The Express.
London, England, 1857-10-28 00:00:00

CIRENCESTER
_ . _

A meeting in aii;fti;ieli;rfund was held itt
Cimacisider yeeterday ; Mr. Andemon, the high bailiff, hi the
sheds. Letters were mad hem Earl Bathurst (enoloiciag
for 251.), Rev. Canon Powell, and the Right Won.
Bethurst, one of the clerks to the Privy Council
=cheque for 20L), regretting their [natality to at tent.
A. Bathurst moved, and X. Crawford eeconded, a
reamantka of sympathy with the sufferers. Mr. Brown, a
member of the Society of Friends, proposed the Appoiotment
al e eommlthie to collect subscriptions. In doing ao he de-
precated the sectarianism, both religious and politioal, which
awed persons to stand aloof from public measures berme
they wen not in ere 7 point unanimous. He believed in the
mdswftdness of war m the abstract, but there roust be a
power to keep down wickedness in whatever ebepe ft ap-
peared. Mr. Male" Kr. Crippa, sad Mr. Newmarch Wo
solliblaud ths rating.

FOILEIGIO-OTTICS, OCT. 26.—The Queen has been
=I to approve of Mr. Wyman B. 8. Moor to be Consul-
& the Brittah North Alma/o= provhsces for the
United Btatee of America, ao4 of Mr. F. M. Pauli:Der se
Vier-Cooeul at Folkestone fur the Republic of Menioo.—
awns.

THE ACCIDENT To "BIG BEN."—Nothing, it
Bald, as be done in oonnezion with the 'cricket to Hig
atfi the comatiation appointed by the House of Coro-
emelattag of Sir C. Hairy, Prokesor Wheatstone, and
Mr. Dsrieea Q.C., asset to determine whether fie Wadi
saes et 14 Mee of the best bell social shall be rweast, or
whittler a new bell of dilirast make and reatiol shall be pro-
duced. Ifeetirday Mars. Warner, et whom foundry the bell
was met, laspeeted it, sod report that although there is a
comebbsinli• fracture, It cannot be sees through, and they
ere a 1 a lons to say whether the soallint arum from turps.
batten In the oang or from sn undue use of the hammer.
It appears to le a calamity peculiar to the best bell. to
"crick," If the clapper has been too frequently applied and
wows thews In one plain; and to avoid this plans are adopted
*sr turning them occasionally in the The diameter art
Danis 9 fart 2 ize2bes, his titian... 9 ins he,, his w•ight
14 kon, end his tone is, or rather was, E dat.

INDIA.

THE CALCUTTA MAIL.

CAPTURE OF DELHI

We have received advice" in anticipation of the
Overland Mail, from Calcutta, Sep. 24, Madras, Sep.
10, and Hong Bong, Sept. 10. The news of the
final capture of Delhi had not reached Calcutta
on the 24th of Sept.
From the Madras Alherusum we obtain the
Mowing intelligence from Delhi:
"By electric telegraph from Bombay we are in
possession of news from Delhi to the 14th Sep-
tember. The long expected siege train had at
last reached camp on the 4th, had been put into
position between and was severely pounding the
Moree and Cashmere bastions, and had taken an
advanced position of the enemy's, three hundred
and fifty yards from the city walls. On the 14th
the Li hors Chromkk contained a message from
General Wilson, dated 14th, 10 a.m., Delhi city, to
the following effect, as telegraphed to us :
"'Delhi has been assaulted this morning, and
fighting going on. Our column making slow pro-
gress.'
" The official summarist adds that this news is not
very clear, but the telegraph signaller states that
the attack wu successful, and as the General's mes-
sage is dated from the City it would appear that
he has entered it. Until however further informa-
tion reaches us it would be idle to speculate on the
matter. Having thus alluded to the latest
news received up to the time of writing, we will
now notice events of an earlier date. It is stated in
a message which brought news from Delhi to Sept,
10, that more batteries would soon be at work, and
much closer to the •alls; that the rebels were keep-
lug up a heavy fire of grape and musketry, and
were doing very little damage to our force, but that
they hid inflicted upon us a loss of fifty killed and
wounded while the siege train was being got into
position ; among the former were two officers.
The Cashmere Contingent, consisting of 3,000 men,
had arrived, so that with Brigadier General NichoL
eon's reinforcements, the strength of our army
before Delhi must be upwards of 10,000
fighting men. It is becoming fully evident that
the rebel city is at the last extremity, for it is re-
ported that the mutineers of those regiments that
had not murdered their officers had separated
from the others and left the place. They are
said to have numbered about five thousand. It
also appears that • flag of truce wu sent out,
and that the rebels proposed to hang all the actual
murderers, imagining, it is to be supposed, that
this would satisfy us, but we are glad to say that
all overtures were sternly repulsed. The, state of
affairs inside the city which was described in
our last is said to still continue, so that
when the messengers from Lucknow and Bareilly
arrived to confer with the rebel king, it is no
wonder that they were ' greatly surprised and
mortified,' as the commissioner at Umballah re-

ported on the sth of September wu the cats to the
several governments. On the whole, our position
is Toady improved, and it is more than possible
that, before the mail closes, we may have to record
cheering newe.
" Since writing the above, we have received from
our Bombay correspondent the following very im-
portant messages by electric telegraph :

".BOYSAY, Tuesday, September 23.

" 'News from Delhi to September .15, 8 p.m.
Advance position taken in Koodsea Bogh, three
hundred and twenty yards from City walls:
batteries firmly established in guns within six thou-
sand and fifty yards of Moores Bastion, in order to
silence that and Cashmere Bastion. Lose in their
oppositions, fifty killed and wounded. Lieu-
tenant Kilbebrand, Artillery, and Basmerman
Beloochee Battalion killed. Jummoo Contin-
gent arrived on the Bth. The 21st Bombay
Infantry disarmed at Kurrachee on the 14th.
Seven Sepoys hung for desertion, and three blown
from guns. Tranquillity restored in the station.
Later from Delhi on the Cashmere and Moore° Bas-
tions, severely pounded. More batteries will be soon
at work much closer to the walls. The enemy keep
up heavy fire of grape and masketry, but few
casualties.'

" . BOWBAT, Friday, Sept. 26, 6 sm.

"'Aidah from Kurrachee, 22nd. Lahore Chronicle
Extra of the 14th contains a message from General
Wilson, 14th, 10 a.m., from Delhi city. Delhi has
been salaulted this morning, and fighting going
on. One column making slow progress. Official
eummarist adds news, not very olear ; but signaller
adds the attack was successful.'

". IlotteAT, Sept. 28.

" ' A telegraph was received yesterday from Col.
Durand, at Nlhow, announcing the receipt there
of an express from Captain Eden, at Jeypoor,
despatched on the 18th, and gives the following
extract of a letter from Colonel Young, dated at
Head Quarters, Skinner's house, Delhi, 13th
instant. The assault took place yesterday morning
soon after daybreak, and the storming was en•
tirely successful. We were soon in possession
of the end of the Fort, with the Cashmere, Cabul,
and Morec gates, which we now hold, with the
church, college, and other large buildings near this
on Skinner's house, in which head-quarters aro. Pre-
parations are making for heavy batteries to knock the
mutineers out of those parts of the city in which they
now are ; many of the city people have come in for and
received quarters. The sepoys wanted to come also,
but they were not permitted. The casualties are said
to be heavy. No artillery officere, however, were
killed or wounded. A great many of the mutineers
have escaped. The cavalry left last night, it is said
towards Rewaree. Our news from the Punjanb and
the North gloomily, as also from Meerut, is satis-
factory. A petty rajah and his son blown from guns
at Jubbulpore, on the 18th, for plotting the destruc-
tion of Europeans.'

" . BOICIAT, Tueasyt Sept. D.

"' No further news of Delhi ; Dawka been re-
ceived about Moolkee ; report that our loss was six
hundred men, and forty or fifty officers killed and
wounded, authenticity doubtful. Wing of her
Majesty's 95th arrived. I)amar► passed off quietly. "
The following is from the summary of the Binge
Hurkaru, of Sept. 24 :
" The put fortnight, although far from uneveet-
ful, has yet been more suggestive than active : there
has been the gatberingof the elements—the brewing
of the storm ; but at the latest date of writing no