by Count Michael Amari, who has MiLdly undertaken to represent here the Provisional Go vernment of that island. You will receive to day the news that the Sicilian ministry is changed. The advocate Crispi, who was Minister of the Interior, was not much liked by the people, who never thought he had sufficitmt administrative talent. He is succeeded by Signor Natoli, a native of Messina, who has been long living in honourable exile. He is a bold man when boldness is requisite, but his judgment is calm, al his manners conciliate every one. Now that he pis in the ministry the Marquis Torrearsa, the Cava - liere Cordova, and others of the same sort, might easily take office again. In the meantime Colonel Orsini remains, a safe and meritorious man. _ _ The vessels and passengers captured by the Nea politan cruisers have been expected for the last two days at Genoa, where they possibly may have arrived at this very moment. I may as well tell you that many erroneous and confused accounts have been promulgated about Neapolitan events, which I have the good fortune of accurately knowing through the medium of reliable information sent by letters. It has been said, for instance, that the foreign ships of war had saluted the new flag hoisted by the King of Naples. Whereas, I ant authentically informed that it was only saluted by the Russian and Spanish men-of-war, because their respective Governments wish the Bourbon dynasty to be saved. Respecting the murderous assault committed on the French minister, M. Brenier, it was said to be the work of the lazzaroni, who hissed and insulted him with the vilest epithets; but it is to be ob served that these gentry are not generally armed with clubs or sticks, and most assuredly they never carry life-preservers. Such bludgeons are prohi bited at Naples, and it is only the police agents that carry them. when out of uniform. Now, lam told by my correspondent that many of these agents were seen in plain clothes mixed up with the ni6b ; and, as they know they would be thrown out of employment were the liberal party to triumph, they are thought to have been furious against M. Brenier, whom they suppose to be the chief author of the change, he having been at Portici a few hours be fore the King's decision was taken. For the matter of that, if the English minister, Elliot, had passed along the street of Toledo at the same time, he would have been served in the same manner by the reactionary mob. The fact of police agents having been present is further proved by one of them being killed. He was going to strike with his loaded bludgeon a man that cried out " Garibaldi for ever," when the latter anticipated the blow and struck dead the man who was crying out " Long live Francis II." The whole of the press has been speaking of the missions to Sicily, for the purpose of restoring har mony in the first instance of the advocate Depretis, and later of M. Lorenzo Valerio. Both of them being friends of Garibaldi and advanced liberals, both were requested to go to the island and help their illustrious friend in the task of administra- tion, release him in fact from the intrigues of certain incorrigible republicans. Whether they disliked the duty, or thought the danger by no means so grave as others did, I cannot say, but they lingered and loitered on the way. It is to be hoped that the enemies of Italian unity under Victor Emmanuel's sceptre will fail in their attempt to plant discord in the island of Sicily, such as they planted only too successfully in 1848 amid the ranks of the Sardinian army, and among the Genoese and the Lombards at large. The Bishop of Faenza was yesterday condemned to three years' imprisonment and a fine of 4,000 f., for contempt of the royal authority. The Bishop of Piacenza was to be tried on the sth. It was positively stated that representations bad been made from Paris to Turin, urging moderation in regard to the clergy. P URE SPRING WA TER. An interesting account of a spring of water, per fectly pure, has reached us; it will be accessible to our readers, as it seems to be generally , taken for granted, by all photographers and scientific men, that all spring water contains both saline and gaseous impurities, and that rain water, which is never pure, is the nearest approach to chemically pure water. The following account shows that there is at least one spring of which the water is chemically pure, and will doubtless induce a search for other springs of a similar nature. The spring is situated at the head of a small ravine, where a stratum of fifty or sixty feet of fine gravel and sand rests upon a stratum of slate rock of still greater thickness, and which is imper vious to water. The water of the spring filters through the gravel and sand till it reaches the rock, where it is forced to take a horizontal direction, and gushes out from between the two strata in a never -failing stream, which, after resting for a moment in a small basin, takes a leap of about five-and -twenty feet over the perpendicular face of the slate rock into another basin at the foot of the fall. The water taken from below the fall is always chemi cally pure ; when tested with blue and red litmus paper, it produces no change in the colour of either. When mixed with solution of nitrate of silver,not the slightest change takes place, nor, after standing for some time, does it deposit any precipitate. With baryta salts no reaction takes place. A por tione• of the water fa intl y coloured with sulphindi otic acid and bo iled did not chan g e colour, which five had lo g n al itri n c s acid been present ; an t y es o d lid fe esof the w a t er were sterrid andu e eartNn•awdpooluaralsdttlihda,ctwehledlyeonn d e id not leave w h a tever. Carbonic y p acid hot graphers go to great was o Thi s , in some ca ses theif theyriver were e fo x u p n e d ns a e bs a e n n d t. troublei‘lan to obtain di s till e d - wa t er . is, we we think u•nneces- s ar y'be at the trouble t o and spring water in tes f t or their immediate neighbourhoods, f they would frequently, especially • they lived in moe,ntainous regions, find it suffic iently pure for their purpose, although it is not probable that they wou Id often find a spring so pure as this one.-274e Photo graphic News. STATISTICS OF PAUPERISM.—The number of per sons receiving parish relief in England is often F rapposed to be larger than it really is. It is less new than it was a year ago, and it was then but about 4.20 per cent. of t he popula tion—that is to say, one in every 24 persons (of m .e n, won' n b : and children) was a pauper. In the summer th e.n r T 110 1" /11); ,u't 20 seldom now much above 500,000; in the winter •it s3O 000 or 40,000 more. In every 100 paupers there I I equal men, 41 women, and 36 children under 16, but : r ar a e m . ; ag the indoor paupers the men and women sr.fc more, 71 ' o r elle I* a &re ara in numbers. Among those who re _I of them 300,000 children under 16, but among the indoor paupers. N.earY separate ' or distri ion3ly:aooooouatr, iluno,odoeo r instruc tionet schools. in workhouse schools or= r. • PI.:ICR STAMPFD, 5o the quotation. Ground nuts are quoted 20r. to 21e. Tiic re have b een remar k a bl e c h anges i n f re i ghts dining the past fortnight. After the date of our last advices the increasing scarcity of tonnage en abled ships to obtain as high as £4 10s. for Lon don and £4 ss. to £4 10s. Liverpool, in some few Inst;loc es , hut a complete revulsion took place after the arrival of about 20 vessels on the 3d ;Ind 4th inst.. and our quotations fur Loudon arc now £3 ss. to £3 I 5 , ;. for cotton, &c., and 4 '3 53. for seeds ; for Liverpool, £3 2s. 6d. to £3 ss. for cotton, and £3 foe seeds; and for China, rates, which before were 30r., are now , 17r. to Or. per candy. Ships have been taken up for Government service in China at 14r. per ton per month, but it is not expected this will again be obtained. In exchange on London there has been a steady business, with some slight fluctuation, first-class paper having varied between 2s. and 2s. 01d. per rupee. The present rates arc 2s. 0 1-16 d. for Bank, 2s. 01 , 1. for other first-class, and 2s. 0 5-16 d. for document paper. Sight bills on Calcutta are still high, and worth 1011 per cent. On Madras 994 is current. Draughts on China at 60 days' sight have been in demand, and the rate has advanced to 229 r. per 100 dollars. AUSTRALIA. (Fro»z the Melbourhe Argus of May 17.) THE GOLDFIELDS. l .;M•a