The Sun. — London, England, 1857-08-10 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONVON I MONDAY EVENING AUGUST 10, THE AUTHOR OF THE ECLIPSE OF FAITH. Just published, in 2 yob: fcp. gym, price 12s. cloth, SELECTIONS from the CORRESPONDENCE of R. E. 11. GREY SON, Esq. Edited by the Author of " The Eclipse of Faith." London : Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans, and Roberts. their madness they might accuse, as participators i i their supposed crime. Thanks be to 0.,0,;, the English law has been purifier!. irom that fearful blot. Unfortunately, similar proceedings are still not only pos.ible, but of frequent occurrence it France, as the present and other rece trials tot. surely testify. Judging them by their own statements, they ippear to have been miserable hirelings, ready t as , assinate, or rather to promise to assassinate any, person, if the stipulated price were paid fel their services. But we are at a loss to discover the "overt " act, or to adopt the language of the ucte d'accusation, " the act committed or commenced with a view to prepar, its execution." They were at best but vulgar miscreants. The 50 napoleons each, which they asserted that they received in advance as the price of blood, was the sole end and object of their wishes ; and if we are to believe them that any person or persons were so foolish as to pay beforehand, and to trust to their honours (!) for performing the sanguinary promise, it is more than probable that they intended to cheat their sanguinary employers, and to appropriate the hire without doing anything to earn it. What other xtanuating circumstances could be disco vered ? If they really intended to murder the EMPEROR, and had taken steps with a view to the execution of the atro cious project, their lives could alone have expected the offence. Justice would not have been satisfied by a sentence of imprisonment for 15 years—which may be remitted at any time ! In fact, they seem to be either the dupes or tools of the police. Ia either case, not a particle of reliance could be placed on their testimony, which was contradictory so far as they were themselves concerned, and without any adequate corroborat- L, 6 fctcGS to confirm their statements. NEW AUSTRALIAN STORY BY WILLIAM HOWITT. Just publl-hcd, ?. v,s. po.t. evo , price 185. cloth, ALL A.NGETT A., the SQU TER'S HOME ; A. Story of Au , trAlaa Life. liy WILL LAM ilowiTT,Atlthor Of " Two Years in Victoria," &c. "1$ Mr. Howitt's descrlptioa. of A ostrallan life and s,e.cu are as true to nature as they are vivid and pictur , sque (and ty , t , are inclined to think they are), these sketches •.annot l)e surpassed."—Economist. " Mr. Ito ,itt ha, eqahlidho for hinvelf a name a. 4 the tl - . , t OUT literary writers 00 Aust,..'la and these volumes will iiot,ilLn nish his reputatim. A , ;ev,;l founded on Amtrali n material Is a rarity The develoe.reat o the story affords t ie author ample opp4rtunitiei—which sre well tweed to' account— or e,- hibiting interesting scene; f“ie traits of Australian lire, Social and political. These vari ous episodes, astonishin.r to those only acquainted with th, j."_trot routine of the old country, are powerfully and ably sketched."-- Australian Gazette. "In Tallangetta' Mr. Ilowat Sketches freely and boldly, in ex tremely pleasant colours, the tome and life of a squatter in Austraiia. All thenuin features .f Australia:: experience are presented in tarn London: Longman, Brown, r grouped round the central' flgure3 „f a farnly of English colon's s Nero fie :lotion enough to give the volumes the charm o• a story, , nd , notigh of solid lafo'mat'on tOmde,l on experience to give to t,oein the value of a treatis...."— Il‘anou •r. " %Vl:liana llormitt's ' Tell n getta' is Interesting from giving a o!cture of colonial life front a co n o r lt , velv fresh point of view. i ha characters are not confined to ' , in tlt,rs, ;or sketches from many ~, the mot_', y , zroups of Australian Le , tr, inci tentally given ; and wh ,t ;y1:11 `.lip .ctors in the story And I 'e tales and narratives in - tll.luce i, ,t , a author forcibly ina :.ress--s on the reader the wonder fal var ety of class, country, and :litricter to be met with by the adventurous. Australia appears la Imre attractive colours in Mr. flowitt's pages than in most tra vell,r,' records. All who wish for an insight into Australian life, or a view of its natural features, should peruse these volumes."..— %an. lrecn,'T.enpnalas, and Roberts. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. THIS EVENING will be p,rformed Slui,kespre's Play of THE TEMPE>T. Preceded by LIVING TOO FAST. THEATRE -ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith. OPEN EVERY EVENING. GREAT EQUESTRIAN AMERICAN and CONTINENTAL COMPANY. The greatest Contortionist in the world, Mr. W. Baker. The King of Clowns, Mr. Arthur Nelson, Prices—Pit and Promenade, ls ; Boxes, 2s. 6d., 25., and ls. 6d. ; Galleries, 6d. Doors open at half-past 7. Commence at 8. T HEATRn ROYAL, BA YmARKET. Lessee—Mr. J. B. Buokstone. THIS EVENING, to commence at Seven o'clock, with THE GAME OF SPECULATION. Mr. Charles Matthews, Mr. Chippendale, Mr. Farren ; Messdames Fitzwilliam, Sa. bine, &c. After which, COOL AS A CUCUMBER. To conclude with A DAUGHTER TO MARRY. Orchestra Stalls (which may be retained the whole of the evening), 6s. each. (No charge for booking.) First Price, s. d. Second price. s. d. Dress Boxes 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 6 No half-price to Upper Gallery. Against TIBALDI the evidence was of a very meagre description. It chiefly consisted in his knowledge of, and association with GRILLI and BARTOLOTTI, and his possession of weapons, a formidable show whereof was paraded in court. He had previously borne a good character, which would have been very beneficial before an English tribunal, but he failed to account for his posses sion of these forbidden instruments of death. We need, however, scarcely remind our readers that they may have been obtained for some other illegal purpose which he could not justify, and that the possession of the means of murder does not by any means establish the intention to use them, more especi ally against a particular person, or in a particular manner. Against TIBALDI, the statements of those who alleged themselves to be co-conspirators could not. be used in this country, and without them there was nothing to bring guilt home to him. There was a case of suspicion from his association with these parties, who may be said to have pleaded guilty, but that was all that could be alleged against him. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. Legsee—Mr. Ben. Webster. THIS EVENING, will be performed the drama of THE GREEN BUSHES. After which, tthe late Mr. Douglas Jerrold's drama of THE RENT DAY. Messrs. B. We, ster, Wright, Paul Bedford, and Madame Celeste. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessees. Messrs. F. Robson and Emden. THIS EVENING, Monday, Aug. 10, will be performed A SUBTERFUGE. After which, THE LIGHTHOUSE. To conclude with the original Extravaganza, by Robert B. Brough, Esq., called MASANIELLO. Messrs. Rob eon, Cooke, Danvers, tic. ; Misses Swanborough, Thirlwall, Hughes, Bromley, and Mrs. Melfont. Commence at half-past Seven. pt 0 Y L SURREY THEATRE. Lessees, M essrs . Sh e ph er d an d Creswiek. THIS EVENING will be performed the nand opera of LA TRAVIATA. L ucy E scott, Mr. Haigh, Mr. Durand, and Mr. A. Cooke. After which, NO SONG, NO SUPPER. Mr. Manvers, Mr. Cook, 'Ste. As to the others, the whole matter was literally "bosh," scarcely requiring an answer. BARTO LOTTI declared that he saw with MAzzINI a stout man, with moustaches, . whom he heard called " RODRONE ROLLINI," but this man had left the room before the topic of the EMPEROR'S assassi nation was ventilated, or the money paid, and that he was subsequently told that MASSARENTI had no money until he obtained it from this myste rious c `RODRONE ROLLINI." Why, if this tainted and worthless testimony could be re garded as GREAT NATIONAL STANDARD THEATRE. Proprietoi;:Nfr:JOhir, Douglas. THIS EVENING will be performed THE DUCHESS OF MAUI. The Duchess, Miss Glyn. Between the pieces Mr. J. G. Forde, the King of Comic Vocalists, will open his Parcel of Fun. Followed by a BALLET. To conclude with LOVE ; or, '2041 Shereditcb. "Confirmation strong as proof of Holy Writ," it would not in the slightest degree apply to LEDII,I3 RoLiaN. Surely he is not the only stout Gentleman in the world who sports moustaches. A_STLEY'S ROY AL AMP FLIT EATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. W. Cooke. Under the patronage of Her Majesty and His Royal Highness Primo Albert. Entire Change. First Night of the Grand Of iental Spec tacle. Continued brilliant reception of Madlle. Mililos, the great Parisian Equestrienne. But to bolster up this vague declaration, we hear that the said LEDRU ROLLIN sent money some years to a man named BEAUMONT, who is asserted, but not proved, to have been identical with a man named KOELSCH, who was said to have intended to assassinate the EMPEROR. The ridiculous absurdity of the corroboration shows the weakness of the charge in the strongest point of view. On MONDAY, Aug. 10th, and during the Week, the En tertainments will commence with the Grand Equestrian Oriental Spectacle, in 2 Acts, entitled EL HYDER; or, The CHIEF OF THE GITAUT MOUNTAINS. After which an incomparable routine of Mr. William Cooke's inimitable SCENES IN THE ARENA, introducing the great Wonder of the Day, Madlle. Melilos, and &pies. Mau and Gymnastic Artistes of the greatest celebrity. Concluding with a Risible Farce. Commence at seven o'clock. Dress Boxes, 4s. ; Upper Boxes, 3s. ; Private Boxes, from 2 Is., no charge for booking; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, Is. ; Upper Gallery, 6d. Half-price at half-past Eight, Box-office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. Equestrian,Director, Mr. W. Cooke, jun. Detesting murder in any form and on any pretext, we would not for a moment support one justly amenable to the charge, but the present transaction has more of the farce than the tragedy, and there is nothing to induce the withdrawal of English hospitality from the accused. They may certainly offer themselves for trial before any English tribunal. No grand jury would return a true bill against any of the party. CA.NTERBURY HALL, Westminster-road.— OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The follow ing company of Vocalists are engaged for the performance of Selections from all the popular Operas, Madrigals, Choruses, Dnets, &c., via.: Miss E. Pearce, Mrs. Palmyro, Miss Walcott, Miss Brunell, Miss Summers, and Madame Marietta; Mr St. Albyn, Herr F. Jonghmans, R. Grover, T. Far rant, S. Tonec., J. Barker, W. Melling, P. Corri, Senor An. tonio M. de Solla, and E. L. Rime; Master Corri; Messrs. Sam Collins, and E. Maekney, Vianornyte, Mr Cecil Hicks; harmonium, Master Wili%ins ; D:rcetor, Herr F. Jonghtu :ns i..70rn,,,,ne, at Sown o'clock preAsely. Sap. pars, until twelve o'clock Whatever may be said of the Government activity, there is one gentleman whose zeal and activity unquestionably keeps pace with the spirit of the age and the exigencies of the crisis. The Geographer to the QUEEN has not permitted a single moment to elapse before bringing before the public three maps illustrative of the War in China, which will enabh every person desirous of information to follow accurately the graphic accounts already rendered by the corres pondents of the public journals. The first is a 1 2 1 .. an of the battle of Fatshan, drawn on the spot by the special correspondent of the Times—a gentleman who has certainly given a clearer account of that important contest than any that we have ever read with his admi rable account (which appeared in The San of the Ist instant) ; and the plan, the measures adopted by the Admiral, and Commodore KEITEL, can be traced out step by step, and an accurate conception formed of the whole. Here we see where the smart brush took place with the Fatshan militia, in which th e i r j ac k e t s LONIK)N, MONDAY , AL - GUST 10, 1867. --.0 10.-- -.,....- were so soundly dusted. There, w h ere th e fi ve In our impression of Saturday we announced junks were captured, a little further we the termination of the trial of the Italian con- witness the conflagration of the 12 junks spirators against t 7 ,0 1 , fe of the French Emperor. and the seven junks, and the positi on o f th e TIBALDI, WllO Admiralty junk, with its 70 coadjutors, was p:onounaed guilty, was sen tenced t."., t ransportation for life, and GRILLI and the localities of the forts and of the sunk en b oa t s , B where the Russian tactics at Sebastopol was so + ' ATAT OLOTTI, who were c , nv i cted, b ut w i t h ex - Anuating fif teen circumstances (1) (What were they ?), to closely followed. years that any verdict imprisonment. It does not appear In the second, we have a map illustrative of 'cud was returned respecting MAZZINT, the war in China, compiled from surveys and LEDR Ro / AN ,. 1 , sketches by British officers, and other authentic 1 ---, rasa ARENTI or C PANELLA, the four parties who Wei •e indicted in their ab- information, of which Mr. WYLD so well knows how fence, and without bein g allowed any oto avail himself. W pportunity Ting of defending th emo l ves. Indeed, the evidence esee the plan of the city of was so palpably inadequat. 3 , that a conviction Hai in Chusan, the harbour and forts of the Amoy, and of the City of Pekin, also of the attack on could not possibly have been anticipated . Canton, under Sir HUGH—now Viscount—Gouog It is possibly _however, that the sword may re- in 1841, and of the more recent onslaught on the main for some ti k le sus -tended o Ter th e i r heads, forts of the Canton River. It gives, in feet, ready to fall wheneN' er f u Tther t estimony can i ' /per be the grea t er par t o f th e sea b oar d o f Chi na , c ued. The entire system ' Ol Atrial co/an- of whi c h so much use may b e ma d e d ur i ng n is so . t i', , e de cisi , 1 ,. wholly the present emergency. The value of our a ,ld withholding mace, of Jo two and fair gunboats, now lying comparatively useless opposed x'o English notions mention the under the laisser faird administration of play, that it is sufficient merely to a ,my further S'Lr CH ARLES WOOD, Will be thereby apparent to facts. It is not necessary to make a.ny, even the most superficial observer. allusion theruto. `'TI the The most important and interesting of these In the castes of GRILL' and BARTOLG g_-if very valuable productions is, perhap s , th e c h art Ohara© rested mainly on their own confession. •-se of th e Canton river, % w i th the entrances and the admissions ssru ng f rom them under a con. '1 an accurate pl an islands, witi. of th e Ci ty of of moral torture can be dignified with the name. -, ied by a general map of the Bay , f uton, amp:intl. W e witnessed something of the kind i n and Pacific witch trials of the 17th , 3eugal, China Sea, • must be accomplished. entury, when the of _, work that wretched victims of superstition and malevolence PiP 4.10 ' •rly when in posses were maddened by a course o f artful croas_exam, ,cotiate prop , 'rat point to be I. is the 1 - '. nation ; and their insane ravi ngs N „,. id will be corn. e 7, - I i.,q 13....0 not only the foundation fez their olv n ..'"" made Mr. COUraial cend en2r tiou l but also of the irmooent ~ .4. ffl}l WATER as LON"DON BRIDOB. TAM Dta—llorn. 46 rain. aft. 4 —Even., 6 min. aft 5 To k'tiiru. , l-.---ylert,„ 21 stl. 5--- , Yvon., 45 min. aft. 5 ICHIL WEA I 11.F.Jt—Suzi Ornoa, AUGUST 9. ImSIEVOM:ITEIt, IN 'nu SHALE. 70 —higN,t acox, yactertiy. -?owe::; thiß morniug dning the night, G 8 —this , 1% - y tt `2.M4. WIND, N.W.; showers a!: intervals. AUGL`3I7 10. 69 -highest circa n°on 3, eitcrday. 61—lowest T zorning and during the night s 71 -this day at noon. BAROMETER, 30,12. WIND, N.W. ; fin© weather, *,) • - q ) jr , CY cv ~L s Int ---- r. •♦ c-, . , _ obt% out . We can only ni b Rion of Canton. Thaw achieved, and then everythh. Natively easy. We must I es, who dia sinner YEl f. and his flunkeys aye, and his instigators, for we have but little doubt that even his palm has been greased with Muscovite that English energy is undiminished, and that we :till know how to enforce plighted obligations, to ,venge violated faith. This lesson must be taught; in(' Mr. WYLD'S well-timed and accurate maps tidicate the mode in which it is to be accom plished. 7HE SLEMARINE ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH. VALENTIA, SATURDAY EVENING. Thursday morning, soon after the ships sailed for Newfoundland, and when at the distance of four miles :roan the landing plitce, an accident happened to the hickest shore end of the cable, which became entangled vith the machinery, and broke at that point. The boats were engaged until the afternoon of yester lay (Friday) in under-running the cable from the shore o the place where ►t was broken, and there joining the Iwo en is again. This operation had been most success fully performed ; the joint is as perfect as any part of the-cable, and the continuity and insulation of the whole ength having been ascertained by the severest test, the qnadron instantly set sail at about sunset on the even ing of yesterday, and have kept up continued inter- Inurse through the wire to the shore of Valentia since hat time up to this hour, half-past nine, a.m., Saturday. rhe ships are now 22 males off. The weather is beauti ,'ul, and the sea calm. DUBLIN, FRIDAY. After the Lord Lieutenant had laid the end of the Atlantic telegraph cable, Commander Pennock ex pressed the hope that the work of laying down the cable would be completed in 20 days. The accounts of the expedition are satisfactory. LATEST NEWS. CONSTANTINOPLE, AUG. 8. The representatives of France, Russia, Prussia, and Sardinia have announced to the Porte, in identical notes, the rupture of diplomatic relations and their speedy departure. The Ambassador of Russia took down his flag this morning, at ten o'clock. The intelligence scarcely amounts to more than what we announced on Saturday. The portion of it which is now is that relative to the conduct of Russia in actually taking down her flag. The Nord, of Brussels, on its side, gives the following despatch, which adds some few par ticulars : " VIENNA, AUG. 6. " Accounts from Constantinople of this day state that on the Porte having rejected an ulti matum from France, M. de Thonvenel last evening pulled down his flag. This morning the arms of Russia and Prussia were covered up, as were also those of Sardinia. " The Sultan had dec:ared that he would com municate directly with the Emperor of the French by an autograph letter. __ _ " BERLIN, AUG. 7. Austria has addressed representations to our Cabinet relative to the protest handed in by Prussia against the elections in Moldavia. These representations have been fruitless." FRANCES PARIS, SUNDAY. The Constitutionnel contains the following article " We learn that the ambassador of France, the m.L.i.c.ib of rrussia, or Russia, and ot 6archma Constantinople have broken off diplomatic relations with the Porte. If we are well informed, these diplomatic agents had orders to demand from the Ottoman Government the annulment of the elec tions which have taken place in Moldavia, in flagrant and undeniable violation of the law or of the electoral firman, drawn up at Constantinople by the Porte anal the representatives of the other pow(rs who participated in the treaty of Paris. As the Porte did not think p ro p er to oiler a declaration conceived in that sense, M. Thouvenel and his col league of Prussia, Russia, and Sardinia have been compelled to act on their instructions. We shall return to a subject, the serious nature of which cannot be entirely appreciated without a full know ledge of its details. We believe ourseves justified in denouncing as unfounded any information which may represent circumstances in a different light to the above." The Debats expresses in the following terms its entire approbation of the step taken by. France and her three allies at Constantinople : " However muci the conflict which has arisen between the Porte and four European Powers is to be regretted, it may nevertheless be considered as a step towards the solution aimed at by France and by the three other Powers who support her policy at Constantinopb. It is high time that the question should be settled. When the Congress of Paris, in the month of April, 1856, took gene rously in hand the interests and the destiny of the Danubian Principalities, who could have expected that this questicn would produce such serious and prolonged difficulties ? The Eastern war was concluded more than sixteen months ago ; the points of the treaty of Paris which threatened to offer the greatest difficulties in their execution, have been settled ; but of all the ques tions, regulated by that treaty, that of the prin cipalities had not made a step in advance. Inci dents and quibbbs have it is true, taken place, but it cannot be said that the question has pro gressed in the slightest since the day when the treaty of Paris was signed. Private interests, the secret thoughts three powers, have obstructed the settlement chimed by the greater part of Europe. Can less legitimate pretensions than those which are more or less openly avowed in Constan tinople and Vienna be conceived. The grand argument brought to bear against the Union of the principalities is, that the union was not deter mined on in the tceaty of Paris. Nay, it is even insinuated that the treaty of Paris is hostile to that measure. Ve may say with' sincerity, that courage must be required in order to brave public opinion in so direct a manner. Doubtless, the union of the principalities is not formally laid down in the treaty of Paris ; it could not have been established since the wise decision was come to of appealing to the population, and of allowing it to decide on the question. The whole world know that the union was formally proposed and recommended by the first plenipotentiaries of France as the best plan for the reorganisation of the principalities, and that it was no less formally supported by the first plenipotentiary of Great Britain. But there can be no necessity for discus ing so clear a question which has been settled by every impartial mind. Public opinion has a right to depend on the wisdom and firmness of the four powers who only seek the sincere and loyal exe cution of the treaty of Paris. A continuation of the existing state of things might result in seriously disturbing the tranquillity of Europe. The late events at Constantinople seem to indicate that the four powers have comprehended the importance of the question, and are resolved on obtaining its de finite solution in conformity with the letter and spirit of the treaty of Paris." BOURSE, Aug. B.—The following were the last quotations : Cash. fr. c. End of 31oath. 4i per Cents ......... 93 50 93fr. 3 per Cents 6h 95 67 15 Bank Shares 2,800 Credit Foncier ...... 550 Credit Mobilier 963 50 Roman Do. Account 969 Austrian 1 — Belgian 4t Piothnontese (5) ...... 89 -- Home D.obt, position assigned to it by the principle of the Treaty of Paris—the common work of the Powers ; and they add that:they do not shrink from any responsibility that may malt for the Porte from this refusal of adjournm'ent. (Signed) "L. STRATFORD DE REDCLIFFE. " Baron de PROKESCH VAN OSTEN. "July 18, 1857." The official Gazette of Teheran announces the dismissal of the Serdar A.ffis Khan, Minister of War, which took place on the 16th June. His successor, Sadar Asan, was called before an assem bly of the principal authorities of the country, when a royal rescript was read to him, in which he was instructed to devote his whole energies to the improvement of the army. The rescript terminated with the following curious passage :—" As fpr Affis Khan, he may get over his bad humour in any manner he thinks proper. A letter from Cettingue, in the Cologne Gazette, says :—" Prince Danilo, in the presence of the general discontent (.f the Montenegrins, has with drawn the edict which doubted the taxation of the country. An attempt was recently made to assas sinate the Woiwode of Gahowo ; the latter pro ceeded at once to demand explanations from Prince Danilo, who swore on the testament that he was innocent of the attempt. The Woiwode on his side, swore that he would not try to molest Prince ,Danilo. According to a letter from Holstein several members, on the meeting of the States on the 15th will propose to modify the first article of the provincial constitution of 1854, in accord ance with the spirit of the old institutions of the country. That article declares that Holstein shall for ever be united with Denmark in con formity with the law of succession of the 31st July, 1853. " The rejection of the article," says the letter, "would amount to a protest against the protocol of London, and would have the greater importance from the fact that the German Confe deration has not not yet recognised that protocol." The Madrid journals of the 4th contain little news. The Epoca says that after a good deal of discussion as to whether the negotiations on the Mexican affair should take place at Paris, London, or Madrid, the latter city had been selected. OnA of +ha pnnprq af.Aft.r that the govoromunt in tended to send 25,000 men to Cuba to act against Mexico, but the Epoca, a ministerial authority, says that it doubts that any such force is to be forwarded. Some noted liberals of the province of Ternel had been sent to Giupusva. AMERICA. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, MONDAY MORNING. The Royal Mail steamship America, from Boston and Halifax, has arrived, with advices from New York to the 28th, and by telegraph to the 30th ult. She has 89 passengers and $1.96,064 in specie ou freight. On the 30th ult., at 2 p.m., lat. 43.5 N., long. 65.58 W., the America passed the Royal Mail steamship Europa hence for Boston, and the 3d instant, in lat. 48.14 N., lon g . 49.10 W., a British barque, bound east, showing blue and red flag, with white circle in centre. The screw steamship Glasgow, from Glasgow ar rived at New York on the 25th ult. Advices at Washington state that the State de partment has been advised that the pending diffi culties between Spain and Mexico could be arranged in a manner satisfactory to all parties, and that the proposed naval demonstration against Vera Cruz will not take place. This intelligence is confirmed by the French minister at Washington, and the United States' Minister at Par's. It is also stated that Governor Walker's prompt actio as at Kansas had been successful, and ,that the insurgents had yielded. General Harney and his troop were to start again in a few days for Utah. The departure of the new Governor Cumming was uncertain. After a Ling interview with General Ca3s, M. Herran, one of the ministers of New Granada, had pr , iposed the basis of an arrangement of the actual differences between hls own Government and that of the United States. _ _ _ The steamship Illinois had arrived at New York from Aspinwall, with advices from California to 4th ult., and 1,458,043 dols. in specie. The Pacific Mail Steamship Company's steamer Sonora had arrived at Panama, from San Francisco, on the 18th ult,, with 1,872,584 dols. in specie, 418,744 dole. of which was on foreign account. H. M. frigate Tartar wai at Aspinwall on the 19 th. Miuing was carried on successfully, and. new dis coveries constantly chronicled. Long-abandoned quartz enterprises were being explored and worked to advantage. Trade continued dull. The election of delegates to the Democratic State Convention had taken place. The returns received showed a great majority in favour of the Neller delegates. Recent discoveries of gold have been made near Magalan, and the rush was great, but the diggings were not extensive. Tne financial affairs of the State were improved, and the Treasurer had an nounced that he would pay in silver for certified debts. The Canadian mail steam-ship North American, hence, had arrived at Quebec. The steam-ship Philadelphia had arrived at New York with advices from. Savannah to the 231 ult. The health of the island was good. Markets dull. Exchange declining, and dull. London 10 to 10i premium. In the New York money-market, on the 27th, the demand was active, and a turn in favour of lenders. There was an increased offering of paper at the banks, and a fair demand at the brokers'. Loans on call firm, at 7 per cent. for prime securi ties. Prime commercial signature 3 discounted at 9to 10 per cent. Sterling exchange in good demand. Foreign bills heavy, with a downward tendency. The rates for bankers' signatures at 131 P 70 days were—London 109 - to 1091- ; Paris, 5 161 ; Antwerp, 5 161 ; and Hamburg, 36 to On the 28th, stocks dull ; New York Central, 8* ; Erie, 35k. Rosin losver. Iron (Scotch), 30 to 31, six months. Freights heavy to Liverpool ; cotton 3s. ; flour, 6d. ; grain, lid. to 31 LATEST BY TELEGRAPH Via HALIFAX. NEW YORK, JULY 30. Our cotton market has been buoyant to-day at a further advance of ic. per lb. The market for bre tdstuffs is quiet, and prices have undergone no material change since the departure of the steamers' mails. We have intelligence that the ship Cossack, from New Orleans, for Liverpool, has been destroyed by fire at sea. The steamer Kangaroo, from Liverpool, and the Oriel and Washington, from Southampton, have arrived at this port. NEW ORLEANS, JULY 28. Heavy rain-storms prevail in this locality, and our market for cotton is very firm, holders demand ing an advance. The business of the last three days has been restricted to 250 bales, and the re ceipts in the same time to 360 bales. COMMERCIAL UNION FOR THE AUSTRALIAN COLONIES. --The Melbourne Argus of May 28, says :—" It is understood that the chief object of the Governor's visit to Beechwortb, and - of big - proposed meeting with Sir William Denison, is the establishment of a commer cial union similar to that which has for many years been in beneficial operation between Prussia and the minor States of Gerniany. In Germany previously to this union, commercial affairs were in as unsatisfactory a state as can well be conceived. Every petty state had its own tariff, its own custom houses, and its own customs regulations. The copse. quence was that t h e i n iornal trade of G ermany was sub jected to innumerable and vexatious restrictions, which were just so many clogs u); on the wheels of industry. The Zvllverein has done much to remedy this evil. In recommending a similar union to Australia, we do not overlook the importance also of a poii!ical and federal union ; but there is this grand difference between the two kinds of union, that the political union involves so many considerations, there are so many interests to be reconciled and so many prejudices to be overcome, that it must be a work of many years. On the other hand the commercial union is one of comparatively easy attainment ; the conflicting interests are few, and the feeling among the mercantile body throughout the colo nies is entirely favourable. The establishment of a com mercial union would in all probability very greatly facilitate and promote the still more important object of an Australian political confederation, and with this object there could not be a more useful preliminary measure. Such is the object to which we invite tbe attention, not only of the governments, but of the people of the Australian colonies. It is certainly very im portant that a fair arrangement should be made in reference to the trade of the Murray, and we are glad to find that the Governors of New South Wales and Victoria have turned their attention to this subject. But we trust that this will be the pre liminary to a much larger question, and that they may consider the propriety of establishing a common Austra lian tariff, with free trade between the several colonies, on the principle of the German Union. We have long been favourable to such a system, and this is not the first time it has b een moo t e d in these colonies. The time has come when the evils of a divided and antagonistic policy are becoming serious. Sooner or later a more comprehensive and more efficient system will be required, and it is self-evident that the alteration can be most easily and beneficially made in the infancy of the nation, before c vested interests' are to oppose the general good for the sake of a few." X 57 . WEST COAST OF AFRICA. PLYMOUTH, AUGUST 9. The African Steam Navigation Company's mail packet Ethiope, Commander G. Corbett, arrived this afternoon. She left Cameroons on the 28th June, Old Calabar 30th, Fernando Po on the 2d July, Bonny sth, Lagos 9th, Accra 11th, Cape Coast 13th, Liberia 17th, Sierra Leone 22d, Bathurst 25th, Goree 26th, Teneriffe 31st, and Madeira on the 2,1 August. She brin g s 2,837 ounct s of golddust and 500/. in specie, and her cargo includes 425 casks of palm oil, 106 pieces of ivory, 8 cases of gum, 6 bags of cochi neal, 3 boxes of arrowroot, 25 pieces of black wood, 432 piece,s of beeswax, and 10 cases of merchandise. The rainy season had set in along the coast earlier and with more severity than usual, as much as eight inches having fallen in two days. Heavy rollers prevailed, and Europeans were suffering in conse quence. Excepting in palm oil trade was exceed ingly dull. Capt. Pearson, Ist West India Regiment, who shot Lieut. Watson dead in his bed, was sentenced to be hanged, but died in prison of a liver complaint a fortnight before the period fixed for the execution. In consequence of the internal disturbance among the natives in the Crobs' country there was very little oil on sale at Accra. At Aluaina, on the Cape Coast, the trade in oil and golddust was improving. A largo proportion of the Ethiope's gold was shipped there. The paddlewheel steamsloop Hecla, 6, Comman der E. Aplin, had just left for the Sherborn to sup press a disturbance. Several of the native servants of the British Consul had been killed, and Mr. Han- SOlre s life was threatened. Commodore Wise left Sierra Leone in the paddlewheel steamsloop Vesu vius, accompanied by the steam tender Brune, Lieut. Swinburne, on the 17th July, for the south ward. Bight's division is healthy, the average of sick being 2 to 3 per cent. only. The steamsloop Hecate, 6, Commander George Burgess, was at Lagos. The crew were fitting a steering apparatus, her rudder-head having been twisted off by the rollers. One of her boats was capsized, July 4, in crossing the bar. A Krooman and the boat were lost. The previous day a boat belonging to a mer chant vessel was lost, and five men drowned. The steamvessel Firefly, 4, Commander George Day, is off Whydah, 'where there is said to be a large supply of slaves. The stoain.vocciel Trident, 6, Commander F. A. Close, was at Clarence on the Ist of July, waiting to return to Cameroons with Consul Hut chinson, to investigate a charge against some of the Cameroon chiefs of having murdered one man and conveyed three into the interior. These men were part of the crew of the brig Spartan. The screw steamship Dayspring left the port of Clarence on the evening of the 29th of June for the Niger ex plorations. The crews of several vessels in harbour cheered most lustily as she steamed out. The steam-vessel Antelope, 3, Commander J. W. Pike, took a prize on the 15th of June at Aghwey, in the Bight of Benin. She was called the Jupiter, and was under American colours. When the hatches were burst open 70 slaves were discovered, and the master then threw his papers overboard. 150 slaves were waiting on the beach for embarka tion the next day. The Jupiter is a fore-and-aft schooner, and has been condemned. GENERAL IRON SCREW COLLIER COMPANY. MEETING THIS DAY.' , The annual general meeting of the shareholders in this company was held this afternoon at the London Tavern, Bishopszate-street —us CV rr..,4, M. 1., :.. 62.., .4..../.. The report stated that there appeared to have been a loss on the year's transactions, after setting aside 15 per cent, on the cost of the vessels for insurance and depre ciation fund. After defraying the charges of the current expenses and repairs, together withd,Bs7l. 13s. 10J. from surplus profits to a dividend on the first 6 months, there was aloes of 7741. 55. 10d. The report accounted for this depression by the sudden termination of the Russian war, which threw a large amount of tonnage on the freight-market, and consequently a reduction of freight age, which had acted with great severity during the past six months. The repairs for the half-year had been unusually heavy. In the year ending 30th June, 1854, the contingencies amounted to 2271. per ship ; in 1855, to 1131. ; in 1856, to 711. ; and in 1857, to 3251. Of the latter sum, 3151. per ship (forming in the aggregate an absolute charge of 4,4001.) has fallen on the second half of the past year. If the last six months be taken as the rule of the ensuing year there would accrue a loss to the company at its termination of not less than 2,7981, 119.,81 The report further stated " But there is another point of some consequence to be noticed in reference to the future. It arises from the alteration which the resolutions of the last General Meeting, will produce on the mode of distributing the income of the Company. Hither. to, in accordance with the deed of settlement, it has been the practice, after providing for repairs of ves sels and current expenses, and before the payment of any dividend, to set aside out of profits 10 per cent, on the cost of the vessels for an insurance fund, and an additional 5 per cent. for a Depreciation Fund. At the close of the present year, the accumulations arising from this source, and the extra profits of properous years, have sufficed to return 25,0001. to the shareholders to commence a new Depreciation Fund with 10,0001. to its credit, and a new insurance fund with not less than 25.0001. Hereafter a similar per centage on the cost of the vessels will continue to be set aside; but the De preciation Fund will be allowed to accumulate till it amounts to 50,0001., when it will le again brought under the review of the company, and the whole of the in susance fund above 25,0001., after providing for losses, will annually be divided among the shareholders." On the motion of the CHAIRMA.N, the resolutions of the extraordinary meeting of the 7th July last, for re- Iducing the capital of the company was unan i mous l y agreei to. -. After some discussion on hearing the Chairman's statement, the report and accounts were received and adopted. The retiring directors, Mr. Chaytor, Mr. Mangles, and Mr. Miers were re-elected. Mr. Nicholson and Mr. Nelson, the retiring auditors, were re-elected. A vote of thanks to the chairman and directors ter minated the meeting. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent arrived at A.bergeldie on Saturday evening, at. half-past 7 o'clock. The Duke and Duchess of Norfolk and family have left Norfolk House, St. James's-square, for Arundel Castle, Susses. The Duke of Devonshire left town on Saturday, for Chatsworth, Derbyshire, whence his grace goes to Bolton Abbey, Yorkshire. The Duke of Cleveland left town on Saturday, for Baby Castle, Durham. The Duchess and Lady Augusta Paulett left town the same day for Brighton, where they purpose staying several weeks, before repairing to the north for the winter. The Earl of Jersey returned to town on Saturday, from Middleton Park, near Bicester. Lord and Lady Cowley awl family have left Paris for Tronville. The Spanish General Prim has just arrived in Paris. The Right Hon. James Stuart Wortley, M.P., is, we are happy to learn, recovered from his severe attack of the only effects remaining being a slight weak ness. iThe bon. and learned gentleman has just returned to town from Eserick Park, Yorkshire, Lord Wenlock's seat, where he remained in seclusion to renovate his health. The handsome church of St. Jacques at Amiens has bee❑ almost entirely destroyed by fire. It is rumoured that two authors will receive the Cross of the Legion of Honour on the 15th August—MM. Alex Andre Dumas, jun., and Theodore Barriers. A LUCKY COMPOSER.—Who would not be Signor Verdi ?—if the tale be true that he has contracted to write an opera for St. Petersburg, in the Handel Centenary year of 1859, for which he is to receive only upwards of 3,5001. of English money,—Athenaeum. LYCEUM THEATRE.—The engagement of Madame gist came to its termination on Saturday night, when Dean Milman's tragedy of " Fazio" was performed tefore a numerous and distinguished audience, who took have of the great artist with universal acclamations of applause. 'CRYSTAL PALACE POULTRY SITOW.—The grand sum. mer exhibition of poultry, pigeons, and rabbits, opened on Saturday, and, despite the depressing influence of a clouded atmosphere, attracted a large number of ♦isitors to Sydenham. The show was in the highest degree gratifying, every class being well represented. HEAVY STORM OF WIND AND RAIN.—SERIOIIS DE STRUCTION OE LIFE AND PROPERTY.—On Saturday accounts at Lloyd's, from the Yorkshire and neigh bouring coasts, reports a serious loss of property from a heavy N.B. wind, which set in on Tnursday even ing, and continued. It wag accompanied by heavy torrents of rain, and some districts were inundated. At Scarborough there was quite a panic, and many of the residents had to .turn out in the dead of the night, to cle.,r out the lower part of their houses, which were flooded. The heavy wind caused the sea to break over in huge rollers, and the railway station, esplanade, and merchant room suffered. The Scouby mills were destroyed by the flood ; and itisrepor a t n e d d thatt there is lose of life. At Filey, Bridlington, Sunderland it blew a perfect gale on Friday morning, and several casealties are reported at sea. The Nautilus, from Shields for Lynn, foundered off Whitby. We are glad to learn that Mr. bl‘Liregor Laird, chairman of the African Steam Navigation Company, has most handsomely offered to the Cotton Supply Asso ciation to convey up the Niger, free of charge, 100 or 200 gins and a press, the transit of which would other wise cost some 3001. If we are asked what good can this association effect, we would point to this very liberal offer of Mr. Laird's as an indication not without significance.—Manchester Guardian. USES or CHLOROFORM.—A popular newspaper para graph states that a few drops of chloroform " taken in wardly " form a cure!forsea-sickneses. We find the same remedy very succes-ful in hooping-cough. It also arrests the cough of consumption, We have heard of a case of tetanus in which lockjaw was cured by administering chloroform to the spinal marrow. It seems to act as a powerful sedative for the nerves. In sea-sickness it seems to do that which nothing else has been found to effect, to produce internal warmth. It may be observed that all persons sea-sick are chill-cold and low. SUICIDE OF A CITY MERCHANT.—Oa Saturday Mr James Davis, a City merchant, put a period to his exis tence, at his private residence, 4, Upper Ranelagh-street, Belgrave-square. It appears tha , in c,nsequence of some heavy losses, said to exceed 100,000/., within the last month, arising from the failure of a large commercial kesat,housee,iateeihnfd.swNt from treoou Griffiths, suspendedvl York, he had been very desponding. On Saturday morning Mre. Davis found him absent from his bed chamber, eta a rehi : eba d otahoh t ekn h a, e unfortunate gentleman was niti end neighbouring n iNzvob g nionug b r y irno means whicher an surgeon, s largeofH e t w w wao o sa cl s ui s sent t k eandi hand kerchiefs a t fwi n onn d rg ; "" Ix! extinct. RAILWAYS -FOR CASH. _ __ tr. c. ft c. Orleans 1,445 Western Northern Lyons and Med ...... 923 New Ditto New Ditto A — Genova Midi TURKEY. The Moldavian Gazette gives a list of the depu ties (grand proprietors) elected on the 20th of July. They are as follows : " las3y—M. Theodore Balche and M. Constantin Carp. Georg •‘ D mchoio-31. ges Codreanou and M. Michel Michoglou. " Botoschani—M. Constantin Tcholacou and M. De metre Groblltche. " Falticheni—M. Nicolas Istrati and M. Alexandre Boteze. " Neamtzo—M. Jean Cautacuzene and M. Gregoire Balche. " Romaino—M. Jean Bonrki and M. Georges Theo dore. "Bacau—M. Alexandre Paraskiv and M. Pierre Ccs mizza. " Poutna;—M. Constantin Catardji and M. Alexandre Balche. " Tekouche—M. Panaioti Balche and M. Pierre Tch uca. " Gallatz—Prince Alexandre Morouzi and M. Michel Kicouche. " Toutova—M. Constantin Donitche and M. Charles Miclesco. " Vaelonio—M. Thiodore Rischkanou and M. Rae°. vizza " Faltchy—M. Lascar Costaky and M. Georges Toni. bouri." All these persons aro said to be of the highest re spectability, and devoted to the Porte and the old system of Government. The Presse publishes two diplomatic documents. The first is a communication from Redsehid Pasha to the English and Austrian Ambassadors. It says :-- "The efforts of the Sublime Porte to settle the dif ference which has arisen respecting the elections in Mol davia having proved unavailing, and the telegraphic des pi it :lh a ne t g c I h sau e n s bl r eb e c e et e i n i o v gi e d st uh b se y e e ap t gt h ir e belee A mo m ef na b t a d s bi s ffe a te d wr o ee r ne s tn interpretation e F e r r Fp a rr n ee c tna e ct hi and onatol o dn f English Governments respecting the adjournment of the elections for eight days—an adjournment which expires this day (18th)—the Sublime Poste proposes a further delay of 15 days, to allow time to procure by telegraph au explanation of the views of the two Governments." In reply to the above the Ambassador of England and the Austrian Internuncio sent the following "The Ambassador i w ts hi e e ff h o t r h ts ey te f n u d l arisen respecting the ilyngptaor Inter nuncio, while renderi ng j us tice to the Subl ime Porte for participated—must England and th e Austrian Inter t paint out the incon veniences which would re sult from su ch a dela y , and c (i l n pe c ac i t l t ei i a od t n_ e s t m h i n e u s m d i ff o l e d r a e v n icaew —effortsl i h i a n s regret that the best means for an agreement on that subject should have been refused. "The Ambassador of England d e clares, for his part, that the sense of the despatches appears to him suffi ciently clear, and that he does not di,cover in them any idea that a further adjournment of the elections is contemplated by his Government. The Austrian Internuncio shares on this point the opinion of his colleague of England. Consequently, they have mutually come to the coeclusion that the rode `cannot grout a - now delay without having the SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. The Invincible, Spartan, Agnes, and Moselle have arrived at Caweroons. _ _ The o.inda, Paramatta, Loodianah, and Fanny have arrived at Old Calabar. _ _ _ The Clan Gregor and Taplin were dropping down the river. The sbamer St. George having been three months at Fernando Po s.,iled for Lagos June 31, day previous to the Ethiope, which was two days at Bonny and two at Lagos without news of the St. George. It is feared that she was again down. At Bonny the Ferczepore, Mangnolia, Garland, Pomona, Cumberland, Gulden Rio, Bordeaux, and Adventurer. The Charles Ilorsfall was towed to sea by the Ethiope. At Lagos the English bark Express and several foreign vessels. At Accra the Thomas Watson and Brinmawr. At Cape Coat the Princess Royal, condemned in con sequence of collision, and discharging her cargo into the steam vessel Derwent, for London. The African mail packet Gambia left Monrovia on 15th of July for the leeward coast. The outward packet Candace was at Madeira on the 30th of July. Spoke in latitude 44 59 N, longitude 91 2 E, the bark Curraglimore ; and in latitude 47 25 N, longitude 72, the brig Heather Bell. SPORTING NOTES. A BATCH OF BUSINESS. Turfites enjoyed a regular holiday at Brighton last week. They came out in the most fanciful attire, and as they loafed about the parade and shingles, they looked quite T. P. Cookeisb. Indeed, I expected to be saluted on the course with "Now, you lubber, what will you back ?" and I really fancied that the language of the Ring would be turned into nautical phrases, and should not have been a bit surprised to hear the fielders assert that instead of " peppering the fq,vourite,"' they intended to " send abroadside into that queer looking craft," and instead of simply declaring that they were "full agin' him," they would shout, " Avast there, mate, I must cast anchor in safe water," andithenitbrowing back their legs give the conventional hitch at their trousers. These things, however, did not come to pass, and this week, brightened and freshened, turfites will have almost for gotten their nautical experiences. The racing at Brighton was chiefly remarkable for the different form exhibited by Tournament from that which he displayed at Epsom and Ascot. So marked has been the recent improvement in the horse's appearance that he has come with some fo►co into the St. Leger betting, and at 20 to 1 he must have been backed for about 1,0001. The St. Leger betting is likely to be more brisk than was anticipated, and even if Blink Bonny remain well she is not likely to engross all speculation. Blue Jacket was also brought out at Brighton, and his defeat confirmed the opinion which I have all along entertained that his race, with Gamma di Vergy at Epsom was falsely run, and that it afforded no true test of merit. An "instalment" of the sport at Wolverhampton and Lewes will have been provided before my notes appear in print, I must, therefore, limit my observations to the second day's racing at each of those meetings. The race committee at Wolverhamp ton have issued a more attractive programme than they - have been enabled to put forth for many years, and had no gathering detained metropolitan racing men in the South, Wolverhampton would hare had an immense attendance of book makers. Should Gunboat win to-day he will have to carry 71bs. over and above his already incurred " Cl:is. extra" for the Holyoake Stakes. Not knowing the form of old Alonz s I shall, therefore, be inclined to cap to Qaeen Bess. Kelpie and Mainstay have both extra weight to carry for the Chillington Stakes, the former 41bs. and the latter 71bs. Still, should they go to the post I shall expect to see them occupy the foremost positions. The Cleveland Cap seems likely to go to either Gunboat or Oakball. Strenuous efforts are being made to establish a good meeting at Lewes, but where Mr. Topham has failed it seem scarcely probable that others will succeed. Sti'l the new management has made a fair start, but it has yet to be proved whether it can stay. The County Cup is the principal event for to-morrow, and as in all pro. bability it will bring out Prioress, Chevalier d'lndustrie, Gemma di Vergy, and, perhaps, Pole Star and Tourna ment, it will excite considerable interest. Charlton has been especially engaged to ride Prioress, who will carry the stars and stripes more prominently in the van than she did at Goodwood. Still, despite the vast advantage which she will receive in the weights, I shall pin my faith to Genima di Vergy, who will be enabled to show whether he ought, as his partizans aver, have won the more important trophy at Goodwood. Indulgence, bad as he is, ought to win the Handicap Plate of 501., and Keystone (late Jack Homer), who ran very forward with the top weight for the Nursery Handicap at Goodwood, ought to win the Nursery a t Lewes. A monstrc meeting will, as usual, be celebrated at R ea di n g on Wednesday and Thursday. The list of sport contains twelve items, and there is no probability of a lack of horses. For the East Hampstead Stakes twelve are weighted, Theodora and The Flying Englishman having the best title to notice. Very little trustworthy information can at present be obtained relative to the starters for the Berkshire Stakes. Casting my eye down the list, my attention is attracted by The Borderer, Grey Pyrrhus, The Dupe, and Signal, and I shall not be surprised to see The Grey lead the van on Wednesday. For the Abbey Stakes, Maggie Lauder may make the Lord of Lorn gallop somewhat faster than he did at Goodwood, albeit I shall be scarcely prepared to see Mr. Merry's horse strike his colours to the filly. Yeller Gal, by Woolwich, ought to win the Nursery Plate ; my next choice would be in favour of her namesake, by Sirikol. Polly Peachum, despite her 51bs. extra, will be ca a_ ble of winning the Reading Stakes. 1 shall not attempt to " spot" the winner for The, Whitley Stakes. A FRESH MAN. AND COLCHESTERc ewhichßA l t W i A s Y TILBURY, MALDO II I circular has been issued., stating . that the deposits paid now abybantdhoenedBb, afirerbe° ldera r i e n tu t r h n l e s d in full with interest, at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum from the Ist of Jan, last. THE IMPERIAL VISIT TO OSBORNE. There is literally nothing to record regarding the movements of the Imperial visitors. As we informed our readers at first, there is no probability of their tour being extended beyond the precincts of the Osborne demesne. During Saturday even the air ing in the Royal yacht was given up, and no visit of inspection was paid eit►'er to the James Baines or the Champion of the Seas. The weather only was the cause of the latter change of intention, as even up to 10 o'clock the visit was fully anticipated by the authorities. Yesterday was of course passed in quiet, and to-day (Monday), at 2 o'clock p.m., their Majesties will embark a7aiu on board the Reine Hortense, and return to France. During all the early part of Saturday the weather was wet and very squally, blowing in sharp cold gusts from the north-west, so that all hope of a Royal or Imperial visit to the clippers James Baines and Champion of the Seas was finally abandoned. The vessels lay at Spithead steady as rocks amid a rather plunging sea, with one-third of the men, as usual, keeping their incomprehensible watch over the rain and sky, sheltering themselves under bul warks, or looking over the side with a bilious des pair, auguring badly for their comfort in the Chan nel. There was the usual number of last commis sions to the shore and from the shore perpetually going forward, while the troops below were getting their breakfasts amid a Babel and confusion to which an Eastern bazaar is nothing. Trusses of hay, piles of canvass, spare stores, game, and live fowls strewed the decks in abundance, the latter occasion ally adding to the animation of the scene by getting loose and scrambli rig overboard in spite of the furious zeal of the soldiers in pursuit. The most general employment on board seemed that of letter-writing. Every one seemed to have a few last words to say, from the officer with his half-a-dozen notes down to the poor private labouring heavily and wearily ia the construction of every line or sentence. Mr. Mackay (one of the owners of the Black Ball line) visited both ships to see that all the arrangements for the convenience and comfort of their gallant freights on the voyage had been thoroughly carried out, and the result of the inquiry was most gratify ing. All that could possibly have been done by the contractors has been done, and a printed notice was posted about the ship s on Saturday stating that the owners did not intend to limit the troops to the 31,' lowance of bread according to the scale of the East India Company, but trusted to their honour that, while making use of any quantity they might require none would he wasted. In accordance with this liberal regulation, open casks full of biscuit are placed at intervals along the troop decks, so that every man helps himself to any quantity he pleases and at any time. When Mr. Mackay quitted the ships on Saturday the troops showed their apprecia tion of the liberality with which he has behaved throughout by cheering almost loud enough to make Spithead echo. All right-minded readers of our Parliamentary debates must often have shrunk with horror from the pictures drawn of anonymous newspaper writers when their " mis-statements " are exposed by the officials of the House of Commons. Who is not conversant with the variety of flat contradictions which are always kept on hand to meet these " anonymous" emergencies, how they were resorted to at the time of the Crimean campaign, and with what result. The question of clothing for our troops going to India just now occupies the atten tion of all persons who wish well to the Government of that empire. On Thursday night, in the House of Commons, in reply to a question from Sir EL Willoughby as to what provision had been made on that subject, the Under Secretary of War (Sir John. Ramsden) said, " the most satisfactory way in which he could answer the question would be by reading, with the permission of the house, the list of the articles issued to the troops on their arrival in India, in addition to the or di nar y su pply of necessar ries/Sic. With this customary official preface, which it will be observed, commits no one to anything, Sir J. Ramsden read out a list of summer clothing like a cricketer's outfit, concluding with the announce ment that, in order to insure materials best adaptod to the climate, they were " made on the spot' ? This "made on the spot" will be the loophole of escape in the present instance, for, if questioned again, Sir J. Ramsden will, of course, be armed with statistics to show that six months is the shortest time in which the adopted clothing can be " made on the spot." Now, we are requested, on the best authority, to state that in nearly every case it is six or eight months before any of the re giments arriving in India receive their light cloth ing ! But the statement which chiefly pacified the House, and to which we beg to direct attention, i w n a w s t h h i e ch co h n e c s lu ai d d,— ing remark of the Under - Secretary, " In addition to these the troops now going out to China and India have been provided with white cotton helmet and forage cap covers. In fact, the Government have taken every precaution to main tain the health and comfort of the troops." For this direct assertion we regret to say there is not the least foundation. No "white cotton hel met" or " forage cap covers" of any kind or de scription whatsoever have been issued to the troops which have lately left our shores. In heavy marching order they have embarked ; in heavy marching order they will disembark in India, and must, of course, in the present emergency, instantly move against the mutineers. It is no exaggera tion to say that the officers of the corps which have lately started have been oppressed with dread as to the effects of the climate on their men while muffled in their present equipment. If any regi ments should have been provided for, surely it was those which sailed yesterday—the 97th, 20th, and part of the 42d Highl an d ers . Y e t we know that these men had not a single cap cover, and that they will land in India in the same uniforms in which. they quitted Aldershott and Shorncliff, without as much as a cloth to cover the hideous black shako, which is truly nicknamed in those regiments the " Sepoy's Friend."—Times THE STEAM PACKETS FOR INDIA. SOUTHAMPTON, AUGUST 8. The Peninsnlar and Oriental Company's steamer Candia will be taken out to India by Captain Brown. The following officers have already booked themselves to go out in her, viz : Colonel Mathie ; Captains Pelly, Sage, Lynch, Barwise, Stansbury, French, Baird, G. Clarke, Hughes / Tedlie, and T. G. Miller ; Lieutenants Henegan, W. B. Shawe, and Harmer ; and Ensign Morris. In consequence of the loss of the Erin, in India, party have decided that no one be appoint e d the managers of the Peninsular and Oriental Com - to command any of their ships in the Indian and Chinese seas by their superintendent at Calcutta, unless such person bas been confirmed as comman der by the company. In addition to the two ships Granada and Delhi which have just been launched for the Peninsular and Oriental Company, the company have. ordered four more ships to be built. Captain Brooks, the commodore of the company's fleet, has been superannuated on full pay (6001. a-year). He has been in the company's service nearly 20 years, has commanded a number of their largest ships, and never met with any disaster. He has proved him self a first-rate practical navigator. The Alhambra, which broke down on her last Peninsular voyage, will shortly be ready for sea again. The Pera, which broke down on her last Alexandrian voyage, will take three months' repairing, as one of her engines is al mos t comp l e t e l y gone . Her break down was very singular. A small steamer was on the look out for her in the Solent, in order to follow her up in Southampton Water, and trans ship her mails if she could not go into dock. The Pera arrived off Lepe in the Solent to take in her pilot. She was seen from the small steamer to stop for this purpose, and immediately the latter started up Southampton Water to be in readiness for the Pera. Just as the small steamer got inside Calshot Castle and out of sight of the Pera, guns commenced firini.; and rockets were ascending in the direction of Lope. This induced the captain of the little steamer to turn back and run for Lope, when be found that the Pera had completely broken down and could nut move either way. Had there can be no t d si o le ub n t ot but stopped t op whatpe d she for the o haveuld pilot steamed right , instant she stopped in the Pickwick Papers,she kept going, she would go, but the mike while horse mentioned s t here was no more go in her. It was most for tunate that she was stopped before sh e was so near home. She was towed from Lepe to Southampton. The Pera is the largest steamer be longing to the Peninsular and Oriental Company. Captain Black, who bas been in command of the Bengal, the largest of the company's mail steamers in the Indian seas, and who commanded the Colombo on her last voyage to Alexandria and back, is on the sick list. His wife was one of the passengers from India in the Colombo. She lost two near relatives, officers, in India, who Were killed in the Bengal mutiny, and her father, who is also an officer in India, had a narrow escape from the mutineers. The following officers have been booked to go out in the Indian mail packers which are to leave Southampton, viz.:— Colonels Horsford, Leesun Michell, Bygrave, and Burn ; Majors Black and Larkins ; Captains H. Richards, Raban, Phillips, Vincent, Be-borough, Faulkn er , H ar k ness , an d D. M`Neill • and Lieu tenants Cl e ghorn, J. C. Merrick, Woodbridge, .Nlylne, H. Benele, M`Neill, and Bell. THE EXETER-HALL SERVICES.—The Right Rev. 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