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rt) irb 46''4"bition SUN OFTICE, Seven o'clock. HPERIAL PARLIAMENT. SOUSE OF LORDS.--(This Evening.) The Loan CsANCELLO took his seat on the woolsack 5 o'clock. Lord ST. LEONARDS presented a petition from a reon complaining that a snit which was instituted i n 133 was still undecided. The LORD CHANCELLOR said he was at present 3 acquainted with the suit referred to, but he would .ake inquiry into the subject. Tne noble and learned rd remarked that suits were very frequently allowed , sleep without the suitors taking steps to bring them ,fore the court. --- Lord ST. LEONARDS, after a few observations on ie above petition, called attention to the present de ctive state of the law of domicile. Lord CAMPBELL said that legislation was much iqufred on this subject. He had been studying the law t domicile for the last 40 years, and he did not even .ow know at present where he was don-is:led. The LORD CHANCELLOR said the difficulty was vith respect to the question of fact not of law. The abject rasa very difficult one, and wonll require much , ionsideration. THE EMBODIMENT OF THE MILITIA. Lord ELLENBOROUGH said it was to be regretted if.at the short time allowed for asking questions bould be occupied with a debate on the law of mica's. (Hear, hear.) The question he wished to ..sk was one of the greatest interest, and therefore he thought that be bad better avail himself of the present moment to ask the noble lord the Secretary for War what application he intended to make of the very inade quate sum of 200,0001. for the embodiment of the militia t He of course had no means of getting official information, but he had taken trouble to get correct information on the subject he was o , ont to bring under the consideration of their rdships' house. He assumed that 18 battalions bad ;her been sent or bad been ordered to India ; that the five regiments that had been sent to China had had their destination changed, that the five regiments which stood next for foreign service had been warned, that two regiments would leave the Cape and rowed to India, and that the 37th Regi ment would be sent thither from Ceylon. At present there were 22 battalions in India, and consequently when the reinforce'n erste were all sen t out there would be 52 bat talions of infantry, a larger force than was in the Crimea. But when we had E 0 battalions in the Crimea, what was our position at home ? We were reduced to 11 batt how, but at the same time we had an effective militia force of 66, 000. Seventeen regiments were employed in the Mediterranean garrison, and he assumed that the force of theca regiments amounted to 11,000.- We had now at home eleven battalions, and it was understood that three other regiments bad been ordered home. We should, therefore, have twenty-one battalions at home, while during the. Crimean war we had but 11. He thought the 200,0001, would only enable the Government to embody 9,000 men for six months, and therefore taking into censideratioa the loss of the ser vice of 55,000 militiamen there would altogether be a loss of the services of 38,000 less of armed men in the country than we had during the Crimean war. He looked upon the present war as of more importance tban that which occurred in the Crimea. Considering the nature of the climate of India and the casualties which always took place in operating against an enemy, be was of opinion that this country would require to raise 15,360 recruits annuAlly to main tain the force in India in an efficient state. He, himself thought that the whole of the militia should be embodied, and he was informed that the only additional expense would be half a million sterling. [LEFT SPEAKING HOUSE OF COMMONS—(This Day.) The SPEAKER tack the chair at 12 o'clock. PRIVATE DUSINESS. The Lords' amendments to the Mayor's Court of the Ciby of Loudon Bill and the Newry and Enniskillen Railway Bill were considered and agreed to. DIVORCE AND MATRIMONIAL CAUSES BILL. The house went into committee on this bill, resuming the considerat 7 on of clause 25. Lord JOHN MANNERS moved to insert the words, " or of adultery preceded or followed by the commission of s crime for which the husband is sentenced to penal serviimde." Sir G. GREY complained that no notic3 had been given o'f the amendment, which involved an entirely new principle, which there bad been no time to consider. Under these circumstances he trusted that the committee would not_eanc.ion the ame n d men t. Mr. HENLEY thought that what the noble lord in tended to convey was that desertion being now admitted one of the adjuncts of adultery for which divorce might be granted, absence under the sentence of a Court, con. joined with the same circumstances of adultery, should also be taken as a ground for divorce. The words would, no doubt, require very careful and close conside ration. For example, if a woman had condoned the offense of adultery on the part of the husband, she ought not to possess the right to set. up the case afresh. Mr. GLNDSTONE concurred with the Home Secre tary that the noble lord should take time to consider the matter, and that. if he thought a discussion upon the question advisable, it should take place upon the re port. Lord LOVAINE thought that divorces should be granted in cases of adultery followed by hopeless lunacy. He recommended the noble lord to postpone his amend ment for further consideration. Mr. HOPE opposed the amendment, and cited the 1 aw of Sweden in confirmation of the undesirability of giving legal effect to such a provision as that rec)m mended by the noble lord. Mr. HEATHCOTE supported the clause. Mr. MALINS thought that there should be no divorce unless there was an actual abandonment with intention, in consequence of adulterous connection. He could not support the amendment, even if it were post poned for future consideration. Mr. DE VERE considered that the bill was not only not founded upon religious sanctions, but that, on the contrary it was entirely at variance with all religious obligations. With regard to the amendment of the noble lord, he should feel it his duty to oppose it. Lord J. MANNERS said he had no time to give notice of the clause by placing it on the paper. The government were so determined to press the bill night and day, that members bad not time to look an inch beyond their noses. (Laughter.) Mr. NEWDEGATE considered that the bill was un worttAy of the learning of those who were supposed to be its authors. After some further dl.cussion the amendment pro posed by Lard John Manners was withdrawn. Mr. STAPLETON moved an amendment to the effect that when a woman had obtained a decree against her husband for the restitution of conjugal rights, and then adultery was committed by the husband, that should be a sufficient cround of divorce a viiiculo. Sir G. GREY . oppost4 the amendment, of which, he paid, he did not see the force, and eventually it was withdrawn. No other amendments being proposed, the question was put that clause 25 should stand part of the question. Mr. GLADSTONE intimated that although he would not himself move its omission, he should be prepared to Support any other member who might do so, in order that the opinion of the house upon the principle of the bill might be once more recorded. He then vindicated the conduct of the opponents of the bill from the charge of obstruction, and express , d his hope that, as the most difficult clause of the bill had been got over, more rapid progress might be made with the remainder until they got to cause 53, which they would all wish to have settled, Lord PALMERSTON accepted the declaration just made with great pleasure, and disclaimed all wish to hurry the bill improperly through its stages. After some remarks from Lord John Russell, Mr. Na pier, and other members, Clause 25 was agreed to, having occupied the committee during the whole and a con4hlerable porti )n of two others. On clause 26, Mr. PULLER, moved as an amendment to leave out "presented by a husband," and to insert " for the dis'olution of a marriage on any petition for a decree of judicial separation on the ground of adultery being presented." The object or the amend ment in connexion with one he had to propose on clause 31 was to provide that every party brought before a court and found gu;l`,y of arinhery shou'A be punished by fine or irnpr s mnent, or fine and iin, - t - eisonment at the discretion of the judge. Ile achnitte.i that this would bs a great innovation upon the exiAing law, but he contended that it naturally, legitimately, and necessarily grew of th e c h anges i n the legal process which the lffected. Mr • n --EXLEY said that the cause as i t stood was one-sided, and t zquired amend m ant ; b ut be did not think that be dragge that both partiesdn iZto l i n t g about judicial separ a ti on oug h t to uhoi l l it the rame time he c. , nsidered going into court. ld bawl the same facilities for The t, Tro EY-GE NF . i the clause so as prot ect th , , RAL consented t o mo dif y to the Court a d'screti or%r ay.' eged adulteress by givi ng re spondent in the suit. Power to make her a co- Mr. Ayi too, L-;rd Lovaine, and li r Bovin obtain e d l eave offered s9we observ:lti ens on the clause.' having The CHAIRMAN reported progr e , s , and to sit ap.in. Lord PAL MERSTON sa'd the bill would h e ceeded with this evening. The house would Tne J )r t Z morrow at twelve o ' c l oc k, principally to pass certain unopposed bills a stage, and the Divorce bill would be - proceeded . pith again at 12 on Mcnda y. MILITIA BILL. This bill passed through committee. WHINY (EAST INDIA) BILL. This bill was read a second time. At tour o'c'ock the house adj9urned. At six o'clock the house resuirled, and was [LEFT SITTING LONDON GAZETTE ---.(fills Eirening..) CROWN-OFFICE, AUG. 1.2. MEMBER RETURNED TO SERVE IX THIS FRESENE PARLIAIIENT. Borough of Beverley—Henry Edwards, of Pye Neat, near Halifax, the com i ty of Y or k, Esq., the room of I'llE. SUN,' LONDON, FRIDAY_ .EVli.‘NlitiG, AUGUST 14, 1857 Edward Anchmnty Glover, Esq., whose election has been adjudged void. WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, AUG. 14. 2d Regiment of Life Guards- -The Hon. Montague Henry Mostyn to be Cornet and Sub-Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Lee-Jortin, who has retired. Ist Dragoon Guards—Lieutenant-Colonel Charles John Foster, from half-pay, Unattached, to be Lieutenant- Colonel, paying the difference ; Major and Brevet- Colonel John Wildman, from half-pay, Unattached, to be Major; Capt. Robt. Thos. Thomson to be Major, by purchase, vice Wildman, who retires ; Lieut. John Kemp to be Captain, without purchase ; Lieut. Joseph Henry Anderson to be Captain, by purchase, vice Thomp son, promoted ; Capt. Henry Alexander, from the Mili tary Train, to be Captain ; Cornet Henry Marlow Sidney to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Kemp, pro moted ; Cornet Robert Alfred Loraine Grews to be Lieu tenant, by purchase, vice Anderson, promoted ; Assist ant-Surgeon Edward Louis McSheehy, M.D.Afrom. the Staff, to be Assistant-Surgeon. 2d Dragoon Guards—Ensign Charles Gabriel Alfred Barnes, from the 31st Foot, to be Cornet, without pur chase, vice Logan, promoted ; William Agnew, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Sneyd, promoted ; Richard William Renshaw, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Ormsby, promoted ; Charles Lever, Gent., to be Cornet, without purchase, vice Calvert, promoted ; Sergeant-Major Israel Kirk to be Riding- Master. sth Dragoon Guards—Cornet Lawferd Andrews Richard son. to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Payne, appointed to the 2d Dragoon Guards. 4th Light Dragoons— Surgeon Archibald Alexander, from the 7th Light Dragoons, to be Surgeon, vice Kendall, who exchange 3. 7th Light Dragoons--Major James Macaul Hagart to be Lieutenant-Colonel, without purchase; Captain Sir William Russell, Bart., to be Major, without purchase, vice Hagart, promoted ; Captain and Brevet-Major Frances W. Home, from the 15th Light Dragoons, to be Major, without purchase. To be Captains, with out purchase.—Captain David Philip Brown, from half-pay of the 7th Light Dragoons ; Captain James Aytonn, from half-pay of the 7th Light Dragoons; Lieutenant Frederic Coates, vice Sir Wm. Russell; Captain John W. Clarke, from half-pay of the 10th Light Dragoons ; Captain William H. Slade, from half-pay of the 6th Dragoons. To be Lieutenants, with out purchase—Cornet Robert Stanley W. Bulkeley, vice Coates, promoted; Cornet and Adjutant George Haynes; Lieutenant Richard Topham, from the 4th Light Dra goons; Lieutenant Henry J. Wilkin, from the 6th Dra goon Guards. To be Surgeon— Surgeon Henry Kendall, M.D., frbm the 4th Light Dragoons, vice Alexander, who exchanges. To be A ss i s t an t-S urgeon —A ss i s t an t-S urgeon GeorgeMonlas Slaughter, from the Staff. Military Train—Quartermaster Robert Craig to be Ensign, without purchase, vice M'Call ; Ensign William M'Call to be Quartermaster, vice Craig. Coldstream Guards—The Commission of Assistant-Sur geon Francis Bowen, M.D., has been antedated to 22d Dec., 1854. Ist Regiment of Foot—Lieut. Frederick Henry Hope to be Captair, without purchase, vice Bawtree, deceased. 20th Foot—Ensign Charles Verey to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Edridge, promoted. 22d Foot—Lieut. Robereßichardson Ellis to be Instructor of Musketry, vice Captain Sir George A. Robinson, Bart. who resigns that appointment only. 38th Foot —Lieutenant Constantine William Septimus Gaynor to be Captain, by purchase, vice Brooicsbank, who retires ; Ensign James Hughes Pope to be Lieu- tenant, by purchase, vice Gaynor. 44th Foot—Ensign Joshua Paul Barker has been per mitted to reign his Commission ; Assistant-Surgeon James Bowyer Baker, from the Staff, to be Aszistant- Surgeon. 54th Foot--Major George Francis White, from half-pay unattached, to be Major, vice Miller, who ex c h ang e s ; Captain Win. Freeland rett to be Major, by purchase, vice White, who retires ; Lieutenant Robert Baret Stokes to be Captain, by purchase, vice Brett • Ensign John Ayton Wood to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Stokes ; Charles Gooden Loveridge, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Wood. 55th Foot—Ensign Wm. John Byde Martin to be Lieu tenant, by purchase, vice Wood, who retires ; Henry John Barker, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Martin. 56th Foot.—Assistant-Surgeon James Parr, from the Staff, to be Assistant-Surgeon. 60th Foot—Lieutenant Henry Cockburn to be Captain, without purchase, vice Andrews, killed in action ; Lieu tenant George Bliss Mac Queen to be Captain, without purchase, vice Cockburn, whose promotion on the 19th June, 1857, has been cancelled ; Ensign Charles Chris topher Willoughby to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Ceckburn;lEnsign Jenico Preston to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Willoughby, whose promotion on 19th June, 1857, has been cancelled ; Lieutenant James Kiero Watson to be Instructor of Musketry, vice Hazen ' who resigns that appointment only. 66th Foot.—Major George Maxwell to be Lieutenant- Colonel; Assistant-Surgeon Nicholas Ffolliott, from the Staff, to be Assistant-Surgeon. 78th Foot— Assistant-Surgeon Clement Williams, from the Staff, to b 3 Assistant-Surgeon, vice Kellett, who exchanges. 72d Foot —Assistant.Surgeon George McGusty Carolan, from the Staff, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Roberts, appointed to the 79th Foot; Assistant-Surgeon Morgan Jones .Tones, from the Staff, to be Assistant-Surgeon ; Ensign George McKay to be Instructor of Musketry. 75th Foot—The first Christian name of Ensign Morris is Montague, and not Montagu, as previously stated. 79th Foot—Alexander Peter Baillie Baillie, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, in succession to Lieutenant Donald McDonald, promoted. 84th Foot—Ensign Frederick Augustus Magrath to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Maybnry, deceased; Ensign Robert Fraser Humphrey to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Kennan, who retires; Ensign Mont gomery Williams, from the 69th Foot, to ba Ensign, vice Magrath. 94th Foot—Lieutenant Robert Alexander Boothby Tod to be Captain, by purchase, vico ISicelnarew, who retires; Ensign Arthu r Ch u t e t o b e Li eu t enan t , b y purchase, vice Tod; Lieutenant W. P. tlaskell to be Adjutant, vice Tod. 98th Foot—Ensign Charles Henry Griffin to be instructor of Musketry. 2d West India Regiment—Ensign Martin Lynch to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice St. Anbyn, who resigns; Ahmuty Edward Pierson, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Lynch. DEPOT BATTALION. —Paymaster George Thomas Benson, from half-pay Depot Battalion, to be Paymaster; Pay master Robert Browne Bod, from half-pay, Ist Dragoons, to be Paymaster. HOSPITAL STAFF.—Assistant-Sur g eon Edward Young Kellett, from the 68th F o ot, t o b e Assistant-Surgeon to the Forces, vice Williams, who exchanges. UNATTACHED.—Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel Frederick Francis Maude, C. 8., of the 3d Foot, to have his Brevet Rank converted into Substantive Rank, under the Royal Warrant of 6th October, 1854. Court. Harris, official assignee ; Stone, Paget, and Bill. son, Leicester ; James, Birmingham. Charles Alexander Hill, cabinet maker, Bristol. Aug. 25 and Sept. 29, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Acraman, official assignee, Bristol ; Bevan and Girling, Bristol. William Helliwell, cotton spinner, Stansfield, Halifax, Aug. 25, at hale-past eleven, and Sept. 25, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Hope, official assigifee, Leeds; Holgate and Roberts, Rochdale. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATION. Robert Falconer, solicitor, Keith, Banffshire. COURSE OF EXCHANGE.—THIS DAY. Am5terdam............. 11 17 .. ,Glbraltar .............. Ditto. three months 11 19 -- -- -- -- - 2985 Rotterdam •••••••••••• 11 114% Genoa •••••• 25 80 Antwerp •••••••••••••• 95 40 Milan Brussels •• •••• •• •••••• 25 4 Venice•••• •• Bamburgh •••• •• •• ••• •13 8% Naples •••••••• 000000 •• 4234 Altcna •••••••••• •••••• •• Palermo •••••••••••••• 128 Paris— •• .... 25 25 Messina ... o 128% Do. three months . ••25 65 Lisbon ......... • .... 52) , 4 Mar-ens •• .• • • •• • • ••• 23 65 Oporto •• •••• •• •..•.. •• 52% Bourdeaux .• .• .. Rio Janeiro ..... .••.... 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Perhaps no better illustration could be given of Mr. Woodin's performance than that which is ex. pressed in the words he puts into the mou h of one of his own play critics, when, after he has contem plated awhile the nature of the actor's powers, he exclaims, in a tone of mingled admiration and sur prise, " I wonder how it is actors manage to get into their heads all that they have got to say 1" We think that all who visit the Polygraphic-hall, in King William-street, Strand, must experience some such feeling as they listen to Mr. Woodin's ce Ise less flow of words of wit and humour. It is indeed a wonder how he got into his head all that he says, and more wonderful still how he manages to keep it there ; the more so, when he has got the speeches of so many others to keep, and these of so varied, and sometimes of so wholly opposite, a nature. But Mr. Woodin has not been content to repose upon his former laurels. Ambition has led him forth to search for new triumphs ; and, passing the boundaries of his more legitimate province, he has made a predatory incursion into the severer and more classic region of Tragedy, and has brought therefrom spoils and trophies to aid to his reper toire. He would seem to have despoiled the most illustrious tragedian of this or perhaps any age — her to whom the queenly sceptre of tragedy is awarded by universal consent—of her mantle, and he wears it so becomingly that not even Ristori herself wou'd find it in her heart to censure the appropriation. The imitation is truly extra ordinary, and the effect does not seem to be diminished by having witnessed the great original perform in the character. Mr. Woodin has surpassed himself in this bold achievement, for bold and self-reliant must be the man who could essay such a task as to wear the robe and speak and act the speech of Madame Ris tori ; and, moreover, when that speech runs in a foreign accent, and when the genius and character of the entire scene must be new and strange to him. It is not Mr. Woodiu's intention, as he explains in a few very appropriate introductory remarks, to con vey aught of disrespect to the unrivalled actress to whom reference is hete made. While he strives to imitate her, he is himself the first and readiest to do homage to her genius. No one is more aware than he of the unapproachable eminence on which she stands, and it is this very cinsciousness that excited his ambitious feelings, • and made him anxious to catch some flashes of her spirit, some few sparks of the tragic fire that glows in her bosom, and utter the language of her immortal speech. And this last he does after a wonderful manner, accompanying it with the movements and action of Madame Ristori ; and so closely are the accessories of the piece imitated that one might suppose the Polygraphic stage had been secretly conveyed to the Lyceum. The addition of this "latest novelty " to Mr. Woodin's programme will, we doubt not, greatly extend the fame of his very popular and amusing entertainment. Litentrium. FATAL ACCIDENT TO LIEUT. D. SHAFT°, ROYAL HORSE GUARDS. A melancholy and fatal accident occurred to Lieut. D. Shafto, of the Royal Horse Guards, whose regiment is now quartered at the Spital Barracks, Windsor, and who was accidentally drowned whilst bathing in the River Thames about nine o'clock on Wednesday morning. An inquest was held at the King's Arms in the afternoon, before Mr. Marlin, the coroner for the borough. CAptain Wyndham Billingtor, of the Royal Horse Guards, de k. osed—l have known the deceased about five years. He held the rank of lieutenant in the same regiment with myself. I have bathed several times with him at the Eton College masters' weir, below Windsor-bridge. The stream here is rapid and more or less dangerous. Deceased could swim but was not a good swimmer. I went out with him at half-past eight this morning with the in tention of bathing. He plunged into the water first and I followed. We had not bean in the water more than a minute when I saw deceased, who bad swam out about 10 or 15 yards, throw up his arms and turn himself upon his back and float, but immediately I saw his head go down. I swam to him, and succeeded in catchin g h o ld o f one of his hands, and called for help. Suddenly he wrenched himself away from me and sank imme diately. He did not struggle at all. Quelch, the waterman, came with his punt, to the spot, and tried to rescue the deceased. I then sent for the drags, which were procu re d i mme di a t e l y, an d after wards for medical assistance. After about three quarters of an hour's search the body was got out of the water quite dead. Samuel Quelcb, an Eton waterman, gave corro borative evidence. The witness, in answer to several questions put to him by Mr. Wright, one of the jury, admitted that although he could swim, he was incapable of diving, and Mr. Wright recommended that for the future two ivatermen should be in attendance at this dangerous part of the Thames during bathing hours, which recommendation was afterwards ap pended to the verdict returned of " Accidental death." A MISSIONARY IN EPAULETTES. (From, the Times.) On the 29th of March last a mutiny broke out in the 34th Regiment of Native Infantry at Barrack pore. A &Toy, by name Mungul randy, rushed into the parade-ground, shouting out, "Come out, men ! come out, men !—yon have sent me out, why don't you follow me ?" He went on calling upon the men "to turn out, as they would have to bite the cartridges," shouting, " Come out, Sepoys ! come out for your religion 1" and telling the bugler "to sound the assembly." He carried a loaded musket, and appeared ready to fire on anybody who approached him. This went on about a hun dred yards from the quarter-guard, who saw and heard him. The native officer in command of this guard allowed him to go on, and remained a sullen spectator. The man levelled his musket, and wounded Sergeant-Major Hewson, who imme diately called. out to the officer to turn out the guard and seize him. But the officer made ex cuses, gave no orders, and the guard did not stir. The man then fired at Lieutenant Baugh, who ap proached to seize him, and flee Lieutenant's horse fell. Sergeant Hewson then rushed on the muti neer with his drawn sword, but was knocked down by a blow from the butt-end of a musket behind him, the striker of which, returning with blood upon him, was simply told by the native officer to change his pantaloons." Other Sepoys now joined, and beat the sergeant on the ground. Four of the quarter-guard wanted to seize the mutineer, but the native officer kept them back, saying, " if you kill the man you will be hung." The colonel in command of the regiment then made his appear ance on the spot, and ordered the native officer to turn out his guard, which he at last did ; but they only advanced six or eight paces, and returned, the native officer telling the colonel that none of the men would go because the mutineer was a Brahmin. Upon which the colonel, "considering it useless, and asacrifice of life, to order aEuropean officer with the guard to seize him, I left the guard, and reported the mat er to the Brigadier." After an interval, Major-General Hearsay rode up, pat himself at the head of the quarter-guard, and commanded the guard and officer to follow him. They did so, and as they approached the mutineer shot himself. The native officer was hung by order of_Oeurt-martial for connivance in the mutinf. Seven Companies of the regiment were disbanded by order of the Governor-General in Council. But now follows an inquiry into the origin of the mutiny, and the conduct of another officer, and that a European one,—viz., the Colonel of the regiment,—is looked into. It appears that Colonel Wheler had, besides the military charge which his country gave him, invested himself w.th another office—viz., that of a Christian missionary. Ho is questioned on the subject by the Governor and Council, and he answers with perfect frankness — "During the last 20 years, I have been iu the habit of speaking to natives of all classes, Sepoys and others, making no distinction, since there is no respect of persons with God, on the subject of our religion, in the highways, cities, bazaars, and villages (not in the lines and regimental bazaars). I have done this from a conviction that every converted Christian is expected or rather com manded by the Scriptures to make known the glad tidings of salvation to his lost fellow-crea tures." He is then asked whether the Sepoys he has tried to convert include his own Sepoys ; and he replies quite openly, that " he acts on the broad line which Scripture enforces, which is to speak without reserve to every person, and has no doubt, —indeed, is quite certain—he has often in this way addressed Sepoys of his own regiment." The Colonel then lays down what he considers to be Gospel doctrine, which is very much what would be found in one of Mr. Simeou's skeleton sermons., Re speaks of himself, too, as a preacher, for he talks of the natives " whom be has addressed, whether individually or collectively." In short, he describes himself as a Christian missionary, and he moreover thinks that every " converted Christian" ought to be a missionary, and try to convert the heathen, and that is the principal thing which he ought to think about. In " temporal _omaetv histers'' ho Hveeiasrn j ea y dy to obey "the orders o f hi s earthly superior, but in spiritual things h e mus t b superior." He expects to " suffer persecution for this view of duty, and to " bs brought bofoee rulers and kings," but, as that is the lot of all true Christians, he rejoices in it. He even " takes shame to himself for having mani fested such coldness in his Ma3ter's coldness." Now, we have not the slightest objection to Colonels of Regiments being religious men, but the question is—is a Colonel of a Regiment a mission ary ? Is that his office ? We do not think it is. Colonel Wheler takes it for granted that every Christian in India is commanded by the Bible to preach the Gospel to the natives, and that if he does not do th.s he disobeys God and perils his own salvation. That is what his letter comes to—every body is a missionary. It is not an office which some Uhristians have and others have not, an office which Christian communities give to 'Articular per sons ; but it is an office which belongs to every Christian as such. But this has never been the teaching of any Christian communion we know of. Church of England, Methodists, Baptists, Inde pendents, all consider the missionary office as one to which the individual is appointed by the reli gious society to which he belongs. Indeed, it stands to reason that a person who undertakes such an important office, and one which so deeply involves the interests of Christianity, should be in some re sponsible connexion with a Christian community. Apart from political caution or care for our Indian Empire, it is not for the interests of Christianity itself, we say, that anybody who chooses should consider himself a preacher of the Gospel to the heathen. The Christian community is missionary, but that is quite a different thing from saying that every individual in it ought to be, still less that he is bound to be, a missionary. The community is missionary by representation—it deputes the task to patticular persons. So much for the Colonel's argument, that because he is a Christian he is obliged to be a missionary, and to preach to every native he sees. But there is another consideration. A Colonel of a Regiment is not in a position, according to our compact with India, to be a missionary. We must respect rights, and not attempt to be religious at the cost of plain justice. We tell the Hindoos that as a Government we do not interfere in the lea't with their religion, and that is the tenure on which we hold India. But it is practically quite inconsistent with such an argument as this that persons holding high official appointments, and having command over bodies of natives, should turn missionaries. It may be said that you must distinguish between the missionary and the Colonel, or the General or the magistrate ; but, practically speaking, su:l a per son does use his official position as a means of reli gious influence, and the purpose of conversion. He cannot help it. If he isa Colonel with ora General he benefit he n preach, and argue attaching to hi m , an d h is mfutshtatteea ffich ei 7 i y.rei Sepoys will naturally suppose that his official power will be felt favourably or unfavourably by them T. is may possibly be the case, and he may s•', according as they comply with his persuasion or not. in fact, make any difference ; but that will natur ally be their idea, and, if it is, they have a right to complain, because the apprehension and suspicion of such a thing is in itself, an evil. The combina tion of the two functions is a source of alarm to them. They do not know whether the Colonel will not. "spits" them for their assistance to the preacher. The union ofthe two offices, then, is contrary to our fundamental compact with the natives. • We beg to be understood as saying nothing what ever against the work of the legitimate and appointed missionary in India. We do not think 'hat his office leads to any misunderstanding or complaint on the part of the natives ; and, if it did, as a Christian country we must tak e the risk of it. But the dis tinction is as plain as it is just. If a Colonel of a regiment thinks he has a de :dded call for the mis sionary lif•, by all means let him obey it, but do not let him hold his colonelcy. Had Colonel Wheler twenty years ago left the army and devoted himself to the work of converting the natives no body could have said a word against him, because a man has certainly a right to select the employment for which he thinks himself most fitted ; but he haft no right to be missionary and colonel too--to as sume the preache r ' s office and still retain the mili tary one. It is impossible to say what mischief such a confused and fanatical idea of duty as he has shown has done. Here is a mutiny winch,. if not the first, is among the first mutinies. The 34 th Regiment is known to have inoculated otler regi ments. This is stated in the minutes of the' Indian Council. Who can Lull, then, how much this one man's froward and impertinent zeal has done, and how much it m a y have contributed to the whole outbreak? MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT.—On Monday, n.s the Im perial ya•lht La Reine Hortense vvas passing the Royal Victoria, Yacht C:ub at Ryde, on its de)parture t,) Havre with its Imperial freight, a salute wr.si fired from took dace shatteringt heintroductionh e t the following right cararm of the gunner in such a manner that amputation at the si muider was subsequently c9nsiderad necessary. Th e 13 ignalman of the club had the thumb of his left hand over the vent, and the limb wau blown partly ofr by the explosion. The name of theunner is Jacob Harbo ur. Aind that of the signalman Edw g ard Petty. A sum of 70,1. has been already subscribed for the sufferer Harbour ;: and at a meeting ot the committee on Tuesday rigb ,it vas re solved to appropriate 25/. from taw funds of tl - I,lub for the same purpoze. 25 20 100 10 SI/ARE MAPS ETS—,This Day.) RAILWAYS. Closing Prim this day Business done this day. St. St. St. 50 100 100 100 all 17i 100 all 20 all 114 all St. 100 St. 100 N all 10 all 124 5 St. 100 25 all 25 all St. 100 10 , 1 10 1 St. 50 St. St. 20 20 10 M. 20i 1 100 100 100 20 20 20 174 2Q St. 20 100 100 20 1100 100 all all 'lOO 3 ; lop 100 173 all all ,100 16 100 100 22 all all 1 1 00 0 1i 100 2s6d 108 100 15 all all all all 10 all all all all FOR all all all all all all all all 5i - ba 8i - 9 67 - 69 7i - 82 88 - 90 1 78 - 7fq 35 - 36 1 -- -6 9 - 10 19 - 20 11 - 11; Antwrp & Rotterdam Ardennes Belgian East. Junct Beziers to Graissessac Carmeaux& Toulouse Coal Mines and By Dutch Rhenish Eastern V Franco Do. New Euphrates Valley Gt. Central of France Great Luxembourg Italian Junction Lake Const. & Bale Lierre and Turnhout Lombardo-Venetian Lucca dr Fist.sp.c.p. Lyons and Geneva Lyons & Mediterran Maria Antellia Do. New Namur & Liege Do. do. 6 p. c. Pref Northern of France NorwegianTrnk. Pref Paris and Lyons Paris and Orleans Ineeife dr San Fran - 7,1 - 97 60 - 62 ••• - ••• 32 - 33 99 - 101 1 8 - 9 96i -96 f 90 - 92 121 - 123 102 -101 ' 52 - 524 63 - 65 76 - 74 6 - 8 p 6- 8 p - 99 - 51 - ii 101 - 106 1011 - 1024, ad 95 (Pernam.) g. 7 p. c. 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Eastern Do Poto &Co Do Ln. &N. W. & Midld. Midland .. , E. Count Do ,Do Do L. Scls. W. Do Gt. Northn T. Brassey M. Mclean Stk. &Dar ' Do 1 Gt.wi REN , 94 - 11 - 13 ..ii -- :ii 16 12 —12 i 22i 2n 98 100 is P 2j - 2$ 91 - 92 4 - - P 54 129 - I'3l 8 - 84 - 9i 31 - 32 86 - 88 !E SHARES. Blyth and Tyne 10 p.l c.pref. (issd.at 50/.) Bris. & Ex. 4 P.C. St. Do. 4 per c. Shares Caledu. £lO 4{ p. c Ches. ifs Ho. 5i p. c Do. do. 5 per cent ) Cork &Bnudonsip.c Dar.Perth.&Aber. J E. An2,11. , n Cls. A Sh Do. do. Cls. B 6 D. c Do. do. Cis. C 7 D. e 1 'fts.Co.Far,sp.c No.l 10. No. 2 89 - 91 95 -- 97 .61 = oli 111 -1151 112 - 116 - 4P 12i; Do. New 6 pr. c. St. East Up., G. 6 p. c. Do. V., 10 per cent. Do. JO?. Debeutr.Sh. Do. do. 4 per cent Eas'. Lancasb .6 nets E.&W. York - . J. sths Edin.& GI. 5 p. c. Sh. •Ed.Pr th . ScD an. 4p.c. Eurness, 5 n. c • Glas. uS 5.W.C.5 p.c Great NoAhn. 5 p.c Do, 5 n. c. Redeem at 10 p. c. prem Do. 4 per cent Do. 5 p.c., Red. at 5 r. c. pre in. Gt.N n'Scot. Ist Pre Gt. S & W. (T.reland) Do. 4 per c. Pref. St. Gt. W.(8.4: A.E.s.spc Do. con. red. 4'. P.C. "Do, con. red. 4p. c. Do. irred. 4 per tent. Do 5 n. c. red. pref. Do. t' m. Pre:. Sb Do. Chester 8 1 ). c.P. S Do. do. 5 p. c. do Do. Birm. Gna. Stk Do. Chesh. Gua. Sh. Do. do. do Do. do. do. 70 - 1,3 [l4 - 33:6 105 - 107 100 - 102 60 - 62 10k - 10' 51 -6) 92 -- 94 82 - 84 83 -- 85 98 -- 100 94 -10 k 16. -- 17 9 -- 10 70 -- 73 18 -- 19 91 -- 94 131 -14 i Lau.& York. 6 oc.SL. Lon. & B. G. 5 pc. No. 1 Do. New Guar. 6p.c. Do. do. 5 p. c.. N 0.4 Lon. & Cov. Nuneaton 5 p. et Lon. & S. W. 7 peret late Od Shaves Lonely. & Color. ,Sb Londy.& Ennis. Sh AL, S., &L. 6 p. Cent Do. do. do. .E 6 Do. do. 3 per cent. Maryut. & Carl. 4 p.c. Do. 44 per cent Do. do. Aid. Congo]. 6 n. c. St D0.C0n.8r.84r.6p.c Do. 4A n. Prer. St )o. L. & I. Pref. St NTew., Aber.. &c., pr 5 p.c. - Led. 5 p.c.pm )o. Pei oeP. 6 pr. ct Norik.Deb.4n.c.Sh Do. 5 p. c. ?At. IA6 Jo. 5i p.c. p;, 1847 Do.Wv.V.sp. _847 North British Do. 71. Prerorence N.B. Berw. 4 p.c. - 5..". ,Do. do. do i 35 - 139 113 - 115 153 - 155 - 61 - C 6 130 - 132 97 - 99 87 - 89 ..• 11 ---11 102 - 101 93 - 95 - le Do. Leeds 6 pc. No. 1 Do. do. Qrs., 1848 Do. York EL & S. Pur North Staffordshire Ox., Wor. & Wolv. 6 D. C. Ist guar Do. 6 T. c. 2d guar Scot. Cout.New Pref Sc.N.E.Aber.ff.6p.e Do. do. 7 p.c. pt. St Do. d 0.3,1 p.c. pr. St South Devon Do. noel 4 L., pr cent ' S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. Do. 4i pe,.' cent Do. Fixed p.c. SL S. Wales Gua. 4 p. c Do. do. 4 p. S.Yorksb .4 p. c. Guar Stock. &Dar., 5 p. c Do, do. do. i - id 22 223, 114 - 116 100 - 102 i• -- 19 St. 100 St. 100 St. 100 St. 100 20 all 25 a l l 25 15 12i all 5 all 22i - 23 98 - 100 95 - 100 N - 27 li - 2ip Stock. & Hartl. g. 5. p.c. till July 1, '56 Waterfd&Kilk.t pc. ••• -- ... 21 - 2 BRITISH MINES. ... 2112 Alfred Cons. (Philk.) 16 17 • 20 14 British Iron .. -...... 6 7 . • 20 Condurow (Cambrn.) 130 140 10 1 Dev. Gt. Casls. (Tay.) 430 410 ... 14s Great South Toigus.. 16 17 ... 1113 Grt.W.Alfrd.(Pbilk.) 7i ••• 7 Grt.W. Vor (Helstn.) 3 4 ... 13s Lady Bertha ••• 73 N. Frances (!llosan) 9 11 .. N. W.Basset ( :11o.un) 18 19 ... 6115 North Wheal Crotty 3 4 1 Par. Cons. (St.Blasy) 20 21 ... 9 Porkellis U. (Wend.) 5 6 6s. Sort. Cons. Min. Co 13 --1 i 1.. 23 S. Caradon (St. Cleer) 315 325 ... 2S. Caru Brea (Illogn4 5 6 . . 19 S. W. Frances illogn.) 285 295 b 43 eam. S. It L. Min. Co. 1 g 13 10 9 Tin Croft 4 43 43 40 ,Ue.Mines (Gwennap) i.2s 6 V. or Towey (Camar.) „.. 1 4 W. Basset ( .) 1 1,gan) 263 273 ... 20 W. Caradon (Liskro.) 115 125 154 Wh. Basset (Mogan). 220 230 5 Wh. Driller ( ~ .tdruth). 290 300 ... 53 ,Wh. Edward(Calstck) 5} 5i • 117 s Wb. ditty (U. Llant) 22 24 8 Wh.Ma.Ann (Llenht.) 48 50 43 Wh. Trelawney (Lis.) 23 •-••• 25 FOREIGN MINES. 20 . 7 Australian 35 27 Brazilianlmp.(issued at X 5 pm) 30 all Do. Cocaes A Cala& 20 15 Do. St. John Del Roy 11 13 1 g Clarendon Con. Min. Co. of Jamaica — ...d 4.0 all Cobre Copper 4l. 4'3 411 ... 16 Copiapo 2 all Fortuna 20 all General 3 all Linares 5 t Lusitanian 1 all Mariquita - 1 all New Granada * I all Novean Mondo 20 all Pont.Sii.LdM.&Smlt 5 7 5 1 Port Philip — 30 16, Santiago de Cuba 1 all South Australian 1 all Do. Scrip 1 all Do. 10 p. c. Pref 28', all United Mexican 3 33 (Australian Agricult. Xuatrala. royal Mail Berlin Water Works.. Brit. Aynerican Land Canada Do.Go.Gpc.Jan&July Do. 6 p.c.Feb.&Aug. D 0.6 p.c. Mar.&Sept. Copper Min. o: Eng. Do. Pref. 7 p. cent Crystal Palace Do. Preerence I Crystal Pal, of France Duston Iron Ore Eastern Steam Electric Telegraph Electric Tel, of Irel, En. &Aust. Cop. SmCo Eur. & Ind.Jetn. Tel. Gen. Ir. Se. Col. (lim.) Gen. Steam Navigat, London Discount Lond, Gen. Omnibus Mast•dalena St. Navig, Mealteran. Elec, Tel, Mexican & S.Amerien Nat, Discount C 0.... iDo. New Netherlands Land..., Do. Do. Do. 3 p e. Pf. iss. at 1 d. Do, Do. New B. &N. S. Land N. S. NV. Gov. 5 p. e. D.l N. E. Australasian Ndb.ofEuropeSteam laienial Gas i lDo New Shares IPeoliZr. Ld. di Mind Peninsular 4 Oriental Do. New . 2,hymney Iron Do. New Royal Mail Steam Scot. Austral.lnvest Do. New S. Aus, Gov. 6 p. e.bds South Austral. Land Submarine Tel. Scrip Do. Registered Trus. Ll]. Co. Up. Can [ Van Diemen's MISCELLA NEOUS. 21 - 4 t i - 5A 35 - 40' 138 • 142 112 - 113 30 - 35 24 26 14 4g 4k 5 poi ii -i" 1 1 I 3j 3: lA la 3 3i 3 34 1 18 22 97' 9) $ 8i 34 Ad iP 2 67 6 9 4 4 t) 21 23 6 8 53 CO 14 106 303 32 - 34 - 1 - 1 ... 11 - 12 22 i Business this cloy BREVET. Major-General Sir James Frederick Love, 'C.O.D., to have the temrorary rauk of Lieut.-General while holding the appointment of Inspector-General of Infantry in Great Britain and Ireland. The undermentioned officers having, on the dates speci fied, completed three years' actual service in the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel, to be promoted to be Colonels in the army : 7 _ Lieutenant-Colonel Andrew Armstrong Barnes, 6th Foot. Lieutenant-Colonel George Abbas Kooli d'Arcy, 3d West India Regiment. Colonel John M'Arthur, on retired full-pay of the Royal Marines to have the honorary rank of Major-General, under her Majesty's Order in Council of 13th Sept., 1851. Captain Thomas B. Pleydell, retired full-pay Royal Marines, to have the honorary rank of Major-Gen era l, under her Majesty' s O r d er i n C ounc i l of 13th Sept., 1851, MEMORANDUM.— The Christian names of Colonel Irown• rigg, Deputy Quartermaster-General in Ireland, are John Stadholme. ADMIRALTY, AUGUST 14. With reference to the notice which appeared in the London Gazette of the 11th lost., the following additional promotion, dated the 10th instant, bas been made, in con sideration of the successful operations against Chinese junks and Fort, on 25th and 27th May, and Ist June last :--To be Surgeon—James Gibson Thompson Forbes. - - COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY LORDS LIEUTENANT. Bedfordshire Regiment of Militia.—Adjutant George Toseland to serve with the rank of Captain. 7th Regiment of Royal Lancashire Militia.—Captain Robert Cumming to be Major, vice Chester resigned. BANK OF An Account pursuant to the Act the Week ending on Saturda ENGLAND. Ith and Bth Victoria, cap. 32, ti r '. the Bth day of Aug., 1857. kIiTMENT. ISSUE DEi, 4 Notes Waal • ..... .• 25,098,630 Government debt.... 11,015,100 Other securities...... 3,159.900 Gold coin and bullion 10,623 650 Silver bu11i0n........ -- 425,098,050 I £25.098,650 J. R. ELSE; Deputy Cashter. Dated the 13th day of Aug., 18b7. DANK ixa DE P ERTMENT. Proprletors'capital .. 14,553,000 Hest ..... . 3,630,563 Public deposit E (in cluding Exchequer, Commissioners of National Debt, Sav ing's Banks, and Dividend Accounts) 6 300,771 Other deposits ...... 10,263,335 Seven Day and other Rills.. ...• 736,352 Government. °muffle (includg.Dead Weight Annuity) •••• • • • • 10,593.654 Other securities 18,679,056 Notes .. .. • • 5,551.'210 Gold andailvor guin •• 660,101 £35,484,024 £35,484,!24 J. R. ELSEY, Deputy Cashier. Dated the 13th day of Arg., 1857. AVERAGE PRICE OF SUGAR. The Average Price of Brawn or Muscovado Sugar, coat. puted from the returns made inthe week ending Air,. 11, 1857, exclusive of the Duties of Cust oms paid cca payable thereon, on the importation thereof into Great Britain : s. d. From the British Possessions in America..,......... 39 7 BANKRUPTS. William Hide, timber merchant, North -Wharf-road, to surrender Aug. 26, at two, and Sept. 28, at one, at the Court of Btnkraptcy. Lee, official assignee, Alderman bury • Gilliam, Bartlett's-buildi ngs . William Hirst, silk manufacturer, Derby, Aug. 25, and Sept. 22, at half-past ten, at the Shirehall, Nottingham. Harris, official assignee, Nottingham ; Pickering, Derby. Louis Stern and Meyer Leewinsohn, Crutched Friars, Aug. 27, at two, and S e pt. 19 , a t e l even, at the Court of Bankruptcy Whit more, o ffi c i al ass i gne, Basinghall et Solomon, Finsbury-place. Dani e l Melhado, ship a ge nt, Dover, Aug. 27, at twelve, and Sept. 19, at half-past twelve, at the Court of Bank r.lloPut:y- Whitmore official assignee, Basinghall-street ; )6 Joltili-aPlkheiriP,°tota-btlaa'nzceo.nist,Liverpool and Rochdale, Aug, 27, and Sept. 17, Tproer, official and Lowndes, Liverpool. Tilson wad Coro 25, and Sept. 29, Harris, official assi p::lie:elna,catmthe Liverpool District Court. " s 'gnee, Liverpool; Lowncles, Bateson, at ten'Neaot7t,ttZ'ers, Nottingham, August Nottingham Shireball. Sedgtfield, Durham, Aug. 9ft Ingham ; Bowleg and Ash weßllo, IDert Nottingham,S iin 1)s t)11, draper,g at eleven, and Oct. 6, at twelve, at th eltoyal ca , - ,i,,7 N - Z . ,' ( a .tle-upon-Tyne. Baker, official a sigLe e , Nel-v -u,,,0u-Tyno ; Marshall, Durham; fledge and Ilarle, Neu-- castle-upon-Tyne. Wobard }Willy, silk mcrc.x, Leicester, Aug. 25 e n d Sell. ',: 9, at Lail'- rd., ten, at tli Birmingham D: stric . • LLOYD'S SEUPPING.—(This Day.) LONDON, Aug. 14.—Wind this day at noon, W., light breeze and cloudy. There was a severe storm last night of thunder and lightning. PLYMOUTH, Aug. 13.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Cape Rouge, for Quebec Cow's, Ang. 13.—Wind Ste.—Arrived—Ocean Home, from Trinidad de Cuba, and sailed for Bremen. FLEETWOOD, Aug. 12.—Wind S.--Arrived—Favorite, from Miramichi. OFF FALMO OTH, Aug. 13 . — Arrived—Cadzanda, from St Domingo. RAMSGATE, Aug. 10.—Wind S. W.—Sailed—Rena, for Rio Grande. FOWEI, Aug. 12 . — Sailed. —Bangalore, for Quebec. TBALEE, Aug. 12.—Wind N.W.—Sailed—Alert, for Quebec. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRIUSH TELEGRAPIT.) GRAVESEND, Friday, 30.15 a.m. Wind S.E. ; tide three houreebb ; weather fine. Arrived, Aug. 13—Minerva, from Memel; Pet, Wy. borg. DEAL, Friday, 9 a.m. Wind S.E., light, with rain. Passed—Bei Alajesty's ship Dee, from Portsmouth fur Woolwich. FEARFUI, THUNDERSTORM —NOTTINGHAM, Thursday. —This afternoon a fearful thunderstorm occurred in this town. It commenced at two o'clock, and continued for about 2 hours. The lightning was exceedingly vivid, and the rain swept down in torrents, deluging kitchens, cel lars, &c. There was a good deal of damage done, and the crops in the neighbourhood have received consider able injury. EARLY CLOSING ASSOCIATION. —FESTIVAL AT THE CRYSTAL PALACE.—We wish to remind al those who are themselves at liberty to enjoy a Saturday half-holi day, and who are disposed to contribute a little aid to the efforts which are being made to procure the same boon for others, that the first grand fete on i behalf of the funds of the Early Closing Asso ciation will tele place at the Crystal Palace to morrow, when a concert by 300 members of the Vocal Society, with instrumental music by the Crystal Palace band and the baud of the Se Fusi ier Guards, besides the playing of the, upper fountains, and "a treatcricket match between eleven warehousemen and eleven clerks of the City of London," promise to make up an attractive entertainment. agga NEW APPLICATION Of THE SEWING MACHINE.— Much has been said and written on the subject of the cruelties practised on the class of dressmakers, and therefore it will be a source of extreme gratification to announce that we shall no longer have reason to antici pate the fatal consequences to thousands of young women arising from excessive confinement and over work. That very ingenious instrument, the sewing machine, has recently been adapted by a West end house to the exigencies of all the heavier descriptions of work, and the result is a precision and an easy rapi dity of execution truly marvellous. The instrument is now in full operation at Jay'a extensive mourning ware houses in Regent -street. and it is to be hoped the pro cess will be very generally adopted, not only because it will be likely to reduce dressmaking charges, but also be the means of relieving a large portion of hard-work ing young people. It will, at all events, very greatly facilitate the execution of mourning orders in such a house as that referred to, as well as all the heavier kinds of work where dressmakers are employed.—Mornia .Pea RAILWAYS. Ambz. Nottng. Bost. & Eastn. June...... Belfast & Ballymena Birmirs. , - arh. 4 Stour Valley Birkenhd. Lance). & Cheshire Junct , Blackburn ...... Blyth & Tyne origin' 425 (iss. at X 45) Bristol & Exeter ' Ca1ed0nian............ Chester & llolyheae Cork and Bandon Cork, Black. & Pass Cornwall A Do. B Dublin&BelfastJunc Dun. P. drAber.Junc. East Anglian . Eastern Counties Eastern Union, A. stk. Do., do. B. Do. New A ...... East Kent East Lancashire East Suffolk ........ I Do. Edinburgh & Glasgow Edinb. andPeobles Edinb.Prth.&Dunde , Forth and Clyde June. Furness ....... . Glasgow & S.Westero Great N. of Scotland Great Northern Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock Gt. Sth. &West. (Ire. ) Great Western. Do. Str. V. R gu a. St Irish South-Eastern. Lancaster &Carlisle. Do., Thirds. ....... Do. New Thirds lancash. &Yorkshire Do., do. F !AG Do., Wst. Riding Un Do. Southport. London & Blackwall Lon d. Bri7ht. & S. Cst. London & N. Western Do. Fifths Do. ,1 Gt. 5h.,M&8...0 Do. Eighths London di S. Western Lndndrry. &Coleraine Lndndny. & Ennisk. Mandl Sh f. &Lincln.. Metropolitan ....,. Do. J. L. Ricardo's arrangement Midland ...... Do. Birming.& Derby Afidland G. West. (Ir. ) Do. Shares Newcastle & Carlisle.. Newpt.Aberg.dillrfd Newry & Enniskillen Newry, Warrenpoint & Rostrevor N0rf01k:.......... Northn. Counties Un Nor th British ..... North Devon, Rail. dr Doc: Stock . ..... Do., A Stock Do., B Stock N. Eastern Berwick Do. do. Extension Do do. G.N.E.Purch. Do. Leeds Do. York North London N.& S. Wstn., Hamp stead, and City North Staffordshire.. North Western........ N. & S. Westin. June Oxford Worcester & Wolverhampton..... Portsmouth Rhymnoy Scottish Central ...., Scot. N.E.Abrdo. St Shropshire ITh;on Sitingbonrno &Sheer South Devon South Eastern Do. 4 per:. Shares South Wales S. Yorksh. RiverDnu Staines,Wok.,&Wok. Stockton St Darlinz Do. do., 1854 Do. do., 1.855 Stockton & Hartlop' Taff Vale Do. Pref., No. 1 Thames Rsv. D. &R Vale of Noath IWaterkl. & Kilkenny Waterford&Limerick West Cos nwa11........ West End of Lolidon and Crystal Palace Do. A Do. B \West L0nc10n..... Do. First Class. Do. Second Class... Wmbledon &Croydop BRITISH POSSESSIONS, Atlan and St. Law. ... ... Bombay, Baroda, and Cen.lnd,guar.sp.c. 4 d par Do. Buffalo & Lake Hur 4/ Buff., Brut. (St Godc,l) lBB 92 6 p.c.bds., 1 Aug.,'72 Do. do., 1 July, '73' 85 90 Do. do., 1 June, '74 85 90 Calcutta and S. East. Central Oude (Lim.) Ceylon A slams Do. B. do. Demerara. Eastern Bengal East Indian Do. C Shares D 0.41 p.c.Bnds.,'s7 Do. do. do., '59, do. Geelong &Melbourne gear. 5 per cent. Gd. Trunk. or Canada ••• - ••• - 1003 —101 A, di 204 201 50 52 , 85 87 198 —19 i, par p' 21 214, par 4p l 99 101 105 110 1 105 -- 110 Do. 6 p. c. Deben (it. In. Pen. g. 5 pert Do. New. guar. 5 p.c Cit. Wcstn. of Canada Do. New Do. Bds.. payable '57 Do, do., '76, n,'6o Do. do., '73, do. Do. do., '73, without option Madras, guar. 4; p.c Do. do., 5 per c. Do. 4 p. c. Do. 3d Ex., g. sp.c. Do. 4th Es., do Oude (Limited) Scinde, guar. 5 per c, Do !106 108 j 181 19& 104 20 lx d d— par t ' 4 d parj 4 - lip JOINT-STOCK BANKS. lAustralasia Bank of Egypt .... Bank of London Bri, Col. Bk.& Ln. Co (British N. American C.Bk.of Ind Au &Ch ( City • • Colonia. Co Wit;Eng.Seo,tiris z Lon.Ch • I .of Aust Ditto New London and County Lnd.ttE.Bnkng. Corp London Joint Stock Lond.andWestminst National Pro. of Eng Do. New National Bank New South Wales Oriental Bank Corp Ottoman Bank Provine'al of Ireland Do. Now R.Aus. B. &G.Im.Co South Australia Union of Australia ' Do. New Union of London , •• • Unity Mut ua l • • • d Wootrak of Lend. 12 =1 lld 87 89 3 2d 47 49 11 id 64 66 25 20 all all * l9 - 19 17i - 184 ••• - !•• 46 4S 35 1 + --- 363, Id par 33 - 31 51i -- 52} 6 - 7 1.00 100 100 100 100 100 100 St. 8 10 10 all 100 4 E I 100" all all (00 100 100 100 all all 100 100 100 100 3i 100 121 20 St. St. 25 10 1.0.6 100 all all Do.. - REPO -,TS ON CONVICT PRISONS. 6. , .- A thick blue-book contains the reports of the inspectors of various convict prisons. The most interesting of these is that which refers to Penton villa. It appears that one of the prisoners stabbed his officer with a shoe-knif e , and ihat 522 offences were reported, of w hi c h 41 were dismissed. Of 1,054 prisoners confined last year 809 were net punished at all, a satisfact ry proof that the gene ral conduct of he prisoners was good. Two pri soners escaped, it is supposed through the assist ance of an officer, who was dismissed in conse quence. About 53J of the prisoners were trans ferret to other prisons during the year, and 558 remained at P en t onv ill e on the 31st of December, 1856. The total expenses of the prison, exclusive of buildings, amounted to 14,6951., reduced by sundry receipts and by the labour of prisoners to 13,3111. The deaths in the prison were at the rate of 4.2 per mille, and no attempt at • suicide occurred. The system of teaching remains the same as before, and the results are satis factory. The statistics prove that mere "educa tion " is not to be received either as a panaeea or • preventive of serious crime, as it is plainly a two- • edged sword, which cuts bo h ways, for evil and for good, according to the religious principles and moral habits of the possessors. In short, the greater the crime the higher will c f en be found the degree of education. The degree of education is higher in convicts (reports the chaplain) than in ordinary criminals. Experience shows that of 1,000 convicts released from this prison 200 will relapse into crime, with less SUCCCS3 than before ; 3CO will abandon crime as a bad speculation, and because their skill in thieving is pretty well lost ; 400 will bona fide) and from principle and choice, adopt a good course of life, and become useful members of society ; ancl 100 will break down into permanent invalids, and end their days in a workhouse. Taking 1,00 0 prisoners sentenced to transportation for life, it is calculated that 113 can nether read nor write, 135 can read a little, 291 can both read and w rite imperfectly, 330 can read well, and 81 are of sik perior education. Of another 1,000 prisoners, about 15 or 16 appear to have been liberally educated and emplo3ed, 40 to 52 to have been clerks, shopwen, and bagmen, 26 to 71 servants, and 317 to 3 88 tradesmen and mechanics. The report on Milbank prison shows that 2,765 prioners were disposed of last year, 832 remaining et the close thereof. The (reduced) expenses of the prison amounted to 29,6751. Of 2,259 convicts whose educational status is recorded, only 243 were totally ignorant. At Parkhurst prison 638 prisoners were disposed of last year, and thi cost was 11,1401, At Portland, 2,387 prisoners were disposed of, and the expense amounted . to 52,161/. The conduct of the prisoners , as a body, has been good, and they are more patient under labour.. At Portsmouth, 1,636 prisonera• were disposed of, and the expense was 31,0351. •At Dartmoor, 1,517 prisoners were disposed of, - and • the expense was, 34,454/. Lastly, at Chatham prison, 677 prisoners were disposed of, and the expense amounted to 36,3501. Country Markets. MANCHESTER -AuG. 13. At this day's market there was a fair attendance, and' a moderato amount of business was transacted in wheat and flour at tee extreme currency of last week. Oats and oatmeal were both inquired for, and the former improvo o in value id per 451bs. B eans same as last week. Indian corn is per qr. cheaper. There has been a continuance of heavy ntin during the week. BOSTON-AuG. 12. We have again to report an extremely dull market, and a small supply of wheat ; the few sales effected must be noted at about last week's rates. In oats and beans ll° change. Prices :—Wheat, red, 503 Od to 61s Od; now, —s to —s ; white, 601 0 , 1 to 63s Od; extra, 653. Barley, 40s Od to 475 Oi. Oat 253 to :As. Peas, 40- to 443 Od. Beans, 4111 Od to 50s Od per qr. NEWARK-AuG. 12. A thin attendance and a rniddling supply o f wheat._ Little business doing, at about last week's rates. Wheat, white 63s to 665, red 60s to 633; barl e y, matting --s to --a, grinding 35 s t o 365; oats, 24st. 361 to 383, 2284 324 to 34s ; beans, Vs to 523 ; malt, 73s to 803 ; peas, 46 6 to 43s ; taros, —3 to s per qr. New white wheat 67s to 703; new red, 64s to 665. LOUTH-AuG. 12. Our market continues much depressod, and the trifling business done in cora was at about the rates of the pre' vious week. Wheat, 55s to 52s ; extra, Gas ; barley 41a to 444 ; °ate) 24a to 2Ss ; beans, 44s to 483. EDINBURGH GRAIL-AUG. 5. Sales were heavy, and prices for wheat and oats firmer. Barley back and beans dearer. Wheat, on the top, is 01 down, and on the average was Os Od up. Barley, 3a down on the top, and l a lie down on the average. Oats on the top is 0J up, and on. the average id up. Beaus on the top 2s Od down, and on the average is Gd up. AVERAGES ENE IMPERIAL QUARTER. Wheat £2 6 0 4-12ths. Do. new -12th. Barley Oats 1 12 4 G-12ths. Beans Total Supply and Sales. Wheat 2061 qrs sold 1566 qrs Barley 263 qrs sold 165 qrs Pats 687 qrs sold 490 qrs Beans 77 qrs sold 30 gra DERBY SMITHFIELD.--kuG. 11. There was a moderate supply of fat beasts to -day , and a full attendance of buyers; the greater part of the animals were of the better sort, and mostly disposed et. The supply of sheep was a full average, with a fiat de wand. The supply o f l am b s was large, and several lots unsold. A larga supply of fat pigs and sales flat; towards the close, however, a clearan ce was effected. Calves not se numerous, and better sold. The following were the quotations i—Beef, 6id t o 7d:; mutton, 7d ;;o 'tA; lamb, 8d to L5.4(.1. ;.. veal, 61te 60 per, lb. ; pigs, 10s Od to 10s 6d per score; rough :at, 5s 9i to O i a per 141 b.; hides, 4;d to 6,d per lb ; calf-skins, 44d to 6i ti per lb. LOCAL SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, AUG. 13. STOCK EXCHANGE.--The transactions in this uisrk4 to-day are merely nominal, the market continues dull, and prices of all the leading stocks have again declined,. under the influence of the Indian advices. Caledonian,: 38k— Lonion a*Al N rth-Westerns, 102 A 2 A 2—La - noashire and Yorkshire, 98;s—South Eastern, 21/—Blackburn , 74 c.—Great Western of Canada, 21 —Grand. Trunk of Canada, 12. - te.3. Midlands, 83i--Easters Conn' ties, 11.1.3.—Great Western, 52/ 51—North 'Eastern, Berwick, 23I—Chester and Holyhead, 17 ---M:. Sheffield, and Lincoln, 89 1. BIRMINGHAM, AUG. 13. STOOK EXCHANGE. —The market was rather heavy to day. Thera was not much improvement in prices, an(l the business nominal. LEEDS, AUG. 13. STOOS EXCHANGE.—The market inactive, and priced without any m titer: al chang e . L eeds, 98I—Sheffield ao . MANCHESTER, AUG. 13. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The market was inactive to-d.all and prices were a shade lower. Midlands, 834—Leeds. 93i--London and North Westerns, 102—SheffieIds, 388 —Dovers, 21 11-16—Leeds new, 7-16 (I—Great Weiterr., 52—Grand Trunk of Canada, 12 13-16—Blackburns, East Lan cas hi re , 96—G rea t Western of Canada, 21-;" Eastern Counties, 10 15-16 d. RAILWAY ACTS.—It appears that in the session , 3f 1856 acts were passed authorising the construction of 358 miles of railway, and the raising of capital to tae amount of 3,648,000/., and loans to the amount of 2,141,426/., making a total of 5,784,426/. 39 miles ,of railway were afterwards abandoned, and the net tnital increase of capital, after reductions made, amount to 2,782,370. = ...-..........„....,. wrl. B 1311,7 II S. OF A SON. On the 12th inat , at 10, Mansfield-street, Portiv.nd' place, Mrs. W. Bovill. On the 13th inst., at 36, Sussex-gardens, Hyde-p ark, Aio wife of George Lewis Parkin, Esq. OF A DAUGLITER, On the 12th inst., the wife of Freeman Haynes, t sq barrister-at-law. On the 12th inst., at 41, Eaton-place, Be'grave-square, the wife of John Harvey Astell, Esq. MARRIED, On the 12th inat., at Ingestre, Stafford, the Most Noble the Marquis of Lo t hian, with the Lady Constance Talbot, daughter of the Bight Hon. Earl Talbot. Parliamentary solicitor, London, second On the 12th inst., at St. Alarylobone parish church, ,1": Esq., of Eccles, Berwickshire, to 813of.anGryorf:Ji g a j n a e l , se t q • s h . : G o ?diet daughter of William Grant, Esq., Maueira. DIED. On the 13t11 inst., at the Lodge, Witham, Essex from the effects of a f a ll at Dunnaow, a few days previously. William Wright Luard, Esq., Deputy-Lieut. and J.P. for the county of Essex, aged 71, On the 13th inst., at Greenwich, Mr. Jno. Taylor Major, aged 85. On the 12th inst., after three hours' illness, at Itchon Stoke Vicarage the Very Rev. D. W. Conybeare, Dean of Lamlaff, a;ed 71. On the 12th inst., at 171, Bermondsey-street, Mr. T. .1 - Bumsley, aged 40. On the 11th inst., at the Grange, Oakham, Clarke Mot , rig, Esq., late High sheriff of the county of Rutland, aged-61. On the ith mud., Sir John Augustus Hugh Boyd, Bf., R.N., of Drualawillen, Ballycastle, county Antrim, Jre! laLd, aged 33. 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