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.~ "` iota of sge. 4i90 6V ; Vie* 1, ViiCi ate, St. lie iatq ,211 00% --• , u Nct, e, Na. ounti EAST INDIA HOUSE, August 4, 1555. THE COURT of DIRECTORS of the EAST INDIA COMPANY DO HEREBY GIVE NOTICE, That a SPECIAL GENERAL. COURT of the said COMPANY will be held at their House in L3adenhall-street, on WEDNESDAY, the 11th instant, at 11 o'clock in tha forenoon, for the purpose of laying before the Proprietors of East India Stock an Act of Path, Inent, passed on the 21 instant, entitled "Au Act for the Batter Government o India" (21st rind •22d Vic., cap. 106). J. D. DICKINSON, Secretary. EAST INDIA HOUSE, August 3, 1858. THE COURT of DIRECTORS of the EAST INDIA COMPANY DO HEREBY GIVE NOTICE, That they Will he PREPARED, at or before 12 o'clock, on the 17th day of August instant, to RECEIVE TENDERS for a LOAN of £3,570,000 for five years, on security of Debentures (being the residue of the amount authorised to be raised under the provisions of the Act 21 'Victoria, cap. 3), such Debentures to be of the respective amounts of £l,OOO and £5OO, and to bear Ii terest at the rate of Four per Cent. per annum, payable by Coupons attached, half-yearly, at the Treasury of the East India Comp my, in London, on the Bth day of Apra and the Bth day of October in each year. The Tenders to be for sums of not less than £l,OOO, and to state bow much will be given for every £lOO of the said Loan. So much of the amount tendered to be paid to the Company on the 2311 of August, as sr ill leave 75 per cent. of the capital to be Paid as under, viz.:- 2 5 per Cent. to be paid to the Company on the 20th day of Sept., 1858. 25 Do. Do. Do. 18th day of Oct., „ 25 Do. DO. Do. 15th day of Nov. „ from which dates the Interest of Four per Cent. per annum upon the respective instalments will be calculated; but parties who so desire may pay:up in full, and will be allowed a discount at the rate Of Three per Cent. per annum upon the rnticipated payments. In eases of equality of Tenders beyond the amount required, they Will be subject to a pro ratft diminution. Ship receipts will be given to the ',attics entith.d, to be delivered up in eithange for the Debentures when prepared. The renders are to bo delivered in, sealed, at the Treasury in this House, and to 'specify the proportions of each denomination of Debentures required by the subscriber; a deposit of Five per Cent. upon the amount tendered must at the same time be paid to the Company's cashier, to be returned in the event of the Tenders not being accepted, and parties tendering must be careful not to enclose the deposit in the sealed Tender. . No Tender will be received after 12 o'clock cn the said 17 th day of nuZust, nor unless upon a printed fora, which may he obtained at the Accounts Branch of the Secretary's Office, in this llouse, or of the Company's Stockbroker, Mr. Henry Scott, 16, Throgmorton street. J. D. DICKINSON, Secretary. GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. EXCURSION to Oxford, Banbury, Leamington, Warwick, and Birmingham, from Paddington, on SUNDAY, the 15th, at 7.15 rn, returning tha same night.—Fares : Oxford, Gs. Gd. a n d 49 .; aabury, Bs. and ss. ; Leamington and Wmwiek, 10s. 6d. and 65.; ling Birmingham, 12s. and 7s. GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. CHEAP EXCURSION to Oxford, Banbury, Leamington, Bir mingham, Wolverhampton, Wellington, Shrewsbury, Llangollen V„ ),14 , Chester, Birkenhead , Liverpool, &c ., from Paddington, on ZONDAT, August 16. at 7 a.m.. returning on Saturday, the 21st, "? 11 0 Liverpool (Landing Stage) at 8.30 a.m., and intermediate :Lations as per handbills. Fares—Oxford, Gs. Gd. and is.; Banbu"y, 7 9 .. and 5 5 . ; Le am i ng t on or W ar wick, 10 5 . 6d. and 65.; Birmingham, and 75.; Aestbromwieb, Wednesbury, or !Alston, Its. Gd. and :!.• 6d. ; Wolverh a mpton, 13s. and Bs. ; Wellington or Shrewsbury, '• and 10s.; Llangollen Road or Chester, 18s. 6d. and Ils. ; tirkenhead or Pverpool, als. and 12a. V. Children under Twelve, 441 r-rare& GREAT WE S TERN RAILWAY. On SATURDAY, the 14th of August. an EXCURSION TITRAIN ts WiII leave Paddington at 8 a.m. for PLYMOUTH (offering facilities j. r „ ri alting Torbay, Brixbam, Dartmouth, and the South Coast of ), Calling at Weston.super•Mare, Bridgewater, Taunton, Tiver i"" noad, Exeter, Barnstaple, and Bideford (for Ilfracombe and ‘"," Nortk Coast of Devon), Starcross, Dawlish, and Teignmoutb, *". ninon, Torquay, Totness, and Kiugsbridge Road, and returning "II Monday, thq 23d of August, from Plymouth, at 6.20 a.m., and intermediate stations as per hand bills. . Pares, There and Back :—Weston- super-Mare rnd Bridgewater, eni. and 1.35. ; Taunton and Tiverton Road, 225. and 155.; Exeter, ; 1 !L ad, and as. ; Starcross, Dawlish, and Teignmouth, 255. and ~a.; Newton, Torquay, and Totncss, 275. and 18s. ; Barnstaple and 21deford, 30s. and 205.; Kingsbridge Road and Plymouth, 30s, and Children under 12 years of age half-price. T ickets not transferable, and only available by the excursion trai n. n. MR. and MRS. GERMAN REED'S NEW EN TERTAINMENT. LAST WEEKS. Introduction of :lour Original Characters and Songs. Every evening except Satur iq, at 0. Satu:Klay afternoon at 3.—Admission ls., 25., and 31.; 4%ps secured, without extra charge, at the Royal Gallery linstration, 11, Regont•street, and at Cramer, Beale, and Co.'s Regent-street. The Gallery to be LET during Mr. and Mrs. uRK'sIL Filkin Provinci Tour. Application to be made, by letter only, to J. .al ROYAL • GARDENS, VAUXHALL Director, Mr. R. Duffell. bo o rs open EyERY EITSING, wet or dry, except SATURDAY, ) 1 4 eu the Gardens will be opened at 3 o'clock for Promenade, the C te ,rtainment commencing at half-past 6. Admission, Is. On r• doors open at 5 o'clock by refreshment ticket, 6d. For 'Milo of amusements see bills of the day. R. KAHN'S ANATOMICAL MUSEUM 3, TICHBOURNE-STREET (Opposite the Haymarket), litem Open daily (for Gentlemen only). i tha - LuRES by DE. 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PARKER, Esq., Q.C. MENRT BLAIR MAYNE, ESQ. 1 1 , - ;r ls business of the ACCIDENTAL DEATH INSURANCE COMPANY C. 04 n 4 been purchased by the TRAVELLERS' AND MARINE INSURANCE bt.: l "r• all the Policies of the late Company adopted under the eii,,2f Purchase are guaranteed and kept in force by the Tra tsr3" and Marine Insurance Company, upon precisely the same and conditions under which they were originally issued. Total Policies issued 39,000 Claims paid since 1849 271,000 t os Annual income from Premiums (1857) 11 14 li rance effected against General Accidents, Railway Accidents, rine Risks ; either Fatal, Non-fatal, or both together ; with spsithout Medical expenses extra. For Proposal Forms, Pro- Otti v ."es, and all other ice, information, apply to the Manager, at the or to any of the Company's local Agents. 7, EDWARD SOLLY, Manager. b nlk Buildings, Lothbury, London. FIFTH DIVISION OF PROFITS. NORTH BRITISH INSURANCE COMPANY. EstaMished 1809. Incorporated by Royal Charter. ransthENT—llis Gracc the Duke of ROXBURGIIE, B.T. Fir PETER LAURIE, Alderman, Chairman. JOAN I. GLENNIE, Esq., Deputy-Chairman. William Borradaile, Esq. John Connell, Esq. Archibald Cockburn, Esq. I'. Sorthall Laurie, Esq. R. P. Prichard, Esq. Charles James Knowles, Esq., Q.C. Solicitor, ALEXANDER DODIE, Esq., Lancaster -place. i r !Dital of One Million —accumulating Premium Fund .C 561,000. i'°enue from bile Premiums alone ,C 1 111,000, annually increasing. divi: - Lenths or Ninety per cent. of the profits are septennially , &Li among the insurers on tbe participatin r scale of premium . s. 11 15 p Mftt Policies effected during the curet year will share in tat pr of Seven Years, and will secure a larger Born's at every Tilre dirision of Prdits. B o um accumulations at last investigation ranged from 25 to Met. on the Premiums paid. ROBERT STRA.CHAN, Secretary. Buildings, Lothbury, London, B.C. lal lw 14. 4 MORE PILLS NOR ANY OTHER MEDICINE, 14, 410 n (Dyspepsia), ConAlpation, Flatulency, Phlegm, larr file,'n,ess, Biliousness, Liver Complaints, Hysteria, Neuralgia, p l ,,,i;!essneßA, Acidi Palpitation. Heartburn, Eruptions, Ito 11[ Irritability, Low Spirits, Diarrhoea, Hemorrhoids, e Mseh • • fa mc _ e, Debility, Despondency, Cramp s sea), Sinking , Spasms, N . ausea, and As"ess (during pregnancy or at Fits, Cough, eflectua A nai ronchitis Consumption, also Children's Complaints .1..11 8 y removed' by 1) 11 BARRY'S delicious Health-Restoring +4 o _ REVALENPA FOOD, which saves nifty times to t it in other remedies in illness, and is, moreover, the boat fond Oe O i hrant% and invalids generally, as it is the only food which as..a I !r turns acid on the 'weakest stomach, nor interferes with a ' ttle t ilseral diet, but imparts a healthy relish for lunch and dinner ;tores the faculty of digestion, and nervous and muscular Iv 6v to the most enfeebled. eXtract a few out of the many thousand expressions of gr t he t ][ i t ' a rn invalids :—Cure No. 71, of dyspepsia, from the Right Hon. fts, l )M Stuart de Decies—" I have derived considerable benefit Barry's Revslenta Arabica Food, and consider it due to alle s e 'ves and the public te authorise the publication of these . !lesib.,_tuart de Decies."—Cure No. 49,332. " Fifty years' n :4 4 7 1 a agony from dyspepsia, 13C1 vousness, asthma, cough, con h'eni flatulency, spasms, sickness at the stomach, and vomit k'fostive been removed by DA dairy's excellent Food. Maria Jolly, ."ttls „T 4011arn Ling, near Di-•, Norfolk!' Cure No. 17,121. Miss Eliza , ts, 3 s, of Nazing Vicarage, Waltham Cross, Herts, a cure of nervousness, indigestion, gatherings, low spirits, and ner -441a-ift,tielea.—Cure No. 48,314. Miss Elizabeth Yeoman, Gateacre, at 4,orerpont : azure of ten years' dyspepsia, and all the horrors „ 4 11pj. °0 118 irritability. Cure N0.18,21e. Dr. Andrew Ure, of con % 41 0 n a p nervous irritability. yspeps Cure No. 31,210. Dr. h " 4 a, of dropsy and debility. Cure No. 36,212. Captain Allan, elarePtic fits. Curs No. 12,116. Major &lie, of enlargement of lrir and total prostration of strength : Cure No . . 36,518. Rev. and daily voinitings, Cure No. tis i enster of cramps spasms , ilarvey, of darrhoe t and debility. Care No. 39,628. Dr Ofeonsumption. Cure No.:120. Wm. Hunt. EMI. barrister ",,lia;i a li'mg. Cure No. 46, 270 . 51 r. James Roberts, wood mer chant ' 1 4;13% of thirty years' diseese d lun g s, s p ittin g of blood 'ktiq "Z irr.angement, partial dea f ness. C ure No. 58,916. Mrs.lloize, h et°years, of dyspepsia (indigest ion) debilit y , , and 4 110sness, which had tormented her for 70 years. Cure No. rs„,' Mr, Samuel Laxion, Lester, of two years' diarrhoea. eftWa• 52,612. The Dowager Coentess of Castlestuart, of . m 4 s ap , ;q4, „nervoua irritability, bile, and indigestion. Cure . N , he4l,ll;irginia Zegners, cured of consumption, after medical advisers Twenty-flee ' Nria "'toned all hopes of recovery. Cure No. 110. hith n ervousness, constipation, indigestion, and front i l 'ettis„ l have suffered great misery, and which no medicine could ' l ls 7'a er relieve, have been elfectually cured by Du Barry'sFoo ' , N u t s " short tiMe. W. B. Reeves,lBl, Fleet-street, London. No. i ts Eight years' dyspepsia, nervousness, debility, with cram.pcse, , 2 ,1,4„ , and nausea, for which. my servant had consulted the adi . i ti Ni" 3 ": have been effectually cured by Du Barry's health-restmang b " shad be happy to answer any inquiries. Rev. John Riddlington Rectory, Norfolk." No. t,S3e. " Three iittrs axeessive nervonaness, with pains in my neck and Il try - LT, and general debility, which rendered my life ,Sitsi," , lerable, has been radically removed by Do Barry's 'Aft,i;se restorin,, ,, * Food. Alex. Stuart, Archdeacon of Ros, tad s„,, r ean." Cure No. 3,006. " Thirteen years' cough, indigestion, eViii„,„"fal debility llave been removed by Du Barry's excsllent - "La Arabica Food. James Porter, Athol-street, Perth." rtant Caution against the fearful dangers of spurious imita t Vi ce -Chancellor Sir William Page Wood granted an injunc itas?„'ns 10th March, 1851, against Alfred Hooper Neville, for te 4 , - "fl " Du Barry's Revaleuta Arabica Food." atsAbl —st Y packed for all climates. and with all instructions. In lib 6,ers, lib 2s lid ; 21b 4s fid: 12lb 225. Super refined quality, tars 47. 2 lb 1 is; 51b 225; 101 b 335. Thu .101 b and 121 b canisters are b d elect carriage free, on receipt of Post-office order. Du Barry v eS'iss:7 77 , Ret.street, London; Fortnum, Mason, and Co., pur !Net .‘a her Majesty , 182, Piccadilly; James Well, 413, Sloane :1.01,1 alao at 60, GraeechuXch-street ; 330, 430, and 451, Strand ; 60, phopptv-etreet ; ,6 3 , 150, and 103, Os- N . 20,634. PUBLICATIONS. Now ready, in 2 vols., with Illustrations, 215., /THE OXONIAN in THE LEMARKEN ; 1. Or, Notes of Travel in South-Western Norway. By the Rev. F. 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London : Effingham Wilson, Royal Exchange. TIIE PRINCE OF WALES.—Dedicated, by gracious permission, to her Majesty.—Mr. MITCHELL, book seller and publisher to her Majesty, has the honour to announce the publication of an important ORIGINAL PORTRAIT of H.R.H. ALBERT EDWARD, PRINCE OP WALES, from a Photegmph (of the size of the lithograph) taken by special permission, trom Life, at Windsor Castle, by Mr. Lake Price, and executed in lithography by It. J. Lane, A. E. R. A., J. 11. Lynch, and W. Gauci. Size of the print, 16 inches by 11 inches. Proofs, one guinea; prints, half-a guinea. J. Mitchell, bookseller and publisher to her Majesty, SS, Old Bond-street, London. ON SPINAL AND OTHER DEFORMITIES. PRACTICAL OBSERVATIONS on the, CAUSES sad TE.EATMENT of CURVATURES of the SPINE. Third Witless, prise Ml.': AND Just published, Second Edition, price ls. 6d., CASES and OBSERVATIONS illustrative of the beneficial results which may be obtained by close attention and perseverance, in some of the most unpromising instances of Spinal. Deformity, with numerous Engravings. By SAMUEL HARE, F.R.C.5., &c. "We unhesitatingly commend this work as a truthful and trust worthy statement of the power of scientific surgery and medicine over some of the most grievous hindrances to human activity and industry."—Medical Gazette. " The Author has had mach success in his plan of treatment, and we are of opinion that the principles on which he acts, in the treat ment of these affections, are correct."—Lancet. "Mr. Hare may take credit to himself for having effected much good in the treatment of the cases described."—British Medical Journal. " Mr. Hare is, we think, a sound and successful practitioner."— Medical Circular. London: John Churchill ; and may be had of all bookgellern FEIST'S RACING RECORD for 1858. Part VII., price 3d., will be published on the Ist of September. The Record, containing a complete calendar of Sport in England, Ireland, and Scotland in 1857, and Nominations for 1858, may be had, price two shillings. W. Wright, Fulwood's Rents, Holborn. NO MORE PILLS nor any other MEDICINE for Indigestion (dyspepsia), habitual Constipation, Flatu lency, Acidity, Palpitation of the Heart, Torpidity of the Liver, Bilious Headache, Nervousness, Biliousness, General Debility, Diarrhcea, Cough, Asthma, Consumption, Despondency, Spleen, &c. Send 2 penny stamps, and you will receive post free ; 64 pages, the people's edition of "PERFECT HEALTH RESTORED." With out Pills, purgatives, or medicines of any kind, and without ex pense, by a simple, pleasant, and infallible means which saves fifty times its cost in other remedies ; adapted to the general reader. Supported by testimonies from the celebrated Professor of Che mistry, Dr. Andrew tire, Dr. Shorland, Dr. Harvey, Dr. Champbell, Dr. Gattiker, Dr. Wurzer, Dr. Ingram, and many thousand other respectable persons, whose health has boon restored by it after al other means of cure had failed. London : Barry du Barry and Co., 77, Regent-street, and through all Booksellers in Town and Country. FOR THE SE A SIDE. ANGOLA SUITS, 21. 15s. Excellence with Economy. GEORGE HOBSON, 57, ,Lombard-street. Established 1796. THE EAST INDIA TEA COMPANY, in expectation of their next Telegram 131 In gi n g favourable news, have reduced their quotations for Black or Green Teas to 2e. per lb., in 611). bags—the lowest price on record.—Warehouses, 9, Great St. Helen's-churchyard, Bishopsgate-street. BANK OF DE s F OSIT Established A.D. 1814. 3, PALL 31ALL EAST, LONDON. Parties desirous of Investing Money are requested to examine the Plan of The Bank of Deposit, by which a high rate of Interest may be obtained with ample security. The Interest is payable in January and July. PETER 31ORRISON, Managing Director. Forms for Opening Accounts sent free on application. THORLEY'S FOOD FOR CATTLE.- It is only a short time since this singularly efficacious article of animal diet first made its appearance ; and already its celebrity is world-wide. It has been a snpject of wonder, and has puzzled ifit e many a brain to explain how tb as been brought about. Yet when we are acquainted with a f facts concerning the food, our wonder willeease. A few days sin , a gentleman wreto..t4ting that he had a horse which was a " perfect bag of pones." lie tried all kinds of things to get the animal into condition, but in vain. Ile then bought some of Thorley's food; and he says the effect was wonderful. The horse rapidly grew fat, wad in the course of a few weeks had gained no less than 12 stones. Again we find at the late agricultural show at Birmingham, Cardiff, &c., the animals which carried off the highest prizes had been partly fed with Thorley's food for cattle. such facts speak for themselves, and we are forced to the conclusion that its celebrity arises solely from its own in tr ;nsic merits, and the great demand for it can proceed alone from the good opinion and testimony of those who have tried it. All parties interested in horses and cattle will do well to :pply to 77, Newgate-street, London, for a pamphlet which is sent post-free. ON PHYSICAL DISQUALIFICATIONS, GENERATIVE, INCA PACITY, AND IMPEDIMENTS TO MIRRIA.GE, Now and improved Edition, enlarged to 196 pages, illustrated by 100 Anatomical Coloured Engravings on Steel, just published, price, free by post, ls., _ - - THE SILENT FRIEND : A Medical Work on the physical exhaustion and decay of the frame, from the effects of solitary indulgence, infection, and the injurious conse quences from theme of Mercury: with observations on the obli gations of marriage, and directions for obviating certain disquali fications. By R.'and L. PERRY and CO., Surgeons. Consultations as usual (see page 197.) Sold by J. Allen, 20, Warwick-lane, Pater noster-row ; Sanger, 160, Oxford-street ; and Gordon, 116, Leaden hall-street, London, The CORDIAL BALM of SYRIACIJM is employed in both sexes . to renovate the Impaired powers of life. Its action is purely bat mimic ; its power in reinv , , , , , rn• 4 n : fra-re in all cases of ner vous and sexual debnity, Ul , B irate elects, impotency, barrenness, and debilities arising from venereal excesses, has been, demon strated by its unvarying success in tkousands of cases. Price Its pm' bottle, or four quantities in one for 335. ' which saves I Is. The CONCENTRATED DETERSIVE ESSENCE, an anti-syphili tle remedy, for purifying the system, and is recommended for any of the varied forms of secondary symptoms, such as eruptions on the skin, Motehes on the head and face, enlarbinents of the throat, tonsils; and uvula ; threatened destruction of the nose, palate, &c. Its action is purely detersive, and its beneficial influence on the system is undeniable. Price Ils. and M. per bottle, also a saving of Ifs. PERRY'S PURIFYING SPECIFIC PILLS constitute an effectual remedy in either sex for all cases of gonorrhcca, glect, stricture, and diseases of the urinary organs. Price 2.5. Id., 4s. 6d., and I ls, per box. Sold by Daniel Church, 78, Gracechuroh-street, City ; Bartley trooper, 43, King William-street (four doors fr urt London bridge) ; G. F. Watts, 17, Strand; W. Sutton and Co.. 10, Bow-churchyard; W. Edwards, 67, St. Paul's-churchyar 1 ; J. F. anger, 150, Oxford street; Hannay and Dietrichsen, 63, Oxford-street; Butler and liardinz, 4, Chcapsido ; Front an.i. 11 .t,ant, 229, Strand ; and all medical vendors throughout the United Kingdom. THE SECRET INFIRMITIES OF YOUTH AND MATURITY. Just published, price Is., post free, in an Envelope, for IS stamps, SE LI% PRESERV ATION.—A Medical Treatise on the Functions and Disorders of the Generative System, and on the Cure of Nervous and Physical• Debility, resulting from vicious habits acquired during the critical passage from Youth to Manhood, with practical observations on the Physiology of Mar laze in its social, moral, and physical relations. To which are added, remarks on the wonders of the Microscope in revealing the hidden mysteries of "Life within Life," and its advanta&es in de tecting, by urinary examination, the c:suse and effect of every variety of these complaints, with numerous engravings and cases. BY SAMUEL LA'MERT, M.D., 37, BEDFORD SQUARE. LONDON, Matriculated Member of the University of Edinburgh, Honorary Member of the London Hospital Medical Society, Licentiate of Apothecaries' Hall, London, &c., dtc. Thn essential object of this treatise is to point out the fearful con• sequences resultinglrom certain habits, irregmaritit.a. and excesses, which have produced more misery in Youth, degradation in Man hood, and premature decay at all stages of life, than, perhaps, any other class of disease known to modern pathologists. Its perusal is particularly recommended to persons entertaining secret doubts of their physical condition, and who are conscious of having hazarded the health, happiness, and privileges to which every human being is entitled. It is absolutely necessary that all men should know that there are principles of personal management which cannot be violated witheut incurring grievous penalties, and when wisdom and regret sneezed the heyday of inconsiderate self-indulgence, how those pe nalties may be mitigated, how the sting of their bitterness may be removed, and how the evil and its consequences may he avoided, and, above all, that there is scarcely any degree of physical infir mity or functional derangement to which the timely aid of science cannot apply a cure. Published by J. Allen, 20, Warwick-lane, Paternoster-row, and may be had of Mann, SO, Cornhill ; Horne, 19, Leicester-square; Gordon, 116, Leadenhall-street ; or from the author, who may be consulted dilly, from 11 till 2, and from 6 till 8, at his residence, 37, Bedford square, London. The work may be had in India; of Mr. Von Litzky, Loll Bazaar, Calcutta—Messrs. C. and J. Hormusjee, Apollo-street, Bombay— Circulator Office, Madras—Mofussilite Office, Agra —Dodsworth, Colombo, Ceylon; and of all Booksellers throughout the Colonies. ESC APE FROM NEWCASTLE GAOL. -On Friday evening, a convicted garotter, named Robert Boyd, under sentence of six years' penal servitude, made a daring and clever escape from his cell in the gaol of Newcastle-on- Tyne. By a chisel he forced the foul-water pipe from the wall and roof, and then squeezed throuah the aperture (15 by 9 inches), and so gained the roof. Possessing himself of rugs from empty cells, he proceeded to a gallery round the wing of the prison, communicating by an iron bridge with another gallery round the wing in which is placed the go vernor's house, and thus reached within a few feet of the governor's bedroom. However, he crossed the bridge, entered the gallery above the governor'swindow, andcrossing another bridge on the other side, he dropped to the ground in an open space between the cell buihllnes and the outer wall of the prison. lie next got over a wall in the stone yard, wUre Inssessing himself of a plank and two bags of teased hair, he re-ascended the wall which intersects the outer wa'l 40 feet lower, and is furnished with cheveanx defrize at the point of :ntersection. Having clerked this apparatus with the bags of hair, so as to prevent the spiked roller re volving, he placed one end of the plank Apon it, raised the other to the top of the boundary wall, and clambered up the plank to the top of the outer wall. Then fastening one end of a knotted rope wade of the rugs to the plank, and flinging the rope down the outer face of the wall, he de scended into Carliol-square, got clear away, and has not since beets traced. It is supposed he gained the street be tween two and half-past three o'clock in the morning, a s nothing was seen at the former time, and at the latter the rope of eight bed-rugs was found dangling from the wall. Boyd is only 22 years of age, but has been in various prisons, an 3 is a prize fighter, smuggler, and zuttlan.—Newcastle Chronicle. • e-0 eS7 ~ J Ai* t:". 1 / 44 1 • a.rl • ID orr At 111 4‘. , o .411 , 41131M2a, 4N' •-• Apawc. - • eis A ' 4E)14p,,1' - 1 , ;100 _ - V E , r ‘' e e • t 1 / 4 1 • at. •g' 4' 15 4 :11111 / 4 1.H.---'414N441424 ) un1 11" • CANADA. • .', - 1 '..t Pi. it - -- ...L - --- --- -----. I seemingly quite re;uven tl t h f ie ( e l r -7- s h o ;ni t t'llt-,;ay.ite:l 4 Ciit tb.., . . 01 ' 3: I s o a f id N t e: r ' eeseamletblolenitahafts ofm are good grounds for hop;ng tha'. the iailant Cana dian, Mtg 1.4 hero may find, in his new position, new strength to enable him to complete inte w leisatisfactoryancitis;i co rnainnoanie; difficulttheh The iu e s question of a task o o f or g federalani sing h union o f t h e British . T North American provinces was again brought up il Parliament, this time in the Upper House. The President of the CounciFthought the motion for an address to the,Queen on the subject ought not to be pressed at present. During the present year he ex pected all the great colonial questions at prese n t open would be settled. He alluded to the Hudson's Bay Territory, the Intercolonial Railway, and the new colony which was about to be created on the shores of the Pacific. On Saturday last the Governor-General assented quick ; which to itl i ck passed through between 50 an d 60 bill s, chiefly of a private na ture time. but Ns amongst them was the Grand Tru n k Bill, the Upper House in double doubt the session will be brought to an eed in a few days, .lp roebraebloyiedeudriantgittshepresent week, and everybody s termina tion. The final vote on the passage of the Grand Trunk Bill, in the Lower House, stood 46 to 40. The double majority system was declared an absur dity, and repudiated by a vote of 65 against the 33 for the principle. The debate on Mr. Lyon M`Kenzie's motion for a repeal of the union occasioned some capital spe a ki ng from both sides of the house. The Premier, Abe Macdonald, the Commissioner of Crown Lands, and also some of the Opposition leaders, highly distinguished themselves in the debate, but Mr. D'Arcy M`Gee made the speech of the evening, and again delighted a most attentive audience by a brilliant display of oratorical power. The most striking peculiarity of this gentleman's style, because not altogether expected from him—at least since hie appearance in our political arena—is not so much the well turieed graceful sentence, the ready wit, the fund of information, or the copious flow of language which distinguish the speeches of Mr. M`Gee, as the tone of moderation and sincerity which pervade them, and which renders them particularly impressive upon the audience, who never listen to the orator without experiencing pleasure and at the same time carrying away with them much matter for deep and earnest reflection. The following peroration of the lion, gentleman's speech on the above question drew forth hearty applause : "The Protestants of Upper Canada were a great people. Let them speak out openly and boldly. Let Catholics speak out with equal boldness ; let both parties remember their common country, and find such a common mean as would satisfy Ix th. Then we should put down that organised bigotry which bvuke out everywhere when it was least ex pected; which from its subterranean cisterns drew up the draughts which made men mad. This country had glorious resources and a great destiny in store for it. If the Catholic was not afraid of the Protestant—and he (Mr. M`Gee) was afraid of no men who openly expressed their opinions —if the Protestant was not afraid of the Catholic—if both were candid with each other, and showed each other their wants; then we should have a better and nobler Ca nada. Then we should have none of those village murders, those church buruings, like that at Mount Forest the other day; no Corrigan murders, no Farrell murders; but the two races in Canada, like the waters of the Ottawa and the St. Lawrence—one river though two streams, would flow on in peace until they met those titles of commerce and prosperity in which both should pass to the great future that this country must attain if not prevented by our faults, our fully, or our fanatici stn." The following very sensible remarks were made by the lion. Mr. Harwood, a gentleman who is allied to a French-Canadian heiress, and enjoys in consequence the title of Seigneur of Vaudreuil." Mr. Harwood contended that " the people of Canada had contributed their fair share towards developing the greatness of the united province, Lower Canada had greater territory than Upper Canada, he believed it had at least an equal population, and it had posses sion of the sea-board. In these respects Lower Canada stood in a position of equality with Upper Canada. It had been demonstrated that the St; Lawrence was the best inlet into the heart of the continent, and he thought it not at all improbable that 50 years hence Montreal or Quebec would be the largest port in America. He thought the two provinces could get on harmoniously. They had made immense progress in material wealth since the union, and their best interests, he conceived, would be injured by a eaverance." The debate on the im portant change contemplated by the motion was ad journed; but it is hardly probable that the question will again engage the consideration of the house during the present cession. Everybody well knows that differences exist between the two sections of the pro vince, and that without mutual concessions and careful action, disruption of the union is not impos sible ; at the same time, there are few people indeed who are so deluded as to believe that a severance of the tie would be productive of advantage to either Upper or Lower Canada ; and therefore the question arises—Has the time arrived when a great constitu tional change has become necessary ? The answer will be given during the interval between the present and the next session of the Legislature, and it is believed it will be in the affirmative, and that a general federation of the British Nortk American provinces is the one great thing needful— by the agency of which the British possessions in Nurill Ai:it:ilea are sure to march proudly onlitrd to greatness until they will become the governing power of this continent. The Ministry exNrienced their first real defeat of the whole house during the past week. This occurred when the motion for the third reading of the Cus toms and Excise Bill came on. The proposal to levy duties on vessels entering the St. Lawrence was the item which occasioned some defections in the ranks of the Government supporters. Of course the tax upon shipping was distasteful to the Quebec mem bers, and it was chiefly by their votes that the pro posed tonnage duty was declared impolitic by a niajo i rity of two. It is thought the Government are no sorry that the item should have been struck out of the bill, although thereby sonic £17,000 per annum will be lost to the revenue; but the policy of impo _ ' even of an insigni does not appear a i o u i t i o n f a t a u t r a e x a u s p r o eg u a t r l d i e s a s I I i n i o p i p i r i i n t g , ad visable, especially when it is recollected , that millions have been ex pende e d ut w e i r t i l i i lg a ‘it i e le w m t o a o ui f l l e greaterraLrat theeNNr. Lawrence li of this ect, ol the faci lities to shipping has tbe been SL Nnia..ineasdi The bill, as amended, has t'ethe ambition of most of ourgicnoruen eat prominent much ri highway o c o . t o: nt a lel i n i and that s t tt lo legislationattetsh tiieole since passed, and will no doubt come up in the Upper House this day. With the success of the sub stantial portion of the new Tariff Bill, end probably the passage of strong resolutions on the subject of the Hudson's Bay territory, the session will be brought to a close. It would appear that some noise has been made in the English journals about the expense incurred by the raising of the 100th Regiment in this country. It is well known here, however, that there are no good grounds for complaint in regard to this matter. The raising of such a Tgiment in the first place was quite an experiment, ,and if the cost was somewhat greater than might have been the case bad the corps been embodied elsewhere, which is emphatically denied here, there would have been no cause fur grumbling. But the fact is the principal expense fell upon the officers of the 100th, who had to raise the men, and it is asserted that the Government bounty allowed to recruits was smaller in amount than that granted in similar cases in Britain. At any rate, a despatch was received from the home authorities highly laudatory of the efforts made by parties here to raise the regiment, and of the rapidity with which the same was embodied. It is to be hoped that no stupid jealousy will prevail on the subject of the Royal Canadian Re g iment, the creation of which everybody on this side of the Atlantic looks upon as being a master-stroke of policy and well worth double the amount of money expended on the experiment. The rumour that Sir E. L. B. Lytton intends to submit the charter of the Hudson's Bay Company to the legal test has been received with much satis faction. Already the new Colonial Secretary has acquired a degree of popularity here which augurs well for the future. West Transportation Company, has b_een.lcatereui, fully shadowing forth the feeling of Mr. Dawson's bill, to incorporate the Nshoierrtehd in committee, when a debate tookouseP in regard t o he n h th e occasion one to ttie Hudson's Bay territory : su pport this bill." out, " Both sides of the of the most prominent is ll o l u i l ere, no doubt battling Oppositionce:ii members called This efforts, of course, will above bill reserved the be directed towards g ettin g, briStai-relyGfoer°.thSeinlisoll company; for the significatio n of her Majesty's ajlaieldst? ats a pleasure; ny rat e 7 but it is hoped the Government Governor General c Aoln i t sof h te wil l c ro ps are fl be no party con to such a move ment.ieting. In many localities the weevil . has been de s t ruct i ve ; i n others great expectations of a good harve6t are entertained. 4- Our correspondent mentioned the fact of their existence In A letter written about tide time last year. 7 - PRICE 4D, S TAMPED, SD. further stipulated that the dividend (interest) and rincipal of the whale loan should be made payable at their counting lu;tise, subject to the respective charge, of 1 per cent. OR the amounts paid for dividends, and per cent. for reimburse ments of principal. The other tenders consisted of one from Mr. Gabrielli, another from Messrs. ])e I'a's Brothers a n d C o., in con junction with a bank of known standing in the colony, and another from Messrs. E. F. Sichel and Co. These tenders were all offered on terms more or less advantageous to the Government ; but negotiations were finally set at rest by the acceptance, on the 3l June, of the offer of the banks, on the conditions given above. No final arrangement has yet been made with reference to the purchase by Government of the Geelong and Mel bourne line, but it is reported that Mr. U'Shanassy has pro. mised to introduce a bill during the next se, , sion of Parlia ment authorising the purchase of the line un terms to be fixed at a future day. From the last hail-yearly report of the directors, the circumstances of the Melbourne and Hobson's Bay Railway Company appear to be iu a most flourishing condition. A dividend at the rate of 14 per cent per annum was declared, after paying the interest on borrowed money, and transferring a large sum to the reserved fund. It was decided by a large majority of the shareholders, at the meeting called for the consideration of the report, to have an office in London, and a clerk appointed for the reception of instructions for the transfer of shares, so that any shareholder may have his name transferred to the London register, and his divi dends made payable there. Sonic objection was made, on the score of expense, to the establishment of this agency in the manner proposed, but the advocates for such strict economy were outvoted, and the office is to be opened for the convenience of English shareholders. Neither of the two short lines about to be constructed in the direction of Brighton has yet been commenced, but we believe that ar rangements are nearly concluded with contractors for both. There has been a greater difficulty than was anticipated in disposing of shares in these two companies to the extent required by Government, before giving up possession of the land granted. This, however, we understand, has now been done, and contractors have been found who are willing to risk a portion of their payment on the future success of the lines, so that the works are likely to be commenced without much farther delay. TORONTO, JULY 26. The past week has decidedly proved the most inte resting of the entire session. The gladiators in our plitical arena would seem to have reserved their best and greatest efforts for the last days of the con test ; and, notwithstanding the extreme heat of the weather, the debilitating effects of labour at night in anything but a health-inspiring atmosphere, and the exhausting consequences of a long-protracted struggle, it is quite certain that our representatives last week gave ample evidence that their physical and mental powers were still equal to almost any amount of labour, and in no wise inferior to what they were at the beginnig of the session. No doubt, however, the flash which precedes the expiry of the flame has begun to appear, and we may now with confi dence predict the speedy termination of the Canadian " long" Parliament. Many very important matters have engaged the attention of the Legislature during the few past days. We have had debates of the double majority system, the repeal of the union be tween Upper and Lower Canada, on the tariff, the Bill for opening up the North-west Route by means of private enterprise, the Grand Trunk Bill, the Surrogate Court Bill, the Bill to Punish Fraud, in which the English commercial world would seem to be particularly interested, and on the Bill to Amend and Consolidate the Jury Laws of Upper Canada. All the above measures, which may certainly be regarded as amongst the most important of the session, have now been well debated, and some of them finally settled, to the advantage, let us hope, of' the province. During the present week, it is thought, the greatest question of the day will be formally brought forward—n=ely, the resolutions of Government in regard to the Hudson's Bay Territory, when probably a debate surpassing in interest all that has yet taken place Neill ensue, and such au expression of feeling be given as will serve to show how resolute our Parlia ment and people arc in seeking the annihilation of the Hudson's Bay monopoly. The Fraser River gold discoveries or revelations have already given rise to an inquiry of the Govern ment. Col. Prince, in the Upper House, inquired of the Ministry whether the statements which have be come matters of public notoriety have attracted the attention of the Government, and if so, whether the Government has resolved to adopt any measures, either by way of communication and representation to the Imperial Government or otherwise, with rela tion to the entry and intrusion upon British and Canadian possessions, on the Fraser River and other pars of British North A;nerica within the region of the Hudson's Bay Territory, so-called, by hordes of foreigners from distant lands, under the pretence of mining and other purposes ; and, if' they have been so attracted, what they mean to do in the matter, with rderence to England or Canada, or either of them. The President of the Council stated that communications had been received from the home Government on the subject ; that they might have been sent down to the house but for passages they contained relating to the people on the other side of the water, which it would not be desirable just now to make public. Before we became aware of the discovery of the gold fields at Frascr's River, they were known to the Imperial Government,* who had taken action in the math r. The Colonial Secretary had introduced a bill in the House of Commons for the purpose of organising the territory west of the Rocky Moun tains into a British colony, and an efficient staff of British engineers had been sent out for the purpose of defining the boundary line between the British dominions and the United States territory. A war steamer with an adequate force was also to be des ' patched to enforce order and prevent incursions into the country and maintain British supremacy. Canada could not provide any farce to rend to Fraser's River; in fact, it was not necessary they should do so in view of the action of the British Govern- That Governmpnt were fully alive to the importance of the gold dicovorics, and would take all proper means of protecting both the imperial and colonial interests. It is as well to state that the announcement of the formation of a new colony on the Pacific side of this continent does not please all parties in this country. There are a great many people here who are so unreasonable as to believe that Canada has a just claim to the whole of the country from the head of Lake Superior to the shores of the Pacific. Indeed, many of the addresses of claimants for seats in both Houses of the Legislature declared as much ; and although probably the larger proportion of our thinking people will view with great satisfaction the action of the Imperial Government, and draw good omens for the future from their promptitude in the matter, there will yet remain a consider able number amongst us whose dreams of the future grandeur of Canada will be disturbed by the fact of her territorial claims not being allowed to extend beyond the Rocky Mountains. A New York paper, alnays well informed, sonic days ago gave a copy of the bill organising the colony of New Cale donia, and Sir Alan M‘Nab was mentioned as having been selected by her Majesty's Government fcr the post of Lieutenant-Governor. To-day, by the arr►val of the steam-ship Indian, the rumour of Sir Alan's appointment is repeated, and no doubt there is good foundation for it. That the gallant baronet, who has so lately returned to us wonderfully improved in health and spirits, would make a most efficient gover nor for the new colony, nobody will he bold enough to question, and the Imperial Government in making such an admirable selection has paid a compliment to Canada. Sir Alan M'Nab is still in `be prime of life; his recent trip to Europe has LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 10, 1858. sion ! The Valorous and the Ae•amertmon interchanged rockets, and constant signalling was k e pt up with the Nia gara, then in Trinity Bay, Newfou n dland. Until dawn on the all the Agatnemnon ran on v ery s lo w ly. At full day light, accompanied by the Valorous, she arrived at Doulus Bay, so quietly, as I have already stated, that she was at anchor b-fore the people at Valentia were aware of her pre sence. Tne process of unshipping the cable was commenced without delay; the boats of the Valorous brought the end to shore, and at four o'clock p.m. the completion of the great work at this side of the At latvic was achieved by attaching the end of the cable to the Electrical instruments which have been erected in the company's temporary office. At this time a number of people had assembled, and the landing of the cable was bailed by the most enthusiastic demonstrations of delight. " It was most fortunate that the weather did not prove more severe, as in that case the quantity of cable would not. have been sufficient for the purpose. The surplus remaining on board the Agamemnon was Only 3.5 miles, and the Niagara had but a similar length to spare. It is very re markable that the quantity paid out by each ship is almost identical—that by the Agamemnon being 1,012 miles—hy the Niagara, 1,010. The average spee4 of the Agamemnon during the homeward passage was five knots an hour, never exceeding six and a half ; and the speed at which the cable was paid out was variable, according to the stale of the coil, from five to eight knots. The greatest angle which the cable had been observed to make with the water was 26 deg., and the least 14 deg. 30 min.; and the s.rain on the cable never exceeded 2,3301b5. or was leis than I,ooolbs. " The squadron engaged its the expedition consisted of four British and one American ves.el. The British were—the Agamemnon, Captain Preedy ; the Valor ous, Captain Aldham ; the G orgon , C a pt a in Hudson; and the Porcupine, sent to Newfonneltand to aid the American frigate Niagera. The engineers on board the Agamemnon were—Mr. Charles Bright, and Merv. Can ning and Clifford. On board the Niagara, Mes,rs. Wood house, Everett, and Kell. Mr. Bright•of course had charge on board the Agamemnon, and Professor Thompson attended to the electrical instruments. The former gentleman ex presses himself in the vrarnust terms with respect to the courtesy exhibited by the commander and the officers of the shim and the very zealous and effective aid given during the whole of the voyage by . those gentlemen, as well as the crews, both of the Agamemnon mid the Valorous.—The Knight of Kerry, who takes a WRial interest In the under taking, is! dispensing the hospitelities of his island to Mr. Bright and the other gentlemen connected with the project. " SUNDAY MORNING. " I have nothing further to communicate. The signals still continue to be perfectly made. Should any event of importance take place I will immediately telegraph the fact to you." AUSTRALIA. MELBOURNE" JUNE 15. Some important political events have taken place in the colony of Victoria. ' .fhe Reform Bill intro duced by the O'Shanassy Ministry had been thrown out by the Legislative Council. The rejection of the bill subjected the Government to interpellations in the Assembly as to the course they intended to pursue in consequence of that vote, and Mr. O'Shanassy made the following remarkable state ment : We intend to advise a prorogation, with a view, upon the re-assembling of Parliament, of re-introducing to this house the same bill in all its character and features, so that that calm, fair, sad deliberate opportunity may be afforded to the two branches of the legislature of deliberating upon and reconsidering the decision which has been arrived at ' • and if, after that calm and deliberate opportunity has been afforded to the country and the legislature, it should be found that the measure cannot pass the other branch of the legislature, I have the, authority of my hon. colleagues for stating to this house—and I state it unhesitatingly for my own part—that we are unanimously of opinion that its ob structil e character will be so clearly evident that we shall be justified, not only in asking for the passing of that bill, but in asking for an alteration of thecons!itipion. In accordance with this intimation, Parliament was prorogued on the 4th of June, for a month. On its re-assembling on the Bth of July the Reform Bill will be reintroduced. " Outside the walls of Parliament," says the Argus, " the effects of the ministerial declaration have operated diversely—all . moderate men have resented it as a species of incipient dictatorship, whilst the more violent section of our politicians have felt encouraged by it to carry political agitation to the very verge of sedition. A demonstration against the upper house has taken place in Melbourne, which assumed the shape of a torchlight meeting and pro cession. The latter, after parading the principal streets of the town, invaded the Parliament reserve, where various extravagances were committed in the shape of oratory, the display of banners bearing strong sentiments, &c. Large numbers of persons assembled to witness the unwonted spectacle, but that the mass consisted of curious and amused spectators merely was evident from the fact that an attempt to repeat the demonstration the following week was a miserable failure." The following is the address delivered by his Ex cellency the Governor on the occasion of proroguing Parliament on the 4th June : Mr. President and lion. Gentlemen of the Legislative Council—Mr. Speaker and Gentlemen of the Legislative Assembly,—l rejoice that I am at length enabled to release you from your attendance in Parliament. Owing to the short duration of recess, and after a very protracted session, you have been called upon to attend to your Parliamentary duties, with very little intermission, for upwards of 19 months. Upon the inauguration of a new constitution, and with the ministerial changes that have taken place, this was un avoidable. Moreover, the great and continued increase of the population of this country, and the rapid development of its resources, under circumstances almost unpr - cedented, necessarily gave birth to a large amount of legislation of a new and expetimental character. It will be within your recollection that the principal object which I had in view is calling you together in December last, was that of laying before you certain measures for the amendment of the constitution. 1 then announced that it was not the intention of my advisers to submit for your con sideration any subjects in respect of which Legislation was. not immediately required. My present advisers upon taking office concurred in that view, the more especially es the recent extension of the franchise rendered it both just and necessary that . measnr, of imp Ince rfr.ctin g• the interests and w Late of the whole community should be considered by a Parliament elected upon the broader basis of the extended franchise. This view has been as far as practicable observed. The bill for altering the el ec t ora l di str i cts o f t h e country and for i ncreasing the number of mem b ers o f th e Assembly, p assed by the house i nto which it was introduced, and the constitution of which it exclusively aff cted, has not se cured the concurrence of the Legi s l a ti ve C ounc il . I h ave no desire to interfere with the deliberations of either Douse of Parliament on the subject. It must, however, be obvious to you that in the present state of the constitution repre•cota don is very unequally distributed, whilst the present Legis lative Assembly i!.l too limited in point of numbers for the ule proper conduct of the legi s l a ti ve b us i ness of t h e country ; it will therefore he the duty of my r es p ons ibl e a d v i sers , in diately upon there-assembli ng c f Parliament, again to intro duce the bill in question for yo ur ons ideradon. The bill for shortening the duration of P ar li ament was passe d b y the Assembly without the concurrence of a majority of the whole house. I have been advised that s u ch a majorit,, was neces sary under the tonsil - ution Act, a n d th a t it was a l s o requi site that it should be reserved for the sicnification of her Majesty's pleasure. To h ave transmitted tt the Secretary o f State n bill whi▪ ch had been irregularly passed would hat c been to incur the risk of having it retuned to me for re introduction. As a !trans of avoiding this delay 1 bare disallowed it, with a view to its ear l y i n t ro ducti o n i n t h e present session. As it could not t a k e e ff e ct, even w i t h t he present Parli▪ ament, until the end of next year, this delay will be of no consequence, And it can be re enacted, reserved, and received back from England long before the artiest possible period for its opera tion can arise. The other bills which hare been passed during the present session, and to which I have gives her Majesty's assent, though not involving questions of consti tutional importance, are nevertheless of a valuable character. The bill for the simplification of the oaths of office places persons of all religious denominations on a foot ing of equality, and its enactment will, I have no doubt, promote, as intended, the b armom y an d we lf are of her Majesty 's subjects in this colony. The bill to facilitate the format ion of mining assoc i at ions has been framed with espeul.l r.f....nra in iheorceivreteents of the ruining commu nity, and will, I trust, be TOUnn“! Promote that co-operation of capital and labour without w hich no productive industry can flourish. The bill to ena ble me to appoint a vice-presi dent of the Board of Land and . Works has be en rendere d necessary by the great increa s e which has taken place in the pa business of the departments un der the control o f that board, consequent upon t h e co mmencement of the great. trunk lines of railway. I trust that it wil l be found to r e l ieve the re 'aPrrusolubsilela head of The of that ()ermeot from a porti o n o f h's bills to which bare assented, other in her Majesty's name, though of a highly useful ch aracter, need no particular observation from we. They bear wit ness, however, to the care with which you have cons id ered the public welfare. Since the parsing of the acts of time last session for the construction end maintenance of rail ways, active measures have been adopted for carryi ng t h e i r provisions into immediate operation- A contract has been taken for the construction of the main trunk line from Melbourne to Sandhurst, and the works will he commenced and prosecuted without delay. The tenders f the line from Geelong to Ballarat were, is the first instance, such as it was net deemed advisable to accept, and th e li ne and sections were re-advertised, New tenders have been opened, and there seems no reason to doubt that the Government will be enabled to carry on this important line concurrently with that from Melbourne to Sandhurst. Negotiations have been for some time pending for the dis posal of the debentures, which you have authorised to be issued ; a communication was eldressed in. December last to the eminent house of Baring Brothers, inviting them to state the terms on which they tidebt be disposed to nego tiate the whole of the loan. A tore i nuntcation was received from them in reply, which reached time in April last, to the effect that they would send a confidential agent to this country with full powers to treit with the Government on the subject. In consequence oi this commu nication my ad visers suspended all action in . ihe matter until the arrival of the agent, which took race al /tr a y, .when he immediately placed himself in communicroon with the Government. The terms lie was enabled to serer were, however, deemed by my advisers to be of a tot sufficiently advantageous character to justify them in reco m mending their acceptance. In the meantime certain propoida were made by our principal banking institutions, and after tame negotiations an arrange ment has been finally concluded, upon a basis which will, I hope, prove very satisfactory. I bate directed that the whole of the correspondence on the subject should b e l a id b e f ore both houses of Parliament. y tn , will find that precautions have been taken to secure maple means for the purpose of carrying on the great works rs have authorised, w ith out in terruption or delay, and to efleet this witb as little disturbance as possible to the ordinary relations of commerce. The im portance of these measures cannot be over-estim a t e d ; t h ey will receive the unremitting Ittentionof myself and my ad vino during thc recess, and tee foliset information as to their progress will be from time to time.communicated to parliament, The line of electric telegraph haw been completed from Mel bourne to Adelaide, and would ha re berm opened to the public but for an accident to a portion of the line on the Adelaide side, the exact particulars of which have not yet reached this government. The line to Sydney is nearly completed, and both will be opened to the public in a few weeks. Negotia tions have also been brought to a a uccessful issue for the telegraphic connection of Victoria with Tasmania, but from the difficulties in the way of determining the most safe line of deposit for the submarine cable, ome time must neces sarily elapse before the work itself can be brought to a suc cessful termination. No labour will be spared by my ad visers in carrying forward those great public improvements so essential to our material and social progress. During the recess I shall otherwise avail myself of the powers which I possess to effect all such improvements r,-s lam competent to carry out without further legislative aid from you. It will be my earnest endeavour to urge upon the imperial government the necessity of enforcing a more faithful per formance of the contract for the mail service between Eng land and Australia. " Gentlemen of the Legislative Assernbly,—f thank you for the readiness and liberality with which you have voted the supplies necessary for the public SetTiCi!. It will be my duty to administer the expenditure with due regard to eco nomy and the efficte!scy of the public departments. lam happy to be able to isfurm you that the revenue and public credit are in a most satisfactory condition. The large propor tion of the consolidated revenue which you have felt your selves justified in devoting to public works of a beneficial nature, bears witness to the extent _of the available sur plus over and above the ordinary expenditure of the government. It is gratifying to find that the temporary check to our cornmetctal prosperity, caused by the embar rassment which recently prevailed in England, has passed rapidly away, and there seems every reason to hope th a t our present satisfactory financial condition will be long maintained." THE ATLANTIC TELEGRAM The following minute and graphic account of the laying of the cable is taken from the Freemen's Journal:— " V ALENTIA, Saturday Night. " The fact that the At'antic cable was successfully laid on the sth of August—exactly one year from the day upon which the then Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, Lord Carlisle, assisted in hauling on shore the end of the cable, when the first effort to unite the old world with the new by tele graphic communication was made without success—is now a subject of rejoicing in every community interested in the achievement of this all-important work. Since my arrival at Valentia I have seen by te'earaphic communication in your journal that the intelligence has created the greatest excitement and joy in London, Liverpool, and other English cities; and this evening we learned by telegram that while her gracious Majesty was assisting the celebration by Napoleon 111. of the completion of the great naval forti fication of Cherbourg, after more than a century of cease less labour, she was agreeably surprised by the announce ment that the greatest scientific problem of the age— the most important step towards the promotion of peace and civilisation throughout the world—had been triumph antly carried out by the combined enterprise and skill of Eugland and America. The success of the glorious enter prise must, indeed, have been at such a moment peculiarly gratifying to the ruler of these islands, and that the an nouncement created immense sensation' in Cherbourg. I can well believe when I look around me here and see the joy that beams in every face, and the enthusiasm that is everywhere openly expressed at the result, which is the snore pleasing that it seas wholly unexpected. Indeed, so (ilely was the whole thing carried out, sa unexpected was the accomplishment of the undertaking, that the Agamem non made her appearance in the bay when the electricians, who were awaiting her arrival in Mr. Young's neat little hotel on the Hand, were fast asleep, and the cable was actually landed before the• people residing on the main land were aware of the fact. The knowledge that the cable has been laid will naturally deprive any informa tion I have to communicate of much of its interest; nevertheless, I am sure that many of your readers will be glad to learn some of the incident; connected with the project and the details of the proceedings on board the Agamemnon during her now memorable expedition. First tel we state the actual progress that has been made. The cable is laid tom the shore of Valentia to that ofTrinity Bay, Newfoundland, and a free current of electricity is being constantly maintained through the wires, though as yet, and for some time to come, no message can be trans mitted from America. This arises from the fact that the in struments at Newfoundland have not yet been arranged in working order. Mr. Midman Whitehouse, an electrician of great eminence, has charge of the arrangements in Va lentia, and for some weeks he has been constantly engaged in the erection of the apparatus here. It is now in perfect order, and he is able to transmit messages to Trinity Bay, to which he has received intelligible signals in reply. The apparatus intended to be used in the working of the Atlantic telegraph is a new invention, and said to possess some important improvements. Its novelty, of course, renders it at first more difficult to erect and to work ' • and until it has been fully arranged at the other side of tte Atlantic no independent message can be transmitted from thence. Enough, however, has been done to show that the Atlantic telegraph is un fait accom pli. The messages sent by Mr. 'Whitehouse to his colleagues at Newfoundland have been understood and answered by them in the way he requested, viz., by signals repeated for a greater or shorter space of time according to the re quest conveyed by the message. Under these circum stances it is impossible to say when we will be in a position to have Lull and perfect communication between Valentia and Newfoundland; but knowing the diffi culties to be encountered, and the time required for the arrangement of the instruments, I am inclined to be lieve that at least a fortnight must elapse before that desirable consummation is effected. I had the honour this evening of an interview with Mr. Charles Bright, the accom plished engineer of the Atlantic Company, and to whose skill, fo whought, and indefatigable exertions the success ful achievement of the great undertaking is mainly due. None but professional men can understand the greatness and the multiplicity of the 'difficulties which Mr. Bright had to encounter, or appreciate the readiness, the practical talent, and the untiring patience with which he grappled with and overcame them. The success that has crowned his labours is the highest attestation to the singular ability with which he discharged the arduous and responsible task, which the directors of the company, with full confidence in his skill and judgment, unhesitatingly confided to him. From this gentleman I have received some details respect ing the operations on board the Agamemnon, and of the results of those on board the Niagara; and although these details have now been deprived of much of their interest, save to scientific men, yet I have no doubt that a brief nar rative of the I roceedings will be acceptable to your readers. Your are already aware that this squadron left Queens town for the appointed rendezvous in mid-ocean, on the 17th of July. Her Majesty's ships Gorgon and Valorous started early in the morning, and the Niagara at seven p.m. The Agamemnon was delayed some time iu waiting for Professor Thompson, who had charge of the electrical apparatus on board. The outward voyage was not marked by any feature of interest. It is sufficient to say that the weather was favourable, and that the Valorous, Niagara, Gorgon, and Agamemnon, arrived at the rendezvous on the 24th, 25th, 26,h, and 28th respectively. The sea was then quite smooth, and the weather, though dull, promised to be hue—a promise which unfortunately was not realised, thereby enhancing considerably the difficulties of the undertaking. On the morning of the 29tb, everything being in readiness for the commencement of operations, the cable was paid out from the Niagara and conveyed in the boats of the Valorous to the Agamemnon; where it wag receiVed on board at 11 o'clock a.m., local time, tst. 52.8, long. 32.27—th0 distance at this time from White Strand Bay, Valentin, where it was intended to laud, being 815 nautic. I, 908 2-10ths statute miles. The operation of splicing having been effected on board the Aga memnon, and a sufficient length of cable having been veered out to make the quantity for each vessel equal, the ships started for teeir respective destinations at half-past three Greenwich time. For two or three hours the Aga memnon proceeded very slowly, at a rate not exceeding two knots an hour, paytng out during that time a large quantity of " slack"—with the view of allowing the surplus to reach the bottom without being subjected to any strain. At ten minutes past five o'clock, about two hours after the starting of the expedition, the ships had each paid out ten miles of cable, thaugh not more than eight miles apart. At half past six the speed of the ships was increased gradually to about 4 knots, and at eight o'clock to about 5 knots. Up to this time, and for more than three hours subsequently, every thing went on favourablr. The machinery worked with great smoothness, and the cable was veered out with remark able freedom and ease. At five minutes past ten, however, the first hitch took place. It was one of a very serious na ture, and for some time was a source of the greatest anxiety to Mr. Bright and everyone on board. It was discovered that the piece of cable close up to the cone in the centre of the coil had been nipped by one of the crossed batens that defended the leading in part of .lie coil. Mr. Bright sur misa. that this injury had been occasioned by the shifting of the coil during the tremendousstorm which prevailed during the previous attempt to lay the cable. The moment the dis covery was made, and it was not a second too soon, Mr. Bright set about remedying the defect with characteristic promptitude and presence of mind. Your readers will at once see that the danger was imminent. The ship was running at the rate of five knots an hour, the cable being paid out with considerablerapidiiy. To stop thepaying out would have been to cause the instant parting of the cable, and to diminish the speed of the ship would scarcely have diminished the danger. — The unrolling of a few mere coils, and the • broken part of the cable would have descended into the sea, and the opera tion should have been commenced de novo. The greatest rapidity, as well as the most perfect coolness and self-pos session, were therefore requisite in the remedying of this defect. It was necessary that the injured piece should be cut out and a new splice made. During this operation the cable was veered, but as slowly as possible, and, most fortunately, the new joint was completed in the very nick of time, one turn of the coil only remaining to be wound off before the nipped part would have been submerged. The first difficulty having been thus sati-faatorily over come, Mr. Bright and his assistants breathed more freely, and at twenty minutes past eleven the speed of the ship and the veering out of the cable were proceeded with at the former rates of speed. All went on favour ably until noon ti e t ext day, the 30th ultimo, when it was found that the dlsaaece made good by the Agamem non was ninety-eight miles, the distance from Valentia being 718 nautical miles—ht. 52 24 N, long. 29 50 W. On the 30th a fresh breeze sprung up from the east, which otsswhif,toiatttneshhhdsoatet e ton. ad a-head of the ship, a n d c ause d a lar g e consump tion e ida, a yin l i tgehdte T it :w 1 m impediment nnb b dta a r oia o fnw m :. te e nas t yte e ha r ke began ihr4adrti h t the ship' recurring risensi o li p f c a , o l p l n , r sioni a cd n eet d ei h. da b eeb y dil Nigi evening ootiotg_tf the cable; and at noon on the 31st it was found that since noon on the previous day 113 miles had been run by the Agamemnon. All this time the motion of the vessel con tinued to increase very much. As she pitched and fell again in the trough of the sea, the drums of the paying out machinery bad a tendency to stop, and it was necessary that men should be constantly on the watch to provide against any contingency of this kind. I may here mention that it had been arranged before the starting of the expedi tion that should the cable part before 150 nautical miles had been run out from the Niagara and the Agamemnon, the ships were all to return to Queens town. As the critical time approached the greatest anxiety was felt by all on board the Agamemnon, and their relief was proportionately great, and their hopes of ultimate success higher, when, at 15 minutes past two on the 30th, the Agamemnon signalled that her allotted portion bad been safely paid out, and received from the Niagara at half-past three on the same day the welcome signal that a similar result had been achieved. A noon on the Ist of August 126 miles had been run out ence noon of the previous day, the weather still continuing very bad, and the state of the sea giving rise to no small amount of apprehension. On the 2d of August 127 addi ilontel miles had been paid out—the distance from Valentia then being 351-6 miles. For a short time a circumstance occurred which caused a great deal of alarm and consterna tion. The signals from the Niagara suddenly ceased, an d were not resumed for half an lour. D tying this period of suspense the hopes of success, which had been most sanguine, and a feeling of intense despondency prevailed. vanished,ltwasf feared that the cable had parted from th e completely Niagara, and men began almost to despair of the project, or at least to shudder in anticipation of the renewal of the same weary work in which they had been so long engaged. Again, however, the signal was given from the Niagara; it was established that the communication was unbroken, and the hopes of all on board rose to the highest point. On the 3d of August the Agamemnon lied run 134.2 miles since the neon of the previous day—the distance from Valentia being diminished to 217 miles, and the ship at the time being in lat. 52 26 N, long 16 40 W. At six o'clock on the evening of the 3d, when, according to the charts, with Captain Dar man and Captain Berryman's soundings, the depth of the ocean was decreasing from 1,700 fathoms to aaout 400 fathoms, the speed of paying out began to diminish, and the cable was consequently allowed to run free for a short time. From this time the water began to shoal rapidly. At noon on the 4th the Agamemnon was but eighty-nine and a half miles from Valentin, the depth of water being about 200 fathoms. The weather which, from the 30th ultimo, had contiuued bad, now began to improve, and the sea became comparatively calm. At eight p.m., on the 4th, Captain Aldtiatn proceeded in advance iu the Valorous to make out the Foze Rick—a ledge outsido the Blasquats to the southwest unprovided with light or buoy. At eleven the sight of the upper light of the Skelligs caused a thrill of delight to pervade every one on board—the API:Mum Wiks approaching the coopletiou of her AGRICULTURE. During the last few weeks agricultural produce has been so fluctuating in price as to keep all connected with this interest in a state of uncertainty. The comparative cessa tion of supplies from without, and the absence of intelli gence oflarge shipments from any quarter, gave mercantile holders an opportupity of getting up a speculative fceling, which caused the price of oats and other descriptions of horse corn to rise too rapidly. Barley also was for a time In brisk demand, as the malting season had commenced, and im ported malt was very high; and wheat rose too, but not so much as other kinds of grain. This is the most plentiful of all with us, and, consequently, the limits within which speculators can affect prices is narrower than with those articles of produce for which we are more dependent on other countries. Although the last was an un favourable harvest, the crops being much below our usual average, there is no doubt-of the quantity of wheat raised in the Australian colonies being quite sufficient for the con sumption of their present inhabitants, and of all additions that may be expected during the year. No other kind of cora is yet grown to the extent required ; not that the climate and soil are unsuitable, but where the nobler grain can be raised by the farmer with facility, es it can here, from the virgin soil, year after year, without manure, he has a prejudice against sowing his land with oats or barley, and so renJering it unfit for wheat until it has been fallowed, or otherwise cleansed of the inferior, but here generally more profitable, sorts of grain. The price of oats and barley has for years past been usually much higher than that of wheat, and the crops are larger in the usual proportion, yet the prejudice against fouling the land with such seed prevents their being sown to an extent that would be beneficial to the farmers' pockets. This, however, is a state of things founded on error, from which we may expect each year to become more free. As agricultUre extends necessity will compel the farmers to grow those crops which are most readily saleable, and at the most remunerative prices, and that species of grain which pays the best will in course of time come to be considered as most excellent, whether it be food for man or beast. To those at a distance who understand anything of farming the agricultural capabilities of these colonies will be mani fested by the fact that wheat is so abundantly and so readily grown. RAILWAYS. We were enabled last month to announce the acceptance of a tender for one of our two trunk lines of railway, and on this the work of formation has now commenced. Some delay in signing the contract was occasioned by the illness of the President of the Beard of Land and Works, and from the same cause no official turning of the first sod has taken place; but, without waiting for this ceremony, the con tractors have now broken ground on the two sections of the line of which they are in possession. It is not their inten tion to take on a very large number of men at first, but to be prepared to employ all those whose services may be dispensed with on other Government works through the winter, and so, by constant additions, to make up their full complement before the beginning of next summer. By proceeding In this way all confusion will be avoided, and other branches of industry will be undisturbed by any sudden draught on the labour resources of the colony. At present there is no diffi culty iu getting as many men as are required; nor is such likely to occur during the winter; bat before next summer is over we may expect that an advance on the present rate of wages will have to be given by the contractors, or they will scarcely keep in their service the number which they have calculated on constantly employing to ensure the com pletion of the works within the time specified. We have thus actually commenced the construction of one of our main lines, and no long time will elapse before the first sod of the other is turned. The second batch of tenders for the line o . rom Geelong to Ballarat bas been analysed, and the declaration of the suc cessful tenderer's name is daily looked for by the public. As in the case of the first line, some weeks will be required for the preparation and signing of the con tract; but we shall doubtless have soon to announce that we are engaged in the simultaneous construction of the two trunk lines to the interior. The Government Lave arrange] for the lean for thr nerve sary funds for the first 12 months by entering into an agree ment with the managers of the Union Bank of Australia, the Bank of Victoria, the London Chartered Bank of Atr tralia, the Bank of Australasia, the Bank of New South Wales, and the Colonial Bank of Australasia, for the supply of £1,500,000, in sums not exceeding £150,000 per month. The combination of banking interests thus established is to represent the colony in the London money market, to in troduce the bonds, and to operate with them at a minimum of 5 premium. The art angement, as settled, stands thus : " That, in consideration of their appointment as netts, the subscribing banks shall, on and after the lst October next, advance to the Government a sum not exceeding in any one month £150,000. " That, on such advances being made, the Government shall transmit to London, by the earliest opportunity occur ring thereafter, to the order of the respective representa tives of the contracting banks, au equivalent amount of debentures, to be disposed of as hereinafter provided. " The . , for the amount of debentures so transmitted, the said banks shall negotiate the draughts of the Government on the repre r itaiivcs of the banks in London at an ex change of one-half the margin between the buying and selling rates then ruling. "That the Government shall pay to the banks interest at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum from the date of advances here to the period of the reelisation of the debentures in London. "That each hank shall' appoint a representative, to form a committee, by whom the debantures shall be disposed of in London ; and that such committee be authorised to take steps for introducing the debentures into the market in the most advantageous manner. "That the committee Audi not dispose of the debentures at a lower price than 103, until permission to do so shall be s h il ro a k i e p ra ll given by the Government, except as hereinafter provided. brokerage e t comm is sionh n e ot sa e i x d c b ee a d n i k u s g a iper c en t. , o of and l p t o r y, c e r e n n t . e c b e e s s s i a d r e y s "That on all sales of debentures effected the Government charges. "That the interest on the lean shall be paid by the said banks at a commission of per cent. " That the advance to the Government by the banks on debentures shall not at any one time exceed £1,800,000 sterling. "That the payment of debentures at maturity, or the re purchase of any portion of them during their currency on behalf of the Government, shall be performed by the banks at a commission charge of per cent. " That in the event of the Government requiring remit tances for any of the above pu-poses, draughts shall be pro vided by the banks at per cent. below their then - selling rate on London. " That as the Government may require, before the first of October next, funds for the prosecution. of railway works, the banks will be prepared to make such advances as may be required, not exceeding the monthly maximum of £150,000 sterling in all; and that in charging interest theteon, the banks will allow the same rate of interest on the ' Public Account' as charged on tbia special advance; provided such allowance shall not exceed the amount due by the Government to the banks." - _ A contract embodying these conditions has been drawn up and signed, and certified copies will be despatched by this present mail to England. Several other tenders were submitted to the Government, including one from Messrs. Baring Brothers, by their agent, Mr. Childers, to purchase debentures to the value of £1,500,000 during the first year, at £10310s.; the bonds for one-half (L 750,000) to bear interest from July 1, 1858, and those for the second half to bear interest from January 1, 1859. They also offered £lO-1 if they were allowed the op tion of taking, at the same rate, an additio: - .al amount of £1,500,000, to be issued in the ensuing year. They also, in reply to a previous invitation from the former treasurer, Mr. Ebden, offered to become the agents of the colony in ne gotiating the loan, and in the subsequent payment of inte rest. They were willing to undertake the agency for the sale of the bonds, £7,000,000 sterling, at a commission of 1 per cent. on the amount of sale, one quarter per cent. brokerage, and the repayment of other incidental expenses actually disbursed. They agreed to grant to the Govern ment the power of drawing upon them to the amount of £lOO,OOO per month, in anticipation of ad vices recel% ed in Melbourne, at an additional banking commission of 1 pa. tent. on thy Amount oo drawn. Mem. Baring prothere, the e nd n T. :,Q., SOU, ,bur 1111 1 . ook. r gsq., fury No" Rev. Arab. 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