The Express.
London, England, 1857-12-10 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVE,NING, DECEMBER 10, 1857.

glad to find that the question is not again to be
taken out of the hands of the old and tried champion
el civil and religious freedom. Lord Joan
Ilusema. has fitly resumed his charge of the
mason in the Commons. Many of the hat
men in Parliament have long since made up their
minds, if need shall be, to seat Baron ROTHSCHILD
by a simple resolution of the House of Common'
and the number who think thus is every day in-
creesing. We think, however, that Lord JOHN
Roseau. shows good generalship in not any
driving matters to that alternative. He is anxious
to give the Conservative Peers, lay and clerical, In
office and in opposition, one opportunity awe fit
reconsidering the fatuity of the course they are pur-
suing. In a struggle pushed to extremities with
the Commons they can never seriously hops to be
victorious. In the exuberance of their wilful pride
and arrogancy they have set • precedent which is
certain to be followed if they stupidly persist in
defying the deliberate judgment of the nation. Let
them, for their own sakes, be wise in time, and con-
cede, with some semblance of dignity and grace, that
which it is plain they will not moult longer possess
the power to refuse.

irk fteurt.

0/BORNE. Du. 9.

The Queen, tie Prince Consort, ens
Royal, end the Royal child:ea, walled k mods yer
bider.

71; Prism. Re*, Mewled ley the Dula. at Athall
and Captain Du Ilet, crewed ewe le fitedhoyloh this
monism, and 'hied Wiselkeder Cethehel.

A Cabinet Council wee held iaut:
official residence of the First Lardyester of thr
in Downing-stmt. The minimises present wars
Visoosat Palmerston, Earl OrallYing. the Kam&
of Lanadowne, the Earl of Harrovrby, Sir George
Grey, the Earl of Clarendoa, Mr. Secretary Labor.
afro, Lard Pianism the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer, Sir Charles Wood, the Right Hoe. R.
Vernon Smith, Lord Stanley of Alderfey, the Doke
of Argyll, and the Right Hon. H. T. Baines.

• Agar Ws ths Btrat4 l.ero-Avoo Loral Board
of Boar bad as lamb* raiftisi tbs
W. Offirpor, a the elks d re Oman Board of Health,
irwasi. The doportica oradar d Kr. F. K.a.u,
shat s; Hr. H. 0. Hot, disk; art Mr. C. Gibbs, m-
ore to ll* Lori Boarded Hoag.

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wow Lead Judie Zeight Ihnas, the Cheateller el the
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ADMINISTRATION OF THE PATRIOTIC
FUND.
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Royal Commission of the Patristic Fund,
• 19, New-ebeet, Spring-garages, London, S.W.,
Dec. 9, 1667.
• Oaptain Fidebeurne presents his compliments to
the editor of the Express, and begs to enclose,
with a request that it may be inserted, a cop 4, of the
answer ryes by direcnon of the Royal (411mia-
lioner• of the Patriotic Fund to " Observations" on
the administradon of the fund addressed to them by

Arobbishop Cullen, which " observations " were em-
bodied in • letter addressed by him to Lord St.
Lsosards, and subsequently published.

Royal COMMalllke of Ilse Patriotic Fond,
...la, Now-atratil, Spring-pada., Dec. 5.

Most Revsmod on afraid to dine yoa that year
" Othervatims " of the Nth alt., Warmed to the Royal
Coninalesknere of the Patric& Fond, lave tom esethilly
conaidered by them at their meeting which toot piece this
day ; but, for obvious 110/01614 the Royal Ceesoliskinms
outset enter into soy contromesy with respect M duties Im-
posed upon than by her Majesty.
I am desired, however, to mum you that to the siontlem
of those duties they have, from the don, sonalihred them-
selves bound to thanes the strictest impaellathy la the admi-
nistration of relief to permit of Moen& religions mesas-
clone, and to avoid even the slightest appearres of peer
lytism ; end that having oblately investigated the several
main brought forward by you, the Royal Commindoners are
folly astiened that this principle of strict impartiality hes In
no instance boa departed front In say mereure adopted
either by the Royal Comedisioserser by their essoutive com-
mittee or ;ten's; and they trust that when you have son
the report, now in preparation it premonition to bar
Majesty, you will yourself ha caavincol that the charges
which you have thought broad am founded upon imperfect
or erroneous laformation.

I bun the haw= to be, mast Rev. Sir, your most obedient
menial, E. GAIDTNIIR 71111110VANK, Hon. Sec.
To the most Bey. Archbishop Wen.

INDIA

RETRIBUTION.

(PROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
CALCUTTA, Norm= 1.

I saw a letter yesterday from an officer of Col. Great-
hed's column, who had been present at the storming
of Delhi, and had thence followed in pursuit of the
enemy. He gives a vivid description of the manner
in which the movements of the column had been
hampered by the civilians. He mentions one
village especially, inhabited by Ooojurs, the clam
who of all others have been most notorious for their
cruelty. This, too, was a noted village—noted for
the bad feeling manifested by its inhabitants. In it
they found the skeleton of a woman ; the head
severed from the body, and the bones bearing the
marks of the most cruel treatment. The skeleton
was examined by a doctor, end pronounoed to have
belonged to a European or half-caste woman.
Yet because the village was a large one,
and paid a large revenue to government,
the magistrate made it a personal favour
that it should not be touched. Neither officers nor
men could understand this leniency, for they had
seen the bodies of their countrywomen at Delhi,
their breaste cut or, and every enormity inflicted ;
they had heard also the speech of one of the eons of
the King of Delhi as he was being led to execution.
" I die happy," said he, " since I have defiled English
women, and seen them walking naked about the
streets." The murmurs were therefore load and
deep. But when they came to Cawnpore, and
entered the Charnel-hoses, there perusedthe writing
on the wall, and saw the still clotted blood, their
grief, their rage, their desire for vengeance knew
no bounds. One officer was met coming out, with a
email article of female dress dabbled with blood in
his hand—" I have spared many men in fight," he
said, " but I will never spare another. I shall carry
this with me in my holsters, and whenever I am
inclined for mercy the sight of it and the recollection
of this house will be sufficient to incite me to re-
venge." Stalwart bearded men, the stern soldiers of
the ranks, have been seen coming out of that house
of murder perfectly unmanned, utterly unable to
repress their emotions. From them there will be no
mercy for these villanoes amain&

The following items of intelligence have been
given to the Calcutta press by the government :
" From &Dares, Oct. 24.
" PROM THE LIEUTINANT-OOTITEJIOI TO THIt OOTIINOI-

OIX W.I.

" A man of the Intelligence Department, who left
Lucknow eight days ago, reports that oar prospects
there were looking up. Half the city (he says) was in
our power, and our troops beyond reach of the enemy.
The messenger saw 300 or 400 footsore fugitives
from Delhi coming south. When they heard of
the Ghoorkaa' doings they returned northwards. The
Oboorku' doings were probably the defeat of the
party which erased the Joudpore frontier the other
day, with loss of about 250 killed ; 181 bodies
counted next day, besides many shot in a tank, and
others carried away in the night. Our small body
of police lowan cut up large numbers. 13ix Mand-
ards taken. Oar loss is seven wounded." _

at Gunner Hill ,• Ws. Crones, widow of Sergeant Crown ;
Ma. CoXztlowelDrammer Condos, sad Ii Whim.
The oamas and others i.e reported at having
been Wed by matineers, dat:ltez.nontbreek
Meta Blake, cotamendlag Ind t ; Major Swig
csounneading 4th Regiment; Hawkins, let Cata-
nia, , and two et Itie chilthen ; Capella &ew-
er; =fag Ind Mummy ArtMery • Kra Stewart
.nod one child; Lieutenant Proctor adjutant 4th Re-
giment • Superintending Burgeon Kirk ; the Reverted
Mr. CoOpland ; Sergesnt-Msuor Twitchers, 4th
uoit-Major Pike, 2nd Regiment: Mrs. Pike, &hit
above; Cluartermeater-Bergesat Webb, 4th Re=
Drummer Collette and Gannet Hill, both at the V
establishment; Park-Beepant Crones, °wake Maples;
Strdf—Bergeent Kelly, No. 1 Company Artillery; Mn. Bur-
rows, wife of the late A. Barrows, deputy-mnion ono-
missary of Ordnance. Mrs. Quick, wife of Bement Wyk,
died re routs to Agra from fatigue sad esposure."—Brepel
Sorbing, Oct. 24.

A letter from Allahabad, dated the 23rd Oct.,
rye :—,‘ We hear that the rebel at Loekeow have destroyed

she iron bridge over the Homage. Reinfornannen ere
going off sharp: part belonging to Peel's naval brigade have
gone to-day by morning and evening nabs. The railway
extends forty-four miles, and they then proceed by bullock
than. Rumours of Outram's and Havekcles death ere cur-
rent, but not generally believed. Nina Sahib has mein
bolted. Ills lost Brice to his men Is rich Keep oat of
the trey of the Blue Caps (Madras Fueling), they hit with-
out firing (in 'Rusks to the long range of the Enfield Mei,
the report of which was often not heard), sad when the
Highlanders get seer any village, kill ell the women, for
these are the man who hens been net out by the Queen to
snags the deaths of their women gad children, end that is
the neon they go halo ocean with kiln I "

The following is reported to be the strength of
CoL Oreathed'a column at Cawnpore:-93rd Highlandare,
900; Sid Europeans, 600; 9th Loom, 300 ; ertinery, 160;
betides the Mhz and (Rockall corps. There were she =-
petted at Cameron istwosdktely tin occipital= at the 29rd
Foot, about 000 roan • ditto of the 66th Foot, 000 ems; the
g reater part of the Nd, 600 man; two onapeiles, 240 01112.
Thla foram will tangy be tailhoket to give a good =Gent of
the anatietere at Lerteow.