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London, England, 1857-10-10

Court am ilasinon.

Her Majesty the Queen will leave Balmoral on
Tuesday next for Haddo house, the seat of the Earl
of Aberdeen. On the morning of Wednesday her
Majesty will leave Haddo•hou~e for Aberdeen and
Edinburgh, and on Thursday return to London and
Windsor.

His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge is at
present on a visit to Manchester.

Viscount Palmerston returned to Broadlands last
week after the Cabinet Council on Friday.
The Right Hon. Sir Charles Wood, Bart, M.P.,
left his official residence at the Admiralty on
Saturday evening for Hickleton-hall, Yorkshire.

The Earl Granville has left town for Manchester.
Mr. Denby Seymour, Secretary to the Board of
Control, is at present on a visit to Normanton.
The Marquis of Lansdowne has left town for
Crewe•hall, Chesire.
London, England, 1857-10-10

Concluding the Life of Mary Stuart. Vole. J. to VI,
may be had, price 10s. Od. each.

THE

LECTURES of Sir W. lIA MILTON, Bait,

Late Professor of Logic and Metaphysics, University
of Edinburgh.
With Notes from Original Materials, and Appendix containing
the Author's Latest Developinent of his New Logical Theory.
Edited by the Rev. H. L. Mansell, B.D , Oxford, and
John Veitch, M.A., Edinburgh.
London, England, 1857-10-10

THE PRESS, OCTOBER 10, 1857.

Muttra, and Bolandshawur have all been plundered, and
yesterday came news of a serious etneute at Lticknow—
the worst thing that could have happened for us, as it
seems almost impossible that disturbances so near should
not create a commotion amongst the troops here.
You will scarcely be able to realise the fearful state we
are in; we can scarcely do so ourselves. No one can say
how or where the trouble is to end. Mrs. H— is a sweet
companion in affliction ; we shall stick close to each other
as long as it pleases God to spare us. Last night, after
much fatigue, of mental tortme, and several nights of
imperfect rest, I fell quite into a state of stupefaction.
Body and mind alike refused to be longer active; it was
necessary—just nature asserting her rights to restore the
exhausted powers. And there was my child, so restless !
and Mrs. H— took her and walked about with her, and
soothed the little thing, that T might not be disturbed. I
believe we shall be some support to one another under
every trial. Our English letters came in a day or two ago,
one front you up to April 14. I cannot reply further to it
now. In the presence of these awful realities little else
can be thought of. Such nights of anxiety I would never
have believed possible, and the days are full of excitement.
Every note and every message come pregnant with events
and alarms. Another fortnight we expect will decide our
fate, and whatever it may be I trust we shall be enabled to
bear it. It is supposed that the Lucknow mutineers have
gone towards Delhi. General Anson must meet the
increased band of rebels as well as he may. May we be
preserved frcm the evils that the incapacity of our leaders
naturally entails. If these are my last words to you, you
will remember them lovingly, and always bear in mind
that your affection, and the love we have ever had for each
other, is an ingredient of comfort in these bitter times.
London, England, 1857-10-10

THE PRESS, OCTOBER 10, 1857.

The only enemy we look out for is the large army at
Gwalior, consisting of the Uwalior Contingent and several
other regiments. They have hitherto remained quiet,
thanks to the mysterious influence of the Maharajah, or
else to their own pusillanimity. Scindia deserves much
praise fur controlling such a body of rebels. But we fear
they may at last take the high hand, and go either to Delhi
or Agra. The latter would be strategically wrong, when
our forces at Cawnpore are daily increasing, and a Bombay
force is at Mhow, in the south of Scindia's territories.
The Gwolior Contingent has a siege-train, but only six
IS-pounders anti four or six mortars : surely they will not
bring that against Agra. Had they only joined the
Neeinuch mutineers, and strictly blockaded us, our
miseries, deserted as we were by every native servant,
would have been such as to satisfy amply their hunger for
our lives.

Many persons believe that several of our country-
men and women, returned as deal, are yet living
concealed in different villages. The following extract
of a letter receive,' from Captain Kirby, of the Bengal
Artillery, dated Nynee Tal, August 4, would seem to
give strength to this belief :
I have just beard thz, astonishing news that a letter
has been received by Colonel Troup, With 11,..)giment,
from Lieutenant Uewan, Adjutant Ithli Native Infantry
(supposed to have been killed), wiling us of his being
in safety in a village near Bareilly, protected by the
zemindar of the village, a ; and that several
other officers, &e. ,names unknown, were kept in neigh.
bouring villages.
London, England, 1857-10-10

Vratrintial.

PROFESSOR ROGERS of America was travelling by
express train to Norwich, last Friday night week, on
a visit to Professor Sedgwick. Soon after passing
the Wymondham station, a large stone was flung at
tlitk train. It smashed through the window of a first-
class carriage, and striking Professor Rogers i n the
face broke his jaw-bone. Several boys have been
arrested by the police.
THE HEAVY GALE which set in on Wednesday was
severely felt along the south-eastern coast. Great
damage was done, especially at Plymouth ; several
yachts and small vessels were sunk, and the works
of the Great Western Dock seriously injured. At
Brighton, on Thursday morning, a collier, the
Pilgrim, ran ashore immediately in front of the
Albion Hotel. The crew were rescued, but the
vessel broke up in a few hours. At Hastings another
collier ran ashore on Wednesday night, and broke
up, and though every effort was made to save the
crew all hands were lost.
DR. LIVINGSTONE intends visiting Liverpool on
Monday next, and will attend and address a meeting
of the African Association in the Cotton Sales Room
on the following day.
SEVERAL HUNDRED MEN belonging to the iron
shipyards in Stockton have been on strike for about
ten days. On Tuesday last, Messrs. Richardson,
Pearse, and other firms having taken on new hands,
riots ensued, and a strong force of police was re-
quired to restore order. Several of the rioters have
been arrested.

A FATAL GUNPOWDER EXPLOSION took place a
few days ago at the East Cornwall gunpowder mills,
at Herodsfoot, by which four men, named Edge-
combe, Whiting. Rogers, and Pett were killed. The
shock was felt at Liskeard ; buildings adjoining
the mills were unroofed, and considerable damage
was done.

ONE OR Two TRIFLING RAILWAY ACCIDENTS are
reported this week. On the Trent Valley line the
engine of the up express last Monday broke away
from the body of the train—the old story of the
coupling irons being carelessly secured—and the train,
dividing into three portions, ran on. In the mean-
time the driver stopped and reversed his engine—a
concussion ensued, and several of the passengers
were severely cut and bruised. One had his nose
cut in half, another received severe internal injuries,
and all were more or less hurt. On the Leeds and
Bradford line an engine ran off the rail, but no one
was killed.
London, England, 1857-10-10

THE LATE MR. DOUGLAS JERROLD.

Tim singular dispute between the late ,Mr. Douglas
Jerrold's eldest son and the committee of the Jerrold
Fund has been resumed this week. Mr. Charles
Dickens and Mr. Arthur Smith write to the Times,
that "it is necessary to the clearance of our own
good faith and that of the gentlemen associated with
us " to produce the following proof of their previous
assertions :

We have before us, under date the 2nd of this present
month, a letter from the solicitor to the late Mr. Jerrold's
estate gentleman well known in his profession, Mr.
Ashurst, of the Old Jewry), in which, after mentioning
that there is a lite assurance of 1,090/., which is Mrs.
Jerrold's absolutely, and which the estate cannot claim, be
informs the correspondent to whom his communication
is addressed " that he cannot understand Mr. Blanchard
Jerrold's reason for writing this unfortunate letter;" that
he thinks " ho and his family ought to he set right on the
matter ;" and that, if a certain claim be nrged of which
he has received the particulars, " the facts and figures show
that the estate will be absolutely insolvent." We quote
this later with its writer's permission, and we have now
done with this subject for ever.
London, England, 1857-10-10

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LONDON, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1857.

THE hope expressed by Mr. DISRAELI at New-
port Pagnell has been amply fulfilled. This
was, " That the clergy of our Church, on the
" occasion that was impending, would seize
" the opportunity afforded to them, while they
" supported the spirit of the people by the
" consciousness of the Divine assistance, to
" impress at the same time on the national
" mind that this is a Christian country, and
" that the character of a Christian warrior is
" not only to be brave, but to be charitable."
It would be difficult indeed to conceive any-
thing more gratifying than the tone taken by
most of our metropolitan preachers on Wed-
nesday last. There were some few exceptions ;
but on the whole the views uttered were
worthy of Christian pastors, and of the spi-
ritual leaders of a nation that claims to be the
most civilised in the world. To have ad-
dressed to such the claptrap of the platform
would have been a great mistake. The House
of God is not the place for the exhibition of
such unworthy artifices as these. The duty
of His ministers is far removed from that of
the recruiting sergeant, and still farther from
the business of stirring up those passions
which the earnest believer finds already too
strong for him without the aid of Heaven to
control. Nor do Englishmen require any
such stimulus to induce them to defend their
country's honour; and that done, they will
never, we feel sure, so sully their own as to
revel in deeds of blood. Cruelty is generally
the accompaniment of cowardice. The brave
and manly have ever spurned the work of
butchers when the day was gained. It may be
that these Indian miscreants have merited a
retaliation as abhorrent to humanity as the
infamies which have provoked it ; but a nobler
revenge than that of repaying atrocity by
atrocity will be to show them that we are
English warriors and Christian men.
Such being the sentiments which we have
throughout proclaimed—sentiments which we
share with all the most honoured in the land
—it was a real satisfaction to see this tone so
thoroughly adopted, and discourses so truly
worthy of their high calling pronounced by all
our most eminent metropolitan divines. They
called us not to the work of vengeance, but to
the more fitting occupation of humbling our-
selves before our Creator and asking His
pardon for our sins. They reminded us that
national judgments are the appointed punish-
ments, for national iniquities or shortcomings.
They told us of the covetousness that had led
us to annex kingdom after kingdom in India,
and of the pride which had alienated our sub-
jects there instead of making them our friends.
They showed us that the lust of dominion had
been too engrossing a topic with us, and that
we had too greatly neglected alike the spiritual
and the temporal welfare of those subjected
to our sway. They taught us that we had
thought too little of our duties alike towards
London, England, 1857-10-10

THE PRESS, OCTOBER 10,1857.

crushed. But it is one thing to demand rein-
forcements, and another thing to find the men.
Our recruiting is progressing with the most
unsatisfactory results ; and it appears, after
all, as if the real source of our embarrassment
would be found, not in India, but in England.
Men will no longer join for a bounty too small
to be a boon, for pay which a beggar would
despise, and a pension which leaves them to
the workhouse. Whether one or all of these
repulsive features in the soldier's prospects
are to be remedied, we do not undertake to
determine ; but sure we are that in them lies
the pith and marrow of the reluctance now
exhibited to military service, eitherlin the Line
or in the Militia, by our mechanics and pea-
santry. Over and above these objections are
also to be noticed certain peculiar reasons at
the present moment for which Lord PAL-
MERSTON'S Government alone is responsible.
We mean the abominable treatment experi-
enced by the disbanded militia at the close of the
Russian war. Many were then heard to mutter
that the sky might fall ere Government caught
hold of them again. Present circumstances
sufficiently prove that the threat was no idle
one, and based on no fancied grievance. As
we sowed, so have we reaped. We neglected
our soldiers then, they neglect our appeal
now. And the recollection of these things
certainly does not increase our confidence in
Lord Patimuaes capacity for administration at
the prenent crisis, in his power of con
ciliating the lower classes, or inspiring them
with enthusiasm for a military life.
What steps, then, is Government now
taking? or is the magnitude of this difficulty
exaggerated too? And will the Premier per-
sist in ignoring it till India has slipped
through our fingers, and then earn the ap-
plause of his satellites by offering increased
pay ? The appeal to the middle classes is all
moonshine. We can never obtain from them
that steady influx of thousands which the
exigencies of a regular army require. A few
irregular corps is all we can hope to raise or
maintain from this quarter. Our main
reliance must be, as of old, on the thews and
sinews of the poor. But these said thews and
sinews will always fetch what they are worth ;
and home employers will continue to outbid
the recruiting sergeant till such time as
soldiering is rendered at once more lucrative
and more respectable. Is Lord PALMERSTON
the man to carry out such a reform ? Has not
his conduct all along shown him unable to
appreciate our Indian situation ? Drop-by-
drop reinforcement and piecemeal concession
will not supply the place of that broad, pre-
scient, and generous policy which alone can
man the ranks of our army and allay the dis-
content of our subjects.
London, England, 1857-10-10

AMERICA.

Intelligence from America to the 26th ult. brings
the news that Walker was again organising a power.
ful force for the invasion of Nicaragua. The Prosi,
dent had issued peremptory orders that the embarks.
tion of these troops was not to be permitted, but it
was believed probable that Walker would evade the
law.
London, England, 1857-10-10

RUSSIA.

The Emperor and Empress of Russia left Berlin
on the night of the 6th. The Emperor proceeded
direct to Warsaw.

PRUSSIA.

The visit of the Emperor Napoleon to this Court
will not take place immediately.
Prussia and Austria have addressed a note to the
Cabinet of Copenhagen on the subject of the
Duchies. This document is couched in friendly
terms towards Denmark ; it represents the vote of
the Diet of Holstein as a loyal reply to the appeal of
the Crown, and expresses a hope that the latter will
endeavour to satisfy the wishes expressed in the
address of the States and to come to a direct and
friendly understanding with the Duchies.
London, England, 1857-10-10

INDIA RELIEF FUND.

THE committee at the Mansion-house have passed
the following resolution, to which they are desirous
of calling public attention :
That as the Calcutta relief committee will be furnished
by this committee with the means of providing any
clothing that may be required by persons arriving at that
place in a state of destitution, it will not he advisable to
send any clothing from this country. The committee
therefore recounnend that contributions should be made
in money, and not in clothes, which it will cost mach to
send out, and which may be useless when they arrive.
Influential meetings continne to be held throughout
the country, and every effort is being made to raise a
large and liberal subscription for the benefit of the
sufferers. The Prince Yogorides, Kaimakan of
Moldavia, has forwarded a subscription of 500 ducats,
and the German provinces are engaged in raising a
subscription. _ _

Lord St. Leonards has written to the Times, deny.
ing the charges contained in Dr. Callen's Pastoral
Letter against the committee for the administration
of the Patriotic Fund. Lord St. Leonards writes :
At every step care has been taken to extend the same
relief to the widows and children of Roman Catholics as
to those of Protestants. But while religions belief forms
no element in the claim to relief, due regard has been paid
to the religious feelings and education of the Roman
Catholics. Some attempt was made to obtain a separate
allotment out of the fund, to be managed by a oommit'.ee
of Roman Catholic gentlemen, the relief of Roman
Catholic objects in Ireland, but this was resisted, and I
certainly understood that the arrangements as they now
stand satisfied all classes and every denomination of
Christians.

The Duke of Norfolk upon thii. has addressed
a letter to Lord St. Leopards, ie guesting the noble
and learned lord in the ensuing session of Perlis-
'pent to " move for returns upon the subject, so as
London, England, 1857-10-10

Rlttropolitan.

THE DAY OF HUMILIATION was observed with
marked solemnity on Wednesday last. The church
services were fully attended morning ann evening,
and the collections made at the different places of
publics worship amount to a large sum. The largest
collection by any individual preacher was of course
made by Mr. Spurgeon at the Crystal Palace, who
returned 4751.16 x. 111 d., to which the Crystal Palace
Company added 2001. more.
THE WRECK RETURNS OF THE PAST YEAR ex-
hibit some interesting details. Eight hundred and
thirty-seien, vessels were absolutely wrecked, and
316 collisions, with fatal results, took place off our
coasts. Out of 2,761 persons imperilled, 521 were
lost. Of the 1,153 vessels lost, 308 were totally lost.
Of these, 37 foundered, and 17 were abandoned from
unseaworthiness, while 2 only were lost in a gale.
Of the lives saved, 362 were saved by the boats of
the Lifeboat lustitution, while; the society has
London, England, 1857-05-30

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3IILITARI SCHOOLS.

Sir J. RAMSDEN, in reply to Lord Burghley
whether the Government would allow the sons of
those adjutants of militia who are retired officers of
the line to be admitted to the military schools on
the same terms as the sons of officers of the army,
said that if the officers referred to had voluntarily
retired on hallpay, had received the difference, or
had sold their commissions, their sons would not
he eptitled 'to admission to those schools on the
same footing as the sons of officers of the army; in
other cases they would be.
London, England, 1857-05-30

A RESIDENCE AMONG THE CHINESE :

INLAND, ON THE COAST, AND AT SEA.

A Narrative of Scenes and Adventures during a Third Visit to China, from 1852 to 1856. With
Notices of the Natural Productions, Works of Art, Culture of Silk, and Remarks
on the PRESENT WAR.

By ROBERT FORTUNE, Author of "The Tea Countries of China and India."

EXTRACTS FROM THE PREFACE.
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been written about the low rabble of Canton will, after the perusal of these pages, look with a more favourable eye upon the inha-
bitants of China when seen from other points of view."
" The concluding chapter gives the author's views upon the late disturbances at Canton. It shows how these might have
been avoided, and suggests a line of policy by which our future relations with the Chinese may be placed on a inure firm anti
satisfactory basis."
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A letter from St. Petersburg of the 17th says :

Count do ➢corny, who is about to leave, will probably
carry to Paris the new treaty of commerce concluded be•
tween France and Russia, and which, being signed, only
requires ratification.
Further letters say that a certain coolness has
lately arisen been Count Morny and the Russian
Government, and that the commercial treaty will not
be so advantageous to France as was anticipated.
London, England, 1857-05-30

TURKEY AND THE PRINCIPALITIES.

News from Jassy, under the date of the 7th of
May, states that the Kaimakan had refused to post-
pone the period of the elections, which he had
fixed for thirty days after the completion of the
lists.

A Constantinople letter of May 15, in the Patrie,
says that the Porte has expressed great dissatisfac-
tion with the conduct of the Kaimakan Vogorides in
regard to the elections, and that but for the inter-
ference of the Austrian Ambassador the Sultan would
have dismissed him.
THE WAR IN PERSIA.

Telegraphic news received at Vienna states that
Nerim Khan arrived at Bagdad, from Teheran, on
May 4. He had an interview with Colonel H. C.
Rawlinson, the British Consul-General, the next day,
and the ratifications of the Treaty of Peace between
England and Persia were exchauged. It is stated
in the most positive manner in this correspondence
that the Shah has ratified the treaty without any
reserve. The Vourrier de Paris learns that the
ratification of tho treaty between England and
Persia arrived at Constantinople on May 22, and
that it contains no reserve.

According to the Journal de Constantinople the
Shah, although not completely satisfied with the
conditions of the Treaty of Peace, was nevertheless
happy at the termination of the war, and bad ratified
the treaty in full.
The Noniteur de la Flotte announces the definitive
occupation on the 14th Feb. by British troops of the
Island of Perim, at the entrance of the Red Sea.
London, England, 1857-05-30

LIFE OF GEORGE STEPHENSON,

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LIVES OF

LORDS KENYON, ELLENBOROUGH,
AND TENTERDEN.
By LORD CAMPBELL, LL.D., Chief Justice of England.
Forming the Third and Concluding Volume of the " LIVES of the CHIEF JUSTICES of ENULAND."
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THE KING OF OXIDE.

Sir F. KELLY presented a petition on behalf of his
Majesty the King of Oude, and from the Queen,
Princes, and Royal Family of that kingdom, setting
forth that they have been unjustly deprived of their
dominions, revenues, palaces, and property, and
praying that this hon. house will take the premises
into their full consideration and redress the
grievances complained of; and for the establishment
of their rights, the fulfilment of justice, the mainte-
nance of treaties, and the preservation of the
honour and dignity of the British nation. The hon.
and learned gentleman gave notice that he would,
on an early day after the recess, bring the above
petition under the consideration of the house.

(The brother and uncle of the King of Ou,le, with
a numerous suite, were present in the strangers'
gallery during the early part of the sitting.)

TARIFF OF CUSTOMS' DUTIES.

Mr. W. EWART said that it appeared from a
return made on the 20th day of January last that
there were in the table of Customs' duties 60 articles
producing to the revenue not more than 2001. year'y
each, 53 articles producing not more than 1001., 30
producing not more than 201., and 13 producing only
5/. or less than 51. yearly each. He wished, there-
fore, to ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer
whether it was the intention of the Government to
consider the expediency of abolishing any of those
duties, in the interests of commerce, and for further
simplifying the tariff of Customs' duties.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that
there was no objection to the introduction of a bill
to abolish some of the small duties to which the
hon. gentleman had referred. There were, how-
ever, some articles, such as playing-cards, which
were included in the excise, and which were taxed
for a specific object ; and it would require great con •
sideration to determine those articles upon which the
duty could be abolished. •
London, England, 1857-05-30

TO INVALIDS. - Mr. JAMES STEVENS,
I_ Surgeon, 26, BLOOMSBURY SQUARE (W.C.), formerly
Resident Surgeon to the London Hospital, having during a re-
sidence in India, and in the aguish part of Essex, had great ex-
perience in affections of the STOMACH and LIVER, continues
to be consulted daily, between eleven and two and from four
until six, on Indigestion and derangements of those organs and
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For the amendment ..

Against . ..

Majority

Lord LYNDHURST moved an amendment to the
clause, to the effect that wilful and malicious
desertion for five years should be a sufficient ground
for dissolving a marriage. All the great authorities
of the Church went one way in this matter, and by
the existing law of Scotland desertion for four years
was sufficient to annul a marriage.
The LORD CHANCELLOR opposed the amendment
as one which would lead to the greatest difficulties.
Their lordships divided, when the numbers
were :

Contents .. .. 8
Non contents .. .. 07
Majority against the amendment.. —B9
The remaining clauses down to clause 43 were
then agreed to.
On clause 43, giving parties liberty to re-marry,
The Bishop of OXFORD opposed it on the ground
that the scriptural argument against such re-
marriages was plain. He felt that the glory of the
people of England, the happiness of their homes,
and tile chastity of the people would be much endan-
gered by this measure, and especially by this par-
ticular clause, which he moved he expugned from
the bill. The Lord Primate, on the recommendation
of the Earl of Derby, moved his amendment, de-
barring the guilty party from marrying again. After
considerable di,icussion the committee divided on
the question "that the words proposed to be struck
out stand part of the clause."
Contents.. .. 47

Non-contents .. .. .. .. 53
Majority .. .. ..

The amendment was therefore carried.
Lord CAMPBELL then moved that the house re-
sume. This was carried, and their lordships then
adjourned at one a.m. till Thursday.

HOUSE OF COMMONS-110NDAY.
LEGAL EDUCATION.

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL, in reply to Mr. Warren
as to whether the Government would introduce any
measures founded on the report of the commission
issued to inquire into the subject of legal education,
said that her Majesty's Government had expected
that the inns of court would have voluntarily
adopted the measures recommended by the commis-
sion for securing the great object of providing fur the
effectual education of students for the bar. To pro-
vide such an education was one of the trusts im-
posed upon those societies, and they had large
revenues at their disposal to discharge that trust.
He vbts sorry, however, to say that there was a
division between the different inns of court upon the
subject. The Inner and Middle Temple were
desirous of carrying out the plan proposed by the
commissioners, but Lincoln's-inn and Gray's-inn

525

were opposed to such a course, a resolution to that
effect having been passed by a majority of one vote.
If that state of things should continue it would be
the duty of Government to introduce a bill on the
subject, but they did not intend to do so until next
session.
London, England, 1857-05-30

BIRTHS.

ARNOLD—On the 14th Instant, at .Swanscombe, Kent, the wife
of Edwin Arnold, Esq., M.A., of a son.
LUSHINGTON—On the 12th instant, at Lyndhurst, the wife of
Lien-Colonel Lushington, C. 8., of a son, stillborn.
MARRIAGES.
ARDAGH—HTTCHINGS—On the 16th instant, at Bath. Capt.
A rdagh, 11th Regt. M N 1., to Frances J. Procter, daughter of
Lieut -Colonel Hutchings, E.I.C.S.
DE CR ES PIG Y—C LAY—On the 211th instant, at Camberwell
Caroline Julia, sister of Sir Claude Cho. de Crespigny, Bart.,
to WM. Clay, Esq., son of the late General Clay, K.C.
DEATHS.

DAVIES—On the 22nd instant, at the University Club, David
Arthur Saunders Davies, Esq., M.P. for Carmarthensbire
aged 61.
LITCHFORD—On the 23rd Instant, at Boothby•holl, Lincoln-
shire. Louisa Elizabeth, wife of John Litchford, Esq.,,
aged 71.
POULDEN—On the 15th instant, Sophia Elizabeth, wife of
Major Pouldea, late Royal Artillery.
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RUSSIA.

The Gazeta Redowa, or official gazette of the
kingdom of Poland, publishes the text of the
imperial ukase, spoken of for some time past, con-
taining certain provisions in favour of Polish poli-
tical offenders and refugees. Article 1 restores to
such of them as had returned to Poland before the
coronation of the present Emperor, the rights of
nobility or citizenship which they possessed before
their judicial condemnation, but their confiscated
property is not restored. Article 2 extends the same
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these provisions seems to apply to the case of Polish
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AUSTRIA.

An imperial decree has removed the order of con-
fiscation pronounced by the Councils of War against
the property of persons condemned by those tribu-
nals during the revolution and the Hungarian war,
and restores it to tbe originals owners, or to their
heirs. The exiles who are abroad may, on petition,
return to their homes.

The Emperor and Empress resumed their journey
through Hungary on the 23rd.
The text of the petition prepared by the Hun-
garian nobility for presentation to the Emperor has
transpired. The petitioners request that the use of
the Hungarian language shall be officially estab-
lished in the schools and public administrations ;
only Hungarians be admitted to exercise public
functions; the Woiwodine and the Banat be reunited
Hungary ; the constitutional regime be again
brought into operation ; a national representation
be restored to Hungary, and the taxes be better
divided. It has been signed by upwards of 600
notabilities, among whom are all the Hungarian
episcopacy. The only two important personages
who have refused to sign the petition are Prince
Esterbazy and Prince Batthyani.

The festivities at Vienna on the 18th June will be
of the most brilliant character. The British Knights
of the Order of Maria Theresa, viz.—the Earl of
Westmorland, Lieutenant-General A. B. Clifton, the
Earl of Strafford, Colonel Sir Robert Hill, General
Sill Alexander Woodford, Lord John Seaton, the
Earl of Cadogan, Admiral Moresby Fairfax, and
Admiral Sir C. Napiet—have been invited by the
Emperor to Vienna on the occasion.

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ITALY.

The Russian Minister, Count Kakoschkin, and the
Austrian Minister, General Martini, have left Naples
on prolonged leave of absence.
The Empress Dowager of Russia was received
with great state at Turin on the 23rd by the King of
Sardinia. Her Imperial Majesty spent two days in
the Sardinian capital, and on the 25th took her de-
parture for Switzerland by Mount Cenis.
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PIEDMONT.

The King of Sardinia has returned to Chambery,
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been accomplished admirably. Prince Napoleon
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and his Imperial Highness has set out again for
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DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WITH NAPLES.
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AUSTRIA AND RUSSIA.

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AMERICA.

Intelligence from New York to the 20th August
states that Mr. Dallas will not for the present be
removed from London. Mr. Mason at Paris, and
Mr. Daniel at Turin, are to be superseded.
The American merchants in China were prepared
to present claims upon the British Government for
losses caused by the bombardment of Canton, but
adds, " The Government is precluded from pressing
any demand upon England by the decision in the
Grey town case."
The Washington correspondent of the New York
Herald asserts, on authority, that the Nicaraguan
Minister had received advices that Nicaragua did not
approve the contract of Costa Rica with Webster for
the transit route, and altogether ignore-1 it.
The seizure of Formosa by the squadron is denied
by the Government papers.
The treaty between Persia and the United States,
lately concluded at Paris, has been ratified.

CHINA AND INDIA.
The letters of the overland mail from India and
the general intelligence will be found in another
coiumn.
In China nothing is doing. Lord Elgin has
replied to an address of Hong Kong merchants,
promising " to maintain the rights to which they are
by treaty entitled;" and in alluding to the "diffi-
culties" which beset his mission, observes, " I see
no reason to doubt that by prudence and patience,
moderation and firmness, they may be overcome."
Meanwhile, in the absence of his army, the noble
earl," to while away his time," has gone on a mission
to the north, taking with him a powerful squadron.
At the mouth of the Pei ho Lord Elgin will endea-
vour to enter into negotiations with the Chinese
Government at Pekin.