The Sun. — London, England, 1857-08-26 00:00:00

THE FASTEST SHIP IN THE WORLD IN THE THAMES. The celebrated "Black Ball" clipper "1 I G H T N I N G,' Belonging to Messrs. JAMES BAINES and Co., of Liverpool, and sister ship to the "JAstssßams" and the " CHAMPION OF TIM SEAS," recently inspected and so highly eulogised by her Majesty the Queen and Court at Turtsmoutb ° , is expected to arrive in the Thames, to embark Trolly; for India, on or about the 21st instant. While lyhng off Gravesend, the " LIGHTNING" will ho thrown open to public inspection for a few days, and a charge of one shilling admission will be made, the receipts ,to be given t o the wives and families of the soldiers who sail in her. The "LIGHTNING" is 2,093 tons register, fee 3,500 tons burtben 243 feet long and 44 t wide. She is T E FASTEST SHIP IN THE WORLD, having made the passage from Melbourne to Liverpool in 63 d a ys, when her speed during the whole voyage (round Cape H orn ), a distance of 15,000 miles as the crow flies, averaged 10 ►wiles an hour. On the 27th of February, 1855, she ran 19 mi es per hour for 24 consecutive hours, and from the 28th June to the 4th July, 1856, 112. r hourly consecutive speed averaged 15 miles. TI ER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. Two Extra Performances only, at Reduced Prices, on Friday, September 18, and Saturday, September 19. with Piccolomini, Spezia, Ortolani, Ginglini, Violetti, Beneventano, and Belletti, when will be presented LA. TRAVIATA and IL: DON GIOVA.. , TNI. PRICES : Roses to accommodate four persons, Grand Tice, Pit Tier, and One Pair £2 2 0 Two Pair 1 1 0 Three Pair 0 15 0 Pit Stalls 0 10 6 Pit 0 3 6 Gallery Stalls 0 3 6 Gallery 0 2 0 ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. — ITALIAN OPERA, at Playhouse Prices, EVERY EVENING. GRI , I, ALBONI, GASSIER, MARIO, FORMES, REICHARDT, DRAGONE, And other Eminent Artistei. Thnrsday—LUCßEZlA BORGIA. Friday—LA TRAVIATA. Saturday—lL TROVATORE. The Operas for next week will be duly announced. f. OPAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. 1, Proprietor, Mr. Charles Kean. THIS EVENING will be performed RIGOLETTO. Gilda, Madame Gassier ; Madalena, Madame Alboni ; Trigoletto, Sig. Dragon° ; Borsa, zig. Annonini ; Dilonterone, Sig. Kinni ; Sparafucile, Baillou ; Paggio, Madlle. Gra maglia ; Giovanna, Madlle. Daillou ; Ceprano, Sig. Gabusii ; and Duca, Sig. Mario. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Lessee—Mr. J. B. Buckstone. PHIS EVENING, to commence at Seven o'clock, with the new and greatly successful original Comedy, entitled VICTIMS, in which Mr. Buckstone, Mr. Howe, Mr. William Farren, Miss Reynolds, Miss Emma King, &e., will appear. After which, Douglas Jerreld's drama of BLACK-EYED SUS tN. William, Mr. T. P. Cooke. Followed by ACTRESS OF ALL WORK, in which Miss A nua Maria Quinn (from the principal theatres in Australia) will sustain six characters. 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. D:css Boxes 5 0 Dress Boxes Upper Boxes 3 0 Upper Boxes 2 0 Tit Lower Gallery 1 0 Lower Gallery 0 6 Upper Gallery 0 6No half-price to Upper Gallery. T HEATRE ROYAL, A DELPHI. Lessee—Mr. Ben. Webster. THIS EVENING, will be performed the romantic Adeiphi drama of LIKE AND UNLIKE, in which Messrs. C. Selby, Wright, Paul Bedford, and Madame Celesto Rill perform. To conclude with THE ELVES; or, The Statute Bride, Me admaCeleste. 110 YAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessees. Messrs. F. Robson and Emden. THIS EVENING, will be performed the new drama of THE LIGHTHOUSE. After which, the comedietta, entitled A SUBTERFUGE Mrs. Stirling, Mr. G. Vining, aad Mr. G. Murray. To conclude with the original Extravaganza, by R,bert 13. Brough, Esq., called MASANIELLO. Messrs. Rob. son, Cooke, Danvers, &c. ; Misses Swanborough, Thirlwall, Hughes, Bromley, and Mrs. Melfont. Commence at half-past :Seven. OPAL SURREY THEATRE. Lessees, Messrs. Shepherd. and Crsswick. LW) THIS EVENING, will be performed EXTREMELY PECULIAR. Mr. Shepherd. After which, CHRISTY'S MINSTRELS will appear. With other attractive novelties. AST LEY' S ROY AL AMPHITHEATRE. ill. 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 Oriental Spectacle of EL, HYDER. Mr. Wm. Cooke announces with great satisfaction another Triumph. The intensely interest ing and thrilling Equestrian awl Dramatic situations with which this splendid Hippodrama abounds have been nightly received with increased delight and enthusiasm. THIS EVENING, and during the week, the entertainments hill commence with the Grand Equestrian and Oriental Spec tacle, in 2 Acts, entitled EL HYDER ; or, THE CHIEF OF THE GHAUT MOUNTAINS. El Ryder, 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 Madlle. Mililos. To conclude with Shakspeir's kATHARINE AND PETRUCHIO, with Equestrian Illustrations. Commence at seven o'clock. Dress Boxes, 4s. ; Upper Boxes, 3s. ; Private Boxes, from 2 is., no charge for booking; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, ls. ; Upper Gallery, 6d. Half-price at Calf-past Eight. B Ls-office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, hir. W. West, Equestrian Director, Mr. W. Cooke, jun. CANTERBURY HALL, Westminster-road.— OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The follow -114 company of Vocalists aro engaged for the performance of 'elections from all the popular Operas, Madrigals, Choruses, l)nets, Sze., viz.: Miss E. Pearce, Mrs. Palmyre, Miss E. Scott, Miss B'anell, Mrs. Le Jenne, Miss Leslie, and Madame Marietta; Herr P. Jongl.imans, R. Grover, T. Far rant, S. )ones, J. Barker, W. Melling, P. Corri, Senor An tonio, E. L. Hime, and Mr Anvil ; Master Corri; ge3srs. Sam. Collins, and E. Mackney. Pianoforte, Mr Cecil Hicks; harmonium, Master Williams ; Director, Herr F. Jonglnuans. Commence'at Seven o'clock precisely. Sup pers, 3tc., until twelve o'clock HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tiirs DAY-- Morn., 37 min. aft. s —Even., 54 min. aft. 5 T u - ITORROW—Morn., 11 min. aft. 6—Even., 30 min aft. 6 THE WEATHER-SUN OFFICE, AUGUST 26. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 81--higbe%t since noon yesterday. (6---lowest this morning and during the night. 73 --this day at noon. BAROMNTER, 30.33. WIND, S. W. ; light, with fine weather. 51 , 111 1 0 LONDON, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26, 1857. Lord PANlrurtE male some statements yesterday rwspecting the report of the Royal Commission, which prove that it is not entitled to such high authority as was claimel on its behalf. It is virtuall7 the report of half the Commissioners " I Y, Ten members had been originally appointed, v b . tle but six affixed their names to the report, '.ti of these one, Sir DE LACY EVANS, signed a Pre i t e , t, and declared his intention to send a sepa 1, 4te report, th roug h th e c h a i rman, em b o dyi ng PIS Opini on. The R i ght Hon. E. ELLICE also avowed th at be would prepare a separate report in hi own nam e and that of Sir H. BENTINCK and General WyrusAßD ; while CA WETHERELL, remaining Commissioner, is on duty in China, from whence his opinion may be obtained before the next session. The matter is then clearly still altogether unsettled, and the we i g h t of evi dence must be fully and maturelyconsidered before the country can consent to begi n at the 'wrong end by g i ving the lieutenant-colonel cies to the most favoured individuals, and retainin g p urc hase up ta th© rank of majo r for all parties already hold ng commis_ ' Mons, or about to enter into the seruice. It is iv the two steps of captain and major that the most serious injustic e i s inflicteJ, and really good officers compelled to wear out the best years of their lives pining under " the hope deferred that maketh sink the heart." When once they see their way open, however slowly, to the rank of major -general, when their foot is firmly planted on tlia step eventually leading to that rank, they will 1 B'alemit more patiently to the inevitable delays in the upward way. The practic4l course for permitting the objec t hatable practice to die out, is that to which wen ) THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY " EVENING; AUGUST 26, 1857 recently directed public attention. Let every new ' man obtain his commission without purchase, and proceed regularly onward in the same course. Those who are already in the army may act in a similar manner, it being thoroughly understood that when retiring they will only receive payment for the commissions they themselves had pur chased. The first commissions should not be given for one cause alone. Competitive examina tion is, perhaps, one of the best tests. Those who have received a sound military education, or who excel in personal qualifications should also be selected. Many meritories soldiers might be ad xanced from the ranks, and this, by affording reasonable promotion to really good men, would tempt many of a superior order to accept the Q CHEN' s shilling. The militia should also receive due encourage ment. The trial of military life, although not advancing beyond peace campaigns and the bring ing in of good volunteers, should, as it was in the olden time, be regarded as giving a powerful, if not an irresistible claim. The militia has for a considerable time been re garded as an exceptional body, and yet it is the old constitutional force by which England ought at least partially to garrisoned ! Every county —every large district—has its own especial regi ruents. The officers are more or less connected with their men. It constitutes a link between a standing army and a national guard, where most of the men combine private pursuits with their military evolutions, and do not altogether forget the patriot in the soldier. The militia will never again be disregarded. It may now be regarded as a standing element in the military service. It forms, at the same time, an admirable retirement for veteran officers and soldiers, who, although contented with the laurels they have gathered, and willing to enjoy the °Gum cunt dignitate, still desire to retain their connection with the service, and are prepared to buckle on their armour and fight with all their former energy whenever the interests of the nation demand their serviees, with these are a sprinkling of respectable country gentlemen, who maintain the position as a county corps. The grand juror or magistrate, being also fre. quently an officer who has acquired his company or lieutenancy in the regular army. Retired non commissioned officers and others will also be glad to participate in the month's training, that is to teach the yokel how to hold up his head and turn out his toes, and all the mystery of drill—that yokel making afterwards the best food for gun powder, and coming partially trained to the hands of the recruiting officer, or rather levying en masse with some of the officers whenever the exigencies of the country seek an effort. Some militia officers complain of the practice, but that is a great mistake. It is that which renders the militia truly valuable to the country. It should be at the same time a retiring ground for veterans, and a normal training school for young soldiers. The interests of the line and of the militia are one and indivisible. There should be .no foolish jealousy between them, but the more closely the connecting links are drawn the better for all par. ties, and the granting facilities for occasional ex change; under wholesome regulations, would be one of the most judicious courses that could be adopted by the authorities at the Horse Guards. The militia have proved themselves to be trust worthy and dependible men, ready to answer at any moment to the call of duty, and their claims should not be slighted or overlooked, when the various methods of promotion in the army is taken into consideration, as it necessarily will be next session. The hubbub raised by the High Church party over the concession clause in the House of Lords !on Monday night fully sustains the opinion we have already expressed on Sir RICHARD BETHELL'S penalty for captious incumbents. Lord REDES DALE'S trick on Friday last, and his grand attack on Monday night, having both failed, the amend ments of the Commons had to be dealt with in detail. The smaller, though by no means unim portant, skirmishes were soon over; but when the Exemption Clause came on the tug of war began. Lord ST. LEONARDS very fairly proposed that the " exemption should be confined to all persons now in holy orders"—a useful expedient, it would seem, since had it, been adopted, the penal half of the BETHELL Exemption Clause might perhaps have been given up. The disputants were, how ever, too ardent to limit themselves to such cool and distant fighting. In an instant, res ad triarios rediit, the Bishops were immediately engaged. It should be remembered that Sir RICHARD'S clause was made up of exemption, and compulsion. The incumbent might refuse to . marry a person whose adultery had been the cause of the divorce, but he must throw open his church to any other clergyman who had no wish to thwart the new Act. Very fair ! The law permits the man to marry ; you don't like to carry out the law, we might compel you to carry it out ; but, as you clamour for exemption, we must, at least, compel you to let some one else do it. We should say, as we have already said, that the new Act is but too indulgent to the 9,000 who owe their parishes, and their parish churches, their prayer-books, their marriage service itself, and their surplices, to Acts of Parliament. Such men ought hardly to ask exemption from carrying out an Act of Parlia ment requiring certain duties to be performed in those churches. Yet this was the sore point. They wanted neither to marry the parties them s-lves nor to let others do it. The Lord Bishop of SALISBURY led the attack. "It would introduce nothing but confusion into the churches ;" the Bishop, of course, perceiving no confusion in servants of the State refusing t 3 perform State duties in buildings belonging to the State. "It would create a class of clergymen errant" wandering through the length and breadth of the dioceses, performing marriages which their brethren refused t) solemnise." Opening his eyes to the horrors endured by cler gymen compelled to obey the law or to let others obey it for them, he declared ho " would rather see marriage made a civil contract, and that he accepted the change in the relative positions of Church and State which events might make more wide day by day." _ _ . Tho Bishop of LONDON" certainly followed with a little moderation. The compulsion to open the Church to another incumbent was indeed he owned something now, hut so was the exemption ; ho however, adroitly suggested the probable inter- I prEt a tion o f th e c o m p u l s ion half of the clause. They did n o t, h e o b serve d, in the other house think it Would be practically useful, but "certain strong l angov , a used by the friends of the clergy in both 11 " minds of the l a i ty, that, ses, had crea led an impression in the the clergy wanted to dominate over them." lie advised therefore the acceptance of the exemption and the compulsion together. • Up rose immediately the WILLIAM of OR 4NGE Lord, DUNGA . NNON, one of " the friend, o f the clergy." He was surprised at the remarks of the Bishop of LONDON. The exemption was coupl e d with an " indirect insull." No right-minded clergyman would do wind the penal clause per mitted ; but the clause would introduce dissen sion and bad feeling among the clergy, which of course implied that there were wrong-minded clergy who would marry in the churches of rebel lious incumbents—and support the law against the incumbent. He of OXFORD could not, of course, be silent on such a question as this. He was absolutely desperate. Sir RICHARD'S penalty was unendur able. He would rather that no immunity was given to the clergy than that these two clauses should stand as they now stood. An incumbent with the charge of 50,000 souls had written to him that morning that nothing should induce him to open his church to be desecrated by the per formance of such marriages as this bill permits. How many of the 50,000 were Dissenters— how many of them think the Legislature right and the clergy wrong—how many thought the church belonged to the parish and the State and not to the incumbent—on these points neither bishop nor incumbent give us any light. But this was not all—the act might compel an incumbent to admit a clergyman to fulfil the law in his church, but the act did not compel a bishop to'abstain from using his spiritual terrors. If he (the Bishop) heard of one of these hired interlopers coming on such an errand, he declared " he would meetibim at the door with an inhibition, and sus pend him from his office !" We do not doubt th• bishop's willingness to let his toast and rolls get cold, while he rode off with his ecclesiastical re volver in hand, to settle these clerical traitors ; but we can only tell him that any one who meant to accomplish his object must be foolish indeed to give the bishop the chance of interrupting him ; how, too, could he " suspend" a clergyman not belonging to his diocese, even if he could one be longing to it, when engaged in a duty explicitly recognised by law? We more than doubt the valour of SAMUEL WILBERFORCE if it came to an actual quarrel between him and the man with law no toriously on his side. A spirited clergyman in such a case would proceed and dare him to try the case. As to the clergymen who would marry in ac cordance with the act, no terms were too strong for denunciation. It was not respectable clergy men who would do it, but " the wretched skulk ing man, the shame and reproach of the ministry, Lying away from his own parish, not daring to show his face where he was known, who would come into a brother's parish to sow discord where all was peace and harmony ;" a man " whom the lowest sense of decency would not prevent from clutching the paltry fee which would fall to him for violating all that was sacred in reference to the marriage rite." The threats, the denunciation, the wrath, and the help of Lords CARNARYON and REDESDALE, in addition,_ were, however, happily in vain. Twice they divided, and twice they were beaten. First, they tried to get rid of the obnoxious penal con dition, and when that could not be done, of the Exemption and Condition, too; Lords REDESDALE and CARNARVON agreeing with the Bishop that the penalty made the concession worthless. They have got, however, both concession and penalty ; and the opiniun of the country, we are confident, would be expressed by the English exclamation, " and serve them right 1" It will be t long time, we fancy, before we shall hear again of 9, 00 0 clergy men asking exemption from obedience to an act of Parliament. PALEY said he could not afford to keep a conscience, and we certainly do not want State Church clergymen who can afford to keep an anti-act-of-Parliament conscience. Sir RICHARD BETIIELL has shown something more than great cleverness in tlible„,aUtter—it was true statesmanship to put the screw hard on restive ecclesiastics. COURT CIRCULAR, The Queen will hold a Privy Council to-morrow (Thursday) at Buckingham Palace. OSBORNE, AUG. 25. Yesterday her Majesty gave the annual fete in honour of the Prince Consort's birthday, to the seamen of the Royal yachts, the Trinity House, Coast-guardmen, and detachment of infantry stationed at East Cowes, and the labourers and work people employed on the Osborne estate. Dinner was prepared for nearly 600 persons, who sat down at 3 o'clock in tents erected for the occasion. The Queen and Prince Consort, accompanied by Prirce Alfred, the Princess Royal, Princess Alice, Princes Helena, Princess Louisa, Prince Arthur, and Prince Leopold, came on to the ground and inspected the din ner, and subsequently took their places in a marquee to witness the rustic games and sports which took place. The Queen, the Prince Consort. and the Royal family remained till 7 o'clock. Lady Churchill, Lady Caroline Barrington, the Hon. Lucy Kerr, the Hon. Mary gßul teel, and the Gentlemen-in-Waiting were in attendance. The bands of the Royal Marines and the 66th Regi ment played during the afternoon. The dinner party in the evening included Lady Caro line Barrington, Rear-idmiral Martin, and Capt. the Hon. J. Denman. CONVOCATION OF THE CLERGY.—The convocation of the prelates and clergy of the praviucs of Canterbury stood adjourned until yesterday, when it was again f orma lly prorogued by the archbishop's officials, no business being transacted. It is not expected that convocation will assemble for discussion until February next. THE LATE BISHOP BLOSIPIELD'S WILL.—It is under. stood that Biihop Blomfield has left about 55,0001. be hind him. Besides Mrs. Blomfield, there are 10 or 11 to be provided for out of the sum we have mentioned. The amount paid into the treasury of the East India Company for bils on India, from the 9th to the 25th of August, was 13,9071. The respective amounts were —Bengal, 7,558/. ; Madras, 6,0981. ; and Bombay, 2511. LADIES ON THE MOORS.—Mre. Baird, of Cambuscloon, and party, bagged on the 15th and 17th inst., 161 brace on Ury ivloors ; and on the 20th and 21st inst., 33 brace on Auchmeddin. The birds were generally strong on the wing and very wild. NEW LINE OF STEAM PACKETS BETWEEN TRIESTE AND BARCELONA.—Letters from Venice state the Austrian Lloyd's proposes, simultaneously with the completion of the railway from Vienna to the Adriatic, the opening of a new service between Trieste and Barcelona, with sta tions at Bari, Messina, Palermo, Catania, and Mar seilles. The vessels which would be used on this line will be screws, and of 860 tons burden. GENERAL TEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY.—The 65th half-yearly meeting of the shareholdets of this company was held yesterday, at their offices, 71, Lembaril-,treet ; John Wilkin, E,q , in the chair. The report ef the di rectors and a statement of the accounts for the half-year ending the 30th of June last, which were deemed to le highly satisfactory, were read to the meeting and unani mously adopted. The usual dividend at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum, free of income tax, was then de clared; and the cordial thanks of the proprietors voted to the chairman and directors for their continuedzealous services in the management of the company's affairs ; after which the meeting separated. UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE SELECT PREACHERS.— The following gentlemen have been appointed the sel ct preachers for the academical year 1857-8 : —1857, Oct., the Hulsean lecturer; Nov. , the Ri g ht Rev. Dr. Dick ersteth, Bishop of Ripon ; Dec, the Bev. G. Caltllrop, M.A., fellow of Trinity C liege, and secretary to the Church Missionary Society ; 1858, January, the Rev. Dr. T. W. Peile, of Trinity Cillege ; February, tho Very Rev. Henry Alford, D D., Dean of Canterbury ; March, the Rev. C. J. Ellicott, rector of Pelton, Rut land ; April, the Hulsean lecturer; May, the Rev. J. B. Lightfoot, fellow and tutor of Trinity College. THE MUTINY IN INDIA.-3t tl.e meeting yesterday, at the Mitasion-house, to afford relief to our fellov.- coentrymen in India, nearly 1,000/. were subscribed during the proceedings. Amongst the donors were the Lori Mayor, 25/. ; the Lady Mayoress, 101. ; Mr. Sheriff Mechi, 50/. ; Mr. Gordon, 50/. ; Mr. B.rch, 301.; Mr. T. Haynes, Mansion-house, 101 ; Aldermen :Lose, 10/ ; Messrs. Crawford and Colvin, 1001. ; the lgra Dank, 50/. ; Mr. Gregson, M.P., 100/. Sir M. Monte acre, 251 ; the Rev. Canon Charnpseys, 101., &o. UNITED STATES DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR APPOINT. MENTS.—It has been announced diet the President will not make the diplomatic aad c insular appointments till near the appriaching session of Cengress. These ap pointments being subject to the confirmation of the senate, it is apparent that to send gentlemen abroad, subject to recall in case their appointments wore not confirmed, would be quite impolitic, and inconsistent with a proper consideration of the attending circum stances.--Boston Poet. LATEST NE W The Porte has consented to annul the Moldavian elections on the representation of the four Powers, without waiting for the adhesion of the Ambassa dors of England and Austria. FRANCE. PARIS, TUESDAY EVENING . The Emperor will probably leave Paris at the end of this week for the camp at Chalons, where his Majesty intends to remain during the whole of September, in order to direct the grand manoeuvres in which the infantry and cavalry of the Imperial Guard are to take part. The camp will be officially opened this day, and will not be broken up until the sth Oct. The infantry, 44,000 strong, will be composed of eight regiments and of a battalion of chasseurs, forming together two divisions, under the orders of Generals Mellinet and Camou ; subdivided into four brigades, comnianded by Generals Cler, de Witnpffen, Maneque, and Decaen. There will be three brigades of cavalry, composed of cuirassiers, dragoons, lancers, guides, anal chasseurs—forming an effective force of 4,500 men, and 3,600 hones. The whole will form a division under the orders of General Morris. General Lebceuf will command the artillery and land transport corps. The engineers, 200 strong, will be under the direction of Captain Berrier. The polies of the camp wil be effected by a regiment of the gendarmerie of the guard, with Commandant d'Eggs for Provost Marshal. Colonel Robinet has been appointed Quartermaster-General to the General Commanding-in-Chief. The Union, in an article on the Indian revolt, contains the following mysterious appeal to the Governments of Europe : "It is desirable that the revolulion in India should be very seriously taken into consideration by Europe. Material domination hat seen its last in India ; a moral force should now display itself ; and if, by misfortune, modern Europe were not to understand that it has a very high mission to acclneplisk in the place of the English trader., who have only strength enough to utter despairing menaces, we should maintain that the civilisation of which we are so proud is nothing but a vain boast, merely the expression of an ingenious egotism, which is sensible to the refinements of art, but is incapable of saving the world by vigorous mea sures, or of inspiring it with a grand example." The following is given by the Pays as a state ment, drawn up from authentic sources, of the stores which were in Delhi when the insurrection burst out : " For three years Delhi had become a very important place, as it held a depot of the pieces of ordnance fur *idled by the foundry of lia,sipoure, as well as the gun carriage& of Fattichghar, and the gunpowder of Icho- Nara. Independently of the guns iu position on the ramparts it had in its arsenal, 640 pieces of 13 and 24, for the wants of the different places is the provinces north-we.t of C.lcutta ; else 480 field-pieces of 7 and 9 ; 95 howitzers, and 70 mo7tars ; cr in all about 1,300 pieces. Its supplies in missiles and ammunition were quite in proportion. All the pieces were in excellent condition, and the Indian artillerymen lase always bean proverbially excellent. It is right to add that whet the insurrection broke out, there was not a single English regiment in the place, and that the native artillery and engineers formed the garrison—a circumstance which explains bow the works of defence were organised in a regular man ner.' The Pays concludes with the following, the source of which, however, it does not specify : " Id presence of these facts we can only quote the words of the brave and lamented General Barnard, who wrote a few days before his death the following lines : `I command gallant officers and bravo soldiers, who will all du their duty most devoteily, and fortunate for me it is that I have such troops. for I cannot conceal from myself that I am before a sec:nd Sebastopol.'" BOURSE, Aug. 25.—The following were the last quotations : Cash. fr. c. End of month. 44 per Cents ... ...... 93 55 93fr. 70:. 3 per Cents 67 - 66 90 Bank Shares 2,800 Ciedit Foucier 550 Credit Mobilier 955 Roman — Do. Account 951 25 Atstrian Belgian 44 Fiedmontese (5) 9J Home Debt CANADA. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY MORNING. The Montreal Ocean Steaniship Company's Royal mail steamer Indian has arrived from Quebec, with advices to the 15th, and from New York to the 14th instant. For a few days prcvious to the 15th the Quebec timber trade has been more active, and the transac tions tolerably large, at current prices. Inferior rafts placed with difficulty at 41d. to 5d., ordinary scl. to Gd., while good and superior rafts range from 7d. to 91d., according to size, quality, and manu facture. In red pine little doing, and quantity coming forward small. The stock on hand of last year's oak interfered materially with the prices of new timber. Elm in better and rafts in fair de mand. Standard staves dull at 551. West India in quest at 161. Dells unchanged. Freights rather better : for deals to London 85s. had been given ; to Liverpool, 305.; to Greenock, 30s. Gd. There are no political advices from N ew Y or k. In New York, on the 14th, there was a good de mand for money, and rates were firm. Sterling exchange steady, but quiet at 109 to 109 g. St cks dull and lower. Flour dull and unchanged ; Cana dian, ditto ; new wheat, lc. to 2c. better ; rya dull ; corn a shade better ; oats lower-60e. to 65c. for State, 62c. to 63c. fur Western. Pork firm. Beef' unchanged. The gold received at New York by the Central America from Aspinwall amounted to $1,250,000. The Central America had communicated with the John L. Stephens, which left San Francisco ou the 20th ult., with $1,800,000. Kansas advices to the Bth inst. report that Walker bad returned to Lawrence with the troops. The apprehension of an Indian attack proving groundless, the officers of the city Government had met on the 7th, and were perfecting ordinances. NORTH DEVON RAILWAY. (MEETING THIS DAY.) A general meeting of the shareholders in this com pany was held this morning, at the Company's offices, 24, Old Broad-street ; Mr. The, M.P., in the chair. The report stated that the traffic for the past hiilf year had not increased to the extent anticipated, but there were special causes to account for this result. The total traffic for the half-year was 10,8031., as compared with 10,1371, the corresponding half-year of 1856. The net revenue balance for the half-year to the 30th June was 5,5541. 18s. 5d., but as the debenture and other interest, and the dividend on the preference stock, had increased by a sum of 4201., the next amount applicable to a dividend on the ordinary stock was diminished to 1,3301. for the half-year, and a dividend at the rate of 18s. per cent. per anaum, on the total ordinary stock of 295,1921,, would absorb 1,3281., which dividend the directors therefore recommended to the shareholders. The report was ultimately adopted. RAILWAYS-FOR CASH. tr. c. ft c. Orleans 1,447k— Weitern Northern Lyons and Med BB4— New Ditto New Ditto BBO Grand Contra! Geneva Midi AUSTRIA. VIENNA, AUG. 23. The only news worthy of ment'.on is the follow ing, which is taken from the Constantinople corre spondence of the Osservatore Triestino "When Mirzi Aga, the Sadrazan or Prime Minister of the Shah, visited Mr. Murray on his arrival at Teheran, the latter complained tha the Persian Govern ment had not only not evacuated Herat, but had rein forced the garrison of that city, although Englind had fulfilled all the conditions of the treaty. The Sadrazin rep'ied that as Prince Murad Mirza had repeatedly re fused to quit Herat, troops bad been sent to force !lira to do so. Mr. Murray wal dissat'sfied v.ith the answer, and peremptorily demanded the immediate evbalation of Herat and the withdrawal of the army commanded by Murad Mirza from its precincts." THE BALTIC. i th u te East, an d th e im sh HAMBURG, Aua. 23. The telegraphic inteilligence fro f m e, L h ozd i o o n f re a l l a a t r i:e to the Indian news, which arrived here yesterday a af m te o r t n ig o p on er , so h n a s s co c t a in u e s e e t d ed s w er i • pre ssion that will be made upon the German conti nent with respect to the future difficulty of England a o nding maintain, the maintaining lic.Jr empire there has doubtl ess b een in press may p u li p b t l o ie the present havecr ca e u d e . e n N i n o d t u t e t d h s t t moment, something like a decorous m orou . s .,r r e . eg ig a n rd orat p for n British interests, there i s a considerable d- gre y o f satisfaction expressed among portion of the public a t the anticipated downfall of British power. The r e i s no genuine feeling of sympathy shown in our favour, however, in either class, and the people would, for no better reason than jealousy of her greatness, exult in the loss of India to Brit i sh rule. This is not long h a f heard much that wou ld di sgust tour through N orthern Ger merely the expression of my opinion but the experi ence of a German gent ! ema n who has re?eutiv re tmu,rliniyec,l andfrt , whoma any man of sound sense to learn. This gentle ma l informed me that he wa s , a b ove a l l, sur prised to witness very recently iu most circles of society the expression of a decidedly hostile feel ing towards British interests in Prus , ia, and in Berlin in particular The Kreuz Zeitung, ever in the interest of Russia, delights in keeping such a feeling alive among the capital. People continue to talk concerning tin raising" of a foreign legion, and a number of men inclined to serve aro on the book for the recruiting officers. I fancy, hoWever, that they wdl be disappointed in their hopes this time. —Times' Second Edition. SPAIN. The Madrid journals of the 21st have arrived in due course. The opinion appeared to b 3 gaining ground that Queen Christina would not visit Ma drid on-the ocasion of the reigning Que-n's ac couchinent. The Minist rial journals represent the situation of the treasury as most satisfactory, as, in addition to 60 millions jibt paid to the Mirei loan, 22 others were shortly to be received front Port) Rico, arising from old money lately called in. The Government were taking steps. to have regular sta tistical nturn4 sent in on v.irious subjects of in terest from every part of the kingdom. The wea ther continued fine, and the price of flour and corn was beginning at last to give way at Madrid. The Tuscan Monitore continues to give an ac count of the visit of the Pop, to various churches, convents, and other remaTkable places at Florence, Saveral pi iEsi s have bean excommunicated lately by Ltanhard bishops for denying that belief in the immaculate conception is necass I.ly to salvation. At Pavia four exlesiastics renownei for their erudition, morality, and charity, having bean thus placed miler ban, tha people became incensed, and tore down the placards announcing the excommuni cation of this men. g: The Moniteur con t a i ns th e official announcement conferring the and cross of L ,“gital of honour on Baron Atexan Ire de Humbold•, which took place, it 1n y b I remembered, at the p: , riod of the visit of Prmce Napoleon to Germany. '' The conslitution submitted by the DaniAt GovernmEat to the Holstein Chambers," says a Vienna let er in the Munich Ga:.:ette, "has pro duced a painful impress:on here, since 120110 Of the repreentations made by the Cabinet, particularly in the despatch of the 30th May las , , 'have been taken into account." The Digit of Oldenbourg., interiupted in the first place by the seces , ion masse of Vie opposition, and afterwards completed by the new elections, has been able to cenclude its labours adopting the majority of the propositions brought forward by the government. After eLscu , sions wh:ch have been prolonged for three mouths, the f our or d er s of Van Swelisll Diet have at length come to an understanding to vote the credits demanded by the government for the construction of railways. The total sum voted by the Diet for the first works amounts to 20 millions of rixdai ere. SOUTH AUSTRALIA. The first session of the Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly of South Australia under the new constitution was opened at Adelaide on the 22d of April. Mr. J. H. Fisher was elected President of the former body, and Mr. G. S. Kingston Speaker of the Assembly. The following passages are selected from the Governor's address, to show the condition and prospects of the colony : The revenues of 1856—amounting to 456,0001.—toge ther with the available balance brought forward from previous years, have sufficed to meet all expenditure for the service of that year, including that on account of im migration ; leaving a balance exceeding 200,0001. avail able for the service of the current year. During the past quarter the proceeds of the chief sources of revenue have so far exceeded the moderate estimate of ways and means adopted by the late legislature as to afford assurance that a balance ex seeding 100,000/. mill re main te be appropria:a)d, after defraying all liabilities as yet authorised on account of the service of the current year. The sound financial position of this colony is Evidenced by the facility with which Govern ment securities are disposed of at moderate premiums, in England and the adjacent colonies. It will also be satisfactory to you to learn the following facts con nected with cur material progress during the past year :—The population —as nearly as can be deduced from previous returns, from the difference between ar rivals and departures, and from excess of births over deaths during the year —may now be estimated at about 109,000 souls. The land sold by the Government during the year ended the let April amounted to 188,000 acres, arid the price realised to upwards of 229,000/ e whilst the quantity under cultivation exceeded 203,000 acres, of which wheat and other grain crops formed more than 172,000 acres. The extent of crown lands held under leases comprises about 24,000 square miles, which is divided into 485 holdings, yielding an annual r en t a l o f 13,3801. The foreign trade, as included in the customs returns during 1857, shows the value of the imports for consumption in the colony at 1,205,0691. ; of the exports of the staple produce of the colony at 1.364 9041. Of this total export, the value of grain and flour amounted 534,780/. ; of wool, to 412,1631. ; and of ore and metals to 408,0431. I have inch gratification in calling your attention to the indications of advancing prosperity fur niched by the above analysis. The repeal of the act of Parliament which has hitherto regulated the tale of the waste lauds of the Crown in this province imposes upon you the task of forming a system for their future ma nagement. There will, at the same time, be laid before you a series of resolutions embodying provisions designed to afford encouragement to the nomination of immigrants by persons settled in the province, and the voluntary or assisted immigration of suitable persons who may arrive in the colony without aid from the public revenues. These resolutions will also contain as an important feature, a provision that the powers and functions of the Land and Emigration Commissioners in England shall henceforth be exercised by persons responsible solely to the govern ment of this colony. With reference to the means of s communication and transport—so important in all new c mntries—bills will be laid before you providing for the amendment of the system at present in force as regards main roads, and for , the extension of the present rail way. from Gawler Town northward, as far as lia• punda, and eastward to wards Gumeracka, as far as the base of the hills. The increased facil ties, and diminished cost of transit, resulting from the use of railways, and the saving in the cost of roads, which must other wise be constructed, appear fully to justify the propesed extension ; while the resources of the province are abun lantly adeqinne to meet any temporary burthen which it may occasion. Concurrently with these measures, your attention will be directed to a plan for developing the trade on the river Murray, and securing to this province the terminus of that navigation, by affording facilities for the ship ment of river-borne goods, at Victor Harbour, in sea going vessels. Is c mnection with this trade, I have to inform you that the original arrangement made with New S.\Vales and Victoria, for the collection of duties upon all river borne goods imported into those colonies, has been superseded on the part of the government of Victoria, since the Ist March last. I have directed copies of the whole correspondence connected with that subject to be laid before you, from which you will perceive that the governments of New South Wales and Victoria propose to adopt, in common, the tariff of New South Wales, and to collect the duties under that tariff through the instrumentality of a joint custom-house at the junction of boundaries unless this Government c )ncur in adoptingthe same tariff. The negotiations on this important point are still pend ing:, and there are grounds for belief that a conclusion way ultimately be arrived at advantageous to the com mon interests involved. I have also directed a bill to be laid before you to authorise this Government, for a limited period, to become a party to the contract made by the home Government for the mail service to these coloriiv, and to make arrangements for the branch service to this province. I have also directed to be laid hefere you a bill to amend the present Education Law, both with a view to the enlargement of the present system and to its more effectual support. This measure leaves untouched that principle of the present law which declares that education shall be based upon the Chris tian religion, without doctrinal teaching ; but it is intended to provide for the erection--throughout the settled districts of the province—of suitable school buildings, and for the augmentation of the stipends of teachers; and it provides for the cost thus occasioned by the imposition of an education tax. Your at tention will also be directed to a revision of the Electoral Law, which has been found to be cumbrous and costly in its present form ; and a bill will be submitted to you applying a remedy to these evils. Several other administrative and legal reforms are also announced. TELEGRAPH TO MELBOURNE. —We are glad to learn that the tender fur the construction of the whole line,of telegraph from Adelaide to the Glenelg has been an cepted, with a probability of the work bein'g commenced without any tionec2Psary delay. We have not yet been favoured with particulars, but we believe the successful tenderer is Mr. Thompson, of Halloran Hill, and that the amount does not much exceed 401. per mile, if, indeed, it amount to that sum. If this be the case, it is probable that the entire cost of the line, including the material furnished by government, will fall short of the amount voted for its construction by 4,0001. or 5,000/. The work is to be completed within twelve months, 13) that the line will have to be constructed at the late of neatly a mile per diem.—Adelaide Observer. SPORTING NOTES. Tuifites are disporting themselves at Egham, where Mr. ilibburd has futrished them right pleasant em. ployment. As the return of yesterday's racing will attest, the sport was atnple, and the principal event came off in accordance with my anticipation. I shal not refer to the running further, because I was Lot assisting at the revels on Runnymede, and because the " events" are not likely to east very long shadows before them. Mr. Merry has issued invitations fcr Ipswich to-morrow and Friday, whilst Mr. Marshall, who is acting for ldr. H. Hibburd, has- prepared a most attractive ' programme for Hereford. To deal with the probabilities is a somewhat difficult task, as, until the engagements are run out at Egham, it will be impossible to gather any information respecting the competitors. I will, however, make some guesses at truth. The Suffolk Handicap looks quite formidable, with its long list of nominations. Vulcan, Tame Deer, Redemption, Tyre, Renown, Mysterious Jack, and E oquence, are all favourably weighted, and of that lot Elovenae, Renown, and Tame Deer are, perhaps, the most trustworthy. Either Hardwick or The Aob ought to win the Bzough Members' Plate. Maggie Lauder will doubtless be capable of c-mceding 7lbs. to any opponent she may meet for theTWo-yr-old Stakes. For tha Ipswich handicap I ahaliselect Renown and Eupatoria. Thu County Members' Plate will be won by either Yalbr Gal or Vestige. The leading events at Hereford only require notice For the Herefordshire Handicap I see nothing likely to interf?re with the success of Odd Trick. For the L-censed Victuall‘r's Plate E!frida and Jesuit are entWed to consideration, and for the City Cup Queen Bess claims my allegiance. Raven may make a success ful flight for the Corporation Plate, and I shall sail with Fieherman for the Royal Plate. A FRESH MAN. SUBMARINE TELEGRAPH COMPANY MEETING THIS DAY. The half-yearly meeting of this company was adver tised to be held this morning at the London Tavern, Bishopsiate-atreet, but, in consequence of its being settling day, a sufficient number of shareholders did not attend to form a meeting, and it was adjourned till the 10th of September. The meeting must be formed then, or a dividend cannot be declared on the 12th in accord ance with the terms of the charter. WEST LONDON RAILWAY. (MEETING THIS DAY.) The half-yearly meeting of the shareholders in this company was held this morning at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street. Mr. S. Bird, chairman of the board of directors, in the chair. The report stated that at the last meeting, in March, a resolution was passed authorising a divi dend of 21. per share on the first-class preferred shareholders, which absorbed a sum of 6,4001., leaving a balance which admitted of a dividend of 11. per share on the above shares, and that the direct ors recommended to the meeting. The directors were unable (in consequence of the bills of costs of the soli citors of the company not having yet been delivered) to state what amount may have to be refunded by the Lon don and North-Westera Ra.,l say Company on account of costs. The directors reported a trifling increase in the amount of the tolls on the Kensington Canal over the previous half-year's traffic. The report was ultimately agreed to. SOUTHAMPTON DOCK COMPANY. MEETING THIS DAY. The hall-yearly meeting of the shareholders in this company was held this morning, at the company's offices, Bishopsgate-street—Col. Pratt Barlow in the chair, The accounts submitted to the proprietors showed a net revenue, after payment of interest on the debenture debt, and of all the working expenses, for the half-year ended June, 30, 1857, amounting to 6,6801. 18g. 3d., to which was to be added a surplus carried over from last year of 1,1001. 83. 7d., making an available balance of 7,8411. 64. 10J. The report was adopted, and a divi dend at the rate of 4 per cent, per annum was declared, leaving a surplus to be carried to the credit of the next hall-year of 6261. 16g. 10d. THE OTTOMAN BANK. MEETING THIS DAY. At a meeting of the shareholders of the Ottoman Bank, held to-day, the following report was presented : " The annual general meeting of the company is fixed by the Charter of Incorporation for the month of March in each year. The present, therefore, is an extraordinary meeting, convened for the purpose of receiving a report upon the affairs of the bank up to the 30th June last, and of authorising the distributiun, by way of in terest, of a portion of the profits realised up to that date. The directors have much satisfaction in annoancing the continued prosperity of he bank. The disorganised condition of finance generally in Turkey has rendered it inexpedient in their opinion to enter upon any exten sive exchange operations during the last six mouths. A source, iu ordinary times, of considerable profit has thus, from prudential considerations, remained tempo rarily unproductive ; but circumstances have satisfi;a: the direc ors of the propriety cf the caution which they have exerc:sed in this respect. On the other hand the local business of the Asiatic branches has increased and continues to increase, and both the present returns and the future prospects are of a satisfactory character. The accounts to the 30th June show a not amount to the credit of profit and Ins., after making provision for bad and doubtful debts, of 30,0291. 6s. 6 , 1. Out of this sum the directors recommend at present a distribution of per share, by way of interest (being at tin, rate of 8 per cent. per annum), leaving a balance of 15,0291. Gs. 6J. to be carried forward. They desire at the same time to intimate their intention of proposing, at the general meeting in March next, that a sum should be set apart out of the then existing balance at the credit of profit and loss, as a reserve fund ; and that such sum should be augmented from time so time from the profits of the company (by an amount net exaeeding 2 per cent. on the capital of the bank in any one year) until it reach 50,0001. The directors do not doubt the cordial concurrence of the shareholders iu a measure which has for its object to provide against unforseen contingencies, as well as to form, as far as possible, a guarantee for the continuity of a steady dividend, leaving any profits in excess of the same to be dealt with at the end of each sear by way of bonus. It is further their intention to propose on the same ;occasion, that the preliminary expenses, now standing at 6,0001., shall be written off at the rate of 2,0001. per annum. The shareholders have been already informed that the increasing business would render ne cessary the payment of the uncalled capital of the bank; the directors have accordingly is , tied notices for the pay meet of the remaining Si. per share on the 14th Sept. next. The chair was taken by Mr. Layard, and the report, after some discussion, was adopted. IVIPIRXET NEWS.—(This Day.) CORN EXCHANGE. The supply of English wheat received fresh up to-day was limited, but we had a large number of Monday's un sold samples on offer, chiefly in fine condition. Tn.) trade was in a depressed state at Alonday's decline in value, and a clearance was not effected. Thole was rather a large show of most kinds of foreign whe - A, in which only a limited business was transacted, at barely stationary picas. Floating cargoes of grain met a dull enquiry. For lrtrley there was very little enquiry, yet no change took place in its value. Malt sold slowly at barely late rates. Oats, beans, and peas, wore firm at full quotations. Flour moved off heavily. ARRIVALS TINS WEER. Wheat. Barley. Malt. 2,260 I 70 1;210 Oats. Flort• I 700 92) Irish . 250 brls 1,320 • aka Foreign.... 3,010 BOROUGH HOP. A few parcels of now hops are on sale here, at from 8/. to Si. Bs. per cwt. The plantation accounts aro rot considered favourable, yet the duty has been done at 160,000'. WILITECHAPEL. The trade generally ruled steady, at very full prices : Beef, from 3s 2d. to 4s 6d ; mutton, 841 to 4s 10d ; lamb, 4s 4d to 5A G 1; veal, 3s Gd to 4s 4d ; pork, Gd to 4s 8d per 81bs, by the carcase. PRIOR OF GOLD.—The quotation of gold at Paris is about 5 per mille premium, and the short exchange on London is 25.20 par 1/ sterling. On comparing these rates with the English Mint price of 3/. 17s. 104 d per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold is nearly 4 10ths per cent. dearer in Paris than in London. By advices from Hamburg the price of gold is 423 per .mark, and the short exchange on London is 13.38 per 1/. sterling. Standard gold at the English Mint price is nearly 2-10ths per cent. dearer in Hamburg than in London. The course of exchange at New York on London for bills. at 60 days' sight is 1094 per cent which, when compared with the Mint par between the two countries, shows that the exchange is alight'y in favour of England ; and, after making allowance ft r charges of transport and difference of tnterest, the pre sent rate leaves a trifling profit on the importation of gold from the United States. SEttious Fine IN HOLBORN,—Last night a fire of a fearful character, and attended with the destruction of some thousand pounds' worth of property, Kapp. nel in Holborn-hill, near the bridge. Tee premises in which the disaster commenced belonged to Mr. Granville, gun and pistol manufacturer, No. 44, and the building was flanked on one side by the premises belonging to Mr. Ulltner, patent press-maker, and Mr. J. 0. Prycr, a stationer, while the entire row of houses in Bartlett's• buildings and five or six others in Kieg's.head-court abutted upon those of Mr. Granville; The whole of the lofty pile of-Mr. Granville's gun factory was totally con• armed, those of Mr. Ulmer partly destroyed, those of Mr. Pryor seriously itjured by fire, water, and hasty removal ; while the damage done to the property in Bartlett's-buildings and H'ing'e-bead-court is verrgreat. MADAMS TOSSAUD'S —Toe Napoleon room in tl is popular exhibition has lately been corn[letely renovated, the decorations have received, great improve. ment, particularly in a number of magnificent mirrors which impart an elegant and bril iant effect, mere espeelely at night refl?ct:DgThis the light a hundredfold . apartinen', for splendour and taste, is not to be surpassed by any in the m etropolis, and reflects grew credit to the artists employed in its ccml_leti in. FMB AT W HI TECiIAPEL. — Y 63 terday uloreiag a fire neatly attended with the loss cf fiv,e lives, hap pened on the premises belyriging to Mr. Alexander, a tobacconist, carrying on business at 61, Whitechapel road. The fire was not subdued until very considerable dunage was done to the premises. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.— (This Day.) MARLBOROUGH-STREET. DARING PICKPOCKETS IN OXFORD-STREET.—CLEVER CAPTURE or THE THlEVES.—henry Jones, Jahn Mann, and Mary Anne Flemming, were charged before Mr. Jeadon, with being concerned in picking pockets, and in attempting to pick pockets in Oxford-street. Wm. Autrey, D 1, sergeant of police, stated that last night he was on the top of an omnibus going along Oxford-street, when his attention was called by the conductor to the prisoners, whom he suspected were about to pick the pocket of a gentleman. Witness watched them, When he saw Jones lift up the pocket of a gentleman, and he was covered by the other priso ners. He got down, and as he was doing so he observed Jones with a red pocket-handkerchief in his hand, which he put in his bosom. He went up to the gentle man and asked him he had lost a pocket-handkerchief He felt his pocket and said that he had. Witness wen after the prisoner, and as he was doing so he saw Jones in the act of lifting up the pocket of another gentleman. While he was doing this witness took them into custody. On his way to the station house with the prisoners they made a violent resistance, during which the handker chief was passed to some of their confederates. The female prisoner came to the station house to look after her companions, when she was taken into custody. In answer to Mr. Beadon, the serge :ut said that the gentleman who was robbed said he was unable to attend as his wife di-:d that day. There were officers in court who knew the prisoners. Hammond, a detective officer of the D Division, with another officer, were present to prove former convictions against some of the prisoners. - Jones—You have summarily cmvicted me several times, surely you will not commit me any more. Each was sent for three months to the House of Cor rection. TH A MES. A BUTCHER OF A BOY—MURDEROUS ASSAULT.— Harry Butcher, a boy of rough appearance, only 9 years of age, and residing with his parents at No. 6, White horse-court, White-horse-lane, Stepney, was brought before Mr. Yardley, charged with committing a violent assault on Edward Barber, a lad about 10 years of age. The complainant, who had received a severe wound on the right side of his face, which was covered with a. surgical plaister, and whose clothes were stiffened with gore, said he gas passing along Spring-garden -place, Stepney, with his brother, who was carrying a basket containing glas=, when their passage was interrupted by the prisoner, and he said to him, " Get out of the way." - The prisoner, instead of doing so, swore at him, and gave him a smack with his hand. lie hit the boy slightly, and he fell down. He pursued his way with his brother, and had almost forgotten having met with the prisoner, when he received a tremendous blow from a large stone hurled at him, and was stunned. His face was cut open, and he lost a large quantity of blood, and had since been under medical treatment. The prisoner was the boy who hurled the stone at his head. The atone weighed at least 10 pounds. Mr. Yardley—Why what a passionate little savage the prisoner must be. Henry Barber, a tall youth about 18 years of age, confirmed the statement of his brother, and said that en seizing the prisoner he made a violent attack upon him, hit him and kicked him, and then, with great dexterity, put his head under his (witness's) person, and threw him heavily. A basket containing one dozen and seven dram glasses, ordered by a publican, were all broken. Mr. Yardley, addressing the mother of the prisoner, said—Do you see what a little savage this eon of yonro has proved himself ? How have you educated this little ruffian ? The mother, who sobbed loudly, said—We keep him in a good school, sir—he is the eldest but one. Mr. Yardley said he could inflict a very heavy fine on the prisoner for committing such an unprovoked nE sault, but he would leave hint in the hands of his parents, if they promised to chastise him, and make compensation to the two youths for the injury sustained by one, and the loss of the glass by the other. Mrs. Butcher said she would gladly pay anything. Mr. Yardley—Very well, wind you do. It you don't make sufficient compensation to these two lads, I will issue a summons k;oAnst your perverse and savage boy. REALM OF LONDON DURING THE WEEK. (From the Report of the Registrar-General.) The deaths registered in Loudon, which in the last week of July rose to 1,238, and in the first and second weeks of August were respectively 1,224 and 1,187, exhibit a very decided increase in the week that ended last Saturday (August 22), the number being 1,091. The heavy thunderstorms and rains of the preceding week have doubtless been power ful agents in producing this result. It can also be shown that - he deaths of last week were rather less than the number which the average rate of morta lity in corresponding weeks of ten years (1847-56) would have produced, if, for better comparison, the deaths from cholera in two epidemic years are excluded from the calculation. Since the last week of July there has been a con stant decrease in the deaths from diarrhoea. In the week referred to they were 302 ; theteafter they were successively 258, 244, and (in the present re turn) 215. In the same periods the numbers re turned as caused by cholera (in most instances "cholera infantum" and "choleraic diarrlicel") were 24, 30, 21, and 12. Ei , e dst deaths from diar rhoea (including cholera) occurred last week in the sub-district of St. John, Westminster, 7 in that of St. Margaret, Westminster, 5 in Brompton, 5 ill the Hackney sub-district, 5 in Goodman's fields, 5 in Bow, 5 in Trinity, Newington, 5 in Lambeth Church sub-district (2d p as t), an d 5 in Plumstead. Scarlatina exhibits an increase, for the deaths from it, which were in the two previous weeks 32 and 16, rose last week to 40. It appears to have prevailed chiefly in the north and east districts, for more than half of the fatal cases occurred in these two divisions. The registrar of Somers-town records the death of three children from " scarlatina anginosa,"' alr within four days, in a family at 8, Johnson-street. The parents, a fourths child, three lodgers in the same hniuse, and a person who was sent to the Fever Hospital, have all suffered from the disease. Typhus and common fever were fatal in 41 cases, measles in 13, smallpox in 4. Three people died of disease the effect of intem perance ; 13 children from want of breastmilk. The deaths of five nonagenarians are returned : one at the age of 90 years, two at 93, one at 94 in Wild street, St. Giles, and one at 98 at Putney. With one exception (a man, who was the youngest of the five) these old persons were all widows. Last week the births of 860 boys and 832 girls---• in all 1,692 child ren--were registered in London. In the 10 corresponding weeks of the years 1847- 56 the average number was 1,460. At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean height of the barometer in the week was 20.887 . inches. The highest reading occurred on Wednes days, and was 30 inches The mean temperature of the week WAS 65.1 deg., which is 4 . 2 deg. above the average of the same week in 43 years as deter mined by Mr. Glaisher). The highest tempera ture occurred on Sunday (the 16th), and was 83 deg. The lowest was 51'7 deg. on Tuesday. The range of the week was 31 . 3 deg. The temperatura rose towards the end of the week, and on Saturday the mean was about 9 deg. above the average. Tue wind blew almost constantly from the north-east till the end of the week, when it changed to east. The mean dew-point temperature was 57 . 3 deg., and the difference Letwek n this and the mean tem peratUre of the air was 7.8 deg. The mean tempe rature of the water of the TOmes was 67.5 deg. Rain fell to the amount of 6.32 inches, nearly all of which fell early in the m-rning of Sunday. MORTA_LITY IN , THE METROPOLIS Nl:Mimi, OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED IN THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, AUG. 22 Zymptic Diseases Diseases of Uncertain Seat Tubercular Diseases ,. 162 Diseases of the Brain ' Nerves and Senses B3 Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels 2B Diseases of the Lungs and other Organs of Respiration 66 Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs of Digestion Diseases of the Kidneys, &c. . 12 Childbirth, Diseases o I the Uterus, &c. Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles Diseases of the Skin, &c. ....... Malformations ............................................. .. 2 Premature Birth and Debility Atr0phy................. Old Age il u dden 6 Violence, Privation , Cold, and I ntemperance 52 Causes zi noa Population Deaths in corm- DeaDeaths Ttsspecifi FROM specified ALL CAUSES 1,091 Enumerated. spending week in the 1831. of 1856. WeeL• West Districts - l6B —.... 180 :North Districts ~.,,• 4 90,396 Central Districts 393,256 east Districts 485,522 iouth Districts _—. -- 1,122 1,091 • 539 . 553 • 860 • 832 Totals Males - Females . BIRTHS IN THE WEEK Males Females Total FAILURE,— The suspensiOn of Mr. Thomas Stewart, a Manufacturer of Stockport, is announced, bat the lia.. 'Ladies do Lot appear to greatly' exceed 20,0001. A coat' position of 10s. in the pound is stated to have peen uffer;:d. of b e la., ar i a eat tab V' E 21 I Ite) the Eo n tuai tot th e Spa