Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-07-14 00:00:00

THE NEWS FROM INDIA.

To say that the news from India which the
telegraph sends us need cause no anxiety would
be, perhaps, to counsel a confidence bordering 011
apathy ; but we may at least assert that to meet,
the dangers which we this day announce, the
Indian Government is acting with an energy whicil,
perhaps, ere this has restored tranquillity. The
Home Government was able in this instance to
anticipate the daily press, and received news je
the course of Friday night, which it discussed ie
Cabinet on Saturday. However, the intelligence
was only allowed to ooze out partially on sate
day evening, and during the whole of yesterdai
the public mind was naturally much excited. The
fact:that Sir Colin Campbell had been suddenq
appointed to the chief command in India, and hae
actually, with heroic promptitude, taken his depar
ture, led every one to believe that the Government
entertained no small apprehensions. It is with
the utmost gratification, therefore, that we give
our own despatch, from which it will be seen that
in Bombay it was considered that the crisis was'
past, and that order would before this have bee°
restored by the capture of Delhi and the destra'
tion of the mutineers. The mutiny had spread to
t
several other regiments of the Bengal army, and
the total loss by revolt or desertion was estimate'
at 26,000 men. It must not be thought, however'
that all or even a large part of these are in arms
against us. As a general rule, the Sepoys hat
simply disappeared ; they have fled from theßr
colours in large numbers, and betaken themselvee
to their villages, or to wilder places of conceal',
'neut. General Anson died of cholera at Kurnatv
on the 27th of May. As Commander-in-Chief 10
had not an opportunity of acquiring distinction;
but the appointment of General Patrick Grant t°
be his successor does the highest credit to the
Indian Government. General Grant is in the
Company's service, and a short time since was
selected for the command of the forces at Madras
—a post, until that time always filled by a Queen °
officer. He was Quartermaster-General uncle
Lord Gough in both the campaigns of the Punjab,
and has always been described as a soldier of the
highest merit, and possessing in an extraordinary
degree the confidence of the Indian army. Intel'
ligence to the Bth of June had been received froln
Delhi The insurgent troops, joined by other
hands of malcontents, had found themselves
strong enough to accept battle outside the walls.
They had been defeated, with the loss of twenty-el'
guns, and driven within the town, which was to b°
assaulted at once. Whatever courage desperation
may give to these unhappy men, we cannot doubt
that they will be unable to resist for any time the
attack of European troops, and that the next Wet,
will bring intelligence that the mutiny has been
crushed and the ancient city of the Moguls once
more in our possession. The only further newai?
importance is that the revolt is confined to the
Bengal army, the troops of the Bombay and
Madras territories being so firm in their allegiance'
that European regiments have been sent 11'00
those Presidencies, as well a's from Ceylon, to the
scene of disturbance.

D

These are the facts of the ease so far as we are
informed, and we give them without any attenlP,
;
to theorise or to prophesy, although the course °„:
events accords pretty much with the view we had
taken. It is evhiently no local disturbance
arising from any definite grievance, real or jolt-
gined, with which we have to deal. It is the rising
of the whole army against the supreme Power'
What have been the real causes, the hidden spring!
of this general movement, we do not know, an
perhaps can never know; yet it is not difficult to
form a shrewd guess as to much that remains
unseen. The inaction of a vast army, conscious 0I
its superiority in numbers, and unconscious of its
inferiority in skill and courage to Europeans, is no
doubt a powerful and abiding cause of danger'
The fear of proselytism may have had something
to do with the outbreak, although it is probable
that this has rather been the instrument by which
the more cunning spirits have influenced the weak
than the criginZsource of discontent.
There is, however, no reason for despondency
Changes in the army and the civil administration
may no doubt be the consequence of the present
events, but for the security of the Empire there is
no fear. The worst prospect is a heavy bill of
costs. To send out 14,000 troops at once and
several thdusand more in a short time, to hurry
regiments from all parts of India to the North-
West Provinces, to delay the Chinese Expedition
and keep steamers and gunboats idle in the pacific,
will cost money, which must be paid either by the
English cr the native taxpayer. But further than
this we see no evil before us. Lord Canning hag
able advisers and assistants in such men 09
General Grant, the Lawrences, and Sir Jarael
Outran. India itself is in a state of profound
peace, and every English regiment is available for
service against the mutineers. With these advan-
tages we ought soon to hear that this dark cloud
has passed away.

The Record would be glad to find some member of the
legislature ascertaining from the Archbishop of Canterbury
or the Attorney-General why the scale of fees claimed 139
' bishops' secretaries in case of ordinations, licenses, insti-
tutions, &c., has not been published for the information of
' the clergy. "We have constant complaints," adds the
Record," of the encrJachments of bishops' secretaries, and
' there is one of very recent origin to which we venture to
call the attention both of the Archbishop of Canterbury
and the Bishop of London. We have heard that some of
the Bishops' secretaries, availing themselves of the demand
for occasional services in schoolrooms and other unconse-
crated places, have discovered that it would be a very con-
venient and lucrative source of revenue to require that
for every such place of worship a bishop's license should
be tt k !ti out at the expense of a guinea fee. This is a
monstrous attempt against which both the clery and laity
st wild present an uncompromising front of resistance."
The Press remarks that a session like the present is not
remembered by the passing generation. " A Premier
without a party—liberals without leaders—a minister with-
out measures describes the condition of the successors of
the reform party. Oaly for the election committees there
would scarcely be a ripple on the parliamentary surface.
Something of a f.tint political interest is still preserved in
the anxiety to know what report was made in certain cases
of asserted intimidation and imputed treating. It seems
to be the age of a lounging liberalism. Nothing is dose
now, because in the next session we are'promised a Reform
Bill, and quidnuncs speculate as to whether the Prime
Minister really means to introduce any innovations ill
parliamentary privileges. Against this ministerial lassitude
there will be a strorg political re-action through the
country. In this year the excitement of the general elec-
tion occurring at an awkward period of the session inter-
rupted the regular working of parties, and absorbed a large
portion of popular interest. Bat such excuses cannot last
for ever, and political questions of a serious character must
be again submitted to the public mind. Eventualities of
the highest importance may occur before another session
has passed away, and the force, wealth, numbers, and or-
ganisation of the Conservative body may be enabled to
command that official influence duo to its great resources."
TtE GREAT EASTERN.—This mammoth iron steamer,
it is now said, will probably visit New York upon her
first visit across the Atlantic, instead of Portland, as it hag
been heretofore announced. The difficulty of her approach-
ing this city by the way of S (111 Y Hook, nn account of a
lack of water up,..n the bar, has been the excuse for alloting
Portland as the place to land at, as there is plenty of water
in that harbour, and extensive arrangements, it is reported,
by building docks,
, no doubt, be a
Should this change in her destination
it will
have been
warehouses, madeBcu for her reception,
take place, great disappointment to
the Portland people, whilst it will give thousands of New-
Yorkers the opportunity to see this wonderful specimen of
naval architecture, who would not otherwise have that
gratification. Upon the Bar, by the way of Sandy Hook,
there is 27 feet at high water, and 22 at the shallowest
place at low water. The spring tides give a rise of six
feet. The pilots would not agree to take the ship in if
drawing over 26 feet, which would not allow of her taking
in freight. By the way of Long Island Sound, however,
the shallowest point in channel-way, at low tide, is 26
feet, and the spring tides give a rise of eight feet, which is
more than amply sufficient for the purposes required.
Pilots assert that 35 feet can be found by some slight vari-
ations at high water. If the Great Eastern were brought
in by way of the Sound, the natural stopping place would
be at Morris's Wharf, the other side of Hell Gate. There
is a wharf 600 feet in length already built at that place►
which could easily be extended, with ample depth of water
for the big ship to lie alongside. As three is a line of
railroad running to that point which would furnish con-
venient accommodations for visitors, the distance would
probably be in favour of the enterprise, as far as this is
dependent upon opportunities for inspecting the ship.--7.
New York Times.

NEW BRUNSWICK.

OPENING OF THE LEGISLATIVE

PARLIAMENT.
Wednesday, the 24th of June being appointed
for the first meeting of the new House of Assembly
of New Brunswick, there was quite a stir in
Fredericton in. connection with the occasion. The
Morning came up bright and beautiful, quite a
contrast to the fog and slop to which people from
St. John had for some time been accustomed.
Immediately after ten o'clock the members began
to assemble in the hous', and by twelve were all
in their places with the exception of Hon. Mr.
14IcPhelitn, member for Kent, and Mr. Gillmor,
Wernher for Charlotte.
At twelve his Honour, Chief Justice Carter,
arrived, and proceeded to administer the oath to
the members, taking the names in the order they
stood on the poll in each county and the counties
as follows :—.York, St. John County and City,
Charlotte, Sunbury, Northumberland, Kent, West-
morland, Gloucester, Restigouche, Albert, Kings,
victoria, Queen's, and Carleton. The swearing in
v
WaS quickly got through" with, the only incident
0 ()all notice being the case of R. K. Gilbert, EsO
ne of the members for Westmorland, whose
mime one of the clerks in the Secretary's Office had
written, making it R. D , instead of R. K.,
which occasioned some little delay in that gentle-
man's case till the mistake was corrected. The
!wearing in accomplished, an adjournment was had
tor dinner.
ah,,133' two o'clock a large number of ladies, many of
th„,ll in gay and brilliant costumes, the Judges in
injar mesa, the members of the Legislative Council,
.oi'nther officials, and a goodly representation
ce e public, had assembled in the Council
4ltnber, the elective branch meeting in its own
an Exactly Exactly at two, His Excellency arrived,
th was received by the troops outside with
and usual honours, and preceded by the Ushers,
regt„, accompanied by the officers of the
tgrent proceeded to take his seat upon the
11,7,.,11c. Having been seated, the members of the
Chamber
of Assembly were summoned to the Council
4,,'lnber and introduced to His Excellency by the
c 'U. Mr. Black, President of the Legislative
and thereafter sent back to their own
speaker.
to elect a discreet and proper person as their
ajtaker. To lid this important office, Mr.
f'eod nominated James A. Harding, Esq , in
tonew brief and appropriate words, Mr. Mitchell
13:°11ding the nomination. Mr. Harding having
en nominated—Mr. End, without having any
h'a else to bring forward in opposition to him,
Posed the vote to be taken whether Mr. H.
el:kith] be, chosen or not. This produced eonsid-
pi"Zie discussion, in which Messrs. Waiters,
Ty:iler, Johnson, Montgomery, and Gray took part.
beie G )vernment members holding that there
Ptorlig no opposition, such a division was against
lalnentary usage ; the Opposition, on' the other
to hand' claiming
that although they had no one else
the?,,r disapproval
it was competent for them to record
deaf 1,8 approval of Mr. Harding After a good
thatt,alice and a secon 1 motion by Mr. End,
ttgre,,?oa some time to find a seconder, it was
to divide on whether Mr. Harding should
to Ur in Peaker or not, when the votes stood twenty
Tha c, "Is favour to thirteen against him. ,
returl3Pealter having been chosen, the members
oae returns to the Council Chamber, having been just
PreB,,lr absew, when Mr. Harding was duly
leti -lit" by the Clerk of the House to his Excel-
legoe3;' eV made the usual demand for the privi-
glasioarl,' immunities of the Commons, which was
deeded to. His Excellency then read
e olio • -
Wing
/4' SPEECH :
Legis-
lative 3
Council,identad Honourable Gentlemen of the Legis-
Its•ooleylknr, and Gentlemen of the House of As-
ia. oZezigencies of the public service have rendered it
1498 bent on me to summon you for the despatch of bus-
et the earliest possible period after the conclusion of
et tilt° elections ; and although attendance at this season
arc Ine Year will, I fear, be inconvenient to some of you, I
in the aYou will disregard any personal sacrifice incurred
discharge of your public duties.
of have to announce to you, in the first place, two events
jobee occurrence, in both of which Her Majesty's
b hubjects in this Province must feel an interest : the
Ch.! of another Princess, and the death of her Majesty's
Rer Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester.
.1"r• Speaker, and Gentlemen of the House of Assembly.
w have, since the prorogation of the late Assembly, issued
warrants on the Treasury for the payment of such sums. as
eon deemed necessary to prevent- inconvenience A
the
Recto4unct of the current business of the province. n
etiitlet of these payments wilt be submitted to you, and
m
—4teif of the probable revenue and expenditure for the
-111'rent
Ix Year will be laid before you.
—tr,- President, and Honourable Gentlemen of the
it,r4,egislative Council,
I 17; Speaker, and Gentlemen of the Howe of Assembly,
to „Leaving you to your deliberations, I wish to exress
c'ell nay confidence in your desire to promote the public
me'eats, and I trust that Providence will bless our joint
avours to maintain the character and to advance the
Uneperity of the province.
apAfter tho conclusion of the reading of the
ttiee,,,ee,ll,llis Excellency returned to his coach, the
tiC.`"ers of the House of Assembly withdrew to
peeir own house and the visitors gradually dis-
thsed• On re-assembling in their own chamber
ste sPeech was again read by his Honour the
b,,,L-ei,,a!ier, and the address in answer to it proposed
t,"l'ir• Chandler, and seconded by Mr. 'McMillan,
'4; carried without division, Mr. End being the
toll Member of the Opposition that had anything
asthe against it. The House then proceeded to
ppointment of the ordinary business Com-
tosittaes and other routine matters, at which an
11'48 nunt of work was got through with such
night usually the occupation of nearly a fort

''CRXAsE IN BRAIN DISEA; is a on entied
teethe serious con s'deration ofE. the—lt practicqaluesti
physician and
Pathologist, whether there has not been of late
:fall a marked increase in the number of cases of disease
a brain and nervous system? We think the fact is
IsPatable. Physicians who have favourable oppertani-
b's ef investigating this subject, not only agree iu opinion
that such diseases are of more frequent occurrence, but
t;tl4._t,a certain unfavourable (but. in its incipient stage, cer-
,ol3' not incurable) type of cerebral disorganisation
Celops itself, in the present age, at a mach earlier period
et,ll formerly. S)fteninee of the brain, for example, now
A,tsea manifests itself at the early age of thirty and thirty-
eic!', It is indeed lamentable that the brain and mind
pic,.41;(1 yield to the itifleenv of certain noxious m oral and
to OW agents, at a time of life when the intellect ought
heoeein an active and vigorous condition of exercise and
That the brain, in the present day, is overworked
and torts Physical functions are unduly exercised, strained,
end r"d. in the great effort required, in the severe struggle
feasi awe of lite, to obtain intellectual supremacy, pro.-
eien°ll4l emolument and status—is a fact which the physi-
itarltaidosiPeteciallY engaged in the treatment of this class of
cannot ignore. It is difficult to say why that
°f
./ erten ithe delicate nervous tissue, se intimately and
should sq associated with the phenomena of mind,
itaueh be more amenable, in the present epoch, to the
iejearre 01 those causes which are known to exercise an
brain°ll3 itdluence upon the organ of thought. Has the
,eaist. deteriorated in its structure ? Has it less power of
fee ring the effects of agents brought to bear upon its
all eii°sl3B ? disease an admi,ted fact that the type of nearly
year
4 ss of has within the last filteen or twenty
ee, 'B,, undergone a material modification.—Journal of
tio'ogical Medicine for ifuly.
ittethe course of a debate in the Houle of Commons,
The
night, Itear-Admiral the Hon, Arthur Dun-
:unabe made an attack upon Sir Charles Napier. The
yialr•admiral is reported to haee said that he " entirely
ileagreed with all the observations of the gallant admiral.
, for one, did not wish to see ships run away; and as
teLfighting, the gallant admiral had given them little
nee of doing that w1,.?,n he had a fleet under his coin-
kaki ,
at, • Of this the rnited Service Gazette indignantly
018:---" Imagine le speech of that sort coming from an
eer who nevee• saw a shot fired in anger during the
period
littiod of hie naval sere ce ! Rear-Admiral Duncombe's
has 'oeen one of cantinual professional prosperity.
ere bag tailed on a sea of glass, and never knew a difficulty.
V`e reined the navy in 1819, and in 1826 be was made a
t•s):Atenant, in 1828 a commander, and in 1834 a captain.
in all, this officer claims thirteen years' full-pay service, or
84 years' commissioned time only. Ha never hoisted a
Pendant as a captain, nor in any way served her Majesty
until the Dake of Northumberland made him a Lord of the
Admiralty.
Irith money, makingilehas, therefore, been filling his pockets
no return for it in the way of servitude,
and has been bottling up wrath against a venerable officer
Who, with all his faults and eccentricities, lens seen shot
fired, and has shown no inconsiderable amount of zeal for
he good of the navy.”