The Sun. — London, England, 1857-12-14 00:00:00

of Government securities to all parties except to those dealers and speculators who have already obtained loans. THE BOMBAY MARKET. REPORT 0.1 THE STATE OF THE MARKET PRO( IRE 3D TO THE 16TH OF NOVEMBER. (From the Bombay Times.) The English mail, with advices from London of the 10th Oct., reached us on the morning of Friday, the 16th inst., per Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamship Pekin. Our money market during the past fortnight has, as an ticipated in our last, become very much tighter, and t. the banks have raised their rates of intere st 3 per cen all round, and interest now ranges from 9 to 12 per cent. A further decline has taken place in Government securi ties. We quote Fours 77 to 78, and Fives 90. We have no change to report in our local joint-stocks. IMPORTS. Cotton Piece Goods—The market has remained steady daring the past fortnight. The stocks on hand are small; the business transacted has been limited ; and, as the holders in no way show any particular anxiety to part with their goods, a favourable change may be anticipated. Gray longloths are in very favourable demand, and a rise in the prices may be looked for. Gray domestics are in f a ir request ; gray Madapollams of 31bs. have advanced a little - and gray jaconets are scarce. Bleached and Fancy Goods.—Bleached goods have con• ti i med to be in good demand at former prices. Cotton Yarns.—These articles have improved in price. m a Le twist is in very excellent demand. Exebange.—Bank and China drawn bills have sold for 2s. 2d. to 2s. 24d. ; local credits and documents fetching 2s. 21d. to 2s. 24d. On Calcutta, sight is 100 . 1 ;on China, 60 days' sight, 219. CHINA. HONG KONG, OCT. 30. By the arrival of the Ganges on the 26th inst. we received the London mail of the 10th of Septem ber. The steamer Ottawa with the outward mail leaves to•day. Lord Elgin is here, and it is probable he will not leave the place tili the results of the demonstrations against Canton are known. We understand as soon as the whole force of Marines arrive operations will commence. The first detachment arrived on the 28th inst. in the steamer Imperador. The despatch gunboat Cormorant and gunboat Banterer arrived from Manila yesterday. An expedition under Commodore Elliot, consist ing of the gunboats Plover, Opossum, and Staunch, with some ship's boats, left Tiger Island on the 14th inst. After a cruise of several days they came out near the junction of the great west an d,north rivers, and arrived at Macao on the 19th inst. During the cruise several Mandarin junks and some forts were destroyed, but private property was not inter fered with. The people of the towns which were passed willingly assisted in pointing out the Man darin boats, understanding, apparently, the object of the expedition. I regret to have to report another accident on board ship arising from Chinese treachery. The schooner Neva left this on the 17th inst. with a valuable cargo of treasure and merchandise bound to Foochow. The following evening some Chinese passengers, assisted by the carpenter of the ship, killed the captain and a couple of the seamen who were on deck. The mate escaped up the rigging, where he remained till the Chinese left the vessel, which they did after two or three hours, taking with them 22,000 dols. worth of treasure. When the vessel was taken possession of she was steered into Mil s Bay, close to this, whence she was brought back by the mate on the morning of the 19th inst. Rewards are offered for the apprehension of the perpetrators of this act, but no clue has been - got of them as yet. The British ship Catbaya, which left this on the 14th inst. for Foochow, was lost on the Prata shoal on the 20th inst. The captain and crew arrived here in the ship's boats, and brought with them about 10,000 dols worth of the treasure which was on board the ship. The French Minister, Baron Le Gros, visited his Excellency Sir Johu Bowring on the 16th inst. His Excellency was received here with the usual salutes and a guard of honour. At Hongkong all remains quiet. There is little change to notice in imports, the market being almost clear of stocks. Cotton—Bombay firm, at 1G dols. 50c. to 17 dols. Cotton Yarn.—Stccks light, No. 16-24, 31 dols. ; No. 28-32, 35 dols.; No. 38-42, 45 dolls. Shirtings. —No sales, and prices unaltered. Grays, 2 dols. 25c • to 3 dols. ; whites, 2 dols. 40c. to 3 dols. 15c. Woollens are inquired for, but quotations show no change. Rice is hardly inquired for by Chinese. Bengal. 20 dols. sc. to 2 dols. 30c. Canton Silk.— No settlements reported at Macao for England. Bullion—Sycee silver 6k per cent. premium ; bar silver 7 per cent. premium ; gold leaf 22 dols. 70c. Exchange on England closed at 4s. 11d, ; on Bombay, 226 to 228 r., at 15 days' sight ; and on Calcutta, 220 r., at three days' sight. Tonnage is abundant. From Amoy our dates are to the 22d. Mat. Cotton in fair demand ; 17 dols. asked for Bombay. Cotton Yarn—Lwer ; numbers 16-24, quoted at 28 dols. 75c. to 29 dols. Shirting—Small sales. Grays-5f catties to 6.} (attics, 2 doll. 30c. to 2 &is. 70c. Whi , es-54 to 60 reed, 2 doll. 75c. to 3 dole. The stock of tea was trifling. Foo Chow advices are to the 19th inst. The settlements of congou had been about 6,000 packages, at prices from 10 to 31 taels short. Me dium qualities are reported, 2 to 3 taels lower. Common and fine teas maintained their value. Stock of tea estimated at 80,000 to 100,000 pack ages of Congau. Two vessels were on the berth for London, and ono for Liverpool. " Shanghai advances are to the 23d inst. " Shirtings—Demand was moderate, and holders anxious to quit. Deliveries 37,000 pieces. Gr ys quoted taels 2.4 to taels 2.8. White, tael 1.6.5 to taels 2.3. The market was quiet for tea. Stocks were large, but teamen unwilling to submit to any material decline iu rates. Settlements 6,000 pack ages of congou at taels 24 to 40. Greens 37,000 packages, at a decline in prices for both kinds of Ito 3 taels. The decrease in the export of tea to this time is estimated at 4 ,500, 000 lb. or 5,000,0001 h., deducting cargo of the North Sdk-3,000 bales settled at 5 to 20 taels reduc tion. The export from Shanghai to the end of the month will show a faling off as compared with last year —say 36,000 bales against 46,000 bales in October, 1856. Stock in the market 9,000 bales. Total export from China to date is 37,000 bales against 44,700 last year. Exchange.—On England rates closed at 6s. 91d. to Gs. 10d. ; on Bombay 304 rs. Freights to England 3/. for tea , and 61. for silk. _ _ Manilla dates are to the 34th inst. Sales of cur rent clayed sugar had been made at sBi. In ex change on England nothing done. Mexican dollars 18 per cent. premium. Our latest dates are—From England, Sept. 10 ; Calcutta, Sept. 25; Bombay, Sept. 29; Singapore, Oct. 19 ; Manilla, Oct. 24 ; Melbourne, Sept. 15 ; Sydney, Sept. 10 ; Shanghai, Oat. 23. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. __ SHIPS OF WAR. At Hong Kong, th 3 British ships Calcutta and Actieen, the sloop Racehorse, the brig Acorn ; the steamers Tribune, Highflyer, Inflexible, and Curomanel ; the gun-boats Algerine, Ban terer, Cormorant, Drake, Fore3ter, Haughty, Lee, Opossum ; the American sloops Levant and Ports m luth ; the French steamers Meui the and Marseau ; the Dutch steamer Medusa. At Amoy, the British sloop CAntry, and the steamer Niger. At Foochow, the British sloop Camilla. At Ningpo, the British steam©r Hornet. At Canicin'River, the British ships Nankin and. Sybille, the brigs Bittern and Etk ; the steamers Esk, Cruiser, and Samps m ; th.) gun-boats Bus tard, Dove, Loven, Plover, Slaney, Starling, and SE&llneh. At Brothers, the French frigate Nemesis ; the st.tamers Audacieuse, Catinat, Phleguethon, and Primauguet ; the gun-boati Avalanche, Dragonne, Fusee, and Mitr.lifle. AtShanghai, the British ship Pique ; the steamer Nimrod ; the French frigate Capricieus? ; the steamer Durance ; and the American steamer San Juin' o. ARRIVALS FROM GREAT BRITAIN. At Hong Kon g , O c t. 16, 41'6 Ferozepore, from 14 11,, iv re ma jetst rpo ,I; the V an .. • b uard, from Loncl , ,n. 18th, 19t'h, , z 3 , :i gun-boat Drako, from Plymouth. ttie tion ervor, from Carliff ; the Itunnymeda, from Lcm New cast e. 22d, - , t he A, t Mecklenburg, from New- Tutor, from Cardiff. 25th, the Antagonist, f il e r ( o:al m is• a Tevitcastle. 28th, tha steamer Luiperadc.r, je s'y's gun-boats iv ., ( l Banterer, frorh Plymouth. Cormorant At Slit/17;1mi, 06'. liei . DEPARTURES TO (lam j ava, from Swansea• ToLBi, LaTAIN. f i )r London ; From Macao.-o,:t. 22, the isylor, for OA, 26, the Pervgline ()dyer, for 1 -41 0 ' .n From Shanghai. —Oct. 16, the .T , lll u u t re i Liverpool. SOCIEIT OF ARTS Col mei Sykes, M.P., the 1)r. flootb, F.R.S., and J. Glai. , sher, Esq , F.R.B " ot the R .ysl Observatory, Greenwich , have resi g ne d their seats iu the council of the Society Of Arts. MICTROPOLITI2 , .? BOARD OF WORKS. --The weekly meeting of the board was held yesterday. A report was brought up from the works committee, in which they recommend "that in the construction of the new street from Southwark to Stamford-street, the block of build iogi between High -street and Counter-street, including the town Hall, be removed, and the space so obtained thrown into the new street, at a cost of 27,000/. The finance committee reported that the difficulties in the way of raising money were so great that they recom mended that the Southwark and Counter-streets improvemetti remain in abeyance. E R MAJESTY'S THEATRE. GREAT CLASSICAL CONCERTS. Positively the Last Night but Five. The highly Successful INDIAN QUADRILLE, and GENERAL HAVELOCK'S GRAND TRIUMPHAL MARCH Second Beethoven Night. Vocalist, Madlle. Jetty Tretra —Violin, M. Remenyi. Pianoforte, Miss A. Goddard. THIS EVENING (MONDAY, December the 14th), will be produced the New Grand Descriptive Composition, by M. Jullien, entitled THE INDIAN QUADRILLE, and GENERAL HAVELOCK'S TRIUMPHAL MARCH, performed by M. Jullien's Orchestra, assisted by the drums and fifes of the Grenadier Guards, the Coldstream Guards, and the Scots Fusilier Guards ; and a Grand Chorus, " Rule Britannia," and " God Save the Queen." New Fife Polka, by M. Jullien, with double Orchestra. The magnificent decorations which wore prepared for the Rai Masque will remain during the continuance of these Con. was. 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 rurpose of arranging at her Majesty's Theatre a display which will be seen for the first time in this country. The Concert will commence at 8 o'clock. Prices of Admission—Promenade, is ; Upper Ilexes, Is. ; 3allery, Is. ; Dress Circle, 2s. 6d.; Private Boxes, 10s. 64. and upwards. Prospectuses, with full particulars, may be had at the Box. 3ffice of the Theatre ; of all the principal libraries ; and at Jullien and Co.'s, 214, Regent-street. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. — M. JIILLIEN'S GRAND BAL MAS Q U E.—ln consequence of the great success of the Bal Masque, M. Jullien will give a SECOND, and positively the I.lst this season, at the end of the Second Series of Concerts, on MONDAY, Dec. 21.—Applications to be made at the Box Mee of the Theatre. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMA.RIaT. Lessee—Mr. J. B. Buckstone. THIS EVENING, to commence at Seven o'clock, with a now Comedy, entitled AN UNEQUAL MITCH. 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 chtracter. To be followed by TIIE STAR OF ANDALUSIA. 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 0 Upper Boxes ... 3 0 Upper Boxes 2 0 Pit Lower Gallery 1 0 Lower Gallery .. 0 6 Upper Gallery 0 6No half-price to Upper Gallery. ROYAL 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 Theatre, with the exception of a few nights towards the ex piration of Mr. C. Kean's period of management. It will be repeated every evening during the week, and on Wednesday next, 16th inst,, for the 100th time. R OYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Proprietor, Mr. Charles Kean. THIS EVENING, will be performed ShaksperA Tragedy of KING RICHARD 11. King Richard 11., by Mr. Chas. Kean ; Queen, by Mrs. C. Kean. Preceded by a new farce, in one act, entitled A CASE OF CONSCIENCE. THEATRE ROYAL, A D ELPHI. Lessee—Mr. Ben. Webster. THIS EVENING, will be performed THE GREEN BUSHES, in which Madame Celeste, Mr. Wright, and Mr. Paul Bedford will perform. _ . Followed by the original Apropos Sketch, entit:ed THE DRAPERY QUESTION ; or, Who's for India ? Messrs. Wright, P. Bedford, C. Selby; Miss M. Wilton and Miss Wary Keeley. OYAL LYCEUM THEATRE.—Lessee, Mr. Dillon.—Under the joint management of Miss LOUISA PYNE and Mr. W. HARRISON. THIS EVENING, will be performed (for the Benefit of Mr. Harrison) THE BOHEMIAN GIRL. To conclude with the new Farce, entitled A PAIR OF PIGEONS. Mr. G. Honey and Miss Cuthbert. Private Boxes, £2 12s. 6d., £2 25., and £1 lls. 6d. ; italls, 6s. ; Dress Circle, ss. ; Upper Boxes, 4s. ; Pit, 25.; Gallery, ls.—The Box Office is now open daily, from 11 to 5, under the direction of Mr. Chatterton, ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE, Lessees, Messrs. Robson and Emden. MIS EVENING, will be performed a new and original cr•medietta, by Sterling Coyne, Esq., called WHAT WILL THEY SAY AT BROMPTON ? Mr. Robson, eac. After which, LEADING STRINGS. To conclude with BOOTS AT THE SWAN. Mr. Robson, Mr. H. Wigan, and Mrs. Emden. Commence at half-past Seven. STRAND THEATRE.—Lessee, Mr. T. Payne. —To-morrow EVENING, will be performed THE LADY OF LYONS. After which, a Grand Musical Melange. Followed by DELICATE GROUND. To conclude with IS HE, OR IS HE NOT I Commence at Seven. Stalls, 4s. ; Boxes, 3s. ; Pit, ls.; Gallery 6d. 0Y A L SURREY THEATRE, LC Lessees, Messrs. Shepherd and Crsswiek. THIS EVENING, will be performed AMBITION or, The Throne and the Tomb. After which, THE BARRISTER. To conclude with WELLINGTON FIGC,'S. CANTERBURY HALL, Weatmin3ter-road.— OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The follow n4 company of Vocalists are engaged for the performance of S:lactions from all the popular OPERAS, MADRIGALS, ;HORUSES, GLEES, DUETS, dtc., viz. :—Miss Mrs. Badzey, Madlle. Marietta, Mrs. Palmyre, Miss Bru nel], and Madame Marietta; Herr F. Jonghmans, Mr. Renshaw, R. Grover, T. Farrant, S. Tones, J. Barker, W. Melling, Senor Antonio, E. L. !lime, and Mr. St. ; Messrs. S. Collins, W. T. Critchfield, and E. Mack ney. Pianoforte, Mr. Cecil Hicks: harmonium, Master illiams ; Director, Herr F. Jonghmans. Commence at Seven o'clock precisely. Suppers, &c., until twelve o'clock. lIIGII WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tars DAY —Morn., 23 min. aft. 12—Even., 43 min. aft. 12 TJ-MORROW — Morn., 3 min. aft. I—Even., 25 win aft. 1 THE WEATHER —SoN OFFICE, DECEMBER 13. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 48—highest since noon yesterday. 45—lowest this morning and during the night. 45 —this day at noon. DAROMETER, 30.64. WIND, W. N. Westerly ; light, with foggy weather. DECEMBER 14. 47—highest since noon yesterday. 44--lowest this morning and during the night, 46—this day at noon. BAROMETER, 30.33 —falling fast. WIND, S.W. ; light, and hazy. • e y . • N../ 1.) 'IV C 7W , . c-7- C opportunity, but will at the earliest moment, prove that the public, canfidence was not mis placed. The same energy and promptitude which induced him to start for the scene of action at a few hours' notice, will carry him onwards in his noble career, where we hope and believe he will win another peerage for the honoured name of CAMPBELL. It is said that he incurred considerable danger by falling in with a party of mutineers while travel ling without an adequate escort. 'Fortunately, he escaped from the rebels, and his great energies are still available for the service of his country. It would indeed have been deplorable if such a man fell under such circumstances. His followers will not, however, think the less of him on this account. A general too chary of his own personal safety does not inspire his troops with much con fidence or courage. With 10,000 men at Alum bagh, he will soon effect a junction with HAVE LOCK and OurßA➢[, and afford complete relief to those now pent within the walls of the Residency. There are said to be 50,000 rebels occupying the three miles between Alumbagh and Lucknow, headed by the areh-demon NANA SAHIB but what of that ? 11AvELocE has shown that British soldiers can defeat ten times their num ber, even of the petted Brahmins ; and we have not any doubt that Sir COLIN will be able to render a satisfactory account of any force that can possibly be brought against him. Captain PEEL was at Alumbagh with a portion of the Naval Brigade, and expecting the remain der to join him shortly. Our jolly tars will render efficient aid in astonishing the weak minds of the rebels, and teaching them the full effect of English prowess and resolution. General WIND HAm (of the Redan, as he has properly been termed) is in command of the reserve at Cawnpore, and is to march onwards as soon as he receives the reinforcements that were daily expected. With CAMPBELL, HAVELOCK, OUTRAM, GRANT, GREATIIED, and WINDHAM, there is nothing to be desired in the way of Generals. And the soldiers under their command have proved themselves in every way worthy of such leaders. The Dinapore mutineers received a heavy blow and great discouragement from a party of 800, consisting partly of a detachment of the Naval Brigade, and of the 93d Highlanders. They came on the rebels near the village of Rudgnee, and, after a sharp conflict, completely routed them. The gallant commander, Colonel PowELL, unfortunately fell in the very hour of his triumph. Two guns and tha ammunition waggons were cap tured—a poor compensation, however, for the gallant spirit that was lost to the nation. Nynee Tal had been relieved. The natives re siding in the vicinity had dashed forward to the rescue, and that, with the demonstrations by British troops, was quite sufficient to make its as sailants decamp in double quick time. A new mutiny had taken placs at Mehidpore, but it was speedily suppressed by the Mhow field foroe. Major BURTON and two of his sons had been murdered at Kotah, together with Dr. GOLDIE and Mrs. SAVILLE. These lamentable ca tastrophes are the only drawbacks to what must in other respects be considered as unusually satisfac tory intelligence, leading to the reasonable antici pation that by the next mail we shall hear of exemplary punishment being inflicted on the rebels ; that they have been scattered far and near, and reduced to the condition of banditti, unable to make head against the royal forces, by whom they will speedily be hunted down. The Chancellor of the Exchequer relieved the dreary and dreamy commonplaces which the other night furnished the excuse for his do-nothing policy, by running a tilt against what the Bullionista call the "inconvertibility of the bank-note." Our readers will perfectly understand that what the Chancellor and the OVERSTONE party call " con vertibility" is the power of obtaining gold at a fixed rate for bank-notes, and, indeed, as they now expressly say, for all debts. At times, when nobody either at home or abroad wants gold, the Bank is prepared to convert its notes. The mo• ment any pressure arises, the Bank is obliged to contract its issues, most injuriously to the interests of the country, in order to make the attempt to preserve the appearance of convertibility. But this attempt universally fails. It failed when it was first tried before the passing of the Act in 1819. The distress produced then merely by the preparations made for a return to cash payments, was so frightful, that the evil day was postponed. In 1819, the country having a full currency, and prosperity being thereby re stored, the convertibility of the note at a fixed Pate was again attempted and failed—the country being half ruined in the trial. Lord LONDONDERRY'S 1/. Note Act brought bank a prosperous condition. The currency was again made " convertible," and we had the panic of 1825 ; when the issue of an old box full of 1/. bank notes "saved the country." Through the distressed periods of 1830,1836, and 1839, we came to 1844, when a grand attempt was made to place the currency on a sound basis, and the efflux of bullion and over-speculation prevent panics, and above all ensure the " convertibility" of the note at a fixed rate. This " perfect sys tem," as the Chancellor called it, was tested in 1840, and "signally failed." Again it has been tested in 1857, and has more signally and more ignominiously failed. This is the "convertibility" on which the Chancellor of the Exchequer and a majority of the House of Commons plumed them selves on Friday night. The " inconvertibility" which the currency Reformers advocate, is " inconvertibility" at a fixed rate. But by it the Bank note and al en gagements entered into by the country, would be really and truly convertible into gold at its market price. This convertibility, we repeat, would not be nominal but actual. It could be maintained at all times, even at those of the severest commercial pressure. It would be a reality, not a sham and a pretence, and experience has most amply demonstrated that this is the only convertibility which in this country is either desirable or practicable. Mr. TWELLS, a gentleman whom Sir G. C. LEWIS thought proper to assail on Friday night, is one of the few now remaining who has a perfect knowledge of the manner in which paper money, convertible at a fixed rate, but convertible at the market price of gold, worked fur the country's good, under every circumstance of political and financial trial from 1797 to 1815. He hm, in the plainest and bAdest manner, given tho committee the result of his experience during the last hall century. Without the slightest fear of any ridi cule which might bo thrown on his stateraeuts and opinions, and with an utter disregard of any interests but those of his country, ho has come forward to assist in the reformation of our unjust and unwise monetary system. It was stated in the Times, a short time since, that M.. TwELLs is the only witness examined before the committee who recommended the adoption of legal tender paper money, issued by Government, and not convertible at a fixed rate into gold. This is a very unguarded statement. It is directly contrary to the fact. Mr. ALEXANDER, the head of the firm of Messrs. haxxANDED and Co., re- LONDON, MONDAY, DEC. 14, 1857. The overland mail has duly arrived, and copious extracts will be found in another part of this day's impression. It fully confirms the tele graphic accounts which appeared iu the Sun of Friday, and on which we have already observed. Lucknow is, of course, the point on which the paLlic interest is mainly concentrated. Every true-hearted Englishman feels intensely anxious for the safety of the women and ch!dren crowded within the walls of the Residency, with, we fear, but scanty supplies of even the bare necessaries of life. For LlA.veneox and OUTItAM, and their gallant followers, we feel apprehensions of a different description. They can defend themselves, and no odds that could be brought against them would damage their indomitable courage, or indue3 them t) lay down their arms, which they so well know how to use. But never would these brave fellows desert the women and children, or abandon them to the tender mercies of the cowardly miscreants by whom they are as sailed. The tragedy at Cawnpora is fresh in their recollections, and every man within the ranks would lay down his life on the field, or even starve within the walls, before he would surrender even one of those helpless fugitives to fall int) the hands of the merciless mutinters by whom they are besieged. But there is, happily, but little danger of their fortitude or endurance being further tested. GRANT and GREATHED had arrived at Alumbagh with. 5,000 men and a large supply of provisions— ' the only thing required by the beleaguered gar rison. Si r C onm, too, whose very name will be a tower o f Strength, Cawnpor e , but had not merely arrived at crossed the Ganges, An route for would, accounts, s within b e Lucknow, w h ere b. le as w t a a t the few head days from the date of th e of 10,000 men, all prepared for • action and trebly arme d in the justice of their cause. We may be assured that he will not let slip the golden LONDON, MONDAY 'EVNN:ING, commended that the 14,000,0001. now issued by the Bank in securities should "become a legal tender by act of Parliament." He thus replies to the questions of the committee "4,260. Then you mean that these notes which are issued on security should not be convertible into gold ?—They should not belong to the Bank of England at all ; they should be issued by the Government, and should not be convertible into gold." Again, the Chancellor of the Exchequer asks questions, and Mr. ALEXANDER thus replies :- 4296. These notes, you think, ought not to be convertible into gold f They ought not to be con vertible into gold, because gold has nothing to do with their issue. payable to bearer ? 4297. They would not be The Governnent issuing them would receive them for dues and taxes, and they would form, as it were, the conventional currency of the country, not having reference to that portion of the bank note issue that regulates the gold. 4298. Would they be in the form of a promise to pay ?—They would be in the form of a promise to receive : the Government would issue them, and agrae to receive them back in payment of their dues. Mr. ALEXANIER goes on to state that he would limit these notes at present to 20,000,0001., which is the limit also proposed by Mr. TWELLS. Mr. EDWARD CAPPS, a gentleman of consider able ability and knowledge of the subject, gives this evidence : " 5,422. Would you recommend the course of an inconvertible paper currency, with a view of remedying the evils which you describe 7--I was present and heard the examination of Mr. TWELLS, and he was mentioning a project by which he thought that, instead of 14,000,0001. of paper which the Bank issue..sThpon securities, you might go to the extent of 20,000,0001. on inconvertible paper. I think I understood the .proposition rightly to that effect. Though it is not exactly the proposition which I would make, yet I cin not see any objection to that proposition myself. Mr. TWELLS said he would be content with 14,000,0001., but recommended 20,000,0001. I cannot see how that would act injuriously, or give a less valuable pound than we have at pre sent, for that is the great point to look at, that we do not alter the value of the pound so as to interfere with existing contracts." Mr. Ctrrs aftcrwards repeats his conviction of the efficiency of the proposition made by Mr. TWELLS. Mr. G. W. N4II.ItIN, another witness, being opposed to " ineolvertible" currency (we will not cite his opinion except as to the conviction he ex pressed, which is important, that legal tender notes would maintain tieir value), was asked : " 3058. Supposing the Government were to be the issuer of 14,100,000/. of notes, and those notes were a legaltender, what value would those notes bear in the market ? They would be at par. They would be elactly in the same state, I con ceive, and of the same value, as Bank of England notes are now." Now, it would, we think, have been much more candid and honest if Sir G. C. Lewis had referred to this proposed issue of inconvertible notes, as being the opinion not of one witness only, but of three. The Times, also, should not have made the assertion it did, which has been shown to be quite incorrect. We trust that our contemporary will see the justice of contradicting a statement calculated to convey an entirely false impression to the public. There are members of both Houses of Parliament who are convinced that the proposition of a legal tender paper money —of a limited amount—is practicable and judi cious, but whatever weight their opinion may have, Englishmen, of all parties, love fair play. The evidence of a witness, on so important an affair as the reformation of our monetary system, should be taken as a whole, and not be judged by a few detached questions and answers. And look ing at all the circumstances of the case, regarding the manner and matter of Mr. TWELLS' evidence with the suppression of the fact that the proposition to which all his expressed opinions tended, whether right or wrong, was, supported, before the Com mittee, by two other witnesses. It appears to us that Sir G. C. LEWIS manifested, in his attack on Mr. TWELLS, a deficiency of good taste and good feeling, rarely to be found among English gentle men. The anniversary of the last Polish Insurrection was duly celebrated on the 29th ultimo at Paris an d aga i n , w e rejoice to know, under the Presi dency of the venerable Prince ADAM CZA.RTORYSKI. N eing this year on av et ect less noticeable Sun day,on:ber wasthe in 29 one th falling than usual that the Poles now resident in the French capital commemorated their patriotic rising of twenty-seven years ago, first of all by attending mass in the Church of the Assumption, and listening to an appropriate sermon delivered by their compatriot the Abbe JoLowlaxr. It was for that very reason, however, all the more noticeable that they afterwards assembled together in the Polish Literary (No. 6, Quai d'Orleans) for the purpose of assisting at a public meeting, con vened by the Polish Library and Historical Soe ciely—where once more (for very nearly the thirtieth time !) these exiles hearkened, yet again, to one of those_noble and affecting orations, one of those harangues at once consolatory and in spiriting, year after year addressed to his afflicted countrymen, by the aged and honoured ex-Presi dent of the National Government of Poland, the Prince ADAM GEORGES CZARTORYSKI Already the more remarkable portions o f this singu larly touching and impressive speech have been given at length in our columns, and will doubtless have been already perused with emotion by very many in The Sun of last Monday evening. Every one who glanced down the re port of Prince ADAM CZARTORYSKI'S speech as given in the impression of our journal of that date, will necessarily have been peculiarly struck by the revelation—for we can call it nothing less—the really startling revelation there made as to the manner in which the Russian War may be said to have hinged upon the Question of the Re-esta blishment of Polish Independence. The illustrious orator calls it the " one cheer ing remembrance" remaining to the exiled patriots of Poland from that painful period, that period to them of " hope deferred" (making the heart sick !) and ultimately of most bitter disappointment. "At the moment when the siege of Sebastopol was already far ade ance d , ,, said the Prince, "one of the allied powers, that ono which has always been most generous to us, that ono whose noble hospitality enables us this day to pour out our hearts to each other—Frauce, I mean—at last declared that, in order to continue the sacrificas required by the war, it had become necessary to assign to it in future an object more worthy of such great efforts, and that the re-ostablishment of Poland must inevitably follow." Then, as usual, the British Government inopportunely interposed. "England," continued Prince CZAR TORYSKI, England, who, for four centuries, had. always taken part for Russia against Poland, had. at last determined to form and use against Russia a distinct Polish corps ; nevertheless she cons- D E (YE M B E'R' 14 . vs 5t% ' dered the proposal of France premature. How ever," he added, " the rumour of this proposal transpired, and was not unconnected with the unexpected impressement with which Russia— weakened, moreover, and undermined by a cor rupt Administration which she is at present mak ing speed to reform—accepted the proposals of peace, which were so strongly recommended to her by her two German. neighbours. You see, gentlemen," remarked the PRINCE in conclusion, " that the West, and more especially France and the EMPEROR, were inclining in our favour—the EMPEROR who ever extends to us his magnani mous protection. But circumstances frustrated his calculations ! The peace of Paris has restored Europe to the condition in which it was previous to the war." "0 most lame and impotent con elusion I" It is here, precisely here, that we conceive the atrocity of that disgraceful compro mise with Russia lies heavily and remorsefully upon the conscience of the Allied Govern ments. Again Poland was sold, basely and miserably sold, for the petty sake of a purely temporary convenience. Every additional fragment added to the history of her downfal and disruption, is, in truth, but another damning blot, another indelible brand of shame and guilt upon the chequered annals of Christendom. It is all, indeed, in perfect keeping from the earliest date marking the very commencement of its Par tition : when—as one of the most eminent men of our ago has witheringly remarked (we mean L)rd BROUGHAM)—dropping these weighty words of his upon the page with a blighting air of mingled scorn and abhorrence " Was arranged that execrable crime against the rights of men and of nations, which has covered the memory of its perpetrators with incomparably less infamy than they deserved !" Elsewhere, indeed, has it not' been observed by the same noble lord, when commenting upon that same heinous atrocity—has it not been remarked by Lord Thou Guest, in regard to the Par tition of PolandAthe words occur in his masterly analysis of the character of FREDERICK, miscalled the Great, Chief among those arch robbers) :—" Then it was that public prin ciples were torn up, and scattered before the usurpers of the day ;—then it was that England and France poorly refused to suspend their ani mosities and associate in support of right, when other States, forgetting greater jealousies, were combined to violate the law ;—that it was that power became the measure of duty—that ambi tion learnt all the lessons which it has since been practising of arrondissements, and equivalents, and indemnities—that an assurance of impunity and success was held out to those who might afterwards abandon all principle, provided they were content with a share of the plunder, and that the lesson was learnt which the settlers of Europe practised in 1814 and 1815, the lesson which they again practised in 1839, of transferring from the weak to the strong whatever portion of territory it may please them to take without consulting the wishes "of the inhabitants, more than the cattle that drag the plough through the fields." Possibly one of the longest, if not also one of the most involved sentences in English Literature : but one made up of very memorable words— ' words it would be well for us all to lay to heart at some fitting opportunity I Completing his impassioned commentaries upon that great crime of modern Europe, Lord BROUGHAM has yet further remarked in the same place—" While we look back with detestation, then, on the conduct of those Powers who perpe trated the crime, and most of all on FB.EDERICK, who contrived it, let Its also reflect with shame on the pusillanimity of those who saw, yet hdped not." England to wit, and France : who have now in these later times, with consistent pusillanimity, refused, [not as of yore, "to suspend their mu tual animosities," but even] t 3 employ their common friendship, their community of in terests, their offensive and defensive alliance in arms for the vindication of outraged Poland, for the revival of her national independence. This— indeed—is a New Crime I It is the deliberate, and therefore the doubly infamous endorsement of the first dastardly connivance at the over-odious Partition. THE ENGLISH OPERA AT THE LYCEUM. The English Opera season at this theatre is rapidly drawing to a close, Saturday next being the last night of the season. Most sincerely do we congratulate Miss Pyne and Mr. Harrison upon the great success which has attended their laudable ex ertions in the case of English opera. Their com pany leave us we hope soon to return again ; for that there is every inclination on the part of the public to support an English opera, if pro perly done, the results of the present undertaking abundantly prove. Mr. Harrison and Miss Pyne take their company from the Lyceum into the pro vinces, commencing at Hull, on the 28th inst., and afterwards appearing at other towns in the north of England, and in Scotland. Before leaving, how ever, each takes a benefit this week, Mr. Harrison this (Monday) evening, when he will play his origi nal character of Thaddeus in the " Bohemian Girl," and Miss Louisa Pyne on Friday, when she will, for the first time for some years in Londox, enact the Sonnambula, one of her earliest triumphs. We trust the public will show, by flocking in crowds to the theatre on both occasions, their appreciation of the exertions of the present managers of the Lyceum. PICCOLOSIINI, GIUGLINI, AND TF]l! " BERLIN CRITIC." —ln a long artic!e on Pic9olomini and Giuglini, the celebrated German feuilleoniste, Herr Rellstab, writing in the Berlinische Zeitung, thus speaks of Piccolo's-14d and Giuglines performances at Berlin :—" Signora Pic colotnini pours out an entire cornucopaut of graces and charms. Her admirable technical skill is constantly surpassing itself. She does not really sing the air, she smiles it, she laughs it, she revels in it exultingly, with graceful insolence, and yet the flowery, aromatic bond of attractiveness binds up every detail into the most charming whole. Most decidedly she has borrowed the girdle of Venus for this bright bl en di ng o f blessed-hap piness and pert delight." Of Signor Giuglini, he says, " his performance was masterly, delicate, always correct, and also, even from a distance behind the scenes, so skilfully supple, that the most perfect ensemble was the result. lie taught our singers a lesson, which hardly any of them now know, namely, that a tone taken with the fullest power may still maintain its artistic nobleness. A. volcanic bust of applause showed how these brilliant lightning-flashes of tone had struck the audience. Finally, the pair of artistes gave us the end of the same opera, 'The Trovatore,' and their performance was so extraordinarily beautiful, their execution so astounding, that we must declare it to be the very acmd of tragic effort." Madame Ristori is now in Paris, and was at the Italian Opera on Thursday night. Miss Kemb!e, a daughter of tho late lamented John Mitchell Kemble, is about to m.►ke her firat appearance in "The Messiah," which is to be the next of Mr. llul lab's sacred concerts. Madame Viardot has accepted a short engagement to sing in opera at Warsaw, and is by this time there. Rumlur says (we quote the Athenc?3Un2) that Madlle. Piccolomini is studying the heroine's part in " L'Etoile du Nord," with a view to that opera being presented during the coming season at her Majesty's Theatre. SAM COWELL'S BENEFIT.—This unrivalled comic voJalist takes hi; benefit this evening at St. Martin's Hall, and. puts forward a most attractive bill of fare. As provincial engagements demand his immediate depar• turo ft im town, the lovers of fun and harmony should avail themselves of the golden opportunity afforded them tc•night. VISIT CP SIR JAMES BROOKE TO ENGLAND. —We learn by a tolef;raphic despatch from Cagliari that Sir James Br is a passenger from Singapore by the present m ail st:.tamer. A Cabinet Council was held on Saturday, at the offi cial residence of the First Lord of the Treasury in Do Nning-street. The Ministers present were —Viscount Palmerston, the Lord Chancellor, Earl Granville, Sir G. Grey, the Earl of Clarendon, Mr. Secretary Labou acre, Lord Pawl - lure, the Chancellor of the Exllrequer, Sir C. Wood, the Right Hon. R. Vernon Saila), Lord Starl,y of Alicrley, the Duke of Argyll, and the Right icon. T. Baines. LIVERPOOL, Dee. 12 —This afternoon the Cunard steam-ship PerAia, Judkins cornrnanch.r, sailed halos for Now York with a small cargo, 70 passengers, the usual mail., and about 10,0001. in specie. LATEST NEWS. THE CRISIS AT HAMBURG. HAMBURG, SATURDAY EVENING. The burgesses have adopted the proposal of the Senate, not to appropriate to the Bank of Dis count the 10,000,000 arising from the Loan effected in Austria ; but to employ it in giving assistance in money to some of the most consider able and influential houses who find themselves embarrassed, and whose fall would be very pre• judicial to the whole commercial community. A confidential committee will be charged with the employment of this fund. _ - On the other hand the Treasury is authorised to lend to the Bank of Discount the surplus of which it may stand in need, to an extent not exceeding 5,000,000. STOCKHOLM, DEC. 10. The following measures have been proposed to the Diet for warding off the present crisis : Loan by the State of 10 millions ; applicability of part of the loan for the railways to the amount of ten millions. Authorisation for the banks to issue bonds bearing interest. Delay of three months to all debtors to the National Bank. A modification in the bankrupt laws. Five fresh failures have taken place among the houses of Stockholm. A number of workmen have been dismissed from the large saw-mill establishments. Intelligence has been received from Constan tinople theto 21 Lord Stratford de Redcliffe was to embark on the 12th for Trieste, on leave of absence to recover his health, and then return ; he was to pass through Vienna and Paris. In his absence, Mr. Alison was to be at the head of the embassy. Advices from Smyrna state that the financial crisis has become more alarming. An official notice has been published at Constantinople that a censorship of the press has been established. FRANCE. PARIS, SUNDAY. An attempt was made at Ancona on the 2d inst. to launch the ship Adria Dorica, of 1,600 tons, the largest vessel ever built in that port. The entire population of the town anxiously awaited the re sult ; but when the attempt was made, either from the dock being too small or from some other cause, she stopped in her course, and is now lying broad side on the shore. All the assistance afforded by a steamer of the Lloyd's Company was unavailing to get her off. The French Government has, in pursuance of an arrangement with the Porte, appointed a French Consul at Ibraila, in Wallachia, on the Danube. Hitherto there was only a French consular agent at that port. . _ The Sfoniteur of Saturday contains a report to the Emperor by Marshal Vaillant, and a decree for the creation of a charitable filed, to be specially applied to distributing relief to the native Mussul man population of Algiers. The llfoniteur publishes an Imperial decree empowering Geheral Napoleon Henry Edgard Ney, to take the title of Prince de la Moskowa, and transmit it to his heirs male, either natural or adopted, by order of primogeniture. BOURSE, Dec. 12.—1 t was generally telievei that the Bank of England would oa Monday next reduce its rate of discount to 8 per cent., and that the Bank of France would afterwards fix its rate uniformly at 5 per cent. The following were the last quotations Cub. fr. End of Month. 4i per Conte 3 per Cents 66 50 66 70 Bank Shares 3140 Credit Foncier 6OO -- Credit Mobilier 735 Roman — - Do. Account 727 50 Austrian - Belgian 44 — Spanish Threes 4O l (5) B9 Home Debt RAILWAYS-FOB CASH. tr. c. fr c. Orleans 1295 Midi _ Northern New Ditto - Lyons and Med . Sso Grand Central - Ne w Ditto... ....... 840 Sardinian - Geneva 625 Austrian Coin. ...... 677.1- SPAIN. An attempt was made by till Camarilla of the King Consort of Epain to obtain for His Majesty the authority to sign decrees, and perform other acts of Royal authority, —in fact, to be Regent during the period the Queen should be unable to trans act public business with her Ministers. As the King's influence over Her Majesty has for some time past been very great, he was very near suc ceeding, and it required all the firmness of one or two of the Ministers to prevent it. With respect to the feeling as to the birth of a Prince, the people regard it with satisfaction, in the hopo that ber Majesty will, in the interest of her son, allow the country to be governed better than it has been for a long time past. JERUSALEM. A letter from Jerusalem of the 20th ult. states that great agitation prevails in that city and the neighbourhood. A conflict had taken place between the inhabitants of Bethlehem and. those of Tamar, in which one man was killed and several wounded. Caravans of pilgrims were beginning to arrive in the country. Jerusulem is crowded with pilgrims of a new character. A great part of the crew of the American frigate Congress had arrived there to visit the holy places, together with a greater num ber of the crews of the three Russian ships-of-war anchored at Jaffa. The Princess de la Tour d'Auvergo is likewise expected at Jerusalem. The French architect Giove, who had been commissioned by the Emperor to examine the state of the church of St. Anne, ceded to France, hut quitted Jerusa lem and returned to Constantinople. NEW MUSIC. Battle Cry. By James Orton, Esq. Music by R. P. Stewart, Mus. Doc. Cramer and Co. A thrilling war song, closing at each verse with a resounding chorus—trumpet-toned and full of enthusiasm. The composition evidences both on the part of the Poet and of the Musician that the heroic tidings brought from India to this country have not been heard of here in vain ; but that the daring at Delhi, and the cruelties at Cawnpore, and the long agony of hope and fear at Lucknow have been mused over at home with throbbing hearts and tearful eager eyes. Certain are we, that the earnest words of Mr. Orton, and the me lodious notes of Doctor Stewart, cannot be heard anywhere in England, Ireland, or Scotland, in combination, without kindling emotions among their hearers generously and fervently sympathetic. THE Coax PROFESSORSHIP.—There is a talk, we ob serve, in the Irish newspapers, of the probable filling of the vacant chair of History and English Literature in the University of C.rk, by no other than the far famed Jonathon Freke Slingsby. Otherwise —calling a vets accomplished man by his right name, his own pro per patronymic—Doctor John Francis Waller, author of the " Slingsby Papers," and once upon a time editor of the Dublin University Magazine. The nomination of Dr. Waller to this vacant chair could hardly do other wise, in truth, than give universal satisfaction. For everybody who knows anything at all about those admirable and brilliant "Slingsby Papers," admires the author of them heartily—poet as he has proved himself to be throughout them, artist, critic, and humorist. There is a rumour afloat among our Irish contemporaries to the effect that Dr. Waller may, notwithstanding ail his great claims upon his !dims - countrymen, find in one Mr. Rushton a more for tunate competitor. The accuracy of this rumour, however, appears to us in the highest degree improbable. Mr. Rushton may be a very gifted man. We won'ttgainsay that be is that, or that he is other than a gentleman entitled to the highest considera ti a Bat we do certainly conjecture, at the same tier's, that Irishmen generally will' luok for the nomination o Dr. Waller to the vacant appointment. As naturally as everybody loads nowadays for the fitting of the square men into the square boles, and the round men into ills round toles. As inevitably as the more discerning had looked previously to the nomination of Mr. Denis M'Carthy to the Chair of Poetry at the Dublin Univer sity ; of the Right Hon. the Lord Macaulay to the High Stewardship of Cambridge ; and of the re-election of Sir Ed war d L yt t on to the L or d Rectorship of the University of Glasgow. CRYSTAL PALACR CHRISTMAS REVEL.--We stind th e di tec:ore h ave entere d i n to arrangements a juvenile He is ce rtainly the Nelson Lee, th e grea t p an tomime writer,f ° fete for the Ch r i s t mas holidays. ornent u e n w d i e t r la . "right man in the right place," and we we have will prove that the great thing required sto bring doubtthe million there. When once at Sydenhacothere is plenty the to a attraction w use; t he t go secretdrarfaidwthem t i tere. In this instance to been hi find brains to provide we certainly think the is r ight . nail has t on the right head.". THE INDIAN MUTINIES. THE RELIEF OF LUCKNOW. The following is an extract from a letter written by M. de Bann eroi, a French physician, in the ser vice of Mussur Rajah, and published in Le Pays (Paris paper) under the date of Calcutta, Oct. 8 :-- "I give you the following account of the relief of Lucknow, as described by a lady, one of the rescued party On every side death stared us in the face; no human skill could avert it any longer. We saw the moment approach when we must bid farewell to earth, yet without feeling that unutterable hor ror which must have been experienced by the unhappy victims at Cawnpore. We were resolved rather to die than to yield, and were fully persuaded: that in twenty-four hours all would be over. The engineers had said so, and all knew- the worst. We women strove to encourage each other, and to perform the light duties which had been as' signed to us, such as conveying orders to the batteries and supplying the men with provisions, especially cups of coffee, which we prepared day and night. I had gone out to try and make myself useful, in company with Jessie Brown, the wife of a corporal in my husband's regiment. Poor Jessie had been in a state of restless excitement all through the siege, and had fallen away Tigibir within the last few days. A constant fever eon sumed her, and her mind wandered occasionally, especially on that day, when the recollections of home seemed powerfully present to her. At last, overcome with fatigue, she lay down on the ground, wrapped upin her plaid. I sat beside her, promising to awaken her when, as she said, 'her father should return from the ploughing.' She at length fell into a profound slumber, motionless and apparently breathless, her head resting in my lap. I myself could no longer res . st the inclination to sleep, in spite of the continual roar of the cannon. Suddenly I was aroused by a wild, unearthly scream close to my ear ; my companion stood upright beside me, her arms raised, and her head bent forward in the attitude of listening. A look of intense delight broke over her countenance, she grasped my hand, drew me towards her, and exclaimed 'Dinna 30 hear it ? dinna ye hear it ? Ay, I'm no dreamin' it's the slogan o' the Highlanders ! We're saved, we're saved Then, flinging herself on her knees, she thanked God with passionate fervour. I felt utterly bewildered : my English ears heard. only the roar of artillery, and I thought my poor Jessie was still raving, but she darted to the batteries, and I heard her cry incessantly to the men, Courage courage I hark to the slo gan—to the Macgregor, the grandest of them Here's help at last !' To describe the effect of these words upon the soldiers would be impL,ssible. For a moment they ceased firing, and every soul lis tened in intense anxiety. Gradually, however, there arose a murmur of bitter disappointment, and the wailing of the women who had flocked out anew as the colonel shook his head. Our dull low land ears hoard nothing but the rattle of the mus ketry. A few moments more of this deathlike suspense, of this agonising hope, and Jessie who had again sunk on the ground, sprang to her feet, and cried in a voice so clear and piercing that it was heard along the whole line--“ Wi ll ye no believe it noo ? The slogan has ceased, in deed, bat the Campbells are comin' ? D'yo hear, d'ye bear I' At that moment w e seeme d i ndeed to hear the voice of God in the distance, when the pibroch of the Highlanders brought ns tidings o f deliverance, for now there was no longer any doubt of the fact. That shrill, penetrating, ceaseless sound, which rose above all other sounds, could come neither from the advance of the enemy, nor from the work of the Sappers. No, it was indeed the blast of the Scottish bagpipes, now s hrill and harsh, as threatening ven gea n c e on the foe, then in softer tones seeming to promise succour to their friends in need. Never surely was there such a scene as that which followed. Not a heart in the residency of Lucknow but bowed itself before God. All, by one simultaneous impulse, fell upon their knees, and nothing was heard but bursting sobs and the murmured voice of prayer. Then all arose, and there rang out from a thousand lips a great shout of joy which resounded far and wide , and lent new vigour to that blessed pibroch. To our cheer of " God save the Queen," they replie d by the well-known strain that moves every Scot to tears, " Should auld acquaintance be forgot," drc. After that, nothing else made any impression on me. I scarcely remember what followed. Jessie was presented to the General on his entrance into drunk by all present, w hile the pipers marched By ' "—Jersey Tim es , o f the fort, and at theploaffiyienegrs'obnacneqmusotrheertihieeafaltuahiwliamar r a o ir un o d f t , h A e ul t d able lang Dec. 10. GOVERNMENT INTELLIGENCE. The followfng despatches and extracts have been supplied to the Calcutta press by the Government : From Brigadier Campbell to the Secretary to Government. Home Department. Extract from two despatches from Capt. Peel, _ _ Camp Bindkee, Nov. 1, 8 p.m. " A battle was fought this afternoon, near the village of Kudjnea between the Dinapore mutineers and a detachment of 500 men, with 2 nine-pounder guns, under Colonel Powell. The enemy had three guns, were in a strong position and had a numerous force. Their position was carried, two guns captured, and their camp plundered. I re gret to say that Colonel Powell was killed. The object in view having been accomplished, I shall return to Futtehpore. (Signed) W. PEEL, Capt. R.N. Camp, Cawnpore, Nov. 2, 11 a.m. We have two captured guns, with limbers and ammunition waggons. Tt►e enemy wore prepared for our attack, and the sopoys were in uniform. Our success was complete. In consequence of forced marches, we were unable to pursue them. We destroyed their camp—left with cheers—col. lected the wounded, and encamped near Bindkee. Our loss is severe. We buried Colonel Powell hero, and the other dead. (Signed) W. PEEL, Capt. R.N. From Agra, Oct. 29, via Cawnpore, Nov. 3. From W. Muir, Esq., to G. F. Edmonstone, Esq. Expedition successful at Futteh Serai ; most of the rebels fled. Some occupied the bulding on the height, and fought desperately : some 17 killed. A few wounded on our side, including Lieutenant Glubb. Extract from a despatch dated Kunoord, 20th of October, from Brigadier Showers, enclosed in letter to Agra from C. B. Saunders, Esq., C. S., dated 23d of October. "A cavalry force which, when advancing from. Dadreo on Jhujj ur, Brigadier Showers sent forward to cut off fugitives from Jhujjur towards Kunrood, was eminently successful. From 300 to 400 were destroyed, and the Jhujjur forces are believed to have been irretrievably • dispersed. In continua tion of this movement Showers sent on another cavalry detachment, consisting of a wing of the 6th Dragoon Guards, and Hodson'e Horse, to proceed by forced marches to Kunoord under command of Colonel Custance of the 6th Dragoons. The movement was executed with ability and marked success. The cavalry detachment reached Kunoord on the morning of the 19th. Colonel Cuatance finding the gates closed called upon the place to surrender, on which they were opened and the fort taken possession of with 1 0 guns (8 of which were mounted on the bastion), a quantity of military stores, and nearly five /akhs of treasure. About 60 men (who laid dow n their arms) were found in the fort. About 500, said to be Poorbeas, fled in the night, some of whom were cut up by Hodson." From Majl F z ro n ni . Bundlecund, to G. F. Edmonsto o N R a . go lv de . vEialliMs:rpzapore, Nov, 6, Friday, 2.15 p.m. tart' to Government of India. • nliet,icEalsciTsnatefroor. Chirkari. —Mr. Carne, assistant magistrate and collector of Humeerpore, whose presence at Chir kari has mainly contributed to the preservation of order in the flum.eerpore districts, reports in a letter dated 14 th ult., received y e sterday, that the sen tence of death by hanging passed against Dada' Singh was carried into execution at Chirkari on the morning of the 14th ult., and which is extremely satisfactory as showing the improved state of public feeling, consequent upon the great victories gained by our troops at Delhi and Lucknow. Banda—Koor Sing's regiment of mutineers at some zemindars of the tacked and defeate d by Banda district near Kapsa, on the side of the Punna himself, having, it is said, made away for Gwahor ; the regiment. under the commend of a soubadar crossed the Juliana at Chillah Tara, taking with t hem three guns, two belonging to Nagode, and ono to Ajeoghur , 200 wounded men bein g , it is said, all that are left of the large body of mutineers that were c Alected at Banda. From Cawnpore Tuesday, 27th Oct. From Capt. 11. Bince, for General Outran, To the Governor-General. A letter from Major-General Outram of the 2 th Sept., stat es th a t Li eut. Wild, of t h e 40th N. l , " who was supposed to be dead, is living. Tui NEV informed th f at —thOeVrovNe3rlnENlnTintOhFLlCdmEeSt. —Theine • standing the l a t e com p e tition, t 3 carry out the design° for new government offices prepared by Mr. Pan er thorne in 1854, and that the Foreign office is to be I' coded with at once. un.o7(t/,:ri t hi