The Sun. — London, England, 1858-01-07 00:00:00

CANTERBURY HALL, Westminster-road.— OPEN EVERY EVENING. —The follow i v.:company of Vocalists aro engaged for the performance w S :!actions from all the popular OPERAS, MADRIGALS, CHORUSES, GLEES, DUETS, &c., viz. :—Mi ss R usse ll' Mrs. Badzey, Madlle. Marietta, Miss Brunch, Miss R a y : Madame Bartoletti, Miss Montague, and Madame Marietta ; Herr F. Jonghmans, Mr. Henshaw, R. Grover, T. Farrant S. Jonoc, J. Barker, W. Melling, Senor Antonio, E. L. Rime, Mr. Badgcy, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Bell, and Mr. Ber nard; Messrs. S. Collins, W. I. Critchficld, and E. Mack tiny. Pianoforte, Mr. Cecil Hicks; harmonium, Master Williams; Director, Herr F. Jonghmans. Commence at Seven o'clock precisely. Suppers, aa., until twelve o'clock. Mr. AUGUSTUS BRAIIAM will make his first appearance on Monday, the 25th inst. person of Taylor from Lieut.-Gen. Wells, at Fort Bridger, directing all the parties in the neighbour hood of Green River to return and concentrate in advance of the troops on Bear River, and stating that there were some 800 United States' Dragoons on their way to reinforce our command. They were further directed to burn the grass, steal the ani mals, fell trees in our path, and in every possible manner annoy us by night and by day. " In consequence of this information Captain Marcy was sent back (Oct. 18) with two companies to meet Col. Johnson, as we apprehended that our expresses might have been captured, and it was also decided that we should return and go into win ter quarters on Henry's Fork of Green River, as the cattle and mules of the command were very weak. Soon after Capt. Marcy had left two express men came into camp, bringing word from Brigham Young, the purport of it being that he did not blame theofficers and soldiers, as they were merely tools in the hands of a corrupt Government, and had to obey its orders, arc. He also advised us to place all the women and children with the com mand in a train separate from the others, as he wished, by all means, to spare them. " In the evening two express men came in from Colonel Johnson, who was at the last crossing of the Sweet Water, waiting for a ll the trains to come up. He sent orders for our command to re turn to Green River, and there await his arrival. An express was sent recalling Captain Marcy, who returned the next morning. "We were visited by a severe snowstorm the previous night, which continued until noon of the following day. The snow fell to the depth of about eight inches. Some 30 mules and horses died in the night from the cold. The next day (Oct. 19) we began our return march. " On the evening of the 21st of Oct. one of the waggon masters belonging to the ox trains was taken prisoner by the Mormons while he was out hunting cattle. The next evening about 30 Mor mons came to a hill near the camp, and sent in a note by a teamster, whom they had taken prisoner the previous evening, stating that they wished Col. Taylor in exchange. Their request was not com plied with, and no answer returned. " On the 26th an express came in from Colonel Johnson, bringing the news that all but one of the trains had arrived ; that the Dragoons were still behind, but were expected up every day, and that he would start on the 27th, and come directly t ) Green River and Black's Fork, and we were directed to return to that place and await his arrival. "On the 27th and 28th the command travelled down the fork some 12 miles. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE THIS EVENING. Piecolomini, Spezia, Giaglini, Belletti, Rossi, Vialetti, and Aldighieri. THIS EVENING (Thursday, Jan. 7), LA TRAVIATA. Prices :—Pit Stalls, 12s 6d; boxes (to hold four persons), pit and one pair, 21. 2s; grand tier, 3/. 3s ; two pair, 11. 55.; three pair, 15s ; gallery boxes, lOs ; gallery stalls, 3s 6d ; pit, 3s 6d; gallery, 2s. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.— Her MAJESTY the QUEEN has graci o'isly signified her intention of HONOURING with her PRESENCE a SERIES of FOUR FESTIVAL PERFORM ANCES, intended to be presented at the period of the ap proaching Nuptials of her Royal Highness the PRINCESS ROYAL with his Royal Highness the Prince FREDERICK WILLIAM of PRUSSIA. The general arrangements are under the direction of Mr. Mitchell, in co-operation with Mr. Lumley, and favoured by the assistance of the following Managers of the Metropolitan Theatres; Mr. Smith Theatre Royal, Drury-lane. Mr. Eackstone Haymarket Theatre. Mr. Webster Adelphi Theatre. Mr. Harrison and Miss Pyne Lyceum Theatre. Mr. Robson and Mr. Emden Olympic Theatre. Mr. Phelps Sadler's Wells Theatre. The programme will comprise the following Entertain. ments : On TUESDAY, January 19, IVIACEETIL Produced under the direction of Mr. Phelps. Macbeth, Mr. Phelps ; Lady Macbeth, Miss Helen Faucit. With Locke's Incidental Music, under the direction of Mr. Benedict. And Mr. Oxen ford's Farce of TWICE KILLED. In which Mr. and Mrs. Keeley will perform. THURSDAY, January 21. Balfe's New Opera, THE ROSE OF CASTILLE, Ily Miss Pyne, Mr. Harrison, Mr. Weiss, and the Operatic Company of the Lyceum Theatre ; conductor, Mr. A. Mellon. With a COMIC AFTERPIECE. SATURDAY, January 23, AN ITALIAN OPERA, Ey 3fadlle, Piccolomini, Signor Giuglini, and the Principal Artistes of Mr. Lumley's Theatre. And a FESTIVAL CANTATA composed by Mr. Howard Glover. With a BALLET DIVERTISSEMENT. Fourth Performance, AN ENGLISH COIIEDY, By Mr. Buckstone's Company of the Haymarket Theatre. And an A FTERPIECE, in which Mr. Wright and Members of the Adelphi Company will perform. Admission to the pit (for which a limited number of tickets will be issued los. 6(1. Gallery stalls (reserved and numbered) (s. 0(1. Galbry 3s. 0(1. Applications for boxes, orchestra stalls, and tickets to be made at the Box-office of the Theatre, and at Mr. Mitchell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bond-street. T HEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Lessee—Mr. J. B. Buckstone. THIS EVENING, to commence at Seven o'clock, with SPEED THE PLOUGH, Characters by Messrs. W. Farrell, Compton, Chippendale, Mrs. Poynter, Mrs. E. Fitzwilliam, and Miss E. Ternan. After which, a new comic Christmas Pantomime, entitled THE SLEEPING BEAUTY IN THE WOOD ; or, Harle quin and the Spiteful Fairy. Harlequin, Mr. A. Leclercq ; Columbine, Miss Fanny Wright ; Pantaloon, Mr. Mackay ; Clown, Mr. Charles Leclercq. Orchestra Stalls (which may be retained the whole of the evening). 6s. each. (No charge for booking.) First Price. s. d. Second price. s. d Dress Boxes 5 0 Dress Boxes 3 0 Upper Boxes ....... .... ... 3 0 Upper Boxes 2 0 Pt . Gallery R OYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Proprietor, Mr. Charles Kean. THIS EVENING, will be performed A WONDERFUL WOMAN. After which, a new grand comic Christmas Pantomime, entitled HARLEQUIN' WHITE CAT; or, The Princess Blanche Flower and her Fairy Godmothers. The Princess Blanche (White Cat), Miss Kate Terry ; Harlequin, Mr. Cor mack ; Clown, Mr, liuline; Pantaloon, Mr. Paulo ; and Columbine, Miss C. Adams. T HEATRE ROYAL, ADELPIII. Lessee—Mr. Ben. Webster. THIS EVENING, will be performed the szcond and third acts of TIIE GREEN BUSHES, in which Madame Celeste, and Mr. Wright will perform. After which, a Mythological Extravtganza, entitled HARLEQUIN, OR THE LOVES OF CUPID AND PSYCHE. Jupiter, Mr, Paul Bedford ; Mars, Mr. Frank Hall ; Venus, Mrs. Billington ; Cupid, Miss Marie Wilton ; Psyche, Miss Mary liectey. R OYAL LYCEUM THEATRE.—SoIe Lessee and Manager, Mr. C. Dillon.— THIS EVENING, THE KING'S MUSKETEER'''. Prin eipa characters by Messrs. Charles Dillon, Stuart, Barrett, Poynter, Holston; Mesdames IN oolgar, Buckiu2;hain White, and Weston. To conclude with the Burlesque awl Pantomime, LA LIAR ROOKIE, and the PRINCESS, the PERI, awl the TROU BADOUR ; or, Harlequin and the (ambers of the Desert. Supported by Mesdames Charles Dillon, Buckingham White, Eliza Webb, Maria Teruan, Esther Jacobs, and Woolgar ; Messrs. Barrett, Ca.lhaem, Holston, Poynter, and J. L. Toole. crowns, Messrs. T. Matthews and R. Stilt ; Harlequin, Mr. J. Ricketts; Pantaloon Mr. A. Stilt •; Sprites, Herr Zeleski and sons ; Columbines Misses Malcolm and Lees. Gorgeous Feast of Lanterns.—Fenton's Grand' Trans formation Scene. Doors open at half-past 6, to commence at 7. A Morning Performance on Saturday next, on which oc casion the Children of the Westminster Grey and Green Coat Schools will bo present. In active preparation, a new and original Comedy, b y Leigh Hunt, Esq. '3ox-office open from 11 to 5 daily. ",) 0Y A L SURREY THEATRE. EL Lessees, Messrs. Shepherd and Creswick. THIS EVENING, will be performed BROKEN FAITH. After which, QUEEN MAB ; or Harlequin Romeo and Julliet. Clown, by the Surrey Buck ; Pantaloon, Mr. Brad bury, STRAND THEXTRE.—Lessee, Mr. T. Payne. -THIS EVENING, will be performed HARLEQUIN NOVELTY AND THE PRINCESS WHO LOST HER HEART. Harlequin, Miss Craven ; Columbine, Ma llle. Denlin ; Sprite, Herr Hirt. The Lam . ert Family and the Red Man of Agar in their wonderful performance, &e. Commence at Seven. Stalls, 35.; BOZO , Ili.; Pit, is.; Gallery 6d. IHE SUN, LONDON, TITURSDA r EVENING, JANUARY 7, 1858, T HEA TRE-ROYA L, DRURY-LANE. Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith. THIS EVENING, will be performed THE LADIES' BATTLE, in which Mr. and Mrs. Leigh Murray and Miss M. Oliver will perform. After which , the new grand pantomime, LITTLE JACK HORNER. Commence at 7. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. rats DAY—Morn., 15 min. aft. 7—Even., 40 min., aft. 7 To-;Koslow—Morn., 5 min. aft.tB—Even., 30 min. aft. 8 TELE WEATHER—SUN OFFICE, JANVARY 7. 'THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 36—highest since noon yesterday. 31—lowest this morning and during the night. 39 —this day at noon. BAROMETER, 30.27. WIND, S.W. S.S.W. ; light, with fine cold frosty wea ther. ~"••" V T sults of the conflict. The rebellion has been crushed, and although it may rear its unhallowed head in isolated quarters, for a short time, it has not the slightest hope of eventual success. We mourn for the brave who have fallen in the con test, but we shall severely avenge their loss on the miscreants by whom they were destroyed. During the last few months houses with liabili ties to the extent of at least from fifty to sixty millions sterling, have succumbed to the formidable pressure by which they were assailed. Among this number were a few joint stock banks, and although there can be but little doubt that every bona fide creditor will be paid to the utmost far thing, that no actual loss will be sustained, advan \ tage has been takenof the opportunity to organise a formidable onslaught on those generally speak. ing admirably managed institutions. The facilities whicl, they afford to the legitimate trade and com merce of the country, are so many thorns in the aides of the hard calculators. So long as these establishments flourish they cannot carry out their designs against the property of their less wary brethren. The joint stock banks have enor mous resources at their disposal which they dis pense liberally and judiciously to all having just claims for pecuniary assistance. It is not merely the large paid up capitals, or the credit afforded by a list of not merely solvent, but wealthy pro prietors, answerable with their last shilling and their last acre, for all the engagements and liabilities of the establishments with which they are connected, but the immense deposits intrusted to their care and management, and for which they bestow a portion of the profits thereby obtained on the depositors. This is " the unkindest cut of all." It attracts money that might otherwise be reposing in the tills of " hard calcu lating bankers," and from which they would rea lise enormous profits. Nor is it merely the amount distributed in the shape of interest to those who rejoice in obtaining at the same time a remunera tive investment for their money, that represents the loss to the private bankers. There are the handsome dividends paid, amounting in many in stances to 15, 20, aye, 26 per cent. on the paid up capital. These gains expose the secrets of the prison house, and disturb the peace of the hard calculators. Why should they be abstracted from their coffers ? Why should they not obtain all at which they are willing to grasp ? Even MoR DECAI, the Jew, was not more obnoxious to HA MAN than are the prosperous joint-stock establish ments to the bankers of Lombard-street and Leth bury, and hence the attacks that have already taken place, and may be anticipated during the present session. It is not however a more stringent law respect ing joint-stock banks, but a more equitable code for the winding-up of insolvent estates that is re quired. At present the Court of Bankruptcy is avoided with a holy horror, not merely by the bankrupt, but still more so by his creditors. The former sees a formidable ordeal to bo encountered which must occasion serious annoyance, however meritorious may have been his conduct. The lat ter consider the inevitable reduction of the divi dends which, under a more judicious system, they would unquestionably obtain, and gladly accept the tender of 53., or even 2s. 6d., in the pound, rather than see it frittered away in useless pro ceedings which may gratify a vindictive mind, but can be of no advantage to the general body. It is not that the code is too lenient ; quite the contrary. It is its stringency that, generally speaking, leads to the expenses so greatly dreaded by the creditors. The whole law of debtor and creditor requires revision. The enactments re lating to bankruptcy and insolvency require re vision, and both should be amalgamated, for no distinction shoUld be made between traders and non-traders who are unable to meet their engagements. At least no general one. It might safely be left to the discretion of the able and experienced Commissioners who preside in tho different Courts. Nor should imprisonment for debt, at the mere will and pleasure of an exas.• perated creditor, be sanctioned. It should only be authorised under the judgment of a Commis sioner, either in bankruptcy or insolvency, and then for a definitive and limited period. It would, under such circumstances, be more dreaded, and affix a greater stigma on the character of the in carcerated party, than is now the case, when even a man of unexceptionable honour and integrity may be imprisoned through unavoidable misfor tunes. The whole subject should be closely investi gated, and such legislation as may be required passed with the least possible delay. As we have stated, the question is one of paramount impor tance, far more so to creditors than to debtors, and it is the interest of all classes to have it settled in the manner most equitable, and, at the same time, expedient. Avoiding, at the same time, undue severity, and undue leniency, punish ing the deliberate swindler, and relieving the poor but lamest debtor, whose poverty, and not his will, prevents him from meeting his engage ments. THE ROYAL TWELFTH CAICE.—This annual specimen of confectionary art was placed in the royal banquetting room at Windsor Castle last night. The cake with its decorations stands about five feet in height, and weighs one hundredweight. It is made in four divisions, each diminishing in size as it rises to the top ; the base being circular, and decorated with beautiful medallions and embossed borders in silver. The second division is octagonal, each angle being ornamented with an oval. shaped mirror, let in and surrounded by a richly-em bossed border. The figures standing out in front of this compartment represent ladies and gentlemen in dresses of the Court of Louis Quinze. The third tier is a square, its angles having medallions in their centre, and sur rounding this compartment, and between vases of miniature flowers are grotesque figures representing winter. The fourth division is in f ,ren of a richly ornamented pedestal, on which is placed a cup of chaste design with flowers. nil upper division is surrounded by figures, al‘o of the Court of Louis XV. The whole is an elegant specimen of ability in the confectionary department, and does great credit to the taste and skill of Mr. Constant Pagoitz and Mr. Hawkinson, the royal confectioners, THE GAS COMPANIES AND THE PUBLlC.—Yesterday the commiitee appointed by the delegates from the metropolitan parishes held an adjourned meeting at Marylabone Court-house, to consider the form of petition to be presented to Parliament in reference to the mono poly apprehended from the arrangements entered into by the several gas companies. The chair was occupied by Dr. Bachhoffeer. A form of petition was, after consider able discussion, agreed upon. In order to show the irn prtance of the ,übject, it sets forth the statement which appears in the report of Messrq. Gallou, Simpson, and Blackwell, on metropolitan drainage, dated Aug. 3, 1857, and ordered by the Home of Commons to be printed as follows :--According to an estimate of Mr. George Lowe, C.B , engineer to the Chartered Gas Co., London, the annual consumption of coal for the purpose of gas-making in London was then about 840,000 tons, which would yield 7,280,000,000 cubi.; feet of gas. The value of this volume of gas would be, at 4 , . 6d. per 1,000 cubic feet, 1,733,000/. ; and the petitioners are informed and believe that the annual sum paid to the various gas companies in London is near 2,000,0001 per annum—a sum which must of necessity be continual y increasing. The petitioners therefore submit that the several gas companies should be restricted by legislative enactment.' to a maximum charge for, and be bound to a particular standard in the quality of, the gas supplied by them to their customers. A vote of thanks to the chairman terminated the proceeding.% "Winter' s GENEROSITY OF AN AcrnEss.—Mi s Goddard, the founding . tragedian who has been visiting Australia and California daring,_ the last three years, presented her entire share of a o ti tj t ustees at —a..a , , A. telegram from " 't night's receipts of her engagement, amounting to 1015/ , t l a t il rat for the purpose of theakspeare s play of !*alier's home.' ; Sh Tale" was performed on the occasion. Guarantee Sonia "' socie y, which is rrio;i't,ilP Stockholm tvilm states that the Discount been completely organised, and only waits for thYe hasformal sanction of the Goverment I ri it. to ceminencin I solvent houses in Swe. erations. The object of this de fl u u t e h etially supported, is to assist embarrassment. at may be subjected to tem porary THE LATE GENERAL HAVELOCK. Our readers and the English public will deeply grieve at the intelligence which we this day pub lish. Sir Henry Havelock is no more. Not only before he could learn the honours and rewards which have been bestowed upon him by a grateful and admiring nation, but even before he was ac tually gazetted to the baronetcy with which his career has been rewarded, he succumbed to the great enemy. He died on the 25th of Novem ber, from dysentery, brought on by exposure in the field and unceasing anxiety. We had come to regard Havelock as bearing about with him a charmed life, and we can scarcely bring ourselves to believe that ho, whose name for these six months past has been a household word in England, is numbered with the dead. But so it was at the death of Nelson, of Wellington, and of Raglan—the nation was astounded at the news, and some days passed by ere we could realize our loss. Si x months ago and the departed general was plain Colonel Havelock, and his name was scarcely known beyond his own immediate circle. He had served in the Affghan war, and had written a memoir of the campaigns through which he served. It was only in July last that we heard of his splendid victories, which had followed each other in such rapid succession, that one, or at the most two suc cessive mails brought us thenews of all. Well, he lived to see Delhi taken, and to relieve the garri son of Lucknow ; and we can say of him as Tacitus said of Agricola, "In Vero felix, non, solum rithe claritate sed etiarn opportunitate mortis." The late Sir Henry Havelock, Bart., K.C.8., was the second of the four sons of the late William Havelock, Esq., of Ingress Park, near Greenhithe, Kent, and of Bishopswearmoutb, county Durham, by Jane, daughter of the late John Carter, Esq., of Yarmc uth. He was born at Bishopswear mouth, April 5, 1795. Our readers are well aware that the Charter House is the school which reared the future hero, and that he bore among his schoolfellows the cognomen Of " Old Phioss," on account of his sage and thought ful demeanour. Among his cotemporaries at Charter House he numbered Lord Pannatire, Dr. Connop Thirlvvall, Bishop of St. David's, Mr. George Grote, Sir Charles Eastlake, Archdeacon Hare, the late Sir W. MacNaghten, and Dr. Waddington, Dsan of Durham. In 1813 he was entered as a student at the Middle Temple, where ho was the pupil of Chitty, and the friend of the late Judge Talfourd. His elder brother, the late Colonel William Havelock (who was afterwards killed at Raannugger in 1845), had distinguished himself in the Peninsula and at Waterloo, and fortunately commanded sufficient interest to obtain a commission for his younger brother Henry, who was gazetted a month after the battle of Waterloo to a Second Lieutenancy in the Rifle Brigade. He began and completed his military training under the gallant Sir Harry Smith, the victor of Aliwal, and served for some eight years in England, Scotland, and Ireland. At length he effected an exchange into the 13th Light Infantry, and embarked for India in 1823. In the following year he took part in the first Burmese war, and was afterwards sent on a mis sion to the Court of Ava. In 1827 he became Adjutant of the Military Depot at Chinsurat under Lord Combermere. He subsequently visited Cal cutta, and having passed in the languages at Fort-William, was appointed Adjutant of his regiment by Lord W. Bentinck. In 1838 he was promoted to a company, and served on the staff of General Sir Willoughby Cotton in the invasion of Affghanistan, and was present at the capture of Ghuznee in 1839, under the late Lord Keane. He was shortly afterwards sent to the Punjaub in charge of a detachment, and was placed on tbo staff of General Elphinstone as Persian interpreter. He subsequently served in CAW under the late Sir Robert Sale, and commanded a column in the final successful attack on Mahomed Akbar in April, 1842, for which service lie was made a C.B. We find -him afterwards acting al Persian interpreter to General Pollock, taking an important share in the brilliant affair at Istaliff, under the late Sir John M`Caslcill, and nominated Persian interpret 2r to Lord Gough. In 1843 he was engaged at Mahe.- rajpare,. In 1844 he became Brevet-Lieutenant- Colonel, and fought at Moodkee, Ferozzeshab, and Subraon. In 1849 he returned to Europe on furlough, after 25 years of incessant and laborious service. Returning to India in 1851, he became Adjutant-General of her Majesty's troops. A year ago ho was serving in the Persian expedition, and commanded the troops at Mohammerah, and only returned to India ou conclusion of peace with Persia, shortly before the outbreak of the recent mutiny. Of his recent services in India, there is no need to speak. As our readers are aware, within the last few months, ho was raised to the rank of a field officer, gazetted a K.C.8., and raised to the Baronetcy, with a pension of 1,0001. a year, and very recently was appointed to the Colonelcy of the 31 Buffs , In 1827, Sir Henry Havelock married Hann a h Shepherd, youngest daughter of the late Rev. Dr. Marshman, of Serampore, by whom ho has issue four daughters and three sow, of whom the eld es t, Henry Marshrnan, now second baronet, was born in 1830. Ho is at present Captain in the 18th Royal [deli, and has recently been serving on his father's staff as Deputy-Assistant-Adjutant- General. —The remains of this gentle man,mbers of the press, and to we connected with the public besiness of other gentlemen interred yesterday in Nor the House of Lords, were to wood Cemetery, and were attended l Mn. • E ll D I N c V n I o N w B n on'y by his relations, but by a arge number_ .of friends, who had been strongly attached to him during life on qualities, and all those amiable account of his high social _ EtNoNmEoTTst. me and noble-hearted virtues which endear their happy • and his kind ness to every. body with whom he came in contact, and it may b e bility possessors to the love and esteem of all. He wa s no t e d for his courtesy, his affability, truly said of him, that his loss is accomp an i e d by universal regret. DEATH OF M. JOHN rrENDERSON.—W e deeply regret to announce the death of Mr. John Il en d erson, a member of the late firm of Fox and Henderson. Th e lamented gentleman expired in the 47th year of hi s age, at Kelvin-grove, near this town, on Monday afternoon, after a few d a y s ' s e vere illness. The loss o f thi s enter pricing and charitable gentleman will be extensively regretted. The poor will regret a loving friend, and society at large will mourn the sudden demise of an exmllent and valued man.—_Birmingham Daily Press. BRENTFORD AND RICHMOND R AILWAY. —Pile esti mated parliamentary expense for constructing this pro posed new line, as certified by theeneineer, is 80,000/. COLNE VALLEY AND HALSTEAD RAILWAY. —Before commencing this line the directors determined that a neiiiimum capital of 15,0001. should be subscribed. This sum havine, now been raised the construction of the line is t 3 be proceeded with. LONDON AND SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY.—The direc tors of this company have just made their financial declaration to Parliament in respect of the powers they seek under their bill in the ensuin g session for making a branch railway to Topsham, to improve their junction with the Southampton and Dorchester at Southampton, to alter span of bridges and levels on line of Exeter Extension, to take additional lines at Misterton, Exeter, l3isingstoks, Elting, Seal, and Felth am, to enter into working arrangements with the Wimbledon and Dorking and Exeter and Exmouth, to lease Salisbury and Yeovil and raise further capital. The directors report that so tar as the bill relates to works of the second class pro posed in enbstitotion for works previously authorised on the Exeter Extension, they are to be made by means of funds which the company are authorised, under the provisions of the South -Western Railway Capital and Works Act, IPtr: - -- 5 , to raise by borrowing on the security of their undertaking, amounting to 1,000,000/ , which are applicable exclneively to the expenses of obtaining the act of such railway, and that the actual surplue of such funds, after deducting the funds regn r, d fur the Exeter Extension A c t 1356, which will not be necessary under the new bill, will amount to 145,0001., which sum will be applied to that pureoee. FIRE IN SPITALFIELD3.—Yesterday a fire brelLe out on the preini-es of Mr. A. Ledger, proprietor of oii, colour, and glass work., in Great Pearl-street, Spitel fields. The two tipper floo rs Were mat ey consumed, and the 'valuable stock coetain e d t h ere i n de.troyed, and the r•mminder of the premi ses were much injured by fire and water. The 13R3 Will fall on the Royal and the Repel Exchange fire-offices. MADAME TUSSAUD'S EXHIBITION, —A portrait of the Commander-in-Chief in Ind a Sir CAM C3mpbell, Ci.C.B.—This distinguished officer is represented in the unifierneof a General, decorated with the Order of the Bath and other military dietiectione. The likeeees is considered most excelleet, and this figure will, no doubt, create much interest in consequence of his triumphaat success over the rebel eepaye in , relieving our suffering ceuntrywomea and children from a dread ful fete. LATEST NEWS. DEATH SIR H. HAVELOCK. TOTAL DEFEAT OF THE GWALIOR REBELS BY SIR COLIN CAMPBELL. Safety of the Women, Children, and Wounded from Lucknow. risons have left for India—the 6th, 13th, 80th, and 89th—probably 3,500 strong. The regiments there now are—the 2d, stationed at Fort Hare ; I2th, tt Tamacka ; 45th, at Natal ; 60th, one battalion, at King William's Town; 73d, at Keiskammahock; 85th, at Graham's Town ; and the local Cape Mounted Riflemen. A large number of the last named have dismounted, and their horses have been sent to India, and vessels are constantly leav ing the different ports with horses, purchased by the military officers, agents of the Indian Govern ment. 2,000 in all are to be despatched. In addition to the troops, a company of mounted Artillery, has gone to India, and 50 more, out of 80 remaining at Cape Town, are under orders to act as grooms in departing vessels. Major Boyle, Colonial Aide-de Camp to his Excellency Sir George Grey, has, with the Govern ment's consent, thrown up that appointment, and followed his regiment, the 89th, to India. In October and November three or four vessels left the Cape for the Hoorya Mooria Guano Islands. Among the large vessels at anchor in Table Bay were the Blue Jacket, Granville, Henry Ellis, Teene, Judith, Sodom, Mystery, and Samuel Enderby. The general produce market exhibits an up ward tendency. Wools have again advanced, and in the Eastern Province rule, unwashed, I.s. 2d. ; washed, ls. 6d. to is. 9d. ; Western Pro vince, ls. 3d. and Is. 10d. ; hogsheads, 6d. per lb. gross ; sheepskins, 3d. ; horns, 4d. to sd. each ; ostrich feathers, white, 12/. 10s. ; mixed, 91. 10s. per lb. The Dane experienced light trade winds and calms from the Tropic of Cancer to 35 N. lat., spoke, Dec. 7, lat. S., long. 2 W., the ship Monsoon, steering north-west. FRANCE. PARIS, WEDNESDAY EVENING. The Emperor yesterday received a private letter from the King of Denmark ; also another written by the Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, no tifying to his Majesty the birth of a Prince. The Paris correspondent of the Nord of Brussels says :—" A letter from Paris status that at about the time at which Lord Stratford de Redcliffe an nounced at Vienna that he would soon be back in Constantinople, Lord Clarendon declared to Count de Persigny, French ambassador at London, that he would not return. Which assertion is to be be lieved ?" The same letter says :—" In the Confer ence of the 31st ult., in which were exchanged the ratifications of the treaty fixing the Turco-Russian frontiers in Bessarabia, Count Walewski proposed to the plenipotentiaries to take advantage of their meeting to deliberate on (although not in any official or authoritative character) the closing of the Divans of Wallachia and Moldavia (it was not then known that the latter had resolved to put an end to its sittings.) In the opinion of Count Walewski it appeared desirable that the closing of the Divans should be the result of a demand of the congress rather than a direct act of the sovereignty of the Porta, and he produced the model of a note ou the subject which might be sent to Constanti nople. The plenipotentiaries promised to send it to their Governments. Bat the closing of the Divans now renders the despatch of this note to Constantinople useless. Lori Cowley signed ou the 2d all the documents exchanged in the confer ence of the 31st ult. It is thought that the Eng lish ambassador in absenting himself on that day wished to avoid any conversation on the question of the principalities." BOURSE, Jan. 6.—The following were the last quotations per Cents _ 95 go: end month 3 per Cent. ..... 69 85 Do. end month 7O 35 Bank Shares Credit Mobilier Do. Account RAIL' Orleans Northern New Ditto BLO Lyon and Mediteran. 895 Credit Poncier Belgian 44 _ Piedrnontese (5) Roman B7 Austrian §panish Threes Home Debt 37i VAYS. Midi Western 7OO Strasburg Grand Central .... Sardinian Austrian New Ditto Wro Geneva THE EAST. A letter from Mossoul, in Asia Minor, of the 9th ult., in the Moniteur, says : The province of Mossoul is at the present time the scene of a serious conflict between two powerful tribes—the Schammars and the Anexie. The former,_ considering themselves as the real proprietors of th at . part of Asia Minor, look on th 3 other as their sub jects, phiage their caravans, or impose on them heavy contributions, while they at the same time protest their wish to remain at peace with the jealousy Go vernment. These two tribes nave an hered i tary and hatred of each other, a feeling which keeps them in a constant state of hostility. Every year partial razzias take place, success being sometimes on one side and sometimes on the other, but every ten or fifteen veers there is a more serious straggle, which, according to Arab usage, is called a ' Manak,' or settlement of differences. The hostile tribes come with theirramilies and flocks, and encamp opposite each other. A combat begins on a fixed day, and con. tinues until one or the other acknowledge themselves to be beaten. The victor then takes possession of all the property of the vanquished party, and drives them away. The Schammars, who extend over Mesopotamia from Diabekir as far as Put-el-Amuah, have from 8,000 to 10,000 warriors, commanded by a superior chief. A short time since, the Anexis, abandoning the desert which they occupied beyond the Euphrates as far as Damascus and Aleppo, passed that river under the command of several sheiks, and proposed the Man a k,, h o ping to drive their adversaries out ofMesopotaitta; and take their place. The Schammars, although accepted the challenge, were taken somewhat unaware s , and in the conflict which took pl ace a b out 10 days ago ' in the neighbourhood of Mos sou l , they were beaten ' and fled, leaving a great number of slain on the field of battle, and abandoning their tents and flocks. This combat, however,. is only th e pre l ude to a inor_ serious struggle which is bein g prepared, as the Seham mars are raising recruits on all sides, being decided on nistotanc gi e ving up the country without a desperate re s." We have receiveTdUCßorKisEt_!tinople jo urna l s an d letters to the 26th ult., via Trieste. The high dig nitaries of the Greek church continue to (muse much annoyance to the Porte by theft': insubmission and their exigences. Most of the archbishops and bishops while calling loudly for the due execution of hatti humayoura, refuse to submit to such of its clauses as more immediately concern themselves. seek to add to the advantages which that docu mentTiley confers on them all the prerogatives and im munities which they enjoyed before its publi cation. They will not admit of any modification either as regards their temporal power or their emoluments which they persist in draw ing direct from their co-religionists. Different councils have been held at the Porte to examine into the question, but hitherto no satisfactory re sult has been obtained. The Presse d'Orient men tions the arrival of Omer Pacha at Aleppo. On his entrance into that city he was received by a salute of 18 guns, and was waited on by the autho rities, the consuls, and the principal inhabitants. Mr. Skeane, the English-consul, gave a grand din ner on the occasion, as did the French consul on the following day. Both these entertainments were attended by the principal authorities of the city. A compliment in French was addressed to Omer Pacha by the son of the Governor, Azmi Pacha, a child of eleven years, who had received a European education. An incident has just arisen in' Servin, on the occasion of the consecration of the Bishop of Bel grade. The Servian Government, which has never recognised the nomination of this prelate, although regularly made by the Pope, now consents to do so, but on condition that the consecration shall be made by priests of its own selection. This is a pretension which the bishop refuses to admit, and the result is a difference which the Porte will pro bably have to arrange diplomatically with the Holy See. .~ ma y ` ~, ARRIVALS OF REINFORCEMENTS We have received the following telegram from the Eaat India House : TO SIR JAMES C. MELVILL, EAST INDIA-HOI7SE. MALTA, JAN. 6. Political intelligence by Nubia. SUEZ, JaN. 1, 1858. From her British Majesty's Vice-Consul, Suez, to Acting Consul-General Green, Alexandria : General Havelock died on the 25th November, from dysentery, brought ou by exposure and anxiety. On the 27th November an affair took place near Cawnpore between General Windham and his division and the Gwalior mutineers, in which the British troops retreated, with the total loss of the tents of the 64th, 82d, and 88th Regi ments, 3,000 in number, which wore entirely burnt by the enemy. The 64th Regiment is re- ported nearly cut up. A message received by the Governor-General from Sir Colin Campbell of the 7th December, contains an account of an action fought by him with the Gwalior Contingent near Cawnpore, in which the latter were totally defeated, with the loss of 16 guns, 26 carriages of different sorts, an immense quantity of ammunition, stores, grain, bullocks, and the wholo of the baggage of the force. The British loss was insignificant, one officer only killed, viz., Lieutenant Salmon. All the women and children, sick, Jtc., from Lucknow, have arrived in safety at Allahabad. The Calcutta Gazette Extraordinary contains a very deeply interesting detailed account of the defence of Lucknow, being the official report of Brigadier Inglis. The privations endured by the heroic garrisOn, and particularly by the ladies, were fearful. Colonel Rooke, 19th Regt., died at Calcutta, from cholera, Nov. 30. Captain Day, of the 64th, is reported killed at Cawnpore. The following regiments have arrived at Cal cutta :-Bth Regt., 87th Regt., 79th Highlanders, 7th Hussars, 21 Dragoon Guards, 3d Battalion Rifle Brigade, and a detachwent of artillery. Very little news from China. The Adelaide, with the last detachment of 500 marines on board, passed ou from Singapore on the 2d Dac., and an attack on Canton was expected to take place on their arrival. The telegram arrived. at Malta by her Majesty's steam-vessel Caratloc at noon on th© 6th instant from Vitic. TROOPS TO INDIA. [EY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.] LIVERPOOL, THUR.RDAY MORNING. The Lightning, with the 7th Hussars, arrived at the Sandheads (Calcutta) on the 23d November, in 87 days. She landed all her men in perfect health, with tha exception of one private. The transports Blenheim and Monarch had also arrived. AMERICA. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVE RPOOL, THURSDAY MORNING. The Anglo-Saxon has arrived with advices from Portland to the 26th, and by telegraph from New York to the 25th. She experienced very heavy weather. At New York cotton was dull at 97- 3 for middling uplands : flour was firmer ; wheat dull, and lower. Sugar quiet, but steady. There was but little busi , ness doing in stocks, but prices generally were firmer. Money without change, and moderately active. CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. [BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.] PLYMOUTH, THURSDAY MORNING. The Union Screw Steamship Company's mail packet Dane, Commander William Strutt, arrived last night. She left Table Bay Nov. 30, St. Helena Dec. 9, ' and Ascension Dec. 13, and brings from the Cape 50 pipes of wine, 252 bales of wool, 409 elephants' tusks, 2,820 horns, eight cases of ostrich feathers, 68 cases of arrowroot, and 30 cases of sundries, and specie, 3,500 1 . ; from Ascension, specie and bullion, 604/.—total, 9,5001. The Dane has 11 passengers, viz., Gen. Baron Royal German Legion, Dr. Way, von Stutterheirn, Emigration Commissioner from the colony, Rev. John Gorham, Mr. and Mrs. Biccard, Captain and Mrs. Juta and Mrs. Maurice, Joseph Hovil, and Schaltz. The intelligence by the Dane is most satisfactory. The colony is peaceful and prosperous. About 30,000 Caffres have taken shelter within its boun daries. Some of them make good servants. 1,147 are engaged on public works. At King 'William's Town all the troops from England have arrived in good health, and the steamers appear tohave been coaled with expedition in Table Bay. Th e surveying vessel Hermes was in Simon's B a y. The hulk Seringaptam, and the Boscawen, Captain Fo w ell. The Sappho had passed on for India. The Castor left, Nov. 1, for the Mozambique. The Assurance gun-boat sailed, Nov. 1, for the eastward. At Ascension, the Tortoise and the paddle steamship Medusa, refitting. The French frigate Virginia, from China, has sailed from the Cape for Havre. The gun-boat La Bourdonnaise was at Simon's Bay, en route for Monte Video. The screw steam. ship Italian arrived in Table Bay November 3, coaled, and left on the 7th ; the ship Hersalia arrived on the 6th, and sailed on the Bth ; the screw steam-ship . Hydasnes arrived in Simon's Bay on the 7th, coaled, and sailed on the 10th, — alt three with troops from India. The screw ship Himalaya, bringing joyful news of the fall of Delhi, arrived in Simon's Bay on the Bth, took in 1,100 tons of coals, and was ordered to proceed on the 4th of December to Port Elizabeth, to embark horses for India. The screw steam-ship Ireland arrived on the 16th and sailed on the 18th, witli troops for India. The brig Exc,l sailed for England on the 13th, and the ships Stamly_;ul and Chilhia on the 17th. The screw steamship Calcutta arrived in Simon's Bay on the 20th, and sailed for India on the 26th ; and her Majesty's screw frigate Chesapeake on the 19th, sailing on the 25th. The steamer Southampton, outward, arrived on the 28th, and would sail on the 2d of December. The brig Lard Hardwicke and the Star of Peace would leave about the 2d of December. The baaque Samuel Boddington, 86 clays from Kurrachee ' was appointed to sail frcm St. Helena December 9, for Eogiancl. The steam ship Sabrina, from the Chincha lands, with a leak iu her stornpost, was at Aseen. sion. About one-third of the troops in the Cap© gar- RUSSIA. "The Emperor Alexander," says the Nord, "has adopted another measure, which will most pro bably be attended by the best results. Hitherto the Minis: ers presented their reports separately to his Majesty, which was inconvenient in many re spects ; but henceforth all the Ministers are to meet once a week in council, under the presidency of the Emperor, and will discuss the questions which used to form the subject of the reports." "Count Chreptowitz," says a lstter from St. Petersburg of the 24th ulk., "has left this city for London to present his letters of recall. His suc cessor, Baron Brunow, will leave Berlin a b ou t the middle of January for Landon, to be present at the marriage of Prince Frederic William of Plu4sia." Advices from Moscow state that the Emperor of Russia seems to have come to the concluson that the students Of that city were not much to blame in the disturbances in which they took part some time back owing to the violence of the police. His Majesty has dismissed the head of the police as a mirk of his disapprobation of the conduct of that body. AUSTRIA._ VIENNA, JAN. 3. It is whispered in political circles that Baron Buick is p re p ar i ng a su rprise for his colleague Count Buol. Toe prog ra mme of the thing is said to be, that a t th e next sitt ng of the Academy o f Science, Baron Cmernig, the head of the Depart ment fur " ad m i u i s tiative statistics,"will make a speech, in which he will endeavour to show that it ought to be.the policy of the Imperial Government to persuade the Porte to grant a finnan for a canal across the Isthmus of Suez. Among the hearers of this speech are to be the Ministers of the Interior, of Finances, and of Commerce. It appears that a day or two after tho closing of the Sta tistical Congress, held her© in the month of Sep tember last, Baron Czuernig, who acted as Presi dent of the Assembly instead of the Minister of Commerc , , - endeavoured to amuse some of . its ni.mbers, who were dining with him in a public loom at a restaurant, by turning into ridicule the gentleman who had represented England. It ap peared that Mr. had been guilty of the misde meanours of speaking bad French and of shaking hands with the Minister of Commerce instead .of simply bowing to him. LONDON, THURSDAY, JAN. 7, 1858. This will be a day of mourning throughout the United Kingdom. The illustrious HAVELOCK is no more. He surrendered his valued life after having fully accomplished the noble task to which he had devoted all his energies, and for which he eventually sacrificed his existence. It was not on the tented field, opposed to the overwhelming odds which he had so frequently and su trium phantly encountered, that the hero perished. Such an end would have been that which he would most probably have desired. He succumbed to the incessant fatigue, exposure, and anxiety, which he had experienced during his unparalleled march, and succession of victories. But his end was not the less glorious on that account, and he must have died happy in the consciousness of having faithfully and efficiently discharged the arduous duties that devolved upon him, and of having rescued the gallant garrison hnd the help less fugitives at Lucknow from a fate far more terrible than even death itself. He did not sur vive to receive the rewards bestowed on him by his grateful country, or even to know that he had been nominated a K.C.B. and a Baronet appointed to the command of a distinguished Regiment, or en • dowed with a Pension by the Parliament of his native land. His gallant spirit had winged its flight before the matter had been ventilated in either House, or before Ministers had extended their inadequate proposition for continuing the trifling pension, not only during the precarious life Of the distinguished father, but fur that of one well calculated to sustain the honour of his name— the son, who was severely wounded at the relief of Lucknow. All England will sympathise with the bereaved widow. We trust that the national gratitude may be suitably and adequately displayed. A monument in Westminster Abbey has been fully earned, and seldom has one been erected with more universal assent. But we must think not only of the dead, but of the living. We can only show our just appreciation of the departed hero, by the conduct displayed towards his surviving family. Had Sir HENRY HAvE LOCK received his deserts, he would have been elevated to the peerage, with a pension of at least 2,0001. per annum to his two successors in the title. His widow would thus be a peeress. We can at all events repair that deficiency. There is no possible reason why Lady HAVELOCK may not be created a peeress in her own right, with the pension that should have been granted to her husband, and. remainder to her two immediate successors. This, at least, l is her due, and although there might have been no azure blood in the veins of the deceased Ge neral, the nation expects that the debt will be fully and completely liquidated. Nor is the deplorable death of General HAVE LOCK—a loss equal to 5,000 men—the only bad news, " The British troops had been defeated— for the first time—in a pitched battle, with the total loss of their tents and baggage, and a fear ful destruction of life, The affair took place on the 27th November, near Cawnporo, between General WINDHAM and his division, consisting of the 64th, 82d, and 88th, and the Gwalior mutineers. After a fierce contest our troops were compelled to retreat with the loss of their tents, &c., which were subsequently burnt by the rebels. The 64th were reported to be nearly cut up." This is indeed a change. It is true that the odds were greatly against us. We had about 2,000 men, whilst the mutineers had more than four times the number, thoroughly organised and disciplined with a strong park of artillery, and everything calculated to enable them to take the field under the most favourable circumstances— that there should have been a temporary failure even under so daring a commander as General WINDHAM cannot be considered as surprising. We have, however, been so accustomed to vic tories against any number, that it may be thought more of than it deserves. We must recollect that these men had every advantage belonging to our own soldiers, and we should not depreciate the Hero of the Redan because he has been unable to com mand success, although he unquestionably de served it. The disaster, for as such it must be regarded, was promptly and effectually avenged ! No sooner did Sir COLIN CAMPSELL hear of it than he marched from Lucknow, encountered the rebels, whom he decisively defeated, capturing 16 guns, 26 carriages of different sorts, an immense quantity of ammunition, stores, grain, bullocks, and the whole of their baggage. Oar own loss was fortunately numerically trifling. But one officer, Lieut. SALMON, was killed. The fugitives from Lucknow—women, chil dren, sick, and wounded, had arrived safely at Allahabad. They are now therefore placed be yond any reasonable anticipation of danger, and the entire community will - rejoice at their escape after the terrible ordeal they have encountered, the detailed account whereof, from the pen of Brigadier INGLI3, we are told, appeared in the Calcutta Chaette. It is said that the pri vations and sufferings endured by the garrison, and more especially by the ladies, were fearful, A and we c an l en d easy cre d e nce to the statement. few day s will now give it to the public, and we shall await the interesting details with consi derable anxiety. Six regiment;, the Btb, 87tb, 7thh High landers, 7th Hussars, 2d Dragoon Guarde, and 31 Battalion of the Rifles B r i gade, it i detachment s,how e of ve r Artillery,however, impossible had o say i wtoighentihtehr it arrived at C a lcutta. e w irs h er: vices will be rendered a v ail a bl e, or how long thl may be detained at head -quarters, through the rou g h t h e lamentable deficiency of preparation on the part of the Executive. If suitable arrangements h a d been made Sir COLIN CAMPBELL would long since have been enabled to enter on a regular campaign for the subjugation of Oude. If that be delayed, it is the Governor-General and his Council, and not the Commander-in-Chief or the military authorities, who are to be blamed. Sad as the intelligence has been, especially so far as relates to the doath of the truly noble IIAvELocK, there is nothing to occasion any well • founded apprehension respecting the ultimate re- HANOVER. "The English papers," says the New Hanover Gazette, " have been lately speaking of a restitution of diamonds and other jewels which the Crown of England is to make to the Crown of Hanover. It is quite true that a commission composed of high legal authorities has adjudged to Hanover a certain portion of the jewels which George 11. had taken to England in 1714, but the English papers have greatly exaggerated their value, the estimate being 100,0001., and not 1,000,000/." SWEDEN. A. letter from Stockholm of the 28th ult., in the Emancipation of Brussels, says : "The accounts from all the towns in the different pro- vinces as regards the commercial situation continue unfavourable. The province of Werland, one of the most commercial of Sweden, suffers severely from the crisis ; money is so scarce that many of the great proprietors can no longer obtain it at 12 per cent., even by mortgages on p!operty worth three times the atuoun: of the sum required. The winter season, which interrupts navigation in the north, contributes powerfully to prolong the crisis. Enormous quantities of corn, wood, and iron are accumulated in the different maritime towns, which cannot be shipped off until the next spring. The Brussels journals announce that Lord Stratford de Redcliffe had passed through that city on his way to Ostend, where he was to embark for England. BERLIN, Jan. s.—The Central Committee of the Bank has this day reduced its rate of discount on commercial bills toll per cent., and on advances to per cent. - The Madrid journals of the Ist due yesterday, have arrived. Those of the ministerial party attack with great vehemence the proposed election of M. • Bravo Murillo to the presidency of the Chamber ; but, at the same time, they declare that if it take place it must not be considered a vo:,e of censure on the government. SOUTH AUSTRALIA. We have received the Adelaide Observer to Sept. 26 from which we learn that South Australia, like the pro vince of Victoria, has experienced a ministerial crisis. A dispute between the Legislative Council and the Assembly upon a question of privilege, in the latter part of August, occasioned the resignation of the ministry of Mr. Finnis, which was succeeded for two or three days by a cabinet formed by Mr. Baker, and this administra tion was not allowed time to state its policy, but was overthrown on the 26th August by a direct vote of no confidence, the majority being 24 to 7 against it. The Governor, Sir R. M'Donnell, then sent for Mr. Torrens, the mover of the resolution, who .formed a ministry as follows : Chief Secretary Mr. Terms. Attorney-General Mr. Andrews., Treasurer Commissioner of Public Works Commissioner of Crown Lands The Torrens Ministry, however, had also fallen, in its turn, at the date of our latest information, in consequence of a resolution passed by the Assembly, on the motion of Mr. Hanson, censuring the conduct of the government with regard to the waste lands. It seems that the ol Waste Lands Act is no longer in force in the colony, having died out with the proclamation of the new none stitution. Mr. Torrens advised the Governor to rescind and revoke the rules and regulations for granting pas torsl leases framed under it. His Excellency acted under Mr. Torrens' advice in a proclamation of the Bth of September, while the Legislative AssemUy was not ses. , ion. We take from the Adelaide journal the fol. lowir g statement of the unpopular parts of the ministerial scheme : " But from the legality or non-legality of therescinding of the old rules anderegulations, we turn to Mr. Torrens' waste lands policy, and this we declare to be in the highest degree objectionable. South Australia lies to the north of Adelaide. Now, stretching away to the far north, there are from 20 to 30 millions of aces of rich and well-watered pastureland already discovered, and announcements of fresh discoveries are being made almost daily, To stock these twenty to thirty millions of acres is beyond the power of the present occupants of crown lands in this province. They have neither sheep, horses, nor cattle for the purpose. But our Victorian Neighbours are both able and willing to do this, if they get anything like a satisfactory tenure. Nay, more, of the 4,300,000 acres already applied for, two-thirds of the applicants are said to be from the other side. These applicants, moreover, declare their readiness, the mc• moot their looses are granted, to pat their flocks and herds in motion, and to cast in their lot among us, and others, it is said, will speedily follow them. Our position, therefore, comparing great things with small,' is that of the owner of a large number of un• occupied mansions—of vast, and naturally rich, but unimproved estates—and for each of which there is a whole host of eager and eligible applicants ; but, by advising his Excellency to issue his late waste lauds proclamation, Mr. Torrens has smashed the whole of the notices To Let,' and has well-nigh soared all the applicants away. What Mr. Torrens proposes to do, is more than the squatters ever expected to have done, or even now desire. Fifteen millions five hundred thousand acres of crown lands are already leased to the squatters at 10e. or thereabouts per square mile, and these are to be left in undisturbed possession of their leases, on the present terms, and without being called upon to contribute one farthing more towards the bur dens of the state. Applications have been made for about 4,500,000 acres more, and to these the same pri• vileges and immunities are to be accorded. But the monstrous part of Mr. Torrens' scheme is that contained in his proposal to dispose of the waste lands of the crown in future upon an unaltered tenure, that is, al tered, not as to the duration of the leases, but as to the rental per square mile. At present the average is under lie., but all future applicants are to be charged 155., 205., and 255., respectively, and whether the diseoverers of ❑ew runs or not, they are to be subjected to the com petition of a public euction. The question before the Assembly, however, turned --first, upon the legality or illegality of the aot ; and secondly, upon the right of the executive to impose upon themselves the functions of the legislature, however urgent the circumstance might be, and by one sweeping proclamation subvert the very essence of constitutional government. Mr. Hanson moved, on the 23d of September, that the Governer-in -Chief's proclamation of the Bth inst., rescinding and revoking the late rules and regulations for granting leases of the waste lands of the crown is, in the opinion of the House of Assembly un. warranted and illegal. This was carried by a majority of 17 to 14, and the Torrens' ministry next day resigned. All sorts of rumours are afloat as to the constitution of the Hanson ministry, bht nothing has as yet been decided on. This, however, is what we understand' Mr. Hanson proposes : Mr. Finnis, Chief Secretary ; Mr. Hanson, Attorney-General, and also Premier ; Mr. Reynolds,:Treasurer; Mr.Blyth, Commissioner of Crown Lands ; and Mr. Davenport, Commissioner of Publio Works. The late Treasurer made his financial statement on the 22d. The estimated revenue for 1858 is 475,999/., in. eluding a balance of 54,9991. accruing from 1857. This leav s 421,0001. as the net expected revenue of 1858. But the actual revenue received during the 12 months ending 31st of August, 1857, was 452,6511. ; this al o icing irrespective of bal.encee. The treasurer thus pre. diet{ a falling off in toe revenue of nest year amounting to 31,6511. This anticipated loss - to the revenue did not seem to affect the principal items of proposed disburse. menl - , the most noticeable features of which are the incr, aged amount BA down for establishment charges, and the diminished sum proposed for public improve ii 0 its. Taking the whole of the establishments for 1858, the aggregate sum asked for is 188,6121., against 171,6731., th e t o t a l and final votes for 1857. The situ proposed to be set apart for main roads during 1858 is 70,0001. ; and the amount to be given in aid of district councils, dsc., is put,down at 25,0001. The sum of 15,000 t. is all that is set apart for other improvements under the head of "Public Works ;" but under the head of " Miscellaneous Services" we find a proposed grant of 5.2001. to the Trinity Board, and a grant of 1,5001. to the Botanical Gardens. The subsidy 'for steam postal communication is entered at 15,0001., nod for the introduction of immigrants frima the United Kingdom the sum of 60,000/. is put down. as well as th e ot h er measures bo superseded by their successors. _ of I t ‘ h tl e is T b o u r d r g en e s , Ministry, would probably bill for legalising marriage with the sister of a deceased wife had passed both houses, and was ready fur transmission to his Exce:lency, either for his personal a=sent or for remittance to England fsr the decision of her Majesty thereupon. PASSANGt6RB FRO h? Subjoined is a list or t pasengers who came from India by the Indni From Calcutta. --Mrs. Stansbury, Mrs. Jenkins, Mr. p-r, Mrs. Guilin and infant, Mr. Ouseley, Lieut. Turnbull's infant and servant, Mrs. Fooks, two childran, and servant, Captain Davidson, Mr. J. G. Hosmer, Mr. W. Willie, Mrs. Drew and two children. From illombay.--111si)r Hill, Mrs. Rickards, Mr. Stre.tfield (24th), Mrs. Mules and two children, Dr. Dikes, Captain and Mrs. Magniac, Mrs. Mason, infant, and rervatit, Mr. arid Mr , . Carey, Mr. K no tt, M re . Kenly and child, 1 1 ,/,. G. P , idgha,:u, Mr. A. Webb, Mr. Cnivers, Mr. T. Chapman. From Aden.---Mr. 11. Weston, Mr. R. Crabbe. The remainder of the p: siengers were from Hong Kong, Alexandria, and Malt—total, 70. In teas ] at e n ; Mein RUsmd Per C 871 ; Cent* Rita !Ruk s 3 per t Per ( . 0 1 w 3 (I, i soli Ereh CIA R ri D i E a g t u o n bfoxicaz Ditto Pertivia Ditto Ditto Ditto Sardinia 8,1) • nit-l k Ditto Dutch E Yeats tartly)] who, it the Cit 84 W thy Was dri Irklth Ditto Ditto Ditto