Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-11-30 00:00:00

for Allahabad. The works at Raj-Ghaut are progressing
rapidly, but they are three miles and a half from the
station, and the road to it is entirely through gardens,
affording excellent cover to skirmishers. All quiet here,
bat Jeunpore is threatened by 4,000 Oude scoundrels ; so
at least it is reported. None of the troops from England
have as yet arrived in Calcutta.
SCINDE.

SHIKARPOOR—We have been kindly favoured with the
subjoined information regarding the result of the trial of
the mutineers of Shikarpoor :—" At a native court-
martial, held at Shikarpoor on the 9th and 10th instant,
the four privates of the Golundauze and the Subadar and
Havildar of the 6 h regiment N. 1., concerned in the late
mutiny, were convicted and sentenced to deal). The
sentences were carried into effect in the preeence of the
troops and police on the tenth evening, by the blowin,-,
away from guns of the privet s, and hanging of the
Subadar and Havildar."—Sind lrossid, Oct. 16.
UPPER ticlNDE—Oar correspondent from Upper S.tinle

writes :
" All quiet here, the example made of the mutineers
has struck terror into the minds of the evil doers, so that I
think we heard the last of the Sciende mutinies.
" The Khan of Knelet and the Jam of Bilah have had
a row on a small stile. About three weeks ago, the Jam
pr.ii3 a visit to the Tian of Khelat, when some dispute
arose regarding some land ; this led to high words. when
sw,rds were drawn, and a few killed and wounded oa
both sides. The Jam had to mike a bolt for it, as he had
very few followers with him. Captain lkLicauley's visit to
Khelat, it is believed, is to try and smooth matters between
the two ciefs.—Seind Kossid.
ItAJPOOTANA.

KoTm.—lntelligence has been received of the murder cf
Major Burton, political agent at Kotah, and two of his sins,
at that place, on the 15th inst., by some mutinous troops
of the 11.1j3h there, who rose on the date mentioned, and
having set fire to the Residency, murdered its unfortunate
inmates. Major Burton was a most estimable and good
man, of a kind and conciliatory disposition, and greatly
b-loved by all who had the pleisure of his acquaintance.
Ire had left Neemuch only a few days previous, with his
two eon, to proceed to Kotah, leaving the rest of his
family. behind in the fort of the former place, who have now
to deplore his most sad and untimely fate. Major Burton
belonged to the 40th Regiment Bengal Native fufantry,
and served as interpreter to the Ist Light Cavalry during
the Gwalior campaign, being present at the blttle of
Mahataj pore (bronze star).
RETIREMENT OF GENERAL WILSON.

Major-General A. Wilson has been compelled, owing to
the impaired state of his health. to relinquish the com-
mand of the Delhi field force. The gallant general may
rest upon his laurels, as his name will be long remember-
ed as the " Conqueror of Delhi," and his services will be
rewarded by a grateful country.
Major-General N. Penny, C. 8., has been nominated
General Wilson's successor in the command of the Dol hi
field force. This officer served during the Nepalil war in
1814-15 16, and in the Mahratta war of 1816-17, Gurra
Ketch 1818, and at the siege of Biiurtpore in 1825, receiv-
ing a medal for his services, and the brevet rank of major.
Major-General Penny was afterwards employed in the
campaign on the Sutlej, and was present at the battles of
Aliwal and Sobraon, at the latter of which he was woun-
ded. For his services in this campaign he received a
medal and clasp, and was made a C.B. Major-General
Penny was likewise actively engaged during the cam-
paigns in the Punjab in ..1348-49, being present at the
battles of Chillianwallah and Goojerat, and subsequent
pursuit of the Sikhs and Affghans under General Gilbert
(medal and clasp).

LATEST DEFAILS OF THE ASSAULT ON DELHI'
;[From au Officer•]

Oa the nsorning of the 14th S2ptembe,r, the majority of
us wore up and dressed by 2 a.m. Half an hour after the
falling into the ranks took place, which by the bye the sub-
sequent great delay, proved that wo were either too early,
or that the advance of the assaulting columns had been too
slow; for the third column, to which we had the honour
of belonging, only reached Ludlow Castle, whe.► daylight
had fully appeared, though the sun had not yet risen
above the horizon. We here had several shells and
round shot sent at us, which did here and there some
execution. Oa the near side of Ludlow Castle, we
set into a double, and were very soon amid the murderous
fire of musketry, which had already told severely on
the Europeans. We did not then know that the Gish-
mere gate had been blown in by our Engineers (for which
they deserve the highest praise), so, seeing the breach on
our left, we jumped over a low wall—and galled on our men
to follow us—and away we all scampered across a portion
of the Custom house Gluten to the ditch, whose slope
gave us great facility of descent, whilst ladders placed
against the lower wall brought us soon on the breach,
which we mounted rapidly, though the ladders were not
over numerous. A shout and a hurrah, and we were in
the octagon of the Cashmere gate, at which the Pandies
were blazing with grape from a howitser and another
light gun, placed opposite Skinner's house ; it fell chiefly
short, much to our satisfaction. The column crossed
this fire at a run, I believe without losing a man, and
doubled into the Kutcherry compound, then into the
roundhouse in the rear of the church, and across into the
College compound, in which we found four horses har-
nessed to a light gun abandoned. We dislodged Fanny
in double quick time, and took the house. A brisk fire
was kept up upon Paudy from the verandah in front,
where we lay pretty thick, as well as in the outhouses of
the Judge's Kutcherry here. We lost several men badly
wounded.

Many took a different road, whilst we adTanced and
fairly drove the rascals away, who took shelter in the
magazine, where they mustered in large numbers. We
were now fired at. from several quarters--from the old
post office, magazine, and the road leading to the palate.
Our destination was the Jumma Musjid; the question
now arose, which route was moat advisable to take, by the
Bank road via the palace, or the lane which leads from
Skinner's house. Our senior chose the latter. By the
former we might be taken between two fires, from an
enemy in front, and those in the magazine dashing after
us, via the palace would expose us to guns, which were
doubtlessly in position in that direction, whilst in
returning, via the Bazaar road from Skinner's house, we
started with the knowledge of having no enemy behind.
From hence we arrived quickly in the Chandnee Choke,
and took possession of the Kotwallee, polished off four
Fondles, wholo we found here concealed, replenishing our
pouches from a magazine of small ammunition, and
returned the fire aimed at us, from the surrounding
houses. But where was the largest and best portion of our
column ? Had ,they advanced on the Musjid and taken
it? Or were they in the rear, having lost their road ?
But I know not if it had b. en ascertained whether the
leaders of columns and Regiments were cognizant of the
roads leading to their several destinations, and now,-a ow
in the world could they find them out, when not a single
creature, however inoffensive, remained anywhere to
inform them; this led, no doubt, to our losing the held of
oar column. They took one road, and we another, for
whilst fighting and firing away, not a word of command
can be heard, as in our case there is every probability of
a reparation taking place. In the meahwhile Paudy was
advancing towards us from both sides of the Chandnee
Choke, and the Kotwallee was no longer tenable, being
commanded by the high surrounding houses, and a gen
could easily have blown in the gate. Taking these things
into consideration, and the smallness of our force, our
superior thought it best to retire, and endeavour to fini
the head of the column—this was about eleven o'clock ;
on nearing Skinner's house we met a small party of
Europeans, who assured us that the head our column

was ahead, so round about we faced again, with the
intention of pushing on this time to the Musjid; approach-
ing the Choke, repeated firing of cannon was heard in
that direction, we threw out immediately half-a-dozen

men to ascertain whether they were ours or the
Pandy's gnus ; we received an answer, which
induced us to advance. We pushed on to the corner
of the street, but on looking up the Choke, towards the
Lahore gate direction, from whence the firing came, they
were at such a distance off as to defy any one to tell

whether they were friend or foe. Our men now asked
where wer3 the three light field pieces that had been
detailed (so said rumour) to accompany our column ?
Echo answered, Where ! We subsequently learnt that
many of our artillerymen had obtained from the contents
of one of the wine and beer merchant shops sufficient to
incapaciate themselves so far as to induce them to select
cases of hermetically sealed salmon and carrots, declaring
they were grape! So, unfortunately, the guns which
might have been of so much use to us never appeared. If
true, here was cause sufficient. The firing of the guns

approached nearer and nearer. We sent a few men to the
top of some of the houses, and after a while ascertained
they were Pandies, with two light pieces. They were
some 12,000 or 15,000 strong, drawn up in subdivisions, or
something like it, and immediately behind them about 200
cavalry. The whole were proceeding in a cautious man-
lier, hemming the side of the houses in which we
were, and after each fire loading and pushing the pieces
along, for they evidently expected us to make a dash
round the corner to seize the guns, the fellows did not
know the smallness of our party. We waited here in the
hope of soon hearing something to our advantage, but
as the blazing of the guns approached nearer, and their
roar sounding deafeningly uncomfortable, our superior
deemed it advisable to retire again, for if they had moved
with more pluck, and wheeled their guns rapidly into the
lane where we were halted, nothing could have prevented
them from sweeping the length of it, and lucky indeed
would he have been, who escaped. On nearing the
corner which turns to the Bank, we met some men who
for the first time told us, that the head of our colnmn,
after which we had been so unfortunatly hunting, was in
the Bank compound, and suffering much for want of help,
as the fire was exceedingly hot from the several houses
overlooking the garden. We soon joined the Brigadier
(who had his arm in a sling from a wound just received
in the hand or wrist) and for a while re-kindled the fire.
The told us he had written to the general for
his guns, for up to this time we knew nothing of their
fate. Men kept falling fast, natives getting funk and
shrking, and even the steady Europeans beginning
grumble, saying, this was all my eye to be potted
behind loopholes and get no satisfaction.' The Briga-