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HBR MAJESTY'S THEATRE. FAREWELL PERFORMANCES AT REDUCED PRICES, LAST NIGHT BUT ONE. THIS EVENING, WEDNESDAY, Aug. 5, :L7,E NOZZE DI FIGARO, with the following powerful cast : Sussannah, Mdlle. Picaolomini ; Chernbino,MdllMadame e. Spezia; ; Th e Countess, Wile, OrOrtolan; Mareellina, Pima II Coate d'Alma,viva, Bonevntano; Basin°, Belprt ; Curzio Mereuriali; AiltOliia, Corsi ; Bartol°, Rossi ; and Figaro, Belletti In the course of the evening a Divertissement from MARCO SPADA, in which Katrine will appear I. To conclude with the new Ballet Divertissement, by Paul Taglioni, entitled ALPHEA Male. Marie Taglioni, N. Ceechetti, and M. Charles. PRICES Pit Tier Grand Tier, and One Pair Two Pair. Half Circle 1 1 0 Pit Stalls 0 12 6 Gallery Boxes 0 12 6 Gallery Stall 4 0 3 6 gallery Side Stalls 0 3 0 P i t 0 3 6 Gal:erY No free list.—Applications to be made at the Box-office of the Theatre. Doors open at 7, Opera to commence at half past 7. . - HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. Farewell Performances at Reduced Price 3. THIS EVENING, WEDNESDAY, August s—Last Night but One--LE NOZZE DI FIGARO. THURSDAY, (Last Night)—LA TRAVIATA and the Last Act of I PURITANI. The NATIONAL ANTHEM will follow the Opera. The entertainments in the Ballet will combine the ta!ents Madame Rosati, Madlles. Ratline, Boschetti, and Marie Taglioni. Prices as above, CHRISTY'S MINSTRELS.—St. JAMES'S THE ATRE.—It is respectfully announced that the renowned CHRISTY'S MINSTRELS, whose success for upwards of 3,000 consecutive nights in New York has been without parallel, will.. give their celebrated ENTER TAINMENT THIS EVENING, commencing at half-past S. Boxes and stalls at Mr. Mitchell's Royal library, and the box office of the theatre. THEATRE-R 0 YA L, DRURY-LAN E Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith. OPEN EVERY EVENING. GREAT EQUESTRIAN AMERICAN and CONTINENTAL COMPANY. The greatest Contortionist in the world, Mr. W. Baker. The King of Clowns, Mr. Arthur Nelson. Prices—Pit and Promenade, ls ; Boxes, 2s. 6d., 25., and Is. 64. ; Galleries, 6d. boors open al, half-past 7. Commence at 8. I) OYAT. PRINCESS'S THEATRE THIS EVENING will be petbrmed Shakespere's Play of THE TEMPEST. Preceded by LIVING TOO FAST. T HEATRE ROYAL, Er NYMA.RK ET Lessee--Mr. J. B. Buckstone. THIS EVENING, to commence at Seven o'clock, with the new and greatly successful original Comedy, entitled VICTIMS, in which Hr. Buckstone, Mr. Howe, Mr. William Farrell, Miss Reynolds, &e., will appear. After which, DouglAs Jerrold's drama of BLICK-EYED SUS IN. William, Mr. T. P. Cooke. Orchestra Stalls (which may be retained the whole of the evening), 6s. each. (No charge for b ookin g . ) First Price. s. d. Second price. s. d Dress Boxes 5 0 Dress Boxes 3 0 Upper Boxes 2 3 0 Upper Boxes 2 0 Pit........... Lower Gallery 1 0 Lower Gallery 0 6 Upper Gallery 0 6No half-price to UpporGallery. THEATRE ROYAL, A D ELPHL Lessee—Mr. Ben. Webster. THIS EVENING, will be performed the new drama of GEORGE DA RVILLE, in which Mr. BenjAminWeiister, Mr. Wright, Mr. Paul Bedford, and Madame Celeste will perform. After which, he late Mr. Douglas Jerrold's drama of THE RENT DAY. Messrs. B. We aster, Wright, Paul Bedford, and Madame Celeste. nOYA L OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee, Mr. Alfred Wigan. THIS EVENING, Wednesday, Ang. 5, will be performed the new drama, called DADDY HARDACRE, Mr. Rob eon, Sze. To conclude with the original Extravaganza, by Robert B. Brough, Esq., called •MASANIELLO. Messrs. Rob son, Cooke, Danvers, &c. ; Misses Swanborongb, Hughes, Bromley, and Mrs. Melfont. Commence at half-past Seven. j) OYA. L SURREY THEATRE. Lessees, Messrs. Shepherd and Creswick. TIIIS - EVENING will be performed the grant opera of MASANIELLO. Mr. Haigh, Mr. Durand, Mr. Manvers, Mr. A. Cooke. and Miss Lanza. After which, VIE WATERMAN. To conclude with THE QUAKER. G REAT NATIONAL STANDARD THEATRE. Proprietor, Mr. ,Yohn Douglas. TITI3 EVENING will be performed the romance of HERNE THE HUNTER. Between the pieces 'tfr. J. O. Porde, the King of Comic 'Vocalists, will open his P reel of Pan. To conclude with OLIVER TWIST, ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. W. Cooke. Under the patronage of Her Majesty and His Royal Highness Prince Albert. Positively the Last Three Nights of the Splendid Specta:( of MAZEPPA, which must be withdrawn for the production of a Grand Equestrian and Oriental Spectacle, which will be produced on Monday, Ang-ast 10. The great Parisian Equestrienne, Macllle, MiMos, every night. THIS EVENING, Wednesday, August 5. and every even ing during the week, the entertainments will commence with Byron's grand spectacle of MAZEPPA. AND THE WILD HO RSE. Mazeppa, Mr. James Holloway. After which, Mr. William Cooke's SCENES in the CIRCLE, introducing the trained Zebras, and the Wonder of the Day, Madlie. Mil Hos. Concluding with a Risible Farce. Commence at seven o'clock. Dress Boxes, 4s. ; Upper Boxes, 35.; Private Boxes, from 215., no charge for booking; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, Is. ; Upper Gallery, 6(1. Half-price at half-past Eight. Mx-office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. WAst. Equestrian Director, Mr. W. Cooke, jun. CANTERT3II RX HALL, Westminster-road. — OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The follow inz company of Vocalists are engaged for the performance of 'elections from all the popular Operas, Madrigals, Choruses, n'oo4, Ducts, &c., viz. Miss E Pearce, Mrs. Palmyre, Miss Walcott, %INS Brunell, Miss Summers, and Madame Marietta; Mr St. Albyn, Herr F. Jonglimans, R. Grover, T. Far rant, S. Tones, J. FlArke,r, W. Melling, P. Corri, Senor An tonio M. •le Solla, and E. L. Hime ; Master Corri; Messrs. Sam Collins, and E, Mackney. Pianoforte, Mr Cecil Hicks; harmonium, Master Willi ems ; Director, Herr F. Jonghtnins Commence at Seven o'clock preasely. S pen, dm., until twelve o'clock NIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. T ,I 0 DATA--Morn., 37 rain. aft. I—Even. min aft. 2 To 1 4ouivx1--4iorn. 17 min. aft. 2—Even., 33 min. aft 2 TRE ' , VEATITEIt-SUN OFFIOE, AUGUST 5. THSIIMOICITEE, IR TFI SHADE. 81—highcst sine, noon Foaterday. 61 -lowcst VAR morning sed during the night. 60 -this lay at noon. BASOMILTICR, 29.94. WiNn, North-Westerly ; light, with rainy weather— the first for soul) week 4. 777. 970;);) 1. " ),, c , - ;" ccs.l„ •. .), ' ? k • LONDON, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5, 1857 The Imperial visit to Osborne is one of peculiar significance at the present time. It is not a mere ceremonial, or pleasure trip. Louis NAPS LEON well knows what he is about, and is by no m oans disposed t o wad, his ti me in idle formali ties. His former visit Nyman assurance of friend- I ship and fidelity, not only to the S OVEREIGN, hilt appeared to the British People. i n public, and received an ovation, such as it was then be lieved he was e ntitled to. He was associated with us in a great undertaking, and had honour ably fulfilled every pledge. Since that tim e however the war was brought to a very low an d impotent conclusion, chiefly through the influence of the Emperor NA POLE N.—Russia was exonerated from the consequences she had so richly merited, and suffered to escape with comparative im punity. England was induced to surrender the unquestionable privileges to which she was mainly indebted for her maritime supre macy, and which NELSON declared she would sacrifice her last ma n and her last shilling rather than surrender, and heavy onslaughts were made on the freedom of the Press—one of her most cherished institutions—and o n the hospitality which she had ever freely accorded to political refugees of all classes. Since the inauspicious Peace, thus patched-up, THE SU r, LONEON, WEDNESDAY EVENING Aucrusr 5, Fl 37• France has joined with Russia, rather than with England. Her Ambassador, at Constantinople has resolutely opposed the English views, and has just succeeded in overthrowing the Turkish Minis try—a fact, which we are told, "has filled France with joy and exultation, as it is held to be the triumph of M. Thouvenel over Lord Stratford," " a check upon English influence in the East." ! The resumption of diplomatic relations between France and Naples, without regard to England, is also more than hinted at. It is quite clear that it is the intention of our good and faith ful Ally to permit Great Britain to play second fiddle in all matters of European interest, and he now comes over to carry out these views, and to bespeak the co-operation of the irresponsible Premier. He will not appear in public—being well aware that his reception would not be quite so enthusiastic as on his last visit. But much may be accomplished in confidential intercourse. We fear, however, that it will be in the interest rather of Germanism than of Anglicanism• Things may be made tolerably pleasant. A union of the Danubian Principalities might be arranged, provided a Prince of the favoured House of COBURG ascended the throne. Uncle LEOPOLD wants something for that "dear little FLANDERS." The " tiddi ittle sing" would like a crown and sceptre, and why should it not accomplish its wishes ? NAPOLEON can help it ; and surely no price would be too great for such an objeef. Journalism may be obliged to succumb. England may cease -to be a refuge for the afflicted—may forfeit the prestige it has maintained inviolable for a long succession of ages—but what would these things be in com. parisou to the placing the Count DE FLANDRES on a throne, and regulating the English Govern ment on the mo•t approved German models ! We confess that we cannot regard this visit without serious apprehensions. If it were merely one of these reunions calculated to cement the ties of friendship, it would be very different. But there are many matters, now in abeyance, in which the French Court have taken views dia metrically oppposed to those on which the Eng lish people are earnestly bent. The consideration of such questions should be left to Ministers re. sponsible both to the Parliament and the nation. We do not desire either the Imperial or Princely interference which may possibly re sult from this meeting. Count WALEWSKI attends the EMPEROR. Should not Lord PAL MERSTON or Lord CLARENDON be also admitted to the secret councils? The presence of either would give some assurance that nothing would take place that could not be defended, in Parliament, and that English interests would be fully pro tected at all points. Lord PALMERSTON has achieved the reputation of being a truly English Minister. He has never yielded to continental intrigues, and has not recognised the nepotism in favour of German cousins. It would be but fitting that the Prime Minister of England should be at hand ready to advise his Sovereign on any points that may arise. He would be the proper party to meet Count WALEwsKI, and we earnestly hope that his attendance at Osborne during the visit may remove some of the "doubts and fears" that unfortunately exist as to its objects and pos sible results. The state of India requires the most prompt and speedy attention. The mutiny must be speedily suppressed, and the guil+.y parties severely punished, if we desire to retain our Empite. Every day lost will materially add to ' the difficulty and expense. The people have not as yet taken any part in the insurrection ; but how long will this be the case ? The slightest check to our arm., or even a protracted occupa tion of Delhi by the insurgents, may kindle a flame throughout the length and breadth of the land that would render a new conquest of India indispensable. We have no doubt as to 'the re sult, but vast expense and annoyance may be saved by energetic action in the early stages. A 1-tvish expenditure in the first instance will be found b be true economy in the long run. It is also due to the English men, women, and chil dren stationed in the out-districts, many of whom have been treated with such revolting barbarity. The saving of their valuable lives is surely worth a little extra exertion, before the spirit of revolt is suffered to reign paramount in British India. We have already suggested that the gunboats, which were constructed before the termination of the Russian war, should now be made available. They would be peculiarly valuable in the Indian Ocean, and on the coast of Caina. Nay, some of them might ply on the larger rivers, and they would keep the peace admirably, and also act as places of refuge to the English in the vicinity. We need scarcely expatiate on the vast importance of such a demonstration. These vessels, aided by the auxiliary screws, would speedily arrive at the scene of action, and each could convey a certain number of troops, whose ser vices would be inestimable during the crisis. Why, then, should they not be forthwith despatched ? Simply, because they are held by cables of red tape, which cannot be removed until the voico of public opinion speaks !plainly and intelligibly on the point. Sir CHARLES WOOD is not the man to get rid of such impediments, until " the pressure from without" becomes too stringent to admit of further procrastination. The overlind route might also be made avail able. We are satisfied that the Peninsular and Oriental Company would lend every assistance, and that no difficulties would be created on the part of the Egyptian authorities. It must be borne in mind that it is not a war with another nation in which we are engaged. It is merely to put down intestinal commotion, to which every friendly Power—every lover of order would wish t 3 contribute in any way practicable. The troops at Malta and other quarters in the Medit3rranean might thus be ent on, and they could reach India in some five or six weeks, at the outside- It would unquestionably be an expensive under taking ; but mere questions of £ s. d. should be completely ignored, and it would be found the best economy in the long run. In a letter from Major- Gen. HEARSEY, an extract from which has appeared in a morning contemporary, that distinguished officer writes in the following terms. He says : " If large, very large, reinforcements of British troops are not poured into Hindostan, across the Isthmus of Suez, i. e., via Alexandria and Cairo Railway, and immense stores of coals sent by the \ same railroad to Suez, to coal the steamers for i for their return, 'SO that the QUEEN'S troops I ca n be pushed on with the least possible de 115Y, it will ought to go hard with a ll o f us . Thi s be published to the British nation ; in my name if you like. I will take all responsi bility. The authorities —Lord PAN3IURE, the ' Horse Guards, the Board of C ontrol, and the 1 Directors—must join heart and sideration."Te3 now h ' isis must soun d hand in th ese mea sures ; mousy advice,be aeco annry co d da rests ll- on must indeed b e a secondary 1 1 choignislidaeurtabtoiorintyu.ndMonereey existing circumstances. Our first duty is to suppress the insurrection. Onr next to punish the miscreants who have proved " un faithful to their salt," and all their aiders and abettors, whoever they may be. If the ex-King of DUDE, the Nawab of Moorshedabad, or their quondam, potentates can be proved to be implicated, the pensions they receive, and the possessions which they have been allowed to retain, will go some way towards defraying the expenses. The funds supplied by the Company must not be applied in any manner injurious to iti interests. Without knowing it we were certainly drifting to a Revolution. Lord PALMERSTON has been, un awares to us all, maturing a Universal Suffrage coup d'etat for 1858, and we are deeply indebted, therefore, to Lord BROUGHAM, in the Indian Summer of his life, or in his cruda viridisque senect)(s, as we used to say, for putting us on our guard. What if we had been caught 'lapping ; and had waked up one fine morning next spring, and found in .the columns of the Times a three hours' Speech from tho Premier, introducing a Reform Bill, comprising Universal Suffrage, the Ballot, and all the rest of the points in which his Lordship is so well known to delight ! What would have become of the Funds—what of the House of Lords and the Crown—in a word, of our glorious Constitution ? Every heart would have throbbed with the fear that he was about to become the WALEWSKI or the PERSIGNY of a new Empire—to put the Throne of Queen VICTORIA to the vote—to place wholesale fetters on the press—and to nominate candidates a little more openly than he did at the Southampton election. Well ; let us be thankful then that we have got a Lord BROUGHAM. Taking occasion from a mo- tion for unimportant papers—about as much con nected with his speech, as the greased cartridges with the Indian mutinies, his Lordship declared himself in open mutiny against the promised Re form Bill of 1858. Lord BROUGHAM stands by the Act of 1832. He acknowledged defect 4, great ones perhaps, but all remediable ; funda mentally it is the Act we want ; no " com prehensive sweeping clauses" are needed. Revising Barristers might be appointed a little more judiciously. A few educational and first class Artizan votes might be added without dan ger, but his Lordship desired to " enter his pro test against any measure of Parliamentary Reform being proposed, the tendency of which would be to make our constitution more democratic than it has been made by the Bill of 1832." The Act of 1832 is a model Act. It did not inaugurate re volution on the one hand, but prevented it on the noted 10th of April, 1848. Nor was it on the other hand a mock measure of Reform. It was a large measure of Reform." It was a new start of our old Constitution ; we may trim, add, mo dify a little, but we must not attempt another start. We might extend the suffrage a little ; generally, however, to those who have it in another form already ; but we may not lower it—not give a vote to 51. or 71. householders, or anything of that wild revolutionary kind. We are sure Mr. DISRAELI and the Earl of DERBY are deeply indebted to the noble lord. Lord PALMERSTON, too, ought to thank him for warning him that no democratic or socialist pranks will be tolerated in A.D. 1858. One extension of . the suffrage against which Lord BROUGHAM points his strongest denuncia tions, is that proposed by Mr. LocKE KING. It may seem hard, but he thinks it essential that the 101. householders in counties should live and die voteless, lest the voice of the country should be lost ! The representation would by Mr. L. KTNG'S measure be thrown into the hands of the boroughs t The reconciling fact, according to his Lordship, is, that there are other anomalies I such a one, for instance, as the West Riding of Yorkshire and the county of Rutland returning the same number of members. Really, begging the pardon of so great a man, and in his eightieth year too, we do fail to perceive how one anomaly justifies another. We are so obtuse that it will seem to us that every anomaly which admits of removal might as well be removed at once. And then, as to the power supposed to be handed over to the boroughs—how is it possible Y No one we presume ever thought of giving county votes to those who had already a vote in boroughs ; Mr. KING certainly did not. If, then, Lord BROUGHAM subtracts all the boroughs which return, or should return Members, the remainder will become a class of small agricultural market towns, not many grades in intelligence above the Chandos and other agricultural voters, whose ignorance and subser viency to their landlords his Lordship seems to think such pillars of our " glorious Constitution" as revised and corrected by HENRY Lord BROUGHAM and others in 1832. There is one proposal of his lordship with which, on the first blush of it, we heartily concur. He wishes to save electors the bore of annual regis tration and annual watching of their registration. Ho would lay down the rule, " once a voter always a voter." There is, he justly observes, no reason why, because a man changes from a 101. to an 8 1 . or 51. house, he should be struck off the list. His having once had the better house shows that he is a re3pectable man, and he should thenceforward retain his vote for life without further trouble. Combine with this the abolition of the rate-paying clauses (a fruitful source of annoyance), and the list of electors would be at once considerably increased. What ever changes be made in the franchise, we do hope that this change will be accepted by all parties. It would save all of us trouble ; would b 3 alike fair to all, and would reduce the registration business to the verifying of new claims and re movals. LATEST NEWS. every hour with the recital of some fresh disaster. In afternoon tidings came from Azimgurh, a station 40 miles distant, that the troops there had risen in mutiny, shot their officers, plundered the Treasury, and perpt • traced various other outrages. The station had long been watched by the authorities here with suspicion and alarm, and now, when at length the tidings came, they resolved at once to disarm the 37th Native In fantry, which was the most suspected of the regiments here. 'We bad two other regiment*, one of native ca valry, and one of Sikh foot, and though both these also were suspected still some confidence was entertained that they would remain firm. About half-pa , t five p.m. we were startled by a rapid discharge of rifles and the boom of cannon. We could not doubt what it meant. The troops had mutireied. Our house is just on the outskirts of the city, and a mile in the opposite direction are the military lines, where the fighting was going on. Now it was fully expected that the mutiny of the troops would be a signal for the instantaneous rise of all the rabble of the city, and the immediate destruction of European property and life. Our only resource was flight. Mr. Heinig and family immediately set off for Raighat, to Mr. Smith, our missionary, whose house presents many advantages for a retreat, and is situated on the bank of the river and quite out of the way the rebels were likely to take. We intended to take the same road, but, after going a little distance, were alarmed by some Sepor, and fled towards the lines. Mr. Kennedy's house was in our way and we resolved at once to go there. It was deserted. Mr. Kennedy and his family had fl el some time before. We determined to remain here for a little. We were now within about half a mile of the fi 11 of con flict, and all this time a ceaseless discbarg,e of rifles and of cannon was kept up. But we knew not who were fighting, and were kept in a state of fearful suspense. We had only about 200 European troops in the station and three cannon to about 2,000 native troops, and had the latter been united escape seemed impossible. Toe regularity and rapidity with which the artillery were served left no doubt that it was still in the hands of skilled men, and so far encouraged the hope that our troops were victorious. Gradually the firing grew moreirregular until it almost ceased, an occasional shot disturbingthesilence that now prevailed. Evening had already set in. From an occasional stra:gler coming our way we learned that the 37th.N.1. and the Sikhs had rebelled and been de feated and had fled. The road was very quiet and we bad only about a fourth or third of a mile to go to reach the Mint, a large building which had often been talked of as a rendezvous for Europeans in case of tumult., and which was now occupied by a few of our troops. After some hesitation, and not without misgivings, we resolved to go there ; and reached in safety to our great thankfulness and joy. Here many had already assembled and others were continually arriving. We were only a quarter of a mile now from the battle-field, and we soon learnt that all the 37th N.I. bad rebelled, all the Sikhs who were on the field, and a considerable portion of the cavalry. The guns had made much havoc of the Sikhs, but nearly all the 37th and Cavalry had escaped. On our side one or two officers had been shot dead and three wounded, and one man killed and about five wounded. It was also 'said that 80 to 100 Sikhs were left dead on the fi.-11. Toe night, you may imagine, was a very anxious one. Escorts had to be sent out in all directions to bring in European residents and defend them from the rebel troops lurking about in every corner. Toe Magazine bad to be guarded in one place, and the Mint in another, and the Treasury in a third, and besides this there were 1,000 or 1,500 native troops in rebellion who might still unite and attack any one of these points in concert, while on our side was only a mere handful of men, and yet I ought not to say so, there was One ors our side in- Rnitely greater than all they that were against us, and only to His special interposition can we attribute our safety. In teed, when I look at the dangers we have escaped, our preservation can only be regarded as a miracle. Our God has indeed poured confusion on the counsels of our adversaries, and to Him alone W 3 would ascribe our ,afety and deliverance. The outbreak here was immediately followed by complete anarchy throughout the surrounding country. God has very mercifully, and contrary to all exvetations, preserved order in the city. No houses have been burnt, and nut one I.lundered. But all round the country is in a state of the greatest con fu lion. "Troops are passing here daily. Allahabad is garri soned by a small number of European troops, and the fort and magazine arc in their hands, but the city has been plundered and all Europeans without the fort have b en murdered. Cawnpore, too, has received aid ; the Europeans there for weeks past have had to entrench themselves and sleep behind cannon. ()ale is in an uproar from one end to the other. Hero is the, or, at least, one grand centre of disaffectioa, and it will be well 1 Sir H. Lawrence, who has acted with consummate skill and energy, shoull not at length be overpowered. At Agra all native troops have been disarmed, and as they have a strong fort, and one or two English regi ments, our friends there may b, considered safe. From Delhi nothing can be heard. A telegraph came to Be mares only yesterday from the Governor-General urging our commissioner to send out men on c--mels, or in any other practicable or impracticable way to obtain infer - - matior. At Simla the residents were set adrift—it is feared to starve—after being plundered of everything. While here we have daily to send out escorts 20, 30, or 40 miles to bring in parties of Europeans who have con cealed themselves. Only the night before last about 30 were thus rescued from Jaunpore, 35 miles off. All here had a most narrow escape—Att. Iteuchter, wife, and four children, Mr. Caesar and wile, of the Church mission, were among them. All have escaped, with the loss of all things. Last night another escort went out to bring in abut the same number from a place 20 miles distant, and Chunar and Aleahabal likewise are the re sort of numbers of fugitives. All this cell', of course, in terfere with the mission work for a long time to come, Happily thus far it has been simply a soldier's question. All the respectable and influential natives stand firmly by the Government, and only a few of the worst characters have joined in plundering. lii Benares, I believe, we are safe. The rebels have no ammunition, no can non, and not many muskets, and besides are destitute of leaders. In addition to this they are cot united, and have no common object to aim at. Mo it of the disaf fected troops disperse and go home, and the only two points towards which any numbers converge are Oude and Delhi. In Benares, too, the measures taken were so vigorous and decisive that the troops fled panic stricken, and to this time have scarcely recovered their composure. It is not the Sepoys we have now to fear so much as the lawless plundering mob that this state of anarchy must produce. We st ty with Dr. Lagaos dur ing the day and sleep in the street just opposite at night, Oar house is quiet, but being so near the city and out of cantonments it is not thought desirable at present to re to it." Eight days later, via Bombay, he adds the fol lowing important coim_nunication : " Excep lug Muzzapore, thirty miles distant, and Ghaz Tore, forty miles off every military station within a radios of 100 or 150 miles, has been invaded by mutiny and bloodshed. In some cases the it jury to life and pro perty has been comparatively trifling, in others most se vere. Azimgurgh 30 miles off, Juanpore 35, Allaliabad 70, Futrepore 140, Gorruckpore 120, Lucknow, Sultan poore, and indeed every place locating troops that I can call to mind, within a radius of 200 miles (with the two exceptions before mentioned) has been the scene of mutiny and disorder. At many of these stations the revolt took place after ours at Benares, and consequently tended to keep alive the agitation and alarm felt here. All these tumults have been followed by a corresponding state of lawlessness and disorder in the surrounding vil lages, and to this hour vast tracts of the surrounding country are a prey to plunder, rioting, and bloodshed. We have, however, reason to hope the worst is passed. The mutinies long anticipated are over. They have fled like a passing storm, leaving indeed unmistakeable traces of their progress, but inflicting much less damage, and exhatisting themselves much sooner than we expected. We have no longer the Sepoys to fear. They have mutinied, plundered, and de• camped, and it is cow only the lowest class of heartless plunderers who have to be kept in check. A few troops are sufficient for this purpose, and hal we only a thou sand er two of English soldiers, in another month through out the division scarce a trace of the outbreak would be left. In Benares we had an almost miraculous escape hut in the city the most perfect order has been preserved. The surrounding villages were given up to pleader; but a few native cavalry (about 100 who have remained firm) under European control are rapidly bringing them into order. The effect of martial law has been almost inaE,ri cal. The natives are peculiarly skilled in quibbling, have a decided turn for litigation and find i: very easy to esc ope punishment under our system of criminal juris prudence. And even in the last extremity they have ass appeal to the Sudder Court, a court which has the re putation of posseseieg a decided leaning towards the convicted, and of being peculiarly ingenious in detecting technical grounds for their acquittal. So that the usual process of law is no very great terror to the Bedneashee, as they are called. But now to be caught plundering in the morning, tried the same hour, and executed before neon, strikes them with amazement and terror ; and a fell severe examples having been made, the effect is most salutary. Indeed, the very sight and name of a Euro pean soldier strike:4th° natives with the grove st dread, and a dozen Europeans have, more than once, travelled forty or fifty miles, dispersed mobs num bering thousand., and brought in safely large parties of ladies and children. So far as I can learn, order ha. been restored at most of the large stations around ue, and we only need to garrison each of them with a fe se troops to restore things to their former state. Alla h:shed Fort is now quite safe, le.-ing occupied by 600 English troops, the Sikhs having been sent out to watch the city. At present, about the only quarter from which we have reason to apprehend aoytieng is Oude. From the latest accounts, Sir H. Lawrence maintained his po sition in L . ucknow, b u t re p or t s tates that the rest of the kingdom is disorganised, and large bodies of men are menacing Lucknow. Agra, up to the last date, 9th or 12th of the month, was quiet, but nothing up to the 9th had been dons before Delhi. Two nel.ive regiments that bad mutinied in the Cm - at - pander-in-Chiefs camp were destroyed alma t to a man." " P.S.—I reopen this to say that, since writing the above, authentic intelligence has been receistd of the defeat of the rebels before Delhi, and the recapture of the city. I have not yet learned the particulars, but the news has come by telegraph from Indere, 600 miles dis tant from Benares, and about 300 from Bombay. This would indicate quiet in the regions through which the line passes, and most soon be followed by the restoration of the whole telegraphic communication between here and Bombay, an advantage the value of which can scarcely ba over-rated. The fall of Delhi, though late, is in time to break the neck of the rebellion, and will doubtless have a very salutary effect. Hundreds of zemindars and many rajahs , and others, were temporiseng, and just waiting for sufficient indications of weakness in Govern niTheenyt twoneinnaotwle pause, them to au join o th d e eu r b e t b , e m ls ae w y it e h i impunity. They become suddenly loyal, and very earnest in the restora tion of order, and afterwards make great capital out of it as an indication of their steadfast attachment to the British Government, and of their fidelity in the hour of peril."" J. G." It will be seen that Mr. Grogson corroborates the intelligence derived by the public prints from other sources of the fall of -Delhi The last despatch from Geller d. Barnard recAvol in this courvry is dated the Bth of June, so that this intelligence may probably be true. Mr. Lawrence, writing from Monghir, on the 16th of June, says : " Ye , terday there was a very great alarm felt by most patties, natives, as well as Europeans, in conse- . . , quenee of a report that the irregular cavalry at Dof g har had murdered their officers, and intended com'ng to Monghir to rob the tremory. The Europ , an ,, , who are . . . rather numerous juQt now, forrned themselves int) par ties, and with loaded guns, pistols, &c., kept watch in turn all night, As our quarter of the sta!ion is deserted by Europeans, we thought it right to go t 3 a friend's house in the fort. Bat lam thankful to say, the night passed quietly, and the native town seems peaceful this morning, but trembling with excitement. Official inlor- matron has been received by the magistrate, that three officers of the irregular cavalry have been murdered, but the men of the regiment deny that they bad any hand in the murder. The circumstances, however, look ex tremely suspicicua. These are alarming times, but the Lord can keep his people in peace." The Rev. J. Thomas furnishes us with the fol lowing letter, dated Calcutta, June 19, 1857 : " In Calcutta we have had serious alarms, and have assuredly great cause for thankfulness that we are alive and able to attend to our duties. Last Sabbath-day ( he 14th) was a day to be long remembered. From an early hour in the morning conveyances in large numbers were passing our house. This continued all the forenoon, and indeed, more or less, all day. People were crowding to the hotels and other places, and great numbers went On board ships lying in the river. We were urged to follow the example, but I declined, as I did not consider there was so great danger as many imagined, and, at the same time, did not think there was any place where we should he more secure from harm than our own house. I, however, considered le ex pedient to do what I could to be prepared for any emergency, and arranged with some of our neighbours that in case anything occurred, my bouge might Le made the common rendezvous where we might protect our selves and our families. "The cause of alt this alarm was the detection of a spy, seeking to tamper with a sentinel at the fort, and the discovery of an intended rising of the native troops at BArrack pore, at four o'clock on Sabbath meriting. . This discovery occasioned considerable activity in send ing out European troops, and this I,d to all sorts of horrible surmises as to what had taken place at Barrack pore, and what was to be done in Calcutta. We were assured early;on Sabbath morning that two regiments had bolted from Barrackpora with their arms, and were on their way to Calcutta. " The intention to mutiny was undoubted, but, being discovered, it did not take place ; but orders wire forth with given to assemble more European trool. at Bar rack pore, and disarm the three native regiments which were there. This was done without opposition, at about five o'clock in the afternoon, and, at the same time, what native soldiers were in Calcutta wtre also disarmed, ex cept the Governor-General's Body Guard. I learned these facts between seven and eight o'clock p.m., and therefore, to a great extent, was relieved of all appre hension. Many others were not so favoured, and spent the night in a painful state of excitement. "The trial of the spy o❑ Sabbath morning led to im portant di,coveries. He proved to be one of the King of Oude's people, and it was aecortained that that gen tleman and his party bad to do with our troubles. Measures were, therefore, with great secrecy and care taken to apprehend that personage and all his party ; and this was effected during the night, or very early on Mon day morning. Tuey were caught in their: bed.. I under stand a great number of important documents have been seized. They are said to implicate not a few, and show the whole of these mutinous risings, &a, to have been a planned thing. It is, as I have long felt confident, a Mussulman plot, the object being not only to overturn the British rule in India, but to destroy all Christians, and root out Christianity from the country. You may, however, be pretty sure that Raisin has had a hand in it. I hope God will not only confound all their projects and disappoint their hopes, but bring the parties torth to the light, and ove7rule these terrible events to esta blish the British dominions in India on a firmer basis than ever. I cannot think that God will allow the wcrk his servants have, with so much prayer, commenced to be rendered null and void. I cannot think that he will not arise and avenge the blood of his servants—or that India will be again given over into the hands of the vengeful Mussulman. We must wait for Providence to unfold His purposes. We are praying for the down fall of Delhi, and longing to get authentic news of the event. We have had all but certain news of the death of our dear brother Mackay, and I have ceased to entertain the least hope that Mrs. Thompson and her daughters have escaped. My next door neigh bours are related to them, and they have received a fearful account of the barbarous manner in which they were murdered. It is stated that net one Christian, white or black, has been suffered to live at Delhi, ' " The Mussulmans have been for some time past, cal. culating a pretended prophecy that the British rule was to - bait. 100 years,_ but. by-_ some means a valuable addition bad been tacked on to the prophecy to the effect, that if the people should rise everywhere against' us this year they would succeed in destroying or driving out of the country all the English, but that, if they from any cause should fail to do this, the British rule will last 500 years longer. We are now close on the cente nary of the battle of Eassey, and many expect that a desperate attack will then be made. If we get safely over that day and the next, we may hope for quiet— should authentic news come that Delhi is taken, and its king either killed or a prisoner, and especially if the Nawab of Moorshedabad, and a few others, who are said to be implicated, be also laid hold of, the Mussul mans will hardly venture to give much trouble." From a letter from the Rev. C. B. Lewis, dated Calcutta, June 19, we glean the following further particulars "I do not think, however, that even from the news papers any true conception of the fearful alarm which has been felt in Calcutta can be gathered. The reports of the atrocities committed at Meerut, Delhi, and Allahabad, have taught us what we might look for if Sepoys and Budm Ashes should get the upper hand, here, and having disc )vered that we are a mere handful of people amidst millions of cool friends or bitter enemies, there has been quite a panic. The terror reached its height on Sunday last (the 14 , 13), when a prayer meeting was held at the Circular-road Chapel, instead of the ordinary morning service, and there was no Sabbath school or evening service of any kind. The usual week services also have been given up this week. On the same day there was a general flight of European residents from the suburbs, and especially Entally. Crowded garees and Coolies, oppressed with bulky loads of bedding, might be seen rushing into the e tti, at heedlome speed. Nor did those who dwelt in Park-street or Chowringhee feel more safe in their man sions. Numbers took refuge in the ships which, on Sun day night, were crowded. As for us, we had removed on Saturday evening to our friends, the Rowe's. I sup pose we sha'l continue to sleep in Elliott Rowe's until some day atter the 231 (the anniversary and centeitary of Plessey). The cause for such extreme terror on the 14th was that there was reason to apprehend that the Sepoy regiments at Barrackpore intended to march upon Calcutta at four o'clock a.m. of that day. This is con fidently believed here by nearly all. Tue seditious p'an .was somehow discovered and measures were taken to frustrate it. The 78th Highlanders were sent in from Chinsurah, and a strong party of European troops from Fort William. Other parties were stationed at Cox's Bungalow, on the Barrackpore road, and at Dumdum. And small bands of men were posted here and there in the city. If, therefore, the treachereus fellows bad done as they intended they would have been cut up t a man ; but the most absurd rumours were spread and the panic was intense. On Monday morning his iVlajesty the ex-King of Oude was seized .and carried int the fort, and report says that his brother of Moor ,eleedabad is to be brought into the same safe keeping. The Sepoys at Barrackpore and all in Calcutta and Dumdum were quietly disarmed on Sunday evening. They are now entrusted with the ramrods of their mus kets and I think there can be no cause for alarm. It will be some time, however, before the confidence once felt is fully restored. "Dacca has been restless, and a panic arose there. At Jessore there are some suspicious appearances. A rising of the Ferazees is not unlikely, as Doodoo Meah is in prison at Alipore. You will be glad to know that many of the life prisoners at Alipore have been shipped off to the Mn,uritiue. Would they were all far off from Calcutta. The Suddar Las inflicted serious injury on us in respiting so many rascals. The first move has generally been t 3 release the prisoners when a mutiny has arisen, and this was intended at Calcutta—or rather Alipore." SIR COLIN CAMPBELF, Our latest Ravines from Alexandria, by the Colombo, state that Sir Colin Campbell was treated with the must profound respect by the authorities in Egypt. His pas sage through that country was an ovation. He purposes dividing the Indian army into five or six flying divisions, with a General at the head of each. COWES, ISLE OF WIGHE VROSI OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] COWES, AUG. 4. The Emperor and Empress of the Prate!), it is ex pected, will arrive in Cowes Roals about 9 o'clock on Thursday morning. Cowes REGATTA.—Alteration of Day.—The rowing and sailing matches advertised for Friday are now to take place on Thursday. Fireworks in the evening. LIE QUEEN'S CUP.—Alteration of Day.--Her Ma jesty's Cup is to be sailed for on Friday, and not on Thursday, as originally intended. R.Y.R. ball in the evening. On Saturday, a cup, open to all yacht clubg, foreign or Eaglisb, will be sailed for. COURr CIRCULAR. The visit of the Emperor and Empress of the French to her Majesty and the Prince Consort at Osborne will not extend over six day?, in the course of which period there will be a grand review at Aldershot, to which her Majesty will accompany her illustrious visitors. It is not the intention of the Emperor to visit LDndon during his stay in this country. The Emperor and Err. press will arrive at Osborne on the 6th inst. The sojourn of the court in Scotland will not exceed six weeks. Her Majesty, the Pence Consort, and the Royal family will leave Buckingham Palace for Balmoral on the 24th inst., and return to Wiudsor Castle on the 16th of October. The Duke of Devonshire entertained a select circle at dinnei last evening, at Devonshire House, Piccadilly. The Duke and Duchess of Marlborough arrived in town yesterday, from Blenheim House, Oxford - 15We, for a few days. SWEDEN. The States of the Swedish Kingdom have just di s cussed two' propositions relative to modifications in the constitution. One is to the effect that the Council et State must be consulted on the question of contracting alliances with foreign Powers ; and the other declares that the King cannot become reigning Prince in a foreign country without the consent of the States. The former was rej,:cted by a majority of 37 to 32 by the nobles; and unani mously by the clergy'; but adopted without modifi cation by the order of the peasants, and with a slight change by that of the burge3se3. The latter was rejected by the clergy, but adopted by the three other. states. FRANCE. PARIS, TUESDAY EVENING. The steam cutter Requin sailed from Marseilles on Sunday last for Ajaccio, in Corsica, having on board the remains of Charles Bonaparte, Prince of Canino. A• steam corvette is about to be built in one of the French dockyards for the Pope, to be called the Sixtus Quintus. For the last two days the weather has been in tensely hot in Paris. Yesterday at two o'clock the thermometer (centigrade) was above 33 in the shade. The Havre journals publish a proclamation to the inhabitants from Larne, the mayor, announ cing that the Emperor and Empress would arrive in that port on Wednesday, about four in the afternoon. Notwithstanding that the'r Majesties ara to travel incognito, the population of Havre semi determined to manifest their loyalty by send ing d-putfttions of various branches of trade to receive the Imperial visitors. A vast crowd of stranger:4 has already thronged into the town. The Moniteur contains a long circular addressed by Marshal Vaillant, Minister of War, to the generals commanding the military divisions, gving theta instructions redative-to the execution of the new code of military justice. The following telegraphic despatch has been re ceived hero to-day : BERN E, August 3. —Dr. Kerne has made known to the Federal Diet this day that he accepts the post of Minister Plenipotentiary at Paris. The Federal Assembly is to terminate its session on Wedues:lay. BOURSE, Aug. 4.—The following were the list quotations : Cub. fr. C. End of Month. li per Cents 3 per Cents 67 67 20 Bank Shares 2,890 Credit Foncier 550 Credit Mobilier 967 50 Roman - Do. Account 970 -- Austrian Belgian 4t Fiedmontese (5) — Home Debt RAILWAYS-FOE CABS. tr. c. Orleans 1,455 -- Northern . Lyons . 930 fr c. Western Strasburg New Ditto ..... - Mediterranean — Geand Central Geneva 4 — Midi THE PRINCIPALITIES. The Moldavian, Gazette of the 23d ult. publishes the complete list of deputies elected in all the chief places of districts by the large landowners. It also contains a decree appointing M. A. S.tourdzl to be prefect of police in the room of Colonel Alkazi, who is sta'ed to have resigned. The Constitution,n,el, in nit - narking on th's intelligence, says :—" Although the Gazette asserts that the colonel has resigned, and although the Government has published an ad dress from the inhabitants, expressing rogret at his having done so, a letter of Jassy of the 20tb,informs us that he was really ai,mcaod for having refused, after a violent altereatiun with Prince Vegorides, to serve any longer in the Moldavian Government in its violent policy. The same letter says that a great num ber of inhabitants h sd sent an address to the Euro- pean consuls at Jassy, complainin that a great display of military force had been made in the town, in the night of the 7th mid the following morning with the view of influencing public opinion in the elections of the large landowners. The same consuls have re ceived an address from the clergy, complaining that they were awakened in the middle of the night by gendarmes, and made to vote.' The Government fearing that public opinion will blame its acts, has published a few lines in the Gazette, in which it declares that 'the most sham4ul calumnies are spread on the acts of the Moldavian Government, and are repeated by some French journals.' " AUSTRALIA DARTMOUTH, AUGUST 4. The Swiftsure, from Melbourne, with 200 passengers and 60,000 ounces of gold, is off this port ; she has landed mails and 20 pas sengers. THE INDIAN MUTINIES. ADDITIo NAL PARTICULARS. We yesterday announced the arrival at South ampton of the Colombo, with the heavy portion of the India mail. We now learn that the pas sengers on board, who have come from India, firmly believe that Delhi has fallen. They state that bazaar intelligence outstrips Government in telligence (which is a bad sign, because it shows complicity between the natives in India and the mutineers), and that according to bazaar intelli gence, Delhi had fallen. When the Madras passengers left, an emeute was fully expected in that presidency. The Eu ropeans were under arms. The passengers think that the mutiny is not considered in England so serious as it really is. They give some frightful details of atrocities com mitted by the mutineers. In Delhi six European ladies had taken refuge in a room ; one of them, very young and beautiful, concealed herself under a sofa. The other five were subjected to outrage by the mutinous soldiery, and then beheaded. The blood trickled under the sofa, and the young female concealed there betrayed herself by utter ing a shriek. She was seized and taken to the harem of the King of Delhi. This is considered a proof that the King is in league with the mu tineers. Seventeen hundred armed men were found about the residence of the King of Oudo when he was taken prisoner, although according to treaty he Was not allowed one armed attendant. (EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM RAJPOOTANA.) ABOO, June 19. We have just received intelligence of a breach having been made in the wall (of Delhi), and the rebels panic stricken. Not oae stone, I hope, will be left on another to mark where Delhi stood. The atrocities the wretches have committed within its walls are said to be dreadful—the days of Nadir Shah repeated. . We have had our share of anxiety, Some Mussulman wretches proposed at the " Eed " (feast) kicking up a disturbance, but we were all pre pared, and these few Europeans kept them in order. Nusseerabad and Neemuch are burnt and de stroyed. Our house, a pucka (brick) one, they could not touch, but every article of furniture, &c., they took out and destroyed on the lawn—glass, pictures, books, crockery, &c., everything destroyed ; the plate, carriage, and horses taken away. . . . George Lawrence is below doing military duty again as brigadier-general in Rajpootaaa. He went down to assist Colonel Dixon, who from fatigue snd anxiety was supposed to be dying. He is now recovering, but the poor brigadier was completely broken down, and has put everything in his hands. The fort of Ajtnere, with its arsenal, is of great value down here ; and here we have been quits successful in dislodging the suspected traitors, and putting in other troops is hold it (which was done without a row), and then getting ny European troops from Deesa to hold it. No sooner had they arrived than Mr. Colvin writes to have them sent up to protect Agra-200 Europeans and 3 guns being all we have to hold Bajpoota in check. George Lawrence has respectfully declined. The Kotab Contingent, 1,200 men (cavalry and infantry and 2 guns) who were under Lawrence's orders, Mr. Colvin ordered away to Agra, and having ordered the commandant, Captain Dennys, to move into Ajmere for its protection, Mr. Colvin then got an order from Calcutta by the tele_ graph, giving him power over every one in Rajpootana. Hod Den nys obeyed Lawrence, Nusseerabad and Nee much had been saved. * * * General Anson's death saved him from assassination. He was hated by the ' troops, and they burnt his tents. He was quite unfitted far his poet. Horses and gaming appear to have been his per init., and as a Gentleman said, No court pet flunky Ought to come to India." Every one gave a sigh of 'relief when they heard he was gone. "Pat Grant" is come over from Madras to head the army till orders come from England. Henry Lawrence (also a brigadier-general) has been named for the appointment, but he cannot be spared from Oude, where he is holding his own with 300 Europeans. A much more difficult position than that of Agra, I fear. God will help him I t ave no doubt. He has had one chase after the muti neers, with signal success. George Lawrence Ifas too few troops to follow up the Neemuch mutineers, but was ready to meet them should they coma to Ajmere, as they gave out. They, however, have gone the wrong way. I hope they may meet with their reward, for their cruelty was great, and they chased the officers and their wives out of their burning houses all night into the jungles. One poor sergeant's wife whom they attacked, soot down the first man, and was cut down by the second, and her children thrown into the flames. The following is an extract of a letter written on the 16th of J une by Major-General Hearsey to his sister in Chertsey "Barrackpore, Junel6. " Yesterday (Tuesday) afternoon I was obliged to disarm my brigade hare of four regiments. Some vil. lamas in the corps were trying to incit e th e goo d men and true to mutiny. These good men o ug h t t o h ave a g r iv m e e n d the villains all.vniltains Decisionuptnjuastnif sol eiereution coute q u i coute ; they did not, so I die is everything now-a-days ; it will not do to wait until misfortunes occur, but if possible do your best to pre vent them. • If large, very large, reinforcements of British troops aro no: poured into Ilindostan, moss the Isthmus of Su'z, i e., vict Alexandria end Cairo Railway, and im mense stores of coals sent by the same railroad to Suez, to coal the Ftearners for their return, so that the Queen's troops can be pu-hed on with the least possible delay, I. will go hard with all of us • Tars ought to be pub lished to the British nation ; in my name if you like.' I will take all responsibility. The authorities—Lord Panmure, the Elorso Guards, the Board of Control, and the Directors—must join heart and hand in these mea sures ; money now Luti,t be a secondary consideration. " It is said the - native Princes, ex-King of Oude, the Nawab of Aloorshedabad, the ex-A.tneers of Scinde, and others have been sending emissaries among the Sepoys, bribing and promising great benefits if they will be un faithful to us. Nay, I have heard from good authority some of these emissaries have been given up by the Sepoys of my brigade to the proper authorities is Fort Willliam." The following is au extract from a letter of a mercantile man in Calcutta, which may interest our re t lers ' as it describes the measures of precau tion adopted by the European residents. "All Europeans all over the country, as well as in Cal cutta, have been called out as volunteers. We mount guard on picket at night, and mounted patrols guard the streets all night. As yet all has been kept quiet, and I have not the slightest doubt but that now we have boned' the King of Oude, with his head men, all will remain quiet. lam in the Foot Volunteers ; I thought it more likely to be useful than the Horse, and easier to learn. We were all paraded this morning at daylight. My company consists nearly all of Eogli.h and Ameri cans. Tne 1 ilter have come forward nobly, and are most useful, having nearly all been drilled. Those in my corn_ pally are good, honest, hearty men with all the good qualities of Englishmen. We are divided into companies, according to place of residence, and these, again, into squads of 10 or 12, according to the number in each corn pany. I am trying to induce our colonel to divide us into seven squads, each squad to take picket duty once a week. Of course, we are all much exited about it, and none more so than myself. S'ic squads of mine, numbering GO men, are without a single half-caste, and many of the men are as big as I am, so I doubt not that we c mld thrash about 1,000 Sepoys. Read what some 200 British bayonets did at Benares against 3,000 Se. poys. The Sepoys here were all disarmed, as well as at Barrackpore the other day, without troub!o. Ole hund red men of the 37th were sent up to Berhamnora yes terday to protect the place, and to bane the Nawah, a sensual Mahominedan hound, who has been intriguing against M. The Mahommedans are, I suspect, at the bottom of it all, and will have found the fanatical Brah mins a fruitful soil to work on. May their fathers' graves be defiled.'' (Prom the Freertart. ) Baptist Mission House, 33, Moprgate-street, August 3. 1857. Messrs. Editors,—l hasten to place at your ser vice the contents of several letters received by ihe Ovcrland mail. The anxieties of our friends will not allow of delay in their publication till the next " Missionary Herald." It will bo seen in how g reet peril our missionary brethren stand, and 111u-trate the progress of those fearful events of which India is nuw the scene. They and their families will, I am sure, be remembered daily in the prayers of God's people. I ranain, yours most truly, Env. B. UNDERHILL. Under date Benares, Jule 11th, Mri Gregson gives the following graphic account of the evonts in that city, and of the state of the surrounding couniry "On Thurslay last, tte 4th instant, from an early hour iu the gaming the telegraph was occupied ahnc.sii SPAIN. The Madrid journals of the 31st ultimo have reached us. The Government was actively engaged in preparing the budget of 1858 for presentation to the Cortes. It did not doubt that it would be able to provide amply for the re-payment of the Mires loan of 300,000,000 reals, as the cessation of the food crisis would alone give resources amounting to 100,000,000 reals. The Spanish Cabinet is con tinuing its warlike preparations, as if the Mexican affiir were not likely t 3 be settled by mediation." Generals athormida and Pastore have set out from Turin for Alessandria, in order to direct the armament of that fortress. A hundred guns are to be sent from La Spezia forthwith. " the leave of absence granted to General Tod tleben, who is at present at Kissingen," says a letter from St. Petersburg, " has been extended, at his desire, to next year. Although the health of the General no longer inspires alarm, he has been recommended to remain some time longer in a mild climate." ALIERICA. [By ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. LIVERPOOL WEDNESDAY MORNING. The Liverpool, New . York, and Philadelphia screw steam-ship City of Washington_has arrived from New York, with one thy's later advices, and $82,069. in specie on freight. The screw steam ship Circassian, hence, had arrived at St. John's. , The Washington correspondent of the New York Herald writes, that the " President and Cabinet fully indorse Governor Walker's proclamation." A collision between the troops and rebels is said to be _inevitable. The Governor has leen instructed to enforce the territorial laws at all hazards, and at the point of the bayonet neces sary. A. fire had broken out at St. Louis on the 22d, and consumed several manufactories ; the estimated loss was from $lOO,OOO to $200,060. In the New York Money Market the free supply on call continued. Foreign exchange was dull and some forced sales of 60 days on London had been made at 1091, but leading drawers were mostly firm at 109/ ; sight bills done at 1101 ; Paris, 5 181 to 164. The stock market opened firmly, but at the second board the Bears took ad vantage of the shipments, and caused an average decline of about one per cent. upon the extreme rates. 'The cotton market continued to harden, with sales to the trade at very full prices. Flour without change of importance. Corn better. Pork firmer for prime, arid buoyant for mess. Beef steady. Bacon unchanged. Cut meats fair demand. Lard steady. Butter and cheese selling freely. Spirits of turpentine, with large arrivals, flat. Rosin, dull, fine ditto. Freights to London, 4s. for turpentine, and Is. 9d. per barrel for rosin ; crude turpentine, is sd. per 280 1b..; cotton, to Liverpool, 33; to Havre, 34. NEW ORLEANS, JULY 21. Cotton sales to-day, 1,500 bales ; sales of the last three days, 950 bales ; receipts, 180 bales ; stock at New (Mesta, 24,500 bales ; decreased receipts, 248,000 ; decreased renipts at all the southern port., 574,500. Mixed corn, 80c. to 90c. Flour 7 dollars. Red wheat (new), 1.40 dol. Freights st agn GUNBOATS FOR INDIA. A writer in a contemporary says :—" Allow me, through the medium of your paper to call attention to the necessity, in the present unhappy condition of this country, of sending some gun- _ boats for service to the Indian rivers. The smallest of those built for the last war would answer fur the. navigation - of the Ganges in the dry weather, pro dded they draw not more than three feet of water. if we had a few now running up and down that river numbers of European lives and vast quantities of property would certainly be saved. A very large proportion of the Europeans who, like myself; are flying for their lives from the brutal violence of the insurgent 9, have taken refuge on board the steamers of the India General Steam Navigation and Ganges Navigation c.)mpanics. Many prefer living on board them t o going into the fortifi edplaces many of which are not deemed safe, from havink, par of their garrisons composed of native troops. Tir - e in habitants of places far distant from the Ganges, such as Juanpoor, have fled to the steamers, and all those will can reach them ought to have the same opportunities of escape offered them as tuey would have if living in a European country which should enter into war with England. The gunboatS might ply up and down the rivers at short inter vals, so as to prevent the plundering of native boats by the village people, who aro believed to be led on by the prisoners who have been liberated from the gaols. For a distance of 12 miles below Mir zapore every boat was plundered last Tuesday, the 9th, and the river banks completely strewed with cotton, rice, lac dye, &c., which was being carried off by the villagers in the most open manner, in broad daylight, and on the most extensive scale. The steamers of the companies above mentioned usually give these marauders a volley of bullets as they pass, and have contributed not allittle to check their depredations. Every village, where people are caught plundering, ought to be at once burnt: Gunboats would likewise be very useful in protec ing towns on the river banks, as ferries, in throw ing in troops and supplies to forts, &c., and cut ting off the passage of insurgents over the rivers. With two or three gunboats Mirzapore would be quite safe ; as it is, we expect every hour to hear of the sack of this city, one of the richest in India, and the destruction of all the Europeans' residences the owners having all fled for their lives during the past week. At Allahabad, too, the insurgents might have been shelled from the river with the utmost facility. Cuals might be conveyed up from Calcutta and depots formed at intervals, consisting of boats anchored eff shore, and protected by a gun boat or European troops or civilians. I trust the Admiralty will at once send a few gunboats out. MURDER AT SHADWELL.—ESOAPE OF THE MI:TIMBRES. —Yesterday morning, a female, named Sarah Hamiltoe, alias Brown, aged 24 years, expired in the accident want of the London Hospital, from the effects of a stab inflicted by an American sailor. The deceased was i° a dancing room in St. George's-in-the-East on Saturday night, and retired with the sailor to a disreputable house in the neighbourhood. They quarrelled and fou g ht, and in the struggle the woman was stabbed. She was taken to the hospital, but the wounds were fatal. 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