The Express.
London, England, 1858-06-08 00:00:00

ARRIVAL OF THE IintiALAIIA.

(sr uscratc msoasru.)
CFAOIt OUR OWN 00111OPONDIWO
PLYMOUTH, TruDAT.
The Himalaya arrived at Plymouth from India
and the Cape this morning. Her news is all antici-
pated by the regular mails.

LIZOTERANT HAVELOCK AND THE &ITT-

FOURTH MUMMY T.
This morning the following documents were issued
Y a return to the House of Commons :
Extraot of a telegram from the late Major-General Sir
Henry Havelock to the Commander-in-Chief in India,
dated Cawnpore, 18th August, 1857.

In the combat at Cawnpore, Lieutenant Havelock was my
aide-de-vamp. The 64th Regiment had been much under
artillery fire, from which it had severely suffered ; the whole
of the Infantry were lying down in line, when, perceiving
that the enemy had brought out the last reserved gun,
a 24-pounder, and were rallying round it, I called up the
regiment to rime and advance. Without any other word
from me, Lieutenant Havelock placed himself on his horse, in
front of the centre of the 64th, opposite the muzzle of the
gun. Major Stirling, commanding the regiment, was in
front, dismounted, but the lieutenant continued to move
steadily on in front of the regiment at a foot pace on his horse.
The gun discharged shot until the troops were within •
short distance, when they fired grape. In went the corps,
led by the lieutenant, who still steered steadily on the gun'.
muzzle, until it wee mastered by a rush of the 64th,
Head Quarters, Camp before Lucknow,
March 30, 1858.
Sir,—l have the honour to bring to the knowledge of hie
Emil Highness the General Commanding-fn-Chief, that •
feeling of dissatisfaction, which has been testified in the most
respectful manner, has arisen among the officers of the 64th
root, in consequence of a telegraphic despatch by the late
Sir H. Havelock, !C.C.S., which was published • short time
back in the LOOlllOl. awns.

In the despatch ',Burled to, the most prominent notice was
given to the fact of Lieutenant, now Captain Sir Henry
Havelock, Bert., diving led the 64th Foot into a redoubt,
which was the object of attack, under the late Sir Henry
Havebxk's orders.

The despatch is so worded ea to make it appear that the
lab Major Stirling, who afterwards became a lieutenant-
colonel, was not properly leading his regiment; at least each
is the opinion of the officers of the 64th Foot.

Lieutenant-Colonel Bingham, in the name of those officers,
while he deprecates the idea of refusing just credit to Captain
Sir Henry Havelock, maintains in the most positive manner,
that the late Lieutenant-Colonel Stirling then commanded

the 64th Foot, u he did on all ouch ocUions, mat nobly
and gallantly; and that he was on foot at the time, because,
in conaeguanoe of • shell bursting, hie horse had become
muideable. In short, helpful' that it is very painful to the
regiment that the memory and reputation of their late paid
commanding of6oer should have been so unfairly tampered
with.

I confess to have a strong feeling of sympathy with the
oaken of the 64th Regiment, and it would be a matter ol
great malefaction to me if you would have the ',lodate to
move his royal highneas to give a gracious =preside@
towards the memory of the late Lieutenant-Colonel Stirling,
for the benefit of the 64th Regiment.

This instance is one of many in which, since the institu-
tion of the Victoria Cross, advantage has been taken by
young aides-de-amp and other staff alms to place them-
selves in prominent situations, for the purpose of
a
attention. To them life is of little value as compared
tho gain of public honour; but they do not reflect, and the
Fenerds to whom they belong also do not reflect, on the creel
injustice thus done to gallant officers, who, betides the ex-
citement of the moment of action, have all be responsibility
attendant on this situation.

We know that the private soldier expects to be tad by his
regimental officers, whom he knows and recognises u the
leaders to whom be is bound to look in the momenta of the
greatest trial and danger, and that he is utterly regardless of
the accidental presence of an aide•de-camp or other staff
officer who is an absolute stranger to him.
There is another point, also having a great importance.
By such despatches as the one above alluded to, it is made
to appear to the world that • regiment would have proved
wanting in courage, except for an accidental circumstance.
Cuch • refection is most galling to a regiment of British
soldiers, indeed almost intolerable, and the fact 111 re-
membered against it by all the other corps in her Majesty'.
service.

Soldiers feel such things most keenly.
I would, therefore, again beg leave to dwell on the injus-
tice sometimes done ►y general officers when they give a pub-
lic preference to those attached to them, over old officers who
are chanted with the most difficult end responsible duty,
I have, &co., (Signed) C. CLXPBELL, General,
nommander-In• Chief, East Indies.

The A 4 utaat-CleaerelOfThe Forcer,
Hr one Guards, London.
W. F. Forster, D.A.G.

Hone Guards, S. W., May 17, 1858.
Sir,—l have had the honour to lay before his Royal High-
wee the General Commanding-in-ChWihrour letter of the
30th March last, referring to a lei's= c despatch of the
late Major-General Sir Henry Haveloc , in which it is made
to appear that Captain Havelock led the 64th Regiment to
the attack of a redoubt, and that the character of the We
Lieutenant-Colonel Stilling, who commanded the rsgimm•
and fell in the attack, had suffered soondingly.
His royal highness regrets, @inanely, that any unfavour-
able imputation of the courage or conduct of the lieutinent.
colonel should ever for • moment have been supposed to
attach to the character of that gallant and excellent aglow.
His royal highness enters fully into the (Wisp of Lieut.-
Colonel Bingham, who has in vindication of the elsraoter
of his late commanding offfoer, and of the 64th Regime,
so honourably appealed to your sense of justice, and be has
much gratification in now recording his entire eatisfactien
with the whole conduct of Lieutenant-Colonel Stirling, end
of the excellent regiment which he commanded with No
much credit to himself, and advantage to the service.-1 hays,
/cc., (Signed) G. A. WICTIIEILALL, A.S.
General Sir Cohn Campbell, G.C.8., dcc., &c.,
W. F. Forster, D.A.G.

On Thursday evening the seoond readin g of the
Property Qualification Bill In the House of Lords will be
moved by the Earl of Forteecue.

In the Mouse of Lords, on Monday next, Earl
stanhope will move that "An humble address be presented
her Majesty praying that her Majesty will be
graciously pleased to take into bar royal consideration
the proclamation of the first year of her Majesty's
reign, commanding the use of the forms of prayer
and service made for the 6th of November, the 30th of
January, the 29th of May, and the 20th of June; end
should her Majesty see fit, to order the substitution for the
said proclamation of one declaring it her Majerty's royal
pleasure that only the sonice appointed for the 20th at
June, being the anniversary of her Majesty's aecession,
shall henceforth be printed and published end annexed to
the Book of Common Prayer and Liturgy of the United
Church of England and Ireland to be used yearly on the
said day."

COURTS OF PROBATE AND DIVOICE.—It appears
from a return issued this morning to the Home of Lords that
the number of causes now pending in the Court of Probate is
139. The average daily number of panto of probate and
administration in London from the Bth of March, oboe which
time the numbers of grants have been seournaly kept, is up-
ward. of b 1; and the average daily number of oirtillates,
68. The number of causes now pending fa the Court of
Divorce and Matrimonial Canna is 130, and the number of
bills of cone taxed by the registrar 6.

A letter from Boulogne-ear-Mer says :—" An ex-
traordinary phenomenon, considered volcanic, occurred hem
this (Saturday) morning, at eight o'clock. The tide, which
was receding, soddenly fell and left the harbour dry, but ro-
tamed in five minutes with great force eight feet higher,
aooorepeaked with • perfect tornado of wind, and the sky
densely obscured. The whole did not last more than um
minutes, but what was most strange was that there existed •
the brightest sunshine immediately before and after•—P.S.
The passengers of the Folkestone boat, who have just come
in (half-past Are p.m.), report that a similar occurrence took
place thane and at other places on the English coast at the
same time as here."

Meets will be visited this year by a considerable
amber of pilgrims, attracted by the grand oermacey of the
Haab% which has not takes place since the reign of Sulam
Malusowd. Several Mummireau princes and a prisms of
the imperial family will form pert of the gamed caravan.
The Temple of the Kasha (in which Mehemet aced W pray)
is generally open to the faithful only twits the
math of July for me, sad is Oebeher tlr mew; hot the
Beloartli of Memos has otwesetedos amount of eM peseass ;
of the prisms, to allow the ("valet el the temple to table ,
place this year for women tea dye after the opening fro
mm.
Speiser's GaseSte of Berlin of the let states ad
Berea de Humboldt. at the =poem lavitatioa of the IW. •
had left that city far Potsdam to pass some days with hie
Majesty.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

ROUSE OP COMMONS—Tats DAT.
MG SPILL= leek &At et 12 o'closit.
PSIVATB BUMS lABB.
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shire ad Lot lawasidn Hallway Coospasiea 801, 'dhow-
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row LBOISLATION.
Mr. W. CISAWFORD reented a perks boa the
ardrar britur rid of the day of Leak" dere-
Mram thr the Farr Wakes aa the Weer el Las,
per*/ dr here le awed the farther eerdiretra
of dr queries mid • tarn errs.
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Mr J. THRLAWNIT reerrd the alpearald dare ea
the rodeo it the SIMI reeks' of this 11A, sad rated
that d the doer had ray rights la the maw rash
=ate be maned b the bill, a sherd be bdt le the
and ef the Upper Retro to dernalse la abet
rear the nuenedra riterid be nada He dreamt le-
earl le mart ear efthare earpresise lid bed
bra re de. 601•1111 aft roe the nerem.
Or B. lIRTDOIS edublad thes aril be
add it or waked the bel bed be. itetiil, bat area
horn abkreeed the bear ea the wiper he died IN
Aredkaar whde he eareaded that the area of shush-
mar wee raw ararcerble err aajoet. The ate-
an hawk bark the hada property of the emery
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Along= the °prorate et die end it wee beepty to to
OM sew et Ohm bed bees edepled. It appeared
Met lbe penal= weld be eadaled with sedan
bed As "Pleb 1111. Mt whoa thay the
thereli et lb owe et repair, die et me
• whelude imams bed right te ties the hails-
hullOt It Mud the bid, shoal seeesepisy It with war
Wert@ br Ile sift sole. s.. ..Ik. mem should be
devised liglitrmentir par imes *Nth weld be kept hi
repair. WINO juit es web leasb=str=
party es the bolas; and mead set adrip be
ant aebellbele.

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meat the Yid elddlea tierch-ratee Tidiest ea Kai-
what tedeMele. Neil net see why they theeld
Mud. do deed' vide *hay were loft Judea to

Sir J. GRAHAM would vole kr weak' the Mil to
the Upper Howe, k the hope that wee mem would be
discovered by whit& the right of the church sod the peer
could be maintained without injury to any emn He re-
fined to treat this as • question of Miens liberty,
but looking at the remit Sprugsardning woreneents of the
church and its disposition to boomer a edirskam church,
eater* into competition with the dimenties, be thought
the time bed arrived what the chunk reek to kora claim
the right of tozig dhememo. (Chown)
(The cheek we preseeding whim our most lat.]