The Express. — London, England, 1868-05-18 00:00:00

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Madames Hondkrwal,Coreney, Edo - iikke.—With EH It 00N FEDERATES DAUGHTER. Mewl. Pitt, Cranford, Lembo, lke. NIGH NAT= AT LONDONBRIDOIL MI DA —Attornoon. 114 ChM TC-110113.011 . -.-MOll4llB. Oh. Af te rnooo, Ob. Ma. SOTICES et BIRTH., MARIMILOIC., Rlld DEATFIR, are received entlll2 o'clock tor leserikei wee evenine. Prior 2.. dd. A SECOND EDITION of the EXPRESS, The Latest Foreign Telegrams; the Latest City; Railway, Mining, and other Shares ; Sporting, and General Intelligence, II Plllll.l/UIII EVERY EVENING. LONDON, MONDAY, MAY 18. THE AItYSS/N/.4N VICTORY. Tea correspondence which we publish to-day will enable our readers to picture the final scenes , of the Abyssinian expedition. Another striking chapter has been added to military history. Great in almost all the arts of war and of peace, England , has not always been great in the organisation of expeditions. She has generally passed through failures and impatience to conclusive success. Not a few persons feared that in Abyssinia we might , memorize another Walcheren. The valour of our soldiery has never failed ; but the skill of our , commanders has sometimes been unequal to the effective use of the splendid materials placed in , their hands. When, as in the Peninsula, the general and the men have been worthy of each other, stupidity and perverseness at home have marred the effect of consummate military genius and un daunted courage abroad. A Barsseasrand aLnna root. who could do little to aid Wiumworow, except by leaving him alone, could do everything to foil him by fussy and unintelligent meddling. These incompetent Secretaries fought on NAPOLLON'S side in the Peninsula; and if that great master of the art of war counted WELLIRCSON as equivalent to a forte of 10,000 men against him, he might count the British Cabinet as an equal addition of strength to his armies. In Abyssinia, none of these elements of failure have existed. The sneering comment of French military cri ticism, which designated the British forces in the Crimea as "lions led by asses," cannot be revived even by calumny in regard to this latest triumph of British arms. The defeat of Tut:omits and the capture of Magdala have been less a soldiers' than a general's victory. A mono poly of credit where everything, with a single apparent exception, was well done that any one had to do, would be unjust, and would be more distasteful probably to the hero of the expedition than to others. But while Sir Rower NAPIER was well-seconded by the departments at home, by the authorities in India, and by the officers and men whom he had with him—the initiative, the organisation, the design, and the execution, the undivided responsibility and with it the chief praise, belong to him. In the art of war, mere lighting is coining now to hold a secondary place. The victory over the Abyssinian trop lLin the field can scarcely count for more Mu the and slaughter of German, Gallic, or barbarians by the disciplined legiogAof Rome. The real conquest which Sir Navies has gained has been Is colipieet over THEODORE'S natural allies than ow. self and his army. It has been a victory over climate and distance—over rain and mud—over difficult and scarcely accessible mountain passes and ravines—over bad roads and slack means of communication—over fatigue, and hunger, and thirst ; and, in one case, over mis understanding and blundering, which might, at the last and critical moment, have un done all the wise and e ireful preparations of months, and, fur a time, at least, transferred the victory to the barbarian enemy. By a curious coincidence, which seems like the silent irony of history, many of the great battles of the world have been fought upon days sacred in the religion of peace and good-will. It was on the morning of Good Friday that the British army, which had been encamped during the night in a bit of ploughed land on the heights of Wadela, began the descent into the valley of the Bashilo. The night had been as miserable, with mud and rain, as that which preceded the battle of Agin court. The army made a show which would have disgusted a martinet on parade day ; and, if it could, by any second sight, have been presented to the eyes of the home-stayers who about the same time were witnessing reviews at Ports mouth or Aldershot, the contrast between the grim reality of war and its gay coun terfeit would have been complete. As with the older heroes, who fought on Cardis's day, they were " but we/ilex' for the working day ; " their gayness and their gilt were all besmirch'd " with rainy marching in the painful field, and " time had worn them into slovenry ;" only "their " hearts were in the war." The ravine of crumb ling basalt down which their path lay had opposed few difficulties in the way of THEODORE'S engineers, who had made the road trim which the invading force used. By eight o'clock the first brigade, under Sir CHARLES Sreveter, had reached the bottom of the valley. Tho river, swollen by the rains, had been converted from a narrow thread of water into a stream a hundred or a 'mind red and tifty,feet wide. " The tawn y and turgid " water," as one correspondent describes it, me/td fin en:, cored —had a depth now of three or foie feet. More gaily than C.ESAit'S soldiers leaped into the surf on the British shore, the first brigade "tarried not in their breeches," but giving themselves for the nonce the aspect of a High land regiment, and carrying their precious nether coverings in their hands, waded merrily across. The difficulties of the march then began. A six hours' ascent, amid loose stones and pointed rock, thick jungle and thorny bushes, led to the summit of the mountain. Before advancing with the baggage, ammunition, and mountain batteries, Sir ROBERT NAPIER had sent Colonel PHAYKE to the front with a sufficient force of pio• neers, sappers, and miners, to turn the ravine and hold the head of the pass, in order that the encampment where the army was to rest for the night before opening fire on Magdala might be securely taken up. This order appears to have been misunderstood. At all events, it was not properly executed. Colonel PHAYRE ap pears, like Fateriar, to have led his rascals where they might be peppered ; and to have taken up a position which left the ravine exposed fur two miles to a sally from Msgdala, and to have sat down under the very walla of the outwork of Fahla. THEODORE saw the blunder and strove to turn it to account. His guns commanded the road ; and no sooner did the baggage column appear at the head of the ravine than the fire was opened, and four thousand Abyssinians, horsemen and footmen, armed with muskets and with spears, rushed down the slope, and charged up the hill at the head of the ravine, on which the mountain train had taken up its position. A thundering cheer greeted them. The 4th King's Own charged at the double to meet them ; the pioneers opened a steady fire, the rockets of the Naval Brigade and the guns of Colonel PENN'S division began their devastating work. The seven companies present were speedily brought on the ground in skirmishing order ; the Abyssinians vainly at tempted to turn the right flank of the line. They fled in confusion. The slaughter became a butchery. It is well to do justice even to* vanquished enemy. Gallantry and courage were not wanting to the barbarians. Round the person of THEODORE'S com mander-in-chief, conspicuous by his gay dress, the thick of the fight raged. When he was slain the contest became a struggle for the possession of his body ; and when he had fallen seven of his chieftains were found dead by the side of him whom they had failed to rescue. The theme might be celebrated in a Homeric rhapsody or • ballad of Chevy Chase. The battle of A rogee decided the fate of the expedi tion and of the prisoners. After their delivery, the only question was whether Magdala should be peace fully ceded and destroyed, or taken by storm. THEO- Dow' preferred to die as a soldier rather than live a captive. We need not repeat here the story which is told elsewhere. The joy of the released prisoners, the triumph of the soldiers, in a war which was essentially one of humanity and national honour, will be echoed by all their countrymen. Nothing now remains to be done with Abyssinia except to leave it. The returning troops and their great commander have only to prepare themselves fora welcome in Eng land which will thrill them with a pride and satisfaction not less than that which they felt when Magdala was then 5, and the last fetter wa s struck off the last prisoner. lii ground _ hours later the royal sufferer was placed on a litter, and borne by the men of the Galatea and Charybdis to the deck of the Morpeth, and from thence to the Galatea. There was considerable pain, but no unfavourable symptoms from the first; the ball was extracted without difficulty on the Saturday rimming, and on the 17th the patient was sufficiently recovered to write a letter. Two days later the following general answer was returned to the numerous addresses of sympathy and indigna tion : Government House, Sydney, March 19, 1868. I have received with sincere gratification these nu merous addresses, and desire to return my warm thanks for the expressions of sympathy which they contain. The cowardly act of one individual has not in any degree shaken my confidence in tho loyalty of the people of this colony towards the throne and person of her Majesty, or in their affection for myself ; and I shall gladly convey to the Queen the universal expression of horror sad Indignation which the attempt to assaaeinate me has called forth from her Majesty's faithful subjects in Australia. A LFab:D. The assassin O'FARRELL is 33 years of age, and, though the son of a butcher colonist, has only been in Sydney since Christmas, and his friends are pre pared to defend him on the ground of insanity. After attempting three times to shoot Sir WILLIAM MANNING, who at once sprang forward to seize hint, he attempted to shoot the coachmaker Mr. VIA/L, who had pinioned him from behind. Finding this impossible he aimed another shot at the pros trate Prince, which happily missed ita object but hit an elderly gentleman, Mr. GEORGE Tuoime, in the foot. This gentleman fainted and was carried off, while determined attempts were made to lynch the assassin. " Hang hint !" " String him up !" was shouted on all sides, and it was only the determined stand made by the police which saved him from the popular fury. from sad THE EXPRESS. MONDAY EVE I G, MAY 18, the ope silently fell back, and formed a complete cordon ClTlttl. lie rou some thirty - yards ,_. 4 t• w. ' ei J r - ~. ' 2 k . : I , I•I R C • ... British ri fl ed. and Marfa, y . . dr • 4 :s ; ' 1419 ' A 6. ;suneosi i ft e ient vdricril, Meanw the wit . j Mir m e . • . won •• . I morning b g y a000 ,:i......< ,„ ......... 7 ROBE said, " Toll thEileople I mot .. i I ;1a. 1 t r PlNvesi ta : sia. .'' vs out YeeleravY • sad - .. et rath '" be bitter litisentig and . ..... . vet him - his will a s ticns nil bein g ias bein g •' we Princess Louise arrived at the Oastie this morning from nry over " lifted from the ground by a halloo . " _Three Lo a m. idie,ded by Lady candid e audio= sad __ .. MR. ,'OTHERN AS OTHELLO. THE unusual sounds which greeted Mr. SO'rHEBN on Saturday appeared to take that popular actor by surprise. That an English audience should ex press honest disapproval was thought sufficiently remarkable to be made the occasion of a speech. The cause of charity was invoked as a shield for bad taste, and a somewhat hyperbolical readiness to break his neck, if necessary, for Mr. PAUL BEDFORD'S sake earnestly avowed. But Mr. Sorneas mistook the point at issue between the public and himself. This was that he, a man in the full enjoyment of his faculties, should degrade his author while playing a part sadly un worthy of his reputation. It will be difficult to persuade impartial people that this was essential to the cause he had at heart. To play Ornatto at all was a bold but perfectly legitimate experiment for a light comedian ; toburlesqueOTnaLLo by para phrasing SHAKESPEAZZ'S words, together with a grotesque make up and comic action would have been admissible ; but the exhibition of Saturday went beyond this. With DFSDEMONA, Emma, and lan° played in good faith, the Dundreary hop and drawl and antics were miserably out of place. To hear SHAKESPEARE'S text altered only by in tentional mispronunciation ; and to see a properly clothed OTHELLO grimacing and gesticulating in Dundreary whiskers and wig was far from plea sant fooling, and betrayed an absence of true perception and good taste for which we were not prepared. Mr. BccicsroNs's Liao was a grave, matter-of-fact performance, making the looker-on wonder whether, like LISTON, ho has a sneaking conviction that tragedy is his real forte ; and the female parts were respectably filled. But Mr. SUTHEPS, who could so easily have treated Mr. PAUL BEDFORD'S friends to a pleasurable perform ance, outraged the instincts of his audience, and had no right to be annoyed at the result. The sibillations seemed to us among the healthiest sounds of the day. THE troops and captives from Abyssinia were expected, according to the last accounts, to reach the sea coast by the latter end of April. The Bombay steamer, the mail brought by which has just arrived in England, passed Annesley Bay on the 4th inst. The Calcutta steamer, the mail by which is due in London, by Marseilles, on the 31st inst., was due off Annesley Bay on the 11th inst. THE PROPERTY OF MARRIED WOMEN. The text of the bill brought in by Mr. Shaw Lefevre, Mr. Russell Gurney, and Mr. J. Stuart Mill, to amend the law with respect to the property of married women, wu issued this morning. It provides that every woman shall. notwithstanding her coverture, retain pea session of all her real and personal property, whether belonging to her before marriage, or acquired afterwards, free from the debts and obligations of her husband, and from his control. The earnings of a married woman, derived from any occupation carried on separately from that of her husband, are also to be deemed her po mmel estate. On the other band, a husband is not to bo liable for the debts of his wife, contracted before marriage, and shall not be liable in damages for any wrong committed by her. Upon the death of • wife intestate, her husband is, according to the provisions of this bill, to take the same distributive share in her personal estate as • wife would tak e in the personal estate of her husband if he died intestate, and subject thereto her personal estate is to go u it would have gone if her husband had pre deoeased her. There is, however, a reservation of the right of a husband to bold his wife's real estate sa tenant by courtesy. Questions in dispute between husband and wife as to title to or possession of personal property are to be decided in a summary way by any chancery judge, or at the option of the pe titioner and irrespective of the v►lue of the property in dispute, by a county court judge. When, however, • husband has been in the habit of receiving his wife's rents and profits he is not to be held liable to account for them afterward,. The existing law relating to the making of settlements before or after marriage is not interfered with. It le proposed that the act, which is not to extend to Scotland, shall come into operation on the lit January next. His Excellency Lord Lyons has issued invits (ions to a dinner to be given in honour of ber Majesty's birthday. Many families in the fashionable circles are about leaving Pais for their *wintry seats sad the water. ing places of Germany. The success of Nos intimes at St. Janssa's Theatre has secured for it a eontinusace for a few nights in the programme. The next piece of importance will be La Pantile Benoiton, which we. performed last year. The operas announced at Covent•garden for the currant week are Do* Pasquale. with Mae. Patti as Adina (to-night—lirat time) ; Faa. t itorghtrita (to- morrow night) ; Don Giovasei--Sigaor GraMitai el Dan Giovanni (Thursday —list Nam) aid La AirOnla-46. lidlio. Lucca and Sig. Mario (Saturday). Numerous lots (;f land will shortly be offered for sale at Bonidaer, • mew watering-piens about to be formed at the mwath-weeb mew of He Lie al Wight. THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH. THE details of the attempt to assassinate the Duke of EDIN/IrROH have arrived. His Royal Highness had just handed the chairman of the day, Sir WILLIAM MANNINO, a cheque for the Sailors' Home for the benefit of which a public pic-nicwas being held, when he was shot down. Falling for ward on his hands and knees the PRINCE cried out, " Good GOD, my back is broken !" and was immediately lifted up and car ried to the royal pavilion by some bystanders. He never lost consciousness, and on his way thither he complained repeatedly of pain, and besought his bearers to carry him more gently. Seven surgeons, some naval some local, were in immediate attendance, and " uponan examination of " the wound, it was found that the bullet had pen.- " trated the back, about half an inch to the right of " the vertebral column on a level with the ninth rib, " and, traversing the course of the ribs round by " the right, had lodged in the flesh, not far " below thesorface, within two inches of the breast " bone. No vital organ appeared to be injured, " the course of the bullet being quite superficial." Crowds of excited and indignant people now flocked round the tent, but on being told by the doctors that free ventilation was necessary, they Colonel the Hon. A. liordinio. Lady Augusta Bewley, die Dean of Windsor, Principal Tulloch, and Mr. Theodore Martin had the honour of dining with the Queen yesterday. The Tyrolese singers (from the ZilWeibel), Die Herres Holden, Meal, Margreiter, and Holuarth. Mesdames Holaus, Margreiter, and Meickl, had the honour of sing ing this afternoon before the Queen and the Royal Family at Windsor Castle. The Ladies and Gentlemen in Waiting were present. Mr. Philip Westoott has had the honour of submitting to her Majesty's inspection his pictures of " Windsor Castle" and "Clivedeu." _ MAY 17. The Queen drove out yesterday afternoon, accompanied by the Princess Louise and Princess Beatrice. Prince 'Leopold also drove out, attended by Kr. Duckworth. _ Prinoeu Louise, attended by Lady Caroline Barrington, dined with Prince and Princess Christian, at Frogmore, last evening. The Queen, Prince and Princess Christian, Princess Louise, Prince Leopold, and Princess Beatrioe, and the Ladies and Gentlemen in Waiting, attended Divine service this morning in the Private ChapeL The Rev. Henry Whyte, Chaplain of the Chapel Royal, Savoy, preached the sermon. The Marchioness of Abercorn and Lady Alberths Hamil ton aurived at the Castle on Saturday, on • visit to the Queen. The Prince and Princess of Wales drove out on Satur day afternoon. In the evening their royal highnesses, aceompan'ed by Prince Arthur, went to the St. James's Theatre. The Prince and Prince., of Wales, with the Countess of Macclesfield and Major Teesdale in waiting, attended Divine service yesterday, at the Chapel Royal St. James's. The Communion service was read by the Rev. J. V. Povah, Rev. Thema Relmore, and the Rev. C. F. Tarver. Anthem, "Praise the Lord." (Goss.) Sung by Master Coward, Messrs. Francis, Cummings. and Winn. Mr. Goss presided at the organ. The sermon wee preached by the Rev. C. F. Tarver from St. Matthew, ch. vi., v. 24. A Cabinet Council was held on Saturday at the official residence of the First Lord of the Treasury, in Downing-street. The ministers present were the Right Hon. B. Disraeli, the Lord Chancellor, the Duke of Marlborough, the Right Hon. Gathorne Hardy, Lord Stanley, the Duke of Buckingham and Chandos, Sir John Pakington, Sir S. Northcote, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Right Hon. H. T. L. Corry, the puke of Richmond, Lord J. Manners, and the Earl of Mayo. _ _ A committee of the Levis of her Majesty's Most Honour able Privy Council met on Saturday at the Privy Council office, Whitehall, to consider questions connected witbithe importation of Spanish and Portuguese cattle. The lords present were the Lord President, Lord Robert Montagu, Sir Thos. Freemant'e, Bart., the Right Hon. Stephen Cave, and the Chancellor of the Exchequer. The Rev. John G. H. Hill, M.A., bad an interview with Lord Stanley, at the Foreign-office, on Saturday. Despatches were sent from the Colonial-Office on Sitar. day to the Governors of the West India Islands, 'latish Columbia, British Honduras, and to the Governor-General of Canada. A deputation, consisting of Mr. E. Chadwick, C. 8., the Rev. J. G. Cromwell, Mr. W. Sugden, Mr. J. J. GraAm, Mr. Joseph Payne, Mr. Samuel Weymouth, and other gen tlereen occupying positions AS teachers in national, British, and other schools, had an interview with the Duke of Marlborough, at the Privy Council-offioe, on Saturday, upon the subject of the Education Bill of the government now before the House of Lords. A deputation from the Edinburgh University Club had an interview with the Lord Advocate, at his official resi dence in Spring-gardens, on Saturday, to express the feel ing of the graduates of Edinburgh University that not leas than two members be allotted to the four Scottish univer sities in the forthcoming Reform Bill for Scotland. A deputation from the guardians of the pariah of Bir mingham, and also a deputation from the managers of the Central London District School, had an interview with the Berl of Devon, at the office of the Poor-law Board, White hall, on Friday. DEPARTURE OF THE PRINCE OF WALES FOR LEEDS.-(THIS DAY.) This morning, at a quarter past 11 o'clock, his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, attended by Major Teesdale and Lieutenant• General Knollys, comptroller of the Prince's household, left Marlborough House, en route for Temple Newnan, the seat of Mr. Meynell Ingram. His royal highness drove to the King's-cross station of the Great Northern line, to proceed by the 11.30 a.m., fast Leeds train, of the Midland Company's service. Great crowds of spectators assembled in front of Weston place, near the Great Northern Hotel, and round the approaches to the station, which were kept by the Y division of the Metropolitan Police and the officers of the Great Northern Railway Company. Upon the departure platform Lord Robert Grosvenor, Lord Galway, and Lord Hamilton had assembled, while the space around the royal saloon was crowded with passengers and spec tators. His royal highness arrived at the terminus at 11.27. and walking to the platform, at once took his seat in the saloon, and the train left the station punctually, and is expected to arrive at Leeds about 5 o'clock this afternoon. THE QUEEN'S JOURNEY TO SCOTLAND. -TM evening, at half-put six o'clock, her Majesty the Queen, with their Royal Highnesses Princesses Louise and Bea trice and Prince Leopold, attended by Lieutenant-General the Hon. C. Grey, Colonel Ponsonby, the Duchess of Atbole, the Hon. Mrs. Ponsonby, and the Hon. bliss Cathcart, will leave Windsor Castle for Balmoral. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess d'Anuisie received a distinguished company at dinner, at Orleans House, Twickenham, on Saturday evening. The Duchess of Norfolk and her four daughters have arrived at the English embassy, Paris, for • visit of about • fortnight. The duke has been in Paris some day.. The Earl and Countess of Carnarvon entertained es dinner on Saturday evening, at their residence in Grosvenor-street, the Marquis of Lorne, M.P., the Earl and Countess of Dudley, the Earl and Countess Spencer, the Countess of Newburgh, Colonel Hon. R. and Lady Margaret Charteris, Hon. Aubsron Herbert, the Right Hon. Sir Robert Peel, Bart., M.P.. the Right Hon. Robert Lowe, M.P., Sir Edwin tenderer, Mr. W. Beaumont, ILP., and Lady Margaret Beaumont, Mr. Campbell, aro. After dinner her ladyship had • reception, which was nu merously stosecied. The Countess (Frances) WaMegrawe and the Right Hon. Chichester Forteeme, M.P., entertained at dinner on Saturday evening, at their residence in Carlton gardens, the following company :—His Excellency Prince de In Tour d'Auvergne, his Excellency the Prussian Am. bassidor and the Countess Bernstorff, the Duke and Duchess of Cleveland, Maria Marchioness of Ailesbury, the Earl and Countem Stanhope, the Earl and Countess of Kimberley, Viscount Torrington, Lord and Lady Basally of Alderley, Lord John Hay, the Right Hon. Sir David Dundaa, Mr. T. Hughes, M.P., and Mrs. Hughes Mr. Kinglike, M.P., Mr. Bernal Osborne, M.P., Mr. Hay ward,; ko, The countess bad a small and early party after dinner. Her ladyship's party originally appointed far Saturday next is put off. The Bishop of London and Mrs. Tait entertained at dinner at London Hones on Saturday the Archbishop of Armagh and Mrs. Bereshed, the Hen Foreseen* sad Ladies Bunn and Miry Fortune, Lord and Lady Dufferin, Lord Overdone, the Ron. Owen sad Kn. Stanley, Sir Harry Verney, lady Sitwell and Min Sitwell, Mr. and lire. Her wort Vernon. the Bev. Mr. and Mon. Tame, the Rev. Sirs and Keene. The Right Hon. the rhAnc e um. of th e L ie b e _ qua Sea ipotesi rap fee a frill-dreas haniteet an Salinrdbyl i , seat at Willie's Rooms, in celebration of her MajeetrY birthday. • 441 .-• • EWS. 'EDITION. lisalio-Tintee, Daily Neva, bforning Herald, and Months/ Poet, of this morning, contain letters describing the battle before Magdala, the surren der of the prisoners, the capture of the fortress, and its destruction. The latest date is that of • letter from the Daily News correspondent, dated April 19, treating of the return of the army. Late in the afternoon of Good Friday King Theodore made an unexpected attack on Colonel Milward's force. Misinformed by spies, he fancied that only a small pioneer force was advancing with baggage to find • camping ground for the rest of the army, and 4,000 Abyssinians suddenly poured down the slope, charging boldly for the bag gage, which at: this time was on a hill at the head of a ravine. -oak ri i W N e EXP THE BATTLE. They knew not then of what those mule-loads consisted but they knew it before half an hour had elapsed, for they bad caught hold of the scorpion by the tail. In leu time than it takes to tell it, a oil' was made for the 4th King's Own, and they were off down the hill at the double to meet the approaching wave ; the pioneers had opened • vigorous and well-directed fire ; the rockets of the Naval Brigade were spreading c outernation among the enemy, the guns of Colonel Peon's Mountain Bat tery (shortly termed the "steel Penns") were in full play, and the battle was general. It was a fine sight to see the men who Lad been toiling all day without food or water, and were now to all appearance completely exhausted, throw down their great coats, seize their rifles, and, wet se they were, charge down one through • narrow ravine, and up another hill till within a hundred and fifty yards of the enemy, when volley upon volley from the Spiders proclaimed what could sometimes be but faintly seen through jungle and haze—that the harvest of death was fast being gathered in. The 4th King's Own were Cu the right, supported by the 10th com pany of Roy►l Engineers, the Belooohees, and the Sappers. From a bill in the centre the Rocket Battery kept its novel and destructive bolts flying now among the wavering crowd, now among the gunners on the bastion of Fable ; and on the left the Mountain Train and Major Chamber lain's well-tried and never-wanting Ilusbees from the Pun jaub frontier worked right well together. Colonel Cameron, not waiting for the whole of his regiment to form up after passing the narrow ravine, took two companies and pro ceeded rapidly forward, leaving orders for the remainder to reinforce him on debouching from the gorge. This they quickly did, and, notwithstanding the difficult nature of the ground, the seven companies there present were iu com plete skirmishing order in an incredibly short 'pace of time. Nor were the Engineers and Belouchees idle. The Abyssinians had once or twice attempted to turn the right flank of the line, when the supports, wheeling to the right, drove them as often into a crowd in which a rocket ur shell would cause fearful havoc. When the retreat became general, the mountain train battery was divided, two of its guns being sent on with the pioneers, two kept in the centre, and two on the right front, at all of which positions the power and accuracy of these handy little pieces of ordnance were fully exemplified. It ought to be mentioned that the Punjabeer, loth to waste powder and shot upon such foes, charged with the bayonet, killing their enemies by scores. Two companies of the 4th, which were on duty as baggage guard, did excellent service at the head of the Beahilo ravine. The pluck of the Abyssinians is proved by one writer after another. To describe the fight after the Snider came into place, says the correspondent of the Times, would be only to describe a battue. It sharp, short cracks following each other in breathless succession were the death knell of the Abyssinian cause. The unfortunate foe had no longer even the shadow of a chance, but went down like grass before the scythe. How they kept their ground at all when Snider', mountain guns, and rockets had begun to get fairly at them is a marvel. The Post says that the want of cavalry was felt. With a couple of hundred sabres, Theodore's men would all have been cut to pieces. The enemy's guns on the heights continued firing, but hardly any shot or shell fell in the plain. The victims took advantage of the shelter afforded by every bush and stone, and continued to tight, retreating. By half-past 6 o'clock all was over. During the whole action, the thunder and lightning vied with the roar and flash of the cannon. Not oue man on our aide was killed, and only 19 were wounded. The Pun- jaub Pioneers came in for the severest part of the fighting. They surprised the enemy in a ravine, getting so close to them that bayonets and spear., were used, and ghastly groups of from 5 to 20 Abys sinians huddled together in corners from which no escape was possible, showed next morning how fierce, though unequal, the contest had been. Theodore himself did not come out. Cameron, look not much the worse for their cow finement. Easter Monday saw the British forces engaged i ll storming the fortress. Captain Speedy was sent on in advance to proclaim that none who laid down their arms would be injured. Part of the ascent was an almost inaccessible track, fit only fo r o r . e mule at a time, and up which it was almost impo t . Bible to convey the scaling ladders and guns, It was a picturesque sight to see the long line of infantry in red, and green, and grey, with the mountain•tr a i a n at . Win on mules, and the Armstrong@ on elephants, winding up the precipitous sides of the Fa& and Isimpact, down whieh streamed thousands of Abyuinians, seeking refuge on the plain below until the storm of war should be over. Nut a shot was fired on either side until a parry of 3rd Bombay Cavalry and the Royal Engineers had reached within about a thousand yards of the fortress. Then a body of horsemen, among sh,rn was Theodore himself, rode out and fired a few shots, retreating under cover on finding that they were well within reach of British bullets, One let, it is said, struck the ground between Theodore's horses' feet. On the plain opposite the gates were found 20 of Theodore's cannon and mortars, which were instantly used against him. A desultor, •re was continued fur some time, and the sigm! 8 given for SCENE AFTER THE BATTLE. The scene was very shocking. In one or two narrow gorges in which they had been pent up, fifty or sixty dead bodies lay almost piled together. Very ghastly were their wounds. There was a man, nearly blown to pieces with a shell ; near him another, the upper part of whose head had been taken off by a rocket ; then, again, one who lay as if in a peaceful sleep, shot through the heart ; next to him one less fortunate, who, by the nature of hie wound had lingered in agony for hours through this long night before death brought a welcome relief. Two of them only still lived, and they were carried into camp, but their wounds were of so desperate • nature that it was pro- bable they could not live many hours. Strangely enough, there were no wounds of • trifling nature. All who had been almost at the point of death had either managed to crawl ►way or bad been removed by their friends. With a very few exoeptione It was a charnel place of dead, whose gaudy silk and coloured robes were in ghastly cortrast with their stiffened and contorted attitudes. Among the few survivors was the commander-in-chief of Theodore's army, who was carried to the camp. He, like the others we were able to succour, expressed his gratitude for our kindness, and said the affair had been • complete surprise to them. They saw what was apparently a train of baggage without protection, coming up the valley, and apparently had not noticed our small body of infantry upon the brow. The night after the battle was one of extreme hardship, and by dawn every man was again under arms, ready for the assault. An unexpected event here occurred. ARRIVAL OF CAPTIVREL Early in the forenoon a small perky was seen to deemed from Magdala, conspicuous in which were a British uniform and a nag of truce. They were two chiefs from Misdate, with Mr. Flad and Lieutenant Prideanx, who had been sent to effect a reconciliation between Theodorus and the English. Cheers announced their arrivalineamp,which was soot is a blase of excitement. Towards mid-day they re turned to Theodore with the answer that he must sur render the captive., =conditionally, and submit to the Queen of England. From this his proud spirit revolted, and he sent the same two once more, saying he would give the captives up unless the English aided him to regain his kingdom. Sir Robert Napier's position was an unenviable oar ; it is easy to see how Ms answer might affect the issue of the campaign, perhaps frustrate its =mess. He meditated long ; but he played the Roman, and the messengers returned with no answer. It was a sad parting, but one that soon was turned into joy, for on their way up the hill tlwe me. Captain Cameros. Kr. Sameni, and all the =here except Mr,. Flad and see= of the artisans' families. This morn ing another demand was made, the result of which has been that there is not tonight a aingie Eurepeast captive in Usgdala except If. Bardel, who represented that he was unabla to leave * esseequemee of sunstroke. The M. Bardel referred to is the Frenchman who has been suspeoted of poisoning Theodore's mind %Mitt the oiptitrill: Pie * blind afterward's ill, in a tent outside Itegdala. Ali the captive. are , well, and, with the exceptibn of poor Captain br-r. ;A: • 10 • it-• THE A•i.6IAVLT. During the last half hour all the infantry bad ilescen.:.l from the heights, •id immediately the 2nd Brigade vanced, led by General Sir Charles Staveley in p erk a . The 33rd were in the van, and to them was wiped the honour of leading the assault, a duty which the ) charged in a manner worthy the fame which ha• f,,, many years attached to the gallant corps. Thee 5 , .,, supported by the 4:ith Regiment, and the Ist .1, (consisting of the 4th Regiment, Ist Bass • and Madras Sappers) followed at sorie inn t • On reaching the foot of the zig.r.ag leadin2 t gate • few musket shots were fired from the then our men halted, and for five or six minutes pia, e 4 into the invisible defenders such an extraordin-ry ..r.l unparalleled fire that no soldiers in the wnrld could h.,a withstood it—no one who saw and heard the r. rupted volleys will ever forget it, and the bullets rattlal with even more frequency and vehemence that, the hailstones which were pouring down with trl a 1 violence at the time. It was a knell t must have made many a heart quake re.ti In five minutes more the leading files of the :kird and their gallant commanding officer, Major I ••••:.. r, were knocking at the door for admission ; but it a,. a formidable barrier—a door of inirneneely ,f. three inches in thickness, behind it a solid w,Ol ry 12 feet in depth, and then a second door s, struction to the first. Major Pritchard, of tis la was one of the leaders of the storming party, a!,.1 to hills was entrusted the honourable but perilous ....it of blowing up the gate. Ye gods' who can ..cct .ct for the strange things that happen? It is incl.:dine, but nevertheless true, that when the powder w asked for, no one had it; it had been known. The word was passed for pickaxes and scaling ladders, bat long before they could arrive the boys of the 3:trd, eager to close with the foe, and by no means appreciating the fun of standing still to be shot at, clambered up the steep and dangerous sides of the precipice, and, furiously tearing down the formidable fence which protected the topmost 'edge (from behind which the enemy were firing), speedily effected a lodgment in the fort. A loud ch• er proclaimed that Magdala was ours, and in the tw:nk:ing of an eye the British flag waved proudly over the much anathematised gate. The resistance was a mere nothicg, and we lost nut a single man. AFTER THE ARsAULT. All the troops behaved with the most exemplary mode ration, and not a eingle outrage was committed by the soldiers. I would I could say as much (correspn.lt tit of Post) for their officers, some of whom engaged in the n ast unseemly struggle over the dead body of the Kisg. .ind were misguided enough to forget their position and de voirs in a mad epirit of rivalry to possess some relic of their fallen foe. Some allowance is due to the exeiten ,nt of the moment, and perhaps it would be too cruel to gibbet their names in print, but the most euadous and indiscitet were those who from their years and rank were the more culpable. Once in the fortress all opposition ceased ; tl ose who had fought while their King was alive i.el threw away their arms, and tried to look as Iw:eh like peaceful citizens as they could ; the sold .ery crowded up, with the loss of nine or ten woune:ed, amid redoubled cheers from the women and tears of joy from the captives, who hobbled arotimi u fast as their fetters would allow them, and kissed the hands and feet of their liberators. (lse by the King's house knelt a gallant sergeant of the 33rd Regiment, with a file in his hand, and aro old him crowded a dozen captives, whose chains he "as busily sawing asunder. Of Theodore himself every correspondent speaks in terms of horror. The day before our forces ar iced he had all the captives out, and, before their ey es, acoordimg to the Herald's correspondent, put tod ath 310 prisoners, many of whom he had kept in chains for years. Among them were men, women, and little children. They were brought out, chained, and thrown down on the ground, their heads fastened down to their feet. Among this defenceless and pitable group the brutal ty rant went with his sword, and slashed right and left until he had killed a score or so. Then, getting tired, he called out six of his musketeers, who continued to fire among the wretched crowd until all were despatched. Their bodies were then thrown over a precipice. The captives describe the usual mode of execution, by cutting off the holds and feet, as being a refinement of cruelty. A slight gash is made round the member, awl it is then wrenched off by main force, the arteries being so much twisted that very little loss of blood takes place. The wretched beings are then left to die. The bodies referred to were found at the bottom of a precipice, a putrefying mass. It is stated that when the King heard of the terms demanded be made an attempt at suicide, but the ball which he fired at himself only grazed bis neck. His body was found, not near those of his chiefs in the gateway, but alone on the hill above. It is said that as the chiefs were shot down be dropped his royal robe of silk to escape observation, fled front the gateway to a retired spot higher up on the citadel, and there shot himself, putting the pistol into his m outh. From the plainness of his dress the body was not at first recognised, but as soon as it was identified, and, on the approach of Sir Robert Napier, drawn forth into the principal pathway, an involuntary cheer burst forth from the soldiers around. The Times correspondent says: "His face seemed to me rather a disappointing one after all that lue been said about it, but then it was impossible to judge properly after death, especially as the el* was said to be, from its fire and expression, the most remarkable feature. There was a look of bloated, sensual indulgence about the cheeks by no means heroic or kingly, but the forehead was intellectual, and the mouth singularly determined and cruel. A very strange smile still lingered about the lips, as if even in the death.' h.oe his last thought had been one of triumph at haring baulked his conquerors by dying a King." He 5511 buried in the church in Magdala, the funeral beini attended by a military escort of one or two staff offioers. We have also an account of the Queen and hes son. The so-called palace is a dirty rude cabin, in which were - THZ QCZrt AND tiza NON. A kind-hearted private,finding himself in the neiglib oar. hood of the palace, was prompted by tariosiiy to enter: floelnd the Queen Lie honest heart could only express hie 4..; • - La of Th re thl