The Sun.
London, England, 1857-08-27 00:00:00

THE HOISON'S BAY COMPANY.

The select committee of the House of Commons
appointed to consider the state of those British
possessions in Noith America which are under the
Hudson's B tyCompany, or over which they possess
a license to trade, have agre :d to their report. The
following are the more important portions of this
interesting document :—The territory over which
the company now exercise rights is of three desrip-
tions ; first, the lind held by charter, or Rupert's
L ; sec )nd, the land held by licence, or the I
Indian territory ; third, Vancouver's Island. For
the nalure of the tenure by which these countries
are severally connected with the company your com-
mittee would refer to the evidence they have re-
ceived and the documents appended to their report.
Among the various objects of imperial policy which
it is important to attain, your committee consider
th%t it is ess•intial to meet the just and reasonable
wishes of Canada to be enabled to annex to her ter-
rit.Ty such portion of the land iu her ne'ghbour-
hood as may be available to her for the purpose of
settlement, with which lands she is willing
to open and maintain communications, and
for which she will provide the means of
local administration. Your committee apprehend
that the districts of the Red River and the
Saskatchewall are among those likely to be desired
for early occupation. It is of great importance
that the peace and good order of those districts
should be effectually secured. Your committee
trust that there will be no difficutly in effect.ng ar-
rangements as between her Majesty's Government
and the Hudson Bay Company by which these dis-
tricts may be ceded to Canada on equitable prin-
ciples, and wi hin the districts thus annexed to her
the authority of the Hudson's Bay Company would,
of course, entirely cease. I our committee think it
best to content themselves with indicating the out-
lines of such a scheme, leaving it to her Majesty's
Government to consider its details more maturely
bef .re the act of Parliament is prepared, which will
probably be necessary to carry it int effect. Iu case,
however, C tnada should not be willing, at a very
early period, to undertake the government of the
Red River disttict, it may be proper to consider
whether some provision for its administration
may not be advisable. Your committee are of opi-
nion that it will be proper to terminate the connec-
tion of the Hudson's Bay Company with Vancou-
ver's Island as soon as it can conveniently be done,
as the best means of favouring the development of
the great natural advantages of that important
colony. Means should also be provided for the ulti-
mate extension of the colony over any portion of
the adjoining continent, to the west of the Rocky
mountains, on which permanent settlement may be
found practicable.

THE LATE ACCIDENT ON THE
BRIGHTON RAIL FP AY.

On the first report of an accident on a railway,
the poor directors and head officers are taunted
with mismanagement, carelessness, and a multitude
of other sins. In many cases, these charges are not
erroneously brought forward, but in the late acci-
dent on the Brighton line, the drectors and chief
officers are blameless, and the unfortunate occur-
rence is only to be attributed to the engine.
driver, and to the person whose duty it was to
have coupled the signal line from guard to driver,
and to have seen that that line was in proper
working order. It is admitted that the danger
signal was on, but from inattention it was un-
noticed or disregarded by the driver ; it appears,
also, that the Brighton trains are provided with
a Cord or rope running under every carriage,
furnished with a snap swivel joint at each end ;
the swivels are connected when the train is made
up, and thus a continuous connection is effected
from one end of the train to the other. One end
of this line of communication is attached to a bell
on the engine, and the other eaters the guard's van.
This is an admirable contrivance, and if maintained
in efficient working order should be adopted on ever
line of railway. As the guard of the train to which
the accident occurred was on the alert, and noticed
t
the danger signal, it is to be assumed the
the
would have been prevented, notwithstr.onid
efficient
order. driver's neglect, had the signal cord b
connecting and working of this cord order. Whose duty was it to attedndlee'Atnonitdhwe
iplyrowpears
week wages, we urge upon
it neglected ? If entrusted
oncettoheadpiroerteteorrsataps. a
aid
are made up to :?;belel;ep
trainsand responsible man at
teovearyppsotianttiona
to these signal cords. And in
PaevcolaidilYacciden. from the engine driver not
at-
tendor d
er
teos
observing, or, observing, failing to pay attention
to the danger signal, would it not be practicable
to cause the turning of the danger signal to throw
up an inclined plane by the side of the rails, and
act upon a rod depending from the engine, con-
nected to the steam valve, and abut-off steam from
the cylinders ?

This or some other similarly-acting apparalus
might be tried at little expense, and any plan
which would stop the engine, with or without
the aid of the driver, upon the exhibition of the
danger signal, would go far to prevent those ac-
cidents which occur from trains running into
other carriages.—Mechanics Magazine.

SHIPPING DISASTERS.—GREAT LOBS OF COTTON.—
ItlfoTUDatiOn was received at Liverpool yesterday that
the ship Li xington, from Orleans to Liverpool, bad gone
on shore at Brandon Bay, near Tralee, with 1,091 bales
of cotton and 100,000 staves. The Liverpool consignees,
curiously enough, are Mews, Boult, Englieb, and
Brandon,

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Naval and Military grktitritatati,
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sary of the birthday of his Royal Highness the
Prince Consort, yesterday, at 8 a m., all the ships
on the station dressed in colours, and at noon fired
a general Royal salute ; the garrison battery also
fired. The annual fete in the grounds at Osborne
to the seamen of the Royal Squadron took place on
the lawn, in the afternoon. Top bands of the Royal
Marines and of the 66th Foot attended.
I The Duke of Cambridge, Command( x in-Chief,
having decided on removing the second depot bat-
talion, now stationed at Colchester, under the com-
mand of Lieut.-Col. J. W. Armstrong, C.s., to
Chatham, orders have been received at that garri-
son that the, entire battalion, consisting of the de-
pots of the 6th (Royal First Warwickshire), 33d
(Duke of Wellington's), 45th, and 50th (Queen's
Own) Regiments, are to proceed from Colchester to
Chatham Barracks to-morrow, with the whole of
the following staff :—Major Dowbiggin, Adjutant
Captain the Hon. B. M. Ward, Captain Gordon
(45th Regiment, instructor of musketry), Paymas-
ter T. Cassidy, Quartermaster T. Vousden. Second
Class Staff Surgeon W. H. Fairbairn, M.D., Assil-
tant-Surgeons A. J. Hepworth and J. Campbell,
M.D. _

An order has been received at Chatham garriion
for a number of non-commissioned officers belong..
ing to the Provisional Battalion to be selected from
the Indian depots for the purpose of being attached
to the staff of the 20 new battalions of Foot which
are about to be raised. _ _

The following changes are ordered to take place
in the quarters of the troops stationed in the south-
west district—The depots of the 54th, 66th, and 2d
and 3d battalions of the Rifle Brigade, from Win-
chester, and the depot of the 34tb, from the Isle of
Wight, to Colchester. The depots of the 19th, from
Parkburst to Chatham, on the 29th inst. The
depot of the 22d, from Chichester to Winchester,
this day. _

_
Fourteen officers and 258 men of the 44th Regi-
ment embarked yesterday at Portsmouth in the
clipper ship Hersilia for India ; 14 officers and 296
men•of the 72d Highlanders embarked at the same
time in the Matilda Atheling this day for India.
The officers of the 44th are—Lieut.-Colonel
M'Mnhon, Capts. F. N. Gregory, W. Handecook,
and Walters ; Lieuts. Key, Hawarth, and Kendal;
Ensigns Anderson, Webster, Briggs, Foley, Trim-
mer, and Lewis ; Assistant-Surgeon Johnson. The
officers of the 72d are—Major Thellusson, Capts.
Best, the Hon. Fitzmaurice, Hunter ; Lieuts.
Cameron, Beresford, and the Hon. Fitzmaurice ;
Ensigns Stewart, M‘Kinnon, M'Kay, Benfield,
and Kildahl ; Assistant-Surgeon Butter.

The 16th Lancers, in Kilkenny, having at length
received the expected route for Edinburgh, have
already begun to march. On Monday morning a
troop, under the command of Captain Irwin, with
Cornet Armstrong, left for Belfast, via Carlow ;
and on Tuesday morning the head-quarters divi-
sion, under the command of Lieut.-Col. Pottle, fol-
lowed them. The four troops at Athy, Carlow,
Waterford, and Cahir, have also commenced mov-
ing to Be'ftst, from which the whole regiment (con-
sist ing of 24 officers, 300 non-commissioned officers.
trumpeters, farriers, and rank and file, with 45
officers' chargers and 271 troop horses) will embark
on the 4th, 7th, and Bth Sept. for Glasgow, and
march thence to Edinburgh, where they will occupy
the Piershill barracks.

The arrival of the Conqueror, 101, scraw two-
decker, Capt. Yelverton, C. 8., at Spithead yester-
day morning is to be accounted for as follows :-
When Admiral Lord Lyons was at Gibraltar with
his squadron the transport Abeona, destined to
bring the 47th Regiment to England, arrived from
Malta in a disabled state. As thq Governor of Gib-
raltar represented to the Admiral that the autho-
rities at home were particularly desirous of get-
tine, the 47th to England with the least possible,
delay, his lordship detached the best line-of-battle-
ship at the disposal for the purpose, and at 24
hours' nofce from the time of the Governor's ex-
presiing his wish the whole regiment were embarked
and the Conqueror under way. She made the pas-
sage to Spithead in six days. Her troops were landed
on Tuesday afternoon by the steam tugs Pigmy and
Comet at Clarence-yard, whence they proceeded by
rail to quarters.
The screw despatch steam gun vessels Roebuck,
Sparrowhawk, and Assurance, 6, Commander
Martin, Annesley, and Byng, have left Spitbead
for Calcutta, under convoy of Capt. De Courcy, in
the Pylades, screw, 21.
The Falcon, 17, Commander Campion, has been
paid off at Portsmouth.
The tunboats J aseur and Jasper are ready for
Spit) cad.
Capt. Moorsom, C. 8., lioi,ttd the pendant on
board the new screw corvette Diadem, 32, at
Portsmouth, on Tuesday afternoon.
The Mermaid, transport, is shipping provisions
from the Royal Clarence-yard for India.
The Khersonese, steam transpc rt., arrived at
Portsmouth from Liverpool yesterday to embark
troops for India.

The Athletaa has been chartered, and is hourly
expected in Cork harbour to embark Major the
Hon. D. Frazer's C battery of at tillery. The horses
have been handed over to the 9th Battalion of
Royal Artillery at Ball.ncollicr.
The head-quarters of the 56th will not be able to
leave Cork before the end of the week, as tbe Wa-
terloo, in which they are to proceed, is not expected.
to arrive before Thursday, owing to the preparation
of some necessary fittings.

The sailing ship Ali-pore, belonging to W. S.
Lindsay end Co., fitted out at Deptford to receive
the artillery troops for Kurrachee, went down to
Woolwich on Tuesday evening, and has still a num-
ber of ar'ificers on board arranging the military it-
tings. She is expected to be in readiness to-day
(Thursday) for the inspection of the Naval Board,
and will probably embark her troops on the follow-
ing day. They are to consist of Lieut.-Col. E. Price;
Lieut. W. Stirlibg, Adjutant ; Lieut. A. T. C.
Peurse (Pearse), Quartermaster; Capt. A. F. Con-
nell ; in command of the X field battery ; Captain
H. A. Thrupp ; Lieut. F. T. A. Law, Lieut. B. F.
Schreiber, Lieut. W. Newman, Assistant-Surgeon ;
R. A. Chapelle, Veterinary Surgeon ; J. H. Car-
ter, and 184 rank and file ; 20 gunners and drivers
to join two companies already embarked , two ser-
geants, as clerk and storekeeper, and two hospital
sergeants—total, 10 officers and 208 men.
Captain Morris, in charge of the ship Rio Blanco,
recently arrived in Young's Wharf, at Millwall, has
engaged 10 Artillery sergeants (the majority of
whom are employed in Woolwich arsenal), to pro-
ceed to Peru as troop instructors in the Peruvian
Horse Artillery.
Eighty extra labourers were yesterday engaged to
clear out the iron ballast, consisting of 800 tons, on
board the Defencehulk at Woolwich, so as to enable
her to be towed into dock. The whole of the stores,
to the value of 2,0001., principally bale goods, da-
mned bytheirlong immersion inthe water, have been
disposed of to the naval contractor, and have been
removed.
A telegraphic order was yesterday despatched to
Woolwich directing the steam frigate Curagoa to
retain her stores, as, by Admiraltfdirections, she
is not to be paid off at Woolwich.
The following appointments were made yesterday
at the Admiralty :--
Captain—A. C. Alderson, tolhe Valorous.
Commanders—R. W. Courtenay, to the Confliot ;
C. Vesey, to the Styx.
Lieutenants.—ll. D. Hickley, Lewis Barstow, and
A. J. Kennedy to the Diadem.
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published contains dry tables of figures, relative to
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The net receipt was 72,794,8851. The expenditure of
15n7cl(uednidnign
the year was 75,588,6671., and the excess of expenditure
over income about 3,254 pa, taking 72,334,0621 as
financiatlaylincolmBse,6
the income, and 75,588,6671. as the expenditure, The
items of income and expenditure have been already
given in former returns.
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HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.
Two -Extra Performances only, at Reduced
Prices, on Friday, September 18, and Saturday, September
19„ 'with Piccolomini, Spezia, Ortolani, Giuglini, Violetti,
ROW, Beneyentano and Belletti, when will be presented
LA TRAVIATA and IL DON GIOVASNI.

PRICES :
Boxes to accommodate four persons,
Grand tier, Pit Tier, and One Pair.. £2 2 0
Two Pair 1 1 0
0 15 0
Three Pair
Pit 5ta115..........
0 3 6
Pit...................................... :
Gallery Stalli 0 3 6
Gallery 0 2 0

ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.—
ITALIAN OPERA, at Playhouse Prices,
EVERY EVENING.
ORISI, ALBONI, GASSIER, MARIO, FORMES,
REICHARDT, DRAGONE,
And other Eminent Artistes.
THIS EVENING—LUCREZIA BORGIA.
Friday—LA TRAVIATA.
Saturday—lL TROVATORE.
The Operas for next week will be duly announced.

ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.
Proprietor, Mr. Charles Kean.
THIS EVENING will be performed
LUCREZIA BORGIA.
!anorexia Borgia, Madame Grisi ; Man Orsini, Madame
Bernardi ; Don Atfonzo, big. Dragon° ; Astolfo, Si,. Piccini ;
Gabetta, Sig. Kinni ; Gazella Sig. Baillou ; Rusti;hello, Sig.
Annoni ; Liverollo, Sig. Gabussi ; Vitellozzo, Sig. Hoitini ;
Petrucci, Sig. Chiesi ; and Gennaro, Sig. Mario.

THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET.
Lessee—Mr. J. B. Buckstone.
MIS EVENING, to commence at Seven o'clock, with
the new and greatly successful original Comedy, entitled
VICTIMS. in which Mr. Buckstone, Mr. Howe, Mr. William
Farren, Miss Reynolds, Miss Emma King, Sie., will appear.
After which, Douglas Jerrold's drama of BIACK-EYED
USAN. William, Mr. T. P. Cooke.
To conclude with THE SWISS COTTAWZ.
Orchestra Stalls (which may be retained the whole of the
evening), 6s. each. (No charge for booking.)
First Price. s. d. Second price. s. d.
Dress Boxes 5 0 Dress Boxes
Upper Boxes .. 3 0 Upper Boxes 2 0
Tit
Lower Gallery 1 0 Lower Gallery 0 6
Upper Gallery 0 6No half-price to Upper Gallery.

THEATRE ROYAL, AD ELPHI.
Lessee—Mr. Ben. Webster.
THIS EVENING, will be performed THE GREEN
BUSHES. Mr. B. Webster, Mr. Wright, Mr. Paul Bedford,
and Madame Celeste.
Followed by MY PRECIOUS BETSEY. Mr. Wright,
P. Bedford, Mary Keeley. &c.
To conclude with SLASHER AND CRASHER.

STRAND THEXTRE.—Lessee, Mr. T. Payne.
—THIS EVENING will be performed
(being for the Benefit of Mr. T. Payne) JEANNETTE'S
WEDDING. Music by Victor Mass 6. Mr. St. Albyn and
Miss Harriet Gordon.
Followed by ACTRESS OF ALL WORK, in which Miss
nna Maria Quinn (from the principal theatres in Australia)
will sustain six characters.
• Followed by THE QUAKER. Steady, Mr. A. Cooke ;
-Lubin, Mr. C. Forde ; Madame St. Victor.
. To conclude with AN IRISH ENGAGENIENT. Mr. and
Mrs. Foster.
Commence at half-past Seven. Stalls, 23. ; Boxes, 2s. ;
Pit, le. ; Gallery, 6d. ; Private Thxce, 1/. lls. 61. and V.
Is.

ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE.
Lessees, Messrs. F. Rob3on and Emden.
THIS EVENING, will be performed the new drama of
THE LIGHTHOUSE.
After which, the comedietta, entitled A SUBTERFUGE
Mrs. Stirling, Mr. G. Vining, and Mr. G. Murray.
To conclude with the original Extravaganza, by R
R. Brough, Esq., called MASANEELLO. Messrs. Rob-
son, Cooke, Danvers, cite. ; Misses Swanborongh, Thirlwall,
Hughes, Bromley, and Mrs, Melfont.
Commence at half-past Seven.

ROYAL SURREY THEATRE.
Lessees, Messrs. Shepherd and Ores wick.
THIS EVENING, will be performed EXTREMELY
PECULIAR. Mr. Shepherd.
After which, CHRISTY'S MINSTRELS will appear.
With other attractive noveltit s.

ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMP FIITHEATRE.
Lessee and Manager, Mr. W. Cooke.
Under the patronage of Her Majesty and His Royal Highness

Prince Albert.

Complete and unexamplel Success of the Grand O. iental
Spectacle of EL RYDER. Mr. Win. Coke announces with
great satisfaction another Triumph. The intense'y interest-
in; and thrilling Equestrian aid Dramatic situations with
which this splendid Hippodrama abounds have been nightly
received with increased delight and enthusiasm.
THIS EVENING, and during the week, the entertainments
will commence with the Grand Equestrian and Oriental Spec. '
tact°, in 2 Acts, entitled EL -RYDER; or, THE CHIEF OF
THE GHALIT MOUNTAINS. El nyder, Mr. James Hol-
loway. Introducing Mr. W. Cooke's magnificently Trained
Horses.
After which an unapproachably brilliant series of Mr.
William Cooke's inimitable SCENES IN TIIE ARENA, sup-
ported by the popular and talented Artistes of the establish•
ment, including Madlle. Mililos.
To conclude with Shakspear's KATHARINE AND
PETE UCHIO, with Equeltr:an Illustration 3.
Commetco at seven o'clock. Dress Boxes, 4s. ; Upper
Boxes, 35.; Private Boxes, from 215., no charge for booking;
Pit, 25.; Gallery, Is. ; Upper Gallery, 6d. Half-price at
balf-past Eight.
139 x .office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager,
Ur. W. West. Equestrian Director, Mr. W. Cooke, jnn.

CANTERBURY HALL, Westminster-road.—
OPEN 'EVERY EVENING.—The follow-
ing company of Vocalists aro engaged for the performance of
selections from an the popular Operas, Madrigals, Choruses,
Gtees, Duets, d:c., viz.: Miss E. Pearce, Mrs. Palmyro, Miss
E. Scott, Miss Brunell, Mrs. Lo Jenne, Miss Leslie, and
Madame Marietta; Herr F. Jonghmans, B. Grover, T. Far-
rant, S. To ,en. J. Barker, W. Melling, P. Corri, Senor An.
tonio, E. L. lime, and Mr St. Albyn ; Master Corri ; Messrs.
Sam. Collins, and E. Mackney. Pianoforte, Mr Cecil
Hicks; harmoninm, Master Willhms ; Director, Herr F.
Jonghmans Commence at Seven o'clock precisely. Snir.
pen, kc., until twelve o'clock

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.
Tars DAT—Morn., II min. aft. 6 -Even., 30 min a'
To-MORROW—Morn., 51 min. aft. 6-- Even., 14 min. aft. 7

THE WEATHER—Sm Orricn, AUGUST 27.

THERMOMETER, IN THE SHAD•
76 highest since noon yesterday.
61—lowest this morning and during the night.
75 —this day at noon.

BAROMETER, 30.35.
Willi', N.E. ; light, with fine weather.

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