The Sun. — London, England, 1857-08-31 00:00:00

TEN POUNDS REWARD.—Lost or le ft in a Cab on Friday afternoon, between Lombard street and Wimpole-street, the following shares. Any person bringing the same to Mestrs. Wilkinson and Stevens, Solidi tors, No. 2, Nicholas-lane, Lombard-street, will receive the above rewaid :- 51 Sambre and Meuse Railway Shares, lost Friday after noon, August 28th. Nos. 15,202 to 15,207 „ 8,697 „ 1,371 1,372 „ '1,373 ~ 4,641 to 4,647 ~ 15,199 to 15,2 01 ~ 27,738 to 27 , 7 47 f, 18,745 to 18,748 18,687 to 18,692 „ 5 .385 „ 24 986 „ 24,987 „ .21,810 ~ 15,450 to 15,455 50 Shares Riga and Dunaburg Railway, lost Friday after noon, 28th August : Nos. 5,106 to 5,110 ~ 15,341 to 15,345 „ 15,336 to 15,340 „ 5,621 to 5,625 a , 10,496 to 10,500 „ 1,896 to 1,900 „ 16,411 to 16,415 „ 5,171 to 5,175 „ 2,956 to 2,960 „ 16,191 to 16,195 These shares have been stopped in usual course, and all persons are cautioned against receiving or negotiating the same. TO the ELECTORS of the COUNTY of MIDDLESEX. GENTLEMEN, —A telegraphic message, announcing the re tirement of Lord R. Grosvenor, reached me in Germany, and has caused me to return to Engltn i with all possible expedi tion, and at once to declare myself a candidate for the high honour of representing that great and important constituency with which my name and family have been associated for up wards of a century. Let me, however, rest my individual claims for your support npon the principles and votes which I have maintained and given during the five years I have sat in Parliament. During that period I have supported the Re moval of the Jewish Disabilities, the Total Abolition of Church Rates, the adoption of the Vote by Ballot, the Ad mission of my Dissenting fellow-subjec s to the advantages of our University Education, and all measures tending to promote and secure, in its best and highest acceptation, the great principle of Civil and Religious Liberty. The usual limits of an address would be exceeded were I to express at any length my views upon the all-importaq question of Par liamentary Reform. lam most anxious that the Franchise slimed be fairly and how...stly extended, commensurately with the growing intelligence cf the people ; and any well-digested scheme, having for its object the removal of existing anoma lies in our representative system shall have my warmest sup port. Under this head I may class the property qualifica tion now required of Members of Parliament, the repeal of which, as proposed this session by Mr. Locke King, I cor dially supported. The engrossing topic of the day is, however, the unhappy state dour Indian Empire. All classes of politicians must unite in one common feeling of horror and grief at the recital of atrocities almost unparalleled in the history of mankind ; and I stall, if returned by you to Parliament, most heartily support Lord Palmerston's Government, or any Administra tion, in such prompt and vigorous measures as may be deemed advisable to quell the existing mutinies, to punish the guilty perpetrators of those deeds of blood, and to re-establis our authority and dominion upon a firmer and more du , able basis. I shall, however, watch with a jealous eye the public ex pendiinre, and rigidly scrutinise every proposal which has reference to the burdens of taxation. No ono can feel more sensibly than I the weighty responsi bilities which must attach to him who is selected to represent the various and important interests of the Metropolitan County, and if the trust which I seek is committed to my care, I will devote my time and talents to its faithful and conscientious discharge. In your bands I leave the issue of acceptance or rejection. I have the honour to be Gentlemen, Your obedient servant, GEORGE BYNG. Wortham Park, Barnet, August 27, 1857. MIDDLESE)C ELECTION. The CENTRAL COMMITTEE for PRO MGTING the ELECTION of the Hon. GEORGE BYNG SITS DAILY at the ALBION HOTEL, COCKSPUR STREEr, and consists of the following gentlemen : CHAIRMAN. The Right Hou. Lieut.-Colonel HENRY EITZROY, M.P. VICE CHAIRMEN'. JAMES MONTGONERY, Esq. CHARLES BUXTON, Esq., M.P. GILBERT POUNCEY, Esq. JOHN CASEY, Esq. Lord Robert Grosvenor. Lord John Russell, M.P. Baron Lionel de Rothschild, M.P. Baron Meyer de Rothschild. • Sir Anthony Rothschild, Bart. Sir John Shelly, Bart., M.P. The Right Hon. Sir B. Hall, Bart , M.P. Hon. Arthur Kinnaird, M.P. Charles Salisbury Butler, Esq., M.P. Thomas Hankey, jun., Esq., M.P. James Mon . gomery, Esq , Brentford. Charles Buxton, Esq., M.P. Pouncey, Esq , Finchley. S , r E. N. Buxton, Bart., M.P. George Offer, Esq., Grove-street, Hackney. Augustin Robinson. Esq., 67, Eaton-square. Hastings Russell, Esq., aton-place. J. Gurney Hoare, Esq., Hampstead. J. R. D. Tyssen, Esq., Manor-house, Ilackucy. Thos. H. Riches, Esq., Uxbridge. B. J. Armstrong, Esq., 7, Upper Whnpole-street. William Simpson, Esq., Bradmore-house, Hammersmith. J. G. Hammack, Esq., Mile-end. John Simpson, Esq., St. Thomas-square, Hackney. John Joseph Tanner, Esq., Upper Clapton. Joseph Smith, Esq., Uxbridge. Sir Edward Colebrooke, Bart., 18, Park-lane. Peter Martineau, Esq 16, Highbury-terrace. Henry Spicer, Esq , Highbury-crescent. George Moore, Esq., Kensington Palace-gardens. The Right Hon. W. F. Cowper, M.P. Sir Jonn Musgrove, Bart., Russell-square. Alexander Fraser Esq., Brewery, Brick-lane. Mr. Alderman Challis, 32, Wilson-street, Finsbury. Mr. Alderman Wire, 1, Turnwheel-lane, City. Mr. Alderman Lawrence, Westbourne-terrace. Sir Walter Stirling, Bart., Portman-square. John C. Burgoyne, Esq., 14, Upper Harley-street. Hon. F. Byng, 37, St. James's-place. Frederick Ashby, Esq., Staines. P. H. Le Breton, Esq., Milford House, Hampstead. Francis Goderich, Esq , West Brompton. Benjamin Smith, Esq., 21, Highbury-crescent. Valentine Knight, Esq., Cornwall-terrace, Regent's-park. Henry West, Esq., 10, Farrar's-buildings, Temple John Casey, Esq.. 13. Spital-square. Lord Charles Russell. W. E. Snow, Esq., Tredegar-square, Milo-end. R. Booker, Esq., Edmonton. G. Carr Glyn, Esq., M,P. John Bromley, Esq., Commercial-road, Mile-end. Thomas Brushfield, Esq., Spitalfields. Charles W. Dunford, Esq., High-street, Notting-hill. J J. Homer, Esq., Mare-street, Hackney. William Gardener, Esq., brewery, St. John-street. Earl Grosvenor, M P. Robert Hanbury, Esq., M.P. Samuel Lewis, Esq., Compton-terrace. C. L. Smith, Esq., 21, Highbury-crescent. Thomas Prout, Esq., Strand, Colonel Tynte, M.P. Lord Marcus Hill, M. P. Cbarles de la Pryme, Esq., ,Termyn-street. Robert Rymill, Esq., 21, Brompton-crescent. George B. C. Leverson, Esq., 7, Lansdowne-terrace,. Ken. sington-park. William Pritchard, Esq., 29, Kensington-park-gardens. Hanbury, Esq., Lombard-street. Edwin James, 4 Esq., Q C., 63, Pall-mall. Dr. Pritchard, Marylvbone. . R. Graham, Esq., John Loelr_e, Fsq., Q.C., M.P. Adolplars Henry Young, Esq., M.P SYdneT, Smith, Esq., Feltham. R. Nanbury. Esq., Brewery, Spitalfields. Jain Pike, Esq., 26, Old Burlington-street. Dr. Matthew Truman, 40, Norland-square, Lord Worsley, M.P. Lord Bury, M.P. James Ellis, Esq., Fore-street, City. Torrens M'Cullagh, Brompton-crescent. Charles Wm. Grenfell, Esq., M.P. John Humeareys. Esq., Upper Clapton. Jeremiah. Long, Esq , West Hackney. P. Gardner, Esq , Westbourne-terrace. A. Roe'ouck, Esq., M.P. John Tanswell, Esq., Kic,g's-bench-walk. Thomas Dix, EN., Amwell-street, Pentonville. J. J. Travers, Esq., St. Swithin's-lane. W. Sister, Esq , Rose-terrace, Brompton, Edmund Garbett, Esq., Rose-terrace, Brompton. JOHN KUMPIIREYS, Conducting Agent. M I DDLESEX ELECTION. — The Ron. WM. GEORGE BYNG will MEET the ELECTORS of the Hammerman Polling District, at the Windsor Castle, Hammel-ma; th, on Monday, the 31st August, at 8 o'clock P.m. Brentford Polling District, at the Town Hall, on Tuesday, the Ist Sept., at 3 o'clock p.m. King's-cross Polling District, at the Belvidere, Pentonville hill, ou'ruesda•y, Ist Sept., at 8 o'clock p.m. Enfield Polling District, at the Bell, Edmonton, on Wed nesday, tbt, 2d Sept , at 8 o'clock p.m. JOHN HUMPHREYS, Conducting Agent. lI E T R wot MAJESTY'S THEATRE. on Friday, sa ptinerfrances only, at Reduced Pr;ees, sezi.l„.lBd and Saturday, September 19. with Piceolomini, and Bell'etti,rthiani' Rossi, Beneventano, Giuglini, Violetti, when will be presented LA TRAVIATA and IL DON GIOVANNI. PRICES B oxes to ae.y . mmodato four p erson . Grand Tier, I'it Tier, and Oue Pair,..... £2 2 0 T w0 ............................ . ......... 1 i Three Pair ........................................ 0 15 0 Pit Stalls .......................................... 0 10 6 t Gallery Stalls ...................Y 0 3 6 0 2 0 Gallery 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 Vfr. Howe, Mr. William Farren, Miss Reynolds, Miss Emma King, ttc., will appear. After which, Douglas Jerrold's drama of BLA CK-EYED SUSAN. William, Mr. T. P. Cooke. To conelule with THE SWISS COTTAGE. Orchestra Stalls (which may be retained the whole of the evening), 6s. each. (No charge for booking.) First Price. s. d. Second price. s. d. Dress Eoxes 5 0 Dress Boxes 3 0 Upper Boxes ... 3 0 Upper Boxes 2 0 Pit . - 1 0 Lower Gallery 1 0 Lower Gallery 0 6 Upper Gallery 0 6No half-prico to Upper Gallery. FIFE v, • k_.l -31. • D A EVENING- ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. — ITALIAN OPERAS.—The Last Week; at the usual PRINCESS'S PRICES, viz., Dress Circle, 5s ; Boxes, 4s; Pit, 25.; Gallery, ls. Arrangements for the Week : THIS EVENING—RIGOLETTO. Tuesday —NORMA. Wednesday—lL TROVATORE. Thursday—lL BARBIERE. Friday—LUClA DI LAMMERMOOR. Saturday—lL TROVATORE. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATItE. Proprietor, Mr. Charles Kean. THIS EVENING will be performed RIGOLETTO. Gilds, Madame Gassier ; Madalena, Madame Alboni ; Rigoletto, Sig. Dragone ; Borsa, -ig. Annoniui ; Monterone, Sig. Kinni ; Sparafucile, Sig. Baillou ; Paggio, Madlle, Gra maglia ; Giovanna, Madlle. Baillon ; Ceprano, Sig. Gabusli ; and Duca, Sig. Mario. ?THEATRE ROYAL, A DEL PHI. Lessee-Ir. Ben. Webster. THIS EVENING, will be performed THE GREEN BUSHES. Mr. B. Webster, Mr. Wright, Mr. Paul Bedford, and Madame Celeste. Followed by MY PRECIOUS BETSEY. Mr. Wright, P. Bedford, Mary Keeley, szc. • To conclude with SLASHER AND CRASHER. ROY AL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessees, Messrs. F. Robson and Emden. THIS EVENING, will be performed the new drama of THE LIGHTHOUSE. Altar which, the comedietta, entitled A SUBTERFUGE Mrs. Stirling, Mr. G—Vining, and Mr. G. Murray. To conclude with the original Extravaganza, by Robert 13. Brough, Esq., called MASANIELLO. Messrs. Rob son, Cooke, Danvers, &c. ; Misses Swanborough, Thirlwall, Hughes, Bromley, and Mrs. Melfont. Commence at half-past Seven. OYAL SURREY THEATRE, 11.:1) 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. Webster, will appear. With other attractive novelties. ALSTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. W. Cooke. Under the patronage of her Majesty and His Royal Highness Prince Albert. Complete and unexampled Success of the Grand 0 iental Spectacle of EL HYDER. Mr. Wm. Cooke announces with great satisfaction another Triumph. The intensely interest ing and thrilling Equestrian and 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 will 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 ment, including Madlle. Mililos. To conclude with Shakspoar's KATHARINE AND PETRUCHIO, with Equestrian Illustrations. Commence at seven o'clock. Dress Boxes, 4s. ; Upper Boxes, 35.; Private Boxes, from 2 Is. no charge for booking; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, is. ; Upper Gallery, 6cl„ Half-price at half-past Eight. Box-office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Kr. W. West. Equestrian Director, Mr. W. Cooke, jun. CANTERBURY HALL, Westminster-road.— OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The follosv ,ng company of Vocalists are engaged for the performance of :elections from all the popular Operas, Madrigals, Choruses, Glees, Duets, &c., viz.: Miss E. Pearce, Mrs. Palmyre, Miss E. Scott, Miss Brunell, Mrs. Le Jenne, Miss Leslie, and Madame Marietta ; Herr F. Jonghmans, R. Grover, T. Far rant, S. foriet . , J. Barker, W. Melling, P. Corri, Senor An. tonio, E. L. Rime, and sir. St. Albyn ; Master Corri ; Messrs. Sam. Collins, and E. Mackney. Pianoforte, Mr Cecil Hicks; harmonium, Master Williams ; Director, Herr F. Jonghmans Commence at Seven o'clock precisely. Sap pers, &c. 5 until twelve o'clock THE WEATHER—SUN OFFICE, AUGUST 30. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 70—highest since noon yesterday. 67—lowest this morning and daring the night. 75—this day at noon. BAROMETER, 30.09. 1 WIND, E.N.E. ; fresh and fine. AUGUST 31. 75—highest since noon yesterday. 67 —'owest this morning and during the night. 76 —this day at noon. BAROMETER, 30.03. Wricz, N. to ; • light and fine. II blew from the eastward all the morning. Three o'clock.—Heavy clouds and rain, threatening a thunderstorm. .TTI ) e - renders increased vigilance indispensable on the part of the Government and of the public jour nalists. We are satisfied that the latter will do their duty, and strive by every means in their power to keep Ministers up to the mark. The great arena of strife is situate within a comparatively limited space. It is true that there is great discontent in other quarters throughout the North• Western Provinces and Central India. Delhi, the stronghold of the rebels—the old capital of the Moguls—is on the Jumna River, close to Meerut, Bareilye, and other places that have attained an unhappy noto riety. There our troops maintain their ground, but have as yet been unable to hazard an attack, in consequence of the numerous detachments re quired to protect other districts. Agra—also on the Jumna—is about 110 miles lower on the river. There a battle was fought with little more than 500 men, a large proportion of which were civilians, against 10,000 of the organised muti neers. At first the cause of truth and justice pre vailed. The rebels from Neemuch and Nusseer abed were driven at the point of the bayonet from the villages where they had encamped, about six miles from Agra. But, unfortunately, there was no reserve, no means of following up the first success—even the ammunition failed. They had, consequently, eventually to retreat, with the heavy loss, in proportion to their numbers, of 49 killed and 92 wounded. Their daring, however, was not thrown away. It prevented the attack on the fort which would otherwise have taken place, and possibly a repetition of the atrocities at Cawnpore, that has so greatly excited the wrath of the nation against the miscreant NEN.A. SAHIB. Cawnpore is on the Ganges, about as far from Agra as Agra is from Delhi. There the most fearful incidents took place—the massacre in cold blood of those who trusted in treacherous promises, and the sale and subsequent ill treatment, such as we cannot explain in these columns, of 240 English females and children. The gallant HAVELOCK has already recaptured the violated town, and we can scarcely doubt that the next mail will bring the intelligence of a summary settlement with NENA SAHIB. Lucknow, the capital of Oude, is a compara tively short distance from Cawnpore, which is on the frontier, and there is every reason to hope that reinforcements will arrive in sufficient time to prevent it• from falling into the hands of the rebels. On the whole, although the crisis is formidable, there is no reason to bo discouraged. We have already heard the worst, and we may easily be lieve that, according to our contemporary Punch, we may shortly see the British Lion inflicting complete vengeance on the cowardly Bengal Tiger, that preys upon helpless women and innocent children, and has not the courage to face an enemy armed with equal strength and power. The Red Sea Telegraph Company is an estab lished fact. The prospectus has been duly issued, and will be found in another part of this day's impression. The Board of Directors are perfectly unexceptionable. Their names are alone sufficient to afford the strongest guarantee of its ultimate success. At present they limit their operations to Aden, at the mouth of the Red Sea. This may be accomplished within a few months, simulta neously with the Mediterranean telegraph to Alexandria. Already have the necessary con cessions been obtained from the Turkish and Egyptian Government, so that not the slightest delay can be anticipatod. Something even more acceptable to anxious capitalists has also been se cured, viz., the guarantee of the East India Com pany of a minimum annual revonuo of 20,0001. per annum, equivalent to 6 2.3 per cent. on the required capital from k the date of the first message received, together with the most positive assurances of assistance and support. This guar antee will of course receive the sanction of the Indian Board. Until that sanction is ob tained the directors pledge themselves that no step shall be taken. But although it is satis factory to have " assurance made doubly sure"— to know that under the most favourable circum stances there must be a remunerative retura for the investments—we believe that it will be a mere formal guarantee, which will never be brought int ) operation. The returns, which may be inspected at the office, show that there is every prospect of a large excess from the legiti mate and ordinary operations of the Company. When this is completed, as we hope and be lieve it will be within the present year, India will virtually be brought within a week of England. But it may, and ought, and must be brought within an hour. For this we have long contended, and this is perfectly practicable, nay more, comparatively easy of attainment. The extension of the line toKurrachee is indispensable. There it will be brought into connection with the various lines throughout India. Of course the present shareholders will have a priority, by means whereof considerable premiums may be antici pated. We shall not ask our readers to "lay down their money for the glory of GOD and 5 per cent." But we call upon capitalists to examine closely and strictly the financial prospects of the concern, which are, perhaps, more satisfactory than any that have been tendered for public acceptance for many years past. Should they be satisfied merely in the £ s. D. point of view, we can assure them that they will not have any drawback in the enjoyment of the profits. It is a truly patriotic undertaking which wilt do more to ad vance the combined interests of England and of India than any other that could be devised. Not only will it relieve the anxieties which so many families must entertain for relatives and friends, but it will enable us to economise our resources, sending troops where they are most urgently re quired, and doing exactly what the exigencies of the case demand, and nothing more. It would b 3 worth the outl ty ten tines told to have had it in operation at the com mencement of the mutiny, and we fear that there is no immediate prospect of its not be ing required fur warlike purposes ; but even if such were the case it would be a valuable auxiliary to commercial afftirs—one worth far more to the nation than the ample dividends which will be received by shareholders. The pro ject is in every respect worthy of support, and that it will doubtless obtain from every true hearted Englishman every man desirous of ensuring the integrity and permanency of the Anglo-Indian Einpire. Lord and Lady Normauby passed through Turin on Vse 25th inst , nu the their way to Enultd. llis Lordship was hastily suann.med by t,legia7ii in consequence of the serious illness of one of his brothers, and is txpected to return in about six week. Tuc CONDEMNED CONVICT'S AT LIVERPOOL — The thus c mdernued convicts, the captain and bis two mates, who were fauna gulty, at the late Liverpo)l assizes, of the murder of a poor half-witted seaman, named R )se, on board the Martha and Jane, of Sunder land, are t') ba ex tented at I_Cirkdale, on next Saturday week, the 12th proximo. Meincrials to Sir G. Grey, the Secretary of State, are being signed, praying for a re ini4sion of the extreme sentence in the case of the two mates. Tile wretched men are kept in separate cells, and appear to entertain a hope that their livel may be spared. LA EST NEWS. FRANCE. PARIS, SUNDAY EVENING. For th© present there is no idea of a French ex pedition to Cochin China. All the naval forces sent to China, by France, have arrived at Macao. _ _ . A despatch from Naples says the Criminal Court of Salerno has declared the passengers of the Cag liari entirely innocent of any participation in the late attempt to create revolt in the Neapolitan dominions. The Emperor, after leaving Paris on Saturday at two o'cl stopped at Epernay, to visit the railway engine factory at that place, and arrived at Ch tlons at IrAlf-nast five. He visited the camp at fifty minutes past . six. Bef,re the Emperor left Paris, Cardinal Morlot, Grand Almoner of the Einperor, took the oa'll.-t of that office in the presence of the Ministers of State M. Abbattucei and Marshal Taitlant. There was a Council of Ministers in the morning. . . The closing of the Exposition of Fine Arts, which was fixed for the 31st of August, is post poned to the 15th of September. The Debats contains th following :—" For some. days past, several journals have announced the approaching rupture of diplomatic relations be- . tween the Courts of Turin and Naples. We think we can affirm that such a rupture has never been imminent, and that the incident alluded to has been completely arranged to the satsfaction of the two Cabinets. The note of M. Caraffa, Minister of Foreign Affairs at Naples, addressed to the Sar dinian Minister at Naples, was withdrawn on the observations, as just as moderate, of Count de Cavour." The calculations of the French budget of the War Department for 1858 have been established on an effective force of 392,400 men on a peace footing, and with a contingent to incorporate of 75,000 men. This contingent is composed of 39,300 infantry ; 18,430 cavalry ; 11,400 artil:ery ; 2,800 engineers ; 3,000 waggon train ; an :I 70 veterans. The number' of pupils in the principal military schools will, in 1858, undergo a very sen , ible diminution. The Poly technic School will daring that year keep up 200 old and admit 130 new pupils, instead of 310, whom it supports at the present time, and 170 whom it will admit in 1858. The Staff School, which now has 90 sub-lieutenant pupils, will only have 60 in 1858. The School of St. Cyr, which has now 800 pupils with 490 admissible during the present year, will in 1858 have only 620, and will only admit 300. BOU.RSE, Aug. 29.—The following were the las quotations : Cash. fr. c. End of Month. 4i per Cents 3 per Cents 67 --- C 6 95 Bank Shares 9,795 Credit Foncier — - Credit Mobilier 952 50 Roman Do. Account 971 25 Austrian Belgian 4 - - Pied wontese (5) B9/— Home Debt RAILWAYS—FOR CASS. tr. c. fit* c Orleans 1,155 --- Western Northern Lyons and Med 9OO New Ditto New Ditto BB3;— Grand Central - Geneva Midi AJJGTS ' 7 ' 31, THE WEST INDIA MAIL. SOUTHAMPTON, AUG. 30. The Royal Mail Company's steam-ship La Plata, Capt. C. G. Weller, arrived this afternoon, at four o'clock, from the West Indies, with 100 passengers arrl the usual nails in charge of Lieut. &liven, R.N., Admiralty agent. The latest dates brought by the La Plata are : Tampico July 31 reytown Vera Cruz Santa Martha — Colon Havana Gri.nada .. Aug. 10 .Tamaica — 11 Barba:loss Jacmel A.ntictua — 13 St. Kitt's Porto Rico — 14 St. Thomas — 16 Demerara Trinidad - Carthagena — 10 The freight on board includes specie to the amount of 2,222,364 dollars ; the specie consists of 1,697,777 dollars value in silver, and 524,587 dol lars value in gold. There have been no casualties during the voyage. Yellow fever was on the dec.rea3e, but still there were a few cases among the shipping. Mr. Booker, tit*, h officer of the Clyde, had died of its effects at St. Thomas, on the 2d of August. Not a single case of yellow fever occurred on board the La Plata. Dr. Schavlor, the medical officer of the ship, administered f►om six to fifteen grains of - prophylactic of quin;ne to ea , 2h of the ship's crew a _few_days prior to her arrival at St. Thomas, and during her stay there. To this treatment it is pro• bable that the health of the crew may be attri buted. (From De Cordova's Mercantile Intelligencer. The inactivity i i our market noticed in our report I of the 25th ult. continued all through the past fot t night, in almost every article, the only exceptions being in flour, pork, and fish. It is difficult to assign any reason for the dullness of trade ; but we consider the quiet in most articles, at this time, arisei principally from the fact that country orders are very scant, owing- to the celebration of the an niversary of Ft eedom, and the apparent intention on the part of the peasantry to continue, yet a while, the " keeping the August holidays." The large decline in sugar which we have to report, may be partly attributed to the falling off in quality of parcels lately brought to market. Logwood has considerably depreciated in value, consequent on a large increase in the supply. (From the Georgetown Royal Gazette ) The stirring events of last fortnight have - some what disturbed the usual dulness of tropical life. An outrageous attack made by a low rabble of women and boys on the Governor and Mrs. Wode house, as they were proceeding from the public buildings to the Market Stelling to embark for England, has aroused the indignation of the re:pee table inhabitants of tLe colony. A large crowd composed of the lowest scum of the population, had assembled in front of the market, and as the Go vernor and Mrs. Wodehouse, accompanied by the Bishop of Guiana, Mr. Walker (the Lieut.-Go vernor), the Chief Justice, Hon. W. B. Wolseley, Hon. D. Macdonald, Hon. Dr. Blair, Sir W. H. Holmes, Mr. A. F. Gore, Mr. J. Brumwell, Mr. E. T. E. D dton, Mr. W. H. Ware Mr. R. S. Turton and several gentlemen, were walking to the Stel ling, they were assaulted • by the mob with stones, plaintaiu stalks, and other missiles. We regret to say that Mrs. Wodehowe was struck on the forehead with ast one ; the Bi-hop received several blows, th 9 L , rd Chief Justice was wounded in the ear, and Mr. Wolseley in tt'e face. Several other gentlemen were struck with missiles of one kind and another. I'he police charged the mob, and kept them back, but they took none into custody ; and, although there were several detectives amon g the crowd in plain clothes, they made no arrests. The most sMgular fact is, that the police were ignorant of the fact that the rabble bad assembled for the purpose of insulting the Governor on his departure, and that the watchword current amongst them for several days before was, "Are you going to the funeral?" "Where ?" "At the Stelling, on Satur day afternoon, at four o'clock." It had also been Suggested by some of the instigators of these ruffianly proceedings that "No rotten eggs should be thrown at the Governor on that occasion." The converse of this was what the parties meant. In passing through the market several missiles were thrown at his Excellency. One fellow was struck down oni the spot by Sir W. Holmes, and another, named Welch, a man possessed of some property,.and the owner of a number of punts, was recognised. He has sin.ce absconded. When the Governor and his lady had entered' the boat, some wretches in the slaughter-house threw offal and other offensive mater, at the boat, and some women on the Stelling threw stones. As the boats proce'eded to the steamer some African savages; who were out in the stream in battesux, vented their impotent malice by throwing water with their paddles towards the boat. His Exce'leney and Mrs. Wodehouse having got on board, the steamer departed' on her voyage. The guns of the Ft/41 saluted the Governor as the steamer passed. The outrageous conduct of the mob produced a universal feeling of indignation throughout the city. HER MAJESTY IN SCOTLAND. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. THIS DAT—Morn., 39 min. aft. 10—Even., 22 min aft. 11. To-Moßßow—Morn., 0 min. aft. 0 -Even., 1 min. aft. 12 LONDON, MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 1857. The nation is at length beginning to recover from the shock sustained by the arrival of the overland mail, and the confirmation of the sad apprehensions entertained respecting the fate of Cawnpore, with its garrison, and the numerous fugitives who had taken refuge under what was vainly supposed to be the sure protection of General WHEELER. But terrible as was the intel ligence, it has only created an unbending resolu tion to lnaintain the honour of the British arms, at any sacrifice, and to inflict exemplary punish ment on the bloodthirsty miscreants who had per petratedthe most fearful series of atrocities recorded in history. There can be no compromise—no peaceful settlement of the question. There must be ample retribution. The mutineers who have imbrued their hands in the blood of their too in dulgent officers, as well as all who have partici pated in the horrible atrocities perpetrated on non-combatants, women and children, fight with ropes about their necks. For them there can be no mercy. They have themselves alone to blame for thislreault. They erected the black flag, de liberately cut off the means of escape, and such piratical conduct can only be adequately expiated by the pirate's doom. A heavy responsibility now devolves, not merely on the Indian, but on the English Government. Every nerve must be strained to the utmost, no effort spared to render the second campaign deci sive. Every available English soldier should at once be forwarded from the Cape, without refer enoe to the wishes er protests of the Governor. Sir C. GREY must learn that he is the servant, not the master of the Cabinet, and that he must either obey die instructions forwarded to him, or surrender his position into other hands. The Ger man pets have been maintained on fu'l pay. They should surely, with the local force, be sufficient to maintain the tranquility of the coliny, or else our money has been expended for but little purpose. At all events, 10,000 troops could and must be spared. The Governor of Bombay has not merely despatched a requisition, but has also sent the means of transport. Should Sir C. GREY disre gard the req - nest, more stringent measures must be forthwith resorted to. SJuaething more im portant is required than that British troops should act as guards of honour to the Governor, or that their expenditure should enhance the profits of the shopkeepers at the Cape. There are many troops, too, in the Mediterra nean, which. might also be spared, and trans mittad by the overland route. Lord PAL3tERSTON has virtually confessed that no obstacle would be offered by the PACHA. Nor could the SULTAN, with any cunsistency, refuse his permission. It is very different from the case when the contest is between nations, with both of whom the Power required to grant facilities maintains friendly rela tions. There might be a breach of noutrility in ' such case, but it is quite different where muti neers, and rebels, and murderers are concerned. Every civilised State ehould afford its assistance in such matters, without hesitation or repugnance. If means th en b e not peodily adopted to transmit European soldiers across Suez, we shall *consider it to be solely attrib u t a b le to the indecision and negligence of our own Government, rather than to any impediments creat e d e i t h er by the SULTAN or the PAcifs. For such shortcomings ample accounts must be rendered. It is true that Par- Ilimerit has Eeparated for a time, but that only EDINBURGH. Her Majesty's first day's journey was completed within ten or twelve minutes of the expected time, the whole journey. of 399 miles, from King's-cross to St. Margaret's-station, having been accomplished within ten hours and a half. _ _ The way from St. Margaret',-station to Holyrood was lined by the stla Dragoon Guards, the Royal Artillery, and Rifle Brigade, the Artillery exhibiting in the park a battery of six guns, with full. equipment of horses and carriages. An immense throng lined all the way to Holyrood. Her Majesty is proverbially fortunate in gettieg good wtathtr here, but never did she enter Edinburgh on a finer evening, or meet a happier recep tion. The hills were still illuminated by a dazzling sun shine, while the parks and slopes were animated by a large and loyal assemblage, and dense lines of faces gazed at and cheered the royal party as they passed along at little more than a walking pace. The Palace of Holyrood was reached in about-ten minutes. Outside, the splendid band of the Rifles played the anthem, and a guard of honour presented arms The High Constables were ranged on both sides of the portico, and within it her Majesty was received by the Duke of Buccleucb, Sir Benjamin Hall, the Lord Pro vost, Rec. After a short interval her Majesty and Prince Albert left their apartments and proceeded in company with Sir B. Ha 'l to inspect the improvements that are being made around the palace, and with which her Majesty, we believe, expressed herself much gratified: A lame extension is being made to the palace garden, and various improvements are likewise being effected within the palace. The dinner party in the evening only included Sir Benjamin Hall, in addition to the royal suite. On Saturday morning her Majesty, Prince Albert, and the royal chair - en left Edinburgh en route for Bal moral. About a quarter past nine o'clock the royal party, attended as they were on Friday, left Holyrood Palace, and at hall-past nine the royal train left the station amid the cheering of the spectators. The train reached Stirling about 10.40, Perth at 11,40, and the railway journey to Blairgowrie was completed at half past 12 ; the royal party proceeding in post carriages thence to Balmoral. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE-(This Day. MI U-K ENT. The third ball-yearly meeting of the shareholders in this undertaking was held this afternoon at the Com pany's office 4, South-sea House, Threadneedle-street — Mr. W. Dent, Chairman of the Board, in the chair. Mr. Woolcot, secretary, read the report, and the Chairman then moved its adoption. Capt. Hankey seconded the resolution, which wr s agreed to unanimously. A resolution was agreed to authorising the issue of debentures, not exceeding 23,0001., to carry on the works, being the amount authorised by the Act. A vote of thauks to the Clmirtnan terminated the proceedinga. BOSTON AND SLEAFORD. The half•yearly meeting of the shareholders in this railway was held this afternosn at the Euston Hotel, Euston-square. Mr. Ingram, M.P., in the chair. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the reception and adoption of the report, stated that since the line bad been open from Grantham to Sleaford the passenger traffic bad been very satisfactory, and that arrangements had been made for opening the goods traffic to-morrow. The directors proposed to borrow 30,0001. by the issue of shares to finish constructing the line to Boston ; and he had every reason to believe it would meet with the general support of the inhabitants of the neighbourhood. Already sup port bad been promised by the inhabitaut4 of Notting ham and Boston towards completing the undertaking. lle considered that ultimately this would be found to be one of the most productive lines in the kingdom; and he hoped to be able at the next meeting to declare a dividend. The report was received and adopted, and a vote of thaziks tq the Chairman and Directo.s terminated the proceedings. THE MURDER I' THE EESIP3TEA.D-ItOiD. — On Satur day Mr. G. S. Bent, deputy-cironer for West Middle sex, held an inquest a: the Lord Wellington Tavern, UniverSity-street, Tottenham-court-road , into the cir cumstances attending the death of Gallo Bets:onelli, aged 19 years, who died on Tuesday )a , t from injuries itiflicW on him with knife by Cornelius Denny, a smith, on Sunday morning week. Witnesses having deposed to the facts already known, the jury returned a v. rdiet of 4 i, Wrlful murder" against Denny. HOLLAND. The session of the States-General of Holland was closed on the 26th by the Minister of the Interior, who delivered the following speech : " Gen•lenien, —By order of the King I now close the session of the States General. Many imperr ant matters have been brought to a termination through your co-operation. The first bases htve been laid for the union of a certain number of communes, and new arrangements have been adopted relativ.-i to the deep-sea fisheries and the game laws ; navi gation has been relieved from the burden of the Sound dues ; and t ,wards the end of the session the difficult question of primary instruct•oa was decided by a general understanding in a manner worthy of the high irnportan.:e of the subject, and iu unison with the exalted mission of the Legislative Bldy. The King followed with par- - ticular satisfaetion the course of your proceed ings on that question, and he has continued the modifications which were so much desired by ac cording to the law his supreme sanction. Several important bills, however, still remain undecided, and the number has been recently increased by , that which relates to different branches of the me dical art. All these projects will not have been presented in vain this session. In consequence of the inquiries already made, or to be effected during the interval of your absence, your discussions next session will- perhaps require less time, and the duration of your labours will be shortened. The oppo,tunity of proving your solici , uile for the in terests of the country will be as little wanting in your next session as in the present one. The Go vernment desires nothing better, gentlemen, than to prepare the way for you, and to promote, by uniting its efforts with yours, the welfare of the country, which, thanks to the Most High, rejoices in so rainy blessings : In the name of the Kin.. I now declare this session of the States-General to be closed.'? SPAIN. The Madrid journals of the 25th have reached us in du-) course. The Gazette publishes a report from the Captain-General of Porto- Rico, dated July 29, announcing the safe arrival . of the Spanish State steamer Pizarro, having on board 67 tnilii,,ns rears destined to pay off the old local money which has be •n called in. When the news became known of this arrival and of the decision of the Spanish Go vernment to replace the local coinage by a new one similar to that in use in the mother country, the inhabitants manifested the greatest satisfaction, and th e governor was requested to convey to the Queen an expression of . their gratitude. The satisfaCtory state of the island was excellent. The Espana states that the infante Don Henry, now residing near Bordeaux, had applied for permission to return to Madrid. The Austrian squadron, under the command of Comma,uder Wissalt, has lef% the port of Naples, where it had been for some short time. The com mander and officers of the fleet were received with th greatest c‘mrtesy by Count d'Aquilit, the grand admiral of Naples, and the Austrian Minister in vited theta to his table previously to their depar ture. A lAter from St Petersbnrg. of the 22d, says : The Court is Will at Peterhoff ; the Emperor mak , s frequent excursions to lirasnoie-Selo and its neill l )ourhood, to he present a! different manoeuvres of the guard• The whole of the proceedings will be terminated by a grand review at Krasnoie-Selo, after wlach the troops will return t o St. Petersburg to take part in the ceremony of the solemn entry of the Grand Duchess Olgo-Feodorovna (the Princess of Baden) into the capital." A letter from Bucharest of the 19th, in the A us t r i an , Gazette, says :—" A solemn service took pace here ye,ter +ay in honour of the birthday of the E,nperor of Austria. Toe Imperial commis sioner having heard thit a demonstration was about to be made in his honour in the shape of a torch light procession, declined the ovatoa. All the members of the Wallachian government and of the foreign consulates were present during the religious ceramouy, after which the national troops filed elf before the residence of the commissioner, their bans playing Austrian airs." Ac:lording tl the Caucase the commander-in chief of the left wing of the army of the Caucasus announces that from the 20th June to the 22d July the Russians were occupied in consttuct;ng the for tress of Maikop, and in repulsing the attacks of the enemy. The Tcherkegses were constantly hara , ,sin2, the envoys of provisions and the foraging parries of tlo Russians. In these different skirmishes the Russians had one officer and 15 soldiers killed and 123 wounded. Maj Semaschow male a razzia near Anapa, and carried off 8 ) oxen and 502 sheep. Lett,rs from Africa state the English Governor of Aden has supplied Officers of Instruction to the different Sovereigns on the s hores of the ,R-qi Sea. , GREAT FALL IN THE PRICE OF WHEAL—The markets in the eastern counties h ew c ave gem=rally d exhibit ed decline in wheat has varied from 2s. to 8 per qr. At Norwich, on Saturday, the reduction was 4e. per qr. THE LATE SIR HUGH WHEELER, K.C,B.—In the shut notice of General Wheeler's services which ap p.iared on Saturday, it was not mentioned that that ga?lant officer was present at and took an active part in the Battle of Aliwal. The despatch of Sir Harry Smith, dated from the Camp at Ali.va!, Jan. 30, 1844, states that Brigadier Wheeler came up with the rest of the army, afbr a long and forced march, only jest t ,vo days before the batds, and, being placed hi command of the 21 division, rendered very import int services in gaining the ()ay. Sir Harry Smith writeß,—" While these operations aver.) g.dog on upon the right . I observed the brigade under Brigadier Wheeler, an offie::r in whom I have the greatest confidence, charging and carrying guns and everything before it, again col lecting his line and moving on in a manner which ably displayed the coolness of the Brigadier and the gallan try of his irresistib'e brigade." And aglin,—" In Bri gadier Wheeler, .my second in command, I had a sup. port that I could rely upon with the utmost confidence, and most gallantly did he discharge his duty." i„ j us . tics to his memory it should also be mentioned that he was returned among the list of those who were " se . e ely wounded" at the battle of Moodkee, in which he held a command on the divisional and brigade staff. 18N7 TRH LOSS OF TB g TRANSIT. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SIIN. Sir,—The accompanying letters have this day been received at this office from Commander Bar nard, of her Majesty's ship Racehorse, reporting the loss of the Transit in the Straits of Banca. Admiralty, Aug. 29. "Her Majesty's ship Racehorse, Singapore, July 18. "Sir,—l have the honour to transmit you herewith for the information of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty a copy of a letter I have received, as senior officer in the Straits of Malacca, from Commander Ennis Chambers, of her Majesty's steamship Transit, reporting that ship having struck upon a sunken rock off Cape Oclar, in the Banca Straits, and requiring immediate assistance, which I instantly rendered by despatching her Majesty's ship Actmon and her tender, the Dove, and also the chartered American ship Brand, of 800 tons, with provisions for 1,000 men for 15 days. Since their departure I regret it is not in my power to afford their lordships any further information respecting the Traneit.—l have, &c., " E K. BARNARD, Commander. " The Secretary of the Admiralty." " Her Majesty's ship Trangit, " Off Cape OAT., Island of Baum, July 11. " Sir,—lt is with great regret I hove to report that her Majesty's ship under my c.tmmand struck on a sunken rock off Cape Clear, on the Liar d of Banns, yes terday morning, about half-pa 4 rine, and received so much danagge that it was neceqsary to immediately dis embark the whole of the troops on the island. " This will be conveyed to you by Lieut. Downes, of this ship, woo will give you all the particulars ; and it is needless for me to point ont the necessity of seudiPg some vessels immediately to embark the troops, which number upwards of 7001.—1 have the honour, &c.,_ " ENNIS CHAMBERS, CcßaUlander, " The Senior Officer of her Majesty's ships and versos at Singapore." The following is extracted from a letter dated Island of Banca, July 11, 1857 : " The Transit has come to grief at last. Yesterday morning, at 10 o'clock, we were steaming along at about nine knots an hour, when the vessel suddenly struck on a reef. In a quarter of an hour the water was over the engine passage, and it became very evident that we should be oblfged to abandon her. The boats were got out, and conveyed the soldiers to a reef about a mile and a-half away. The size of the rock where we were stowed, was not more than 25 yards, and the tide was rising. The boats kept going backwards and forwards landing troops, and when I left the rock (one of the last three) the water was within two feet and a half of me. Thanks to God, all were got safely to land, fires were lit, branches pulled down, and thing 4 made as snug as circumstances would allow. Of course, everything I possessed is lost. In fact, a shirt, a pair of flannel trousers, and shell-jacket are the sum total of my effect?. I saved my watch and chain and pistol. There are two Dutch vessels near the Transit; one of them is going to Singapore to detail our disaster. The soldiers behaved splendidly. No joke, I can tell you, to be on a bit of a rock for six or seven hours under a tropical sun. I must wind up, as this is going on to Singapore by the Dutch man." THE ROYAL SURREY GARDEN'S. The following letters have been addressed to the editor of the Times : Sir,—l do not doubt that your columns are open to me for self-defence. In your City Article of Thursday last at iistated, that "as to the Surrey Gardens the facts appear to be such as must, sooner or later, lead to some criminal proceedings ;" and " that Mr. James Coppock of Cleveland-row, St. James's, who is represented to have been the acting director, makes no sign." Such a reference to my particular name, on the day of a public meeting of hostile parties interested, was cal culated t:3 do me personal prejudice and injury. I make no complaint of your report of the proceedings in the Times of Friday ; but the affidavit by Mr. Coombe was never read or used. Your own report says it' was fil:d "without remark or discu•sion." I was wholly unaware of the contents of that affidavit until I read it in your journal. The directors were all equally ignorant of the document, • therefore, of course, could not file any answer. I will hereafter prove it to be a tissue of garbled statements, and I pledge myself to con tradict alt its material averments. I have ample proof in- the handwriting and correspondence of Mr. Coombe himself that such affidavit is substantially untrue. In our leading article of this day (Saturday) you co nment on that gentleman's affidavit, and I am alleged to have received a larger sum of money for my security than even Mr. Coombe states ; whereas I was not the recipient of a farthing, txcept so far as I foolishly sub sc,tnecl my original lien iu shares. I could not make any " sign" until the day I did make it. My fir 4 opportunity was that before a compe tent tribunal. The previous meeting of shareholders re presenting a small portion of the capital was ariony• wou-ly convened, and personally I had no notice that any such meeting had been called. It as not designed that I should be present, and if I had known of such a partial meeting of a few shareholders I should not have attended. I now challenge the most searching inquiry into my acts: Neither directly nor indirectly have I derived the smallest pecuniary benefit from the Surrey Gardens. I did not originate or plan the company. I originally joined it reluctantly. I ultimately agreed to take shares to the full amount' of my charge upon the gardens from my desire to aid the previous proprietor, to whom I had advanced the full value. I thought the company would be profitable, or I should not have embarked my entire and large debt in the risk. My brother directors and myself laboured successfully in the first season. The result was deemed by us and the shareholders t justify a dividend. We then prepared for a second season on a more liberal scale of outlay. The past season has signally failed us. Our expenses were too great, our capital was insufficient for such an undertaking. The average weekly receipts of the second season have not beep} more than half those of 1856. We endeavoured to reduce our expenses, but we were constantly advised by the very persons who now calumniate us to increase rather than diminish them, as the only means of retrieving losses. We could not and did not take any measure to increase our capital, and we too late discovered that, as amateur directors of_music management we could not profitably conduct such a place of public amusement. Creditors became pressing, the joint-stock property was in danger, actions at law were commenced, and applications to wind up the company were threatened. Under such circumstances the " Winding-up Act" w our only alternative. Our direction was originally composed of six members, to Christmas last ; we had no differencer. At Christmas we added a seventh gentleman to our board. In May last one of our body resigned, solely be cause he was dealing with the company in business, and therefore could not legally continue a director. In the month of July last two other directors resigned. We met once a week, and occasionally oftener. The direc tore throughout their administration were unpaid, and had no privilege beyond any other shareholder. I may fairly add, without prejudice to my fellow-directors, that during this season my Parliamentary agencies required my almost exclusive personal attention, end unavoidably limited my p7swer of attendance at the meetings of the direction. We shall hereafter have full opportunities for public explanation of all our joint and several acts. I will now only add that the full amount due to the Seacole fund bas been paid to Cox and Ce., the bankers. To the Surrey Garden! the Seacole festival was a lose, and the net profit to that former fund was 223/. 9s. 81. There has be n a difference bet ween that fund commit tee and us as to what portion of the net receipts belonged to the Seacole fund. If it be elleged that any larger sum than the one now paid is justly, or morally, or equitably due to that clarity, it shall he left to arbitra tion ; and, aided or unaided by my brother directors, I will not hesitate a moment individually to pay any fur ther sum awarded. Whatever my personal want of judgment or common sense in this company may have been, I will not rest un der charges of want of integrity. I have forborne to re taliate on those who have unjustly abused me. The com mon o ject of all really interested ought to be the future profitable conversion of the gardens. The music-hall is the best in the united kingdom, and the gardens have no metropolitan or provincial equal. The directors will concur in any plan to promote the remaining interest of the creditors and shareholders, and, they will endeavour to discharge their duty regardless of calumny or inisrepreentation. I am, Sir, your obedient servant, JAMES COPPOCS. 3, Cleveland-row, Westminster, Aug. 29. Sir,—ln consequence of the grave accusations made through the press again 4 the directors of the Royal Surrey Gardens for appealing to the Court of Bankruptcy for protection against the legal process taken by one of their own servants, it is only right that the public should be Intide aware that that servant was M. Jullieo, who on the 3d of August inst., served on the company a writ with notice of bankruptcy for 500/., being a month's salary duo the 31st of July, for three weeks of which period he was absent and travelling through the pro vinces under the auspices of Mr. Beale, for his own benefit, having appiinted a deputy to be paid by the directors. With regard to the other charges against the directors, the public are requested to withhold their judgment until after the special meeting of shareholders about to beheld. In denial of the assertions made by M. Julien in refer ence to his salary and that of his band, I beg to state that between the 30th July, 1856, and the 2d June, 18 5 7, (10 month&), he has received on account of his salary 2,5481. 15 .G 1., and that he has been paid on account of Hi hand 4;789/. 101., leaving a balance due of 2681. 14s. 6d. in full of all claims to the 12th of August inclu sive, when they ceased to be under our control —for the correctness of which statement the books of the company are vouchers.—l am, Sir, your humble servant, Tilos. K. HOLMES, one of the Directors. 13, , ,yal Surrey Gardens, Aug. 29. BENGAL MILITARY ORPHAN SOClETY.—lntimation has just been received from the general management of this institution in India, that, in consequence of the dis turbed state of that 'country, all female wards will be permltted to remain in England after attaining the age of e'ghteen, in the enjoyment of pension, until the 31st December, 185 a. This liberal and well-timed relaxation of the ordinary rules will relieve the minds of many who have cinsidered themselves doomed to go out to India in a few on ths, and participate in th e t errors an d rea l dan;era of the .Anglo Indian population.—sillas In d dila Mail. . ~~,~ RE. t.RESENTATION OF MIDDLESEX. On Saturday evening at 8 o'clock a very crowded and influential meeting of the electors of Middlesex was held at the New Globe Tavern, Mile-end-road, for the purpo se of hearing from the Hon. G. Byng (late M.P. for Toils' e tock) his views on the leading questions of the day, an d to adopt such measures as may be deemed necessary for securing his return, in the place of Lord R. Grosvenor, as their reprentative in' the Cornsnons House of Parlie . , ment. e , The large room' was filled, and on the hon. gentlensall making his appearance in the hall, supported by his friends, he was most enthusiastically cheered. The Hon. G. BYNG said he felt he was coming anie n g s them as a stranger, but he bore a name which was ye; so, and it was partly on that ground that he appea r !' before them that evening. Before he reforred to th e political subjects of the day he wished to make a few re• marks why he appeared in his present position as a Pe . didate for their suffrages, and here he might remark tbs t to represent the important constituency of Middlesex ba d , always been the highest point of his ambition. (Hea r ' ) Last Tuesday he most unixpectedly received a tele graphic message while in Germany stating that the sea t was vacant, upon which he immediately hastened to meet the electors, and issued his address asking their suffrages. (Hear, hear.) This was the first !net t• ins that he bad held, but he hoped is would not be tu e f last. He should e state his views ou the different poli'-i c t, questions of the day, and leave it to the electors to say whether they would not return him as their meinb er e ; Having apologized to the elects re for detaining WI; with.remarks relative to himself, he would now brieel touch on the state of the country abroad and our Vane policy. With regard to the former, there was one Su i r ject in particular that at present engrossed the pobtt e . attention, one on which a politician, and especiani young one, should be careful in giving an opinion gbh meant the state of our Indian einpire—(bear)—in vati c ; scenes of bloodshed and massacre were now no strang er e t had heard it said that the country and Governit e l t ' d were unprepared for this sueden outbreak. It die seem to him impossible that sa fearful a state of tbiae,, - g could have arisen without some great and Baler s ; causes. He thought that neglect and superstition , dolence and supineness, had had something to do O it. (Hear, hear.) He said so because the warning s of Gsneral Sir C. Napier and other distinguished we° experience must have shown that some great o utbrea would occur. (Hear, hear.) He said neglect and s , 11 ,' pineness, because those officers who had been in obetl e sti of the Sepoys had been removed and placed in the e" . O service, and the Sspoye, thus finding that there was 9 , one to take charge of them, had taken advantef,'", He felt that it was an utter impossibility to hold oa' Indian empire by justice alone. There must be tt e adequate force to support that justice. (Cheers.) Itg Btri he thought that most reprehensible of all systems, ee-„ t ' tralization, had had something to do with the pressa d state of affairs in India. Scarcely an officer in India any control placed in his hands—as an instance, not ei e to the sentence of a court-martial could be carried i n ,• effect without going to the highest in authority for sa t : el tion. These things were the great source from whicb b t shocking mutiny arose. It might be said that they ( If o t to have been forewarned and forearmed. Eng` e - e a had a most efficient army at the time of the J' e je sian war, but after that it was thought that there we''„j. be a political lull, and this Indian affair came onne , denly. It would not be policy for her Majesty's / I l n a tars to go to the house and ask the members there the then to sanction any great and important change 10 the army, by either disbanding troops or augmeetiog army. What would hon. members say to their oen h 6 o tuents if they merely took the word of a Minister t such a thing was necessary without asking for the full e rs information on the subject I His opinion was that th,, Must be a larger force in India. Had there been t h 4e and it could have been had if every information bell been given on the subject—they would not bal e ielit India in its present state, and many valuable lives e t. ' o o have been saved. However, as it was now there was of help for it, only by looking well into the questilse what should be done for the future. He saw tb av e l a E. Perry bad a notice on the paper of the beuse m tion which he intended to introduce next seesion, tv o t ther it would not be more desirable that the Geivelor of India should be transferred from the East India he pany, and for the future become part and parcel Majesty's Government. (Hear.) It was a great se be poreant subject, and he ceold not say precisely. b °- eer' should vote if he were in Parliament. Everytnieg e ',ele haps, had been done with the best intentions for '7oa but he could not help thinking that if some gre a ;a ba distinguished man, well acquainted with India, cow Jo found tha , . would be responsible to Parliame nt ' e is Queen, and country for all that was said or st s ge India, then there would be a much better state of 4" to Fe t With regard to the other parts of Europe he tb° re were in a satisfactory condition, but still our forelg lationsmust be watched with anxiety. (liee r je e i/ should always advocate a most spirited foreign 1 31 ;'" Ae .- er shown in deeds and not in words. After a le "d do marks with regard to the conduct of Lord Stratfor the Radcliffe the honourable gentleman, referring t° , of non-fulfilment of a certain portion of the erealres. Paris, expressed an opinion that there was every o Po o o pect of its being carried out to its very letter. ( - 3 ~gel then, to home affairs, the chief points that had est; bf his attention were Parliamentary reform, ssote•Adie ballot, Jewish. disabilities, and church rates. He th le t the question of Parliamentary reform one of the greibeee that could be expatiated on. They had lately bad ral measures introduced, but none had been ca rt e, Lard Palmereton; on the first night of the last ee ss " o gave the house to understand that early nex t s essi ° p large and comprehensive measure of reform shoal: 1 1 0 introduced, and when Lord Palmerston got up in 0 81 seat as Prime Minister and said that, he (Mr f 39 ie thought there was no doubt that a measure would, A b e tb s! troduced. Then i.rose the question, what wou ld be lt measure be I The question of reform was one on " o eio the people of the country should say something to the Government, for, let them depend on it, if th e P e t ti eof wanted any change in their representative s ysteoi a.sa 90 must organise, and, by holding public meetings on, they would show Government what they did wilsise (Checre.) He thought there should be a large eate os a of the franchise, for by the present system there s! great mass of people at present precluded, who w e d tbe, fit and proper persons to vote as any who now h. l/ o ssP privilege. (Cheers.) He was not in favour ot o t suffrage, but he thought that a test of eduost l e s ee respectability should be applied to all raen abe: l re etif i and then millions would be able tp vote. he ;ere °f 1 this would form one of the first points in any W e t . ego' reform. He also thought -there should be a ro are d 0 0, division of electoral districts than at present, 80e001 the system of property qualification should be dae bald' with. (Hear, hear.) They did not hive it in S e° fe r be then why should they in England and Ireland removing it the house would be accessible to aOO fc' number of talented men. He supported the in° t ; t that object introduced by Mr. Locke King, but it We rejected, nut by a majority of Liberal members, eoir the Conservatives, who always opposed every O el f se eie of reform. He then came to the vote by ballot ing them the ballot, protection would be given th'e who had any fear, and it would give secret voting e"ij eie that had the screw put on them. Still, lie " oc ia Ao think it would do all the good that it wa s ;7, " , 1 would, for if a man was bad he would contin de bol whatever they could. The question had alesese s , oh eet e '; support since he had been in Parliament. k JesL s o Reterring_to the civil disabilities upon their o esit' t i fellow-subjects, the boa. gentleman said it was il l:11) 00i that the question should be allowed to drop, fed 00: 1 ,0 he brought forward agaitnearly next session, se, t eo " h s the people were unanimous that this last 1 0 t ieing shield of civil and religious liberty should be reolf - thought the House of Lords must give way ero , o ( returned hint he would devote the whole of his -13 „afe e what abilities he possessed to the faithful diseb'er I°'4 his duties, and he promised that he would ae i c psw,„ sight of their local interests. (Cheers.) He shoul L '" endeavour to work side by side with Mr. Re e ll e , h i° eil i t Ji foitp and would support those great p r i nc ipl es of te i d which his late uncle—Mr. G e or ge By ng had b e- 0- e l during the 57 years he represented Middlesex' 00 these remarks he would l eave th e ma tt er in the 1° the electors. (Loud applause.) g ° Churchwarden Davie, M.D., then moved re rd 'y to the effect—" That this meeting, having be ieie b e t explanation of the Hon. G. Byng of his political roe of opinion that he re a fit and proper person to rep d the county ot MALllessx in Parliament." s i r i - Mr. LAUNDRY seconded the motion, which Val , a id unanimously with acclamation. , fee Mr. EDWIN JAMES, Q.C. (being loudly calleo, r, jiY be he had a sincere and well-founded opinion that LV). t i o came to them well recommended, far more theiliolt name, for they would find that intrinsic neer i !, o f O A ! that would justify them in returning him a 3 a a ' t 0 gr,7 o ) representatives, (Cheers.) They all knew Oa vit i e o name went some way, but it was not enough ° . OO o,t e e to put forward a caudidate for the represent oet o f large and enlightened a constituency as tha t esd,, e o dlesex. (Cheers.) He believed Mr. BYt ee r ° i tb trinsic merit of his own, which , in these dais rising statesmen were few, would redonelilss eter Jita" renown to the electors if they were to r k p r t he ti Great as the name might be, there was notbi.g l'oes c ir t ie in talent. The !slightest talent that illuminate its O'er the dignity which adorned the judge, the esg ac t ot I l h te statesman, and the genius of the warrior wereebicb, the ditary. (Hear.) It was that intrinsic merit " to of be t Byng possessed which would be fostered by ae,,, most enlightened constituencies of the kingdet; o d w o e would make his hon. friend one of the g reates t ' fe lt :he statssinen would country. (Applause.) f l e e ee vrt e ceP Mr. Byng succeed Lord Robert Gros'ia ee'f o n had received the highest honour the Crowi? e °l3 O t t e ; ° Lord R. Grosvenor was deserving of their eft ce- e d although, perhaps, he was not liked by all, Y e e t e ‘ straightforward, high-minded man, and in be l ‘' d of the people. (Cheers.) tie" ee o , A vote of thanks to the chairman, on tbe Itt iott Mr. Carey, brought the eroceedings to a terintgl CRYSTAL PALACE. HALFOLIOWN DAY.---tt, 0 I) Aug ; 29.—Admissions on payment, 3,7 52 ; tit1 :1 1 : season tickets, 1,628 ; total visitors, 5,38 2 . le di , THE INDIAN TELEGRAPH.—We feel s incer e r t Iry at havin ' g to"inforti our readers that tile t t l by I d Company hate consented to the terms detnanue; company for the formation of a telegraph W0n'110004',.31 the Red Sea route, atd have egreed to p a y ` - ' t o 'o l year, dating from the receipt of the first Inesseg%:el defraying the expenses of the compapy until tP oie or . Profits amount to 6 per cent. 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