The Sun. — London, England, 1861-11-27 00:00:00

:iHE NAVY. Lord Palmerston and. the Minister of War, ac companied by the Director- General of Ordnance and other officers, went down to Shoeburyness yesterday morning by special train to witness a soles of ex periments to be made with the Whitworth guns supplied to the Government. Mr. Whitworth him self was present. In consequence of the severe gale of wind which blew yesterday, varying from S. to S.S.W., the Warrior, Capt. Cochrane, was not removed from her anchorage at Spithead, neither was the Britannia taken from her moorings in the harbour. Should the weather moderate, the changes will be effected to-day. We understand that when at sea she rolled only to the extent of six degrees, and that when she had her sails set made a steady roll of about three or four degrees, to the surprise of all. Ifer seagoing qualities are spoken very highly of. The necessity of greater dock accommodation is more apparent now that the Warrior and Black Prince are here, and both requiring to be docked. The blocks are laid down in No. 10 for the latter, but her being placed there is delayed in consequence of the Osborne being detained in the contiguous dock, No. 7. Should it be considered absolutely necessary to dock the Warrior (as there is some thing out of order in her steering qualities), she must remain until the Black Prince is undocked. A plan has been submitted for lengthening No. 8 dock 70 feet. If carried out it would be a great acquisition. The invert to the new dock in course of construction from the steam basin is to be lowered three feet ; and the dock, which will be 400 feet long, is to be proceeded with immediately. The steam basin itself is to be deepened three feet. This of itself will be found to be of great service. These preliminary improvements may only be regarded as what may be hoped for, and as a n i n di c ation of what is intended to be carried out on a much more extensive scale for dock accommodation for ships of the largest class. The steam storeship Industry, Master- Commander Hodges, yesterday went down the river to Green hithe, to adjust compasses, in preparation for her departure for Rio and Ascension. By direction of the Admiralty, the whole of the screw gunboats attached to the first division of the steam reserve at Chatham have been supplied with one 100 pounder and one 40 pounder Armstrong pivot gun on their upper decks. Yesterday and on the previous days several hundred cases of shell were despatched from the Ordnance wharf, Chat ham, for the screw gunboats Griper, Cochin, Car nation, and Julia, all of which are attached to the steam reserve in the Medway. Yesterday a numerous party of convicts arrived at the St. Mary's convict establishment. Chatham, from London, for the purpose of being employed on • the public works at St. Mary's Island, in connection 'with the extension of the dockyard. Several hun dreds of the convicts will also be employed in break ing up the Comus, 14, which has been handed over by the Admiralty for that purpose. Yesterday Dr. Woolley, the Admiralty Inspector of Schools, visited Chatham dockyard for the pur pose of making an inspection of the apprentices' and other schools at that establishment. During hisinspection Dr. Woolley will also examine the hired boys employed in the dockyard. In consequence of the inferior description of iron supplied at Chatham dockyard for the Achilles, 50, by the various firms under contract to the Admi ralty, and the difficulty experienced in obtaining adequate supplies of plate and angle iron for the prosecution of the works in connection with the *building of that frigate, the Admiralty have entered into a contract with the well-known firm of Mares and Co., who have undertaken to supply whatever plate iron may be required at Chatham. The first deliveries of iron from Messrs. Mares' firm have been made at Chatham dockyard, and the whole of that supplied up to this time is of very excellent quality. The delay in building the Achilles has arisen solely from the difficulty experienced in ob taining iron of prime quality. This, however, has now been got over, and the works of the Achilles will be proceeded with rapidity. The screw steam corvette Satellite, 21, at Devon -port, is ordered to be put in commission with a coargennent of 270 men and officers. Four of her 8-inch guns, weighing 60 cwt. each, will give place to four Armstrong guns. The gunboats Sheldrake and Spider are fitting at Devonport for immediate commission. Each will will have a complement of 40 men, and will be sup plied with Armstrong guns. They will be convoyed by the frigate Emerald to the south-east coast of South America for duty on that station. The south jetty of the Davenport dockyard is to be extended 40 feet. The following appointments were made yester day at the Admiralty :—E. A. Bolicho, R. W. Evans, and H. Russell, midshipmen, to the Satellite; A. M. Causton and N. J. A. De Courcy, naval cadets, to the Satellite ; Francis V. Brady has been nomi nated to a naval cadetship ; William E. O'Brien, surgeon, to the Satellite; Mark Anthony Harte, acting assistant-surgeon, to the Satellite; W. H. Rundle, promoted to chief engineer in the Indus; L. T. Harris, promoted to engineer in the Indus as supernumerary ; A. N. Miller and W. Stewart, se cond-class assist: engineers, confirmed in the Fire brand ; J. J, Taylor, acting second-class assist.-en gineer, to the Asia, as supernumerary ; J. F. Towns bend, acting second-class assist.-engineer, to the Fisgard, as supernumerary; J. Briggs and R. S. Willcocks, acting second-class assist.-engineers, to the Asia, as supernumeraries ; J. Kelly, C. W. Lewis, E. J. Whatmore, and W. Hopkins, acting second-class assist.-engineers, to the Cumberland, as supernumeraries. THE ARM} . His Royal Highness the General Commanding in-Chief yesterday evening honoured the entertain ment at the Royal Artillery mess, Woolwich, with his presence. The Duke was attended by the prin cipal officers of the Regime n t a t h ea d quarters. H e arrived at Woolwich precisely at 7, and was received on the peristyle of the mess entrance by Gen. Sir R. Dacres and his Staff. After examinin g th e pic ture of her Majesty, which had been hung on the preceding day in the mess room, he took his pl ace at the right of Sir R. Dacres. His Royal Highness quitted the board and left Woolwich on his return to London, under a Royal salute, at half-past 9. New buildings are to be erected next spring at the Militia barracks, Lincoln, by which the entire staff will be accommodated, instead of their being scat tered about the city, as hitherto. Houses for the adjutant, quartermaster, and upwards of 20 ser geants, are to be erected. THE dILDERSIIO7I' MURDERS. At the ordinary petty sessions at Odiham, yes terday afternoon, held at th e G eorge H o t e l, John Nicholas, of the 3d Battalion Milit ar y Tra in, was brought befo re L ord Dorchester and Mr. Raikes Currie, i the sitti ng magistrates, charged, on the in formaton of Mr. Superintendent Howard, of the Hants County Constabulary, with shooting with Kenned intent to murder Ser geant-Major Henry Leslie 6th inst.y, of same corps, o n t h e night of the Since the commission of the off ence with whi c h nten the ded victim care of the prisoner stands charged, hi s i has been at the military hospital u Surgeon F. E. Reynolds, and althono all have been adopted to restore the patient means Is yet far from out of danger. The prisoner has already been brought before the bench on three previous occasions, but remanded, owing to the very precarious state of the sergeant major, and yesterday a furt her remand took place on the same ground. With reference to the two fearful crimes that have been recently perpetrated at Aldershott, it is understood that a searching inquiry will at onee be instituted into the causes of the disaffection that seems to prevail among some of the men at the camp. As a proof of the ill-feeling that exists, we may state that on Saturday one of the men of the 20th, as oar reporter was informed, was arrested for uttering threats against one of the non-commis sioned officers ; and on Monday morning, shortly before the period fixed for the inquest on the body of poor Dixon, two men were found on parade with loaded rifles. All sorts of rumours are rife in the camp, but it is only fair to say that the utmost ab horrence is felt in all quarters at these frightful deeds r da general wish is expressed that some vi r e c ie rk e li k e men retribution were permitted in cases itagrante oe taken, as in these recent cases, and on inqui Corporal Campbell is still living, paned a foot 7 l :t was ascertained that he had a le sight. COI TON SUPPLY. The difficulty with regard to the supply cf cotton to meet the probability of a future American defi ciency seems likely to arise rather from ho multi tude than from the scarcity of new sources. From every quarter of the globe we have vidences of capability for the growth of this staple ; and, as each country asserts its own claims to be superior to those of its competitors, attention is distracted and capitalists forbear from any combined effort. If there had been but one field to which wo could turn, every calculation would have been worked out to a fraction, and by this time we should have known precisely the conditions with which we must be prepared to comply. But, although the imme diate inconvenience from this state of circumstances is great, the ultimate results will most likely be far more beneficial than if the future trade were to be limited to a distinct rivalry between two or three nations. The importance of the article is such that if its growth be mainly confined to one region, that region will always be regarded as a tempting point of attack in case of hostilities with any Power that might wish to add to our miseries from war the distress of manufacturing idleness. As ' regards the supply of wheat, .we have abundant proofs of the inestimable advantage of being able to turn not merely to America, but to Russia, France, Spain, Egypt, and a vast number of other countries, and it is scarcely of less importance that the cotton production should be equally varied. Even if the American disruption had not taken place, a gradual reintroduction of the qualities of other soils would most likely have been wit nessed for the future. The means of transit, quite as much as the obtaining of labour, have in fluenced the question. If India, Egypt, and Brazil had had railway facilities such as have been en joyed by the American cotton States, the latter would never have attained that complete monopoly which they lately held, and their reliance upon which has been one cause of their present ruin. Railways are now being created elsewhere, and looking at the relatively high price which cotton must for some time command, even if the subjuga tion of the Confederate States could be consum mated to-morrow, there is reason to infer that the production will be found sufficiently profitable at a vast number of points to cause it to rank among regular branches of industry, such as will increase or diminish from time according to the natural or changing conditions of climate, freights, and labour. India must, doubtless, henceforth, constitute the great field, but she has the China market to feed, and also her own manufacturers, who, under the inauguration of the system of protection to native industry two years ago, now enjoy a bounty of 10 per cent. in addition to the advantage of having the staple at their door. The freight thence is likewise necessarily heavy. The West India Islands possess undoubted capacities, but nothing can be effected in Jamaica, or elsewhere in that region, without the introduction of Eastern emi grants. Antigua, the nearest of these islands to England, is especially spoken of as furnishing fine samples. In Central America recent experiments are said to have resulted very satisfactorily, and to have led to a considerable amount of seed being sown in Nicaragua. San Domingo, under Spanish rule, may:contribule some quantities, and on the capabilities of Venezuela there seems no doubt, pro vided a sound European organisation can be esta blished there. All these places have the benefit of comparative proximity to England, and of being in some degree independent of railways. Their diffi culties are connected solely with capital and labour. Brazil has always been a cotton country, but has been long utterly deficient in means of trans port. The Pernambuco and Bahia railways will remove that drawback in the northern and middle provinces, while the line constructing in the southern province of San Paulo runs not only through a tableland of European salubrity, but where the cotton plant flourishes in a wild state, samples of which have just been certified by the Cotton Supply Association to be worth 101 d. to 11d. per lb., or within ld. per lb. of the value of mid dling Orleans. Further south, on the banks of La Plata and the Rio Salado, the plant gives equal signs of luxuriance, and it is indeed from this latter region that some of the best descriptions of seed are alleged to have been originally obtained by the Americans. Here likewise the conditions of cli mate are perfectly favourable for white labour. Lastly, there is the prospect of success in Queensland provided Chinese immigrants can be introduced, and from all these various centres a variety of sub ordinate fields are likely also to spring up. Of the interior provinces of Persia, whence there have lately been indications of a large possible growth, nothing has been said, or of the development yet to be witnessed of the capacities of Egypt and of Africa generally; but it is plain that the answer to the demand now raised will not long be problemati cal, and that there would be a prospect in the course of a couple of years of the supply being in excess of our wants, were it not for the certainty that the power of consumption will increase in still greater proportion. A CASE IN POINT. As a good many people are appalled at the pros peet that, should the war for the Union go on, we shall actually have negroes fighting beside white men against the slaveholders' rebellion, we reprint the proclamation of that eminent slaveholder and soldier, General Andrew Jackson, calling the free negroes of Louisiana to arm for the defence of New Orleans when threatened by a strong British force in December, 1814. Old Hickory always went in for using any club that served his turn when there were heads that needed breaking. Hear him : "Andrew Jackson,—Proclamation to the free coloured inhabitants of Louisiana. Through a mis taken policy you have been heretofore deprived of a participation in the glorious struggle for national rights in which our country is engaged. This no longer shall exist. A s sons of freedom, you are now called upon to defend our most inestimable bless ing. As Americans, your country looks with con fidence to her adopted children for a valorous sup port, as a faithful return for the advantages enjoyed under her mild and equitable Government. As fathers, husbands, and brothers, you are summoned to rally round the standard of the eagle to defend all which is dear in existence. Your country, although calling for your exertions, does Lot wish you to engage in the cause without amply remu nerating you for the services rendered. Your in• telligent minds are not to be led away by false representations. Your love of honour would cause you to despise the man who should attempt to deceive you. In the sincerity of a soldier and the language of truth I address you. To every noble hearted, generous freeman of colour volunteering to serve during the present contest with Great Britain, and no longer, there will be paid the same bounty, in money and lands, now received by the white soldiers of the United States—viz., 124 dols. in money, and 160 acres of land. The non-commis sioned officers and privates will also be entitled to the same monthly pay and daily rations and clothes furnished to any American soldier. On enrolling yourselves in companies the major-general com manding will select officers for your government from your white fellow-citizens. Your non-commis sfiroeneem e do n fficers will be appointed from among your selves.Danude so regardsoldiers. will rs ; You e paid will to the not feelings b ei being associated with white men in the same camps, be exposed to improper comp arison or unjust sarcasm. Asa thedistinct,p independent at battalionof glory, or reg i men t, pursnir;g gratitud e of will, undivided, receive Toth aseaspuprle an d you e o your country men. the sinceri ty of my inten tions, and my anxiety to engage your invaluable services to our country, I have communicated my wishes to the Government of Louisiana, wh o is in formed as to the manner of enrolment, and will give you every necessary information on the subject of the address.—Head -quarters. ANDREW JACKSON, Major-General Comman ding." —New York Tribune. PRUSSIAN CENSUS. —The Gazette de l'Etoile of the 23d inst. publishes a notice from the president of police at Berlin announcing that the census of the population, which is taken every three years for the Zollverein, will be takn on Tuesday, Dee. 3, at Berlin, as well as in the other towns of Prussia. THE W, :LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, Novivisag 27, 18614 271 E A RIII S T.R 0 Nt7 GUNS. (From the Timer.) We publish this morning an elaborate and circum stantial account of the cost, trials, and general per formances of the Armstrong Guns, from the first adoption of the new artillery up to the present time. The statement comes from Sir Willi am Armstrong himself, but it is given in the very figure of authen tic reports framed by Government servants, and it is so clear and specific in its details that any inac curacy or omission could be at once discovered. Before directing our readers to the chief points of the exposition before them, we had better, perhaps, briefly indicate the principal charges of which Sir William hero makes his reply. It was alleged, then, that the Armstrong gun was costly in the extreme, an average outlay of some £2,000 being required for every cannon ; that it was, neverthe less, neither a strong nor a durable instrument, but easily rendered unserviceable, especially by rapid and continuous firing; that the vent-pieces of the guns were very liable to be blown away; that the projectiles were too delicately constructed to be used with safety ; and that the actual experience of the Chinese War had shown the invention to be a failure. With these hints in his mind, the reader will be able to appreciate the importance of the defence to which Sir William now addresses himself; and, indeed, the interest attaching to the bare sta tistics now for the first time published is of no ordi nary kind. The total number of Armstrong Guns proved from first to last is 1,622, of which about half have been issued for use, and half retained in store. It will be observed, however, that the distribution be tween store and service is by no means uniform in the different calibres. The 6-pounder piece seems to have been soon given up, 49 specimens only of this pattern having been manufactured, and five issued. The 12-pounder was a far more successful model, and of this description of gun there are up wards of 300 in use, against 150 in store. The 25- pounder, again, appears never to have got much into favour, but the 40-pounders and the 100- pounders, being the guns employed in the sea service and for fortifications, are largely in use. Altogether 796 guns of various calibres have been actually issued for service, and Sir William now tells us that of this number not one single piece had ever burst, and that 20, and no more, have been returned for repair. This is certainly not an alarming list of casualties. So insignificant, indeed, does it appear to us that we shall not follow Sir William through the explanations by which he reduces even these figures to something less than their apparent value. We come next to what has been regarded as the critical question of the vent-pieces, but here Sir William at once corrects the popular idea by observing that the vent-piece is not expected to possess the same durability as the rest of the gun. It is formed of a separate piece of metal, is removed every time the gun is loaded, and is always issued in duplicate, by way of provid ing against natural contingencies. For the 796 guns, therefore, there have been issued 1,592 vent pieces, and of these we learn that five have been blown away, and 32, of which 24 were steel and eight iron, rendered otherwise unserviceable. This return, however, Sir William proceeds to qualify by certain remarks which merit careful attention. It seems that a considerable proportion of the acci dents recorded are attributable to the ignorance or inexperience of the men serving the gun. The offi cial report actually speaks of one class of mishaps as" always" ari3ing from carelessness, and Sir Wil liam roundly asserts that " no vent-piece would ever have been blown away had the gunners known their drill from the first." We are introduced, in deed, by these statements to some curious incidents of the new practice. Probably our readers will re collect that Captain Halsted wrote of an Armstrong Gun which had been returned from a gunboat as unsafe, but which was retained for " cautious use" at Shoeburyness. The remark points to a fact of some consequence, though the light thrown upon it by Sir William is new. There is, beyond question, more than one way of using these guns, but the truth seems to be that the " caution" was all on board the gunboat, while it was confidence that carried the day at Shoeburyness. The Armstrong Gun was altogether so strange an implement, and its powers were so little understood, that the least apparent flaw induced a suspicion of mischief, and the piece was sometimes condemned as unsafe when there was really no insecurity about it. The captain of the vessel in question has actually written to Sir Wil liam, stating candidly that, if he had known the guns at first as well as he knows them now, he would not have thought it necessary to complain:of them as he did. It will be seen, too, that Sir Wil liam points to a singular feature in the reports of these failures. They are identified not so much with particular guns or particular machinery as with particular stations. A large percentage of the casualties occurred at one spot, and, as we may presume, under one particular system of handling, while thousands of rounds were fired from guns of the same kind at other places without the least mishap. On the general merits of the Armstrong gun its inventor now speaks with a justifiable complacency, and with a boldness which will rather astonish his opponents. He tells the country in plain words, that so far from his guns having never been sub jected to continuous and rapid firing, there is no class of them which has not stood that test. He asserts that the strength and endurance of his gun cannot be doubted, though the proofs to which it has been subjected have been incredibly severe. He informs us that the gun, with its new projectiles, new appendages, and new incidents of drill, has been introduced into the service " without loss of either life or limb, or injury to a single individual." One of the 100-pounders actually threw a I,ooolb. shot without strain or fracture. Sir William even appeases our alarms about the cost of the article by stating the latest contract price for every descrip tion of gun after proof at the butts. It will be seen that the figures give only a fraction of the cost alleged, but on this head there is more room for ambiguity. Results of this kind can so easily be modified by the admission or exclusion of particular items of expenditure that we should be loath to build upon them. At any rate, however, we may now conclude that at the present moment, and with out reference to any preliminary outlays, the heaviest of the Armstrong Guns can be manufac tured at the rate of £650 a-piece instead of £2,000, while the ordinary 12-pounder costs less than a third of that sum. Such are the deductions to be drawn from the communication which we print this morning, and f-w will b, disposed to underrate their importance. We do not charge ourselves with any blind or un compromising advocacy of Sir William's invention. We have admitted the representations of his oppo nents, and we now allow him to speak in reply. Our duty lies only with the discovery and establish ment of the truth, with the definite recognition of the gun's merits, if merits they are, or with the exposure of its defects, if the defects preponderate. Nobody could expect t hat such an invention should have been brought to perfection at once, but, unless the statements made by Sir William in this letter can be effectually refuted, the public, we think, will be of opinion that no specimen of rifled ord nance y)t produced is superior to the Armstrong Gun. HEALTH OF LONDON . DURING 2HE WEEK. (From the Regzstrar-General's Weekly Return.) The mortality of London, which has been rising since the beginning of the present month, exhibits a very considerable increase for the week that ended last Saturday. The deaths were 1,251 in the first week of November, 1,288 in the second ; and last week they were 1,434. The mean temperatures of the air in the three successive weeks were 42 0 deg., 39 7 deg., and 37 5 deg. A large proportion of the increase of deaths in last week was contributed by the Eastern districts of the metropolis, where the number rose from 277 in the week that ended Nov, 16, to 343 last week. The mortality shown by the present return is rather higher than it would have been if a rate equal to the average obtained from the returns of corresponding weeks in 1851 60 had prevailed. The deaths at 60 years of age and upwards were returned in the last three wees in the following numbers :-217, 235, 271. From bronchitis the deaths at all ages were in the same periods 87, 131, 170 ; from pneumonia 89, 82, 104 ; from phthisis 159, 154, 175. Last week the deaths from scarlatina were 115, and from diphtheria 27. Scarlatina was fatal in 4 cases in Brompton, 4 in Fulham, 5 in Balgrave sub-district, 5 in Islington West, 4 in St. George, Bloomsbury, 5 in St. George the Martyr, Holborn, 4in Greenwich West. There were 5 deaths from typhus in the Green sub-district of B ethn al -green. Mr. Wells, the registrar of the Tottenham-court road sub-district, reports that 3 deaths from scarla tina have occurred in the house, 8, Draper's-place, within a fortnight ; and amongst the survivors there are 5 persons who are now suffering from it. The c y h e o a l r e s r , a d. ‘ e a a n e d u widow of a seaman, aged 57 years, died on the 21st Nov-, at 13, John-street, Mile-end Old Town, of Regent street, Poplar, of the iit wife November, o f a a shipwright, t 28 o la n aged e n 4 t 3 . A labourer, aged 4 e o h n Greenwich years,o lera Asiaticddied e ( nine ru m s days). tea common on the 14th. November, of exhaustion, arisingNfrinome pensionersexp su r night air and cold. returned, 6 of whom died on thenlvl9l* Hospital are Last week the births of 939 boys an d 914 girls, in all 1,853 children, were registered in London. In the ten corresponding weeks of the years 1851- 60 the average number was 1,624. PROPOSED NEW ROAD THROUGH HYDE PARK. Last evening a public meeting was held in the Vestry-hall, Paddington, to consider the expediency of having a subway through Hyde-park, to connect Paddington and Bayswater with Brompton and South Kensington. Lieut.-Colonel Wortley pre sided. The Chairman announced that he had re ceived letters from Mr. Harvey Lewis, one of the members for Marylebone, and other gentlemen, apologising for their abence ; and stated that Lord Fernley, the other member for the borough, had been communicated with, and, as no reply had been received from him, it was to be presumed that his lordship was in Ireland. The gallant gentleman then stated that present meeting had been called in consequence of proceedings which had resulted from a movement made by some of the inhabitants of Bayswater to have a new road across Hyde-park, through the Haha. He had had an interview with Mr. Cowper, the First Commissioner of Works, and that gentleman bid him mention to that meeting that he saw no objection to a road or sub way'proposed by Miss Martin, daughter of the late Mr. Martin, architect. Mr. Cowper saw no objection to a sub way to pass under the middle walk from Lancaster gate to Coalbrook Dale-gates. He had had a level of the property taken,and found that there was no engi neering difficulty. He asked Mr. Cowper whether the Government would be likely to sanction the dis bursement of the necessary sum of money out of the public funds. Mr. Cowper's reply was that he thought he could not recommend that, because the money required would not be for an ornamental im provement. He pointed out to Mr. Cowper that it would be a groat advantage, because the present road down Park-lane, was not sufficient to accom modate the traffic in that direction. In respect of providing the required road Mr. Cowper seemed disposed to meet him and those who acted with him; and he had been informed since his interview that at present he was even more disposed to assist them than he was at the limo when that interview took place. Under these circumstances he thought they had to consider whether they ought not to have a direct and official communication on the subject from the Chief Commissioner, as his communication with him was, after all, simply a private one. The second consideration was whether it was to be ex pected that the parishes adjoining were to keep up the repairs of the road running either under or over the Government property. Mr. Roche, in proposing the first resolution, recommended the meeting not to insist on any particular project. It would - be more respectful to the First Commissioner to leave that an open question for the present. He thought that there could be no doubt of the necessity for a new road. It was required at that moment, and would be much more necessary during the Great Exhibi tion next year. If the Government gave the land, he was satisfied that there was sufficient public spirit to make the road. Some opposition might naturally be expected. It might be said that the proposed road would interfere with those who rode in Rotten row; but on looking at the map he saw that the subway would cross the row at one end. Besides this, equestrians would have a new ride in Kensington Gardens next Fyear. (Hear.) The speaker concluded by proposing a resolution to the effect that, having regard to the increase of west ern London of late years, and the formation of large, populous, and wealthy districts on the north and south sides of Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens, which districts were at present separated from each other, and had their traffic impeded by want of a direct communication, that meeting was of opinion that a public road had become an object of urgent necessity, and should, if possible, be made before the opening of the Exhibition. Mr. Freeman seconded the resolution. 'Mr. Steadman moved an amendment, stating that the proposed road was not earnestly desired, and would be an encroachment on the people's property. Mr. Abrahams thought it would be quite useless to ask either the Govern ment or Parliament to sanction a grant of public money for a local object like that now under consi deration. (No, no.) Mr. Heywood and:other gentle men strongly advocated,. the making of a new road. The resolution was carried by a large majority, only two or three voting for the amendment. Mr. D'lffanger proposed a resolution fora deputation to Mr. Cowper. He thought the Commissioners for the Great Exhibition ought to contribute to the pro posed road. There could be no questeon that sooner or later their must be a road either across Ken sington•gardens or Hyde-park, and now was the time to move in the matter. The public would never be satisfied with an underground subway; but he agreed with Mr. Roche that it would not be well to suggest any particular plan in the first instance. Mr. Freeman must say that the people of Kensing ton would oppose any project for a road across Kensington-gardens. (Hear, hear.) The resolution for the deputation was adopted, and the meeting soon after separated. LAW INTELLIGENCE.—Nov. 26. COURT OF EXCHEQUER. Sittings at Nisi Prius at Westminster after rem. —(Before Mr. Baron Martin and a Special Jury.) BENTLEY V. BRADY-EXTRAORDINARY LIBEL CASE This was an action for libel, brought by the plaintiff, Mr. Joseph Bentley, against the defendant, a partner in the firm of Brady, Son, and Scott, so licitors, of King Will iam -street, City, charging him with getting up for his own benefit a society called " The Society for Promoting National Edu cation." The libels were contained in a series of letters addressed to various persons. Mr. M, Chambers stated the case for the plain tiff, and then placed him in the witness box; when Mr. Hawkins cross•examined him as follows : Mr. Hawkins—Do you mean to swear there was ever any member of the National Education Com-. pany except yourself ? Witness—Mr. Heywood and Mr. Darton had given me an assurance that they would join me commercially to be invested in books. In books that you had published or were then engaged in ?—Yes, partly. It was Sir John Pakington who suggested the name should be changed from company to society. Who formed the society in June, 1857. Give me the names ?—Well, begin with my humble self. Mr. Hawkins—Oh, of course, (Laughter.) Witness—Then there was Mr. William Cox. Who is he ?—Mr. William Cox, of Lox's Hotel, Jermyn-street. Who proposed that the office of the society should be at your office on a third floor of 13, Paternoster-row ?—lt was not on the third floor, then, as it happens. It was on the second floor. Well, no matter. Who suggested it?—Messrs. Rogers and Jackson. Oh, they were the collectors. (Laughter.) They had 50 per cent. for collection, had they not P—No. Each of the two had 25 per cent. They went together, you know ?-Irts. Well, that makes 50 per cent., you know ; and had they not their expenses ?—They had their rail way expenses, when they went to the country, and postage. Who appointed you manager. Was it not your self ?—I submitted the prospectus to Lord Ebury and others, and they looked to me, for they had known me long. Who wrote your name in the prospectus as manager ?—Very likely I did myself. (Laughter.) Who were the auditors ?—Jackson, the collector, was one. Are you the author of this book P—l am the author of "Health Made Easy for the People," " Wealth, How to Get and Enjoy It." Mr. Chambers—Hand me down that last book, I should like to have it. (Laughter.) Cross-examination continued-1 signed the cheques for the money in the bank, and also did Jackson and Cheney as auditors. I was paid half a guinea a day for inspecting schools, and also half a guinea a day as " Parliamentary expenses" for going about to members in reference to a motion to be brought forward by Lord John Russell. Mr. Hawkins—Now, did any one ever receive a farthing from the society except yourself and your agents ? Witness—Yes, there was the printer's bill. Oh, yes, of course, for printing your prospectuses, Did Mr. G. Sclater Booth authorise you to put down his name in his prospectus ?—Negatively he did. How negatively wrote to him that I should put down his name, and he did not answer. (Laughter.) Have you any letter authorising you to put down the names of the 24 patrons whom you published in your prospectuses ?—I have not except nega tively. They had given their consent by giving money. Have you got a single letter authorising you to use the 64 names as your committee of reference ? --One letter did not require an answer ; I saw a great many of them. Did you get the consent of the Earl of Eglinton ? —No; he did not write. Colonel Pinney ?—I saw him, and he consented. On your oath, did Mr. Thomas Hanbury not re fuse to have his name used as patron P—l did not see him. Messrs. Rogers and Jackson probably did. Did Lord Ebury consent ?—Yes, when he was Lord R. Grosvenor, to me personally. You say that Lord John Russell was going to make a motion in Parliament. He never did move it P—No, because there was a dissolution of Parlia ment just as it should have been done. (Laughter.) Something like the dissolution of your society when it was becoming most useful. (Laughter.) How many persons were there at the meeting at Radley's Hotel in 1858—yourself and Griggs ? There is a letter fewer in his name ; his name is Grigg. Oh, the singular Grigg ? (Laughter.)—Well, he did turn out rather singular. 1 would advise you not to meddle with him. (Laughter.) You announced a meeting at Reading, and the mayor was to be in the chair ?—Yes. But the mayor did not come P—He did not. (Laughter.) Who was in the chair ?—A person named Wil liams. He was one of your collectors ?—He was. (Laughter.) Was Mr. Falkner at the meeting in June, 1859 ? —He was. I did not know his name then. He gave his name "I Myself." (Laughter.) Did not " Mr. I Myself" ask Col. Sykes if he knew anything of the society, and did not Colonel Sykes say, " I came here expecting Mr. Cowper would take the chair ?"—Yes. Who took the chair ?—The dirty person, Mr. Wall. . Did you not put Mr. Cowper's letter into the dirty chairman's hand—(laughter)—and put it to him if it should be read?—Yes, because there was libellous matter in it. Mr. Hawkins then read a letter dated 17, Curzon street, July 13, 1859, from the Right Hon. W. Cowper, to the effect that he had quite misunder stood Mr. Bentley's object in calling on him and declining to take the chair. The right hon. gentle man added,—" I am not prepared to offer thanks to Divine Providence for the visits you have of your own accord made to any schools, nor for the 200 petitions that have been set on foot, nor to ask Mr. Estcourt nor Lord John Russell to take a par ticular part in Parliament; and I believe the shortest way of ending the misunderstanding which has unfortunately arisen will be for you to put some one else in the chair at the meeting." Mr. Chambers summed up the plaintiff's case. Mr. Hawkins addressed the jury for the defence. He contended that even according to Mr. Bentley's own admissions the alleged libels were substantially true ; but even supposing that they had not been fully proved, then the very smallest damages would satisfy the justice of the case. Tue jury deliberated a few minutes in the box, and then returned a verdict for the defendant. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. CROYDON STI Tho Innkeepers' Plate (Hai miles at EPLECIIASES. idicap) of £5O. About Two Ld a half. Age st lb Friar of Apshall alO 2 Balzarino Farmer from Kerry 4 10 0 Sunbeam Alfred the Great Broadway Swell a 9 7 Polly Catherine a 9 4 Marwion Venison a 9 0 Age st lb Johnny .. 6 11 7 The Tartar Heads or Tails a 11 2 Escape D uhallow Black Rose .. 10 12 The Coroner a 10 4 Glautius Paddy (h-b) .. a 10 4 Brine 4 10 4 Yorkee .. a 10 4 The Croydon Stakes (Handil added. Abou Age st lb Bantam Old Ben Roe Yorkshire Grey * a 11 4 Johnny The Tartar E scape The Earl (11-13) a 10 4 Duke (h-b) The Grand Metropolitan Steeplechase Handicap of 15 sovs each, 5 ft, and 2 only if declared by to-morrow (Thurs day), with 100 added. About three miles and a half. cap) of 5 sovs each, with 30 Lt Three miles. Ago st lb Little Nat 5 10 0 Brine Linkbey .. Farmer from Kerry 4 9 7 llnnboyne a 9 0 Harry 5 8 10 Marmion .. a 8 10 Age st lb Bantam .. 5 12 0 Old Ben Roe a 11 7 Yorkshire Grey Johnny Red Rover Kib worth Lass a 10 12 Escape Heads or Tails Age st lb Black Rose Archy (h-b) Friar of Apshall Linkboy a 9 7 Martyr Dunboyne a 9 0 Marmion THE LEAMINGTON ANNUAL HUNT CLUB MEETING. Despite the unfavourable state of the weather, this meet ing was more numerously attended than could have been anticipated. Although the company was select, speculation was very brisk, the fields large, and, altogether, the racing very satisfactory. The Shorts Handicap of 5 sous each, 20 added. Three fur longs. 4 subs. Mr. Bell's Pupil, 2 yrs, Sst 41b (James) 1 Mr. Angell's Entomologist, 2 yrs, 7st 71b (F French) 2 Mr. Christie's Kate filly, 2 yrs, 7st 71b (Cresswell) 3 Betting-5 to 4on Pupil, who made all the running, and won by two lengths ; four lengths between second and third. The Welter Cup, value 200 sovs, by subscription of 20 sovs each, 10 ft, and 5 oMly if declared, &c. One mile. 26 suts. Mr. Lincoln's Petra, 5 yrs, list slb (Mr. Dixon) 1 Count Batthyany's Suburban, 4 yrs, 11st 21b • . (Owner) 2 Mr. Aspley's Atherstone, 3 yrs, list 21b (Owner) 3 The following also ran :—Ariadne, Ellen, Ripon, Coro net, Rhcobus, Necromancer, and The Rock. Betting-4 to 1 each agst Petra, Atherstone, and Ripon, 6 to 1 agst Coronet, 8 to 1 each agst The Rock, Necro mancer, and Ellen. Necromancer made play, with Coronet, The Rock, and Ripon in close attendance, Atherstone and Rhcebus bring ing up the rear. In this order they ran for half a mile, when Coronet took the lead. Half way up the distance Suburban rushed to the front, but was challenged imme • diately by Petra, who won a very exciting race by a head : two lengths between the second and third ; Necromancer was fourth, and Ripon a bad fifth; The Rock a shocking bad sixth. Free Handicap Hurdle Race of 5 sous each, with 30 added, Two miles, over five flights of hurdles. Mr. Smith's Chester, aged, 9st 81b (C. Bennett) 1 Mr. Dixon's Dunboyne, aged, lOst 41b (M'Lean) 2 Mr. Pearce's Irish Emigrant, 5 yrs, 9st 61b (D. Meauey) 3 Romeo, Cambria, and Corona also ran. Betting-5 to 2 agst Chester, 4to 1 agst Romeo, 6to 1 agst Irish Emigrant. Corona made the running for nearly a mile, Romeo and Chester lying well up. After going half the distance Co rona dropped into the rear, Dunboyec and Chester going on together, Chester winning a very interesting race by a neck ; two lengths between the second and third. The Scurry Handicap of 10 sous each, h ft; gentlemen riders, &c. Three quarters of a mile. 7 subs. Mr. Elton's Gauntlet, 3 yrs, list 101 b (Mr. Edwards) 1 Mr. W. Scott's Pupil, 2 yrs, 9st 111 b, in Glb ex(Cresswell) 2 Count Bathyany's Loiterer, 4 yrs, list 51b (Owner) 3 Coronet also ran. Betting-5 to 4 agst Gauntlet, 7to 2 agst any other. Coronet made the running to the distance, where Gaunt let took it up, wag never afterwards headed, and won easily by half a length; two lengths between the second and third, a bad fourth. The Leamington Grand Annual Steeplechase of a free han dicap of 25 sovs each, 10 foifeit. About four miles. Mr. Mackay's Wee Nell, aged, lOst 71b (Knott) 1 Mr. A. Riley's Medora, aged, list 71b (Mr. F. Rowland) 2 Mr. Elton's Jerusalem, aged, list 81b (Mr. Edwards) 3 Mr. J. Welfitts The Emperor, aged, list (Mr. Goodwin) 4 Queensferry, Mary Ann, Romeo, and Gisor also ran. Betting-7 to 4 agst Jerusalem, 6 to 1 each agst Romeo and Medora-7 to 1 agst Gisor, 8 to 1 agst Wee Nell, 10 to 1 agst Mary Ann and The Emperor. Wee Nell jumped off with the lead, with Mary Ann, Jerusalem, and Medora lying well up. Wee Nell was never headed, and won by six lengths ; half a length between the second and third. The fences were taken in capital style by the four placed ; the French horse Gisor refused at the Star-close. Romeo cut it at the second fence, and walked homo. The Hunt Cup Steeplechase, value 101 sovs, by subscrip- ti nof 10 sous each. About three miles. Mr. Jackson's Black Rose, 12st (Mr. Dixon) 1 Mr. Wellfitt's Blind Hookey, 12st (NIL Goodman) 2 Mr. T. Harwood's Balzarine, 12st 51b (in. 61b extra) (Mr. Whoods) 3 Jerry Land, Gift, St. James, and Tho Martyr also ran. Betting-6 to 4 agst Black Rose, 7to 2 egst Ba!zirine, 4 to 1 agst The Martyr. Black Rose made nearly all the running, and won by ten lengths ; a bad third. Tho Coventry Handicap Steeplechase, a free handicap of 20 sous each, 10 ft, with 100 added. Two miles. Mr. B. Land's Farmer from Kerry, 4 yrs, 9st Glb (Martin) 1 Lord Coventry's Longford, aged, lOst Glb.. (G. Stevens) 2 Mr. Angoll's Fairplay, list 41b (C. Boyce) 3 Escape and Mountain Doe also ran. Betting-6 to 4 agst Escape, 3to 1 agst Farmer from Kerry. _ . A fine race between the first two, was won by a short head ; a bad third. WELLINGTON STEEPLECHASES—MONDAY. The Apsley Steeplechase. Mi, Minor's Astley, aged, 13st (Owner) 1 Mr, Adey's Lcrd Levan, aged, I3st (Owner) 2 Mr. 'Williams's King Edward, aged, 1 3st (Mr Phillips) 3 a Mr. Cherrington's Stableford, ged, 13st (Mr. C. Hope) 4 Outlaw also ran. Betting-5 to 4 agst Lord Lovell, 3 to 1 each agst Stable ford and Astley, and 6 to 1 agst Outlaw. Won by a length ; a very bad third. The Open Steeplechase. Mr. Adey's Premier, aged, lOst 21b , (Knott) 1 Mr. G. Stephens's Piff-Patf, 6 yrs, lOst 71b.... (Stevens) 2 Mr, Phillips's Heads or Tails, list „ ~,,, ,(Nuj o e f u l ) 3 Batting-5 to 4 agst Premter, oto 4 agst 3 to 1 agst Heads or Tails. Won by a neck; three lengths between the second and third. The Innkeepers' Stakes. _ _ Mr. Cherrington's Stableford, aged, 13st (Mr. C. Hope) 1 Mr. B. Jones's Minerva, 4 yrs, list 121 b (Owner) 2 Mr. Snowden's Single Peeper, 6 yrs, 13st . , (Mr. Slane) 3 The following also ran :—Flying Fox, Lord Lovell, Joe Grimaldi, and Astley. Betting-6 to son Flying Fox, sto 2 agst Lord Lovell, and 5 to 1 agst Minerva. Won in a canter by upwards of 12 lengths; the same be tween the second and third. F1Z0.211 THE GAZETTE OF LAST EVENING. At the Court at Windsor, the 20th day of November, 1861, present, the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty. Her Majesty having been pleased to appoint the Moat Noble Edward Adolphus, Duke of Somerset, to be Lord Lieuten ant of the'counly of Devon, the Right Hon. Francis Thos do G; ey, Earl Cowper, to be Lord Lieutenant of the county of Bedford ' • and the Right llon. Benjamin, Lord Llanover, to be Lord Lieutenant of the county of Monmouth, their lordeleips, this day, took the oath appointed to be taken thereupon, instead of the oaths of allegiance and supre macy. Edward Bluok, attomoy, Tianmel4 _ John Griffiths, builder, Liverpool John Walker, grocer, Ashton. under-Lyrae. John Krauss and Alexander Shaw, calico printers, Man chester Benj. Webster, grocer, Hurworth-upon-Tees, Durham William Stewart, pipe manufacturer, Darlington George Pinkney, publican, Pithill, Durham Edward Ord, draper, Crook, Durham Thomas Ord, veterinary surgeon, Sunderland Mary Oates, Parliament-street, Liverpool Francis Holmes, book-keeper, Liverpool Joseph Redfearn, warehouseman, Birmingham Henry Plait, cooper, Birmingham Thomas Holloway, licensed victualler, Birmingham William Palser, brace and bit maker, Birmingham William Alfred Robertson, dealer in porter and tobacco, Birmingham Thomas Scattergood, jun., licensed victualler, Warwick Joseph Birch, grocer, Shelton, Warwick George Cotton, builder, Spon-street, Coventry Tom Riding, carver, Little London, Leeds Henry Marlow, journeyman collarmaker, Walsall Luke West, cattle dealer, Emscotc, Warwick William Davison, tanner, Wigton James Lawton, cloth maker, Morley, Yorkshire Titus Brigs, cloth manufacturer, Morley, Yorkshire Thomas Terry, dealer in beer, Mirfield, Yorkhiro William Shons, wire. worker, Oldham Charles Cropp, tailor, Portsea, Hants Edmund Wilkinson, innkeeper, Shiffnal, Salop • John Andrew Vyse, coal dealer, Stoke-upon-Trent Wm. James Percival, oyster dredger, Althorne, Essex John Henry Jones, grocer, Swansea Humphrey Podd, bricklayer, St. Margaret, Ipswich John Bacon, grocer, York James Rudd, grocer, Sheffield Thomas John Creswick, silversmith, R.anmoor, Sheffield Stephen Plows, warehouseman, Levenshulme William Hutchinson, joiner, Manchester Edmund Watkins, tripe dresser, Manchester John Reeves, farmer, Foston-heath, Derby John Lloyd, out of business, West Bromwich Robert Shaw, higgler, Stanton, near Bakewell Cuthbert Nickson, stable keeper, Blackpool Thomas Mirfin, jun., beer. house keeper, Barnsley John Bletcher, potato dealer, Hulme Samuel Tillotson, police constable, Halifax George Redfearn, butcher, Leeds Benjamin Swallow, painter, Halifax David Bonand, shoemaker, Bowling, York Thomas Nadauld Potter, butcher, Mapperley, Derby John Robson, licensed victualler, Newcastle-upon-Tyne James Hurley, joiner, Exeter Wm. Clark, cheese dealer, Ross, Il erefordshire Richard Godsell, hippingham, Isle of Wight Ann Cave, baker, Carisbrooke, Isle of Wight John Whisker, shoemaker, Great Dritfield William Henry Knock, fruiterer, Eton George Constable, shoemaker, Broughton-under-the- Blean, Kent John Stammers, dealer, Bedfield, Suffolk John Sadler, master mariner, Fishergate, near Shoreham Samuel Moore, fish merchant, Lowestoft Daniel Bates, miller, Thornton, Notts Richard Smith, sen., surveyor, Hoo, Kent (Public sittings will be appointed by the Court for the said bankrupts respectively to pass their last examinations, of which sittings due notice will be given in the _London Gazette.) SCOTCH BANKRUPTS. Thomas Henderson, tweed warehouseman, Glasgow William Turnbull, deceased, hair cloth manufacturer, Musselburgli, Edinburgh Hugh Miller, grocer, Rutherglen, Glasgow James Mackintosh, innkeeper, Aberarder, Inverness COUNTRY 111ARKLikS. BRISTOL—Nov. 26. Our market this morning was fairly attended, and the business doing in wheat was at the decline ~f yesterday at Mark-lane. " Barley quiet. Peas dull. Indian corn was scarce, and rather dearer. Oats very dull. LEEDS—Nov. 26. We have had moderate arrivals of grain to-day, and with a limited demand for wheat, the business done was at no advance upon last Tuesday's currencies. Fine barley is to 2s per qr lower, and secondary sorts nearly un saleable. Oats and beans firm at late rates. WHITEHALL, Nov. 26. . , . The Queen has been pleased to give and grant unto Charles Carlhew, Esq., and J.ffees O'Connor, Esq., who are actually and entirely employed beyond her Majesty's dominions, in the service of his imperial Majesty the Sul tan, her Majesty's royal license and permission that they may accept and wear the Insignia of the Imperial Order of the Medjidie of the Fifth Class, which the Sultan has been pleased to confer upon them respectively. FOREIGN-OFFICE, Nov. 25. The Queen has beon pleas d to approve of Mr. Nicholas George Seymour as Consul at Cork and Queenstown for his Majesty the King of Hanover. .• • _ _ The - Qu;en has al;o been pleased to approve of Mr. Wm. B oad ay Vice-Consul at Falmouth for his Majesty the Emperor of Austria. BOROUGH OF FINSBURY. The Gazette contains a notice that the Speaker will, at the end of 14 days, issue his writ for the election of a mem ber for the borough of Finsbury, in the room of Mr. T. S. Duncombe, deceased. WAR. OFFICE, Nov. 2G. 15th Foot—Major-General Wm: Booth, to be Colonel, vice General Sir Howard Douglas. Bart., G.C.8., deceased. 55th Foot—Major-General William Hcenry Elliott to be Colonel, vice Lieut.-General Sir Jas. Holmes Schoeddo, K. C. 8., deceased . sth Regiment of Lancers—George Robert Saunders, Gent., to be Corner, by purchase, vice Gwyther, promoted. 9th Lancers—Veterinary Surgeon Geeorge Longman, from the Royal Artillery, to be Veterinary Surgeon, vice Fre derick Bailey, permitted to retire from the Service. 14th Hussars:-Lieutenant John hunter Knox, from the 8 lth Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice William Ateherley, who exchanges. Royal Artillery— Second Captain William French to be Captain, vice Seale, deceased ; Lieutenant Francis Arthur Whinyates to be Second Captain, vice French ; Lieu .. tenant Alexander Doull having deserted, has been struek of the strength of the Regiment ; Acting Veterinary Sur geon George A. Oliphant to be Veterinary Surgeon, vice Christopher Sanderson, deceased; Acting Veterinary Surgeon Pavia Paley to bo Veterinary Surgeon, vice Henry Dunsford, resigned. 13th Regiment of Foot—Lieutenant John Codd Conington to be Captain, by purchase, vice William Henry Grim ston, who retires; Ensign William Lea Smith to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Conington ; Cuthbert Larking, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Smith. 19th Foot—Captain Godfrey Lyon Knight, from the 64th Foot, to be Captain, vice Brevet-Major George Digby Barker, who exchanges. 4th Fooi—Lieutenani John Ingle Preston to be Captain, by purchase, vice Henry Lucas, who retires ; Edward Browne to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Preston; John Thomas Watling, Gent., late Ensign, Warwick ➢lilitia, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice , . Browne. 52d Foot—Ensign John Philip Mickleburgh to be Lieute nant, without purchase, vice Edmund Pakenham, de ceased •, Ensign Robert Legh Crosse, from the 42d Foot, to be Ensign, vice Mickleburgh. Gith Foot—Captain and Brevet-Major George Digby Bat her, from the 19th Foot, to be Captain, vice Godfrey Lyon Knight, who exchanges. 68thFoot—Ensign Horatio Gordon Robley, to be Lieute nant by purchase, vice John Pitts Briggs, who retires; Walker Busfeild, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Robley • 83d Fooi—Ensign Henry Albert Fuller, to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Guildford Macleay Onslow, who re tires ; Gentleman Cadet Henry George - Wilson, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Fuller. 84th Foot—Lieut. Wm. Atcherley Atcherley, from 14th Hussars, to be Lieutenant, vice John Hunter Knox, who exchanges. 92d Footl—Ensign Grant Thomlinson to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Wm. Grisdale llicks, who retires ; Arthur Bryce Murray, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Thomlinson. Rifle Brigade—Lieutenant Lord Edward Cavendish to be Instructor of Musketry, vice Lieutenant C, G. Slade, promoted. Ist West India Regiment—Ensign Wm. Gavin, from the 3d West India Regiment, to be Lieutenant, without pur chase, vice Arthur James Plunkett, dismissed the ser vice by the sentence of a General Court Martial. Cape Mounted Riflemen—Acting Veterinary Surgeon Frederica Fitzhugh Marshall to be Veterinary Surgeon. VETERINARY DEPARTMENT. TO RE VETERINARY SURGEONS OF THE IST CLASS. Veterinary Surgeon Francis Frederick Collins, 16th Lancers. Veterinai y Surgeon John Surtees Stockley, Royal Ar tillery Veterinary Surgeon Alfred Job Owles, 6th Dragoon Guards. Veterinary Surgeon Stephen P. Constant, sth Dragoon Guards. Veterinary Surgeon Hicks Withers, 3d Hussars. TO RE ACTING VETERINARY SURGEONS, William Hall, Gent. William Barker Walters, Gent. BREVET. Major John Chetham McLeod, 42nd Foot to be Lieute nant—Colonel in the Army. The date of the promotion of Captain and Brevet Lieute nant-Colonel Henry C. Cunliffe Owen, C. 8., Royal En gineers, to the rank of Colonel, to be altered to the 22d November, 1861. The undermentioned promotions to take place consequent on the death of General Sir Howard Douglas, Bart., G.C.8., G.C.M.G., Colonel of the 15th Foot, on the 9th November, 1861. Lieutenant •General Sir William Henry Sewell, K.C.8., Colonel 79th Foot, to be General. Major-General Henry Edward Porter, to be Lieutenant General. Brevet-Colonel Andrew T. Hemphill, from. Lieutenant- Colonel half-pay 2Gth Foot, serving as a Brigadier-General on the Staff of the Army in Ireland, to be Major-General. Lieutenant-Colonel the llon. George Talbot Devereux, Royal Artillery, to be Colonel. Major Edward Fellowes, half pay Unattached, Assis tant Adjutant-General, Cape of Good Hope, to be Lieute nant-Colonel. Capt tin Charles Armstrong, 16th Foot, to be Major. The undermentioned promotions to take place conse quent on the death of Major-General Richard French, on the 10th Nov., 1861 Brevet-Cohinel Lord George Augustus Frederick Paget, C. 8., from Lieutenant-Colonel half-pay Unattached, Serving with the local rank of Major-General on the Staff of the Army in Great Britain, to be Major-General. Brevet-Lieutenant-Colonel James Croft Brooke, Major half-pay, late Bth Foot, to be Colonel, Captain and Brevet-Major John Fraser Lodington Bad deley, Royal Artillery, to be Lieutenant-Colonel. Captain Henry Cole Faulkner, half-pay Unattached Staff Officer of Pensioners, to be Major. BANKRUPTS. John Moore, innkeeper, Ely Isaac GadAby, licensed victualler, Chalk-farm Charles nightield, cab proprietor, Luard-street, Caledo nian-road James Crick, farmer, Soham, Cambridgeshire James Wildy, law bookseller, Bell-yard, Carey-street Robert Wm. Wilcox, optician, Lamb's Conduit -e treet George Lingham, Bowling-green-street, Kennington John Crowther, grocer, Ifoxton Wm. Samuel Spinks, builder, Hoxton Benjamin Burford, livery-stable keeper, Circus-road, St. John's-wood C. Redgrave, bagatelle-board maker, Brydges-street Dunbar John Cother, Sloane .street, Chelsea Jane Foxall, tavern keeper, Ealing. William Hill, Stones-street, Stepney Alex. Dalrymple Bell, gentleman, Sewardstona, near Waltham Alex. Rae, lithographer, Took's-court, Chancery-lane G. Buckley, plumber, Northumberland-place, Paddington John Squire, farmer, Harkstead, near Ipswich Janice Niernann Champion, house decorator, Aberystwith terrace, Islington Charles henry White, glass and china dealer, Crawford street, Mar 3 let ono Edward Carnell, solicitor, Tonbridgo Wells Felix O'llanlon, licensed hawker, Alfred- st , Brompton Wm. Maunall, cornchandlrr, Melton, Suffolk Stephen Clements, Noak-hill, Romford, Essex l Boulter, hotel-keeper, Cromer, Norfolk Benjamin Luke, Aston Clinton, Buckinghamshire George S tmuel Frankham, builder, Westminster-road Edward Forsdyke, jun., Queen's-square James O'Neill Gallagher, Maddox-street, Regent-street Thomas Cocks Gale, Ilercules-buildings, Lambeth George Lesier, innkeeper, Deptford John Read, law writer,Cumberland-row, Islington-green Stephen Ilawes Crosewell, wine merchant, Piccadilly John Rolfe, licensed victualler, Gerrard-street, Soho Wm. Henry Smith, Commercial-road East Charles Elston, draper, Winchester Richard Emberlin, commercial traveller, City-road Phillipp Eckhans, jewellery importer, Gresham-street Thomas Provis Wickham, Upper Montagu-street Richard Archibald Farquharson, Millbrook-road,Brixton John Wright, rent collector, Enfield-road North George Austen, grocer, Ramsgate John Morgan, joiner, Crozier-street, Lambeth Wm. Paine, farmer, Titsey, near Godstono John Long-worth Clarke, solicitor, Moorgate-street Cornelia, Carter, dentist, Grosvenor-street, Bond -street Fredk. Blenkarn, Manchester and London George Thomas Broadbelt Claydon, merchant, Jewry-st John Smith, St. Paul's-road, Walworth Robert Elliot Lamplough, solicitor, Lisson-grove James Baster, builder, Primrose-street, Bishopsgate Henry Attkins, carpenter, Harrow-road, Paddington Stephen Vincent Fold, Cannon-row, Westminster Thomas Fox, builder, Great Yarmouth Andrew Robertson Mustard, baker, White Conduit-ter race, Islington William White, haberdasher, St. Matthew's-place, Hack ney-road George Sparrow, eating-house-keeper, Compton-street, George Withoy, flint Brunswick-squar e grinder, Bnrslem and Wolstanton James Sale, jun., joiner, Wolstanton James Poole, brassfounder, Birmingham Richard Bult, bookseller, Evesham William Smyth, innkeeper, Hereford James Martin, Sleaford, Lincolnshire Daniel Alder, stationer, Cheltenham John Alder, jun., toy dealer, Cheltenham Evan Jones, wine and spirit merchant, Aberystwith Robert Boiston, innkeeper, Redcar, Yorkshire George 11Iarriott, coal-merchant, Barley Dale, Derbyshire John Frederick Fry, pork-butcher, Sheffield William Andrew, boarding-house keeper, Lincoln Xsaac T3entloy, grocer, Dalton, near Huddersfield LONDON : Printed and Published by MURDO YOUNG, of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at TnE SUN Offtce, No. 112,Strand , les the Precinct of the Savoy, hi the County of Middlesex, weclneAfty, November 27, 1801. MELTON MOWBRAY—Noy. 26. There was a small show of wheat to-day, and with a ra ther limited trade, prices were again slightly lower for most sorts. Barley in eteady demand. Prices—white wheat, 58s Od to 64s Od ; red, 54s Od to 60s per 36 stone ; beans firm, at 48s to 50s for old ; new sorts, 42a per 38 st. ; barley, 36s to 41s for malting, and 30s to 34s per qr. for grinding ; oats, 24s to 34s Od per 24 stone. LYNN—Nov. 26. A moderate quantity of wheat on offer to-day. A slow inquiry, and prices in favour of the buyer. The show of barley was pretty fair, with a quiet trade. Oats dull, but tnaiutained their value. Beans steady. Peas at about late prices. . _ _ Old 'white 60s t 6 63s I Ncw.. s3s to 58s Barley. 36s to 40s Oats Beans .42s to 4Gs I Peas 48s to 54s NORWICH CATTLE. The show of store cattle to-day was large, consisting of Scots, shorthorns, and Irish. Trade brisk, and a fair attendance of buyers. At the close very few remained unsold. Scots, 4s Gd to 5s 6d ; shorthorns, 4s 6d to 5s Irish, 3s 6d to 4s Od ; Devon.% 4s to 4s Gd (estimated weight when fat). Fat beasts a small show and sales quick, at 8s Od to 8s 6d per 141 b. Sheep—There was a good supply of sheep in the pens and a fair salo, Fat sheep, 8s Gd to 9s Od per stone; prime, 93 d , and all sold. Pigs—A fair supply. Store pigs, IGs to 20s; fat pork, 7s Gd to 8s Od per stone. FOREIGN MAIL PACKET LIST. MAILS DUE. Australia and Mauritius, via Southampton Dec 19. via Marseilles Dec. 13. Brazil and Cape Verds, by British packet. Dec. 4. Capo of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena Dec. 2. China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton Dec. 2. via Marseilles Nov. 27. Falkland Islands Gibraltar, via Southampton India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton Dec. 2. via Marseilles Nov. 27. India (Bombay), via Southampton Nov. 25. via Marseilles Dec. 5. Lisbon Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton Nov. 25. via Marseilles Nov. 27. Newfoundland ..Nov. 27. Oporto and Vigo U. S. and British N. America, by Brit. packet Dec. 5. - by U.S. 'packet by Canadian packet Nov. 27. W.C. of Africa, Madeira, and Teneriffe Dec. 10. Bahamas, via New York Dec. 19. Mexico Nov. 28. All parts of West Indies, including Chili, Peru, } Nov. 28. California,and British Columbia. A CONSIDERATE TIIIEF.—A singular affair is re lated as having occurred near Compiegne. A 1 dy of pro perty, of Noyon, loft home some days back for Normandy, taking with her, in a bag, a quantity of jewellery, a sum of money, and a number of shares of different companies, of the value of 40,000 f. On arriving at her destination, she found to her dismay that the bag had been stolen. Three days after her departure a heavy letter was presented at her residence at Noyon, but as 4f. 90c. were demanded for postage, her servants refused to receive it. Th e p os t mas ter of the place, however, knowing where she was in Nor mandy, addressed the letter to her. On opening it she found to her surprise all her shares, and a very politely-worded letter, stating that the appropriator of her property returned the shares, because, as they were made out in her name, ho could not sell them, but that he bogged to retain the money and jewellery. BENSON'S WATCHES AND CLOCKS.•—" Perfection of mechanism."—Morning Post. Gold watches, 5 to ICO g uineas; silver watches, 2 to 50 guineas. Benson's new Illustrated Pamplikt, free for two stamps, descriptive of every construc tion of watch, enables persons in any part of the world to select with the greatest certainty the watch best adapted to their use. Watches sent free and safe by post on receipt of a remittance. —J. W. Benson, 33 and 31, Ludgate-hill, 40 and 47, Cornhill, London E.C. Established 1749. 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Mrs. Liddell, of a daughter. , INl‘Guroon.—On the 25th inst., at 2, Gloucester-place, Portman-square, the wife of Sir Charles Itoderic Wan gor, Bart., of a sen. POVAH.—On the 26th inst., at 16, Tavistock -square, the wife of the Rev, J. T. Povah, of a daughter. MARRIAGES. DE RING — LAPEL.-At St. John's, Paddington, Edward Cholmeley, eldest son of Sir Edward Cholmeley Dering, Bart., to Viscountess Forth, eldest daughter of the Hon. Adolphus Capel, and granddaughter of Viscount May nard. WARD—CoLYER.—On the 21st inst., at St. Michael's, Fenny Drayton, William Fredk. Ward, Esq., of Epsom, Surrey, to Jane Gouda, only daughter of the late G. G. Colyer, Esq., of Cossington, Leicestershire. DEATIIS. ARTHUR.—On the 19th inst., suddenly, at Brussels, James Kennedy Arthur, Esq., of 18, Somerset-street, Portman square, aged 15. BARSTOW.—On the 20 h inst., at Worthing, Miss Mathildo Barstow, aged 70. CUADS.—On the 24th inst., at Sonthsea Elizabeth Towns end, the wife of Vice-Admiral Sir hoary Ducie Chads, K.C.B , aged i 7. FIRMINGER.—On the 24th inst., at Edmonton, Thomas Firminger, LL.D., aged S 7. KNOCKER.—On the 23d inst., at Dover, John Beeingfield Knocker, Esq., Commander R.N., aged 68. ST. CL niu.—On the 24th inst. at Brighton, David Latimer St. Clair, Esq., R.N., of inst., Court, Gloucester shire, aged 78,_ _ Woo Arr ..- 1 0n the 26th inst. ? at 3, Lowndes-square, Mar garet, widow of the late Richard Wogan, Lord Talbot de Malahirle and Furnival, of Malahide Castle, in the county of Dublin. _,,..