The Express. — London, England, 1858-02-06 00:00:00

THE INDIAN MUTI.VIES. LORD CANNING'S DEFENCE OF HIS POLICY. This morning a return wee issued from the India Board of copies of three lettere, the first dated Dec. 11, and the two latter Dec. 24, from the Governor General of India in Council to the Court of Directors of the East India Company. We subjoin the two letters in which the Indian administration defend themselves from the various charges brought against them : " Fort Wilburn, Dec. 11, 1837.—(N0. 144 —Public.) It appears that very considerable misapprebenaion pro m& se to the measures which have been taken for the pu nishment of those who have been guilty of mutiny, diner tket, and ',boas daring the recent tiaturhances in India, sad es to certain instructioas which have been lamed for the guidance of civil officees charged with carrying out those zessaures, end vested with extraordinsry powers for the pur pose. Then fore, elthough our proceedings have been regu larly reported to your honourable court, and have se yet been h •noured with your entire approval, wo deem it right specially and briefly to re -tp.tulate them, in order that the policy of the pvernment of India tn9y not be misun derstood, and that mistaken representations regarding it may he corrected. •• 2. lathe first place, it has been made a matter of com plaint against the government of ludo, that the country van t put tinder martial law after the ocLurrence of the Mutinies. 3. The reply :to this is this the cot ntrl was put under inertial law wherever it wo iteorteary, and es loon es It could answer may good purpom to do so. "4. Martial law was proclaimed by the Lieutenant- Oovern..r of the North-Western rfaTillete, u the euntiny broke ~at, in the Delhi.• M•erut,t Rohileund,: and Agra § divisions and in the districts of Ajmer, g and Neetnuch.l .• It woo procabad by th. government of India to the Alla...bed and Bastes divoliee oa tbe 9th of Jane, 1857, as soon as Um mutiny st Beans sad Allohabad sad its grquence. became blown. . _ _ It W&. proaalreal by the Lieutenant-Governor of Bengal is the Petra I end Mots Nagpure t'• diviaiona ..f the Loner PIOViDOVI immediately after the mutiny of the Dinapore 70011111111.1 sad Übe Retogurb 13 studies occurred. "S. Last it should be suppeed by say that in thus dealing with the country by divisions and districts a hesitating and uncertain polk7 was pursued, it may be added that of the abevercamed tracts of ccautry t h e smallest is equal to any English county, sad the larrt is as large ea Ireland. " 6. la the Puajab end nude (non-regulation provinces) there was so need to proclaim martial law. The authorities acted am if it had been pro. aimed. " 7. But in with rams ma of a for more stringent and effective charmer then the establishment of martial law were taken for the 'oppression of mutiny snd rebeilioa. " B. Martial law, in the t,edizuw7 acreptation of the phrue, Is so law at all, or, as it has been described, the will of the moral. But shortie' law in India ia proclaimed under special foralations applicable only to the regulation provinces in the three Primkiencies, whereby the government Is em powered to suspend either wholly or partially the function. olds. ordinary criminal courts, to establish martial law, and also to direct the homediate trial by courte-tuartial of all subjecte who are taken—(l) in arms in open hostility to the British government; or (7) In the act of opposing by form of arms the solitarily al the moo. or (3) Is the actual coot alsriou of say omit sot of rebellion against the state, or (4) is the act of openly aiding and abetting the eneenies of the British gorenunaat. "9. lielthier the idrct of martial law nor the mode in which oeurtwmertial aru to be constituted under the mule bon hos ever beim Mari. BM it seems clear that courts martial moot be oompeod of sny but military officers, for the.. is is the ragnistion to show that courts martial as literate data* rl cam be otherwies constituted. " 10. )(arsons, it =add be borne in mind that in Bengal, beyond the lodes of the jurisdiction of the Suprema Court, Wee wee no regulation which provided for the poniahment a treason or rebellion, and that the Mahound= law, which in the drosnos of urges re,„"dation conetitotes the criminal ban of the onntry, does not provide any specific punishment On inch crimes. Regulation X. of 1804 rendered a person guilty of treason or rebellion liable to the punishment of death only in the dad of lin conviction before • 000rt.martial ; and even a rood- medial under that resit. Minn boil me power to try for treason or rebellion =less W offsesier we, Yam is erne in open hostility to the British griewassent, ar in the act of Imposing by force of ants the antharity of the soma or in the actual commission of on overt ad. " 11. Tb power of trim! by court-martial did not eitatd So plasm guilty of robe /boa male= takes la the tattle! met oinks of ma avert met. . 12. Valor them tip =Mame. the government might he,, been mach materremed had lodise martial law ekes been maid apes, and seeing that the number of military aloes at the disposal of the government was in many puts of the coast ry wholly inaufaciesit for the summary trial of ratittnems sad rebels, the government of India took a roans math more effectual than the establislimset of martial law. Maytag bet by Act No. VIII. of 1857 strengthened the heads of team by giving them peeler powers fur the amesabliag of mart -inertial, and by making the procseclume of those marts more summery, the govern ment @doped mown which should give them the services ant only of their own military sod civil Alms, but of lade. 'snidest English geetlemen net connected with the Fast ladle Caingemy—lndigo Menton sad other persona of intel- Nome end inionace. These measures went es follows . 11. Oa the 30th May, when it was known that the astray of the swops had hum followed in many plane, by sehillioa of the pvviJaab, Act No. XI. of 1837 was pared. By this law meow platy of rebellion at of waging war agaiost the Qom or the government, or of aiding and abetting Minim were reoffered liable to the pnakehimat of death and to the lorfettore of all their peeporty, and the crime of bertioariag rebels, ke., was made heavily punish able ; the swum and locel emeative governments were empowered to Wan • comlainion in say district in • AMe of rebellion for the trial of rebels or persons charged with any other crime spinet the State, or with any heinous crime si•iaet panne or pro perty, the commirsioners wan empowered lo en singly, and wen reeled with •heolate and anal powers of judgment and Iranian without the preempt of law dhows or aver. sore . and, Sadly, the porenion 1 arras in any distrkt in whi hit night be prohibited by the esacutive government was nunspenal._ '• 14. By Aot No. XIV. of 1867, passed on the 6th of Jose, provides wee made for the punishment of imams marbled Of exciting mutiny or sedition in the ►rmy, the offender was rendered liable to the punishment of death sad the forfeiture of all his property, and persona guilty of harbouring such Wielders were made liable to heavy punlahmemt. Power wee also given to general courts martial to try all persons, whether ►meltable to the snicks of Ins or not, oaerged with say album punishable by this or the preceding act , and the surmise and local executive governments were authorisol to Woe ceentolmekma in any district for the trial, by single oommiaMomere, without the emistance of law officers or assessor% and with absolute and !eel power ofjudgment sad execution, of any crime against the Stela, or any heinous offence whatever; the tarn. heinous odisios" being declared to include every crime at tended with great potential violemoe, or unaudited with the intention of forwarding the designs of those who are waging War against the State. " Ir. By Act No. X VI. of 1847 all heinous amass com mitted in any diMoid ander martial law, or in any district to which this act might be sataaded, were made punishable by death, traaatortation, or imprisonment, sad by forfeiture of al] property sod Amts. " 16. Them enormous powers ham bees erg* exercised. They hare ben 'Med sot to millitery oilers only, but to cirB When tad inetworthy pewee set cenneed with the govemmt, who, ander inertia low ropmly so called, would beveled so anthority ; md the law Ms thereby been pat in lone e parts of the miry mem there were few tromp, and so elan te epee An ma mem " 17. la ell the thee abeermeneaned Ants, Nor XI., XIV., end XVI., Barogisma BritWt Mime are expressly maerepted tree their operation. " Is. By Art Ma XVII. of 1867 power was given to ssa aloft jerkin, end to say pm at penes, civil or to whom the mematire mmeranmat Med Wee a amew elm for the potpies, to try Ihr mew er demeWm say per ma subset la the Mee of War kr the mem army, with fdal powers Windiment red meeerea. Pam Weirs were empowered to NMI* wNbset earrest peer mead of Meg madame awl demeen ; and semedere sad others wire Milk ramonsible for gives early etsafirmie ripeness empeted It mutiny or desertion reading to their soros. "U. Lady, by Aat 140. ll'. of 1867, the pow!, al • maid imb et gm •NAof Um uml let •• Joie. t nth et piisal •If M Ma" 11111•1,Ims lal et hr. • • I stair/AL t resolutions It Ilia slew or rocoesteenda. von curia imilim, sa am de of pool& Inns of Mr. annaber and ly oomaides- aalal• r a ID Io r the Exche• a lola t rota * • Naked g the British this evening r La Zegere. be cowpony— A p,rtba of Carney Star. Madams :oparang oa a ▪ Ilramatic, imlow is Lc obritary 17. at will Fulda. ling again to lignor Piatti atide festival be removed r hie Ink :hatch of La on stair that ileum, leaving op; drew on teeter Hall. Aimee, fur la eirl ever guise Inactive aa ia ashen public. Sprier knows mach even Ly his of vocal , alrot of r1;14 Wu hao rapully Islas' Ciao is (who genes Ins) ins Us r Dolby, s o mooed Cy We Mr ol tlb• end,' a. pTiovii sii till r W. hal Mimi . lw woo fly tow which . la Ws ea cr. ha was cril ve calla op MI I. who kr ac 4 leas Novelle, Tb. Ammo mat p.m acid ti was allictlya , to frost se P. Narita es law isi*.l ll ll6"i r. Jeb by Mr. 0. C. J. Nos 10. lotall bristly ▪ •I•etars, bet dim. Ito mid rh•reb mar • Wiw - No t.s7 A. We opiates. so, Wu dry ta• m••• of Woo ob• soy little about .• totoreli la t fatittliar tater I for • period al boar • word if d W &Waded I of it, and is Ho did lon th. was moot Air • anse it would ,n 1 to dial ISM don cd I which b did he ono dembou• opts to Fab& liewstery te r haat et the sot pop mote leuebter.) H. me, Owe the • es they hied. lie did sat ea- Id propose the othos, and *be we, the &palar Pr t mum. la • lams. Ils eve Hitt hod a pond still mate at bah I a4vorsity Aims. [nodally, as obtained IND Qaeet'e Cot -1834. Qum's, a 1534, has ars mother. of tbat ant year also. at in the hst of dr. awl slag¢• ds. thee be Perm 0 rim dem t. PROMOTION 4 loessboill . nu; mil hos bscons —Cumissmo ••dde Yr.= Otry= ot t 6to Mk to emistant I Deportment : emonloir, let, Dead td- Aram alkor stream Mellon le of Mr. C. B. at to the meet 4orlaose, sad to t, 'nth the ea t". Clot qtl Er antlers. Sat T. Pe, bay. his. ;overbuy of the day evening se , lola la do f cluck rodeo. M.P. for irk od haw bops, ow r kaput would Mr. William effectiww, owl of the church taw by lbw who indeed dw Mere Chink IMA. THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 6, 1858. effects of all parsons amenable to the Articles of War for the native army, guilty of mutiny, were declared forfeit, sad stringent means were provided for the Plittlf• of such pro perty or effects, and for the adjudication of forfeiture in all seem, whether the guilty person be convicted or whether ha die or escape before trial. „ pO. Nut only therefore is it not the case that martial law was not proclaimed in districts in which there was • neoessity for it, but the measures taken for the arrest, sum_ mar) trial, and punishment of heinous birendirs of every class, civil as wall as military, were far morn widely spread end certainly not hem stringent than any that could have resulted from martial law. " 21. To an application of °attain inhabitants of Calcutta for the proclamation of martial law in that city and in the rest of Bengal, where, notwithstanding the mutinous spirit of the native troops, not the smallest indication of disaffec tion on the part of the people had or has been manifested, an 'newer was given setting forth at length the reasons which made the adoption of such a meaanre inexpedient. . . "22. It may be affirmed with eonfidence that no one tele ful object would have been attained by the proclamation of martisl law throughout India or in any part of India wherein it was not proclaimed, which has not been attained In a tar more effectual way by special legislation adapted to the oundition of a country throughout vast tracts of which military authority was altogether unreceseeated, and by the executive measures consiquent thereupon ; while the mere proclamation of martial law, without such special legisla tion, though it might have sounded more imposingly, would have cramped the action of government, by debarring the government from the assistance of its civil oaken in the euppreesion of mutiny and of the crimes which have accom panied it. " 23. We now advert to the resolution of the 31st July, containing directions to civil officers respecting the punish ment of mutineers, limners, and rebels, and the burning of .illsges. 24. It Tin been shown that before this resolution was painedd civilians bad bees authotianl to try for mutiny and desertion (4dlenceis previously cognisable only by court martial), and that enormous powers had been given by the legislature for the punishment of the crimes of rebellion, mutiny, and desertion, and others of less degree, to such in dividual civil officers ss might be appointed special comuna -1,10110,1 by government, or to such other officers as the government should invest with the . power of issu ing COIIIIIIWIAOISS ; and gentlemen both in and out of the regular service of goverment had been ap pointod special commissioners under the acts, The agpointment of special commissioners might have been restricted to the Governor-General in Council, or to the executive governments, had there not been any interrup tion to the hes communication between the government and their pnacipal civil officers in the districts; but when com munication was cut off the working of the acts would have been very much impeded if • special oonunisaoner could not be appointed except by government. It was therefore consi dered miceseary in many cases, while the power of comma nicatislt and before the telegraph wires were cut, to invest the principal officers, such as the Chief Commissioner, the Commissioner of Nsgpore, Commissioners of districts, tic., with the power of appointing special isouuniseioners under the acts. " 26. It afterwerda came to the knowledge of the govern ment, both (acidly and through private channels, that in some instances the powers given to special commissioners were being abused, or at least used without proper Macre and that capital punishment was indicted for trivial offences committed during a period of anarchy, and on evi dence vrtit h, under ordinary circumstances, would not have been received, and that in some quarters the fact of a man being a Sepoy was enough, in the state of excited feeling which then prevailed, to insure his apprehension and imme diate execution as a deserter. " 26. There were then many native often and moldier, of the Bengal army who, though absent from their regiments, where wholly innocent of the crime of desertion, and some who, so fee hom being guilty of mutiny, had need their beet endeavours to prevent it, saving the lives of their European officers at the risk of their own. "27. To punish these men indiscriminately with death as deserters or mutineers would have been a crime. To pre vent their punishment VS/ an imperative duty of the govern ment._ Ziff. The instructions in question WON famed for the guidance of civil, not military officers, end were of necessity in force only where civil power was exercised. They me scribed discrimination between the guilty and those who might reasonably u b a e r wroeed to be innocent. They senct ion no lenity to the ty. They give to the civil authorities no power of ly releasing even the Innocent. They do not exempt mutineer or deserter, or In fact say officer or soldier, from trial by court-martial ; but as regards military offenders they lay down rules for the guidance of civilians in the exer • cies of the powers newly vested in them by Act XVII. of Itts7. by which minimum was the Lira time given to them of offences of a purely military character. " First, in regard to men belonging to regiments which have not mutinied, the civil authorities ware directed to mulish as deserters those only who were found with arms in their hands. If guilty of rebellion they could be punished as rebels apart from their military character ; but If charged with or murpected of desertion alone, and not found with arms in their possession, they were to be sent beck to their regiments, or detained in prima pending the orders of the government. If mat beck to their regiments they would of course be dealt with by the military authorities according to Weir guilt or innocence. . . " Secoad, in regard to men belonging to regiments which have mutinied but which have not killed their officers or committal any other sanguinary crime, or whose regiments cannot be socertainid, the civil officers were directed to mutineers only those who were found with arms rtehir se tenon, or who wire charged with • specific act of rsbYtbs , or whom for special reasons it right be pommy to punish forthwith. All others were to be sent to Allabebsd, or to such other place ea the government might order, to be dealt with by the military authorities. Third, to regard to men belonging to regiments which have sentiand and killed any European, or committed any other saagninary outrage, the civil authorities were directed to try sad sentence as mutineers all such perilous, and to punish forthwith all who could not chow either that they were not premed at the murder or other outrage, or that if present they did their utmost to prevent it. These excep tional cases were to be reported to the government. "49. It has not been found that them orders are difficult of execution, or that they have tended in the least degree to weaken the hands of the civil power in dealing with those who have been really guilty of mutiny or desertion, to my nothing of graver crimes. If they have saved inaociat men from unjust punishment their object has been so far attained. Upon the action of courts martial, or upon the proceedings of say military authority whatsoever, they neither were in tended to have, nor have they had, any restrictive effect. Their tendency, on the contrary, si far as military tribunals are concerned, te to extend the jurisdiction of those tribunals and to transfer to them cams which in ordinary course would have been dealt with by civil officers. They impose no labour upon the European troops, the transport of the arrested men to Allahabad or other military stations being assigned to the police nr local guards. " 30. In regard to the treatment of rebels not being muti neers, we warned the civil authorities to whom the power of life and death bad been intrusted, that though it is ' un questionably necessary in the first attempt to restore order in a district in which the civil authority had been entirely overthrown, to administer the law with such promptitu de and severity as will strike terror into the minds of the evil disposed among the people, and will induce them by the leer of death to abstain from plunder, to restore stolen property, and to return to peaceful occupations yet, when this object ms once in a great degree attained, that ' the punishment of crimes should be regulated with discrimination ; and in the 10th paragraph, alt er pointing out the difficulties that would probably be mused by the administration of the Law in its extreme seventy after the requisite impression had been made upon the rebellious and disorderly and a ft er order had been partially restored, we Mired the civil authorities to encourage all persons to return te their cc cumions, postponing all minute inquiry into past political offences, but punishing the principal offenders, and making examples of those who after the partial restoration of order might be guilty of serious outrage', or of promoting the do eigt,te of the rebels. . 3l. We cannot believe that these instructions used defence. They are addressed only to civil authorftise ; to men who, scattered far and wide through the country, an wielding terrible powers but powers which in the actual condition of India we here not hesitated to confer. It is not conceivable that they should have hampered the action of • Ingle soldier. Wherever troops have been available for the purpose they have been employed without any =restriction on their acts but the humanity and of their commanding officers In each eases when forcible resistance has been met with, quarter has been rarely gives, and winners, whether tried on tbe 'pot by the officer in commend, or made over to the civil power, have been punished immediately with extreme, but just and necenery severity. If in such • lamentable condition of affairs errors have been committed it is assuredly not on the side of undue leniency. . . . . " 32. Lastly. es regards the burning of villages, our In sley:noes—aid), be it remembered, only to civil of that though a 'ever* measure of this sort might be necessary as an example In some cases, when the mass of the inha bitants have committed outrage, and the individual =ispaannt be anything like a wholmale or destruction of property, without doe mud to the guilt or banoosnos of those affected by it, woe to he strongly repreheaded. Can there be a doubt of the Mears of this ordsr ? To ourselves not only the justice bat the neeesslty el it was manifest from unofficial but pr hotly trustworthy accounts which reached as el the of some of the authorities, both be the AI sad Beams divisions, shortly after the outbreak, and of the droned Mate of the country within reach of the principl undoes at the essernencement of seed time for the autumn harvest. Its macaw fe shown by the return of the villegme to their °reaped's& end by the fact that eves is the most distarbed die etas the breadth of cultivation hos not been very grimly diminished. " 37 Oa the 'whole, we may observe that the effect of the resolution, as marls the Naha public in the Bengal Piga • dairy, the vest taMority of ahem have shown so sympathy with the rebellion, has beta to iday la pest ammo the =Hon a and war spinet llt Ohl or act plity, ramp NAVAL AND MILITARY. (11011 LAST SIO - 112'S °USTI'S.) MAIO77IM PAL4II ALL. ha S. Ith nflifeas Mumnb—flebeillas Whit* Bawling, mat.. M be NS* without pordmee. loth Licht Dmmium—Perm DoMpoit, mut., to tic rertiet. wtllofl Om char, be Fifteen* Mime fiftomumm 55 . Dren .' . 14 d. Llebt Dimmer —lslrummt Usuuud Corbett, to be riding imoter, Moe Dummy who bee mimed. 11th MOM 0 4 , 4407, gent, to be comet, without per cher, rice BeembM, 111 Light Meteor —= . krthur Bunion& from the 17th thibt 1T h Zirbt:‘,:.—" *. C.O..nreitt:keri h. : B 3"te s r ifth Light Dm loom, tote capt ain sloe Hurnand. who cum.% Royal •rtlllary —Acting Veterinary Burgeon MUM= Dorofield to be vecerLoary surgeon. 'los J. 11.fiecter, muerwaled, bolos stems without Ottids7are Oteale - Emift and Llautensat the Hon.Wlllians gdwardee to be heutsoant end ',toile by paretthe, vloo Caulfield, who retro Ind root -Eosiaos Love. Here,, gent, to be mega, by purchthe, vlce Newhall., appointed to the 10th Foot. 7th Foot-Codye \Award Tamer. to be lientenact. without purchase. vice Flocent. Weal m &Woo: Edelen K. T. Pioolger to be licuithane. without porch ere, elm Tanner. whoae promotion on the 11th Do:em ber. 1857, It.. been cancelled. 10th Foot -Lnutenant William Sikes. from Daltrey of the lath land Transport Corp., to be quartet...ter. 11th Yo Wiliam Adam myth, gent, to be main, without panther. vice rlambler, whom appoitameht has been cancelled; Q mrtennoter Wellarn Charier Napier, from haltrey of the lath :ad Dragoons, Bri tish Oennan Legion, to be qthrteruestth. 19th root--potent Othege Wohlmon, from balf-pity of the lath Laid Tronaport Corps, to be quarter tester. 13th Foot-I neon William Moffett, .nom the 98th Foot. to be sada_ , vete ituck, promoted ; Comet John Landry. from batty., lath Land Tremerort Corp.. to he quarthernastcr. 22nd root-Horry lithltou Palmer Vivian, gent, to be melgs, pore brae, vice Gown decoded. 28th Foot-Jerome U Brice, gent.. to be melee. Pffelthek vice Ducat, reornotel; Arthur tit tit urge Cuff, gent., to be ends; with out rumbas', vim Bourke, appointed to the 10th Foot, Plod loot-To Do Captain*, without purebate-Lioutenant W. J, Ate deem, vice Power. died of wounds; Licutenent C. R. alckette. tire Menthe' &motet; Lieutenant J. e.,thoonautuie, .fee Wththe. Ned of wounds. The promotes. of Lieutenant 8. Leven e, vice flop taln Moore. killed in action, to be dated geth Juno, 1667, and sot 1.7 Y July, as doted Is the - Othello" of Nth beoember last. To be thew tonstde without pun:hue-lb stgo J. W Caterltott. uair . ; Enalpi . W 6 H i letuddy, In mtlp oneiret. Muth. from the 65th loot vles . Ch i .vitsin, who.. Pr ed In whlo. ; omotion:on the id uly, 1037, boo both method; Leath Edmond Lakin, from the (9th Foot, lice blued', died of wounds. io he Ithslarc, by gets to -aeries Oeciffrey Hanley, gent. The promoUth of Enzign (teddy, on the 170 Jult, DAL heheen eancelfd. ith ors Aleloolni to he lieutenant without purchaae, vice Jordao, killed in salon. MAW L. Jordan, from the and Poet to be mega with Malcolm. Soh 1.-ot -Li;Atten at W. T, Dickman to be copteln, by purchase. vice lesckall. who retires. 57th Foot-. thee Theodore Edward Benthick. geoe, to be esslps, by patchiest VICO thedstance appoured to the ;Eh Foot. teth Foot-To be Lodges, by purchate-J til e. Totamtharn, gent, vice Jennings. promoted, It H. Beadott goat.. vice Tuffooll, pro. mated ;gaolers Murray. pee. do Bilbao% who retro, Cud loot-John MO•fliolIde:eld, rout., to be resigo, by porchem, vice Cornwall, appointed to th. Seth Foot. Nth Yoot-MaJor tl. W. P. lifthaun to he Ileotenantoolooel, wit:feel , iireeet.toloned Wilton, killed in action; Oaptain sod VreTerLieutenant Colonel C. W. Sibley to be major, ',Mout per caw , . vim Bileblln 04.tha N. 11. Shute, to be make, without porde.% doe Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel Bthilag, kakd mike Lthutetent M. Panning. to bo captain. without purchthe, vice Sibley Lietothant G. L. Knight to be captain, without purchnse. vice (but. Lieutenant F. J. lititehlmn to be captain, without eurchane, vim Morphy, billed in action ; Lithtestent 8. de C. 0 tardy to he TM without purcham, vice Melanie in actlou. To be Lieutesente without purchme-Ithalgo J. W. Taylor. vim Fanthug; Ensign A. W. Mirenotere. Knitht To be Ethane-Ensign 0. R. Ducat from 57th Foot, In succession to Lieutenant Mackinnon, killed in action : Endo W. J. Foules, from 3oth Foot, vice Taylor Ensign J. 0. Andorson. from Nth Foot, vice letrebothe ; Ensign F. E. W thou, from ML foot, WIC! Monism, ap pointed paymaster 9th Pool. 87th Foot-Ideutecent Edward Come to be Instructor of musketry. 76th F.stt-Godfrey Trisrelian Fauseett, gent, to be ensign, by maltose, vice Sas yer, promoead. 83rd loot-To be Ethigns, by purcha e-Herbert Corot& Whitlock, gent.. vim Pennefather. promot ed : Method Mardis. emit. vie* hamay, promoted. a:4h Foot- ethelen 1.1001 . 0 Boum Sloth to be imenteke of inuaketry. Setts }tea-Lieutonal.t. W. Lambe; to be spells without posehase, vice Pat, billed In talon: Ensign Poop Wavy to b. ihmtgas th t without purchase vice lembsre 90th loot-Hemet. Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas °malt to be lieutocaot colonel. without punt.% vice Brevet-Colthel Campbell, diode( Ida wounds ; Captain John Christopher lathe to be elljor, without per• thaw, rye Smith ; Lieutenaos 0. W. Every to be captain, without =vice Denbon, died of his wounds • Lleuterant Derry J. irk . to be opialn without ',urethra vim Olean The prom o lions of Lieutenant P J . Dermll hod Ewen it B. Savory m ho dated the let October, 11117, hid ead of to. tth Odthlaz. lB3 7, as Pre viously Mabel 93rd Foot-Ensign Walla IL Meekenzie to be lieutenant, without per. dam, vice littllng, died of woos& Pith Foot-Ramany Steuart gent.s to be ensign, by purchase Mee Blockenao. promoted. 98th Foot-Endo Robert Thorp, from the Nth Foot, to be sedge, vice Modell. appoints' to the 13th Foot. Gold Cost Artillory Corp.-Lieutanaot A. 8. Craig to be captain, without parched,. DEPOT BATTALION. Contain Thomas Amity'sCO . ..7l , dt iC;0i.;1073 - 17d - reidiarAdr of moekeDy. BREW T. LimnMont-Colonel J. B. Wood. C. 11., halfway Unattached, and A. datact Adjutont-Oeneral at Alderehott, having completed throe years actual service in the rank of lieutenant-colonel, to be colonel In the army under the rood warrant of the bin October. lat. lIRMORANDA. Maim and Brevet Lieutenant-Cokaal Patrick Loooard MeDoupß, upon helf.pa We the Canadian Hideo, and Major and Superintendan of Studio. at Royal Military College, tope Commandant of the Staff College ; ki,Jor and Brevet. Colonel William C. E. Napier. upon half- Col unattached, to be duptelnecodent of anal= at Pre Royal 'glittery ege, Condition. vim lt. ADMIRALTY, Fgt. 1. Corp of Royal I:mtnet—lf tret-Lieutenont Jam.. Taylor to be captain. vine Yarrow, to half way; Pint Lieutenant John Barlow Dutcher, to gg pg g lly. 'nos umm, to halway ; Doomed Lieutenant 'Worn Johnston. to no first lieutemmt. vim Tutor, promotod; bonged Lieutenant Thomao brewer, to be trot lieutenant, vim iltilkAlt. pia roote.l ADMIR tLTY, Yu. I. net Lieutenant Edward Hendemon Burr to be contain. Moe Pmts. deceased ; Second Lieutenant Robert Lennox Boureller to Os drat Ileuttraot, vice Starr. promoted. SPORTING. BETTING AT MANCHESTER.—Fana&T. TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS STAIBS. 4 to 1 eget Clydesdale (t) 6 to 1 Brother to Muckier's (t) CHESTER CUP. 20 to 1 apt Blink Bonny (t 22 to 1) 25 to 1 Blackthorn (WI) 25 to 1 Brother to Marchkatees (t) 26 to 1 Molina (t) 25 to 1 Adazoae (t) 40 to 1 Vanity (0 260 to 5 Lazy Imo (t) LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. 12 to 1 opt Jean du Queen (t) 100 W 6 Harry Lorrequar kt) 16 to 1 Lough Burn (t) 20 to 1 Tom Moody (t) 26 to 1 Morgan Rattler (t) OUNDLE ATEEPLECHASES—FILIDAT. Trig Tallinn' and Taa D 1,1111,15 Sraanzcsael of 3 son. reek 1 ft, with a puree added. About three mks. Mr. Charlton's bummer, IT Paulus, eget 12. t 71b . (Mr. Smith) 1 Mr. W rayb Illemish. 4 yrs. 114 alb . (Mr. P. Lotool Mr. Partner fl e The ack. aged.l24 716 ..... Gordon) 3 8wiin1i .. 2 . 1 0 . 1 no inn/roar. Won by two lengths. The Dent gabbed &bun 20 rebind Blemish. Ti. Gain. HA:II,A r of 10 son each, 5 ft and 2 only If daßared, witho added: the sex.' to are his stake. About four calks. 117 gabs. 6 Of wham declued.l Mr. Dartb Arington Len, by Paugh4t./3a bah, bet ....Shorans) 1 Mr. W. lierble4 Althorn. ltst 131 b (Mr. W. Bantle) 2 Mr. Johab The Minor. met Mb Warocol 3 r. Itensolds'e Old Dog Tray. iat 101 b ...awl 4 The followingaka ma :—Bouire of Benham, Midey, Llfotd and Tbe loaf • 1313 3h4 3SO 1 each apt Althorn and The le leer. 6to 1 ant I l Mog, 10 1 enth moot Old Dog Tray, •141 ford, and Arington Lase. Won by lair a aedi. The Miner finished some sle or eight lengths behind Alth rp. Old Doe Tray a very bad fourth. The others were pullet up and did not pew the poet. The Poi fell at the fine after emoting the brook the Ant time. The pace was good throughout Sea Cu; i h c of ! son :lc . 1b I.t .he b it. Three Wks- (11 Wm.) (Mr. Goodman) 1 Gaptele Talbot. The Painter. ilst lib . ..... (Mr. Unripe) Catena Laney es , Itt. .list ;lb (Mr. Gordon) 3 Mr. Brown'. We 114 7th .... ...... W. Benner 4 Het s tot o ne, nThe Painter, to 1 agg Moan. 3to 1 art The Mymet ge/dlag. Won by four lengths; bad third. Moen war 144 throughout. DONCASTER SP] 'fhe followin are the entr (handicap), to be run for at Meeting: Mr. rhuglecon 14. f 134ghs, 4in Mt. M. 110.1gu.au a U. I. Vrow. 3 Mr. E. B. Clarth Tandenundko. Mr. yrs IL B. Clark h Yorkshlremem, 4 yr. Mr. H. Lambort h b. I. Bracelet. 3 Mr. Rearleyh br. t. TOM Mar come. 4 yrs Mr. asurulcra '‘ gr. r- Muter &got. {m Mr. T. Taylor. ch. C. by Malts— Omtle Lay. 4 m Mr. Eamlruod to. I. llemeritbusa, 9 yr. Mr. Whawerth's br. I. LaMothe.. Kr. . l'Ausoni br. m. Weary. 6 Mr 7. Andrew:4 b. t. The Mart.. John.ou's b. C. Church 6J,7l n ei 4 14:11a's Flgdals, 3 Mr. Barber'. Illcklodon, 4 yn 'RING MEETING. ries !or the Chesterfield Plate the ensuing Doncaster Spring Mr. John Osborne's b. g. Silica 3 Yrs Mr. Jcassi Osborne 's v. f. cum the Pair. 3 Yrs Mr. Dunes Pontifical, 4 yrs Mr. fltabloes gr. g. Me, Dun, 4 yrs Mr. J. W. Dub br. 4. Wootton, 3 yrs Mr. Johnroas Pet*, 4 in r.Wentsortlit The Cheery Clap. Mr. yr J. s Merry's Polmoodle, S yrs Mr. J. Merry's Cawood, 3 yrs Sir. La Main Maggio Lauder. 3 yrs Mr. nys Logy Conynehron, 3 ve MY Pry 's Plague Boni. 3 no Mr. Potorsffshy's Vision. yes Mr. Biases 11111100, 3 yrs Mr. T. ouir. ) P. aes. 4yn Mr. T Hoghres T. Ooolus.3 Mr. Bann • Qom bon. 4 yrs Mr. Pumas Woodmits. I yrs Mr. Barber's Polly Nathan, 3 yrs Mr. La Men's Qom& of the Borah. 6 yrs Mr. Morrles Artillery. 67n Mr. Ward's haughty Boy. 4 yes HUNTING IT•0110r3DS. Her ihjeitY* Toads), Italdephsad Thicket; Friday, Stoke Coli ma—at balt.past 11. aseltsehatu (Mr. W. H. Whites), Tuesday. Scree Springs ; Saturday. Paadoaa—atl liarnu Needy, Aston Abbott., ; Thursday. Slackgrove —at 11. TOillorMA. Albright,n (Mr. 0. Btulabs*.l. Tuesday, Hunnington. newt R a ging; Thornday, Millington tirday, Apley—at. • quarter to IL Mherstone W. 8. Lowndtasel. lionday. littrwn.in-tbsßotna: Wedanday. Cricket's Ion; Friday. Churchorer &curly, Packlngton Pait0•46.411.. . _ _ - 11;t1nrorth ;ad Harkeal. Tuesday, Han ale Inn ; Thursday, street Home_ ,Bar • Saturday. ?lotto° Vaasa -at balf.purt 10. Mr. Saadyldea. Moods,, Dunetord Bridge; Tlnueday, Belo station .44 11. Due. of Beaufon's, Mondar, Trouble Home ; Wednesday, Ihralletta 9”.4 1, HaSe_l Prlds.Y. poddlngton Ash; Saturday, Easton sre)— at hes. 1* . - rie7lal • no.. E. Puncombeti, Monday. Cranial'; Wednesday. • Frklay. Catterickbeidge-al quarter to 11 Bentlneka Lo U.. Monilay, enewine Tuesday. Midge Inn; Wedmday. rd Burton: Meador , . Laoprorth Bridge; eatuyday. lack Bonaire. Old (Mr. Moment), Monday. FaringdonYarld Station: Friday. Lamb mil , tiaturday, Parnborough-at hultput 10. Berkshlsh Booth. Tuesday. Woolhampton Villsge ; Thursday. Mortimer Mill; Friday. r owden Greer.--at a quarter to 11. Bina', {Mr. T. T. Dratati-Tuesday, Weston-on.thoGreen: Tbursday, Horton Common; Passarday, Barton Coolo2oll—al • quarter to 11. Blackman Vale, Monday Halfway Hoare; Nether Compton W. nada". Patlobruy MOM; Friday, enamor* Lodge-at quarter toll. Brimbain Moor (Mr. O. L. Total. Monday. D u bbin'; Hodnerda7. oon Darlingtonlo. ; Doday. Within k.szt ; hatunlay. Cooksidge -at ball. (F.arl of Yarborough'el, Monday, Nortborpe Station -et batten& 10; Wediteedal. Osiohan Hall; Moonown Home at 11 Oanibridgmblre (Mr. Barnerttl Monday, Odder Orion ;.Driday. Tn. Downing Anna-at Mlfyaet 10. Medlin (Colston , ' A Mainwariot's), Monday, The Kern..).; Hod meat. Boloolrorth Cantle; Thurrday. Bartbigton Beath; Saturday. I Das Smoker. Tabloy-m halfmm Ooiliamore Mr John Troll .peel, Monday, Maortiorps ; Thanday. Orem Pedal dotards,. Empintharn Old ...I -.4 11l lßsw/ey Slid Madam (Mr. h. Stanford si, &fondly, Homer • There day, Tim (Mr, Horsham-common , Saturday, Boin e y Cra m Womb at • manse to 10. Mr. Doom* Monday. Duntertou ; Thursday, Pedlandsorner-at Ulf." 10. Zioria Karoo. BuberlyUoo (Mr. J. C. M. Stereo's), Monday. Huai. Maw Wood; ?May, Dipper Min—at balepam .0. Eggeeford (Mr. 11. Churchill.), Tucaday. Nymet Bridge; :Friday. Winkleigh Moor—at ball 1 ar t 10. Tim Graz (Mr. Arkwright.), Monday, Nmlag Common Wed.. day, 0.4 limapford. daturnay. dun and Whaleb o n e — e t a quarter to Id. Ewe ties (Mr. Marriutl.). Tusalay, 1W Worm hod; Saturday. Moor Hardam—at IL South limn (Mr. A. S. Button's), Tuesday. Herndon; Saturday. Paddle Deek—M U. Mem sod SuSolk (Mr. T. Bane.). Toady, Little Bentley Hall; Priddy, Wistoa—M iL Usti LIMN. (Mr. D. IL Berattol.l. Monday, Barton Ilan • Wedaes. My, nallonlm; eat Urd.J. Butler Brldg. Hook —al ball : pna Moe. 0. Fitaleisal.. Monday, Hammen Weld: Wednesday. Ab bate Ripon; Thunalay. Waiou Park—at naltraet 10. $l. H. (Mr. W. Minimal.), Ineaday. Clorance—at 11; Friday, Perna wharf—at tall p.m 10. Mr. Barth's, Monday. Stag and Hounds, Bianchi; Wednesday, Bramolull; FMay. Orookbam ritreet—st lo.l.f.pas 10. liambiedon. Monday. Ilorndesn; WeJneeds), Old Vine; Friday. iloberton Down—Lt a Goons to 11. Trederotl.),lloadai Preston Oak HUI.; Tuesday. Hinton Home; Thurudm. Anne.4oll. Owen . Saturdm. Golden Pol.--at a Rerefordsh/re — (Mr. Marsha), Tuesday. Ft. Weoriarda—at half-pat 10. HoWarms (Mr. J. Matra), Monday. Warne; Tuesday, Balaton New ; Thenday, Maestro/ ; Friday, Blade Wood—at • quarter to 11. Rurrortli (Mr. T. IS SUDAN:is., Tuesday. the K tuna; Monday. liadareoemon—at Wpm Iti. ~tMrMOUS' lagranla. Ronda,. Calton : Thursday, Sudbury village — ll•744tarnttaltteel, Tuesday, Ilighwood, &rainstorm ; Prtday. Jake Pana—at day. past 10. 1 . 01 10 .1. No &WS Dow. ; normals', Swingfield Park—at halt-past 10. LAW, (Mr. J. O. Ttutiwsll). Tuesday, liethell ; Friday, Mathes Part—at ha/l.past 10. Ludlow (Mr. Tuesday. /Elmwood Rouse; Thursday, Naah Court; Saturday, Cootrldes Copplos—at halt-pant 10. Morpeth (Mr. J. Cloutsoina). Tuesday. (al ring on Moor; Tharalay, Ream" Ponteland; Saturday, the K coatis—at • quarter to 11. Lord Mithileton's. Monday, Lobones Howe ; Tuesday, Settrington Roues ; Thursday, Oally (lap; Friday, lacuna Warren t arm—at half past 10. New lomat (Mr. Z. TUnanual, Tuesday, Venney Ridge ; Thursday, White Parch; Saturday, High Wnadadll Crow, Rost—at • quarter :::nfolk (Lord Suflkid . .). Mooday, Haarlem.ll Bell; Wednesday, Olsrenont Lodge; Pods'', O n® Mao-4611. Oakley (Mr. 8.. W. ark CS. Monday, Oninlield; Twolay. Waite Lion. Hamadan; 1 Calworth Thick : whirday, Hali WOIOO-at a owner to 11. Oilordthire bomb Marl of leactimeold .), Monday, Wallington Oyes Aeade • Friday, Mamas* Ovelyucet-M • quo ter to 11. (Mr. Lort Monday, Miaow Wood llewaresT; friday, Ivy Tower-a. half paw 10. Sat Partmocadbl Moo& Haaningtoo; Wednesday, Fidraouton blek WM; Priday, • , fad* liaat-st 11. =11,11..011.. Porry l : l l ? 7k igny, Barters,' ; 0 edneolay, Mamas'; W=(Hem P. Villiers and Hon. C. Cent's). Monday, Eaton y. Crick ; Priam, Illmaryb ; Saturday, lisdby Tullpte -at s= te IL Head WI 'Bamford and Warrington.), Monday, GledWalw ; Toiellay, Dudes HIV , Thar-day, gonna rune: friday, Itataltfoo• thwlfttake; Pounday. Staunton Harold - lnlord (Colson 11'1111wwW, Monday. Buford ; Tuanday. laboarda-win ; Mandan. Caantou Village ; listarday, Paitinon-.3 to 6 =c r nt R l utlads, o. Monday. Crorton Park; Tuesday, Amster-at IL awl of Scarborough., Monday, Stainton Village ; Tuesday, (Whar ton; Thanday. Hoary': Ynday, Oriolle7- • t half-pas 10. Mr Hairy flealeh. Tuesday, Tor Braln ; Friday, I. Witco Cram at halkon lir. C. J. Morris's, Fbrotabire. MondaY, tem Burnet? ; Wedomday, Four Crow.. o.woary Hod; Friday. Mireboltoes Gate-ot Waimea M. Mr, mamma smith.. monday, Clatlord Catena.; Twaday. Bon= Wood; 1 ismeday. south Orove; %MM.. Hoch. Court-lo 11- Wan Somerset lOolonel LuttrairS, Tuesday, (target. Lodge; friar. Willieo-ottall-mat 10. Southdowa (Mr. A. Dononall. Monday, TIM; Wednioda", Priston Mill; Friday, Ploraptm Pisks-ek a mortar te I/. roothwoid (tatpUM Fork DellseW, Rondo. Hamel Part. Two:4y, 011owovi; ?Why, Loinhy; flatordaY. 1...b1 Orm• Borth Malan utiro n l . r i HavioponO, Mcoday. Bkokbrook ; W ed . Bleated -at halYyest 10 a Volk ia lTlrriomalyaW, Tueslag, 'Hall ; Thursday, tagsg u Or tAr ga .rj: M CmrieW mg , b ilt i day l-" . IradMo. Beide. ~•Wod DOW,. ,Oflle • Indy, Beetle, Oaks-at • (sonar Summ a Ilalem Ookied emoners), /sudsy. Leatherbead Dona ; Thundsy, Onsalm Ossuoion; asturday, Nam Horsley Tower-at halt. pan la Mr. W. W. ?U . , ‘ Tuesday, Wltheole Hag; Thur.day. KUM i datu t. ; ,:m ai Davga.s, Monday, lelsou Moor Own ; non a Br i g at 10. M l 11. -re...a. 1 1E72irset.ia o . wZie.tu. sewed; . Nadia Plem.y.at &quart. it 11. mom rank , Asks Terapike Oak , Saturday, Hunt Gele ftirigrie (Ilford' raa= d ri...-....i; T =1:7 81b." , am ' I l i e ft s i 'lu r r ,ll l . la IL wwwfialegles. (Mr. H. S Lary's. Monday. Wks Wood; Tandy. MSJord to Bri l dge; Tborsday, duitterfleld; Friday, laraborough-et • wet.. Ice* Wanitakahlre (Mr. BMWs), Toady, Hayword-ot • wrier to 11; lbeweday. hundsmob-at • swim to U ; Saturday, wce .m o.oe-al d • tos er n put 11. (Mr. J. 0. Lloyd's), ?viola', Passim Hall; Friday. ri tr e4 l= t i r Ool P r i oerClowis and Mr. J. 1. Oookehl, Moeda". Whaley ; Weduieday. iLalebtakad Br Friday. Crewle-at WI NO 10. colossi Wyndham* Meadm. Last Lodges no We Lasko Hod; Wednesday, To n to etren Leda.; Friday. eidaS7 BMS• ; Sturdy. Goodwood Lamb -..11.11-gent U. Sir W. W. Wynn., Moodily, Malys.; Wedamday. WlSlSlnglov ; 'tam Mack Eltebot ; . fi r hi nt a ai l .=•; ?Mow TOrt and Al latty Ilitr C. s MO. 11.10" ; SaloardaP. -at VIM PRESENTATION OF A SERVICE OF PLATE TO TER 430VigNOIL or BRISTOLAoL.-11r. Gordeor, prom. al Bristol = s o boos promoted with a wetly INA service of Is rooosaitioa of WO private worth M at oi Wily pita owvlor.—Ctrtl Bow* Gawp& LONDON AND SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY. The following is the report of the directors to be laid before the half-yearly general meeting of shareholders on the 12th instant : "friTiOtthe subjoined half-yearly accounts to December 31, 1857, it will be seen that the net revenue for the half year, after deducting interest on loans, and all other preferen tial charges, amount' to 194,764!. 15e. 10d. ; add surplus at June, 18.57, 8751. 6s. 7d. • balance available for dividend, 195,6301. 2e. sd. From this sum the directors propose that a dividend shall be declared for the half-year, payable on the 20th of February at the rate of 6i ;per cent. per an num, which, ;on 7,176,9691. 16e. 6d. of paid-up capital, amounts to 188,3961. 9.. Id. Balance carried for ward to the current helf-year, 7,2341. 13s. 4d. There has been • decrease in the gross revenue for the half year of 42,2961. in comparison with the corresponding period in 1866. The particulars appear in an annexed table, show ing in round numbers the relative values of the traffic for the two periods. There has been a diminution of 2,3171. in the working expenses. There is an increase of 17 miles in the length of line run over , and of 47,260 in lbe number of miles run. There is a decrease of 32,1481. in the passenger traffic, and 10,6871. in the goods traffic. The decrease of the net revenue is 38,8701. It is satistactory to know that the above decrease has arisen chiefly from the exceptional character of the traffic in the year 1856. The traffic of that year was largely influenced by the events connected with the Russian war, which had no parallel in 1837. In the latter year afro there were other incidents tending to diminish the ordinary traffic of the company, viz., the great stagnation in ' trade during the last six months, and the Manchester Exhi bition, by which latter, muchof the summer traffic to the con tinent and the south west coast was diverted northwards. The usual report from the locomotive superintendent is appended. In preparation for the working of the Salisbury and Yeovil line, • portion of which it is expected may be opened for traffic during the present year, and also for the working of the Lymington Branch, • number of new engines and are in course of construction, on ac count of which 1 ,0641. Ba. 11d. have been expended, and I carried to capital account. Three new engines have been completed out of revenue, and added to the stock during the half-year. The following . letter on the stale of the perma nent way, from Mr. Emngton, the company's consulting engineer, affords evidence of its satisfactory condition. " Having been requested by you to, make • surrey of the line and report upon its general condition and safety, I now beg to forward you the result of my inspection, ma d e chiefly during the list autumn, of the whole main line and branches. In my last report to you on the permanent way, I stated that the contractors were supplying a better descrip tion of ballast to the day districts near London, and ge nerally that they had carried out my suggestions as to im proving the drainage. Since that period the maintenance repairs and renewals have been taken into the hands of the company, and are carried out under the immediate inspection of Mr. Strspp, the resident engineer, who, with his inspec tors, accompanied me, and furnished me with full informa tion during the survey. As on a former occasion, instead of entering into mueh detail in this report, I may state that I made such suggestions on the spot as to improved ballast, drainage, u appeared to me to be requisite. I propose, therefore, merely to give • short summary of the results. The alimony of the bridges and the retaining walls is in good order. The large timber bridges on the Dorchester line have been kept in an efficient state of repair, and wherever it could possibly be done (having regard to the rights of landowners) solid embankment has been substituted for timber; this course is systematically pursued on the line, and is of perma nent advantage to the company. My especial attention throughout was given to the present state of the rails, to the quality of the ballast, and to the drainage of the line. Upon the first point—the state of the rails—l may observe that more than 60 miles of the line remain still in use, after from 18 to 20 years' service ; and so good has been the qua lity of the iron, and the eystem of the mid, that 25 miles oat of the 60 have been in use upwards of 20 years, and a con aiderable portion will be efficient for several years to come. For the purpose of showing the exact age of each portion of the line, I beg to annex a diagram, which has been prepared with care; from this document it appears that you have al y relaid about 17 miles, and I have observed from time to time the propriety of the selection of those portions of the road for renewal, and also examined into the parts of the road proposed to be Maid next year. lam satisfied no ma terial has been removed without just reason, having proper regard to the safety of the traffic ; and I am also satisfied, from the careful supervision exercised, that the line is uni formly kept up in a proper state for the requirements of the traffic. I should, however, remark that the Last season has been peculiarly favourable for the road, and that your re -1 newels will probably be somewhat in excess for the future. As to ballast, a supply of upwards of 25,000 cubic yards of good open gravel has been euppliod during the past year. The drainage has been opd out in the heart of the road, and the side ditches have been deepened end widened in many of the cuttings. " J. E. EMU:4O2ON.. The doubling of the first portion of the Southampton and Dorchester line has been completed, and was opened for traffic in October last. The Board of Trade have since called upon the company to double the remaining portions of the line between ullea-road end Brockenhuret, and Christ church-road and Ringwood, a distance of about eleven miles, and the work is now in progrese. When finished, there will be a complete double line thirty-six miles in length, from Southampton to Wimborne. These works have hitherto been carried out, and are still in progress under the manage ment of the company's resident engineer, by which there is a considerable sums in expense and a more efficient executiez of the work is secured. The loges carried to capital ac count in the way and work. department amount to 9,0661. 4s. 11d., for the past half-year. This sum fa made up by the cost of erecting a number of cottages, which were abtm lately requisite for the accommodation of the servant. and workmen of the company at the various stations on the line, and by the erection of several new station-house' and build ings, • newengine shed at Weymouth, and additions to sidings and platforms, for the better accommodation of the traffic. The cottages are all let at rents which a ff ord • remunerative retain on the capital expended on them. The directors have taken all the preliminary steps for introducing into parlia ment the bill which wee the subject of the special general meeting in December last, which hail passed the standing orders of the House of Commas without opponition. The Exeter and Exmouth Railway Company have in like manner complied with the requirements of parliament in respect of the bill which they had undertaken to introduce, for devwing their line and adapting it to a junction with the ffillith- Western system. Various projects for the establishment of new railway companies in the South-Western district, and for the acquisition by existing companies of powers affecting South-Western interests, are likely to be under the considera tion of parliament in the present session. They are not, generally, of so important a character as on some previous occasions, but they will require watchful attention at the hands of the directors. Amongst these projects, the board cannot omit to notice the in tend ed construction of a railway along the line of the Andover canal, from Andover, by the valley of the Test, through Romsey, to the bead of the Southampton Water at Redbridge. The new line would, for the larger portion of its length, be closely parallel to the South-Western line, whilst it provide' no means of commu nication with the South-Western system. As now projected, it can add little or nothing to the public convenience, and must prove utterly unre munerative to its proprietors, and injurious to this company. The directors cannot doubt that, if sanctioned by parliament, this scheme would at no distant day form the nucleus of a larger and more direct aggression on the company's district; and, looking as well to the intrinsic justice of the ass as to the rucoessful result of the company's opposition to the Salis bury and Southampton line of last year, and the unequivocal declaration of parliament on that occasion against any re duplication of the railway accommodation of that district, the directors recommend that the company should not fall to appeal to parliament for protection against this most un necessary project. Three of the directors retire by rotation at this time--John Lewis Count Eyre, Matthew Uzielli, Esq., and Captain James Gilbert Johnston, and they offer themselves for re-election. James Theo bald, Esq., and William Vansittart, Esq., M.P., who had also given notice as candidates for election as directors, have, since the advertise ment of the 21st January last, withdrawn their names. One of the auditors, Alexander Hoyes, Esq., also retires by rota tion, and offers himself for re-election. ' The report of Mr. J. Beattie, locomotive superintendent : "The coat of maintaining and working the stock of loco motive engines and tenders during the past year has been 56,6681. 12a. 4d.. and the train mileage 1.640.2311, giving 8.61 d. as the rate per train mile for the working expenses of the locomotive department; this figure includes the amount expended in the construction of the three powerful goods engines and tenders which will take the places of • similar number when they are unfit for further service. The expen diture in the carriage department fur maintaining and up holding the carriage and waggon stock has been 10,6241. 4e. 3d., or 1.64 d. per train mile. The expenses of both de partments amount to 66,1921. 16s. 7d., or 10.26 d. per train mile, as compared with 66,6621. 16a. M., or 10.69 d. per train mile of the corresponding period of last year. The locomo tive engines and tenders are is eflicitht condition, and the stock of carriages and waggons have been maintained in pod working order, several alterations and impro er vements h amelTtatnbeTna d ien th.rein. creased byTashey expenses a ta in nwinoe2 neither depart ment and this is a great reason for thankfulness." The accounts for the half-year are certified as correct by the auditors, Mr. Alexander Hoye' and Mr. Thomas Close. The capital account shows Total receipts per last report, 9,293,3=. 7s. Bd. ; since received on amount of new stock, 1866, 16,3764 16s. 6d. ; debentures, 196,4961.; total, 9,606,2261 4s. 2d. ; total payments, pa bat report, 9,413,8621. 14s. 114. ; since paid an account of the various lines, do., inelading 8 0,974 . 6a. 10d., en account of the Yeovil and Exeter Fatenaioo, now in program, 20,11881. 6s. 2d., leas. land sold, fir., 11 6341. Bs. 7d. ; 189,6531. 19s. 7d., total,. 9,603,4061. lee. ad.; balance, 97,1811. 10s 4d. The revenue account shows receipts by passengers, 288.7111. 18e. 7d. ; reason tickets, 13,4491. 9a. 108. • car riages and mails, 9,3891. 19s. 24. ; parcels, 16.3741. Ba. 24. • horses, 3,64,51. 16s. 3d. ; live stook, 4,8011. as. 2d.; goods; 97,6221. 134. Bd. ; rent account, 11,9641. 12e. 10d. ; total, 445,8601. 4s. 84. Payments, maintenance of way, works, end station, 29,7691. b. ; locomotive department, 66,5681. 124. 41 d.; carriage departaaat, 10,624/. 4s. 3d.; traffic department 64,8491. total work 6s. 84. ; penes °barges. 10,8221. 13e. 7d. ; ;makingworking • expenses, 171,6341. 74. 10d. government duty, rates and taxes 21,040 4 . 160 . ed. ; Wel, 1 93,6751. 3e. 2d. • baliews, 262,2851. la. 6d. , which , with balance of general interest account, 3.900 1 . 8w 7d. I hamlet on steam- packet loan, 1 ,0001 . • gurpi es tree' "•'"' dividend, 8761. 6e. 7d.; total, OWL . 16e. Lerhithr„ir debenture interest paid from Ist J uly 1857, I,trred- 0 46 Gosport interest, paid from Ist July, 1867, asoi. ; Wen° as 7 = 1)81 mi reerwei ce ".l : 94 4d, till ie. 6 .464" ,ooo , Z. ; 6 161 9941 Te1 . l a Ss iallth l 7 . ll PPEfel deamd 817; for the mamma of Delhi. Cawspore, mad Aimee, which evil-disposed persona have Industriously raised.—We have, &0., Canatmo, "J. Doing, "J. Low, "B. Paacomt. " Fort William, DSO. 11, 1867." (rim.coP7.) CICIL BIADON, S o ttry d. to the Government " Home Department—Ho. 164 of 1857. December 24. " To the Honourable the Court of Directors of the East India '. Company. "Honourable Sirs,—ln your de.patch, No. 144, dated the 10th ultimo, you observe that the order. homed by us, on the July Met, "for the guidance of the several civil Motes ranted with extraordinary powers for the apprehension and punishment of mutineers and deserters under acts Nos. XI. XI V., and XVI. of 1857," were sent to you without the explanation usually afforded In such ceese of the parti cular acts that gave woman for them. Yon add that you cannot judge of the expediency of those order, or of the ne cessity for their issue at that particular jut:wenn until you receive such an explanation from us, and rut desk* that the grounds of the measure may le communicated to you as soon as possible. "2. The reasons which led t• the iaette of the orders thus re ferred to are expressed in the first five paragraph, of the reso lution in which the orders are conveyed. They have been more fully explained in oar despatch No. 144, dated the 11th instant. " 3. Unlimited powers of life and death for the punishment of all heinous crimes had been placed in the heads of many persons, both in and out of the regular aereice of the govern ment, in many parts of the country ; rewards had been offered by proclamation for the capture of ell mutineers and deserters; and the exercise of the power of pardon in aims of mutiny, desertion, and rebellion, by any authority except the Governor-General of India in Council, had been prohibited. "4. It subsequently became known to us, partly through official channels and from documents recorded on our pro ceedings, and transmitted at the tune to your honourable court, but chiefly through the medium of unofficial commu nications, written and verbal, which, especially at such • time and on such a subject, it was impossible for us to disregard, that the powers above referred to had been in some cases unjustly and recklessly used ; that the indiscriminate hanging not only of persons of all shades of guilt, but of those whose guilt tess, at the least, vary doubtful, and the general burning and plunder of villages, whereby the innocent as well as the guilty, without regard to age or sex, were indiscriminately punished, and, in some instances, sacrificed, had deeply exasperated large communi ties not otherwise hostile to the government—that the coma- tion of agriculture and consequent famine were impending— that there were Sepoys passing through the country, some on leave, others who had gone to their homes after the break ing np of their regiments, having taken no part in the mutiny, but having done their utmost to prevent it, others who had risked their lives in saving their European officer, from the wingainary fury of their comrades, and that all of these men In the temper that at that time generally prevailed among the English offices and residents throughout the country, and still unhappily prevails in some quarters, were liable to be involved in one common penalty ; and, lastly, that the proceedings of the officers of government had given colour to the rumour, which was industriously spread, and credulously received, in all parts of the country, that the government meditated a general bloody prosecution of Mshomedans and Hindoos in revenge for the crimes of the &pops, and only waited for the arrival of European troops to put this design into execution. "5. At such a time and in such a critical position of affairs, it was impossible fa us to stand by and see such things done, done in the name of justice, without interposing to prevent it. We were fully alive to the necessity for resort ing to measures of extreme severity for the punishment of guilty men, and all our acts have been framed with a view to the prompt attainment of that end. Where military force was available everything was left to the discretion of the commanding officer, and rarely, It is to be feared, was i t found possible to save the lives and property of all nnoffending subjects from the vengeance of the European soldiers and the rapacity of the &pop (Sikhs and others) who have fought loyally on the side of the government ; but It was in our power, and we felt it our bounden duty, by a timely caution, to check the undue action of the civil authorities in whose hands these extraordinary powers had been placed, to prevent that which, though formidable enough, was then little more than a military revolt, from growing into a more widely spread and implacable feud between the agricultural classes and their civil rulers ; and to enstrre to faithful native soldiers, and to those not guilty of mutiny or outrage, a trial before a militmy tribunal better qualified to judge of the cir- cumstances under which they might have been absent from their regiments, than say civil officer. " 6. If we had refrained from taking memos to this end, —if we had allowed the spirit of bitterness and hatred which was rapidly rising up and laying fart hold of the minds of men of every class and race to develop itself unchecked,—we should have miserably failed in our duty, and should have exposed ourselves to the charge of being nothing better than instruments of wild vengeance in the hands of an exaspe rated community. "We have felt that we bad a higher function to discharge. We have felt that neither the government of India, nor any government, can wisely punish in anger ; that punish ment so dealt may terrify and crush for a season, but that with time and returning calm the acts of authority are re viewed, and that the government which has punished blindly and revengefully will have lest its chief title to the respect of its subjects. "We have felt that the course which the government of India may mustiest this crisis will mainly influence the feelings with which, in tiros to come, the supremacy of England will be viewed, and the character of their rulers estimated by many millions of the Queen's subjects. We have therefore avoided to weaken by any impatience of deliberate justice the claim which England has estabrshed to the respect and at tachment of the well-affected natives of India. " That numbers of them, of all classes, religions, and meta, have supported the government with true loyalty is known to your honourable court. This loyalty it has been our study to confirm and encourage. " 7. That our motives should hare been misunderstood and our acts misrepresented—that instructions issued for the guidance of civil of in the performance of their duty should have been described sea restriction on the free action of the military authorities to whom they were not addressed— is not surprising. But we look with conlidemoe to the time when in a lees excited condition of the public mind, and upon a calm view of the events which are now peening in India, the orders contained in our resolution of the 31st of July will be no longer misconstrued. "8. A few extracts from official documents already ro. portal to your honourable Court, and from unofficial letters now within reach, are appended to this despatch. They will show that we had ample ground for warning the necessity of cautioning our civil officers against an over-zealous exer cise of the enormous powers then entrusted to them. But other communication, both verbal and written, were not wanting to °warm our opinion. "9. If the merits of a measure ere to be judged of by its success, we challenge criticism. Not a single instance has been brought forward, or, as far sa we know, has occurred, in which the real efficiency of any magistrate to deal with the offences of mutiny, desertion, and rebellion, has been impaired ; while the effect of the instructions has been to impress civil officers inverted with power under the penal acts of 1867 with a more just sense of their du ties and responsibilities; to save innocent men from shameful death, and innocent families from the destruc tion of home and property; to prevent the fields from remaining unfilled and the crops unaown ; and to aware the people generally that notwithstanding all that has past, jus tice—and not vengeance—ls the policy of the British govern ment.—We have, &c., (Signed) " Cateterro, "J. DOWN, " J. Low, " B. Peacoce. " Fort William, December 24, 1867." arse coll.) Cent. Beswort, Secretary to the Government of India. ROYALTY us THE BICE Llsg.—Jut at this time it would seem that the kings of European below the average of health which men& meow' their sub Mets. The winter has be= so =usually mild that tut health of the people mends same than commonly high, eitille half the crowned Made of lance have ham on the sick Nat. The King of Prussia la snaring ham a severe wawa election, for which no favourable Woe eis hardly be anticipated. The Grand Duke Lobel, of Bei= who has long been under strict medical surveillance, dad lest week. The K Swedes, slowly recovering from a serum Mom, Ina th ro wn back by an attack of fever early lent month, from which he is owe more eoundeecent. The King of Wurtercburg is reported to be Met breaking ; he recently Wand Wen an attack of grippe." Finslly, the Gerd Deka of Weimar le invalided by an attack of q - asock• tonailleria, aoostopsaied with in fluenza, fever. Seth a test albedo ample food for the moralist. It will inspire regret in the minds of the loyal 'Ojeda of those monarchs. The dennerata, induenoed by other hasp, will ,be tempted to sick* " 0 ei en onense,"— bleak RECRUITING. Recruiting Deparunent, Hone Guards, Feb. 3. MEMORANDUIL—With a view to further encou rage recruiting, Her Majesty's government has decided on raising the bounty for all recruits enlisted on and after the 6th inst. to 31., and afree kit of neownries, on joining their respective regiments or depots, which is to be appropriated in the following manner, until further orders, viz.: is the re cruit on being attested, in cosh. 2 s. 6 d, on Ansi aPProval bY the inspecting field officer, in cash, 7e. 6d., on joininghie corps, in cash (without deduction)2l. lea.; amountof bounty, 3i., and a free kit of neoeeearies. The other portions of the levy money to remains provided by the General order, No. OW, dated 23rd ultimo. By Command of His Royal Highness the General Cons mandiSg in Chief, 0. A. Wevezaall., Adjutant-GensaL CHATHAM, Fee. 6. The reduction of the medical staff corps com menced this morning, the authorities baring decided on dis banding the entire corps. The number of men discharged this day was 133, being nearly the whole number stationed at this garrison. The entire strength of themme Is about 700 non-commisidoned officers and men, about 600 of whom are employed in the venous military hospitals in India and the colonies. Each man on receiving his discharge this morning was furnished with a free pass by railway to the place at which be joined the corps, and In addition to receiv ing all his arrears of pay was presented with the sum of 11. As soon as the entire corps has been disbanded a new branch of the service, to be celled the " Army Work/ Corps," will be organised, the pay Wing closely assimilated to that of the troops of the line. WOOLWICH, Fes. 6. VOLL'NTEERITIO TROY THE MILITIA. This morning, et 11 o'clock, the Oxfordshire and Keel Kent Militia, under the command of their respective ofsmn , se ambled on the Common, for the purpose of ascertaining the number of men who were disposed to enlist in regiments of the Line. In reply to the qusetion, upwards of 300 men stepped out of the ranks, 70 being from the East Kent, and the remainder from the Oxfordshire Militia. Lieutenant Knox, of the Rides (who lost an arm at the Crimea, and is decorated with the Victoria Cross), and sears of the Lib Guards, the 10th and I lth Human, and the Royal Marines, were in attendance, and the majority of the men enlisted into the corps named. Only 17 volunteered for the Royal ArtOkry. A detachment, consisting of 200 non-oommissioneol akin lad men of the Rest Kent Militia, under the cesszared of Major Storey, Captains Hook,Matthews, and Annaeley, have Nett Woolwich to perform guard duty at Deptford Dock and Victualling Yards. SHEERNESS, FEB 6. The Alacrity, screw steam gun vessel, Commander Wodehouse, was assisted off the Shingles by two private steam tug vessels, and towed by them to the little Nor., and not by the Lizard and African, government vessels, as per viously reported. We are particularly desired to correct this error in a former report. CORK, Fin. 8. The volunteering from the South 1 /evon Militia, at Waterford, is postponed ; that from the Surrey, at Cloacae!, commenced yesterday. The officers of the Cork garrison give • grand ball at the Atheneum on the 10th, to celebrate the marriage of her royal highness the Princes Royal. SMALL: FOX HOSPlTAL.—Yesterday the annual general meeting of the governors of this valuable institu tion wee held in the board room of the hospital, Highgate. hill ; H. Egerton, Eaq., presided. The report, as mad by the secretary, and unanimously adopted, showed that 212 patients were admitted into the hospital during the past year,_ of whom 29 had died, and 183 were discharged cured. The patients vaccinated had been 2,448-1,064 supplies of lymph had been :distributed to medical practitioners and public bodies. Small-poxhad been lam prevalent in London in 1867 than in any of the preceding seven years, excepting 1853 since the removal of the hospital from Battle-bridge. The larger portion of the 212 patients had been admitted in the spring and summer. By titallegistrar.Osnerars return it appeared that only 26 died of small-pox in the metropolitan district d g the last three months of 1867, out of two millions and • half of inhabitants. This return, as well as the number of patients admitted into the hospital,will tend to show that the metropolis Us been comparatively tree from the disease el late, for whenever time a meek mosll-pus there will necemerdi be several deaths, sakes Me ese, occurs Ina well ruminated Out of the 212 admitted, 204 had =air sad some other Irrepthe da me, mistaken in its stage he smell-pea ; 114 we males, of whom 19 ; 98 feetalee, of whom 10 died ; making 29 deaths out of the 212, or • genera mormlity of 13i per cent. Of theee,7o piteous werevarsookeeted, of whm 10 died, which is at the rate of 284 per met ; 134 were voceliedod, of whom 9 dist, which le st the Ma Of ti per oat. Of theme paha* 131 bad mks mare or lees &What left by the vaseinstitm mad 11 1 them died ; had as vaccine Narks medals& sad 1 disd. After the seed votes of thee* theposeedimp closed. QUEENS' COLLZOL—CAMBBIDOI, Fla. s.—At a meeting of Ude magi, holden thie amnia& Gimp dlotoft wozov ekseer m.ths , ut ß..A ß .,. 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