The Express. — London, England, 1857-09-21 00:00:00

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Tr aipmi.. mein ONUbe purr. ma bi 4 as OM% bli. lieveteremwo Ir /wed& ea as lop d paillolin. r itraMWO Sam ilMilt4:2l::jaltormr . 4•7osl as T. 11MINT, TEN Pim= 9 TIM HANN filem. 1114 Wilt/ 111111M114:11. 20" U It 417%1 aPP. '...n. rangw.. lath rallaslndow—aad IRS GRIMM —Owarro as I. MOB WATS* AT LONDON lEDGI. D.,-amass, lb. Ms.---- alkinswir S. Ms. Smossent— Oh Mina" r. I. LONDON, MONDAY. SEPT. IL THE home pablii appear. scarcely alive to the full danger of the mutinies at Dinapor• and Segowlee. They must be viewed in their bearing upon the position of General HAVILLOCIA at Cawnpore. Ge neral HAVELOCK, it must be kept in mind, has been obliged, by the amount of sickness in his army to fall hack upon Cawnporc, and wait for re-inforee meats. The amount of his Imes are unknown, bat dm mach es certain His numbers originally were under 3,000. Letter. from (*swapper, of an earlier date than his advance upon Lucknow, mention that cholera was weakening his maks, and that he had also lost more men in his actions with the mutineers than the puling accounts would lead us to believe. The Madras Ist Fusiliers alone had lost upwards el 150 men between their suing from Madras sad &girl reaching Cawnpore. They ...pprar to bays ccolccd severely in the two actions fought on the seml bum Cawnpore ti Leskoow. There an, thimehm•beßttle doubt that it would be next to inagosesible flar Mars- LOCO to resume his advance epos Latimer. wadi be had received considerable nrinkresommts. This delay not only left the defenders of Ludlam is jeopardy ; it woakl also inspire the imurgents ei all clams in Owde, Rohileund, and the Dash, with fresh courage. Previous to the mutiny at Dinapore, troops could be forwarded from Calcutta to Allahabad, both by the Ganges and the Great Trunk Hoed. The effect of that mutiny upon the latter of these lines of communication may be inferred from the following narrative. On the 28th three satin regiments of infantry, and one of irregular cavalry, broke out into mutiny at bins pore. They were allowed to march off unpureued. One party crowd the Sone, and advanced upon Arrah, burning and plundering air they advanced. Another appears to have marched upon Gaysh, which is 33 miles to the south. Twenty miles still to the math of Gayah is Shergbotty. • tows through which the Great Trunk Road from Calcutta to &mares passes. Sherghotty is counseled with Pates and Bleepers by a branch of the Great Trask Road which passes through Gayah, The distance from Calcutta to Bemires by the Orme Trunk Road is about 430 miles. About 240 miles from Calcutta and 190 from Benares, a branch, 20 miles in length, leads southward from the Great Trunk Rood to the military station at Hasareebegb. Two companies of one of the regiments which muti nied at Moore, were stationed at Hazareetsgh. and as soon as they received intelligence of the mutiny, they rose also. 'their officers and families escaped, but the station was burned, and the inmates of two polo liberated. We return to Arrah. Immediately after the mutiny at I)inapore, the people of Amh and the district of Shahabad, of which it is the heed station, revolted, and with the aid of the party of the mutineers which marched westward, besieged the Europeans in • hour in which they had taken refuge. A few of the European reaidents in the Sh.thabad district tied to Dinapore; a greater 'number to Sherghotty. Bat those who reached Sherghutty found the Euro peans there paralysed by consternation at find ing thiamine surrounded by insurgents—at Hasareebagh,al Gaynh, and throughout the district of Shahabad. At Sherghotty there war only • small force of some eighty Europeans, and with these it was proposed to march and arrest the pro- grey of the mutineers at Oayah. The failure of the expedition sent from Dinapore to relieve the Euro peans at Arrah is knowu. A detachment of 150 Europeans had been stopped on their way up the river at Gazipoor, and sent back to lunar, with a view to check the advance of the mutineer upon Beams ; it might prevent them from advancing, bat could not well do more. At the time when the last mail was despatched, not only the whole of the Great Trunk Read between Ilazareebegh and the meridian of Baxar—a distance of 140 miles, hut the whole of the surrounding &griefs, was in the pox session of the insurgents. One route, therefore, by which reinforeements could be forwarded to General HAVELOCK, was, for the time, effectually closed. Let as now cross the Ganges and contemplate the effect of the mutiny at Segowlee. That cantonment is situated near the Nepaul frontier, about 130 mile j meth of Dinapore. A town of the ion. al Chapra is situated on the north bank ed the Ganges, about 21 miles to the west of Itinapore. I The Segowlee mutineers, a ft er creasing the Gunduelte had advanced to within twenty miles of Chives, and threatened it with an assault; and by this) movement: they had brought themselves into the immediate vicinity of the mutineers and insurgents in the British districts of Arimgliur and Jaunpore is (hide. On the north of the Ganges, there fore, as well as on the south, any land routes that might exist for the advance of troops from Calcutta to the North-West were for the time closed against the English. Nor is this all. At Benue' there appear to hare been about 390 or 400 European troops ; at Diaspora.. from 21)11 to 100: at none of the other great towns along the Ganges were there more than 100. Such small forces would be unable to make any pmtracted defence against attacks from numerous bodies of mutineers, sup ported by all that was lawless in the surrounding districts. The Ganges, it was true, was open, and relief might be rent by it from Calcutta. But there remained the question., how far it might be safe to leave Calcutta without a stronger body of European troops than is at present stationed there and at Barrackpore. A plot is said to have been disco vend at Midnapore, some 70 miles west of Calcutta; and the magistrate at Inure— about the same distance to the north-east •. - p . THE EXPRESS, MONDAY-. RyENING, SEPTEMBER 21, 1857. IMPRESS FROM PARIS. (MON OCR OWN CORftior...--___ PARIS, SUNDA T The:Patrie says that the departure of the Emperor from Chalons, which was to have taken place on the 22nd, is definitively fixed for the 24th, and that his Majesty, after stopping at Baden-Baden, as already announced, will prolong his stay at Stutt gardt till the 28th. This change in the arrangements was probably made at a council of ministers held ander the Emperor's tent at Chalons yesterday. The ministers, who travelled in the new magnificent im perial train which has been described to you, re turned to Paris at six o'clock last night. Prince Jerome is expected from Havre to-morrow in order to preside at the council board during the Emperor's absence. The often contradicted report that the bridge of boats on the Rhine between Strasburg and Kehl is to be replaced by a fixed bridge, is now renewed in a very positive farm. It is stated that the Eastern Railway Company has signed a convention with the Railway Company of the Grand Duchy of Baden for building the bridge. The following letter has been addressed to the Chamber of Commerce of Bordeaux by seventeen mercantile houses in that city : The deplorable situation of the Beugel presideney at the date of the last news, and the prospect of the spread of the insurrection throughout British India, Impose span as the duty of telling your attention to the French =Web& meats in India, which are all hemmed in by English pear sions. According to the treaties of 1814 end 1816, MM. &onager, Pondicherry, Nankai, and Mahe, which coneilleie the poor remains of our ancient preponderance In Ilindeslem, sad are placed under the immediate protection of Easbnil bare no right to erect the slightest fortification or to eall kr troops from the eaetropolie fur the protection of Fresh interests and territory. Full of confidence Ice the s igilant eu)icitade of the imperial government we dwell, notwithstanding the gravity of the peemat crisis, have abstained from alluding to the matter, were it not that the utter silence of the press as to the measures which the circumstances seem to us to require milers it obligatory upon use to speak. The relations of Bordeaux with Pondicherry, and our other stations on the Coromandel coast—the numerous French interests involved —the fortunes and lives of our countrymen exposed to the atm ides of which the north-west provinces of Bengal have been the theatre, all her your intervention with the gov na med, to the end that it may take into serious consideration, End adopt without delay, such measures as, in its widow, it may think 14 fur the defence of our Indian establishment*. You csafeetbut feel, gentlemen, the importance of the subject when yea eensider that England, entirely occupied with the 1 . idea et her ewe territory, cannot henceforth (d. - fornsais)i dist se ems shse protection which by treaty axe is bound te do. We therefore, gentlemen, solicit from you, in ore you should not already bare taken the iaitiative, that support which It belongs to you especially to give, and which, in pre sum of a state ',of things the consequences of which we dread Is cestesplate, it is impossible you can withhold. A letter from l'ort Laois (Mauritius) of Aug. 15, I in the Pays, states that the transports Pottinger sodl Lady Jocelyn had arrived from Calcutta, to embark l troops for India. The governor had given notices that a recruiting-office would be opened in the colony, and that great advantages would be granted to persons enlisting. The Preen says in its weekly commercial review: Every branch of trade to now gradually emerging from the dead season, and business is active in moat of the mans. factories. The foreign agents hare beg= to make their pur chases, end orders arrive from almost 41 parts of Europe, ea well as from the Brazils and South Amerioa. The provinces are also buying. The bed herniate attic last three years, and the Marian war, greatly restricted consumption, and now the wants of the public are considerable. The movement is, however, hampered by several causes—the dearness of raw materials compels the manufacturers to raise their prices, and the aids at the bourse exercises a prejudi cial influence upon commerce. During the last few psis, investments in railways havo inereusd to an enormous es tent. Aimee every tradesman has some part of his capital placed in theta securities, end, as he cannot now convert his shares into money without great loss, the obvious conse quence is that his resources and credit are diminished. The toes sustained by private individuals in investments of this description forces them to restrict their expenditure, and thus clinks the expeneion of trade. Almost all our manufactures of tissues an now active. Buyers have appeared at Rouen and Mulhouse. Numerous order have been received at Roubaix, Turcoing, ARAN" and Rheims. But Lyons lees not feel the movement in any great degree Sore orders for rich Muffs come from Paris, but commie sions from North America are still looked for in vain. It is feared that the numerous failures at New York will again keep the Americium out of to Lyons market this season. Corn continues to fall in almost all the French and foreign markets. Flour is more abundant at the Valle of Paris, although grinding continues to be checked in many places fur went of water, and se flour for delivery several months hence cannot be placed except at a reduction of 71r. or life from present prices, the millers do not care to buy corn. The vintage has commenced in a great part of France, and la fa voured by admirable weather. Throughout Burgundy and the Macon district an abundant crop. and a quality of wine altogether exceptional, is reckoned upon. In Lenguedoc and the Bordeaux country the disease has reduced the quantity, but the quality will bean a per with the very brat years. I regret to read in the evening papers that M. Manin's state of health is such as to cause uneasi ness to his friends. At an extraordinary meeting of the Central Com mittee of the Bank of Prussia held this day, the discount on bills has been raised from 5) per cent. to 6 per cent. A despatch from M. Gobineau, the French Minister at Teheran, contains an official notification made by the Shah to the foreign Ministers in Persia that he appoints for his successor his son Emir Nium, now 71 years of age. M. Gustave Planehe, the eminent critic, and con tributor to the Rertse des Dens Monde*, died yester day. The Minister of Public Instruction has offered to defray the expenses of his interment. cabi- SPAIN. MADRID, Barr. 19 A governmental order permits the free import of cereals up to the month of July. The 11 , gas announces that the Cortes will meet in October. A letter of the 16th, in the Courrier de Paris, saya:—" The ministry eat meet et Bien Inert. We are altogether in a provisional state. It is possible that the Cabinet may prolong its death agony for a week or two, but its time is past. It is generally thought that it will not hold out till the meeting of the Cartes." The Dutch frigate, Van Vasenon, 45 guns, had arrived in the port of Barcelona, to attend the Prince of Orange. -- - • The ministerial crisis in Spain is cousidered to be extremely serious b 7 the Pays, which describes the Narvaez cabinet as in a chronic state of resignation. The " moderates" appear to be definitively estranged from Nervier, and the Ficelvarist generals are not inclined to prolong their truce with him any longer. It I. doubted whether he can possibly hold on till the Cortes meets. This defalcation from Narvaer of a French government organ, which has hitherto supported him, is very significant. HOLSTEIN. The Minister of Foreign Affrin, says the Paris correspondent of the Times, has addressed a note to the French Ministers at the Northern Courts, from the contents of which it would appear that, in the question of the Duchies, the Emperor of the French takes the side of the King of Denmark. of the city—hae been obliged to hang several conspirators. The sucoeseive arrival of regiments from England would, indeed, enable the Anglo-Indian Government to retake from the mutineers any of the great towns on the Ganges that might fall into their hands ; but how much harm might they not do even by a abort occupation ? There is Patna, for example, where, in addition to the Provincial Treasury, Go- vernment has its great opium stores. The loss from the destruction of Government property which the rebels might effect there in a few days could not be repaired for years. It is meter to mince matters. Things need never to have been brought to this par had the Home Government and the local Government in Bengal acted with dos decision and promptitude. This is an ungra cious theme to which, we fear, we shall frequently be obliged to recur. But two observations will suffice to justify the remark for the present. We have now before us private letters from officers in the armies of all the three Presidencies. Every one of them con tains the remark—varied, of course, in expression— that matters need not have been so bad, if the Home Government had despatched a few thou sands of men overland when reinforcements _ were first applied for. In confirmation of this opinion, we may observe, that natives who at first hung aloof from the revolt have been heard to account for their subsequently joining it by alluding to the non-arrival of troops they had expected by the note of Suez. So much far the Horne Government. Fee a proof of the indecision of the head of the local Government, we need only point to the conduct of Lied CANNING with regard to the contingent from Nepaul. The GI.Ae affirmed a few days ago that it had disproved the charge. tier contemporary's memory is short ; he did not disprove the report, he confirmed it. But he apologised for Lord CANNING on the plea that the services of the contingent were accepted in the first place by an officer whose rank did not warrant his taking so much responsibility upon him. Really this is to accuse Lord CANNING of having in the pre sent most perilous crisis acted with the folly of the dotard Spanish monarch who was burnt to death because no grandee was present whom court etiquette recognised as of sufficient rank to undertake the task of saving him from the fames. Our last accounts from Calcutta tell the story then —At the first outbreak of the mutiny JuNG HAIIADOOn offered to the Resident at Cat monde° the services of a subsidiary force of Oheorkas. To express his sense of the friendly offer, the Resident accepted of 3,000, and they were immediately marched to the frontier. While they were waiting there for instructions, the Resident received a reprimand frown headquarters for his pre sumption in accepting luso BAUADOOR's offer, and the 3,000 were recalled. But scarcely had they begun their backward march when a second letter from headquarters was received, urging their advance. Had they been allowed to march forward at the first their presence at Goreekpore would, have sufficed to deter the regiment at Begowlee from mutinying. Nay, more, we are told that their mere appearance within the British frontier may paralyse the opera tions of the assailants of Lueknow ; might not their earlier appearance have paralysed the operations of the assailants of Cawnpore ? Lord CANNING'S bigotry to etiquette—more worthy of a dancing master than of a statesman has given a fresh impetus to the Mutiny ; and it may shake the good faith of neighbouring States. When Jr•eo Btfisnooa beard of Lord CANNING'S vacillation, he asked, " Does the English Government hope to re " fain India with such a Governor-General ?" This was said in joke; bat it is a truth that no Govern ment can expect Allies to remain true to it after it has ceased to be true to itself. gip court. BALMORAL, Sure. 18. The Queen, attended by Lady Churchill, drove yesterday, to the Skied of Alt na Gotrach, where bee Majesty remained the night. The Prinoo Consort went deer-stalking in Glen Order, and afterwards joined the Queen at Alt no Guresch. /rev. 19. The Queen and the Prince Consort returned yesterday to Balmoral from Alt na (kirsch. The royal dinner party included the Duchess of Kent and Lord and Lady Jame. Money. In the evening her Majesty grave a dare In the new ball room, which has lately been finished. The following had the honour of receiving invitations : The F.ul and Counter of Fife, VisTount and Viscount.. Comptes, the Earl of Wears., the Counter of Erroll, Lieutenant-General Sir Maxwell and Lady Wallace, the lion. Mn. Hope Jamaican, Mr. and Lady Louisa Brooke, Mr. Kennedy Erskine, Mr. Foe lAD!, Miss Ricardo, Mr. end Mrs. Farquharson of Inveraidd, the Mimes Farquhar son (3), Captain Farquharson, Seer Fear Owed., Meson. Farquhersoge( 3 ), the Hon. Mires Sidney (2), It,. and Mir Serie, the lion. W. F. Charters, R.N., Mr. Keith Fal coner, Lieutenant Sondershamen, Mr. Boacheret, Dr. Robert son, Mr. and Mies Robartace, Sir James and Lady Clark, Mr. and Mr.. Clark, Miss Rees, Mr. and Mn. Pecusyman, C►ptain Sir L. Smith, Bert., 71st Highlanders, Lieutenant O'Malley, 7lst Ilighlendsra, Lieutenant Aldridge, last Highlanders, tr. Her Majesty and the Prince Consort entered the ball-room at about a quarter before tan o'clock, accompanied by the Duchess of Kest, the Princess Royal, Princess Alice, Princes' Helena, Primer Louisa, and Prince Arthur. In attendance open bur Majesty and his Royal Highness were Lady Churchill, the Ben.:Flers Macdonald, Earl Oran , nil., Major-General the Hon. C. Grey, Colonel the lion. C. B. Phipps, end Mr. Barker. Viscount and Viereentena Palmerton left town on Satur day fug Broader* Hants. Despatches' wen reeked on Saturday at the Colonial office from the Governors of Hong Kong. Ceylon, and Neu- Despatches were sent to those colonies on Saturday evening. It is understood that certain members of the net ...al meet fortnightly driAnr the month of October ; and that the whole cabinet will rimememble early in the month of November. . - The ex-Queen Marie Amato has for some days past been on a elan to the Duke of Devonahire at Chats vrottle. His Royal Bickner the Comte de Brunswick and salts are proicsitag tlwir stay at the Ernorerick Hotel, lermyn-arrest. It is the intention of tis royal highway rim to hie departure front Eagland, to ♦isit her Majesty at Balmoral, and the Arta Exhibition at Manchester. His ixeellency the Count d'Apponyi intends to Leave Holland ►t the ekes of the mouth, to visit hie estates is Iliospery. His exeelleacy in expected to resume his duffel ittgheadoe House at the and of next month, or the first with in November. The Duke sad Duchess of Hamilton are still at Brodie! CAA* lots of Atria. The duchess and youth:,• l family are impeded Is town stout the Bth of nest mouth. The Duke of Rutland, after remaining a few days in tows, bee returned to Loagshime, Derbyshire. At the red of the week his groom purposes to go to Detroit. Cards, for cub Militias. The ESTI and Countess of If ardwieke and the Laos Teas hays Wt Sidney Lodge, Hampshire, for Wim ple Hall, Carabdidcwhire. The owning of age of Vionout Royston 'Meet ex of the noble earl end cuestas, will slaortly be celebrated at Witepole... . . . The Dowager Ducheas of Norfolk and Lord ►nd Lady Poky Moo skived at Docombia Comic _- - . - , The Counter of Jerry and Lady Clementine Villiers, atter visiting Lard oil Lady Willoughby dEresby, at Dresereend Camila, Perthshire, proceeded to join the Earl of Aberdeen's piety et Iladdo lionse,obence they have since gene to Mgr Aiken, where a distinguished circle have an senibied on the invitation at the Duke and Duchess of Athol]. The Marquis of Londonderry arrived in lielfaet on Friday morning lona Gleagoir, and proceeded direct to SWITZERLAND. A telegraphic despatch, dated Berne, 18th Sept., says;—" The Federal Council is sending Colonels Btehlin and Buz so commissioners to the govern ment of Vaud, to see to the execution of the de cisions of the council. On its side the government of and has convoked the Grand Council for the 24th inst., to solve the question of competence to act in opposition to the Federal Council." THE CZAR'S MOVEMENTS. The Emperor Alexander arrived at Darmstadt on the 17th from Frankfort. He was received at the terminus by the Grand Duke. The Empress, with the Princes Alexis and Alexander, met the Em- peror at Frankfort. THE BRAZILS AND RIVER PLATE. SOUTHAMPTON, SATURD.I.I. The Royal Mall Company's steam ship Prince, Captain Hammack, arrived this day from the Brazils and River Plate, with seven passengers. The latest dates are—Boenoa Ayres, Aug. 2; Monte Video, 6 ; Rio de Jam" ro, 13 ; Bah n, 18 ; Pernambuco, 23; St. Vincent (Cve de Vied*, Sept. 5 ; Medeira, 12. The 'deices are antidpated. She reports that on the 4th of August the Brazil mail steam ship Guanabara Ina lost on We rucks ut Maldonado, mar Monte Video. All heads saved. Oa the 30th of August, in lat. 12.24 N., long. 26.11 W., pasted the British ship Genghis Khan, standing to the southward of westward. On the sth inst., her Majesty's troop ship 'actuary snivel at St. Vincent's, on her plumage home. On the 13th inst. peened the Hamburg 'hip Jupiter. The Prince has been oat on the River Plate station twelve months, and returns foe repairs. AMERICA. ARRIVAL OF THE AMERICA. (Thor ooh owns 0011/01POODISI.) LIVERPOOL, SUNDAY. The America, W. J. C. Lang, of the British and North American line, arrived in the Mersey this evening with 49 passengers, 9,000 dollars specie, and the usual mails. The America left Boston on the 9th instant, and Halifax, The General Williams arrived at Halifax on the 7th. The postmaster-general has, with the anent of the President, and in deference to the strong expres sion of the public sentiment in Philadelphia, concluded to suspend the improvements on the Pen nsylvania Bank long enough to enable Congress to declare whether it will exchange the use of the building now occupied as the Custom-house fur that of the Post-office. The commercial accounts from New York report failuret, railroad accidents, and shipwrecks. The discount market was in an unsettled state, and there NU a wide range of terms outside the banks. The cotton market was steady, and, under Euro pean advice', manifests more spirit, closing at former rates. Breadstuff's : Flour was again dull and lower, closing at a decline. Wheat was unsettled, and Indian corn closed with limited transaction , . Sugars were in good demand, and coffee firmer. Freights were steady, with more offering. Grain L was staked for Liverpool, and flour was taken at Is. and afterwards at la. ad. per barrel. CHINA. Wiwi ova owl( coaamaromirr.) DEPARTURE OF LORD ELGIN FOR INDIA. HONG KONG, JOLT 16. In my last you were informed that the Earl of Elgin was about to proceed to the northward—it was said to Japan, but it was more generally believed that his lordship's destination was Pekin, to endea vour by diplomatic means to avert the horrors of war. A council of war had assembled, at which it was resolved that until a much larger military force arrived it would not be possible to keep Can ton, although its capture might be easily effected by the joint operations of the naval and military forces at present here. Soon after the deliberations were over the steamer Lancefield came in on the 14th inst. with much graver news from Bengal, and this determined the noble earl's resolution to proceed at once to Calcutta, and to send to the assistance of the Governor-General of India all the military forces destined for China. JULY 26. I am now in a position to inform you what there is reason to believe is the object of Lord Eight's self imposed mission to Calcutta, in which, if his Excel lency succeeds, it will secure him a step in the peerage. Many of the Bengal regiments have been disarmed, not because they had shown decided symptoms of mutiny, but as a precautionary measure they were deprived of their arms, and if removed from the tempting influence of evil example they would be found, as heretofore, staunch and loyal. Lord Elgin has, on his Own, responsibility, after con with General Ashburnham, gone to confer with Lmd Canning, and to offer some of the Euro pean regiments in exchange for Bengal native troops, the disarmed sepoys, who will be best kept out of mischief by giving them military service. During the last war the Bengal and Madras native regiments did signal service ; indeed the Chinese troops were so much annoyed with black soldiers being employed against them, that they directed much of their fire against the " black devils," as the Sepoye were styled. Already Lord Elgin has ordered all European soldiers for China to proceed on to India, and himself has taken on 300 mariner, calling at Singapore fur any troops that may have strived at that place from England. The Governor-General may well and safely spare a dozen Sepoy regiments, who would be, I believe, as firm in their allegiance and as gallant in performing their military duties in China as during the late war. Should Lord Elgin succeed in his mission, and the result turn out equal to expectation, his Excellency will have the blessing of hie Sovereign and the thanks of the British nation. The Earl's stay at Cal cutta will not exceed ten days or a fortnight, when his Excellency will return to Chins to carry out the original plan of operations. Already there is raised a cry here against Lord Elgin's apparent indifference to the important mis sion on which he has been specially sent, but when our citizens learn the cause of the earl's departure, and the noble and patriotic aim ho seeks to accom plish, they will see that his lordship has done his best to secure the safety of our Indian empire, and the effectual conduct of the expedition to China. PYCROFT TESTIMONIAL. SUCCOUR FOR INDIA. SOUTHAMPTON, Seri. 20. - The following are the steamers belonging to the Penin sular and Oriental Company, now in the Indian Sees, which have boss employed by the government for the con veyance of troops in the Permian war, and which are now, no doubt, available for the oonveyance of truops from Sure to Calcutta: — Names of Ships. Tonnage. IreeseAwer. Precursor l.BooOriental Pottinger 1,340 Malta Chum* 700 Manilla The Ripon, which left to-day with the Indian mail, will take 200 :infantry:troop. from Malta to Alexandria, to be sent to 'lndia through Egypt. The Indian mad packet Colombo, which leaves luxe on the 4th proximo, and the Australian mall packet Australanan, which leaves this pert en the 12th proximo, will, it is expected, take out *event hundred troops each for the came destination and route. Two regiments have already been sent to Alexandria. The Ripon, which left here to-day, took out 134 passen gers. Amongst them were Colonels Bentinek, Beason, Bayley, Taylor, and Franks; Lieutenant-Colonels Thwart, Spottiswood, Salmon. and We're; Majors Black, Rose, end Roberta; Captains Goff, Gorden, Parr, Robituion, Rowne, Francis,' Niblett, Price, Thompson, Gossett, Morton, Young, Ay-rton, and Leckie. Sir William Reid, the governor of Malta, also went out in the Ripon. Amongst her cargo was spode to the valor of 663,9801. In consequence of her • carrying troops, the passengers foe Indic fin Marseilles will not join the Ripen, but will be taken on to Alexandria in the Marseilles and Malta mail packet. DELAY OF INDIAN NEWS. MALTA, Barr. 15. Had proper arrangements been made a great Raving in time might have been effected in the transmission of the last Bombay mail (15th August) from Egypt to Eng land. On its arri sal at Suez there wee no steamer to convey it on, se the peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer had to writ for the arrival of the Calcutta wail, not expected for some days. It was, therefore, sent on in the first French steamer that happened to be going to Malta. On its arrival there, her Majerijs ship Wanderer in a few hours started with a telegraph for Cagliari, the most rigid mamma being taken to prevent the manta of the pleas sending anything to the London papers. The Wanderer had fine weather, and will, it is hoped, make a fins passage ; still our government ought to canes the pelage to be made in much less time then it is pesrible for the Wanderer to make it.in. She is not built for speed so much *a for war purposes ; and whet is required is speed. We are right, we believe, in stating that Ler Me piety's drip:Wanderer has)lever'made them...age at a quicker rats than 8 knots the hour, and generally averaged much leas, en ens occasion being some !A hours on her passage. All the summer months the weather is tine, the sea smooth, lad at all times it must be comparatively en easy pane to man Why, then, does not the government, with all the ntagnifiewit steamers at their disposal, cause the passage to be wide, at all times, at • not law speed than 12 knots from Malts to Cagliari. If the government cannot do it, there would be no difficulty in getting • private com pany to do it, for it is easy of accompliehment. At • time when the news from India is of such vast iropor trot, would it not bo advisable for the government to put ea ten each scowls an the Ceram end Banshee to convey this telegraph from Egypt to Cagliari, by which. 'with corn ...a management, from five to seven days would be eared on each mail from Egypt to England The writer of this has calculated all the pros end cons, and is acquainted with the eubject, and feels confident of its being of easy •ccont , plishment. Let • fast stemma always be ready at Alexandria to start Sc Csgliaei the instant that the telegraph can be obtained from Sues, and start direct for that port, and permit the press, or their agents, also to seed their despatches. The government sad the conotry will in every way benefit by this, fur the agents of the newspapers will alsmys 0111:111g0 Ie obtain more news than the government Koreans, who are la se way qualified for it—have no zeal, for to them it is • miler rof indifference, not being in fact within the sphere of their duty. Their reel object, in truth, is to prevent the agents of the pees mending any news to their London employers—much more than it is to obtain news fur government. If the steamers were thrown open to the agents of the London 'tampers, it would be speedily seen how much better and faller information they sent to England than the servants of government, and this would expose their own shertouninge, I to avoid which they do all in their power (and unfortunately they hem the power) to retard the newspaper ooreepondents sending the information they obtain. This Is more generally the case with the wßderstrappers than with the principals. By their opposition and jealousy they succeed is retard ing the new, tor England, or send it in such a wangled state as to be almost unintelligible. It is the people of England, the people interested in India, those who have their dearest ties there, that suffer by this ; and surely the government do not wish this iniquitous eyrie= to continue. On the late occasion, had the Caradee started with the tele graph news from Alexandria to Cagliari es soon as the Bom bay mail arrived at Suez, the news would, doubtless, have naked England five days earlier. TO TOT EDITOR OT TEE RETRIES. Sits,—l observe in your paper of yesterday an error, which requires correction. The Duk e of Northumber land Ima not yet sent in an imbeeriptica, but from the well knee a kindourse and liberality of his grave, we have not the slightest doubt that the labours of thin eminent antiquary will not be overlooked by the duke on thepmsent occasion, as well as by other landed proprietors whore intercom (adjacent to the banks of the ltr'er Thames) were protected by the Home of Lord., when their attention had, by Mr. Pycroft'a petition, been directed to the covert attack on inch interests made by the Thames Conservancy Bill.—For myself and Mr. Skelton. I am, &v., J. E. SAI:NDERS. 105, Upper Thames - street, London-bridge, pt. 19. CRYSTAL PALACE—MR. visrirs CONCERT. The combined attractions of the reduced admie aloe fee, and Mr. Mathis voluminous programme, drew an immense company to the Crystal Palace on Saturday last. The day was fine, and the weather not too hot, and the ex cellence of the railway arrangements confided such a crowd to congregate se would bardlybe thought possible at this season of the yeor, when all London is popularly believed to be at I the sea-aide, or on the continent, or on the moor.. The great feature of the concert was the presence of Madame Clara Novello, who sang two or three of her stock pieces entirely to the satiefection of the audience, it being generally noticed that the great soprano and Mr. Sims Reeves are the only two singer. who can be diet inctly hunt all over the veal expense which constitstes the Crystal music room. In addition, a whole host of artists hod volunteered their usistance to a respected veteran of the craft ; and the efforts of many of them were rewarded with a considerable amount of favour able notice. Amongst others, Mr. Charles Braham's " Death of Nelson" was quite a success, and was vehemently encored. A Mr. Winn also produced a decidedly favour able impreraion, and mvived a similar honour, when he substituted a very pretty ballad for his original song. We were glad to see Mira Louisa \lnning exhibiting all the symptoms of restored health after her long and severe illness, but fear the her light, cheery, fl ixible voice wee completely lout to the more distant listeners. The remainder of the concert, which, with the exception of Mr. Ditties performance on the trumpet, consisted entirely of vocal Palest, was supported by Madame Caradori— always a pleaslog and judicious, singer—Mire Rumford, Madame Eaderasohn,:and a heat of minor celebrities, all of whom exerted themselves with commendable eaapril-de•rorps in the service of their old friend. Sense disappointment was felt at the sudden withdrawal of " The bright seraphim" from the programme, es it deprive I Mr. Distin's friends, and they were legion, of the pkatture of once more hearing his fusions trumpet obligate ; and the dissatisfaction was not at all diminished by the hearing of the tame and spiritless ballad which Madame Endertaohn substituted for the established favourite. With this exception, everything went off exceed ingly well, and we trust as much to the satisfaction of Mr. Distin u to that of his numerous admirers, who on this occasion thronged the Cryatal Palace to bid him farewell. THE BASTZRN BANKING OOMPANY. (IT ■LECIIIG TELLGitirll.) • IPSWICH, MoNoss.. Vice-Chancalor Wood intended sitting here to day to hear a petition preying for the appointment of en official liquidator in the matter of the London and Eastern Banking Cowpony. The sitting, however, wee postponed. IRELAND. (IT AND IRISH MAGNETIC TIMBOILATIO _ „ •- BELFAST, RFFT. 20. The Rev. Mr. Manna persisted to-day in attempt ing to preach, but the mayor stopped him and sent him home. There were great crowds and slight disturbances, but all is quiet now. There are 400 constabulary patrolling the town.—Times. The Northern Whig, of Saturday, says: More troop. (of the fields Regiment) poured in yesterday evcsiog. Belfast in rapidly becoming • camp. The te ndon:smut of the constabulary fit also considerable. In shalt, the steed being clearly away, the errangemeuts to It irk the dour are of the most unexceptionable character. Had an ibis vigour been displayed a fortnight ago, there would hays been no necessity for the degradation to which the proclamation hoe subjected Brifitet. However, the Con solidated Fund is to pay, no doubt; and why should we object to these supererogatory but amusing precautions? Perhaps it Is a pity ►uch a mass of fine soldiery and coasts halary should be lost to India; but when Delhi is taken, and Bengal is pacified, it is nay likely they will all be har ried ott. The Edinburgh Courant says :—" Our new peer Lord Macaulay, has been making a short *toy in Brumes, His numerous admirers will be glad to hear that he has quits recovered his health,..and loots remarkably well."' Ilia Highness Duke Eugene of irnetemburg died on the 17th Instant. at his castle is Carbrulie, in the 70th Tear of his age. The deceased duke area a general in the Russian service. _ _ ---- • ---• The strength of the force which arrived at Cal cutta with Levi Elgin wee—ntlicern and marines 864, end a deem 'relent of the 90th Regiment. consisting of 99 men. The following were expected immediately —H.M.S. Pearl, with 199 men of the 90th Regiment, and 260 officers end mariner. The Mesmer Lancetield, with 128 men of the 69th Regiment. TLe Kennington. with ISO of the sth Peahen; making &total arrived and immediately expected of 1,700 teen.—Olede DREADFUL MURDER LAST NIGHT B AN ITALIAN SEAMAN. This morning the street in front of the Themes Police-court, and the avenues leading to ft, were crowded with an excited multitude, who were anions to catch glimpse of an Italian seaman named Jose de Rosario, aged twenty-two, who it wee known would be brought up for examination on • charge of murdering a Greek sailor named George de Matra last night in Neptune street, Itatcliff-highway, St. Georges-in-the-East. The roost intone* excitement prevailed in that neighbourhood, end near the Leman-street elation-house, last night and this more ;cm. Upwards of 4,000 persons were assembled in Wench:es-square, near the scene of the murder, and as many mere were assembled in Leman-street. Inspector Galion of the H division, and thirty police-conetables, were patrol ing the streets all night to press.rie order. At ten o'clak there was • dense web assembled near the Nation-house, and among them were several Greeks, who gave utterance to load vociferation', and called out, "Bring out the murderer, we want his life: Blood for blood:" A cab was brought to the back of the station-hones, into which the prisoner was hastily pushed, sad Inspector Gerson and two police-constables got in after him. As the cab drove away the yea and execrations of the mob were perfectly fright ful, and several Greeks attempted to stop the horse and cab, and *branded vengeance. The police drove them away, and the horse and cab proceeded at • rapid pace along Leman-street, Ali...street, Church-lane, Commercial-road, to the Thames l'olice Court in Arbour-street, East Stepney, end was followed a considerable distance by the indignant Greeks. Inspector Gerson ordered the driver to proceed at once into the court•yard, between the court and the station house, and the gates were immediately closed upon the mul titude, who saluted the murderer with loud execrations. Atter the disposal of the other night charges, the prisoner was arraigned in the felon's dock before Mr. Yardley, and charged with the wilful murder of George de Matra It appeared from the evidence that the prisoner and two prostitutes were quarrelling in Neptune-street last night, and the prisoner struck one of them. The deceased, who was standing by, ea:waterbed with him on his cowardice, and said, " Don't strike the girl." The leaner said to the deceased, " I'll tight you, English, Italian, or Greek fashion. The deceased replied, in broken English, " Me no tight;" on which the prisoner took a large sheath knife from his pocket and plunged it into his abdomen. The demand staggers& and the prisoner followed him up, inflicting blow after blow on the defenceless man, who fell to the ground mortally wounded. The byatandas called out " Murder • sea the fellow," and Ch eep risoner ran away, and was Pursued by • police-constab, named Charles Gascoyne, No. 96 H, who overtook him, and soon had him secured in the station-home. The wounded man was immediately taken to his lodging-house, No. 200, (Wear highway, where he was speedily attended by Ka mkey, a surgoon, of Wellelees-aquare, and Dr. Graves, an army surgeon, of 201, Itatcliff-highway. The de ceased, in reply to a question by Dlr. Gerson, said he knew the murderer, described him, and sad he lived in the same house. Mr. Gerson sent • policeman to the station-house with instructions to bring the prisoner imam dad, to the house where the deceased was bleeding to death that ha might identify the murderer. Before the policemen could return, the wounded man expired. Upon anexamine- Lion, it was ascertained that the deceased bad received three wounds on the abdomen, one on the left breast, one on the left arm-pit, and another on the buck of the shoulder. Inspector Ocrnon produced • large sheath knife of the ordinary description used by sailors. It was found in the street after the Greek was murdered. The blade of the knife was stained with blood. Mr. Yardley i nq uired if there had been any peel mot ton mannation of the body ? Inspector Gannet replied in the negative. Mr. Yardley mid he should remand the prisoner lib Monday next. The body of the diseased is now lying at the lodeur house, 200, Itatclitf-highway. It was laid out accord ing to the Greek custom this morning, and wan ciAted by a great number of Greek sailors. The prisoner is • person of youthful appearance and fresh complexion. CHRISTI; HOSPITAL (Tins ran. According to annual custom, this being St. Matthew's day (or speech day), the Right lion. the Lord Mayor, accontpenied by the Lady 31110Te14, Alderman KOSS. Mr. Sheriff !litchi, and Dlr. Under-sheriff Croaky, atteaded by the Sword and Mace-bearers, proceeded in stets to the great hall of Christ's Hospital, where the goner noes were previously seserabled, and after partaking of a alight refection in the court-room, the boys at the Hospital having tak en up their position in the church, a procession wa s formed, consisting of the c hief beadle of the Hospital, the civic officers, the Lord Mayor, aldermen, sheriffs, the head master, and governors, who proceeded to the church, sad occupied their usual seats. The prayers were then read by the Rm. Mr. Gibbs, the vicar of the parish, after which, the anthems " In Jewry is God known, Ilia name is great in hied," was finely sung by the choir end boys present. The sermon was preached by the Rev. Thos. Johnson Potter, M.A. Bata Scholar), of Trinity College, Cambridge, who took his text from the 120th Psalm, verse 8, "For my brethren and com panions sakes, I will now say, Peace be wit hin thee." At the conclusion of the &mike., the Lord Meyer, alder men, and governors proceeded toile greet hall, where I large body of visitors were aseembled, when four orations for the benefit of the Royal Hospitals were delivered by the fort senior scholars, that in Latin by Smith Wild Churchill ; in English by Won. Wake Smart; in Greek by Matthew Mortimer Finch, end in French by St. Anna Wilton. Three translations then followed—that ire Greek iambics from " Richard II.," by Theophilus Mitchell ; into Latin glades, from Longfellow's " Burial of the Minnisisk," by Fres. Alfred lienbury ; into Latin elegiac., from "The Lay of the Last Minstrel," by Alfred Tucker. After which, two original poems will be acted—one in Latin hexametes being the " Richards Prim," not yet adjudged, and the other an English poem "On Memory," by Smith Rod 'ha:chill. TuE RELIEF or Atuthrl.—The little gnrrison of Arran, consisting of some half-dozen klnglish gentleen. forty-six Sikhs, and fifteen other European and half•csets officials, were rtliescd from Boxer by Major Eyre, nhe took down three guns and 200 men, beat the mutineers and rabble near I ugdespere, and released the little garrison Ca the 3rd. BRIGADIER GENERAL lIAVEIACK.—H. R. H. the General Commanding-in-Chief bee availed himeelf of the Bret opportunity presented to him of recognieing the services of Brigadier General Havelock to punishing the mutineers, lie has conferred upon him a good-service pension of 1001.4 year.—Unitea Service Ginatte. The United Service Gazette states as a fact that the Soldiers' Infant School at Canterbury Garrison is nog governed by a young girl not twelve year* of age. REITER OF TUE COCRT FROM SGOTLAND. — Itta at presort arranged that the court lav es ßmoral es Wednesday, the 14th of o.tober, travelling to Edinbnill by the Scutii North•Easiern and Scottish Central SAS: ad ways. It is expected that the route will be hy Deoide, not by the Spinal Glenshee. The Queen will leave Mir burgh on Thursday morning, the 15th, and will visit Weak. worth Ceatle. The Chancellor of the Exchequer acknowledrd the receipt of the remaining hatrea of Bank of Engird notes fur 1,3501., " from a Limo public company, in Well of the amount of deficient nieunie-tax? Also, Sts *am half of a Bent of England note for M., from "A. No" am remount of 0 overlooked inconieetta." Also, the receipt A • Bank of England note for 201., flout . on actual of unpaid income-tax. The Northern Trhig says :—" Steps have bee taken to area obelisk, to perpetuate the comeery d Lb , learned commentator and distinguished Irishman. Ps. Clarke; and Cortrash has been appropiately choose • it. cite." EAST INDIA liOl;SE.—We understand that Hr. Edward Thornton h. retired from the East ludisCompot home service. Besides holding a high official position st India House, Mr. .1 Iltra id w ell known as the auilur rf, the ° History of British India" and a "Gazetteer ofd both recognised text hooks, with oth er valualgeboots to that country. To all thew w h o have had ocateitsta: communicate with Mr. Thornton in his °Betel tl m who have experienced his unfailing courtesy and npa ra diat owes.l oblige, his retirement from office will be a matter of regre We t. (Manchester Guardian) have seen a letter from Calcutta, received by a mercantile home is Manchol!. + from which we learn that two Writers and two invitee ts• known to have reeved from the wearers of E so. in the boats at Cannpure. One ver y heeler, os ment made by these survivors is, that G enesl was stated to have died from a wound received delf o 4l./ siege, was alive at the time t , f the surrender. Lad per.; during the Inalaarre. Whether this statement is lAA if so, how the apparently authe ntic account of Ws dalli" - ginated, we shall not hazard an opinion.