The Sun. — London, England, 1857-09-01 00:00:00

ER ; MAJESTY'S THEATRE. Two 7,xtra Performances only, at Reduced Prices, on Fridiy, September 18, and Sat urday, September 19. with Pieeolomini, Spezia Ortolani, Giuglini, Violetti, Rossi, Beneventano, and Belletti, when will be presented LA TRAVIATA and IL DON GIOVANNI, PRICES : Boxes to secommodAte f o ur persons, G r and Tier, Pit Tier, an d One Pair.. £2 2.0 1 1 0 Two Pair Three Pair ... 0 1 5 0 Pit Stalls 0 10 6 Pit....... . 0 3 6 G a ll e ry Stalli 0 3 6 Gallery 0 2 0 T HEATRE ROYAL, H VYMARKET. Lessee—Mr. J. B. Buckstone. rim EVENING, to commence at Seven o'clock, with the new and greatly successful original Comedy, entitled VICTIMS ha which Mr. Buckstone, Mr. Howe, Mr. William Barren, Miss Reynolds, Miss Emma King, &e., will appear. After which, Douglas Jerrold's drama of BLACK-EYED SUSAN. William, Mr. T. P. Cooke. To conclude with THE SWISS COTTAGE. Orchestra Stalls (which may be retained the whole of the evening), 6s. each. (No charge for booking.) First Price. s. d. Second price. s. d. ess Boxes 5 0 Dress Boxes 3 0 Upper Bozo; ... 3 0 Upper Boxes 2 0 Pit Lower Gallery 1 0 Lower Gallery 0 6 Upper Gallery 0 6No half-price to Upper Gallery ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. — ITALIAN OPERAS, at the usual PRINCESS THEATRE PRICES FOUR NIGHTS ONLY. Last appearance of Mario, Grisi, and Formes, in IL BARBIERE, To-morrow; Thursday, last night but one of IL TROVAT ►RE, Grisi, Alboni, Mario, Dragone; Friday, positively the last appearance of Madame Gassier, in LA SONNAMBUL ; and Saturday, positively the last night of Grisi, Alboni, Mario, Dragons, and all the eminent artistes, in IL TROVATOR , E. Prices :-Is., 25., 45., ss. ROYAL PRINCESS'S T E A.T It E. Proprietor, Mr. Charles Kean. THIS EVENING will be performed NORM A. Norma, Madame Grisi ; Adalgisa, Mdlle. Berti ; Oroveso, Herr Formes; Pollio, Herr Reichardt. T HEATitE ROYAL, ADELPHI. Lessee—Mr. Ben. Webster. THIS EVENING, will be performed THE GREEN BUSHES. Mr. B. Webster, Mr. Wright, Mr. Paul Bedford, and M,dame Celeste. Followed by MY PRECIOUS BETSEY. Mr. Wright, P. Bedford, Mary Keeley, &c. To conclude with SL A SHER AND CRASHER. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Leesees. Messrs. F. Rob;on and Emden. THIS EVENING, will be performed the new drama of THE LIGHTHOUSE. Alt:r which, the comedietta, entitled A SUBTERFUGE Mrs. Stirling, Mr. G. Vining, and Mr. G. Murray. To conclude with the original Extravaganza, by R)bett B. Brough, Esq., called MASANIELLO. Messrs. Rob son, Cooke, Danvers, &c. ; Misses Swanborongh, Thirlwall, Hughes, Bromley, and Mrs. Melfont. Commence at half-past Seven. ROYAL . SURREY THEATRE. Lessees, Messrs. Shepherd and Creswiek. THIS EVENING, CHRISTY'S MINSTRELS will appear. After which, will be performed THE SURPRIAE, in which Messrs. W. Smith, T. Robertson, Butler, and Miss E. Webster, will appear. With other attractive noveltks. A.STLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. W. Cooke. Under the patronage of Her Majesty and His Royal Highness Prince Albert, Complete and unexampled Success of the Grand 0 iental Spectacle of EL HYDER, Mr. Wm. Cooke announces with great satisfaction another Triumph. The intanse'y interest inz and thrilling Equestrian and Dramatic situations with which this splendid Hippodrama abounds have been nightly received with increased delight and enthusiagn. THIS EVENING, find during the week, the entertainments will commence with the Grand Eque-itrian and Oriental Spec tacle, in 2 Acts, entitled EL HYDER, ; or, THE CHIEF OF THE GHAUT MOUNTAINS. El Ifyl?r, Mr. James Hol loway. Introducing Mr. W. Cooke's magnificently Trained Horses. After which an unapproachably brilliant series of Mr. William Cooke's inimitable SCENES IN THE ARENA, sup ported by the popular and talented Artistes of the establish• ment, including Marine. Mililos. To conclude with Shaksnear's kATHARINE AND PETRUCHIO, with Equestr:an'lllustrations. Commet.ce at seven o'clock. Dress Boxes, 4s. ; Upper Boxes, 38.; Private Boxes, from 215., no charge for booking; Pit, 25.; Gallery, is. ; Upper Gallery, 61. Half-price at balf-past Eight. Box-office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. Equestrian Director, Mr. W. Cooke, jun. CA.NTERBITRY HALL, Westminster-road.— OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The follow in; company of Vocalists are engaged for the performance of geleetions from all the popular Operas, Madrigals, Choruses, Glees, Duets, viz.: Miss E. Pearce, Mrs. Palmyre, Miss E. Scott, Stiss Brunell, Mrs. Le Jenne, Miss Leslie, and Madame Marietta; Herr F. Jonghmans, R. Grover, P. Far rant, S. ronec, J. Barker , W. Melling, P. Corri, Senor Au tonio, E. L. Hime, and Sir. St. Albyn ; Master Corri ; Messrs. Sam. Collins, and E. Mackney. Pianoforte, Mr Cecil Hicks; harmonium, Master Williams; Director, Herr F. Jonghmans Commence at Seven o'clock precisely. Sap pers, dm, until twelve o'clock HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. THIS DAY— Morn., 0 min. aft. 0 -Even., 1 min. aft. 12 To-Monßovir—Morn. 23 min. aft. 12 -Even. 53 min aft. 12 THE WEATHER—SUN OFFICE, SEPTEMBER 1. THERMOMETER, IN TAE SHADE. 76 -highest since noon yestex day. 68—lowest this morning and during the night. 70 —this day at noon. - BAROMETER, 29.96. Wfxr, N. to N.W. ; rather fresh, with sunshine anti cloudy. Ffes-ry rain yeit3rday afternocn, some in the night, and this morning showery. ; N.-4111, LONDON, TUESDAY, SEPT. 1, 1857. It is something more than two months since the intelligence of the organised insubordination of the Bengal Army excited the consternation of the country. It was previously known that dis content existed. The greased cartridges were put forward merely as a pretext—a far deeper feeling existed. The " High Caste" troops had been manifestly tampered with. They were taught to believe that the days of British supremacy in Hindestan were numbered, and that a native Sovereign would once more ascend the Musnud, and restore the ancient honours and glories of the Indian Empire. The Mahometans were the plotters, the Brahmins were their tools, for a little consideration might have taught them that they were far better off under British than Mahoract In rule. Still, how ever, they listened to the prompting of the apoatles of sedition, and, finally, although, per haps, later than the original instigators c)nteal 'plated, became unfaithful to the salt of which they had Partaken, to those who were punctual paymas ter?, and who had treated them on every occasion with the greatest kindness and consideration. The rebellion has been, to all intents and pur poses, a military one, and that of one branch of the army. The superior stature and handsome appearance of the Brahmins made them the pets of those who regard the mere show as the great end and object of a soldier's duty. Because they averaged two inches more even than European soldiers, or the "low caste " men of the Bombay and Madras anni„ none others wool I be re cruited. The startiug qualities that should be more highly prized were forgott en . And even the generals in Bombay and laadraa desired, so far as to assimilate VI • P racttar troops to the finer looking men of the Ben ealees es t a blishment. The salutar y warnings of the Hero of Meanee were disregarded. Ile had "the high costa was synonymousdeclared that was forgotten, and the with mutiny ;" but all favourites were more pampered and supported than ever. The Bengal Army lilts now ceased t) exist. None can be trubtecl. Bat happily. the Bombay • and Madras soldiers have remained faithful to their colourp, and there is every reason to hope that implicit reliance may be placed on their Adelity, awl for the best possible reason -they know that their condition would be fat worse under any rule that could be substituted for that of Great Britain. The irregulirs have also, generally speaking, remained true to their employers, and for silnilar reasons. They have no feeling in comnion with the Mahomet;an and high.-caste Llindous. Since the first int-Aligence, received on the 27th THE SUN, LO N DON, TUESDAY June, some 24,000 Britikth soldiers have sailed from our shores to the scene of action—that is to say, about 9,000 in the month Of July, and about 15,000 more in August. The mere fact of such an augmentation to the European troops will discourage *he disaffected, confirm the wavering, and assure the timid. The prestige of our name has been fully maintained on all occa sions, and it is not too much to say that Euro pean troops -would overcome, or conquer, five times their number of the highly favoured Brahmins. The 24,000 men, already en route, will, therefore, do much to restore the Anglo-Indian Empire, It must also be borne in mind that they are exclusive of the troops diverted from their Chinese destination, or which may be forwarded from the Cape or other English colonies. It is not too much to say that 7,000 or 8,000 staunch auxiliaries ought to be received from these sources, so that there will be an addition of about 32,000 bayonets and sabres, and still better, of experienced artillerymen and engineers added to the available resources, in time for the opening of the second campaign, on which -so much depends. These will be in addition to the regular Indian establish ment, which consisted of some 33,000 or 40,000 troops, so that we shall be enabled t) take the field when the proper season arrives, with some 70,000 Europeans, independent of the faithful natives. Under such circumstances, there is but little reason for apprehension, but still it is indispen sable that the Government should not relax their exertions in the slightest degree. It would re quire very considerable efforts to ni.Sntain the furce that will be prepared to take the 41d before the close of the year, and for some time to come that force must be fully kept up, without reduc tion or diminution. This alone will keep the Government actively employed, without permitting any relapse into carelessness or apathy. But will this be sufficient We think no'. Every pound now expended will save ten, aye twenty times the amount at a future period. There can be no greater mibtake than drawing the line too finely in the first instance, when any of the casualties so frequent in war will disturb every calculation, and convert what might be a decided triumph into very equivocal success. It was Mr. GLADSTONE'S notion of defraying the expenses of the Crimean war out of the current revenue that quadrupled the expenditure. The Chancellor of the Exchequer is the last person who should be made a dictator. In the present instance a spurious economy is even more unwise. The whole expenditure will, in the first instance, fall on the Eist India Company, and by sus taining them in an adequate manner, we shall save our own packAs and preserve the In dian Empire. All that is wanting is our "credit," and that should be freely given under the circum stances. The interests are identical, and every undue or exces3ive charge now placed on them must ultimately fall on the United Kingdom— when the nominal rule of the Company shall be transferred to Queen VICTORIA, and she becomes the Sovereign of India, as completely as she is of Great Britain and Ireland. The winner in the Session—that's the ques tion—and one not very difficult to answer. PAL MERSTON has won in a cantor. The February start proved a false one ; or rather COBDEN, GLADSTONE, and DISRAELI had coalesced to win together. The judges could not say which was a nostril's breadth ahead of the other, for all arrived in the same division at the same lobby. The race must be ruu again therefore, says the Premier, only, the country this time must start the racers. No sooner said than done. The 3d of March saw the triumph of the coalition, the 231 saw them and theirs scampering all over the United Kingdom, with election writs at their heels, if in deed they had not anticipatel the ex-M.P.'s. Short, sharp and merry was the struggle ; DERBY and YErs, PAL:VERSION and British honour, were the cries of the le tders ; PALMERSTON and Reform, the cry of the people ; PALMERSTON " the man of Gov," the cry of the Reverends and the Shaftes buryites ; PALMERSTON and the Jews, the cry of the Cay—PALMERSTON and Church Rate Abolition, the cry of the Dissenters ; PALMERSTON and something or other, was the cry of all : even the Tories cried that they meant not to turn him out, that he had misbehaved to be sure in the case of YEH v. BOWRING, but they must now support him as counsel for England. No wonder, therefore, that he entered the second ses sion of 1857 with a majority of 100. The only wonder is that it was not double the number. He has won again in the session itself, though it is not to be denied that he has also lost some thing. He is not so strong, politically, as he was. Ile took the Jews question from Lord JOHN Rus- SELL with a kind of taunting ap )I)gy that making a Government measure of it would be more likely to insure its success. The House of Coin. mons was known of course to pre , ,ent no difficulty, but PALMERSTON was to do what RussELL hal never done,.be was to carry the Lords. He did not even carry all the L)rds of his own cabinet. That was a very great failure. To tak3 the mea sure from Lord JOHN because it could only succeed as a Government me tsure, then to let one of his own Cabinet walk out of the L.irds on a division, and the other Lords cont3inptuously kick the bill after him, this was a fall. Having made it a Government measure, to be snubbed by one of the Tories of his own Cabinet was what none of our great Minist3rs with a m ljnity of one hun dred and forty at his back would have submitte l to for a moment. PALMERSTON has lost the re putation of being mast3r of his own Council, and lost, for his large majority, and for the country which elected it, th 3 opinion that it could van quish the Lords. He has lost, too, some ground with th 3 Di=.:- senters. He not only professed himself a Church Rate Abolitionist, but distinctly promised t) bring in a bill this session—at least declared it to bo the intention of Government to bring in a bill on the subject ; he has not done it, and every litigant parish will remember that Inrd PA.L3IERSTON is nut quite the man they took him to be. Neither were the Dissenters much pleased with his giving 10,0001. of the nation's money for building new churches in London. Seeing that the said Dissenters are at least as numerous as the cllsurchn3n, and, as we $33, are building chapels every day in .the "destitute" portions of the inetropli:4, they naturally ask, why should the nation's money go to the erection of places (f worship for one sect only ? Perhaps the Premier would rePly,—Weli, ask for a grant, and we will give yo u on,. ~ too. B.ttor, however, we confe,:s, that the Government should resolutely set its face against any f resh.eeclesia,stical grants. It has no mo ney to sipayreo,ua.onudiyetexpale..reie:hceerashtoow,thsetirliaotwEnpriesi oopalians, like other seas, will contribute all that i s wanted, f SJUrces. ... _ - . • -- - Ile has lost something, too, b 9 the ad • verse vote on the Superannuation DP, and seve:rAl valuer de feats ; it is evident that there are numerous 1, 1 4_ pendeitt Itleinbev, - or, at lelFt, b _era w vote as they think, ;viten tlie question is not oho of PALMERSTON or of DIsEAELI fur their leader ; were that fairly before them, there is no doubt he could command his full majority. His team shys a little, that is all, at present ; they are his team still, and, on the whole, keep the road. After all, he is a great gainer. The Indian mutiny actually leaves him stronger. People fancy he is the only man just now for that, as he was the man for YEII, and, before his affAir, for the CZAR. But for the incompetency of his gen tlemanly Indian Minister, India would ensure his Premiership for some time to come. We need, however, a dictator at the Board of Con trol, who knows his own mind, who will not quail at the most decide,' measures, who is really ac- quainted with Indian affairs and with the charac ter of Oriental; and on whom England and India could rely here, as much as they rely on Sir COLIN CAMPBELL. Lord PALMERSTON must reassure us,. and strengthen his own position, by giving us a real Indian Minister. But we must acknowledge that ecclesiastically, only enough, Lord PALMERSTON has done most to content the Liberals, and to advance their cause. There is the Ministers' Money Act for Ire land, which has liberated C ►tholics from a provoking tax for the support of Protestant, perhaps Orange - - [ministers theE iinburgh A nnnuity Tax and Church Rates must soon foil iw "Alinisters'Maney," for they are identical in principle. Then the Burials' Act has put down episcopal bigotry on a point moat offensive to the laity of all nations. Their Lord ships will no longer be able to require partition walls between the consecrated and unconsecrated ground : it also has prohibited the Boards from charging persons who use the unconsecrated ground with clerical fees, merely to save tha clergyman from competition—a most unrighteous tax on dis senters, whose ministers, as the rule, are pail by salaries, and not by fees. The grand achievement of the Session, no doubt, however, is the two Acts which withdraw jurisdiction in testamentary and matrimonial business from the Ecclesiastical Courts. True, the House of Commons has con sented to an inexcusable compromise with the proctors ; the interest of 2,000,0001. at five per sent. is to be paid to those gentlemen as " com pensation," and that after the very long warning they have had to set their house in order. •We think this to be wanton and unprincipled waste of the nation's money. We have, however, gained the point of virtually abolishing these Courts Chris tian, these hateful creations of the mid Ile age superstition, when Wills and Matrimonial 0.111,303 were considered the proper perquisite of an avari ; dolls and ambitious clergy. When Church Rates , are abolished, these emits will be nearly extinct ; their jurisdiction over her MAJESTY'S lieges gene . rally, in scan lal, brawling in churchyards, will of course ba transferred to Courts of Law tnd common sense. But Lord PA LMERSTON and his session have gained something better than all—her MAJESTY'S appro bation. On Friday morning she went away, indeed, express for Balmoral, Mr. Denison taking precau tions for her safety, which, were they taken for all of us, would spare us many widows and orphans, and no end of broken bones and bruises iu the course of the year. She left her Royal commands, how- ever, to praise the zeal and assiduity of her Lards and Gentlemen during a short but un usually laborious Session ; to praise them for a long list of Acts, so long a one as we never heard from Royalty before ; and first and foremost t praise them for the liberal provision made for her daughter, in prospect of her marriage with the needy family of HOHENZOLLERN. The Premier ha., indeed, gained much ; it has been his lot to vote the most magnificent do vry on record to the Prince Consort of his SOVEREIGN. Perhaps t'ae nation, however, may wish the Member for L un beth to be his Chancellor of the Exchequer, should another dowry be required for another R Princess and another pauper Prince. The Election for Middlesex is fixed for Thurs day next., and it is more than probable that it will terminate in a walk over f)r the Hui. GE). BYNG, the only csndidate who has as yet addressed the electors. Under ordinary circumstances, we should not regard such a result with much satis faction. Bat we are bound to say that. Mr. BYNCIF offers an exception to the general rule. It is not merely that he has been connected, by long existing family ties, with the constituency, that his uncle becaue "father of the House of Commons," by virtue of the favour with which hs was justly regarded by the electors of the Metropolitan county, which he represented for more than half a century without a single interval. These, unquestionably, con stitute strong claims ; but unless he could pass successfully through the ordeal on his own merits he should not obt tie our support. But Mr. BYNG, although a young man, has already afforded unequivocal proofs of the possession of abilrtios of no common order that may qaslify him for a high position amongst the rising statesmen, the future hope of Rigland. He has shown that his views are sound in almost every respect—that he is a staunch and thorough-paced Liberal, reg trding the honour of Great Britain, which he w..aild never sacrifice under any circumstances —or, to use his own words, he shall "always bo the advocate of a spirited foreign policy, shown in deeds not in words." This fs - as* should be. It contains the very essence of our dealings with other nations, to respect ourselves, and we shl,ll compel them to respect us—to ht it be thorough!y understood that we shall not submit to wilful and deliberate insult or injury, and when that is known we shall have neither insult nor injury to complain of. _ _ R3specting, India he recognises the imperative necessity of sending an adequate force to regain our prestige, not lost, firtunately, but greatly endangered. B3side3, he shows a manibst leau ing towards the transfer of the government from the incompetent ha,ml3 by which it is now wiellud to those of Ministers resp - msible to the SOVEV.EIGN and the Pavia of Great Britain for the manner in which they exercise their power. Respecting questions of domestic interest, his opinions are very satisfact)ry. He is the unflinch ing advocate of a large and comprehensive mei; sure of Parliamentary Ref6rna, inclading an extension of the Suffrage, THE BALLOT, Aboliti of the Property Qualification, and some more equitable apportionment of Electoral Divisimr. This is a handsome bidding for the supprt of all classes of refornie.rs. 11.,siths he has been the strenuous supporter of Hebrew Enanciption since he had a seat in Parliament, and his trium phant return for Middlesex will give a useful hint to the recalcitrant Peers. Oo church rates too he is equally clear and ex.- pli:.tic. lie desires thAr total ab_dition, as welt as the equalisation of po3r rht3s, cmceiving that an universal charge of Is. in the pound would be sufficient for every purpose. When, in addition to this, we sttAt3 that he d,- sires a more equitable apportionment of the property tax, thinking tint none should come within its scopo who have not at least 1501. per annum, and that proper distinction should be made. between incomes derived from lindustry, and from the possession of accumulated and lei),l.Lied property, we liae stated sufficient to show that he is a fitting reptesentative for the County of Middlosex, and we trust that his un opposed return will greatly advance the good causes which he has so strenuously and energeti cally advocated. THE RED SEA TELEGRAPH COMPANY. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SIIN. you permit me to rep'y, through your columns to several communica ions which have been recei red from persons who are desirous of taking one, two, or three shires in the Red Sea Telegraph Company, from me ives entrely uncon nected with commercial advantigeq, that the directors have decided that parties subicrib ng for five shares (or any less number) may pay up the full amount at once, to save time and trouble in regard to calls, and that the hits will probably be closed in a few days. I remain, Sir, your ohldient servant, CHARLES L. PEEL, Secretary. Red Sea Telegrapti Company (Limited), 8, Moorg,ite-street, Aur e t,im 31. ROYAL SURREY GARDEN& TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sir, —ln reply to th., letter of Mr. Holmes in your paper of this da . e I have simply t.) state that 2,0001. out of the 2,548/. 15s. 6d. alleged to have been paid to me on account of my saliry is repre sented by shares in the Royal Surrey Gardens. Their present value no one is more capable of e3ti mating than Mr. Holmes. Ind , pendently of these shares, 1 500/. is still due to ma f. ir salary, in respect of which have receive,' nothing but a dishonoured bill for 500/. There is &so due 393/. 15s. 2d. for tile band, and nothing has been paid towards this save a dishonourel cheque for 250/., •` Thomas K. Ho!mes, George Bain, and James Coppouk." Mr. Holmes has eitimited these " securities" as money. He will doubtless accept my offer to sell than to him at a handsome &seoant. I may add that; in consequence of my remaining hone to fulfil duties for which I have never been paid, I was compelled t ) decline the offer of eng ige meats to the amount of upwards of 2,0001.—1 re main, sir, yours obediently, JULLIEN. Aug. 31. THE INDIAN MUTINIES. TO THE EDITOR OF Tal SUN. Sin,—lt at length has become evident from letters of Bengal officers and others, published in the several newepapers, that the ilussulman Sepoys, moved by the fear of forcible conversion to the Ceristian religion, have been the principal cause of the insurrection in the Benga army, and that, impelled by then, the Hindus have joined in the revolt. Up to 1816 or 1818 never were men more obedient to their officer, more ready to do their duty, more patient of fatigue and privation, more sati-fled with their condition, than the Sepoys of that army, Since that period the country has been inun dated with missionaries, forced upon the Court of Direc tors by the blind zeal of the proprietors ; and those men leaving members at every stwion of the army from Ccl cutta t ) Ainri -sir, where they endeavour to propagate their doctrines under the sanction, they pretend, of the Supreme Government, can we wonder that the cry of "Our relig on is i danger" should resound throughout the length and breadth of the land! The Hindu soldier weal f be the last to pay at'ention to such a cry—the Mussulman more sensitive and more fanatical, and having ie view the late deposition of the King of 0 ade, a co-religionist, greets it as a step to the ie-establish vent of this sensual tyrant, as well as to the r , su option of supreme power by the Enperor of the Mogkule—naturally preferring the government of these to teat of unuelieving Christians, whom he cordially abhors. The Mussulman tries to convert, and, if he can, will force others to his creed, being eo commanded by his apoetle ; the Hindu has no such view, for he refuses to acid cannot admit proselytes to his ; and he may safely be acqu tied of any other fault in the revolt than yiel log to the selfish instigations of the Mussulrnan. The norrid atrocities which have been reported are purely Mu-sulinan, for a Hindu would lose caste—that is, be pol'u ed—by their commission, and a regiment consisting only of Braining and Rejoons would be as loyal under two or three European officers, as ii there were 2f3 at ite he ti. In the field, it is true, they require leaders, and the greater the number-of officers, the more confidence tee men would feel, and the surer would be the victory. Tranquillity being once more restored in Bengal, I tru-t it will he the care of the Government to banish trout that territory, as well as from all flindostan, the missionaries, who aro the actual root of the trou'eles which now assail it. and to confine the ministers of reli gion to one of the English or Scotch Church for each principal station, or for each European Regiment, as may seem best. I hope, too, they will restrict wi! hire due bounds the liberty of the native press, arid that they will summarily cashier any European offic,r of a native carps who shad pre.-ume to tamper with the religion of the oe , ple by attempting a conversion, which is utterly impossible exeept amongst the most degraded ; and these will accede to it only for sore sinister ohj-!ct. —I am, Sir, your obedient servant, Aug, 30, 1857. BENGALI. His Thyal 'Highness the Duke of Carn'iridge left S. James's Palace, this morning, for the roya: dukn'b seat in Norfolk, for two or three days' partridge s'iooting. Ferukh Khan, the Par . sian Eqvoy, has returnel to Pari4, after a long exeurdon in the provinceJ. ilk Ext.:3ll's'loy Senor Gouz dez Bravo, the Spanish Minister at the Court of Sr,. Jmnes'e, has arrived in town from Aladrid, The Marquis and Marchioness of Drogheda have a select party visiting at Moors Abbey, their seat in Ireland. Ttie Marquis and Marchioness of SVaterferd are among the guests. The E irl of alulerave, the Pei ht Hon. Henry A Herbert, and Mr. Fitz;erald, M.P. (tie Attorieta General for Ireland), at the closa of tic Parliament:l , y session, aecoinpauied Mr. Stephenson, M.P., on a cruise !o Ireland in the hon. me:nber's yacht. The party, by let erg received in town ye:teatay, have arrived at Cork. The Earl and Countess of C.titlinass have been placed in mourning by the demise of Major the Ron. Alex. E. G. Sit:chair, who died a few day:. since ie the north ef Sc Aland. The deceased gentleman was youngest son of the late, and hair presumptive of his brother the present earl. Ile formerly rya; a lieutenant in the 91st Foot, and sub,evently, in 1855, appointed major of the Ross-shire nolitia. The Earl and Countess of C rk and Lady Margaret de Burgh have arri.7ol at Airlie Castle, N.B , ou a v i s it t o the E,rl and Countess of Airlie, from Marston House, S antaaet. Tee Earl and Countess of Diet ‘re are entertaining a seleet c-rc'e at In4lisnalldie, N.B. Lord John Manners and family, ace, nnpanied by Mrs. Mlrley, at the close of the Pardarnentary session,Lit cn a toter in Irelaed. The Right Hen. M. T. Ealees lift Own yesterday aft irnoan, after the Cabiuet Council, for Lancaster The Right Roo. Sir Charges Wood, accompanied by Lady Mary Woad, leaves Hickleton Hail this molting for Holyhead, where the right hon. boronet embarks for Ireland to visit Queenstetvn and other ports on an official tour of inspectnei. Rer,ausaNra.TroN OF GEIEENWICII. —A. vacancy in the representation of this borough is expected to take place almost itulnediat , ly, a petit on in bankruptcy having been filed against Mr. Townsend. The only candidate at press it is Mr. Alderman S .loneins, who is very poaular among the consti s etermy, and who wan elected by a large nt4 , f ity in 1851. NOTED ARTISTS.--T. M. .Richardson (the father •" the Present painter), who paieted wat:-r eul.ors of a high character, was ari:inally a carpenter, then terned se (co', master, and then artist at the age of nearly 40 years. J. C eel-lichee', marine painter, was a ship carpenter. George Balmer, a very clever artist, who died before his full powers were developed, was a house painter. H. •P. Parker had been brought op to the sea. John Martin was' a coach painter. Mole, the a ater-colour paint& was an attorney's clerk. —The Builder. AUSTaALIAN MAILS —Tne opp inune arrival of the European at Suez ensures the transmission of the out. ward August mail ; but bad she ben detained in the °ebony for the Jely mail, the bags meet of neces,ity have met with detensi)n. We trust and believe that the mails out and home will henci ,rtla bo regular. We cannot agree with the City correspondent of the anei, who in yesterday's pap.r expre,ses art opini that no further mail wilt be despatcbed from Melbourne until September. This is evidently an oversight, for the Columbian, which took the May outward mail, will reach her de tination in full time to return with the Ju'y mail,he must be quickly fo l l owed b y the Etnu and being due at Mello mrne on the 6th of that month, s and Simla, to take up their , lestine' l work, the farmer with the London June 'nail, via Caps of Coed H >pe, and the latter via Suez with the July begs. If the July mail left at her appointed tiro'--Sydaey on July 11, and Melbourne on the 15. the telegraphic aanouncernent of -Ti her arrival a', Mars e illes awl' be due in London on Wed. , mislay n ex t, S temb r 2 ; but as the Juue has been kept back to the 19th end 25 h, it is p is dole ti e et the sa course may be parents,' with the July ma I, dlieilv,Journal, Aug. 29. SPOILING AN EAGLE'S NEST —Two foresters of IL spruck, as •i s t e d by , some s portemen, lately gained posseseaon of an eagle's nest, an d in it a y oun g ea g let about six we e k s o ld which they carried alive to Ins p ruck. The nest was fou u d at deans little distaece from the river Sa!ziebaeh in a small cavern , situated in a side of a rich, arid al i eut 150 feet bel re the fiear nit . One of the foresteie nam e d T sc han, had himself let dewn by nicans of a rope, with a piece of wind placed as a seat. Tee young eaalet not having given its vi.iter a fiiendly reception, but, on the contrary, inflicting several soviet:. wounds on his laud and ano, Tschan was compelled, his defence to strike it with part of a sheep which he found is the m_st. The eaglet was at last mastered, aid placed in a basket, and Tschan was amain boieted up, glad to ei,cape from the dreadful ,tench which arose from n hovering ab ive, the remnants of dead animals in the ca vern. While this was going on the female eagle was se e but at a considerable height. She wa s not fired at as the gun was reserved in case of an att ack from the male. An eagle-has for the last 43 .years built her neat some times on the rock of Salstein, and at others on th,a.e of the Heeliceberg. The damage canoed by these biris to the game and smaller cattle in the neighbourhood has bien very considerable. EVENING, SEP rE No 3 E 11, 1, Iti 5 7 • L l 4 1 '4 4 it-474 FRANCE. PARIS, MONDAY EVENING. The Momiteur contains the following announce men' :—" The diplomatic relations between the representatives of France, Russia, Prussia, and Sardinia, on the one bawl, and the Sublime Porte on the other, were resumed on the 29;h August." "The project of an interview of the Emperor Alexander with the .Emperor Napoleon," gays a letter from Baden-Baden, `• is no longer a secret for any one ; it is regarded hero as a thing definitively decided ou. This interview will take place at Darmstadt, during the residence of the Emperor Alexander in that town, that is to say, between the 16th and the 22d September. It is positively stated that this interview, which has several times times occupied the attention of the European press, was originally intended to take place at the court of Potsdam, but it appears the health of the King of Prussia is not yet sufficiently re-established for the physicians of his Majesty to allow hitntoexpose himself to the fatigues inseparable from such a meeting of sovereigns." . • Prince Napoleon left on Saturday evening to be present at the inauguration, by the King of Sar dinia, of the works for uniting the French and Sardinian railways. The Moniteur, in announcing the fact, says :—" The Prince will be present with the King on Monday moaning at Modana, at the explosion of the first mine of the tunnel of which the Victor Emmanuel Railway will pas= through Mont Cenis, and on the following day at Culos, at the laying of the first stone of- the bridge, over whin the railway will cross the Rhcne and unite the frontier of Savoy to that ofFrance." Cardinal Dupont, archbishop of Bourges, is to proceed to Rome, it is said,, at the end of Sept., charged with a mission from the Emperor of the French. Captiin Doineaii, the French Government , officer, charged with the tripe asiassination of Tlemcen, and various robberie3 in Alge.ia,' has been found guilty and condemned to death. BOURSE, Aug. 31..—The following were the list quota ions Cash. tr. c. End of Month. LL per Cents 3 per Cents 66 95 Fib 85 Bank Shares 2,760 Credit Fonder — - Credit Mobilier 950 Roman - Do. Account 932 50 Austrian Belgian 44 - - Piodmontese (5) B9 93 Home Debt - RAILWAYS-FOB CASH. tr c, Orleans 1,1561- Western - gorthern - Lyons and Med 8:15 New Ditto - New Ditto BB3k— Grand Central ..... 6161 Geneva - Midi - SWEDEN. A Copenhagen letter of the 25th ult. says : "The news which has reach , d us-through Gothen burot ', ftorn the baths of Saro, of the King of Swed. , -n's health are very Ull fa you. able. The waters, which a first seamed to exercise a salutary influence on his Majesty's position, afterwards tended to do ham injury, and the dorsal column is now sa'd to be r,ther dangerously attacked. Independently of the two medical attendants who accompanied King Oscar from Stockholm to Saro,' M. Conradi, p.o fessor at the faculty of medicine of Christiana, was sent for ; and these three gentlemen, on consul tation, agreed that sea-bathing was rather injurious tn the patient than the contrary, and ordered the King to be removed by the Gothenburg canal to the summer palace of Tullgarn, where h:s Maje-ty proposes remaining with the Queen until his strength allows him to return to Stockholm. The interview which was to, have taken place between our monarch and the King of Sweden is thus post poned for the present." PRUSSIA A leiter from Berlin a the 28th ult., in the COnStitUtionnel, 81.37,1 :—" General de Groeben, djutant -general of the King, yesterday de livered an autograph letter from the Emperor Alexander, on Vie subject of the arrival of that monarch, at Berlin. As important business prevents the E.nperor fro n leaving St. Pe'ers burg at the commencement of September, he .will not reach this city until after the military mano3uvres. The arrang-ments which had been made have consequently been modified. The King will lesve .Potsdam on the 6th, .and will be present on the 7th Bth at the consecra tion of the church of Kiewerkische. On the 9th his Majesty will probably arrive at. Berlin. The ' Prince of Prussia is expect -d on the 11th." The reigning Empress of Russia ' accompanied by her brother, Prince Alexander of Hesse, and her children arrived at Ingenheim on the 28th ult. The Grand Duke of He,o,e likewise arrived there on the same afternoon, and dined with the Imperial party.. SPAIN. • We have received the Madrid journals of• the 26th nit. The Duke and Duchess of Montpeti sir, who will be present at the accouchement , f the Queen, are expected at Barcelona in the b-gin`r&g of Sapte The opinion seemed to gain ground at Madrid that Queen Christina wou!d not. enter Spain for th ocemion. Tare mortal remains of the weli-kn awn " Ma;d of Sarragossa;" vili) expired no; ion; since after having been rainy- years married, and the mother of a 1 rrge family, are, by the decision of the municipal corporation of that town, to lie removed from Ceut - a to the capital of Aragon ' and a grand funeral given her. Oa October 6 ii to take p;aca the a Ijudicati , n of the rat:way from Saragossa to Alsusna with a subvention from the government of 330,000 rolls the kilome , re. The Nouvelliste Vaudois states that Marshal Pelissier was lately present at Lausanne at the drilling of the Swiss-recruits at the military school. He followed with great attention all the move ments of these youngsoldiers, and put ,sever.Al questions to the instructors on the sutje;:t of the Helvetic military organisation. The federal Col. Gerwer, who was present, hid a long cunversa ton with ilia Marshal. A telegraphic clespat , ...h from Trieste, of the 27th ult: ' received at Vienna, announces the arrival of the Neptune steamer, with ac.3ounts from Const tlJ duople to the 221 ult. A caravan composed of 500 per,ons and 1,300 here s, which left Damascus for Bagdad on the 29th June, had all per:shed in the des-rt with the exception of 20 persons. The pa-- sons clmposing the caravan had lost their way, and died for want of water. The Vedouins pillaged the biggage, but the Governor has' demanded restitu tion for the benefit of the heirs of the sufferers. "A telegraphic deTatch receivei to-day from St. Petersburg," says a letter from Vie Hague of the 28th Augu , t, "announces the marriage of the Grand Duke Michael to the Princess Cicele of Baden.. On the occasion, the Princess Royal of Wurtemberg, sister of the Grand Duke, had a so lemn service performed at Flushing, at which all the members of the Russian Legation and the Con sul-General of Russia were present." MURDER OF THE: .NEAPOLITAN CONSUL AT ALEXANDRIA. The Nruverfste of Marseilles publishes a letter which give. 3 some details of the murder of the Chan cellor of the NegipolitAn Caninlate at Alexandria, a'ready briefly mentioned by telegraph On the evening of the 9:,h Augn-t, 11, Gaetan Citat;, a French subject, and Chancell)r of the Consulate of Naples, was assassinated in the public square at Alex• M. Citati had tong. resided at A'giers as a mer chant, and bad only been in Alexandria about two months, as Cbanc-llor of the Neapettan Cenaulate, and has fallen from an act of vengeance not directed against the man so much as against the sitcaion which he filled. There have been during the last year several aRSR3. sinations committed at .6.lx4tidria, among Italians., wid the inquiry into these" criminal affairs has been carried on by the Neapolitan Chancellery. The guilty persons were on the point, of .being discovered, when the- Chancellor received some anonyinous threats which in duced him to resign his situation. M. Citati replaced him, and in his turn received similar menaces, but he paid no attention to them, but performed his duty. The assassin has not been discoverd. The consuls have had a meetifik in order to adopt some effecual mea , ure t put an end to *such sc.)nes, and they have determined thiit for the future the 1 )cal police shall have access to European houses, which has been hitherto prohibited Numerous art eets have taken place, and it said that the police have hid their heeds on an organised band of. these desperadoes, almost exclusively composed of Ita lians." THE MUTINY IN INDIA.—The folbwing i; an extract from a later from an officer, dated Ferozepore, July 13: —!` I heard from my aunt (Mrs. John Finnic) at.Lan dour yesterday.. See is with Cul. Steel. .The other ladies and children in that district under his chant:, are a'l safe. I understand the diVcs are sopped between the hi.li Bombay, and bbould you, therefore, not have near.] front her, thio infoernation will ba a great relief to you and other Eniopeau friends who have relations in that quarter. • ,LATE FMK IN ITOLBORN.—Yesterday Mr. Won. Payne . empauntl , ed a jury for the purpote of inquiring Leto the origin of a fire that broke out on Tuesday last on the premises of Mr. Granville, 44, Holborn-11P'. The evidence ins' gone into at grew. lenatb, but nothing de cisive was elicited t,) prove how theefize originated. Mr. Granville and hta family.were home at the time of the fire. An open verdict was returned. TELL Bid IIATION. The following interesting paper was read on Friday : TEM` "GREAT EASTERN" STEAMSHIP. Mr, J. Scott Russell laid before section G some of the mechanical details of the construction of the great ship now building at his establishment at Millwall. The first point related to the peculiarity of her great siz3 ; the second, on which her merits or demerits as a piece of naval architecture depended, was the general Arno tore or lines of the ship ; the third point would be the distribution of materials in the construction of the ship, so a 3 to obtain the safest and strongest possible structure with the minimum of materials ; and the last point would be to allude generally to t'se mechanical arrangements for her propulsion. With respect to siz it was generally supposed that as a practical ship builder he was au advocate for big ships. The contrary, however, was the fact. There were cases in which big ships were good, and there wt re certain cases in which big ships were ruinous to their owners. In every care the smallest ship that would supply the convenience of trade was the right ship to build. HQ came there as an advocate of little sbip , , and it was the peculiarity of the Great Eastern that she was the smallest , ship capai,le of doing the work she was intended to do ; and he believed that it she answered the purpose for which she was designed, she would continue to be the smallest ship possible for her voyage. It was found by experience that no steam ship could be _ . worked profitably which was of less size than a ton to a mile of the voyage she was to perform, carrying her own col. Thus a ship intended to ply between England and would not pay permanently unlesirshe were of 2,500 tons or 3,000 tons bUrden. In like manner, if a veyel were intended to go from this country to Australia or India without coaling on going ow, but taking her coals with her, she would require to be 13,000 tons bur den ; and turning to the case before them, it would be 'ound that the big ship was a little short of the proper Her voyage to Australia and back would hp Z. 25,000 miles ; her tonnav,e, there!ore, should be 25,000 tons, whereas its actual amount was 22 000 tone. The idea of making a ship large enough to carry her own coals fora voyage to Australia and back nide was the idea of a man famous fort large Brunch He eueeested the matter to him (N.lre-Russell) as a practical ship builder, and the result was the monster vessel which he was about to describe. He had peculiar pleasure in laying a description of the lines of the ship before the present meeting, because the ship as a naval structure, as far as her lines were cenee'rned, was a child of that section of the British Association. It was 22 'years since they had the pleasure of meeting together in Dub lin. On that occasion he laid before the mechanical seetion a feria of construction which bad since become well known as the wave line. The section received the idea so well that it appointed a commission to examine into the matter, with the intention, if they found the wave principle to be the true principle, to proclaim it to the world. Toe committee pursued its inves tigations, publishing the results in the account of their transactions, and from that time to the present he had continued to make large and small vessels on the eve principle, and the diffusion of this know ledge through the "Transactions" of the British' Asso ciation had led to its almost universal adoption. Where ever tbey found a steam vessel with a hi -h r putation for speed, economy of foci, and good qualities at, sea, he would undertake to say that they would find she was constructed on the wave principle. Mr. Robert M'Cay, the builder of the great American clipper, paid him a visit twelve months ago at Millwell to see the big ship, and be then very candidly said—" Mr. Russell, I have adopted the wave principle in the construction of all my American clippers, and that is my secret. I first found the account of the wave line in the publications of the British Association." (Hear, hear ) He would endeavour to explain what were the principles of thee, wave line as distinguished from the older fashioned modes of building, and how" they were carried out in the hig ship. All practical men knew that the first thing a shipbuilder had to think of was what was called the midship section of the vessel—that was the section which would be made if the ship were cut through the middle, and the spectator saw the cut portions. Mr. Ru-sell here pointed out a diagram of the midship section of the Wave, a small vessel ahout 74 tons burdeb, which was the first ever constructed upon that principle. No e, the first thing to be done in building a steam vessel was to make a calculation of the size of the midship section in the water. In sailing from one place to another it was necessary to excavate a canal out of the water large enough to allow the whole body of theship to pass through. The problem was how to do that most economically, and this was effected by making the canal as narrow and as shallow as possible, so that there would tie the smallest quantity of water possible to excavate. Therefore it was that the shipbuilder endeavoured to Wilt' as small a mid ship scctn a as he could, and that had been effected in the case of the big ship,. whose midship eestion was small —not small absolutely, but small in propordon. In increasing the tonnage of a ship three things were to be censidered—the paying rower, the prope ling power, atid,the dimensions. Mr. Russell then entered into a calculation to show that while he doubled the money earning power of a ship by increasing its size, he only increased its mid-bin section be 50 per cent. For in eta es, a ship of 2,500 tons wouldhave 500 feet of exea vation through the water to do ; the i,ig ship had 2,000 feet of excavation,,anci the lineal di'nensione of the one were to the lineal dimensions of the other as 1 to 2.1. The excavation to be done by the big ship in relation to that to be done by the small ship was as 2,000 to 500 feet, or four to one ; but the carrying power was as 25 thousand to 25 -hundred.- To propel the big ship they had a nominal horse-power of 2,500, while to propel the smaller vessel thews was a nominal horse-power of 500 ; so that the big ship would to worked quite as economically as the small one. (Hear )' Re - erring again to-the wave lane, he weruld suppose that it was given as a problem to any one to design a ship on the wave prin ciple. The first thing to be done was to settle the speed at which the ship was intended to go. If the speed were fixed at 1 - 0 miles an hour, a reference to the table of the wave principle would show that in order to effect that object the length of the ship's bows ought to be abbue 60 feet and her stern about 40. If a la-ger vessel were re quired —say a ship of 130 feet long, there would be nothing more to do than to put a middle bode of ,30 feet in length between the bow and the stern. (H• ar, bear.) Having then made the width of the ship in accordance with the midship section agreed upon, it would be necessary to draw what was -known as the wave line on both sides of the bow, and the wave line of the second order on both sides of the stern Qoostruwed in this manner, and propelled by the ordi nary amount of horseLpower, the ship would sail pr, - cisely ten miles, an hour. The, could go slower than ten miles an hbur if necessary, and in doing so they would economies fuel, in coneequeues of the ditoinished.reeist ae es of the water, whet-ea -1 there would be a vastly iocreased resistance if an attempt were nude to drive the steamer more than ten -miles an hour. (Hear, hear.) Now, with respect to the big ship. For the speed at which it was intelided to drive the Greet Eastern, it was found that the length of the r bow [should be 330 feet, the length of the stern 220 feet, of this middle body 120 feet. and of the screw propeller 10 feet, making in all 680 feet in length. The lines on which she was constructed were neither , more nor le=e than an extes deal copy of the lines of all ships which he had built since he first laid the wave prin ciple before that 'association. (Applause.) , It was his pride that be had no' put a single experiment or novelty into the structure of the vessel, with one or two excep tions, which he bad adopted on the recommendation of men who had had practical experience - of their efficacy. The wave principle bad never in asingle instance deceived him as to the exact shape a vessel ought to be in order to accomplish a certain rate of speed, and he had there fore adopted it in the coastruct on of the big ship. (Hear, hear.) He would next refer to the mechanical construction of the ship, the arrangement of the iron of which she was made, and the objects of those ar rangements.' It was much to be desired that cur me chanical sciences should make progress by the simple adoption of what was best, come froin where it might; but he was sorry to Bay that iron shipbuilding did not grow in that manner. They commenced by servilely imitating the construction of wooden ships, thereby in currieg a great deal of unnecessary labour and expense. There was this great difference between the strength of iron and of wood, that while the latter was weak cross ways and strong lengthways, or with the grain of the timber, iron was almost e qually strong either way. This had been clearly a-certained by experiments mate by Mr. Fairbairn and Mr. M. Hodgkinsen, at the request of the British Association; in whose "Transactions" the results were published to the world. The consequence was that the ribs or frames used to strengthen, wooden ships were rendered unnecessary in ship-building ; and acting on this principle, the Wave, in the construction of which he was assisted by two Irislonsio was built of iron entirely,. with bulkheads, and had not a fra me i n her from one end to the other. He was ashamed to say -he did not always practise what he preached. He Was compelled, against his will, by the persons for whom he built to pursue the old system ; besides which there were laws of trade, acts of Parliament, and Lloyd's rule, to' which he was obliged to cenforin.. Thus if he did not put a certain number of frames on the ship a -black mark would be put upon her, and she would not be allowed to go to sea. But whenever he, was allowed to build according to his judgment he built in what he considered to be the best way ; and ho believed that in what he was now placing befe-re the section he was laying the grounds of meeting the Briti-h Association that day 20 years—(a laugh)—and finding that the mode of mechanical construction which he proposed had been universally adopted on the wave principle because of the publications of the British Associa-. tion. (Applause.) Mr. Scott Russell then pro ceeded to give an elaborate description of the old method of constructing an iron ship, contrastin g it with the improved style which he pursued at present. Instead of the mass of wooden rubbhh, which did not strong hen the ship and involved enormous expense, he placed in side the iron shell as many complete bulkheads as the owner permit' ed him to do, and then constructed in the. intermediate spaces partial hulaheade, or bulkheads in the centre of which boles had been cut for the purpose of stoveege. The deck was strengthened by the introduc tion of pieces of angle iron and other contrivances, and as an iron ship when weak was not Wreak crossways, but lengthways, he strengthened it in this direction by means of two longitudinal bulkheads, and the result was a strength and solidity which could not,be obtained in any other-way. The Great Bee-tern had all. these improve ments, and, in additio-, the cellular astern, so success fully app!ied in the Britannia Bridge, had been introduced all round the bottom and under the deck of the chip, giving the greatest amoune of strength to resist crushing that could beop e r o o m du e re p t ,so A na g a ie s a t t o de t a h l e o l f a a u l n a c T in h g ad of be tehoe bot these apprehen s i ons were ground esxhiopressisde,,dwbayys, l eas . The ground sloped from where the vessel now stood at a steep incline cf 1 in 12, and when the supports were withdrawn, if everything were in proper order she must necessarily slide down safely into the water. As he had already observed, there was nothing new in the ship but her great size and cellular construc tion. It was true ehe would be propelled both by a screw BEd paddles, but there was no reason to doubt that they would work harmoniously. He wished he could tell them how fast she would go, but that was the secret of the owner of the ship. (Laughter.) After some further observations, Mr. Russell resumed his seat amidst loud and continued applause. Mr. Fairbairn expressed the pleasure with which he had listened to the lucid description given by Mr. Russell, and his hearty concurrence in the mode in which the ship had been built. He moved a vote of thanks to Mr. Russell. Mr. Rennie seconded the motion, which was adopted. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.) LONDON, Sept. I.—Wind this day at noon, W.; light breeze and cloudy. FALMOUTH, Aug. 31.—Wind E.—Arrived--Warden, from Mouladen. NEWPORT, Aug. 31.—Wind W.—Arrived—Vonvarts, from Quebec ; Huron, from Gloucester for St. Thomas ; ustrilia, from Dublin for Cuba. Sailed—lmmo, for Ja• maica. CARDIFF, Aug. 31.—Wind calm.—Arrived—Ailsa, from Quebec. SWANSEA, Aug. 31.--Wind &E.—Arrived—United, from Coquimbo ; Lisbon, Quebec. OFF DOVER, Aug. 31 --Arrived—Antge Brins, from Richibucto for Hull; Charles, from Antwerp for Valpa raiso. QUEENSTOWN, Aug. 30.—Wind B.—Arrived—Hana aleket, from Callao ; Lagos, from Bahia for London. CROOEHAVEN, Aug. 31.—Arrived—Mary Morton, frc m Windsor, U.S., for Glasgow. SUNDERLAND, Aug. 31.—The William and Isabella, cf London, was run down on the Dog6er Bank, 28th inst.; crew saved. (PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, Tuesday Morning. Wind N. N. W. Arrived —Herald, from Antwerp; Lady Ogle, Halifax ;- Vaneldinbarmereld, Akyab ; Wigrams, Brazils; Jane Lowden, Quebec. Sailed—Bertha, for Valparaiso ; Star of the West, Ga latz ; Hesperus, St. Petersburg ; Sunshine, Bonny ; Win dermere, New (Means ; Alma, Restigouche ; Carlos, Vera Cruz ; Henrietta Rebecca, St. Thomas ; Libarnia, Alexan dria ; Twin Sisters, Narva. QUEENSTOWN, August 3'. Wind E Arrived—Elizabeth Nicholson, from Taganrog; Har raseeket. Callao; Lagos, Bahia; Athelea, London, for troops ; Western Star, Rangoon, for Falmouth, leaky, having been in collision with a barque on the 28th, at 10 p.m. The barque, name unknown, sank and all hands perished. CROOKHAVEN, August 29. Arrived—Exclusion, from Malap ; Mary Morton, Wiudeor; Ann and John, Galatz ; Eliz t, G datz. DUBLIN, August 31. Wind N.W. Arrived—Walker, from Miramichi. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Tuesday, 9.30 a.m. Wind S. ; tide two how's floor, cloudy, with rtio. Arrived, Aug. 31—Auguste, from Gravelines ; Carl Agnes, Antwerp ; Thomas Vegbie, Arclung,el ; Let Ale Alone, Rotterd 4:13 • Aurora, Petersburg ; British Lion , Calcutta ; Essex, dallao. Sailed—Sept. 1--Falsted, for Konigsburg. DEAL, Tuesday, 9 a.m. Wind W.S.W., moderate. Passed.—Dauntless, from the Mediterranean, for Lon (ion ; Mary Hawes, .Borleaux, London ; El ' iza brig, 110,cleatix, Shields; Vernus, Woroum, London; Benin sub, screw steamer, from Cadiz, London. SUICIDE ON THE GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY--eYea terday inf rmation was received that a man had com mitted suicide on the Great Northern Railway, by get ting on the metals near the Stroud Green-lane, and al toning a train to pass over him. Tae Pays assures us that it has reliable information as to the non-evacuation of Iltrat. It says that the Sirditr Memel Mlrze had informed the Persian Government that the Affghan chief to whom the place was to be given up was not in a position to take 'possession of it, lie having been for many months quite hemmed in by the Aff,elrans at Kandahar. The Pays further states that this state of things was well kdown at Teheran, as well as to General Jacob, commanding the British forces at Affgbanietan. It is hoped, however, from subsequent le , ter., that the contending tribes would be pacified, and ti a orders have been sent from Teheran for the evacua tion of Herat. THE YELLOW FEVER.—The yellow fever still lingers amongst the shipping in the Wtst Indies, but there is no fear that it will be. prevalent again for the present. Several hundred seamen and officers have fallen victims to it this summer. The La Plata left Southampton on the 17th July, and towards•tbe latter end of that month, aid when the ship was within a few days of St. Thomas. Dr. Schuyler, the surgeon of the steamer, commenced administering a few grains of quinine daily to every offi cer and man on board as a prophylactic, and continued this treatment all the time the ship was at St. Thomas. All hands were piped once a day to take medicine. Dr. Schuyler carried out also a thorough system of ventila tion and cleanliness on board. While the La Plata was was St. Thomas, there were some civ.es of yellow fever on board the ships while they were coaling ; but there was not the slightest symptom of fever in tbe La Plata • from the time she left Southampton until she returned again—a circumstance that has not happened with either of the Royal Mail Company's ships for months. Drs. Webber and Dusautoy, the quarantine officers, gave the La Plata pratique iminediatly on her arrival at South ampton, and complimented Dr. Schuyler on the healthy state of his ship, which they attributed entirely to his mode of treatment, Quinine as a prophylactic against disease has beeu tried on the coast of Arica, but never so systematically nor with such signal success as by the surgeon of the La Plata. THE GENERAL COURT-MARTIAL AT CHATHAM.—Yel terday morning the members of the General Court martial re-assembled at Chatham Barracks, under tbe presidency of Colonel H. Jervis, to proceed with the trial of Captain Jas. S. Macatiley, let West India Reel' ment, who was charged with "insubordinate conduc e in having at Government house, Sierra Leone, o n th 6le of March, 1857, disobeyed the lawful comman d of Lieutenant-Colonel S. J. Hill, 2 , 1 West lodic R , giment, commanding the troops at Sierra Leone and its dependencies, bin superior officer, in refusing to assume the command of a detachment of the Ist West India R giment, stationed at Tower-hill Bar' racks, Sierra Leone, he at the time being the senior Li 6 e cer of his corpe, Lieutenant-Colonel J. Claiks being i d arrest." After hearing evidence and the priSoner's de' . fence, the Court del berated for a quarter of an hour. The decision will not be known uniel approved by the Commander-in-Chief. The Court then proceeded with the trial of Captain O. J. Meese, •R A., who was charg e ' with having made a false report to his commanding Oa' cer, also with conduct unbecoming the character of ftf l i officer and a gentleman, by leaving certain debts unrfal u at St. Helena. At tbe close of the case for the proseed' tion the prisoner addressed the Court, expressing a hoP e that it would take a merciful view of his case. Tbg Court then deliberated for a short time, after which it brotte uo, having been occupied nearly a fortnight with these trials. CLDISIIS or DELHI IN 1845-46.—As at the prese o moment every species of information regarding th e imperial city is anxiously sought after, no apology iuni be necesasry for troubling our readers with details of 5° dry a nature as the following. On taking the census of 1846, it was ascertained that Delhi contained 25, 611 tioues, 9 945 shops, mostly one-storied, 261 mosques? 188 temples, 1 church, 768 wells, and 196 schools. The. total population consisted of 137,977 souls, of whoa 69,738 were males, and 68,239 females. Of these, 90 families, or 327 persons, were Christians ;1.4,768 farei; l.ee, or 66,120 persons were Mohammedans; and 19,2 0 i families, or 71,530 persons were Hindoos. In the yee r 1846, there were born 1,994 males and 1,910 females; the marriages were 953 in number • and 4,850 deaths occurr ed ' Of the last, 1,320 took place before the age of 12 m oothe n t 493hetween 12 months and 2 years, 843 between 2 and 1 2 years, and 2,194 above that age. The census of the 1° villages forming the suburbs of Delhi comes down te 1847. They tnen contained 22 302 inhabitants, vie'? of Elind,isie, 709 cultivators, 14,906 non-oultivators ; and of Mahommedane, 495 cultivators, and 6,192 now cultivators. In this return there are two points w orth, / of notice. The first is, that notwithstanding the practice of polygamy, there is a very trifling difference between the number of males and the, of females. The only inference to be drawn from this fact is, that a large proportion of the males must be unmarried, and that , consequently, dissolute habits are the rule. Tae other point to be remarked is the equal division of the popol° l 4 , ton into Hindoos and Mahommecians. Through ne " Bengal generally the former is to the latter as three t° one. This exceptional fact is, of'course, attributable tcci the ciictirrotance that Delhi has always been consid ered as the head-quarters and cepital of the Mohammed an imputation of India.— Allen a Indian Mail. ROYAL ALBERT BRIDGE AT SALTASH —The first tub. of this bridge, by which the Cornwall Railway will cr° 6 the Tamar at Saltaeb, will be fleeted into its plac e tn' day (Tuesday.) The bridge has been constructed by ..: Brunel. Its length is 2, 200 feet ; the span of each inal" opening is 455 feet ; the height of the centre from fours, dations, 240 feet ; height of roadway above high *W e mark, 100 feet. The centre pier is of granite, founded on rock in the bed of the river. The roadway over the riv.f, will be supperted by two iron tubes. The tube whic h 1 1 - a bout to be lifted hag just been tested by Mr. Bru e° l :; The work connected with the absolute lifting Wil l commenced about noon, The tubes will be lifted Ire the place wbere it WAR built by means of pontoons pla ce d at either end. When lif.e.l th e w h o l e mass w ill be float „ round towards the pier s w h ere •i t i s d es ti ne d t o be ec e ,,; tu.aly fixe , .. l . After b e i ng li l t e d it is estimated that s'n; labour of floatin g th e pon d erous b o d y w ill occuPY fr:-0 two t three hours. The pontoons to be employed i n undertaking will draw about Bft, din. of water, and s°l - 30 idea of their capabilities of supporting' weight rue.Y. 0 gathered from the fact that every extra foot of irtinieret°, will be equ a l t o 250 t ons . Te e L or d s o f the Admir al % have kindly granted the uee of some Government vest' to for the occwroion, and gear from the dockyard. Gun b %e. and lumps will be moored in stated positions for the pen pose of using their capstans on board. About 500 oral will be employed in the work, in addition to wntrij H.M.S. Ajax will furnish some beat parties for g ene ce, service, and the admiral superintendent has, we• belie_ tffered the service of some fumes from the Royal W illte 7 shculd further strength Le required. Captain Cle%t°o,l R.N., who had charge of the fleeting of the Menai _°,,, Conway bridges, will be present to superintend evre',, thing afloat, Mr. Brunel taking control of the pontooDe: .and will direct operations by means of signals and The railway will run a sp e c i al train on the (WIWI', Steamers will ply from the different landing OW ° the scene of the operations. ~~~; ~ ~ F,~ CON The firmly, an salei amo , weie takes The Rails dull appe lower. 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