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

OFFICIAL DESPATCHES.

The Earl of Clarendon received the fol.
lowing despatch, through the British Vice-Consul
at Trieste, at half-past seven p.m., on the 26th of
August, and which was published by us in a por-
tion of our early edition yesterday morning :
"ALEXANDRIA. AUG. 20 —The Bombay arrived at
Suez yesterday morning, bringing dates from
Bombay of the 30th July. The latest date from
Delhi is the 14th July, at which time that city
was still hold by the rebels. Though we have
parts of five regiments before Delhi, only 2,000
can be mustered for an effective attack, in
consequence of detachments to protect other
places.
" Sir H. Barnard died of cholera on the sth
July, and was succeeded by General Reid.
"The Bombay and Madras presidencies were
perfectly tranquil, and their armies continued loyal
" General Sir H. Lawrence died on the 4th July,

‘‘
The garrison of Lucknow is holding out. Ge-
teral Havelock, at the head of 2,000 Europeans,
bas defeated the rebels in three engagements, re-
occupying Cawnpore, and capturing 26 guns.
These actions were very brilliant, with very little
loss on our side,
" The garrison of Agra fought the Neemuch
mutineers on the 511 July. Our loss was 49
"led and 92 wounded, out of a total force of
600.

" Several massacres had taken plaec.in the north-
West provinces.
" The Punjaub continues quiet, with the ex-
ception of a mutiny, at Scaliote, of the 9th Light
Cavalry and 49th Native Infantry, who took the
route to Delhi. They were attacked, on the 12th
back, by Brig,a.dier Nicholson', and were driven
, with 200 killed and wounded, and leaving
their baggave and plunder in our hand. Our
los,? was 6 killed and 25 wounded.
A rising took place at Hyderabad on the 18th
otlY, but was quickly suppressed.
The dates from Hong Kong are to the 10th
4111 Y. Lord Elgin arrived on the 2nd July, and
vas alsout to proceed north.
(Signed), Jogs GREEN, Trieste.
hABEE•

THE AUSTRALIAN MAILS.

BY a telegraphic despatch from Alexandria, dated the
20th inst., we learn that the European and Australian
It°Yal Mail Steamer European arrived at Suez on the
14th inst.

The European left Sydney on the 19th June; Melbourne,
Julie 2K; Ring George's Sound, July 6; Point de Galle,
July 25
; and Aden, August 7.
The European's mails and passengers were to leave
ILleaandrla on the 20th inst. by the Peninsular boats.
The specie, amounting to £50,577, and cargo, would be
Chipped per Etna.
The
steamer Columbian had not arrived at King George's
sound on the 6th of July. She was supposed to have
Passed without calling there.
The shipments of gold from Melbourne from the Ist of
January to the 23rd of June amounted to 1,230,423 ozs.
The stocks of bonded goods at Melbourne were rather
Increasing.
The Victoria House of Assembly had resolved to abolish
the PubW ll
c grant for the support of religion.
s)
t elt°e's offer for the establishment of a line of
eansers between Sydney and Panama has been accepted
i
y the Government of New South Wales.
Commercial advices are not much changed from our
former accounts. .
Archange on London ruled at 2 per cent.
• The flour market was (lull.
At Sydney, wool, hand-washed, was quoted at Is 51c1 to
18 7id per lb.

The Indomitable arrived at Plymouth on Wed-
nesday afternoon. She sailed from Melbourne April
30th, and in Bass's Straits discovered that the mainmast
vvas sprung, and fore and main topmasts disabled, and was
thus prevented from carrying much sail, She experienced
a terrific gale off Cape Horn—one man was drowned, the
lifeboat was lost, and other damage incurred. She crossed
the Line on the 16th July, and her passage home has
occupied 118 days.
The Oneida steamer, which is to have her machivery
repaid, arrived at Southampton on Wednesday. She left
Blduey on the sth of May, and has been 117 days on the
Pssage) calling at st. Helena and St. Vincent.