The Sun.
London, England, 1860-11-03 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON; SATURDAI EVENISO. NOVEMBER 3, 1860.

BRITISH POSSESSIONS

I Closing '
Share Railways. 'Paid.
Too Mantic &St Lawrence, all " 75 60 —Baldness done
stk
I 1130_111.J! aroda&.Cent Ind;
100 931 94 941
, t,u. a per cent.
18 , Do, Do. Bi 16 ll 14
204 Buffalo and L axe Huron all 5 51d
201 Do. ,New . ......
10 Do. Preference ....
Buffalo,l3rant,&Godricii 100 75 80
100 I 6 p. et. bds. Aug. 1, 1872
100 Do. do. July 1, 187:-1 100 67 72
100 Do. do. June 1, 1871 100 67 72
5 Clcutta.&S.Eastn. (Lim' 1. 30. id pr
20 Cape,Eastn.Prov. (Lim. 2s.
20 Cape Town & Dock Scrip 35. 1/ 11
20 Ceylon Guarantd. 6p. c. 71 11 I.‘
171 Demerara all
20 Eastn. Bengal gu. sp. c 71 1/ 11 d
stock East Indian, g•u. sp. c. 100 991 1061 100
20 Do. F Shares Ext l5 1 d pr
20 Do. Jubbulpore l5 1 d pr
100 Do. 41 pc. Debentrs all 93 90
100 Do. sp. c. Deb., 1864_ all 101 102 1011
20 Geelong & Melbourne —
Geelong Corporation 6!sto. 100
per cent. Bonds
stock Grand Trunk of Canada 100 23 25 23 21
100 Do. 6 per cent. Pref all 76 78 79
100 Do. 6 per ct. Debentr all 44 49 47
100 Do. 7 per cent. 1862
100 Do. do. 1867
100 Do. do. 1872 all 42 47 44
took Gt. IndiaPenin.gua.sp.c lOO 961 961 961
20 Do. New gua. sp. c 6 11d 4 d
20 Gt. South.of India (Lim) 13 21 lid
guaranteed 5 per cent.
201 Gt. W. of Canada Shares all 121 131 13 1
201 Do. New
100 Do. Bonds pay. '76, with all 100 102
opt, till 'GO
100 Do. do. '73 till '6O.
100 Do. do. '73 without opt all 100 102 /Al
100 Do. 5/ p. c. do. '77 do all 93 55
stock Madras, guar., 41 p. c lOO 841 851
stock Do. do. 5 per cent lOO 931 04/,
stock Do. 41 p. c. Extension 100 861 871 86f
20 Do. Fourth do lO 2 If d 13
20 Do. d 0..... _
stock Melb.Corp. 6p. o. Buds lOO
Newßrunswick & Canda
20 Ry.&Land(Lim.)g.6pc all 5 7
Class A Capital Share
Do. do. Land d 0... ....
20 Do. do. B Capital do.
.. Do. do. Land do. ......
20 .Dude (Limited) ........ ss.
stock IScinde .......... 0' ,:i ..,: 100 98 99
20 !Do. Punjaub .... Iw, 7 2 1 111
20 IDo. Do. —— Fe ci all d
f
sto3k 'Do. Indus. St. Flo. g,g• 100 93 95
20 ;SLAndrews & Quebec A 18
10 I Trinidad (Lim.) Scrip.. 1 1 i d
FOREIGN RAILWAYS.
10 Antwerp & Rotterdam all 55 51 01
20 rdennes ........... .. all —p
20 tah.&S.Fran..Lim.7 p.c. 81 11 Id
5 Belgian East. Junction all 1 1
20 eziers to Graissessac.. all
6 iCarmeaux Mine & Rail all 24 21 21
100 'Coplabo ........ & ...... all
10 1 Ditto Extension .... all 2 2 ,
1
20 Dutch Rhenish ........ 15 3 3
20 ;Eastern of France .... all 24 251
20 'Grand Rue. Guar. 6p. c. 6
20 Do. do. all
20 Great Central of Franc •
20 Gt. Luxem., Con. shs... 61 61
20 , Italian Junction ......
20 'Lake Constance & Bale.
20 ILierre & Turnhout .... all --
20 !Lyons & Geneva .... all
334 'Maria Antonia
10 IDo. New ... ........ all
20 'Namur & Liege
20 I Do. 6p. c. Pref. ........ all 191 201
16 ,Northern of France.... all 28 39
20 Do. New Shares ..... 15
10 Norwegian Trunk Pref. all 71 81
20
lil.'aris,Lyons, & Mediter. all 36 37
20 'arie & Orleans.. .... all 53 55
or,
IRecife & S. Fran. (Peru.
" gua. 7p. ct. 1im...... 13 31 214 9/ 1
20 ,Riga & Dunaburg...... 14
10 ,Rome & Frascati ...... all
20 ,Royal Dani5h.......... all
5 Royal Swedish ........ all
4 Do. 7 per cent. Pref.... all
20 Sambre & Meuse ...... all •51 6
10 Do. 51 per cent. Pref..... all 81 44
20 San Paulo, lim, g. 7p. c. 2 1 11 1
20 S.Aust. &Lomb Venetin 12 4 1 d 111
20 Southern of France.... all 191 201 ..,
81 West Flanders ........ all 51 61
10 Do. 51 p. c. Preference.. all 91 9
20 W. & N.W. of France .. all 22 23
25 !Western of Austria.... 6
20 Western of Switzerlan all
6 iriesbaden
6 o. 8 per cent. Pref all
20 .ealand

THIR D EDITION.

SUN OFFICE, Six o'clock,.

AUSTRIA.

The Opinio;te of Turin says :—" The news given
some time ago about Austria's objection to a
Congress is fully confirmed. In the Conference
at Warsaw it was found impossible to draw up a
general programme of the Congress, and at Vienna
Count Rechberg is said to have declared to the
Envoys of France and England, that, before de-
ciding, Austria must be made acquainted with
the intentions of their respective Governments,
since she cannot accept a Congress if the theory
of accomplished facts is accepted by the other
Powers. On the other hand, it is said that Baron
de Bach has, from Rome, informed Count Rech-
berg that Cardinal Antonelli is by no means
favourable to the proposal of a Congress. It
is certain that at Rome the intervention of Austria
would be preferred ; but the probabilities
of an aggression have diminished, and France and
England having asked the Cabinet of Vienna for
explanations touching the reinforcements of troops
sent into Venetia, that Cabinet has replied that it
was a merley precautionary measure, rendered ne-
cessary by the situation and by the threats of the
Italian revolution. We learn that the Conference
at Warsaw has led to no result, because both
Austria and Prussia were opposed to the revision
of the Treaty of 1856 relative to Turkey. Nego-
tiations for this revision had been opened between
Russia and France, and we believe they are not
yet interrupted. It is well known that Russia
attaches great importance to the revision of that
treaty, which is, besides, acknowledged to be the
source of great difficulties by the other Powers,
whose only reason for opposing any modification
iof it s that of, avoiding still greater complica-
tions."

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

BETTING AT MANCHESTER-YZSTBRDAY.

It is difficult to make quotations so as to give anything
like a correct idea of the betting on the Liverpool Cap. It
seemed as though everything, with the exception perhaps
of Light and Killigrew, had to undergo the operation of
" knocking out." Light was 'backed as low as Bto 1, then
9to 1 was offered—take 10 to 1. The Brower was at one
time at 100 to 6, then 100 to 4 was offered. Summereide
seemed friendless, though we heard nothing higher than
100 to 6 offered. Heiress and Chere Arnie figured at one
time at 100 to 3 (offered), and Golden Pippin at 50 to 1
(offered). An offer afterwards to back Heiress was met
with (100 to 5), but declined. The quotations are as near
the actual state of the market as we can make it. Closing
I prices :

LIVERPOOL CUP.
9to 1 agst Light (offered—take 10 to 1)
12 to 1 agst Killigrew (taken)
16 to 1 agst Herne (taken and offered)
16 to 1 agst Summerside (offered)
20 to 1 agst Brewer (offered)
20 to 1 agst Heiress (offered)
25 to 1 agst Chere Arnie (offered)
33 to 1 agst Feodorowna (taken and offered)
33 to 1 agst Golden Pippin (offered)
33 to 1 agst Bea Webster (taken and offered)
40 to 1 agst Gibraltar (taken)
40 to 1 agst Confectioner (offered)

LIVERPOOL CUP.-FIVE HUNDRED POUNDS.--
Youatt Wm. Gray's selection for the above event will win
by a distance if require& The horse won the trial easier
than Weatherbouni, his selection for the Cambridgeshire.
25 to 1 can bo obtained, and £5OO can be won with a little
outlay. Terms to the end of season, ss. ; one week, 2s. 6d.
Subscribers are requested to send per centage on Weather-
bound, and Heiress for a place. Those omitting to do so
will not receive advice for Liverpool. Address-15, Char-
ing-cross, London.

THE GREAT CHESS MATCH-The final game in
the chess match which has, during the past week, caused
so great an interest among the chess fraternity, came off
yesterday afternoon, and resulted in the triumph of Herr
Kolisch, the great Hungarian player, who succeeded in
winning three games to a single one scored by his antago-
nist, Herr Horwitz. We append below the particulars of
the game in question :-
White
(Mr. Kolisch). Black (Mr. Horwitz)
1. PtoK4 1. PtoK4
2. Kt to K B 3 2. Kt toQB 3
3. B to Q Kt 5 3. Kt to K B 3
4. Castles 4. P to Q 3
5. P to Q 4 5. P takes P
6. P to K 5 6. P takes P
7. Kt taker, p 7. B to Q 2
8. B takes Kt 8. 13 takes B
9. Kt takes B 9. P takes Kt
10. It to K-check 10. B to K 2
li. Q to K 2 11. Kt to Q 4
12. P to Q B 4 12. Kt to Q Kt 5
13. P to Q R 3 13. Kt to Q R 3
14. P to Q Kt 4 14. Qto Q 2
15. Kt to Q 2 15. Castles-K R (*)
• 16. Q takes B 16. Q R to K
17. Q takes Q 17. It takes R-check
18. Kt to K B square
(Mr. Horwite resigns the game and match.)
(*) This move, and those ensuing by Mt. 11., are founded
altogether upon a misconception of the position, it having
escaped his observation that adverse knight could interpose
on the 18th move, and thus avert the checkmate, which he
had relied upon administering.

TIIIS DAY'S MARKETS.

COVENT GARDEN.

Our market is moderately well supplied with fruit for the
time of year, and the arrivals of vogetalsles aro still large.
Most kinds of produos era in fair request, as follows :

FRUIT.

f. d. e. d.
Pine apples, perlb 6 0 to 9 6
Colonial do., each 1 0 to 1 6
Grapes,per lb 3 0 to 6 •~
Foreign do 1 0 to 1 61
Melons, each
Peaches, perdoz 6 0 to 12 6
Nectarines, per dz 2 0 to 6 0
Apples, per hf. by. 1 6 to 2 6
Pears, per do
Oranges, per dog 2 0 to 3 0
Lemons, per 100 8 0 to 15 0
A.pricots, per doz 2 0 to 4 0

1. d. e. d
Cherries, per lb 0 4to 1 6
Filberts, per .lb 0 fto 1 0
Cobnuts, pielb 0 oto 0 0
Almonds, pit bus 0 oto 0 0
Walnuts, per 100 1 oto 2 0
Figs, per doz 1 Ito 3 0
Strawberries potl. 0 4to 0 6
Gooseberries hf sv 2 6to 3 0
Currants, per do. 3 oto 3 6
Plums, per do.
Greengages, pr do. 5 oto 6 6
Raspberries,prptlo 3to 0 4
&BLEB.

TECET.
Greens, dz bunch 3 0 to 4 0
Cabbages, pr doz. 0 6 to 1 01
Savoy do., pr do. 0 0 to 0 0
Cauliflowers, p dz 2 0 to 4 0
Brocoli, per dz 0 0 to 0 01
Potatoes, per ton ISO to 150 0
New ditto, per lb. 0 0 to 0 0
Peas, per sieve 1 6 to 1 9
Turnips, dz bunch 3 6 to 4 6
Carrots, pedo 5 6 to 7 6
Cucumbers 1 0 to 1 6
Garlic, per lb
Sorrel, per sieve 0 0 to • 0
Spinath,hf.-sv 0 6 to 0 8
Brus. sprouts, h.s 1 9 to 2 0
Old onions, hf. sv. 0 0 to 0 0
New do., dz bun
French beans, 100 I 5 to 2 0
Leeks, per bunch 0 0 to 0 0

Shallots, per lb .. 0 6to 0 8
Horseradish, pbn 1 oto 2 0
Parsley, per ditto 0 2to 0 0
Celery, per ditto 0 9to 1 9
Beet, per doz. 1 6to 2 0
Parsnips, per do. 0 oto 0 0
Small salad, p. pn, 0 2 toe 0
Mushrooms,p pun 2 oto 3 0
I Artichokes, pr dz 4 oto 6 •
I Cabbage lett,score 1 oto 2 0
Endive, per score 1 oto 2 0
Radishes, dz hnds 0 6to 0 0
Tomatoes, hf sye 4 oto 6 0
Walnuts, per 100 0 oto 0 0
' Chillies, per ditto 0 oto 0 I
Capsicums, per do 0 oto 0 0
Rhubarb, per bun 0 4to 0 0
Asparagus, pr do. 2 Oto 4 0
Seakale, per pun. • 0 to 0

NENVGATE AND LEADENHALL.

Turkeys, 4s Od to 7s Od ; poults, 4s Od to 75 Od each ;
geese, 4s Od to 68 6cl ; goslings, 4s Od to Is 6d ; ducklings,
is 9d to 2s 9d ; rabbits, is 3d to 2s Od each ; wild do., 8d
to la 2d ; pigeons, M to Os 9d each ; large Surrey fowls,
6s Od to 12s Od; chickens, 45 Od to 6s Od; barn-door fowls,
3s Od to 5s Od ; capons, 4s Od ; hares, 2s Gel to 3s 6d ;
grouse, 2s Od to 3s Od each ; pheasants, 3s Od to 45 Od ;
ptarmigan, Os tooB Od ; woodcocks, Os Od to Os Od; snipes, is
Od to is 3d; teal, Os 6d to Os 6d ; wild ducks, is 6d to 2s Od;
widgeons, is Od to is 6d ; plovers, Os 6d to Os 10d each
guinea fowls, Os Od to Os Od ; roasting pigs, 4s Od to 7s Od
each ; Ostend fresh butter, Os lid to is ld ; English, is Od
to is 4d per lb ; English eggs, Os Od to 108 Od ; French do.,
9s Od to Os Od per 120 ; leverets, Is 6d to 2s M each.

TILE STEPNEY MURDER.

EXTRAORDINARY STATEMENT OF THE

PRISONER

A memorial drawl up by the prisoner James

Mullins himself, in his own language, was yesterday
transmitted to the Home Secretary, through his
solicitor, Mr. H. Wood, praying for a commutation
of the capital sentence. The memorial is as follows :

" James Mullins wishes to explain some difficul-
ties against him at his trial. These are chiefly the
alibi proved in favour of Emm on the Monday night,
and the hour at which he states he saw him deposit
the parcel.
• " There may be two suppositions with regard to
the time of the murder—one placing it on the Mon-
day night, the other on Tuesday morning—in either
case no proof against me. First, if committed on
Monday, my children swear I was at home all night
from 7 o'clock. He also wishes that Mrs. Mudie
should be found out, as she would probably swear
she knew him to be at home on that night or even-
ing. The alibi in favour of Emm would only show
that he did not commit the murder on Monday
night, but yet he might have received the parcel
from the man who did. In the second supposition—
that it was committed on Tuesday morning, no evi-
dence was given to show that Emm, or any other
person, may not have committed it, as the alibi was
proved only for Monday; yet it was distinctly
sworn by Mrs. Barnes, living opposite, that she saw
some person moving papers at the top window on
Tuesday morning, between the hours of 9 and 10
o'clock. That must be just before the murder was
committed, as the person could not go back again
after committing the deed on the previous night.
Why should not this woman's evidence be believed,
when she had the daylight and could not be mis-
taken in seeing the person moving the papers.
The witness Stephenson, who has proved that
he saw a man named Rowland, one of the de-
ceased's collectors, come from the deceased's
house on the morning of Tuesday, between the
hours of 10 and 11 o'clock, with a quantity of
Pr

,Japerhangings under his arm ; this witness proved
that Rowland seemed quite confused when spoken
to by the witness on trade, who had known him a
long time before, and after hearing of the murder,
gave information to the police. This man Rowland
was in conversation with Emm on the previous
night. This was sworn to on the trial. With regard
to the hour stated of the placing of the parcel in
the shed, prisoner might be easily deceived, as he
had no watch to tell him the hour and he could not
see any clock. Prisoner submits that he was not
convicted from legal evidence, but through preju-
dice • and he trusts the Home Secretary will consi-
der the whole case without prejudice, and prove to
the world that the life of a man is too sacred to be
taken on mere suspicion. Prisoner feels that the
police have been very sharp towards him, and not
in endeavouring to ascertain whether some one else
might not have committed the crime ; and that if
they had gone immediately on receipt of informa-
tion from prisoner, they might have found the re-
mainder of the parcel in Emm's cottage.
(Signed) " JAMES MULLINS."

In addition to the prisoner's own statement, Mr.
Wood has also urged upon the consideration of the
Secretary of State the following facts :—That
neither on the hammer, the clothes, nor the boots,
was any trace of blood found, though they have
been carefully examined, and from the evidence,
this fact is quite irreconcilable with Mullins's guilt.
2dly, That the evidence of Mrs. Barnes, a highly-
respectable witness, entirely corroborates the wit-
ness Stephenson, and their evidence throws consi-
derable doubt on the case for the prosecution. idly,

That the Chief Baron's remarks as to the prisoner
not giving any account of the possession of the
cheque is not in accordance with the principles of
the law of England, as no man is bound to crimi-
nate himself, and even if Mullins had been a re-
ceiver he would not be liable for murder.

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.

TRAFFIC RETURNS FOR THE IN,EEK.

Miles Opened. ' Receipts. ,
Railways. ,______........_-_. .-----"---..,
' 1800. 1859. 1860. 1859.
X X
Belfast and N. Counties 65 65 1,335 1,881
Belfast and Comity Down 20 20 603 515
Birkd., Lane., & Ches. June 3'; 32 2,733 .2,676
Blyth and Tyne 2O 20 1,8.2 1,569
Bristol and Exeter 125 125 6,693 7.267
Caledonian
Ches.&Holyhead(withMold) 941 941 - -
Cockermouth & Workington 85
Cork and Bandon 2O 20 381 382
Cork, Blackrock, & Passage 6} 210 206
Cornwall
Deeside l7 17 232 207
Dublin & Belfast Junction
Dublin and Drogheda 63 63 1,800 1,752
Dub. & Wicklow(in.Kingst ) 40} 401 1,952 1,872
Dundalk and Enniskillen
Dundee and Arbroath l7} 17} 664 577
Dundee, Perth, & Aber. Jun. 31 31 1,041 1,018
East Anglian 67/ 671 1,013 1.016
E.Counties,Nrfk., &E. Union 499 499 27,441 28,512
East Kent l9l - - -
E.L ancs.s hire(in.l3lackburn) 111 105 _ _
Edinburgh and Glasgow
Edinburgh, Perth,& Dundee 78 78 3,450 3,444
Forth & Clyde Junction
Furness
Glasgow & South-Western 1831 1834 8,055 7,271
Great Northern 283 283 27,080 27,471
Great North of Scotland
9t.Southn. & Westn.(lrind ) 329 226 8,418 7,229
Great Western 4701 1661 31,965 1.4343
Hull and Holderness - -
Inverness & Aberdeen June 55 55 879 906
Irish South-Mastern 2s} 25} 272 383
Killarney Junction - -
Lancaster and Carlisle (in.
Kendal and Windermere) 100 100 - -
Lane. & Yrks.(in.Blackburn) 395 395 36,402 32,370
Limerick and Foynes 2 26 215 192
Llanelly 4 4 466 446
London & North-Western . 950 936 82,177 79,132
London and Blackwall 5l 51 1,579 1,508
London & South-Western . 389 339 18,034 15,187
Lond. Brighton, &S. Coast, 2231 206} 18,716 16,127
L'derry and Enniskillen ... 60 60 - -
Lond., Tilbury, & Southend 42 40 1,158 1,160
51an.,Slieffield,& Lincolnsh 173 1731 11,785 10,708
Manch. S.Jun.& Altrinchaan 9 9/ 1,104 936
Mar port and Carlisle 2B 28 1,213 1,035
Midland
Midland G t.Westn. of bind 177 177 4,347 4,004
Monkland 56 56 1,580 1,470
Monmouthsh. Rail. & Canal 44 44 2,505 2,370
Newcastle and Carlisle 7B 78 3,530 3,555
Newport,Aberg.,& Herefor 5O 60 - -
North British (in. Dalkeith) 174 174 6,003 5,706
North Devon 35 35 522 549
North-Eastern 764 764 41,110 39,357
North London 9 9 2,528 2,217
North Staffordshire 246 233 8,298 7,817
North-Western 461 461 - -
N. Yorkshire and Cleveland 10} - - -
Oxford, Wore., & Wolver - -
Peebles lBl 181 - -
St. Helen's Canal & Railway 30 30 1,999 1,846
Scottish Central
Scottish North-Eastern ll5 115 4,155 3,890
Shrewsbury & Birmingham 291 291 2,014 1,852
Shrewsbury and Chester
Shrewsbury & Hereford
Shropshire Union 29} 29} 870 830
South Devon
South-Eastern 306 302 22,809 20,861
South Wales l7ll 1711 7,411 7,006
S. Yorkshire and River Du. 118 118 3,513 3,293
Stockton and Darlington .. 123 119 7,792 6,656
Taff Vale 53 53 5,172 4,085
Ulster
Ulverstone and Lancaster
Vale of Neath 2s} 25} 1,603 1,393
.Warrington and Stockport 10 - - -
Waterford and Kilkenny..: 31 31 348 328
Waterfbrd and Limerick
West Cornwall 271 271 712 747
W. 1I artlepool H arbr. &Bail 39 39 4,932 3,718
Whitehaven Junction l2 12 679 652
Whitehaven & Furness Jun 35 35 647 561
W'haven,Cleator,&Egrmnt. 7 7 369 374
FOREIGN AND COLONIAL.'
Antwerp and Rotterdam 52 52 1,089 953
Austrian B2B 673 41,406 32,545
Belgian Eastern Junction 261 261 346 272
Buffalo and Lake Huron
Detroit and Milwaukie lB5 185 4,908 3,503
Dutch Rhenish - -
Grand Trunk of Canada... • 970 880 16,626 12,335
Great Indian Peninsula 277 1941 2,779 2,018
Great Luxembourg l2B 128 2,784 2,288
Great Western of Canada 345 345 11,523 9,9„0
[ Lombardo-Venetian 285 285 - -
Lyons and Geneva 142 142 6,077 5,362
' Madrid, Saragossa &Alicant 310 284 15,560 9,855
P Maria Antonia 2l 21 - -
r Northern of France 613 602 50,742 51,322
, Norwegian Trunk 44 44 :1,056 725
Paris, Lyons, & Mediterrn 879 840 92,561 81,956
1 Paris and Orleans 922 922 56,272 63,157
Paris and Strasburg - -
9 Royal Danish 69 69 611 536
Sambre and Meuse 6B 68 1,183 1,196
Southern of France 777 773 22,731 19,318
West Flanders
3 W. and N.W. of France 742 730 42,815 42,210

y:

THE CAPTURE OF THE TAKU FORTS.

OCCUPATION OF TIEN-TSIN.
(From the Special Correspondent of the _Times.)
CAMP, TANG-KOW, ON THE PEIHO, AUG. 25.
The Taku Forts are captured. The enemy made
a gallant and desperate resistance at the upper
Northern Fort, which was only stormed by our
troops after three hours and a-ha.lf's hard fighting.
The others surrendered soon after the action. Part
of the army, occupies Tien-thin ; the remainder will
follow on 'Tuesday, leaving a small garrison in the
forts. Not a Tartar or Chinese soldier is now in
arms ; and Sang-ko-lin-sin has fled to Pekin.
Finally, the Armstrong gun has been well tested in
the field. Its success is triumphant and unequivo-
cal. Beyond question or dispute, it is the best gun
yet used in action. Now for the details. On the
9th inst. a reconnaissance by Lieut.-Colonel Wol-
seley, Capt. Brabazon, Col. Dupin, and some other
officers, with a party of cavalry, was made across
the mud on the right of Pehtang up to the Tien-
thin road, about six miles in front. The result was
satisfactory. The mud was discovered to be prac-
ticable fur cavalry and artillery during dry weather,
and beyond the four or five miles to which it ex-
tended was a hard plain with abundance of good
water. It rained in torrents during the 10th, so it
was impossible to start on the 11th, as originally
intended. The weather having improved on that
day, the Commanders-in-Chief determined to lose
no time, and the army was ordered to march at day-
break on the 12th.

The small town of ginito, against which operations
were directed, lies on the road from Tang-kow and
the Northern forts to Tien-tsin, About seven miles
south-west of Pehtang, three miles north-west of
Tang-kow, and six miles north-west of the Northern
forts, it forms the most advanced position of the
Chinese on the north bank of the river. Three in.-
trenched camps, commanding the causeway from
Pehtang, had been made towards the east of the
town, the last intrenchment resting on Sinho itself.
They were constructed in the usual fashion of mud
and straw, with crenelated walls and a deep ditch,
and were of very recent formation.
After the reconnaissance of the 9th, it was deter-
mined to make a double attack on this position, so
as to turn the left flank of the Tartars, cut them off
from the Tien-tsin road, and drive them into the
forts in their rear. For this purpose General Napier
with the Second Division was to diverge to the right
300 yards from the causeway gate, and march across
the mud to the Tien-Wu road, while the First Divi-
sion and the French marched along the causeway
and attacked the intrenchments in front. At 5 a.m.
on the 12th the division commenced defiling through
the gate. First came an advanced guard of three
companies of the Buffs, with two of Capt. Milward's
Armstrong guns in support; then four other Arm.
strongs, of Milward's battery, the 23d company of
Royal Engineers, Bth Regiment of Punjabees, 44th
Regiment, Rotton's rocket battery, Royal Marines,
Madras Sappers, and right wing of the 67th Regi-
ment. The rearguard was formed by the left wing of
the 67th. The cavalry—King's Dragoon Guards,
Probyn's Horse, and Fane's Horse, with Stirling's
battery, followed soon after, and were attached to
the division. On leaving the road it became abun-
dantly apparent that the mud was most difficult to
cross. The infantry were ankle deep, and before
proceeding 200 yards all the Armstrong waggons
had sunk above the axle. In vain were ropes
attached and fatigue parties of soldiers called into
requisition. All their efforts were in vain. The
waggons were immovable, so the limbers, containing
30 rounds a-gun, were detached and brought on,
the remainder of the waggons being left in the I

marsh, and eventually taken back-to Pehtang.
These waggons weigh 10 cwt. more than the guns,
and are much too heavy for service. Meanwhile '
the guns themselves kept advancing through ground
such as has seldom been traversed by artillery. Over
and over again the horses' legs disqppeared in the
mud, and the carriage sank above the axle. Quick
as thought the horses were unharnessed. the guns
unlimbered, ropes applied to the wheels, and, with
a strong pull and a pull together, the men had the
guns out of the hole. Then came large ruts, or
rather small trenches, over which they had to be
rattled at a gallop, and then mud, marsh, and slush
again. For fully five miles were thee guns knocked
about before reaching hard ground. Arrived on the
plain, General Napier hafted the division, aid or-
dered the cavalry to advance from the town. Capt.
Milward then made a careful examination of the
Armstrongs—" those delicate weapons which would
never bear the rough work of war." Not one gun
was a pin the:worse, none of the "gingerbread"
was damaged ; the sights were uninjured, the screws
in good order, the carriages perfect. Capt. Milward
having been appointed to command a division, con-
sisting of his own battery and Govan's, the imme-
diate command of this battery of Armstrong's de-
volved on Capt. Harrison. From officers to men
there was but one feeling—every one had pride in
the gun and fall confidence in its success, and each
worked as if the entire responsibility rested on his
own shoulders. Muddy, drenched, arid draggled,
the men were hearty and cheery, though their
knapsacks and a great part of their rations had
been left behind in the waggons.
It was a treat to see the artillery horses over the
first bucket of good water they had drunk for ten

days. At Pehtang nearly allot' them refused the
brackish filthy compound of mud and salt water,
and they were beginning to suffer; but the fine

plain on which we halted was studded with pools of
clear fresh water, whence men and beasts were abun-
dantly refreshed. After an hour's halt the cavalry ar-
rived, and the whole force advanced, right wheel, on
Shill°. First came a picket of Sikhs under Major
Probyn. Then two companies of the Buffs in skir-
mishing order, with the Armstrongs on their left.
Behind them the main column of infantry, with the
cavalry on the right, up to the Tien-tsiu road, and
protecting the rear. Videttes of Tartar horse were
seen in front, flank, and rear, but they retired as the
army approached without firing a shot. After march-
ing upwards of an hour we arrived before S in ho,about
a mile from which place Gen. Napier halted the divi-
sion. The plain extended up to the town, which
was open in front. On the proper right of the Tartars
were the three large intrenchments, on their left
market gardens and a small intrenched camp on the
road to the river. The possibility of their being at-
tacked on the road from Tien-tsin had never occurred
to them, so no preparations whatever had been
made to receive us. A large body of Tartar cavalry
took up position in front of the town when they saw
the army approach, their line extending for about a
mile and a half. Gen. Napier's dispositions were
soon made. The infantry was formed in line of con-
tiguous columns at quarter-distance, the Buffs in
advance in skirmishing order, three Armstrongs in
the centre, three more on the British left flank, the
cavalry on the right, partially concealed by the
Tien-tsin road, with Stirling's battery to cover that
road. And now the Armstrongs in the centre were
ordered to open fire on the Tartar cavalry. I stood
by Capts. Milward and Harrison as the first gun
was fired at 20 minutes to 11 a.m., at a range of
about 1,200 yards. The first shot was bad, the
elevation was too great, and the shell passed harm-
lessly over the eneziy. It was the only failure. The
second shell burst right in the midst of the largest
group, and half a dozen saddles were instantly
empty. " Three degrees," shouted Capt. islilward,
and the range was got by every gun. For upwards of
10 minutes the battery made magnificent practice.
Not a shot failed, not a shell that did not burst in
the exact spot to which it was directed. Right and
left, at the cavalry in front, into the entrenchments
on the flank, at 1,200 yards, at 1,600, at 2,200, weer
the shells pitched with unerring aceara.cy..e
dAivisiond
breeze and no file firing enabled the wb I
to witness the effect of the Armstrong gun,
as
gongeu on
n o w first
tested in action, and there was but one
The Tartars
to its absolute and unqualified
stood right manfully for 10
so, after some
trpseiunmetie;tes, when they
found the place too hot for h
desperate resolution of
wavering, they took thehd
anksof the English, and
attempting to turn bot
A large body of Tartar
so get into their
cavalry rushed up threeaTrien-tsin road, while a smaller I
force advanced on our left. The latter were soon
disposed of by the three Armstrongs. The former
halted when they saw our cavalry, stood irresolute
for a time,
and then retrea
bear,
retreated. Captain
ptaionud
Stirlingndeuat
once brought to le
his battery .m
well in flank.
Just at this moment the guns of the
First Division and the French were h eard on the
Armstrongs were ordered to cease thine.b
left, so the
into the intrench ments . I galloped across to Stir-
ling's battery, and was admiring his practice, when
to the surprise of every one a body of 80 or 90 Tar-
tars rushed from their front to take his guns in flank.
On they came with the most wild and unearthly
cries. So unexpected was this attack that Capt.
Stirling had barely time to fire two rounds of case,
when they were within 100 yards of the guns.
There was no infantry near, but a guard of 25 of
Fine's Horse, under the command of Lieut. M'Gre-
gor, was attached to the battery. Now was the time,
now the chance to test the Sikhs against the Tartars.
Without a moment's hesitation, and regardless of
numbers, Lieut. M'Gregor gave the word to charge,
and away went the Sikhs in most gallant style. No
flinching, no craning; every spur was well in the
horse's side, when one-half the Tartars met them in
full shock. The effect was instantaneous. One of
the leading Sikhs ran his spear right through the
body of a Mongol horseman, the head entering at
his chest and going out at bis back. The spear broke
in the middle, the Mongol fell to the ground spitted,
and never moved a limb. Lieut. M'Gregor singled
out his man, and was in the act of spearing hi,
when another Tartar fired his matchlock within 10
yards point black. The slugs hit the Lieutenant n
n.,10
five places, t'aree lodging in the chest,7 by the
rn
forehead, For a moment he was bhp. a a .
a

fire, which burnt his face, but the work was &tie.
The Tartars dispersed in every direction, the whole
affair lasting little more than a minute. I am happy
to say that Lieut. M•Gregor is fast recovering from
his wounds, which, though severe, are not in the
least dangerous. Nothing could be more gallant
than his conduct, for he had no supports, and but a
handful of men. The Sikhs were delighted with
the result, which naturally inspired them vi ith the
greatest confidence, and proved their unquestion-
able superiority over the Tartar cavalry. 'I he First
Division and the French, who had advanced along
the causeway, now commenced a tremendous fire
against the more advanced intrenchment. .Barry's
Armstrongs and Desborough's and Govan's Eng-
lish batteries, with three batteries of French rifled
cannon, were in full play. The Tartars op ened a
sharp and harmless fire from gingals and :match-
locks, but were driven from one intrenchment to
the other by the artillery alone, no infantry having
been engaged. At the end of an hour the en emy had
retreated along the causeway to Tang-how, and
down to a ferry over the river. Sinho was in pos-
session of the allies. Meanwhile Probymand Fane
were dealing with such bodies of Tartars as kept
within reach. Lieut. Anderson of Probyn's horse
got detached from his regiment, with Eve of his
own men and two of Fane's. Three or four hundred
Tartars surrounded them, when Probyn heard of
their condition. On seeing him advance with one
squadron of his own regiment and a small party of
Fane's Horse the Tartars quietly retreated a slow
trot. The Sikh horses were much exhausted by
their struggles in the mud, so Probyn ordered his
men not to charge too soon, arid pursued the
enemy quietly, saving his horses until he neared
them. At length, when within two hundred
yards, the Sikhs became impatient and difficult to
restrain. The chief Rissildar could contain himself
no longer. He shouted his war yell at the top of
his voice, the others followed suit, and down they
went full speed after the Tartars. Away they rushed,
helter-skelter, along the causeway, but the little
galloways of the enemy were nearly a match for the
splendid Arabs after their day's fatigue; and, to
use the words of one of the officers engaged, they
" killed awfully few, not more than 50 or 60." Of
these no fewer than seven fell before the sword of
Lieut. Anderson, whose blood was fairly up. Sower
Wayeer Khan, of Fane's Horse, was killed, as he
manfully stood by Lieut. Anderson. Duffadar
Berjon Singh, of Probyn's, was dismounted early
in the fight, but he refused to leave the field, and.
on foot had two desperate encounters with several
of the enemy. He was severely wounded, and his
life was only saved by several Sowars going triGhis
assistance. Sowar Khowajah Mahomed was cut off
with Lieut. Anderson. He charged tie enemy
several times, heedless of numbers, and when An-
derson's right arm was disabled by a blow he rushed
to his assistance. Lieut. Anderson saw him slay
four of the enemy. In another direction. Fane
maintained his well-earned reputation as a skilful
swordsman and leader of irregulars. Re was the
first to get at the Tartar horsemen, of whom he
gave a good account, though they escaped rather
too quickly for his wishes across a canal.
After the action was over I walked carefully over
the ground, including the intrenchments taken by
the First Division and the French. The effect of
the Armstrong fire was everywhere visible. Many
of the shells had gone straight through the embra-
sures, bursting on the other side. The wounds
were awful. One man was cut completely in two.
A shell had burst right in the middle of another and
blown him to pieces. Horses were lying about with
their legs hanging by a thread, and the frightful
effect of the missiles was completely proved. There
lay the sectional pieces into which they burst, each
shell exploding into 49 fragments, in addition to
the top and leaden casing, all the same weight and
size, all sharp-pointed and angular. Notwithstand-
ing the tremendous disadvantages under which they
labou red, the enemy acted like brave men. 4,000
or 5,000 Tartar cavalry, with a few gingals, fought
against enormous odds, for the English had up-
wards of 10,000 men engaged in the two divisions,
and the French about 4,000 or 5,000. They did.
their best, and no troops could have shown more
resolution. But bows and arrows could hardly
prevail against Armstrong guns and French rifled
cannon. '1 he Mongols and Mantchoo cavalry en-
gaged on the 12th are strong, bread-shouldered,
muscular fellows, who, with proper training, would
make first-rate soldiers. They had no swords ;
each man carried a bow and arrows, in addition to
which every sixth soldier carried a matchlock, and
every tenth a spear. Each gingal was carried on
one horse, the stand on another. At full speed the
matchlockmen turned in their saddles, and fired on
their pursuers, loading again as they gallopped off.
Their defeat was certain, but by no means disgrace-
ful. It is almost impossible to ascertain their lose
in this affair. During the hottest firing, when the
Armstrong shells were scattering death and de-
struction in every direction, they could be seen
laying their wounded across horses, and hurry-
ing to the rear. About 200 deed bodies were
found, and for days the wounded, who, during
the hurry and hustle, had been left on the plaia,
were brought in by pickets and reconnoitering
parties. Six days after the action Major Hay
found a Mongol about two miles and a-half
from Sham. He was sabred about the head
and shoulders, but had no fatal wound. For six

days had he lain on the plain without food or water,
and, though much attenuated, he was still alive.

Major Hay gave Lim bread and water, for which he

signified liisgratitude, and, a doolie with two sowers
having been sent out he was brought into camp, and
is doing well. Nearly all the loss was inflicted by the
Armstrong guns and the Sikhs, for the infantry, with
the exception of the skirmishers, was never engaged.
In the First Division of the English there was but
one casualty. Gunner Travers, of Barry's battery,
was dangerously shot in the left thigh. The French
had three or four wounded. In the Second Division
the loss was heavier, for there the cavalry was en-
gaged. I append a nominal list of the killed and
wounded, and include the Sikhs, as it is not impos-
sible the 'limes may convey the information to their
families in India. Every man did his duty well,
never thinking of danger. The three privates of the
44th were wounded by the bursting of one of our
own rockets.
After an hour's halt the allied commanders took a
careful survey of their position. A narrow raised
causeway, about three miles long, led across the
plain from Sinho to Tang-kow, where a large in-
trenched camp was visible. This road was bordered_
on either side by a deep trench 12 feet or 14 feet
wide, full of water, and without a bridge.
On tho
left was marsh, and the ground on the right
was
intersected with ditches, making it
erd by the
r
imprac-
ticable for artillery. Sir Hope Grant therefore
attacking until bridges were
constructed quiteefore delayed
Engineers ; the rather as it w:as this pGo which
ont-
generally believed
M sition,eneral
the Chinese had heavy guns in th.
was evidently one of some !Ares
French rifled cannon
opera-
tions at once, so at
3 Ts Or thereabouts, their infan-
auban, however, was anxious ntgo commence
openedfireat 100 y
15th runjabees in support.
COth
and some pretty practiee with
infan-
try drawn up in reaain'odrn the causeway, with her Ma-
jesty's Rifles
ring
After an hour's ti
they retired, having made
place except exploding a
oi
The Chinese returned the fire,
and
ItiltietioFinriepnrechssi
small magazine.
last.
artillery, i
and kept it up to the
in the Tartar Generals house a large bundle of
letters was found. Among them were a memorial
of Ho-kweitang, Imperial Commissioner and Go-
vernor-General of the two Kiang provinces, en-
' closing the ultimatum, an Imperial decree warning
Sang-ko-lin- sin against English, French, and Rus-
sians, and his memorial in reply. Ho states that the
Chinese merchants had made out from the barbarian
merchants that the latter were unanimous in pro-
nouncing Bruce " utterly intractable." If any of
them deprecated hostilities, he replied, " I shall
carry out my policy ; lam not tobe gulled by you."
He was very irate at having been enticed into a
snare at Taku ; and, although Ho desired no
' trouble, it was not so easy in a moment to bring him
within bounds. Ho goes on to remark that, while
" there is no proof that the statements made in the
newspapers are true, it is by no means certain that
they are utterly without foundation," and that it-
would not be right when an increase of the allied
forces spoken of not to be prepared against them.
He encloses a long translation from the English
papers of the debate in the House of Commons, and

Comments on the notable propositions of sending an
expedition up the Yang-tse, occupying Nankin and
cutting off the supplies of Pekin through the
"broken up" Grand Canal,
The Great Council thereupon addressed Sank;k:i
lin-sin, and Hang fuh, in a decree dated the 27th
March last, enclosing the ultimatum andof the
from the newspapers. The languagebe extreme
two Ambassadors being rebellious in t
to these
the Council have instructed Ho to replyattu' have in-
barbarians. The newspapers says thn _ extracts
d are 'bringiug
creased their force to 30,000
up guns and another army to attack
that they are surveying bothfor forts
d; eas
l so
of
thweacter, where they may
Pehtang in search of deep
Notwithstanding that
land, so as to turn the forts. Not
full confidence is not to tie'kenthe
given to all this, still,
slUty,
by nature
Bourbillon are inse-
nature sanguinary and.
p arables in "considering
dishonesty,
seeingsthh_oante
the ferocity and trickiness
treacherous, and
of their dispositions, when mention. is made of their
increased with a view of taking the
geud not be right not to stand on our
w
ward, Let Sang-ko•lin-sin therefore look to it,
ff= ptein
and let the extracts from the newspapers be given
him to read." As to the Russians, if they come in
vessels of war, they must be told they can only
come in peaceable times, and. now the coast is being
placed on the defensive.
Sang-100-lin-sin and Hang-huh reply to this, and.
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