The Express.
London, England, 1858-02-16 00:00:00

THE LUCIAYOW FUGITIVES.

In anticipation of the arrival of the Europeans
who were so long pent up in Lucknow, the following noti-
fication was published in a Calcutta Gazette Artraordinary
" Fort William, Home Department, Jan. 6.
Notification.

" Within the next few days the river steamer Madras,
conveying the tint of the ladles and children and of the sick
and wounded officers of the Lucknow garrison, will reach
Calcutta.

" No one will wish to obtrude upon thole who are under
bereavement or sickness any show of ceremony which shall
impact fatigue or pain. The best welotene which out be
tendered upon en& an occasion Is one which will break In
as little as possible upon privacy sad rest.
" Bat the rescue of these sufferers is a victory beyond all
price, and in testimony of the public joy with which it is
hailed, and of the admiration with which their heroic
enduranes and courage have been viewed. the Night Ron.
the Governor-Genaral In Council directs that upon the ap-
proach of the Madre, to Prime/is Ghaut a royal salute
shall be fired from the ramparts of Fort William.

" The Governer•Generta in Council farther directs that
ell ships of war in the river ahall be dressed in honour of the
day.

"Olds will be appointod to oceniact the wrangles on
Awe, end the mite barges of the Governor-General will be
in sttendsnoe.

" Aa soon ae the belertaph shall annonato that the Madras
low paned Ateheepore two signal gnus will be fired from the
fort,

" By ardor at the Right Eon. the
Indi► is Cowbell.

" CECIL BEADON, Secretary to the Government
of India."

The Locknow fugitives socordingly leaded from the Madras
Messer on the morning of Saturday, January 9, under •
royal minis, and middle the cheering °home hundreds of the
Buropala emmanity ot Gloats*.

TEE DEFENCE OF LLTKNOW.—Those who fancy
that the ages of chivalry are indeed put, and who complain of
the level monotony of modern life, will be not • little startled
by the aeoount which we publish to-day of the deknoe of
Liarkaaw. It cornea to us in the formal shape of a brigadier's
report to his commanding Aker, end it wax evidently written
by • era more funnier with the sword than with the pin ;
but is the whole range of military narrative and romantic
oorapoidnenit would be hard to dad • chapter of more pro-
found, and ample end stirring interest. Neither • Boat
nor • Napier could much have mended the gn-
i phio bra of its thrilling reality—tor its poetry is the poetry
I of heft end of fact, and it will take its place in history
with the elegies if Numanuuni and ilessgosea, as • record of
thesplea~Mldmar abilities of human endurance,
.oourage,
the pressure of everything which can appal
the soul and isbaset the energies of man. The war of the
Indies mutiny will dominion dad its fit historian in due
time, sad the tale whisk we to-day present will then be told
fa Matinee leaver sad in more nosebag detail, but It can
sever he soda non intresefee than it now In, or convey its
civet Weans with • mere inereendde torts.—thaw York
Tara Mot= OP M. BARNAID.—The following
account of the eiranneWess the anent of K
Barnard was given at Bow-asset, yesfwdsy, by an dam;
amid Williemsen :—I en • deteative Oar sad wee no
of the dims wire seseeted the deladmat se le. Istriiiiise,
Heyman.. I Ilse at the pearl leer, sol tell lin
I wee • peßrelliser, sal ire • warrant ardent - be
essegadas wYh ohm IS memmitere the Reamer of tha
reeeteh. Heisms led ate is allow him to go late In wan
"els This was ta the pure to.ok bin
MN • !dahlia, sad nal the warrant to % ~
Ha eat, **lf
I lave enemihni the ohne. I mot answer der it." f this
ink Me to the yeller ease V flootlari-yard. An odour et
eraDdiviies,ammoil Tleastei, wee with es. win
athal to r Yes his noes he indioaled • lasers=
st tile, the slid.l ahem/ de west into that mom,
end amy ass isiasig a revolver, sot loodedvoill a
lantliadlaatie. width I now produce. The pieta sae et
the mite of Heaver, at Zara& There wee as pewees
dash, hat than wee • tionearow, some aeit cape. Oa
she way le lie snails he amid, '"Vflty_ did you eat mow
no to se epeeein—wore yr' hfeleeened►" add I led •
*ln se tots preeadisas for my erne Whey end Ida eh*.
He said. Tea bed no ewers to he *lnhumed. yes see
Engliehosu ; if you had bees Frehinena 1 wadi law
Mal yea"