The Sun. — London, England, 1858-03-06 00:00:00

111 ER MAJESTY'STHEATRE. In consequence of the trumphant success of the closing representations, and in order to accommodate the ntunber3 who have been unable to obtain places, THREE CONCLUDING PERFORMANCES will be given on TUES DAY, March 16; THURSDAY, March 18; and SATUR DAY, March 20. They will be arranged as follows : Tues d a y, March 16, LA TRAVIATA Violetta, Piccolo mini • Alfredo, Ginglini. . T iA rs day, March 18, IL TROVATORE: Leonora, Spezia; A.aucena, Sannier ; Manrico, Ginglini, Saturday, March 20, LA FIGLIA DEL REGGIMENTO : ldarie, Piccolomini. Last Scene of I MARTlRlcomprisingcomprisin the celebrated duo by Madlle. Picc o l om i n i and Signor Prices :—Pit Stalls, 12s 6d; boxes (to hold four persons), pit and one pair, 21. 2s; grand tier, 31. 3s ; two pair, V. 55.; three pair, 15s; gallery boxes, 103; gallery stalls, 3s 6d; pit, 3s 6d; gallery, 2s. The Box-office will be opened on Thunday, March 11. Places in the meantime may be secured by application to Mr. Fish, stage door, Her Majesty's Theatre. No other representation can be possibly given before the cOmmencement of the Summer Season. T HEATRE ROYAL, HA.YMARKET. Lessee—Mr. J. B. Buckstone. THIS EVENING, to commence at Seven o'clock, with THE HUNCHBACK. Julia, Migi Amy Sedgwick ; Master Walter, Mr. Howe ; Modus, Mr. Buckstone. After which, a new comic Christmas Pantomime, entitled THE SLEEPING BEAUTY IN THE WOOD ; or, Harle quin and the Spiteful Fairy. Harlequin, Mr. A , Leclercq ; Columbine, Miss Fanny Wright ; Pantaloon, Mr. Mackay ; Clown, Mr. Charles Leclercq. Orchestra Stalls (which may be retained the whole of the evening). 6s. each. (No charge for booking.) First Price. s. d. Second price. s. d Dress Boxes 5 0 Dress Boxes 3 0 Upper Boxes ... 3 0 Upper Boxes... Pit 2 0 Pit 1 0 Gallery 1 0 Gallery ... 0 6 1.1) OYAL PRINCESS'S THEAT RE. 1.11, Proprietor, Mr. Charles Kean. THIS EVENING, will be presented the historical play of LO IS XI. Louis, King of France, Mr. Charles Keln. After which, a new grand opmie Christmas Pantomime entitled HARLEQUIN WHITE CAT ; or, The Princess Blanche Flower and her Fairy Godmothers. The Princess Blanche (White Cat), Miss Kate Terry ; Harlequin, Mr. Cor mack ; Clown, Mr. Huline ; Pantaloon, Mr. Paule ; and Columbine, Miss C. Adams. T R b. T RE-R 0Y A E., DR I JRY-LANE. Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith. THIS EVENING (SATURDAY), March g, CLOUD AND SUNSHINE. Mr. James Anderson and Miss Els worthy. Followed by the new grand pantomime, LITTLE JACK HORNER. Commence at 7. THEATRE ROYAL, A DELPHI. Lessee—Mr. Ben. Webster. 1 THIS EVENING, will be performed RORY O'MCRE. Mr. Barney Williams. After which, YANKEE COURTSHIP. Mr: and Mrs. B. Williams. To conclude with LATEST FROM NEW YORK. Commence at Seven. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE.—SoIe Lessee and Manazer, Mr. C. Dillon. THIS EVENING, will be presented SHE STOOPS ro CONQUER. Miss WoolgAr and Mr. Toole. To be followed by GOOD FOR NOTHING. Nan, Miss Woolgar ; Tom Dibbles, Mr. J. L Toole. After which, the new farce of DOUBLE DUMMY. Mrs. Mellon and Mr. J. L. Toole. Doors open at half-past 6, to commence at 7. 3ox-offlce open from 11 to 5 daily. OYAL SURRKY THEATRE. SAL Lessees, Messrs. Shepherd and Creswiek. THIS EVENING,wiII be performed the play of LUCREIIA BORGIA. After which, MY WIFE'S OUT. To conclude with THE SAILOR OF FRANCE. CANTERBI7 RY HALL, Westminster-road.— OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The follow fir oompany of Vocalists are engaged for the performance of S elections from all the popular OPERAS, MADRIGALS, CHORUSES, GLEES, DUETS, dm., viz. :—Miss Russell, Mrs. Badzey, Madlle. Marietta, , ifiss Brutiell, Miss Ray, Madame Bartoletti, Miss Montague, and Madame Marietta; Herr F. Jonghmans, Mr. denshaw, lonec, J. Barker, W. Melling, Senor Antonio, E. L. Rime, Mr. Badgey, Mr. Edwards, Mr, Bell, and Mr. Beraard ; Messrs. T. Maclagan, W. T. Critchfield and E. Hackney. Piano forte, Mr. Cecil Hicks ; harmonium, Master Williams ; Director, Herr F. Jonghmans. Commence at Seven o'clock precisely. Suppers, dm, until twelve o'clock. Mr. AUGUSTUS BRAHAM will appear every Evening. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. THUS DAY—Morn., 38 min. aft. s —Evan., 5t min. aft. 5 To-Moußow —Morn., 1L min. aft.. 6 —.Evan., 32 mut. aft. G THE WEATHER—Sum Omoß, Manou 6. Imeamomwriat, ITS THE SPIA.DE. 42—highest since noon yesterday. 41—lowest this morning and during the night. 39 —this day at noon. BAROMETBE. down to 28.98, now up to 29.08. WI D, variable, from W N.W. to N.W ; very fresh and squally, with snow, rain, and sunshiny weather. It rained heavily in the the night, and was very stormy. .:( ~ _ _ iNs5/ LONDON. SATURDAY, MARCH 6, 1858. If Lord JOHN RUSSELL will inquire of the Par liamentary Session of the year 1749, he will learn something for his advantage. He will find in that year a debats on the Mutiny Bill, and spe cially he will find a discussion on the subject of open and secret voting in Courts-martial. The advocates of electoral independence have often, and naturally, referred to the practice of the army. No Englishmen claim to be more thoroughly English, more above all suspicion of cowardice in the field or out of it, and more sensitive to the slightest suspicion of their honour—in a word, to be gentlemen of better breeding, than the officers of our United Service. These high merits are freely conceded to them. Our officers are a part of our nation's pride. It is quite reasonable, therefore, when independent voting is the ques tion, and when it is known that officers are very frequently voters in Courts-martial, to inquire, How do oar officers vote ? Are any safeguards taken for the independence of their votes, or is their high character for honour, as gentlemen, considered a sufficient safeguard ? Two things make the appeal to the practice of officers in courts-martial of deep interest on the same question of independent voting. Their pro motion depends entirely on their Commander-in- Chief, and they have therefore the strongest inte rest in not offending him by their vote. Next they have, in their own character as gentlemen, and in the gentlemanly sentiments of their com mander, an assurance, which few can have, that they shall not be unfairly treated for an adverse vote, and if they feared they might, that they could not as military men yield to fear. Yet, with all these reasons for leaving their vote open, the law takes from the members of courts-martial an oath that they will not divulge each other's votes and opinions I Gentlemen of the highest standing and personal courage, are secured by a pledge infi nitely more solemn than their word of honour, against their votes being known to those who are mastersof their future interests; and that, although nothing can be conceived more mean and u nwor th y of a man of conscien ce and honour, than punish ing a subordinate by neglect, for cons c i en ti ously fulfilling his duty. In the old debate to which we have referred our leading Reform-Bill-maker, he will find Mr. joirrr Moltroie adopting as nearly as possible, his own late arguments against the Ballot as valid reasons • atunat the secrecy of officers' votes in a eauxtetaartAaL But Lim - more, Wh a t will p er h aps i nterest Lord HOLLAND, he w i ll a n d E Itt Fox, afterward s and father f the ce l ebrated C. J. Fox, replying with altogether parallel reason ngg to those now empl oye d in defence of secret electoral votes. every gentleman who has a regard for our Con. stitution or the happiness of posterity." He allowed, as officers depend " for their preferment as well as for the continuance of their com mission on the arbitrary will of the Crown, or of the Prime Minister, or of the General in command, that they may be influenced by that General or Minister, to acquit or condemn not according to justice, but according to his will or pleasure." But he contends that the oath of secrecy will not obviate this danger. "We know how little an oath is regarded by mankind. Officers, therefore, will still be afraid of their vote becoming known to the Crown. They will continue, therefore, to he under the same influence as they now are. Nay, more so l For ministers and generals, under the old system of open voting, would not risk the imputation of having dismissed or dis appointed an officer who voted contrary to their direction." Then, like modern opponents of the Ballot, he argues, in the teeth of his former ad missions, and asserts, " that no officer of the arm y would be afraid of doing justice lest he should incur the displeasure of another officer." But, and surely the most ad captandum argument of all to the House of Commons, Should any court-martial be guilty of a breach of the privi leges of the .House, how could they detect and punish the offending officers ?" Such is a very condensed summary of JOHN MORTON ESQUIRE'S arguments for leaving dependent officers and their superiors to the restraints of their own sense of justice and honour, and to the check of public opinion. Him answering (as the patriarch of poetry would say), the father of the great orator replied—" That so different was the nature of civil law and its methods of procedure from military law, that no argument from one to the other would hold. This fact disposed of the only danger suggested by MORTON. Even the House of Com• mons, when it had heard counsel on a case, closed its doors while it consulted. The common law judges ought to be, and now were, rendered as independent as possible. If the secrecy were an evil, it was yet impossible to avoid every inconve nience, and the least must be chosen. Now it was impossible in the nature of things to make the judges in a court-martial independent of the Commander-in-Chief ; and no way could he think of (to avoid the undue influence of the Comman der-in-Chief) but by preventing its being known how every particular member voted." Now, we may surely ask Lord JOHN RUSSELL whether tenant farmers, mortgagors, creditors, &c., are not to the full as dependant as military officers, and whether he, with all his purity of election of bills, has been able to touch even the offence of " undue influence I" He will find that his wis- dom in no way transcends that of his great poli tical ancestor ; unless, indeed, his wisdom really be the cunning rather, which desires to keep the undue landlord influence while he seems to aim at repressing it. Mr. Fox did not believe, and experience has confirmed his views, that officers could be regard less of their oaths, and considered the danger to the service, of publicity, bygenerating animosities between officers who should act together, would be most detrimental to the service. As detrimental, we may add, as political animosities often are, under open voting, between neighbours. A judge, he observed, rarely came in contact again, after delivering judgment, with the parties who might be offended with his decision. But officers neces sarily did so, and though an offended officer 1 " might not seem to show any resentment against him on that account, he might pick a quarrel with him on some other account, and might put an end to his life in a duel, without its being possible ever for a court-martial to determine that the duel proceeded from a secret resentment of what the deceased had done at a court-martial." Substitute offended landlord for offended officer; for picking a quarrel, some flimsy pretext about bad farming ; or, very frequently an unce remonious notice to quit ; and the loss of a farm and all the capital sunk in improvements, with the expense of transferring, perhaps selling off stock— the loss perhaps of his own bread and that of his family, for the loss of life in a duel—and Mr. Fox has unquestionably mirrored the influences under which not unfrequently half the votes of a county are given. We hope Lord J. RUSSELL will ponder over the lesson of this old debate. It is time for ' him to concede frankly the wish of the people. He had better be quick. The Ballot is most cer tainly only a qaestion of time. The statesman who first frankly offers it to the people will be the last whom they will forget. Even should he stimulate the DERBY Ministry to adopt it, he would have the credit of it. We strongly advise him to try another letter —say to Mr. BERKELEY, who will be only too happy to hear from him. He alone at present stops the way. He cannot do it for long : had he not better stand aside, or, still better, lead the grand Reform movement of 1 the day. Of one thing we can assure him, that uo Reform Bill he can proffer will be worth much more than a DERBY-DISRAELI Reform Bill, without the Ballot. Indeed, we know no reason why Lord DERBY should not give us quite as good a Reform Bill as Lord JOHN'S last ; and if his Lordship does but add the Ballot, Lard J. RUSSELLL and ail the BEDPORDS, ELLIOTS, and GREYS may bid adieu to office for many a long year. The }Mot is the grand test of difference between the men who can trust the people, who mean to govern so that they can do it, and the mon who, like Lord PALMERS TON, clutch every appointment and every honour for a selfish aristocracy. MORTON—" Always was and still was ag tl this whole oath of secrec y , " ( he was endea vourin g to weaken it by an amendment), "it was an innovation inconsistent with the tenor of our laws, and with the very spirit of our Constitu tion." " Courts of justice had always been open," it might as rnll demardefl `hot o_l7 fhorld bo ,3Eertt tritrnalf. " FiT3 fl. , e,,)ote trial carried on secretly." "It Smelt i strongly of the Inquisition, and should alarm and, Lord PALMERSTON was once so justly solicitous. But now, at the dictation of a Foreign Power, or still worse, in servile anticipation of its desires, nous changons tout cela, we have completely abandoned the principles so proudly and strenuously asserted in the olden time So far as the Foreign-office is concerned, every Englishman is deemed guilty until he has proved himself to be innocent. Nay more, he must, like C/ESAR:S wife, show him self to be " above suspicion." He must procure unequivocal recommendations from a magistrate or banker, before he can obtain per mission even to set his foot on the soil of La Belle France ! Should his parent, brother, wife, or child, be languishing at the point of death, and he be anxious to take a last farewell—he must seek out some friendly householder, known to the magistrate, who can testify to his respectability and good conduct. It may not even be sufficient to show satisfactory reasons for leaving that he has obtained employment in France, which may be lost unless he can at once enter on its duties ; or, that a vessel in which he was deeply interested had been stranded, or otherwise imperilled, on the French coast, and that his presence during the early part of the emergency may be of vital consequence to his future prospects in life. Some magistrates, to their honour be it said, take the trouble of patiently investigating such claims, and, if well founded, supplying the necessary document. But the great majority refuse to do so, unless ac quainted with the person, or, at all events, having a certificate from some person well known to the magistrate. Even then there must be considerable delay and expense in addition to the 63. required at the Foreign-office. The would-be traveller must probably spend a day before he can obtain the magisterial recommendation, and that must be lodged twenty-four hours before the valu able document can be issued. There is thus on an average two days' time lost to every tra veller, in addition to that which may be expended in travelling to London, or in corresponding with the Foreign Secretary. Surely it is not our duty to act as police for France, or to refuse the necessary facilities to any British subject. When a person can show that he owes allegiance to Queen VICTORIA he should be entitled to the privileges belonging to that character, although he might not be willing to produce testimonials of respecta bility, or to subject his private affairs to a strin gent and inquisitorial scrutiny. But having thus shown the vexatious inquiry, and, we may add, insults of the present course, we may inquire what possible security can it afford either to the EMPEROR, or the French nation ? We should rather say, that although it might frequently prove troublesome to bona fide and harmless travellers, it would not in the slightest degree avert the designs of conspirators, or supply better information to the police. Any man, or body of men, engaged in a desperate enterprise will have no difficulty in pro curing everything en regle, so as to satisfy, and possibly mislead the police, who, relying o:i inadequate precautions, will relax the caution that might otherwise be exercised. Any supposed protection always defeats its object. Men should trust to themselves, and not lean on what almost invariably turns out to be " broken reeds." It was the attempt for which Onsmr, PIERRI, and RITMO are now lying under sentence of death that led to the additional stringency now enflrced. I❑ consequence of that conspiracy Great Britain is designated as a lair of assassins, and Englishmen are supposed to be friendly to political. murder. It was asked why we did not ferret out the secret plottings of these men. We may, however, reply, more Htibernico, by inquiring, why were the French Police so remiss in the execution of their duty ? The parties inculpated were wellknown. Information had previously been given of the contemplated crime. If the passport system was worth a single farthing, the parties would have been seixe,d long before the time when the crime was about to be perpetrated. We venture to assert that if a similar hint were given to our own dettc tives,the secret would be ferretted nut, and the elf° t prevented. Even the infernal machines were duly passed through the French Customhouses without the slightest steps being taken to prevent their deadly operation. If the EMPEROR, desires to ward off such attacks, let him rely rather on his moderation, clemency, and justice, on the love and loyalty of his subjects, merited by judicious government and gentle rule—than on repressive measures or stringent passport regulations, which, although powerful for evil, are totally ineffective for good. Mr. Disraeli, as leader of the Ministerial party in the 'loose of Commons, hae issued a circular to the Conser vative Members soliciting their attendance ou toe 12.11 instant. It is also underatoed that there will also be a strong master of Liberals on the occa,ion. The Right Hon. J. W. Henley, the President of the Board of Trade, has appointed Mr. J. he ,ley his Pri vate Secretary ; and the Earl of Donouglirnore, Vice- Pre3ident, has appointed Mr. J. W. Straton his Private Secretary. PORTSMOUTH, MARCH s . — la.anticipation of a general election, Sir Francis Baring and Lord lionck will have a private interview with the more influential of their political friends this evening, with a view to secure their j oint return, should a general el otion take place. THE CAPTURE OF 'Y./M.—The gallant band wbich escorted Mr. Parkes through the heart of the city into the Tartar quarter, and then, in spite of sore tempt ,tion, unpacked and re-packed in search of papers all the C.,m. missioner's valuable chests without carrying off a ingle article, consisted of 100 of the Sanspareil's men under the sole command of Captain Key. Commodore Eliot, who accompanied the expedition throughout, was nut in command. NANA SAHIB'S TEEASURES.—A young OffiCer, who assisted at the recovery of some of the Nana's treasure near Bithoor, wrno his f under date of the The utter inutility of th e new passpor t regula- 30th Dec., says :—id" g I t wrote in ather, the beginning of the ,ions is no less unquestionable than the positive i month from Cawnpore, and since then another engineer 1 officer and myself, with a few Sappers, have been fisbing grievance thereby entailed on every person who, treasure out of one of Nana Sahib's wells at hie palace for purposes of business or pleasure, intends to o c f on ß t i a t i h n o e o d r, a a b b o o u u t t s en fe m e i t le n s f fro w m ate C r a wbnupt bygetting 2 ore. Tke .cell visit France. A new duty is impo se d on our men of the line to work half-a-d,:zen buckets we suc ceeded in getting it dow n t o th ree test. Two or three Police Magistrates, who are daily pestered w ith ' applications for the necessary recommendation s t o Sappers then went dow n , an d, a f ter emptying the well of three feet of rubbish, which the fellows bad thrown enable the party to obtain a passport f rom th e • in on the top, we managed to get out about 2,0001. Foreign-office, the only "open sesame " by which worth of silver plate and about 6 , 0001 . worth of go l d . vessels. Some of the gold plate was magnificent. Two admission can be obtained into the " tabooed " i large plates were two feet nine inches each in diameter i and one of solid gold, and weighed t oget h er 70ib s. T he land. Were it for no other reason but the inter- other gold articles consisted of cliaiicee, cups, leo., spurts ruption and annoyance thus inflicted on public for.when throwing rose-water,macassive It wasons fdorflithueltGangkes functionaries, whose duties were already sufficiently i fwoarl r we bad no worshipping, implements for working the well, and onerous, there would be good ground for applying the water came in at the rate d of 60 ga t llons d a minute. l to the French Government to materially modify This mine is no . t quite w get t t n ye ,an _we b _t a few Sappers at Bithoor to a he rupees whic they their eiisting restrictions, or, if that failed, to say are still at the bottom. The Nana's palace is in alter the re gu l a ti ons so unw i se ly ad o pted by , village we have burnt. complete ruins, and everything belonging to him in the Lord CL ARENDON w ith respect to the i ssue of MR. BRIGHT, M.P., AND THE DEFEAT OF THE , PALMERSTON GOVERNMENT.-11r. Blight, M.P., in ac these imp or t an t d ocuments. and Every E ng li s h man unconv i cted of crime aknowledgment of a v,,te of thanks adopted by a public , meeting held at Newcastle-on-Tyne for the part l e took against whose cha rac t er no t ang ib le charge can b e i n t h e l ate Mi n i ster i a l d efeat, has ad d resse d th. following ‘ substanti a t e d , i s entitled to travel wheresoever g etter to Mr. Joseph Cowen, jun., the secretary : is, according ourconstitumtioa his pleasure or convenience to H bo e receive House of Commons, March I.—. Dear Sir,—l bate d with much pleasure the announcement ciin nyalleathaeohriym,* to tained in yur letter of the 27th ultimo, that deemed innocent until a vote of thanks had been passed to Mr. Gibson and C. . . proved to be guilty. myself for the part we have taken in opposing the nspicion. " is riety ,, has, b _ completely ignored. " Noto- `Conspiracy Bill,' by a la-ge and enthusiastic public itself, no vir • coeetin,* of the inhabitants of Newcastle. lam greatly bunals. It -I L; •b e c'ght with our tri- obliged to your townsmen for their kindness to me, I in adjusting the * punish ment as an element must say, however, that I took no part in the ri cent de urinals ; but until th m e ent of convicted cri- l? ,s, lt r e. G i b I seconded d the . resolution i rejoice my friend at ti,e obtained, it cannct be even bean has been result which and foll t e l Tie Y d. approved it, you and the has paid the penalty of his fo l r ild e ed to„ If h e ' I . o l r a ti v try . on the downfall of the very worst Ministry th t at r off.ence, he It ra%ylboe de The Ministry which has succeeded is ntlrie , l In the sye3 of the la- , r a transition . Ministry, to be followed, until he hen I trust, by on 1 fain Vit. , 2;ic:l it!, provkion2. rl. 13 am. ths tzt Liberm p emor i a n e t r b t o itled to 4 the ofconfi t dence l,i„ the W 3 Ri./;; an 2i3, GT rather A ng/ica was, ab out 7ot i iCtlzottziority a ti c l o c 7 c: !' i y o ' n, a P f,71:7-7 Vi t "' a r: 1 contained in ez:prcciiiana towarda mycelf :71iich Lira WhOEO security and proper treatment in every John Bright your lett,r.—l am, yours respectful] i Jos y. eah Cowen, jun., Esq." ' I TEST NEWS. ARRIVAL OF THE BOMBAY MAIL. We have received advices from Bombay to Feb. 9, in anticipation of the Overland Mail. The following is the summary of the Overland Bombay Standard of Feb. 9 By the mail of the 23d ult., we mentioned the arrival of Sir Hugh. Rose and Sir Robt. Hamilton at Sehore on the 10th, with the disarming of the Gwalior Contingent, and execution of the sepoys which followed. The moveable column having as sembled here in its strength, consisting of the 14th Dragoons, 17th Dragoons, 3d Lancers, H. M.'s 86th Foot, 3d European Regiment, 2 Companies Re serve, detachment Sappers and Manners, Ist or Leslie's Troop head quarters, 4th Company Bombay Artillery, Ist do., 2d battalion, sth Company 14th battalion Royal Artillery and 21st Company Royal Engineers. The general marched north-westward through Bhopal in the direction of Saugor, and along the line of theVindyah mountains. On the 20th they reached Bhilsa without opposition. The siege train was a march behind ; it was escorted by a troop of the 14th Dragoons, the 3d Madras Euro peans, and Bombay Sappers and Miners, with Captain Hare's detachment of the Hyderabad Con tingent. The force was expected to encounter some resistance at a strong fort called Ratghur. On the 23d, the detachment with the guns was ordered to push on and join the main body. They reache d cam p about 1 o'clock in the afternoon, but without their tents ; having bivouacked the follow ing night, they started on Monday morning under orders to push on, as the enemy were moving out to defend the fort by which they were expected to Cross the river. Our troops, however, forded further down, and the insurgents thus foled, crossed the coun,ry, and were able to fire a volley into the advanced guard as they entered the town close by the fort of Ratghur. A dragoon and native suba dar were killed. At 8 a.m. on the 25th, General Rose, with his divisional staff, rode round the fort, of which a careful reconnoisance, which occupied the chief part of the day, was made. It is placed upon the pear-shaped summit of a hill, about 700 feet above the plain, the walls enclosing the entire of the wider end. Nearly the whole is surrounded by precipitous rocks, the only approach being by a narrow and steep ascent along the ridge. A part of the force made a feigned attack, when the General, with his staff, and 3d European Regiment crept up the narrow ridge. On the 26th the heavy guns were placed in position, and the fire opened, while the 3d Europeans drove the enemy from the heights. The rebels had proclaimed that as the fort was provisioned for a year, and was considered strong, they were determined to maintain it to the last. On the morning of the 28th a large body of mutineers, con cealed in the thick jungles around, attempted to relieve the fort. They assailed the rear of our camp and the videttes guarding the right rear of the force. They were at once attacked and driven across the river with severe loss by Capt. Hare with the Hyderabad Contingent. The garrison now fairly lost heart, and two hours before daybreak on the 29th a p or ti on of them en d eavoure d t o sa ll y out of the ma i n gate, when they were driven back by Capt. Li g htf oot ' s 9-poun d ers . Th e great b o d y of them escaped by lowering themselves over the walls by ropes and scrambling down the precipice, Mahomed Fazel Khan, and another rebel Nawaub, were hung over the gate. The utmost kindness was shown to the women and children. Sir Hugh Rose marched on the 30th in the direction of Saugor, leaving Ratghur in charge of the troops of the Queen of Bhopal, who had undertaken to keep open our communications. The enemy were understood to be concentrating at the village of Banda, eleven miles in advance of Ratghur, with a view of cutting off our communieati'n with Mliere. Th-y w-re at one^ attacked and driven with loss from their position in difficult broken ground and jungle, which they obstinately defended. Capt. Neville, of the Royal Engineers, who had distinguished himself in the c.imea, and had here volunteered as aide-de-camp to Sir Hugh Rose, was killed by a round shot. On the 2d the force marched for Saugor, where it arrived the following day. This fort had been beleaguered since June, in constant fear, and not infrequeut danger. It was reached and relieved without opposition ; upwards of one hundred women and children being amongst the number of those shut up. Twenty rebels were executed on the spot. RAJPOOTANA FIELD FORCE UNDER GEN. ROBERTS.-CAPTURE OF AWAH. We gave in our last summary particulars of the storming, on 6th Jan., of Rowa, near Aboo, by a detachment under Major Raines, destined to form a portion of the Rajpootana field force. Since then 5,0001. worth of gold and silver coins have been discovered in the ruins, while 15 fine caparisoned horses were captured in the neiehbeurhood. We have to trace Raines's further progress in swelling up the detachment to the dimensions of a column, Artillery, ' consisting of the B th Hussars, lit L ancers, H . M . ' s 72d Highlanders, 90 th Regiment, 51 st R eg i ment, detachment of H.M. s 83d R eg i ment, 11th Com pany Royal °apt. Aitk en ' s B attery, Ist Com pany Battalion Artill ery, Leslie's Troop, oand e n d 12 i u t ; g ' back Native his siek Infantry,anawounded wded to De e sa r op 2d Engineers, 24 Bombay C ava l ry, 2d To with the siege trains. S Major Raines resumed his march on th e 10 t h . On 1 the 19th he was joined at the village of Jaitpoora, two miles from Awah, by a detachment from Nus seerabad under Col. Holmes, consisting of two companies of the 83d, under Major Heatley, Capt. Browne's Battery of Foot Artillery, 500 of the Scinde Horse, two squadrons of the Ist Bombay Lancers, an d a portion of the 12th N.J., or includ ing the siege Artillery from Ahmedabad, 14 guns, 840 sabres, and 1,100 bayonets. They had now reached the town of Awah, the fortof which was said to be garrisoned by 2,000 men. On passing near the walls the Nusseerabad detachment was fired upon, when Capt. Aitken's Battery, and a detach ment of H. M.'s 95th proceeded to their assistance and soon compelled the enemy to withdraw within the walls. A reconnoieance was made during the afternoon round the fort, the enemy keeping up a heavy fire from all points. It luckily proved harmless, and the camp was established in the course of the afternoon, 1,500 yards from the walls of the * fort. The defences consisted o f a mud and wattle embankment about forty feet base, sloping upward to the height of nearly fifty feet. The wall was loop-holed for matchlocks and Angelis, and was nearly impene trable either by shot or shell. This was flanked by bastions mounting from two to three guns each. Some twenty yards in advance of the inner wall, was a high bank, also loop-holed, and protected by thorns and branches. And in advance of the whole an abattis, constituting Awah one of the strongest towns in Rajpootana. Colonel Holmes, on troops being united, as senior officer took command. He considered the place much too formidable for an assault, and until agood breach had been established, and on the day the forces united, mortar and howit zer batteries were established 1,000 yards from the town. On the 20th and 22d, two other batteries, six and seven hundred yards in advance, were con structed. That nearest the walls was armed with two 18-pounders and two 8-inch howitzers. The bombardment commenced on the 21st, and continued wish increased vigour as our bat teries came into operation. A mortar battery was now advanced to within 300 yards of the wall. eparations for breaching, with a view to an immediate assault, began on the 23d. Meanwhile the storm which prevailed over the greater part of I India descended with terrible fury in Rajpootana. The night was pitchy dark, the wind blow a hurri cane, the rain poured in torrents, and the thunder and lightning overmatched the roar and blaze of : our artillery. In the midst of the tempest, the enemy managed to escape despite the chain of posts of infantry and cavalry which had been drawn so ro, ,, nri, that it :4efriTlCl. aira7r3t L - npo-piblo 10 evadefli ,- ;;;Z, 17V; first by a portion of .?l.'s 95th concealed rifiepets wi , hin forty yards of the wall, The defence, con. sidering the inadequacy of their weapons, was on }the whole an obstinate one, an incessant but very ineffective fire having been kept up upon us from the first, which failed to occasion a single death casualty. About 170 prisoners were taken, of whom 25 were executed, 16 guns, the whole of his park, with a large quantity of ammunition stores, grass, and grain, fell into our hands. On the Ist February the remaining wing of the 9th, with Sappers and Miners, about 500 in all, and a portion of the 2d Native Cavalry, proceeded from Deesa under com mand of General Robetts to overtak e th e a d vance d I force. (Bombay Correspondent of the Times.) BOMBAY, Feb. 9.—The great central fire of the insurrection is to be compressed within the limits of Oude and Rohilcund, and there to be trodden out to its last smouldering cinder. It would not suffice that every body of armed rebels in the open field should be dissipated, or even that every vaunted stronghold should be laid low. Great as these gains would be, they still are not all that we require. We seek that within the limits of these two great provinces the revolt should be not merely broken, but annihilated. No fugitive bands must be permitted to straggle back across the Gogra or the Ganges, and spread desolation anew in districts that have so lataly with great toil and bloodshed, been relieved from their hateful presence. In a word, the insurgents now in Oade must not be allowed to get out, and those now ho• vering on the external frontier must not be allowed to get in. Hence the necessity of drawing a con tinuous and powerful cordon round the province before striking the great blow at its mutinous occupants. How well this has been done a very few words will suffice, with a reference to the map, to explain. Sir C. Campbell was, on the 28th January, still encamped with his powerful force of all arms at Futtehghur, a grand central position, from which he was able to observe at once Rohilcund, Oude, and the Doab. Above him was about t move down upon the upper waters of the Ganges a column from Lahore, commanded by Neville Chamberlain as Brigadier. Below him, along the Ganges frontier of Oude by Cawnpore and Futtehpore to Allaha bad, are bodies of English and Sikh troops watch ing every ghat, or place of passage, of the river. Then upwards from Allahabad on the eastern fron tier of the rebel province are three columns of European soldiery and the victorious Ghoorka bat talions of Jung Bahadoer. Thus when the revolted stations of Rohilcund, Moradahad, BAreilly, and Shahjehanpore have successively been recovered, when, advancing into Oude, the Commander-in- Chief has once again, and for the last time, gathered to himself the gallant defenders of the Alumbagh, and has reduced to a heap of desolate ruins the long resisting rebel capital, the survivors of the great slaughter, broken and dispersed, will find no line of escape unguarded by their watchful enemy, save where, on their northern frontier, the peAilential jungles of the Serai afford an inhospitable shelter, scarcely less terrible than the bayonets of the English or the knives of the Ghoorkhas. Sir Colin was still at Futtehghur on the 28th. He was waiting for the siege train from Agra, which left that station on the 22d, but marched but slowly, detained by heavy rains. The train consisted of seven 24-pounder guns, one 10- inch and three 8-inch howitzers, and as many 10- inch mortars, with 750 rounds of ammunition for each gun and 500 for each howitzer and mortar ; shot and shell on the same scale were also sent from the Agra arsenal for the guns, howitzer, and mor tars which the chief already had with him, which is rated at 68 pieces of all calibres. THE SCN IMNDON SATURDAY EVENING, MAkRCH 6, 1858 (From the Bombay Gazette.) "It would have been difficult for a Commander to choose a more excellent position than that of Fut tehghur, in which Sir Colin Campbell still lay en c wiped on the 28th of January. To the north-east commanding Rohilcund, to the south-east Oude, to the south and south-west the Doab, and both banks of the Junma, it rnt , .l ,- ( - 1. S'r Colia cafe!: crncrgcn cies in whatever quarter they might arise. He could order columns to bear on the Calpee rebels, rein foiea the garrison of Alumbagh, or face the insur gents of Khan Bahadoor. The enemy were in such positions as to render any contingencies pro. bable. Calpee, the rallying point of the Doab, was still held by a large force whose movements threat ened Fa ttehpore. Alum baglx was surrounded by an army, daily on the increase, from which detached parties ravaged the country along the Cawnpore and Luoknow road up to Oonao. Tire Chief of Bareilly, whose troops were at one time believed to have re tired into Oude, had taken a position opposite Walpole's brigade, about 6 miles from Futtehghur, on the Rohilcund side of the Ganges, and num bered 7,000 fighting men. Sir Colin Campbell wisely stayed at Futtebghur to watch these enemies, and at the same time pre pared himself for rapid action by completing his supplies of guns, ammunition, and transport. A division, under Sir Hugh Rose, which has lost the name of the Nerbudda Field Force to assume that of the Army of Central India, advanced from Sehore, duo north in the direction of Jhansi, and opened the communication from Indoro through Gwalior to Agra. From Goona, the site of an old Pindarrie camp in the great campaign of Warren Hastings, Orr's brigade is advancing upon Jhansi, thence to proceed against the Gwalior insurgents, if they have courage to wait for him. The Nagpore force at the same time is opening up', the country between Jubbulpora and iiirzwore, and a combined attack is meditated upon the Rajah of Bijrajooghur, 89 miles from Jubbulpore, in the hills at no great distance from the pass of Kuttiugee. The enemy is supposed to be 5,000 or 6,000 strong. Thus in Central India simultaneous efforts are made both north and south of the Nerbuddo to drive the insurgmts towards the Jumna. Symptoms are already apparent that the pressure so created is acting on the rebels. Part of the Calpee insurgents have again crossed the Jumna, in the hope of forcing their way to the Ganges through the country that 'lies between Cawnpore and Futtehpore. We expect to hear shortly that this attempt has been frus trated. A force left Cawn pore and Futtehpore si multaneously to attack these rebels, and on the 17th of January the two parties were likely to be very near each other. The result of an engagement cannot be doubted, inasmuch as our troops at Futtehpore have been reinforced by an English Cavalry and her Majesty's 79th Regiment. Yet a few days, and we shall see the Gwalior and other in surgents along the Jumna completely at our mercy. Alumbagb, a source of constant at!ention on the part cf the Commander-in-Chief, has been rein forced by the despatch of her Majesty's 34th ; a timely and necessary aid, when we consider that, in the action of the 12th of January, 0 utram's force was reduced by the despatch of escorts for convoys and other causes to 2,000 effective men for the field. Fresh troops advancing in this direction must clear the road to the Bunnee•bridge, and dispose of the gangs of marauders which infested it even in the vicinity of Oonao, and the rebels ( , f . Oude will be kept to their lines of Luckuow until Sir Colin Campbell thinks fit to move. Jung Bahadoor's men It ft Gorruckpore and marched towards Fyzabad through Bustee, on the 10th of January. We may expect to hear of an action in that quarter also at no distant date. The circle, as we have before said, is closing on the rebels, and Sir Colin is wisely waiting for the moment to strike an effective blow. The siege -train which he required has already left Agri, and proceeded on the 22d of January towards Futtehghur, whither also Sir Archdale Wilson took his departure from Meerut. We may therefore expect a move shortly. DELHI. DELHI, Jan. 24.—'` he Nawab of Ferrucknug gur, having been found guilty, was hanged in front of the Ketwallee, at half-past four o'c!ock yesterday afternoon, Her Majesty's 60th Rifles and the Ghoor khas were out on the occasion. All passed off in the most orderly manner, a dead silence prevailing for some minutes after the drop fell. The culprit was looking a Tt o. b o ;„ 2; cf: lifat : - ,tl..lr_rf7Tod A telegraphic message be.s been received litre, which is yid to decide the fate of Delhi, Th ) d,. fences are to be at once destroyed, and the message intimates that Delhi will not be a station for Euro peans longer than is necessary to enable the authorities to remove the magazine ; or, in other words, (Illy for the present year. The sale of the Bullubgurh Irajah's guns, swords, &c., came off at the magistrate's office yesterday. With the exception of commissioned officers no natives were allowed to attend the sale. The pro ceeds amounted to upwards of 5,000 r. Some valu able swords were sold (as were some of the pur• chasers), the best description going cheap, while the inferior weapons fetched high prices." The Delhi Gazette, of January 27, says : "The ex-King of Delhi is so far recovered as to lead to the expectation of hiz trial commencing on Tue , day next. " Sir John Lawrence is, we hear, expected at Delhi in a few days. The trial of the ex-King is postponed on account of Col. Harriott's absence, though he was expected at Delhi on the 27th (to-day.)" F UTTEYGHU R. COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF'S FORCE. For the past three weeks the Commander-in- Chief has stood fast at Futteyghur, accumulating an enormous park, with ordnance stores, and means of carriage for an army of 15,000 men, con sisting of H.M.'s 9th Lancers, 2d Sikh Cavalry, four troops Horse Artillery, Battery of Royal Ar tillery, the Naval Brigade, with six 24 pounders, two 8-inch howitzers, 8 mortars, 2 companies Mad ras Sappers and Miners, 2 Bengal and 2 Punjaub ditto, 9th Lancers, Punjaub Irregulars, H.M.'s Bth, 23d, 42d, 53d, 64th, 82d, 93d, and a regiment of Punjaub Infantry, with some 70 or 100 pieces of ordnance. Though nothing has been said as to his future measures it was quite plain from the first what his plans must needs be. His rear and flanks required to be cleared of the enemy before he could wheel round on Ouds at Furruckabad, Calpee, and Bareilly, and while this was being done by himself, by Walpole, Windham, and Seaton, Jung Bahadoor was settling Goruckpore, and establishing posts on the Nepaul frontier of 0 ude. On tram was maintain inghimself at Alumbagh, and Cawnpore and Allaha bed were being strengthened. About the eud of the present mouth Oude will be invaded on all side, , , the great overwhelming force under Sir Colin Campbell pouring down upon it from the north, the others closing inall around. Meanwhile the insur gents, still about 100,000 in strength, are fortify ing Lucknow to the uttermost. The streets are being barricaded and the walls loop-holed every where. Earthworks have been thrown up, and garden within garden strengthened, and the haughty Bengal Sepoy, who would not touch a basket, mattock, or spade in our service, and who in the Punjaub mounted guard while the Euro peans were throwing up entrenchments, now shows what he can do when he has no longer the indul gence of English officer's to fall back upon. It is doubtless in consideration of this Sir Colin Camp bell delays advancing until he has accumulated an artillery so overwhelming as to avoid as far as pos sible the necessity of a hand-to-hand conflict with an enemy posted with such advantage. He is ex pected to march about the 25th of February, and probably six weeks will suffice for the completion of the Oude campaign. It is to be hoped that by May our war-worn troops, many of whom will by this time have been a twelvemonth under arms, will be able to retire to cantouments, and seek rest for the events of the coming 3 ear. Since the mutiny at Meerut, the 6th Carabineers and 9th Lancers have lived in their saddles, while the 34th, 61st, 64th, and 78th, have scarcely since the same date been off their feet, or spent three days on end when they Were not under fire. With all the display of de• termination, the Luckuow insurgents are said to be losing heart. A proposition of conditional sur render is said to have been received, with the reply that every mutineer would be shot or hanged, that the rest must depend upon our mercy. The country people are said to be friendly to us ; it is the great Zemindars and Talookdars, the land proprietors, and great tenants, whom we reduced to order and obedience, that are our enemies. General Windham arrived at Delhi en route t o Utnballa, on the 21st January. Brigadier Hope Grant, her Majesty's 9th Lancers, and Captain Norman, Assistant Adjutant General, also passed through Delhi, en route to Umballa, about the same time. A letter from Delhi mentions that there is very little chance of the ex-King's recovery. He is said to be fast sinking. —Delhi Gazette. The relief of Saugor was made known to the Bombay journals by the following from Lord Rphinstone :—" By a mes Page from Saugor, dated February 3J, we learn that Sir Hugh Rose's force reached that place on the 3d, and relieved the fort and station. A list of Europeans who were there will be sent as soon as pos ible. Upwards of one hundred are women and children. N , ) opplsiticai was met with by our force between Ratgbur and Saugor. Twen'y rebels were hanged, besides those executed over the gate at Ratghur. Our troops are very healthy." COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. BOMBAY, Feb. 8. Tue. ion. Company's steamer Fereze; with the English mails of the 9 h January, reached us on the evening of the 7th instant. The demand for money during the last fortnight has greatly subsided, a: d it can be ea , ily bad on first class securities. We have to quote a deduction of 3 per cent. i❑ the Bank of Bombay rates. IMPORTS. Calton Piece Goods.—Our import market has put on a rather active appearance during the fortnight ; and pieces of all descriptions have advanced. The prices of all Grey Goods have considerably improved. Bleached and Fancy Goods—Bleached shirtings are in good demand, as also bleached jacconets. Book tnuslins, of low quantities, continue in fair inquiry. In bleached madapollams no sale has been reported to tiP. , Yarns—Both in mule and water a good amount of business has been done. Orange and green are also in quired for. EXPORTS. Cotton Wool—The rates are higher than what we last reported, though we have not heard of any purchases on European account. We quote Rs. 140 to 143 for new Broach and Surat ; Dholitra Rs. 131-33 ; Oomervuttee Re. 130-31 ; Khandeish Rs, 120 ; and Veravell Rs. 120-22. Tonnage—There has been a very slight improvement to be noted in the rates, our present quotations being lf. 103. to ]l. 123. 6d. for Liverpool and London ; and Re. 5 to 6 per candy for Chum. Exchange—The exchange on London remains the same, and we quote 23. Oil. for six months' bank bil's 2s. 10. for documents. The prices of Government se curities have improved, and we quote 4 per cent. loans at 16i discount, and 5 per cent. loans at 7 discount. FRANCE. PARIS, FRIDAY. It is said that at a late interview between M. Persigny and Lord Malmesbury he assured his Lordship that the Emperor bears tne warmest at tachment towards the British nation, and that he leaves it to their good feeling to do all in their power to prevent a repetition of the atrocious crime committed on the 14th Tanu try ; and that, on his part, he will do everything to conciliate the English people, and put an end to any misunder standing which may exist between them. In consequence of the decree pronounced by the Assize Court of the Seine several documents calcu lated to enlighten the English Judges as to the guilt of Bernard and Allsop have been forwarded to M. Bonnard, the consulting advocate of the French Embassy in London. Orsini, who h s been permitted to write to his family, has been further allowed to receive a visit from his shter, a respectable lady, who has been always adverse to her brother's politics. She is expected in Paris in a day or two. In order to put an end to the spectacle of some thousand persons assembled every morning before daylight, near the prison of La Roquette, to witness the execution of Orsini and his accomplices, Government has ordered a notic e t o be the published in the journals under their direction, announcing that the appeal to the Court of Caseation will not be tried Following e t x h a e m l p O l t e h o f or General g o a n r t n h i . e General Bedeau has written letter to the Belgian h p i a m pe h rs a , s s n ta e t t in b g ee t n ha a t n , tanstllecl byeearee shall not availcounterwhich d e b e a r e e i e s , h h e d e himself of the permission published in the ilioniteur to return to France. i p c e e r s BOURSE, Mar c h s.—The following are the closin g pr Cents ....... 95 Do. end m on th 3 per Cent. ..... D 0.13 l enuT re o s ut , h ..... 6 0 9 _1: Credit Mobilier • 004 860 tO Do. Account ••• S5O Credit Fonder Belgian Piedmontese (5) Roman B9 Austrian . ..•• --- Spanish Threes llome Debt Orleans RAIL 1350 Di'tO 7t; , Lyon and Mcclitsmp. 811 i New Ditto 73 3 .f Geneva Midi ( f1.7?1 Stlanbn-:,; ............ Grand CentrdA 46 Austrian rAY S. THE INDIAN MAIL. ARRIVAL OF WOUNDED OFFICERS FROM LUCKNO W. The Indian mail pact<et Pera, Captain Hick, Admiralty agent Lieut. Greville, R.N. arrived at Southanipten yesterday morning with the heavy portion of the India and China mails, She left I Alexandria on the 20th ult., Malta on the 23d ; and Gibraltar on the 27th. Amongst her cargo were 240 packages of treasure, the value of which was not stated ; 1,593 bales and 147 cases of silk, 23 cases of shawls, 20 cases of despatches, and 4 chests of tea. Her Majesty's ships Royal Albert, Hibernia, Princess Royal, Centurion, Conqueror, Wanderer, Caradoc, Coquett e , Swallow, Urgent, Vulture, Vigilant, Medina, Harpy, and Tartarus, were at Malta. The Curlew was at Gibraltar. The Pera spoke the India mail packet Colombo on the 26th ult., and the India mail packet Indus on the 4th inst. Also the Peninsular packet Sul tan on the 28th ult. Dr. Mackenzie, of the India mail packet Oriental, died on board the Pera on the 23d ult. The Pera has brought home 67 passengers. None of the ladies who escaped from amongst the garrison of Lucknow, have arrived by her, but they may be expected by two next packets. - The Pera's mails were landed early yesterday morning, but the ship was unable to come into dock until the middle of the day, owing to its being low water. Two small steamers were despatched out in the stream in the forenoon to bring in the pas , sengers and their baggage. Amongst the passengers who landed were Mrs. and Miss Wilson ; Mrs. Crump, Lieutenants Charl ton, Harmer, and Clery, of the 34th Regiment ; Lieut. Knight, of the 90th Light Infantry ; Capt. Cornwall, 93d Highlanders; Lieut. Gilry, 88th Regiment ; Capt. the Hon. L. B. Mills and Ensign Travers, of the 2d battalion Rifle Brigade ; Capt Anderson, 26th Regiment N. I. , and Capt. Saunders, 70th Regiment. Mrs. and Miss Wilson are the widow and daughter of Brigadier Wilson, who fell at the head of the 64th Regiment during the disastrous fight at Cawnpore, between Windham'e force and. the Gwalior rebels. Mrs. Crump is a widow lady, whose husband was killed at Lucknow. Lieutenant Charlton was in Lucknow during the whole time of the siege. He was wounded at the commencement by a bullet in the head, which could not be extracted, and h sufr-red dreadfully in con sequence. Last Saturday Lieutenant Charlton was enabled to pull the bullet out himself. Lieutenant Harmer was wounded about the same time as Lieu tenant Charlton by a round shot, 'which broke his leg. His sufferings also were very gr ea t. Lieu tenant Clery was not wounded, but he suffered so much from cholera and paralysis that it was neces 'sary he should be invalided home. He was also present in Lucknow during the whole siege. Lieutenants Charlton, Harmer, and Clery are the three young officers whom Brigadier Inglis in his memorable despstole mentions as " haviug nobly distinguished themselves in the performance of their duty." They declare that all the put lished accounts they have seen of the sufferings of the woman, children, and garrison of Lucknow fail to describe adequately what was endured. Out of 23 officers of the 32d Regiment to which Lieu tenants Charlton, Harmer, and Clery belong 1 2 were killed, 1 died of cholera, and 7 were wounded. Those three young officers, as well as all the other passengers connected with Lucknow or Cawnpore, were received on landing by the crowd who waited. to welcome - them with the greatest sympathy and. respect. Lieutenant Knight entered Lucknow with Have. lock's relieving force, and was severely wounded while assisting in capturing 'two guns in a narrow street. He, with 26 other wounded men, were surrounded by the enemy, and all but himself were cut to pieces. He, however, received another wound ; and as a Sepoy raised his tulvrar to de' speech him, Lieutenant Knight rolled out of the dho ilie, and crawled in the confusion away . Whilst doing so, he received a third wound, but he at length regained a party of English soldiers, and was saved. Ho has two wounds in his right leg, and another in his left thigh. Captain Cornwall fought under Colonel Powell at Futteypore, and then joined the C omma nder 47 Chief at Alumb a gh, o n th e a d vance t o the fina l relief of Lucknow. On the return to Cavell/l e e n he was wounded by a bullet from a shrapnel between the shoulder and collar bone, which bullet was afterwards extracted n ear th e sp i ne . It was Captain Cornwall who commanded the party men tioned in Sir Colin Campbell's despatch as having attacked the Lucknow bar rac k s t , driven le hag been r ebels out out of it, and captured thr e e g uns. 22 years in the army, and is a ca ptain e g o e f 10 years standin g . Lieut. ° Clery fought under Windham at the battle of Cawnpore, and just as a detachment of his regi ment had caps tired two of the enemy's guns, he was wounded by a bullet in his left arm, where it still remains. • Captain Miller was wounded on the hip joint, the hall passing through his right leg, during the - last attack of the enemy at the battle of Cawnpore. He had been slightly wounded in the morning while attempting to prevent the rebels, 3,000 strong, with artillery, from gaining possession of a • bridge across the Gauges. Ensign Travers was the first who was wounded in Windham's retreat at Cawnpore, He was hit in the shoulder while assisting a sailors' party in bringing in their 24- pounders. Captain Anderson was assistant commissioner at Lucknow when the mutiny took place there. Hie house was formed into an outpost by Si r H. Law rence, and fortified with a stockade ditch an d mound. Here the captain, with 20 men, defended , his position night and day during the whole siege against the enemy, who were only 40 yards dis tant with nine heavy guns. Once the enemy pene trated the stockade, and were all shot down there. Captain Anderson lost his wife and one child, from want, during the siege. His little boy, three years old, survived, and was brought ashore yesterday at' Southampton. Whilit on board the Pera, when the ship's guns fired a salute, and while the other children on board were frightened, he used to clap his little hands and hurrah, in imitation of what he had seen during the firing at Luck vow. After the relief of Lucknow, Captain Anderson joined Brigadier Hope Grant's force, and helped to cut up the Gwalior rebels, subsequently to their defeat at Cawnpore, by Sir Colin Camp bell, Capt. Anderson was wounded slightly soon after Havelock entered Lucknow. Captain H. F. Saunders commanded the out lying pickets of the 64th Regiment, which defended Windham's camp after the battle of Cawnpore. He also commanded the right wing of that regi ment during the disastrous battle. His was the first officer to reach the Gwalior guns, and though several volleys were fired direct at him, and eight officers of his regiment were killed, ho escaped un touched. While at the enemy's guns he shot down five men with his revolver, and ran another through with his sword. He speaks of a drummer-boy of the 64th running up to a gun of the enemy and thrusting some brickbats into it, hoping to render the gun useless ; the poor boy was afterwards cut to pieces. It was Captain Saunders' brother, a lieutenant of the 84th, who shot five men at Cavin pore with his revolver in the presence . of Nana Sahib and then aimed at the Nana, whom he would have also shot but his pistol missed fire. L ieut. Saunders was for this crucified by the ord er of Nana Sahib. The officers who were near Peel's Shannon men in battle describe their conduct while fighting as very amusing. ,They were chaffing each other dur ing the action, just es if they were "out for a spree." After the relief of Lucknow it was their' delight to get hold of the Lucknow children who had survived the siege, whom they denominated "siege babies." The poor children were handed about from one rough sailor to another, and smothered in kisses. Few of those who landed at Southampton yes terday, although men who are deserving to rank with the heroes of antiquity, and men who are maimed and shattered for life, will get any reward for their E ervi co. ELECTION OF ALDERMAN FOR THE WARD b OF CHEAP. canvass been yesterday. gorin g e. te —An u p active to onecan hour it was intimated by the frien ds of e to h re is fo s f r e r e r i e v n e ds considered a T r h e e he had declined as standing this he and th Sheriff Allen w pursuingB e af l e c t bt i ohun:tichns afte r ° oe o o l ci r f t l i we c a - that -t 3 , Itiybt : monthly general meeting held yesterday vase with increased activity. THE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON. —At the Sfnhisiesi.:7,lls,lboth candi dates in Hanover-square—the Right Hon. Sir G. Gerk, 'art., Vice-President, in the chair---/dessrs. P. aardh f KR-S.. and H. A. Deane w ere tlected fellows o the society ; Messrs. L. M. D. Speuce and A. C. Blackstone were proposed as candidate s s for it. the fellcor ow- ship, and M. Parfait 0. des Num Among thedona t i ons a Po, as a respondin g member of the society . recorded in the rerrt of the coun cil was a valu able c:3llection of living animals presented by Earl Fitz williarn. THE DISASTERS AT CAWNPORE.—A corresiondetn.cti saysq i ell ,—" Having s een in your pap er a paragraph u . s from the Scotsman, stating that ` Sir Cohn Calipb d 82d reported to have put the Colon ic of the 88tb an Queen's Regiments und er arrest, in consequence o' th umconduct ~:t those corps at the disasAer of CawnporWi e under General Windham,' I hope you in j o stice l ksert tho following statement A detachment only of the BSth Regiment vi , re undo. G,neral Windham at Cavvn -re Li-ut"nant-Co!onel George V. Mar:well, C. 8., PL P - - commanding, cad the Lead qt:a:tcrs of tho rc3irc raPh ont wer e not there , c onse q uentl y , that part of the parcg in the .Scotsman is incorrect,'