The Express.
London, England, 1858-03-30 00:00:00

INDIA.

(FROM OUR SPECIAL COILEISPONDENT.)
CALCUTTA, nu. V.
The 27th is now fixed as the most likely day for
the assault of Lucknow. Though Sir Colin Camp-
bell Imo been long in apparent inactivity at Futtey-
. . .

Our, armies have from all sides been closing in cm
the doomed city, and their movements give evidence
of the master hand. The plan of the campaign is
now tolerably clear. The Goorkhas, under Jung
Bahadoor, march ria Fyzabad ; Franks's cola=
from Jaunpore along the line of the Coomtee. On
the right flank of the enemy, the Ganges and

1)0ab are guarded by strong detachments at Furruck-
shad (Futteygbur) and Mynpoorie. The column &d-
-rawing from Cawnpore will join the large force
already at the Alembagh, and attacking the enemy
In front will drive them to meet another army, now
on its way from Meerut. It is maid by some that
there will be no fighting, and that the chiefs of the
rebels have offered to give themselves up condition-
ally. They are not likely to get any conditions ac-
aepted by Sir Colin Campbell, though they may by
the Governor-General. Lord Canning, who has
taken the government of the North Western Pro-
vinces into his own hands, is now at Allahabad,
and has had an interview with Sir Colin, since which
our troops have crossed into Onde from Cawnpore,
with an immense tr►in of artillery. Judging from
this and the well-known fighting propensities of the
Oade men , a peaceable settlement of the question seems
improbable.
The most important event of the fortnight is
the relief of Saugor on the 3rd instant by Sir
Hugh Row, with a column of troops from Bombay.
For eight months 173 men, 67 women, and 130
children, have been cooped up in a small fort in-
tended only for the defence of the arsenal, and con-
taining but one dwelling-hones and a few out-offices.
Daring the whole time the little garrison was at the
arrey of the Slut Native Infantry and some few of
the 42nd Native Infantry, who, though the entire
country round them was in a state of open rebellion,
remained true to their salt. There were at Bangor,
when the mutiny first broke out, the 3rd Irregular
Cavalry and the 42nd and 31st Native In-
fantry. The last corps, however, steadily re-
fined to join the other two, and though un-
assisted by their European officers, who had
taken refuge in the fort, drove them out
of the place at the point of the bayonet. They
have since remained in their Cantonment, and have
by their preemies, not only prevented a siege of the
fort, but maintained a certain degree of order in the
town. It is to be hoped they will be suitably
rewarded.

On the 7th instant a gallant little affair took
place near Etawab, a place about 80 miles from
Agra. Mr. A. 0. Hume, the magistrate of the
former place; Mr. Maconochie, his assistant; and
Captain Alexander, of the 53rd Native Infantry,
commanding a newly-raised corps of irregular ca-
valry, hearing that a body of insurgents was in the
neighbourhood, went out with a few troopers to re-
connoitre. They soon discovered a large body
al men strongly posted in a village. Procur-
ing from • neighbouring friendly Zemindar
the assistance of 400 matcklockmen and a 3-pounder
gun, they at once attacked the enemy, and com-
pletely routed them, killing 12.5, with a loss on their
own side of only 38 killed and wounded. This is
the kind of affray that may be expected all over the
North-West until the country is effectually disarmed.
No steps, however, appear to have been taken even
to organise this mast important measure, and civil
officers are appointed to poets in the quietest districts
to perform the same duties and draw the same
salaries as they would have done had no such thing
as a rebellion ever occurred.
Maun Sing, the great Oude Zemindar, is said
to have given himself up to Jung Bahadoor.
He has sent ieto Gorru:kpore no lea than sixty
Europeans who had been prisoners in Oude. When
the rebellion first broke out Mann Sing, if he had
chosen to declare against as, might have taken pos-
session of Oorruckpore with 10,000 followers.
Instead of doing this, he offered every assistance to
the authorities there, and when the Cloorkhas were
expected from Nepaul, collected provisions end
boats for their use. When Gorruckpore was eva-
cuated, and his safety depended upon his seeming
hostility to as, he appealed to Sir James Outrem,
and was told to remain in his own fort. ibis he did,
and when summoned to Lucknow by the rebel chiefs,
instead of taking an active part against us, he assisted
the English prisoners, and eventually effected their
release.

Ithotsegneh. the fort no long held by Umar
Sing. the nephew of Knee Sing, the Heber chief,was
taken by Captain ltattray'• Sikh battalion on the
17th inet.

The trial of the Kin; of Delhi proceeds slowly
enough, but the evidence already taken is sutti-
tient to prove, not only that he contented to the
murder of oar countrymen and women, hut that he
actually presided at the butchery which was perpe-
trated in his own palace by his own body guard.i
One curious fact was thcited during the trial
which deserves particular motion. It is that Mr. i
Colvin. at Agra, had been not only warned, but had
had the details of the plot furnished to him in
writing. The document was found amongst Mr.
Colvin 's papers, and was apparently, like the sedi-
tious placard at Delhi, not thought worthy of notice.
Princes seem to be tried in batches at Delhi, and
one batch of 13 was hanged on the 4th inst. Colonel
'loges " istalligent lad" was not one of them.
The steamer will take home another instalment of
the Lock now refugees. There are still numbers of them
in Calcutta, and they are all wcU provided for by the
Relief Fund through its indefugable distributors.
The stories of the privations, dangers, and deaths of
that heroic garrwa are, donbtlem, by this time as•
familiar in England as they are here ; but there is
one anecdote of a native so peculiarly characteristic
that at the risk of it being known is worth repeat-
ing. The town Darogha (a sort of mayor) of Lack-
ner/ was a man who had been educated in Calcutta,
and liking of very gentlemanly manners and culti-
vated tastes was a great favourite with the European
resident'. Amongst his many accomplishments
was that of photography, and there was scarcely a
lady or gentleman in Lucknow whose likeness
he had not taken. He was a frequent visitor
at the Residency, and had not only taken views
of the buildings' but of the entrenchments and
batteries erected for their defence. The whole
of these drawings he presented to the Nana, which
fully accounts for the remarkable precision of the
enemy's fire, and the partiality with which they
mingled out apartments into which to pour their
shot at the commencement of the siege.
Great disappointment and some indignation has
been exhibited at the fact of no compensation for lose
of property being allowed by government to the
widows of deceased officers. The General Order by the
Governor-Geoeral, dated the 24th of November,
1837, clause', excludes " the estate or family of a
decAsed officer " from any such grant. Indeed, the
Order,tbough framed at the "anxious desire" of the
Honourable Court to afford " every measure of
succour to these who hive suffered, &c., especially to
the widows and orphans," &c., is merely, as far
as military men are concerned, a repetition
of the old pay and audit regulation., which grant
compensation for tho lose of baggage during a cam-
paign. In short, this Order merely concedes that
officers engaged in suppressing this rebellion are to
be considered Lica actual service in the field.

MEISARN. A. A!I Ir, E. ECCLES N Co., or LivEßrooi.
—At the Liverpool Bankruptcy Court yesterday (Monday),
Knees Alexander and Iteleard Beek" comae broken, op
lAnrpool, who suspended, with missive liabilities, during
the late eel'''. acme up an their certificate westing. The
mignon offered no opposition, end the sommieWoner granted
• owtiffeate of the wood clam. Joseph Eccles not having
Wed ILI separate brlance-sheet, the next hearing has bees
abound ko the 19th of

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

THE MEDITERRANEAN.

(tux on owx coil

MALTA, M/101 23.
It is reported that the fleet, under Admiral Lord
Lyons, will premed to see about the 10th of April, for •
anew _

Thai Wye and Tamar with Australian mails from Eng-
land, arrived on the 20th, and the Tamar proceeded on next
The The Malabar, with the India mail, arrived on the 20th,
and the Peninsular and Omuta' Company's steamer, with
the overland mail, arrived on the 21st, and proceeded on to
Alexandria.
The Engine, with the mail from India, arrived at night
of the 23rd.

CHATHAM. Maim 29.
The Royal Ecgineer Train Corps, together with
the whole of the horses and men, ere ordered to proceed to
Aldershott Camp on the 6th of Ape, the barracks.*
Brompton being so mach crowded.

ADMIILALTT, MARCH 29. APPOINTMENTS.
Master J. Rattail, (1841) to the Nile, 90, screw steam-ship
North America and West India station.
Assistant-Surgeon G. L, King (1863), to the Nautlltts,fl,
brig, at Davonport.
MARCH 27.—Amistant-8 0. B. Moore (1851), to
the Victory, 101, flag ship, at Portsmouth.
Assistant-Paymaster R. 11. Lowery (1852), to the Royal
William, 120, guard ship of ordinary, at Devanport.

Her Majesty's steam-ship Meg :era left Calcutta on
the 15th of February for Sydney, to fetch • regiment fill
thence for service is Naga.
The Royal Lanark and Tower Hamlets Militia
en expected•t the Carnsgh Camp on the 7th of April.
The Leicesterehire Militia relieve the detachments
of the Royal Elthorne, in Cork Harbour, en the Ist of
April, end the latter regiment will, it is rumoured, shortly
leave Cork. _ _

The foot ranee amongst the officer, and men of the
Leicester Militia came dr in the barrack Ilekt at Cork, es the
27th March. The Bee band of the regiment eras to aura&
awe, La the evening the officers gave a dams at this. tasn.

SPOR7 (NO.

TATFERSALL'S—MoNDAT.

Bnbecrlbera were too busily employed with the settling to
bestow much attention upon speculation. The Handicaps
and the Derby were scarcely touched upon, and the move-
ments relative to the Two Thousand were limited and unim-
portant. Clydesdale and The Peer were again head and
head in the betting ; 400 to 100 was taken once about the
former, bat thins odds were currently offered daring the
afternoon; 5 to 1 would have been booked (reel about
either • 200 even wee betted betimes the two. After 000 to
1,000 hod been oared esedast 11antesore, 9 to 1 woe
The suidoined list does net venordre ,er comment.
GREAT NORTHRRN HAND ICAP
8 to I egst Lord Zellsat• VedeNe, 4 yrs, let 716 (t)
12 to 1 Mr. Vonser's Torres 3 yrs,_4et 71b (t)
12 W 1 M(tr. Nichol 's Watioak, pa, Bst 101 b
sad off)
OREAT METROPOLITAN STAKES.

9 to 1 aid Mr. Rigby's Bordner, 4 yrs, 7st 91b (too 616
10 to 1 Mr. e Lard IJ. 's Wrestler, 3 yrs (inc 51b
sat), Bst 31b (t)
100 to 8 Kr. It. Batten's Black Tommy, 4 yrs,
Sat Mb (t)
TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS.
9 to 2 aim Mr. Howanra Clydesdale (t. 6to 1)
9 to 2 Mr. 8. lisarks's The Pssr (t 6to 1)
9 to 1 Baron Rothachlld'a Meatmore (t)
100 to 8 Mr. Diamonds Conwold (t)
100 to 8 Lard Derby's Tosophilito (t and o 6)
100 to 7 Lordßilble!d!Mltyba Happy Land