The Express.
London, England, 1857-07-18 00:00:00

YURTIIRR MEASURES FOR INDIA.

(Firm the Spectator.)
So far as one can trust the accounts of an olien
race with whom our sympathies are almost a. imps i fact as
our information has been, we are able to arrive at something
like a proximate aka of the revolt in Bengal, both se to ita
character and extension. The morn the movement has
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developed itself, the more it bears the aspect of being
es it has hen celled, a " greet Brahmin conspiracy of the
Bengal may." It hes probably not been without allies
among the Musselmiuts, from a sympathy with the Modal
Natives splint the preeelytism of Christian officers; Out the
more we see of the diadbeted fore, the larger appears the
proportion of the Bruhntioiad element, and the more
distinct the fact that the insuneetion has taken effect
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in the army. This i, remarkable, since tho nkishs
and nemindarn eliped.illy in the outlying proving:Go, have
nut unfrequently shown a diapoeitien to contumacy
spinet British authority; and yet, with one or two ex-
ceptions that warmly merit attention, they have not taken
opportually of throwing off their allegiance, but rather
tber•Velle. Been new that the quondam cunquerors appear as
heaves and outinets, rajahs and semindars have auted an
protectors; as if their natural shrewdness enabled them to
perceive greater advantage. in speculating upon future re-
wards from the British (tun in any pees.iblu success of the
Brahminicul rebellion. This negative evidence is almost

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more important than the positive evidence afforded by the
address from the inhabitants of Calcutta, " breathing the
utmost loyalty,' and so forth.
The ineurrection, then, is confined to the ikagal Presi-
dency, and within that presidency to the army being insti-
gated principally by Brahminiciad ides. as hostile to Chi isti-
anity and proselytism. It is nit impossible that there may
have been all kinds of intrigues macaw the disaffected; but
the incidents which preceded the outbreak, the conduct of
those ringleaders who have been seized, and the behaviour
of the soldiers, all indicate that the mutinous departure
of the Brahmin soldiers from the British flag is a species
of protest against interference with their religious
usages ; for it some have set out for Delhi, others seem
simply to have departed, dispernd. Even in these brief
accounts we 100 many confirmations of the belief which we
have derived from Anglu-indiane, that the It indsio is a tract-
able animal when he is managed with intellirence, intract-
able when his European manager. are negligent or indis-
creet. We are not now trusting to assuranom—they ire of
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little worth. The last mail but two was preceded by
SIZIUSIIIeI that the native regiments were loyal; the
last mail but one, by asuren,re that tho mutiny would bo
confined to two regiments; the hint mail, by aesur.mces tnat '
the rebellious city of Delhi would be captured. In confirma-
tion it wee observed thst the public oecurities in the Indian
' markets, end specially at Bombay, had not been effected by
the intelligence from the Nor'.': we now flud something
like a money-limit% panic at Bombay. Nor do we rater
only to there regiment. which remain loyal, but we observe
how much the conduct of the men taken its form and course
from the conduct of their superiors. Sir henry Lawrenceseems

effectually to hero eat abort the revolt in Lueknow by the
vigour end decision of his conduct, al other eftleers I
have done In some other places. The distinctions between
the individual regiments in Bengal are cenlirmed by the still
broader distinction between the *rely of that presidency and
the armies of Madras and Bombay ; the men of the latter,
especially, having at some pants of rollout resisted every
temptation to mutiny or dome. Thus reviewed, we find the
movement to be a revolt of oemidarbarien sectaries against
European mismanagement. A correspondent expreeses it
cal :eilly by raying that the men, who are half-children in
understanding, are actuated by the same spirit that animates
!schoolboys in a " laying out."
The more the character of the outbreel ia known, the
more clearly we perceive tho nature and probable extension
of the ineariuren, counteractive and preventive, for the
future. The European forces have to be fin -mewed in
number. At the same time, wo aro justified by the
opinion of many Anglo-Indians, that a wavniful con-
sumption of Europs-au soldiere is not ueomeary, if the Ewe-
peens be properly distributed among the Natives and if the
Natives be property managed. The mauling out of 25,000
soldiers will net calumet the measure* to be taken on this
Me, The reinfereenient of the staff to equally uere.eary,
and must be equally prompt : end we most include the civil
as well as the military ntalf fur it in clear that • greet num-
ber of active, able, and intelligent ofIl! ids, will be required to
manage and preteet European interests in the disturbed
provinces.
In their working, however, all these measure threaten to
be !dower than the march of carafe box been hitherto. Even
if Delhi be retaken, s considerable time will be required to
cure or tout out the &teased portion of the Bengal army. The
meet trying PUII,IIIII of the year were cowing on, and we
have yet to ascertain how far other regimeuta may not have
waited for that opportunity. Meanwhile, we foresee that
wo shall be called upon to pay a heavy bill, although
we have no enlightenment u to the practical nun-
curve taken, or centemplated, to prevent the incur-
ring of such bille for the future. We shill not learn much
even about the Hest stage of l'ailiament will be
diepereed for the reees. Our ritresentatives will leave
Indian affairs at the wary of the mutineers, the Indian
seasons, the In lian eydem, and the executive in both coun-
tries, which bee brim so far surprised. Wo are but at the
beginning of • course of expenditure which will probably
proceed at an accelerating rate and on an enlarging scale.
The trucot economy would oonsist in laying out the public
money effectually at the commencement.
Some part of the causes which have led to the present
Mate of affairs hive been ascribed to the divided authority,
and tbo oonsequent weakening of administration. Allu-
sions have been made to &theorem between the