The Sun. — London, England, 1857-10-31 00:00:00

EXETER HALL. INDIA. Rev. Mr. 1 BELL EW.—MONDAY NEXT, November 2.—Mr. Mimi= begs to announce that the Rev. J. Bsusw (late Chaplain of St. John's Cathedral, Calcutta) has consented to DELIVER A LECTURE, at Exeter Hall, an Monday Evening next, November 2, upon INDIA, its Past and Present Condition, and Future Prospects , the proceeds of which will be handed 9 over to the Indian Relief Fund. To commence at Eight o'clock punctually. The arrangements of the Hall will be superintended by Mr. Mitchell, Royal Library, 33, Old Bond-street, where Tickets may be obtained. Reserved and Numbered Seats, upon the Platform and Front Rows, Five Shillings ; Reserved Seats (not numbered), Tbre Shillings ; West Gallery, Two Shilings ; ORCHESTRA AND UNDER THE GALLERY, ONE SHILLING. RacketsTi may also be obtained at the Office, No. 6, in Exeter ll; at Mr Mite'iell's, Royal Library, Old Bond-street ; Mr. Carter's, Carlton Library, 12, Regent-street; Fentum's Music Ware house, 78, Strand ; and at Keith, Prowse, and Co.'s Music Warehouse, 48, Cheapside. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. JIILL lEN'S CONCERTS. MDLLE. JETTY TREFFZ. PROGRAMME THIS EVENING (SATURDAY), Oct. 31. PART I.—Overture, " Ruy Blas "—Mendelssohn. Valses Sentimentales (Ist set), " Constance " (second time of per formance in England)—M. Jullien. Symphony, Andante from the Symphony in C Minor—Beethoven. Aria, " Vedrai Carino " (Don Juan), Mdlle. Jetty Treffa (Violoncello Ob ligato, Mr. G. Collins)—Mozart. Polka, " Mazourka " M. Jullien (for the 2d time in England). Solo, Trombone, "I Capuletti," Mr. Henry Russell (his first appearance in London)—Bellini. Quadrille, "The English"—Jullien-1, Convivial; 2, Gothique ; 3, Burlesque ; 4, Sentimentale ; 5, Naval and Military—Solos by Mr. Lavigne, Mr. Collinct, Mr. Lazarus, Mr. Pratten, Mr. De Foley, and Herr Koenig. PAST H.—New Operatic Selection from Mozart's Grand Opera, " Don Jnan," arranged expressly for the present sea son of M, Jullieu's concerts at her Majesty's Theatre, with Solos for MM. Lavigne, Hardy, Hughes, and Kcenig. Ger man Lied, " The Young Recruit," Mdlle. Jetty Treffz-- Kncken, Valses Sentimentales (2d set), " Les Sonpirs " —Jullien (2d time of performance). Fantasia, Violoncello, G. Collins—Mr. G. Co'lins. Galop, " Pelissier"—D'Albert. Prices of Admission—Promenade, Is ; Upper Boxes, ls. ; Gallery, Is. ; Dress Circle, 2s. 6d.; Private Boxes, 10s. 6d. and upwards. Prospectuses, with full particulars, may be had at the Box office of the Theatre ; of all the principal libraries ; and at Jullien and Co.'s, 214, Regent-street. The Concert will commence at Eight o'clock. R OYAL PRINCESS'S THEATER. Proprietor, Mr. Charles Kean. THIS EVENING, will be performed Skakspera% Play of THE TEMPEST. Preoeded by LIVING TOO FAST. T HEATRE ROYAL, A DELPHI. Lessee—Mr. Ben. Webster. TWIN EVENING, will be performed an original Apropos Sketch, entit ed THE DRAPERY QUESTION ; or, Who's for India f Messrs. Wright, P. Bedford, C. Selby; Miss M. Wilton and Miss glary Keeley. After which, Douglas Jerrold's drama of BLACK-EYED SUSAN. William, Mr. T. P. Cooke ; Blue, Peter. Mr. Paul Bedford ; Gnatbrain, Mr. Wright ; Black-eyed Susan, Miss Arden. To conclude with URGENT PRIVATE AFFAIRS. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Lessee—Mr. J. B. Buckstone. THIS EVENING, to commence at Seven o'clock, with Sheridan Knowles' comedy of THE LOVE CHASE. Con stance, Mi's A. Sedgwick. After which, BOX AND COX. Box, Mr. Buckstone ; Cox, Mr. Compton. Followed by MAKE YOUR WILLS. To conclude with THE GALICIAN FETE. Orchestra Stalls (which may be retained the whole of the evening), 6s. each. (No charge for booking.) First Price. s. d. Second price. s. d Dress Boxes 5 0 Dress Boxes 3 Upper Boxes 3 0 Upper Boxes 2 0 Pit L)wer Gallery 1 0 Lower Gallery 0 6 pper Gallery 0 6No half-price to Upper Gallery. pOPAL SURREY THEATRE. tr.) Lessees, Messrs. Shepherd and Creswick. THIS EVENING, will be performed AMBITION : or. The Throne and the Tomb. Messrs. Creswick, W. Smith, Vollaire, B. Potter, Jackson, B3lmoro ; Miss Webster, Miss M. Edirne, Miss Johnstone. After which, a new Petite Comedy, UP IN THE WORLD To conclude with AVARICE. ROYAL LYCEUM THE_ATRE.—Le3see, Mr. Di:lon.—Umier the joint management of Miss LOUISA PYNE and Mr. W. HARRISON.—Open for an OPERA SEASON of THREE MONTHS, with the fol lowing Distinguished Artistes :—Madame Caradori ' Miss CO relli, Miss Sus a n Py ne , Mi ss M ar i an P resco tt, Mi ss Cuthbert Mrs. H. Manley, and Miss Lou'sa Pyue ; Mr. Augustus Brabant, Mr. A. St. Albyn, Mr. Edmunds, Mr. Hamilton Briham, Mr. Ferdinand Glover, Mr. Bernard, gr. Kerby, Mr. Wallworth, gr. G. Honey, Mr. Weiss, and Mr. W. Harrison Conductor, M Alfred Mellon. The Orchestra selected from the Royal Italian Opera, Jullien's Bind, and the Orches tral Union. The Chorus selected entirely from the Royal Italian Opera. Stage Manager, Mr. E. Stirling. Assistant Acting Manager, Mr. William Brough. Ballet Master, Mr. Frampton. Chorus Master, Mr. G. Smythsou. THIS EVENING, will be pe formed (3 , 1 time) Balla': new opera, THE ROSE OF C STILE, After which, GOOD FOR NOTHING. Private Boxes, .42 12s. 6d., £2 es.. and El lie. 6d. ; Stalls, 6s. ; Dress Circ'e, ss. ; Upper Boxes, 4s. ; Pit, 25.; Gallery, ls.—The B , x Office is no w o pe n daily, frena 11 to 5, under the direction of Mr. Chatterton, jun. ROY AL OLYMPIC THEATRE Lo - isees, M033:3.. Robson and Emden. THIR EVENING, will be performed (12th time) a new comedy, called LEADING STRINGS. Messrs. Addison, 0. Vining, H. Cooper ; Mrs. Stirling, Misses Wyndham and S waubero ugh. Followed by (for the Eth time) a new comedietta, entitled DEADLY REPORTS. After which, the comedietta, entitled A SUBTERFUGE. Mrs. Stirling, Mr. G. Vining, sad. Mr. G. Murray. Commence at half-past Seven. CANTERBURY HALL, Westmin3ter-road.— OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The follow tug company of Vocalists are engaged for the performance o' Eeleetions from all the popular OPERAS, MADRIGALS, CHORUSES, GLEES, DUETS, Src., viz.:—Miss Russell, Mrs. Badzey, Madlle. Marietta, Mrs. Palmyra, Vass Bri nell, and Madame Marietta ; lierr F. Jonghmans, Mr. Renshaw, R. Grover, T. Tarrant, S. ,Toqec, J. Barker, W. Melling, Senor Antonia, E. L. Rime, and Mr. St. Albyu ; Messrs. S. Collins, W. T. Critchfield, and E. Mack ney. Pianoforte, Mr. Cecil IRAs; harmonium, Master Williams; Director, Herr F. Jonghmans. Commence at Seven o'clock precisely. Suppers, &c., until twelve o'clock. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. — THIS DAY —Morn. 6 min. aft. 12--Even. 23 min. aft. 12 To-Monßow —Morn., 47 min. aft. 12—Even., 7 min aft. 1 THE WEATHER. —Surr OFFICE, OCTOBER 31. TEIEB.MONETEEI, IN Taz SZLIDZ. 57—highest since noon yesterday. 43----lowest this morning and during the night—ooldeil yet. 56 —this day at noon. BAROMETER, 30.18—rising. WIND, S.W. ; light, with fine weather. f 4 11- *1 A:2 'FfVf" 7*l Pow c:-S3,ars„, LONDON, SATURDAY, OCT. 310857. Red-tapism is rampant in Calcutta. Unless care be taken, we shall have a repetition of the Crimean tragedy, and our gallant soldiers deci mated through official incompetence and neglect. The troops intercepted en route to Coins, are already arriving at C deutta ; but no preparation had been made for their reception or transmission to the disturbed dietries. Tne men, whose s:r vices are of such vital consequence, are kept either on board the ships in which they arrived, or in the fort, because there are no quarters ready on shore, or means of sending them up the country ! ! We hear that "Her MAJESTY'S screw-ship Sanspareil, 70 guns, with 300 of the Royal Ar tillery ; the transport steamers Cleopatra, with 400 of the 23d Royal Welsh Fusiliers ; Adven ture, with 300 more of the same regiment, and 270 of the 82d Foot ; and the Mauritius, with 700 of the 93d Highlanders ; her MAJESTY'S ship Belleisle, with 350 more of the latter corps ; her Mann-es steamer Penelope, with Horse Artillery and hones from th e Cape , have all arrived since the last ad " re ception place But what h as b een their re ef having every comfort pro vided, so urgently required after a protracted voyage, they were kept for days in the crowded transports on the river's banks. If the object had been to invite disease and death, it could not have been • more effectually aimed at. The Governor-Gen era l and his Council were too busily occupied in striving to thwart and cast discredit on the military authorities, or in seeking a character for peewit)_ philanthropy, to attend to such trifling matters as the care of some 2,000 British soldiers, or its rendering their services available. It is even said that H.M. 53d Regiment, when on guard at Cd watt% and Barrackpore, during the iVlohurrum, were left for 48 hours without food or refresh ment of any description. The excuse a deftc tive commissariat. But Surely if that be so pltinij perceptible at head -quarters, the evils must be f,r greater when they arrive at the scene of action and are brought face to face with the enemy, or engaged in pursuing them from place to Owe. It is said that HAVELOCK, notwithstanding inces sant fighting for six weeks against enormous odds, suffered more from the want of an efficient commis sariat than at the hands of the enemy. And as the reinforcements from England are landed, we must naturally anticipate that the mischief will increase in a duplicate ratio. Now these rainforcements may" be daily looked fur. It is three months since the first detach- ment sailed from Portsmouth, and the transports, albeit transmitted via the Cape, may be regarded as almost due. The authorities had some months' notice of the troops from the Chinese expedition, but nothing was done; and the same apathy may reasonably be anticipated with regard to the troops direct from England. Those already on the spot have neither sufficient food, shelter, nor medical assistan ce . What will be the fate of the new corners ? Are they to be detained in listless inaction at Calcutta, or forwarded in miserable driblets, to endure all the annoyance and inconvenience, aye, and the losses of a campaign, without even being brought face to face with the rebels ? This would, indeed, be a most untoward result. One that would disgust the sufferers and eaasperate the nation !—which would probably lead to another investigation before a Select Committee of the House of Commons, in which the system would be condemned, but all the offenders exonerated, or possibly some miserable subordinate selected as a scapegoat to expiat, the sins of his more guilty superiors. There can, however, be no possible excuse for such criminal negligence. The Council had fall notice of the efforts made in England to dispatch the much required aid. They well knew that England woul I do its part, and they should have been prepared to do theirs. But it would seem as if these men had been wholly un expected, as if their arrival fell on the officials ike a thunder-clap. They have been more intent on the strict observance of routine than on the efficient discharge of their important duties. Provided Lord and Lady CANNING have the re quisite body-guard, it is a matter of supreme in- difference whether HAVELOCK be sustained, or i Luoknow and Agra be relieved. The military train was delayed nearly a month in Calcutta for want of horses, while the horses of the disarmed guard have remained idle ! The great want at this moment is of a number of light Dragoons to scour the country, and cut off . the rebels ►nd fugitive mutineers in detail. But these are kept back that Lady CANNING may hays a handsome escort whenever she thinks proper to !rive through the streets of the "City of Palaces." this culpable mismanagement must not be t.)1:- rated. As we have already pointed out, the im mediate recal of Lord CANNING is necessary to the pacification of India, and if it be deferred the Yams will not rest merely on the heads of the magnates of L3adenhall-street, or even of Mr. SMITE, of Cannon-row, but of L)rd PA.LAIERSTON and the other Cabinet Ministers, who, having the power in their own hands, neglected to exercise it in the manner which the exigencies of the case imperatively required. It may be said that funds are wanting to enter into the necessary arrangements at Calcutta, chat there is a monetary crisis, and that the most essential of all the sinews of war cannot he ob tained. But this is no excuse, for months ago we pointed out the necessity of providing sufficient pecuniary means for the contest. Bat Mr. SMITH assured Parliament that the Company bad ample resources to carry on the contest until the meeting of Parliament in February next. The inaccuracy (we shall not use a harsher phrase) of these asser tions has been already proved. The Company have borrowed from the Bank of England, from the London and Westminster Bank, and from (other sources. They have, in fact, boon seeking discount in every quarter, and thus interfering with and forestalling the legitimate dtimands of the commercial and manufacturing interests—and still they are left in the lurch. The necessary ar rangements for crushing the rebeltion and consoli dating the resources of India, cannot be carried out for want of sufficient funds ins the Company's Treasury. There is another point that will require explanation on the meeting of Parliament. We find that the Bombay mail was detained at Malta for some 38 hours, at a time when the na tional anxiety was raised to the highest pitch. It was known that it was due, but the steam-vessels that ought to be available were engaged in other services or laid up in dockyard. For this the parties responsible must be scugizt nearer home. They may possib'y be discovered in the vicinity of Whitehall. Bat surely the British Navy must be reduced to a very low point, when a vessel could not be provided for more than a day and a-half to forward the Indian mails from Malt to Cagliari. Truly, Parliament will have ample weak when it assembles, in inquiring int) all these matters, and the sooner that assembly takes place the better for the British nation, and more par ticularly for the Anglc-Indian Empire. The returns for the week ending the 24th inst., show a decrease of 154,684/. in bullion, but an increase in the reserve of notes of 268,6551. since the previous accounts. Tho pressure of the screw is evidenced by the reductiofl of the active circulation by 416,9807., and the decrease in other securities of 134,9681. This state of affairs is by no means unfavourable to the Bask itielf, looking merely to its position. But it is very much so to the community at large, who are suffering from a deficiency of the circulating medium, a stagnation of the very " life-blood of industry," that must be productive of very injurious come- quences. The Directors, seeing the necessity of some concessions, have offered some infinitesimal measure of reform, one that is good enough in its way, and which had been loudly demanded at their hands, but which can give no relief during the existing emergency. It is, however, perhaps as much as they can do without the assistance and co-operation of the Government ; and trifling as it is, it may_ be re garded as a step in the right direction. Many complaints had been preferred respecting the dila tory nature of the bank returns, and the manner in which information was suffered, or supposed to be suffered, to leak out, by means whereof certain favoured speculators were alleged to obtain great advantages over their competitors. It was reasonably asked, why a week should elapse, in these days of ra!lreads and electric telegraple, before the publication of the accounts. Two days were asserted to be amply sufficient for every prac tical purpo se , and the Governor, Mr. WEGUELIN, in his evidence before the Committee of the House of Commons,reasonablecl: expressed h ag in a l i s n e s l f t iii the favourao advan tage vathne. tage alleged to be given to some .v speculators over others. Henc e f orward this g re medied. The next publication is t heGa o ze be tteof Friday, the 6th Nov., will Contain not only the accounts up to the 30th inst., but, in additi on , those to Wednesday the 4th No v . ; and every succeeding publication (which, as heretofore, will 1 be made on Fridays) will give the returns t) th 9 previous Wednesdays. This is as it should be. THE SUN, LONDON 9 SATURDAY EVENING, OCTOBER ISo long as returns are required—a measure of _.... more than doubtful expediency—they should be made as complete as possible, and to the latest possible moment. The accounts by the Fulton fully corroborate the vast improvement arising from the suspension of cash payments in the United States. The remedy has had a magical effect. No new failures have been announced, and there is every reason to suppose that the general business of the country may be carried on with the worthless rags— which the different banks are prepared to offer, and which the public are quite willing to receive at their nominal values. It would be well if such were the case on this side of the Atlantic. We hear not only of the failure of the Liverpool Borough Bank, with all the annoyance and inconvenience to its depositors and loss to shareholders, but also of the consequent stoppage of many firms previously occupying a high posi tion. The difficulties of the Western Bank of Scotland, at Glasgow, have also cre ated great excitement in monetary cir cles. The deposits amounted to no less than 6,000,0001. sterling., and there are nearly a hundred branches and sub-branches. Assistance has been afforded sufficient to carry it through its present difficulties ; and it is denied that it has not been afforded on the condition of winding up with all convenient speed. This is one of the best points of the system of banking in Scotland, Every other bank hastens to the rescue, for any stoppage would materially affect themselves. But first-rate firms are breaking, and many others must come to the ground, unless there be a speedy relaxation of the existing re strictions. The sooner these relaxations take place the better. Private traders, or manufacturers, can not compete with the East India Company and other leviathan borrowers. The weakest invariably go the wall ; but they should not permit them selves to be victimised 'without a struggle. If they go, others who have provoked the tempest for their own unworthy purposes should share a similar fate. Those who have sown the storm, may possibly reap the whirlwind ; and they will do so, if the crisis be much longer protracted, and if adequate relief be refused to the interests now so severely affected. ____ HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. M. Jullien's promenade concerts commenced for the season last night. The theatre was fitted up and decoyated precisely as it was this time twelve months, The promenade, as usual, extended over the pit and the stage ; the immense orchestra being placed in the centre of the are 1.. A large balcony was con structed in front of the grand tier ; and the amber coloured curtains of the boxes were replaced by crimsom draperies. The house was in a blaze of light ; and when it was completely filled—the boxes and balcony with gaily dressed company, and the promenade with a dense multitude —the aspect of the whole was exceedingly striking. The programme presented a melange of Jullien's quadrilles, waltzes, polkas, and other dance-music, with pieces of -a higher and more classical order. Treffz, the only vocalist of the evening, gave the favourite littlo song, " Trab, trab, trab !" which was received with thunders of applause. Of the instrumental music the best portions were the fragments of the t wosymphonies of Mendissohn and Beethoven, and the selection from " Don Gio vanni." These were admirably execnte , i, the or chestra being as powerful and of as excellent quality as ever. The dance music was lively and spirited, as usual. COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT.—Oct. 30. [FROM OUR OWN CJERESPONDENT.] Tha season of 1857 has been one of the longest known for many years, but it is now fast drawing to a close. C. R. Colvtle, Esq., and family, left on Monday ' • Mr. Sergeant Clarke and family, on Wednesday ; R. Lam bert Turner, Esq., on Thursday ; Str Tames Graham, ' Bart.. and family, on Friday. Sir John Bayley, Bart., has No. 6, Parade Terrace ; Burningham, Esq., No. 4;J. B. Hepburn, Esq., No. 2. Capt. E. St. John Mildinay has taken White Rose Cottage for the winter ; R. Drummond, Rig , Gothic Villa ; Mrs. Obeyers ' Bel more Efouse ; CoL Wellesley, Avening Villa ; the Hon. Mrs. Douglas, the first cottage in the West CHI Toe members of the Royal Yacht Squadron move from their old club house, and take up their residence in their new one (Cowes Castle), about the middle of No7ealber. The funeral of Lady James Graham took place on Thursday morning, and was strictly private. The mourn ful procession moved from the Pavilion, West Cowes, at 10 o'clock, and proceeded through Newport to Whip pinghain, in the following order :—ln the first carriage were ttie Rev. j. B. A:kiusan and Dr. Cass, her lady ship'a medical attendant ; the hearsa ; a carriage con taining Sir James Graham, the lion. Mrs. Duncombe, and the two Misses Graham ; then a carriage with Mr. F. U. Graham, Mr. M. Graham, Mr. Brinsley Sheri dan, and Major O'Brien ; followed by two carriages containing the servants. In respect to the memory of the deceased, the shops in the High-street were closed. Sir James Graham and family left Cowes on Friday, at noon, for London. THE BOROUGII BANK OF LIVERPOOL. LIVERPOOL, FRIDAY. The following notice las been ir,Buccl by the Borough 13i,nk "Notice is hereby given, that an extraordinary gene ral meeting of the proprietors of the Liverpool Borough BALIk will be held at the bank in Water-street, Liverpool, on Tuesday, the 10th Nov., at 12 o'clock at noon, for the purpose of receiving a statement of the affairs and concerns of the company, and also of assenting to, or dissenting from, a resolution to be then proposed for registering the company under the Joint-stock Com paiAes Act of 1357, and alio of taking into consideration such other tnea•sures as in the present circumstancas of the bank may be deemed aivisable." " T. SELIAB, Manager. "Liverpool Borough Bank, Liverpool, Oat. 29." BANK OF ENGLAND BEITURN3. The weekly returns of the Bank of England w:11 hence forth be published promptly. The Treasury yesterday made arrangements to that effect with the Bank and the Commissioners of S! - amps and Taxes. The day of their appearance in the Gazette, will be Friday as usual, but they will he made up to the preceding Wednesday night, so that the interval tvfore their appearance will be only two days instead. of a week. The first publication under the new method will be in the Gazette of Friday next, the 6%h Nor., nbicla will contain the accounts up to the 4th, and also on that occasion the ordinary return up to the pr. ceding Sai.'urday, the 31st of October. There was a tsroendoas hurricane in the Black Sea on October 10. Eight merchantmen were lost off the Suites. mouths. _ _ _ " It appears certain," says the Patric, "that the sentence of death pronounced against Captain Doineau is to be commuted iikto perpetual imprisonment." Toe steamer La Plata is expacted to arrive at Smth aropton about Sunday next, from the West Indies and Mexico, with a co.aniderable amount of specie, chiefly silver. DEATH OF THE Hay. R. A. VAUGHAN, B.A.—This dietinguiehed iyounee minister died on Monday, at Lis house, Alexander-street, Weetbourne-park. Ho was son of the Rev. Dr. Vaughan, principal of the Lanca shire Independent College. A telegram tran emitted to Lloyd's, from Revel, mentions that the steamer Napoleon, Capt. Amery, from Bull to Cronstadt, is around on Degoe, with 11 feet of water in her hold. 4. portion of the cargo, eoneistiog of 100 bales of cotton and five casks of wine had been saved. The direction of the Dutch Rhenish Railway Com pany announce a twelfth call of 243. per share, payable or. the 15th of January. This call being made for the 'purpose of redeeming the loan of 2,400,00011. due on the let of March neee'e, the certificates of that loan will be received at par in payment of the call. Three suspensione were announced from Liverpool yesterday—Messrs. :I. S. de Wolf and Co., shipowners; Gould and Davies, wine merchants and ship chendlers ; and Robert Morrow, Son, and Garbutt, timber mer chants. The liabilities of Messrs. de Wolf and Co. are, it is feared, consici.exable. ' In Landon the suspension has occurred of Messrs. J. Ha'y and Co., merchants in the Now York and Canada trade, and Messrs, J. Jaffrey and Co., of Great St. Helen's, ship and is suranca brokers. The nor.-receipt of remittances from America has in each case been the Cause of difficulty. The liabilities of Messrs. Haly are stated at 60,0001 , arid a favourable liquidation is anti cipate.). Lettere from Liverpool explain that the failure of the neeetiatioes for Cie relief of the Borough Bank was caused, not by any withdrawal of the Liverpool banks from their cifee t.> give guarantees, but from a difference of view between fieemselvet and the Bank of England when thcprecis3 t errns of those guarantees came to be discussd. SUICIDE, OF A FRENCH RAILWAY OFFICIAL. —The chief of the railway station of Montigny blew out his ;:rains a fee, days ago, in consequence, it is said, of his hevieg appropriated to his own use some of the money of the company, the discovery of which he feared. He has left'a wife and. several children. less B ur d ett C eutts h as t a k en a residence in the . vicinity of Torquay, for the ensuing winter. LATES f NEWS FRANCE. PARIS, FRIDAY EVENING. The financial report of the Minister of Finance, announcing that the sinking fund would be found again in 1859 with a sum of 40 millions of francs, and that dispositions would be taken by the go vernment with the Bank of France and the railway companies to limit the issues of debentures (obliga tions), has had a favourable effect on the money market. The death of General Cavaignac, inspires the &Me with the following expression of grief : " It is with the deepest sorrow that we record the death of the illustrious General Cavaignac, who has been torn away, while in the prime of life, from the affections of his family and from the esteem of all France. When the Siecle , a short time ago, gave to him the strongest proofs of its veneration and confidence, we were far from anticipating that the glorious representative of the population of Paris would so soon close his existence. We shall relate on another occasion the events which distinguished the noble career of the President of the Executive Power, ofthe brilliant general. But now we are in despair at the immense loss sustained by our country, we have not even the strength to relate the affecting circum stances of the General's death, the courage dis playel by his noble young wife, the heart-rending farewell she took of her husband, that great citizen, who will be bemoaned by all who are patriotic at heart, and who know how to honour austere virtue, abnegation of self, and genuine dignity." The death of General Cavaignac was caused by aneurism of the heart. It took place while he was out shooting on Wednesday evening, near Tours, where he was on a visit to M. Gustave de Beaumont. The general was in the act of raising his gun to his shoulder, when he felt a weakness suddenly creep over him, and he had scarcely time to hand his gun to an attendant who stood by, when he fell to the earth and expired. The body was taken to the house of his host, M. de Beau mont. Madame Cavaignac, the wife of the general, would not hear of the remains of her husband being interred elsewhere than in Paris. She placed the body in a carriage, and with the head in her lap, and accompanied by General Cavaignac, the uncle of the deceased, and by her infant child, she proceeded to the railroad station at Tours, and asked that a spe cial train should be at once got ready. The demand was at first refused ; but on announcing who she was, and whose were the remains she guarded, it was forthwith complied with. The funeral obsequies will take place to-morrow, in the church of St. Louis d'Antin, and the honours due to the rank of the deceased as a general officer will be paid to him. It was rumoured that the Emperor would pay him still greater honours, from his having held the high office of Chief of the State inlB4B. General Cavaignac only a few days ago completed his 55th year. The following telegraphic despatches have been received here : " MARSEILLES, Oct. 29.—From Constantinople , under date of the 24th, it is stated that the new loan is intended to liquidate the debts of the civil list, to withdraw from circulation a part of the paper money, arel to ler . rig back the fina.nc)s to a normal state. In the Wallachian assembly three-fourths of the m ;jority belong to the ultra party, to whom the commissioners of the great powers have coun selled prudence and the observance of treaties. The divan has requested those engaged in commercial pursuits at Constantinople not to export munitions of war ; Russia, on the contrary, sends great quan tities to the Caucasus. Dehrau-Bey has just left for Brussels. In Asia the Kurds have committed numerous outrages against the Christians ; two Armenian priests were put to death by them." " TURIN, Oat. 30.—Count Siccardi, ex-Minister of Justice, and t whose initiative are due several important legislative reforms, died yesterday even ing." " FRANKFORT, Oct. 29.—The German Journal announces that the complaint made by the States of Lauenlyang, relative to the constitution and the rights and situation of the duchies, was preseuted to-day to the Germanic Diet by M. Guldschtnidt, an advocate in this city." , Boußsz, Oct. 30.—The following ware the last quotations : - Cash. ft. End of Month. ti per Cants - 1. 3 per Cents 67 10 66 95 Bank Shares 2935 Credit Foncier - - Credit Meleilier 785 Roman Do. Account 785 Austrian - - Belgian It — Spanish Threes 4ob Fiedmontese(s) 9O Home Debt - i RAILWAY s—vou CASU. O*. ions' l3lO Western - Northern - - Strasburg Lyons and Med , 8374 New Ditto New Ditto... ....... 8174 Grand Central - Geneva 6lO Sardinian - Kidi PRUSSIA. A letter from Berlin says :—" The instructions given by Prussia to its pillnißttentiary in the Frau fort Diet, M. Bismark Schoenhauien, are in sub• 6tance that Prussia thinks it necessary to submit t) the Diet a proposition in favour of the duchies, and is ready to make one ; but, as it would be desirable that Austria should do the same thing, M. Bismark is charged to communicate with the Austrian plenipotentiary on the subject. If, contrary to what is to be expected, they shou'cl not come to an understanding, Prussia will do so in terms which she has communicated to M. Bismark. In virtue of those instructions M. Bismark is at this moment discussing the matter with the Austrian plenipotentiary, an' it is proba ble that the latter will end by ailherinz to the de mand of Prussia. It remains, however, to be seen w hether the Austrian cabinet will app r o ve o f the adoptedeirby Prussia. The latter is st a t e d to circular on. the subject to alt the Ger manthearvme terms sent a cu courts." A Vienna letter in the German Journal of Frank fort states that the plan proposed by the Minister of Finance to the Emperor for ameliorating the tin.ancial situ %tion, is either that a large reduction of the army shall be inado, or that the d reel taxes shall be considerably i . ncreased. Trio baiter adds that the Emperar is opposed to the increase of tlxos, but has not yet been abl e t o b r i ng hi mse lf to consent to the reduction of the army. The Sardinian Government hag just nominated the Marquis Migliorate Charge d'Affaires at tae Hague. Hitherto it was th 3 Charge d'Affaires in Belgium, Couut de Montalto, who acted in tae same capacity at the Dutch Court. The Madrid Gazette, of the 26th, contairo, as has been announced by telegraph, the decrees no • urinating*the new Ministry. The other journals discuss the merits and demerits of the new Minis ters collectively and individu a lly. ahe general impression is on the whole rather unfavourable to the Cabinet. These Journals contain uo news. Prince Orloff's son is about to be married to the young Princess Trubstzkoi, who has been residing with her family for some years near Fontainebleau. The young Prince Orloff was one of the many Russian officers who displayed great gallantry dur • ing the Crimean war. The beautiful and amiable young Princess who is about to marry him may well be proud of her betrothed, as, in addition to the eleven wou n d s whi c h ha received duri n g the Crimean war, he has also received sev eral marks offf* distioction fr om hi s S ove reign. Prince Orloff is one of those R uss i ans w hom you niay scra tch to the bone without finding any Ta rtar below his epidermis. Naples at Rom clemaildin e ...... Count Ludolf, son of the f or mer Ainbtscador of way to Munich, ' where he is charged with the mis sion of has passed through Fr ance on his cr from the King of Bavaria the hand of the Princess Maria for the Crown Prince, the Duke of Calabria. The young Princess was born on the 4th October, 1341, and the Duke has entered bis twenty-first year. SALE Or LITERARY PROPERTY.--Yeaterday the 7th and concluding day's sale of the literary property of the late Mr. Bogue took place under the hands of Messrs. Southgate and Barrett at their auction rooms, Fleet street. The H ero i nes of Shakespeare, 45 steel plates, 2 5001. ; Land scape Ill ustra tions to the Waverley Novels, 22 co pies of lett er -p re ss and 80 steel plates, 1401 ; Findon's Gall er y o f Graces, the copyright, stereotype, and engraved steel plates, 95/. ; Brandon's Analysis of Gothic Architect ure' the copyright , woodcuts , and zinc plates, 173/. ; Fu nn y Books for Boys and Girls, the copyright, stereotype, wood blocks, and electron, and 5 669 copies, 530/. ; Brandon's Open Timber Roofs of the Middle Ages, the copyright, lithographic stones, and 260 copi es o f l etter - press , 1101. ; Brandon's Parish Churches, the copyright and zinc plates, 1201 . ; Sug. gestions in De,ign, the zinc plates, 951. ; Tilt's Minia tufo Classics, 39 vo l s ., 2201. ; Views in Rome by Cooke, the copyri g ht, s t ee l p l a t es , and wood blocks, 501. ; Goldsmith' s T rave ll,. r, b y Birket Foster, the engraved steel plates, 95/. ; Albert Smith's Mont Blanc, the copy. right and wood blocks, 301. ; A Month in Constanti nople, by Albert Smith, the copyright, 131. 13e. ; Claret and Olives, by Angus B. Reach, the copyright, wood bltmlo, and stereos, 183. 18s. ; Turner and his Works, by John Burnett and Peter Cunningham, the copyright and steel plates, 201. ; Buruet's Landscape Painting in Oil Colours, the copyright and steel plates, 291. ; Burnet on Portrait Painting', the copyright and steel plates, 211. ; Reinbrandt and his works, by Burnet, the copy right and steel plates, 201. ; Stuart's Antiquities of A.theus, the copyright and steel plates, 19/. 194. 31, 1851 THE WEST INDIA MAILS, The Royal West India mail packet La Plata, Capt. Weller, Admiralty agent Lieutenant Brydges, R.N., arrived at Southampton yesterday with the West India, Panama, and Mexican mails. Her dates of sailing are :—Vera Ctuz, Oct. 5 ; Havana, 10 ; Greytown, 6 ; Panama, 9 ; Jamaica, 11 ; De m erara, 10 ; Barbadoes, 12 ; Antigua, 14 ; St. Vincent, 11; Grenada, 11 ; St. Thomas, 16. Professor Ansted, the eminent geologist, had visited the West India Islands for the purpose of examining their geological formation, with a view to mining operations. Ho was struck down with fever at Havana, and was taken away from there apparently in a dying state ; he, however, recovered on his voyage home, and is partially restored to health. The freight onboard the La Plata includes specie to the amount of 1,000,860 dollars ; of which 479,359 dollars' value is in silver, and 508,346 dol lars' value in gold. Of Jamaica the Kingston Morning Journal says, in its review of the fortnight Trade has been dull, and agriculturists have not derived that benefit from the setting in of the October seasons which they looked for, in conse quence of the rains having extended very little to the interior and north-side parishes, while the south side of the island has baen visited by heavy and continuous showers." In British Guiana the dry season appeared to have commenced in earnest. The canes exhibit a healthy and thriving appearance, and a few weeks of dry weather will bring them generally to a state of maturity. In Antigua the weather continued most favour able to vegetation. From Havannah there is little political news. The unhealthy season is passing away. The state of trade is satisfactory, and the crops of all kinds look well. Dates from Valparaiso are to Sept. 15. The government had not yet been able to organise a new cabinet—all the attetnpts made by Sir H. Urmeneta to that effect having failed, and resulted in his resigning the task. Letters from Islay, of Sept. 22, state that affairs in the south still continue without change. Castilla, with nearly 5,000 men, has not ventured to attack Arequipa, and all the efforts that have been made to bring about a pacific termination of the war have failed. An information had been laid against the Pacific Steam Navigation Company's steamer Valparaiso, as having a quantity of contraband of war on board, destined for Africa. The Mexican Extraordinary, published in the city of Mexico, notices as follows, in its issue of Sept. 26, the conspiracy which has been already mentioned : Several arrests were made during yesterday of persons known to belong to the Santa Annista, or old central Government party. During the early part of the day considerable excitement prevailed in the streets. Sa much were some persons affected and convinced that we were on the brink of a popular tumult that several stores in the Calle Platoros were closed. Mid-day was the hour fixed for the outburst of a revolution, which was variously reported to have had as many varied objects in view. The only thing that seemed at all settled was that the present Government was to be tort' down. But add-day passed, and the merchants who were alarmed in the morning opened their doors and resumed business as usual. The day and night have passed, and we have had no revolution. If rsp,rt be true that a cmapiracy had succeeded in getting together a large amount of money, arid had actually corrupted a number of •fficers of the army, the result speaks volumes in favour of the untiring watchful ness of Governor Baz. Rumours of conspiracies come upon us from all quarters—from Vera Cruz, Orizava, Jalapa, and other places. Many arrests have been made, ou wh.tt is reported to be positive proof of complicity in plans against the Go•7erament. A rumour has reached here of the great disaffection in the ever-revolGing city of Puebla. The fact is, rumours of revolts ani robberies comprise the daily budget of news at this moment. It is a melancholy state of affairs indeed, and we trust and pray that the collection of wise heads in this city wilt devise some ways and means to imitate a better order of things here. Three days afterwards the same paper reports, - - • Among those who have been arrested, we find the following:—Generale Mariano Salas, Manuel Obando, Thmingo Gallos3o, Agustin Zirez, Antonio Bonilla (in tendente of police in time of Santa Anna), Lieutenant Manuel Fernandez de Jauregui, Colonel Dominizuez, Francesco Guftian, P. Velez, M. Rodriguez, Falcon (son of him who pronounced in Tomascaltepec)• The fore going do not comprise all. There aro many more who are not well known to the world. There was no move ment cf any kind to mar the festivities on the 27th, and we were unable to discover any extra precaution of the government in apprzhensiod of trouble. The Government has set aside 22 per cent. of thei cue tom•house receipts to liquidate the claim against it for the 240,009 dole. stolen from the. British consulate last winter by Cobos. THE BRAZILIAN MAILS. SOUTHAMPTON, FRIDAY EVENING, The steam-ship Pe ropolis has arrived from the Brazils with a ship's letter mail, 50 passmgerl, and a full cargo, comprising 9,000 bags of coffee and a quantity of miscellaneous merchandise. After despatching from Cowes her passengers, &u., by small boat, the Petropolis proceeded on to Hamburg. Her latest dates are :—Rio de Janeiro, Oct. 1 ; Bahia, 6th ; Pernambuco, Bth; St. - Vincent, 16th ; Lisbon, 26th. From Rio we learn, under date Sept. 30, that that the coffee market was firm ; sales since the 15th, 13,500 bags • stock in hand, 100,000 bags ; freights, dull ; exchange on London, from 27l to I. The flour market quiet. There is no news from St. Vineaut. The Ca,lcutta, had not arrived out when the Pe tropolis left. The fever was de3reaFing-. The stook market was dull. Exchange was quoted at 541. PASSigNOSRS FROM INDIA. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam ship Colombo, Captain Field, with ihe homeward India and China mails, left Alexandria on the 21st inst. at 6 a.m., and Malta on the 25tth, and may ' be looked for at Southa m p t o n on the 3d or 4th proximo. Her passenger Lieut. his list is as folow Hi s:— From Ilong Kong.— Royalghness the Prince Victor of Holienlohe, Lieut. Collinson, R.N., Mr. Self, Ensign Telford, 59th Regiment, Mr. Woodgates, Commander Chambers, Lieut. Williams, R.N., Lieut. Autey, R.N., and Mr. Gerrard. From Singapore.—Captain Norris. From Penang.—Mrs. Braddoll and threechil dren. From Calcutta.—Mrs. Elliott - , two children, and European servant, Lieut. Pixley, Mrs. S ampron , Mts. Swiney and three children, Mrs. Norris ' M. Heathco e, Mrs. O'Donnell, C a pt a i n Dunbar's child, Miss Pittar, Captain Hurchcliff., Mrs, Bum ly.ry, Mr. Newall, Mr. Thorns, Mr. M ax t on , C a pt. Murray, Mr. McManus, Miss Webb, Mr, G. C. Spakes (chief officer, Peninsular and Oriental Com pany's steamer Nubia), Messrs. G. Chandler, J. Lee, and J. Lee (stewards of the Nubia). From Madras.—Mrs. Tunis, two children, and European sorvant, Mr. G. L. M orr i s , Li eutenan t Taylor, Miss Woodbridge, Major-General Stratton, Miss Darke, Mrs. Parker and two children, Mr. Parker and servant, Mr. Mackenzie, and Mr. Seiveir. From Ceylon.—Mr. Affiok, Mr. Brown and ser vant, Lieutenant Hastsd, Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Tar leton, H. J. Yeoman (ai , prentice, Nubia). From Bombay—Mr. and. Mrs. Clough and ser vant and six children, Mrs. Drummond and chil dren, Mr. Younghusband, Mr. Baker, Miss Graham, Lieutenant Taylor, Mrs. Galway, child, and servant, Mrs. Traver, Mre. Muter and child, Mrs. Stenhouse, and two children, Mrs. Cloete and servant, Mrs. Wallis, throe children, and servant, Mrs. Adamson and child, Mrs. Seaward, Mr. and Mrs. Owens and three children, Captain Roskell, and the following persons engaged in the Peninsular and Oriental Company's service :—Messrs. V. Dod, J. Lewis, H. Tumness;J. Tudor, H. Mansell, M'Carthey, and Chapman. Total, 115. The John Bunyan has arrived from Sydney with 3,000 ounces of gold, valued at 12,0001. GREAT STORII AT NICE.—The Avenir of Nice states that a tremendous hurricane of wind, accompanied by torrents of rain, burst over that town and neighbourhood a few days ago. Long rows of trees, some of them nearly 100 years old, were turn up by the roots, ricks of corn were thrown down and scattered in all directions, the roofs of a number houses torn off, and the windows blown in. The gardens were completely devastated, and in fact everything which lay in the line taken by the hurricane was more or less injarad. The damage caused by this visitation is very considerable. C ONTINENTA L 13AGGAGR.--Vire understand that the Lords of the Treasury acd Board of Customs have sanc tioned a considerable extension of the system of baggage registration by the South-Eastern Railway, so that bag- gage from Paris, as well as bona Brussels, Cologne, and other towns, by all trains, can henceforth, after the let of November, bo secured from Customs'• interference until arrival at London, independent of the other advan tages of the system. This concession, in addition to the facilities hitherto in operation for registering to the con tinent, will enable passengers to register their baggage either way b y the day services as we:l as by the nigh mail trains, and make a tveful addition to the existing mean s ,of internati onal c o mmunication. The Govern merit vern merit depart cents concerned Lave shown a most laudable desire to keep pace with the requirements of the public in this matter, THE S: IBASSE The arrival of the anaust personnel of this novel embassy at Claridge's Hotel was announced yester day. The excitement of the railway journey, fol lowed by a semi-official progress through London, appears to hays had a depresing effect on the nerves of the distinguished party, for once en sconced in the comfortable quarters provided for them, they declined any further exertion on Thurs day ; and beyond admitting to a formal interview the Earl of Shelburne, one of the foreign under secretaries, the dAy was passed in close retirement. The chief ambassador, however, before retiring to rest took occasion to exhibit his practical goad sense by desiring to inspect the arrangements made for the accomodatioa of his suite, and Mrs. Claridge had the honour of conducting his highness through the various departments of her husband's unrivalled establishmeat. After satisfying himaelf that due provision had been made for the comfort of his staff, the prince retired to rest, having first par taken of a frugal repast, prepared by his own chef de cuisine, consisting of crab fish, pounded with various condiments. _ _ _ The very incorrect statements which have here tofore appeared touching this embassy render it desirable that the personnel should be correctly described. Everybody knows that in Siam there is a King Chief ant a King Deputy. Of course each has his representative in the present mission. The respective provisions of the latter do not seem to be quite understood at present, probably owing to our Government not having been able to appoint a gentleman thoroughly conversant with the Siamese language to attend upon the embassy. There are, however, seven principal personages who associate togethsr, and partake of their meals at one table. The annexed list sets forth this little party, and its accuracy rests on the fact of its being a lite ral transcript of the visiting cards which have been prepared for the members of the embassy : The Prince N. Y. Nobbawonse Krom M'Un Ma besuar Siva Wilas, the eldest royal son of his Ma jesty the first King of Siam. The Prince N. L. Supratith Krom M' On Vesnu natth Nibhudhorn, the second royal son of his Ma jesty the first King of Siam. The Prince Chaufah Chulalonkorn, the third son of his Majesty the first King of Siam. The Prince Chaufah Chaturon t Basmi, the fourth son of his Majesty the. first King of Siam. Somdetch Phar-Paramendr, Maha Mongkut, Major rex Siamen sium. Chau Mun Sarbedh Bhackty. Phya Muntri Suriywaugse. It can scarcely be expected that our readers will be able to bear these very unique names in recol lection, but the curious may be interested in their preservation, and therefore we give them. The suite numbers nearly 30 persons of various grades —the outward symbol of which appears to be gene rally indicated by the head. dress. Thus the " eldest royal son of the first king" wears a conical bat, with a brim of some seven inches wide, while the brims of the hats worn by the servitors gradu ally diminish, until, in the lowest class, you find none at all. Yesterday morning the princes were waited upon by a number -of West-end tradesmen, anxious to increase the stock of valuables which report says they bear to this country. Very few were admitted to interviews ; indeel, if we except Messrs. Gar rard, the Crown jewellers, and Mr. C. F. Han cock, of Bruton-street, we believo all were refused. At noon yeste day the princes took an airing iu the parks, accompanied by Mr. rowle, of the Foreign-otlict-, who has been appointed to attend upon their highnesses while in this country. They expressed infinite surprise at much that was point ed out to their observation, and Regent-street, with its crowd of gay pedestrians, obtained a full share of admiration. After luncheon the Lord Mayor paid a visit to the princes, and had the honour of a private au dience to invite their highness to a grand banquet to be given to his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge in the E4yptian-hall of the Mansion house ou Wednesday next. Mr. Fowle was gone to the Foreign-office when the Lord Mayor arrived, and the conversation between his lordship and the princes was cartied on through the medium of a member of the suite, who for merly resided for a considerable period in this country. Their highnesses accepted the proffered hospitality with becoming condescension, and the civic banquet will be graced with their presence on Wednesday. Some time after the Lord Mayor had retired the Earl of Clarendun arrived, and had a long interview with the princes, at which the reception of their highnesses by her Majesty was definitively arranged. Last night the princes, with a numerous suite, went to Astley's Royal Amphitheatre, where they occupied the royal box, with other accommodation prepared fur them. Their highnesses remained throughout the evening, and expressed the most unqualified delight with the performances. The princes returned to Claridge's shortly before mideight. GENERAL CAVAIGNAC. The sudden death of General Cavaignac has re moved from the scene one of the most conspicuous asters in the great revolution of 1848. Eugene Cavaignac was born in Paris the 15th December, 1802, and was consequently in his 55th year at the time of his decease. His father was an old member of the National convention, and the future Dic tator of 1848 was reared in the uncompromising republicanism of 1792. The young Cavaignac adopted the military career, and early evinced the influence of those principles to which through his whole life he adhere I with Spartan tenacity. His openly avowed republicanism led to his employ ment with (ther hot and ardent spirits, in the wars of Africa in the early days of Louis Phillippe. His military career in Algiers was one of high distinc tion. Indomitable energy, complete self-mastery a calculating head, and a stoical integrity of cha racter, sidgled him out as a man eminently fitted for high comman3. In 1847 he succeeded Lainoriciere in the command of the Province of Oran, and in February, 1848, by one of the first acts of the Pro visional Government, he was raisedto the Governor Generalship of Algeira. He remained in com mand of the province, until, having been elected in his absence a delegate to the .Naeional Assembly, he returned to Paris about the middle of May. Shirtly after his arrival he was nominated Minister of War. The times required the iron baud of a Cetenuined soldier, and the party of the Moderate Republicans believed they had found in Cavaignac the sole shield of France against the horrors of anarchy. Ttto terrible insurrection of June burst forth. On the second day of that tre mendous struggle, the Provisional Government re signed, and Cavaignac was named Dictator. On the evening of the fourth clay's fighting, after a frightful carnage, Cavaignac remained master of the city—and of France. At that moment the succe.se fill soldier who had rescued society from anarchy might, sword in hand, have converted a temporary dictatorship into a permanent rule. But Cavaignac had no sinister aims. He had saved his country, and he required no more. Then came the election for the President, and the return of Louis Napoleon by a vast majority. Cavaignac played his part with the dignity of true greatness ; holding aloof from all that scene of facti. us littleness which wearied out the patience of France ; serving his country as he could ; holding fast by his principles without corn ptomise and without compliance. When Bonaparte ' struck the decisive blow in December, 1851, Ca vaignac was seized and imprisoned with the rest of the known oppeneuts of ahe usurpation. He was, however, soon released, and has since continued t reside principally in Fiance. The elections of lesr, summer, in which he was twice returned by a deci sive majority as a member of the Corps Legislatif for the third circumscription of Paris, threatened again to force from his dignified retirement into the arena of public life. It was generally un-; derstood that Cavaignaiktad determined not to take the oath to the new dynasty necessary to enable him to act in his legislative capacity ; still the arrival of the period at which his resolve must have been finally made known, was looked for by the whole Republican party in France with no little anxiety. Death has released him from the necessity of making this election, and the Emperor from the embarrass ment which would have been created by either his consent or his refusal to serve. The esteem of men of all parties will follow this brave rind sincere sol dier to his tomb. France has not produced a cha racter of more massive heroism, of so stern a self denial, of so elevated a sense of duty. —Daily Net vs. ~_~ , APPOINTMENTS, Legal VACANCIES De AND PROMOTIONS IN s C h I i V p I Lo of DoncasterSEßVlCE.—Legal ilc E .-- has became . Hon. Edmund partment.--The Recorder appointed deputy recor d er of Phipps ; Liverpool, M v j aca K nt . b A y the death of the BPviincealAl ihrasßlair ' been appointed jud ge o f th e County Court. The Dockyards. Vlr. . Joseph Beer, third class clerk, Davenport Dock yard, has b een appointed act i ng seeln d oiass clerk during the at,:lence of Mr. Wm. Morrison Pilchards, on service in the St ore k ee pe r -General's D?partment at :long Kong. Coastguard.—Lieut. G. Durbin, R.N., Folkestone station, has been promoted to be a comman der. Customs.—Mr. James lkionsoll has been appointed a clerk in the East and West India Docks, London ; Mr. 1.-L Loveless has been appointed an extra clerk in London ; Mr. A. Gariiuer has been appointed a searcher at Greenock ; Mr. M. D. CrOsbie has been promoted from principal clerk and assistant-controller of accounts, St. Katharinot; Dockci, to be assistant-controller of ac counts in the London Docks ; Mr. R. Gowlland has been promoted from clerk, first class, in the Legal Quays to be principal clerk and a•sistant-controller of accounts in the London Ducks ; Mr. 0. G. Lowe has been pro moted from third to second class clerk in the London 1 Docks.—Civil ,Service Gazette. ii.~•'.?CP~."~Q ANTICIPATED BUDGET OF THE F.RENOI7 EMPIRE. The Moniteur, of yesterday, published a long report from M. Magne, the Minister of Finance, with his estimate of the budget of revenue and ex penditure for the year 1859. The conclusion at which he arrives is stated as follows : To obviate any chances of error, and to secure us as much as possible from mistakes, we were bound to maintain and even to carry out further, in the estimates for the budget of 1859, the rules of pru dence that have presided over the preparation of the two preceding budgets. It is with this view that the receipts and expenses have been calculated. With regard to the receipts, I have taken for a basis the existing taxes, calculating their yield from the results experienced in 1857 or the estimates already admitted for 1858. This mode of proceeding per- mits us to reserve for unforeseen cOntingencies ^ the considerable increase that in all probability will be produced in the course of 2 years 1858 and 1859. As for the budget of expense the estimates are made in an inverse ratio—that is to say, with all the ac curacy that is possible, and including in the esti mates such increase as will be necessary for im proving and developing certain departments of the public service. Thus a new sum of six millions of francs is added to the expenditure for personal re muneration. This appropriation will advance one step, and, till something better can be done, the just reform undertaken by his Majesty ; the sum is distributed among the different ministerial depart ments, in order to be applied to the humblest 'sala ries, including those of the magistracy (the Tri bunals of the First Instance). The eleven millions additional for the minister of marine in 1858 are maintained for 1859, and increased by a freeh sum of eight millions to promote that most national work, the re-construction of the fleet and comple tion of the naval ports. Several ministerial depart ments, that of the Interior, that of War, that of Public Instruction and Worship, and that of Agri culture and Trade, receive grants more in con formity with their wants. Lastly, I have with the greatest care, in order to insert them in the budget, taken account of all expenses relating to the public debt, or such as would accompany an augmentation of the produce of our taxes and the greater part of which, though obligatory, have only been discharged hitherto by meansof supplementary credits. On c ,mparing the charge thus estimated more liberally than ever, with the yield of thetaxes estimated with great moderation, we find a surplus of revenue amounting to about 48 millions cf francs. I have the honour of proposing to your Majesty to take from this sum 40 millions, and restore them to the amount set apart for the sink ing fund. The rest will remain as a balance of revenue to meet unforeseen contingencies, together with the increase from the taxes, which will be all the greater from the fact that the improvement in the years 1858 and 1859 will not have been dis continued beforehand. Such are the bases of the preparatory project which I have the honour to propose should be laid before the Council of State. If your Majesty will now cast a glance at the general situation of our finances, you will see that all essential elements are favourable, and are such as ought to inspire the greatest confidence. 'lt would, in face, be neither just nor consistent to take as a characteristicproof of our situation those passing events which exert a temporary influence upon our public credit, such as the degree to which property is encumbered, the critical state of affairs in neighbour ing countries, the reaction of which is felt by ourselves aT,d the panic which results therefrom. Public opinion has good cause for uneasiness when the pre servation of order at home or abroad is imperilled, and authority put in jeopardy, when the Treasury is embarrassed, when the floating debt is excessively increased, when loans are it:emu - lent ' when the bud get shows a deficit, when the harvests are deficient, when the progress of social prosperity is stopped, when trade becomes slack or insecure. But must we not in fairness acknowledge now, that there never has been more entire tranquillity than at present, that authority has never been stronger or more re spected, that our foreign policy has never been more popular and national, and that our relations with foreign governments have never been more perfect 7 The treasury is in an excellent situation. For several years past the amount of the deficits has is not assured a u g m t a e l d i t ; h t e h l e o a r n e d s u a c r t e i o p n a o d f t u h p e floathetingg d i s e t b e r t of rentes h'as been indefinitely closed, and the sink ing fund can be re-established. Providence, by giving us abundant hart ests, has delivered us from our principal danger. The truly marvellous in crease of the indirect taxation and revenues is not only advantageous in facilitating financial reforms, but attests moreover the development, to an un hoped..for degree, of the industrial activity of the country. Between 1837 and 1847 the amount of imports and exports together has, in fact, been raised, for what is specially French trade, from 1,664,000,000 f. to 3,884,000,000 f. The progress of navigation has bees at equal rate. During the same interval the arrivals of gold and silver have exceeded the exportation by more than 1,400,000 f. In the nine first months of 1847 the excess of im portation (of bullion) is to the value of 62,000,0 00 E In reality, therefore, the currency is far from being weakened ; but the employment of specie has been enlarged, in proportion to the extent of business. Trade and manufactures, which were docile to the repeated counsels which the govern ment bestowed upon them, and thus refrained from an abuse of credit, now obtain the reward of their prudence. It is remarkable that during years of such difficulty, and amidst the commercial disasters by which most places in Eur 3 P° and in the New World have been, and still continue be, afflicted, the amount of bankruptcies a mongst ourselves has followed, as it were, a declining course. The Bank of France was returning to liberal Dac i a" ures at this time when, constrain e d by th e examPl° of foreign banks, it is forced, i u or d er t o pro tect its reserves, suddenly,to raise its rate,of discount. Ba b it must not be forgotten that this is essentially a temporary measure—that the Bank at this momen t possesses fifty millions more in specie than it PO" sessed at the same period last year, while, thanks to the good harvest, it has not the same demands to meet. Upon other occasions, though not so well armed against ti em as it is now, the bank has sup' mounted difficulties far more serious by observing a prudent, legieimate, and rational course, an' without resorting to any of those empirical means which a motive of mistaken self-interest might re commend, but which are condemned by the exPe,*:, rience of every age and country, and which wow' be repudiated by the Bank of France not less ener: geticelly than by the government. The investment offered by our recent loans, the absence of a sinking fund at the moment when it was most required, an d the completion of railway debentures, have placed the public funds in a situation of some difficulty But, on the one hand, the allotment of the Bente° , which seemed likely to be a work of time, is no m far advanced, and since 1854, the date of the .firs's , loan, the Treasury alone, on account of the depart ments, has purchased Rentes to the amount of mor e than 400,000,000 fr. Oa the other hand, until the sinking fund, re-established for 1859, s h a ll be en abled to operate, th e R entes which are to be Pur chased on account of the grant appropriated to the army will produce some effect in 1858. With re i l gar d to the railway debentures, as their works" an vance, the urgent wants of the railway comPan i fg naturally tend to di m i n i s h ; th e i r b u dget for 1 83 ' will show this—and I hope, moreover, that measures mey be taken, by an agreement between the coin panics, the Bank of France, and the governmen t s to regulate the issue of their debentures. The Minister finally winds up his report with declaration that the state of the country is now fan' damentally sound and good, and entitled to ail con fidence and credit. NAVAL AND MILITARY IIYTELLIGENCO' The corps of Royal Marine Artillery being L e ; duced belo w it s proper strength, an Admiralty er'e was yesterday received at the head-quarters of tb, Royal Mari ne Li g ht Infantry, Chatham, by Colone l E. A. Parker, the Commandant, directing volunteer ing to bo opened from that division for the Altai" ) ; companies. Immediately on receipt of the orde 30 men of the Royal Marines volunteered. ass a na th b a l l 3 l eci f a t Y s e t s . te m r d a a r y y ' a s Chelsea d board b o i f i 8 h o m ffi e c n e t r , s a c s under the presidency of Dr. J. R. Taylor, C. 13.1 for the purpose of medically inspecting the soldiers who are considered unfit for further service. 1 11° number of n on-commissioned officers and 10 11 ordered to be discharged was 47, the whole of who'll wer e granted pensions, according t o th e na ture el their wounds and length of service. Orders were yesterday received at Chatham froul the Horse Guards, directing the whole of the non" commissioned officers and men who have been raised at that garrison for the 2d battalion of the 7th Royal Fusiliers to be sent immediately t, °. Preston, where th e 2d b attalion is to be embodied ia a . I) n s Tso d enhr t lec h : ofc m lrioao e imw rs , t ia t tni r tgul a e i oi n ßrffi e d. The have been granted leave ° I Captain R. H. Price, i C d 3 . i s a t n G h l d y ß e r P r e , g o i t 7 m s t e a h n t t F C . u h s a i l t i h e a r m g ari a I'd: MA . LICIOIJSLY THROWING VlTRlOL,—Somemiscreantor nnxereent s 11,,,ve for the last seven or eight days be es E.•xiroi sioß th e i r ma li c i ous propens i t i es in the neighbour hood of Knightsbridge Piccadilly, and the Strand , a ! dusk, by thruwing vitriol over the dresses of ladies an d others. The poi ce have been made acquainted with this infamous practi ce an d are on th e a l er t for the detecti on of the perpetrators, and a reward has been offered for their apprehension, which it is to be hoped will lead to their putidbment.