Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-08-03 00:00:00

THE NORTHERN TIMES.---LIVERPOCL) MONDAY, AUGUST 3, 1857.

AMERICA.

include 800 brls Spirits of Turpentine at 2s ; 17,000'
lanshels Grain, 2.714 to 31; 20,000 do. (by steamer City of
Washington), 6d to 52d in shipper's, and 61 in ship's
bags ; 1,200 bales Cotton, 2s 9d to 3i for ficioare, and ad
for round bales; 20 tons Horn 'rips, 12s 6J ; 300 brls
Rosin, 6d; 250 cases Copper Ore, 5s per ten; and 40
brls do., is 6d per brl.

WEST INDIA MAILS.

ARRIVAL OF THE PAR ANA.

(PRO3I OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.)

SOUTHAMPTON, SATURDAY EVENtNG.
The Royal Mail Company's Steamship Parana,
Captain T. A. Bevis, arrived this afternoon with
the above mails, in charge of Lieutenant Cart--
wright, R N.
She also brings 121 passengers, among whom
are Rear-Admiral Quesada, Mr. Corvai, Minister
from Venezuela
,to the Court of France ; Chevalier
Hesse, Prussian Charge d'Affaires at New Grenada,
&c., , and on freight specie to the amount of
2,169,363 dollars, on merchants'` account; gold
dust and bars, value 532;132 dols; pearls, value
200, and a general cargo, consisting of 1 turtle,
201 bales of tobacco, 119 cases of cigars, containing
10,000 each, 53 barrels of Vanilla, 80 barrels of
ginger 10 barrels of coffee, 8 serons of jalapa, 49•
serous of cochineal, and 137 packages of sundries.
Her latest dates were—Santa Martha, July 7th;
Vera„Ctuz, Greytown, July sth; Colon, July 9th;
Havannah, Demerara, Trinidad, 10th ; Carthagena
and Grenada, 1 Ith ; Jamaica and Barbadoes, 12th;
home', Nevis, and Monserrat, 13th ; Antigua and
St. Kitts, 14th; Porto Rico, 15th; St. Thomas's,
lath.

She experienced fine weather on her homeward
voyage, and suffered very slightly from yellow
fever. The Company's ships in the West IrodiP,s
are suffering severely from that terrible maladi.;.
H.M.S. Orion was at Jamaica. The Faloo left
Vera Cruz on the 10th July for Bermuda. 'l-raehne,
same day, on a cruise. Termagant
Jamaica, and
Brilliant at Grenada.
The Company's ships W' re stationed as follows
—Solent, Capt. Bayntr;,,
T St. Thomas ; Eagle, Hole,
Honduras;
-11w7les, Woolward,
.Spanish Main;
Trent, Leeds,. r 6
Do;t.
Thcoomnawsa;y,DLeeew,isW,
Do.
ott, Do.;
Clyde, Heer,an,
The JP.;maica papers are filled with reports of a
meeting held in Kingstown, in connection with
the Slave Trade Suppression. The Mayor of that
city took the chair. The object of the meeting
was to receivo a report from the deputation of
rfertiemen, connected with the island, who had
Undertaken a journey to England to urge upon
the Premier the urgency and necessity of at once
suppressing the slave trade. The result of the
deputation is already known to our readers. The
Hon, Mr. Porteous, who addressed the meeting,
said, the conduct of Mr. Cator was, first, carefully
to take advice from and to secure the support
of influential persons in London ; and after-
wards to press the Premier upon those
points which have been so ably brought to his
notice. He thought, therefore, it was their duty
not to allow the present packet to leave our shores
without conveying some recognition from this
community of-the valuable services of these gen-
tlemen; and as he was to leave for England by
the same packet, it would be very gratifying to
himself to present the same personally to them.
He would therefore propose the following resolu-
tions :
Resolved.—That the inhabitants of Kingston this day
assembled, feel it incumbent on them to record thus pub-
licly their high and grateful settee of the eminent services
afforded to themselves, as well as to the island at large,
by John W. Cator, Esq,, W. W. Mack.son, Esq., and L
R. Valpy, Esq., the gentlemen to whom the Committee
appointed to carry out the. resolutions adopted at a public
meeting held in this city on the sth February last, on the
subject of the Cuban Slave Trade, were so fortunate as to
have entrusted the direction of that movement in Landon ;
and while they feel the difficulty of adequately giving
expression to their grateful acknowledgement of
these services, they do not hesitate to express
their belief that it is to tbe ability, energy, and judgment
with which tbe movement has been prosecuted by them in'
In:nglartd, that the decided itnpression produced by it on
the public mind, as well as on the mind of government,
is in a principal degree owing.
Resolved, therefore—That the thanks of this meeting
are hereby unanimously voted to John W. Cator, W. W.
Mackeson, and L. R Valpy, Esquires, and that, the Lleal
Committee be requested to communicate to them these
resolutions in the most acceptable manner. •
The packet summary of the Colonial Statard
contairis the following allusion to this impogtant

movement :
The prevailing dulneza has been in some degree relieved
by the favourable state of the Produce Matkots, and by
the prospect which the accounts by the last packet holds out
to us of some effective action on the 'part of her Majesty's
government for the suppression tee the Cuban slave trade.
It is felt that the agitation of this question has been at
length pushed to so close P, point, that neither parliament
nor the Queen'a ministers can longer shut their eyes to
the palpable moron, committed by Spain in this respect ;
and that some ac.,:tve measures must either be taken at once
to put down the slave trade by force, or England be
content to stand confessed before the world as wholly in-
different to i-jiquities perpetrated under this hideous
piracy, T
te deputation to Lord Palmerston have laid
Onv practical coum of WWI WI)1911, Autwithstrading

4rowsy remininiscences of Admiral Walcott, is affirmed
( since the
_lst September last, as compared with the pre, she e. •
by the t... xperience of some of the most able young officers
vious three years :
in the serv.lce' to be not only in the strictest degree practi-
lsee. 1856. 1855. 1854.
,-minently calculated to effect the object
ftecelpta at the P0rte.:...... 2 887,000 3,456,000'2,715,000 2,829.000
Exports toG Britain
France .
bject of Yellow Fever, the unprofes-
e" Iterance to by the First Lord of the
" other F.Ports ......... 413,000 509,000 2640106 318,000 drivellings on the
ago respectingtheunfitness of
Total Exports ...... ..... •.. 2,192,000 2,838,000 2,105, ,2 117000 sional nonsense given es
Trade, Preventative Service
Stock on hand 128,0 )0 87000 178.0001 228.0n0 •
Adfforality a short time
Of which during the past week, included in the above : gun-boats for the Slave .
Receipts at the Ports
tiis.iba was to be
Exports to G. Britain
. • 16,000 25,000 19,000, i9,(;00 quite prepared to advise ber Ma.,
which has
France. .. • • ...... 10,000
" other For. Pts.
Total Exports. . 2B 000 32 Onn 22.nnn '3op( o the climate on the coast of
compared
SUMmAßY.—Receipts—Decrease at the ports, comp trod with that on the Coast of Africa ;*
with last year, 569,000 bales ; compared with 1853, mortality on this station ever approached that
desolated so many families whose relatives have been
306,000. Exporte—decrease to Great Britain. 513,000; engaeed on the African coast blockade. We confess we
compared with 1853. 293,000 bales, Decrease to France, e. ,
77,000; compared with 1853, 17,000; decrease to other Cuba, Still maintain that
cannot comp.. ehenl the reasoning.. of those who, in the face
of all that is now occurring in
~
' .. ,
,toof 1 o
increase rAo'
rfsrhie"ciePa.
if- - s was
A ther:
foreign ports, 100,000;bales; increase compared with 1853,
61,000 bales. 'W. P. WRIGHT. the slave trade can be put down by a simply supervision of
COTTON STATEMENT. the African coast. Why, Great Britain has for years past
(From, the New York Skipping List of 22nd July.) kept a large squadron on the Coast of Africa expressly to
Exports to put down this trade ; and yet we all know that, in spite )
of this squadron, not less than twenty thousand slaves
Total Stocks and on
1 Receipts. Greathave been actually landed in Cuba from the Coast of
clearances Shipboard,Britain.
Africa within the last twelve months, whilst we
--- ---- ----- -el —2,192—,171 —7l-7,04;-- -
T 71187.177.. _ 2,885,371 1,384,..-.
......Le_,..11.545
... 94,133
tai a solitary 1 i t acrayas la
anythingvecar b
eh a
mores been
conclusive
againston the
3956 3,453,757 1.903,907 . .4.-•
-e----- the utter absurdity of the present system? The slavers
Deer..youit 568,384 516,58) 22.912 laugh at it, as well they may. As we have written on two
'
634, _374 •••• •• three occasions, it would be about as wise for her
___------ or
1. __________7_____
_Majesty's7government to remove the coast guard from the
1
Prices arc ..
t* n clurinr, the past week. urope for the purpose of
A fair inquiry preventing brandy and tobacco from being smuggled into
England blockade her own coast
without a.:lima-1°- `" • • for the home trade and England. Why does
.Eng . .
BREADsTveTs.
—S'ate
eataedrt Westernspain--, The market has been British coast to that of Western E
Csminon her coast that the smugglers direct their ventures. Yet they
-nent to the _ -ithout material change.
..
Extra
tr to put down this diabol;cll system of smuggling into
has
existed I'6l eX.
gastern Stater, a moderate inquiry has against smugglers? Simply because she kn -mg that it is to
sehxiiseted
good useless squadron three thousand miles off. Another
Canuyha—not by watching the Cuban coasts, but by keeping
do. 6 dols, 60SO to 6 doh 13`,..
to good Stale, 6 dots. ge„..
•uthern—Mute to
to,
,1
r!. ;
fair does. 4gOrca.d_pse. rEbdxrtlra,
Ohio,
e • •
7 dols. to 7. dole. 40'es 13.-reference to the removal of the Mixed Commission
50c• important suggestion offered by the depetation has
brands, Vols. .50c. to i dole, Soe. per bri. ; Favo its highly
Court from Havana to Jamaica. The Emancipedo
Fancy and Exrae. 7 dots. 70c to 9' dots. arriving now
• - - inquiry
WHEAT : Old White is scarce; nee, fie Demand to feet ashamed at having ever lent her countenance, Let
freely from the South fir 8112311 parcel?, Same has s3s'ent in Cuba is an absurdity to which England °inlet
sn are us examine it: If is a very rare occurrence that the
existed for export to Great Britain aid
to td
, 2 authorities in Cuba seize a cargo of slaves, When they
fair for milling. The accounts in' rdlatic.n td MI cT.;.. do, there must be some very pressing necessity arising out
f the unwe'come publicity of the larding. Whenever
now of a Very favourable nature:, White 1 doe t` ,
dols 5e per 60 lbs, latter rate, for new ;-, Old Tf•S:O, la° ' 1 . occurs, however, the vessel and her cargo are
'storing'
to 1 dol 70c ; Nov/ do. Idol He' to /.. dot 95c; . -I. : this '.'l before the Mixed Commission Court, and the
dol 45c to l dol 53tc. le. Prcsee'lt- -)nuneed Emlncip3dos—that is, they are de-
INDIAN CORN in fair reimek for the home free sloes are pro._ .n a legalised apprenticeship to agricni-
Weetern Mixed, 86.e•tee 88e per-5c lbs. Southern Yellow, '"rid free, subject.- . notorious that this apprenticeship
92c to 93e ; do. Whifsolomicali, held at 1 dol sc. cl.•' 'eliour. It is quite . e The Emancipa,!os, once
' ALFRED F. DE LUZE. . fact q.
'""" ' regains ~? freedom ; and this
Hors are very quiet, but 1
.ield with firmness. The
placed on the estate, never
*lastly owing to the stitutedstuds. 'Lle A gn_ 10-Spamsn 4 ay... -
Sales do init sieeed tiu - total ''' • tir-,-, taanent slavery
___..... poor African <whether he' .fheet.io'n of the tribunal eon-
-eo 9ri Dales, at 9ie to 12 cents-ie . .. :e nepetneted one. • • e....„,ie for the suppression
Slave ~,ratio: It matters, th 4 tphiuorip-ostoe the 6 ,„,,,,' Nothing
IRON i Scotch pig is in fair retith. ..,,1 ~,-.4 notice sales of of the ''',F
eoseteaopts:brlnred° or not
moltly at 100 to llic, cash.
Isvery
i
fine
p!soyiedOindgallya frnisblaanveasff. S ureley,
moderateoo ta 3 0 supply
tan a
nabso of Aomdearitacanto N
3o
1. I
d,a,a'158,.t:
Sheet,de ba: I: if Evicted assists.
free the- slaves
further done i rs. 30 tons 13egliels,
who are captured for breach of the
i
91,,),, ces have tree the is entitled at least to insist that the slaves
brought 3i cents, 6 mos. 1 for th
Pork since our last, in-part speculative, and
Pao-sumo/es : There has been an increased' .
iptions declared Ema;,,,eipados should he in fact free. It is clear
making
advanced 15 to 25 cents' on Mess, while other dem
remain 'without important change. The Beef
elgOet is this cannot be done se long av the freed Africans are
without qeotUble change, and the demand is modes ite. placed upon slate-cultivated estates; The facilities for
Bacon is quiet, the only sales, transpired being small parA. Is fraud are too great,, and too notoriously acted upon. The
'Western Smoked at Into 13 cents. Cut Meats are' only legitimate re medy is to remove the .
Commission
better, with a moderate demand. Lard has advatieeei % Court to this isle yd. Here no E ' ' mrtitcTaclos can be
under a good demand, mainly speculative. Butter is i ,enslaved, because lime elavery cannot exist.
plenty, and dull, at 15 to 20 cents for Ohio, anal 16 to' 21 I The weather in -.TaMaica had been very dry on
for c iron3on to god S:ate. Cheese is dull at sto 91 cents. the Soutbside uf the island, and there has b
FREIGHTS remain dull. Engagements to Liverpoolsickness " ' .
~ - gamer ; prineipall eern
y, however, derived from:

St. Thames, whare yellow fever apporms to have
become almost exedernic, ever since the Royal Mail.
Steam Company fastened upon it for its central_
station. There is soarcely a steamer that arrives.
from St. Thomas that does not bring numerous:
cases of fever, and ,so deadly is the station that,
unless it be changed the company will End it.
difficult shortly to man their ships.
The crops, on the whole, will be somewhat,.
thoughnot largely, in excess of last year.
Mining' intelligence continues extremely Amour-
able. The latest accounts from. the Wheal Com-
pany state that the mine continues as productive
as by last accounts. Some rich branches, or-
droppers, have been cut in the 65:fathom cross-cut,
showing the close propinquity of the naw lode, the
intersection of which is looked forward to with much
interest. The reports from the Clarendon Consols
are also very encouraging.. The principal Share-
holders in this island have, we understand, taken
occasion to illustrate their entire confidence in
the ultimate success of the Stamford Hill mine,
by addressing- a strong declaration to the Board
of Directors, expressive of their readiness to pay
any further call that slay be necessary to prosecute
the operations to: the prescribed depth. The
Eller slie and Barclorvie Company continues to grow
in credit. I4verytlaing tends to shew that a rich
copper mine exists. at Salisbury Plain, and it is not
improbable that this mine is destined before long
to make some. noise in the mining world.
From. Demerara we have dates to the 10th of
July. Thom the summary of news in the Colonist
we glean the f' 'lowing
We"gr,,t much to record, that cholera has again dis-
played i‘ty,if, with some virulence in the neighbourhood of
t°lll/1' In the town itself there have been several fatal
and particularly in one yard, the identical spat, where
0. its first appearance it proved so fatal. -We do
not know that any particular steps have been
taken by the Central Board of Health, or any other public
body, for either preventing the spread of, or for treating
the disease. We hear that some fatal cases have occurred,
where no medical aid has been rendered. The chairman
of the Central Board of Health is now a member of the
Court of Policy, and will, if the disease increases, have
his hands full.
Since our last summary, the weather has been very wet,
and there has also been some thunder. A. few days dry
weather would be of service. Between the heavy showers
of rain the heat has been fiery oppressive, though we have
had one or two days during which our coot, health-
bearing, Atlantic breeze has prevailed.
During the past fortnight, though the Court of
Policy met three times, yet, as regards variety, its
proceedings have not been very interesting. Two
of these sittings were taken up with the Militia
Bill; which has now gone through committee, and
is:to be brought up again, with the amendments in
a few days. The
,principle of a property qualifi-
cation having been sustained by the Combined
Court, the bill has been based on that prin-
ciple. The lowest amounts of qualification are
as follows :-
Ist. Possession of not'less than three acres of
land in actual cultivation, or of premises in George-
town worth $5OO. 2nd. Possession of a house, or
of a house and any portion of land, in Georgetown,
of the rental or value of not less than $96 per
annum. 3rd. The occupation or tenancy of six
acres of land, actually under cultivation in George-
town, secured by lease, or any document in
writing, for three years cr upwards. 4th. The
occupation or tenancy of any house or of a house,
and any portion of land in Georgetown,- of the
rental or value of $lO2 per annum, and sth.
The possession or enjoyment in Georgetown of
an income or salary equal to, or exceeding, with or
without board and lodging or allowances, the sum
of $350 per annum. The husband of any. woman
who may possess the propel ty mentioned in articles
1,2, 3, and 4, is liable to serve, and the fifth
article exemptS all artisans and mechanics, unless
they may be qualified under the preceding articles.
There are less statutable exemptions in this
bill than under the pesent ordinance, though
the Governor has unlimited ,power of ex-
emption. Justices of the Peace are liable
now to service, as also tlio officers of the Colonial

Customs. Though the - bil4 has been gone
through in committee, there is no knowing. what
alterations may yet be made in it. As it is,
the volunteers are to be . allowed to fill up
vacancies by ballot, and to remove into, the
line- companies, on obtaining the consent of the
commanding officer, and the approval of the
governor. It is certainly free from many ob-
noxious details which disgrace the ordinance now
in force, especially those which inflicted ." hard
labour" for all sorts of offences under it. • On the
6th, a petition most respectably signed, and num-
bering near 400 signatures, praying against the
formation of any milinia force at all 'was read in
in court. Had this :petition bz,,en sent in earlier,
it would have been all the betttr,:•but that
could not be managed. Indeed the court took
up the bill so suddenly, and went so rapidly
through it, in two short sittings, that it was sr''
without some exertion that the petition wa,,,
pr
sented at all in 'time. The Coramitte, , at o e-
one
+
setting, on the 20th instant, got as far
1 section, and then adjourned to 'as the 42nd
:ne 6th. The
petition was read in a very
thira court, and was
met by the Attorney-. General with the argument
that, it haTipg been ci.ct9ro:
ried by the Legislature

that there should be a militia, it would be
stultifying themselves to go into the question
again. On the Governor's suggestion, the bill was
proceeded with in committee, the question of
militia or no militia to be taken, on the motion for
the third reading, Of course, this settles the
question. However, there are the names of 380
men—men of property and respectability, a
pretty good proportion of whom go to constitute
the back bone of a militia—to a document, now
filed on record in the Court of Policy, testifying
that public opinion is against the establishment of
a militia force. _ _

The ship Burmah arrived 'on the 28th ult.,
it 119 days from Calcutta, with 277 Coolies. We
regret to say that mortality still prevails on board
these passenger ships to an extent painful to the
feelings. Forty-nine of those who embarked on
board the I3urmah, died ere they reached the shore
At its sitting on the 29th June, the Court passed
bills for regulating the industrial residence and
back passages of the Coolies by the Blue Jacket ;
the appointment of additional Indian Immigration
Lean Commissioners ; amending the ordinance
relating to education fees ; and for appropriating,
35,000 dollars for the introduction, tree of in-
dentures, of immigrants from Madeira, the Azores,
and the Cape de Verdes. These ordinances, No.
7,8, and 9, of 1857, have since been published
A bill to establish dispensaries in the rural dis-
tricts has been introduced into the court by the
government, and read a first time.
From Mexico we learn that Government were
making every preparation to resist any attack of
the Spanish fleet. Two batteries, capable of
mounting 100 guns, were in progress of erection
on the north end of the town, and similar fortifica-
tions on the eastward. The garrison of San Juan
de Villoa were also making works on the island on
wnich the castle stands. Two ships of war were in
the port.
The advices from Peru and Chili
_have been
anticipated.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
KINGSTOWN, JAMAICA, JULY 12.
The exeitement has almost entirely subsided, and
operations hive been confined, with but a few exceptions,
to sales for retail. The excessive receipts of Fish, have
caused a depression, which is noticed in our report, and
far,her arrivals of this article being looked for, no imme-
diate improvement can be expected. Excepting Flour,
which is still exclusively in the hands of a speculator, the
market for Breadstuffs looks more healthy than at last

ALEWIVES : The supply is abundant. lass rowuir
new catch have been sold at 21s per barrel. Old at 163.
We hear of a sale, for outports, at 20s per barrel.
BUTTER : In Irish the last kale is reported at 1644 per
lb, and there is now but little pod at market:
BEEF • None at market. Smith's is wanted.
.

BR4NDY Favourite brands are being sold by single
ho,a.iheads at 103 in band, for Pale. Dark is unsaleable.
CANDLES : Sales have been made of Jackson's at 91d.,
and of Smith and Curlett's, 250 boxes at 10d.
COME : Crop is now over, and evreme rates have been
paid for choice parcels for shipment.
Cuxess: Double Glo'ster,is worth 13d to 14d per 113.
FREIGUTS : None offering.
Hams are dull—held at 9d

LOGIVOOD remains scares, and is worth 52s pm ton.
LARD is dull, and in little inquiry. Last sales 91t1 par lb.
MALT : The following sales have transpired : —Of Swell
Co's porter, at 90s per hhds strong ale, at Ile quarts,
6s Gd pints, and pale ale at 84 quarts, and 4s 6d pints.
Of Campbell's strong ale, in stone jugs, at /le per dozen.
Of J. and R. Tennant's pale ale at is per doz.,. quarts ;
brown stout at Ss Gd per doz. ; double strong ale, at lls 6d
per doz.

- MACKEREL : The supply is very limited. Sales in cargo
at 40s.
OIL : Stocks large, and sales are dull, at 3s per gallon.
• Poux : Mess has been sold at 1345, and prime mess at
102; to 104 s. Prime is not in request.
Rum : Sales reported at 5s per gallon, proof 18.
SALT : 'Last sales quoted at ss.
SOAP : Stocks of both " Casey's" and " Steek's" are
abundant, and dull of sale. - •
SUGAR : The small quantities offering have been taken
at 3386 d to 36s per 100 lbs.

SIR CHARLES. NAPIER'B REPORT ON THE
INDIAN ARMY.

On Ftiday was issued a return to an order of
the House of Commons, containing extracts "of such
parts of a report addressed:by Sir Charles Napier, on the
27th day of November, 1819, to the Goveruor-Genoral of
India, as relate to the state and discipline of the Indian
army." The extracts are:as follow, viz :
" SIR CHARLES NAPIER TO THE DUKE 01' WELLINGTON.
"A general report on the military state of India, 27th
November, 1849. •
"The defence of our:lndian empire-is7confided to four
distinct armies—Qaeen's, Bengal, 'Madras, and Bombay,
consisting collectively of about 30,000, fighting men, and
400 pieces of field artillery, ready for war, without includ-
ing those of position,; mounted on forts, or lying in our
arsenals.

" This is a vast army, and it is in a good state of
discipline, complete in its equipments, full of high
courage, and a high military spirit reigns through all
ranks ; it is also necessary to say that this force could
be doubled without any injurious pressure on the popula-
tion, and that every part!of India can furnish recruits in
abundance; our service Is extremely popular, and the
troops faithful to a proverb. There_ are some things
which admit. of correction, and these may be put right
when the Commander-in-Chief is placed on a proper
footing, but not till then. I shall consider these matters
in another letter. Let it here suffice
.to say, it is my de-
cided opinion that this magnificent army is sufficient to
guard India at present, and that the annexation of the
Punjaub does not, or at least need not, demand an addi-
tional regiment. I shall now proceed to the consideration
of the immediate occupation of the Punjaub.
" For this, and, indeed, for every purpose, I think that
Delhi is the proper place for our great magazines. It lies
in a central position to supply troops and reinforcements.
For this reason, also, I think that the head-quarters of the
Artillery should be marched to Delhi or Meerut, as may
be hereafter arranged.

" The great principle to 'follow: in India," as regards
armed forces, I think is ,this ; to have a large well-orga-
nised police to do all those dutiei for the 'civil branches of
the government that require armed men ; such as occa-
sional guards for civil servants, escorts of treasure, putting
down rAbers, arresting men by order of the civil power ;
in short, a constabulary torce:that leaves the military to
their own duties.

" There is scarcely any illness which the troops suffer
from that may not be traced to want of room in barracks.
" I have heard ;that Lord Harding° objected to the
assembling of the Indian troops, for fear they should con_
spire. I confess I cannot see the weight of such an opi•
nion. I have never met with an Indian officer who held
it, and I certainly do not hold it myself; and few men
have had more opportunities of judging of the armies of all
three Presidencies than I have. Lord Harding° saw but
the Bengal army, and that only as Governor-Geheral, and
for a short time ; I have studied them for nearly eight
years, constantly, at the head of Bengal and Bombay
sepoys, and r eanl3ee ;nothing to fear from them,
except when they are ill-used ; and; even then they
are leis dangerous than British troops would be in similar
circumstances. I see no danger in their being massed,
and very great: danger in their being spread over
country as they now are; on the contrary, I belie-te that,
by concentrating the Indian army as I proposes,, its spirit,
its devotion, and its powers will all be incr.eased."