The Sun.
London, England, 1858-01-30 00:00:00

LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 30, 1858.

THE FIGHTING AT CAWNPOBE.

bazaar, where we remained ready to turn out at a
moment's notice, but we bad a pretty quiet night,
only musketry over us, which I don't mind much
now, and few do if it only passes kindly by ; soI
slept well. On the Gth Dec. I was ordered to rejoin
the brigade at 9 a.m., and we were strengthened by
about 400 men of the 42d Highlanders, which made
us (the 4th Brigade under hope) about 2,000 men,
so I knew we were in for a good fight. The 3d Bri-
gade, consisting of her Majesty's Bth and 64th Pun-
jaub Infantry, were to hold the posts and camp ;
the sth Brigade moved off to the right ; the heavy
gulls, under Peel, were ordered in our front, and
then the ball opened on both sides, and one battery
(Turner's) blazed away. In a short time the Chief
ordered the brigade to form line; and directed me
•to cover the advance with my regiment,
which I.
did about GOO yards, and he then ordered
'the ad-
vance, and the enemy were behind some limekilns
and in a village. My men came up. within 200 yards
of the place, gave a shout and a cheer, and away we
went at them. They gave us nvolley as we came
up, and then began to bolt behind the canal mound,
and we after them. They then fired again, and
kept up until we jumped over and ran after them
all up the banks of the canal for half-a-mile, where
some stood at a bridge, when wei soon drove them
off, and they commenced a regular route. A good
many were killed, and we were off a great deal to
the left, with no support, as all the• troops were
moving across the bridge; so we crossed, and the
cavalry and horse artillery were sent' for- to follow
them up, and we saw their oalll7 'itched teeth(
right about a mile, and they -
guns and baggage to Calr'

The following interesting letter is from an officer
commanding a Sikh regiment to his wife :
" Camp Bithoor, Dec. 12, 1857.
" I sent you a letter from Cawnpore on the 28th
Oct., which I hope you have received ere this. On
the 30th we marched across the Ganges on our way
to relieve the Lucknow garrison. My regiment was
brigaded with the 93d Highlanders and 75th, we
had a nice force of about 5,000 men of all arms—
sailors under Peel included. On the 2d Dec., at a
place called Marigunge, as we were marching on,
they fired on the advanced guard, whereupon the
infant!), were brought up to the front, and after
a few rounds of artillery we were ordered to storm
the village, which was done ; about 200 men of the
enemy were killed and the rest bolted. We took
two guns. Twenty-six ruffians were killed in one
spot. Our force had only a few men wounded and
one of the 93d killed. We then halted until the 9th
for the Commander-in-Chief. I did not enjoy the
picket duty, as we had so many pickets to give
away from camp, and only three officers for the
duty ; but lam in good health and can stand it.
" On the 12th, after reinforcements had come of
the 23d, 82d, and sth Fusiliers, detachments of 90th,
and some guns, total 7,000 men, we went on to the
Alumbagh, where some of Odium's force were in-
trenched, and the enemy kept continually firing
round shot into them, but did not kill many. They
gave us a few rounds, but all fell short, so we did
not mind them much. On the 13th I was sent
back 10 miles with 100 men to see the telegraph

omp' stbotint. c#.l4 morning ore ad-
reflood towards Lucknow Residency. About 12
we came on the enemy in a beautiful deer park and
house of the King's, and they favoured us with no
end of round shot and shell and grape,' and are
lost some men, My horse and, self were neitly
caught by an 18spounder shot. Luckily, it glanced
off a tree and passed on lam happy to say._ We all
advanced steadily on, covered by the. heavy guns.
Five guns were captured, and we took" possession of
a beautiful; place called La Martiniere. It was a
school for European and half-caste children in Oude,
and-an almshouse for the pooi, built by a general
of that name. They were driven acrosathe canal,
and our pickets were posted, and 'we lay down on
the ground until morning. No end of firing 'going
on between the pickets. Our loss did not exceed 50
men and 2 officers. Wheateroft, 6th Carbineers (a
volunteer), and Mayne, of the Artillery, killed.
Many knew poor Wheatcroft ; he was shot in the
chest. On the 15th I wassentdownto the canal about
9 o'clock, on picket, with 100 men, and we were on
one side and the enemy on the other, and the
amount of ball they fired at us all day was marvel-
lous ; they, were whizzing by all round. As we
were on the- grass, I luckily had only 3.men severely
wounded, and was ordered to come in at night,
and we were to advance the next morning on the
town, which I did,. and we left so quietly that the
enemy never knew we had left, but still continued
the firing. The 2d Punjaub Infantry are first rate
fellows, in fact there are no better soldiers than
these Sikhs of all arms. As Sir Colin Campbell
says, it is their dash ho so admires.
"On the 10t:1 of November, a day I ever shall
remember, -we advanced on the town and stormed
the Secunderabagh, and after a tremendous fight
nearly every man in the place was killed, I never
saw such a fight. Over 1,800 of the ruffians lay in
heaps—some on fire from the shots being so near,
and 'were grillingaway, I buried 400 in a hole next
c1ay,.7.50 were put in another, and as many more
were left in the place. Our oss was 24 officers
killed and-wounded, and 216 men. The Sikhs and
Highlanders were in first. The 93d are a splendid
regiment. The 2d Punjaub Infantry .had two ofil-
cers killed out of five and the 4th.. Punjaub Rifles
had .three officers killed out of four, and only a
young the p left. The Commander-in-Chief sent for
an officer from the 2d Punjaub Infantry to take
the command of the 4th ; and said to me,
.go s---,'--so off I went, . and held it all
through the Lucknow affair, which lasted until the
22d, when we covered the retreat of the garrison
and 10i6 to the Dilkoosha Bagh ; audit vas cer-
tainly. beautifully done. The enemy were so taken
in. Our loss -during the six days was 53 officers
killed.and' wouudecl, and 498 men. -
"We Were • tuder k_rms from es., drawls up,
fkaa,ssaa_saith- ths aid,move ciffatiy place of
picket attacked, until 3 a.m. on the 23d ; the ladies,
women, and children, and Sir J. Outram's force
came to the Residency with 230,0001., and all the
King's jewellery and silver, worth about 20 Jars, or '
200,0001. (which a grateful nation ought to give us'
as prize money), and after they had passed we
silently withdrew all pickets and marched away
through lanes by brigades, and reached the Dilkoo-,
sha Bagh and Martiniere about 5 a.m., and the;
enemy kept at a respectful distance from us. On'
the passing on of the ladies I found out Mrs. Harris;
and her husband, and gave her a few biscuits, some
brandy, and two bottles of beer—all I could give.
"On the 24th, I, with my regiment, and:
93d, and 53d, under Brigadier the Honourable'
A. Hope, were sent out on picket, so I saw no more
of them. On the 24th we marched to the Alumba
again, and reached it quietly, and all ladies safe.!
On the 25th and 26th we halted, as Sir J. Outram,
with the Ist Madras Fusiliers, 90th Foot, 75th and
78th, sth Fusiliers, Maude's troop, and some ca-
valry and artillery, were to remain behind until we
came back with 20,000 men to retake Oude ; they
have a good position, with commissariat and guns.
I saw old Scot at Lucknow looking very well. He
went in with the 90th Foot as interpreter, and be-
havcd most gallantly ; he was afterwards made an
assistant field engineer, but he don't like the work.
I am sorry we left him behind with Sir J. Outram's
force at Ahimbagh, as I think the enemy will bully
them much ; but they may remember what our
force gave them in Lucknow, and may keep quiet.
I hear that Sir James has fallen back on Bunnee-
bridge, within 25 miles of Cawnpore, hearing what
had happened there. Scot dined with me one night.
Franks and Remington are somewhere about Alla-
habad, marching up with some Queen's regiments.
On the 17th we heard heavy firing in the direction
of Cawnpore, it was incessant, and on the 28th we
marched at 7 a.m., having only come in at 12
o'clock at night, went along all day, the can-
nonade still going on, and came up within a mile
of the river about 10 p.m., when Sir Colin or-
dered us to encamp until morning, when we
found that the Gwalior Contingent had besieged
Cawnpore, taken the stores, and all our placed,
and driven in the pickets and force of about
2,500 men of the 88th, 34th, 64th, and Rifle Bri-
gade underWindhatn. The Sepoys took their camp,
baggage, and cooking pots, and everything they
had, but I not being there at the time cannot say
whose fault it was ; but Sir Colin was in a great
rage, and it gave us some hard work. They were
about 12,000 men with 42 guns. About 1 a.m.
our brigade, the 93d, 53d, and my regiment, were
ordered to march again at 2, which was afterwards
countermanded, as they at first feared the enemy
would try and break the bridge of boats, which they
luckily did not do, so I lay down and slept until
daylight, and at 8 a.m. on the 29th we marched
and crossed the bridge, and found all the troops
like bees in the entrenchments; but our brigade
with six guns was ordered to go out and take up a
position on the cavalry parade ground, and as we
passed the entrenchments, and were obliged to
halt sometimes and go out with a small front, they
peppered us like fun, but they fired rather too high.
I was at the head of the regiment, and as we were
all riding the bullets came hissing and whizzing
past us, but none touched us, thank God ; a few
men were wounded. We advanced all serene' in
spite of all, and took the position we were ordered,
but they opened on us with grape and round
shot, which our artillery soon silenced, and we
remained on the ground all night, and on the 30th
we pitched our tents; but the ruffians, whom we had
driven back over the canal, got up some guns and
seLt round shot and shell into us, so we were all
turned out and got near some houses or old lines.
I saw one shell burst over some of the 93d next us,
and it knocked over one officer and four men, and
they occasionally sent a shot in all day ; we were
not allowed to attack them, but the pickets kept
them in check, so we had our dinner—chupatties
and some salt beef, and made ourselves jolly under
the circumstances, as we bad some brandy, made
some punch, and gave to all we could. The 93d
are first-rate fellows, and we always are alongside.
On the Ist their colonel (Ewart) had his left arm
taken off by a round shot.
" On the 2d and 3d my regiment was sent on
picket to relieve another in the bazaar along the
canal, and we had no end of blazing away until the
4th, when we were relieved ; luckily we lost only a
few men. At the attack on the Secunalerbagh, near
Luckuow, my regiment lost 71 men killed and
wounded and three officers, out of less than 400
men ; they always pat us leading, and every one
swears by the Sikhs, men and officers of the
Queen's. On the sth the enemy made an attack
on our left, so I was ordered out in support of some
artillery about 2 o'clock, and after a few rounds the
blackguards were driven back by the 2d Punjaub
Infantry pickets, and I came back to dinner to the

eiem, moved up to their ca,
tents, gbarriea, rum, baggage .
all over theireanap, and so we went along the road
and followed them up for 11 miles. The cavalry
and artillery, with the Chief, went five further, and
we came back with 11 guns and 7 mortars, which
was a first rate thing, and pleased the Chief much.
The need was covered with hackeries full of clothes,
uniforais, ammunition for guns and musketry. All
the men—European and native '-_got no end of
plunder and rupees off the dead men that were shot
and cut down. It was a wonderful sight, and lam
glad tee sepoys have caught it this time. The loss
I do not think was heavy on our side. • I hdve not
yet heard, but I should say that not more than 150
killed and wounded that day. I lost only seven
men. lam very lucky in commanding a regiment
like this, and I hope that if I get my company soon
1 shall get a brevet majority by this campaign, and
we all deservaseithe rewards, as we are always now
(meths move and have had severe fighting, as you
will ' see by the Commander-in-Chief's Order,
issued, after Luoknow, which- I' send. We
came back in camp about ten p.m., and
had nothing to eat,',as everything Was left be.
hind in the camp in the morning ; so.we had
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well all the way, but it was no use to them as we
went en so sharp. Sir Colin is a first rate man, and
all like him. -• I see him very often : he is always,
knocking abOut, and wherever be
was the. enemy
seemed to know, as they immediately opened on or
near the place. You will see the accounts in the
papers ; I can only tell you what _I saw myself.
" On the 7th we all halted for rest, having driven
the enemy out of Cawnpore. On the Bth -we (the
4th Brigade) were ordered to march somewhere,
but did not know, the place ; bnt away we went and
merehei 20 miles, when we halted on the road until
daylight, when we went on until sunrise and then
got the order to form up in columns of regiments,
with the 42d in support, and then were told the
enemy were within two miles like bees on the river
side, and on we went and saw them crossing with
elephants.. Their guns, lam glad to say, were on
this side, and they openeid on the artillery and
cavalry, but our artillery fired beautifully ; I never
saw such beautiful practice. In a short -time
General Grant -celled ttp the infantry, and my regi-
ment being thalealing one he told me to go on
with the regiment. alone and keep the guns, as oftly
a few of the enemy's artillerymen were in it 'elint
we found only the dead and wounded, aeek4ot 15,
• guns with their aineeleetioeceelete.e.e&lle
Feetheeeeeeteeeemeernejoegsr eTbouse ents or • same& ale er -
wards and captured Vireo reginiental colours. It
was a great thing taking all the guns ; we have now
this week captured 42 guns in all. So the Gwalior
troops have no more, I think, which is jolly, as
when we draw their teeth they become harmless ;
we can soon manage their musketry. This affair
was well arranged, bad we been a few hours later
they would have got over ; but we came on sharp.
On the 10th we halted near the river to get in all
the guns, carts, bullocks, dec. taken, and on the 11th
we marched off to Bithoor, the Nana's village"; butthe
ruffian has run away into Oude. We are looking for
treasure, 100,0001. said to be buried here, besides
jewellery. I hope we shall, get it, as our force is
small and our shares will be large.
"I never let my men take prisoners, but shoot
them at once. I have made many a septay pay the
penalty for mutinying and killing my brother
officers and friends, and trust more will suffer ere
I have done. A lot of our teen are doing duty near
Allahabad all right, with no officers, but they won't
catch me going to command if I can help it. We
have sent all our captured guns in to the Chief at
Cawnpore, with the 38th, who were sent out for
them, and we remain here for a short time, and
expect to be sent to take the Fort of Futteghur,
about 60 miles from here. It is wonderful to sit
here, having no round shot or musketry about as
we have had for the last month every day. I have
slept in my clothe; now ever since the 14th of Oct.
last, and now don't mind it. This work must go
on for some months yet. I hear that Benares is
threatened by a large f eve, and the dak stopped
somewhere. They have
detained some regiments
there which we expected.
e I have had a good taste of fighting this year,
and am glad of it. It was lucky I left Agra, as I
shall hold this regiment for some time ; at least,
until the fighting is over, as Captain Wilde is sick
and on leave. I have three -
ree officers with me.

We have been favoured
of a letter from one of t es at Lucknow :
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one of Oct. 3, which they °fYl
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,g What joy to write t
will get the letter ! writing dear mother's
.again, and feel you
received another overland
been travelling about for sou' Calcutta, and it has
you my own best thanks, de revolver, and Charlie to thank you f:fititibBoliti
letter
yesterday
I shall leave
yinisee.nt via Bombay,
thoughtfully providing give
may bo in difficulty about money for us in case we
very, very good of you ; but I I.'eY matters. It is
no occasion to draw on
what is called compensation in' 0
trust we shall have
me,nearest uncle, for so
Charlie°llll
a captain, is 2,000 rupees, and aeln which, for
also six months'
181111,1 will help
batta, which will bt another 1,000. We are to get
really compensate us for our lessen,
annel ones that he
but it
will not
me home, purchase the few clothes
Charlie, want for
the overland trip, and also clothes for
His clothes all
he is literally now without a
received great
shirt to for
to his
frame, except three coloured fl
preserved
has worn all through the siege,
went in the Much( e Bowun, as be
there with his Sikhs. Dear old duty,
with bad a dangerous outpost all the siege w' . 11
1 his
Sikhs, and has kept it bravely, and
praise. lam very thankful he has been
for his house is thoroughly pierced
and musket balls. It is a marvel
have escaped. My clothes, every dress be couldd
warm clothing, silks, &c., dr.c., were sent to the e
Martiniere for safety, and of course I never saw
them main. I luckily had my cloth habit with me
and I have made a warm dress and jacket out
it, and do not mean to get any other till sotlof
foot in dear Old England once more. I may bein
time for the Bth February steamer, but at n urese t
it is quite uncertain as to when we can -
leave this
We were hurried out of Lucknow at last, at almost.
au hour's notice, and told we could only take wha
wo could carry in our hands, and that We must go
the best way we could ; none of our husbani Is be-
ing allowed to accompany us. Many ladies walked
the first two miles to Secunderbagh, where we first
halted. I came out on a native pony, dear Charlie
had got for me, a Sikh sepoy leading it. I was the
second lady out, and every officer I passed took off
his hat, and congratulated me on my escape, and
begged to be of assistance. Those I met were
principally of the 93d Highlanders, 9th Lancers,
and Naval Brigade. A part of the road was still
commanded by the enemy ; so they had dug a
trench for us to pass through, a
an- I consequently
was obliged to dismount and walk through it
while my pony was taken round ; but then came
a most ludicrous scene. I Lad loaded my petti-
coats with valuables that I wanted to carry away,
besides puttiag on double and treble my usual
number of garments, so that I Was so heavy,
and having no spring loft in me from my peer living

' previously, I could not even mount my pony with POLICE INTELLIGENCE—Jan. 29.
the assistance of a chair. However, a very kind
artillery officer, with a tall soldier and my Sikh MANSION-HOUSE.—ATTEMPTED FELONY. --
sepoy, at last lugged me into the saddle, and away Geo. Ponto and Elizabeth Fitzgerald, were charged
I went again, I apd the artillery officer" Mutually with being in the shop of Mr. Haines, a draper in
inquiring each other's names, he, to tell my Bishopsgate-street, with intent to eommit a felony.
husband that I was, all right, and Ito thank him. Mr. Haines stated that on Tuesday evening last,
Well, I came to another part where the balls
as his premises were beinosed -the risoners
were whistling about famously, and some soldiers walked in and requested to g
be shown somep silks for
advised me to dismount again, but,, remembering dresses ; after looking at a reat number, they se-
my former exploit, I determined to risk it. My lected one and requested that it might be sent next
pony was coaxed into a trot, and I got all safe to morning, at 11 precisely, to 66, Primrose-street,
Secunderbagh, an inclosure of 400 feet, where, where they said they lived, adding, that they were
three days previous, 1,842 rebels had been bay- glass-blowers. The dress was not paid for, but they
oneted. My informant, a naval officer, told me bought a few other things to the amount of Gs. Gd.,
the bodies were lying in heaps breast high, and for which they did pay. After they had left he
were all counted as they were taken out to be missed a gown from off the counter, and as no Mrs.
buried. This officer, a Mr. Henry, of the Sban- 'Graves (the name given by the female prisoner),
non, jumped off an 18-pounder as he saw me ap- could be found at 66, Primroee-street, the prosecu
proach, and conducted me to some rooms appro- tor made the circumstances known to his fellow-
priated to the ladies, told me his name, said he tradesmen in the neighbourhood, and requested
should be at that gun all day, and if I wanted any- them to keep a sharp look out in the anticipation of
thing at all I was to send to him. Soon after an their being honoured with visit's from them—an
officer I knew came up, 'and immediately sent off 'anticipation which proved to be correct, for on
for bread and batter, meat, and a bottle of beer ; Thursday night Mr. Grinstead, a neighbour, sent
the two former and last-named luxuries I had not him word that he thought he bad the thieves in his
seen for months. Dear Charlie had poppoa a ham. shop. The prosecutor upou proceeding thither, at
sandwich into my hand at starting, reportion of his' one recognised the prisoners, and gave them into
breakfast (the ham boiled at his mess, a luxury on custody.
the arrival of the relief), put inside a chupattee, so Mr. G. Grinstead draper, also carrying on busi-
I fared sumptuously. We rested here till all news in Bisbopsgate-street, said the prisoners entered
arrived, and at 8 p.m. we were ordered all on to the his shop on the previous evening, and at their re-
Dilkooshi thT - very strong quest were shown some silk dresses worth 2/. 10s,
Ictipn. Au , and 2/. 1, -
_essp,ll.--41et consequently koptear..
.. . . fattnetf rebtlery,-,whire-he tabnt 'munication to the prosecutor.
J. Johnson, police officer, 663, said that sd. was
found on Pont°, and lls. Gd. on Fitzgerald.
The Lord Mayor—Fivepenco will not purchase a
dress worth 21. 10s. or 2/. 15s.
Fitzgerald—My lord, I had 2/. when I went into
the shop, but when I found I was 'to be locked
up, I gave it to a young woman to take home for
the support of her child. • •
The officer said he noticed a young-woman wait-
ing outside the shop as the prisoners walked out,
but nothing was passed between them to her.
The Lord Mayor—Aro the pridoners known to
the police
A metropolitan police constable, who happened
to be in court upon other business, said that Fitz-
gerald had been tried at Clerkenwpll sessions, and
sentenced to eight months' imprisonment for shop-
lifting. She had bean out of confinement about
two months.
- Fitzgerald—The things I looked at at the dif-
ferent shops were far two expensive, and that is
the reason why I did not purchase the dresses.
With regard to the articles I did purchase of the
prosecutor, he charged me double what they
were worth.
Ponto-1 used to be acquainted with this female
(Fitzgeral I) some time ago, and I accidentally met
her on Tuesday night, 'lei/. the Flower Pot. I
accompanied her at her request, and have been
staying with her since ; but I declare most solemnly
that I not the slightest intention of robbery,
nor did I know anything about her previous con-
vic,ien.
The Lord Mayor—The male prisoner is very re-
spectably dressed to have only sd. in his pocket.
Fitzgerald—Pont° bad 71. 10s. when I first met
him; but of course he has very little of it left now.
The Lord Mayor—What are yon I
Poste—A carpenter.•
The Lord Mayor—You :arc Tory well dressed
for a carpenter.
Ponto—Yes; my lord ; we all like to appear re-
spectable, particularly just at the 4reseut time,
when it is a kind of holiday. •
The Lord Mayor—Your hat, I should say, cost
U., and your clothes • are all too good for a
oarpenter.
Pont o—l dressed in my best because I came up
to see the P.tincess Royal.
The Lord Mayor—Whe•n did you work at your
carpentering trade last . •
Pouto—About seven days ago.
The Lord Mayor—Gaoler, look at his bands, and
let me know if he is acinistomed to hard work.
I Gaoler—No, my. lbtd ;. they are almost as,eoft,
and delicate as a . lady's hands. 1 do not think
they have everhad carpenter's, tools le them.
PontA,-"ate,don't elit46.Blfr tool 4 alikee
• x...reet -aataToL—D.t- juu -DIME DO a very
clever carpenter if you can use your tools without
marking your hands.
Ponto—l'm no cleverer than others, but I don't
care about knocking my hands about, and so I
handle my tools very carefully.
The Lord Mayor—From the evidence which has
been given, I am convinced that you are both art-
ful and systematic thieves, and I shall therefore
commit you to Holloway gaol for three months
each, with hard labour.

the ladies
walk, as no
ould' be permitted to
go, as we must hurry through ; it was a sandy
road, 'and there must be nothing to delay.
Oh, the confusion of that night : I shall never
forget it ; we ladies being obliged to fight
for ourselves.' in the pitech dark. I got a
lancer to lead my pony with my bundle of bed-
ding, intending to walk myself-with some ladies of
our own garrison, one with. a young baby born
during the siege ; luckily, at the last, an officer
came up whom we knew, and he put us into empty
doolies. I think we Set off about nine, with a large
escort. We went an immense distance out of the
direct road, and one time oil. 'doOlies were all set
down, and the bearers told us to be perfectly still,
the enemy were so near us.; and although we
started at nine, my watch, when I looked at it
after our arrival at Dilkoosha, had stopped .at ten
minutes past two. But it is useless now entering
into details ; we will have them, I trust, all cosily
over the dining-rdom fire. The rest of our way we
came in great discomfort, in rough native haokeries,
made of bamboo, and with wheels anything bu t
round. Sir Colin pushed us on tremendously-25
and 30 miles a day. I was in one of those hackeries
one day from eight in the morning till 12 at mid-
night, jolted to deatb. But I must not complain ;
the poor wounded suffered moat. But Sir Colin
was required at Cawnpore—the Gwalior mutineer
were in great force there. We left the Commander-
in-Chief at Cawnpore, and came on in those de-
lightful hackeries to within 50 miles of this, where
the railway had been prepared for us ; and when
wo came in here the soldiers were all out and
cheered us lustily. Carriages, buggies, doolie+ &c.,
were awaiting ua, and wo were taken off to the fort
where 20 of the Governor-General's double-poled
tens were pitched for us, and we have had every-
thing we could deyir© since. The kindness we have
received here. has been extreme. You shall hear
more particulars of my coming home by the text
mail." - -

The following letter is characterised by that
fresh-
ness of feeling which indicates a new arrival from
England

CALCUTTA, DEC. 24.
I have sent'a letterhome, kit quite furgot to wish
them a merry Christmas, etc. lam sitting` now in
a. linen coat, windows open, jalcapie3 shut, to keep
out the sun and glare ; my old. grey-bearded
spectacled, turbanned tailor, is: squatting in
the pac,sage outsicie my door dressed in muslin,
wi his legs and feet_ bare, .ukirig his tees
nearly as much as his fingers in separating and hold-
inn, the threads with which he i4/nending my shirts.
:s94itt• likikert*lths.w444bizekeiTir*-tiotaitStot
were naked from Tieatt to foot,
except a bundle of linen cloth round their loins.
The trees and the grass are green—everything has
a summer-like appearance ; so one may be excused
for not remembering it is Christmas, if lately
arrived from England.

I see by the last papers from Englaud, that people
were talking as if the fall of Delhi were the conclu-
sion of the mutiny. I fear that it is little more than
the beginning. 50,000 men are required in the
field, and even if we had such a force, I doubt if it
could effect all that is necessary before the hot
season. It is hardly of any use my writing about
events here—you have much better accounts in the
regular newspaper correspondence.
I am surprised at the immense amount of red-
tape and office work here ; it is even more compli-
cated and intricate than our own. I wish some one
with the energy of Louis Napoleon, and invested
with sufficient power, would come out for a few
months ; he would soon settle the red tape, rebels
and all. I fear our scrupulous, methodical ways of
proceeding are not calculated to settle matters in a
hurry, and are quite inconsistent with such an emer-
gency as the present. Our doctor has just been
growling to me that the head medico of the field
force, Dr. Dickson, has just been terribly wigged in
general orders, and dismissed from his post, by
General Mansfield, Sir Colic's chief of the staff, for
not carrying out a certain order. A number of
doolies were to be sent at a certain hour of the
night to carry sick. General Mansfield had pro-
mised an escort to prevent the dooly bearers from
bolting ; the escort was not sent, and, waiting for
it, the doolies were not sent at the appointed hour.
The doctor not having the name, fortune, p trlia-
mentary and family influence of General Windham,
is held up to public reprobation. General Wind-
ham sacrifices most valuable lives, camp equipage,
clothing, treasure, &c., and perhaps stops the pro-
gress of a campaign ; and you will probably never
hear of half the misery he has caused except by ac-
cidental or private correspondence—the Crimea
over again, I fear. Sir Colin's relief of the Lucknow
garrison was e masterly affair. If General Windham
had only had Sir Colin'a prudence and caution,
affairs would have been in a different state now.
The Luckuow relief will, I expect, excite great feel-
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CLERKENWELL —DARING ROBBERY. —John
Shirley, age 20, was charged with violently assault-
ing Mr. G. W. Gardner, a printer, residing at 4,
Inkerman-road, Kentish Town, and stealing from
his person a half-sovereign and other moneys, at
King's-cross.

It appeared from the evidence of the prosecutor
that on the previous night, between 8 and 9 o'clock
he was passing along near King's-cross, oppo-
site the Great Northern Railway, when he was
suddenly pounced upon by the prisoner, and was
very severely handled. The, prisoner struck him a
violent blow in the face, which rendered him in-
sensible for some time, and had it not been for the
assistance of a gentleman, the prisoner would have
escaped. The money he had lost was safe in his
waistcoat pockets a few minutes before, but be
could not state whether the prisoner took the
money, or some females, companions of the pri-
soner, who sun ounded and also assaulted him. He
was quite certain the prisoner was the man who
first assaulted him. He was perfectly sober at the
time, and should be able to identify the females at
any time.

Police-constable Elmer, 187 S, said he took the
prisoner into custody. The place where the rob-
bery was committed was very dark, and the pri-
soner and his companions mmt have watched him
away, as he was past the spot only a few seconds
before.

The prisoner, in defence, said the prosecutor
must be mistaken, for he never committed a rob-
bery in his life. The fact was that, having had his
tools stolen from him in the course of the day, be
was out looking after them.
Mr. Tyrwhitt said it was a very daring affair, and
the police must have time to look after the women
who were concerned in the robbery. He should
remand the case until Friday next.
The prisoner was then removed.

WESTMINSTER.—RECLAIMING AN UNFORTU-
NATE GIRL.—A few days ago, Louisa Dyer, a gill
of prepossessing appearance was charged with a
most determined attempt at suicide. She lived in
a house of ill-fame, and groans having been heard
proceeding from her room, a fellow lodger gave au
alarm, and the apartment was entered by the win-
dow, when the defendant was found hanging from
the bedpost, with the curtains drawn closely around
her. She was insensible, and was conveyed to the
hospital, where it was some time before she re-
covered. On her being brought before Mr. Arnold,
she stated that although so young, she had been
eighteen months upon the streets ; and added that
she believed she had a father and mother living,
but did not know where to find them. Mr. Arnold
remanded her, in the hope that if publicity were
given to the case, they might be induced to come
forward and take charge of their child, and the ac-
cused was again and again remanded, but nothing
has been heard of her' parents, although it was
thought at one time there was some clue to them.
Yesterday the poor girl was again brought up from
the prison, when
Mr. Arnold, addressing her, said, that he had
received a letter from the chaplain of the gaol, in
which he was informed that she was desirous of
going into a reformatory, and that one of the
warders belonging to a suitable institution of that
descridtion was in attendance ready to take her,
Defendant having expressed her wish to abandon
her late wretched course of life, and to avail herself
of the opportunity now offered, was banded over to
question.
Ten warder of the asylum in
Ten shillings received from J. S. R. will be ap-
plied to her advantage.

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WORSHIP-STREET.--CHARGE 0 UTTERINGF
CO. UITTERFICIT COINS. —Caroline Phillips was charged
with having knowingly uttered two piece 3 of spu-
rious money to Catherine Leary.
The complainant, an elderly widow, stated that,
on the morning of the 25th inst., the prisoner
entered her shop and made a trifling purchase, in
payment of which she banded her a shilling, which
witness placed in her pocket, and gave her the
change. In about an hour afterward; the prisoner
returned, and gave her a second shilling in pay-
ment for another slight article which she bought
from her ; and, in the course of the same day, she
repeated her visits on two i subsequent occasions,
and passed, for a third time, a shilling piece and
in
half-crown, which she receivedperfect 001) eoe 1

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