The Press. — London, England, 1858-05-08 00:00:00

A affair the enemy showed extritor- Before the general pursuit took place road, during which Colonel Hagart 7th Hussars to support two guns of Ilery which was sent to drive out a rom a small mud for: on our flank. d by this body of cavalry and a company ;Wanders, opened fire, and the enemy e fort. It was, however, to make a Lieutenant Wilkin had just brought cut up the supposed runaways, to come on with determination. Hussars charged them, but the , and fought with courage. Slade sword-cut in the thigh, and was thrown Bankes was struck by a sepoy tulwar broke his thigh ; he fell long the enemy, who cut I,t him in was rescued by a few men, led by person. Lieutenant Wi kin was in the side and in the foot, and 'it fin ty-five in number, fought till , cut down by the cavalry. Bankes arm, sad his remaining kg and arm bone. has issued the following pro- T of the Governor-Ueneral : PROCLAMATION. Excellency the Commander-in-Chief is mcknow, and the city lies at the mercy Government, whose authority it has for nine • defied and resisted. begun by a mutinous sol•liery, has `he inhabitants of the city and of the large. Many who owed their pro & Government, os well as those who aggrieved by it, have • joined in this oiged themselves with the enemies , of a ;treat crime, and have sub lust retribution. cauntry is now once more in the troops.. be held by a force which nothing authority of the Government will corner of the province. come it which the Right Hon. the deems it right to make known British Government will deal with and landholders of Oude and their _....”-veneral will be to reward steadfast in their allegiance at a time f the Government was partially over proved this by the support and assist given to British officers. Hon. the Governor-General hereby Rajah of Ttulratnpore ; , Rajah of Pudnaha; ;ukah Singh, of Kutiaree ; Talookdar of Siasaindee; intim. of Gopaul Kheir ; and Zetnindar of Mormon ( Baiawarah) sole hereditary proprietors of the when Oude came under British rule, soderate assessment as may he im that those loyal men will he further finer and to such extent as, upon eon• and their position, the Uuvernor- mensnre of reward and honour accord be conferred upon others in whose be established to the satisfaction of farther proclaims to the people above named exceptions, the pro of the province is confiscated to which will dispose of that right may seem fitting. I chiefs, and landholders, with their lake immediate enbmission to the Owle, surrendering their arms and Right Hon. the Governor-General lives and honour shall be safe, pro arc unstained with English blood further indulgence which may be the condition in which they may must throw themselves upon the ; British Government. !rn who shall promptly come for iief Commissioner their support in and order this indulgence will be .overnor-Generel will he ready to view :hich they may thus acquire to a iormer rights. the murder of Englishmen and lode those who are guilty of it from se who have protected English lives consideration and leniency. about the state of the north liklis do not seem to be in the humours : ,I am toll. They say, "We have —lg. We took the Kaiserbagh, and imander-in-chief takes us as sentries •rice to Europeans." I believe the are placed on duty in the head• stand the sun better than Euro natives in order more easily, owing language. Aa at Delhi, they say, d formerly ; now we fight for you, shall fight against you once more." In an episode of this at Binary desperation. Bac there was a halt on the ro, or dered a troop of the 7th Tombs's Horse Attillery body of the enemy from Our guns, protected by th of the 78th Highlanders were seen to leave the for c harge on the guns. Lie . u p hay Irregulars to w hen they were seen to Slade's troop of the 7th s epoys stood for once, received a severe sword-c from his horse. Young with such force that the off his horse right among all directions, till he wa Colonel Hsgait in per wounded with a tulwar it the band, who were about every one of them was cu has lost a leg and an arm have been cut to the boot Sir Colin Campbell dominion, by the ordet PRO The army of his Excell in possession of Lucknow of the British Governmen months rebelliously detieL This resistance, begin found support front the it province of Oinle at hire sperity to the British Go believed themselves aggr bail cause, and have rang, of the State. They have been guilty jetted themselves to a just The capital of their co; hands of the British !root From this day it will In can withstand, and the an be carried into every core The time, then, has cm Governor-General of Wit the mode in which the Br the talookdars, chiefs, and followers. The first care of the Go those who have been steal when the authority of the borte. and who have prov, ance which they have gilts Therefore, the Right H declares that Drigliejjie Singh, I Kottlwunt Singh, I Ran Hurdeo Buks Kasheepershaud, I Zithr Singh, Zemit Chundeeloll, Zemi are henceforward the sc lands which they held nth, subject only to such modi posed upon them, and tin rewarded in finch manner aideration of their merits Generai shell determine. A propnitionate menses ing to their deserts will b favour like claims may be the Government. The Governor-Genera of Guile that, with the prietary right in the soil the riritish Government, in such manner as it may To those tslookdars, c followers, who shall ma Chief Commissioner of 0 obeying his orders, the R promises that their livet tided that their hands s murderously shed. But, as regards aiy f extended to them, and t hereafter he placed, they justice and mercy of the . To those among then ward and give to the Chit the restoration of peace large, and the tiovernoi liberally the claims whi restitution of their formes As participation in th, Englishwoma n will exclut all mercy, so will those he specially entitled to cot Some anxiety is felt t west provinces. The Si most amiable- of humot The Sikhs talk loudly, done all the hard fighting look ! even the command over his tent in preference 'Talton why the Sikhs ar quarter camp is that they p , -ans, and can keep the ni to their knowledge of the 1 'We fought against you fr Perhaps some day we abal THE PRESS, MAY 8, 1858. BANQUET TO THE DUKE OF MALAKOFF. ANOTHER of those cordial reunions which mark the real sincerity with which the Anglo-French Alliance is preserved in this couutry in all its truth and spirit took place on Thursday evening, and the offi:ers of the two services who are members of the Army and Navy Club entertained his Excellency the Duke of Malakoff at a grand banquet at the new Club-house, St. James's-square. The dinner was fixed for eight o'clock, and by half past seven the guests began to arrive, pouring up the magnificent staircase of the club to the library, where the committee to whose care the conduct of the entertainment was intrusted received their visitors. All wore plain evening dress, wearing, how ever, their principal decorations, and nearly all were assembled before the hour at which the guest cf the evening was expected to arrive. A little before eight o'clock his Excellency was announced, and was immediately conducted to the library. Here he was received with quiet but most cordial demonstrations of welcome from all the assembled officers, and especially, of course, from the chairman of the evening, Sir Fenwick Some of the most distinguished officers present were presented to his Excellency. Accompanying the Duke were the secretaries and principal attaches of the French Embassy, the Baron de Malaret, Com• mandant Dubai, Count de Jaucourt, Colonel Appert, M. Monicault, &c. The banquet was served in the chief dining-room of the club, a noble apartment, and,remarkable alike for its architectural features and the taste and sim plicity with which it is adorned. Very little attemp had been made to enhance its propottions or to add to its fine general effect by the temporary decorations which are often resorted to on these occasions, and nothing but the magnificence with which the ban quetting tables were spread, the massive epergnes, plateaux, cups, and centrepieces which covered them, filled with the choicest flowers, marked the style of the entertainment and the importance of the guest in whose honour it was given. The tables were arranged in a circular form, going almost com pletely round the saloon. In the centre was the chairman, the gallant Sir Fenwick Williams, the seat of honour on the right, of course, being occu pied by the guest of the evening, and the place on his left by the Right Hon. Sir John Pakirgton. After her Majesty's health had been proposed and drunk with all the honours, The CHAIRMAN, in proposing the second toast, said it was one which he knew would be received with all the warmth and cordiality of feeling which it deserved —it was " the health of the Emperor and Empress of the French." He invited them to drink to the health of that sovereign who had shown himself, throughout a most ardent struggle, the truest and most faithful ally of England. The toast was then drunk with all the honours. The Duke of MALAKOFF, on rising to acknowledge the toast, was received with tremendous cheering. He replied in French, and said that it gave him the greatest satisfaction to be able to respond to the sen timents of respect and regard with which the health of his Imperial Majesty and the Empress had been hailed by the company he had the honour then to address. He felt flattered beyond expression by the warn.th and cordiality of feeling which that toast had evoked. If anything could add to it, it was the fact that the glowing eulogium which they had just heard had been delivered from the mouth of a no less illustrious officer than Sir Fenwick the heroic defender of Kars. The illustrious Duke concluded by expressing a fervent hope that the sen timents of esteem which had been declared for the alliance of England with France would always be preserved. . . The gallant CHAIRMAN, having proposed in the usual terms " the health of the Prince Consort and the other members of the Royal Family," which was duly honoured, next gave the toast of the evening— " the health of his Excellency the Duke of Malakoff." This (he said) was a toast in which the officers of both services would most cordially join. He un feignedly wished that the task of proposing it had bt en confided to hands more capable of doing justice to its great merits ; but he felt sure that nothing that lie or any one could say could add to the senti ments of admiration and esteem with which the name of Marshal Pelissier would be received at that table. The Manbal had bad the high honour of being nominated by his Imperial master to represent him at this Court ; and the marks of esteem and affection with which the illustrious ambassador bad been received in this country must sufficiently con• vince him of the real sentiments of the British people towards him. He was sure that the Duke of Mala koff would appreciate the sentiment of the British army and navy in inviting him to partake of the hos pitalities of their table, anti wh now united in drinking in all sincerity success and long life to the Duke of Malakoff. The Duke of Ma.AlcoFF, on rising to acknow ledge the toast, was received with the most cordial and enthusiastic cheers, which lasted for several minutes. He said, still speaking in French : Tt is with a feeling of brotherly pleasure that I find myself sitting among you. It gives me deep satisfaction to see your cordial anxiety to give me a welcome. As a soldier more than one among you know me ; u amber aador my principles are invariable, and as I have already had the opportunity of explaining them it is not necessary to speak of them again here. But what I wish to tell you is, that I feel a pride in finding myself again in the midst of my companions in arms, and that I recal to memory our valiant standards, our glorious flags, the witnesses of your great efforts as well as ours, under the shadow of which we have conquered the peace of the world. Let us in future know how to Tualatin that peace, so productive of civiliza tion, and so fertile, so necessary for us and !or you—that peace so indispensable for the welfare of all. I hope that peace will be durable, for it was cemented by generous blood—by blood shed side by side in succouring a faitnftil ally, but shed with equal and mutual eagerness. It is for is, soldiers and sailors, to remember this. It is for us to propose, without hesitation, all elltillitiftqiC toast of last ing ciincord, and we who have joined oar heroic efforts together for the advantige of all have the right to say to two great people, Let us lc:mar how to unite the two fleets and the two armies, and let our sentiments be mingled together in one common feeling." I beg to propose "The imperishable union of our fleets and armies." The CHAIRMAN next gave " the English Com manders in the Army and Navy then serving their country abroad," and in whose praise the recent events which had taken place in the East spoke louder and more forcibly than any terms of eulogy which ho could we. He was sure there was not a man in the three kingdoms who had not that day been rejoiced at seeing by the newspapers that a well earned title of distinction was about to be bestowed as a reward for the long tried and arduous services of Sir Colin Campbell. He would couple with the toast which he had the honour of proposing the names of Major-General Sir Charles Yorke and Sir John Pakington. _ _ Sir J. PAKINGTON said, he rose with feelings of considerable regret that the duty of acknowledging the compliment paid to the navy had not devolved upon some of the experienced officers whom he saw around him ; but though he wanted the experience of actual service he would yield to no man in his deep admiration for the heroic deeds of that service, and for the noble characteristics which almost invariably distinguished the officer who belonged to it. On that occasion he was sure he should best express the feelings of the officers of tl e British navy when he said that, with sailor like frankness end warmth, they joined with their brothers of the army in true and hearty welcome to that most distinguished French Marshal who had served with Englishmen of all arms in the struggles and glories of hard. fought fields, and who bad now conic among them on a mission of peace, and in the enjoyment of the honours of that important mission to reap the high reward be had earned of his country. He trusted that the Duke of Malakoff had seen enough of thie country to know that the sentiments of the nation were not to be judged from those %Inch were evinced in the deep recesses and crowded alleys of a great city, nor in those indiscretions of speech which had been committed by men who ought to have used a more temperate tone. F , T the sake of France and tor the sake of England, for the sake of the happi ness, the civilization, and the progress of the world, he hoped that feeling of cordial union might long subsist between them—a feeling which found its best security in the mutual respect and confidence which ought always to be entertained between two of the most powerful, the most independent, and the most enlightened nations of the earth. Major-General Sir C. YORKE briefly acknowledged the honour which had been dune him by coupling his name with that of the army. The CHAIRMAN next gave the toast of " The Armies and Navies of the English and French in the Baltic and in the Black Sea." Sir WILLIAM CODRINGTON returned thanks for the army, looking back with pride at what had been ac complished by their united efforts; by Marshal St. Arnaud, with whom the battle of the Alma had been gained ; by Marshal Canrobert, with whom they had gained the battle of Inkerman ; and the last glorious months of duty with their illustrious guest, with whom the final victory had been achieved. He was sure that the noble Duke would not soon forget the glorious scenes he had mixed in with the British army, and he was sure that all in that army would appreciate the sincerity and worth of their allies, to whose merits he had borne this slight testimony. The Hon. Captain Daustmosn, R.N., having added a few words on the part of the navy, Lord ROKEBY briefly gave " The Health of their gallant chairman, Sir Fen wick Williams, of Kars." Sir FEN.; tcx acknowledged the honour in a few words, and said that he felt it to be a high honour to have been selected to till the chair on an occasion of such importance. The gallant officer then pro posed the last toast on the list, " The Health of the Club Committee of Management, and thanks to theme