The Sun. — London, England, 1857-08-22 00:00:00

• THE FASTEST SHIP IN THE WORLD IN THE THAMES. The celebrated " Black Ball I " cliper' "LIGHTNNG,' Belonging to Messrs. JAMES 'BAINES and Co., of Liverpool, and sister ship to the "..L.iiESBAINEs" and the " CtfAMPION OP TUB SEAS ' " recently inspected and so highly eulogised by her Majesty the Queen and Court at Portsmouth, is expected to arrive in the Thames, to embark Troops for India, on or about the 21st instant. While lying off Gravesend, the " LIGHTNING" will be thrown open to public inspection for a few days, and a charge of one s hining admission will be made, the receipts to be given to the wives and families of the soldiers who sail in her. The "LIGHTNING" is '2,093 tons registe;,3,so6ton;bnrthen, 243 feet long and 44 feet wide. She is THE FASTEST SHIP IN THE WORLD, having made the passage from Melbourne to Liverpool in 63 days, when her speed during the whole voyage (round Cape Horn), a distance of 15,000 miles AS the crow flies, averaged 10 miles an hour. On the 27th of February, 1855, she ran 19 mires per hour for 24 consecutive hours, and from the 28th June to the 4th July, 1856, h3r hourly consecutive speed averaged 15 miles. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. Two Extra Performances only, at Reduced Prices, on Friday, September 18, and Saturday, September 19, with Piccolomini, Spezia, Ortolani, Giuglini, Violetti, Rossi, Beneveutano, and Belletti, when will be presented LA TRAVIATA and IL DON GIOVANNI, PRICES : Boxes to accommodate four persons, Grand Tier, Pit Tier, and One Pair £2 2 0 Two Pair 1 1 0 Three Pair 0 15 0 Pit Stalls 0 10 6 Pit Gallery Stalls 0 3 6 Gallery THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Lessee—Mr. J. B. Buckstone. £lll5 EVENING, to commence at Seven o'clock, with the new and greatly successful original Comedy, entitled VICYTIMS in which Mr. Buckstone, Mr. Howe, Mr. William Farren, Miss Reynolds, Miss Emma King, (Ste., will appear. After which, Douglas Jerrold's drama of BLACK-EYED SUSAN. William; Mr. T. P. Coolie. To conclude with A DAUGHTER. TO MARRY. Orchestra 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 Drees Boxes 3 o Upper Boxes 3 0 Upper Boxes 2 0 Pit Lower Gallery 1 0 Lower Gallery 0 6 Upper Gallery 0 6No half-price to Upper Gallery. T HEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI, Lessee—Mr. Ben. Webster. THIS EVENING, will be performed THE GREEN BUSHES. Mr. B. Webster, Mr. Wright, Mr. Paul Bedford, and Madame Celeste. After which, the new sketch of WELCOME, LITTLE STRANGER. Mr. Wright, Mr. Paul Bedford. Am To conclude with " FEARFUL TRAGEDY IN THE SEVEN DIALS." ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessees, Messrs. F. Rolron and Emden. THIS EVENING, will be performed the new drama of THE LIGHTHOUSE. After which, the comedietta, entitled A SUBTERFUGE Mrs. Stirling, Mr. G. Vining, aad Mr. G. Murray. To conclude with the original Extravaganza, by li..3bert B. Brongh,. Esq., called MASANIELLO. Messrs. Rob son, Cooke, Danvers, &c. ; Misses Swanborongh, Thirlwall, Hughes, Bromley, and Mrs. Melfont. Commence at half-past !Seven. ROYAL SURREY THEATRE, Lessees, Messrs. Shepherd and Crsswick. For the Benefit of Miss Lucy Eseott and Mr. Tully. THIS EVENING will be performed the grand opera of IL TROVATORE. Leonora, Lucy Escott ; Azucena, Miss Lanza. Manrice, Mr, Squires. After which, A GRAND CONCERT. To conclude with DER FR EISCHUTZ. A STLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. £ Lessee and Manager, Mr. W. Cooke. Udder the patronage of Her Majesty and His Royal Highness Prince Albert. Complete and unexampled Success of the Grand 0. rental Spectacle of EL RYDER. Mr. Wm, Cooke announces with great satisfaction another Triumph. The intensely interest ing and thrilling Equestrian awl Dramatic situations with which this splendid Hippodrama abounds have been nightly received with increased delight and enthusiasm. THIS EVENING, and during the week, the entertainments will commence with the Grand Equestrian and Oriental Spec tacle, in 2 Acts, entitled EL HYDER; or, THE CHIEF OF THE OHAUT MOUNTAINS. El Ryder, Mr. James Hol loway. Introducing Mr. W. Cooke's magnificently Trained Horses. After which an unapproachably brilliant series of Mr. William Cooke's inimitable SCENES IN THE ARENA, sup ported by the popular and talented Artistes of the establish ment, including Madlle. Minos. Committee at seven o'clock. Dress Boxes, 4s. ; Tipper Boxes, 3s. ; Private Boxes, from 21s. no charge for booking; Pit, s. ; Gallery, Is. ; 'Upper Gallery, 6d. Half-price at half-past Eight. Box office open from Eleven till Fonr. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. Equestrian Direeior, Mr. W. Cooke, km. CANTERBURY HALL, Westminster-road.— OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The follow ing company of Vocalists are engaged for the performance of ' , elections from all the popular Operas, Madrigals, Choruses, Gees, Duets, dlc., viz.: Miss E. Pearce, Mrs. Palmyre, Miss E. Scott, Aliso Brunel', Mrs. Le Jeune, Miss Leslie, and Madame Marietta ; Herr F. Jonghmans, R. Grover, T. Far rant, S. Tones, J. Barker, W. Melling, P. Corti, Senor An. tonio, E. L. Hime, and Mr St. Albyn ; Master Corti; Messrs. Sam. Collins, and E. Mackney. Pianoforte, Mr Cecil Hicks; harmonium, Master Williams ; Director, Herr F. Jonghmans. Commence at Seven o'clock precisely. Sc.?. pers, dm, until twelve o'clock HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. THIS DAY— Morn., 32 min. aft. 3—Even., 48 min. aft. 3 To-MORROW—Morn., 4 min. aft. 4 —Even., 20 na!n. aft. 4 THE WEATHER—SUN OFFICE, AuGun 22. THIRMO3IETER, IN THE SHADE. 72—highest since noon yesterday. 07—lowest this mornibg and dating the night. 73 —this day at noon. BAROMETER, 30.01—falling. Win, S E. ; light, with fine weather. ( r f " ! H t r u ft)i. ' '‘ , ~~~~V ~1 LONDON, SATURDAY, AUGUST 22, 1857. The telegraphic despatch which arrived at 7.45 p.m. yesterday, is of a very gloomy and unsatisfactory character. It is, however, meagre and confused, not giving a clear or distinct out line of the events that had occurred since the pre vious accounts, and unfortunately there was not time to receive any explanation before the de partnre of th® steamer for Malta. The first great fact stated was that .‘ Delhi had not been taken," but no date or time is sp6- cified. The tidings from Calcutta are to the 21st ; from Madras, the 25th ; Galle, the 28th July; and Men, the Bth instant. The previous accounts were from Calcutta, the 4th ; and Bombay and Ceylon, the 14th July. It will be seen that there is no Bombay mail on the present occasion. It is therefore, possible that the Delhi news may nog be very much later than that already known. The rumours given in the Bombay Times of the 14th July respecting the taking of Cawnpore by the rebels, and the terrible massacre of Europeans The"' la unhappily confirmed. It is, however, aub aeqFt_eutly stated that " the rebels had been beate n on three occasions, and several guns taken between Ailaiaabad and Cawnpore, and the latter retaken from N at SAHIB, whom IlAva.Locic -is following up th e 46tittee (this is probably a mistake for the Bith no , ) about ten mile 2." This is at best but a . ca it contains the eleme nts of tfuaed account but hop e , and induces us to believe that the temporary trima 'Phi and fear ful atrocities perpetrated at Cawnpore have already been bitterly expiated by the ini i tineer. and that, in that q uarter at least, ful l triumph has attended the British arms. Such speedy r e_ tribution may be of incalculable advantage, an d check the progress of the insurrection, wherever it still remained doubtful whether the Natives would remain. faithful to the cause of truth and loyalty. • • Poor General BARNARD is no more. Ele is reported to have died of dysentery—having fall" a viotim to the same disease as his predecessor, General ANSON. This, under the existing ,cir cumstancef..4, is a very serious calamity, and one I which it will be difficult to counteract-. - Sir HEY LAWRENCE, one of our most efficient 'and trustworthy officers, has fallen on the &id of ' battle—or rather has died of wounds received in , 1 a sortie from Lucknow, where at present all else remains well. We also learn that "all the. troops, in Oude had mutinied." Tbis might have,. been expected ; if the Ex-King is really impli-'- cated in the rebellion, it is only natural that his troops receiving his pay should have done everything possible on his behalf. The Gwalior contingent had also mutinied, and were supposed to have marched on Indore. Agra had, however, remained quiet, and the native troops were disarmed. It WAS also stated that the Simoom and Himalaya had arrived at Calcutta with 1,500 men. The last accounts announced that of the Simoom, with the sth Fusileers, so the Himalaya may be taken as the additional arrival during the interval. It was also said that only 300 more troops were expected. This, we think, must be a mistake. Surely more than a third of the ex pedition despatched to China would be made available for the Indian emergency. The ill-fated Transit has met the fate so gene rally anticipated. She has been totally lost in the straits of Sunda. Fortunately, however, the crew and troops have been safely landed, and ar rived at Suez, on the 14th instant. Sir CHARLES WOOD may thus at last be satis fied. Hs was determined to carry out his own views, and he has done so with a vengeance. We may hope shortly for something more. At present there seems to be universal confusion ; all that appears to be well authenticated, is that relating to the Generals whose loss England must deeply deplore. It is fortunate that the news has arrived before the prorogation. Doubtless Ministers will make some announcement of their intentions even at the eleventh hour. A short delay may prevent the necessity of again speedily convening both branches of the Legislature, now about to seek I the rest to which they are so well entitled. If the good clergymen have gained a point, they have also incurred a penalty. Sir RICHARD BETHELL and his Chief seem to have been unable to parry their attack certainly, but they have dealt them a severe-and well-merited stroke in return. The petitioners have succeeded in setting the Church above law so far, that any Romanising eerie can now refuse to marry the guilty party after his or her divorce, although the law expli citely declares them to bo marriageable. But the law has taken the churches of these dissenters, in, the Establishment, into its own hands, at least pro hac vice, and it sap, if you will not marry those whom no legal cause or impediment forbids to marry, your churches will be open to more loyal clergymen to carry out the law instead of you. Their liberty is therefore doubly limited. That they must marry the divorced party if it be the injured and not the guilty party. Secondly, they cannot hinder a religious ceremonial, according to the rites of tho Church of England, being celebrated in their own parish Church on behalf of the guilty parties. They are only left to mope and mutter in their parsonage, and to growl out for their relief, "Thou canst not say I did it." To many a protesting incumbent the punish ment will be like that of CAlN—greater than they can bear. Mr. MALINS most truly observed that there was hardly a point on which most in cumbents were more sensitive than their supre macy in their own parish church. High Church men and Low Churchmen, and the churchmen of each. of the five or six sects in the establishment, are most rigid in their exclusion . of all the Apostolically ordained, who do not concur with them in ceremony and doctrine. We, in the pew, are never permitted to hear from the pulpit, or to witness in the service, anything discord- ant with the Incumbent's ideas of rubrical and doctrinal consistency. If we want variety—that is, heresy, in the view of our Rector or Vicar, we must wander for it. He deems his church as sacred against intrusion as his house ; only his Right Rev. Father, and a father is no intruder, may minister in his pulpit, or at his alt-ir without asking his leave. We can hardly conceive anything more galling, in actual practice, than that some irritated, though guilty, couple, just repudiated by the Rector, should turn about and obtain the services of some non-scrupling clergyman, and walking into t!le objector's church should have the service fully performed at the altar which hitherto had known but one master. According to the clause cacried. by Sir R. BEI HELL, the Incumbent can keep out everything else contrary to hisi own teaching and practice, but he must submit to see a stranger, who impugns both, enter without his leave, and profanely, as he thinks, perform one of the most solemn services of his church. Of course we rea son from the incumbent's point of view ; for our selves we hold that the churches belong to the parish, and belong to the parish for all legal pur poses ; and as we presume no parish, as such, entertains the unpractical and subtle scruples of the 9,000 and Mr. GLADSTONE-why, the parish church ought to be freely opened when it is legally required. The member for Oxford, Sir W. REATIICOTE, suggested perhaps the most sensible course ; and one to which it is not unlikely the country will finally come. His object was t) require all divorced patties to marry only at the Registrar's office. He suggested, however, that the better plan might be to require in every instance a civil marriage first, leaving the religious service en tirely at the option of both the minister and the parties who marry. This would make registration itself more simple and uniform—would reliev e clergymen' from all liability to perform services to which they could object, and would draw clearly the line between things spiritual and things temporal. At first sight, it strikes us as an excellent proposal. The law would then have all it needed for purposes of property and legitimacy, and the Church would be spared the thankless office of depriving any person of civil privileges because theological difficulties indisposed her ministers to perform a religious ceremony to which civil advan tages were attached. If the mere marriage is viewed as a sacrament, or a religious service at all, the less ought secular privileges to depend upon it. Sir W. HEA:TEICOTE'S plin of a univer sal civil marriage for civil purposes meets every difficulty. The bill has at length pissed through th Commons with all its faults and imperfections, and no less a person than the Chairman of Com mittees of the Upper House has given notice of his intention to make another attempt to cause iti rejection. Lord REDE3DALE has, from the very l 'ginniug, distinguished himself by what may justly be termed his " obstructive policy," if it should not receive the name of factious opposition, W e . cannot wonder at the warmth 1 with which his conduct-'was all G a , A stated that the character f h rebuk e d b y th e Lo r d Chancellor and E rrvinnz. It was truly 0 t o House van involved in the matter ; and it would never do for Chairmen of Committees to resort 'te . a "pettifogging quibble," a paltry dodge to get r id of a question that had received more considera tion, in both Houses; than any that t had e been decided fora lons - series of years. At last moment the Noble Lord withdrew his motion, 'and therefore there will be a prospect of the matter being fairly considered on Monday even ing, and its passing into a law before the proro gation. THE SUN, VONDON, SArURDAY EVENING, 1 AUGUST 22, 1857 PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Last night closed the season of this theatre. The house was crowded to the ceiling, and on the conclusion of the performances Mr. Kean came forward, and the applause having subsided, the manager addressed his audience in the follow ing terms : "Ladies and Gentlemen,—Our closing night having arrived, it becomes my agreeable duty to thank you very sincerely for one of the most successful seasons of my management—a success emanating, with a single exception, from the revival of the works of Shaks pere. The nightly crowds which have thronged this theatre sufficiently indicate that we do not now close from any diminution of attraction, but simply because, after an almost uninterrupted campaign of two years, Hrs. Kean and myself feel the necessity of a few weeks' cessation from such incessant labour of body and mind. On the 12th of October we hope to wel come you here to a redecorated theatre, after which date we anticipate little, if indeed any, further repo'e un•il the conclusion of my managerial career. I❑ the meantime, I shall exert my utmost power to promote what I believe to be the best interests of the drama, and thereby merit a continuance of that favour hitherto so liberally bestowed upon my efforts by my truest and steadiest friend—the public." _ _ • The address was frequently interrupted, and was followed by enthusiastic cheering. STRAND THEATRE. A new comic drama, by Mr. Leicester Buckingham, under the rather puzzling title of" How it's to be Done," was produced here last Monday evening with the most complete success. The plot runs upon the adventures of Reuben (Miss Craven), a young cow. boy, who, finding himself separated from his sweetheart, Winifred (Miss Mandelbert), by her sudden elevation to fortune, deter mines to make his way in the world until he hag attained a social position equal to her own; and, being gifted with a very excitable temperament, achieves his object by making love to every woman he meets with, and securing by this means patronage and protection from all. The plot is very ingeniously complicated, and the dialogue sparkling and witty, and the acting deserves the highest praise. Miss Craven playa Reuben with a finished ease and elegance worthy of the warmest com mendation, and her personation of a French dandy in the second act could scarcely have been surpassed by any actreis of the day. Miss Kate Mandelbert as Winifred, and Mrs. Manders as Lady Dorville, were excellent ; and Mr. Clarke and Mr. John Howard contributed much by l,heir admirable acting to secure the brilliant success which the piece attained. ROYAL SURREY GARDENS. Mons. Jullien has announced a grand closing festival, to commence at these gardens on Monday next, and to continue for twelve consecutive days. The attractions are to be of a more varied kind than has ever before been attempted, even under the able direction of this very liberal caterer for the public amusement, and the novelties which are promised show that especial care has been taken to provide for the tastes of all classes. The valuable services of three prime donne—Madame Grisi, Madame Albni, and Madame Gassier—will be brought into requisition, and particular evenings will be devoted to select performances, by Mons. Jullien's distinguished band, from the works of Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Mozart, Belliui, Verdi, Donizetti, &c., each composer being honoured by a "night "to himself. The enter tainments are also to be diversified by the humoura and vagaries of a country village fair, in which the old Eng lish sports and pastimes will be introduced, with the aid of songs, dances, fireworks, balloon ascents, and other incentives to popular merriment. With such a combina tion of attractive features as wo have indicated, arid with such a warrant of success as the moderate charge of ad mission presents, Mons. Jullien needs only the additional stimulus of fine weather to insure a profitabl; result. THE QUEEN'S JOURNEY TO SCOTLAND.—Her Majesty the Qi?en, with the Prince Consort and the younger branches of the royal family, will arrive at Buckingham Palace on Thursday evening, from the Isle of Wight; and on the following morning, at eight o'clock, the illustrious party will leave the Great Northern Railway station at King's-cross, for Scotland. Her Majesty will sleep at Holyrood Palace on Friday .night, and on the following day the journey to Balmoral will be com pleted. The Duke of Montrose has, during the last week, been on a visit to the Earl of Eglinton, at his shooting box in Ayrshire. The noble duke and his lordship have bad excellent sport. The Doke of Wellington has returned to Apsley House from a short visit to his grace's estate in NorfJlk. The Duke of Rutland and Lord George Manners have arrived at Longshawe, Derbyshire. The Marchioness of Londonderry, has left Seaham Hall for GarronTower, her ladyship's seat is the county Antrim. The Marquis and Marchioness of Londonderry, ac companied by Viscount Powerscourt, left town early in the week for Powerscourt, the noble viscount's seat in Ire?ann. The Earl and Cluntess of Durham are at Lambton Castlo, Durham. Lord and Lady Aberdonr and family have arrived on a visit to the noble call and countess. The Earl of Sefton and Mr. Grenfell are in the north of Scotland for the shooting season. Viscount and Viscountess Villiers leave town to-day, for Upton Park, Warwickshire. Lord Sondes left town yesterday for Germany. Lady Sondes and the Hon. Misses Mulles leave on Monday for the family seat in Norfolk. L-dy Stuart de Rlthsay is making a tour of the Ger man watering-places. The Barons de Ronne and F. do Klossmann left the Brunswick Hotel, Jermyn-street, .yesterday, for St. Petersburg. Sir Alexander Cockburn, Lcrd Chief Justice of the Common Pleas, 1-ft town yesterday for Homberg, for a brief relaxation from his judicial functions. ATTEMPTED SUICIDES —Two women, of middle age, living in different parts of the metropolis, were removed to St. Thomas's Hospital yesterday morning, having taken oxalic acid with intent to commit suicide. The assertions communicated at official quarters in London to c:rtain foreign ambassadors with respect to 'lndian affairs is—her Majesty's Government is using every effort to despatch troops by the overland route, and that for same time to come a large European force will permanently occupy India. A letter from Toulon, of the 18th inst., informs us that a small Russian squadron is shortly expected in taat port. It is composed of the corvettes Zoubre, Ryss, and Oudaff, under the command of Commodore Libat cheff. On the occasion of the Emperor's fete 25 con victs sentenced to labour at the galleys in Toulon received their pardon. VISITING LAMS AT WORKHOUSES.—Yesterday morn irg, the Lady Mayorese assembled the committee of ladies who Lai undertaken the duty of visitine the female wards of the West London Union Workhouse, at an inaugural meeting within the walls of the Man sion House. The committee was formally organised under the presidency of her ladyship, and resolutions as to detail were agreed to. Several of the district cl_roy were present, and took an, evident interest in the proceedings, which have already, attracted the fa vourable notice of the Bishop of London. THE VALUE OF A WEST INDIAN ESTATE.—YeatE rday, at the Auction Mart, Messrs. Norton, Hoggart, and Trist, offered at public auction, under an order of the Court of Chancery, a sugar plantation in Jamaica, known as the Pembroke Estate, situated in the parish of Tre. lawney, and containing 1,876 acres of freehold land, with residence and other buildings, a' eam-engine, imple ments, and utensils, and the live stook on the estate. Soil at 6,000 i. THE SOUTH KENSINGTON MUSEUM ON EINDAYS.— Yesterday afternoon a deputation from the National Sunday League waited, by appointment, on Earl Gran ville, at the Privy Council-office, for the purpose of urging on his lordship the necessity for opening the Sheepshanks Gallery and South Kensington Museum on Sunday afternoons. The deputation was introdue-d by Sir Joshua Walmsley, Bart., and accompanied by Sir John Trelawny, Bart. M.P. Among other argu mente, they urged the precedents of the opening of Hampton-court Palace and Kew Gardena and Museum as a reason for the opening of the Museum at K ens i ng t on . Earl Granville said the precedents of Kew gardens and Hampton-court were hardly analogous to the South Kensington Museum, which bora more affinity to the opening of the British Museum and e National Gallery on Sundays. The subject was a difficult one, and however disposed the Govtrament might be to acquiesce in the views of the deputation, it was a question how far they could consistently do Ere with the strong expression of opinion which hal been given by Parliament on the subject. It should, ho.vever, have his best and earnest consideration. - The deputation then retired. MINES.—The past week has been characterised by a far greater demand for shares in mines than could be supplied at the prices offered, and in consequence much. of the business sent to the brokers and dculere could not be transacted. The continued rise in copper and tin, whilst it induces many persons to become purchasers of good dividend shares, also makes holders less anxious to as they naturally leok for an advance up)et quoted prices. Dividend mines have been the favourites of the week, but a good business has bean done in progressive and speculative shares, the market, on the wis s vearinz a more favourable aspect. Among shares in demand, Unitede have been inquired for, but few sellers ; the shares dropped from 200 to 100 each when it was considered, a few months since that the stoppage of the Great Consolidated Mitioa might overpower them with water ; but as this is not likely to be the case, and the miners are looking well, there are several buyers at 150 to 170, North Roskear shares have also been much sought after, at 100 to 105, the prospects of this mine warranting the expectation that the balance against the , hdven turers will soon be cleared off, and div den& re sumed.. South Frances, 285 to 295 ; Basset, 225 to 235 —bota rather quiet. Devon Consols have been in de- Mand, at 440 to 450, hat shares• very difficult to get.— Mining Journal this day. ,7 LATEST NE THE INDIAN MUTINIES. The following telegraphic despatch has been re ceived through her Majesty's Consul at Cagliari, August 21, at 7 45 a.m. ALEXANDRIA, Ara. 14, 9 P. m. The Nubia arrived at Suez to-day. She brings dates from Calcutta to the 21st July ; Madras, 25th July ; Galle, 28th July ; Aden, Bth inst. The telegraphic message from Suez is meagre and confused, and there is not time to receive explanation before the departure of the steamer Bceotia for Malta. It is stated that Delhi is not taken, but the date is not given. General Barnard is reported to have died from dysentery. The news given in the Bombay Times of the 14th July by last mail respecting the taking of Cawnpore by the rebels and the massacre of the Europeans there is confirmed. The telegraphic message then goes on to say as followsBtle :_z " Simoom and Himalaya arrived at Calcutta with about 1,500 of China forces, to proceed at once up country. Only 300 more troops expected, General Havelock's forces. Rebels beaten on three occasions, and several guns taken, between Alla habad and Cawnpore ; the latter retaken from Nana Sahib, whom Havelock is following up the Bithoor about 10 miles. " Sir Henry Lawrence died of wounds received in a sortie from Lucknow, where at present all is well. " All the troops in Oude mutinied. " Agra all quiet. lkTative troops disarmed. " Gwalior Contingent mutinied. Supposed to have Marched on Indore. "No political China news given. "The Transit Government steamer totally losi in the Straits of Sunda. Crew and troops all arrived at Suez to-day. " This telegraph received from acting Consul. General Green at Alexandria for the Earl 0: Clarendon. " Consul CRAIG." AUSTRALIA • (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, SATURDAY MORNING. The Liverpool and Australian Navigation Com pany's auxiliary screw steamship Great Britain, Gray, commander, which left Melbourne on the 21st of May, is off the port. She has gold to the value of 510,0881.—viz,, 101,647 ounces of gold, and 104,4001. in British gold coin. AMERICA. (BY ELECTRIO TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, SATIIRDA.Y MORNING. The European and American Company's steamer Indiana, Captain Baker, has arrived, with 150 passengers and a full cargo. She left New York on the sth, and her advices have consequently been anticipated. The Indiana had strong headwinds the greater part of the voyage. She spoke the ships Phosoix, Albatross, William and Anna, Gyran Castle, Coro nella, Cumberland, and McDJnald. THE MEDITERRANEAN. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, SATURDAY MORNING. The Peninsul.tr and Oriental Company's steam ship Indus, Captain Evans, has arrived with the heavy portion of the India and C;iina She left Alexandria August 7th ; Malta, 11th ; and Gibraltar, 16th. She brings 120 passengers, 1,438 bales silk, 17 barrels gum, 1 package pearls, 28 packages elephants' teeth, G packages tobacco, and 260 packages sundries. The steamer that left Malta on the 6th inst., with the 48th Regiment, consisting of upwards of 1,000 MOD, women, and children, did not arrive at Gibraltar until about 3 p.m. on the 16th, and was then seen in tow of a line-of-battle-ship, name not made out, as the Indus was leaving the hay. bour. Lord ce i p Lyons'te l squadron a t M a l aga, wa t er i ng, was -Gibraltar o n th e 17 t h . r ships Tartarus, D es p era t e , an d c cat Caa•aderocMjetY's wereat Alexandria ; the Hibernia and Centaur at Malta ; and the Vulture and Ariel at Gibraltar, The Peninsular and Oriental steamer E ux i ne arrived at Gibraltar on the 13th, in 5 days 7 hours from Southampton, calling at the intermediate ports, She cleared on the 15th on her return voyage. THE EAST. CONSTANTINOPLE, AUG. 12. The Persian Government, it is report' d, is Strengthening its forc : s by ma rc hi ng t roo p s t owar d s th e n orth-east, and strengthening the garrison of Herat. The Sultan has written autograph letters to the Sovereigns of the four States which have n oAff diplomatic rcLtions with hi s Govern ment.ali Bey was to Lave en the sa me d a y as the mail, with tho letter for the Emparor of the French. On the 10th the Frauch, Russian, Prus sian, and Sardinian Ambassadors received orders per telegraph to remain at their posts. The electoral lists have been published in. Wallachia. The period for the rectification ex pires on the 31 of September. The Kaimakan of the Principality has dismissed a large number of public functionaries, and letters from Bucharest pretend that illegalities (?) similar to those in Mol davia have been co:nmitted. The authorities have specially ordered the exclusion of the partisans of the formar Hospolars, Stirbey and Bibesco. An officer of the French steamer Ajaccio has been re - tacked. at Constantinople uy some Turkish soldiers. We learn from Jerusalem, under date of August 1, that there have been corns sanguinary troubles in the mountains, and that it is feared they will spread and becomo worse. THE CAUCASUS. The news received from the Caucasus by the last mail is diametrically opposed to that forwarded from S. Petersburg a few days since. Safer Bey announces that 10,000 Circassians, under the com mand of Mehemed Bey (the Hungarian Bangya), and M. Stankajevich, a Behglaa officer of artillery, have totally defeated Gen. Ylipson on the banks of the Kuban, which river divi des the co untry in habited by the Tehernowarisc h Cossacks f rom that part of the Caucasus which i i cll are is sa p i e cl or t 4 o e' l l lav b e y be t e h n e . s v i a a r n i s o . l , l , 3 tribes Theß Russians, who y known as "the Circas pursued as far as Rostoff and Tamor, lost six guns and 64 packhorses. The foregoing intelligence may or may not be correct, but Schamyl's subjoined pro clamation must be considered a kind of proof that some advantages of import ance have been obtain e d over the Russians on the Casp ian coast of t h e Cau cas:an isthmus. The tale t old is, that Scham y l, with an army of 25,000 men , was encam p ed on t h e banks of a river called Neysu, and that the Rus sians resolved to attempt t) dadodge him, as the position commanded the passes of the Tschetschna. Accordingly, the Russian arm y advanced in two divisions, under the comm and of generals Nicolai and Rudanoffsky. General Nicolai was ke p t in check by a chief named Hadji Mo urad, but Rudanoffsk y was boldly attacked by Schamyl, who, after a battl e which la tod 10 hours, succeeded in driving If s enemy acro.3s the Koysu. The result of Scbamyl's victory was that several blockhouses fell into hi s hands, fortified l aces which had been built by the Russians at a prodigious sacrifice of time, money, and lice, for the maintenance of the communication between Kizlar, ou the river Terek, and Derbend, 'on Vie Caspian. Schamyl's proclamation runs af.; follows : ‘• In the naroe of the great and merciful God and of , Elie sole P,op`let I make known unto you, my faithful friends, that I would rather die Bghting against the enemies of the true faith than permit them to retain pos session of one single piece of our soil. "The fitting moment has arrived, and we have suc cessfully attacked our inexorable foe. It is true that we stand alone; but God is with those who have faith in Him. Islam requires no foreign aid, and if during three or• four years we refrained from assisting our brethren when they fought against the Rusfilans, it was olely because it is displeasing to God that Infidels should come to the assistance of Islam. Children of Islam ! let us show to the world that the faithful need no aid when they do battle against the enemies of God, of His Pro phet, and of our holy religion." As is seen, Schamyl makes his religious principles an excuse for his inactivity during the war ; but it is a notorious fact that he concluded an armistice with RUSSia on very advantageous conditions until April 1, 1857. It is said that 2,000 Russian deser ters fought under Schawyl's flag on the banks of the Koysu. FRANCE. PARIS, FRIDAY. The Emperor is expected at St. Cloud in two days from this time. It is reported in diplomatic circles that Russia is by no means inclined to countenance the new policy of England and Austria in the Principali ties ; accordingly the Russian Ambassadors at Con stantinope and Vienna have receive,' orders not to compromise themsclvei, but to refer home on the slightest difficulty arising. It is confidently stated that General Cavaigmac will resign his seat as deputy in favour of M. Des maret, the distinguished Advocate, whose remark able speech in defence of Tibaldi attracted E 0 much attention. Several foreign journals have announced as posi tive a meeting at the Camp of Chalons-sur-Saone between the Emperors of France and Russia. No thing is yet decided on the subject, and the ma noeuvres appointed to take place this year at Chalons will not be of sufficient magnitude or importance to induce the Emperor of Russia to be present at them. It has beets already mentionel that the assemblage of troops at Chalons will bo limited to regiments the Imperial Guard, which it is said that General Caurobert will command. News is said to have arrived from the Island of Madagascar to the effect that the Queen had recom mended the persecution of the Europeans. The French Governor of the Island of Bourbon and the English Governor of the Mauritius had addressed communications on the subject to their respective Governments. The Paris journals remain firm to M. de Lesseps and his projected canal. The Constitutionnel con tains the following observations in favour of his cause : " The commerce, navigation, and industry of France are deeply interested in the success of this pruject, hitherto so courageously advocated. There is not a single department, even in the centre of France, that is not called on to profit directly or indirectly by the Suez canal, for the activity it will lead to our navigation will create fresh markets for our produce. Vie have remarked that this enterprise ought not to be considered in a political point of view.. It is above all a work of civilisation, which will not only be profitable as far as material interests are concerned, but which will contribute to withdraw mil lions of Africans and Asiatics from a degraded position. All humanity wi.l derive advantage froru it. Considera tions of a narro v and selfish policy ought therefore to count for nothing in such an enterprise." BOURSE, Aug. 21.—The following were the last quotations : Cash. fr. c. End of Month. 4i per Cents 3 per Cents 67 5 67 5 Sank Shares 2,775 Credit Foncier — -- Credit Mobilier 962 fso Roman Do. Account 965 -- Austrian Belgian 44 Fiedinontese (5) Di— Home Debt RAILWAYS-FOE CASH. tr. c. fr c. Orleans 1,145 Western Northern - Lyonsand Med 9071— New Ditto New Ditto 893,i1— Grand Central Geneva Midi - - SPAIN. The Madrid papers of the 17th have come to hand. The expected arrival of Queen Christina is announced by the Fenix and the Occident?. The moderate j.rurnals are of opinion that there can. be no serious obstacle to the return of that lady to stay with her daughter, and that Queen ChriE tina's memoir containing her defence will •be publ;shed in the course of next month. All rumours of a ministerial crisis are stated to be without foundation. It is considered certain that Gen. Lersundi will replace G: n. Concha as Gove-- nor-General of Cuha. The former, it is said, is already preparing for his voyage, which is only deferred because Gen. Lersundi is to hold the portfolio of war ad interim during a short absence of the minister. TUNIS. A letter from Tunis of the 11th in the Semaphore of Marseilles furnishes details respecting the late troubles at the former place. It says :—" On Sunday last a dispute arose between a Jew and a Moor, which ended in their coming to blows. A younger brother of the Jew came to his assistance, and several Moors ran to help their countryman. The Jews were beaten and forced to take refuge in the Bourse, where seine Europeans were walking about. The latter were assailed by the mob, and about 50 persons more or less seriously wounded. The mob then broke everything they found at the Bourse, and carried away a sum of 1,500 fr. belonging to the director. Meanwhile, the Europeans shut tl - temselves up in their houses, and every moment expected to be attacked ; but after two hours' delay, troops arrived, and the Moors were dispersed. It is said that several arrests have bzen made in consequence of the representations of the French consul. The Bey is endeavouring to obtain by means of his treasurer, a wealthy and influential Jew, a declaration signed by the Jews of the place, as to the good will always displayed by the government towards that race. But this project, it is thought, will scarcely meet with sue. ceas. Meanwhile Tunis is in a state of great ex citement as far as the Christian population is con cerned." COWES, ISLE OF If T IGIIT.-A4lg. 20. ROYAL YACHT EQUAD RON INTELLIGENCE. Arrived, August 14—Aurora, Le Marchant Thomas, Esq., from' Ryde ; Minx (yawl), Lord Londesborough, frgna. Hull. 16 -- Capricorn, Vice-Commodore C. R. M. Talbot, Esq., M.P., from the Western Ports and Ireland. 18—Coquet fe, J. H. Stnyth Pigott, Rm. from London, t o l a y up. 19—Drift, F. R. dagenis, Esq., from the Eastward - , fair Brownsea ; Sapphire, the Right Hon. T; M. Gibson, from. the Eastward ; Nymph, Sir John Bayley, Bart., from Portsmouth. -20—Dream (yawl), George Bentinck, Esq., M.P., from South ampton ; A.nacondra, Capt. PhillimOre, and Dryad, Lord Cardigan, K.C.B. from Southamptm. Sailed, August 15—Zara, Commodore the Earl of Wilton, for the Western Ports. 16—Minx (yawl), Lord Londesborough, for the Westward. 7—Lancashire Witch, Lawrence Palk, Esq., M.P., for the Westward. 19—Capridorn, Vice Commo dore C. R. M. Talbot, Esq., M.P., for the East ward •, Firefly, Sir Henry Oglander, Bart., for the Westward; Beatrice,.John E. W. Rolls, Esq., Derwent, Charles Lee, Esq., for the West ward. 20—MaggiP, S. R. Block, E-tq., for South ampton.; Constance, Richard C. Naylor, for the harbour, to lay up. The following yachts have been at the station during the week :—Zara, CommodOra the Earl of Wilton ; Capricorn, C. R. Talbot, Esq., M.P. ; Titania, Robert St.-aphenson, Esq., M.P.; Minx (yawl), Lord Londesborough; Osprey, Col. R. W. Threy ; Derwent, C. L?e, Esq. ; Beatrice, John E. W. Rolls, RAI. ; Firefly, Sir Henry Oglandcr, Bart ; Maggie, Sir R. Block, Ef,q. ; Drift, F. R. Magenig. REDUCTION OF RENTS AND ITS EFFECTS.—ThiS town has not teen so full of company these ten years ; there art but three unfurnished houses un let in the whole town, and it is a little curious two Of these are nearly, if not quite, the best in this neighbourhood. There is very little doubt but the great increase in our fashionable visitors has been occasioned by the great reduction in rents of the houses—in many instances amounting to nearly one-half what used to be charged. The following are at preient residing here :—Lord and Lady Mount Charles, L)rd and Lady Willoughby de Broke, Lady Jersey, Lady Cletnentina Villiers, Lawrence Palk, Esq., and family, Lady Jas. Gra ham and family, Henry Thorold, Esq., and family, the Hon. H. Tracey, George Barker, Esq., Lord A. Churchill, Philip Percival and family, the Hon. Capt. Denman, R. Lambert Turner, Esq., the Count Edmond Batthyanye, Giles loden, Eq., Mr. Sergeant Clarke, the Hon. Mr. Douglas, the Hon. Capt. Petro, the Rev. E. Golding, Capt. Du Plat, &c. &c. • SOUTUAIIIPTON, Friday.—The screw steamer Alma gayer, Captain Castilla, arrived here this morning from Corunna, Santander, he., with eight passengers and a small cargo. She is now in graving dock, for the pur pose of being cleaned and painted, and leaves for Havre and the Spanish ports on Thursday next. NOVEL TIMEPIECE.—A watchin'tker of Newport has in his shop-window a timepiece of peculiar construction and recent invention, showing the hour not at Greenwich alone, but in all parts of the world. The names of places of note are arranged in a clrcle, according to their respective longitudes. The clock which has been registered, will save captains and others much trouble. BATTLE OF FUENTES .b'ONORO. TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES. Str,—Captain Brialmont's notice of my protest about the Light Division squares at Fuentos Onore compels me to give a positive contradiction. He has been misled, among others, by M. Thiers, whose historical falsifications as to the British. troops in the Peninsular war require no other no tice than that they are contemptible falsifications ; they refute themselves. • Capt. Brialmont is apparently a historian of fair intentions, but he is grievously in error here. I did not say the Light Division squares were the only squares presented to the French Cavalry, but that they were the only squares presented by the Light Division, the distinction being made be cause the rifle battalions ,of the division were em ployed skirmishing in the wood of Pozzo Velho. Fournier's charge was clever, but not made against the Light Division • it was against some of the Guards under Colonel Hill, who had stupidly extended, instead of concentrating, his men before the French cavalry. The official States of the Adjutant-General gave the colonel and 14 men as prisoners, and from those States my numbers were taken. As to three regiments of Guards being sabred, the Guards mayanswer that ridiculous non sense as I do the equally ridiculous nonsense about the Light Division. The question between M. Brialmont and myself is this,—Were any Light Division squares broken ? He, on the authority of others, says that two were. I, as an eye-witness, assert that they were not even charged ! The world will desire testimony. Capt. Brialmont has given his, and very poor it is. He acknowledges that one authority asserts that Gene ral Craufurd gave up his sword. Yet Craufurd was never a prisoner, aud, in fact, did not assume the command of the division until after it had retired to the new position and resumed its formation of columns. "It was Col. Hill," says another autho rity ; but Col. Hill was of the Guards—not the Light Division ! On my part I offer the written testimony of the following officers, testimony now lying before me : Gen. Sir G. Brown, G.C.B. ; Lieut.-Generals Sir T. Brotherton,_ K.C.8., Sir F. Love, K.C.8., Sir E. Cast. K.H. ; Lieut.-Cols. J. Cooke and Dun das; Major J. P. Hopkins; Charles Sawyer, of. Heywood-lodge, Faq., formerly in the Cavalry ; finally, Sir John Kincaid, whose letter you have already published. All these letters are ready for publication if you can and will give them space ; VW - , as some contain private matter also, I could much wish that they would write short statements for your journal, declaring succintly whether my version is correct. To enable them and others to do so I again assert that no Light Division square was broken at the battle of Fuentes Onoro • that no Light Division was even c h a r g ed. I will go further. No British or Portuguese square was broken by a charge that day ! Two corrections to my first letter must here be made:—General Love tells me that to say no French horsemen approached The Light Division square is an error, because a colonel—Lamotte—and some Dragoons being captured by our cavalry, were es corted to the rear, past our squares. Col. Dundas tells me the Chasseurs Britanniques- were not charged—the French cavalry passed their line with out charging, and received their fire in doing so. W. N. NAPIER, Lieutenant-General. Aug. 21. TO LIETJTENANT- GENERAL SIR W. NAPIER. Sir,—Having seen your letter in the Times of the 11th inst. on the assertion of Captain Brialrnont, I feel bound, as an eye witness, to answer your call and to corroborate your statement, and at the same time to deny most emphatically tht) assertion of Capt tin Brialmont : _ I have not had the pleasure of reading your His tory of the War, but I had the honour of serving in the Light Division all through the campaign, from Vimiera to Waterloo, for which I received the war medal with' 13 clasps and the Waterloo medal. I well remember on the day 'in question, at Fuentes d'Onora, our cavalry retiring through the intervals of the three squares of the Light Division, and immediately on their being clear of the squares and our being seen by the enemy's cavalry,. they halted and reined up, not admiring the prospect before them, and we retired slowly in order across the plain to the position assigned us, but no charge. No, no,- Sir I the acquaintance of the French cavalry and the Light Division had been made be fore that day, and they well knew the material they had to deal with. So little were we molestel by them on that day that I believe we did not leave a man behind, either killed, wounded, or taken prisoner. So much fur the, captain's vaunted charge! Not so the first day's march after the memorable battle of Salamanca, when I raw a square of the French infantry conaplet:4y broken by our heavy dragoons after a severe struggle ; and [ believe not a man escaped being either killed, wounded, or taken prisoner. So groat was the number of pri soners taken that they filled a church in a neigh bouring village. I am, Sir, your obedient, humble servant, THOS. GOULD, Sergeant, late 52d Light Infantry. Chester. TILE UNIVERSITY OF LONDON. TO THE EDITOR OF TUE BUN. Six, —Will you permit me space enough in your valu able paper to answer the remarks of " A. Seeker of Jus tice," in reference to the changes proposed by the Senate to be made in the charter of the University of London. Your correspondent is, it appears, opposed to the pro pored unrestricted admission to degrees, so ably de fended against the attacks of certain graduates in your article of Saturday last ; and in entertaining that opinion be is but exercising his right of private jadgmer.t, to which, as "a proprietor of. University CJllege," he has a special claim. But I wish your correspondent had're plied to the article he objects to by " hard arguments," rather than " hard words;" for his letter is so full of the latter—" fraud," "dishonesty," "Brit;4ll. Bankisin," and so on—that it is difficult to find the former in his communication at all. To understand the ease it is necessary just to recal the fact,' so clearly stated by your own writer, that the -Uni versity of London—aimply an examining body, em powered by the State to grant degrees as certificates of attainment—has hitherto admitted to its examinations only thoss who were connected with one of thirty-eight collegiate institutions ; these thirty-eight institutions having been selected quite arbitrarily on the application of their conductors, who were only required to convince the Senate that they were able to give their alunvai the requisite amount of education. By the proposed change which is what your correspondent characterijes as "fraud," "dishonesty," and "British. Bankive—the Senate will admit to examination ad who offer them selves, without reference to the college at which they have studied, or to tbeir having studied in a college at all. Now it is difficult to imagine what can be the "fraud," "dishonesty," and "British. Banlcism," in a change so simple as this; but "A Seeker of Justice" finds it in some "implied contract" with the present graduates, which he imagines the change would violate. Of course it is easy enough fsr him to set up this " implied contract," as it would be equally easy for me to "imply " anything else, the truth being, that an "implied contract," thus discovered to suit a purpose-, is no contract at al, But taking his own ground, where, I would ask, is the injustice to the present graduates of the University, of thus widening the door of admission I If it be unjust to the present graduates to admit the students of all colleges to the competitive examination, it must be unjust (only less so in degree) to admit the students of any one college not at present on the list ; and so the graduates might de mand that the present privileged thirty-eight should be the exclusively privileged for all time. On the same principle, the present electors 'for representatives in Parliament might characterise any extension of th e suffrage as "fraud," " dishonesty," and " BritiA- Bankism." Indeed, it is easy to see how this principle might be used—as truly it has been in numberless instances—to prevent any improvement in anything at all. I confess I am sorry to gee so many of my fellow giaduates joining'in the monopolising cry of wi.iloi "A Soaker of Justice" has chosen to be the exponect inyour columns. That it is a monopolising cry, who can doubt ? For is not education education, although not given ih one of the thirty-eight colleges ? If a man know Latin and Greek, what matter whether he learnt it in one of the thirty-eight colleges or not ? It might be that the University of London had been established for the benefit of the thirty-eight colleges, and not, as declared in itsnharter, for the advancement of education in the whole of Great Britain ! I fear myself that--whether consciously or not—it is the old ghost of " respectabi lity" that is haunting too many of the graduates. They are alarmed for the standing of their class.' TbeY,re afraid to find rough brawny hands on the same table with their gold-ringed fingers. Bat w h o would have supposed that this old ghost st,ll lingered amongst " the educated" of England ? Who w find it in Burlington-house ? w ould have expected to 4s to the la,t suggestion of your deferred,corresponde.nt, that the whole matter ought to have been till, by the new charter, the graduates had become a part of the governing power, it is sufficient to observe that the of the University re cent action of the graduates proves that it is well that it of was not so. The senate London knew too well what they were about to hand over their institution, unguarded, to those who have proved that they would have made it nothing but a clique. lam proud of my own T.Jniversity,as already one of the most e l d trust c hao g t e h s e , S a r i cr c e l Secretary o uorf il S o t t a vv t i e th w s i t i a l n s d t i a n n g C , l a b s y e t a h l e proposed valuable agenc ies existing for the ad vancement of educa tion. cu lated to extend immensely the Usefulness of the Uni versity, akd to perpetuate its influence for many ages to come. . . _ I enclose wy card, and am, sir o yours truly, London, Aug. 22, 1857. A GRADUATE, ROYAL SURREY GARDENS compAnrj Yesterday evening a meeting of the sbareboldera iu this undertaking was held at the Duke o f Cla rence Tavern, Penton-street, Walwortb,, for the purpose of taking into consideration the unfortunate position in which this company is at present placed. The chair was taken by Mr. Coombe. The CHAIRMAN said his feelings and opinions re' lative to this company bad . been well known for the last six months. He hoped every one who ad' dressed the meeting would be heard, and upon thi s understanding he should undertake the duties ofe the chair. They w e re assem bl e d as s h are h o ld er s of a great public undertaking, and he should be hapPY if any one present could vindicate t& conduct 01 the directors in the course they had pursued. Mr. FLEMING said when he addressed the share' holders on a former occasion he had gone at some length into the accounts of the company. Il e believed there were few who did not feel astonished when the announcement was made that the cow' pany was bankrupt. He did not mean to cast any reflection upon individuals, but he did mean to say that their affairs had been greatly mismanage It appeared that the whole capital of the compel had been quite lost, and the petition for the wind ing up of the company was from the architect of the Music-hall. By reference to the deed c-f set' tlement, they would find that 14,0001. had been stated to 'be paid to Mr. Tyler, as the purchase' money of the gardens. There were then 14 year s of the lease unexpired, the rental being 346 1 . a-year. Any man, he contended, would know that in the state in which the garslens then were, the lease was not worth farthing. The lease was under the Dean and Chapter of Canterbury, and le addition to the rent, the property was subject to a, septennial fine of a year and a , half of the annual estimated value. Now, they wanted to knotrf first, why such a sum should have been laid out on a speculation without consulting a col," mittee of the shareholders, but simply arr ange' -and concocted by the promoters of the companY' The question would arise, who received that 14,000/. —into whose hands it went in the first instance, an d how it was disposed of ? Mr. Tyler appeared to h e the party, but it would be found he did not receive, it. He would not mention na mes , b u t h e wo uld state this was a gross fraud, and no court would sal that any director had a right to expend 14,000/. to the purchase of property which was not worth 3 farthing. The sum of 18,000/. was put down 05 , expended on the building. There w as an item 3,175/. for preliminary expenses, but no statemen t was given what these expenses were for, and he was of opinion that the matter would not bear ere' mination. The petition to have the company wain" up was from the architect of the building. A SHAREHOLDER said the architect had not re' ceiyed one farthing. Mr. FLEXING said he was sorry to hear that, for he had designed a beautiful building. Theirl os s had been 58,560/. and they had 11,0001. odd to pay' making a total of nearly 70,000/. (Hear.) N i Vil the British Bank seemed a fool to this. The dire' tors would be put into the witness-box and wool", be examined as to these matters. It might be sai d that they should have looked into the account? but the accounts they could not get. Six months ago they had been told by Mr. Coppock that ther e had been no liabilities but th e curren t ex p ens e °` the gardens ; and not only was a vote of thanl o moved at-that meeting to the directors, but ?), vote of indemnity also. He (Mr. Fl em i ng ) ch“ not understand the latter vote, and moved as 1 !1, amendment that it should be omitted ; but on the question being put he was told by the secretly,' that the amendment was lost. He might also sta' e that in consequence of dvertisements put into the newspapers stating that the company was flouris ll. ; lag and paying 10 per cent., a large number 01 ' persons came forward and took shares, and fore source there had been received 1;2001. _ Ther e were a great number of tradesmen and others who would 'lose their accounts, and he wished I t to go forth that they had no knowledge of sue' things, as they could not ebtain 'the accoun': (Hear, hear.) He had a resolution to propose t i u the meeting, but, before doings°, a document wad be read by the chairman. Mr. NICHOL said he made an application to se ? the books, as he was dissatisfied with the statemen t which had been made to the shareholders. He NvA s refused, however, any access to the books by Mr' Coppock. As the auditor was now present, he should like to know why they were debited with 18,0001. for the build:ng, when it seemed the money was not paid. Mr. WESTON said the whole of that money veal paid to the builders, but not to the architect. Mr. Cirarrren said he felt bound to say, as the salary of M. Jullien hal been referred to, that g• J ullien had paid 4001. on account of his shares. Ile had received nothing whatever on account of hie salary, and, in addition to that loss, he had made himself liable to several tradesmen, which liability he was afraid would fall upon him. (Shame.) The CHAIRMAN then read a petition, which he said with the consent of the meeting would be pre" rented to-morrow (this day) to the Court of Bank' ruptcy. The petit.on was of considerable length , and set forth a number of allegations which it toe submitted should be 'searchingly inquired into 1 4 the shareholders, at the meeting which stands con vened by the directors for Tuesday next, the 25th inst., and it prayed the Court net to go into the, affairs of the bankruptcy—to-morrow (this day) being appointed for that purpose—till after a,l3° meeting to Le held on Tuesday. The chairmensail if any one had any s t a t emen t t o ma k e on b e h a lf the directors he would be ready to hear it. B e ',, lieving, as he 'did, the document which he had read to be a correct statement of facts he should be the first to sign it, and should do so at once. (Hear.), M. JIILLIZEN said that Mr. Beale at th e firs' meeting of the committee retired in disgust frosi the direction, and Mr. Chappel soon after did the same. Of the remaining directors (three we be' lieve), one - was the entire manager for the last 0 months. He (M Jullien) had never receivecl thing for his salary, though he had been workiei hard forethe last twelve months. He had engage° all the artists fur the Fe,tival, and after all the er penses there was a profit of 1,000/. The receipts were taken away every ev e ni ng . Th e affair would cost him about , 6,000/., besides the loss o f bib salary, and all he had got was a di s h onoure d btu and .. a, dishonoured cheque. _ Mr. VINING d(4.lhted that the proposed petit;o o would be received. It would seem from the state of the company that the affairs must be wound up, and delay would not' be advisable. The mortgage/ the purchase, and other matters could not be W quire(' into by a more cdinpetent court than the Court of Bankruptcy. There was such a thing as fraudulent preference, and a claus e i n the lato act would apply to the directors. He would advise that they should immediately ascertain the rights of the parties and things might be set right. Mr. OLIVER asked whether the meeting on the 25th would take plac; as it was reported it would not be held ? The CHAIRMAN said it was in the power of the shareholders to hold the meeting if they decided to do so. Mr. FLEMING said that much as be had been surprised before, he had been still more surprised at what he had heard at the meeting from M. Jullien. That g en tl eman h a d b een th e ma i nstay of the 'concern and he had been most shamefully treated. - (fiear, hear.) , The CHAIRMAN said it appeared a deep fraud had b3en committed, and they should sift it to the bottom: (Hear, hoar.) Mr. NELSON LEE said he agreed with M. Julliee, that if tha gardens bad been full every evening' they could not have paid in consequence of the shameful management. He had been for maul yeara a caterer for public amusement, and he felt sure that, if properly managed, there was no better property in London than the Surrey Gardens. (Hear.) _ _ Mr. JULLIEN—A mine of wealth. After some desultory discussion, the following resolution was agreed to : That the petition, read by the Chairman, be approved of and signel by the shareholders, a nd be presented to the Court of Bankruptcy, requestedto-mor to tedto with a cordi a l vo t e of thanks to the chairman. present the petition." row (this day) ; and it was further resolved that Mr. Fleming be tenn ina Tlieleinmmoetging DEATH FR . 0 3 1 ADULTERAT ED S OAP.— Th e Rev. M r Lockhart, of the parish church, Kilinaurs, died very suddenly at his maims o n W ednesday evening last. It appears that a few dA ys b efore, while in the act o f shaving, he slightly cut his face. Some poisonous sob• stance, supposed to have been in the soap, passed through his whole body, from the effects of which he died. The rev. gentleman was much and deservedly esteemed.—Ayrshire Express. SEVERE RAIL STORM ,-- During the thunderstorm oe Friday (August 14), the hail fell so heavily at Paulton, in Wil shire, that most of the windows in the vilage were smashed to pieces, the crops of corn in the neigh bourhood were cut to pieces, and a great number of rabbits, hares, and other animals were killed. Our in formant picked up seven brace, and his farm servant said he could, on Saturday morning, pick up in the cornfields young partridges " by the bushel." CONVICTION OV THE LATE GRAND MASTED, OF THE ORDER OF ODD FELLOWS.—SOUTHAMPTON, Friday.-- J. C. Cox, late grand master of the order of Odd Fellows (tVlanchester Unity), was placed at the bar before the mayor and magistrates, charged on remand with not giving up the funds committed to his keeping as corre sponding secretary of the order. The Bench declared the cLarge proven, and ordered the defendant to pal the amount of 1211. 144. 10d. to the society, or in default to be imprisoned for two calendar months, with hard labour. The money was not forthcoming, and the prisoner was committed to gaol, the: and the Crea able T! the day T 1 of n Th Long dip. i 214, Iu more natu Cent is 94 per I Certi Th but most stea. East , and Rey Jc dull B :I' 1] sale spec . (pie T 1 Bulk 3 pE 3 per New India o Ex ritS rz F2l Bus, S 'rat], Dut