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London, England, 1857-11-21

MR. SIDNEY HERBERT ON INDIA.

THE Right Hon. Sidney Herbert, at the annual
meeting of the Wiltshire Agricultural Society, in
replying to the toast of " The County Members,"
alluded to India, and vindicating the con-
duct of Lord Canning against the com-
plaints of Calcutta, characterised the suppression
of the Indian press " as a necessary and vigorous
measure." Mr. Sidney Herbert characterised the
" siege " of Delhi as magnificent, and of all the
sieges of India the most difficult of accomplishment.
As to General Havelock, his operations were
superb :
It had been said that Havelock was no general, as he
had never had the handling of large bodies of men, but to
his (Mr. Herbert's) mind it was the smallness of his force
which made the greatness of his exploits. He had shown,
too, that he could handle large bodies of men, for he had
dispc,scd of atf,ooo under Nana Sahib. There were some
prognostications of evil befalling Outram and Havelock's
little band, but he confessed he did not share them, and
for this reason—our men were so accustomed to success
that failure seemed impossible ; and when we had met the
enemy in the open, however great the disparity in numbers,
they had shown such a degree of cowardice as almost to
make one feel that they were incapable of success.

With respect to the army, our losses were still
"tremendous." Climate awl disease proved greater
enemies than man, and these gaps " must be filled
up." From this point Mr. Sidney Herbert easily
descended into the fidd of enlistment. He believed
the English peasant could not do better than enlist,
and he wanted to see a large enlistment into the
regular army:—
He had before him a properly corrected return of the
proportions of the different classes who enlisted into the
army in England, Ireland, and Scotland, and he said that
England ought to be ashamed of itself. In each 1,003
men in the army there were 617 husbandmen, labourers,
and servants of the best class, 294 mechanics, 51 shopmen
and clerks, and three of professions, but what those pro-
, fessions were he could not say. But what were the pro-
portions in England, Ireland, and Scotland ? Out of each
1,000 men England produced 462, Ireland 366, and Scot-
land 158. Now, according to the population of the three
kingdoms. that was an enormous disproportion in favour of
Ireland and Scotland.

In conclusion Mr. Sidney Herbert entered into a
minute calculation to prove that the soldier received
weekly the value of 51d., and that the best thing
a young man could do was to enlist, serve ten years,
and return home " a more useful member of society."
London, England, 1857-11-21

Vrebintial.

AN EXPLOSION OF FIRE-DAMP took place at the
Hollingwood Colliery, Staveley, last Saturday, and
twelve men were killed.
SIR E. B. I.YrroN, Min.., has been unanimously
re elected Lord Rector of Glasgow University.
Mn. R. SHIRLEY lIARRIS, nephew of Mr. J. ]).
Harris, M.P. for Leicester, accidentally shot himself
last week while out shooting alone. llis body was
not found till the next morning.
SEVERAL SMALL WRECKS occurred last week off
the eastern coast. The crews in most instances
were happily saved.
London, England, 1857-11-21

COPENHAGEN.

The Government sent off on Saturday to its
agents at foreign Courts a despatch on the financial
relations between Holstein and the Danish monarchy.

SAXONY.

The opening of the session of the Saxon Diet took
place at the palace of Dresden on the 16th with the
usual ceremonial. His Majesty in the course of
his speech alluded to the friendly foreign relations
of Saxony, and to the highly satisfactory state of the
finances of the kingdom.
London, England, 1857-11-21

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THE MONEY CRISIS.

THE suspension of the Wolverhampton and Staf-
fordshire Bank has been the principal event
of the week connected with the monetary crisis.
Several failures of mercantile houses, more or less
extensive in their business, have also been recorded.
A meeting of the creditors of the above bank was held
on Thursday, when a statement, sh, 'wing the estimated
assets at 020,8001., against estimated liabilities of
7(19,0001., was presented. Mr. Hill, the manager,
explained, in reference to a resolution moved by Mr.
thlton, that the board would at once endeavour to
raise 200,0001. to carry on the business of the bank
under inspection. No definite result was arrived at,
and the meeting was adjourned until Tuesday next.
At Glasgow, a great public confidence meeting was
held, his Grace the Duke of Hamilton in the chair,
at which formal resolutions, expressing confidence
in the Scotch banking system, were propo.:ed. H►s
Grace the Duke of Montrose lamented " that a panic
without cause or reason should have arisen, and
should have brought about suspension of payment of
the banks." Sir E. Colebrooke, M.P., agreed with
the views of the Duke of Montrose. Sir J. Maxwell
knew nothing of the management of the two banks
in question, " but be knew that one of the greatest
trials a banker can have is to resist the entreaties of
his own friends." "For my part," said Sir John,

" I think we should keep in mind not only ourselves,
but those gentlemen who conduct the affairs of banks,
who are frequently led from motives of kindness and
philanthropy to try to rescue us from any difficul-
ties." Mr. Buchanan thought that the public had
nothing whatever to do with the question of manage-
ment. The two establishments "had succumbed
from mere accident," and he was of opinion that,
" whether by fresh subscriptions from the proprietary,
whether by aid from. Government, or by whatever
means it is to be done, it won't' be a grievous evil
were these two establishments not again to be re-
instituted." A meeting of the depositors was also
held, at which resolutions of perfect confidence in
the stability of the bank were passed.
The embarrassments of trade frcm these failures
are leading to much operative distress. Through-
out the greater part of Staffordshire, Lancashire,
Cheshire, and other counties, many mills have
stopped entirely, and nearly all without exception are
working short time. The pressure upon the parishes
is beginning to be severely felt, and every effort is
needed to meet the demands of this emergency and
to alleviate the general distress. Some disturbances
at Nottingham have led to the interference of the local
authorities and the suppression of public meetings.
The general belief appears to be in favour of more
extensive failures.
London, England, 1857-11-21

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London, England, 1857-11-21

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THE MARCH TO LUCKNOW.

General Havelock has executed a brilliant march,
and has succoured Lucknow. On the 19th September
he crossed the river at Cawnpore with 2,700 men,
Sir James Outram, with most creditable magna-
nimity, surrendering the command to his able
subordinate :

He himself commanded the volunteer cavalry, of whom
about a hundred have reached Cawnpore. Generals Neill
and Hamilton led the two brigades, one containing the sth
Fusiliers, her Majesty's 84th, the Madras Fusiliers, and
some light artillery ; the other, the iritlr Highlanders, her
Majesty's 90th, the Ferozepore Regiment (Sikhs), and
some artillery. On the 20th General Havelock received
his heavy baggage and eighteen guns, but no tents. On
the following day the enemy, who were strongly posted
across the road, were attacked and driven back with the
loss of four guns. Two were taken by General Outram
himself, whose cavalry sabred l'2o of the enemy. On the
same day the indefatigable general executed a march of
twenty miles, and on the following one of fourteen, driving
the enemy back upon Luckoow with the loss of all their
guns. On the 24th a salute announced to the heroic
garrison the prospect of relief, and on the 25th the relieving
force entered Lucknow. Step by step they cut their wey
to the Residency. It was time; the besiegers had run
two mines, which in three hours would have laid the de-
fences open to a rush from the whole of the rabble collected
round the city. The batteries still continued to play upon
the building, and in carrying them biakorm General Neill
was killed, a loss which almost ontbalinces the victory.

The following particulars of the advance of Have-
lock's corps on Luckuow are given as supplementary
to the narrathes of correspondents :
London, England, 1857-11-21

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SARDINIA.

The elections continue to progress favourably, and
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Numerous second elections, in cases where the
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Among the nominations already known, more than
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It is expected that there will be in the Chambers
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Lord MACAULAY as to the utility of the Estab-
lished Church in Ireland, others have a right
by the same rule to ask for Lord MACAULAY'S
opinion on the character of the Roman
Catholic Church.

The raising of such questions shows that
Doctor CULLEN has no case, but that he wishes
to make one, and that he hopes to excite pre-
judices upon the subject. He boasts that he
has been charged with the Pope's personal
subscription to the Relief Fund. Then, if
that be so, why did Doctor CULLEN in his
letter (dated Rome, Sept. 25th) write in such
a damaging way about the management of the
Relief Fund? That Doctor CULLEN has
damped the collection for the Fund in Ireland
is unhappily true. The great cities in Ireland
cannot be said to have done their duty on this
occasion, influenced, of course, by the feelings
of sectarianism excited by clerical authority.
We take for granted that Doctor CULLEN
believes that he is quite right, but it is to be
regretted that Doctor CULLEN did not follow
the course of Lord 13ku.Ew,
.an eminent
Roman Catholic peer, who generously said—
" Aid the distressed in the first instance, and
" after you have relieved the misery you can
" then settle the sectarian question ; " and to
their honour many other Roman Catholics in
Ireland have followed the example of Lord
BELLEW.

These and other facts have additional im-
portance as showing how the undercurrent
from Rome is beginning to flow in new chan-
nels. Lay agitation is now given up; priests
and curates are " not to interfere in politics,"
but bishops, cardinals, and Jesuits will work
the telegraphic wires betwen Rome and Dublin
with more energy than ever.
London, England, 1857-11-28

AUSTRALIAN MAILS.

Ihe Simla has arrived at Suez with 209,338/. in
Australian gold, much later advice: from the colo-
nies, and the missing mail of the Emeu-110 boxes.

The Simla's dates are—Sydney, Oct. 11 ; Mel.
bourne, Oct. 16 ; K. G. Sound, Oct. 22 ; Galle, Nov.
6; Aden, Nov. 14.

The European arrived at Melbourne on the 13th
of October.

Exchange on England, 11 to 3 per cent. prem.

THE EXPECTED OVERLAND INDIA MAILS.
The mail packet Vectis reached Marseilles yester-
day morning, in time for the mails to leave by the
twelve o'clock train. The mail will leave Paris by
special train this morning, and by special mail
packet from Boulogne to Dover, and special train
from Dover to London. The mails may hence be
expected to arrive in time to be distr►buted in Lon
don by the six p.m. delivery, and the country portion
to he despatched to their destination by the evening
mail trains.
London, England, 1857-11-28

AMERICA.

Intelligence from New York to the 11th inst.
announces that despatches had been received by the
State Department from Chief Justice Echols, of
Utah, dated at " Camp on Sweet Water, 21 miles
east of South Pass, October the 13th, 1857," showing
that an overt act of treason had been committed by
the Mormons, who had seized twenty-six waggons of
stores belonging to the American troops sent to
Utah. The President of the United States sum-
moned the members of the Cabinet for consultation
upon the intelligence, but no definite action was
determined on. The Secretary of War thinks it
would be hopeless to send reinforcements or supplies
so late in the season as this. Despatches are
anxiously looked for from Colonel Johnson, who is in
command of the army for Utah.
Financial matters at New York still showed symp-
toms of progressive improvement.

MEXICO.

Late and important advices from Mexico bad
reached New York.
The new constitution had been suspended, and
President Comonfort declared Dictator.
Campeacby bad surrendered to the Government
forces.
Advices from Yucatan state the whole people of
that district were in arms.
CHINA.

" The latest accounts from Hong Kong, Oct. 5,"
says the Paris Pays, " mentions a report which un-
fortunately appears to be correct, and according to
which persecutions have by order of the mandarins
recommenced against the Roman Catholics in several
of the provinces of China."
Lord Elgin was still at Hong Kong.
London, England, 1857-11-28

USEFUL AND HANDSOME CHRISTMAS PRESENT.

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T ANDSCAPE PAINTING IN WATER
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of more explicit informstion on the different modes of working
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" The diagrams illustrating the new edition are worth all the
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London, England, 1857-11-28

THE INDIAN GENERALS.

THE LATE GENERAL NEILL.
AT a meeting of the Commissioners of Supply of the
county of Ayr, the chairman, Colonel J. Ferrier
Hamilton, called attention to the lamented death of
one of their number, General Neill. Sir James Far-
gusson, of Kilkerran, proposed, and Mr. James
Campbell, of Craigie, seconded, the following resolu-
tion, which was unanimously agreed to :
That the Commissioners of Supply desire to record the
regret and sorrow which they have felt in hearing of the
death of the late General Neill, and their deep sense of the
loss the country at large has sustained in the untimely end
of that gallant general's career, who during the short
period of hi■ service in Bengal had contributed so largely
by his energy, courage, and military skill to the check
which has been given to the revolt of the native army and
to the brilliant achievements of the British forces and the
loyal portion of the native army. That the chairman shall
convey to the bereaved widow and mother of General Neil
a copy of the foregoing resolution, in the hope that this
expression of sympathy, combined with the recollection of
his glorious death and the universal admiration of his great
qualities and services, may afford to them some consolation
under their deplorable calamity.
The Times announces that the chairman of the
East India Company will propose to the directors a
grant of 5001. a year to the widow of General Neill,
in addition to the allowances due to the family of an
officer of his rank who falls in action. Her Majesty
has also, in the most gratifying terms, signified her
permission that the widow may assume the title of
" Lady Neill," which would have accrued to her if
her husband had been fortunately spared to enjoy the
dignity of a K.C.B.
Generals Wilson and Havelock have each been
raised to the dignity of Baronets, under the respec-
tive titles of Sir Archdale Wilson of Delhi, and Sir
Henry Havelock of Lucknow.
London, England, 1857-11-28

New Work on Geology.

Now ready, in foolscap dvo.. with Blurtratlons, 55.,
STONES OE' IHE VALLEY.
By the Rev. W. S. SYMONDS, F. 0.5.,
Author of " Old Stones."

" Notwithstandingil;.qmonds; eminent position RS a geolo-
gist, he has never lost eight of that simplicity in conveying in-
struction which renders his work admirably suited for the
earliest student. iLs remarks are very valuable."—John Bull.
London : RicilAttn BENTLEY, New Burlington-streeL

A Field Othoer's Account of Bermuda.

Just published, in one volume Bvo., with • Map and Eight
111urtratims in Lithotint, price 12s. 6d. cloth,
BETIMUDA a COLONY, a FORTRESS, and
a PRISON ; or. Eighteen Months in the Somers' Islands.
By a FIELD OFFICER.

THE THIER.

I
"Prospero of old did not 11;1e —aniTsement; it contains still
mysteriously release the tricksy more matter for in struction,and
spirit of Ariel from the cloven it is, indeed, because the views
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work contains matter only fur
London : lANOYAN. BROWN, and Co., Paternoster.row.
London, England, 1857-11-28

BOOKS FOR PRESENTS.

1. The Poetical Works of Edgar Allan Poe.
With Original Memoir. Profusely Illus-
trated. Landon : Sampson Low and Co.
2. The Prince of Peace; or, Lays of Bethlehem.
Illustrated. London : Seeleys.
3. Kavanagh. A Tale. By H. W. Longfellow.

Illustrated by Birket Foster. London :

Kent and Co.
THE first of these volumes is the handsomest
edition of Edgar Poe's poems that has yet
been published. It contains all his pieces in
verse, including the " Scenes from Politian,"
and there is appended the lecture by Poe
himself on his ideas of " The Poetic Principle."
The illustrations are extremely numerous, and
several of them arc executed in the best style
of book engravings. F. It. Pickersgill, R A.,
Tenniel, Birket Foster, F. Darley, and other
artists, contribute the designs, some of which
are conceived with great poetical spirit. " The
Raven" is illustrated in four drawings by
Tenniel, representing the scene in the study
between Lenore's lover and the ghostly bird,
and they are the best in the volume. " The
Haunted Palace," by A. M. Madot, has some
spirited drawing, but it represents a city of
palaces rather than the ideas represented in
the poet's lines. " Israfel," by P. Duggan, has
merit in conception, but it is too like a vision
n the boards off the opera-house. Birket
London, England, 1857-11-28

V.roirintiai.

THE REV. S. G. OSTIORNE, at a Dorset county
meeting, to organise a subscription to the Indian
Fund, said that you cannot go into a coffee-room, you
cannot travel in a train, and you cannot meet five
people in the street, but what three of them at least
will tell you how this mutiny arose :
Some will tell you it was because the regiments had
their officers taken away to be made civil servants; others
tell you, preaching the Gospel with want of judgment ;
others say it was the greased cartridges, and so on. What
is the real fact? I will defy any one, after having read
everything and having studied every report from the seat
of war, after having carefully considered all, to form any
really satisfactory opinion of how this great judgment upon
us has come about. All that we know is this—that this
vast judgment is an us, and that it is our duty to endeavour
to bear it in that spirit which Englishmen and Christians
should ever show.

After setting aside the different suppositions above
referred to as to the errors alleged to have provoked
this mutiny, he asked :

Why, then, should we go to look for the cause ? Let it
be sufficient for us to know the real condition of the
present state of things, and let us buckle on our armour
and stand up like men to contend against those foes by
whom we are beset, and rightly to employ the vast powers
which God has placed in our hands.

THE REV. - SANDFORD CONNOR, late assistant-
chaplain to the Royal Artillery garrison at Wool-
wich, died very suddenly on Sunday last at his
quarters. The medical evidence was to the effect
that the deceased, who bad long suffered from con-
stipation, had died from congestion of the brain.
The jury returned a verdict accordingly.
A YOUNG DRAGOON OFFICER, Comet Echalaz, of
the 7th Dragoon Guards, racing home to quarters
at Canterbury, last Sunday evening, put his horse at
the turnpike-gate on the Sturry•road. The horse
caught his foot in the top bar, turned head over
heels, and came heavily to the ground on top of its
rider. Cornet Echalaz experienced severe internal
injuries, as well as concussion of the brain, and died
in a few hours.

THE HoN. MARTIN HAWKE, brother to Lord
Hawke, while out hunting on a fine spirited animal
last week, passed through a field. belonging to Mr.
Newsome, and, coming to some rails, the horse
jumped short and came upon the rails with his chest.
London, England, 1857-11-28

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was originally established, are also largely increased, and will be
further augmented by the addition of nearly One Hundred
Thousand Volumes iu the course of the present and ensuing
season.
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Just published, price Sixpence,
ANEW FINANCIAL SCHEME for INDIA :
the First Step towards Political Reform ; in $ Letter to
the Ripht }lon. the President of the Board of Control. By
GEORGE NORTON, Esq., late Advocate• General of Madras.
London : RICHARDSON, Brothers, 23, Corot ill, E.C.

London: Printed and Published by ALFRICD Ivc, at the ()dice.
110, Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the County
of Middlesex, on Saturday, the 28th day ofallosember, 1867.
London, England, 1857-11-28

INDIAN FINANCE-CREDIT.

IN our last issue we gave a brief descrip-
tion of the Indian currency, and the measures
required to put it on a satisfactory basis; and
we shall now proceed to explain the causes
which have deteriorated Indian Credit, irre-
spectively of all considerations arising out of
the present crisis, and the mode in which
alone its vigour can be restored.
In early times the Company was compelled
to keep down its debt, from the impossibility
of obtaining funds to any considerable extent.
The chief mode then of acquiring the addi-
tional means that it wanted for the purposes
of Government was, by trenching on the funds
set apart for the commercial investment, or
the plunder of such native princes as fell
within its grasp. These means, however, were
gradually exhausted, and then it took to bor-
rowing the accumulations of its own European
servants in the East. But the enormous in-
terest that wac paid for the accommodation
made this anything but a profitable transac-
tion to the borrower, and the system was put
an end to as soon as the purely English pro.
prietary began to predominate over the Anglo-
Indian in the Court of Proprietors at home.
The next phase of the loan system was of a
wholly opposite description. The principal
contributors to the Indian loans were still for
the most part servants of the Company, but
comparatively poor and uninfluential ones,
for the days of the Nabobs were gone. These
the Government screwed down to the lowest
possible point, and though their savings
were still generally invested in the loans of
the Company, this was chiefly owing to their
desire to have their money on the spot. The
constantly decreasing means of making for-
tunes in India, however, lessened greatly the
amount of accumulated capital among this
class ; and latterly a large portion even of
what they had was transferred to other invest-
ments, offering interest at a higher rate. For
a long period, therefore, though the supply
thus obtained had been sufficient to cover the
London, England, 1857-11-28

Cart ait* jras4ion.

Her Majesty the Queen remains at Windsor. On
Wednesday the Siamese Ambassadors arrived on a
visit to her Majesty, and remained till the following
day. Their Highnesses dined with the Queen on
Wednesday evening.

The Duke of Leeds has arrived at the Clarendon,
from Hornby Castle, near Catterick, Yorkshire.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Clanricarde are
expected in town early next week, from Ireland.
Lord and Lady Burgbersh are staying on a visit
with the Duke and Duchess of Beaufort, at Badmin-
ton-house, Gloucestershire.

The Right Hon. R. Disraeli M.P., and Mrs.
Disraeli have arrived in town, from Torqaay.
Cheriff Achmet, Envoy to tho Queen from the
Sultan of Mocha, has arrived in town from South-
amption.

Volittral.

THE MEETING OF PARLIAMENT.

THE following circular has been issued by the noble
Premier to the supporters of the Government :

Downing-street, Nov. 20.
Sir,—l have the honour to inform you that Parliament
having been called to meet on Thursday, the 3rd of De-
cember, business of great importance will then imme-
diately be brought forward, and I trust that it may be con-
sistent with your convenience to attend in your place in
the House of Commons on that day.
I have the honour to be, sir,
Your obedient servant,
:Signed) PALMERSTON.
Her Majesty has signified her gracious intention
of opening the session of Parliament in person.

CABINET COUNCILS have been held on Tuesday and
Friday at the official residence of the First Lord of
the Treasury.
IT IS UNDERSTOOD that the Address, in answer to
the Speech from the Throne, will be moved in the
Commons by Mr. Wykeham Martin, member for
West Kent, and seconded by Mr. Akroyd, member
for Huddersfield.

THE TOLL REFORM ASSOCIATION held a meeting on
Wednesday to consider the measuresto be adopted in
the ensuing session for the abolition of toll gates
within a certain radius of London. A resolution
was adopted to the effect that Mr. Byng, M.P. for
Middlesex, should be requested to move in the
House of Commons for certain information as to
London, England, 1857-11-28

-7-1 z p)rtOg+

LONDON, SATURDAY. NOV. •38, 1857.

POSTSCRIPT.

DEPARTURE OF LORD REDCLIFFE PROM

CONSTANTINOPLE.

A telegram has been received in town from Con-
stantinople announcing the probable departure of
Viscount Stratford de Redcliffe from that capital, en
route for England.

THE PRINCIPALITIES.

A note has been addressed by the Porte to the
powers that signed the Treaty of Paris, intimating
that, in consequence of the state of the Danubian
principalities, it may become necessary to move a
body of troops to the Danube. The Times Paris
correspondent on this subject, remarks :
The recent concentration of Turkish troops on the right
bank of the Danube has given rise to so many reports,
that it may be well to give the following reliable informa-
tion which has been received on the subject. The Porte,
being aware that there is a violent political ferment in all
those provinces which are inhabited by people of Roumanic
and Sciavonic origin, has considered it necessary to place
troops en echelon between Silistria and Widin. The report
that the Turkish Government has communicated to the
great powers its resolve to occupy Wallachia and Moldavia
if there should be any disturbances in those provinces is
incorrect, but it is probable that it has inquired what steps
are to be taken if excesses on the part of the revolutionary
faction should render intervention necessary.

RUSSIA.
Accounts from St. Petersburg represent that a
strong feeling is springing up among the Russian
landholders against the emancipation of the serfs,
and that the Czar, who is under,tood to be firmly
bent on it, will find difficulties he is at present little
prepared for.
London, England, 1857-11-28

LORD SHAFTESBURY ON INDIA.

LORD SHAFTESBURY delivered another of his eloquent
and piquant public appeals in support of the ex-
tension of Christianity in India, on Thursday
evening, at Crosby-hall. The noble earl, premising
that such an opportunity as the present, if properly
managed, with respect to the extension of our faith
in India, was pregnant with future events of the
highest order, proceeded to illustrate the evils of
the Hindoo religion by pointing out to his hearers,
with a minuteness of detail only surpassed by the
extent of his information, the nature of the
atrocities that religion tended to develop when oppor-
tunities occurred. The noble earl was so explicit as
to declare he had no wish to rouse the vengeance of
his hearers :

It is only this very day that I have seen a copy of a
letter written and sent to England by an officer of rank
who was one of the first that entered Cawnpore a few
hours, or, perhaps, only one hour, after the perpetration
of the frightful massacre which was enacted there; and
think of the description he gives, and what was seen by
the whole soldiery, and you will not wonder at the esaspe•
ration that was felt by every man among them who bore
the European name. On arriving at Cawnpore he states—
and he can scarcely permit himself to write the sad story
—that, to his unutterable horror and dismay, he saw a
number of European women stripped stark naked, lying on
their backs, fastened by the arms and legs, and there
many of them had been lying four and five days exposed
to a burning sun ; others had been more recently laid
down ; others again had been actually hacked to pieces,
and so recently, that the blood which streamed from their
mangled bodies was still warm. He found children of
ten, twelve, thirteen, and fourteen years of age treated in
the same horrible manner at the corners of the streets
and in all parts of the town, attended by every circum-
stance of insult, the most awful and the most degrading,
the most horrible and frightful to the conception, and the
most ►evolting to the dignity and feelings of civilised men.
Cawnpore was only a sample of what was perpetrated in
various parts of that vast region, and that with a refine-
ment of cruelty never before heard of. Women and
children have been massacred before, but I don't believe
there is any instance on record where children have been
reserved in cold blood to be most cruelly and anatomically
tortured in the presence of their horrified parents before
being finally put to death. (Sensation). Can you wonder,
where such a religion prevails that the people ahould
prove worthy of their tuition when the opportunity occurs
of developing its fruits ?
London, England, 1857-11-28

(Elution itttiligente.

FINSBURY.—There is no foundation in the report
of the retirement of Mr. T. Duncombe from ill-
health.

NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE.—Mr. Ward Hunt, of
Wavenhoe, has issued an address, seeking to succeed
the late Mr. Stafford in the representation of the
county.

EAST KENT.—A new writ for East Kent is to be
moved in Parliament on the 3rd December. Mr. W.
Deedes has issued an address to the electors, in
which he says :—" With regard to the two promi-
nent questions of the day, viz., the state of affairs in
India and the monetary crisis of this country, I shall
approach the consideration of the remedies proposed
in both cases with an anxious desire to do justice to
the important interests involved, and to place on
a permanent and satisfactory footing as well the
future government of our vast Indian empire as the
establishment of our commercial relations at home
and abroad."

PAISLEY.—The Hon. Leveson Gower, brother of
Lord Granville, has issued an address, in which
be declares for an extension of the suffrage and in
favour of the ballot.

READINO.—There have been names mentioned in
the event of a vacancy, but it is not yet certain
whether that vacancy will occur.