The Express. — London, England, 1858-04-03 00:00:00

MAIL. Bombay, with 'the Overland 'utnbay T 1,,. by thi, time no.t likdy in on the 2Sth on the lit •tliate!y coni kooehn, one of Irish. and 30 guns, , when he was ulacd. Se%eral ;h during the d in the detest ,y attacked the iven back with brilliant vie r ►t I.ucknow 14th February the incniy at n the 23rd. he , killing nearly y guns. After , toward+ Luck ii or sth in.t. led in pursuit of rose ibto Kohil d of the Nana, ire hundred of captor, d, while en. The Nana lelrund, but his door. wire pre- Ir. on the 2nd advaner upon of Ithotugurh, Ft bruar), the .red btfore his ter put of tho tract, and is pry• a large body of has left Sauget, Shaliguth. Juhn Lairtvneo ry, to tittle the Tony's steamer mails for Eng oil the 17th re sa%rd. The of trtasure, are 11,thatwel on tho ,r Madras and ,idencies, which Somer.. t is in on a tour in the 'liar. arrived at 1, and will be lit Highlanders ral India Field :it Poona. py ; our import for goods to az , I% mond prices )f freights hays .enec is confined ,utknow, which our 200808aq:4 pen, Outran, I of danger so F repelled, with cantle s attach re months. has division • -- of the tole before the rime is derived thabsd, rho 7th ) Lord Elphin- 3oototee below and 3 , 0 guns. alsed the enemy. xaha. General idge for Jung rnd on the 2nd, the 2nd or fol. • have sent into strength as that bile it may be and appoint ed. The many mend this tome sry history, and als around Sir itrast to our me re bravery was onstantly. The follows : igodeo) :ftit.—gia trooped nillu7; tLe Naval Iso oompanies of Maus; l'uojettb rta) ut. h C.B.—H.M. ".'II. ..tb Huse ehmest ton Light .on'• Hone (Irrr dry, Se. C. 13 71 . Sth ;Mb Highlander., 'm lit Madras Fu- 0 Brigade.). t F oot, 11. M. 42:ad th Regt, l'uajsab Brigsr.). IN. 2 33r d Itimgt. 'II Ist Bawd Fa d Host. YUDJUIb liege train, and .ces and nearly the teat of the sabre* and ten three thousand ifantry, we shall van. Natino. 400 1,200 .... 3.00 0 3,000 o thousand met► are Europeans. force was noted has joined the be appointed r Division. The et the Europese men, it being f Royal Horse ; H.M. !oth Regt. Foots , news of which t auxiliary force Bahadoor, must .• and its arrival men, with an al impression sa. can will make esertion of largo %hog storm ap reported. It d at last, in spits nl a hula whlio DE. l i n er, that it is desirable that a door of hope should be thrown open to the mere rebels on the other side, sad that the weight of our army should be reserved as far as pc: sib's for the traitors who called them selves our soldiers, and in throwing otf their alle giance imbrued their hands in the blood of our women and children. Due columns will he found to record a series of brilliant successes achieved by General Franks on his march to Lucknow, over large bodies of the in sun;ents, while we have had to chronicle almost daily the triumphs of the Alumbagh force, already refeired to above. The trial of the King of Delhi is dragging its slow length along, its proceedings having reached, by latest advice, from the North-West, the sixteenth day. It seems conclusively proved that the sem blunce.of a court maintained by this wretched puppet served to keep alive vague hopes that, through some turn of the wheel, the star of 1/elhi was yet to appear again on the horizon of Indian affairs • and the Persian war seems to have fanned those h opes. We are still, however, quite unable to say whether any solicitation had been employed to shake the alle giance of our soldiery on the part of the Delhi court prior to the outbreak in Meerut, which we still strongly incline to believe was solely occasioned by the facts that had transpired there in connexion with the cartridges. Whether we shall ever get much light on this disputed subject seems rely doubtful. The new pobtal arrangements aro creating much remark and much di.satisfection on our side. The following telegraphic message 11;;been re mind from Mr. F.dmonstone, dated Allahabad, It-bruFy '2l; : '• Th e enemy before Ailumbagh ev me out in great strength on the 23th, but were repulsed by Sir J. Oatram, who cut up a large number of them, and captured two guns. Our loos was two killed and a few wounded. General Ifupe Grant took Mungeree, in Gude, by storm on the 23rd, killed 300 rebels, end captured four guns : our casualties amount to 16 or Is. Brigidier•General Franks prevented junction at Chanel& between Iteubullaoosaine Chukladsr, and Lianagan Nlshoined lloosem, and bad defeated them successively on the 19th. The brow bad 8,000 sepoys and rebels and eight guns, s ad was pursued fur three miles. The latter had 11.000 men, and 11 guns. The enemy lost 800 men, sad six of their guns were captured. The enemy endeavoured to get into the strong fort of Badahah gunge ; his force consisting of 3.5,000 sepoys sad rtbels, and 23 guns. General Franks, out oouking him on the 23rd inst., killed sad wounded 1,800, and took 20 guns; drove the re bels in crowds for several miles, and captured the whole of the standing cimp, baggage, ammunition, ,ke. Among the wounded were Rajah Hoosein Ally Klan and other leaders. This success has cleared the roads to Lucknow and Fyzabsd. Our loss was very trifling—only two killed and sixteen wounded in ill three actions. Details of captured ordnance as follows :—One thirty-two pounder, two twenty foar pounders and two eight pounders, four twelve Founders, one nine pounder, and ten small ones. The Lahore Light Horse have joined General Franks." THE CAMPAIGN IN DUDE. (From ib. Bombay Stamford of March 9.) It is needier to enter into details of the advance the Trim. detachments. Strong poets having been es tabliated at Oonao and Bunke Bridge, respectively 10 and hi miles in advance, Alunitsmah was itself powerfully rein breed. From the 13th to 26th, the 30 miles line of march betwixt the Ores and Lacknow prevented one unbroken rum of stores, malodor and troops, while the magv inee ap stag were being misstated with supplies for two maths. The enemy now begat to threaten ue. One of the mutineer satire rakers uudertook to aneibilate as in ten Lys, provided be was mask commender•io-chief. Half the or elapsed, when Sunday, the 21st, was selected for our mehiiation. The Morrie sad the taller for once became re :mailed. Ilindooe swore es oath on the Ganges, the Ma header on the Koran, that they would destroy us or perish in the attempt. The plan was, to surround Outram's keep by sending troops by a wide detour to our rear. When the circle was eitupleted it was to close in upon us, and dee pest/ awake were to be made at live or six diffaent points at ors, mass after ore king launched upon as until not a Effingham wee left to tell the tale. The plan was skilfally lad, and had the cascades been raid to the design, the re mits might have bees serious. Oa the Gaon of this last Ti knew we could pot or Meet. The General had, lateen Satorday evening, been duly made aware of what was awaiting but, end reeved out with cavalry and guns to meet both the right and Icft advances, carefully permitting them to hem the CM le until it arnoustal to a horse shoe. Supposing everything to be right, the enemy commenced to tire from the best and both flanks. They were at fret replied to lemenilly, in hopes of drawing them on; but before they head heart to dames our cavahy sad guns were on both their extremities, and • general route Immediately ensued. They were hotly pursued by the cavalry end Hone Artillery, the letter dealing destruction on all around. Five hon ied are believed to have is We had mix wounded bet as fatal casualty. So heartily do our men now despise them, that a picket of ten or a dozen of men permit them ryes to be surrounded, without dreaming of falling back on the mein body, end then knock the enemy over with the Weld rifle, man after man as they come within reach. Thu arrant, never dream of making a rush over the quarter ef a lane at which the weapon is fatal, knowing that any fast might rove would immediately fall into ore hands, no Fey however small being left unwatched. For IM err three days matters kept tolerably qeleit. Om the night of the 24th heavy firing wee hied at Lock:tow, believed to proceed from a light betwixt the Ddhi and Chide &pore, whose I• 0011. Asir bad hardly survived the encounter of the 21st. About 9 o'clock in the morning of the 25th, information wee Seethed from the pickets, that the enemy in leer mean Ire sadeevouriog to sneak round by our left, and get kb see rose. The pi kets were all reinforced, especially at ;third sad those on the right. The troops wen ordered b sir es the alert, but to offer no znoimeation until the emery were dome at hand. The Queen end her eon, with Gs mashers of the court, ammo out on state elegibere be es enmeige ike 'iodinate and be eye-witness' of the eke:ay. A dreg body advanced into a grow of trees close le Jelin• Wed, when the order to charge was gives, and In lees than Ire Warm the leading column found Itself cut off mom both Its flasks. Two gene were captured at once, and two more efferwards fall Into our hands. The rout became general almost immediately. The ground wee extremely broken and iregelar, goes to Interfere wiih the continuance of the pur ✓*. The Horse Artillery committed as usual great havoc, the enemy fled in such precipitation that the cavalry TT seen riding over their own infantry. The 2Gth, the, bud date up to which letters have been re• , Seed, teems to have pared over in quietuses, and ben we hers a blank of a week in our intellig. iffe, the telegraph having by this ranch anticipated the coarse of poet. The Commander. in- Chief, with the rest of the foram, seemed b have joined about the god, and to her permed an le ed ema a strong body to the Dilkoosha, a large park and red dace of talks royalty on the banks of the canal, halfway betwixt Alambogh and the city. Colonel Franks with his Were, 6,000 strong, eow joined the chief. On the 6th Oen. Ostrom crossed the river Gamper, somewhat, below Lock• ow, with 6,000 men and 30 guns, so as to attack the city on the &Aber or eastern side, the chief conducting operations on the lir of his previous advance. Outran, was almost im mediately afterward* attacked by an overwhelming force of ' 6 mere. which he repulsed. It is likely that about the MIMS date (9th March) the cannonade wiU have cra mmer, as the polity of the chief clearly wee to hen every divides sad battery Is position before the work of dater- Gs begs, se preparing against the mak the insurgents were likely to seam wham they found the Ire of our artillery Into kris. Various sOcolsOlS bed mratiene attended our arms la other poets of Chide. GENERAL FRANKS' BRIGADE. General Franks had taken the field in the end dDsonatar, with • ernar brigade tinder hint, hitesding to "ems ea the eotvbern and seaters frontier, in hatuanay **the Oeorbba s an d er J ung B ahadoor. He marched helm Sarre' with a troop and battery of Royal &miller', • *mg Id H. 111.'s 104 and H. 11.'e. 20th and 97th. Hering lON Pied bralleat etet.,nee over the enemy, he enerelted ele 19th le Maeda, a v ill age a b ou t 12 WIN fil m ChM Mew. Whoa about 8 sues es IM nay the army suddenly alma Ire es env eleterel peed ban bebarl s vast mead of earth ehii smaallat thus. One 111-poimilers wen immillstsly 1 . 1 441 e hue apes Oak eliss thq giltiod timir bangh THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, APRIL 3, 1858. entrenciael position and lied, leaving eight guns in our head s , with Mary or eighty killed. Our skirmishers and Horse Artllery pursued for about 3 miles, when they found themeelt es getting too far ahead of their supports. The main body of the brigade followed sod eneconpd where the country bad every appearance of being clear around. The ground had hardly been marked out when they found themaelves, to their astonish , anent, attacked in front and flank by about 1,000 infantry and 5,000 cavalry. It was now three o'clock, when our troupe—overcome with fatigue, beet, and thi rat —were com pletely knocked up. They were not, however, to be t a k en by eurprke ; the Horn Artillery Rune were unlimbered in • moment. and in lets than half an hour the whole were put to Hight, the tiring continuing for hours after dark. The baggage had not yet come up, so the wearied force bad to ale, on Em ground supperlees. The enemy now endesvoued to get . into the strong fort at Bad shagungur. The enemy • force appears now to have been augmented to 33,000 insurgents with 26 guns—how, does not app :sr. On the 23rd, (Anent Franks managed to outflank them. He attacked and dispersed them with great slaughter, capturing 20 guns, with the whole standing camp, b.ggage, and ammuniion, and killing about 1,000. Rajah liooemu Ali Khan, end others of the leaders, were wounded. Os- casualties consisted of 2 killed and 16 wounded in this amt the two preceding act:ens. This victory cleared the road bassist I. yzabad and Lucknow, • distance of 110 troika, or.aing UP the p for the • tVcElt iof the Otiorkhas. Oaten. Freak. now pushed on toward. Lucknow, clearing the country as he went. He was In communication with the grand army advancing under the Commander-itPChief from the opp wit° side on 'he 4111. The Goorkhu had been detained at Sultan pars partly for want of ammunition, in put from the means of crowing the liver. Supplies of the former were sent them (rein Bemires, and the bridge for their u•e was com pleted by the 2nd, when they began to cm's. They would still be in time to share in the grand operations commenced on the 6th, and would very efficiently assist in cutting off the retreat of the enemy. Brigadier ()silent Hops Want had meanwhile pushed on from Oorrao ; he seirst and blew up the fort of ieutteypore Chowdraases, and, proveding upwards in the direction , f Futtsyghur, de and the Ou& bank of the river. On the 23rd be took klungeereeji by storm, capturing foe• guns and killing 600 of the enemy. He seems since to have doubled back to join the grand army before Lucknow.—lomissy Standard. TRIAL OF THE EX-KING OF DELHI (From Pm TWA( Ga,qte of Fob. 27.) Tee Dar. The court mumed its sitting at 11 cm. of the 6th instant. The pi;soner's Hake= was celled rid examined by the Judge Advocate in continuation. The evidence elicited was not of much moment, inasmuch as notwithstanding • severe cross-examination to which he was subjected, the leaning to the prisoner wit strikingly apparent. At the conclusion of the witness's evidence Mrs. Aide,ll was called, sworn, and examined by the Judge Advocate. Her evidence consisted mainly of • narrative of hairbreadth escapes in Delhi, extending over a period of near tire months' residence in the city- viz., from the day of the mutiny until the re-occupation of the city by the British troops. The settee., said, in reply to a question pat by the Judge. Advocate, that there were ne diaturbanoes between the !!m -doom and Mahomedans, durteg the siege, that the latter gave in to the prrjudiees of the termer on every occasion, and that not even at the Nukes Ned festival ins en on slaughtered. Is reply to a question by the cowl, the witness said that the pumpers were, daring their confinement, su. jeered to indig nity end insult from the mutineers sad rabbleof Delhi. There tram a larger number of listeners than usual in court on 'Madly , the prisoner appeared the least interested person present. The court rose at 4 p.m., end adjourned till Ila.m. of the 12th instant. FOURTEENTH DAY. The mat reassembled at 11 a.m. of the 12th inst. Mr. C. B. Saunders, C.S., Commissioner of Delhi, having been duly sworn, gays some interesting particulars regarding the cirearnstatices under which the prisoner, B.hadur Shah, became • pensioner of the British goveantuent ; stating the amount of pension, 5:c., allowed, and other facts connected with the prlaonet's former position. llej,ir Paterson of the Oat') 54th N.I. was then celled in, ,worn and examined. The evidence at this witness was merely a repetition of the facts already well known to the public, concerning the outbreak on the 11th of May last. Major Paterson deposed to the murder of his brother officers of the 54th N. 1., and his own escape to Kurnool, when he found that he had no control over the men of his regiment. The court now adjourned fur a quarter of an hour, and on re-assembling at 2 p.m., the prisoner's secretary, Mukhoon tall, was called in, sworn, and szsailasd. He was admo nished by the Judge-Advocate for displaying a want of re spect to the court, In having neglected to make his obeisance on entering, and then took his place in the usual position for witnesses. He is a abort and rather stout Hindoo, and but for an 'armies keable recognition of his present position would be rather a j o lty- individual for • native. On recovering his equ. new ty he mourned • very humble attitude, and stood • ith clasped hands., while his statement wee read and t ranalsted to the court, the president inquiring at every dozen words or so whether he adhered to it on oath, to which he generally re plied in the effirmative. This statement was to the effect that for at least two years before the outbreak the prisoners had been disaffected to ' wards the British government. This he 'scribed partly to the discontinuance of the absurd pomp end ceremony to , which the inmates of the palace had been accustomed, and pat tly to the disinclination, on the part of govetaxnent, to appoint whoever the prisoner pleased as heir apparent to the throne. This latter circumstance is known to have caused great dissatisfaction and considerable dis quiet is the palace. The arrival of some of the royal family (relations of the prisoner) from Lucknow, about this time, is said to be closely connected with the prisoner's toseassgers to Persia; for which purpose the late Prime Moister, Maibhoob Ali, disbursed funds to a eertain Abys sinian, named &odes timber, who was entrusted with the mission. For some time previous to the outbreak at Delhi sod Meerut, the disaffection of the native army had been the common subject of conversation in the prisoner's private apartments and even outside, those connected with the palace talked openly of the circumstance. (It is generally believed that the native o ffi cers, who went Iron Delhi to Meerut, to form part of the court martial, upon the mutineers of the 3rd cavalry, ar ranged the whole business of the outbreak, and the wit ness strengthened this belief by stating that the guards at the palace, changed weekly from the three regiments but toned at Delhi, had become disciples of the prisoner.) On the arrival of the mutineers at the palace, they came under the windows of the prisoner's private apartments, and re poi kit that all the Europeans at Merritt bad been murdered, and if the prisoner would protect them, the sepoye, and be come their King, they would soon make an end of all the Europeans at Delhi. The prisoner is said to have asked if they would be faithful, and whether they were prepared to 'acetonic the consequences; end on their reply in the affirmative, sweetmeats were distributed to the men, and Jimmie of money : in addition, to the native offi cers. The prisoner a own armed retainers then went and slew Mr. Feuer end Captain Douglas, the troopers and &pops killing all Europeans, wherever they could its found, in the city. On their ratutn to the polies the prisoner was proclaimed King, a royal salute was fired, and the next day, the 12th of May, the silver throne, which had been laid by since 1843, was brought out placed in the hall of special audience, the prisoner taking his seat upon it se the King of Delhi. With regard to the massacre of European prisoners, the witness said that when the mutineers became clamorous for the slaughter, Mirra Mogul and another villain went to °Mai% the consent of the prisoner. He was in by private apartments and they were admitted to an audience, the mutineers remaining outside. After the tepee of about twenty minutes they returned, de claring with a loud yoke that the prisoner had given his consent, and the slaughter accordingly commenced. (The prisoner at this stage of the proceedings, looking up at the court, and putting his forefinger into his mouth, tirade an Asiatic sign, which Is interpreted as plucking his tongue out if he gave any such consent.) The court rose at a quarter peat four p.m., and adjout.md till eleven a.m., of the 13th instant. The prisoner appeared perfectly indifferent to the presence of his private secretary, and to what he said; and except on the occasion above noticed made no remark or sign of recognition whatever, Ft . DAT. The court re-assembled at II a.m. of the 13th instant. The prisoner was brought into court u usual, end took his paition upon the cbarpoy swanned to him. With the ex ception of another shawl twisted round his hoary head, in addition to his hood, his appearance was unaltered. Mukhooolall wee called into court and his examination continued. The evidence elicited from htm to-day was not of great Importance. Captain Tutor (late) 38th Lt 1., and Sergeant Fleming, who Naar Sergeant of Deihl et the ti m e o f the outbrea k were then exanatued. _ 8111'1114TR DAY. Tie court reonmisd its sittings at I I a.m. of the 23rd inst. The Omen alma u usual In a palanquin, under a guard of H.N.'s UM Regiment ; on slighting from his conveyance at the Dawes nuts, the prisoner waived the offer of eappart from bit attendants, and walked to the couch missed to him evidently stronger than he was on former occasions. Pip Min Martineau, of the Commissariat, wee called Into court. Captain Martineau, it will be remembered, was in structor at the Umballa School of Musketry, and having lift on the concloaion of the practice, wee tnivelling down the Orand Trunk-road, when he met Brigadier Graves's petty fugitives from Delhi, end turned back with them Kumad, after having assisted some ladies who pre. ceded then._ Captain Martineau stated that, while at Kuruaul, as ewe relmariat omoer, moms of Ile faithful troopers of the Sled Cavalry, who came with deepatches from Meerut, told him that the govetament had interfered with their rights and riLtices to such an extent that they had nothing but their left, and that too was in danger of being Interfered la7ln abort, that there via • tride-epreed disedeotket la the native army. The or iginal diary of events and oecurresess h Delhi, from the eommehosmett of the outbreak, wee then reed to Zbrptreci;;;VUVr;iirpWaTihiaoccupiat ths court till two p.m., wham an adjournment for a quarter of an hear was agreed to. The court re-assembled eta quarter-past two, Fleming, wifo of the late Baz a r Sergeant of Delhi, was c.illed in and examined. The witness stated that, about the middle of April laat, she was at the house of the Beegum Zeenut Mattul, in company with her daughter, Mrs. &ally. That the prisoner's son, Jew= Bukbt, was preaenr, and was talk ing to her daughter, the loiter turned round and said, " Do you hear what this karan , :aelah in saying?" And on her replying in the negative, her daughter told her that he said all the kajirs (Europeans would soon be murdered ; she said, in that case hi s , Jewan Bukht's head would first come off, and linked what he meant; he replied that the Pentium were coming to kill all the Huropeaus ; but that she and ber family came to Lim, he would protect them. He said this laughingly and went away. The witness was crose-examined by the J xi.* Advocate upon the above point.' ; but she was poattive that such was her daughter's 'tate meat. The prisoner appeared slightly affected when the above was translated to him by the interpreter, and muttered something unintelligible, gest wuluing all the time he was speokmg. The tranation of the diary of events was then read to the court by the Judge Advocate. By the time three documents were real it was 4 p.m., and the court adjourned until II a.m., of the 24th Wet ABOLITION OF THE MILITARY COLONIES THE POLICE COURTS. THIS DAY. MANSION-HOUSE. Daniel Rayeroft was charged with having acted in • disorderly manner. A Policeman—Last night, between 12 and 1 o'clock, the defendant was exceedingly troublesome in Seething-lane. I spoke to him and requested that be would not disturb the neighbourhood. He said he would do Just as be pleased, and he did not care a pin for the police. I then took him to the station-house, where he was recognised as a person who had been diecherged about an hour before upon his promise to go home. It im petus that instead of doing so he became more annoying. Ile was tipsy at the time. The Lord Mayor fined the defendant half-a-crown, and sentenced him, upon his refusal to pay, to imprisonment for three days. lama Owwiey was char with having picked a gentle man's pocket of • handkerchief. The unfortunate boy, who was well known at the Man sion House as • thief, was seen by a policeman to take the handkerchief in an artistic manner, and was seized with it in his resession. The Lord Mayor—How often has this boy been in cus tody fn. thieving ? the Gaoler of Holloway Prison—He has been curimitted from this justice room six times, and from other courts three or four times. The prisoner's mother came forward and said it wss quits useless to expect the boy to do anything good while he kept such company as ho was constantly seen with. The Prisoner—My lord, I have been in prison no more than six times. (Laughter.) The Lord Mayor—Well, prisoner, would you wish to be tried here or at the Old Bailey r The Prisoner—l'd rather you would settle the business, my lord, in a summary way. The Lord Mayor—Very well. We'll try to do justice in the case at Petty &anions. What are you Y The Prisoner—A tailor, bat I haven t worked at the trade for some time. The Lord Mayor—What have you been doing lately, then ? The Prisoner—Caprusking, your lordship. The Lord Mayor—For whom did you last make a cap The Prisoner—For my father. (J..aughter.) The Lord Mayor—Olt, no ; that cap will never 9t, you may depend upon it. (Laughter.) You are committed till Friday, when you shall be tried here. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. arriarren SUICIDE IN THE SENPENTINE. Mary den Browning, 28, was pieced at the bar berme Mr. Bingham, charged with attempting to commit suicide in the Serpeatine. George Dickenson, a private of the 2nd battalion of the Grenadier Guards, said that while in Kensington-gardens about id: in the morning, he raw the prisoner run from the topof the hill to the bottom and into the river. Ho imme diately ran after and celled to her, as she was not very far in, to come out, but she refused, and told him to let her die. He then, seeing she would not come out, went in after her, and after a severe straggle succeeded in getting her out. He then awarded In taking her to the receiving-house. He bad to go up to his waist after her, and he was sure she meant to commit suicide. Mr. Bi ngham said his conduct did him much credit. Polioe-oonstable Henry Beton meld his attention was called to the prisoner. He went to the receiving-house, and took her into custody. Mr. Bingham, observing the prisoner attired in workhouse clothes, asked her whether she was in the workhouse, and what was the cause of her acting as she had done ? The Inspector said her clothes being thoroughly saturated they had been obliged to get clothes front the workhouse be fore she could be brought to the court. The friends of the prisoner having been sent for abe was ultimately given up. This is the second attempt at suicide this week, and in both owe the would-be suicides have been rescued by soldiers. EXTRAORDINARY ACCIDENT ON THE MAN CHESTER, BHIPIELD, AND LINCOLNSHIRE RAILWAY. (From the Manthentr Guardian of this day.) An accident of an alarming character occurred to the 6.30 p.m. train from Manchester on Thursday evening. The train, which consisted of seven catiiages, with • brake van in front and behind, arrived at and left Penietone within • minute of its usual time. Only one of the car riages was of the first class. From an investigation made since, it is clear that the accident arose from the breaking of the tire of one of the hind wheels of this carriage, which was tilled with passengers for Sheffield. Amongst the number were—Mr. W. Unwin, solicitor; Mr. John Chambers, soli citor; Mr. Thomas Smith, solicitor; Mr. J. A. Radon, auc tioneer; Alderman Carr, Alderman W. Fawcett, and Mr J. Willis Dixon, of the firm of Dixon and Sons; Mr. Whall, and others. When the train bad reached about two miles beyond Penistone, and was at its full speed, the were thrown into a state of alarm by the fear= of the car:lams. The first class carriage bad lost its hind wheels, which, having become twisted under the second class carnage behind, threw it off the rail, but not till its fore wheels were also detached from the body. The coupling chain between the two carriages at this moment broke. The second class carriage, with the brake van behind, crossed the space between the two eels of rails, and both were then suddenly brought to • stand by being upset upon the opposite rails. The passengers, eight in number, were thrown one upon another, and several received were contusions. Mr. Roberts, of Reclesfield, file manufacturer, was seriously injured by being thrown with his abdomen upon the handle of his neighbour's umbrella. Mr. Hemmings, the station master at Wortley, who was in the brake van with Thomas Hoye, the guard, was also injured. The engine and rest of the carriages continued their course. The first-elms carriage was dragged at the tail of the others minus its hind wheels for a distance of about half a toile, the passengers in that and the adjoining oar riages shouting and screaming, and one of them, Mr. Smith, solicitor, using • dog-whistle, in the hope of making I themselves heard by the engine driver. The train at length was brought to a stand at the entrance to the Outhwatie tunnel. One of the pawners, Mr. Radon, in his fear of being carried into the tunnel, jumped out of the train whilst it wee in motion, and being thrown to the ground, was rather seriously bruised. The driver of the engine (Sedgwick), it appears, had not heard the alarm made by the passengers, though one of those foremost in shouting to him (Mr. Councillor Harvey) possesses stentorian powers of voice. He states that he was first aware of something being wrong in the train by the coupling chain between the first van and tender mapping maunder. The line at this point is on a decline. Ile saw, therefore, that if he had checked his engine, It wou l d have been run into by the train of carriages behind, and the collision would inevi tably have resulted in the death of some of the passengers. He, therefore, with groat discretion, kept his engine ahead, until the momentum of the carriages having become ex , busted by the drag of the broken one at the tail, they were brought to a stand. Some of the naseengers then ran back in sear& of Kr. Radon, and amistedlim to the train. It was not then known how far the other canine and vsa had been dragged behind. The engine driver, there fore, indeed of searching for them released himself of the broken first-class carriage, and hastened forward with the other portion of the train, to give warning at the Wortley station of the line being obtruded. The train then came forward to Sheffield, which place it reached about half en hour after its proper time. The guard left with the de tached part of the train had in the meantime run back to the Panudons station, and telegraphed to Sheffield for as• sistance. The line was soon cleared of the two broken carriages and van, and some displaced rails restored. The passengers who had been left behind made their way to the Penistone station, and were brought forward to Sheffield by the next train, which arrived at half-peat eleven o'clock. Maay of the passengers in various parts of the train received severe bruises, but nose any serious injury. Mr. Roberts, who was in the partially overturned second dam oaniage, had two extraordinary risks of his life. The first great jerk flung him upon the knob-top of the handle of the umbrella held by Mr. Rowbottom, newspaper agent, of Sheffield, who sat opposite ; indeed, he was very nearly impaled, some of his clothes being broken through by the force with which be alighted on the umbrella top. But there came • second, and equally strong jerk, by which Mr. Roberts was flung from the umbrella, and thrown astride on one of the doors (the glass sash being down), and there he was found, wholly unable to extricate himself hem his most painful and strange position. Mr. Rowbottom was only slightly injured ; Mr. Roberts sustained • violist blow at the bottom of the back, another equally violent on the abdomen, and, generally, he was very much shaken. Dr. Harrison, however, does not believe that there is anything at all approaching danger in his case. Mr. Radon was a good deal out and bruised en the hip and knee ; and Dr. Harrison found him yesterday, confined to his house at Moor Edge, and in a very excited state. Mr. Chambers was reported to have been very much hurt; but he has only sustained a rather severe abrasion. The soli citors, with Mr. Radon and others named by ouricorrespen dent, were in the middle compartment of the lint-dams car riage. In the hinder compartment a lady was alone; she was much knocked about, but it is not known whethe r abs is seriously injured. MR. MOWATT AND THE GREAT NORTHERN RAILwAY.—Yras all we can gather. it would appear that an indammatcey sore respecting the Redpath frauds has long existed between Mr. Mowatt and some of the Great Northern directors, which has at length suppurated and broken ; and Mr. Mowatt having declined to resign, as required of him, has had hie service* summarily dispensed with. We un derstand Mr. Denison was not at the board at the time of the rupture but confined to his bed by gout. As Mr. Mowatt cannot, with any re- gad to his character, suffer the rumour of dismissal to re main unnoticed, it is expected he will shortly appear in print with his explanation of the why and wherefore of his rup tured connexion. It has been observed that there is some thing very unfortunate following Mr. Denison's palms. Parties praised by him generally leave the company pretty soon after and it has, therefore, been suggested that he should vigorously praise himself, which certain wicked ruea say would conduce very mush to the peace and better doing of the Great Northern and neighbouring roilvaya— iferapath. MONEY MARKET-THIS DAY. Two o'CLocK. The Stock Exchange being closed to-day, no re cognised business is going forward in the funds. " Out of doors" we hear of snly one transaction in Consols at 97 for the May account. The new Indian loan has been nominally quoted 98 to but reliance cannot be placed upon this quotation. The return of the Bank of England for the week ending Wednesday, March 31, compared with the previous weekly return, shows the following results: Cirmlation isms Circulation active 19,950,760 Increeee 643,726 Public deposit. Other deposits Government securities in tanking department 9,901,993 Without alteration Other eecurities in banking department 16,857,437 Increase 61,633 Coin end bullion in both department. Seven day and other bills 840,166 Decrease 64,814 The Rest Notes in reserve 12,329 636 Demean 684,070 Total reserve (note s & co i n ) in banking department 13,163,167 Decrease 748,623 The decrease of 748,6231. in the reserve of notes and coin is explained by the decrease in the deposits, coupled with the increase (which, however, is of unimportant amount) in the " other" securities. Bankers and others who had large balances in the Bank have been enabled to find employment for a portion of them ; hence the large decrease in the "other" deposits. The almost stationary position of the Treasury deposits, in face of the large influx of revenue, is ac counted for by the disbursements on account of official salaries, &c., incidental to the close of the financial quarter. Probably it is to these payrments that the decrease of 104,898/. in the coin is likewise attributable. With these figures before them, the directors had no immediate inducement to reduce the rata of discount. The smallness of the addition to the " other " securities, however, shows that the current discount business is still diverted from the Bank, owing to the lower terms prevailing in the open market. The Gazette statement of the movement of the precious metals for the week ending Wednesday last gives the following totals, viz.:—lmports of gold, 103,3801.; exports of gold, 178,2911.; imports of silver, 94,4971. ; exports of silver, 214,3931. BANK OF ENGLAND.—An Account. punmant to Use Anne and em Vie.. e. 32, for the 'rook ending on We tocw.loy. March 31.1888. ttsea 77777 PT. Nola laced 11424,3t1i Oorerstment Debt .... 41.15.100 Other Secorttlce . 3.460010 00.1 Cole sod Sullien 17.1106.355 15,lrer Bullion ........ Obpital:tr "” Pi Rept •.. • . 4 `5 3 0 ,00 Public n., 3 . 6 4.616 E.e.q.. luoki VM.tnik.of ti•tioo, lialZia - li.racia: •.830.783 Other' Depaitß &MOO &laud 88 . 888 Bala 8 i 0.16.5 L39.0121/T April 1, US. ~~lTlfuT. iry . e - rnMent Seemllia Dud W•ight A ouolty) . ....... /901.9118 0036.1844ritia . 18.867, 487 Not. 13,39906 Gold 823,632 I N. itAisaAii. CO lal i 6 9. 7 RAILWAYS AND MINES. In the absence of the members of the Stock Exchange and other dealers, we have no business to report under these heads. COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS. TALLOW MARKET. There le no market to-day. MARKET ATERAGEB.—Tows tallow, 555. 9d.; 64 by ditto, 2s. Ild.; yellow Russian, 65a. 9d.; melted stuff, 381.; rough ditto, 224.; tallow grams, 175.; good dregs, 7s. HIDES.—THIS DAY. LLDINNALL.-661be. to 641 b.., 3d. to Sid. ; 641bm. 721 b.., Sid. to aid. ; 721ba. to 8016 n, Sid. to 4d. ; 80114. to 8816 a., 4d. to 41d.; 881bs. to 961 6 a., 41d. to 4id. ; 961ba. to 1041 b.., 41d. to 4id.; Horse bide., Ba. to 9a.; calf skins, light, 2a. to Ss. 6d. ; full, be. 6d. to 61. BEZIIONIMET —Sheep Skins—Polled, 7.. to 8..; Hants and half-brads, 6.. to 7a. ; Downs, 4.. 6d. to 6..9d.; .hauling., lld. ; lamb', 2.. 2d. to 3s. 2d. SMITHFIELD RAY MARKET.—TIIIB DAY. Mr. B. J. Davis reports trade w ithout alteration. Prime meadow hay, 70s. to 755. ; superior do., 78e. to 865.; rior do., 60s. to 603. ; rower, 603. to 60e ; clover, 86e. to 100 s. ; second cut, 70s. to 88s.; straw, 265. to 30s. COVENT GARDEN.—(THIS DAY.) Trade has this week been anything but brisk. Straw berries In small quantities continue to make their appear ance. Of pears, Brurre Rance, Easter Brame, and Ne Plus Ileurls may still be obtained. Oranges of all kinds are goad and abundant. Among vegetables are asparagus, rhubarb, and seakale. Winter greens are plentiful. French seeding is excellent: it still consists of cabbage lettuce,Barbe de Capucin, Batavian endive, and turnip radiating. Cornish Inv coli realises from 21. to Id. a bead. New potatoes are making their appearance. Tboy fetch 2a. 6d. to 33. per lb. ; peas, 3s. to 4s. per punnet; and green artichokes, 68. to a.. per dozen. Cucumbers are scarcer. Best sampled of eld potatoes have advanced in price. Cut flowers Wetly consist of orchids, gardenias, heliotropes, poinsettia palcherrima, geraniums, violets, mignionette, heaths, primulas, camellia', cyclamens, tulips, hyacinths, and roams. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. BOMBAY, Maken 8. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Pekin, with th, English mails of the 2nd February, Mil Memellles , arrived here on the morning of the 27th ideen. The MOW market continues easy. Istroars. Cotton Piece Goods.—The import market has improved in piece goods. Contracts have been entered into for goods to arrive at considerably advanced prices, the market being almost bare of stocks. Almost all descriptions of grey goods are saleable at advanced price'. Turkey red is dull and kis in inquiry. Bleached and Fancy Goode—Bleached goods have ad vanced in prime. Bleached shirting' are Name and in de • mend. Little business has been done in bleached Madapol lams. A moderato inquiry exists for lappet', the rate' for watch have very slightly advanced. Cotton Yai as.—Both mule and water twist have risen in price, and are in demand. Orange is also in fair demand. Metals.—There haa been a general decline in this staple; this remark, however, does not apply to copper, which main tains its pi ice and is in fair inquiry. Matins Stores.—Cordage is rather dull of male. The rates of twine have not undergone any change. Canvas is scarce, and an advance of prices may be looked far. RiPOKTC Cotton.—The rates have unproved ounce the last advloss from England. We quote for new Surat and Broach (to arrive), rs. 14-2; Mollera (to arrive), re. 14-o—old, rs. 12-6; old Oomerawuttee, re. 110-16--new,, rt. 130-36 ; new Khan deiah. re. 126; Compote, rs. 110-16; Dharwar Bawginned, rs. 136.40, and new Banes, ra. 130. Tonnage.—The abundance of tonnage in the harbour pee: eludes the hope of an improvement in the rates of freights, and we have no alterations to notice. We quote 11. 10a. to 11. 12e. 6d. for Liverpool, and for London the rate is U. 16s. to 21. ; for China, 6 rs. to 6 rs. per muidy. Exehange.—The rates of exchange have been easier than dating the period of last report, and we quote 2e. lid. to 2e. 10. at six months' eight; and on China, at silty days' sight, rs. 21G per one hundred dollars. INDIA AND CHINA MAILS. CRT ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) (PROM OCR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) SOUTHAMPTON, SATURDAY. . _ The Indus has arrived with the East India and China mails, and specie to the amount of 88,2001. Amongst the passengers by the Indus is Lieut. I)elafoese, one of the two persons who escaped the Cawnpore massacre. THE PENINSULAR MAILS. (BT ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) (TROY OUR °lnt OORRESPONDENT. ) SOUTHAMPTON, Serr }MAT. The Tagus has arrived with the Peninsular Mail and 7,6001. in specie. From Lisbon we learn that the Chamber of De puties has been dissolved, and a general election is to take place. The want of a powerful minis terial majority has been the cause of the dissolution. An English squadron is shortly expected in the Tagus to give eclat to the ILing's marriage. No material alteration in the foreign exchanges at Lisbon has taken place since last mail. The Peninsular steamer Tagus has brought home specie to the value of nearly 8,0001. THE WEST INDIES. The Royal Mail steamer Atrato, Capt. Moir, Admi ralty agent Lieut. Charlton, R.N., arrived yesterday at Southampton. Her dates were—Greytown, March 6; La Guayra, Bth ; Chagres and Panama, 10th ; Demerara and Trinidad, llth ; Carthagena, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, and Grenada, 12th ; Jamaica, Barba does, and Martinique, 13th ; St. Rites, Guadaloupe, and Jacmel, 14th; Antigua, 18th ; Porto Rico, 17th ; Tortola, 18th; and St. Thomas, 20th. The Atrato brought home 48 passengers, and amongst her cargo was specie to the value of 837,281 dollars, of which 210,084 dollars value was in silver, and 427,187 in gold. It was rumoured at St. Thomas that the com mander of the opposition forces at San Domingo had made his escape from the island in a United States vessel. In Jamaica the weather in some districts had been exceedingly dry, causing great fears as to what will be the ensuing crop returns. The provisional com mittee appointed at a public meeting for the purpose of making preliminary arrangements for the erection of a patent slip dock in the harbour of Kingston have issued a prospectu9, for the establishment of a company under the provisions of the Island Act 16 Vic. cap. 21, authorising limited partnerships in this island. The proposed capital is 60,0001., to be raised by 10,000 shares at 61. each—of which 11. 6s. is payable at the allotment and 11. Is. three months after, making together a deposit of 21. 10s. per share. The engineers to whom the work will be entrusted are Messrs. Bell and Miller, Civil Engineers, of Glasgow. In Demerara, during the fortnight, the young canes had been invigorated by copious showers of rain, succeeded by warm sunshine. The growing canes were thriving well, and, so far as present ap pearances go, there was a fair prospect of an abun dant crop. The Piccolo Corriere d'ltolia of Turin announces that the Insienificent town of Lantana, in the Duchy of Mara, has been declared in a state of siege and occupied by sixty Modena(' soldiers. - - TRANSPORTATION OF MUTINEERS.—The ship. Roman Emperor and Edward will leave this on Monday morning for the Andaman Islands with the =viewers lately brought to liurrachee. 176 of the mutineers embark th is morning on board the Roman Emperor, and 142 on the ship Edward. The arrangements made for the conveyance to the bonder and reception of the vagabonds on board ere very commendable. They will be removed from the jail at 6 o'clock in carte, under the escort of the Punjanb police, who accompanied them from the Puojaub. The lower deck of the ships have been fitted up with cages on each side, with a passage in the centre for the guard. They are to be chained down to the desk, and are to attend to all their own wants on board, and to be their own topassee. The only thing to be done for them will be their provisions, whisk will be ()poked by the vessel. The crew and officers en to be well armed, so there is no fear of their attempting to break out. Oa arrival at the Andaman Islands, their fetters will be taken off, and they will be let loose amongst the savages. The government of Bengal we understand have ordered two years' provisions to be stored on the island for them, and the seesaw dleatrsznis is to he stationed there to prevent say vessels removing these scoundrels. The only remaining thing to be dose now is, that the King of Delhi should he disposed of in exactly the same manner, and left to gate a klnedom among hi. pet lombe.-siNdian, Feb. A PROFITABLE NIGHT'S WORK.—The crew of the &rah and Ann, fishing logger, belonging to Mr. Mark Breach, recently made an estceedingly profitable night's trip, while in catching mackerel off Plymouth. The " Giver" con :eretdof 7,900 fish, and they were bought up for the London markets at 21.6 e. the 100 (120 wholesale number), realising the sum of 1711. On many twiner occasions the Hastings boats have succeeded in netting double end even treble this quantity of fish, but the amount realised by aisle unprecedented. This slim dried luck was very par tial, and shows theencertsietyof the reward the fishermen realise for their labours. It would seem that the fish swarm in a very limited comma, for the "berthman - to the Sarah and Ann, which lay not more then • mile from her, only netted about 20 mackrel during the whole night. The other boats landed from 10 to 200 each. There are 18 shares to come out of the 1711. in question, via., one share to each of the crew, nine in number, end the remainder ie claimed by the owner of the boat and the nets —the boat taking two and a half shares, and every 20 meta one share--eo that the crew realised 91. 10e. a man.—Swaser Aspros. IN RUSSIA. A St. Petersburg correspondent of the Indepen dance Be/ye gives as the following information as to an important measure of reform now undertaken by the Russian government: I have said that the activity going on In the War-offi.es has slackened but little. That may be easily understood. The reduction of the army has given the clerks a great deal to do in regulating the allowance.. of the °Meer' placed on hell-pay ; then the " cadres" of the regiments have to be re organised; the question of military equipments has to be studied ; the administrative abuse during the late war have to be silted ; there are investigetione to be made, end so on. But in the midst of ell this, I repented' myself for not having mentioned to you a measure of exalted humanity that has recently evidenced the pure sentiment of justice whir h ani mates the heart and nand of the Emperor Alexander 11. I need hardly name it ; it is the projected abolition of the mili tary colonies. In the first instance the reduction of the army, which may have affected a few individuals to their detriment, has lied two results, both equally favourable to the country ; one, by diminishing to a consitbrable amount the drain on the treasury; the other, by restoring to the land, to agriculture, to every branch of industry now springing up, a multitude of hands and consumers hitherto unproductive. I have said that the Minister of the li.terior'e report proves clearly to what en extent the agricultural population bad been thinned by the necessity there was of tilling up vacancies in the army, which numbered more than a million of soldiers, for it le this clam that supplies almost exclusively the military re cruits, owing to the numerous exemptions that exist in favour of the other classes. Among these we may cite the officials, whose numbere are so large, the licensed tradms, the clergy, the principal (Wren,. &c. The Emperor then, by reducing the army end decreeing that before the expiration of three years no fresh levy shall be made, has contested a twofold benefit on the country, but by the suppression of the military colonies he ham given it • proof of his humanity. More than thirty years ago, thousands of labourers, they, their families and posterity, were converted into military colonists. A village for me d • squadron and was subjected to all the strict hardship of military service. The children, from their birth, were registered among the ranks, the mar riageable girls were mated in a chsaoe.medley way with such young men as had reached the age prescribed fur marriage. The women, in the midst of their rand occupations, were themselves appurtenances of the colony; cottages, live stock, furniture, dead stock,—ail alike was the property of the military commune; nobudy could hold anything as hie own; besides, the hours of toil, its duration, Its nature, every ac tion of life, every movement in short, was placed under severe and rigid romp discipline. But now, by the imperial will, all these men who were thus cut off from social life have once more become citizens, fathers, husbands, sons, heads of their families; they now peww their cottage, their field, which they till how they please ; they work, go and return at whatever time they chase, and intermit the cares of husbandry or of such trade as they have followed, when they feel so diaposed. We may Imagine the joy dell these people, deprived so many years of their common risrhts—rights of which men attached to the glebe are only deprived in part. In consequence of the abolition of the military colonies, the institution of eutoniste has been likewise suppressed. These cantonista were the children of the moldier'. Accord ing to a law of the last reign, they belonged to the 'my es soon as born, and on reaching tbo legal age for car4ing a musket entered some regiment. It was a service et 25 years the entered upon. These children remained with their mothers until their seventh year. This term expired, they were taken away from them, and God knows the painful and harrowing scenes, the heartrending spectacles, the teen, the desolation. All these poor little wretches were bundled together under the guardianship of a corporal and a few officer!, whose duty it was to make them learn to read and get used to the mili tary exercises. Brought up in this rude fashion, far away from their parents, strangers to all domestic life, these chil dren grew up in complete ignorance of the simplest duties, and of course of all softening family infirteaces. But now, all this has ceased to exist : there are no more cantonista, except a couple of corps at St. Petersburg, which are in a comparatively far less suffering condition, from being under the epee of the superior authorities. However, they will be broken up like the rest. The children of soldiers are now free to follow whatever calling they prefer, and in this respect obey their own inclination. It bar been observed that the great majority of them have chosen agriculture. Since I em speaking to you of matter relating to the army, permit me to tell you a word about a measure that has been tried with a view to correct an abase hitherto tolerated, and which exhibits the disgraceful picture of colonels jobbing with the accoutrements of their men and putting the money in their own pockets. Very bungling must their work have indeed been, if they don't manage to get en income of 40,000 franca. I give you one of the lowest estimates I have been tu• Lashed with. To remedy this state of things they have devised the creation of committees, the nomination of the members to be left to the offioers, which will have to furnish the regi ment with its supplies at the cheapest rate possible. To indemnify the colonels for the loss of perquisites sanctioned in some sort by custom and impunity, a higher made of pay is awarded them. measure, applied in the first instance to two regi ments of the Guar&, has just been attended to two more ; and I have no doubt, should the experiment oontinue to be satifactory, that it will be applied to all the Guards, and then probably to the entire army. A clerk in the commissariat has told me that one of his predecessors, having taken it into his head for sheer honesty's sake not to profit by the perquisites of his berth, was enabled at the end of the year to hand over to his chief a bonus of 60,000 and odd roubles, that this person procured him incon sequence a commander's cross ea • reward, and then • few months later sent him adrift. On my observing that this wee a strange method of treating such an official, he replied that that bungler of a clerk had oomprotnieed his chief and colleagues by producing those savings, that formed in them selves • manifest charge against the past administration of the office. The reasoning was absolute, and I should not have repeated it to you if t had not been made to myself. Here is another supreme decision full of wisdom : the senate is no longer to be a retreat for old generals. The Emperor thinks, end rightly it seems to me, that military savior may be rewarded in some other mode than by giving them a seat in the first judicial body of the country. This tribunal requires special men, whose pursuits do not call them away from the grave duties they have to fel& Already lute • number of military preeentationa been can celled to make room for civil appointments, and if I am well informed, the Grand Duke Constantine was not a stranger to this important and judkions measure. THE PEN, THE CHISEL, AND TILE BRUSH.— About thirty years ago, Sir Walter Scott gave to Sir Francis Chantrey a specimen of the celebrated Mustard and Pepper breed of terriers. When in the Lotuses of time the dog waxed old and was about to die, Sir Edwin Lindner Nes aerated it on canvas and prexated the sketch to Its 'snow- Mg master. In the background of th+s little picture, which attracted much notice at the time of its exhibition, Sr. re presented the Interior of the sculptor's studio, an Imitable:l bust of Sir Walter, two woodcocks brought down at a single shot by Chantrey at Holkham, his favorite cat, snuff-box, modelling tools, &c. , The picture has recently been offered by Lady Chantrey to her Majesty, who has been gracictuily pleased to accept such an interesting memorial of the friend ship which so long existed between these three great artists. Tissue . Sir Roderick Murchison's sake's, in Belgrave square, were the scene, on Wednesday night, of a brilliant assemblage of rank and scientific eminence. Amongst other celebrities we (Literary Gazette) particularly no ticed the commanding figure and fine thoughtful head of Baron Bruanow. He awned as much at home among as as if his late absence had been a trip for pleasure, and not the mann of a deadly struggle between ua and the nation he represents. We (Ati enceum) hear that there is a chance of Mr. Herbert's great cartoon, intended for the sew paws, being exhibited in Trdalgar-equate next month. The French Exhibition will this year open on the 17th of April, limied of the let of Ng. This is eartshily s change for the better. HENRY WATT, THE ENGINEER OF THE CAGLIARI. —At • meeting of the Newoastle Town Council, held on Wednesday last, Mr. Newton, a councillor end a sur geon, made a statement regard* the cue of Henry Watt, the engineer ' recently returned from Naples. He said that ha had seen Mr. Watt four or five times in London, and on two occasions in company with Dr. Forbes Winslow--a distinguished authority in mental diseases—and with Mr. Hood, an eminent surgeon in Lon don, and they were of opinion that Mr. Henry Watt was decidedly insane. Ile took that opportunity of saying that hie friends and fellow-workman would, of course, ant expect an ovation when he came to Newcastle, as he would owns shortly, but rather an occasion of mourning. He (Mr. Newton) did not take so gloomy a view of hie case al Dr. Winslow • he thought time might restore him to seem. He thought that in thew presence and that of the Few he might with propriety make this communication. It was only justice to ray that both the Mends of Mr. Watt sad the people of Newcastle mast be very deeply indebted to Mr. George Ridley for his kindness, and for the interest he had taken ix Mr. Watt's oase. He believed Mr. Ridley had called in to hie cold--perlutps with the concurrence of Govern ment—the very highest medical advice, and his kindness had hem frateraal. _ _ . WAI:OFFICT., APRIL 1.-. The Queen has been ElsoloosiP_lteased to give milers for the apintment of Fredetiok Weymouth Hibbs, Esq., Ptecoptor to po his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, tole an Ordinary Menhir of the Civil Division of the Third Clan. or Companion of the moat Honourable Order of the Bath.—Bezette. GRENADES.—The effect of the grenades directed the Emperor's so much greater them that own baud-== i t i mama probable that It may lead to a change, not only hi our own army, but in the armlet' of other European nations. Our grenades Sr. fired by a fuse, those of the aseassios Implode by percussion. Dispensing with the fuse (If peril:de) Is a siniplifinstion, sad so an advantage.— United &rola Osatie. LATEST SPORTING INTELLIGENCE,. (11T ILICTRIO 1111.1011.11210 NEWMARKET.-FRIDAT NIGHT. The following hones ere here :—New Brighton, Beacon, Kest, The Gourd, Penalty, Noes Bonhenr, Brother to Far thingale, Tame Darr, Caere), Knight of Kan, Commodore, Phenix, and Monarquo. Mr. Scott's, Mr. Taylor'', &c., are expected this day (Sa turday). MALTON. Star of the Emit, Steamer, Wood Nymph, arid Stanza, are expected to leave here for Newmarket. RICHMOND. Vedette and Ignoramus Imre hen for Newmarket. HOLIDAY IN THE CITY, THIS DAY.—This morn ing, in accordance with a suggestion thrown oat by the Lord Mayor, most of the great mercantile houses in the city gave their men a holiday. and for that purpose entirely su► pmded business. Most of the respectable shops along Cheapside, Certain, the Poultry, and the leading thorough fare., were closed . The Bank of England and tke private banks were unable to close altogether, but they worked with diminished forces, the men having made the necessary ar rangements amongst themselves, and at a very early our th ey dosed altogether. RAILWAY TRAPPIC.—The traffic returns of rail ways in the United Kingdom for the week ending March 27, amounted to 409.9401., end for the corresponding period of last year to 406,670!., showing an increase of 3,2701. The gross receipts for the eight railways having their termini in the metropolis amounted for the week ending as above to 169,2661. ; awl for the corresponding week of last year to 166,7321., showing an increase of 3,5344. The in crease on the Eastern Counties Railway amounted to 1,0121.; on tie Great Northern to 1,8041.; on the Great Western to 1,371/. ; on the Londe'', Brighton, and Smith Coast to 1,3731. ; ou the London South Western to 1,1301.; and on the South Emden to 7521.; total, 7,4441. But from this most be deducted 3,89 U., the decrease on the London and North Western. and 191. on the London and Bleckwal/, leaving the increase es above, 3,5341. •The receipts on the other lines In the United Kingdom amounted to 240,6744, and for the coffee pan period of 1867, to 240,9381.; showing a decrease of 2641. in the receipts of these lines; which deducted from the increase on the metropolitan lines, leaves the total increase 3,2701. as compared with the corresponding week of 1867. TOUTING FOR LOANS.—The following is the copy of an official letter addressed very recently by the secretory of a railway company not 100 exiles from London, to certain members of the Stock Exchange. As such a proceeding has not before come under our cognioinoe, we should like to be informed whether it is a usual method of getting our deben tures with railway companies, or a novelty peculiar to this company " Railway, London Terminus., March 18, 1838.—Sie,-1 am instructed by ths directors of a s company to infirm you that they are prepared to re ceive application. for the 4 per cent. deben ture stock, created by the resolution of a special meeting of the proprietors. I enclose you a printed &War deem iptive of the stock, and I am to acquaint you that a comruipsion of per cent. will be allowed to brokers on all purchases effected through them.—l am, air, your obedient servant, ---- Secretary."—iferepefh. TEE CONDEMNED CONVICT JAMBS JONES.—We understand that the high sheriff hes readved a letter re the Under-Sourstery of State, Mr. Waddington, @LOIRE ihstt..._ in reply to one written by him inquiring wbeffrec it w" Intention that the law should he - toweled ids sawn with re glad to the execution of James Jews, who was ow& rased 80 death at the last Mr. Walpole, the Rome Seereeszy, havin g ealliall Y tbe wee, had thought it At to advise her Mniesty to commute the capital sentence to penal servitude for Ida—Can/1f thardliaw. CRYSTAL PALMS. ors diatxuro FRIDAY, APRIL 2.—Atbeleniene on gerossr, 25,4 1 7; ado by is... ticker, 1,662; total. 70.999.