Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-09-30 00:00:00

THE NORTHERN' TIMES.---LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1857.

to-day are 33,000 bushels at 79ie to 93c. Sontherri yellow
and white are nominal.
Toiskoco : ' By an unfortunate typographical blunder in
this morning's report, as annoyity; to us as it possibly:can
be to our readers, a remark eoecerning the recent decline,
which was intended to apply to several weeks past, was
made to read for the last ~seek alone, in which sensa
would be totally incorrect. The full decline has not been
acknowledged by all of the holders; and se-ahs to nave been
owing to the forcing of .some lots upon toe market. The
falling off in prices is'qut;ted at 6e and upwards on e,m-
mon and inferior grades .rf manufactured, and 2 to 3 cents
on the higher grades."—;New York. Paper.
FREIGHTS, to Liverpool, several .engagements of bnFk
grain were re-let at 53; we notice-innew br.sin.ess 11,000
bushels corn at 5i,. and 10,000 hu-01s, grain in ship's,
bags at 6 ; 2,600 brls flour at 184; 500 bales cotton at
to 542 d, the lower rate for compressed ; 20 :tons of. oil
cake at-20s. To Lard ;13, 50,) brls oil cake at 2s 31 ;
acid
20,000 light pipe staves at 603.

NEWFOUNDLAND.

ARRIVAL OF THE GENERAL WILLIAMS.

The screw steamer General Williams arrived here
yesterday afternoon. She sailed from Portland on
the 12th inst, and from St. John's, Newfoundland,
on the 19th. She briti,g4 thirty passengers. ,-The
❑ews is not of the slightest importance.

FURTHER NEWS FROM

60 pounders, and two or three field pieces taken from
the above vessels.
All left Calcutta on the 18th inst. by steamer.
All quiet at Rappore and Hyderabad.
By late accounts the Parjaub was quite tranquil.
The 14th Native Infantry, at Helym, who refused to
give up their arms,. are destroyed.
The 461, Native Infantry, and wing of 9th Cavalry,
mutinied at Sealkote and killed three or four officers.
The mAjority finding shelter in the fort.
The mutineers were attacked- by Brigadier Nicholson
on the 12th, and again on the 16th hardly any escaped ;
their spoil fell into our hands.
Theuevenue in the Punjanb has been paid to the last
farthing, and the most loyal spirit prevails, not only among
the Sikh soldiers, bat in the popuia:ion generally. The
only apprehension is a failure of funds. .
At thaend of September or October the Government will
give its attention to this, meanwhile the local authorities
have invited advances on loans for one year, at six per cant.
Result not yet reported.
G. F. EDMOND4TONE, See. to the Government!of India.

The following telegraph was received at the Fo• eign
Office from the British Vice C3nsui at Tieste, Sept. :nth,
2 45 a.m. :

the defenders, who amounted to less than 900
They entertained hopes of relief from either
Cawnpore or Nepaul.
Agra was safe. No enemy was near it.
The Punjaub was quiet.
The 26th Infantry mutinied at Lahore. They
killed their commanding officer. They were over-
taken forty miles off, spd destroyed.
The Bombay PreAdeney was quiet..
The Bth Madras Cavalry had been deprived of
,h it horses,-for attetnptina to extort higher pay
after volunteering to go to Calcutta.
The death of Major-General Reed iaconfirmed.
Major Banks had been shot dead, but the cause
was not known.
In a prolonged attack by the rebels at Delhi,
which lasted front 6 p.m. o t the let of August, to
2 p m. on the 2nd of August; our loss was 10 killed
and 36 wounded.
The rebels were supposed to have expended
200,000 rounds of shot.
. The loss of the rebels was severe, and many of
them deserted. . •
Another European force, beSides General _Haw
lock's, had 'arrived at Cawnpore.
An officer reports that he` saw 'the end of Arena
Sahib. and his family, who took to a -boat on the
Ganges and were swamped. •
Lieutenants Thomson and Dalafosse, reported to
be dead, were alive at Cawnpore.
In an engagement .before Delhi on .the 7th of
Itir;ust; Lieutenant Brown, of the 33rd Native
Infantry, was mortally wounded; and Kennion,
of the. Artillery, slightly Wounded in the temple. -
Miijoir General Van Cortiandt was in full posses
sion of Hisses anillansi.
General Nicholson arrived before Delhi on the
Bth of August.
Major George and Major Thomas died of illness
and wounds at Agra on the 4Eh-Of August.
The mail leaves this evening at 10,e'eloek.

REPORT OF HA.VELOCK'S ARRIVAL AT
LUCKNOW.

The following rep6rt,which is an entire Contradiction to the
official desp -
.itches both from Bombay and Calcutta, and to
the private despatches of the Times and Daily News. was
published in the fourth ( dition of the Morning Post
yesterday, and purports to have been received from

.Trieste :
" General Neill attacked and defeated a large force
collected near Cawnpore, and reports all well at Agra, and
that General Havelock had reached Lucknow."

THE GOVERNMP:NT AT. CALCUTTA AND THE
COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF.
•

The following correspodence has been pub-
shed:—

MEMORANDUM.

Calcutta, June 22.
I he. to submit the followiug observetions regarding lay
own position :
2. If the present dis!urbances were cot Beal to a particu-
lar I. cality, and we had an army in hand and under control,
a few concise general instructions would answer every
purpose.
3. As it is, however, we have no native army, and the
very limited European force avaieOle must operate on
many distinct and separate point., each body under its
own commandant, tha whole being. pr Terly, subject
to the general control and guidance of the Commander-
in ihie.f.
4. I think the C marnander-in-rh'er can most efficiently,
and assure.ily most eipei-diusly, control and direct all
general military arrangements.utd meve:nerits new, and
the re-o-gatiisation and regeneration of the army hereafter,
if he hes the advantage of being in personal ceturruntcation
with the head of theG ,Yernman`, if he learns tbe`views of
Government with 'respect to- the innumerable qtiestions
vvhieh met cm-tently arise, and, which is highly important,
if he is 'made acq'iainted with the mass of intelligence
which may.be exp. etel to reach the Government from
every quartet of the empire.
5. If the Commander-in-Chief is at the seat of Gov-in-
ment, he cin remply ditect and guide the military arrange-
ments' of every description of the whole army ; if he
attaches himself to one'd the small isola'er bodies of
trosps moving about the c eontry, he can only direct its
proceeding, and the gene al conduct of matters connected
with the entire army must be altogether neglected and pot
aside for the tithe.
6. I may"alse oh e,ve, that it is quite ireporsibld to con-
duct the nriltifarious duties of chis' large as-my, withorst
numerous staff, and extens'se office - establishmint, reqai
Ling, when moving tabu; the country, a complete regiment
as an essort, and-a large amount of carriage for their
trausport, neither the one nor the other of which can be
• Le'
supplied under presen Circumstances.
7. On the whole, tbereforeel entertain a decided opinion
that the duties of the Commander-in-Chief can be' most
efficiently and most usefully dischareeed at the seat of
government. But if the Governor-General in Council
thinks otherwise, and considers that my presence at some
other paint would be mere lo,neficial to the public service,
I am prepared to start at once for any destination to which
it may be desired I should repair.
-PATRIC'S: Gamier, LieutenanteGcneral,
Commander-le-Chief.

MINUTE BrTIIE GOVLEN'OO-GENERAL OF INDIA. IN COUNCIL.
I agree with Lieutenant-General Sir Patrick Grant that
the duties of the Commander-in-Chief can at present be
most efficiently and usefully discharged at the seat of
Government.
I think that this will continue to be the case—certainly
until a larger Earopean force rhall have been collected in
the =Forth Western Provincs, and probably as long as the
ferment among the native troops and the people continues
to be so widely spread as at present, leaving it uncertai
where the next vio'ent outburst may take place.
I am of opinion, however, that as soon as the course of
events shall tend to allay the general disquiet, and to show
to what points cur force should be mainly directed, with the
view to crushin., the heart of the rebellion, it will be proper
that his Excellency she.,uld consider anew the question. of
his movements.
His Excellency's experience awl high authority will
then, in all probablity, be most usefully employed in the
disturbed districts, or their neighbourhood.
For the present there will be the greatest advantage in
his Excellency remaining at the seat of government.
June 22. CANNING.
I think so too. Till we see our way more clearly, his
Excellency's authority wi.l in most usefully
JxerciseOßlNd at
the Presidency. . D.

June 22.
I concur in the above remark by Mr. D )rir. There 's,
I think, much force and truth in the fourth and fifth
paragraphs of his Excelltncy the Commander-ia•Chief's
memurai dam of this date. J. Low.

Jine 22.
I quite agree.
Ju 23.
I also concur entirely.
June 23.

J. P. GRANT.

B. PzAcocl.

THE SECRETARY TO TIIE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA TO THE
.likrUTY ADJUTANT-GENERAL OF T
WilliaH ARMY.
Fort E m, Jute 23.
Sir,—ln continuation of my letter of the 20th inst., mid
with reference to a memorandum by the Acting Com.
mandpr-in Chief, dated the 22d inst., I am directed to
acquaint you, fcr the information of Sir Patrick Grant,
K.C.B , that the Governor-General in Council concurs with
his Excellency that the clutics of the Commander-in-Chief
can at present be meat efficiently and usefully discharged
at the seat of Government.
2. When the course of events shall tend to allay the
general disquiet, end to show to what points oar force
should be mainly directed, with the view of crushing the
heart of the rebellion, it will, iu the opinion of his Lord-
ship in Council, he proper for his Excellency to consider
anew the question of his movements.
3. His Excellency's experience and high authority will
then, in all probability, be moot usefully employed in the
disturbed districts or their neighbourhood.
4. For the present the Governor-General in Council
thinks there 'will be the greatest advantage in his Excel-
lency remaining at the seat of Government.
I am, &c.,
R. J. H BIRCH, Colonel,

ber. Avoid the sun in the middle of the day as
much as you can in all seasons; a difficult rule just
sow, but obey it whenever you can. Let your tur
ban be ample, choose the larger sort, it-folds grace-
fuly round helmet or' ez acko, and should come well
down over temples and neck. Whenever you wear
the forage-cap in the sun, place your handkerchief
inside. Drink as little water as possible at all
times. When thirst overpowers you in the field,
moisten your lips with a little dilutei spirits from
your canteen (all wear them, from the General to
the trumpeter); repeating the same whenever most
needful, you will remain fresher than those around
you who gulph off their little store' at -a single
draught, and of erwards suff3r bitterly for It
is the knowledge of having,a reserve whiehleeeps
thirst away more effectively than anythinz else.
Celdtes, without milk, and perhaps a small addi-
tion of spirits, is a flee thing to take on in the
canteen, • Drink spirits,- but moderately, and
diluted with water. Never touch raw spirits, or
your liver will soon tell a tale.
B3ware of excess as you value your life. • You
they often recover, but not one drunkard as yet
has escaped in the long run, r
If you' have not 814a:dent control over yourself
to be moderate, abstain altogether from spirits,
although your health will probably not be so good,
,the enervating climate exacting a stimulant to
• assist in digestion and secretion.
Eat plenty o( curry and rice, every day of your
life if-you like, you cannot eat too much of it.
Avoid fruits and slops, especially in the hot
season, but eat guavas whenever you can get them,
as they have excellent medicinal- properties.
Avoid the common ghee and . water bulloeltriemilk
of the bezears—your. health will be 'all the better
for the abstention. -
Take a cold bash as often as you can in aell
weathers, twice a day if you, like! yottr
best preventative against colds and ' rheumatis7*,
so prevalent.in tropical climates.
Wear flannel on your chest and abdomen.
Eannel and curry are the two best soldiers'frienda
in India. Look to good boots, wet feet have done
more mischief than the sword. Spend your last
rupee on -a yard of English tienne , or a pair of
English boots, of which you infest Certainly take
out two stout pair.
Country boots ) in dry weather in quarters,
but you cannot march in their Without getting
'sere feet, and the leather admits the water laze a
sponge.
Do not take out a singlEtarticie of light clothing
with you, but plenty of warm: You will find oat,
to your utter surprise, that in the coldest. months
you will shiver more froni. cold in the north-west
than you ever have done at home.
Last, not least, be always' cheerful in mind, and
look forward with faith arid trust. N-othieg'paqs
down a man so, quick in India as depressing pag,i
sions, while singing" and bustling about give-:a:
buoyancy to the:mind which acs most beneficially
on the health: