MONEY MARKET.

The money market has fluctuated considerably since the departure of the last mail, consequent chiefly on the disastrous accounts received from home. When the last mail left, money was cheap, and good bills on England at six months' sight were easily procurable at is. 11 d. to 1s. 11 d. Since then, however, the exchange has varied from 1s. 11d. to 1s. 104d.-the latter rate being the quotation of the day. We understand that remitters have confined their operations chiefly to bank paper.

CEYLON.

BIRTH.

FRASER, the lady of G. s. (still-born) at Cinnamon Garden, Oct. 7.

MARRIAGES.

JACKSON, Rev. George, M.A. chaplain of H.M.S. Fox, to Mary R. d. of Commander Higgs, R.N. at Trincomalee, Oct. 7. PRITCHETT, John, of the steamer Seaforth, to Emma, d. of T. Stephens, at Colombo, Oct. 18.

RODE, Justinus A. to Josephina Matilda, d. of the late Hendrick Heyn, at Colombo, Oct. 17.

DEATH.

GIBSON, Caroline, d. of W. C. c.s. at Slave Island, Colombo, Oct. 18.

CHINA.

COCHIN CHINA.

Office of the China Mail,
Saturday, 30th Oct. 1 P.M.

His Excellency Sir John Davis returned from Cochin China in H.M. steamer Vulture this forenoon, at 10 o'clock. We have obtained the following memoranda of what occurred :—

"On approaching the harbour of Turon on 9th October, the effects of the French proceedings in April were visible in signals made from the tops of the hills. Four new batteries had been commenced along the N. E. side of the anchorage, and the small island, called by the French L'Isle de l'Observatoire, was also being fortified, but nothing was finished.

"Very little communication could be obtained with the shore for about six days, the alarm at first being evidently great; in addition to which it rained incessantly, and so continued during our whole stay; there was, besides, a severe typhoon on the 23rd. "Two commissioners arrived on the 15th, and on the following day came on board. They invited the Plenipotentiary to an entertainment and conference on shore the next day (17th October), when a very handsome reception was prepared-the commissioners appearing in their dresses of ceremony, the ancient costume of the Chinese. The first commissioner was assistant member of the Board of Revenue, the second treasurer of Kwangnan province, in which Turon lies.

"The rains continued incessantly, impeding communication, and the country was reported to be inundated, and nearly impassable. A large present to the crews of the two ships, of bullocks, fowls, hogs, fruit, &c. was offered on the 22nd, and accepted on condition of a return being made, which was done accordingly. A party went on shore at Turon on the 23rd, to view some very singular marble rocks about five miles distant. In passing the residence of the commissioners, a guide was sent on board, and orders transmitted to afford every facility. These rocks rise at once out of the sandy flat between the river and the sea, and are covered in most parts with trees and luxuriant vegetation, peo pled by numerous monkeys. The principal masses are five in number, of which the one nearest the sea contains some splendid caverns and galleries, which have been improved by art, and the caverns converted into temples of Buddha. The finest of these is quite a natural Pantheon, being a dome of eighty feet high, lit from the top by (not one, but) three openings. The floor is about seventy feet in every direction, and has been paved. Several idols and shrines of Buddha and his disciples adorn the inside, and the whole is approached by an arched gallery with descending steps at intervals. The entire rock is laid out in a corresponding manner, with small dwellings and gardens in the open and level spaces. It unfortu nately blew and rained during the whole visit; and the party were sometimes glad of the shelter afforded by the caverns. On returning to the boats, the wind had increased to a violent storm, and it was not easy to proceed down the river. Half-way down, the party met two covered galleys which had been despatched for them by the commissioners, and gladly availed themselves of one of these for shelter. On reaching the residence of the commissioners the gale had become a perfect hurricane from the N.E. They not only requested the party (including twenty-four seamen) to remain the night, but provided dinner and every accommodation in their power. No small anxiety was felt for the ships during the night, as the typhoon continued with increased fury, and towards four

blew away the whole front of the building where the party were lodged, and of which the back portion only was solid, a considerable addition having been made in front of bamboos and matting for the occasion.

"On the 24th their hosts prepared another repast for the party, but as it became just possible to reach the ships after the lull of the tempest, they were glad to row on board, though with some difficulty. On the morning of the 25th a boat came from the commissioners, bringing a few articles left behind in their care. Early on the 26th the Ringdove was despatched to Singapore to meet the October mail from Hong-Kong, and after taking sup plies on board, the Vulture left Turon harbour at daylight on the 27th.

"A strong impression has been made on this timid and cautious people by the treatment they received from the French in April last. They declare that 900 of their number were killed without provocation, but the statement, being ex parte, may be received with some allowance."

MARRIAGES.

BADENOCH, Peter, to Mrs. Ann Badenoch, at Canton, Oct. 8.
DEWAR, George, to Louisa Shee, at Victoria, Oct. 10.
WINIBERG, Henry, to Jane T. d. of William Cornow, at Victoria,
Oct. 3.

DEATH.

COOPER, Frederick, at Victoria, Oct. 2.

SHIPPING.

ARRIVALS.

SEPT. 29. J. T. Ford, Darke, Bombay.-OCT. 2. Hebrides, Melville, Bombay; Rainbow, Marshall, New York.-13. Panama, Griswold, New York; Emma, Bibby, Liverpool.-16. Walton, Little, Liverpool.-20. China, Ferguson, Madras; Kelpie, Sime, Calcutta; Malvina, Both, Singapore.-21. Julia, Jones, Calcutta. -22. Francis Barclay, Matthews, Liverpool; City of Poonah, Nelson, Madras.

PASSENGERS ARRIVED.

Per Panama.-Messrs. Smith and Buckton.
Per Kelpie.-Lieut. J. Elliot and Mr. J. K. Gray.

DEPARTURES.

OCT. 2. Charles Grant, Evans, Bombay.-7. Amelia, Crighton, Calcutta; John Adam, Dixon, Bombay.-9. Lady Leigh, White, Hobart Town.-10. Mischief, White, Calcutta.-12. Charles Grant, Evans, Bombay.-14. John Witt, Donovan, Clyde.-16. Poppy, Cole, Calcutta.-22. New Margaret, Ager, London.-26. Neptune, Henderson, Bombay; Kelpie, Sime, Calcutta.-30. Lady Mary Wood, Evans, Suez.

PASSENGERS DEPARTED.

Per Lady Mary Wood.-For SUEZ.-Sar. Alex. Cruis. For ENGLAND.-Mr. Laurence.

COMMERCIAL. Canton, Oct. 28, 1847.

EXCHANGE.

No bills on London. The rate is 4s. 4d. per dollar; Company's bills on Bengal, accepted, Rs. 215 per 100 drs; Sycee 9, 7 premium; Gold leaf 25, 15 drs. per tael.

FREIGHTS.

To London and Liverpool, 41. 10s. to 5l., with 5s. extra for outports. We anticipate a slight advance on these rates.

NOTICES TO READERS AND CORRESPONDENTS. The Title page and Contents of the volume for 1847 will be ready for delivery with our next number, and may be obtained on application by subscribers at 7, Leadenhall-street.

From an unparalleled pressure of home and other matter, we are compelled again to defer our Literary Notices, together with several other articles.

ALLEN'S INDIAN MAIL,

LONDON,

WEDNESDAY, December 22, 1847.

A PAPER by Colonel SYKES, on the prices of the Cerealia and other edibles in India, as compared with those of England, read at the last meeting of the British Association, has recently been printed by its author. The subject is so

important, and the mode in which it is treated so masterly, that it cannot fail to be read with great interest by all who take concern in the application of statistical inquiries to practical purposes. It is illustrated by numerous tables, and exhibits, within the compass of twenty-eight pages, all that is known upon a very important subject.

India possesses a vast variety of what, in the language of the day, are termed "bread stuffs," the names of some of which are scarcely known in Europe. Wheat is dear, and consequently little is consumed. Rice, which is sometimes regarded as being the food of the masses, is in many cases dear also; and the extent of consumption of this grain, like that of wheat, is limited by its price. A long list of grains, some the produce of the Khureef, or wetseason harvest, others of the Rubbee, or dry season harvest, is, however, given by Colonel SYKES, and several of the articles contained therein might probably furnish cheap, nutritious, and agreeable food to the people of this country. Wheat, we have said, is dear in India, in comparison with other articles which are found to furnish a very sufficient substitute for it; but as compared with England, the price of wheat is low. It varies, indeed, greatly, on account of the occasional visitations of famine to which India has ever been subjected, and which of course, locally, enhance the prices; but in years of plenty, it is purchasable in some places at the rate of 5s. 6d. per quarter; in others, the returns of a series of years, including both those of dearth and those of abundance, give an average of about 10s. 9d. per quarter; and even at the military stations of the Bengal presidency the retail price during two years of comparative scarcity was only 16s. 8d. per quarter. It is a question very interesting both to this country and India, whether an importation of bread stuffs from the latter to the former can be beneficially established. "Prima facie," as Colonel SYKES observes, "the case is conclusive from the comparatively remarkable cheapness of grain and pulse in India;" but the distance of the place of growth, in many instances, from the coast, the length of the voyage, the casualties attendant upon it, and the cost of transit, suggest considerations which cannot be passed over. In regard to the land carriage, the construction of railways will afford extraordinary facilities; the cost of the voyage is a matter of calculation; and on the injuries likely to be sustained by the grain from heating or the attacks of vermin, some valuable information will be found in the paper to which we are adverting. To that paper we refer those who are desirous of pursuing the inquiry. It is not, we believe, on sale, but we apprehend that none who feel an interest in the subjects discussed would find any difficulty in obtaining it.

THE Parliament of the United Kingdom, called together at an unusual time of the year, now, like other establishments, breaks up for the holidays, and the prevailing question is-Why did it meet? Why were country gentlemen called from the field, provincial merchants from their ledgers, repealers from bog and agitation, and that body of new members who live upon their wits from the various avocations, laudable or otherwise, by which they were endeavouring to keep off that mortal enemy-hunger ? What has been done to justify all this disturbance? Nothing. And could not the people of the United Kingdom wait till after Christmas to be told that nothing was to be done? A committee has been appointed to

inquire into matters indeed of vital interest, but as no report is to be expected from them till about July, and their proceedings will in no degree be expedited by their early appointment, the bustle which has taken place seems hardly to have been necessary. One thing however has been made manifest. The rather numerous class of new members who have comfortable properties (or else they could not sit in Parliament) though they have no shirts, are likely to be dead failures in their new arena. Who could have supposed that a race so fierce and fiery out of doors, as the phrase goes, should become so tame and mealy-mouthed within ? What a host of wrongs that were to be redressed as soon as their owners got into Parliament, yet go unprosecuted, and the sufferers thereby unavenged. Even when a word of remonstrance is ventured on, these trading, travelling patriots roar, but "like sucking doves," and the declamatory shaft is so padded with compliment and apology that it would not hurt a child. These gentlemen-for now that they are legislators they must in courtesy be so called -these gentlemen are somewhat in the situation of Christopher Sly when treated as a lord. True, they are not, like him, oblivious of the means by which their transmutation was effected. They perfectly well remember all the matters of canvas and caucus,—all the jugglery and all the bluster which helped them up to the place which they occupy,—all the nonsense they spouted, all the falsehoods and exaggerations to which they gave utterance,—all the monstrous promises they made, but no, perhaps they have forgotten these. The rest, however, they well remember, and therefore they know full well how they came where they are. But this consciousness does not in the least relieve them from the overwhelming feeling of awkwardness and embarrassment which clings to them as firmly as the little old man clung to the shoulders of Sinbad the Sailor in the Arabian Nights. They feel that they are as much out of place as any article of kitchen or stable furniture would be in a splendid drawing-room, and even the omnipotence of impudence cannot keep their courage to the sticking-point. So like Marall at Lady Allworth's, they bow and smirk and pledge the hostess in white soup. In the mean time their constituents are looking on with feelings of bewilderment, which will soon break out into open dissatisfaction. They did not send these men to Parliament to look blandly and talk creamily. If they had wanted men to act thus, they would have looked out elsewhere. Woeful is their disappointment, and woeful will be that of the gentlemen adventurers who have deceived them, when the tenure of their Parliamentary life shall come to an end! Yet the poor men are not so much to blame. They cannot indulge in the flights which they promised, and perhaps contemplated. Finding themselves in a position in which they are unused, in the company of gentlemen, they know not what to do, nor how to comport themselves. Qualified neither by nature nor education to maintain their place with ease or credit, they would be glad to be again engaged in electrifying by a mockery of eloquence the crowds of unwashed and greasy listeners whose plaudits were once music to their ears. But if they return, it must be as fallen men; and the fiend keeps whispering them, as earnestly as he earwigged Lancelot Gobbo, to keep to their posts, and points to the demon of assurance to carry them through. And accordingly, while the present Parliament shall last, the miserable men will con

A meeting of the creditors of this firm was held on the 10th inst.; Mr. Samuel Jones Loyd in the chair. The liabilities of the firm, it was stated, had now been reduced to a point which would warrant the proposal from Mr. Sanderson of payment by four instalments of 5s.; the first on the 20th inst., the second on the 20th March, the third on the 20th July, and the last on the 20th December, 1848. It was agreed that these instalments should bear interest at five per cent. The liabilities at the time of stoppage were £1,725,000, and of this sum £1,415,000 have been run off, leaving only £310,000. It is estimated that a surplus will remain of £70,000. A formal resolution, embodying the above, was put and unanimously carried.

We understand that Messrs. Scott, Bell, and Co. have felt themselves enabled to offer a payment of 20s. in the pound, with interest, in four half-yearly payments of 5s. each, commencing on the 30th June next. If this should be accepted, the firm will, it is stated, resume business, pledging themselves not to enter on any new engagements by which the present assets may be affected, and also to submit a statement of the affairs to inspectors, who shall have power to put a stop to the new business, should it appear desirable, and to effect an immediate realization of the existing assets, if the proposed payment by instalments do not seem likely to be accomplished. The direct debts of the house are £99,000; the liabilities £228,000 in addition, but the latter are covered by goods, or the signatures of undoubted good houses. The inspectors are, Messrs. A. Hastie, M.P., R. C. L. Bevan, and J. Webster. At present but £8,600 have been written off.

MESSRS. TRUEMAN AND COOK.

We understand that the balance-sheet of Messrs. Trueman and Cook has been submitted to the Bank of England, and that it shows the firm to be in a position to pay 20s. in the pound; but at the same time, it demonstrates the necessity for their stoppage at the period when that step was decided upon. A meeting of the creditors will shortly be held, when it is expected that it will be proposed to discharge all claims by instalments, running from January, 1848, to February, 1849.

MESSRS. SANDS AND CO.

Letters from Liverpool, received on Monday morning, announced the suspension of Messrs. Thomas and Joseph Sands and Co, American merchants, a firm whose name has become widely known by their ownership of the Sarah Sands New York steamer. The acceptances are stated to be for £50,000., and the winding-up is not expected to prove very unfavourable. The stoppage of Blain and Son, a corn house, who were indebted to them £24,000, and who are likely to pay but a small dividend, is said to have been the immediate cause of the event. One of the partners in the house of Thomas and Joseph Sands and Co. is also at the head of the firm of Sands, Turner, and Co, EastIndia merchants at Liverpool; but it is mentioned that these parties "are undoubted, and that they will not be affected beyond the amount of Mr. Sands' capital in the concern.'

MILITARY SEMINARY, ADDISCOMBE.

A public examination of the Gentlemen Cadets educated at this Institution took place on Friday, the 10th inst., in the presence of the Chairman, Henry St. George Tucker, Esq; the Deputy-Chairman, Lieut. -gen. Sir James Law Lushington, G. C. B.; several members of the Hon. Court of Directors, and the following visitors, viz. :-General Sir George Pollock, G.C.B.; Lieut.-general Sir Thomas Downman, C. B., R. A. ; Major general S. Smith, Bengal cavalry. Colonel Sir F. Smith, R.E.; Admiral Sir Charles Malcolm; Lieut.-colonels English, R. A.; Brereton, R. H. A.; Barrington; Hay, E. I. Co.'s Depôt; Innes; Garnault; J. P. Lester, and Taylor. Majors Cuppage, R. A.; Rowlandson; J. D. Browne; Whitlie; Grafton and Boyd. Captains the Hon. H. R. Handcock; Wilmot, R. A.; Williams, R.A.; Waterfield, E. I. C. S.; Fanshawe, R. E.; W. D. Grant; Sale, and Hillersdon. G. C. Lewis, Esq., M.P.; P. Melvill, Esq.; T. N. Waterfield, Esq.; D. H. Hill, Eq.; E. S. Lumsdaine, Esq.; F. Pollock, Esq., and W. Eade, Esq. Rev. G. Hodgson, and Rev. S. Andrew (Ordnance School).

The number of Cadets brought forward consisted of thirtynine.

The first ten were selected for the Engineers, viz. :-
Swynfen Charles Jervis
Gordon Dennison

Edmund Southey

John Edwards Donne

David Jobson Nasmyth
Lindsay Russell

John Goddard

The following eleven were Patrick Alexander Agnew Thomas William Grahame Lidwell Heathorn Richard Pittman Thomas Carlisle Crowe Henry Forbes Manson

John Frederic Fisher
Charles Scott

Donatus Cameron Henchy
selected for the Artillery, viz.:-
Alexander Gillespie
John Hayes Grant
William Wilson

William Dallas

William Fraser

John Beamont Swete

After the reports had been read by the proper officer of the Court, and the prizes distributed, the CHAIRMAN (Henry St. George Tucker, Esq.) addressed the Cadets as follows:Gentlemen Cadets, I have heard the reports of the examining officer and of the Lieutenant-Governor with the utmost satisfaction, and I am sure you must all have felt the greatest pleasure at their reports, which are so creditable in general to you. The acknowledgments of the Court of Directors are, I am sure, due to the Lieutenant-Governor-whose absence, and the cause of it, I greatly deplore-to the examining officer, Sir Charles Pasley; to the staff-captain, Major Ritherdon, and to the professors and officers of this establishment, for their unwearied and indefatigable exertions to maintain its credit and to render it useful to the public service. I need not remind you, Gentlemen, that this establishment has already supplied the army of India with a great number of accomplished officers, and it is destined, I hope and believe, to supply it with a still greater number of men of eminence in the scientific branches of the profession. I hope that the young men who every year proceed from this place will raise, if it is possible to raise, the character of that distinguished army by their high scientific acquirements. I congratulate you on the number of engineers selected on this occasion. I may observe that the number of Cadets appointed to this branch of the service depends partly on the wants of the service, and partly on the report of the examining officer as to the number qualified for that branch of the profession. Now, the requirements of the service at the present moment demand an increased number of engineer officers. I am greatly satisfied to find that the requisite number is forthcoming, and that the appointments will be filled by gentlemen who promise to become ornaments to this branch of the service. I congratulate you on these results, but my satisfaction with that part of the report which describes a general proficiency in your studies is diminished by the statement of the examining officer, that some of the young men in the junior classes have not been so diligent in study as they ought to have been. I understand that those who have rendered themselves liable to this reproof have received an admonition from the examining officer, which I doubt not will have a proper effect. I doubt not, also, that some of them have calculated that by redoubled exertion in later terms they may be able to make up for

lost time. But I venture to assure you that this is a mistake against which you should guard. Study, to be successful, must be uniform and continuous, and must be marked by steady exertion. You cannot expect to become acquainted with any branches of knowledge by a sudden leap, and least of all with a foreign language. I regret to hear that some of the younger Cadets have not pursued the study of Hindustani with that industry and attention which is necessary, and the application of which will save you all a vast deal of trouble in after years. You must be aware that this is an indispensable acquisition. It is absolutely necessary that you should acquire the languages of India, in order that you may efficiently command those who are placed under your control. Unless you understand their language, you will not be able to understand them, and they will not understand you. It is not only necessary for your comfort and efficiency in command, but it is also necessary that you may secure the respect of those admirable native soldiers whom you ought to conciliate and attach to you by affability, kindness and forbearance. I hope you will pursue this part of your studies with more perseverance and diligence. Gentlemen, I have not many more observations to make. You heard from this chair last year an admirable address from my predecessor (Sir J. W. Hogg), and you will receive on the next occasion an address from my gallant friend on my left (Sir James Law Lushington), from whom any advice he may give you will come with the greater weight from his professional distinction and experience. There is one thing, however, which, though a civilian, I may be allowed to impress upon you, and that is, when you join your regiments in India, to pursue some object of study and application. In the first instance, let this be the language of the country, and afterwards let it be some study which may be beneficial and useful to you in your profession. Many officers in the Company's service in India have gained promotion by their knowledge of the native languages, and I trust that many gentlemen whom I see here may obtain distinction by similar means. There is nothing more irksome than a state of idleness; and it is on this account also that I advise you to pursue some object of study, and to let it be one as useful as possible-one which may not only be beneficial in its influence on the mind, but one useful to you in the service. Another piece of advice I would offer to you who are about to leave this place is, always to maintain your independence, and with the view of securing this, I recommend you never to exceed your income. We are all disposed to undervalue the things that we possess, and having obtained a good appointment, you also may be disposed to undervalue the advantage. But there are hundreds of young men who would esteem themselves truly fortunate in obtaining the situations which you now hold. The service is limited, and the number of appointments cannot be extended as we could wish, or we should be glad to make provision for the orphan children of those distinguished officers who have died in the Company's service. I trust you will regard economy as one of the most valuable principles of action you can prescribe for yourselves. If you incur pecuniary obligations, you cannot feel that independence which every officer and every gentleman would wish to feel. Gentlemen, I have now a communication to make which is highly gratifying to me. I have upon my right one of the most distinguished officers of our own or indeed of any other service General Sir George Pollock. (Loud cheers.) Duly appreciating his eminent services, feeling the highest respect for his character and professional conduct and acquirements, the Court of Directors have allowed a fund raised in his honour to be devoted for the purpose of bestowing a gold medal periodically as an encouragement to the young men in this institution. (Cheers.) It is not my good fortune to present any of you with one of these medals, but my hon. friend on my left (Sir J. L. Lushington), will have that pleasure at the next examination. I hold in my hand, however, a sketch of the medal which is intended to be presented each term to those who are most distinguished by character and conduct in this establishment. (Cheers.) My gallant friend, Sir G. Pollock, has not sought for popular applause, but he has obtained it and he has deserved it. (Loud cheers.) He it was who carried our armies though the difficult defiles of the Khyber Pass, and after successful victories over a daring, and I will say a very formidable enemy, planted the British standard in a city which our troops had been unfortunately compelled on a former occasion to abandon. I have no doubt you will strive for the prize with ardour, and that the possession of it will be a passport to the esteem of your brother-officers and the British public. (Cheers.) Gentlemen, I wish happiness and prosperity to all of you. (Loud cheers.)

Mathematics.-The examination in this primary branch of study was of the usual nature, the first ten Cadets on the list

having by their demonstrations of a variety of interesting problems evinced their knowledge of the prescribed course for Engineer service (as defined in Dr. Hutton's Treatise, or in the corresponding portions of Cope's Mathematics); and although the degree of attainment of the eleven selected for the Artillery was comparatively inferior, they were considered to have qualified themselves according to the prescribed tests. The Public Examiner was enabled also to report favourably of the greater part of those who were recommended for the Infantry.

Fortification. The examination in this department commenced as usual in the month of December, in the sand model hall, the spacious floor of which was covered with a remarkably well-finished set of models, all of them, with the exception of the double sap and batteries, constructed upon the scale of a of an inch to a foot. There were four full fronts exhibited:-1st. A front of Carnot's system, explained by Gentlemen Cadets Jervis and Heathorn. 2nd. A front of Dufour's system, explained by Gentleman Cadet Southey. 3rd. A front of Bousmard's system, explained by Gentleman Cadet Donne; and 4th. A front of Cochorn's system, explained by Gentleman Cadet Russell. These systems were traced by squads of Cadets, who also made sections of different parts of the works; but they were principally constructed by men attached to the department who have been trained to the work, by which arrangement the Cadets get the information without unnecessarily sacrificing time. There was also exhibited a work called Fort Rosny (one of those recently constructed around Paris), traced by Gentlemen Cadets Nasmyth and Henchy; an elevated battery, explained by Gentleman Cadet Goddard (scale, 1 inch to a foot); a sunken battery (scale, 2 inches to a foot), explained by Gentleman Cadet Fisher; and a good specimen of Jebb's double sap (scale, 1 inch to a foot), explained by Gentleman Cadet Nasmyth. CHAIRMAN then proceeded to the examination hall, where questions were put to other Cadets of the term by the Public Examiner. The drawings of the department were of the usual good description.

The

(Prize), enlarged plan of Almeida, in the horizontal pencil style. Salamanca.

Mequienza. Roliça. Corunna.

Plan, Von der Belagerung. Battle of Maida.

Tarragone.

Sagonte.

Fuentes d'Onori.

...

...

Roliça.

Landscape Department.—Many excellent water-colour paintings were exhibited in this department, the principal of which were some large and interesting views by Gentlemen Cadets J. Goddard (a view in the Bay of Naples), P. Lumsden (a large architectural view in Rome, of great merit), with others of equal claims by L. Russell, H. Manson, J. E. Donne, L. Heathorn, J. D. Nasmyth, &c. &c. The first prize was awarded to Gentleman Cadet J. Goddard. In the second class, the prize was given to Gentleman Cadet A. Boulnois, for an admirable view in the New Forest. There were also several beautiful drawings by Gentlemen Cadets H. Maxwell, P. Salkeld, J. Goddard, &c. &c.

Lithographic Department.—Many very meritorious specimens of lithographic drawing were shewn by the Gentlemen Cadets of the first and second classes.

EAST-INDIA College, HAILEYBURY. Tuesday, the 14th inst., being the day appointed for closing the last term of 1847, a deputation from the Directors attended for the purpose of receiving the report of the Principal (the Rev. H. Melvill, B. D.) upon the discipline of the term, and also for the purpose of distributing the medals and prizes awarded to the successful competitors in the branches of Oriental, clas