The Sun. — London, England, 1857-12-11 00:00:00

HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. GREAT CLASSICAL CONCERTS. Positively the Last Night but Seven. The highly Successful INDIAN QUADRILLE, and 911311R1L HAVELOCK'S GRAND TRIUMPHAL MARCH Vocalist, Madlle. Jetty Tren—Violin, M. Remenyi. THIS EYE KING (FRIDAY, December th 3 11th), will be produced the New Grand Descriptive Composition, tv M. Jullien, entitled THE INDIAN QUADRILLE, Apt GENERAL HAVELOCK'S TRIUMPHAL MARCH, performed by M. Jullien's Orchestra, assisted by the drums sad fifes of the Grenadier Guards, the Coldstream Guards, and the Scots Fusilier Guards ; and a Grand Chorus, Rule Btitaaaia," and " God Save the Queen." New Fife Polka, by M. Jullien, with double Orche stra. Th• magnificent decorations which were prepared for the Ng Masque will remain during the continuance of these Con. aorta. The whole theatre will be ornamented with wreaths mad garlands of flowers, in gold, silver, and colours. The decorations have been prepared by Messrs. Chabot and Co., the were el arged with the decorations for the grand ball at Si. reception - of the Emperor Napoleon 111. at Stuttgart, and who were engaged, at a great expence, for the expre s s purpose of arranging at her Majesty's Theatre a display which vili be seen for the first time in this country. The Concert will commence at 8 o'clock. Prices of Admission—Promenade, Is; Upper loxes, Gallery, is. • Dress Circle, 2s. 6(1.; Private Boxes, 103. dd. end upw ards. prospectuses, with full particulars, may be bad at the Bov a/ace of the Theatre; of all the principal libraries; and at Jollien and Co.'s, 214, P.egent-street. The First Beethoven Night will take place To-morrow (Saturday), Dec. 12. R MAJESTY'S THEATRE.— M. JIILLIEN'S GRAND BAL XASQUE.—In consequence of the great success of the Bal Masque M. Jullien will give a SECOND, and positively the List thisi season, at the end of the Second Series of Concerts, M MONDAY, Dec. 21.—Applications to be made at the Box Once of the Theatre. T HEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Lessee—Mr. J. B. Buckstone. THIS EVENING, to commence at Seven o'clock, with s new Comedy, entitled AN UNEQUAL MATCH. Princi "el characters by Messrs. Bnckstone Compton, Chippendale, Farrell, Miss Amy Sedgwick, Mrs. Buckingham White, Mrll,,E. Fitzwilliam. Alter which, a new farce, by the author of Box and Cox, 411tItled TAKE CARE OF DOWB, in which Mr. Buckstone wilt sustain an original character. Tab* folio - wed by TUB STAR OF ANDALUSIA. Orchestra. Stalls (which may be retained the whole of the .vening), 6ilveach. (No charge for booking.) First Price. s. d.' Second price. Preis Boxes 5 0 Dress Boxes.. Upper 80xe5...,....., 3 0 Upper Boxes 2 Pit - 2 0 Pit. Lower Gallery 1 0 Lowet Gallery 0 6 Upper Gallery 0 6No half-price to Upper Gallery. s. d 3 0 ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. The public is respectfully informed that the play of RICHARD THE SECOND will shortly be withdrawn, and WILL NOT BE AGAIN REPRESENTED in this Theatre, with the exception of a few nights towards the ex- PiratiO4 of Mr. C. Kean's period of manazement. OLA. L , PRINCESS'S THEATRE. JUL, 'Proprietor, Mr. Charles Kean. MIS EVENING, will be performed Shakspere's Tragedy KING RICHARD, 11. King Richard 11., by Mr. Chas. NAM ; Queen, by Mre. C. Kean. Preceded by a new farce, in one act, entitled A CASE OF CONSCIENCE. T HEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. Lessee—Mr. Ben. Webster. THIS EVENING, will be performed THE GREEN BUSHES, in which Madame Celeste, Mr. Wright, and Mr. Paul Bedford 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 Mary Keeley. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE.—Lessee, Mr. Dillon.—Under the joint management of Piss LOUISA PYNE and Mr. W. HARRISON. THIS EVENING, will be pe formed Balfe's new opera, THE ROSE OF CA STILLE. Characters by Miss Louisa Fyne, Miss Susan Pyne, Miss Marian Prescott, Mr. Weiss, Mr. A.. St. Albyn, Mr. G. Honey, \fr. Wallworth, and Mr. W. Harrison. Conductor, Mr. Alfred Mellon. To conclude with the new Farce, entitled A PAIR OF PIGEONS. Mr. G. Honey and Miss Cuthbert. Private Boxes, £2 12s. 6d., £2 25., and £1 lls. 6d. ; Stalls, 6e. ; Dress Circle, ss. ; Upper Boxes, 4s. ; Pit. 25.; Gallery, ls.—The Box Office is now open daily, from 11 to ender the direction of Mr. Chatterton, jnn. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessees, Messrs. Robson and Emden. THIS EVENING, will be performed a new and original oomedietta, by Sterling Coyne, Esq., called WHAT WILL THET SAY AT BROMPTON ? Mr. Robson, eac. After which, LEADING STRINGS. To conclude with BO ►TS AT THE SWAN. Mr. Robson, Yr. H. Wigan, and Mrs. Emden. Commence at half-past Seven. ROYAL SURREY THEATR E. Lessees, Messrs. Shepherd and Creswiek. THIS EVENING, will be performed TIIE WIFE'S IiNTENGE. After which, INDIA, 1857. Messrs. Shepherd, Cres 'wick, W. Smith, Vollaire, B. Potter, Widdicomb, Belmore, Tapping ; Miss M. Eburne, Miss Webster, Mias Chalmers, Miss Johnstone. To conclude with WELLINGTON FIGGS. OAM. COWELL'S ANNUAL BENEFIT, in the LARGE ROOM, ST. MARTIN'S HALL, LONG ACRE, On MDNDAY NEXT, December 14, 1857. On which occasion, he will sing EIGHT of his most popular Songs, and, in addition to his own "LITTLE TRAVELLING PARTY," he will have the assistance of many Professional Friends now in London, Notwithstandinz the great expense, the prices will be &served Seats, 2s, 6d ; Balcony, ls, ; Body of the Hall, 6d. CANTERBURY HALL, Westminster-road.— OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The follow ng company of Vocalists are engaged for the performance of Salections from all the popular OPERAS, MADRIGALS, CHORUSES, GLEES, DUETS, &c., viz.:—Miss Russell, Mrs. Badzey, 3ladlle. Marietta, Mrs. Palmyre, Miss Bru nton, and Madame Marietta ; Herr F. Jonghmans, Mr. Renshaw, R. Grover, T. Farrant, S. Jones, J. Barker, W. Melling, Senor Antonio, E. L. Hime, and Mr. St. Albyn; Messrs. S. Collins, W. T. Critch9eld, 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. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tars Day —Morn., 4 min. aft. 10—Even., 31 min aft. 10 TO-MOBROw—Morn., 4 min. aft. 11---Even., 36 min. aft. I THE WEATHER—SUN OFFICE, DECEMBER 11. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 52—highest since noon yesterday. 46—lowest this morning and during the night. 48 —this day at noon. BAROMETER. 30.55—rising again. WTEID, S.W. ; light, with fine weather, and an evident tendency to frost. MI) - e% ; - 77%,4 4, 4 s, LONDON, FRIDAY, DEC. 11, 1857. The question of monetary reform will greatly depend on the result of the discussions that will take place this evening in the House of Commons. " The hard calculators" are now all in favour of procrastination. The Fabian policy alone finds favour in their sight. They well kaow that im mediate legislation would prove fatal to the Act of 1844. Few persons could behold with indif ference the misery and privations endured by the great body of the people, and the losses inflicted on the trading, manufacturing, and commercial lnteresta by the stringent adherence to the un wise and inequitable system—a system that may eventually prove as injurious to those by whom it was devised as was the act of their prototype, the evaticious clown, who foolishly destroyed the goose that supplied him with golden eggs. "The greed of pin," however, knows no bounds. Cupidity has no bowels of mercy, and will sacrifice all, with out compunction, who may stand in the way of gratification, --nay, incur imminent danger of Whatlong is already possessed in the vain en cleav"r to grasp at more. The great object then is to shelve the question, to hang it up during the whole of the Present session, under the pre text of inquiry, until the People have become so wearied and indifferent on the subject., that an additional rivet may be added to the chain, and the issues on securities still further reduced. A scheme already advocated by some inj u di c i ous par _ tisane of the measure. This can only be achieve I by the appointment of a Select Committee --a Secret Committee— who will go on in the old routine course, examining witnesses whose views are already well known, and whose report may be regarded as a foregone conclusion. But it is a stale dodge— Sir Cita ULM WOOD already played it of—and the most yen/ant yokel could not now be deceived by a similar trick. Sir CHARLES WOOD declared that no Minister should consent to the appointment of a Committee unless perfectly certain of the nature of the report that would be agreed on, and we may rest assured that Sir G. C. LEWIS has taken a leaf out of his book in that respect, and that he is perfectly satisfied that his favourite theory will incur no risk from any adverse opinion of the carefully selected Com.- mittee. In order to enhance the delay, he has given notice that, in the event of the Committee I being appointed, he will move that "itbe an instruction to the Committee to inquire into the causes of the recent mercantile distress, and also to inquire how far it has been affected by the laws regulating that bank-notes shall be payable on demand." This, if carried, will provide ample work for the whole Session, so that legislation will be rendered impossible before 1859, or, more probably, 1860. During all this time " the hard calculators" will continue in the enjoyment of exorbitant profits, and will have feathered their nests to considerable purpose at the expense of the industrial community. The mere delay will occasion mischief which years cannot rectify. The amendment of which Mr. DISRAELI has given notice would, if successful, avert these evils. It is to the effect that "no further in quiry is necessary into the operation of the Bank Act of 844, 7 and 8 Vic., cap. 32." This is surely the truth. If ever a subject was exhausted, it is that of the currency. The parties are diametrically opposed to each other. The advo cates of free-trade in currency and the hard cal. culators cannot be brought together by any possible process. Ministers must now act on their own responsibility. Should they ever decide on maintaining the obnoxious Act without change or modification, the people will at least be the sooner relieved from suspense, and an opportunity will ba afforded of testing the opinion of the country. We earnestly hope, then, that the amendment may be carried. The result will indicate the probable results of the great contest now pending, and on which our future welfare, happiness, and prosperity are so entirely dependent. In a recent article we urged on our Manchester friends, as we have frequently done before, the vast importance of moving themselves in the busi ness of obtaining cotton from India, We have insisted that it hardly becomes the great capital of Free Trade to be for ever crying to the G vernment for help, and we pointed out what had just come to our knowledge, that a Company had then been formed, " The Madras Irrigation and Canal Company," which proffered to Manchester 1 the precise aid which, as we think, is nee d e d. I t is perhaps, needless, to say that wa have no per sonal interest in the Company ; but ever since the appearance of Colonel ARTHUR COTTON'S well known book, we have felt deep interest in the subject of Indian Irrigation and Canals, and feel therefore gratified in supporting such a tho roughiy legitimate attempt to bring into practical operation the views we have for some time held. All we have read and heard on the subject since Colonel COTTON first wrote upon it, has only increased our conviction, that cheap con veyance rapidly opened all over India, with irrigation to furnish products, is of infi nitely more importance for that country than all the schemes hitherto devised for its commer cial civilisation, and the deliverance of its exche quer from debt. Colonel COTTON'S principle— to rely for increased revenue on enriching the payers of taxes—is the very polestar for Indian financiers. His other practical principle—to utilize forthwith all the water in India for navi gation and irrigation—is equally the polestar which must guide those who would increase some fourfold the wealth of the population of India. It is, therefore, gratifying indeed, to us, to see that the practical men of Manchester, Liverpool, and Glasgow, are seriously giving their attention to the proposals of the Company. These commercial chambers and associations have memorialised already the East India Company in favour of the Madras Irrigation and Canal Com pany, and strongly pressed its claims on the Board of Directors. The interests of the Indian Government are so directly implicated with any system of improving land and increasing its pro duce in India, (since three-fourths of its revenue is derived from land), that the Irrigation Cam pany and the Cotton Supply Association, are entitled to ask of their prospective landlord the fullest support which he can furnish. This aid they ask, in the form of a guarantee of a minimum rate of interest on the capital expended ; a request preferred not from the slightest doubt of the gua • rantee being quite superfluous, but to enable the Company to raise the required capital with the greatest ease, and on the best terms. Oa the ono hand Englishmen generally know little of India and the probable success, in a financial point of view, of public works there ; on the other hand the Company knows the country well, and has had ample experimental proof that all canal and irrigation work, hitherto, have issued in splendid returns. The attestation of the Eat India Com pany, therefore, to the pecuniary character of the New Company's plans, would at once draw forth the contributions of capitalists here ; and there is, of course, no form of attestation which can equal that of a guarantee. The Government has granted it for Indian rail ways, irrigation and cheap transit are of far more importance, and certain to be much more remunera tive both to the East India Company and the shareholders, than first-class railways can possibly be. The Landlord Company will, therefore, be perfectly safe in giving its guarantee to the Tenant Company, and both will be benefited by the earlier command of more ample capital. We have reason to hope that the Indian Gc vernment is becoming fully alive to the importance of the Company's canal and irrigation projects, and that the required guarantee will not be withheld. The Indian Exchequer is unable at present, and will be for a long time to come, to spare money for such works itself ; it is, moreover, better it should not. A commercial company wi 1 work the whole thing better than the East India Company could do, while the latter can give to capitalists a degree of confidence which no ordinary commercial company has power to create. It re solves itself into the East India Company's pur chasing a rapidly augmenting revenue from the improved districts, by the very cheap agency of a purely nominal guarantee ! The security of the Government is indeed complete. Since the pro posed company wishes all the works to be under the superintendence of Colonel Corrotc, the very man who has already executed large works of the kind, paying on the average 70 por cant. to the revenue; and a great part of which defrayed their own cost while in process of construction. Let the reader not forget the main point. It is net proposed to put a stop to the construction of first class, high speed railways to the (xlent to which they can be made ; their military and po litical advantages are obvious, and their social uses, of course, great ; but they cost, on the average 10,000/. per mile, and must be the work of a long time. As Colonel COTTON observes in a letter published last year, "There are from 8,000 to 10,000 miles of river at this moment, available for navigation, in a more or l ess important degree ; to greatly improve them so as to make them thoroughly effective lines of navigation, conveying goods at the cost of one quarter or one-eighth of any land carriage, would not cost more than 1001. or 2001. per mile—from one-fiftieth to one hundredth part of the cost of the present railways. Hence, to throw away this enormous natural advantage, worth from 50,000,0001. to 100,000,0001. sterling, and expend our time upon railways at the rate of 10,0001. a mile, is one of the greatest mistakes that ever was made." Then railways can only reach a few hundred miles to a few districts, while rivers and canals could in five or six years open to all India the means of exporting its raw produce, at a price for transit which that produce could afford to bear. At the same time, the very works which would carry the produce would irrigate the country, and multiply that producefourfold, and often tenfold in value. We can hardly conceive a case more complete. PROVI DENCE seems to have put into our hands the key to unlock the real treasures of India, the en chanter's wand to detect her hidden wealth, and the charm for attaching her population to our rule, in the single gift of water. A people en riched by our management will be quiet enough ; especially populations like those of India, which probably were never, any of them, guilty of an insurrection for political liberty. As has been truly said—" they ask only to be governed." Govern them well ; improve their lands by good tenures and by public irrigation works ; lighten their taxes, while increasing their amount, by in creasing yet more their capacity to pay them ; and such people will follow you with blessings, as they did Sir C. NAPIEIt in Scinde, though he had conquered them but a year or two before. Commerce, good government, philanthropy, all alike demand water for India. Manchester, Liverpool, and Glasgow would be gainers at home —we should all be gainers—but more millions in India than twice the population of our Isles would in five years' time be elevated from poverty and wretchedness, and delivered from horrible periodical famines, by the single boon of water. This question, then, cannot slumber. It ought in some form to be brought before public notice in that grand national advertiser, the House of Commons. It is infinitely more worthy of a night's discussion than numberless crotchets and squabbles on which so much time is wasted ; at least we should suggest to the cotton manufacturing gentlemen to get up a large, well•arranged, and influential public meeting to bring the main facts of the case before the public in a form to attract definite attention. Cotton supply meetings have been held : we should suggest a meeting to promote what the supply of cot ton from the East depends on—canals and irrigation in India. We have, at last, even at the eleventh hour, had an official explanation respecting the facilities tendered by other Powers for the conveyance of English troops to India ! The fearful conse quences of the delays that had taken place have already been commented on. It is, in conse quence of procrastination in the first instance, that the public mind is still harrassed as to the possible fate of the innocent and heir less fugitives at Lucknow and of the gallant HAVELOCK and his indefatigable troops. Had ade quate energy been displayed in the first instance, their danger would have terminated ere this, and the nation would have rejoiced in the glad tidings of their rescue, and the disappointment of the miscreant NANA SAHIB in beholding the anti cipated victims escaping from his grasp. Redtapism, however, prevailed. It would be quite opposed to the usual routine, if there had been too early a display of zeal and activity. The I TAPERS and TADPOLES would have been horrified, and even the junior clerks in the circumlocution office, would have stood aghast at the revolution ary principle. "PETER DICK," if surviving, would have swooned on the spot ! It now appears that en the very first authentic intelligence of the magnitude of the outbreak, Lord STRATFORD DE REDCLIFFE had telegraphed that he would apply to the Turkish Government to allow troops to pass through Egypt on their , way to India, if it was thought advisable to do so. This was on the 30th June. On the 2d July he was informed that it was not the intention of Her MAJESTY'S Government to send any troops through - Egypt. The indiscreet zeal of the diplomatist who thus ven tured to hint to the Cabinet respecting the course they ought to adopt in such an emergency, was thus effectually snubbed. He received a gentle hint to mind his own business, and permit the British Government to attend to their own con cerns. On the 2d October, just three months and three days afterwards, Lord STRATFORD was directed to make application to the SULTAN and the PASHA for permission to transmit troops across the Egyp tian territory. It is needless to say that it was at once granted, as it would have been three months sooner, if applied for. It was on the sth of OcP. that the French Government made their volun tary offer of a passage through France, which was declined. But, surely, if it were deemed advisable to apply to the SULTAN and the PASHA on the 2d of October— the offer from the EMPEROR, on the sth October should have been gratefully accepted. As it is, one point is too plain that three months were uselessly sacrificed—time, of such immense value, that it is impossible to estimate the extent of the evils that resulted from the dilatory proceedings. The reasons assigned by Lord PALMERSTON will be estimated quantum valeant. We believe that there would have been no extraordinary difficul ties, or, at all events, any that could not have been easily surmounted. But the responsi bility was bandied backward and forward between Cannon•row and Leadenhall-street, as Lord PA N munE declared, in answer to Lord HA RDWICKE' S inquiry on Tuesday evening, the conveyance of troops was one of the functions of the East India Company, and they were responsible for its proper discharge." Thus it happened that no one looked to what was the business of so many, and that none of tho steam flotilla of the Royal Navy could be ren dered available for what was perhaps the most im portant service that could possibly be rendered to the country. This was really too bad ! We are happy to find that a full investigation will forthwith take place into the whole subject, and that a select commit tee is to be moved for with that object. The whole facts of the case will thus be elicited, and we suspect that tho result will not be quito F,o satisfactory to the Government as Lord PALMER STON seems to imagine. A LORD IN THE INSOLVENT COURT. Lord George Osborne appeared yesterday in the Insolvent Debtor.' Court. His creditors numbered 110, and consisted of bakers, butchers, oilmen, the milkman, &c. The debts amounted to about 2,0001. His lordship's allowance was 5001. per annum. PoSTAGi: UPON NEWSPAPERS FOE - NEW GRANADA. — On the 17th Dec. next, and thenceforward, British newspapers posted iu conformity with the authorised regulations, addressed to New Granada, will be charge able with a British postage of ld. each, which must be paid in advance, or the newspapers cannot be for war led. FATAL CARRIAGE ACClDENT.—Yesterday morning Mrr. E'izabJth Arthur, an aged widow lady, residieg in Horton-street, Burton-crescent, was knocked down bya carriage ne u i dy opposite the Foundling Institution, n Guildford-Street, Russell-square. The poor old tidy was conveyed in a call to the Free Hospital, Gray's-inn-road ) where she expired soon atter her admission. IHE SpN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVEN NG DECENIITER 11, 18x'7. THE SAN .PE_RNAADO MINING COMPANY. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. beg leave to apply for space in your columns to state a narrative with respect to a company called San Fernando Mining Company, of which I cannot now hear anything. I was in duced by an agent, a share and mining agent, to invest some hundreds of pounds in what was then called this " promising concern,'' and in due c.mrse, after parting with my money, received'a sheet of paper, imposing enough in appearance, printed full of coupons for the receipt of dividends down to the year 1861. I cut off two of these and received a small sum—aid since then I have hoard never a word about them. It appears to me to be some siv-ng concern, but I w..u'd hope there is some law to reach the parties who hive the management of it. There are no doubt others in the same predicament as myself, and as unity is strength, perhaps if we joined our efforts, something might be mad e o f thi s con cern, either in shape of a return, or an account rendered of what has become of the monies. I remain, Sir, your most obedient servant, DUPED. Halifax, 10th December. DISSOLVING VIE WS OF FRANCE. COUNT DE MORNY'S ADDRESS TO THE LEGISLATIVE CORPS, OPENED FOR 1858. "As the finest buildings are best viewed at a certain distance, so at a distance from France one is best enabled to judge how great is her position abroad. " Consolation may be found, while afar off, in that national sentiment of pride which every true Frenchman carries in his heart. Paris is not touched by the die. asters which afflict so many other States : let us hope that this crisis may be of shoot duration." THE SAME, ARRANGED FOR MUSIC. Am—" How happy's the Soldier who lives on his pay." ll.w happy's the Exile who wanders all day, And looks at his country from over the way ; With eye-glass or spy-glasi ' hr some such assistance, He sees how delightful she looks at a distance." Cut off from his country he wanders apart, With "the national pride of a Frenchrn An at heart ;" In her pomp and "position abroad " now he shares, And, being kicked out, he has none of her cares. Of commerce around him he hears the loud crash, And Albion the per, de all going to smash ; While France, by the wit of De Moray detected, Sits up like a lady—" as well as expected !" " Affliction has touched many States with disaster," But when it comes Paris-ward bows to its master ; And the Exile bows low, with far-off admiration, Yet hopes that all this "may be short of duration," Then hail to the Distance, dissolving the view, Or increasing effect, though a trifle too blue ! At a distance the charm of some objects is dearer, Which might disappear could we look at them nearer ! THE INDIAN MUTINIES. The series of " further papers" (No. 4) was pub lished yesterday, that is to say, after No. 5, a brief summary of - which appeared in The Sun of yester day. No. 4is a blue-book of some 260 pages, con taining a voluminous narrative of events and local occurrences from Aug. Bto Sept. 16. The interest attaching to these papers has been anticipated in recent impressions of this journal. Perhaps the most interesting of the papers before us is a memo randum by the Actiug Commander-in-Chief, Mr. Patrick Grant, dated the 25th of July, in reference to the future movements of General (uow Sir Henry) Havelock " I entertain a decided opinion (writes Mr. Grant) " that Brigadier-General Havelock, after relieving Lucknow, should remain in Oude and restore order and re-establish British authority in that province. If he merely relieves the beleagured garrison at Lucknow, and, after accomplishing that object, instantly recrossed the Ganges into our own provinces, it will be thought and believed throughout India that he had signally failed to reconquer Oude, and that he was driven out of that province by force of arms. The insurgents though bea ,en before Lucknow, would assuredly collect again, and follow up the retiring army, prevent supplies from coming into the camp, and reduce our troops to great straits and hazards when recrossing the Ganges, the passage of whichovhen wholly unopposed, the Brigadier- General describes as having been a very difficult and tedious operation. . . Now, if the passage of the Ganges was so difficult and tedious when no opposition was offered, there can be no question that the operation would be extremely hazardous if not impracticable, with an enemy, numerically vastly superior in hot pursuit • but, if it was perfectly sucaessful, I consider that with drawing from Oude would be a false move, and in every way injurious to our interests and reputation. No longer overawed by our troops and entirely freed from their presence, and the province of Oude completely in their hands, the rebels, in all probability, would pour into our teritory, and there is nothing to prevent them from over lunnit g the whole country between the Ganges and the Gunduck, from Jaunpore, Azimghur, and Gorruckpore on the Oude frontier, to Saran, Tirhoot, Chuprah, and Purnea. Surely nothing short of the most imperative necessity would justify our running such risks as I have described, and I maintain that no such necessity exists." LYCEUM THELTBK.-00 Monday next, Mr. W. Han risen will take his benefit, and sustain his original character in Mr. Balfe's ever-famous "Bohemian Girl," which will be performed on that occasion only. The season of the " Pyne and Harrison" Company sill reach its.terminatlon on the following Saturday, and the artists will then commence a series of provincial engagements, satisfied that they have done more towards the establishment of English opera in London than any of their predecessors for many years. Ma. HENRY LESLIE'S CONCERTS.—" Mr. Henry Leslie's choir," an exceedingly efficient, though small, body of part-singers, who under the able direction of their distinguished amateur conductor, have gained considerable reputation in the musical world, gave the first concert of their third season last evening, at the Hanover-roome. Several of Mr. Leslie's compositions were beautifully sung. The concert, which was listened to throughout with evident gratification by a very numerous audience, terminated worthily with Benedict's Rochdale, di e d su d denly in well-known serenade, "Blessed be th e h ome, " from the Gipay'e Warniog." p EAET DEATH % F . j , the course of a shooting excursion, in the n e i g hb our h oo d of Stonyhurst. The deceased gentleman u nsuccess f u ll y A b m a E n s ke F r, EN o T f' EsQ.—O n T ues d ay James Fenton, contested the representation of Rochdale with Mr. Shar man Crawford a few years ago. His death is attributed to apoplexy. LIABILITY OF SIIIPOWNEBS.—The deputation which had an interview with Lord Stanley of Aiderley and Mr. Lowe, at the Board of Trade, on Monday, had reference to limiting the liability of shipowners in cases of acci dents to passengers, &c. Lord Stanley of Alderley said it was a question on which at present he was not pre pared to hold out any hope of the law being so altered as to meet the views of the deputation. —Shipping Gazette. The dollars brought by the Mexican packet were sold yesterday at 600., and the bar silver at 62g-d. per oz., being an advance of id. on each description beyond the rates obtained for the precedine, packet. At the begin ning of last week the price of bar silver had receded to 611 d., when the state of affairs in Hamburg gave rise to a sudden demand from that place, which, coupled with the orders for the next Indian mail, has caused a rapid advance to the prices now given. COME LIKE SHADOWS, SO DEPART.—From the circular of the ScotSish Typographical Association, we take the following :—" We have to record the demise, in Edin burgh alone, within the last month, of the Eastern Times, a penny weekly ; the Edinburgh, Weekly Revive, a two penny sheet devoted to literature and kindred subjects ; the Lyceum, a spiritedly written paper, smothered in advertisements ; and lastly, the suspension' of the Daily Despatch,. Viewed from the trade stand-point, the latter is the greatest loss. We believe four hands: are thrown out of employment. The others rather in clined teaching the young idea how to 'set,' so that they do not cause the void in the Ja our market as might be supposed."—North British Mail. FIRE 3 IN THE METROPoLls.—Yesterday afternoon, while some students were engaged in the laboratory of the Pharmaceutical Institution, 17, Bloomsbury-square, ' an escape of gas took place and set fire to some shelves in the room. Several engines were soon in attendance, and the fire was extinguished before it had done much damage to the building. A. fire also took place at a basket manufactory, 5, Little Suffolk-street, Borough, and owing to the combustible nature of the stock had got to such a height before the engines arrived that it was not got under till the premises were nearly gutted. Fires, attended with comparatively little destruction of property, also occurred yesterday at Mr. Stafford's, 4, -Hall-street, Bethnal- green ; Mr. Francis ' s, 25,New road, St. George's East; and Mr. Lindsey'e, stationer, of Kentish-town. EXTENSION OF PEMBROKE DOCKYARD. —The various works for the extension and improvement of Pembroke Dockyard are pr ocee di ng at a rapid rate, about 800 men being constantly employed by the contrac tors. The whole of the work i s executed under t h e supervision of the Government i ns p ectors. The pr i nc ip a l work is the widening and lengthening of the dry dock, which wi l l ye t occupy a lo:g time before completed ; the entrance dock is also being widened, and the new boat flip is in pre gresq, Provision has been made for scouring away the immense beds of mud which have collected between the Carr Spit and the dockyard, and for this purpose a dredging vessel is employed, worked by steam. The clearing away of these banks will much improve the navigation, and widen and deepen the channel in front of the dock2,ard ; it vvid cost 10,000/, A new roof is berthi being placed over slip N o. 11, at a cost of 4 , 000 /. Stern they ngs are also bei ng a d ded to s li ps Nos. 5,7, 8, and are in a forwa r d state. THE SIAMESE AMBASSADORS.—It is very evident that °reign potentates come to this country prepared to lavish large sums of money upon the manufacturers of Great Britain, and are likewise influenced by considerable judgment and discretion as to the houses to be selected real rendezvous of late of these for such purposes. W e have anot h er instance of this in the almost fabul ous order g i ven to Mr. Benson, of Ludgate-hill, the great jeweller. This establish ment, indeed, has been th e di illustrious visitors. L &TEST NEWS. RELIEF OF LUCKNOW. MARCH OF SIR COLIN CAMPBELL AND COLONEL GREATHED ON LUCKNOW. DEFEAT OF THE REBELS BY COLONEL POWELL. The following telegraphic despatch has been received this day : " To Sir James Melvill, East India House. " Alexandria, Dec. 5, 1857. " Intelligence from Bombay to 17th Novem ber :—Sir Colin Campbell reached Cawnpore on the 4th November, crossed the Ganges on the 9th, on route to Lucknow, with 5,000 men of all arnir. " General Windham eammands the reserve at Cawnpore. " Colonel Greathed's column arrived at Cawn pore on the 26th October, and proceeded, on the 31st, under command of Brigadier Grant, being reinforced by 5,000 strong, with a large supply of provisions, to Allum Bagh, where it awaits the arrival of the Commander-in-Chief. " The Dinapore mutineers were driven from a strong position at Binder, near Futtehpore, by a detachment of 500 men under Colonel Powell, 53d Foot ; two guns captured, but with severe loss. Colonel Powell killed. " The accounts from Saugor and Jubbulpore unsatisfactory. Major Erskine has earnestly demanded assistance. Brigadier Stuart's column, on its route to Mhow, has been directed to pro ceed thither. "The contingent at Mahedpore mutinied on the Bth November, and killed two of their offi cers ; but a telegraphic despatch, just received, states they were attacked by the Mhow Field Force, and routed, with loss of all their guns. " Mhow and ludore all quiet. "No further outbreaks in Rajpootaaa, but the Rewah Thakoor and Jodhpore mutineers are still in force. "A reinforcement of 500 infantry has pro ceeded from Guzerat to aid General Lawrence. " All quiet in Bombay, with the exception of the Bheels in Khandeisb, which are being put down. " The C Genghis Khan " arrived at Bombay with a detachment of 3d Dragoons and 86th Foot. " All quiet in Scinde and Punjaub, as also in the Nizam's country. " Dates from Calcutta direct to 9th November nothing of importance. " H. JOHNSON. " Trieste, Dec. 11, 9.15 A.M. " RAVEN." THE AFRICAN MAIL. (BY ELECTRIO TELEGRAPH.) PLYMOUTH, FRIDAY, The African mail ship Gambia, C:►ptain Frith, arrived hero this morning. Dates—Fernando Po, Nov. 3 ; Bonny, Gth ; Lagos, 9th. She brings 4,0001. in specie, 2,000 ounces of gold dust, a general cargo, and 13 passengers. The coast is healthy. The Alecto had taken a sixth prize. The mail steam-ship Candace was off Cape Palmas Nov. 15. The Ethiope left Madeira for the coast on the 3d December. The steamship Powerful, belonging to the North of Europe Steam Company, had broken down, and was on the beach for repairs at Fer nando Po. The Hecla and Medusa were off Lagos, bound south. The Dorchester, from Liverpool for Bombay, foundered about 60 miles east of Madeira. The crew was rescued by the Queen of the East, and arrived here•per Gambia. THE PRINCESS ALICE. Letters from the Hague, dated the• 7th inst., state that Lieutenant-General Van Omphal has set out for London on a mission, of which the object is to demand officially, for the Prince of Orange, the hand of the . Princess Alice, daughter of Queen Victoria. HAMBURG, DEC. 9. IL has just been announced at the Exchange that the affairs of the house of Pontoppidam have been arranged by assistance from the National Bank of Copenhagen. This news has produced a very favourable impression. TRIESTE, DEC. 10. According to accounts from Constantinople of the sth inst., Lord Stratford de Redcliffe was to set out on the 12th for England. The Governor of Asterabad, after having beaten a corps of Turcomans, was about to raise the siege of Buglnnund. General Kalergis will probably represent Greece at Paris. King Otho has received M. de Lessaps with great distinction. MADRID, DEC. 9. The Priuco of the Asturias has been baptised. An amnesty has been accorded for all political offences, and to persons condemned for slight offences. Twenty-two colonels have been pro moted, and a number of the oldest lieutenants have been made captains. Numerous decorations have been distributed. BRUSSELS, DEC. 10. The result of the e2ections is known in 34 dis tricts out of 41. The Liberal candidates have been completely successful at Brass els, Antwerp, Ghent, Liege, Charleroi, Bruges, 'Tournay, Verviers, Nivelles, and Mons. Up to the present. time the Ministry have gained 20 votes, and have 'obtained the majority. Order has nowhere been disturbed. Intelligence has been received from Bucharest that the Divan the re has unanimously refused to take into considmeation any internal questions until political ones have been decided. PRANCE. PARIS, THURSDAY EVENING. The Council-gemeTal of the Seine, during its last session, declared. in favour of a canal across the Isthmus of Suez. A council of Ministers, at which the Emperor presided, was held ) esterday at the Tuileries. It is said on go..'d authority, that the Bank of France has agreed ►t length to come to the assist ance of French 14 ilway Companies, in order to enable them to complete vvithotrt delay the various proposed works. BOURSE, Dec. 10.—The following were the last quotations : Cash. Er. 4 i por Cents ..... .... 91 End of Month. —fr. —'• 3-per Cents 66 66 15 Bank Shares 3125 Credit Foncier 540 Credit Mobilier 727 50 Roman B5 Do. Account 712 50 Austrian . Belgian 4. . t 37 Spanish Threes — Piedmoutese (5) BB Home Debt RAILWAYS-FOR CASH., tr. c. ir c. Orionna f Northern - Western New Ditto Lyons and Med 83 2 1— Grand Central 628 i New Ditt 0... Geneva 6lO Austrian Cora. ...... 665 The following is the monthly debtor and creditor account of the Bank of France, made up to yester day (Thursday) : _ - . DR. Fr. c. Capital - Ditto, New Reserve fund 12,930,750 14 Reserve immobiliere 4,000,000 Notes to bearer, in circulation . 488,343,900 Do. of branch banks Do. to order (Post bills) Bills payable at sight Account-current of Treasury Creditor 73,741,110 80 Various accounts-current Do. branch banks 23,339,794 Dividends to be paid Discount; interest, and expenses Charge for safe keeping of securities 18,069,206 33 Re-discounts of the last half-year Overdue bills* Sundries 995,153,133 96 Cash and ingots Cash at the branch banks 82,597,109 42 153,424,483 -- , Bills due yesterday to be paid to-day 768,352 60 Bills becoming due in Paris Bills in the branch banks Advances on coin and ingots Do. in the branch banks Do, on public securities of France 18,932,436 10 Do. in the branch banks Do. on railway shares and bonds 21,117,200 Do. in the branch banks Do. on Credit Foncier Scrip 166,400 Do. on Brach Banks Scrip Do. to the State by treaty of June 30, 1848 . Rentes of the reserve fund _. 12,980,750 14 - - Rentes of disposable funds 52, 189, 482 3 ___ New Shares, not settled 55,867,625 Hotel and furniture of the Bank Real property of branch banks 5,635,592 Expanses of administration 2,056,988 23 Premiums on the purchase of matieres 1,576,029 3 Sundries 1,260,239 79 995,153,133 96 PREVIOUS MONTH'S RETURN. DR. Fr. c 91,250,000 Capital Ditto, New Reserve fund Ditto, New Reserve immobiliere Notes to bearer, in circulation 531,678,000 Do. of branch banks Do. to order (Post bills) Bills payable at sight 3,247,286 Account-current of Treasury Creditor 72,376,955 94 Various accounts-current 199,163,322 64 Do. branch banks 25,445,346 Dividends to be paid 421,987 25 Discount, interest, and expenses Charge for safe keeping of securities 15,905,862 70 Re-discounts of the last half-year Overdue bills 6,945 90 Sundries 2,908,146 18 1,041.837,915 46 Cash and ingots Cash at the branch banks Bills due yesterday to be paid to•day 790,900 27 Bills becoming due in Paris Bills in the branch banks Advances on coin and ingots Do. in the branch banks Do. on public securities of France 23,305,836 10 Do. iu the branch banks Do. on railway shares and bonds 19,130,800 Do. in the branch banks Do. on Credit Funnier Scrip 139,300 Do. on Branch Banks Scrip 46,400 Do. to the State by treaty of June 30, 1848 Rentes of the reserve fund Rentes of disposable funds New Shares, not settled Hotel and furniture of the Bank Real property of branch banks Expenses of administration Premiums on the purchase of matiereg Sundries 50,000,000 - 12,980,750 14 52,189,482 3 70,293,300 -- 4,000,000 - 5,128,211 -. 1;141:510 4 949,656 • 8 451,124 45 1,041,837,915 46 SWITZERLAND. A letter from Berne, in the Debats, gives some account of the state of parties in Switzerland at present " Three distinct parties are represented in the Na tional Council. First, the moderate Liberal party, which may be called the Conservative. This party is composed of those who, after having opposed the reform of 1847, are now sincerely resigned to them, and of those who, baviog favoured by all the means in their power those same reforms, do not wish to go any further. Next conies the Radical party, or those who having taken a great part in the reform movement of 1847, are not satisfied with the results obtained, and only consider them as a first step in the way of the regeneration of Switzerland. Lastly, the Catholic party so called, the old party of the Sonderbund." This party has revived throughout all Switzerland ; it obtained great success at the last elections, either by causing the election of several of its best known leaders, or by contributing to that of a number of Radicals whose support they expect to have. It is difficult to say, at this moment, what will hereafter be the pretensions of the Roman Ca tholic party, but it is easy to see that it is already creating agitation. It recommends opposition to the Federal government everywhere, and even in many cantons to the cantonal authorities ; it already assumes a haughty attitude where it feels itself the master ; and it is labouring to organise itself strongly in the National Council, in order to give the majority to the conservatives or the radicals according to circum stances. It may be affirmed that the Roman Catholic party will employ all its efforts to retake the govern roent, and to exercise it without division in the cantors in which it dominates, and that it will demand a shale of it where it is in a minority. The party has never ceased to protest against certain measures which were adopted after the defeat of the Sonderbund, with the view of restricting the influence of the clergy, and especially of religious corporations; and it is desirous of obtaining at any cost the revocation of those measures. It may also be affirmed that the Roman Catholic party is perfectly disciplined, that throughout Switzerland it obeys orders given by a central authority in execution of a plan concocted dwith great ability. In one of its approaching sittings the National Council, united to the Council of tl e States, will occupy Itself with the election of members of the Federal Council. M. Fazy, deputy f the canton of Geneva, is a candidate, and is supported by the Radicals, opposed by the Conservatives. It was the latter who assured his success at Geneva ; but it is pi e)able that it will not be disposed, by nominating him, to give him an influence in the superior direction of the affairs of the confederation, which might become pre ponderatin.j, and which would, perhaps, not be employed for the advantage of the Catholic party. This party ap pears, in fact, only disposed to support M. Fazy in the event of his giving guarantees which would not be acceptable to the Radical-t." AUSTRIA. The Austrian Gazette states that the Emperor has sanctioned a law, in 41 articleP, in conformity with existing treaties, which regulwes everythhig connected with the pol.tical rights of AusTian subjects residing in the Ottoman Em p ire. A Vienna letter of the 6th says :—" M. Garas chanin, formerly a Minister is Servia, left this place for Bel:),rade. It is confidently stated that a portfolio has been offered him. Shoed this news be confirmed, an important change will be effected in Servian policy. M. Garaschanin belongs to the anti-Russian party. He left the Ministry in con sequence of M. Fonton's mission in 1853 ; and he is now considered the best mau to extricate Servia from her present diffiCulties." PRUSSIA. A Berlin letter says : " The Ist January is approaching with rapid strides, and it is then that, in conformity with the law voted by the chambers, and sanctioned by the King, the circula tion of bank notes belonging to the various financial establishments of Germany will be interdicted in Prussia. However, looking at the money crisis, and taking into consideration the Numerous representations sent in every day, the Minister of Finance seems to hesi tate to carry out the measure. The moment certainly does not appear well chosen. The calculation is that thei e are bank notes of foreign banks now in circulation in Berlin and the Prussian privinees to the extent of ten millions and a half of thalers (neuly forty milluns of francs). If the government executes strictly on the let of January the enactments of the new law, there can be no doub'. that these millions will leave the strongb. boxes and manufactories of the country without onlyut eing replaced by specie, which circumstance cou N l ast tend onish to aggravate a situation already alarming.lurial centres of ment need be felt at most of the industrial t Prussia o having rci ng of seat the in r.6 p wr etit l i .a o w n government will, at the improbable that the Prussianfanditanciet postponement though t n c o ) t i consideration the present diffi• last moment, take into co Confederation." f p ed o s si r t a i t o i l o i a 0 .4 nearly all n t s he States of the Germanic A telegraphic despatch of the Bth, in the inde• pendance of Brussels, states that the rumour of the government being determined to postpone the exei cution of the l aw re f erre d t o i n the letter above s officially, contradicted. BELGIUM. The Belgian Minister of War, General Broten, has just addressed the following circular to colonels of regiments : " have the honour to beg of you to give orders that such of the officers of the army as may desire to ,x , ,reise their civic rights in the coming elections of the Chamber of Representatives shall not be prevented from so doing under any pretext. I also beg of you to inform the (Aileen; that, in conformity with a decision of roy predecessor, they are authorised to present themselves in plain clothes in their respective sections, Art. 22 of the electoral law formally forbidding them to appear in arms." ITALY. ROME, Dec. 5.—A1l Rowe is talking about the arrest of the Marquis Campana, director of the Monte di Pieta, which unexpected event took place at that establishment on Saturday morning soon after the marquis had arrived from his palace in the Via del Babuino for the usual transaction of business. The Procurator° Fiscale and some subordinate officials having gone through the ceremony of verifying the amount of funds in the chests of the establishment, and having found a deficit in cash of several hundred thousand scudi, in place of which were receipts and acknowledgments signed by the marquis, handed him to the custody of a squad of sbirri, who were waiting in the piazza below, and who conveyed him forthwith to the guardhouse at Monte Citorio, and thence to the prison of San Michele. The news having spread like wildfire amongst the poor people in the quarter around the Monte di Pieta, to whom the marquis, both in his private character and as a director of that establish ment, has been for years a patron and benefactor, such signs of populardissatisfaction were manifested as to induce the Government to give orders for the troops to be detained in their barracks, the French general giving similar orders to his own forces, so as to be ready to act in any emergency or attempt to release the prisoner. The merits of this case which are already being ac tively discussed before the tribunal of public opinion, which appear to be far more favourable to the marquis than the criminal tribunal, before which his trial for " abuse of power" is to take place, will probably show itself. The Marchesa Campana, on hearing of her hus band's arrest, immediately waited upon Cardinal Antouelli and the French Ambassador, and made every other exertion in his behalf. It is even asserted that she telegraphed the news to the Emperor Napoleon, upon whose gratitude she has a continual claim, for having, when Mie s Bowles, romantically assisted him to escape from confinement in the Casale of Ham. Cardinal Tosti, director of the college and hospital of San Michele, was shocked at his friend the mar: quis being brought to the adjoining pawns, and offered him the use of his own apartment, if allowe d by the Government. Yesterday evening the medical man in attend. - ante on the marquis (M. Orison) was placed 111 arrest. SPAIN. The Madrid journals of th e 6th s ay that Mgr' the Pope's nuncio, w h ose arr ival Barilli, i n that city has been announced by tel egrap h, m ade his en tr y in a carriage and four, e scor t e d by a detachme nt of lancers, and followed by ano th er carriage, con taining his principal attenda n t s , d ra wn by six mu les. He took up his residen ce i n a h ous e prepared f or him near the Puert a C erra d a . M. A. Conte, sub-. director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has be appointed first secretary of the Spanish Lega ti▪ on at London. The Novedades and Iberia had b een seized. From the birth of the prince who subse quently became Ferdinand VII., which took place 72 years ago, no male heir of the Spanish throne had been born up to that of the Prince of Asturia• s. It has been stated that the birth of this prince de prives his sister, now aged five years, of the title of Princess of the Asturias, which was conferred on her. When the Marquisa de 11/lalpica, governess of the princess, by command of the Queen, informed her Royal Highness of the change in her pigbition, the little infanta, with dignity remarkable in one so young, said, " I knew that when I should have a brother I should cease to be the heiress of the crown ; but I care not, since it makes my mother happier I Besides, I shall always have the same rank as my Aunt Montpensier, and . I , will endea. your to make myself beloved as she i s 1' SWEDEN. Accounts from Stockholm state that the patronal fete of the King, whose health is now in a satis factory state, has just been celebrated in that city with g reat rAjoicing. DENMARK. A letter from Copenhagen of the sth, in the Nord of Brussels, says : " We are still labouring under the effects of the oom• mercial crisis ; all attet:tion is turned towards Hamburg, for it is from that city that will come the saving or the ruin of our commercial credit. All the palliatives which have been hitherto adopted have been powerless to ward off the danger. Old and good houses fall, others aro tottering, and all are more or less threatened. The supreme council or general diet of the country is con voked for the 14th Jan. It is well known that most of the deputies have resigned their mandate for the council-general, where they do not intend to appear. The royal commissioner to the Diet of Holstein has Piet informed the public that the eleetions for replacing Baron de Scheele-Plessen, Baron de Biome, Count Reventlow. and Count Reincke, who had resigned, will take place on the sth Jan at Neumunster. The States of Latlol l. bourg have declared in a memorial to the Diet of Frank' fort that their two deputies to the supreme council will not take any part in the deliberations of that body, 0 0 that the council of the monarchy will only represent the kingdom, properly so called. Nothing has yet transpired as to the resolutions adopted at the last sitting of the Privy Council, and even the journal■ in the confidence of certain ministers are unusually* silent on the subject. A long visit with _the ex-minister M. de Scheele lately made at court gives rise to a supposition of a change in the ministry, and perhaps is a sign of a change in the foreign and domestic policy of Denmark." TRE NEXT INDIAN NEWS. The Indian telegram, with news from Calcutta up to Nov. 10, and from Bombay up to Nov. 17, is overdue. It will contain nine days' later .news than that which we have just received. The latest news we have had from Lucknow is up to October 21. The telegram now overdue will probably bring down the news from that place to the 31st of October. As Lucknow can scarcely have been re lieved before the departure of the news now on its way to England, we shall have to wait another fort night to know the fate of Havelock, his troops, and the women and children which he so heroically saved from destruction. On Christmas-day another tele gram will be due, with news from Calcutta up to Nov. 24, and from Lucknow up to the 15th of that month. ARRIVAL OF TROOPS IN THE EAST• LIVERPOOL, DEO. 10. A letter from Calcutta of the Ist of November says : " The transport Champion of the Seas was passed by the mail steamer which arrived yesterday be tween this and Madras ; so we may expect her to• morrow. The steamer reports a large number of troopships near the Sand Heads. They were pre vented from getting in by light northerly winds and strong contrary currents." The Champion of the Seas, it will be remembered, had upwards of 1,000 troops on board, and belongs to the Black Ball Line of clippers. THE SMITHFIELD CATTLE CLUB' Yes t hi s the annual general meeting o f - .....--........-..... • ~ ; • the absence took place at one o'clock Lord Bernell; (in 4 the Duke of Richmond) presided, and the Inot i l was very fully attended. Several doubtful case' °., qualifiC i ation were presented by the stewards an! W hich ba s adjudicated upon. The gold medal for pigs, been previously withheld, was awarded to No. ~3 , 6 ~,i p class 42, to tMr. G. B. Moreland, of Chilton X a r r i ; near Abingdon, and Sir Williamson Booth, Bart. , 7—g only had the second peiza of 51. for No. 332 in cia' j-- club 41, has had his ,pecimen transferred to the first ell prize of 101. The Duke of Richmond was re-electe president ; the vice-presidents and Mr. B. T. 13. Gi b , b f, (honorary secretary) were re-elected for the enew°,. year. Mr. James Quartly was elected steward who retires and long- woolled sheep, to succeed Mr. Hole, by rotation ; and Mr. Henry Waters was elected a steward of the short-woolled sheep and pigo .2, 11 .. V I room of Mr. Frost, who retires by rotation. 'o .`" - A . he ba t : E. Bonnet brought forward his moti on o f which given notice for the establishment of mew class forte a lc 7 ' oleo cattle under four years old. It having been seco 0 after some discussion, in the course of which it * 0 agreed that it would beimpoliticto make further chacge, in th e arrangements of the cattle, untilit was ascertain e" AO Low tho S 0 of the present year worked, the nootiou vita negatived. A vote of thanks having been Pass ed b i e Mr. B. T. B. Gibbs, honorary secretary, for his valua .. of cattle work on the History of the Club, a similar consPil: went was paid to the chairman, and the proceedings terminated.