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I NTERNATIO NAL LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY. 142, Strand, London, W.C., Feb. 25, 1858: estab 'bled 1837.—Payment of Premium within Days of Grace,—lt always las been and still is the practice of th is society to pay claims under policies of assurance notwithstanding the death of the assured oc eurring within the 30 days of grace, and before payment of the staanal premium, provided payment thereof be made, or notice of tho death be given to the office before the expiration of such days W grace. For the Court of Directors, E. S. SYMES, Chairman. rg - ',HE INTERNATIONAL LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY, 142, Strand, London. Empowered by Act of /Parliament, for LIFE ASSURANCE, SUR VIVORSIIIPS, ANNUITIES, ENDOWMENTS, &c. DIRECTORS. EDMOND SHEPPARD SYMES, M.D., Chairman. W. Kenworthy Browne, Esq. Henry J. Hodgson, Esq. Samuel King-Church, Esq. John Moss, Esq. John Elliotson, M.D., Cantab., John Symes, Esq. F.R.S. Joseph Thompson, Esq. SECRETARY TO THE BOARD. Alexander Richardson, Esq. CORRESPONDING SECRETARY. Augustus Blonde', Esq. AUDITORS. PTCAMOr Wheatstone, F.R.S., and Professor J. Radford Yoang. MEDICAL REFEREE GENERAL. J. Elliotson, M.D., Cantab , F.R.S., 37, Conduit-street. ACTUARY. W. S. B. Woolhouse, Esq., F.R.A.S., F.S.S., kc. ASSISTANT ♦CTUARY. Barker Woolkouse, Esq. BANKERS. Mesas. Glyn, Mills, and Co., 67, Lombard-street. Maori. Gregory, Gregory, Skirrow, and Roweliffe, Bedford-row. The next May, 1860. Polley taken •at in 1838 1841 1643 18118 141 3,000 4,000 2,000 2,000 2,800 The following are amongst the advantages offered by the Inter national Life Assurance Society : The Society was established in 1838. Tyro-thirds of the profits are divided amongst the assured every five years. Its subscribed capital is five hundred thousand pounds. Its investments, at the date of the last annual report, amounted to sue hundred and seventy-one thousand pounds.: Its annual income Ls ninety thousand pounds. The number of policies now in force exceed six thousand. About one thousand new policies are added every year. Since its commencement the Society has paid in,claims upwards I titres hundred and twenty thousand pounds. For prospectuses and every other information, apply to the Chair Lan, 142, Strand. 142, Strand, Landon, W.C. EDMOND S. srmEs, Ckairman. T HEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Lessee—Mr. J. B. Buckstone. On EASTER MONDAY, April 5, will be performed AN UNEQUAL MATCH. Characters by Messrs. Buck stone, Chipendale, Compton, W. Farren, Rogers, Clark, and Miss A. Sedgwick, Mrs. B. White, Miss Lavine, and Mrs. J. Fitzwilliars. _ _ . After which (first time) a Classical Extravaganza, entitled PLUTO AND PROSERPINE. Commence at Seven. Orchestra Stalls (which may be retained the whole of the evening), 6s. each. (No charge for booking.) First Price. s. d.l Second price. s. Dress Boxes 5 0 Dress Boxes 3 0 Upper Boxes 3 0 Upper Boxes 2 0 Pit 2 0 Pit 1 0 Gallery R OYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Proprietor, Mr. Charles Kean. On EASTER MONDAY, will be produced a new farce, entitled THE STOCK EXCHANGE ; or, The Green Busi ness. After which, will be revived FAUST AND MARGUE. RITZ. Mephistophiles, Mr. C. Kean. . . T. conclude with (for the first time) a new farce, entitle,' SAMUEL IN SEARCH OF HIMSELF. CANTERBURY HALL, Westminster-road.— OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The follow ing company of Vocalists are engaged for the performance of galections from all the popular OPERAS, MADRIGALS, CHORUSES, GLEES, DUETS, dzc., viz. :—Miss Russell, Mrs. Badzey, Madlle. Marietta, Miss Brunell, Miss Ray, Madame Bartoletti, Miss Montague, and Madame Marietta ; Harr F. Jonghmans, Mr. Henshaw, S. Jones, J. Barker, W. Melling, Senor Antonio, E. L. lime, Mr. Ba,dgey, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Bell, and Mr. Bernard ; Messrs. T. Maalagan, W. T. Critchfield, G. Forde, and E. Mackaey. Piano-forte, Mr. Cecil Hicks; harmonium, Master Williams ; Director, Herr F. Jonghmans. Commence at Seven o'clock precisely. Suppers, &a., until twelve o'clock. Mr. AUGUSTUS BRA HA.3I will appear every Evening. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. TVS DAY—Morn., 56 min. aft. I—Even., 12 min aft 2 TO-SiORBOW —Morn., 29 min. aft. 2—Even., 45 rain. aft. 2 men," and, politically, we judge of the motives by the measures. Indeed, it may sound rather unamiably, but we strongly suspect that Lord PALMERSTON certainly, and Lord JOHN RUSSELL too, probably, would never offer us a really liberal measure again, but for the political credit they might gain by it. True, the elect families would say that they are consistent in making popular proposals ; but the new Ministry have stoutly denied the right of BEDFORDS and GREYS to a monopoly of Reforms. We take the liberty to remark that the denial is altogether superfluous. We have had nothing but the husks of reforms from the Whigs of late. We think it no charge against the Conservatives, that office has libe ralised their practice ; we predicted that it would. It has, however, been a grave charge against the so called Liberals, that office makes Tories of them. Mr. HORSMIN himself honestly told Lord PAL MERSTON this. The truth of it all is, that any Ministry no w a-days must govern in accordance with prevalent public opinion. Those who have been long in opposition, when they come into office, find them selves face to face with the public, and no longer merely professional opponents, or the leaders of a clique. They have the nation to serve ;in their former opposition they may have done many things merely from party spirit ; this may, indeed, be inconvenient to remember, but they cm afford to do it no longer. They feel, practically, all the difference between the licence of counsel, and the responsibility of the j udge ;and they:must do per haps, in some few instances, what a judge must do, could he pending a cause, have been raised from the bar to the bench. We are not defending reckless party spirit, or apologising for unfair opposition, but we must take things as they are ; and we must therefore allow that practically opposition and office have very much of the difference between the bar and the bench ; and Lord PILUERSTON and thePalmerstonian journals may taunt as they will, but they will find the country perfectly indifferent to adroit appeals to Bansard. It will perhaps even laugh at them and enjoy the joke, butit willnevertheless support the men who do its work. It will scrutinise neither antecedents nor motives. It will only be too glad to get rid of these who said, " I go, sir, but went not." It is but negative commendation, to be sure ; we wonder however what we should have got from the PALMERBTON Ministry that we shall not get from Lord DERBY'S. One of the most respect Able deputations which has lately waited on a Minister, went to Lord PALMERSTON on the subject of Church-rates. A gentleman present has told us that he believes Lord DERBY would have treated them more respectfully, and have promised them quite as much, indeed that he will do as much as Lord PALHERSTON With Lord SHAFTESBURY at his right hand, could be ever got to do. Then as to re form—all we know about it is that Lord PAL MERSTON kept it, as HEROD did his prisoners, in tending after Easter to bring it forth to the people, and most likely for the same purpose—to kill it. Had he had a popular Reform Bill in his desk, or even a middling good one, if he had intended it to survive the annual massacre of the innocents, we should have heard of its merits long before now, probably amongst the very first things in the ses sion. We never had any faith in a Reform Bill from L ord PALMERSTON. But wetake leave to tell Lord PALMERSTON and Lord JOHN RUSSELL too, that we do not care a straw for any Reform Bill either of them would at present give us. We will certainly not write a line, so far as reform is concerned, to turn out Lord DERBY and to get them in. We feel very little inter est in the manipulation of the constituen - cies by the opposite parties, for their own purposes, and. the g ain of a member to one party here, anti to another there. The two Whig leaders who think the Premiership the perquiite of one or the other of them, will neither of them concede the independence of the vote. They want to re tain the " influence," but to shuffle the members a little differently amongst the influenced electors; and, while this is their cue, why should we go across the street to vote for a supporter of either of the Lords, rather than to vote for a supporter of the Conservative Peer ? We expect little dif ference in the administration ; in Favouritism and Nepotism Lord DERBY /cannot surpass his pre decessor ; in his India Bill he has undeniably surpassed them in these respects, while hitherto none of his appointments has outraged the na tional sense of propriety. Two grand points Lord DERBY has in his favour. He has tii:o competitors ; they cannot unite ; they are each of them in a minority, and the Manchester party sincerely despises both, and is quite disposed to support him heartily in all useful measures. The other point, which we regret much, is that neither of his two opponents are sufficiently in advance of him at present to outvote him on any question on which they could go to the country. Would either of them but go heartily for the ballot, Lord DERBY or any other Minister might be ejected at once. We only wish he would anticipate them and offer it himself. They richly deserve it, and they might then long in vain for office through many a weary session. THE WEATHER—SUN OPTION, MARCH 28. THIBMONINTER, IN THE SHADE. 55—highest since noon yesterday. 46—lowest this morning and during the night. 56—thin day at noon. BANOMITER, WIND, Variable, from N.W. to W. and S.W. ; light, with ins weather. A slight sprinkle of rain in the after noon. MARCH 29. 56—highest since noon yesterday. 45—lowest this morning and during the night. 60—this day at noon. BAROMETER. 30.00. WISD, S. W. ; light, with very fine weather. Ttz ~~J t,- 1 1 1131,' LONDON, MONDAY, MARCH 29, 1858. The first scene in the first Act, has been an un questioned success. The new Ministry has done all that either friends or foes could ask of it before Easter. Routine work, and foreign work, and open-question work, and the great work on India, have all prospered well in their hands. In each affair, as yet, they have given us no cause to regret their predecessors, in some they have sur passed them. The Jew and the Marriage Bills nave not fared worse under their regime, though we confess ourselves unable to comprehend Mr, DISRAELI'S silent vote against Lord BURY. As the latter question is one of religious liberty equally with the former, we trust that on recon- siclaration it will also have his support on the second reading. If Lord CLARENDON had enceu- raged WALzwsax and the hot Imperialists to take liberties with us ; and, if in consequence, to the very last, WALEWSKI's communications were lESTL. • shaped-rather to support his own consistency in The Indian telegrams, which will be found in the eyes of the silly Colonels, than to apologise another part of our impression, are of a truly frankly to us --all this lies at the door of the late satisfactory character. Sir °oust CAMPBELL was Foreign Secretary and his Principal. Lord fully maintaining his well-established reputation, MALMESJURY made the best of a bad job. At displaying that cautious discretion which, while Naples, however, they have far outdone their pre- economising to the utmost the lives of the gallant decessore. We, indeed, blame both Governments men under his command, effectually destroys the for not speaking from the deck of Lord LYONS' sag- resources of the enemy. His worthy coadjutor, ship. But as neither of them would try our diplo- Sir J. OCTRAM, had repulsed, with considerable macy, which we are as confident as ever was the t, slaughter, two determined onslaughts from the we cannot deny that the mission of a special repre • rebel forces, one on the 21st, and the other on the sentative of the British Government has told well. 25th, of February. They appear to have strained Even the Times confesses it ! It remains but to every nerve to destroy the comparatively small insist on compensation for false imprisonment, and body occupying the Alumbagh. But all their for brutal imprisonment ; and, if they but do this, efforts were vain. They had moved forward in I ' llll lll3r pardon their not being so far ahead of great force, flanking two sides of the British Whig routinists and diplomatists as not to send a position, and having a heavy column in the three-decker or two to watch the trial, or rather centre. OUTRAN, however, did not await the to demand the kidnapped men and some few thou- assault under cover. He knew that he could sands as indemnity for the piracy. depend on his men, and was aware of the achieve- And now the Hon. Members are sent to their ments that could be effected by British troops Easter Holidays with an India Bill in their hands, who had confidence in their leader's pluck and Here :no one denies that the new men have generalship. He accordingly moved out on the outdone the old. The main charge against the approach of the insurgents, cut off both flanks, Bill, indeed, is that it is too Popular—the popular and after capturing two guns, placed the rat-1i parts are but bribes or claptrap : This, cf completely hors de combat. Their loss was very course, is a simple imputation of somewhat low i severe, while ours was restricted to some twenty motives. It is a charge which can, from its men wounded, not a single life being I,st in the nature, neithe r b e proved nor disproved, affair. The critics know, or pretend to know, from the On the 2d Mar ch, Sir COLIN' proceede f ante cedents of Mi n ' sters what their Bail ought to Cawnpore to the British citadel. From thenc rom e "v• been I It Sh ou ld not, says the Iforrtiluj f oaf, he d es p a t c h e d OUTRAM, with 6,000 men and 30 for instance, have fay.iure a a n s y uch rat radical n o ti on as guns, across the Goomtee, which they passed on that of the e l ection of enus that whi Conservative enough not ch of course only the conned, the 6th M arc h, an d too k up a pos i t i on on the to pdo s,,aestilaSTON eastern side o f L uc k now , near l y oppos i te to VMS that at th e Diik oosha Gardens, where Sir as advanced Liberals, may take the chargefur tru e , LIN had collecte al it aaid, koosha Gartdens d his troops. The had b een a summer resi- Ind what then ! Th e Tories have b een, mo re liberal than the Whigs , merel y to conci liate d e ,,, e of will, and to put their opponents i u situated . 118 eX- King of O UDE , an d was p o pular good vrithin a. mile of L 7and what have we to say against Brigadier Fa...slns had • . ueknow. There the wrong. .W ell, Jonied. him about political m o- i t men from Goruckpo re .with 4,000 The latter General, who - that ? We care not a straw bea rs na the iservie tives ; we fear they are all much of a soubriquet of 44 Tiger FB.ANK.s," front hi e s quali ty . We abide by the old motto of "Measures not the Division of Profits will be declared in Les of Romis up to May, 1855 : Bonus in Permanent addition Bonns in Reduction of to Sum Cash. Annual Pre- Assured. mium• - ---...--, ------- .£ a. d. £s. d. £a. d. 667 17 7 424 1 4 56 3 8 749 4 0 325 16 0 32 0 4 232 18 0 156 15 0 16 6 0 154 2 8 103 16 6 10 15 2 120 17 0 72 14 6 67 7 Sam 1; Azsured. L &TEST NEWS. determined courage, as well as from his exploits in the destruction of these animals, had shown the rebels the stuff he was made of, proving that his name might justly be associated with those of CAMPBELL, LIATELOCK, OUTRAN', and the other Paladins who have so gloriously distinguished themselves:during the present contest : with his cops of 4,000 men he got between two of the rebel squadrons, one consisting of 21,000 rebels with 21 guns, and the other of 8,000 men, and 8 guns. He thus prevented a junction, and beat them in detail with a loss of 2,800 men, and of all their guns. These were, indeed, bril liant achievements, for which both com mander and men deserve the highest praise. By judicious tactics he removed every obstacle on the route to Lucknow, and was enabled, as we have already stated, to join Sir COLIN CAMPBELL before the last stronghold of the insurgents. Nor were the other leaders idle. Brigadier HorK GRANT had marched from Oonas to Fut tehpore Chowrapie, the old haunt of the arch , demon NANA. SARIS, and completely destroyed it, taking four guns and killing 1,800 insurgents, while his own casualties did not amount to more than I'7 or 18 men. The columns under ROSE, WHITELOCK, ORR, and STEWART were all gradually advancing into positions in which they could intercept any scat tered bodies of the rebels after the defeat, which iu all human probability they have already sus. tained. The former had been delayed at Saugor for want of provisions and means of transport, but the cordon, was closing round the devoted city, and we shall ere long hear of the results of the judicious arrangements devised by the master mind of him who was once supposed to be a daring fighter, a good General of Brigade, but nothing more, and who had to submit to see a Guardsman placed over his head in the position which lie by right ought to have occupied. Sir COLIN had 30,000 good men and true, 10,000 cavalry, and 120 guns under his command. What may not be accomplished by such a man at the head of such a body ? We believe that he will render a speedy account of the insurgents, and trample out the last remnant of the mutiny. Their doom is sealed ; nothing can save the ungrateful miscreants who wore faithless to their salt, and strove to wound the hands that gave them food. The avengers of blood are before them, while they themselves, dis spirited and panic-stricken, are divided by inter nal dissension and only anxious to make terms for themselves. It is not the least gratifying part of the intelli gence that it is stated that ladies who were supposed to have been brutally mur dered or otherwise ill-treated, are said to be alive and well. They have probably been kept as hostages whose intercession may save the forfeited lives of those who had exhibited mercy and kindness towards them. We shall extend the benefit thereof to all who can show themselves entitled thereto. On the whole, the tidings aro the most satisfactory that have been received since those announcing the rescue of Luckuow, and the capture of aad they are unalloyed by any thing calculated to cause national regret. We should add that Major Ci)KE, with some of the Punjab regiments, is taking care, not of " Dow - B," but of the upper part of the asab. His Excellency the Ambassador of France and the Countess de Persigny entertained a select circle at dinner, last evening, at Albert-gate Ho use . The Marquis of Salisbury, after the Cabinet Council )n Saiurday, left town for Hatfield. The marchiot.ess will leave to-Jay, to pass the holidays with the Earl and Countess Delawarr, at Buckhurst Park. Their Royal Highne, , ses the Duchess of Cambridge and the Princess Mary, attended by Baron Knesebeck, will leave their residence in the Ambassador's Court, St. James's Palace, to-day, I , r Cambridge Cottage, Kew. His Royal Highness Prince George of Saxony, at tended by his Excellency the Saxon Minister, is expected to arrive in town from Paris. The Marquis and Marchioness of Exeter left town on Saturday for Burghley, for the Easter holidays. Tie Marquis C tnsciolo has left !ha Brunswick Hotel, St. James's, for Paris. The Earl and Countess of Clarendon and family will leave t )wn to morrow for the Grove, Watfcrd, for the Easter holi.'hy=. A most determined attempt at suicide cccurred in Tunbridge-street, New-road, on Friday last. The steward of a ship having lost his sitpation, the circum stance so preyed upon his mind, that be inflicted a most frightful wound in his throat with a rag ir, exposing the windpipe. He was conveyed to the Great Northern Hospital, King'secross, where he was promptly attehded to by the medical officers of that valuable institution. DETERMINED SUICIDE OF A FEMALE IN ST. JAMES'S FABK.—On Saturday Mr. Bedford, car Geer, received in formation of a most determined suicide by a respectably attired female in the ornamental water of St. James's Park. The unfortunate woman was seen sitting in a quit mood on one of the public seats near the water's edge at the end of the Park adjoining the Horse Guards, when suddenly she rushed from her position, and be'ore any person could prevent her, precipitated herself into th e water. Several perso ns hastened to her assistance, but, on being got out of the water, she was in a state of per fect insensibility. She was removed to Westminster HoQpital, where she expired shortly after her admission. The body has not yet been identified. THE ISLINGTON TRAGEDY.--Upon making inquiries on Saturday respecting the condition of the unfortunate woman, Mary Oaborne, we were informed that she has had a change for the worse within the last 24 hours, and has relaesid into so great a [tate of prostration that Mr Richardson, her medical attendant, gives but very little hope of her long surviving unless some favourable change takes plea e She wanders in her mind. Mr. Richardson and his attendant have been unremitting in their atten tions to the wretched sufferer. The remains of the un fortunate husband were removed on Saturday from the house in a hearse to Highgate Cemetery, and there interred, followed by a large concourse • f persons, who expressed the deepest sympathy at his untimely fate. METROPOLITAN SUNDAY TRADING. —Yesterday morn ing, in consequence of a circular issued to the clergy of his diocese by the Bishop of London, services were preached in nearly all the metropolitan churches on the evils of Sunday trading. In cur sequence of a similar request from the Bishop of Wit eheste-, sermons were preached to the came effect in all tke churches of Lambeth, Southwark, Rotherhithe, and the other large parishes on the Surrey side of the water. The Bishop of London preaehed to a very large and attentive congregation at St. Matthew's Church, Bethnal-green, a district in which Sunday trading is carried on more extensively than in any other portion of the metropolis. Sr. JAMES'S HALL.—The second concert for the Mid dlesex Hospital took plans on Saturday evening, at the above hall, which was again crowded in every port. The Great Northern Railway Company announced the opening, on April 5, of the " East Coast route," by which goods and parcels will be conveyed from London to Glasgow, via the Great Northern, N( rth-EAste a, North British, and E linbargb and Glasgow Railways. SADLERS' WELLS. A concert took place at this theatre on Saturday evening, for the benefit of a literary gentleman, who has been afflicted with paralysis upwards of four years, at which a host of talented artist ~ English and foreign (ail honour be to them), offered their gra tuitous services, and draw together an audience, not only highly respectable, but so numerous, that the house: was literally crammed. Stalls, boxes, pit, gallery, even on the stage, the wings, in fact every inch which could in any way be rendered available, was occupied, and many, not being able to catch the slightest glimpse of what was going forward, were obliged to be content with the sweet sounds which reached them from afar. Tne programme included some highly attrac tive features. Amongst the artistes were Mdlle. Miss Dolby, Miss Louisa Vinnieg, Miss Mary Keeley, Miss Messent, Mr. Sims Reeves, Mr. Charles Brater. n, Mr. Allan Irving, Mr. Ransford, &c., &c., the whsle of whom exerted themselves most gloriously and moet successfully in the good cause. Mr. Sines Reeves, as usual, charmed his hearers by the very sweet style in which he sang "Come into the garden, Maud," and "Who shall be fairest ?" both of which were rapturously encored. Madlle. Fined gave Rossini's " Una voce poco fa" most exquisittl.,, and drew from the audience r. peated peals ef admiring applause, with a most unanimous call f r a repetition, which was of course acceded to. A great merit of Madile. Finoli's singing consists in her adher ing strictly to the score, without introducing a single note which was not written by the composer, and studi ously avoiding all ixtraneoue fioriture or embellish ment, a liberty indeed unpardonable, but in which artistes too frequently indulge. Rossini'e duo, " Dunque io son," was also to have been sang by Mdlle. Finoli and Signor Lorenz, but much to the disappointment of the audience it was omitted in consequence of the non attendance of the signor on the plea of indisposition. MlB3 Messent acquitted herself with much taste in " Dinna forget, Laddie," and Miss Mary Keeley sang " Cherry Ripe," and " The Syren of the Ball," very pleasingly. The instrumentalists were Messrs. Lehon, Vii tti Collins, Sydney Pratten, Case, and Sig nor Adreoli. The conductors were M. Frank Merl and /I. W. Ganz, to whom the greatest praise is due teer t the very a d mirable manner in which they acquitted iial.vea of their duties, INDIAN TELEGRAMS, THE BOMBAY MAIL. MALTA, MARCH 27, 9 P.M. Her Majesty's steamer Caradoo has just arrived from Alexandria, which port she left on the 24th of March. The Simla, with the Australian mailg, reached Suez this morning with 42 boxes of specie and 131 passengers. The Ottawa, with the Bombay mails of the 9th inst., had left Aden for Suez before her. The intelligence from Lucknow is to the Gth of March. The enemy attacked Sir James ()dram on the 21st, and again on the 25th of February. On both occasions they were defeated with heavy slaughter, and without loss on our side. The Commander-in-Chief reached the Alumbagh on the Ist of March, and pushed on a strong force to the alkoosha Gardens. Sir James Outram, with a force of 6,000 men and 30 guns, crossed the Goomtee on the 6th, and took up a position within range on the eastern side of the city, nearly opposite to that of the Commander-in-Chief. He was immediately attacked, but repulsed the enemy. The general attack was expected to commence about the 10th of March. The enemy continued within the city. The English ladies, prisoners with the Queen, were alive awl well treated. General Franks joined the Commander-in- Chief with a column from Goruckporo 4,000 strong. The Bombay markets were very active. Imports in great demand. Money continued easy. Freights to Liverpool, 1/. to 1/. 12s. The following telegram from Mr. Acting Consul-General Green was received at the Foreign• office on March 28 at 12.45 a.m. ALEXANDRIA, MARCH 24. The Australian Mail steamer Simla arrived at Suez this morning. The Ottawa, from Bom bay, had left Aden a few hours before her. Tho Simla brings the following news, obtained from her : Sir J. Outran was attacked by a large force of the enemy on Feb. 21, and again on the 25th. On both occasions the enemy were de feated with heavy slaughter, without a casualty on our side. On March Ist Sir Colin Campbell reached Alumbagh, and pushed on a heavy force to the Dilkoosha Gardens, a summer residence of Royalty within a mile of Lucknow. About the same date Gen. Franks, with a column 4,000 strong, joined the main force from Ocdabad. Sir James Outram, with 6,000 men and 30 guns, crossed the Goomtee on March 6, and took up a position within range on the eastern side of the city, nearly opposite the Comman der•in-chief. Our army before Lucknow amounts to 50,000 men, with 10,000 cavalry, and 120 guns. The English ladies, prisoners with the Queen, are reported to be alive and well treated. The columns of Generals Rose and Whitelock are advancing on Jhansi and Allahabad, so as to be in a position to interrupt the insurgents in those directions. General Roberts' force is at Nusseerabacl on its way to Kotah. Some disturbances are reported in the southern Mahratta country, in Sawunt Waree, and Malabar. The Punjab perfectly quiet, and sending assistance where wanted. This telegram arrived at Malta from Alexandria by her Majesty's ship Caradoe on 2, - th March, at 8 p.m. LYONS, Admiral. The following telegram from Mr. Acting Consul- General Green was received at the Foreign-office on 28th March, at 8.30 p.m. POLITICAL INTELLIGENCE FROM BOMBAY BY THE OTTAWA. SUEZ, MARCEL 25. Vice-Consul West, Suez, to Acting Consul-General Green, Alexandria. The most cheering intelligence that has reached Bombay for some time it is our good fortune to be able to forward by this mail. The Commander-in-Chief h av i ng rece i ve d th e whole of the convoy and sie ge t ra i ns from A gra on the 23d February, and subsequently learnt that Stewart's, Orr's, Whitelock's columns were well on their march towards Jhansi, broke up on the 2d March from Cawupore, and proceeded to Alumbagh. Having amassed his troops together in advance, he despatched Sir James Outram across the Goomtee on the 6th, and took up a po sition himself at Bilkhoosha (Dilkoosha). Sir J. Outram crossed with 6,000 men and 30 guns, and was attacked on the other side by the rebels. The enemy, however, were repulsed by Sir Colin Campbell, from Chanda. The brigade of Jung Bahadoor was completed at Nubtanporo on the 2d of March, and the Goorkhas were to advance across the Goora. Before the arrival of Sir Colin, General Outram had to repulse a great attack made by the rebels on his positions at Alutnbagh and Jellalabad. This attack took place on the 21st, when the rebels came on in great force, flanking two sides of our positions and having a heavy column iu the centre. Sir James Outram had received intelligence of the attack by spies, and was prepared for it. He moved out on the approach of the enemy, cut off both their flanks, took two guns, and forced them to retreat. His loss altogether trifling—viz., 21 wounded. A second attack of the same kind was made on the 25th, when they were repulsed with loss of three guns. Franks' column had also a decisive action. It marched, 29th of February, in advance of Bud• lapoore, and encountered the enemy near Shan dina. Brigadier Franks prevented a junction between the two insurgent corps—the first under Mahomet Dussein, and the second under a disaf fected Chuckladera ; the former had 21,000 men and 21 guns ; the latter 8,000 men and 8 guns. Ho out•manceuvred them, and beat them sepa rately, killing and wounding, 2,800, and taking all their guns. The rebel corps of Mahomet Dussein had taken lip a strongly intrenclied poiition on the north of Kadshag uller, eight miles from Shanda. Brigadier Franks outfllnked them and forced them to retire, with loss of tight guns. Three miles further be halted, when th e second corps of robel3 attacked them, and he was again victorious, and all obstacles on his march to Lucknow were removed. At the same time Brigadier Hope Grant marched from Oonas to Futtehpere Chowrassie, the old haunt of Nana Sahib, and blew it up, took four guns and killed 1,800 men, with casualties amounting to 17 to 18. There waci a rumour at Cawnpore that Nana Sahib had crossed the Ganges into the Doab, but the rumour was unfounded. The cavalry regiments resumed their march, - - and General Whitelock proceeded towards Jhansi. Sir 11. Rose had not been able to move from Saugor in consequence of failure of providing provisions and transport ; but Ores column had advanced past Bentka, 20 miles north-east of Saugor, on the road from Shaghur to Petoril, having had some skirmishes with rebels. Brigadier Stewart was at Bhauri, near Goona. The fort of Rhotos had been taken and occupied. Chamberlain's force under Brigadier Penny crossed the Ganges to Rohilcund on the 17th, and encountered the rebels on the 24th. Major Coke goes with a force of Punjab regi ments to watch the upper part of the Doab. Sir John Lawrence and General Vau Cortlandt reached Delhi on the 24th. From Rajpootana we have cheering news. Dates from Nusseerabad of the 27th February. General Robert's brigade in a state of march, with a strong body of infantry, the Bth Hussars, 200 Scinde horse, 800 regular cavalry, two troops of Horse Artillery field batteries, besides 18 siege guns, the General only waiting the arrival of the 72d Highlanders, due at Nusseerabad on the Bth of March, to start for Kotab, where the enemy muster 8,000 men, with 100 guns ; 20 only pro bably are of use in the field. The Mokdurard Pass, in the hands of the rebels, may have to be forced. In li9.ndeish nothing new. In the South Mahratta country the old rebellion of the Nawunt Narie Chief has been renewed, and an attempt to pursue the main body from Belgaum was defeated by the thick ness of the jungl©s in which the enemy had taken refuge. The 92d Highlanders have arrived at Bombay This telegram arrived at Malta from Alexan dria by the steam packet Tamar at 3.15 p.m. on March 28. LYONS, Admiral. AUSTRALIA. MALTA, MARCH 28, 3 r.-xf. The Tamar has just arrived with the homeward Australian mail?, and loaves to-night for South- ampton. The Wye left this afternoon for Marseilles with the overland portion. The Veetis and Malabar are hourly looked for with the mails from Bombay. The following is a summary of our intelligence by the Tamar : ALEXANDRIA, MARCH 25. The Tamar leaves to-clay with the Australian mails and gold value 126,874/. The dates of intelligence are Sydney, March 10th ; Melbourne, March 15th. The Ottawa, with Bombay mails, reached Suez this morning. Shipments of gold from Melbourne for Eng land :—January 19th, the Alhiva, for Liverpool, with 8,828 ounets ; 30th, the Coleroon, for Lon don, 19,921 ; Feb. Gth, the Roxburgh Castle, for London, 50,267. Bth, The Morning Star, for Bristol, 4,783 ; the Sydenham, for London,, 26,669. Exchange on England at 60 days' sight was at par. Import markets continued with large stocks. In wool and tallow there were no transactions of importance. The Parliament of New South Wales had again been prorogued to the 2d of March. The elec tions were progressing rapidly. Business at Sydney was dull, and transactions limited ; hardly any alteration in prices of wool and tallow, but former in good demand, supplies of latter limited. Banks selling at i per cent. prem., buying at 1 dis. Discount for bil!s over four months raised to 9 per cent. Mr. Haines's Reform Bill was making progress in the Lower House of Victoria A modified form of providing for the representation of minorities was sanctioned by the Assembly on the 11th Feb. by a majority of 24 to 17. A telegram has just reached from Suez, report ing under date of the 9Lh. March, that the money market at Bombay is very easy. Exchange for document bills, 2s. lid. to 2s. 1 d. ; Bank rates at sii months' sight, 2s. lid. to 2s. lid. AMERICA. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, MONDAY MORNING. The Europa has arrived, with advies from Nov York to the 17th, and 6,000/. • The New York money-market remained easy, the supply largely exceeding the demand, which was more limited for the season on account of the stag nation of trade. The rates varied from sto 8 per cent. There had been large transactions in ex change for the steamer, but the market being amply supplied the sales were at irregular prices ; on London 7to 8 per cent. The accumulation of specie in the banks continued, the export demand having been checked by the decline in exchange ; the next statement was expected to show 34,000,000 specie, including the California remit tances. The Secretary of the Treasury had ac cepted all the bids for Treasury Notes made under 5 per cent. The Stock-market had become more steady, and showed a tendency to improvement. The latest quotations were—Virginia Sixes, 93 ; Missouri Sixes, 87i ; New York Central shares, 92i ; New York and Erie shares, 31; Reading Railroad shares, 591 ; Michigan Southern shares, 26g. ; Cleveland and Toledo shares, 48i ; Panama Railroad shares, 1061 ; Illinois Central shares, 97 ; Illinois Central bonds, 94k; Chicago and Rhode Island shares, 81i ; Milwaukie and Miss., 34i ; Galena and Chicago, 94 ; La Crosse, 101 ; Del. and Hudson, 112 ; Cum berland, 24i ; Penn. Coal, 73k. Ashes firm. For cotton there was a brisk demand, but without change in price ; State and Western flour less buoyant ; southern, steady ; wheat very buoyant ; iron, dull ; molasses, well supported ; crude tur pentine had _advanced, provisions lower, sugar higher, tobacco unchanged. Freights a shade firmer. 1 The California mail steamer had arrived, with 1,200,000 dols. The North American bad arrived at Portland. Advices from Havannah report an advance on sugar. THE PAPAL STATES. A letter from Rome of the 20th says :—" After the Consistory held a few days ago by the Pope, the new Cardinals Antonucci, Orfei, Milesi, De Silvestri, and Mertel, assembled iu the Sixtine Chapel, and took the usual oaths in presence of the cardinals who are chiefs of orders, and of the functionaries who figure on such occa sions. The consistorial advocate, Mgr. Giau santi, delivered in presence of the Pope a discourse ou the lratific tLions of the venera ble servant of God, John Sarcauder. This done, the new cardinals, kneeling at the foot of the throne, kissed first the foot and then the hand of the Pope, on which his Holiness raised and embraced them. Each of the new cardinals then went round to the other cardinals and gave them in succtssion `the kiss of peace,' and the latter complimented them on their elevation. Then the new cardinals seated themselves for a moment in the places pro vided for them ; and then returning before the Pope prostrated themselves, and received from him the red hat, in Sign of the blood which Jesus Christ shed for us and of that which they must be ready to shed for the faith. The public cerimony being now ended, the Sacred College went in procession to the Sixtine Chapel, where a Te Deum was sung. The procession having returned to the ball, a Secr9t Consistory was held, at which numerous nominations of new bishops in foreign countries were announced. The Pope afterwards placed a ring on a finger of each of the new Cardinals, and announced to them the titles which they are to bear. The Pope then retired to his private apartments." Another letter from Rome of the 20th states that Cardinals Martel and Milesi, Ministers of the In terior and Public Works, had resigned, and been succeeded by Mgrs. Pila and Amici. The letter adds that it was believed Cardinal Milesi was to be sent to Bologna as legate. FRANCE. PARIS, SUNDAY. The Moniteur has the subjoined : "It is rumoured that the Emperor of then ench may pay a visit to Queen Victoria, at Osborne, this summer. The Moniteur's first paragraph on Saturday runs, thus :—" For some time past, foreign jour nals amused their readers by daily announcements of pretended changes in the composition of the Ministry and of the principal functionaries of Government. Thoso rumours are absolutely des titute of foundation. The Government are about to lay before the Corps Legislatif a bill relative to the construction of works to prevent the recurrence of inundations, which periodically occasion such terrible disasters in the valleys of the Rhone and the Loire. The valleys of the Garonne and the Seine are also to be efficiently protected. The cost is estimated at 32,000,000 f. BOURSE, March 26. —The following were the closing quotations :- 4i per Cents 93 75 Do. end month — 3 per Cent. ..... 69 70 Do. end month 69 80 Bank Shares... 3150 Credit Mobilier Do. Account BOO RAIL' Orleans Northern New Ditto 7861 Lyon and Mediteran.i 8370 New Ditto 795 Geneva Credit Fonder Belgian 4,1 Piedmontese (5) Roman B9 Austrian Spanish Threes Home Debt 37, Midi Western 660 Strasburg Grand Central Sardinian Austrian BORSE TAMING. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Conduit-street, March 25, 1858, SIR, —As the subject of horse•taming by a pec liar method excites public interest at present, I take the liberty of sending you some striking facts (published all but one by me in the Zoist) of the effects of a well-known process.—l have the honour to remain, yours faithfully, JOHN ELLIOTSON. " Mote Park, Athlone, Jan 1, 1843. " My dear Elliotson,--At Lord Ely's farm is a yard-dog, so savage and ferocious no one dare approach him. I was determined to beat him, and in 30 minutes had him fast asleep, his last sigh being a deep growl. In presence of several persons I then kissed the dog on his forehead, and there left him to awake at his leisure.—Yours most truly, " MARLBOROUGH." I requested the duke to learn the subsequent state of the dog, and the following was the reply : " Blenheim, February, 1843. " My dear Elliotson,--I have a letter from Ely Lodge this morning, written by Lord Adam Loftus. I extract as follows :—` The dog has been quite stupid ever since.' " I must now tell you what I have been doing here. I have also a very savage yard-dog. I tried him to-day ; in about 15 minutes he ran into his kennel and hid his eyes from the manipulating process—growling, snarling, and barking most furiously, notwithstanding. I then mad, the man who feeds him, and who is the only person who dares go near him, drag him out of his kennel, and nail up a hurdle before the entrance, so as keep him effectually outside. I then went to wort. again, the dog, as you may suppose, being ten times morn furious. In about 45 minutes I had him so quiet, op pressed, and stupid, that he dropped his nese several times in the mud around his kennel, and kept shutting an , opening his eyes. Carts and horses, and men and boys were passing and repassing, which served continually to arouse him, so that I could not satisfactorily complete th, task, and leave him dead asleep; besides which,. a heat') snow storm was falling all the while, and I could not feel my finger ends. But I completely subdued the beast, and patted him on the heal before I left.—Yours Inds , sincerely, " MAilituoßoUGH.” My friend, the Rev. Mr. Bartlett, produced mesmeric effects upon a bull, as he thus wrote me word : " My Dear Sir,—lt may perhaps not be uninteresting to hear of a little incident which occurred to me in the au tumn of 1847, when I was in Westmoreland and Cumber land. Upon descending a mountain over which I had bee, wandering alone, and enjoying the magnificent prospec' which opened before me, I found myself in a narrow road between two stone fences, which perhaps separated the lands of different proprietors, On one side of the fences were cattle and a bull. The bull approached the fence i❑ an angry mood and walked along the other side of it, parallel with me for more than a quarter of a mile ; ht then grew more excited, tore the ground with his horns, and bellowed fiercely. As I could not but apprehend that, should there be a breach in the wall he might leap over anti attack me, I was considering what course it was best to take when we came to a very high and strong gate. Upon reaching the gate, the bull rushed close up to it and bel lowed loudly through it. As I knew that he could neithei leap over ner force this gate, I also approached it, a n d looked him steadily in the face. In about a minute I caught his eye, which then fixed upon me. In about an other minute a twinkling of the eyelids arose very simile' to that of a human subject at an early stage of mesmeric influence. After probably three or four minutes, the eyes gradually closed, and the Lull remained quiet, and ap peared to be as immoveable as if he had been chiselled by the hand of the sculptor. The transition from Ins pre viously excited state to his perfectly motionless state was_ indeed most striking. " I could not but feel thankful that all danger from the bull was now past, and after looking at his fixed form for a few minutes more, I descended the reitain ler of the mountain and did not stop to wake him.--Believe me, dear Dr. Elliotson, very faithfully, Yours, " T. BARTLETT. "Kingstone, near Canterbury, Aug. 23, 1830." In Chambers' Journal for October 27th, 1850, is the following account :-- "A gentleman residing at Oxford had in his possession a young Syrian bear from Mount Lebanus, about a year old. This bear was generally good humoured, playful, and tractable. One morning the bear from the attentions of some visitors became savage, irritable, and the owner in despair tied him up in his usual abode, and went away to attend to his guests. In a few minutes he was hastily recalled to see his bear. He found him rolling , about on his haunches, faintly moving his paws, and gra dually sinking into gst ate of quiescence and repose. Above him stood a gentleman well known in the mesmeric world, making the usual passes with his hands. The poor bear, though evidently unwilling to yield to this new influence, gradually sauk to the ground, closed his eyes, became mo tionless, and insensible to all means used to recover him. He remained in this state for some minutes, when he awoke, as it were, from a deep sleep, shook himself, and tottered about the court, as though labouring under the effects of a strong narcotic. Ho exhibited evident signs of drowsines, for some hours afterwards. This interesting scene took place in the presence of many distinguished members of the British Association, when last held in the University of Oxford.—F. T. BUCKLAND (son of the late Dun of Westminster.)" The distinguished Rev. Dr. Conyers Middleton, in his Free Inquiry, relates, from St. Jerome, that— " A Bactrian camel of enormous size, which had already destroyed many people, was taken to St. Hilarion, and about 30 men were employed to drag him along with the strongest ropes. His eyes were bloody, his mouth foam ing, his tongue rolling and swollen, and his strange roaring above all terrors, upon which all who were about him ran away immediately. The Saint came forward, and so he stood firm with his arm stretched out; and as the beast advanced towards him furious, and ready to devour him, presentlyit fell down with its head to the ground, so that all present were amazed at the sudden change from so great a fierceness to such a tameness." Middleton regarded the narrative as a fabrication but the account of .the energy of the fanatic de votee, the stretching out of his arms with, no doubt, a determined stare as he boldly advanced— the falling down of the huge beast powerlessly be fore him, and its sudden change from fierceness to tameness, are a most graphically mesmeric descrip tion. In the last report of the Mesmeric Infirmary is detailed the mesmeric cure of an epileptic lad, who was always sent to sleep by the process. It is stated—. " The boy had always b3en irritable and rather intract able ; now his temper is completely changed. This favour able change of temper has been noticed in other ewes in which mesmerism was used." DEPARTURE OF THE COURT FOR WINDSOR CASTLE. The Queen and the Prince Consort left Buckingham Palace for Windsor Castle at 20 minutes before 4 o'clock on Saturday afternoon. Her Majesty and his Royal Highness were accompanied by the Prince of Wales, Prince Arthur, Prince Leopold, and the ' P rincesses Alice, Helena, Lous%, and Beatrice. The royal party occuyel seven of her Majesty's car riages, and was etcorted by a [Arty of Light Dra.zoons to the terminus of the Great Western Railway at Pad dington, where a sprcial train wa s i n rea di ness , w hi c h conveyed hen Majesty to Windsor. The Queen and the Prince Consort, with the Pr ince of Wales, Prince Arthur, Prince Leopold, the Princes'es Alice, Helena, Louisa, and Beatrice, attended by the Ladies and G , ntlemen in Waiting, arrived at Windsor Castle at 25 minutes before 5 o'cicek. A Cabinet Council met on Saturday at the official residence of the Chanc€llor of the Exchequer, in Down. ing•street. The Ministers present were—the Earl of Derby, the Lord Chancellor, the Marquis of Salsbury, the Earl cf Hardwicko, the Right 11,n. B. Disraeli, Mr. Secretary Walpole, the Earl of Malmesbury, Lord Stanley, Gen. Peel, Sir J. PakingtGn, the Eat I of Ellen borough, the Right lion. J. W. Henley, and Lord John Manners. • There is no foundation whatever for the statement that the Comte de Persigoy has been appointed Minister of State by the Emperor Napoleon. rAYS. SPORTING NOTES. THE SEASON. The racing season was successfully inaugurated at Northampton. The sport was abundant and interesting, and was marked by much prospective importance. The most prominent feature in the proceedings was, however, the reappearance in public of Mr. T, Parr's Derby colt Kelpie, whose owner displayed no little confidence in the horse, by allowing him to oppose Happy Land, and by letting him run in shoes. He, perhaps, fancied that the 5 lhs. advantage which Kelpie had in the weights, would counter.ct the disadvantage which might arise from his want of " plates." Speculation on the race took a somewhat unexpected turn. To the surprise of many persons, Happy Land was made the favourite, although his weight .and his condition told against him. Compared with Kelpie he seemed as I,ig and as burly as a cant-horse. Mr. Parr's colt seemed as "fit" as it was possible to make him, and the oppo ition which he encountered in the ring was inexplicable —unless it may be traced to his " shoes" and to his " un. fashionable" jockey. Many people fancied that an (via • dicious use was made of Happy Land, who was unable to sustain the pace with which he passed Kelpie and led up the severe hill on the far side owing to his evident lack of preparation. To my eye Kelpie appeared capable of galloping over him in any part of the race, end at the distance he quitted him without an :ffort. Still Kelpie's position in the Derby betting wa s not greatly improved by his performance, but satisfied Mr. Parr, who makes no secret of his belief that in Kelpie he possesses a better and sounder horse tban M.D. Certain proceedings at Northampton furnished a -triking comment on the labours of the grave and revs. rend seignors who have recently undertaken the work of turf legislation. What a sporting Utopia they would found if their efforts could be crowned with success The Premier, however, indited his racing homily to no purpose, and the virtuous indignation which has been expended by persons in high quarters might just as well have been wasted on the desert air. From the position and influence of the owner of Zuyder Zee it was to be xpected that he would not be the first to transgress those laws which it has recently been attempted to estab fish, and that he would not adopt a practice which is deprecated by all genuine racing men, and which has produced a most pernicious effect upon "the people's" sport. No declaration was made about the non-starting of Zuyder Zee for the Stakes until after the company bad assembled on the course, and many persona were justly indignant that a horse which had been so heavily backed , should have been allowed to remain "in" until the eleventh hour. It may :ee asserted that until that time ,is (Avner himself was undecided whether to let the qorse start or not, but this excuse has little influence upon men who have lost their money, because they placed implicit faith in the intentions of a gentleman chose racing career has been without reproach. That the withdrawal of Zuyder Zee was premeditated, and hat the delay in scratching him was intentional, o =person would wish to insinuate, but the error of judgment which was committed has been strongly con : mmusd, and it is to be hoped that amongst the revised aws of racing, which will be brought under considera ' ion at Newmarket next week, will be found a rule to mitigate one of the moat pernicious evils connected with the turf. The Dupe deserved his name, for he vas used as as instrument for deceiving the public, tad Misty Morn appears to be a horse capable if getting its living as well in the stable as , le can out of it. The proceedings connected with the set-mentioned animal were the most flagrant of the week, and even the most unscrupulous racing man could not extenuate them. They admitted of no , xplanation. In the town and on the course, on the very day of the race, the horse was backed. He vas sent into the saddling enclosure accompanied by ,he lad who was to ride him, and this eircumstance eassured his backers, who had begun to grow uneasy at .what Timothy Quaint would call the " damnable hints and diabolical inuendos" which were occasionally uttered. When the telegraph board announced the starters, how aver, doubt ripened into certainty. Misty Morn's lumber was not displayed, and on inquiry his chagrined sackers learnt that the horse had been sent home again. Chese circumstances led to a very pretty quarrel, which ended in a " mill" more ludicrous and harmless than hat between the would be-champion Benjamens and he redoubtable Tom Sayers. Really, if betting -men are ~bout to adopt the principle of a word and a blow they ,hould take lessons in the noble art of self-defence. The eumbatanss at Northampton, however, escaped serious mnishment, and in the mystic language of the P. R., me of them merely displayed a mouse on the dexter ogle, whilst the other had his daylights slightly arkened. From the statements made above it will be seen that he auspicious inauguration of the racing season was uerely limited to a brilliant attendance of fashionable visitors, glorious weather, and, despite many male iractices, some really interesting sport. On the very hreshold of the racing year were met all the bugbears if the turf ; and now as sporting men are about to cross c, means should really be adopted to drive them away. Ai official announcement has been made that a meeting ,f the Jockey Club will take place at Newmarket next eek, to consider the rules which have been framed under ~ he superintendence of General Peel, Mr. C. C. Gre. Mlle, Admiral Rous, and other "eminent authorities," for the purification of the turf ; and it is to be hoped hat they will devise some plan to restrict the peratien of the " milking" system. I am not .uch a Utopian as to believe that they can entirely abolish that system, but surely they can place some limit to so scandalous a practice. They seem shout to open the sporting session in earnest, and I dope the long-talked -of Turf Reform Bill will not be thrown oat. To judge from' the long lists of nominations wbioh have recently been published, and the announcements of racing fixtures, a season more than usually crowded with meetings may be anticipated. Indeed, since the -sadden disappearance of the frost, the racing stone has gathered no moss, for what with steeplechases and flat races turfites have not had a leisure day, and even for the current week—which sleeks of courses have invariably left a blank —two appointments appear in the " Calendar," The early period at which Easter falls, and the upsetting of the sporting arrange dents by the frost, perhaps compelled the officials in .stain localities to make their fixtures for this week. Phis is to be regretted, and a law which closes a theatre out allows a race meeting must be strangely anomalous, The ruling authorities at Newmarket appear deter. mined to impart some spirit into their management, but ,t seems that they cannot take one step forward in the eight direction without making two backwards in an opposite course. Lord George Bentinck introduced into the official " Calendars" short descriptions of the princi pal races, but his plan was either deemed inconvenient lay the powers that be in Old Burlington-street, or else certain sapient members of the Jockey Club fancied tliat the puislic were getting too much information. Cris latter supposition seems to be the correct one, for ~he representatives of the press are, I hear, to be en tirely excluded ior the future from the weighing stands at Newmarket, Their presence was never agreeable to ,he authorities at head•quarters, as the attacks which were made upon this stronghold of exclusiveness were ever regarded with kalousy, and were deemed by the ..fficials impertinent and presumptuous. With these natters, however, I have nothing to do ; the recognised reporters will not allow the obstructions which will be vexatiously thrown in their way to to prevent their dis charging their public duties. A trip to Epsom yesterday enabled me to nee the Chester Cup horse idamas, who has recently bee placed under suspicion. So far as I was able to judge, and I saw him both in and out of the stable, the horse ooked sound and well, and it is the opinion of many Epsomites that be goes better every time he gallops. Several persons informed sue, however, that he has scarcely done work enough, a statement which is incom patible with the horse's appearance. He seemed as hard as nails. The Derby and . Metropolitan . Stakes course are in excellent condition, but the exercise ground would be materially improved by a soaking rain. Although I seldom indulge iu a blow on my own trumpet, yet I may be allowed to make a congratulatory flourish at the favours which Fortune has thus early lestowed on me. For the Northamptonshire Stakes I of course did not select the winner, and I may excuse myself like the old Scotchwoman, for " I wadna has the presumption to understand" the race. I threw in with Eifrida and Barbarity (first and second) for the Stand Plate, with Kelpie for the Racing Stakes, Yaller G,ll and New Brighton (first and second) for the Spencer Pate, Stockham for the Althorp Park Stakes, and Broadlands for the Cup. .I shall not refer to the racing for tho present week, hut will take an early opportunity of bringing under review the programme for The Craven. Ruff's Guide to the Turf will be published on the let. Amongst its new "features" will be found the revised tiles of racing, the regulations to be observed in Tatter sall's Subscription Room, and an enlarged list of jockeys and traihere. An important addition has been made to the general contents of the work by the introduction o the principal steeplechases. March 29. A FRESH MAIL ing ii rates Gres; ter, 11 shire and Sold] Forel tress varia Rohl India West Mine limit 10s. and ] 3 per I JLBO Ez THE SUN, LONDON MONDAY EVEN! NO, MARCH 29, 1858 I 1 tli be V al( all at at esti will by rear BEI I PR ( Perm OR tkiriCl Dit Dit Itelgi: ar date tam 1 . al ba v ' et ab 9( u r r e. °'ef,