Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-12-29 00:00:00

THE - NORTHERN TIMES.-.LIVERPOOL, TUESDAY, DECEMEER 20; 1857. ITSEMENTS, PUBLIC MEETINGS, &c. TUIS BAT. TNEATKI ROYAL —Grand Comic Pantomime-7 p.m. SAL Am rllTßNATZll—Elpelltriin PIIffOTMINICB-7 p.m. 44111331e3 HALL, Be L s-orrit ttir —love-8 p.m. Ilmstarases CIBAVB VAILICTZ, Dais-street-7 p.m. IZYSZTOOL A.CADXXViI EXHIBITION, Post-office-place. l'artzunsiowtc Christmas Concerts-3 p.m. DIAL ADELPHI THEATZE—Grand Comic Pantomime-7 p.m 0ti..7. CoLossxusi—Goaeral Entertainment-6.50 p.m. tfir For adTertisentents sae second pa=s. to , nmtrcfal baiek—ffbfi Cap, At breve o'clock, at the brokers' office, Sweetiug•street, 3,500 Salted 11006 EfidBi.—AlNOLD, L/LETE. ROSCOE, & CO. At twelve o'c'ock, at the broker's saleroom, 9, Temple-court, 3 cases ilavannah Cigar..—EDWABD SAM UEL,ON. NOTICZ TO ADVERTISERS. ?arsons seeking Employment, parties requiring Servants Assistants orClerks, and those in search of Apartments, or having Lodgings to Let, can best bring their wants vender the notice of the public, by advertising in the NOILTHERN TIMM, and which. from its large circulation, is the most efficient medium of publicity in this district. no cash price for this special otos:. of advertisements is sear reduced to THREEPENCE FOR TWENTY WORDS, and for every additional five words one 013 SATURDAY NEXT, JANUARY 2, 1858 WILL BE PUBLISHED, THE NORTHERN Baron, upon which there is no speculation as to duration. Private ad vices from Canada state that at the last date (the 14th inst.) the elections absorbed all other news. The first decided was the unanimous return of the Solicitor-General. The general aspect was believed to be in favour of the Ministry. The weather was unusually mild for the season, No snow had as yet fallen. THE relief of Lucknow is generally looked upon as the end of the Indian Mutiny. Such an idea can only be justified by a correct know ledge of the slaughter which took place on either side, the exact military advantages gained and lost, as regards position, and the visible changes in the general aspect of the contest. What all these amount to we have yet to learn. The "relief" of a fortress is not always a success or an undertaking of promise. It will be remem bered that it was predicted that General FLivn- LOCK'S relief of the garrison in question, would only add so many more mouths to the numbers of the besieged, and that he, in his turn, would be confined within the very walls he went forth to deliver. This proved to be right, and until we receive some further intelligence from Sir COLIN CAMPBELL, there are serious grounds for apprehending that he has found his way into Lucknow, at great loss, only to be locked up within its lines, in his turn. A force of 12,000 men only, is not sufficient for the duty to be performed is the direction in which the rebels have concentrated the greater part of their really effective strength. And it must not be forgotten, that as we increase the number of our troops in an enemy's country, we add so much more to the difficulties and dangers of the campaign. These dangers are more formidable in India than in any other part of the world. The mortality in our ranks, even in the best quarters, is exces sively high, and in the field it must be increased ten-fold, without takingcinto account the killed and wounded. We talk, moreover, of the rebels as though they had displayed no military skill in their movements, and were merely a rabble, led on by wild mob impulses ; whereas, we repeat, without the fear of contradiction, that their leaders, who ever they may be, have displayed a profound knowledge of the art of war in planning their line of operations. Not one movement of the enemy can be said to have been undertaken at random, and executed without effect; and where a dis tinct and comprehensive plan of campaign can be traced, it is extremely dangerous to be ever san guine of success. When Delhi was evacuated, the self-evident object was to draw our troops across the Ganges. In this they have succeeded, and now we find our forces in Oude, surrounded by ambuscades consisting,' not of a few men waiting to pounce upon stragglers, but large for tified towns defended by overwhelming numbers. A more complete trap cannot be conceived than that which the positions occupied by the rebels around Lucknow exhiliit;and it is into this decoy Sir COLIN has fought his way at the head of 12,000 men only. This small force will dwindle down, at the rate of 1,000 men a week, without the aid of fire and sword, while our retreat, and the advance of reinforcements are threatened by the rebels, who are known to be in force on the south side of the Ganges from Dinapore to Gwalior. When we have strength enough in the field to clear the whole line of road from Calcutta to Cawnpore, and sweeping the rebels out of the Gondwana and Malwa countries, we may begin to think of victories which leave some more last ing records of military skill behind them than the mere slaughter of numbers. In Asia natives losses are but too readily replaced. The thousands slain during the siege of Delhi, and the countless hundreds who have fallen on the banks of the Ganges, have not rendered the task assigned to the gallant Sir COLIN the less desperate. Keeping open his communications with Cawnpore will deprive him of a large portion of his effective force, and should his reinforcements be detained, either by the stratagem of the enemy, or the want of energy, or inattention to matters of detail on the part of the Indian Government, we have every reason to anticipate the worst consequences. We are quite aware that the London newspapers find it convenient to adopt a wholesale " Bull" policy. Now that our monetary mountebanks have gone through all their juggling perform ances, and the country is 1 50,000,0001. worse off than it was before they commenced their 10 per cent. thimble-rigging, the prospects of the Indian difficulty must not be suffered to interfere with the " upward movement" of politics. Indian letters, some from Cawnpore and Lucknow, but all written in Printing-house -square and Fleet street, will be employed very largely to give " a healthy tone" to the market for place and emolument. But the fabricators of these thirst for-blood creating missives should remember that soldiers have but one, and a very peculiar language, in which to write on military affairs, and that no officer or soldier is allowed to send a letter home from India until it has been read by his commanding officer. We deny then, most emphatically, that the Indian letters which have appeared in the London Times, and some of its Metropolitan cotemporaries, were written by officers or soldiers serving in India. Take for example, the letter dated from Nusseerabad, which appeared first in the French and then in the London papers some days ago,' and which we reprinted in the NORTHERN TIMES on the following morning. In this precious production it was stated that, Nusseerabad and its neighbourhood were in the enjoyment of all the blessings of peace, whereas we find by the laSt despatches from the scene of action, that it was found necessary to hasten to the relief of the besieged zarrison of Nusseerabad, and to dispatch a large body of troops to clear the surrounding country of the rebels. Hundreds of other letters of the same stamp have found their way into the London journals, and all to create and keep up feelings which are uncalled for and unwise. The Indian mutiny of 1857 must be put down, but that end will ne►er be accomplished except by farce directed by the coolest reason. Paganism is the curse of Hindostan, and if we would remove this monster human scourge, we should bear in mind that the slaughter 40,000 Janisaries, only gave more consistency, and a wider scope to Mahommedanism in Europe. We have witnessed this within our own time, and in dealing with the last stronghold of the false pro phet, let us employ reason and justice in the subjection and future government of his infatuated disciples, in Asia• Colonel, June 20, 1854 ; and Major-General, August 29, 1857. PUBLIC AMUSEMENIT, &c. MONS. JULLIZN AT THE LIVERPOOL PHILHARMONIC HALL, Last night Mons. Jullien gave the first of his concerts at the Liverpool Philharmonic Hall. His band is nearly the same as last year, but we miss the veteran licenig. The overture to the Zauberflote commenced, and was very beautifully played, as was also the Andante from Mozart's symphony in E flat, which followed a new ar rangement of the Lancers Quadrilles. Mr. Henry Russell executed a solo on the Trombone very cleverly, and after a " Constance" Waltz des Soupirs, the Havelock Quadrille completed the instrumental portion of the first part. Madame Grisi sang with wonderful power Tacea la notte, from ,‘ Il Trovatore," and Qui la voce from I Paritani, and was encored in both. She very readily responded, and repeated the quick movements of each. In the second part she sang " Home sweet Home," and being again encored sting " 0 weep for England's daughters," by Macfarren, a sort of lament for the ladies murdered in India, and a call to Englishmen to " Avenge them ere you die." _ Madame Grisi was in very good voice, and sang with great spirit and character, manifesting her artistic training. She will (by particular desire) repeat " Home, Sweet Home" to-night, and the lament also. Some apprehen sion was expressed during the day lest she should not be able to appear, as a Manchester audience was disap pointed last week, This had doubtless some effect in causing the thin attendance last night. The galleries were crowded, but the body and boxes were scantily filled. The selection from " Don Giovanni" was in many respects very good, but Mr. Hughes introduced .21'ox Peie Andrai, from " Figaro," instead of Finch 'llan Dal Vino. The remainder of the part was made up of dance music, and a beautiful solo on the flute by M. Damon- To-night the overture will be that to " Guillaume Tell ;" the symphony, " Mendelssohn's Italian ;" the selection, from " Il Trova tore ;" and Madame Grisi's scans, Conan e _Bello. She will also sing a waltz, composed exprassly for her by Alary. TEE " CHRISTMAS MINSTRELS," AT THE CONCERT DALT., LORD NELSON-STREET. Religious subjects are not for public representation —we mean stage representation —more particularly when made a handle of for lucre. There is no second opinion on this point. Sacred music is tolerated, and, coupled with some thing semi-religious, may be used pablicly for purposes of charity ; but when purely religions matters are put on the stage, to draw houses for private gain, such cannot be too strongly reprobated. "A Musical Entertainment, for the Christmas season," as the bills put forth, was announced for last night at the Concert Hall, and it was added that such would be produced " with appropriate scenery, costumes, and decorations." First, as to the "scenery," it has a dull imitation of the penny shows to be met with in the streets here and there. As for " costumes," Argos could not have discovered any, consequent on the almost Egyptian sableness that prevailed ; and so far as the " decorations" went, there was a green cur taro, with some holly and ivy wreaths, presented in front of a small stage, made on the already small stage of the house. The vocalists were—or might have been, for the only thing that could be ob served was the outlines of four figures —two males and two females—according to the bill, Miss Wynne, Mrs Scarisbrick, Mr. Millar, and Mr. ScaHs brick, and once for all, it may be said that so far as they were concerned, they sang well enough, and certainly would have done credit to an entertainment of another character. The affair opened with a:prologue called " Christmas Night" —a dialogue between some one with a " big manly voice," and some one else with a squeaking tone like a boy of ten—it was superlatively doll beyond all precedent—that's hardly enough to say of it. Then followed some five scenes, intended to illustrate passages in the life of our Redeemer, from his birth until the wise men came to adore Him. These attempts, i 3 scenic illustrations, were accompanied by prose and rythmetical compositions, of the propriety of putting forward such on a public stags for the amusement of a publics audience (for money) we say is more than questionable. Truth compels us to say thus much of this performance —more we care not—more we wish not to say about it. MUSICAL AND PICTORIAL ENTERTAINMENT. Last night Mr. Henry Smith made his first appearance in the Clayton Hall, to give his popular entertainment entitled His Voyage to and Wanderings Through America. The entertainment consists of a magnificent Diorama of scenes commencing from the Mersey, where the harbour, docks, public buildings, floating pier, Rock Fort, light house, and numerous other objects along the river are given with striking truthfulness, and admirably executed ; then follow on the passage to America, which equal anything we have ever seen of the kind. Numberless views of American scenery are next presented, which elicited the warmest approbation of the audience. As the Diorama passes Mr. Smith sings a selection of songs, several of which are composed by himself, and well known to the public. He accompanies himself with a magnificent bychord grand piano -forte. Mr. Smith has a good voice, and sings with taste and s till. The enthusiastic applause of the meeting was called forth at the conclusion of every piece. The Hall was not so well filled as we are sure it will be, before he leaves town. The Liverpool public cannot fail to appreciate this delightful entertainment. LEWIS AND COMPANY'S NEW ESTABLISTIMICNT FOR BOY'S CLOTHING.—Nambar of boys clothed for the week ending Saturday, December 2Gth, 1,016 ; corresponding week last year, 547—increase, 469. EXERCISE AND HEALTH Comuntio.—Our readers will have noticed the advertisement of Herr Otto Schultze, who has established a new riding academy in Elizabeth-street. Herr Schultze has gained a wide reputation for his success in teschinz the science of equestrianism to bath male and female. We would, therefore, advise amateur equestrians to visit his estahlishment, and there witness the many im provements which he has introduced, certain that they will appreciate them. We may asid that there is a splendid gymnasium on the premises. CLOSE OE ALLSOP'S Rant. WAx-Wojut EXHIBITION, LIME -STREET, LIVERPOOL. --The above splendid establish ment will positively close on the 25th of January, 1858, wi . hout fail. Mr. Allsop respectfully announces that he has just added full-length figures (correct likenesses) of the Rev. Mr. Spurgeon and General Havelock, and a numbar of other beautiful figures, as an addition for the Christmas holidays. Mr. A. respectfully begs to inform his friends and the public that he is going to travel with his Wax work Figures; therefore, after the close of his Exhibitio-,, the proprietor has given instructions to M. Branch to sell by auction the whole of the splendid Statuary in the Sculpture Galleries, all the plate looking-glasses, twelve gas ehindeliers, a number of single brackets, a great variety of choice busts, and . the whole of th e ti m b er i n the Sculpture Galleries. Mr. A. would be willing to come to satisfactory terms with the next incoming tenant to let the galleries stand. We (Athenfflum) understand that some of the foreign singers who went in " the fall," to America, with the hopes of gleaning a golden harvest there, have already returned—public music having been virtually silenced by the crashes "on every side of bank and warehouse, and speculat ors' cfEce. In the year 1862, the thousandth anniversary of the foundation of the Russian monarchy is to b.; celebrated with great pomp and national manifestation in Russia. A monument, commemorative of the day, is to be erected at Novgorod, in the centre of the Kremlin thore, not far from the Sophia Cathedral. • THE . GAME LAWeI AT BLACKBURN.—On Wednesday, at the Town Hall, James Walton, of Peter-street, Daisy Field, Blackburn, was charged with trespassing in pursuit of game on the preserves of Daniel Thwaites, Esq., at Rishton, on the previous Friday. Gorge Boardman, Mr. Towaites's keeper, saw the defendant on the land in question with a gun, about two o'clock in the afternoon, Lie and another keqoer followed the defendant, when ' - „ to ran away and eluded their pursuit, but was known, hp• v i ng been forgiven by the prosecutor in August last for a s i m il ar offence. The bench inflictel a penalty of £2 an' costs, or to be imprisned for two T.cuttlts, LIVERPOOL BANKRUPTCY COURT.---ISSTXRDA t. WEEKLY TIMES WITH A SUPPLEMENT, MAKING A TWELVE PAGE, 0. 72 COLUMN N EWSPAPER, THREE HALF-PENCE. News Agents must, to prevent. disappointment give early orders. 0/7ICE, 10, SOUTH JOHN-STREET. pH .14IIARMON I C HALI. MONS. JULLIEN'S GRAND CHI ITMAS CONCERTS. THIS EVENING (TUESDAY), and TO-MORROW (WEDNESDAY), 29T11 AND 30211 INSTANT, MADAME G R I S I Will sing, in the course of each Evening, " ROMS, SWEET HOVE," Which was so enthnstasticaly received at the Concert last Evening. ? 1 , , i • ge TUESDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1837. THE DAY'S NEWS. The advises from America, which we publish to day, are of importance. Specie payments have keen resumed by the New York City Banks, and by the majority of the other banks in the State of New York. There had been no business of im portance traasaeted in Congress. The speech of Senator Douglas, on the President's Message, had crested some ill-feeling between that gentleman and the Cabinet, but it was thought that the breach would be healed up- The Kansas affairs were yet occupying the chief attention of the politicians of the States. We learn that Governor Walker had not been peremptorily dismissed, but that the threat to do so had been held out by the Administration. The secretary of the governor, Mr. Stanton,had, however, been dismissed for having is: sued a proclamation calling a special session of the Leoempton Legislature. General Walker was again at work in Central America. He had suc ceeded in landing at San Juan del Norte with 300 =ea, and with 150 mere at Greytown. He had taken possession of the former place, but was in Jeopardy ae: the latter. There were both British and American men-of-war there. The accounts I from California are of the most cheering nature. We publish full details of the news received by the Overland Mail. The accounts per telegraph, are fully borne out. The relief of Lucknow was completely effected on the 17th of November, after severe fighting, and the women and children, sick and wounded, were removed to Cawnpore. The lighting at Secunderbagh and Samuch, places which lie between Alumbagh and Lucknow, is described in the despatch of the Commander-in- Chief as the severest he ever witnessed. The rebels suffered severely. Nothing is said of Nana Sahib, or his whereabouts ; but Sir Colin Campbell, with the 12,000 men, was about proceeding to the reduction of Oude. The details also mention the manoeuvres which were used for the relief of the garrison of Neemuch by Brigadier Stuert's Column, which relief was effected, after much severe fighting, in which, as nsual, the heavy loss fell upon the rebels. The same body of insurgents, comprising the Mehidpore rebels, who were in great force in that quarter, were beaten in two engagements at Mundiso re , b y a column under Colonel Durand, and the remnant of them was in occupation of the town and fort of slundisere, greatly despirited when the latest accounts left. Brigadier Shower's column was suc cessfully engaged in cutting up the insurgents in the districts south-east of Delhi. Colonel Gerard, who was ordered to make a demonstration towards Rewaree, on the 13da November came up with the Jedhpore rebels at a place called Kanoud, where he was joined by a detachment under Capt. Stafford. They immediately attacked the enemy. The battle lasted all day, but terminated in the entire defeat of the rebels, who left six guns in our bands. Colonel Gerard was killed in the action. The Sanger district was quiet, but altogether in the hands of the insurgents. A Madras column was under orders to proceed to it. The military tribunal at Delhi was active, and many members of the royal family and household were executed. The King himself is guardel in his palace. Taken in its entirety, the news is cheering, although from all accounts?, the Supreme Government of India was gaining nothing iu the good opinion of the Buropean Community. There is no Continental news of the least im portance this morning. Lord Stratford de Rad cliffe still remains at Vienna ; and from Turkey we are given to understand that a reconciliation is near at hand between the Grand Vizer and the French Ambassador, A rather singular speech, as delivered by Mr. William Makepeace Thackoray, at the London Tavern, on Saturday night, will he found in ano ther portion of to-day's impression. Our local news this morning is rather meagre. The investigation at the Police Court, into the cause of the death of the man Leonard, in Blake-street, Copperas Hill, has been adjourned. It appears that the prisoner, Blinkhorn, had a fall out with the deceased and a brother of his, in a public-house, en Saturday night. The prisoner, with others, left, and waited at the corner of the street until the two former came out, where a further alter cation ocnirred, and the prisoner struck the deeeased under the jaw, knocked him down, and jumped upon him. The unhappy man died almost 'immediately. The prisoner weie at the time what is called carters' boots." The great Slander case, which has been 10 days before a Dublin jury, has just terminated. Yes larday Mr. Armstrong addressed the jury for the defence. The impression is that the learn©d gentleman will occupy the cour t a gre at portion of 1%-day also. He will be succeeded by Mi. IrDenougla in reply to evidence for plaintiff, and its address, it is supposed, will occupy a day and a 11 alt . ; and then follows the charge of the Chief SOMETHING THAT WILL NOT END IN SMOKE, Every one—and who has not read Scott's " Marm ion," —must remember the historical name that was cried, On—on,"—" the last words of Marmion," Now, a namesake of that celebrated personage paid us a visit last week—of course being interested in "trade," (query Board of Trade ?) he was anxious to see our docks and shipping. Who could better show him these world renowned receptacles, their ships, " bales, tresses," and all appendages, than a gentleman who might have represented this Northern Metropolis, and who for a brief period did write "M.P." after his name. Now there was nothing very remarkable in all this, but as the gentlemen were strolling along one of the dock quays, the Commoner, who is fond of a real Havana, introduced a very excellent one to the Peer, who it seems is partial to the aroma of the " weed' also. Law makers should not be law breakers—for there is a bye-law of the Dock Committee that strictly prohibits smoking on the docks or quays. The volumes of smoke, and the fumes there from, attracted the eyes and the olfactory senses of the sharp policeman who was on duty adjacent, and he proceeded forward thinking he had a " case." Being a sharp man, he at once recognised the party, and knowing that one of them at least, had " local habitation and a name" in Liverpool, he did not take them into custody, as he might have done —no, he proceeded by the milder and more legal process of summons. So far, so good— but we want td ask the following questions, and let those concerned answer :—Did the officer apply for, and receive a summons in the usual course, as against an ordinary individual ? Second—Presuming ho obtained the legal process, was it regularly served, if not, what reason or explanation can be given ? Third—Was the summons squashed by a process . of " cainiog," known to any portion of Dale street—in fact, who squashed the summons ? Verb sap —But who will be the wise man to answer ? Who will " bell the cat ?" We pause for a reply. THE COURT, kc. WINDSOR CASTLE, Saturday.—Her Majesty the Queen walked and drove out this forenoon, accompanied :by her Royal Highness the Princess Royal. Her Majesty visited the Duchess of Kent at her residence at Frogmore. The Duke of Aumale, accompanied by the Count of Paris and the Duke of Chartres, arrived early at the Castle. His Royal Highness the Prince Consort went out shooting, and the three Princes accompanied his Royal Highness. Her Royal Highness the Princess Alice took a carriage drive. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and Prince Alfred went out shooting to-day in the Home Park. Their Royal Highnesses the Princess of Salerno, the the Duchess of Orleans, the Duchess of Aumale and the Prince and Princess of Joinville arrived at the Castle to day, and visited the Queen. The Duke of Aumale, the Count of Paris, and the Duke of Chartres, after accom panying the Prince Consort, visited her Majesty. The royal party took their departure in the afternoon. THE NUPTIALS OF THE PRINCESS ROYAL.—The Court will come to London, from Windsor, on the 15th of Janu ary, after which the several royal and distinguished ♦isi tors will begin to arrive from day to day, to be present at the marriage of the Princess of England with the future King of Prussia. One of the Austrian Archdukes, brother of the Emperor, will be present, and all the heads of the royal families of Hohenzollern and Saxe Cobourg, several of their members, and of the House of Hanover. The preparations at the palace, and at all the places bespoke for the illusurious guests, are on the most extensive scale. The marriage will be solemnised at the Chapel Royal, St. James's. There will be a splendid breakfast at Bucking. ham Palace and a grand banquet in the evening. The Prince and Princess will proceed to Windsor, where they will remain until the 29th of January, when they will come to town and remain for a fortnight. It is during this fortnight—the first in February—that all the royal and Popular festivities will take place. At the end of that time the bride and bridegroom will proceed to their own future residence in the royal yacht, which will convey them to Hantburgh, the nearest port to their future home, where we trust they will long live to enjoy the happiness which seems in store for their bright and well-assorted union. THE MxNisrErts.—Lord Palmerston, the Lord Chan cellor, Sir George Grey, Lord Granville, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Lord Harrowby, Lord Panmure, Lord Stanley of Alderley, and:other members . of the Cabinet, have left town for the prosent;holidays• DEATH OF LADY C. FITZROY.—This lady died on Wednesday night, at Lady Eleanor Balfour's residence in Grosvenor-square. Her ladyship was confined the week before last, and up to a few days back appeared to be pro gressing favourably. Her ladyship was daughter of the late; Mr. James Balfour, of Whittingham Castle, N. 8., and the Lady Eleanor Balfour, and married, in 1847, Lord Augustus Charles Lennox Fitzroy, second son of the Duke of Grafton, by whom the lamented lady leaves a youthful family. DEATH OP TILE COUNTESS (DOWAGER) NELSON.—We regret to learn the Countess (Dowager) Nelson died suddenly at Paris on Tuesday last. The deceased countess, Hilard, was third daughter of the late Rear- Admiral Sir Robert Barlow, K.C.8., and was widow of Mr. George Ulric ;Barlow, when she married, secondly, 26th March, 1829, William first Earl Nelson, "only surviv ing brother of the immortal hero of Trafalgar, Horatio Nelson, she being the nobleman's second wife. After the death of Earl Nelson, in February, 1835, the countess married, thirdly, 7th February, 1837,.: Mr. George T. Knight, who survives her, ladyship. The Right lion, W. E. and Mrs. Gladstone and a select party have congregated at Hawarden Castle, Sir Stephen Glynne's seat in Flintshire, but owing to the recent demise of a much lamented member of the family, the customary hospitalities have this year been dispensed with. DEATH OF MAJOR-GENERAL JAMES GRAY, ROYAL ARTILLERY'.—This gallant officer, who has been for many years past on the retired full-pay list of the Royal Artillery, died on the 21st, inst. The deceased General accompanied the expedition which sailed under Sir David Baird in 1805 and was present at the taking of the Cape of Good Hope, January, 1806. He also accompanied the division from the Cape to co operate with the expedition from India for the reduction of the Isle of France, having resigned the situation of Major of Brigade to the Royal Artillery at the Cape to accompany the division as a volunteer. At the wreck of the King George transport in November, 1805, on which occasion Brigadier-General York was drowned, he saved several lives by his personal exertions, having been the last taken from the rocks by the boats of the Leda frigate. His commission bore date as follows :—Second Lieutenant,June 9, 1804 ; Lieutenant, December 20, 1804 ; Captain, May 1, 1814 ; Major, Jan. 10, 1837 ; Lieutenant-Colonel, November 23, 1841 MR. THACKERAY ON MONEY, EDUCATION, AND OTHER MATTERS. BRFORB Ma. COMMISSIONIZ STLITINNOIf. In re lone DOIIIRTY.—It being understood that the examination of the bankrupt would be resumed this morning, the court was largely filled by parties anxious to witness the proceedings. Mr. Aspinall appeared for the assignees, and Mr. Deighton for the bankrupt. On the sitting of the court at eleven o'clock, Mr. Deighton said, I am instructed on the part of the bankrupt to apply that this case may be adjourned sine die. I came down here prepared to take an objection to the course which my learned friend is pursuing, in going into these particular matters in an opposition which, if admitted here at all, is not opposiition on the part of the assignees. Your Honour is aware that the chargea made against Mr. Doherty were of a very serious and grievous character. I did come prepared to take an objection ,to the course pursued, and also to the course which my learned friend was pursuing in examining Mr. Doherty for the purpose of substantiatirg the charges, instead of doing that by direct evidence, which is the only proper evidence in such a case. I am, however, instructed this morning, that Mr. Doherty is in a frame of mind such as renders it uttesly impossible for him to give such information as would be necessary either to satisfy this court in the matter, or to give his solicitor or counsel the power of meeting the serious charges which have been made against him, Your Honour must know that this case has become, I may say, offensively public. From the very commencement of Mr. Doherty's misfortune, he has been made the subject of public comment, and I may say that there appears to be a very strong opinion abroad on the matter. He has also, as you know, been harassed by criminal proceedings very lately. All these matters have, at I am informed, tended so much to interfere with the mental powers of Mr. Doherty, and also with his physical powers, as to render it quite impossible for him to be enabled now to meet the charges which are made against him in a fair manner, or in a manner which would do jus tice to himself. lam instructed also, and I believe it to be so, that if those charges were fairly and properly gone into, they would wear a very different aspect from that which had been presented to this court. .1 believe tint an answer could have been given to those charges by Mr. Doherty, and that he could have explained them to the court so fully that my learned friend wo .1d have seen, after such an explanation, that the language applied in making the charges was not justified ; al, ough I fully admit that if they were established they could hardly be spoken of in language too strong for their condemnation. I may say, however, that if they had been gone into, Mr. Doherty, according to the instructions I have received, could have given a clear and satisfactory answer, anal have thoroughly exculpated himself. But at the present time it is utterly impossible, from the state of Mr. Doherty's mind, for him to be able to do this, and, therefore, I have to apply to your Honour that this ease may be adjourned sine die, to enable Mr. Doherty to come here at a future day ; and then, when he is in a different frame of mind, to meet the charge, and to apply to your Honor for a certificate. Mr. Aspinall said that he c still not, for a moment, have any hesitation as to the course which the assignees should pursue in reference to the application. There was no doubt that the bankrupt could never have obtained a cer tificate, and that having been well advised to that effect, ho thought it more prudent not to submit himself again for examination ; but it could not be allowed that the course now proposed to be taken, eliould be taken without answer, He (lir. Aspinall) might remind His Honor of the state of health in which he saw Mr. Doherty a few days ago, and that he was then perfectly competent, not only to act under the advice of his counsel, but even in cases where he thuett the questions might he answered with less harm and danger to himself to pick out those ques tions, and to answer them with the unsiost possible ingenuity without the assistance of his advocate—showing, in point of fact, the greatest possible mental accumen and ability, to defend himself by putting forward every circum stance which could possibly tell in his favour. It was impossible, then, for the Court, seeing that that on the bare statement of the bankrupt —a statement which hie learned friend was, no doubt - , instructed to make—the Court con!d accede to such an application. The statement was nut merely improbable in itself, but it was not supported by evidence. It should have occurred to his learned friend, that if any reliance were to be placed upon it, the Court would call for evidence in support of it, but they were not informed that that evidence would be forthcoming. His learned friend said that Mr. Doherty had been harrassed in this matter, but he (Ur. Aspinall) denied that he had been harrassed beyond what was necessary for the interests Of justice and commerce. It was for the advantage of the community at large that proceedings of this description should be made public through the newspapers, and that the widest publicity should be given to them. He did not know that the newspapers male a'iy comments on the case, and if they did not, why complain of them? So far from Mr. Doherty being unnecessarily harrassed, it was a notorious feet, and in some measure discreditable to the parties, that there was in some quarters a considerable feeling in favour of Mr. Doherty. He did not allude to any gentleman whose absence had been the sub ject of discussion, but there was unquestionably in some quarters a desire to screen Mr. Doherty from the faults he had committed ; and he (Mr. Aspinall) denied that there was one word of truth in the statement that Mr. Doherty had been subject to persecution. Mr. Doherty's own conduct was the best answer to that. He now sought to rein from the inouiry and to make the best terms for himself. He could never get a certificate, and therefore it was proposed to let him down as easily as possible. He (1)Ir Aspinall) should oppose the applica tion for adjournment, and would suggest to the Court that when the bankrupt did not come forward, a day having been fixed for the consideration of the certificate, it was the duty of the Court to refuse the certificate altogether. His Honour observed that he could not consent to a general aij )urnment. If Mr. Doherty was advised to absent himself— . Mr. Deighton : The advice doss not come from me in any way whatever. His Honour : Have you any medical Evidence as to Mr. Doherty's health ? Mr. Deighton : There is no medical evidence. His Honour : How long will he require to recover? Mr. Deighton Mr. Gregory (the bankrupt's solicitor) says twelve months. His Honour: Oh, that is Out of the question—it is equal to total absence. If the adjournment were for a short time, and if the assignees were satisfied— Mr. Aspinsll : The assignees have no vindictive feeling towards the bankrupt. If any medical evidence were brought forward they would leave the matter entirely in the hands of the Court. His Honour : Am I to understand that the bankrupt does not intend to come forward at any time. Mc. Deighton : I am not instructed to say that. Mr. Aspinall suggested that an adjournment for a fortnight should be taken, and in the meantime he would ask for a summons for Mr. Doherty. He should obse vo, that if a medical certificate were then produced, he would require the medical gentle men to be then presen a His Honour said, that in such a case ho should certainly require the medical gentleman to be present, to bj examined. Mr. Aspinall said that he would also require the b:11 of lading, and the two bills of exchange, relating to the late prosecution, to be produced. Mr. Gregory replied that they would be forthcoming. The sitting was then adjourned for a fortnight. BICrOIIE hrR C3MMISSIONERPERRY. In re J. CADHAN.—The bankrupt, a brick-maker, of Billinge, came up on hie last examination, and passed, and a day was fixed for the certificate meeting In re ANDREW.—The laßt examination of the bankrupt was adjourned, no balance-shoe: having been filed. In re R. D. NUTTALL.—In this caso, also, the last ex amination of the bankrupt was adjourned. THE Rev. MR. CAIRO.—Mr. Caird was inducted into the New Park Church on Thursday. The Dr, Mrraggart preached and presided on the occas'on. In the evening, the young minister and the Presbytery of Glasgow were entertained by the managers of the chu-ch to dinner in the Corporation Hal. Mr. Caird will be introduced to his new congregation on Sunday, by the Rev. Norman Macleod of the Barony.—Glasgow Daily Mail. FRENCH liatLwAys.—The Paris Moniteur contains the official return of the receipts of the various French Rail-. ways for the three expired quarters of the present year, separately, and the total f or th e n i ne monthr. The arnaunt of the q carter ending in September last, was 83,091,8811 r., being 6,000,618 fr. more than in the quarter immediately nrece !jag, and 11,401,2281 r. more thin in the first three months of the year. The receipts for the first nine months of 1857, amounted to 231 882,6171., showing an improve ment of 28,899,774 fr, as compared with the corresponding period last year. DIIIPARTURE or Tuoors FOR INi:el4.—Orders have been issued from the War Office directing the commanders of the depot battalions at Chatham, Colchester, Shorncliff, Canterbury, and Maidstorte, to hold in readiness detach ments of the undermen'‘ioned corps, the whole of whom are to euibark. on Salt' day at Gravesend, in the ship Salamanca, fer conveyance to Bombay, viz, 1 officer and 6 men of the 3rd Dragoon Guards, 3 men 14th Light Drag muE'r 2 1 men Royal Artillery, 1 officer and 105 men 18th Royal. Irish Refit. , 1 officer and 84 men 51st- Light In , an'ry , 9 men of th e 55th, 23 men o f t h e 72 n d (D uke of Alb iro:'s Own) H-ghlanders 12 moo, 83rd 1 officer, and 23 mar. 86th ( '‘oyal County Down), 3 officers and 79 men of V..e 89th, and 5 men 9801., Stuff Assistant Surgeon Kilroy from the Gonerel Fort Pitt, Chatham, embarks in medical charge of the troops, total being 8 officers and 370 non cemmissioned officers and privates. The ship was in spected on Friday by the Commandant from Cha i tham, Colonel Eden, assisted by Major Gordon, the Brigade Major. At the usual dinner of the Commercial Travellers' Agee elatii-m, at the London Tavern, on Saturday—Mr. W. Thackera: in the chair -- that gentleman, in the c our se of his remarks, saia I approach the toast of th e even i ng w i th very grea t diffidence, remembem.:7 who have b een my l ast two pro ds' cessors in this chair (kr. Dickens an d Si r E . B. Lytton ), and how consummate was e eloque nce w i t h w hi c h ea ch of those distinguished men a,..! dressed yo u . M ore over, after all that has happened very recently, I feel it needful for me to be particularly cautious whei a ever I come to anl meeting in the city which has to do with neeney and mone tary affairs. (Hear, and a laugh.) It is se- tom that 1 apppear at all in these regions, unless, indeed, it be occa sionally to pay a pleasing visit to Messrs. Bradburev au!, Evans, in Bouverie-street, or t o M essrs S m i t h and Co.a°' Cornhill, But I read my paper, like every good Britoil, and from that I gather a lesson of profound caution in speaking to mercantile men on subjects of this kind; Supposing, for instance, that I have shares in the Bundelcund Banking Company or in the Royal British Diddlesex Bank, I come down to a meeting of the share holders and hear an honoured treasurer and an admirable president make the most flourishing reports of the state of our concern, showing to us enormous dividends accompanied with the most elegant bonuses ; and proving to us that our funds are invested in the most secare way at Bogleywallah, Bundelcund, and Brauksea Castle. (Laughter.) Igo away delighted at the happy prospect before my wife and family, feeling a perfect confidence that those innocent beings will be comfortable for the rest of their lives. What, then, is my horror, when, in one brief fortnight after, instead of those enormous dividends and elegant bonuses, I am served with a notice to pay up a most prodigious sum (laughter) ; when I find that our estates at Bundelcund and Bogleywallah have been ravaged by the Bengal tiger ; that the Island of Branksea under water ; that our respected president is obliged to go to Spain for the benefit of his health, and our eloquent treasurer, cannot abide the London fog. (Renewed laughter.) You see I must be a little careful. But, granted that the accounts we have here have not, like our dinner, been subjected to an ingenious culinary process (a laugh) — granted that you have spent, as I read in your report, £25,000 in raising a noble school and grounds; that you have invested another £15,000 in the funds ; that you have collected around you the happy juvenile feces which I see smiling on yonder benches, to be the objects of your honest, Christian kindness ; and that you have achieved this scheme among yourselves—granting all this to be true, then, gentlemen. I am your most humble servant, and no words that I can find can express my enthusiastic admiration for what you have done, and for the excellent institution of which you are the hearty patrons and sup porters. (Cheers.) I sincerely wish, on behalf of my own class, the literary profession, that we could boast of anything as good. I wish that we had an institution to which we could confide our children, instead of having to send them about to schoo's as we do, at an awful cost. When the respected Mr. Elqueers, of Do-the-boys Hall, announces that he proposes to take a limited number of pupils—l should rather say a number of very limited pupils (a laugh)--as it is not because he is in love with the little dnrlings that he does it, but because he eles'gns to extract a profit out of them. It always pains me to think of the profits to be sc awed out of the bellies of the poor little innocents. Why have we not, as men of letters, some such association as that which you have got up ? I appeal to my literary brethren if any of them are present, whether we. the men of the H-e, cannot emulate the men of the road ? (sear, hear.) A week ago a friend engaged in my own profession, making his £l,OOO a-year, showed me the half-yearly account of his two little boys at school. These little heroes of six and seven, who are at a very excellent school, where they are well and comfortably provided for, come home with a little bill in their pocket which amounted to the sum of £75 for the half-year- Now, think of this poor Paeerfamilias earning his moderate £l,OOO a-year, out of which he has his life assurance, his income tax, and his house rent to pry, with three or four poor relations to support—for, doubtless, we are all blessed with these appendages—(a laugh)—and with the heavy bills of his wife and daughters for millinery and mantua making, to meet, especially at their present enormous rates and sizes. (Renewed laughter.) Think of this over-burdened man having to pay £75 for one half-year's schooling of his little boas. (Hear, hear.) Let the gentlemen of the press, then, try to devise some scheme which shall benefit them, as you have undoubtedly benefitted by what you have accomplished for yourselves. I will not allude to the educatory process through which you put your children, and which was spoken of last year by the distinguished man who filled this chair in terms of most just praise, except to say that you appear to teach the pupils modern languages, mathematics, music, and the various other branches of instruction needed to fit them for the en counter of life which all are obliged to cuter. We are all travellers and voyagers who must embark on life's ocean and before you send your boys to sea you teach them to swim, to navigate the ship, and guide her into port. The last time I visited America, two years ago I sailed on board the Africa, Captain Harrison, an officer who has now re ceived a much larger command— the Leviathan ; and all that I can say is,l heartily wish him and his employers well out of the " fix." (A. laugh.) The Africa, however, eras steaming out of Liverpohl one blowy October day, and was hardly ever the bar, when, animated by those peculiar sensations not uncommon to landsmen at the commencement of a sea voyage, I was holding on amidships (a laugh), uP comes a quick eyed, shrewd looking little man, who holds on by the next rope to me, and says, Mr. Thackersy, x am the representative of the house of Appleton and Co' , of Broadway, New York—a most liberal and enterpris ing publishing firm, who will be most happy to ( 10 business with you." I don't know that we then aid any business in the line thus delicately hinted at , because at that particular juncture we were both of us, called, by a hea v y l urc h o f t h e sh i p, to a casting up 0' accounts of a far less agreeable character. (Lau g hter) But, gentl emen , t h ere are b ut few of us who are no t travellers. I parted, to-day, from a net neighbour, and as famous and i n t e lli gent a traveller as any thatl could name—l mean Mr. William Howard Russell, the traveller for a celebrated publishing firm in Priatiug-house-equare. (" Hear,hear," and a laugh.) We all know how he travelled three years ago, when he went out for his eraployers tolinepect the shot and shell and bayonet market of the Crime?, and *epo.ted on the state of French g•ape a t the Maiakhoff, of B r iti s h b ee f at B a l aklava, and of Russian hides at Inkermane. (Cheers and laughter) He is now on his way to Marseilles. In another month he will be in India , (cheers), and he will see the shattered gates around whic h , the brave engine ers di e d at t h e i r d uty, and through w hich Wilson and his gallant comrades passed over heaps of enemies, until they reached the Imperial Palace of Delhi , in which, amid shouts of victory, the health of Qese! Victoria was drunk. H e w ill see t h e b attered walls thron g' which Havelock and Outram, and lastly, Sir Colin Col' bell and his relieving army, marched to rescue our women and children, cr us hi ng h osts o f f oes b efore them, A nd l finally planting th e g l or i ous old flag of England on ruck' now's walls. (Cheers.) Teat, gentlemen, was a melancholY, dinner of his yest er d ay —hi s C hr i stmas d i nner, the last meal he was to take h ere at h ome. Th a li ttle ch i ldren sat round the table on that sad evening, and the poor wife must ha!! gazed at them with a wistful eye. But now the parting is over, and this day he has taken his first step on his log journey. Many and many a t i me i n t h e sol i tude of tral Ti_ iu the loneliness o f t h e d esert ; on ship-board at t h e morning-watch, w h en sea an d sky are flushed with t h e golden sunrise ; o r a t m id n i g h t, am id t h e rus hi ng wa ter': and under the stars of God, he will think with inexpres . siblo tenderness of th e d ear b e i ngs h e h as l eft at hole . (Cheers) But f or hi s c hild ren h e m i g h t have b ean amon g now, gentlem en , as h e was l ast year. He separates fr°.,,, , e "., them in orde r t o d o hi s d uty —i n or d er to toil that they pr.', be comfortable—i n or d er to earn the means of one coming back to them, and seeing them growing up him educated and happy. (Hear, hear.) And you, _ u, tlemen, in your sev era l d egrees, a l so support to i l, pri vy tio es travel, and separation, in order to make your young ° l ' etir happy; and yo u comm i serate, too, t h e cause of I'he, brethren in dist ress you compass i onate t h e poor and e'do, unfortunate, r emem b er i ng Hi s di v i ne ord i nance w ho I S t .. the little children come unto Him. (Cheers) th® Tnackeray concluded by giving—" Prosperity ~,t° Commercial Travellers' S chool e ." (D run k amid applause.) • THE WINDERMERE STEAM YACHTS. We are Pilch to understand that th e ama l gamat i on of the two soon. y ac t h o t companies on Wind ermere h as b een so far efDeted as have merged iato that of a new company, en titled ; Windermero United Steam Y ac ht Company," the directors of w hi c h are empowere d an d dire c ted to purchase the steamb oa t s an d a ll ot h er e ff ec t s of the t7l existing companies. Th e c t pital of the new coinP ar * be .£5,783, diviJ e d i n t o 040 shares £ 9 l 24. 41. each. great number of sha res , we understand , h a ve already beer& taken.—Lancaster Guardian, w ork of ENGLIHI HISTORY.—The Adtenceum says — interest to every man of English blood, is in a the prcse, and will shortly be given t o th e üblic under the sanctie of Sir John Romilly. This , is p cata l og ue (compiled 03h! Mr. T. Duffus Hardy, o f th e R ecor d Office —a mos tco e petent and careful sc h o l ar ) of all ex i st i n g material; for close 14!: History of England front the earliest time t a the final of the Wars of the Roses on the accession of Henry o w; Eighth—the p o i n t at w hi ch modern history begins . o f expectations are highly raised by what we hare see* 0; the work —th e p l an b e i ng exce ll en t, a nd follow sober euthusiasm, both as to principle and detail. ed with Ti coat s'lle: