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London, England, 1858-11-03 00:00:00

LO D€l, WEDNESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 8, 1868.

'CRTHER RULES AND ORDERS FOR
TILE COURT OF PROBATE•

bringing in declarations, pleas, and other pleadings
and proceedings from expiring before application
can be made to the judge for-an extension thereof,
any one of the registrars of the principal registry
may, upon reasonable cause being shown, extend
the tune for bringing in such declaration, plea, or
other pleading, or proceeding, provided that such
time shall in no case be extended beyond the day
upon which the judge shall next sit in open court
or in chambers. .
"24. A receiver of real estate pending suit is to
give bond in.. the form annexed to these rules and
orders, or in a form as near thereto as the circum-
stances of the case will admit of, with two sure-
ties, and in a penalty of such an amount as may be
directed by the judge.
" TAXING BILLS OF COSTS.

The following are the Further Rules and Orders
for the Court of Probate, made under the provisions
of the 20th and 21st of Victoria, chap. 27, and the
21st and 22d of Victoria, chap. 95
" Whereas, in pursuance of the statute the 20th
and 21st of Victoria, chap. 77,sect. 30, certain rules
and orders for regulating the procedure and prac-
tice of the Court of Probate were on the 7th day of
January, 1858, duly made and published: and
whereas the Judge of the Court of Probate is by the
said Act empowered, with the concurrence of the
Lord. Chancellor and the Lord Chief Justice of the
Queen's Bench, or any one of the judges of the
superior courts of law, to be by such Chief Justice
named in this behalf, to repeal, amend, add to, or
alter any such rules and orders as to him, with such
concurrence as aforesaid, may seem meet ; and
whereas the Right Hon. John Lord Campbell, the
Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Queen's Bench,
did name the Hon. Sir W. Erle, Knight, one of the
Judges of the Court of Queen's Bench, in that
behalf. Now I, the Right Hon. Sir Cresswell
Cresswell, Judge of the Court of Probate, in pur-
suance of the power given me by the above recited
Act, and with the concurrence of the Right Hon.
Frederic Baron Chelmsford,the Lord High Chan-
cellor of Great Britain, and of the said Hon. William
Elle, Knight, do hereby order and direct that the
further Rules and Orders shall, on and after the
2d day of November, 1858, take effect and be ob-
served by all the officers of and belonging to her
Majesty's Court of Probate, and to the Principal
Registry thereof, and to the District Registries
attached thereto.
" Dated this 19th day of October, 1858.
" CHELMSFORD, C.
" W. ERLE.
"C. CRESSWELL."

" 25. When an appointment has been made by a
registrar of the principal registry for taxing any
bill of costs, and one party only attends at the
time appointed, the registrar may, nevertheless,
proceed to tax the bill after the expiration of a
quarter of an hour, upon being satisfied by affidavit
that the other party had due notice of the time ap-
pointed.
" 26. If more than one-sixth is deducted from any
bill of costs taxed, as between party and party, or
as between practitioner and client, no costs in-
curred in the taxation thereof shall be allowed as
part of such bill.
" RULES AS TO SUMMONS.

" 1. A summons may be taken out by any per-
son in any matter, whether contentious or non-
contentious.

"2. A printed form must be obtained and filled
up with the object of the summons, and a half-crown
stamp affixed. It must then be taken to the Clerk
of the Papers, who will fill the blank left in the
printed form for the time when the summons is to
be made returnable, and get the summons signed
by a registrar.
" 3. The Clerk of the Papers is then to enter the
name of the cause, or matter, and of the agent tak-
ing out the summons in a book, to be called the
summons-book, and return the summons (with the
stamp obliterated) signed to the applicant, who is
to serve a copy on the opposite party. This copy
(except in cases where the consent of the party to
be served has been obtained and endorsed on the
summons) must be served on the opposite party
one clear day at least before the summons is re-
turnable, and. before 7 p.m. On Saturdays the
copy of the summons is to be served before 2 p.m.
" 4. On the day, and at the hour named in the
summons, the party issuing the same is to present
himself, with the original, at the judge's chambers.
" 5. Bath parties will be heard by the judge, who
will make such order as he may think fit, and a
note of such order will be made by the registrar in
the summons-book.

"IN NON-CONTENTIOUS Bu SINESS.—AFFI DAVIT S .
" 1. In every case where an affidavit is required
from a subscribing witness to a will or codicil,
such subscribing witness shall in such affidavit
depose as to the mode in which the said will or
codicil was executed and attested.
"2. The draught oaths to lead grants of special
or limited probate or administration with or with-
out the will annexed are to be transmitted by the
district registrar to the registrars of the principal
registry, in order to their being settled ; and no
such special or limited grant is to issue until the
draught oath to lead the same has been settled by
a registrar of the principal registry.
" 3. No affidavit will be admitted in any mat-
ter depending in the Court of Probate of which any
material part is written on an erasure.
"ADMINISTRATION BONDS.
" 4. Administration bonds are to be attested by
an officer of the principal registry, by a district
registrar, or by a commissioner or other person
now or hereafter to be authorised to administer
oaths under the 20th and 21st of Viet., chap. 77,
and the 21st and 22d of Vict., chap. 95 ; but in no
case are they to be attested by the proctor, solici-
tor, attorney, or agent of the party who executes
them. The signature of the administrator or ad-
ministratrix to such bonds, if not taken in the
principal registry, must be attested by the same
person who administers the oath to such adminis-
trator or administratrix.
" 5. In all cases of limited or special administra-
tion two sureties arc to be required to the admini-
stration bond, and the bond is to be given in double
the amount of the property to be placed in the pos-
session of or dealt with by the administrator by
means of the grant. The alleged value of such pro-
perty is to be verified by affidavit if required.
" CITATIONS.
" 6. The registrars of the principal registry may,
when it appears to them desirable, dispense with
the insertion of citations and other instruments in
full in the London Gazette and. other public jour-
nals, in accordance with any rules and orders made
under the provisions of the 20th and 21st of Vict.,
chap. 77, and the 21st and 22a of Vict., chap. 95,
and may direct that an abstract only of such
citations and other instruments shall be published
in the said Gazette and in the said other pub-
lic journals. Such abstracts are to be pub-
lished in a form to be settled by the registrars,
and so often and at such intervals as the judge or
the registrars may direct.
" 7. In cases of persons dying intestate without
any known relation, in addition to the notice to be
given to her Majesty's Procurator-General, or the
Solicitor for the Duchy of Lancaster in London,
under rule 62 of the Rules, Orders and Instruc-
tions to the Registrars of the Principal Registry ;
or rule 81, of the Rules, Orders, and Instructions
for the District Registrars, advertisements for the
next of kin of the intestate are to be inserted in
such of the leading morning and evening London
newspapers, and so often and at such intervals, as
the judge or the registrars of the principal registry
may direct.
" 8. Rules 58 of the Rules, Orders, and Instruc-
tions for the Registrars of the Principal Registry
shall apply to all citations.
" OFFICE COPIES.
" 9. Office copies of wills and other documents
furnished in the Principal District Registries will
not be collated with the original will, or other
document from which the same are- copied, unless
specially required. Every copy so required to be
examined shall be certified under the hand of one
of the principal registrars, or of a district registrar,
to be an examined copy.
" CAVEATS.
" 10. When a caveat has been entered and sub-
sequently warned, and such warning results in the
commencement if contentious proceedings, the ex-
penses of the entry of such caveat and the warning
thereof shall upon taxation be considered as costs
in the cause.
" 11. When a caveat has been entered in the
principal registry, and notice thereof has been
given to a district registrar, he shall not proceed
with the grant of probate or administration to
which it relates until he receives a notice from the
principal registry that the caveat has been with-
drawn, or that the proceedings consequent thereon
have terminated and a final decree has been made
therein.
" 12. The warning to a caveat is to state the name
and interest of the party on whose behalf the same
is issued, and if such person claims under a will or
codicil, is also to state the date of such will or codi-
cil. A form is annexed hereto which is to be fol-
lowed so far as the circumstances of each case will
allow.
"13. Upon the issuing of a citation under seal of
the Wourt, a caveat shall be entered in the Court
books against any grant being made in respect of
the estate and effects of the deceased to which such
citation relates, and notice thereof shall be sent to
the registrar of any district in which the deceased
apperrs to have resided at the time of his death,
and such caveat shall remain in force until the pro-
ceedings following on such citation are terminated.
" REVOCATION OF GRANTS.
" 14. No grant of probate or letters of adminis-
tration is to be rovoked by a district registrar, even
with consent of parties interested. All applications
for such revocation of grants are to be made to the
principal registrar.
" IN CONTENTIOUS BUSINESS.
" If contentious proceedings arise from the ser-
vice of a citation,,the expense of the citation and
service thereof shall, upon taxation, be considered
as costs in the cause.
"16. The entry of every appearance to a citation,
or to a warning to a caveat, shall hereafter be made
in the principal registry.
" 17. The words or of a Registrar of the Prin-
cipal Registry' are to be added at the end of rule
74 of rules, orders and instructions heretofore issued
for the district registrars.
" 18. No cause is to be called on for hearing or
trial until after the expiration of 10 days from the
arty when the same has been set down as ready for
hearing or trial, and notice thereof has been given,
save lvith the consent of all parties to the suit.
'll9. In testamentary causes the plaintiff and
defendant, within eight days of the entry of an ap-
pearance ,on the part of the defendant, are respec-
tively to fill their affidavits as to scripts.
"20. No party to the
cause, nor his or her proctor,
solicitor, or attorney, o
,spall be at liberty, except by
o
leave of the judge one of the registrars of the
principal registry, t, inspect the affidavits as to
scripts, or tne scripts dr exhibits annexed thereto,
filed by any other party to the cause,
fiiuntil(l his own
affidavit as to scripts shall hay e b
" 21. The plaintiff shall not be el:lmpelled to de-
liver his declaration to the defendant, or to file a
copy thereof, until the expiration of
eight days
after the defendant has filed his affidavit as to
scripts.
" 22. In all causes relating to grants of probate
or letters of administration it shall be competent
to the defendant, on the day upon which an ap-
pearance is entered by him or on his behalf, or
the day upon which he receives from the
plaintiff
the declaration in the cause, or within three days
thereafter, to notify to the plaintiff in writing the
object for which he has so entered his appearance,
and in such notice to set forth that he admits the
validity of • the will, or the intestacy of the de-
ceased and the relationship claimed by the plaintiff
to the deceased, and demand to be heard on peti-
tion in respect of some other matter, to be therein
stated. "The plaintiff shall, upon receiving such
written notice, unless otherwise ordered by the
Judge, within eight days file his act on petition.
lant Ce he shall fail to do so the defendant shall be
liberty to file his act on petition, and the cause
° shall be heard by affidavit unless the judge shall
direct otherwise.
"23. In
.order to prevent the tune limited for

" 6. If the party summoned do not appear after
the lapse of half an hour from the time named in
the summons the other party shall be at liberty to
go before the judge, who will thereupon make such'
an order as he may think fit.
" 7. An attendance on behalf of the party sum-
moned for the space of half an hour if the other
do not during such time appear, will be deemed
sufficient, and bar the party taking out the sum-
mons from the right to go before the judge on that
occasion.
" 8. If a formal order is desired, the same may
be had on the application of either party, and for
that purpose the original summons, or the copy
served on the opposite party, must be filed in the
registry. An order will, thereupon, be drawn up
and delivered to the person filing such summons
or copy. The Clerk of the Papers, before giving
out the order, is to see that a half-crown stamp has
bcct affixed to it, and is to obliterate such stamp.
" 9. If a summons is brought to the Clerk of the
Papers, with a consent signed by, the party sum-
moned, or his proctor, solicitor, or attorney en-
dorsed thereon, an order will be drawn up without
the necessity of going before the judge, provided
that the order sought is, in the opinion of the re-
gistrar, one which the judge under the circum-
stances would make."

Here follow the form of warning to a caveat and

the form of bond to be executed by a receiver of
real estate pending suit, in the foregoing orders
referred to.

ALDERMAN SALOMONS AND LIEUT.

HIGGINSON.

SERIOUS LOSS OF LIFE AND SHIPPING

DURING THE LATE GALES.

SHIELDS, TUESDAY FORENOON.

OPERATIONS AGAINST THE CHINESE
PIRATES.

(From the London Gazette of last Evening.)
ADMIRALTY, OCT. 29.

Despatches, of which the following are copies or extracts,
have been received by the Lords Commissioners of the Ad-
miralty from Rear-Admiral Sir Michael Seymour :

CAPTURE OF PIRATE VESSELS 13Y STAUNCH GUNBOAT

Calcutta, at Hong Kong, Aug. 24.

Sir,—l have the honour to transmit, to be laid before the
Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, a copy of a letter
dated the 4th August, with its inclosures, from Lieutenant
L. Wildman, commanding her Majesty's steam gunboat
Staunch, reporting an attack on three pirate vessels, on his
passage from Shanghae to Hong Kong, and the destruction
of two of them with most of their crews.

2. Taking into consideration the great disparity of force
opposed to the Staunch, and that the latter had only her two
24-pounder howitzers on board, I consider this gallant ac-
tion reflects great credit on Lieut. Wildman, his officers,
and limited complement.--I have, &c.,

M. SEYMOUR,
Rear-Admiral and Commander-in-Chief.
The Secretary of the Admiralty.

REPORTING THE CAPTURE OF Two PIRATICAL JUNKS.
Her Majesty's Gun-boat, Staunch, off Te-plein
Island, Aug. 4, 1858.
Sir,—l have the honour to report for your Excellency's
information the particulars of an engagement which took
place this morning off the island Toon Pung, about 50
miles to the north of the port of Wanchon, between her
Majesty's gun-boat under my command and three piratical
junks.
At 8 a.m., whilst at anchor off that island, two Sampans
came alongside with information that some piratical junks
had attacked and plundered a village, &c., and were then
rounding a neighbouring point.
I immediately weighed, cleared for action and stood
(und©r steam) towards four junks which had just then cleared
the point, one flying an English ensign, a second a Portu-
guese, the other two Chinese flags. When we had closed
within 200 yards the three largest junks opened a smart and
effective fire on us, doing much damage aloft ; and to pre-
vent injuring my boats, as I determined to take them by
boarding, I deemed it prudent to lower and tow them
astern. I then returned their fire with the Staunch's two
howitzers, still closing with them ; but as our long gun had
been sent on board H.M.S. Fury by your Excellency's
orders, to ease the gunboat coming down the China Sea,
during the typhoon season, our fire was comparatively
feeble.

I went ahead at full speed on to the largest junk, giving
orders to lash her alongside us ; but the instant we touched
such a shower of stinking pots and other combustible mat-
ter was thrown on board us, it was impossible for any per-
son to remain forward, or to see through the dense smoke

they occasioned.
It was at this moment, I deeply regret to state, that Ed-
ward George, A. 8., who was actually engaged in lashing
the junk alongside, having gallantly jumped on board her
for that purpose, was cut to pieces, and his remains
thrown overboard. The strong breeze favouring the
junk, and a heavy swell, making it difficult to lash her,
she sheered off; and the Chinese in the meantime, having
cut our boats adrift, and being close to the rocks, I backed
aetern, and having picked them up, I mounted the how-
itzers, which had been dismounted from the rapidity of my_
fire, and renewed the engagement, running alongside one
and boarding, killing a great number of her crew, many of
whom endeavoured to escape by jumping overboard, but
only a small number reached the shore.
Leaving this vessel in charge of Mr. Morice, the Second
Master, and a party of men, I gave chase to a second in my
gig, and having come up with her, I boarded and took
possession, making prisoners 3f the only two living men on
board, many having been killed, and few escaping by jump-
ing overboard. The third junk, in the meanwhile, having
got some distance away, and not having more than five
effective men left after the engagement, I deemed it prudent
not to follow her among the numerous rocks and intricate
passage she had taken, and being unable to spare any officers
and men for the captured junks, I gave directions for them
to be burnt, which was done.
I should observe that, during the time Mr. Morice and
the men whom I had left with him to burn the first junk,
were performing this duty, a number of Sanpans pulled
alongside, and endeavoured to recapture her, firing her long
gun below where our people were lighting a fire.
Fortunately it did no harm to them, but caused an explo-
sion, which killed from 20 to 30 Chinese.
The fourth vessel, having been a capture made by the
pirates, I released, having previously obtained a written
statement to that effect.
I have great pleasure in bringing to your Excellency's
notice the admirable and gallant conduct of Mr. Morice,
Second Master, the other officers and ship's company of
the Staunch in this action, uuaer the double disadvantage
Of—a
very reduced complement and armament, with these
three junks, carrying a long 24-pounder gun amidships,
and six broadside guns of smaller calibre, besides several
mounted gingals.
Charles Ansell, Quartermaster, I also wish particularly
to bring to your notice, for his assistance in pointing the
howitzers, and his gallant conduct throughout the engage-
ment.

Last evening a crowded public meeting of elec-
tors was held at the Queen's Arms Tavern, Plum-
stead, to hear an address from Mr. Alderman
Salomons, as a candidate for the representation
of the borough of Greenwich. After recapitulating
his political views, Alderman Salomons referred at
some length to the case of Lieutenant Higginson,
who recently applied for a summons against the
directors of the Atlantic Telegraph Company.
Alderman Salomons observed—" I have ever been
proud of my reputation as a courteous and con-
siderate magistrate, and as the case of Lieutenant
Higginson has been introduced into this contest, I
will give a plain statement of the facts. Now, a
gentleman whom I had never seen before applied to
me as a magistrate for a summons against the At-
lantic Telegraph Company Directors, for an alleged
irregularity in not having registered the names of
the shareholders. The applicant was a lieutenant
in the Royal Navy, but he was evidently labouring
under an extraordinary delusion. I told him that
I had myself £l,OOO in the company, which money
was sunk at the bottom of the sea ; and he stated
that he had lost the same amount, but it turns out
that he calculates his loss upon the fact that because
the company did not adopt an invention of his, he
had lost £l,OOO. I told him that I could not adju-
dicate upon the case, and adjourned it until the
next day, and the solicitors to the company were
then present. He then complained that they were
on the bench, but I told him to take a seat on the
bench also. He refused to do so, and what followed
has been much misrepresented to my prejudice. I
carefully considered the case, and when I found
that I had no jurisdiction, I advised the applicant
to go to the Registrar's office. Throughout the
whole case I paid every respect to the lieutenant—
gave him every indulgence, and treated him on
terms of equality. On the second day I told him
that I was sorry that I was compelled to tell him to
leave the court ; and this was construed by some of
the newspapers into an apology, but nothing was
farther from my thoughts. These are the facts ;
and, although some of the newspapers have accused
me of being flippant, and Punch has given me an
admonition, I consider that the course I adopted
was entirely justifiable."
A resolution pledging the meeting to support
Alderman Salomons was then,adopted.

I enclose my list of casualties and defects.—l have, &c.,
LEVESON WILDMAN,
Lieutenant and Commander.
P.S.--Lshould have mentioned that from the quantity of
European knives, revolver cartridges and rifles, and the
desperate resistance they made in keeping up a heavy fire,
that Europeans must have been on board—the engagement
having lasted five hours.
Rear-Admiral Sir M. Seymour, K.C.8.,
Commander-in-Chief.

OPERATIONS AGAINST PIRATES.

Calcutta, at Hong Kong, Sept. 10

Sir,—lnformation having reached me, on the evoning of
the 23d ult., that a fleet of 20 pirate vessels had captured a
junk bound to Hong Kong, in the neighbourhood of this
island, I despatched her Majesty's steam gun-vessel Sur-
prise, on the following morning in search of them. She re-
turned the same evening, having succeeded in destroying or
capturing 26 heavily armed junks at the island of Sing-ting,
mounting over 300 guns. I enclose Commander Cresswell's
report of his proceedings, dated the 24th of August, and beg
to draw their Lordships' favourable notice to the gallant
manner in which the commander, officers, and crew of the
Surprise engaged and overcame so superior a force.
2. It being reported that the pirates destroyed by the Sur-
prise formed a division of a large fleet to the southward, which
has harassed the coasting trade for some time, I ordered
the Magicienne, Inflexible, Plover, and Algerine, under the
orders of Captain N. Vansittart, C. 8., to scour the coast in
that direction. By that off►cer's report, herewith enclosed,
dated the 4th inst., their Lordships will perceive that the
expedition was attended with the most complete success, no
less than 100 piratical vessels having been destroyed, and
236 guns sunk in deep water, with heavy loss to those des-
perate miscreants. The town of Coolan, the headquarters
,of the pirates, was also destroyed, as well as a stockaded
fort of 14 guns. The conduct of the officers and men of the
squadron is deserving of the highest praise.
'3. On Captain Vansittart's return I ordered him to cruise
to the northward of Hong Kong ; but though he visited all
the usual haunts of the pirates the people stated that they
had not been troubled for some time past.
4. These important successes have afforded much satis-
faction to the Chinese traders. Captain Vansittart justly
gives credit to Mr. Caldwell, Registrar-General, who ac-
companied the expedition for obtaining information. This
gentleman's name must be familiar to their Lordships from
his numerous services against pirates.
I have, &c., M. SEYMOUR,
Rear-Admiral and Commander-in-Chief.
The Secretary of the Admiralty, London. •

We have already reported that a vessel named
the Wingra' e, belonging to this port, was run
down and perished with all hands during the late
gale. There is now little doubt that another collier
vessel, the Amaranth, of Seaton Shire, has also
been lost, and that every one on board have suffered
with her. She left Cuxhaven six weeks ago in
ballast for the Tyne, and has never since been heard
of. She had a crew of 10 or 11 hands, and the mas-
ter's wife was also on the voyage with him, so that
12 persons at least must have perished. Several
ships that have reached here from Hamburg report
having passed the wreck of a large brig, apparently
of about 300 tons, floating about on the edge of the
Dogger Bank, and about 60 miles from the Eng-
lish coast. She appeared to have been a foreign
brig, and:it was thought had been timber-laden.
Every inquiry has been made at the outposts to
ascertain if the crew of a foreign vessel had been
landed there, but no information can be gathered
with regard to them, and it is very much feared
that the crew of the unfortunate brig have all pe-
rished. The crew of the brig Ralston have arrived
at their homes in Shields without an article of
clothing except that which they wore. She was
proceeding from the Tyne to the Mediterranean
with coals, when her decks were swept by a heavy
sea as she was passing along the Suffolk coast. The
sea swept away the long-boat, and immediately
after the vessel began to sink. The master, Mr.
Barker, however, got the stern boat out, and
stowed all his crew away in it. They had only
been a quarter of an hour from the vessel when
she went down. The crew of the vessel, after pull-
ing in their frail and overladen boat nine miles,
fortunately landed at Lowestoft. The master, chief
officers, steward, and two seamen, lost in the lenry
Tanner, of Shieldsi.near Aden, as reported by tele-
graph, were Tyne men.

REPORTING CAPTURE AND DESTRUCTION OF PIRATICAL

VESSELS.

Her Majesty's ship Surprise, at Hong Kong, Aug. 24.

Sir,—l have the honour to inform you that, in compli-
ance with instructions received from you on the night of
the 22d inst., directing me to proceed in search of piratical
junks nears the Leman Islands, and effect their capture or
destruction, I proceeded to sea at daylight the following
morning, having with me the launch and barge of her
Majesty's ship Cambrian.
Shortly after opening out from Hong Kong Bay the
pilot pointed out three boats working to windward, and
informed me that they were part Of the piratical fleet. I
fortunately, at this time, observed many masts in a small
bay, in the north-west part of the island of Ling-Sing, and
being informed it was the main body of the piratical force
I proceeded towards them.
When within about 1,700 yards they opened fire on me,
which I did not return until within about 1,000, when we
engaged them with one port broadside, firing shot and shell.
I then directed the Cambrian's boom boats to take up a
position in shore of us, so as to be able to advance, taking
them in the flank as their guns came within range. The
enemy directed much of their fire to the boats, which was
admirably replied to by, Lieutenant J. W. Webb, as he
steadily advanced with his boats.

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than 17 candidates for the ofUce ihe emoluments of which,
it is supposed,will '
amount to from £2OO to £3OO a-year.
Mr. Freer, of Lincoln's-inn-fields, was elected.
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and Co., _77, Regent's. Quadrant,. Piccadilly, London.
Packed in tins of about 90 feeds, lls. ; in casks of about 450
Beds, 505.; of about 1,000 feeds, £5, being about lid. per
feed.

The enemy opened on us at 8 a.m., keeping up a smart
and well-directed fire with round shot and spear-headed
rockets, and, as we closed, with grape and canister, hulling
the ship on several occasions, and had we not kept on a
continual move would doubtless have. caused us material
damage.

After about 35 minutes their fire considerably slack-
ened, and at about 9 o'clock two of their largest lorchas
blew up with a tremendous explosion, caused appar 3ntly by
the bursting of one of our shells ; they appeared immedi-
ately paralysed, and their firing ceased. Taking ad vantage
of this, I pushed on with my own boats, and, joining with
the Cambrian's beats, effected a landing within a very short
distance of the junks, having observed the crews desert
their vessels and take to the hills.

On advancing to the top of a neighbouring ridge some
more piratical vessels were discovered in a snug creek oz, the
opposite side, crowded with men, and evidently prepared for
an attack from seaward ; our position completely coca-
roanded them, and by opening fire on them with our rifles,
killing a great number, caused the others to run away, after

a vain attempt to reach us with their gingalls, our height
being too great for any effective fire from the large guns.
Not deeming it-prudent to expose the men unnecessarily
to the scorching heat of the sun, I ordered their return to
the boats in preference to advancing by land, and, returning
myself to the Surprise, closed, and, taking the boats in tow,
steamed round abreast the creek, and fired a few shells. I
then despatched the Cambrian's and our own boats, under
cover of our fire, to effect the capture of the junks. No re-
sistance was offered, beyond the occasional fire of gingalls
from the neighbouring hills, the junks being deserted.
Several of them being aground, and many others much
shattered from our fire, we only succeeded in bringing out
seven, so I ordered the remainder to be destroyed by fire.
On boarding and landing to effect this we found a num-
ber of Chinamen, and observed for the first time several
guns mounted on shore, commanding the creek, which were
destroyed.
The capture of the piratical fleet being completed, 10
having been sot fire to, and seven taken possession of, and
observing the total destruction of the others by the ex-
plosion of their several magazines, I proceeded on my re-
turn to Hong Hong, taking four of the junks in tow, the
three others being in charge of officers with orders to follow
and arrived at this port at 9.30 p.m. with the four junks,'
the others arriving during the night.
Of the seven vessels we have in our possesaio n, two are
lorcha built, one mounting 28 guns, the other 24, from 6
to 24-pounders; the remaining ones being junks of from
7 to 16 guns. _

Of those destroyed five were heavily armed lorchas, the
remainder averaging the same armament as above ; in all
mounting on board and on shore 327 guns, 103 of which are
on board the vessels brought in.

I have great pleasure in bringing to your notice the con-
duct of Lieut. J. W. Webb, of her Majesty's ship Cam-
brian, for the very gallant and judicious manner in which
he fought the boats of that vessel ; and the assistance ren-
dered me both on board and on shore by Lieut. Charles
Parry, Senior Lieutenant of the Surprise, as also the steadi-
ness and zeal displayed by the other officers and men under
my command.
The only casualty was Mr. Mallet, mate of the Cambrian,
who, I regret to say, was severely burnt from an explosion
while firing one of the junks.

I have, &c.,

S. GURNEY CRESSWELL, Commander.
His Excellency Rear-Admiral Sir M. Seymour, K.C.B.

LETTER OF PROCEEDINGS.
Her Majesty's ship Magicienne, off Linting Island,
Sept. 4.

ing the gunboats in position at sunset, we took possession of
the pirate junks, mounting in all 62 guns, the two cargo
junks being one laden with cocoanuts and the other with
rice. We had to destroy the cocoanut vessel (being on the
rocks), but liberated the rice junk, putting on board of her
the people found inthe former, the united crews amounting
to 24. At 10 p.m. I started with the Magicienne's and In-

Sir,—l have the honour to inform you that, in obedience
to your orders for me to take under my directions her Ma-
jesty's ships Inflexible, Plover, Algerine, and proceed with
them to destroy and capture the many pirates represented
as being in this neighbourhood, I left the anchorage of
Hong.liong with the said vessels and her Majesty's ship
under my command on the morning of the 26th ult., as
soon as Mr. Caldwell, the Registrar-General, and three
Chinese informers had come on board.

flexible's first gigs, accompanied by Commander Brooker,
Lieutenants Soady and Wynniatt, on a reconnoitring expe-

dition. Up the creek we discovered and set fire to four
piratical fighting junks, one of 12 guns, the others having
had their guns removed; while destroying the junks and
some smaller vessels, occasional musket-shots were fired at
us, which we returned. As we were burning the third junk,
great guns opened onus, and about 1,700 yards from wand,
many of the shot reaching alongside the gigs at that dis-
tance. Favoured by the moon (occasionally obscured), I
determined to land ; so with Commander Brooker, Lieu-
tenants Soady and Wynniatt, and 10 men, we pushed on as
well as we could find our way, guided by the spirited fire of
the guns at the stockade, which continued until we got
within pistol-shot, up to which time we had reserved our
fire. Giving a volley we pushed on ; the enemy ran, our-
selves being brought up for a moment or so by the entrance
of the stockade being staked ; clambering through mud
water, and over embankment, we got possession of the 14-
gun stockade, spiked the guns, destroyed the ammunition,
fired volleys where at times we heard the enemy, and re-
turned on board by 2 a.m., with no loss on our side. Al-
though the shot came over our heads, the pirates appeared
to be firing at where the vessels were burning in the creek,
and not to be aware of our movements ashore, nor the
smallness of our fume, until we were close upon them ; for,
having to advance "in single file in a narrow pathway,
several of the guns being placed so as to completely sweep
away everything approaching, we would have required
a considerable force to have attacked it in in the day-time,
and I have little doubt that we should have sustained
, some loss. The guns were similar to those in the piratical

From Hong Kong we proceeded and examined carefully
the whole coast as far westward as Mamee, having up to the
present date taken and destroyed one fortified stockade
mounting 14 guns, 26 piratical fighting junks, 74 fast row-
boats, 236 guns, about 372 pirates killed, 36 pirates taken
alive, six cargo vessels recaptured from pirates, 54 men and
six women retaken from pirates ; with only a few wounded
on our side.

I enclose herewith a detailed account of each day's pro-
ceedings, with list of captures, people rescued, casualties,
officers employed in boats, &c. I cannot say too much for
the valuable assistance I have received from Mr. Caldwell,
the Registrar-General, who was most indefatigable in his
exertions, gaining much valuable information from the
prisoners rescued, and by other means, thereby being in a
great measure the cause of our success ; and he showed much
udgment in discriminating the innocent from the guilty of
those captured on board the junks, besides being a valuable
acquisition from his intimate knowledge of the Chinese
language.
In conclusion, I beg to draw your favourable notice
more particularly to the following officers :—Commander
Brooker, of the Inflexible ; J. C. Soady, Senior Lieutenant
of this ship ; Lieutenant Wynniatt, commanding Plover ;
Lieutenant Arthur, commanding Algerine ; Lieutenant
Bevan, of the Inflexible ; and Mr. Brabazon, Acting Mate
of this ship, as being in command of parties. The work
undergone by all the officers and men employed, the pre-
cision of the fire of the vessels and boats, the order and dis-
cipline sustained, reflect the highest credit on both officers
and men, as also on the masters of the two ships and second
masters of the gunboat, for their conducting their re-
spective vessels through so many intricate channels.
_ _

•
fighting junks.
Aug. 28.—Lieutenants Sharpe and Bevan were employed
getting the guns out of the junks captured in Coulan Bay
into deep water, and then setting the vessel on fire. Land-
ing a large party under Commander Brooker, Lieutenant
Soady, and Acting Mate Brabazon, I had 30 piratical fast
boats destroyed, and marched up to the stockade to destroy
the guns more effectually and burn the houses in the vicinity;
the same having been effected, all hands re-embarked and
proceeded down to the ships, weighed and steamed down
on the south side, to Sandy Bay, St. John's Island, Mr.
Caldwell going down on the north side, with Plover and
Algerine, Where'allre-anchored by dark.
Aug. 29.—At daylight, having despatched the Plover and
Algerine to search Samtong Bay, I proceeded with Mr.

To Commander Brooker I gave the command of the
left division of boats, with the gunboat Algerine ; besides
his co-operating with me on all occasions, he was most
energetic in endeavouring to carry out all my wishes, and I
found his services most valuable, he having been employed
against the Chinese pirates on former occasions.
To First Lieutenant J. C. Soady, of this ship, I gave
command of the right division of boats on every occasion,
besides the entire management of getting guns out of vessels

into deep water, landing parties on shore, and setting vessels
on fire. He is an invaluable officer; among many other
claims on the service he was First Lieutenant of the Arro-
gant at the bombardment of Sweaborg in 1855.
Lieutenants Wynniatt and Arthur are most highly de-
serving officers. Lieutenant Wynniatt's despatch concern-
ing his gallant attack upon the pirate squadron on the 29th
of August I enclose herewith. Lieutenant Arthur, although
much hurt on the 18th of August in both legs by the carry-
ing away of a hawser, refused to have assistance lent to
him, but was always at work when anything was to be done.
First Lieutenant Bevan, of the Inflexible, acted with
Commander Brooker, who speaks most highly of him and
the assistance he received.
Mr. Brabazon, acting mate of this ship, besides being on
board the Plover, with 10 of the Magicienne's Royal Marine
Artillery to assist in working her guns, was always away
in the boats upon their shoving off from the gunboat, and
was with me on the 30th of August, in the first gig, when,
from being a light boat, we got within a few yards of the
pirate junk, before the other boats could come up, the
pirates making a good defence, so much so as to wound eight
of nine men whom I took in the boat. I found his services
as a good rifle shot, with the assistance of the two marines,
of great service.
Mr. G. Anstruther, midshipman of this ship, gallantly
saved from drowning one of the gig's crew, of which I have
spoken in the detailed account.
Commander Brooker, Lieutenants Seedy and Wynniatt,

Caldwell and Commander Brooker,in Magicienne's and In-
flexible's first gigs, to search the small nooks and coves in
Sandy Bay, St. John's Island. At the extreme end of one

were with me on the 27th of August, when, with 10 men,
we made the night attack on the fortified stockade of 14
guns.
I have despatChed the Algerine into Hong Kong with Mr.
Caldwell, the three Chinese informers, and the remainder
of the persons rescued from the pirates not yet disposed of.
Upon the Algerine's return with Mr. Caldwell, I propose
searching well the bays id the vicinity of Hong Kong to
the eastward, as we have every reason to believe that there
is still one fleet of junks undiscovered.
The energy of Mr. Caldwell in finding out snd gaining
information as to where the pirates are does him the very
greatest credit.
Trusting you will approve my proceedings since leaving
Hong Kong on the 26th ult.—l have, &c.,
NICHOLAS VANSITTART, Captain.
Roar-Admiral Sir M. Seymour, K C B. ,
Commander-in-Chief, &c.

DETAILED ACCOUNT OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF H.M.'s
SHIPS MAGICIENNE, INFLEXIBLE, PLOVER, AND AL-
&BRINE, WHEN UPON A CRUISE FOR THE SUPPRESSION

or PIRICY.

Aug. 20.—Leaving the :mehorage at Hong Kong at 6.30
a.m., we proceeded and carefully examined Pootoy, the
Leina Islands, Sammoon, Lingting, and Chungehow ; send.!
ing the Inflexible and Algesins to the westward of Lingting,
the Magicienne with the Plover going to the eastward, we
came upon two piratical fighting junks and one fast boat.
One of the junks having 'her anchor up made for the shore,
the, crew taking to their boats. I immediately despatched
the Plover, directing L ieut. Wynniatt to bring her out,
Which he did, and was fortunate in recapturing Charles
Deacon, an Englishman belonging to the American ship
Antelope, who had be an taken by the pirates three weeks
before, in company wi th the mate and eight Chinese the
:former and four of the latter he saw cut down and thrown
overboard at the time of being captured. The second junk
was at anchor, which the pirates had abandoned and laid a
train to, but she fort onately blew up before the Plover's
beat reached her. I :eing informed that there were about
120 pirates on the u land who had -taken to the hills and
rocks, I despatch( d Went. SOady, first Lieutenant of this
ship, and Lieut. 'Also; 'X 3.E.A., with a strong party ashore,
to cut off any pire tes, bat found
here, as elsewhere, that it
was useless following them, so shut g the different parties
as they showed Themselves. The Jima: blown up being
nearly awash, I directed Lie ut. Soady to recover as many
of the guns on beard of her as he pot.:sibly could, and to
bring them out into deep water, which by nine the next
:twinning he conaiileted,bring ingout, withtionte onboard the
first captured junk, 50 guns- —6, 9, 12, and 18 pounders—all
of which were taken into deep water and the junks de-
stroyed. Ashore, much al it)t and ammunition was found,
all of which was destroyed.
27th August.—ln the in taming, before leaving Lingting,
a Chinese who had been t. *ex by the pirates some days
P was dreadful
of
before came ox board in on e of crer boats ; his description
of theiatrocities committ ed by the pirates
hear. Mr. Caldwell, the Registrar_,rieneral, on board
us, having gained information at Li 4D4Cting that two
pirate junks,- with a cargo juil.k of cocoa•ante hada
only
url
left on the 25th for Coulon Bay, a strongholda . Islands
resort of the pirates, we proceeded to the Ladroi. to
t
ible
to Tylon, and anchored the Magicienne and In.
at 5 p.m. on the south side in four fathoms water. / 4
mediately proceeded in the Plover with all the boats
the Magicienne armed, under Lieutenant So ady, and igle
boats of the Inflexible in tow of the Alg igtrokit
Commander Brooker ; landing the marines une,er
Tuson, R.M.A., with pinnace in charge of L. V.tutenant
Hill, on the south side. Upon our opening Coula a Bay wo
discovered a squadron of five piratical fighting ju, lks, with
two captured cargo vessels Upon our nearing t 3 acm they
fired one gun, and ran their vessels aground, the ere wsjurala-
ing overboard and swimming ashore.. The fire of the Plo-
ver, Algerine, and rocket-boats was admirable. .!* Anchor-

Her Majesty's gunboat Plover, Sandy Bay, Aug 29.
Sir,—l have the honour to acquaint you that, in obe-
dience to your orders, I proceeded with the Plover and Al-
gerine to Samtong Bay,.where nothing was met with beyond
a few fishing and trading boats, but from whom I gained
information of pirates having been there on the previous
evening, but had left during the night in the direction of
Gunjavar Channel; upon which I considered I should not
be departing from my instructions in following them up,
which I did, searching the whole of the western
shore of Hawcheun Island, without seeing anything suspi-
cious until we arrived at Haweheun Bluff, when we sud-
denly opened six piratical junks standing in line towards
the shore, which from their appearance as to tonnage and
cut of sails quite agreed with the information we
had received at Samtong. As we approached within gun-
shot fire was opened immediately on both sides, Lieutenant
Arthur, in the Algerine, taking the right extreme of the
line, while the Plover took the left, to prevent their reach-
ing the shore, firing continually on both sides for many
minutes, when the men jumped overboard from the junks
and made for the shore, a few escaping in their small boats,
leaving us in possession of the junks, which were as speedily
as possible anchored, guns thrown overboard, and set fire
to, in which we were much assisted by the joining of the
Inflexible and Magicienne's boats, under Lieut. Soady, as
every assistance was given by Commander Brooker in de-
stroying the junks, which being completed in obedience to
instructions from Commander Brooker, I proceeded with'
the Algerine to examine Namoa Harbour and the channel
leading between the islands of Hawcheun, Wasp, Cricket,
and Dipachou, when I rejoined the Magicienne. I -am
happy to say that the captures were effected without a single
man being wounded on our side, though the fire at times
was heavy. As far as lam able to learn, upwards of 80
guns were destroyed.
In conclusion, I beg to bring to your notice the very
cordial co-operation -I received from Lieut. Arthur in the
Algerine, and the brisk and accurate fire kept up by the
gun-boats reflects the highest credit on both men and offi-
cers. I further think it my duty to bring to your notice
Mr. John Phillips, Second Master of the Plover, who con-
ducted the vessels through most intricate channels in a
manner which showed great judgment and ability. The
interpreter sent by Mr. Caldwell, Registrar-General, proved
of great value in obtaining information and making himself
generally useful.
Hoping that our proceedings may meet with your ap-
proval, I have, &c.,

of the bays we came .suddenly upon a piratical junk of 10
guns, all on one broadside, and 38 men all at their guns,
pointed for the entrance between the rocks. As he evi-
dently intended disputing our entrance, and it would be
impossible to board him on account of his being high and
dry on the mud, I had the gig's crews landed on the rocks
with their rifles. Upon our opening fire the pirates imme-
diately fled, many being killed. On board we found two
women who had been prisoners for upwards of two months,
whom we liberated. In the forenoon, seeing some junks
to the westward, I despatched Commander Brooker in the
Inflexible, with the boats of the Magicienne, under Lieu-
tenant Soady, to examine them, remaining at anchor in
the Magicienne to superintend getting the pirate junk out
to where we were at anchor. Off Hawchum Bluff, the
Plover and Algerine came upon six piratical junks,
upon which they made a spirited attack, doing much
credit to Lieutenants Wynniatt and Arthur ; after an ex-
change of shot for several minutes the pirates jumped over-
board, upwards of 190 being killed or drowned, 36 taken
alive, 22 people rescued, and 80 guns destroyed; the In-
flexible with Magicienne's boats coming in very opportunely
to prevent any escape, and to give a finishing stroke to an
affair so ably executedby Lieut. Wynniatt. For particulars
I must refer you to the letter written by Lieut. %Vynniatt,
enclosed herewith.
Aug. 30--At 4 p.m., hearing a gun fired from the north-
ward, I had the Plover ready, with the Magicienne's cutter
under Lieut. Soady, the Inflexible's cutter under Lieut.
Bevan, and started at daybreak, with Mr. Caldwell and
Commander Brooker after four vessels for the land.
Upon our getting within gunshot the crews of the two
larger junks took to their boats and made for the shore, our-
selves opening fire with musketry and great guns, destroy-
ing the greater part of them.
The vessels turned out to be one pirate junk, mounting
five guns, on board of which we found a Chinese woman,
who had been made a prisoner with seven men some days
before, near Macao, her vessel, the second large one, having
been kept by the pirates to form one of their squadron. The
remaining two were fishing vessels, one with five men the
other with four on board, whom we liberated. The other
two vessels I had taken into deep water, set fire to, and
guns thrown overboard. The woman I had sent to the Ma-
gicienne.
Weighing with the ships at S p.m. we proceeded to Mong-
Chow, where leaving the Magicienne and Inflexible at an-
chor, I proceeded at 1 p.m. with Mr. Caldwell in the Plover,
taking in tow all the Magicienne's boats under Lieut. Soady,
Commander Brooker going in Algerine with Inflexible's
boats. Proceeding up for Tywooshan, at 3 p.m. we disco-
vered two junks, and on giving chase one lowered her sails
and anchored, turning out to be our old friend the rice junk,
which had been again captured by another pirate (the ves-
sel ahead), who was sailing away with a good breeze, and
pulling with all her oars to escape up to the fort of Tywoo-
shan. As soon as we came within range we opened fire,
the Chinese villagers on shore following her up, so as to
slaughter any one attempting to escape by swimming from
her. At 4.10 p.m. the pirate opened fire upon us, and con-
tinued so doing until she was taken. The Plover having
got within canister distance did great execution, as did the
Algerine and all the boats. Pushing off in the boats at 4.40
the pirate still sailing and pulling gave us a hard chase ;
my gig being light consequently got within pistol-shot dis-
tance before the other boats could come up. I cannot speak
too highly of Mr. Brabazon. acting mate, and Mr. S. G.
Anstruther, midshipman, who came up with me, or of the
whole boat's crew, as, out of nine men, eight were wounded
by the pirates ; Mr. Bmbazon with the two marines keep-
ing up a most effective fire with their rifles ; Mr. Anstruther
most gallantly jumped overboard after T. Mills, ordinary,
one of the gig's crew, who, in consequence of a stinkpot
having exploded upon him, had to jump overboard to save
himself, but being unable to swim was fast sinking, when
Mr. Anstruther rescued him ; Mr. Anstruther's strength was
also exhausted when assistance came to him. At 5.30 p.m.
the boats having come within easier distance, as well as the
Plover and Algerine, the pirate grounded in a sinking state,
those ox board of her not killed jumped overboard, the few
escaping us being immediately slaughtered by the villagers
ashore.
One Chinese, who had been taken prisoner by the pirates
and rescued by us, informed us that this junk wascomman-
ded by the pirate chief Cheppoo, who was killed shortly be-
fore the vessel grounded ; also that she mounted nine guns
having a crew of upwards of 65 men, not one of whom
escaped. The coolness displayed throughout the expedition
since leaving Hong Kong by all on board, the accuracy-of
the fire from the Plover and Algerine, also from the boats
of Magicienne and Inflexible, .do great credit to all on
board, and I take this opportunity of recommending to
your favourable notice, as I have done in my covering letter
particularly, Commander Brooker, Lieutenant J. C. Soady,
Lieutenant Wynniatt, Lieutenant Arthur, Lieutenant
Bevan, Acting Mate Brabazon, Midshipman Anstruther
The conducting of the Plover and Algerino through such
intricate channels reflects the greatest credit on Mr. J. Har-
vey and Mr. Clements, Masters ; Mr. J. Phillips, Acting
Second Matson; and Mr. H. Swainson, Second Master.
I enclose herewith a list of casualties, in which I am
happy to say are none killed.
Aug. 31.—Searching the various creeks we found two
junks with no guns on board, but as they answered the de-
scription given by Mr. Caldwell I had them destroyed,
meeting with no resistance with the exception of the gingall
shot. Before high water I had the Plover and Algerine
placed in position before the battery of Tywooshan, in which
were two heavy long guns, besidessmaller ones ; sending a
boat in under Lieut. Soady, to set fire to a large junk, which
had been used as a pirate, but whose guns had been re-
moved,
our firing of the previous day giving them timely
warning. We remained opposed to the battery until the
vessel was burnt to the water's edge; however, as no shot
was fired, I did not feel myself authorised in acting in any
way against it, although it is well understood that the Hakka
tribe living there always give protection openly to the
pirates, the mandarins never yet having been able to take
the place, although they have tried with a large force ; the
Hakka tribe being in open rebellion against them. There
being nothing more to complete the destruction of, I re-
turned with the vessels and boats to where the Magicienne
and Inflexible were at anchor.
Sept. I.—Proceeded with gunboats in tow to Marnee,
when sending for the Mandarin I handed over to him 22
pirates for his 4isposal.
Sept. 2 —Proceeded to St. John's Island, searching the
nooks and corners, finding nothing.
Sept. 3.—Proceeded at 4 a.m. for Tylon Island, where
at 11 n.m., anchoring the Magicienne and Inflexible on
the south side, I started with Commander Brooker an
td
Mr. Caldwell in Plover and Algerine with ships' boats
Coulan Bay. Finding I had been too lenient on the formes
occasion of visiting this place, in
and many boats, as the accounts givenspbariynpgrisofinlers takenu
from pirates and from all tical and had
parties inquired of agreed that
every person and article thereat were pira ,
been for some years, also from Mr. Caldwell' s previous know-
ledge iit s the mandarin authoritieds had long since de-
' nounced it as such, desired Comman or Brooker to land
under Lieutenant
with his division of boats and witliltltir
oef
6tody, to search well the different o abou
e 4,, And to burn and destroy every .mg t at ho could
whPll-140 Most ably executed, having only a few gin-
shot— fired at his party, which was returned, without
gall .
on our side, the pirates having four or five killed,
any los,.
usea were nothing more than magazines of powder
Tatihde ."07 unitinD, explosion after explosion taking place.
guns were discovered and destroyed cargoes of
Seven more'
betelnnt and other' pirated stoma set fire to, as were also
two piratical fighting juni..:4 With guns removed, one cargo
junk, and about 40 boats, nearly all fast boats. With the

ROBERT WYNNIATT.
Lieutenant Commanding.

To Captain N. Vansittart, C. 8.,
Her Majesty's ship Magicienne.

LIST OF OFFICERS BELONGING TO HER MAJESTY'S SHIPS
AIAGICIENNE, INFLEXIBLE, PLOVER, AND ALGERINE,
AWAY IN BOATS BETWEEN THE 20TH AUGUST, 1858,

AND THIS DATE.

Her Majesty's ship Magicienne, off Lingting
Island, Sept. 4, 1858.
HER MAJESTY'S SHIP MAGICIENNE.
Lieutenants J. C. Soady, Philip R. Sharpe, Charles F.
Hill, Lieut. Henry B. Tuson, It.M.A., Acting Mate W.
Brabazon, Assistant-Surgeon W. H. Clorke, Clark C. W.
Roache, Midshipmen C. S. P. Woodruffe, D. D. Yonge, A.
L. Clarkson, F. N. Campbell, Frank Rougemont, and G. J.
Anstruther, Master's Assistant J. W. Ashton, Gunner M.
Thompson, Boatswain Edward Layton.
HER MAJESTY'S SHIP INFLEXIBLE.
Commander G. A. C. Brooker, Lieutenants G. D. Bevan,
J. E. Stokes, acting; Midshipman Baron Von Otter,
Swedish Lieutenant ; Acting-mate E. S. Mangan, Assistant
Surgeon M. M. Magrath, Midshipmen T. H. Herbert, and
G. Blake, Master's Assistant H. Barrett.
HER MAJESTY'S GUNBOAT PLOVER.
Lieutenant Commanding Robert J. Wynniatt, Assistant
Engineer 2d Class Innis.
HER MAJESTY'S GUNBOAT ALGERINE.
Lieutenant Commanding William Arthur, Assistant En-
gineer 2d Class William Palmer.
NICHOLAS VANSITTART, Captain.

REPORT OF CASUALTIES AMONG THE OFFICERS AND
CREWS OF HER MAJESTY'S SHIPS MAGICIENNE, IN-
FLEXIBLE, PLOVER, AND ALGERINE, DURING AN Ex-
PEDITION AGAINST THE PIRATES, BETWEEN THE 26TH
AUGUST AND THIS DATE.
Her Majesty's ship Magicienne, off Lingting Island,
Sept. 4.
Aug. 27—Henry Croft, carpenter's crew Magicienne,
burn of face.
Aug. 28.—W. Arthur, Lieutenant Commanding Alge-
rine, severe contusion of both thighs.
Aug. 30 and 31.—Robert Rundle, ship's corporal, severe
burn of face and asphyxia ; William Hankins, boy, Ist
class, wound of head ; Henry Canham, A. 8., burn of right
arm and leg and contusion of back ; Thomas Macpherson,
A. 8., contusion of.shoulder ; Thos. Mill, ordinary, burn
of both arms and contusion of back ; John Davies, A. 8.,
contusion of arm and knee ; John Shortening, ordinary,
concussion of brain ; Henry Lock, private, Royal Marines,
wound of nose—all of the Magitienne. John Clayson, ordi-
nary, Algerine, contusion of hand ; John Brookes and
Michael Collins, privates, Royal Marines, Inflexible, both
wound of foot ; Richard Markquick, stoker, Plover, wound
of ankle. W. H. CLARKE, Assistant-Surgeon
(on duty in boats.)

FROM THE GAZETTE-OF YESTERDA I

WINDSOR, CASTLE, OcT. 29.
This day had audience of her Majesty :
His Excellency Mons. Musurus, Ambassador Extraordi-
nary and Plenipotentiary from the Sultan, to deliver a letter
from his Sovereign ;.

Don Tomas Murphy, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister
Plenipotentiary from the Mexican Republic, to deliver his
credentials • ,

Don Xorier de Isturizy Montero, Envoy Extraordinary
and Minister Plenipotentiary from the Queen of Spain, to
deliver his credentials ;
And Senor Jose Santiago Rodriguez, Envoy Extraordi-
nary and Minister Plenipotentiary from the Republic of
Venezuela, to deliver his credentials;
To which audiences they were respectively introduced
by the Earl of Malmesbury, her Majesty's Principal Secre-
tary of State for Foreign Affairs,

BOARD OF TRADE, WHIT 'HALL, Nov. 1.
The Right Honourable the Lords of the Committee of
Privy Council for Trade and Plantations have received in-
formation, through the Secretary of State for Foreign
Affairs, that with a view to facilitate navigation, the fol-
lowing measures have been adopted by the Russian Go-
vernment in respect to the transport of merchandise of
Russian origin from ports in the Black Sea and the Sea of
Azof, to those of the Baltic and vice versa (with the excep-
tion of the port of Odessa, until it ceases to be a free port)
except salt from the Crimea, and walnut wood from the
Transcaucasian Provinces, in regard to which articles
special regulations exist.
Those of the articles which are ehargs4 with duties, on
being exported to foreign countries, can only be transported
on presentation at the custom house of exportation, of a gua-
rantee of two well-known Russian merchants (if the ex-
porter should be a member 'of one of the first two guilds)
that, in case the goods should not be. delivered at
another Russian port, the export duty shall be
paid by the exporter, without objection, unless in case of
damage, the said guarantee to be restored, upon the re-
ceipt of the goods at the port of importation.
The Export Custom-house is required to make known,
upon every, occasion the fact of the exportation of goods, to
the Custom-house, at which it is intended to import such
goods, stating their nature and quantity. In addition to
this the Custom-house seals should be placed upon mer-
chandise chargeable with export or import, duties ; and on
the exportation of wines or tobacco from the southern to
the Baltic ports, two samples are to be taken, one of which,
bearing the Custom-house seal, must accompany the mer-
chandise, and the other be retained at the custom•hOuse of
exportation, and sealed with the seals of the Custom-house
and that of the exporter. •
If, on importation, the goods are ascertained to be iden-
tical with the samples, and bear the seals unbroken, they
will be delivered without obstacle, but in other cases they
will be treated as foreign merchandise.
COMMISSIONS BY LORDS-LIEUTENANT.
West Essex yeomanry Cavalry—D. Frederick Collins
(Member of the Royal College of Surgeons), to be Surgeon,
vice Dobson, deceased.
The Essex Rilles—Lictitenant Griffin Curtis Galt to be
r ittocabte
Captain, vice Lister, resigned; Ensign Edward Robinson
y
to be• Lieutenant, vice Galt, promoted ; Ensign Bertram
Aynsley J
tdbirtoonbEe
dLwiareudteilitaonpte,
vice
BLuirutersendaendt, vice Sandell, resigned ; Ensign Wm. Roberts
amEenssi)gu litlfv:
Kuobel to be Lieutenant, vice Feun, resigned ; Albert Rob-
son Burkill, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Robinson, promoted ' •
Wm. Tate Philpott, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Milford,promoted.
West Essex Militia—Ensign
Henry Septimus Eicke
be Lieutenant, vice Clifford, resigned ; Lieutenant Mauriceto
Henry Hollings Bird to be Captain, vice Ibbetson, resigned.
Queen's Own Light Infantry Regiment of Towers
Ham-
lets Militia—Lieutenant Daniel Williams to be Captain,
vice Thomas Henry Pipon, resigned; Ensign R.
nvißceegicnhiaeinitesofnicolvianliti,ar—esHigneneiz lAVlmbe.rißcale•beiorutto.
wood to be Lieutenant, vice'Williams promoted.
belEstnpsiegnvo,
Drewe to be Ensign. •

Oxfordshire Regiment of Militia—Charles Rivers Eul-
keley, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Fletcher, retired.
Royal Glamorgan Light Infantry Militia—Major Ed-
ward It. Wood to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Wheatley,
resigned; Captain John Popkin Traherno to be Major,
vice Wood, promoted.
Royal Monmouthshire Light Infantry Regiment of Mi-
litia—Lieutenant Bryan Sheehy to be Captain, vice Horn-
fray, resigned.
2d Regiment of King's Own Staffordshire Militia—Lieu-
tenant Isaac De Liancour Wilson to be Captain, vice Har-
greaves, resigned.
4th or Duke of Lancaster's own (Light Infantry) Regt.
of Royal Lancashire Militia —Ensign Frederick Henry
Brice to be Lieutenant. vice George Ainsworth Fielding,
resigned.
Royal Sherwcod Foresters or Nottinghamshire Regiment
of Militia—Ensign John Alexander Byrne to be Lieu-
tenant, vice Wall, promotld ; Lieutenant William Elisha
Smith to be Captain, vicip Moore, resigned ; 'Ensign Loftus
John Rolleston to be neuteriant, vice Smith, promoted;

PlOver / started in chase of a fast boat pulling 16 oars, Ensign john Jamieson to be Lieutenant, vice Sunlit
which we did not get possession of until after all the crew I resigned
had got ashore. She was well armed and provisioned, and
mounted a 6-pounder in the stern. Two other' piratical
fast-boats were likewise discovered and set fire to. The
destruction of their favourite stronghold, with loss of
powder and ammunition will, I trust, prevent the pirates
fitting out any vessel:, of consequence for piratical purposes
for some time.
Sept. 4.—Proceeded by Kypong Islands, Sammoon, and
Ling-ting, where we now are.
NICHOLAS VANSITTART, Captain,
Her Majesty's ship Magicienne, off Ling-ting
Island, Sept. 4.

MEMORANDUM,

3d Regiment (Light Infantry) of West York Militia—
Captain John Charles Flood has been removed from the

regiment

Royal Ayrshire Rifles—Her Majesty has been pleased to
permit Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Thomas Montgomery
Cuninghame, Bart., whose resignation was notified in the
Gazette of the 14th September, to retain the honorary rank
of Lieutenant-Colonel.

BANKRUPTS.
Robert Gilbert Saunders, coffeehouse-keeper, Skinner-
street, Snow-hill, Niv. 12, at one, and Dec. 10, at twelve,
at the Court of Bankruptcy.
Edwin Guest, ironmonger, Blackfriars-road, Nov. 17, at
two, and Dec. 15, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
Henry Louis Winter, timber merchant, New North-
street, Finsbury, Nov. 12, at eleven, and Dec, 10, at half-
past twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
Jabez Edmanson, linen draper, Sheffield, Nov. 20 ant
Dec. 18, at ten, at the Leeds District Court.
George Lionel Fitzmaurice, boarding-house keeper,
Gloucester-place, Portman-square, Nov. 13 and Dec. 13, at
eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
Samuel Manning, mason, Marylebone-road, Nov. 16, at
eleven, and Dec. 16, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
William Slade, paper maker, Bagnor, Berkshire, Nov.
17, at one,. and Dec. 15, at twelve, at the Court of Bank-
ruptcy,
John Harris, envelope manufacturer, College-hill, Upper
Thames-street, Nov. 12, at twelve, and Dec. 14, at one, at
the Court of Bankruptcy.
James Henry Wills, licensed victualler, Hammersmith,
Nov. 12, at eleven, and Dec. 7, at one, at the Court of
Bankruptcy.

SCOTCH BANKRUPTS.
Rev. Robert William Fraser, parish minister, Edinburgh.
James Wallace, woolspinner, Devonside.
Alexander Watt, cattle dealer, Dunfermline.
Gavin Park, flesher, Glasgow.
Thomas Arbuckle, tobacconist! Glasgow.
John Douglas, Wright and Mulder, Glasgow.
Thomas Cram Temperley, merchant, late of Newcastle-
on-Tyne, now at Portobello, near Edinburgh.
`Villiam Bowie, flesher, Elgin.
William Leitch, writer, Glasgow.

COUNTRY MARKETS.

LIVERPOOL—Nov. 2.

The attendance at our market this morning was fair,
but the result of business was quite moderate, and buyers
had to pay fully late rates for the best wheat and flour--
selected brands of flour from New Orleans sold as high as
26s to 28s per barrel of 1961bs ; the inferior grades of both
articles were quite unmanageable. There was a decline of
is per qr each on beans and Indian corn, ld per bushel on
oats, and 6d per load on oatmeal. Choice malting barley
commands 43s to 445; useful sorts, weighing &fibs per im-
perial qr:, about 40s. ; and common, 33s to 34s per imperial
qr.

SHEFFIE:

At this morning's market tl
grain, and prices remained wil
White wheat, new, 15s to 17s

ID—Nov. 2.
here was very little doing in
thout much change.
Barley, grinding 28s to 32$
Oats, old, .. 24s to 34s
New do —s to ---4
'leans l7s to 20$
Peas.. 4Bs to 54$
s sd, is 7d, and is 9d per

Red do. l6s to 20s
Old white —s to —s
Red do. —s to —s
Barley, malting.— 33s to 36s
Millers' prices for flour--1
141 b.

Hay, 80s to 90s ; wheat stn
to 40s ; turnips, 14s to Ms pe]

Lvf, 28s to 35s ; oat straw, 35s
.ton.

LEEDS—Nov. 2

Averages for the week :
Wheat 2,925 qrs., at 45s 4d
8ar1ey.........1,465 „ 3ss lid
Oats 195 „ 23s 10d
Rye lB „ 32s Od
Beans
Peas — If —s Od

Arrivals this week :

Wheat
Oats
Barley
Beans .

2,321 qrs.

877
40

Rapeseed
Linseed.

152

COURSE OF EXCHANGE.--YESTERDAY•
Amsterdam
Ditto
Rotterdam — .11 16f 11 17
Antwerp
Brussels — 25 25 25 30
Hamburgb.
Paris - Short. 25 5 25 10
Ditto
Marseilles . 25 27f 25 32
Frankfort on Maine.. 1181 1181
Vienna
Trieste

the Bth inst.
Bengal £1,201 5 0
Madras 0 0 0
Bombay

£1,201 5' 0

LOCAL SHARE MARKETS.

The market is moderately supplied with wheat ; in con-
sequence of the dull report from Mark-lane millers aim at
buying at a similar reduction, but are not generally suc-
cessful. Prices at the close were is per qr. under those of
Friday, with but little passing.. Fine barley is scarce, and
maintains its value ; scarcely any demand for inferior sorts.
Beans and oats steady. Other articles as before.

NORWICH CATTLE—Our. 30.
There was a large show of store beasts to-day, consisting
of Scots, shorthorns, Irish, and Devons. Sales were very
dull. The selling price for Scots was 5s to 5s 6d ; short-
horns, 4s 6d to 5s Od ; Irish, 3s 6d to 4s per stone of 141bs•
estimated weight when fat. Fat beasts firm at 7s fid to 80
per stone.
Sheep—Fat sheep, 8s to 8s 6d, prime lots 9s per stone.,
Pigs—Good store pigs, 16s to 20s per head. Fat poi."'
66 to 6s 6d, prime 6s 9d per stone.

Petersburgh — 34. 35
Madrid
Cadiz
491 49
Leghorn — 29 75 29 6
Genoa — 2.5 45 25 50
Naples
Palermo — 12 123
Messina — 123 123 '
Lisbon
Oporto
Rio Janeiro
New York -- • • Od
E.I. Co's Ws. House u,g. 6a
Calcutta, Co.'s rupee 26 233
Bombay ditto
Madras ditto — 26 23
East India Company's, Bills drawn from the 24th ult. 0

Foreign Gold in Bars (Standard) ....per oz.
0L3t170
Mexican Dollars
Silver in Bars (Standard)....

LrvEnpooL—Nov. 2.
The market was flat at the opening, and afterwards inl;
proved, closing better. Eastern Counties, 12 5-16 I—Cllest.e.e
and Holyhead, 371 B—Caledonians, 821 I—LancaslV
and Yorkshire, 94 !--London and North-Westerns 89
Sheffield, 351 a—? Midland, 961 I—North British, u--do
Berwicks, 92/ 3—York and North Midland, 76 -1-14°41
Northern, 47 /—Dovers, 22 3-16. i—llutch Rhenish,
dis.—Grand Trunk of Canada, 9 3-16 5-16—Great -Wester.
of Canada, 18 /—Birkenheads, 66 /—Blackburns, lik
Great Western, 541 s—East Lancashire, 931 4.

MANCHESTER—Nov. 2.
The market was 'fair, and prices rather easier. Leedot
941--London and North Westerns, 89I—Dovers
221
Sheffield, 351—Leeds 6 per Cent. Preference, 140—Nevi'
port 5 per Cent. Preference, 9I—South Staffords, 10 1-16
—Midlands, 96!.

• LEEDS—Nov. 2.
little business, and prices rather higher'
North-Westerns,
waswe
est veernsrY, 11.

BIRMINGHAM—Nov. 2.
The closing prices in this market to-day lcore—Mid
961 I—irmingham and Stour Valley Guaranteed Stosol
55 1--Ditto Birmingham, 72/ 73—Ditto Preference, 9a,
Londons, 891 89f—South Staffords 101--Birmingli°
Canals, 934 41. Market dull. ,

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and rig:
[ADVERTISEMENT. j—nonCWa ys Ointment hot..
hive been used freely by millions of human beings, °J:," die
sexes and all ages, in every part of the world; and 'Ono-
public press has teemed with authenticated cases of gies'
ordinary cures in a vast -variety of diseases (such as lu ,is
tion, scorbutic eruptions, and liver cow plaints, the
not on public record a single case in which their useil'ol..
been attended with a bad effect. Noun, when using 'Aire
loway's Ointment and Pills. need suffer the hope a
to be counterbalanced by the fear of injury. TheYA io
peculiarly mild in their operation, and yet they never f'Tte-
give immediate relief, and sooner or later to effect a conir
and permanent cure.

BIRTHS.,
I R T II S.
BONE.—On the 30th ult. at Tenby Lode Exchange,
Kingston' f a
the wife of W. Bone, Esq , of the Stock °
daughter.
COCK.—On the Ist inst ,at 1, Westbounie-park-terrace'
Porchester- terrace, the.wiTe of Dr. Cock, of a son. ve.
EVANS.—On the Ist inst. at 30 Cumberland-terrace, a
gent's-park, the wife of John Evans, Esq., Q.C"
daughter.
WINTER.—On the 29th ult., at the Rectory, East -B oor
ter,
dcnham, Norfolk, the wife of the Rev. Geo. R. Iv,—
of a daughter.

PoutlNGitnitNE MARRIAGES.
§toke, Devo
nshirT:AcUhNarSEleLBL.—s.olpl
otainhe
B.3lilosrnt
e,_.b:
R.N., to Catherine, youngest daughter of J. Trail'''.
Esq.
01.6
WESLEY. 'POn the 30th ult., at St. -- e„tolct
Weald, Robert Glenn. Wesley, Esq , of Canonburrr of
to Juliana, only daughter of James. Benson, Es'll
South Weald, Essex.

ty
B e;
, LY.—n the 31st ult ,at DEATHS.
est-mall, Clifton,
tershire, Anne, widow Of Major Samuel Bayly, Giouc it::
e
O W
66t11
giment, aged 92. •
DAB lEns
oenhathrlees3lDstavuilets.: aatrAead3d3is.combe-villas, cro,,doot
nrf Po ULGER.--On the 31st ult., Mr. George Foulger, Wl'
mouth, formerly of Ealing, agod 41.
II ,ti
EPwOnTR.—On the 31st ult., at 14, Anglesey-w--- sceil
Rants J „_„. , antes Hepworth, Esq, aged 80. ~ neon,
IiAItnERTIELD —0 the Sal De, -
30th nit., at com
Richard H •
abberfield, Esq., of Tulse-hill. the
LAMBERT Nlnret ..._ •—On the 31st ult., at Weston-super-,- c. on,
non. Charle.t Lambert, second son of tire Earl of L,3
aged 15.
611
MFESON
L_ e :-On the Ist inst., John Me eson, Esq.' i9f 001
I'LLS X gardCnS, Hyde-park and 1) 1 Grayer
aged 69.
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of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, No,
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Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the 01131 '
Mideleaer, Wednesday, November 3, 1858.