The Sun.
London, England, 1858-06-17 00:00:00

THE LATE LORD JUSTICE CLERK.

The Right Hon: Jolin Hope, Lord Justice Clerk
of Scotland, died at l.is residence in Moray-place,
Edinburgh, at half-past 11 o'clock on Monday
evening. His lordship had f
-dt poorly for some
days, and on Saturday had gone to visit his coun-
try seat in Ayrshire,
writing in the evening a letter to
Mrs. Hope announcing his safe return, when he
was seized with a shock of paralysis, after which he
never recovered consciousness, ail,' expired in a
few hours. The le trned lord was the eldest son of
the late Right Hon. Charles Hope, of r
Grantors,o_
Lord President of the Court of Session, and was
connected through both parents With the Hope-
toun famly. He was born
a t Edinburgh in 1794,
and passed the Scottish oar in 1816. For a series
of years he filled the honorary position of Dean of
the Faculty of Advon i
tes ; and n 1841, when his
father retired, and the late -k
--'ght Hon. David
Boyle was appointed to the
.conjoined offices of
Lord President and Lord Justin 0 General, he was
chosen as Lord Justice Clerk. In that important
judicial office Le presided over the second division
of the Civil Court, and practically had the leading
part in the duties of th- Justiciary Bench, having
presided at nearly all the trials of importance that
have taken place in the High Court of Justiciary for
the last 17 years, as well as taken his share in the
business of the Circuit Courts. On the meeting of
the Court of Session on, Tuesday morning the in-
telligence of his lordships death produced a pro-
found sensation. The judges all assembled in the
First Division Court-room, when the Lord Presi
dent intimated that, in compliance wiqh the re-
quest of the Vice-Dean and Facu!ty of Advocates
as well as in accordance with time feelings of his
brethren and himself, tnere would be an entire
cessation of business for the day. His Lordship
also took occasion to pay a tribute to the memory
of the late Lord, who had, he said, distinguished
himself as a most able, upright, and indefatigable
Judge. With regard to , the important vacancy
created by his Lordships death, the general expec-
tation is that the Lord Advocate, who is usually
considered to have the first title to such legal pro-
motion, will, notwithstanding his repeated refusal
of an ordinary judgeship, avail himself of his
present privilege.

AUSTRALIA.

(From the Sydney Herald, of April 10.)
The January mail brought such cheering news as
to the improved and improving aspeCt of monetary
affairs in Great Britain ttiat a renewed impetus has
been given to business. The revival of commercial.
activity, however, is but partial. There has been,
unhappily, a disp)sition to overtra le here, which
ren-lers even a temporary pressure, haz trious.
Mtn), find it impossible to recover from this pres-
sure, even when, by the receipt of more encoura-
ging intelligence from withou., as severity is mate-
rially relieved. Tao fa;lure of such p:,ople involves
others. Still the crisis is past. Not only may we
expect a revival of confidence, and a consequent
revival of commercial energy, but we may look for
a more healthy system of business manag.nient ; a
greater check upon mere spemlition than has
hitherto existed. • ,

The complaints of ill-treatment by female immi-
grants ex Stelymheath, to which we alluded in our
last week's "Notes," have been at length preferred
at the Water Pk.lice-court. A summ ns was issued
against the surgeon, Wm. Johns.-m Rowl urd, but,
as might have been expecte 1, he did not appear.
The advios from the Boon.)o-Boonoo gold-fiehl
have Wen so encouraging that tlip;re can now be
very little d Aibt of its ricliues 4. A great number of
diggers have gone there, and we shell soon hear
more.

It has been finally de'ermined, wa understand,
to send the " Junior", mutineers and the witnesses
for the prosecution to New Bedford by that vess-1.
Due prec tutious, however, will to t ken for th,tir
security, and, in addition to the crew of the ves.3el,
a guard will be shipped for this purpose._

. .
Both houses of Parliament wet oti the 24th of
March, but the meetings were merely formal. The
only business dope was to swear in_ tire, naewb,its
and to'elect the speaker of the Assembly. To the
liter high office Sir thniel °Per was again named
without opposition. Oa Wednesrlay nternitie,a. •ho
was presented to the Goiernor-General with the
usual formalities, and at no 3n on the same day The
work of the session :was fairly omm.enced by the
delivery of the Viceregal speech.
The speech of ihe Govern )r-Gerieral, which is, of
course, the speech of the Ministry, has very little
in it ; that is to say, very little subst tnce—plenty
of words. The single new measure of the :session,
in addition to such •as may be found necessary for
"raising the wind," is to be an electoral act. After
this has been palsed, Parliament is to be again dis-
solved, and the new assembly is to deal with all the
out standing questions.
There has been a public meeting in the hall of
the School of Arts for the initiation of a general
subscription in aid of the sufferers by the Indian
mutiny, and never was an assemblage of the kind
inora earnest and enthusiastic in its purpose than
this. The chair was filled by his Excell,ncy the
Governor-General. The speakers wore the Bish,ip
of Sydney, the Hon. Sir W. Burton, the Hon. Sir
D. Cooper, the Rev. J. West, the Rev. Mr. Cuth-
bertson, the lion, S. A. Donalthou, the Rev. Dr.
Wo illey, and Mr. T. B irker.

Tao qUestion of the steam postal line via Panama
and the Mail Company's shortcoming's has'aaAin
been discussed in the Chamber of Commerce, 'and
this discussion has drawn forth a defensive letter
from Mr. Nett 9n, the company's agent.. Capt in
Towns has expressed in tolerably strong terms
within the Chamber the feeling Sc) gene-ral without
—that the company, having obtained its ends, has
deliberately broken faith with New Son h Wales
and New Zealand. Mr. Wetton says that when the
present line via Suez has been got into perfect
working order the company will take measurer for
the establishment of the Panama line. But the colo-
nists will not trust their promises nor await their
leisure. The mode in which their existing engage-
ments have been fulfilled, or rather broken, affords
but poor enconragement for the future. The gene-
ral impression is that even the present contract with
this company ought to be brought to a close with
all possible speed.
The new Electoral Bill has been published. Al
though a better measure, it must be admitte
than had been looked for at the hands of Mr.
Cowper, it is open to many objection'. It is based
less excluiively upon mere population than had been
anticipated ; but still there is no representation of
interests provided for, and the memb ra hive beenso apportioned as to securea paramount and endur-
ing influence for the metropolitan constituencies.
Nevertheless the bill is one which may be licked
into a leis questionable shape in comtnit'ee.
On a requisition by the Governor-General of In-
dia, the 77th Regiment is to be sent to the latter
country, instead of China' as is also a company of
arcillery—slorses, for the-latter being provided at
the public expense, so that they will be ready for
active service directly on their arrival.

(From the Times' 0 .rresiondent )
ME LBO U RNE APRIL 15.

No mril again. The Victoria, with our April
mail, will most likely start to-morrow at daylight
without any intelligence of the February mail from
home. These constant delays have engaged the at-
tention of the Legislature, and on Tu-sday night
two resolutions were carried unanimously c indetu-
na.ory of the manner in which the contract has been
performed, or rather not performed, and moving
the Home Government to rescind it at once. The
inconvenience to the mercantile. b )dy connected
with the trade of these colonies must be very great
—sufficiently so, I should imagine, to induce sham
to take action in the matter. The princip!e of the
several colonies uniting wish the Horne Government
to pay a large premium ought to insure efficiency
of service. The evil of delay to our trade is not to
be over-estimated.
The Ministerial elections have resul'el in the re-
turn of all the Ministers, with one double return for
the Upper House, that ofi Mr. Henry Millar for tho'
Western as well as the Centr il Province—a vacancy
for the former having casually occurred at the time.
Of the eight elections, three only were contested.
O'Stranassy, Chief Secretary ; Chapman Attorney-
General ; Daffy, Land and Works ; Millar, Trade
and Crutoms ; and Evans, Postmaster-General,
were returned without oppositi.,:u. Harker, Trea-
surer, prevailed over his opponent by about three
to one; Millar, for the Western Province, by rather
a larger majority; and Ireland, Sulieitor-General;
for Castlemaine, had 154 votes; while of his 'oppo-
nents one had 9 votes and the other only 2. It is
supposed that Mr. Millar will elect to sit for the
Western Province, because, under the provision
that one-fifth of the members of the Upper 1101140
retire every two years, his term for the Western
Province is two years longer than it wuull be for
the Central Province.

The House met on the Bth, and nothing was done
beyond a short explanation which custom required,
but which told the public little that was not known
before. Notice was given by the Attorney-General
that on Tuesday he would ask leave to bring in a
bill to alter the electoral districts, and increase the
number of members of the Assembly. This bill is
of itself merely formal—a peg on which to hang
the schedule. Of these schedules we have had
three from the former Ministry, and one sketched
out, but never drawn, by Captain Clarke, formerly
surveyor-general. I now send you that which was
introduced by the new Ministry. The pr( sent
House, I may remind you, consists of 60 members,
returned by 37 constituencies. Among these there
is great inequality of representation—Colne, with
its 793 inhabitants, returning one number ; Port-
land, with 2,700, returning two members ; while
Talbot, with 37,000 people, returns only two.
Other inequalities prevail, but not of ao exaggerated
a kind. The present schedule proposes 38 dis-
tricts, returning 86 members ; and the principles
on which it is construc'ed, as explained by its
author, are these :-1. It is framed on the basis of
population—i.e., the average number of people to
a member being about 4,500, that number has bee❑
kept in view in assigning the number of memberi
to tact' district. Thus, St. Kilda, with 14,207
people, will have three members—average to one
member, 4,628. 2. But this cannot well be car-
ried out where the country is very thinly peopled ;
and therefore Gipps-land, which is about nine times
as large as the districts of West Bourke, East
Bourke, and Sou►h Bourke put together, will have
one member, though its whole population is only
3,598. 3. Another principle kept in view has been
not to change the divisions of the districts, which
divisions have beon fixed for red stration and vot-
ing purposes. Thus, the old districts were sub-
divided in'o 99 divisions. These are not altered
in the new schedule, but are merely re-grouped
into new electoral districts. 4. Actual disfranchise-
ment, by merging small districts into larger, has
been resorted to as sparingly as possible. Thus,
where, as in the case of the Murray boroughs, they
are made to merge in the Murray district, two
members are returned, though the total population
is only 5,800, because, under the old distribution
they enjoyed three members. The result is, that
the new schedule departs from the population basis
in only a few instances, the slight over representa-
tion of a few districts of great territorial extent be-
ing attained by a slight under representation of the
large towns.
By this distribution, interests, as dis'inct from

population, will ba indirectly represented. Some
of the districts are agricultural, without an over-
whelnateg mining population ; others are still
tile ; North Melbourne partly manufacturing. It
essentially piasters'. Melbourne proper is tnereart-
has been proposed by Mr. Wils , f innerly editor
- an I still part proprietor of the e4rigits, that irate-
" recta or classes cnly should be grouped into eight
clitsees—namely, agricultural,
tlorhefe
ydaeapvrreeercyna soul
de,
ill:erg:at:el::
ruireintile, manufacturing, labouting, &c., and
ot
that each class should return Light members,
ruining, pastoral,
making a house of 64 ; and yet with the same
breath is
equivalent to the establishment of complete dele-
gation. What we have most to fear here is the in-
I fluency
though their sympathies ought to be with the
chases front which they have emancipated them-
atic' ex-acting employers. They doretire and
not
lice upon their rents and interest of their money as
wealthy clasp.
ntly hard
the newly rich do in England, but: c .ntinue
mastersfikl-
to employ their money to the best advantatie.
Unger the scheme proposed fur the reprler-
tation of class iniereste they would „form
a very large proportion of the house. " The
working classes, 'mechanics, artisans, trainers, &C.,
are quite aware that they meet with much warmer
sympathies from men of more "gentle" birth, of
bn.ter education and more model-A° wealth--a
rabies which our system of representatioa is much
in ire likely to place in the house.
•If this schedule is carried, the curtain will be
allowel ter upni this session in a fe v weeks.
Parliament will be iu Juuettea is, aft. r
the next registration, and the new Assermiy
will meet in August. If ministers are be or- n,
which, however, does not seem very likely, th-y
will appeal t the country. •
The very short duration and small degree of the
late commercial embarrassment, and the complete
rescorattiOn of cofifi len'ce-aud credit, have kept the
financial condition of the camyi-'in. a state of proa-
perity. The reverme has continued unaffected ;
and our expenditure. on establiahments, though -
parently large, is far within the total revenue. The
consequi-ince is, that we expend annually enormous
sums in roads and public works. As the interest
on our railway loan is a first chavge on the general
revenue, in the event of a bad financial year the
temporary cessation of public works renders the
security perfect. The loan by debentures, author-
ise] by the legislature, is 8,000,0001., which will
be required in four years. With the aid and co-
operation of our banks, I believe that this money
will be raised in the first instance in the colony,
tudees oommunication which is understood to have
been made to soma of the large English capitalesta
should show it to be more advantageous to contract
directly with the moneyed houses at home. In
the former case, our debentures, payable in Lan-
don, will find their way home as remittances, and
what Mr. Samson Ricardo called the exportation
of securities will form part of the purchasing power
of the c lony. So, ind-ed, they will be in the
latter ease, only by a different mode—that is, the
government wilt. remit and draw. The railway
contractor.' tenders were opened on Monday. for,
night, in the presence of the Governor and Execu-
tive Council, all the contractors and the prow
being present. There were seven' e :11 contract irs
for different sections of the line. The rates varied
very much, and the engineers and their cleiks are
now analysing and alisrractieg them. It is calcu-
lated that the whole 208 miles of the trunk lines
proposal
will be constructed at the average rate of about
33,0001. per mile, and that the whole cost wig be
about 7,000,0001. I have no doubt whatever that
these lines will pay. The passenger traffic is large,
for the habit of moving from place to place is as
conspicuous here as it is in America. But the goods
tr aflic will furnish a larger proportion of the rail-
way receipts than in England, as they will not be
subject to the competition of inland navigation.
Many of the contractors tendert d " payab'e in cash
or debentures at par," but it is unders-ood tt at the
Government is opposed to malriug any payment in
debentures, as the necessities of contractors would
compel them to hawk ?hem in the markets. More-
over, as the credit of the colony ought to be, and I
believe is, goo f, debentures bearing 6 per cent. in-
terest ought to be at a premium.
The supply of gold now falls short of that of last
year by only 40,000 ounces. The balance of im-
ports over exports is now less titan 150,0001. The
general state of trade is good, and the finances of
the country are in a healthy condition -; but the
non-arrival of the mail at the proper time always
produces some degree of stagnation.

NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE.

MALTA, JUNE 10.

The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer
Vectis, which arrived at Marseilles with the over-
lan 1 mail on the 6 h, left on the same evening for
A'exandria, conveying, among other passengers.
Capt. Prescott and Lieut. Mills ; also Lieut. Slade
and ono private of the 57th.
The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer
Colombo arrived from Alexandria at 6 a.m. on the
Bth, bringing, among other passengers, for Mal,a,
Capts. Birch and Pedder, and Dr. Clarke ; for
Marseilles, Capt. Flatt and the Rev. G. Evans ;
and for Southampton, Col. and Mrs. Polwhell,
Simpson, Major Bird, Capts. Blogeland, Duinniug,
Jacq, Loam's, Kemp, Slade, Heckford, Turner,
Wens, and Weston ; Hon. Capt. Twynam, Mrs.
Twynam, Hon. J. Dorin, Lieuts. Harrison, Fox,
lgoonsome Oliver, Sa'ss, Buckle, ladell, and
Tucker ; Brigadier and Mrs. Macgregor, Dr. Bay-
cott, Dr. Manton, and Capt. Kirton, lately com-
manding the Ava. She left for Southampton at
noon, conveying, among o her passengers from
Malta, Ensign Cox.
The steamer Panther, belonging to the same
c 'wally, left for Marseilles on the Bth, at 9 a.m.,
conveying, besides the aforenamed passengers, per
Colombo, for that destination, Commissary-Gen, J.
W. Smith, Esq., C. 8., ordered, by telegraphic de-
spatch from the War Department, to repair Cs Eng-
land en urgent business, and Lieut. Birch.
The Tiber, screw merchant steamer, from Alex-
and!ia, for Liverpo,l, passed Malta June 6.
The Lebanon, screw steamer, arrived from Con-
s'antinople and Smyrda, with grain, on the Bth,
and left, for Liverpool, on the 9.b.
The M4.dinina, French screw steamer, from Tri-
poli, left for Tunis and Marseilles on the 7th.
The Austrian Lloyd's steam packet, Vorwrerts,
arrived from Corfu and Messina on the Bth, bring-
ingher return voyage on the 14th.
Lieut. Hammond, of the 46 11,
' surveying steamer Medina arrived
licrMaj.sty a s .
at Alexandria from Rosetta on the 31st M‘ty, and
the Boacitia, screw merchant steamer, with part of
a cargo from Tiebizond arid Constantinople, to fill
and leaves on
up at Alexandria for Liverpool, on the 2d June.
The Orontes, screw steamer, from Alexandria,
with grain, beaus, and cotton, arrived from Alex-
andria on the 9.h, and left. Liverpool on the same
day.
Capt. Fanshawe, R.N., of H. M. S. Centurion,
returned from Naples and Sicily in the Capitole,
French steam packet, on the Bth, ace ,mpauied by
Mrs. Faushawe, but still not sufficiently recovered
to re iume duty.

The atornan steamer Bosphorus arrived on the
10th from London, and Gibraltar, from which last-
mentioned port her Majesty's steam gunboat the
Wanderer returned on the 10th, aunt whilst com-
municating in the offing with Admiral Lord Lyons,
who left Valetta ha:b ,ur shortly before in the
takenfiring,
in broke oe
tow down i n
a i n m
os onet
masterlyengine,
Royal Albert, wi. h the Conqueror, Princess Royal,
and Centurion, screw steam ships of the lin-, for a
three days' cruise to exercise great gnus and target
and whensni
shem wika:
manner by the Princess Royal, which, on reaching
the harbour's mouth, turned her over to the
sea
Hearty, dockyard steam tug. We learn by Vie
Wanderer the arrival at Gibraltar,:from Lisbon, of
..
the Renown and Racoon, and of the passing ou.to
a French fleet, steering in thedirection of Tangiers,
off which theywere seen exercising at general the
liegeuar-
quir-
tera, no doubt to the great intimidation of
f after
subjects of the Emperor of Moroccoieosfb Malta
were
mid night on the 11th, the good
4)et°llPe heavy firing of
aroused from their slumbers
bryLord Lyons, whose
the ships in the offing,
under
been admirably
exercise by day- is said to
shell, completely rid-
exact, as well by shot as
by
particularly the coucon-
(flint, the target, and more painst
which an enemy
trate°d broadside
Bring, against
in howsoever dimi•
would stand but a poor
reduce himself: The
nutive a compass Ire mightte
13th,
and on the 18th
ships return to port on b
installed as a Knight of the
Lord Lyons is to be
distinguished order of St.
Grand Cross of the most
Michael and St. George, in addition to the very
many others he already wears upon his breast, for
prowess and valour before the enemy, the
gift of a
grateful Sovereign.
i
In!c:nsequence of the scarcity of water existing
in C4atham garrison, and the necessity for econo-
mising the. supply. furnished from the dockyard,
orders have issued that the supply of water to the
public taps placed within the garrison for the use

of the inhabitants is to be diseouti'
water to be used exclusively by thf
order to prevent any future deficient
of water for the troops; fh6:4'4tiltirt\
mined on th&-eiectibil"og,r, , .
eacnadlehfoosrptilie tal ss uaptpolyhaoft, ,t 9. ea9h llia/005410
The 77th Regiment, at Sydney, hav-e, I;eBekirl,id.4 Jur
orders to proceklito ealciutta: ' T 1
The head-qt-taatrs of the 12th Foot, with )
Peroiv,.l and 1(lo!her officers and 157 rank and 41% " `i ,b;*
,emba ked Hobalt,Towtr theSrii ,of April ..on •
bo tid the Tasmania, and sailed for Byfineh.--
and First 64 privates of tthNeußOey, sAelragreinaent,L2igchqlPZlf!":l_
try, Ports tn—ciuTfil3iiiTilaii, erday,
and proceeded t)j, in their division.,,Ca.pt. Harm, -
pFri stet t 122,
oP)ark.lpeotrhall! Gl7dbrajll;ol4tErna,:i c•ILT
and 185 privates, balorgring to ilia- hioolvviehlDivil:
sion of Royal Marine Light Infant 7; bava-takoir:igsli''ct
up the guard duties at De'p-tToecl.- • "
An Admir .Ity order has been reeefireir,itt,Oliiii='°:
ham dockyard:for the ,Cleopatra, 2G, atfached to
the reserve of vessels in ordinary At !Chdtham,, to 3.;se7r)
b.-3 appropriaced fur the atodiolotyitioir% of the
officets and ere* of the iteani‘yaolit.Febiz Gebail, 'A F<belonging to the ViceroyaEgypt,.whioh, 9r4(!;e4,,,,.„
to Blackwell to be repaired.', . The Clesopatra witL6
proceed to the Thames, where she is to be st.pial'i et.tt sti
• ,
unlit

The fAlnwing appointmenisweti3 made yesterday , • • v..(
at the Admiralty
(IA
J. Caldwell and W. B. C. Christy, surges:ill; io
the CnesAr ; John Murphy has be!-...“ promo'7,edlo 'ir

surg,ou ; Samos G. Liddell, mast'ar's assists
the Pembroke. ‘7

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ccf arfali titM) e(ai
is not anst.ol °H Shannon,
f EASTa 57n: a
The following is au 'extract. of a private Jetta..
e
Sir
te:ribl 3 blow to us. We we ejuoly proedof hits:'.' '
INDIES.
He was, indee,i, ./ e:c mud tl:Nwrie Peel,
cottrag- f lion he w.s. getttle as a 141311;..,
CAlin ,t con eive'out deep grief, forltfluka,Vidiltb'e
.
hea.ts of all. • 27 '.
" Shanno!t's br:g Lae was,-stocirfed-Od,theit;, way -
down. Vaughan 'with` a party' iit
at Barkatt Ott, the Grand Tbtitli Wk.sito
leave on the 4th 'May, • ,
Shergha.ty. Hay is a.; Sr,ssaran;.
When the Gth Regiment, pass itlp an ex edition
is to be olginc.crpgair.34.Xoof.S.J.ng•-iii s
1101 d, Judfrespare:,' lisoe 're'vetige, r
his victory over us—tlie peor 35th. Itegin34ite titid L:'---':-
Couupsn.y's Naval . Br ode, an'lt'nfortu-
nate affair. N-o-woun,ted returned
"Cholera is very bat at - :ong the.'
shipping. 'The Sum nm. is herfeAtt-&-ellidetri 40 •
return to the Cape for troops.:
,Maud Roebtleir •
are here. Plenty of troopS are *reqriired,' and
plenty of figh.ing for them iu store. 41.:1114,itsbipi'--- •
ping I ad the r flags half-mast I.igh(m Siindayl467i
William. We were unable to fire miuutaguits;•
in cout,equ,nce of having some of the crew iwertiejitl
o i board. Our, ship is badly i4etitiLted'ali.a4t.7
An extract of aprivate letterfroin
ship Racoon, beat i•lg date Mayl4th,.stifei7-:" , -
have just airivcd, in company with:the Renown; ,
from Gibraltar, in five days; hurried off .Viithoet,'-!. •
anybody kno :king anything:. '" OffiderS ha'ye• left
their clothes behind. Au officer was loft at .Sick
quarters (Mr. Brown, engineer;) and we werg-itAlly
cat up at uot.j.tining the fl tg of Lord Lyons ; how-
ever, we all trust that as soonas the-caute whit2h,
sends us to England- has ceased we- shall go to
Malta, picking up our ngincer anti waNhecl clothes
by the way. Mr. Arthur W-. L; 131'15:W11er; was
drc.vned on' the sth, while oflicerlot,-the Watch...
The Vulcan left 4') hours before us, but we 'viand
her ff Oporto. Tl,e .W4nderer'saded for PdAlta.
ciutlew ou V:e Spanish' coast."'

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THE MILITIA. • • i'il
The head quarters of the 49th Ea 4 ; :Kent Itegi- -
=cut of Militia; in command of Colonel Brockuratir I,xlV,
loft Woolwich on Tuesday morning forthegam"pFT:i,'
at Aldershot. The five ,comAanteS -of 'firesaine''` lb'
regiment doing duty at Sheernes:4-lOtt '"also„fpr.the ait.4%
same destination. The three companiesrsta.tioned.:,-Lir.
at Deptfor l dock and victualling yards, were called '•:,-
in, rt,:d relieved by the Royal Marines ft9n?iAVno/..: - '27)
wick, and proceeded with the , regiment-, Co ,
-Alifler,' - - ' ;
shot.
The 79th Antrim Militia (Queen's Royal Rifles)
ysterday arrived at Woolwich, anti i‘nk tip quar-
ters vacated by
.the EA•st Kent. They ',travelled
from Dover (where they have been 'stationed this.
last :six months), and reached the Arsenal st +lion, . '
Woolwich, at, I,p.m. They_Were met at ihe station
by Brigaale-Mljor Shaw, and_timslin_____
;he Royal Artillery. The Antrim R:fles are con-
siderably t elOw their effective strength, a few of the
companies containing only half their allot tedThum-
her. The followin,/ is the detail :—Colont-1 -the •
Marquis of Donegall, G.C. H. . in command, of 'the
re,iment : Leuien+nt-Colont:1 George Ferguson
Msjvr W lliam J. Verner ; Captains., T. W. RAy,
Thornart Vet ner, H. S. II re:iford Bruce, Edmund
Douglas L slie, C. B. Hartwell, W. J.,cks,n
C:arke, J. Ferguson Montgpmory, W. S. Burton,
R. Mauusell, and Alexander Whirls ; L'eutenauta
Humphrey May, Frederick Gordon Thompson,
Si:, fling ton Thomson, A. Murray, Francis
Edward Brown, William Magee Hunter, and
RmutolpheLuscombe; Ensigns C. Hill, E. Thomas',
G. C. Cuppage, W. H. Thomas, J. R. Read, C.
W. Joy, W. 11. Hume, and C. H. Atkinson ; Pay-
waiter Dr. Sinclair ; MajorJ. .K.M‘lienzie, Ad-
jutant ; Quartermaster A. Markham, Surgeon J.
L. Gaussen, M.D., Assistant-Surge:-In :N./Hunter
51 sergeant', - 43 corporals, • 13 buglers, and 6013
privates. The Marquis of Donegall and the whole '
of the officers were yesterday i.vening entertained
at their mess by alonel Brown and the oflicers of
the Royal Marines.

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President, R.H. the Duke of Cambridge, K.G., &c. £25 0 0
Colonel John Thomas Leslie, C. 8., Officers, Non-Commis-
sioned, Staff, and Men of the East India Company's
Depot, Warley Barracks, one day's pay
A list of other contributions will shortly be published.
Subscriptions received at the bankers', and the Committee-room
3, Pall-mall East, S.W. 3lsjor ADAIR, Hon. Sec.
May 13,155 x.

•• 63 3 0

HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE
First Night of Lucrezia Borgia.
Madlle. Titiens' Last Appearance but Four.
THIg EVENING, Thursday, June 17 (it being a Sub-
scription Night, in lieu of Tuesday, July 20), will be revived
Donizetti's admired Opera,
LUCREZIA BORGIA.
with the following powerful cast :
Lucrezia Borgia
Maffio Orsini Madame Alboni.
Gubotta„.Signor Vialetti I Petrucci, Signor Aldighieri.
Gazella, Signor Beneventaco.
Duke Alfonso... Signor Beletti I Gennaro...Signor Giuglini.
Conductor—Sig. Arditi.
To give the fullest effect to the production of this admired
work, the principal Artistes of the E,tablishment will appear
in the Prologue. •
Tesenclude with the entirely New Ballet Divertissement,
by M. Massot, entitled LA REINE DES SONGES. The
prinapal ' characters by Madlle. Marie Taglioni, Mesdlles.
Annetta; ftbsa, Pasquale, Morlacchi, and M. Durand.
The Opera will commence at 8 o'clock.
A limited number of Boxes have been secured to the public.
Price 21s and 31s Gd each, which may be had at the Box
Office, at the Theatre.

HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE,—
Last Appearances of Mdlle. Titiens.
The Imperial Theatre, Vienna, having refused to grant any
extension of her conge, it is respectfully announced that
Meddle. Titiens cannot appear after Saturday the 26th.
The following arrangements have been in ode :
SATURDAY, June 19—LUCREZIA BORGIA.
Titiens' last appearance but three.
TUESDAY, 22d—TROVATORE. Madlle. Titiens' last
appearance but two
THURSDAY, 24th (Extra Night), LUCREZI i BORGIA.
Madlle. Titiens' last appearance but one.
SATURDAY, 26th, a favourite opera, in which Madlle.
Titiens will appear, being her last appearance.
TUESDAY, June 29— LUISA MILLER will be repeated.
—Luisa, Madlle. Piccolomini ; Duchesa Frederica, Madame
Alboni ; Rodolfo, Signor Giuglini ; Walter, Signor Vialetti •
Wurm, Signor Castelli ; and Miller, Signor Beneventano.
A pplications tope =4E the Box-office at the Theatre

Madlle.

ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT-
GARDEN, NEW THEATRE.

LES 'HUGUENOTS.

In consequence of the numerous inquiries, it is respectfully
announced that Meyerbeer's Grand Opera,
LES HUGUENOTS,
will be given THIS EVENING, June 17, it being the last time
but two that it can be performed this season.
Valentina, Madame Gr si; Margarita di Valois, Maine.
Marai ; Dama d'Onore, Madame Tagliafico ; Urbano, Madlie.
Didiee ; Marcell.", M. Zelger ; Il Conte di San Bris Signor
Polonini ; Il Conte di Nevers, Signor Tegliafieo • Meru, Sig.
Pierini ; Tavannes, Signor ROBSi ; Huguenot Soldier, Signor
Soldi ; aad Raoul di Nangis, Signor Mario.
Conductor—Mr. Costa.

The Incidental Di'rertissement will be supported by Mdlles.
Delechanx and Esper, and M. Desplaces,
Prices of Admission : —Boxes—pit tier, 51. 15s, 6d.; grand
tier, 61. 63 ; Bast tier, 51. ss. ; second tier, 2/. 12s. 6d, ;
orchestra stalls, 11. ls. ; pit, 10s. 6d. ; amphitheatre stalls,
10s. 6d., 75., and ss. ; amphitheatre, 2s. 6d.
Application for boxes, stalls, and pit tickets, to be made
at the Box-office of the Theatre, under the portico in Bow-
street, and at the principal musicsellers and librarians.

ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA,
COVENT-GARDEN.

NEW THEATRE.
IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA.

On SATURDAY NEXT, June 19, will be performed
Rossini's Opera,
IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA.
Rosini, Madame Bosio ; Bertha, Madame Tagliafico ;
Figaro, Signor Ronconi
Bartolo, M. Zelger ; Basilio, Signor Tagliafico ;
Fiorello, Sig. Soldi ; and Almaviva, Signor Mario.
Conductor—Mr. Costa.
After which, LA BRESILIENNE, In which MAlle. Zina
will appear.
On TUESDAY NEXT', June 22, Auber's Opera,
FRA DIAVOLO.
Zerlina, Madame Bosio ; Lady Allcash, Marai ;
/1 Marchese, Signor Gardeni ; Loren2.o, Signor Neri•Baraldi ;
Matteo, S gnor PolJnini ; Beppo, Signor Tagliafico ;
Giacomo, M. Zelger ; and Lord Allcash, Signor Ronconi.
THURSDAY NEXT, June 24, will be produced Flotow's
Opera, entitled MARTHA,

ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.
Proprietor, Mr. Charles Kean.
THIS EVENING, will be presented MUSIC HATH
CHARMS.
After which, Shakspere's Play of. THE MERCHANT OF
VENICE, Sbylock, Mr, C. Kean— Portia, Mrs. C. Kean.

THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET.
Lessee—Mr. J. B. Buckstone.
THIS EVENING, to 'commence at Seven o'clock, with
A DAUGHTER TO MARRY.
Followed by AN UNEQUAL MATCH. Messrs. Buckstone
Chippendale, Compton, W. Farren, Rog,ers,Slark, and Miss
A. Sedgwick, Mrs. B. White, Miss Lavine, and Mrs. J. Fitz-
After which a Ciassical Extravaganza, entitled PLUTO
AND PROSERPINE,
Orchestra Stalls (which may be retained the whole of the
evening), 6e. each. (No charge for booking.)
First Price. e. d. Second price. s. d.
Dress Boxes__ 5 0 Dress Boxes 3 0
Upper Boxes_ 3 0 Upper Boxes 2 0
it „. 2 0 Pit 1 0
Gallery

STRAND THEATRE.—Lessee and Directress,
Miss Swanborough.—This Evening will be
presented MARRIAGE A LOTTERY, supported by Messrs'
Emery, Ray, Belford; Mesdames M. Oliver, Portman, Victor
and Selby.
After which, a new Burlesque, entitled THE BRIDE OP
ABYDOS. Messrs. Charles Youngl Turner, &c.; Misses NI .
Oliver, Swanborougb,
To conclude with MY WIFE'S SECOND FLOOR. The
characters by Messrs. N. H. Swanborough, J. W. Ray, Chas.
Young, Mesdames Leigh Murray, M. Ternan, and C. Melville.

CANTERBURY HALL, Westminater-road.—
OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The follow-
ing company of Vocalists are engaged for the performance of
S3lections from all the popular OPERAS, MADRIGALS,
C °RUSES, GLEES, D UETS, , viz. : —Miss Russell, Mrs.
Badzey, Miss Brinell, Miss Ray, Madame Bartoletti,
Miss Montague, Mrs. Lawrence, and Mrs. Anderson ;
Herr F. Joeghmans, Mr. Henshaw, S. Jonec, J. Barker,
W. Melling, Senor Antonio, E. L. Hime, Mr. Badzey,
Senor Tiroli, Mr. Cozens, Mr. Bell, and Mr. Bernard ,
Messrs. John G. Fordo, and E. Mackney. Pianoforte, Mr,
Cecil Hicks ; harmonium, Mr. Courtnay ; Director, Hear
F. Jonghmans. Commence at Seven o'clock precisely.
Suppers, &e, until twelve o'clock.
Mr. AUGUSTUS BRAHAM will appear every Evening
In a Selection from "LA DAZE BLANCHE" (THE WHITE
LADY), first produced at the Canterbury Hall. English
words by Desmond Ryan, Esq.

THE WEATHER—SUN OFFICE, Jura 16.
THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE.
87—highest since noon yesterday.
tIC--lowest this morning and during the night.
77—this day at noon.

BA‘catzmit, 29.85—falling.
WIND. S.W. ; light, a-d very sultry, with some sligh
rain in the forenoon. Vivid flashes of lightning last even
jag for some hours.

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.
THIS DAY—Morn., 6 min. aft. 6—Even.. 33 min. aft. 6
TO-MORROW—Morn., 58 min. aft. 6—Even., 27 min. aft. 7

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LONDON, THURSDAY, JUNE 17, 1858.

We neither admire nor advocate the purchase-
system in the British army. It is alike disgrace-
ful and injurious .to the best interests of the
country. It is a high crime and misdemeanour
to purchase, or any way concerned in the
sale, of any other appointment under Govern-
ment. The military service constitutes the sole
exception to the rule. It has, however, a very
demoralising effect, inasmuch as simple-minded,
straight-forward pQrsons cannot conceive that
venality is in any degree objectionable when they
lee it openly and unblushingly practised in a
department where a strict senso of honour is espc-
oially inculcated. Tao recognised system of pur-
chase in the army naturally leads to a similar
Practice in other thpartments where it is not re-
cc'gniged, but regarded as an off,lice of consider-
able magnitude.
But so Lthg as it is maintAined, some degree
of consistency should be observed. It is scarcely
fair to appoint one
young man who can put for-
ward no extraordinary claims
either personal or
hereditary, to a commission without purchase,
while another of equal preteu,ions, who has passed
au equally good tximination, and
has had his
money lodged for a considerable period, still
languishes without employment. This is prac-
tically neither more nor less than a gift of 450/.
to the former, conferred by the authorities out
of the public purse.
It is said that within the last three months
nearly 200,0001. has been squandered in this
manner, not given to the most worthy, or to those
unable to afford he money, but to persons I