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" IE REASON WHY. —ln reference to the notice issued by the Solicitors of ITcs .rs. Jarrold; dated the 4th instant, stating that the new iedi t!ou of this work is published in breach of the interlocutory injunction, Messrs. HOULSTON and WRIGHT beg to inform the trade that the above assertion, as well as the others contained in tha said notice, are totally without foundation. They are satisfied that the Author of "THE REASON WHY" in compiling this edition has strictly obeyed his Honour the Yice.Chaneellor's judgment; and feel quite confident of a favourable verdict by the jury in the action ordered by his Honour to be brought by Messrs. Jarrold. The trade, there fore, mod be under no apprehension as to the threatened proceedings for selling the new edition. Orders will be executed for the work as usual. C 5, Paternoster-row, London, Sept. 5, 1557. ER R wo Extra Performances only, E at A ß T ed ß uc E ed p r : co , on Friday, September 18, and Saturday, September 19, w'th Piccolomini, Spezia, Ortolani, Giuglini, Violetti, Beneventano, and Belletti, when will be presented LA TRAVIATA and IL DON GIOVANNI. PRICES : Ilexes to accommodate four persons, Grand Tier, Pit Tier, and One Pair £2 2 0 Two Pair 1 1 0 Three Pair 0 15 0 Pit Stalls 0 10 6 Pit Gallery Stalls Gallery THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Lessee—Mr. J. B. Buckstone. ram EVENING, to commence at Seven o'clock. with Sh ike peare's Ccmedy of MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING. Bratric • Mrs. Catherine Sinclair (her first appearance in this eountr:, ) ; Benedick (first time), Mr. Howe ; Dogberry, Mr. Compton ; Hero, Miss M. Oliver. After which, the new and successful Comedy, entitled VICTIMS. in which Mr. Buckstone, Mr. Howe, Mr. William Ferrcn, Miss Reynolds, Miss Emma King, cte., will appear. To crnclude with THE GLEANERS. Orchestra Stalls (which may be retained the whole of the evening), 6s. each. (No charge for booking.) First Price. s. d. Second price. 0. d Dr ss Boxes 5 0 Dress Boxes 3 0 IT pr cr Boxes .... .., 3 0 Upper Boxes 2 0 P,t Lower Gallery 1 0 Lower Gallery 0 6 Upper Gallery 0 6No half-price to Upper Gallery. FriITEATREt ROYAL, ADELPHI. Lessee—Mr. Ben. Webster. ' THIS EVENING, will be performed the new Comic picco called URGENT PRIVATE AFFAIRS. After which, Douglas Jerrold's drama of BLACK-EYED SUSAN. William, Mr. T. P. Cooke. Poi:owed by MY PRECIOUS BETSEY. Mr. Wright, P. Bedford, Mary Keeley, &c. OY AL OLYMPIC THEATRE. I): Lessees, Messrs. F. Robson and Emden. THIS EVENING, will be performed the new drama of Til E LIGHTHOUSE. A.tcr which, the comedietta, entitled A SUBTERFUGE Mrs. Stirling, Mr. G. Vining, aid Mr. G. Murray. "f;) conclude with the original Extravaganza, by Robert Brough, Esq., called MASANIELLO. Messrs. Rob son, Cooke, Danvers, dic. ; Misses Swanborough, Thirlwall, Hughes, Bromley, and Mrs. Melfont. Commence at half-past Seven. OYAL SURREY THEATRE. 1.1 4 : , Lessees, Messrs. Shepherd and Creswick. THIS EVENING, CHRISTY'S MINSTRELS will appear. After which, will be performed THE SURPRISE, in which Messrs. W. Smith, T. Robertson, Butler, and Miss E. W.l)ster, will appear. With other attractive novelties. A_ST LEY' S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. W. Cooke. Under the patronage of Her Majesty and His Royal Highness Prince Albert. Complete and unexampled Success of the Grand Odental Spectacle of EL HYDER. Mr. Wm. Cooke announces with great satisfaction another Triumph. The intensely interest in! and thrilling Equestrian and Dramatic situations with which this splendid Hippodrama abounds have been nightly received with increased delight and enthusiasm. THIS EVENING, an , l during the week, the entertainments c; ill commence with the Grand Equestrian and Oriental Spec• tacle, in 2 Acts, entitled EL HYDER ; or, THE CHIEF OF THE GHAUT MOUNTAINS. El Hyder, 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. meat, including Madlle. MiMos. To conclude with TEKELI, with Equestrian effects. Co - iimer.ce at seven o'clock. Dress Boxes, 45. ; Upper Bores, 3s. ' • Private Boxes, from 21s. no charge for booking; Pt, ; Gallery, ls. ; Upper Gallery, 6d. Half-price at I alf-past Eight. B,s office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. Equestrian Director, Mr. W. Cooke, jun. "lANTERBURY HALL, Westminster-road.— _J OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The follow 'n Co: •ipany of Vo3s.lists are engaged for the performance of Se' •-•;ons from all the popular OPERAS, MADRIGALS, r 0 :XS ES, GLEES ►DUETS, &c., viz. r Mrs. Palmyre, Miss E. Scott, Miss Brunell, Mrs. Le Jenne, Miss Leslie, and Madame Marietta; Tterr F. Jonghmans, R. Grover, T. Par ma, S. loner., J. Barker, W. Melling, P. Corri. Senor An tonio, E. L. Hime, and Mr. St. Albyu ; Master Corri ; Messrs Sam. Collins, and E. Mackney. Pianoforte, Mr Cecil Hic'cs; harmonium, Master Willi sms ; Director, Herr F. joaginuans, Commence at Seven o'clock precisely. Sap pers, 4re., until twelve o'clock.—Signor PICCO will perform, at La f-past Eight and half-past Ten, every Evening after Tacsday next. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tins DAY—Morn., 43 min. aft. 3 -Even., 3 min: aft. 4 To-Hoßriow-3forn., 21 min. aft. 4 —Even., 39 rahl aft. 4 THE WEATHER—SUN OFFICE, SEPTEMBER 6. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 72—highest since noon yesterday. 63—lowest this morning and during the night 73 —this day at noon. BAROMETER, 29.90. WIND, S.W. ; light, with fine weather. SEPTEMBER 7. 73 - highest since noon yesterday. 5 ) --lowest this morning and during the night. 71--this day at noon. BAROMETER. 29.07. i'VIND, S.W. ; light, with very heavy rolling clouds, sunshine. (A, 4,•,ft' • e r t , • • , 4 LONDON, MONDAY, SEPT. 7, 1857. Although the first duty of England at the pre sein time is to crush the insurrection, and at the same time inflict exemplary punishment on the mutineers, and the treacherous miscreants—such it c; Saure—by whom they have been insti gat:d to, and supported in their sanguinary atro cities, every reasonable suggestion respecting tie causes that led to the deplorable catastrophe should be strictly and closely investigated. It must be so sooner or later, and the knowledge of the sources from whence the disaffection arose may materially aid the efforts for the restoration of peace and tranquility, and the establishment of the Anglo-Indian Empire on a sounder basis than has hitherto been the case. It is a leading axiom that " truth will always be promoted by free dis cr.ssion." We have accordingly extracted a letter, signed "Major," addressed to a morning contem porary, although we do not by any means agree with the writer in the conclusions at which he has arrived. He manifestly pos sesses sufficient practical experience to entitle his opinion to respectful consideration. It 19 , however, more as a matter of speculation than a s one for which an adequate remedy could be a I° P te d by any Government regulations that it is interesting, Givin g (ilia weight to " M,jor's" assertions rtsileCt;Ji g facts " the good of l times," we c tin not desire a return to the habits of the Indian of6Jer of the ancien. re g i me. Never did M Vzeal, en dis play greater courage, and efficiency than „imy of those who retained confidence in the S3poy troops to the very last, and who unhesitat in?ly staked, and in too many instances forfeited, their lives, in consequence of that mistaken reli ance:. It is by no means necessary that an officer shall(' divest himself of his nationality—th at b, sllould "settle himself down in his Pro3idency as his future home," abandoning all hope of return ing until far advanced in years to Europe* Still less is it desirable that he should enter into rela tions such as those adverted to by " Major," and which, in the great majority of instances, must hav e greatly lessened his influence, in place of es citing the sympathy which it is so desirable t obtain amongst the troops:under his command. There could be no great rasped` entertained for the man " lolling on his sofa, or on two chairs, aT.Tayed in shirt and pyjamas alone (although long past noon) under a punkha, close to a tattey, a F.ooka in his mouth, a jorurn of brandy and water in his hand, and his " beebee" by his side, or squatted on the floor, and a rising brood of calf- T n uftg, L 0 . 1 N F 4. 0 - 0 N MONDMY tr, 154 C2e - - • F .7 '4 kir -co Iry 11 , Its r 6 , ,, 7. skin coloured children around." Such an appearance would be far more likely to create contempt than re verence. The element of jealousy would be added ; for the fair one promoted to the temporary rank of " beebee" probably had a lover or lovers, whose feelings were greatly embittered against the too successful rival ; and the native relatives, although they might for a time consent to accept benefits, would be greatly annoyed at the ill-treatment of the temporary favourite, and the severance of the existing ties, which was almost invariably the case on three years' leave being granted to the appli cant, and still more so on the final return to Eu rope. That very system, which has happily fallen into desuetude in consequence rather of the im proved education and habits of the Indian officers than of the accelerated intercourse with India, was long since considered, and we believe justly considered, as fraught with danger to our Indian Empire. The " coarse and uneducated officer" is now 'ortunately the exception, not the general rule ; - - - and with the greatest deference for " Major's" opinion, we must be permitted to doubt whether " the first specimen " was really so great a favourite amongst natives as he seems to imagine. It is but justice to the talented writer to state that, while pointing out this cause, he does not by any means advocate a return to what he truly designates the " disgusting condition of an old Indian. " He puts it forward rather as an in teresting element in the calculations, which he leaves "for society and the public to decide." We fancy, however, perhaps erroneously, that ho leans to' the view that the change has, in some degree, led to the diminution of sympathy between "British officers and Sepoys under them ;" and, clearly recognisibg his ability, we should be sorry to allow it to pass without offering an earnest and emphatic protest against the opinion. We prefer the course of "Educating the natives, to per mitting them to uneducate us." With the remainder of his observations we can fully and cordially concur. We Can clearly recog nise the "fiendish hate" of the Indian Mussul mans; "the fierce longing for revenge, strengthened by the deep enmity towards all other creeds, taught him by his faith." He has, how ever, continued to make a tool of the comparatively innocent Hindoo. The pets of the authorities, the pampered Brahmins, have fallen into the trap. They have proved " unfaithful to their salt," and henceforward we must look to the classes whose fidelity has been unwavering for the maintaining, together with a large addition of British soldiers, the stability of our Indian Em pire, ar.d the mild rule of Queen VICTORIA, rather than the tyranny of the quasi King of Delhi, or the sanguinary and heartless NENA SAHIB, the representative of Young India accord ing to the Mahomedan opinions. How can the most speedy communication with India be established ? That is the great question on which the restoration of peace . and tranquillity of the empire, and the security of our brethren in the East, mainly depends. All other matters are palpably subordinate. Any consideration of L. s. d. is of comparatively trivial importance. The great point is to establish a safe and almost instantaneous communication with Calcutta, so as to know, without any unnecessary delay, the mea sures essential to the speedy suppression of the outbreak, and the punishment of the miscreants who have perpetrated such unparalleled atrocities against helpless women and innocent children. Had the magical chain been laid down in May, ample reinforcements might have already arrived at the scene of action. We have already suf fered severely from the apathy and indifference that permitted such an important instrument to remain incompleted ; aad we must now strive to repair, so far as practicable, our former omissions. It is quite obvious that the Red Sea telegraph is that which can most readily be brought into operation, that it is, in fact, the only one that can be constructed during the present year. We by no means undervalue that by the Euphrates ; on the contrary, we desire to see it established with all possible speed. A double alternative line, so as to reduce the chances of interruption to the minimum, and to be enabled to send duplicate messages by separate and independent channels, would be of vast utility, chiefly purchased by the subventions tendered by the Government and the East India Company. But as yet the Ottoman Government has refused its sanction to the Mesopotamian line. We have no doubt that difficulty may be eventually re moved. But it may take months, possibly years, before the first steps for constructing the chain can be taken. Now, there is no such ob stacle in the way of the Red Sea Company. The necessary firmans have already been received, and when adequate powers are received; they may go to work without an hour's delay. They can bring India within a week of England before the end of the present year. But, as we have already explained, we cannot expect them to enter into a losing speculation for the sake of the national advantages that may arise. The Govern ment or the Board of Directors cannot be per mitted to abdicate their functions, or to transfer them to private individuals. The new company are quite prepared to find the capital and to carry out the undertaking in the most speedy and effectual manner, but they must receive the proper encouragement and assistance in the first. instance, and be certain of receiving a fair return for the amount of their investment. Without the intervention of Parliament, Lord PALMERSTON may be unable to give a national guarantee. But the company are quite satisfied with that of the East India Company, and all that is now required is the sanction and assent of the Board of Con trol. 1:Intil that is given it is quite obvious that subscribers will not come forward, although, when it is received, four times;the necessary capital will be available. Now this is a matter that peculiarly rests on the Premier without his direction. Mr. SMITH, of Cannon Ryff, will nct venture to act. He must have authority on his side,—nay more, the spur to stimulate him in his course is imperatively required. The people know that the telegraph by the Red Sea may Le completed, they are perfectly satisfied as to its feasibility. If, then, the important work should remain in abeyance, through any default of Mini sters, a serious account must be rendered for the grievous error. The Euphrates line may subse quently go on—all the better if it can be carried on einault xneou , 3ly—and th 3 sooner the better, for it i 5 upwards of a thousand miles shorter, besides the great advantage of transporting troops in less than, a niont't to Indict ; but, under any eircum :•t Inces, there must be be a grave offence on t i be responsible therefor e . a line, a n d th e om i ss i o n will le part of th ose w h o may g portions of the Alt.ine some time at Geneva, and after TilE PEINes OF WA.LES.—rae Prince of ‘l7' 1 pri vate l ottere state , will shortly ma k e a tour a t e hgr'oughvis; S . wi t t i z: g r 1 a a n i i.! ,thrralna i o n s i t cg int?r?sti . n district , ,, ai well a 3 the principal lake 4, %via return to England. The Lord Chancellor and Lady Cran worth are at thei r seat in Kent. The noble and learned lord comae to town eaely in the week after next. ~ COURT CIRCULAR. BALMORAL, SEPT 4. I Her Majesty the Queen and the Prince Consort yes terday visited the Highland gathering of Braemar. They were accompanied by their Royal Highnesses the Princess Royal, Princess Alice, Princess Helena, Princess Louisa, and Prince Arthur. In attendance upon Her Majesty were Lady Churchill, the Hon. Flora Macdonald, the Earl of Clarendon, Major-General the Hon. C. Grey, and Colonel the Hon. C. B. Phipps. Ber Majesty and the Prince, with the Royal party, arrived at the Castle of Braemar at about 3 o'clock, where they were received by the Earl and Countess of Fife, and Mr. and Mrs. Farquharson, of Invercauld. The clans of the Duffe, the Farqubarsons, the Forbes, and a party of the Ogilvies were drawn up to receive Her Majesty. The games commenced immediately upon the Queen's arrival. They consisted of putting the stone, throwing the heavy hammer, tossing the caber, reel dancing, &c. Her Majesty returned to Balmoral at about six o'clock. The dinner party in the evening, included her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent and Lord and Lady James Murray. SEPT. 5. Her Majesty the Queen, accompanied by her Royal Highness the Princess Royal, rode out yesterday after noon. _ The Prince Consort went out upon the hill deer stalking. Their Royal Highnesses the Princesses Helena and Louisa drove to the Falls of the Garr-Valt. Viscount Palmerston arrived in town on Saturday morning, and returned in the afternoon to Brocket-hall. Despatches were received on Saturday at the Colo nial-office from the Governors of Hongkong, Ceylon, the Australian colonies, Malta, St. Helena, Heligoland, and the Cape of Good Hope. The right Hon. Robert Vernon Smith continnes in town, and is not going out of office. The Earl of Clarendon remains at Balmoral, in attend ance on the Queen, and will stay the greater part fif the month•with her Majesty. The Earl of Shelburne is at Bowood. Mr. Hammond, Under-Secretary, is in town, to discharge the duties at the Foreign-office. The Earl Granville, the Earl of Harrowby, and the Duke of Argyll are at their respective country seats. Lord Panmure, who is at Invermark, his shooting-box in Scotland, intends to return at the close of the ensuing week, in order to be in town by the arrival of the next news from India. Lord Stanley of Alderley and the Right Hon. M. T. Baines are out of town, but return in a faw days. The Right Hon. Henry Labouchere is staying with Lady Mary Labouchere, at Castle Howard, on a visit to the Countess of Carlisle. The late General the Earl of Cork is said to have beqUeathed the large sum of 3,2001. to the different charitable institutions of Cork, and to the poor of the several parishes in that city. We regreat to learn of the demise of the Hon: Wm. Henry Hare, second son of William, first Earl of Lis towel, which took place a few days since at Stoke, De vonshire. He was born Ist of July, 1782, and married 17th of July, 1806, Charlotte, only daughter of Mr. Isaac Baugh, which lady died in October, 1847, leaviug an only son.. THE RUMOURED RESIGNATION OF MR. VERNON SMITH. —The principal journal published in Northampton, and which evidently draws its political aspirations from Mr. Vernon Smith, who represents the borough in Parlia ment, adverting to the rumoured retirement of the right hon. gentleman from the Presidentship of the Board of Control, says :—" We are assured, on competent autho rity that the announcement by a metrepolit contem- * porary that Mr. Vernon Smith is about to retire from the Board of Control is altogether without foundation." A NOBLE EXAMPLE. —We have great pleasure in hear ing that the Marquis of Dalhousie has placed the whole of his pension of 5,0001. per annum, conferred on him by the East India Company, at the disposition of the Lon don committee for the aid of the sufferers from the In dian rebellion. The Lyceum will this week be again occupied by Pro fessor Anderson, whose last six nights will be crowned by his benefit on Saturday next. - MISS CUSIIIIAN.—This celebrated actress was to have sailed from Liverpool on Saturday for New York. She purposes making a farewell professional tour through the United States and California, after which she re turns to England. H.M.S. Melville arrived off Pernambuco on the 2dof August, and, after hoisting her number, stood out again to sea. CAMP AT COLCHESTER.—This camp now contains the depots of the 37th, 34th, 54th, 57th, 66th, and 07th R-giments, and 2d and 3d battalions Rifle Brigade. MAILS FOE THE CAPE OF GOOD 110P14—SOUTHAMP TON,. Sunday.— -The Union. Steam Ship Company have obtained the contract for the conveyance of her Ma jesty's mails to the Cape of Good Hope. THE REPRESENTATION OP GREENWICH.—In addition to the gentlemen already named as candidates for this borough, Mr. John Thwaites, the,president of the Me tropolitan Board 'of Works, has also been mentioned. THE WALLACE MONUMENT FUND.—A. bill of exchange for 60i was' received by the treasurer at Stirling on Saturday last, tor the above fund, from Nevada County, Australia. - • _ _ _ THAT WON ' T Do —We own to some sympathy with Prince Albert in reference to position. To be tGe sub ject of his own wife is not a very dignified attitude, and its moral effect on their children cannot be very salutary. Rumour sap that by-and-by he will be King-Consort; perhaps, ultimately, relieve the Queen of the care of Government; a desire it is said she frequently expresses. If nothing else, the j-.alousy of the country is an insu perable obstacle to the arrangement.— Weekly Dispatch. THE BANE OF FRANCE.—Letters from Parts allege that the bullion in the Bank of France has increased 1,400,0001. since the last monthly return. The dis count-market is also said to be easier, choice paper being negotiated at between 41 and 5 per cent. Although the Bank maintains its position only by ar':ficial purchases of gold, tho speculators are hoping tilt t a reduction of the rate of discount to 5 per cent. will soon be adopted. The projected issue of 21. notes will probably accelerate that measure. NEW STREET nom 'THE STRAND TO COVENT-GARDEN. —During the last few days a large number of men have been actively employed at work, in making the necessary preparations for the new street whicli is to run from the Strand to the eastern end of Covent-garden. Divergiag from the Strand at Burleigh-street, the new line will take an oblique, or rather a diagonal direction, on ac count of the difference of level between Exeter-street and the intersecting thorou g hfare ; aid from this p.,int it will proceed in a direct line with the " Hummums" Hotel, entering the market opposite the north-east angle, which hereafter is intended to form the Royal entrance to the new Covent-garden Theatre. THE POPULATION OF AUSTRALIA —The results of the census taken on the 29th March last are now made public, and the Census Commission has issued a table, from which we gather that the population at that date consisted of 258,116 males, 145,303 females ; total, 403,419. According to MrArcher, the Deputy Regis trar-General, and the best authority on all questions of this kind, the entire population of the Australian 0 Ace nies on the let Ju1y,11857, may be fa;rly estimated in round numbers at one million at least thus ;—Victoria, 414.000 ; New South Wales, 300,000 ; South Aus tralia, 105,000 ; Tasmania, 80,000 ; Western Australia, 14,000 ; New Zealand, 130,000 ; total, 1,043,000. MURDER IN HORSEMoNGER-LANE GAOL.—This morn• ing a horrible murder was committed in this gaol by a prisoner named Preston. It appears, from the state ments of the officials of the gaol, that the murdered man Hodges was to have been removed to Newgate to-day preparatory to his undergoing his trial for forgery, but in consequence of his having exbibited symptoms of in sanity he hal been lodged in the infirmary. In the same room with hitn were three other prisoners, and amongst them a man named Preston. At about four o'clock he was observed to get out of bad, and in a minute, or two afterwrrds, having posses•ed himself of.a large pail, he went to the beds de of Hodges and literally daehed his brains - 6ut. No motive can be discovered for the out rage. s g . ' - .''''. SUICIDE TN THE HAYMARKET.—On Saturday' morn ing, about half-past three o'clock, the police constable on duty found a man in a state of stupsfactiot, lying on the pavement, near the lower end of the Haymarket. He was removed •to Charin,g-cross Hospital, and the house burgeon called out of bed to attend to him. He was perfectly insensible and nothing could rally him, and he expired in twenty minutes or half an hour. Upon hie person was found two small phials empty, but with unmistakeable traces of laudanum. There was nothing whatever about him that gave the slightest clue to his identity. He is about five feet ten inches high, very dark complexion, black hair and whiskers, stout made; he has lost the fourth finger of the left hand. He was dressed like a respectable tradesman in his every day clothes. The body lies at the hospital awaiting a coroner's inquest. APPREHENSION of THE SUPPOSED LIVERPOOL SAFE ROBBERS --On Friday afternoon Sergeants Bateman and Sandford, Manchester detective officers, proceeded to a public-house in Chorlton-upon-Medlock, where they apprehended two men and a woman, who were lodging there. In the room, where the prisoners lodged, were found a dark lantern, two life-preservers, an instrument which is supposed to be the one with which the holes were bored in the safe, and several bits, including one which has recently been used, and which is now broken. On the woman was found 202/. 10s. in golf, in a purse, and also two other purses containing 3/. odd. Oa being taken to the detective office, the men gave the names of John Rice, blacksmith, and Thomas Pirnm, general titter. Rice has already been once or twice convicted.— Manatester Guardian. SIR HENRY LAWRENCE'S SUCCESSOR.—The officer who succeeds so distinguished a man its Sir H. Law rence at Lucknow is Major Banks, who has been in India 28 years, is a first-rate linguist, and has seen much active service ; among other campaigns he served in the second expedition to Calm'. He filled the office of deputy secretary to the Government of India military department for some years, and in that eapac;ty went through Scinde with Lord Hardinge, and Pegu v. ith Lord Dalhousie. Tae latter nobleman appointed him to be his military secretary, and sent him from Ootaca wund to Lucknow two years ago on business connected with the annexation. He is commissioner in Oude in charge of Lucknow, arid so succeeds his late chief. Sir C. Napier, in a letter dated May 31, 1850, thus w rites : —" There are some glorious magistrates who really do e pt x; or l au t ud t n h y e oty inhonour and power of England in the East. I came through a district governed by a Mr. Banks. I f cf.) not know him, I never eaw him, but I really felt p th y e boardcou n t rwyhmi which . rul Y es et th even r uijthere; hel sa w can not help that ; all he does himself is splendid." LATEST NEWS. FRANCE. PARIS, SUNDAY EVENING'. The Emperor Alexander .left St. Petersburg on the 4th ; his Majesty was attended by Prince Gort chakoff. An evening paper says the number of Europeans cruelly tortured and finally killed at Cawnpore is 650, amongst whom was a French family, consisting of M. Beauvais, his lady and two children. The same authority (a correspondent of La Presse) says .the siege of Delhi is confined to the offensive since the death of General Barnard. Nena Sahib is said to be at the head of 10,000 men, who are employed in destroying everything European. The Momiteur says :—" According to the terms of Article 24 of the Treaty of Commerce concluded on the 14th of June last, between France and Rus sia, it should come simultaneDusly into operation in the two countries at a date to be determined by the high contracting parties. It has been decided by common agreement between the two Govern ments that the treaty shall come into operation on the 2d (14th) of September. The situation of the English troops in India again occupies the attention of the Paris papers. The Univers attributes the present disasters in India to the fact of England being a Protestant country : "England," says our contemporary, "being Protes tant, is an essential'y revolutionary power, both on ac count of the very spirit of that faith, and on account of the material interests which it-places above everything else, and which impose on England the necessity of agitating the continent to ensure a monopoly of industry and commerce. Whereas, had she been Catholic, in turning towards the defence of the truth, towards the propagation of real civilisation, that ardent energy with which she is endowed, she would have achieved the con quest for Jesus Christ of those immense countries which are still desolated by paganism, at the same time that she would have assured to Europe years of peace and prospe rity. Looking at England, such as the is, such as sheis de pleted by the newspapers_ which`e.:Xpress her sentiments, we do not see why we should desire her kr.ixartiph in the present crisis ; for if there o.n ope side, an oppressed pagan people who delivers itself up to revolting atrocities which it miy also consider as reprisals, there is, on the other, a people calling itself Christian, and which may avenge itself by atrocious executions on a nation which it has not known how to turn to civilisation when it could and ought to have done so." BOURSE, Sept. s.—The market has been more agitated to-day than for some time past. Mobilier much fluctuated, but prices have improved on yes terday's quotations. The following were the last quotations : Casb. fr. e. End of Month: 41 per Cents 3 per Cents 66 8i 67 5 Bank Shares 2,775 Credit Foncier — - Credit Mobilier 865 Roman - Do. Account B7O Austrian .. — - Belgian 41 991 - Spanish Threes — - Fiedmontese:(s) 9O Home Debt - - RAILWAYS—FOR CABS• tr. c. fr c. Orleans , 1,410 Western - Northern Lyons and Med...... 877 k - New Ditto - Now Ditto B63— Grand Central - Genava - Midi - THE EAST. Intelligence was received a few days ago from Constantinople of the almost total destruction of a large caravan from Damascus, which had lost its way in the desert. A letter from Beyrout of the 16th ult., in the Presse d'Orient, gives another version : " Our commercial community are in a state of the greatest uneasiness, and if security be not re eetatilihel in the country, all relations with the interior will become impossible. The mail which left this place on the 10.. h for Damascus was com pletely pillaged at abort six hours' distance, by the Druses. A sum of 182,000 piastres was carried off, of which 100,000 belonged to the I.ical Government, and the remainder to private individuals. The Emir of the Druses has written to the Defterdar at this place, stating that the sum which has been taken will serve to pay some years of arrears due -to h,im by. the Government ; and the local authorities, instead ot endeavouring to punish the evil-doers, impoie fresh taxes on the people to make up for . the less. Another piece of news much more disastrous, but which calls for con firmation, has been current here 'during the last week. It Is mid that the great caravan .which left Damascus for Bagdad,' about two monthS .and a half ago, has been completely despoiled by the Bee° iins. Tnis -caravan, - which was composed of 1,250 canoelP, with merchandise to the value. of about 15 millions of piastres, is said to have turned a little from its route, in order to reach a bank of the Tigris to obtain water, and went aOray in ths) desert. , It was then that they: are said to Have been attti`eked li a na pillaged'. trotd . the . truth of this piece of int elligefiCe be ascertained, 'un. easiness will naturally be felt, asno one knows who may have suffered in this calamity." AMERICA. NEW YORK, AUG. 27. The Washington correspondent of the New York _Herald considers it extremely doubtful whether the military expedition to Utah would be dispatched before next spring, in consequence of the disor ganisation of the force. The Surrogate had given a decision in the Burdell case. Mrs. Cunningham, in his opinion, is not the widow of the murdered dentist, and be bad directed theissue of letters of administration to the next of kin. Mrs. Cunningham, according to the statf.ment of an inquisitive reporter who visited her in her cell, maintained great coolness. She was of opinion that the Surrogate, though an upright man, had been influenced by her enemies. The Hon. R. K. Meade, the United States Mini ster to Brazil, was about to leave 'Washington for his post. He is said to have received instructions to negotiate a new commercial treaty, and t o endea vour to obtain a reductionin the Brazilian tariff. According to the New York Times the potato crop in the States was fe &ally diseased. Tidings of the submarine cable expedition were eagerly looked for, and as the weather had been favourable sanguine hopes were entertaine I of its success. At Portland a salute of 100 guns was to be fired on the receipt of the wished-for intelligence. The suspension of Brewster and Co., bankers, is reported in a telegraphic despatch from Rochester. . ( k.t Boston the firm of Whitney and Hinds had failed. The reported failure of Blanchard, Sher man, and Co., at the same place, is contradicted. A telegraph message from New York to a Boston paper mentions some additional failures. Zt says : "The suspension of the Ohio Life and Trust Company has been followed to-day by that of John Thompson, who has for so many years done the leading business in uncurrent-money, and acted as agent of various banks." The New York commercial advices of the 25th ult. report an increasing tightness in the money market. Prime paper was selling at 9to 10 per cent., and good paper; not strictly within the first class list, at 11 to 12 per cent. --Loans on call were made by the banks at legal limits, but outside va rious higher rates were paid,' according to the ne cessities of borrowers. The announcement of the failure of the Ohio Life Insurance and Trust Co►n pany on the evening of the 24th created much dis trust in monetary circles. The Bank statement for the week ending August 22 showed a decrease in loans, $1,101,000 ; specie, $1,236,000 ; circulation, $86,000 ; and deposits. $2,992,000. There was no change of moment at the first board of the stock market. At the second board stocks were generally firmer, and an advance was effected in several. Erie changed hands at 23 ; Cleveland and Toledo at 412 ; Reading at 61 ; Illinois Central at 104 ; Cleveland and Pittsburg at 16 ; and New York Central at 73i. In exchange there was only a moderato demand for the Canada. Bills on London were quoted 1091 to 109& ; on France, sf. 16i. ; and on Hamburg, 363 to 36g. The business in cotton continued to be on a very moderato, scald, and confined almost entirely t 3 requirements for home consumption. The market was firm, but no actual advance could be quoted. The accounts from the South are confirmatory of the improved condition of the growing crop. Flour was dull, and prices had declined 10c. to 30c. per barrel. If 8 fi 7 —August 2.5, iu lat. 16 N., log. 25 40 W., the Hamburg brigantine Christine Marie, steering to the southward ; 29th, in lat. 26 30 N., long. 17 45 W., the ship Bosworth, standing to the south-west, apparently with emigrants on board, all well ; September 3, in lat. 43 40 N., long. 8 50 W., ex changed col ours with the English ship Hersilia, with troops for Madras ; and the French ship La Rose, the latter steering to the north-west ; off Ushant passed two screw steamers, steering to the south west. LORD MELVILLE ON THE INDIAN . CRISIS. A dinner was given on Friday evening at Dal keith (county of Edinburgh) to, Mr. Dundas, of Arniston, on the occasion of the birth of a son and heir. The Right Hon. Sir George Clerk presided, and among others present were Viscount Melville, Commanding the Forces in North Britain • Sir G. G. Montgomery, M.P., Sir W. G. Craig, Mr. Pitt Dundas, Registrar-General of Scotland ; Mr. In glis, Dean of Faculty ; Mr. Forbes Mackenzie, Mr. W. Dundas, &c. The CHAIRMAN gave "The Army and Navy," coupled with the name of Lord Melville. He said they might now have hoped that the army, after their late services in the Crimea, w..uld have some time to repose in peace, but unfortunately they were again called upon to make still greater efforts in their country's cause. They had now to go out to 'put down a foul rebellion in India, and he trusted by God's blessing that they would be suc cessful, and that they would bring condign punish ment to bear upon the perpetrators of outages on women and hel.less children such as the imagina tion could scarcely conceive, and which nothing but the height of cruelty and of brutality could have suggested to any human being. (Applause.) Lord MELVILLE, in reply, said,—With regard to the remarks of my right hon. friend concerning India, I only wish I could say I entertain the hope that we had seen - the worst. lam afraid that before the services of our army are brought to a close in India we must prepare ourselves for ,still worse calamities than we have already suffered,;red, and, I fear, for losses of a severe cha racter. It is: not only•that we have to pro vide an army for putting down the rebellion, but we have to occupy tile country as well as have a force engaged in moveable columns for the -sup pression of the rebellion in different districts. This will require a large force, and I am afraid such force as we have yet sent out is not adequate to the service that has to be performed. As almost every available soldier that England can now produce is on his way to that country, or is engaged in our other possessions, I feel that if England means to retain all her foreign possessions, she must main tain a much larger army than she has yet done. You cannot maintain these distant colonies with out an adequate force riot only to occupy them, but to defend them if necessary. Ships and soldiers you at this moment require with the most urgent necessity, and I may take this opportunity of stat ing to you that her Majesty's Government has again thought it necessary to call for men to re cruit the service, and a memorandum has just been issued by which his Royal Highness the Comman der-in-Chief offers a commission to any gentleman anxious to enter the army who can raise 100 men. These gentlemen must be examined as to their fit ness and qualification for the service, and must state the district in which they propose to raise the men ; and the age is limited to from eighteen to twenty-three. During 'the Crimean war, when the militia was embodied, a large body of men was raised by this means, and I hope that now, seeing what the emergency is, the loyalty and patriotism of the country will stir up young men to come forth and rally round the stan dard of Great Britain, to recover that country to England which this rebellion has place I in peril— I will not say taken from us, for I cannot but believe that the supremacy of England will be re established, and her dominion restored, and that colinry become once more the bright gem of the British Crown which it has hitherto been. (Loud cheers.) The Right Hon. CHAIRMAN then proposed the toast of the evening, and adverted to the distin guished services which the family of Anniston had rendered to Scotland, one member of thAt family succeeding another in the principal judicial seats ; and commented on the elaims which the present head of the house had to such a compliment from his tenantry and friends, who entertained for him the highest esteem and affection. A letter of apology was read from the Marquis of Dalhousie, whose estate is contiguous to Arniston, expressing" regret at his absence. He said :- . "I heartily wish I could be present to offer my con gratulations to you in person and to evince my respect and,regard as well for yourself as for your family, of which this is the fourth generation in my time, but I have neither a leg to stand upon nor a voice to , cheer withal, and that being so, I feel that the good wishes I heartily offer to you and yours will be accepted by you and by those who meet with you as a substitute for my presence." After Mr. Dundas had replied several other toasts were propose], including the Duke of Buccleuch, the Right Hon. Robert A. D. C. N. Hamilton, M. P., a cadet of the house of Arniston, and Lord Melville, whose grandfather, the that Lord Mel ville, was also a younger son of the Dundas family. The noble Vicount, in acknowledging this fur ther compliment, said—My friend, Mr Ramsay, in proposing this toast, has alluded to my services in terms beyond any deserts of mine, and particularly to the occasion when I commanded the Bombay column in the Punjab. I must certainly congra tulate myself on the excellent discipline manifested by that column ; and whatever credit may be due to me in that matter, I can conscient ously say, was by my being most ably and zealously supported by the officers of that army. Ido believe that if the same discipline had been in existence in Ben gal, and if the same attention to their duty had been paid by the European officers of the Bengal army, this unfortunate mutiny would not have occurred. lam quite unable to tell you the reason why different systems should prevail. in different presidencies. That has, unfor tunately, been allowed to be the , case, and as we see in Bengal with what disastrous re sults. A thorough investigation into the causes of this unfortunate mutiny will necessarily take place in the next se , sion of Parliament, and of course a very serious inquiry will be instituted as to the proper mode of re-organising that army. We cannot ret tin our dominion in India without a native army. Europeans cannot do the duty which the native troops are called on to perform ; the climate will not admit of it. But how we can re-organise that army so- as to trust the natives, after what has occurred, is more than at this mo ment I can possibly venture to suggest. Mean while, a very large European force will necessarily have to be maintained, and many duties hitherto performed by flatly. s must be performed by them —though, I am afraid, at a great sacrifice of life ; but that is unavoidable if we mean to maintain our supremacy in India. Lord Melville coneud.ed by expressing his regret that he had left India before his young kinsman, a younger brother of Mr. Pandas, now before Delhi, arrived out. Ile had, however, pride and satisfaction in knowing from officers in his regiment (the 60th) how able an officer and how attentive to his duties he was, and he only regretted that his wound in the leg should for the time prevent him from being " celer" as well'as " audax," and thus fulfilling the motto on his regimental colours. Among the concluding toasts was the health of " Sir George Clerk," [ro posed by the Dean of Faculty in an able speech. SIR W. CODRINGTON. TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES. ---- Sir,—You will perhaps admit the justice of giv ing publicity to the enclosed, having reference to one of your late leading articles. An unavoidaVe delay has prevented an earlier communication of the extract.—Your obedt. servant, Sept. 5. ROBERT BLANE, Liell t. -COL Eitract from a letter, dated Aug. 16, froth Veut.-Gene ral Sir W. Codrington to Major-General S:r Charles Yorke, K.C.8., Military Secretary. "Before leaving England I am anxious that his Royal Highness the Commander-is-Chief should he aware cf my perfect readiness to serve in India, should unfavour able accounts continue, and that be thinks my services' could be ti , eful, even temporarily. "No one can feel more strongly than myself the wish never to interfere with those who, having had the brunt, and hard work, ought to rrap the reward. " But there might arise occasions in other paces, and I trust that his Royal Highness will not consider rank or former high command to be a bar, on my pant. to employment in any lower military capacity where diffi: cu'ty or active service is going on. *** We trust it is no past of the gallant General's duty in his n-w office to instruct his pupil the Prince of Wales in the collect use of the Eaglikl language.--Tintes. • OFFICIAL APPOINTMENTS —Mr. Cyprian Hermodan Dupuy has been appointed District Magistrate for the Island of Mauritius. Mr. Freder,ick Forth, Colonial Treasurer of Hongkong, has been appointed a memter of the Leg'slative Council of that colony. The new Scotch Lunacy Board will consist of Viscount Melgurd, M.P., as chairman ; Sir A lexander Maitland, of Chicon hall, klidlothian, and George Young, E q , unpaid com missioners ; Dr. James C,lxe and Dr. U. A. F. Browne paidcomtnise i ontr ,, and William Foiba, E6q Med wyn, E ecra , ry. The Queen has appointed Colonel Kinloch to be Inspector of Scotch police undertlioeAttdct of last se,sion, Professor H. Rogers has been appointed Profesor of Natural History in the University of Glas go w.-06se THE PRINCIPALITIES. A Bucharest corespondent gives the following' sketch of the position and ropularity of the Com missioners in the Principalities :--- " It was with mistrust that Austria was seen finally to yield in the question of the elections in Moldavia, for it is well understood that, if she at this moment gives way she will resist the more obstinately in the principal question of the union. As for the Wallachians, the power most popular with them is France, as was again seen on the day of Napoleon's fete. Neither deputations, baskets of flowers, speeches, nor serenades by torchlight were wanting at the ovation of which the French Commissioner was the object, while on the birthday of the Emperor Francis Joseph there was no demonstration whatever. Baron Richthofen, the Prussian Commissioner, and the Chevalier de Benzi, the Sardinian Commissioner, are the most popular after the French Commissioner. Saf et Effendi and M. von Lieb mann, the Austrian, are generally esteemed, but the dislike entertained to their Governments is to a certain extent reflected upon them. Sir Henry Bulwer and the Russian, M. Basily, are living enigmas for the Wallachians. The first is cold and itn penetrable beyond expression ; the secon I affects so much reserve, and keeps so much iu the back ground, that his, intentions are generally mistrusted." WURTEMBERG. A private letter from S uttgl.rd, the capital of \Vurtemberg, dated the 2d inst., gives the fol •lowing details respecting tLe preparations which are being made at that capital for the expected visit of the Emperors Alexander and Napoleon " For the lad, fortnight a number of art'sts and win k men have been employed in embellishing aid restoring, the apartments of the Royal Palace in our capital. These sumptuous preparations, which aro unusual here, might astonish people who know the tastes and habits of our Monarch ; but it soon transpired that durin , , the m.mth of September the King expects some foreigneSove reigns on a visit, who will remain a week at Stuttgard. Among these sovereigns it may now be affirmed are the Emperor; Al xander and Napoleon. Stuttgard is, therefore, definitively the spot selected for this Img spoken of int , rview. Our King is expected back here every day from Biariitz, and great preparations are also being made in the summer palace and in the palace of the Crown Prince for the reception of the illustrious guests." HOLSTEIN. The Diet of Holstein, in the sitting of the 31st ult., uuauimou-ly resolved that a committee of seven m , mbera should be nominated.to obtain from the. Danish Government the annulment of the measures adopted by M. de Scheele, without the approbation of the Didt,.arid for which ha was im peached. The Committee of the Asi - em — bly . of thO States Of Holstein has recommended* rejection of the 'con stitution proposed by the Oevernment. It is stated in a Copenhagen letter, in tks Nord, that a propo sition for placing the relations of the Duchies and Denmark on a similar footing to thoie of Sweden and Norway has been sfibmitted to`the Danish Go vernment, and appears likely to be-approved of. A telegraphic despatch, dated Hamburg, Sept. 6, states that the steam-ship Albert, from Dunkirk to St. Petersburg, was.ruu down off 'Copenhagen and sunk by the ship Jean Clair. The passengers and crew were saved. The Temps , of Berlin, denies the nomination of Colonel Manleuffel as Ambassador of Prussia at the Austrian Court. LAMBETH SWIMMING BATHS.—An interesting exhibi tion will take place at this popular establishment on Wedneiday next, being for the benefit of Mr. Beckwith, the able and accomplished swimming master, whose ex cellent tuition is recognised by a most numerous body of learners of the necessary art. A number of competitions will tike place on the occasion in the watery element, and appropriate prizes presented to the successful candi dates for speed and proficiency. The spectacle will be altogether one well worth witnessing, and will doubtless prove highly attractive. FINAL PERFORMANCE OF THE SUNDAY BANDS IN THE PARKS. — Yesterday afternoon the parks were again crowded by respectably-drassed persons of both sexes to hear the closing performance of the People's Subscrip tion Bank. At Victoria-park, Bethna'.green, the band was considerably augmented, and the selections were arranged judiciously. The proceedings commenced at three o'clock, and terminated at six. No subscription was made on the ground, but tickets and programmes were sold to a considerable extent, whereby a sufficiency was raised to defray all expenses of musicians, printing, &c. At the close of the musical display, the vast as. semblage quietly dispersed, and the assistance of the police and park constables was not once called into re quisition. At Regent's-park the proceedings were similarly conducted, and a larger number of visitors were present yesterday than on any previous occasion. The musicians mustered in greater force, and the composi• tions of several of our most popular composers were cleverly and artistically rendered by the band. Many of the principal musicians were engaged from the me tropolitan theatres, and a few of the best selections were rademanded by the auditory. BY TELEGRAPH VII HALIFAX. NEW YORK, AUG. 27, EVENING. Our money market has been easier to-day. Ex changes are quite heavy. The America's advices from Liverpool were published here yesterday afternoon, and cot'on has since been very quiet, with a tendency to lower prices. New Orleans middling is called 15kc. The I.)wer qualities are most'y affected, and prices for such are somewhat easier. NEW ORLEANS, AUG 26. Th 3 America's news has been published here, and our cotton market to-day has beea doll and drooping. The mildling descriptions are tending downwards. HALIFAX, AUG. _27.. Despatches from the State ra.ention that the in telligence of the accident to the subm ►rine cable had caused a profound disappointment in all parts of the Union. The European and American Company's steam ship Argo, Captain B3nson, arrived at Cowes on Saturd .37 and proceeded on to Londol. She left New York on the 12th ult., at 3.30 p.m., and her news hts therefore. been anticipated. She has had strong ea,teily winds. The Argo 'brings 104 passengers for Southamp ton, Loden, and Havre, and 83 for Bremen. Her cargo consi,ts of 1,000 tons of general merchandise for London and Bremen', and 20,000 dots. in specie. She spoke August 25 in lat 43 N., long. 53 W., the Achilles, of Philadelphia, for London • Sep tember 2d, in lit 47 N., long 16 W.N.W., tue Baltimore, steaming east ; September 34 iu lat. 48 40jN., long 10 W., the Louise Brigandon, from Yalpariso for Liverpool, and the Seraphina, bound east. The Belgian Royal Mail Company's screw steamer Leopold 1., Captain . Michel, has also ar rived at Cowei en route from New York to Ant werp. Her advices have been anticipated not only by the Canada but by the Fulton, both steamers baying left New York on the 22d ult. The pas sengers for England were landed here early this morning. THE BRAZILIAN MAILS. The Royal Mail Company's steam-ship Tamar, Captain J. H. Jellicoe, with the mails from the River Plate, Brazils, dm, in charge of Lieutenant Charleton, R.N., arrived at Southampton at 4.30 p.m. on Saturday, having accomplished the shortest pasiage ever made. She is only 22 days and 4 hours from IVo de Janeiro including all stoppages, and Com the Rock at Lisbon she has made the extra ordinary 'run of 2 days 21 hours and 15 minutes, Her dates are : Buenos Ayres Aug. 2 St. Vincent (Cape Montevideo Rio de Janeiro Bahia — 17 Funchal (Madeira) 31 Pernambuco — 19 Lisbon Sept. 2 From Rio to St. Vincent's the Tamar experienced fine weather and light- winds, and thence to Tule.- riffe strong north-east trades. This steamer brings 94 passengers, and landed 67 at Lisbon. On freight she has 1,8541. sterling in specie, diamonds value 4,7001., precious stbnes, 4c., value 5171., and a cargo consisting of 25 serous of ipecacuanha, 52 barrels of tapioca, 57 boxes of oranges, 25 quarter casks of wine, 113 bags of cochineal, 5 bags of coffee, and24B packages of sundries. The Government of Buenos Ayres had issues a decree confiscating all the property of General Roses for high treason against his country. The Minister of Finance hai submitted the estimates for the ensuing year, the outlay, iu round numbers, amounting to 83,000,000, and the revenue to 77,000,000, leaving a probable deficit of 6,000,000. At Montevideo everything wAs quiet. The prices of land had increased as much as 50 per cent. within the last four months. - - Aug. 2G From Rio there -is veur little political news. The budget W4B 134.4 g ClielllSSed 14 the chamber. The Olinda, Ministry had-secured a majority in both Houses. Comrneroial ad vices are to the 13th ult. No decision had psi beeri - came to relative to the proposed banks, _but - it was supposed that two would bs accepted- after the necessary arrtuge mentA were se:tied, one of them being the English -Braz Tian Bank. :Business in coffee had been un important, notwithstanding which prices had tended upwards, ,advancing 10Ors. after the Ist. Exchange on I.3ndon had ruled 27/d. to 27id., at which rates extensive operations had been effected ; sma'l amounts pass AI on the morning of the 13th at 27d.and 270., closing flat ; Paris, 313 to 348 ; Hamburg, 650. Adviees from Bahia are to the 15th ult. The question of the Patent Slip Company was at length arranged betty. en the respective parties, and the Government had promised all the assistance in their .power t.) promote the speedy completion of the works. Rain was much wanted, and it was feared that the tobacco and coffee crops would be scanty in consequence. Sugar was neglectad, and quotations were almost nominal. Of coffee supplies were coming in regularly, but stocks in hand were unimportant ; rukcl from 4,800r5. to 4,900r5. per arroba. The supplies of cocoa had been frte during the week preceding date, and in quiries continued brisk at r.sing prices. Freights were dull. Exchange transac`ions continued at 27/d., 270., and 27id., ac3ording to terms of pappent. The Island of St. Vincent was generally in a healthy state. The Taurtr does not bring any additilnal news front Lisbon. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. Her Majesty r sbt?;;;or Wasp was at Monte Video ; the Indefitigable (flag of Rear-Admiral Sir Hope J,.linAsone), and the Malagascar at Rio; the Harier, at Bahia. Oa thi 21 of August her Mjesty's ship Melville appeared in the offing at Pernambuco, hoisted her number, and stood out to sea again. At St. Vincent were the steAm-trafisports Sydney and AaStralian, with troops for India ; the Unitel States frioat3 Cumberland, and corvette St. Louis. Hee i Majesty's steam frigate Devastation, and floating battery Ter-for kit Lisbon for Bermuda on the 30ih of August. Vessels spoken by the Tamar during the voyage ; APPBOACLILLVG LAUNCH" OP THE GB [AT EASTERN. It is now more than three years since the lofty walls of iron forming the sides of the Great Eastern began to excite the wonder of voyagers up and down the Thames, and as she approaches comple tion public interest increases. Enormous size, which is naturally the distinctive feature that first. strikes the obset ver, is, however, one of the least of the marvels that belong to the joint production of Mr. Scott Russell and Mr. Brunel. We have the assurance of the former that the Great Eastern is built upon precisely the same model as every vessel he has constructed since his discovery of the wave line 22 years ago. In the wonderful ship which now towers some 70 feet above the level of the Isle of Dogs, dwarfing every passing vessel by her enormous proportions, we have only an exten sion of the lines upon which Mr. Russell built the little Wave, of 7i tons. This may relieve those who regard. the "big ship" as too much of a novelty, and still leaves sufficient food for wonder in the knowledge that she is about the eighth of a mile in length, and more than twice the length of the Great Britain, which, a dozen years ago, was the largest iron ship then built or thought of. But her breadth is much less in proportion to herlength than that of the vessel just earned (being 82 feet " over all"), a point of difference which affords the best ground for the anticipations entertained of the speed with which she will cross the Atlantic. Granting, then, that the mammoth ship is merely an extended copy of all other iron steamers built on the wave line principle, let us see what are the "one or two exceptions," so modestly alluded to by Mr. Russell last week before the British Association at Dublin. The most promi nent, in reality, though a feature which escapes unprofessional visitors, is the cellular construction of the upper deck, and the lower part of the hull, up to the water line, or about 30 feet from her bottom, which is as flat as the floor of a room. This system, while it gives greater buoyancy to the hull, increa es her strength enormously, and thus enables her to resist almost any amount of out ward pressure. Two walls of iron, about 60 feet high, divide the vessel longitudinally into three. parts, the inner containing the boilers, the engine rooms and the saloons, rising one above the other, and the lateral divisions the coal bunkers, and, above them, the side cabins and berths. The saloons are 60 feet in length, the principal one nearly half the width of the vessel, and lighted by skylights from the upper deck. On either hand are the cabins and berths, those of first cla- s passengers being commodious rooms, large enough to contain every requirement of the most fastidious of landsmen. The thickness of the lower deck will prevent any sound from the engines rooms reaching the passengers, and the vibration from being at all felt by them. On each side of the engine-rooms is a tunnel through which the steam and water pipes will be carried, and also rails for economising labour in the conveyance of coal. The berths of the crew are forward, below the forecastle, which, it is intended to appropriate to the officers whose apartments are at present only marked by a few uprights, rising 10 or 12 feet above the main deck. Below the berths of the seamen are two enormous cavities for cargo, of which 5,000 tons can be carried, besides coals enough for the voyage to Australia, making about as many tons more. The weight of this huge ship being 12;000 tons, and her coal and cargo about 18,000 tons more, the motive power required to propel her 20 miles per hour must be proportionate. If the visitor walks aft, and looks down a deep chasm near the stern, he will perceive an enormous metal shaft, 160 feet in length, and weighing sixty tons ; this extends from the engine -room nearest the stern to the extremity of the ship, and is des' tined to move the screw, the four fans of which are of proportionate weight and dimensions. If he walk forward, and look over the side, he will see a paddle-wheel considerably larger than the circle at Astley's ; and when he learn that this wheel and its fellow will be driven by four t ngines, having a nominal power of 1,000 horses, and the screw by a nominal power of 1,600 horses, he will have 13 0 difficulty in conceiving a voyage to America in seven days, and to Australia in thirty-five days. The screw engines designed and manufactared. 1 1 Messrs. James Watt and Co., a- e by far the largest ever constructed, and, when making 50 revolutions per minute, will exert an effective force of not less than 8,000 horses. It is difficult to realise the work which this gigantic force would perform if applied to the ordinary operations of commerce ; it would raise 132,000 gallons of water to the top of the Monument iu one minute, or drive the machinery of forty of the largest cotton-mills in Manchester, giving employment to from 30 to 40,000 operatives. The four cylinders each weigh about 25 tons , and are 34 inches in diameter. The crank shaft, to which the connecting rods are applied, is a forging, and weighs about 30 tons. The boilers are six in number, having 72 furnaces, and an absorbent heating surface nearly equal in extent to an acre of ground. The total weight of the engines exceed 1,200 tons, and yet they are so admirably cone taived that they can be set in motion or stopped by a single hand. Sails will not be much needed, for in careering over the Atlantic at twenty miles an hour, with a moderate wind, they would impede rather than aid progression ; but in the event of a strong wind arising, going 25 miles per hour in the course of the vessel, sails may be used with advantage, and the Great Eastern is provided, accordingly, with seven masts, two square-rigged, the others carrying for e and aft sails only. The larger masts will be ir° ll , tubes, the smaller of wood. The funnels, o .` which there will be five, alternating with the masts, are constructed with double casings, and th e space between the outer and inner casings will be filled with water, which will answer the double purpose of preventing the radiation of heat to th e decks, and economising coal by causin g the wal to enter the boilers in a warm state. H er r i gg ing dill probably cause most wonderment and disturbanc e of ideas to nautical observers, for, besides the all usual number of masts, she will want two of the most striking features of all other v e s se l s , narnell, bowsprit and figure-head. Another peculiarity Li the absence of a poop. The captain's apartment I ' placed amidships, immediately below the bridge , whence the electric telegraph will flash the cal mander's orders to the engineer below, the helves' man at the wheel, and the look-out man at th e bows. In iron vessels great precautions are neeee; sary to prevent the compass from being influence' by the mass of metal in such attractive proximity and various 4periments have been made with th e view of discovering the best mode of overcoming the difficulty. It was originally intended to le. - cate the compass upon a stage, 40 feet high, but, tbla plan has been abandoned, and a standard cornlias e will be affixed to the mizen-mast, at an elevatio n beyond the magnetic influence of the ship. Whatever misgivings may be felt as to the length of the vessel and the great weight she will card, amidships will be sot at rest, befor e s h e even t o uches the water, by the mode of launching, an operation as great a novelty as the ship herself. The plan hitherto has been to build th e vesse l on an i nc lined plane, and at right angles with the water, but l e the case of the great E as t ern thi s was impossiblei on account of her great length, to say nothing 0 . the expense of buildi ng a v e ss e l o f h er enormell: dimensions in a position which would elevate 1 16 ` forecastle nearly 100 feet above the ground. Thee considerations led Mr. Brunel to deteriaine upon launching her sideways, with which vie* she ba e been built parallel to the river. In constructing the foundation of the floor on which she stand! provision has been made at two points to ensur e sufficient strength to bear the whole weight ssbe ° completed. On these two points she will res t wilt ., ; ready, and thus her strength will be test e d in t" severest, and, therefore, most satisfac•ory manned Two cradles will be introduced at these points, 011 0 she will then be moved by two powerful hydrail'e't a engines. Timber ways are laid down to low WA' mark with an incline of one foot in twelve, on o iron rails of a peculiar construction are le be laid upon these transversely. A tell-t% will indicate the rate at which the t w so ends are descending, and any differet, that may occur will ho immediately rectified ' .. 11 strong check-tackle. It is calculated that she 0 1,„ advance 12 feet per minute, at which speed her 0,1 1 1 ;, mersion will be effected in 20 minutes. . 1 , 0 cradles will then be drawn from under her, and O will be towel to the oppo ite side of the river' where she will lay until ready for sea. youß EccrhoavrgseniporGrUe-cMoßvßeEriLnLgASa.n—:nPbrraeyll,a " Ah, faith ! and that's ' O'Flaherty, from Tipperary, the other day, walking -- ro an umbrella slier.r r i have lost one, and I : , ee you c fret. to recover them at 0 very small charge, so I was just thinking I would g you to recover mine." BooKSELLING Erni/. 0 IDINARY --We are indebted or ; 0 a monthly journal, deveLed to matters relating top 11 " ; ,;,/ L justet mo w see nt i l t , want a 'a n B- t a aa t s mi d o : bdeori whatce.or ito.nt:teteol, invention=, for the following summary of the pec"To result of Vie Patent Commissioners' labours in the Pr' re d ii g and publishing department of their office, as izat be ibe .fretn their annual reports to Parliament : IWO ;0 Commencement of the commissioners' operations 0;0 October, 1852, to the end of the year 1856, th• Y tj of expended, in rint'ng for public use, the specificationn.Lo patented inventions end indexes referring ,thereto,.,L;, sum of 199,8861 16s. 9d. ; and in return for this otiv i J the they have realised, by the sale of thee publicationFt,,,so sum of 3,932/. 19s. 21 There has thus accrued a ,r o f (represented by dead stock), during the short reri° s ",,j. four and a quarter years, of no less 1b:711115,953/.17 ..,',• in, this deparimeut of the Patent Othec--Newtons _if". don Journal of Arts and 'Sciences for September, 18D1 X 0 e eedi )s ''') al; ala ee 'We rt) a: 1114 T I' 4 S "Per tV ) it tc 0 41 11 c. e 2tll / COB b itt ra te kazil butcL To qste tour