The Sun. — London, England, 1857-11-18 00:00:00

THE INDIAN MUTINIES. THE FALL OF DELHI. We have been honoured with the following pri vate let ter "About the Ist of this month Brigadier Nichol son went out with a force and completely routed a large force of the enemy, taking 13 guns. About this time the siege-traia of heavy guns arrived from the Punjaub. Up to this time we were acting en tirely on the defensive. We had not sufficient means with us to commence the siege, and it was all we could do with our small force to repel the numerous attacks of the enemy. That time was, I think, the worst part of the whole. We were often on duty three nights of every week, making defen sive works. When once we began the siege we knew we should soon take the place, which kept us up to any work. On the Bth of Sept. large working par ties from all the regiments in camp paraded at the Engineer-park, taking tools with them. We marched down to within 300 yards of the walls and bastions of the city. The men were employed in filling sandbags, and making the ground ready for the batteries. Previous to this for about a fort night we had to go out at night with large work ing and covering parties, and cut all the trees where the works were intended to be. That was the worst part of all, stumbling about all night in the long rank jungle, sometimes five feet high, wet through with the dew, and frequently attacked by the enemy. On the 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th the batteries were completed. They were immensely large, built up to the bottom of the embrasures of solid fascines, 1,500 camels were employed nightly in carrying down the fascines. Strange to say, the enemy did not fire on us much while building the batteries. We were almost all of us on duty three nights running. On the 12th the batteries opened fire, when, after see ing the first salvo knock down large portions of the Cashmere bastion, I was so tired that I lay downand slept during the roar of the guns for three or four hours. There were four batteries, one of them having 20 heavy guns and howitzers. The walls seemed to crumble before the weight of metal, after two days' firing two breaches were made and a great part of the parapet stripped off the wall. One sanding battery was within 200 yard of then Water Bastion. The fire of musketry from the walls of the town at this bastion was tremendous. The guns were obliged to have iron mantlets fixed on them to pretect the men while working the guns. I was in the battery when poor Captain Fagan, of the Artillery, was shot through the head with a musket ball. He would expose himself, though frequently warned. He used to get up and look over the mantlets to lay his guns better. Captain Taylor, Engineers, managed the attack admirably. He was the director of the attack. On the night of I the 13th he and Lieutenants Medley and Lang, Engineers, with two or three riflemen, crept up to the ditch and ascertained that the breaches were practicable, and got back again witbout being seen. Captain Taylor instantly determined on the assault for the following morning. There were five columns of attack. Two or three En gineer officers were told off to each by seniority. The seniors went with the first column, the next with the second ; so Ward and myself, the unfor tunate juniors (Carnegie and Forbes being sick), had to go with the fifth column or reserve ; so I do not consider that we had so much danger, though the fire was rather sharp when we went in. All the Engineer officers in the other columns, except Home, Lang, and Thomason, were wounded. We paraded about 3 o'clock in the morning of the 4th with our separate columns, with Sappers, with powder-bags, dec. and marched down t o th e a tt ac k. It was just daylight when the first column halted at a turn in the road which concealed them from view of the walls, but close to the Cashmere-gates. Lieu tenants Salkeld and Home, Sergeants Carmichael, Burgess, Smith, and four Sappers and a bugler of her Majesty's 52d Regiment advanced from the column up to the Cashmere-gate. It was an im mensely heavy wooden gate, flanked on all sides by the walls. Hume laid the powder at the foot of the gate. They were instantly discovered, and a heavy fire opened on them from all sides. Sergeant Car michael took the fuse and was on the point of firing it, when he was shot dead by a sepoy, who placed his musket through a hole in the wall. Sergeant Burgess took the fuse from his hand, and was likewise shot dead. Lieutenant Salkeld then took the fuse, and was shot through the arm and fell into the ditch, break ing his leg by the fall. As he fell he threw up the fuse, which Sergeant Smith seized, and fired the charge. At the same time the bugler sounded the advance, and on rushed the column. The chargeblew in the gate, and about 17 of the enemy who were close to it. Our troops rushed in, up the bastions and along the walls. At the same time the second and fourth columns attacked by the breaches, and the walls were cleared of all the defenders. The Cashmere-gate presented a horrible sight ; 30 or 40 Sepoys, some blown up and others bayonetted and shot down, were lying all about. It was the same all along the walls. No quarter was given ; but they made very little defence, and retired into the city, where they again made a stand. I went into the bastion. Such a scene of ruin you . Lever saw. Almost every gun was dismounted, or bad a treat piece of iron knocked out of it, and dead Sepoys all around. The troops took up their quarters in the college and church, but the enemy fired on us all night. We made a battery by the college, and commenced shelling the town and paittee. We lost moat of our men in the town. They advanced too far without support, and were fired at from the walls and houses. Our losses from the 14th to the 20th were 64 officers and 1,380 men hilted and wounded. On the 16th we attacked and took the magazine. I went with the column. We took them by surprise, and they offered very little resistance ; but in the afternoon they returned and attacked the magazine, and set the roof on fire. We had to get up on the roof with leathern bags of water and put it out, while they threw large stones at us. They were fanatics, I afterwards heard. I think that day I had the narrowest escape of any. After putting out part of the fire I was just jumping down, when three of them put their heads over the wall and took three deliberate shots at me, all of which missed me. They could not have been above ten yards off; I fired my revolver at one, but don't know whether it hit him or not. A sergeant of Ar tillery then got on the top of the Artillery magazine with 10 inch shells i n hi s h an d ; h e lighted the fuse and dropped them on their heads ; five or six he let off in this way. It must have killed a great many, for they fled almost directly. On the 20th, atter our pouring into it a tremendous fire of shell, we attacked the Palace. There were very few Sepoys found in it. They had all fled during the eight. " Thank God it is all over ; I am sick of blood shed and seeing men killed. 1 never felt so much seeing an European killed as a poor pri vate of her Majesty's 61st. I was in the maga zine with him, making some looph o l es o f san d- He asked me to take a shot at the Sepoys outside with his rifle, and he was looking through the loophole to see the shot when a bullet came through and killed him by my side. Lieut. Hod son took the King of Delhi prisoner about four miles from here. He is very old, but if it is proved that he aided in the murder of Europeans he will not be spared. Fancy, a European was taken who had been fighting on their side all along. He was a ser g eant-major in a native in fantry regiment, and had turned Mussulman. Be will doubtless be hung. Three or four hun dred of the inhabitants who are suspected to be guilty of the murder of Europeans were shot, but 1 am glad to say not a woman or child was touched, for, although they murdered all our ladies, it is not in the nature of Europeans to kill women. The two sons and grandsons of th e Ki ng were killed ; his son, th e he'rto the throne, was the man who killed some of the Europeans with his own hand. A good deal of plunder, but not so much as was expected, has been found. There are prize agents, who are supposed to stop plundering, but I don't think they do much. All of it should be divided among the army. I trust we shall get a modal for Delhi, I am sure we have had as hard fighting as we well could, though against mutineers. They say we shall get months' or a year's batta, but I don't care much about that if we get a medal. A column is gone out in pur suit of th e f ug i t i ves. We get very little news from down country. All the Bengal side and the North West Provinces are still in a very disturbed state. We want many European troops out here. Our corps has distinguished Crossesitsel f four ITiptoria are on given, and three are tot be Eagineers—Lieut Home and Sergeant Smith ; thE l i a . c a s t t o B h is the bug ler—and well they deserv e it. Salkeld will recover to wear it, but h n e Y is ittP: pooriri stay dangerous state. 1 believe w e are going here two or three months. It has been forwarded to the Governor-General to know what is to be done with the city. Many of our sick and wounded are going off to the hills. This is a most unhealthy place ; whenever I go out in the town I come back very feverish. Most of us are a good deal knocked up by this campaign. I don't know when we shall go back, but I shall not be very sorry to get away from here. I think the best regiments here are Her Majesty's 60th Rifles and the Goorkhas ; 1 don't like the Sikhs much. I was very much dis appointed by a speech of Lord Melville's about some officers of our corps at Mooltan taking away treasure. I have heard from Maunsell, who was there, that it is entirely untrue. Some officer found some treasure, and was taking it to the prize IRE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 18, 1857. they had pearls, red stones, and such like in them. (Two paste diamonds were here produced and shown to witness.) No, these are not those I saw ; they were larger and much better cut than these. (A Brussels lace shawl was here shown to witness, and which was sworn to at the last examination as the property of Lady Ellesmere). After the last examination Mrs. Jackson told me she should want me to come here and state that I had seen this shawl in her possession five years ago, but I told her I could not do so, for I had not seen it at all. Sergeant Evans—On discovering her ladyship's lace veil at the prisoner's house, Ma chest of drawers in the bed-room, the female prisoner said it belonged to her before her marriage, and had been given her by her mother. The black lace shawl, since sworn to, I discovered in a box, with some man's clothes, which she said were her husband's. That the female prisoner said she had from a woman who lived with her sister in the Hampstead-road. The drab dress, also now produced and sworn to, she claimed as ono of her own, and said she had had it cut up that it might make frocks for the children. The female prisoner, who was constantly in tears, is near her confinement, and was therefore allowed a seat. She denied this part/of the officer's state ment, and Mr. Lewis, who cited numerous cases, contended that she could not be sent for trial, as the husband alone, if either of them, was answer able for the offence. Mr. D'Eyncourt thought differently ; the evi dence certainly now pressed closer upon the wo man, and he should increase her bail to two sure ties in 501. each. Sergeant Evans opposed the roan's being liberated upon bail, as there was a vast amount of property still unrecovered, and if he were free the police would have but small chance of recovering it. The magistrate, however, increased Jackson's bail to four in 501 each, which he could not find, and he was therefore yesterday brought up in custody, the wife surrendering to her bail. Sergeant Evans, after a conference with the Bench, now said,—l must apply, sir, for another remand, as I have most important evidence to pro duce, and if I produce it now I should entirely frustrate the ends of justice. I may also state that since the last examination I have been to the pri son at the request of Jackson, and he then told me that as he had a wife and children he wanted to look after them, and he acknowledged that the stolen box ht,d been brought to his house at night time. Mr. Lewis—r abject to any private communica tion being made to the magistrate by the officer. We ought to know what it is. Mr. D'Eyncourt—ln consequence of what has now come to my knoviedge I shall refuse any bail for the male prisoner at all. The wife's bail may be extended to the next examination. The female prisoner's bail was therefore again ac cepted, and she was liberated, while her husband was again locked up. SOUTHWARK.—Chat Nash, a young man of respectable appearance, was charged with embezzling the sum of 8/. 12s. 7d., the money of his employers, Messrs. Hepburn and Co., tat ners and fellmongers, Long-lane, Bermondsey, and sentenced to 6 months' hard labour in the House of Correction. Two very fine-looking coloured girls, about 18 or 20 years old, were brought before Mr. Bur cham for further examination, charged with bog ging in the public streets. The prisoners, who were well conducted, and apparently of good education, were seen on Satur day evening walking along the side of the kerb in Blackman-street, dressed in white. One of them carried a box, and the other a placard on which was written "Fugitive Slaves." 85 M, seeing several persons put copper money into their box, took them into custody for begging, and when before Mr. Coombe on Saturday evening they were remanded until to-day, in order that inquiries might be made about them. The elder prisoner, an intelligent and good-look ing woman, said they were fugitives from Ken tucky. Tiley were born and brought up on a plan tation, and about 12 months ago their father died. Their mother was sold to another distant planter, and they were about to be parted and sold also, when they succeeded in getting away to Phila delphia. There they were taken care of by a bene volent person, and through the kindness of some free coloured persons there their passage was paid to Greenock, where they arrived last spring. They tried to get into domestic service, but being unable to obtain situations there, they made their way to London. Hero they were equally unfortunate, and at the present time without the means of subsist ence. They had lived lately along with a labourer and his wife named Flynn in a court in Bishops gate-street., and gained a few pence by selling tracts. Mr. Burcham asked whether inquiries had been made as to the truth of their story. The constable replied that they had, and he had reason to believe it was true. Two officers of the Mendicity Society, who were in attendance, also informed his Worship that they were not known as beggars. Mr. Burcham asked them what they were able to do for a living. The elder girl replied that they were both do mestic servants, but people objected to them in such situations in this country owing to their colour. They were, however, able to knit gloves. Mr. Burcham told thorn that knitting gloves would be much better than begging, which was not allowed in this country. He would advise them to knit some and sell them. The cold weather was coming, and no doubt they would get a ready sale for them. They expressed their willingness to do so, pro vided they had the means to obtain the wool. Mr. liu - rchain told them if their tstOrY was true there was some commisseration for them, and he did not think they were actual beggars. As they seemed willing to obtain their livelihood by their own labour, he would assist them in pur chasing wool. A shilling was found on them, and he should direct 4s. to be added to it from the poor box, and he hoped with that they would be able to earn their own sub•istence. He earnestly exhorted thini not to be led away by bad women, and avoid the streets of London. The poor girls, who listened attentively to his Worship, promised to comply, a n d th an k e d hi m e irnestiy for the assistance he had so kindly ren dered them in a strange country. They thought they should be able to gain a good living by glove making. LAMBETH. —Edward Grant, a journeyman bricklayer, was brought befor3 Mr. Elliott on re mand, charged with committing a very brutal as sault on George Carpenter. From the evidence adduced in the case it appeared that on Saturday night week the injured man Car penter was at a public-house at the harsh- b ate, and on going out for a necessary purp ose h e was followed by the prisoner, knocked down and violently kicked and when released from his violence it was disco vered that his le (' was broken i n t wo pl aces , an d when carried to the hospital it was found that his thumb was broken also. • Jesse Cannon, 69 L, the constable who ha 3 the case in hand, produced a certificate from the hos pital to the effect that the injured man is not yet in a fit gate to attend and give his evidence. Mr. Elliott, after a lengthened examination, again remanded the prisoner for a week to give time for the attendance of the injured man Carpenter. WANDSWORTH.—Henry Zacariah Jervis, a stout, portly man about 50 years of age, who de scribed himself as a solicitor, of 62, .N ewman -strec.t, Oxford-stteet, Iras brdught before Mr. Ing ham for final examination, on the charge of obtain ing money from Mrs. Sarah Parker, a widow of a member of the Stock Exchange, aged 70 years, who was alleged t o b e i nsane, by means of false repre sentations. Mr. lughatn committed the prisoner for trial at the next sessions of the Central Criminal Court. rADVRETIREMENT.)— SIGHT AND HEARING -- SPECTACLES — POWERFUL TELESCOPRE OPERA, RACE, AND PARSPBCTirig GLASSES.—S. and B . Solomons, opticians, 39, Albemarle street,, Piccadilly. Observe—opposite the York Hotel, W. By her Majesty's Royal Letters Patent for valuable and ex traordinary improvements in the most powerful and brilliant Telescopes, Camp, Perspectivepes possess Race-course, Opera, Glasses, to know the aistancos. 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It enables deaf persons to hear distinctly at I churchand at public assemblies ; the unpleasant somatic n of singing noises in the ears is entirely removed, and it affords •all the assistance that possibly could bo desired.-39. ; marle•streot, Piccadilly.— Opposite the York Hotel, W. agent, when he was stopped by the guard. I hope it has been contradicted." MUSSOORIE. The following is from a lady at Mussoorie, dated September, 24 : My dearest—,— You will by this time have heard that Delhi is once more in oar possession, but the good news cannot give you half the pleasure that it gave us. On the 14th the assault commenced, and on the 21st the town was completely in our hands. The bloodshed on both sides has been very great, but no official lists have yet been sent up here, though, of course, we have heard the names of most of those killed and wounded. Among the officers Edward Hildebrand was the first killed on our side, but I think I told you of his death in my last. We have as yet heard no particulars of the fight, for the let- ters which have been received up here were only a few lines to say the writers were safe. They have not much time for writing just now, poor fellows I We think the rains are nearly over now, which will be a great thing for the troops. Hitherto great numbers have been car ried off by cholera, fever, Sco. ; but directly the rains are over the air begins to freshen, and in October it is very healthy even in the plains. 25th.—To-day the official returns of those killed have reached us. We have lost 65 officers and 1,163 men. General Wilson has now only 1,500 Europeans left with him. I was sorry to see among the names that of En sign Gambier, who wrote the account of his escape from Delhi to Meerut which I sent home and desired H— to forward to you. He joined the force before Delhi only a few days before the assault. The first account we heard when the Palace was taken was that the King and Royal family had made their escape to a village a few miles off; but to-day we hear that he has given himself up. I will not ♦ouch for the truth of this. I wonder what will be done with him ; people think there will be no peace while he is alive and in this country. Three regiments of mutinous Sepoys escaped from the town during the assault, and. have betaken themselves to Rohilcund. They are now at Muzuffernugger, much too near us to be:pleasant ; they have sent a force from Meerut to dislodge them, but we have not yet heard of the remelt. They (the rebels) are between us and Meerut. I hope they will not take it into their heads to make a rush up here. We have no tidings of the success of Havelock's march to relieve Lucknow ; but-all communication with the Lower Pro vinces has now been cut off. All our letters go up to Lahore, and then down to Bombay—rather a long way round, as yon will see if you look at the map. How for tunate for us that the Pupjanb has continued quiet 'I Sir J. Lawrence, the chief commissioner, is la most able and energetic man, equal to his post. Mr. Colvin, our lieutenant-governor, died lately at Agra. Mr. J. P. Grant is spoken of as his successor ; his appointment (should it take place) will give great dissatisfaction, as he is totally unacquainted with the north-west, and a great deal too mach of a fine gentleman. It is not ge nerally thought that in such times as these, when the north-west is one great battle-field, the governorship should have been given to a military man. Of course I know nothing of all this ; I only repeat other people's opinions. A few days ago our people had a brush with some insurgents at a place called Sharanpore, and I am sorry to say they were beaten off, through the mis conduct of some of the Ghoorkas; however, they will be at them again by this time. Sharanpore is close to this—just through the pass a little to the right, and Muzuffernugger just beyond it ; so you see our amiable friends the Pandies are much nearer than they were before. We don't want them up here, for our little band is being reduced. Fifteen officers (convalescents) were ordered down to Delhi yesterday. They start on Monday. How they are to get down seems a pro. blem, but I suppose they will make a long detour through the hills ; the direct road they cannot go. I hope they will all reach safely, but I am very much afraid they will not. " 26th.—We have today heard that the two sons of the King and one of his grandsons have been captured and shot, and their bodies have been hung up. The King of Delhi has been paraded, i❑ order to disgrace Lim. His ultimate fate seems uncertain. He is a very old man. We have heard today, too, that when the force from Meerut reached Muzuffernugger the rebels had evacuated the place, and not one was to be seen. This is good news for us. To-Jay, or rather to-night, the baz ear is illuminated by order of the commandant, Colonel Lestrange. We passed through it an hour ago, and it promised to be a very pretty sight. A salute of 21 guns was fired, and altogether we are in better spiritr. NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGE.NOE. The Hamburg ship La Rochelle, which was off Falmouth on Monday, reports that in lat. 7 N., long. 24.48 W., she spoke the steamship Hydaspes, from London for the East Indies. The troops (ar tillery) were all well at that period, and were three and a half days from St. Vincent's. She also re ports Oct. 10, lat. 10.24 N., long. 23.48 W., steam troopship Italian, from Cork for Bombay, having on hoard 201 men of the 18th and 26th Foot. The Hydaspes left Woolwich Sept. 17, and the Italian left Cork Sept. 25. Yesterday a draught, comprising about 120 men, left Colchester camp to join their respective regi ments in Luria. They comprised 60 men of the 2d battalion Rifle Beigade, 30 men 3d battalton Rifle Brigade, 15 of the Ist battalion of 60th Rifles, and 1G men of the 54th Foot. The men, who were ac companied by one sergeant and two corporals, and under the command of Capt. Maguire, of the 60th Rifles, embatked the same day on board the clipper transport George Marshall, lying off Gravt.s end, and bound for Bombay. Owing to the crowded state of the camp, and the inability of the rifle instructors at the branch camp at Ciacton t) prepare a sufficient number of men for active ser vice abroad, upwards of 200 men have been ra moved to Harwich and Languard Fort, where a staff will be temporarily kept to relieve the Artil lery under orders for India, and also for the pur pose of assisting to train the young recruits, who now form an important part of the camp, in the use of the riffle. Major-General Lawrence having returned to Aldershott, the command has been as semed by Lieut.-Col. Dixon. Large numbers of recruits continue to come into the camp, which may now be said to be in a satisfactory condition. Owing to the great increase in the strength of Chatham garrison, consequent on the large arrivals of recruits for the purpose of joining the various Indian depots attached to the provisional batta lions, the authorities are making arrang,ments for the embarkation during the ensuing month of about 1,000 troops, with a proportionate number of officers from the following In dian depot companies quartered at Chatham garrison—viz., 7th (Fusiliers), Bth (the King's) 10th, 18th (Royal Irish), 19th, 20th, 23d (Royal Welsh Fusiliers, 24th, 27th (Enniskillens, 29z1 ) , 32d, 35th, 43d (Light Infantry) 51st (Light In fantry) 52d (Light Infantry), 53d, 61st, 64th, 70th, 75th, 81st, 8 .:d, 83d, 84th, 86th, 87th (R , yal Irish Fusdiers), 90th (Light Infantry), 94th, and 98th Regiments. Great activity prevails in the garrison in bringing the men forward for embarkation, and about 200 troops are daily undergoing instruction in the use of the Minie rifle. Tho Union Screw Steamship Company's mail packet, Norman, Captain Boxer, left Plymouth on Sunday for the Cape of Good Hope. The paddlewheel steamship Scourge, 6, Commo dore John Adams, arrived at Plymouth on Mon day from Portsmouth. The Rev. C. A. A. Craven, M.A., has been sta. Honed at Chatham as Assistant-Chaplain to the Forces. ,STATE OF TRADE'. MANCHESTER, Nov. 17. The letters from India have brought, as they always do, some orders is botb yarn and cloth, and there has been a little business in cloth, both for Bombay and Calcutta, at the lowest current prices of last week. In other kinds of cloth there have been some tranactions where sellers have been willing to accept tow prices, and in a general way it has fallen to th e sh are o f those whase necessities are the greatest, and who have consequently been the easiest to deal with. The business in yarn for India Includes most counts of mule, the competi tion among spinners for such business as was to be had inducing them to take lower prices than last week. Generally speaking, spinners have been free sellers, and in some cases they have taken a re duction of id. to id. per lb. The advance in the cotton-market at Liverpool appears to have had no effect upon the Manchester market to-day, and the prices of all kinds of goods are fully as low as last week, where, indeed, they are not lower. Some little more business is spoken of in cloths for South America, where prices have suited th e b oo k s o f the buyer. In yarns for the home trade, for Germany, and other markets, sellers report no business. LEEDS, Nov. 17. There is a slight improvement in the woollen trade, a better feeling being manifest at the cloth halls this morning, and a larger amount of business being done than at the last two or three Tuesday's markets. A few moderate purchases of cloths of a general character wsre made in the coloured cloth ball, and a moderate bulk was sold in the white hall. These are satisfactory symptoms, and give strength to the hopes generally entertained that the worst of the xnone'ary and commercial crisis is past. It is to this hopeful feeling, to doubt, that the improvement in the price of woollat the current sales in London is attributable in a great degree, but the advance is believed by many here to have arisen from some trade speculators, who have ope rated freely. Still an improvement in the demand for woollen goods must necessarily be followed by an ad vance in the price of the raw material—per haps an advance equal to the rates obtained at the previous sales. HUDDERSFIELD, Nov. 17. There is a decidedly better feeling in this mar ket, although very little busines is actuaily doing, either in the warehouse or the cloth -hall. Confi dence, however, appears to be to a great extent re stored. Wool does not continue to decline ; indeed, the tendency to a return to former prices is already manifesting itself. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—Now. 17. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. —Elivin Collins, footman, was charged with having burglariously stolen a large quantity of silver plate, the property of his master, Mr. Defries, of Fitzroy-square. Two persons are already in custody and under remand on the same charge. Police-constable Lambert, E 68, said, in conse quence of information he received he went to Wokingham, where the prisoner, who had been- in the service of Mr. Defries, was living with Ms father. On seeing the prisoner he told him he was a police-constable and must apprehend him for robbing his late master of a quantity of plate. Tile prisoner, without any promise or threat, volunta rill said, he would not deny the robbery and would t,ll him all about it presently. The prisoner asked him if he had seen a man named Sullivan recently. He said he had, and added that Sullivan was now in custody. The prisoner then stated that Sul livan had one-half of the plate and he had the other. The prisoner mentioned that he also had a topcoat belonging to Mr. Defries. As they were coming to the train he asked the prisoner when he had seen Sullivan last. The prisoner said he had not seen him since the morning of the robbery, an d that was in Marylebone-lane, where he was taking the plate to dispose of to a person there. At this stage of the proceedings Mr. Defries inti mated that he had an important communication to make to the Court. Mr. Bsadon took Mr. Defries into his private room, and after a short cenference, the prisoner was remanded until the day fixed for the further exami nation of the other prisoners. WESTMINSTER.—John Usher, a private in the Grenadier Guards, was charged on Monday with the following outrage. Mary Ann Watkins, an unfortunate woman, liv ing in Cottage-court, O rc h ar d- s t ree t , W es t m i ns t er, stated that on the previous night, between 12 and 1 o'clock, she was in bed, and upon bearing loud and long continued screaming from the room beneath she went downstairs to the door of the room whence the cries proceeded, and was standing there when the accused opened the door and struck her a des perate blow in the mouth, which knocked her down and rendered her insensible. No words had been exchanged between them, nor had she given the de fendant any provocation. Jane Morgan, another woman, corroborated this statement. Eliza Clayton, another woman of the same un fortunate class, said that she was drinking at the King's Head, Orchard-street, on the previous even ing, and saw the defendant there. When she left she found the defendant following her, and he rushed after her into her own room, and treated her in the most atrocious and disgraceful manner. She screamed repeatedly whenever she was able, but lie put his hand upon her mouth at different times and prevented her making any noise. She struggled and .resisted as long as she was able, but he at length got the better of her. He kicked and beat her in the most shock ing way, as it would be proved if her body was examined, and she now produced her dress, which was torn to pieces, to show the violence of the struggle which had taken place. Mr. Arnold inquired whether he understood rightly that all had occurred against the will and consent. The reply of the woman indicated that it was not only so, but was attended by circumstances that heightened the nature of the offence. Thomas West, 53 B, said that at 1 o'clock that morning he heard screams of " Murder " and "Police" from Cottage-court, and on proceeding there the defendant was pointed out to him as a person who had committed a violent assault. He found the first woman, Watkins, lying in the pas sage insensible, with her mouth severely cut and a large pool of blood on the floor in front of her. He sent defendant to the station, and conveyed her to the hospital. In answer to questions from the magistrate, wit ness said that the defendant was a little under the influence of liquor, but well knew what he was about. The woman Clayton was intoxicated ; the other was not. He examined Clayton's room, which boo every appea rance o f a severe struggle having taken place there. One end of the bedstead was down on the ground, and the place was in great disordtr, as was also Clayton's dress. Many per sons were round the door of the house, attracted by the woman Clayton's screams. One of the witnesses said that the screams were heard for nearly an hour. Mr. Arnold remanded the accused until Satur- - day, and directed the police to make the fullest in quiry into the matter. WORSHIP-STREET.—Edwird Jackson, an oil and colourman in Leonard-street, Shoreditch, and Anne Jackson, his wife, were charged on re-exami nation before Mr. D'Eyncourt with being found in felonious possession of numerous valuable articles of wearing apparel, the property of the Countess of Ellesmere, and stolen, with a portmanteau con taining jewellery and other property to the aggregate amount of about 15,00 W., from herladystup's trave ling carriage, during her progress from Cleveland squ tre, St. James's, to Windsor, on a visit to her .111ajesty. There have been five remands of this case in the whole, such difficulties have the officers experi enced in tracing the stolen property and the pri soners' connection with it. The first three, which have already been published, were occupied with the production of what stolen articles have as yet been discovered and their identification by Lady Ellesmere's servants and tradesmen, and it now re mains to prove the male prisoner's reception of the stolen property, his solicitor, Mr. Lewis, being in structed to deny that he h a d the slightest personal knowledge of it. When Jackson was taken he was f ,und in possession of a large package of new ribands and neckties, suspected by toe officers to form part of the produce of another robbery in the city, and for which Jackson accounted by stating that they had been intrusted to him for sale by a man named Woodford, at Bethnal-green, but where Woodford resided, or what Woodford was, he professed not to know. The police therefore set to work to trace Woodford, if possible, and Sergeant Evans, who had the conduct of the case, stated—l have since made persevering inquiries after this man Woodford, who is alleged by the male prisoner to have given hi m thi s p art o f the property, and find that Woodford is now undergoing 12 months' imprisonment for receiving stolen goods, he being by trade a clockmaker. I shall now prove the stealing of her ladyship's travelling case by calling Chas. Fr oud—l am now driver of a Hansom cab, but on the 22d Jan., 1856, when this robbery was committed, was driving the four-wheeled cab No. 10,932. I was on the Davies-street stand, nearer to wards Grosvenor-square, when a young man came up and asked my charge for taking him and a box to Willow-walk, Shoreditch. I thought 3s. would do, to which he agreed, I drove to the church, where another man stood with a largo box. I offered a hand to put the box on the roof, but the first man said " No, no, inside;" and it was got inside. The box was 601 b. to 801 b. in weight, black, like a lady's box, with a flat top, and would just go in the cab-door. The box now produced by the police I believe to be the same. One man shook hands with the other and went away, and the other man on reaching Finsbury-square told m e t o go d own L eonar d -street . and pull up at a beershop in Leonard-square and have some beer. I did so, and the man who rode with me then got the trunk out on to his shoulder, went down Leonard-street with it, and then erossed. over. It is so long since I don't think I could recognize that man now, and I don't think I have seen the male prisoner before. I suspected some thing wrong when I took the man up, but he offered to stand beer, and I then did not. Directly I heard of the robbery I gave information to the police, de scribing the box as two feet wide and three feet long, and I saw the same box directly after it was found. Thomas Geary—l live in Antelope-garden!, near Leonard-street, and found this box between 7 and 8 in the morning in a garden near my house, with its lock broken and two of the buckles fastened, and but a short distance from the house of the pri son.r. Eliza Parsons, a widow—l have washed for Mrs. Jackson and seen some very expensive articles in her possession, such as handkerchiefs with lacy on them. I think I have seen this one now shown me, and also one with a much deeper lace. I have seen them from a year to 18 months back. (A frock was handed to witness.) I have seen this often ; it was made about a twelvemonth ago for Mrs. Jackson's baby. Sergeant Evans--This forms part of a dress which was sworn to by the Countess's servants at the last examination. Perhaps, sir, you will ask her if she ever saw any diamonds ? Witness—Yes, I have seen Mrs. Jackson with two diamonds ; she showed them to me ; they were like a batton, very splendid, and had a point up wards. She told me a gentleman had sent them to her from Australia. Inspector Brecknell—Willyou ask her, sir, about a teakettle Witness—When her husband had been taken by the police about a tub of butter, Mrs. Jackson asked me to take care of the teakettle. Tn the kettle were two watches and a lot of rings and other things, and some silver spoons. A little long jewel-boa was also given me beside the kettle. It was a bright copper kettle. I was accused, as I was told by a neighbour, of keeping back one of the rings when I i returned the things. Th ere were l o t s o f r i ng s n the kettle. 1 don't know if they were valuable, but From the London Gazette of Last Night. LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S OFFICE, Nov. 16, 1857. Orders for the Court's going into Mourning on Thurs day next, the 19th instant, for Her late Royal Highness the Duchess de Nemours, first cousin to Her Majesty, viz.:— The Ladies to wear black sick, fringed or plain linen, white gloves, necklaces, and ear-rings, black or white shoes, fans, and tippets. The Gentlemen to wear black full-trimmed, fringed or plain linen, black swords and buckles. The Court to change the mourning on Thursday the 26th instant : The Ladies to wear black silk or velvet, coloured ribbons, fans, and tippets, or plain white, or white and gold, or white and silver stuffs, with black ribbons. The Gentlemen to wear black coats, and black or plain white, or white and gold, or white and silver stuff waist coats, full-trimmed, coloured swor d s an d b uc kl es. And on Thursday, the 3d of December next, the Court to go out of mourning. WAR-OFFICE, Nov. 11. The Queen has been graciously pleased to give orders for the appointment of Sir John Laird Mair Lawrence, K.C.8., Chief Commissioner and Agent to the Gover nor-General of India for the affairs of the Pun jab, to be an Ordinary Member of the Civil Division of the First Class, or Knights Grand Cross of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath ; and of Major-General Henry Havelock, C. 8., to bo an Ordinary Member of the Military Division of the second Class, or Knights Com manders of the said M os t H onoura bl e Order. Her Majesty has also been graciously pleased to make and ordain a Special Statute of the said Most Honourable Order, fur appointing the following Officers to be Extra Members of the Military Division of the Third Class, or Companions of the said Order, viz. : Colonel Archdale Wilson, of the Bengal Artillery ; Colonel Henry Charles Van Cortlandt, Commanding a Corps of Irregular Levies in the East Indies ; and Lieutenant-Colonel Neville Bowles Chamberlain, of the 16th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry. WAR-OFFICE, Nov. 14. The Queen has been graciously pleased to give further orders for the appointment of Colonel Archdale Wilson, C. 8., of the Bengal Artillery, to be an Ordinary Member of the Military Division of the Second Class, or Knights Commanders of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath. MEMORANDUM.—CoIoneI James George Neill, of the Madras Fusiliers ' and Lieutenant-C o l one l J o h n Nichol son, of the 27th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry, would have been recommended for the dignity of Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath, had they survived. WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, Nov 17.± Ist Regiment of Life Guards—Lieutenant James Keith Fraser to he Captain, by purchase, vice Magens, who retires; Cornet and Sub-Lieutenant R. Myddleton Bid dulph to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Fraser. 2d Regiment of Life Guards—Cornet and Sub-Lieutenant E. S. F. Berkeley to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Congreve, who retires ; Corporal Major Robert Reid to be Cornet and Sub-Lieutenant, without purchase, in succession to Lieutenant Lyon, promoted • Cornet and Sub-Lieutenant Rob er t R e id t o be Adjutant, vice Lyon, promoted. 4th Dragoon Guards—Robert James Wright, Gent., to be Cornet, without purchase, vice W. B. Armstrong, pro moted in the 7th Dragoon Guards. sth DragoonGuards—William Butterworth Colvin, Gent., to be Cornet, withoutpurchase, vice Richardson, pro moted. 7th Dragoon Guards—Captain John Smith, from half-pay of the late Land Transport Corps, to be Paymaster, vice Chichester. 2d Dragoons—Lieutenant George Cleghorn, from the 17th Light Dragoons, to be Lieutenant, vice Gonne, who ex , changes ; Cornet Samuel Seggie to be Lieutenant, without purchase. 4th Light Dragoons—George James Campbell, Gent., to be Cornet without purchase. 6th Dragoons—John O'Neill, Gent., to be Cornet, with out purchase, vice Wetherell, promoted; the Hon. Edward Roden Bourke to be Cornet without purchase, vice Gould, appointed to the 3d Dragoon Guards. 10th Light Dragoons—Lieutenant Frederick Herbert Suckling, from the 65th Foot, to be Lieutenant, with out purchase, vice Branfill, promoted in Bth Light Dragoons ; Esdaile Lovell Lovell, Gent., to be Cornet, without purchase, vice MgAdam, appointed to the 7th Dragoon Guards. 12th Light Dragoonz—Frederick Swindley, Gent., to be Cornet, without purchase, vice Le Quesne, promoted. 13th Light Dragoon s —Ri c h an t. Harold Bush, Gent., to be Cornet, without purchase, vice Southwell, promoted. 14th Light Dragoons—Cornet James Giles to be Lieu tenant, without purchase, vice Biyth, promoted. 15th Light Dragoons —Cornet Robert Fanfold to be Lieu tenant, without purchase. 17th Light Dragoons -Lieutenant Thomas Gonne, from the 2d Dragoons, to bo Lieutenant, vice Cleghorn, who exchanges. Military Train—Cornet Isaac Curnmin, from half-pay of the late Land Transport Corps, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Joseph Smith, appointed to the 7th Foot. The Commission of Lieutenant W. E. Cater, as Adjutant, to bear date Dth September, 1857, instead of 30th Oct., 1857, as previously stated. Royal Artillery—To be Assistant-Surgeons—Assistant- Surgeon Robert Walter Clifton, from the Staff ; Assis tant-Surgeon Edward Parsick Harris, from the Staff; Henry Foljanebe Paterson, G en t. ; Robert David Burn, M.D. ; Melville George Jones. Corps of Royal Engineers—The undermentioned Gentle men Cadets to be Lieutenants, viz. :—Charles Crawford, Frederick Augustus Le Mesurier, Charles Richard Tierney Davidson, Bruce Hull Melville, Charles John Moysey, Richard Charles Price, and Thomas Lyster. Grenadier Guards—Li eu t enan t and Captain Edward Henry Cooper to be Captain and Lieutenant-Colonel, by pur chase, vice lion. H. T. Forester, who retires ; Ensign and Lieutenant S. C. G. H. Tracy to be Lieutenant and Captain, by purchase, vice Cooper; Charles Fl u dy er , Gaut., to be Ensign and Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Tracy. let Regiment of Foot—Stewart Charles Dixon, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Fraser, appointed to the 17th Light Dragoons. 2d Foot—Captain Joseph Logan, from half-pay 44th Foot, to be Captain; Lieutenant R. H. Crampton, from the 91st Foot, to be Captain, without purchase. To be Lieu tenants, without purchase —Easigne Henry Flood, Henry John Evans. To be Ensigns, without purchase—Henry John Greene, Gent. ; William Hamilton Mulloy, Gent.; Alexander Plunket Van Homrigh, Gent. ; Frederick Squirt, Gent, vice Flood. 3d Foot--Ensign William Ker to be Lieutenant, without purchase ; Robert Charles Hearn, Gent,, to be Ensign, without purchase. 4th Foot - Sergeant Charles Frederick Brockman, from the 60th Foot, to be Ensign, without purchase, and Adjutant; James Henry M`Ewen, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase. sth Foot—Ensign E. J. Tyler, to be Instructor of Mus ketry ; ,Sergeant-)Major Francis Drake to be Quarter master. 6th Foot—Captain Wilsone Black, from half-pay 42d Foot, to be Captain, vice Ramsay, whose appointment from half-pay 6.ed Foot, on the 23d October, 1857, has been cancelled; Quartermaster Samuel Haden, from half-pay of the late 6ta Light Infantry Regiment, British Ger man Legion, to be Quartermaster. Bth Foot—Brevet-Major John Butler Wheatstone, from the 45th Foot, to be Major without purchase, vice Brevet Colonel W. C. E. Napier, whose appointment, from half • pay unattached, as stated in the Gazette of the 23d Oct., 1857, has been cancelled ; Ensign iEneas G. Blair, to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Grierson, deceased ; Ensign William Edward Whelan to bo Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Blab', whose promotion on the 23.1 October, 1857, has been cancelled. To be Ensigns, without purchase Richard Chute, Gent. ; Thomas Palmer Senior, Gent.; Thomas Picton Fleetwood, Gent ; George Nicholl James Bradford, Gent. ; William James Watson, Gent., vice Whelan ; Quartermaster Thomas Massey Chadwick, from half-pay of the late 3d Light Infantry Regimnt, British German Legion, to be Quar term aster. 9th Foot—Ensign James John Plumridge to be Lieutenant without purchase. To be Ensigns, without purchase— Richard Fenton, Gent., vice Kitchener, appointed to the 6th Foot; Montague Alexander Scott, Gent.; Hillier Givins, Gent. 16th Foot—Assistant -Surgeon Joseph Richard Kehoe, from the Cape Mounted Riflemen, to be Assistant-Sur geon, vice L'Estrange, who exchanges. 22d Foot--Ensign Charles Tucker, to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Tyacke, promoted ; Francis Edward E. Wilson, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Tucker. 25th Foot—Lieut. Henry Southwell Brown to be Captain, by purchase, vice Cox, who retires ; Ensign Charles Pell Heigham to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Brown ; Henry Martin Cornwall Le h, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Heigham. 30th Foot—John William Green, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, in succession to Lieut. Tolcher, who retire s . 32d Foot—James ThoneasGray, G en t ., t o be Ensign, with out purchase, vice Charlton, promoted; Timothy Morris, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Hill, pro moted. eed Foot — Major and Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel J. E. Collins to be Lieutenant-Colonel, without purchase ; Captain and Brevet-Major Henry C. Fitzgerald to be Major, without purchase, vice Collins; Ensign F. C. M. Glasgow, having absented himself from his regiment while under arrest, is removed from the army, her Ma jesty having no further occasion for his services. 37th Foot—William Belcher, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Fraser, promoted. 51st Foot—Lieut. Francis James Buchanan Reed to be Captain, by purchase, vice Morrison, who retires; En sign Arthur W. Crewe Read to be Lieutenant, by pur chase, vice Reed ; WM. P r i ce Ll ewe ll yn L ewes, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Read. 53d Foot—Brevet Major William Payn to bo Major, with out purchase, vice Clarke, who retires upon full-pay; Capt. G. H. Cox, from the 9th Foot, to be Captain, vice Payn ; William Lamb Barr, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, in succession to Lieut. Buck, promoted. 59th Foot- -Eusign Charlton Thomas Leighton, from the 20th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Telford, who resigns. 61st Foot—Lient. Edward Ring Barry to be Captain, without purchase, vice Hunt, deceased ; Ensign Thos. Casement to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Berry; Ensign Ed wyn Brenton Andros to be Lieuten ant, without purchase, vice Elkington, died of his wounds ; Ensign Arthur Jolliffe Tuffeell, from the 93d Foot, to be Ensign, vice Elkington, promoted ; Ensign Arthur Edward Flood, from the 73d Foot, to be Ensign, vice Andros. 65th Foot—Ensign W. P. Wrixon to be Lieutenant, with out purchase, vice Suckling, appointed to the 10th Light Dragoons; Henry Butler, Gent., to be Ensign without purchase, vice Wrixon. 68th Foot—Major and Brevet-Lieutenant-Colonel Herbert Blount, to be Lieutenant-Colonel, without purchase; Brevet-Colonel Thomas Gloster, from half-pay Unatta ched, to be Major, vice Blount ; Brevet-Major H. H. Morant, to be Major, by purchase, vice Gloster, who re tires; Lieutenant H. S. Light to bo Captain, by pur chase, vice Morant ; Ensign James 0 . D. Annesley to he Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Light; Reginald Archi bald Edward Cathcart, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Annesley. 69th Foot—Major and Brevet-Lieutenant-Colonel Edward Hickie to be Lieutenant-Colonel, without purchase; Captain .T. H. Edgar to be Major, without purchase, vice Hickie ; Lieutenant R. Fitzgerald to be Capt a i n , without purchase, vice Edgar ; Ensign J. Whitefeed to b© Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Fitzgerald ; R. L. Thorpe, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Whiteford. Gurr ACCIDENT —We regret to have to record another gun accident. Mr. E. Gray brother to the celebrated 71st Foot—Ensign W. B. Cowburn to be Lieutenant, b y maker of artifi c i a l Lamb's Conduit street, whilst purchase, vice Lambton, promoted ; Ensi gn R . H eron to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Campbell, pro- out ehootine, , Lo wee we ter, Cumberleed, acciden tally meted; R. Musgrave, Gent., to be Ensign, by pur;heee, di..charg e d Lie gun, lodging tue whole charge in his left vice Cowburn ;J. V. Allan, Gent., t o be Ensign by foot. Soon after the accident ho was removed to his purchase, vice Heron. bree,her's house in London, for the purpose of obtaining 75th Foot—The Commission of Lieutenant Henry Huiford the best advice. After great suffering, it one found has been antedated from 19th July to 130 1 J une, 1857. necessary to amputate (hi limb, which was skilfully per- The Commission of Lieutenant Geor ge Home Row has formed yesterday by Professor Qaain, and we arc glad been antedated from 20th to 19th July, 1857. Ensign to say the patient i 9 going on well. [This appointment is substituted for that which appeared in the Gazette of the 30th October last.] Royal Sherwood Foresters, or Nottinghamshire Regiment of Militia—Ormsby Vandeleur, Gent., to be Lieutenant, •ice Stephens, promoted. BANKRUPTS. Andrew Freed, draper, Liverpool, to surrender, Nov. 30, and Dec.. 28, at eleven, atthe Liverpool District Court. Cazenove, official assignee; Rymer, Liverpool. Matthew Weston, jun., and Frank Weston, cheese f,c tors, Manchester, Nov. 27, and Dec. 18, at twelve, at the Manchester District Caurt. Hernaman, official assignee, Manchester; Cobbett and Wheeler, Manchester. Robert Darning Nuttall, licensed victualler, Aintree, near Liverpool Nov. 30 and Dec. 28, at twelve, at the Liverpool District Court. Cazenove, official assignee, Liverpool; Dodge, Liverpool. Robert Smither, farmer, Winchester, Dec. 1, at one, and Jan. 8, ut eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Stansfield, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Walker and Jerwood, Furnival's-inn, Holborn. George Seamen, grocer, Eton, Dec. 2, at twelve, and Dec. 23, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee, Guildhall-chambers; Howard, Nicholas- Lino, City. Thomas Day, victualler, Essex, Dec. 2, at eleven, and Dec. 21, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee, Guildhall-chambers; Jones, Gresham street, City. James Hawkins, licensed victualler, Deptford, Dec. 1, at one, and Dec. 23, at half-past twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee, Coleman-street ; Peddell, Cheap s id e . William Miles,. corn and wool merchant, Mark-lane, London, Dee. 1 and 24, at one, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Gr,thara, official assignee, Coleman-street ; Messrs. G. and E. Hillcary, Fenchurch-buildings. Jan Sherwood, watchmaker, Faversham and Sitting bourne, Kent, Nov. 26, at two, and Dec. 29, a t t we l ve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Bell, official assignee, Cole man-street-buildings; Spyer, Broad-street Buildings. Henry Schwabe, merchant, Liverpool, Nov. 30r and Dec. 30, at eleven, at the Liverpool nistrict Court. Morgan, official assignee; Lowndes, Bateson, and Lowndes, Liverpool. George Cooke, grocer, Leeds, Nov. 27, and Dec. 18, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Young, official as signee, Leed s ; Bind and Bar w i c k, L ee d s. John Mann, ironmonger, Plymouth, Dec. 3, a t t en , an d Jan. 14, a t one, at the ixeter District Court. Hirtzol, official assignee, Exeter; Edmonds and Sons, Plymouth ; Stogdon, Exeter. • Jeseph Poole, innkeeper, Wellington, Somersetshire, Nov. 24, and Dec. 17, at eleven, at the Exeter District Court. Hirtzel, official assignee, Exeter; Rodham, Wel lington; Stogdon, E xe t er . John übbins, grocer, Cymtner, Glamorganshire, Nov. 30 and Jan. 5, a t e l even, at the Bristol District Court. Acraman, official assignee, Bristol ; Beven and Girling, Bristol. James Benoni Bartlett and William Angell Bartlett, tailors, Bristol, Nov. 30 and Jan. 4, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Miller, official assignee, Bristol ; Abbott and,Lucas, Bristol. Jarpes Farnsworth, joiner, Codnor, Derbyshire, Nov. 27, and Dec. 18, at h a lf-p as t ten, at the Nottingham Dis trict Court. Harris, official assignee, Nottingham ; Sol lory, Nottingham. Martha Johnson, boarding-house keeper, Hyde-park, Dec. 1 at one, and Dec. 29, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, Basinghall-street; Lawrence, Plews, and Boyer, Old Jewry, Robert True, butcher, Lincoln, Nov. 27,„ and Dec. 18, at half-past tea, at the Birmingham District Court. Harris, official assignee Nottingham ; Brown; Lincoln. James Coilin, horse dealer, Fordham, Cambridgeshire, Dec. 1, at half-past two, and Dec. 29, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Lee, official assignee, Aldermanbury ; Henry, Chancery-lane. Thomas Barnaby, tallow chandler, Woolwich, Nov. 27, and Dec. 31, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Bell, official assignee, Coleman-street-buildings; Yenning, Nay lor, and Robins, Tokenhouse-yard. Richard Sanders, builder, Doughty-street, Gray's-inn road, Dec. 2, at one, and Dec. 23, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee, Basinghall street ; Lawrance, Plews, and Boyer, Old Jewry. Nathan Hernaman, merchant, Bishopsgate-street, Nov. 30, at eleven, and Dec. 21, at ono, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Nicholson, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Chidley, Basingball-street. LOCAL SHARE MARICBTS3. LIVERPOOL, Nov. 17. STOCK ExotrANGß.—The market was - vary quiet to-day and the prices closed this afternoon dull at the following rates :—Caledonians, 37:1 li—Grand Trunk of Ca,ada, 93 London and North Western, 94b 94 3 — Sheffields, 36 Lancasbirt‘ and Yorkshire, 903 Groat Western, 484 — Great Western of Canada, 17i --S outh Eastern, 18i 811 ?!. LEEDS, Nov. 17. STOOK EXORANGE.—The market to-day very inactive, and very little business was transacted. Midlands, 81g— North Western, 7 A — Shetilelds, 36. ..'............• • PifANCFIESTER, Nov. 17. STOCK EXCHANGE. --The market opened flat to-day, and the transactions have been to a fair amount, closing firm. Midlands, 81 Leeds, 903 c—Dovers, 181 —East Lancashire, 89--ShaUds, 3r%—Blackburn, S 13-16 — London and North Western, !)3 —Eastern Counties, 10i Grand Trunk of Canada, 8/. HEALTH OP LONDON DURING THE WEEK• (Prom the Report of the Registrar General.) In the week that ended on Saturday (Nov. 14) the total number of deaths registered in London was 1,161, which approximates very closely to the number in the previous week. In the ten years 1847-56, the average number of deaths in the weeks corresponding with last week was 1,068 ; and in the present population, which has received an increase, the same rate of mortality would produce 1,175 deaths. The difference, therefore, between the actual number of deaths and the number as esti mated is inconsiderable. But the returns show that there has been decide." increase of deaths in the last two weeks ; for the weekly number in October was only about a - thousand. Old persons appear to have suffered from the weather that has lately prevailed ; for, whereas in the last week of October the number of persons who died between the ages of 60 and 8 0 years was 152, last week it was 207 ; and though of those who had attained the ago of 80 years and upwards there were in the former period only 3 2 deaths, the number last week was 50. Diseases of the respiratory organs (exclusive of phthisis and hooping cough), which in August were fatal in 70 or 80 cases weekly, and in the last week of October, in 190 case?, rose last week to 291. Of the number last mentioned, 152 deaths were referred to bron chitis ; 108 to pneumonia, or inflammation of the lungs ;19 to asthma. At this time when influenza is common, only six cases are returned under this specific designation in the medical certificates. Phthisis attests to some extent the presence of the same atmospheric influence, the deaths under this head having then from about 130 to 151. There were only 19 deaths last week from diarrhoea ; and it is satisfactory to find that no deaths from cho lera were reported. Scarlatina is prevalent in the west districts, and in that part of London it was fatal in 22 cases ; the number returned in all the metropolitan districts is 56. Typhus (including under this head common fever) carried off 54 per sons. Five nonagenarians are returned as having died in the week ; the oldest of these bad arrived at the great age of 99 years ; he had been formerly a far mer, and he died at 3, Brewer-street North, Cler kenwell. Last week the births of 907 boys and 830 girls, in all 1,737 children, were registered in London. In the ten corresponding weeks of the year 1847 to 1856 the average number was 1445. At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean height of the barometer in the week was 30.341 in. The mean daily barometrical reading rope above 30 in. on the 7th instant, and continued above It through the whole of last week. The me...n reading on Thursday was 39.599 in. The highest reading in the week occurred on that day, and was 30.61- in. The mean temperature of the week was 46.1 deg. which is 1.1 deg. above the average of the same week in 43 years (as determined by Mr. Glaisher). The smallest range of temperature occurred on Tues day, and was 5.1 deg. ; the greatest on Thursday, when it was 17.2 deg. On the latter day the ther mometer fell 2 degrees below the freezing point of water. The mean daily range of temperature in the week was 10.3 deg. The mean dew point tem perature was 44.2 deg. ; and the difference between this and the mean temperature of the air was only 0.9 deg. On four days the humidity of the atmos phere was 99, complete saturation being repre sented by 100. The temperature of the water of the Thames fell daily during the week. On Sunday and Monday the highest temperature was 541 deg. ; the lowest occurred on Saturday, and was 48.2 deg. The wind was almost always in the north or north-east. No rain fell bo an amount measurable by the guage. MORTALITY IN THE METROPOLIS. NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM AI.L CAUSES REGISTERED Iv THE WEEK ENDING SA.TDRDAY, NOV. 14 Zymotic Diseases Diseases of Uncertain Seat Tubercular Diseases Diseases of the Brain, Nerves and Senses Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels 45 Diseases of the Lungs and other Organs of 291 Respiration Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs 49 of Digestion Diseases of the Kidneys, &c. Childbirth, Diseases of the Uterus, &c. Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles " 2 Diseases of the Skin, &c. Ma1f0rmati0n5............................................. 4 Premature Birth and Debility 29 Atrophy Old Age ................. 44 Sludden ..................................................... Violence, Privation, Cold, and Intemperance. .... 19 Causes not specified 9 DRAMS FROM ALL CAUSRS Population Deaths in corn- Deatbil Enumerated. sponding week in the 1851. of 1856. Week. West Districts North Districts 490,396 Central Districts 393,256 East Districts 485,522 South Districts ..,... 616,635 ...... 276 Totals Males ....................................... 590 Fema1e5.................................... 571 BIRTHS IN THE WEEK. Males 907 Females B3O Total .•... 0000000000 ....,... •••••••• 1,737 Country Markets. Charles Melville Pym to be Lieutenant, without pur chase, vice)lanison, killed in action. Ensign Thomas White, from the 41st Foot to be Lieutenant, by pur chase, vice Leopold Brown, who retire,. 81th Foot—Charles Thomas Horan, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Pearson, promoted. 86th Foot—Lieutenant George William Robinson to be Captain, without purchase, vice Weaver, deceased ; En sign Julius Drake Brockman to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Robinson. 91st Foot—Lieutenant Charles Goddard Dowell to be Captain, by purchase, vice Bruce, who retires. 99th Foot—Lieutenant Henry F. W. Ely, to be Captain, by purchase, vice Macdonald, who retires. 2d West India Regiment—Assistant -Surgeon Charles Bagot, M. 8., from the Staff, to be Assistant-Surgeen, vice Clutterbuck, appointed to the Staff. Cape Mounted Riflemen—Assistant-Surgeon Edward L'Estrange, M.D., from the 16th Foot, to be Assistant- Surgeon, vice Kehoe, who exchanges. DEPOT BATTALION. Captain Richard William Woods, 80th Foot, to be Instructor of Musketry. Captain Alfred Templeman, 21st Foot, to be Instructor of Musketry. HOSPITAL STAFF. TO BE ASSISTANT-SURGEONS. Charles William Innes Moffatt, M.D., late Acting Assis. tan t-Surgeon. Charles Bagot, M. 8., vice Hoey, who has resigned. Robert Sutherlaad, Gent., vice Holloway, prowoted on the Staff. Henry Patrickson Gregory, Gent., vice Clarke, promoted on the Staff. Francis Madden, Gent., vice Clutterbuck, promoted on the Staff. James Inkson, M.D., vice Irvine, promoted on the Staff. John Gordon Grant, Gent., vice Beveridge, appointed to the 78th Foot. Daniel Murray, M.D., vice McFall, appointed to the 87th Foot. George Parsons Wall, Gent., vice Malian, appointed to the 81st Foot. . TO BE ACTING ASSISTANT-SURGEON. Thomas Callaway, Gent. BREVET. Lieutenant-Colonel Edward Walter Crofton, of the Royal Artillery, having completed three years' service in the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel, to be Colonel in the Army under the Royal Warrant of 3d Nov., 1854. Brevet-Colonel the Hon. Richard W. Penn Curzon, Grenadier Guards, to ba Colonel in the Army. Major William Henry Hardy Forbes Clai ke, on retired full pay, 53d Foot, to be Lieutenant-Colonel in the Army, the rank being honorary only. MEMORANDUM. The Christian names of Cornet Armstrong, who was ap pointed to the late Land Transport Corps, on 21st January, 1856, are William Andrew, and not William only, as pre viously stated. COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY LORDS-LIEUTENANT. County of Durham—William Scurfield Grey, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant; George John Scurfield, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant. County of Surrey—William Brodrick, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant. Ist Regiment of the Royal Surrey Militia—To be Lieu tenants—Porceval Augustus Carleton, Gent., vice Arthur Holmo Sumner, pro mo t e d ; Simon Taylor, Gent., vice Heathcote, appointed to the Line ; Henry Lahee, Bayne, Gent., vice Haly, appointed to the Line ; George Clapperton Bayne, G en t., v i ce Il es, res i gne d. To be Ensigns William Uvedale Miller, Gent., vice Heathcote, promoted ; Henry Astley Harding, Gent., vice Arthur Irwin Iles, promoted ; John Robert Medley, Gent , vice William Henry Medley, promoted ; George PApple well Walker, Gent., vice Joseph Whitmore, promoted ; James Hicks, Gent. ; George Robert Masoall, Gent. ; Charles Anderson Pelham Bullock, Gent. ; Boyle William Minchin, Gent.; Edwd. Sharp, Gent. To be Assistant-Sur geon—Henry Wm. Jackson, Gent. vice Legge, resigned. Worcestershire Regiment of Militia—Thomas Lyford Champion, Gent., to be Ensign. sth Regiment of Royal Lancashire Militia—Wm. Miller Coultate, Esq., to be Surgeon, vice Jackson. Ist Regiment of King's Own Staffordshire Militia— Walter Richard Hickman, Gent., to b 3 Ensign. sth or Royal Elthorne Light Ifantry Regiment of Xid dlesex Militia—William Fraser, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Ogle, resigned. - Kent Militia Regiment of Artillery- Lieutenant Johu Wingfield Malcolm to be Captain, vice Ruston, resigned. Royal North Lincoln Militia--Henry Lionel Dymoke, Esq., to be Captain, vice Eaton, resigned ; John Ball Brooking, Esq., to be Captain, vice Skipwortb, deceased ; Thomas Henry Whitaker, Gent., to be Lieutenant, vice Waller, resigned; William Theophilus Girdlestone, Gent., to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Jackson, resigned. North York Ride Regiment of Militia—Samuel Chris tian, Gent., to be Lieutenant, vice Sherlock, promoted. Royal North Gloucester Regiment of Militia—William Stephen Mair Goodenough, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Whittington,• appointed to the Military Train; Lorenzo George Lysons, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Elliott, appointed to the 3d Dragoon Guards; George Woollcembe Lillifant, Gent., to be Ensign„ North Somerset Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry—Cor net R. C. Strachey to be Lieutenant, vice Messiter, re signed. Warwickshire Yeomanry Cavalry—G. F. Muntz, Esq , to be Cornet. vice Wykeham Martyn, promoted 90th Stirlingshire, &c., Militia, Highland Borderors' Light Infantry—John Mackenzie Pagan, M.D., to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Orr, resigned. City of Edinburgh Regiment of Artillery Militia— Thomas Smith Maccall, Esq., M.D., to be Surgeon in the above Regiment, vice James Peddle Harper, Esq., M.D., Tc*ii pod. LIVERPOOL—Noy. 17. The market this morning was fairly attended by millers and dealers, who, however, acted with great caution, their faith in even present mates being maintained being quite shaken by the advices from Mark-lane. Wheat and flour wet a slew retail sale at a decline on the week of CI to 6d per 701bs, and is 61 to 2s per barrel and sack. HULL—Nov. 17. The derate. Trade rsa dull. very to-day was not large. Sp u d plies mo• To effect sales a ec li n e of from 3s t o 4 e on last week's prices will have to be sub mitted to. Barley lower, and little offering. All other articles must be quoted lower. Wheat, English red, 48s to 61s ; white 56s to 60s; oil 2.'s to 32s ; b ar l e y, 42 8 t 0 .46 s ; I n di an corn , 39 s ; linseed cakes, Hull, 11/ Os to / —s Od; ditto, foreign, 8/ 15s 6° 10110 s ; rape cakes, 61 5s 041 to 6/ lOs ; guano, 8/. to 151. bones, 140 s Od.; Sour, —s to ---s; tares, —s to —a LEEDS—Nov. 17. There was a,moderate supply of grain to-day, which sold at is below last Frirday's rates. Very few sales made. Barley neglected, and prices cannot be maintained. Beans and other articles a slow sale. Average prices of grain—Wheat, 52s 11id ; 418 ; outs, •z6s 6sd ; beans, 45s ; peas, 448 Old; rye, —s. Od. NE WCASTLE-NOv. 17. Business quite at a stand. Farmers' wheat going off slowly, at 3s to 44 per qr. decline. Factors unwilling to giva way to the extent demanded by buyers, and few sales made. Flour is per sack lower, with a slow demand. Barley quite a drug. Oats, beaus, and peas without inquiry. COURSE OF EXCRANGE.—Yznsaver• 5m5terdam............ 11 18 Gibraltar...... 3O 70 Ditto, three months .. 12 2 Leghorn .. • •%6 1 7% aotterdam ............ 12 2 Genoa • ***** •• •• •• Antwerp .• •• •• •• •• •••• 25 85 Milan •.•••••••••••••• Brussels 25 85 Venice.••••••••• ••••• 42 liamburgn 13 12% Naples Altona .. Palermo ... * 125 S Paris— .. .. .• -... •• .... 25 50 Messina ... •..••• 125% Do. three months .. ••26 16 Lisbon it .. •• 525 s Ilarseillr.ta •••• •• •• •• .. 26 15 Oporto..• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• 52% itourdeaux .. —...• .• .. Rio Janeiro •• •••• •••• Frankfort-on-Nlaine .• .... 122 !Buenos Ayre5.........,, --. Berlin ................ .. ,New York,6o days's:gilt -- Vienna ..........•• .... 11 4 ! Philadelphia • • ........ Trieste— •• ....•• •• .... 11 6 I paicts or auLtioN, PEI OM retersburg ............ 33% Foreign Gold In Bars £3 17 9 Niacirid ........ .•.. 48 ; Portugal Gold Coin .• 0 0 0 Cadiz .•• •••••• •• •• •.• • 49 ;Mexican Dollars •• •• 00 0 Barcelona •• •• •• •• •• •. • • ! New Dollars •• •• •• 0 0 0 5evi11e.......... .. t ... .. ! Silver jou bare ...... 0 0 0 • B I,,1t:1111 S. OF A SON. On the 15th inst., at 41, Grosvenor-square, Lady Char• lotto Watson Taylor. On tho 17th inst., at Argyle Lodge, Tulse-hill, the wife of Samuel Edwards, Esq. OF ♦ DASHIKI'S'', On the 15th inst., at 118, Eaton-square, the wife of T. T. Drake, Esq., of Shardeloes. On the 15th inst., at 3, Kensington Palace - gardens, the wife of Clement Milward, Esq. MARRIED. On the 14th inst., at St. Philip's, Dalston, Henry Tay lor, Clarendon Villas, Dalston, to Ann R e b ecca , th e eldest danghter of the late John Hellyer, Esq., of Bishops gate. DIED. On the 17tH inst., at Richmond, Surrey, North Gatliff, Esq., solicitor, aged 26. On the 16th inat., Mr. Isaac Farr Monett, of 27, Nelson terrace, Stoke Newington-road, aged 3G. On the 1 :th inst., Charles Henry, second son of Mr. Hogarth, Haymarket, Esq., aged 17. O❑ the 15th inst., at Park-place, Edward Horlock Mor timer, Esq., late of Studley House, Wilts, a Magistrate and Dep.-Lieut. for that county, aged 71. Ou the 15th inst , at 1, Abuey Villas, Church-street, Stoke Newington, James Theodore Vautin, Esq., late of the Bank of England, aged 82. On the 12th inst., Edward Eyre, Esq., solicitor, late of Wood-street, Cheapside, aged 36. On the 9th inst., at Cheltenham, Colonel Wexner W. Higgins, K. 11., late of the 21st Light Dragoons, aged 77. LONDON Printed and Published by MIIRDO 'TOM IG of No, 11'2, Strand, Printer, at The Sun 0 aloe, No, 112, Strand, in ti - ;e Precinct of the Savoy, in t7ea county of hEildlesex, Wednuclay, November 18„1.667.0