Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-10-02 00:00:00

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Cly lotitru iiu FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1837. THE DAY'S NEWS. We are in possession of the details by the Calcutta mail. For three days after the departure of the pr,:vious steamer, the Calcutta newspapers were without news from the Upper Provinces, the lYnap:ae and other mutineers having intercepted communication, and one or two mails were said to be burnt; but the dispersion of those scoundrels had, however, partially restored communication. The telegraph was in action as far as Cawnpore, and a strong letter or newspaper occasionally reach Calcutta. The dates from Delhi appear to be a day or two later than the news which had reached Bombay. On the 1-ith August it was believed in the camp that the mutineers would in all probabi lity be soon dispersed. Tne Ilurkara of August 23rd expresses the confi lent belief that Delhi had at that date already fallen. The Englishman. men tions as a report that General Outran had stopped all the reinforcements in progress towards Cawn pore, with the intention of proceeding up the Gogra or the Goomtee, and reaching Lueknow in the opposite direction. The people of Calcutta felt great anxiety for the fate of Lueknow, and the press of that city was loudly calling out against the supineneas of the Indian Government, who had not issued a single warrant or threaten ing procl,tmation declaring that not merely all who support the mutineers, but all who do not actively assist the civil and military au liorities will be dealt with as rebels ani traitors. `rat) promul gation of such an order would have had great effect, as it was only where the mutineers had had the support of men of rank and influence that they had been able to do much mischief. If such an order as alluded to above had been issued, those men of rank and influence would have , been very cautious in their conduct, and in nine cases out of ten would have looked to the ultimate results of the mutiny, and would have given the rebels the cold shoulder. This is another of the char; es against Lord Canning. It is time, really, that he was recalled. The despatches from General Havelock are rather important. On the 12th August he routed 4000 of the enemy who had trenched themselves with six guns. The loss of the rebels was 300 killed and wounded; that of the British, ;15. This action had inspired the natives with terror. The native accounts represent the British as holding cut well, and the rebels making no irril:ression. The intelligence from China is rather unpleasant. All hope of an immediate adjustment of the Canton question was at an end for the present. The Chinese Government had issued a notice announcing the intention of laying on an additional export duty on teas and silks in the Shanghae district. The duty on opium had been doubled. Great alarm had bean created at Singapore, in consequence of a treasonable correspondence with the convicts. These number 3,000 desperate characters from British India. The Governor had granted per mission to them to go outside their lines on the festival of the Mohurrurn. Fortunately there were a number of Madras troops and about 100 of the 113ya1 Engineers at Singapore. It is to be hoped they could be relied upon. The Globe says that some apprehensions were entertained that the feast of Mohurrum would be the occasion for new outbreaks against the B. itish, as it is the season of Mussuiman excitement. The feast, however, has passed off without any new perils. It never happens, we 'believe, without bringing into -strong relief some of those sectarian feuds between the two great parties of the Mussulman faith, which have divided themselves against ea•dh other r and it invariably affords an opportunity on which the Mahomedans do thingiaborninablo in theeyes of the II indoc s. Since it has not actually occasi„ned fresh dangers to British ruts, property or lire, its influence is likely to be rather in our favour than otherwise. Surveying the whole field of Britiah India, therefore, instead of finding any ground for diminished confileace in the state o native feeling, our calculation is the very reverse The Dock Committee held their monthly meet ing yesterday. The subject of the erection o another new battery was brought under the atten Con of the Committee, and the several opinions expressed were certainly far from complimentary to the Governmhat At the meeting of the Health Ccminittee, it was stated that the deaths, last week, were above the average of former years —even including the fatal cases of cholera, The monthly meeting of the Wallasey Board of Commissioners was. held last evening, the business was f a mere routine character, with the exception of a motion that the committees should be re -cast, which, after some discussion, was carried by a rupinity. Mr. Disraeli and Sir E. B. Lytton have delivered speeches on the state of affiirs iii Indis. Eir Edward spoke enthusiastically of what might be accomplished by the military prowess of the youth of and advocated the formation of volunteer corps. Mr. Disraeli took a gloomy view of the news brought by the list mail Both orators were agreed that then: had been mis management somewhere, and that the Government were to blame. The ri venue accounts fur the quarter, which are published to day, exhibit a falling off. There is a :decrease in the Customs of not less than half a million, and this . within a period of three months In the Excise there is a deficiency of A 150,000, and in the property tax of L 400,000. altogether the quarter's falling off is less than £ million, and may be easily accounted for by the reductions made by the Parliament in some of the taxes, by the poverty of large numbers of the people, and by the check which has been placed upon increased consumption by the embargo on the further extension of free trade principles. In the year's accounts there is also a total.decrea-se, to the extent of £1.70,000 ; but some of the items, such as those of the Post-office and Stamps, have gone up. We give particulars of a very shocking and if suspicions should prove well founded, most un natural murder, at a place near Stockport. An aged farmei• was shot dead in the middle of the night in his bedroom, supposed at first by burglars but on further investigation,l the eldest son was taken into custody as the suspected murderer. The news from abroad this morning is not of much interest. Owing to European affairs, we may remark that it would be a sign of a change in the administrative system in the Papal States, if a despatch from Eome, according to which the holy father has accepted the resignation of Cardinal Antonelli, should prove to be true Napoleon has returned to h;s soldiers in the camp at Chalons, but at the same time we hear of a rumour that he contemplates visiting King Frederick William at Berlin. We are informed that the clipper transport ship Lord Raglan belonging to Liverpool, has reached B )mba y, with the left wing of the 33rd Regiment, from the Mauritius. This was on August the 27th; and. it thus beat the steamer Pottinger, which carried the right wing, by two days. The Paris Pays says that a formidable insurre tion has broken out in Persia, but the particulars have not been received. The news by the Br;lzil Mail contains the announcement of the death cf Mr. Sullivan, British Consul at Lima, who had been murdered. The public buildings were closed et his funeral, and we regret to say that the assasin had not been discovered. The President of Chili has reported that Lord Dundonald, as a rewar - 1 for his services to Chili, shall be made an Admiral in the Chilian navy, and receive corresponding pay. The West India Royal Mail Steamship Company are very * unfortumce. They have now lost the Tyne, being the eighth or ninth vessel since the establizhment of the Company. TILE Water Committee meet on Saturday, and we most fervently hope that the meeting will in reality be for " the despatch of business." As we have already pronounced against all further antagonism towards the Water Committee, on conditions which we shall maintain inviolate, we trust the Committee, on their part, will afford us no reasonable grounds for changing our determination. That they will at once resolve no longer to trifle with the openly ex pressed wishes of' the people of Liverpool, or be trifled with themselves. We believe we are not at all wrong when we say that at last the whole Committee are not only sick but utterly dis gusted at the conduct of those officials who had insinuated themselves into their confidence, and= who have so basely, so foully, abused it. This is no season for honeyed words, nor shall we employ them in denouncing the conduct of those who have been guil'y of inflicting on the town of Liverpool as infamous and iniquitous a job as ever was perpetrated, and who now turn round on their unforttinate dupes, and treat them with scorn and contempt. Notwithstanding an apparent hostility to the Water Committee, we believe we sympathise more keenly with their feelings, under existing circamstances, than any of their hitherto most blatent friends. In fact, so intense is our . indignation and abhorrence at the cool brazen effrontery which has been exhibited by those water charlatans, that we are disposed altogether to forego the short comings of the Committee. What are the facts, as they now stand patent to the world ? An acknowledged scarcity of water existed in Liverpool, prior to 1845, more especially as regarded fires. The whole town was agitated on the subject. The culpable apathy of at least one of the Water Companies— the Bootle—and the misrepresentations of the officials connected with the works, led to the all but universal belief that the supply at their dis posal was utterly inadequate to the requirements of the town. The water battle of 1845 and 1846 will yet be in the recollection of many. The Highway Board of that day, importuned by a large section of the community, resolved on con structing works of their own at Green-lane, and employed Mr. Srmrsos as their engineer. Mr. HAWKESLEY was at that time a petty manager of a petty water establishment at Nottingham, a place still notorious for its bad arrangements .with regard to water supply, especially for the ex tinction of fires. This gentleman declared that there existed no necessity for any such expendi ture as that proposed by the Highway Com missioners. That he had made an investigation of the extent of the companies supplies, and found that they were actually pumping more water to waste through their escape valves than would suffice for all that was required by the Highway Board, aid leave ample to spare. And hence the expenditure of the 60,0001 or 70,0001 was not necessary. And, no doubt, had the Commissioners employed Mr. HAWKESLEY as their engineer, hP would have verified in practice his then views on the supply from the red sandstone, and the chances are that we should have now rejoiced in an ample supply of pure water from the old wells of the companies, without the aid of either Green-lane, much less the Pike. But the Highway Board did not recognise in Mr. RAwKEsLEY those transcendent merits which their successors in office seemed all at once to discover, and they prosecuted (fortunately for .Liverpool) their works at Green-lane. The Inhabitants of Liverpool, or what is the same thing, some half dozen of those in power, had become infecttd with .HydrophcClia, and the disease 'spread with uncommon rapidity. It was the age of great jobs, .and the more gigantic the swindle the more certain was it to find public favour. A strong feeling existed on the Water question. The modest common sense plan of the Highway Board was scouted as a mere trill-, in fact, it was pronounced as positve waste of Inoney. A strong prejudice THE NORTHERN TIMES.-LIVERPOOL, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2. 1857. against the Board was excited, and the result was its annihiliation by Parliamentary Ordinance. Their powers were transferred to the Council, who induced the public to believe that they had a magnificent water scheme, which in due course would be developed. Yes, it has indeed been developed, and has proved a magnificient job for its promoters. Mr. HAWKESLEY, who had only just declared that there was abundance of water without Green-lane at all, came forward and modestly declared that he had made the notable discovery that he was deceived ! That there was no water in the r... 41 sandstone, and by the most consumate assurance he managed to persuade the Council of that day into his views. In an evil hour the Pike was resolved on. The Pike Water was repre- I sented, by HAWKESLEY and his gang, as being the purest in the world. Rad we not the solemn testimony of learned professors (?) of chemistry and geology—of bankrupt Welsh miners, dubbed with the name of Captain this, or that, to give their opinions some weight ; together with a swarm of other harpies preying on the corporate purse, one and all swearing by the purity of the Pike Water ? Now, that the bubble has burst, that the true character of the abominable wash can no longer be concealed—when the Water ' Committee find themselves placed in a false position with their fellow-burgesses, and call on their engineer for explanations,- what is his conduct ? Is he overwhelmed with shame, does he seek a refuge from disgrace in oblivion ? —No, no ! The Pike has answered his purpose, he has coolly pocketed his 10,5001. on account, and all expenses, say 5,0001. more, and he now tells the Water Com mittee that the water is as good he et•er ex petted it to be, and turns up his nose at them They have answered his purpose, and he can now afford to treat them with contempt. We ask the •Water Committee, will they bear it ? We hope not ; and that they have sufficient spirit left to resent, in the only way it can now be resented, such consummate impertinence ; that is, by ejecting' him from the Town Hall—well would it have been for Liverpool had he never entered it. We hope the deliberation of the Committee will be of a character which will enable us to congratulate our fellow-townsmen on their result ; namely, a determination to restore to them their well water forthwith, irrespective of engineering jobbery of any kind—of that the Committee have had enough ; we repeat it , let them act on their own honest convictions and restore us our well water, and thus secure the lasting gratitude of their fellow -townsmen, both rich an I poor, and let them remember that the latter have no filters. In a few days we shall be enabled to lay before our readers a truthful account of the present condition of the Water and Works at Rivington. THE INDIAN MUTINIES. [COMMUNICATED.] THERE can be no doubt that the general public, as evinced in the tone of that portion of the Daily Press which re-echoes the feelings of the majority, has taken a very gloomy view of the news received by the last mail from India. We cannot help thinking they have taken a more desponding view than the news warrants, and we will briefly recapitulate the chief features of the Bombay intelligence. The retreat of Sir LIENav HAvs,LocK, with his band of nine hundred heroes, on Cawnpore, leaving the brave defenders of Lucknow unrelieved, is undoubtedly a great disappointment to all, but can hardly be looked upon as unexpected, when we consider how that small forcs had been thinned by victory after victory. The refusal of the Bth Madras Cavalry to march upon B3ngal, unless they received extra pay, and the consequent disbandment of that regiment, is also a dark spot in the advices from Madras. Serious signs of disaffection have also shown themselves in two or three regiments of the Bombay army, which had been raised from nearly the same districts, and were composed of the same inflammable materials as the now too notorious Bengal Sepoy. Considerable uneasiness, doubtless, must exist in the Bombay Presidency, but a complete panic seems to have seized the newspaper editors of that city. In their hands figures can hardly be considered safe, and we cannot consider the vague reports which they give us as worthy of entire credence. They state that Major-General Sir llENity lIA.vELocx is about to be hemmed-in at Cawnpore by three armies of mutineers, mustering 50,000 men in all, or more than five-eights of the number of Sepoys who have mutinied up to that time, which is an obvious error. The news is gloomy enough without any exaggeration of its dark side being required, and the closing statement in the summary of the Bonzbay Times, that " the tone of the import market is rather improved in some articles," and that " a further improrement in the money market is to be noticed," will, in the eyes of commercial readers counteract some of the preceding remarks of its editor: From Delhi the news is decidedly cheering. General NICHOLSON arrived on the Sth August. His column was expected two days after. On their arrival, or a few days later, the assault may be expected—and it can have but one result. D hi once in our hands and the tide will turn in our favour; for the news of its fall will have more influence on the army before Lucknow and Cawnpore than the arrival of large reinforce ments. In the Punjaub all continues quiet ; one or two more regiments have been disarmed, and the Government have accepted the offer of GOOLAB SINGLI to raise 5,000 infantry, 1,000 cavalry, and a battery of artillery. This fine old Maha rajah died on the 2nd of August, but there is no reason to doubt that the arrangement will be carried out under Sir JOHN LAWRENCE'S super inten dance. The mutiny of Kolapoor (Bombay) does not appear to have been as serious as was supposed : only 200 men of the 27th Bombay Native Infan try revolted. and robbed the treasury chest, and they were dispersed or executed ; at Belgaum a plot was discovered among a portion of the 29th N. 1., and its authors brought to trial at Rut nagherry, a second wing of the 27th was dis armed, as they were suspected. The other mili tary stations of the Bombay Presidency were tranquil ; and it seems to us that the feeling that the Bombay army are, as a body, unworthy of trust, is at least premature. We now turn to Cawnpore, the place where our interests are most deeply centered, and to which the thoughts of all reeu: with a warm glow at the feeling that they are of the same race as the men who have done such deeds of chivalry We cannot believe that Providence, who has watched over that noble band, in the mid-day march over that glaring sand, and in the mid night bivouac in those fever-whispering jungles, who has strengthened their bodies against all disease and fatigue, and their hearts against an overwhelming foe, will allow such men to perish. We cannot believe in the defeat, by. any number of deserters—of murderous Sepoys—of HAVE LOCK'S heroic army. We know that the odds of the battle of Busserah-Gunge were as ten to one, and that 0 )nas was assault2.d and taken, guns and all, by 900 Englishmen. including sick and wounded, though defended by 5,000 rebels ; and we are sure that famine is the only eneny whom NEILL and HA.VELOCK will have cause to fear. Whether, by the continued mercy of the GDD of BATTLES, reinforcements will arrive in time to avert so mournful a death, is the question which agitates all hearts at this moment ; but whether these men live to be welcomed home by a:I -miring fellow countrymen, or whether they "sleep the sleep of the brave," their deeds will never be forgotten while English history is written. We began this article by stating that, in our opinion, too despondent a view of the news was taken by our readers ; if, by placing the more cheering view of the case before them, we have dissipated any portion of their anxiety, we have not written in vain. BODY FOUND .-Yesterday, the body of a man, name unknown, was piek-A up at the Rock Ligh,hiuse. ACCIDENTAL. DRATIT.-9n the 16th September, a man, named F x, was hurt in Clement-street, by a cart, and died in the Noitheru Hospital, yesterday, from the Effects of the injuries. Last night, Mr. an - I Mrs. Williams appeared before an audience crowd3d as usual. "Shandy Maguire," " Our Gal," and " The Irish Lion" were the performances,. Mr. and Mrs. VVilliami appearing together i❑ the latter. The audience were enthusiastic in their applause. CAUTION TO SAILOIL,' BOARDING-HOUSE KEEPERS.— WilliiM Sheridan, the keeper of a sailors' bowling house, was summoned under the Act of Parliament, for soliciting a sailor, named John Davison, to lodge with him. Mr. Tyndall appeared for the Crown, an I Mr. Cobb for the defence. The case having been clearly proved, the defendant was fined £5. THEXTRE ROYAL.—Mr. and Mrs. Banerat WILLIAMS'S BENEFIT.—We are anxious to draw special attention to the fact that this night Mr. and Mrs. Barnes , Williams 'ake their beuefit and appi - a , for the last time but one. It may be reasonably hoped that a house crowded in every part ten testify on this occ,s:ot to the warm appreciation felt in Liverpool for this most comic pair. Four pieces will be brought forward to-night, and the occasion is thus made one of especial attraction. DEATH OF AN AF.LICAN BUSH CHIEF. —" Old Simon," the celebrated African Bush chief, the oldest of the Bush people, belonging to Mr. Gordon Cumming's illus rative en tertainment, died a few days ago, and was buried on Tuesday in St. James's Cemetery. He was a very droll fellow in his way, and quite dramatic, and used to cause much gratifica tion to the audiences. There are only two real natives of this wonderful tribe now remaining in this country. Mr. Cummins's entertainment still continu_s to be as attractive as ever, and the reßpAttsible mechanics are availing largely of the boon of prices accorded to them. Tate TRANSPORT SERVICE. —The Liverpool, New York, and Pailadelphia Steam Ship Company's steamer Bos phorus, arrived at Queenstown on the afternoon of the let October, from St. Vincent, Cape de Verds, to whHi part she went to take a supply of coals to the company's steamer City of Manchester, on bier way to Calcutta. The City of Manchester arrived at St. Vincent on the 6th September in 10 days after leaving England (the fastest . passage yet made by any transport), and ,after coaling, lett aga n for Coq, n on the Bth inst., with 700 offieers and men of the King's Dragoon Guards, and 54 h Regiment. Up to the lOta instant, when the Bosphorus left St. Vincent, no other s earn transport had called since the lust advic s. ARRIVAL OP 1118 GREAT BRITAIN —Oa Saturday evening this huge ship arrived in Q ieenstown, and afforded a very s itisfactory testimony to the cap .city of our h 'Omar by anchoring opposite the strand under Harbour-row, at little more dist.ance from the shore (a mere shingle strand at that part) than allowed her to sving. Itadeed, so close is she, that the Prince. Arthur, river steamer, which through the kir.d tc.S3 of her et-yr m ender, Captain Cameron, went roux]. the ship in order to give his passengers an opportunity of seeing the prop ir lions of the great leviathan, had barely room to turn. Owing to the icamers) quantity of sores she is obliged to carry far her long voyage, the Great Britain dos not now look so imposing as she would when her hull would show more loftily over the wa , er. At the present moment; and before she has a single one of the troops, or any of the baggage that she is to carry, 02 board, she draws twenty one feet of water. Of coarse, as she proe.seds on her voyage, and diminishes the bulk of her coa!s, this draught will be Examiuer. . - PASSENGERS PER ATLANTIC.—SaiIed for New York on Wednesday, the 30th ult.:--Mr. D. E-Thebond, Mr. IL J. Rogers, Rev. J. M'Clintock and lady, Mr. T. Brooks and lady, Mr. 0. Slate, Miss Slate, Miss Cummings, Miss Cameron, Mr. L Qasyrouge and lady, Mr. W. Jackson, jun., akid servant, Mr. D. C. Wiod, Mr. C. H. R aymond, Mrs. Walker, Miss Giscoigne, Mr. Gascoigne, Mr. J. Osgood and lady, Mr. G. Northam, Mr. J. G. B , thurst, Mr. J. J. Williams, lady, and servant, Mr. W. H. Osborne, J. Millet and lady, Mrs. Bathurst, Miss Bernard and sister, Mr. Mann, Mr. Bernard, Mr. Holland, Mr. H. A. Garratt and lady, Mr. J. Lienan and lady, Mr. D. B. Fuller and lady, Dr. E. S. Hoffmann and lady, Mr. R. W. Montgomery, lady, six children, and two servants, Mr. W. 8.. Thomas. Mr. Fu'ler, jun., Miss Fuller and sister, Mr. W. Gay, Mr. Z. Taylor, Mr. Wethered and lady, Mr. T. A. Gray and lady, Mr. E. A. Low and lady, Mrs. James and three ch , ldren, Mr. J. EL Fisher, lady, and child, Mr. Waller, lady, and infant, Mr. G. W. Taylor, Mr. Morgan, Mr. W. H. Holmeo, Mr. D. K. Metcalfe, Mr. T. Schrouler and family, Mr. W. H. Paine, Mr. Slater, Mr. Taft, Mr, Bignardi, - Mr. F. B. Elliott, Mr. Bernard, Mr. Alden, lady, two children, and governess, Mr. W. T. Wood and lady, Rev. J. S. Stone and son, Mr. H. R. Bryans, Miss M'Culloh, Miss Sparrow, Mrs. Stone, Miss Stanton, Mr. G. P. Smith, Mr. D non, Mr. Spencer, Mr. E. H. Bulkley and lady, Mr. Sillivan, Mr. T. B. Parker, Mr. T. D. Wrinch and lady, Mr. Van Lenness, air, Ramsey, Mr, W. Lewis, Nir..E. Sobepley-120 passengers. TELEGRAPHIC NEWS. By British and Irish Magnetic Telegraph. THE MEETING OF THE EMPERORS OF AUSTRIA AND RUSSIA. PARIS, THURSDAY EVENING. The Emperor of Austria was to leave Dresden for Vienna, in order to avoid giving. a political character to the meeting of the Emperors of Russia and AuStria ; it is said that neither of them *ill be accompanied by any Minister. The Ger man journa's express a confident expectation that the coolness between Russia and Austria will now cease. THE INDIAN MUTINIES, We have received our usual advices in anticipa tion of the Overland Mail from Calcutta, Madras, and Hong Kong. The dates are Calcutta, August 23 ; Madras, August 29 ; and Hong Kong, August 10. The following is from the summary of the Bengal Hurkaru (Calcutta) of Aug. 23 : We have had no great massacres or gross blunders to record during the past fortnight, which has been principally distinguished by minor mutinies aid minor mistakes. The mutinies are still developing, and the insurrection is taking a consistent form. To judge by present appearances, there will soon be scarcely a regiment or a district that has net caught the infection, 'n Bengal or the North West. There was a lull of several days soon after the de parture of the last mail, daring which thins seine el at their worst, for all communication with the North West and Bombay was completely cut off, and the rebellion showed the most unmistakeable signs of narrowing its circle round Calcutta. Since then a change for the better has taken place. The commanicatioa has been restored, and the news obtained by this means turns out to be far more favourable than most persons had expected. Reinforcements had arrived at Delhi, and the besiegers were , making mere impression upon the place than they had ever done before, were in better spire's, and had the fullest confidence in their speedy and triumphant success. Tne besieged were in a wretched condition, and it is sail had off' red terms of capitulation, which had been refused, not because they were unsatisfactory, but because no terms at all could be accepted. Atter the many false reports which have been circulated upon the subject, we can scarcely expect our readers to share our cons fence, whin we once more exeress our belief that Delhi will have full; n long before his sheet is in their hands. But such is now the general impression, and it is justified by the strongest facts. The besieged it is known are nearly without ammuniti having for some time past been firing nieces of telegraph wire and kunkur from their muskets, and they are besides being fast decimated by famine and disease. The ne es from Agra is equally satisfactory. After the battle which we recorded in our last " Overland Summary," ihe fort whore the garrison and inhabitants had taken refuge, has not been threatened, though all the houses in cantonments and the civil lines have been destroyed by the budmashes (i e, blackguards) of the city, and the 3,000 lrisoners, whom, in spits of warn'ngs which they have received for years past, the government insisted upon ke - ping in the heart of the ration. The value of the property thus destroyed is imm,nse, for the merchants were prosperous, and their large shops abounded with the most costly articles of necessity or luxu-y, obtained from home at great expense, and for the loss of which they, as well as the other sufferers, need not, and of course do not, expect to obtain one sixpence of compensation. The books of the Agra B ink are supposed to be destroyed, a circumstance which was deeply lamented by those who were iedebted to that institution, as the loss would have prevented them from liquidating the claims against them. The spirits of these persons (a numerous class) have, however, risen again upon hearing that a' duplicate of all the accounts is kept in oalcutta (which we • believe to be the case) so that they will be after all spared the pain of occaaLn ing any loss to the. Bank.. It is scarcely fair to throw blame upon any precautionary measures which have had the effect of sparing humble life, bit it is the opinion of many persons in Agra, well qualified to judge, that it was a mistake to abandon cantonments (except as fur as the non-combatants were concerned),and that the station might have been successfully held and saved from destruc ion, whieh was brought upon it, not by the mutineers, but by the unarmed prisoners and the rabble of the place. Our troops still hold Cawnpore and Allahabad, but . -General Havelock has _been_unsuccessful in the relief of Loacknow: After displaying great activity, and fighting more battles than were ever fought before in so, short a time, be has fallen back upon Cawnpore, with a force, it is feared, considerably weakened, but which has for all that dote wonders. It is beli:ved, however, that though unable to relieve Lucknow, his presence iu its neighbourhood enabled the beseind to estab:ish a communication with th e o u t . side,-and .obtain supplies, which will enable them to hold out for some time longer than they could ctherwise have done. What is to be the next plan for the relief we are not aware, but it is said that Sir Jam. e Oatram is to perform the work by operations from another direction. Toe 'greatest anxiety is naturally felt for the safety of Lucknow, and there are not wanting suspicioes that it has already fallen. But " those cannot be traced . to any justifiable sou:ce, and we should be sorry -to encourage them without good cause, especially as a catastrophe at Ltickeow similar to that of Cawnpore would be far more, honible, because the gar dun is larger, and the number of ladies and children far more extensive. Up to the present time, we repeat, there is no ground for apprehension upon this score. We have said that there has been no great blunder c immitted during the fortnight, but our readers mast not suppose therefore that no great harm is being done. The policy which was inaugurated by the appointment of Mr. John Peter Grant as Obstructor-General of the military operations, has been developed by the employment of one Ameer Ali as his subordinate, with - the powers of a covenanted magistrate, and a salary of 1,500 rupees per month. This is being -followed up by other native appointments, upon a similar principle, which have excited the deepest disgust among all clasus of Europeans, the only sup,_;oiters of the policy bei g a few members of the civil service who have unfor tunately got possession of the ear of the Governor-General, and seem to have besides taken a hard hold of his lordship's understanding. The most cheering evznt of the fortnight is the arrival of Sir Colin Campbell and his appointment from home as COmmander-in-Chier. The qualifications of Sir Patrick Grant for the post are undoubted ; but while rcj Acing that the prcgress of liberal views had per muted the chief command to be held by a Company's officer, the community hero forget that this very circumstance would deprive Sir Patrick of all power to act with effect. Sir Patrick Grant, had he been a Q teen's officer, might have done goad by acting irides pen..ently and fearlessly cluing his duty. Sir' Patrick, being a Company's o!fier, had his hands tied. lie could do no.hing unless his a Ivice had been acceptable to others, or unless he chose the advice of others acceptable to himself. U ider these circumstance-, it ayes mere nonsense bringing nim from Madras, as he soon began to think himself. S is soon as possible-after the arrival of Sir Colin Campbell, he prepared to return to the command of his habitual &pop, and if report sa;,s truly, the seventeen guns which announced his departure y •s , ercliy morning, were thin sweetest sounds he hat !laird for some time. Sir (Jo in Campbell has the oppertunPy which was denied to Sir Patrick Grant; and those who b 3st know the character of the former gallant officer, are the least likely to supprse that he will let the opportunity escape. The best means of giving Sir Colin Camp bell the authority which we all feel that he ought to hold, would be to proclaim mil•tary law through out the Bengal Presilench and . a petition to this effect has alie idy been extensively tigned and presented to the Govern , r•General. Now that the Mohurrain is just commeieino• ' this question is one of particul a r importance, and all we hope is that the measure will not be found necessary after the mischief has been done. It is due, however, to the Government to say that very extensive arrang:ruents have been made for the protection of the ci y, pickets of regular troops and Volunteer Guards being posted day and night at the principal points, and patrols being kept up at all hours. Oinsid!ring all these precautions, it is nit expected that any serious disturbance will arise, or if it does it wilt probably ba caused by some of , the European troops tie nselves; wh se fury is sometimes not easily controlled, as has been shown by an occurrence at Dinapore. The latest quotations are--American credit, at six mouths' sight, 2s 2Zd ; doetitnenls, 23 211 to 2a 2a I ; at 9,) days' sight, 2s 2d. (From the Calcutta Englishman of Aug. 22 ) Since our last uespa!eh, eon till within the last three days, we have been without news from the Upper Pro vinces, the Di _apo:e.aad Rawghur mutineers haviog hter cepted the diwks, and one or two moils are reporied to have been burnt. The dispersion of these scoundrels has, however, again partially restored our communication', the telegraph is agan in action as tar as Cawopore, and a stray letter or niwapap,,r °coal )nally reaches us from the north west, Prospects are still sufficiently gloomy, but a blight gleam of su shine has at last raaeled us in the news that the garrison of Delhi are quarrelling among themselves, and are in want of provisions and ammunition. The besiegers, too, have been strongly reinforced beforte time, and we may - shortly expect to hea r ,° e re fall of the city. It is stated, but no t eeed certain authotity, that the mutineers have rile/ to surrender on condition of a certain number, .0 - 0 11 spared, and that the answe- given them was that thic.be, surrender at discretion. This is, at all events, Pr on the for no British officer would be base enough to Pel l ' s estr assassins of Bartilly, Meerut; and Delhi. The la,tee from Delhi, 'which has reached government, is w e e the just., and reports the probable speedy dispers ion e mutineers. tare o f We have had two more mutinies since the dee i eter the last mail, but not of much importance. The .osei' ne sel gers and the Ramghur battalion have inscribed their, in the roll of traitors, and gone off with their tr a ':",e, we have not heard of any more assassinations. "Zese however, still in great anxiety for the garrison of Lu c r ee el and for the number of families which it prothcts- trel l Havelock has returned to Cawapore, not having t est enough to force his way to Lueknow ; and hea t ed General Outram has stopped all the reinforcerneasee progress towards Cal./spore, with the intention of p ros ; up the Gegra or the Goomtree, and reaching Lucke the opposite direcien. Several of the Sikh Sirdars have been de tained in Calcutta under surveillance ever since the eel Punjab war. They are eager for emploYni e° ,:' 0 16 at last the services of one of them, Goolab sing- t he been accepted. From the beginning of the Inalle/: the Sikhs have everywhere shown steady fidelity ; ie esh British GOvernment, and their condust in th e argi l might have been expected to induce our rulers tootle themselves at once of the services of men so 1° an d among them as these chiefs, but only a t ar ei l e ijA partial acceptance has been given. In the e. re of the energy of the commissioner, and the gd e ,;., l n litlf.' the people, have completely crushed the , - s j ter and ei: her destroyed or disarmed all the disaffeeetaio ments. It is stated that the new levies there, eltP e- ecs' be ready for service at the commenceme n t of the cold seeer will amount to 30,000 men. This will render it aD clea t sary to restore any portion of the mutinous and in e Bengal army. t We have now an excellent Commander-in-Chief tea t tit ;O if his hands are not tied by red-tape. Sir Patric k e d resumes his command at Madras, and it is currently rePees that he has declared that while here he was a mere rY( 3 dti having responsibility without power, and that he is o f some return to a place where he feels that he can b e ° use. • • ed The following extracts are - chiefly glean f rpm Calcutta papers of the most recent dates A correspondent says: sa l Great expectati ns are formed from the vigelref, le energy of Si c Colin Campbell as Commander-in - C P. lk these days, when, as Lord Palmerston said, " ever! io , 1 73 years old"—i.e., all men in high office.—lt " highest degree encauraging to hear of the tri p le manner in whiCh Sir C din Campbell landed, rile if! the steps of P. and 0. Ghaut like a youug may. ; e s lit' in full uniform, as were the o ffi cers who accottiOs”',"eidil and was received by a number of gentlemen , , n , cowl several civilians in high places, who reverentis"leer, their hats. It is reported by the passengers of t he s d t that Sir Colin expressed his i n t ent i on to reconitgevet proclamation of martial law throughout Ben a l ' . rf HurkAu g lOtb A Calcutta Gazett e E x t raor di nar y, d a ted the , e as e , August, contains a p roc l ama i on by t he Li e Governor of Bengal, d ec l ar i ng t h a t un d er the P rs ",sei l d ' of Act 16, of 1857, martial law is established irl e ;e3P; lowing districts constitutin g th e Ch o t a . N a gpore viz. :—Hszareebaugh, Maumbhoom, SumbulporeS dugge, and Singhbhoom. In these districts the of the crdinary criminal courts, with regard to as offences, are sespencled. ais le The Ava *as to leave for Chi n a, w ith Lord .r:eete. the 28th instant , — The I. G. S. M. Company h av • f oit ti e ll o goveretnent about seven of their steamers, wcsr,, respective fiats, for the North West Provinces. fee S:ssmere, principal Assistant to th e C enem issioner o „4 Naepore, who escaped- from the di s t ur bed districts s o t oi bassah, has arrived safely in Calcut.a.-0 4 ,4 1) 0 revolted state of the Oude territory, th e a edit u the Oude department atta c h e d to th e Coll • e" •0 5$ 11 office, has been abolished pr o tern. The authererecii Rsjpootenah have been dir . c ed by the Govern or ' for l i at to offer his thanks to the Rajah of Kerow le ic fc issuing, a proclamation in his territory on beha l f elo,i Government in Inch, exhorting his men in that P r ; olg e o tion to fight under British officers whenever they upon to do so. A pr:v..te letter from Shergo tY e3E d tVe that all the officers of that station have joi e : ll ,l' o ' d ; rese'ective duties, leering b,hincl the ladies at 'filo 44l bt deuce-. The district is at ptasent quiet. Tn e p - S e esclet is informed that on the 20th mst., a letter was re g a l h* the register of the Sudder Cnert from an oftic'eeet , ; :' Mosussil, stating far the information of the Goar‘„ to r e ; Mahomedans; in every part of 13-r,gal, are ~.s‘l ' is er is" against the Chritians during the app'ro - a ching 319.- Olt The letter has nut been made public. mediatehl It' Captain Peel proceeds to Allahabad itn force consis s of 400 men, taken from his own ve ; s ' e fe Shannon, and the Pearl. Six 68-pounders (S' e- e 'si`e 24-pound howitzers, and two field pieces acne e l e r- e 1 01 .; expedition. As, in the cou•se of events, Captains lose several men by climate .and casualties : 9 ,, e f should he open a rendezvous, he will have no nom„" e ioll',, procuring seamen. It is the intention to wave A''',(l os ' Cawnpore, and other important stations; that attentinn will be turned to other matters. • cents The Calcutta Englishman, of A u e ust 21, een" 1 el following intelligence su pplied by Government :-*" °o r e From General Yeill.—Cawnp ore , 18,h Augnstr ye tsOl 15th, defea ed the enemy near t h e o ld groun d, an e u e ";6 ll e ' i t, in the:night to my po s iti on , s i x m il es - o ff . on tnetil : sent a steamer with a small detachment to look up e tt where the enemy were assembled, with good effe e e " s ol fl i ' o l On the 16th Gereml Havelock moved out in 6°.- e rits, r o .4 to Bithoor, and carried the enemy's pozitioh , two guns ; the met!, being much exhausted' c r ept ° o' follow them up .. Native accounts from Luckno °l them h siding out well ; and the enemy e ls ' t f impression, fee• s dr General Hearsey, commanding th e s t a tion of li ef s s pore, has addressed the nati ve ti oops at a gen era e spO e 'o 4 The object of the h rangue was t o i n d u ce the "o'7 volunteer for foreign service. The speech did l i . j t eel li e with any response, the general then desired any °f who were willing to vol u nte er t o d o so throug h Ut e pective commanding officers, ie Cs i e l to l According to the Phanix a rumour prevailed •e e rss i el on the 12th inst., that it was the intention of G ° ab c if to issue orders for the compulsory enrolmen t ° e oileo Christian inhabitants as memb ers o f a t °. cotemporay b lieves the story may be regarded e some good foundation. g. 50.1 A correspondent writes : o r P Authentic intelligence h as b een rece i ve d of "Js'restetV who joined the mutineers at Arrah, having hee l !e , Ci Jugdeespore, and of his having fl d to the h''' l3 9. oo l "e, vicinity of Rhotas Ghur . It would be as well, s e be captured, that he he brought down to Cale i l n 'tiii:e i he is hanged, for the Lieutenan' -Governor to ineere as he was his particuiar sporting companion , tour in the Behar districts, du r i n g th e years 1 8 ','6:i v ie The fallowing is from B iwsee, da03.1 August ast' e e t We are all well here ; the 6th Irregular Caviar , bet at Bhaugulpere, and paid us a visit yesterday s soon driven away. Th e y came to i n duce th d we follow their example, b u t b e i ng fi re d a t, fled , ail seen no more of them. f t b A letter from Ch era Poonjee of the 1 lth ° f 0 ed says :—" All is quiet in thi s d irect i on ; the re e peO p e! battalion, many of whom a re G oor k a hs, nr e „ e c' ll e , i well. I am therefore in hopes tha this part of I %f P e ' may be kept Oa, although the untoward state WO affdrs is well known to the Mahomedan P ° l itj yts l ti Sylnet and to the Hill Chiefs." 13, el s A lstter from Singbboom, dated Augtisb es eee l 'Sf;r " that 150 men of the Ranee:hue battalioe, e `',00:1 11 "; Chybasia, have broken out, and proceeded ill th e e e tee'es 6 ,r; —first, to release the prisoners, which they s u.d . - r es i t ' o ft'i then went to the treasury, but u sing to the ad opts' tions of Captain S:senore, who rode off in 111 1 - e 0 ,; 1 „4 night, and brought down upon them the it st 3 n , I ,„ . e h r t kola, who surrounded them with same 700 I ne ,:ellPir; prevented, and, luckily, the s atioe, and the t e ' t , safe, as also the mutineers, who are fairly cattP o sie l e';; with the Coles around them, and the different P e a ' e d ;00 v .are fully e uarderi , they are literally jamme d : 4 , 'elle he hoped that the gallows will finish the chat it la the Itemehur battalion a-e at u mb e l e 0 et) se e res r ' l necessary for the sake of the dak to keep 3 / ,ea out." th ee- e es , e The Hurkaru, of the 13'h inst, has the r e l e ft t 's ° ei person just arrived from Cavvnpore, which h e re el f3 ' o l'e three days ego, states that a ho lv of 34- 111° e3 e 1 ;er ijpoots here assembling on the .Lucknow be t P Ganges, - preparing to march to Pooree, for If may be easily imagined. MADRAS. :3 9 ' ) 10. 1 1 1 (From the Mad r as Atheneum, of A u g:i lo t , 1 1 ; 0 i The most importint event that bas during the fortnight is in connection with t f e ilie e oV Cavalry, which was o rd ere d t o fo r m a part jios hp , troops proceeling t o C a l cu tt a , but wbich cou twooy back again minus h orses , r i ddles, and, ti f o rl e filO t t to Arcot. The R eg i men t h a d volunteere d the disturbed districts and was on its Ina i r cti ,. S B , l B O t it lore for the purpasa of embarking at Mau ra to ort ofY however, that on its arrival at Streeperma,_ ra teil d from Madras, it put forward a claim for T a e g, OP Watt, and pension, which existed before W rr Ei g . ' ir a '„ 4 l S H 7 4 . 1 1 4 • t , on f, 1% ey I tt i t° ,, q qt• b e - r i: nliji th e tbf t ract P e art i BU PPlie in mast. ` it ` e • - o 1. 4 ths -Pre,s), ] h ' , At e r °"t r hall'i Aug 4-',d to 0 4? 44(