The Sun. — London, England, 1857-11-27 00:00:00

HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. JITLLIEN'S CONCERTS. The Last Night but Ono. Madlle. Jetty Treffr, Herr Deek (Primo Basso from the Grand Opera at Dresden) , Signor Veroni, and M. Edouard Remenyi. The highly Successful INDIAN QUADRILLE, aid GENERAL HAVELONCS GRAND TRIUMPIIAL MARCH THIS EVENING (FRIDAY, November the 27th), will be produced the New Grand Descriptive Composition, by M. Jullien, entitled TH E INDIAN QUADRILLE, and GENERAL HAVELOCK'S TRIUMPHAL MARCH, performed by M. Jullien's Orchestra, assisted by the drums and fifes of the Grenadier Guards, th e Coldstream Guards, and the Scots Fusilier Guards ; andi a Grand. Chorus, Rule Britannia," and " God Save the Queen." Prices of Admission—Promenade , is • Upper Boxes, Is, ; Gallery, ls. • Dress Circle, 2s. 6c.; ' Private Boxes, 10s. 6d. and upw ards. r ti c ulars, may be had at the Box. P ros p ec tuses with full pa dice of the Theatre ; of all the principal libraries; and at Jallien and Co.'s, 214, Regent-street. HEIM MAJESTY'S THEATRE.— M. JULLIEN'S ANNUAL BAL MASQUE, MONDAY, Nov. 30. M. JULLIEN has the honour to announce that his GRAND ANNUAL BAL MASQUE will, this year, take place at Her Majesty's Theatre, on MONDAY, Nov. 30. M. Jullien's present Bal Masque will be given with the same splendour as has been displayed in those magnificent fetes he has presented to the public on previous occasiors ; fetes which have unanimously been prononnced as unsur passed in Europe. It will take place at Her Majesty's Theatre—an establishment so famous for the splendid balls which have been given within its walls under the most dis tinguished patronage. M. Jullien is determined' that this, * Nineteenth Bal Masque in England, shall equal, if not excel, any of its predecessors in brilliancy and splendour. The Orchestra will comprise 110 musicians—Conducter, M. Junin). ;4. The newest and most fashionable music will be played, in cluding M, Jullien's " Indian Quadrille," which has achieved such signal success during the present season, and several new Waltzes, Polkas, and Quadrilles, composed expressly by M. Jullien for his Concerts and for this occasion. The dances will be regulated by 14 Maltres des Ceremonies, whose arrangements will be strictly carried out. No one will be admitted except in evening dress or fancy costume. This regulation will be strictly adhered to. The whole theatre will be ornamented with garlands and wreaths of flowers, in gold, silver, and colours. For this pur pose Messrs. Chabot and Co. who were charged with the decorations for the grand ballet the reception of the Empe ror Napoleon 111., Stuttgart, have been engaged at a great expense, and will arrive in England expressly to arrange, at Her Majesty's Theatre, a display, which will be seen for the first time in this country. Mr. Nathan, of Castle-street, Leicester-square, has been eppeinted Costumier to the Bal. Tickets for the ball, 10s. 6d. The prices of admission for spectators (for whom the audience portion of the theatre will be set apart) will be, dress circle, ss. ; gallery stalls, 2s. 6d. Private boxes from 3/. 3s. and upwards. Persons taking private boxes will have the privilege of passing to and from the ball-room without extra charge. Ticket for the ball, places, and private boxes, may be secured at the box-office of her Majesty's Theatre ; of the principal librarians and music sellers : and at Messrs. Jullien aid Co.'s, 214, Regent-street. The doors will be open at half-past 9, and the dancing com mence at half-past 10. Refreshments will be supplied daring the evening by M. Epitemx, of the Opera Colonnade, and at 1 o'clock the slipper will be served. T HEATRE !ROYAL, HA.YMA.RIEET. Lessee—Mr. J. B. Buckstone. rats EVENING, to commence at Seven o'clock. with a new Comedy, entitled AN UNEQUAL MATCH. Princi pal characters by Messrs. Buckstone, Compton, Chippendale, W. Farrel), Miss Amy Sedgwick, Mrs. Buckingham White, at Mrs. E. Fitzwilliam. After which, a new farce, by the author of Box and Cox, entitled TAKE CARE OF DOWB, in which Mr. Buckstone will sustain an original chl.racter. To conclude with THE SWISS COTTAGE. Orchestra Stalls (which may be retained the whole of the evening), 6s. each. (No charge for booking.) First Price. s. d. Second price. s. d Drees Boxes 5 0 Dress Boxes 3 o Upper Boxes ... 3 0 Upper Boxes 2 0 Pit 2 0 Pit 1 0 Lower Gallery 1 0 Lower Gallery 0 6 Upper Gallery 0 6No half-price to Upper Gallery. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Proprietor, Mr. Charles Kean. LAST TWO NIGHTS OF THE TEMPEST. TIM EVENING, will be performed S'aakspere's Play of THE TEMPEST. Preceded by a new farce, in one act, entitled A CASE OF CONSCIENCE. ?THEATRE ROYAL, A DELPHI. Lessee—Mr. Ben. Webster. THIS EVENING, will be performed THE MIDDY ASHORE. Miss Marie Wilton. Alter which, a new romaLtie drama, called THE LEGEND OF THE HEADLESS MAN, and in which Mr. Benjamin Webster and Madame Celeste will perform. Followed by the original Apropos Sketch, entit:ed THE DRAPERY QUESTION ; or, Who's for India ? Messrs. Wright, P. Bedford, C. Selby; Miss M. Wilton and Miss )lary Keeley. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE.—Lessee, Mr. Dillon.—Under the joint management of Miss LOUISA. PYNE and Mr. W. HARRISON. THIS EVENING, will be pe formed Balfe's new opera, THE ROSE OF W STILLE. Characters by Miss LOU's% Fyne, Miss Susan Pyne, Miss Marian Prescott, Mr. Weiss. Mr. A, St. Albyn, Mr. G. Honey, Mr. Wallworth, and Mr. W. Harrison. Conductor, Mr. Alfred Mellon. To conclude with the new Farce, entitled _A PAIR OF PIGEONS. Mr. G. Roney and Miss Cuthbert. Private Boxes, £2 12s. 6d., S 2 25,, and £1 Us. 6d. ; Stalls, 6s. ; Dress Circle, ss. ; Upper Boxes, 4s. ; Pit, 25.; Gallery, 10.—The Blx Mice is now open daily, iron). 11 to 5, under the direction of Mr. Chatterton, jim.l ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessees, Messrs. Robon and Emden. THIS EVENING, will be performed a new and.original comedietta, by Sterling Coyne, Esq., called WHAT WILL THEY SAY AT BROMPTON T Mr. Robson, &c. To conclude with the original Extravaganza, by Robert Brongh, Fsq., called MASANIELLO. Messrs. Rob e in, Cooke, Danvers, Etc. ; Misses Swanborongh, Thirlwall, gughes a Bromley, and Mrs. Melfont. Commence at half-past Seven. Fel OYAL SURREY THEATRE. Letioes, Messrs. Shepherd awl Creswiek. THIS EVENING, will be performed THE. WIFE'S RE VENGE. Atter which, INDIA, 1857. Messrs. Shepherd, Cres wick, W. Smith, Vollaire, B. Potter, Widdicomb, Belmore, Tappiaa ; Mies M. Eburae, Miss Webster, Miss Chalmers, Miss Johnstone. To conclude with UP IN THE WORLD. CA.NTERBURY HALL, eatmi noter-road. OPEN EVERY EVENING.—Tho follow nt; company of Vocalists are engaged for the performance of fl dem:Along from all the popular OPERAS, MADRIGALS, CHORUSES, GLEES, DUETS, &c., viz. :—Miss Russell, Mrs. Badzey, Matille. Marietta, Mrs. Palmyro, Miss Bi-t -roll, and Madame Marietta; Herr F. Jonghmans, Mr. Renshaw, R, Grover, T. Farcant, S. Tones, J. Barker, W. Melling, Senor An,onio, E. L. Hime, and Mr. St. Albyn; Messrs. S. Collins, W. 1. Critch'ield, and E. Mack ney. Pianoforte, Mr. Cecil Hicks; harmonium, Master Williams ; Di7ector, Herr F. Jonghmans. Commence at Seven o'clock precisely. Suppers, &c., until twelve o'clock. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tins DAY —Morn., 48 min. aft. 9 —Even. 19 min aft. 10 To-Mointow—Morn. 38 min. aft. 10—Even. 18 min. aft. 11 THE WEATHER —SUN OFFICE, NOVEMBER 27. TERIRMOMEITEIt, IN THE SEIIDE. 41—highest sines noon yesterday. 46—lowest this morning and during the night. 47 —this day at noon. BAROMETER, 30.05--rising rapidly. WIND, N.E. ; very fresh, with fine dry sunshiny wea ther, and clear blue sky, iniicating frost. 1.,..,,.., cr-i -(711.I. 1,. „, , . 2:4; ~. , , I L" L ' r . e'; . '"' , fi-4 , -..!, , r - ',..Sl"'' Cl l . ) - --)1131, -7, LONDON, FRIDAY, NOV. 27, 1857. The community at large are at length, although somewhat tardily, becoming alive to the vast importance of the currency question. They have witnessed with dismay the wide-spread ruin occa sioned by the Acts of 1819 and 1F344, and al though they have hitherto permit'ced themselves to be bamboozled and mystified, by bullionists, they are rapidly discovering the deplorable conse quences of a fettered and restricted circulating medium. The principles by which the monetary concerns of the nation are regulated are the same at all times. A proper measure and representative of value is required to facilitate exchange, and to enable the working classes to convert their only available capital, "labour," into something by means whereof they can supply the wants of their families. Gold h as only been adopted because it was an article g ener ally acceptabl e , w hi c h repre sented a certain amount of accumulated labour. But there was no reason why we sh ou ld not improve thereon, or why the nation should be fettered by obsolete rules. Lycu ßarrs , one of the most eminent legislators that eve r ex i sted, thought that the money of a State sholll,l not possess intrinsic value ; and he devised means to deprive iron, the bullion of the day, of its mallea bility, so as to prevent its use as a commodity or article worth hoarding. PLA TO—tho divine PLATO, as he was styled by his contemporaries -- earnestly recommended a double currency—one for domestic circulation, of no intrinsic value, and another for the purposes of foreign trade. And the justice and propriety of the doctrine will be THE StIN LONDON,' FRIDAY EVESING,' NOVEMBER! 27, 1857, admitted by every unprejudiced and disinterested person. As the Times long since admitted, there is not the slightest necessity for bullion, so far as the internal commerce of the nation is concerned. A deposit of Government securities, or the fact that the paper issues were receivable in payment of taxation or duties would be all that could be re quired. Either would ensure the purchasing power, although we have always asserted the superiority of the latter principle, inasmuch as it might, under a panic, be impossible to rea• lise the Government Seeurities, and even were it otherwise, great losses would necessarily accrue in the operation. But the visits of the tax-gatherer are, unlike those of angels, neither few nor far between. Although an unwelcome visitor, he must still be received, and anything that will satisfy his claims will be gladly accepted by the people. It is true that we have an extensive foreign trade, and that gold or silver may be required to adjust balances with other nations ; but the pre cious metals can easily be obtained at their mar. ketable value, in accordance with the invariable laws of supply and demand ; and the difficulties arising from a small premium would scarcely be worth mentioning in comparison with an exor• bitant rate of interest, and the difficulty, we might almost say impossibility, of obtaining pecu niary accommodation at any price. In a proper state of affairs, temporary loans or discount should be much cheaper than permanent investments. But at present we find that the interest of the Government funds is but 3/. Os. 83. per cent., taking consols at 90, while the minimum rate of the Bank of England is 10 per cent., or three times that amount, for first- zlass paper, and nearly double that for persons of inferiorpreseige. We have great pleasure in commending to the calm and earnest consideration of our readers two exceedingly interesting and important documents, which will be found in another part of this day s impression. The one is the account of a meeting, at whisk a truly consistent and honest monetary reformer, the Rev. J. TWELLS, „now rector of Gamston, gave expression to his opinions on the subject, and the other from Mr. HAMER STANSFELD, a gentleman of extraordinary ability and sound judgment. It is seven years and a half since Mr. TWELLS delivered the admirable speech, or rather lecture, referred to, but every sentence is applicable to the present state of affairs, and it would be difficult to find an address of equal ability. It clearly and distinctly points out the nature and extent of the evil, and of the suitable remedy. He puts for ward a clear, definite, and understandable object, and it would be well for the nation if it had a Mr. DWELLS in every district, equally capable of im pressing on the people the vital importance of the principles which he advocates, and the effects thereof on the welfare and prosperity of the nation. His indefatigable exertions are the more honourable, inasmuch as they are perfectly disin terested, for he would be amongst those who would be personally benefitted by the stringent ob servance of the OTERSTONE principles ; but as a high-minded and conscientious gentleman, as a Christian Minister, he felt that he owed a duty to those who only required to obtain employment, and that great desideratum to the working matt, " a fair day's wages fur a fair day's work," Mr. :STANSIFELD'S dialogue is also admirably calculated to promote a knowledge of the subject, and that is all which is required. Had we a dozen such men as Mr. TwELLs and Mr. STANS MILD in Parliament we feel that the question would be speedily decided, despite the specious fallacies of the Times, or the shrill squeaks of the Penny Whistles. We are very glad to hear from Lord LYONS, at Cagliari, when he has such intelligence to for ward as fiat we received from him on Wednesday; but we should be much better pleased to hear from him at Naples. Any one could have forwarded us the Indian news. We could receive a sum mary of the contents of Indian journals and letters quite as well without an Admiral's signa ture. One of our own Reporters, we have not the least doubt, would epitomise the news better. At Naples we want something more than a trust wotthy reporter. We want a man to create his own report there, and send it to us. Nobody insults this country, and tortures our citizens at Cagliari. At Naples, two British citizens still lie in irons, untried, and denied the sight and counsel of the British Consul. All honour to the men of Newcastle. One of the prisoners is a Newcastle man, an engineer, and received his training in the factory of one of England's real aristocracy, GEORGR STEPHENSON. The workmen of the town partake of the charao ter of that illustrious man ; they will try what they can do. They are not to be put down easily. They sent just a memorial eeith 800 signatures of their own to Lord CLARENMON, through their , mem ber, Mr. RIDLEY. Th'dy receive a reply, cour teous enough, but col.d enough also, and assuredly not such a one as T aiILTON would have written for CROMWELL. They call a public meeting, under the auspices of their Mayor, and a crowded and enthusiastic teAeeting it was, although hold on a wretched night. • Newcastle men care little about weather when a fellow-citizen's life and liberty are at the mercy of a Neapolitan tyrant, and when a British Minister seems to be nonplussed by a Royal bully. Mr. STEPHE.NSON'S men have learaed of their master. The readers of his deeply interesting life will remember, that when charge of the coalpit steam-engine, his manage ment of it was insulted by a boxing bully ; he challenged him at once. Friends tried to per suade him that his antagonist was certain to punish him severely, and begged him to humble himself to the terror of the neighbourhood. GEORGE was far more peaceable in disposition than half our peace men, but he would not accept peace at the price of insult and of humbling himself to the insulter ; he knew he had a good cause and a strong arm, and he told his friends to leave him to take care of himself. The bully would not give in—the battle came off—Geostos thrashed his man in a very few rounds,—avenged the in sult, and he and his insulter were good friends ever after. Newcastle men think STEPHENSON a model man, and so do we. They think Lord CLARENDON would be more worthy the name of an English man if he showed the same pluck as he did ; we quite agree with them here too. They do not wish to hurt a hair of the head of an innocent Neapolitan ; but they think that Neapolitan arsenals and frigates, if there be any, might be advantageously bombarded if immediate redress be not offered. For ourselves we should think it no loss to Europe if some of those mercenary or miscreant Swiss who protect the tyrant from his subjects, and but for whom the atrocities now endured by our fellow-citizens could not be per petrated, were exposed to a few of our bombshells. Whatever the laws of any nation, we affirm that an Administration which refuss t) a gen tleman, recognised by a foreign Government as its representative, the natural. internat'onal right to see one of his iellow-aubjects lying under accusation of a crime against the State that that administration is guilty of the grossest insult to tke foreign Government. By implication, it im putes sinister motives, and denies the respectabi lity of the agent recognised by the foreign GJ.• yernment. Such a request would never be refused in this or any really civilised country, though the guilt of the man accused hardly admitted of doubt; but when the innocence of the accused is well known—when he has been accused on al most technical grounds—to refuse to an accredited Consul all access to the prisoner, is, we conceive, an insult which no king in Europe but FERDINAND could offer, and which no great power, with a fleet almost alongside the Royal culprit's quays, but England, would tolerate for a moment. Can Lord PALMERSTON meet Parliament with these men in prison ? Does he forget that he is more responsible for these two men than General HAVELOON was for Lucknow ? The mutineers were ten times more difficult to deal with than a King of NAPLES, and certainly their temper and their cruelty were not worse than his. These men— these Englishmen—are in irons ; the irons are literally torturing their bodies, and the addi tional torture of their miserable damp dungeons, and deprivation of food, is endangering their lives and their sanity I The case is not one which ad mits of delay and of diplomatic rules and eti quette. Health and ife will not wait on diplo matic routine. Lor d PALMERSTON must aot at once, or he may incur the guilt and reproach of diplo matic manslaughter. Surely, in Lord PALMER STON'S eyes, one British subject—one of his Cives Romani—is of more value than fifty such brutes as FDINAND has proved himself to be. We can assure his lordship that the public is getting im patient over this case. They do not deem it a little one ; and we strongly advise him to wipe it off the list of questions which he will have ti answer very soon after Parliament meets. Lord LYONS is near at hand. Lit him require the men to be placed in his 'custody ; let him answer for it that they shall be forthcoming at any early day named for a trial; lot him await the result of the trial with his ships cleared for action (just to liberate the tongues of honest witnesses), and let him inform His MAJESTY that he will not leave the port without compensation for damages to two British prisoners while merely accused without a shadow of a pretext, and quite willing to stand a fair trial. It is never too late to mend. We hail with satisfaction the adherence, albeit at the eleventh hour, of our contemporary, the Times, to the views which we put forward many a month since on the immeasurable superiority of screw steamers over sailing vessels, in the transmission of troops to India. So far back as July last, when the question of the expeditious conveyance of our armed forces to the East was ventilated in the House of Commons, we drew the attention of our readers to the arguments brought forward by com petent authorities, of far superior weight and experience to that egregious mis-ruler of the waves, Sir CHARLES WOOD. It was, on that oclasion, satisfactorily demonstrated that a vast difference existed between the respective advantages of the two modes of carriage : it being shown amongst points of contrast, that the average time taken by 98 sailing vessels was 130 days to India, whilst that of seven auxiliary steamships was but 93 days, making a difference of no less than thirty seven days—a difference of incalculable importance at such an eventful juncture. In despite, how ever, of the obvious necessity and certainty of the employment of the more modern speoies of nevi- nation, such claims wore, in his usual vein of official effrontery, ignored by the First- Lord of the Admiralty, who endeavoured to support his absurd and untenable position by a monstrous hash of erroneous statistics , . At that time the oracle of Printing House Square was mute, but now, not for the first time falling into our wake, it becomes suddenly awakened to a sense of the detriment involved in the negligence of the Government, and descants eloquently upon the im portant advantages that would almost cart tinly have accrued had our struggling handfuls in Bengal been timely reinforced through the agency of screw-steamers. It is really too bad that the fortunes of a mighty empire, and the lives of its brave defen• ders, should thus be made the sport of incapaeity, perversity, and blundering. As to the misma nagement, in which Sir CHARLES WOOD systema tically revels, we have had such frequent occasions of directing attention to the exercise of his powers of mischief at the expense of the nation, that it were needless to expatiate upon this particular in stance. We fairly confess that we never hope for any measure of public good to come out of his hands. Heaven alone knows what evils might have been averted in India, what successes secured, had the earliest military drafts been despatched by steam transport, when in spite of the incalculable emergency of the occa sion, and in defiance of grave and pressing re monstrances, sailing craft was pronounced more advisable for the purpose, and time., every hour of which was inexpressibly precious, lost to the amount of several weeks. Nor is this all. We earnestly impressed on the Government the crying expediency of sending troops overlatid from Malta and the Mediter ranean—which would have saved half the time round the Cape—have averted the massacre of Cawnpore—saved the precious lives of many gal lant men, besides enormous sums of money. But our warning was unheeded until now, when it is just too late. It is now sought to throw the chief burden of blame upon the shoulders of the East India directors. It is said that they have been " the partisans of that method of marine loco motion which best accords with their antique traditions." We do not seek to excuse or extenuate their conduct. Far other wise ! We are delighted that it has oven at the very last hour been duly appreciated, and that there is at length a prospect of getting rid of the anomalous double Government, which, in 1853, we exhibited in its true light. The theory was--.lndia for the Civil Service, and the "old ladies" of Leadenhall-street ; and the nation will no longer submit to such "fictions." It was echoed by the Times, from ourselves, " the type of obstruction and circumlocution, has had its day, and must now give way to something better suited to the present time, and to actual wants." It would be impossible for Ministers to continue the obnoxious system without incurring the censure of the entire com munity. But they themselves cannot be consi dered free from blame. They permitted one of the most hopeless imbeciles that ever presided over a public department to act on the red-tapist theory, and to delay the assistance that was so urgently required. Ile was a worthy coadjutor of the Est India Company; and, if they are to be sumruarily dismissed, it would be well if the Yorksl ,ire Baronet, and Mr. SMITH, of Cannon Row s were in c luded in the same category. Lard and Lady John Scott have left the Clarendon for Nuneham Paddux, Leicestershire. SAenzu IiAIiMONIC SOCIETY.—The Siamese Ambas sadors will be present at the opening coneert of the sea4oll at Exeter Hall this evening. LATEST NEWS. -...-.-......... m....,,...... THE INDIAN MUTINIES. THE BOMBAY MAIL. TRIESTE, Nov. 26. The steamer Bombay arrived here this morn• icg at 6 a.m. from Alexandria, bringing the fol lowing' despatch : ALEXANDRIA, Nov. 21. The India and China mails leave this morning, with dates from Calcutta to Oa. 23 ; Bombay, Nov. 3 ; Hong Kong, Oct. 16. The column under Col. Greathed reached Agra on the 10th of Oct., when it was suddenly attacked by a large body of mutineers. The enemy was repulsed with immense slaughter. The column was on its way to Lucknow, where it was expected to arrive about the 30th Oct. Lucknow was safe. The divisions under Outram and Havelock were both in the Residency. Reinforcements of 2,000 men, it was supposed, would roach them from Cawnpore about the 24th. Col. Wilson had attacked and defeated the re bels at Bithoor on the 18th of Oct. Gen. Penny was in command of the Delhi garrison. Brigadier Showers was settling the neighbour ing districts. Part of the 32d Bengal Infantry had mutinied at Deoghur, and had murdered one of the officers and two civilians. On the 15th of October two regiments of the Kotah Contingent had mutinied and had murdered the Political Agent. Rajah [Rewah 7] continued faithful. Eighteen men of the Bombay Grenadiers were executed at Ahmedabad on the 26th of Oct. for plotting an insurrection. The Madras Presidency was tranquil. A great depot of Europeans was to be formed at Barrackpore. At Calcutta operations in the produce-market were moderate. There was but little improvement in imports. The tightness in the money-market still con tinued. Four per Cent. Loan was at 24 dis. Exchange, 2s. W. for documents. At Bombay the import-market was expected to improve. Higher rates of interest were an ticipated. Government securities continued de- pressed. Exchange at Hong Kong, ss. ; Shanghai, 7th of Oct., 61. 9d. The Simla arrived at Suez this morning with specie valued at 300,0001. The missing portion of the mails per Emeu was picked up by the Madras, from Bombay, at the entrance of the Galf of Suez. The King of Delhi is to be tried by a military oommission. Two more of his sons have been taken and shot. The rebels surrounding Lucknow are said to amount to 50,000 men. Troops are daily arriving from England, and by the end of November there will be 100,000 British troops in India. Of the Bengsl native army only two regiments, the 31st, at Ssugor, and the 73d, at Joulpore, have not mutinied. DEPARTURE OF LORD REDOLIFFE. CONSTINTINOPLE, Nov. 18. Viscount Stratford de Itedeliffe has quitted the capital en route for England. Ten battalions have been concentrated on the Danube, in the direction of Widdin. Redschid Pacha has forwarded to the Repre sentatives of the different Powers a memorandum, in which he claims from foreign ships an addl. tional due for the maintenance of lighthouses. Against this demand the Embassies protest. FRANCE. REDUCTION OF THE RATE OF DISCOUNT. PARIS, THURSDAY EVENING. The rates of the Bank of France, which were raised on the 11th ins t . from 7 per cent. to 8,9, and 10 per cent. according to thepei iod of maturity, have to-day been put back one per cent. For the future, .therefore, they will be 7 percent. for bills not having more than 30 days. to run, 8 per cent. for those under 60 d ., Ys, and 0 r cent. for those between 60 and 90 days. Ever since the advance from 74 per cent. the applications, it is understood, have greatly diminished, and the bullion, which has lately taken a favourable turn, continues to augment. This intelligence has created numerous demands for every sort of security, and at the present moment prices are very firm. The Moniteur contains the following announc , - meat M. Dupin, Imperial Procureur-Goneral at the Cour; of Cassation, has taken ' at the Palace of the Tuileries, the oath prescrib:dby the Consti tu, ion, i n presence ,of their Excellencies the Minister of State and the Minister of Justice." A. note has been addressed by the Porte to the Powers that signed. the Treaty of Paris, intimating that, in consequence of the state of the Danubian Principalities, it may become necessary to move a body of troops to the Danub3. The Plenipotentiaries met to-day in conference for the ratification of the treaty on the limitation of the Bes3arabian frontier. The ratification, how ever, did not take place. The Conference will meet again for that purpose. A marked coldness exists at this moment between the French Government and the Court of Rome. _ _ _ MM. Goudchaux and Carnot, for Paris, and M. Henou, for Lyons, are about to publish a brief ad dress to the effect that the state of the law on the oaths to be taken by deputies will prevent them from taking their seats in the Legislative Corps. M. Henon also refused to take tho oaths in 1852. BOIII;SE, Nov. 26.--• The following wore the lasi quotations Cash. fr. End of Month. 4 per Cents - 3per Cent' . 67 40 -- Bank Shares 2998 75 Credit Fonder 532 50 Credit Mobilier 760 Roman — Do. Account. Austrian Belgian 4. Fiedmontese (5) BB Home Debt RAILWAYS—FOR CASS, tr. c, tr c. Orleans Northern New Ditto Strasburg Lyons and Med B3l 25 Grand Central New Ditto... ....„. Sardinian Geneva' 602 50 Austrian Com. ........ 658 i AUSTRIA• VIENNA, Nov. 24. The recent concentration of Turkish Troops on the right bank of the Danube has given rise to so many reports that it may bet well to give the following reliable inforraat on which has been received on the subject. The Porte, being aware that there is a violent political ferment in all those pro vinces which are inhabited by people of Roumanic and Eclavonic origin, has considered it necessary to place troops en, echelon, between Silistria and Widin. The report that the Turkish Govern ment has communicated to the great Powers its resolve to occupy Wallachia and Moldavia if there should be any disturbances in those provinces is i n correct, but it is probable that it has inquired what steps are to be taken if excesses on the yart of the revolutionary faction should ren der intervention necessary. The statement of the Nord, that there is a secret understand ing bctween the Austrian Govel nment and the Radicals in the Danubian Principalities greatly amuscs the Vienna diplomatists, who well know that the Imperial Cabinet has never ceased to reproach the Porte for having permitted such a host of poli tical refugees to return to Moldavia and Wallachia. the assertion that the Austrian commanders in Trail vataia and in the Servian Banat have received orders to cross the frontiers if there should be any disturbances in the Danubian Principalities is also pure iuvei:tion. This Government, which ardently desires that the c on ditions of the `Treatyof March • ) ' () bliould he fulfilled to the letter, is not likely to forget that its 27th Article runs thus :... " If the in ternal repose of the Principalities should be menaced or compromised, the Sublime Porte will come to an agreement with (s'enterdra avec)the other contracting Powers respecting the measures to be taken for main taining er re-establishing legal order. An armed intervention cannot take place without a previous agreement between the Powers." Unfort inately, some of the Articles in the Treaty of Paris are very loosely worded, but it is impo s sible to mistake the sense of the foregoing. According to private advices from Belgrade considerable moral pressure was employed by France and Russia before Prince Alexander of Servia consented to commute the sen tence of death passed upon the conspirators into imprisonment for life. The French and Russian Cousuls-General at Belgrade assured their superiors at Constantinope that the execution of the Sena tors would be a violation of the Constitutio pro claimed at Belgrade on the 24th of February, 1839, and therefore the Porte was worried and teazed until it consented to desire the Hospodar to spare the lives of the men who had plotted against him and his Government. Prince Alexander probably received a hint of what was doing at Constanti nople, for he had commuted the sentence of the conspirators before the instructions of the Porte reached Belgrade. Accounts from St. Petersburg represent that a strong feeling is springing up among the Russian landholders against the emancipation of the serfs, and that the Czar, who is understood to bo firmly bent on it, will find difficulties he is at present little prepared for. AUSTRALIA. (From the Sydney Empire of Sept. 10.) Our gold-fields are progressing steadily, except in localities where the floos have interfered with the operations of the digger. No new discoveries have been made, but the yield has been main tained. A gentleman from Adelong called upon us yesterday with specimens of the quartz from that place. He describes the quartz reef as being more than two miles long, and richly impregnated with gold throughout. He says that Belman's party had excavated at the time he left upwards of 100 tons of quartz of an average richness with the specimens he pro-, duoel, every piece of which was interfuse with the precious metal. The loose washing stuff ob tained alongside of the reef yielded about 16 oz. to the cart-load. The population at our diggings still remains re markably orderly, though a deep conviction is ge nerally felt that the Lining interest has been little cared for by the Government. About the middle of July a mob of some 50 or 60 miners, at the Buckland diggings, within the oolony of Victoria, but close to our own border, after meeting to consider the matter, forcibly ex pelledthe Chinese, numbering many hundreds, from the groand. It was estimated that property be longing to the Chinese of the value of 8,000/. to 10,0001. was destroyed. The tents were all burned, and considerable violence used in the expulsion. Pursuant to a despatch from the Secretary of State, the coinage of the Sydney Mint was pro claimed by Sir Henry Barkly a legal tender in Vic toria on the 20th July. Public meetings have been held at Bathurst and other towns in the Western interior to petition for a better means of communication across the Blue Mountains. The road has been nearly destroyed by the long-continued heavy rains. AMERICA. SOUTHAMPTON, FRIDAY MORNING. The United States steamer Arago, Capt. Lines, has arrived off Cowes with New York advices to the 14th inst. She brings 91 passengers, 17,000 doll. in specie, 50 tierces rice, and 6,400 bushels of wheat. The Arabia, from Liverpool, arrived out on the 13th. A despatch from Washington of the 13th an nounces that despatches had that day been received by the State Department from Chief Justice Echols, of 'Utah, dated at " Camp on Sweet Water, 21 miles east of South Pass, Oct. the 13th, 1857." Judge Echols says— "An express has just arrived from Green River, and reports that on the night of the sth of October a train of 26 waggons was captured by the Mormons 25 miles from the Pacific spring. At the same time two other trains were taken near Green River, in all 78 waggons and loading. The Mormons said they had 700 men there, and 1,500 more at Salt Lake City. Coloa.-1 Alex ander is encamped at Hams Fort, 30 miles is advance of the front train, which is deotroyed. lie sent Captain Marcy with 400 men back to Green River, to enable the teamsters to collect their cattle. The Mormons killed no one, for the reason that •no resistance was made. Colonel Smith will collect the trains on this side, and escort them forward. One train is now before us and two behind. We are in good epirit3, and that is a great help to all. The Mormons will likely attack us in a day or two, and may rue their impudence. We have 47 men in this command, but Colonel Smith is a host within himself. We have determined, if at'acked, t use the rifles in the lines. We shall most likely take the route on Bear River for Salt Lake City. "Cho want of forage for our males is the peatest hind rancP, but we will go on If we have to walk and carry our provisions." The above despatch, showing the first overt act of the Mormon treason, was immediately laid be fore the President of the United States, who sum moned the members of the Cabinet for consultation upon its contents. The intelligence was considered in Cabinet meeting in the afternoon, but no defi nite action_ was determined. The Secretary of War thinks it would be hopeless to sand reinforcements or supplies so late in the season as this. Despatches are anxiously looked for from Col. Johnson, who is in command of the army for Utah. The Govern ment officers do not fully credit the report received from Judge Echols. Financial matters at New York still showed symptoms of progressive improvement. The Herald of the 14th, in its review of the pre vious day's money-market, says : " The arrival of the steamship Arabia at this port from Liverpool, with seven days' later advises, at an early hour this morning gave quite an impetus to the stock• market. The movement was unusually active, and in almost every instance an important improvement was realized. The bulls appear to be in fine feather ju-t, now, but we fear they wilt not realise much of the ad vance in market value. Small holders of stocks outside the streets may take advantage of their inflation Red sell their supplies, but the large holders in the str e et s cannot do this. They being the regulators of the market must hold on and buy more to sustain prices, and in this way they are likely to get tilled up with stocks at high prices. At present, however, things look bright for the bulls, and they operate with a great deal of spirit. " At the first Beard to-day Missouri Sixes advanced 1 per cent. ; California Sevens, 18751 ; Erie Threepenny Mortgage Bonds, 4; Haarlem First Mortgage Bonds, 1; Michigan Southern Sinking Fund, 2 • Illinois Central Railroad, 6 ; D daware and Hudson, 4 ; Cumberland, 1 ; New York Central Railroad, 2 ; Erie, ; Reading, ; Michigan Central Railroad, 4 ; Le Crosse and Mil waukie, 1 ; Michigan Southum, old, 1 ; ditto, Preferred, 1 ; Panama, 2 ; Illinois Central Raileoad, 4 ; Galena, and Chicago, 2 ; Cleveland and Toledo ; 1f ; Chicago and Rock Island, li. Pacific steamship Company de clined A per cent. In State stocks, Railroad bonds, Railroad stocks, and Coal stocks thero were very heavy transactions, principally for cash. The movement in Cumberland coal continues, but the advance in prices to-day was not fully sustained to the close. All the Western Railroad stocks were in demand to-day at the improvement in market value, and the aggregate opera tions were equal to almost any day during the prevalence of a speculative excitement in the street. The great difficulty is the absence of outsiders. The ' bulls' of the Stock Exchange have the entire load to carry, and prices have became so inflated that the burden is already op pressive. Notwithstanding the abundance of money, at the second board a further advance was realised, and the market closed firm at our quotations. Missouri Sixes improved • per osnt. ; II inois Central Bonds, •, Erie Third Mortgage, 1 ; Delaware and Hudson, 1 ; Penn sylvania Cad, 1 ; Reading, 1 ; New York Central Railroad, 1; Haarlem, 4; Michigan Southern, Old, ; • St. Crosse and Milwaukie, ; Panama, A ; Cleveland and Toledo, 14 ; Chicago and Rook Island, There was considerable activity this afternoon in railroad stocks, and the operations on time comprise but a very few lots. It is a moat extraordinary feature of the market that so large a portion of the transactions is sfo it r cash. This shows great abundance of m one y , and also shows that very few outsiders are among the operators. " The notes of the Manufacturers' Bank at Man chester, Connecticut, were thrown out to-day by the Metropolitan Bask." The working men's demonstrations at New York were dwindling away to nothin g and the majority of those assembled seemed to attend merely for the purpose of enjoying the fun created by the eccen tricities of Madame Rauke. Tue Collins steamship Adriatic went to sea on the 13th on a trial trip. A gentleman who was on board of her 12 hours reports her performance as exceedingly satisfactory. She was positively to leave for Liverpool on the 21st inst. The ste imer Isabel had arrived at Charleston with advises from Ilavannah to the 100 - , but they contained no news of interest. Emphatic instructions had been sent south from %Washington, with a view, if possible, to intercept General Walker and his party. The Navy Depart ment expresses a confidence that the Filibusters will be intercepted. • Accounts from Kan4as state that Messrs. Moore, Calhoun, and others propose to submit to the peo ple of the territory a Fort of double-headed consti tution, oi,e with and one without slavery. Other accounts state that the Pro-Slavery clause, which received only four dissentient votes, would alone be submitted for ratification, so that no chance would be given to reject the constitution. It was expected the Convention would adjourn on the 7th inst. The news received by the Arabia had the effect of checking sales of cotton ; the light stock, how ever, induced holders not to press sales, and is ono case for a respectable time a buyer offered to take it at a half cant decline, which was refused ; the moderate receipts and light stock of breadstuffs also tended to prevent a decline to correspond with a depression of prices in Liverpool. Flour, with moderate sales, closed at a decline of about sc. to 10c. per barrel, and common and medium grades of wheat also fell off 2c. to 3c. per bushel, while prime was scarce and sales limited. Corn was easier, with sales of Western mixed at 76c. to 78c. Pork was quiet, with small sales of mess at $l9 75c. Sugars were in fair demand. Coffee was quiet and prices unchanged ; fre;ghts were steady, with moderate engagements at fu'l prices. PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 13. Stocks firm. Pennsylvania State Fives, 81k ; Reading , Railroad, 19k ; Morris Canal, 38 ; Long Island Railroad, 9 ; Pennsylvania Railroad, 36i. NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 13. Cotton sales to-day 1,000 bales, mostly in the forenoon. The Arabia's news was worse than ex pected, but factors refused to give way to any ma terial extent. Sales of the week, 40,500 bales ; receipts of the week, 39,500 bales; stock, 348,000 bales. The receipts up to the present time at this port as compared with those of last year fall short 159,500 bales ; ditto at all southern ports, 286,000. Sugar buoyant, at 51c. to 51. Molasses, 22c. Pork dull. Lard, kegs, 13c. MOBILE, Nov. 13. Cotton declined ; sales to-day 300 bales; receipts, 9,000 bales. CHARLESTON, Nov. 13. Cotton—Prices have declined, Ic. to Ic. COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, Nov. 13. Cotton sales to-day 1,000 bales. Late in the day prices declined ic., owing to the receipt of the Arabia's advices. BUFFALO, Nov. 13. Flour unchanged. Sales 800 b - arrels, at $4 81c. for extra Wisconsin, and $5 to $5 25c. for extra Ohio and Michigan. Wheat lower ; sales ; 50,000 bushels at 790*. for Chicago spring, 85c. for Canada club, 97c. for prime red Indiana. Corn firm. Sales, 12,000 at 61c. Oats, sales 7,000 bushels at 35c. Whiskey sales, 100 barrels at 19ic. per gallon. Freights, 16c. for wheat to New York. OSWEGO, Nom, Nov. 13. Flour steady; sales, 1,000 barrels at $54 to $75 for common to extra. State wheat firm ; sa'es, 25,000 bushels, at 66c. Freights unchanged. Lake imports to-day, 31,000 bushels wheat, 17,000 bushels corn, 3,000 bushels barley, 5,000 bushels oats. Canal exports-6,000 barrels flour, 45,000 bushels wheat, 12,000 bushels corn. CHICAGO, Nov. 13. Flour active ; wheat declined 2c. ; corn firm ; oats steady. Shipments to Buffalo 400 brls. flour, 34,000 bushels of wheat. Shipments to Oswego— no flour ; 28,000 bushels of wheat ; receipts, 2,600 barrels of flour, 93,000 bushels of wheat, 10,500 bushels of corn. LETTS'S DIARIES FOR 1858. Prompt as ever, Messrs. Letts's are out already with their beautiful and correct diaries for the com ing year, 1858. We are almost bewildered at the boundless variety displayed in every Corm, with ruled pages to suit all inquirers. Here we have Diaries fur ladies, clergymen, physicians, solicitors, the Army, Navy, merchants, tradesmen, me chanics, and, in short, for everybody who wishes to note time as it goes. Messrs. Letts deserve praise and profit too. THE EXPECTED OVERLAND INDIA MAILS. Assuming that the Peninsular and Oriental Com pany's fast mail packet Vectis left Malta with the overland mails on Tucsday afternoon, she will reach Marseilles this morning (Friday) in t me for the mails to leave by the ten o'clock train. In that case they will leave Paris by special train at six o'clock to-morrow (Saturday) morning, and by special mail packet from Boulogne to Dover, and special train from Dover to Loudon ; the mails will arrive in time to be distributed in London by the six p.m. delivery, and the country portions to to dispatched to their destination by the evening mail trains. THE 231 EU'S MAILS. The missing mails of the steamship Emeu, from Australia, have arrived at Suez, and will be brought to Marseilles and Southampton by the steamers of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company. A telegraphic despatch received by the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company from the Austrian Lloyd's says :—" The Madras on the 18th in,t. picked up the Admiralty agent, purser, two passengers, and 110 boxes of mails per Emeu. Mails leave here for Marseilles per Peninsular and Oriental Company's boats ; 42 first-class passengers, specie 299,380/. Dates, Sydney,. Oct. 11. Ex change on England, 1i to 3 per cent. premium." Intelligence has also been received of the arrival of the Simla at Suez/from Sydney, &c., with another • Australian mail, which, with those from India and China, will probably reach London on Saturday and be delivered in the afternoon. The Austi alian steamer Eweu struck on a coral rock, projecting 15 miles from the shore, at a place called Duherdabb, on the western coast of the Red Sea. The danger of the Emeu was so great that, by the advice of every one on board, Capt. Gough, the Admiralty agent on board, had all the mail boxes co ntaiait,g letters placed in an Arab boat, and took them to Jeddah on the opposite coast. While there be wrote a letter to be given to the c tp taiu of any of the Indian mail packets . passing down the Red Sea, requesting him to call at Jeddah and take him and the mails to Suez. This letter ho sent to the commander of the Emeu. The Emeu, to the surprise of every one on board, was got under weigh, and proceeded on to Suez. She was overtaken by the Ifidia mail steamer Hindostan, and the commander of the latter received Capt. Gough's let ter. The Hindostan imme diately turned round, and steer. d for Jeddah. Whea she arrived off there it was found that Capt. Gough, tired of waiting for assistance, had started in a native boat for Suez. This was on the Ist instant. The commander of the Hindostan searched for Captain Gough along the Red Sea fer upwards of 70 miles, but could not find him. This, however, is easily accounted for. The eastern shore of the Red Sea is lined with coral rock. The native boat with the mails would skirt along the shore inside the reefs, not only because it was safer for a small boat than mid-channel, but because the Arab crews of such boats land every night to sleep ; but the Hindostan was obliged to keep more in mid-chan nel to avoid the coral reefs. Jeddah is between 600 and 700 miles from Suez. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S—THURSDAY. A very thin attendance, and only the following bets laid : CHESTER CUP. . 1000 to 10 ag€t St. Giles (taken) 1000 to 10 agst Dulcamara (taken) 1000 to 10 agst Wrestler (taken) 1000 to 10 agst Bashi Bazouk (taken) THE SIAMESE AMBASSADORS.—WINDsou, Thursday. —The Siamese Ambassadors and suite arrived at Wind sor at 25 miautes past 6 o'clock yesterday evening by the Great Western Railway. Tee f the yal car riages being in waiting, the Rya hr l visitors an Ro d attend ants were conveyed to the Round Tower of Windsor Castle, where a suite of magnificent apartments had been prepared for them. The Ambassadors had the honour of dining with the Queen, and slept in the tower, and this morning, after taking leave of her Majesty and the Prince Consort, left for town by the 11.20 train. Cheriff Achmet, the Envoy from the Sultan of Mocha, who arrived at Southampton on Monday, left that town yesterday by the 11.30 a.m. train for London. He wa to be met at the Waterloo-bridge station by a gentleman deputed for that purpose by the Ottoman Ambassador. Among the presents for her Majesty brougbt by the Cherifl was a large and beautiful shell surmounted with gold ornaments. He had a number of documents formed of some curious material, which was covered with about apparentlythe size AraA ra b o l f e Pi a m i t i a n n g. ,8 hand.T h d o n e u e tn e i n t t o 4we e e d r a each, a the c , Dock Hotel during his sojourn at Southampton, but he would not touch wines or spirit s there. H . is ode of salutation was graceful a n d p r i nce l y, and in conversa tion his features were at play with true Arab mobility. SOUTHAMPTON, Thursday.—Th e S pan i s h screw steam er. Barcelona, Captain Argento, sailed to-day for Hamburg, from which pla ce s h e w ill r h turn i n t i me to l ease t hi s on the 17th proximo for the Spanish port. She took out about 50 passengere, among whom are the officers and crew of the paddlewheel steamer Germania, oa their return to Bremen, the vessel having been sold to Mr Marks, of Greenwich, for 4,5501., fur the purpose 01 being broken up. SUDDEN DEATH IN THE CICY.-012 Wednesday after• noon a reinarkahm instanoe of sudden death occurred in the City. Mr. Leggett, printseller, of the firm of Leg gett, Hey ward, and Leggett, in Cornhill, suddenly dropped down in the street, not far from his own door, from an apoplectic seizure, and almost immediately ex pired. He was carred by the bystanders into the shop of Messrs. M'Cabe, but almost before medical attendance could arrive, life was extinct. The deceased, who resided at Brixton, and had left home that morning in the best of health, was upwards of 60 years of age, and was well known as one of the most respectable tradesmen in the City of London. He has left a large family to lament his loss. MEDICAL INVALID AND GENERAL MPH ASSURANCE SOCIETY. The sixteenth annual general meeting of this society was held yesterday, at the offices, 25, Pall-mall. Benjamin Phillips, Esq., F.R.S. presided. The following report from the directors was 'unani mously adopted : . "During the year now reported on (being the sixteenth of the society's business) a larger number of proposals has been received than in any previous similar period; 1,517 proposals for assurancesihave been made for sums amount- ing to 770,2721., of which number 1,207 have been com pleted, and policies issued assuring 570,283/., producing in addition to the annual income by now premiums of not to than 23 , 0151. Cs. 2d. "This statement will bear favourable comparison with , the preceding five years, as will appear by the following figures : Sums assured. Ann. prams. - 1853... 922 policies for £402,178, yielding £16,934 7 3 1854...1,119 „ „ 534,183 „ 22,758 0 0 1855...1,129 ~ „ 538,084 ~ 22,606 9 6 1856...1,137 556,7b9 ~ 24,051 19 10 1857...1,207 „ „ 570,282 „ 23,015 0 2 "It is proper to state that the chief source of the in crease in new policies has been in the Home District ; the business in India having received a check from the terrible calamities which have visited that country. Had the average amount of Indian Assurances been effected during the two last months of the year, a much larger amount of new business would have been realised than in any privi• ous year. "The result of the year's business, as compared with that of previous years, will be seen by the following state , ment, viz. : 1855. 1856. 1857. Sums proposed for Asssur -691,512 ... 720,524 ... 770,272 Sums assured by New Poli cies __ 538,084 ... 556,709 ... 570,282' Annual Premium on New Policies 22,601 24,051 23,015 No. of Policies in Force... 5;356 ... 5;738 6,255 Annual Income from Pre miums Total Annual Income Claims by Death (less sums cross assured) 39,897 ... 56,380 ... 48,350 Accumulated Fends 159,055 ... 193,429 ... 232,479 "The accumulated capital is carefully invested in Go vernment, real, and other approved securities; the direc tors having long since discontinued the practice of advancing money on personal securities. " The mortality experienced during the twelvemonth under review has been much less than that which the cal culations had anticipated. When it is borne in mind that this society takes a large number of climate and dis eased risks, it is highly satisfactory to see that the mor tality is not in excess of the general mortality of England and Wales. " Until the latter months of the past official year thii increase of the business in India had been uninterrupted ;' the horrible catastrophe of the recent mutinies and, mur ders there have exposed many valuable lives to danger; and although the society cannot fail to lose many of those; who aro assured, it is consolatory to learn by the most re' cent intelli g ence received in this country, as appears br the report o f the Calcutta Board, dated in Sc ptember Wee that up to that time only eight claims had been made, amounting to 8,9001." ;' Sir T. PHILLIPS said the meeting ought not to sepst rate without returning their thanks to the Board of Directors in India, for the manner in which they bad conducted the affairs of the society there, under very difficult and trying circumstances. They had shown . A firmness and discretion in the discharge of their duties amid the almost paralysing influences that surrounded' them, which had contributed greatly to support and strengthen the affairs of the society there, and vrbiott could not be too highly praised. He accordingly moves , that the thanks of the meeting be given to the Indian directors. Dr. DUNLAP seconded the motion, which was then put and carried unanimously. It was proposed and carried, without opposition, that' George Gun Hay, E,q., and Benjamin Phillips, .Egl the retiring directors, and J. S. Taylor, Esq•s and Joseph Whitehouse, Esq., the retiring auditors, be re-elected. Mr. THos. STEVENtioN then moved a vote of thanks to the A uditors, who he said had done their duty ptoperlf and fairly to the society, by going so strictly and eearch;t, ingly through the accounts as to render it almost , impossible that any portion of their funds could be' improperly dealt with or mismanaged. Lieuk-Colonel HY. DOVETON having seconded the motion, it was carried unanimously. Mr. JOHN S. Tax Lou re timed thanks on behalf of himself and brother auditors, and expressed a hop. that they would continue to merit the approbation of he society by the same earnest discharge of their duties. Mr. T. COATES moved that the thanks of the society'' be given to the directors for the vigilance whit which they had watched over it affairs, and the almost uniforin success that had attended their efforts. T hey had done nothing rashly, bat bad a cted so as incr rende reasingly pro: gressive. Mr. J. S. STREETER seconded the mo p t a io s n t , si a: 22 , o l n n ib ill: doing, observed that, though bot h . officerspaansdt year h ail t most o arduous find tha t t t a h s e k s d u li c r o l e n s t o t t h e the been put and carried, toketheri hh b ae e e T dw n h ha e s as o d m g c al o o a t c o si n de h r a a v b i l n e g . with a vote of thanks to the chairman, Mr. 13. PHILLIPS returned thanks for the direetore and himself, and assured the meeting that the Board would always use its utmost exertions to,maintain and juAify the confidence which the society had for so loot a period placed in them. Mr. B. C. GRIFFITH proposed, and Mr. tHoliAll. STEVENSON seconded a vote of thanks to the Secretary: which was unanimously agreed to. Mr. SINGER returned thanks. 1 anti A vote of thanks to the secretary in India CODC a the proceedings, and the meeting separated. "., !. THE WRECK OF THE SCREW STEAMER DUEHAIf,----it furthr despatch received at Lloyd's mentions that ad* vessel, already reported as having gone on shore near Audiene, while on her voyage from Africa to Loodooi has entirely broken up ; and that the cargo is scattered about, and very little of it expected to be saved.. TITS WEATHER IN THS NORTH.—A sharp frost set IP on Wednesday evening, and continued up to last night; the ground being covered with hoar frost in the morning: Snow fell for the first time on the Northumberla nd coast on the day previous. Large flocks of wild r le ei ' have passed over Yorkshire to the south during th e few days. Ton VALUE OF AN ENGRAVED PLATE.—Yester da y at a public sale of the productions of the fine arts, bl Mr. Lewis, at his auction-rooms, Fleet-street, the ido l plate of her Majesty Opening the Great Exlaihitione painted by H. C. Selons, engraved by Benin, and the engraving of which cost 2,5001., sold at 56/. We (Scotsman) understand that Dr. Robert Lee h . Se received her Majesty's most gracious commands to pu b ^ lish the sermon preached by him before the Court ill Crathie, Church iu October last. The subject of al discourse is, " Th e Care of the Body a Christian Duty , ' and we have no doubt that it will be found amply ; de serving of the honour which the royal hearer has seen fit to confer upon it. The Nerthumberland and Durham District Bank did not wake the slightest conernunicetion yesterday to the ir London agents. Up to Wednesday afternoon the fr honour of their draughts here does not seem to have been generay known at Newcastle, a nd the offael of the bank are understood to have been 10 0 open as usual. . The idea of any possible restore. tion of the concern seems to be considered wholly out of the question, and the prevalent opinion es to the state of affairs that will be disclosed when' ever a thorough investigation is made is very disc op t ing. Apparently, however, no doubt nee d be eater tained as to the ultimate liquidation of all claims, eleeel wealthy persons being included in the proprietary. Still, it seems that out of the total number of. about 400' os less than 112 are unmarried women and widows. Lilts the Western of Scotland, the bank had been in difB° 111 ; ties before, and had received large aid from the B ink 0^ England in 1847. EATRAORDINARY DEATH OF A YOUNG VirOMAN.-- INQUEST.—An inquest was held yesterday at the Wel' lington Arms, near the South-Western Railway Static)* on the body of Ann Bosoawen, aged 19. The deceased , who was the daughter of a coachman residing in Chenies-mews, Bedford-square, had been in service as housemaid at the West-end, but bad left her place on Saturday week without the knowledge of her family. The same evening she took a bedroom at the house of Mrs. Turner, No. 2, Charlotte-street: Waterloo-road, and the next evening went out, saying that she was going to 'neat her husband. She returned with * gentleman who stayed the night, and on the following Tuesday came again and took lodgings for himself and the deceased. He left the next morning, end in the middle of the day the deceased complained of h.ada(lis• The gentleman slept there three nights. Oe Sunda,' she complained of pains in the head and chest, rad th e gentleman procured medicine for her from a chemises. On Monday she became worse, and 'a surgeon was se? t for, when she died in his presence. The surgeon IP" there was nothing in the *medicine she had take* which could have caused her death. The inqUeE; has adjourned, in order to learn the result of a 210$ 411 W r. 'ton examination. Yesterday morning a fire took place in the 15 „ 1. 1 8 : mises belonging to Mr. G. Gallienne, a cutler, Nth ' Goswell-street. It commenced from some unktl"wee cause in the front shop, and rapidly ex tended the ,arloure, and was working its way up the stairs El l fore the inmates could be aroused ; howeve r, they _ll managed to effect a safe retreat. The stock in trade T he destroyed, and the building partially consumed. .- I :u g , loss will fall on the Sun Fire - office. The attic linj o n ti premises, belonging to Mr. Eastmatrrs, are also In° r. damaged. A fire also took place on the premises .of G. Mill, bac ie-dryer, Plough-yard, Seethiug- lanes T ow etreet, City, which nearly burnt the lofts out. GRAND FOOT-BALL MATCH BETWEEN THil 1 ) 51 ' RIVER OF CAMBRIDGE AND OXFORDs—TRE PRINCIa-y WALES PRESENT. —A match was played Yeti" — 1 (Thursday) at Eton College between the old Etov ians iI the Universities of Cambridge and Oxford. Ait'llget the weather was most unfavourable, it did not pro ven the match coming off. After a hard fight and ef,.—e-e, excellent play on b o th sides , Cambridge won b y rouges to nothi ng . Th e P r i nce o f Wales, despite be, rain, erjeyed the pleasure of witnessing the g arn ace onpanied by General Buckley and Mr. Gibbs. OBTAINING A SITUATION BY A FALSE CIIARICTErII:I A. young woman named Elizabeth Balls was che,g_ iso esterday, at Bow-street police-office, with using a f t° character to get an engagement in the service 0 Countess of Malmesbury. Mr. Henry told the pr i so n er e . see had rendered herself liable to a fine of 20/:,._ d rental' u` three months' imprisonment, but his worehiP her for further investigation.