Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-10-08 00:00:00

SIR COLIN CAMPBELL AT CALCUTTA.

We (North British Mail) are happy to state that,
from letters received in Glasgow yesterday fore-
noon, dated Cil3utta, August 22. Sir Colin
who arrived there on August,
was in perfect health at Calcutta at that time,
and had taken the command of the army. On
the 17th of that month he issued the following
proclamation to the troors in India:—

BY TII3 C 131MANDIR IN-CIIIEF.

Her Malmity having ben gracilasly pleased to apy int
me c mrnander-in-ei,f of the forces in India, in the room
of the late larnt,nted General tip Honourable George
Anson, and her Majesty havineaLo been gricionslat pi ,ased
o cnnfer upon me the rank of General in the E rat Indies,
I now assume the c -mmari of the army in India.
In doit'g so it affords me the highest satisfaction to
find und, r my orders troops who have so fully proved
themsflves in the ree.nt ard ions orteriti.ins in the field,
to he what I have ever known British so!diers in every
va,tfr of the globe—courage.us, fai hful, obedient, and
enduring.
In former year', I hove commanded native troops of
India, and by their side I ye been present in many
battles and victories in which they have nobly barge their
tart; and it is t me a subject of the? concern to learn
that soldiers of whom I have been alcuitomed to thi k
taco trably should now he arrayed in open and defiant
mutiny against a government proverbial for the 1 berality
and paternal consideration with which it has ever treatei
its servants of every t'enomination.

When I join the t..rce now in the fi 11 restoring order
to the district disturbed by the dis.ficcion of the army of
&ngal, I shall, at the he id of the British troops, and f
those native soldiers who, tl ough fccv in number, have
not feared to separate thernselvi s from their faithless
conarad. s, ant to adhere to their duty, feel my old
corfilene that they will march to certain vic!o-y.
I sh ill nut fail to no!ice, and the piwerful government
which I have the nor to serve will n)t f,,il to reward,
every instance of fi e:iiy and valour sho.cn by the troops
under my comma, d.
I call upon the etßeers cid men of bath European awl
naive ir-mps ze 'loud v to as lit in the task before ti,;
by the blessing of God, we shall soon ag.iin see India
tranquil and prosperous.
C. CAMPBELL. General Command:r-in-Chier.
C..lcuaa, 17th August. 1857.

THRILLING S. cENE.—ThtI Norwalk (Connealcut) Gazette
says that on S.turday last a runaway horse rustled up
Main-street, in that town, and ran into the New Canaan
stage, in which there were two ladies, a Mrs. Raymond,
with an infant in her arms, and Mrs. Huested, wife of the
Rev. Mr. Iluested, of the Methodist Church, with her three
children and another lad. Toe collision started the stage
horses at a fu.kus speed, with all its precious freight of
frightened women and eildrer. Mrs. Raymond jumped
out with her child in her arms, but struck on her back and
bead, and was very seriously if not fatally injured. 'the
child was unhurt. But Mrs. Huested, though a small frail
woman, had the courage and presenc.: of mind needed in
such an emerrt c . She dit, not jump, but with great
difficulty kept Vie childrt n from leaping or falling out, and
finally made them lie dawn at the bottom of the stage.
She Caen climbed forward, seized the reins, which were
tied in front, and succet-d'd i t so far contrAling the
frighten4.d steeds es to uv id c Ilisions, or overturns, until
they reached New Bilge, a distance of one mile and a
halt, idea she brought thorn to a stand. Her coolness,
probably, alone save] a!1 inside from sever„ injury, if not
death. Scores ~f terrified citizens, some of tLein probably
fathers and friends, pursued the stege„but could do nothing
to satist its inmates. There probably bad not been !pen so
many blat,el2ed cheeks in or wal iL since the terrilie railroad
distqer as when these holes were seen tearing at such
a furious speed, with a stage filled with womcn and little
children.