The Sun. — London, England, 1857-09-03 00:00:00

VIE INDIAN MUTINIES. THE BATTLE OF AGRA. The following is the copy of a letter received from a pliant young officer of the 3d Europeans : " Ara, July 16. "My dearest Mother, —I wonder whether tbis will ever reach you. I trust it will, as it will tell you that, after a very severe engagement, by the merciful protection of Providence I am well, and have escaped untouched, although my position, like . _ _ _ that of most others, was very critical, and I had Feveralnarrow escapes. My former letters will have told you that every European in India is so far in danger that he must fight for his life, and lucky are those who have to meet their death or escape it in open fight. I know not how the press is depicting our present state in India; but in the North-West we cannot callan inch of ground our own except what we stand on. With small bands of Europeans scattered in isolated positions, and unzble to unite for our mutual protection, we are surrounded by mutinous regiments of infantry and cavalry and batteries of artillery, armed with our weapons, provided with our ammunition, and taught and disciplined by . ourselves. Our difficulties, too, are materially in creased by such numbers of women, and children, and helpless people, whom we cannot leave, as they kilt unsparingly every European and Christian that is unprotected. But I must not dwell on the diffi cult:es which bat) U 3 and retard our success, nor yet on the causes to which we owe our present dis asters. Let me try rather to give you some details about iay first time under fire. Two days before this ac.ion we ascertained, what we had long ex pected, that the Neemuch mu , ineers were at a place 22 miles from us, consisting of the 72d Native In fantry, 7th Gwalior Contingent (infantry), three troops Ist BengalLigh t Cavalry, the cavalry of Unite Malwa Contingent, who joined them at Mehidpoor (killing their 2 officers), and a battery of native horse artillery. Our civil lines were accordingly vacated, the inhabitants withdrawing to the fort, and the Lieut.-Governor went down to live in cantonments. The next day, as the enemy had such a large force of cavalry, and we none, we thought it likely they might send their Sowars (horsemen) to plunder and burn the cantonments; so our detachments were called in to head-quarters. There was also one con tingent (Kotah) which had been marched up from the south-west to our aid, as they were considered loyal and faithful, and amid all these defections had for a month remained true, colecting revenue for us, burning disaffected villages, and hanging muti neers and rebels; so we had brought them in to be ready to go out with us, if necessary, against the Ne much mutineers ; and they were encamped half way between Government-house and our barracks, and a detachment of them relieved me the day before from my post at Govec nmant-house, after the Lieut. - Governor left it. No sooner had I returned to can tonments than a heavy down-pour came on, and we were simultaneously ordered to arms ; out we went and found that the Kotah Contingent (cavalry), as soon ati they had reached their encampment, had fired on their officers and killed their sergcaut-ma- jor ; and after them the infantry and artillery also a nd Sunday, as you will learn from the papers, wits had bolted all but two faithful native gunners, who the fatal day for us. It was Sacrament Sunday, had spiked the guns which they had been obliged and I went to church, but at 12 o'clock up went to leave behind them. We were ordered at once t') the mess-house in flames, and, there being a strong go and capture the guns ; and so this Kotah mu- wind, it was soon burnt down, as well as the bath tiny disconcerted our movements, as we had al- and another bungalow. The Sepoys were then ready received orders to hold ourselves in readiness even crying out ' Here's a tamasha (or row), but to march out that evening to attack t , ..e Neemuch wait and si e the one that will come off to-night.' force. We started forthwith about 7, all drenched But even in the face of this the authorities never to the skin, and got back safe, guns and all, about d ou bt e d th e sa f e ty o f G wa li or . Th e d ay passe d 9. About 10 next day, July 5, the Neemuch force off, and we went to bed as usual, but shortly wss reported on)7 four miles off ; so in less than afterwards we were aroused pretty quickly by the hours we were on the march to meet them, after whole of the troops having risen, and lined all the despatching what, we could of our traps into the roads, with the determination of killing all the fort. About half-way on we halted and served out Europeans they could lay their hands on. We grog to our men, but, hearing the enemy were b ot h got up an d d resse d as qu i c kl y as pos forming, we had to stop in the middle and go ahead. sible, and, putting a bag of money into my bear- As we passed through the village Shaligunge, just er's hands, I mounted my horse to go to my regi outside the civil lines, our men moved onward, men t, telling him to take every care of my poor singing and giving lusty cheers, such as none but wife. What were my feelin g s at this moment I Britons can. We then formed line with half the canno t exac tly d escr ib e , as I knew what I had to battery on each flank, and to protect them, alas ! expect, and yet it was my duty to go and do my we had none but a few volunteers of militia cavalry b es t ; so I went away from my home, which I —composed of officers of mutinied regiments, civi. never saw again. As soon as I got out into the lians, merchants, and writers, all of whom did their road I was joined by M'Kellar and Ryves (12th), best, but with untrained horses, and without cavalry who had just escaped from Jhansi, and we were drill, they were a po it substitute for disciplined regularly hustled down to parade by crowds of t:oepe-s. Besides these volunteer horsemen our Sepoys, who put their arms between our legs and force consisted of seven companies 3d European Re- the saddles, as much as to say, 'Do not attempt to g'ment (three companies amou n ti ng t o 200 men b e - belt.' Before we got 100 yards we sustained three ing our only garr i son t o h o ld th e fort), and one volleys from men not 15 yards off, but were not battery of artillery, commanded by poor D'Oyly, touched. The fourth volley saluted us just as we and s our whole force did not amount to more passed the head of the Grenadier Company, one than 500 men, against God knows how many ball of which shot my poor charger right through thousands of the enemy. They say they bad the heart. He fell dead on me, and I had the 5,000 infantry and fully 1,000 (if not more) greatest difficulty in extricating myself, expecting cavalry, and eight guns, six being of the H Arta.- a bayonet in my back every moment. In getting lery battery. After forming we advanced, and the from under him, I tore off my boot, so proceeded enemy kept retiring, and we continued following t o parade without it, as retreat was hopeless. The till they got to a village, when from behind this first thing I saw almost was pcor Major Blake they seat their first round shot just bang over the lying mortally wounded, shot through the lungs. colours, which, as senior ensign, I was carrying, They said it was useless even to unfasten his coat, and along with it came several musket shots, the but I insisted on it, and did it myself, placing his sharp pinging of which reminded us of the r fle head on my shoulder, and trying to in tke him cempaey:f the 72d, which we had often seen drawn speak ; but it was no good ; the poor fellow was up by our side on the grand parade ground here. dying fast. They made an attempt to carry him We ware ordered to lie down while the artillery to the hospital, we went the other way to try and played on this villag e , i n w hi c h num b ers o f t h e in get round to the rear to escape. All the time we fan try secreted themselves, firing at us from behind were with Blake we were surrounded by hundreds the walls, while their artillery and main army ware of mutineers, but none touched us. After we got planted in the rear of it. They had a very strong into the light cavalry lines the firing was very and cemmanding position, and their rifles did much brisk, and we all thought it was all over with us, executicn, as also the grape which th e y k e pt fi r i ng ' b ut a merc i ful Providence watched over us, and against our guns. We advanced a little, and lay not a ball hit us. Those who were mounted were down again two or three times, when out then able to get off, made a rush for it, crossed the burst their cevelry in such numbers that river, and made straight across the country for they completely surrounded us, and tried to A gra , lea v i ng m e in this delightful predcament. get at our baggage, spare ammunition, &c., but Just at this moment three Sepoys caught hold of our volunteer horseman bravely managed to keep me , and said they would try and save me. They them off. Our small body was then broken up threw off my hat, tore off my trousers and the into three divisions—the main one to attack the remaining boot, covered me as well as they could -village, another to protect our right half battery, w ith my horse cloth, which my groom had and one company with head quarters and colours brought along with us, and, putting me between to defend the left half battery, where, of course, I the two, the third walked in front, and what to. was ; and being just in front of th e v ill age we were tweenknocking up one man's musket whose exposed to the fire of these riflemen, hidden be- bayonet was just at my back and declaring I was hind mud walls. Soon after we were in position one of their wives, we got through all the sentries one of our gun carriages took fire, and when we and crossed the river. They then wanted me to came up it was in full blaze, one of our tumbrils make the best of.my way off, saying that the chances having been blown up. Just after this we saw the were ten to one that my wife was kil'ed by that cavalry again coming down upon us, so we faced time, but I told them plainly I would not try to about, and the cowardly wretches, instead of charg- escape without her. After a great deal of persuad ing full at us, swerved and galloped past, we the ing they toak me down the banks of the river (the meanwhile letting a volley into them. Oh ! opposite side of which was regularly lined with it was a fine sight to see them rolling, over sentries to prevent escape) till we came opposite our off their horses. In the village they had very house, whore they set me down, and one man said, sharp work, and the severest loss in charging ' Now I will go and bring your wife to you if she up it ; the first volley knocked over our major, is alive ;' so off he went,land after about 20 minutes be was wounded in the foot, and his horse of the most agonising suspense, dear M— and I received three balls and fell over upon and injured met again. But how ? As beggars, turned out of his head. When our brave boys were well into the house and home, and without a farthing in the village they dealt destruction on all sides, and the world—no clothes but those on our backs—and in enemy, after a faint resistance, fled in confusion. this plight' we commenced our journey, deeply They were drawing off in full force, when an un- thankful for our escape, but in despair at le tying lucky shot of theirs exploded another of our ammu- our homes and the little things that made it dear nition waggons, and on seeing this they set up ato us—all your likenesses hung up, our nice hooks, loud clamour and rallied for awhile ; however, we my dear old violin, and all our plate, glass, clothes, went on firing till we had expended all our gun papers, even our money and letters—everything ' ammunition which had not been blown up, and we bad in the world. My own guard at the house then, being helpless, we had to burn the village, robbed the bearer of 'the money I gave him to do form up our force, and retreat. The want of am- what he could for M—; her watch and chain, munition was most unfortunate for us, as the which she had in her hand, were taken from tier enemy were getting short of it, too, and had begun also. I must say the three sepoys with us behaved firing pice (farthings) and bits of stone, so that a few splendidly. seeing poor M— was unable to walk, mere rounds would have given us a decided vie- they tied my horsecloth in a sort of bag fashion on tory, instead of leaving it a half-and-half business) to a musket, put her into it; and placing the butt but such are the chances of war. an d muzzle on their shouldeTs - carried her in this " About the middleoftheaction, whichlastedone way seven miles, till we reached the Residency, by hourand three quarters, poor D'Oyl e y was wounded which time I could hardly put my feet to the by a grape shot in the right side. His horse was ground, from walking barefoot over the thorny shot under him very early, and he was stooping ground. On arriving there we met three other down putting his shoulder to the wheel to ex ri- people just escaped, and I gotanelephant, on which cate one of his guns when he was wounded, poor we all mounted, intending to seek further protec fellow, dangerously. He was brought in, and after tion in the Lusbkur with the Maharajah, where lingering in great pain 28 hours he died on the , lots of people had gone ; but before we had got eveng of the 6th. He was much beloved by all, half a mile we met nearly a dozen carriages, all in and truly sorr y were we t o l ose at such a time so full gallop, accompanied by the body guard, in full good an officer and so nice and, kind and gentle- retreat back to the Residency. Well, we went manly a fellow. When wounded lie sat down on , bout ship' in less than no time, and a party of one of the guns and went on giving his orders, till Sowers were left with us, and we seen after arrived, amtiil,rit the th e pa i n was t oo muc h f or hi m, an d h e where mutual congratulations were exchange), and , 'M t they have done for me now ! Put a in half-an-hour we were all provided with carriages stoue over ray grave, and say I died fighting my and set off to Agra. By about ,2 o'clock we reached guns.' brought in 1 1-. had manyfriends ; and after he was the first stage bungalow, where we alighted, and to t ° 3 •Pt. Machell'e, a brother officer's soon after got a bit of chappattie (or native bread) house, he had rug him, as also his three ladies constantly attend- and a little water, and after some hours we resumed Thei s n u e b i al t t d ern (young Griffin), and . our journey, which was one continued series of other friends. after we came in I alarms, with'hunger and discomforts, till we arrived went to see him, but h e a _y was hardly conscious, at Dhotepore, from whence we were provided with though he still spoke in his -.13 own kind gentlemanly native carts (f. r the ladies to ride in) and elephants, way. to make the best of our way into Agra (36 miles). "But to revert to the sequel of th(Sla ttl a e. Dur- Poor M— kept up bravely, but we were so dead the enemy followed ti e • .. • t ing our retreat , with : one gun asleep that we could hardly keep on the elephant ; city, and the cavalry ali the way into the were upon but the beast's broad back prevented our falling off. both our flanks as long as we were in Op en retch ground, By daylight we reached the Political's, Major Mac but took care not to come within .of the fort phersen's w h ere al— was so exhausted that he last shot fired from this g un (which m . , guns. The very est kindly sent her on in his carriage with his r left they could move abo u t) siste • appears was the onlyand they soon reached Agra where after and killed two men in som e came just over the colours,.time she recovered, and has been getting br4t 'dertain if their ea- ter ee • front of me. And one thing is , . ever since. Mrs Polwhele sent her some luck they might have clothes, an d I valry had had one grain of p . a t ' from Frez of the 44th ; One time, towards and in a few says we some r , cut us up almost to a man. ays we got a quota of our pay, which them gal- was to last us • the close of the action, some dozen of with a precious long time. We have now was , a room in the loped in actu illy between the company I fort, and I am appointed Superin tendent of tl and the guns we were protecting, and cut down SO- I st division of the Commissariat. We are 7 000 -le veral of our volunteer horsemen ;we h a d to form , peopl e in the fort, all living in gun ourd sheds and casemates ;th e • company into three sides of a square and stanappearance of the interior till they came at us, but they never did. Our loss ,is amusing, and the street s are nani l se_ . We have was very great--30killed, and 3 officers and 62 men Regent, Oxford, Quadrant, 13inlington and Ours is Traf-1 • ' Low wounded, of whom 8 have since died, and 2 others ' ther Arcade. . A g r-3quare, Nos. 48 of sunstroke to-day. Therartilleryhardly lebeee all that l 1 lost 3 killed and ' and 49. I can . has rappeued 17 won:soled, among wh om were 2 officers , poor to us, but I trust all will so. - ,n ke over now, and • 1 . THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY E_VENING, SEPTEMBER a D'Oyly (since dead) and Captain Lamb, whose reco: very is most doubtful. Of the militia andvolunt, e-s 6 were killed and 18 wounded, of whom 8 were offi cers and civilians. Total loss—Killed or died of wounds, 51; wounded, 90 ; out of about 500 en gaged. Is not this a bloody action for our first essay ? The enemy's loss is said by themselves to have been over 500, and we spiked one of their guns. Fancy, in the village the women loaded the men's muskets and handed them to the men to fire. Soon after we returned to the fort the whole of the bungalows (houses) were in flames. and a grand sight it was, too. The enemy, we hear expected we had had gone back for ammunition and were coming out against them next day, and so off they bolted and went in the direction of Muttra, and never came on here at all ; it was our owu servants and blackguards in Agra who plun dered all the houses and fired them. Numbers have lost everything they bad in the world, even to their everyday kit, which their servants de camped with, when on the sth they were told to take them into the fort. My servants, happily, have behaved well ; my kidmutgar accompanied me to the field of action and stuck to me all through, and my bearer brought my bed and traps safe, and I hal a pillow, &c., to rest my weary limbs on that night. For the first three days after the action we were badly off, as nearly all the servants had bolted, but after that they began to drop in back again. I have, indeed, much cause for thank fulness to be comparatively so well off, with some thing saved, my servants at hand, and above all, a strong healthy frame, unimpaired by hard work and by God's mercy uninjured by the enemy. May I be spared to fight my country's battles, to execute just judgments on those ungrate• ful murderous traitors ! I hid two remarkably narrow escapes ; one was a rifle ball which just struck the ground at my feet, the other o-curred while I was stooping down to get a drink of filthy water hard by, when four rifle shots entered the ground close behind me, one of them whizzing past my left ear, a precious sight too close. We are all now in the fort, and no danger in prospect at pre sent ; all our enemies far away, and we making every preparation against the worst ; plenty of hard work. Sind us lots of Englishmen, that we may have a good winter campaign. "E. B." The following is from an officer in command at Agra : "Agra Fort, July 16. "It is with great thankfulness and sincere de light I once more sit down to write to my beloved parents. I scarcely know when I wrote last, or how to begin the little history I hope to send off to day. I think shortly after my last it was that, our second in command being sick, I was ordered out from Gwalior, with two companies of my regi ment and a squadron of cavalry to take away 4,\- lac 3 of treasure from a detachment of the 53d, who were supposed to be mutinously inclined. Well, off I went, and in due course got the tre'sure without fighting for it, and brought it into the pre *sidency all right. All this time our own regiment was almost in open mutiny, and no one ever ex pected (so they told me afterwards) to see me re turn again. This was only the Friday morning, the heartless murderers of women and children strung up by dozens." DELHI. The following is from an officer in command be fore Delbi " Camp before Delhi, June 23. " This was the 100th anniversary of the battle of Plassey, and the Pundits pronounced our fall this day (so it is said). It wal likewise the fir,t day of the new moon—a favourable omen for Mussulmans, and also the Ruth Juttra, a great day for the Hin doos. Fighting began with daylight, and very for tunately the bridges over the canals had been blown up during the night, which prevented the enemy getting guns across and attacking us in the rear. 0— with bis troop, some Sikhs, and a few Euro peans, was escorting a large convoy of supplies. I was sent out with my troop rand a squadron ( f Lancers to protect him. The heat was intense. You may fancy setting out on the bare plains on the 23d of J une "Young B-, of the Lancers, caught three niggers who pretended to be ryots. but they were more probably spies. I could elicit little from them. "It was now near 11 a.m. I heard firing, and instantly advanced to 0-'s support. Some in fantry and cavalry were harassing his rear, but two shots from his guns knocked over eight brutes, and they dispersed. I formed in his rear, and, after seeing every scrap of baggage safe into camp, went and reported the same. I got to my tents by 12, and was ordered to keep horses harnessed and men ready to turn out. I sent horses to wafer and then harnessed in again. All this time there was the hardest fighting going on on our right and in front, the whole of the gardens of the Subzee Mundee being strongly occupied by the evening. "June 27. " Of course all England is now in an uproar, and though every living soul here may be murdered vengeance will follow. Such an army must now be en, route as could reconquer the country from Cal cutta to Peshawur. Ht-nceforth, perhaps, Chris tians, Mehturs, and Choomars* will be considered as best entitled to the highest posts in'the laud, and the curse of God may be removed from us for sup porting idolatry, and giving the highest instead of the lowest consideration to Brahmins and Mus,ul - Oh that reinforcements could come by rail, We get no news from below Delhi except via, Bombay. "June 28. "Reinforcements came in this morning of about 1,000 men, and there are some few more in tie rearwith stores. The heavy rain may have soaked some, but it has proved a great hlessiny, laid the dust, and now, at 2 p.m., the thermometer, instead of being 106, is just over 86. There is no firing going on, and the day being Sunday it seems more like a day of repusa and calm than I eau remem ber for a long time. " June 30. " An attack this morning, but our forces having been augmented we were able to put a picket in the Subzee Mundee. The mutineers found it a very different thing di-lodging our troops from simply walking into the Subzee Mundee unopposed, and leaving us to drive them from their strong cover. The consequence was that the attack was feeble and of short duration. force went at 4 p.m. to seize some guns iu position at the Eedgah. Not a gun was seen nor an enemy. This night Fused quietly. " July 1. " The Gist came in with band playing. It is, I fancy, the only regiment in camp which has a band. "Received orders at midnight to send out two guns to escort in Coke'a Punjab Irregulars at day break. "July 3. "All quiet yesterday. There are in Coke's corps a great many 'Poorbeas' or Hindostinees ; ene of these brutes, a Subandar, tried hard to petsuad-1 the whole regiment to murder their officers, and go over to D Ihi, sayidg it was God's will the Feting hee ' R ' t should cease. The Pathan in= stantly reported the conspiracy to Coke. The Subandar and Duffardar and one other man were hange 1 last evening. The Poorbeas in tLe regi ment were disarmed, and are, I believe, to be paid up to-day, and kicked out of camp. "There was heavy rain la=t night. Everything arranged to storm Delhi, only we did not storm it ! All countermanded again ! "July 7. "Under arms at daybreak. Attackexpected ;it has not come off. , " July 9. " Heavy rain this morning. Attack expected. At 9 a m., none having taken place, we went to breakfast, and bad not long turned in when the alarm sounded. The enemy's cavalry, joined by some of our own 9th Irregulars, were sweep'ng through our camp. It was a bold stroke They tried to carry off the Native Horse Artillery with them, failed and retreated. It was pouring with lain all day long, and we were under arms fur hours in the rain after everything was over. Now I suppose the Irregular Cavalry will be disarmed and turned out of camp. _ "July 10. "A court of inquiry is sitting on the Oils I. C. business. It appears that the enemy deceived everybody, by advancing as friends, and pretending they were the 9th. In fact, on the road, close to my tent, a large force formed up quietly, and when Hodgson, of the Guide Corps, rode up, and asked who they were, the men, finding our whole camp under arms, quietly said 'We are the 9th Irregulars ; go and bring up the rest of your regiment ; the enemy is in front ;' and thus walked slowly to the bridge leading out of our camp, then made a rush, and bolted. It was a bold thing to do but resulted in nothing. Young Hills, of the Artillery, a sub in Harry Tombs's troop, had received a sabre wound, and was just being cut down when Harry shot the troop(); with his revolver, and then ran another man through with his sword. " The Subzee Mundee was then swept through by our troops, and some 200 of the enemy killed, and many wounded ; and, though a day of most hard fighting, resulted, as usual, in our comp!ete success. We have now beaten them in the morning, daytime, in the evening, in the heat of the sun, and the wet, which Blackey notes, and they have never yet gained anything by any of their en counters. They must begin to feel that our Raj is not yet over. But how Ido wish . we could get some intelligence from below, to know Whether we have got hold of the China force yet, and also what troops are coming up ; there must be some. As this letter must go round by Lahore, and through Mooltan, I don't know how many days it will take ; so 1 think, it we ara left in quiet to-morrow morn ing, I may its well post it. "July 11. "The enemy turned out in force last evenir“, expecting an attack from us. We, of course, were instantly under arms. It was raining hard and resul'ed in both sides turning in—thA is, the enemy went back and we therefo-e turned in again. Th 'se frequent attacks, though always resulting in our sue cess, put some of our men hors de combat. We must have enormous re'nforcements from England if we are to hold India, and, in spite of peacemong ra and economists, the country must be held as it was won—by the sword." The following letter is from an engineer : " Camp before Delhi, July 12. • Cholera, lam sorry to say, i s i n the camp, and I write this by the side of what I fear may be the d( athbed of an excellent fellow of my regiment. I have been with him all night, and Ile appears het ter now, so he may survive it, but cholera just now is very deadly. . . . I must tell you of a noble action of Hills, of the Artillery. He was in my term at Addiscombe, and one of my best friends. Three days ago he was on the picket with his two horse artillery guns, when the alarm was sounded and an order sent him to advance, given under the impression that the enemy were at some distance. He was supported by a body of Carbineors, 80, I believe, in number. He advanced about 100 yird-., while is guns were being limbered up to f , Ilow, and suddenly came on about 120 of the enemy's cavalry close on him. Disgraceful to . say, the Car bineers turned and bolted. His guns being lim bered up he could do nothing, but rather than fly he himself. He fir e d f our b arre l s o f and killed two men, th row i ng th e c h l i i s ar r g e e v d o t l h v e er m by empty pistol in the face of another, and knocking him off his horse. Two horsemen then ehirged full tilt at him and and rolled him and his horse over. He got up with no weapons, and seeing a man on foot commg to, cut him down, rushed at him, go inside his sword, and hit him full in the face with his fist. At that moment he was cut down from behind, and a s concl blow would have done fur bi , n, Lad not Tombs, his captain, the finest fellow in the service (who had been in his tent when the row tcgan), arrived at the critical moment and shot his assailant. Hills was able to walk home, though his wound was severe, and on the road Tombs saved his life once more, by sticking another man who attacked him. If they don't both get the Victoria Cross it won't be worth having. . . . You will be glad to hear I have been thanked by the Commander-in- Chief in brigade orders about a battery which is now named after me. " I hopo we shall assault before I write ag Directly we do so the place is ours." MEERUT. The following a letter from an officer's wife, who, with her husband and children, escaped from Delhi on the 11th of May " Camp, MirrO, July 8 and 10. " If you could see me at this mo' h nent writing " * Sweepers and chueleers (the lowed., of lh j castes;." t Raj —rule." you would be rather surprised. We have been driven out of tents by the rains coming on, and have got some comfortable quarters in a large open building with large arches all round, but no doors ; it is, I believe, a place for guns. We have got a str'p in the centre, with a kind of matting put up three quarters of the way to the roof on each side fur the walls, cn the other side of which, on one side, at e about 50 artillerymen, and the other side is an office. We look up Du our abode as quite a palace, having it to eurselvts, instead of one corner of a room in which are many other persons allotted to us. The rain is pouring down at this minute and running down the wills inside in plenty of places, but that is nothing William and the children are all in their beds fast asleep, but lam aft.: id of he 1t i wi . h my letter to-morrow, and so am writing now. I did nut tell you, I think, that we have lost everything we hal. On that dreadful morning —the 11th of May—Wm. had duty in the city, and left home in a hurry, hearing that something was going wrong. He re turned shortly, but only to tell me that every offi cer with him had been kided in a few minutes. He was saved, humanly speaking, by two guns waking their appearance through the city gat e a t th e mo ment of time, at sight of which the wretches turtie I and galloped cff. Re left me a g ain i n 5 m i nu t e s to return to Delhi with the regiment for which he had b: en sent. We parted then with little hope of meeting again, and, having no one t o consu lt withwhattode, I ordered the carriage, in order to go to our maser's house, close by, to see what his wife was going . to do. I put all the children into it that we might not be separated by any chance, fully intending to return in a few minutes, but at our gate I fell in with nearly all the ladies in the station in their carriages going up with a regi ment to a small tower on a hill in the station. I was made to follow in the procession, and thus we took leave of our comfortable home and all it contained. That night e v er y h ouse was plun dered of everything in it, and then burnt to the ground, and of all our poor servants we have tot since been able to hear a word; four came with us —those who left the house both with myself and with William—but of the rest we know nothing, and I have many fe ire as to what became of them, as if all had been right I feel sure that they would have followed us in some way, several of them hav ing been with us ever since we came out. Our coachman and children's ayah set off to Delhi three days ago, dressing themselves as beggars, in order to make some inquiries about their families. We begged them not to enter Delhi, and tkey promised not to do so. Should they do so they will he almost sure to be killed ; they will return to us in a few days, we hope. "To return to the 11th of May. We all (which means almost every European about the place) re mained in the small tower which I mentioned all that day, but, it being evident towards . the even ing that there was no chance of our lives there, hearing that the brutes were coming to murder us all as soon as they had refreshed themselves after their other murderous deeds, we all left in car riages, on horseback, on foot, or any means that presented themselves, and, taking any road that parties thought the best, we arrived the next even ing at Meerut in company with some others, h ,v -ing come the whole distance with our own poor horses, only stopping day or night to bait for an hour or two here and there. We little thought, on making for this place by cross country roads that we should find it much in the:same state as where we had lefr, but so it was—houses burnt and burning met our disappointed eyes, an dj ust as it was dark we had to drive through one of the worst and most dangerous parts of Meerut. The mutineers were stan hug about iu groups where there had been fighting up to 12 o'clock that very day, but through the mercy of God no attempted to touch us, and at last we arrived at a mess-house, where the officers came out (it was then quite dark) and gave us up a house belonging to one of them close by, and sent us everything we so much needed besides, telling us that wo had had a wonderoil escape in cowing through Meerut as we had dune, and expressing great surprise. The samo work had gone on here as at Delhi—ladi s and children murdered alike with the officers." very badly, remain in hospital. The moment - beard of it he started off for Pindee io offer his services for the wounded, and he was sent off at once to Jhelum io a det"< at Government expense, I had the happineQc of - tear g from him this morning, telling me be woutl arrive at Jhelum at 2 o'clock r.rn., on the llub, and was going day and night, and suffering from terrible heat. I trust the Lord will protect him, but these are terrible times. " Ti ere was a slight brush at Pindee also on the 7th, when 58th Native Infantry and 200 of the 14th Native Infantry stationed there were disarmed. Same of the Sepoys fired and then took to their heels. Only one officer was wounded in pursuing them, and they were all cap tu. ed. " The 46th Native Infantry at Sealkote mutinied on the 9th, and I regret to say, murdered several officers. They, however, protected the ladies and children, and some Sahibs saw them safe into the fort. Then the re giment took carriages, buggies, &a., and off they started with their arms down country. Colonel Brown, with nil the available (H.M.) 24tH which were at Jhelum, has st xrted for Wuzerabad to try and intercept these wretches of the 14th Native Infantry. More of her Majesty's 24th started last night from Pindee for Jhelum." RAIL WAY INTELLIGENCE. LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE. The half-yearly meeting was held yeAerday at Manchester—Mr. H. W. Wickham, M.P., the Chairman of the directors, presiding. An abstract of the half-yearly report and state ment of accounts has already appeared in The thin. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report, was glad to be able to congratulate the shareholders on the increase of traffic, which Ind amounted to 40,6651. on the Lancashire and York shire line proper. Of this sum 25,5621. was in passengers, and 13,5481. in good?. The increase in . goods had not come up to the expectations of the directors, but was nevertheless considerable; while the increase in passedgers had been a most notice able feature in the traffic since the commencement of 1856, previous to which there had been no in crease in this department during several years. During the last half-year the increase had ben general over the whole of this comp iny's lines, and very little of it was attiibutible to the Art Trea sures Exhibition. The tot increase in working expenses was 20,4421. —(hear, hear)— of which 4,0001. was expended in repair and as ientenarice of locomotive stock, 2,113/. in the coaching depart meet, 5,9591. in the merchandise department, 5,8391. in maintenance of the line, and 1,5001. in law expenses incurred in opposing the Blackburn Company's proposed extension to Manchester, and the Great Northern Com pany's Doncas ter and Wake field line, the opposition having been in l9oth cases successful. The increase in working expenses would have been neucli larger had not the strictest exono my been exercised, and was attributable to the great increase of traffic. The saving in consumption of coke, oil, and tallow, as compared with 1852, was nearly 10,0001 , while each locomotive was earning nearly one-third more than at that period. Since January, 1854, 481 miles of sidings had been added at the different stations. The directors had offered to the Blackburn Company such terms as they con sidered highly advantageous to that company, in order to settle the disputes between them, but the offer had not been accepted. By al arrangement just concluded, this company's payment to the Sheffield and Barnsley Company would in future be at the rate of 13,5001. per annum. The ar rangements for a lease of the Aire and Caller Canal by this company and the North Eastern were on the point of completion, the measure being now of the more import muce to this company, owing to the unhappy quarrel among some neighbouring companies. Tue directors would have been gla I to defer the question of a new line from Oldham to Rochdale, but the inhabitants of the district were very pressing in the matter, and a survey had be-n ordered with a view to the adoption of whatever rout seemed most advantageous to the greatest amount of population. So far as experience had shown, there was every reason to be satisfied with the agreement with the East Lancashire Company, sanctioned at the last half-yearly ,meeting. It was proposed in future to hold the half-yearly meeings of this company ou the third Wednesday in Feb. and the third Wednesday in August, and to make the dividends payable on the Ist of March and the Ist of September. (Hear, hear ) Mr. STUART seconded the motion. The motion was carried unanimously ; as were also a resolution declaring a dividend of 21. 10s. per 1001. stock for the half-year and the various pre ference dividends, all payable on the 15th instant, and a subsequent resolution, authorising the direc tors to oppose all bills in Parliament prejudicial to the interest of the company. The prJceedings concluded with a vote of thanks to the chairman. FOREST OF DE&N CENTRAL. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held at Newnham on Monday. Mr. J. Teague pre.-ided. The directors in their report congratulate the shareholders upon the actual commencement of the works. They state that no hindrance to the vigor cus prosecution of this railway can be relsonably feared, and it only remains for the shareliollers to respond to the calls as they may from time to time be made to insure the rapid completion of this un dertaking. It will now be necessary that the call of 2/. per share due in April last should at once be an swered by those shareholders who have not already done so ; and this, together with the amount now in hand, will provides balance sufficient to meet, the payments that must necessarily be made fur some time to come. The sanction and support promised by the Office of Woods in respect of the lands in Dean Forest have been fully accorded. The mcs sity of the line being speedily finished becomes d a y by day more apparent ; the works on the course of the line now in progress will of themselves be suf ficient to pay a handsome dividend immediately , the line can be opened for traffic ; and the prospec tive supply of minerals and other products of the district will realise the most sanguine expectations formed in respect of the value of the Forest of Dean Central Railway. The report was adopted, and the meeting sepa rated. EDINBURGH AND GLASGOW. On Tuesday the half-yearly meeting of thii com pmy was held in Glasgow—Mr. P. Blackburn, M.P., in the chair. The report was adoptei, and a dividend at the rate of 3 per cent. per annum declared on the ordi nary stock, and of 5 per cent. per annum on the preference stock. It was also agreed to consolidate the Stirlingrthire Midland Junction Railway paid-up shares into a general capital stock. The much-disputed question at issue between the Edinburgh and Glasgow and the Stirling and Dun fermline Companies, as to whether the Act of Par liament imposed a limit or not on the sum on which the former - might be called to payinterest, was then discussed. Mr. SWANWICK, of Manchester, moved a resolu tion, to the effect th , ,.t the Edinburgh and Gltsgow Company should acquiesce in the decision of the con! ts of law. Mr. A. PATON seconded this motion. Mr. HARPER moved as an amendment, that the whole matter be remitted to a committee, consist.- in. - of three shareholders and two directors, to me:l with a similar committee cu the part of the other comp thy. The amendment wag carried by 18 to 15. It was then agreed to adjourn the meeting for the pur pose of msking up the votes by proxy as held by both parties. Dr. COWAN then proposed a motion that steps should be taken for an amalgamation between the two companies as the most effectual means of putting a stop to litigation. This motion was adjourned till next day. DUNDEE, PERTH, AND ABERDEEN JUNCTION. The h•}lf-yearly meeting of this company was held on Saturday at Dundee ; Lord Kiunaird iu the chair. The report stated that the receipts on the Dun dee and Perth line during the half-year amounted to 23,7021., and the surplus from the Dundee and Newtyle lino to 4301., making-, with 8401., the balance from the last account, 24,936/. From this 9,5351. was deducted f or working expanses, 5,1311. forinterest on loans, and 1,0711. for rents, poor rates, &c., mak ing t oge th er 15,683/., and leaving an available sum of 9,253/. Out of this the direc tors proposed 6,4591. for dividend on the preference shires,. and 2,7931. for dividend on the ordinary shares, which, at the rate of 1 per cent. per an num, or per cent. above the dividend declared at the corresponding period of last year, left a balance of 1721. The average rate of interest on the de- Lenture debt appeared to be 41. 17s. per cent. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report, sai t he thought they ought to he -satisfied with the gradual progress of the traffic. There had keen a considerable increase in the local traffic, although the general increase had not been great ; i;u . they should bear in mind that, as the origin il capital of the company did not exceed 300,0001., any small increase of traffic, after paying the prefe rence charges, would go to increase the dividend of the original shareholders. Since the accounts had tient closed the revenue had shown an increase of 1.001. a week over the corresponding period of the previous year. Mr. KENNEDY seconded the motion for the adoption of the rep(xt, which, after some opposition from Ur, HUNTER, was carried. The dividends 1867 RAILWAY PASSENGERS ASSURANCE. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held yesterday at the offices Old Broad-street ; Mr. J. Clay, M-P., in the chair. Mr. - Arian, t'he secretary, read the report, which stated that the total amount of income received and due for the half-year ending 30th of June last was 8,555 g., including 2,9211. for premiums on railway assurance, and 5,6341. on general accident assuranc The total zmount of income in the corresponding p2riod of 1856 was 5,9771., showing an increase of 43 per cent. fur the half-year ending June, 1857. The actual receipts for premiums of insurance amounted to 7.6551., which, added to balance from last account and the interest on investments, made 10,4561. to the credit of revenue. The disburse ments, comprising the usual working expenses, and 2,9411. as compensation, amounted to 7,3631., leav ing a balance of 3,1931., which, with the amount due from the clearing-house and agents, completed the sum of 4,0931., from which the directors pro posed the payment of interest upon the paid-up capital at the rate of 4 per cent. per annum, free of income-tax, the balance being reserved to meet the customary charges and liabilities. In the seri ous accident on the North Kent Railway, on the 28th of June last, but one gentleman holding a railway insurance ticket was injured, and that very slightly. Several claims have, however, resulte I from the numerous railway acc id en t s that have since occurred ; among them, three from the mei dwit near Redo rd, on the 13th of August. Every claim during the half-year had been settled to the satisfaction of the assured without dispute or litiga tion. The total amount paid as compensation for 27 fatal accidents and 718 cases of personal injury from the commencement to June, 1857, was 25,660/. On the motion for the adoption of the report a discussion ensue], in the course of which Mr. L. Stevens recommended the directors to exp( nd 3,0001. a year, in..vead. of 1,5001., in advertising. The report was adopted and the meeting separated. LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN RAlLWAY.—Traffic return for the week ending Aug. 30, 1857-270,131 0 0 Corresponding week last year GREAT NORTHERN RAlLWAY.—Traffic return for the week ending Aug. 23, 1857 £24,596 10 1 Corresponding week last year CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAlLWAY.—Traffic return fc r the week ending Aug. 30, 1857 £6,985 0 0 Corresponding week last year 6,823 0 0 LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAlLWAY.—Traffic re turn for the week ending Aug. 30, 1857 ...,t28,891 7 8 Corresponding week last year 25,273 11 8 CORK AND BANDON RAILWAY.--Traffic return for the week ending Aug. 29, 1857... ...... £276 1 0 Corresponding week last year 205 11 4 SPOR,TING INTELLIGENCE. WARWICK RACES-WEDNESDAY, The Shorts Handicap of 3 soya each, with 25 added Winners after the declaration of the weights 51b extra. 5 furlongs. (19 subs.) Mr. T. Walker's Oltenitza by Flying Dutchman, 4 yrs, Bst 21b (Aldcroft) 1 Mr. Parker's Blue Rock, 4 yrs, 6,it 41b (Adams) 2 Mr. La Mert's Maggie Lauder, 2 yrs, 6st 71b ...(Bray) 3 The foil i wing also ran :—Yailer Gal, Lady Aia:ree, Mountain Nymph Repute, and Archibald. Betting—Even on Blue Rock, 9 to 2 agst Yager Gal, 6to 1 aft ' st Oltenitza. Won by a length and a half. Blue Rock, who got badly off, finished a neck in advance of the third. Repute waq fourth, about two lengths behind Maggie Lauder ; Yeller Gal was fifth. The Queen's Plate, of 100 guineas. Three-yr-olds Bst 21b ; four, 9st 4lb ; five, 9st 91b ; six and aged, 9st 111 b. (Two miles.) Mr. T. Parr's Fisherman, 4 yra (Wells) 1 Mr. Wilkin's Oakball, 3 yrs (D. Hughes) 2 Betting-5 to 2on Fisherman, who made alt the run ning, and won by a length arid a half. The Racing Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 25 added ; for 2-yr-olds and upwards. Optional belling weights, &c. 5 furlongs. (6 subs.) Mr. T. Cliff's Amorous Boy, 3 yrs (301.), 7st 21b (D. Hughes) 1 Mr. Copeland's Salmon, 4 yrA (301.), 7:,t 13. b (A.ldcroft) 2 Mr. J. Merry's Cock 01 the _North, 5 yrs (301), 8 ,t 2 (Cuilmar•) 3 Mr. Parker's Terpsicore filly, 2 yrs (301.), sst 410 (Adam-) 4 Mr. Barber's Nelly, 2 yrs (301.), sst 4ib...(Pritchard) 5 Mr. Rose's Augusta, 3 yrs (301,), 7st 21b (Prior) 6 Bitting-7 to 4 agst Terpsicore filly, 4 to 1 agst Cock of the North, 5 to 1 each agst Amorous Boy, Augusta, and Nelly. Won by a head ; a length and a half between the sec.)nd and third ; bad fourth. The winner was bought in for 42 guineas, and the Terpsichore filly was claimed. The L-attiogton Stakes of 25 sovs each, 15 ft, an.; 5 *oily if declared, &c,, with 100 added ; certain penalties, &c. The second to save his stake. Two miles. (70 subs ,47 of whom declared.) Mr. Barbar's Commotion, 3 yrs, fist 61b (Dales) 1 Mr. Gulliver's Redemption, 5 yrs, 6it 71b (Plior) 2 Mr. J. Merry's Uzella, 4 yr:-, fist 61b (Plumb) 3 The following also ran :—Stork, Mr. Sykes, Merlin, Homily, Peeping Tom, Alice, and Tiff. Betting-3 to 1 aget Uz:lla, 7to 2 agst Mr. Sykes, 4 to lag t Commotion, 8 1 each aget iiedemption and Homily, 10 to 1 apt Tiff, and 100 to 8 agst Merlin. Wou by two lengths, three lengthy between the second and third, very bad fourth ; Homily was fifth, Merlin sixth, Peepir;g Tom seventh, Tiff eighth, Mr. Sykes (who broke clown ju,t before reaching the distance) next, and Alice last, a distinct interval separating each. The Avon Stakes of 5 sovs each, 3 It, with 20 added, for two and three-yr-olds. Certain allowances. The win ner to be sold by auction for 100 sots, &.c. Three quarters of a mile. (7 subs.) Mr. Halford's Margaret of Anjou C. 2 yrs, Est 71b (Cballoner) 1 Mr. T. Stevens's Flora Macdonald, 2yrs, fist4li.,(Bray) 2 Mr. Saxon's Figdale, 2 yrs, 6,t 1111) (Da l ,s) 3 Betting-5 to 4 on Margaret of Anjou colt, 2 to 1 agkt. Flora Macdonald. Won by a ilea! ; bad third There was no advance upon the selling price. The Castle Park Stakes of 10 sovs each, with 50 added, for two-yr-01 , 1s ; colts, Bst 71b ;'fillies, Sat 21h. Allow- antes and penalties. Three-quarters of a mile. (5 ,übs.) Mr. Barber's Polly Peachum, 9ib (in. lib extra) (Aldcroft) w. o. The C.irintbian Stakes (Handicap) of 10 soya each, h ft. Gentlemen riders ; professionals 61b extra. Three quarters of a mile. (4 subs.) Mr. Barber's Miss Haikaway, 4 yrs, 9st 81b (Mr. Edwards) 1 Mr. T. Cliff's Lady Hercules, 3 yrs, lOst 121 b (Mr. Dart) 2 Betting-3 to lon Miss Ilarka way, who made all the running, and veon by ten lengths. LATEST BETTING ON TFIE COURSE. GREAT YORKSHIRE HANDICAP. 4to 1 agst Tasmania (taken) ST. LEGER. 65 to 40 agst Blink Bonny (taken) 9 to 4 agst Ignoramus (taken) 25 to 1 agst Commotion (taken) CESAREWITCH. 30 to 1 agst Melis , a (taken) Several bets of 1,000 to 20 were laid against naming the winner of this race and the Cambridgeshire, a diffe rent horse being selected for each event. DERBY. sto 1 agst Scott's lot (taken) sto 1 agst Mr. Howard's lot (taker) 1000 to GO ag,t Ling Range (aken) 1000 to 20 agst Bray.ssiino (taken) A cold and showery day rendered the proceedings still more tedious and uninteresting than even tLe paucity of sport could make them. The course was, nevertheless, well attended. {A nvannsEmENT.l—lt is with pleasure we notice the daily increase of cures without medicine of indigestion (dyspepsia), flatulency, constipation, nervous, bilious, and liver com plaints, cough, asthma, consumption, and debility, by Du Barry's delicious Revalenta Arabica. We quote the follow ing : —Southwick Park, Fareham, Hants, Oct. 31, 1813. Gentlemen, I sincerely thank you for your kind attention. When I began taking the Revaleuta I was in as deplorable a condition as can well be imagined. I was confined to my bed, and so weak that I could neither stand nor walk, suffering severely from flatulency, constipation, and indigestion, and being compelled to have recourse to aperients every s,cond or third clay; and, upon one occasion, I swallowed no less than seven doses within twenty-eight hours, under medical edvice. There was a giddiness in my head, and a singing in my right car, that when I turned my head on the pillow it resembled the sound produced by a light touch on a musical glass. I had a pain and sort of fullness across the chest, a sore throat and a slight cough; buy the pain around my loins was so great that I could not remain in the same position for ten minutes all night long. The principal seat of the pain seemed to be just below the ribs on my left side, and about three inches from the backbone. I commenced taking, Du Barry's Revalenta Arabica morning and evening, boiled in water and salt; and in less than a fortnight my appetite was greatly rnprovcd, and flatulency and constipation so far vanished that I have not tasted a pill or drug of any kind since. I am much stronger, can walk steadier, and less like a drunken man, &c.--JouN Vass, Land-steward.— Supported by testimonials from the celebrated Professors ,e Chemistry, Dr. Andrew Uro ; Dr. Shorlaud ; Dr. Harvey Dr. Campbell ; Dr. Gattiker ; Dr. Wurzer ; Dr. Ingram ; Lord Stuart do Decies; tie Dowager Countess of Castle. stuart; Major-Gen. Thomas King, and many other respectable persons,moans o of cure hadhealth faii h e a l s . be s e u n it t a v b s i t y ore p ( a l c b k y ed it, w a i f t t h er all other full in. structions. In caniste rs, 11b, 2s. Pd. ; 21b, 45. 6d. ; 511), lis ; 121 b, 225, The 1211) canisters are sent caircaleiga-acgihenasntftet•eeleile., on receipt of Post-Office order.—Barry Du Barry, & Co., 77, Regent-street, sLondon.lii.ious imitations •. CAUTlONlnjunction e v granted an a a g g a e in l s V t o rl i fred Hooper Neviil for • • on the I f lo e or a t t i • i f s u 3i a d j a . et: Williamis4l: Imitating Du Barry's Revaleuta Arabica rood.'l were declared, and the proceedings concluded with . BRITISH AND IRIS II PRODUCE. a vote of thnks to the Aaiun .n. GREAT SOUTHERN AND WESTERN. A return liar just beers issued by the Board 01 Toe half-y€ar;y meeting of this company was held Trade of the declared values of British and Irish in Dublin on Saturday, Sir E. M`Donnell in the produce and manufactures exported from the chair. United Kingdom du r i ng th e fi rst h a lf o f the pre" Resolutions w ere p asse d a d o pti ng th e repor t , de sent year. From this d ocument th e following I'3t claring dividend on the preferential stock, and also has been compiled, showing the order in which the one at the rate of 5 per cent.. per annum on the con- j various communities of the world sank as our ens. solidated stock of th e com pa n y. tomers. Thirty per cent. o f our aggreg ate ship' ments go to our own possessi ons , an d 19 per cot The retiring director s wer e r e - e l ec t e d an d th e meeting separated. to the United Stares. Thu s f ar thi s y ea r the 0 7 - porta'ions have been at th e ra t e o f 121,652,76°' per annum : Exports—Six Months ended June 30. 1. British possessions : East Indies ... Australia ... British America West Indies Cape and Natal Hong Kong ... Gibraltar ... Mauritius ... Channel Islands Singapore ... Malta Ceylon Western Africa lonian Islands Honduras ... Other possessions 2. United States 3. Germany Hanse Towns Hanover, &e. Prussia 4. France 5. Holland 6. Brazil... ... £6,230,131 ... 5,562,573 ... 2,222 552 •• 955,807 909,597 ••• 283,617 ..• 275,6 A .* • 275,185 273,378 271,726 253,016 231,470 *** 177,811 107,791 70,527 49,958 011 5 18, f,J 31.27 , 2% ..• 7. Turkey 8. Foreign West Indies 9. Russia ... ~, 10. Spain 11. B3lgium 12. Egypt... 13. Portugal ... 14. Chili ... 15. China IG. Sardinia ... 17. Buenos Ayres ... 18, Naples 19. Au.tria 20. Western Africa, Foreign 21. Peru ... 22. Syria and Palestine... 21. Java 24. Denmark ... 25. Tuscany 26. Uruguay ... 27. Philippine Islands ... 2g. New Grenada ... 29 Sweden 30. Mexico „, „, 31. Venezuela 32. Nor way ... 33. Papal Territories ... 34. Wallachia and Moldavia 35. Central America 36. Greece ~, ~, 37. Morocco ... 38. South Sea Islands ... 39. Algeria 40. Other places ... £4,881,149 . 689,690 667,476 6,91 .a 31 5 --.. 05 3 17 ,, ,14 3 'B3i ••• 2 '650, ,1 1, 7 ?ilS • " 5 01 •••• • 1, 0 , 2 0 2 3 ',0,1 .•• 801,4 7si s • 723,,4 •• • sgiq .• • •• • 654y*4 '" 51?'? • 4, 0, 0 5 • • ••• 0431 • 442, 56 0 ••• 4 16 ; 4 16 go, oit •• • 0 .• 3 06 ' 6 0 ,•• 2N 0 766 •• • *- 2 6 8 ••• .•• 23,960 •• • • 3 0, ••• • 214'0 2 1 '1'555 •• • •• • 18,, 95 0 .. • •• • 11 5, 01 ••• • • • 1 0 ' 4 09 ••• go; .• • •• • 8 1, 0 •• • ,• . 10,4 •• • ... 10,1' • .. £6),BA Country IViarxet:e. T• EDINBURGH HAY AND STRAW MAR— B SEPT. 1. Supplies of all kinds these last six days =an., A stol le ! Oat straw, from 6s 6d to Us Od per kemple of E i .7 l to s' tron ; wheat do., Gs Oil to 9s Od ; b ar l e y d o .. 40„" i • 6d. Hay from is 01 to is 4d; new do., 9d to 1.44." EDINBURGH MEAL—SEPT. 1 . 43 01 There were in the market today 12 sacks oatirr."o, weighing 2801 b imperial, which sold a t 44s Od DALKEITH MEAL MARKET—AUG. 31 ' e l There were in the market to-day 20 bags of oatrue 4 ' barleymeal, and 0 pot barley. Sales dull. Th if3 pi Oatmeal, per sack of 2801bs First. Second. Anq imperial Barleymea,l, per ditto - - 6 ss O o d d 42; 0 01 Peasemeal, per ditto Flour, new, per ditto —s Od —s od, Pot-barley, new, per ditto —s Od —s Od DUBLIN, SEPT. 1. There was a good demand for now grain at the,,,T i : t li d s to-day. Wheat and oats must be quoted at au",,jes same rates as Friday. Bare 6d cheaper. The Pgr o e6 o s barley were taken at about last day's rates. 6d to Is dearer. In Indian corn almost nothing do -°' prices must be reduced Is. . 0 0.;" White wheat, 35s 01 to • 375 ; rod ditto, 3 1 s (:)'. g4rilf d Od; ditto new, 355; barley, malting, 18s Od to 20 3 R vt , ing, —s to —s ; oats, old, 15s 6d to 18s; ditto, o , e to 1: 6d to 15s 6cl; oatmeal, 14s 6d to 16s; bere, new , lu s ; rapes d, 28s Od to 30s Od per brl ; bakers' liourA Od to 21s Od per cwt ; Indian corn, 34s 61 to 36, ° 480 lb', JUB BULPORE. The following narrative is from an officer whose position enables him to give accurate inf)rwa ion "Jubbulporr., July 12, closed 21. "So far we a e safe, and bave been most mercifully preserved. "On the 2d inst. I sent off my last letter to you ; on the 4th, hearing that the 421 and the 3.1 Irregular Cavalry, at Senor, had mutinied, and were coming this way, I held a council of war, when we resolved to fortify my house, and all come into it, " At 8 o'clock p.m. we all accordingly sat down to dinner, some 49 of us, ladies and men, beside, 15 chil dren. We also slept here, and next day busily bet to work t) fortify and provision the garrison. I appointed three garrison engineers, two commis sariat cffictrs, a p , ,f,tmaster, garrison staff, and, in fact, told off nearly every man for some particular duty. "We have 'nada my house a very strong fort, and you would not•know it again ; all its beauty is gone ; but who cares so long as our lives are preserved and we keep our heilth. " Clerk and I have your dressing-room as our bed• roma ; eight and ten gentlemen occupy the north aed south-rooms, and from four to eight ladies and lots of children several rooms. The west verandah and entre .cc ball are complete barracks. " A few days after we came here we heard of the In dore and Mhow mutinies, and that the mutineers were coming here, but fortunately no enemy came. " The Durnmow district has gone to rain, and is in a complete state of anarchy. Saeger is nearly as bad. The Brigadier has shut all the officers up in the fort there. " Tne 421 and great part of the 31 Irregulars have mutinied; the 31st Itegt, have not, but a few days age (endf r their native officers) attacked the rebels and drove them out of the place, Pitskey and H am ilt on , two of my officers, assisting them; and, although all the vfil;er6 of the 31st witnessed the fight and wished to join, the Brigadier would not allow them. "The 52d are behaving very well here, and I have ordered them full batta to the end of the year, and shall recommend it as a permanent reward if they remain stanch ; but, to tell the truth. I doubt the regiment being much better than any other. Circumstances alone keep them quiet. TnEre is no treasure. We merely colect enough to pay ourselves and them. If theiplundered the country they could not take away the property, as the Booudelas would loot and murder them, &c, I aen making arranpments, such as I can, t' re,tere Dum mow, and if I succeed in that object I !laink we shall held our post safely n till you send u s Europeae. _ " July 14 " Still, Almighty God has preserved 113 in, safety an i health. You may suppose the resp maibiiiiy I have, but I keep well aad sleep well when out woke up by expresses and orderinq, dake, which come in at all hours d a y a nd n ight. The 52 1 mess manage everything in the e i l i ig i l e tine (eating a n d d r i n ki ng ) ; l a di es an d gen ogether—a strangescene, quite a ba , rack khans tdn life. In the evening a few of us drive out; others ride and walk in my park, as we cannot afford above six or eight to leave the garrison together. We have stored lots of provision*, and are digging a well in the Zmana cornp , runcl. " I have not heard from the Agra Government for six weeks, but write daily to the Supreme Government, and as yet the GJvernor-General has approved of all my doings. " Pinkey is at Saugor watching the course of events. He is a fine gallant fellow. The Rao of Gootarai is managing Jaloun ; the Ranee, Jbansi ; the Rajah of Bsnpore, Chandhairee ; but I tear the latter is not, faith ful. I have now got the post- ace in my verandah. They hangsd the deputy-por.ttnaster at Saugor the other my letters and g i v i ng i n f orma ti on t o th e d o l t i f :e r e o rp p: ping " A moveable column has been ordered up to our assistance by the Governor-General from Katnptee, and when it arrives (about the let proximo) I shall accom pany it, first going to Durumow, then to Saugor, and halt three for the Bombay colamo, which I hope will come up via In lore and Bhopal. " Alas, alas 1 more of our friends are gone. Dear noble-hearted Blake, shot de :d in his own lines at Gwalior by a scoundrel. The other men threw them selves on his body and wept, and then mutinied. I must now stop. The troops in this division are now quiet. We only have the rebellious Boondelas to thrash. All goes on well ; thank God lor his mercy ! " W. C. E." THE MUTINY AT JHELUM. The following are extracts from a letter rece;vel from the wife of a medical ofacer connected with Cork. The Captain Spring whose fate will occa sion grief to a number of families was son of the late Colonel Spring, of Kerry. After 18 years' service ho had risen to the position of second on the list of captains of the regiment, and might, therefore, have naturally expected that his promo tion to the rank of Major would soon take place :---- "Murree, July 13 "My Dear —, —On the Ist of July three com panies of her Majesty's 24th Regiment, with five officers, under the command of Colonel Ellice, were ordered to march towards Lahore, the only orders Colonel E lice got being, When you get to Jhelum, half way to La hore, telegraph ycur arrival.' It now seems that their movement was intended to disarm the 14th Native In fantry at Jhelum. "On the morning of the 7th they marched into Jhelum, and found the 14',11 Native Infantry drawn up on parade to hear an order read. The mome .t they saw the 24th they fired a volley at them ; the 24th instantly charged the 14th into their lines, and had most awful work, for the wretches had fortified their huts, loop holed the walls, &c. "Some of the 14th retired to a village which bad also been fortified. There the 24:12 followed them, and there was a renewal of dreadful havoc. Poor Captain Spring was ditking from Rourkee, and arrived at Jhelum the morning of the mutiny. He, also, was mortally wounded that day, and died on the following. "Colonel Mice was severely wounded in the neck and thigh, and poc , r D9r. Streatfield wounded in both legs ; one leg has been amputated, and the other, they fear, must come off. Mr Chichester was wounded through the arm. Twenty-four men were buried with poor Captain Spring on the Bth, and 50 wounded, some COAL MAR; Prices of Coals per ton al s. d. Tanfield Moor Butes 14 6 Haswell Gas 13 6 Wylain lltl'pool West Hartley 16 6 Hastings Hartley 17 0 Holywell ..... ..... l6 0 Wallsend, &c: Braddyll la s , Haswell 17 9 South Hetton 17 3 Ships at market LOCAL SHARE MARKET4' LIVERPOOL, SEPT. 2. 00 1 STOCK EXCHANGE.—The transactions in tu ts have been active, and prices steady, at a consider! 0 rS vance on yesterday's rate, closing at the best PeinoDif o l Northern, A Deferred, 11—L a n cas hi re and 34 Vi 100, g---Caledonian, 40iHNorth Eastern, Bervn e —Ditto York, 391 h--London and N, , rth-Wee te ?, —Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 41— , Counties, 11.8.9. Great Western, 55i—MidlarVP ;4, At , —South Eastern, 21a 6—Great Luxembourg, 7 P British, 12 xn. —Grand Trunk of Canada, 12 16. 3 ,1 ' oe casbire and Preston, 35 p.---L a nc as ter an d thirds, 74 p—Dutch Rhenish, 4 d. MANCH ESTER, SEPT. 2. et en s STOCK EXCHANGE. The market was to-day, and a moderate business doi ng . Black bi q -Sheffields, 404—Leeds, 99B—Dovers, 21 25 Counties, 11.3.9. Great Western of Canada'l 4/ Great Western, 56—London and North WesteriAl A f! —Ditto Eighths, 9-16 d.—Grand Trunk of Csalaa t ' c 'olV Cheshire Junet., (;6—Midlands, 824—East Di ll JP 96i—Sheffiulds, 10/. Pref., 118:1—Ditto, New Pre '' BIRKINGELAM, SEPT. 2. n STOCK EXCHANGE. - The market has bee m i , day, and prices have been about the same, 11 %70 business doing. London and North Western, jj Midand, Birmingham, and Derby, 54i 551--Soni'ea fords, 9.3.9. --Shropshire Bank, 3i 4—Crystal 1 31 ' Birmingham Waterworks, 37. DOMESTIC POULTRY.—" Allow me," said ;i01„ looking pleadingly at Angelica the other tria,r— breakfast—" allow me to send you a little dueno less," he timidly added in a half whisper, "tha t :ffer r A sending coals to Newcastle." The little duck an , ;IF that he was a great g o o se , b u t did no t altogetbe -0/11 as if she thought s o .—P unc h. an d t [ADVERTISEMENT.]—EtoIIoway's Ointment for the cure of bad legs, sores, and wounds.—V%o o 4 ordinary number of cures effected by IlollowAY'ffe ha r went and pills, would appear incredible, if 0 4 6 not vouched for by the patients themselves, oi! jo i ful for the benefits received from this wonderfo,ol, orient, permit the facts to appear before the ail co l ; public. These remedies, if used conjointly', v li f 01 old wounds, ulcers, and scrofulous sores, if ° 08°A, years standing, and for erysipelas, and other 0; the shin, they are equally beneficial.— Sold by a l 04 1 eine vendors throughout the world ; at Professor d way's Establishments, 244, Strand, London, Maiden-lane, New York; by A. Stamps, Constant' A. Guidicy, Smyrna ; and E. Muir, Malta. BIRTHS. OF A SON. , f ifo d On the 2d inst., at IG, Montagne-square, tho , Edmund C. Marriott Esq. On the 2d inst., at Grafton House, Cambridge , the II of the Rev. Sparks B. Sealy. OF A DAIIGHTIM , tO riV On the 31st ult. at Barnes, Surrey, the wife o f Colonel Simmons, 'C. B. 80 11 On the Ist inst., at the Cedars, Battersea, WS. G. Baker. MARRIED. 0 P; On the let inst., at Christ Church, S. Maryleb4Zr Hurnffreys Parry, Esq., sergeant-at-law, to P o f Meal, second daughter of Edwin Abbot, Bog" C hester-place, Blandford-square. oriroo On the 2 , 1 inst., at Kennington, H enr y Thoina•ilat e ldest son of Mr. Page, of Wi w p o l e - s t ree t, t o Ce l k e ifi ° second daughter of the late Ralph Robinson, 01 ton. DIED. o , iitl'' On the Ist inst., at G ravesen d, J o h n Miller, f Holloway, aged 74. 9 4 ' s oll, On the Ist i ns t., a t N orw i c h, A n th on y Hu"- tit baOn theke ged 75. StA "Of Ist inst , at Malvern Wells, Frances bid, wife of Fleetwood Pellew Wilson, Esq., mere E li George -yard, L om b ar d- s t r eet, aged 26. P On the 31st ult., at Elinbuigh, dEneas lAao bes° ' 11, W. S. 9' . )f the 1341 r. J. On the 29th ult. Hampden, infant son a Gurney, rector of 'St. Mary's, Maryiebone. t ') 7 ; On tha 29th ult., at Ash, nest sandwich, D-et" o ld M. Tomlin, Esq. aged 78. in Ath On the 2.ith ult., at 77, Wimpole-street , C bal• Esq., of Walton Hall, near Fonny Stratford, aged 80. LONDON : Printed and Published by KURD° It ° , Il e ; of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at Th,s Sun Oi lly ; 0 '00 4 112, Strand, in the Precinct of the Saintly, in the - of Middlesex, Thursday, September 3, 1351. :ET,-SErT. 2. t the close of the market Wallsend, kze , Cassop 16 . 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