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MI TBRXS OF SUBSCRIPTION .. £1 6 0 .. 0 13 0 .. 0 6 6 THE PRESS, JANUARY 30, 1858. from your Excellency for several days from Lucknow, in answer to my letters to the chief of the staff, I was obliged to act for myself. - - - Evidently anticipating that the enemy would advance in detail, and not en masse, he remarks : I therefore resolved to encamp my force on the canal, ready to strike at any portion of the advancing enemy that came within my reach, keeping at the same time my com munications safe with Cawnpore. The battle of the 26th followed, as we described it in our last issue, without much loss to ourselves, and with the complete defeat of the rebels. General Windham, however, at the close appears to have discovered his mistake, and to have ascertained beyond a doubt that the rebels were at hand in force : _ _ Observing, from a height on the other side of the that the enemy's main body was at hand, and that the one just defeated was their leading division, I at once decided on retiring to protect Cawnpore, my intrench silents, sod the bridge over the Ganges. We accordingly fell back, followed, however, by the enemy up to the bridge over the canal. The next morning the rebels commenced their attack "with an overwhelming force of artillery," and a serious attack "on front and right flank." The troops held their ground for five hours, but finding that the rebels had "penetrated the town," General Windham directed the whole force " to fall back before dark," and following out his instruction, " strictly adhered to the defensive." The loss of the baggage is thus explained : Owing to the flight of the camp followers at the com mencement of the action, notwithstanding the long time we held the ground, 1 regret to state, that in making this retrograde movement I was unable to carry off all my camp equipage and some of the baggage. Had not an error occurred in the conveyance of an order issued by me, I am of opinion that 1 could have held my ground at all events until dark. The fighting of the 28th was " very severe," and on the evening of that day Sir Colin Campbell arrived and assumed the command. The despatch of Sir Colin Campbell of the 10th of December concisely details his operations of the 6th, which led to the complete defeat of the rebels from their position before Cawnpore, and the capture of most of their guns. Sir Cohn gives the highest praise to Brigadier Grant and all the officers engaged, and pays a special compliment to the naval brigade : I must here draw attention to the manner in which the heavy 24-pounder guns were impelled and managed by Captain Peel and his gallant sailors. Through the extraordinary energy and good will with which the latter have worked, their guns have been con stantly in advance throughout our late operations, from the relief of Lucknow till now, as if they were li , ht field-pieces ; and the service rendered by them in clearing our front has been incalculable. On one occasion there was the sight beheld of 24-pounder guns advancing with the first line of skirmishers. The following appointment was made yesterday afternoon at the Admiralty :—Aemiral Sir E. Tucker, K.C.8., to the vacant Good-service Pension. THE MEETING OF PARLIAMENT. LORD PALMERSTON has issued the following circular to the usual supporters of the Government in the House of Commons : Downing-street, Jan. 26, 1818. Sir,—As matters of considerable importance will come under discussion in the House of Commons when Paths ment meets again on the 4th of nett month, I shall feel greatly obliged by your early attendance in the house.—l have the honour to be, sir, yours faithfully, PALMERSTON. Eby lOrtos: (STAMPED) Per Annum .. Half Yearly.. Quarterly • .. PAYABLM IX ADVLIICIL Subscribers are requested to send their orders through News Agents; if direct to the Office, accompanied by a remittance. Advertisements also must have a reference or remittance. Money Orders to be made payable to Mr. ALFRED IVE, 110, Strand, London. :4 - 10 r LONDON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 30, 1858. POSTSCRIPT. OFFICIAL TELEGRAM FROM INDIA. The following telegram from Mr. Acting Consul- General Green was received at the Foreign-Office, through Malta, Jan. 20, 4.25 p.m. : ALEXANDRIA, Jan. 20, 1858. The Bombay arrived at Suez yesterday, with Bombay dates to the 2nd inst. Sir Colin Cumpbell was still at Cawnpore at the date of the latest advises, but was shortly expected to move west ward with a powerful force. Sir James Outrun. et Alumbegh, attacked and defeated the enemy on Dec. 22, capturing four guns, with trifling loss. General Roberts has been appointed to command a field force in Rajpootana, which is assembling at Deesa, and which is to march on Niasseerabad. No fresh disturbances have occurred in any part of the Deccan and Central India. The Punjaah is tranquil. This telegram arrived at Malta from Alexandria, by the *marmot steam•packet Tamar, at 11.15 a.m., on the 29th of January. LYONS, Admiral. The despatches from Sir Colin Campbell an nouncing his arrival at Cawnpore on the 28th Nov., from General Windham and General Dupuis de tailing the events of the 28th and 29th Nov., and from Sir Colin Campbell those of the oth Dec., were published in the Ga z ette of last night. Sir Cohn Campbell ( Cawnpore, Dec. 2nd) begins by announcing that having left General Outram at Alumbagh with 4,000 men, he continued his march on 27th Nov. with the Lucknow convoy towards Cawnpore : When we arrived at Runnee, we were surprised to hear very heavy firing in the direction of Cawnpore. No news had reached me from that place for several days ; but it appeared necessary, whatever the inconvenience, to press forward as quickly as possible. The march accordingly recommenced at nine a.m. the next morning, and shortly afterwards I received two or three notes in succession —first, announcing that Cawn pore had been attacked; secondly, that General Wind ham was hard pressed ; and, thirdly, that he bad been obliged to tall back from outside the city into his intrench ment. The force was accordingly pressed forward, convoy and all, and was encamped within three miles of the Ganges, about three hours after dark, the rear guard coming in with the end of the train some twenty-four hours after wards. _ _ . I preceded the column of march by two or three hours, and reached the intrenchment at dusk, where I learnt the true state of affairs. The retreat of the previous day had been effected with the loss of a certain amount of camp equipage, and shortly after my arrival, it was reported to me that Brigadier Carthew had retreated from a very important outpost. AU this appeared disastrous enough, and the next day the city was found to bis in possession of the enemy at all points. It had now become necessary to proceed with the utmost =Won to secure the bridge. The result of this caution was the complete pre servation of the bridge of boats ; and Sir Colin, inelosing General Windham's report of the operations before Cswnpore of the 27th and 28th November, concludes :—, In forwarding that document, I have only to remark, that the complaint made by him in the second paragraph, of not receiving instructions from me, is explained by the fact of the letters he sent, announcing the approach of the Gwalior force, not having come to hand. The first notice I had of his embarrasamei tent sound of cannonade as above described. was the die- All the previous reports had declared that there was but little chance of the Gwalior Contingent approaching Cawn pore.--I have, d:c , C. CAMPBELL, General. General Windham opens his despatch with the following preliminary explanation of the cause of his advance from Cawnpore Having received, through Captain H. Bruce, of the sth Punjaub Cavalry, information of the movements of the Qvralior Contingent, bu;, hexing received 110340 whatever PARLIAMENTARY CHANGES SINCE THE DISSOLUTION. • Seat vacated by death. + .ii by acceptance of office. 4 ~ by election committee. l by accession to paerage. II Member seated on petition. • Ashton + Banffshire Major Gordon v Earl of Fife 4 Beverley • Birmingham John Bright v G. F. Muntz + Bucknglimahr. Hn C. G. Cavendish , Hon C. C. Cavendish • Carmarthen + Elgin $ Falkirk • Harwich II Huntngdn.Co. E. Fellowes v . f E. Fellowes 1 J. M. Heathcote + Kent, East • Leeds G. S. Beecroft v Robert Hall 1 Maio + Middlesex • Nrthmptnali.N G.W. Hunt v Augustus Stafford • Oldham W. J. Fox v James Platt 1 Oxford • Paisley + Scarborough J. D. Dent v Viscount Mulgrave II Sligo, Borough Rt Hon J. Wynne v J. P. Somers + Tavistock + Thetford A. A. Baring v lion F. B firing • Whitehaven 1 Woodstock Ld A. S. Churchill • Marquis of Illandford 4 Yarmouth John Mahon J v (E. Watkins SEATS VACANT. II Northamptonshire, S. * Reigate 1 Galway I WlWow /1•111 .11.5 ••••,..8.• •-•19.••••••• AS. 1 , 11/11.C, US MAO ULU SEATS VACANT own laws remedy this omission In one word, France Fanjet& Cavalry, information of the movements of the Northamptonshire, S. * Reigate dors not ' r understand, and cannot understand, this state of Qvratior Contingent, but hexing received none whatever 1 Gals ay u wtow things; end in that resides the harm, for she 111 V nAsi tiara litan. THE FRENCH AMBASSADOR AND THE CORPORATION OF LONDON. THE Lord Mayor, and a deputation from several members of both courts of the corporation, waited upon the Ambassador of France last Saturday, for the purpose of communicating to his Excellency the resolution to which the Court of Lord Mayor, Alder men, and Commons, in common council assembled, had unanimously agreed on Tuesday week. We believe that the following is a more full and correct report of the proceedings than has yet appeared : The Loan MAYOR, in addressing his Excellency, said if it had not been for the shortness of the notice to the representatives of the several wards, a much larger number of the members of the corporation would have accompanied him upon the occasion, to manifest the strong and unanimous feeling of horror and detestation with which the late diabolical attempt upon the lives of the Emperor and Empress of the French was regarded by the citizens of London. There was but one feeling of horror at the diabolical crime, and that was united with the feeling of grati tude to Almighty God for the preservation of the lives of their Imperial Majesties. The resolution passed in the court was as follows : Resolved unanimously,—That the Court of Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Commons, in common council assembled, have beard with feelings of horror and indignation of the recent attempt to assassinate their Imperial Majesties the Emperor and Empress of the French. That this court, while sympathising with their imperial Majesties in the pain they must feel at the sacrifice of human life, and the suffering of many innocent victims, take the earliest opportunity of offering to their Imperial Majesties the heartfelt congratulations of this corporation on their providential escape from the atrocious plot laid for their destruction, and to express an earnest hope that an ever•watchful Providence may still preserve their perial Majesties, and that they may be spared to rule over a great and prosperous people. It was, the Lord Mayor added, the earnest wish of the corporation that his Excellency would, with as little loss of time as possible, cause the resolution to be transmitted to the Emperor and Empress of the French, in order to show the strength of the abhor rence with which the representatives of the citizens of London contemplated the desperate wickedness of the offence. The French AMBASSADOR thanked the deputation in the name of his sovereign for an address to which he attached peculiar importance. M. de Persigny further said : France is at this moment shocked and agitated by the frightful crime which foreigners have just attempted against the person of her sovereign. And seeing the series of attempts at assassination which are periodically made by foreigners living in England, she is filled with anxiety and alarm that such dangers can approach her from a country, side by side with whose soldiers she has just shed her blood on the battle-fields of the Crimea. T, who live amongst you, thoronghly comprehend the sincerity of the friendship which England bears to France, for I daily see the most convincing proofs of it. I am aware also of the noble and lofty principles which are the founda tion of your legislation. I especially admire and reverence, in your country, that right of asylum which is the honour and the boast of England ; the shelter which you yield to all the victims of the political passions of the Continent is your glory, and it is not France who would wish to see it diminished. Far from complaining, we are glad that here illustrious princes, fallen from the throne, should find the respect due to great misfortunes; and we honour you for the pro tection and asylum which you "give to all the sufferers of our political struggles, to whatsoever party they may be long. Let them live, then, in England, in peace, in security, in independence, and with every freedom of action. My country too well understands what is honour able feeling, ever to demand from the friendship of Eng land anything which could touch her honour. Permit me, then, to tell you what is the true question. It does not lie in the attempts at assassination in them selves, nor even in the crime of the 14th January, which your Government would have hastened to have warned us against if it could have known it beforehand ; the whole question is in the moral situation of France, which has become anxiously doubtful of the real sentiments of Eng land. Reasoning in effect by analogy, popular opinion declares that were there in France men sufficiently in famous to recommend in their clubs, in their papers, in their writings of every kind, the assassination of a foreign sovereign, and actually to prepare its execution, a French Administration would not wait to receive the demands of a foreign Government, nor to see the enterprise set on foot. To act against such conspiracies, to anticipate such crimes, public notoriety would be sufficient to set our law in motion, and measures of security would be taken imme diately. Well, then, France is astonished that nothing of a like nature should have taken place in England, and French men say, " either the English law is sufficient, as certain lawyers declare ; and why then is it not applied? or it is insufficient, which is the opinion of other lawyers; and in this case, why does not a free country, which makes its own laws, remedy this omission ?" In one word, France dors not understand, and cannot understand, this state of things ; And in that resides the harm, for else may tau.