The Sun.
London, England, 1858-10-20 00:00:00

ERE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 20, 1858

light and ventilation were not thought of, it was
a kind of middle passage for free-men, and of course
the suffering and mortality were in proportion.
Now, the tallest passenger is at ease between decks
with eight feet to separate them ; healthy and ade-
quate food is required, the vessels are thoroughly
surveyed, their seaworthiness from the highest
rigging to the keel tested; medicines, water,
food, sleeping-berths, cabins—everything examined,
and the poor emigrant's voyage is now a compara-
tive luxury. So energetic have Captain SCITOM-
BERG and his small staff of 13 men been, that in
five years and a-half in the case of Government emi-
grants (not less than 100,000) every article in their
kits has been examined, and altogether 2,031 ships
have been surveyed and despatched, counting
2,516,259 tons, and containing 789,581 passengers,
from Liverpool only.
The result of all this is the recent wonderful yet
solid growth of our Colonial empire. Australia and
Canada are now two important outlying sections
of our country. They are not conquests but popu-
lous transatlantic Vice-Royalties—they strengthen
us and are strengthened by us—they assist us and
we them. Perfectly free, they are yet closely
bound to us, and if they borrow from us political
institutions and laws, we also must borrow from
them perfect religious and civil freedom. Universal
Suffrage and the Ballot, and a church uncontrolled
and unpaid by the State in Canada and Australia
will almost certainly hasten the adoption of like
measures at home.

LATEST NEWS.

OPENING OF THE PRUSSIAN
CHAMBERS.

The following telegram was received at Mr.
Reuter's office, Oct. 20 :
BERLIN, WEDNESDAY.
SPEECH OF HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE

as many horses, with all their ammunition and
camp equipage. The pursuit was continued as far
as prudence permitted, but the villagers they have
been plundering are performing the work of execu-
tion on the robbers without our help, and out of
the 1,000 who met us on the 30th August, there
are in all likelihood at this moment not 300 alive.
The strife is very fearful ; so far as we are con-
cerned, it is inevitable. The guilt rests with those
who brought it on.
COLONEL ROBERTSON'S FORCE.

On the 4th of September (after the capture of
Powree), Colonel Robertson, of the 25th Bengal
Native Infantry, with a light flying detachment,
quitted the main force under his command and
pushed on in pursuit of the enemy. The pursuers'
approach had not been observed, and about two
hours before daybreak on the sth they occupied
the camp near the village of Bejapore. At the first
streak of dawn the conflict began. The infantry
doubled up, and pushed on through the village,
when the enemy found themselves attacked on all
sides at the time they were preparing to cook their
morning meal and be off again, and were never
dreaming of danger. The conflict lasted for a
couple of hours. The camp on the south side of
the village lay on the side of a hill sloping down to
the river. On the opposite side of this were many
deep ravines and water-courses, with a dense jungle
beyond. The enemy having broken and dispersed
everywhere attempted to cross and escape into the
wood, but were so hotly pursued by our troops as
to be cut down in multitudes : further pursuit was
impossible. Betwixt 400 and 500 bodies now
strewed the field, our loss consisting of Licut.
Fawcett, killed ; Capt. Poore and Lieut. Hanbury,
wounded ; five men killed, and 10 or 12 wounded.
The two portions of the force being once more
united, were expected to be joined by Gen. Napier,
and to continue in pursuit of Tantia Topee, who
had by this time (9th Sept.) been turned aside from
the main road by Brigadier Smith. The insurgent
leader, it will be seen, was subsequently defeated
by Gen. Michel.