The Sun. — London, England, 1857-12-19 00:00:00

THEATRE ROYAL, A DEL PHI, Lessee—Mr. Ben. Webster. THIS EVENING, will be performed THE GREEN nusHEs, in which Madame Celeste, Mr. Wright, and Mr. rani Bedford will perform. Followed by the original Apropos Sketch, entit:ed THE DRAPERY QUESTION ; or, Who's for India! Messrs. ►right, P. Bedford, C. Selby; Miss M. Wilton and Miss Mary Keeley. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. THIS DAY —Morn., 31 min. aft. 3—Even., 49 min aft. 3 To-MORROW—Morn., 8 min. aft. 4 —Even., 25 min. aft. 4 ITER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. THREE EXTRA NIGHTS. Pieeolomini, Spezia, Giuglini, Belletti, Rossi, Vialetti, and Aldighieri. Tuesday, Dec. 29 —Thursday, Dec. 31—Saturday Jan. 2, The following favourite operas will be given : Tuesday—lL TROVATORE. Thursday—LA TRAVIATA. Saturday—LUClA DI LAMMERMOOR. Prices :—Pit Stalls, 12s 6d; boxes (to hold four persons) pit and one pair, 21. 2s ; grand tier, 31. 3s ; two pair, 11. ss, three pair, 15s ; gallery boxes, 10s ; gallery stalls, 3s Cni pit, 3s 6d; gallery, 2s. lIER MAJESTY'S THEATRE GREAT CLASSICAL CONCERTS. Positively the Last Night, Vocalist, Mullis. Jetty Treffa (her last appearance but one, Violin, M, Remenyi, Pianoforte, Miss A. Goddard. THIS EVENING (SATURDAY, December 19th), will be produced the New Grand Descriptive Composition, by M. Jullien, entitled THE INDIAN QUADRILLE, and GENERAL HA.VELOCh.'S TRIUMPHAL MARCH, performed by M. Jullien's Orchestra, assisted by the drums stud fifes of the Grenadier Guards, the Coldstream Guards, and the Scots Fusilier Guards ; and a Grand Chorus, " Rule Btitennia," and "God Save the Queen." German Lied, d. The Kiss," Madlle. Jetty Treffz. The magnificent decorations which were prepared for the Bat Masque will remain during the continuance of these Con act Ls. The whole theatre will be ornamented with wreaths and garlands of flowers, in gold, silver, and colours. The decorations have been prepared by Messrs. Chabot and Co., who were c' arged with the decorations for the grand ball at the reception of the Emperor Napoleon 111. at Stuttgart, and who were engaged, at a great expence, for the express r urpose of arranging at her Majesty's Theatre a display which w:11 be aeon for the first time in this country. The Concert will commence at 8 o'clock. Prices of Admission—Promenade, Is ; Upper Loxes, is. ; Gallery, ls. ; Dress Circle, 2s. 6d.; Private Boxes, 10s. 61. and upwards. Prospectuses, with full particulars, may be had at the Box. since of the Theatre ; of all the principal libraries ; and at Jullien and Co.'s, 214, Regent-street. nER MAJESTY'S T REATRE.— M. JULLIEN'S GRAND BAL DI AS Q U E.—ln consequence of the great success of the Bal Masque, M. mullien will give a SECOND, and positively the last this season, at the end of the Second Series of Concerts, on MONDAY, Dec. 21.—Applications to be made at the Box Oillee of the Theatre. I,,ittia T HEATRE ROYAL, HA.YMARKET, Lessee—Mr. J. B. Buckstone. THIS EVENING, to commence at Seven o'clock, with a now Comedy, entitled AN UNEQUAL MATCH. Princi pal characters by Messrs. Buckstone, Compton, Chippendale, W. Farren, Miss Amy Sedgwick, Mrs. Buckingham White, an Mrs. E. Fitzwilliam. After which, a new farce, by the author of Box and Cox, entitled TAKE CARE OF DOWB, in which Mr. Buckstone will sustain an original character. To be followed by THE STAR 07 ANDALUSIA. Orchestra Stalls (which may bo 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 0 Upper Boxes 3 0 Upper Boxes 2 0 Fit 2 ()Tit 1 0 L)wer Gallery 1 0' Lower Gallery 0 6 Upper Gallery 0 61No half-price to Upper Gallery. 110YAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. The public is respectfully informed that the play of RICHARD THE SECOND will shortly be withdrawn, and WILL NOT BE AGAIN REPRESENTED in this 'Maitre, with the exception of a few nights towards the ex of Mr. C. Kean's period of management. It will be repeated every evening during this week, and on Monday and Tuesday next. R OYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Proprietor, Mr. Charles Kean. THIS EVENING, will be performed Shakspere's Tragedy of KING RICHARD IL King Richard 11., by Mr. Chas. Kean ; Queen, by Mrs. C. Keai. r Preceded by a new farce, in one act, entitled A CASE OF CONSCIENCE, ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE.—Lessee, Mr. Dillon.—Under the joint management of Miss LOUISA PYNZ and Mr. W. HARRISON. THIS EVENING, will be pc. formed Balfe's new opera, THE ROSE OF CASTILLE. Characters by Miss Louisa Pyne, Miss Susan Pyne, Miss Marian Prescott, Mr. Weiss, Mr. A. St. Albyn, Mr. G. Honey, \Tr. Wallworth, and Mr. W. Harrison. Conductor, Mr. Alfred Mellon. To conclude with the new Farce, entitled A PAIR OF - PIG EONS. Mr. Cr. Honey and Miss Cuthbert. Private Boxes, £2 12s. 6d., £2 25., and £1 Ile. da. ; Stalls, 6s. ; Dross Circle, ss. ; Upper Boxes, 4s. ; Pit, 25.; Gallery, lA.—The Bea Office is now open daily, from 11 to 5, under the direction of Mr. Chatterton, jun. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessees, Messrs. Robaon and Emden. THIS EVENING, will be performed a new and original 06medietta, by Sterling Coyne, Esq., called WHAT WILL THEY SAY AT BROMPTON I Mr. Robson, (Ice. After which, LEADING STRINGS. To conclude with 130 JTS AT THE SWAN. Mr. Robson, Mr. H. Wigan, and Mrs. Emden. Commence at half-past Seven. ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Lessees, Messrs. Shepherd and Crsswick. THIS EVENING, will be performed THE IRON CHEST. After which, THE HONEYMOON. CANTERBURY HALL, Westminster-road.— OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The follow ng company of Vocalists are engaged for the performance of 11,lections from all tho popular OPERAS, MADRIGALS, CHORUSES, GLEES, DUETS, &c., viz. :—Miss Russell, Mrs. Badzey, Madlle. Marietta, Mrs. Palmyre, Kiss Bru bell, and Madame Marietta ; Herr F. Jonghmans, Mr. Renshaw, R. Grover, T. Farrant, S. Jones, J. Barker, W. Melling, Senor Antonio, E. L. Hime, and Mr. St. ♦lbyn Messrs. 5, Collins, W. 1. Critchuleld, and E. Mack bey. Pianoforte, Mr. Cecil Hicks; harmonium, Master Williams ; Director, Herr F. Jonghmans. Commence at Oven o'clock precisely. Suppers, dgc., until twelve o'clock. THE WEATHER—Scrx OFFICE, DECEMBER 19. THEIIKOSIETER, IN THE SHADE• 55—highest since noon yesterday. 45—lowest this morning and daring the night. 47 --this day at noon. BAROMETER. 30.12. WIMD, Westerly ; light, with fine mild weather. ICCVS, ''.!':'• ~ ' 14:, ) , -a.,....,.: c - qtr(i t , LONDON, SATURDAY, DEC. 19, 1857. g A second report has been published by certain members of the Army Purchase Commission, who did not concur with the majority of their col leagues even to the limited extent to which they went, in recommending that the important office of Lieutenant-Colonel, practically the Commander of the regiment, should be filled by selection rather than by purchase. The reasons for that dissent by the Right Hon. EDWARD ELLICE, M. P., Lieutenant-General WYNYARD, C-8., and Sir H. J. BENTINCK, K.C.8., have only just been given to the community, although it would appear from the date of the document, that it was signed on the 1 / 4 of lagnst last, some four months and a half ago /14. e.NInet understand the reasons for the delay. Th4i, Iseesent report run s coun t er t o pu bli c opinion in re l ecting any change, and, desiring to maintain the p resent system of promotion by purchase without than ge or modification. It might, therefore, have be en consid ere d d es i ra b le to withhold it during the Parli amentary Session, 18 itmight have occasioned considerable discus sion in the popular branch of the Legi.lAture. But surely it might have been earlier communi cated, so that all parties interested might have had 'ample opportunities of studying, and, if de sirable, replying to the arguments contained therein ! Mr. ELLioz and those who agree with him ,: " fully a d m i t the abstract objections tJ purchase. " Nay more, they declare that they should 44 not be prepared to advise the introduction of the principle if they did not find it already established, and interwoven with the whole regimental sys tem." This admission is fatal to the whole argu- ment. The nation will generally ask, why should a vicious principle ; " the introduction of which could not be recommended," be maintained and perpetuated, merely because it has for some time been in operation, and become, " An aged vice, a grey iniquity !" This would indeed be too bad. It would vir tually prohibit improvement in any department of the public service. It could not be so very difficult to discover a judicious " scheme of regimental organisation," by which the effi ciency of the service would be secured, and the flagrant reproach removed from the nation of permitting the open and acknowledged buying and selling of commissions, and thus at the same time preventing the promotion of meritorious officers, simply because they have not a large sum of money at command, and enabling parties who have not legitimate claims to get into posi tions in which the comforts, nay more, the lives of our gallant soldiers may be dependent on their efficiency and discretion. It is very easy to say that " every improvement should be adopted, every exertion made still further to promote discipline and efficiency, and to maintain the superiority of our regimental force." But how is this to be effected, if we ignore merit and deprive young officers of that which would be the main incen tive to zeal and study. According to the existing system, those who have money know that they can obtain rapid promotion, whether they labour or not, and those who have not, feel convinced that they must spend the best years of their lives in subordinate situations, no matter how highly they may be qualified by nature and education for higher positions. At present the nation hails with enthusiasm the names of the Indian officers who have so gloriously vindicated the national character. But purchase is not recognised there ! lIATELOCK, too, the avenger of Cawnpore, th• preserver of Lucknow—for whom, by the way, the Duke •f CAMBRIDGE has done far more than the Government, and that without solicitation or pressure —was 23 years a subaltern, and won his way slowly onwards. Surely the nation can not complain of him ; nor would it have been de sirable that the tardily acquired opportunities of gaining distinction should have been withheld because he could not supply the price of a majority or lieutenant-colonelcy, and should submit to others passing over his head, while he remained in listless and hopeless despondency, conscious of his own deserts, but unable to provide that which was indispensable to their due develop ment. The Army Purchase Commission has proved a failure. The partial change indicated by the majority of its members would be of but little practical utility, while the opinion of the minority would maintain the objectionable principle with out change or modification of any kind. The People must now take the matter into their own hands, and insist on such military reforms as will afford the best prospects of promotion to the hard working officers who adopt the military profes sion, and who are not disposed, at any slight an• noyance, to vote the service a bore, and talk of selling out and getting back their money on any fancied grievance. The Bank returns for the past week are of an exceedingly favourable character. The stock of bullion in both departments now stands at 9,450,8535., being an increase within the week of 1,381,366/. ; and there has even been a larger improvement in the reserve of notes, which, in cluding the additional 2,000,000/. issued on securities, amounts to 5,751,1751.—an addition to last week's stock of 1,856,6901. There has also been a decrease of 846,2451. in the private securities, and of 499,2101. in the uot3s in cir culation. The rest has also been augmented by 30,9141., a convincing proof of the effects of the 10 per cent., so far as the pockets of the proprie tors are concerned, but vary different as to the trading and manufacturing interests, which are crushed under the enormous burden. furnish ground for a debate. It was not, how• ever, practicable to keep down Ecclesiastical questions. If Government wished to be quiet, some of the restless ones would not let it. Nor are we prepared to blame them. Both in the Lords and the Commons, the everlasting Church rates were brought forward ; but all that could be okained from the Government was that, accord ing to Lord GRANVILLE, Ministers wished to bring in a Bill on the subject ; and according to Lord PALMERSTON, they hoped to do so ; but both Lords were unable to predict the amount and progress of public business after February, and, consequently, they were unable to say whether India, and Parliamentary Reform, and Corpora tion of London Reform, would not jostle out Church-rates, and many other things too. It would surely, then, be time that " the Old Lady" should imitate the conduct of the Bank of France by reducing the discount. At Hamburgh the rate has already fallen to 6 per cent., not with• standing the severity of the late crisis, and even in Lombard-street approved bills are cashed on lower terms than at the quasi national establishment. Owing, however, to the ob stinacy of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in refusing to permit the Act of Indemnity to re main in force if the Bank reduced its rate below 10 per cent., the present oppressive charge will probably be continued for some time longer. The Directors will doubtless rejoice at so good an excuse for maintaining a system that enables them to add more than 30,0001. per week to their pro fits, and enables them to look forward confidently to an enhanced dividend or the distribution of a handsome bonus. They will, of course, lament the necessity that exists for putting money in their pockets ; but they will submit to it with Christian fortitude and pious resignation. The sufferings and privations sustained by the working-classes—so many of whom have been thrown out of employment or put on half time, will not disturb their digestion, or prevent their enjoyment of the festivities of the season. But it will be by no means " a merry Christmas or a happy new year," to those who find the fruits of their former industry scattered to the winds, and the prospects in life of themselves and families blighted through the terrible ordeal which they have sustained. They will feel bitterly and se verely the effects of the storm, and of the tardi ness of the Government interference, and the - onerous conditions on which it was granted. "The organ of " the hard calculators" admits that the failures since October have amounted to more than fifty millions sterling ; and, although soma essentially weak houses are included in the black catalogue, which would have fallen under any cir cumstances, a large proportion of the number have been occasioned by the crisis, and would under other circumstances have been perfectly solvent. Indeed, despite forced liquidations and other seri ouse evils, many will still pay 20.3. in the pound. The Church-rate Abolitionists—and we have always heartily fought in their ranks—may as well at once decide on their tactics. If Lord PALMERSTON'S promise of a Bill last session was never even attempted to be fulfilled, we may be quite sure " hopes and wishes" will go for nothing. One is almost tempted to get out the scales and to weigh the words of each Minister, as old ARISTOPHANES tells us there was once a word-weighing, BACCHUS being arbiter, in the realms below, between two rival poets. GRAN VILLE puts in a " wish"—down goes the scale ; PALMERSTON puts in a "hope"--hem ! a hope ought to weigh down a wish. But no ; the scales see-saw a little, and the hope and the wish balance each other 1 A wish in the Lords and a hope in the Commons—a wish from grave GRANVILLE and a hope from joking PALMERSTON, are of much the same value, and that value we take to be nothing. Now, then, we think our friends who share our hatred of the obnoxious impost, should bestir themselves out of Parliament. Every parish Parliament should now be made a vigorous battle field. A determined minority even can floor a tyrant majority, by giving them endless trouble. That is the way to settle the question. Every item of a rate can be disputed and a poll taken upon it. The chairman has no option ; his refu sal to take a poll on 53. for washing the surplice, and after that on 51. for sacramental wine, if the amounts were objected to, and so forth on every item—his refusal to take a poll on each, would vitiate the rate, even on the face of it. When there is a majority on the right side, there is of course no difficulty ; but where a tyrant parson and squire determine to make a minority pay tri• bute to their ecclesiastical pride and avarice, and to bribe or intimidate a majority of ratepayers for that purpose, it is quite fair to fight and divide and poll for the items, as JosEzu HUME used to do in the House of Commons. Church rates, themselves, are such a wanton abuse of mere parish power—so grossly at variance with the social knowledge and intelligence of this old England of ours, in the year 1857, that no means of opposi tion placed in our hands by law can be considered unfair. Every parish should show fight. We do not like parish brawls, but a churcit•rate battle is no more a brawl, than a fight between the lag behinds and the go-a-heads in the Houses of Par liament. The question whether any man has a right to tax his neighbour because his creed differs from his own, is one worthy to be fought out in any assembly, from a parish vestry to the House of Lords. Outside the cabinet, Lord JOHN RUSSELL comes forward again as the Jewa' advocate. Well, we wish him luck ; and we wish Mr. DUNCOMBE better luck still. Mr. DUNCOILBE proposes to seat Baron ROTHSCHILD in the same way as the House of Lords refused to seat Lord WENSLEYDALE, and the people of England would doubtless prefer the straightforward plucky Man. We should like to see who would beat if the holders of the purse-strings were determined to be snubbed no longer by the Upper House. The House of Lords does not deserve another op portunity to insult the people. Lord JOHN RUSSELL, himself, is obliged to hold out the pros pect of settling the question by accepting a Jew's affirmation, if the Lords will not assent to his present bill. To that it must come before such superstition and narrowmindedness as that of the Bishop of OXFORD and Lord SHAFTESBURY can be overcome; and therefore we think Lord JOHN is unwise to waste auy more time in the old style of fighting. There is something, too, we think, very petty about his bill. We would vote for it, since, if carried, it would attain its object ; but what can be said fur retaining the silly phrase "on the true faith of a Christian !" Silly, we call it. Because, logically, an infidel, a Mahome tan, or a Jew might use it. He would swear. not by all that a Christian believes, but by se much only of it as was true ; and we suppose it must have been with such an interpretation that GIB BON, and other known sceptics, who would not have taken a false oath, did not hesitate to take this. As the Christian and the Jew believe so much in common, Baron ROTHSCHILD could honestly regard much of our faith as a true faith. It has, however, now become a point of honour to deal with the phraso ad animunt imponentis, and to regard it as meaning what it was intended to mean, that the whole Christian faith is true. So Lord JOHN R ould keep the precious sentence, and authorise Jews to omit it. Are "Noble Lords" to be caught with such a bait ? If so we should de spise them. In their place, we should feel it much more dignified to concede the point on the constitutional ground that the Lords ought to yield to the reiterated demand of the Commons, especially after a dissolution. What a terrible state of affairs does this indi cate. How much misery to both debtors and creditors is contained in these awful facts, which were occasioned mainly, if not altogether, by the stringent regulations of the most impolitic and inequitable law that ever received the legisla tive sanction. We trust that the people will at length, even at the eleventh hour, be aroused from their long-continued apathy. If they exert them selves steadily and energetically, they will speedily obtain relief. If they still remain careless and indif ferent, more stringent regulations will be adopted, moree w hich and they w ill w it ness anot h er monetary convulsion frightful hi eh w even v a e r n e than still smarting.lBl7 or of 1857, Another little Ecclesiastical affair was brought forward by Lord SHAFTESBURY. The Noble Lord delights in shutting Jews out of the House of Commons, although, for valuable episcopal con siderations, no doubt, he gave a grumbling help to Lord P.ALMERSTON'S bill, but his lordship does not like being shut out himself from Exeter Hall. As our readers well know, he and some dozen Church &mu:4Eom, commanded in chief by the Archbishop of CANTERBURY and the Bishop of LONDON, undertook to preach a working-class gospel to the million in Exeter Hall. The Rev. A. G. EDOUART forbade them all. He stood up for the parish system against the associated mag nates, and they quailed. Not relishing their de feat, however, they handed the whole thing over, the Litany and all, to the good-tempered Dissen ters ; and poor Mr. EDOUART has no power to "inhibit" these irregulars. Not content, how ever with such revenge', Lord SHAFTESBURY wants to triumph too. He:introduces, therefore, a Bill into the House of Lords to checkmate the Edouarts by requiring a Bishop's counter-signature to the incumbent's inhibition of an occasional service. It was intended to have settled the matter in the ten days' session, but the Bishops of OXFORD and St. DAVID'S were too quick for him ; and the whole thing must stand over till February. The former even charged the Earl with " indecent haste." A charge which he did not appear to relish at all, and plaintively replied that the Archbishop of CAN TD did not think him " indecent." There caz a be no doubt that Mr. EDOUART'S power is an al:surd one in a place like London, where congre g ►tions pay no regard to parish boundaries ; still ti sere is a grave question involved in the whole v Asir, which should be settled, not with reference A currency siftltiirniag.shof Parliament could hardly dbeente.xiltheedretocould be x imu no m e c ob h r p la P o s a i r t l i i o a n m t e o n t t a h r e y in i naciin business, since eve r y felt that h a d h e been a Minister he Would cetet • tnly have done ,th e la me, and on no other busines s o f importance w ould our prudent Cabinet indicate its views and TflL r, N ju n ; I f 1-7) r:), Tr Tfr A Y t It , .1 V V "k 3 b 1°,2,7 only to Lord SHAFTESBURY'S wishing to use Exeter Hall as an occasional church, but with a view to rectifying the parish system in large towns all over the kingdom. MARRIAGE OP THE PRINCESS ROYAL.-It is under stood to be her Majesty's intention to hold a Draw ing-room at St. James's Palace in the latter end of Jan., immediately after the Princess Royal's marriage, at which her Royal Highness and his Royal Highness the Prince Frederick William of Prussia will be present, when her Majesty, the Prince Consort, and their Royal Highnesses will receive congratulations on this happy event. No presentations will take place on the occasion. A Cabinet Council was held at the official residence of the First Lord of the Treasury in Downing-street yester day. The Ministers present were—Viscount Palmerston, the Lord Chancellor, Earl Granville, the Marquis of Lansdowne, Sir G. Grey, the Earl of Clarendon, Mr. Secretary Labonchere, Lord Panmure, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir C. Wood, the Right Hon. R. V. Smith, Lord Stanley of Alderlcy, the Duke of Argyll, and the Right Hon. M. T. Baines. The Earl and Countess of Harrowby left town last evening for Sandon Hall, Stafford. Lord Dufferin left town yesterday for Portsmouth, His lordship is refitting a yacht he has lately purchased from the Earl of Ellesmere ; and almost immediately after the wedding of the Princess Royal he will sail for Egypt, preparatory to a trip round the world. Lord and Lady Harry Vane ret urn t o town t o -d ay from visiting the Right Hon. Sidney and Mrs. Herbert, at Wilton House, Salisbury. Lord and Lady Edward Tbynne arrived in town on Wednesday from a tour of visits, and have since left for the New Forest, Hants. Mr. and Lady Georgiana Romilly have left town on a visit to the Duke of Bedford, at Woburn Abbey, Beds. Sir Benjamin Hall has left town for the Christmas holidays. The Earl and Countess of Ellesmere have left Bridg• water House, on a visit to the Earl and Connteea Cawdor, at Stackpole Court, Pembrokeshire. The Countess Waldegrave and Mr. Harcourt, M.P., bays left Strawberry-hill, Twickenham, for Nuneham Park, Oxfordshire. The Countess Dowager Granville has taken for five months one of the large furnished houses at Upper Nor wood belonging to the owner of the Queen's Hotel. The Duke of Hamilton hag left town for Paris, en route to Nice, where the duchess is staying. The family will shortly leave Nice for Rome, where they intend to pass the winter. DOCTORS' CoMseoNs, Dec. 18.—The general body of proctors to-day presented a complimentary address to Sir John Dodson, warmly expressing their admiration at his conduct, regret at his retirement, and gratitude for his uniform courtesy. Sir John Dodson, in reply, thanked them, and said that he had received the utmost courtesey from them over since he entered the profession in 1808, a perfect stranger. THE DENISON CASE. —lt is said that the Privy Council will not sit again to hear cases until February, and that therefore it is probable that the judgment in this case will not be delivered until then. The telegraph service between Corfu and Malta will soon begin. A despatch of 15 words between Corfu and England will cost 11. 6s. 31. The Diet of Frankfort has decided not to indemnify the city of Mayence for the damage done by the late explosions. Baron von Peden, one of the most renowned of German statisticians, has died in Vienna of inflammation of the lungs, which followed a cold which he took at the open ing of the Szolnok-Debreezin Railroad. The managers of La Presse hal nearly resolved to demand permission to resume the publication of that journal, but only on literary subjects, with a view to save the hundreds of persons employed by it from starving. They have been obliged to abandon the idea. The French Government has decided on the establish. rnent of an A rtillery College at Grenoble. It is remarked that since the accession of Napoleon 111., who is so skilled in the science of artillery, the number of artillery schools is increasing every day. About 132,0001 of gold of various sorts was taken to thelßank yesterday, besides about 40,000 sovereigns from America and 100,000 from Ireland. A very large amount ialalso expected to be delivered there to-morrow. The Convocation of the Prelates and Clergy of the Province of Canterbury was yesterday prorogued in the Jerusalem Chamber, Westminster, by the Vicar-General, Dr. Twice, under a commission from his Glace the Arch bishop of Canterbury, Primate of all England and Metropolitan, to Friday, February 5, 1858. BUCKS ELECTION.—Captain Hamilton, who has been spoken of as a probable conservative candidate at the approaching electien, has issued his address, from which appears he will stand. The komination is appointed for Wednesday, and there seems every prospect of a reso lute contest. BANKS.—A list of all banks, other than private ones, trading in the united kingdom or the colonies, ;:ith the nature of the shareholders' liability, has been printed on the motion of Sir J. V. Shelley, M.P. The return fills some 25 pages. 'With res,sect to a large number of the banks no information about the liability of the shareholders can be given. The return gives some minute details of the banks existing in varion,, parts of our colonial empire. CANTERIIIIIit COLLECTION PETITION.—A. petition has been forwarded to the Commissioners of Inland Revenue for presentation to the Treasury, from Canterbury dis trict; and the other three districts in Canterbury collec t tion will immediately forward petitions signed by all grades. Should this last appeal to their lordships not produce the desired effect, the officers of every grade in Canterbury collection are unanimously agreed and fully prepared to petition Parliament, with the promise of support from three members of the House of Commons. —aril Service Gazelle. apparatus t i g u i s d ofany economy. kin d to THE iaeoctees: : " T 2 O Y e A t merit the o r .L.HE POST-OFFICE DEAD LETTER -ROOM,—This large has f ne w n eapartmentitherstov stove s n t o h r e w b a e r a m u i i n d g ea a p / render it endurable in cold weather, and all the men who are condemned to work in it complain that it is a perfect ice-house. Colds a nd . rheumatic ailments afflict the unfortunate employes n!. this region of desolation. Surely there is no economy in time freezin; the officers of a great public department to . a degree at which they bectte. B om m e ri a s l u mo A st zm ina F n o im Ez a i t G e. N — fos C re t H rt eo / 0 8 :t e i n fis : pe a r n s d ons pu o p f il bo t t e h ac s h ex e e rs s annual examination of stuydoeunntgs Of this total 32 are j w ci e s r t e ter c m an i d n i a d t a e l d es a , ear ei ly th 3 er oo of importance in various alreadyfr occupying localities, while nearly . 100 have received appoint ments to schools in different parts of the country. schola sc ra h h o i o p l s s . The increasing and pressing demand for really efficient teachers is a happy omen for the educatio na l p ro spects of the land, and it is one which the committee of this society is doing all in its power to meet. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AND LOSS OF THREE LIVES IN SHOREDITCH.—Between the hours of 3 and 4 o'clock this morning a fire, attended with loss of property and life, happened in the premises belonging to Mr. Harman, a silk trimming warehouseman, situated at 27, Archer-street, Shoreditch. As soon as the ruins were sufficiently cooled to allow the firemen to enter, they made a search of the several rooms, and in one they found lying in a bed the lifeless bodies of Mr. Harman, his wife, and a young child. Neither of the bodies were much burnt, but the sufferers appeared to have died from suffocation. As to the origin of the fire nothing that could be depended upon could be ascertained. The contents of the house destroyed were insured in the London and Liverpool Fire.office. DETERMINED SUICIDE. —Th is morning great excite ment was created in the vicinity of the Hampsteal.road, in consequence of a rumour that a lady had killed herself by precipitating herself from the upper window of her residence in H irdwick-place. On proceeding to the spot mentioned it was discovered that the lady, a Mrs. Macdonald, had but a short tim e qu itt e d a lunatic asylum, in consequence of its having been thought that she was perfectly cured. Unfortunately this was not the case, for this morning symptoms of insani y again prevented themselves, and before she could be prevented the unfortunate lady threw herself from the second floor window and fell into the area beneath. The husband of the lady used the utmost exertions to prevent the melancholy occurrence, but Mrs. Macdonald had armed herself with a razor, and it was not until be had been severely wounded that he released his hold of her. The most prompt assistance was rendered, but in is few minutes she ceased to exist. THE EDUCATIONAL —FRANCHINN.—A memorial has been transmitted to Lird Palmerston, praying him o• in his coming Reform Bill, to make provision for granting the suffrage to certain classes of the community who may be in a fit state to receive it by virtue of their educational requirements. The memorial is signed by a very large number of noblemen and gentlemen conrected with arts, science, and literat ure , among w hom we notic e the following gentlemen conn ec t e d with the University and city of Oxford :—The Lord Bishop of Oxford, the Rev. the Vice.Chancell, r, Professor Acland, the Very Rev. the Dean of Christ Church, the Rev. Dr. Hawkins (pro vost of O:iel College), Dr. Marsham (warden of Merton College), the Rev.-Dr. w ynter (president of St. John College). the Rev. Dr. Tomson (provost of Queens College), the Rev. Dr. Jeune (master of Pemt roke Co.. lege), the Professor of Ecclesiastical History (Rev. A. P. Stanley, Universisy College), the Professor of Betany (Dr. Deuben Y ), th e Professor of Pol i t ical Economy (Mr. C; Neate, Oriel College), the Registrar of the University (Dr. Rowden), the Venerable Principal of Magdalen Hall (Dr. Macbride). MINES. —The mining shareernarket has shown rather a healthier tone this week, still the amount of busintee transactions has been limited, for parties seem to have little disposition either to buy or sell just now. T here i s also an absence of discoveries, o r even great improve. [lnnis, to give excitement to the market and cause a de. mend for any particular stock. Wheal Basset shares have sti 1 kept in demand, at 140 to 145, and S oithßasaet at 5, but few re in either. Copp er Hill shares i nquired for, at 175 to 200 ; Condurrow very flat, at 90 to 95 ; Wheal Edwards have declined to q Wheal Ma ry Ann have been moderately dealt in at 48, ( r 45 1 to 464 ex div. ; the accounts at the meeting showed a profit of 2,3311. 154. 31. on the patter, and the dividend wag 2,3041. (2/. 52• per share), leaving 2 , 0301. 10s. B d. to the credit of next account; the mine is looking well , and ,'hares in good request. TrelewnY shares have also been,nquired after, at 231 to 24.1 ; the winze from the 132 to _the 142 is improving, and laying open good ore ground.— M /fling Journal of this day. It is announced that a deputation from tle Latin monks of Jerusalem wiil shortly arrive in Paris . They come, it is said, to solicit the French Govern ment to obtain a fircvan from the Porte to permit them to repair, at their own expense, the cupola of the Holy Sepulchre. It is known that the Emperor has been always well disposed towards the Latin church of Jerusalem. iit -1 C E B E .9, 18 5 families ; the others having only a right to the dignity of Prince." A Frankfort letter, in the Zeit of Berlin, contra dicts the statement made by several journals that Count Bille-Brahe, the Danish Ambassador at Vienna, had, during his late visit to Frankfort, had several conferences with the representatives of Prussia and Austria. The only object of the count's visit to Frankfort was to confer with his colleague, M. de Bulow, the representative of Denmark at the Germanic Diet. 'LAT EST NEWS TRIESTE, DEC. 18. Lord Stratford do Redcliffe has arrived here. According to accounts from Constantinople of the 12th, M. de Lesseps was about to apply for a firman for cutting the canal through the Isthmus of Suez, and:was to be supported by the ministers of the foreign powers. A body of 20,000 Rus sians is marching on the Caucasus, to reinforce the army of General Bariatinski. FRANCE. PARIS, FRIDAY. The Pays says, on the 25th of October, Admiral Seymour had caused his squadron to take up new positions in the Chinese waters. The English fleet consists of 20 vessels, including 11 guni..oats. A complete blockade is established. The same com munication adds that a groat amount of revolu tionary material exists amongst the Chinese in the city of Canton. In fact, the town was expected to be attacked by bands hostile to the Celestial authority. BOURSE, Dec. 18.—Half-past 3 o'clock. The market has been rather buoyant to-day on a report that the rate of discount would certainly be re duced to 5 per cent. on the 31st Dec. Sales for realisation caused a slight downward movement towards the close. Last quotations : Cash. ft. End of 3ronth. 4i per Cents 3 per Cents 67 10 67 20 Bank Shares 3150 Credit Foncier 570 Credit Mobilier 732 50 Roman B6 Do. Account 732 50 Austrian - Belgian 4.. Piedmontese (5) 9O Home Debt RAILWAYS-FOR CASH. tr. c. ft C. Orleans Northern New Ditto 7726— Strasburg 6 — Lyons and Mod 8126— Grand Central Now Ditt 0... Geneva TURKEY AND THE PRINCIPALITIES. The following is a circular addressed by the Turkish Government to its representatives at the European Courts, early in this month of December : " The direction which the Divans ad hoc of the two Principalities have given to their task raised a question, the solution of which required a prelimi nary understandine , amongst all the Powers that signed the Treaty of Paris, namely, whether the task of the Divans ad hoc was to be regarded as accomplished, and whether they s hould b e dissolved as soon as they should have tendered to the Euro pean Commission the result of their deliberations on the political part of the subject, or whether it would be expedient, on the contrary, to induce them to complete the labours which the Congress had indicated to them ? "Our information confirms us more and more in the opinion that it would have been very difficult to induce the Divans to express any ulterior wishes respecting the administrative laws, before they had solved the points touching the political organisation. In such a case it would have been rendered necessary " 1. To permit their continuance until the Con gress should have formed a decision on these points. "2. To require afterwards of the said Assem blies the completion of their unfinished labours. "3. To meet again in conference, and proceed to the conclusion of the final act or settling the definitive organisation of the two provinces. "In addition to the material difficulties which this mode of arrangement would have been sure to occasion, there would have resulted from it certain dangers, the gravity of which could not escape the wise foresight of the cabinets. " In fact, during the interval employed by the Congi ess on the questions connected with their po litical condition, the existence of the Divans as a constituted body would have been, in our view of the case, a powerful motive for prolonging and in creasing the agitation that has prevailed in those countries ; there would even have been reason to fear the occurrence of serious disorders, thereby aggravating the state of things which was already so complicated. The very grave symptoms lately exhibited at Jassy, when th authorities were com pelled to guard with troops the spot where the Moldavian Divan hold its sittings, with a view to protect thorn from an attack on the part of the mob, the excitement still displayed by most of the mem bers of both assemblies, the intrigues of the parties into which they are divided, the anxiety into which this state of things plunges all the inhabitants, hive s3rvecl to enhance our apprehension. To all these considerations another is added, not less im portant, namely, the embarrassment which the Divans would infallibly have given rise to at the Conferences, availing themselves each respectively of its character of a constituted assembly. "It is therefore with the greatest pleasure that we find the opinions of the different governments accord respecting the necessity of dissolving the Divans the instant the European Commission shall have made its final report. " I consequently invite you, sir, to furnish ex planations to the government to which you have the honour of being accredited in conformity with the foregoing remarks, and to transmit to us with out delay the answer you shall have received. (Signed) " Am. "P. S. You must clearly give it to be under stood that we have no wish or intention to effect the dissolution of the Divans before the completion of their labours, as stipulated in the treaty of March 30th. The sole object of our desire is that they should not continue sitting when the Conference shall have met to legislate upon their expressed wishes—that is to say, that the alterna tive should not be admitted of allowing them to exist until the points concerning the political or ganisation shall have been solved by the Congress, in order to ask of them afterwards the completion of the work. " In fine, we mean that with the sending in of its final report by the European Commission the Di vans ought to cease, as the aforesaid treaty, more over, intends, whether they have completed the task imposed on them, or whether they have per sisted in their demand to wait for the solution of the first pelt of their labours, in order to undertake at a later period the discussion of the second part. (SigneA) " AALI." The local news of Constantinople is of but trifling interest. Lord Stratford de Redcliffe had been paying some farewell visits previously to his departure. On the 6th his lordship dined with Reschid Pacha, and on the following day with Aali Paella. Mr. Spence, the American representative, had had an audience of the Sultan to take leave. Ho proceeds to Italy prior to his return to the United States. His successor at Constantinople had not yet arrived. The two Christian Armenians who have been raised to the dignity of pacha are M. Tiiighir, head of the office of correspondence in the department of foreign affairs, and M. Vartan, first interpreter of the Admiralty. The fi rs t t a k es the name of Yever Pacha, and the other Yassuf Paella. These nominations were very favourably received at Constantinople, as the new dignitaries had done excellent service to Turkey. A letter from Tiflis anuounces that the Prince of Souenneti, who murdered Prince CalgAr:ne, was shot at Koutais on the 17th ult. in pursuance of the sentence of the court-martial. ; RUSSIA. With a view to improve the communications with Persia, and also of taking up a more imposing attitude towards her, the Emperor has just given his approbation to a proposal made by the Stadt holder of the Caucasus, that a town and a port shall be erected on the north-western bank of the Caspian Sea in connection with Petrowski, a third rate fortress already existing there. There seems to be a fair prospect of the town, Azc., soon coming into existence, for great attractions are offered to settlers there in the shape of 10 years' freedom from all taxes, 47c., and foreigners of all countries and ranks are admissible to settle there. By the erec tion of a town on this spot Russia will come into close propinquity with the wild tribes of the Turcomans that inhabit the eastern coast of the Caspian ; hitherto the nearest point was Astrachan, on the western coast, which, in spite of Russia having monopolised the whole maritime traffic of the Caspian, doubtless offers less facilities for com munication than a neighbouring spot on land will. The town and port, which are to bear the same name as the fortress, are to be placed under the rule of the commander of the troops on the Caspian Sea, at present Prince Orbeliani. It may there fore be looked on as a matter of certainty that within a ye: y fuw years Russia will bo mistress of the entire littoral of the Caspian, as she is already of its waters. PRUSSIA . The Prussian Correspondence says :—" The Ministers of the Interior and Finance have ad dressed a circular to all the g overnors of the dis tricts of th e kingdom, having for object to p reven t the title of Serene Highness' being given to per sons who have no right to it. Serious abuses have, says the circular, taken place on this subject, and tend to remove the limits which separate the h'gh from the inferior nobility. The circular points out the laws and ordinances which regulate such matters, and enjoins attention to them. The title of 'Serene Highness' in Prussia, it says, only belongs to 24 DENMARK. A Copenhagen letter of the 13th says :—" The First Chamber has followed the example of the Second, and voted almost unanimously the sum of 450,000 rixdollers, asked for by the Minister of Finance, to be devoted to the most pressing wants of the commercial community. A fresh sum of money has just been sent to the banking house of which the Danish consul-general at Ham burg is head, and one of the directors of the Bank of Copenhagen still remains at Hamburg to take up the bills over due, and which the Bank had put into circulation after they had discounted them. Yesterday, a deputation of four of the principal merchants went to the palace of Fredricksborg, to request the King to grant out of the reserve fund of the monarchy, a temporary loan of four millions of rixdollars (nearly twelve millions of francs) on good guarantee and on the deposits of merchandise. The King replied that he had been made aware of the present deplcrable condition of Danish commerce, that ho hoped those sufferings would be but of short duration, and that as a con stitutional sovereign he would arrange with his Government for the prompt adoption of measures to ward off the effects of the crisis which weighs so heavily Oil the whole country." BELGIUM. In the Belgian Chamber of Representatives, yes terday, M. Verhaegen, a liberal member, was elected President, by GO votes to 32, given to M. de Theux. M. Orts, liberal, and M. Dole; of mo derate views, were nominated Vice-Presidents. The bureau having been constituted, M. Verhaegen ascended to the President's seat, and returned thanks for the honour done him, declaring that he looked on his nomination as a flattering recompense for any services he might have rendered to his country and his party. "I shall always remain," said the hon. gentleman, " what I have been during my whole political career—attached to the cause of order and liberty, and devoted to the con stitutional monarchy, which is the best guarantee of public happiness and nationality. These aro points on which every shade of opinion in the Chamber will agree. In conclusion, I have to state that I shall endeavour to evince the strictest impartiality in the exercise of my functions, ani shall aim at urging on rapidly the business of the Chamber." (Applause.) The sitting then termi nated. Of all the late election returns not one has been invalidated. SPAIN. The Madrid journals of the 14th have arrived. The Espana denounces with some vehemence the supposed project of the United States against Cuba, and accuses President Buchanan of personally en couraging them. With regard to the proposition for purchasing the island, which it says the new Minister of the United States, who is about to arrive in Madrid, is expected to make, the Espana declares that Spain cannot entertain it without dishonour. But the United States will seize the first opportunity, either " by piratical expeditions, or exciting insurrections, or any other anode what ever," of possessing themselves of the island, the Espana does not doubt, and it complains that under such circumstances the Government displays " a great want of caution, and an inexplicable security." At Vittoria, the birth of the Prince of the Asturias had been celebrated with extraordinary pomp, and in numerous other towns there had been rejoicings., The Gazette publishes addresses of congratulation to the Queen ou the occasion. The report that Marshal O'Donnell was likely to take command of the Halberdiers at the palace is stated to be unfounded ; but it is alleged that he and his friends though maintaining a certain degree of independence intend to support the Government. The rumours that ministerial changes were immi nent which had been current for some time had at last died away, and the organs of the Cabinet say it possesses the full confidence of the Crown. The Duke de Valencia (Narvaez) having been men tioned as likely to enter a new ministerial combi nation, the Estado says that he has no desire to return to power. Nothing has been settled with regard to the choice of a President for the Chamber of Deputies. ITALY. A letter from Rome, of the 12th instant, in the Constitutionnel, says : " The Consistory is fixed for the 17th, but, contrary to the expectation of all interested, there will ue no creation of new cardinals. The principal event of the meetieg will be the announcement of the birth of an heir to the throne of Spain, and the nomination of Mgr. Falinelli Antoniani, Bi:hop of Forli, to be Papal nuncio at the Brazils. The Grand Duchess Helen, of Russia, arrived here the day before yesterday, and will remain during the greater part of the winter. She intends to live as retired as possible. It is generally expected that the sale of the rich collet. tion of antiquities of the Marquis de Campina, whose defalcation is the subject of general conversation, will fully cover the deficit in his accounts. During some excavations lately made at a place called the Arco Tra vertine, about two miles from Rome, the villa of Quintus Servilius Silanus, who was consul in 189, was discovered, and close by were found, at the same time, the remains of a Christian church, with an entrance into the cata combs. Baron de Reaumont, the Prussian Minister at the Court of Tuscany, has arrived here to hold the ad interim management of the Prussian Legation, during the absence of Baron de Theil, who has left for Berlin. The number of strangers now in Rome is unusually great, the majority being Russians and Poles. The weather is exceedingly mild for the season of the year." A letter from Rome, in the independente of Turin, says :—" The news from the province of Ancona is bad ; several assassinations and acts of violence have been committed, and 19 persons ar rested upon suspicion. The Pope is to hold a con sistory on the 16th or 19th inst., in which he will appoint nine Sp an i s h and also some Italian bishops. Prince Lucien Bonapart e , the sou of th e P r i nce o f Canino, is to b e received into holy orders on the 13th by the Pope, and to say his first mass on the following day. The Grand Duchess Helena in tends staying hero four months ; she has taken an hotel on the Piazza del Popolo for 35,000 f. Queen Christina, who is also expected here, will inhabit tutspalace of th e S pan i sh Ambassador. M. de Kisseleff, the resident Minister of Russia, has al ready opened his saloons for the winter season." METROPOLITAN BOARD OF WORKS. The ordinary meeting of the board was held yeste:day in the Council chamber, Guildhall; Mr. Thwaites in the chair. The financial statement showed a total general balance of 134,9061. ss. 10d. leaving, after deduction of 4,0481. ss. 4d., t) be set apart as a sinking fund for repay ment of mortgage debts, a balance of 183,8581. 0 -. 6d. Exchequer Bills amounting to 89,1001. and 7351. 4s. cash had been received from the Commissioners of Works, to be applied to the.prop iced Southwark im provements. A report was presented from the financial committee, stating that in their opinion the objection raised by the Commissioners of Sewer's for the City of London to an ass@ sment upon the city for any portion of the loan of 140,0001. raised by the Metropolitan Commissioners of Sewers for main draining purposes, on the ground that the rates of the City of London formed no p'irt of the security on which the mon, y was bor rowed, and the objection of the Woolwich . Local Board. resting resting on grounds, must be allowed ; an ortion commending that the sum of 19,1741. Os. " "ef; l e:ted b of the loan of 140,000/ , for main dr ainage, , a e p r t o i r o a m e n d o f t n h t e e r est, Metropolitanandth ea a C m o m a f rn l i s d s , i 7 o 4 n 4 e l re 7 o ;o. f al S n4 e d w . e a r's, t including y the assets in credit on thedotblisoarmpearts loan, apportioned it . c o c f m t m h ' e ss m io e n t e r r o e p , ol b i e s . o tr n i d a o ta n thr a ae n o apportioned woong t c h lu e de C d ity in of d L i rated severaly those parts liable e 3d Marchth; thereto; ; last,end in that r e l the atie a t ore s)1 u those tions matters,o of the b Boarde, for t h e p urposes of the present assessment, varied accord. ing ly Alt e r some discussion it was resolved th a t th e question as to the liability of the City of London should be submitted to counsel. Tile CIVIL SERVICE —The Royal Housebold—A chaplaincy in ordinary to the Queen has become vacant by the death of the Rev. Montagu J. Wynyard. The Admiralty—Thera will shortly be a vacancy in the Royal Clarence-yard, Gospert, by the retirement of Mr Davies, master attendant. A vacancy has been caused at the Royal Victualling-yard, Plymouth, by the death cf Mr Robert W. Roberts, master attendant. Bank of England —A clerkship has become vacant in the Consol-office by the death of Mr W. Helton Smithey. Customs—Mr Thomas Hirst has been appointed a clerk in the Loports and Exports Office, London Mr Charles Ed wards has been appointed a clerk in St. Kitherine's Docks, London ; kir C. Jackson, first clerk at Weymouth, hag been pro moted to be controller at Brid port ; Mr T. J. Pittar has been promoted from chief clerk to committee clerk in the Secretary's-office, London ;MrW. D. Tering has been promoted from first -claws clerk to chief clerk in the Secretary's-office, Loudon. East Indies—Mr W. G. Probyn has been appointed to officiate as magistrate and collector of Futtehpere ; Mr Y. Edwards has been appointed judge of Futtehpere ; Lieuter ant E. Clerk has been appointed to officiate as deputy commissioner of the first class at Jubbulpore ; Mr W. N. Morebead has been app o i n t e d c hi e f j u d ge o f t h e C our t of of Sadder t _ e and Foujd aree Ad aa l ut, an d sworn i n a member h judge T. Onslow has been app ointed o f Madras Council, vice Sir H. C. Montgomery, retired from the servic e; Mr C. R. Baynes has een Foujdaree ab, d ote a puisne judge of the Court of Sadder l a .Litej civild Adawlut ; Mr. 11. D. Paining has hes PP and session judge of th civil and e Zof s Madura ession llah Mr ZIA of Guntoor ; Mr B. W. Chatfield has been rep. pointed civil and session judge of the Zillah, Bangalore. —Civil Service Gazette. TILE INDIA A ND CIIINAMAILS Alv D PASSRA GETS. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam -ship Nemesis Captain Thomas Black, arrived at Southarer ton at 11.30 a.m. yesterday, with the heavy portion of the India and China mails, in charge of Lieut. Irwin, R.N., Admiralty agent. She left Alexandria on the sth inst., Mato. the 96, and Gibraltar the 13Lb. Between Alexandria and Malta the Nemesis experienced strong head winds; from Malta to Gibraltar light winds with heavy rains ; light north-easterly w i n d s a long the coasts of Spain and Portugal ; south-westerly winds, with a heavy north-westerly swell across the Bay of Biscay ; and fresh south westerly winds, with heavy rains up th• Channel. The Nemesis bad 56 passengers, including Sir James Brooke, and on freight 11 packages of specie, valu e 11,339/. sterling, 1,230 bales of silk, 2 casks of wine, and 150 packages of general merchandise. At Alexandria on the sth the usual Egyptian fle.i were lying at anchor. Her Majesty's ships Royal Albert, Hibenia, Con' queror, Princess Royal, Centurion, Vulture, Desperate, Vigilant, Coquette, Harpy, and Caradoc, and a Turkish steam frigate were at Malta. On the 13th her Majesty's ship Curlew and the Prue' sian frigate Thetis were at Gibraltar. The hired ship Lady M`Naughten, with 200 convicts from Portsmouth for the dockyard establishment et Gibraltar, anchored off the Ragged Staff during the night of the sth inst., and they were landed on the 7th. The steam transport Euxine (Peninsular and Oriental Company), with the 3d diyieion of the 69th Regiment oil board, arrived at Gibraltar on the Bth at 7 a.m., and having taken in 290 to n s o f coa l a t t h e N ew M o le left at the same hour on the 9th for Malta and Alexandria. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Indus, with the India and China mails of the 4th from Southampton, anchored in the Bay between 11 and 1 2 p.m. on the 9th, and at noon on the 10th resumed her voyage. The Dutch brig Cornelia, which drifted over to the other side of the Bay during the night of the 7th inst., was found on the 9th by the steam-tug Orient, atandoned by her crew and touching the ground. The Orient took her in tow, and having been supplied with chain and anchors from the shore, she was, in the afternoon, safely moored in the bay. The following is the report of the disaster suffered by the James Booth while prosecuting her voyage frota Liverpool to Australia, which, as reported by the Tagus steamer, was towed into Gibraltar Bay, from off Cabriti Point, on Saturday, by the steam-tug Orient : " The James Be ;th, from Liverpool for Melbourne with a general cargo, in lat. 31 N., long. 10 W., experi enced severe weather. On the27th the foremast gave way by the rigging, every exertion was made to save the main mast, but, at 3 p.m. on the following day it broke by the board, bringing down the mizen-topmast and all above it ; part of it fell on board and the remainder over star board, smashing pumps and pump-gear. two boats, deck-house, after-hatch, rails and stanchions and every thing within its reach,.the sea at the time making a complete breach over the ship. The master then gav e orders to cut and clear away, in order to get at the pumps, to ease the ships for fear of more damage. The next day rigged jury masts and bore for Gibraltar, being the best port at hand for making good the damage etl ‘ s. tained. The ship i s l ea k y an d w i ll have to d i sc h ar ge to effect repairs." The French vessels Henri, and Lucie, Captaiaa Qairval and Fabre, and the Spanish ones Carmelite and Dos Amigos, Captains Ronan and Joy, were wree/F"kedr, on the 30th ult. b e t ween P a l amos and Guixols. 1; women and a child w h o were on b oar d the fleur. perished ; no other personal casualty occurred. Gibraltar exchanges on the 12th inst. were quoted al follow :—London 90 day's date, 494 ; Paris, ditto 5f 31c ; Marseilles, ditto, 5f 32c ; Genoa, ditto, 5f 350 Madrid, 8 day's sight, 13 die ; Cadiz, ditto, P r ' Malagar, ditto die ; Seville, ditto, # die ; Alican te, ditto, 4 die ; Valencia, ditto, die ; Barcelona, ditto, Spanish Pillared Dollars 4 per cent. pm. ; none; n° demand, On the 15th inst., 30 miles south of Finisterre, the the Nemesis spoke the Royal mail steamer Tevic 4 ' bound to the southward. THE PA CI FIC. The arrival at Southampton of the mail steanier, Parana from the West I n di es p u t s us i n p os sessio n 0 1 files of Parama papers to the 23d ult. The steam-ship Bolivia, Capt. Johnson, from Callao Nov. 11, bad arrived in Panama Bay on the morning of the 21st with the mails from the South Pacific coast of the following dates :—Valparaiso, Oot. 31 ; Lima, No. 11 ; Paita, Nov. 16. From Chili we learn that during the last fortnight no favourable alteration had taken place in the money market, which still continued distressed. Credit sus tained itself, which proved much as to the tls confidenceon a rad g b o y o d this 8C m u a r 1 - reposed in the solvability of the merchants. B England were at the rate of 46 and 47, and the interest on money remained firm at Li per cf.! forward o ties. A very small remittance go a great deal of distress was f elt among the l a b our i ng for England. Provisions were very dear and scarc e , an d population. This mostly applied to the southern pro vinces, and a subscription has been raised in Valparaiso to alleviate as much as possible these sufferings. Congress was still sitting, and the railway loan of 7,000,000 dole. had been passed and approved by the Senate. A decree permitting the importation of sheet iron free of duty had been passed. The affair of the Sportsman, captured in the port of Santa Maria, where eke was loading copper ore without a Chilian permission, still remained in abeyance, but it was welt knowu that the American Minister and the French Consul had demanded satisfaction for the act. The Sportsman was still in the port of Caldera, abandoned by her master, who, it is said, claimed 100 dollars per day as damages and losses. The steamer Maria Isabel, bought from the English Government, had arrived ; she made the voyage in 102 days ; she experienced bad weather and was out of fuel. The news of a most horrible occurrence, which pal before dreaded, had just been confirmed. The barque Sarah Ann, bound from Chili to the Island of Oceania with passengers and merchandise, was wrecked on cc. inhabited by savage cannibals, and every person 0 0 , board was d evoure d b y t h e monsters . Th e details Ulf this frightful calamity had not been received. At Callao the National Convention had just been dis solved by actual force ; is fact, the Disputados wer e driven from their seats at the point of the bayonet. Cag' tilla had public opinion with him, and, although had been an att em pt t o s hif t th e respons ibility on .ijo t shoulders o f C o l one l Argueda, yet, now that the p un bad decided i n i ts f avour , i t was expec t e d that the act would be acknowl e d ge d by th e au th or iti es . there We understand that the man who underwent the op• ration of having his tongue cut out by Professor Syree in the Royal Infirmary, last week, has since Edinburgh, Express. TREATMENT OF GOVERNESSES.—" An English Chap. lain" writes from Boulogne :—" Public attention having been called to the recent lamentable death of a young French lady in this town, I think it desirable to state that a very similar case occurred here about four months. since, but in that case the sufferer was a young Engli!l woman, aged twenty-two, who bad been in the servic e. of a French lady of rank, residing in the Fauiurf,rasin Germain, at Paris. On the arrival of the even ing state of delirium, whi ch, on her being rereov a h n o d te a l and medical m in e e d n i n ca e l re a n id , called words from Paris, she was found in one of the carrukedg her passport malignant typhus. It was only by Inea" ofa and that of to as • • single Inte death, but never could obtain from her a d to be of very respectable family, awtaheefrounndr,to arise from • ble reply. She prove her native place were elicited. I attended a her until her and had with her a considerable sum of money for a person in her condition of life, for the security of which no precautions had been taken. Her brother, a respect able tradesman at If —, i n Suffolk, was able to arrive only in time to follow her to the grave. There can be no doubt whatever that she must have been in a terrible condition of fever when she was put into the railway carriage. I have communicated these facts because there seems, I think, to be a disposition in some gear. ters to put an unjust construction on the late most deplorable occurrence. Inhumanity is, unhappily, peculiar to no one country or nation. A MAN KILLED ON A RAILWAY.—On the line of the Staines, Woking, and Wokingbarn Railway, a Man. who is unknown, met with hie death a few evenings ago by a train running over him a short distance from the Sen. ningdale station. The train was despatched from Reading soon after six o'clock, and arrived at Sunningdale a little before seven. On approaching the latter station, and whilst running through a deep cutting, the rejection from the lamp on the tender showed the driver of the e Tgine that a man was on the line in front of the train. He sounded his whistle, but before this could reach the ears of the man he was struck down by the train. When the driver reached Sunni ng d a l e h e to ld the stationmasterof the occurrence, and men were inst a ntly despatched tw down °en the line. metals. line The.Theyso iegonfoetcndere broken andthedecase b d, lying t he b s e c i and face were bruised, but the wheels had not passed . O dyer him or in any w a y ma i me d hi m . T wen w, and was in the neighbou r h oo d a f ew hours previously' was evidently suffering from intense poverty. As there was no public footpath across the railway, it is conjec tured that the d ecease d wen t an d wa lk e d on the line with suicidal intent. The jury returned, a verdict that there was nothing to show whether death was produc ed by accident or otherwise. TURN OUT OF COLLIERS IN NORTH STAFFORDSHIag AND COLLISION WITH THE POLICE.—For some time past there has been considerable uneasiness perceptible among the operatives employed at the colleries and ironworks in this division of the county. At Silverdale, near Ness" castle-under-Lyne, the forge men have been on strike, as well as at the Fenton-park works and some others in the immediate neighbourhood of the Staffordshire Potteries. Both the iron inasteis and the coal propriet re had give n their men notice to rtduce their wages 6d. per day. The men generally have refused to go to work at the reduced rate. On Thursday a collision took place between the mob and the police, in which Superintendent Garnhael and Inspector Stuart were seriously injured • three 42.1 the ringLaders wer e cap t ure d , b rought b e f ore the magit trate next morning, and remanded to the 26th instant*, Yesterday morning 600 or 700 assembled at Longton to turn out some men at work, but were prevented bf, the police. They then proceeded to Hanley to one or the pits of Earl Granville, and assembled to the number of 1,500. The police, however, dispersed them, when they assembled in the market-place ; the police ae ll charged them, when they were pelted with stones. shops were i nstant l y c l ose d. The police took five Pl': soners. A meeting was fixed by the colliers for ;- o'clock last night. 300 special constables were sw or n in at Longton and 300 at . Hanley yesterday.