The Sun.
London, England, 1858-07-29 00:00:00

LONDON, THURSDAY, JULY 29, 1858.

The bill legalising the crossing of cheques, and
rendering it an essential part of the document, was
read a second time on Tuesday, in the House of
Lords, and will doubtless receive the legislative
sanction. Thera is one clause, however, that
greatly derogates from, if it does not completely

neutralise, the value of the measure. The object
was to give full aryl complete security to the
drawers and recipiebts of cheques, who adopted
the prudent precaution of making that cheque
only payable through either a banking firm or
some particular banker. The custom had long pre-
vailei, but unfortunately, when tested, it was found
to afford but a partial protection. Any parson,

no matter how he obtained *the valuable instru

went, could erase or alter the crossing, and, as a
natural consequence, there was no adequate gui,-
!.rantee thereby afforded. Bankers' customers

, naturally complained. They did not wish to
• run the risks to which they were subjected
'through the carelessness of those to whose
hands and care they entrusted their money. Tilt,
-banking interest is, however, very influential in
'both Houses, and a proviso was added to the
wholesome provisions of the bill, which must
greatly detract from its utility.
An amendment (?) has been added, to the

effect that bankers paying a cheque which did
not plainly appear to be crossed, _or which
had been obliterated, should not incur
any liability. This, which did not appear
in the original biil introduced by the Attorney-
General, and which has been called only a fair
protection to bankers, takes away all protection
to their clients.

The bankers can protect themselves by using a

proper description of paper for the cheques with
which they supply their customers. If, through
any undue parsimony, through a penny-wise and
pound-foolish policy, they decline to avail them
selves of the ad van tagesplaced within their reach by
the progress of chernicalscience, the risk should fall
:on themselves, and not on the innocent drawers.
The issue of books, containing forms for crossed-
cheques, and others payable across the counter to
- any bearer, would at once solve the difficulty.

They might be made of different kinds of paper.
-A party who chose to accept one of the common
kind would deliberately run the risk, and could
not complain of the consequences of his own
,c4reiesuess,and indifference. The precaution
is of a very simple character. Any -
mu-
tilation of the document, or change of colour,
. would at once put the banker on his guard. A
man accepting a cheque on cona4tori paper, and
'without the intimation on the face of it that it
could only b© Rsid through a banker, might, sub-.
sequently,• if be pleased, cross it, but if that direr.
tion were erased he should sustain the loss. We
.trust that this important m:tter will be looked
to in committee, and that a really useful measure
.may not be einasculated by the addition of a prc-
-vise that neutralises all its advantages.

There is further intelligence from India, and,
we rejoice to Say, of a very satisfactory character.
The British leaders have in every instance effi-
ciently discharged the duties confided to their
charge. The rebels have either been defeated, or
.fled without a contest. The British name alone

is equal to thousands of men armed all in proof.
The insurgents, however great the numerical odds
in their favonr,are uliwiliing to risk an enc-iunter
where, by any possibility, it can be avoided, and
the- results, where they have come into collision
with our troops, have proved, beyond the possi-
bility of doubt, the accuracy of the estimate
formed of British prowess. There is still, and, of
course, for a considerable period there must be, a
guerilla warfare. The fugitives will plunder the
country, whenever and wherever they can do so
with impunity. Many are fighting, or believe
that they are fighting, which amounts to the same
thing, with ropes about their necks. Couscious
of the most atrocious guilt, they know that they
are unworthy of clemency, and cannot suppose
that they would be included within any amnesty
that could be offered ; and the less criminal are
still seduced by the stronger minds with which
they are associated, to protract their resistance to
legitimate authority.

The triumph at Gwalior has been more com-
plete than could have been anticipated. Not
only was there the moral effect of restoring to a
faithful and friendly Sovereign his throne and
children, which had been lost solely in consequence
of his fidelity to his engagements, but the insur-
gents who had formed the only existing rebel
army—a nucleus for a much larger force in the
event of any reverse to the British arms —were
completely defeated, with the loss of 27 guns
and a large" amount of the treasure which had pre-
viously been plundered from the Gwalior Exche-
quer. The rebels were completely surrounded.
On one side, in front, was the Agra force, while
Brigadier Warm—one worthy of the name—
pressed them in the rear, and Sir HUGH ROSE
On the flank. It is supposed that TANTIA TOTES
had escaped, but as the pursuit was still ener-
getically followed, it is by no means improbable
that a good account may yet be rendered of that
Wily traitor. Indeed, in consequence of the judi-
cious arrangements entered into, the rebels
were completely hemmed in on every side,
and there seems a reasonable prospect that
the Gwalior mutineers will no longer remain as
an organised army in opposition to our troops.
A great victory was gained by General HOPE
GRANT—another of our English Taladins—at
Nawabgunge. The rebels showed extraordinary
determination, standing to their guns very
gallantly. They eventually fled with th©
loss of 600 men and six cannon. Tue
fight lasted from half-past four to half-past seven
a.m. The rebels were utterly routed, and have
fled across the Gogra, at Bairam Ghaut. Our
loss was six killed and thirty wounded ; but,
alas ! the sun afterwards knocked over a
number of men. There seems to have been
some mistake in keeping the Hussars exposed, for
they lost a number of men. There was no long
pursuit, and General GIANT was most care-
ful of his men ; but these new men—some
~f them—do not know what it is even to get into
a tope of trees, for they were actually surrounded
by 20,000 of the enemy, who evidently relied on
their numbers. Some chiefs were killed and
wounded. This engagement will doubtless have

a good effect.
The death of the Ranee of JHANSI is confirmed,
and the Moulvie, for whose capture 50,000
rupees was offered, has also been killed. Two
out of the four chief miscreants have thus been
disposed of.

We trust the Commons will " insist" on their
" disagreements with the Lords" on the principal
alterations, amendments we cannot call them, in-
troduced by the -Upper Rouse into the India Bill.
We have throughout advocated responsibility of
the Minister as the most important Point in the
Home Government of India, and never relished
the appointment of a Council, which must both
operate as a shield when he might otherwise be
called to account by the House of Commons, and
must isdisposa him to action, however decided his
own judgment, unless he can secure a majority,
at least of his. Council, in favour of his
policy. We, therefore, entirely approved
of the powers of the' old Secret Committee being
placed in the hands of the Indian Secretary alone;
and of his being enabled, without delay, and
without thS embarrassment of consulting the
Council, to send forth, by his own authority,
such orders, as he might deem necessary. In
truth, the more he sent out of such orders, the
better Administrator we should expect him to be.
The Lords, however, gave the Secretary, for such
purposes, another little Secret Committee=" the
Vice-President and one other member." Lord
JOHN RUSSELL was for going further, and adding
" four other members." Lord STANLEY, how-
ever, and the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
objected both to Lord JOHN'S and the Lords'
proposals, anA the House, following them, " dis-
agreed with the Lords' amendments." We are
glad Lord STANLEY is not afraid of responsibility
—dread of responsibility is the bane, just now,
of the public service.
The Lords had made another alteration—a
mischievous, though a negative one—in regard
to competitive examinations. The Bid, as sent up
from the Ceinrnone, after providing for rules being
made for such examinations for the Indian Civil
Service, added—" The candidates certified by
the Conimissioners or other persons to be entitled
under-such regulations, shrill be recommended for
appointment according to the order of their profi-
ciency, as shown by such examination, and such
persons only as shall have been so certified, shall
be appointed or admitted to the civil service of
India." It will be seen that these sentences
would compel nomination by merit. Blockheads
could not be introduced by mere favour. They
do not require that any man should be put to the
work he was not fit for—the mathematician where
the linguist should be, or the youth of faculties
adapted to the law to the post of a local ad-
ministrator; but, they do require that to obtain an
appointment, the young man must be something
more than the son or the friend of Lord This, or
of Col. That, or of Mr. So.and-So, or of some pc,-
laical supporter of the Minister who nominates
him. These words, then, the Lords left out. The
pretence was tint they interfered with the prero-
gative of the Crown ; the real reason was quite
obvious.

Lord STANLEY, though personally strongly in
favour of the clause as it stood—indeed, his
Lordship has always been the earnest advc-'
cate of public competitive Examinations—thought
that no Indian Minister, after the appointment
of a board of examiners, would dare tacmaravene
the design cf their appointment, especially as,the
order of Council, by which the regulations are
made, must be laid on the table of the Home of
Commons. He thought, therefore, thlit even
without the words requiring the nomination' of
the successful candidates, the altered clause would
attain its clject. Perhaps he did not wish to
press too hardiy on the Lords. The house, how-
, ever, while it Expressed, and justly enough, the
most entire ' confidence in its wishes 1.) Ang
regarded while Lord STANLEY is Indian
Minister, did not like to trust any pog_
sillelndian Minister, and "disagreed with this

amendment also. It was tlnught that public
competition was much mole saf s when required by

an Act of Parliament, which could not be repeated '
without long considorat; In and deb than by an
order of C iuncil, wipe might ;+,- any day,
and which, though laid on the table of the House,
might escape a vote of censure from a hundred
causes, perhaps, from a "desire not to embarrass the
Ministry" of the day. A more valuable stimulus
to middle class education cannot be devised than
providing fair rewards for it. We only hope that
in regard to the home service a like clause will
soon become part of an Act of Parliament. •
Lord STANLEY appeard in no way displeased at
the result of -the division, and at the sugges-
tion of General EVANS applied the principle to
another amendment of the Lords. Examina-
tions are provided by the bill for the scientific
branches of the army—the clause ended with these
words —" And the candidates who may be found
entitled under such regulations shaq be recom-
mended for cadetships according to the order of their
proficiency, as shown by such examination." These
words the Lords also struck out. As in the former
cases, the spirited and successful youth might be,
after all his exertions, and all the expenses incurred
by his parents, left unnoticed, in favour of some
Ministerial pet. Lord ELLENBOROUGH Vas the
chief instigator to the rejection of the above
words. He repudiated in distinct language "the
son of the grocer or the son of the tailor," in
favour of the "son of the country gentleman or
of the retired officer." Lord DERBY defended
the grocers' and tailors' sons if equal to the sons
of the aristocraFY—yet the Lords struck out
the words. Lord STANLEY and the Com-
mons have restored them. We hope they will
be immoveable. The successful establishment of
competitive examinations for the public service in
India will prove the knell of Duncedom in the
public service at home.

THE QUEEN'S APPROACHING VISIT TO CHERBOURG.
As at present arranged we b-lieve her Majesty will em-
bark at a3bornl about three o'clock in the afternoon of
Wednesday next, the 4th preximo.
THE VICTORIA CROSS.—Her Majesty the Queen will
give the Victoria crosses that have not been before con-
ferred to the officers and men now in England, upon
S )uthsea-common on Monday next, at half-past four
o'clock.

Her Majesty will hold a Privy Council at Osborne on
Saeurday afternoon, at which the Royal Speech to be
delivered at the prorogation of Parliament will be
finally settled. The Queen's Speech will be read by
commission. The session is expected to close on Mon-
day next. ,
Sir John Pakington, the First Lord of the Admiralty,
and the other Lords Comtni-sionerre will leave town
this evening for Portsmouth, to commence the custo-
mary annual inspection.
His IDgbnue Tousreron Pacha, son of the Viceroy of
Eeypt, accompanied by It. H. Galloway, E-q., ravel
suite, arrived in town last evening, and rernain with Sir
awes Montefiere. Groevener-gate, Park-lane.
The Prince of Orange will aleain his majority on the
4th September next, when grand fetes w 11 be givtn
at the Hague. The Prince aed Princess Frederick of the
Netherlands haire postponed their journey to Germany
until after that period.
It is rumoured that Admiral Lord Lyons will succeed
Admiral Sir G. F. Seymeur, as Co rimaeder-in-C .ref at
Portsin ‘ti h, at tae expiration of his term of service.
The Emperor of Austria has decided on erec leg a
national menumer t in memory of the late Field Mat shat
Prince de Sciiwarz.nberg. Toe monument will tourist
of an equestrian statue.
Mee Preeel v, &lair 11412 ~/ the B = ard of Inters .-1 Rev •I u,,
',la i nn interview yesterday eiret •he Chaco -tor of tee
Exchequer at his official residence in De enitneeereet.
Marehal the Duke of Malakte ff, attended by two
aides-d.ecamp, visited Portsmouth yesterday, having
signified his intention the day previously to Lerd Lyons
by telegraph. Hie Excellency arrived at the railway
station at Landport at 10.50 a.m., where be was re-
ceived
by Vice-Admiral Lerd Lee ns (the gr 'etirg be-
tween whom ant the gallant duke was most enthusia-tic
and affectionate), Maj el.-General the Hon. Sir J. Yorke
Scarlett, Lh-uterrant-C.lonel Wright, Assistant. Quarter-
toaster-General, Major Adye, Royal Artillery, Brigade
Majere&e.., and a guard ef honour, ef the 75;h Regiment,
with celoure and band, The General and Staff escorted
his Excellency to Portsmouth garrison, and on entering
the fortre's a salute of 19 guns was fired by the Royal
Artillery from the Queen's Revell°. General Scarlett
entertained the illustrious Marshal and Lerd LN one at
breakfast at the Government• house, and at half-pas: 12
escorted him to the King's Stairs, where the Athniral,y
steam yacht Fire Queen, Mr. W. F. Paul, Master, R.N.,
commanding, was in waiting to embark the distinv.uisheu
party and convey them to the Royal Albert, 121,, at
Spithead, the chief obj tot of the Mereb al's visit to Porte-
mouth being to renew hie friendship with Lord Lyone,
ta ho;e invitation he had prev,ously accepted to make the
trip to Cherbourg in the Royal Albert. His Excellency
was received on board with every demonstration of re-
spect due to his rank, and, after spending some time on
board, he left under a salute of 19 guts, yail/41s and rig-
ging manned by the whole squadron, and hearty cheer-
ing from the gallant crews. He then re-embarked in
she Fire Queen, and, accoMpanied by Lord Lyone,
visited the V=ctory,, flagship of Admiral Sir George
Seymour, the Port Admiral, Here, as before, the gal-
lant duke was received with all the honours by the
Admiral-in-Chief, and, after inspecting the ship, lef ,
under a salute cf 19 guns, fur the Dockyard, where,
after being shown the objects of spceial interest by Rear-
Admiral the Hon. George Grey and Staff, he partook of
luncheon with Sir George Soy moor, and left, with many
i xpregAong of thanks atel satisfaction for the courtesy
shown him, far the rail cay station, and took the 4.15
train fcr London.

The Fairy, Royal yacht, commander his serene High-
nese Prince Ernest of Leiningen, proceeded from Osborne
to Gosport yesterday midday to avvai! the arrival of th,
Hereditary Grand Duke and Duchess of Mecklenburg
Strelilz and suite. Their Highnesses arrived in the
Clarence-yard at two o'cl Eck and were received by
7.4hj 'r-General the Hon. Kr J. Y. Scarlet t and staff,
Captain Superintendent the Hon. G. F. Hartrup, C. 8.,
Mr. N .ddal, R N , Master Attendant ; Mr. Jamieson,
R.N,, Storekeeper, and a guard of honour of Royal
Marne Light Infantry. The Fairy hoisted the R yai
tandard, and on leaving harbour was saluted by the
garrison battery, which hoisted the like emblem, and on
pa.sing through Spithead a general Royal Falute "from
nine rail gave them a further welcome.

Tne PO:It-office marks in Prnsia are obliged to wear
nnif. rtn in' he streets, and the Prussian G-vernmeut
now intends to impose he same nni ,rm on the einplyta
of railways and tdegraphs. To distittgaish, however,
these three classes of functionaries. those of the Post-
office are to have on iht-ir ceps a horn, those of railways
a wheel, and tho,e of the telegraph an arrow.
KENT ARCHtEOLOCICAL SOCIETY.—The fiat annual
vatherirg of tois socieiy is to take place to-morrow
(Fn-jay), at Canterbury, under the presidency of the
. arvis Camden. The members of the society will visit
all tee places of note in the n6ghbourhoo3 of the
ci

ETON COLLEGE —The 'Mowing is a li4t of the boys
jo.t -leeted on to thef,on.lation at Eton, viz.:—Pollock,
Veasey, K,4nnedy, Wight, Ne.,res, •SymOnds, Smith,
mars.ien, aidgson, Hutidleston, Turner, Cameron,
Dowler. Not any boy was elected this time from Eton
L'ot-tool

LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAILWAY.-4.t a meet-
ing of directns of this company, hel i yesterd ty, it was
decided to recommend to the proprietors at their n(xt
meting to declare a ilivirlend for, the half year at the
late of 34 per cent. p,r aia.um, and leaving the ,nrp!ns.
Music AND THE DRAMA.—Madame Clara Novelle
has passed through Paris en route for Italy. M. Leon
Duprez, eon of tie well-known tenor, is engage I in the
comp:mition of an opera. Verdi has undertaken to write
for t'aris a now opera in three act.. The libretto wilt be
written by one of the first f,,uilletonists of Paris. The
opera is to be produced during the coming wint4-r.
FORTIFICATION OF THE ENTRANCE TO THE PORT OF
PLYMOUTH.— We un4er4and that plans have been ap
proved of fcr the better fortification of the entrance to
.this port, and that they include the erection of a power-
ful. fort on the Breakwater, the inner portion of which,
near the centre,, will be extended considerably north-
ward.

FAcTorars BILL. ---,A bill of Mr. Akroyd, Mr. Cob-
Lett, and Mr. Edwards enacts that after the 314 Dec.,
1860, no surgical certificate shall be granted to or for
young parson between 13 and 16 ye ere of age, be-
fore his or her employment in a fact 3ry, unless he or she
Cln roduce an educational certificate from a competent
echooirnaster. The educational certificates of incempe-
tr masters may be annulled by the inspector. Y ung
-no failing to obtain the certificates required by the
sot 'May be employed as children, and not otherwise.
MONUMENT TO JAMES HOGG.—Nearly twenty-three
yeari have elapsed since the remains of the Bard of
Ettriek wore consigned to their last resting-place in
Ettrick Churchyard. No attemp-, has been made hitherto
to roar a monument to the poet's memory; and wo learn
with much satisfaction that an effort is now being made
by some of his admirers to remedy this neglect. I: is
propose • dto rear a monumental statue of the poet at the
apt of his birth. in the romantic v:,11 of Ettrck, • The
secretary to the enterprise is Dr. Rogers, of Stirling.—
ScAsman. . .

CiIEISTY'S MINSTRELS.—Tomorrow evening
fixed for the benefit of Mr, \V. P. Colin?, "the Bones"
of the troupe, and we sincerely hope his importance will
bo espeei shy recognied by a very full t'endan c?. Tee
habitues of this attractive entertainment are under obi-
g 0.,0n to him itir the great amusement he ha; nightly
afforded them, and we icaruziue they will only be ton
reedy to return ti eir f üb4atitial thanks to We inimit
able artiste . The entertaiuments selected for the occa-
sion are of the most attractive and varied description
mal,-I)able. • .

Major Crawford's company, 3a battalion Royal Artil
lerv, vow at Leith, is to go to India immediately.
EMDITZ4EMENT AND SUPPOSED MURDER.—A seaman
name.; t‘elongiog to the Tyne, is in the
emit (y of the Newcastle-on-Tyne police upon a charge
bezz'ing nearly :GM. bel .nging to Messrs.
Stzvet son a;.d Scott, shipowners, of that town.

PATENT CORN FLOUR.—We have analysed samples of
Brown and Poison's Patent Corn Flour, both as for-
ager,tq ,1 from vendors f).f V 1,3
to all the p;),--

ration, suit

xhieb arro7: root is atietpLetl.

It cot::-i.

wholly of the granules of Indian Corn. A si
article has been common in America, but this is superior
to anything of the kind known.—Lancet, July 24.
THE HERRING FISHING.—A couple of British gun-
boats are cruising off the Northumberland coast pro-
tecting the English fi..hermen tngaged in the herring
fishing. Le Corso, French war steamer, is also down
looking after the French fishermen who are following
t.a.no empluyin, t.

SPAIN AND COCHIN CHIT A.—Accorrlinz to accounts
from Mari tae Madrid "Novedades, the French ad-
.-r4l in the Chinese e•a•ers, M. Ritault de Geeouilly,
Lai Ymt a tnesanwe t the Governor to the effect that at
h beginning of June be would go with his fleet to the
Poiiippine Mande ro take on boast the Smallish troops
destined to asei,t in o'ustising the Cochin Coinage. The
accounts add that it was believed that the intention of
the French and Spaniards was to take the town of
Tucoso, and then dictate their conditions to the sovereign
of Coo in China. They add that in the event of his re-
fnQing redress, they intend to march on his capital,
H (or Eln6 ), though it is eteongly fortified
CHESTER STATION. —SHOW TRAFFIC —Nearly 100,000
extra pa.
station payed in, and an equal number out of,
ion for the agricultvral show, in addition
to
averages
each way 100
trains a day and 100 passengers each, in and out of the
bxe ttrhCae ordinary traffic, which
station. This unexpectedly large increase from several
co epeting lines was conducted by Messrs. Mills and
M‘See without accident, in conjunction with Mr. Hud-
son, the aisle secretary of the Agricultural Society, and
seconded by the cheerful exertions of the various em-
ployees and p Fee, in addition to an enormous goods
traffic from " all points of the compass."--Liverpool
Daily Post.
MURDER OF A FRENCH MERCHANT.—The Presse
d'Orient gives an acCouct of a dreadful murder, com-
mitted in the open day on the person of M. Audibert,
a French merchant at Constantinople, while in his ware-
house. The son of a tradesman in the neiohbourhood,
having to call on business, found him lying on the
ground, weltering in his blood. An alarm was giver,
and a medical man having been rent for, found that his
eknand
skull
b h
had
beenis face as
split washed by a heavy blow. He was
bled, ed with cold water, which re-
stored animation; but in two hours after he breathed
his last. His iron safe had been broken open, and its
contents carried off, as well as that of several boxes
which bad contained watches.

Tni CENTRAL CRIMINAL Col:MT.—Yesterday mcraing
it formation was conveyed to the city authorities (:f the
death of Mr. John C arke, clerk to the Central Criminal
Court, and clerk of the peace for the cty of London,
which took place at an early hour yes-erday m ,rniag
from diphtheria. Mr. C!arke became, clerk to the

Central •Criaiiral Court in• 1829, previous to which he
had for a considerable period actually discharged the
duties of Vie office, although filling a subordinate capa-
city. To the c ffice cf clerk cf the Central Criminal
Court a salary of 3,0001. a year is attached ; but the
holier of the office out of- that sum has to maintain an
effi..ient staff of subordinate clerks. The a2poiutment
to this office rests with the Lord Mayor and the judges
on the rota for the time being.
The Superannuation Act, which has just been with-
itrawn front the House of Commons for this session, con-
tained a provision for superannuating the clerks, sorters,
and letter•carriers in the metropolitan post-offices of Lon-
don, Dublin, and Elinburgh, bat no provision for superan-
nuating similar classes of officers in the provincial post-
offices. The la ter offici.l+ are not rec,gnised as stricily
belonging to. the Post-office department, although they
are in the service of the Postmaster-General, and are
&Fired of the elPctive franchi,o like other civil servants
of the Crown. Arrangements are making fir organising
a movement to ,ccur, f .r all country pow- ,ffice officials
whose labour is clailuel to be at the sole dispo•al of the
Postmaster-General the benefit of the civil servtt” su-
perannuation fund. A number of members of Parlia-
ment nave alr,a,ly promised their support t this pro-
position when the Superannuation Bill is again brought
forward next session.
THE NEW LORD CHURSVM.-Sir John Yarde
Thrt., of Lupton, Devon-hire, whose elevation to the
peer e as Lird Churston, of 0. ur,ton Ferr,rs, we
it,entioned in our columns yesterday, is the eldest son of
tie second baronet by the daughter of Jahn Holliday.
Esq., of Dilhlrne Hall, Staffordshire. He wa-, horn in
1799, an,l educated at Oriel College, Orford, who', he

graduatei B.A. as a second c!asi.i in elas.ici in 1819,
and I,n)otec'eci t • M.A. in 1822. He is an ac ive nvA-
gistrate and deputy lieutenant f:)r Davonshire, and a
spec al deputy-warden of the S annaries. He has been
,ieutenant of the S nib Devon Militia since 1845 He

cant— ted the Southern Divi4on of the county against
Vt. Butted (son-iti-hew of Earl Grey) withont auccea?, at
tie firs g.neral fl Ilion after the pas.ing- of the Reform
Sill. In Dec., 1834, Lob ever, he wts returned to Par-
liament as the colleague of Lord J. Russell, who tort his
seat in the following April on accepting offic-t. From that
time down to th 3 present Sir John Yarde Buller has
continued t repressot South Devon in the Conservative

interest. I.ord Churston is one of the wealthiest com-
moners and !Pr /est landowners in the West of England,
and is deservedly popular among his tenantry and in his
nativv county. Lord Ciourstort married, in 1823, Eliza-
beth, (laughter of Tnomas Wilton Patten, Eeq , of Bank
Flail, Lancashire, by whom (who died in 1851) his lord-
ship has issue an only daughter and a son, John, born
in 1823, now captain in the South Devon Militia, who
is married to a (1311.41,tzr of E. S. Ceandos Pole, Esq.,
of Badbnurne Hall, Derbyshlre.
EXTRAORDINARY RESOUR.----At the Kingsdoton re-

gatta, en the 211 t lest., a srnaL sailing b•a;, belonging
to Mr. Henry A. Hamilton, of Ballriggan, was run
down by a large fishing smack about 300 pr.& frem the
shore, and instantly sank. Oat of the five persons on
board Mr. Hamiltoe'e boat two succeeded in getting
into the smack ; another swam till picked up by a boat ;
while a lady's life was almost miraculously saved by the
extraordinary exertions-cf Mr. Hamilton. Sae was pre-
cipitated into the water to a great depth by she violence
of the collision, and the smack actually passed over
her. Mr. Hamilton watched where she went down, and
though a verfbad swimmer,. ho immediately dived down
till he reached her, and with great difficulty succeeded in
raising her to the surface of the water. He then swain
with her towards the shore, till a boat put off and
picked both up. Being desirous of showing her feelings
of gratitude to the Almighty for this merciful preserve-
Lien ( f her lif-, she has thought that she could not do so
in a more appropria-e manner than by placing at the
disposal of the National Life-boat Society the sum of
3001, to be employed in stationing an additional life-
boat on some part of the Irish coast. Mr. Hamilton,
who is the nephew of the member for Dublin University,
has on previous occasions been instrumental in gallantly
saving Ile from shipwreck, end was chiefly the mean
fennding lif--host establishment, in connection with
the Lifeboat Society, at Sherries, near Ballriggan.
WRECK ON THE LANCASHIRE COAST.—LIFEBOAT
SERVICES —LITHAH, JULY 27.—Durireg a heavy gale
from the N.W., on Sunday morning, intelligence was
rought to the Lytham. lifeboat station of the Royal
National Lifeboat Institution that a sch oiler was lying
sunk in the banks off Southport, with her crew lashed
to the rigging. The lifeboat was instantly got ready,
alteongla her air ca-e' and all her tackle had been re-
moved on the preview day to have their annual painting
and overhauling agreeable to the rules of the parent in-
stitution. Having a wi-elward position the lifeboat pro.
ceeded moldier towards the wreck. In the meantime the
S u hport lifeboat was also observed making for the ill-
tated vessel, running along under the lee of the sandbank.
An exciting rice now ensued between the two lifeboats,
in which thel Seutliport boat, from her-having com-
p trativly F mooth water and her proximity to the wreck,
w,s the winner by only three nainu es, and rescued the
crew of three men wno had been exposed in the rigging
for ten hours. Theeereck was the sceooner Mineral of
Barrow. Tee Senftpert lifehont ba., it •is said, been
instrumeetal in saving abets! 200 lives from wrecle. Her
ga lent C•1:30:lin, Wen. Ree4eff, has been afloat in her
on every occasion, and has beee presented with the sil-
ver medal of the National Lietioat Society fit hie in-
trepid services. The Lytham, new lieboat has only been
on her station three year?, but during that period she
has rescued tle crews of three cr four wrecks, and saved
two or three vessels from de,truction. 03 the occasion
is quest•on nothing 01011 _have exceeded the behaviour
of the Natiunal Saciety's boat, which is, like all its life-
boats, in excellent trim.

'lle Sheriff hip of Perth, vacant by the promotion of
David More, Eq., to bp Solicitor-General, is now filled
y the appointment of E. S. Gordon, Esq., Advocate-
D.-pute, completing the changes cansequeet on the
death of Lord JT;tice-Clrrk-Rope.—Seotsmian. _
Who were the first people who said nay ?—The
Naiads. Who first cured bam ?—The Hamad'ya'lee.
Where did the dentist oriTina!ly enure from ? - 4eany.
Which is tLe most celestial part of the British Empire?
—The Lie of Sky. In what work .do we find the best
account of eel, ?—The-Iliad

SHAKESPEARE MODERNISED.—Two loafers were spout-
ing caber day in &Jot of " The Bank," when one
drew a wallet. from his pocket and said—s, who—s, H,
steali my puae, steals trash." "Ye,,," replied the
other, "and he who filches from you your good name
takes from you what you never had."
• . COPYING FERNS.—The most perfect and beautiful
copies imaginable of ferns, &c., may be made by
thorough'y saturating in common porter, and then laying
them flat between white sheets of paper (without more
preisur.: than the haves elan ordinary book bar to each
ether), and let them dry but.—A °tea and Queries.
TAKING IT BY DEGREES.—An Irishman made a bet
_Nith a Dutchman that he c-Aild swallow him. The
Dutchman lay down on the table, and the Irishman,
aking the Dutchman's big toe in ru,,uth, Oipoed it
qf,werely. !'‘ Oh, -you are bitirg me 1' roared the Datcl-
man. " Why, you (.L.l tool," said the Irishman, " did
you think I was going to swail,w you wh,la '

VALUE OF AN OAK.—In 1810 an oak treo-wai cut

,iov.rn in South W-3.!ea and so!cl for one hundred guineas.
ft cost 82/. b etr, it down, psel it, and cut it up; fire
men were employed 20 cloys each in strippiug it and
cutting it down. It c..)7,r,(1
wh(n growing 452 square:
Yard:t ; diameter of the boa 94 feet, and coetained 2,426
feet of I:hither. The bark vves three inctes thick. Tne
total produce of the tree wt., 600/.

ARMY KETCUE3S.—T,T. Soper yesterday opened his
model hitclhn for Ole army, one of whioh is toilt the
Wellin4ton-liarracks, in the presence of General Lard
Rokgsby al.id ono:en:a:I Wet. Willi ary authoritiea. Ex-
ortrirnents were rondo the rations of the troops,
with a highly i-ati,f;otOty result, as in lieu of the usual
daily insipid fr,uis and ova.done meat, M. Soya pro.
,fuced, cut of the ea•oo amount of rations, the following
excellent bill of fare, vlz. t—eemi-etewed mutton 4:,d
4oup, pea-soup, stewed bart and pudding, salt p.:rk with
cabbage, salt beef, 6tewed beef with dumpling,, roast
wuttoo, roast beef, fried potatoes, saute beef, saute
mutton, sau é I.vr, rice pudding, and plain boiled rice,
M. Sayer hai been- directed to conk a dinner for a
battalion of Guards on his improved system.

LNTEST NEWS

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The following telegram was received at the India
house at 4.47 a.m.,Thursday, July-29, 1858, dated
Malta :

To J. D. DICKINSON, Esq., India-house.
From AllahAbad, June 24, 1858.

From F. Ed non Esq., S-cretary to the Go-
vernment of India, with the Governor-General.

OUDE.

Sir H. Grant, on the 13th of June, attacked a
large body of the rebels at Nawabgunge, on the
Tusabad-road, and, after a hard fight, dispersed
them, killing 600 nr-n and capturing six guns, the
Rajah of Airowlee, one of their leaders, being
among the shin.
Rajah Khan Singh is being attacked in his fort
at Shabjunge, but the rebels have as yet mada no
impression upon it.
The Eajah has applied to Government for ammu-
nition and funds, which will be supplied to him.

NORTH-WESTERN PROVINCES.
(BENARES DIVISION.

The districts of Azimghur and Ghazeepore have
been again disorganised, owing to the presence of
bands of rebels from Jugdespore. The main body,
under Ummer Singh, on the approach of Brigadier
Douglas, abandoned Ghumer, and fled southwards,
but several large parties recrossed the Ganges, and
made for Oude, burning most of the Government
thoughs (?) and fustreds (?), and plundering many
large towns on their way.

The rest of the Benares Division is quiet.
GORTICKPORE DISTRICT.

The column under Major Cox, which relieved the
Rajah Wu Bansee, joined by the followers of that
chief, pursued the rebels under Mehrnuee Dwain
across the frontier into Oude, and on their return
attacked and drove the rebels out of the west at
Amorba.