Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-08-28 00:00:00

THE DEB.,47'S AND THE INDIAN MUTINY.

The Debats has a second long article on tb°
Indian mutiny. It commenees by maintaining
that the movement is in no degree to be considered
national, since the immense population '9
our Indian possessions is not a natioor
but a heterogeneous assemblage •of different
races, speaking many tongues, professing variotie
religions, differing as widely in their custorae
and ideas as they do in colour and physical oharao'
teristics. Such a collection of human beings he°
none of the attributes of nationality, and the
writer in the Debats insists that pariotism is a sea"
timent unknown to them. To the possible allege'
tion that misgovernment and oppression have driven
the motely population to join and rise against a sofa;
men tyrant, he replies that,whatevor the faults and
imperfections of the Company's government, every
impartial man must acknowledge that it is inconaPel
rably the mildest and justest, the most enlightened
and the best, that the Indians have ever known'
Alireover, had discontent prevailed, it would have
manifested itself by murmers and complaints, per'
haps by local disorders, before it broke out in the
form of a military insurrection ; there would be
some banner, some war-cry, indicating the cause of
offence ; something better and more valid then
the county story of the greased cartridges
which it is now pretty evident a mere
pretext. Moreover, the innunerable lettere
' received from India agree in describing the i 0;
habitants as taking no share in the proceedings 0'
the revolted soldiery—excepting, of course, the
thieves, mardefers, and evil-doers of all kinds that
are to be found in every country. And in hold
many cases have the people fed, clothed. and pro'
tected the unhappy fugvives, flying before the
bloody hand of the ferocious Sepoy. The Debate
comes to the conclusion that the revolt is purelf
military, but, while venturing on some reflection°
and conjectures, it declares itself incompetent to
decide what were the incentives to it.

THE .1-Awn BAlxis.—The Oneida spoke the lan's"
Baines, with troops for India, off the Western Islands, ork
the 18th, and all well.
ALARMSNG FgRR AT BIREENHEAD.-9n Wednesday a
fi-c of rath,r an ai4rming character was discovered in the
house of Mr. Woadcrof , p tinter, of Chester-streer. Fro%
the absence of a free supply of water, the whole pretniseik
wi.h their coalents, were consumed.
Frfte.—Y-sterday ru'orcing. about half-past ten o'cliekr
a Are was discovered .13 this back premiAes uf Mr'
fialleweli's, corner of Ca.stle and Har,ingwo->treetrh
Inspector Chew and officer Simpson, Na. 159, were at
once ou the rp ,t, and having pro..:tir!cl A pipe, tAstetred it
to the water-'ap, and by tits mea.ms got u
fire
iti r al
bore muck damage was sustainel. Had the tie broke
out at night, the coLs,Alucnces might L'::LVIi proved yell
~,
serious.

WHAT is COMING to LIVERPOOL 00 the
31st instant?—Why,
E GREATEST NOVELTY IN THE WORLD
WHERE IS IT TO BE SEEN ?
THAT'S THE QUESTION.

Ir DIA

THE ARMY BEFORE DELHI.

31A8SACRE AT CAWNPORE.

SIR HUGH WHEELER KILLED.

MUTINY AT SEALSOTE IN THE PIINJACTB.

RISING AT HYDRABAD.

„. We have received the following despr.teh from
xrieste:—

TRIESTE, THURSDAY MORNING.
The steamer America arrived on the 26th August,
at half-past 2 p.m

ALEXANDRIA, ACGUST 21.
The India and Australian mails leave to-day,
with dates from Calcutta to the 28th ; Bombay,
80th; Hong Kong. 10th July.
On the 14th, Delhi still held out. The enemy
had made three sorties, in all which they were
totally defeated, and suffered heavy loss.
Jul
Sir Henry Barnard died of cholera on the sth
y.

Sir
Hugh Wheeler has been killed at Cawnpore.
The garrison, pressed by famine, surrendered the
place to Nena Sahib, by whom, in violation of his
solemn promises, all were massacred. Neva Sahib
Was subsequently twice attacked, and utterly
defeated with great loss, by General Havelock,
Who has re-occupied Cawnpore.
'Sir Henry Lawrence died of a wound on the 4th
• %of -suly.
Lucknow is confidently expected to hold out
'until relieved by Havelock.
The remaining regiments in the Punjaub have
been disarmed. .
At Sealkote, the 9th Light Cavalry► and 46th
Native Infantry mutinied, but were subsequently
attacked by Brigadier Nicholson, and utterly
routed.
At Bangor, the 31st Regiment, ruder their native
°items, alone drove the revolted 42d out of the
station,
Holkar remains staunch.
There has been some disturbance at Hyderabad
in the Deccan, but it has been suppressed.
The Bombay and Madras Presidencies continua
tranquil.
• At Calcutta trade, esneeially in exports, con-
tinues paralysed. Exchange, 28 21,d to Id for
Document Bills.
At Madras there was little change in the import.
market. Exchange, 2s 30.
At Bombay business in imports very limited
Exchange, 2s 21d,