The Sun.
London, England, 1857-04-03 00:00:00

MRS. HARROWAYS BENEFIT.

A grand concert, we observe, is announced t 9 take
place on Tuesday next, the 7th instant, at St. Martin's
Hall, Long-acre, for the benefit of the widow of the late
J. Harroway, R.A.., the popular and accomplished
composer of such truly National Ditties as " Alma's
Heights," and " Balaklava," and the " Fall of Sebas-
topol." Among the many eminent Artistes who have
generously volunteered their " gratuitous assistance"
upon the occasion, may be mentioned Miss Poole and
Miss Ranstord, Mr. G. Tedder and Mr. H. Braham ;
two of the Messrs. Distin and E•nile Berger being
among the number of the instrumental performers an-
nounced, and Mr E. L. lime being the director of the
concert and accompanyist. We very cordial y wish sue-
ceßs to the evening's enterprise, and trust that it ally
shower a golden consolation upon the repot of the
ceased musician.

1857.
The followirg is the Rause List of Governors and
Directors of the Bank of England for the year ensuing,
viz. :

FOR GOVERNORS.
Sheffield Neave, E,q., Governor.
Brnamy Dobree, Emq., Deputy-Governor.

FOE DIRECTORS.

Thomas Baring, Esq. Kirkman Danl, Hodgson, Esq,
Henry Wollaston Blake, Esq. Henry Lancelot Holland, Esq.
'Travers Buxton, Esq. Jno, Gollibraud Hubbard, Esq.
Edward Henry Chapman, ESq. Thomas Newman Hunt, Esq.
Robt. Wigram Crawford, Esq. Alfred Latham, Esq.
William Cotton, Esq. George Lyall, Esq.
Benjamin Back Greene, Esq. Thomas Masterman, Esq.
Charles Pascoe. Grenfell, Esq. Alexander Matheson, Esq.
Henry llncks Gibbs, Esq. James Morris, Esq.
Thomson Hankey, Esq. George Warde Norman, Esq.
John Oliver Manson, Esq. Thomas Charles Smith, Esq.
John Benjamin Heath, Esq. I Thos. Matthias Weguelin, Esq.
* N.B.—The gentleman against whose name an
asterisk is placed is a new candidate for the direction.
The election for Governor and Deputy-Governor will
he hell at the Bank on Tuesday, the 14th April, and
for Directors on Wednesday, the 15th April, from ten
o'clock in the forenoon till four in the afternoon.

A FORTUITOUS COMBINATION OF CIRCUMSTANCES.—
Messrs. C Aden, Bright, and Gibson were rejected as
members to serve in Parliament on the anniversary of
the declaration of war being made by England and
France against Russia (March 28, 1854) ; and the public
declaration of their rejection was announced by the re-
turning officers on the treaty of peace with Russia being
signed in Paris (March 30, 1856.)
A Cabinet Council was held yesterday afternoon at
the official residence of the first Lord of the Treasury
in Downing-street. The Ministers present were—Vis-
count Palmerston, the Lord Chancellor, Earl Granville,
the Marquis of Lansdowne, the Earl of Harrowby, Sir
G. Grey, the Earl of Clarendon, Mr. Secretary Labon-
chere, Lord Paninure, the Caancellor of the Exchequer,
Sir 0. Wood, the Right Hon. R. Vernon Smith, Lord
Stanley of Alderley, the Duke of Argyll, and the Right
Hon. M. T. Baines.
Her Royal Highness the Princess Mary of Cambridge
visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent on
Wednesday, at Clarence House, St. James's.
The Archbishop of York and the Hon. Mrs. Musgrave
have arrived in Belgrave-square, from the archiepiscopal
palace at Bishopthorpe.
His Excellence the Russian Minister and the Countess
Chreptowitch entertained at dinner on Wednesday even-
ing the Marquis of Lansdowne, Earl of Aberdeen, the
Countess of Clarendon, the Earl of Harrowby, the Earl
and Countess Grey, Lord J. Russell, the Lord Chan-
cellor and Lady Cranwortb, Sir Roderick and Lady
Murchison, and Mr. Norman Macdonald.
The °aerie announces that the Divans of the Danu-
bian Principalities are to meet about the 20th instant,
for the solution of the difficulties now pending.
At the annual meeting of the officers of the Royal
Artillery, held in the mess room, Woolwich, on Wednes-
day last, Major. General Sir W. 'F. Dart.,
K.C.8., commandant of the garrison, presented an
elegant silver oup and 280 sovereigns to Mr. William
Jelley, as an acknowledgment of his long and faithful
services at the mess.
SLI4O.—Mr. John Ball has retired, having discovered,
he says, "that he could not, without a sacrifice of his
own principles, succeed in attaining a position which he
had thought an object of legitimate ambition."
GREAT Loss OF LIFE AT SEA.--Singapore, Feb. 19.
--A junk, from Canton, bound to this port and Penang,
was driven ashore on the morning of the 4th Jan. on the
east coast of Mitt tug, and became a total wreck. 120
Chinese out of 340 on board were drowned.
THE TRANSPORT BOARD.--The Transport Board, esta-
blished tor the late war, was dissolved on the iilst ult.,
but the duties of the department will be carried on by
Capt. W. Drew, who is still retained as director of trans-
ports.

TUE AUSTRALIAN HOMEWARD MAILS

Important and satisfactory news arrived yesterday
fron► i ustralia ( f the safe, arrival out there of the two
m►il packets Oneida and Sunda. The former made the
passage from Southampton to Melbourne, via the Cape
of Good Hope, in 65 days, and the latter in 55 days.
The Oceida made a very good passage, but that of the
Simla was by far the quickest passage to Australia
ever known, and justifies the high expectations that
were formed of that vessel. It does net appear that
•any accident happened to either of the two mail
peel:fits of a nature to prevent their leaving Australia
at the appointed periods. The Weida arrived out at
Sydney on the 29th of Dec., and her time for leaving
that port with the homeward mail was not until the 23d
of Jan. The Simla arrived out at Melbourne on the 6th
of Jan., and her time for leaving was not untd the 14th
of Feb. Thera must have been plenty of time, therefore,
to have got each of those steamers ready to start at the
proper date. The Oneida should have reached Suez on
the 6th, and the Simla on the 24th of March: We have
news from Suez up to the latter period, and no tidings
of the arrival of either of those steamers. As far as the
Simla is concerned it cannot be said as yet that she has
lost any time, but the Oneida is undoubtedly 18 days
overdue. It the latter ship could have come up to
Suez from Australia in proper time, the Simla, from
her superior speed, would no doubt have reached Suez
about the 17th or 18th of last month. It is feared,
therefore, that the tints for performing the voyage from
Sydney to the northern point of the Red Sea has not'
been properly estimated, or that the packets have had un-
favourable weather. Ia little more than a week's time
we shall be able to have telegraphic news from Suez by
way of Trieste, of a fortnight's later date than that re-
cently received. •
It appears that the Peninsular and Oriental Company's
steam-ship Simla, under charter to the European and
Australian Royal Mail Company, arrived at Melbourne
on the 6th of January, after an unprecedented run of 55
days from Southampton, including a stay of 5 days at
St. Vincent. The distance from Southampton to Mel-
bourne being 12,700 miles, sbe must have averaged 254
miles per day. The Simla was due at Suez on the 24th
ult. with advises from Melbourne to the 15th of Feb.,
and should she have kept the contract time, telegraphic
intelligence by her via Marseilles may be expected on
the 6th instant.

The following letter has been addressed to the editor
of the Times :
"Sir,--I received the annexed note by this morning's
mail.—Your obedient servant,

" London April 2,

" VOYAGEUR.

"'Suez, March 9.
"My dear Sir,—l write you a hurried line from this
mCw,rable hole, amid a scene of desolation unparalleled
on the face of the earth.

" ‘NYte days after her time, and no st.earner in yet to
take us on to Point de Galle or Melbourne The pas-
sengers for both places are disappointed and disgusted,
and the mails are left on the open ground,

Wasting their sweetness on the desert air.'
So much for the new charter, and the attempt of Eng-
land and the colonies to procure rapid postal communi-
cation.

" No dependence can be placed on any company that
has not a separate steamer for the service from Suez to
Point de Galle.—Yours truly, T. S."'

ELECTION OF TIIE VICE-PROVOST AND
A FELLOW OF ETON COLLEGE.

ETON COLLEGE, Thursday.—The Rev. Thomas Carter,
M.A., one of the Fellows of Eton College, has been una-
nimouFly elected vice-provost vice the Re•r. George
Be tilt-11, deceased.

At a College meeting, held after morning service this
day, present the Rev. Edward Craven Hawtrey, D.D.,
Provost ; the Rev. Tho►nas Carter, M.A., Vice. Provost ;
the Rev. John Francis Plumptree, r%LA., the Rev. Geo.
Rowney Green, M.A., the Rev. Geo. John Dupuis,
M.A., and the Rev. Chas. Luxmore, M.A.,—the Rev.
Edward Coleridge, M.A., Lower Master, was elected
Fellow of Eton College.
The vacancy of lower master, occasioned by the el,3va-
tion of the Rev. E. Coleridge, has not yet been filled up,
but it is expected that the Rev. W. A. Carter, M.A.,
the senior a.sistant master of the upper school, who is
the son of the present vice-provost, who had so long and
faithfully discharged the duties of lower master, will be
elected to this important office.

The examinati[ms for the Newcastle Scholarship,
under the Rev. Mr. de Winton and Mr. Chitty, have
been going forward during the week, and the election of
the fortunate scholar and medallist, it is expected, will
be announced in the course of to-morrow.

THE LYCEUM THEATRE.—Mr. C. Dillon closed a bril-
liant season last night with Sir Bulwer Lytton's play of
"Richelieu," in which he performed the part of the
Cardinal with excellent effect. The house was crowded.
TROPHY OF THE LATE WAR.—The well-riddled flag of
the renowned Twelve Apostles, once the pride of Sebas-
topol Harbour, is now in the hands of a person at Malta,
who occasionally hoists it to shake out the moths, to the
great indignation of the Russian Consul. We trust the
patriotism of the possessor of this trophy will induce him
to present it to the United Service Museum.
tilß JOHN SOANE'S MUSEUM. Yesterday, after a
vacation of nine months, the collection of models, books,
naiutings, drawings, and works of art contained in Sir
Jahn Soane's museum, Lincoln's-inn-fields, was opened
to the inspection of the public, and free access will be
afforded on the Thursday and Friday in each week till
the end of the month of June to all persons who apply,
previously, by letter or personally, for tickets of admis-
ion.
PEMBROKE DOCKYARD.—The reductions consequent
cn the peace have been carried out at this'yard. About
200 joiners, sawyers, shipwrights, and labourers have
been dismissed, and of these 60 shipwrights have been
removed to the other establishments. The contractors
have also considerably reduced the number of men in
their employ. Mr. Smith has discharged a hundred, so
that altogether there has been a very considerable re-
duction in the number of hands employed. The system
of task work has also been abolished in Pembroke'Dock-
yard, and, instead of each mechanic being allowed to
earn as much as he could, he will now return to his
regular weekly wages, which, however, will be 27.. in-
st,ead of 245., as before the war, for skilled shipwright%
THE SUNDERLAND ELECTION AND MR. HUDSON.—It
appears that George Hudson, Esq., M.P. for Sunder-
land, is still haunted by the fiends of the law, owing to
unsatisfied judgments, amounting to upwards of 100,0001.,
which are still standing out against him. Consequently,
on the nomination day (Friday last), at Sunderland
election, his ex-Majesty was seized 0011 by a sheriff's
officer, all) served him with a writ for a considerable
amount ; but Mr. Hudson laid claim to being exempt
' from the pains and penalties of the law under the
peculiar circumstances in which he was then placed
as a candidate. The officer of the law found
that be had no real power to arrest his ex• Majesty, and
took his departure ; at the same time he kept a sharp
look out on the state of the poll, so that if Mr. Hudson
had lost his seat he would undoubtedly have been ar-
reeted, and placed within a debtor's cell ; but at the close
of the poll his ex-Majesty was again fortunate enoue,
by a rapid coalition, to' come in second in the race, and
had a narrow escape from' the British bailiffs. It is
hardly expected that the hon. member will be able to take
his seat in Parliament ; for all the splendours of the iron
crown, the country seats, and the enchanted mansion of
Albert-gate, have passed away, and left the ex-King
very poor.—Northern Daily Express.

_ .
THE KIDDERMINSTEII ELECTION RIOTS.—The town of
Kidderminster is still in an excited state, aid, although
a portion of the military brought down on Saturday
night have returned to their quarters, it is still consi-
dered necessary to retain the residue in the town some
time longer. Mr. Lowe, we regret to ray, is still suffer-
ing severely from the i: juries inflicted upon him by the
brutal mob. The two men apprehended on Monday,
and remanded on a charge of rioting after the Riot Act
had been read, will be brought up to-day before the
Mayor and magistrates at Kidderminster, and at the
same time it is expected that a number of the ringleaders
in the outrage on Saturday night will be apprehended
and brought before the authorities. The police have
been actively employed all the week in inquiries, and
have been assisted in their object by a small stiff of de-
tectives. The most determined efforts will be made to
ascertain who were the originators of the attack upon
Mr. Lowe, and a subscription to a considerable amount
has been raised for defraying the expenses incident to a
prosecution of the malefactors. A large reward is also
about being offered for Vie detection of the most active
assailants of Mr. Lowe and his party. The friends and
supporters of Mr. Lowe arc even now nightly subjected
to insults and annoyances on the part of the weavers,
who, notwithstanding the presence of the military in the
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town, do not scruple, on meeting anyentlemen wbo
have distinguished themselves as supporters of !qr. Lowe,
to insult and " bonnet" thorn in the public streets. The
respectable people of the town, however, whether op-
posed or favourable to Mr. Lowe, denounce the atta,,-k
on Saturday as reflecting a lasting disgrace on the town.

A " DIFFICULTY IN THE MISSOURI LEGISLATURE.—
It is only a short time since we chronicled an emphatic
knock-down in one of the Houses of the Missouri Legis•
lature, which was followed by the drawing of a bowie
knife. We have now a similar incident to relate. A
few days sines, just before the vote on the Bank Bill was
taken, Mr. Albin, of Gentry, in a personal explana-
tion, made some harsh strictures on Mr. Singleton, of
Andrew. The rest of the story is thus told in the In-
quirer's legislative report:—" Here Mr. Singleton, of
Andrew, rose from his seat and advanced to she side of
his desk, towards the left centre aisle ; when he arrived
at the front edge thereof, be, with bis right hand,
grippled for his inkbottle ; a second clutch secured
it. Drawing back, he threw it with much force
at Mr. Albin, Tise bottle, scattering its contents, all
along its route, struck the desk of Mr. Albin in front of
him, and bounced off, carrying with it a handkerchief,
just glancing over the face of Mr. Dames, of Scott,
whose seat is about in a line with the seat of Mr.
Albin. Upon this, and quicker than we can pen the act,
Mr. Albin draw from his breast a seven-inch Co:t's
revolver, which he pointed with unerring certainty, and
which he held with a wonderful steadiness, directly at
Mr. Singleton. Gentlemen surrounding either person
rushed towards them, not, however, until Mr. Single-
ton had stooped down, in the attempt, as it would
appear, to raise a spittoon. Mr. Clover, of St. Louis,
who ha►npe:.ed to be near, caught the arm of Mr.
Albin, and at the same time with his left hand forced
the pistol up to the ceiling. By this time the Speaker col-
lected himself, and ordered the two persons under arrest.
Mr. Albin made some resistance by words, but on the
recommendation of his friends he left the ball in custody
of the Sergeantat-strms. Mr. Singleton was not for the
present nat;lested."--New York Mirror.

L T ST NE At v

BERLIN, APRIL 1.

The Emperor of Russia his definitively re-
nounced his intended excursion. Prince Gort-
schakoff, the Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs,
and General Suchosanot, Minister of War, are ex-
pected here shortly. •

Count Cavour sent the Austrian Ambas.sador,
Count Paar, his passports on the 29th ult. Count
Cavour suspected that the Ambassador was linger-
ing here to give countenance to a belief that he
had been asked by the Sardinian Government to
remain. The situation is becoming daily more
critical and menacing.

The reading of the firman for the installation of
Vogorides Coraki, the new Kaimacan of Moldavia,
took place at Jassy on the 18th ult. Everything
passed off quietly. The Principalities and the
Black Sea are now completely evacuated.

Admiral Lyons, with several men-of-war, quitted
the Bosphorus on the 25th March, for Malta.
The stipulated day was the 30th of March. The
rest of the ships would follow on the 31st.