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

TO THE EDITOR OF THE 3IORNING POST.

Sir, —ln a leading article in your paper of to-day,
in noticing the annual political payments 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, Colonel,
Chief Agent to the King of Oude.
Junior United Service Club, Aug. 24, 1857.

TIEE 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'Shanuassy's)
sat on the Ministerial benches. The new men did
not appear, though they have not been sworn in.
I suNose they must have been so advised by their
law officers. Mr. Sargood, a member unconnected
with the Ministry, got up and announced that he had
been requested to make 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 Combermere, Viscountess
Combermere, and the Hon. Mrs. Hunter have returned
to Combermere Abbey, from Manchester.

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

We regret to report the death of the lady of Vice
Admiral Edward Rarvey, commander-in-chief at Shea:-
ness, at his official residence at that place, which took
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 fui ther amount, and the Persia, which may bo
looked for on Saturday, is sure to have a large tota'.
RAILWAY COLLISION—On Saturday e vening 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 macbine has been invented and patented for imitating
in paint the geain of the most beautiful woods, such as
roQewocd, oak, &e. rile machine when seen
appears to the eye simplicity itself, and the mode of using
it is perfectly ea-y; the saving of time and labour also
ace astonishing.

THE DEANERY 01' LLANDAFF.—The Monmouth
paper stater that this valuably piece of ecclesiastical per-
ferment, which became vacant a few gays since by the
death of the Very Rev. W. D. Cony beare, has been
conferred up3n the Venerable A.redeacon T. Williams,
M.A., examining chaplain to the Bishop of Llandaff, and
rector of I.4lanvaply, Monmouthshire.
THE QUEEN OF MADAGASCAR —News is said to have

arrived from the island of Madagascar to the effect that

the Queen Ind recommended the persecution of Euro-
pean. The French governor cf the Island of Bourbon,
and the English governor of the IsLind of Mauritius,
hal addressed communications on the sulject to their
ra- pecti ve governments.
RUMOURED DISCOVERY OF GOLD IN CANADA.—The
rumours of gold discoveries in Canada are acain revived.
The Quebec Mercury says that an old Californian ex-
plorer has been exhibiting at Quebec specimens of gold
found in ore of the tributaries of the Chaudiere. He re-
ports the prospects of gold digging to exceed anything he
ever saw in Califoinia. Three hours work yielded in
nuggets and grains over an ounce.
EARLY IMPORTATION OP COTTON.—A correspondent
informs us that cotton was brought to Sunderland, in
the parish of Lancaster, beforeits use was known to the
manufacturers, and before it was imported into Liver-
pool . The inhabitants of the district came many milts
to inspect it as a curi,sity, 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 limes.
REPRESENTATION OE MIDDLESEX.-It was currently
rumoured yesterday tha iu the event of a vacancy
occurring in the representation of the ruutropolit4n
county by the elevation of Lord Robert Grosvenor to
the peerage, Mr. Waklay, who so long represented
Finsbury, may be induced to become a cindidate on thy
Liberal interest. In some other quarters Sir Wm. Clay,
Bart., the late representative of the Tower Hamlets, is
said to be a likely person to present himself as a candi-
date.

GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS AND THE DOCKYARD A I'4
monrrics.--It is not generally known that a govern-
ment ir spiry is now being instituted into the manage-
ment ot contracts. The fel:owing facts have already
transpired :—One of the leading navy contractors, it
appears, suppled 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 artie!e. The two contracting houses
being friendly, the eecond firm re-delivered to the store
department the cloth recently rejected, which was by
the officers received and passed. At present one of the
otficia's is under suspension.—Shipping Gazette.
ANOTHER CASE OF STABRlNG.—Yesterday evening,
between six and seven o'clock, in Queen-street, Seven-
dials, a woman named Witrenbury was stabbed by
another woman, caned Knightsbridge. It appears 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 iefficted a dreadful
wound on the side of the wretched young woman's head.
She fell weltering in her blood, and was conveyed to
Charing-cross Hospital, and but little hopes are enters
tamed of her recovery. The woman Knightsbridge was
taken into custody and conveyed to the Bow-street
station, where she underwent an examination this
morning. The wounded woman being unahis to attend,
the prisoner was remanded for a week.
On Thursday, Aug. 4, a fete in aid of the Great Wes-
tern Railway Widows and Orphans Fund took place in
Nuneham park, the seat of Mr. G. V. Harcourt, M.P.,
for Oxfordshire, who kindly allowed his fine park
and gardens to be used upon the occasion. The fete
was numerously attended, and the profit arising from it
leaves a balance in favour of the society of 5101. This
sum will be exceedingly acceptable, as the fund has to
support 78 widows and 122 children. The disbursements
of the Great Western Railway Widows and Orphaas
Society amount to 1,000/. annually, and arise from the
subscriptions of the servants of the company, assisted by
an annual donation of 100/. 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.
THE WORCESTER MUSICAL FESTIVAL.—The great
meet:ntr, of the three cjoirs of Worcester, Gloucester, and
Hereford commences to-day, in the first-named city,
when full cathedral service will lee performed, with
Lfandel's Dettingen Te Deurn, and anthems by Mendels-
sohn and Dr. G. Eivey. On Wednesday morning.
Mendelssohn's " Elijah ;" on Thursday, Mendel:sohn's
" Hymn of Praise," and selections from Costa's " Eli "
and Handers " Israel in Egypt ;" and on Friday,
Handel's "Messiah," -form the programme of sacred
music. Among the selections for the miscellaneous
concerts in the evenings are i'dacfarren's cantanta,
" May Day," and Button's "Robin Hood," with choice
pieces of Mozart, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, and other
great composers. Madame Clara Novello, Mrs. Clara
Hepwortb, Madame Weiss, Miss Dolby, Miss Vinning,
Miss Palmer, Gardoni. Sims Reeves, M. Smith, Weisa,
Thomas, and Herr Former 'are the principal vocalists.
The Worcester Herald states that hitherto the demand
for tickets has been unprecedented, and when we con-
sider that the managers of the Festival have mop
liberally reduced the prices of admission to the aisles tar
the Cathedral and the gallery of the Concert Hall, so an
to place the very highest class of music within the
reach of nearly every grade of society, there can
be no doubt that their efforts will be most exten-
sively appreciated. The restorations and cleans-
i• g of the interior of the Cathedral choir and Lady
Chapel, tegther with the erection of the great east wi
dow, have been completed, and the effect is such as
cannot fail to be most pleasing to the visitors at Vie
Festival as well as to the citizens generally.