The Sun. — London, England, 1863-05-11 00:00:00

T .EATRE-ROYA3. HAY MARKET. Lessee Mr. J B. Buckstone. THIS EVENING, BORROWING A HUSBAND. Pa mela, Miss Maria !Terris. After which, at half-past 7, STILL 'WATERS RUN DEEP. Mr. and Mrs. A fret Wigan, Mr. W. Farren, Hr. Chippen dale, and Miss Louisa Anger. Fol owed by an apropos Dramatic Sketch, i n t ro d uc i ng a Panorama of the Tour o the Prince of lir ales in the East. To conclude with A DAUGHTER TO MARRY. Commence at 7. THEATRE ROYAL LYCEUM OPEN, under the Sole Management of Mr. FECHTE R. THIS EVENING, at 7, to commence with an Original Sketch, entitled A SUDDEN ATTACK. Messrs. Shore, Garden, H. Widdicomb, Mss Henrade, and Mrs. Lee. After which, at a Quarter to Eight, a New Romantic Drama, in Three Acts, and Pr3lorrue, entitled THE DUKE'S MOTTO, by Paul Feval and John Brougham. The principal character will be sustained by Mr. Pechter, inverted by Messrs. J. G. Shore, G. Jordan, J. Broug am, H. v, iddi vmbe, P. Charles, Garden, Raymond, Dawson ; Misses Carlotta Leclercq, Kate Terry, E. Cayenne, and Alsworthy. Acting-Manager, Mr. H. Barnett. NEW TBEA.TRE-R0 ir AL, ADELPHI. Kole Proorietor and Manager. Mr. B. Webster. THIS EVENING, JANET PRIDE. Messrs. B.Webster, J. L. Took, Paul Bedford, Stephenson, Stuart, Eburne Sefton, C..J. Smith, Romer ; Miss Avonia Jones, Miss A Seaman, and Mrs. Stoker. To conclude with ICI ON PARLE FRANCAIS. Mr. J, L. Toole, acc. Commence at 7. 1 FIE THIRD EDITION OF " THE SUN." 11 Containinz the Latest SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, can be had Every Evening of G. R. GLENIE, NEWS AGENT, No. 4, Connaught-terrace , Hyde-park. The Weather—Sun Office, May 11, 1863. THERMOMETER. Highest since Noon yesterday. . . 82 Lowest during the night This day at Noon . Wind—W. ; light, with cloudy weather HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. THIS DAT.—Morning, Bh. 12m.—Afternoon, Bh. 50m. To-moußow.-Morning, 9h. 2.sm.—Afternoon. 9h: 50m. y , r LONDON, MONDAY, MAY 11, 1863. their skill in Naviga tion English ofL'ers losing ? This will really begin to be a matter of doubt if we have any speedy repetition, in another quarter of the globe, of two very recent and very horrible catastrophes. After H.M.'s ship Orpheus has struek upon a shifting sand bank in broad day light at our antipodes, bat a few months elapse when the Anglo-Saxon packet, plying between England and Canada, runs direct on to a rock about three miles from Cape Race, breaking up completely within about one hour from the time of her first striking there, and having the vast majority of the crew and passengers thereby destroyed. In each instance the casualty might very readily have been avoided. In neither case was there any per ceptible reason why it should have come to pass at all. The Orpheus at the other side of the globe, the Anglo-Saxon at the other side of the Atlantic, ran into danger almost one might say wilfully. Now with the latter, as but a brief while since with the former, the cause of the deplorable accident really and truly appears to have been nothing else than an excess of temerity. A local pilot— familiar with the fluctuations of those treacherous sandbanks, one of which became so lamentably fatal immediately afterwards—was disdained by the Orpheus. Captain BURGESS, the skilled and expe rienced skipper of the Anglo-Saxon, apparently loses that vessel by a similar display of foolhardi ness. His good ship—(he only seems to have remembered this) —has the glory of inaugurating the opening up of the navigation of the St. Law rence. His is the first ship of the season—of the season for the opening up of that Navigation. Captain BURGESS is so conscious of this that, coming within the short distance we have mentioned from Cape Race—dashes onward towards his destination in spite of a dense fog. And with every peril marked down distinctly on his charts, with the exact position of his ship at the time capa ble of being very distinctly calculated at any moment, he runs clean on to the rock already men tioned. Everything is risked for the sake of making a quick passage. The rage of haste is on the brave sea-captain. He is bent upon making his way ahead at all hazard. And two hundred and thirty six unfortunate fellow creatures pay the penalty of his own eagerness, Thera are 440 on board alto gether whose lives are imperilled by this unhesitat ing dash onward close to land through a dense fog —440, counting both crew and passengers ! 0 these 440 upwards of 236 are believed to have perished. After striking, the vessel is a complete wreck in less than sixty minutes. "More haste, less speed," was never more lamentably verified as an " ower" true adage than by this frightful illustration of its dreadful accuracy by the Anglo- Saxon. That ill-starred mail steamship leaving Liverpool on the 16th and Londonderry on the 17th of last month—at noon on the 27th (that is, only just ten days later) is completely wrecked : this miserable catastrophe occurring at a distance of over three miles east of Cape Race. A couple of lifeboats and a few ropes and spars are made, how ever, the means of saving the survivorsof the casualty. The incidents related in the course of the narrative of this melancholy shipwreck are of the old familiar kind throughout. The vessel strikes—the deck breaks up—the foremast goes by the board, while many are still clinging in despair to the rigging— the mizenmast is alone left standing—that, and the shattered hull disappears at last, and with the scattered fragments of the wreck disappear 236 of the hapless crew and p assen g ers. Going at speed, through a fog, at mid-ocean, even in otherwise fair weather, or at any rate over smooth water, w ou ld besingularly reprehensible. But not slackening speed in a dense fog, when at a brief di stance from land, is surely in a very lamentable degree foolhardy. And o f that foolhardiness the brave-hearted hut thoughtless captain of the Anglo-Saxon, good sea man thou g h h e was , appears, beyond any doubt of it, to ha ve been guilty. To this over haste seems to be alone attributable the miserable destruction of human life here recorded. No one has a right to call Mr. GLADSTONE obsti nate this year at all events. Twice has he given up his hobbies, conformed to circumstances, and yielded to the opinion of the House. Last F r id ay . in answer to a question from Mr. LTGON as to what amount of revenue he estimated would be produced by the tax on clubs, the Chancellor of the Exche quer replied " that he was not able to give the de sired information, but it was of the less consequ ence when he announced that it was his intention to accede to the representations made to him by gen tlemen connected with the clubs, and to withdraw his proposition to impose a license upon them." No wonder that this announcement was received with laughter and cheers. It is something so new for the right hon. gentleman to forego his p . ans that the novelty was as amusing as the fact was desirable. This proposal to tax clubs would have been a great annoyance, and the sum that would have accrued therefrom to the revenue would have been so petty as hardly to be worth mentioning in comparison with the grievance. Mr. GLADSTONE has always been famed for these small imposts, and this club proposal matches that absurd penny-tax on parcels that created so much and gave rise to considerable inconvenience. In that case also Mr. GLADSTONE was compelled to give way, though not before he had made a trial of its rsorits, and the teat proved most unsatisfactory even to himself. He afterwards confessed that the amount received did not at all compensate for the annoyance it inflicted. It mast be confessed that this conversion of the Chancellor of the Exchequer has been rather a sudden one. It was not his wont always to bow to the opinion of the deputations who waited upon him to express opinions that were not in conformity with the plans he prepared and the schemes he fashioned. Twice last week, how ever, has he succumbed to their judgment, and re linquished his avowed determination to await the decision of the House as his final place of audit. According to this notion there will he a great in crease of meetings, messages, and deputations to confront those in high places to retract their in tentions, while not suggesting remedial plans them selves. " Veni, vidi, vici" will henceforth be the motto of these embryo legislators who consult to gether one day on the inimical project of the new law, or the injurious results that are likely to flow from even its partial working. Of course every one has a right to change his opinions, but when the alteration is so hastily done it gives rise to sus picion, and men naturally think that either the plan would not bear the light of day to shine on it, or that the proposer has no confidence in his vaunted measures. Very probably it was a mixture of both these sentiments that made Mr. GLADSTONE an nounce the fact of his giving up the plan of taxing clubs, even as he had already done in the case of the charities. When that subject was mooted on Monday Mr. DISRAELI warned the Chancellor of the Exchequer that, firm as he then seemed to be on the point, he might have to recede from his original intention. The right hon. gentleman was doubtless consoling himself with the reflection that if he had been defeated by the charities he had non quered the clubs, "but it was possible that before the labours of the house terminated that eccentricity might also disappear from the Budget." The recol lection of this prophecy must have made Mr. GLAD STONE'S relinquishment doubly vexatious and per plexing. " Earl PERCY sees my fall," he may ex claim, when he gives up so many of his illusions or delusions, as the case may be. The Budget of this year is very good on the whole, and therefore it was the more irritating to notice the intrusion of this unsatisfactory clause ablut the clubs, and the more inconvenient besides inconsiderate proposal on the subject of charities. On this latter question Mr. GLADSTONE may congratulate himself on his being non-suited. This is a case in which defeat is more honourable than victory, and he who relin quishes his own wishes when they are adverse to the benefit of others comes out of such a conflict more than conqueror. Mr. GLADSTONE'S chief fault as a financier consists in his perverse notion of equalising everything there is no uniformity in nature, and the complicated machinery of the social system will not allow of such a levelling theory any more than the outer world can be measured by line and plummet. A statesman can make no greater mis take than to imagine that he can, in his narrow com pass of facts and limited scope of theories, comprise the vast sphere of public interests, end embrace the measureless expanse of human efforts. "Moves our free course by such fiji d cause, As gives the poor mechanic laws," may exclaim the various members of the vast com munity, who are menaced with the infliction of this uniform treatment, and threatened with the intro- duction of a universal code of legislation. Whatever motive may have influenced the Chancellor of the Exchequer in the concessions he has made in defer ence to public opinion, let us be satisfied with the result ; and, while fully aware and completely ap preciating the extent and importance of some of the advantages that may accrue from the Budget this year introduced, be satisfied that the minimum grievance that threatened to annoy those connected with the clubs has disappeared, and rejoice that the maximum peril of taxing the charities has been also abandoned, so that the financial scheme of this session has verified the old adage and become belie,- fired by the searching and scrutinising tests that have been applied to it. We cannot say that if weighed anew in the balance, it would be found not wanting, as the income tax for one thing might have been still further reduced ; but t'Ae it all in all, the Budget of this year is a decided improve ment on some of those that preceded it, and great credit is due to those bosh in the House and out o doors, whose remonstrances and representations have gained the ascendancy and caused the reject ion or occasioned the withdrawal of some mos. reprehensible measures. The recent increase of small-pox in the metropo lis, more especially in the north-west districts, is something startling in these days of science and sanitary reform. Thanks to our parochial arrange ments and agistry system, the evil was detected at the outset. The terrible foe, which a century ago destroyed nearly one-eighth of the population, which passed over health, strength, and beauty with its blighting breath, leaving, too often, scarred and blind infirmity behind, was seen again emerging from the comparative insignificance and harmless ❑ess to which it had been consigned. Owing to the efforts and abilities of Dr. JENNER we have outlived, in a great measure, the dangers of small pox; but the dread of its increase among us, although robbed of half its terrors by Dr. JENNER'S beneficent discovery, cannot be regarded with in difference. There are probably few persons who do not look upon the disease with special aversion, in some measure, owing to the frequent disfigurement it inflicts on the sufferer; the consequences, therefore, of its spread among poor and densely populated neighbourhood s must manifestly be very serious. Unfortunately the very class most liable to risk of infection, and least qualified to resist disease, has a deep-rooted prejudice against that prevention which, according to the old adage, is better than cure. The authorities for the preservation of the public health have always found great obstacles to their sanitary measures among the lower classes. N .ot only does the cup i d it y o f landlords suffer fort" ee P under one roof, an d very or fifty persons to 8 . l often three or four families to congregate in one room, but, with the obstinacy which i 3 generally the companion of ignorance, the poortoo w often irteh fuse to share in the benefits of vaccination. the short-siglltednees which a limited range okwfneos perience gives, and th e conv i c tion that they best on all matters of health and care of children, the lower classes very often continue to leave vac cination alone altogether. This danger was fore seen by the sanitary cfficers from their long experi ence among the poor, and the clause rendering the neglect of the duty punishable by fine was inserted as a precaution. But owing to the non-enforce ment of the penalty, or to other causes, there is no doubt that the rule is continually infringed, and far from every child being vaccinated before it is three months old, a large portion of the community are never vaccinated at all. The worst part of the case is, that not only does the disease spread rapidly under such circumstances, but it retains the virulence and malignity which rendered it such a scourge a few generations back. W e should advise the Board of Health to look closely Into this matter, for ti►e neglect of sanitary pre cautions by some of the community neutralises in some degree the prudence of others. No care en tirely ensures a householder against the risks of fire -•the heedlessness or rashness of his neighbour may at any time subject him to loss and ruin, and so contagious diseases belong to that class of evils against which every man must guard others in guarding himself. In this country and this genera tion we can happily scarcely realise the horrors of an epidemic, bat we have put our science and ex perience to such good account, that if we should be threatened with such a calamity, there is no doubt that, under PROVIDENCE, we could greatly lessen its terrors. The answer of Lord PALMERSTON to the Scottish appeal on behalf of a day of humilia tion for the cholera, deserves to be borne in mind by every Board of Guardians in the kingdom. He pointed out to the petitioners that instead of adopting such measures to avert the Divine displeasure, it were better to use the means put into our own hands, and before we bewailed the calamity as an exceptional punish ment, to see whether it were not rather the direct chastisement for an infringement of those plain laws of health and nature GOD has set for us all to learn. Cleanliness, ventilation, and drainage are the three main elements of health in crowded cities; next to them come, of course, nourishing food and moderate labour. But, while it would be impossible for paro chial authorities to regulate the private affairs oi every man in the parish, they can at least see that the outward requirements of public safety are com plied with, that a house is properly whitewashed, aired, and drained, and, above all, that no more per sons are allowed to inhabit it than are consistent with decency and health. The present danger has already called forth energetic measures on the part of the parishes most concerned. In Marylebone, Pad dington, and St. Pancras, steps have been taken to meet the evil, and no time is being lost in supplying fresh accommodation for those persons affected with it. There is naturally a very great difficulty found in obtaining houses, from the reluct ance of their owners to let them for the purpose. It was proposed last week to appropriate an empty one in St. John's Wood, but Sir J. HAMILTON, as Crown churchwarden, interfered, on the ground that it would be introducing the disease into a healthy locality. This objection has certainly weight, as it is by all means desirable to narrow the area of its influence; but the difficulty of the guar dians remains, as it is indispensable that immediate arrangements should be made for the reception of the sufferers who cannot be received into the hos pitals. Under these circumstances, the suggestion of the medical officers of health appears to he the best solution of the problem. The erec tion of temporary iron or wooden sheds would not depend on the consent of landlords, neither would it be a matter of time or expense, while the accommodation could be easily increased, if requisite. The Paddington authorities have taken steps to provide such a building, while the Maryle bone Board have lost no time in inspecting the building recommended by Dr. THOMPSON. So im- pressed were they with the urgency of the case, that having learned from the committee that the establishment would be well adapted for the re quired purpose, provided it were cleaned and sup plied with ventilators and an extra door, the Board ordered these improvements to be immediately effected and the wards got in readiness for the re- ception of patients by the next evening. It is highly satisfactory that these gentlemen should have met the difficulty with such prompt and resolute mea- sures, and we trust that other parishes will not delay to follow their example, but will take imme diate steps on the appearance of the disease in their respective districts. Signor Gardoni is coming to London this year, only to sing 3n concerts. Mr. Benedict, for his coming concert to be held on June Ist, advertises three unpublished compositions by Weber. It is stated that Mr. J. Maguire, M.P., has nearly completed a biography of the temperance apostle, Father Matthew. SISTERS OF MERCY.—Among the chief objntsot interest offered for sale at the grand b j ziar in aid of the Sisters of Mercy were, at the stall of the Dowager Marchioness of Lothian, Lady Clifford, and Mrs. Eaton, a set of old Wedgwood china, valued at 100 guineas, various oil paintings, plate, and fancy work in wool and silks. The Countess of Fire's stall contained splendid ottomans, stools, and rugs ; that of the Hon. Mrs. Pereira, beautiful real Ja panese ware, consisting of trays, stands, and an oil paint ing by Buckner, valued at £5O, and elegant glass dessert services. Mrs. Bellasis and Mrs. Segrave uisplayed Mon tenari's Exhibition model doll completely dressed ; and Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Byrne exhibited a model of the gateways at the Moorish Palace of Alhambra at Granada, the mate rial and colouring being exactly the same as those of the original, taken on the spot by the architect appointed by the Spanish Government to restore the building. At the stall held by the Lady Georgiana Fullerton and Viscountess Norreys were, among numerous other objects of interest, a handsome crackled China jar, presented by the ex-Queen of the French, oil pictures by Buckner, G. Stanfield, and one by Herbert, R.A., valued at £lOO, an album containing drawings and paintings by G. Stanfield, R. Williams, T. Gibson, R. Buckner, H. Doyle, Mons, Raffet, Mona. Granet, Mons. Sourlacrois, Mons. Paul Martin, Mons. Bussitil, Mons. L'Eveque, Mons. Gotslaff, Mons. Messourier, Mons. D'Auria, and Miss Henrietta Brown. There were also at this stall one stilling packets, containing half a dozen of the finest Japanese pocket hankerchiefs ready for use, and cigars from the collection of the Earl of Sefton at two shillings each. A purse made by the late Duchess of Kent, the authenticity of which was regularly attested by her equerry, was purchased by the Duo de Nemours at the stall held by Mrs. Francis C. New and Miss Langdale. At Mesdame Guenean de Mussy and Alexandre Devaut was an elegant worked prle dieu, worked and presented by Que en Marie Amelie, also a fan given and used by her at the Tuileries, a gold-mounted snuff-box, and a silver figure given by the Due de Chartres, a case of jewels pre sented by the Duchess de Montpensier, and a magnificent maison de poupet, finished and fitted complete, from the visitors in the drawing-room to the French cook in the kitchen, valued at £lOO. An old German meerschaum pipe, inlaid with precious stones, and handsomely s leer mounted, supposed to have belonged to Martin Luther; same old Spanish knives, and some splendid shawls and pictures, formed part of the collection of Lady William Harvey and Lady Acton. A " 'Welcome to Alexandra," written by the Hon Mrs. Norton expressly for the ocea won, was handsomely engrossed and sold at many of the stalls, as well as were several pen ar.d pencil drawings and sketches by various well-known artists, one of which wns a dog from the pencil of that talented artist, Sir E. Landseer, which brought upwards of &O.—Morning Post. An eminent Ctiiet Baron finding tne late Mr. Jus- tice Maule (then at the Bar) drinking porter one morning at the University Club, remonstrated with him for indulg ing in such a practice. " I have to argue a question in the Exchequer, and am bringing down my mind ti the proper pitch," was the reply. AGE OF THE WORLD.—Geologists will, perhaps, be able to appreciate Mr. E. B. Hunt's argument on the growth and chronology of the great Florida reef. After stating the dimensions of the reef, Mr. Hunt proceeds : " Taking the rate at 24 years to the foot, we shall have for the total time 241-,4 250 p 4 900, on the data as stated or, a e find the total period of 5,400,000 years as that required for the growth of the entire coral limestone formation of Florida." USEFUL CALCULATIONS —Many people hear of distances in thousands of yards —a usual measure of artillery distances—and h a v e very li ttle power of reduc ing them at one.- to miles. New, four miles are ten yards for each mile above 7,000 yards, whence the following rule : the number of thousands multipled by 4 and divided by 7 give miles and sevenths for quotient and remaiwer, with only at the rate of ten yards to a mile in excess. Thus 12,000 yards is . 4B 7tha of a mile, or 6 miles and 6-7ths of a mile : not 70 yards too great. Again, people measure speed by miles per hour, the mile and the hour being too long for the juigrnent of distance and time. Take half as much again as the number of miles per hour, and you have the number of feet per second, too great by one in 30. Thus 16 miles an hour is 16 - 1 . 8, or 24 feet per second, too much by 24 30ths of a foot. It is proposed that three copies of congratulatorj vorses—two in English and one in Latin (the verses not to exceed 50 in number) —shall bo recited in the theatre at Oxford U niversity on the occasion of the visit of their Royal highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. Un dergratuates or bachelors of arts may send in copies to the Vice-Chancellor, with a motto and name concealed, on or before Monday, June 1. The Vienna journals state that several cafés of the city have lately introduced a machine for shuffling cards, Villa perform the work with great celerity, , THE StrN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, MAY 11. 1862. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) ST. PETERSBURG, MAY 4. Since the reception of the Notes of the three Powers upoti the Polish question, uncertainty appears to prevail in financial circles in this capital. The prevalent feeling of insecurity has not been in any degree diminished by the nume rous addresses of devotion to the Crown, the armaments, and, finally, the contents of the replies to the Notes of the Western Powers pub• lished by the official press. Discount has risen to 69 per cent. A decline has also taken place in price of stocks, and our financial condition, re cently affording hope of improvement, has begun t') droop under these unfavourable token,. of approaching storm. Notwithstanding the last loan undertaken to raise the value of the rouble and withdraw a portion of the paper money from circulation—the Government is known to have issued a fresh series of credit notes to the amount of 12 million roubles. The prcduce of the gold mines in Siberia has so sensibly diminished since 1848 as to attract serious attention to the subject, the result of which has been the adoption of measures thought calculated to effect considerable improvement. Upon the whole, the present financial condition of Russia is less favourable than before the Crimean war. At that time, according to the Bank returns of the 28,h of last month, we had not quite 666 million roubles in paper. The emancipation of the serfs had not been commenced, the country was not exhausted by the strain of war in the East, and the western portion of the empire had not been subjected to the enormous sacrifices im posed upon it by the Polish insurrection and the discontent now threatening in the provinces of which is composed. The outbreak of war by land or by sea would be a terrible blow for Russia in her present condition. Of what avail is the inex haustible nature of the resources of a mighty em pire, when these still remained unexplored P The gold mines of Siberia, the anthracite beds, and the yield of grain are of themselves insufficient to meet the incessant call for money. A few years back the national credit was at so low an ebb that it was impossible to negotiate a loan. The excise system, the substitue for the monopoly of brandy, which has hithertoyielded half the revenue of the country, has still to prove its efficacy, and no favourable turn has yet occurred in the annual deficit of the budget . It is_hardly probably—contrary to the generally received opinion here—that taking into considera tion the position of Russian credit and finances Prince Gortechakoff has thought himself justi fied in taking up a very determined positicn. There can be little doubt that his replies to the notes of the Wtster❑ Powers are intended to throw out an indirect offer of further negotiations. As bearing upon this question it may not be uninterest ing to and that the official report of the Bank die• count reserve shows a diminution of 13,349,066 silver roubles 38 kopecks upon the 28th of April of the present year as compared with the 13th of May of 1862. At the May inspection of the troops, held the day before yesterday by the Emperor upon the Champ de Mars, 28 battalions infantry, 38i- squad- eons cavalry, and 13 batteries of artillery were upon the ground. Regiments of the Guard, grena diers, and line were more complete upon the present occasion than hitherto, the furlough men hiving been called in and numbors of recruits added to the regimental struggle. Great activity prevails in Cronstadr, and the staff of officials i❑ the employ of he War Department has been increased. MEXICO. VERA CRUZ, APRIL 16. (By Telegraph to Halifax.) News received here from Puebla to the 9th inst gives details of the operations of the French troops subsequent to the investment of the city on the 230 March. Upon the 27th March a bombardment was opened upon Fort Tarvier and the penitentiary, which was well fortified, and continued until the 31st, when a breach was made, and the French troops advanced and carried the positions by storming. From there the storming parties pushed on, taking successively at the point of the bayonet two other fortified posi tions, and presently entered the city. They fought their way through the streets, which were barri caded, and captured the Plaza de Armas and the cathedral, which were strongly fortified. These positions being carried, the Zunaves and soldiers of the 99th regiment of the line, assisted by the sappers, made their way through the houses and dislodged the Mexicans, who defended them with great bravery, fighting desperately from house to house. line French loss is reported to have been 150 kilted and 150 wounded. General Vernet de Laumiere is among the killed. The only fortified positions the Mexicans now retain are Forts Guadeloupe and Loretto. The attacking force of the French numbered 18,000 men, while the Mexican force was calcu lated at 25,000 men. General Forey holds the bridge over the Rio Petro, thus preventing Commontort, who is on the other side with 12,000 men, from advancing to Puebla. FRANCE, THE CAMPAIGN IN COCHIN CHINA. PARIS, MAY 11. Official dispatches received here from Cochin China to the 31st March state that public order was re-established in the colony. A great number of villages had give❑ in their submission. Admiral Bonnard and a Spanish Plenipotentiary were to leave for Hate on the 3d April to exchange the ratifications of the treaty of peace of 1862. All the Spanish troops were to re-embark upon the 2d April to return to Manilla. The Moniteur of to-day says :—" The Empress being sli 6 htly indisposed the evening party which was to take place at the Tuileries on the 11th inst., has been adjourned to the 18th." BOURSE, May 9.—The market has been again heavy, but prices have been well maintained. Threes, for the Account, are now at 691. 60c. Rail way Shares have been rather offered, and the majo rity of the lines are lower. The market closed as ollows :- it per Cents. .. N 90 ' Italian Loan 72 25 Do. end month.... I Do. end month 72 35 3 per Cents Do. end mouth.... 69 601 Do. end month — Credit Mobilier.... 1420 10 Russian Do. end month.... 1490 —. Austrian Bank Sham ..... 3380 Spanish Threes 52 50 Credit l'oneier .... 1470 home Debt RAILWAYS. Cash. Account. Orlear s Northern .... New ditto ___ Lyons and Moditfirraiaean 1056 25 .. 1062 25 Geneva.. .......... - .. 462, 50 Southern Western .... Eastern . .. Sardinian 457 50 .• Austrian Lorptwrd , North of Spain ........ Saragossa Ditto to Barcelona - HALIFAX, Arm 30. Mr. William Cornell Jewitt, who left by the Arabia for Europe, will publish an appeal to the Government and people of England, urging Eng land to join France and other powers in an invita tion to the North and South to meet in Congress, upon the plan proposed by Secretary Seward in h's letter to France, in order to legislate upon a basis for the settlement of existing differences. Tee appeal will further set for h the responsibility of Englat:d to act, and in so doing establish beyond question her friendly disposition towards the Ame- rican nation. NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION. The official byclaws and regulations for the prize meeting of 1863 have been issued. The meeting will be held o❑ Wimbledon Common. The camp will be ready for occupation on Monday, July 6. The shooting will commence on TueFday, the 7th, at one o'clock, on which day the targe►ts will be open for matches, pool, sighting, &c. On Wednee day and the following days the prize shooting wilt commence at 9.30. The following are the byelaws and regulations:- 1. There shall be six ranges, viz. :-A, 200 yards; B, 500 ; C, 600 ; D, 8( 0 ; E, 900 ; F, 1,000 yards. 2. The size of the targets shall be the same as laid down in the army musketry regulations. The size of the targets at range F shall be the same as at range E. 3. There shall be square bull's eyes and centres at all ranges; bull's eyes counting 4, centres 3, outers 2.* 4. For volunteers the shooting at range A shall be off the shoulder; at the remaining five ranges shall be from the knee, Hythe position, unless off the shoulder. 5. For all corners the sncoting at range A shall, unless otherwise specified, be off the shoulder, at the remaining five ranges any position ; but no fixed artificial rest shall be allowed, unless otherwise specified. 6. No paid volunteer drill or musketry instructor who has served in the army or militia shall be qualified to shoot for prizes open to volunteers only. 7. Unless otherwise specified the prizes open to all comers may be shot for with any description of rifle not exceeding 10Ib. in weight. 8. Unless otherwise specified, no magnifying sights shall be allowed. 9. No hair-triggers shall be allowed. 10. In shooting t'or prizes open to volunteers only the pull of trigger shall be restricted to a minimum of 61bs. 11. Ties :-Where prizes are c mpeted for at one range only, ties shall fire one shot each at that range until the beat shor, be returned, Where prizes are competed for at more than one range, and adjudged according to the aggre gate number of points made, ties shall fire one shot at the longest range until the best shot be returned. 12. In the competition for prizes restric'ed to volunteers at ranges A, B, or C none but Government ammunition, as supplied on the ground from the Government magazine, shall be used. Any competitor infringing this rule shall be disqualified from competing for any prizes during the re mainder of the meeting. 13. Competitors shall, if required, submit their rifles for inspec ion before, during, or after a match. 14 No competitor shall, unless otherwise specified, enter more than once for any prize. 15. The winners of money prizes shall have the option of taking them in money or in kind, as in previous years. 16. All winners of money prizes shall be required to de clare to the secretary, on the morning of Friday, the 17th, their intention to take their prize in money or in kind, and in the latter case to give their names to be attached to the article which they have selected from the exhibition tent. 17. The presentation of prizes shall take place at the Crystal Palace on Monday, July 20, With regard to the prizes, the pressure on our apace pre cludes us from stating more than the prizes themselves, leaving the conditions to be ascertained by a reference to the bye laws. FIRST STAGE OF HER MAJESTY'S PRIZE,-1. To the bst shot :- -The silver medal or the association. 2. To each of the 30 best shots in order of merit :-(a) A Whitworth rifle, value £2O. (b) The N tienal Rifle Association badge. (c) £5 in money. 3. To each of the next 30 best shots in order of merit :--(a) Ihe National Rifle Association cadge. (b) £5 in money. THE ST, GEORGE'S CHALLENGE VASE, VALUE £250.- Presented for annual competition to the Volunteer Batta lions of Great Britain by Lieut.-Colonel the Hon. C. H. Lindsay, on behalf of the members of the St. George s Rifles. The following additional prizes shall be awarded, and be name the property of the three best shots in the contest, viz. :-A gold and enamelled jewel of St. George, to the winner of the Challenge Vase. 2. A silver and enamelled jewel of St. George, to the second best shot in the contest. 3. A brorze cross of St. George, to the third best shot in the contest. 4. A large photograph of the Challenge Vase and Jewel, handsomely framed. 5. A large ph tograph of the Challenge Vase and Jewel, handsomely framed, to tree battalion which shall prove its If successful. THE HOUSE OF LORDS' PRIZE.-170, given by the House of Lords, and divided into 21 prizes, as follows :-One prize of £2O, five prizes of £lO, fourteen prizes of £5, entrance fee ss. ; one prize of £3O. Any rifle of bona fide government pattern carrying •577 bore ammunition, 7 shots each at range C; no entrance fee. His ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE OF WALES'S PRIZE -A Cup of the value of £leo, or £lOO in money, at the option of the winner.. HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN'S PRIZE.-A Cup, value £250; or £250 in money, at the option of the winner, toge ther with the gold medal of the Ass ciation. THE LADIES' CONSOLATION PRIZES, given by the Ladies of Er gland. ALL COMERS' PrizEs, open to all nations. NATIONAL hIFLE ASSOCIATION PRIZES.-Sixty prize., open to any rifle-At range A, twenty prizes, aggregate value, £140; at range B, twenty priz-s, aggregate value, £240; at range C, twenty prize , , aggregate value, £240 ; total aggregate value of the prizes, £720-divided at each range as follows-one £5O prize, one £4O prize, two £2O prizes, six £lO prizes, ten £5 prizes. THE ‘c ALBERT" PRIZE.-A Cup, value £100; or £lOO in money, at the option of the winner, presented by the National Rifle Association. SIXTY PunEs.—Restricted to Rifles of bona fide Govern ment pattern, carrying 577 ammunition minimum pull of trigger 6lbs.—At range A, thirty prizes, aggregate value, £185; at range B, thirty prizes, aggregate value, £185; total aggregate value, £360. Divided at each range as fol lows:—One £25 prize, one £2O prize, five £lO prizes, thir tEen prizes, five £3 prizes, five £2 prizes. THE ALEXANDRA PRIZE —Given in hot our of her Royal Highness the Piincess of Wales —A Cup, value £5O, or £5O in money, at the option of the winner. THE ASSOCIATION CUP. HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE S P RIZ E. - A Cup of the value of £5O, or £5O in money, at the option of the winner. PUBLIC ScnooLs' PRIZE —Tbe Ashburton Challenge Shield anal E4rl peneer's Cup His GRACE THS DUKE OF WELLINGTON'S PRIZE —A .;up, value £oo, or £5O in money, at the option of the win ner. LORD VERNON'S PRIZES, VALVE £5O, AND THE " SATURDAY REVIEW" PRIZE,—lst prize, Saturday Re view, £5O ; 20 prize, Lord Vernon's. £25; 3d prize, Lord Vernon's, £1.5; 4th prize, Lord Vernon's, £lO. THE ELCHO CHALLENGE SHIELD The regulations for this prize were drawn up by Viscount Bury and Mr. Ho. ratio Ross, and were sanctioned by the Council of the National Rifle Association. MATCH BETWEEN THE LORDS AND COMMONS.—EIeven competitors on each side. 7 shots at each of the ranges A and B. Any rifle. Any position. RIFLE DERBY —Open to a y rifle. Entrance £2. Half forfeit if declared before the c impetition begins. Sub scribers not shooting al•owed a nomination. No c. , mpetitor or nominee can be e,tered more than once. There shall be three priz,s :—Half of the sum total subscribed shall form the Ist prize; three-fifths of the remainder shall form the 2d prize; the remaining two-fifths shall form the 3d prize. RIFLE OAKS.—Restricted to rifles of bona fide govern ment pattern, carrying .577 ammunition. Entrance, £l. Flail forfeit if declared before the competition begins. Same conditions as for Rills Derby. EARL OF DUDLEY'S PRIZE —A Cup, value £5O, or £5O in money, at the option of winner. The following prizes have been already given for compe tition, and shall be competed for as "extra prizes :"—By Mr. Smith, of Davis-street, a rifle, value £lO ; by Mr. Bennet, of Cheapside, a gold "Bennett" watch, value £3O ; by Sergeant Pixley, 'Victoria Rifles, a cup, value £25. * The marking will be in Captain Hill's system—viz., with the disc on the target. Free Emigration for Lancashire Operatives. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR,—Allow me to acknowledge, with thanks, the fol lowing contributions for the above object—viz., Miss Har riet Martineau, £5; T. 8., £3; S. E. W., £1 ls.; James Dean, 5s ; A Friend, 2s. 6d. • Further contributions are earnestly requested on behalf of the hundreds of distressed operatives who have, during the last fortniBht, made application to emigrate to our Aus tralian colonies, to whom aid has been obliged to be refused for want of funds. Special help is solicited towards purchasing an outfit for a few operatives, who are going 0 Victoria on the 15th inst. Their circumstances will not allow them to provide the clothing that is absolutely necessary f.r the voyage. In the hope that the appeal will meet with a sympathis ing response.—l remain, yours faithfully, GEORGE ASHWORTH, Hen. See. Lana.shire Emigration Society. Manchester, May 9, 1863. --- Mr. Creswick concluded on Saturday a brief en gagement at the Surrey Theatre, the scene of his former management. He has been playing a round of his favou• - rite characters, touch to the satisfaction of his numerous admirers, HER MAJESTY. MAY 10. Her Majesty, their Royal Highnesses Prince and Princess Louis of Hesse, Prince Alfred, and Prin cess Helena, attended at Whippingharn Church this morning, and received the Sacrament of the Holy Communion, which was administered by the Rev. G. Prothero and the R-v. W. L. Oost..w. Their Royal Highnesses Princess Louise and Prince Leopold attended the morning service. The Queen, accompanied by Princess Louis and Prince Leopold, drove out on Saturday afternoon. Lady A. Bruce and Lady C. Fitzroy were in at tendance. Prince and Princess Leiningen visited her Ma Testy. The Prince and Princess of Wales, attended by the Countess of Macclesfield and Major Teesdale, rode on horseback on Saturday morning. Their Royal Highnesses took a drive in the afternoon in n open carriage. The Duke of !Newcastle, the Earl and Countess of Derby, the Earl of Clarendon, Lard and Lad) Proby, Lord and Lady Alfred Hervey, Viscount Hamilton, the Right Hon. W. E. and Mrs. Glad stone, Lieutenant-General and Mrs. Kno'lys and Mr. Charles L. Wood bad the honour of dining with the Prince and Princess of Wales at Marlborough house in the evening. Mr. Marshall Woad was honoured by her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales with a second silting for the bust which Mr. Wood is executing of her Riyal Highness. Yesterday the Prince and Princess of Wales attended Divine service in the Chapel Royal, Si. James's. The Communion Service was read by the Bishop of London and Sub-Dean. The sermon was preached by the Bishop of London from the Go-pel of Sr. John, chHp. 20, part of the 19th verse. The anthem was " Why do the heathen so furiously rage together ?" (Kent). Their Royal Highnesses were attended by the Countess of Macclesfield and Major 'Teesdale. The Earl of St. Germans and Viscount Sydney went present at the service. His Royal Highness the Prince of Orange visited the Prince and Princess of Wales at Marlborough house. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales visited the White-lodge, in Richmond park, in the afternoon. Preparations are being mHde at Windsor Castle for the reception of her Majesty, on Thursday. The Prince of Wales has signified his Royal Highness's intention to honour the Master and Wo.rdena of the Merchant Taylor's Company with his presence at dinner in their hall on l'hursciay, the 11th of June next, upon the occasion of his Royal Highness being earolled an nonorary member of that ancient corporation. Invitations nave been issued to many illusirious and noble personages to be present at the entertainment. The Ptince.no Princess of Wales intend to honour the forthcoming International Dog Snow, to take place at the Agricultural Hall, Islington, with their presence.— Court Journal. Kensington Palace would surely be preferable to Marlborough House, as a residence for the Prince and Princess of Wales, if we are to cre lit the Court Journal account of the present crowded state of the latter abode, as follows :—" The P , ine of Wal,a's household consists of sixteen male servants, and woon to these are added the housekeqer, the Princess's dressers, the maids, and the stable department, under the dominion of the Mas er of Horse, not forgetting Francateili, che/ de cuisine, it will be seen that, capacious as Marlbm ono House is, it is com pletely filled by the estaldishment occupying it." PARLIAMENTARY DINNER.-1 he Itight Hon. B. Disraeli geve a Parliamentary dinner on Saturday evening at his residence, Grosvenor-gate.' There were pre sent the Earl of Westmorland, the Earl of Sandwich, the Earl of Delmore, Lord Robert Montagu, Lord Ravensworth , the Hon. Eliot Yorke, the Hon. Stu a rt K nox , Ri ght Hon Sir Edward Lytton, Right Hon. James Whiteside, 6ir Hervey Bruce, Sir Edward Grogan, Mr. Dawson Darner, Mr. Williams Wynn, Mr. Mr. Redmond, Captain Palmer, Mr. Way, and Mr. Sullivan. It is asserted in well-informed circles that the Earl of Brownlow, who has recently attained his majority, is likely to be further elevated in the peerage by being created Marquis of Bridgewater. The Mitquis and Marchioness of Northampton left Mentone, near Nice, on the let inst., for Hyeres, where they are expected to stay till the 14th, and then return home by way of Paris. His Excellency the Danish Minister arrived in town on Thursday from Copenhagen, to resume his diplo matic duties. 't'i'e EArl and Countess De Grey received a select circle at dinner on Saturday evening at their residence in Carlton-gardens. Tile Earl and Countess of Winchilsea and Lord Huntingfield have left the St. Gsorge's Hotel. The tendered resignation of the Earl Spencer as Groom of the Stole to his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, has been graciously declined on the part of his Royal Highness. The Earl and Countess Spencer are expected in town to-day fr,m Althorp. The wealth of the earl has much improved. UNIVERSITY OF ST. ANDREWS. —The following gentlemen having pissed the neeebsary examina tions, were at the last meeting of the Senatus Academicus admitted to the degree of doctor of medicine, viz :—Alfred Butler, M.R.,J.S. and L.S.A., Hackney —Hugh Campbell, M.R.C.S., St. Paul's-grove, Cationbury—Charles Allen Chavasse, F.R.C.S., L.S.A., Smethwick, Birmiugham— James George Davey, 11 .1...U.C.P. and S. Loud., North woods, Bristol—Peter Hood, L.S.A., Lower Seymour street —Francis Hutchinson, Bridlington—Walter Walker Lennox, L F.P. and S. Glasg., Hamilton, Lanarkshire— Charles Hills Mackintosh, L.R.C.P. Lond., Torquay— John Waohatn Robinson, M.R.C.S., L.S.A., Moore-place, Kennington —and George Taylor, L.S.A., Derby. SACRED HARMONIC SOCIETY.—A meeting of the members of this body of musicians was held on Friday evening in Exeter Hall, the occasion being the pre sentation of a testimonial to Mr. J. F. Puttick, in recogni tion of his valuable services in connectior with the several Handel festivals at the Crystal Palace, and the inaugural performances at the In ernational Exhibition. The chair was taken by Mr. J. V. Harrison ; and among the members present were Mr. Howley, Mr. Brewer, the hon. seeretury, Mr. Costa, Mr. Stewart, Mr. Husk, and Mr. Hill. Ihe offering by whico the society t.stified their respect and gratitude to Mr. ruttick consisted of an extremely elegant silver tea and cuffs° service, a massiv, s Aver, beating an appropriate inscription, aLd several other articles of plate. The p oceedinge passed off in a most gratifying manner. Apublic meeting is to be held in Winchester to morrow to consider the proposal of restoring the famous an cient Gothic cross in that city. It was erected in the Win chester market-place in the reign of Henry VI., by the fraternity of the Holy Cross, for the purpose of inspiring men with a sense of morality and piety amidst tiitc prdinary tramotim Qt au, -04.4 C ar t' ?near OSBORNE, MAY 9. Her Majesty the Queen, accompanied by their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess Louis of Hesse and Prince Alfrt d, visited the Royal Victo ria Hospital at Net ley on Friday afternoons Her Majesty arrived at the landing place in the royal yacht Fairy, Captain his Serene Highness Prince Leiniagen, at four o'clock, and was received by Col. Wilbraham, Governor and Commandant, Dr. Anderson, Inspector. General, and the princi pa' medical officers on the establishment, and also by Major Ravenhili, R.E., under whose superin tendence the building was erected. Her Majesty proceeded at once to the principal building and carefully inspected the whole establishment in every part, visiting a grest many of the wards, and speak ing a few words of sympathy to several of the most Nuffering patients. This estabiishmcont has always been an object of great interest to her Majesty and the deeply lamented Prince Consort. Her Majesty, accom panied by his Royal Highness, laid the first stone of the building in 1856, and the Prince visited it annually during its progress. Her Majesty before her departure expressed her self highly satisfied with the arrangements of the whole establishment. In attendance upon her M.jesty and the Royal Family were the DJwager Countess or Mount Edg cumbe, Lady iu Waiting ; Baroness von Schenk, Lady in Waiting to Princess Louis of Hesse ; Lord Charles Fitzroy, Equerry in Waiting ; Captain von Westerweller, in waiting upon Prince Louis of Hesse; Sir C. Phipps, Sir James Clark, and Major Cowell. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, S_GNOR MARIO. Signor Mario is so associated with the not memories of this theatre that his presence 11 always be viewed by its patrons as setting a se its pretensions. There are so many characters l are still his own, and Ell many more that our re lections will insist in including in his list, that absence, whether as a positive or inane° loss, could not fail to be injurious the scene of hi s o ld successes. There a higher ground, however, on which his vale to be estimated. His artistic claims, both vc and dramatic, reach so high a level of refinen 3 that he is become a standard to the musioal Nvc in respect to all points of taste and feeling, a therefore, not only is he a source of great enjoy'n in himself, but a means of detecting a true enj meet in the powers of his competitors. SE an it, fluence, of course, is not mere limited to his auditors. His standard cast tail in inspiring the efforts of new sing' until it gradually becomes as permanent as it is every way desirable. There is no character in which Signor Ma more distinctly attests his eminence than that Almaviva; wherein the grace of the nobleman is essential to verify the mirth of the comedia and the love that prompts him to Ed" 'lire, affects not the taste with which it is indule, Here the illusion th at h e ra i ses by the means o ft, truth that stamps his gaiety is one of those i stances of consummate art that never fails to b come historical. Quite on a level with his Per fe acting is his singing of his character in which ova l charm of feeling and expression is so abundant displayed. Among our few remaining artists Who taste and culture are of a kind to ena b them to do justice to the refined brilliancy of R 0 sini, Signor Mario in this character possesses all the advantage of a vo i ce w h ose unequalled Oise ness enables him t o d o j ust i ce to Rossini's toelodi Here—unsubjected to the strain which so in ° , impairs it in tragic opera—its delightful tone as We' as pliancy finds its full and appropriate scope cot leaves an impression that is undisturbed by a li ; contemporaneous Effort. We are glad to re e f !hat Sign or M ar i o was i n admirab;e voice on wit turday e ven i ng , w h en, to the great delight s;i1.11 crowded h ouse , h e made his first appearance the season, and that he never sung or acted 111- more success t h an on this occasion. F l 9O the first note of his "Ecco Ridenta n he last he had to deliver, the i lu P r i , - r ; sion was as comp l ete as it was in eves respect delightf u l. Si gnor Mario, we need not was most warmly received on his first entran; and rewarded throughout the eveni ng w ith ah testimonies he has so long been used to. Need , satyr how wonderfully h e was supported by then:li,, of Signor R oncon i , t h e very greatest histrion i c s' / that our stage h as ever seen, and the test of Tll3°to merit in this pa r ti cu l ar i s i ts power to make us fsrgo or all its d e fi c i enc i es of vo i ce. Such overflowing 130131° 0 in combin a ti on w i t h such shrewdness and ell spirit, st amp th i s performance also as one o f t he unique things of our time. Another feature of the evenint he g was, of cowl— , Rosina of Madlle. Patti, which, in like 323° , 1 - o may be cited as one of those characters that nia" become her ow n . N ature has done so much i°caios (t t his alike in h er gen i us and physical gars—O at 11 1 ad but little to d eve l op i n order to establish 01 " r o claim. Her petite and gran: NI person is not ° l° o 4 appropri a t e t o t h e conception of this young is playful being, than her piquant hum° lll. os adapted to give it s sp i r i t the freest scope- -40 to the marvellous q ua li ty of her voice enables o',o convey its florid mus i c i n a manner that leacsit rivalry a long w a y i n the distance. Inspire d 4904 we thought, by th e presence of her great asB°Clof on this occ as i on , M ademoiselle Patti never ° ce, or acted with more ti imn pliant exee lieli Her "U na voce " was, as usual, a P erfrat blaze of v oca l b r illi ancy — and not less successfu l io n$ --" tier singing l esson , i n which she introduced a vi by Mr. Strakesch Di Gioja. insolito," wbich djs it od rapturously encore d . She has rarely maintio ,-„" t , her reputation more superbly than by this l i r tormance, or elicit e d f rom h er admirers str°3olo testimonies of the fact. Signor Ciampi I " re d, Banal°, and th oug h, as usual, somewhat mapil" p played with much force and pleasantry. „ c og •fneir Royal Highnesses the Prince and P rp ' vr a , of Wales h onoure d the performance by their jib toil sence, and app arent l y were not the least dehg of its spectators. DISTINGUISHED SERVICE COLo}o°. 10 A supplement to the London Gazette iss u e d; 10# Saturday publi s h es tue royal warrant for a e er ! 0, ! z ed stun to inqui re i nto t h e case of the distiegglibiee service colon e l s an d o f certain captains an d eito' tenant-colonels of the F oot G uards, prom oted oo tween June 20 a n d O ct . 6 , 1854. The eoweijoye, consisrs of the following members :—Lie et: llo Right Hon. J. Peet, M.P., chairman ; Rig bl A tottir E. P. Bouv er i e , M . P ., Gen. Sir Alex. W°°-0011 Gen. Sir G. Brown, G.U.8., Lle et. ,: et oo l the Earl of R oss i ya, M a j or-Gen. Sir Wm. 1313,;13-004 K.C.8., R o y a l A rt i llery; Major-Gen. Se°l-01 Roy at E ng i neers; M a j or- Gen. David Russel" Oft and Major -Gen. Randal Ruraley, Secretell'oce' l'hotnas Cave Browne Cave, clerk in the Wa ne ;/ The terms of the warrant are as foll e " ro e Whereas we thought it exped i ent by ou r 40; presents, dated April 12, 1858 , to authorise 1411 g point a commi ss i on to i nqu i re i nto the wort; e l the system o f p romot i on recommended in the r eP oa of a royal commission of 1854, and into the ( V ie op' of promotion and retirement in the higher r"' .op the army, commenci ng w i th the rank of 0 And whereas it has been reireeented tors a l too e ; officers who wer e p romoted to the rank of otOr in the f ears 1855 and 1856 as our aides-de olio and for distinguished service in tne Crime an 0 011 consider that by the operation of the Ni e to , rant of October 14, 1858, founded on the r ye : 1 14 dation of the royal commission of 185.- ' e po pi o have been deprived, to au undue extent, of te-ciee tion they attained by the promotion cou terf- e see te i them. And whereas it has also been reP r 00 18 to us that certain captains and lieutenant- 001 : 0 K De ; the Guards, wh o were promoted to tha t r o f 111 tween the 20th June, 1854, and the issoiet er tb . warrant of 6th O cto b er o f that year, ooesidui their position s i n t h e army have been tie; of f 61arrg4i jured by toe o p erat i on of the said warrant October, 1854, and also by the subseque et a - g tr il , of October, 1858. Now 'we, reposing g r roili t i; and confidence in your zeal, discretion, a rl ` l by tO el l t have authorised and appointed, and d e 00 e ill l l presents autnorise and appoint you, triel(lo Jonathan Peel, the Honourable Ed wer 4 peorg Bouverie, Sir Alexander Woodford, Sir tynt Brown, James Al exan d er, E arl of it°s.BoBl? - William Brereton, H enry S an d ham, David a s l eo .- 1 .; and Randal Ruml e y, to b e our commissieti- AO quire into the claims of the said officer s ' o ar ° do hereby autho rise an d empower ye e ' oo , to 0 ( commissioners, or any three or more of Y iva tioll e min inform a ti on t h ereupon, by the e °°3 lle ir Vo all persons most competent, by reason of t sea else d ledge, h a bit s , or experience to afford li o ' r reoe r o f by calling for all decaments, paper s ' or O re t o , which may appear to you, or any thre e a ' nd to p ro you, calculated to assist your researches, 0 , the sot o I mote the formation of a sound judg el " u ire odde r ject. And we hereby command and re c i to o s, e- pe fit any three or more of you, to report your hands and seals, with all cohv e your opi n i on whether these officers ar e 0 ; tot foli i ll m o any redr ess , an d i f so, to recommend .A- 134 io, such redress should be accorded to thei:oo rested will will and command, and by these Pres in Ole of that this our commission shall continerne iseic ,Oere jot , and virtue, and that you, our said col tiro to 1 r any three or more of you, way frf) ,.. 00 0 proceed in the execution thereof, e n " o _,,, h the no t. ter and thing therein contained, Leith u1 ,,,,0r p too ha not continued from time to time b w y ,.. 11 _ 4. 4 0 inte It is requested that any o ffi cer wis bre e t 00 . may be effected by the above, and 117 : e ' e, ,,_ the examined by, or make any statetnec _t: t u i : 3 t o o missioners, will forward his aPP le st f• 8 Cave, at the War-office, with OAP, I" delay. )1