The Sun. — London, England, 1858-03-30 00:00:00

np ;with small red candles their domestic joss houses. The practica l ull each other's tails and play p jokes in the same temples, or half-drunken strew► the street in front of their doors with crackers and set them on fire, keeping up a constant deto nation all over the city. Moreover, there are feasts at the eating-houses, and sing-song girls, with painted faces, sing turn-turn songs and make tum turn music. If you want any work done you are told, "In two three day can do." If you want to buy anything, the shopkeeper tells you to come agalln two three day, for that he " tco muchee drunkee that samshu. ' Yet there is very little or no riotous drunkenness. They act like stupid old children, without the innocence, the grace, or the natnral freedom of childhood. The site of the New British Factory, or rather settlement, has been fixed upon. The old site is to be abandoned, for many reasons, but chiefly be cause other European nations have claims upon it. The new site extends from the creek which formed the. eastern boundary of the old factory eastwards along the bank of the river to a point opposite the Dutch Folly. The ground now taken is about four times the extent formerly occupied, and it extends from the river back to the city wall. And now adieu to Canton and to its river. If ever a chastisement was merited, it was merited by the inhabitants of that city. If ever chastisement was - mercifully inflicted, it was so inflicted by the expedition which, with so small amount of blood shed, has humbled their barbarous conceit and muzzled their dull ferocity. If we hold that city for two years we shall show them things by which even a Chinaman must learn. Having done with Canton, I may now recur to the questions of general policy. - Upon these I have mush news to tell which may be curtly told. In a former letter I suggested the possibility that the early spring might see all the great civi lised Powers in co-operation. This has happened. England, France, America, and Russia are now in cordial accord. Ten days ago the American and Russian embas sies were settled at Macao doing nothing. Soon after the intention of raising the blockade was announced, it became known that Mr. Reed had made preparations for departure northwards, and it was suggested that his object was to be out of the way while points of difficulty arose, and to allow them to fructify during his absence. Again a little while, and they who were curious in watch iag symptoms noted that the Hon. F. Bruce, the secretary to the embassy, was absent. It was Rot diffi cult to learn that he and the French secretary to the embassy proceeded in a gunboat to Macao, had an interview with Count Putiatin, then, finding that Mr. Reed had left and was already so far on his way as Hongkong, started for Hongkong, and after seeing the American Minister returned to Lord Elgin at Canton. Following up this chain of public incidents—which were known, or might have been known, to every man in the fleet—we saw that after this interview Mr. Reed immediately returned to Macao and set his house in order, gave up all thoughts of his immediate journey north wards, sent the Minnesota up the river as far as she could safely go, and went on to Canton in the Antelope (a steamer of light draught which he has hired) and visited Lord Elgin on board the Furious. About the same time a special courier arrived from Count Putiatin, and great activity was ob served in the Russian Embassy. All these little facts, patent to the eyes of all the world except to the lazy quid-nuncs of Hongkong, —who find it easier to invent some ridiculous " shave" than to observe what is passing under their noses—showed that some unity of a tion Lad been agreed upon, and set some of us inquiring. I have great reason to believe that the overtures reside by Lord Elgin and Baron Gros were at once franklyand cordially accepted by the represent 'dives both of America and Russia, and that every act yet done by the belligerent allies is now adopted and approved by the two hitherto neutral Powers. I believe it has been agreed between the four Powers that they shall proceed in the first instance to Shanghai, and there, if possible, make one general treaty. If the Court of Pekin should remain un impressed by the union of the four first-class Powers of the world, reinforcements are coming out. Rus sia-will not be long represented by a single ship ; America is sending : France has vessels on their way ; and England, if she is to keep the lead which she has so worthily assumed and hitherto so wisely maintained, will also strengthen her force. It is, however, to be hoped that no further act of con quest will be required. Each of the four Powers has, as I understand, sent to Pekin a general state ment of grievances and demands. Mr. Oliphant, Lord Elgin's private secretary, and le Viscemte de Coutades, Baroa Gros's private Se3retary, left Hongkong yesterday in the Formosa for Shanghai ; whether the Russian and American despatches went by the same steamer I have not beard ; but that they are gone, or are immediately about to go, is undoubted. I think it will be found that the four Powers, in these communications, invite the Em peror to send to Shanghai a Minister of high rank, properly accredited, to treat for a new treaty upon the basis of free transit throughout Ch'na under proper protection from Chinese authority, perma nent diplomatic relations at Pekin, unrestricted commerce, and indemnity for losses and expenses incurred. The result of these communications it would be very rash to attempt to predict, but it is comfort able to know that we are now acting, not as a single State, but in concurrence with all the civili sation of tho world. It is the end only which can crown the work, and I offer no unreserved congra tulations until I see the treaty ; but hitherto lord Elgin and Baron Gros have certainly done well— our diplomatists have been as fully up to their work as our sailors and soldiers. Lord Elgin and Baron Gres will go north in about three weeks. The Count Putiatin goes almost immediately—for his litt'e steamer will have a long struggle against the monsoon. Mr. Reed goes to Manilla, to pass the in' erval between the present date and the time when h 3 must proceed to the rendezvous at Shanghai. The Inflexible, with Yeh on board, is gone down to Hongkong, and is preparing t 3 proceed withthat Mandarin—who is now the prisoner of the, four great Powers—to Calcutta. Notwithstanding all the work which we have upon our hands in India and elsewhere, the posi tion which England holds in this movement of the civilisation of the West against the barbarism of the East is worthy of her history. T HEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Lessee—Mr. J. B. Buckstone. On EASTER MONDAY, April 5, will be performed AN UNEQUAL MATCH. Characters by Messrs. Buck stone, Chipendale, Compton, W. Farren, Rogers, Clark, and Miss A. Sedgwick, Mrs. B. White, Miss Lavine, and Mrs. J. Fitswilliam. Alter which (first time) a Classical Extravaganza, entitled PLUTO AND PROSERPINE. Commence at Seven. Orchestra Stalls (which may be retained the whole of the evening). 6s. each. (No charge for booking.) FirSt Price. s. d. Second price. Et. d Dress Boxes 5 0 Dress Boxes 3 0 Upper Boxes ... 3 0 Upper Boxes 2 0 Pit. Gallery . 1 0 Gallery . 0 6 R OYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Proprietor, Mr. Charles Sean. On EASTER MONDAY, will be produced a new farce, eutitled THE STOCK EXCHANGE ; or, The Green Busi ness. After which, will be revived FAUST AN!) MARGUE RITE. Mephistopbiles, Mr. C. Kean. To conclude with (for the first time) a new farce, entitled SAMUEL IN SEARCH OF HIMSELF. CANTERBURY HILL, Westminster-road.— ,__ OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The follow. . I '4oomasny of Vocalists are engaged for the pc - rformance o' S lectione from all the popular OPERAS, MADRIGALS, CfiORUSB,a, GLEES, DUETS, dm., viz.:—Miss Russell, Mrs. Bedze'l, .Macllle. Marietta, Miss Brunell," Miss Ray, Ma dame Barbm etti, Miss Montagne, and Madame Marietta ; Herr F. Jongh roa .__ „, us, Mr. Renshaw, S. lcr.es, J. Barker, W. Melling, Senor Antonio LE. L. Rime, Mr. Ba4goy, Mr. Edwards, mr. Bell, and yfr. Ber lard ; Messrs. T. 3faclagan, W. Z. Critchteld, G. Fordo, and E. Mackney. Piano-forte, Mr. Cecil Hicks; harmonium, Master Williams ; Director, Herr F. Jonghmans. Commence at Seven o'clock precisely. Suppers, &e., until twelve o'clock. Mr. AUGUSTUS BRAHAM will appear every Evening. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tata DAY—Morn., 29 min. aft. 2—Even., 45 min. aft. 2 To - Bievatow—Morn., 1 min. aft. 3 --Even., 19 min aft. 3 TEM W EATHER—SIIIT OFFICE, MAnca 29. 1 Tainamoistirrita, TN THE StIADE. 61—highest since noon yesterday. 51.--lowest this morning end during the night, 52—this day at noon. BABOuserms, WIND, ; light, with some ran for an hour, then sunshine. ---___ ~.., ...-, ~_ , t c . :. A , f 7( I ) ‘ 4 5 , / tv (, -- .. ,--- == , ?c. - e . ,i, , ,: . A. 4. ~, LONDON, TI7ESDAY, MARCH 30, 1858. In another part of our impresssion will be found the new Government of India Bill. It more than justifies the observations we have already offered on its provisions, as explained in the admirable ' THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, MARCII 30, 1858 speech by which it was introduced. There is the liberal tendency that encourages us to hope every thing from the Cabinet which produced a measure so large and comprehensive, and, at the same time, so judicious. Indeed, its chief fault, saving the Ballot, and that which is so strongly objected to by quasi Liberals, is, that it goes too far in the path of liberality. There is too complete a surrender of patronage. No savour of a Whig job can be detected —no aristocratic friends of the government provided for. The waiters on Providence are astounded. " The loaves and fishes" are removed to a safe distance. They beheld the savoury viands in which they cannot hope to participate. It will be but an infinitesimal biscuit that can fall to the share of even the hungriest seeker. TAPER is horrified; his hair stands on end; while TADPOLE'S voice sticks to his jaws, and he is scarcely capable of communicating his detestation of the sweeping exclusive benefit a temple erected to the hideous idol, an& that the welfare, happiness, and pros perity of the industrial population of the country should be periodically sacrificed at its shrine. They are the victims, while the high-priests of bullionism rejoice in the spoil. " A Scotchman," whose very able letter will be found in another part of this day's impression, has very clearly, and at the same time concisely, pointed out how totally the iniquitous and im politic act of 1844 has failed in accomplishing the object for which it was enacted, or rather, how thoroughly the fictitious pretences, on which it was justified, have been disposed of. It was to prevent these rapid and violent fluctuations in the rate of interest which, as Mr. COB DEN' truly declared, "had occasioned greater damage to the trade and commerce of the country than the failure of all the banks of issue that ever stopped payment." It requires but little argument to sustain this assertion. For 130 years the rate of interest at the Bank of England was never more than 5, or less than 4 per cent., save with one brief exception in 1838-9 ; while within less than five months, between the beginning of November and middle of March, it varied from 10 to 3 per cent., and we know that the changes were even more violent out of doors, where discounts had alternated from 2 to 20 per cent. But even at these exorbitant and usurious rates the trading community might have gone on, but that it was frequently impossible to obtain an ade quate supply of the circulating medium—the very life-blood of industry—at any price. The sudden contraction of the currency—the hoarding and panic thereby occasioned—the utter paralysis of trade and commerce—the sacrifice of the savings of years, were every day perceptible. The Execu tive stood by, with folded arms, witnessing with calm composure the sufferings of the people, and never thinking of any interference until " the Old Lady" was tottering and the game was carried too far, even for the "hard calculators" themselves. We have repeatedly explained that the much-prized convertibility of the Bank note, under colour whereof all these evils were perpe trated, was seriously endangered by the undue precautions adopted for what was asserted to be its security. A brief statement will establish this incon trovertible fact. It was on the 12th Novem ber, 1857, that the act was for the second time suspended, and virtually abrogated. On the 11th the day previous the reserve of notes was reduced to 957,7101., and the coin in the banking department, which could only bo resorted to without the withdrawal of notes, was but little more than ball a million (504,4431.). Here was, then, the quasi-National Establishment, with 1,462,1531. to meet demands which might be preferred to the extent of forty millions. It could scarcely have paid a shilling in the pound, at the instanh, on its liabilities. So far from preventing speculation, it enhances it when it should be checked, and restrains it when it ought to be encouraged. These are its pAlpable results ; and surely is is time that the MoLoca which preys on the national industry should be overturned, and that laws more in ac cordance with the dictates of Free Trade should be established. ARRIVAL OF THE PRINCE OF SAXONT.—DOVER, Mon day.—His Royal Highness the Prince of Sax-my, accom • panied by a numerous suite, arrived here this afternoon from. Calais, and was received on lar;ding by General Crauford, Colonel Ponsonby, Majors Doyley and Bar nard, Capt. Dwaine, and s guard of honour of the llth Regiment. The royal party dined at Birmingbam's Lord Warden Hotel, and left by tee half-past 7 e xpress train for London, qr. Way, supe:rinteudent of the rail way, having made arrangements for their aceJmmoda tier% ST. MARTIN'S HALL,—Handel's oratorio of the " Mes siah" was performed last night at St. Martin's Hall, under the direction of Mr. Hullah, in a highly creditable manner. The choruses, consisting of the members of the upper singing school, went without that wavering intona tion and partial absence of precision which was observable in the oratorio of " Israel in Egypt," given about a fortnight since. The Hallelujah Chorus, at the close of the second part, was executed with astounding force and precision, showing, beyond all doubt, that Mr. Hu'lah devotes himself zealously and steadily to the training of his upper singing school. BANKRUPT M.P.—ln the Bankruptcy Court yes terday, an adjudication of bankruptcy was m ade against Mr. John Townsend, the present member for G reenN%icb, upon the petition of Mr. B. Shepherd, of the Surrey Theatre and New Dorset-place, Clapham, who states that he is a creditor for 2001., money lent. The petition was baltitted to Mr. Commissioner Pane. Mr. Whitmore was appointed the cffic.lial assignee. Mesc.v. George and Downing are the solicitors to the petitioner. Amongst the rumours which had an unfavourable in finance upon the market far English railway socks yes terday was ene to the effect that negotiations for termi nating the competition between the London and North Wester❑ and Great Northern Companies have fallen to the ground. ROVER TO THE CRYSTAL PALACE ON GOOD FRIDAY.— The public will be saved much inconvenience in reach ing the Crystal Palace next Friday by attending at Lon don•bridge terminus not later than 10.45, or by starting from the new terminus at Battersea. The old Green wich Act forbids the running of trains over the viaduct on Sundays, Christmas-day, or Good Friday between 11 and 1 o'clock, so that except passengers to the Crystal Palace next Friday start from Battersea, where no such impediment exists, or from London-bridge at 10.45, a large crowd will infallibly accumulate at the latter sta tion, where no locomotive can start legally before one o'clock. The Crystal Palace will open at nine, and trains from Battersea will run from 10.30 a.m. AESTRALIAN AND INDIAN INTELLIGENCE.—The Simla arrived at Suez with the Australian mail a few hours before she was due. Owing to the mail having been rapidly pushed across the Isthmus, and a fast steamer (the Tamar)] taking the mail on from Alexandria to Malta, it reached the latter place two days le fore time. The Marseilles portion will therefore be due in London on Friday, the 2d proximo, and the heavy portion will be due at Southampton on Monday next, the sih proximo. The next Indian telegram will not be due be fore the 11th April. It will bring one day's later news than that just received. On the 17th of April most in. portant news of the bombardment of Lucknow will most probably be received. This news will be from Bombay up to the 24th inst. OPENING. OF THE NEW CRUSE &SUSPENSION BRIDGE. Yeaterday afternoon this new bridge leading to Battersea Park was formally opened for the public traffic, without the slightest attempt at ceremony. The bridge has bee❑ so recently described as not to render a repetition here necessary. THE PROPOSED ADDITIONAL HOLIDAY AT EASTER. The Lord Mayor yesterday said, just before he quitted the bench in the justice-r)om, " With reference to the prop sed Easter holiday on Saturday next, as suggested by me on Saturday last, it is my wish to state publicly that I have this morning seen the Governor of the Bask of England, and also the Chairman of the Stock Ex change, and that both of these gentlemen cordially inti mated to me their willingness to co-operate in every possible way in carrying out my suggestion, and I hope that so influential an example r, ill not be lost upon the principals of large establishments generally. WAGES OP DOCKYARD LABOURERS.—A deputation, ccnsieling of Mr. J. Townsend, M.P., and other gentle men, waited on Sir J. Pakingtan, First Lord of the Ad miralty, at Whitdoll, yesterday, to represent the state of the labourers in the dockyards, and submit theirclaims f r an advance cf wages. The right hon. baronet paid great attention to the statements of the deputation, and said he would visit the dockyards himself and investigate the same evening passed a large screw steamer, white funnel with black top, supposed bound to Oporto. The steamer Scamander, fr. - nn Liverpool, arriv. ri at Gibraltar on the 24th. The Sultan brings no mails. FRANCE. PARIS, MONDAY EVENING. The preliminary investigations into the late out break at Chalons are almost concluded. It is said that seven individuals will be sent before the next assizes of the Saone-et•Loire, at which M. Dela cuisine will preside. The prosecution will be sup ported by the Procureur-Gen( ral. The trial, it is expected, will lead to some serious disclosures rela tive to secret societies, particularly on that of the Marianne. The following telegraphic despatches have been received here : " HAMBURG, March 28.—The Danish Ministry having made a cabinet question of the bill on the fortifications which has been so much talked of, the supreme council, after a long discussion, has definitively accepted it by a majority of 38 to 15." "MADRID, March 27.—The Government has to day presented to Congress-a bill on the press which diminishes the amount of caution-money, and im proves the condition of the responsible editors." BOURSE, March 29.—The following were the closing quotations : per Cents 93 10 Do. end month — 3 per Cent. ..... 70 20 Do. end month 69 25 Bank Shares Credit Mobilier Do. Account Bl5 Credit Foncier Belgian 4 Piedmontese (5) Roman Austrian Spanish Threes Home Debt 37 RAM Orleans Northern New Ditto 782 Lyon and Mediteran. 845 New Ditto BO5 Geneva Midi Western 660 Strasburg Grand Central Sardinian Austrian The Gazetla del Popo lo of Turin slates that on the 24th Mr. Hodge was allowed an interview with M. Brofferio, who has been appointed his counsel by his friends in London. It also mentions a rumour to the effect that he is fist to undergo a preliminary trial in Piedmont, accordiLg to the forms 4 prcscribed by existing international treaties. He is described as a young man of prepossessing exterior. The Lloyd of Pesth states that the Turkish budget comprises the following items :—" War, 230 million piastres ; artillery, 25 millions ; navy, 60 millions ; justice, 10 millions ; public worship and instruction, 25 millions ; agri culture and public works, 30 . millions ; police, 6 millions ; foreign affairs, 10 millions ; finances, 6U millions ; interior, 160 millions ; inte rest on debt, 30 miliione ; and the civil list of the Sultan, 100 millions. The expenditure of the Sultan swallows up a sixth of the total receipts of the empire." IA A.TgST NEWS. INDIA, MALTA, Manor' 29, 4 P.m. The Vectis, from Alexandria, with the over land Bombay mails, brings the fcllowing additional ems of intelligence : ALEXANDRIA, MARCH 26. The intelligence from Bomba7 is to the 9th of March ; from Lucknow, by telegraph, to the pre vious day. The enemy had erected a strong line of defence along the canal, which would require siege artillery. The casualties from the 3d t) the 6th of March inclusive were two officers anC[ nine men killed, and 323 men wounded. The oilers* was alarmed, but likely to fight. One party was anxious to treat. The green flag was hoisted by a fanatic, who proclaims a religious war. The rebels had attacked tle friendly Rajah of Chodarce, whose troops mutinied. They captured his guns and retired to Calpee on the 21st. Jung Bahadoor was to cross the Gogra on the 2d. Chamberlayne's force had entered Rohilcund. Sir Hugh Rose had forced tie Midenpore Pass, on the Jhansi road, which is row clear. His first brigade was near Goonah. Ee was expected to reach Jhansi about the 15th. Whitelock's column is believed to have reached Rewah. Nana Sahib was still in Oude. r The Calpee rebels are inactive. General Roberts marched from Nusseerabad upon Kotah about the 9th. Sir J ohn Lawrence arrived at Delhi on the 24th. All was well in the Punjab. The rebel leader in Sawunt Waree was still at large in the jungles, but watched. The 92d Highlanders bad arrived. Prices of cotton had improved. Tonnage very abundant. Exchange on London, 2s. lid. to 2s. lid. The Pera, from Southampton, arrived (at Malta) this morning, and the Valetta, with the overland mail, is coming in from Marseilles. We have been favoured with the following tele gram from the India-house : To J. D. DICKINSON, ESQ., INDIA-HOUSE. LUCKNOW. The Commander-in-Chief seized Dilkoosha on the 3d of March. He was at Beedeecoll on the sth of March, having been immediately joined by General Franks. The rebels have strongly fortified the line of their camp. Our batteries will be ready in five days. Sir J. Outram crossed the Goomtee on the 6th of March with 6,000 men and 30 guns to take position on the left bank of the river, and clear the country up to Fyzabad. He was immediately attacked, but repulsed the enemy. Brigadier Campbell has - placed a strong brigade and patrols as far as the old road from Cawn pore. In the attack on Dilkoosha Colonel Little was wounded, and in an engagement which General Franks had with the enemy just before he effected a junction with the Commander s force Major Percy Keith, of the 2d Dragoons, was killed, and Lieutenant lnnez, of the Engineers, wounded. Before hie junction with-the Commander-in- Chief General Franks had cleared the road from Sultanpoor to Lucknow. On the 19th of Feb. he prevented a junction between Bundeh Dussein Chukladar and Nazim Mendee Doossein, attacks-3d them successfully on the same day, and defeated them with a loss of 800 men and six guns ; on February the 2011 be made a forced march and seized the stronghold of Badhayan, which Nizim Mendee Doossein was proceeding to occupy. The Nazim then took up a strong position at Badshah gunge, two miles from Sultanpoor, with 25,000 men and 25 guns. On the 23d of February, General Franks at tacked and carried the position. He drove the enemy in crowds before him fur some miles, killed 1,800, took 20 guns, all their ammunition, and a standing camp. Among the wounded were Rajah Hussain Ali Khan and other leaders of note. Our loss was only two killed and 16 wounded. General Hope Grant's brigade on February 23 attacked Meangunge, a fortified town in Oude. After a breach had been effected the place was stormed by her Majesty's 53d Regiment. The rebels lost 500 killed and four guns. Our casu alties were 18, two officers not named being among the wounded. Jung Bahadoor had crossed the Goomtee at Sultanpoor on the 3d inst. ; smallpox had broken out in the Ghoorka camp. A large force of rebels crossed in Ghorachpoor on February 5. They were attacked by Colonel Rowcroft, and pursued for seven miles. Enemy's loss great, and eight guns taken. The force under Sir Hugh Rose occupied the Fort of Barodia on March 1, and repulsed an at tempt made by the enemy on the fort during the night of the 3d of Marcb. Sir Hugh Rose forced Pore en,route to Jhansi. the passagereport The of thattihne ex-King of Delhi had, been convicted and sentenced to transportation for life was erroneous. His trial is not yet completed. General Roberts arrived at Nusseerabad on the 22d Feb. The advance on Kotah is immediately expected. Operations against the Bheels are in active pro gress. The insurgent Bessayees have taken refuge in the Canara districts of the Madras Presidency. A movement was made against them by a force under Col. M'Clean on the 3d March, but they evacuated a strong position which they had chosen, and are now with their followers dispersed through the Canara jungles.' Punjab and Scinde all quiet. Nizam's country all quiet. CHINA. Commissioner Yeh is on his way to Calcutta, to be kept under surveillance. 11, L. ANDERSON, Secretary to Government Bombay Castle, March 9, 1858. Per steamer Vectis, Malta, March 29. From VINCENT MONTANARO, THE MEDITERRANEAN. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, TUESDAY MORNING. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Sultan, Captain C oo k, arr i ve d this morning from Alexandria, March 13 ; 21st ; Gibraltar, 24th. Malth, 18th ; Marseilles, She has two passengers from Gibraltar, 300/. in specie, 554 bales of silk, 482 bales of cotton, 27 cases of silk, 200 barrels of oranges, and miscel- laueous cargo. The Sultan spoke, March 24, at 6.30 p.m., the Pera steamer, and at 7.50 same evening the Tagus steamer, both for Gibraltar ; 27th, passed the screw steamer Aleppo, homeward bound; and measure. There is actually nothing taken for the Ministry. The fresh appoin tmen ts even of theCEowN nominees, are to be made by Parliament. And when they are at last to be made, high qualifications are required that will be fatal to the pretensions of any of the happy families, the governing castes of England. Even a RUSSELL, GREY, or ELLIOTT cannot be slipped in unless he has seen ten years' hard service in India. The civil and military services, as well as the diplomatic, must be repre sented among those appointed by the CROWN, while there must also, even of the elected mem bers, be evidence of fitness, by either residence or service, or trading with India. We need not say that the clique who hoped for these fat pickings, these rich and unctuous mor sels, have been deeply and bitterly disappointed —Hine illcr lachrymm. Hence the senseless hostility of the Times, and the servile flock of imitators that follow in its wake, and fancy that the deep notes of the ephicleide may be imitated on a penny whistle. Let any disinterested and unprejudiced man compare the bills of Lord DERBY and PALMERSTON, and say which is the fairest, both for England and India. Let Lord ELLENDOROUGH and Mr. VERNON SMITH be weighed in the opposing balances, and say which is entitled to the greater confidence. The painful misconceptions with the French Government have been satisfactorily arranged. WATT is in England, and PARKS on bail. HODGE has been sheltered under the JEgis of Bri tish protection. A Reform Bill will be brought forward. Sanguine hopes may be entertained of important fiscal and monetary ameliorations. Why, then, should the people oppose the Ministry that certainly afford the best prospects of conced ing matters on which the popular mind is justly anxiou4, and which will be calculated to promote the happiness of those who earn their daily bread by their daily labour The most serious difficulty to be encountered by the Government will be the financial scheme which must ere long be propounded by the Chan cellor of the Exchequer. Events totally unex pected twelve months since have rendered a con siderable increase in the national expenditure not merely expedient, but indispensable. No person, however saving his disposition or parsimonious his habits, would advocate any reduction of ex penditure that could at all impair the efficiency of the national defences, or of either branch of the public services. There is still war in India and China, and we must keep a sharp look out at home. Not that we believe that there will be any European war, but the Minister who neglects to maintain an army and navy qualified to meet every probable or possible emergency would justly be regarded as fool or knave, or perhaps a combi nation of both. Lord DERBY is not likely to commit so grievous a mistake. And we do not suppose that even the most factious opponent would advocate undue ec3nomy in these matters for the sake of damaging their political adversaries. The supplies will, unquestionably, be granted ; but the providing the ways and means devolves on the financial Minister. Nor is it only the increased expendi ture that he has to look to. The additions to the Army and Navy estimates will amount in the aggregate to nearly 2,000,000/. sterling ; but wo have Exchequer Bonds to an equal amount falling due in May, and a sinking fund on the War debt of 1,500,000/. These different sums amount is the aggregate to FIVE MILLIONS AND A HALE' And it must also be borne in mind that the re sidue of the War Income Tax has been collected ; that the tax-gatherers no longer demand 16 l in the 11., but must, perforce, be contented w ith 7d., and that even that id. will, from and after the sth of April next, the termination of the financial year, be further reduced to sd. in the pound—a loss of two millions more, inas much as each penny ha 3 on the average realised a million to the Exchequer. This is a difficult task to overcome, but we may remind our friends that we explained the proba bility of a serious deficit in 1859, resulting from the financial scheme of Sir G. C. LEWIS. This must be boldly met. We are well aware that whatever may be proposed will be met with cap tious objections ; that the most admirable sugges tion ever offered would be criticised by the waiters and place-hunters, who look only to men, and disregard measures, and disguise their real feelings under a flimsy veilof liberality. But let Mr. DISRAELI disregard the red-tapism of the Tapers and Tadpoles, or the affectation of men who, al though nominally popular representatives, under stand nothing of the feelingsor wishes of the people. Let him legislate for the million and establish a solid foundation and broad basis for the Govern ment of which he is so influential a member. He may then both provide for any anticipated deficiency and conciliate the many by a very simple course, and one strictly in acaordanco with the policy he has already enumerated. Ho was the only financial Minister that recognised the dis- tinction between the hard earnings of industry and the dividends, interest, and annual profits of ac cumulated and realised property. Let him fairly and properly carry out these sagacious and states manlike views. Let him give the bees of the national hives, at least, an instalment of justice. The reduction about to take place on the sth of April may he extended to those charged under schedule D, while the others might either be continued at 7d. or possibly increased to 9d. or 10d. The indus trious classes would be really grateful for such a change. It would render the Ministry, by whom the i: event y t e h n a t t o t f h a e it was i n t ro d uce d , deservedly popular ; would prove n y y we fa r e e t.us the true Liberals, and, iu Y could appeal the country would be warmly red, the l en d. responded to throughout th e length and br ea d t h of to io vote on such a point, on a subject that absolute ettered condition. t h n . . We have repeatedly pointed ont tile grounds of their claims, and if he could do so with jus tice to the public, would endeavour to ameliorate their Z e u wi e l L o tT ru z ed. FATAL FIRE IN BISEOPRGATE-STREET.— r incompatibility of "Free-trade" and a I There is no possible reason 'why \ After the, all i,f in: h u o e m st O d n eel t a his d fire was . held . yesterday, currency.the , ote examination of some of the occupants of pro journed. " ire, e nquiry was still further ad orin of t ,_ th l re their entire ignorance of " tection " should be extended to " hard calculators," that they should still retain for their • COLONIAL. TEA.—The market is steady, although business is in active. Common Congon romaine at 1311 per lb. SUGAR.— A. moderate amount of busine;s has been done in the lower kinds for exportation, but for home consump tion there is little demand.* In the refined market a very limited business has been done, at at about previous rates. COFFEE —There is not much inquiry, but prices remain steady. Plantation Ceylon continues iu good demand, at fully former quotations. RICE.—A wry limited business has been done, and only a few lots of Bengal have been sold for export, at rather lower rates. Rum.-- The business is steady, with a moderate enquiry for good Demarara, which realised 2s 4tl per gallon. SALITIITRE.—There is little activity to report in this market, and the public sales ann ounced for to-day have been postponed. Prices may b e quoted a shade lo wer . TALLOW.—The market is inacti v e. P.Y.O is quoted on the spot s's 6d ; April to June, 53s 6d ; and last three month, 52s 6d per cwt. 5e0mmen........•110b METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.— ALTERATION OP MARKET DAY.—For 11.? future 1.13 e market ha. toe sale of cattle, sheep, and swine will be held on Thursday in each week, instead of Friday as beretuf.ire. The South-Western Rail ay station at Salisbury was totally destroyed by fire on Saturday night. - Tue origin of the fire is as yet unknown, but it is supposed to have origina , ed from some detect in the gas pipes. Trains will con.inui- to inn a usual. TESTIIIONIAL TO THE jlTLryp BISHOP OF CALCUTTA -- The wasters and pupil. of Alarii.),T, ugh College intend raising by.sub,cripLion, amongst tliem:el , ;(,,, tlee hand some sum of 500/ , , he purl oe of a t.,,ti monial to their highly-eEteotn,cl fiend-Master, Dr. Cott - m, previous to his departure for Calcutta. —Sails bunj .Tournal. DEATH OF HOGAN, THE IRISH SCIII2TOR.—We deeply ra l / 2 ,ret the demise of this ewin-nt arii,st, which took 1.11,ce on Saturday m-rning in Went.vorth-dlace, after a short illness. His death is a nat;onal toe. He was emphatically the Irish sculptor, and lauketl in the very first class of art—wita the Gibsons, the Titc rwalduens, and Dannekers, whos-. friendship he enjoyed, and who se reputation ho would have rivaled bait f r une been more pro . pitiourn—Freentan's Journal of yesterday. THE CONDEMNED CONVICT AT CAIcMARTHEN. It will be remembered that, al. the late as iz at Ca. (earthen, a man named JohaJ, , nes was sentenced t , death by Baron Bramwell fur a bilrg!ary, accompanied by vio once upon the inmate, who was his sister-in-law. A letter has just been received by the governor (f t :e Carmarthen gaoi, respiting the condemned convict (luting her Mi(jsity's pleasure. It is expected that the sentence will be com muted to penal servitude for life. AMERICA. NEW YORK, MARCH 17. The bill for the admission of Kansas into the Union continued to be warmly debated in the United States Senate. A petition from tha Legislature of Utah had also been presented, and read in the Howie of Represen tatives. The document recites the alleged wrongs of the saints, and calls upon the President to re store to the Mormons their lost property in Mis &Aid, and punish the murderers of the Prophet Joseph Stiaith and the assassins of Parley P. Pratt. They ray, if the Government will restore their constitutional rights, withdraw their invad ing army, and permit them to make their own offi cial appointments, all will be right ; but intimate that unless this be done trouble will come of it. The Washington correspondent of the New York Herald telegraphs as follows : It has been rumoured about for some time that owing to the delicate health of Lady Napier, his lordship will shortly resign his position near this Government and return to England. Since the defeat of the English Ministry and the success of the Tory party, with whom he has no sympathy, intimations are given out to some of his friends here that be intends to carry out his former designs. The same journal says : Despatches were received by last mail from Mr. Dallas, our Minister In Landon. He thinks the new Ministry will bo rn,lra favourable to the United States tha❑ the old one. He is also of opinion that it will not, according to present appearances, remain lung in power. THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. PLYMOUTH, MARCH, 29. The Orient, Captain Lawrence, from Adelaide, which she left on the 21st of December, with 600 ounces of pld and a full cargo of copper ore, wool, and hides, was off the S,art this morning. 6he has 70 pas,engerd, of whom 11 landed here, including Mr. George Fife Angus, member of the L.gislat►ve Council. The Orient touched at the Cape of Good Hope on the oth of February and lett on the 12th, 13 days after the last mails. Governor Grey was stlll on the frontier. Forty-two Catfres coutinod in a stockade at Cape Town had escaped, bat were re-captured easily within a few days. Very hot weattnrprevailefl, and the inhabitanti were for a short time in want of water. The only ship of war in poet was au American. The mail steamship Phogbe was preparing to leave for England with the Mot cu mails. Spoke, Jan. 8, the James Scott, out 46 days from Hong Kong for Melbourne; Feb. 9, the White Elgle, from Madras for Demerara ; she entered Toole Bay, and sailed again on the 11th ; Feb. 16, the Duke of Roxburgh, out 63 days, from Bombay, and the Symmetry, out 65 days, from Moulmein for London ; Feb. 20, the London, Bussorah Mer chant, and the French ship Brilliant, all three go ing into St. Helena ; March 2, the Clymene, out 74 days, from Calcutta for Liverpool ; 4th, the Harvest Home, out 101 days, from Madras for London; 7th, the Avalanche, out 95 days, from Colombo for Loudon ; 19th, the Indian, out 122 days, from Bombay for London ; 204 h, the Rode, rick Dhu, out 97 days, from Coquimbo for Swan sea ; the Sttathuiore, from Shanghai for London; 28th, the Queen Victoria, from Demerara for London. LLOYD'S SAIPPING.--(This Day.) LONDON, March 30.—Wind this day a: noon, S.W.; light breeze, and cloudy with rain. FALMOUTH, March S.W. —Sailed—,General Sale, for New York. SWANSEA, March 29.—Wind S.S.W.—Arrived —Thos. Daniel, from Coquimbo. PLYMOUTH, March 29—Wind S.E. —Arrived—Eleanor, from Moulmein. COWES, March 29.—Wind E.—Arrived—Caroline Middleton, from Callao. SHIELDS, March 28.—Wind S.S.W.—Sailed—Keep sake, for Quebec. BELFAST, March 30.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Standard, for Miramichi. JERSEY, March 28.—Wind E.N.E.—Sailed—Glory, for Monte Video. PILL, March 29.—Sailed—Margaret, for Tobago ; Dora, for Barbadoc3. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTIUMPTON, Tuesday Morning. Wind W., rain. Arrived—bundonald, from Newport ; Wonder (s), Jer sey ; L'Etoile, Cherbourg ; Selina, Swansea ; Alliance (s), Havre; Sultan (s), Alexandria; Ben .res (s), Clyde. Sailed—Panther (s), for the Mediterranean ; Havre (s), Havre; Express (s), Jersey. LIVERPOOL, Tuesday Morning. Wind W.S.W., fresh. Arrived, March 29.—Sialonds, George, Rappahannock, and Ocean Monarch, from New Orleans; Bannockburn, Charleston; Ann Mary, Singapore; Oberon, Pernambuco; Vesta, Rangoon ; - United, Buenos Ayres ; Grand Master, Matanzas ; Princess Royal, Monte Video. Arrived, 30. —Elwy, from St. Domingo • Earl of Hare wood, Rio Hache ; Anew), Venice; C. "3, S. Pennell and Ashland Moore, New Orleans ; Amelia, Lisbon; Youth, Aspinwall. Sailed, March 28.—Agenoria, for Stettin. Sailed, March 29. Revenie, for Trinidad; Huntress, Frederica ; Sunder Jylland, La Guayra. Off—Shuttle, from Maceio; Janet Kidston, Mobile ; Forest King, New Orleans. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH) GRAVESEND, Tuesday Morning. Wind W., tide let hours' flood, weather tine. Arrived, March 29.—Excel, from Ostend.; Elizabeth Ann, Calcutta; Belfast Lass, Bing.,ss; Fronkie, Dorcun; Crispin, Guernsey ; Reornanso Queridos, Bilboa.; Emma Eden, Guernsey ; Furt.t, Gravelines ; Chapman, Foo chow-foe. Arrived, March '.'.o—Star, from Nieuport ; Lord Coke, Dunkirk. Sailed, March 30 —Thames, steamer, from Hamburg ; Rowena, Monte Video; Derwent, steamer, Genoa; English man, Madras; Belgium, steamer, Ostend. DEAL, Tuesday Morning. Wind S.W., moderate. Passed—Malcolm, from London, for Cardiff ; Isabel (s), St. Michael's, the north. Sailed—Westburn, for Hong Kong; Eclipse, Madeira; Wanderer, St. Lucia. There is a brie , p on the Goodwin Sands, called Active, of Whitby, in ballast ; several boats are gone to her assist ance. She is not observable from the shore, TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR, •—•. liaxim,-; aocepted tb prineiC. 3 of Fite Trade, flon't let us do it by Laivci; ; don't pro- ;ccltion to one class more than tv kin° thr, tar less ;o a class who have least need of protection, the capitalists, alias the Hard Calculators. As we have accepted, as a sine qua non, the abo lition of the Corn Laws, we must also make up our minds to forego that rather expensive t , y, the Bank Charter Act, as all the objects for which this was framed have entirely failed—viz. : Ist. It has failed to prevent the sudden contrac tion of the currency, by which a commercial crisis is brought on, but aggravated it tenfold, as wa found to our cost, in the calamities of 1847 and last year. 2d. It has failed to insure the convertibility of the Bank of England note, for, most assuredly, it the act had not been suspended, the Bank of Eng land must have stopped payment. On the 12th Nov., 185'7, the day the act was suspended, the bullion in the Bank was only 7,170,000/., whereas its liabilities were 40,875,0001. ; these figures at once showing the inability of the act to secure the convertibility of a Bank of England note. 3d. It is said it checks speculation ; it does the very reverse, it encourages speculation. When gold flows into the Bank it immediately issues notes to the value of the gold, thus, when there is a great influx of gold into the country, which, by the way, the Bank is obliged to buy, it forces its notes out when they are not required, reducing the rate of discount to something like 2 per cent., thus giving at once the greatest possible encourage ment to speculation by the cheapness of money. There is not a more dangerous currency than that based on the retention of gold in this country. It is impossible to retain gold in the country suffi cient for its wants. However, it is not gold, but notes that we want. Why limit the Bank of England for the issue of notes and securities to 14,000,0001. ? Look at the cousequeucea of such a measure. Suppose two bad harvests in succession, a large excess of imports over exports, or any other cause that would drain the gold out of the cow, ry, the Bank, instead of exieieling its issues to the amount of the gold so withdra Fyn,. contracts them, causing at once a double pressure on the Bank itself ; creating at once a stagnation in all business transaction, a general feeling of distrust, a panic, the most respectable houses suspend; this continues, say for three weeks, every thy adding larger and more numerous failures, till at last comes the Old Lady's turn iu Threadneedle-street, and there are just two alternatives—national banktuptcy, or suspension of the Bank Charter Act. Ministers who have ptkeviously turned a deaf ear to all petitions to suspend the Act, answering that they will see the country ruined (or to the same effect) merely to secure the convertibility of a bank note. At last they are eoerced, the Act is sus- pended ; it is enough, the panic is over ; the people don't want the note•, they only want to know that they can get them, and confidence is again rei•tored. But what has it cost the country. It has ruined thousands, stopped factories and works iu every part of the country, thrown millions out of employ ment or on half time, and. the loss by the deproeia tion in the value of sha,ee and all other property incrediblt.. It is ab dd assertion, but I believe nevertheless true, that half the farmers in the United Kingdom are at this inommit all buc in a 'state of bankruptcy. Who benefit by the Bank Charter Act ? It is the capitalists, they who have lately pocke:,ed the usurious rate of 10 per cent. for their money. Their own organ b rested some time ago that it had made one sovereign worth two, which is toque valeut to reducing every other species of property cent. per cent., showing at once who alone are the benefited by the act. Before the act was passed the rate charged by the Bank of England for discounting bills was never above 5 per cent. except on one occasion, when it rose to 6 per cent., but only for little more than a year. This is a fact worthy of notice. Are we again to be subjected to all the horrors of an 1847 or an 1857 ? if we are it will be our own fault. I say again, let us have Free Trade, and no Pro tection to the monied aristocracy, I say let us have the abolition, the whole abolition, and nothing but the whole abolition of the Bank Charter Act of 1844. A SCOTCHNIAN. Leith, March 20, 1858. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. The first of the series of the Pyne and Harrison con certs took place at Drury-:ane Theatre last evening. The programme was judiciously selected, and the orchestra, conducted by Mr. Alfred Mellon, was very effecive. The concert commenced with a synii)bony by Beethoven. Madlie. Finoli then ,aag Rossini's beautiful cavativa, " T.Lia von.) paco fa," iu her usua, effective and brilliant style, leaving nothing to be & sired, and the audience evinced their appreciatlon of it by a most enthusiastic cal fur a repettaoa. Later in the evening this accomplished artiote sang the lively brindisi "Il Segretu" by Donizetti, and a very charming romanza by Morlacchi, " Cara suono Lusingbier," for which she was greet,cl with the warmest demonstrations of applause. We r ongraturate Hiss Loui,a. Pyne and \Jr. W. Harrison on having engaged so pleasing and talented a lady, who certainly proves a very dreat ac quisition—the more psrticularly as we are deprived of mi ss Pyne, i n no ,, sequer , es of a doineotic afitctioo._ Miss Arabella God iard's pert,:rmauce of a concerto in C Major, by Mozart, and Thalberg's solo on the eLeme of "Home, sweet Home," were grand, an,l applauded to the echoes. Mr. W. Harrison was eff,ctive i❑ Weber's " Oh, 'tis a gloriou- sight to see,' and Baiie's " We may be happy yet." Miss Tairlwal, quite a young lariy, charmed her audience by the veil pleasing manner in which she tang Moz trt' "13Atai I batti I" Indeed, the whole perl,r,nances went off admirably, and gave univenal satisfaction. MARK a VI B b l . —(This Day. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, 21 108 to 41 53; clover. 31 lOs to 51 Os ; and straw, 1/ 53 to 11 103 p©r loan. A fair average supply, and trade rather slow. CUMBERLAND. —Meadow hay, 21 10a to 5.3 ; clover, 31 103 to 51 Os ; and straw, 11 Os to 11 103 per load. Trade lesa active. WHITECHAPEL.--Meadow hay, 21 103 to 41 4i; clover, 3/. 103 to Os ; and straw. 1/ 53 to 11 103 per loan. A slow inquiry, at our quotations. 'AY S. LAW INTEL: :This Day. CITY STIETIFFS' Cntr - RT. (BE , fore Mr. Prdudergast, Q.C.) rIIPOIITANT TO OOMMiROTAL TiLlvELLTats.— w;. - icni . v. PIIILLIPS Mr. Buchana❑ appeared for the plaintiff, a commer cial traveller in the stationary line, and sought to recover the sum of 61. 18s., for goods sold and delivered. Plaintiff proved the order and the promise to pay. Mr. Buchanan put in a notice in bankruptcy received from defendant, and said that this was at all events an admission. Hip lit flour thought perhaps not. It was only a wish to be clear of all po,,sible claims. What were the goods ? Raiutlff —Five hundred weight of Parliamentary reports. 'His Honour—Aji ! No wonder we have to pay so much. Mr. Buchanan—l apprehend there being no defence you will give me a verdict. Verdict accordingly. MASON V. MOROA2i. Mr. Buchanan for plaintiff, Mr. Philp for defendant. This was an action to recover 4/. 14s. for goods deli vered. Defendant is a fish salesman, of Birmingham. Plaintiff said he received tha order from defendant's wife, who put her " cross" to it. The goads supplied were old newspapers. Upon applying for the money in the Market-place, Birmingham, plaintiff said " It will be time enough to pay when we receive the goods." Plaia tiff, upon inquiry, found that the goods had gone by mistake to another person. Another lot of goods were sent, and defendant repudiated the order. His Honour—Where is our jurisdiction ? Mr. Buchanan—The order to send by Chaplin and Horne gives the Court jurisdiction. Plaintiff—l had such an order. His Honour—That being so, we have the power to adjudicate upon the case. Jr. Philp said that defendant refused to accept the second lot of goods. Mr. Philp a-ked plaintiff if, looking at the order he would swear defendant's wife made the "cross." Plaintiff—l do. Mrs. Morgan —I did not. The order given was for one hundredweight of newspapers-11. 4,—am' plaintiff sent me nearly four hundredweight, amounting to 41. 7s. His Honour said commercial travellers should not exceed the order given. No wonder orders Fere repn- Ai:Ate(' It was impossible to carry on the commercial aff.irs of the country iu this way. It would ruin the business of London. Plaintiff could not swear he sent an invoice with the' goods. He believed be did. Toe goods are still at the railway )tation at Birmingham. His Honour—We can't go on with this case. Mr. Bu3banan—l'll take a verdict for 201. His Honour—The only question is the costs I must allow to defendant. I allow a verdict for defendant with .costs. THE TRIAL OF THE KING OF DELHI. (From the Calcutta Englishman, Feb. 20.) EVIDENCE OF MRS A LDWELL BEFORE THE COURT ASSEMBLED FOB THE TRIAL OF THE KING. Sopiea Aldwell, being duly sworn, stated as follows —" I era the wife of Mr. Alexander Aldwell, a pen sioner of Government, and was residing in a house in Dartiaogunge on the 11th of May last. The first news of the mutiny that I received was from my syce, who between eight and nine o'clock in the morn ' ing brought me intelligence that the troops at Meerut had mutinied, and were coming from Meerut, and were murdering 211 the Europeans they came across. He ad vised me to order my carriage, and get out of the place as quickly as I could. Soon after Mr. Nowlan, our next door neighb air, came in and confirmed the tale. My husband and Mr. Nowlan went to the sepoy guard of the garrison hospital, which was near oar house, and asked them if they would assist us in case of any attack. They replied, Mind your ow* business, and leave us to mind ours.' At this time none of the mutineers had arrived from Meerut, and so could have held no communication with these men. Mr. Nowlan and my husband, after consulting together, determined to make a stand in our house, in case we should be attacked, as it was the larger and more defensible of the two. They proceeded to arm ..herrpalyes and barricade the house. Several of our friends and their families took refuge in our house. We numbered in all about 30 souls, as far as I can judge. Soon after this I saw several troopers riding on the river bank under our house. They fired without effect at some people who were on the roof of our house. I saw the teutineers cross the bridge from Meerut. I should say there were more cavalry than infantry. After 801130 time had elapsed a Mahommedan dyer of the town rushed into our compound, nearly frantic, with a tulwar drawn in his hand, and covered wick blood. He was repeating the Kulman, or profession of faith, and saying that they were going to 101 all the infidels. Mr. Nowlan shot him dead. About 11 o'clock Mrs. Fowler, a neighbour of ours, was brought into the house very badly wounded by a sword cut on the head. About 3 p.m. I heard the explssien of the magazine. Before this our friends had mate their escape out of the place in the best way they could. Atter the explosion I prevailed upon my husband to (Tow me to leave the house with my three children in Mahommedan disguise. We left in native doolies. We wert to the hou-e of a grandson of the King's, call -d Maze Abdoolah. His family had for some time e'a t been acquainted with us, and we had been in the tit of vi iting him. We remained with him till 8 o'cleck in the evening, and then went to his mother-in la a% I left what property I had with me (about 200r5.) in hie beads, as he said he would take care of it for me, a- it would be safe wt h him. The next morning I sent for toy property ; I received answer that Maze Ab doolah had nothing belonging to me. He added that I baa better leave his family, or he would send and have ore and my children killed as infidels. His uncle shortly eLer arrived wish armed atteneants to kill u,. My inoensbee's me her, who was with us, upbraided bim with such cruelty. She said, If you wish to kill any one kill me first. lam a Syndanee, and by killing me you a ill perfi rat a meritorious action.' She alluded to the fact of the feud between the Syuds and Sunnees. The King's family are Sunnees. They replied, 'lf we did so we should be no better than infidels.' At length, atter some alteration, we were allowed to live till the evening. My tai or came to me and advised me to take shelter in Nawab Mahommed Ally's hoase, where there were some more Europeans, as he had heard. We, how ever, went to my tailor's own house. Hearing the nest day that there were several Europeans in the Palace, whom - the King kept in confinement, bat with the pro mise of the it lives being safe, I determined to go and join them. Accordingly in the evening (this was Wednesday, May 14th), my tailor and a trooper of the 2d Cavalry, who owed him s rue obligation, escorted us thither. As _ soon as we are ived at the Lahore Gate we were stoppsd, searched, and made prisoners of. We were taken before Mara Mogul. He eidered us into confinement with the Ina of the pi teener-e. We were about &0 in one dark Helier room ; there were no windows, and only one door. The . eepr;ys and Crowd ha- free access there. used to insult the Europeans. We were obliged to shut the door in self-defence, and then we had no aperture for light or air. The Kbassburdars wished to kill us at once, but the sepoys would not let them. On Thursday morning a sepoy informed us that they meant to mine 'the place and blow us up. They used often to frighten us by such stories. On Friday a servant of the King's asked one of the ladies how the English would treat them if they regained Delhi. She replied, As you have treated my husband and children.' On Saturday morn ing all except myself and children and an old Mussulman, who was imprisoned with us, were taken out and mur dered. I and my children were believed to be natives. Before I carn• into the Palace I had learned and taught my chi than ter repeat the Itaahommedan profession of faith. I had also bad a petition written in Hindostanee, addressed to the King, styling myself a Cashmeree, and asking for his protection. This was taken from me by the guard at the lahere Gate, and hence my disguise suc ceeded completely. The Mussulmans used to eat with us; and our food two given us separately from the Christians. The prisoners were taken out by the Khassbur dare ; they ordered the Christians out, and said to tua You Mussultnani are to remain apart.' Upon this the oth'r ladies and children began crying, saying they were going to be killed. They were, however, reassured by the men, who swore their most sacred oaths that the King merely wished to put them in a fetter residence. They were raked out and a rope put round the whole of them. They were taken to the tank in the court and murdered there. The Kbassburdare alone took part in the murder. Tney boasted of it as a privilege. It is reckoned by Mus eulinane that to kill an infidel is to assure themselves a place in Paradise. After the massaore two gins were fired in token of rej :icing. After the Europeans had been murdered we were taken before the King's Mufti (er lawyer) who told us we were free. We went to mar tailor's house. The Tbanadar of the quarter, however, havine suspicions of us, took us prisoners the next day, an I took us before Mirza Mogul, saying we were Chris- Cane. Mir zi M. gni ordered us to be executed. However, the 38,h sepoys would not allow this, and bid us in Capt. Dougin,'s quarters We hid ourselves in the city and eaesee as nai Ives. Al. er the defeat at the Hindun the Hincleos upbraided the Mussulmans with want of con rage, and with having received them tar false hopes. The sepoys were all desponding and downhearted. The 1 - 1.1.,d00+ said that it th , y th,ught their lives would be spared they would reairn to the British. They tx pressed doubts as to whether Government had really in tended to interfere with their caste. The Mussulmans were meet biter against the infidel English. I beard Hallotutareian women teaching their children to pray tor the destruction cf the English and to execute them. As soon as the troops arrived in the Palace the Hindoos in'uced thu King to give an order that no cows or bads locks were to be !ailed in the city. I believe this order was strictly observed. There was a disturbance expected durag the Buckra EA, when the Mussulmans usua ll y kal an ox. - Trey avoided the diffi cu lty by omitting the o ~-ec•t.v. I roads my esc a pe from the city on the 9th of September, and remained in disguise till the Britis retook the place, when I returned ' "N.l3.—Mr. Aid well escaped to Meerut safely, and has rejoitied his wife in Delhi." p,