Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-08-05 00:00:00

He admitted that there might be good points in, the bill,
but objected to its progress so late in the session, when it
could not receive due attention.
Mr. Gilpin supported the bill, and contended that it
would only apply to marriages which not all the sacraments
of all the churches could sanctify. When they got
into committee, however, it was his intention to move an
amendment to the effect that no clergyman should be
compelled against his conscientious feelings to celebrate
marriage between the divorced persons.
Mr. B. Hope deprecated any alteration in a principle
of marriage which had existed for 1,200 years, and feared
that the effect of the declaration of the dissolubility of
marriage would be to increase the number of divorces,
and to lead to a Continental morality in the country.
Mr. Winfield thought it should be distinctly declared
whether a clergyman would be compelled to marry a
divorced party.
Mr. Collins reprobated the principle of the bill, and
declared that it was opposed to the feelinge and wishes of
the people of England-
Mr. Butt supported the bill, but not wishing to overrule
by law the consciences of the clergy, if a resolution were
proposed in committee to protect them, he would sup-
port it.
Mr. Gladstone, referring to the statement of the Attor-
ney-G-eneral on a former occasion, pleaded guilty to having
been a consenting party to a measure in 1854, involving
the principle of the dissolution of marriage for adultery.
Burdened as he then was with the duties of office, he had
not made those inquiries into which he had subsequently
entered, and he had no doubt that, if the Attorney-General
should hereafter favour them with his revised opinions on
the subject, thsy would be found to have undergone a very
considerable improvement.
After a few words from Mr. Power, the amendment was
negatived without a division, and the House resolved itself
into committee on the bill.
Progress was made as far as clause 8, when the chairman
-reported progress.
The Clerks of Petty Sessions (Ireland) Bill was with-
drawn.
The other business was disposed of, and the House
adjourned at twenty minutes past one.

THE INDIAN MU PINY.

ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS.

The Colombo arrived at Southampton yesterday
morning with the heavy portion of the India and
China mails. Her. dates were, Alexandria, July
23 ; Malta, 26 ; and Gibraltar, 30. She brought
155 passengers, amongst whom were Sir William
and Lady Read, and Lady Caroline Fox. Her
cargo consisted of 2,577 bales of silk, &o.
Her Majesty's ships Tartarus and Caradoc were
at Alexandria, and the Vulture at Gibraltar.
The Caradoc was at Alexandria to receive an
embassy from the kingdom of Siam.
The passengers on board the Colombo who have
come from India firmly believe that Delhi has
fallen. They state that Bazaar. intelligence out-
strips governmental intelligence (which is a bad
sign, because it shows complicity between the
natives in India and the mutineers), and that,
according to Bazaar intelligence. Delhi had fallen.
When the Madras passengers left, an eineute was
fully expected in that presidency. The Europeans
were under arms.

The passengers think that the mutiny is not
'considered in England 'so serious as it really is.
They give some frightful details of atrocities com-
mitted by the mutineers. In Delhi six European
ladies had taken refuge in a room ; one of them,
very young and beautiful, concealed herself tinder
a sofa. The other five were subjected to outrage
by the mutinous soldiery, and then beheaded. The
blood trickled under the sofa, and the young
female concealed there betrayed herself by utter-
ing a shriek. She was seized and taken to the
harem of the King of Delhi. This is considered
a proof that the King is in league with the
mutineers.
1,700 armed men were found about the residence
of the King of Oude when he was taken prisoner,
although, according to treaty, he was not allowed
one armed attendant.
Sir Colin Campbell was treated with the most
profound respect by the authorities in. Egypt.
His passage through that country was- an ovation.
He purposes dividing the Indian army into five,vr
six flying divisions, with a general at the head of
each.

THE DELHI MASSACRE

The following extracts from private letters and
lorepapondenee. received by the last Overland
Mail, will be read with interest, conveying, as tney
do, incidents and details of the horrible massacre
at Delhi, which the more extensive, but less
minute, official despatches do not supply :
A letter, dated Army Head Quarters, Delhi Can
tonments, June 12, states:—
We are now encamped on the Flagstaff Hill, having
dislodged the insurgents on the Bth. They fought most
obstinately, and disputed the ground inch by inch, but
British courage, and. I may add, ferocity, forced all before
them. In the enemy's camp, was found a European rictus
ally laying the guns! Ile was literally cut to pieces by
the enraged soldiery. It is suspected that there are others
in the city. 300 of the mutineers tried to escare by get-
ting into a Serae, but they were seen by some of our fel-
lows, and a party went to dislodge them ; they fired front
the windows, when our fellows burst open the doers, and,
rushing in, killed everyone. Not one was left alive. We
marched down to the lines by the Artillery bridge, the mi-
tre one having been destroyed by the enemy. We were
under a heavy fire till we got beyond the canal, but not a
single casualty occurred. Yesterday, they came out in
force, but were driven back with great loss. The Guide
Corps and 60th Rifles had nearly all the fighting. Poor
young Bettye, of the Guides, was mortally wounded. We
have three batteries in position now, and they are pitching
shot and shell into the city ve y fast. The Ghoorkas who
belong to our force are behaving admirably.
An extra number of the Delhi Gazette, of June
13, publishes a letter from ijllehpore, dated the
6th. The writer, after entering into particulars
relative to the rapid movement of troops to the
scene of action, adds
The whole force is in excellent health, glorious spirits,
and mad to be at the mutineers. who will get no mercy.
We are all so exasperated at what we have heard and dis-
covered within the last week, that the men are half in-
clined to kill every native they come across. Give full
stretch to your imagination—think of everything that is
cruel, inhuman, infernal, and you cannot then conceive
anything so diabolical as what these demons in human form
have perpetrated. On the 2ad-we marched fr.an Paniput
to Race. At this place some of the poor fugitives from
Delhi met with the most barbarous treatment. We burnt
four villages on the road, and hung seven Lamlierdam
One of these wretches had part of a lady's dress for his
kunamsrbuad—he bad seized a lady from Delhi, stripped
her, violated, and then murdered her iu the most cruel
manner, first cutting off her breasts. Ile said he was sorry
he had not an opportunity-of doing more than he had done. ,
Another lady, who had hid herself under a bridge, was
treated in the same manner, then hacked to pieces, and her
mangled remains thrown out on the plain. We found a
pair of boots, evidently those of a girl 9:x or seven years of
age, with the feet in them. They had been cut off just
abuve the ankle. We hang many other villains, sod burnt
the villages as we came along. A wan who witnessed the
last massacre in Delhi, where he had gone as a spy, gives
a horrid account of it,. stating that little Oslldsen weers
thrown up in the air, and caught on the points of bayonets,
or cut at as they were falling with tulwars.
In a letter, dated Delhi Cantonments, June, 8,
we have a sure proof of the strength of Delhi. The
immense number of disaffected, who have doubtless
taken refuge in that city, must have considerably
swollen the ranks of its defenders :
We marched at two a.m. from Ullehpore, knowing that
there were twelve guns in a strong position on our road,
about three miles off, and when we got near it, mind shot
cane flying into us. We got off the road, extended our
men, and brought up our artillery to reply to them, which
they did, but their guns were so well eetynd that they did
fearful work.
I was near poor Colonel Chester when a round shot took
him about his left hip, knocking over him and his horse,
also knceking over another officer and two horses—poor
Chester's blood came all over nay horse, but round shot
and grape were pouring into us, and we could not think of
others. This was behind a hill, At last there was
nothing for it but to charge and take the guns, which her
Majesty's 75th did well, and we rushed on and attacked
them on all sides. Then was experienced a hail of mus-
ketry ringing past our hoads. However, at last the posi-
tion and guns were our own, and the enemy in flight, and
we then pushed on to Delhi, and had to attack and take
more guns, and again I had many escapes ; however, it was
daylight, and we did things better, and here we are.
We took dui heights and guns on them, and now are