The Sun. — London, England, 1857-10-24 00:00:00

OYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. --Lessee, Mr. AA; Dillon.—Under the joint management of Mi,s LOUISA PYNE and Mr. HARRISON.—Open for an OPERA SEASON a THR EE MONTHS, with the fol lowing Distinguished Artistes :—Madame Caraderi, Miss Co roll, Miss Susan Pyne, Miss Marian Prescott, Miss Cuthbert, N:rs. H. Manley, and Miss Lou ' sa Pyne; Mr. Augustus Braham, Mr. A St. Albyn, Mr. Edmunds, Mr. Hamilton Braham, Mr. Ferdinand G lover, Mr. Bernard, Mr. Kerby, M r.Wallworth, Mr. G. Honey, Mr. Weiss, and Mr. W. Harrison. Conductor, Kr. Alfred Mellon. The Orchestra selected from the Royal Italian Opera, Jullien's Bind, and the Orches tral Union. The Chorus selected entirely from the Royal Italian Opera. Stage Manager. Mr. E. Stirling. Assistant Acting Manager, Mr. William Brough. Ballet Master, Mr. Frampton. Chorus Master, Mr. G. Sinythson. THIS EVENING, will be pe formed Wallace's opera of MARITANA. To conclude with A VERY SERIOUS AFFAIR. Private Boxes, £2 12s. 6d., £2 25., and £1 lie. 6d. ; Stalls, 6s. ; Dress Circle, ss. ; Upper Boxes, 4s. ; Pit, 25.; Gallery, ls.—The Box Office is now open daily, from e. 3, under the direction of Mr. Chatterton, jun. T HEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Lessee—Mr. J. B. Buckstone. I'HIS EVENING, to commence at Seven o'clock, with Sheridan Knowles' comedy of THE LOVE CHASE. Con stance, 3fi,s A. Scdgwick. After which, BOX AND COX. Box, Mr. Buckstone ; Cox, Mr. Compton. Followed by MAKE YOUR WILLS. To conclude with THE GALICIAN FETE. o:cheibra Stalls (which may be retained the whole of the evening), 6s. each, (No charge for booking.) First Price. s. d. Second price. s. d Dress Boxes 5 0 Dress Boxes 3 0 Upper Boxes 3 0 Upper Boxes... 2 0 it ower 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 home•maile Extravaganza, DOMESTIC ECONOMY. Mr. Wriett and Miss Arden. After which, Douglas Jerrold's drama of BLACK-EYED SUSAY. William, Mr, T. P. Cooke ; Blue Peter. Mr. Paul Bedford ; Gnatbrain, Mr, Wright ; Black-eyed Susan, Miss Arden. To conclude with the new sketch of WELCOME, LITTLE STRANGER. Mr. Wright, Mr. Paul Bedford, &e. STRAND THE AT RE. —THIS EVENING, will be performed IS HE JEALOUS Mr. Shore, Miss G)wer, Miss Herbert, and Miss M. A. Victor. Followed by JOHN OF PARIS. Mr. Kinlech, Mr. Oliver winners, Miss Harriet Gordon. To be followed by THE PHANTOM WIVES, in which Miss Craven will sustain four characters. Reginald Rattle cap, Mr. Leicester Buckingham. After which, the highly-successful and original burlesque, written by Leicester Buckingham, entitled LA TRAVIATA; or, THE LADY CAMELEON. Miss Craven, Mis; Victor, Mr. F. Charles, Mr. G. Bolton, Mr. J. Howard, and Mr. J. Clarke. Commence at Seven. Stalls, 3s. ; Boxes, 2s. ; Pit, is. Gallery 6d. ; Private Boxes, ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessees, Messrs. Robson and Emden. THIS EVENING, will be performed (6th time) a new comedy, called LEADING STRINGS. Messrs. Addison, G. Vining, H. Cooper ; Mrs. Stirling, Misses Wyndham and S wanborongh. To conclude with the original Extravaganza, by. Robert B. Brough, Esq., called MASANIELLO. Messrs. Rob son, Cooke, Danvers, he. ; Misses Swauborough, Thirlwall, Hughes, Bromley, and Mrs. Melfout. fact. We may well distrust those who could at tempt to stifle the voice of public opinion. But the inhabitants of Calcutta have only spoken in another clime, the sentiments of the Duke of CAMBRIDGE and the Earl of ELLEN BOROUGH—sentiments that have been warmly re sponded to by all true-hearted Englishmen. They repudiate the sickly sentimentality, the pseuds humanitarianism, that while, as we recently stated, " Delhi was yet untaken, while Lucknow was threatened with the fate of Cawnpore, while NANA SAHIS yet commanded his thousands, and while Oude swarmed with rebels ;" in fact, while insurrection stalked abroad, and disaffection pre. vailed throughout the length and breadth of the land, placed "a cramping wet blanket" on the efforts of gallant officers, and energetic civil ser vants. The Government should not show such distrust to its servants, should not lead the world to believe that there was the slightest reason to suppose that they could be guilty of heartless and wanton cruelty, or be desirous of involving the innocent with the guilty in one common destruc tion. God knows, there are too many of the latter, to satisfy the most sanguinary. When the rebellion had been crushed and order restored, it would have been sufficient time to preach of tempering ju§- tice wish mercy, and. transferring British soldiers whose services were urgently required for the pre_ nervation of their countrymen and countrywomen, whose lives and properties were still at stake, into gaol guards over rebels taken with the red hand. Let these matters be fully investigated. Let those who have appealed to CESAR be judged by CdESAR ; but we can entertain but little doubt as to which si le will ultimately obtain the verdict, or as to the fate of the trumped-up charge, more worthy of the inveterate impugners of the Anglo- Saxon character, than of Englishmen invested with authority by the British Government. The best time for directing public attention to any grievance, is when there is a comparative ab sence of excitement on the subject, when persons can tike clear and unprejudiced views, founded on pure justice, uninfluenced by passion or party. It is, then, surely time that the advocates for a fair and equitable modification of the Income Tax should strive to obtain an alteration of that iniquitous impost, so as to make each person con tribute according to his means and resources to the liquidation of the national liabilities, and the maintenance of the national establishment. Last year the public mind was devoted to one point. The people were resolved to get rid of the war 9d., which ought, as we repeatedly proved, to have been the war 11d. And the agitation was confined to that point in which there was great and well-merited success. Although never deluded by any vain expectation the charge would be suffered to expire in 1860 ; and although convinced that an equitable adjust ment was even more important than a diminution, we were compelled to accept an instalment of justice, and to be satisfied with getting what could be obtained and to bide our time, before insisting on other changes. The gross injustice still remained, but as the amount was diminished, we could better bear to be plun dered of 7d. than 16d., although the grievance would be just as flagrant in the one case as the other. The most sanguine person cannot now anticipate that the impost will be abated in April, 1860. The Indian rebellion has prevented the possibility of such a concession, and we may therefore now regard it as a permanent tar. We should not then delay the attempt at its improvement, or avoid a task which, sooner or later, must be un dertaken. The oppressive and unequal impost must now be subjected to a complete revision. As we have I repeatedly stated, the people do not desire to get rid of direct taxation. On the contrary, they de sire its extension on a sound and judicious prin ciple. But it must be completely modified, or en tirely rejected. The palpabh swindle of charging precarious and temporary profits at the same rate as fixed and certain income arising from accumulated and realised property must be alto gether abolished. The principle would seem too absurd to require a single argument against it ; bit that it is an existing fact, adopted and enforced by enactments, framed by the Legislsture, every member whereof was obliged to exhibit a property qualification in order to entitle him to take his seat and vote. Collectively and individually, therefore, they exonerated themselves at the expense of the industrial population. This may be regarded as a sericus accusation, but unfortunately it has but too much foundation, and the sooner the cause in , whi.:l it originates is removed the better for all paries concerned. It was, as " The Spirit of COCKER" justly designated, " a masterpiece of sta:ecraft ;" but the eyes of the people have been completely opened, their vision has been purified, and they will no longer tolerate the flimsy pre text that taxes " the working bees of the social hive for the relief of the drones." The Chan cellor of the Exchequer will not, under any circumstances, abandon so profitable a scarce of revenue. He has had too great expe -1 riance of its productiveness. The ridiculous no tion fraudulently started by Mr. GLADSTONE, when Chancellor of the Exchequer, and fostered and supported by the Times, respecting its aboli tion in 1860, may, therefore, be at once and for ever banished from the popular mind. We must, therefore, reform the entire system, so as to obtain an equal, or nearly equal, amount of money— but by fairer means. _ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Proprietor, Mr. Charles Kean. THIS EVENING, will be performed Shakspero's Play Of THE TEMPEST. Preceded by LIVING TOO FAST. Commence at half-past Seven. ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Lessees, Messrs. Shepherd and Creswiek. THIS EVENING, will be performed AMBITION : or, The Throne and the Tomb. Messrs. Creswiek, W. Smith, Vollaire, B. Potter, Jackson, Belmont ; Miss Wpbster, Miss Eburne, Miss Johnstone. After which, a new Petite Comedy, UP IN THE WORLD. To conclude with TR[CKS AND TRIALS. CANTERBURY HALL, Westminster-road.— OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The follow ing company of Vocalists are engaged for the performance of Selections from all the popular OPERAS, MADRIGALS, CHORUSES, GLEES DUETS, &c., viz.:—Miss Russell, Mrs. Badzey, Madlle. Manetta, Mrs. Palmyro, Miss E. Scott Miss Brunell, Mrs. Le Jenne, and Madame Marietta ; Herr F. Jonghmans, Mr. Renshaw, R. Grover, T. Farcant, S. Jones, J. Barker, W. Melling, Senor Antonio, E. L. Rime, and Mr. St. Albyn ; Messrs. S. Collins and E. Mack ney, Pianoforte, Mr. Cecil Hicks; harmonium, Master Williams ; Director, Herr F. Jonghmans. Commence at Seven o'clock precisely. Suppers, &c., until twelve o'clock. —Signor PICCO will perform, at half-p tst Eight and half past Ten, every Evening. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. THIS DAY- Morn. 7 min. aft. 5 -Even. 27 ni:n aft. 5 To-Moftnow —Morn. 47 min. aft. 5 -Even. 12 min. aft. 6 TU -Sox OFFICE, OCTOBER 24 Tnnamoimma, iv TEITI SPIA.DE. 67—highest sines noon yesterday. 50—lowest this morning and during the night 60 —this day at noon. BemomfrEn, 30.18. WIND, Easterly; rather fresh, with fine weather. Y • . tt r .o ‘r j r,... - 4 - k o cii en,,,J,4 4 11/41 4/, LONDON, SATUR DAY, OCT. 24, 1857. The British inhabitants of Calcutta have peti tioned against the Anglo-Indian Government. They accuse it of weakness, vacillation, almost imbecility, state that its sole object is to unduly favour the Civil Service, as if India was to be retained for their exclusive benefit. They have gone to the very root of the matter, urged a truly radical reform of the existing system, asking that the British Parliament should remove the Go vernment of the East India Company, and sub stitute that of the Queerer, with an open Legisla tive Council, suitable to the requirements of the country, compatible with British supremacy, Queen's Courts, presided over by trained lawyers, and English the Court language—and, iu fact, to sweep away the present mal-administration of justice either by a number of incompetent men of an exclusive service, or by crowds of natives unfit in times of peace, and frequently traitorous in times like the present. The Government have now retorted by a to rinoque argument. They make a sweeping accu sation against the state of public feeling in Calcutta —or in other words, against those who had the manliness to annex their names to the inculpatory statement. It, in public opinion, is described as " savage and vindictive—a blind and indiscrimi nating exasperation—a mere hatred of a dark skin—a 'pure and unreasoning antipathy to the Hindoo." This is tie cross-bill of indictment. It is an attempt to carry the war into the eizemy'e camp, to retort the charges preferred. Thaler own The Marchioness of atwnshire leaves town to-flay for East i H l am i pst d ead Park, Berks. His lordship still defence is grounded- on the illiberal and also im politic prejudices of their accusers, who are not re The Earl Amherst has purthased a mansion in Groz competent to take a fair and disinterested view f venor-square, late the residence of the Earl of Car the-- ° uarvon. all-important question. The Etrl of Mulgrave leaves town to-day on a visit to These are the conflicting charges, and it is for the Hon. H. B. and Mrs. Brands, at Giynde-place, Bri- nea Vis L co e t7n e t e. and the Parliament and People of Great Viseountess COmbermere are entertain ingai,,,,,select circle of th e no bi l i ty at Corn b ermere A bb ey. fain to decide the points now at issue on vcount and Viseauntess Campden and family Save both sides. It appears to us that all the arrived at Claridge's Hotel, from Campden House, presumptions are iu favour of the iahabitante. GlLoit)credatearesd Ladyhire. Faversha m ar kslill at nob Dun le clm Such a n accusation as " indiscriminate hateed " Park, surrounded by a family circle. Th elor b d e was never hith erto preferre d aga i ns t any lely of and dher ladyship are expected in town early next E wa n 'i s i i itiailmen uninfluenced by official ties. Nei' moots. Lard and Lady Siuthainpton have ar r i ve d at t h e preferred not 1 they had previously spoken Clarendon, from Wbittlahury, Towcester. out, plainly and intelligibly, against the fatuity ba L ry ord Edward Thynne has left the Earl of Malmes that had seriously 's shouting quarters in the Highlands for Drunalan in, might eventually destroy t : li n e d, B i r f it P is e h rs : 1 ' 1 I . eprree-1 Lady Elizabeth Hope Vere and family have arrived riv Castle, on his way south. macy }Endo:A tn. The preis in Park-lane from Folkfrstune. complaints c 1111 , i ho preferred routtle the wal gagged — no The Hon. Edniued Phippie who has been very much , indispose] for some months past, is somewhat better. cola [IDS of an independa:it j The Right Hon. Frederick and M rs . Peel, who have Th;prt. icati h. been on a tour in Italy, are expected in town th e lat t er tion might have been necessary s o f ar as t na _ earl of n- xt month. five newspapers were concerned—th ose AIIRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE e!terday racy/ling the Prlnteci Al, xaader Perrin, M.A., in any of the Eastern languages, or edited by With the e lovely eitv. and e ac . Gerald coroplished Miss Elizabeth Massey Maliornmedaus or "Undoes. But it was unfair I.,tZ th e. e daughter of Admiral Wallis, of ) F . u d ntld s o t n and uncalled for against Englishmen who had James's. Chu r d :b ngd Pic o i:ad S ili i ; e i x n i th w e a p s rest e c r e ll' of g a brilliant invested their capital in Indian journals, erred who clieize IxsuMsasax f r i end s of both families. had heavy stakes in the maintenance of Rritish been ebth occasioned th e O C l IrAgTea A a nd l e popular h acx paris h has o f 4u P re nlacy in the East. Although they might the a c iyn conseq uence .n the l of the anticipated fillirg up of Elise with Government measures, they would thetdheate in the Re c e n . m y b j e r ne Z v :P g ich Th." e l•be-eng.cauhe:l, sustain and Support the Government itself. They and Chapter nearly of lioocohoelstae re e a ar :i is in the gift of the Derv. could not be supposed to sympathise with by a member of that body, who, ! ie b e e e d e d held u,o since 18 . 28 cumbelcy of Chatham, held the rectory of addition t to tir w t n e e n ; the views or opinio ns o f th e mutineers an I Marshall Dorsetsh re , a canonry residentiary in Rocbi 8- rebels, and the atte s -111 1 ) . at gagging the neurth ter Cathedral, and a chaplaincy in ordinary tothe-Queen Estate, proved not only that The inhabitants have expressed a very strong hope that the Governmairt Wr a clergyman may be appointed who will be enab le d to in the wrong, but that it was well aware of the reside in his benefice. Insurances to a large extent were effected yesterday 3t Lloyd's for the transmission of specie to India, sup posed to be on account of the East India Company at 20e. per cent. Some parties estimate the amount at 250,0001. It is stated that the failure of Cyrus Field and Co., at New York, has occasioned the suNpension of tho respect able firm of Laurence, Murray, and Ingate, of that city, and their drafts on the resident partner in London were yesterday returned unpaid. It is entirely a conamiseion house. Their engagements are small, and it was expected the stoppage would be temporary. MID-SENT RAILWAY.—During the heavy and inces sant rain which prevailed on Thursday last, consider. able damage was caused to the embankment of the newly-constructed Mid-Kent line of railway between Lewisham and Beckenham. Notices have been issued announcing that trains will not run until the damage is repaired. There were no gold withdrawals from the Bank yesterday, but it was understood about 110;000 sovereigns would be taken at Liverpool for shipment to New York by the Canada. With the other amounts pre viously provided it seems probable, therefore, that the sum to be despatched by that packtt will not fall short of the anticipated total of 200,0001. It appears that the Canada will take out tendera for 400,0001. 8 per colt. bonds to be iieued by the Michigan Central Railway for the extinction of the portion of their floating debt failing due before Anus', 1858. The instalments will consist of 10 per cent, on the 14 h of next month, 15 per cent, on the let of January, and three of 25 per cent. at succeeding intervals of two months. THE FATAL EXPLOSION AT LIVERPOOL.—LIVERPOOL, FRIDAY.—An inquest was held yesterday afternoon upon the body of Robert Goulding, 30 years of age, who was killed by the explosion of a boiler at Mr. William Hall's flour mills on Tuesday evening, and after a lengthened investiation the jury returned a verdict stating that the dec ea sed came to his death entirely through his own neglect. A DESERIBD VESSEL.---The crew of a Welch schooner have brought into Grimsby a Dutch vessel, found about 50 miles from the mouth of Humber, totally de serted. The vessel was laden with corn, and when found had about five feet of water in her hcli, her sails and rigging were very little injured, and the water was soon got under. The captain and crew have since arrived in Grimsby ; they bad left her under the conviction that else would soon sink. THE ARMY, NAVY, AND ORDNANCE SERVICES Detailcd accounts of the receipts and expenditure for Navy, Army, and Ordnance services in the year ended March 31, 1856, have been published by order of the honourable the House of C)Mnions on the nioti9n o Mr, Wilson, M.P. The expenditure for naval services amounted to 19,590,8331., and that for Army, Comntis sariat, and Militia services to 21,223,079/. The Ord nance services entailed a cost of 11,993,784/. The details of these votes occupy a space of 105 pages. ENCOUNTER BETWEEN A CAT ANDw SNAKE.—At a house near Port Ellen, Inlay, the inmates were recently startled by the unusual cries of a fine tom-cat at the out- side of the house. A rush was made to ascertain the cause of the yells, when, to their surprise, a large ser pent had embraced puts too elose'y to be relished. The cat bad evidently given fight, or had actsd on the de fensive, as unerring signs were manifested on the b ,dy of his snakeship of its claws and teeth. .The respective antagonists were exercising their strategic skill, and the issae of the contest might have been doubtful had not the timely reinforcement to the feline hero made its appearance. The serpent was then speedily despatched, and "Tom" declared the victor. The snake was of the the black species, and as they often visit dairies to gi t milk, it is supposed that it was on the way to regale itself when met by "Tom." ivietees.—The mining market this week, notwithstand ing the increased rate of discount to 8 per cent., and the consequent tightness of money, has been charact , -rised by increased activity rather than otherwise, the princi pal demand still being for some of the progressive mines we referred to last week. Dividend mines are not 8. much sought after, speculators appearing rather to prefer such shares as promise a speedy rise of 40 to 50 Der cent. to those paying steady dividends of 15 or 20, and this state of things may have been breuglit about by the sudden and great rise in East Basset. Is Wheal Uny there has been a steady demand, and the price has daily advanced 103. to if per share, until they leeve off at 7 to 71 ; this is a rise of 4 3 / 4 per share in three weeks ; this mine has further improved since our la,t, West Frances 16 to 17 ; South Frances 245 to 255 Basset, 190, and snore in demand ; Devon Great Conso.e, 440 to 450 ; West Basset, 24 t' 26, and the mine im proved ; North Basset, 15i to 16, and more dievand for them ; the lode in the 80 is looking better. West Seton, 350. Gram bier and St. Aubyn, 80 to 85 ; the prospects of the mine in the 36 are more encom Mining Journal of this day. VOLUNTEERING OE' THE DUMFRIES REGIMENT OF MILITIA FOR FOREIGN SERVICE.—On the forenoon of Friday last, at morning parade, the militia regiment was drawn up in the form of a square, and the officers and men were addressed by Colonel M`Murilo on the subject of volunteering for service in some of the Mediterranean garrison stations. The address of the gallant colonel was received with great Prithu siasm, and at its conclusion three cheers for the Q.een were lustily given. The colonel then ordered all those who were willing to volunteer for service to leave the ranks and march to the other side of the barrack square. With a hearty cheer, and with gratifying alacrity, all the officers and thel whole of the men, with a few exceptions, bounded across the esplanade in token of their desire to serve abroad. 'We may add that, cue the embodiment of the regi►nent, Gd recruits have joined the fore the regimental surgeon passing on an average five every day.—Dumfries Courier. The Cologne Gazette states that experiments have veer' lately made by Athtrian engineer. , , near Mantern, with guu cotton fr,r bia tine purposes. It bas been found that mio.m charged with 331bg. of this powder Lave blown up with greater effect than if they had been charged with 100 lbs. of common powder. The operation of preparing the mine is said to be attended wish much ess danger. THE FORCES IN INDIA.—An official return, made up to the 10th inst., his been compiled by Captain Elphie stone, R.E., of the Topographical and Statistical Depar' - ment at the War-office, showing that the total number of her Majesty's troops in India is 29,384 men, besides 29,611 on their r .a4sa g e out. Of these, there are 21,884 in the Bengal presidency, and 18,390 on their way to Bengal ; in the Madras presidency there are 2,426, and 2,210 on their way ; in the B imbay presi dency there are 5,074, aiiii 9,011 on their way. The European troop/ of the East India Gifu pany number altogether 18,260 men, of whom 6,800 are in Bengal, 4,960 in Madras, a d 4,520 in Bombay, besides 1,900 European officers and men from the disbanded native regiments. The native troops who still continue on duty in the service number altogether 128,000 men, of whom 46,880 are in Bengal, 50,880 in Madras, and 30,240 in Bombay. On the opposite side, the number of the native troops in the Bengal presidency disbanded or disarmed is estimated at 26,750, and the number of those who have mutinied at 58,230. Of the later, 8,300 are cavalry and 43,6j0 infantry, with 700 of the artillery and 630 of the engineers. In the Madras presidency, 38 men of a cavalry regiment have been disarmed, and 380 men of another regiment have attempted to mutiny. In the Bombay presidency 850 men have been disbanded and 200 have mutinied. By the last advices from Australia we have the report of the committee app isted by the legislature of Victoria to investigate the principles on which the railway works of that colony should be carried out. The points to excite at , ention on this side is that it appears to c oa teeiplate the raisingof funds in Euglandto theultimate ex tent of 6,000,0001 by six percent. debentures of 1001. each, for whichlthe most " eidnent Irma hduees are to be invited to tender." With the rate of discount at 8 per cent., and a strong probability that the Government at Calcutta will, in its financial incapacity, instantly seize any en couragement given to it to apply for an imperial guaran tee on a London loan of 10,000.0001., this addition to our prospects is important. The report has yet t be sanctioned by the Assembly, but it may be assumed it will meet approval, and that, at all events, the borrow ing part is less likely than any other to undergo modifi cations. With regard to the general plans of construc tion the leading recommendations of the c numittea are, that the chief object should be the connecting of the principal interior towns with the sea-ports, that two main trunk lines of double track should accordingly be commenced, one from Melbourne to Sandhurst, with a branch to Castlemaine—eventually to be extended to the Murray—and the other from Geelong to Ballarat, and tbat tenders should be invited in three modes simultane ously—first for both lines ie their whole length ; second —fur each li ne in its whole length ; and, third, for each line in sections—the works in any case to be completed is four years from the Ist of January, 1853. MORE FORTUNE TELLING IN LIVERPOOL.—AnOth tr fortune teller, who gave the name of James Henderson, alias Joseph BailLy, was brought up at the Liverpool police court yesterday, and committed to gaol for three months with hard labour. It appeased that a servant girl, named Farrell, went on Thursday to the prisoner's house and asked him to tel 1 her fortune. She put seve ral questions to him, which be answered wrongly, but she gave him a shilling. "Meetly° Carlyle, who had been watciairg the premises, on seeii g Farrell come out of the house, teok the prisoner int ) custody. OA the house being searched, a large number of a tronie mical books and " fortune telling articles" were found. The folio sing invocation, which was writ ten in a very bad hand, was also discovered :—" I do conjure csnstrain abjure and command you spirits Anal. ys analla Anacar in the name of the father and of the Son and of the holy gost by Alpha and om , ga the B A y n him thew Beginning and th e en d and. by the jeneral resurrection and comeare and By thee the je n q e u r i a c r e a s n u d r r t e h dead e . h w o u shallrld by lion at tie last day and by that name which is called tetregrtanation tbat you cau...e tl.e p::r. en are persons who stole the goods in qui , tion to bring back the earns." The invociti,,u was c,to laded will a triangular d:a gram with the words "Z sachiel" in the middle, arid " Massineu," " Herat aphel," and " Zeball," on the dif ferent eider. The fellow ir gis a copy of one of the pri soner's haecLille, several hundreds of which were found in his p issessien :—" Know thy destiny : All questions answered on the Present, Pa't, and Future ; of marriage and the time when, with a description of the future wife or husband ; of making purch:ves or sales ; of things lost ; whether an absent person be dead or alive ; whe ther any one shall have the thing hoped for, &c. Any lady or gentleman who wishes to have their future I:fe revealed to them may consult Joseph Henderson, the astronomer, of Liverpool, 61, Odver-street, leading out of Parliament-street, Windsor, Liverpool. The heavens declare the glory of God."—A woman, named Catherine Foster, was also committed for three months' imprison. ment on a similar charge, she having obtained large quantities of clothes from servants to have them charmed. These articles, however, were never returned. THE' SUN,_ LONDON, SATURDAY _EVENING,', ,OCTqBERYA4, LATE NEWS. CHANGE OF MINISTRY IN TURKEY. We have received the following telegram from cur Vienna correspondent : " VIENNA, FRIDAY, Oct. 23, Noon. " Advices from Constantinople of the 23d inst. announce a change of Ministry. " Reclschid Pasha is appointed Grand Vizier. " Aali Pasha remains Minister of Foreign Affairs. " The Sultan's brother-in-law is appointed Master of the Ordnance." CHINA►. The Hong Kong China Mail, of August 13, a date three days later than that of the advices by the last overland China mail, states that Commis sioner Yeh had been " summoned to the capital to receive some high marks of his sovereign's favour." A private letter from Amoy states that Peh kwei, the governor of Canton, is stayipg at the de partmental city of Charigchau, in Fuhkien, at which he arrived after a four months' journey from Pesing. He is said to be very sick and palsied, but is represented to be busy cs:ll , ,, , cting all the in formation he cau as to the " barbarian" move ments, previous to proceeding to Canton to relieve On the 10th of August a lorcha was attacked off Mir's Bay by three piratical boats, but after a short resistance the crew of the lorcha succeeded in beat- Inv, the boats, one of which was sunk during the fight. From Macao we hear of a fleet of fifteen lorchas having left that place for the west coast, ostensibly for the purpose of " purchasing" live stock. These lorcha men, when they find themselves in f irce, are apt to purchase at their own prices, and we learn that it was not thought improbable Ft Hong Kong that a gun-boat or two might be sent to control the proceedings of this fleet. Great complaints were made of the continued high prices of .provisions at Hong Kong, "caused," says the Mail, "in a gi eal measure by combinations on the part of the Chinese dealers, who, though they have arbitrarily advanced the value of copper cash beyond what its actual scarcity and the coasequent rise in the rate of ex change would warrant, have not proportionately reduced the price of their wares ; so that what cot 100 cash a month ago at 1,250 to the dollar, now costa exactly the same number of cash at 1,000 to the dollar. In fact, undor the present inefficient regulations, we are at the mercy of the dealer.:, and they know it ; though affairs m. , y alter when the new market arrangements, now understood to be in contemplation, come to be enforced." The British ships the Earl of Egliuton and Violet from London arrived at Hong Kong on the 11th of August, freighted with military storm The British barque Elizabeth Martin li-ft Macao on the 11th of Atuust for Liverpool, and Vie ship Julia left Shanghae on the 29th ef July for LAidon, each with a cargo of teas. An American ship, supposed to be the Nab- b, which left Hong Kong for Shanghae on the 29th July, is reported to have struck on the Pratas ; and H.M.S. T r ib une h a d or ders to call ther e on h er I voyage to Manilla. PRUSSIA• BERLIN, OCT. 21.—The King's mental health yesterday afternoon experienced a great and utlf . x _ petted improvement.. Yesterday afternoon hip increased clearness of perception and refleutim and strength of memory enabled him to hold a coierent conversation ou any topic requiring suslained powers of mind. The Queen has already poked so far by this gratifying change as to lay before the King the necessity of his empowering the Prince of Prussia to act for him. The official bulletin publishel this incrning says : "The favourable symptoms in Hi 4 Majes'y'a state of health have continued during the Intt 24 hours. "Sans Souci, Oat. 22, half-past 9 o'clock a.m.' FRANCE. PARIS, FRIDAY EvENNG. The Fraiela Governme.it, in eve )rdance will the Powers that signed the treaty of Paris, is eowneeu pied in fixing the period for opening the Confer ences on the question of the 'Danubian Principali ties. -The first sitting, it is thought, may be held about the middle of November. In virtue of an arrangement with the Austrian Government, a French consul i 3 about to be esta blished at Pola, where a new arid important arsenal and dockyard has been constructed for the Ansirian war navy. A curr - espondence has been exchanged Vetveen M. Pietri, the prefect of police, and M. dubs Favre, the counsel for M. Migrma in the late trial. The former, in his letter, compldns that thir learn i d counsel had , in his pleadings, made use of exores sions which were calculated to bring discredi; on th© administration over which he Ares des, and which were moreover offensive to li.rn. petion ally ; he consequently calls for such explanations on the subject as may tend to remove any un favourable impression which may have been caised in the public mind by the remarks in question. M. J. Favre, in his reply, states that his client had given the most positive contradiction to the'acts which were communicated to the court by the Pre fect of Police, relative to his former conduct, he, M. Favre, was bound to consider them as un founded, and consequently spoke of them in thilt light in his dCence of M. Migeon ; but he, at thy; suite time, disclaims all intention of saying any thing that could in the slightest wound the per sonal feelings of M. Pietri. The Presse offers the fol)wing explanatory ri marks en the sentenco of M. Migeon :..._ " This condemnation does not annul the election of M. Migeon as deputy, or render him iiieli4itilit% Art. 26 of the organic decree of Feb., 1852, fiAt the elec•ion of deputies, dee axes all electors who are 25 years of age to be eligible. Article 27 on!y excludes from election indiviilutls pointed our. in Articles 15 and 16 of the organic decree, and none of the exclusions enumerated in those attioles are applicable to M. Migeon, who iraQ ' it is true, been coadeinn e d t o i mpr i sonment, but only for a simple misdemeanour, and not for a crime. This misdemeanour is provided fir and punished by Att. 259 of the Penal Code, which, it this case, does not authorise the tribunals to pi c nounce the privation of civil and civic ri.ltts". Theta is even reason to suppose that the tribunal had ad mitted extenuating circumstanc es , f or th e m i n i mum of the penalty enacted by A r t. 259 i s s i x mouths' imprisonment, and the judgment is only fur one month." BOVRSE, Oct. 23.—The following were the last quotations : Cash. fr. Eud of Month. 14 per Cents - . 3 per Cents 66 80 66 90 Bank Shares 2960 Credit Foncier 5lO -- Credit Mobilier 782 50 Boman - Do. Account 785 Austrian Belgian 41 . 94-- Spanish Threes...... -- Fiecitnentese (5) 9Ol Home Debt • —-- ir C, RAILWAYE—FOR CASs. tr. c. °neat a - Western Northern - - Strasburg Lyons and Med 8371— New Ditto New Ditto... ....... 810 -- Grand Central - Geneva .. 630 Sardinian 141idi THE BALTIC. HAMBURG, OCT. 22. A telegram, uncle date of the 20th inst., from Stockholm, mentions that the resde lice of the -King of Sweden has agai n b een charted from Fuligarn t o the capital. The sate of the King's health is rt.. ported as critical. The C rown Prinei Regent ' re turned to Stockholm from Christiana on the above mentioned. thy. Yesterday the Estates of Ora Kingdom cAn nienced their deliberations on the stthject of liberty of conseienui. _ _ _ Ativices from Copenhagen cf tie 20th inst. an nounce ihat the Btiiisli Governnont his sent it tneurzi+l on the cueiti in of tit.) Dir.:hies of liol stein an'l Lau:npbtirg to its diplomittie agents at foreign Courts. RUSSIA. A letter faun St. Petersburg, in the New .Pri.s -si«/r Ga:ette, gives tl w following i iforiiitv ion rc spreting tlei reduction of ti.e RtiSila i army : —" The re I uction of the guard a,:: d of tit') corps of gunadie-s is by no Ice:ins an isolate" m-.-asuco, b!it, on ti.e contrary, extends to all the infantry of the army. Ti e ,ix war battalions of a regiment, of grenadier- of the guard li ,ye 1. - e:...0 reduced to three , and tl;e eight b atalions of t:.e inf k otry r, 0 - imen's to four 'rho eflect:ve strength of e tch battalion has, besides, b. en reduced front 1,302 . tnen to 760. Thin will make for the 86 ragiinents of i n f antr y a diminution of 344 warbattalions, dan :lid di m i n ution wi.l even be 430, for it h as been di e'ded that, for th© future the men 0 , till fon i th o • reserve b tttalion of g ten regiment sbal in time of p ace ty." sent on furlough, so that caul, regiumit will On l y h ave and :r arms - threw bat' a - Loos, making i n ail 2.38 b •,tt.tli._ n 3. The regim .I . lT:i whio:i form er l y compri : ed w h n on a pi ab'e fooLin g 4,000 men, an d with the recruits and reser e .-i 7,000, will for the future b 3 only 2,100 strong Eltch regiment will therefore immediately lose 2,200 men, as the old reserve battalions had been dismissed after the proclamation of peace." SWEDEN. CHRISTIANA, Oct. 14.—The solemn dissolution of the Storthing took place to-day at Dne o'clock. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Viceroy entered the hall, accompanied by a nurner ens proeession of ecclesiastics and civil and military . officers i and took his seat next to the throne. His royal highness then read the following speech : " Good Sirs and Norwegian Men,—l bring you the hearty greetings of his Majesty, my. much beloved fathr The assurance of the sincere sym pathy of the faithful Norwegian people is a great consolation to him in hisillness, whichwe have all so much reason to deplore. May an all-wise Provi dence grant our prayers, and restore him to health. Being obliged by circumstances to re nounce the honourable position in which the King's favour had placed me in Norway, and in which I gladly avail myself of this occasion which brings me once more among you, to express my gratitude for the many proofs of your affection and confidence which I have received, and among which the re cent resolution of the Storthing authorising me to assume the government during the illness of his Mesty, gives evidence of a confi ling trust in my good will and my upright intentions, of which I shall always endeavour to prove myself worthy. You have recently been made acquainted - with the solemn promise that I hate made in the Council of State ; this promise I will never break. Ile Storthing has responded with alacrity to his Ma jesty's gracious proposals regarding this increased means required for the further development of the industry and well-being of the country. The satisfactory redemption of the Sound dues, carried out with the co-operation of the Storthing, has af forded his Majesty ranch gratification. His Ma jesty is also pleased to. have been able to append his signature to the several law reforms required by and conducive to the public well-being, and by which the present Storthing has considerably furthered the interests of the realm in various di rections. His Majesty deplores, however, that the Storthing has not cdr erred it expedient to adopt the various royal propositions tending to facilitate commercial inter.:ourse between Ner mi. y and Sweden, to relieve the shipping interests of both countries, and to a satisfactory regulation of certain judiCial relations betweeen the inhabitants of the two counts ies, all of which measujes are founded in the nature of the union, and in the interests of both nations. However, the manner in which the first m fitters alluded to were settled in the Storthing gives his MaPsty reason to hope that the time is not far distant when clearer conceptions will .prevail regarding the important relations between the united kingdoms arising out of the union, and when, in consequence, all causes of mutual distrust will ee removed. Wishing you, in the RAMO of my august fader, and from the bottom of my heart, all the beat blessings of Heaven, I hereby; in accordance with the 80th paragraph of the 1 Constitutional Law, declare the 15th ordinary Storthing of the kingdom of Norway to be dissolved." The Prasident (Mr. Harbitz) having replied in a few words to the speech from the throne, the as sembly dispersed, after giving utterance to a hearty " God protect the King, the fatherland, and the sister kingdom." MONTENEGRO. A. 'Ater from Warsaw of the 18th, in the Bourse Gazette of Berlin, says :—" The violent act by which Prince Danilo occupied the district of the Bas )vichs after the departure of the Pacha of Scutari's troops in order to incorporate it withhis principality has ex citsd great indignation at Constantinople. Prince Kallimaki, the Turkish Ambassador at Vienna, has already had several conferences on this subject with Baron Werner, and has hinted that severe measures would be taken against Montenegro, if the rights and authority of the Porte were thus set at nought. Prince Kallimaki has reminded him that in the congress of Paris Aali Pacha had mentioned Montenegro as an integral part of the Turkish empire, and that none of the powers had objected to it. •We learn that in consequence of these communications Austria will endeavour to set on foot a diplomatic intervention, in order to impress Primes Danilo with the unpleasant conse quences wliich may arise from his 'illegal acts'. Should such representations lead to no result, Austria would leave the Porte to act with regard to Montenegro as it might think best." SPAIN. The Madrid journals of the 19th, like those of preceding days, con.ain speculations as to the manner in which th 3 new cabinet will be con,ti tuted • brat they are not worth repeating, inasmuch as Admiral Armero had declared that he would not select his colleagues until atter the arrival of M. Mon. It was believed that he intended to govern constitutionally, and that he.had no intention of dissolving the Cortes. The Epoca had declared itself in favour (if the . new:eabinet ; the other Mo derado papers were waiting to see what iti policy would be before giiing it their formal support. Not only did the new Civil Governor of Madrid put an end to the illuminations of the mews— paper officeß, as mentioned yesterday, but he im p, std a fine on the police.for not having prevented them—the government being determined, he an nounced, not to tolerate reactionary manifestations of any kind. Admiral Armero, in his capacity of Mini , ter of War, had received the military autho rities and the officers of the garrison, and had re commended them to eee that the strictest discipline was maintained is the army in orderlo render it the support of the laws and the throne. A letter from Vienna of the 19th, in the Nord of Brussels, says :—" Austria► struggles with courage and perseverance against the financial catastrophes which assail her on all sides. I can, however, positively state that nlidea is entertained of having recourse to a loin, a remedy which is worse than the evil. The Minister of Finance perseveringly pursues his grand idea of the restoration of the Austrian finances by the only effectual and possible means—the reduction of the military budget. It is only bj; this measure Lhat it will be possible to re store an equilibrium between thn receipts and the expenditure, and thus revive public credit." The Flyveposten of Copenhagen, a semi-official organ, suggests that as the duchies make an equit - b!e representation of the various territories and na tionalities in the Supreme Council the condition of their adhesion to the common constitution, an ar rangement might be come to on the basis chat Den mark should elect one-half of the members of that sembly, Holstein one-fourth, the German parts of Schleswig one eighth, and the Danish part of Schleswig the other eighth. A letter from Copen hagen says that if the ministers really make a pro position to that effect, the duchies will be pleased with the concession. A letter from Constantinople states that the Porte considers that treaties have been violated by the recent appearance of a Russian ship of war near Rntschuck - , and it has accordingly demanded explanations from the Russian Ambassador at Constanti eople. A letter from Vienna of the 19th, in the Cologne Gazette, says that the Servian Government has made known that, from the confessions of persons arrested, the plot recently discovered was of a re publican character, and that the chiefs of it were in communication with the leaders of the existing movement in the Danubian Principalities. Accounts from Frankfort of the 20th state that 'ori the previous clay a ; serious conflict took place between soldiers of the fccltered garrison and men of Austrian and Bavarian regiments. The affray 'commenced at the Pfaelzerhof bail-rooms and was continued in the public streets. Swords and bayonets were brought freely into use, and a great number of the soldiers were wounded on both sides. The commandant of the garrison has adopted the most rigorous measures to prevent a recurrence of such scenes. A ,iERICA. LIVE .POOL, FRIDAY, Oct. 23. The agent of the. New York Associated Press has received by the Antelope . a telegraphic despatch from New York to the evening of tue 12th ; it is to the following effect : The Atlantic arrived out on the morning of the 12th ; it is therefore probable she will return on ihe 14th. Financial affairs were worse; Western Canal flour, 51 dollars per barrel. The Indiana would probablj have St. John's for Southampton on the 13th. SOUTHAMP I'ON, FRIDAY, MIDNIGHT. The screw steamer Indiana, Cap . ain Baker, has arrived at Cowes from New York, and proceeds oil to L )radon. Alt well on board. She left New York on the 30th ult., at 5 p.m., zand, after being at sea a week, during w hi c h sh e enc .unf.ered a succe3sion of nor ,h-e ast2rly gales end very bad weather, the captain determined on putting into St, John's finding the fuel getting ..short. On tlyi Bth and 9th it blew a heavy gale 'rom the north-eastward. She arrived at St. Jobn', 41 daylight on_ the 11th. The vessel was iu la% 12.44 N , low , ' . 55.24 W., when her coutse vas shaped f ) r St. John's. She left again on the 13th, at 8 p.m. and has sine; had fair winds and weather. On the all inst., in lat. 41.4 N., long. 57.52 W., the Indiana spoke the ship New Ferry, steering E. N. E, . 185 - 7. PRIVILEGE OF THE BAR IN FRANCE. In yesterday's Moniteur is published a corre spondence between the Prefect of Police and M. Jules Favre, the bold and clever advocate who de fended M. Migeon in the late extraordinary trial at Colmar. The Prefect of Police writes as follows : Paris, Oct. 10. Monsieur,—Upon instituting proceedings against M. Juke Migeon, the Procureur-General of Colmar re quested my intervention, in order that he might procure information respecting the mor-lity of the accuse-I. I complied with the wish of that high functionary by for warding hies a report, which has given rise to one of the incidents in the trial in which you have defended M. Migeon. As the tribunals are alone competent to deal with this matter, it cannot become me to disease here the veracity of the information collected by my information ; but I have every reason to believe that if a judicial investiga tion were to be made upon this information you would be the first to regret your having contested its accuracy. Be that as it may, I find this day in the journals a re port of your pleading, which contains expressions that seem to impugn the consideration due to my office, and which I ought to regard as a personal offence to myself, both as a government official and as a private individual. The prefecture of police has invariably given its aid to inform and prepare the investigations of justice, at the instance of magistrates, by reports which generally serve as a basis for criminal proceedings, as elementary data . , but which it bas never given as documents absolutely judicial, since by the very nature Of things they cannot be established through cross-examination. Moreover, it leaves to the discretion of the magistrates the care of determining the use to be made of these preliminary documents. I fully admit that when these documents are brought forward at the trial and publ'cly made known, it is the right and duty of the defence to discuss them freely ; but, I cannot believe that an ad voca t e o f y our ex p e rience and authority can have given to such a discussion a form that would gravely inculpate my office and affect my own dignity. lam obliged, however, as you will easily un derstand, to appeal to your good faith for some explana tions calculated to guide public opinion, and to satisfy my own mind respecting an incident by which my sense of delicacy and my susceptibility are acutely touched. — Accept, Monsieur, the assurance of my distinguished consideration. THE PREFECT OF POLICE, PIETRI. The following is the answer of M. Jules Favre— Monsieur le Prefet,—l have just received the letter you have done me the honour of writing this day, and in which you inform me that the incident brought before the public audieuce at Colmar, in the trial of Migeon, and relating to a report from your office, has acutely touched you, and, willing to appeal to my good faith, you ask me how I was induced to censure energetically that document. I answer you with frankness. Defend ing M. Migeon in a trial which involved his whtl honour and prospects, a trial which excited as you were enabled to perceive, he most ardent passions, I saw him struck by a series of revelations which were extremely serious, which emanated from your office and were ac• companied by no preofe. Each of these alleged facts M. Migeon met with a flat denial. I was bound to regard them as disproved, and until a demonstration of the contrary I shall hold the same opinion. I rose indig nantly to protest again,t the danger of such productions wbieb, whilst they have not undergone the control of justice, may entail deplorable errors. But I had no in tention of attacking either your delicacy or uprightness as a public functionary. I believed your subordinates had been misinformed, and that you were also misin formed thereby, and that all the scandal got up against M. Migeon had bun cansed by erroneous information. This, M, le Prcfet, was the full extent of ray idea. I de pl ired the use made by justice of documents the whole value of which must subsist in theirbeing tested by cross examination, and I think that on a question so vitally affecting the honour of citizens and the defence of the accused, your excellent mind will admit that truth was on my side.—Receive, &c, _ _ JULIE; FAVRE. THE WATERLOO-BRIDGE TRAGEDY. TO THE EDITOR Of THE SUN. SIR,—In consequence of the extraordinary mys tery about the carpet bag that has lately been found on one of the buttresses of Waterloo-bridge, it strikes me (as a magistrate of this place) that the Government should now adopt some measures to prevent suicides and other crimes taking place— particularly such as the one mentioned. Bodies are no doubt often thrown into the river for con cealment. Now I suggest that through your valu able newspaper, if you deem it worthy of insertion, some remarks should be made for the consideration of the Government. Two policemen at least ought to patrol all the bridges at night. and watoh-boxes should be erected for their comfort, to go into in bad weather, as the situation is so exposed. By adopting this, much crime would no doubt be pre vented, as people would then be afraid, knowing the police were at hand. I do not wish my name to appear in suggesting the above.—l am, sir, yours, &c., DREADFUL SHIP WRECKS. NORWICH, FRIDAY, OCT. 23. - At an early hour this morning the Ontario, of Shields, a full-rigged vessel of 700 or 800 ton., struck on the Barber Sands Of Great Yarmouth, and became a total wreck. The mate was picked up by the Caistor beachmen. It is believed that he is the only survivor, and that the captain, his wife, and 22 other persons were drowned. It also reported that another vessel went down during the gale which prevailed on Thursday night, with all hands lost. AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS OF SCOTLAND. The statistics of acreage under rotation of crops in Scotland and of farm stock for the year 1857 have just been reported to the Board of Trade by the Highland and Agricultural Society. In Mr. Hall Maxwell's letter to the Board he states that the only point in which the present repott differs from that of 1856 is that in Caithness and Orkney tenants rented at from 101. to 201. have been brought within the scope of the inquiry in Highland districts to persons paying not less than'2ol. of rent operates only in Argyll, Arran, Inverness, Rose, and Sutherland. In addition to the results reporttd, he states that there must be included about 220,000 acres of tillage and 320,000 head of stock estimated in 1854 to be in the bands of small occupants not embraced by the inquiry. The enumerators have been requested to fureish the secretary with their estimates of produce so soon after the 11th 'of November as possible, on receiving which the final report for the year will be made up. The tables now published show that ilia number of occupants in Scotland included in the inq airy is 43.432, and that the acreage under rotation of crop is 3,556,572, as against 3,545,191 in the prelims; year. Toe following is the acreage reported nod.-r the different crops :—Wheat, 223,1523; barley, 188,3871 ; oats, 938,613 i ; rye, 5 9894 ; here, 21,6071 ; beans, 39,186 ; peas, 3,6873 ; vetches, or tares, 18,4181 ; turnips, 476,6911 ; potatoes, 139,819; mangold, 2,8031 ; carrots, 1,4011 ; cabbage, 1,704 ; rape, 2,0321 ; flax, 1,5341 ; turnipseed, 2,5761 ; other grain and root crops, ern ; bare or summer allow, 18,5821 ; grass and hay under rotation, 1,459,1051. The table of stock gives the total of all descriptions as 6089,368, as against 7,090,384 in the previous year. The classification of stock for 1857 is—horses for agricultural purposes atm. e three years old, 126471 ; do. under three years, 34,“7 ; other horses, 23,991'; milch cows, 303,912 ; other .cat tle, 475,3 2 7; calves, 195,198; sheep for breeding, 2,632,283 ; sheep for feeding, 1,181,782 ; lambs, 1,869,1 03 ; swine, 1 46,354; or total horses, 185,409; total cattle, 974,437 ; total sheep, 5,683,168. THE ORGAN NUISANOE,—The accompanying petition is now being extensively signed by the inhabitants of Belgravia and Belgravia South To the knights, citizens and burgesses in this present Parliament as• eembled.—The bumble petition of the inhabitants of Belgravia and Belgravia South—Showeth that the Feace and tranquillity of our streets and residences are dis turbed by day and night by a number of persons, as we believe exclusively foreigners, having barrel or hand organs and such like instruments for the purpose of obtaining money. That the provisions of the 2d and 31 of Victoria, cap. 47, are wholly inoperative to enable the police to deliver your petitioners from this continual and increasing annoyance, the limit of the powers of the police being, in fact, only to remove such a nuisance if it obtrude itself opposite the house of a sick person. Your petitioners feel it to be a poSitive inva sion of right that under pretence of music any itinerant person shuuld be permitted to occupy a large area of any Areet designed and intended solely for traf fic with a machine to annoy the inhabitants and distract them from their lawful business. That assuming that some few individuals may be found who are partial to those instruments, they constitute undoubtedly a very insigni (leant minority, and your petitioners submit that they might indulge their tastes by taking the hawkers and their instruments into their homes without in flicting a wrong on their neighbours. That importuv nate begging is forbidden in our ' , tree's , . Your petitioners, therefore, pray your honourable FLu4e to regard those adventurers as beggars, which in truth they really are, and have them dealt with by law accordingly. That the law will out now per mit nuisances injurious to health to be carried on in the 4reets, however beneficial to the owners of such esta blishments, and yet, notwithstanding, even' now belie e a sick person can avail himself of the power to remove such a pest from his vicinity he must go or tend to seek the aid of the police, who cannot remain stationed on i'+e spot for the sake of an individual ; and such are the number of those mendicants that ten of more in one street in the same day is a moderate computation of their sieitatione, particularly in those streets which have not tie traffic peculiar to the cowl:tie:vs of the city. Tuat the members of your honourable House residing in L , n don will not require to be informed that this invasion has now complete impunity. Th e y w ho make it are At.rat tut or brought over here from abroad on a specu lation for gain, • and your peAtioners think it a great .4rievance that the peaceable inhabitants are to remain in any degree the victims of a rystem thus established fin. lucre. That the police force cen give your honour able House ample testimony that tee general wish of the e n s fe t s ly ted pra b y y g e e a l' rn i suchin inhabit b u a s t a s e i e s s t . o A sac n e d t h y e o u s r t r e p e e t t s i t i n o o n e l r o a n your honourable Hou se to pass such an enactment as shall restore to your pe titioners the ri g ht t o e n j o y tran quillity in their homes, of which the weak legislation of the Police Act is the means of depriving them." c. } . A NAGV INVENTION FOR PREVENTING COMBUSTION. Yesterday afternoon a party of scientific and lite rary gentlemen assembled at 34, Alfred -place, Bed ford-square, by invitation of Messrs Schuessel and, Thouret, to witness . some experiments illus trative Of the capabilities of their new invention for preventing combustion. The inventors pro fess to be able, by this discovery, to render in.com buatible every substance hitherto liable to be con sumed by fire, and they state that by its applica tion conflagrations in theatre and private houses, on railways, and on board ship, will be impossible, whip, persona dressed in any material whatever which has -been prepared with the preventive will no longer be exposed to danger from fire. When the sad loss of life and the domestic tragedies which are of such frequent occurrence, from the ignition of muslin and other dresses and of light cur tains, are borne in mind, any means by which such occurrences can be even mitigated, if not entirely prevented, are deserving of public consideration. Messrs. Schussel and Thouret yesterday first ex posed to the flame of an ordinary candle unprepared pieces of muslin, plain and flowered, which of course were rapidly ignited and consumed. The same kinds of muslin, prepared, were next held to fae flames for a considerable time, the only effect being to char the fabric. Not the slightest flame was visible, and the effect of the application of the candle was confined to those parts with which the flames came into immediate contact. Shavings, twisted in the way in which cigar and pipe lights are often made, were next tried in the flame of the candle, with the same effect. A small box of ordinary deal, which had been prepared, but was incased in inflammable canvass, was then placed on a clear, strong fire, and its force aided by a liberal supply of firewood all round, for a quarter of an hour. At the end of that time the box was removed, broken up, and handed round for inspection, showing that the outside only was blackened and charred ; during the whole process not the slightest flame was produced from the box. Lastly, upon a tall screen with two cross bars four long Pieces of flowered muslin were hung, 2 unpre pared piecesbelow, and 2prepared pieces above. The under strips were speedily lighted, the flame rising with great force to the upperpieces, but with a similar effect as before ; the parts with which the flames came into contact were charred, not ignited ; and the'attempts of several of the gentlemen present to set other portions on fire by means of lighted torches ended in the same re3ult. The inventors say that the material will be as cheap ~as common starch, or that a bale of linen, or cotton, or mkslin, one cubic foot square, may be pre pared by it at a cost of a penny, that the cloth so prepared will preserve its anti-inflammable qualities until it is again washed, and that mere wear has no effect upon it, -and lastly that the preparation is of such au innocuous nature that it not only leaves the fibre unaltered in strength and character, but may be applied to the most .delicate colours in all textures with the excep tion of light rose and blue silks, with which extra pains must be taken. The experiments yesterday, so far as they went, fully sustained these state ments, and we understand that they were prelimi nary to an exhibition of the invention upon a larger scale in the course of a few days, to which the public generally will be invited. The annual loss, both of life and property, which could be prevented by the general adoption of a cheap and effective method of preventing combustion, is so great even in a pecuniary point of view, that if the inventors, upon an extended trial, are found to have dis covered an effectual antidote, they will have con ferred an invaluable boon upon society. A telegram from St. Petersburg quotes the exchange on London as low as 36. Levearooe, Friday.—The screw steamship Antelope has arrived, with dates from St. John's, Newfoundland, to the 12th inst. Unfortunately, she has brought no late papers, The screw steamship Indiana, bound from New York far Southampton, put into St. John's on the 12th, after being 12 days out. PROPOSED NEW STAMM—CAMBRIDGE, October 23. —Among certain new statutes recommended by the Councif to the Senate, is one appropriating about a third of the endowment of the Lady Margaret Professorship to the Norrisian Professorship, to come into operation at the next vacancy of the former. It is understood that all the arrangements connected with the Ottoman Railway from Smyrna to Aidin have been completed, that the contract for the entire line has been taken, and that the whole of the shares have bees a oo f t; C p s e c le S m yr n aor ap p r e s a ml t ()b e aN d e nr . Odwr T biFty h hT e sEgezr w ve ea o ort rk awie s cEol Raf w stt e i h_r assistedee se c 0 0 0 n m u sT m ual msb n . y c e e o n g o t h v e e r 2 n 2 o r d PTON, Friday. —The brig Gefjon, Capt. Bechen, bound from Santos to Altona, with a cargo of coffee, came into collision on Wednesday night last with the brig Rowley, Captain Elliott; of Shields, bound to Algiers with coal. The collision took place off the 0 were, and the brig ;Rowley almost immediately sank. The captain and crew were taken on board the Gefjon, which vessel arrived here this afternoon for repairs. ELECTRIC LIGHT.—We learn that the launch of the Great:Eastern steamship, which it is expected will.eakre place early in the coming month, will be effected under the brilliancy of the electric light, as far as the moving, of this wondrous iron monster is done during the nights and which must occupy a considerable portion of the darker hours, seeing that it will require a period of at least 16 from the moment of her first leaving the upper stays or cradle, until she quietly rides in her future ale. ment. It is to be presumed, therefore, that the coins mencement will be during the night, that her final glia into the river may be witnessed by thousand in the clear light of day. The use of the electric light will, there fore, be of great moment in this important operation in which,. it may be said, the whole nautical world interested. On the other hand, it will fully test the merits of the various improvements made in this system of removing darkness, for, if the lights to be errected burn. steadily and brilliantly throughout the night, they will meet the requirements of the Trinity House, as re spects the illuminating power for lighthouses. The brilliancy of the electric light has never been quese stoned, and the great difficulty hitherto has been in securing, density and steadiness.. These points are overcome, we are assured, by the application of met' cury instead of carbons, and that a lunar light, 'pure, dense, steady, continuous, is now obtained. This, all we have already said, will now •be fully and publicly tested. The point to be determined is even 01 much universal interest than the Great Easters steam-ship itself • for, if what is repres en ted ie established beyond controvery or dispute, a great eS tional boon will be secured. Nothing can be of greater value to tbie country than an efficient and powerful light for the coast. Those now in use are not sufficient', effective, and during fogs and severe weather, are fro' quently useless beyond the immediate precincts of the lighthouses, whereas the new light—the mercuric-electric we suppose it may be called—is unchangeable in colour, and its penetrating powers in fog and thick weather are Little has Wes ercomingtbe s r a ep id re o s r , nistekeloaoswpoeroffecthtliys new t w r a p o l r a d n i n o a f r o y v . cattier; which carbon light presented, bat the discoverers have been persevering in thoir trials and tests, so as to make every point perfect before its submis s i on t o public display. We understand that tie di scovery i s due to Professor Way, but that other g en tl emen id ent ifi e d with the prosecution of the question of electric light bare assisted in bringing the matter to its present state of perfection. The test to which it is to be put is a bold one, and is of itself an earnest of the sincerity of th° s° who consider it perfect for all useful purposes. We trust their efforts will be crowned with success as brilliant as their own light, not only on their account, but as a roli t ; ter of national import and interest. It will be a gran d feature indeed in this extraordinary feat of launching this monster ship.—Mining Journal. TEE LATE SUPPOSEED CASE OP HOCUSSING AND ROBBERY.—Yesterday a long inquiry took place at the . Lord Wellington Tavern, Tottenham-court-road, before Mr. Wakley, coroner, on view of the body of Mr. Wm. Ashton, aged 53, lately carrying on the business of a woollen factor, at Garetone, in Lancashire , who was s e i n l t w a iyn terminus, D tu mo n o ; d Monday night last , in an insensible state. E I ward s d t i r s e c e o t v , e u re e d ar ly th in o g N u o p r o th n the .w e e st p er a n ve ß m Hill, police-constable, deposed that he discovered the dr ceased, and bad him conveyed in a cab to the University College Hospital. By the Jury—l did not notice all marks of violence on his person, with the eiception of th BHP ht bruise on the forehead, which no doubt he received in falling. Some further evidence having been girt Mr. Mushet, of the U n i vers i ty C ollege Hospital, said that the deceased' s d ea th was the result of the spleen an'' kidneys being diseased. A verdict was returned in se . cordance with the above evidence. CUSTOM HOUSE, This building is undergoing thorough repainting, but not before it was necessarit both for the cenveitence of the public and health of the officials, The dark, dismal passages once coloured white, and the gloomy-looking " long-room" and tree: sury," in which places the largest portion of the diurna l duty connected with customs is performed, will, after years of shady-looking antiquity, be restored to their primitive state.—Civil Service Gazette, BREAKING DOWN or THE BRIDGES ON THE EASTER% COUNTIES LINE—On Thursday night and yestarrOf morning two of the bridges on the Eastern Counties HO were carried away by the flood. The traffic beyon d Broxbouree is entirely stopped. In this dilemma th e directors applied to the London General Omnibus Cop' pany to aid them. The London General Omnibus Cony pany at once offered to provide fifty omnibuses and 100 horses to a,sist them, and several of the company omnibuses are now working the traffic between 13r0 1 c' bourne, Ware, and Herttord. The traffic will, it is hoped, be resumed in a few days on the railway. CORREGGIO ' S " MAGDALEN."—A private letter fora Dresden says :—" An English- artist named Ross bas created quite a sensation here by the successful way , 111 which he has cop ie d seTera l o f the p i ctures in IP' gallery, particularly the celebrated Magdalen,' of 0 1 . 1 " r,ggio. The last pict ure i s cons id ere d th e gem of tP° gellery, and the German artists admit that our °our tryman's c, py i s t h e b est t h at has ever b een m e. lii not this a f e ath er i n our ar ti s ti c ca p ?" A "of the " Magdalen," painted by Correggio, the Pr.' s perty of Lord W a rd, was in the Ma n chester s' Treamres Exhibition, and a third picture, also by th: artist, but d i ff er ing somewhat from the o ther two, in the Florence Gallery.