The Sun. — London, England, 1856-10-25 00:00:00

T.H. IA QUISItION: The Correspondance Italienne of the 19th inst. publishes the following curious document, bearing the signature of the Inquisitor-General, with tilt) observation that comment upon. it is needless : " EDICT OP THE HOLY- o-Fricz. " We, F. R. Thomas Vincent ./61,,-;ralli, of the Order of Preacherg, Master in Sacred Tbe.-'l‘'gy, and in the towns and dioceses of Ancona,Csimo-Cignoli, Jesi, Seni gallia, Loreto and Recamati, Alacerata and Talentino, and other lands and localities annexed, In quisitor-Gene ral of the Holy Apostolic See especiall!y appointed against heretical depravity ; " Being desirous, as imposed by our holy office, that the Catholic faith (without which, as the Apostle Paul writes to the Jews, it is impossible to please God) should be in our jurisdiction maintained pare and immaculate from all heretical contagion ; and experience having proven unto us that many persons from malice, others from disobedience, and, finally, others from ignorance, . do not fulfil the strict obligation they are under of de- nouncing to the Holy Office the misdeeds which come under its attributions, and that serious inconveniences and errors result therefrom, not only against good morals, but especially against the Catholic faith ; never theless we, who have especially at heart the glory of God, the full conservation and increase of the holy faith, , and the salvation of souls, to obviate all disorder, with • the apostolic authority intrusted to us, command, in virtue of holy obedience, and under pain of excommuni cation, without prejudice to other penalties prescribed by sacred canons, decrees, constitution, and bulls of the Sovereign Pontiff., by this present edict, all and every parson, whatever his station, rank, or employment, whe ther lay or clerical, and within the delay of one month, ten days of which are assigned for the first, ten for the second, and ten for the third peremptory term, to inform against and notify to us judicially, or to our vicars or resident curates, all and each of such persons as may come under his or their acquaintance ; " Who are heretical, or suspected of being so, or har bourers or supporters of heretics, or who may have ad hered to or do adhere to Jewish or Mahommedan, or Paean rites, or who have become apostates from the , Catholic faith ; "Who may nave committed acts from which sufficient proof might be deducted that they are in open or secret league with the Devil, performing acts of sorcery, of magic, of necromancy, offering to the abovenamed (sic) perfumes, incense, or prayers for the discovery of trea sure, or other unholy purposes ; by invocations or pro mises of obedience, or by other practices in wMch his name or others are invoked; "Who are familiar with, or who practise necromancy, no matter what sort of magic, with the abuse of the sacraments, sacred or hallowed things ; "Who, not being ordained, should have usurped with ' sacrilegious temerity the right of performing mass, or who are suspected of administering the sacrament of penitence to the faithful of Jesus Christ ; " Who may have abused or do abuse the sacrament of penitence, or the locality (hop) of the same against the Apostolic decreer ; " Who may have held or who hold secret meetings, in contempt and to the prejudice of, or against, the Ca tholic religion ; .4 Who may have uttered or utter h'retical blasphemies aga'inet God Almighty, the Most Holy Virgin Mary, and the Saints, or who may have or do express contempt for sacred images ; " Who, despite of a solemn oath in the profession of no matter what religion approved by the Church, crafter having taken holy orders-, may have or do contract or try to contract a marriage ; "Who during the lifetime or a flint wife take a second, or who, daring the lifetime of a first husband, take or try to take a second ; " Who may have, or have endeavoured to impede, no matter how, the functions of then:ply Incruisaion ; or who, no matter how, may have acted contrary to the 'oull of His Holiness Pius V.. of blessed memory, which com mences as follows :—" Si de Prote3endis;" "Wino may have publisher', satires a gein et the S wereign Pen off, the Sacred College, high Church functionarice ef established religieue orders ; or who may have published writings, no matter how, containing abuse or profanation of holy writ ; "Who without the reqnlar permission should have in their posse-lion writings or prints containing heresy or heretical works of art irreligious nature ; or who read such, print such, or allow cuch to he printed ; or who in troduce. them or circulate them under no matter what pretext cr motive ; •4 Who any have, without reason or permission, eaten or given to eat to others meat, eege, or milker; prehihited days, in contempt of the precepts of the boiy Cnurch ; •. Who inat have induced a Christian to embrace Ju daism cr any other sect contrary to the holy Catholie religion, ;;r who may have prevented, no matter how, Jews er Turks from being hnntired. " It ie decisred that by this statement of cases speci . fied by us as of a nature to be denounced to the Holy Office other cases are not excluded which come tinder the sacred canons, decrees, eenstitutione, and bulls of the Sovereign Pontiffs. "The present edict dcee not abrogate the apostolic canonical regulations and other edicts of the ortained clergy and inquisitors. It is, moreever, declared that those who do not inform as oriered by the present edict cannot be absolved front the excommunic,ttion incurred without having fast informed judicially ageinet the de liequents ; an-I, although the ineeth he wed may have passed, the obligation of iniormitig remains the same under the same penalty until the per ;on who has infer matien has mode a clean cenfessien of it. That this edict may be brought to the knowledge of all persons we ordain ;rod command it to be pl.ecerded in all vestries and clincher, and that no one may remain ignorant of these ord: re and endeavour to avoid obedience, we order all publishers, libraries, customs. betel-keepers, shop keepers, u;:3., to hare a copy pestal up in their respec tive estabiebrnents, in a prominent place, that it may be read by all corners, and we order all curates to read the same to their congregations at specified periods. t• Ex gORTATION. " As the principal or rather the sole object of the tribunal of the Holy (Yfice is, ac already stated, the glory of God, the exaltation of the Holy Faith, and the salvation of Kits, we therefore, after having commanded and ordained as above, now exhort, paternally, all those who may be guilty of some offence against the Sacred Office to appear before ns, or oar vicars, voluntarily, before they are informel against by other person. 4, to snake a full c , nfession of their faults and errors. VT, assure them that should they not be under accusation already before corns other eco;osiaetical tribunal we receive them with the bowels of co:upasiloo, and they s h a ll h e treated with that mercy which belongs to the F scrod tribunal, and will bo allowed to depart in peace, without expense or penance. " SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS. "In obedience to the orders we have received relative to the press, the introducion or circulation of Ty-rverse and forbidden books, and having much at heart that in the towns and localities under nor jurisdiction the push faith may be preserved which, by the grace of the Ai mighty, actually e,ists Owe, we exprsAy ordain and command that men shall beware of publishing, intro ducing, selling, or circulating in the towns, or i)cyond the walls or anywhere witi.in our jurisdiction, any book that have net firs been tubinit.. , .d to the examination of the Sacred Office, under the penaltis established he apostolic decrees, especially those of Clement VIII. a::d Gregery XV. "Finally, we order and we command tliat no onf shall infringe the apostolical order , , decrees, contitu tion3, and bulls which prohibit Jerys and leoni entertaining certain private relations with each other, such as sleeping, eating, playing, and dis.guisin , ; arid, moreover, that ail familiarity with them be avoided under the penalties, fur Jews as well as for Christians, expressed in the bull of Pope Clement VIII. of blesse,' memory. '• Given at the Sacred Office at Ancona tlois Bth of August, 1856. "F. R. THOMAS VINCENT AIRALDI, Inquisitor-General. " Sign of a cross, which it is prohibited to remove under pain of excommunication. " Countersigned hy, "JOSEPH BIRARELLI, Priest, Chancellor of the SAcred Office." A USITIAN TRBATY FOit THJQ EIVSLAVE MENT OF IV APLPS. The Frankfort Post Zeitung lately s t a t e d t h at g o l r . t d e e s r; N:ples was bound by treaty not ioe establish any institution similar to the Spanish i ' ed the Leipsic Deutsche Allgenteine Zeitun g The statement, and the Post Zeitung lishiug the subjoined important document, which is the secret article of a treaty concluded be tween Austria and Naples on the 11th of June, 1815 : " The obligations which their Majesties take upon themselves by thi s treaty, for seeming the internal peace of Italy, mak e it their dety to pr eserve t h e i r States and their respect ive subjects from new r eac ti on:, and from the misfortunes arising from imprudent in novations, and it is, therefore, understood by the hi g h contracting parties, that his ,Majesty the King of the Two Sicilies, ou again taking into his hands the govern ment of his kinguorn, shall not make any changes which are not in keeping with the old monarchical insti• tlltions and with the principles adopted by his Imperial loyal Majesty in the internal government of his Italian provinces. 2'HE RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT AYD THE TREATY OF PARIS• The Moniteur de la Flotte contradicts the state ment circulated by several journals that R USSift is building a n ew Bl ack Sea Fleet at N i co l a i e ff, a nd that she is reconstructin g the defen - iive works of Sebastopol. A recent letter, it affirms, shows that the Rus sians are scrupulously executin4 the treaty of Paris, that they are not restoring any of the old land or sea defences, and that at Nicolaieff and Kherson they are only building the number of light boats which they are entitled to have acclrding to the t e rms of the treaty of peace. APOTHECZ.RIE3 '-11 ALL. — Tle following are the names of gentlemen who passed their examination in the sc i ence and practice of medicine, and received . certificates to practise, on Thur3clay, Oct. 23 Porcine Fow e y, Cornwall John Moorhead, Queen's University, Dubin ; Griffith Rielin,rl Jenkins, Cardigan ; WiMain Parson, Godalming ; and Wm, Williamson, P. , .:stiniog, N - c , r th Wales. TEN POUNDS REWARD.-ABSCOND] "f4D, GEORGE AAIIONS, age 22, height 5 feet 5 inches , full face, and slight red mark on his forehead, wears a moustaches, full whiskers, and very much sunfreckled ; had on small clb ecked trousers, black stripes down the side, black frock coat, black. vest, black broal-brimmed hat, or white felt, gold watch and Albert echain, locket with dog's head, a set of three charms, small pleted shirt, black tie, and set of diamond studs, enamelled short black 'boots, with elastic sides. He took with him 47 Gold Geneva Witt ches : has been to New York, and talks like an American. Whoeva r will give information to Mr. ARKS, 1, Bury-street, St. Mary-A. me, of bis whereabouts, so that it will lead to his apprehension, shall receive the above reward. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith. THIS EVENING LONDON AS'SLTRA.NOE. Followed by PAS DE FASCINATION. To conclude with A BALLET DIVERTISiEMENT. ROYAL I)I3INCEE, I B'S TEEATLE. Ucder the Management of Mr. Camuis Katx THIS EVENING, A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM. To conclude with PIZARItO. THEATRE ROYAL, ITAYMARKET. Under the Management of Mr. Bactalon,. THIS EVENING, WILD OkT.i. Followed by The Spanish Dancers. Altar which, THE LITTLE TREASURE. To conclude with THE GALICIAN FE 'E. LYCEUM THEATRE ROYAL, Lessee, Mr. Charles Dillon. THIS EVENING, BELPHEGOE. Belphegor, Mr. Chas. Dillon; Madeline, Mrs. Chas. Dillon. Followed by (the 9th time) THE KING'S MUSKETEERS, D'Artagnon, Mr. Chas, Dillon; Constance, Miss Woolgar. To conclule with The BILLET from the Burlesque of the " Winter's Tale." ROYAL THEATRE ADELPM Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. Waster. Directress, Madame Ceaestg. THIS EVESTING, IRELAND AS IT IS. Followed by DOMESTIC ECONOMY. After whien, THE IRISH TUTOR. To conclude. With 0 13 It A L.' STE - ,ND THEATRE. Manner, Mr, T. Payne. THIS EVENING, THE OLD CIMMODOILE. After wltich. OUT ON TEU, LOOSE. Followed by an orlainal Burlesque, entitled BELPHEGOR. MesdaMes Cuthbert, Wooillflge, and E. Jacobs; Messrs. IL J. Turner, Heroert, Clarke, &c. To concha le with Thu Ballet of POLICHIOELLE. Messrs. W. A. Barnes an I Mithenson. Commence at 7. Stalk, 3s.—Boy.cs, 2s.—Plt, is —Gallery, M. RIYAL OLYMPIC TEEATRE. Lee and Mannar, `:fr. Alfred Wigan. TM 3 L'VEXINO, TZETRITIITTION% To concluda with THE FII NIGHT. ASTLZY'S 11.0Y11", AMPatTarATitlf. ',MCC snit Mana7:er, Att.. Win. Cooke. THIS EVENINTi, t72d N Yt l) ghal<snore's Trig° ly of RIC'TIATtII TIIF THIRD with Equestrtsn Einstrstfrsss by Mr. V:. Cootie's stud of trained IDrses. Rio:lard, Mr. James Holloway. After which, The SCENE: in the CIRCLE. To conclude with a rot Pourri of Amusing Entertainments. Commence at Seven. Boa-4 , inee open ermi Eleven till Foir. Stage .}inager, 2ir kvest. Equestrian Director. Mr. W. Cooke. Jun. WA.T3 7 I AT I,') , TDONT T D ',T—Morn. 0 min. aft o—Evening 5 min. aft. 12 '2 ottßow—Mora. 23 min. aft.l2—Evaling 45 min. aft 12 THE WEA.THEII—SIIN OFFICE, OCTOBER 25. THC11,3101V27222,, TUN BEIADX. 58 -highest Gina., nom vesterarty. 55 -lowest this morning and during the night. 53 --this day at aeon. 30 . 54. WIND, S.E.—Light, with fin© weather, but cloudy. STAMPED EDITION OF "TIE SUN." The Latest Edition of Thc &In, Stamped, in time for P,:st, may almlys be had from half- past 5 till 7 o'clock every evening. R llierib:irs in the Country will please to r,bsisrr3 that the heading " THIRD EDITION" is always to be seen on the papers containing the latest news. If any difficulty be experienced in obtaining that Edition, a communication to Me Sum Office will remedy it. Sun Office, 112, Strand. - f ; •s?js . ' I E I 6, 1 Tril - e c-- THE SUN, _LONDON, SATURDAY 'ErE,iIING, OCTOBER 2"5, 1856. work. The cries of the people could not be , wholly stifled—they reached the ears of England and France, and it is to be hoped, ascended to HEAVEN ! A state of anarchy could hardly be worse. Even English subjects did not escape brutal outrages, and sought in vain for redress. If there was no valid reason why the Austrian troops should enter the Principalities, there were a thousand to be found why they should evacuate them. Their continued presence was a disgrace to the allied cause, and the more religiously dis posed in this country might well attribute in part the ill success of the Allies to their connivance at an occupation, followed by such execrable results. It is a little too much, then, to tell us that the perfidy of Russia necessitates a continuance of this atrocious occupation. There never was any ne cessity for it. It never did, and never can, admit of excuse. Say —as we must— the objects of the war are not accomplished. Austria took no part in the war, and surely those who did are the parties to provide against the consequences possible, probable, or actual, and not Austria. Is Turkey defunct, that she can fur nish no guard for her provinces ? and have France and England expended their treasures and their troops so that Austria must be called in The supposition is ridiculous, and hardly less so is the notion that an army of occupation is needed at all. The inhabitants of the Principalities are able to administer their internal affairs, and need no army to represent their wishes as to their future mode of government to the Allies, while the danger of Russian aggression in their quar ter is of the most unsubstantial kind. Never was an excuse more lame and impotent. Why, the most recent facts demonstrate its pre posterousness. It is well known the late advance of Austrian troops has deepened the grave doubts that existed as to the honesty of her intentions, and but the other day we learnt from a Ministerial organ that the latest movement of France and England in the Neapolitan affair was a sword pointed direct at Austria's heart. Aus trian occupation necessary ! Just as much as it is liked ; and, if it were, it can only be because the Governments of England and France have not the courage to bid it cease, an excuse too pitiful but too true to be advanced. Last night information was received at Scotland-yard that an extensive robbery of jewellery had taken place at Ramsgate. A. number of valuable diamond rings were amongst the property stolen. The body of a newly-born female child has been found in Lord Derby's Park, Ecclestone, near St. Helen's, An inquest was held last night, and a verdict of wilful murder was returned. Turner's pictures will not be exhibited nn Moniay at e National Gallery. Nothing positive as to their ex hibition has been decided on. THE NATIONAL GALLERY.--A. correspondent writes, "The National and Vernon Galleries will re-open on Monday next. No additions have been made to the collections during the vacation, nor are the authorities as yet provided with any rooms suitable to hang any portion of the Turner pictures." THE MANCHESTER ATHENZEUM. —The twenty-first anniversary of this institution will be celebrated by a dinner on Tuesday next, in the news room, under the presidency of Mr. James Heywood, M.P. DEATH OF MR4 CLARKSON, THE RARRISTER.—This much respected gentleman died yesterday afternoon at Brighton, after some weeks' severe illness arising from the formation of a carbuccle in the nape of the neck. An operation had been performed, which was succeeded by great prostration, and for the last few days his family and immediate friends bad entertained little or no hopes of hi. recovery. In Brighton, where the deceased gen tletnan had for some time taken up his residence, be was, as elsewhere, highly respected for his professional attain, rnents and courteous demeanour. Previous to his last illness, he on several occasions presided in the county ecoltt for Mr. Turner, the judge, and his decisions on such occasions gave general satisfaction. Deceased, who was 63 years of age, has left, we believe, a widow and five eons to deplore his loss. FRIGHTFUL AND FATAL A CCIDENT AT BIRMINGHAM. —A fearful accident occurred in Great fiampton•street, Birmingham, on Thursday evening, which resulted in the death of two persons. It appears that about a quarter past 4 o'clock the prison van, on its way from the Public office in Moor-street to the Borough Gaol at \Vinson green, was passing along Great Hampton-street, when Mr. Milward, an extensive tube-maker of Birmingham, but whose residence was at Erdington, about two miles from the town, and his vring man, were driving in a gig down Hall-street. Front some cause the horse took fright, and dashing at a furious rate passed the van. Just opposite the Church Tavern the man jumped out ; in doing so he became entangled by the arm or leg in the reins, and was dragged for several yards before he extri• cated himself from his perilous situation, without any material injury. The horse then continued his furious career, forcing the vehicle in contact with a large bulk window, belonging to the shop of Mr. Bretteil, tobacco nist, which was smashed to pieces. A gentleman named Thornton, who was in the act of leaving the shop, was at I the same instance driven through the broken window. The vehicle was then drawn a short distance further, and finally upset against a lamp-post opposite Mr. Sutcliffe's japan-works. The unfortunate driver, Mr. Milward. was taken up, and carried to an adjoin ing shop, where he immediately breathed his last ; and Mr. b Thornton was conveyed to the General Hospital, where he also subsequently died. The vehicle and horse sustained little injury. MEETING AT DERBY IN SUPPORT OF ITALIAN INDE PENDENCE.—On 'Thursday evening a crowded meeting was held in the Town-hall, Derby, convened by the mayor in compliance with a numerously signed requisi. tion, for the purpose of expressing sympathy with the cause of Italian independence. The meeting was ad dressed by Mr. Councillor Etches, Mr. Chas. Furtado (the latter gentleman having attended as a deputation from the London committee of the Society of Friends of Italy), Mr. Butler, and the Rev. J. Griffiths. Resolu tions were unanimously agreed to deprecating the atro cities which Austria had inflicted upon Hungary, Po land, Italy, protesting especially against her inter ference in the latter country, and calling on the British nation to contribute the amount necessary for delivering, in kind. 100 cannons for Sardinia, and 10,000 rifles for those Italians who should in due time unfurl the national standard ; as also to abstain from forming alli ances with despots. Some subscriptions having been banded in for the Italian fund, the proceedings termi nated with a vote of thanks to the mayor for presiding. THE TEN THOUSAND MUSHETS FOB ITALY.—The fol lowing correspondence has passed on this subjeet : "Mr. G. Crawshay has the honour to present his com pliments to the Marquis d'Azeglio, Minister of Sardinia. Mr. Crawshay has received an application from some gentlemen in this country, who are acting in connection with a committee at Genoa, whose object 'the pur chase of 10,000 muskets, to be given to the first Italian province that rises against Italy's foe,' viz., Austria. Mr. Cra wshay begs respectfully to inquire of the Minister of Sardinia whether such a proceeding on the part of Sardinian subjects is lawful? Gateshead, Oct. 8, 1856." "The Marquis d'Azeglio presents his compliments to Mr. Clrawshay, and begs to inform him, in reply to his note, dated Bth instant, that not being acquainted with the result of certain legal proceedings instituted with re ference to the subscription in question, he is unable to give a positive answer to the question therein contained. —23, Park-str ee t, Oct. 31, 1856." A TRE MURDER A ND ROBBERY NEAR ROTHERHAM.— On Wednesday some particulars appeared in The Sun respecting the death of Mr. John Whitaker, farmer, Thsy berg, who was robbed and mu rdered on the p revious Thursday. An advertisement has now been issued , offering a reward of 1501. (1001. by the Government and 501. by the executors of tile deceased) for information and evidence which shall lead to the conviction of the offenders ; and with the farther intimation that Sir G. Grey will recommend the grant of her Majesty's graci ous pardon to any one of the parties concerned in the attack upon Mr. Whitaker (not being the person who actually struck the blow which caused death) who shall give such information and evidence as shall lead to the conviction of the others." A STRANGE STORY.—The Courrier du Pas de Calais has the following :—" A young girl suffering from severe illness was admitted into the hospital of Arras some time back. In the room in which she was placed was another young girl, who after gazing at her for some time, exclaimed, I recognise your features ; you come from my village, and are named —. You left your mother's house seven years ago, and have never written since to any of your family.' The young girl upbraided her companion for this conduct, which, she added, htd caused greet grief to her relations. The ether girl de nied the truth of this statement, but failed to shake the belief entertained by her companion with respect to her identity. At length the girl confessed that her name was —, and by the exertions of her companion, her relation, whom she had formerly deserted, agreed to again receive her. On arriving at her native village everybody recognised her, and universal astonishment was experienced at the absence of any change in her fea tures, notwithstanding the seven years that had passed over them. In time she was sought for in marriage by a farmer of some means ; and her parents having given their consent, the marriage was celebrated. Some weeks after, the mother of the girl who bad gone away received a letter, accompanied with presents from her daughter, who expressed her regret at rot having once mitten home during her seven years' absence, and stating that she was happily marr i e d in Prussia. In fact, it was evident that th e g i r l f rom th e hospital was an impostor. Ascene the d confessed and explanation frau, andh ensued, tem a i t n t e s r y hich the young of bride will be brought before the legal authorities." LINTON, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1856. Nearly six months ago, on May-day in this present year, when commenting on the onslaught by Count WALEVISTit on the Belgian Press, we unhesitatingly designated it as a " formidable attack on British institutions, which, although nominally directed against Belgium, was really aimed against this country ;" and in referecce to the surrendering by a faint defence of the liberty of journalism and the rights of an inde pendent kingdom, inquired—" What answer can be made when the precedent established with re gard to Belgium is attempted to be followed to its legitimate results against Great Britain ?" Our forebodings have already been too pain fully verified. A direct attack has already been made against the freedom of the Fourth Estate in England. A feeler has just been thrown out in the Llioniteur, couched undoubtedly in cautious terms, but there can be no doubt as to the animus of the article, or the quarter from whence the official journal derived its inspiration. It is neither more nor less than a significant hint for the esta blishment of a Censorship in the united kingdom —a hint that will speedily be followed by a direct demand for stringent restrictions on those who, through good report, and bad report, have, with few and trivial exceptions, been the vigilant and indefatigable champions of national liberty. We say this in honour of our brethren of all shades and varieties of political opinion. That there will be considerable differences must be antici pated. But almost all aro actuated by an earnest desire to promote what they believe to be for the benefit of the community ; and any flagrant abuse, or manifestly wrongful act, will be condemned with extraordinary unanimity. be so, w h en we Indeed it must publiecoonpsiindieorn,how greatly dep en d en t they are on and the support that will never be accorded to those who do not pursue their vocation with honesty and sincerity. Under the system thus established any erro neous views will be at once grappled with, and truth is generally elicited in the discussion, an y unfounded statement may be promptly and efficiently repelled, and ample re d ress obtained by the injured parties. The law of libel is sufficiently stringent to pre vent any party legally responsible from resting on a bed of roses. We say, cc j eg a nj responsible," because it is not merely the author of an objectionable article, but even the proprie tor, printer, publisher, and, in fact, every person in any degree cmcerned in giving circulation to the obnoxious paragraph, who may be punished. It is, in fact, almost the only case in which a patty may be criminally convicted, eltnough per fectly innocent of any wrongful intention or motive! The French Government really -t-though 1191/li7 nally the Editor of the Moniteur—publishes the following statement :—" For some time past different organs of the English Press have endea voured to spread calumnies respecting the French Government, which are the more odious as they are concealed under an anonymous mask, and can only be answered by contempt. We are aware of the respect which is paid to the liberty of the press in England ; and in thus pointing out its deviations we confine our selves to an appeal to the common sense and good faith of the English people to warn them against the dangers of a system which, by destroying the confidence between the two Governments, would tend to disunite two nations whose alliance is the best guarantee of the peace of the world." Now we positively and emphatically deny the truth of this statement. We call upon the Moniteur, if it would avoid the imputation of wilful mendacity, to specify some of these " calumnies," which different organs of the English Press have endeavoured to circulate respecting the French Government. That they have commented fearlessly on the acts of that Government that they have tried to turn the EMPEROR from what they be lieved to be injurious to himself and his country is indisputable, and in that they will persevere, utterly indifferent to the wishes of Czar or Kaiser, Emperor or King. Nothing has been said against the French, that has not been just as energetically urged against our own Government whenever the occasion required it. We believe that many officials in this country would be only too happy to obtain an opportunity for "gagging the Press," and placing it more in accordance with German models. But they well know that the mere attempt would be the signal for their own evic tion from office—that England would never tole rate a crusade against journalism. It is therefore perfectly ridiculous to assert that any statement in an English journal could have the effect of " destroying the confidence between the two Governments," or to disunite the peoples. The EMPEROR is perfectly well aware that in such mat ters the Government is perfectly helpless, and that all the powers of France and Germany, aye, and of Russia in addition, could not induce the people of Great Britain tamely to surrender one of their most highly-prized institutions, which has justly been regarded as one of the greatest palla diums of national liberty. When Louts NA.roLno7s merits praise he shall receive it; but we shall not, under any circumstances, strive to toady him, or to gratify his vanity, at the expense of truth. We feel a strong and cordial friendship for the brave and high-minded people of France, but we cannot blind ourselves to the errors of the Go vernment, that may prove seriously prejudicial to their best interests. The assertion of truth is not "calumny." Nor can well established journals be spoken of as " anonymous sources," worthy only of con temptuous silence. It is true that the name of the writer is not affixed to every article, but the names of the parties concerned in the getting up of each day's publication are by no means kept secret, and they willingly hold themselves both morally and legally responsible for everything that appears under their sanction and authority. We cannot conclude without referring to an excellent article which we have extracted from the Daily News, which deserves the highest credit for the manly and straightforward view it takes on this important subject. Austria still occupies the Principalities. So far, indeed, from exhibiting any intention to withdraw her forces, they have advanced and taken possession of new points. The excuse is, the shuffling way in which Russia has acted since the Treaty of Paris. Instead of being all docility and good faith, as a beaten power might be ex pected to be, she has presumed to have and to hold interpretations of her own, which, as a matter of course, tend to her advantage, and are opposed to those of the Allies. She can't see why the Serpents' Island should not be in her possession, nor why Bolgrad should not be in cluded in her boundary line. The Allies tell her, because her possession of either would be in violation of the spirit of the Treaty of Paris, menacing to Turkey, and dangerous to the peace of Europe. Still Russia can't quite see it, and must have her claims submitted to the consideration and judgment of a Congress, which is to be held in the French capital. A practical comment on " the precious peace 1" We don't remember its being recorded of war that it gives sight to the blind, but there can be no doubt that the victors in a great struggle have considerable influence over the mental vision of the vanquished. A really beaten enemy, when admitted to terms, is generally prompt to see what the intentions of the victors are. A sound drubbing is universally considered a good eye water. Russia, however, can't see with the eyes of the Allies, nor judge with their judgment, and the inevitable deduction is Russia did not get enough. The eye -water was but imperfectly ap plied. Russia, in other words, only consented to a truce in order to take breath, and the hundred millions we have spent—to say nothing of the heavy outlay of our Allies—is so much money thrown to waste. The excuse, and the fact which constitutes its groundwork, are alike discreditable, if not alike inconsequential. What necessity was there for Austria to occupy the Principalities at all--or, having done so, to continue in occupation after the Russians were known to have re-crossed the Pruth "for good ?" We know of none. The only reason we can see for either procedure is the accomplishment of her insidious designs. The population certainly did not seek her aid. No procedure of theirs was of a nature to call for it. They were able to manage their own affairs. They were glad to be relieved from the Russian incubus. They had no liking whatever for Austrian rule. They regarded it with dislike and apprehension, and not, as they have found, without good cause. What service could an Austrian occupation be of to th© Allies ? What real military advantage ? What credit could it do them ? The history of every Austrian inter vention, it was well known, was a history of pillage, brutality, and massacre. It could do the Allies no good to have aid of this sort. Besides Austria was notoriously suspected of a desire to appropriate the Principalities to her own uses. In no sort of way was an Austrian occupation de sirable, by none ought it to have been called for, and we know of none who did so. The occupa tion of the Principalities ought never to have been permitted. Strong, however, as the reasons against such occupation were, every succeeding week of it added to their strength. The friendly occupation turned out worse than the hostile. The departure of the - Ru7sians was within a week regretted. The Austrian soldiery out-Cossacked the Cossack. The population were plundered ; each succeeding day told a fresh story of brutal outrage. The luishand or father was cut down while endeavour ing to protent his outraged wife or child. The prison, the cord, and the bullet did their deadly LATEST NEWS. NAPLES AND THE WESTERN POWERS. PARIS, SATURDAY MORNING, OCT. 25. The Moniteur publishes the correspondence be tween Count Walewski and M. Brother on the subject of Naples. The last despatch addressed to the latter termi- nates with the following words : "You will, therefore, M. le Baron, have the kindness, on the receipt of this despatch, to take the necessary measures to leave Naples with all the members of your Legation. Sithilar in structions have been sent to the English Embassy. You will hand over the archives of the Legation to the Consul of his Imperial Majesty. Moreover, and to provide eventually efficacious protection to French subjects residing in the kingdom of the Two Sicilies, a French squadron will be kept in readiness at Toulon (se tiendra a Toulon), where it will be wit: reach to receive the orders that it might be fount. requisite to transmit to it in case that it should become necessary to entrust to it, in the interest of our fellow-subjects, the care of supplying the deficiency caused by the absence of official protec tion. To be prepared at the proper moment for such an eventuality, the Commander of this squadron has instructions to send occasionally one of the vessels placed under his orders to visit the ports of Naples and of Sicily, when the captain of such vessel will place himself in communication with our Consuls. With a similar object in view, it is the intention of her Britannic Ma- jesty to station a squadron in the pert of Malta. The Moniteur of yesterday publishes the fol- lowing : " For some time past different organs of the English press have endeavoured to spread calum nies respecting the French Government, which are the more odious as they are concealed under an anonymous mask, and can only be answered by contempt. We are aware of the respect which is paid to the liberty of the press in England ; and in thus pointing cut its deviations we confine our selves to an appeal to the common sense and good faith of the English people to warn them against the dangers of a system which, by destroying the confidence between the two Governments, would tend to disunite two nati'ons whose alliance is the best guarantee of the peace of the world." FRANCE. A Council of Ministers, at which the Emperor presided, was held yesterday morning at half-past nine at the Palace of Compiegne. By a decree in the Moniteur MM. Hely d'Oissol, do Villeneuve, Lacave-Laplagne, Despretz, de Meynard, Dubois, Affre de Saint-Romme, Danyau, do Bonnechose, Bege, Petiet, Jaquet, Jacquemont du Donjon, and Barthelemy have been named auditors of the 2d class at the Council of State ; and M. Vernhette, sub-prefect of Rocroi, auditor of the Council of State, on extraordinary service. BOURSE, Oct. 24.—The market has been again very gloomy, and prices generally depressed. Th, note of the Moniteur about the language of several English papers has caused an unpleasant impres sion. The following were the last quotations : Cash. fr. c. End of Mouth. 4. per Cents - —fr. —LI. 3 per Cents 66 25 66 20 Now Loan Bank Shares 3,951 Roman Credit Mobilier 1,390 Austrian . Belgian Five 5........ 100 ---- Spanish Threes 4ot Piedmontese (5) B9 50 Home Debt RAILWAYS-FOR CASH. --.___. __ __ ____ tr..... c. fr. c. Orleans 1,245 Western Northern o4i Strasburg Lyons 1,267 50 New Ditto Mediterranean 1,610 Grand Central Lyons Geneva 7OO Teste Cette AUSTRIA. A letter from Vienna in the Bourse Gazette of Berlin says :—" The new marriage law has not been favourably received by the population of Vienna. It completely changes their habits and customs ; and it is remarked with pain that the jurisdiction of the Ecclesiastical Courts has been extended to matters which had hitherto belonged to secular tribunals." _ _ Another letter from Vienna, in the Cologne Gazette, says :—" The following is an extract of the circular of the Steam Navigation Company of the Danube, which was lately so much talked of. It is addressed to the inspectors and captains of the company : " We learn that foreign vessels are about to ascend the Danube as far as Belgrade, in order to establish business relations there. If those vessels should meet with any accident by which human life is endangered, you must render them every possible assistance. But, except in that case, the said steamers are not to b. assisted in any way, either by allowing them to enter our ports or landing places, or by furnishing them with pilots or coal, &c., ever► on payment. (Signed) " EIIICHSON, Director. " P.S.—A. very reserved use is to be.inade of these instructions.' " ITALY. We have received the Turin papers of the 21st inst. On that day the Dowager Empress of Russia was expected at Magadino. His Royal Highness the Prince of Carignano had left for Arona, where her Majesty was to sleep. On the following day, at noon, a special train was to convey her Majesty from Arona to Genoa, whence, after a few hours' rest, she was to embark for Nice. His Majesty King Victor Emmanuel was to leave Turin on the'23l to receive the Empress at Genoa. On the 19th inst. the steamer Genova, of the Genoese Transatlantic Company, sailed from Genoa for Rio Janeiro, with 50 passengers and a valuable cargo. The Giornale di Rona, of the 16th inst., pub lishes a notification, signed by Cardinal Antonelli, prohibiting the exportation, up to the 7th of Sep tember, 1857, of grapes, ordinary wines, vinegar, and tartaric acid, and potash. This is owing to the bad grape crop. RUSSIA. A letter from Hamburg, dated the 22d of Octo ber, says : " In addition to the four Russian vessels of war that have arrived at Kiel a fifth has been signalled, which will join the others. Two other men of war have been ordered to leave Cronstadt to join this squadron, which is placed under the orders of Rear-Admiral Berens. To-day they took in a large quantity of coals to suffice for a long journey. " We learn from St. Petersburg that the report that the Emperor has the intention of paying a visit abroad this year is not true. " General Toutechoff has been appointed to the command of the reserve troops in the place of General Tcheodaieff. " The whole literary production of Russia in 1855 consisted of 1,200 works. " The Emperor has ordered the construction of a railway from Loviez in the direction of Thorn." LORD MAYOR'S COURT.-IVIIITEHOUSE v. JERWOOD. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SIIN. SlR,—Having read a report of this case in your paper of to-day, I think it right to say that I did not receive the amount in question on Mr. Whitehouse's account, as repre sented in your report, but on the acc,unt of my own client, Mr. Gordon. The amount had been recovered in an action brought by Mr. Gordon against Mr. Whitehouse, and I received it out of court as Mr. Gordon's attorney in that action. Mr. Whitehouse, howe—er, then made an affidavit that Mr. Gordon was indebted to him in a sum of 7001., and obtained an attachment ex parte, which was served upon me as the garnishee, and having discharged myself of the amount as far as my own client was concerned, I pleaded to Mr. Whitehouse's attachment. _ --- Having unavoid a bly alluded — to Mr. — Whitehouse's affi davit, I ought to mention that there is another action now pending against Mr. Whitehouse at Mr. Gordon's suit for recovering 1,4001. and upwards. Trusting that you will insert this letter, I am, &c., THOMAS JOHN JERWOOD. 17, Ely-place, Holborn, Oct. 21. DUELLING ON A LARGE SCALE.—General Lace, of Kansas, has sent a challenge of a rather remarkable character to the Goliath of Siaveocracy, to meet him in single combat, with a hundred followers on each side, and settle the Kansas difficultiel by a free fight, and so put an end, once for all, to the matter, the question of slavery or freedom for the new State to be determined by the issue of the combat. _ —New York Times. VIE NARVAIEZ DUEL. Some further particulars relative to tho brutal conduct of Marshal Narvaez towards the husband of the Infanta Donna Josefa have been received. The disadvantage under which M. duel y Route labours must be obvious to all people who have only the most moderate knowledge of Spanish affairs. In the first place, he is of the Progressist party, and therefore unlikely to be fairly judged at the present moment by "the powers that be" in Madrid. In the second place, 'he. is the husband of the princess who is banished to San Sebastian for having dared to demand the portion left to her by her mother. The history of the marshal's hatred for M. Guel y Rente has been variously described, and no doubt the imagination of correspondents has been set to work to fill up all gaps with details more or less caustic. The words of which the marshal com plains were spoken in the Coves on the 10th of March, 1855. The passage runs as follows : " I am full of discouragement, gentlemen, when I see this man (Narvaez), who passes for the most eminent personage of the time (from which estimation I beg to differ), loaded with so many favours and titles. and with so much wealth. What has happened since 1843, that more decorations should be accumulated upon one indi vidual than any potentate has received? Nor is it eaQier to explain the gifts of seven or eight millions he has ob tained. Has he perchance performed some service like that of the Duke of Alba or of Christopt,er Columbus ? Has be accomplished any work similar to that of these heroes ? No. A thousand times no ! Seeing a man so laden with honours, one might think that Spain had been a second time conquered by Moots, and caved by ' Oh ! if the Cid Campode came down once more upon earth end saw a citizen who had taken no share of his fatigues, bearing the tit,ka of that town which he con quered aft,;r so many difficulties, I am certain that he would pray to die a second time without baying com pleted the conquest." The spirit of M. Guel y Rente's speech may be gathered from the foregoing passage. It may be ' considered galling ' • but it is no more than a fair criticism upon a public man ; and that the marshal felt its sting is proved by the care with which, during two, long years, he bottled up his anger— keeping it so warm that he could not restrain a brutal ebullition of it, even in a salon, and in female society. At present the marshal is trium phant, and his adversary is at his mercy. Still, I am assured, M. Guel y Rente has the courage to proceed with his action at law on behalf of his wife ; and if there remain the poorest ghost of justice in Spain, it is destined shortly to become the topic of general cEscuEsion. Meantime, all that had even the semblance of liberty under O'Donnell is being steadily cleared away by the New Prime Minister, who, according to the belief of more than one Spaniard, is drawing ruin down upon the Queen. THE RUSSIAN SQUADRON AT KIEL. KIEL, Oct. 21.—This morning, at an early hour, four foreign ships of war were signalled from Bulk as being in the Qffing, and a couple of hours later they came into this harbour and anchored. They proved to be the Russian squadron expected. from Cronstadt for some time past, and consisting of the screw steam line•of-battle ship Wyborg, the screw steam-frigate Polkan, the sailing frigate Cas tor, and the despatch brig Philoctetes, the whole being under the command of Rear-Admiral Berens, whose flag is flying at the mizen of the Wyborg. Later in the day the Admiral saluted the Danish flag, which was duly returned by the land bat teries. A gOod many of the officers obtained leave of absence, and proceeded to Hamburg by the after noon train. To-morrow the ships will commence coaling, and in a few days will proceed to the Mediterranean, where the Wyborg and Polkan will winter at Nice, placing themselves at the dis posal of the Empress Dowager of Russia during her stay there, whilst the Castor and Philoctetes will eventually go on to the Piraeus, where they are to remain on the station. _ . We were all rau&l struck by the great alteration in the Russian naval uniform since the last visit of Russian ships of war to this port. The colour of the uniform has been changed from green to blue, and the short-tailed coatee of the officers been re placed by the modern tunic as used in the army. In lieu of the white cap formerly used in the Russian navy, blue ones are now introduced, with a white passepoil, and in front is a raised foul anchor on the national cockade (black, yellow, and white— the same as the Hanoverian cockade). Another great improvement in the uniform is the substitu tion of shoulder-straps of silver, on which is em broidered the number of the naval equipage to which the officers belong, for the former unsightly and heavy-looking epaulettes with long loose bul lion, which gave the wearer such a high-shouldered appearance. For undress and when on duty the officers wear a dirk inst.:ad of the long sword as formerly, which latter is now only worn in full dress. On the whole the alterations in the Russian naval uniform may be pronounced to be improve ments. THE STADE DUES. HANrsuRG, Oct. 22.—There is a good deal of exaggeration in the letter from Hamburg in the Independance Beige, which has been going the round of the English papers, respecting the measures taken by the United States towards Han over about,the Stade Duties. It is perfectly true that Mr. Amos, the United States Consul in this city, has received instructions from his cabinet to send in a report on the subject, and make sugges tions for liberating American ships from this oppressive toll, but there is no truth in the asser tion that the American Government have required the co-operation of the Senate of Hamburg, or that an American squadron is to be sent to the Elbe to protect the United States ships. That such coercive measures may eventually be resorted to is not impossible, and there can be no question that Hamburg feels the pressure more than any other state, but at the same time otir Senate is far too cautious to take any such hostile step as to take part with the United states against our powerful neighbour Hanover in the present aspect of affairs. SALE OF ROYAL BRITISH BANK DEPOSITS. Mr. Shuttleworth submitted to public competition, at the Auction Mart, yesterday, a farther number of deposit accounts and notes in the Royal British Bank. There was a very full attendance of purchasers and other persons inte rested in the sale of this description of property. The auctioneer, having read the conditions of sale, ob served that the affairs of the bank were now in a better posi tion and that there was every reason to believe the dividend paid by the estate would exceed the expectation of the pub lic. The recent decision in bankruptcy had been confirmed, and the immediate and direct consequence would be a large saving of money to the shareholders and depositors. This, he was informed by persons competent to give an opinion, ought to raise the value of the deposits by at least 2s. 6d. in the pound. The funds in the hands of the assignees were sufficient to pay a dividend of nearly ss. in the pound to every creditor ; and the securities to bo realised would yield at least 7s. more, without calling upon the shareholders for a shilling. _ . _ A Gentleman-But you forget that we have law and equity to deal with. (Hear, hear.) Mr. Shuttleworth-That will not be our concern. .Another Gentleman-I fancy it will though. Just fancy the lawyers' bills. (Laughter.) Who is to pay all the ex penses now g,ing on? Mr. - Shuttleworth-I believe that the courts of law and equity will not come into collision. The present position of these courts in relation to the matter is indecent, and I hope that, in a few days, the shareholders and all other persons interested in winding up the affairs of the bank will know exactly how they stand. A Gentleman-I hope they will go to bankruptcy, as the cheapest mode of winding up. The first lot, a deposit note for 18/. 16s. 3d., was then put up, the bidding being Bs. in the pound. The lot was finally knocked down at 10s. The sale was then continued in the following order :- Lot 2, a deposit note for 501., at 128. 6d.; lot 3, a deposit account for 35/. at 10s. ; lot 4, a do. f or 274/., at 12e. ; lot 5, a do. for 751 . 14s. 5d., at 12s. ; lot 6, a do. for 43/., at 10s. 6d. ; lot 7, a deposit note for 203/. 15s. 9d., at 13s. ; lot 8, a deposit account for 50/., at lie. 61 . ; lot 9, a do. for 1871. lls., at Pls. 6d. ; lot 10, a do. for 150/., at 9s: 6d. ; lot 11, a do. for 406/., at 10s. 6d.; lot 12, a do. for 1,000/., was knocked down at 9s. 6d., but not sold ; lot 13, a deposit account for 5521., at 9s. 6d. ; lot 14, a deposit note for 331. 10s. 5d., at 9s. 6d. ( su bsequently sold for 10 s. 6d.) ; lot 15, a deposit for 711. Bs. 2d., at lls. 6 d. ; lot 16, a deposit acemmt for 300/, at 12s. ; lot 17, a:do. for 7001, at 12s. 6d. ; lot IS, a do. for 307/., at 10s. fid. ; lot 19, a do. for 100/., at 10s. At the conclusion of the sale a gentleman asked whether their would be any objection to the purchasers completing their own assignments ? He supposed the deposit notes and accounts might be transferred as readily as railway shares. Mr. Shuttleworth said there would be no difficulty about the assignments. All the parties would have to do would be to execute a transfer on a form which could be had at any stationer's, and then to give legal notice to the assignees of the assignment of the claims. A Gentleman -I think it is as well it should be known that sellers and purchasers can complete their own assignments and at a cost of a mere trifle. without legal assistance , Mr. Shuttleworth stated that this fact ought to increase the value of the property, and announced that he was much gratified at being able to say that several lots had been sold to bona fide buyers at 12s. 6d. and 13s. in the pound-a cir cumstance which proved that the public had a better opinion of the value of the assets tha.. was at first supposed. EXTENSIVE FIRE AT LADYBURN, GREENOCK.—On Wednesday morning a fire was discovered in the pre mises of Messrs. William Marshall and Son, tanners, sltinners, and wool merchants, situated at Ladyburn, on the Port-Glasgow road. The damage to properly and stock may be roughly estimated at 8,000/. to 10,0001. — North, British, Daily Mail. A CHRISTENING NOSEGAY.—The following is a aer root list" of the names just given in baptism to the infant daughter of the Duchess de Mo ftpeni?,r : " Maria de Regla, Francisca de .4 6 . Sig, Antonin, Lilier, Fernanda, Arnalia, 1 - ? , -lipa, Adeliid , , C sti Josof3, JoaquiLa, Jeans, Rufina, Lufg,irda, Bibiani, Polonia, Gaspara, Mcichiora, Baltasa,ra, Ana, Agueda, Lucia, Francisca de Paula, Ramona, Todos log Santos, Brigidia, Vara and ltriiiitary Intelligence. The death of Vice-A.dmiral Charles James Johnston, on the list of Flag-officers on reserved half-pay in receipt of service pensions, was reported at Portsmouth yes terday. He was a Captain of 1803, Rear-Admiral of 1841, and Vice-Admiral of 1850, and placed on the re served list 1854. Tile gallant deceased was Lieutenant. of the Ruby, 64, at the capture of the Cape in 1795 Lieutenant of the Arrogant, 74, at the surrender or Columba, and the destruction of armed vessels in the Java Seas in 1796 ; Captain of I,he Cornwallis, 50, in company with the Sceptre, 74, and attacked the French frigate Sdmillante and shipping in St. Paul's Bay, Isle of Bourbon, in 1806 ; he commanded the powerful, 74, in the Walcheren expedition. By his death the pe nsion _ of 1501. per annum is disposable by the First Lord of the Admiralty. A letter from the Tagus states that her MajestyatihiP Centurion, 80, Capt. Edward G. Fanshawe' which Plymouth on the 6th inst., experienced very heavy vela tiler during the passage to Lisbon, and lost a boy fro the head. The ship behaved well. On one occasion,• when she was pitching heavily, the cutter's port &site.: gave way in consequence of the bolts to which the fore guys were made fact having drawn. The eyes to vvhicle the keel ships were broken, and the boat must have bet lost had she not been speedily secured by lashing., The day she arrived in the river the starboard dayM served them a similar trick. A man fell overboard, an in lowering the cutter the fore end touched the wate.r first and dragged the davit; the belt drew, the davit flog aft, she capsized, and all hand fell into the sea, but were able to swim. Lieut. Bullock, a marine, and a handsethle jumped overboard immediately, and held the first man who fell in, and aesisted the others; all were rescued. The Brunswick, 80, Capt. Broadhead, which left Pled mouth late in Sept., had frightful weather. She pitch eu her bowsprit clean under water, and lost both qua rt, If boats. The Brunswick left Lisbon on the 11th inst. 11, Her Majesty's ship Hannibal, 91, screw, Capt. J. te D. Hay, bearing the flag of Rear-Admiral Sir gous Stewart, K.C.8., arrived at Spithead yesterday noon from the Mediterranean. At 5 o'clock,, as she standing into Spithead, she saluted the Commandersi' Chief, which the Victory acknowledged. She wil l I\ ,': forthwith surveyed, with the view to further innedia' '"' service, as before stated. ee • A court-martial, comprising Commodore the Henry Keppel, C. 8., of her Majesty's ship Rale i t' s President ; Captains G. Etiott, of her Majeety'el l "", St. Vincent • the Hon. F. T. Pelham, c . 8., :.of 1 0 7 a fte.r: Majesty's ship Blenheim ; G. H. Seymour, Cell her Majesty's ship Victory ; George Giffard, of her Majesty's ship Princess Royal ; W. Peel, C. 130" of her Majesty's ship Shannon ; R. Harris, of eis he Majesty's ship Illustrious ; C. Barker, of her rtly jesty's ship Retribution ; H. Stewart , C. 8 ., of her Pa,: jesty's ship Dragon ; and Mr. W. J. Hellier, DWI% Judge Advocate of the Fleet, assembled yester,reace morning, at 9 o'clock, on board her Majesty's ship- v I d ; tory, in Portsmouth Harbour, to try Mr. .A.ugtOlt" Ovey on the following cha-ges : " 1. For that he, the said Mr. Augustus Ovey, be l e i l in actual service and full pay of her Majesty's fleet, f," - . % . Paymaster of and belonging to her Majesty's ship D: prise, did, on board the said ship, on or about the =ILL clay of Sept.', 1856, falsely represent to Mr. 030 th e ' Egerton Harcourt, then and now the commander of said ship, that he, the said Augustus Ovey, was th, e fi ll entitled to draw, as such Paymaster, 3001. for CO geecies, whereas he, as such Paymaster, was not tblr, entitled to draw so large au amount as 300 1 . for con. 'l.ke gencies, as he, the said Paymaster, at the time of In ing such statement as aforesaid well knew. g Ch i "2. For that he, the said Augustus Ovey, wnenetal Paymaster, and when in Fuca actual service ane " - t o ; pay, as aforesaid, was on board the said ship, on dr e b ° the 13th day of Oct., 1856, deficient in the sum of :: to . of the amount belonging to her Majesty, which ong' w - have been then in his possession. hpa " 3. For that he, the said Mr. Augustus °veer, such Paymaster, and when in such actual service soof full pay as aforesaid, did, on or about the 13th (II /Is October, 1856, neglect his duty iu not having sedli„-e the muster-books of the said ship Surprise for the '„-te q uarter, and the victualling and clothing acceg-ef of the said ship since he was appointed Paymaster - her." of The prisoner was aesisted by Mr. 3 . Hoskins, it Gosport, solicitor. Evidence having been heard i11.,8400 port of the charges, the prisoner put in a written adareuct in reply, in wnsch he disclaimed any intention to defre de , the Government, stating that he was unaware of the 0 , ficienay in the accounts until requested by the coon° is der to produce them, and that he could only ascribebijo to his having unintentionally drawn upon the Pt' ova money % for his own use through having place d hie °,.0. money in the Government chest for safety. He then 1) ,„ r duced several certificates of his previous good charac"-a and service. The Court, after due deliberation, frit° the charges proved, and sentenced the prisoner to eismissed from her Majesty's service. seer' Seven of the despatch gunve.sels, (Rinedove, e rowbawk, Cormorant, Flying Fish, &c.)tbre e Plyinoutb, and four at Portsmouth —are ordered to b e paid off until she has: finished her present trial s was taken into &etc at Portsmouth yesterday to hoed her experimental false bow taken off. She has realis 12z knots under her best trial. Her Majesty's stearnslo op Fury, 6, Commander Lec k i e . : with the Bustard gunboa,:, left Spithead on Thursd a y evening for the East Indies. Her Majesty's ship r.aleigh, 50, Commodore the ITO' H. Keppel, C. ,is complete in her rigging, and will b e ready to leave the fitting basin at Portsmouth iu a fe lt days. Majesty's ship Shannon, 51, Capt. W. Peel , 0 . ; i1 is taking on board her provisions and stores. She F e ll soon be ready to go to 'pithead. der The paddlewheel steara sloop Inflexible, 6 , Cominnutb J. Corbett, sailed from Plymouth on Thurs da y for " Cape of Good Hope and the East Indies. • / r eel The Meander, 4 4 , Capt. T. Baillie, was towed tier Plymouth Sound into Hamoaze on Thursday. -reir crew unbent sails th© same day, preparatory to i" being paid off. The merchant ship City of Tanjore, Captain Ceri-ase witn sugars, hides, Bilks, indigo, &0., 120 days from e'oo cutta, f r London, was off Plymouth on Thu 7134181., ' t ee left St. Helena on the 19 th September, and re porl the prevalence of very heavy weather in the latitude 0 `,,,1 Cape of Good Hope, where four ships--the sher; t Knowles, Sunny Seutb, Monsoon, and anoth.er--bn%: foundered ; crews save'. The Alexander :08...ing A r i 16 into St. Helena leaky, on the 95th of August, an i r r l i e i. on the 17th of September, with a double crew, f o r verpool. The Panola was discharging part. of Irer ee and getting a new rudder. The American ship O r° t he for London, was detained in consequence ; sickness of the master. The English ships •' ..;es P d Ranger and Winterthur and the French bark.Atieegs-et. Raymond, homeward bound, sailed about the 18 0 ; e The screw steamship Cleopatra, with troops, Oa - „ of the island, and sailed for her destination, the Call;gst Good Hope ; all well. The Tanjore spoke, on th e a ? of Sept., the John Bertrane, from Calcutta for bonaetie and off Cape Verd, the Marlborough from Locdoo , ° 18 daye, fur Calcutta, with passengers. a r e aier The Daring, 12, sloop, Commander Gerard J. (1852), was paid off at Chatham yesterday, after he/ been in commission for upwards of four years. s ets Yesterday a body of 210 non-commissioned 001,41 and men belonging to the Provisional Batt3'l,-e; I Cbatham, with one field officer, two captainea e r lieutenants, and six ensigns, proceeded to the far of thins hear Prince Henry's bastion, for the purpe° 4 4 going through a rehearsal of the noovernente_.% operations to be performed on the occasion of the gr„te night attack which is shortly to take place at rip barn, in which the corp of Royal Engineers an u a 'ir troops of the line will take part % The troops. we d r ,:ck etructed in their principal movements by Col. - - ham.' ver Eighty non-commissioned officers and men wer e is terday placed under the direction of the instruct or- t o musketry at Chatham Garrison, to be instructed ift 43 , use of the rifles previously to joining the service 011 panies cf their respective regiments. „ D id The freight-ship Nautilus sailed yesterday 10 .- to ir from Woolwich, with powder and ball cartridge 5 0 nit T ion for Bermuda. 1° he steam sloop Ardent was yesterday morning 0 1-• out of basin, and t r ansferred to No. 3 dock, at B ' ° , o o with, for a continuation of repairs. Some of the their mortar floats at Woolwich have been divested of t f o s fittings and are being converted into lighter barge , ie w the conveyance of steam ,machinery from Wool° factory to Sheerness and Chat tam. # The following appoiotments were made yesterd a y the Admiralty : o . Alfred Boys, as3istaut paymaster, to the Dottie ° Chas. Skills, clerk, to the Satellite. IMPORTANT POST-OFFICE Nova r CAUTION AGAINST SENDING VALUAI3PY LETTERS BY THE POST. Much confusion is created by letters marked " r e yy~ tered" being deposited in the letter-boxes instead of P p st given in at the windows of the post-office, ande receipts obtained. In order to discourage this prewter# on and from the Ist of November next all snail le t 0' will be liable to a registration fee of in additi° l3 or the proper amount of postage ; the amount of this Pee r such portion of it as may not have been prepaid , a d` be charged to the person to whom the letters are:o6l, dressed. It must, howeve r, he d i stinctly understioli that although a fee of ls. will thus be levied 0.1 vt letters as are observe d ( from w hich time they ill treated as registered) , t he post-office undertakes n° l3 'iall• responsibility with regard to letters so marked I/ may escape observation. Ore l The irregular practice of posting letters marked tte gistered" in the letter-boxes, operates prejudicially °off well working of the system of registration, whieb of secures the safe transmission cf about one Bp letters annually, and the additional fee in questi ° : levied solely with a view to check the evil. Letto r l ' e to marked, when not observed, are obviously more lieb be g failure in every delivery than letters which do note of the word registered on the address ; for the securi'.'s registration are not obtained, whilst attention I tie le o rected to the fact that such letters may contain Er of value. pre Should it happen that letters which have beeli3O sf perly registered have been charged the double ''t error, in consequence of being accidentally put ° tl course, the overcharge v.ill be returned. The Postmaster-G-eneral takes this opport un JO' A again calling the attention of the public to 0° of teP baneful practice, :Thigh is still most extensively 1 1 - 0 41 to, of sanding valuable letter:; by the post with °u oter ii , tog them registered, and ho would urge that it is pos e duty to refrain from subjecting the officers of tlf o f th office to uunecse , sary tca4itation.—By commeo' - Postmaster-General. ROWLAND RILL, So ' -et° General Post-office, October, 1856.