The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-12-28 00:00:00

LAW NOTICES.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH.
The following Cauaes on Bids of Exchange end Pmmissory
Notes will he tri Saturday, Jinuuy the 7th, by order of the
Chief Justice. •
Sherwood v Sears Hooker v S:ringsz Batley v Christopher-
Knight v Harvey Well v Potter son
Holland v Stijl • Wood Goodman v P:iilllps
Bainbridge v Good. Wyatt a Stewart rennet v
fellow Marne • Win ter Halland v Pagett
Wyst t v Jell Henderson • Hall Gould v Ilawmth
Wyatt v Jleck Lewis v Russell . Duttos • Dolby
Wright • Robinson Him v Hills Sandell v Rossiter
Jacobs • Towne!! Barclay • NVetman Howse • Jarman
Itoulnois v Williams Llarelny v Wills Henry v Nestor
Cleansby v Truekett Evelyn •E. Jut.es .Isaac v Seiren
Richardson v Sparhall • Kearney Garrison v Gee
Doxley • Ratcliffe Powell v rifle hi Liddell • Pates
Ashweil v Morton Hamilton• lithoney Weight y Evans
Earwake • Groves. Williams v Dolan . Henry a Easton
Edenborough !lux. Collinson • Silver Cockburn • Barruck
field Thomas v Sharp Cockburn v Chettle
Howell • Solomon. 31ackintoeh • flap Herring a Wilmer
son don
Deny of the above Causes are dcfentle . application to post--
pone the trial roust be made to the Chief Justice by summons,
supported by affidavit, at least two days before the 7th of January.
7'HI LATE MUTINY OF THE sEpors.

[The following particulars are contained in a private let-
ter written, says the ark Constihition, by a young man
named Mathews, Sergeant anal writing clerk in his Ma-
jesty's 47th regiment, to his father, dr. George Mathews,
of Shandon-street, in this city.]
tame, Prome, in the Kinglom of Ass, June 17.
We had gone up about six days sail when we were coun-
termanded, and ordered to meted to Barrackpore, a mili-
tary station eistant about 17 Miles from Calcutta, to quell
an alarming mutiny among the Sepoys there. The 47th
Bengal Native infantry had refused to go on service; they
were joined by men from different other corps—Major-
General Dalzell's life was openly threatened—the whole of
the European population expected nothing but instanta-
neous assassination—in short The danger had increased to
such a degree as to cause Oil most lively apprehensions on
the part of Government. We landed at eleven o'clock at
night, about two miles distant from the mutineers' quar-
ters; the regiment was immediately formed up, and then
it was, for the first time, that my piece was loaded for the
purpose of shedding the blood of a fellow-creature. Never
shall I forget that silence which prevailed the ranks that
night; a night fine and serene; not a round was heard,
save the.even cadence of the soldiers' steps. We were not
aware of the numerical strength of the enemy ; indeed, with
our senior Lieut.-Colonel Elrington along with us, we eared
not bow strong they were; for if
.ever a man possessed
the talent of inspiring his troops with confidence, he
does. We were drawn up close in rear of their lines, and
about two hours after were joined by the 2:1 battalion
of the Royals, a brigade of guns, and a troop of
the Right Honourable the Governor-General';; body guard.
Our arrival diffused universal joy among the inhabitants.
" What troops are these approaching?" asked a lady, as we
came near her Bungalow. " The 47th," replied an officer
who stood near. " God ! the Sepoys?" exclaimed she,
with trepidation. "No, the 47th Europeans," was the reply.
" Thank God, then," said she, " we are now safe, I shall
lay clown my pistele."•For such was the terror that diffused
itself among the inhabitints, that even females armed
themselves. At gun-fire in the morning the mutineers had
formed a close column on seine open ground adjoining their
cantonments. We were drawn up in line to oppose them;
the Royals,of whose presence they were not then aware,were
drawn up in ambuscade immediately adjoining their left
flank—four field pieces were placed on an eminence that
entirely commanded them • the whole so admirably ar-
ranged, that the mutineers ;bought they had only one re-
giment to cope with. General Sir Edward Paget sent to
them. offering, if they would lay down their arms and give
up their ringleaders, to forgive them; they refused the
terms; a signal of two guns was fired, and just as they
were on the point of forming line from columns to meet our
' expected attack, a well-directed volley of grape and small
' arms was poured in upon them by the guns and Royale.
An attack front a quarter from which they were so totally
unprepared caused them to be panic struck; they threw
down their arms and fled into a jungle in their rear: we
' pursued them for about three miles, and, in compliance
with orders, were obliged to shoot every one we overtook.
The carnage was dreadful, not leas than between 4 and SOO
of them could have talk! that morning; 12 that were
afterwards trfade prltoners were hanged, and about GOO had
1 their sentence of death commuted into hard labour on the
'roads. It was a severe but requisite exercise of authority,
it was necessary to punish with the utmost severity, and in
its bud,- a spirit of disaffection, which, if met by milder
measures, might, at a moment when India was nearly
drained of European. troops to send to Ava, induce them
to believe that fear was the cause of' lenity, and thus by
encouraging others to similar acts, might eventually shake
the British power in India to its centre. Those who were
condemned to hard labour on the reads have been subse-
quently pardoned."