The Sun. — London, England, 1857-08-04 00:00:00

1. 4 2 ,4 .41 A 447, LS ,4 4,4 A t , m e i _ ‘; LEER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. FAREWELL PERFORMANCES AT REDUCED PRICES, LAST NIGHT BUT TWO. THIS EVENING, TUE4D AY, Aug. 4, IL DON WOVANNI. Zerlina, Mdlle. Piccolomini ; Donna Elvira, Mdlle. Ortolani ; Donna Anna, Mdlle. Spezia ; Dm Giovanni, Sig. Polueventano ; Leporello, Sig. Be'letti ; Maaetto, Sig. Corsi ; II Comartnlatore, Sig. Vialetti; Don Ottavio, Sig. Ginglini. To conclude with the new Batiet Divertiss wont, by Paul Taglioni, entitled ALPHEA. Mdle. Marie Taglioni, M. Ctocchetti, and 31. Charles. PRICES : Pit Tier , Grand Tier, and One Pair.. £2 12 6 T wo 1 11 6 Half Circle 1 1 0 -Pit Stalls Gallery Boxes 0 12 6 Gallery Stall 0 3 6 Gallery Side Stalls 0 3 0 Pit 0 3 6 Gallery 0 2 0 No free list.—Applications to be made at the Box-office of the Theatre. Doors open at 7, Jpera to commence at half past 7. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. Farewell Performances at Reduced Prices. THIS EVENING, TUESDAY, August 4—IL DON GIOVANNI. TO-MORROW, WEDNESDAY—Last Night but One-- LE NOZZE DI FIG IRO. THURSDAY, (Last Night)—LA TRAVIATA and the Last Act of I PURITAN'. The NATIONAL ANTHEM will follow the Opera. The enterttiaments in the Ballet will combine the talents Madame Rosati, Madlles. Katrine, Boschetti, and Marie Taglloni. Prices as above. CEIRISTY'S MINSTRELS.—St. JAMES'S THE %TRE.—It is re4pectfully announced that the renowned CHRISTY'S MINSTRELS, whose success for upwards of 3,000 consecutive nights in New York has be-n without parallel, will give their celebrated ENTER TAIN WENT THIS EVENING, commencing at half-past 8. Boxes and stalls at Mr. Mitchell's Royal library, and the box office of the theatre. T HEA TR E-R OYA L, DRURY-LANE. 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, Is; Boxes, 2s. 6d., 25., and Is. 6d. ; Galleries, 6d. Doors open at half•past 7. Commence at 8. fto Y L PRINCESS'S THEATRE. THIS EVENING will be performed Shakespere's Play of THE TEMPEST. Preceded by LIVING TOO FAST. THEATRE ROYAL, H AYMARK ET Lessee—Mr. J. D. Buckstone. THIS EVENING, to commence at Seven o'clock. with the new and greatly suacessfal original Comedy, entitled VICTIMS, in which Mr. Buckstouo, Mr. Howe, Mr. William Farren, Miss Reynolds, die.. will appear. After which, Douglas Jerrold's drama of BLACK-EYED SUSAN. William, Mr. T. P. Cooke. Orchestra Stalls (which may be retained the whole of the evening), Gs. each. (No charge for booking.) First Price. s. d. Dress Boxes 5 0 Upper Boxes 3 0 Pit Lower Gallery 1 0 Upper Gallery 0 Second price. B. d !)reel Boxes 3 0 Upper Boxes 2 0 Pit 1 0 Lower Gallery () 6 No half-price to Upper Gallery. THEATRE ROYAL, A DELPHL Lessee—Mr. Ben. Webster. THIS EVENING, will be performed the new drama of GEORGE DARVILLE, in which Mr. BenjAmiuWe!)ster, Mr. Wriccht, Mr. Paul Bedford, and Machine Celeste will perform. After which, lie late Mr. Douglas Jerrold's drama of'TilE RENT DAY. Messrs. B. We ister, Wright, Paul Bedford, and Maclama Celeste. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee, Mr. Alfred Wigan. THIS EVENING, MONDAY, Aug. 3, will be performed the new drama, called DADDY HARDICRE, Mr. Rob s,)n, &e. To conclude with the original Extravaganza, by R , bert B, Brough, Esq., called MISANIELLO, Messrs. Rob. son, Cooke, Danvers, Aze. ; Misses Svvanborough, Thirlwall, Hughes, Bromley, and Mrs, Me!font. Commence at half-past Seven. OYAL SURREY THEATRE. Lessees, Tviessrs. Shepheril anvil Orswick. TEAS EVENING will be p3rformed the grand opera of MASANIELLO. Mr. Haigh, 2,1 r. Durand, Mr. Manvers, Mr. A. Cooke. anl Miss Lanza. After wl - Lich, VIE WATERMAN. To conclude with THE QUAKER. G REAT NATIONAL STANDARD TIIEA.TRE. Proprietor, Mr. John Douglas. THIS EVENING will be performed the romance of HERNE THE HUNTER. Between the pieces Slr. J. G. Fo7de, the King of Comic Vocalists, will open his P , reel of Fun. To conclude with OLIVER TWIST. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Lessee and Manar,, , er, Mr. W. Cooke. Under the patronage of Her 3fijosty and His Royal Highness Prince Albert. Positively the Last Six Nights of the Splendid Spectacle of MAZEPPA, which must be withdrawn for the production of a Grand Equestrian and Oriental Spcctac e, which will be produced on Monday, August 10. The ;re it Parisian Equestrienne, Madlle. Mililos, every night. THIS EVENING, TUESDAY, August 4, and every even ing dqring the week, the entertainments will commend with Byron's grand spectacle of MAZEPPA AND THE WILD HORSE. Mgzeppa, Mr. James Holloway. After which, IVir.Willarn Cooke's SCENES in the CIRCLE, introducitir t!le trai led Zebras, and the Wonder of the Day, Madlle. Mililos. Concluding with a R'sible Farce. Cornmehee at seven o'cloA. Dress Boxes, 4s. ; Upper Boxes, :is. • Private Braves. from 2 , 5., no charge for hnokinz; p;t, 2s (ThAllery, Upper L aliery, &U. H of-price at half-past Eight. B ix-oaleo open from Eloven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. Equestrian Director, lir. W. Cooke, jun. r si ENTER I TUT BALL, Westminster-road.— k.i OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The follow company of Vocalists are engaged for the performance of - 'el.:ctions from all the popular Operas, Madrigals, Choruses, G yrs, Duets, &c., viz.: &Lss E Pearce, Mrs. Palmyra, Miss Walcott, Yr/gs Brunel, Miss Summers, and Madame Marietta; Mr St. Aibyn, Herr F. Jnnghmans, H. Grover, T. Far rant, S. /o 3. Barker, W. Melling, P. Cond. Sonor An. tonio M. 'o Solla, and E. L. Hime ; Master Corri; Messrs. Sam Collins, and E. Hackney. Pianoforte, Mr Ceeil Hicks; harmonium, Master Williams ; Director, Herr F, Jonghnims Commence at Savon o'clock precisely. Sar,- per; &c., until twelve o'clock 2IGU WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. T 4is DAT—Mnrn. 51 min. aft. 12—Evan., 15 intr. aft. 1 To ,:',nneow—Morn , 37 rain. aft. I—Evf,n. ramn aft. 2 WEATFIER.—SuN Orricz. AUG UST 4. Tug IIIiONIZTER, IN TIEIZ SHADE. 82—Lighest einc noon yesterday. 69 lowest this morning and during the night. 89 -thle thy at noon. BAROMETER, 30.01. WINP, S. W., light, with fine summer weather. LONDON, TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 1857. Bettar late than never ! The Government have, even at the eleventh hour, thought it pru dent to act on the advice which we tendered when the painful intelligence of the mutinies in the Bengal Army was first promulgated. A bill was hat night introduced in the Upper House by Lord PAlortatt, to authorise the embodiment of the militia between this and the 25th March next, without calling Parliament together within 14 days after the time. This is a wise and salutary precaution, and although it has subjected Minis ters to the reproach of demanding powers to do that " which, a fortnight ago, they stat e d th ey bad no intention of doing," they are entithd to praise for braving that ridicule, and a c ti ng in th e manner which the exigencies of the case may, and probably will, require. The state of affairs in India is far too serious to justify apathy or indifference. As we have already stated, the Bengal army has virtually ceased to exist. Fifty-eight Regiments have erected the standard of revolt, and twenty ono Regiments have been disarmed. And it is more than probable that many of the disbanded Sepoys will find their way to Delhi, the bead quarters of the Malcontents. It is true that we nay receive satisfactory tidings by the next mail. But then it is also possible that we may hear of I the spread of insubordination, and of the perilous position of many Eaglish families, whose safety i I should be ensured at any cost. "Si vis pacem para helium," may be regarded by many as a trite and hackneyed apophthegm. But its truth and accuracy have never been questioned, and if we wish to restore peace in the Anglo-Indian Empire, to say nothing of the necessity of reconqu ming Hindostan, which has already been] more than hinted at, our pr, - parations should be adequate to the magnitude of the emergency, the overwhelming importance of the subject. The Militia should not only be prepared to act as a h nme garrison, so that every regiment• in the United Kingdom should be available for service in India, but they should also be authorised to volunteer for service in the culonieA, and if need ful, at what may justly be termed, " the seat of war." This may be a matter of vital conse quence before the next meeting of Parliament, and Ministers may be obliged to convene the Legislature at a very inconvenient period, or to act on their own responsibility, and de mand a bill, of indemnity for their judicious violation of the law of the land. Now, all such demands are very injurious. They are blows against the Constitution, which may serve as precedents for less justifiable usurpations, and should never be sanctioned where, in the exercise of ordinary prudence, additional powers should be demanded. Nor is it sufficient to call out the militia for home and colonial service, and to despatch every troop and company of the standing army to India. We must do more. We must strive to render their services as efficient as possible, " the regula tions of the military Circumlocution office to the contrary in any wise notwithstanding." This is but the paraphrase of a well known legal sentence. But how can they act ener getically, while oppressed with the shako, "Albert hat," or " Grenadier bearskin," with the apoplectic stock, or tunic attracting every solar ray 7 The Sepoys long ago were reported to have said, "It too cold for brave to-day." May it nut be too sultry for valorous exploits ? May not our best troops be rendered powerless by the beat of the climate ? Tney will surely have enemies sufficiently formidable to contend against without adding the authorities at the Horse Guards to the number. A few judicious rules at head-quarters would more than double the strength of our forces in India. Nv e fear, however, that it is useless to anticipate any change. Red-tapistn is too power ful at Whitehall. Routine is a demon teat re quires many hecatombs. Bofore any practical step is taken, we must witness the immolation of thou sands of victims. It would be too much to expect Atat the authorities could recognise any distinction between the Arctic and Tropical regions, or direct a difference of clothing where the thermometer was above blood-heat or below zero. Nothing but the voic3 of public opinion can produce an alteratiOn or modification of the system ; and the sooner it speaks out, plainly and intelligibly, the better fur all parties concerned. Lord JOHN RUSSELL has carried his first reso lution for the appointment of a Select Committee, but the nomination of its members was prevented by the exercise of the privilege belonging to fac tious minorities. It was not enough that the leading members of the Opposition benches, were placed on that committee. Mr. DISRAELI, Sir JOHN PAKINGTON, and Lord STANLEY were too enlightened for their followers, and Mr. NEWDEG ATE—the superlative of Spoon and SPOONER —in all matters of bigotry and intolerance, complained,and effected the loss of a valuable day. A very discursive debate took place on tbe terms of the resolutions. Some pettifogging quibbleswere raised rE specting the important question, whether it should be " the 25 members nominated, and all the gentlemen of the long robe," or "all the gentlemen of the long robe, and the following 25 members." And this was discussed with the hair splitting acumen generally best3wed on special de murrers in the good old times. As 15 "Hon. and Learned" Members, as they are usually termed, were included in the favoured twenty live, exceptions were taken on this point that they were slighted by not being considered " Gentle men" of the long robe; while an earnest voice was raised on behalf of " the Gentlemen" by Act of Parliament, whose service wool 1 be required for the purpose of "instructing," and, we hope, "teeing" the members of the other branch of the legal profeesion! The decision, as we have stated, was postponed, and the topic will again be ventilated this evening. We suppose that the Select Committee, consisting of some 122 members, will be duly appintel. We hope that the jurists will constitute " a cool hundred." We cannot, however, anticipate so ple;ising a result. Where the disputatious element eo ;ready preponderates, we should imagine that it would rather resemble the audience chamber of the " Kilkenny cat , ," of historical renown, and t hat the tail of Sir F. THESIGER'S wig, with, perhaps, a fragment of Lord JOUN RUSSELL'S tunic, may remain as the only relics of the contest. It is to be regretted that the Gordian knot has not been already cut, by the appearance of Baron ROTHSCHILD at the bar of the House. We have not the sli 6 htost doubt that Mr. DILLWYN is a more judicious adviser than Lord J. RUSSELL, under existing circumstances, and that the course which he was prepared to mark out would stoner lead to the desired goal than that of the ex• Premier. The temporising and vacillating policy hitherto. pursued has been but exposing the nakedness of the laud, raising artificial impediments when none really existed. It is true that it might prove a trump card in the event of a Tory Go vernment. But we cannot tolerate tactics that would keep such a matter in aboy ance for such a purpose. Our liberal rulers should not teach the country to desire a Derbyite Cabinet, for the purpose of eliciting , the real opinions of their opponents. They should rather do what they can under existing circum stances, and they may rest assured that, if they keep pace with the spirit of the age, they will find quite enough to do without maintaining so useless a reserve. The question must be settled one way or other during the present session, or the people will bo inclined, and with much reason, to exclaim—" a plague on both your Houses !" The gold taken from the Bank yesterday was only 5,000/. DEATH OF EUGENE SUE.—PARIS, August 3.—Eugene Sue died this morning at six o'clock. The leather-market has become much more animated throughout the week, with an upward tendency, owing to anticipated requirements for the army and general shortness of stocks in the hands of consumers. At a meeting of the Berlin Waterworks Company yes terday, Mr. W. H. Goschen in the chair, the report was unanimoutly adopted. A satisfactory progress in the permanent business of the undertaking is stated to have taken place, the contracts for house supplies having considerably increased. The palace to be occupied by the Prince of Prussia and the Princess Royal will be supplied from these works. Accounts from Naples of the 30th ult, state that the Neapolitan Government has authorised the establi-b- Imeat of two lines of submarine telegraph uniting Sicily to Malta and Turin. A decree pronounces the re torn of the postal system ; other decrees will corn plate this reform, which is basfd on the French system po;tr „i . A body has t a o k f e t 2 t , o p o la o ce p. a e t as te t r e ni i i i ; invaded e t d h e the e üb m j e u c n t ic o i. Au enzeute munici pality with cries of •' Long live the King I" Th e autho rities soon restored order , and the ringleaders were arrested. HAYJIARKET THEATRE. An old favourite returned to this house last night for the first of a series of six performances, and was received as any old favourite, Mr. T. P. Cooke above all others, would be. When he stepped on the boards last night as the true-hearted husband of Black-eyed Susan, he was greeted with a hearty cheer, which must have been most gr Aityirig to his feelings, as showing him that his reps. tatien was still undiminished. When he sang his song and danced his hornpipe with all the spirit at all events of former days, it was pleasing to find that declining years sat so lightly on a genuine actor, and a worthy man. Tho make up, the hitch of the trowsers, the bow awkwardly courteous, are all his own. Imitators he has had, but no successors, and when a few more nights see what will he his last retirement from his profession, the stage sailor will he a character as difficult to he played as the stage Irishman has been since the death of Power. The piece is nicely got up. Miss P. Oliver's Susan was very appropriate and full or genuine womanly feeling, Mr. Buckstone's Gtiatbrain full of humour, and all the perf.rmers were fully up in their respective parts. Independently of the extraordinary attraction of Mr. T. P. Cooke's personati n, the like of which it is not pr )bahle we shall soon see again, the drama itself would be attractive, and during the week will un doubtedly draw repetitions of the orowded house of last night. CHRISTY'S MINST (ELS. Laqt night "Christy's Minstrels" commenced a series of performances as the St. James's Theatre. Their entertainment is partly musical, partly terpsichorean, and partly dramatic. The musical portion, though the "bones" and the banjo are conspicuous as with Pell's company, is marked by more ambitious efforts at vocalization and has less of that peculiar element which we are accustomed to associate with the idea of " nig gerism." Viennese airs and reminiscences of the Tyrol are warbled forth by extremely red lips set in ebon faces, ani there is a general tendency to elevate the sentimental and the pathetic at the expense of the comic. In the dancing, on the other hand, full scope is given to the grotesque humour of the artists, and several feats are remarkable not only for their eccen tricity, but for the wonderful bodily agility displayed in new forms. The entertainment went off to the entire satisfaction of the audience. I HAYMARKET STARS.—The veteran T. P. Cooke commences an engagement for six nights at the Hay mar4et, on Monday evening, in his original character of William, in "Black-eyed Susan." Although it is not announced that these are to be Mr. Cooke's farewell performances, it is probable that he will on this occasion retire finally from the stage. He will be succeeded on Monday, the 10th of August, by the celebrated comedian, Mr. Charles Matthews, who, previous to his departure for the United States, plays a round of his popular characters here for eight nights. He will appear for one night (the 19th of August) at Liverpool, and will sail on the following day for New York, whither he has been precedel by Mr. Povey, for the purpose of making preliminary arrangements and engagements for Mr. Mathews. Tne PAVILION AT BRIGHTON.—The town council of Brighton off.o.eil a premium of 2001. fee the heel, and 50/ for the second best design for aperopriatt ing the north-west portion of the Pavilion for the use o the public, eight arch . tects ; designs have been sent in for consid-ration. It is intended to provide the town on the site of the Pavilion, with a music -hall, an antheum or winter garden, a free public library and reading-room, a public picture Ehliery, and a museum, at a probable cost of about 12 0001. PROSPECTS OF THE SPORTING SEASON. SoIITH AMPTON MONDAY —Our sporting friends will be glad to hear that the breed of partridges in this neighbour hood will be one of the best known for many years. The coveys are numerous, and the spring birds exceed ingly strong on the wing. Should the present fine weather continue, and harvest operations be unimpeded, the sportsman will have something to do to follow his game. Reports from the upper parts of Hampshire, as well as from Wiltshire, agree as to the abundance of sport for the Ist of September. CRYSTAL PALACE. The Vocal Association, Corn• prising 330 male and female voices, will make its third appearance on Friday, August 7th, under the direction of M. Benedict, in the Central Transept of the Crystal Palac3. The success which attended the two previous performances there, has indeced the directors to mace arrangements for a third, of an entirely different cha ractme The programme will be Mendelssohn through out, including "The Walpurgis Night," and " Loreley." The vocalists engaged are Mr. and Madame Weiss, Aliolo Fanny Huddart, and Mr. Montem S Miss Ara bella Goddard is also engaged to perform Mendclssohn's concerti. Tim WEATHER IN FRANCE.—A letter from Mar- Bellies, of the 31st of July, sts'es that the heat on that day was so intense that a dense heavy mist completely obscured the lights of the lighthouses at night, and rendered the entrance into port. dange-rous. The VectiA, with the Indian mail, was a long time getting in ; the Avenir lost her way for an hour and a-half. The ther mometer marked 30 deg. centigrade. The wind rose W. half-past 10, but instead of refre4i-g the atmosphere it was het and sultry. In the Tarn-'t-Garonne on the 29th of July a violent thunderstorm burst over the country. It came frk;ni the west, and was acfrompanied by heavy rain. The lightning struck a farmhouse and set fire to it. Storms, accompanied by great beat, have taken plw.e in ocher parts of Fiance. RAPID TOWAGE —LIVERPOOL, SATURDAY —A tele graphic despatch was received here this morning an nouncing that the James Baines, Captain M'Donnell, had arrived at Portsmouth, for the conveyance of troops to the Ea-t Indies. She was towed to Portsmouth by the steam tug Resolute, Captain Jevons, belonging to the new steam tug cmnpan., in 82 hours, although er cluntering a head gabs in channel. The Champion of the Seas, Captain M`Kirdy, of the same line, and of a similar tonnage (2,350 tons) was taken in tlw an hour previous by the tug Mazer, but no intelligence has been received of her arrival. It may be stated that the Re solute when she took the James Baines in tow had been only one week off the sticks. OUR SOLDIELS' DuEss IN INDIA.—The sufferings and loss of our noble troops in the Giinea, and the causes from which those sufl irings and that loss arose are fre-h in the putAic recollection. They will be repeated in India, but with far more fearful resifts, unless instant attention is paid to the proper clothing of our tromps ther e . Becair e ur men can live there in their Euro pean clothing, it is not censithred requisite to alter it. The frightful waste of streng, : h i and efficiency it enta and the consequent predi=positidn of the body to disease, and the lowermg of the system at a time when it needs to be uphill at its utmost vigour to resist fatigue and iiisease—these points appear to be uncared for, as well as the sufferings of the men from excessive heat, so much aggravated by their clothing. Away with Et :cks, shakoes, and red tunics, as well as black leather boots, which attract the sun and a'vell the feet. Away. also, wilt the cressbelt and any breast-belt Let each man have a forage cap with peak aad two white covers ; two white woollen loose tunics ; their pack. ammunition belts, to be arranged like the French Zouaves' ; and brown leather boots. N , ,ne of our men ought to leaie this country without proper clothing for India.—Corres pondent of the Times. rHE TELEGRAPHIC DESPATCHES FROM INDIA.—It is understood the government have thus far been unable to obtain any satisfactory inforrnaiicio regarding the causes of the delay list week in the Indian telegraph. The diucto7 at Trieste cannot give any explanatior, except that many mes , ages seat about the same the experienced equal or greater detention. A thunder storm somewhere between Trieste and Munich is still said to have occasioned the interruption. There is, how ever, a difficulty in accepting this solution. A thunder. storm might stop a succession of messagee, but it is not easy to see how, when communication was resumed, it should cause them to arrive in different order from that in whinh they were originally transmitted. Tow, it same that the devatch addressed to Lard Clarendon from Trieste at 11 5 a.m. on the 23% of July did not arrive in London till 12 35 p.m. on the following day, while a message despatched between three and four hours later arrived at the India-house more than an hour sooner. Probably the whole can be mada clear, but the subject is hard of investigation, the ways of telegraphs being often as incomprehensible as the majority of messages they contrive to pervert. There is reason to conclude, however, that if any fault is to be found in the present instance it does not lie with the English company. GENERAL BARNARD.-It will be learnt with great satisfaction that General Barnard has greatly dis tinguished himself by the military capacity he has dis played before Delhi. He arrived there with all possible speed by a long forced night march, and found that the mutineers had taken up a very formidable position about two miles in front of the town. Notwithstanding that hi.; mon were suffering, he attacked at once by a bold advance and a skilful flank movement with that hearty will which at once carries soldiers to victory The 71st sprang from behind two sandbills where the worn-out men had obtained a brief rest, and immediate success crowned the efforts of the soldiers and their gallant leader—the position was carried and occupied, the rebels being driven out with great loss. General Barnard was complimented by those about him on the achievement due to his skill ; and in the hasty council of the battlefield was advised to bring in his wounded, rest his men, who were now suffering ter ribly from over-fatigue, and to retrench himself in the excellent position he had won. But the General turned a deaf ear to every counsel, 'Anted to a ridge outside the town where the rebels were again wisembling, in a few words expressed his will that the ridge should be carried, and the discomfiture of the enemy be corn- pleted :—"lf this be not done, they, too, will intrench the►nselves, and it will cost us three times as much to dislodge them. They are now panic-struck ; but if allowed to boll that place they even might attack us at a disadvantage. No ! lam sorry the poor fellows are tired, but they will take the ridge." Again, animated by their General's will, and guided by consummate science, the small and wearied force marched forward with unfailing pluck. Again victory was theirs ; they ru-hed on the guns with devoted courage, and cap- tured 26 of the enemy's cannon, and drove them with great elaughter within the walls of Delhi. Morning POilto _ . LATEST NE W *6. THE INDIA AND CHINA MAILS. (Wit ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH SOUTHAMPTON, TUESDAY MORNING. The Peninsular Pni Oriental C.impany's steam ship Colombo, Captain Black, has arrived with the India and China mails, and dates from Alexandria July 23 ; Malta, 26th ; Gibraltar, 30th. She hls 143 pasengers, among whmi are Sir William Reed, Governor of Malta, and family ; and Lieutenant- Colonel Lane Fox and family. The Colombo brings 2,577 bales of silk, 15 bar rels coffee, and 176 packages sundries, but no specie. Her Majesty's ships Tartarus and Caradoe were at Alexandria ; Malta, none ; at Gibraltar, the Vulture. July 31st, at 8 p.m., the Colombo exchanged night signals with a steamer off Lisbon, steering southwards ; Aug. 3, at 8 50 a.m. passed Eaglish schooner Isabella, steering smith. The Indus, from Southampton, arrived at Gibraltar, on the 25th, and proceeded to Alexandria the same evening. Mr. John Dockery, a passenger for Gibraltar, died on board a few hours before they arrived, and was buried on shore on the Sunday evening. THE BRAZILIAN MAILS. [BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. SOUTHAMPTON) TUESDAY MORNING. The screw steamer Petropolis, Calitain Paulsen, has arrived from the Brazils. Her dates are— Rio, July 2 ; Bahia, 7th ; Pernambuco, 10th ; St. Vincent, 20th ; Lisbon, 30th. passengers,orllamburg. and a cargo of coffee, &c.,larSghee hi b d r e in s, ge ehiefly for The steam ship Primero Argentrus sailed from St. Vincent for River Plate on the 18th ult., and the Charity for Madeira on the 19th. The steam ship Camilla arrived on the 19th, and Tamar on the 20th from England. The Petropolis spoke to the Dutch ship Avego on the 19th ; a steamer under Chilian colours on the 25th, off the Island of Palma ; steam ship Martello, on the 2d of August, off Cape Finis terre ; and, same day, the English brig Britannia. Captain Osborn's squadron of gunboats for China, 16 in number, had arrived safe at Rio (only one death), and would leave for Java on the 3d of July. At Rio a steady business in coffee had been car ried on since the Medway sailed, closing at a rise of 100 reis. The new crop was estimated at a low figure. In freights a slight recovery had taken place. Exchange 28 for London, 650 reis for Ham burg. Supplies of flour limited, and buyers showed little disposition to purchase at the high prices asked. Great excitement prevailed at Pernambuco, owing to the murder of Mr. Thomas Gollan, her Britannic Majesty's Vic t-Consul, on the night of the Bth of July. The dreadful event was wrapped in mystery, and a large reward had bee a offered for the discovery of the assassin. A Portuguese had been arrested on suspicion. H. M. S. Harrier arrived on the 27th of J une from Rio, and sailed on a cruise on the 6th of July. Pro duce was without alteration. Sugars maintained their high prices. Freights nominal. Exchange, 28. The Douro steamer arrived at Lisbon from Liver pool on the 29th ult. The Lisbon Stock-market continued dull. Three per Cents. Registered, 46 to 46i ; Coupons, 46 to 461 ; other quotations same as by Sultan steamer. ITALY. TURIN, July 31.—M. Mazzini's present paper, the Italia del Popolo of Genoa (his original journal there, the Italia e Popolo, having ceased to exist some months since) was sequestrated the day before yesterday, or rather a supplement of it was sequestrated, for an article written by M. Mazzini himself, entitled " The Situation." In this article the author denies the intention on the part of himself and friends to plunder in the recent movemen's in Italy ; he main tains that they made no mines ; and that the move ment at Genoa was not direct d against the Pied rnontese Government, but in order to profit by the means of action afforded by Genoa, and to lead Piedmont int ) a revolutionary war ; and he con cludes by saying tha`, he will never rest until he has obtained his object. Th ) foll9wing, extract will give a fair idea of the original : "The part which I took in the Genoese intentions, whether as chief or soldier, can signify little. I can, how ever, oppse to the base accusations the affirmations of one who has never lied nor concealed the truth, not even when it was dangerous to tell it, and I do so. "It is false that any part whatever of the city was mined. Any officer interrogated will state that the pur• pose of sacks of powder with matches is to blow open doors where it is necessary to forc e a passage. "It is false that there was any intention to liberate the convicts. Special precautions were adopted even to prevent any attempt at flight during the tumult. "It is false that there existed orders for plunder. The orders quoted by the Gazette de Genov a either do net exist or are the work of a calumny. " It is false that there was a list of the officers with their addre3ses. " It is falis that there wag an order of mine (quoted, if I chn't mi,:tahe, by the Catto/ic.)) which speaks of the distribution of booty to be observed by I dolt% know what National Society. " It is false, all accusation, I won't say of massacre, but of war against th© troops. Baside3, if any instruc tions of mine or others are brought for war d i n t h e pro secutionte everyman nay convi nce hi mself that they i. - slated onthis—no violence ; the Piedmontese soldiers are Italians whose duty it is to fight for the common country. "It is false that there was any list of Proscription. The last lines written by me pr3vious to the evening of the 29th Rill make some of the calumniators blush if they appear in tun prosecution. "The design, which did not succeed, and about which the Piedmontese Government is to-day busying itself, was an Italian design. I think I have no need to prove it. Leghorn, and the generous act of Pisacane, at tempted with arms partly Genoese, sufficiently indicate the tendency of the local movement. Now, it was a har binger of other undertakings, and not an isolated propo sition undertaken for its own sake. And if the Govern - ment has sequestrated cockades, it kno ws what col )urs they show. If Genoa arose it would have been not from intolerance of bad local government, of enormous taxa tion, or of measures that, good in themselves, when our boundaries shall be the Alps, are, now that they are at the Magra, a gratuitous outrage to old reminiscences and nothing else. It would have arisen for all ; for the wor ship of the national idea ; for wrath long and patiently suppressed against the tyranny exercised by Austria and her Pro-consuls on Italians ; to declare that it also is an Italian city, that it haress the grief, the hopes, the duties, and the shame which weigh upon the head of enslabed Italy. As Pisacane seized the Cagliari, to avail himself of her for the liberation of the prisoners of Ponza and a descent on the Neapolitan coast, so did Genoa wish that her materials of war, her means of action, should be mobilized for the benefit of the com mon country. " This is the trnth, and no one can say that it is not." The Nerd states that it has received from its Berlin correspondent the important news, derived from an excellent source, that " the recent events in Italy will have the effect of causing an almort immediate reconciliation between Sardinia and Austria, and the resumption of diplomatic relations between Naples and France." On • the latter point the correspondent adds that "Prince Car 4ll ) who was minister of the two Sicilies at London, is to come to Paris, and will be received by the French government as minister of his Neapolitan Majesty, without any explanation being exchanged relative to the past." FRANCE. PARIS; MONDAY EVENING. The Emperor yesterday received in solemn audi ence the Duke de Rivas, who delivered to his Ma jesty the letters of recall of his predecessor, Marshal Serrano, as well as the letters which accredit him self as ambassador from th , 3 Queen of Spain to the Court of France. The Emperor was surrounded by the great officers of the crown and by the principal persons belonging to his household. Count Walewski, Minister of Foreign Affairs, stood at the right of the Emperor. The ambassador, in prey sentiug hip credentials, pronounced the following a3clre,;s " Sire—l have the honour to deliver to your Im perial Majes•y the litters by wYch the Q teen of Spain Iris deignel to accredit me as her ambas sador extraordinary and pb , nipot, , nVary to your Mjesty. I am happy to be the means of con veying the assurance of the high esteem and cor dial friendship of my Sovereign towards your Im perial Mljesty, as well of my country towards the French nation. My bappinels, Site, will be compete if I succeed in meriting your confi. !ence. In the meantime, allow me to offer to your Majesty the homage of my most profound resvect. I have also the honour to hand to your Majesty the letters of recall of my predecessor, Marshal Serrano." The Emperor replied in the following terms : " Monsieur le Duc—l have always had reason to be pleased with the persons whom the Queen of Spain has appeinted to represent her at my court. I now congratulate myself that her confidence has been placed on a person so distinguished in every respect as yourself. The assurances which you give me of the sincerity of the sentiments of the Queen and of thoe of the Spanish people for France gratify me greatly. Be assured that, on my side, no one offers up more sincere prayers for the happines-, of the Queen, and for the grandeur of the people whom she is called on to govern." The Duke de Rivas and the per Pons attached to his embassy were conveyed to and from the Tuile ries, with the usual ceremonial, in court carriages. The departure of the Emperor and Empress fcr Osborne is fixed for the sth inEt. His Maksty will only be accompanied by Ganeral Rollin, Adjutant- General of the Palace, and Count Walewski, the Minister of Foreigm Affairs. The Erapre , s will only be accompanied by one of her ladies of the palace. They will embark on board their river steam-yacht the Eugenie at Rouen, and so descend to Havre, whence the Reine Hortense will convey Om to Osborne. They are expected back at St. Cloud by the 12th. BounsE, Aug. 3.—The following were the last quotations : Cash. fr. c. End of Montb. 1 per Cents 3 per Cants 67 67 25 Bank Shares 2,750 Credit Foncier — Credit Mobilier 985 Roman Do. Account 987 Austrian Belgian 4; Piedmontese (5) .. 90 Home Debt RAILWAYS-POll CASH* tr. c. tr c. Orleans 1,155 -- Western gorthern Lyons ~ 935 New Ditto - Niediterranean — Grand Central Geneva Slidi PRUSSIA. A. le'ter from Berlin of the 30th, in the A'ltrem berg Correspondent, says :—"Slate persula have given an erroneous interpretation to the absence of the Prince of Prussia from 13:h.1 , n during the visit of the Emperor of Russia. We learn from the best auchurity that the prince had intended to be in the capital at the time, but that hii physicians preventel him, as his health re quired that he should not interrupt the treatment which he was going through at the baths of Baden." KABYLTA. The following proclamation was addressed by Marshal Raudon, before he returned to Algiers, to the troops who took part in the expedition to Kabylia " Head-quarters, Fort Napoleon, July 16, " Soldiers ! —Tour mission is accomplished Kabylia of the Djurdjura has submitted. There is not a single tribe that is not now subject to our law. At the same time that you triumph in com bat over every resistance, you will secure by your labours an iramovalA basis for the preservation of our conquest. Hastening at my call from the three provinces you came to take part in this bril liant campaign, and you now reap the fruit of for mer efforts to subdue these intrepid mountaineers ; you have terminated the work so laboriously com menced by your comrades in preceding expedi tions. A wise and firm command and a prudent and enlightened policy will every day more and more consolidate our authority, and attract towards us that population whose good faith we have been able to appreciate, and who more than any other iu Algeria resemble us in their institutions. From the crests of the Djurdjura in t'ie very depls of the south, the flag of France waves vichriously, and the name of our Emperor is bowed to with re spect. It is you who have terminated this great and nob!e task. Soldiers ! the Emperor is satisfied with you, and you may be proud of having merited such an approbation ! Gra , eful Algeria applauds your triumphs, and in this testimony you should find the recompense for all which you have done for the last 27 years for the prosperity of this colony the noblest gem in the crown of France." EGYPT. ALEXANDRIA, July 22.—The Vectis wi'h the London mails of the 10th inst., owing to her having been dAained at Marseilles two dap before her usual time, reached Alexandria only on the morning of the 20th insf. Sir Colin Campbell left Alex andria next day, and proceeds to Calcutta by the Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Bengal, which carries forward the mail now on transit. Her Majesty's steamer Caradoc arrived here simultaneously with the Vectis fiom Malta, whence, it is said, she w,ts sent to receive the Siamese Am bassador, expected at Suez, but who we learn has not arrived. _ The completed portion of the railway between Cairo and Suez has at length been m a d e use o f , the homeward cargo and mails of last Indian transit having been conveyed by rail across the latter portion of the Suez Desert. . By this means about 20 hours were saved, the arrival of the goods train at Cairo being simultaneous with that of the passengers, who crossed the Desert, as usual, in carriages or vans, but were not subjected to the detention which, under ordinary circumstances, they have to undergo after performing th 3 first half of their journey throu _ h Egypt. The outward transit was effected in the customary way, partly, I am informed, on account of the heavy amount of treasure forming the chief part of the cargo, the removal of which in the open Desert it was considered would be attended with too great a tisk. The Government has expressed its willingness to make use of all tio means in its power for expe diting the transit, and for obtaining. any additional saving in the time stipulated by the contracts, but it declines giving any positive promise that the Suez line will be regularly made use of before its entire completion, ou account of the interference and in terruption it would cause to the work., and the ex treme difficulty, moreover, of carrying out the ne cessary arrangements. On the present occasion the Indian cargo is, however, again conveyed across by rail. The Tartarus returned to Alexandria some days ago, after having successfully performed the object of her mission, which was undertaken for the pur pose of taking deep-water soundings between Alex andria, Rhodes, and Candia. The greatest depth of water on the line to Rhodes, I am informed, was about 1,650 fathoms, and on that between Alex andria and Candia about 1,700 fathoms. The bot tom was found to consist generally of yellow mud. The sounding apparatus, I understand, was en tirely constructed on board. Captain Mansell, at the request of the Viceroy, is at present engaged in a general survey of the coasts of the Red Sea, to the distance of some miles on either side of Suez. The departure of the commis sion appointed to select a spot in the vicinity of Suez for the erection of a slip has again been de ferred until Captain Mansell's operations are suffi ciently advanced to assist them in coming to a deci -sion. It is believed that, owing to the shallow ness of the water, no suitable spot will be found within 20 miles of the town. The commission appointed by Said Pasha consists chiefly of English I and French. The 'Viceroy, since his return from his trip to Smyrna, has made very little stay at Alexandria, and his time has been chiefly divided between Mariout, the Barrage (now called Saidieh), and Cairo. At the latter place he will probably re main until after the approaching holydays of the Kourban, Bairam. His Highness is contem plating another journey to London, and the Go vernment has already advertised for tenders for some 9 0,0001 b. of " Aberdeen boiled beef," pre served in tins, for the use, it is said, of his High neqes escort. It remains to be seen whether the Egyptian soldiers will eat the meat without mak ing any curious inquiries as to where or by whom it has been killed. That the majority will quietly accept of the good things offered to them is highly probable, but at the very moment when the " greased cartridge" question has afforded a pre text for such serious disturbances in our Indian possession•, it is singular to observe how com pletely a Mal , om.Pdan Government seems to ig nore the religious prejudices of its subjects cnd co-religionists m a matter of an exactly parallel nature. An impending change in the Viceroy's Ministry is again spoken of, and the report seems to be worthy of some credit. It is said that the sons of Ibrahim Pasha and the other members of the Pasha's family are about to resume their late offices. Ameng the homeward passengers by the Vectis on this occasion is Nubar Bey, an Armenian gen tleman who has for several years been in the ser vice of the Government, and who, though corn• paratively a young man, has always ranked high amo ng the Egyptian officials for his in , elligence and general capacity. The report is that he is about to visit Paris and London on a political mission, but the avowed object of his journey is merely that of studying the improvements that have of late years been made in the construction of firearms, and of making arrangements for establish ing a Government rifle manufactory in Egypt. Nubar Bey, under the ru'e of Abbas Paths, held an appointment at Vienna as agent to the Egyptian Govern went. e favourable ailvices from England have pro duced a blither advance in the cotton markets. Breadstuffs, on the other band, have dechn , l. Wheat ava lable for immediate shipment is quoted at from 355. 6d. to 375. per quarter, free on board. Contracts for delivery iu September and October are changing hands on terms equivalent to about 31s. 6. per quarter, free on board. Freights are firm. Exchange in London at three months' date, 1001 to 101/ per pound. Marseilles, 5.06 to 5.03 per dollar. The National Gazette of Berlin states that the Austrian Government has ordered that the Monte negrin refugee 3 shall, ir, compl'ance with the request of Prince Danilo, be sent to reside at Zara, without perm onion to leave it. AUSTRALTAI By the Australian mail, a summary of the intel ligence brought by which, and telegraphed from Alexandria, appeared in The Sun of July 23, we have received Melbourne papers to May 29. The following is from the Melbourne Age of that date : Tne operations of the European and Australian Mail Company have, as yet, not been very success ful. The accident to the Oneida and the late arrival of the Simla, on her voyage hither has caused no small dissatisfaction, especially among the mercan tile community. At this juncture, an agent from the West India Mail Company, a Mr. Wetton, opened a negotiation with the merchants of Sydney in behalf of the Panama route. The same subject was taken up by the Chamber of Commerce of this city, and a special meeting will be held about it on Monday next, Ist June. The feeling in favour of this route was general both on the part both of the public and the press ; but, iu advocating it an un fair advantage was taken of the mishaps of the E. and A. Company. A portion of the press fostered this unfair and ungenerous spirit, which was carried so far that a resolution condemnatory of the com pany was proposed yesterday in the Legislative Assembly. Thu Argus. speaking of the government which has succeeded the short-lived 0 Shanassy adminis tration, says : The verdict of the country as given through the ballot-box has hitherto been remarkably favourable to the new ministry. Mr. Haines was returned without opposition ; but Mr. Michie, Mr. Moore, Mr. Fellows, and Mr. Ebden, have each contended with opponents, and have been victorious—in some cases being returned by majorities perfectly over whelming. Only two of the ministry have now to be elected , and their return is almost certain. Taking alfthe signs of the times into acconnts;;- , believe that the present condition of our 'political atmosphere is healthy, and that the people and the Parliament, wearied with change, will cease to over work their newly-acquire' powers of overturning administrations, and will now settle down fcr some time to the steady and peaceable prosecution of the real business of the country. The Victoria Parliament met again after its ad journment on the 26th. The only new mea-ure of importance that has yet been brought before Par liament is one for the imposition of a duty of 10e. por pound on opum, a tax which m ty be regarded es a sort of supplement to the capitation tax on the Chinese. Mr. Miehie (the Att rney-General) has given notice of a motion for abolishing state aid to religion. Mr. Fester was about to bring forward a motion against the renewal of anything like the proposal of the late Haines administration, to send 80,0001. to England, in favour of providing suffi dent funds for the free passage of 5,000 single females. The following comments are made by the Argus on the state of the labour market : As wages fall, the demand increases, and the number of men unemployed is not so great as it was. The late rains also have enabled many of the employers of labour on the gold fields to resume operatic ns, and we now hear little of a want of em pleyinent in the in'erior. Most of the men seeking work congregate in town, and their ranks are con stantly increased by the w w arrivals. Of these there have been some within the last few days, and we have seen instances of their being engaged on the first day of their seeking employment ; bur, these must be looked on as exceptional cases. Many of them have to seek it in vain for n any days. Fora short time female servants were more numerous than usual with us, and tiv-ir wages fell about one-sixth—iustead of 301. a year, ordinary general servants had to accept 251. ; t at the number of those uneegaged is again decreasing. The static ical returns not 13.2ing complete, we do not know he:w much additional land has been brought into cultivation during the past season, but there is little doubt of the quantity being large. Complete returns hive teen received from five dis tricts and counties, and in all these except one there has been a large increase. In the district of Ban digo there were 5,052 acres under crop last season, to 1,439 in the previous year. In the Ovens district, 4,045 acres in 1856 to 2,211 acres in 1855. In the county of Normauby, 2,730 acres in 1856 to 1,329 acres in 1855. In the county of Dundas, 918 acres in 1856 to 480 acres in 1855. In the county of Follet there has been little change, as there is no thing grown there except what the squatters raise for their own use. The numbers are 128 acres in 1856 to 123 acres in 1855. These five districts at e in different parts of the colony, the Ovens being at the extreme north-:ast, and the county of Nor manby at the ronth-west extremity „and will affoid a fair idea of the average produce. In 1855 she average yield of wheat for the whole colony was 28 bushels to the acre ; the average of there five districts in 1856 is 26 bushels, and we may expect this to be about the general average for the year. The best criterion of the prospects of the agricul tural interest here is to be found in the constant demand for more free access to the laud. A land league has been established with the object of ob taining greater facilities for settlement on lands-fit for agriculture, and the fanners are petitioning Parliament for the opportunity of obtaining the use of a portion of the giazing lands. A pe ttion is also being extensively signed through the country districts & the establishment of a board of agricul ture. The railway from Melbourne to St. Kilda was opened for public traffic on the 13th of May, and the rolling stock proved to be scarcely adequate to convey the immense number of passengers who poured into the termini on the ‘ next Sunday. It is stated that the railway betwean Melbourne and Geelong would be opened throu4hout in about a fortnight ; and it is understcod to be the intention of the Government to ha'ten forward the construc tion of the trunk lines which are intended to connect the principal gold fields with the seaboard as soon as the requisite Parliamentary authorisation shall have been obtained. With regard to the state of trade, it is said— " Notwithstanding some slight and merely super ficial appearances the commerce of Victoria is in a decidedly healthy condition. Several swell insol vencies have recently occurred, especially among the storekeepers upon the diggings." COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. MELBOURNE, May 29. No v that the recent advises by the Simla have been properly digested, operations are proceedei with more cautiously ; and it. is only in articles not dependent on the home market there is any remarkable speculation. The arrivals of !aro shipments of ales and porter, and of spirits, has tended to suspend transactions in these articles, though case brandies are reati'ly saleable. The most remarkable feature in present transactions is a run upon opium, occasioned by the proposed duty of 10s. per lb. Ibis article has not hitherto occupied a prominent position in our markets, but its value and iTnportance increase in direct ratio to the rn , nthly addi- doss to our Chinese population. The effect of the pro position for an increased duty ba3 been a rise in the price of from 50/. to 801. a chest, and parcels changed hands at 1451. THE TILLAGE OF LAND.--fir. C. Burnham, the pro jector of Circular Id agc s , writes to the Mechanics Magazine as follows :—•• Some years since I made an assertion, in which I have ever since persisted, viz That I could till land very cheaply by steam power certain "conditions" being fir-t complied with by th. farmers ; and that I could hoe or sow an acre of land f) ve minutes of time, with or without the aid of etea.n, & c . In consequence of this assertion I have been rPj-ett-c and thrown overboard by all our most prominent agri• cultural improvers, right up to the present time. Yet I can do all I state, for a' that, and am only awaiting the aiend to aid and the opportunity to be afforded." DELHI AND ITS ,T2c VITABLR FATE. (From a Correspondent of the Morning Advertiser.) Delhi, OEC',' the capital of Hindostan, the boost of India, and the teat of the Great Mt gul, was captured in 1193 by the Mahommedans under Coot t..obo.Tdeen Khan, wl , o fixed his residence there. In 1398, it Wes stormed, pillaged, and reduced to a heap of ruins by Tamerlane. In 1631 Shah- Jehan founded the new ci - y on the west bank of the Jumna. During the reign of his third son, the revenue amounted to 4,000,0001. sterling, and the population was estimated at 2,000,000. It continued to prosper until 1739, when Nadir Shah invaded it, massacred 100,000 inhalifants, and col letned 62,000,000/. sterling of plunder. It was again pillaged in 1756 by Ahmed Abdallah, and in 1788, Ghotam Kaudir, the Roh.ra, 'made himself master of this city, starved and tottured many of the nobles, and put out the eyes of the King, - 0 compel him to a disclosure f supposed concealed treasure. Ile was at length forced to abandon the city, by Madhajee Sindia, and was himself put to death by the same kind of torture he had inflicted on others. In 1803 it came into possession of the British by the victories of Lord Lake, and has sines teen gradually recovering under our rule, from its former misfortunes. As it is now again threatened with utter destruc tion by our besieging army, we will take a hasty glance at its position, and we'gh our chances of im mediate success. As has been mentioned before in the columns of your valuable journal, the ruins of ancient Delhi extend over many miles. Modern Delhi is built on two rockyeminencei, and contains many palaces and mosques. The present city is seven miles in circumference, and is surrounded on three sides by a high wall, while tae fourth, or eastern, side, is washed and protected by the river alumna. The city has seven principal gates, the Lahore, Ajmeer, Turcoman, Delhi, Mohur, Cabul, and Cashmere, all built of freestone. The latter has al ready been mentioned as the one by which pro bably our victorious troops will enter the city. The streets are narrow with the exception of two; the first leading from the palace, of which we shall presently speak, to the Delhi gate, and the second from the palace to the Lahore gate. The breadth (.f the first, called Chandnee-ceokee (Silversmith street), which was the scene of the late foul murders, is about equal to Pall-mall. The city contains a great number of mosques and -dila pidated palaces, all surrounded by high walls which will no doubt be defended after the entry of our troops, and give much trouble. Above all is seen the imperial palace, a very high and extensive cluster of gothic towers and battle ments. It was built by Shah Jehan on the bank of the Jumna, and is surrounded on three sides by an embattled wall, 60 feet high, built of red granite, wi h Martel° towers, and two massive gateways, ' each defended by an outer barbican of l'ss height, and the whole surrounded by a wide moat. The palace is a strong fort in it,elf, the wails have been well kept in repair by ourselves, and furnished with au ample supplement of heavy guns. According to General Barnard's despatch of the B'h of June, the troops were occupying the canton ments outside the city. The distance is about a mile, and the elevated position of our force would enable General Barnard to open a destructive fire from the Siege Train, which had just come in when our last advises left the able and gallant general's head-guar ers. The destructirn and loss of life which our shot and shell will cause in the densely-populated city must be fesrful, as the population consists of about 150,000, to which we may add about 50,000 in surgents and plunderers. It is not impossible that General Barnard, after 48 hours of incesant bombardment, may have at tacked the insurgents, who were opposing an ad vanced force of about 10,000 again-t us outside the walls of the city. Under the prestige of his repeated successes, and aided by one of those happy combinations which are not unprecedented in mili tary history, he may have gained a gate simul taneously wih the flying rebels, and thus secured an entrance to the town. While we play thit such a glorious achievement on the part of our brave troops may prove true, we must not forget that the consummation is as yet hardly more than a fond hope, although ru mour. to the effect had reached the three main ports of the presidencies. We must not act on the assumption, but fully prepare for the most ardu ous'task which has ever been cut out for British troops in India. THE INDIAN MUTINIES. The following Supplement to the Overland Eng lishman, published at Calcutta on Saturday, June 20, professes to contain the very latest, news which had reachf-d Calcutta ; _ "The detention of the mail enables us to add the following intelligence, which has reached us this morning. " The following is from Allababad Fort, dated the 13th of June : ." 'A party of U 8 went out of the fort this morn ing to reconnoitre, and fell in wish come thousands of the rebels, strongly posted, in arms atout a large puckah house. Brasyer and his Sikhs made a good light of it, but were called upon by our new commanding officer, Colonel Ned, to retire, a nd to-morrow we storm end take the rascals' position. We sadly want supplies, attah, &c., here, and we must have more Eurpeans. I have not had my sword off for a moment, night or day since the 6th inst.) no more time.' "Later accounts up to the 15th report all well at Allahabad on that day. A Sikh Bepoy has been murdered in the town. The regiment was let loose on the piece and thoroughly avenged itself. "On the 15th, at Baroul, half-way between Allahabad and Gopeegunge, three zemindars, who had set themselves up, one as rajah and the other two as .naibs, were seiz..d by a detachment of the Madras Fusiliers and a patty of the 13th Irregular Cavalry, who have done excellent service under Lieutenant Palli-er, accompanied by Messrs. Moore and Chapman, were brought in to Gopeegunge, and hanged. The bridge of boats at Allahabad is in our hands, and defended by five guns. ‘• We have received the following cheering news fom Mirz spore ;thelott,:r our informant is dated the 15 h :—` The dour of our magistrate, St. George Tucker, against the village Gawrah, has been most successful. Be an d the deputy-magistrate, with 50 Sepitys of the 47th Regiment, -arrived at the village early yesterday morning. The steamer with 100 Europeans had not yet reached the ghat, but was in sight. The villagers on seeing our small force, assembled to the number of some 3,000. In the me•-sittime the steamer anchored and landed the English bulldogs, who, to a man, with out orders, rushed at the insurgents, fired i n to them, and killed 30 or 40 ; the rest took to their heels. The village, which was quite deserted, was burnt to the ground. _ " Mirzapore is perfectly quiet, and all on this side the river. The factories of Comercoly, Pallee, Cutchowa, and Solah are perfectly quiet, and ready to take advantage of a fall of rain to sow. " 'Our assistant magistrate has gone to Gopee gunge to clear and keep the Allahabad road. No news al yet of the arrival of the Charles Allen at Allahabad, or of the garrison there. " ' The murderers of Sir Norman Leslie have been apprehended and hanged. They turned out to be three men of his own regiment, one an old hand and the two others recruits.' " The following is from Major Holmes's Irregu ars, Segowlee " June, 15. We have been very busy making arrangements , for the march of the Goorkas, but now they are 7 not come. We have saved Gortickpore,.and have patrols out all over the country. We have sent two detachments to recover Azinghur, one by Allygunge, the other from Goruckpore. That couwry is one scene of pillage. We hung two Sepoys of the 37th mutineers the night before last. This part of the country is kept iu perfect order, but every one now knows that he will be hung for one word of treason.' "The Legislative Council have passed a law to day whereby ,summary powers over all deserters are given to the Lcal authorities." THE ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH. CAHIRCIVEEN, MONDAY MORNING. The Niagara will this day finish taking in the heavy portion of the cable intended to be attached to the Valenta coast, which has to be unshipped from the Agamemnon and transferred to the Nia gara in con sequence of the starting points of the ex ?edition being now from the Irish shore instead of from mid-ocean. The entire squadron will sail from Queenstown at six o'clock this 'evening, and is expected to reach Douglas Bay in readiness to commence operations to-morrow (Tuesday) morn ing. His Excellency the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland and staff arrived at Killarney at half-past 1, on their way to he present at the starting of the At lantic Cable Expedition to-more ow. The directors and secretary of th• company were in attendance to receive his Exvell , -ney. QUEENSTOWN, AUG. 3, 6.30 P.m. All the ships are now steaming out of the har bour for Valentia. Mr. E. W. Cooke, the well known marine painter, 15 on board the Agamemnon, with a view to sketch the naval incidents of the voyage. Out of Mr. Cooke e sketches we may obtain some historical cartoons of high pictorial and historical interest. UN, LONP,ON, TTTEST) PVENING ATTGITST 4,1 Y 7 dr tic Ci