The Sun. — London, England, 1857-11-28 00:00:00

HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. J LILL [EN'S CONCERTS. 1 1 ' Madlle. Jetty Treffa, Herr Deek (Primo Basso from the Grand Opera at Dresden), Signor Veroni, and M. Edouard Remenyi. The highly Successful INDIAN QUADRILLE, and GENERAL HAVELOCK'S GRAND TRIUMPHAL ILARCH THIS EVENING (SATURDAT November 28), will be produced the New Grand Descriptive E, C o mposition, by M. Jullien, entitled THE INDIAN QUADRILL and GENERAL HA.VELOCIt'S TRIUMPHAL MARCH, performed by M. Jullien's Orchestra, assisted by the drums and fifes of the Grenadier Guards, th e Cohistream Guards, and the Scots Fusilier Guards ; and a G r and Chorus, " Rule Britannia," and " God Save the Queen." P.ices of Admission—Promenade, is • Upper Boxes, ls. ; Gallery, is. ; Dress Circle, 2s. 6d.; ' Private Boxes, 10s, 61. and upwards. Prospectuses w ith full p ar ticulars, may be had at the Box office of the Theatre ; of all the principal libraries ; and at Jullien and Co.'s, 214, Regent-street. MAJESTY'S THEATRE. - JUL M. JULLIEN'S ANNUAL BAL MASQIIE, MONDAY, Nov. 30. M. JULLIEN has the honour to announce that his GRAND • ANNUAL BAL MASQUE will, this year, take place at Her Majesty's Theatre, on MONDAY, Nov. 30. M. Jullien's present Bal Masque will be given with the same splendour as has been displayed in those magnificent fetes he has presented to the public on previous occasions ; fetes which have unanimously been pronounced as unsur passed in Europe. It will take place at Her Majesty's Tteatre—an establishment so famous for the splendid balls which have been given within its walls under the most dis tinguished patronage. M. Jullien is determined that this, his Nineteenth Bal Masque in England, shall equal, if not excel, any of its predecessors in brilliancy and splendour. The Orchestra will comprise 110 musicians—Conductor, M. The newest and most fashionable music will be played, in cluding M, Jullien's " Indian Quadrille," which has achieved such signal success during the present season, and several new Waltzes, Polkas, and Quadrilles, composed expressly by M. Jullien for his Concerts and for this occasion. The dances will be regulated by 14 Maltres des Ceremonies, whose arrangements will be strictly carried out. No one will be admitted except in evening dress or fancy costume. This regulation will be strictly adhered to. The whole theatre will be ornamented with garlands and wreaths of flowers, in gold, silver, and colours. For this pur pose Messrs. Chabot and Co. who were charged with the d e corations for the grand ball at the reception of the Empe ror Napoleon 111., Stuttgart, have been engaged at a great expense, and will arrive in England expressly to arrange, at Her Majesty's Theatre, a display, which will be seen for the first time in this country. Mr. Nathan, of Castle-street, Leicester-square, has been appointed Costumier to the Bal, Tickets for the ball, 10s. 6d. The prices of admission for spectators (for whom the hudience portion of the theatre will be set apart) will be, dress circle, ss. ; gallery stalls, 2s, 6d. Private boxes from 3/. 3s. and upwards. Persons taking private boxes will have the privilege of passing to and from the ball-room without extra charge. Ticket for the ball, places, and private boxes, may be secured at the box-office of her Majesty's Theatre ; of the principal librarians and music sellers : and at Messrs. Jullien and Co.'s, 214, Regent-street. The doors will be open at half-past 9, and the dancing com mence at half-past 10. Refreshments will be supplied during the evening by M . apiteaux, of the Opera Colonnade, and at 1 o'clock the supper will be served. ITER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. GREAT CLASSICAL CONCERTS. A H AYDN NIGHT, A MOZART NIGHT, A BEETHOVEN NIGHT, A MENDELSSOHN NIGHT, and A WEBER NIGHT. M. JULLIEN has the honour to announce that, in conse quence of the great number of persons unable to obtain admis sion during the last performance of the " Indian Quadrille," be has made arrangements to postpone his departure for the provinces, and to give a few more concerts at Her Majesty's Theatre. The great and unprecedented success attending the " Indian Quadrille," and the other works lately pro duced, has prevented M. Jullien giving those classical nights which he was the first to introduce to the English public, and which have always been received with such distinguished favour by musical amateurs and the public generally. In order to comply with the repeated requests of his nume rous patrons, M. Jullien has arranged for a SECOND SERIES OF CONCERTS, which must necessarily be of very limited duration, owing to his departure on his provincial tour shortly before Christmas. They will commence on TUES DAY, Dec. I. It is M. Jullien's intention to give, during their continuance, a " Haydn Night," a " Mozart Night," a " Beethoven Night," a" Mendelssohn Night," and a "Weber Night." On these occasions the first part of the programme will be selected solely from the works of one of these great masters. The second part will be varied as usual . M. Jullien has the satisfaction of announcin g that he has succeeded in retaining the services of that popular vocalist, Madlle. JETTY TREFFZ. At the close of this Second Series of Concerts, Madlle. Jetty Treffz will leave London for Vienna, M. Jullien having been unable to induce her to stay, even for his provincial tour. Soloists of the highest celebrity are also engaged for each of the Classical Nights, including the celebrated pianists, Miss Ara bella Goddard, and the Hungarian artiste, M. Edouard Re menyi, solo violinist to her Majesty. The magnificent decorations which were prepared for the Bal Masque will remain during the continuance of these Con certs. The whole theatre will be ornamented with wreaths and garlands of flowers, in gold, silver, and colours. The decorations have been prepared by Messrs. Chabot and Co., who were c` arged with the decorations for the grand ball at the reception of the Emperor Napoleon 111. at . Stuttgart, and who were engaged, at a great expence, for the express parpose of arranging at her Majesty's Theatre a display which will be seen for the first tine , in this country. M. Jullien feels confident that he will receive, for bis Second Series of Concerts, a continuance of that distinguished pa tronage and support which have already been so freely ac corded to him. A Mendelssohn Night will be given on Thursday next, December 3. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Lessee—Mr. J. B. Buekstone. rills EVENING, to commence at Seven o'clock, with a new Comedy, entitled AN UNEQUAL M kTCH. Princi pal characters by Messrs. Buckstone, Compton, Chippendale, W. Farren, Miss Amy Sedgwick, Mrs. Buckingham White, as Mrs. E. Fitzwilliam. After which, a new farce, by the author of Box and Cox, entitled TAKE CARE OF DOWB, in which Mr. Buckstone will sustain an original ch meter. 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 Dress Boxes Upper Boxes ... 3 0 Upper Boxes 2 0 rit ... Tr)wer Gallery 1 0 Lower Gallery 0 6 Upper Gallery 0 6No half-price to Upper Gallery. R OYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Proprietor, Mr. Charles Kean. LAST NIGHT OF THE TEMPEST. THIS EVENING, will be performed Skakspere's Play of THE TEMPEST. Preceded by a new farce, in one act, entitled A CASE OF CONSCIENCE. T HEATRE ROYAL, AD EL PHI. Lessee—Mr. Ben. Webster. THIS EVENING, will bo performed THE MIDDY ASHORE. Miss Marie Wilton. After which, a new romar.tic drama, called THE LEGEND OF THE HEADLESS MAN, and in which Mr. Benjamin Webster and Madame Celeste will perform. Pollowed by the original Apropos Sketch, entitled THE DRAPERY QUESTION ; or, Who's for India 3 Messrs. Wright, P. Bedford, C. Selby; Miss M. Wilton and Miss Mary Keeley. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE.—Lessee, Mr. Dillon.—Under the joint management of Miss LOUISA PYNE and Mr. W. HARRISON. THIS EVENING, will be pe formed Balfe's new opera, THE ROSE OF CA STILLE. Characters by Miss Louisa Pyne, Miss Susan Pyne, Miss Marian Prescott, Mr. Weiss, Mr. A. St. Albyn, Mr. G. Honey, Mr. Wallworth, and Mr. W. Harrison. Conductor, Mr. Alfred Mellon. To conclude with the new Farce, entitled A PAIR 07 PIGEONS. Mr. G. Floney and Miss Cuthbert. Private Boxes, f 2 12s. 6d., £2 25., and £1 11s. 6d. ; Walls, 6s. ; Dress Circle, ss. ; Upper Boxes, 4s. ; Pit, 25.; Gallery - , le.—The Box Office is now open daily, from 11 to 5, under the direction of Mr. Chatterton, jun.l OYAL SURREY THEATRE. IA.) Lessees, Messrs. Shepherd and Cr9swick. Tins EVENING, will be performed THE WIFE'S RE VENGE. After which, INDIA, 1857. + Messrs. Shepherd, Ores • wick, W. Smith, Vollaire, B. Potter, Widdicomb, Belmore, Tapping •, Miss M. Eburue, Miss Webster, Miss Chalmers, Miss Johnstone. To conclude with UP IN THE WORLD. CIANTERBURY HALL, Westminater-road.— k.i- OPEN EVERY EVENING.--The follow ng company of Vocalists are engaged for the performance of S elections from all the popular OPERAS, MADRIGALS, CHORUSES, GLEES, DUETS, &c., viz. :—Miss Russell, Mrs. Badzey, Madile. Marietta, Mrs. Palmyre, Miss Bru nel], and Madame Marietta ; Herr F. Jonghmans, Mr. Henshaw, R. Grover, T. Fareant, S. Tones, J. Barker, W. Melling, Senor Antonio, E. L. Hime, and Mr. St. Albyn ; Messrs. S. Collins, W. 1. Critchfield, and E. Mack- ITV. Pianoforte, Mr. Cecil Hicks; harmonium, Master Williams ; Director, Herr F. Jonghmans. Commence at Seven o'clock precisely. Suppers, &c., until twelve o'clock. MGR WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. 'IRS DAT — Morn., 38 min. aft. 10—Even. 18 min. aft. 11 3:43-51"2 " -- Morn, 44 min. aft. 11 —Even. 0 min aft. 0 THE NVEITIIER—Surr OFFICE, NOVEMBER 28. TRZBMOMETER, IN THE STIA.DE. 48—highest since noon yesterday. 41—lowest 42 —this day th at noon.is morning and d ur i ng the night. BABOmirtza. 30.18. W IND , N. to N.E. ; light, with fine cold Sunshiny wea ther. T r, 4) 6, - ' - ~0,5 Ziyi 1111 LONDON, SATURDAY, NOV. 23, 1857. Som e of our contemporaries have been waging war over the question of the cots of the mutiny. Sian England or India pay them ? we trust there is now no doubt whatever that the verdict of battle will be in favour of England, but some seem inclined to d eny that the verdict ought to carry costs. The Examiner boldly pleads not only that the vanquished party cannot pay, but that he ought not to pay. That England has disentitled herself to saddle India with the ex- pence of putting down the insurrection, by rea son of her misgovernment of the governed. Now, on this latter point we join issue, and affirm that it is perfectly just that India should pay for her own rebellions, and that our misgo vernment—and in many respects it has been bad enough—is not of a kind which entitles the culprit to escape penalty. "It was not India made the rebellion, but we ourselves," says the Examiner, " for we gave to it a form of government which no other people ever gave to a conquered country, and it was that vicious form of government which produced the catastrophe." If England gave her own " glorious constitution "—so adored by Lord JOHN RUSSELL and our able Whig contemporary —to a conquered country, it would give that country a form of government never given before by any conqueror. That argument we may drop, therefore, without further notice. The real question is, whether we gave India a government which ought to provoke to insurrection ? Even our contemporary can hardly deny that, when practicable, the costs of any war ought to fall on the aggressor. Never was there a greater instance, perhaps, of ignominious departure from politicjustice, than when Turkey was left burdened with the coats of [the Russian aggression—when she was left financially weaker than the power which had, by a groundless invasion of her terri tories, robbed her treasury enormously. Long will Europe smart, and Circassia, and all Asia, too, for the moral cowardice of Lord ParairEustox, and we fear the worse than cowardice of Lours NAPOLEON in giving up the war with Russia before they had taken security for peace by com pelling her to reimburse Turkey, and, indeed, all the Allies. The Russian debt ought to have been augmented by some 150,000,000 i., and if e CZAR would then have been quiet enough for a long time to come. So in India now, we hold that nothing is more important than that India should feel that rebellion is a thing which must not occur again. Sepoys must feel it by hanging, banish ment, or slavery ; the mutineers must be swept for ever from social existence at least, and their friends and families must long remember that to have another mutineer belonging to them is to lose them for life. But not only that. It may be hard, we freely own, though not harder than the lot of all inno cently connected with convicted criminals, that those who took no active part in the rebellion should pay for it. Who should pay if they do not ? We, in England, certainly took no part in it whatever. The kinsfolk and countrymen of the actual rebels are the parties most reasonably im plicated in the results of the rebels' conduct. It must be remembered, too, that the vast majority of the natives have been, at least passive spec tators of the mutiny. The Native Princes, who, knowing the strongest side and their own interest, have continued loyal, could in many instances not even keep their own troops faithful to themselves ; and while numberless gratifying instances of native fidelity have occurred, yet it cannot bo doubted that natives generally sympathised too readily, hough warily, with the insurgent troops. As to the provocation arising from our form of government, however, we cannot concede it for a moment. There is a sense, no doubt, in which it is true ; but it is a sense which enormously ag gravates the guilt of the mutinesrs. So far as they were concerned, the only error of our Go vernment was trusting them too much—they have abused that trust by rapine, murder, and worse than murder. They were favoured, petted, grati fied in everything ; they have rewarded their pay masters and their over-indulgent rulers, whence they drew their pay, by "looting" their trea suries and plunging their swords into the bosom of those who could deny them nothing ! The catastrophe has, therefore, been produced by causes which surely double the guilt of its imme diate authors. We acknowledge the folly of the Company and its unpardonable policy in regard to Europeans, but as surely as ABSALO3I and his abettors deserved to bear the penalty of their deeds, so do the East India Company's Absaloms and their abettors. The misgovernment of the Company in the case of the Sepoys most strongly resembles DAVID'S mismanagement of his vain and prodigal son—a mismanagement which gives a pretty clear conception of what was justice to ABSALOM, and what is justice to Sepoys. As to the sufferings of other natives under our rule, they have little cause also to complain of the way in which we have exercised our power ; that we might have done infinitely better for the country by rescuing it from the monopoly of a commercial company at an earlier period, is true. Still we have not taxed the natives more heavily than our predecessors, while we have given them such freedom from the miseries of internal war, as they never enjoyed before. All, moreover, that we have heard of in respect of tortures to extort revenue, or to obtain evidence in courts of justice, have been the malpractices of natives, not of Englishmen—they are abhorrent from the nature of the worst of our countrymen, and were put down by us as soon as known. So far, indeed, as natives are concerned, all they have had to endure has been due to the venality and cruelty of na tives themselves when employed in our service. There is not, indeed, any phase of our govern mental proceedings in India which does not, so far as the bulk of the population is concerned, leave them responsible for the cost of the mutiny. We acknowledge, indeed, that the practicability of getting the money is quite another question. There may be, and will be much difficulty in that. A property tax, or an increase of taxes, may seem equally hopeless in the case of a nation taxed to the uttermost, and with its few rich men of com merce, men also of the profoundest commercial cunning. We need not now enter into the details of what may be done. Some of them we have already indicated, and more may yet be indicated, but we must not lose sight of one all-import Ant source of revenue " water," exclaimed Sir CLIARLES NAPIER, 46 is gold in India."—and NAPIER proved it by his water-works in Scinda, all thwarted as he was at last. " The mines of India," said Col. CoTroN, " are water mines, and worth more than all the mines of Australia." And Col. COTTON proved his words on a magnificent scale in the Madras presidency. He proved in practice what his admirable book proves in argu ment, that the revenue cf India might be doubled, and yet the pressure of taxation be comparatively less than it now is. He proved, too, that the works might refund their cost annually sessile in progress, and that in six years' time the grez.t. eh ang• might be completed. In any discussion of a loan, or of a guarantee from this country, a kliarantc'e that canals and irrigation should have the prece dence of everything, if necessary, even of railways, would be a just stipulation. We should have no fear of any guarantee falling back on 'England eventually, if some provision was made at the same time for working the " water-mines of Indi a." The decision in the case of BROOK T. BVOOK will be looked for with intense anxiety by ma:ly families of unimpeachable morality and a dec p sense of religion. It is, we believe, the first time rHEL SI3N LONDON, that the validity of a marriage legal in the place where it was contracted has been questioned, with the single exception of that of the Duke of SUSSEX. Sir FITZROY KELLY clearly explained the distinction between that case, which arose under a totally different law—the Royal Marriage Aet—imposing personal restrictions on certain members of the Royal Family, and those occur ring under the Act of 1835. The former might reasonably be regarded as binding on the parties in all parts of the world, although grave doubts were entertained of its operation, save so far as the succession to the Crown was concerned, and many sound lawyers conceived the arguments of Sir THOMAS WILD; afterwards Lord TRURO, to have been conclusive on the point, but Lord LYNDHURST'S Act was clearly local in character. It did not even extend to the whole of the United Kingdom. Scotland was specially excluded from its operation, "Provided always, and be it enacted that nothing in this act shall be .construed to extend to that part of the Uhited Kingdom called Scotland," is one of the express provisions of the statute, and, a fortiori, it cannot be considered applicable to any other country not under the jurisdiction of the British Parliament. The attempt that has been made to brand with illegitimacy innocent children, perfectly legitimate in every Protestant state in Europe, is to say the best of it very ungracious. The stale pretext that it was for the spiritual welfare—pro salute animce— of the party, cannot be advanced in this instance. Death had already dissolved the union. The fastidious prejudices even of HARRY of Exeter could no longer be offended by persons not acting in ac cordance with his extreme views. Why, then, this extreme rigour, this excessive zeal on the part of the law• authorities of the Crown ? Simply to levy exorbitant legacy duties, to get ten in place of one per cent., and for this purpose they are willing to impose civil and religious disabilities of the most objectionable character, on high-minded and honourable persons. Divers opinions prevail respecting the pro priety of these marriages. The Church of Eng land is divided on the subject. Many of the most respectable clergymen consider that there is no valid reason that can be assigned against them. Such a union is certainly not ma/um in se. It is no longer contended that the 18 Leviticus, 18 verse, is applicable. The very words relied on, " Nei ther shalt thou take a wife to her sister to vex her * * * beside the other in her lifetime." Here the very reason is assigned. It is that it would vex the first wife ; and there is no maxim better recognised than that which declares, Cessat ratio, cessat lex. A dead wife cannot be vexed by any subsequent nuptials of her husband. But there is even a stronger ground—the operation is ex pressly limited to the lifetime of the first wife, and there is, therefore, an implied permission to form such an alliance after the termination of the disability. In America these marriages are, as Judge STORY informs us, common in almost all the States "and so far from being doubtful in their moral tendency, they are deemed the very best sort of marriages ;" emphatically adding, " In my whole life I never heard the slightest suggestion against them, founded on domestic or moral considerations." In addition to this they are recognised in every Protestant country in Europe, with the exception of some small States in Switzerland. But the most important point of all is, that by the nume-` rous Dissenters in England—a majority of the. Protestant population—it is not considered that these marriages are either interdicted by Holy Writ, or that they are themielves in any degree • reprehensible. Now, why should this influential . body be restricted in the tenderest point The selection of a partner for lift —one who can confer • happiness on the father and be a faithful guardian of the infant children. Why should a doubtful Canon of the Church of England—not recognised by a large proportion of the clergy, bind these independent men who take the Scriptures as their only guide ? Why should they be bound by the fancies of the Bishop of EXETER or of the Oxford pet ? They are sufficiently numerous and influen tial to insist on justice, to declare that they shall not be slaves to fanatics. The arguments of Sir F. KELLY are unanswer able. He has proved beyond the possibility of doubt that a marriage in almost any Protestant country in Europe, is binding to all intents and purposes : that the children are legitimate, and that there is no social or political disability arising therefrom. Were it otherwise, we might witness such an anomaly as a man baying two legal wives and two legitimate families —the one recognised at Altona or Hamburg, the other in England. The case of the QUEEN v. CHADWICK is not at all in point, for that wr.a a criminal case, where, of course, the prisoner in the dock, of whose moral guilt there could be no question, was entitled to, and received the benefit of the doubt. We are not displeased at the ven tilation of this question. Truth always benefits by discussion, and we earnestly trust that the result will be the enactment of a law removing one of the latest and most intolerable remnants of the penal code from the national statute-book. Her Majesty has signified her gracious intention o opening the Session of Parliament in person. CABINET COUNCIL.—A. Cabinet Council was held yes terday, at the official residence of the First Lord of th• Treasury, in Downing-street. The Ministers present were Viscount Palmerston, the Lord Chancellor, the Marquis of Lansdowne, the Earl of Harrosvby, Sir George Grey, the Earl of Clarendon, Mr. Secretary Labouchere, the Chancellor of the Exchequer ' Sir Charles Wood, the Right Hon R. Vernon Smith, the Duke of Argyll,.and the Right Hon. M. T. Baines. The Duke and, -Duchess. of Sutherland, and Lordx Albert and Ronald Loveson Gower have arrived at Worksop Manor, Notts ' on a visit to Lord and Lady Foley, from the Earl of Carlisle's seat, Castle Howard, York-hire. The noble duke and duchess are expectel at Stafford-house early in the ensuing week. The Duke and Duchess of Marlborough are visiting the Marchioness (Frances Anne) of Londonderry at Wynyard-park, Stockton-on-Tees. His grace comes to town early next week. The Earl and Countess Craven and the Ladies Craven have retnrued to town from a tour of visits. The n A's earl and her ladyship wi'l leave London in a few days for Ashdown-park. The Countess Dowager of Essex and Miss Johnstore returned to Bslurave-square a few days since from a tour of visits. The c ,untess has since left for Paris. Frances Countess Waldegrave and Mr. Harcourt, M.P , have returned to town from Strawberry Hill, Twickenham, where they have been eatertaining com pany for some time past. The Earl and Countess of Sandwich are passing the season at Hinchinbroke House, Huntingdonshire. The Earl and Countess of Caruperdown and Lady Elizabeth Duncan arrived in town, yesterday, from Scotland. The Eva Howe left town, yesterday, to join his family circle at Gopsall, Leicestershire. The Earl of Lii.towel arrived in town on Wednesday from Melton Mowbray. Visaourit and Viscountess Villiers arrived in town on Wednesday from Upton Hall, War.vickshire, and leave to-Jay to join the circle visiting the Earl of Cardigan, at Doan Park. . . Lord and Lady Aveland have been entertaining a succession of company, during the past month, at Nor manton Park, Rutlandshire. The circle broke up last week, prep .ratory to the removal of the family to town for the Parliamentary session. Lady Dover is staying with Lord and Lady Bagot, at Blithfieli Hall, Staffordshire. The Hon. Leopold Ellis has arrived at Dover House, from visiting the Marquis and Marchioness of Stafford, at Lillashall Salop. The Lady Howard de Walden and the Hen. Misses Ellis have arrived at Claridge's Hotel, from a tour of vi: its in the north. Lady Marian Alford will leave town at the latter end of next a e k, for Rome. Lord Harry Vane is confined to his residenoe in Grosvenor-place, by slight indisposition. Lord Dafferin arrived at Hatfield House, a few days since, on a visit to the Marquis and Marchioness of Salisbury. SATURDAY EV gIsTIENG,P NOVEMBERS 28, 1857. dollars was causing difficulties in settling for teas. Shanghai advices are to the 26th ult. Shirtings were rather lower. 61- Catty grays quoted Ts. 2.3 to Ts. 2.3.5. Deliveries of all kinds only 33,000 pieces. Lead quoted Ts. 6 to T. 6.2. Teas—The finest kinds of black teas were fully as dear as previously, but the medium and good kinds were Ts. Ito Ts. 2 cheaper. The second crop of teas was arriving freely. Settle ments since the 16th ult., 14 chops black tea and 39,000 packages green, the latter at about pre vious rates , . Six vessels were loading for London and five for the United States. Silk.—The first and second qualities Tsatlee were unchanged in price, but the lower sorts had given way Ts. 10 to 20. Taysaams were not much inquired for, and had given way. Settle ments, 3,000 bales. Arrivals 45,800 bales, of which 36,000 bales had been settled. Quotations were— Tsatloe, No. 1 ... Ts. 470 0 Tepaams, No.l T. 375 0 2 ... 450 0 2 360 0 3 ... 420 0 3 310 0 4 ... 400 0 4 320 0 Inferior 370 90 Inferior 290 300 Exchange on England, Gs. Bd. to Gs. 91d. for six months' sight bills; on India, 306 rs. to 309 rs. Freights to London, W. for tea, and 6/. for silk. We have no later dates from Manilla than to the 26th of August. Our latest elates are from England, Aug. 10 ; Calcutta, Sept. 2 ; Bombay, Aug. 30 ; Singa pore, Sept. 19 ; Manilla, Aug. 26 ; Melbourne, Aug. 6 ; Sydney, July 17 ; Shanghai, Sept. 26. LATEST NEWS. CHINA. We (Times) have received the following letters by the extra mail brought by the Norma : SHANGHAI, SEPT. 27. This morning the Noma, Peninsular and Oriental steamer (extra), starts for Suez, with 1,500 bales of silk. She has been put on entirely for commercial purposes, and will probably go round by Bombay. It is quite uncertain, there fore, whether her letters will arrive earlier than the next regular mail, so that, even if I had any political news to communicate, this is not a favour able opportunity. The few words I have to say, therefore, must be of commercial matters—a little Rialto talk. Silk is in Shanghai just now what the " Darby" is at Tattersall's early in May. Every one is talk ing about it, and some are speculating in it. The Chinamen are afraid of the news by the next mail, and. have reduced their demands by 20 dols. a bale. Some people think they see their way clear with this reduction, and have bought up 3,000. bales. Others, however, believe that this will not do t They argue that the statistics of silk, the stocks in England, the stocks in France, and the 12,000 bales actually in Shanghai, look bad for high prices ; that the easiest thing in the world to be supprinte is a silk dress ; and that, therefore, the present demands are dangerously high. Of this opinion are the Capulets and. Montagus of this settlement. So John Chinaman is likely to keep a large portion of his 12,000 bales, and also of his 80,000 bales up country, unless he cal; make up his mind to lower his prices. But,our long-tailed friend is very rich. He has been tempted by last year's high prices to sell all that hoarded box silk which Chinamen (whose civilization does not extend to a national debt, or to joint-stock banking establishments) are in the habit of laying by for rainy days. He can afford, therefore, to hold, and at present he is not in clined to drop very low. A curious illustration of Chinese Government has arisen from the sudden wealth accumulated in the silk districts by the demand and the prices of the hat two years. The Mandarins (as in our ignorance we call all Chinese officials, from a sergeant or tide-waiter to a Governor or a Prime Minister) went forth into the country where wealth vas said to have accumulated for a general " squeeze." The official eye had marked the sponge to swell, and the official hand had de scended to press it. But the country folk do not manure their mulberry-trees, and pick their leaves, and breed their silkworms, and wind their cocoons for mere amusement. They flew to arms —which were probably their bamboo carrying poles—and drove the squeezing party out of the country. "Tread upon a worm and it will turn," say we Engish, in one of those pompous false hoods which sass from mouth to mouth as coined wisdom. Th3Chinese silkworm breeder ought to have known that if you tread hard enough and full enough the worm will not turn, but will squeeze. The Mandarin party certainly knew this. They sent to Hangchau for soldiers—they returned and set fire to the village wl:.ence they had been ejected—and now what was, when I traversed it last month, the most prosperous dia. triet of China, it being visited with all the bless ings of immediate Imperial attention. I should not wonder if this matter spread, for a Chinaman will fight for his dollars. Tea,, they tell me, is selling from Ga. to 83. per lb. ,dearer in Shanghai than it is in England. The wise men say that the first crop having been lost, and the stocks being low, this uncomfortable state of things is likely to continue. You will be glad to bear that opium has reached a tremendous price, so that the opium smoker—and every man who wears a tail in these parts takes an occasional whiff—wig persevere in his bad habits under considerable discouragement. HONG KONG, OCT. 5. s r inst. Our latest da tes from E ngland are to the 10 th of August. The s teamer with the 26th of August mail is daily exp ected. Th e agent for the Peninsular and Oriental Steam N a vigation Com pa ny nY despatches the steamer N orma for to-day, and, f or th e c h ance o f lettersGalli Alexandria goin g on b e f ore the mail of the from this. I t a k e th e oppor tunity to giv e y ou a few lines, alt hough there is n othing of imp ortance to com municate. Lord Elgin is still here, and li ves on b oar d th e s t eam er Ava. I do not hear that it is his i n t en . tion to proceed north at p resent. Th e s teamer Emperor and three more gunboats f h e ot r a a nd C Suez have arrived here. I am glad t o notice that her Ma j e s t y's steamer Furious wa s at Singapore, and reports that she left J 2 gum boats at Anger ; as it has be e n a fair monsoon here for a week or so, we may expeot this considerable addition to the naval force to arrive any day. It is generally believed that, as soon as all the gun-boats have arrived, a very strict blockade of the Canton river will be esta blished. This will, no doubt, check altogether the small trade that has been going on at this place and Macao. The vessel taking foreign rice from Shanghai and regarding which there was some difference of opinion between the French Consul and the foreign inspectors, was allowed to leave the port without any interruption from the Custom-house autho- rities. ,Thelt*an steamer Americkhas left Shanghai for the Gulf of. P,echeli. Pekin Gazettes are down to the 27th August, but - do not refer again to outside affairs. Provi sions in the north appear to be excessively dear, and vessels taking rice to Tientsin are exempt from duties. On the night of the 30th ul t . there was a strong gal e h ere ; b u t the damage was trifling. At Macao, however, the destruction of life and property was considerable. The ste amer Lil y , w hich was chartered by the French Go vernmen t, r eturned to - day from t he Gulf of Tonquin. By this opp ortunit y I learn that a F renc h bi s h o p bad b e en decapitated in Cochin Chi na , an d th a t a great many Christians were murdered. I have not been able to get par- titulars yet. Here the stocks of manufacture are very light, and prices show a further advance. Shirtings, grays, 6.12, so ld a t 3 dols, and 7.4 at 3 do's 10c.; cotton yarn, N os . 16 and 24, have been sold at 30 dols , per picui ; Turkey o p ium, 560 dols. nominal. E xc h ange , 4s. 111. to sg. on Eng land ; on Indi a , 224 r. to 22 8 i r. ; S y cee silver, 6 per cent. p m . ; go ld, 22 dols. 50c . p er tael. Tonnage is plentif u l. At Macao purchases of scented teas have been made at rather higher rates ; no couktry teas have been received. From Amoy our dates are to the 29th ult. Teas had advanced in price. No sales of shirtings reported. Cotton yarn had been sold at 29 dols. 10c. for Nos. 16 and 24. Foo Chow advices are to the 29th ult. The pike of tea was somewhat lower, as foreigners were holding off. The great scarcity of Foo Chow SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. Arrivals ' from - Great Britain.—Hongkong, Seik 24 ; Testimonial and Ottoline, from Car diff ; 25, Catherine Jamieson, from London ; 26, Oscar, from London ; and Maria Diedrika, from Sunderland ; 30th, Catherine Maria, from Swan sea ; October 1, H.M.'s gun-boat Leven, from England ; 2, IL M.'s gun-boats Algerine and Slaney, from England ; Her Majesty's yacht 'Emperor, from England ; 4, Twe Gesch wisters, from Cardiff. Shanghai, Sept. 12, Queens berry, from London ; 16, John Chisholm, from Liverpool ; 20, Maggie, from Cardiff. Departures—From Macao, Sept. 19, Aden, to Liverpool ; 27, William Simpson, to London. Foochow—Spitfire, to London. Shanghai, Sept. 18, Assyrian, to London. FRANCE. The Moniteur of yesterday contains an official announcement that the session of the Corps Leg-is latif will be opened at the Palais Bourbon on Satur day (this day), at two o'clock in the afternoon, when a communication is to be received from the Government. HAMBURG. HAMBURG, FRIDAY EVENING. At an extraordinary meeting of the Civic Coun cil held to-day, it was unanimously agreed to accept the propo-ition of the Senite, to create Exchequer Bills to the amount of fifteen million marks bauco, to be lent on the security of imperishable merchan dise, state bonds, or railway shares. HAMBURG, Nov. 25. The Board of Commerce has posted up the fol lowing notice to-day in the Exchange Rooms :-- "It would greatly tend to allay the excitement, and contribute to restore commercial confidence, if these merchants who have already made their ar rangements for the immediate future, and are prepared to meet bills of exchange on them falling due in the next few days, would express their readiness to pay such bills immediately after de ducting the discount. Those houses inclined to follow this suggestion are requested to send their firms to the offices of the Board of Commerce in the Exchange. Hamburg, 25th of November, 1857." AUSTRIA. VIENNA, Nov. 25.—The Oesterreichisehs Zeitung of this morning has au article on the projected telegraph between Ragusa and Alexandria, which deserves particular attention, as it was written by order of the Finance Department. In substance it is as follows : "The Austrian Government entertains an idea of contributing to the completion of the telegraphic com munication between the East and the West, but it will depend entirely on England whether the plan will be realised. "Austria is willing to construct a submarine tele graph between Ragusa and Corfu, and to continue it by way of Zante and Candia to Alexandria. She is will ing to establish the necessary stations and offices, and to forward the despatches in English and in certain other languages. The British Government has expressed its readiness to establish a telegraphic line from Suez, by way of tae Red Slit and the Persian Gulf, to Bombay. "The British press makes two objections to this plan. The one objection is to the telegraph being carried through the Red Sea ; the other, to those conces sions being made which Austria demands. Many iefiuent al persons in England and India seem to think that a telegraphic line through Western Asia would be preferable. Such a l ine would su it Austria remarkably well, ae all despatches which arrived at Constantinople would have to pass through European Turkey and the Austrian dominions, un less, indeed, the English should prefer to have , their telegrams lorwardrd by the Russ ian telegraphs. If the West Asiatic telegraph should be cons tructed, Austria will not have to spend a farthing, and will still be an inflspensable link between India and Eng land, The Times, however, is fully aware of the nume rous objections which there are to the line through Western Asia, and believes that the waves will be the best protection for a telegr a p h to I ndia. "The concession which Austria requires from Eng land is ' a reasonable indemnification for the outlay for the construction and maintenance of the proposed telegraph. The grea t undertaking will cost milli ons (of florins), and those Austria cannot possibly expend unless she has a prospect of obtaining proper interest for them. The present interrup tion between Cagliari and Malta shows how difficult it is to calculate what it will cost to lay down and to keeP a submarine telegraph in proper working order. As is already known, the British Government will be at liberty, if the Ragusa-Alexandria line of telegraph should be made, to send its despatches from Corfu to England by any route it may choose, and we believe we may add, that tl e lustrian Government only lays claim to the exclusive privilege of forwarding the telegrams between Alexandria and Corfu 'as hug as no other competing (concurrirend) line shall have a -chespOr tariff' for despatchbe than the Austrian telegraph.' The only guarantee which Austria can have that her telegraph from Ragusa to Alexandria will pay is, that tlie British Government will agree to send its despatches by it, as long as no other line will under take to forward them at a lower price. " The only conditions on which Austria will undertake to accomplish the gigantic task of carrying a cable acrdss the - -Mediterranean are—the exclusive right to forward the British despatches from Corfu ,to Alex- Midria, and the construction by England of a correspond ing telegraph across the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf. These concessions are the price which England will have to pay if a work so conducive to her interests is to be carried out." SACRED lIARAIONIC SOCIETY. This society commenced a new season last night at Exeter - Hall, with a performance of Haydn's " Third Service," Mendelssohn's " Lauda Sion," and Spohr's " Last Judgment." Haydn's Mass is that composed for the coronation of the Emper( r Joseph 11., and is usually styled the " Imperial ' for that reason. The " Lauda Sion" is a very fine work, worthy of its composer. An English cantata is adapted to the air, and this part of the perform• ance was perhaps the wort successful. It was a little trying to Spohr's work to follow so closely on two such eminent masters, but it was nevertheless listened to with great attention. It is unnecessary to say that the band and chorus, under the direc tion of Mr. Costa, who was loudly greeted on his entrance, were all that could be wished. The hall was crowded, and the audience paid marked atten tion to the music. The principal solo vocalists were Mr. and Mrs. Lockey, Madame Rudersdorff, and Mr. Weiss, all of whom acquitted themselves with credit. 0 wing to the nature of the perform ance, there was little ( pportunity for individual display, but the duets and quartetts w, re eminently successful. The chief solo of the evening fell to the lot of Madame Rudersdorff. It was the beautiful air from the " Lauda Sion"—" Lord, I will at all times bless thee,"—and she rendered it with full appreciation and feeling. The Siamese ambassadma and their suite honoured the hall with their pre sence, and occupied one of the galleries. The next oratorio will be the " Messiah," which is announced for Friday, the 11th December. THE BANS ACT AND PRESENT CRISIS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—You have so ably written upon the subject of the Bank Charter Act, that I venture to intrude upon your columns with a few observations, as to the cause of the present crisis, and the working of the act in question in times of pressure. The supporters of this act of the late Sir Robert Peel, affirm that it gives security for the payment in gold for the Bank note, that it acts against over trading, and that it cannot in any way be prejudi cial to the prudent dealer; I deny these hypotheses and will prove that the action of the bill has no beneficial effect in one case or the other. Now, as regards the convertibility of the bank gold, there is no security whatever, for at the pre sent moment I believe it is in the power of the Joint Stock Banks to *use the Bank to suspend specie payment by simply withdrawing the amounts they hold there on de2osit, the actual credits being considerably above the amount or. gold now in the Bank cellars, thus, therefore, with out any run from the public depositors. the Bank is evidently at the mercy of the Joint Stock Banks in question. As regards overtrading—l am sure that no Act of Parliament ever did or ever can prevent it ; trade is based upon credit, and not upon bullion, and so long as merchants and traders can obtain credit, they will enter into speculations and lia bilities far beyond the amount they can pay, should a sudden commercial crisis occur as at present with America and India. As regards the protection this Bill gives to the merchant who does not speculate or overtrade, allow me to observe, that in October, 1847, I received from the Continent some large remittances consisting of Bank Post Bills at 7 days' sight, and drafts upon bankers at 3 days' sight, to meet the payment of Foreign Stocks, which I had bougllt to order, these high class remittances did not meet the exigency of the times, for I could not get them discounted at my bankers or at Messrs. Gurney and Co., and if I had bad no other re sources to depend on I should have stopped pay ment, with Bauk notes virtually in my possession. Ib As difficult to point out a remedy ; . it appears to me, nevertheless, that, as the Joint-Stock Banks have the power to allow an interest to the depositors upon the amount they lodge, the Bank of England should at least have the same rights. I feel con vinced that if our national establishment granted a maximum interest to their depositors, the greater portion of the 30 to 40 millions sterling now in the hands of Joint-Stock Banks would find its way into the Bank cellars, and that we should not so often be subjected to the3i frightful times of pres sure and distrust. _ _ _ As the law now stands the Bank must always be in danger ; the present Bank Bill is a fair-weather one, but in stormy times, it becomes a mockery, a delusion, and a snare.—l am, air, your obedient servant, T. U. London, Nov. 20. THE CURRENCY. TO TEE EDITOR OF TH/4 SUN. SlR,—When you recently gave your readers so admirable an article, fortified by the opinion of the first Sir Robert Peel, it occurred to me that you would render acceptable service if you could afford space in your valuable journal for liberal extracts, from Hans trd, from the speeches of that day. I am old enough to remember much of the de bates of the last 50 years ; and have frequently been told by one who sat in Parliament 40 years, but since deceased, that he himself heard Sir Robt. Peal say to his son in private, " Robert, you have doubled my fortune, but you have ruined your country." He no doubt expected that the crisis would be nearer at hand ; but it shows with what sagacity he foresaw its ultimate effects. It is now evident, that when the Free-trade mea sures were adopted, the currency of the coun try should have received further consideration at the same * time. Every encouragement has been given to the expansion of trade, whilst the currency has remained under restrictions—which appears to me to be like an attempt to run a loco motive with wheels of different diameters. I am, sir, your obedient servant, A CONSTANT READER. 27th Nov., 1857. THE EXPECTED CALCUTTA, BOMBAY, AND AUSTRALIAN MAILS. We learn by telegram from Marseilles that the Peninsular and Oriental Company's mail packet Vectis, with the overland Calcutta, Bombay, and the missing Australian mails, left alta at 4p. m. on Tuesday, and arrived at Marseilles at 10 a.m. on Friday. Having made a longer passage than anticipated, she was not in time for the mails to be forwarded by the regular train, but they were despatched by "special train at noon of that day. is not unlikely that the special train may have overtaken the regular express, and that the mails will arrive in Paris by five o'clock this morning. In that case they will come on to Boulogne by special train, thence to Dover by special mail packet, and to London by special South-Eastern train, and will arrive at the General Post-office by three o'clock this afternoon. But it is feared the mails will not arrive in Paris before seven o'clock this morning, when they will come on to Boulogne by special train, and, arriving there about noon, will not reach London before five o'clock this afternoon. However, all that can be done by anticipation has been arranged by the General Post-ofice autho rities to ga these all important mails to London in time to deliver the letters for the metropolis this evening, and to despatch the country portion by the evening mail trains. The mail-packet Prince Frederick William s after landing at Dover the extra China mail last night, started off again to Boulogne to fetch§the Calcutta, Bombay, and Australian mails. It happens most unfortunately that there will be no water in Boulogne harbour at the time of the arrival of the mail there, but if the weather should improve to-day the Prince Frederick Wil liam will go out into the roads at Boulogne, and, if practicable, will embark the heavy mails there, without waiting for the tide ; but should there be too much swell of the sea on the bar she will not be able to bring the mails out before five o'clock, and then they cannot reach London before about half past nine. The Australian mails, per Simla, of the following dates—Sydney, October 11th, 'and Melbourne, October 16th, may be expected in Loudon De cember the 6th. THE ENGLISH ENGINEERS AT NAPLES, We are glad to be able to state that despatches from Naples bring intelligence of a more satisfac tory nature in regard to the two English engineers who were made prisoners some months ago with the crew of the Cagliari steamer, when that vessel lauded imurgents on the Neapolitan coast. The Government has hitherto refused to allow any com munication with the prisoners. Report said that they were ill-treated, and even that one of them had attempted to commit suicide. The English Government has made energetic re monstrances on the subject, and the Neapolitan authorities have at last permitted the prisoners to bp visited. Mr. Pugh, the chaplain of the mission, has seen them. He found them, with the captain of the steamer, confined i❑ an airy room. The meu had no complaints to make, and said they were suf ficiently supplied with money by an agent of the steam-packet company in whose employment they are. For the future, the British Vice-Consul will be allowed access to them. He has engaged counsel in their behalf, and it is hoped that legal forms can not much longer delay their trial and liberation. — Morning Post. gi POST PRAELIA PRAEMIA." Oh mightiest honour for most great desert ! Oh worthiest deeds, and worthiest recompense !] For Delhi captured, and for Lucknow saved, Shall Wilson, Havelock, now for all time hence Be known as K.C.B.'s and baronets; Aye, baronets —I pray you mark, not knights That first was dared—the very Times cried shame, And so, the next small dole was dol'd them out, And they are baronets : Oh, wondrous; shout ! Cry out, ye gaping nations ! -tell to earth How England hasteneth to requite those men Who stood between her and an empire's loss, Who strove, endured, and foughtond won—and then Wore baronets. Aye baronets ; these three Strong men- brave Wilson, Havelock, Lawrence, nay I pray you pardon me, I did forget, Though much rejoicing to be K.C.B. That last-named gentleman is but as yet • A peueo post futurum baronet. Y. P. Glasgow, Nov. 26. THE REPRESpITATION OF PAlSLEY.—Political affairs iu this burgh continua to be vtry much at sixes and sevens. Last night it was publicly intimated that Mr. Merry, notwithstanding that there was a requisition in his favour, signed by considerably above 400 voters and ready for prasentation to him, had intimated that ho did not intend to offer himself as a candidate. This an nouncement, and a strong feeling has been expressed t the expression of opinion on the part of Mr. Merry. Last night it was also intimated that Mr. Baillie Brown Douglas had refused to ( ffer himself as a candidate. Mr Lamont, of Snockdow, last night addressed a meeting in the Exchange Rooms. fie was subjected to a tedious an d severe " heckliug," but he stood fire remarkably well, and gave very general satisfaction.—Aorth British _Daily Mail of yesterday. TILE COURT OF DIRECTORS OF TIIE EAST INDIA COMPANY - AND THE TRANSPORT OF TROOPS. The following letter has been addressed to the editor of the Times :•-• SIR, —ln the leading article of the Times of this morning it is asserted, with reference to the subject of the transport of troops to India, that • the East India Directors have been the partisans of that method of marine locomotion, which beat accords with their antique traditions ;' that 1 C was only when the danger became extreme that the directors were prevailed upon to take up the best vessels and to send oat the men with the utmost despatch ;' and further, that, 'in defiarce of remonstrance, troops were sent in ships which have, lost seven weeks on the voyage.' I venture to state that these aliegations are without any foundation, and you will, no doubt , be glad, in justice to the body against which the charges are made, to admit a contradiction in Your columns. With regard to the ships Areta and Bucephalnet which are stated to have been employed in de" fiance of remonstrance," it will be found that these ships were engaged before serious news reached this country,* and that they conveyed troops which had been provided for ordinary service, and not in eelV sequence of requisitions from-the Government of India after the mutiny had broken out. The' would, in fact, have gone if India had remained in the most perfect tranquillity. You have also been misinformed as to any remonstrance having been made against the employment of the ships i n question, as they were, on the contrary, ,ngageu with the expressed concurrence of the Board of Commissioners for the Affairs of India, by whoa' all such arrangements are approved before being carried out. Ever since the news of the mutiny had reache d these shores the great desire of the Directors has been to transport the troops for which they had made requisitions to her Majesty's Government by the readiest and most speedy mode ; and the' obtained some of the largest and quickest steamerst for the purpose, as well as fast sailing clippers which, by reference to, Sir Charles Wood,'a speech in the House of Commons on the 17th of July, it appears the Government considered superior, in many respects, to the former. Instead of being "prevailed upon" to adopt these measures, and instead of "remonstrances" being used against the engagement of slow sailing vessels, the Directors at onc;determined, upon the receipt of serious intelligence at the end of June, to engage . the fastest vessels, and those which could be g ot ready with the least delay, without reference to price. It is well known that, in several cases, ships of superior size and make were selected in prefer ence to others which'were offered at a lower rate' a Such, I aver, was the real state of the case. Teu production of papers can alone prove it satisfac; torily ; but, in the meantime, erroneous iraPr e , i. sions may be produced and prejudices engender e ."r In the event, therefore, of your considering thatill have the means of judging, I trust that you vi _ s allow this contradiction to the grave accusa tion against the East India Directors to go forth. I am, Sir, your obedient servant, London, ov. 27. VEIL * The Areta sailed on the 18th of June and the Bace• phalas sailed on the Ist of July, the intelligence of Meerut revolt having been published in these column. t on the ith of June. This was in the estimation of everY o ° , but the Directors " serious news ;" but they still al; patched the only reinforcements then ready in " 9 7 which have made voyages of 126 and 114 days respective 1: 'f' The news of the Capture of Delhi was published by q ui on the 27th of June, but in the whole of July, out of ships, only two steamships were despatched. • ' - Lady Dufferin is staying on a visit with the Peke' and Duchess of Somerset, at Stover Lodge, Devo nshir Lady Arthur Hervey and the Hon. Mrs. Single t ° have arrived at the Brunswick-hotel, Si. James's, frolo Bury St. Edmund's. S.r Robert and Lady Emily Peel arrived in town , 3 , 1 1 few days since, from Drayton Manor, and have since lett on a tour in Italy. The Speaker of the House of Commons and Lscli Charlotte Denison will arrive in Carlton House-terrace Tuesday next, from Oasington Hall, near Newark. The Right Hon. B. Disraeli and Mrs. Disraeli Lave arrived at Grosvenor -gate, for the season, from avisit to Mr. Henry Drummond, M.P., at Albury Park. The Right Hon. Frederick Peel and Mrs. Peel have arrived in town, from the Continent. They will leaps to-day for A.vington House, Hampshire. _ Colonel and Mrs. Frazer and Miss Frazer have arrived at Edwards' Hotel, from Brighton ; Professor William Rogers has left the same establishment, for Liverpool. The Hamburg letters yesterday mention the.failure of Messrs. Levin Hertz Sohne l a very old and respectable mercantile firm. - e •,. The North British. Daily Mail announces the faller. at Glasgow of Mr. A. Cruickshank, of Peidgend o n Mills, for about 8,0001., and of the firm of end Wright, cotton brokers. It is feared that in the latter case the liabilities are considerable. : • or e , ~, It is stated that the Government will not bring lit ward any financial measures until Fehrua February '— questions regarding a funding of Exchequ er -bills, at loan in any shape, are therefore for the p resent set * rest, th a t THE NUMBER OF DAILY PRISONERS. —It appearo . , _ i ph i' the average daily number of priSoaero in crimi n a I E L $ sins in England and Wales, is 17,754. MAILS FOR SWEDEN.—The packets conveying ° do . once a week between Grimsby and Gottenburght undo a contract with the Swedish Gover nment, having cee'svii running, no more mails can be sent by that route I * . o b the re-opening of the navigatian next spring, of t , due notice will be given. — By command of ,the y p 5. mas ter-General, ROWLAND HILL, Secretary.--No• 0 SIR WILLIAM DON, BART.—This eccentric actor le eis p re sent a prisoner in the Bris tol gaol, ha ving be arre sted on a writ of ea. sa. H e has filed a petition , ( I _ o the Insolvent Detor's Court at that city, and is to ° brought up on M o nday before the judge, Sir J. Bard!'" Wilmot, Bart., for the purpose of being admitted to bell: T HE DUKE OF N EWCASTLE. —We reed t o state the, the Duke of Newca stle, while hunting with the Ea rl of S c a r borough's hounds , near Kneesall, on Thursday les*, was thrown from his horse, and falling on his elbow di!' located his shoulder.. Fortunately two medical Out were in the field at the time, and his grace was carriei! to a cottage, where the fracture was reduced, &a., Oa . he was conveyed home by Dr. Ward, of Wellow-ba ll Early on the following morning the duke started off tf . Nottingham to attend to ilia official duties as Lor e Lieutenant of the county of Nottingham.—lyetiVkain Review. m. eYu T H E LANCASHIRE CHIMNEY-STALICS.-I.uo c h ime Di° shafts form a branch of practica l architecture in our Lancashire friends excel. However these erectioras may have become vulgarised, in the perception of toll persons, from their number, and the deleterious 110, opaque mass which some of them emit, they are 1 0 numerous instances beautiful objects—not less so thee the Egyptian obelisk. They are usually octagonal i 0 plan, rising direct l y from the ground with rapid'," diminishing sides, and are terminated by a neck-moold • ing and cornice ; and what is required in them for the due effect, is a somewhat better character about the Wee and careful proportion in the details at the summit. The construction and the materials are eenerallyeaa they $ 9 required to be, of the first order.—The Builder. VACANCIES, APPOINTMENTS, ' AND PROMOTIONS II THE CIVIL SERVICE.—War Department.—The itieistaei Chaplaincy to the Royal Artillery Garrison, Woolwich; has become vacant by the death of the Re v . Sandlot." Connor.—The Foreign Department. — The Vi ce-Cooe t ship at Paraiba, Brazil, has become vacant by tiz prmotion of Mr. Vredenburg. Salary, .200/. Co a t Guard.—Mr. Harper, Master, R.N., Chief Officer, lo"' been removed from Islands of Kane to Tarbert: Customs.—Mr. Frederick Preston has been appoin ted a clerk and Searcher at Lancaster. Mr; James G il . tb_ has been promoted from Eleventh to Tenth:Clerk in Receiver-General's office, London. ;Xt. a'..-F. Wildulr h a s been promoted from Sixteenth to Fifteenth Clerk 01 the Receiver-General's Office, Ldndon. Mr. M. J. Sor mour has been promoted from .Seventh. to SiStb Clerk at Cork. Mr. D. Barry. bas been Prr ,noted from Eighth to Seventh . Clerk at C °l ; Scotland.—The o ffi ce of Principal . of the 1j 0 i.,1: city of Glasgow has become vacant by the deat h of oe'i Duncan Macfarlan. Jersey.—,The office of Bailiff (Ch i s 4 iVlagistrat , ) of the Island of Jersey has become vlla,o by the death of Sir Thomas Le Breton.--Civil 5°71 Gazette. ~d ill 1 STATE OF TRADE IN ROCHDALE.—The follovii'e be A h f t the result of inquiries into the state of trade an' oe 0 0 working population within the district, extendiogoleodi direction from Bluepits • tbrOugh Rochdale t . 7 .., id , Bacup, a length of seven miles • and in eluding Olciham-road to Littleboroukle---411 s r e t b * nich e miles by five. In that area there are 96 millot,',l"-19 120 , infoiniation had been gained, and at 1 / 1 1 , t here hands are employed ordinarily. Of the 9 , ; t wo are six, with 1,427 hands, entirely stoPr" e daf° the otnes,oo of them being in Rochdale, Running foi st" %8 it.week, and employing 5,379 hands, there - e d mills in Rochdale ; two running half, employing 320 hands ; seven running •th,5:00 01,4 four dela % a ye, employing 1,316 hands ; and two running ti _ 7, 06 employing 930 hands. In Rochdale(' hero g!",, , 016; persons working short time ; and in the distric!!_o_etbee giving a total of 15,050, exclusive of the 1,427 rb: til l unemployed. There is very little difference thebdevero worked in the cotton and woollen mills ; but ',lc e. is that, „eA opinion of employers in the cotton tra de diplll 7- very great change take place, they will be co, _ ii t o l e entirely to close. The few who are work" g 1° leo % are simply working up cotton on band, or cot°P oei old orders. Several mills that up to lo t 1V1 ..r eot l r worked full time, are beginning th is week to r , ' b ge s days only. The machinists are s uffering Se °tic the case * t other branches of trade ; for in soro° d Wee lb, hands have been reduced nearly o ne half, eu Iv o 0 ' work are so for an average of 3i days oply. one 0 0 these firms had been running over-hours before Le_ /beet —and so pressing had been the demands cenisedel that they had made accommodation for 1,500 fr e ...i , o il' Oue firm states—" We calculate that to ke7,7 0 o pi. Standing for one week is a dead loss of 701.; ° l' Dearly ti 0 versal feeling of the millowners is, to wora c oati ordinary time as is at all possible." It is not n „„,,, the . to add that there is a good deal of diet' ess . riri,Te. s o operatives, and that largely increased rellef,ol;if4o, feared by the relieviog officers.--Met "