The Press.
London, England, 1857-09-26 00:00:00

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LONDON, SATURDAY, SEPT. 26, 187.

POSTSCRIPT.

At the Court of Privy Council held at Balmoral
on Thursday, a royal proclamation u•as issued order-
ing a National Humiliation and Prayer in cense
quenoe of the recent events in India. The day
selected for this purpose is stated to be Sunday, the
4th of October.

A letter from Vienna, September 21, says :—" I am
not aware whether Count Buol will accompany his
Imperial master to Berlin, but certain it is that he
will leave Vienna on Monday, the 28th. People
already begin to talk of the probable retiretnent of
the Minister of Foreign Affairs from office, and to
speculate on his successor. The names of Count
Rechburg and Baron Prokesch are mentioned."

The Net. Prussian Gazette of the 23rd states that,
" His Royal Highness Prince Frederick William will,
according to arrangement, proceed to England in
November, and pay a visit to the English Court on
the 21s: of that month, which is the birthday of her
Royal Highness the Princess Royal. The wedding
day is fixed for the 18th of January, and the 3rd of
February is named as the day of their entry into
Berlin.

His Royal Highness the General Commanding-
in•Chief arrived in town yesterday front the camp at
Chalons.

THE GOVERNMENT AND THE INDIAN

REVOL F.

Tax first motion deprecating the apathy with which
the Government have met the Indian revolt was
brought forward on Tuesday at the Edinburgh Town
Council. Mr. Gorrie, in pursuance of a notice given,
moved the following resolution :
That this council have observed with deep regret that
the Government have not aiopted measures sufficiently
energetic to suppress the revolt in India, and to form a
reserve of troops requisite to meet the exigency of the
present crisis.

Mr. Gorrie, i❑ a most able and energetic speech,
reviewed the conduct of the Home and Calcutta
Government from the first symptoms of mutiny at
Barrackpare in March down to the present time, and
pointed out with great force the lamentable apathy
of the Government, in first depreciating the danger,
then refusing to send a single private soldier the
shortest route to India, while nearly every officer was
despatched by that route, and lastly in 'Gavin?,
stopped despatching further reinforcements to any
extent, and in having utterly failed to create a home
reserve force. Mr. Gorrie concluded :
At the present rate of recruiting, we shall not raise in •
year the army we ought to have raised within a few weeks.
I shall, perhaps, be told that to have taken suddenly
30000 or 40,0(X► men from their labour would have
deranged the labour tnsrket and disturbed commerce.
But, remember, the evil is done. What would labour or
commerce be worth if the prestige of this country were
destroyed? Once let our prestige be lowered, and nu
nation on earth will be so poor as to do us reverence.
If we show a want of power, energy, or resource now, the
remainder of the century will be one long struggle with
nation after nation, all eager to assail our supremacy. I
have no doubt whatever of the result of this revolt, if the
proper measures be adopted. It would be a reproach for
any one to doubt his country's star, who bast read the
noble letters of our gallant conntrvmen in India. Not
cast down by the uiltlealties which surround them, but, on
the contrary, positively cheerful amid dangers which might
appal the stoutest heart. I have no fear of the issue.
Our country is able to defy, ay, and has &dad, the world