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

INDIAN MUTINY ABLIEP FUND.

OXFORD CITY.
In accordance with the announcement made by the
IT;(John Teel., Ent.), • public meeting was held
shatter(Toods))) at 12 o'cloet in the Town-hall, 0
pupas or eatecribing in aid of the fund for the
of the -sufferers by the Indian mutiny. The attendenes,
mobahly from the ineenvenient hoer at which the waft
yr held, mai my mall. Amongst them present were '—
TM Ma or, Town Clerk, Alderman W. Thorp, Aldermen
Sadler, Werbortom Alderman Spine, Aldermen
Weed, Alderman Browning, Mr. Janice Psis, Mr. Ando,
Castle, the Rev. B. C. Halm. F. Symons, Req., J. Denting,
Roy, Mr. Warne' Mr. W. Walah, Mr. Jno. -Walsh, Mr. J.
Vineenkend Mr. T. Randall.
The MATuI having opened the proceeding,
Ahkessra BADLea moved the first rmulution •—" TIM
Ale meths& deeply commiserating the soaring* of oar
e In India, both civil end military, during the
late Dian, feels it to be • paremount duty to smut to
the utmnet the efforts that are being made for their relief."
Mr. WILLIAM. WALSH, chemist, seconded the resolution,
which was carried unaniciouly.
Mr. Piss, • magistrate, moved the second reeolutlon :
" That, with this view, • public subscription be commenced,
and all who desire to &sprees their sympathy for their fellow.
countrymen, and their appreciation' of the gallantry of our
troupe, under the meet trying circumstance& be etrosgly
wpd to contribute towards it according to therm ability."
IR& Alderman BRoma I AO, in emending the resolution,
which wee carried by welematiOn, seated that Jame. Morrell,
imp" who was unable to strand, had requested him to put
Ids sem down for Kit, with • Imilse mown from Mrs.
Merrell, making in all 1001.
W. AIM/WM W. WARD announced that Vetere. Hall
led Co., lowats, bed dooired him, through Kr. lobs Taylor,
to pile Voir Om ea the list tor 20 Rohrer. Mr. Ward iro-
proosidam dr waft the atm miry of retaining our em-
pire in IBMs at my oink an Ye tor in • corn:naval point of
view would belie Yiag the right arm, and celled upon
Uwe to do a thit !war to &mkt those fightlog war
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to of the *7 irobsr., had dootrod to hare his moo
pat a 261.
Mr. W. Warier, as the port deo Riot Hoa. Mused
Cardwell, the .thee city umber, who wan absent cat the
Coatlarat, made reaototemeat.
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RELIEF MEETING NEAR WOLVERHAMPTON.
Lest night the largest meeting that has yet been
beld—ortainly In the Midland district—took gam in •
building 144 hat bj 69, at Deep6elda, • station on the Stow
Valley If= end =rut three miles from Wolverhampton.
The building belonged to the London and North Weeks'
Railway Company, sad was used by them aa their goods
wsrebottes, but to greatly was it metamorphosed by the &-
notation which bang around It and the gas by which It was
lighted that it might well lam for • room devoted for other
r="than that of Mowing away goods. Sere upwards of
ptesons took tes„ end between 1,900 end 1,300
wr rjolabta 20.tt of difatte ferocetediZto Th*bodise of
the neighbourhood, and was • striking' manifeste-
d= of dm great sympathy which is entertained
towards the swarm by the Indian mutiny by all clews of
the eammuntly. _ The provirlom was given by the leading
womb= oldie religion coned to, and every one who tom
teak of them, ems the musicians—a numerous choral
el the .entood--"Nd for their fares le 6d. per
The Mika Oes Compaq put on end supplied the gmtithe
tea dthe railway het the room. The profits
tea en mai= to mom= to nearly 501. Then woe • col-
heti= made at the door, and it was 111140112014 that the
meeting would bo followed by an almost indirldusi canvas,sal to the general fund for the relief of the sufferers.

LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 28, 1857.

tiding* of the bunting of the thunder-cloud have
reached us, and we can still only hope for the beet.
" On the first of the month Major General Outram
arrived at Allahabad; he was followed on that and
the two succeeding days by portions of his troops,
consisting of the 90th Foot, the sth Fusiliers,
some details of other regiment' and artillery, making,
including drafts from the Allahabad garrison, nearly
fourteen hundred men in all. On the sth they
commenced moving towards Cawnpore. The artil-
lery and some infantry and native cavalry, under
Major Vincent Eyre, had been sent on in advance.
On approaching Futtehpore they found the enemy
in some force strongly entrenched on the right (Fat-
tehpore) bank of the river, prepared apparently
to resist their further advance. Eyre, however,
made short work of them ; he rent his cavalry
and infantry at them, and drove them, with great
loss to them and but little to oar men, into their
boats ; as they attempted to cress over to the
opposite bank his guns opened upon them, and
sunk and destroyed numbers. This operation
having been most successfully performed,
the • march upon Cawnpore was resumed.
As to the neoeas of the expedition, few in Calcutta,
nuns of those who ought to be beet informed, enter-
tain the smallest doubt, and if the heroic garrison
pawns the means of prolonging their resiatance
but a few days longer, their safety will, in all human
probability, be secured. It is not anticipated that
the opposition to our advance will be of the same de-
termined nature as on the former occasion ; in fact,
two regiments have already made overtures to our
authorities to return to their allegiance, and al-
though the offer of course was scouted, still the fact
of its having been made at all proves the disunion
prevalent amongst the insurgents.
" At Agra all continued well on the latest dates ;
the country had been deprived of the services of
Mr. John Colvin, Governor of the North-Western
Provinces. Worn by the unceasing anxieties and
labours of his charge,' to use the language of the
Governor-General, ' health and strength gave way:
" Coming lower down towards Calcutta, we find
the whole of Behar in a most disorganised state.
Eooer Singh, the rebel chieftain of Arrab, has in-
deed carried his incursions into Rewab, where he
was at once joined by the troops of the
Rajah who had been tent to oppose him;
but his brother Ummur Singh is still in Behar,
and at the head of a considerable body of men ; no
opposition has been offered to his progress. The
sth Irregular Cavalry too, from Bhaugulpore, have
been joined by all the disaffected in the district,
and are laying waste the country in every direc-
tion. At the earnest solicitation of Mr. Money,
collector of dye, Mr. Samuells, the new commis-
sioner of Patna, being informed that the Irregu-
lars bad taken up a position near Gya, ordered a
party of Sikhs to attack them : the measure was de-
cided upon in direct opposition to the wishes of the
military authorities. The result was that the Sikhs
were not only repulsed, but outmanoeuvred: the
insurgents entered Gya before them, and again
plundered that unhappy city. Sir Colin Camp-
bell has, wo believe, taken the only effectual
means of putting a stop to these disorders by send-
ing up a compact body of five thousand Europeans
under an officer of skill and experience.

" Our amounts from Delhi do not date later than
the 6th instant. Ws have, however, received infor-
mation of the effect which the account of the
Cawnpore massacre had upon the troops. It lite-
rally made them cry aloud for revenge.
" The Punjab still stands out in bold relief to the
rest of India. There, wherever mutiny has raised
its heed, it has been promptly and severely crushed.
In no single instance has Sir John Lawrence failed
of success. The 66th, composed of Brahmins, who
mutinied because they ' preferred death to lees
of eaate,' being pursued took refuge with the Swats,
who not only plundered them of their wealth, but
converted them into Mahomedana, and then turned
them adrift: the 9th Cavalry, 26th, 46th Native
Infantry, and tabus, were cut up almoit to a man,
and Sir John has been enabled not only to maintain
tranquillity, but to furnish a large force for the
operations against Delhi.
" Since writing the above we have received infor-
mation from government that Generals Oatram and
Havelock craned the Ganges at Cawnpore on the
19th instant, and that ►ll wise well at Lucknow on
tho 16th idem. The relief of the garrison may
therefore be looked upon almost as a foregone con-
clusion.

" From Delhi the intelligence is excellent.
" Just before going to pre= we learnt on good
authority that the 50th Native Infantry mutinied at
Nagode, but the officers of the regiment were safe,
for once their soldiers not having massacred them
like so many other corps.
"'the only circumstance that has disturbed the
tranquillity of Calcutta during the past fortnight has
had reference to the press. On the 18th instant
the government cancelled the Hiirkars's license,
thus virtually suppressing the paper. It is a curious
fact that the two papers which until the arrival
of Lord Canning were always supposed to
represent more or less the views and wishes of the
Government, the 11-41sel of India and the Hurkaru,
have been the first to feel the iron heel of despotic
and irresponsible authority. For ourselves, we
frankly confess that we omisidered the Press Gag-
ging
Act virtually as a breach of contract between
one estate and another : we thought it unfair, im-
politic, and uncalled for, and we did not hesi-
tate in consequence to express our opinion
of men and measures in language which we did not
care to guard. We had that confidence in our
countrymen that we believed that no body of
Engliahmen—men born in the land of free
discuision, and educated with the same liberal
ideas as ourselves—would ever combine to
stop the free expression of opinion. We can only
now admit that we were mistaken, and although our
sentiment" regarding the great line of policy to be
maintained at the present crisis remain unchanged,
and are, humanly speaking, unchangeable, we shall
in future of necessity guard against the nee of any
expression that might be converted into an engine
against ourselves. Our license was restored last
night, after an interregnum of six days' duration.
The subject is one which will not be again adverted
to until some definite arrangement be arrived at
regarding the press."

CAWNPORE AND LUCINOW.
710 K SKI LINKTIELNT-GOVIIRTIOR TO Tat GOVERNOR

OULIAL.

Bening, Sept. 13.

A latter from Gaud Ostrom, dated KUTSION. llth
Septomber, autos :—" I loavo jest rotolvad a sots
from Cinraporo of this data, from which I op
tract the following We had very good sews
' from Lockaow yeateday, • farce cannoaada at goa-ate, sad

towards noon the 11110017 exploded • adze ; bat by toss nilp
chinos it want off just under the feet of those advancing to
attack, killing, It is said, nearly 400. The garrison than
mode a sortie, which utterly completed their distnmfiture.'

The following is an extract of a letter written by a cavalry
dam at Cawnpors, dated Sept. 3 :
" The news we have from Locknow is very good : we
have often communication with them. A man came in yes-
terday. They axe all as jolly as they can be, under
the circumstances ; they appear to have plenty to
eat, though no luxuries. Fighting goes on day, '
of course, but there is no chance of a further
smanit, se the riggers got such a lesson last time. 1 hope
we shall relieve them before the 26th, certainly. We have
now, I should think, 1,500 Europeans. The cavalry only
numbers 80, but is to be made up to 100. We have a bat-
tery of horn and one of foot artillery, and six 24-pounders
drawn by elephants, besides some mortars ; and when the
90th and sth join us, as they will about the
12th or 15th, we shall be able to give the
blackguards something they do not expect. I feel,
and indeed we all feel, very hopeful of Lackner,.
The people are gradually turning towards v ; they Men to
see it fa only a Mahon:edam ask, which would not suit
them. A Mr. and Mrs. Probyn and two child:in came In
two days ago from Futteghur, and also a Mr. Ednxestons ;
they have been staying with a man in Oude, by name Her-
der Btu, who brought them in himself, and is reedy to join
ns winnow vs snake a movement Into Rallaund. He
says that nearly all the Hindoos will join us willingly when
they see ne advancing."
A letter from Havelock's camp states that " two of the
mutineer regiments have sent in to the general, offering to
lay down their arms if their lives were spared. The reply
was that no overtures from any rebels could be entertained ;
but that if they gave ocular demonstration of their sincerity,
that is by fighting their brother mutineers, their case would
be taken into consideration. One of these repentant regi-
ments I. supposed to be the 22nd N. 1., who generously
offered to assist their officers from the government treasury
at Fisted, and who it will be remembered, spared their
gleam. The Ghoorkhas being on one side, and the Euro-
peans on the other, with the King, and Ally Rocky
Elsa not coming up ea promised and fully ex-
pected long ere this, they appear to have taken a
sudden fit of loyalty again, as they now find that their visions
of double Fey and two hundred highs. of land in Oude pro-
mised to each Sepoy,hays been manly figurative ; attempting
to grasp these, they have lost the Company's regular
pay and bads. The following was an intercepted
Wm to the Barrackpore Brigade, and more pard-
calmly addressed to one regiment there Oh I ye
warriors greeting 1 We expected great things from you; you
lays, however, deceived us. We considered you as the nose
of the army; but you gave up your arms without fighting.
However, it is not too late to retrieve your characters. It is
Use you have no arms ; but hasten up, and Ram wiliest you
arm. You will each Sepoy get 12 rupees pee month; sad 200
highs, of land. The King of Delhi has ordained that no
more cows shall be killed in the land. Should any one
intercept this meesenger, curses will be upon hie head; if
a Mahomedan, he will eat pig, if a Hindoo he will eat
cow. The King of Delhi sends alums, and says theenany
outside the walls number ten thousand ; after we have
conquered them, we will come to Calcutta, to try lithe Faill•
ghee@ can fight.'
" Ths messenger was, however, seized by an officer of the
10th Native Infantry, and was banged ; no doubt heavy
cruses are on the Feringhee's head—what is he to eat ? for
he has, I suppose, no objection either to Mg or tow."
The Friend of lase states from Cawnpore, " that Gene-
ral Havelock has issued a proclamation which the govern-
ment would do well to follow. All rebels from Oude who are
in custody with their wives and children are to be kept as
hostages, to secure against a repetition at LIIOIELLOW and
elsewhere of the atrocities committed at Cawupore and
Jhansi. Captain Bruce, who is the superintendent of police,
went to search the house of a Marsh, one of Nana Sahib's
followers, for paper and other matters. The Nomab is now
before Lncknow, and oostniands a troop of the insurgent".
In examining the apartments, after seizing all the document',
he discovered that the Nuwab had left his female relatives
behind. This fact coming to the ears of General
Neill, a guard was at once placed over them, and
it was hinted to the ladies that they would be
alone protected so long as any English women or children
who might fall into the hands of the Oude rebels should be
uninjured. It is believed that this intimation will be con-
veyed to the Nuwab and his son, and they may throe be in-
duced to spare any unfortunate who may happen to fall into
their hands, and probably induce the Nana to act
after the same way. Any threatening of this sort
IN perfectly justifiable, and is even dictated by mercy.
Nana Sahib himself never preserves a European
female giro, but he is outdone by the Nuwab of Futteghur•
On the 2nd of July this man blew away from guns one gen-
tleman and three ladies. Their names were Mr. and Mn•
Birch, Mrs. Beckford, and Mrs. Defontaine. After the ma-
tiny at Futteghur they had succeeded in escaping into the
country, and had only just been discovered. Besides
he has offered for the capture of every European
a reward of 50 rupees. And yet we are told that
no man is to be summarily dealt with unless it can be
proved that he has been actually present at a murder. Th.
whole of the Futteghur district is stained with the moat
atrocious crimes, and they are shared and participated In by
the lowest as well as by the Nuwab and his minister Hidatet
Ally,and still by the recent order in Council no villages are to
be burnt. The Nuwab of Furruckabod, it is believed has
some European females alive, but in such captivity that we
suppose even death would be preferable. The rebel force
before Luelmow at this time consists of about 8,000 Sepoys
and 1,000 matchlock men. The above include Major Holmes'
Irregulars, who have j oined, and find plunder and murder
much move congenial occupations than preserving districts
from thelike. The rebels sent a short time since for 1,000 Gun
fanatics to lead the storm; but they were repulsed with such
great and terrible slaughter that they say they will never
attack again, even if Lncknow be not taken for two yearn.
The fanatics alone left upwards of 200 men dead upon the
ground. The enemy's guns are however still playing upon
the works of the besieged, and itiie reported that they even
throw in hand grenades, but it la not credible."