The Express.
London, England, 1857-08-20 00:00:00

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Moult as&eces my brother in India, who most mlracu.
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" Mowtey Oar thew, Ipmeag to tell you how I got
GI out MB EL Mein het my arm awl determination
t t escape eras meld hive my being either shot
or useolleselyilVastrippsd, sad then stabbed ; but they
roue: i my temper which all my life was my
bane, but this wee las mama of saving my life. If a
man with A ths mere. la the world had been in my situa-
Oat Ide set think he wesral lave attempted what I did;a
Ito ibeeld had sot prim reason.
leek silt
Whew the alarm metered my
vu mfirst given that the
troops fa Del bed masked I was enjoying my mad, bat
from the stresilks that a bleed of mina came in end told me
bad hem eamebbsil I left my eating, and, looking out, saw
dlir,_ sews or dragging a down the area by the
halo at Ism which was very long and black. I could
not leek Iva wahine a biting of homer, not of what
email Mew I wee a man—but for the other
'pis mama h Dent the time. Iwent into the

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emcee, at least, of the miscraanta ; but I no
wow appeared in the verandah than I was shot at by •
bleak ; bat be missed me, and for which kind consideration I
meet Idea through the Mart. About a dozen ruffians new
made es attack on my house, and began battering at the
door. I ogled my Mend who had given me the newa and
giving him a revolving pistol, together with my two servants,
each armed with • gun, and myself armed with a revolving
pistol in one hand and • sword in the other (these were the
arms of poor Harry), I walked boldly down to the door and
let them in • u I opened the door I retreated behind it. The
blacks aim; rushing In ,pell and were rushing up the
purge when my and two servants came from their
concealment and dead at them steadily, which brought three
of them down, then dubbing their guns, they rushed on
the surprised blocks. At the moment the attack was
needs by my coop-de-main I stepped out from my
hiding-Osa behind the door, and shot the hindmost villein
dose with my pistol, and then with all the fury of ten theo-
✓ised devils I went to work with my sword, wounding here,
killing there, and altootiag throe that stabbed at me. At lest
there were but Are blacks left, and they forced by me and gained
the start. I, following class behind them, shot the door vio-
lently, thereby shutting theta out. I went back and found
that all three rimy saiefots had been so mortally wounded
that I &spared of their lives, and my fears Wen quickly
dispelled by two of them dying shortly after in the most
Medial agony, the othr—my dear friend Hancock—dying
shortly after. After our killing so many of their men I
knew that the house would be attacked and no mercy shown,
so I discoloured my face, and assumed the garb of one of the
deed Dinka, and as I could speak their language I thought I
amid Foss for • black. 1 got out by • rack way and began
halkorg and hooting, and running, and going about where
the otherbleckswere, and so Sy these means avoided suspicion,
iseetriag the peateet4ir of being recognised. I met two
or three times with • black in a lonely place, and such
was my hatred of them I could not restrain myself from
Meg them. One time, after I had killed a man and was
looking over him, a body of blacks came up and would have
struck me to the meth bed I not called out fiercely in their
laeguage that I would avenge him, and suddenly starting
hem my etendieg place called or to an imaginary fellow to
slop, mmertng ha wee the murderer. I bounded away, the
others wither, but failed to catch the fellow. When the blacks
weds • sortie I mouggied myself in with them, and came over
be the side of my friends, whole I was warmly received. I
got wounded In the revelment, bat revenged myself upon
them, he I fought with all the desperation of madness."
The Acne is • very exciting account of bow a very despe-
rate men got out of the bands of the rebels, and if you dunk
,it worth your while, you can give it publicity.—l am. itc.,
August 19. INDIAN.

The Bishop of Oxford has circulated the following
through the medium of the archdeacons in his diocese :
" Caddeadon Palace, Aug. 19.
" lily dear Archdeecon,—)Lay I request you to communi-
cate to the clergy of your archdeaconry my request that they
will eadeavear to awaken their docks by milting both in in.
tereweekeis for our follnw-enneirmat in the Bait. end Maces
of humiliation for them sine which hare drawn down upon
us the national judgment of the Indian mutiny P
" Foe the first point I would request them to use in the
doily service of the church the appointed prayer for times
of war end tumult,' and to insert in the other prayers,
when provision is made for such insertions, the words more
especially for our brethren now suffering from war and vio-
lence to the But: . . .

"I would farther suggest to them that they should urge
their people to introduoe some similar supplication in their
feattly sad private prayers. I subjoin a brief form for this
purpose, should any see fit to adopt it.
"For the second paint, I would urge them to show to their
people the gnat treat which God has committed to us in our
wide-speed coiceisl poseemslowe, sad our cousequelit duty of
using them for His glory tad the eatession of the kingdom
of Our lord sad Saviour upon earth; together with the
little we have sa yet done to discharge these obligations, and
so to stir them up to humiliation for the past and greater
exertions for the future.

.' I remain, my dear Aradeloost,

" Your faithful friend and brother,
" 8. Oxox.

Ist Almighty end most merciful Father E we acknowledge
that we ere not worthy of the lean of all Thy mercies. We
ourselves and our people have oftentimes selfishly misused
the VIIIM trusts Thou bast committed to us. Yet hear toy
0 Lord, most mighty I and have mercy upon us Spare
Thy people, who cry unto Thee. Assuage the swellings of
the heathen; deliver us not into the will of our enemies.
Give victory to our Queen protect, and bless, and save our
fellow-countrymen to the Beat, repteially. [Here remember
, smirially dear.] Strengthen their sena, direct their
counsel.,
overthrow their enemies, keep their hearts. Deli-
ver them from ail hatred and cruelty in executing Thy just
judgments, and bring them to Thins everlasting kingdom
through Jesus Christ our Lord.—Amen.' "

The following letter has been addremed by the
!Lebo of Reeler to the Archdeacon of Barnstaple :
August 14, 1857. Dew Mr. Archdoscon,—l
=you, through the dams rural, to communicate to the
of your archdesomny my earnest recommendation
that they will (as many probably have already clone) before
the "prayer foe all eonditMoe of am,' deem the prayers
of the roagregation imperially for our fellow-countrymen in
the East, and for their tedious families and relatives at
home. I will further request you to state to them that I
think the mane awful occasion to one in which the prayer
• In the time of war and tumults' ought to make part of our
daily mondag and evening prayers. I em, dear Mr. Arch-
dale:ea, your hdthful friend end brother, H. Exeter.—To
the yea. Archdeacon of Barnstaple."

DISTRESSING SUICIDE AT STEPNET.—Yeaterday
morning a melancholy act of self-destruction wee committed
by Mr. John Duffield, aged GO years, at No. 2, Granada-
einem, Commerciel-read, Stepney. The deceased had been
is • large way of business, but latterly he had suffered from
peesalary difficulties, which seemed to prey heavily on hie
mind. A low days since he came to town on a visit to Mr.
Whitbread, his brother-in-law, accompanied by his daughter.
On Taseley night he received a letter from the country,
from his seat, who Wormed his he war about to be arrested
for debt. The feet seemed to give him great uneasiness, but
lee laws were entertained of his committing any act of
violence. He retired to net, as usual, on Tuesday night,
sad yealerelsy morn his daughter proceeded to his bed-
OM lea& he to breakfmt, when she found him in
••••••Pial ration. suspended by a haudkerchief to the bed-
wait. Bee
11111 immediately cut down and seen by Mr.
Belle, the surgeon, but life was quite extinct. Mr. W.
Baker, the comer, will hold an inquest on the body to-
morrow.
A POLICE-CONSTABLE W DRONED IN THE LONDON-
nocEs.—ltastoday forenoon, Mr. W. Baker, the moaner,
received informarion reepectieg the death of James Denyer,
No. 120 H. who lost his life under the tol-
ak4werabbettmetseices :—lt appears that the deceased wee on
duty ea Monday night when zeiint Egerton missed him
from his beat. Inquiry wee made, when it s-
covered that the deceased was last seen w
iveal on
beard the Lagrange. • foreign vessel, lying in
the Wapping beaks, about 11 o'clock. The drags were ob-
tains! by the sergeant, who discovered the deceased in about
three quarters of on hour. Dr. English, of tipper East
Smithfield, was called, and used efforts to restore animation,
but without effect. The deceased was removed to the Leman-
street police-station, °oedemas-fields, to await an inquest.
He has loft &strife and family. A subscription will be nude
among the pelice force on their behalf.
MANSLAUGHTER AT IcKLlNouan.—An inquest
was held at Ickliagham on Monday, concerning the death of
the wife of a beer-house keeper of that place, named Oliff.
It appeared that for about two years the woman bed been
given to drinking, and this had been a cause of quarrelling
between herself and her husband. A popt-mortein exwaina-
Hon of the body proved that she had died from injuries to the
brain, which might have arisen either from constitutions!
causes or from violence. Several of the neighbours deposed
to Ohre Aug:wand striking her. The jury returned a ver-
dict of "Manslaughter" against him.