The Sun. — London, England, 1857-09-26 00:00:00

•~ HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. One More Night only, at Reduced Prices, This Evening (Saturday), September 26, with Piceolomini, Giugliui, Benevontano, Rossi, Vialetti, and Belletti. In consequence of the great demand, and to accommodate those who have found it impossible to obtain places, one snore eight will be given THIS EVENING, when will be repeated LA TRAVIATA. After which, THE NATIONAL ANTHEM, by Madlle. PieJolomini To conclude with the Last Scene of LUCIA DI LAMMER MOOR, by Sig. Giuglini. PRICES : Boxes to accommodate four persons, Grand Tier, Pit Tier, and One Pair £2 2 0 Two Pair 1 1 0 Three Pair 0 15 0 Pit Stalls , 0 10 6 Pit 0 3 6 Gallery Stalls 0 3 6 Gallery ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE.—Lessee, Mr. Dillon.—Under the joint management of Miss LOUISA PYNE and Mr. W. HARRISON.—Open for an OPERA. SEASON of THREE MONTHS, with the fol lowing Distinguished Artistes :—Madame Caradori, Miss Co relli, Miss Susan Pyne, Miss Marian Prescott, Miss Cuthbert, Mrs. H. Manley, and Miss Lon'sa Pyue ; Mr. Augustus Braham, Mr. 'A. St. Albyn, Mr. Edmunds, Mr. Hamilton Braham, Mr. Ferdinand Glover, Mr.' Bernard, Mr. Kerby, Mr. Wallworth, Mr. G. Honey. Mr. Weiss, and Mr.W. Harrison. Conductor, Kr. Alfred Mellon. The Orchestra selected from the Royal Italian Opera, Jullien's Bind, and the Orches tral Union. The Chorus selected entirely from the Royal Italian Opera. Stage Manager, Mr. E. Stirling. Assistant Acting Manager, Mr. William Brough. Ballet Master, Mr. Frampton. Chorus Master, Mr. 0. Smythson. It THIS EVENING, SATURDAY, Meyrbeer's opera, THE HU GU ENOI S. To conclude with Buckstone'a farce, entitled A ROUGH DIAMOND. Private Boxes, £2 12s. 6d., £2 25., and £1 lls. 6d. ; Stalls, 6s. ; Dross Circle, ss. ; Upper Boxes, 4s. ; Pit, 25.; Gallery, ls.—The Box Office is now open daily, from 11 to 5, under the direction of Mr. Chatterton, jun. T HEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Lessee—Mr. J. B. Buckstone. rats EVENING, to commence at Seven o'clock, with (by desire) SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER. After which, A CURE FOR LOVE. To oonclude with THE SWISS COTTAGE, Orobeetra Stalls (which may be retained the whole of the evening), Is. each. (No charge for booking.) First Price. s. d. Second price. s. d Dram Boxes 5 0 Dress Boxes 3 0 Upper Boxes 3 0 Upper Boxes 2 0 it ower Gallery 1 0 Lower Gallery Upper Gallery 0 tNo half-price to Upper Gallery. T HEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI, Lessee—Mr. Ben. Webster. THIS EVENING, will be performed the new Comic piece, called URGENT PRIVATE AFFAIRS. After which, will be revived the celebrated nautical drama of THE PILO,r a Tale of the Sea. Long Tom Coffin, Mr. T. P. Cooke ; Captain Barronghcliffe, Mr. Wright ; The Pilot, Mr. C. Selby ; Kate Plowden, Miss Mary Keeley. Followed by MY PRECIOUS BETSEY. Mr. Wright, P. Bedford, Mary Keeley, &c. STRAND THEATRE.—Lessee, Mr. T. Payne. 1.7 —THIS EVENING will be performed A ROLAND FOR AN OLIVER. Mr. J. Kinloch and Miss Harriet Gordon. A CHEAP EXCURSION. After which, the highly-successful and original burlesque, written by Leicester Buckingham ' entitled LA TRAVIATA; cr, THE LADY CAMELEON. Miss Craven, Miss Victor, Mr. F. Charles, Mr. G. Bolton, Mr. J. Howard, and Mr. J. Clarke. Followed by BA' lELOWS BUTTONS. Miss M. A Vic_or and Mr. Clarke. Commence at Seven. Stalls, 35.; Boxes, 25.; Pit, Is, Gallery, 6d. ; Private Boxes, 11. Is. OY AL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessees, Messrs. Robson and Emden. THIS EVENING, will be performed the new drama of THE LIGHTHOUSE. After which, the comedietta, entitled A SUBTERFUGE Mrs. Stirling, Mr. G. Vining, and Mr. G. Murray. To conclude with the original Extravaganza, by Robert B. Brough, Esq., called MASANIELLO. Messrs. Rob son, Cooke, Danvers, &c. ; Misses Swanborough, Thirlwall, Hughes, Bromley, and Mrs. Melfont. Commence at half-past Seven. ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Lessees, Messrs. Shepherd and Creswiek. THIS EVENING, will be performed BIRD IN THE HAND WORTH TWO IN THE BU -H. Messrs. Shepherd, W. H. Eburne, B. Potter, Widdicomb, Vollaire, W. Smith ; Miss Chalmers, and Miss M. Eburne. After which, CHRISTY'S MINSTRELS will appear. Followed by OUR TRAVIATA. To conclude with the Christy Minstrels. CANTERBURY HALL, Westminster-road.— OPEN EVERY EVENING.--The follow * company of Vocalists are engaged for the performance of ' , elections from all the popular OPERAS, MADRIGALS, CHORUSES, GLEES, DUETS, dsc., viz.: Mrs. Palmyre, Miss E. Scott, Miss Brunch, Mrs. Le Joune, Miss Leslie, and Madame Marietta; 'Herr F. Jonghmans, R. Grover, T. Far rant, S. loner., J. Barker, W. Melling, P. Corri, Senor An. tonic), E. L. Hime, and Mr. St. Albyn ; Master Core ; Messrs Sam. Collins, and E. Macknoy. Pianoforte, Mr Cecil Hicks; harmonium, Master Williams aroctor, Herr F. Jonghmans. Commence at Seven o'clock precisely. Sap pers. etc., until twelve o'clock.—Signor PICCO will perform, at ha f-past Eight and half-past Ten, every Evening. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. THIS DAY —Morn., 13 min. aft. 6 —Even., 37 min aft. 6 To-itoßitow—Morn., 7 min. aft. 7—Even., 44 min. aft. 7 ria WEATHER —SUN OFFICE, SEPTEMBER 26. THERMOMETER, IN THE SSADE• 71—highest since noon yesterday. 55 7 -lowest this morning and during the night 65 —this day at noon. BAROMETER, 30.02 —rising. WIND, S.W. ; light, with fine sunshiny weather. E KIIN 4._-7 • ' " LONDON, SATURDAY, SEPT. 26, 1857. Honour to the brave, to whom honour is justly due ! No degree of red-tapism can with hold the general recognition of distinguished and meritorious services. Government 3 only follow, do not lead public opinion, and too frequently exhibit great tardiness in the operation. - There 41, however, the opportunity of " damning by faint praise,' or depreciating by inadequate re wards, and that has always been a favourite course. We have recently alluded to the miserable pittance bestowed on the hero who has rendered himself illustrious by his conduct in the present rebellion in India. General HAVELOCK has re 'ceived 1001. per annum as a good service pen sion ! Had he been a dancing or music-master to one of the Royal Family he would have re ceived double the amount out of the fund pro vided as the reward for " literature" (!) Had . he been a German mercenary or one of the aris tocracy, with what is ordinarily termed " a ` handle to his name," the cousin-german of a Ould-Stick-in-Waiting," or any of the hangers on about the Court, who could bring " back - stairs influence" to bear, honours would have been 'lavished in abundance. But he was merely " one of the people," one of the middleclass, who are ex- ~P egged topayfor ever ythi ng , b u t t o rece i ve no thi ng, t i mes the spee d o f th e b es t coaches of thi r ty y ears . t1 " 0 on whom the income-tax presses most ago ; while they saved, practically, more than half 116 " 161 Y, because an equitable adjustment of the or three-fourths of their time, a considerable part iniquitous impost is refused. And there is a also of the cost of travelling, and were spared species of p„ticai injustice in - the course pur- most cf its discomforts. How rare a thing now sued toward s }l 'vz-LocK- Ho is just brought is a Light on the road I—unless it be, indeed, the within the tax ; receives the minimum amount I forma: - c; letter half of one on the railroad itself, that wi'l render him a contributor on the lowest giving y„ nearly a day more at one or the other scale I end of your journey. And then the safety. An General HAVELOCK cannot forget that, not- occasional railway crash, almost always folbared withstanding his zeal and high qualifications that . quickly, like other misfortuces, by a second or a ought to have ensured promotion, he was pet_ third, are apt to produce an impression of insecu witted to linger twenty-three years as as 9, suL- 1 ; rity : the fact is that in 1856 one person only out alt-ru. He had attained the ripe age of 43 before of every sixteen millions and upwards who tra \ be received the command of a company, and it vdled by railway sustained fatal injury from w:a for his skill as an interpreter that he obtained leauses b:yond his own control. From the same the rank that enabled him to save the Aaiglc-1 causes not more than one in four hundred and `ltidian Empire from destruction,. He has not i fifty-eight thousand s us t a i ne d an y serious injury 1 whate been a carpet knight, basking in ladies' smiles , or 1 ver. o f course we step into a rail playing at soldiers ; and therefore the highest , way carriage w i th the chance of nearly hilf a honours cannot be anticipated. He has simply i million to one irc favour of our perfect. ty and of more than • iu favour safety to our lives ! If secu . merit to look to, and that invariably withers ur.- i stxteart mi lions of b 3 brought nearer . perfection, of course der "the cold shade of aristocracy." . - Juiicious rewards possess very beneficial infiu- rity may 6 tO cift cue ' much the better • but it must be owned that enc,,s. Every man looks for the prize, anJ, Iso ' however adverse the chances, still he takes these facts border on tits itself a he marvellou s . I however The wonder. Th e any, remote, into account. It inspires i ~. goo d s traffic him with new zeal, bestows indomitable courage I i tonnage of all vessels enteri n g the Unit -id Ki ng . and resolution. H e identifies hi mse lf w ith hi s dom from all countries last year (including thei r leader, and feels that the entire corps are honoured ; repeated voyages) was eight and one quarter mil in the recognition of hie services. He has ?shared lions nearly; that of all vessels clearing outward TH E SU N 3 'l4 1 1:0 NDO NI A A p - fitv‘f S i . 01 S"roi PT E -1 3 171 „ R c'C) oi w 1 857 in the toil, has participated in the trials, is stimu lated to fresh exertions by the:knowledge that the efforts to which he contributed have been spoken of at " home." But the grant of 1001. a year to Gen. HATELOCK, representing the Brigade, will disgust these gallant soldiers. Why not give him a Peerage and a pension, or even the Grand Cross of the Bath ? How often have they been given for less important services ? But something more should be given than mere honorary tokens. Why not give him the command of a regiment—of the Bth Highlanders, for instance, who would hail with delight such a colonel ? It is true that there sno vacancy just at present. But the PRINCE CONSORT is colonel of the Grenadier Guards and of the 60th Rifles, and one of these might be re linquished for a time—not the Grenadier Guards, the pay of which was made treble the ordi nary amount as the reward for extraordinary services. We scarcely expect an act so graceful And so conscientious, which might be recorded in he same columns that announced the sums given by Income-tax defaulters to the Treasury as ex piations for the wrongs they had committed. But some effort should be made, something done, to show that the avengers of the Cawnpore massacre are not forgotten, and that there is st'll feeling at home for those who, by almost super human exertions, have vindicated the honour of the British name ! A very important meeting takes place this day. The Autocrat and the Emperor ALEXANDER and Louis NAPOLEON fraternise at Stuttgardt, under the auspices of that respectable Gentleman Usher, the King of WURTEMBERG. The interview may be one of a very common-place character, or it may be fraught with consequences of vital im portance to the peace and tranquillity of Europe. It may be a mere recognition of the recent impor tation into " the family of sovereigns," who a few years since was not deemed a suitable match for one having blue blood in her veins—a distant relative of one of the German despots. Times have, however, changed, and England is now to be snubbed, not France. We have proved impracticable, and would not accept a share of " the sick man's" assets, however liberally tendered, and therefore, according to the policy of PETER, another attempt must be made —one, too, in a totally different direc tion. England and Austria at present stop the way, and we know not which vehicle may be ordered to move on by the imperial police men. We may probably expect the first notice, for there is the Indian difficulty, which might in duce the belief that we could not vindicate our own position in a case of emergency. The parties may, however, reckon without their host, should they attempt to act on such a notion. Notwithstanding the Indian Rebellion, we can still find men and money, all the personnel and materiel of war, by land and sea, on any adequate occasion. It may be that the interview may be for very beneficial purposes—that the Emperors may be deairons of diminishing their standing armieP, and applying the necessary expenditure to the development of the natural capabilities of the Nations under their respective sway. It will, indeel, be truly fortunate if such be the case. We have, however, seldom, if ever, heard of the consultations of monarchs being for the good of their subjects. They are generally devoted to the best mode of bridling public opinion, and placing " Kingcraft" in the ascendant ; of crushing some exhibition of independence, or enforcing more stringent regulation•. Should it be otherwise, it will at least have the claim of novelly to recommend it. We trust it may be so ; but we confess that we distrust all such proceedings, and " fear the Greeks even when ten dering gifts." A meeting is also appointed between the CZAR and the Emperor of AUSTRIA. That will, probably, be to procure the assent of the latter to the arrangements previously entered into on the part of Russia and France. It is not a very dignified position for FRANCIS JosErx, but as it is the best he can obtain, we suppose that he must be contented with his lot, and eat his leek with all possible equanimity. Why are railways such an everlasting topic for grumbling ? That ordinary shareholders should grumble seems reasonable enough ; their dividend .3 in the majority of cases would make any invester complain ; in some cases next to nothing, and on • the average hardly above 3 per cent. But what the travelling public have to grumble about it is hard to understand. The report of" Captain GALTON to the Committee of Privy Council nc.w lies before us, and it is impossible to glance at it ever so cursorily, without renewed astonishment at the vastness and general excellence of our rail way system. It is not to be expected that news_ paper readers will trouble themselves to wade through columns of statistics, we will, therefore, present them with some of the principal facts. To begin with that of the cost; of course the great standard for sums of money, short of infinity, is our National Debt—the amount authorised to be raised for railway capital is but the trifle of ten millions short of half that almost fabulous sum of money I The capital actually raised is nearly three hundred and nine minims The number of miles opened, 8,635, may not appear abso lutely very great, after such enormous figures, yet they would traverse the principal width of the island nearly thirty times ; and " Bradshaw " is witness that such a network of iron roads is to be found only in England. It is, however, when we look at quantity and quality in regard to passengers and goods' tralfi3 that we are struck with the prodigious magnitude of our present system of travelling and carriage. Nearly ONE BLINDER') AND TIIIRTY MILLIONS of passengers travelled last year by railway I All of these were whirled along at from twice to four rather more than nine and one half millions of tons. Railways carried last year the enormous total, in round numbers, of SIXTY-FITE MILLIONS or TONS of merchandise of all kinds, be sides the large amount of nearly 10,500,000 head of live stock ! The saving of interest on money from the rapid delivery of goods, also from its not being necessary to keep over-large stocks when goods can be so quickly transferred, must be a great economy of capital ; but even in regard to mere amount of tonnage, the railways of Eng land now far outvie her commercial navy. The receipts under this head alone wore more than 13,000,0001. during the year. It would be satisfactory to know that those at whose cost this vast engine for commerce, and for pleasure too, was constructed, were receiving a fair remuneration for their outlay. This, how ever, as we have already stated, is far enough from being the case. Preference shareholders, of course, have no reason to complain ; but the ordi nary shareholders in perhaps the largest com mercial concern in the country do not get the pre sent interest of Consols for their money. There seems, however a fair prospect of some improve ment in this respect. Not only is the manage ment of Joint-Stock Companies attracting greater attention, and becoming better looked to, but the sources of Railway profit are increasing and ex penses are diminishing. The report gives ample details, from which we gather that, omitting unimportant fractions, while the number of miles open has increased four per cent., the receipts for goods traffic have increased eight per cent. ; the receipts for passenger traffic have also increased seven per cant. ; the increase of passengers carried has been eight per cent. Concurrently with this increase of receipts, the working expenses, as compared with them, have diminished one per cent. as compared with the pre vious year. These facts seem to indicate that the lowest point of depression has been reached, and that more careful management, combined with in creased traffic and receipts, will soon materially improve the prospects of railways. The Report observes, that "the steady increase in the net re ceipts, in a greater ratio than the increase of the capital invested, is evidence of sound progress." Some curious facts, illustrative of the effect of raising or diminishing fares, are stated by Capt. GALTON. Both in England and Scotland a dimi nution in the first-class fares, has been followed by an increase in receipts from first-class passen gers. The raising of second-class fares has bee❑ followed by little variation in the receipts; which must indicate, of course, fewer second class pas- sengers, they having been probably attracted by the lower first class fares. They may, however, have resorted to the third class; since the average fares for that class have also been diminished, with a large increase in the receipts ; this in cludes, however, excursion trains. It would appear, therefore, on the whole, that increase of fares has not increased revenue, while lowered fares have been followed by a corre sponding advance in the receipts. This is en couraging, because the wider the basis of support, even were the net revenue the same, the less liable would it be to fluctuation. There is per- haps an apparent partial exception in Scotland. Third class fares have been raised there, and the thixd class receipts have risen also. But from this must be deducted a diminution of the receipts per mile for second class passengers ; probably, therefore, the effect of raising the Scotch third class fares has been a loss of what might have been gained from the working classes by lower charges. The aggregate receipts from all sources of railway traffic are about equal to the receipts for the Cus toms of the United Kingdom ; both are in round numbers 23,000,0001. The coincidence is cer tainly a singular one. The railways have by ju,t 35,000/. the advantage of the Customs. The re- ceipts from goods traffic are now 2,858,0001 in excess of those for passengers. We see very plainly from the report how much we must have sacrificed to mismanagement or haste in the construction of our railways, and probably more than by anything to the interested Parlia mentary opposition, and the avarice of landholders. The cost per mile of the English railways is much the highest ; but the average cost of all has been 35,4591. per mile for the railways open. The average cost of the independent lines of railway for which ads have been obtained since 1848, and which are now open has been only 9 , 568 /. per mile—little above one-fourth of the former sum To the landed aristocracy of the country we owe the larger part of the extra cost of railways. We see in Mr. SMILES' Life of STEPHENSON, that in January, 1856, out of 286,000,0001. invested in railway property, 70,000,0001. or about one fourth had gone to the landholders ! Row this went, a single fact may explain. For the Lon don and Birmingham Railway the fairly estimated value of the land was 250,0001. The amount paid, after the first bill had been thrown out by the House of Lords, at a cost of 32,000 1 . to the company, was about 750,000/. Perhaps in no chapter of their history do landlords cut a sadder figure than in their opposition to railways. They not only opposed them in Parliament, at a ruinous cost to the promoters, not only compelled them to make detours involving costly cuttings and tun nels, causing a gratuitous waste of millions, but even after an enormous price had been obtained for laud on the ground of injury to the property, if the companies wanted more of the same laud they were frequently charged an advanced price on account of the increased value given it by- the railways. Of all parties benefited by railways the landlords have the largest share. Besides re ceiving as a body the value of the land in the increased value of their property, they and their lawyers have probably received in hard cash a sum of not leas than SEVENTY-SEVEN MILLIONS sterling. His Royal Highness the Commander-in-Chief and the Duchess and Princess Mary of Cambridge and suite, iu• eluding the Lady Geraldine Somerset, Lord Burgher-b, Baron Knesebeck, Ct 1. Clifton, Cul. Mande, &,u., arrived at the Royal Ship Hotel, Dover, on Thursday, from Calais and Paris, in the new mail packet Pi ince Fie le rick William, specially ordered for the service. Captain Stuithett attended their Royal Highnesses across the Channel, and they were received at Dover tinder a salute from the heights by the Admiralty Superintendent, Com mander M'llwaine, and a guard of honour furnished by the 25th Regiment, commanded by Col. LP ssonP, aecom• panied by the excellent band of the regiment. After dinner at the Ship Hotel, to which Captain Smithett had the honour to he invited, the Royal Duke and his military attendants proceeded to London. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess and Princess Mary of Cambridge and suite remained at Dover on Tnursday night, and ar rived in London yesterday afternoon. The Commander in-Chief and his aides-de-camp have been on a vLit to the Imperial Camp at Chalons, and have been the guests of the Emperor in the Said. We have reason to believe that at the Privy Council. held at Balmoral yesterday a Royal proclamation era , issued, setting apart a day for national humiliation acid prayer in consequence of the unfortunate events ariPitig from the Indian mutinies. The day selected for thi, ourpose would in all probability be Sunday, the 4tli of 0 ztober. APOTHECARIES' HALL.—The f, Towing are the names of gentl.nnen who passed their examination in the science and practice of medicine, and received certificates to practice, on Thursday, Sept. 24 ...—Thomas Henry Tar ney, Halifax, Yorkshire; James Elie, Landport, Port sea ; Selby Norton, West Mailing, Kent; A 'fro ' Fieiichinan Leeds, Yorkshire ; Thomas Munn, Le t minster, Hereford ; William Ramsey Williams, Car n u ar a y sri o srh n, R; N iotd o i r en t rs h iockß W , : b les ; Burdett Johnson, Somershain, Huntin g d ons hi re ; John Prythereb, Lianerchymedd, Anglesea; Thomas Stephen Baker, Moreton-in-the i e u r r t ch S i l s c o c n atn i a s , sloilyia sojourning o N j o a u v r y ning in Ger many ; her ladyship is staying at St, Antes Hill. WYLD'S GREAT GLOBE, LEICESTER SQUARE. DIORA.MA OF DELHI. Mr. Wyld, who, in his capacity of chief national car tographer, has issued several maps of extreme utility and finish, illustrating the arena of the stupendous struggle now being waged in our Indian territories, has further more produced at his celebrated establishment in Leices ter-square, a splendid pictorial representation of the bead-quarters of the great rebellion. Delhi, the imperia ) city of Mahomedan tyranny in Ilindoetan, is presented on the canvass in the vivid hues of reality, and the spec tator is enabled, by this admirable work of art, to rea lise the position and the peculiar features of a place) of such painful celebrity, the very name of which, at the present moment, excites the most intense sensations in every British breast. The principal view is taken from the cantonments of our army overlooking the city, and affords a perfect idea of its great fortified strength. 'We see the red granite wall by which it is surrounded, forty feet in height ; the famous seven gates facing to the different provinces of the once Mahomedan empire of India ; the Grand Canal run ning through the city ; the Jumna River ; the Musjeed ; the English Church, and Magazine (she scene of young Willoughby's heroic act) ; Roshur•ud-Dowlah, cr Nadir ibah's MoSque ; the ruins of temples and grand to sibs, hickly strewn ; and the decaying palaces and castles of ancient Delhi. Views are likewise afforded of the Chaudin Chunk, or thriving main strset of the modern own, with its shops and bazaars ; and cf the King's Palace, with its famous marble hall, together with the ielimghur, or fort ; the river Janina, and the bridge of coats, since destroyed by the rebate ; in fact, an agg,re ;ate of all the salient characteristics of this important fortress city. A. museum of the people of the East, with figures, life siz e in original costumes, arms, &c., tends to complete this most valuable and interesting illustration of the Great Mutiny, which, both while traitors man the walls of Delhi, and after they shall nave been held once more by British supremacy after this most critical and fearful phase of war, must, with out doubt, prove to be one of the most attractive exh i hitions ever opened in the metropolis. ' RELIEF FOR THE INDIAN SUFFERERS. MANSION-HOUSE (THIS DAY.) At a meeting of the committee, held this day, the following resolutions were unanimously adopted : 1. That the object of this committee is to relieve, as far as may be practicable and necessary, the distress caused by the mutinies in India. 2. In so doing, care should be taken not to supersede the the assistance which ought to be given by the Government, by the established Wido ws ' an d Orphans' Funds, or by the relations of the sufferers ; but to supplement it to the extant to which it falls short of a just measure of relief. 3. Compensation for losses as such, will in no case be given. 1. Subject to the preceding conditions, the efforts of the Committee will be specially directed. Ist. To enable the sufferers to live with frugality in their respective states of life until other moans are available, 21. To provide for the maintenance and education of children in cases in which it has been interrupted by casualties arising out of the mutiny, add in which it can not be provided for from other sources. 3 To assist the sufferers to come to this country or to go to India, when the circumstances render it proper that they should do so, an i the means of paying for their pas sage cannot be obtained trom any other source. 4th. To afford reasonable aid, by loan or otherwise, to officers and others who have lost their equipments, furni ture, or other property, by the necessity of sudden fliv.ht from their stations or the destruction of their dwellings, when, without such aid, they would be involved in pecu niary embarrassments. • sth. That relief according. to these principles be given, without distinction of religion or nationality, to every person of whatever rank who has a just claim upon the sympathy and assistance of the British people. MUSIC ON THE CONTINENT. (Faou A CORRESPONDENT WIESBADEN, SEPT. 23. The administration of the gambling society at these bates, discreetly resolved that Apollo, Terpsichore, Teespis, and Diana, should be called in to assist Plutue on the season's wane, and announced their intention of celebrating the last weak in this month, by what they chose, in deference to Anglo-Sax in example and phra seology, to term a grand felt 'al, consist'net of a con cert, a ball, a theatrical representation of Wagner's " Tannhauser,'; and a serf of Esping hunt. The first of these attractive pities came cff most successfully last night, when Felicien David conducted in person we'l selected portions of his much admired compositions " Ls Desert" and " Chrietophe Culemb." Herr Steger and Fraulein Storck severally distinguished themselves by the chaste and classical manner in which they sang airs from the " Zeuberflote " and " Fidetio ;" and Felix Godefroid excited general admiration by his clever per formance on that difficult instrument, the harp. Ilanders great hallelujah chorus was also exceedingiy well given by the S. Cecilia and Maniiergesane aesoc.ations of the town ; althoueb, of course, the result was not comparable to the ttueendoue effect at the Handel Festival iu the Crystal Palace. But the great star of the evening was Servais, the Emperor of violoncells players, who executed two pieces of his own composition, a fantasie on S'eeavonic mele dice, and a caprice on Doniztti's " La Figlia del Ree gitnento," with a brilliancy of instrumentation, which drew down thunders of applause from the large and critical German audience, that " madethe welkin ring." It is hard to properly demeibe the various super-excel lent merits of this eminent artist, who should be often beard by the best judges to be appreciated as be de serves. His playing combines all that is possible to imagine to be within the scope of the highest musical genius and the most indomitable perseverance to accom plish on his instrument. The purity of his intonation, and the power, rapidity, and expression of his bowing and execution, are not to be surpassed. At onetime you might suppose yourself listening to the grand tones of the solemn organ ; at another, to the dulcet breathing of a flute ; and at a third, to the hand of Tnalberg, or a Liszt, disentangling the intricacies of a most complicated passage on the painoforte. Everything is done with wonderful ease and precision, and neither effort nor labour are perceptible. In short, to listen to this most finished artist, is a treat of the very highest order to all true lovers of music, and it is much to be regretted that ho has not been' induced to revisit England, subsequent to his astonishing progress and perfection since his last appr:arance in London many years ago. I sincerely trust he may be tempted to again favour the British isles with his presence. The autumnal weather still continues marvellously fine, yet the Ger man watering places are now thinning fast, and at the cleee of this Wiesbaden Festival, Paris, and the English metropolis may look to the speedy advent of the children of Albion for the winter. THE DECORATION OF THE VICTORIA CROSS. (From the London Gazette of Sept. 25.) WAR-OFFICE, SEPT. 25. The Queen has been graciously pleased to signify her intention to confer the decoration of the Vic toria Cress on the undermentioned officers and non commissioned officer of her Majesty's army, who have been recommended to her Majesty for that decoration, in accordance with the rules laid down in her Majesty's warrant of the 29th January, 1856, on account of acts of bravery performed by them before the enemy during the late war, as recorded in connection with their several names, viz. : Lieutenant Christopher Charles Teesdale, C. 8., Royal Artillery ; date of act of bravery, 29th of September, 1855 ; for gallant conduct in having, while acting as aide-de-camp to Major-General Sir William Fenwiek Williams, Bart., K.C.8., at Kars, volunteered to take command of the force engaged in the defence of the most advanced part of the works, the key of the position, against the attack of the Russian Army ; when, by throwing himself into the midst of the enemy, who had pene trated into the above redoubt, he encouraged the garrison to make an attack so vigorous as to drive out the Russians therefrom, and prevent its cap Lure ; also for having, during the hottest part of the action, when the enemy's fire had driven the Turkish artillerymen from their guns, rallied the latter, and by his intrepid example induced them to return to their post ; and further, after having led the final charge which completed the victory of the day, for having, at the greatest personal risk, saved from the fury of the Turks a considerable number of the disabled among the enemy, who were lying wounded outside the works—an action witnessed and acknowleiged gratefully before the Russian Staff by General Mouravieff. Sergeant Joseph Malone, 13th Light Dragoons ; date of act of bravery, 25th of October, 1854 ; for having stopped under a heavy fire to take charge of aiptain Webb, 17th Lancers, until others ar rived to assist him in removing that officer, who was, as it afterwards proved, mortally wounded. Sergeant Malone performed this act of bravery while returning on foot from Vie charge at the battle of Balaklrava, in which his horse had been shot. Captain Henry Mitchell Jones, 7th Fusiliers (late) ; date of act of bravery, 7th of June, 1855 ; for having distinguished himself while serving with the party which stormed and took the Quarries before Sebastopol, by repeatedly leading on his men to repel the continued assaults of the enemy during the night. Although woueded early in the evening Captain Jones remained unflinchingly at his post until after daylight the following morning. Captain Thomas Esmond°, 18th Regiment ; date of acts of bravery, 18th and 20th June, 1855; for having, after being engaged in the attack on the Redan, repeatedly assisted, at great personal risk under a heavy fire of shell and grape, in rescuing wounded men from exposed situations ; and also while iu command of a covering party two days after, for having rushed with the most prompt and daring gallantry to a spot where a, fireball from the enemy had just been lodged, which he -effectually extinguished before it had betrayed the position of the working party under his protection, thus saving it from a murderous fire of shell and grape, which was immediately opened upon the spot where the fireball had fallen. THE REINFORCEMENTS FOR INDIA. (From Tltacker's Overlani News.) The following is a complete and corrected list of the transports which have sailed for India with reinforcements of troops to supress the Sepoy mu tinies ; also the vessels engaged to take out the last ordered to India, and now embarking. The dates and numbers having been corrected from the official list, and the detail of officers embarked added to each detachment, will account for any dis crepancies from the previous statements, and makes the information in its present form complete. Those vessels named as destined for Ceylon touch at Point de G-alle for final orders. The movements of these vessels of which we have auy tidings are given in the footnotes. From the totals given by this list it will be seen that 77 vessels have already sailed for India since the news of the revolt first reached home, con veying to the assistance of our countrymen a force of 29,235 men ()flail ranks of Cavalry, Infantry, and Artillery ; and that a further force of 5,000 men of the Cavalry, Infantry, Artillery, Engineers, and Field Train will embark almost immediately for 'the same destination. As the vessels which first left these shores have now been out close upon 90 day=, we may calculate with some thgree of certainty that, in addition to the 14,000 reinforce ments already tinfied at Calcutta fi oat China, the Cape, and Mauritius, relief from England will now daily arrive, and that during next month a force of over 9,000 men wdl be landed and sent up the country, to be followed in November by nearly 18,000 men, and in the following month, Deeem. ber, by nearly 18,000 more, including the 5,000 now embarking ; so that by the close of the year we shall have increased the British force in India by at least 48,000 well-seasoned and disciplined troops of every arm iu the service : Sailed Ehip. 3 uceplialu 3 Jlarham .. • • Ulyses • • • • Ellenborough . • Cressy • • • • Adelaide .. • • Prince Arthur .. Sir G. Seymour .. Surrey . • • • Calabar .. . • Cambodia • .. Castle Eden • • Ramilies • • • • Roman Emperor .. Serln.mpatam (a) .. Bombay .. • • Albuera •• •• Owen Glendower .. Suilej (b) Alnwlek. Castle .. William Hammond Merchantman Octavla (c) • • .. Blenht (d) • • %limns .. • • Aonarch (e) Caledonia .. • • Robert Lowe • • Sir Robert Sale Whirlwind.. Thebes (f ).. Walmer Castle .. Louisiana .. Cartilage (g) Scotland Defiance .. United Kingdom (11) fohn Bell (1) Golden Fleece (j).. Victoria (jj) Forerunner Liverpool . • .. Sussex .. lames Baines .. Champlon of the Sea; •• .• ziarah Sands .. Lady Joce:yn(k) •• Ghenghi s Khan (kk) Imperador (1) .. ryburn , a Agamemnon Watrior Queen .. fmperatriz (in) .. Victoria • • • • iydney ku) • • • • Australian (o) Candia • • • • Ballarat (oo) • • Adelaide • • • • Sarah Sands • • Vernon .. • • City of Manchester fie' .. • • Lightning .. • • Matilda Atheling Sedgrnoor • • • • Waterloo • • • • Southampton (p) Khersonese (q) • Queen of the south tlipore • • • • Athlete • • • • Uloriana (r) 30 Sept. 1 Scotia .• •• Gosforth .• .• HydaspeS Ireland • . • • Total, 77 ships, Destination 'Calcutta Do. Do. K.urrachee Do. Do. Do. .. Do. Do. Do. 1 0411Clitta • • . • Calcutta .. Do. Do. Do. •• Ceylon Calcutta •• Do. Do. Ceylon Do. .• Calcutta Ceylon . Calcutta .. Do. Bombay .. Ceylon .. Do. Icacutta .. Bombay Ceyl JUL .. 'Calcutta .. 'Ceylon Madras Calcutta • Da. . . Madras . Ceylon • jalcutta Bombay •• Calcutta •• 3ladras ICalcutta Bombay Calcutia iota Jay .. ,alcutta ICurrachce .. Calcutta .. `Bombay • • Do. .. 'Ceylon 1 KtTrac hee .. Corps. 35th Rgt Rifle Brigade 48th Rgt 35th and 60th Rgts ith and 3d Bat Rif B E I. Co's E. I. Co's- - Rgt 38th Rgt iBth Itgt -." Bth and 88th Rgts 27th, 52d, 61stllgts 7th Rgt 27th, 6 i st, 87th Rgts 7th Rgt 24th and : 7oth Rgts ath and 81st Rgts 7th Itgt 3d Bat stifle Brig 19th Rgt 29th, 533, 60th 11gt3 19th It,t 32d and 75th Itgts 2d Dragoons 3d Bat title Brig itll, 11th, 32d, 35th, and 60th Itgts Ist ligt Ist ltgt ~... I. -co's 19th and 42d Rgts 38th ltgt 79th 11,3 79th Sgt 38th Rgt Artillery Ist and 60th Rgts 33th and Rif Brig 38th and 60th Itgis 34th and 42d Rgts Artil and 42d Itgt 3d Drag Gds 6th Riffes, 3d Bat 3 b 60 Rf 2 b Rf Brg 97th and 42d Rgts 20th and 42d Rgts 54th Rgt 54th, Art. Rif Eng 64th, 86th, 3d D Gds Royal Marines 3d b 60th R and 79th tOth and 84th Rgts Art and 3d Dg Gus Royal Marines Artillery Artillery 12d Rgt 19tb. 201h,34th,97th 60 Rif & Rif b, 2d is Royal Marines Pith Ilgt 14. Co's King's Drag Guards 41th 144 Sth This & Ind de, 72d Rgt 64th, 78th, 836, BWI 56th Rgt 56th Itgt 44th Rgt 66th Rgt Art and Ind depots Artillery 56th and Ind depots 72d Rgts R. I. Co's & Art trtlilery 38th Rgt Total 49,9'35 I' room VESSELS NOW EMBARKING TROOPS. Great Britain Bombay .. 1000 Bth ll us , 17 t h Lanes Bahiana (urrachee • • 430 93tli Foot talian tionieay .. 423 18th Foot Prin. Charlotte .. tiombay .. 425 18th Foot Currachee 1 • Austria • • 1256 Artill & Field Bat Leop , l:l iCurrachee These vessels were to have embarked been rejected the troops named, but have --- indomitable • . Bombay Stelbourite Bombs) , I j 850 57th Re g iment St. Loul3 !alcutta 406 . Eld Bat 2 Co.'s Art charity • • • • Nladras .. •,96 ,rtblery (a) Spoken on the Bth of August in lat 39 N, long 14 W. (b) Spoken in la. 4J N, Lang 12 W. (c) Spoken on the 15th of August by the Golden Fleece. (d) cp ken on the Bth of August in lat 39 N, long 14 W. (e) Spoken on the 10:11 of August in lat 38 N, long 16 W. (I) Touched at St. Vincent's o:. the 11th of August. (g) Touched at Cape Verde on toe 12th of August. (n) Touched at St. Vincent's on the l'th of August. (i ) T uched at St. Vincent's on the 18th of August. (j) Touched at St. Vincent's on the 18th of August. (jj) Touched at St Vincent's on the 27th cf August. (k) Touched at St. Vincent's on the 20th of August. (kk) Spoken on the 30th of Align t in lat 12 N, long 20 W. (1) Touched at Madeira on the 15th of August. (m) Touched at Madeira on the tills of August. (n) Touch .d at St. Vincent's en the 23th of August. (o) Touched at St. Vincent's 'cm the 25th o! August. (oo) Spoken on the 14 It of August in lat 1 N, long 24 W. (p) Spoken on the 28th of August in Mt 47 N, loeg t 2 W. (q) Touched at Madeira on Vie 6th of ;eptember. (r) Spoken on the 1 ith of .teptember in tat 50 N, long 9 W. A memoridl to the Trinity Board, advocating the :Waking of Folkestone a pilot station, is now lyiug for signature at Llpyd'e, and is understood to have the sup port of the committee. If the rensure be adopted the c(minuoication between London and the Continent will eeiLain times be materially facilitated, particularly when the wind i> from the south-west. .LATEST NE WS THE MEETING OF THE EMPERORS OF FRANCE AND RUSSIA. The following telegraphic despatches have been received : STITTTGARDT, SEPT. 24. The Emperor Alexander arrived here at four o'clock. His Majesty was received by the King of Wurtemberg at Feuerbaoh, the station nearest to this place. Prince Gortachakoff accompanied the Emperor. On his arrival at Carlsruhe the Emperor re ceived the compliments of the Grand Duke of Baden. STRASBURG, SEPT. 25. The Emperor Napoleon set out this morning at eight o'clock, accompanied by his suite and the local authorities. The people saluted his Majesty with enthusiastic acclamations from Strasburg to Kiel. The Emperor will breakfast at Baden, at the residence of the Grand Duchess Stephanie. He seemed deeply impressed by the welcome re ception given him by the population of Alsace. STUTTGARDT, SEPT. 25. The Emperor Napoleon arrived here this after noon at half-past four o'clock. The King of Wurtemberg received him at the railway station and conducted him to the Palace, where they were immediately joined by the Em peror of Russia. Contrary to all expectations, the Empress of Russia will join the party to-morrow. PARIS, FRIDAY EVENING. The Milan Official Gazette expresses the satis faction of the Austrian Government with the meeting of the Emperor of the French and the Czar. It says that the Czar made the first overtures for a meeting with the Emperor, and that the latter would make no promise till he bad Ex plained to Queen Victoria at Osborne the motives and purpose of his visit to Germany. The fact of the interview being sought by the Czar (says the Gazette) is sufficiently shown by his taking a journey from St. Petersburg almost to the frontiers of France to effect his object. FRANCE. PARIS, FRIDAY. The Emperor left Luneville on Thursday at half past 12 o'clock, after having passed the division of cavalry in review, and arrived at Strasburg at 3. His Majesty was received at the railway station by General Reibell, in command of the Gth division, the prefect, the moyor, and the principal authori ties. His Majesty, after having received all the mayors of the department who had assembled to pay their respects to him, mounted his horse and proceeded to passs in reveiew, on the Place Kleber, the troops of the garrison. The streets were crowded to excess, the houses were all dressed out with flowers and flags, and the enthusiasm was universal. At the review, the reception given to his Majesty by the soldiers was not less marked. After the troops had filed off, the Emperor went to the prefecture, and received the deputies of the department and all the civil and military authorities of the place. At five o'clock, the Grand Duke of Baden arrived to pay his respects to his Majesty, and invite him to make a short stay the next day at Baden. In the evening, there was a grand banquet at the pre fecture, to which his Majesty invited the principal authorities •, and afterwards the Imperial party honoured the theatre with their presence. It is believed that the Emperor will return from Germany by Forbach and Metz. This latter town has voted 30,000fr_ towards the expense of properly receiving his Majesty, who is expected to arrive there in the evening of the 28th. At the sitting of the Court of Assizes Thursday, in the case of the Nor here Railway robberies, the public prosecutor addressed the jury in support of the indictment. M. Lachaul afterwards pleaded for Carpentier, representing him as a victim of the passion for gold and for Stock Exchange gambling which characterises the epoch. He deplored tiat, at the early age of 25, the " fearful responsibility" of the post of cashier of a great enterprise like the Noi them Railway had been imposed on him. He had at first only taken shares in the belief that by the use of them he might realise a large fortune, and his firm intention had been to restore them. The learned advocate passed in review all the facts regarding the prisoner, represent ing them in an as favourable a light as possible, and concluded by imploring the indulgence of the jury. In the course of his speech the learned gentleman made some sharp observations on the manner in which the advocates employed by Car pentier in the United States had acted, and said that their " wretched subtleties" and mode of ad vocacy had to disgusted the prisoner that he had resolved to give himself up to the justice of his country. During all the time the counsel was speaking, Carpentier wept bitterly. M. Desma rets pleaded for Grellet, and dwelt particularly on the fact, as an extenuating circumstance in his fa vour, that he had made the fullest disclosures. M. Dufaure then proceeded to address the jury for Parod, aEd he had not concluded when the Court rose. The Siecle pays the following tribute to the ser vices rendered by England to civilisation : " We must say to the merit of England that she the first renounced European conquests. She transferred her ambition to other climes, and has had the immense honour of giving birth to one of the greatest nations of the world—to America, the land of liberty par excellence. Her conquests have always almost been conquests of commerce and civilisation. Russia, Austria, Prussia, have extended their dominions at the expense of free Eu ropean nations whose nationality they have destroyed, whose development they stifled. The English have not committed this crime. In this respect they re.enihte France and have nothing to restore. They have sought for tee elements of their expansion beyond Europe. They have peopled the solitudes of America, and have called to life the new world of Oceania. f, in be coming masters of India by the course of events, they have not changed its condition, we must likewise take into account time and the immensity of the difficulties. But they have effected great deeds in India, and in order to appreciate English rule in that peninsula, we must reflect ou its condition previous to the conquest, when millions of men perished in religious wars, as in the rise and decline of empirv. Tee massacres which now inspire horror in all Europe would have been con sidered mere pastime before the advent of British rule." Our contemporary concludes by stating that the greatness of England forms, at the present mo ment, one of the conditions of univer. , al security, and that her disappearance from the rank of gre at nations "would produce an inconceivable cata clysm, for barbarism would riso to life in a thou sand points of the globe and destroy commerce fur centuries to come." _ _ BOURSE, Sept. 25.—The following were the last quotations - Cash. fr. End of Month. 4i per Cents 3 per Cents 67 70 67 75 Bank Shares 2,805 Credit Foncier 560 Credit Mobilier 837 50 Roman Do. Account 895 Austrian - Belgian 4t 99-- Spanish Threes — Piedmontese (5) •-- Home Debt - RAILWAYS—rort CASEI. Jr. C. It c. Orleans 1,37,2!,— Western - Noi thorn - Lyons and Med 875 New Ditto Now Ditto B6O Grand Central Geneva lidi ITALY. Sir James Hudson,lßrita Minister to the Court 4' Turin, gave a grand farewell banquet on the 22d to the Due de GI ammcnt, late French Ambassa dor to that court, and now promoted to the Embassy of Rowo. Among the guests were most of the members of the diplomatic body, and Count :be Salmour, Secretary-General of the Foreign Department. The Piedmontese Gazette of the 23d denies the assertion made by some journals that the Sardinian Government had promised the Neapolitan that 27 refugees should he expelled from Piedmont. The Milan Gazette states that on the 19th the King of the Belgians met the Archduke Mxaimi!ian and Archduchess Charlotte at Como, and after wards proceeded with them to Monza. Thl Austrian Gazette stated a day or two back that the Russians are constructing a fortress on Mount Mithridates, at Kertch, to defend the en trance of the Set. of Azoff. The Austrian journ confounds Kertch with Jeni Kale. The first of these two towns is situated at the extremity of a bay upwards of three miles long, and is not a stra tegical point ' • and it has consequently never been and is not to be defended. But the Russians have restored and armed anew, as they had the right to do, the fortress of Jeni Kale, which is situated in die narrowest part of the strait=, and commaHds them throughout all their length. Placed in a dominating situation, this fortress is sufficient to defend the entrance to the Sea of Azoff. A letter from Vienna states that a reduction in the Austrian army, especially in that in Italy, is to take place after the autumn manoeuvres shall be concluded. The King of Prussia has nominated Marshal de Wrangel Governor of Berlin—a post which has not been occupied since the death of Baron Muffling• All the superior officers, with the exception of the princes of the blood, are under the orders of the governor. Lieutenant-General Prince Augustus of Wurtemburg, has been promoted from the com mand of the 2d division of the guard to that of the 3d corps d'arrnee ; Prince Frederick Charles has been promoted from the command of the Ist division of the guard to that of the 2d ; and General Bonin, of the King's suite, has been nominated commander of the Ist division. On the first day of the fetes at Brussels, a dis tribution of medals to persons who had distinguished themselves by acts of devotednesss was made, the Duke and Duchess de Brabant being present at it. In the evening a grand military retreat was exe cuted in the park by all the drummers and trum peters of the garrison. Yesterday, as part of the rejoicings, a number of societies of musicians, archers, carbineep, crossbowmen, c4.7c., arrived, at Brussels from various towns and villages, and were passed in review by the Duke de Brabant, after which they made a grand procession through the 'principal street. The Chroniquer of Berne says " The Federal commissioners in the canton of Vaud have been directed to recommend the government of th© canton to execute the Federal decrees ; but they are empowered to ascertain from personal inquiry whether or not the time allowed for the Examination of the railway plans be sufficient. If Vaud persists in refusing to allow the plans to be deposited in the communes, the commissioners are to see that the deposit be effected, and in the mean time the works of the railway are to be proceeded with. Lastly, if Vaud refuses to nominate a mem ber of the commission on the railway, they are to recommend a fit and proper person." The Madrid journals of the 21st are without in terest. Some of them state that rumours of changes in the ministry were current. A letter from the Havannah says that confidence had returned, and that discounts had fallen from 24 to 12 per cent. It adds that the preparations against Mexico had bees. suspended. Sir James Hudson, British Minister to the Court of Turin, gave a grand farewell banquet on the 2211 to the Due de Grammont, late French Ambassador to that Court, and now promoted to the Embassy Of Rome. Among the guests were most of the mem' bers of the Diplomatic Body, and Count de S3l - Secretary-General of the Foreign Depart' ment. The Piedmontese Gazette of the 23d denies the assertion made by some journals that the Sardinian Governm-nt had promised the Neapolitan that 27 refugees should be expelled from Piedmont. The Milan, Gazette states that on the 19th the I..C;ng of the Belgians met the Archduke Maximilian and Archduchess Charlotte at C,nao, and after wardi proceeded with them to Monza. MURDER AT ABERDEEN.—On Thursday, James Booth, charged with murdering his wife at Oldmeldrum, near Aberdeen, was tried by the Circuit Court of Justiciary at Aberdeen. He pleaded guilty of culpable homicide, but the plea was not accepted, and ho was found guilty of murder, and sentenced to be bung at Aberdeen oil the 21st of October. THE MURDER NEAR NOTTINGHAM FOREST.—The perpetrators of this crime (a short account of which hp peered. in The Sun on Monday) have not yet been dis covered. Two men were apprehended on suspicion, but the evidence not being satisfactory against them they have been discharged. An inquiry has been commenced before the coroner, and was adjourned till Monday. THE MAILS, &C.—SOUTHAMPTON, Friday.—The Penin sular and Oriental Company's steamship Alhambra, Captain J. K. Joy, arrived here this morning from London, baying completed the repairs of her machinery. This vessel is ntw appointed to take out the Peninsular mails on Monday next. The directors have announced their intention of despatching the new steamship Grenada from this port to Bombay, via the Cape of Good Hope, on Saturday, the 31st Oct. Capt. Langdon has been appointed to the command of the Royal mail steamer Tyne, which leaves with the Brazilian and River Plate mails on the 9'h prox. THE TELEGRAPH BETWEEN LIVERPOOL AND HOLY' HDAD.—The only means at present in use at Liverpool by which intelligence can be obtained of the arrival of vessels off the pert is the old semaphore signal, which 10, of course, useless in times of fog. The propriety of introducing the electric telegraph has lately occupied the attention of the Dock Committee, which body are now advertising for contracts; for the construction of line of electric telegraph from Liverpool to Holyhead , including communication with the semaphore stations. BTHE ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.—Advices from Palernia state that the electric telegraph between Malta and Sicily wid be ready by the middle of October, and that the British Government will then only have to put down the cable between Alexandria and Malta to bring 13 ) 11 !,.' bay within 15 days of London. It is added that even 1 1 the submarine cable is not laid down between Cagliari and Malta, the admiral at the latter port can coalmen" cate the Indian news to the British Government by sending a di,patch-boat to Reggio, in the Straits. of Messina, where the electric wires are in cominun icatic ll with Naples ; so that the British vice-consul at Reggi o could transmit the dispatch to the consul at Naples, wh h ° could send it on at once to Lord Clarendon, by vibi c ' means some hours would be saved. THE ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH has been in full operation at Falmouth for about a month, and has proved to be a great boon to thate port, and of great ben efit to the numerous ships arriving at it, as it e nables the masters of vessels to communicate at once with the owners. The harbour of Falmouth being the most WO' terly in the British Channel has for many years bee n made a port of call for vessels proceeding to and arriv ing from foreign localities. It need hardly be asked of what importance such a harbour must be to the war time interests of the country ; situated at a critical Pei ° , in the English Channel on the meridian of the term" nation of the coast of France westward. It m ust be evident, that a few miles westing in the run across from that point, will carry a vessel clear of Ushapt into the Bay of Biscay, and it must also be evident, that from any point of land, only eight or ten miles farther to the eastward, it could not be effected with the same coons ; and that every league farther eastward must increase the difficulty, until it becomes altogether hopeless to b 3 accomplished with the same wind by which it can b e effected from the meridian of Falmouth. Thus it is clear that vessels might sail from Falm,ith, while at Plymouth, about 50 miles to the east card, they woe" not be able to leave the port. SALOON OMNIBUS COMPANY.—The first annual report of the directors of the Metnplitan Saloon Omnibu s Company (Limited) states that on the 13. h of April $i omnibuses were placed upon the roads of the metropolis —viz., one running from Holloway to the city, two from Notting-hill to the city, one from Stoke Newington to the city, one from Stoke Newington to the West-en d, and one from Dalston to the city. In four weeks . August ten omnibuses then running produced the sure of 7151. On the 17th of August au eleventh oinnibe g was stsrted, and on the 31st of August the twelfth, both of which more than justify the expectations of the dire tore. The number of shareholders is 530, who bo la among them 11,873 shares. The number of omnibuses ev ,. present in possession of the company is 15, and 3 wore , are nearly completed. The number of hones is 12 1 • and both omnibuses and horses aro in first-rate condition. The new omnibus, with the necessary number of horse , has cost under 4501. The balance of expenditure amounts to 2,4291., which the directors recommend should be written off to preliminary expenses. The capital account shows that 12,138/. had been received, including 3, 458 , L on loan and acceptances, and 12,1881. expended, icicle's; ing 3,2001. paid to the patentee, 6,247 1 . for stock, 2,4291. Warms of loss proposed to be carried to prelims' nary expenses. INDIAN ATROCITIES.—MRS. FARQUILIRSON.—Mu ch e as a general account of the un p arallel ed brutality. 0` the rebel Sepoys is calculated to excite our indignati on against the murderers, and our sympathies with their hapless victims, perhaps a description of a single cases in which the victim may bo known tr its personally er by reputation, impresses us neatly as forcibly as ev ir ell the wholesale butcheries at Delhi and Cv.e.np,ore. N '„ i3 h a ve at least experienced a thrill o f h orror on reading the following paragrap I re.zpeetine.' the fate of a l ad .Y' we ll known for many y ears to the citizens of which could not be exc eded in poignancy by any accor`.; of the monstrosities of the Brahmin Thugs. We fin " the fulloaing paragnnh in the Carlow Sentinel : o; our reade rs will recollect Mrs. Farquharson, the " I fs of Colonel F arqu h areor, of the 7th Fusiliers, duringfl ruydence in Duk.ilio, snto few years since, as the sp irite d driver of a ph ae t on d rawn b y a pa i r o f beautiful ponies. Her hu,tand commanded another regiment on his return from Chi n a. Sh e j }hied him in India witb her children, and by letters lately received in Euglanbae it appears that during the late rebellion the sep,l°-", nigh caste pet soldiers of the East India Companyh,, burned her alive, with her family, af er c,mmitting tu n. oust frightful and revolting atrocities on her per ,°,O We have seen in a private letter another version ?f fate of this hapless lady, which, we regret to say, is The more atrocious than that which we have quo ted. , is statement is that, after suffering a series of indecribapli barbarities, she was placed alive between two boards an cut through with a saw !—Dublia Post. COURT CIRCULAR. BALMORAL, SEPT. 24. The Queen drove out yesterday, accompanied by their Royal Highnesses the Princess Alice and Prince Arthur. Her Majesty was attended by the lion. Flora Macdonali, the Earl of Aberdeen, and the Hon. Mrs. A. Gordon. His Royal Highness the Prince Consort went out upon the bill deer-stalking. Her Royal Highness the Princess Royal rode out, attended by Lady Churchill. In the evening her Majesty gave a ball to the tenants upon the Balmoral and Abergeldie estates, to the game keepers, servants, and girlies, and their wives and daughters. The Queen, with the Prince Consort, the Princess Royal, Princess Alice, Princess Helena, Priuc3. Louisa, Prince Alfred, and Prince Arthur entered the ballroom at a quarter before 10 o'clock, dancing having previously commenced Her Majesty, the Prince Con sort, and the Royal Family remained witnessing the festive scene till half-past 11 o'clock. The suite consisted of Lady Churchill, the Hon. Flora Macdonald, the Hon.• Mrs. A. Gordon, Earl Gran ville, the Earl of Aberdeen, Major-General the Hon. C. Grey, Colonel the Hon. C. rtipps, Mr. Becker, Lieutenant Cowell, R.E , and Dr. Robertson. Dancing was kept up until a late hour. Despatches were received at the Colonial-office, yes terday from the Governors of Ceylon, Hongkong, the Mauritius, Malta, Tasmania, Victoria, New South Wales, New Zsaland, and South Australia. Despatches were sent to the Governors of the North American Provinces. The Plymouth Journal slays :—" Lord Stanley, whilst on a visit lately to Mr. Michael Williams, went to the United Mines, and had the curiosity to go under ground by means of the ma►:-_ngine.' His lordship went down to a deep level on the hot lode, where the minera work naked, and have cold water from above continually poured over them. He remained there longer than he should have done, and was so exhausted and over; ►me by the heat and steam, that, when tie again arrived at the surface, brandy had to be liberally a iministtred to revive him.' J. A. Ilardcastle, E , q., M.P., for Bury St. Edmunds, has regaled about 1,500 of his liberal supporters and their wives, at an excellent tea. Subsequently a ball at the Tom., hall drew off the elite of the nJnapany, who main tained the pleasures of the dance, to the inspiriting strains of Godbali id quadrille band, till a late tram% Thu Earl of Eglintou bat Leen entertaining a numer ous and distinguished circle of friends Egiinton Ca tie during the vait week, amongst whom were the Mary e and Marchioness of the Earl and Countess f 130,.rby, and Lady Emma Stanley. Oa Thursday a batty e cook place at Auchaus, whi n upwards of 400 head f game were killed. The Done_tder Gazette say 4 :—" Ezlrl Fit w: 8 cansidere lout, of dar.gt.r t:n Tues lay at noon, when Mr. Overend, his niadical man, left him. Since that time, the several reports as to the noble earl's improveinefit are unif.rm ; and confident hopes are entertained that his lordship will soon be enabled to baar removal to his ,so.t at Wentworth. Under these gratifying cireurr.- 8-anoes, it is expected that the noble earl will be suffi ciently recovered to receive the Queen at Wentworth, on the 15th of October, on her Majesty's return from Scotland." About 200 ladies and children are expected to arrive at Seutbampt.m iu the next India packet, due at that port on the 4:,11 prox. io N COLT Ac , 3ounts Cotton Marl Prices were ul at about 5,00! closed steadil Tue Bank to the 19th it eobfidenee in quot i on. loducei to some Chang Place. Wha accumulation In bullion be remedied la now on the q Ue. There i the present m below, as 150, r eigns was se The securities for the end of but rather the b een trenched 4 largo increa , adverse movai i tenvi, and th Joined : Active Circu Bullion Rest . lucre Public Depo: Incre: Other Depos _ Deere Seven-Daya In cre Government No al Other Securi lucre: Notes unem Decr The amour I ndia Compai f tonl the 10th 411 'e), has bees Rai On Bengal On Madra On Bomba The official 111 . etals from t. i tg Thursday Gold Coy „ Bars Bars Silver Co SI If Bullion The Board e nded the 31s a nd show the a ' O 4l to have 1 , 49 ,967,784 i. 'here was al 111 , lba cot ton g asbery and l etals, silk n 14 d woollen tllli ng o ff an cl refined regards , 4 ther rnanu tall ow timbe ui lt a dimint: flour, re °!l7.essels eno 41derable incr °litwards in qtlated. s quite nomir Joint Stogy inactiv 111 ‘. '4lSteam F 1$ 13 er Cle Tit. I ~ Stock thheque £lOOO .. , t 4l otican 3 p o ,_ PRICES Ittkieh Bon( b nf „, Eac Consols, Consols Incre Deere