The Sun. — London, England, 1857-11-07 00:00:00

A` PROPERTY TAX FOR INDIA. (From the Times.) It is certain that the fall of Delhi and the speedy suppression of the Indian mutiny will be a gain on other grounds than those of humanity and national prestige. The cost of this terrible episode in our history will certainly not be small. True, as far as human judgment can discern, the future benefit will more than counterbalance the present expense. But the expense is not the lessto be met now, and anything which will tend to lessen it must be con sidered a piece of national good fortune. There is certainly no other country which could have trans ported 50,000 men so quickly from various parts of the world to the scene of disturbance. A large army from home, 5,000 men diverted from the Chinese expedition, several regiments from the Cape and Mauritius, and several more from other dependencies of the Crown, will before this have landed on Indian soil. But the despatch of this vast force with such celerity and completeness has, of course, necessitated a large outlay, and even though the rebels be crushed as an army it will be necessary to maintain strong bodies of Europeans to punish the robberies, murders, and other out rages to which the country must be exposed from desperate bands of outlaws. The cost of transport will be very large, for some of the finest steamers and the largest and fastest clippers in the world have been taken up in order to convey the troops in the shortest time possible. The military stores and the outfits of the men sent suddenly on this service must also add a large sum to the account. So it is not at all too early to speculate on the manner in which unforeseen disbursement is to be met. A few months since we were congratulating our selves on the return of peace, reduced armaments, and economical habits. The removal of the In come-Tax and of more than one obnoxious impost was almost within sight. A long series of years spent in producing and consuming, earning and sav ing, seemed a certainty. But the millennium of Manchester was not to be yet. The Persian War was scarcely over when the Canton troubles began, and these were soon to be forgotten amid the tempest which is still raging. However, we must, in justice to our patient and hardworking people, continue to keep in prospect a remission of taxation and a reduc tion of expenditure. Where the national honour is concerned they have never declined either to fight or to pay. Where the safety of a colony has been threatened by a foreign enemy or the maraud ings of any savage race, they have readily sent regi ments to protect the settlers, and afterwards taken the whole expense on themselves. But this kind of self-sacrifice may be carried too far. If the inhabit ants of these two islands are to bear every charge which is incurred by the &each , ry or turbulence of any race throughout the Empire, a time must come when people will begin to listen to those who de clare that a country has no business with depen dencies, that we should cut our colonies adrift, and have no other than commercial relations with any spot beyond the four seas. We cannot conceive anything more malignant and unprovoked than this Bengal mutiny. The people were prosperous be yond any precedent within the range of history, the soldiery were well treated and well cared for in old age, their religion was not only respected, but even honoured as a kind of dominant church, the;r pre judices of caste were inviolate, their caprices too much humoured by the negligence or good-nature of the authorities; yet, without a cause or even a pretext, they burst into insurrection over an ex tent of 1,500 miles, slaughter their officers, vio late women, cat children into pieces, and crown their audacity and insolence by setting up a King of their own out of the degenerate family of the Moguls. The peasantry have not, indeed, joined them, but it is more than probable that a rich and influential class has not been unwilling to profit by the misdeeds of the soldiery. These considerations lead but to one conclusion. India should be made to pay entirely, or in great part, the cost of the struggle. A war contribu tion might be fairly levied on the provinces which have been the scene of such atrocities. Actively or passively they have been guilty, and should bear the punishment. Every class and creed in India should be made to feel that the race which rules them cannot be defied and injured with impunity. While we punish the mutineers with death or banishment, we should give the country in general a lesson which will diF.ceurage it from any repetition of the late enormities. India is rich in hoarded wealth. For years that country has been drawing in and absorbing silver at the rate, it is said, of six millions sterling annu ally. Within no very long period forty millions are calculated to have passed from European circula tion into the coffers or hiding-places of these Asia tics. There are in India fortunes which would be considered immense even iu the City of London. The Taboo bargains and speculates, and scrapes and saves, until he has amassed millions of rupees, while his taxes are next to nothing. The taxes of the country are, indeed, heavy, but they all fall on the unfortunate ryot. The tax on salt, like any which affects an article of universal consumption, is a poll-tax. The peasant uses as much as the rich man who is covered with shawls and studded with diamonds. The peasant pays a rent, and a high rent, for his land; the wealthy trader escapes. In fact, as in most Eastern countries, taxation is irregular, unsystematic, and fdls with greatest weight on those who ought to be spared. It must be remembered, also, that the wealthy flindoos o are to us the security which allows them to heap to gether their wealth. There is no prince, or vizier, or licentious palace guard to despoil them, to denounce them, to bring them to the dungeon or to execution. In return for this safety and tran quillity we have. a right to demand that they shall add to the resources of the State. A con- tribution in some form or other to the prcseet necessities of the empire should be exacted from those most able to bear it. Perhaps a property tax, extending the burden over a series of years, would be the simplest and most equitable device. It seems to us that the consideration of this question can be no longer delayed. The cost of the Indian struggle has, no doubt, added to the diffi culties of the present financial crisis. We are told that three or four million sterling in specie may be considered to have been remitted to India since the outbreak. Every endeavour should be used to put a stop to such a state of things. The Indian Go vernment should deal with the insurrection as if India► were an independent country. Suppose this t) be the case, and England to be merely an ally which furnishes the legitimate Sovereign with men to uphold his rights. Then, of course, the Govern ment which invoked and received assistance would be forced to pay all the expenses of transport by sea and land of military stores and munitions, be sides supporting the whole army while engaged on the service. The sums necessary would, of course, be levied on the country which was the seat of in- surrection ; and, if the loyal suffered with the trcAcherous, it would only be in accordance with the inevitable law which links together for gocd or evil all the members of a community. Let, then, the Indian Government look at once to its final), ial affairs. The people of England are not disposed to be taxed for Sepoy atrocities. The Governor-General and his Council have the country in their hands, and in all that is right they will be supported by the Crown, the Parliament, and public opinion at home. If it be necessary to sus pend specie payments, to issue Government notes, bearing interest, but inconvertipe during a fixed term ; if the disorganisation o f fine country and the diminution of revenue from opium and other sources reqeire new expedients for raising money, let them consider the matter fully, and boldly state their objects and their demands. The nation has learnt enough of India to preclude the success of any humanitarian cry about exaction and extor tion ; it will, we are sure, grant any reasonable powers to a Government which gives proof of capa city to act with courage, wisdom, and severity. THE LIBERATION OP THE 150 PRISONERS AT CAWN PORE.—It is a singular fact that none of the recent offi cial letters from India even hint at the alleged liberation of 150 prisoners by Mr. Grant, at Cawnpore, and the priiate letters are equally silent. There is a letter in town from an officer high in command, dated Sept. 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I n canisters, 11b, 2s. 9d. ; 21b, 4 s. 6d - , lls ; 121 b, 225. The 12Ib canisters are sent carriage fi e e, on receipt of Post-Office order.—Barry Du Barry, & CO., 77, Regent-street. London. litroarssir CAUTION against the fearful dangers of spurious imitations :—The Vice-Chancel lor , Sir William Page Wood, granted an Injunction of tb! 10th Narch, , lBs4, a4aliaat Alfred Hooper N ev in, fvr imitsitinal "Da Barry a Reysdent4 Arabica Fod." THE :SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER I, 1857 as might have been inflicted by a blow from the fist ? day. On the present occasion, no evidence being offered, the prisoner was discharged. From the London Gazette of Last Night. Witness—lt is, Sir Peter. Sir Peter Laurie—This is a very brutal assault, and I shall therefore send the case for trial at the ensuing sessions of the Central Criminal Court. The prisoner was then committed for trial. SOUTHWARK.—Wm. Benjamin Easton and b .t Synies, ightermen, were brou;lit before Mr. Burcham for final examination, charged with stealing a quantity of loather from a barge on the river Thames, the property of Messrs. Nash and Co., wharfinger3, Pickled Herring-wharf, Ber mondsey. _ _ _ At the Court at Windsor, the 4th day of Nov. 1857 Present, the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council. Her Majesty having been pleased to appoint the Right Hon. Henry John, Earl of Ducio, to be Lord Lieutenant of and in the enmity of Gloucester, the city of Bristol, and county of the same, and the city of Gloucester, and county of the same, and Custos Rotulorum of the county of Glou cester, his lordship this day took the oaths appointed, to be taken thereupon, instead of the oaths of allegiance and supremacy. BOW-STREET.—Two well-dressed young men, who said they were medical students, and gave the names John Butcher and Frederick Clarkson, were charged under the following circumstances : Policeman E 126 said that at a late hour the previous night he was on his beat near Tottenham court-road, and as he passed through Alfred-street be found the prisoners there. They were wrench ing the knocker off a door. He went up to them, and saw each of them throw away a knocker. Both knockers had been taken away from houses in Alfred-street, and those of several other houses had been loosened. They ran away, but he fol lowed, and took them both in charge. Butcher was intoxicated, but Clarkson was sober. Mr. Burcbam committed both prisoners for trial at the next Old Bailey sessions, but at the request of Mr. Solomons admitted them to bail. LAMBETH.—On Mr. Norton taking his seat on the bench, a woman about 40 years of age stepped into the witness-box, and entreated his worship's advice and assistance. She said that three months ago she married a man who she believed would make her a good husband, but she very soon dis covered that his sole object was to poss.esi himself of all her money and worldly goods, and leave her to begin the world again. Mr. Norton—Why do you think that ? Clarkson said he had no hand in wrenching the knocker off. The one that he was seen to throw away was handed to him by his companion. Mr. Jardine said the person who looked on while such things were being done was as culpable as he who actually did it. it was a shame for young men in their position and of their education to commit themselves in this manner. The disgrace wAs much greater than any punishment that lie could. inflict. He regretted that the law did not enable him to impose a more adequate punishment for such a mis chievous act ; be could only order them to pay 12s. each for the damage done, or be imprisoned for a month. Applicant—Well, sir, it is quite palpable. He has had 661. of my money alre tdy, without giving me the slightest account of what he has done with it, and he wants more. 'Mr. Norton—What does your property consist of? Applicant—Of Consols and household furniture. Last night he came home, and insisted on my sell ing out more s►ock, and on my refusing to do so he threatened to call in a broker and sell me up. He also threatened me awfully, and, indeed, slightly assaulted me. Mr. Norton—Well, you can have a summons against him for the assault. Applicant—Well, sir, I should not like to hurt him ; still I want to restrain him from selling off my furniture. Mr. Norton—What is this husband of yours 7 Applicant—A cattle-dealer, sir. Mr. Norton—Well, if you do not wish to take out a summons, I shall send an officer to your hus band to warn him against making any threats of violence towards you, and that may have the desired effect. WORSHIP -STREET.—Patrick - Welsh, 19, a clerk in the employ of Messrs. James Wild and Co., flock merchants in the Curtain-road, Shoreditch, was charged before Mr. Hammili with the following offences : From the evidence it was understood that on the 4th of Juno last, Mr. Wild left London for Brigh ton, and gave instructions to a senior clerk to pay into his bankers' 151. left at his private house in Clifton-street, Finsbury, together with any other monies left there within a given period. These orders were overheard by the prisoner, who, watch ing his opportunity, obtained the 151. from one of the servants, under the pretext that Mr. Norris, the clerk alluded to, sent him for it. The point gained, he returned to the factory, broke open a letter there, and abstracted a cheque for 141. 14s. ; forged Mr. Wild's signature, and, possessing himself of the product, decamped. Hayward, the active warrant officer of this court in charge of the case, stated that he brought the pri soner from Glasgow on a warrant granted by the magistrate on the bench here. Private inf rmation had reached witness that Welsh was suffering an nu prisonment of 60 days in the gaol of Glasgow, and proceeding there be found such to be the fact. Not any trace of the two amounts coul I be discovered, and the accused admitted his guilt. The 60 days' incarceration was for being found be neath the bed of a gentleman's apartment in the Buck's Heal Hotel, Argyll-street, with the inten tion of committing a felony. The lodger, who possessed a con.iderable amount of money, fortu nately, however, looked about his sleeping-room before he retired to rest, and saw the prisoner en sconced as described. The magistrate ordere I a remand. Applicant—l am very much obligel to your wor• ship, and hope the officer's visit may restrain him. WANDSWORTH.—Thomas Jones, aged 45, a labourer employed at Price's c Indio factory, Batter sea, was charged with the following robbery. William Walker, formerly a constable in the B division of police, but now employed as watchman at Messrs. Price's extensive works in the York road, Battersea, deposed that about half-past five o'clock on Thursday evening he was on duty at the gate of the company's works, and from information he received he was induced to stop the prisoner as he came oat. On searching him he discovered that he had two pieces of lead under his smock, suspended by a cord round his neck. The piece's of lead were hanging down on each side of his breast, and externally he did not appear to have anything about him. He took him to the superintendent of the works, who at once ordered him to be taken into custody. The lead weighed 261bs , and it belonged to a still. The prisoner said he took the lead some time ago, but he was unable to take it away at that time, as he was aeon by two of the men, and he then concealed it be tween the casks. Mr. Dayman asked the prisoner if ho had any thing to sAy in answer to the charge ? The prisoner he had not. Mr. Dayman inquired how long the prisoner has beEn in the employ of the firm ? The Superintendent stated about six montlyt. Walker informed his worship that he had other ev'drnee to prove the identity of the lead, and whence it was t tken. Wm. Button, a journeyman hat' er, was charged with having cruelly maltreated his wife and child. The prisonet's wife, a careworn, emaciated woman, in the lest stage of pregnancy, and who ex hibi: el such extreme personal suffering that she was allowed to be seated while giving her evidence, said—lfor the last nine months my husband has done no work whatever, but I have cheerfullf sup ported him, wita the aeAs'ance of our three chil dren, by toiling day and night in making up paper bags for the grocers. I supply him with as much money as I can out of the little we earn, but he spends it in drink, leaving us all in a starving state, and beating me unmercifully when there is not enough left to furui-h him with fool besides. Be tween 7 and 8 o'clock last night he came home in toxicated as usual, and began abusing me in the most dreadful language because there was no supper ready for him. I told him that I had not a farthing of money to get it with ; but he only answered me with a blow, as he always d , Tes, and rf;tr knocking me down twice, as he still insisted upon having his supper, I stripped off some of my underclothing, and went out to pawn it for him. The article was so worthless, however, that no one would lend me any thing upon it ; and, on returning back to tell him so, with tears in my eyes, he knee ed me down again ; and, taking up a broom, commenced beating me with it about the head, cheit, and every pi.rt of my person until I was covered with bruises, and almost lost my serses. While he was ill-using me in this way, one of my daughters got between us, and was endeavouring to protect me, when he tr. Wed her in the saute ntaneer, and kept on beating us both until he was tired out, and left off from ex- haustion. We managed at last to escape from him an d got into the street, when we were spoken to by a policeman, who afterwards took him into custody. Emily Batton, an intel43nt little girl, 13 yeas of age, who cried bitterly whilst giving her evidence, fully corroborated her mother's testimony, and added, that while attempting to shield the latter from further ill-usage she was herself brutally at tacked by her father, who blackened her eyes as they now appeared. Mr. Dayman said the prisoner admitted taking the lead, and he should find him 405., or oLe month's imprisonmeit. The prisoner was locked up in default. On being called upon for his defence the prisoner sullenly replied that his wife and obild had exag ge aced what bad taken place, but, as they bad it all their own way, it would be useless for him to say anything. Mr. Hammill severely animadverted upon the cruel and cowardly conduct of the prisoner, and baying characterised the case as one of the worst of the kind that had ever been brought before him, ordered him to be committed to hard labour for the consecutive terms of six and three months. The magistrate also directed one of 'he officers to provide the compb,.inant and her daughter, who appeared to be in a fam'shing condition, with some nourishing food, and presented them with 103. from the poor-box. MARLBOROUGH -STREET.—James Sankey, policeman of the D division, wss charged with stripping a house in which he had been placed in charge, and stealing plate, jewellery, house linen, and apparel, together with Bank of England notes and sovereigns to the amount of at least 1,0001. Concerned with Sankey was a woman named Ma tilda Rosa, otherwise known as Duval, who with him was appreh , nded by Mr. Rowe of the Irish constabulary, ha Cork; an d t a k en before the magis trates, by whom,sufficiently strong proof of identity having been given, they were sent to London. Mr. Hugh Henry Robt. Aikman, of Ro s-house, Hamilton, Lanarkshir e' said he was a j us ti ce o f th e peace for the coun t y . The house, No. 68, Great Portland-street, belongs to his mother, Mrs. Sarah Aikman, a widow lady—it was given iu charge to the prisoikr Saukey between 2 and 3 years ago. He had been recommended at the station, Marylebone lane. Most of the furniture had been cleared out and deposited under lock and key, in upper rooms, except the very large pieces such as piano fortes. Previous to Sankey bi ing so employed, an old servant had had charge. Could not now recol lect whether he had given Sankey the key, but it was given with his authority. Prisoner remained in charge of the house until the recent robbery. Identified a silver watch found on Sankey, and now produced, as belonging to his brother Mr. George Robertson Aikmin, also a metal flask belonging to his sister. Mr. John Robertson Aikman, of Golden-square, solicitor, and Miss Aikman, gave similar evidence. Sergeant O'Bryan, D 25, said that be went to the house in Portland-street to inquire, in the usual way, after Sankey, who had, as a constable, been reported sick. NI itness saw the prisoner's mother, and, from what she told him, ascertained that he had absconded. He made the fact immediately known to the Inspector, and Mr. Aikman was com municated with. In company wit's the latter gen tleman, the premises were examined and tumid as described. Mr. Thomas Armstrong Rowe, the head consta ble of the Cork Constabulary, apprehended both prisoners on Saturday night last. Sankey said his natne was Henry Williams, and denied stoutly that h 3 was Sankey, or knew anything of this matter. The female also denied all knowledge of the rob bery. Searched a deal box they had in their pos session, and found the flask now identified and a quantity of other articles, clii4fly wearing apparel. Sergeant Potter deposed to a conversation with the prisoner Sankey in the cell at tho station that morning, he laving expressed a wish to see him. It was to the effect that he (the prisoner) had spoken to two men he bad met by chancy—that he had been completely drawn into this by them. He had taken them home will him ; that they gave him drink, which they had obtained ; that he in consequence fell asleep, and on awaking found the place bad been ransacked. He had found some articles about, and intended making the matter known at the station, but wavered, not knowing what to do for the best. He feared he should get into trouble, so made usa of the ar ides himself. Mr. Bingham committed the prisoners for trial. It may be remembered that a man named Henry Perry White, a marine store dealer, was charged last Friday with endeavouring to incite policeman D 135, at p resen t i n c h arge of the house in Great PerUancl-street, to - the cbmtnis?ion of a further felony th ere , and was remanded thereon till yester. the Army, her Majesty having no further occasion for his services. _ . _ 92d Foot—Lieutenant H. R. Wallace to be Captain, by purchase, vice Lyon, who retires ; C. French, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, in succession to Lieutenant Wallace, promoted. 94th Foot—Ensign C. French from the 92d Foot, to be Ensign, vice Shirreff, appointed to the Bth Foot. Ist West India Regiment—Captain John De Lancey, from half-pay Unattached, to be Captain, paying the differ ence, vice Forster appointed to the 18th Foot ; Lieut. H. F. Luke to be Captain, by purchase, vice De Lancey, who retires. 2d West India Regiment—William Henry A she, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice M'Coy, promoted ; Edward M'llahon Forbes, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Crad oc k, promotd. UNATT ,CHED. The undermentioned OideeratOl:;;Ve their Brevet Rank converted into Substantive Rank, under the Royal War rant of the 6th October, 1854 : Brevet-Major H. n. Daniel Greville Finch, 68th Foot. Brevet-Major Hugh Rowlands, 41st Foot. Lieutenant Frederick Boehuicr, from the 01st Foot, to be Captain, without purchase. HOSPITAL STAFF. The name of Mr. Hodgson, appointed a Staff-Assistant- Surgeon, in the Gazette of Oct. 16, is Docimus Filius de Hodgson, and not Deeitnus Hodgson only, as previously stated. TO BE ACTING ASSISTANT-SURGEONS. James Gideon Creasy, Gent. Charles O'Callaghan, Geut. BREVET. Captain John DeLancey, Ist West India Regiment, to be Maj ,, r in the Arify. Brevet-Major John DeLancey, Ist West India Regiment, to be Lieutenant-Colonel in the Army. Erratum in Gazette of 23d Oct., 1857. Royal Marines—For Quartermaster Thomas Coope to have the honorary rank of Captain, itc., read—Quarter master Thomas Cooper to ha ve th e honorary rank of Cap tain, &c. COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY LORD LIEUTENANTS, Denbighshire Yeomanry Cavalry- The Hon. William Edward Fitzmaurice (late Brevet-Major in the lit Life Guards) to bt3 Captain, vice Hughes, promoted. 4th or Royal South Middlesex Regiment of Militia- Henry Edgerton King, Gent. (late Lieutenant 32d Foot), to be Lieutenant, vice Hooper, resigned. sth or Royal Elthorue Regiment of Middlesex Militia— Archibald Cockrane Forster, Esq., late of the 64th Foot, to be Captain, vice Hoare, resigned ; George Pierce, Esq., M.D., Glasgow, to be .Assistant-Surgeon, vice Sawyer, resigned. 1;t Somerset Regiment of Militia—Charles Kemeys Kemeys-Tynte the younger, Esq., late Captain in the Grenadier Guards, to b 3 Colonel, vice Vere roulett, com monly called Viscount Hinton, deceased. Shropshire Regiment of Militia—Thomas Kynnersley Gardner, Gent., to be Lieutenant, vice Gibbon, resigned; Joseph Venables Lovett, Gent., to be Lieutenant, vice Beck, resigned. Regiment of Royal Perthshire Rifle Militia—Benjamin Hallowell Boxer Alston Stewart, Esq., to be Captain, vice M. c r jragor, resigned. bO h Stirlingshira, &c., Militia—Highland Borderers' Light Infantry—Edwin Grogan, Gent., late Lieutenant Gth Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Dougal, resigned. County of Roxburgh.—Wm. Robert Thornhill, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Strachan, appointed to the 44th Foot; C. Portnoy Roche, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Charteris. 2nd Regiment (Li g h t Inf an ' r y) o f West York Militia — George William Manley, Gent., to be Lieutenant. sth Regiment of West York Militia— Edward Dawson, Gent., to be Lieutenant, vice Mayo, resigned. MEMORANDUM. - Her Majesty has been pleased to ac cept the resignation of the Commission held by Ensign Reubens Haverty in the sth Regiment of West York Militia. BANKRUPTS. Elizabeth Rogers, hosier, Westminster-bridge-road, Nov. 17, at half-past twelve, and Dec. 17, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Bell, of f icial assignee, Coleman-street buildings ; Fitch, Southampton-street, Bloomsbury. Owen Sturgis, hid der, College-terrace, Finchley-road, St. John's-wood, Nov. 19, at two, and Dec. D, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Lowrance and Co., Old Jewry-cham ber.. Richard Tomlin, licensed victualler, Castle-street, L:i cester-square, Nov. 17, at twelve, and Dec. 17, at one, at the Court of Ba ,kruptcy. Johnson, official assignee, Bis ingliall-street ; Jay, Buiklersbhry ; and G ra y Band Pil grim, Norwich. James Samuel Wiliam Tomson, eni Albert Thomas Tull, fancy box manufacturers, Beech-street, Barbican, Nov. 20, at twelve, and Dec. 13, at half-past one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Basing hall-street ; Stopher, Cheapside. Mary White, corn and coal merchant, New Corn Ex change, Mark-lane, Nov. 17, at half-past eleven, and Dec. 17, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Basiughall-street ; Hilleary, Fenchurch street. George Boys, builder, Park-street, Bromley, Nov. 13, at eleven, and Dec. 14, at the Court of Bank ru pt c y. P enne ll , official assignee, Basingball-street ; Kempster, Kenning ton-lane. James Cooper, upholsterer, High-street, Marylebone, Nov. 18, at half-past one, and Dec. 11, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Nicholson, official assignee, Basinghall street ; Lawrance and Co., Old Jewry-chambers; and Ran dall, Welbeck-street. George Browne, draper, Tottenham-court-road, Nov. 19, at eleven, and Dec. 14, at half-past one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Nicholson, official assignee, Basinghall street ; Fitch, Southampton-street, Bloomsbury. Thomas William Gilbert, sail-maker, Fenchureh-street, Nov. 20, at half-past twelve, and Dec. 22, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Stansfeld, official assignee; Law ranee and Co., Old Jewry-chambers. Henry Giles, stone mason, Tomline-terrace, Limehouse, Nov. 17, at half-past two, and D ec . 22, a t one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Gr a h a m, official assignee; Teague, Crown-court, Cheapside. George Earle, commission agent, Salisbury-street, Strand, Nov. 20, at three, and Dec 19, at one, at the Court of Bauliruptey. E s wards, offiJial assignee, Sawbrook court, Baiingliall-street; Lowrance and co., Old Jewry chambers. Henry Hine, 'lceman, Piemdilly, Nov. 20, at half-pal two, and Dec. 15, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, Sambrook-court, Basinghall street ; Sole and Co. ' Aldermanbury. Jacob Martin Van Winkle, tavern keeper, Poultry, Nov. 20, at two, and Dec. 19, at one, at the Court of B ,nk ruptcy. Lee, official assignee, Aldermanbury ; George and Downing, King-street, Cheapside. Joseph Cooks and John Cooks, cattle salesman, Darby's hill, Oakham, Staffordshire, Nov. 19 and Dec. 10, at half past eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. Chi istie, official assignee, Birmingham ; Southall and Nelson, Bir mingham. John Aston, licensed victualler, Stourbr:dge, Worcester. shire, Nov. 18 and Dec. 9, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. Christie, official assignee, Birmingham; Prescott, Stourbridge, and Reece, Birruiagbaw. Benjamin Fletcher Buvtou, timber merchant, Notting. ham, Nov. 27 and Dec. 15 , at half-past ten, a t th e Snire hail, Nottingham. Harris, official ass i gnee, N ottingham; Deverill, Nottingham ; Hodgson and Allen, Birmingham. William Brailsford, smallware dealer, Nottingham, Nov. 20 and Dac. 15, at half-past ten, at the Shire-hall, Not tingham. Harris, official assignee, Nottingham; Bowley and Ashwell, Nottingham. Thomas Bingham, draper, Holbeach, Lincolnshire, Nov. 27, and Dec. 18, at half-past ten, at the Shire-hall, Not tingham ; Harris, offi c i a l ass i gnee, N ott i ng h am ; P ar k er and Lee, St. Paul's Churchyar I ; Reece, Birmingham. Francis Meredith Caporn, lace manufacturer, Nctring ham, Nov. 20 and Dec. 15, at half-past ten, at the Shire hall, Nottingham. Harris, official assignee, Nottingham; NVells, Nottingham. Thomas Burn Rhodes, druggist, Bra lfor I, Yorkshire, Nov. 24, at t we've, and Dec. 22, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Hope, official nssiguee, Leeds; :Dawson, Bradford; Bond and Barwick, Leeds. Simeon Coleman, tailor, Kingston-upon-Hull, Nov. 25 and Dec 23, at twelve, at the Town-hall, Kingston-upon- Hull. Carrick, official assignee, Hull; J,ckson, Kingston upon-Hull. _ John Markilie Dolby, chemist, Market Rasen, Lincoln shire, Nov. 18 and Dec. 16.. at. twelve, at the Town-hall, Kingston-upon-Full. --- Carrick, official assignee', ; Stamp and Jatkson, KingstouniponTE4l. Hugh Robl.rts, corn dealer, aiil.}; N g lesey, Nov. 16 an d D e e. 7, at tw Ave, at the Liverpool District Court. Morgan, official stignee, Liverpool; Evans and Son,. Liverpool. " S SEQUESTRATIONS. Andrew Stewart and Co., merethbuts and shipowners, Greenock. •••• John Leslie, mason and builder, PartiCk. A. Patterson, timber merchant, Port Glasgow. J. Smith, upholsterer, Hamilton. BANK OF ENGLAND. An Account, pursuant to the Aci the Week ending on Saturday, ISSUE DI Notes issued . . 22,630,245 £22,630,215 t 7th and Bth Victoria, cap. 32, for , the 31st day of Octobe - , 1857. 'AUTMENT. Dated the sth day of Novemb ei Government debt •• • . 11,015,100 Other seem tries 3,459,900 Gold coin and bullion 8,155,245 diver bullion.. • • BANKING D: £22,630,245 Sr. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. •, 1857. Proprietors' capital .. 14,55 1 ,000 Rest • ... •• ....... 3,270,211 Public deposits (In cluding E K chequer, Commissio ers of National Debt, Sav ings' Banks, and rEpARTIWENT. Government securities Div idend Accounts) , ' 60,918 Other deposits ...... 11,489,979 Seven Day and other Bills ...... ........ 812,30 G £35,286,414 3 D:Acd the sth day of ~:ov., 185' (includt.DeadWeight Annuity) •• . Other Securi ties 12,197,320 Noies ..... . • • 2,2)8,275 Gold anit , ilver Coln 570,308 £35,236,141 7, MARSIIALL, Chief cashier. An Account pursuant to tho Act ' tho Wook onaing on Weilnes& ISSUE DEP, th and Bth Victoria cap, 32. :cr y, the 4th day of Nov,, 1857. RTMENT. Notes Issued •..... 22,422,060 Government debt.... 11,015,100 Other securities...... 3,459,b00 Gold coin and bullion 7,947,t CO Silver bullion...—. • • -- POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—Nov. 6. MANSION-HOUSE. Charles Tubbs and Samuel Bromley were brought before the Lord Mayor (the former upon remand), charged with having stolen a quantity of plate, consisting of silver forks, gravy and tea spoons, &c., of the value of 12/. from the house of Miss Harriet Brown, a lady of independent means, residing at 38, St. Petersburg -place, Bayswater. Tubbs was stopped by a policeman in Bishopagate street on Monday last with the plate in his posses sion, sand brought up and remanded. Bromley was on Wednesday taken into custody for attempt isg to pick a gentleman's pocket, and he was now placed by the side of Tubbs to answer the more serious charge of the plate robbery. At the former examination a city police officer, named Robert Eno, said that from information he received he stopped Tubbs with a basket ou his arm, containing plate, which was covered by walnuts. The prosecutrix was called yesterday, and identi fied the plate produced by the officer, which she said was stolen from her house on Monday last, about two hours before Tubbs was found with it in his possession. Its value was about 121. Henry Hill, a carpenter, said—On Monday last I was in Holborn when I observed the two pri soners and another man pass me. Tubbs was car rying the basket produced by the officer on his arm, and Bromley was walking a little way behind him. Knowing the latter, I turned round and looked at him. They were both walking very fast. I noticed a silver spoon or fork in the trousers pocket of Bromley as he passed me, and felt con vinced they had been committing a robbQry. I followed them into Bishopsgate-street, when I communicated with the officer Eno, who seized Tubbs, but Bromley and the other man escaped. I have known Bromley to be a pickpocket for the last four years. Henry Francis, a boy of 13 years of age, said—l know the prosecutrix's house. On Monday last, about 11 o'clock, I saw Tubbs looking through the window, which was partly open. The prisoner Bromley was waiting outside in the street. I had occasion to go to the house about an hour after wards, when the servant told me the plate had been stolen. Theprisoners, who made no answer to the charge, were fully committed to trial to the Central Crimi nal Court. GUILDHALL.—David Rees Davies, who was remanded upon the charge of obtaining charitable contributions under false pretences, was again brought up, and the following additional particu lars given. The Rev. Mr. Cadman, the incumbent of S. George's, Southwark, attended according to the worthy alderman's request. Sir Peter Laurie said he was very much obliged to Mr. Cadman for attending to assist in suppres sing the system of fraud which WAS being practised to such a frightful extent upon honest men. Mr. Cadman said he should be happy to give every information in his power, and, although he should be very sorry to give evidence against any individual he had once respected, still he felt it his duty to state everything be knew of the prisoner. The rev. gentleman then proceeded to state that in April 1843, when the Red Cross-court ragged schools were opened, the prisoner was appointed the master, he having filled the same position previously at the Gravel-lane Schools. He conducted himself very well, and for a considerable time fulfilled all the duties expected of him. And he seemed to gain the affections of all the children, which was a great thing to accomplish where the object was to rule by love and kindness, rather than by fear. He ulti mately, however, became very careless, and finding he was in the habit of getting into debt and issuing written claims upon his salary, Mr. Cadman cau tioned him. The prisoner explained that he was in great difficulties in consequence of the low salary he had at the Gravel-lane School. Mr. Cadman then asked him for a list of his debts, and advanced him 5/. to relieve him from his temporary embar rassment, which he was to have repaid by small weekly instalments. He, notwithstanding, con tinned to give thes) written orders upon his salary, and Mr. Cadman then brought the matter under the notes of the committee, who passed a resolution dis missing the prisoner from hi 3 mastership iu August, i 854, since which reports had. reached Mr. Cadman of the prisoner frequenting public-houses and other places at variance with his former cbarac'er. With regard to the letter given by Mr. Cooke, the curate, be begg 'd to ment:on that that gentleman had left St. Geur.,,-e's, Southw ark, some time, but he was present at th., meeting when the prisoner was discharged prior to tho date of the letter produced, and the only reason he could assign for Mr. Cooke's acting so injudiciously was a feeling of compassion which probably induced him to overlook the pri soner's indiscretions in the hope that h 3 would amend. But sill he thought it was very improper to give such a letter. Since he had ben iu court he hal been informed that the prisoner's salary had been several times raised to prevent him getting into such clifli,a,ltie3. Mr. Ferguscn attendel from the Mendicity So ciety, and ,aid there were unfortunately t)o many sham societies at present in existence, which it would to wall to expose. They abounded particu larly at the West-end, and although the Mendicity Society had succeeded in suppressing three or four such societies very recently, they were yet very numerous. It appeared that there were entries in the book found upon the prisoner of subscriptions to the amount of 581. The prisoner said he had not received half of them. Sir Pater Law 3 said it wa3 a frightful case, and no one could tell him more of the evil than he already knew. Mr. Cadman said, however much he might wish to show kindness to the prisoner, he could not but feel obliged to Sir Peter for the manner in which he had taken up this matter, as such impositions effected an immense deal of injury to those insti tutions that were really devoted to the bettering of the condition of the lower classes. Sir Peter Laurie said it was not so much the severity of the punishment the prisoner might t i reive that had determin( d him to send the case far trial, as that the publicity it would thereby gain would not only prevent the prisoner from pur suing the same course whenever be might gain his liberty, but it would deter many others from practising similar frauds. - Mr. Martin (thy: chief clerk) said the charges against-the prisoner were for obtaining two guineas from Messrs. Grenfell and G.,,, copper merchants, of Thames-street, and endeavouring to obtain one guinea from Mr. Budd, copper merchant of Castle Baynard. Wharf, under false and fraudulent pre tences. . • The prisoner, who positively asserted that all he had received he had expended upon the children, for whose benefit he had collected it, was then com mitted for trial. Michael M'Donough, who has been remanded for several weeks upon the charge of assaulting W. Brendell in the West London Union, was brought up for further examination relative to that charge. Brendell having, in consequence of this as sault, been confined to the hospital for t e last 3 or 4 weeks, attended yesterday, and stated—l was in the West London Union on Monday, the 20th of last month. I was picking oakum and the prisoner was sitting opposite to me at the same table. He seized hold of my work, and upon my telling him not to take it, he said, "I will let you know I will take the work whenever I think proper." • I told him he should do nothing of the kind ; and I was in the act cf taking the work back when he jumped up in a dreadful passion and aimed a violent blow at my head across the table, .but he only k noc k e d off my hat. He then cau g ht hold of me by the hair of my head and began punching me with his fist in the face with all his power, and continued doing so as long as he was ab!e. I called for assistance, and though there were others standingby, not one came to help me. I felt his knuckles enter my eye, an d thought then my eye had been burst with the blow. I made my way to Mr. Phillips, the master, and I was soon after taken to the hospital, where I have remained until to-clay. Sir Peter Laurie—How long have you been in the union ? Witn4ss—About two years, sir. Sir Petor Laurie—And how long has the prisoner been an inmate of the union 7 Prisoner—Seven years, sir. Sir Peter Laurie—What have you to say to this, prisoner ? - Prisoner—He struck me with a stick first. Witness—l never did anything of the kind. Robert Squires said—l was an inmate of the union, but 1 did not see the assault committed. I saw the prisoner rise from tLe table in a great pas sion, and knowing what sort of a man he was, I ran into the yard lo get some of the other paupers to come in and assist in keeping the prisoner quiet. When I turned round I found the complainant bleeding very ranch about the face. Charles Forster said—l did not witness the whole of th e assault eyethe roomwith great violence v th io e le b n io ce od a lint I saw pr:soner strike Bren lciaetliterinl e t a h v e e his left eye. p ncl ou l rin a g w fr t o h m e Mr. Wakefiold said —I am house surgeon at St. Bartholomew's Hospit a l . The complainant was admitted on Monday, the 20th of October last, and on examining him I found the eye was so i n _ that the sight was compl e t e l y gone. jared • • Sir Peter Laurie—l the injury to the eye such METROPOLITAN BOARD 01" WORKS. Yesterday the ordinary weekly meltinz of the board was held in the Court of Common Pleas, Guildhall—Mr. Thwaites in the chair. The usual financial s•atement showed thatthototal general balance in favour of the Board amounted to 48,5031., including a sum of 3,3491. set apart as a sinking fund for the repayment of mortgage debts. THE SOUTH EASTERN PARK. Dpntations from the vestries of St. George the Martyr, Southwark, Bermondsey, and St. ()lave's, Southwark, wore heard on the subject of the loca lity of the South-Eastern Park. A memorial was read from the parish of St. Mary, Newington, pray ing the board to defer coming to a decision upon the matter at prevent. CALEDONIAN-ROAD SEWER. A deputation from lslingt9n presented a memo rial against the construction of the above-named sewer, the length of which was set down at 1,390 feet, and the estimated cost at 4,2'50/. The allega tions in the memorial were referred for considera lion to a committee. THE DEPUTATION TO SIR B. HALL. The Clerk read the report of tho president rela tive to the conference with the Chief CommiAsioner of Works yesterday. It merely recapitulated the main features of the interview. Mr. CARPMAEL moved that the report of the chair man be received, and entered on the minute; of the board. Mr. SAVAGE seconded the motion, which was unanimously agreed to. Mr. CARPMAEL said it was quite clear after that report that the board had a duty to perform as to the manner in which it was to proceed in future. With reference to its duties under the statute, the board was unquestionably required to prepare plans for main drainage. It had prepared plane, and had submitted them to the First CounisQioner, who, however, had negatived them ; so that at the pre sent moment the board was not posseesed of a plan to present to Government in order to get their ap proval for its being carried out, He felt that they were now in the same position as if they had never prepared any pieta, with this exception, that there was floating between' he FirstOommissioner and the board a series of plans, in part prepared by the board, and in part by the referees of the First Commis sioner. In his opinion the board ought first to com ply with the requirements of the act in reference to preparing plans, and then take up the money question. The earlier both were dealt with the better. (a ar.) It had been suggested by the First Commissioner that two members of thgboerd, with their engineer, should meet the rererees in order to discuss their differences and agreements. That the engineer of the board should meet the re ferees engineers was i❑ his op nion very desirable, but he entirely disagreed with the recemmendat ion of the First Commissioner, that the engineer of the board be accompanied by two members. He felt that whcever these two members were they would be placed in a false position. Now, it struck him that it would -place their engineer in an unfair position if he were called upon to meet two or three talented Government engineers without some aid. At the same time it occurred to him that both the engineer of the board and the referees might be teo prejudiced in favour of their own scheme, and therefore he thought that two eminent engineers should be named to accompany Mr. Ba zalgette. At the former interview he thought, and lie believed the world thought—he was confident the board thought—that the Chief Commissioner considered that if this board made up its mind to carry the sewage of the metropolis to B*, at the spot where he himself marked the map, under the instruction of Captain Burstall, it would have ful filled its duty and all the requirement& of the act ; and that if any further extension of the outfell was decided upon it would be dealt with in some other way than by taxing the metropolis. That, hew ever, did not appear to be the opinion of the Chief Commissioner now. He must express his thanks to the chairman for the manner in which he had re presented the hoard at the conference yesterday. In conclusion, he moved " Tlett the eriginser ofthe board, together with such professional aid as he may requ're, be instructed to meet and conferwith the referee engineers." Colonel KENNEDY seconded the motion. He had formerly opposed a motion for obt aping further professional advice, but under present circum stances he thought it was desirable. Alderman CUBIT; M P., inquired whether the First Commissioner would bo likely to agree to such nomination ? The PRESIDENT said he did not think there would be any difficulty upon that point. . Mr. DeuraoN quite concurred in the absurdity of naming two members of the board to accompany the engineer. Before sending the engineer, how ever, it would, in his opinion be requisite to settle some preliminaries. The board ought first to de cide whether it would clrry the sewage clown to Sea Reach without contribution, and mernbAs should recollect th l t th e op i nion of the First Corn missioner as to the area t) be drained was at vari ance with the decision of the board on that matter. These points should first be settled. The PRESIDENT slid that the additional area proposed by the engiceers was given up. After some fu r th er di scussion, the following mo tion, proposed by M r . SAVAGE, was carried unani mously, Mr. OA RPMAEL having previously with drawn his resolution :—" That the 'report of the chairman on th e con f erence with the Fi r& t Commis sioner bo taken int o cons i dtration at a spec i a l meet ing, to be h e ld ma Mond a y wee k, a nd that a COPY oCthe shorthand w r it er ' s no t es b e proc ured,,printed, and sent to every memb er as soon as possible." - X22,4a,060 2:2,4 '2,C60 M. MARSHALL, Chief Cana r. Dated the sth day of Nov., 1557, RANKING DEPARTMENT. eroptdators'capital 11,73,0 Gt. Reat Pahfic der:sit (in cluding EzeliNner, Coininisjoners of Nat!onal Debt„ ay_ Banks, and Dividend Accounts) 4,571,941 Other deposits 11,91u,670 '?:even Day and other 131115.. G3vernmentsecqritios (Incle,lg.D,adWeiht AnmhtY) • • •• 10 121,104 22,' 2i 251 Notes •• .......... 2.155,315 Gold and silver coin.. 550,720 813,197 £3,451,3. £35,454 390 M. MAR MALL Chief Cash!er Dated tho sth day u 1 Nov , 1557: AVERAGE PRICE OF SUGAR. the Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, com puted from the returns made in the week ending Nov. ;-;, 1857, exclusive of the Duties of Customs paid or plyable thereon, on the importation thereof into Great Britain : Pr d. From the British Possoiaions in America 23 7 WHITEHALL, Nov. 5. The Queen has been pleased to grant unto Henry Went wort% Acland, M.D., the office and place of Professor of Physic, in the University of Oxford, in the room of James Adey Ogle, M.D., deceased. BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, Nov. 6. The Right Hon. the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade and Plantations have received, through the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy of a De spatch from her Majesty's Consul-General at Tunis, report ing that the Bey of Tnnis has abandoned the Government monopoly of the Oil Presses In that country, and that the export duty upon oil has been fixed at 10 per cent. ; the amount of duty chargeable in the case of the oil being ex ported by foreigners, to be deposited with the Consul of their nation. BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, Nov. 6. The Right Hon. the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade and Plantations have received, through the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy of a De spatch from her Majesty's Charg d'Affaires at Madrid, re porting that the Spanish Government has issued regula tions, providing that masters of vessels arriving with car goes in Spanish ports from any port in Europe, within a distance of 30 kilometres, of which there is no Spanish Consular Agent, will be required to produce a declaration signed by the shipper, and countersigned by. the local authority at the port of clearance, with which declaration it will be necessary to exhibit the ship's manifest or bill of clearance issued by the Custom-house of the port from which the vessel has arrived. BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, Nov. 6. The Right Hon. the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade and Plantations have received, through the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy of a Despatch from her Majesty's Ambassador at Paris, en closing copies of two French Imperial Decrees, with re ference to the duties upon the importation of iron, and of which the following is a translation :-- DECREE No. I.—The admission of bar-iron, under the provisions of the Decree of the 17th October, 1855, is re stricted to bars of the following dimensions : Flat bars, of the width multiplied by the thickness, of 458 milimetree, or more. Square bars measuring 22 milimetres or more on each face. Round bars measuring more than 15 milimetres or more in diameter. Flattened iron, of irregular shape, and similar to the above, will enjoy the same freedom from duty. With the following exceptions, the under-mentioned articles will not be admitted is discharge of the Customs' Warrants : Articles manufactured from iron bars of irregular form, except those of similarly irregular shape to the bars from which they are manufactured. Articles manufactured from round bar iron, excpt those which are obviously manufactured from round bar iron. Wrought iron, except such is of more than 2 milimetres in thickness, or articles of wrought iron not exceeding that thickness. The provisions of the decree are extended only to ship builders or manufacturers of articles required for the fitting out or rigging ships. The period fixed by Article 2, of the Decree of the 17th October, 1855, for permitting the nationalization of foreign sea-geing vessels, whether sailing or steam, on payment of 10 per cent, on the value, is prolonged until the 17th October, 15S. DECREE No. 2.—The undermentioned articles will bo admitted, under the following conditions, free of im port duty, conformably with Article 5 of the Law of the sth July, 1836, if imported for Masters of Forges, Builders, or Manufacturers, who can certify to foreign orders : Rough cast iron, bar iron, wrought iron, gutters and T pieces (cornieres), steel in bars, and copper laminated, pure or with alloy, imported from abroad, to be re exported after having been applied in French manufac tories, &c., to the construction of iron ships or boats, or machines, or apparatus, whether for railways or for other works. The above-namel metals must be imported either under the French Flag, or under that of the country of pro duction. The regulations respecting the importations of iron bars, &e., under the provisions of this decree aro similar to those contained in degree No. 1, having reference to the same Articles. Importers must give real security either to re-export or to return to the depot, within aeperiod not exceeding six months, the articles manufactured from metals admitted under the present decree, no deduction for difference of weight being allowed. In none of the above cases will metals be permitted to be imported, or the articles manufactured from them to be exported, otherwise than through the established entre pots, or through the Custom Houses, whether those of transit or those opened for merchandise rated at more than 20 francs the 100 kilogrammes. Manufactured articles, which instead of being placed in depot, are at once exported, should be forwarded either ,under the general transit regulations, or under Articles 61. and 62 of the Law of the 2lst April, 1818,•accordiugly as they may be despatched by land or by sea. WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, Nov. 6. 2d Regiment of Life Guards—Lieut. H. Dalton Wittit Lyon to be Captain, without purchase , vice Fountaine Rogge Allen, deceased ; Cornet and Sub-Lieutenant John Graham Smith has been permitted to retire from the service by the sale of his Commission. Ist Dragoon Guards.—Constantino McDougall Moorsom, Gent., to ho Cornet, 'without purchase. 6th Dragoon Guards,—Captain Robert Bickerstaff to be Major, by purchase, vice Lord George Augustus Beau clerk, who retires; Lieutenant Francis Nathaniel Astley to be Captain, by purchase, vice Bickerstaff. 7th Dragoon Guards.—Clavering Heilman, Gent., to be Cornet, without purchase. Ist Drigoons.— Cornet Edward Francis Weaver, from the 7th Dragoon Guards, to be Cornet, vice Tucker, ap pointe to the 17th Light Dragoons. 31 Light Dragoons—Captain Honourable A. T. Moreton, from the 4th Light Dragoons, to be Captain, vice Mayne, removed to Bth Light Dragoons. 4th Light Dragoons.--Captain Benjamin Aylett Branfill, from the Bth' Light Dragoons, to be Captain, vice Hon. A. T. Moreton, removed to 3d Light Dragoons. Bth Light Dragoons—Captain T. L. Mayne, from the 3d Light Dragoons, to be Captain vice Br a nfill, removed to 4th Light Dragoons. Military Train Lieutenant John Walsh, from half-pay of the late Land Transport Corps, to be Lieutenant, vice M‘Leughlin, appointed to the 11th Light Dragoons. Royal Artillery—Assistant-Surgeon George Davidson Milne, M.D., from the Staff, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Allinson, promoted on the Staff. Scets Fusilier Guards --Ensign and Lieutenant Sussex V. Stephenson to be Instructor of Musketry, vice Lieu tenant and Captain Honour able Roger Mostyn, who has resigned that appointment ; the appointment of Acting Quartermaster William Smith to be Quartermaster, vice Jones, resigned, to be dated sth September, 1856, and not 16th October, 1857; as previously stated. 4th Regiment of Foot--Ensign C. R. Durrant, from 33d Foot, to be Ensign, vice Kuper, deceased. sth Foot —The promotion of Major Walter Crawford Ken nedy to be Lieutenant-Colonel, without purchase, to bear date 29th Aueust, 1857, instead of 4 th September , 1857, but such antedate is not to carry back pay. 7th Foot—Captain William Vivash Maskelyne, from half pay 20th Foot, to be Captain, vice Brevet-Major Hib bert, whose Brevet Rank has been converted into Sub stantive Rank, under the Royal Warrant of 6th Octo ber, 1854; Lieutenant William M`Geachy Keats, from the 84th Foot, to be Captain, without purchase; E ns i gn Joseph Smith, from the Military Irate, to be Ensign awl Adjutant: Bth Foot—Serjeant-Major Edward Emerson, from the 96th Foot; to be Ensign, without purchase, awl Adjutant ; The transfer of Ensign Thomas Stanley Mitchell, from the 89th Foot, as notified in the qa,-..:ettc of the 23d Octo ber, 1857, has been cancelled. 9th Foot—Lieutenant Arthur F. Bingham Wright to ,11,e Adjutant ; Quartermaster James Parrott A rrowsm i t b , from half-pay of the late 3,1 Rifle Regim en t , B r i t i sh Italian Legion, to bo Quartermaster. 24th Foot—Lieutenant Robert Halahan to be Captain !, without purchase, vice Greensill, deceased ; Ensign John Johnstone to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Halahan. 29th Foot—Assistant Surgeon William Langford Farmer, from the Staff to be Assistant Surgeon, vice McGregor, promoted on the Staff. 33d Foot Christopher Rawes Durrant, Gent., to be En 7 sign, by purchaee, vice Coxen, promoted. 37th Foot—Sergeant-Major William Hodgkinson to be Ensign, without purchase, vi ce G roeme, promoted ; Assistant-Surgeon William Samuel Chapman, from the Staff, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Fleming, promoted ou the Staff. The promotion of the under-mentioned officers in suc cession to Lieutenants Bagenall and Birkett, killedi in action on the 30th July, 1857, to bear date 31st July, 1857, instead of 30th July, 18.17, as previously stated :—Ensigns J. D. Groemo and G. G. Fraser. 40th Foot--Lieut. 'William Gibson to be Instructor of Musketry. 41st Foot—Capt. Arthur Robert Fowler, from half-pay unattached, to he Captain, vice Brevet-Major Hugh Rowlands, whose brevet rank has been converted into substantive rank, under the Royal Warrant, 6th Oct., 1854. 47th Foot—Lieut. Henry Bowles George Stokes to be Cap tain, by purchase, vice Philips, who retires. 60th Foot—George Fead Lamert, Esq., late Paymaster of the 3d Rifle Regiment, British Italian Legion ' to be Paymaster; Assistant-Sur g e on Willi am Sil ver Oliver, M.D. from the Staff, to be A ss i s t an t-S urgeon , v i ce Biddle, who has resigned. 67th Foot—Lieutenant George Turnour Horton Aitchison to be Adjutant, vice Graham, promoted in the 9th Foot. 68th Foot—Captain Herbert Vaughan, from half-pay 68th Foot, to be Captain, vice Brevet-Major Hon. Daniel G. Finch, whose Brevet Rank has been convected into Sub- stantivo Rank, un ler the Royal Warrant of . tire - 61h Oct., 1854: Assistant-Surgeen Augustus Oliver Applin, from the Staff, to be Assistant-Surgeon ; the Christian names of Ensign Craig, appointed from the Military Train, on the 23d Oct., 1857, are Robert Guthrie, and not James, as previously stated. 69th Foot—Ensign Thomas Hyde Crawley Boevey, from the 23d Foot, to be Ensign, vice Eustace, superseded, being absent without leave. Assistant-Surgeon John Henderson Whittaker, from the Staff, to be Assistant-Surgeon. 75th Foot—Ensign Augustus L'Estrange, from the 17th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Row, promoted. 78th Foot—Assistant-Surgeon Alexander Watt Beveridge, M.D., from the Staff, to be Assistant -Surgeon, vice "V;Tillock , , promoted on tha staff. 81st Foot—Assistant-Surgeon Wm. James Mulian, from the Staff, to be Assistant - Surgeon, %ice Auc h' lin ee , pro moted on the Staff. £2l Foot- -The undermentioned otEc . ers have been permitt e d to resign their Commissions :—Ensigu Charles Thomas B. Spiller Ensign Gdrdon Cowper. - 83 d Foot —Assistant-Surgeon Thomas Rawlings Mould, from the Staff, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Touch, pro moted on the Staff. 84th F oo t—Assistant -Surgeon Jas. Cruice, from the Staff to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice La Presle, promoted ou the Staff. _ . 86:1; Foot—Assistant-Surgeon C. IT. Browne, from the Staff, to be Assi6tant-Surgou, vice 'Collie, promoted on the Staff. 87th Foot — Assistant-Surgeon D. 0. .I.4`Fall, from the staff, to to Isai tart-Surgeon, vice Tones, promoted on the Staff. 89th FocA—Ellaigu Mitchell been rouiovea fora Country Markets. LIVERPOOL—Nov. 6. No business of importance hal occurred at our Corn Exchange this week. The operations of buyers have becn exceedingly cautious. What we have, however, lost in price of wheat and flour we have gained in demand, and at this morning ' s market a f a i r extent o f b us i ness ensued at about Tuesday's prises. WAKEFIELD —Nov. 6. There was a fair supply of wheat, and trade was dull ; the best qualities were 1s per qr. advance on last Friday, which checked sales. Barley is cheaper. Beans, oats, and shelling have still a downward tendency. Average prices of grain—Wheat, 52e B.}d; barley, 42s Old ; oats, 28s 6tl ; beans, 46s 10d ; peas, —a —d ; rye, —s. Od. EXETER—Nov. 6. CORN.—Wheat, 6s 9d to 7s Od ; barley, 4s 9d to 55 ; grinding do., Os Od to Os Od. Oats, 3s Od to 3s 34. Beans, Os Ort to 0 Od. Peas, OOs Od to OOs Od. FLOUR.—Fine, 38s Od to 405 Od; seconds, 36s Od to 38s Od per sack. CATTLE. --There was a small supply of bullocks. Best beef, from 10s Gd to lls Gd pet score ; inferior, 7s to 8s per score ; fat calves, Od to 61 per lb ; barrenners, Os Od to Oq Od. per score ; cows and calve►, 121. to 201. Ls ; butcher:" calves, Od to 7d per lb., rearing calves —s to s each; sheep, ewes and lambs, 21. 5s to 31. 5s per couple; ewes, 01 to Gad; wethers, 7d --d; lambs, 7,id to 0 per lb. Pigs, large size, —s to —s ; second size, —s to —s ; slips, —a to —s; suckers, —s to —s. Rough fat, 44d per IF. Pork carcases from 10s Od to —s 01 per score. BRISTOL SUGAR—Noy. 6. Contrary to expectation, a further eonsiderable fall in prices has again been submitted to this week in the Lon don market, and which has had the effect of putting an entire stop to business here, both in raw and refined. Of rum we aro still without any supply. COURSE OF EXCHANGE.--YESTERDAY. am5terdam...........• 11 1736 Gibraltar .• •• •• •• • ••• Ditto, three months .. 12 1% Leghorn .. .• •• .• •• •• 30 60 Rotterdam ••.•.••.. 12 1% Genoa ...... ••• .• .. 26 Antwerp •••••••••. • . •• 25 70 Milan .• •• •• •••• •• •• Brussels •••••••••• •• •• 25 70 Venice •••• •• •••• •• ilambargh ............ 13 1236 Naples . 42% Altona •• •• •,.. •• •• •• •• • • Palermo •••• •• •••• ••.. 12634 Paris.. • • ...• 25 40 M essina . 12634 Do. three months ~ .. 25 i 5 'Lisbon .. Marseilles • • ••• •••••• •• 25 95 Oporto •••••••••• •• . • •• 52% Bourdeaux •... !Rio Janeiro •••• Frankfort-on-Maine •... 151 • Buenos Ayres..• •• • Berlin •• •• •..• •• .• •• •• • • , Now York,6o d a y s ' s i g ht Vienna • • .... 10 50 Philadelphia Trieste •• • • .... 10 52 PIICES OF BULLION, PEI OZ: Petersburg ............ 341,E Foreign Gold in Bars £3 17 9 Vladrid .... 48 1 % Portugal Gold Coin .. 00 0 Cadiz • • 11. ••••• • • • • • ••• • . 49 1 ,( Mexican Dollars •• •• 00 0 Barcelona •••••• • • •• • • New Dollars •• •... 0 0 0 Seville • • ET.—Nov. 6. tho close of tho market Wallsend, &c. d. Fleugh Hall 19 3 Bell. lB 9 Cassop 20 0 Hetton 19 6 Nixon's Duffryn. 2l 6 Framwellgate l9 6 Kelloe l9 9 South Kelloe 20 0 Keiper Grainge ~,,,,, ,20 0 South Hetton 20 9 South Hartlepool 19 9 Lam bton 2O g Lumley 19 6 Shineliffe. lB 9 Caswell 21 0 %lontague lB 6 Eden Main l9 6 Stewart's .21 0 Lees 2l 0 129 ; sold, 108. COAL MARK Prices of Coals per ton at s. d Bell's Primrose ll 0 Bates's West Hartley 16 0, Bebsido's Hartley l7 9, Howard's West Hartley Netherton 17 6 Holywell ....... ..... l6 6 Morpeth West Hartley 17 0 fatifield Moor l4 3 Tanfield. Moor Butes 14 31 Wylain Walker Primrose l5 3 Wallsond, ace. Braddyll ] q 6 Acorn Close l9 6 Eden Gosforth lB C Horton Northumberland l7 6 Riddell Ships at market, LOCAL SHARE MARKETA. LIVERPOOL, Nov. 6. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The market has been maintaining the downward tendency of last week. There have been Dior., sales this week, but nothing worthy of special notice. Eastern Counties, 10i—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 901. —Chester aril Holyhead, 33---Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire, 631. {ANCHESTER, Nov. 6. STOCK ExcilArroE.—The market was doing a very good business to-day, and prices improving. Great Northern, 234—Dovers, 18 11-16—Londons, 94—Leeds, 90i 1 — Midland, 81 —Sheffields, 37 —Blackburn, 7i—East Lan cashire, 89i—Grand Trunk of Canada, 9i 4—Black burn pref , 23—Eastern Counties, 14—North Eastern, Berwicks, 22 111 G.—Union Bank, par—Salford Bank, 3 prem. 48. North ;—Manchester, e h Westerns, es te r 9 Sheffield h t — efeeld d : BIRMINGHAM. Nov. 6. STom EXCHANGE. —Prices in the market generally firmerlan da , So—Great and Lincoln, 361 N. RAILWAY TRAFFIC RET URNS. TRAFFIC RETURNS FOR THE WEEK. _____- Miles ,Itecelpta;.. '1 o,ened, NAME OF RAILWAY. 18. ' 7. 1857. 1856. 5511180. ..f A Aberdeen .. •• .e....•••••••• •• • •••• .--. •-•-• 65 Belfast and Ballymena •• ....., .....• 1,3 .2 1,086 17 Belfast and County Down.... •••• • • .. 271 2; $ 32 Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire 3,086 2,265 26 % 80l ton, Blackburn, and West York .. .. 1,002 954 118 Bristol and Exeter ...... • • ........ •• 6,0,0 6,333 198% Ca1ed0u1an............. ...... •• •• •• 14,639 12,862 94 's Chester and Holyhead. •• .. •......... 6,686 6,487 6 % Cork, Blackrock, and Passage ...... 206 207 20 Cork and Bandon • ............. .. 339 294 56 Dublin and Belfast function ........ 1,446 1,164 63 Dublin and Drogheda.. •• .. ......... 1,510 1,646 404 Dublin and Kingstown •• •........... 1,972 1,925 17 14 Dundee and Arbroath ••• • - •....... 6,15 587 31 Dundee, Perth, and Aberdeen Junction 1,065 521 3 Dundalk and Enniskillen.. ...... .... 571 4 9 4 67% East Anglian-. ••••••••••• • •: • • •• • • 976 1,124 93 East Lancashire .................... 5,6 .s . 6,380 439 Eastern Counties and Norfolk...• .. 1 26.143 24,490 Eastern Uni0n.......... • • ........ 3 142 Edinburgh and Glasgow ....... .. -•• 6,082 5,719 78 Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundee....., 3,126 2,997 6 Exeter and Creditors... .....- •• •• • • - 22 Furness Railway •••••..•• .. • • • • •• 7 , 00 61, 28 6 1,, 6 11 4 140 6 1 ' 183 % Glasgow, and South-Western.• ••• • • • 24236 26 041 263 Great Northern ..... • • • • • • •• •• ' 6,680 6,585 26,332 426035% (}TeatGr e a t vv Southern estern and o.. . P . i . r . e . s . t e . r . n . • ( . 1 . 7 . 1 a . n . ~1. ) 25 4 Irish South Eastern •••••••• •• • • •• • • 263 22 6 , 3 166 4 2 tl 90 64 LLLeaaeiniacesaassNtiteoirriteahanendrdnCy.t.rr.lki.s..lni.e.;:e........................ ..• ..• ... ... 2 6 1 17 7 4 . - -- 161 Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport •• ~ - - 637 London and North Western ... • ..... 62,039 61.937 5% ' London and Blackw all. • • ......... _ 1,4 i 8 1,314 1833 London, Brighton, and South Coast- 15,626 15,528 2893 Lomita add. South Western, .....• •• 13,543' 14,821 60 Lendond crrfand Enniskillen ........ 826' 817 - Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock, &c. - -,• 173 % Manchester, Sheffleld,and Lincolnshire 10,636 10,014 9!i Manchester and South Junction ....., 869 794 28 Scary port and Carlisle .............. 1,006 1,006 567 Midland .....• .......... •••••• •• • . 32,943 30,274 177 Midland Great Western (Irish) ...... 3,838 3,793 52 Monklands .................... -•• 1,571 1,429 78 • Newcastle and Carlisle.. • • .... ... •• .. 3,660 3,569 149 North British ................., •, • • 5,138 4,736 233 North Staffordshire ................ 7,442 6,595 47 North-lVestern -•.-,„„ ,„ •• ~.. 1,002 875 50 Scottish Central .................„ „, 3,170 3,020 32 % Scottish Midland •••••••••• .. • • • • .. - - . 29 Shrewsbury and Birmingham ...... ' 1,550 1, 550 48 % Shrewsbury and Chester ............ 3,017 2,972 30 ihropshire Union .................. 355 750 57 South Devon • .............. 2,492 1,590 301.7 South Eastern ••• • • • •......... ~, .. - 1 , '.1 45 19,841 115078:131 southir South r h l , I W I °e a r Wales ... Doncaster,.. .. .. .. ~ .. and . . .• ...: G001e .. .: ..• ... i 11: ; 284 1 10 i 9 411: . 2. t:6 :83 ; 7 637 515 2 7 7 7 W W es ate t r c fo o r r d nw an a d u L . lm .. e . r . i . ck . ......................• 12% Whitehaven Junction .•• •••••• •• • • •• 4 34 328 6 82 York and Newcastle, and Berwick & York and North Midland & Leeds.. - - . .. FOREIGN. 109 Dutch Rhenish • .............. 3,378 2,706 348 Lyons and Mediterranean .......... 21,408 26,614 63 Montereau and Troyes •• .. •• ~,,.• •• .. - - -- Namur and Liege ...... - •• •• ~, •• •• - - . 445 Northern of France .........• • ..... 42;090 49,064 - Orleans and Central 357 Paris and Lyons .... . .. •• •• . . • • • ... •• ~,,. 411,519 39,211 - Paris and Rouen. .................. - 34,29 - 7 831 Paris and Strasburgh ............ • • 42,892 -- i , ocen and Havre.. ..... ..... •• • •• - - 594 West and North-West of France •• •• 33,770 33,006 THE NEW " SWEEPER BRIGADE. "— Our readers will re member that a few weeks •inea we mentioned that at the recent meeting of the East London Shoeblack Society, It was stated that a number of boys were about to be diff erefnrotmteir stations haebaocr-urathrteerszt. ernploytd in and the sweeping the crossings in the city east end of London. This intention has since been car ried out, and a portion of the "Sweeper Brigad e . , morningyesterdaytheir tropo:is. They. are dressed in a blue coat, and wear A pouch over their shoulders to carry th eir started whitee bapet fo r . food and money ; they also wear•a badge on their arms with the words "Public Sweeper." 'BIRTHS, OF A SON. On tho sth inst., at Ealing-green, Ealing, the wife of J. E , q., of Gray's-inn. On the sth inst., at Brenchley, Kent, the wife of Dr. 8. Menckton. - 34,297 OF A DAUGHTER, On the sth inst., at 13, Inverness-road, Bayswater, tie wife of J. P. Williams, Esq. On the .34 inst., at Rype Rectory, Sussex, the wife tf the Rev. R. S. Sutton. MARRIED. On the 4th inst., at Marylebone Church, the Rev. Harry Lambert, third son of Rear-Admiral Sir George Lambert, K.C.8., of Norhiton-place, Surrey, to Harriet Frances, youngestY daughter of Gon. Sir John Lambert, G.C.8., of Weston House, Thames Ditton. DIED. On tho sch inst., at West Ham, Thomas White, Esq., aged 65. At 8, Albion-road, Dilston, W.William2, Esq., casbier, Bank of England, aged 65. On the sth inst., in London, Captain Henry Hone, late 13th Itegt. On the 4th inst., at Hammersmith, Geo, Brennan, Esq., agdd — On the sth inst., at Bath, Fran c es B a tes, only s i s t er of the late Major Bates, R.A., aged 80. On the sth inst., Miriam, the younger daughter of Mark Blowers Miller, E4q., of 15, Clifford's-inn, and Richmond, Surrey, aged 23. On the 3d inst., Alice, the wife of Mr. N. H. Chubb, of Es i geware, Middlesex, aged 76. LONDON: Printei and Published by liiIIRDO YOUNG, of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, No. 1.1`2, Strand, in the Precinet of the Savoy, in the cOUnty of Middlesex, Saturday, November re 185 7. - I I