The Sun. — London, England, 1858-03-20 00:00:00

H ER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. CLOSING PERFORMANCE. THIS EVENING, LA FIGLIA DEL REGGIMENTO Marie, Piccolomini. Followed by a Divertissement. To conclude with the Last Scene of LA SONNAMBULA : Amine, Madlle. Piccolomini, Applications to be made at the Box-office at the Theatre. Prices :—Pit Stalls, 12s 6d; boxes (to hold four persons), pit and #no pair, 21. 2s; grand tier, 31. 35 ; two pair, ii. 55.; tb 15s; gallery boxes, 10s; gallery stalls, 3s 6d; pit. 3e Bil; gallery, 2s. No etner representation can be possibly given before the commencement of the Summer Season. Commence at,B. the debateable ground in Hindostan. A few thousands of these men might ♦ery bene ficially co-operate with our soldiers, sailors, and marines in the Celestial Empire. They would rejoice in such an opportunity of proving their fidelity and retrieving their reputations. Whatever is to be done, should be done quickly. There has already been too much procrastination ; but, we hope and believe, that greater activity will now be displayed, and that nothing will be left undone to bring the Brother of the Sun to a true sense of his situation. T HEATRE ROYAL, HA.YMA.RKET Lessee—Mr. J. B. Buckstone. THIS EVENING, to commence at Seven o'clock, with Sheridan Knowles' comedy of THE LOVE CHASE. Con stance, Miss A. Sedgwick : Widow Green, Mrs. Wilkins. After which, JACK'S RETURN FROM CANTON. Followed by PRESENTED AT COURT. Misses Swan• borough, Fitzwilliam, and Mr. Buckstono. To conclude with THE GALICIAN FETE. Orchestra Stalls (which may be retained the whole of the evening), 6s. each, (No charge for booking.) First Price. s. d.l Second price. s. d Dress Boxes 5 OlDress Boxes 3 0 Upper Boxes 3 01Upper Boxes 2 0 Pit 2 o , Pit 1 0 Gallery A very interesting meeting took place yester day at Drury-lane Theatre, which, by the liberality of Mr. E. T. SMITH was placed at the disposal of the Committee of the HAVELOCK Memorial Fund. A large body of true-hearted Englishmen assem bled to do honour to the memory —alas ! that it should only be the memory—of the departed hero. A Prince of the blood royal, who by his conspicuous and unflinching gallantry has ren dered his name truly illustrious, presided on the occasion. As the legitimate head of the prof4sion of which Sir HENRY HAVELOCK was so distinguished a member, the co-operation of the Duke of CAMBRIDGE was peculiarly appro. propriate ; and there was a dignified simplicity, a manly, straightforward candour about the speech of his Royal Highness, that made it far more telling than if there had been far greater preten sion of style and language. It was one tried soldier bearing his honest testimony to the merits of another, and asking from the British people that public recognition of his services, which the late Government did not accord, and which the present Ministry can scarcely render without such a pressure from without as will justify a violation of Downing street etiquette, and a total disregard of the doctrines of red-tapism. R OYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Proprietor, Mr. Charles Kean. THIS EVENING, will be presented the historical play of LOUIS XI. Louis, King of France, Mr. Charles Kean. After which, a new grand eornie 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. ►sack ; Clown, Mr. Huline; Pantaloon, Mr. Paula ; and Columbine, Miss C. Adams. T H F.' XT R E-R OYA. L, DRURY-LANE Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith. THIS EVENING) Saturday, March 20, tho new and original Comedy THE _LOVE KNOT. Mr. and Mrs, Leigh Murray, &c. After which, A LUCKY HIT. After which, A ROLAND FOR AN OLIVER. To conclude with the Transformation Scone from the Pan. tomime. T HEATRE ROYAL, ADEL PHI. Lessee—Mr. Ben. Webster. THIS EVENING, will be performed RORY °TORE. Mr. Barney Williams. After which, AN HOUR IN SEVILLE. To conclude with THE IRISH TUTOR. Commence at Seven. Never has there been a soldier who deserved more from his country. It was not by services rendered in Pall Mall or Hyde Park that General HAVELOCK obtained distinction. His were not the peace campaigns of a Guardsman, who danced attendance in a lady's chamber. Every step of military rank was slowly and painfully achieved. For no less than twenty-three years he acted as a subaltern, and it was not until he had reached the mature age of forty-three that ho was entrusted with the command of a company. His case was that of many gallant officers, who only require fitting opportunities to show the stuff that is in them. We believe that there are in the British Army many such who only require to be brought out. We cannot say that they would prove themselves to be HAVELOCKS, for such " representative men " are only to be found at long intervals. If Sir HENRY HAVELOCK possessed Court influences, if his amiable and ex cellent wife had a high place in the Household, or if he had a brother a Governor-General, with abilities like those of the Marquis of WELLESLEY —he would have received not merely a Peerage, but bequeathed high rank to his family. He was, however, one of the middle class, and therefore the worthy son of such a father is only a Baronet. The manner in which that son earned the Victoria Cross, the devoted gallantry displayed on an occa sion of no ordinary difficulty, proves beyond the possibility of doubt that he is one who would confer honour on the House of Lords. R OYAL LYCEUM THEATRE.—SoIe Lessee and Manager, Mr. C. Dillon. THIS EVENING, will be presented SHE STOOPS ro CONQUER. Mrs. Dillon and Mr. Toole. THE BIRTH-PLACE OF PODGERS. Mr. Toole. Followed by the new farce of DOUBLE DUMMY. Mrs. Mellon and Mr. J. L. Toole. Doors open at half-past 6, to commence at 7. 30x-office open from 11 to 5 daily. ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Lessees, Messrs. Shepherd and Creswick. THIS EVENING, Shakespere's Tragedy of MACBETH. Macbeth, Mr. Creswick. Lady Macbeth, Miss Goddard. Followed by THE TWO POLTS. Conelading with THE ORPHAN OF GLENCOE. CANTERBI7RY HALL, Westminster-road.— OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The follow ing company of Vocalists are engaged for the performance of Selections from all the popular OPERAS, MADRIGALS, CHORUSES, GLEES, DUETS, 'Sze., viz. Russell, Mrs. Badzey, Madße. Marietta, Miss Brunoll, Miss Ray, Madame Bartoletti, Miss Montagne, and Madame Marietta ; Herr F. Jonghmans, Mr. Henshaw, S. Joaec, Barker, W. Melling, Senor Antonio, E. L. Hime, Mr. Badgey, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Bell, and Mr. Bernard ; Messrs. T. Maclagan, W. T. Critchaeld, G. Forde, and E. Mackney. Piano-forte, Mr. Cecil Hicks; harmonium, Master Williams ; Director, Herr F. Jonghmans. Commence at Seven o'clock precisely. Sappers, dre., until twelve o'clock. Mr. AUGUSTUS BRAHAM will appear every Evening. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. MIS DAY—MO2II., 52 min. aft. 4—Even., 12 min. aft. 5 TO-MORROW—Morn., 33 min. aft. s—Even., 56 min aft. 5 THE WEATHER—SIR; Orricm, MARCH 20. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 57—highest since noon yesterday. 43—lowest this morning and during the night, 53—this day at noon. BAROMETER, 30.48. WIND, S. to ; light, with very mild du: weather. It is now for the British people to show their appreciation of his acts. It is for them to repair the shortcoming of the late Administration, to render justice where justice is imperatively required. They can cause a suitable monument to be erected, can provide an adequate provision for the family of one who ought to have been at /east an Earl. It will be not merely an act of justice, but of sound policy and wisdom. The rising men of the HAVELOCK class should be encouraged. They should be taught that the nation appreciates such almost inestimable ser vices. Every ono of the rescued refugees from Lucknow ; every woman and child who has been restored to her friends will be a witness whose testimony will convince the nation, should there be any apathetic indifference. We know what has been achieved by HAVELOCK and his gallant companions. They have faithfully dis charged their duty. The People have now to show that they will not be found wanting when put to the proof. Two O'CLOCK —Wind light and variable—went to S.W, W., and is now N.W., with dull hazy weather. 4. ) . j e .. t t• "-7`," LONDON, SATURDAY, MARCH 20, 1858. The Bombay Mail has duly arrived, and several matters of great interest will be found in another part of our impression. The trial of the Brum magem Mogul—the mock King of Delhi—proves that the octogenarian miscreant was responsible for the atrocities perpetrated on the unfortunate prisoners who fell within his power But he had done more. He was clearly prov 4d to have for a long period been conspiring against British supremacy, and been taking an aotive part in corrupting the sepoys. Of his treachery there could be no doubt, and it is only to be regretted that on the unequivocal proof of his guilt an adequate sentence was not pronounced. As it is, however, the hoary-headed ruffisn has been condemned to perpetual transportation to the Andaman Islands. We trust that there may be no mistaken leniency, that he will not be con sidered as a state prisoner, or exempted from the penalties that should properly be attaohed to crimes such as those of which he was so justly CO!.- vic' ed. A CHANT FOR THE FRENCH ARMY. Une foie, mes Braves, dans notre parlance, On disait, "Un ldat" ea "La France; Maio, maintenant, quelle grande malheur ? "La France" est rim, que " l'Empereur." THE ENGLISH VERSION. My Blades, when people used to say, "Frame is a Soldier," ALL were may ; But "FRANCE" now mourns a sad mischance, When "Soldiers" deem " the Emperor," "FR V`.TC ,' A large body of troops are being concentrated at the Alumbagb, ready for immediate action against the remaining stronghold of the rebels. They now only await the arrival of the Com mander-in Chief, whose presence will be worth a dozen brigades. The mere name of Sir COLIN CAMPBELL will be a tower of strength. It will be an irresistible weapon in the hands of our sol diers, and strike terror into the hearts of their opponents. He has wisely and prudently selected his measures, leaving no chance of escape for the insurgents. The surrounding country has been cleared, and the rebels have been driven into Lucknow, to await the final coup that will punish their ingratitude and bloodthirstiness. The arch-demon NANA SAHIB has been driven to despair. He sees that there is no longer the slightest hope in resistance, and has either been de• serted by orhas dismissed the bulk of his followers. He, at last, recognises the full atrocity of his con duct, and knows that there is no remaining hope. To use'the expression of P contemporary, "he dines in one place, and washes his hands in another." Nothing more indicative of his con dition could be stated. It truly shows the extremity to which he is reduced, when there is not a rnotnent'e rest, and he is perpetually antici pating the arrival of the avengers of blood, the agents of the inexorable NEMESIS, whose ven geance he has brought down on his devoted head. From China we learn that the EMPEROR has not as yet thought proper to return any answer to the remonstrances addressed to him by the Pleni potentiaries from the European Powers, He is hardening hie heart, and exhibiting the perverse obstinacy for which his people have rendered themselves remarkable. will be the Be it so. H e an d th ey "eters, and the nation will ulti mately benefit by the rho Allied forces are ascending the Pellata Piiver boats and thus eariying the wa r Witha flotilla of gun • l ' o he interior. Canton has been garrisoned, and the wealth Y A Cabinet Council assembled this (afternoon, at tiTos who see that the English are able t o def,nd the Chancellor of the Exchequer's, in Downing- E i z i&t.4 them, are returning to their homes, and bringing street, and was in deliberation when we went to with them their treasures. This is well, inesp; over at 12.20 this mornin seeded the ' was received on antd).* arivred at D affords the most auspicious auguries for the future t sat: eneY Baron Brunnow, the Russian a d mbas : His gan pro of China. by and elan vicenonaul, and 1 1:7 S - E 1 • Latham Excellency R steadily Y Th ere of the Dover Railway qatioii - : M7ay, an'perincit.eindsunst We should, however, follow up petted to leave by the noon train f< l :::l! o " d ttlene Y ia e x - The director and the respon!Abie editor n ua P energetically the blow already inflicted. `Sardinia, ozaiero, are many Sepoys in India who . have still preserved the radical journal of Oaeglia, dto 15 days' imprisonment and 2 001r a .7, 1) , e f e r , n their allegiance, and who might be trusted be left on China, although they could not safely article offensive to the Emperor of the French. in I condemned an THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY rEVENING, MARCII 2b , 18r18. LATEST NEWS. ARRIVAL OF THE BOMBAY MAIL. We have received our advices from Bombay in anticipation of the Overland Mail. The date is Bombay, Feb. 24. The following is from the Bombay Times : Tae trial of Mahomed Bahadoor Shah, the ex- King of Delhi, by the militarycemmission appointed for that purpose, has been the most interesting event, news of which has reached us from the North-`Vest, during the last fortnight. The evi dence adduced leaves no reasonable doubt whatever that the charge which constitutes the gravamen of this miserable man's offence against us is fully sus tained, and that it was by his order that forty-nine of our race, chiefly women and children, were cruelly butchered in the Palace at Delhi on the 16th of May last. Meantime the life of the guilty wretch in whose skirts the blood of our innocents is found, is guaranteed, and we cannot wonder that the intensest indignation is felt and expressed on all bands at the fact. A contemporary assures us, on the strength we suppose of a telegraphic de spatch, that the royal murderer has been found guilty by his judges, and is sentenced to trans portation to the Andarnans for life. So sets the sun of the last of the Moguls ! Sir Colin Campbell, contrary to the general ex pectation that lie would cross the Ganges at Fur ruckabad, and direct his march through Oude upon Lucknow, has moved from that place down the right bank of the river again to Cawnpore, where ho seems to have been accumulating stores and troops for his final advance to join Outram at the Alumbagh and commence the siege of Lucknow. There can be no question that the position so gal lantly held by the latter officer during the last three months has been the post of honour as of danger, during the operations which have charac terised them ; and we shall look impatiently for the netics that is to be taken of Gen. Outram's bril liant services in this campaign. With his small force, not 4,000 strong, he has had to watch a city covering an area of 28 miles, and garrisoned by diseiplined troops twenty times his strength, has had to keep communications open with Cawnpore, and hold &limn, while attack after attack has been repelled by him, entailing the severest loss upon his assailants. Badly, and ditto, and ditto, 7 ; Mr. Short, and ditto, 12 ; Miss Jackson ; Mrs. Orr and another lady • Mr. Duham (my pr esen t gues t' s b ro th er ) an d family, 3. _ _ There are more, Mrs. Duhan says, but she can not recollect their names at present. Maun Sing, after all, appeirs to be all right, and Mrs. Mahan says he told her he would nut fight against us. My scouts tell me the rebels at Tanda are becoming daily more tired cf each other. All the Bunneahs have run away, and the rebels are cutting up the green crops for subsistence. TRIAL OF THE EX-KING OF DELHI. (From the Delhi Gazette.) The t , ial of the ex-King of Delhi commenced on Wednesday, January 27 in the Dewan Khas of the ' Palace. The court is composed as follows :—Col. Dawes, Horse Artillery, President (in room of Brigadier Showers, about to leave the station) ; members, Major Palmer, H.M.'s 60th Rifles ; Redmond, H. M.'s 61st Regiment ; Major Saw yers, H.M.'s 6th Carabineers ; and Captain Roth ney, 4th Sikh infantry. Major Harriott, Deputy Judge Advocate-General, government prosecutor ; and Mr. James Murphy, interpreter to the court. The trial was to have commenced at 11 o'clock, a.m., but owing to delays, caused by the sudden change in the constitution of the court, in conse quence of Brigadier Showers' approaching depar ture, it was half-past 12 before the prisoner was brought in, although he was in attendance, sitting in a palanquin outside, under a guard of Rifles, at the appointed hour. He appeared very infirm, and he tottered into court supported on one side by the "interesting youth" Jumma Bukht, and on the other by a confidential servant, and coiled himself into a small bundle upon the cushici assigned to him. He presented such a picture of helpless imbecility as, under other circumstances, must have awakened pity. He sat coiled up on a cushion on the left of the president, and to the right of the Government prosecutor ; his son Jumma Bukht standing a few yards to his left, and a guard of rifles beyond all. Several European gentlemen were in court as spectators, and later in the day some ladies took the seats provided for their accom modation. The proceedings commenced by the members of the court, the prosecutor, and interpreter taking the customary oath. The prosecutor then read the charges against the prisoner, and then proceeded to address the Court in a clear, concise, explanatory manner, and con cluded by stating that although the prisoner might be fully convicted by the Court, no capital sentence could be passed upon him, in consequence of his life having been guaranteed to him by General Wilson, in a promise conveyed through Captain Hodson. The prosecutor then put the question through the interpreter, " guilty or not guilty ?" which the prisoner either did not, or affected not to un derstand ; and there was some delay in explaining it to him. He then declared himself profoundly ignorant of the nature of the charges against him, although a translated copy of them was furnished and read to him, in the presence of witnesses, some 20 days previous. After some more delay the pri soner pleaded not guilty, and the business of the court proceeded. Oa the second day the sitting was closed,in con sequence of the indisposition of the prisoner. On the third day, while the evidence was being taken, the prisoner, coiled up easily upon his cushion, appeared lost in the land of dreams ; and, except when any thing particular struck him, con tinue I unmindful o f w h a t was p ass i ng aroun d him. On the fourth and fifth days he was aroused from sleep to hear the evidence read. A professional artist was in attendance on the latter day, making a sketch of the prisoner as he lay on his couch. On the sixth day, the translation of a letter, dated the 24th of Marcb, addressed to the late Mr. Colvin, Lieutenant-Governor N. W.P., was read, disclosing the fact that as far back as a year and a half ago secret emissaries were sent by the King of Delhi to Persia, through the agency of on e Maho med Hussun Uskeeree, the object of which was evidently to obtain assistance to complete the over throw of British power in India. The perusal of the letter, which bears both the Delhi and Agra postmark, excited considerable sensation in court. On the seventh and eighth days the prosecutor examined, through the interpreter, a person named Jutmull, formerly newswriter to the Lieutenant r Governor at Agra. His evidence was most im portant, and notwithstanding an apparent desire to criminate the prisoner as little as possible, it must be most damaging to the " Royal Cause," What was elicited from hint on the second day re lated chiefly to the massacre of the European pri soners of all classes and ages, on the 16th of May, and confirmed all we have already heard concerning the cold-blooded atrocities committed absolutely under the prisoner's own apartments in the palace. The canal water, which ran through the place of execution, was, it appears, used for the purpos e o f washing away , all traces of bloody deed. Capt. Forrest, Commissary of Ordnance, was ex amined on the Bth and 9th days, and on the 10th Sir Theophilus Metcalfe, C.S., gave evidence. no "soothsayer," Hussun Uskheree ' was examined, and denied all that had been said of his wonderful pow( rs. The prisoner was then referred to, and notwith standing his recorded statement of his firm belief in the powers attributed to the witness, he denied all knowledge of him or his powers. He was re• minded of his statement made but a few days pre vious, but all to no purpose ; he completely ignored him ; and Hussun Uskheree was returned to his place of confinement much to the disgust of those who expected some interesting revelations from him. The Commander-in-Chief was at Cawnpore on the 12th of February, waiting for the siege train from Agra, which had not arrived. Troops had been crossing the Ganges since the Ist February, and a large force is now assembled at Alumbagh, to commence operations against Lucknow on Sir Colin's arrival from Cawnpore. The attack would take place about the 19th or 20th of February. The Goorkhas are advancing towards Oude on the eastern side, and are clearing the country in that direction. On the 7th February, they attacked the enemy, about 10,000 strong, under the Rajah of Gondah, whom they defeated, with the loss of 50 killed. The remainder were completely dispersed. Central India is being rapidly cleared of the rebels. The strong fort of Ramnuggur has been taken and dismantled by a force from Jubbulpore, and we have now uninterrupted communication with Calcutta. On the 11th Feb. the force under General Rose left Saugor, and advanced towards the fort of Garrakotta, which was evacuated by the enemy. A flying detachment was sent after them, which cut up their rear, killing about 100. An action took place at Shorapore, in the Nizam's territories, on the Bth Feb., between the Madras troops and a body of Rohill , s, in which Captain Newbury was killed, and Lieut. Stewart badly wounded. The town of Shorapore was evacuated in the night, and taken possession of by Col. Mal- colm. The Rajah, who had fled, was subsequently captured at Hyderabad. The 71st Hi g hl an d e rs and 18th Royal Irish ha v e arrived at B om b ay , an d s till rema i n a t th e presi dency. The Governor-General, with the full powers of the Council conferred upon him for six months, is now on his way up to the North• West Provinces, the desirableness of his presence in the disturbed districts having been generally recognised, and the seat of Government has been removed from Agra to Allahabad. The Governor-General left Calcutta on the 31st Dec., and arrived at Allahabad on the 7th Feb. The Lieut.-Governorship of the Central Provinces, and the Chief Commissioner hip of the North-West, have been abolished, and Mr. Grant has returned to Calcutta, to resume his seat in Council. A very respectable and influential meeting of the native gentry of Bombay voted an address to her Majesty a few days ago, expressive of their abhor rence of the crimes committed in this re bellion, and their loyal wishes for the establishment, of the British power in India on a lasting founda tion. The address goes home by the present mail, signed, as we believe, by all the native members of the Bombay native community. The next witness called was Bukhtawur, a peon in the service of the late Captain Douglas. Bis evidence chiefly related to the occurrences of the Ilth of May. The court was occupied the whole of 11th day with the examination of a person named Chunee, formerly editor of a native paper, entitled the Delhi 11 ewe, conducted on a novel principle ; the editor's duty being to mite his paper full, and then carry it round and read it to his subscribers ! The witness stated in reply to questions, that the Mahotnedans of the city were in the habit of boast ing that the Persians, aided by the Russians, were coming to drive the English out of the country, and gave it as his belief tint the Mahomedans were very much excited about the Persian war. The Chuppatiel which were he said, for the purpose of bringing together a large body of men for some business to be explained to them hereafter ; and lie said they originated at or near Kurnaul ; precisely the opposite direction from which Sir T. Metcalfe traced their origin. The witness in reply to a question by the prosecutor said, that about five or six days after the city had been in possession of the mutineers, he heard that there was a great disturb ance in :the palace, and on going to see the cause, found a number of sepoys and some of the prisoner's armed servants, killing Europeans, men, women, and children. There was a great crowd collected, and he could not see distinctly through it ; but, after the slaughter was completed, he inquired of sweepers, who were removing the bodies, and heard that in all fifty-two persons had been killed. Of these only five or six were males, the rest all females and children ! The bodies were being removed in carts and were thrown into the river ; when he saw them lying dead, they were in a circle. A number of Mahomedans were on the top of Mirza Mogul's house, spectators of the scene, and the witnes heard that Mirza Mogul was one of those looking on. These unfortuuat3 people were con fined, previous to their massacre, from the 11th to the 16th of May, in a sort of receptacle for rubbish, where the prisoner's lowest culprits were con fined, and in which it would have been an insult to confine a person with any pretensions to respectability. There were many better and more suitable buildings, but they were not allotted to the Europeans. The above is the substance of Chunee's evidence, elicited by severe cross-examination by the prose cutor and the president of the court ; and he con cluded his evidence of this day by replying to a question put by the prosecutor, as to who gave the order for the massacre of the Europeans—" The King himself ; who else could give the order V' On the twelfth day " Golam" was examined and gave some particulars of the massacre of Europeans inside the Palace, of which he was an eye-witness. The prisoners Hakeem, Essam-oola Khan, was then called in and examined on oath. His evidence which ought to be and might be, bat for evident "bias," interesting and important, always breaks down, when coming to a certain point, viz., crimi natiug the prisoner. The prisoner was more lively than usual to-clay ; declared hi s i nnocence o f every thi ng severa l times, and amused hi mse lf b y tw i st i ng an d un twisting a scarf round his old head, and asking fur a stimulant occasionally. [Tie verdict and sentence are mentioned in the summary of the Bombay Times, given in another column.] The special corr-spondent of the Times in his letter dated B nnbay, Feb. 24, says :---" In all probability the great blow has been already deli vered at Lucknow by the Commander-in Chief. Not, as we anticipated, from the direction of Fut.. tyghur and the Rangunga, but along the direct road from Cawnpore, by which, on the track of Havelock and Outram, be has once already marched to victory, Sir Colin advances upon the rebellious c ity. Th e e nemy before him is perhaps 100,000 strong; men for the most part trained to arms by English discipline, or inured to their Use during the stormy years of the dethroned dy nasty. The city which they hold is said to have been greatly strengthened by them since the masterly movement of the Commander-in-Chief withdrew from their tiger-clutch the long-imprisoned Eng lish garrison. We read of works being thrown up, not of earth only, but of solid masonry. But whe ther the rebels will attempt to hold them against the tremendous fire of the English artillery is at least doubtful. Many men in Sir Colin's force were disposed to think that no serious resistance would be offered. Ou the 12th, the date of our latest accounts, Sir Colin had returned from Allahabad, but had not yet crossed into Oude. The report that has reached us, on fair authority, apparently attributes this delay to the non-arrival of the siege train and convoy from Agra, and adds that considerable anxiety was felt for the safety of this impor tant addition to the attacking force. But this, I think, is a mistake, for the convoy appears to have been but two marches from Cawnpore on the 4th, with the siege train only one march in its rear. And an officer writing from the Chief's camp on the Bth, states expressly that the train came in on the 7tb, and was to cross about the 12th. I conclude, therefore, that Sir Colin was only waiting to see the whole force over before he himself crossed, and that within a day or two after the date of our latest accounts he once more set foot in the rebel province at the head of probably from 12,000 to 15,000 men, and about 140 guns, some 80 of them pieces of heavy metal, and the remaining 80 field-pieces, the whole under the command of Sir Archdale Wilson. The road to Alumbagh he would find quite clear, strong bodies of troops being stationed at Oonao, Busserut gunge, and the Bunnee-bridge. From Alumbagh itself our latest news is of the 12th inst., when all was well. No attack had been made by the enemy since their bloody repulse on the 16th of January ; but one was expected on that very day, and the writer of the letter to which I am referring—an officer of the 78th—says, " We are all in harness." "Meanwhile, Jung Bahadoor, with his Ghoorkas, was lying before Fszsbad, in eastern Oude, but, for want of ammunition, was unable to take the place. Supplies were consequently ordered for him from Benares, and, pending their arrival at his camp, the march of Brigadier Franks on the road from Jaunpore by Sultanpore to Lucknow was halted at Budlapore. These were the respective positions—when last we heard of them, about the 7th of this month—of the two auxiliary forces des tined to aid the Commander-in-Chief in the re-con quest of Oude. " Turning to the north-west of Oude, where the great province of Rohilcund yet remains to be tranquilised, we fled that fire Sikh regiments of foot, with horse and artillery, are moving down the roads from Lahore ; and already within the bounda ries of the province, and without the aid of the Sikh force, a considerable blow has been inflicted upon the rebels of Bareilly. Three large bodies of these men were at the beginning of this month stationed at three several points between Bareilly and the hills. One party, under Fuel Huk, held the road to Peeleebheet at a point 14 miles from the bottom of the Nynee Tal hill. A second was at Rudapore, further to the west ; and a third was in the centre on the main Bareilly road, 24 miles from the Nynee Tal hill, or, rather, from the camp at the bottom of the hill, where lay Col. M'Causland with the 66th Ghoorkas, some 500 Nepaulese and hillme.n, and some irregular horse and four light field-pieces— in all about 1,200 men. With this little force IVl‘Causland, on the 10th, attacked the rebels on the Bareilly road, who were: commanded by one Kalee Khan, and had approached him within 13 miles, and utterly routed them, capturing three guns and killing and wounding 500 of the enemy. His own loss in killed and wounded was 35 ; among the latter there being two officers of the 66th, Gepp and Tytler. The action over, the Colonel prudently marched back to his camp, lest he should be attacked in flank by the other rebel forces, having, within 24 hours, marched nearly 30 miles, and fought a pitched battle. It will be the turn of Fuzl Huk next, and we may expect shortly to hear that he has attacked or has been attacked by M'Causland. " All is quiet in the Punjab, with Sikh regiments marching down into Hindostan and English ones coming up from Kurrachee to take their place. Sir John Lawrence arrived with the 17th Punjab In fantry at Loodhiana on the 4th on his way to Delhi and Agra, the districts lately handed over to his management. From Mooltan the 7th Fusiliers had arrived at Lahore, setting free the 81st, who go up to reinforce the somewhat crippled garrison of Peshawur. " From Malwa we learn that the contingent of that province, of which the greater part has mu tinied, is to be formally disbanded. At Indore the Rajah of Amjhera, one of the very first to commence disturbances in those parts, was hanged on the 10th. He was spared by Sir Robert Hamilton when his Ministers were executed, on the score, as I under stood at the time, of imbecility. " Further to the eastward in Central India, Sir Hugh Rose and General Whitelock are pressing on, helping to confine into an over-narrowing circla, the yet blazing or smouldering fire of rebelling. "During these operations of Sir H. Rose, and pending the arrival at Jubbalpore of Gen. White lock's force, the small Madras column, sent out from that station on the Great Deccan road to the Ganges, has not been idle. Several rebel villages, and one altogether unknown and provoking little fort, had been destroyed, and an attack in some force on the village cf Sleemanabad repulsed by detachments of the 28th and 33d M.N.I. Commu nications were opened with Captain Osborne and the Rajah of Rewa, when it was fourid that the fort of Bijrajorghur had fallen to them. The Rajah of the place had escaped, but the Killadar (Com mandant of the fort) and 94 other prisoners were taken. These men Captain Osborne hesitated to execute, doubting the temper of the Rewa men, and accordingly sent them down the road to the Madrasees, by whom they were all shot. General Whitlock's force was expected to leave Jubbulpore on or about the 15th, and would advance in two divisions, one along the great road to the Ganges, the other to Saugor by way of Dumoh. The 4th and 6th Madras Cavalry had marched up the road past Sleemanabalfor Benares and Allahabad some days before the execution scene of which I have briefly written. " The Calpee rebels, thus urged upon in the rear, have twice come to blows with our troops—once to wards Etawah, where 125 of them fell in a walled enclosure before Mr. Hume, the Collector and some Irregulars; the second time towards Cawn pore, where some of the 88th attacked a patty that had crossed the Jumna and slew 80 of them. "In this Presidency nothing has occurred of much importance. In CheSawniit Waree dist r i c t, a state prisoner—ono of the insurgent of 1841—having escaped from prison, and collected a couple of hundred followers, attacked a small Government Treasury, at a place called Tullowam, defended only by a havildar and ten Sepoy s o f th e Gh au t polio:). Refusing to surrender their post, the little garrison sustained and repulsed a series of attacks which lasted during four hours, and in which several desperate attempts were made to fire the place over their heads. Failing in open assault, the rebels demanded a r arloy through an influential man of the eeigbouring village, and, during the conference, attempted a surprise, but were again foiled. As a last resource, they remem bered that the wives and children of the faithful soldiers were in the village—them they seized, and, ranging them in front of the little fort, threatened all kinds of atrocities if the place were not given up to them ; but to threats and terrified shrieks the garrison were deaf alike, and their assailants at length marched off, taking the women and children with them. They have not hitherto been heard of again, but the news of the affair is yet but a day old. If I add to this gallant achieve ment the record of a successful attack upon Bheels in Candeish by Major potting er, where 33 of these troublesome hill-men were killed, though their leader, Bagojee, escaped , I exhaust, I believe, the fighting news from Bombay. " I enclose a copy of an address to the Queen, which g oes home by this mail, .bearing, as itself asserts, 3,000 signatures. It is well, thought fully, and temperately worded, when we are so very strong—but that may pass. The facts stated in the address aro u n q uestiona ble ; we will hope, and, in the absence to the contrary, believe,that the truth of the views and hopes expressed regard ing them is equally beyond dispute " NATIVE ADDRESS TO THE QUEEN. ,‘ HER MOST GRACIOUS MAJESTY 'THE QUEEN. your Majesty,--W ei the undersigned native May inhabitants pleaseit antsof Bombay, venture to approach your Majesty with an humble expression of our loyal attach ment to your Majesty's Crown and person. " Having long lived under the protection of the British Government in India, and become more and more attached to that administration which assures us of equal laws, im partial justice, and complete security of person and pro perty, we have witnessed the shameful atrocities committed by the mutinous soldiery of Bengal with grief, in no degree less poignant than that felt by the British nation, and with horror, enhanced by the reflection that the criminals were natives of a portion, though a distant one, of our common country. " ' We earnestly hope and trust that, notwithstanding the deep indignation which the frightful barbarities of the mutineers have naturally excited in the breast of all classes of your Majesty's subjects, it will not be forgotten that the offenders, with few exceptions, belong to a single crass--thesepoys of one presidency, and that the main body of the people have re'uained unaffected by the spirit of rebellion, while the majority of the chiefs, even in the disturbed districts, have given prompt and eff ec t ua l a id to t h e British Government ; and we trust that it will be remem bered, in favour of the Bombay Presidency in particular, that its population has been alinust uniformly loyal, the few exceptional cases of treasonable conduct having been at once exposed and easily suppressed by th e u n it e d ac ti o n of COURT CIRCULAR. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited the Queen yesterday, at Buckingham PAlac^. The Prince Consort, attended by the Earl of Vorulam, Lard Col7i!le, and Capt. the Hon. D. de Ens, honoured the peiformance at the Haymarket Theatre with bis presence yesterday evening. Prince Alfred, attended by Lieut. Cowell, returned to Alverbank. TEE DUKEDOM OF DEVONSHIRE. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR, —I have seen in a French paper an article, trans lated from the Court Journal, stating that a son cf the late pretended Duke of Devonshire claims the titles and estates which his father was allowed to enjoy, since which a copy of the article which appeared has been forwarded to me. To that article I beg to reply, and request to insert the same in your journal. The late Lord George Cavendish (my father) married my mother in the year 1780. She was a Catholic. The marriage was first performed agreeably to the rites of the Protestant Church ; secondly, by a Catholic priest, according to the rites of the Catholic Church. The cer tificates of the marriages are in my possession, properly and duly attested by four witnesses. The late Lord George Cavendish (my father) was perfectly aware of the late pretended duke having been substituted in the place of a girl. His would-be father never had a eon, and Lord George allowed the said son to enjoy the titles and estates of his soi-disant father during his life. The pretended duke may have broken his promise, and contracted a secret marriage, and his son may new come forth and lay claim to the titles and estates of his father ; no law prevents this, but the law does and will prevent his entering into possession of the property to which his father had no legal claim. I am willing to give to this son (if he exists) all the real benefits attached to his birth ; but the claims be sets up can never be justified in the presence of the facts above stated. I hare in my possession all the necessary documents and papers, duly attested, to prove the substitution of the pretended duke, and no time will be lost to place them before the competent tribunals, with the firm per suasion that justice will be given to qui de droit. I am not a young man, have no family, but a dearly beloved wife, to whom I forward this for insertion. The title of duke has few charms for me, but I will never suffer that title and the estates attached to it to fall into the hands of those who have no just claims to enjoy them.—l am, sir, your obedt. servant, HENRY CAVENDISH. Hautes Alpes, Feb. 26, 1858. CO WES, ISLE OF WIl UT .—March 19 (FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.) SAILED—On the 18th, for the Mediterranean, the screw steam schooner yacht Firefly, Sir Henry Oglander, Bart. She is to put into Gibraltar to take Sir Henry on board. He leaves to-morrow (Saturday), in the Peninsular and Oriental Co.'s steamer Para, from Southampton for Gibraltar. The Gloriana, schooner yacht of 134 tons, Joseph Gee, Esq., came into Cowes harbour on the 18th, to fit out for the season. Richard C. Naylor, Esq., has sold his schooner yacht Constance, of 249 tons, to Mr. Turner. THE MEXICAN BONDHOLDERS. The annexed is from the Committee of Mexican Bondholders : "The committee have received advices from Mr. Whitehead, dated Mexico, the 19th ult. Nothing ($165 excepted) has been received for the dividend fund since his last letter, as none of the ports acknowledge the authority of the Government in the capital, but the agents in Colima had, out of the balance in band, sent 52.0,000 down to Manzanillo, for shipment via Panama. The British Minister in Mexico had protested to the governors concerned against the sequestration of the revenues of the bondholders, and was waiting further orders from home on the suijec". An official notice had in the meanwhile been pu"lished, making all duties on imports at Vera Cruz and Tampico payable in the capital and not in those ports, and it was said that all amounts belonging to a,eignments would be kept in `rigorous deposit' and applied to their legal purpose. In the capital they seem perfectly satisfied with General Zuloaga's Government, which is composed of most respectable individuals, but the country generally seems to prefer the rival Government at Guanajuato, from which town it bad lately removed its seat to Guadala jara. In Queretaro, however, where the influence of the clergy is great, the troops of Osollo and Miramon, acting for General Zuloaga, had been received with great demonstrations of triumph." We have very much pleasure in stating that a tele gram has been received from Naples, announcing that, in consequence of the note delivered by the British Go vernment, not only had Watt, the engineer, whose mind had become affected, been liberated, but that the King had given orders that the trial of Parks should proceed with all possible despatch, in order that he might be speedily set at liberty, and enabled to return to England with his fellow-prisoner.—Tiezes. APOTHECARIES'-HALL —The following are the names of those gentlemen who pa-sed their examination in the science and practice of medicine, and received cortificat(s to practise, on Thursday, March 18 :—John Taylor Pearson, Wellington-read, Stockport ; Win. Thomas Sargent, Bletchingly ; Henry J. Alford, Taunton ; James D. Sainter, Manchester ; and Richard Morris, Aberyetw itb. THE DUKE OF NEWCASTLE'S COAL PITS.—It is known to the inhabitants of this district that the above noble man has for a length of time been making an attempt at an immense cost to find coal on his estate in the town ship of Shireoaks, near Worksop, and it is sincerely hoped that his exertions may succeed. This expensive undertaking commenced on April 9, 1854, and the depth at present attained is about 840 yards. There are three relays of men employed, altogether about 70 in number, who are working night and day, eight hours at a time. The engine-house is a neat and substantial building, added to which are extensive offices, built in the same style. At the village of Shireoaks, his grace has recently erected a commodious inn, near to which are many neat and substantial dwellings for the werking men at the pit. At present they are sinking 14 feet in a fortnight, and expect to reach the main bed of coal (240 yards still deeper) about the month of October in the present year. The Chesterfield Canal and the Manchester, Shef field, and Lincolnshire Railway are but a short distance from the shafts, and should the undertaking succeed, it will no doubt be of material benefit to his grace and the county generally.—Nottingkent Review. ABOLITION OF THE MILFORD HAVEN SIGNAL STATIONS. —These stations, recently formed at a considerable ex pense in the purchase cf land, erection of dwellings, etc., are at once to be broken up, and the residences ordered to be let by advertisement. Whether this arises from their great inefficiency—it being totally impossible to discern the signals in foggy or thick weather, when io fact moat wanted—is not generally known, but such is the supposition. The Eagle, coast volunteer training ship, has been for some time past well supplied with men who are becoming extremely efficient. They are now daily practised with ball cartridge, whenever the weather permits. Her tender, the Shamrock gunboat, is shortly expected to join. A block ship is also talked cf being placed ou the station—a most desirable arrange ment, as, except the 11 on board the Eagle, there is nut a single gun aft )at for the protection of the port and dockyard. CHURCH-RATE CONTEST.—At a vestry meeting held at Cuckfield, on Thursday, t'ee 18th inst., an attempt was made to levy a church-rate of 2d. in the pound, where upon an amendment was proposed by Mr. Juhn Peck ham, ex-churchwarden, seconded by Mr. Caffyn, to the following effect That there be no church-rate made, it being aneecesary at the present time ; the large sums of money expended in ornaments end decorations prov ing that what may be required for necessary repairs, &e., will be reaally forthcoming, and if a rate bo made the funds would be employed to advance Puseyistn in the parish." A long discussion ensue /, and on submit ting the amendment, the Vicar, upon a show of hands, declared it cirirried. Many Churchmen opposed the rate, as a protest against Puseyite practices prevailing in the Church. As no poll was insisted upon, Cuckfield must be added to the rural parishes where church rates have been successfully resisted. The pro-rate party threaten to call another vestry to try the question . MURDER OF A WIFE TO REVENGE A FORCED MAR RIAGE.—At the G alway assizes, before Mr. Justice Christian, on Wednesday, Petrick Leyden and John Leyden were tried for the murder if Mary Leyden, wife of Patrick, on the 24th of August last, at Derry. It appeared that the deceased had been in the service of the prisoner's father. She made a charge of rape against Pat, in January, 1856. He was bailed out, and then married her. They both went to the assizes in March after. On their way there was a talk in a public-house. John Igtyden was there, and taunted his brother with being obliged to marry Mary or go over the sea. He replied, " I'd ?give her a short life for that, before you see three quarters." Her cousin, who was present, stood up and said, "You rawal, how dare you say that 1" Mary Leyden replied, "Don't mind him, be only said it to please his brother John, for he would not give an inch of me for gold." It was proved, however, that he said to another person that " the marriage . would not do her much good, as she had sworn a lie against him, and he would give her a short life for so doing." John Leyden had said that, "if r,he was good enough for Pat she would not be killed." After the marriage and the assizes they never lived together. She lived in the house of her brother, Lawrence Connealy, and her husband lived wii h hie father. On the night of the 27th of August he came to her brother's door and called her out. They were seen going towards Laugh Mark, and the was never seen alive efcer warck, A day or two afterwards her body was found buried in the sand of the shore of the lake. There was a mark of strangulation on the neck, and a cut on the temple. Spots of blood were on the prisoner's shirt when he was arrested. The jury found Patrick Leyden guilty, and acquitted John Leyden. Sentence was not passed. THE RUINS OF WINNSTAY.—CoIoneI Cotton, Major Lovett, Mr. Bulkeley Owen, and other gentlemen have been indefatigable in superintending the labours of the workmen engaged in searching among the ruins for any valuables that could be rescued. The debris has been conveyed in large barrows to the bre ehouse, where it was waked and examined under the direction I f a fire man from the Watling-street brigade. The following articles are among those recovered :—Part of a set of jewels belonging to Lady Vane, consisting of an orna ment containing 15 diamonds, Trite perfect, a large diamond, an emerald, and a magnificent sapphire. Tee countess's watch bee been recovered, but a necklace presented to her by the Countess of Londonderry is missing, although rigid search has been ma le for it. Sir Watkin's watch and chain, Colonel Cotton's watch, about a fourth part of the Honourable Mrs. Cotton's jewels, and 16 sovereigns and some silver money have also been saved. A beautiful timepiece presented by the Russian ambassador to Lady Wynn on her marriage has been found, but it is utterly spoiled. It is now fully believed the fire commenced in the cellars beneath the library, but no light has been thrown upon its origin. Oa Thursday, the 18th inst., a public meet ing was held at Machynlleth for the purpose of voting an address of sympathy to Sir Watkin and Lady Wynn, and also an address of congratulation to Earl and Coun tess Vane on their escape and that of their children. A suggestion has been thrown out at one of the public meetings held in almost every neighbouring locali y that instead of the proposed memento of jewels to Lady Wynn a painting of the old house of Wynnstay be made, as a companion picture to the "Wynnstay Hunt," and pre sented as a commemorative of the s'ad event. The hones will be rebuilt. DR. FELL AND THE NEW CANCER TREATMENT.—Some two years ago the greater part of the press teemed with praises of an American physician—a Dr. Fell—whoie marvellous cures of cancer, without the aid of the knife, filled society with wonder and the medical profession with admiration. Few cases, if any, however desperate —and even those abandoned as hopeless by the hospitals of the metrop .lis—but yielded to the extraordinary treat ment of this "miraculously gifted man." The Governors of the Middlesex Hospital having made Dr. Fell a tempt ting offer of an honorary nature, he stipulated for seve ral months for the exposition of his art upon the patients of that hospital, his success being attended with such singular results that the repo►t published on the occze siou was perhaps of as satisfactory a kind as ever ema nated from a body of men, giving credit and distinction to one who might in some wise have bee■ considered a rival to its members. The report naturaly drew the universal attention of the faculty to the mode of treatment pursued by Dr. Fell ; and having besides the report i❑ question an elaborate essay upon the subject by Dr. Fell to refer to, his plan has been pursued through oat the country, not with decided success, but with almost unqualified failure l It is asserted that Dr. Fell still continues with the same happy facility to perform operations for cancer without the use of the knife, but it has been urged, from the above result, that he must have withheld some essential part of his treatment. In this if ot y ut dtioreics t.iuo en sa awkward dilemma—curing all who come to him on the blished ono hand, and failure attending those who are treated practitioners o o z n r a w t h h u t other—Dr. aret h a e r pr e sumedb— Dr It. le, ewl has ha follow st h deemed gettinghimself right with the public.—G/ok e vview s CAWNPORE. FEB. 5, 1858.—1 mentioned in my last that his ' Excellency the Commander-in-Chief was expected in camp on the 4th of February. His Excellency and suite, with a bodyguard of Lancers, arrived on the evening of that day, and have taken up 'quar ters in a bungalow adjacent to Captain Brien's, which is situated on the banks of the Ganges, and close to the entrenchment. The force is expected here on the Gil (to-morrow). A small brigade was detached and has marched towards Umballagh. The gallant 64th, I am informed, forms a part of the h i .j 4a d e . Colonel Campbell's brigade, consist ing of a.m.' s 7th Hussars, a troop of Royal Horse Artillery, and H.M.'s 79th, moved across the river this morning and marched towards the village of Onso. This brigade will remain there till the arrival of the force from Futteghur, which, on its arrival at Cawnpore, will make preparations for crossing the Ganges at once. Th e f orce at Alum much harras se I b y th e mut i neers, incessant ; our troops are o bli ge d t bw o ahgol b sl e eisfi c s o rte n il s il t s a vn n eo t rly l l y r under arms, not knowing the moment the wretches will make a rush. Some three tdayshree siiice'the rebel s at t ac k ed our position in different points, but our fellows were pre pai'ed for them, and gave them a warm reception. The rebels were forced to retire, suffering very much in kilted and wounded. We had but one kill d ; the unfortunate man belonged t o H.M.' s 93th g o to rweeglilnageuna t rded, so much so th a t individuals . We have the ro a d h ence to Alum b agh and from Alumbagh unm o l es t e d . We give thorn lots of shell and shrapnel from our batteries—round shot they would return. This morning two more 10-inch howi!zers arrived from Allahabad, under charge of a small detachment. These ar e th e b i y s a couple of s h o t f rom the i r b atteries per minute will most assuredly put o u r sa bl e f oes for jack sepoy ; in a tremor, which can. be got rid o f on l y b y a b o lt — an d ru n hey will. Lucknow ii to 1-e ours wit h a houseless wand erer. I t i s currently out fail by the 15 th current, and the poo r sepoy rendered reported that we have an army of f'om 10 to 12,000 marching towards Calpee from Saugor, and another force of about 7,000 from Jhansie. Should these armies join the Cawnpore force woe be to the rebels now at Lucknow, who, it is said, numb er one iffitl to Calpee has retu rne d— no thi ng worthydred and eighty theusaud. The light brigade that proceeded of remark transpired beyond having to encamp out there. For so many days, not a rebel was to be seen. The gentlefolks about here drive out in the evening in their open carriages, or take an airing on horseback. We have our hands on the Esplan ade every evening, and everything here now demotes a life as in times ©f peace. I am told there is a large number of sick in the General Hospital, and that an influx is expected on the arrival of the force from Furruckabads—Bombay Times. ALUMBAGH FEB. 7, 1858. —Si r C o li n C am pb e ll is at Cawn pore. The 79th Highlanders and 7th Hussars have crossed the riv er on their way here. Orders have come to store a large quantity of provisions for Europeans and natives. The plans of the Chief are kept secret. There appears to be no immediate hurry for an advance on his part. Accounts from the city are still favourable. Desertions are re ported to be most numerous. The Moulvie is said to be a prison er i n the han d s o f t h e re b e l s . Th e Begum is in a fix. Alaun Sing has gone to Fyzabad, and is trying t o t reat with J ung B a h a d oor f or pro tection, which if he does not succeed in he will fight, and it w ill perhaps fal l to our s h are to li c k him. We have just heard that Sir Colin Camp bell's force at Futteghur is on its way to Cawnpore, and it is said th e C hief is go i ng to Calpee b e f ore moving this way. Feb. 20. Nous verrons.—Pooitah Observer, FUGITIVES FROM LUCKNOW. Mr. Osborne, sub-deputy opium agent, writing on the 4th of February from a place midway be tween Fyzabad and Oude, says :—" Several Chris tian fugitives have lately been saved from Luck now through the instrumentality of Mann Sing. This morning a Mrs, Duhan (an East Indian lady), with three children, arrived safely at my lv,use, en route to Gorruckpore ; she is, I believe, the wife of a merchant at Chi' ibad. She states that Maun Sing has treated them all with kindness. They arrived here in native costume. lam trying to fit them out from such clothes as were left behind by the rebels and sepoys. They proceed this evening to Gcruckpore. The names of the p7ople preserved and brought from Lucknow by Maun Sing are as fol lows :—Mr. Hare's family, 5 ; Mr. Wroughton's, ditto, 8 or 10 ; Mr. Francis, and ditto, 7 ; Mr. the British and native troops, with the entire sympathy and goodwill of the native inhabitants. " ' That the criminal disturber of the public pease may be visited with condign punishment, and that British power may be established ingndia on a lasting foundation, none are more anxious than your Majesty's native subjects in Bombay, whose earnest hope and prayer it is that your Majesty may long be preserved to reign over a peace ful, united, and prosperous empire. " Your Majesty's faithful subjects and servants, " JAIISETJEZ JEJERBHOT. " JUGONATII SUNKERSETT. " BOMANJEE HORMUSJEE. " CURSETJEE JAUSETJEE. " RAML AI THA KOORSZYDABS.' (And 3,000 others ) COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENOW B, . 28. The Peninsular and Oriental OMßAY Company's FEß steamer Bombay, with the English Mails of the 18th January, arrived here on the morning of the 12th inst. The money market continues easy. IMPORTS. Cotton Piece Goods.—The import market continues active, the business done during the period of report being to a fair extent, at advanced prices. The activity has shown itself particularly in grey goods, mostly "to arrive. _ Bleached and Fancy Goode.—The market is in a good condition for holders, and the prices of shirtings and jacconets, which are scarce, have advanced. Glasgow Goods.—Tbese are steady. Cotton Yarns.—There is generally a good inquiry for these goods, and prices have advanced. EXPORTS. Cotton Wool.—No new crops have arrived, except in driblete ; and the market is inactive. We quote to-day, old Dhollera at Rs. 124.125 ; Oomerawuttee Rs. 134 ; Compta Rs. 120-141 ; and Broach and Surat at its. 122-123. Tonnage.—Freights have exhibited an upward tendency ; and we quote for London 1/. 7s. 6d. to 21., and for Liverpool 1/. 15s. Exchange.—Our quotations of the day may be given as follows :-2s. 1/d. for special bank credits, and 2s. Ad. for document bills. FRANCE. PARIS, FRIDAY Evunro. The Constitutionnel, in reproducing the article of the Moniteur which commented on certain mis representations published by the Times, denounces the latter journal in the following manner The Moniteur has refuted the calumnies of the Times in a few clear and simple words. This signal honour has been deserved neither by the sincerity nor the good faith of that journal. Hew' ever there are some statements which cannot be allowed to pass over unobserved, even when they proceed from a newspaper which has earned dis repute by the systematical character of its dis tributes. If there is anything calculated to wound the sentiments of an honourable man, it is to bear a notoriously false statement repeated with a tone of authority. NOT, the Times in some of its assertions evidently declines to recognise the rules of common propriety, which we imagine are as binding to journals as to individuals. The its treacherous has really no excuse for publishing. treacherous impostures. It possesses correspon dents in Paris ; why can it not obtain from there explanations of facts which are known to all But we forget that this journal has adopted its policy, and would be very sorry not to lie or to calum niate. This journal offers a fancy sketch of the connection between the police and the salons. Butt as this is a subject which cannot be familiar to everybody, we will be less severe in our reflections. We cannot expect certain correspondents of the Times to be well acquainted with all that occurs in places where they never set foot. The Times hasp consequently, only one resource—invention." BOURSE, March 19.—The following were the closing quotations : 4i per Cents 93 50 Do. end month 3 per Cent. ..... Do. end month Credit Fonder ......... 534 Belgian 41 Piedmontese (5) ...... 89 Roman Austrian - - 69 50 69 50 Bank Shares ..... :..: 3125 Credit Mobilier 767 50 Do. Account 770 RAIL' Orleans Northern Spanish Threes . ...... — Rome Debt 37i VAIN. Midi 652 / Wbstern 687 Strasburg Grand Centra l .......•• 640 Sardinian ........... 457 i Austrian New Ditto 7874 Lyon and Mediteran. 8222 New Ditto 790 Geneva THE PRINCIPALITIES. The New Gazette of Prussia asserts that the plan of organisation/proposed for the Danubian principali ties is to give them the same administration, but to keep them separate, and to place at their head two llospodars, to be chosen by the Sultan from a list of candidates proposed by the Divans. The New Gazette, however, declares that the union has not been abandoned, but adjourned; and thus, it says, is proved by the fact that it has been determined to give the principalities the name , of the "United Provinces of Moldavia and Wallachia." Ta this denomination, it adds, the Porte long objected, and it was not until after the departure of Lord Stratford de Redoliffe that he could be induced to accept it. As t o the attri butions of the Divans, they are to comprise the vote of taxes, but not the initiative in legislative mea sures. DENMARK. The New Gazette of Prussia says :--c‘ We learn from an authentic source at Copenhagen (a source which has never deceived us) that the Danish Cabinet has resolved to make to the Germanic Confederation a communication on the manner in which it intends to carry out the resolution of the Diet of the 11th February. But the Danish concessions are only these—To submit to the States of Holstein the first ten articles of the special consti tution of Holstein, and to ask them what position they desire to take in the Danish monarchy ; the affair to be afterwards discussed in secret with some commissioners of the Confederation, but not with the Diet, and Hanover in particular to be excluded from the discussions. It is to be hoped, however, that the Diet which is charged with the protection of the honour and rights of Germany will reject sttch ridiculous propositions." REDUCTION OF POSTAGE TO THE WEST COAST OF AFRICA• On the Ist April next and thenceforward, the postage of letters addressed to any of the following places, and conveyed by the British mail packets, will be reduced to the uniform rate of 6d. the half-ounce, increasing according to the usual scale, viz :—Gorse, Lagos, Fer nando Po, Cameroons, Old Calabar, Bonny, Badagry, and Wsulab ; or any other foreign port or place on the West Coast of Africa. NEWSPAPERS. —Newspapers addressed to any of the above places, and posted in conformity with the usual regulations, will be chargeable with a postage of one penny each. BOOK PACKETS.—Book packets may be forwarded to tbo,e places at the following reduced rs'es, , viz. :—Not exceeding 4 ozi., 31. ; above 4 ozq., and not exceeding lb., 6d. ; above I lb., and not exceeding 1 lb., is. ; above 1 lb., and not exceeding lb., is. 6d. ; above lit!), and not exceeding 2 lbs., 25., and so on, aceording to the usual scale. A book packet may contain any number of separate prints, ev re i or lpurmi n t; emadda,npdsw, therai t n teb no any oko rs other c p a a t p io e nr publications,a p m ;ir a c y hm b e e n () e l' : t o o h o a eknr books i p t o y u r b c l plain, or any mixture of the three. Farther, all legiti mate binding, mounting, or covering of a book, publica tion, or of a portion thereof, will be allowed, whether such binding be loose or attached ; as also rollers in the case of prints or maps, markers (whether of paper or otherwise) in the case of books ; and, in short, whatever is necessary for the safe transmission of literary or artistic matter, or usually appertains thereto; but no patterns or books of patterns (unless consisting merely of paper) will be allowed. The following regulations must be observed 1, Every packet must be sent either without a cover, open anc ko re a t t a run t h yu, s e et ne notne l d o s cu o or r ne i a d i n e s any. sealed c o 1 1. 02: d.,aiocrhoovoehr open,p w o r r itt o e t n he le r t w t i e s r e , closed against inspection ; nor must there be any letter, or any communication of the nature of a letter, written in any such packet, or in or upon its cover. 3 No book packet must exceed two feet in length, width, or depth. The postage, whether for letters , n ews p a p ers, o r b o ok packets, must be paid in advance. By command of the Postmaster-General, ROWLAND HILL, Secretary. Gone:al Poet-office, 19th March, 1858. ns erAn J. hounds, T l o D ur E oni N di T oz T em, O ewt ghwlißliet with u . at T fo rt a c o oc P na E ds . ai — oyn T ewd h et with the t i 12 g : h i s t Ah l i tot o re ts n i 0. 11, fouling a gate. Sir John sustained some slight injuries? but gallautly remounted and pursued the hunt. HOLYHEAD NEW MAIL SERVICE.—The new Pa ckets to be provided for the improved mail strvice between Holyhead and Dublin are to be four in number, and, each vessel is not to be less than 300 feet in length cf 1,700 tons measurement. The contract has at been taken for vessels of 2,000 tons, an d 700 horse power, the speed to be superior to that of the Queen' s yacht, the Victoria and Albert-17 knots an hour. each The voyages are to be four daily, viz., tw o from port. Messrs. Laird, of Liverpool build two, and gr. Sainuda, of Black wa.l, the other two; and it is ex: oected that the communicati on between London and Dublin will be reduced to 11 hours. ARREST OF AN ENGLISI DIAN IN PARIS. —We under' stand that one of the son s of Mr. Alderman Birkia, e a recent visit to Paris, w as p laced under arrest or th surveillance of the pol ice, as a suspected political ran: gee, and that he did not regain complete freedom ot action until a te le g ra p hic communication had takr, place with Nottingham, making inquiries respecting im.—Nottingham Journal. A letter from Nice says that the King of Prussia bas abandoned the intention of taking up his residence in the vicinity of that place, aLd that the functionaries of the royal household who had been sent to prepare A house for his Majesty have been recalled.