The Sun. — London, England, 1857-10-12 00:00:00

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tula DiY - Morn., 1 min. aft. 9—Even., 50 m'n aft. 9 Te-Monanw —Morn. 38 min. aft. 10 -Even. 17 min. aft. 1 L WEA.TLIER—SUN OFFICE, OCTOBER 11. TEIRIMOILETB3, IN THE SHlDE GU—highest since noon yesterday. 51—lowest this morning and during the night CO —this day at noon. BAROMETER. 20.97 —rising. WIND ; W. to W.N.W.; light, with dull weather. cone rain last night and this morning. OCTOBER 12. 60 - highoPt ore. yesterday. 53 -iOn ot this morning and during the night. 65 ... at noon. BAROMETER. 30.22—5ti11 rising, Nrtgi), S.W.; light, with dull mild weather. More rair, in the night. R OYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Proprietor, Mr. Charles Kean. The public is respectfully informed that this theatre, hav ing been entirely redecorated, will OPEN for the SEASON THIS EVENING, the 12th inst., when will be performed Shakspere's Play of _ - THE TEMPEST. Preceded by LIVING TOO FAST. The box-office is open daily, as usual. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE.—Lessee, Mr. Dillon.—Under the joint management of Miss LOUISA PYNE and Mr. W. HARRISON.—Open for an OPERA SEASON of THREE MONTHS, with the fol lowing Distinguished Artistes :—Madame Caradori, Miss Co relli, Miss Susan Pyne, Miss Marian Prescott, Miss Cuthbert, Mrs. H. Manley, and Miss Louisa Pyne ; Mr. Augustus Brahain, Mr. A. St. Albyn, Mr. Edmunds, Mr. Hamilton Braham, Mr. Ferdinand Glover, Mr. Bernard, Mr. Kerby, Mr. Wall wor th, Mr. G. Honey, Mr. Weiss, and Mr. W. Harrison. Conductor, Mr. Alfred Mellon. The Orchestra selected from the Royal Italian Opera, Jullien's Band, and the Orches tral Union. The Chorus selected entirely from the Royal Italian Opera. Stage Manager, Mr. E. Stirling. Assistant Acting Manager, Mr. William Brough. Ballet Master, Mr. Frampton. Chorus Master, Mr. G. Smythson. THIS EVENING, MONDAY, Wallace's grand opera of MARITANA. To conclude with A VERY SERIOUS AFFAIR. Private Boxes, £2 12s. 6d., £2 2%, and £1 11s, 6d. ; Stalls, as. ; Dress Circle, ss. ; Upper Boxes, 4s. ; Pit, 25.; Gallery, 15.—The Ilex Office is now open daily, from 11 to 5, under the direction of Mr. Chatterton, jun. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Lessee—Mc. J. B. Buckstone. MIS EVENING, to commence at Seven o'clock, with THE LADY OF LYONS. Pauline, Mss Amy Sedgwick ; Claude Melnotte, -Mr. Howe. After which, A CURE FOR LOVE. To conclude with THE GALICIAN FETE. O:cheatra Stalls (which may be retained the whole of the evening), 6s. each. (No charge for booking.) First Price. s. d. Second price. s. d Dress Boxes 5 0 Dress Boxes 3 0 Upper Boxes ....... ........ 3 0 Upper Boxes 2 0 it 2 0 Pit 1 0 over Gallery 1 0 Lower Gallery 0 6 Upper Gallery 0 6No half-price to Upper Gallery. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. Lessee—Mr. Ben. Webster. 3_ THIS EVENING, will be performed the home-made Extravaganza, DOMESTIC ECONOMY. Mr. Wright and Miss Arden. After which, will be revived the celebrated nautical drama Of MY POLL AND MY PARTNER JOE. Harry Hallyard (his original character), Mr. T. P. Cooke. To conclude with " FEARFUL TRAGEDY IN THB SEVEN DIALS." QTRAND THEATRE.--T.HIS 'EVENING, Farewell Benefit of Mr. James Rogers.— To commence with THE GENTLEMAN OPPOSITE. Mr. Kinloch, Mr. Clarke. Miss Herbert. To be followed by THE PHANTOM WIVES, in which Miss Craven will sustain four characters. Reginald Rattle• cap, Mr. Leicester Buckingham. Mr. Robson will sing the "Country Fair." After which, THAT BLESSED BABY, in which Mr. and Mrs. Keeley will appear. Forowed by YOU'RE SAFE TO BE SHOT. Tom Tipper, Mr. James Rogers. Farewell Address by Mr. James Rogers. After whiff), the highly-successful and original burlesque, written by Leicester Buckingham, entitled LA. TRAVIATA; cr, THE LADY CAMELEON. Miss Craven, Miss Victor, Mr. F. Charles, Mr. G. Bolton, Mr. J. Howard, and Mr. J. Clarke. Commence at Seven. Stalls, 3s. ; Boxes, 25.; Pit, Is.; Gallery 6d. ; Private Boxes, 11. ls. R OYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessees, Messrs. Robson and Emden. TVS EVENING, will be performed the new drama of THE LIGHTHOUSE. After which, the comedietta, entitled A SUBTERFUGE Mrs. Stirling, Mr. G. Vining, sad Mr. G. Murray. To conclude with the original Extravaganza, by it ,bent Bron,gh, Esq., called MASANIELLO. Messrs. Rob son, Cooke, Danvers, die. ; Misses Swanborough, Thirlwall, Hughes, Bromley, awl Mrs. Melfont. Commence at half-past Seven. ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Lessees, Messri. Shepherd and Creswiek. THIS EVENING, will be performed AMBITION : or, The Throne and the Tomb. Messrs. Creswick, W. Smith, Voll Aire, B. Potter, Jackson, B!lm4re ; Miss Webster, Miss M. Enure. Miss Johnstone. After which, a new Petite Comedy, UP IN THE WORLD. Followed by OUR TRAVIATA. The Blighted Oae, Mr. Widdicomb. - C T.) - e, _ 'The Panorama in Leicester-square and the Strand Theatre—A profit rent of 4391. 7s, 4d. per annum, arising from these well-known and highly successful Establishments, including other Valuable Pro perty, the whole on lease to R. Burford, Esq. MR. ROBINS is favoured with iriStrrictionS from the Administrator of the late H. A. Barker, Esq., to SELL, by AUCTION, at the Auction Mart, on THURSDAY, No vember 12, at Twelve, in One Lot, A Profit Rent of 4391. 7s. 4d. per annum, with the certainty of an Increase in a few years, arising from the following important and valuable properties—viz , those extensive premises, erected ex pressly for THE PANORAMA IN LEICESTER SQUARE, wale'', diving a long series of years, has obtained a world-wide re nown, tit: der the conduct of the late Mr. Barker, and Mr. Burton', the present enterprising and talented Artist and Lessee. It will be emcees here to record the many triumphs of the painter's art, fringing home to ns the most distant, varied, and celebrated scenes with the meat sconderfu changing effect, except to prove from the Exhibitions, their public apprecia success attending these tion by the most satisfactory AITNTIAL RETURN OF PROFIT. The Premises are of peculiar form, occupying a large extent of ground. with disti nct entrance; adjoining is a spacious house, with oc cupied as a Cafe and Reading Room; and rniel °us chambers , No. 5, in Leicester -place, a private residence, communicatinga desired, with the Panorama. Also, THE STRAND THEATRE, formerly known as Barker's Panorama, which, at a considerable outlay some years since was, with the addition of an adjoining house No. 36, Surrey-street, converted into the present very attractive place of amusement, affording excellent accommodation to a large auditory. The whole of these Valuable Premises are let on lease un' it Christ mas, 180, to R. Burford, Esq., at a rent of 7871. a-year. The Pa norama and' Premises In and near Leicester-square are held for the residue of a term-33 years being unexpired at Michaelmas, 1857 at 1371. a year ; and the Strand Theatre is held by lease for a term of six years, unexpired at Christmas,lB s 7, at the rent of 2501. a-year, thus yielding A P.,ROFIT RENT OF 4001. A-YEAR, with the certainty of an increase in a few years, when Mr. Burford's lease expire t• Also will be included a moiety of the lease for 66 years, from Midsummer, 1857, at 151. a-year ground real, of THE CAMIYEN-TOWN PAINTING ROOM, situate at the back of a,vilmot-place, Ro,hester-road, Camden-town. a spacious circular buildi 110, and a most essential adjunct to the Pa norama, to enable the Ma sager to prepare his next novelty without closing the Exhibition. Particulars and ground olAns of the Properties will be published 211 days prier to the Sale, and had of Mr. G. R. Corner, soli citor, 19, Tooley-street, Southwark; at the Auction Mart; and at Mr. Robins's Office, Covent-gorilen. TUNBRIDGE aiSTLE, KENT. MESSRS. ROBINS beg to announce that they are instructed to Bell by' Auction, on the premises, on MONDAY. Oct. 26, and two followin la days at 11 for 12, The Excellent Furniture, Large Glasses. pleasing collection of Paintings, many by esteemed maater v., fine Water-colour Drawings, Portfolios of Prints, specimens of r. we old Palissy and Gros de Flandres ware, Articles et Vertu, Ormolu Clocks, an Ancient Stained Glass Scriptural Window, a :Gravelling Chariot, and the various appendages of TUNBRIDGE CASTLE, AT TUNBRIDGE, KENT. including splen lid gold colour silk damask drawing-room curtain?, gold colour and pale blue striped silk ,cabaret curtains, cDuches, sofas, and ottomans, inlaid walnut-tree Elizabethan chairs, Louis XIV. Marqueteira commodes, a costly white and gold pedestal, winged bibliotheque, a 6'4 octave horizonta 1 grand pianoforte, by Zeitter, an harmonium, rosewood and other tables, a pair of costly embroidered needlework curtains, priedieu and lounging chairs, four pairs of rare and curious old India applique, French curtains, and India embroidered 4-post bed hangings, extundinz dining tables, chairs, and sideboards; the fittings of 8 best and 5 servants' bedroom., mahogany 4-post and French bedsteads, hangin gs, and excellent bed ding; winged Garde robes, cheval glasses, and bedroom requisites ; Oak hell tables, carvings in wood, a pair of noble Gothic folding doors, and lane window and fittings; china, glass, kitchen requisites ; 22 iron hurdles, a small stock of old hay, rustic garden seats, hot water apparatus for conservatory, melon frames, greenhouse plants, &c. Ou view the Saturday preceding, and morning of sale, when catalogues may be had at 6d. each on the premises, and at Parker's Hotel, Tunbridge, and at Messrs. Robin ' offices, Piazza, Covent garden, W.C., who will forward same on receipt of seven postage stamps. OPERA. BUFFA. —St. JAMES'S THEATRE. (Entirely Re-decorated).—Signor RONZANI has the honour to announce that the Season will commence on TUa'DAY, the 3d of November next, 1857. Full particulars will be duly announced. Prospectuses may be had, and Subscriptions arranged at Mr. Mitchell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bond street. ‘ ANTERBII RY HAIL, Westminster-road.— ,J OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The follow -In4 company of Vocalists are engaged for the performance of Selections from all the popular OPERAS, MADRIGALS, CHORUSES, GLEES, DUETS, dtc., viz. :—Miss Russell, Mrs. Badzey, Madlle. Manetta, Mrs. Palmyre, Miss E. Scot Miss Brunell, Mrs. Le Jenne, and Madame Marietta Herr F. Jonghmans, Mr. Henshaw, B. Grover, T. Farrant, S.'one.:, J. Barker, W. Melling, Senor Antonio, E. L. Rime, and Mr. St. A;byn ; Messrs. 8. Collin% and E. Mack noy. Pianoforte, Mr. Cecil Hicks ; hi,rmoninm, Master Williams ; Director, Herr F. Joughnrins Commence et Seven o'clock precisely. Si?der3, ac., until twelv3 o'clock. --Senor PICCO will perform, at ha f-past Eight and half past Ten, every Evening. LONDON, MONDAY, OCT. 12, 1857. The anxiously -expected telegram from India has come to hand. It was received at the Ad miralty at 2.30 a.m. yesterday morning. The mail arrived at Suez by the Bombay on the even- I' 1 1 7 ' l SUN, ing of the 2d inst. The dates are from Bombay to the 17th, and from Aden to the 26th Septem ber. On the whole the intelligence may be con sidered favourable, although no very striking events are recorded. We hear that the truly noble HAVELOCK had gained his ninth victory on the 16th August, driving the rebels from a strong position near Bithoor, which they desperately de fended. We are alto told that " after the battle he returned to Cawnpore, where he awaits re inforcements before advancing to the relief of Lucknow, where the rebels ware repulsed with great loss, and the garrison are bravely holding out." This is the confirmation of what appeared in The SUM of the 3d instant. It was there stated that, on 16th August, he had engaged the enemy about 12 miles from Cawnpore, and taken 2 guns, and that Captain WKETiza and 15 men had been wounded ; none killed. The present is there fore but a repetition, in different terms, of what was previously known, and there is not really any later tidings respecting the operations of the victorious General. On the 3d also, it was briefly stated that all was well at Lucknow to the 14th August, and we referred to the rumours that, through the diversion occasioned by the operations of HAVELOCK, the beleaguered gar rison were enabled to ob tain the provisions so urgently required. It now appears that the rebels had been repelled 'with great loss, and that the garrison was bravely holding out. We have no fears for the garrison from the arms of the insurgents. It is famine alone that can make them succumb. A terrible month was still to be encountered. If during that time they could maintain existence, complete relief would be afforded. Sir Jak3iES OUTRAM had arrived at Allahabad with strong reinforcements on the Ist of September, and expected to reach Cawnpore on the 9th. It is clear, therefore, that he had abandoned the intention of proceeding by a different route, and operating in an opposite direction from HAVELOCK. This is very satisfactory. We are sure that not an hour would be lost in proceeding to the relief of Lucknow by the Generals. The 15th September is about the time at which the anticipated relief might be afforded. Great anxiety must therefore be felt respecting the fate of the garrison and the numerous fugitives under its protection. It is probable that the Calcutta mail, which may arrive at any moment, will bring further accounts on this deeply interesting subject. We had also heard before of the defeat of the Dinapore mutineers near Sasseram by Major EYRE and his gallant followers, and that the defeated party had been trying to effect a junction with the rebels at Dalhi. It is to be hoped, howev3r, that the object may be defeated, and that the miscreants may be cut off in detail, before they can reach the stronghold of the insurgents. At Agra all appears to be going on in a very satisfactory manner. Major MONTGOMERY, with a party who left it on the lath August, had defeated a body of the rebels near Allyghur on the 24th, and put them to flight. It therefore appears that they were not only well able to maintain their position, but even to make a protracted sortie. This is the more gratifying when we consider the large number of non-com batants, said to be from five to six thousand, chiefly women and children, who had sought shelter and protection under its walls. The tidings from Delhi are to the 30th Angus'. The grand assault, , which it was supposed would have taken place on the 20th August, had been ' deferred until the arrival of the siege train, which was expected on the 3d September. A. large party of rebels had, it appears, attempted to in tercept the train. General NICHOLSON is not a man to be trifled with. He attacked ti .e enemy on the 26th August at Nujunghur, and obtained a decided victory, capturing 13 guns and their camp baggage. The fall of Delhi now ap pears certain. Indeed it might have been sooner, but the Generals acted judiciously in waiting for such assistance as would not only render their triumph certain, but would save many valuable lives that might otherwise be lost to the country, if the attack was made with an inferior force. As at Sebastopol, so at Delhi. It is a crucible in which the enemy's strength has been completely dissolved. Each new party that arrived had ven tured on a sortie, which was invariably repulsed with tremendous loss to the rebels. A better ac count can be rendered of them when concentrated on a single point than when dispersed in detached bands, and carrying destruction through the country. Much, therefore, as we may regret its continued existence, it will effect a valuable pur pose in showing the full force of the rebels, and enabling us to crush it at "one fell swoop." The rebellion had made further progress amongst the Bengal Army. Indeed it was shown to be rotten to the core, and it was a grave mistake to permit any of the disaffected troops to retain the arms which they were anxious to turn against those by whom they had been but too well treated. It is, therefore, without sur prise that we learn that " the 10th Light Cavalry mutinied at Ferozepore on the 19th of August, and murdered NELSON the Veterinary-Surgeon. The 51st Native Infantry also mutinied at Pesha wur on the 28th of August, bat most of them were seized and will be summarily dealt with." We also hear that " at Neemuch part of a squadron of the 2d Bombay Light Cavalry mutinied on tht 12th of August, and the troopers were diz- armed ; that the mutineers of the Joudpore Le gion have marched towards Nusseerabad, from which station troops were sent to intercept them. The rebels from Oude are threatening Allahabad and Benares, which are being put in a state of defence. The sth Bengal Irregulars mutinied at Bhaugulpore on the 14th of August. The 55th Bengal Nativo Infantry were dis armed at Ghazeepore on the 10th of August." This last step ought to have been sooner taken. Indeed, there was no excuse for the authorities in permitting offensive weapons to remain for a moment in such tainted hands. It is pleasing to know that the Mohurrum, or great Mahommedan festival, respecting which such grave apprehensions had been entertained, had passed off quietly in all parts of India, Madras and Bombay appears to be tranquil. The Punjab is also quiet, and the Bundelcund and Central India is undisturbed. Madras appears to have altogether escaped the taint which has only slightly affected some few—very few— o f the Bombay troops—those who were enlisted on the Bengt.' principle. The 23d Fusiliers had arrived at Calcutta, and the 89th (from the Cape) at Bombay. The 93:h was also hourly expected. Large bodies of troops were marching from Calcutta t ,wards whose services will speedily be available. gratifying It is also to know that Herat had been evacuated by the Per . s longer t g r e o r o pasnoyn danger e 2 r 7 o t July, so that th ere is no further complications in that quarter. Another telegram has been received at the Foreign-office at 12.30 p.m. this day, which will be found in another part of our impressions. It is from the British Vice Consul at Trieste. It announces that the Alma brings dates from Cal cutta to the 10th of September, Madras the 15th r r j A_J and Aden the 30th. There is, however, no later news from the north-western provinces than that via B3mbay ; though it is gratifying to know that when the Alma passed Gallo Pene ope and Cleopatra had reached that place with troops on board, and that 2,500 troops were re ported to have already arrived at the Mauritius. Those gallant fellows will speedily he in the field, and teach the treacherous miscreants who revelled in bloodshed and violation, a rough but salutary lesson, as to the retributive justice that invariably punishes such fearful atrocities. On the whole the intelligence, although of a comparatively negative character, is as good as we could have anticipated, and strengthens the expectations that have been entertained of the speedy suppression of the insurrection, and the condign punishment of the mutineers and rebels. We have not as yet heard anything respecting the alleged misunderstanding between Sir COLIN' CAMPBELL and Lord CANNING and his Council. It is more than probable that the letters by the Alma will give full information on this interesting kind important topic. Lord CANNING may rest assured that the English nation will not permit any interference with a Commander, in whose zeal and ability they have unbounded confidence, by a puppet Governor-General on whom they have not the slightest reliance. We invite the attention of our readers to an article in another column, which has beer. forwarded to us, taken from a highly respectable contemporary. The statements can be verified by any one who chooses to undertake the repulsive labour of wading through the Blue B)ok itself, but they bear such marks of conscientious painstaking, that we imagine few will think that trouble necessary. It will be remembered that Lord SHAFTESBURY, in •ddition to his Exeter Hall achievements on behalf of the Church of England, and to atone for his condescension in presiding there at a Bap tis+- missionary meeting, headed an Anti-Chunh rate Deputation to Lord PALMERSTON. We com mented on the circumstance at the time, but wa own we did not imagine that the deputation woull send up his Lordship to the Premier of England, and in a public manner, with such a misstate ment. The deputation and their Lord went for the purpose of laying before Lord PALMERSTON' some statements founded on Lord CECIL'S Return of Shurch Rates refused—a thoroughly worthless return, from the very terms of it, as we showel at the time, since it makes no mention of rates op posed, an item as important as those refused. We confess, however, that we did accept as cerrec the figures which Lord SH.A.FTESBURY and his de putation deduced from the return itself. There is nothing so attractive about these documents as to induce any one to incur superfluous trout)]. with them ; and we did not doubt, for a moment, the veracity and honour of a deputation to the Premier, headed by Lord SHA.FTESBURY. We had glanced over the return before, and it struck us as quite possible that the deputation were right ; in deed, the idea of falsehood did not occur to u We must leave our readers, however, to form their own conclusion from the facts. The princip statement was that only 408 out of 8,672 parishes in England had refused church rates—that is five per cent. of the whole number; that, hence, ninety five per cent. of the population were in favour of them. If the Premier believed this—and vouched for, as it wag, by his chief agent for Bishop-making, how conA he disbelieve it?—it may be amongst the reasons which induced him to play Sir JOHN LAWNEY and the Dissenters false, and to decline to bring forward the bill he had promised thew. The writer of the article we refer to has gone, however, minutely through the return, and to the surprise of himself probably, as of us all, ha; found that, instead of 408 parishes, there were 1,130 where Church Rates were not levied; more than fourteen per cent. instead of four ! Now, this was a plain matter for patience and honesty, and we should like to know what excuse the offenders will give. They will hardly present the one they put into the mouth of " Papists " and "Jesuits "—that the falsehood was for the good of the Church ; they will not say they had not patience to take out the details correctly ; if so, why venture an assertion which was but a shameless guess —must they acknowledge, then, that they knowingly and wilfully male the state ment that the return was three or four times more favourable to ecclesiastieal meanness than was actually the case ? Bad enough, in all con science, for Lord SHAFTESBURY and his super spiritual evangelicals to want to compel their brother evangelicals amongst Dissenters to repair their churches for them, to wash their surplic_s, arid pay for their Sacramental wine ; but it is really intolerable to attempt to support such an uncharitable object by means which we will not characterise by the one word they deserve. Our contemporary has also compared the cha racter of the communities which have rejected and paid rates, by the test of population. Tits re sult is what might have bean expected. The average population of the paying communities is 1,000 each—the non-paying 5,000. A pretty accurate measure, we presume, of their intelligence. He also gives pretty good reasons to believe that the population in favour of church rates is bat a small one indeed. We thank him for the pains he has taken to expose a hoax of Lord SHAFTES • BURY, the Record, and the close-fisted evangelicals. His document will be a useful one to all the op posents of Church-rates. COURT CIRCULAR. BALMORAL, OCT, 9. Her Majesty the Queen and the Prince Consort, ac companied by Prince Arthur, drove yesterday to the Balloch Chine, when the wood was driven for deer. Mrs. Farquharson, Miss Farquharson, and Captain Farquharson, Scots Fusilier Guards', had the honour of dining with her Majesty in the evening. Ocr. 10. Her Majesty the Queen and the Princess Royal, a'- tendad by Lady Churchill, and Major-Ganeral the Hon. C. Grey, drove yesterday to Loch Builg. THE QUEEN'S RETURN. The arrangements for the return of the Court from Scotland have been so far changed that her Majesty will visit Lord Aberdeen at Haddo-house on Wednesday, the 14th, instead of Tuesday, the 13th, as was at first intended. The Queen will be received at the boundary , of Lord Aberdeen's estate by the tenantry of the noble earl on horseback; and escorted to the house by them. His lordship is to dine all his tenantry in a marquee io honour of the Royal visit. The Queen and the Prince Consort, the Princess Royal, and Prince Arthar, are all that are expected to be at Haddo-house, the other branches of the Royal family and suite remaining at Balmoral until Thursday morning, when they will post down Deeside to Banchory, where the R ,yal train will be in waiting to receive them, and proceed thence to Aberdeen. Q :eea wilt leave Haddo-house on Timrsday morn ing, and drive direct to Aberdeen, where her Majesty i, expected to arrive at 1 o'clock. The Queen is to make a public entry to the ciy, the Lord Provost an i magis trates rt ceiving her Majt,ty at the boundary in Ring street. Th Royal cortege will pass through a triumphal arch, and drive on by King-street, Union-Area, and Market-street, through a toile of granite buildings, to the station of the Scottish North-Eastern Rail way in Guild street, where the Court will partake of luncheon in rooms to be fitted up for the occasion within the station. The Royal train will leave at 4 . 45, and reach E liuburgh, by Stir.ing and Perth, about 7 o'clock. On Fri.:2 y morning the Queen is txoected to leave at a quarter to 9, as already noticed in The Sun, and proceed direct to London. The Duchess of Inverness has quite recovered from the accident she received on her way to L)ndon from Brightrou a few weekd since. • -, .:1'1") A - V r N.l" The Duke of Wellington has returnel to tuwn from Cromer, Norfolk. The Duke de l Rocs and suite have arrived at the Brunswick Hotel, Jermyn-street from Spain. The Marquis of Lansdowne and Lady Mary Fitz maurice arrived at Bowood, on Friday, from a tour of visits. The Countess of Shelburne left Lansdowne House on Saturday, for Bowood. Toe Earl of Shel burn remains in town, The Marquis and Marchioness cf Clanricarde have arrived in town from Paris. Lady Harriet de Burgh is on a visit to the Earl and Countess of Cork in Scotland. Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston are still at Broadlands, surrounded by a select circle. Lord and Lady Arthur Hay have arrived in Chester square, from visiting Sir Robert and Lady Emily Peel, at Drayton Manor. _ fsir 'Henry Winston Barron baa arrived at the Bruns w!ek Hotel, Jermyn-street, from his seat irr Ireland. THE GREAT EASTERN.—Soma idea may be formed of the immense exertious which are being made to complete the gigantic bull of the Great Eastern, and its appur. tenancee, when we state that there are now no fewer than 1,700 men continually employed upon it, and that workmen are engaged day and night preparing the timber and iron work for the launching cradles. The cost for wages and salaries to artisans, labourers, and employee in the building yard, has, we understand reacsed the large sum of 2,6001. for one week. These extraordinary efforts are necessary, in order that the ar rangements shall be completed by the 3d of November, on which day, favoured by the high sprin g tides, it has been definitively settled that the launch of the leviathan ship glad take place. AIISTRALIA.—We are enabled to announce that despatches from the Home Government will be this day for warded to the different local governments of Australasia, containing the final determination of the authorities for the adjustment of the differences which have existed in these colonies respecting postal com munication with the mother country, and, we believe it will be found that the article on this head which ap peared in oar last journal (transeribed in our columns) contains the general details, and which will be carried out in their entirety. Mr. Champion Wetton goes out by this mail as superintendent in the colonies of the Royal Mail Company, now incorporated with the Euro pean and Australian Company, to perfect the postal arrangements of the Suez route to and from Melbourne and the other capitals. —Mining Journal, Oct. 10. SHIPPING DISASTERS ON - THE EASTERN COAST.— Several serious casualties occurred last week among the shipping on the eastern coast. The brig Fame, of Yar mouth, came into collision with the schooner Lamp lighter, of Rye, and sank almost immediately. The crew of the Fame were saved and landed at Scar . borough. A collision, in which bath vessels sustained considerable damage, also took place been the Ard well and the Maid of Kent. The brig Spray, of Whitestable, struck on the Holm Sand, off Lowestoft ; she afterwards floated, but having lost her rudder became unmanage• able. In this condition she drifted against two other vessels and drove them from their anchors. Eventually she sunk off Lorton ; crew saved. SHOOTING A FELLOW-SERVANT.—On Sunday afternoon last a young woman named Ellen Warners, living as ser vant to Mr. Horatio Howlett, farmer, of Horetead, was shot and rather seriously wounded by a boy named Wm. Stannard, her fellow - servant. It seems that during the afternoon the two had been playing in the kitchen, and the romping having become somewhat boisterous, the girl playfully struck Stannard a sharp blow with a stick. de became infuriated, rushed out of the room, and re turned directly with a gun, and declared he would shoot oer, and having ascertained with the ramrod that the gun was loaded, he deliberately took aim at her. The girl became alarmed and ran behind a pump which was in the kitchen, thinking to hide herself, but the young vil lain immediately fired, and though most of the charge was lolled in the pump, a considerable portion took effect in the girl's arm. The people of the house became harmed, assistance was rendered to the unfortunate girl, and Stannard was given into the custody of the county police. Oo Monday he was examined before the maga ) and was remanded till S a t ur d ay next. — No m I t y t u h m f e 077 h: i N r e ehwals TRH LATE GALE AND THE PLYMOUTH GREAT WESTERN DOCKS.—In reference to the damages sustained by the Great Western Docke at Plymouth, the following letter frem the secretary of the company has been circulated : —" Sir, —From the txiggerated reports in circulation of the injury sustained by the works of this c)mpany ' during the heavy gale on Wednesday night, the 7th iust , I an induced to send you a statement of the da. maze ac unity incurred, The floating pontoon was par tially blown front its moorings, and a portion of the lending bridge was partially broken away from it. The entrance gates of the fleeti ng dock were lifted by the set and thrown down. The heel posts are damaged, but it is riot euppo ed that the gates have sustained any mate rial injury. The graving dock was in no respect injured, and continues open for the reception of vess,ls as hereto fore. Steps are being taken to repair the damage to the landing bridge of the pontoon at once, in order to resume the traffic immediately, and to restore the en trance gates to their position as soon as possible. Tee nillbay pier has sustained Borne injury, hut the traffic has not been interrupted. The shed and the outer plat- form, which have Buff red most fr,m the gale, are com paratively of little irnport+noa,—l remain, sir, your obedient servant, E. FILMED, Secretary.—No. 1, Buck ingham-place, Millbay, Plyrn s- tb, Oct. 9, 1857." ONE MINUTE TOO LATE FOE THE TRAIN, AND ITS CONSEQUENCES,—One day in the early part of last week M. Sayer having to meet some friends at Windsor, his presence on that occasion being indispensable, arrived at the railway station one minute too late Lsr the train. Returning hone he hired a horse from a livery—table. M. Sayer had no sooner mounted his steed, than away he flew with the velocity of lightning. After traversing the High-street and road of Kensington a mile and a half in the presence of hundreds of spectators, some imprudent persons endeavoured to stay the speed of the animal by raising their hands, which only made him more fiery ; he then planged on the paving -stones, throwing his rider, and dragging him several yards by the stirrup. At last M. Soyer disengaged himself, although much bruised and shaken, and his coat torn into ribbons. He was picked up insensible, and kindly assisted to a surgeon's, by Captain Godbold, who happened to be passing at the time. This accident is the more remarkable, inasmuch as M. Soyer for the last few years has been, with few exceptione, in the habit of riding from morning till night, and without once before meeting with the slightest acci dent. We are happy, however, to learn that M. Sayer, although confined to his bed through the severe injuries he received, is now rapidly recovering. COUNTY AND DISTRICT SOfIVEYORS IN IRELAND.-- • Tile rep att of the Select Committee of the [louse of Commons on this subject is now in print. The com mittee report that the institution of county surveyors, under the act 6b and 7th William IV.,chap, 116 , for the superintendence of county works, has been attended with great public advantage, both as regards the sin provernent of county roads and works, and as regards the economising of the county fronds, The mileage of roads under repair had increae=ed from 13,191 miles in 1834 to 36,073 miles in 1854, while the cost of repair had increa.d only from 228,316/. to 312,2971., and at the same time the percentage cost of superintendence was reduced materially in almost every county. The result, all ;hinge nth;gohtfil satisfactory. An able officers has been formed, v oyausevery county work, and con atet a r a l knd l is i n n ei dgffi g e cr a cei n ehdna' e tr x igs p ee e lra n oesg d fsa i t rn u ode r fea e drcl o f nearly 500, 000/ . annually, and the committee opine that the time has arrived for consi dering the office, both as regards its duties and its remu neration, with the view of placing it on the most efficient footing for the public service. It is thought that the surveyor ought to be supplied in every case with ade quate local assistants, as increase of salary being recom mended in both instances. The question of allowing county surveyors to take private business should be left (it is thought) to the discretion of the grand jury. Eight witnesses were examined at an expense of 1121. ATTEMPTED MURDER AND SUICIDE.—A determined attempt by a mother to destroy the lives of herself and child by drowning was made in the river Ribble, at Preston, on Thursday afternoon. As the bodies were being carried down by the stream they were observed by some workmen engaged on a boat, one of whom, a ship carpenter named James Fisher, an expert swimmer, jumped into the water and, though a high tide was rein ing at the time, succeeded in securing the body of a woman whom he brought ashore. As he . seized the body of the woman he perceiv e d that she relaxed her grasp of a child which .he was tightly holding on to her breast, and having placed the w o ma n (who was just alive) in the charge of a f e llo w -workman named Frodshem, he again plunged into the stream and rescued elle child, which was already. quite black in the face and exhausted. Both the mother and child were con veyed to Mr. Threlfall's, the Wheateheaf Inn, where medical aid was procured and the usual restoratives applied with success. The girl was removed to her parent-s' house the Flame night, but the mother was not sufficiently recovered to allow of her removal. The latter is the wife of a spinner named Edward Kirby, of Henriett a'street, and th e c hild i s a daughter by a former husband, nam e d R o b inson. The un f or t una t e woman has lived sep arate f rom her husban d f or th e p as t fi ve months, and she left him with an infant nine weeks red It is rumoured that family differences led to the above crime, for which she will be charged . before the mews trates as soon as she has sufficiently recovered. TERRIBLE CASE OP DOUBLE MURDER AT WARLEIGa, SOMERSET --ATTEMPTED SUICIDE OF THE MURDERER. Sunday mor n i ng. —The peace ful little village of War leigh, near F res hf ord, was last night thrown into a state of the most unamatel excitement and a'arce, in conse quence of its b ecom i ng rumoured abroad that a man and his wife, wh o resided in that parish, had b een most t rutally mu r d ered, and that the murderer ha d , after the committal of t h e dreadful crime, ma d e a d esperate attempt to t a k e hi s own life, in which, however, he was happily frustrated, and has since been arrested by an offi cer of the Somersetshire constabulary, and eonveyed to the police-station at Weston. Inquiries proved that the rumour was too well founded, the double murder having been committed at half-past eight o'cl oek. The persons se barbarously murdered are Andrew Burder and hie wife, and their assassi n a man named Thomas Miller. The murderer is believed to have been prompted to the committal of the desperate and fatal act by motives of jealousy. Ile rushed upon his unfortunate victime armed with a knife, and uric after another stabbed them in the most determined manner. They both bled profusely frein the wounds be had inflicted, and both died from the effects of the injuries. After he had thus sacrificed the lilies of Burder and his wife, the murderer turned the keife against himself, and made a desperate attempt to destroy himself by cutting his own throat. Happily, the wound was not mortal, so that he will yet, in all human a special messenger to probability, h ave to answer for his crime at the bar of criminal justi ce. So soon as the prisoner h a d b een se cured, the poli ce messenger of the distr i ct i n w hi c h the murder took place despatched Cheddar, to give inform a ti on o f the fatal occurrence to the coroner f or t h e county, Mr. Bruges Fry, who, it is expected, will h o ld an inquest on the bodies to-morrow. r OCTOBER 12, 1857 r j rri 1 %1_.4 ICJ ri • to -4 k...; • turbed. on the 16th of Ar..g1.1.1i, (hiving tie iebeis from a strong position near Bithoor, which they despe rately defended. " After the battle he returned to Cawnpore, where he awaits reinforcements before advancing to the relief of Lucknow, where the rebels were repulsed with great loss, and the garrison are bravely holding out. " General Outram arrived with strong rein forcements at Allahabad on the let of September, and expected to reach Cawnpore on the 9th. The Dinaporo mutineers have again been defeated by Major Eyre near Sasseram, and are trying to make their way to Delhi. " Active operations have been resumed before Delhi, and on the 26th of August General Nichol son defeated the mutineers at Nujuffghur, cap turing 13 guns and their camp baggage. Lieu tenants Lumsden and Gabbett were killed. " On the arrival of the siege train, which was expected on the Ist September, it is said that an assault will be made on the city. " A small force which left Agra on the 21st August, under the command of Major Mont gomery, defeated a body of the insurgents near Allyghur and put them to flight. " Ensign Marsi and Mr. Tandy, volunteers, were killed. 4 " The 10th Light Cavalry mutinied at Feroze pore on the 19th of August, and murdered Nelson tke Veterinary-Surgeon. " The 51st Native Infantry mutinied at Peshawur on the 28th of August, but most of them were seized and will be summarily dealt with. " Herat was evacuated by the Persian troops on the 27th of July. " At Neemuch part of a squadron of the 2d Bombay Light Cavalry mutinied on the 12th of August, and the troopers were disarmed. " The mutineers of the Joudpore Legion have marched towards Nusseerabad, from which station troops were sent to intercept them. " The rebels from Oude are threatening Alla habad and Benares, which are being put in a state of defence. " The sth Bengal Irregulars mutinied at Bhaugulpore on the 14th of August. " The 55th Bengal Native Infantry were disarmed at Ghazeepore on the 10th of August. " Large bodies of troops ar© marching from Calcutta towards Allahabad. " Lord Elgin left Calcutta on the 3d of Sept. and sailed for Hong Kong in the steamship Ava. " Her Majesty's 89th Regiment has arrived at Bombay from the Cape of Good Hope, and has been sent to Deesa. " The 95th Regiment is daily expected, " 17 prisoners were executed at Sattara for treason on the Bth of September. " The Mohurrum has passed off quietly in all parts of India. " The Madras and Bombay Presidencies are tranquil. " Punjab continues quiet. " Bundelcund and Central India are undi3• " A private message from Suez mentions the arrival there of Sir H. Leeke by the Bombay, and he states that affairs in India aro a shade better.' " This intelligence received from Acting Con sul-General Green, at Alexandria, dated 4 p.m., October 3, for the Elrl of Clarendon. " M. STOPFORD, Rear-Admiral. " Consul CRAIG." HEALTH OF THE KING OF PRUSSIA. BERLIN, Oat. 10.—On the evening of Thursday, the King's state became unexpectedly worse, and the pressure of blood on the brain became so op pressive that the physicians had recourse to blood letting twice during the night, a treatment to which, with the King's peculiar state of body, they would only resort to in great extremity. The bulletin' that was published on the following morn ing was as follows : ' "Yesterday evening violent congestion in the brain supervened, which, however, somewhat abated in the course of the night and towards morning. "Sans Souci, Oct. 9. "SCHONLEIN. " WEISS." FRANCE. PARIS, SUNDAY. A report is still current of a contemplated meet ing between the French and Austrian Emperors, to take place, it is said, at Munich. It obtains some credit with persons who do not lightly confide in such rumours. If the interview does occur it may be considered to complete the harmonious concert a mong the great continental Powers. TheiVloniteur de la, Flotte to-day repeats that the Emperor (who arrived last night at St. Cloud) will visit Marseilles before the end of this month. A telegraphic despatch announces that Prince Gortschakoff has addressed a confidential circular, relating to the Stuttgart interview, to the Russian Ministers at foreign Courts. It is said to be ex tremely pacific, and to recommend the mainten ance of the existing treaties. A trial of some interest has commenced before tho Tribunal of Correctional Police at Colmar (Upper Rhine). Count Migeon, who was a member of the Legislative assembly of 1849, and who was elected Deputy to the Legislative Corps in 1852, again pre sesen ted himself to the electors this year, and was re turned by 17,000 voices, against 10,000 obtained by the Government candidate. He is now indicted for fraudulent practices at the elections. The charges against him are stated under nine different heads, in cluding the rather strange accusation against a man of his respectability and position, of having worn the riband of the L eg i on o f Honour and some foreign decorations without being intitled to them. A Mr. Louis Himbert, superintendent of military edifices, is accused with him. The celebrated ad vocate, Jules Favre, defends M. Migeon. The trial is likely to last a week. M. Migeon and his friends aro confident that the charges brought against him will not only be triumphantly refutod, but that illegal manoeuvres on the part of the Go vernment candidate will be proved. According to the present French Constitution, the Corps Legislatit must meet within six months of a dissolution. It is, therefore, expected that that Assembly will shortly be convoked, since the six months expire on the 29th of November. Despatches from Athens state that Admiral Clavaucl, the new Commander-in-Chief of the French Levant squadron, had a private audience of the King of Greece on the 27th Sept., and was most graciously received. The nomination ofGene ral Kalergias Minister to the Court of the Tuileries has not yet taken place. His friends attribute the delay to hostile intrigues both in Paris and in London ; but express a sanguine expectat ion that, these wil soon be overcome, aad that the General will be sent to his new post. Official despatches received at the Ministry of Marino from Senegal, under date of the 15th ult., say that, during the e ntire mouth of August, the expeditionary column commanded by the Governor, M. Faidherbo, had had constant engagements, in variably successful, with the bands of Al-Hadji, the Arab chieftain. It is said to be intended to ap point a maritime prefect at Algiers, which will be the chief city of the sixth maritime arrondissement of France. BOURSE, Oct. 10.—The market continued de pressed to the close, when the following were the last quotations : Cab. fr. End of Month. 4i per Cents ......... 90 75 —fr. 3 per Cents .......... 67 25 67 25 _ Bank Shares, . ........ 2,950 Credit F our i er - Credit Mobilier .... - 795 Roman - Do. Acc0unt........, 795 __A us trian - 41 Belgian 41............ 94 Spauish Threes 3i - l'iodniontese(s) 9l florae Debt RAILWAYS—E'OR CASH. tr. c. fr c. Orleans Lieoi n o a a nd mod 1,315 Western y o tni r i th sv ern - - Strasburg 840 New Ditto New Ditto... Grand Central 605 650 Sardinian . 4BO 615 Austrian Cur. 675 - Lady Georgiana Codriugton has left town to join Sir Wm. C. Codriugtou, Bart., M.P., at the family seat in Gloucestershire. THE INDIAN MUTINIES. The following Telegram was received at the Foreign Office, Oet. 12, at 12.30 P.M., from the British Vice-Consul at Trieste : ALEXANDRIA, OCT. 7. The Alma brings dates from Calcutta of the 10th ; Madras, 15th ; Galls, 2'7th ; and Aden, 30th September. The news from the Nerth- West Provinces is not later than that received via Bombay. When the Alma passed Gallo her Majesty's ships Penelope and Cleopatra, with troops on board, had reached that place ; and 2,500 troops were reported to have already ar rived at the Mauritius. (Signed) JOHN GREEN. (Signed) RAVEN. We (Times) have received the following telegram 'rom our correspondent at Trieste : TRIESTE, OCT. 12. " The steamer Australia arrived here this morning at 91 a.m., in 107 hours from Alex andria, which port she left on the 7th of October. The Indian mails left Alexandria on that day, which dates from Calcutta to the 10th of Sep tember ; Madras, 15th ; and Ceylon, 20th. " The safety of the garrison at Lucknow was looked upon as perfectly secured. Intelligence dated Lucknow, September 2, had been trans mitted by General Neill. A second successful sor tie had been made, two guns captured, and a large quantity of provisions brought into the fort. •` The steamers Cleopatra and Penelope, with 400 Royal Welsh Fusiliers, and 208 men of the Royal Artillery, had coaled at Gallo, and gone on to Calcutta. "It is stated that some 25,000 troops wore known to have arrived at the Mauritius. "At Calcutta the prices in the export market had declined. "The import market continued dull. "Money was excessively scarce. " The Bank of Bengal refuses to make advances against Government paper or bills having mole than 30 days to run. " Exchange 2s. 3! i d. "At Madras there is hardly any change in the import market ; the money-market continues easy ; Government securities had undergone a further decline ; exchange, 2s. 21d., with a downward tendency. " There is no China 'mil. The steamer has no rc, , achei Gallo. " It is stited that the troops at Bhopanl have rebelled. The gypin, who continues friendly, had already sant away the Earopeans in safety." We (Times) have received the following tele• grain from our own correipondent, via Cagliari:— " ALEXANDRIA, Ocr. 4. "The thmbay mails, with dates of the 17th of Sept., leave for Miita to-day by her Mijesty's steamer Caradoc, which also conveys hence the Siamese Atnbassador and suite. " The Encounter reached Suez on the 30th of Sept. ; her detention is attributed to the bad quality of her coal. "The intelligence from Delhi extends to the 30th of August. The siege train was expected ou the 3d of Sept., after which the place would probably be immediately assaulted. " On the 26th of Aug. a body of the rebels, which left the city win the object of intercept• ing the siege train, was attacked by General Nicholson at Nujufghur, and utterly defeated, with loss of all their guns. "On the Ist of Sept. General Outram was at Allahabad with strong reinforcements, and was expected to reach Cawnpore on the 9th. " The garrison of Lucknow it was thought would be relieved on the 15th Sept., up to which date it was confidently expected that they c ould hold out without difficulty. " General Havelock had again attacked the rebels at Bithoor on the 16th of August, and obtained the usual result, returning to Cawn pore on the following day. "At Agra all was well. A. detachment front the fort, under 'Major Montgomery, attacked a body of insurgents near Allyghur on the 24th of August with complete success and trifling loss on our side. " The 51st Native Infantry mutinied at Pes hawur on the 29th Aug. By the following day the mutiny was completely crushed. Mutinies of part of the 10th Light Infantry at Feroze pore and a portion of the 55th at Hazura have in like manner been promptly suppressed. "The garrison at Arrah, after being relieved by Major Eyre, had safely reached Dinapore. " Eyre had subsequently attacked Koor Singh at Judgespore. The rebel force had been broken. " The insurgents were trying to make their way to Delhi. " A small portion of the sth Irregular Cavalry had mutinied at Bliaugulpore. " The 231 Fusiliers had arrived at Calcutta. "Lord Elgiu left for Hong Kong on tho 3d of September. " Central India and Hyderabad country con tinuo undisturbed. "The remainder of the Jou.lpare Lsgion has mutini9d, but no further outbreak has occurred in the Bombay army. - "The 89th Regiment had arrived from the Cape, and t io 05th was hourly expected. "The Madras Pr asidency was perfectly tranquil. " The Mohurrum had passed off quietly in all parts of India. "Herat was evacuated by the Persian troops on the 27th of July. "Exchange at Bombay closed at 24. lid. "Government securities had improved, but again receded to 80 for Fours and 90 for Fives, owing to low quotations from Calcutta. "Prices of imports continued to advance. "Money was plentifu!. "A despatch from M tdras announced the ar rival of the Alma from Calcutta on the 13th, and stated that th.o Bank of Bengal had refused advances on Company's paper." " MALTA, OCT. 8. " Caradoc ju•.t arrived. Nothing new." The following telegram was received at the Foreign-office, through the Admiralty, at 2.30 a.m., October 11 "CAGLIA.RI, OCT. 9, 8.30 r.ir. MALTA, OCT. 8, 5 A.m. " The Bombay' - arrival at Sucz ou the evening of the 21 inst. "Her dates atne—from Bombay the 17th of September, and Aden the 2Gth of September. "The following iutellegence has been tele graphed from Si tez to Alexandria by Vice-Consul West : " ' General I taveloek gained his ninth victory LIT r,„: 7 _ TURA. 3 . -. ~'? The Wolf-boy of China, or incidents and adventures in the Life of Lyn Payo, By William- Dalton. London ; Pew - tress and Co., Ave Maria Lane. A really new tale for children ! Not one of the common good boy and naughty boy stories, but a real telling romance ; nor as a romance for children is its chief object to read trite lectures on every day duty, though it does incidentally give several striking illustrations of truth and honour nobly adhered to under temptation. The author's object, as we gather it from the tale itself, is to give to children and young persons a picture they should not easily forgot of Chinese life, manners, habits, and superstitions ; to combine in a romantic nar rative, a vast number of the peculiarities of that singular, and now specially interesting people, as gathered from a great many sources, from Marco Polo, down to the present time. The auth or h as succeeded admirably in this object. That the tale will entrance children, gain their attenti on , an d engrave its details on their memory, through the fancy, we have had some half dozen striking proofs, as the book lay on our family tabl e . It completely absorbed the attention of every child who saw it, till the perusal was finished. In most fictions "founded on fact," the facts are generally the leading incidents of the story. Here it is the reverse, and the facts consist of the filling up of the daily life and customs of the Chinese. Those who wish to teach their children without trouble some thing of the people with whom we and Sr John Bowring have now some matters to settle, and those who want a perfectly novel treat for their 'boys and their girls too, w ill find •'The Wolf-boy of China" the very book for them. It is quite a success in its line. THE LATE MR. JERROLD. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUL Sri,—l will ask you, in common fairness, to afford me space in your journal to reply to a letter inserted in your impression of the 7th instant, signed " Charles Dickens" and " Arthur Smith." It has grieved me excessively to be at issue with Mr. Charles Dickens, a gentleman who was so long my father's friend, whose regard I have every reason to cherish, and for whose kind intentions I am deeply grateful. But some consideration, it seems to me, was due to a son who was anxious to vindicate his father's memory from the charge of having left his family totall yun pro vided for. This consideration has not been extended to me, and I venture to offer the following justification of that statement made by me which has unhappily aroused the anger of Mr. Dickens. This gentleman and Mr. Arthnr Smith are pleased, in taking exception to this statement, to preface their remarks with a sneer at the publicity I "could obtain for it." My reply to this sneer is that I sought no publicity for my communication beyond that afforded by the journal in which that communication first appeared. I am next informed in the letter which you in serted on the 7th instant that the "forbearing and delicate" reference to my father's affairs made by Mr. Dickens in a previous communication was forced upon him and those persons whom he represented by exaggerations with which they had been frequently met, " and which the son had never contradicted." I will now explain why I did not contradict these exaggerations, by quoting a letter, addressed by Mr. Charles Dickens to Mr. Wells, dated " Gadshill, June 16," and directed to be submitted to me. Mr. Dickens writes thus : "I, too, was excessively mortified and indignant to see that nonsense (I forget where) about poor dear Jerrold, and his not having left a sixpence.' But we all have to bear our share of such dunderheaded small talk ; and I don't think it practicable to contradict this obscure stu pidity now. It is clearly not for us to contradict it, who take such pains in every movement, from the smallest to the least, associated with our de parted friend, to place him on a footing apart from all solicitation. In inviting artists to sing, actors to play, and the Queen herself to come to one of the performances, I have invariably said in all the letters that what we put forward 'in remembrance' of him is to speak for itself, and no entreaty or re presentation is to be made to any human being. If this print of a jackass' hoof should last so long, it is rubbed outin a moment, when our little campaign is over, by a well-considered few lines from William Jerrold to the Times, or from me, if he wouldpre for it, simply stating the truth." So muc h f or my delay ; I may add on this head, however, that c r t e s h s e e d little c t a h m e p public a j t o a ui n rnl yno e .a n t sdt the committee citlothehmitostemulreti letter w ttehe a rea s viui a n d rg been .- Dickens s bm at i a t t t e e to th stated that that e m h f a a (i tho roughly known and beyond all doubt assured them selves that their exertions were needed by the dearest objects of Mr. Jerrold's love, those exer tions would never have been heard of." I will simply give a few dates. My father died on the Bth of June. On the morning of the 9th a gentle man, deputed by Mr. Dickens and those with whom he was already acting, waited upon me, and asked me whether I would consent to the' In remem brance" performances. I replied that there was no need whatever for them, so far as I knew, and that, were there need, I remembered so vividly the horror my father had of anything like a public subscription, that I should still decline. I promised, however, to talk with the members of the family. On that evening, the 9th, I received a letter from the gentleman who had waited on me in the wording (I encloseyoulhis name), still urging me to accept the kindness of my father's friends. In this letter—and I value it for the affectionate spirit in which it was written, the following passages occur :—" Consider, first, that the proposition is one made by men who are incapable of suggesting anything that can by any possibility be unworthy of the occasion and of the memory of him whom we mourn. Secondly, whether your own position (I know you will pardon frankness at such a crisis) justifies you in declining for others what is offered in such an affectionate spirit." . . . " Whatever may be the condition of his (my father's) affairs, and the more prosperous they are the stronger is my argument, the addition which his estate will thus honourably acquire must promote the last and dearest wish of his heart." On this strict unde'rstanding, viz., that nothing should be put forward of which I should not have previous knowledge, my consent was given —in behalf of the family—for the performances. The title given to these performances, and the extracts I have ventured upon, sufficiently prove that they had no reference whatever to the "need" of the family. More, dates show, that they were undertaken be fore a single paper belonging to my father could have passed into the solicitor's hands. I now come, sir, to the statement which I published on the 7th of September, in which I asserted that my father left property, policies, library, lrc., collec tively worth something under 3,0001. This is fact ; and the only point Mr. Dickens offers against it is that, since my statement was published, Messrs. Bradbury and Evans hive made a claim of 7001. against the estate. Thera are other liabili ties which will considerably reduce the amount ; but there is 1,000/. which is my mother's absolutely. More, there are dramatic copyrights. It is most humiliating to be thus driven before the public by ill-considered statements, no less than by the gross breach of faith committed by Mr. Ashurst in giving Mr. Dickens permission to publish a letter declaring that the est ate will be " absolutely in solvent." This letter was g i ven without the consent of Mr. Ashurst's clients—actually before he had communicated to them anything like the intelligence of new claims. It only remains for me to add that when I made my former statement—one month ago—Messrs. Bradbury and Evans had made no claim, and to reiterate my previous asseition, viz , that my father's family declined everything like charity. heartily thank the gentlemen who took part in the " rem e mbrance performances ;" while I regret that Mr. r:A ickens, who has considered me worthy to contribute to his journal during five or six years, should think fit to sneer at me on a false assump tion, and discuss my private affairs in public jour nals. With this explanation I lOave the matter finally to the judgment of the public.—l have the honour to remain, sir, your servant, W. BLANCIIARD JERROLD. 12, Salisbury -square, Oct. 10, 1857. DETERMINED SUICIDE IN A POLICE CELL IN FLEET. STREET.—Yeterday evening a moat determined act of , suicide was committed by Mrs. Helen Watson i n the prisoners' cell of the Fleet-street station of the City police, under circumstances of a somewhat painful and p.culiar nature. It would appear that the unfortunate deceased woman was charged at the Fleet-street sta• tion at ten minutes past ten on Saturday n i g ht, w ith having been drunk and disorderly, and in con sequence was removed to a cell as soon as the charge had been entered on the sheet. The cause of the charge arose at a tavern on Saturday night where the deceased, whilst in a btate of intoxica tion, created a disturbance to such an extent that, al though the landlord of the house would willingly have induced her to leave the premises, still her conduct wag so disorderly that it was found necessary to give her in charge. After she had been removed to the cell the searcher made an exatnication of her clothing, and al though every article which was thought could be need by the unfortunate woman in effecting any injury to herself, iaciuding the garters, was taken away, she managed to destroy her life in a very extraordinary way. According to the custom at the station, the pri soner was vi?ited evt ry few minutes by the gaoler, and between the visits she managed to remove one of her stockings, which she fastened round her neck, and then secured to the wire-work which protects the windows. In this st Ito she was found shortly after midnight, when the district surgeon was called in, but life was pro• nounc-id to be extinct. The body has been removed to St. Bride's deadhuma for an inquest.