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THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 29, 185 S. INDIA AND CHINA. (From a Correspoiyent of the Times.) By the arrival of the Calcutta mail we have re ceived our private correspondence and files of papers from Calcutta to the 24th of October and from Hong Kong to the 13th of October. The following is the letter of our Calcutta cor respondent : ~ CALCUTTA, OCT. 24. " The Queen's proclamation has arrived at last, and I am told will be published on the Ist of No vember, some delay being necessary to secure its simultaneous publication throughout the empire. Nothing is as yet known of its contents, but it is universally believed that it comprises a wide, per haps a general, amnesty. If this be the case it is to be regretted that official etiquette should have delayed the despatch so long. The columns are already in movement, and to issue an amnesty in the very moment of attack may rouse that sud den distrust which has so often frustrated the best designed efforts of the Administration. For the rest an amnesty, if sufficiently wide, can only be beneficial. The country is weary of the contest, and even the sepoys, sullen as they still are, acknowledge that they are beaten. The certainty of life and security will, it is reasonable to suppose, tempt thousands to their villages, and quiet, if only temporary, is still indispensable to enable us to organise and to save. Ido not think there is much danger of the sepoys not hearing of the proclamation. They hear of everything they choose much quicker than Europeans. They heard of the greased cartridges all over India in a fort night, and the seizure of Delhi was known in Cal cutta within a week after the event. If, contrary to all expectation, they should refuse the boon and continue to spread disorder through' the country, we shall at least have discharged our consciences of blood. _ _ " The columns, as I said, commenced their march on the 18th inst., but we have no further intelli gence. For some time past incessant accounts have appeared of skirmishes, more or less petty, some of which I relate below. They were all instigated by a proclamation issued by the Begum of Oude. This woman, who, like all the women who have turned up in the insurrection, has more sense and nerve than all her Generals together, conceived the idea of a combined attack. She believed that if all the posts were atacked at once, the English, taken by surprise, must be beaten at some one point, and any victory, however unimportant, would have brought thousands to her standard. Accordingly towards the end of September, she issued a general order, which has just fallen into the hands of Go vernment. She had, she said, remained passive during the rains, but she had paid up the troops and given the landholders compensation for their losses ; the cold weather had now arrived, and all devoted to her must attack the nearest English posts on one and the same day, the Ist of October. Those who were wounded should have pensions ; those who obtained a victory large rewards. The leaders obeyed the rescript, but punctuality is im possible to an Asiatic. One man could not get his stores in time. Another, was interrupted by unex pected difficulties in crossing a river, and the ablest of all seems to have miscalculated his march. The great cannonade which was to have blown us out of Oude degenerated into an irregular, harmless discharge of popguns. The third leader men tioned, Horopersad, did, however, reach Sun deela, the cantonment so gallantly carried by Captain Dawson on the 3d of October. He la i d 12,000 men, but only four guns, the stores of artil lery evidently being nearly exhausted. Captain Dawson had only 1,400 infantry, natives, and 500 Sowars of the mounted police. He threw himself with the foot into a fotified enclosure, and sent the cavalry to Mulheeabad. There they were joined by 120 of H.M.'s 88th, 200 police Sowars, 600 police foot, and some light guns. On the 7th this body reached Sundeela, drove out Horopersad, and killed 100 of his followers, with the loss of only one artil leryman. Following them up on the Bth, the re lieving force stormed Panoo, four miles from Sun deela, captured three guns, and killed upwards of 1,000 of the enemy. The telegram expressly men tions that this number is reported from several dif ferent sources. We lost Lieut. Green and one other officer severely wounded, seven privates wounded, and 45 policemen killed and wounded. This is the most substantial success as yet obtained,' and reflects the highest credit upon all concerned. On the 14th two other skirmishes occurred. In one Major Raikes, commanding a small column, at tacked and defeated a party near Fyzabad without the loss of a man. The other was more important. The enemy, about 1,200 strong, with two guns, had posted themselves at Meeahgunj, where they were attacked by Brigadier Eveleigh with 150 cavalry, a number of infantry—misreported by the telegraph at 5,200. The rebels were scattered, wiih a loss of some 200 men. " These little affairs are all subordinate to the main design, the execution of which commenced on the llth inst., and which, though all details are kept secret, is, lam informed briefly this—All the rebels in Oude are to be driven beyond the Goegra, and then into a trap formedby the simultaneous advance of Brigadier Troup from the West,and Sir H. Grant from the East. The South is protected by the river, and to the North there is only Nepaul. As the columns move on arrangements are completed for following up their blows by dismantling every fort, cutting roads through every jungle, and thoroughly disarming the population. Mr. Montgomery helped to perform this task in the Punjab, and understands the work. It will probably be performed more effectually than beyond the Sutlej, for tho buried artillery has been dug up, and will be seized on the field. The stores of cannon possessed by the Sikhs did not, I fear, all fall into our hands. " Meanwhile Jugdespore, the opprobrium of our power in Bengal, has been occupied by Brigadier Douglas. Previously, on Oct. 7th, a small column from Buxar had gone out to apprehend a notorious leader. The achievement which followed may best be described in the words of the despatch, which is simple, brief, and intelligible " I send some further particulars of our yester day's dawk. At 10 o'clock on the night of the 6th 100 men of the 54th, 40 Madras Rifles, and 60 Sikh infantry, embarked on board the little gunboat Be nares ; at the same time a troop of the Military Train and another of Madras cavalry started by land, the plan being that we should join our forces together at Dehree on the Karamnassa and proceed together to Kheree. (In the map this village is written Khareeka). Owing to the darkness of the night, and the captain being but imperfectly- ac quainted with the Karamnassa, he landed us at 5 a.m. below Soonpa, occasioning us a march of four or five miles more than was intended. At Dehree we were joined by the cavalry, with whom we marched as far as Mikris, there obtained a guide, and the cavalry was ordered.to advance and sur round Kheree until .the infantry came up. From inquiries I made at various villages, it appeared that the day before the rebels at Kheree had been joined by those who had been staying at Barounda ( 11 or 12 miles west), altog ether there were about 300 pucca sepoys. I was also told that morning these rebels had looted some villages north of Kheree, but had afterwards returned to the last named place. The cavalry was proceeding to Kheree when they came near the vi llage of Soonee, out of which the sepoys issued an d formed, in the open (I think they mu s t ha ve st opped here to cook on Kheree.) their way back t o As the cavalry advanced the sepoys b egan to fall back and the cavalry charged. Th e r ebels seeing little chance of escape, became despe ra t e . 'They took to some high crops, and some threw themselves on the ground, trying thus to avoid the sabres of our • wen, while they endea v oured to wound the hoise s with their own. . Captain Nasen, who with Major Douglas, ga llantly led the charge, h a d a l read y killed one man a nd was rushing up to anot h er w hen when lie turned and , deliberately taking aim, shot poor Nason dead. This man was immediately despatched by Major Douglas, who shortly after was himself mortally wounded by a Sepoy he was going to cut down. The loss of their leader;pi r i dis • "ted our cavalry, and they soon fell back upon the infantry which was advancing. We never came 'up to the rebels again. However. they had already left at least 60 of their number dead upon the geld. I only passed over a portion of the ground: I myself counted 34 dead Sepoys, an officer counted 47; but there must have been many who fell in the high crops that escaped our observa tion.. The ground - was fearfully heavy and swampy, or greater . execution - would assuredly have been done. We afterwards proceeded to Kheree, which we burnt, and in which from 8 to 10 rebels were killed, who were, I believe, simply budmashes and not-sepys. In this village I found a,bag containing 980 bullets all beaten into thape, not moulded. After resting the men a c6Ople of hours (We had been marching across country), we ~proceeded back to Pipra, where we had left the cooking pots and where the men got their dinners. We did not reach the steamer until 9 o'clock p.m., and this place till 3.30 to 4 a.m. this morning. Our casualties were Capt. Nason, Military Train, killed; Major Douglas, 4th Madras Cavalry, mortally wounded. He died, I regret to say, at 4 o'clock this morning. Three Military Train slightly wounded, one Madras Cavalry wounded, and four or five horses wounded. How our casualties were so few is very wonderful, as at first the enemy's fire was very heavy. The bodies of Capt. Nason and Major Douglas are to be interred here this afternoon. I am much knocked up with yesterday's work, and two nighti without sleep. The heat yes terday was very great, and five or six of the 84th were knocked down by sunstroke. They are, how ever, doing well, I believe. The Captain of the Benares deserves great credit for the way in which be took us up and brought us down the Karamnassa. He was indefatigable, and I should be glad to learn that some notice had been taken of his services by Government. His name is Brown. "On the 11th inst., also, this same Captain Brown, in the Benares, with Mr. Probyn, and about 20 Sikhs, attacked a body of rebels 450 strong. They were collecting boats in a creek on the Shahabad shore, and fought for them with - some determination. The boats, however, were destroyed, and 100 of the enemy slain. The captain of the steamer, it is said, specially distinguished himself, and the Sikhs will follow Mr. Probyn anywhere. Following up these blows Brigadier Douglas left Dinapore, and after a skirmish at a place called in the telegrams Karisk, on the 18th inst. occupied Jugdespore. It had been evacuated by the rebels, who fled along the Soane, and are supposed to be endeavouring to cross. They are, however, closely pursued, and the grand trunk road is well guarded. Jugdespore will now, I believe, be permanently occupied by a force able to keep down Bhogpore. " The three divisions of Tantia Topee's force are still hovering about Jhansi and the Betwa, appa rently without a plan, and waiting for the first favourable incident. There is an idea in Oude that they are expecting the Nana, who must soon burst from his hiding-place at Chanda and make a run with his bodyguard of Mahratta force for Central India. "A singular rumour—that Jung Bahadoor was about to attack Darjeeling—has been for some time afloat. At first laughed at, it was apparently confirmed by the preparations made by the super intendent. Europeans were summoned from the plains, stores laid in, and a strong post among the mountains fixed as the rendezvous. It now appears that a nephew of the Regent's, who hates him as warmly as the rest of . the family, had devised the bright expedient of setting the British Government and his uncle by the ears. He accordingly informed Dr. Campbell, the superintendent, that he was to be attacked, produced forged orders directing a levy of troops, and even asserted that a camp had been formed at Ellam. Dr. Campbell, it is said, sent out spies, or either were brought, or more probably mistook a great hunt for a camp. Dr. Campbell, still incredulous, then took all neces sary precautions and waited direct information from Katmandoo. Its arrival of course dissipated alarm, for rumours are still flying about of some movements in Nepaul. Ido not believe one of them. Jung, doubtless, is irritated about something ; but he will not enter , into a contest in which, as he is quite well aware, victory is impossible. The con duct of the Ghoorkas while in India did not create any extravagant idea of their prowess while under native officers. The true source of the doubt and hesitation of the public as to the intentions of Jung Bahadoor is the very unfortunate position he has chosen to take up on the matter of the removal of Colonel Ramsay. A Minister who could delibe rately accuse the British Government of an inten tion to annex Nepaul as the reward for its ser vices can hardly be considered friendly at heart to our rule. "Another rumour has been circulated of an im pending famine in. Bengal. The harvest, it is said, was very deficient ; the rains have been less than the average by 19 inches, and the winter crops will be more scanty than has been known for years. The last two statements are correct. The former, and more dangerous one is based on the usual mis take, generalisation from local data. The truth is, I believe as far as it can be accurately known, that in the Delta, Burrisaul excepted, the harvest was only a tenamra harvest ;" that is, was only 10-16ths of the average. In the eastern districts it was up to the average, and Behar had a bumper crop. There may, therefore be a rise in price, but there need be no apprehension of a dangerous scarcity. A rumour of the kind is more readily credited from the extreme distress into which natives with fixed incomes have of late been plunged by the price of food. It has doubled in two years . All over Bengal wages of every kind have risen, those of the lowest class by 100 per cent. and those of the artisans by 50. Labourers once contented with two ann as a-day now receive four, and all others in like proportion. The rise, however, has not affected the higher employes, and they are bitter to a degree. They want, as I think I once mentioned before, a prohibition on exports, which they cannot get, and consider themselves ill-treated by the refusal. The truth is; Bengal has in 18 years added 60 millions to her currency, and the rise follows as matter of neces sity." The following official despatches are published in the Calcutta papers : " Service Message from G. F. Edmonstone, Esq., dated kllahabad, Oct. 21, 8 a.m. " The following information has been received from Gwalior Captain Pinkney writes on the 18th of October from Colonel Riddell's Camp, at Boman, that he had visited Tehree on the 18th, to reassure the people that Riddell's move to Doma rah had headed Tantia and made Tehree safe. Tantia heard to be moving to Tal Behut to recross the Betwa at Sims Ghat, therefore Riddell had moved to Demori, and will go at Tantia at Tal Behut.' The following further intelligence has been received direct from Capt. Pinkney, dated the 17th of October :—' General Michell is reported to be at Gandawahs, 29 miles south-west of Lullut pore • to-day he has another column between him and Lullut pore; Betwa. The Tehree corps hold the ghats over the Punnee River, Bunpore, and Tehree. Col. Riddell is at Boman, 24 miles north of Tehree. The Siras and Konisra Ghats, over the Betwa, between Tal Behut, are watched by Capt. M'Lean, with the Government police and some Sikh sowars ; and Colonel Scuddamore is ready to support Captain M'Lean, at whatever ghat he may be required. It is reported that the Ram Ghat towards Chun deyree is also watched. Tantia Topee. was two days ago at Lullutpore, in the middle of the above column, and between the doab of the Betwa and Punnee rivers. His position appears to be very critical. We hear from Nagode that a body of Poorbea mutineers had reached the Koor noor nulla, near Sathoonee, and that another body of 600 or 700 mutineers was encamped across the Kayn river, near Singhora, about six miles south-west of Nagode. Brigadier Wheeler reports from Singapore on the 21st of October that Major Hampton with his small sickly force had evacuated the ruined fort of Murowra, and retained the Mud denpore post." " Service Message from G. F. Edmonstone, Esq., dafed Alfahabad, Oct. 22, 10.30 am: " The following intelligence is supplied from Gwalior by Brigadier-General Napier General Michell met the rebels, about 10,000 strong, on the 19th of October, with the force under his command at idwah, south-east from Chundeyree, and utterly defeated them, taking all their guns, three in number. The rebels fought fiercely. ' Service Message from Deputy-Magistrate, Sasse ram, dated Oct. 19, 9.10 p.m. " Mr. Cole writes from camp, one mile south of Jugdespore, 18th October, 7 p.m. Col. Turner's column, marching from Peroo for Jugdespore via Beroon and Chetroo, found Jugdespore occupied by Brigadier Douglas. The enemy had evacuated the place, retreating in force towards the Soane east wards. Col. Turner's force was already rapidly pursuing the enemy. The Naval Brigade have their guns on boats on the Soane, and were directed so as to act, and where to be stationed, so as to in tercept the rebels and dispute their crossing. More news of results when it comes to hand.' " "Service Message from:the Commissioner of Patna dated Oct. 19, 12 p.m. _ _ _ " Brigadier Douglas marches to Kaelwar imme diately, and the cavalry has gone to Nonsaugor, if the rebels cross he will do so likewise, if not he will march up the left bank of the Soane. I fear they get across near Dodonaugor or Bhuta, where the river is fordable. If there are troops on the Trunk-road, pray order them in for the protection of Gya, which, if the rebels cross, will be in serious danger. The military train were met by the rebels on Sunday, at Meer (?) of Jugdespore, and lost all their baggage ;no lives lost. Col. Turner deeated the enemy near Peroo on the 17th." " Service Message from_the Commissioner of Patna dated Oct. 19. "From a note the :Brigadier has just received f ro m Havelock, it appears that the rebels made for Behar and Ninary. Havelock followed with the cavalry he could muster. There is little doubt they will get acros%, Estimate their number -at 6,000. " Service Message from the Deputy-Magistrate, Sasseram; dated Oct. 21, 8.20 a.m. " Mr. Cole, with Colonel Turner, writes from Camp Suhour, on the banks of the Soane, 20th of October :---‘ The rebels are not across the Soane. They are said to be at Girdhimie and other villages near Ballegawn or Begawn between Judgespore and Polwar, and Colonel Turner's column proceeds against them at once, acting in co-operation with a column which marched from Nonsaugor, situated on the banks of the Soane. No further news." " Service Message from the Commissioner of Patna, dated Oct. 21, 7 a.m. " Brigadier Douglas marched along the Peroo road to Bugwa, and turned off there to attack the rebels at Sheopore. The enemy evacuated the place, and fell back on Buneeth, six miles west of Nonoree. Sir H. Havelock went on in pursuit with the cavalry, and Brigadier Douglas, who had with him 400 infantry and two guns, was following as fast as possible." " Service Message from the Deputy-Magistrate, Sasseram, dated Oct. 21, 2.13 p.m. " Mr. Cole writes from Nonadih, one mile north of Sukreta, 21st, 7 a.m.,— _ _ _ " Colonel Turner's column marched this morn ing from Sohar on information from his cavalry that the enemy were in full march on Sukreta, headed them with the Camel Corps at the village of Dava, Sir H. Havelock passing their rear with his cavalry. " 300 rebels were killed, and about 200 more in the day's fighting. Colonel Walter's column has joined. We take different routes in pursuit, Colonel Turner's moving to llehta on the Soane. Our loss, one officer (Scriven) Camel Corps, killed ; two others wounded ; and seven or eight ;nen killed or wounded. Any further news will be sent." " Service Message from the Commissioner of Patna, dated Oct. 21. " I learn by a letter from Money and a telegraph from Cole, that Col. Turner came up with the re bels yesterday near Sukreta, headed them with the Camel Corps and drove 500 into a village, which they attempted to defend. Sir H. Havelock joined with the cavalry, and Col. Walter with 250 men. The village was stormed, 300 rebels were killed in side, and 200 by the cavalry in the field. The main body has fled southwards. Col. Turner has marched in pursuit via Behta. Brigadier Douglas was at Peroo, and was to push on in pursuit on the Sas scram-road next morning. Another column moves along between the Sasseram-road and the Soane." " The following is front Lucknow :-- "Service Message from G. F. Edmonstone, Esq., dated Allahabad, Oct. 22, 9 p.m. " The Deputy-Commissioner of Pertubghur re ports as follows A force went from Sultanpore on the 20th to Davodpore, defeated the Nusserabad Brigade, and took three guns, three elephants, altd all their material. Rebels have fled towards Nan doo and Jugdespore. " The police officer at Sundeela, was taken on the 21st. Our loss, about 50 wounded, "not many killed. Lieut. Carnegy, of the engineers, badly wounded in blowing open the gate.'" CHINA. HONG KONG, OCT. 13. Advices of the 4th inst. from Shanghai mention the arrival there on that day of the Imperial Conn missioners. The details of the tariff have, no doubt, already been drawn out, and it would, therefore, only re quire the assent to them by the different parties to be recorded before Lord Elgin would come down here. By the time next mail is leaving I hope to be able to advise you that his lordship has arrived here having concluded, for the present, all necessary ne gotiations with the Chinese in the north. I can.write nothing satisfactory regarding Can ton affairs. Trade remains quite dormant. The Chinese merchants addressed their authorities as to resuming business, and although we hear liberty. was given them to do so, the influential men still do not make their appearance. I trust on the arrival of Lord Elgin some understanding will be come to, that the incomprehensible state of things at Canton which has now continued so long may undergo some change, and lead to the prospect of 1 matters being settled on a satisfactory footing. From the obstinacy exhibited by the Canton autho rities since the commencement of the late troubles I expect Lord Elgin will find his task of treating ' with, them a troublesome one, and it will require all his Lordship's firmness to maintain a due asser tion of our rights. I look forward with much in terest to his Lordship's treatment of the "Canton question." On it will depend, I consider, the future position of foreigners in China, and it is earnestly to be desired that our intercourse with the Chinese should at least be placed on a proper footing. The trade in imports and exports at Canton has been quite trifling. As regards the article of tea, I can offer no reliable information with reference to the season's supply beyond what is contained in the general statistics. lam still of opinion, how ever, that prices are likely to have a greater effect on the export than any other cause. The export to this time from China show a decrease of 10,000,0001 b. on that of last year to the same period, and of 15,000,0001 b. on that of the previous year. Foochow advices mention that only one vessel was likely to . leave during October. The comparative stock showed a decrease of 100,000 chests of congou. At Shanghai only 5,000 pack ages of new congou had arrived, while at this time last year the settlements of black tea had been 120,000 packages, with a stock on the market of 30,000 packages. From these circumstances the export at the end of the month is likely to show a greater falling off than it does even at present. At Swatow, on the night of the 21st ult., a severe typhoon was experinced, which did great injury to the shipping in port and to property on shore. Of 21:vessels only one escaped without sus taining-serious damage. I enclose a printed list, giving particulars and the names of the vessels that suffered. The chartered steamer Scotland arrived this morning from Cochin China. The forces were en gaged arranging their camp, and it is reported no further progress would be attempted till after the rainy season. I hear provisions were very scarce. Their Excellencies Baron Gros and Mr. Reed are at Japan. _ _ _ I have to report the loss of the British ship North Star on the Pratas shoal on the 27th ult. The captain and a portion of the crew have arrived here, but the remainder of the crew are reported to have remained on the vessel, and her Majesty's steamer Cormorant has been despatched to their assistance. Her -Majesty's 59th Regiment has come down from Canton, and is held in readiness to embark for the Cape as soon as its relief arrives, which must be now close at hand. Her Majesty'steamer Ameythyst left for Fraser River on the 11th inst. Her Majesty's steamer Magicienne and the gun boat Algerine are reported to have done good ser vice lately against the pirates in the neighbourhood of Amoy. Business transactions here for the past fortnight have been unimportant. Cotton 550 bales Bombay sold, • Cotton Yarn—The inquiry has been chiefly for the low numbers. Shirtings—Prices are lower. Stocks are moderate. Rice there is no demand for. Exchange on England 4s. 61d. to 4s. 7d. ; on India, 216 r. to 217 r. The supply of tonnage is very heavy at all the ports, and very little employment offering. Amoy dates are to the Bth inst. Quotations in imports had been small. Of tea settlements had been to a limited extent for the United States and the Cape. Foochow advices are to the 7th inst. A few transactions are reported in imports. Prices of tea showed symptoms of givin!.. way; but advices reaching that nothing was Zing at Shanghai in duced holders to be firm, and rates at the last were very firm. Demand for Australia caused the price of common congou to be run up to ts. 14 to ts. 15 short. The current rates for congou were considered equal to 2d. per lb. above the 9th of August London rates. Settlements for the month comprise 15,000 chests congou at ts. 10 to ts. 22, and 56,000 half-chests colongs at ts. 16-50 to ts. 20 fer new. Arrivals, 99,000 chests congou, against 207,000 chests last year, being a decrease of 108,000 chests. Of colongs, 73,000 half-chests, received against 104,000 half-chests last year. The Sir Isaac Newton was full for London, but the other vessels on the berth for England, of which there were six, were likely to meet delay in being de spatched. Our Shanghai advices are to the 4th inst. ; very little doing in imports. Tea—No settlements of black tea are reported. 60 chops are reported to have passed Hangchow. Holders continued to ask high prices. In greens a large business had been done for America at ad vancing rates, and this prevented, settlements for the English markets. Silk—The business for the fortnight had been large, amounting to 5,000 bales. Export for the season to date, 20,000 bales; against 31,000 last year to same time. Quotations were—No. 1 Tsatlee, 370 teals ; No. 2, 350 tads ; No. 3, 330 to 335 taels; No. 4, 310 to 320 taels. Taysaams, N.o 300 taels ; No. 2, 280 taels; No. 3, 260 taels ; No. 4 ,94 A Our lated dates are from Eligland, August 25 ; Calcutta, Sept. 30 ; Bombay, Sopt.,l-6 ;- Singapore, Sept. 30 ; Manilla, Oct. 6 ; .Melbourne, Aug. 15 ; Sydney, Aug. 10 ; Shanghai, -Octr4.- The steamer Singapore, bringing the 25th of August mail, arrived on the Bth inst. The outward mails leaves to-day, per steamer Malabar. Exchange on F.nl;land, Gs. 3d. to 6s. 4d ; on India, 295 rupees. Freights to London, £3 for tea, and £4 10s. for silk. SIR JOHN ,YOUNG'S- lONIAN DES- PATCHES: A respectably-dressed, middle-aged man, of mili tary appearance, who gave the • name Of William Hudson Guernsey, but who is also known by the Christian names of Wellington Greville," was brought up at Bow-street on Saturday, in custody of Inspector Thornton, of the detective force, upon a warrant charging him with having stolen a printed copy of certain private despatches from the office of the Colonial Secretary. Mr. Jardine, by whom the warrant had been granted on the previous day, sat specially to hear the case ; Lord Carnarvon, the. under-secretary of the department, also occupied a seat upon the bench. The prisoner was undefended. • Mr. Bodkin said,—l attend here to-day, sir, by the direction of Sir E.' B. Lytton, her Majesty's principal Secretary of State for the Colonies, to prefer 'a very grave charge against the gentleman at the bar. It would be affectation in me to pre tend that you are not aware of the fact that a despatch of an exceedingly important character has been recently obtained in some way or 'another from the Colonial-office, and published in the Daily News. You are also, no doubt, aware that from the state of the lonian Islands her Majesty's Government have considered it advisable to send out that emi- nent statesman Mr. Gladstone on a special mission to' hose islands. It was not long:after his departure for England that the despatches in question ap- Peared in the colimns of the morning newspaper just mentioned, to the surprise of the Government; by whom it was supposed that they were securely lodged in the custody of the officials of the depart ment. Upon this publication the greatest anxiety was manifested by. Sir E. Buiwer Lytton and his colleagues, who were naturally fearful that some person in the public service had betrayed his trust by disclosing .a communication which had been printed only for private and confidential use among official personages ; and consequently the right hon. baronet at once instituted a most search ing inquiry, sparing . no exertion by day or night, until he succeeded in obtaining evidence which justified him in authorising'the present proseaution against the prisoner. The fact thus ascertained I will briefly describe. It appears that two despatches with enclosures had been received from Sir John Young, and a limited number of copies were printed for the purposes I havenamed. They were deposited in an office or room called the library, and would, under ordinary circumstances, be in the care of the principal librarian, Mr. Mayer ; but that gentle man being at the time absent, on his vacation, his place was. filled by Mr. Miller, the sub-librarian. Now, it seems that Mr. Miller became acqitainted with the prisoner some years ago,'Since which period -Mr. Guernsey had been employed in the Crimea, and had also been to Buenos Ayres, continuing, however, to communicate with his friends at home by means of occasional gossiping letters. On his last return to England he renewed his visits to Mr.' Miller, who received him several times in the library. On one occasion Mr.. Miller, having full confidence in the prisoner as a gentleman and a man of honour, left him alone in the apart ment while he stepped out for a few minutes to attend to a person in the waiting-room: The printed despatches in- question were lying on the table, covered by other papers. and a heavy book had been placed upon them to . keep them secure. Although nothing 'Occurred at the time to excite his suspicion, Mr. Miller now remembers that when he returned to the library he found the prisoner coming away from the table ; and the prisoner, in reference to this circumstance, said, " I am not prying into your secrets." Mr. Miller replied, "No, I don't suppose you are." It will be thus apparent that the pri soner, if evilly disposed, had abundant opportunity of possessing himself of one of the printed. copies then lying upon the table ; and it is, moreover, certain that one of them was purloined by some person or other from its place in the library. In the course of the investigation some communication was had with Mr. Walker, the editor of the Daily Wews, who has been subpocnaed as a witness here to-day, and who, although not yet arrived, will doubtless attend in due course, and tell you in detail what steps were taken to ascertain, before giving publicity to such a document, by what means the prisoner had become possessed of it. I may ob seive that the papers were marked " confidential," besides being obviously private from the very nature of their contents. You will find that Mr. Walker received them by post, enclosed in an envelope of a peculiar kind, to which I must direct your particu lar attention, for it is identical in character with others found at the lodgings of the prisoner in Regent-square. It is an official envelope riot now in use, except abroad, having no departmental seal, but only the Royal arms and the inscription " On her Majesty's Service," in a peculiar type. But that is not all. It further appears that on a former occasion, when the prisoner was seeking some appointment at the War-office, be sought the good offices of Mr. Miller, who noticed that a letter to Lord Carnarvon ' which he undertook to for ward to his Lordship, was enclosed in an en velope of the same description. The prisoner had filled the office of provost marshal in the Crimea in the Turkish Contingent, and there had opportuni ties of becoming possessed of envelopes of this de scription. It will be for you, sir, to take these cir cumstances into consideration, and, without pro nouncing any opinion as to the guilt of the prisoner, I believe the evidence will fully, justify you in com mitting him to take his trial on the present charge. The following witnesses were examined : Mr. Thomas Frederick. Elliott, Assistant Under- Secretary Of the Colonial-office, said,—My attention has been called to the publication of two despatches from . the. lonian Islands in the Daily News of November 12. The original documents had been printed for confidential use at the private office of the secretary of the department about the 17th of Sept. last, and were deposited in the liberary in the usual course. Mr..Mayer.is the principal librarian, who would have charge of the papers, and Mr. Miller is the sub-librarian. Mr. Mayer was away about the time the papers were printed, and re turned in October, Mr. Miller officiating for him in his absence. • Mr. Joseph Thomas Miller, sub-librarian at the Colonial-office. I have been in the service of the Colonial Department 23 yearS. I received the printed copies of the despatches in question in Sept. last, during the absence of Mr. Mayer, the principal librarian, for his vacation. I placed them on the right hand side of my ; writing table, beside my desk, with some other papers over • them, and a heaVy book on top . of all. I have been 'acquainted with the prisoner since 1853. At one period he was trustee of some property of Mine.: . Ile - has held a commission in. the Turkish Contingent in the Cri mea, and has subsequently been in South America. He called upon me on his return, about a year ago, and since-that time I have been -in the habit of seeing him. He came occasionally to the Colonial-office;_where I used to receive him in the waiting-rocim, whenever .Mr. Mayer was in the library. In Mr. Mayer's absence I used to receive him in the library. Mr. Mayer went away for his vacation about the 23d of August, and returned on the 25th of October. During the time that the papers were lying on the table as I have described the prisoner called several times, and might have seen there. He: sometimes stayed 'an hour or an hour and a-half, and was frequently left alone. On one occasion after leaving him there alone I noticed as I re-entered the room that he was moving away from the table where these despatches lay,: being a different position from that which he had occupied in the room when, I left. He observed, ! with a smile, " I am not prying into any of your secrets." I I replied, " No, don't suppose you are." I re member the prisoner making an applicatioa for a situation, the result of which application was un favourable, and he then wrote a letter to 'Lord Car narvon, which I told him I considered as an impru dent letter. Lately he ma le an application to Sir E. B Lytton, which was also rejected, and he said Sir E. It—Lytton. would repent it. In October he again applied for a situation, and asked me if I could forward his views. I promised to try, and I fulfilled that promise. I undertook to deliver a letter to Lord Carnurvon. - It-was--in- an envelope similar to that now produced, and with a similar seal. Subsequently I saw him, and:gave him the answer I had received. He had on that occasion some - conversation with me of a trifling nature about South American politics, showing me a pam phlet and a portrait of General Lopez. I told him I was in great anxiety about the publication of the lonian despatches in the Daily News. • I said that to excuse myself f'rom listening to the South American politics: I made use of a strong:expres sion—that " the man who would publish such a thing must be a assent 4 . observing that he must be . a "dirty black guard," and then added, " Yes, it . might have cost you your situation." I had not told him that the papers were taken from me, or from under my care. He asked me if I had read his letter in the Daily News about Gen. Lopez. I said I had read a portion of it. He then went away, He was to have met me again that day, but ./ have not seen him since. That was on Monday, November the 15th. The Prisoner—Have not I s ometimes received three or four letters a - day fro m y ou to come and see you at the office ? • • Witness—Certainly not. . , The Prisoner—Used not several gentlemen to come into the .library ? Witness—Only on business. The Prisoner—Private business with you ? Witness:---No ; only on public•busineSs. • The Pyisoner—How often have you written f or me to come and see you there ? Witness ; once or twice, not more. The rrisper-4 was never ther e Without some person with me. The table is five feet from the fire. I never saw the papers. It was impossible I could have taken them. What earthly object could I have ? What could I want with them i) Mr. Jardine—That is a matter of argument, not a question of fact upon which you can get evidence from this witness. Mr. Miller—l wish to observe that I attend here to-day simply as a matter of public duty. I have no ill-feeling against Mr. Guernsey. Mr. Thomas Walker, 37, Doughty-street. I am the responsible editor of the Daily News.., On the 12th of November despatches from the lonian Islands were published in the Daily News from printed copies • they bear date 10th of June, 1857, and 14th of July, 1858. Mr, Boslkin—Did the prisoner bring those despatches to your office ? Witness—l first met with them lying in their envelope unopened on my table with many other letters. Mr. Bodkin—ls. this (producing an envelope) the envelope 'in which you found them ? Witness—lt is. [The envelope bore the words "On her Majesty's service" on the face of it, and the Royal arms on a cameo formed the seal. From the middle of the :face the portion which would contain the address had been cut out and retained on delivery of the envelope to the Colonial•office.] Mr. Bodkin—Have you the missing piece of that envelope, and if so, produce it. Witness (to the Court)—Does the Court require of me the production of the piece of paper re quested ? Mr. Jardine—l think so. The witness then produced the wanting piece. The direction was " Editor of the Ddily News, Bouverie-street." Examination continued—The envelope also con tained the enclosures or appendices referred to in these despatches. They were all stitched together. On the representation of the Colonial-office I fore bore to print the enclosures. I have since returned them to the authorities at the Colonial-office on their application. The despatches which I did print were cut up for the purpose of printing, and so destroyed. I received them on the Wednesday, and published them on the Friday. Mr. Bodkin—Have you seen the prisoner at the bar? Witness—l have seen him once only ; that was in the middle of the week after the publication of the despatches. Mr. Bodkin—Do you say after the publication ? Witness—Yes. Mr. Bodkin—Did you receive any written note with the despatches ? Witness—Yes. At the request of Mr. Bodkin witness produced this note, which was addressed, like the envelope, to " The Editor- of the .Daily News," and was to the effect that the writer had forwarded therewith some, •despatches relating to the lonian Islands which would be interesting to the public, and pro bably give a clue to the objects of Mr. Gladstone's mission. It was signed "W. Guernsey," and dated " 22, Regent-street, W. C." Examination continued—On the evening of the day on which the despatches were received I wrote and sent by post, according to the address given, a note stating that such despatches had reached the Daily .Arws office, accompanied by a written note, and I inquired whether Mr. Guernsey's name had been properly used. ' On the following day I received a second note, to the effect that all was right, and that the despatches were intended for the editor's use. The writer added, that of course he did not wish his name to be mentioned in the paper. I produce that letter. Mr. Bodkin—When you saw him did he come voluntarily to you, or had you sent to him ? Witness—l wrote to say I wished to see him,' and it was in consequence of that communication 'ghat he came to me at the office. I told him I had been waited on by a gentleman from the Colonial office, and that I understood many innocent people were in trouble through the publication of those despatches. I asked him to tell me how he ob tained them. He said a person had left them at his house. I asked him if he chose to tell me more about it. He said, " No, not now." That was the substance of what passed. I have had no further communication with him. Mr. Bodkin—Mention has been made of some other communication made by the prisoner to the paper respecting General Lopez. Witness—l know nothing of that. Besides the notes I have mentioned, and the single interview, I have had no communication with the prisoner. Prisoner—When I saw you did you not say that you had given satisfaction to the Colonial-office by the addendum you had made to Mr. Drummond Wolff's note ? Witness—l do not remember referring to that .addendum in any way. Piisoner—Did you not say that you would not mention my name in connexion with those de spatches ? - _ - - _ - _ Witness—lt is very likely indeed that I did, for that was my feeling and intention; at the same time, we all obey the law. Mr. Jardine—By that expression I understand you to mean that you now give evidence because you learn here that you are by law compelled to do so? Witness—That is what I wished to convey. It is always understood that editors of newspapers will obey the law. It is in that view of the case that I appear as a witness. Jam now under the pres sure of the Court, and must, of course, give evi dence. I have not divulged the prisoner's name, nor produced. his handwriting until how. Mr. Miller, recalled—l have corresponded with the prisoner, and know his handwriting. The ad dress produced as cut out of the envelope and the two notes produced, are in his handwriting. Inspector Thornton, of the detective police—l took the prisoner in custody on this charge in Great Russell-street last night. I told him I had a war rant for his apprehension, and he had better go with me to the station, where I would read the charge. Going along he asked the the nature of the charge, and I told him. He said, " They have made a mistake ; they have gone the wrong way to work; they should have written to me." At the station-house he said he could prove he was in Dublin in October, and that he knew nothing about the despatches. Sergeant Tanner, of the detective police—l went by Inspector Thornton's instructions to the pri soner's lodgings, where I found 16 of the envelopes I now produce. [They were official envelopes, similar to that in which the despatch to the Editor of the Daily News was enclosed. Envelopes of this kind are not now used in any department at home, and these are supposed, as was explained by Mr. Bodkin, to have come into the prisoner's pos. session while serving abroad.] The Magistrate said—lt is my intention, Mr. Guernsey, to commit you for trial. If you have anything to say you can now say it, but anything you say will be taken doivn and used upon your trial. Mr. Guernsey—l have nothing I wish to say. The prisoner was then fopnally c omm itt e d f or trial, an application he made for bail having been refused. A SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. On the first and middle part of the 21st inst. we had light southerly winds and hot sultry weather ; in the after noon the wind came down from from the N.E. and blew fresh for a short time from that quarter. The schooner Gazelle arrived from Amoy. In the evening the weather was equally from the N. and N.N.W. with - rain, the glass high and steady ; a t 10 p.m. it was blowing had from the N.E., the glass still giving no indication bad weather; at 11.30 the wind had increased considerably, blowing in gusts. On looking at the barometer I found it had'gone down 3-10th, and it continued to fall so rapidly that it could be seen falling until 2 to 2.30 a.m. of the 22d, when it commenced rising again as rapidly. During the time the glass was falling the wind was in creasing, until it blew with fearful violence, making frightful noises. This has been something more than what is usually called a typhoon, and the circle of the cyclone has also been much smaller than usual, which I think will account :for the great violence of the wind, as also for the glass not giving timely Warning. The' height of the storm wave which came in round both sides of Double Island could not have been less than 20 feet, looking to the wrecks of large vessels lying high and dry at hi g h-water mark with ordinary tides. I fear you will scarcely credit the account lam giving you—in fact, it repuires a person to see the fearfill destruction around to do so. At daylight on the morning of the 22d there was not a vessel out of 21 sail to be seen at her Moorings, nor a vestige of a boat of any description; everything on Double Island is in ruins, not a sound house or go-down on the island. Houses that have stood for years and passed through several typoons unscathed are now•nothing but a heap of ruins. The schooner Hazard was the only vessel out of 21 sail that was not driven on shore. I inclose you a list of all the vessels. One large iron vessel, the Hepscott, was thrown up so high on the rocks that at high-water a boat ceuld be pulled under her keel. , It is supposed that the storm wave stirred up the bottom to a great extent, which loosened the hold of the anchors, and at the same time carried the vessels away with it. The Gazelle foun dered alongside the Hongkon g; on ly the captain and five hands saved from her, the former being on shore at the time. The Hongkong was fortunately driven up high and dry, - clear of all rocks, with the loss of all her masts and a good deal strained. The following is a list of vessels in the River Han and the state in which they were on the morning of Sept. 22, 1858, 'after the very - severe hurricane eii the night of the 21st and morning of the 22d : Aranita Adriana, Dutch brig, wreck, taken by Chinese ; Louisa Bailie, British barque, stranded ; Moultan, British barque, wreck; Thusnelda, Danish baique, wreck; Beverly, British. barque, on shore, not much 'damaged ; William Frederick, British barque, on shore, much damaged ; Har vest Home; British barque, on shore, with loss of rudder ;• Glendower, British ship, on shore, bilged and out of shape ; Dennis Hill, British ship, on shore, much damaged ; Alfred the Great, British ship, on shore, got off in a sinking state; Anonyma, British brig, total wreclii Hongkong, British barque, wreck ; Laura, Oldenburg Ibiag, wreck ; Hepscott, British ship, wreck ' • Pantaloon, Britishbrig, wreck, taken by Chinese ; Ohi o , Bremen barque, on shore in the mud, may be got off; Louisa, .British barque, stranded ; Kinaldis, British ship, wreck ; Hazard, British schooner, little or no damage; Gazelle, British schooner. foundered; Giovanni, • Sardinian brig, on shore much damaged. The British ship North Star; hence to Foochoo, was totally lost on the Pratas on the 4th inst. A portion of the crew have arrived, but there are great apprehensions re 4,ecting the remainder.. The .Kenninglen, which sailed hence to Ban Francisco on the 30th ult.,*returned leaky through stress of weather on the 7th inst., and will have to discharge. The Aurora, from Singapore,' experienced a violent hurricane on the .sth inst.. - • ARRIVALS rito3l GREAT BRITAIN. At Honikong.—Oct. 3, the Meliora, from Hartlepool; Oct. 12, the J: W. A. Lorenzen; from Newcastle, SHIPS OF WAR. • At Hong Kong..—Tlie British ship Calcutta ; the frigate Cambrian; the steamers Adventure,. Coromandel, Fury, Hesper, and Inflxible ; the gunbOiia Cormorant and Vol cano ; the Russian steamer Plastorn ; the Dutch steamer Bali. _ . _ _ At Macao.—The Portuguese brig Mondego; the lorcha Amazona ; the French steamer Lily. • • At Canton River.—The British brigs •Bittern and Ca milla ; the steamer assistance, Hornet, and Tribune ; the gunboats Bustard, Clown, Drake, Forester, Haughty, Janus, Kestrel, Leven;Plover, Slaney, Starling, Staunch, Watchful, and Woodcock ; the French frigate Capricieuse ; the steamers Audacieuse, Catinat, and Marseau ; the Ameri can frigate Germontmore. At Amoy.—The British brig Aborn; the steamer Magi clone ; and the gunboat Algerine. At Foochow.—The British steamer Sampson. At Shanghai.—The British frigate A,cta3On ; the steamers Retribution, Cruiser, Highflyer, and Furious; the gun boats Dove, Opossum, Firm, and lee • the French steamer Alarm ; the American steamer Powhattan. At the North.—The British gunboats Banterer and Nimrod ; the French steamers Gironde, La Place, and the Phlegeton ;. the gunboats Dragonne and Mitraille ; the Russian frigate Askolde ; the steamers America, Bijarin, Manjow, Strelset, and Noyeraon ; the gunboats Djugnite and Novich. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. (Front the Calcutta EngliBhman of October 24.) CALCUTTA, OCT. 23. On the Bth inst. we received our letters and files via Bombay from London of the 2d of September. On the 17th the Peninsular and Oriental Company's mail steamer Ben gal brought us dates from London of the 10th of Septem ber, and on the 18th we again received the mail of the 18th of September, from London via Bombay. • The Produce Market.—The great annual festival of the Doorga Pooja commenced on the 12th with general holi days which end on the 22d inst. We have therefore had only three working days since the departure of the last mail, and very little business has been done. Unlike pre= vious years, when just before the Doorga Pooja, a large business has been done, that of the present.year commenced with unusual dulness, and for about a week before' he clos ing of offices scarcely any fresh! transactions were entered into, although holders were anxious sellers of some articles at considerable reductions. In indigo some more'business has been done. Some sales of raw silk were made just a couple of days before the holidays at lower prices. In sugar hardly anything doing. Saltpetre market closed 'with an advance again. No rther transactions in Corahs. In oil seeds no change. The same of jute and other articles. The Import Market.—The depresSion. mentioned in our last has not continued, and business to a fair extent has been effected during the holidays at an :advance of about 1 anna per piece on most descriptions of grey goods. Bleached goods also are in good Rosition; but yarns con tinue dull, buyers apparently having lost confidence and keeping backward. The market for piece goods is ex pected to open' more favourably after the holidays. Metals continue as depressed as ever before, without any imme diate prospects of improvement. For want of proper infor mation in consequence of the holidays, we only give quota tions of piece goods and yarns, reserving our remarks for our next issue. _ • The Money Market continues in the same easy position as before. There has been no alteration of the rates of the Bank of Bengal. The share-market continues in the same good position as before, and the • scrips of the India General and other favourite companies still attract purchasers at full rates. Transactions, howe'ver, are confined to.actual investments, and there is very little' doing on speculkion. Company's Papers'have slightly fluctuated daring 'the past fortnight, but Our market has closed firm with expecta tions of still better rates after the holydays than those given below. Exchange.-:—Our rates for the last mail closed 2!s. forfiret class six months' sight tredits, and 2s. ld. for documents ditto. These rates must be considered as current for the pre sent mail too, 'although very little has been done. Freights.—Owing to the holydays, we have no engage ments of tonnage to report. The arrivals of shipping in the meantime have been enormous, and we are therefore more than convinced that On the resumption of business the last mail's rates will not be tenable, and that the present depression will continue for some time. HOSPITAL FOR CONSUMP2ION, BROMP TON. The quarterly court of the governors of this valuable institution was held on Thursday in the board-room of the hospital, the . Rev. Sir H. Foulis, Bart., in the chair. The report read by the -Secretary, and unani mously adopted, expressed feelings of gratitude that the liberality of the public during the current year had sufficiently improved the finances to jus tify the board in considerably extending the bene• fits of the hospital during the- winter, and they had therefore responded to the many urgent calls upon them by re-opening all the wards. They had taken this step in full reliance that the public will continue to accord such a liberal measure of sup port that the expense of maintaining nearly 200 patients niay be met, and in the earnest hope that they may not be compelled by want of funds to re duce the number of patients, especially at a time when, the inclemency of the weather both' swells the list of applicants for admission, and renders the shelter and comforts of the hospital doubly benefi cial to them. The committee begged most earnestly to remind the governors of the "essential service which they can render to the hospital, and, through its means, to hundreds of the suffering victims of consumption and other diseases Of the chest, by seeking to enlist the sympathy and support of their friends in behalf of this most valuable charity, - which, in addition to . the in-patie»ts' depart ment, has a large number of out-patients daily seen by the physicians, -and supplied . with all necessary medicine. The painting, colouring, and other necessary workshad been completed, and the friends of the hospital were invited to view it in itsimproved state. Sit-fee last Meeting legacies had been announced of £2OO from the late Miss Ann Barnett, and £lOO from the late Mr. Ber nard Tribe. The committee feel that legacies form an important part of their receipts, as it is only by such additions to their income that they can hope to clear off a mortgage debt on the hospital estate (which entails a heavy annual charge on the charity). The report concluded by stating that the number of patients admitted-since Aug. 19 was 131 ; discharged, greatly benefited, 80; died, 28 ; number of out-patients, 935:' It was stated among recent contributions were £lOO from Bishop Maltby, and a further contribu tion from Miss Nightingale ; and a gentleman whose name did not transpire had made an offer of £lOO towards the further admission of patients. The proceedings conclUded with 'thanks to the chairman. "'"a"'__,~.~_. 1, "-<-r-..+... THE WEATHIR. METEOROLOGICAL REPORT FROM THE HIGH FIELD-HOUSE OBSERVATORY. Thursday, Nov. 25.—Greatest heat in shade, 47.0 deg.; adopted - mean temperature, 40'9 deg. ; mean pressure, 29.173 ; mean temperature of evaporation, 38.9 deg.; range of temperature, 19.0 deg. ; amount of rain at 10 p.m.. 0.105 ; ozone, 0 ; direction of wind at 10 p.m., S.S.E. ; amount of cloud at 10 p . m., 10.0; the weather, slight rain all day, mild; windy night Friday morning, the 26th.-- Greatest cold, 45.8 deg, ; niiiiimum temperature on grass, 44.5 dag. ; amount of rain, 0000 amount of evaporation, 0.020; cz me, 1; temperature at 9 a.m., 50" ;;deg. ; baro meter correctd at 9 a.m., 29 . 143 inches ; wet alb ther mometer at 9 a.m., 49.2 dug.; amount of cloud at 9 a.m., ; direCtion of wind, S'.E, ; weather, fine and mild. E. J. Lows. LONDON TEMPERATURE. ROYAL HUMANE SOCIETY'S RECEIVING-HOUSE, HYDE- PARK. Nov. 24.—Thermometer, 9 a.m. deg. ; noon, 30 deg. ; night (minimum), 32 deg. Barometer, 9 a.m, 29 . 84. Wind during the day, S.E. Weather gloomy. Nov. 25.—Thermometer, 9 a.m, 41 deg. ; noon,_ 46 deg ; (minimum), 48 deg. Barometer, 9 a.m. 29.44. Wind dur ing the day, S.S.E. Weather, cloudy. with light rain Nov. 26.—Thermometer, 9 a. 111., 53 deg. ; noon, 55 deg. night (minimum), 46 deg. Barometer, 9 a.m., 29.31. Wind during the day, S. Weather, moderate and cloudy. H. WILLIARS , ms,Superintendent. THAMES TUNNEL, AND RH S I DE IN THE E YARD, ROTHE Nov. 26.—Thermometer.---Noon, tunnel, 54 deg. ; yard, 56 deg. ; eight (minimum), tunnel, 54 deg. ; yard, 44 deg. W. W. MASON, Superintendent. Mr. Charles Pearson has addressed a circular to the shareholders of the Great Western Railway Company, in which he urges upon them the great benefit which would be conferred upon their property by the establishment of a Great Central Railway Terminus. He therefore begs their attendance at the public meeting which the Lord Mayor, in pursuance of a requisition extensively signed by the citi zens, has convened for the Ist. December. E ADVE RTISEMENTI-11olloway's Pills.—Novem ber fogs—lmpurity of the Air.—As the blood, in its healthy state, sustains and renovates every part of the living sys tem, so when it is impoverished or impure (as it must of necessity be whilst November fogs. prevail, and the density of the atmosphere prevents the delitorious gases rising above our heads), it has a precisely_ contrary effect. It is manifest that no medicine which does not reach the circu lation can exterminate disease. These wondertui pills ope rate directly,, powerfully, and beneficially un the blood, venous and arterial. They retaoye all the mephitic vapours absorbed from the 4tllloSphere. They relax the air cells of the lungs, affording a large supply of oxygen, and th e y ox. poi disease and prolong existence) THE NE IF FOREIGN-OFFICE. We have great satisfaction in announcing that Mr. G. G. Scott, the eminent architect, has been intrusted by the Board of Works 'with the erection of the new Foreign-office, and that the Lords of the Treasury have likewise concurred in that appoint• ment, subject, of course, to future confirmation by Parliament. Mr. Scott • will accordingly proceed, after communication with the authorities at the Foreign-office, to remodel his design according to the official information thus afforded, and agree ably to the suggestion of the Committee of the House of Commons that the New Foreign-office might be so placed as to range symmetrically with any other public offices, in accordance with the block plan of M. Crepinet, which might be re quired from time to time. It has also been deter mined so to arrange the ivorlis as to leave the pro. sent Foreign-office standing till such portion of the new building as is absolutely necessary for the im mediate occupation of the department is ready to receive it. Besides his many ecclesiastical works and restora tions in this country, of which we need only specify the new church at Doncaster, Mr. Scott has an European reputation as the architect of the Hamburg Senate House, a building embracing all the Government offices of that great city, as well as having been appointed, after a public competi tion, architect of the great Church of St. Nicholas, both which works he has executed to the full satis faction of the authorities and to the admiration of all who visit that city. On one point only we would express our dissatisfaction with the deter mination of the Board of Works, and that is on the score of expense it has been resolved to relin quish the erection of an official residence with an extensive suite of reception rooms, which, if wanted anywhere in the world, are indispensable in a Foreign-office. In addition to the above remarks of our own, we append the following very just tribute of praise to Mr. Scott, and those who have intrusted him with this work,- from the columns of the Saturday Review ; " We believe that we shall not be found to be premature or incorrect in making the announcement that Mr G. G. Scott's design for the Foreign-office has been selected by the Government. To say that we hail this decision with un . qualified satisfaction is • only to anticipate the general voice both of the profession and the public ; but, as we have for some time given much attention to the subject in these columns, we have special reason to congratulate both the authorities and the artist on a result which is alike creditable to them and important on general grounds of taste and utility. We must reca pitulate the steps by which this result has been attained. The Parliamentary committee disposed effectually, as we have already observed, of Mr. Pennethorne and of the pre posterous claim of that respectable surveyor to an indefea sible right of 'erecting every building to be paid for by public money. Other reasons, entirely satisfactory, ren dered it impossible to employ Messrs. Coe and Holland, to whose design, by a singular accident, and contrary te the judgment of the professional assessors, the first prize in the competition was awarded. The whole artistic field was thus thrown open to the Government. They were not bound to employ any of the prizemen, but, with a good feeling and good sense honourable to them, they felt that the designs of Messrs. Banks and Barry and of Mr. Scott had established a prerogative of choice. In this decision they are justified by the recommendation of the Select Committee, who clearly enough indicated that the choice ought to be between Messrs. Banks and Barry and Mr. Scott. ' Here the selection was delicate, but there were ex traneous elements which helped to settle it. The cow petition, it will be remembered, was for two offices--a Foreign-office and a War office ; and in both competitions Mr. Scott held the second kilace, while, though in oneMessra. Banks and Barry were first, in the other they were not prizemen. That is to say, representing the matter in the ordinary formula of examiners, if we suppose that in each competition the highest number of marks was 100, decreas ing by. 10 on each place in the class list, the sum of Mr. Scott's merits would be 180 against 100 gained by Messrs. Banks and Barry. On this, the merely mechanical and technical ground, the award of the Foreign-office to hlr• Scott is unassailable. But we vindicate it on higher grounds. The choice was between Italian, as represented by Messrs. Banks and Barry, and pointed Gothic, as designed by Mr- Soon. Then, we argue, both the geniis loci and the pro' priety of the thing are in favour of Gothic. Westminster has its architectural character which it would be simple barbarism and blindness to forget. The Abbey decided the style of the Houses of Parliament more than 20 ye* ago, and common sense and taste alike precluded the p 0 551- bility of contradicting the existing motif. The public office must ultimately range from Downing-street to Grea t George-street ; and the question was whether the architec• turaefeature of the only architectural quarter of London was to be prescribed by Barry's Treasury or by Barry's Palace of Westminster—by the time-honoured Abbey, the Very finest church in England, and in its degree among th e very finest in the world, or by the tame and mediocre, buildings of Whitehall. When the case wa s narrowea down to this elementary problem the decision could not bu doubtful for an instant." COUNTRY MARKETS. LIVERPOOL —Nov. 27. We quote no alteration in the valu e o f .vileat but the trade continues in a lifeless state. Fi ne b ar l e ys their value, other sorts quite un sa l ea bl e . Oats a nd beato in favour of the buyer. mainta in CHELMSFOI At this corn market to-day wheat and a fair attendance o ther under the rates of last w( RD—Noy. 26. there was a tolerable ,how d* farmers. Wheat sold at ra•• 'eek. --- Wheat, white 36s to 47s Peas, Partridge ..44s to 460 red 32s to 44s White 4ls to 430 Barley 34s to 41s Boiling 42s to 480 Chevalier ....37s to 45 s D un • 440 to 460 Grinding 27s to 33s Beans, Tick ....38s to 4 0 Malt... ....... 7os to 738 . Harrow Ticks 38s to 4? Chevalier 72s to 738 Maza gan 36s to 311 Oats 25s to 35s OXFORD —Nov. 27. At this morning's market the supply of wheat was mode: rate, and the attendance was good. Fewer sales of wiles; were effected than for many market days previously. Gr e3 a inquiries for good ba r l e y a t i s l ower. Oats were better, an beans firm. Flour steady. Wheat ...40s to 44s Qats.... White .42s to 47 s Beans 4 2 0 1 : t t o o 34° : Barley .30s to 37 s Peas .• • —s to ---4 Flour, 31s to —s Od per sack. LEICESTER —Nov. 27. The supply of wheat from the growers was good, $ l 2 although an att em pt was ma d e to t b uy at a reduction, th e farmers succeeded in obtaining last week's prices. Bar l 4, of fine quality maint a i ne d f ormer rates ; in diff eren t soil; nearly unsaleable. Oats easier to buy. There was ye" little alteration in beans. STAMFOR There was a fair supply of day, and transactions were lb qr. Not much doing in other Wheat 3Bs to 40s White do 40s to 44s Barley .....44s to —s D—Nov. 27. wheat from the farmers t°_,' nited at an ad vance o f is proi . r sorts. Oats.. 3ls to -- 41 Beans, new Ditto, old .4455: t to CAMBRIDGENov. 27. Our trade has ruled exceedingly firm during the Ill! ten days, a n d t o -d ay t h ere was a better inquiry f, wheat, flour, and Indian corn, with no observable chano. in prices. O a t s , oa t mea l, barley, beans, &c., sold only retail, and no alteration was made in figures. The in? ports this week are moderate of wheat, but fair of float Indian corn, oats, and oatmeal. NORWICH—Nov. 27. The supply of English wheat at market to-day was 11 ", shorter than of late, and sold slowly at about last week:: rates. Fine barleys maintain their values; inferi o r mari ing and grinding rather eas i er to purchase. Oats me et with a better inquiry, at so m e w h a t en h anced rates. Ot he'.. articles unchanged, CORK—Nov. 26. The following were th e quo t a ti ons t hi s morning ne wheat, 15s 6d to 20s; white, 20s Od to 22s 6d; barley lls to 15s Od;' oats, lls Od to 12s 9d. In the butter market upwards of 1,000 firkins were °I) . sale. Prices —First quality, 106 s; second, 104 s; third, 9 - 2° ' fourth, 84S ; fifth, 765.;' sixth, 565. . DUBLIN- There was ,a moderate supp ket, but prices reznained wit corn is quite a drug in the ma —Nov. 26. 31y, and generally a firm mar' thout much change. India o arket. s.d. s. d. Wheat, white., 22 6 to 24 6 Do., red 2l 6 to 22 6 Do., new 21 6 to 24 6 Barley Oats Do.; black...: 'II 0 to 12'0 s. d. s. ' Do., new 11 6 to 13 0 Bere . ll 6 to 12 Rapeseed 26 0 to 29 a y Oatmeal l2 6 to 14 s Bakers' flour " Indian corn 26 oto 29 BIRTIIS. FORESTER.—On the 26th inst., at 6, Audley-square,ll 3(ll Forester. of a son, stillborn. KIDD.—On the 24th inst., at Blackheath, the wife o f DP Joseph Kidd, of a son.. 31 oREToN.—On the 24th inst., at Knockglass, co. 11ra3 171 the Ho n . M rs. Algernon Moreton, of a son. RASIILEIGH.—On the 27th inst., at 5, Porchester-pla cef Hyde-park, th e w if e of the Rev. Stanhope Rashle ig b, vicar of St. Wenn, Cornwall, of a daughter. ••• . MARRIAGES. COWPER—BURLEY.—On the 25th inst., at All Saint?' Leamington Robert Cowper, E sq ., o f South Aust...-- - 4 to Elizabeth , ' daughter of the l a t e M r . J o h n Burley, - Shalstone, Bucks. „ of COX—COLEARD.—On the 23d inst., Arth ur Cox, .05,v,,A4 Buckby, Northamptonshire, to Marraret Denne, C'"" daughter of John Colbard, Esq., of Herne-bay, K e nt. DEATHS. BATHITRST.—On the 25th inst., at Vale-place, near 1 14 T; mersmith, Lancelot Bath urs t, E sq., J . P ., and f o riaer of the Navy-office, Somerset-house, aged 76. CAPIEN.—On the 26th inst., at Ryde, 1.W ., Mr. Jolt Caplen, aged 33. HOPEIL—On the 25th inst., John Hoper, Esq., of Sh er ' manbury, aged 66. KIDD.—On the 26th inst., at 75, Florence-road, Kenn il li t tan-park, Captain Kidd, late of the 21st Royal N or British Fusiliers. M'NEILL.—On the 25th inst., at the Star Hotel, Ed! 11- burgh, Alexander M'Neill, Esq , advocate and of 1 ,111- coin's-inn, barrist er - a t-l aw. Nlxox.—On the 25th inst., at Bladen-lodge, Old no icar ton, Martin IL Nixon, Esq., J.P., aged 64. S/ B, B4olM—On the 25th inst., at 13 L a db ro ke-tern b Nottino . -hill, Colon e l Broafield Sissmore, late o f the Bengal Army, aged 75. LONDON : Printed and Published by MURDO YOUN°t of No: 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, No. 112 1 Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the county 01 M:ddleee= t oy, Noveliber 29, 1868. _1 at -~ ` ~. Coy Con teed gun' ditic In nide] tog e Pr% Con aPpl ' s , rrav blade Fpiri Bess. have chef pent 30, .T, T` Tice t',orr Nati ford istam 46 br. /wall Inedi 46 1 CUre.. th e Alain and ( aeFite Foi ~ledi, T} Have of Nei Net Ent • Dyi rAtti ari(, rot Cor Dl dfa rr i.