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11111 The atorsing. E 4 •:I+:4 itt &end wholly blameless. Namik Paell T,, a la said to bave exhibited a decided leaning in favour of the assassins, and his assertion that the outbreak was the oontequenee of the Turkieh flag having been hauled dorm from the Irant is sufficiently proved to be false by the fact that previous to the naval court being held upon the vessel the Consul, in the presence of Captain Pullen, had received notice of the existence of the plot. This was not the first warning, and that very circumstance may have had the fatal effect of lulling Ur. Page's apprehensions. He refused the offer of refuge on board the Cyclops, saying that though some disturbance might arise lie felt perfectly confident he mad rely for his personal satety upon the protection that would be afforded to him by the flag of his Consulate. INDIA AND CHINA. The following telegram was received at the Foreign office from Acting Consul General Green on Wednes day, July 28, at 1.25 p.m. : ALeY.ANDRIA, July 23. . arrived at Suez from Bombay this The following intelligence from the Bombay Standard of July 3, 3 p.m., has reached this by telegraph : Sir Hugh Rose reached Gwalior on the 16th of June from the south-west; Brigadier Smith approached it from the south-east. 1., Early on the 17th a series of severe conflicts ensued on ♦etkonies of the town. the 19th the enemy were beaten and dispersed in all directions, and the town captured by us. The fort was nest day found abandoned. The Maharajah was conducted in state to his Palace ma the lOth. Four of our officers have fallen. During the four days we had captured twentyseren guns, many elephants, and a vast amount of treasure. The fugitives bad the Agra force in front; Napier on their rear; Rose and ours on their right and reillink (qy. ]aft flank ). A large force under General Roberts left Nusseerabad on the 29th in the direction of Jeypore, where the mutineers are supposed to be asserablin2. On the 13th General Sir Hope Grant gained a brilliant victory at. Nawabgunge,lll3ST Lucknow, capturing a large number of guns and driviug the enemy across the Gogra. On the 9th the celebrated Moulvie, for whom 5,0001. had been offered, was killed. Onde continues much disturbed. The Governor-General, on receiving Lord EUenbornugh's despateh, issued a proclamation giving amnesty to all but murderers. The results are not yet known. Telegram arrived by the Wanderer on the .'.Bth of July, 4.60 am. . 11/. tr., Srotmottn, Rear-Admiral. The foil e A telegram has been received from the Times Indent at Malta, dated Wednesday, July 28, 2.15 p.m. : ALEXANDRIA, July 23. this morning with in- The enemy lost and treasure. The . on all Wes by our Roberts let Nusseer• Teypore, where the on the 13th of .Tune, lbstunge, near Luck n killed. on receipt of Lord proclamation giving Trade was doll and CHINA. •'dw• +,,, We extract the following account of hostilities in China from a private correspondent in the Times : May wth. . _ At eight o'clock this morning Captain Hell , and the French flag-captain proceeded on shore with a flag of truce and lett/it - stroll/ the ambassadors and admirals, in forming Tan that it being neceassry for the safety of the former, in the prosecution of their search for it properly qualified commissioner, that the forts at the mouth of the Peibo should temporarily change garrisons, he, the sail Tan, was allowed two hours, at the expiration of which delay, if they were not surrendered, they were to be taken. The order of the (lay was as follows :—The Cormorant, Path, and Milraille to attack the two forts on the north • aids; the Nimrod, Avalanche, and Dragonne to engage the three on the south. Upon the admirela moving up the river, they were to be followed by the gunboats towing landing parties. Those destined for the attack of the northern forts, towed by the Staunch and the Bastard, to be composed of men from the Piqee, the Fliriol4l, and the Surprise, under the command of Ceptsin Sir Frederick Nicholson, Captain Shereel Osborn, and Commander Creseweil. The S/aney and the Firm to land their parties, composed of men of the Calcutta k'ury, under the • ./Wirmand of Captain Hall and Commander Leckie, for Win attack on the southern forts. The Leven and Opossum Illiure told off to tow the French landing parties, the former ogio•the southern, the letter to the northern attack. Pre ylginsdy at ten o'clock the signal wag given fur the ships to 446 into pooitioe, end the Cormorant, whose s crew h a d isupstientlpvevolving for some minutes previously, WWI OrlimPied•bles us arrow from a bow. She had Aloft sielimpi loriesiiarsain length when the southern lAigadefumed a.. heavy lire upon her; disdaining a reply, Issreosasander, Sanmarez, stood gallantly on, and took A L 2.3.1 The Bombay mails roacbed Suez this telligence to the 3rd inst. The capture of Owalior is confirmed. twenty-seven guns, besides elephants at fugitives are said to be hemmed in of troops. A large force under General Ru abad on the 29th, marching towards Ji mutineers are said to be assembling. The rebels were utterly defeated on by General Sir Hope Grant, at Nawahj now. The Monlvie is said to have been On the 9th the Governor-General, of Fllenborough's despatch, issued a pr( amnesty to all but murderers. The money-market continued easy. i freights low. /4[7r11 if Egg:: If4d Lit - • - ror,o•- ; .. up his Poulton with the utmost detiVeiratton and greeteit precision. conduct called forth a most glowing eulogy from the admiral. When he did open the it was with tremendous effect ; bestowing one shot upon the southern forts in return for the attention they had honoured him with, be concentrated his fire on the northern torts. Shot, shell, and grape rained in upon them, and before his French supporta had got into position he had very nearly succeeded in silencing their fire. Meantime the - Nimrod, whose movements had been somewhat thrown out by the French gunboats not coming up to time, received the concentrated fire of the southern forts, which Captain Dew returned with interest. For tunately, although the Chinamen stuck to their guns with considerable pertinauity, they were so badly aimed as to do very little damage. Notwithstanding that the Nimrod, Avalaactle, and Druyonne were pretty hotly engaged for an hour, the former only loot one killed and three wounded — four shot struck her hull. I have not heard the loss of any of the French force engaged, beyond the fact that four officer* were killed. A little before eleven o'clock the admirals passed, followed by the fleet of gun boats. In the fire to which they were exposed, Mr. Pnekett, second master of the Opossum, was severely wounded by a round shot, which had passed over the Nim• rod. The landing on the north side took place about eleven ; in a few minutes more the allied flags were float ing over the forts, and our marines and blur jackets were in full cry upon a large camp of infantry and cavalry about a mile distant. This is the first time in our experience of Chinese warfare that our blur jackets have had an op portonity or dispersing large bodies of cavalry. It is species of excitement they particularly appreciate. At a quarter past eleven the landing party on the south side burst upon the astonished gaze of the Chinamen, who pre cipitately evacuated the batteries and fled across the arid plain in rear of the forts, all of which were rapidly occu pied by our men, while large parties of skirmishers fol lowed up and harassed the retreating masses. As the river at this point forms a peninsula, upon which the forts are situate, the Opossum, Bustard, and S'larnich were sent round to meet the enemy on the other side. They ex perienced a temporary check, however, from a battery of heavy guns placed at the angle of the river on the north side, which gave them a warm reception as they ap proached, killing two and wounding three men on board the Bustard. 'l'bis bowery was speedily silenced, and the men of the Pique and the Furious, who had been clearing out the (lamp nut far distant, came up just in time to take possession of it. Other gunboats coming up in support, they all pressed on till they reached the opposite end of the base line of the peninsula. It was found, however, that the Chinamen had made good their escape, and the inhabitants of the large village which is situated here gazed wonderingly at the "fire-ships," confident, appa rently, that the barbarians would not mistake them for soldiers. A line of deserted junks moored right across the river at this point formed a very good defence for our advanced position, and the whole peninsula being now in our possession, the day's work was considered complete. We may trust th it this blow will have been sufficiently serious to bring the Chinese Government to its senses. It bed evidently been occupied during the last five weeks in concentrating here warlike resources. Large bodies of troops bad been sent down from Pekin, and the batteries had been improved and strengthened by guns collected from neighbouring towns. So exaggerated was the esti mate formed of their own powers of resistance that the Chinese did not hesitate to open the first fire upon us, and it took ns upwards of an hour thoroughly to undeceive them upon this point. The fact that the batteries were so easily taken after so many weeks' preparation only shows how simple it would have been in the first instance to seize them. If the impression produced, however, is more effectual in consequence, the delay is not to he regretted. We have to deplore a melancholy accident which touk place in the centre tort after it was in our possession. Some French engaged in the work of demolition had impru dently set fire to some gabions in the immediate vicinity, a spark was blown into a magazine, which had nut been observed, and a crowd of bystanders were blown up. Some were killed on the spot, and others frightfully wounded. The accurate returns have not yet come in, but thirty•six is the estimate I have generally heard given. Our entire loss has been comparatively trifling. We have captured about 150 brass guns, most of them of enormous calibre, exquisite workmanship, and net shove ter; years old, and we have had five men kille I and fifteen wounded. Of these five, one was shot by accident and one blown up. The Chinese loss has not been so great as might have been ex pected, and is not supposed to have exceeded 100. It is generally believed that this success will be followed by an immediate move towards Tientsin, in which direction the plenipotentiaries will proceed until they meet with an Imperial Commissioner properly qualified to treat with them. The Belle Isle storeship has just come in with provisions for the fleet. The Hong Kong correspondent of the same jour nal adds : In a despatch from Admiral Sir Michael Seymour to his Excellency Sir John Howring, he informs him that the gunboats of the force attacked the forts and captured then with small loss. The position was a strong one, the various forts mounting 138 guns, and bein7 backed by the presence of a large body of troops. We learn the number of casualties among the force amounted to about eighty eight killed and wounded, the greater number, however, among the French, arising from explosions. The forces were to advance up the river to Tien-tsin on the 'find nit. to enable the ambassadors to endeavour to reopen negotia tions nearer the capital. The success that attended the attack on the forts and the determination evinced to proceed towards the capital may be the means of changing the obstinate attitude of the ' Court of Pekin ; but, should the contrary prove the case, the existing difficulties may thus not definite period. It is doubtful if any material advance the small force at present available per icularlv when the obstacles to t river have to be considered, and the healthy season, July and August. The Russian and American MI, courteously by the Chinese authorities. neutrals, and accompany the allied forces Later their intervention may be of service. hitherto to the Chinese has been of no A letter from the President of the ceived by 'ran, the High Corn missioner,wn, and he promised that it should be forwarded an answer returned to it. There appears to be a questioi missioner Tan to treat. The Russian Ministers were apparently satisfied on' British and French Ministers declined tiations until credentials on either changed. This, the Commissioner custom, and when the poweN presented former occasion were shown him he forgery. We anxiously look for the next ad , Since receipt of the advices from seized the traders iu Canton, and business suspended. An expedition against au encamp,,.., near the White Cloud Mountains, a short Matsu., ~ Canton, took place a few days hack. Nothing resshed front it, for when the place of the encampment was mend the " Braves" had left. We regret to say that Dr. Turn. ball, It N., who accompanied the expedition, was captured, and his head and hands were cut ofi. From Shanghai we have advice* to the 31st ult. Not. withwending the remonstrance from her Majesty's Conan], the Chinese authorities persist in collecting an extra titur on imports levied on the natives. There was a report received in Shanghai that Nmngpo was taken by a set of insurgents. Her Majesty's steamer Surprise was at that port. The Russian steamer Askola, 28 guns, arrived here on the 28th ult., and we hear that two or three steamers of the same class are expected to arrive in these waters shortly. Despatches, dated respectively the Bth of May and the 21st, have been received at the Foreign-office from Sir Colin Campbell and Admiral Seymour, confirming the Indian and Chinese intelligeoco which has appeared in our columns. YAW nub Volta. COMMISSION OF LUNACY. As inquiry was held on Friday and Saturday last week in the magistrates' room in the Castle, at York, fur the purpose of inquiring into the alleged lunacy of Mary Jane Turner, the wife of Mr. Charles Turner, one of the official assignees of the Court of Bank ruptcy at Liverpool, a resident in a lunatic asylum at Acomb, near York. Mr. ASPINALL opened the case. He stated that in 1845 the parties were married. Immediately after, disagreements arose. Mrs. Turner was somewhat interior to her husband before marriage. They resided at Bebington, in the postal district of Rock Ferry. One day, soon after his marriage, Mr. Turner was from home, and a letter, which was to have been called for at the Rock Ferry post-office by another Mr. Turner, was delivered to Mrs. Tamer. That letter was front a lady, appointing a meeting at Behington ; and immediately Mrs. Turner conceived suspicions against her husband, taking a journey into Wales (whence the letter had comes, and having an interview with its writer. She obtained informs• tion which ought to have convinced her that her suspicions were unjust, but she persisted in them, and on her husband's return home she met him at the station and behaved to him with great violence. So extreme was her violence that he drove Willi her to the house of Mr. Stephenson, an eminent medica l man, who conceived suspicions its to the real suite of the case. From this moment Mrs. Turner coneettei extraordinary suspicions against her husbatal, and accused him wherever they happened to be—in hotels and lodging-houses, where he took her for the sake of her health—of impropriety with every woman in the house. No woman could even look on him without exciting her suspicions. On one occasion, in the midst of her paroxysms, she jumped out of window and broke her leg ; and Mr. Turner attended to her night and day, until ha became so exhausted that the medical man ordered him to retire to bed for twenty-four hours. He did so; but no sooner had he lelt than Mrs. Turner, reverting to her old topic, said he had gone to bed with one of the servants, and desired to be taken out that site m i ght see. Soon after this occurrence she fractured his skull with a poker ; and so great was the dang-r to his life that she was confined in the gaol at Bo ken' !toad. On Mr. Turner's recovery lie obtained her release, and refused to take proceedings against bet, though a deed of separation was drawn up. Un der the deed Mr. Turner allowed her 2001. a year. She went to reside at Scarborough and York, but wher ever she resided she suspected the persons with whom i ed gati f o o n r an thein. made with ni)a --- is e triatn i h : ebenortholiore s a t[ a nimelei st U o o r o s a iv.s a n i ai dt tev i e ht t , ea h 'r I l e e l; i d 'i w i s h p .l a eltu o S ps yt w e t soretiecteibrol point, 2 r continue n s : r t :r e e br a d is c e r i t .: r t i ra e d el e i a t 0 - h :lac d thl i l i e e io c rt e P r tr°g e lk ino e rtl44- n; orwarded to Pekin, arid '.ussian and American fined entering on n eg , er side had been ex_ tented by Keyine un a to stated them to be a ivices from the North, a the Peiho a panic kis thiness is again aliuubt .rnpment of " Bra►e; a short distance from . .. ..