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GENERAL POST-OFFICE, McEmnrit, 1856. 1 THE POSTMASTER-GENERAL will recei Tenders for the supply of BEST WAX, COMPOSITIO , COMPOSITE, and TALLOW CANDLES, and BEST OIL and SOA , for the nse of this Office during the year 1557. The Tenders must be delivered at the Secretary's Department t f this office, at or before noon, on Monday, the 22d instant, and th y must be enclosedin sealed covers, addressed to " Her Majesty's Post master-General," and endorsed, "Tenders for Candles, &c." Samples of the Candles and Soap can be seen on application at the Housekeeper's department of this Office. TOWER.—SA LE OF STORES. BY order of the Secretary of State for War.— To be Sold, by public auction, in the Tower, on FRIDAY, the 12th day of December, 1856, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon precisely, the following MEDICAL PURVEYOR'S STORES, lying at tho Victoria (London) Decks, viz.:— Ale and Porter Potash, and Vinegar Magnesia Water Solidified and Concentrated Milk Preserved Meat Dried Vegetables Ginger, Ground Flour Curry Powder Groats Cayenne Pepper Lime Juice Raspberry Vinegar May be viewed at the Victoria Docks, from 10 to 4 o'clock, on the 2 days previous to the sale, and catalogues had at the War Department, rall.mall ; the Tower ; Victoria Docks ; and Royal Arsenal, Wool. Wich ,on payment of 6d. each, which will be allowed to purchasers. No person will be admitted to view the lots, or into the sale room, Without a catalogue. BANK OF DEPOSIT, No. 3, PALL•MALL EAST, LONDON. Established A.D., 1844. Parties desirous of INVESTING MONEY are requested to examine the Plan of this Institution, by which a high rate of interest rsay be obtained with perfect security. The interest is payable in January and July, at the Head Office London, or at the various branches in the country. PETER MORRISON, Managing Director., Prospectuses and Forms for Opening Accounts sent free. NEW SYSTEM OF LIFE ASSURANCE. THE DIRECTORS of the NATIONA ASSURANCE and INVESTMENT ASSOCIA PION invite attention to the New System of Life Assurance exclusively adopted by this Association, viz., that of allowing Interest on all Premiums Paid, instead of the remote and uncertain system of Bonuses usually adopted. *this plan the Policyholder will secure to himself a constantly Increasing annual income during life, as well as the payment of the Sam assured to his representatives at his death. Tables of Rates specially adapted to this system of Assurance may be obtained at the Office of the Company, 3, Pall-mall East, or for warded free on application. 'PETER MORRISON, Managing Director. ESTABLISHED 1837. BRITANNIA LIFE ASSURANCE COM PANY, Empowered by Special Act of Parliament, 4 Viet., cap. 9, and BRITANNIA MUTUAL LIFE ASSOCIATION, Empowered by Her Majesty's Royal Letters Patent. 1, Princes-street, Bank, London. Ma.tox-GattERAL ALEXANDER, Blackheath-park, Chairman. Number of Policies IsZed, upwards of 11,000. Annual Income from Premiums (exclusive of Interest on Invest 111ents) upwards of 84,0001. Rates of Premium reduced to the lowest possible scale compatible With security, and computed in such variety of ways as to suit the circumstances and convenience of every class of Policy-holders. E. R. FOSTER, Resident Director. ANDREW FRANCIS, secretary. METROPOLITAN _ _ soc No. 3 , Prin-, _am LIFE ASSURAN uE :TY. street, Bank. MUCTOILS. Thos. A. Bushby, Esq., Liverpool. William J. Leacher, Esq. Peter Cater, Esq. Fames Lloyd, Esq., Birmingham, James Dawson, Esq. . Sir J. Paxton, 31.1., Chatsworth Richard Fry, Esq. George Pearce, Esq. Robert Grant, Esq. Henry Stmt, Esq. Wm. Grant, Esq., Portsmouth. J. Ingram Travers, Esq. Sir Benjamin Hawes, K.C.B. Joseph Underwood. Esq. rrazer B. Renshaw, Esq. George Vaughan, Esq. John Laurence, Esq. . - The Directors hereby give notice to Members whose Premiums fall due on the sth of January next, that the same must be PAID within Thirty days from that date. The Premiums are paid April, Yary, Half-yeal or Qarterly, o the sth of January, sth of sth of Jitly r y, , and sth u of October n p , either of which se ve r a l days constitutes the commencement of the rear to Members. Persons, therefore, desirous of entering the So ciety as Members on the sth of January next, should appear or lodge their proposals at the office on or before that day. This Society, for Mutual and General Assurance, appropriates the 'Whole of its profits to the benefit of parties assuring their own lives for the whole term of life as Members of the Society. For the year ending the sth of April, 1856, an abatement of 51 per 'Tcent. has been declared on the Premiums of all Members of Five ears' standing and upwards. The accumulated capital of the Society exceeds 700,0007. The annual premiums on existinz policies are upwards of 100,000 1 t, HENRY MARSHAL, Actuary. Princes -street, Bank, December 4, 1856. T O LOVERS of FlSH.—Fifth Season.— Genuine YARMOUTH These highly es teemed delicacies forwarded to all parts. on BLOATERS. receipt of the amount , as Under, in penny postage stamps, or Post-office order :- 100 prime 100 especially selected Bs. 4d.. .Package included. 50 ditto Send full and plain directions, county, and nearest station. Ad dress, THOMAS LETTES, Jun., Fish Curer, Great Yarmouth. OYSTERS, BARRELLED.—The BURNHAM RIVER NATIVE OYSTERS are the best in the world—six years old--four hours from the beds To be had only at .1. SWEET ING'S FISH and OYSTER ESTABLISHMENT, 159, Cheapside. J. S. always has the largest supply of the best Fish in season, at the lowest market price. In ordering Fish it will be desirable to state fir how many persons it Is required, and whether for visitors or domestic use. A post-office order or ' reference will have prompt attention. Superior Oyster Rooms. IMPORTANT TO EVERY MAN WHO KEEPS A HORSE, COW, SHEEP, OR PIG. Fr HORLEY'S FOOD FOR CATTLE. Tn. ClarcAratiT AND BE M.7.:1, TET INTRODUCED 1 Sold in Cases containing 448 Packages--each Package One Feed at the cost of Three Half-pence each, equal to 565. per case. Carriage Pala to any railway station. None are genuine without my signature— JOSEPH THORLEY, the Inventor, 115, Ingh-street, Hull. Post-office Orders must be made payable as above. CANCER HOSPITAL, London and West do Brompton.—Secretary's Office, 16 7, Piccadilly. — This Institu at ? has been established exclusively for the treatment of the poor isT L eted with cancerous diseases. Out-door patients to attend at 1 67, ;: oc adilly, on Tuesdays, at 2 o'clock. In-door patients are admitted the Brompton Establishment, for one month, and for a longer i'mod if recommended by the medical officers. The number of per sona under treatment as in or out-door patients have averaged far ne last three years about 400 cases each year. Since the foundation this Hospital in 1851, 1,799 poor persons, suffering under every - W rit of this dreadful malady, have received the benefits of this C ity. A Weekly Board manage its affairs, and every informa tol_connected with the Institution may be obtained on applicaon th,..ue Secretary. Contributions to enable the Committee to continue „-:'..Rreat work of benevolence are urgently solicited, and may be r t .., to William Loxham Farrar Esq., the Treasurer, 66, Lincoln's a_tields ; Messrs. Coutts and Farrar, Strand ; and at the Secretary's "'yea. 167, Piccadilly. By order. W. J. COCKERILL, Secretary. ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road. Patron—The QUEEN.—Fouaded 1828. , T he sick poor are admitted on their own application alone ; no re __endation is required. af 'u , L ,'LLOC the past month the following number received the benefits s Charity either as out or in-door patients, on their personal PPlication Week ending 7th November 2,154 Ditto 14th November.... • • 2,043 Ditto 21st November .... • • 1,972 Ditto 28th November 29th and 30th November.. •. Or Total in November 8 , 7 4 7 t li „,"n ich 2,775 een were admitted new cases previous l , the y. remainder (still under treat having b k t a ien n ts c . lergy of all denominations have unlimited access to the si v ~ e avy expenses are Inevitably incurred in affording such eaten the reiref• Public The Committee, therefore, earnestly entreat the aid of Th e • ;I•e ari Management of the Hospital is in the hands of 30 Governors, o._ Y elected from the general list of subscribers, at the Annual 4 ' o ,' er al Meeting in January. A Board is held every Thursday, at I t . h inek (Rev. J. B. Owen, Chairman), to conduct the business, all 4 1 'MY subscriber may attend, if so disposed, the Board being at Yee desirous of receiving suggestions or giving explanation. ta ps ," Hospital is not endowed, but is wholly dependent on volun -intributions and legacies, which are received by the Treasurer, sa ki ", asterman, Esq., M.P., Nicholas-lane ; also by Msss. Cout C ol;_ Drummond and Co.; Berries and Co.; Ransom r and Co.; ; Jo n .ntt, Grote, and Co. ; Smith, Payne, and Co.; Glyn and Co. ; and an Barclay and neDenWilliams, r Z t l, d Co. ; Overend, Gury, and Co.; Nisbet and Co., Ber cio,ret ; Masterman and Co.; and at the Hospital. nEf for the destitute patients will be thankfully received. By order. J. B. OWEN, M.A., Chairman. Mit. 110WA.RD, burgeon-Dentist, 52, Fleet pici4L street, has introduced an entirely new description of ARTI TEETH ,fixed without springs, wires, or ligatures. They to Pe rfecti th e 0 , Y resemble the nataral teeth as not to be distinguished from dee a ,"ginal by the closest observer; they will never change colour or I, l: 4; i and will be found very superior to any teeth ever before used. t'Per,itt e o th°4 does not require the extraction of roots, or any painful tsa r on' and will support and preserve teeth that are loose, and is tan g r ed to restore articulation and mastication. Decayed teeth a k., 7 ed sound and useful in mastication. -52 , Fleet-street. At rr e from ten till five. LAPPETITE AND DIGESTION IMPROVED. RE EA and PERRINS' WORCESTERSIn ho 8, SAUCE imparts the most exquisite relish to Steaks , Chops, la ri a and all Roast Meat Gravies Fish, Game, Soup, Curries, and ' 3 ' and by its tonic and invigor'ating properties enables the stomach to Perfectly digest the food. Tile daily useof this aromatic and delicious Sauce is the best safe !guard to health. Said by the proprietors, Lea and Perrino, 19, Penchurch-street, London, and 68, Broad-street, Worcester ; also by Messrs. Barclay L o Sons , Messrs . Crosse and Blackwell, and other oilmen and rner thants, London ; and generally by the principal dealers in sauce. N.B.—To guard against imitations, see that the names of "LEA And PERRINS" , tre upon the label and patent cap of the bottle. A NEW AND IMPORTANT DISCOVERY IN THE SCIENCE OF MEDICINE. t e n de? Vienna.P ma cie P atent Office Seal of Great Britain. Diplome d;tEedeoi Fharmacien de Faris. Imperial College of TRIESEMAR No. I, 2, and 3, prepared in the form of alo ere e b e y lozenge, devoid d de void of taste or smell, and can be carried In the waistcoat t °l,l in tin cases, divided into separate doses, as ad ist ' alpeau, L a ll eman d, Roux, Ricord, &C., Sce. TRIESEMAR No. 1 is a Remedy for RE_ LAXATION, SPERMATORRHCEA, and all tae distressing •011 sequences arising from early abuse, indiscriminate excesses, or too .I'2lg residence in hot climates. It has restored bodily and sexual o and. igour to thousands of debilitated individuals who are • lin the enjoyment of health and the Functions of Manhood; and 4 ' t eatever may be the cause for DISQUALIFICATIONS for MAlt. LAG E, they are effectually subdued by this Wonderful Discovery. TRIESEMAII No. 11., :nectnally, in the short space of three days, completely and entirely sjaalcates all traces of Oonorrheea, both In its mild and aggravated t?,., rr cis. Clients, Strictures, Irritation of the Bladder, Non-retention of ''ne, Pains of the Loins and Kidneys, and those disorders which tet ah l and Cuhebs have so long been-thought an antidote for. to the of tb.e health of a vast portion of the population. th ‘ , TRIESEMAR No. 111., tp 3. great Continental Remedy for Syphilis and Secondary S7P_•: 11t, It also constitutes a certain cure for Scurvy, Scrofula, an , au ti on a lls Eruptions, removing and expelling in its course all corrup th — and impurities from the vital stream, as altogether to eradicate yirus of disease, and expel it with the insensible perspiration 2_ , l r gh the medium of the pores of the skin and urine, and is a tCe...ling remedy for that class of disorders which unfortunately tiole;nglish Physician treats with Mercury, to the inevitable destruc the the patient's constitution, and which all the sarsaparilla in c0y7011,1 cannot restore. lls., or four cases in one for 335„ which saves I is., and in 5/. 7* whereby there is a saving of ii. las. To be had wholesale and 1ar 0 .. 4 . , 1 ? 1 London, of Derby and Gordon, 140, Leadenhall-street; °xi., 2 29, Strand • Hannay and Cp., 63, Ox.ord-strect ; Sanger, 150. °l-(lB treet. 11- 4 : 0 1IAN FRAILTY ; a Popul ar M e di ca l ,Cl., price Is., po s t fl ee, b eau tif u lly illustrated with 100 engrav i n gs, contai ning the opinions of Valpean. Lallernand, Roux, Ricord, It gives copions instructions for the perfect rest orat i on of those statare prevented by impediments from entering into the married a lso sh ee owing the dreadful results from early ab use, gonorrbd, ex 4 ,7l 3 Philis, and th e b e „ edts arising torn the chemical tests and Izi,r,i o lna tion of th e spermatoza, by the author ' s newly-constructed ON , r i; 4PC . w ith Powerful lenses.—Piper and Co., 23, Paternoster d ithh:l all agent's for the sale of"Trlemnar." The Third Edition. Just rublished, price ss. ON TRUE & FALSE spER& by post, free, ss. 6d. ATORKEEA, with the View of disti ngu i sh i ng t h e Imaginary from the Real Sufferers und er this disease, and Conrctiug of wide-spread Errors in relation to their Treatment and Cure. Translated from the German of Dr.PICKFOILD. "Dr. picgiord is known to English readers by his frequent praceti cal contributions to German medical literature, This is the first time, he informs as, that he has addressed himself to tbe non-medi eal reader. We trust this may n o t be the last, if he shall detect an y ether equally flagrant evil whi c h i t may be in his P ' rect."—London Medical Gazett e . " The tribe of ' Quiet SyMPathisers, and 'Medical Friends,' are mcrclisesly exposed; awl if this book wuld find its way lute the hands O f those wha suffer from the com plaint of which it treats, we are satisfied that many hun d r eds would Se saved much needless suffering of b ody and mind •, met to cor and what is of ;ass importance, though it is that which the quacks most prize-- much money ......This volume is well qualifled to put au end to the empirical system of treating Spennatorrhoea, and to place the treat ment upon a more rational and physiological basis. it is, thercf:n., likely to do Much good , " — gedibal Circular. London; H. Dalliem 219, liegent-otreet (No. 20,116.) PUBLICATIONS. NOTICE. SIR BERNARD BURKE'S PEERAGE and BARONKT AA4E for 1857, New Edition, corrected throughout:from the personal communications of the Nobility, &c will be ready on t-aturday, Dec. 13. Thirst and Blackett, Publishers, successors to Henry Colhurn, 13, Great Marlborough-street. 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Also, all uniform in size, sml price 10s. each Treasury, MAUNDER'S HISTORICAL TREASURY ; MAUNDER'S GEOGRAPHICAL TREASURY ; MAINDER'S TREASURY OF KNOWLEDGE MAUNDER'S TREASURY OF NATURAL HISTORY ; and MAUNDER'S SCIENTIFIC AND LITERARY TREASURY. London : Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans, and Roberts. Just published, LINTON'S SCENERY of GREECE and its ISLANDS. 50 sheet plates, with a Tour and Map. Price, demy 4t0., 2 guineas; royal 4t0., India, '4 guineas. "A more captivating book has rarely passed into our hands."— Art Journal. " A standard work of singular Interest and beauty."—lllustrated London News. " A. volume as remarkable as it is original and beautiful.". ing Herald. See also Athenaeum, Literary Gazette, Examiner, Leader, Builder, Daily News, Globe, &c., &c. Longman and Co., Paternoster-row. '—lforn- NEW WORK BY THE AUTHOR OF AMY HERMERT. Just published, in 2 vols. fcp. Bvo., price 12s. cloth, I VORS. By the Author of " Amy Herbert," "Cleve Hall," &c. " Ivors' is entirely free from the slightest insinuation of theologi. cal opinions."—Press. " We cordially welcome Ivors, not as one of the ephemeral books of the season, but as one to which the thoughtful reader will be glad to return again and again."—John Bull. " Ivors' is in many respects a great improvement on the earlier works of its authoress. It is written in a mach larger and wiser spirit It is more charitable and more profound."—Saturday Review. Ivors,' the new work by the Author of Am,y Herbert, is one ,f which we are delighted to speak in terms of the highest approva; it is, we think, the cleverest work the author has yet written."—. Ecclesiastic. - • London : Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans, and Roberts. In Bvo., with a Chart and Illustrati S. Gurney Cresswell, THE DISCOVERY o PASSAGE by H.M.S. Is 1850-1854. Edited by Captain Logs and Journals of Captain M' " The history of this famous dis covery is well entitled to a special work ; and we feel certain that among the numerous volumes de scriptive of Arctic enterprise, which have swelled to the propor tions of a library, none will rank higher, or bezkore generally read, than that now puhlished. Inde pen4ently of the great interest at taching to the successful result, after four year.,' battling with thick-ribbed ice, the entire nar rative of the Investigator's voy age is told in such a simple and unaffected manner as to win our sympathy and command our ad miration." - Atth-tutum. ions from Sketches by Commander t,N., prize 15s. cloth, - - f THE NORTH-WEST ivestigator, Captain R. AUCluttE, OIERARD OSBORN, C. 8., froll the the grandest exploits on record. sir Robert APClure and his crew were the first =en whc ever passed from the Pacific to At lantic—thus solving a proolem of nearly three centuries standing. From 1576 to 1854 the feat re mained, in the words of Marti❑ Frobisher, the first explorer, a thing yet undone, whsreoy a not able mind might be male famous and fortunate.' Captain M'Clitre's narrative, edited by one who him self served in the A rcjc. regions with distinguished le maw, may well take its place b) the side of the:stories of the pious and gallant men who, quite as noole as they, navigated in the days of Queen Elizabeth and James"—Eiaturday Review, " This is one at the books which form par of the nation's title deeds to 'Fatness. It commemo rates tke achievement of one of London: Longman, Brown, G: *eon, Longmans, and Roberts. FRASER'S MAGAZINE for JANUARY, 1857, will contain the Cornmencoment of a New Work, by G. J. WHITE MELVILLE, entitled, THE INTERPRETEN, a Tale of the War. Already published by the same author, KATE COVENTRY. Second Edition, is• (id, DIGBY GRAND. Two vols. 18s. GENERAL BOUNCE. Two vols. 15s. London: John W. Parker and Son, West Strand. NEW STORY OP DOMESTIC INTEREST. Now ready at all the libraries, in I vol., FLORENCE TEMPLAR. Just published, K ATHIE BRANDE ; the Fireside History of a Quiet Life. By HOLME LEE, Author of "Gilbert Messenger,"" Thorney Hall," &c. 2 vols. " The story of ' Kathie Braude' is intended to set forth the beauty of self-sacr.flce."—Athenaeum. "A story of great interest, and full of beauties."—Dally News. TENDER AND TRUE, By the Author of "Clara MoriQon." 2 vo l s . "It is long since w e have read a story that has pleased us better. The strength of the book lies in its delineations of married life."— Ithenxinn. London: Smith, Elder, and Co., 65, Cornhill. CHRISTMAS NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLD WORDS. On the 13th of December wi ll be p ublished, price 3d., stamped 4d and containing the amount of ORC regular number and a Half, THE WRECK OF THE GOLDEN MARY ; being the Captain's Account of the Great Deliverance of her Fecple in an Open Beat at Sea. Household Words Office, 16, Wellington-street North, Strand. IVING CELEBRITIES : a Series of L PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAITS, by IiIAuLL and I'OLYBLANK. The December number conta i ns, PROFESSOR GRAHAM, M.A., F.R.S., With Nfernoi r. Maull a n d rol atnii 55, Gracecharch-street ; and all book and printselleis. poisoNE ßs X , ry ready at all the librar i e s, aud PROPAGANDISTS ; o r, p . Developed Av e. A Tate In 2 vols.. price 12s. London: Cha r l es Weste-ton, ' 2 . ^ St. George's-Plact, Hyde-parl:- corner ; IVl`Gl as h an and Gill, Dublin; o,lver and Boyd, Edinburgh. ' Nitta" "r" 1 t . P 1 Ti! r, lt~,. •-t---;.•- fl ,-* (ii • • .- I . - ~: J, ~ - .•4 „ L. :, rt ~. ! • ; 4 .... ~ !. .;,• . - . i t ,. 1 . , • , • . ........, ; '• , '0 • 411111 , - c. il l : ::/..,„„:„,._,..,......„._c-1:,.._,, ..,,,,,,, .. . , .„.................._._._____, : . ,A, , i ... . , I'/ 1. . . i • --. 11 ' - .y. • ail • N- 4,- . ... . '" . td/ -.. ‘ A 4fTt t inrs' -3 k , !,.,: a , •••,'..t.- I 4 , - - .. Ir. .. . . A. erlß* , ~ , . ... _. ...-, 1 .., r -,-- , •.,..., i...,.. r .,, , ,e' .., ; ) ,: t 1 ~.h . .. ~._, /,.../ 4. ... cr s l 4„ 3- _ e ....u47...,.., 0: , tv ..1.. . 5.,,, 5, ' ' - ): ...,, ‘it L 1 5 4 :44) 'll -a'`i..4-...L3i4.4-.1,N.,,0, er.otk, , - 0 - nort- ,,, - • 't ', - --- •4,4 ,-- i -,20 LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING i DECEMBER 9, 1856. THE EAST INDIA COLLEGE AT HAILEYBURY. in India, and must be put down ; and I warn you, gentle men, that in any day of your official life, to your astonish ment and indignation, you may have it attributed to you by the press of England that you are part iceps criminis in an act of torture inflicted secretly by one of your subordi nates. Here is one of the drawbacks of your official life; but it suggests the necessity for the most unremitting vigi lance to prevent its occurrence. Another drawback in In dian official life is the danger to which functionaries are exposed by the facilities rEforded for obtaining loans from native money-lenders, who are often only too ready to en tangle the incautious Europeans in their nets. Such loans from subordinates in the district in which the European official is exercising his authority are absolutely prohibited and may entail the loss of the service to him. But, sup posing a pecuniary transaction conceale3, the borrower entangles himself in humiliating obligations to an inferior, which ultimately result not only in damage to the inte rests of the State, but to the sacrifice of his own honour. Do not suppose that I am painting an imaginary picture— a possible contingency. Facts, rare though they may be, attest the reality. In the execution of your future duties, let me recommend to you, as affording gratification and contentment to the people committed to your charge, readiness of personal access to you No doubt it may be irksome, and often inconvenient, but it operates to The customary examination, for the term ending in De cember inst., of the students now being educated at Halley bury and destined for the Indian Civil Service, was held at the College there yesterday, in presence of Col. Sykes, the Chairman of the Court of Directors of the East India Com pany ; Mr. R. D. Mangles, M.P., Deputy Chairman ; Sir J. W. Hogg, M.P., Mr. Elliot Macnaghten, Lieut.-Col. James Oliphant, Mr. W. J. Eastwick, and Sir Frederick Currie, five of the DirectorS, the Rev. Henry Melvill, the Principal of the College, the several professors and minis terial officers, and a number of visitors, including Mr. A. Monteath, Mr. W. Burro., Mr. W. P. Barra, Mr. W. T. Copeland, Capt. Nairn°, Mr. B. D. Colvin, Rev. C. Pritch ard, Rev. N. Kemble, Mr. C. A. Saunders, Mr. T. Hus kisson, Rev. G. Collinson, Mr. W. S. Alexander, Mr. A. Lang, Capt. Domett, Mr. G. G. Campbell, Mr. W. Ja comb, Mr. W. Massie, Mr. E. P. Grant, Mr. Hooper, Mr. R. N. Cust, Mr. E. C. Bayley, Mr. E. Maltby, Mr. E. Jackson, Mr. C. J. Manson, Mr. F. Lloyd, Mr. A. F. Bel lasis, and Mr. D. Simson, the eight last-named gentlemen being members of the Civil Service of India. The College at Haileybury, at which for upwards of half a century past gentlemen intended for the Indian Civil Service have from time to time been specially trained and educated, is doomed to abolition in consequence of the Government having determined upon resorting to the prac tice of open competitive examinations in disposing of the future appointments in theservice, and after Christmas next year the place will, in all probability, cease_ to exist in its present form and character as a collegiate institution. At the examination yesterday, which took place in the library of the College, the medals, prizes, and other honour. able distinctions were disposed of as follows to students leaving the institution : deter your native officers from fraudulent misrepresenta tions. It insures the attachment of the people to your per scn, and the poor applicant, even though ho may not attain his object, by the fact of his having been face to face with the arbitrating authority, is soothed, gratified, and possi bly satisfied. Having told his tale the chances are he does not seek to repeat it. In all such intercourse amenity of manner wins golden opinions. I have no fears myself for the results of the stimulus which has long been and is now more vigorously being applied to the intellectual develop ment of the native mind. Schools, colleges, and even uni- Monteath—Highly distinguished, with medals in Mathe matics, Political Economy and History, Law, Sanscrit, Persian, and prize for the best English Essay. Burra—Highly distinguished, with medal in Hindus tani, prizes in Classics and Persian. St. Clair—Highly distinguished, with prizes in Mathe matics, Sanscrit, and Telugu. versities are springing up in India not less for literary than for scientific instruction, Scholarships and university de grees are held out as rewards of successful progress, and we cannot conceal from ourselves that the successful can didates are annually increasing even in the higher branches of knowledge. A new stimulus also has recently been ap plied to the native mind by opening to the natives access to the medical and civil services by competitive examina tion. Several have already taken their places with honour in the former service, and at this moment some natives are studying in England to enter the arena of mental conflict to win their places in the latter. Our administration in India has hitherto proved that " knowledge is power," and I re peat that I have no fear that our sturdy Anglo-Saxon men- Campbell—Highly distinguished, with medal in Telugu, and prize in Hindustani. A. T. 2laclean—Highly distinguished, with medal in Classics. Jacomb—Highlydistin,guished,with prize in Hindustani. Currie, C. M. Hogg, Carbonell, Millett, Mason, Pratt, J. H. Grant, F. R. Hogg—All highly distinguished. Peacock and Fairlie—Passed with great credit. PRIiES AND OTHER HONOURABLE DISTINCTIONS OF STUDENTS REMAINING IN COLLEGE. THIRD TERM. tal and physical vigour will be wanting to maintain our wonted precedence ; but it will be plain to you, gentle men, that these are times in which you will necessarily de sire that the knowledge which you have obtained in this valuable institution should continue to fructify to enable you to maintain that precedence, and still to keep ahead of the natives. It would be an injustice to you to imply by any advice of mine that the religious instruction you have necessarily received has not made a due and lasting im pression upon your minds. I feel assured, on the contrary, that, amid the idolatry, superstitions, and fanaticism with which you will be surrounded, your personal example of a Christian gentleman's life will teach more by the respect it will inspire than would irritating polemical controversies. Gentlemen, to those of you about to proceed to your duties in India my colleagues and myself offer to you our hearty good wishes for health and distinction in the noblest service which any Government of the earth can open up to the aspirations of youthful ambition. (Loud cheers.) The company then proceeded to the dining•halt of the college, where they partook of lunch. The Rev. HENRY MELVILL, the Principal, in respond. ing to the toast of " The Prineipal and Professors of the College," given from the Chair at the conclusion of the re past, said—He had been accustomed on occasions of that kind to enlarge on the fitneFs of the college for the great purposes for which it was instituted, as proved by the ad mirable character of the service which it assisted to train. But he could not continue that style of address, not because he had been led to believe it involved any approach to un truth, but because he considered it as casting a slur on that system for the introduction of which this college was about to make way. It was hard indeed to be sentenced to ex tinction without at the same time seeming to decry what was to rise in the place of that which was to be destroyed, or to blame those who had condemned it to die. That, however, would not become him, and it was far from his wish, as it was from his intention, to do it. He gave the Government full credit for having decreed the abolition of Haileybury in the conscientious belief that they were doing what would tend to the public advantage, and hear tily did he hope their expectations might be realised. There was far too much at stake to allow of private feelings being mixed up in such a matter. (Cheers.) One thing, however, he did deplore, and that was that Haileybury was to perish before it would be possible practically to as certain whether the new system was bettor than the old. (Hear, hear, hear.) It would take years to ascertain that, and to test which of the two sets of men—those who had been specially trained for the service at Haileybury, or those who might be educated beyond its walls—would be best adapted to discharge the duties of aetive life in India, performed often in the lonli ness and dreariness of an outlying station. He thought it possible that when the two systems had been tested, and when the question should appear to be between a special education and no education at all, there might be some thing to regret that Haileybury should have been abo lished, and a wish that Haileybury should be revived. (Cheers.) If ho had been thus brief he had told them the reason. The company would not judge of the depth of the gratitude of the professors and himself for the compli ment that had been paid them by the length of his speech, but would believe as thoroughly as if he had talked to them for an hour, that they cordially appreciated and thankfully acknowledged the manifestation of the good will of the company towards them. With this the ceremony terminated, and the Chairman and directors and visitors returned to town at an early hour in the afternoon. Colvin—Highly distinguished, with prizes in Classics, Political Economy and History, and Law. A. R. Hutchins- -Highly distinguished, with prizes in Sanscrit and Telugu. Macfarlan—Highly distinguished, with prizes in Persian and Hindustani. Pritchard—Highly distinguished, with prize in Mathe matics. Nairne, Garstin, Waddington, F. J. Alexander, Leman, Lawrence, Spry, Arbuthnott, M'Quhae, Metcalfe, and Sparks—All highly distinguished. Kean—Passed with great credit. SECOND TERM. e• P. Hutchins—Highly distinguished, with prizes in Mathematics, Law, Sanscrit, and Telugu. Temple —Highly distinguished, with prizes in Political Economy and History. Bernard—Highly distinguished, with prize in Persian. Garrett—Highly distinguished, with prize in Sanscrit. Hathaway—Highly distinguished, with prize in Telugu. Burney—Prize in Classics. Beanies, Elsmie, Lang, C. Grant, Pellew, Bell, Middle- ton, Middlemass, Elliot, Park, and Lyall—All highly dis tinguished. Mangles, Graham, Oliphant, Humphery, Wyllie, Crai gie, Kt:nible, Copeland, and N. S. Alexander—all passed with great credit. RANK OF STUDENTS LEAVING COLLEGE DEC., 1856. BENGAL. is Class-1. Monteath ; 2. Maclean ; 3. Millett. 2d Class-4. Currie ; 5. Peacock ; 6. F. llogg ; 7. Lord F. Has; 8. Wells; 9. Fairlie. MADRAS. Ist Class-1. St. Clair; 2. Campbell; 3. Carbonell. 2d Class-4. Irvine ; 5. Melville. BOMBAY. let Class-1. Barra; 2. Jacomb ; 3r.0 nogg ;4. Pratt. 2d Class-5. Mason ; 6. Grant ; 7. Jervoise. Previous to the distribution of the prizes, Mr. Monteath read his prize essay in English on the influence of caste on civilisation, as illustrated by the state of India. He viewed the institution of caste under four principal aspects—viz., in reference to its injurious action, first, on the political and social strength of a nation; secondly, in barring the de velopment of arts and manufactures ; thirdly, as tedding to retard the progress of learning and science ; and, lastly, in regard to its pernicious operation on civilisation by lower ing the moral character of a people. The essay was an un usually spirited performance, but half its effect was lost on the audience by the rapid and somewhat monotonous way in which it was read. Mr. Monteath also read a translation into Sanscrit verse, by himself, of a well-known passage in Pope's " Essay on Man," and a translation into Persian of another subject. Mr. Burrs read a translation into Hindustani, by himself, of a passage from the introduction to one of the books of " Lana Rookh." A translation into Telegu was also given by Mr. Campbell. The CHAIRMAN of the East India Company, who pre- sided at the ceremony, in presenting the medals (five in number) and other prizes awarded to Mr. Monteath, told him they were the accumulated proofs of the eminent suc cess that had attended his studies at that institution, and guarantees of his future distinction in an honourable ser• vice in India. To Mr. Colvin, to whom sevaral prizes were awarded as stated above, the CHAIRMAN said, in presenting them—l hope these are indications of your intentions to endeavour to tread in tho steps of your distinguished father in the public service. The rest of the prizes having been distributed, The CHAIRMAN then proceeded to address the students. He said—Gentlemen, the report of the Principal bears honourable testimony to the zeal and success with which the almost entire portion of your number in the term about to close have pursued your studies to an extent exceeding even the statutable demand. The Court of Directors also view with peculiar satisfaction your praiseworthy atten tion to the rules and regulations of the college, - involving, the Court will hope, a guarantee of future obedience and love of order when you assum e the professional duties of active life in India. Your proficiency is not less honour. able to the Principal and professors, as an indication of their efficient instruction ; and on the part of the Court of Directors, I have to offer to them the assurance of the high appreciation of the Court of their unweary ing exertions in promotion of the public interests. Your studies in this institution have insured to you not only the finished education of European gentlemen but to some extent the qualifications which are necessary for a due performance of the duties of the various impor tant offices to which you will succeed in the progress of your service. For India, however, the primary and, in deed, essential means of enabling you to execute those high duties to the satisfaction of your people and for the public good is the facility of communicating fluently and idiom atically iu the language of the inhabitants of the districts in which your duties may lid This facility gives much self confidence, renders work comparatively easy, and inspires much respect and goodwill in the people. It does more, for as the means of personal in tercourse become easier, inter: course will be more frequent, prejudices which were natural enough at first will gradually weaken ; there will he a , readier toleration of habits and opinions resulting from a debasing religiwonillagurdo‘av peculiar isiowciialllmoarrentilsna)tionand functionary the friend, feeling nay,the a kindly committed p res e t r o i b his i charge. (Cheers.) The gratification, th ere f ore, of being a good linguist cannot be too e arnes tly recommend e d t o th e attention of art India ta : i a f r y e i n n t g o as f a the linguist within a Indian functionary. I n ee d not tell you that l a failure results in removal from th e service. You will have i mpor t an t duties int rus t ed to you, on the reasonablei most time in qualifying proper execution of , which will very mu c h d ep . lid the comfort, material prosperity , and happiness of th ousan d s c ommitted to your charge. Vigilant super v i s i on of subor dinates will insure order and inspire confidence in tho peo ple ; laxity and indifference will involve not only the good name of the functionary himself, but of the Government he serves. Even iu the absence of either laxity or indifference in the performance of his duties, the character of the func tionary may be exposed to obloquy, and th a t o f th e C o vernrcent to condemnation, from the traditional usages of native subordinates in the magisterial, r evenue, and police departments, who subject. defaulter s or criminals to p3r sour! sufferings, in some eases amounting to torture. On this subject the indignation of England has recently been roused, and most unjustly hurled at our public servants in India. Indeed, the Company's Government has been im pugned for its supposed connivance at, or indifference to, the practice of torture. The abhorrence by the people of England of this cowardly outrage is reciprocated by the functionaries in India, and it is the highest injustice to at tribute to them indifference to its infliction, or ' -ee. It is pun sally impossible that a solitary Eur.- ean officer, located in them personally responsible for its exister- a 'c' make ~ ~ay, hundreds of square miles, should be cognisae' everyabuse of authority by his native sub-' ' -' of tes the apathy of the people depriving a district comprising scores. - --q 3 . 1, , -..allina , and even the sufferers themselves tacitly sub "inirattionfc'aibd: caus e they consider that they aro only the vie time of immemorial custom, Torture, no doubt, does exist Naval and Military intelligence. We have received advices from our correspondent at Malta to the 30th November, at which date the squadron under Rear-Admiral Sir IL S. Dundas, reinforced on the 25th by her Majesty's steam frigate Centaur, from Sy racuse, continued at its anchorage in Valetta harbour, but the Admiral received orders on the 20th from the Admiralty, pursuant to which he contemplated leaving on the Ist December for Lisbon in the screw steam ship of th 3 line Duke of Wellington ; the rest of the ships were to remain for the present at Malta, to which port the Wanderer steam-sloop retarned on the 27th from Naples and Messina. Her Majesty's screw steam line of-battle ship Princess Royal arrived on the 24th from England and Gibraltar. The United Service Gazette states that Brevet-Major Knollys, 75th Regiment, is to act during his leave of absence, as aide-de-camp to his father, General Knollys, at Aldershot. With the view of making the officers who are sent to the provisional battalion at Chatham garrison thoroughly proficient in their duties, the whole of them are exam ined, one in every week, by Lieut.-Col. R. N. Phillips, as to their knowledge of the more important duties required to be performed by them. The captains in command of the several depot companies have already received directions to instruct the young officers under their command in everything pertaining to the regimen tal duties—the daily payment of the troops, the autho rity of courts-martial, and generally with the interior economy of the depot companies. Cammanding officers are likewise to make the young officers thoroughly acquainted with the provisions of the good conduct warrants. An order has been received at Chatham, authorising Col. 11. Jervis, commandant of the provisional battalion, to permit the troops belonging to the depots under his command, to volunteer into the Medical Staff Corps, which is to be considerably augmented. The men who may volunteer are required to be under two years' service, of good character, and able to read and write correctly. In consequence of an application made by certain shipowners of Dundee to the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, an order was sent to Sheerness to victual and story the Bulldog, 6 guns, paddlewheel steamship, Commander A. C. Gordon, and the Salamander, 6 guns, paddlewheel steamsloop Commander G. T. Mecham, to proceed immediately towards Archangel in search of 5 merchant ships belonging to the port of Dundee. They were from Archangel, homeward bound, and have now been missing for two months. The Bulldog and Sala mander left Sheerness yesterday. The cominaudere, on their arrivnl in the River Tay, will put themselves into early communication with the owners of the missing vessels at Dundee, where it is expected some experienced ships masters, old traders to Archangel, will be ready to proceed on board. Both ships will then proceed north until they make the Shetland Islands. Thence they will steer north-west, and proceed as ler north as lat. 64, provided they are net prevented by float or fixed ice. Their orders are to cruise for 14 days, and then proceed to Cromarty and report the result of their search. It is reported at Sheerness that on paying off the V,' a terloo, 120 gun flagship, Capt. Lord F. Kerr, on the 31st of the present month, the gallant Commander-in-Chief Vice-Admiral of the White the Hon. W. Gordon will retire from his command in consequnce of the continu ance of severe indisposition under which he has for some time been suffering. The Adner steam-vessel, Mr. Murcham second-master in command, has arrived at Sheerness from Chatham with a number of supernumerary seamen returning from , leave of absence and for general service. A PGYLL ROOMS.-LA URENT'S CASINO, r — .. Great Windmill-street, St. James's.—The above eleg.an i'ooms are now open every evening for the winter season, with aurent's celebrated Orchestra. Principal Cornet-a-piston, M. voulcourt. The Proprietor begs to infcrin the public that this fashionable p'ace of resort has been entirely redecorated during the 'ecess. Doers open at half-past eight, commence at nine. Admis 'oa Ones Shilling. IFR. KAHN'S ANATOMIC..4I, MUSEUM, 4, Coventry-street, Leicester-square.—Open (for Gentlemen nly) from 10 till 10, containing upwards of one thousand models nd preparations, illustrating every part of the human frame in calth and disease, the race of men, &c. Lectures delivered at 12, ?, 4, and half-past 7. by Dr. G. SEXTON, F.R.G.S. ; and a new and ighly-interesting series of Lectures is now in course of delivery Dr. KAUN, at a quarter pest S p.m. precisely. Admission, One Catalogues containing Lecturee as delivered by Dr. Khan (gratis). PURSUANT to au Order of the High Court of' ill Chancery, made in a cause, "Wheeler against Tootell," the creditors of HENRY BELWARI) RAY, late of Hill-street, Berkeley square, and of Ed ronton, in the county of Middlesex, Esquire, Senior Master of the Court of Common Pleas. who died in or about the month of narch, 1855, are, by their solicitors, on or before the 22d day of December, 1856, to come in and prove their debts at the Cham bers of the Vice Chancellor Kindersley, at In co. 3, Stone-buildings, Lincoln's-inn, llesex ; or, in default thereof, they will be peremp torily excluded from the benefit of the said Order. Wednesday, the 7th day of January, 1857, at One o'clock in the afternoon, at the said Chambers, is appointed fur hearing and adjudi cating upon the Mims. Dated this 14th day ef November, 1856. CHAS PUGEL Chief Clerk. L. WYNNE, plaintiff's solicitor, 46,Lincoln's•inn-fields. THE KENTISH TOWN ESTATE. - THE CONSERVATIVE LAND SOCIETY.—On THURSDAY, January 22d, 1557, will be allotted the Kentish-town Estate, at the Offices, No. 73, Norfolk-street. Strand. The THIRTY-SIXTH PUBLIC DR iIVING for Rights of Choice to select Phita will take place at rxet.r Hall on THURSDAY, December 18th, 185 q, at Three o'clock ; Viscnint Ranelagh In the chair. After the routine business of the. Fourth Annual and Seventeenth Quarterly Meeting, One hun dred Numbers will be extracted from the Wheel, and Fifty additional Numbers talen from the Seniority List, to be placed on the Register of Rights. The Kentish Town Estate is in the parish of St. Pancras, and has a ,ong frontage in the York-road, adjoining the junction road. A foot-path at the back of the Lend leads at one end to For tcss-terrac,, and to the District Church, and on the other side to St. Ann's Clitrch, Upper Kentish-town. The Eqate is within five minutes' valk of both churches, within a quarter of an hour's walk of the Canden-town Station, on the North London or " All Rourd the Town' Railroad, and within an easy distance of King's-cross Station.--.'or particulars and shares apply to CHARLES LEIVIS GRUNEISEN, Secretary. GERMAN PLAYS. • A trop e of German prforrners, under the direction of Hers Gruenfeld, of the Londoner Dcutclies Journal, • made their first appearance, on Saturday, at the St. • James'; Theatre. The performance consisted of three Germav comic plays and a musical interlude. The first • piece Ras " Durch," a small affair, in one act, by Rudolf Genee. The play is a humorous one, and the dialogue ; smart ;nd witty. Sturmer is a young farmer who has fallen i s love with a very pretty fraulein, one Clife, tle daughter of a certain Haafe, a hosier. The father has a sister, Franzista, and he will not consent to the mar. riage of his daughter until he has first seen his sister weddel. Sturmer, however, nothing daunted, and re , solved to carry his love affair durclt (through) to a happy concl4ion, declares that he will find a husband for the aunt ce his beloved one. Every individual of the male gender whom he comes across is accordingly asked by Haasee's lover if he is married, and when he receives a reply n the affirmative he is forthwith driven away in disgus t . At length, one Budeburg, a German swell ni° or rather a notori ous sw i n dl er, is se i ze d h o ld ofbbsilan Ythe ' young man, and, to his extreme delight, this indivilual is unmarried, and open to an engagement to any oie who has golden recommendations. He is ac introduced, when, le)! he di sco vers in the of the somewhat elderly l a d y , an " o ld fl ame " whom, twelve years since, h e h a d con t r iv e d t o swinge o fe oi i tg i Y out of all her property. The scene between the feTner lovers, the deceiver and the deceived one, is very droll and amusing, and the extravagant fopperies of tht swindler, and repeated protestations of love, ex cite 'pars of laughter. Finally, the affair is arranged to tie satisfaction of all parties ; the sins of the false one 'r e forgiven by the fair lady, whose rapid advances towesis old maidenhood make her, perhaps, lees resent ful. Sturmer clasps his bride to his heart, and the father verYproperly gives his benediction to the happy couple. Tie sec o nd piece was "Badeku re ,"— a favourite little pies: with the German public, the incidents turning upoi some scenes of fashionable life at the German spas. Thethird piece, which was also in one act, was " Fami lierewist and Friede," or " Family Jars and Peace." It 'bows, in a most humorous rtyle, the effects of the revdution in 1848, when German politics and noti las of egiality had set the members of a household against each other, and when domestics refused to do the biding of employers, and justified their rebellion agliust the authority of roasters by appeals to " Li birty, equality, and fraternity." The principal actors "hre Herr Walter, Herr Weiss, Herr Rober, Herr araube, and Herr Hohnfeldt, and Mdlles. Rhorbeck nsd Doring. The performances were on the whole very food, and if continued they will no doubt he found not nly attractive to the German residents in London, but also very useful in assisting to a knowledge of the Ger -nan language many persons who are at present not per fectly proficient in that tongue. The other entertain ments consisted of Leporello's song in "Don Juan," lining in German by Hamilton Braham ; the celebrated scena from " Der Freiscbutz," sung by Madame Zim merman, in such excellent style that an encore was unanimously demanded, when she sung " Robert toi quo Jaime ;" and two pieces, which were executed in first rate style by Herr Wilhelm Ganz on the piano-forte, which we understand were his own composition ; end the " Hamburg Polka." a pas dc eltaractere, by Mdlle. Rosa Dorey and H err F ranz Weiss, which was danced so artistically as to secure an encore. SNOW STORM IN THE NORTH. (From the Inverness Courier.) . The first decided brush of winter weather in th i s 't was experienced on Mondaj ibe m il l os e w k, when a heavy fall o er f snowoec occasional i tookonal showersplace, completely i e n n v w e i l t o h p iun unusual u l theal Frostgrounds succeeded, with d until Thursday evening, when severity. It snowed with very little intermission until Mondayaml cold in and since then spite of of a pretty we have had intense frost change has taken all dripping, and the o place ro t a-pose g o u w s o e - s t t o e i r ) l s y aro breeze. nn w t st h r e on h to day ; slip pers that walking on them is dangerous. has been stopped, and out-door recreations have been work re sumed. The curling club havehad two days' capital sport sport at their pond at Tomnahurich. In that neighbourhood observations have been made as to the intensity of the cold. On Monday, at 11 p.m., the thermometer stood at 20 deg. of Fahrenheit; on Tuesday morning, at 8 a.m., it rose to 27 dog., falling at night again to 20 deg. This night it continued bitterly cold, and at eight o'clock in the morning the thermometer stood as low as 14 deg. Fahren heit. Tho mails have all been irregular. The Defiance brought only the Aberdeen mail on Saturday, and there was no mail from the south on Friday night till Tuesday morn ing. The stoppage was chiefly south of Aberdeen, but be tween Forres and Elgin the Inverness mail suffered serious impediment on the night of Saturday. There was a high wind, and the snow was driven in a very alarming manner. On several occasions the guard and passengers had to de scend and to push on the cow/ from behind. On the rail way beyond Aberdeen a force of 34 men wore employed for 20 hours in cutting a passage for the railway, and the train on Monday morning going south carried with it an additional force of a score of men armed with spades to clear the way. The snow was about six feet deep on the line. The Deeside and Old Meldrum Railways expe rienced similar detentions. Two deaths are reported. The first victim was a woman named Janet Gould. She was overcome by the storm, and had probably fallen into a ditch, near the farm of Balfif=ll, Aberdeenshire, where she was found on Sunday morning dead. Her husband is a poor invalid. Two men who passed her on Saturday near the ditch declared themselves to have been so much exhausted that they could do no more than roll her shawl about her and put up her umbrella. They have been examined by the authorities on the point why they did not give information at the neighbouring farm-house, where assistance could have easily been procured. We observe, from the Prechin Advertiser, that a young man, named Ro bertson, an apprentice to a plumber in Montrose, was found frozen to death between Friday night and Saturday morning at the Bents near the shore. In this neighbourhood no casu alty has yet been reported. The Highland mail, between In • verness and Perth, which commenced to run on the Ist inst., has been wonderfully regular, and the North mail, although experiencing great difficulty in forcing its way through Borne places—the mails having been carried on horseback from Thurso to Kintradwell—has managed to keep pretty near its time. The latest arrival from the north was only three hours and a half behind time. A letter dated Naples, Nov. 22, says, Vesuvius last night was blazing away in great force. Anew halfpenny renoy in Nov a S cot i a, which strikes us as deserving a has been issued by the Mint for cur word of commendation. It is we believe, the first coin ever issued by this Government in bronze, which is not only harder, and th ere f ore capable of receiving a sharper impression, but preserves its c o l our b e tt er th an pure cop per. The Queen's head is pleasing, after the Wyon reo.lel, but the reverse is a native flower, graceful and characteristic. A specimen has also been struck of the which is intended to be canf.ry , d "For Arctic Di,„" r i. js ." Here again we hare sn - inng of novelty. Thu medal an octagon, and ty)t an oval. It bears on the obverse the head of her Majelity, with " Victoria Regina," and on the reverse a Ship stuck fast between icebergs, with, on the foreground, a sledging party just about to start, and " 1818-1855."—Athenctunr. ANOTHER ATTEMPTED HIGHWAY ROBBERY.— On Fri day evening, as a young gentleman of the name of Bate man, residing in Islington, was on his way home, whilst passing along the New-road he was accosted by a man who demanded his purse ; but the gentleman, being per• haps on his guard from having heard footsteps closely behind him for some distance, replied to the fellow's de mand by dealing him a smart, unexpected bl ow f rom a stout umbrella, whi c h caused him to fall to the ground. A scuffle then ensued, and the gentleman succeeded in wresting a formidable stick from the villain's hand, but upon some persons approaching the fellow hastily retreated, and unfortunately effected his escape. 'lbe police are in possession of th e stick, which is 1- r waded with lead, ieAvUy [PRICE 4D. STAMPED SD• BANK OF AUSTRALASIA. The half -yearly meeting of the Bank of Australasia was held this day at the offices in Threadneedle-street — D. Q. Henriqutz in the chair. The ❑otice convening the meeting having been read, the secretary proceeded to read the following statement of tLe directors to the proprietors : " The directors have on the present occasion but few observations to make on the affairs of the bank, their statement, as usual at this period of the year, being un accompanied by accounts. " The progress of improvement in the Australian colo nies, and the further expansion of their productive re sources, continue to be subjects for congratulation. The recovery from the derangement of commercial affairs in 1854 has not been so speedy as was anticipated ; but trade has gradually and steadily assumed a more healthy niditiole At the same time increased competition must have the effect of diminishing the profits of banking. " A fresh stimulus has been imparted to colonial enter prise and industry by the increased yield of gold in Vic toria, and recent discoveries encourage the belief that a remunerative gold field has been found in New South Wales. The copper mines of South Australia have re sumed operations ; and efforts are making to develope other sources of mineral wealth in the colonies. "The new branches of the bank continue to work satisfactorily. "Toe directors have the pleasure to state that the in vestment of the guarantee fund of 200,0001. has been completed. " The negotiation for the renewal of the charter with her Majesty's Government has been more protracted than was expected, but the directors are enabled to in form the proprietors that the conditions have now been arranged to their entire satisfaction. " The directors are enabled to announce their inten tion to continue the dividend and bonus at the present rate of 20 per cent. per annum, payable next April, as usual, free of income tax." The CHAIRMAN said that, in moving the adoption of the report, it was the usual practice of the chairman to address the proprietors. There bad been times when that task was one which was attended with great anxiety ; but It was fortunate for the individual who had the honour to occupy the chair for the first time that that task was rendered easyfrom the prosperous circumstances in which the bank was placed. It must be satisfactory alike to the beard of directors and to the shareholders themselves to watch the rapid progress in every branch of commerce in the Australian colonies. Wool, which had been almost the sole staple of Australia, continued to increase in supply, while the yield of gold was not only well sustained, but there was every indication of even greater progress. There was a great increase in Victoria, and the computed supply for the present year, he be lieved, would not fall short of 3,000,000 oz. In addition to this, much was to be expected from New South Wales, where very valuable discoveries had been made. Turning to Australia, a considerable impetus had been given to the process of smelting, and the extraction of copper had greatly increased. Again it was impossible to calculate the vast advantages which must arise from the navigation of the Murray R:ver, which was navigable for 1,500 miles for eight months of the year, which happened to be just those months when the roads of the country were impas sable. The colony of Australia could not only find sufficient supplies for themselves, but they could supply their neighbours with 15,000 tons of flour. Next. the construction of railways and great public works could not fail greatly to benefit the colony. But the most im portant feature for consideration, perhaps, was that which would unite the whole of the Australian colonies in one group by the telegraph. Another vast improvement would arise from the probable assimilation of the Cus toms tariffs in all the colonies. A paper had been drawn up by a Mr. Westcliff, addressed to the Chamber of Commerce, which it was hoped would have the best possible effect. At present there existed a vast dissimi larity in the duties at the Reveral,t,Customs of the co lonies. In some cases there were oppressive discrimi nating duties, whilst in others the same goods were ad mitted free. There had been a great competition among banking establishments, especially with reference to exctianges, wlsich had tended to diminish profits in some degree ; but he hoped that was only of a temporary cha racter. The colonies had recovered from the great crisis of 1854, and there was every reason so suppose that trade was in a sound condition. With reference to the guarantee fund, they had invested 45,0001. in colonial securities, under the conviction that by pursuing that course they would best identify this bank more and more with the prosperity of the colonies. In a few days the directors hoped to be iu the possession of the new char ter, the terms of which had been arranged to the entire satisfaction of the directors. This bank had been esta blished 21 years, and it was the first is the field, and he must add that to the labour and energy of gentlemen whom he saw right and left of him waa owing to the pre tat high position of the bank. lle hoped that the con cluding paragraph in the state of the directors would give satisfaction, which referred ,to the dividend pro posed. (Cheers) He moved that the report be adopted, printed, and circulated among the proprietors. Mr. JOSIAH WILSON seconded the motion, but stated his wish to know how the money was invested which was applied to the guarantee fund. Toe CHAIRMAN replied that there were 87,5001. in• vested in the Three per Cent. Consols, 52,5001. in Bank of England stock, and 60,0001. in Colonial Government Securities. In answer to a further question from Mr. Wilson, the chairman stated that the 60,0001. above mentioned was invested, 1,5001. in bonds of the Geelong Corporati ,, n, and 45,0001. in debentures of the Govern ment of New South Wales. In answer to questions put by Mr. Stone, the Chair man said the charter would be defunct at the end of the year, but that they would receive the new charter before the beginning of the new year ; and Mr. Oliver Farrer stated that the shareholders would be placed in precisely the same position as under the old charter. Shareholders were liable to double the amount of Vieir shares. When a proprietor disposed of his shares bona fide all his lia bility ceased. The Chairman, in reply to further questions, said that the dividend was paid out of ascertained profits. That with reference to the money invested in colonial securi• tieß the company received 6 per cent. interest on 15,0001. and 5 per cent. on 45,0001. After some conversation, a vote of thanks was carried to the chairman and directors, and the meeting separated. THE GREAT GOLD ROBBERY. The formal notice served upon Mr. Rees, solicitor to the prosecution in this most extraordinany case, that Tester had arrived in this country from Sweden, and intended to surrender to meet any charges that might he preferred against him by the South-Eastern Railway Company, on the occasion of the examination of Burgess and Pierce, on Wednesday next, is represented as being regarded by the prosecution in the light of a feint to put them off their guard, so as to enable Tester to escape from England, and, if possible, evade the pursuit of Jukeice altogether, and it is further said that since that notice was received by Mr. Rees great exertions have been made by the police to discover the hiding-place of Tester, so as to prevent his escape, if such be his inten tion, or othtrwiee by his capture to deptive him of any merit o; appearance of innocence which might attach to a voluntary surrender. The respectability and titanding of Tester's solicitor, Mr. Buchanan, upon whose behalf the notice was signed and served by his manager, Mr. Beard, precludes all doubt as to the bona fides f the transaction so far as these gentlemen are concerned, nor is there any good reason to doubt that Tester himself, in instructing his solicitor to servo that notice, acted in perfect good faith, or that up to last night he still ad hered to his announced intention of surrendering himself on Wednesday. Ile had an interview with his professional advisor yesterday ; and, althouell what then transpired is neces sarily matter of reserve, it is understood that he gives a general and complete denial to the charge made against him, and affirms that he neither took part in the deli berations which preceded the robbery, was in any way implicated in the execution of the robbery, nor shared even to the smallest extent in the proceeds (Idle robbery after its accomplishment. Of course he was well ac. quainted with Burgess, and also had some knowledge that of Pierce, through the forme r connection o f person with the company ; and he admits that Agar was not altogether unknown to him, inasmuch as the last-men tioned person was for some time a frequent traveller on the line, and he (Te ster), from being constantly employed on various parts of the railway, as relieving station master," occasionally came in contact with Agar, who represented himself as being a commercial traveller. Tester states, however, that there was no sort of inti macy between them, and be complains that the evidence of such a man ae the convict witness should weigh against him although he speaks in a sanguine manner as to the results of the charge in his favour. This statement must be taken for its worth, coining from a man so situated ; but it is, perhaps, not too much to say, that the uncor roborated evidence of Agar could convict no man, even upon a charge of small importance. It has been stated at various times that some suspi cion of Tester's connexion with the robbery was from the first entertained by the authorities of the South- Eastern a e s t v e i t r i n e o R t af front y t , h b e u f t a t o h t a , t t h t h a t i s w ei h ni e l n d T h e a s r t d e l r y a b p e p t l h ie e d ca ft s w e testimonials as to his fitness for an appointment upon the Royal Swedish Railway, he received several of a o doubt ny ' highly flattering charact er f rom o ffi cers o f the South a goodst e dealr n Company. of p As there is, h oweve r, generally a lapse of a expressed upon such subjects afte r the lengthened period, it is as well to add the fol lowing, which are copies of documents forwarded t the Royal Swedish Railway Company by Tester. Tne great gold robbery, it must be borne in mind, took place in May, 1855:-- " South-Eastern Railway, London Tetialnus, Sept. 28, 1855. "Dear Sir,—With reference to your request to be fur nished with a testimonial from the directors upon your leaving the company's service, I am desired to express their entire k.atisfaotion with the very efficient manner in which you have performed the duties devolving on you in the various capacities and departments through which you have passe d during the period that you have been is the company's service —namely, eight years and a half ; and they also desire use to add that they con sider you a very suitable person for the position to which /' • - c... _ Z 73A i <.~ ~ ~`-- ,~G , • " .4, •• 4 F? . they understand you are appointed on the RoyalSeiediih your sm L f E u s t 7s e ec e r v e c t r y s „ - it, a lt u a r i , lw d a e y ar . y it o h u b rs es t t ru w ly is , hes f,o rs. • "Mr. Tester. Superintendent's-offic e , South- Eastern Railway." •li "South-Eastern Railway, London Terminus, Aug. 30, 1855. " Dear Sir,—ln accordance with your request to have a testimonial of service and conduct while in the employ of this company, I have much pleasure in stating that you were first engaged as a booking clerk in 1847 ; and that during a period of upwards of eight years you have filled the positions of booking-clerk, station-master, and corresponding clerk in the superintendent's-office with credit to yourself and to the satisfaction of the directors. "In these positions you have acquired an extensive knowledge of all details connected with the movement of traffic, and I have ever considered you zealous, active, and trustworthy. You have resigned your appointmen with the company, having, as I understand, accepted one under the Royal Swedish Railway Company. "I am, dear Sir, yours truly, " R. H. BARLOW, General Manager. "Mr. Tester, Superintendent's office." In addition to these testimonials, Tester possesses others of a similar cha r a c t er , signed by Mr. G. W. Brown, traffic superintendent on the South-Eastern Railway, dated August 30, 1855 ; Mr. J. C. Sbaw, goods manager, August 29, 1855 ; Mr. P. D. Finnigan, late superintendent, September 13, 1855 ; and Mr. G. S. Herbert, late secretary, September 24, 1855 ; and with opinions thus favourably expressed of him some months after the robbery it will indeed be strange if the confidence so generally placed in him should be proved to have been undeserved by his conviction upon a charge of being a party to so gigantic a scheme of plunder. The writer of this was inadvertently led into a mis take when he stated, in an article which appe are d i n some of the morning papers yesterday, that Tester had been for some weeks in London. Such is not the case, although the fact is not the less apparent tbat the prosecution was on a wrong scent in seeking for Tes ter in Sweden, as he quitted the station in thM coun try three weeks ago. At that time, for at leaet so be alleges, before he had himself received any intimation of Agar's revelations and the consequent charge made against himself, be was suddenly dismissed from his situation on the Royal Swedish Railway without any cause being assigned by the authorities, and at once de ciueo upon returning to England, his station being soma distance ep the country. He accordingly quitted Swe den for Copenhagen, passing thence to Hamburg, and learning on his way the danger of his position, and coming to the conclusion that the statement of Agar had led to his dismissal from his appointment, he bad passed from Hamburg through Belgium to Calais, and thence, hardy as it may seem, to Dover. What followed reads like a chapter of romance, and is, in fact, one of the strangest episodes in the great gold epic ; for at Dover, without the intervention of any elaborate dis guise, but simply with the collar of his coat turned up, he remained upon the platform at the railway-station for nearly an hour, took his seat in the train, travelled up to town in the ordinary way, and passed through the London-bridge terminus without inquiry, or even a suspicion being entertained that the man upon whom the company were, above all others, anxious to lay their hands had so easily eluded pursuit. What makes this more singular still is the fact that that very night Mr. Rees, solicitor for the prosecution, travelled down the line to Dover for the purpose of endeavouring to gain some information as to the whereabout of the fugitive from Tester's father, who resides there. There appears to be something singularly daring in this passing through the hands of his enemies, but probably Tester, having made up his mind to meet the charge, was indifferent as to capture, while the South-Eastern Railway itself would probably be the very lest place where those who sought would expect to find him. GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY COMPANY OF CANADA. The following circular will be this day addressed to each shareholder :—" The report of the London directors of the Grand Trunk Railway Company of Canada to a meeting of the shareholders, held at the London Tavern, on the 17th Sept., 1856 (a copy of which report, and of an act passed in the last session of the Canadian Parliament, to grant additional aid to the Grand Trunk Railway Com pany of Canada, was sent by post to each share holder, previous to the meeting), will have in formed you that the company are authorised to issue preferential bonds to the extent of two mil lions sterling, and that the holders of such bonds are to have priority of claim over the present first lien of the province. It is provided by the act that the proceed of the bonds shall be deposited with Messrs. Baring, Brothers, and Co., and Messrs. Glyn, Mills, and Co., the financial agents of Canada, and be handed over to the company, and proof to the satisfaction of the Governor- General of Canada in council, of the pro gress of the works, one of such works be a-, the Victoria Bridge, the completion of which the directors believe to be necessary to effectually secure the traffic from the west to the Atlantic. The directors, as will lee observed from the perusal of report, propose.to urge some modifications of the Relief Act upon the Government of Canada ; but they feel that these modifications will be much easier of attainment if the shareholders, placing confidence in the Government and the directors, cordially accept the act in the spirit in which it was passed by the Canadian Legislature, and at once subscribe the two millions authorised to be raised. At the meeting of the 17th of September, to which the report was submitted, the directors were re quested to take the necessary steps for carrying the several matters therein referred to into effect, and at the general meeting in Canada, held at Toronto on the 10th of November last, resolutions were passed accepting the act, leaving the directors to urge such modifications upon the Government of Canada as they considered expedient, and for raising the two millions of preferential capital authorised, by the issue under its provisions of preferential bonds of the company to that amount. These to bear interest at the rate of six per cent., to be repayable in 25 years, and to be offered to the shareholders in proportion, so far as practicable, to their shares. In order to strengthen the posi tion of the directors in urging upon the government of Canada the modifications of the act which the board considers expedient, and to give to the Go vernment the best possible assurance of the due appreciation of the spirit in which the concession of the first charge ou the undertaking, amounting to upwards of three millions sterling, is received by the shareholders, to subscribe the whole it amountideemeds o f a t d b v e i s apbrleef preferential exclusive of capital, and I am accordingly instructed to offer to you your proportion of these bonds, fr a ctions, upon the te rms hereinafter mentioned 1. That you sign the annexed letter of acceptance, and deposit it, together with ten per cent. on the amount of preferential bonds to which you are entitled, or such proportion thereof as you may wish to take, at Messrs. Glyn and Company's, to the credit of the financial agents of the province, on or before the 19th day of December, 1856. On payment of this sum Messrs. Glyn and Co. will g i ve you the accompanying receipt for the amount so paid, which will be exchanged for a debenture cert ifi ca t e , on or after the 19th day of January, 1857. The amount will bear interest at 6 percent. from the day the deposit is paid. This debenture certificate will be exchanged for a preference bond tinder the act when the whole amount is made up. 2. That in case of non-payment of the remaining 90 per cent., or of any portion thereof, at the dates at which the instalments shall be called for by the company (three weeks' notice of each call being given in one or more of the Loudon papers), no in terest on previous instalments shall be payable until the instalment or instalments in arrear shall be paid, together with interest thereon at the rate of 6 per cent, per annum. The holder of each de benture certificate will be entitled to pay UP the whole amount in advance, and to receive interest at 6 per cent, per annum on the amount so paid up. It has been before mentioned that these de bentures are to have priority of claim over the pre sent first lien of the province, and there cannot therefore be any doubt as to their security and value eeret a a s ry.,, an investment.—(Signed) C. P. RONEY, Secretary." EXPENSE OF PEOSECUTIONS.—Oa several occasions during the present assize, at Stafford, Mr. Baron Watson. has had to complain that cases of a very trifling charac ter have been sent to the assizes, which might have been disposed of at the sessions. A great additional expense sVed at the assiz es being much higher than was allo we d wa s thus imposed on the country, the scale of costa ' at sessions. Th e learned baron said he should feel it hie duty to communicate with the Government on the sub jtct. Many c ases had bee n sent as felonies, when i t wan clear that they:were only misdemeanours, the only reason that in h such u s e h h o should cases exercise the coats co hie s for this pr ) c eedin g being that a good deal more mone y wa s got than wo uld have been allowed at sessi ons . H i , lordship was sure that if the matter were p o i n t e d out to the magistra tes they would send such ca ses i n f uture Isis to the power in ess future,ins. orderpaid lonish t ip ha should be tax ed on the lower scale. T HE PRESS IN RUSSIA. — A letter from II • s o elsingfors, in Finland, of the 22d ult., says :—" The ev g ernment has just authorised the publication in this town, from the Ist of January nett, of a new political paper. The g overnor general sent for M. Loennot, one o f the mo st distinguished professor s o f t h e university, and pro posed to him to be the director of th e p a per. That gen tleman answered peremptorily, No." And why not?' asked the governor. Because,' re plied M. Loennot, I know in advance that I s h ou ld discharge the duties; of the office in such a way that immediately after the publication of the first number you would be obliged to replace me.' M. de Berg re turned no reply , and made a sign to M. L oenno t to leave the room, which the latter did at once. In a speech recently delivered at the university Professor Schaumann manifested the wish that the Finnish Diet should be convoked, in conformity with the constitution. This manifestation was received with immense applanse by a numerous auditory."— (7-cclign L ~~~~~~ ~. , A, I.v ;:-.;.1...a.e1; R ,r,411 . .19: ki..., - s ~- 0 N T BL ANC IS OPEN.