The Sun.
London, England, 1857-08-25 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE MORNING POST.

Sir,—ln a leading article in your paper of to-day,
in noticing the annual political payniefit3 to native
Princes in India, mention is made of Oude in the
following words :

" To the double dealing King of Oude, for in-
stance, who is now in custody, we paid an income
of 150,0001. sterling money, a portion of which he
evidently used to foment discontent against us."
I deem it my duty to correct this statement, and
to inform you that the King of Oude has never
accepted any pension from the East India Com-
pany.

I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
(Signed) R. OUSELEY, Calonel
Chief Agent to the King of 011ie.
Junior United Service Club, Aug. 24, 1857.

THE MINISTRY OF VICTORIA.

MELBOURNE, APRIL 28.

At the assembling of the house this afternoon the
formation of a new Ministry was announced in a
very unusual way. The old Ministry (O'Shannassy's)
sat on the Ministerial benches. The new men did
not appear, though they have not been sworn in.
I sup rose they must have been so adv'secl by their
law officers. Mr. Sargood, a member unconnected
with the Ministry, got up and announced that he hid
beeu requested to mike a communication to the
effect that his Excellency had appointed the follow-
ing gentlemen to the following offices :
Mr. Haines, Chief Secretary.
Mr. Ebden, Treasurer.
Mr. M'Culloch, Commissioner of Trade.
Mr. Michie, Attorney-General.
Mr. Fellows, Solicitor-General.
Mr. Moore, President of the Board of Crown
Lands and Works.
This last is a consolidation of two offices.

Captain Pasley, formerly Commissioner of Public
Works and a Minister, takes the professional head-
ship of Survey and Works under Mr. Moore, a
merchant.

The Postmaster-General, Mr. Mitchell, to have
a seat in the Upper House.

Her Majesty held a Council this day, at Osborne, to
settle the Royal Speech.
A Cabinet Council was held yesterday at the official
residence of the First Lord of the Treasury in Downing-
street. All the Ministers were present.

His Excellency the Greek Minister and Madame and
Madlle. Tricoupi have returned to their residence in
Bryanstone-square, from a tour in Germany.

Field-Marshal Viscount Combertnere, Viscountess
Combermere, and the Hon. Mrs. Hunter have returned
to Cumbermere Abbey, from Manchester.

A matrimonial alliance will shortly take place between
Mr. Robert J. O'Reilly, of Baltrasna and Mill Castle,
country of Meath, Ireland, and Mims Eleanor Knatch-
bull, second daughter of Sir Norton and Lady Knatch-
Oil, of Mersham Hatch, Kent.

We regret to report the death of the lady of Vice
Admiral Edward Harvey, commander-in-chief at Sheer-
ness, at his official residence at that place, which Lock
place on Sunday night. The deceased was about 60
years of age, and much respected by rich and poor.
Mr. Alderman Phillips entertained on Thursday last,
a large number of the inhabitants of the ward of Far-
ringdon Within, at the Brunswick Tavern, B!ackwall.
The specie from New York by the Europa via Boston,
is 100,0001. The Baltic on Thursday will probably
bring a further amount, and the Persia, which may be
looked for on Saturday, is sure to have a large total.
RAILWAY COLLISION—On Saturday evening a dreadful
accident, evidently the result of gross carelessness, oc-
curred on the West Somerset Mineral Railway at
Watchet, by which several men were killed and a num-
ber frightfully crushed and mutilated.
A machine has been invented and patented for imitating
in paint the grain of the most beautiful woods, such as
maple, rosewood, oak, ecc. The machine when seen
appears to the eye simplicity itself, and the mode of using
it is perfectly easy; the saving of time and labour also
are astonishing.
THE DEANERY OF LLASDAFF.—The Monmouth
paper states that this valuabla piece of ecclesiastical per-
ferment, which became vacant a few clays since by the
death of the Very Rev. W. D. Conybeare, has been
conferred up :n the Venerable A.redeacon T. Wi.liarne,
M.A., examining chaplain to the Bishop of Llandaff, and
rector of Llanvaply, Mernmittathshire.
THE QUEEN OF MADAGASCAR.—News is said t:-) have

arrived from the island of Madagascar to the effect that

(the Queen had recommended the persecution of Euro.
peans. The French governor of the Island of Bourbon,
and the English governor of the Island of Mauritius,
bad addressed communic..tions on the subject to their
re-pective governments.
RUMOURED DISCOVERY OF GOLD IN CANADA.—The
rumours of gold discoveries in Canada are again revived.
The Quebec Mercury says that an old Californian tx-
plorer has been exhibiting at Quebec specimens of gold
found in one of the tributaries of the Chaudiere. He re•
ports the prospects of gold digging to exceed anything he
ever saw in California. Three hours work yielded in
nuggets and grains over an ounce.
EARLY IMPORTATION OF COTTON.—A correspondent
informs us that cotton was brought to Sunderland, in
the parish of Lancaster, before its use was known to the
manufacturers, and before it was imported into Liver-
pool . The inhabitants of the district came many miles
to inspect it as a curiosity, but no one knew Its use. It
lay in the warehouse of the person who imported it,
Mr. Robert Lawson, upwards of a year, before he could
find a purchaser.—Bury Times.
REPRESENTATION OE MIDDLESEX.—It was currently
rumoured yesterday that, iu the event of a vacancy
occurring in the representation of the metropolitan
county by the elevation of Lord Robert Grosvenor to
the peerage, Mr. Wakley, who so long represented
Finsbury, may be induced to become a candidate on the
Liberal interest. In some other quarters S;r Wm. Clay,
Bart., the late representative of the Tower Hamlets, is
said to be a likely person to present himself as a candi-
date.

GOVERN3IENT CONTRACTS AND THE DOCKYARD Ar•
THORITIES,— It is not generally known that a govern-
ment inquiry is now being instituted into the manage-
ment of contracts. The following facts have already
transpired :—One of the leading navy contractors, it
appears, supplied a large quantity of cloth, which was
declared by the authorities of her Majesty's dockyard at
Deptford not to be equal to pattern. The whole was
consequently refused, and a heavy fine levied. A new
contract was then accepted by Government for another
house for a similar artiste. The two contracting houses
being friendly, the second firm re-delivered to the store
department the cloth recent'y rejected, which was by
the officers received and passed. At present one of the
officials is under suspension,—Skipping Gazette.
ANOTHER CASE OF STABBlNG.—Yesterday evening,
between six and seven o'clock, in Queen-street, Sever,-
dials, a woman named Wit'enbury was stabbed by
another woman, named Knightsbridge. It appearr that
the two females quarrelled in a public-house, and it
came to blows, when Knightsbridge rushed upon her
opponent with a clasp knife, and refficted a dreadful
wound on the side of the wretched young woman's head.
She fell weltering in her blood, aed was conveyed to
Charing-cross Hospital, and but little hopes are enter-
tained of her recovery. The woman Knightsbridge was
taken into custody and conveyed to the Bow-street
station, where she underwent an ex trnination this
morning. The wounded woman being unal le to attend,
the prisoner was remanded for a week.
On Thursday, Aug. 4, a fet:., in aid of the Great Wes-
tern Railway Widows and Orphans Fund took place in
Nuneham park, the scat of Mr. G. V. Harcourt, M.P.,
for Oxfordshire, who kindly allowed his flue park
and gardens to be used upon the occasion. The fete
was numerouoly attended, and the profit arising from it
leaves a balance in favour of the society of ti IR 'I his
sum will be exceedinOs acceptable, as the fund has to
support 78 widows and 122 children. The disbursements
of the Great We: ern Railway Widows and Orphans
Society amount to 1,0001. annually, and arise from the
subscriptions of the servants of the company, assisted by
au annual donation of 1001. given by the directors, and
by assistance from a few constant travellers on the line,
who give a donation to the Widows and Orphans Society
instead of a gratuity to the servants—a custom highly to
be commended, as it affords assistance to an excellent
fund.
Tan WORCESTER MUSICA.L FEsrwAL.—The great
meet"ng of the three choirs of Worcester, Gloucester, and
Hereford commences to-Jay, in the first-named city,
when full cathedral service will be performed, with
Handel's Dettingen Te Dona, and anthems by Mend:l
80bn and Dr. G. ER-eye Oa Wednesday morning
Mendelssobn'a " Elijah ;" on Thursday, Mendel eohn'e
" Hymn of Praise," and selections from Costa's " "
and Handel's "Israel in Egypt ;" and on Friday,
Handel's " Messiah," form the programiee of facrsd
music. Among the selections for the Iniscallaneens
concerts in the evenings are Macfarrcn's cantenta,
" May Day," and Hutton's "Robin Hood," with choice
pieces of Mozart, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, and other
great composers. Madame Clara Novello, Mrs. Clara
Hepworth, Madame Weiss, Mies Dolby, Miss Vinni,,g,
Miss Palmer, Gardoni. Sims Rceets, M. Smith, Weise,
Thomas, and Herr Formes] are the principal vocalists,
The Worcester Herald states that hitherto the demand
for tickets has been unprecedented, aed when we con-
sider that the managers of the Festival have most
liberally reduced the prices of admission to the aisles of
the Cathedral and the gallery of the Concert Hail, so as
to place the very highest class of music within the
reach of nearly every grade of society, there can
be to doubt that their efforts will be most exten-
sively appreciated. The restorations and cleanr-
i g of the interior of the Cathedral choir and Lady
Ctapel, togther with the erection of the great east win-
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