The Sun. — London, England, 1858-03-29 00:00:00

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tins DAY—Morn., 56 min. aft. I—Even., 12 min aft 2 To-Minnow —Morn., 29 min. aft. 2 —Even., 45 min. aft. 2 THE WEATHER—Burr OIFFICE, MARCH 28. issinstommeme, vs TIM &DE. 55—highest since noon yesterday. 46—lowest this morning and during the night, 56—this day at noon. BAROMETER, 30.18—falling. WIND, Variable, from N. W. to W. and S.W. ; light, with fine weather. A. slight aprinkle of rain in the after noon. MARCH 29. 56—highest sines noon yesterday. 45—lowest this morning and during the night. 60 —this day at noon. BABonnal% 30.60. WoD, S.W. ; light, with very fine weather. 4.tge car -0817) Lll,ll, LONDON, MONDAY, MARCH 29, 1858. The first scene in the first Act has been an un questioned success. The new Ministry has done all that either friends or foes could ask of it before Baster. Routine work, and foreign work, and open-question work, and the great work on India, have alt prospered well in their hands. In each affair, as yet, they have given us no cause to regret their predecessors, in some they have snr- passed them. The Jew and the Marriage Bills have not fared worse under their rigims, though we confess ourselves unable to comprehend Mr. DisatzLfs silent vote against Lord BURY. As the latter question is one of religious liberty equally with the former, we trust that on recon- Bideration it will also have his support on the seeond reading. If Lord CLARENDON had encou raged WALEWSKI and the hot Imperialists to take liberties with us ; and, if in consequence, to the very leaf y WAnnwsir.fs communications were shaped rather to support his own consistency in The Indian telegrams, which will be found in the eyes of the silly Colonels, than to apologise another part of our impression, are of a truly frankly to us—all this lies at the door of the late satisfactory character. Sir COLIN CAMPBELL was Foreign Secretary and his Principal. L or d fully maintaining his well-established reputation, MALMESBURY made the best of a bad job. At displaying that cautious discretion which, while Naples, however, they have far outdone their pre- economising to the utmost the lives of the gallant deceesors. We, indeed, blame both Governments men under his command, effectually destroys the for not speaking from the deck of Lord LYONS' flag- resources of the enemy. His worthy coadjutor, ship. But as neither of them would try our diplo- Sir J. OUTRAM, had repulsed, with considerable znacy,which, we are as oonfident as ever waathe 1. 11, slaughter, two determined onslaughts from the we cannot deny that the mission of a special repre. rebel forces, one on the 21st, and the other on the !imitative of the British Government has told well. 25th, of February. They appear to have strained Even the Times confesses it ! It remains but to every nerve to destroy the comparatively small insist on compensation for false imprisonment, and body occupying the Alumbagh. But all their for brutal imprisonment; and, if they but do this, efforts were vain. They had moved forward in 'L e may pardon their not b e i ng so f ar a he a d of g reat force, flanking two sides of the British 71g, r outinists and diplomatists as not to send a position, and having a heavy column in the three- decker or two to watch the trial, or rather centre. OUTRAN, however, did not await the to demand the kidn apped r the piracy. menand some few thou- assault under cover. He knew that he could sands as hadetnuity fo depend on his men, and was aware of the achieve- And now the li en . Members are sent to their ments that could be effected by British troops Easter Holidays with an India Bill in their hands, who had confidence in their leader's pluck and Her.. ;no one denies that the new men have generalship. He accordingly moved out on the outdone the old. The main charge against the approach of the insurgents, cut off both flanks, indeed,is th a t it i s t oo popular—the popular and after capturing two guns, placed the rebels Parts are but bribes or claptrap f This, of completely hors de combat. Their loss was very course, is a simple imputation of somewhat low i revere, while ours was restricted to some twenty Motives,. It is a . charge which can, from its men wounded, not a single life being lost in the t, neither be proved nor disproved. affair. T ait t eed al ti: its li o r know, pretend vt to k now, . from the On the 2d March, Sir Court proceeded from have been llt sliould not; th eir Bill ought to I Cawnpore to the British citadel. From thence fit instance, have favoured such a r—°r_ning.f otion ~ t s \he despatched 017 TRAM, with 6,000 men and 30 ipawimotittno as guns that of the election of ,across the Goomtee, which they passed on w hich of course the Gth March, and took up a position en the only means that L or d P. kumts ll : l ; eastern side of Lucknow, nearly opposite to a, collected was Conservative enough not to do 80. B ut vi that at the Diik been a Liberals, may as advanced take the charge for true. at h , oosha Gardens, where Sir his troops. The Dil summer resi- Ind w hat then ? The Tories have been, it is said, 1 1r" ° " h a 1110:0 liberal than the Whigs, merely to conciliate den: otChrta:" had a tale of popular gwd will, and to put their opponents in I situated withi n g 0 - onn, and was Brigadier FRANKE!. I la a j oined °w' There " 31 'with 4. 000 men from Goruokpore. 'Wag. Well, and what have rre to say againtt care not a straw about politicalualimvo: are all much of a The 13tter General, who bears in .the tervi c i e b r i et uet of " Tiger FRAFV," _from kris - - 4 to Of 41 14 012re " t7t the in '2 the_ that! Vve tivea ve.fear .44-31):*. by t. 11.0 cld 116.. THE SUN LONDON' MONDAY ...---.0----' - ' - NTERNAT IONAL LIFE ASSIJRA.NCE I SOCIETY. 142, Strand, London, Vir.C., Feb. 25, 1858 : estab lidsedlB37.—Payment of Premium within Days of Grace,—lt always Ms been and still is the practice of this society to pay claims under policies of assurance notwithstanding the death of the assured oc nil within the ao days o f grace, and before payment of the onr sa l i pre Z um u I roy id e d payment thereof be made, or notice of the death-be *AUG to the °Mee before the expiration of such days et grace. - _ _ For the Court of Directors, E. S. SYMES, Chairman. VIE INTERNATIONAL LIFE ASSUR UCCE SOCIETY, 142, Strand, London. 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To conclude with (for the first time) a new farce, entitled SAMUEL IN SEARCH OF HIMSELF. CANTERBURY HALL, Westminster-road.— OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The follew• lag company of Vocalists are engaged for the performance of Si'actions from all the popular OPERAS, MADRIGALS, CHORUSES, GLEES, DUETS, die., viz. :—Miss Russell, Mrs. Badzey, 3fadlle. Marietta, Miss Bruiell, Miss Ray, Madame Bartoletti, Miss Montagne, and Madame Marietta ; Herr F. Jonghmans, Mr. ilenshaw, S. ,To - Jes, J. Barker, W. Melling, Senor Antonio, E. L. Hime, Mr. Badgey, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Bell, and Mr. Bernard ; Messrs. T. ?daclagan, W. 'I. Critch4eld, G. Forde, and E. Mackney. Plano-forte, Mr. Cecil Hicks; harmonium, Master Williams ; Director, Herr F. Jonghmans. Commence at Seven o'clock precisely. Suppers, &a., until twelve o'clock. Mr. AUGUSTUS BRAHAM will appear every Evening. men," and, politically, we judge of the motives by the measures. Indeed, it may sound rather unamiably, but we strongly suspect that Lord PALERSTON certainly, and Lord JOHN RUSSELL too, probably, would never offer us a really liberal measure again, but for the political credit they might gain by it. True, the elect families would say that they are consistent in making popular proposals ; but the new Ministry have stoutly denied the right of BEDFORDS and GREYS to monopoly of Reforms. We take the liberty to remark that the denial is altogether superfluous. We have bad nothing but the husks of reforms from the Whigs of late. We think it no charge against the Conservatives, that office has libe ralised their practice ; we predicted that it would. It has, however, been a grave charge against the so called Liberals, that office makes Tories of them. Mr. HOB,SMAN himself honestly told Lord PAL- MEBSTON this. The truth of it all is, that any Ministry no w a-days mus t gov ern in accordance with prevalent public opinion. Those who have been long in opposition, when they come into effice, find them selves face to face with 'the public, and no longer merely professional opponents, or the leaders of a clique. They have the nation to serve ;in their former opposition they may have done many things merely from party spirit ; this may, indeed, be inconvenient to remember, but they can afford to do it no longer. They feel, practically, all the difference between the licence of counsel, and the responsibility of the judge ; 'and they'must do per haps, in some few instances, what a judge must do, could he pending a cause, have been raised from the bar to the bench. We are not defending reckless party spirit, or apologising for unfair opposition, but we must take things as they are ; and we must therefore allow that practically opposition and office have very much of the difference between the bar and the bench ; and Lord PALMERSTON and the Palmerston ian journals may taunt as they will, but they will find the country perfectly indifferent to adroit appeals to Hansard. It will perhaps even laugh at them and enjoy the joke, but it will nevertheless support the men who do its work. It will scrutinise neither antecedents nor motives. It will only be too glad to get rid of these who said, " I go, sir, but went not." It is but negative commendation, to be sure ; we wonder however what wa should have got from the PALMERSTON Ministry that we shall not get from Lord DERBY'S. One of the most respect tble deputations which has lately waitsd on a Minister, went to Lord PALMERSTON on the subject of Church-rates. A gentleman present has toll us that he believes Lord DERBY would have treated them more respectfully, and have promised them quite as much, indeed that he will do as much as Lord PALZERSTON with Lord SNAITESSURY at his right hand, could be ever got to do. Then as to re form—all we know about it is th L )rd PAL MERSTON kept it, as HEROD did his prisoners, in tending after Easter to bring it forth to the people, and most likely for the same purpose—to kill it. Had he had a popular Reform Bill in his desk, or even a middling good one, if he had intended it to survive the annual massacre of the innocents, we should have heard of its merits long before now, probably amongst the very first things in the ses sion. We never had any faith in a Reform Bill from Lord PALMERSTON. But we take leave to tell Lord PALMERSTON and Lord JOHN RUSSELL too, that we do not care a straw for any Refurm Bill either of them would at present give us. We will certainly not write a line, so far as reform is concerned, to turn out Lord DARBY and to get them in. We feel very little inter est in the manipulation of the constituen cies by the opposite parties, for their own purposes, and the gain of a member to one party here, and to another there. The two Whig leaders who think the Premiership the perqui,ite of one or the other of them, will neither of them concede the independence of the vote. They want to re tain the " influence," but to shuffle the members a little differently amongst the influenced electors; and, while this is their cue, why should we go across the street to vote for a supporter of either of the Lords, rather than to vote for a supporter of the Conservative Peer ? We expect little dif ference in the administration ; in Favouritism and Nepotism Lord DERBY (cannot surpass his pre decessor ; in his India Bill he has undeniably surpassed them in these respects, while hitherto none of Ms appointments has outraged the na tional sense of propriety. Two grand points Lord DERBY has in his favour. He has ttvo competitors ; they cannot unite ; they are each of them in a minority, and the Manchester party sincerely despises lsotb, and is quite disposed to 'support him heartily in all useful measures. The other point, which we regret much, is that neither of • his two opponents are sufficieutly in advance of him at present to outvote him on any question on which they could go to the country. Would either of them but go heartily for thi ballot, Lord DERBY or any other Minister might be ejected at once. We only wish he would anticipate them and offer it himself. They richly deserve it, and they might then long in vain fur office through many a weary session. determined courage, as well as from his exploits in the destruction of these animals, had shown the rebels the stuff he was made of, proving that his name might justly be associated with those of CAMPBELL, HAVELOCK, OUTRA M, and the other Paladins who have so gloriously distinguished themselves:during the present contest : with hi 4 corps of 4,000 men he got between two of the rebel squadrons, one consisting of 21,000 rebels with 21 guns, and the other of 8,000 men, and 8 guns. He thus prevented a junction, and beat them in detail with a loss of 2,800 men, and of all their guns. These were, indeed, bril liant achievements, for which both cora- mander and men deserve the highest praise By judicious tactics he removed every obstacle on the route to Lucknow, and was enabled, as we have already stated, to join Sir CoLIN CAMPBELL before the last stronghold of the insurgents. Nor were the other leaders idle. Brigadier HOPE GILA.NT had marched from Oonas to Fut- tehpore Chowrapie, the old haunt of the arch demon NANA SAHIB, and completely destroyed it, taking four guns and killing 1,800 insurgents, while his own casualties did not amount to more than 17 or 18 men. The columns under ROSE, WHITELOCK, ORE, and STEWART were all gradually advancing into positions in which they could intercept any scat tered bodies of the rebels after the defeat, which in all human probability they have already sus tained. The former had been delayed at Saugor for want of provisions and means of transport, but the cordon was closing round the devoted city, and we shall ere long hear of the results of the judicious arrangements devised by the master mind of him who was once supposed to be a daring fighter, a good General of Brigade, but nothing more, and who had to submit to see a Guardsman placed over his head in the position which he by right ought to have occupied. Sir COLIN had 50,000 good men and true, 10,000 cavalry, and 120 guns under his command. What may not be accomplished by such a mau at the head of such a body ? We believe that he will render a speedy account of the insurgents and trample out the last remnant of the mutiny. Their doom i 3 sealed ; nothing can save the ungrateful miscreants who were faithless to their salt, and strove to wound the hands that gave them food. The avengers of blood are before them, while they themselves, dis spirited and panic-stricken, are divided by inter nal dissension and only anxious to make terns fir themselves. It is not the least gratifying part of the inteili gence that it is stited that ladies who were supposed to have been brutally mur dered or otherwise ill-treated, are said to be alive and well. Riey have probably beau kept as hostages whose intercession may save the forfeited lives of those who had exhibited mercy and kindness towards them. We shall extend the benefit thereof to all who can show themselves entitled theret). On the whole, the tidings are the most satisfactory that have been received since those announcing the rescue of Lucknow, and the capture of alhi, and they are unalloyed by any thing calculated to cause national regret. We should add that Major 0010 E, with some of the Punjab regiments, is taking care, not of " Dow;," but of the upper part of the D.ab. His Excellency the Ambassador of France and the Countess de Persigny entertained a select circle at dinner, last evening, at Albert-oate House. The Marquis of Salisbury, after the Cabinet Council on Saturday, left town for Hatfield. The marohioLess will leave today, to pass the holidays with the Earl ai.d Countess Delawarr, at Buckburat Park. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge and the Pri,cess Mary, attended by Baron Knesebeck, will leave their residence in the Arnhaisador's Court, St. Jame3',4 Palace, to-day, f r Cambridge Cottage, Kew. His Royal Iliglinewe Pacce Goorge of Saxony, at tended by his Excellency the Saxon Minicer, is expected to arrive in town from Paris. of March. The Marquis and Maro'lioness of Exeter left town on Saturby for Burghley, for the Easter holidays. The Marquis C aracciolo has left ha Bruns wick Hotel, St. James's, for Paris. The Earl and Countess of Clarendon and family will leave t to morrow for the Grove, Watford, for tie Easter holi:sky4. A most determined attempt at suicide occurred in Tunbridge-:greet, New-read, on Friday last. The steward ef a ship having lost his situation, the circum stance so preyed upon his mind, that he inflicted a most frightful wound in his throat wish a - raz,)r, exposing the wit deipe. He was conveyed to the Great Northern Hespi al, Kieg'e-cross, where he was promptly attehded to by the me,lical officers of that valuable institution. DETERMINED SUICIDE OF A FEMALE IN ST. JAMES'S PARK.—Ott Saturday Mr. Bsdforci, cell) ter, received in formation c f a most determined suicide by a respectaely attired female in the ornamental water of St. James's Park. The unfortunate woman was seen sitting in a qui #. mood on one of the publc.eats neer the water's edge at the end of the Park arijeinng the bores Guards, when suddenly she rushed from her position, and be ore any person could prevent her, precipitated herself into the water. Several persons hastened to her assistance, but, on being got out of the water, she was in a Mate of per fect insensibility. She was removed to Westminstsr Hospital, where she expired shortly after her admission. The body has not yst been identified. THE ISLINGTON TRAGEDY.--Up ••n making inqu'ries on Saturday respectirg the cAldition of the unfortunate woman, Mary() borne, we were informed that she has had a change for the wcree within the last 24 hours, and has relaeud intt so great a state of prostration that Mr Richardson, her medical attendant, gives br, very little Here of her long surviving u&ess s sine iaveurahle change take plec - a She wanders in her mind, Mr. Richardson and his attendant hive ber.tz unr.mittipg in their a' ten time to the wretched sufferer. The remains of the un fortunate husband were removed en Saturday from the house in a hearse to Highgate Cemetery, and there interred, followed by a large concourse c f persona, who expressed the deepest sympathy at his untimely fate. METRO/4)&11AX SUNDAT TRADlNG.—Yesterday morn ing, in coneequasce of a clrculer issued to the clergy of his diocese by the Bishop of London services were preached in nearly all the metropolitan churcies on the evils of Sunday Jading. In co sequence of a similar request from the Bishop of Wit ini-810-, sermons were preached to the same effect in ail the churches of Lambeth, Southwark, Rotberhithe, and the other large parishes on the Sunray side of the water. The Bishop of London preaehed to a very large and attentive congregation at St. Matthew's Church, .F3ethna'egreen, a district in which Sunday trading is carried on more extensively than in any oler portion of the metropolis. ST. JAMES'S Hon.—The second concert for the Mid dlesex Hospital took place on Saturday evening, at the above hall, which was again crowded in every p, rt. The Great Northern Railway Company announced i.he opening, on April 5, of the " East Coast route," by which goods and parcels will be conveyed from London to Glaser) w, via the Great Northern, NcrthsEeste a, North British, and E iinburgh and Glasgow Railways. SADLERS' WELLS, A concert took place at this theatre on Saturday evening, for the benefit of a literary gentleman, who has been afflicted with paralysis upwards cf four years, at whica a host of talented artist , English and foreign (all honour be to them), offered their gra tuitous services, and drew together an audience, not only highly respectable, but so numerous, that the house was literally crammed. Stalls, boxes, pit, gallery, even on the stage, the wings, in fact every inch which could in any way be rendered available, was occupied, and , many, not being able to catch the slightest glimpse of what was going forward, were obliged to be content with the sweet sounds which reached them from afar. The programme included some highly attrac tive features. Amongst the artistes were Mdlle. Finoli, Miss Delray, Miss Louisa Vinnirg, Miss Mary Keeley, Mies Messent, Mr. Sims Reeves, Mr. Charles Brabaw, Mr. Alan Irving, Mr. Rensford, &c., &c., the wh 'le of whom exerted themselves most gloriously and most aucces4elly in the good cause, Mr. Sons Reeves, as usual, charmed his hearers by the very sweet style in which he sang "Come into the garden, Maud," and "Who shall he fairest I" both of which were rapturously encored. Madlle. Finoli gave Rossini's "Una vocepoco fa" most exquisitely, and drew from the audience repeated peals of admiring applause, with a most unanimous call f it a repetition, which was of course acceded to. A great merit of Meddle, Finoli's singing consists in her adher ing strictly to the score, without introducing a single note which was net written by the composer, and studi ously avoiding all extraneous fioriture or embellish ment, a liberty indeed unpardonable, but in which artistes too frequently indulge. Re:blued duo, " Durique io son," was also to have been sang by Mdlle. Finoli and Signor Lorenz), but much to the disappointment of the audience it was omitted in consequence of the non attendance of the signer on the plea of indisposition. Miss Meesent acquitted herself with much taste in "Dinna forget, Laddie," and Miss Mary Keeley sang "Cherry Ripe," and "The Syren of the Ball," very pleasingly. The instrumentalists were Messrs. Lebou, Vietti Colltns, Sydney Pratten, Case, and Sig nor .A.dreoli. The conduct re were M. Frank Mori 4 4 44 t. W. Ganz, to whom the greatest praise is due th,Z7 l 7. Flvadinirable me.oner in which they acquitted LATEST NEWS. INDIAN TELEGRAMS. THE BOMBAY MAIL. . MALTA, MARCH VT, 9 P. M. Her Majestr',s steamer Caradoc has just arrived 'rom Alexandria, which port she left on the 24th The Simla, with the Australian mails, reached Suez this morning with 42 boxes of specie and 131 passengers. The Ottawa, with the Bombay mails of the 9th Inst., had left Aden for Suez before her. The intelligence from Lueknow is to the 6th of March. The enemy attacked Sir James Outram on the 21st, and again on the 25th of February. On both occasions they were defeated with heavy slaughter, and without loss on our side. The Commander-in - Chief reached the Alumbagh on the Ist of March, and pushed on a strong force to the alkoosha Gardens. Sir James Outram, with a force of 6,000 men and 30 guns, crossed the Goomtee on the 6tb, and took up a position within range on the eastern side of the city, nearly opposite to that of the Commander-in -Chief. He was immediately attacked, but repulsed the enemy. The general attack was expected to commence about the 10th of March. The enemy continued within the city. The English ladies, prisoners with the Queen, were alive and *ell treated. General Franks joined the Commander-in- Chief with a column from Goruckpore 4,000 strong. The Bombay markets were very active. Imports in great demand. Money continued easy. Freights to Liverpool, 1/. to 1/. 12s. The following telegram from Mr. Acting Consul-General Green was received at the Foreign office on March 28 at 12.45 a.m. ALEXANDRIA, MARCH 24. The Australian Mail steamer Simla arrived at Suez this morning. The Ottawa, from Bom bay, had left Aden a few hours befure her. The Simla brings the following news, obtained from her : Sir J. Outrain was attacked by a large force of the enemy on Feb. 21, and again on the 25th. Ou both occasions the enemy were de feated with heavy slaughter, without a casual . y on our side. On March Ist Sir Colin Campbell reached Alumbagh, and pushed on a heavy force to the Dilkoosha Gardens, a summer residence of Royalty within a mile of Lucknow. About the same date Gen. Franks, with a column 4,000 strong, joined the main force from Ocdabad. Sir James Outram, with 6,000 men and 30 guns, crossed the Goonitee on March 6, and took up a position within range on the eastern side of the city, nearly opposite the Comman der-in-chief. Our army before Lucknow amounts to 50,000 men, with 10,000 cavalry, and 120 (I • guns. The English ladies, prisoners with the Queen, are reported to be alive and well treated. The columns of Generals Rose and Whitelock are advancing on Jhansi and Allahabad, so as to be in a position to interrupt the insurgents in those directions. General Roberts' force is at Nusseerabad on its way to Kotab. Some disturbances are reported in the southern Maliratta country, in Sawunt Waree, and Malabar. The Punjab perfectly quiet, and sending assistance where wanted. This telegram arrived at Malta from Alexandria by her Majesty's ship Caradoc on Vith March, at 8 p.m. LYONS, Admiral. The following telegram from Mr. Acting Consul- General Green was received at the Foreign-office on 28th March, at 8.30 p.m. rouricA.L INTELLIGENCE FRONT BOMBAY BY THE OTTAWA. SUEZ, MARCH 25. Vice-Consul West, Suez, to Acting Consul-Genera Green, Alexandria. Tie m intellige nce th a t has reached Bombay ' for most h sometime it is our good fortune to be The Commander - i n- Chief having received the ablet o us fo rew4eriug r d by this mail. whole of the convoy and siege trains from Agra on the 231 February, and subsequetrly learnt that Stewart's, Orr's, Whitelock's columns were well on their march towards Jhausi, broke up on the 21 March from Cawnpore, and proceeded to Alumbagh. Having.aired his kro9ps together in advance, he despatched. Sir Janat,se Outram across the Goomtee on the 6th, and tOok:up a po sition himself at Bilkhoosha (Dilkoosha). Sir J. Outram crossed with 6,000 men and 30 gnus, and was attacked on the other side by the rebels. The enemy, however, were repulsed by Sir Colin Campbell, from Chanda. The brigade of Jung Bahadoor was completed at Nubtanpore on the 21 of March, and the Goorkbas were to advance across the Goora. Before the arrival of Sir Colin, General Outram had to repulse a great attack made by the rebels on his positions at Alumbagh and Jellalabad. This attack took place on the 21st, when the rebels came on in great force, flanking two sides of our positions and having a heavy column iu the centre. Sir James Outram had received intelligence of the attack by spies, and was prepared for it. He moved out on the approach of the enemy, cut off both their flanks, took two guns, and forced them to retreat. His loss altogether trifling—viz., 21 wounded. A second attack of the same kind was made on the 25th, when they were repulsed with loss of three guns. Franks' column had also a decisive action. It marched, 29th of February, in advance of Bud lapoore, and encountered the enemy near Shan dina. Brigadier Franks prevented a junction between the two insurgent corps—the first under Mahornet Dussein, and the second under a disaf fected Chuckladera ; the former had 21,000 men and 21 guns; the latter 8,000 men and 8 guns. Ile out-manoeuvred them, and boat them sepa rately, killing and wounding 2,800, and taking all their guns. The rebel corps of Mahomet Dussein had taken up a strongly intrenched position on the north of Kadshagunger, eight miles from Shanda. Brigadier Franks outflanked them and forced them to retire, with loss of eight guns. Three miles further he halted, when the second corps of rebels attacked them, and he was again victorious, and all obstacles on—his march to Lucknow were removed. At the same time Brigadier Hope Grant marched from Oonas to Futtebpere Chowrassie, the old haunt of Nana Sahib, and blew it up, took four guns and killed 1,800 men, with casualties amounting to 17 to 18. There was a rumour at Clamnpore that E VENt NG,= MARCH 29, 1858. Nana Sahib had crossed the Ganges into the Doab, but the rumour was unfounded. The cavalry regiments resumed their march, .nd General Whitelock proceeded towards Jhansi. Sir H. Rose had not been able to move from Saugor in consequence of failure of providing provisions and transport ; but Orr's column bad advanced past Bentka, 20 miles north-east of Saugor, on the road from Shaghur to Petoria, having had some skirmishes .vith rebels. Brigadier Stewart was at Bhauri, near Goona. The fort of Rhotos had been taken and occupied. Chamberlain's force under Brigadier Penny crossed the Ganges to Rohilcund on the 17th, and encountered the rebels on the 24th. Major Coke goes with a force of Punjab regi ments to watch the upper part of the Doab. Sir John Lawrence and General Van Cortlandt reached Delhi on the 24Lh. From Rajpootana we have cheering news. Dates from Nusseerabad of the 27th February. General Robert's brigade in a state of march, with a strong body of infantry, the Bth Hussars, 200 Scinde horse, 800 regular cavalry, two troops of Horse Artillery field batteries, besides 18 siege guns, the General only waiting the arrival of the 72d Highlanders, due at Nusseerabad on the Bth of March, to start for KAah, where the enemy muster 8,000 men, with 100 guns ; 20 only pro bably are of use in the field. The Mokdurard Pass, in the hands of the rebels, may have to be forced. In liandeish nothing new. In the South Mahratta country the old rebellion of the Nawunt Narie Chief has been renewed, and an attempt to pursue the main body from Belgaum was defeated by the thick ness of the jungles in which the enemy had taken refuge. The 92d Highlanders have arrived at Bombay. This telegram arrived at Malta from Alexan dria by the steam packet Tamar at 3.15 p.m. on March 28. LYONS, Admiral. AUSTRALIA. MALTA, MARCH 28, 3 P.m. The Tamar has just arrived with the homeward Australian mail 42 and leaves to-night for South- ampton. The Wye left this afternoon for Marseilles with the overland portion. The Vectis and Malabar are hourly looked for with the mails from BombAy. The following is a summary of our intelligence tho Tamar ALEXANDRIA, MARCH 25. The Tamar leaves to-day with the Australian mails and gold value 126,874/. The dates of intelligence are Sydney, March 10th ; Melbourne, March 15th. The Ot.tawa, with .13uni)ay mails, reached Suez this morning. Shipments of gold •from Melbourne for Eng land :—January 19th, the Alhiva., for Liverpool, with 8,828 0111.1CtS ; 30th, the Coleroon, for Lon don, 19,921 ; Fr b. 6 - ,h, the Roxburgh Castle, for London, 50,267. &h, The Morning Star, for Bristol, 4 ; 783 ; the Sydenham, for London,' 26,669. Exchange on England at 60 days' sight was a' par. linport markets continued with large stocks. In wool and tallow there were no transactions of importance. The Parliament of New South Wales had again been prorogued to the 21 of March. The elec tions were progressing rapidly. Business at Sydney was dull, and transactions limited ; hardly any alteration in prices of wool and tallow, but former in good demand, supplies of latter limited. Bauks selling at per cent. prem., buying Fit 1 dis. Discount for bil's over four months raised to 9 pir cent.. Mr. ai,ines's Reform Bill was making progress in the Lower House of Victoria A modified form of providing for the representation of minorities was sanctioned by the Assembly on the 11th Feb. by a majority of 24 to 17. A telegram has just reached from Suez, report ing under date of the 9,h March, that the money market at Bombay is very easy. Exchange for document bills, 24. lid. to 24. lz 1. ; Bank rates at six months' sight, 23. lid. to 2s. lid. AMERICA. • (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LI VE ItPOOL, MONDAY MORNING. The Europa has arrived, with advices from New York to the 17th, and 6,0001. The New York money-market remained easy, the supply largely exceeding the demand, which was more limited for the season on account of the stag nation of trade. The rates varied from sto 8 per cent. There had been large transactions in ex change for- the steamer, but the market being amply suppled the sales were 'at irregular prices ; on Lond(:n 7to 8 per cent. Tire accumulation of specie in the barke „continued, the export demand having Leen checked by the decline in exchange ; the next statement - was expected to show 34,000, 4 00 specie, including the California remit tances.- The Secretary of the Treasury had ac cepted all the bids for Treasury Notes made under 5 per cent. The Stock-market had become more steady, and showed a tendency to improvement. The latest quotations were—Virginia Sixes, 93 ; Missouri Sixes, 87a ; New'York Central shares, 92i ; New York and Erie shares, 31; Reading Railroad shares, 591; Michigan Southern shares, 26a ; Cleveland and Toledo shares, 48i ; Panama Railroad shares, 106 k ; Illinois Central shares, 97 ; Illinois CL , ntral bonds, 94k; Chicago and Rhode Island shares, Bli ; Milwaukie and Miss., 34k ; Galena and Chicago, 94 ; La Crosse, 10/ ; Del. and Hudson, 112 ; Cum berland, 24k ; Penn. Coal, 73k. Ashes firm. For cotton there was a brisk demand, but without change in price ; State and Western flour less buoyant ; southern, steady ; wheat very buoyant ; iron, dull ; molasses, well supported ; crude tur pentine had advanced, provisions lower, sugar higher, tobacco unchanged., Freights a shade firmer. The California mail steamer bad arrived, with 1,200,000 dole. The North American had arrived at Portland. Advices frwn Havannah report an advance on sugar. THE PAPAL STATES. A letter from Rome of the 20th says :—"After the Consist ory hid a few days ago by the Pope, the new Cardinals Antonuc3i, Orfei , Milesi, De Silvestri, and Mertel, ass-.lnbled in the Sixtine Chapel, and took the usual oaths in ro esence of the cardinals who are chiefs of orders, and of the functionaries who figure on such occa sions. The consisturial advocate, Mgr. Gian santi, delivered in presence of the Pope a discourse on the beatifications of the venera ble srvant of God, John Sarcander. This done, the new cardinals, kneeling at the foot of the throne, kissed first the foot and then the hand of the Pope, on which his Holiness raised and embraced them. Each of the new cardinals then went round to the other cardinals and gave• them in succession the kiss of peace,' a-A the latter complimented them on, their elevation. • Then the new cardinals seated themselves for a moment in the places pro vided for them ; and then returning before the Pope prostrated themselves, and received from him the red hat, in sign of the blood which Jesus Christ shed for us and of that which they must be ready to shed for the faith. The puhltc ceremony being now ended, the Sacred College went in procession to the Sixtiue Chapel, where a Te Deum was sung. The procession haviDgfeturned to the hall, a Secret Consomry was held, at whiob numerous nominations of new b'shops in foreign countries were announced. The Pope afterwards placed a ring on a finger of each of the new Cardinals, and announced to them the titles which they are to bear. The Pope then retired to his private apartments." Another letter from Rome of the 20th states'that Cardinals Mertel and Milesi, Ministers of the In terior and Public Works, had resigned, and been succeeded by Mgrs. Pila and Amici. The I,t'er adds that it wa believed Cardinal Milesi was to be sent to Bologna as legate. FRANCE. PARIS, SUNDAY. The Moniteur has the subjoined: "It is rumoured that the Emperor of the F, ench mly pay a visit to Queen Victoria, at Osborne, t'liv summer. The Moniteuea first paragraph on Saturday mils, thus :—" For sotne time past, foreign jour nals amused their r-aders by daily announcemtnis of pretended changes in the cotrposition of tie Ministry and of the principal functionaries of Government. Those rumours are absolutely des titute of foundation. The Government are about to laybefore the Corps Legisla.if a bill relative to the construction of works to prevent the recurrence of inundations, which periodic Ally occasion such terrible disasters in the valleys of the Rhone and the Loire. The valleys of the Garonne and the Seine are also to be efficiently protected. Ike cost is estimated at 32,000,000 f. BOURSE, March 26.—The following were the closing quotations : 93 75, Credit Foncier Belgian 46 Piedmontese (5) Roman .. Austrian .. Spanish Threes ... — Home Debt . 376 4. per Cents I bo. en;! month._ 3 por Cent. ..... 69 70 Do. end month 69 80 BAnk Shires 3150 Credit Alobilier Do. Account BOO -- RAIL' Orleans Northern WAYS. Midi Western 660 New Ditto 786.t Lyon and Mediteran.l 837 .) New Ditto ... 7.95 Geneva Strasburg Grand Central S:►rdinian Austrian BORSE TAMING. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Conduit-street, March 25, 1858. Sin,—As the s u bject of horse-taming by a pct ar method excites public interest at present, ake the liberty of seuclitig you same s riking facto :pubilsiied all but one by me in thl Zoist) of thc effects of a well-known process.—l have the honor ;o remain, yours faithfully, JOHN ELLIOTSON. " Mot') Park, Athlone, Jan 1, 1843. " My dear Elliotem,--At Lcrd Ely's farm is a yard-do . . , .. so savage and ferocious no-one dare approach him. I wa. determined to beat him, and in 30 minutes had him fat, asleep, his last sigh being a deep growl. In presence several persons I then kissed the dog- on his forehead, an there left him to awake at his leisure.—Yours most truly " MARLBOROUGH." I requested the duke - LI learn the sub3:quen state or the dog, and the following was the reply " Bleuhei.n, February, 1843. " My dear Elliotson,—l have a letter from Ely Lodge this morning, written by Lord Adam Loftus. I extract a follows :--- 4 The dog has been quite stupid ever since.' " I must new tell you what I have been doing hero. : have also a very savage yard-dog. I tried him to-day in ebout 15 minutes he ran into his kennel and hid his eye from the manipulating process—growling, entitling, au( barking most furiously, uotwitatantling. I then mad , the man who feeds him, and who is the only prsoi who dares go near him, drag him out of his kennel and nail up a hurdle before the entrance, so as t keep him effectually outside. I then went to wor. again, the dog, as you may suppose, being ten times mor furious. 'ln about 43 minutes I had him so quiet, or pressect, and stupid, that he dropped his nese severd due, in the mud around his kennel, and kept shutting an opening his eyes. Carts and horses, and me,, and bo) were passing and repasidog, which served continually t . _ arouse him, so that I could not satisfactorily complete th task, and leave him dead asleep ; besides whicb, a ht av: snow storm was falling all the while, and I could not lee my finger ends. But I completely subdued th.) beast, am patted him on the hea t before I left.—Yours mos sincerely, " MARLBOROUGH." My friend, the Rev. Mr. Bartlett, produce , mesmeric effects upon a bull, as he thus wrote in, word : "My Dear Sir,—lt may perhaps not be uninteresting to hear of a little incident which occurred to me in the au tumn of 1847, when I was in Westmoreland and Cumber land. Upon descending a mountain over which I had bee,: wandering alone, and enjoying the magnificent prospec. which opened before me, I found myself in a narrow road between two stone fences, which perhaps separated the lauds of different proprietors, On one side of the fence, were cattle and a bull. The bull approached the fence ii an angry mood and walked along the other side of it parallel with \ me for more than a quarter of a mile; h. then grew more excited, tore' the ground with his home, and bellowed fiercely. As I could not but apprehend that should there be a breach in the wall he might leap over au, attack me, I, was considering what course it was best t. take when we came to a very high and strong gate. Upot , reaching the gate, the bull rushed close up to it and bet• lowed loudly through it. As I knew that he could neither leap over nor force this gate, I also approached it, aro looked him steadily in the face. In about a minute 1 caught his eye, which then fixed upon me. In about an other minute a twinkling of the eyelids arose very simile: to that of a human subject at an early stage of mesmeric influence. After probably three or four minutes, the eye gradually closed, and the Lull remained quiet, and ap peared to be as immoveable as if he had been chiselled by the hand of the sculptor. The transition from his pie viously excited state to his perfectly motionless state wa in,leed most striking. " I could not but feel thankful that all &anger from lb bull was now past, and after looking at hip fixe I form for a few minutes more, I descended the remain ler of th , mountain ant did not stop to wake hira.^—Believe use, dear Dr. Elliotson, very faithfully, Yours,_ " T. BARTLETT. " Klog4one, near Canterbury, Aug. 23, 18)0." In Chambers' journal for October 27th, 1850, is the following account "A gentleman residing at Oxford'had in his possession a young Syrian bear from Mount Lebanus, about a year old. This bear was generally good humoured, playful, and tractable. One morning'the bear from the attentions of some visitors became savage, irritable, and the droner in despair tied him up in his usual ab ate, and went away to attend to his guests. In a few minutes he was hastily recalled to see his help He found him rolling about on his baunthes, faintly moving his paws, and gra dually sinking into a state of quiescence and repose. Above him stood a gentleman well known in the mesmeric world, making the used passes with his' hands. The poor bear, though evidently unwilling to yield to this new influencp, gta , lually sank to the ground, closed his eyes, became mo tionless, and insensible to all means used to recover him. He remained in this state for some minutes, when he awoke, as it were, from a deep sleep, shook himself, and tottere about the court, as though labouring under the effects of a strung narcotic. He exhibited evident signs of drowsiness for some hours afterwards. This interesting scene tool place in the pre:ence of many distinguished members the British Association, when last held iu the Univ..rsity of Oxford. —F. T. BUCKLAND (son of the late Dean of Westininster.)" The distinguished Rev. Dr. Conyers Middleton, in his Free Inquiry, relates, from St. Jerome, that " A Bactrian camel of enormons size, which had already destroyed many people, was taken to St. Hilation, an,, about 30 men were employed to drag him along with tht strongest ropes. His eyes were bloody, his mouth foam ing, his tongue rolling and swollen, and his strange roaring above all terrors, up.m which all who were about him ran away immediately. The Saint came forward, and so he stood firm with his arm stretched out; and as the be,ist advanced towards him furious, and ready to devour him, it presently fell down with its bead to the ground, so thak all present were ani,zl at the sudden change from - so great a fierceness to such a tameness." Middleton regarded the narrative as a fabrication ; but the account of the energy of the fanat:c de votee, the stretching out of his arms with, no doubt, a determined stare as be boldly advanced— the falling down of the huge beast powerlessly be fore him, and its sudden change from fierceness to tameness, are a most grapftcally mesmeric descrip tion. In the-last report of the Mesmeric Infirmary is detailed the mesmeric cure of an epileptic lad, who was always sent to sleep by the proceks. It is stated— " The boy had always bum irritable and rather intract able ; now his temper is completely changed. This favour able change of temper has been noticed in other cases in which mesmerism was used." DEPARTU.Rg OP THE COURT Fah WINDSOR CAST 4E. Th e Queen and the Prince Consort left Buckingham - Palace f,:a. Windsor Castle at 20 minutes before 4 o'clock on Saturday afternoon. Her Majesty and his Ro3 Highness were accompanied by the Prime of Wales, Pripet:, Arthur, Prince Leopold, and the Princesses Alice, Helena, Louisa, and Beatrice. The royal patty occu)ied seven of her Maje , ty's car riages, and was etcorted by a Krty of Light Dragoons to the terminus of the Great Western Railway at Pad dington, where a sptcial train was in readiness, which conveyed be'r Majesty to Windsor. The Queen and the Prince Consort, with the Prince of Wales, Prince Arthur, Prince Leopold, the Princesses Alice, Helena, Louisa, and Beatrice, attended by the Ladies and G:ntlemen in Waiting, arrived at Windsor Castle at 25 minutes before is o'clock. A Cabinet Council met on Saturday at the official residence cf the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in Dowtn ing-street. ' The Ministers present were—the Earl of Derby, the Lord Chancellor, the Marquis of Salsbury, the Earl of Hardwick", the Right Hr.m. B. Di,raeli, Mr. Secretary Walpole, the Earl of Malineebury, Lord Stanley, Gen. Peel, Sir J. Pakinuton, the Earl of E borough, the Right Hun. J. W. Henley, and Lord John Manners. There ie no foundation whatever fur the etateinent that the Carnte cis Persigny has been appointed Minister of State by the Emperor :Napoleon, SPORTING NOTES. THE SEASON. The racing season was successfully inaugurated at Northampton. The sport was abundant and interesting, and was marked by much prospective importance. The most prominent feature in the proceedings was, however, the reappearance in public of Mr. T, Parr's Derby colt Kelpie, whose owner displayed no little confidence in the horse, by allowing him to oppose Happy Laud, and by ting him run in shoes. He, perhaps, fancied that R 5 lbs. advantage which Kelpie had in the weights, vould ccunter3ct the d6advantage which might arise !r•nn his want of " plates." Speculation on the acs took a somewhat unexpected turn. To the urprise of many persons, Happy Land was insdi) ,he favourite, although his weight and his condition old against him. Compared with Kelpie he seemed as ig and as burly as a cart-horse. Mr. Parr's cult seemed A " fit' as it was rossible to make him, and the oppo ition which he encountered in the ring was inexplicable —u.:l , ±ss it may be traced to his " shoes" and to his " un ashionable" jockey. Many people fancied that an ,judicious use was made of Happy Land, who was ,nable to sustain the pace with which be passed Kelpie kie:l led up the severe hill on the far side owing to his videut lack of preparation. To my eye Kelpie appeared apa'a of galloping over him in any part of the race, .nd at the distance he quitted him without an )rt. Still Kelpie's poE,ition in the Derby betting was !ot greatly improved by his performance, blit t satisfied Mr. Parr, who makes no secret of his belief ,hat in Kelpie he possesses a better a►nd sounder horse ,han M.D. Certain proceedings at Northampton furnished ,a triking comment on the labours of the grave and reve r-nd seignors who have recently undertaken the work of turf legislation. What a sporting Utopia they would found if their efforts could be crowned with success 1 Cue Premier, however, indited his racing homily to no purpose, and the virtuous indignation which has been xpended by persons in high quarters might just as well Lave been wasted on the desert air. From the position teal ieflueoce of the owner of Zuyder Zee it was to be xpected that he would not ,be the first to transgress hose laws which it has recently been attempted to °stab ish, and that he would not adopt a practice whiCh 4 deprecated by all genuine racing men, and which has iroduced a most pernicious effect upon " the people's" .port. NI declaration was made about the non-starting of Z cyder Zee for the Stakes until after the company had iv embled on the - course, and many persons were justly_ udignant that a horse which hal been so heCvily backed hould have been allowed to remain " in" until the aeventh hour. It may bb asserted that - until that time. is owner hitnselt wa; undecided whether to let the orse start or not, but this excuse has little influence ipon men who have lost their money, because they yaced implicit faith in the intentions of a gentleman hose racing career has been without reproach. Vat wildrawal of Zeyder Z-e 3 was premeditated, and bat the delay in scratching bim was intentional, :0 person would wish to insinuate, but the error of Igment which was cotrtmit:ed has been strongly con earned; and it is to be hoped that amongst the revi,ed awe of racing, which will be brought under considera ion at Newmarket next week, will be found a rule to ,nitigate one of the most pernicious evils connected with :ne turf. The Dupe deserved his name, for he qas used as are in,drument for deceiving the public, .rid Misty Morn appears to be a horse capable ,f getting its living as well in the stable as :o can out of ir. Tne proceedings connect ed with the ast-nientioned annual were the most flagrant of the veek, and - even the most un-.crupuloua racing Allan lauld nat exi.enuate them. They admitted of no -xplanation. In the town and on the course, on the , cry day of the race, the horse was backed. He ea; sent into the saddling eraSosure ace anpanied by ie lad who was to ride him, and this, circumstance aasenred his backers, who had begun to grew uneasy at chat Timothy Quaint would call the "damnable hints viddiabolicel inuendos" which were occasionally uttered. When the telegraph board announced the starters, how ,erer, doubt ripened into certainty. Misty Worn 's .umber was not di-played, and on inquiry his chagrined •ackers learnt that the horse bad been sent home again. i'hese circumstances led to a very pretty quarrel, which tided in a "mill" more ludicrous and harmless than ,hat between the would be-champion Benjamens and he redoubtable Tom Sayers. Really, if betting-men are .bout to adopt the principle of a word and a blow they "mild take lessens in the noble art of self-defence. The combatants at Northampton, however, escaped Enrious ,unishment, and in the mystic language of the P. R., one of them merely displayed a mouse on the dexter ~ale, whilst the other had his daylights slightly From the statements wade above it will be seen that he auspicious inauguration of the racing season was uerely limited to a brilliant attendance of fashionable isitors, glorious weather, and, despite many male tractices, some really interesting sport. On the very hreshold of the racing year were met all the bugbears t the turf ; and now as sporting men are about to cross means should really be adopted to drive them away. kn official announcement has been made that a meeting f the Jockey Club will take place at Newmarket next eek, to consider the rules which have been framed under he superintendence of General Peel, Mr. C. C. Gre .ellea Admiral Roue, and other "eminent authorities," air he purification of the turf ; and it is to be hoped hat they will devise some plan to restrict the peration of the " milking" system. I am pot uch a Utopian as to believe that they can entirely abolish that system, but surely they can place some limit to so scandalous a practice. They seem shout to open the sporting session in earnest, and I lope the long-talked-of Turf Reform Bill will not ;be thrown out. To judge from the long lists of nominations which nave recently been published, and the announcements of racing fixtnres, a season more than usually crowded .vith meetings may be anticipated. Indeed, since the :redden disappearance of the frost, the racing stone has ;athered no moss, for what with steeplechases and flat races turfites have not hal a lei3ure .day, and ~ven Lt. the current week—which clerks of courses have invariably left a blank—two appointments appear in the " Caleedar." The early period at which rater falle and the upsetting of the sporting arrange _lents by the frost, p ,rhap's compelled the afficials in aortain licalities to make their fixtures for this week. rhis is to be regretted, and a law which closes a theatre rut pillows a race meeting must be strangely anomalous. The ruling authorities at Newmarket appear deter .uined to impart some spirit into their management, but t seems that they cannot take one step forward in the right direction without making two backwards in an opposite course. Lord George Bentinck introduiced into the official "Calendars" short descriptions of the princi pal races, but his plan was either deemed inconvenient by the powers that be in Old Burlington-streeta or else certain sapient members of the Jockey Club fancied teat the public were getting too much information. rris latter supposition seems to be the correct one, for he representatives of the press are,. I hear, to be en irely excluded for the future from the weighing stands at Newmarket. Tueir presence was never agreeable to the authorities at head-quarters, as the attacks which were made upon this stronghold of exclusiveness were ever regarded with jealowty, and were deemed by the :;fficials impertinent and presumptuous. With these matters, however, I have nothing to do ; the recognised reporters will not allow the obstructions which will be • vexatiously thrown in their way to to prevent their die charging their public duties. A trip to Epsom yesterday enabled me to 'see the Chester Cup horse Adamas, who has recently bee placed under suspicioa. So far as Iswas ahe to judge, and I saw him both in and out of the stable, the horse stoked sound and well, and it is the opinion of many Epeomitea that be goes better every time he gallops. Several 'persons informed me, however, that he has scarcely done work enough, a statement which is incom patible with the horse's appearance. He seemed as hard as nails. The Derby and Metropolitan Stakes course are in excellent condition, but the exercise ground would be tnaterialy improved by a soaking rain. Although'l seldom indulge in a blow on my own trumpet, yet I may be allowed to make a cougratulatory flourish at the favours which Fereme has thus early bestowed on mu. For the Northamptonshire Stakes I of course did not select the winner, and `II Fay eTaatio myself like the old Scotchwoman, the presumption to understand" the race. lf threw for " I wadna sae iu with Eifrida and Barbarity (first and secon d ) ak Yeller r el t l h er e Stand Plate, with Kelpie for the Racin g Gal and New Brighton (first and 55001,02kfS:rs'theaes:SsPe.nacnedr Pieta, Stockham for the Althorp e , Broadlands for the Cup ... an early opportunity I shall not refer to t he racing for the present week, bat will ta ke Ganda to the Turf will be pubeshed oa t e Ruff's of bringing under review the programme for The Craven. h w features" will be found the revised Amongst its new l a rged list of jock e y s to rules of racing , the reg sail's Sutecrip tion Rome, and an enu lations to be observed in Tatter arid trainer s. An important addition has been made the general contents of the work by the introduction o the principal steeplechases. Marc; 29. 4 Yggsti IA.N. 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