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Brovet-Major the Hon. A. H. Anson, V.C., 7th
llnsw.rs, and Captain F. It. C. Grant sth Lancers, have
been appointed Aides-de-Camp to Lieut.-General Sir James
Trope Grant, K.C.13., Commander-in-Chief of the China
Expedition.-4).»T an4.l\rary Gazette. •

"On Wednesday, the 30th of November, the abovemen-
tioned princes and chiefs, with their attendants, the prin-
cipal native residents of the Agra division of the North-
West'Provinces, and the civil and military officers of Agra
and the adjoining districts, were received by. the Viceroy
and Governor-General in open Durbar.
"When all were assembled the Viceroy and Governor-
General, accompanied by his Excellency the Commander-
in-Chief, entered, and took his seat. under a Royal salute.
"The Maharajah Sindhia of Gwalior sat on the right
hand• of Km Viceroy and Governor-General, and the
Maharajah of Jyepoor on his Excellency's left hand.

" Suitable khilluts were bestowed on all the native
piinces, chiefs, and gentlemen present, and the following
rewards wore given for loyalty to the British Government
and good services during the rebellion : _

"To tho Maharajah-Sindhia increase of territory and
exemption from .some of the obligations Imposed on the
Gwalior State by the treaty of 1844.
" In conferring these rewards upon the Maharajah, the
Viceroy and Governor-General addressed his Highness in
the following words :
" ' Maharajah of Gwalior,-It is with no ordinary plea-
sure that I receive your highness in this assembly, in the
presence of his Excellency the Commander-in-Chief and of
many high officers of the Civil Service, and other English
gentlemen, and before many loyal native subjects of the
Queen. I 'am glad to receive your Highness at Agra. It
was front Agra that, a few days after the outbreak of rebel-
lion, I received the news of your prompt and loyal tender to
the Lieutenant-Governer, the lamented Mr. Colvin, of the
services of the most trustworthy of your own personal
guard. It was from Agra that, 12 months later, when the
brunt of rebellion had fallen at last upon Gwalior, a great
part of that army marched which under Sir H. Rose drove
back your enemies and resented you within 20 days in the
palace of your capital. These were the opening and closing
scenes of the rebellion in the neighbourhood of this city.
During the intervening year and since that time you have
earnestly supported the British Government with your
wkole strength, and in everything' have shown yourself
mindful of the ties which bind you to it. As the
.head of
that Government, I thank you heartily. I now make
known to,yonr Highness that in remembrance of the ser-
vices which you have rendered, and to increase your autho-
rity and dignity, laud to the annual value of three lace will
be added to your territory ; that the limitation now imposed
upon the number of your infantry troops will be enlarged ;
that the arrears dno from your Government on account of
the assigned districts are remitted, and that henceforward
no payment will be 'claimed from your Government
when the proceeds of those districts fall short of the sums
stipulated by the treaty of Gwalior. I have already told your
Ilighnessthatif, unhappily, lineal heirs should fail you, the
Government will see with pleasure your adoption of a successor
according to the rules and traditions of your family. Your
Highness and all your Excellency's subjects may be sure that
it is the earnest desire of the paramount power that the loyal
and princely house of Sindhia shall be perpetuated and flou-
rish. 1 expect, and lam sure that I shall not bo disap-
pointed in the expectation, that your Highness will continue
to apply all the energies of your Government, civil and mi-
litary, to enforcing peace and giving contentment to the
country under your rule.'
"To the Mahatajay of Jyepoor the Perguunah of Koto-
Kassim was given.

"his Excellency announced this gift to the Maharajah
in the following terms :
"'Maharajah of Jyepoor—The presence at this duibar of
yourself, a prince sprung from the oldest and noblest fami-
lies of Raajpootana, and a faithful and zealous feudatory of
the British Crown, is very gratifying to me. The territory
of Jyepoor was less continuously harassed by the rebellion
than many others, but cecasions were not wanting to you in
which to show your signal loyalty. When the rebel force
approached your capital, and called upon you to surrender
the British officers in it, your answer was ' Come and take
them.' When the Political Agent was absent on distant
duties you gave a careful 'and considerate protection to his
family. When opportunity offered you sent in sifety to this
city of Agra, under an escort of your own, 50 Christian
lives. You have done all in your power to aid the British
troops by keeping open the communication through your
country. In recognition of these services I desire your ac-
ceptance of the Pergunnah of Koto-Kassitn, as an addition
to your territory. It was lately an appanage of the King of
Delhi, by whose treason and rebellion against the British
Power it has been forfeited. In adding it to your possessions
I feel certain that I place, it for ever in loyal hands. I de-
sire to take this opportunity of thanking your Highness
and the Jyepoor Durbar for the faithful performance of its
promise,
•- and of the wishes of the British Government in
steadily suppressing suttee within your territory, and in
allowing no abuse a the right of szuctuary by murderers
and robbers.' _ _ _ _ _

"To the Maharajah of Elerowly a khillut.of the value of
20,000 rupees and remission of debts duo to the British Go-

♦ernmont,

• "The Viceroy and Governor-General in conferring these
rewards upon the Maharajah publicly thanked his Highness
fur the steady and active loyalty lie evinced throughout the
rebellion, especially in issuing a proclamation, soon after
the first disturbances broke out, declaring his own intention
to adhere to the cause of the British Government, and call-
ing upon his subjects to support him in sending troops to
assist in preserving order in British territory, and after-
wards in rendering assistance to the Chief of Kotah at a
critical juncture.
"To the Maha Rao Rajah of .Ulwur a khillut of the
value of 20,030 rupees.
"After investiture the Viceroy and Governor-General
addressed the Maha Rao Rajah in the following words :
" Maha Rao Rajah,--You are welcome to this Durbar
fur your father's sake. There was no better ruler and no
more faithful feudatory to the Queen in Rajpootana than
Bunnee Sing. In his last illness ho sent his troops to the
support of the British Government, and many of them were
killed in the discharge of that duty at no great distance
from this city. I regret to think that ho did not live to see
their death avenged. Maha Rao, you are very.youno.° to be
left alone, as the successor to the rule of an ancient State.
I know that you have had bad advisors, and that you have
been misled by them. But these men have been removed
from you, and I now enjoin you to use the time which must
elapse before you can begin to govern so as to show by your
conduct that the Governor-General of India need not hesi-
tate to recoemise and support your authority when that time
arrives. Walk in your father's footsteps, and you will be
sure of that support. Guide yourself by the advice of the
Governor-General's agent, Major Eden, and of the political
agent, and receive the counsel which I have given to you
in the friendly spirit in which it is spoken. The guns of
your father's force which were lost shall be returned to the
Ulwur State if possible ; if not, I will send others.'
" To the Nawab of Tonk, a khillut of the value of 20,000
rupees.
" On investing the Nawab, the Viceroy and Governor-
General thanked his Highness for the aid he atft.rded to
the British Government throughout the rebellion, and for
his stout defence of the fort and town of Tonk against the
rebel army under Tantia Tepee. His Excellency also as-
sured the Nawab, that the Pergunnah of Nimbhera, which
passed during the disturbances into the hands of the
Godeypore State, would shortly be restored to him. •

" To the Nawa'. of Jowra, a khillut. of the value of
20,000 rupees, an increase in his saluta of 13 guns, and a
remission of a part of his Highness's contribution towards
the expense of tho Malwa Contingent. , _ .

_
"The Viceroy and Governor-General thanked the Nawab
for his steady attachment to the British Government, and
for the exercise of his influence in supporting its authority
in Malwa.

"On investing the Maharajah of Dholpoor with his dross
of honour, thO Viceroy and Governor-General thanked him
for the services lie had rendered at the commencement of
the rebellion in saving the lives of Christian subjects of the
Queen, and for his personal loyalty to the British Govern-
ment on all occasions ; but his Excellency exhorted the
Maharajah to enforce his orders on the officers of the Dux,
bar, and not to allow Dholpoor to become an asylum for
criminals accused of committing heinous crimes in British
territory.
"Rewards were also conferred by his Excellency on the
principal Sirda's and Ministers of the native States who
were most forward in carrying out the orders of their se-
veral chiefs for the support of the Queen's troops, and the
maintenance of British authority.
" To Rao Rajah Dinkur Rao Eughonath, Dcwan and
First Minister of the Maharajah Siudhia, his Excellency
addressed the following words :
" ' Dewan Dinkur Rao,—With the concurrence of your
Sovereign and Master the Maharajah of Gwalior, I take
this opportunity of testifying the apprecieion by the Go-
vernment of India of the service which you have rendered
to his Highness and to the paramount power. You will
receive a confiscated estat3 in or near to the Benares divi-
sion free of revenue in perpetuity, and yielding a rental of
5,000 rupees a year. I believe that seldom has a ruler
been served in troubled times by a more faithful, fearless,
or able Minister than yourself.'
"The following rewards were also given :
"To Baba Mohurgurh, Commander of the Maharajah
Sindhia's troops, a khillut of the value of 5,000 r., and con-
fiscated lands with a yearly rental of 2,000 r., free of revenue
to Government in perpeuity.
"To Baba Bulwant Rao, Commandant of the Maharajah
Sindhia's troops, a khillut of the value of 5,000 r., and con-
fiscated lands with a yearly rental of 2,000 r., free of revenue
to Government in perpetuity.
"To Moulavie Mahommed Nasir Khan, Nazim of the
• Maharajah Sindhia's Adalut, a khillut of the value of 5,000 r.

"To Rajah Juswunt Rao, Bahadur of Luckna, in zillah
Etawah, a khillut of the value of 5,000 rupees, in addition
to a jaghccr alreild-granted t ion.
." After the concluding the .Viceroy left hig
seat under a Royal salute, accomirricd by his Excellency
tho CoMmander-in-Chief. The Maharajahs of Gwaliur
and Jyepoor having boon conducted from the tent, the
assembly broke up.
"On Thursday, the Ist of December, tho Viceroy and
Governor-General, accompanied by tho Secretary and
Under. .Secretary to tho Government of India, and by the
officers of his Excellency's person's staff, paid return visits
to the' severalprinces and chiefs in succession at their re-
spective encampments.

"His Excellency was met by the chiefs themselves and
by their principal Ministers, is accordance with established
custom, and was received at each encampment, both on
arrival and departure, with a Royal salute.
"In each case the usual offerings were presented and
accepted, and, -the customary ceremonies having been ob •
served, his Excellency retired.
" By order of his Excellency tha Viceroy and Governor-
General of India,

"C. I3EADON,
Secretary to the Government of India,
with the Governor-General"

AUSTRALIA.

(Front the Correspondent of the Times.)
MELBOURNE, Nov. 17.
The Malta, with the September mail, was eight
days after her time. She left Suez on the 28th of
September, and Aden on the 4th of October (instead
of the 3d). She reached Mauritius on the 17th,
where it was found necessary to dock her, which
detained her till the 22d. She arrived at King
George's Sound on the sth, and saile I on the 7th,
reach►ng Nepea►i Bay at 2.20 a.m, on Friday, the
11th, and Ilobson's Bay on Sunday, the 13th inst.
The Benares will take the homeward mail tomor-
row morning at daylight.
On the 21st of October Ministers were defeated
OD an amendment to the Address, embodying a vote
of "no confidence." It was moved by Mr. Nicholson,
who, since Mr. Haines's departure, has been looked
up to as the " coming man ;" and it was carried, after
four nights' debate, by a majority of 39. It is worthy
of remark, that of the four Ministries which have run
their course in one week less than three years, throe
have been turned out on an express vote of " No con-
fidence." There are some political reasoners here
who contend that no Ministry should retire from
office except upon a vote of " No confidence," and
the practice is not unlikely to become normal with.
out an express rule or resolution of Parliament. A
fiummary of the four nights' personal debate would
not be interesting or even intelligible to your
readers ; but the broad feature was this—that the
Convention men of all shades who voted against
the late Ministry hurled defiance against the com-
ing men, declaring that they would " turn them
out," and that they would consent to no supplies
unless the new Ministry came up to their mark on
the laud question. The result is that in their ad-
dresses, hustings speeches, and authorised placards,
nearly all the Ministers have bid high for their
seats, even to " deferred payments"—that is, pay-
ment by instalments, which I fear will often result
in no payment at all.
O❑ the 28th it was announced in both Houses
that Mr. Nicholson had succeeded in forming a
Cabinet, cansisting of Mr. Nicholson, Chief Secre-

tars; Mr. Wood, Attorney-General; Mr. M'Cul-
loch, Treasurer ; Mr. J. C. King, Public Works ;
Mr. Service, Crown Lands; Mr. Pyke, Customs;
Mr. I3aillie, Post-office ; Me. Fellows, with a seat
in the Cabinet and Executive Council, without
office; and Mr. Adamson, Solicitor-General, but
without a scat in the Cabinet or in Parliament.
Some of these names must be unknown to even such
of your readers as are connected with the colonies;
indeed, some arc almost unknown in public life
here. The difficulty of the Ministry will arise from
the incongruous elements composing the majority
which put the one Ministry out, and which rather
let the new in than placed them in power. In their
hustings manifestoes they have sailed so near the
Convention as to alarm the Squatters, but that fac-
tionless Conservatism which takes its stand on
property. The Ministerial plan of deferred pay.
meats is this :—They do not promise to sell lots
payable by instalments, withholding the Crown
grant until all the arrears shall be paid; but any
man who desires to have 320 acres is required to
pay for 80 and to have a lease of the remainder,
with a right of purchase within 10 years. This will
certainly impair the land revenue probably by one-
half, possibly by two-thirds. There is to be a land-
tax, but not for the purpose of sustaining the credit
of the colony at home, as it will be a mere local as-
sessment, locally expended. From the expressed
opinions of some of the Ministers the export duty
on gold also is likely to be given up, and there is
to be a revision of the tariff, "by transferring the
duties from articles which we do not produce to
such as compete with articles which can be produced
by native industry." I have, however, faith enough
in the practical sagacity of the majority of the elec-
tors to trust that this proposed transfer of duties can-
not be carried to an extent to amount to protection,
though it is likely to check the consumption of Bri-
tish goods to some extent, and so impair trade. The
model of the present tariff was first adopted by the
Legislature of Van Diemen's Land in 1852, and was
soon afterwards established in Victoria and New
South Wales. South Australia has always retained
the old system of levying ad valorem duties on
nearly all imported articles, the list of free goods
being very limited. The articles taxed are those
of large and universal consumption—namely, spirits,
wines, beer, tobacco, sugar, coffee, and tea. One or
two articles have since been added, as opium (since
the Chinese immigration), and chicory, because it is
used to adulterate coffee. Ad valorem duties were
rejected as liable to fraud and evasion, and as being
very costly in the collection. So far as revenue is
concerned, the result has been satisfactory in all
the colonies which adopted the reformed tariff. All
the financial reforms in England for the last 16
years have proceeded on the same principle. When
in 1839 the Customs duties yielded £22,000,000, de-
rived from the taxation of 1,134 articles, besides
" all other articles," upwards of £21,000,000 was
yielded by the duties on 16 articles. Any material
departure from the principle of taxing the few
articles of large an i universal consumption will cer-
tainly be a backward movement which will, I fear,
destroy confidence in the stability of our financial
system. The Legislature will meet on the 29th of
November, and the Treasurer's " budget" will, no
doubt, reach you by the December snail. It must
necessarily embrace so muchof the land and mining
legislation of the new Ministry as is calculated to
afftct our finances, and as such is of higher interest
to many of your readers than any mere political
quest ion.
The sporting world of Victoria has lately fur-

" He thought that for 21 years he had been on the Indian
turf. . . He had been only running his horses two years
ox the Victoriti tint, and at every meeting, with the excep-
tion, perhaps, of the Turf Club meetings, there had been
801130 Cross' or other. (Here the gallant gentleman used a
strong expletive.) He would find out where the ' crosses'
were if he remained in the colony. No honest man got a
chance, and ho himself had been told numbers of times
Don't do it, Robins, for you'll never win.' He challenged
no one, but ho would never run a race again, for he knew
very well he would never be allowed to win. (A. laugh.)
Whether it was the jockeys or the owner, who did these
things he did not know, but'this he knew, hr could never
iin."

The Prince of Wales's majority was ceh bratcd
here on the 9th of November with great fervour.
A general holiday was proclaimed, and Melbourne
adjourned, to the country—a very semible way of
honouring any national event. The railways all
established excursion trains, and the Governor gave
a sort of fete champelre, called a " lawn party," in
the beautiful grounds of Toorak, where some 1,500
people were amused and regaled. In the neighbour-
hood of Melbourne are many beautiful wooded spots
suitable for pie•nie purposes. These were all occu-
pied. The pretty river Yarra was crDwded with
boats, and the whole, or nearly the whole, popula-
tion gave themselves up to enjoyment. The weather,
which had of lato been-unusually cold, brightened
up on the day in question, and was genial, but not
too warm. Altogether, it was a day of rational
enjoyment.

'Though it cannot be said that there is any evi-
dence of an impending commercial crisis, it is im-
possible for even a superficial observer to fail in
noting a singular uneasiness in the public mind as
to the commercial condition of the country. In the
first place, the supply as well as the export of gold
has been failing off since 1856, notwithstanding the
increasing development of our quartz reefs and the
application of capital, including machinery, to every
branch of gold mining. In 1856 the quantity ex-
ported was 3,003,811 oz ; in 1857 it, fell to 2,779,655
oz.; 1831 witnessed a further decrease to 2;516,976
oz. ; and this year it, bids fair (or foul, we ought to
say) to be 200,000 oz. or 300,000 oz. short of last
year. Up to last Friday the quantity brought dow❑
by escort was 1,888,094 oz., against 2,046,351 ca.
last year. The quantity shipped this year is 2,020,589
oz , against 2,198,730 oz. in 1858. Now, the Eng-
lish aspect of the case is that we ha: c not the means
of paying for the same quantity of imported goods
that we had in former years ; and yet imports con-
tinue to pour in. Our own aspect of the case is more
consolatory. We are now producing many consum-
able articles which we used to import, and we be-
lieve that our industry, employed in the production
of such articles, is better remunerated than it would
be in milling for gold. But it is the undoubted de
crease in our purchasing power which the English
merchant should look to, and that this has not been
sufficiently attended to will appear from the fact
that our imports continue to increase upon our ex-
ports beyond the portion represented by railway
stock and plant, which is met by our export of de-
bentures. Last year our exports and imports nearly
balanced; this year the imports are nearly
£1,500,000 in excess of the exports, according to
the valuation at the Custom-house; but. undoubtedly
5 portion of this import is for railway stock, not to
be remitted for except by the export of securities,
and a portion is brought in by way of capital to be
permanently invested in the country. I our unable
to make any correction for which I could claim ac-
curacy. 1 may be able to estimate it at the end of
the year. At present I refer to it as an explanation
of the apparent anomaly, that in the face of this
large excess of imports exchange is not at a large
prcm:um, and there is consequently no inducement
to export specie.
Up to the 14th inst. the value of imports was
£12,721,708, while that of exports was £11,223,439,
the excess of the former being £1,498,269. Our ex-
ports this year are within £75,000 of the value of
exports up to the same time last year, so that the
large difference is owing almost entirely to the in-
crease of imports, the value of which last year was
only £11,221,380. I have never ceased to present
these accounts in such a way as to operate as a
warning to the English consignee, and I now write
in the hope of checking positive disaster. I am con-
vinced that any depressisn of trade arising from the
excessive supply of imported goods is not charge-
able to any great extent against our own merchants
and tradcts, but is almost wholly attributable to
the speculative exporter from the English shipping
ports, especially London and Liverpool.
The supply of most kinds of goods being large
enough to keep the markets depressed under any
circumstances, the evil is further aggravated by the
condition of the money market. The banks have
become cautious—l will not use so strong a word
as " alarmed"—by their own published returns.
Of course each bank knows the stato of its own
affairs without the aid of such returns ; but it is
these periodicals statements which make each bank
acquainted with the condition of the whole. The
" debts due to the banks"—in other words, their
discounts—are larger this year than they have yet
been. This time last year they were under eight
millions (X 7,999,243); this year they exceed nine

millions (X 9,388,594.) The banks have conse-
quently checked their discounts of late. This will
limit remittances, and so damp the disposition of the
English merchants to consign to this country. This
is the natural process of restoration. One conse-
quence of this policy of the banks has been to cause a
down ward tendency in the prices of securities. Bank
shares, insurance companies', railway and mining
companies' shares have all suffered depression.
There are now between 40 and 50 mining com-
panies in the market. The payment of their
deposits and instalments has created a great de-
mand for money, and may in part account for

the increase of discounts by the banks. It is
only a few of these mining companies that are
in working condition ; most of them are waiting
for machinery, and some have sent to England for
their engines, not being able to get supplies here.
Some persons feel alarm at the decrease of specie
in the hands of the banks in proportion to their
notes in circulation and deposits. Their circula-
tion is £1,998,005 ; their specie, £1,815,818. As
the deposits exceed £6,000,000, there can be no
doubt that if everybody drew out his balance and
every holder of a note demanded cash for it the
banks must stop. But who ever heard of a. run
going to that extent To meet a liablility of
£8,000,000 they have, in round numbers, £2,000,000,
and past experience teaches us that this is a fair
proportion. While their liabilities to the public
amount to only £8,500,000, their absets .ree
£12,500,000—a proportion which imparts crttfi.
dence enough to prevent anythiog like a run.
Another cause of partial gloom is the recent E. i.nd
present state of the flour market. Speculative p
chasers forced the market up till the price touch ed
£34 per ton. It was said that some of the m sore
sanguine held for £45, but a rapidly rising mar Ic'et
stimulated importation. Then came reaction, a'
the prices came down to £lB to £l9. S3lllO of the
pipers still quote £22, but the real market pric e is
£l9. In consequence of this we had ruraoui s of
failure, but as yet there have been none attr ibv table