The Sun. — London, England, 1857-11-16 00:00:00

THE CALCUTTA MAIL. (1 portion of the following. appeared in our late edition of Saturday evening Wo ha►e received our advices frcm Calcutta to Oct. 8, and Madras Oct. 14. In the Bengal Hurkaru, of Oct. 8, we read : " No sooner was the good news at Delhi received in Calcutta than it was followed up by good news from Lucknow. It had been known some days be fore that General Havelock's force had again crossed the Ganges, and advanced into Oudo. It was ac companied by Sir J. Outram, who upon this occa sion waived his superior rank, with a magnanimity which does him high honour, and left to Gene ral Havelock the command of the expedition and the glory of the achievement. Sir James accom panied the force in his civil capacity, as CHU Commissioner of Ouile, and served as a volunteer. In this character he did good service with the Volunteer Cavalry, and charged the enemy in a preliminary engagement, with a dash and daring worthy of his best days. On the 25th the relief of Lucknow was accomplished. The telegraphic de spatches are very obscurely worded, but the main facts are apparent enough. Baleeguard was first relieved by General Outram, and advances were then steadily made against the city ; seven guns were captured, and the right quarter was in our possession. On the same day the force under Gen. Havelock, consisting of 2,000 men of all arms, the remainder being in occupation of Alambagh, forced their way into the city under serious opposition, skirting it to the right, to avoid the enemy's de fence. The road to the residency was also much opposed,' but this place, where the brave garrison ha 1 so long held out with danger and endurance which have yet to be fully described, was reached in the evening—just in time, so says the despatch ; for it appeared that two mines, all ready for loading, had been run far under the chief works, which, if sprung, must have placed the garrison at the mercy of the rebels. The loss on our side, as at Delhi, is described as severe. As at Delhi, it in cluded one who could ba least spared ; the gallant General Neill is among the fallen. " A great deal of discontent has been expressed at an order of government for the removal of all women and children from the Central Provinces, aid the bringing them down to Calcutta. It was directed that the magistrates of the respective dis tricts should sea the order enforced, and if neces sary should do so by the aid of the military autho rity. This would have been a very excellent mea sure some months ago, and would have saved many lives. Now it is too late, and there has been a g •neral disposition to resist its operation. Most-of the persons concerned are in poor circumstances and could not be supported by their families away from their homes, and in Calcutta they would have but a doubtful claim upon the fund which is intended for r2fugees in actual distress—even if the fund wore sufficient to provide for them all. The government have at last abandoned the scheme. " There has been an important meeting of the Chamber of Commerce, a large majority of the mem bers of which has decided in favour of supporting the petition to Parliament sent home by Mr. Meade. The chairman and members of the committee in consequence resigned, with the exception of one gentleman. This decided declaration of opinion has given great satisfaction to the non-official class of Europeans, of which the Chamb.A. of Commerce contains so many influential members. " The following are the Bank rates : Closing rates, at 6 mouths' sight 90 days' sight .. 2s. 2a. for best Credit and Bank Bills," The Calcutta Englishman, of Oct. 8, says :-- "It is feared that a considerable portion of those so long shut up in the Residency have perished either by accident or disease. It is also stated that General Havelock's orders being to retain Luck /io w, he has been unable to bring away the sur viving non-combatants, as the number of insurgents i+ so great that a large force is required either for moving from the city or holding it. A correspondent of the Hurkara writes as follows from the entrenched camp at Cawnpore SEPT. 30. "By mid-day of the 22d, the " tail "of an army —and I can assure you the tail of an army of 3,000 Europeans is a long one—had disappeared. tiince that day no vestige of news from them has reached us. They ploughed away through the tide of rebellion which overflows Oude, but the waves have closed again and we have no means of hearing from them or commnnicatino , with them. Yesterday 100 men, natives sent to hold Oonao and keep the Lucknow road open, were cut tip by the rebels almost to a man. To-day our COB --Ith have returned with no news !' We have heard heavy firing, and it is rumoured that they have reached Lucknow—but nothing is certain. Yesterday the superintendent of police at Bithoor was murdered by the rebels and several of our po lice also slaughtered. Will our rulers dare still to talk of mercy ? More to-morrow. " OCT. 1. " While I write, the cannon from the ramparts of our entrenched camp are making the banks of the Gan g es reverberate with a salute in honour fall of the of Delhi, and its miscreant royalty. No sooner was it known that the salute announced the fall of that Mussulman stronghold, than the soldiers, the convalescents, and the in- Lumerable natives congregated within the camp assembled, and three rattling cheers were given, and mutual congratulations were exchanged on both sides. I hear that our loss was very heavy-1,400 men, it is said—but whether that includes the wounded or not, I am unable to learn. When the cossid left Delhi our officers were taking their breakfast in the Dewan khass, or Hall of Audience, and the soldiers were feasting in the rooms below. The king and the Shahazadehs are in ( , ur hands, and it is to be hoped that a right royal hanging match will soon teach the Deleites that the British raj is not quite gone. Scarcely was the ink dry with which I wrote the foregoing paragraph than a second salute announced that Lucknow was is our hands. It seems that although many cossids Lave been despatched from Gen. Havelock's camp, the enemy have kept up such a strict blockade in t ie rear of hisforce that topass was impos-ible. Even ow they are in great force at Oonao or Baeratjunj, aad we expect to move out to-night with 300 men and tiro guns to escort provisions intended to meet them on the road. We fear the force must be running short, as they took with them only fifteen days' provisions, and ten days have already elapsed. Under the able superintendence of Captain Impey our fortificatons are fast progressing towards corn ieetion. We have a large number of guns mounted and ammunition galore, and we are training some of our aptest infantry men as gunners, that being branch of the service in which we are short of Lands. Our sick are very rapidly decreasing, and daily our strength numerically is increasing ; and, 'though we know that the rebels are gathering in hordes in the rear of Bithoor and the surrounding illages, still we feel almost as secure from attack as nu do in Calcutta. The day after to-morrow I ex- Feet we shall welcome our brave fellows and long eeffering countrymen from Lucknow. Bat it has eoet us dear, very dear, for the odds against us were tremendous. The moment I can obtain de tails you shall have them." The despatches describing the relief of Lucknow, pelelished by th e C a l cutta papers, are those pub -1 shed with the intelligence from Bombay. COMMERCIAL. CALCUTTA, OCT. 8. Since the annual Hindoo holidays we have not heard of any transactions in indigo. Nothing doing in sugar tho English markets, and value lower. Saltpetre dull, with declining pi No change in rice. Very tte doing in silk, and nothing in silk piece goods. Oil rather easier. Shell lac remains unaltered. L , :c d‘ FA depressed. Jute has declined, °wine to large sup p•ies. Castor oil in good request. No szfibwer or cutch its the market. In our import market there has been some demand jfor British cotton piers goods, especially grey shirting's, aeouets, and tuadapollams. in metal; scarcely anything has been done, value of almost till descriptions being nominal. The position of the money market is as, if not more, u_lavourable than at the date of our last. Exchange —On Loudon. Since the ream:notion of business few transactions have taken place but at slightly I to :ter rates. We glete first-class six months' might ere d at 26 21d to 2s 2.1, and docuraenni at 2-34 d to 2-3'd pir rupee. iereights—The rates, though lower, have not declined to the extent that was anticipated at the close of the last. wad. F. , r London and Liverpool we hav e littl e d ea d w ,gbt offering, but ships hav e exper i enced no want of ~ :•1 and seedy, which have been freely offering at Cl. 2s to 31 5d for London. CHINA. The Overland China Mail of Sept. 25 says " In Hong Kong the great event of the fortnight h r 3 been the re-arrival of Lord Elgin, and specutt ti )ns have been rife as to his intended proceedings. Whatever course he may deem it proper to pur a"' one thing we beg earnestly to protest against —viz., the partial blockade of the river now en forced by Admiral Seymour, and which is driving a,vay from this colony all the little trade it ever pe,3sessed. The injuries it is doing become more ai•pmrtiit every day, and it would almost seem as if the Chinese had entered into a combination to have no business transactions whatever with Hong Kong while the present state of affairs continues." DESPATCH FROM GENERAL WILSON. (FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE OF SATURDAY NIGHT, NOVEMBER 14.) Head Quarters, Field Force, Delhi. Sept. 15, 1857. TO CAPTAIN W. 11. NORMAN, ASSISTANT ADJUTANT• GENERAL OF TILE ARMY. Sir,—l have the high satisfaction of reporting, for the information of the Major-General command ing in the upper provinces, and through him of his excellency the Commander-in-Chief and of Govern ment, that on the morning of the 14th inst tot the force under my command successfully assaulted the city of Delhi. Under the present circumstances, Major-General I Gowan will, I trust, allow me to withhold for a time a full and complete detail of the operations from their commencement to their close, and to limit myself to a summary of events. After six days of open trenches, during which the Artillery and Engineers, under their respective commanding officers, Major Gaitskell and Lieu tenant-Colonel Baird Smith, vied with each °Vier in pressing forward the work, two excellent and most practicable breaches were formed in the walls of the place, one in the curtain to the right of the Cashmere bastion, the other to the left of the Water bastion, the defences of those bastions and the parapets giving musketry cover to the enemy coin mending the breaches having also been destroyed by the artillery. The assault was delivered on four points. The first column, under Brigadier J. Nicholson, con sisting of her Majesty's 75th Regiment (300 men), the Ist European Bengal Fusiliers (200 men), and the 2d Punjaub Infantry (450 men), assaulted the main breach, their advance being admirably covered by the Ist Batt. of her Majesty's 60th Rifles, under Colonel J. Jones. The operation was crowned with brilliant success, the enemy, after severe resistance being driven from the Cashmere bastion, the main guard, and its vicinity, in complete rout. The second column, under Brigadier Jones, of her Majesty's 61st Regiment, consisting of her Ma jesty's Bth Regiment (250 men), the 2d European Bengal Fusilier.; (250 men), and the 4th Regiment of Sikhs (350 men), similarly covered by the 60th Rifles, advanced on the Water bastion, carried the breach, and drove the enemy from his guns and position, with a determination and spirit which I gave me the highest satisfaction. The third column, under Col. Campbell, of her Majesty's 52d Light Infantry, consisting of 200 of his own regiment, the Kumaon. battalion (250 men), and the Ist Punjaub Infantry (500 men), was directed against the Cashmere gateway. This column was preceded by an explosion party, under Lieuts. Home and Salkeld, of the Engineers, covered by the 60th Rifles. The demolition of the gate having been accomplished the column forced an entrance, overcoming a strenuous opposition from the ene my's infantry and heavy artillery, which had been brought to hear on the position. I cannot exit ss too warmly my admiration of the gallantry of all concerned in this difficult operation. The reserve, under Brigadier Longfield, her Ma jesty's Bth Regiment, composed of her Majesty's 61st Regiment (250 men), the 4th Regiment Rifles (450 men), the Belooch battalion (300 men), the Jheend Rajah's Auxiliaries (300 men), and 200 of her Majesty's 60th Rifles, who joined after the as sault bad been made, awaited the result of the at tack, and on the columns entering the place took possession of the posts I had previously assigned to it. This duty was ultimately performed to my en tire satisfaction. The firm establishment of the reserve rendering the assaulting column free to act in advance, Bri gadier-General Nicholson, supported by Brigadier Jones, swept the ramparts of the place from the Cashmere to the Cabul gates, occupying the bas tions and defences, capturing the guns, and driving the enemy before him. During the advance Brigadier-General Nicholson was, to the grief of myself and the whole army, dangerously wounded. The command consequently devolved on Brigadier Jones, who, finding the enemy in great force, occupying and pouring a destructive fire from the roofs of strong and com manding houses in the city on all sides, the ram parts themselves being enfilsd by guns, prudently resolved on retaining possession of the Cabul crate which his troops had so gallantly won, in which he firmly established himself awaiting the result of the operations of the other columns of occupation. Colonel Campbell, with the column under his command, advanced successfully from the Cash mere gate by one of the main streets beyond the " Chandee Chonk," the central and principal street of the city towards the Jumma Musjid, with the intention of occupying that important post. The opposition however, which be met from the great concentration of the enemy at the Jumma Musjid and the houses in the neighbourhood—ho himself, I regret to state, being wounded—satisfied him that his most prudent course was not to maintain so advanced a position with the comparatively limited force at his disposal, and he accordingly withdrew the head of his column and placed him self in commnnication with the reserve, a measure which had my entire approval ; I having previously determined that, in the event of serious opposition being encountered in the town itself, it would be most inexpedient to commit my small force to a succession of street fights, in which their gallantry, dLciplint, and organisation could avail them so little: My pre3ent position, therefore, is that which, under such a contingency, I had resolved to occupy and establish myself in firmly, as the base of my systematic operations for the complete posession of the city. This embraces the magazine on one side, and the Cabul gate on the other, with the Moroe, Cashmere, and Water bastions, and strong intermediate posts with secure communication along the front and to the rear. Fr)m this base I am now cautiously pressing the enemy on alt point, , , with a view to establishing myself in a second advanced position, and I trust before many days to have it in my power to an nounce to the supreme government, that the enemy have been drivenfrom their last stronghold in the palace, fort, and streets of the city of Delhi. Simultaneously with t►ke operations above de tailed, an attack was made on the enemy's strong , position outside the city, in the suburbs of Kissen gunge and Pahareepore, with a view of driving in the rebels, and supporting the main attack by effecting an entrance at the Cabul gate after it should be taken. The force employed on this difficult duty I en trusted to that admirable officer, Major C. Reid, commanding the Sirmoor battalion, whose distin guished conduct I have already had occasion to bring prominently to the notice of superit r autho rity, and who was, I much regret, severety wounded on this cccasion, His column consisted of his own battalion, the Guides, and the men on duty at Hindoo Rao's (the main picket), numbs ring in all about 3,000, aupported by the auiliary troops of his Highness the Maharajah Rumbeir Singh, under Captain R. Lawrence. The strength of the positions, however, and the desperate resistance offered by the enemy, with &toorl for a time tho efforts of our troops, gallant though they were, and the combination was unable to be effected. The delay, lam happy to say, has been only temporary, for the enemy have subse quently abandoned their positions, leaving their guns in our hands. In this attack I found it necessary to support Major Reid with Cavalry and Horse At tilery, both of which arms were admirably handled respectively by Brigadier Hope Grant, of H.M. 9th Lancere, commanding the cavalry brigade, and Major H. Tombs, of the Horse Artillery, who inflicted severe punishment on the enemy, though I regret their own loss was very heavy. The resistance of the rebels up to this time has been that of desperate men, and to this nan,t be attributed the severe Ess we have sustained, amounting proximately, so far as I am able to judge, in the absence of casualty returns, to 46 offi cers killed and wounded, and about 800 men. Ainoegst thoie of whose services the state has been deprived are many officPrs of distinction and merit, holding superior c4mrr a ids, whose places cannot be supplied ; and I have specially to lament the loss which has been sustained by that splendid corps, /he Engineers, nine officers of that aim having fallen in the gallant performance of their duty. Until I am in T, os essi on of reports from brigadiers and other commanding °fillers I hall be unab !e to _ _ enter more fully into the detai!s of these operatiotis, and I trust the circumstances under which I write will excuse any slight inaccuracies or imptrfectioni which my depatch may exhibit. The absence of such reports also prevants my bringing to notice Ihe name 3 of those officers and men who have speenliy distinguished them:f:lves. This -will b? ray grateful duty hereafter. Bu• I can not def.r the expression of my admiration fa. the intrerddity, coolatss, and determination of all e•-- gagEd, Europeans and native?, of all arms of the tervice.—l have, A. WILSON, MAjor-Genertl, Comraanding Field Force. .ENEItAL CHAMBERLAIN'S REPORT. of De, Spt. 18, 1857. FROM THE ADJUTANTCity EERAL lhi OF e THE ARMY TO THE OFFICER COMMANDING AT CAWNPORE. Sir,—On the afternoon of the 14th I despatched a messenger to you, intimating the success of the assault in Delhi, which took phee that morning, and that we held from the Cabul Gate 10 the Col lege. Since then we have pushed on, andnow occupy from the Cabul gate along the line of the canal, with our left holding the bank which opens on the Chant ?.s:.=~, nee Chouk. The M agazine was breached during the • assault at day-break on the 16th. and from this that the mutineers occupy the Bury Bu Y ls o t u h, will and u ta u k d e e n ra b t y a Bastion, and all that portion of the city to its v... nth, excepting the bank ; they also still occupy the / ,alace and Selimgurh, and have a camp pitched out side, near the Ajmere gate. The palace will be wel. I breached as soon as we attain a suitable site for of ir battery, which we have not yet acquired. Ourmo rtars have been brought into the town, and are she!. ling the palace. The guns taken on the works haver tiso been turned upon the por tions of the town wl iich are in possession of the mu tineers, which we ate gradually pressing forwards. The usual license which invariably accompanies an assault of a large cit. sr has somewhat retarded ou r advance, but order i fast being restored. At first the mutineers offered. • obstinate resistance, but they have become less active The townspeople are flying the city in crowds, an d the mutineers themselves are deserting in large be 'dies, their cavalry, it is re ported, having almost Cl itirely disappeared. We can get no good iuformatiot I as to the mutineers' line of retreat, but some say Gwalior. Few pass over the bridge. Their positi one at Kissengunge were abandoned the day after the assault, seven guns being left behind in position. Our casualties on the day of assault were : Europeans, killed, 8 officers, 162 rank and file ; wounded, 52 officers, 510 mink and file. Natives, killed, 103 ; wounded, 310. Missing, 10 Europeans. Total, Europeans and natives, killed and wounded 1,145. The following officers killed :—Engineer, Lieut. Tandy, H.M. 75th ; .Lieut. Fitzgerald, H. IL 52d ; Lieut. Bradshaw, H. M. Bth ; Lieut. Webb, Ist Fu3iliers ; Major Jacob. Capt. M'Bar net, 55th N. 1., doing duty ; Lieut, Davidson, 26th . N. 1., doing duty with the 2d Punjaub Infantry ; Lieut. Murray, 42d N. 1., doing duty with Guides. Wounded—Artillery, Major Tombs, Lt. Lindsay ; Engineers, Lieuts. Greathead, Maunsell, Medley, Salkeld.(dangerously), Chesney, Brownlow (danger ously), Hovenden, Pembertou ; Local Ensign Gus tavinske, 6th Dragoons ; Capt. Rosser (mortally) 84th (doing duty with9ch Lancers) ; Capt. Hon. A. Anson; Lieut. B. Cuppage, 6th Light Cavalry(doing duty with 9th Lancer-)1; her Majesty's 75th Foot. Col. Herbert ; Lieuts. Armstrong, Watson, Day roll, 58th Native Infantry (doing duty with the 2d Fusiliers) ; Captain Hay, 60th Native Infantry (doing duty), dangerously ; Lieutenant Elderton, Lieutenant Gambier, 38th Native Infantry (doing duty), dangerously; Lieut. Walker, 60th Native Infantry (doing duty), her Majesty's 52nd, Col. Campbell, Captain Bayley, Lieut. Atkinson, her Majesty's 60th Rifles ; Captain Waters, Lieutenant Curtis, Sirmoor Battalion ; Major C. Reid, her ,Majesty's Bth ; Lieut.-Col. Brooke, Major Bayne (dangerously) ; Captain Beere, Captain Sandilands, Lieut. Pogson (since dead); Lieut. Walker, Lieut. Metge, her Majesty's 61st ; Captain Deacon, Lieut. Moore, Lieut. A. E. Young, Lieut. Jenkins, 57th Native Infantry, attaching to 4th Sikhs ; Brigadier- General Nicholson, dangerously, Ist Fusiliers; Capt. Greville, Capt. Caulfield, 3d Native Infantry (doing duty) ; Capt.Graydon, 16th Native Infantry (doing duty); Lieutenants Wemyss Owen, Lam- Left, Woodcock, 55th Native Infantry (doing duty); Lieut. Speke, 65th Native Infantry (doing duty), Ist Punjaub Infantry; Lieut. Nicholson. 2d Pun jaub Cavalry (doing duty) ; Lieut. Shelley, 11,11 Native Infantry (doing duty) ; Ensign Prior, local officer (doing duty), 2d Punjaub Infantry ; Capt. Green, Lieut. Frankland, Madras Infantry ; 4th Punjaub Infantry, Lieut. Remfray (since dead), Guide Infantry, Lieut. Bond, 57th Native Infantry (doing duty). The following ordnance has been captured :—ln position and in the streets, 35 pieces of sorts ; in the magazine, 171 ; total, 2U6. The amount of shot and shell is unlimited. I have communicated the contents of this to Government.—l am, dec., N. CHAMBERLAIN, Adjt.-Gen. of the Army. P.S.-19th. During the night we advanced our left to Abbott's house, and also Khan Mahomed's house. This gives us a strong position up to within 150 yards:of the palace walls. All our mortarsiare bearing upon the Jumma Musjid and the southern part of the town, which is being fast evacuated, the resistance becoming much less on our right ; we are also progressing by working through the houses. The King and royal family are said to have evacu ated the place and gone to the old fort outside the city to the south. Our very small number makes it necessary to be cautious in taking possession of so large a city, for the great number we have of sick andwouncled, and our loss on the day of the assault, have reduced us very much. This was too late to be sent yesterday. N. CHAMBELAIN. WRECK OF THE DUNBAR. LOSS OF ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY LIVES. We gather from the Sydney Morning Herald of Sept. 10, the following particulars respecting the wreck of the Dunbar, which has already been an nounced : The Dunbar, the property of Messrs. Dunbar, of London, was built at Sunderland by Laing, for her owners, who are celebrated for the extent of their mercantile marine. Sha was launched on the 30th Sept. 1853 ; she was of 1,980 tons burthen, and her registered tonnage 1,321 ; her dimensions were—length of keel per measurement, 201 feet 9 inches ; extreme breadth, 35 feet ; depth of hold, 22 feet 7 inch's ; height between decks, 7 feet 3 inches ; her timbers were British oak, and she was planked and decked with East India teak. Her masts, also of teak, were of enormous strength, the mainmast weighing 9 tons, the foremast 8 tons, and the mizen in proportion. The poop was 82 feet in length, and 7in height. Her cost when fitted for the sea was 30,0001. ; all that remained of her was sold, although within so short a distance from the city, for 182/. 10s, The Dunbaa was uninsured. The cargo of the Dunbar was estimat?d at 72,0001. She sailed from Plymouth on the 31st of May. Her officers and crew were 59 in number, and she car ried 6:3 passengers. Every one on board, with the exception of one of the crew, perished in the waves. She had had up to the moment of the citastrophe a prospsrous - voyage. There had been no deaths, no sickness or disasters. She had not lost a spar or a rope. There were no hands on deck except the watch ; there was no alarm among the passengers or crew. On August 20th she sighted Botany Bay. John son, the sole survivor of the wreck, gives the fol lowing account of the subsequent working of the ship : " We carried the same sail throughout until we made the land at Botany. This was on the Thurs day evening. All hands saw the land distinctly. After the captain ordered us to close reef the top sails, and we were close hauled to the wired. The wind was then about E. and by S. We were close to the wind and lying a bout N.E. a n d by N., an d lying along the coast. At the time we made this land to the best of my opinion we were about 10 or 12 miles off, and the ship had her starboard tacks aboard. We were under easy sail, sails having been shortened after we saw the land. We had on topgallant-sails, and we had three reefs in the main and four reefs in the fore-top'ail. The mizen-top sail was stowed, and the spanker was brailed up. The inner jib, and the mainteptuast-staysail, were taken in. The weather was squally with thick rain. When we made the land at Botany, we kept on our course. This was between 6 and 7 o'clock, and when night came on we still kept our course, and shortly afterwards we saw the Sydney light. I saw it about 7 o'clock, shortly after getting sup per. It was known to be the Sydney Heal light. The vessel was then lying her 13111 SO about N.E. and by N. She was lying her course in that sort of manner that we had no difficulty—we had plenty of room. She was not at all labouring with the sail she hod on. I know that she was making heel y lee way. It is my impression that she had notgot enough sail on her to prevent her making this leeway. This was not said ou board ship, but I think se. Captain Green was on the deck. They ware not shaking the ship up into the wind, but keeping clear full. The captain was not conning the ship. The chief officer was on the poop likewise. The watch on deck went below according to orders, and were releeved at 8 o'clock. It was raini ig hard. The light was only seen at intervals, but distinctly. It is a revolving light. I was on deck at 8 o'clock, as I belonged to Vie chief officers' wa•ch. The cAptain remained on deck when the watch was relievei, and gave or. ders the same as usual. Everything was attended to, and his orders were punctually obeyed. Every thing went straightforward, and there was no an noyance of any kind. All the men were quite cor rect and obeyed orders. We stood along the coast till we fetched the light up to the lee mizen Jig ging. The vessel was nut labouring ; she came to her hehn. willingly. One man was only at the wheel until we began to square yards, when two men were sent there. The lee ni'zen living was on the port side of the *ship. The captain was on the wea ther side of the deck. He had no night. glass, bet the se.:oud mate had a case of what we e opera leseese When t e lige t tees brougi tt) bear upon tie lee mizen rieeine all h ends wt re piped up by the boatswain. The hands turned up. The boa , - swain sung out for "all hands to wear ship." Thee were the words that were passed a'ung. The usual orders were given. When we came on deck orders were given to square away the yards. We got the orders to square away. After a short time the captain gave orders to haul up the foresail ; it was then reefed. The ship then kept before the wind. The light was clearly visible at times. When the words were given to square the yards the light had previously been seen. The vessel was running in on a heavy sea. It was blowing very frese in squalls, with thick small rain. It was about 11 o'clock when the hands were called up. There were two men on the fereeastle, with the third mate, on the look-out for land. The third mate was on the foresastlewith the two men, and the secon d mate was afterwards sent there also. The captain sang out, `De you see anything of the North Head ?" and the mate said 'No ; I see nothing of it.' I was on the poop at this time standingby the braces. She had the light a bit on her port bow when I saw it at this time. Then the captain sung out to the man at the wheel to keep his luff ; the yards were about a yard or so to port. I heard these words—it was done. The course of the ship was changed a small bit by this. Shortly after this the second mate sang out, " Breakers ahead." This was a few minutes after. The captain sang out to the man at the wheel to port his helm. We were all at the braces. He told us to haul in the port braces, and brace the yards sharp up. It was done, and done quickly, without delay. There wore 13 able seamen in each watch. There was no want cf hands. Wewere well manned, and we could see the light ; it appeared right over us. I heard no further orders given. A few minutes after we hauled the yards round—about two minutes after—she went side on to the rock. She was try ing to stretch out to the eastward, her head lying along the land to the north ; then we struck." On Friday, the 21st of August, at half-past seven in the morning, a pilot first discovered that a vessel had been wrecked near the lighthouse. Capt. Wise man, of the steam-ship Grafton, entered the Heads at half-past nine o'clock the same morning, and front the floating fragments abo u t th e H ea d s saw that a vessel had gone ashore and had been wrecked, and brought to Sydney the alerming tidings at 10 o'clock. The state of the weather prevented the signals from the Masts being seen at the Sydney' station, and thus no information of the disaster had reached the city at that hour. Without delay many persons proceeded to the wreck. Public vehicles wera engaged, and hundreds, notwithstanding the state of the weather, went on foot to the scene of the disaster, six miles from Sydney. An awful spectacle presented itself before their eyes. The waves, agitated with the fury of storm, throw the mutilated bodes of the dead upon the rocks—now bearing them back into the deep, and now hurling hem back again on the crest of the wave. A steamer proceeded down the harbour shortly after the re port of the wreck, and obtained complete evidence that the lost vessel was the Dunbar (a mail-bag and a cask both marked "Dunbar"), and not, as sup posed by some, a North American vessel, or by others, the Vocalist, an emigrant ship then due, and since safely arrived. The agents of Government, Capt. Pockley of the harbour department, the police, and the members of the pilot establishment, commenced an active search to rescue and guard whatever might be floated to the shore; Capt. Denham, and several officers of the Royal Navy, assisted in this task. The violence of the surf prevented their approaching the scene of the wreck. The weather continued boisterous and waves rolled with unabated force, and deafen ing noises continued to dash against the cliffs. Seve rid bodies were carried by the current into Middle and North Harbours. Johnson has given a clear account of his own preservation. He states that the inizenmast went first, and then the mainmast • that he was on the poop when the vessel s t ruc k, and was thrown down. He then caught hold of a stanchion ; when that gave way he made for the cabin, but the rushing iu of the water prevented his passing through, as he intended. He then went below, and got out of the skylight to leeward, and up the side of the chain plates of the fore-rieging. These being broken, he was thrown over, holding by the chain-plates which held some of the fore-planks together. Jchuson re members that several seamen were near him ; one (the old boatswain) who said to him, " We shall have a watery grave." Johnson having found himself on a shelf of the rock, was enabled to obtain some shelter behind a projection, and there he slept. When the morning broke, he saw the wreck and the bodies of his late companions. He endeavoured to make signals, but Was undiscovered. He uttered cries, but the boil ing ocean prevented them being heard. A careful search was, however, making. Every spot was oc cupied by spectators where there was a chance of seeing any object below. At last a cry was . heard— " There is a man upon the rocks." A rope was lowered without delay. After some failures it was brought within his reach. There was danger from the projection of the rocks, but having entwined the rope with seaman's skill around him, he gave the signal, and he was drawn up some 200 feet, and was received by the crowd with cries of gratulation and joy. He had passed about 30 hours upon the rocks. Johnson is a native of Drogheda, Ireland ; he is about 23 years of age. After his rescue an incident occurred such as always excites the enthusiasm of an English people. It was reported that there were, other persons up to the rocks. It was impossible to approach them by sea. An adventurous Icelander, Antoine Wollier, an apprentice to a jeweller in Sydney, offered to descend. He was lowered by a rope from that dread ful height, and continued more than half an hour in his search. Nothing was discovered, and Welber was drawn up in s Ilety, amidst th© shouts of the crowd. The mayor of Sydney, at the suggestion of Captain Loring, of her Majesty's ship Iris, opened a subscription on the spot, and presented him with 101. as an acknowledgment of his intrepidity. In answer to the congratulations of the mayor, he said, "he did not go down for money, but for the feel ings of his heart." A considerable sum has been added by the merchantsto this subscription. A large quantity of goods, broken a n d s hatter e d, were cast upon the shore. Some were articles of dress. There was also a piece of crotchet work, with the needle and reel of cotton attached, a num ber of children's toys, and a small hat w ith a f ea th er in it, recognised by Johnson as h av i ng b een worn by a child on board the Dunbar in the tropics. There wore also found a few fragments of dress, marked with the names of the owners. An inquest was held on the 24th, at which John son's evidence, part of which we have given above, was taken ; and, the jury returned a verdict, in which they say—"Thsre may have bean an error of judgment in the vessel being so close to the shore at night in such bad weather, but the jury do not at tach any blame to Capt. Green or his officers for the loss of the Dunbar." At the same time they call attention to the inadequacy of the pilot arrange ments of the port of Sydney. A rather eager controversy as to the course adopted by Captain Green seems to hare taken place in Sydney. A Lumber of captains of vessels in the port signed a circular to the effect that they consi dered his bearing up for the port quite judicious, while other nautical authorities are of opinion that lie should have stood out to sea. The Sydney .Herald states that several plans had been suggested since the wreck for the better lighting of the har bour. The following is a list of the Dunbar's passengers —Chief Cabin : Mr. and Mrs. A Meyer and six children, Miss J. Wake, Mr. and Mrs. K. Waller and six children, Miss S. Fothera ° ill, Miss E. King, Mr. C. Troughton, Mr. and Mrs. Mylne, Misses A. and E. Mylne, Mr. A. D. James, M r . F. Tindal, Mr. C. Davidson, Mr. and Mrs. Cuhnac, Mrs. Egan, sou and daughter, Mr. Simmons, Mr. M'Qwiid, Mr. and Mrs. Peek, Mr. Downey, Misses Hunt (2), Capt. Steaue, R.N., Mr. Severn, Mr. Levein, Miss Logan and two Masters Logan, and Mr. Cuthbart. Intermediate : Mrs. Debell, Mrs. J. Berry, Miss Graham, Messrs. W. Byron, J. 8011, Wiesmer, E. Hill, W. Beach, Mr. and Mrs. Clark and two children, Mr. and Mrs. Saint, Mrs. Brown and child, Mrs. Annan and three children, _ _ Mr. and Mrs. dealing and three children, and Mr. and Mrs. Strange. We feel eartain that Messr , . Devitt and Moore, brokers to this fine vessel, will give every information that lies in their power to iLe relatives or friends of any of the unfortunate passengers. - The following is the list of the crew :-Captain James Green, of London, commander; Mr. James Banks Shuthers, 26, of Aberdeen, first mate ; Mr. James Spence, 24, of Orkney, second mate ; Mr. John Pascoe, 18, Cornwall, third mate ; Mr. Alex ander Fraser Bayne, 28, of London, surgeon ; George du Veen e t, 16 , S out h amp t on , m idshipman ; William B. Willi ams, 16 , N ewpor t, m idshipman ; Thomas D. K a y, 14 , R ayon, m id s hipman ; A. D. Heisch, 1.7, Lond on , m id s hi pman ; George Groom, 19, Walw o rth, m id s hi pman ; J ames Ward, 30, L-mdon stewa r d ; S amue l W oo d Simper, 23, London, caddy servant • Robert Payne, 20, Nor folk, cuddy servairt ; Richard Lee, 24, Ireland, cuddy servant ; William Snowdon, 37, York. car penter ; John King, 37, Loudon, boatswa'n ; John Jack, 26, Edinburgh, cook ; Peter Addison, 24, Musselboro.ugh, co o k' s ma t e ; J a mes Parks, 34, Linden, but c h er ; G eo. Fish, 19, Kent, butcher's mate ; C. Hoppe-, 20, London, midshipman's servant; . Robert Smith, 34 , Y or k, qu artermaster a nd A. 8.; 11. Dearmes s , 31 , O r k ney, q uartencaster and A.B. ; J. Lewis, 37, Gibraltar, quirterrnaster and A. 13. ; J. Alger, 23, London, sail maker ; T. Chap pell, 4), London, A.B. ; F. Smith, 23, London, A. 13. ; A. M tnrow, 32, SwE-den, A. 13. ; R. Wood worth, 28, Sweden, A. 8.; W. Lob ', 30, Pl3m - nith, A.B. ; B. B. Williams, 21, Kent, A.B. ; C. LIT p.,•I, 36, Kttht, A.B ; G. Lemar, 34, Kent, A.B. J. Colston, 46, K'mt, A.B. ; I. Arnim, 24, Finland, A.B. ; J. Mina, 24, London, A. 13. ; J. Prayer, 36, Arundel, A. 13.; A. 'Line, 24, Hamburg, A.B. 0 1 u %. e n . , ,, ) t x e , r, 40 A. 8 13 ! . .in ; k W. Dian lot--ini, Home, 23, ; o . l ll k . T. Bey, 31, Hamburg, A.B. ; J. M`Givereen, 2(', Livepool, A.B. ; J. Dwugla,, 21, Limerick, A. 8.; D GI W. Aliller, 31, GI., euock, A. B. ; J. Auchterwind, 19, St. O.S.nc!rews, 0.8. ; J. H. Ciimunin, l - 6, Tor qu y, O ;J. Bruce, 25, carpenters' mat) ;W. n G e . Orkney, a , y . A. . 8 27 . ' ; Mackay, 25, ship's steward ; 0. S. Grant, London, apprentice ; J. APGutlie, L on d on , apprentice ; T. Home, Plymo u th, apprentice ; F. Watts, Sydney (N. S. W.), apprentice; J. Allan, Plymouth, (1A.% 16, 1.85 T. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION WITH INDIA. (From the Times.) A bargain—a most foolish and disadvantageous bargain, as it seems to us—has just been concluded by the British Government. It has been long evi dent that telegraphic communication with our Eastern possessions is necessary to the well-being of the empire, and many have been the criticisms on what seems the inexplicable delay in carrying out the great enterprise. At last, when the Indian mutiny is nearly over, we learn that the telegraph is to be constructed, but on such terms as must cripple the development of the system not only for a generation to come, but absolutely for ever—in all perpetuity. The Treasury have come to an agreement with the Austrian authorities that if the latter will make a submarine line from Ragusa to Alexandria the Er tish Government will use that and no other, will send all its telegrams by Ragusa to Alexandria, and will complete the telegraph from Suez to Kurrachee or Bombay. The obli g ation is, as we have said, in perp e tuity, an d therefore when this Austrian line is completed the Government will be unable to encourage, or even to sanction, any other project which may be formed to facilitate or extend communication. Now, we have nothing at all to say against the Austrian line and the use of it by our Government. On the contrary, we are very glad o see that Austrian enterprise in the Mediterranean is equal to such a plan as that of joining Trieste with Egypt. Nor have we any predilection for either of the two roads of teleera phic communication which have been advocated by projectors. For the last three or four years a war has been going on between the partisans of the Eu phrates Valley route and the Red Sea route. The former party wish to carry the line from Constanti nople through Asia Minor, or from the coast of Syria into the interior, and m both cases to follow the course of the Euphrates to the Persian Gulf. The schemo has this advantage, that it would give the shortest line, and this drawback, that it would carry the wire through countries where as yet the authority of the Porte is limited, where the Kurds and Arabs are nearly independent, and where the line would consequently be unsafe unless a kind of blackmail were paid to the heads of a great num ber of tribes. The Red Sea route involves a vast quantity of submarine wire, the laying of which is difficult, while great expense is incurred by any breaking of the line. Still it has only nature and accidents to contend-with. When once submerged in the Mediterranean, the Red Sea, or the Indian Ocean it need fear nothing from the bigotry and barbarism of neighbouring races. The stations may be fixed at Perim, or Aden, or some point near Muscat, and the line worked by our own authorities. This seems to us a fair statement of the respective me: its of the two plans, and, should either or both be c Irried out, they might legiti mately receive support. But as yet neither party has effected anything. The Government has, how ever, adopted the Red Sea system, and is prepared to carry it out. If this were an isolated act we should have nothing to say. Out of two plans the Government would have selected one, and the other must be given up or executed by other means. It is when we find the Treasury declaring that this line from Suez to India shall he only used as a pendant to a certain line from Ragusa to Alexan dria, that we are obliged to step in and densunce the bargain. Lit Anstria make her telegraph, and let us use it as long as we want it, but let not our freedom of action be limited. Undoubtedly, the projected Austrian line will be useful, and if it bo con structed it may for some time be the principal means of communication between England and the East. But why should our Government promise to make it the only means ? Surely, the inter course between the United Kingdom and its greatest dependency onght not to be at the mercy of any foreign Power ? We presume that by this line messages to and fro will pass through Austria, Bavaria, Prussia, and Belgium, before they reach their destination. Can we not conceive circumstances arising which may break a communication which thus depends on the goodwill of each of a number of distinct sovereignties ? Surely, it would be only right to have more than one string to our bow. And not only from political reasons, but for the sake of economy, for the des patch of business, and to guard against accidents, it would be advisable to encourage the construction of several lines. The French have a wire to Africa which may be extended along the coast to Alexan dria; the Turks are contemplating a line to Bagdad, and an English company has a concession for a sea line from Constantinop'e to Egypt ; one or more of these schemes may be carried out, and it is the height of folly for the British Government before hand to debar itself by solemn treaty from th 9 use of them. At the present crisis it is, no doubt, right to use any means which is likely to facilitate com munication with India, but this great advantage is indeed dearly bought when it limits the expansion of intercourse for an ind,finite time to come. It is to be hoped that our Government will find some means of altering the terms of this most im provident agreement. It is due t.) the political in. terests of the country, to the private interests of individuals, to the great communities which will be affec'el by any deficiency in the means of trans u:ibtiug intellfgr2nce. We have not only ourselves to c 'wider, but the inhabitants of all Europe and all Eastern and Southern Asia, not to mention the great colonies of the Antipodes. The line from Suez tolndia will connect the whole European and American system with regions which are every day entering more and more into close relations with ci vilised man. At what rate the progress for the future will be made must dependon circumstances which we cannot foresee ; but there is every reason to believe that a period of rapid development has begun in the Ea t, and that in a few years commerce and po litical interests will grow to a magnitude of which there is now hardly a conception. This country is, of course, the Power which is most deeply inte rested, and which must play the most important part, and it is a most grievous mistake that our Go vernment should consent to weaken its authority and fetter its freedom of action by binding itself for ever to use but one line of communication, and that line an Austrian line, which may be inter rupted by any change in the political telations of Central Europe. NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE. In consequence of the news just received from India, the authorities at the Horse Guards have de cided thatth© whole of the officers belonging to re giments in that country who are now at home on leave shall proceed forthwith to join the head quarters of their respective cords. All the officers not required to embark in charge of detachments will be permitted to proceed by the overland route. The Brilliant, 20, Capt. J. A. Paynter, from the West India station, has arrived at Chatham to be dismantled. The George Marshall is appointed to sail this morning from Gravesend for Calcutta, with rein forcements to the number of about 600 men, in cluding both infantry and cavalry. On the 27th of Oct. the screw steamer South ampton, which left Gr avesen d on th e 16th, arrived at St. Vincent ' s, with th e 7th Dragoon Guards and detachments of infantry on board en route to Kut rachee. The troops were in excellent health, and the ship had made a most favourable passage. In consequence of a number of irregularities which have recently occurred among the non-com missioned officers of the Royal Artillery at Wool wich, the whole of the staff sergeants, sergeants, and corporals off duty, as well astbe men acting as officers' servants, - were last week paraded in pre sence of Major-General Sir W. F. Williams and the garrison staff. They underwent a strict inspection and were afterwaeds addressed by the Commandant. A sergeant of the 7th battalion was then called for ward and severely teprimanded, and two corporals were placed under arrest and ordered to be reduced. A Malta correspondent, writing on the 10th in stant, says : " I have to report the arrival on the 6th from Candia, after a tedious pa , sage °fit days unddr can vass, of Admiral Lord Lyons, in the Royal Albert, screw steam line-of-b tttle ship, with the Princess Royal, "Conqueror, and Centurion, similar class ves sels. The Despera' e, steam corvette, was sent to Cagliari on the 20th ult. to assist the Elbe in laying the electric cable between that place and Malta, where these vessels are hourly expected, the wea ther having been favourable for the operation. "Her Majesty's screw storeship Supply arrived here from Bondroum on the 23d ult., with a quan tity of ancient marbles, and is to return shortly for another cargo, the collection of which will ocdupy several months. " The steam gunboats Wanderer, Vigilant, and Coquette are employed between Malta and Cagliari in the conveyance, for telegraphic communication to London, of the Government and the Times' tele• grams of the Indian intelligence. The Coquette left Malta on this mission yestorday." The Scourge, 6, steamsloo,), Commodore Adams, arrived at Spithead on Saturday from the Cape and West Coast of Africa stations. She left the Cape on July 26, and the River Congo Sept. 25. She re ports the slave trade becoming quite brisk on the coast of Africa. H.M. screw steamsloop Alecto has captured four slavers lately's, one with a small quan tity of specie on board for the purchase of cargo: H.M. sloop Sappho had driven one slaver on shore and rescued 350 slaves ; about 155 more were re ported to be drowned and missing. The slaver was afterwards burnt as she lay on the beach. On Oct. 22 the Great Britain, steam transport sailed from St. Vincent's for India with troops, and two days afterwards was followed by the screw transport Calcutta. The Scourge left Spithead for Plymouth• yesterday to be paid off. Dr. A. Armstrong, who was surgeon in H.M.S. Investigator at the discovery of the North-West Passage, and Surgeon C. Steel, who has recently been appointed staff-surgeon to the Portsmouth division. of Royal Marine Light Infantry, have been awarded Sir G. Blane's gold medal, conferred once in three years on the surgeon in the Royal Navy whose medical and scientific journal during a ship's commission shall be adjudged of the highest merit. The following appointments were made on Satur day at the Admiralty : Lieut. C. T. Williamson, to the Vesuvius ; Lieut. S. de Lacy, additional, to the Vesuvius, for disposal ; B. A. Cape], m id s hi pman, t o the alo rous ; J. E. O'Malley, surgeon, to the Viper ; T. Roche, surgeon, to the Sharpshooter ; T. Ayling, surgeon, to the Alecto ; H. N. Spoor, surgeon, to the Lyra ; T. B. Purchas, surgeon, to the Ardent; J. M'Cormick, assistant-surgeon, to the Alecto ; and J. Hunter, assistant-surgeon to the Lyra. THE MILITIA. On Thursday Lord Burleigh and the officers of the Northampton Militia were presented by the town and county of North ampton with a valuab piece of plAte, as a testimonial of their services during the late war with Russia. The Worcestershire Militia assembled for per manent duty on Thursday, under the command of Lieut.-Colonel Webb. Out of 1,080 registered on the books between 800 and 900 answered muster, acd the men are generally in good trim. The Royal Elthorne Light Infantry, under the command of Lieut.-Colonel M. Prior, leave Ux bridge to-day for Portsmouth, and embark on board the Abioma steamer for Cork. A DAY WITH ATAYA SAHIB. (Front _Household Words. I Hero sat the maharajah on a Turkey carpet, and reclining slightly on a high bolster. In front of him were his hookah, a sword,iand several nosegays. His highness rose, cam 9 forward, took my hand, led me to the carpet, and begged of me to be seated on a cane-bottomed arm-chair, which had evidently been placed ready fur my especial ease and occupa tion. A hookah is called for by the rajah ; and then at least a dozen voices repeat the order : "Hookah lao Sahib kewaste" (bring a hookah for the Sahib). Presently the hookah is brought in. It is rather a grand affair, but old, and-has evidently belonge l to some European of extravagant habits. While I am pulling away at the hookah, the mustia be, or favourites of the rajah, flatter me in very audible whispers. "How well he smokes !" " What a fine forehead ho has !" " And his eyes how they'sparkle !" " No wonder he is so clever !" " He will be governor-general some day," " khuda kurin !" (God will have it so). Native Rajah (in a loud voice), "Moonshee !" Moonshee (who is close at band). " Meheraj, Protector of the Poor." Native Rajah. " Bring the petition that I have laid before the Governor-General." The Moonshee produces the petition, and at the in stance of the Rajah, reads, or rather sings it aloud. The Rajah listens with pleasure to its recital of his own wrongs, and 1 affect to be astounded that so much injustice can possibly exist. During my rambles in India, I have Ewen the guest of 801110 scores of rajahs, great and small ; and I never knew one who had not a grimace He had either been wronged by the Government, or by some judge whose decision had been against him. In the matter of the Government it was a sheer love of oppression that led to the evil of which he complained ; in the matter of the judge, that fano • tionary had been behead by the other party. It was with great difficulty that I kept my eyes open while the petition —a, very long one—was read aloud. Shortly after it was finished, I craved per m scion to retire, and was conducted by a bearer to the sleeping r room. The Maharajah invited me to accompany him to 'Cewnpore. I acquiesced, and the carriage was ordered. The carriage was Eng lish built —a very handsome landau and horses— but the harness It was country made, of the very commonest kind, and worn out ; for one of the traces was a piece of rope. The coachman was filthy iu his dress ' awl the whip that he carri e d i n hi s hand wa s au o ld broken buggy-whip, which some European gentleman must have thrown away. On 'lie box, ou each side of the coachmen, sat a war like retamer, armed with a sword a n d a d agger . In the rumble were two other retainers, armed in the same manner. Besides the Rajah and myself there were three others (natives and relatives of the Rajah) in the vehicle. On the toad the Rajah talked incessantly, and amongst other things he told me was this—in reference to the praises that I bestowed on his equipage : " Not long ago I had a carriage and horses very superior to these. They cost me twenty-five thou sand rupees; but I ha.i to burn the carriage and kill the horses." " Why so ?" "The child of a certain sahib in Cawupisru was very sick,. And the sahib and the memsahib were bringing the child to Bhitoor for a change of air. I sent my big car riage for them. On the mod the child died; and, of course, as a dead body had been in the carriage, and as the horses had drawn that dead body in that carriage, I could never use them again." The reader must uudervand that a native of any rank considers it a disgrace to sell property. " But could you not have given the horePs to SOlll6 ieud. —a Christian or a Mussulman 7" "No ; had I done so, it might have beau hurt at having occa sioned me such a logs." Such was the Maharajah commonly kno wn as N aua Sahli'. He appeared to be not a man of ability, nor a tool. He was eelfish, hut what native is not 7 He seems to be far from a bigot in matters of religion ; and, although he was compelled to be so very particular about the de struction of his carriage and horses, I am quite gatisfled that ho drank brandy, and that he smoked hemp in the chillum of his hookah. TIIE AFRICAN SLAVE TRADR.—By the Teviot we lean that her Maj,-sty's ship Se.,urge left Lisbon for linglatid cnthl-9th. She cornea roil' the east of Africato replrt to the Briticilig.vernincnt that Aeveral ves,elsare en Vat coast, tit , . d out a' slavers, with SpAnish crews, who sail under the United States flag. T:',e question flat about to be rai,ed is whether under the present Ina! ) , between Grunt Britain and the United States Eng lab cruisers have a right to search an" seize euch vessels. TWO HOURS OF ILLUSION. Such is the title of an entertainment which was produced last evening at the Hanover-square Rooms, by Profissor Wiljalba Frikell, Physician to her Majesty the Empress of Russia, and afforded con siderabler amusement to a numerous audience. The entertainment is of the class-magic, the chief fea tures of which have been made familiar to the public through tae clover manipulations of Herr Dobler, M. Phillinpe, and other equally ingenious artists in physical and natural magic. .There is, however, pecu laxity in respect to the ~ illusions ,, performed last evening, namely, that they are conduct e d with out aid of any apparatus. The professor appeared upon a stage erected at the end of the la ge loom ; but instead of the glittering display of ornamental furniture which usually sets off the scene on which conjurors are wont to ex inb t tie wonders, nothing is t i be seen but a couple of ch airs and a timail table, so that the artist hid to depend entirely upon his own resources ; and it is but fair to say they thi y were most complete in every particul ar . I n the first part of the entertainmen', the professor per formed a very clever trick. Having cut off t h e ionic of a poor pigeon, the dead Vidy was wr ipped up i paper, and place in the care of a gentleman in the stalls. M. Frikell then produced a bottle of wine, and heigh presto, the bottle was broken, when out 11 , -w a pigeon, and from the paper parcel already referre to, sprang a bouquet of flowers. This feat was fol lowed by several other equally clever tricks, whin were much applauded, but the chef-d'ceuvi was "Faust's Magic Cap." Out of a hut supplied to the professor by a gentleman, the former, iu two or three turns of the ch a p eau, produced from its in terior upwards of 100 glittering caps. An explosion . destroyed th e h a t, an d the fragments were pla,.:ed in a paper wrapper by the professor, and handed to the owner. The professor then fired a pistol, when the it was hat flew u p t o t h e ceiling, where it remained. until was requested to descend. It obeyed the command of tile wizard, and was quic'tly on the head of the original proprietor, and upon opening the p ip er pare 1, forth came a model baby amidst the laughter of the company. From what we hive said, it will be seen that the enter tainment in question is well calculated to afford . much am usement f or t h e ti me occupied its (3- present ition. Au oblong room is not, ho rover, a suitable place for an audience to witness feats of conjuring, and certainly M. Frikell would be seen to g: eater alvanta4e in a stall theatre. INDIAN MUTINY RELIEF FUND.—An interesting case has iecently come under the notice of the committee entru,t •O with the administration of this fungi, some of the details of which have already ht-en brought before the notice of the public through the medium of the press. We ref rto the act of tiielity and bravery per formed l,y the tr ,oper Booran Bukhsb, who escorted the wife and family of Captain Spreed, then in command of the 21 Infantry, Hyderabad Contingent, to a dis tant place of security, leaving his own children as hostages for the safety of his charge. It now appars that the result of this faithful discharge of duty was that hip house and effects wero maliciously destroyed by fire. The committee, not being aware of the extent of I destitution thus occasioned, but being r. • • i e.peelahy de. sirous of relieving any distress which may have been occasioned in consequence of such signal &way, 1 iced at the disposal of the R e side n t at Hydera-had ''v the e sutra of 500 rupees for the supply of the neec ss iti es o f this brave and deserving man. Country Markets. DALKEITH GRAIN MARKET—Noy. 12. Qrs. Best. Current. Inferior 217 Wheat ......... €3s 0d . .. 3Bs 6id 253 Od 1166 Oats ....... .....26s Od. 1237 Barley . . ....... 36s Od. 2Bs 01 18 Peas & beans 43s 0.1 42s 7icl 42s Oki HADDINGTON GRAIN MARKET—Noy. 13. WHZAT. I BARLEY OATS. I SSAA S. First s2s Od 37s 6d 27s Od 443 01 Second 4(113 7d 28s 7d j 21s 10d )J 434 31 Third 32s Od 120 s Od I 19s 64 138 04 Total quantity of wheat in initrket, 426 qrs., 370 sold barley ~ 109 J qrs., 952 sold oats ,; 286 qrs., 259 sold beans „ 39 qrs., 36 sold AVERAGES PER Mr/UAL ,QIJARTER. Wheat, 2/. 0 7 6-12ths 1 Barley, ...11. 8 7 7.12thil Oats, ... 11. 110 11-12ths 1 Beans, ..... 21. 3 3 o.l2tbs lb , a, PP ABERDEEN—Nov. 13. Potato oats 18s Od to 19s 6d 1 ' 401bs per bushel Common oats 16s 6d to 17s GI Bare 26s Od to 27s Od 1 531bs Barley 26s Od to 27 s Od Wheat, red (spring)3os Od to 35s Od , white 3os Od to 45s Od ~ Oatmeal ' lss tid to lt;s 6d 1621bs per boll. Flour 40s Od to 41s Od per sack. PROVISION MARKET. Beef, per lb Gd to 9d I Butter, p lb. [Os Od to is II Mutton, per lb Gd to 9d Eggs, p doz. Os lld to is 01 Lamb, do., Os 6d to O. 9d 1 Hens, p pair 35 Od to 3s 61 Veal, per lb ... 6d to Os 9,1 Chickens,doas Gd to 2,, 01 Pork, perlb...os Od to Os Od Ducks, do., Os Od to 2. 61 Salmon, per lb .... ..... O s Od Ducklings,o Os Od to 2s 6 I Grouse, per brace Os to Os Turkeys, each 5 s Od t o 5 , 61 Tallow, p stone, O s to — s 01 P o t a t oes, pr pock, —d to 121 Rabbits, each I Od to Od. Butter for exportation (present cure) per cwt. 98s to 1021 Eggs, wholesale price, per dozen 9d to 9!,(1 RETAIL PRIORS. Flour, 141 b 08 Od to 28 4d I Barley f10ur,141b.0 5 t o 2 8 01 Oatmeal Os Od to is 10d „ dust, Beremeal ....Os Od to is 8d I , per lb 2d t o 2id Yeasemeal... Os Od to 2s 4d Sid ' s, 7d Cheese, per imperial et0ne,,414. Od. to 4s 6d 4-Ib. 10af...8d. 1 2-lb. 10af...4d. DUBLIN, Nov. 13. - - - We had an exceedingly dull market to-day. Wheat le, barley 6d, and oats about 3d to 6d lower than last day's currencies. Indian corn in improved demand, and la lower. White wheat, 29e Od to 31s Od ; red ditto, 278 Od to 29s Od: ditto new, —3 Od; barley, malting, 14s 6d to 18s; grind ing, —a to —a ; oats, old, 12s to 15s 3d; ditto, new, —s Od to —s 01; oatmeal, 15s to 16s 6d; bere, new, 14a to 15a Od ; rapese , d, 23s Od to 25s Od per brl ; bakers flour, 17s Od to 23s 6d per cwt; Indian corn. 34s Gd to 35a Od per 180 lb& LOCAL SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, Nov. 14. STOOK EXCIIIANGE.—The market was vary brisk to-day, an the transactions h a v e b een more ex t en d e d th an for the last few weeks. Caledoniaas, 374'1 —Blackburn, si 98/ —Midlands, 81 82 f--Grand Trunk of Canada, 8i — Lancashire and Yorkshire, 90 91— Great Western, 48 Great Western of Canada, 171 —South Eastern, 18 London and North Western, 95 si—Sheffields, 351 36 — East Lancashire, 90—North British, 11i. MANCHESTER, Nov. 14. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The market opened firm to-day, with a very brisk feeling, and closed at a further advance from the rates of yesterday. Blackbnrns, 8 13-16—Ditto, prof., 23i. —Midland, 814 2A—Dovers, 18 4—Leeds, 90 Caledoni«ns, 374—Londons, 95—Grand Trunk of Cana• dh, BS—Sheffields, 361 6. LEEDS, Nov. 14. STOOK EXCHANGE.—The market to-day very inactive, and very little business was transacted. Midlands, 84— Noith Western, 6,-1 n. 7--London and South Western, 85. BIRMINGHAM, NOT. 14. STOCK EXCHANGE.—Prices in the market generally lower ; for the account there was more firmness. South Staffords, 9—Birmingham and Staffordshire Gas, 99. The Peninsular and Oriental Company on Saturday received intelligence of their steam-ship Norna being on her way from China to Suez on special ser vice. The Norna will have reached Suez about do 12th inst., and will remain at that port until the arrival there of the mails, leaving London on the 16th Inst., by the European and Australian Cow' pany's packet, via Marseilles, and will then be despatched for Bombay. An opportunity will thus be afforded to the public of transmitting letters to Bombay of six days' later date than those now en route by the Peninsular and Oriental Company's contract packet which left Marseilles on the morning of the 12th instant. t e A r D es v t ß in aT g of Indigestion (Dyspepsia), C onstipation , Is in sm fo n r uz...l— ion (ADVERT ISEMENT.]—We are oin happy to quote the following Du Barry's Report on curer interesting Ner vous, Bilious, and Liver Complaints, Cougb, Aethrual Barry'sCo nnm p u t i c o v n a , e fl a t a n a Arabica Deb ili t y F , w a t_h ut Eight m y d i e c a i r s n d b y y s p e D p u . sia, nervousness, debility, with cramps, spasms, and nausea, for which my servant had consulted the advice of many, have been effectually removed by Du Barry's Revalenta Arabica Food in a very short time. I shall be happy to answer any inquiries. Rev. JOUN W. FILAVUL, Ridling too Rectory, Norfolk. From the Dowager Countess of Castle. stuart.—Cure 52,612. Rosstrevor, County of Down, Ireland, 9th December, 1854.—The Dowager Countess of Castlestuart feels induced, in the interest of suffering humanity, to state that Du Barry's excellent Revalenta Arabica Food has cured her, after all medicines had failed, of indigestion, bile, great nervousness and irritability, of many years' standing. This food deserves the confidence of all sufferers, and may be con. sidered a real blessing, Inquiries will be cheerfully answered. Cure No. 1,609. Three years excessive nervousness, with pains in my neck and left arm, lei general debility, which rendered my life very miserable, has been radically removed by Du Barry's Revalenta Arabica Food. ALEXANDER STUART, Archdeacon of Ross, Skibbereell• Supported by testimonials f rom th e ce l e b rate d Professors Chemistry, Dr. Andrew Ure ; Dr. Shorland ; Dr. narv e Y ; Dr. Campbell ; Dr. Gattiker ; Dr. Wurzel.; Dr. Ingram Lord Stuart de Decies; the Dowager Countess of Cast" stuart; Major-Gen. Thomas King, and many other respectable persons, whose health has been restored by it, after all other means of cure had failed. Suitably packed with full in. structions. In canisters, 11b, 2s. 9d. ; 21b, 4s. 6d. ; 510, lis ; 121 b, 225. The 121 b canisters aro sent carriage fi ee, on receipt of Post-Office order.—Barry Du Barry, & Co., 77, Regent-street, London. IMPORTANT CAUTION against the fearful dangers of spurious imitations :—The Vice-Chancel lor , Sir William Page Wood, granted an Injunction on the 10th March, 1854, against Alfred Hooper Nevill, for imitating "Du Barry's Revalenta Arabica Food." ADVBATIHRICHNT. 1— SIGHT AND HEARING SPECTACLES—. POWERFUL TELESCOPES OPERA, RACE, AND PERSPECTIVE GLASSES. —S. and B. Solontons, opticians, 39, Albemarle street, Piccadilly, Observe—opposite the York Hotel, W. By her Majesty's Royal Letters Patent for valuable and ex traordinary improvements in the most powerful and brilliant Telescopes, Camp, Race-course, Opera, 'and Perspective Glasses, to know the distances. These Telescopes possess 'such extraordinary power that some, three and a-half inches, with an extra eye-piece will show distinctly Jupiter's moons, Saturn's ring, and the double stars ; with the same telescope can be seen a person's countenance three-and-a-half miles distant and an object from 16 to 20 miles. For the waist coat-pocket, and are of larger, and all sizes, with increasieff powers accordingly, The Royal Exhibition, 1851.—A valu able, newly-invented, very small, powerful, 'Waistcoat-pocket Glass, the size of a walnut, by which a person can be seen and known ono and a-half mile distant. They answer every pur• pose on the Race-course and at the Opera-heuses. Country scenery and ships are clearly seen at 12 to 14 miles. They aro invaluable for shooting deer-stalking, yachting, to sportsmen, gentlemen, gamekeepers, and tourists. Opera, Camp, Perspective, Invaluable preservinga d Race-course Spectacle Glasses, en wonderful Lenses h sesof powers. the greatest transparent power. The greatadvantage from this invention is, that vision impaired becomes pre. derived served and strengthened and very aged persons are enabled to employ their sight at the most minute-occupation —Call see with those lenses of a much less magnifying power—and they do not require the frequent ehatiges to the clan. gerous effects of furtl'er powerful assistance. Persons can be suited at the MOO remote part of the world by Bond ing one of the glasses out ot their spectacles in a letter, and stating the dist time from the eye they can read small print with it, and those who have not made use of spectacles by stating their age, Diqifness.—New Discovery, —The 02010 16 Vibrator, an extraordinarily powerful, small, newly-invented instrument for deatness, entirely different from all of nets, surpassing anything of the kind that has been, or prot ably can, be produced. B e i ng o f t h e same colour as the sk in, ie not perceptible. It enables deaf persons to hear distinct ly ak churehand at public assemblies ; the unpleasant sensatic n of singing noises in the ears is entire'' , removed, and it &Bade all the assistance that possibly could bo desired.-39, A floe. marle-street, Piccadilly.—Opposite the York Hotel, W. BIRTHS. OF A SON. On the 12th inst., at 29, Queen's-road; Regent's -park, the wife of Thos. Hill, E , q. On the 13th iust., at Tiverton, tho wife of Colonel H. J. Morris, R.A. OF A DAUGUTHR, On the 12th inst., at tho Palms, Great Malvern, Mrs.T. Henry Tarlton. Oa the 12th inst., at Sharrenden House, Floramonden, Kent, the wife of Captain Robert Ladbroke. Day. MA/tRIED. At St. James's, Westminster, George Tyh urs t, thi r d sort of Joseph Davis, Esq., of Plaistow, Essex, to Charlotte, second daughter of William Cotton, Esq., lifontagu-ter lace, Bow. On thd 11th inst., at St. James's, Westbourne-terrace, William, eldest son of Stephen Finney, Erg., of Maids hill, to Fanny May, eldest daughter of Duncan Macarthur, Esq , of the same glace. DIED. On the 14th inst., at 32, Mornington-road, Regent's• park, John Mears, Esq., late of the Legacy Department, Somerset-house, aged 61. On the J4th inst., Mr. Wm. James Plant, of thb Gene ral Post-office. On the 12th inst., at Steeple Court, near Botley, Hants, James Warner, Esq., aged 74. On the 12th inst., Fran&A Muesli, Esq., of Lincoln's inn, and Elsinore Villas, Twickenham. On the 9th inst., at Paris, Charles Henningsen, Es On the Bth inst., at Edinbu rg h , Robert Nasmyth, E sq., M.D., late of 49, Brooke-str eet, , London second sou of R• Nstnyth, Esq., F.R.S.C . E . On the 4th inst.. at Auchinleck, Sir James Boswell, Bart., of Auchinleck. On the Bth inst., Samuel Wilßon, of Stanhope-street* Camden-town, news agent, aged 77. On the 7th inst., at Speenhamland, Newbury, Berko, William Mills, Esq . aged 90. On the Bth inst., Mr. Henry Wain, of Chiselhurst, Kent. LONDON: Printed and PubiiaLed by 111URDO YOUNG of No, 112, Strand, Printer, at 27te Sun Office, No 112, Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the c ounty of Middlesex, Monday, November 16,1857. i ~~