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London, England, 1856-06-30 00:00:00

TriE_ 1.014D0N, MONDAY EVENING; JUNE eo, Igge;

of our colonial empire is indeed of such propor-
tions that it has hitherto been with difficulty thy:
public mind has been able to apprehend it. A
more acute senae of moral obligation and the
s'imulus of recent events, it is to be hoped, will
not be without their effect in drawing the public
attention to colonial matters, and then it will be
acknowledged with mare than a cold assent that
in the discharge of our duty, whether to vigorous
and enterprising or weak and dependent popula-
tions, more is involved than selfish instinct has
recognised, and that in promoting the welfare of
our colonies we take not the least effective means
to promote our own.

The intelligence brought by the India mail (full
particulars of which will be found elsewhere) in-
duces us once more to draw attention to the subject
of railway communication, which, however well
considered in the main by railway companies and
publi3 officials, can only be said to be in its ear-
liest infancy. The territories under British sway
are, as our readers know, of vast extent, of great
natural resources, and exceedingly deficient in
means of communication•of- any sort. Some of
them are far from consolidated under our rule,
and contiguous to them are warlike tribes against
whose incursions and machinations it is necessary
to be perpetually on the guard. The population
generally, however, are well affected to our rule,
patient, industrious, capable of high cultivation,
and, though poor and depressed, not insensible
to the benefits which a closer intercommunication
with the parent state is likely to confer on them.
Labour, too, is cheap, little sufficing for the sup-
ply of the simple wants of the labourer, and all;
or nearly all, that can be required in the shape of
materials for communication, if not immediately
forthcoming is at hand, and can speedily be made
available.

A country like this, rich in valuable material
resources, richer still in an immense popula-
tion disposed to be practicable and industrious,
and needing only the means of consolidation and
development, seems peculiarly entitled to be put
in possession of them, and to offer one of the best
possible fields for the employment of British
capital and skill in the- construction of a network
of railways. Whatever may be the pictureque-
ness of the elephant or the palanquin, the one is
but a clumsy, and the other a not over-humane
means of travel, available only to the few ; while
so far as water communication is concerned, that
is not only dangerous and expensive, but also so
imperfect as to threaten no rivalry worth men-
tioning. The Railway is. confessedly the great
material pioneer required for that grand Indian
empire, over which not a few delight to dream,
and on the due development of the Railway sys-
tem depend not only the welfare of native mil-
lions and the stability of our rule, but also the
opening of a market for our produce, as,
well as a field for our enterprise of unsurpassed
extent. It would therefore be a cause of considerable
regret if the recent determination of the Indian
Government to stop public works involved, how-
ever, indirectly- the stoppage of the lines of rail-
way in course of construction or marked 'out for
it. We believe it does not. In any case, we would
most earnestly represent the impolicy of such a
step, not only on Imperial grounds, but also be-
cause of its injustice to the shareholders of the
respective railway companies involving, as
it would, an increase of expenditure, without
any corresponding return, to say nothing
of any other description of loss. No doubt a
good police, an honest judiciary, and a system of
popular education, are desiderata of the last im-
portance ; but we can see no reason why the
establishment of these should be placed in anta-
gonism to the construction of an efficient system
of railways. They are not inherently antagonistic,
and may without difficulty be coincident—the
welfare of India demanding the speedy establish-
in.ent of all. Capital is to be had in abundance.
No strain of an injurious nature need therefore be
felt by the Indian Government on its annual re-
solrces ; and .the condition of India as coinpared
with what it might be is such as strongly to appeal
to its humane consideration. The reader, if at all
acquainted with Indian ina.tters, has only to take
up a railway map of India and ascertain precisely
what has been achieved, and what remains to be
se to share our belief. Great ends have un-
doubtedly been retarded by inconsiderate zeal in
promoting them ; but it would argue groat timi-
dity, we think, in any one if, on a fair considera-
tion of the circumstances of the case, he arrived
at the conclusion that railway enterprise in
India, hitherto ren )caned for its discretion,
needs a check of however limited a duration.
Works of irrigation, harbours and public build-
ings may b) deferred without any positive disad-
vantage to the Empire, but nothing bat loss
could accrue from the stoppage of lines of railway
in course of construction, or indefinite delay with
those about to be commenced. At the fastest
rate of progress many years must elapse before
the railway communication of India is complete.

ARRIVAL 0`? THZ GRENADIER AND
DRAG-'0 1111 GUARDS.

(13 Y EI:Et:TRIO TELEGRA PA 1

PORTSMOUTH, MONDAY MORNING.

The Sitnia, steam transport, Capt. Thos. Russell,
arrived at Spithead last evening, from the East, iu
6 days 12 hours from Constantinople to Gibraltar,
and 4 days 10 hours from Gibraltar to Spithead.
She signalled H.M.S. Algiers on the 17th, in lat.
36.12., lon. 20.49. On the 20th, passed H.M.S.
Princess Royal, in lat. 38.3, lon. 9 17.
The Simla has brought home Brigadier-General
Parlby and Lieutenant Townley, A.D.C. ; Colonel
!lodge ; Captains Jones, M'Creagh, Gunter, and
Nl'Donnel, Lieutenants Shawe, Webb, Wilkinson,
Bragge, Muttlebury, and Ponsforp ; Cornets Arm-
strong and Harran (Adjutant) ; Paymaster Biggs ;
Surgeon Cooper ; Assistant-Surgeon Macnatnara ;
Veterinary-Surgeon Byrne ; and 324 troopers
of the 4th Dragoon Guards; also Lieut.-Col. Pratt
and Dr. Davies of the 41st Regiment; the Rev. Mr.
Mason ; Captain C. R. Calcott, of the 26th Re-
giment ; Captain West, H.E.I.C.S. ; Captain
Wheatcroft ' • Lieut. Lovell, and 31 troopers of the
Enniskillen Dragoons ; Daputy Assistant Commis-
sary-General Mecklenock ; Commissary clerks,
Courteney, Cane, Maltay, Hand, Robinson, Nash,
Aurone, Waltrain ; Dispenser Harropp ; Mr. W.
Whitehead ; three men of the 88th ; and 268
horses.

The steam-transport Candia arrived at Spithead
last evening from the East—Constantinople June
14, Gibraltar 24th. Her Majesty's steamer Strom-
boli, with the King Philip, having the 2d batta-
lion of Rifles on board, was at Gibraltar.

Candia passed her Majesty's ship St. Jean d'Acre
last evening off Portland, in tow of No. 16 (Mau-
ritius) steam-transport. She will therefore be up at
Spithead with the Grenadier Guards this evening.
The Candia brought Sir Richard and Lady Davies'
retinue, Royal Artillery. The following are the
officers of that corps :—Lieutenant-Colonel Brown,
Captains Thopson, Godby, and Rotton, Lieuten-
ants Dawneqt and Cuthbert, Assistant-Surgeon
Burba, Veter4ary Surgeon Williamson, Lieuten-
ant-Colonel Gtivdon, and Major Bellairs ; also
Lieutenant Traherne, Gardner, Barnard, and Wat-
son ; Ensigns Gurney, Vandeleur, Beauchamp,
and Brown, of the 7th Royal Fusiliers ; Lieuteu-
, ants Werthingtoti, Bayliff, Benwell, Brasse, This-
tlewaite, Roberts, Brown, Statham, of the 33d
Regiment ; 232 rank and file, 19 horses; and 100
tons of baggage ; Captain Bainbridge and Lieut.
Everett, of the 13th Light Infantry.
The steam-transport Mauritius, 116, arrived at
Spithead this evening from the East. She left
Gibraltar on the 22d inst., and spoke her Majesty's
ship St. Jean d'Acre on Saturday last, the start
point being N.E.N., bearing N.E.E. 15 miles, and
cast her off this afternoon, St. Catherines being
E.S.E. about 12 miles.
The Mauritius has on board Lieutenant-Colonel
Law and Major Davenport, of the 66th Regiment,
Captains Hawke, Gordon, Watson, Alyma, Wal-
ker, Dunbar, and Paget ; Lieuts. Dickens, James,
Wroteley, Aultin, Deobury, Hughes, Trigg, and
Short ; Ensigns Sandy, Bagge, Lent ; and Corps-
Adjutant Firth, Assist.-Surgeons Murray and Da-
venport, Quartermaster Lane, Paymaster Pollard,
49 sergeants, 15 drummers, 783 rank and file, 9
women, seven children of the 66th, and 47 inva'ids.
Her Majesty's steam line-of-battle ship St. Jean
d'Acre, 101, arrived at Spithead this morning
early, from the East, with the Grenadier Guards
on board, who will be landed without delay and
proceed to the Camp at Aldershott.

THE POISONING BY STICYCLINIA AT
LEEDS.

LEEDS, Saturday, June 28.—Arrangements have been
made by Mr. Baron Bramwell for proceeding on Wednes•
day, the 16th of July, with the trial of William Dove,
a gentleman of independent fortune, residing at Leeds,
for the murder of his wife, Mrs. Harriet Dove, a young
woman between 27 and 28 years of age. The greatest
excitement prevails in Leeds and atYurk (where the case
will be tried), and judging from the present appearances
the trial will rival that of William Palmer in intendty
of interest. Mr. Dove, who Es in custody, charged with
the.mnrder of his wife, lived in Cardigan-place, Burley,
a hamlet near the borough of Leeds, and bore a good
character. It appears that the briefs which are in course
of preparation for the learned counsel for the prosecution,
that Mrs. Dove was taken ill early in the month of
December, and that. Mr. Morley, a surgeon of
Leeds, who was called in to att and her,
found that she was suffering from functional
disorder of the stomach and of the nervous system, but
that there was no organic or serious disease. Under his
care Mrs. Dove improved, but in February she again
became worse. On the 231 February, Mr. D ive gave
his wife some jelly- and as soon as she tasted it she com-
plained that it waL ary bitter, saying, at the same time,
" William, did yitinput anything in that jelly ?" To
which he replied, " Yes, I put some of the medicine
in." On the following moroing (Sunday) she was able
to go to church, and on the next day (Monday) she
breakfasted with Mr. Dove. Within halt an hour after
wards she was seized with a very severe spasmodic at-
tack, and her body quivered as though it were under
the influence of a galvanic shock. Toere was also that
" twitching" appearance which was so minutely de-
scribed in the ca'e of Mr. John Parsons Cook in the
course of Palmer's trial. On Friday, Feb. 29, while Mr.
Dove was with his wife she was seized with a still more
violent attack, her breathing was bad, the whole body
became rigid, and was frequently observed t ) twitch
involuntarily. When Mrs. Dave asked her hus-
band to give her her medicine he went to a wash-
stand, poured something into a wine glass, gave it to his
wife, and then washed the glass out. After drinking it
Mrs. Dove exclaimed, "Oh, dear, it is very disagreeable
and hot; it is very bitter." In a few minutes'afterwards
she was again seized with violent epasme, during which
she shrieked out, her eyes became fixed, she clenched the
hands of her ettendasets, and her whole body became
perfectly rigid amid arched, resting upon the extremities,
in which state she remained until her death, an hour or
two afterwards. Mr. Morley, having ascertained that
Mr. Dove obtained strychnine from his surgery on two
separate occasions, gave expression to some suTicions
in reference to the death of Mrs. Dove, and the result
was a post mortem examination of the body was deter-
mined upon, and it was found by Messrs. Nunneley and
Morley, who conductsd it, that thebody contained strych-
nine, and to that c.rcuinstance they attributed the death
It is the opinion of the medical men that strychnine
was administered to Mrs. Dive at least four tunes
during the week of her death, and that several grains
were given each time. Mr. Ellotson and an asst tint
of Mr. Morley's will prove giving Mr Dove 10 grains of
strychnine at his request, and it will also be proved that
he asked Mr. Scarth, another assistant, to Mr. Morley,
whether in the event of his wife dying there would be a
caroner's inquest, or whether tine coroner would require
an examination of any kind. Mr. Dove adrrets that he
obtained the poison, but states that he purchased it for
the purpose of destroying cats that infested his house.
He seems to have space's so freely about strychnine in
connection with his wife's illness and death, as to induce
more than one person to inquire whether he had admi-
nistered that poison to her. No one seems able to come
to any conclusion as to the motives which could prompt
Mr. Dove to murder his wife. They lived on amicable,
indeed on apparently affectionate terms. Mr. Dove's
fortune was ample, and he was not known to be addicted
to any vicious or very expensive habits. Mr. Overend,
Q C., with Mr. Hardy, and Mr. A. H. Ba ay will con-
duct the prosecution, and Mr. Bliss, Q C., and Mr.
Robert Hall will defend the prisoner. The trial is ex-
pected to last three or days.

BuCKINGHAII PALACe, SATURDAY, June
PRINCESS itorer..—The iionnity and gentry called in
great numbers at the palace during the day to enter
their names on the list of inquirers after the health of her
royal highness. The Princess walked this morning in
the garden of the palace. The Queen also promenaded
in the garden. No written answer was given to-day to
the numerous inquirers after the Princess Royal, owing
to the improvement that has taken place in the state of
the arm.

A Cabinet Council was held on Saturday afternoon at
the Foreign-office, Downing-street. The Ministers pre-
sent were Lord Palmerston, the Marquis of Lansdowne,
the Earl of Harrowby, Sir George Grey, the Earl of
Clarendon, Mr. Secretary Labouchere, Lord Panmure,
the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir Charles Wood, the
Right Hon. R. Vernon Smith, Lord Stanley of Alderley,
the Duke of Argyll, and the Right- Hon. M. T. Baines.
The Council sat two hours and three-quylsers.

The Under-Secretaryship of State for the Foreign-
offi f!, remains vacant. Mr. Layard, M.P., will be ap-
pointed.
It is rumoured in Ministerial circles that Admiral the
Right Hon. Sir Maurioe F. F. Berkeley, the senior nit.
vat lord at the Admiralty. will retire from the office at
the end of the session.
ORCUESTRAL UNION.—The concluding concert of the
season took place on Saturday morning at the Hanover-
square Rooms, which were completely filled with a
fashionable audience.
On Saturday last his Royal Hi7liness Prince Alfred,
accompanied by Dr. Becker, again inspected the picture
of "her Majesty's First Visit to the Crimean Soldiers,"
by Mr. B trrett, at the gallery, 162, Piccadilly ; and on
the same occasion also inspected Fenton's Crimean pho-
tograpli s.
Madame Goldschmidt Lind will give her last concert
this evening, at Exeter Hail. When she says last, it is
really meant to be so. The programme is of great at-
traction, and the arrangements, so admirably carried
out, under Mr. Mitchell's punctual superintendence, are
such as to insure general satisfaction.
Mn. J. E. BLUNT.—We regret to announce the death
of Mr. John Elijah Blunt, late a Master in Chancery.
The melancholy event took place early on Saturday
morning, after a long and painful illness, borne with
great fortitude and resignation, at the deceased's resi-
dence, in Bolton-street. Mr. Blunt was in the 60th
year of his age.
We are informed that the statement relative to the
suspension et public works in India is altogether erro-
neous. The Court of Directors, as we are informed by
authority, have sent out instnoctions to prosecute these
works on a large scale, and have apprepria•ed to that
purpose, for the ensuing year, 1856.57, the sum of a
orore and 85 lace of rupees, or nearly two millions of
English money.

LATEST NEWS.

VIENNA, SUNDAY.

Prince Gortscbakoff has left for Russia, via
Dresden. The Official Gazette states that the
Duchy of Parma is tranquil ; the political pri-
soners are being released, and the state of siege
will probably be soon raised.

MARSEILLES, SATURDAY EVENING.

The Carmel has arrived from Constantinople,
with mails to the 19th. General Aurelle's divi-

sion had just crossed the Bosphorus.

The Presse d'Orient contains a communicated
note from the Turkish government, warning the
public against the false reports continually in

circulation.
The prosecution against the Tunisian officer is

actively going on.

The excavations in the Hippodrome are con-
cluded. The celebrated Serpentine Column has
been discovered.

The arrivals of troops and materiel, both at
Marseilles and Algiers, are incessant.
The splendid appearance of the harvest has
dissipated all ideas of scarcity.
The corn market here is calm. There are large
arrivals.

An English company has been formed for the
construction of a railway from Syria to Bagdad.
The King of Sardinia has conferred the grand
cordon of the Order of St. Maurice and St.
Lazarus on the Ministers of the Sultan and on
Omer Pacha.

FRANCE.
PARIS, SUNDAY.
The Moniteur announces the departure from St.
Cloud, on Saturday morning, of the Regent of
Baden, on return to his dominions, by way of the
Strasburg Railway. He was accompanied to the
frontier by General Espinasse, Aide-de-Camp of the
Emperor; and the Marquis de Gricourt, Cham-
berlain ; his suite consisted of the Baron Meysen-
beg, Baron Schweitzer, Colonel Soutter deLo zen,
Mrjor Neubroun, Baron de Geauningen, and his
private secretary, M. Ullmann.
The presidents and members of the committees
formed for the collection of subscriptions for a tes-
timonial in honour of the birth of the Prince Im-
perial, were presented ou Saturday to the Emperor
and Empress ; M. Roy de Saint-Arnaud, Mayor of
the 12;h arrondissement, delivered a loyal address,
in which he stated that " this gift of a hundred
thousand francs, collected centime by centime, is
the humble exponent of the affection and devotion
of the people, and the unanimity of the sentiments
represented by these treasures of luve ;" there are
six hundred thousand subscribers represented in
this amount.

The Debuts of both Saturday and Sunday deals
with the questions of debate between England and
the United States. It has also a leading a ticle on
the projet de loi, relating to the vote of 10 millions
of francs by the Corps Legislfttif, for the necessary
works to preserve the country-11:6m similar future
visitations.

The Independence Belgeoccupies several columns
with translations of the Blue B)ok papers by Mr.
Marcy, L )rd Clarendon, Mr. Crampton, &c., on
the enlistment question.
The Journal de la Meurthe states that the widow
of Marshal St. Arnaud and Lady Raglan, travel•
ling together, passed through Epinal a few days
ago on their way to Plombieres.
BOURSE, June 28.—The following were the last
quotations :

_
Cash. Or. a. End onfoatti •
1i per Cents 93 —f. —a.
3 per Cents 7l 55 71 65
New Loan 7l 55
Bank Shares 4,100 Roman
Credit Mobilier 1,575 Austrian
Belgian FiV3B 97l— Spathah Three 3,..... 461
Piedmmitese(s).