Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-12-16 00:00:00

SPAIN AND MOROCCO.

MADRID, Dec. 14.
Yesterday the Spanish expeditionary army was
l'eillforced by 4,000 infantry and 6,ooocavalry.
It is stated that, in all the combats which have
I.4ken place, the Moors have lost 5;000 men;
'Ohs:Apra prevails fearfully at Tetuan.

BAVARIA.

DRESDEN, Dec. 15,

According to a letter from Paris, published in
theofficial journal, the late belligerent poweis
°4IY would be represented at the approaching
e94gress by their Ministers for" Foreign Affairs.
The remaining powers would send othei Pleni-
liotentiaries. -

TURKEY.

THE SUEZ CANAL QUESTION.

' CONSTANTINOPLE (ria Marseilles),
Dec. 8.
The Porte is now deliberating whether it.would
is
;:e convenient to bring the Suez Canal question
ef()re the Great Powers.

CONSTANTINOPLE (via Trieste), Dec. 10.
The official journal has published an article
44°wing the necessity of intervention in Servia.

lONIAN ISLANDS.
CORFU. (via Trieste) Dec. 10.
The Lord High Commissioner has opened the
°llian Parliament, and in his speech announced
411taerous measures of administrative reform.

tONDON GENERAL
OMNIBUS COMPANY.
At a general meeting yesterday the report of
711lectors was adopted. The passenger traffic for
e half-year produced' £294,916 for the cdnvey-
kao
eof upwards of 19,000,000 passengers. The
:149aber of horses employed in the traffic since
1113;last was 6,504.

MAIL NEWS.

QUEENsTOwN, Dec. 15.
110 North: Britain received mails, and sailed
't 8 p.m. - .
. .
1...111e 'Norfolk has arrived in the Channel from
lath,
..ourne wit
h 68 054 ounces of gold, valued at
212,. 000.
following appeared in a portion of our im-
Oreloii of :yeaterday
FRANCE.
`[ltEu a'B IttEGRAM.]
Tll PARIS, Thursday.
e Atoniteur of to-day says, Prince M. Metternich;
lit,uLesentiag his ' lettres de ereance to the Emperor, de-
to gyred a speech, in which the said the Emperor" had
h."Zalided him most partitsultirly to convince the Em-
tht•,- of the high price he attached to his personal friend-
P, adding, that it would be agreeable to his Majesty
the completion and consolidation of the relations of
fir Understanding and intimacy with which the g'ene-
kei'eSts of Europe are so closely connected. *
the e Emperor replied :—" I have the firm hope that
I,t, relations which have been so happily re-established
tfoeeti the Emperor of Austria and myselfrcannot but
tlit !Ile more friendly by an attentive examination of
the tuterests of the two'countries. Since I' have-seen
Itie,i)inperor- I attach a great value to his personal
Sirship. The sincere agreement between us will be
tiliotated by the choice of a representative, whofie con-
"°'.37 spirit is known, and who has so many titles to
co
afidence and my esteem."
tmperor has received the Prince de Orange.
letoe Zoniteu r also contains the following:—" Prince
kkese 'Napoleon has again been attacked with inflam-
-114121 of the lungs. His state is very grave, and
44*—' !serious apprehension. Thi Emperor and Empress
' e visited his Imperial Highrie.ss."
Th ' • 'CHINA. 0
-• • •
kt advides froth. Hong-Kong by the Overland Mail
te October 29th.
ktkiref °Majestre-67th aeliment_haci_arrived. Political
nort,h the, Chinese were taking . energetic
'tttrta7es ,With the view of .defence. • Sankolinsi, the
chief,, was at the-head of affairs.
gestt,,' Roman Cathplig church at Hong-Kong has been
4Yed by fire. ,
„ • COMMERCIAL.
•
'0144 'l°l.lg-liong, tea 'generally unchanged since pre-
t •
°0 Choo, loweit kinds of Congest somewhat
ElTear other' kinds no change.
4.,"1,40,,11gbai, both green and black tea rather lower.
"et4317v311 -mail, of Sept. 10th, arrived A Hong-Bong
23rd.
tAtellhetPris e was felt! that tkt news of the Peiho had not
tozi4 The intenigo.,raCm, it will be recolleeted,. arrived
SePter:oei 11th.

The c INDIA.
C 8i
olcutta news is to November 10th.
1,3414aex Grant .has accepted the command of the
' A strong force of Sikhs will be sent
Nal. • Regiments not designated. The war is not
.146,,Trith Indian officials.
"" commands have been abolished. For the

future the maid- officer in a battalion will command the
brigade without allowances.. .
The rules for compensation to sufferers by the mutiny
have been issued.
The labourers of the Assam' Tea Compani struck for
higher wages on Oct. 17. Some th'ousands of them
threatened to march on the factory arid murder the
superintendent. -The rioters were disarmed by fifty,.
Sepoys. A few were imprisoned, and the rest were
glad to return to, work, and. refused their discharge.

COMMERCIAL.
'Calcutta import market 'dull. Stocks' of piece goods
still heavy. : Freights stationary.

BADEN.

There is a great agitation in this state against the
Concordat, although two-thirds of the,inhabitants of the
Grand Duchy are Roman Catholics. •

HUNGARY.

One of the journals has received a written warning
for continually publishing invidious and violent articles
which are calculated to bring about a hostile feeling
between the different nationalities of the Austrian
empire.

The mail from Paris has not arrived to-day. In the
Channel there is a strong N. E. wind, with snow and
sleet.

Tee first stone of the new Staff College, at Sand-
hurst, was laid yesterday by the Commander-in-chief.
The Times has a leader on the institution.
The Calcutta and China mails arrived in London last
night •by special train.: Letters for Liverpool and Man-
chester were despatched by early trains this morning.

COMMISSION ON THE REV. JAMES
- - BONWELL. -

Yesterday morning the Commission appointed-by the
Bishop of London to inquire into the allegations against
the Rev. James Bonwell, incumbent of St. Philip's,
Stepney, was opened in the Common Hall of Doctors'
Commons. The commissioners present were—Dr. Tra-
vers Twiss, chancellor of the diocese; -the Yen. Arch-
deacon Hale, the Rev. Canon Dale, M.A., vicar of St.
Pancras, the R6v. W. G. Humphrey, .8.D., vie& of St.
Martin-in-the-Fields; and the-Rev. J. E. Kempe, M.A.,
rector of St. James's; Westminster. ' Mr. J. B. Lee; the
Bishop's secretary, was in attendance. •
Mr. Coleridge, with Mr. Buller, appeared on the part
of the Commission.

Mr. Sorrell, the solicitor, -applied, as agent for Mr.
Bonwell, to have the case' heard in private. •

The Commissioners considered that as there had been.
a public scandal, the proceedings should take place ;in
public.
Mr. Coleridge proceeded to state that Mr. Bonwell
had been guilty of the grossest breaches of the eccle-
siastical and morale law, and it would be for the
cemmissioners to decide whether or not there
was sufficient ground for further proceedings. The
Rev. James Bonwell was a clergyman of the Church of
England; and was a fellow of Brazenose College, Oxford.
He held a 'Brazenose living, the incumbency of St.
Philip's,' Stepney. He was a married man, and had
One child. His wife was an invalid, who resided in
Islington, where Mr. Bonwell was 'occasionally to be
seen, but he was more frequently at his school-room
near St. Philip's where he had a room fitted up as a
bed-room. The lady with whom Mr.' Bonwell was
alleged to haVe had an improper intimacy, Was residing
in 1858, at Newport, and she was then 32 years of age,
The learned counsel detailed the circumstances under
which Mr. Bonwell made the acquaintance of Miss
Yorath. He went about with Miss Yorath at Ramsgate,
Margate, and, other places, and Mr. Bonwell paid. Miss
Yorath particular attention, their conversation being of
the Peregrine Pickle kind, rather than in accordance
with the usages of modern society. Mr. Bonwell had
given out that he was a widower with one child,
and there could be no doubt that from this time Miss
Yorath was under his protection. (Letters were read
addressed by Miss Yorath to a friend, stating that Mr.
Bonwell was most attentive to her, that he took her to
the theatre, took her to the " London" to dinner, and
that he was the most generous-hearted creature she ever
saw. The writer added that Mr. Bonwell and she had
great fun, had jolly dinners; and always went -ta the
theatre or some place of amusement in the evening.)
Miss Yorath became in the family way, , and she stated
to a friend that Mr. Bonwell was the father., Ile: had
meanwhile visited Miss Yorath at Newport, and it was
Understood that they were to be married. At length a
report prevailed that Mr. Bonwell was a married man,
and a long correspondence took place between him and
Mr: Yorath, the brother. Mr. Bonwell stating that he
was a widower, and stating the manner in which his wife
died. That was entirely untrue. All this was followed
by Miss Yorath's being confined of a child in Mr. Bon-
well's school-room at Stepney.. The learned counsel
proceeded to say, that Mr. Bonwell was most energetic
in his attentions to Miss Yorath at Newport; and'that
he had there expressed his wish that the Bishop of Ox-
ford should perform the marriage ceremony between
them. It, appeared that after this the bishop was in-
formed of what had taken place at Newport, and sent
for Mr. Bonwell, who admitted many of his indiscre-
tions, but denied the main allegations against him.
The bishop reprimanded Itr. Bonwell, and, there he
thought, the matter was at an end,. but shortly after
this he received two anonymous ; letters containing
grave charges against Mr. Bonwell. His lordship
placed the letters in the hands of the police, the result
of which was that an inquest on the body of a child,
improperly buried, was held, with which child Mr.
Bonwell was shown to be intimately identified.: The
birth of the child was not registered, and the body was
interred in the Tower 'Hamlets Cemetery, there being
no followers, and the body having been surreptitiously
packed in with another in the same coffin, Mr. Cole-
ridge stated that if he had been able to obtain Miss
Yorath he should have produced her, but she had gone
away without money, and 'her _family knew nothing
ibout her. The charges against Mr. Bpnwell was that
fn coneeqUence of all these circumstances he had brought
great scandal on the church. If those charges were
not true, that court would afford Mr, Bonwell facilities
.for coming forward and stating on his oath that they were
'not so. The law made provision for that in the Church
:Discipline Act under which these Proceedings were taken.
Mr. J. Humphries, the coroner for ,East Middlesex,
deposed to the evidence given at the inquest-on the
child, Philip Yorath, and the verdict of the jury;
which was condemnatory of Mr. Bonwell, Miss Yorath,
and Mr. Ayres, the undertaker.
Miss Georgiana, Ames, the granddaughter of Major
Watts'of Margate, deposed to the introduction of her
friend Miss Yorath to Mr. Bonwell. From the first
ho paid her- very 'marked attention, and afterwards
'he was received at her grandfather's house as the
(opted 'lover of Miss Yorath. He was very
ttentive, and seemed excessively fond of her. She
c• ne to Margate. in October and returned to London
i.l December.. He never spoke to witness of
marriage, except once. That was while on ;the
pier with Miss Yorath. He said to hcr, "What an
excellent bridesmaid you would make." In May last,
. Miss .Yorath came again to Margate, and seeing the
state she was in, witness 'said, " Bonwell must be a
wretch and a villian, but hope he will marry you."
She returned to London,, and witness had.not seen her

since.
Cross-examined by' Mr. Sorrell.—She had heard Mr.
Bonwell tell Mrs. Robinson that he was a widower, and
he repeatedly spoke of his little boy.
Mrs. Ann Robinson, the wife of Mr. Henry Robin-
son, of Margate, gave similar evidence. Aboat a fort-
night after they were introduced at her house, she
understood that Mr. Bonwell and Miss Yorath were
accepted lovers. Mr. Bonwell distinctly represented
himself to be a widower, She had not the slightest idea

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NORTHERN

at'the time that he Ili% a married man, or she should
have looked upon his conduct as most 'disgraceful. He
preached at Margate. The subject of his sermon was
charity and love. She saw Miss Yorath at Margate in
May last, when she said to Miss Yorath, "Is Mr.
Bonwell aware of your state ?" and she said, "Of
course he is."
Cross-examined—Mr. Bonwell said his wife had been
dead more than a twelvemonth, and he described her
death to witness's mother.

Mr. Lewis William Yorath, a surgeon practising at
Newport, in Monmouthshire, and the brother of Miss
Yorath, deposed that Mr. Bonwell, in December last,
came on a visit,to him at Newport. He was received as
his sister's accepted lover. He said, " Yorath, I did not
write to you of our attachment, because the age of your
sister and my position as a clergyman are sufficient gua-
rantees of my honour and proper intentions." At the
same time he quoted scripture freely, to make the decla-
ration the more strong. After that, he ran down
every month till May, and had frequent opportu-
nities of being alone with his sister. He represented
himself as a widower, adding that his wife died from
exhaustion, brought on by a lingering illness. The
marriage was fixed to come off in June or July, and he
said the ceremony would be performed at St. George's
by his friend the Bishop of Oxford and the Chancellor
of the Diocese of Llandaff. Witness afterwards heard
it reported that Mr. Bonwell was still a marrried man,
and he applied to him for a certificate of his wife's
death. After the correspondence the affair was broken
off, and his. sister left her home without leaving the
slightest trace behind her. - The family knew nothing
of her present whereabouts. -
The Rev. Mr. Williams, vicar of Bassaleg, and Vicar-
General of the Bishop of Liandaff, deposed that he was
intimate with the father of Miss Yorath during his life-
time. - He was a clergyman of the Church of England.
Mr. Bonwell was received by himself and his family as
the accepted suitor Of Mies Yorath. On one occasion
Mrs. Williams saidto witness in Mn Bonivell's presence,
"He is coming to you for the liceifse, and his friend,
the Bishop of Oxford will marry them." • She alio said,
" His former wife was a Bird• and: a relative 'of the
Archbishop of Canterbury, so he says." Mr. Bonwell
assented'to these statements:

After a lengthened sitting, the court adjourned .till
to-morrow (this day.)

A good Playing Card for ls. 6d. Sold by Mawdsley
and Son, 4, Castle-street. , d 22
CHRISTMAS CHEER.—Families residing within five
miles .of Liverpool can be supplied with Btrrton mild
and bitter ales of the first brand, as also London stout,
in 4-1, 9, and 18 gallon casks, by sending their orders,
or. calling at T. Bolton's, family ale and porter merchant,.
110, Duke-street.
SERIOUS ACCIDENT.-Yesterday, Da-yid Hughes,a
labourer, residing at 16, George's-street, was taken to-the
Northern Hospital in a dangerous state, suffering from'
a fracture of the ribs, and the effects ofimmersion, hav
ingfallen-from a ship into the Prince's Dock. •
THE " BLACK. BALL" CLIPPER A.THENAIS.—Th4 fine
ship sails to-day for Melbourne, with a full cargo and a
fair number of passengers. The next packet of the
" Black Ball" and " Eagle Line" is the splendid ship
British Trident, already favourably known in the Aus-
tralian trade. •

EXTENSIVE SALE OF CHOICE ,OLD WlNES...—Con-
noisseurs will find an advertisement in another coluMn,
intimating that Mr. Branch will offer for sale, on Tues-
day next, an extensive collection of choice wines, em-
bracing the makes of several of the most celebrated
vintages. The stock includes some fine old port and
sherry, 'splendid golden Maderia, and other favourite
wines.

THE WEATHBU.-.On Wednesday evening an intense
frost rset in, which continued throughont the night and'
SLI
,) . GOLGI tiay v Cµ1.116 %ALM C WV (lb V. 4/4116
fall of snow, but it did not continue long, -or.cover the
ground to any great depth. The frost, however, re-
mained intense, and during the greater portion of Yester-
day, numerous carts were engaged in' carrying ice from
the pits and ponds in the vicinity,- for the use of eon-
fectioners and others. Early in ' the day the ice so
carted was nearly an inch thick. • , • , •
SPECIAL MEETING OF THE MARKETS CO4MITTEE.—
Yesterday a' specie/ meeting, of the Markets' Committee
was held at the Town-hall, Mr. Alderman Woodruff in
the chair. The business before the meeting was the
election of a gentleman in the place of Mr. Blundell,- to
act as manager of St. ,Martin's and the North Markets.
After ,three votings, , and by the casting vote of the
Chairman, Mr. Edward Smith, a collector at St. John's .
Market, and nephew of Mr. James Smith, one of the
members of the Dock 13otird, was elected. The other
gentleman in competition was Mr. Lockhart.
Coaorisat's CounT,--The following inquests werehel.4 ,
yesterday, before Mr. P. F. Curry, coroner :—On the
body of Mary. Flynn, who died in the Northern Hos-
pital from injuries sustained' in a suarrel with her step,.
son. A verdict of manslaughter was returned, against.
Nicholas Flynn.—On the body of ;John George Spotlit,
ship-carver. It appears that deceased went into,Mteray'
auction-room, .Whitechapel, on the Ist inst. He got into
a quarrel with the doorkeeper, when a person named Jas.'
Wilson, who belonged to the auction-room, pushed him
out. The deceased fell heavily with his head against a
cart wheel. He was conveyed to the Northern:Hospital.
EXHIBITION AT THE GALLIERY OF ART.—The paint-
ings and drawings of the pupils belonging-to the,Royal
Institution School were exhibited yesterday in the
Gallery of Art, Colquitt-street. The collection was
pretty numerous, and, in some points, superior. to that
of last year. The specimens of pen and Ink drawing'
were among the finest in, • the exhibition; but indeed •
there was nothing that did .not betoken by its finished,
appearance and general neatnessiystematic and pains-'
taking training in the first principles of art. A feature
entirely new was added to it this year
,by three. views of
Snowdon on, rather a novel principle. They were first
drawn and painted in parts, on board, which were,
then cut, into shape of the outline. These being plped
in:a box, and arranged according to the right perspectives;
gave the picture, at a short distance, all the distinctness
of a stereoscopic view. The whole exhibition reflects.
the highest credit both on the pupils and their instructor,
Mr. W. L. Kerry.
DR. LANKESTER'S LECTURE LAST NIGHT.--ThelaSt
of this admirable and instructive series of lectures was
delivered at the Concert-hall, Lord Nelson-street,' last
evening. Notwithstanding the severity of 'the weather,
the attendance was considerable. Mr. L. SimpSon,
of-the Mersey Docks Institute; who occupied the chair,
'took occasion to congratulate• the working classes on
the success which had attended the lecturei—lectures
on almost every'branch of science, and which might be
characterised as the philosophy of what to eat, drink,
and avoid.—Dr. Lankester then proceeded:with:his dis-
course, which was entitled, • "Tobacco and Opium;" and
it is hardly necessary to say that he succeeded in eliaust-
ing his subject without being for a moment tedious' to
his audience.—Mr. Edward Samuelson, tobacco broker,
exhibited various specimens of the Indian weed ; and
their cultivation, nature, and uses, were explained by
hiMself and Mr. J. Samuelson,—A scheme for inaugur
rating another series of popular lectures was announced,;
and at the conclusion of the proceeding's, a warm vote
of thanks was accorded by acclamation to br. Lankester.
. • HISTORIC Sodirrx.--Last night, a meeting of the
scientific section of the Historic Society was held in the
grand jury-room, at St. George's..hall, M'Quie in
the chair. ;The following donations were announced
FrOtn the society, the Quarterly journal of the Geologial
Society, vol. 15, parts 3 and 4 • hy the society, Memoirs,
vol. 17, and Notices, vol. 18, Of the Royal Astronomical
Society. ,Mr. Moss exhibited a piece of stone from -the
- camp near Alexandria, Egypt, with the mortar adherin
,to it; also a piece of stone from Mount Lebanon, with
the remains of small fishes oil one surface. Mr. T. Reid
exhibited the carbon test, a method of testing the
amount 'of foulness in the air ; also an ' improved
method of ventilating public buildings and dwelling houses.
- The paper of the evening was ".On a systematically
. arranged flower-bed. adapted for towns not possessing
botanic gardens," by the Rev. Henry H. Higgins, M.A.
At the conclusion of the paper, a cordial vote of thanks
was passed to the Rev. Mr. Higgins.—Dr. Hume was
unavoidably absent, and his paper, conditionally komised
for this meeting, was therefore postponed to a future
sitting.—The secretary announced that the next meeting
would be held in Mr. Mayer's Egyptian , Museum,
Colquitt-street; on the invitations of that gentleman, who
• also extended the invitation to the frierids of members,
including ladies in walking costume.

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LECTURES AT ALL-SAIATS'ORTIRCII' GREAT NELSON-
STEBET.—On Wednesday evening last, the sixth, and
last of a course of lectures, in connection with the
Scripture Readers' Society, was delivered in the above-
named church, by 'the Rev. H. Marlen, incumbent of
All-Saints'. Subject: "Sabbath Rest." The reverend
lecturer, in the former part of his discourse, adduced
much scriptural evidence in support of the, Divine
authority, primeval origin, and Christian adaptation
of the Sabbath. He next proceeded, at considerable
length, and in a very forcible manner, to dilate on the
merciful design of the Sabbath ; showing that, philoso-
phically, such a rest is essential to the well-being both
of man and beast. Then having drawn attention to
several instances of the blessed effects of a proper
observance of the Sabbath, he, in conclusion, exhorted
his hearers to value more highly, and observe more
strictly that gracious institution.
SOMER.—The annual soirée of the Carpenters and
Joiners' Friendly Society was held last night, in the
Oddfellows' Hall, St, Ann-street. This large room was
crowded by a most respectable assembly. After par-
taking of a subsUntial tea, Mr. William Robertson, who
presided, delivered an 'introductory address on the bene-
fits accruing to the- working man by being connected
with a society based upon the same equitable principles
as their own. He then called upon Mr. Gough Brown,
who, in a very lengthy address, endeavoured to vindicate,
trades unions from the odium usually cast upan theni,
by all who are not working men ; and discussed, though
not in the most relevant manner, the relation of em-
ployer and employed. He was followed by the Rev..
Hugh Stowell Brown, who was received with deafening
applause. The rev. gentleman, after referring in a
humorous manner to a song which had just been sung,
" My- ancestors were Englishmen," and alluding to
some of the remarks of the former speaker on
emigration, concluded by saying that he hoped, ere
long, to see political privileges extended to the work-,
ing classes, who, he was sure, were as able to use
them properly as the majority. of those in whose hands
they were placed. He cautioned them against, being
led away by excitement or agitation in the country,
from steadily pursuing thatgreat object,‘" the extension
of the suffrage." The -St. George's' brass band was in
attendance, and tended not a little to enliven the
meeting with its well, chosen Performances, while a
number of concerted pieces were sung by the Misses
Sweetman, Cain, 'M. J. Sweetman, and Messrs.
Reynolds, Webster, , and in a very superior
manner. The recitatien. of " Tam O'Shanter," by Mr.
Adam Gibson, was received, as it deserved, with great
applause. The meeting was a most ,happy one, and we
have no doubt all present enjoyed it to the utmost.
WORKHOUSE' COMMITTEE.—The weekly meeting !of
this committee Of the Select Vestry was held yesterday
forenoon, in the board-room at. the Parish-offices,
Brownlow-hill. Mr. Churchwarden Cropper presided;
and the other members present were7-Messrs. Smith,
Owen, E. Byford, Denton, Broome, SYred, Scott,
Williams, 'Critchley, and the Rev. Rector Campbell.
From the previous report, it appeared that- the
number of, paupers in the establishment this week
was 2,202 ; corresponding week of last year, 2,402.—
The medical officer reported that the number of
patients under treatment last week was 708;' admitted
snide, .136 ; cured and discharged, 161; died, 17 ;
at present remaining under treatment, 666. - The num-
ber of destitute persons relieved in the vagrant sheds
during the week ending the 10th instant, was 1.57 men,
104. women, and 13 children ; total, 274: being an in-
crease during the week of 64 persons, and as compared
with the corresponding week of the past year an increase
of ,48 persons. Several of the above were not tramps
but town cases.—Mr. Denton called attention to the case
of a woman who, in a state of decline,. came from 'Man-
chester where she resided, and was admitted into the
workhouse here. He was afraid that this system was
carried on to a considerable extent, and it ought, if pos-
sible, to be stopped.—The governor stated that the
woman in question wax not booked, as she'died in the
waiting-room from exhaustion. ' Her friends intended
to inter the body at their own expense.—The Chairman,
Mr. Scott, and other members expressed their opinion
that there was no poisibility of checking the system ; and
the subject then dropped.—The committee resolved that
the inmates of the workhouse be regaled with the usual
Christmas fare of. roast beef and, plum pudding, on Mon-
day, the 26th instant.—The other business before the
committee was-of a formal character.

THE WRECK OF ,THE INDIAN.

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FURTHER DETAILS.

The number of lives lost by the wreck of the
Indian is stated by the New York papers to be
24 or' 27. We previously gave the names of ten
of the crew and nine passengers who had been
drowned. The following are the names of three
passengers in addition to those preViously pub-
lished : Alexander Deane, Thomas Channonhouse;
and William Johnston. The cabin pasSengers—
eight in number, including two young married
ladies—wore calm and self-possessed. The ladies
were Mrs. Street, Mrs. Patterson, and Mrs. Mel-
brune. They were accompanied by their husbands,
and were saved. Their boat went off the land,
and they, were exposed for nine hours to the
cold, with a: gale blowing and a heavy sea.. Mr.
Biggan, two seamen, John Bennett and John
Fursland, assistant steward, Charles Barrow, and
a butcher, Jame Gittings,- got into boat No. 4,
and kept her alongside, though half full of water,
to receive passengers. She was supplied with
oars, and-there were four buckets in her for baling,
but wh4 clearing her of water, the line by which.
she was .fast parted and she drifted seaward. In
vain they tried to return to the ship ; their boat
was half full of water, and was only kept afloat
by the air compartnients •in her. After being in'
the boat five hours they were, as before 'stated,
stated, picked up by the• steamer Wave. Mr.
Biggan says it was the broken swell which"swept
over the reef that destroyed the boats. more than
any miscalculation in lowering them.
' :-STNGULAR ItICIDENT.

About half an 'hour after the vessel struck, a •
heavy roller time in, and 'lifting the ship about •
six 'feet lot her till' on the -rocks, when she broke
across the.middle into two .parts ; the bow fell over
sideways, while the, after part . remained. entire.
Several persons were on the bow, but were rescued
by passing a rope over the chasm and hauling them
aft, A singular incident occur:red here. An aged
Irishman, w hp had a considerable Simi of money with
him, had been insane'for a week previous from fear
of being wrecked. He would frequently pack up
his apparel, and offer anyone money' to put 'him'
ashore,.prophesying 'that the ship would never
reach: Portland. After the bow fell .over he was
seen sitting; on the forecastle-deck ladder, with
his satchel in his hand, apparently unconscious. or
unable to take advantage of the attempts made_ to
save him. -In a. little time he fell from his ;place,
and slid across the deck into the sea, where he
was drowned, as he had forefold a week before.
FATAL APPLICATION OP CIILOROPOR/C—The .11ret0-
astle Chronicle states that Mrs. Jenkinson, daughter of
the late Sir William Gordon Cnmming, Bart., of
Altyre, and daughter-in-laW of the late Bishop of St.
David's, was last week on a visit to her relations, ,at
Creswell, Hall ; and having .been, suffering ,from, the
tooth-ache, rose early on Friday morning to inhnlethe
vapour of chloioform. Later in the morning, the unfOrt
tiinate lady was found a lifeless Corpse. Overcome bi
the vapour, she had either fallen or reclined upon the
bed, and the contents of the bottle which, had .contained
the chloroform were discovered to have been spi-ded upon
the pillow. ,
The Post undeistands that the members of 'the on- ,
press are' already squabbling about their places at the
table:, and disputing on the point-as' to 'who shall occupy
the higher and the lower Beath. "The, potentate whose
inability to maintain his rule over his .3mi..subjects, ,ex.,
copt..by. the .aid of a foreign force, will form one of the
chief topics of discuSsion in the Congress. claims'pre-
cedeneo in its meeting over King and Kaiser, and demands
'that theprecedency be accorded to- his minister rather
• that to the representatives of any. Of the great Powers,
The-servus servorurn of the Catholic Church demands
recognition as dominus dominorum. amongst European
sovereigns. The question of precedence, which 'at the
Congress
,of Vienna was settled in a very simple and
off-hand way—that of alphabetical order—threatens to
prove a stumbling-block to the diplomatists-in the ap-
-proacliing Council, whilst yet on the thre,shold.of their
labours." The Post also understands that France has
announced her willingness to evacuate Rome, but has at
the same time expressed her resolve to - continue the
occupation of Civita Vecchia,

INDIA.

By the India Mail, just arrived, we have some
interesting details as to the settlement of the mis-
understandingi which of late have given rise to
some degree of uneasiness both at home and in
India, The following extracts are from the
Bengal Hurkaru
•
" The Governor-General and Lord Clyde returned to
Cawnpore on the lit instant. They propose remaining
at that station four days. On the 2nd, a levee was held,
and on the following day a durbar was to, take place. A
number of rajahs and rich zemindars have assembled to
pay their respects to the Viceroy. Amongst them are
the Rajahs of Rewah, Benares, Duttea, Jhansi, &c.
From Cawnpore the two lords proceed to Agra, where
they are expected to arrive about the 12th instant. The
Rajahs of jyepore, Burtpore, Dholepore, Ulwah, Tonk,
and. Kerowlie, with about 12,000 followers, are on their
way to pay their homage to the representative of the
Queen.
"The order from home for the enlistment of the
ex-company's troops for services in China remains
almost a dead letter. Forty-one men who were pro-
ceeding to England in the Alnwick Castle have ex-
pressed a willingness to take, the bounty, but we have
not heard whether they have come to terms or not.
The Governor-General's order of the 12th ult., to which
We alluded in our last summary, mentioned that direc-
tions
for the re-enlistment of troops would be given
hereafter. Up to this time nothing further has been
heard on the subject. Meanwhile the mutineers' are
being sent home, and other troops are wending their
way to China.. ,
On the 29th of October a government notification
was issued regardingcompensation to the sufferers by the
mutiny. With the order are published nine paragraphs
from the letter of the Secretary of State for India on the
subject. It is a mean affair, and utterly unworthy of the
British Government. By the grant of £1,000,000 for
compensation, the right of the sufferers to be recompensed
for their losses is admitted, and having conceded that point,
compensation in full should be allowed for all losses that
were satisfactorily proved. After the order appeared the
compensation committee helda meeting, and passedseveral
resolutions relative to the rules. laid down for the adjust-
ment of claims. The committee consider that the sum
granted will be sufficient to cover all claims in full,
after they have been adjusted in the manner proposed
by Government, i. e., by excluding
,estimated profits
from the claims,' and . . distinguishing between
losses on buildings, factories, or crops, and losses of cash,
jewels; and articles of personalty." They have resolved
upon addressing letters expressing their views to the
Indian Government and the Secretary of State for India,
and of forwarding petitions to Parliament to the same
effect."