The Sun. — London, England, 1858-02-01 00:00:00

THE .RBLIEF OF LUCKNOW AND THE BATTLE OF CAWNPOBE. We have been • favoured with the following letter : ‘' Lucknow Garrison, Oct. 19, 1857, to Dee. 18, at Allahabad. "My dearest Parents,—Little did I think when I last wrote to you that my next letter would be written from this place; but so it is. I have been a prisoner in Lucknow sine ) the 25th of last month, the day on which Gen. Havelock's force reached 'Bailey Guard' (as the Residency is generally called). I was foolish in coming, as it has turned out, but had it been otherwise the trip would have been a very pleasant one. The idea of relieving Lucknow' seemed to me so glorious that I could not resist the feeling that urged me on , and when in Cawnpore I wrote to Gen. Havelock civilianthat, being l as I bad e quired I should be glad to aGcompany him, done before. A gracious reply settled the matter, and away I came. I was nor. wanted, as Gen. Out entered Oude as Ch ief Commissioner, doing all Out ram work himself, but as I had got leave from Gen. Havelock I settled the matter by starting, at the same time writing to the Commissioner at ARA baba(' to tell him of the arrangement. We started with a force of 3,000 men and 18 guns, and beat off A large force on the first day's march, two miles from the river, and defeated them so signally that no stand was made by them again until we reached Lucknow itself, when we engaged and defeated the whole force on the 22d, in the open field, having marched up in three days. We suffered a great deal from the wet, for it rained incessantly the whole three clays. On the 24th we rested at a place called Alumbagh, in front of Lucknow, where we had en camped on the day before. The whole of that day the enemy annoyed us with their artillery, having taken up a position in some thickly-wooded gardens in front. Alumbagh is a large garden enclosed by a thick and high wall, with a very extensive double storied house in the centre. On the 25th the whole of thebaggage, wounded, and camp followers were ordered into this place, with a guard of 250 men, and at 9 a.m. we started. I still chummed with Dr. —, as I think I mentioned to you before. He was then doing duty with the sth Fusiliers, who headed the force. We were divided into two parties, the sth Fusilier, let Madras Fusiliers, 84th, 64th, and Sikhs, with guns, having with us Generals Outram, Havelock, and Neill ; the Second Brigade consisting of the 78th. Highlanders, the 90th, and volunteer cavalry, with a small party of Sikh Irregulars. We were then about three miles from the Residency, as the crow flies, but abut six by the road we were to take. The city on the Cawnpore side is skirted by very thickly-wooded gardens, with high walls of mud and long nsrrow lanes with straggling lines of houses and mud huts, forming excellent covers for the scoundrels, who fight only behind walls. Well, we had to go through at least three miles of this, and had to commence work by taking a battery situated about 1,000 yards up the road at the commencement of the cover. It was close on the road, and could sweep the approach at every discharge of the guns, while three of the batteries were fixed on the left and right, while thousands and thousands of the scoundrels were lurking in the thick sugar cane on all sides. Away we went, and with the guns pro ceeded about 580 yards when we opened with our guns, the troops lying down on the road, where we remained for about 20 minutes 'under a most mur derous fire' (as Gen. Outram styled it in his orders next day). It was, indeed, most fearful, the round shot and grape literally tore the road up, cutting the brave fellows to pieces, while the bullets fell among them like a shower of bail. How I escaped I cannot tell. Why I was spared I know not ; this much I can say, that I never for a moment expected or hoped to see night, the fire was so dreadful. I was as cool and collected as I could wish to be, but completely resigned for the worst, and as I lay on ray face between the soldiers I prayed earnestly— not for protection, but for forgiveness of my sins, and for you all, for I never expected to see another day. It is extraordinary how calm one feels on such occasions. lam not particularly courageous ; bat, on the contrary, am fond of taking care of myself ; but I do declare that when under fire, whether it is from excitement or what not, I have never felt so much apprehension as I have expe rienced when standing up to swift bowling at cricket. It was here that the Royal Artillery were cut to pieces at their guns by the musketry fire—so hot it was, rendering them perfectly inefficient. We lay then in this fire till we were ordered to 'get up,' and with a cheer the men rose and charged up the road, driving the devils out of their strongholds, who carried away their guns, which must have been horse artillery, from the speed with which they re treated. Well, on we went and forced our way through the gardens and lanes, losing men right and left—on—on—through the most intricate places, taking guns here and there, and forcing the canal-bridge, where they stood very steadily, firing grape and canister as the gallant fellows rushed up to the guns. The General had planned his method of approach and carried his map of the city with him, and halts innumerable took place in conse quence, while the roads were picked out and route determined. Away we went, and about 5 p.m. found ourselves opposite the Palace, from the gates of which a very heavy fire was opened, which, how ever, did but little damage, as we found shelter in smile buildings. We were ord , red on, and agai:t started, and got into shelter after pa.sing in front of the Palace, where from the loopholes the mus ketry poured like rain. _ _ "Nov. 16, " I continue my tale. Here we halted for some time; by ' we' I mean the fist brigade, fur the econd had taken a different route, carrying with them the stores we brought iu. The fire from the Palace (known as the Keisah Bagh) was so severe that we had to run double quick in front of it as hard as we could, and a s2ene of great confusion ensiled when we halted—guns and infantry mixed up, soldiers wandering in search of their compa nions, and the wounded in the doolies carried here and there without any orders. We had been there about half-an-hour when the second brigade joined us, passing in front of the Palace, emerging from a narrow lane close to it ; here they had to pass under the very walls, while the scoundrels on the wall hurled down stones and bricks, andeven spat on our follows, a fierce fire being kept up from the loop holed wall. After a little time order was re-esta blished,. and after a fresh examination of tte map the column was drawn up and we started again. It was cruel work ; brave troops being exposed to such . Unfair fighti ng , What can men do against I ° o l 3 V o led houses when they have no time to enter a city taking house by house ? In fact , we ran the gauntlet regula r l y throuah the s treets. After we • passed th e palaces dow n like sheep e' our men being without being able en'a to return the fi re o f the we passed on some little raY with any effect, to a sudden turni ng t o t h e leftwwaTihwhen we came ' a huge g a t eway in *but, and through tic we had to side. The Pass under a shower of balls from the h ouses on each for some and Sikhs and the sth Fusili ers got to the ide front, kept up a steady fire at the houses with the hope of lessening the musket ry, b etit tinie Was of nb use ; excited men can seldom fire int o loop. holes with any certainty , and we had to m a k e the best of our way up the street, turning sharp round to the right, when we foand ourselves in a long wide street, with sheets of fire shooting out from the-houses. On we went, about a quarter of a mile, being peppered from all sides, when suddenly we found ourselves opposite to a large gateway, with folding doors, complete'y fiddled with round shot and musket balls, the entrance to a large en closure. At the side of this was a small doorway, half blocked up by a small mud wall, and the Europeans and Sikhs were struggling to get thiough while the bullets were whistling ahout thorn. I could not think what was up, and why we should be going in there, but after forcing my wa y up to the door, and getting m y head and §-boulders over the wall, I found myself being Pulled over by a great uiwasbed, hairy creature, I and patted me on my back, who set me on my hog. , I found myself in the long and to my astonishment What an entry comp are locked-for Bailey Guard. r SiJN LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, FEBR UARY 1, 1858 with the one we had promised ourselves 1 We ex pected to march in with colours flying and bands Playing, and to be met by a starving garrison, cry ing with joy ; ladies waving handk-rchiets on all sides, and every expression of happiness ; but, in stead of that we entered as a disorganized army, like so many sheep, finding the whole of the garrison at their posts, as they always remained, and a few officers and men only at the gate to meet us. The next morning we began to con sider the state of affairs, and to our dismay we found that the scoundrels had not bolted, as we expected, and that we in our turn were besieged. While the greater part of the infantry west ahead it was found impossible to bring on the heavy guns, and they remained out with a portion of the force till the. morning, when a strong party was sent out from the Residency, which took possession of the Old Palace, a long row of palaces and gardens, in cluding buildings known as the Terah Kotee, the Terah Buk, and the Chuttur Manzi'. These build ings extended along the bank of the Goomtee river upon which one side of our position rested, for nearly a quarter of a mile, and the commtinication being then open our guns were brought up. We were then blocked off from all communication with Adumbagh and the world in general. We then learnt that the supplies were so numerous that with care the entire united force could hold out till the middle of December ! good news for us, for if we had been then forced to evacuate the place but few would have escaped, with such a number of help kss women and children to escort. For some days tfter we entered the confusion was most frightful ; not an officer or soldier had carried with him any clothes but those we wore, and not a servant ac companied his master, the cooks of the regiment being allowed to go ; so without clothes, means of cooking, and the crowded state of the garrison and hospitals, we were in a sad state of discomfort. I had been chumming with G—, who was then doing duty with the sth Fusileers, and put up with him in their post in a portion of the Palace we had taken pos session of, but after a few days I got posted to the " Brigade Mess Square," and there did duty, W— administering to my wants. 'I was in great luck, for W— had saved most of his clothes, and be most kindly placed them at my disposal until I was able to procure others at the different auctions of deceased officers' property. I then began to settle down and be pretty comfortable. Before I was in a wretched state ; I had been unable to wash for three days or change myclothes. I had not passed a brush or comb through my hair, and was, in short, feeling very dirty and nasty. In a few days we extended our lines, driving the enemy front square to square out of the Old Palace, the reliev ing force was told :off to different posts and order was established. The Sepoys who had bolted on our entry to the city returned, and the siege recom menced in the most refreshing manner. An attempt was made by Outram to send out our small body of cavalry to Alumbagh, but they were forced to fall back, finding the roads blockaded, and the enemy so thick about them. We then regularly, settled down to the siege, and had to make the best of it. The first operations were to sally out and take some of the enemy's guns which had been annoying the garrison, and blow up se veral houses which had given shelter to the Sepoys and matchlock men, who kept up a most annoying fire from the loopholes. This done, the garrison was much relieved. We also extended our position towards the iron bridge, and also towards the new palace, the Keisah Bagh, threw up fresh batteries and strengthened the old position very much. The garrison was a very different place from what I ex. pected to find it. From hearing it spoken of as the Residency I expected to find the intrenchments con fined to the house itself, but the position of the ad jacent buildings enabled Sir .11.Lawrenee to connect them and erect batteries between them. The position extended (the old position) from the entrance gate to the Residency to the church one way, and from the river to buildings running a straight line with Gubbins' and Ommaney's houses. This will give to any one who has been in Lncknow an idea of the space covered by the intrenchments. The buildings on all aides had been so battered and damaged by the enemy's fire that there was little or no cover for our men as they stood to their posts, while the enemy were enabled to hide themselves in the houses all around us, and keep up a conti nual fire of musketry, which did great execution, while their guns poured in round shot day and night, being placed in such dodgy positions that our batteries could not make no impression upon them. The engineers had so little time to run them up that most of them were in a militzry point of view quite useless, being exposed to the fire of guns from positions which they had no power of commanding. The siege then resolved itself into a mere blockade. The round shot and shell rattled in on all sides ; but our firing was a farce compared to theirs. When I say we were simply blockaded, I mean that the enemy's fire was nothing to what it was in the earlier stage. The cannonading was as fierce, but the fire of musketry, which did so much execution, was much reduced in consequence of the destruction of the adjacent houses. Men continued to be knocked over daily. The natives, of whom there were swarms, were killed hourly, for we had nearly a thousand dooly bearers. Our Euporean loss was on the average about three a day. The troops stationed in the new positiitis were continually under a very hot fire from the neighbouring house, and from round shot from bat teries from the other side of the river. The enemy had run short of ammunition, but were able to supply themselves with as much of their own making as they pleased, and which did very well for their purpose. Their bullets were mostly com posed of telegraphic wire, which inflicted most hor ' rid wounds. The confinement also told much on the system, and men with wounds which under ordinary circumstances would have soon healed, were carried off in the most lamentable manner. We were all placed on half rations on entry, which consisted of sufficient ottah (meal) to make four "chupaties" a day, a little dhal (peas), and six ounces of gun-bullock beef. We had no grog (the relieving force) ; the old had some which soon ran out, and we had to wash down our breakfasts and dinners with copious draughts of the limpid stream. It was fortunately, beautiful water, and I soon for got the gin and water I tippled on the march, for we could get no good beer at Cawnpore ; but the thing we all missed was tobacco. It is at all times a luxury, but when one has to pass day after clay, with nothing to do but 2 or 3 hours' duty day and night, with few books to read, it becomes as neces sary as meat and drink. Necessity is the mother of invention, and as a substitute for tobacco neem tree leaves were smoked by officers and man, while I imbibed the fume of the leaf of a guava tree which grew hard by. It was certainly at first rather us. palatable, but after a time I began to think it very pleasant. The soldiers could not do without their bit of smoke, and many wade themselves ill with smoking neem tree leaves, which are very strong and pungent. I soon found my health much af fected by confinement. I got thin and weak, and was much pulled down by a sharp attack of dysen tery, which stuck to me till I got to Cawnpore. We all kept up our spirits wonderfully, and were very jolly considering the circumstances under which we were placed, but it was sad to see our Companions knocked over by chance shot daily. The brigade square was terminated by a large build ing in which we (the officers) lived, a large double storied Lome, the upper part of which was partly battered down by the enemy's guns, which had been seized and blown up by the sortie made after our arrival, an d we bad a us, and little of doors (I to d r o sse d aod u unu t nde y dls o rleow n lgse t sr hsi top with thrown-up defences scarcely bullet-proof. from the loopholes. 70 yards behi n d The scoundrels w e o were keptre wood, onlyup can exceed their cowardice. The s• all day by each party essq.uare (held loyal by Hardinge's Sikhs and others fromll4ll- Nothing regi ments) had had one side of it blown in byildian mine ng d b by yt the e e e fi n r e e m f y r o , m a u t d h e t had adjacent building - ground b e i ng corn ra fellows were unable to repair th e breach sufficiently , °11 1; l" ' and the only cltfence against the entry of the ' devils was a small wall of earth not four feet high; and not once after an unsuccessful assault made after the breach did these villains come on. I have not time to describe the scene inside, and the principal point of defence, &c., but Brigadier Inglk.s's report will give a very good idea of what was going on 'before we arrived, and I fancy you will find Geueral Out ram's report very interesting ; the most of us had have a capital appetite, good health, and I say my prayers every night that I may be allowed to see you again, and I am very happy and comfortable, so do not worry about me, darling." good shelter except when en actual duty, but no man was certain of his life when moving about the intrenchrueut. I used to stroll about a good deal, but it was very dangerous. I have from necessity delayed finishing this letter from time to time, and this is the last day of the mail. Matters continued in this style until letters were received from Sir Colin Campbell, saying he was coming on, and would be with us on the 10th of November. He was at Alumbagh on that date, and then the excitement commenced ; you cannot imagine the joyful state of mind we were all in, to think that we were once again to he free and enjoy the fresh air of heaven undisturbed. Sir Colin took a long route outside the skirts of the city, taking several days to do it in, while we made arrange- SIR COLIN CAMPBELL'S OPERATIONS. (From , the Daily News.) Certainly the operations of Sir Colin Campbell, in snatching the women and children of Lucknow from death, in rescuing General Windham from defeat, and at the same tune in destroying the Gwalior Contingent, are most masterly. The des patches published on Saturday admirably describe the General's plan, and the mode in which it was executed. It may be well, however, to set forth the salient points in the description, that the public may recognise the infinite importance of a know ledge of military principles, and of skill in their ments for meeting his force by undermining the buildings opposite our advanced post. At last he came near. Our mines blew up, our brave fellows rushed on, turned the scoundrels out, took up posts, and met their gallant reliever. The road was open to the camp, and a few privileged ones went to and fro. We were all forced to stick close to our pos ts, while those who visited the camp made our raou'hs water with tales of how they had been fed on bread and butter and wholesome fresh grub. My bearer and khitmutgar came in from Alumbagh like good fellows, and I was once more jolly. In the mean time the Gwalior troops were approaching Cawn pole, and it was resolved by Sir Cotn to give up the Residency, and, holding Alumbagh, march back to Cawnpore and crush the vermin. The Sikhs, ladies and children, and families, left one evening, and the whole garrison evacuated the in trenchment the next. What an anxious night that was ! We left at 12 o'clock, having withdrawn all our guns from position, so that if the scoundrels had only come on we should have had to fight every inch of our way while retiring ; but the hand of Providence, which had watched the little garrison for so long a time, never left it at the last, and the eye of the wicked was blinded while we marched breathlessly with beating hearts from our post, and, forming into line, walked through -Us application. We pass by for the present the exploits of Gene ral Windham. It is sufficient to say, that having deemed it necesary to retreat after his victory of the 26th, he found himself on the 27th attacked by the enemy with an overwhelming force of artillery. He was threatened, as he declares, on all sides— very seriously attaked in front and flank, and the same night retreated into the fort, losing a great part of his baggage. Cn the 28th the battle was renewed, but with no better success. General Windham wag more closely pressed. His last line of entrenchments was attacked, and the bridge of boats, by which the Lucknow women and children were to escape, was seriously threatened. That same night, however, Sir Colin Campbell arrived. Preceding his own column some two or three hours, he reached the entrenchments of General Windham at dusk, "where," he says, "I learnt the true state of affairs. The retreat of the previous day had been effected with the loss of acertain amount of camp equipage, and shortly after my arrival it was reported to me that Brigadier Carthew had re treated from a very important post. All this ap peared disastrous enough, and the next day (che 29th) the city of Cawnpore was found in possession lof the enemy at all points." To this pass had mat ters been brought by General Windham. narrow defiles and trenches leading from the ever- Before proceeding further, let us describe the memorable ' Bailey Guard.' Out we went while the scene of action. The town of Cawnpore lies on the enemy's guns still pounded the old wall, and while right or west bank of the Ganges, about 130 miles the bullets still whistled over the beildings, and, n orth-west of Allehabad. The town does not conic after a six miles' walk iu ankle-deep sand, we were quite down to the river. In order to reach the halted in a field and told to make ourselves com- Gauges, a sandy plain of some two miles, covered fortable for the night. Here we were in a pretty with officers' bungalows with their compounds, or plight. Nothing to cover ourselves, while the inclosures, must be traversed. These are the can cold was intense, so we lay down like so many sheep tons cents, and stretch several miles along the huddled together to keep ourselves warm, and so water-side. The river itself is crossed by a bridge lay to the morning, when we rose stiff and cold, o f boats ; and over it is the only road to Lucknow. with a pretty prospect of the chance of finding our In this plain of the cantonments there were en servants in a camp of 9,000 men. It was useless, trenchments and a fortfor the purpose of protecting and Colonel M—, W—, and F--) who the bridge. It was in order to occupy these and t chummed together, found some good friends in the "preserve this bridge and the communications with officers of the military train, who put us up and Sir Colin Campbell" that General Windham was made us most comfortable till we got our traps the posted at Cawnpore. His post was, therefore, of next day. We then commenced our march, ar- vital importance. How he maintained it we need riving in Cawnpore on the third day, when we found not now inquire. Through the cantonments there is the Gwalior devils in possession of the city, firing a road. Some few miles south-east of Cawnpore round shot and shell into the intrenchment. We this road joins the Grand Trunk Road—which, passed over the river without hurt, and in three passing through that city, unites Delhi, Allahabad, days commenced our march to Allahabad—i.e., and Calcutta—and northward of this junction, but the families, sick and wounded, and Oude civilians. before reaching Cawnpore, is the entrenchment We marched 24 miles each night—ladies and where the late Sir Hugh Wheeler was besieged. children and wounded in hackeries, and the officers This Grand Trunk Road, it should be observed, ou foot or horse. It was miserable and so cold, was the line of retreat for the rescued garrison of going at the rate of two miles per hour. We at Lncknow, and for Sir Colin Campbell himself. Its last arrived, and I again found myself safe and safety was therefore vital. sound, without a scratch, though not quite so fat Now, at dusk on the 28th November, Sir Colin and sleek as I was on leaving. I have not used a crossed the river, and took the command of General razor since June, and many people did not know Windham's troops. On the 29th effectual means me at first. lam a little browned by exposure, were taken to protect the bridge. The same even but now (Dec. 18) am as jolly and fat as ever." ing the crossing began ; but it was not till the even- The following is an extract of a letter from an ing of the 30th that the last cart had passed. The officer of her Majesty's ship Shannon, attached to whole British force being now on the Cawnpore the Naval Brigade, dated Cawnpore, Dec. 3 : side of the Ganges, its position was this :—The "I am at this moment in bed, having been wounded five days ago by a spent grapeshot in my British camp was in the form of a half circle. It stretched from some old Dragoon lines lying some stomach. I was also hit three times in the leg by where near the Ganges and the Fort southwestward, bullets, but they only grazed it, taking away a little across the Grand Trunk Road, and round the pcei skin. The Gwalior force attacked us last Friday, tion occupied by Sir Hugh Wheeler. In short, and I was sent out with two guns, which I was or- Sir Colin's right rested on the right, his front and dared to take a-head of our skirmishers, so we got left covered the Grand Trunk Road, which, as has very well pitched into. My guns were heavy 24- been observed, was his only line of retreat. So he pounder siege guns, and when our army retired they stood the 2d of December. On the 3d, " the con left me in solitary grandeur, getting pitched into by voy, which had given me," says the noble-hearted everything. The guns had been dragged into posi old soldier, "so much anxiety, including the fami tion by bullocks, who, when we tried to get them up lies and half the wounded, was finally despatched," to the guns again to drag them back, galloped off and on the evening of the sth every arrangement to Cawnpore. After I had fired off all my ammuni had been made for a general attack on the enemy tion, and the sepoys had got within 20 yards of us, the next morning. I gave the orders to spikr - '‘ 4 ) guns, and retired, Now it should be observed that the city of Cawn having had one man kills' ' Wady all the men hit. I had been hit three ti %treated to our Pore lay in front of the Briti s h camp. There is a skirmishers, who were 1000. 'te rear, and I canal which runs east and we s t t owards the Ganges, the larger portion of the city beoinwg_otnhietsmnuotritnheeerrns got some volunteers to come ous. _Se ) t obring the side, the smaller portion being units southern side, part of the city guns back. When I got up to the guns I was hit, As early as the 28th ob — umt the fu v te e kh r a y nt evening on which as the d and brought in by a rifleman." The following letter is from a boy of 19 to his mother : lay nearest the British entrenchments. And " Intrencbed Camp, Cawnpore, Dec. 2, 1857. R 'gadier Greathed had about the • "My eliding Mother,—Thank God lam safe and —n o same time ()c -lay the canal in front of the l e i e n P e at o e extent, which,. - 'ed the General Gung, an old b whichSh a ir d Ce been hin ar d r r i i v v e e ci rt bazaar of very well, and through God's mercy I hope to remain so. copied We have had terrible hard work here fighting considerable camp." Thus it sepoys ;we have been at it five days together. The ‘- s ' along the , c h cu e p ay ie s il first day I was on my legs from 4 o'clock in the by the British appears that the on the north side of morning until 6in the evening. We paraded at 4 enemy were the canal ; whilst t o'clock, and after standi ng on para d e f or an h our or the British lay on the so u t h side of the can a l, hav two we marched off 1,500 strong. Nobody knew ing at the sa me time one advanced post, the Gene where we were going to, but I had a dim idea that ral Gung, on the canal itself. we should see service that day, and sure enough we On the 6th December, th e morn i ng of the attack, did. We march e d on c h eer il y enoug h f or two or three t h e e nemy amounted to 25,000 men, and 36 guns. miles, the binds playing now and then in front. There i s n o e stimate of the B r i t i s h force, but it Presently there was a h a lt, th e b au d came to t h e cou ld not in all probability exceed 7,000 or 8,000 rear, and the fighting 88th (Connaught Rangers) men. Of the British artillery it is impossible to came to the front. Whereat there were sundry form any calculation. Those 25,000 had assembled murmurings among the officers of ' ours,' be- f ro m various quarters. The Gwalior men had come cause our right—by seniority—of fighting first was I westward from Calpee, en the Jumeta—a distance thus taken from us. The word is given to ' Ad- of 51 miles —by the road which joining that from vance !' Bang ! goes a heavy gung, and whiz comes Delhi enters the city of Cawnpore on the north. the immense mass of iron over our heads, and lam Nana Sah ib's p eople had come southward fr o m afraid I must plead guilty t o f ee li ng an extraardi- Bithoor d own the Ganges. The rebel can,p was nary sort of sinking in my stomach. On we go, some about two miles from Cawnpore on the Calpee command is given, and the left wing wing of our road. And on the morning of the 6th the mutineers regiment goes away somewhere (I am in the right were thus posted : wing). Bang! again. This time they have the right Tho rebels' right —Bing the British left range, and the grapeshot tears through the column. stretched some way beyond the angle formed by the The word is given, ' Extend into skirmishing order Grand Trunk Road and the Canal. We have already to the left.' Away we go, rushing on all the time ; said that the canal runs thethrough ' we jump over a bank of earth, and a man falls at west towards the Ganges, whilst the Grand Trunk my side. I think, 'Oh, he only tripped up.' I turn, Road runs north-west and parallel to that river. and see the red blood gushing out on to the earth. The canal and the road would therefore form an And now the bullets come round us fast and thick. angle. The British might advance along the road, My spirit flask has the top grazed by a bullet. lam but would be obliged to cross the canal before lost in astonishment that lam not hit. I see thou- closing with the enemy. There were only two sands of red-coated sepoys firing at us, and I get bridges for this Purpose. Such was the enemy's into a rage, and shoat 'Come along, my boys, remem- right.—His centre was in the city of Cawnpore. ber Cawnpore I' but in a feeble voice, trying to fancy He occupied the li -ouses and bazaars which over myself brave, but fail totally in the attempt. We hung the canal. The city is full of narrow lanes— come to a stop at length, and thank goodness for so narrow that in one of them we nearly lost one of it, for I am terribly blown. Here they rally our guns—and the principal streets were carefully the men, and get them together preparatory to tak- barricaded. This centre of the enemy was exactly ing three guns in front. A cheer, a long long heave opposite to the bazaar called the General Gung— of my breath, a clenching of my hands and teeth, the advanced Position occupied by Brigadier Great and away Igo once more into the bullets. ' The lied. This position of the centre, strong as it seems, guns are ours, hurrah!' proved his weakness, for it app ears that between "Three days more something like thi s ; I w ill his centre and his right there was the wall of the not' bother you with the fourth day. The last p a rt town, which separated one portion of his position we bad been skirmishing all day, and towards six from the ether so completely that in case of o'clock the blackguards made a rush, some 4.000 or emergency he had no means of -transferring troops 5,000 of them, to the bridge, which I was defend- fromehis left to his right. Such., then, was his con ing. Then came a fight between 1,500 tired Eng- tre.—His left occupied what is .called the old can lishmen and 5,000 or more of fresh Sepoys, for tonment. This is, no doubt, that portion of the these were the reserve . Th ere are so me 20,000 of ground which lies between the city and the Ganges. them here. Please Gooduess, I hope never to see In its rear, about one mile and a half in a direct such a hailstorm of b u ll e t s aga i n . I s aw men fall line from the British intrenchments, was the Suba on every side of me ; splinters hit me, pieces of dar's Tank. This formed the strength of this part earth from bullets, &0., an d th ere we were o bliged of his position. In front of this the Baptist chapel to stay. Our orders were 'to keep the bridge as stood ; and here it was where Brigadier Wik on lost long as possible ;' the ' keeping' consisted in his life in a gallant but too daring charge. Such standing still while a hurricane of balls passed was his left.—Thus the whole line of the enemy ex through us. I must own here that I lost my pre- tended from the Ganges through the city of anges of the city wall, Cawn sence of mind ; I said the Lord's Prayer, and thought pore and along the canal westward I should never see you, darling, and all my dear which is perpendicul ar to the canal. It should be friends again ; but God (thanks to him for it) has observed, moreover, that the camp of the enemy 4 hith er t o preserve d . W e a ft er some time reloca t ed lay two miles in r ear o f his right, and covered t he into the fort, and defended It until relieved by Sir Calpee road ; above all, it is to be remarked that Colin Campbell. the Calpee road was the line of retreat of the re tt -`.Sleep on th e groun d every n i g ht. I have bels. In short, as Si r C o lin 03. mpbell says, the hard biivnt aem 's centre 1 and rum to live on. I never am able , canal, along which were placed the el. Y to sleep more than three hours at a stretch, but I 1 and right, was the main feature o f i t i, Position ; and the canal could only be passed in the latter direction by two bridges. Now, what was Sir Colin to do ! If he attacked the enemy's left with his right he would have to Ineounter the whole 25,000—he would have to un- cover hill own line of retreat—be would have to fight with his back to the Ganges—and would as- sure the enemy a safe retreat, even if they were do- feated. If he attacked the centre he would haveto cross the canal, and engage in a terrible conflict in narrow streets, with death looking out from every window. The only course left was to attack their right with his left. In so doing his military genius discerned advantage of which he did not neglect to avail himself. He saw that the enemy's right was practically cut off from his centre and left. "The wall of the town," he says, " which gave cover to my attacking columns on my right was an effec tive obstacle to the movement of any portion of the enemy's troops from his left to his right. It appeared to me, therefore," he adds, " tint if his (the enemy's) right was vigorously attacked, it would be driven from its position without assistance coming from other Farts of the line." In short the right of the enemy would be assailed by the whole British force ; it would be overpowered before it could he reinforced ; ;he mutineers in the town would be taken in rear, the enemy's left would be cut off from the rest of the army ; and last, but not least, Sir Colin would obtain possession of the enemy's c amp and hurry them on to a disastrous retreat, with the probable loss of all their camp equipage. His anticipations were fully realised. At 9 o'clock on the morning of the 6th a heavy bombardment was opened from the British entrenchment near the Ganges, east of Cawnpore, so as to induce the enemy to believe that he was to be attacked in that quarter. With characteristic prudence the bag;age was driven down to the river side to avoid the slightest risk of accident. Brigadier Greathed's three regiments were reinforced by the 64th, and he was desired to occupy the General Gung—the Bazaar on the canal, opposite the enemy's centre, as he had done for some days. The rest of the British force—consisting of an artillery brigade, including Capt. Peel's heavy guns, a cavalry brigade under Hope Grant, and three weak infantry brigades under the Hon. A. Hoped, Walpole, and Inglis, of Lucknow—were drawn up in contiguous columns in the plain of the cantonments, and effectually masked from the observation of the enemy. On the morning of the 6th Dec., soon after 11, all was ready. The infantry then deployed in parallel lines fronting the canal. Hope was in advance in one line, Inglis of Lucknow was behind in the second. The cavalry and horse artillery were sent to cross the canal by the bridge a mile and a half to the westward, and to threaten the enemy's rear. Immediately to the left of Briga dier Greathed, who was posted in the General Gung Bazaar, was another bridge across the canal. This was crossed by Brigadier Walpole, aided by Capt. Smith's guns. Keeping along the city wall he drove the enemyfrom some brick kilns. The Sikhs and the 63d did the same on the lefr. The whole line advanced. The daring Peel leads over the canal bridge with a heavy gun, accompanied by Hannaford, a soldier of the 53d. His other guns follow ; and Sir Colin exclaims in amazement, "on this occasion there was the sight beheld of 24-pounder guns advancing with the first line of skirmishers." The whole troops are over the canal. The two parallel red lines are again visible. The enemy are driven back at all points. His camp, two miles in rear, and covering his line of retreat, is reached and taken at 1 o'clock in the afternoon, and his rout is complete along the Calpee road. So fared the Gwalior right. In a word, his line has been cut in two. He has been attacked in detail and has lost the day. But now not a moment was to be thrown away. For 14 miles along the Calpee road the enemy is hotly pursued with cavalry, infantry, and artillery. Sir Colin Campbell believes that not one single gun or cart of ammunition which had been on the right of the enemy's position escaped. But the victory was not yet complete. The left of the enemy was still untouched. Accordingly, as the Commander in-Chief passed the enemy's camp, he left General Mansfield, his chief of the staff, with a detachment to secure the capturedcamp and to take the position of the Subaclar's Tank, which, as we have already described, stood in rear of the enemy's left. By skilful tactics he accomplished his task, and the . same evening saw the Gwalior left in full retreat westward. The centre finding themselves taken in rear and their camp captured, secin to have aban doned the town. Such was the battle of Cawnpore. 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Orders have been issued from the War-office to Maj ir-General Slade, Commandant of the Colches ter camp, to hold in readiness the following officers and men to join their respective regiments in India —43 non-commissioned officers and men of the Ist Regiment of Foot ; 28 of the 44th, under the coin mat id of Lieut. Acklom • 36 men of all ranks of the 3d battalion of the 60th Rifles ; and 60 non-com missioned officers and men of 66th, under Ensign Westropp. In all, 167 men and two officers, making a total ef upwards of 700 men and officers who, from that camp, have joined their regiments on service in India. The above troops are expected to march to-morrow. Their destination will be Madras, and they will be despatched by over land route. Quite a revival has taken place in the number of recruits enlisted within the last fortnight —the majority of those attested being for the Rifle Brigade. The temporary camp at Clacton has been broken up for the winter, and Lan guard Fort, near Harwich, is now used as a station for the instruc tion of the men in musketry. The following officers have joined their respec tive Indian depots at Chatham garrison ;—Col. R. N. Phillips, commanding the 2d Battalion ; Major H. D. Ellis, Ist Battalion •, Capt. A. Wright, to command the depot of the 81st ; and Lieut. G. F. Webster, 19th. Since the reduction of the standard to 5 ft. 3 in. for recruits for those regiments serving iu India, and 5 ft. 4 in. for other infantry regiments, nearly 100 recruits have arrived at Chatham for the pur pose of joining the various Indian depots at that garrison. The number of recruits arrived at Chatham which had fallen off considerably during the p=astfew weeks, is now on the increase, and it is expected that the average number who will join at Chatham for several weeks to come will be up wards of 200 per week. Notwithstanding the large draughts constantly leaving to reinforce the regi ments in India the garrison at Chatham is still very strong, there being upwards of 2,000 non-commis sioned officers and men of regiments of the line. The number of reinforcements now waiting at Chat ham for embarkation is nearly 1,000 officers and men. The late Brigadier-General Wilson, K.H., who was killed at the head of the 64. h Regt. in charg ing the guns at Cawapore, had been nearly half a century in active service. His first commission as ensign bore date Oct. 31, 1809. He commanded the 64th with Havelock's movable column at the defeat of the reb , Is at Oonao and Buseerut Gunge, and commanded the force which attacked and routed a party of rebels at Bithoor on the 18th Oct. last. On Nov. 28, alter charging the guns with his regiment, and spiking two of them, he found himself over whelmed by numbers, and compelled to retire to wards the intrenched camp. He had most gallantly got some of the men together behind a hou,e, where he made a stand for some time. Here he was mor tally wounded. Capt. Bowlby and three men of the 64th then carried him back into the intrenchnients, distant about a mile, under a heavy fire of grape. He was sensible, thanked Capt. Bowlby for stand ing by him, and requested him to write to his - wife and say that he hat died in discharge of his duty. He was buried in the ruins of the church at Cawu- pore. The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company's Royal mail packet Pere is ordered to embark on the 3d inst., at Southampton, the fol lowing detachments for Alexandria, on their way to Madras overland :—From Colchester-43 met' of the Ist battalion of Ist Foot ' • Lieut. G. E. Ack loin and 28 men of the 44th ; 36 men of the 3d bat talion of 60th Rifles ; Ensign R. G. Westropp and 6u men of the 66th. From Aberdeen—Lieut. H. Jameson and 9 men of the 74th. From Fermoy -17 men of the 68th ' • and 34 of the 69th. F rom Ch a tham—Lieut. S. T. Sargent of the 43d. The whole under the command of a field officer. The same company's mail ship Ripon is ordered to embark on the 10th inst. ale following officers and men for the same route and destination : —Lieut.- Col. K. D. M‘Keuzie, °apts. E. C. B. Elphinstone, and W. E. Newall, Lieut. R. B. WE wen, Ensigns A. Eddington and D. B. H. Johnstone, and 240 men of the 92d Foot. Testerday morning the wives and children of the soldiers of the 92d Regiment, who arrived at Ports mouth A few days ago from Gibraltar, embarked in the Irish steam packet for Dublin, The Fairy yacht, Master Commander David N. Welch, arrived at Sheerness, on Saturday from the Thames, having a north-sea pilot on board and despatches for the Curacoa, Capt. T. H. Mason ; the latter proceeded from the Fairy to the Port Admiral's office, and there received orders to pro ceed to Antwerp immediately to act as directed by Admiralty orders. The Curacoa got up steam yes terday, and left Sheerness at 11.15 a.m. The Fairy returned to the river Thames on Saturday. The screw steam-gun vessel Alacrity, Commander Armine Vrodehou' le arrived at Sheerness late on Friday evening last from Devonport, coaled from the coal depot, and lett c n the following day for Gravesend. The Osborne paddle-wheel steam-yacht, Master Commander G. H. K. Bower, completed her coal ing at Sheerness on Saturday, and proceeded for the river Thames. The Valorous steam-frigate, Capt. W. C. Ald ham, completed her coaling at Sheerness, and has left for the river Thames. The Majestic, 80 guns, screw steam-ship is ordered to be taken into the fitting basin at Sheer ness for immediate service. The Royal George, 102, is completely rigged in No. 3 dry dock at Sheer n es s , an d i s t o. be put out of dry dock this day. Rear-Admiral Sir S. Lushington, K. C. 8., who it.w ill be recollected commanded the naval brigade in the Crimea until he obtained flag rank, was on. Saturday appointed to the command of the Bra zilian station in the place of Vice-Admiral Wallis. Mr. A. W. L. Browne has been appointed mate of the Racoon. THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL COMPANY'S S6RVItE. In consequence of the death of Capt. Soy, Capt. Hicks, the late chief officer of the Pera, has been appointed to command that steamer on her next voyage to Alexandria. She leaves with the Calcutta and China mail on Thursday next” It is expected that she will take out between 2)0 and 300 troops, who will proceed overland to Indi I. Capt. So) commanded the Oriental in 1840, when site con veyed the first overland Indian mail from South ampton to Alexandria soon after the practicability of the Red Sea route was demonstrated by Lieut. Waghorn. Capt. Soy was buried on Saturday in Southampton Cemetery, and followed to the grave by the officers, engineers, and crew of the Pera. He was a most careful and successful commander. His anxiety - for the safety of his ship while at sea was unceasing, and passengers who voyaged with him had the most unbounded confidence in his skill and watchfulness. Although Capt. Soy came home on his last trip in almost a dying -state, nothing could prevent him interfering so as to ensure the safe navigation of the Pera and the comfort of the passengers. Had he stuck to his old and compara tively small ship Indus, he would probably have lived a few years longer. The Pera is larger by nearly 1,000 tons than the Indus, and it is past question that these monster steamers increase the wear and tear of both the mind and body of a corn. wander. Capt. Soy was 55 years old when he died. The Ripon, Capt. Powell, wilt leave Southampton for Alexandria on the 11th, and will thus be the pioneer ship of a weekly steam communication be tween Southampton and India. Eighteen years ago a steam-packet communication was first established between England and Inda via Egypt. It was then a monthly communication, and was fortnightly a few years ago. The Ripon, it is expected, wilt take out upwards of 200 troops to proceed overland to India. The Malabar, a new steamer, is expected shortly at Southampton to be placed on the Penin sular line. She will be commanded by Capt. Brad shaw. Very soon, the Peninsular and Oriental Company will have 32 steamers in the India and China seas. o wag b a e r x o p u lc h t , ed th b a y t gitioG ffiaT ener.—folrt Mr. THE ELEar t i h o e H re r t o e a rni ß n the' Martin, writ for the election would have been sent down on Saturday, fourteen days, the period required by law, having elapsed since the official notificatio n o f th e vacancy appeared in the Gazette, but it did ne t arr i ve, and it cant.ot now be received before this (M nday) morning. The nomination will take pined` ou Friday. Under the arrangements we described last week as adopted by Messrs. Wilkinson, Walters, and Doulton for asce ta:niog the mind of the electors, and abating th, dangerou excess of liberal candidates, a ballot bad been taken in the following manner: three cards, on which were written the names of the Liberal candid ,tea, were enclosed in an envelope and addressed to every elector, with a request that be would return tae name of die gentleman to whom he wished to give his support. The cards were all counted up on Thursday in the presence of the candidates, and it was found that Mr. Doulton had the greater number of supporters ; it was conse quently arranged that ho should stand as the liberal candidate, and that the other two gentlemen should retire. There are now three candidates in the field— Mr. Doulton, who represents the lib,ral interest, and Sir H. Rawlinson and Mr. Monson, who come forward as liberal conservatives, and the contest is expected to be a very close ens. RETURN TO Fum TIME.—The Prat= Chronicle of Saturday says We aro lead to iegru tha, Movers lioxrockses, Miller, and Co., who have latel been working four days a week, have given instructions for the whole of their mills to commence mulling full time next - Monday. Considering that this concern employs will be au accepta bl e one ab,)vo 3,000 hands, the change fur all classes.'. Early in November last the cotton-spinning mill of Mr. G. Thwaites, at Euxton, near Chorley, was wholly destroyed by fire. There were suspicious circumstances attending the fire, which caused in quiries to be ins' Anted as to its cause, but leading to no result at the time. The mill was insured in the Manchester office for the sum of 2,6701. It now appears that a person named James Holden, a car der, in the employ of Mr. Thwaites, has made a statement to the effect that his master instigated him to set fire to the mill, and that he was to receive 1001. for the deed. On Wednesday last Mr. Thwaites and Bolden were both apprehended and lodged i❑ the laek-up at Chorley on the above charge On Thursday morning they were brought before Mr. Au,:iu,stus W.-Smethurst, and remanded to Saturday, when they were again brought up. Henderson, policeman, who apprehended Hol den, stated t hat he admitted having set the mill on fire by Mr. Thwaites's desire. Holden said—There was nobody in the office when Mr. Thwaii es told me to set it on fire. He said, " Well, Jemmy, I am losing money ; this place is doing me no good. Could you burn it down ? There has been many a mill burnt down be fore, and if you will do it, and let nobody know, I will give you 100/." I could not help from telling, for I had been so very uneasy, and it has put our folk so much out of the way. I have been away drinking. I told my father what I had done a week or two ago. I got some oil and cotton, and wetted the cotton with oil, and put it among the bobbins in the card.-room, struck a match, and set fire to it. I went into the mill through a window. Mr. Thwaites courted one of my sisters ; he is a married man, and his mistress was so put out of-the way about it that my sister was turned away from the mill. I have worked for Mr. Thwaites ever since the • fire, at 12s. a week. Mr. Thwaites has given me about ' 6/., at 11. and 21. a time, as wages. I have been • watching the place. I have not asked him for 100/. ; 1 have asked him for a trifle, and he has • said that he had not got it. Ido not wish to say any more about it. I have done it. Nobody had ever seen or known anything until I had told of it myself. • Both the prisoners were committed for trial. Country Markets. LEICESTER-JAN. 30. At our corn market wheat sold at a reduction of is per qr. Barley is advance. Oats and beans firm at last day's currencies. But few peas, and Is dearer. GRANTHAII—JAN. 30. Wheat in large supply, and 2s per qr. lower. Malting barley fully as dear ; grinding le dearer. Oats scarce, at last week's rates ; beans unchanged. NOTTINGHAM-JAN. 30. Wheat in better condition to-day, and ihe market ruled drill, at a decline of la to 2s per qr. ; good white samples making 58s. Barley on fair offer, and la lower. In oats and beans no alteration. NORWICH-JAN. 30. There was a fair Supply of wheat to-day, best samples nearly supporting last week's rates, and inferior is lower. A. less supply of barley. Flour a dull sale at 32s per sack from the miller. White wheat, 50s to 54s ; red, 44s to 48s ; barley, 398 to 42a. ; flour, 32a to —s per sack; beans, 42s to 445; pOOO, 44s to 435. DAL KEITH GRAIN MARKET—Jsx._ 28. Qrs. Best. Current. Infelior 670 Wheat 503 (k 1 1171 Oats 27s 6d 22s 46d.......;. 19- Od 938 Barley 32s 6d 26s 9d 74 Peas & beaus 39s Od 36s •8d HADDINGTON GRAIN MARKET—JAN. 29. WHEAT. BARLEY I OATS, I REIS 11._ First sos Od 35i 01 I 29s Od I 404 O d Second 4os 7d 288 10d / 24a ?d j 37 4 d Third 3ls Od 24s Od 119 s 6d 1 34 3 61 Total quantity of wheat in market, 867 qrs., 753 sold IP ~ barley „ 766 qrs., 747 sold ~ . oats ,; 578 qrs., 544 sold IP IP beans fil la qrs., 164 1301 d AVERAGES PER IMPERIAL QIIA.RTER. Wheat, 2/. 0 7 10-12ths 1 Barley, —V. 810 2-12ths Oats, ... 11. 4 2 11-12ths i Beans, .....11. 17 4 11-12t11 ABERDEEN —JAN. 29. Potato oats l9s Od t o 20 s Od Common oats 1 401bs per bushel Bere 23 s Od to 25s Od 1 531bs Barley .... . 23s Od to 25 s Od Wheat, red (spring)3oa Od to 33s Od , white 2Bs Od to 44s Od 621bs „ Oatmeal l ss Od to 1 s N per boll. 1 Flour 3Bs Od to 39s Od per sack. PROVISION MARKET. Beef, per lb ~.,.,.....5d to 8d I p Butter, p lb. 5 —d. to Is 03 Mutton, per lb ... .. .. 5d to 8d I Eggs, doz. Os 8d to Os 91 Lamb, do., Os 5d to Os 8d 1 Hens, p pair 3s Od to 3s Veal, per lb ... 5d to Os 8 i Chickens,do.2s Od to 2s 61 Pork, pe r lb...o s Od to Os Od Docks, do., is 6d to 26 91 Salmon, per lb .... .. . Os Od 1 Ducklings,do2s Od to 2s ° Grouse, pe r b race . .... O s to Os Turkeys, each Os Od to Oi 0 Tallow, p stone, Os to —s 01 Potatoes, pr peck, —d to 1 01 Rabbits, each 7d to Bd. Butter for exportation (present cure) per cwt....86s to 1 0 ' Eggs, wholesale price, per dozen . RETAIL PRICES. flour Flour, 141b....0s Od t o 2s 2d Barley , , f 141b.0s to 1$ AAs a Oatmeal Os Od t o i s 7d dust, . . ... Os to Os lu; Beremeal ....Os Od to is Cd „ per lb 2d"to 2i" 7a Peasemeal... Os Od to 2s 4d Side, Cheese, per imperial stone,.4s. Od. to 4s 6d 4-Ib. 10af...6d. 12-lb. 10af...3d. DUBLIN, JAN. 29. We have again to report an extremely depressed mark e . t _ to-day. Wheat w as 6d l ower than on Tuesday, a nd oa ts and barley. except o f th e b es t qualities, scarcely supported that day's currenci es . I n di an corn h e ld more fi rm ly, and an advance of 6d to is was realised on merely retail trace actions. White wheat, 27a Od to 28s Od ; rod ditto, 24s Od to :l a 6d. ditto new, —s 0d; barley, malting, 14s to 19s Od; gri n ! lug, —s to --s ; oats, old, Ils Od to 14s; ditto, new, .. K „ Od to —s ; oatmeal, 14s t o 15 e Od ; h ere, new, 14s t o Od rapes , d, 23s Od to 25s Od per brl ; halters' flour, 1° :. Od to 20s Od per cwt; Indian corn , 31 s 01 to 33i O d p e r 480 lbs. • Cer e i t N , . 6 - a • p l. t n a n engineer ßeinee b c o i f °nglflg galls D th ß e A s T e li ra l W ß - O s li tea S m t; lying alongside the - American ship Great Republic, bnrtiln su g suffocation , ion i the Victoria Docks, lost his life on Tuesday night 14 % through berth e incautiously ert nd g one oe to a back of /As ti o hient sleep; Another engineer, who slept in the same berth, ne Ar it shared a s i m il ar fate. He was quite insensible, aDu ,, '- was nearly nine hours before he was re.itored. cniSntrigrr. i SIGHT AND HEARIN* -- SMICOFAC I4IB O 7; POWERFUL TILIEICOPIS - OFERA, RACE, AND Pessrear.4.. Giassas. -S. awl s, Solomon% opticians, 39, Atberea*. street, Piccadilly. Observe-opposite the York Hotel, By her MajEstre Royal Letters Patent for valuable and t traordina y improvements in the.most powerful and brilli t 7;„ Telescopes, Camp, R ace - course, Opera, and PerePee eat Glasses, to know the distances. These Telescopes Plo t such extraordinary power that some, three and a-half DO with an extra eye-piece will show distinctly Jupiter's mi d ' it . Saturn's ring, and the double stars ; with the same teleiro can be seen a person's countenaLce three-and-a-half ! l A A. distant and an object from 16 to 20 mile*, For duo w . :r id coat-pocket, and are of larger, and all sizes, with Wren: powers. accordingly. The Royal Exhibition, 1851. -.A. _7 l iet able, newly-invented, very small, powerful, WaistcoatrP",, n d Glass, the size of a wa l nut, b y wh i ch a person can b e w eep known one and a-half mile distant. They answer ever/ P o ./ pose on the Race-course .and at the Opera-houses. Cc in , i tel scenery and ships are c l ear ly seen a t 12 to 14 m iles. ' - se are invaluable for sheeting, deer-stalking, yachting , 0h sportsmen, gentlemen, gamekeepers, and tourists. 0 . , 1 1/01 Gamp, Persp e cti ve , an d R ace - course Gl asses, with won° the powers, - Invaluable preserving Spectacle. Lenses l i r i f ei greatest transparent power. The great advantage " n ee from this invention is, that vision impaired beeoutee faoli served and strengthened and very aged persons are en o " - ,0 to employ their sight at the most minute occupation-- o °lo4 with those lenses of a much loss magnifying porn.- dad, they do not require the frequent change. to 0 1 t exel gerons e ff ects of further p ower f u l ass i s t ance . re, -.0d • can be suited at the mos' rem o t e p ar t o f th e w orld b 7 pd in one of the glasses put of their spectacles in a letter ti stating thadistance from tho eye they can read sta 4ll _,:,, with it, and those who have not made use of spectef.,„,,,w small, new ly-inve n t , Vibrator, an extraordinarily powerful, stating their age. Deafness.-New Discovery.-Thdt tfi tea instrument for deafness, entirely different from all r b li surpassing anything of the kind that has been, or prop: s can, be produced. Being of the same colour as the sk tto not perceptible. It enables deaf persons to hear distinct?. churchand at public assemblies ; the u n pl easan t sena sti°Scla singing noises in the ears is entire'y removed, and it e ff rc o . all the assistance that possibly cou ld bo desi red.-39• marls-street, Piccadilly,- Opposite the York Hotel. W, BIRTHS. th° BUTLER.—;On the 29th tilt., at 26, Brompton-square' wife of Thomas Butler, Esq., of a daughter. CHILD—On the 29th ult., at 1, Regent-place, R eads 136 f Mrs. Wm. Child, of a son. - HEIDEMAN—On the 29th ult., a t 66, I n verness-- tefrOe' . 0 , 44 Kensington-gardens, the wif e o f W . F . H e ideman, ". of a son. LOPES—On the 29th ult., at Maristow, near Fit ac-titb9 Lady Lopes, of a daughter. MARRIAGS. DUTTON---COUSEITS--O n the 2841 nit. , at St. I g '- a ";00 bott's, Ke ns i ng t on, C h arles Morgan , only eon of -noir Dutton, Esq., of B urn t woo d L o d ge , W an dsvie tb o oo o l mon, to Mary E mma, e ld es t d aug ht er o f R. T. ~r Esq., of Hyde-park-gate south. DHS. COLSON—On the 29th uItEAT O/.OO'lY —On Larkhall-lane, Rici,ard Coon, Esq., age ' d 67. GOLDSWORTH the 25th ult., John Geldop or/131' Esq., of Stepney, aged 75. a oodoP GOODDAY—On the 27th ult., the Rev. WM. rector of Stanmnr-cum-Falmer, Sussex, aged ' el Howard, germ ONvoARaDr eaq On t., aged he2t 7hu1.1t., at Greenwich, Alicha 1 g finrn MUNRO —At Muirtown House, Inverness, Gen eral of aged 80. - 15 131413 UNwIN—Oa the 2iith ult., Mr. William Sol e° of Lombard-road, Battersea, aged b 3. , - WAKEFIELD—On the 28th nit., at his residenc e ' iNt tigny-place, Bath-street, City-road, St. Luk er ' Waketteld, aged 69. LONDON : Printed and Published by MURDO of No,. 112, Strand, Prin.tor, at The Sun On ice c i o unif 112, Strand, in the Precinct of the Savolr. 1 12 4" of Middlesex, Monday, February 1, 1858'