The Sun.
London, England, 1858-11-29 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 29, 185 S.

INDIA AND CHINA.

(From a Correspoiyent of the Times.)

By the arrival of the Calcutta mail we have re-
ceived our private correspondence and files of
papers from Calcutta to the 24th of October and
from Hong Kong to the 13th of October.
The following is the letter of our Calcutta cor-
respondent :

~ CALCUTTA, OCT. 24.

" The Queen's proclamation has arrived at last,
and I am told will be published on the Ist of No-
vember, some delay being necessary to secure its
simultaneous publication throughout the empire.
Nothing is as yet known of its contents, but it is
universally believed that it comprises a wide, per-
haps a general, amnesty. If this be the case it is
to be regretted that official etiquette should
have delayed the despatch so long. The columns
are already in movement, and to issue an amnesty
in the very moment of attack may rouse that sud-
den distrust which has so often frustrated the best
designed efforts of the Administration. For the
rest an amnesty, if sufficiently wide, can only be
beneficial. The country is weary of the contest,
and even the sepoys, sullen as they still are,
acknowledge that they are beaten. The certainty
of life and security will, it is reasonable to suppose,
tempt thousands to their villages, and quiet, if only
temporary, is still indispensable to enable us to
organise and to save. Ido not think there is
much danger of the sepoys not hearing of
the proclamation. They hear of everything they
choose much quicker than Europeans. They heard
of the greased cartridges all over India in a fort-
night, and the seizure of Delhi was known in Cal-
cutta within a week after the event. If, contrary to
all expectation, they should refuse the boon and
continue to spread disorder through' the country,
we shall at least have discharged our consciences
of blood. _ _

" The columns, as I said, commenced their march
on the 18th inst., but we have no further intelli-
gence. For some time past incessant accounts have
appeared of skirmishes, more or less petty, some of
which I relate below. They were all instigated by
a proclamation issued by the Begum of Oude. This
woman, who, like all the women who have turned
up in the insurrection, has more sense and nerve
than all her Generals together, conceived the idea
of a combined attack. She believed that if all the
posts were atacked at once, the English, taken by
surprise, must be beaten at some one point, and
any victory, however unimportant, would have
brought thousands to her standard. Accordingly
towards the end of September, she issued a general
order, which has just fallen into the hands of Go-
vernment. She had, she said, remained passive
during the rains, but she had paid up the troops
and given the landholders compensation for their
losses ; the cold weather had now arrived, and all
devoted to her must attack the nearest English
posts on one and the same day, the Ist of October.
Those who were wounded should have pensions ;
those who obtained a victory large rewards. The
leaders obeyed the rescript, but punctuality is im-
possible to an Asiatic. One man could not get his
stores in time. Another, was interrupted by unex-
pected difficulties in crossing a river, and the ablest
of all seems to have miscalculated his march. The
great cannonade which was to have blown us out
of Oude degenerated into an irregular, harmless
discharge of popguns. The third leader men-
tioned, Horopersad, did, however, reach Sun-
deela, the cantonment so gallantly carried by
Captain Dawson on the 3d of October. He laid
12,000 men, but only four guns, the stores of artil-
lery evidently being nearly exhausted. Captain
Dawson had only 1,400 infantry, natives, and 500
Sowars of the mounted police. He threw himself
with the foot into a fotified enclosure, and sent the
cavalry to Mulheeabad. There they were joined by
120 of H.M.'s 88th, 200 police Sowars, 600 police
foot, and some light guns. On the 7th this body
reached Sundeela, drove out Horopersad, and killed
100 of his followers, with the loss of only one artil-
leryman. Following them up on the Bth, the re-
lieving force stormed Panoo, four miles from Sun-
deela, captured three guns, and killed upwards of
1,000 of the enemy. The telegram expressly men-
tions that this number is reported from several dif-
ferent sources. We lost Lieut. Green and one other
officer severely wounded, seven privates wounded,
and 45 policemen killed and wounded. This is
the most substantial success as yet obtained,' and
reflects the highest credit upon all concerned. On
the 14th two other skirmishes occurred. In one
Major Raikes, commanding a small column, at-
tacked and defeated a party near Fyzabad without
the loss of a man. The other was more important.
The enemy, about 1,200 strong, with two guns, had
posted themselves at Meeahgunj, where they were
attacked by Brigadier Eveleigh with 150 cavalry,
a number of infantry—misreported by the telegraph
at 5,200. The rebels were scattered, wiih a loss of
some 200 men.

" These little affairs are all subordinate to the
main design, the execution of which commenced on
the llth inst., and which, though all details are kept
secret, is, lam informed briefly this—All the rebels
in Oude are to be driven beyond the Goegra, and
then into a trap formedby the simultaneous advance
of Brigadier Troup from the West,and Sir H. Grant
from the East. The South is protected by the river,
and to the North there is only Nepaul. As the
columns move on arrangements are completed for
following up their blows by dismantling every fort,
cutting roads through every jungle, and thoroughly
disarming the population. Mr. Montgomery helped
to perform this task in the Punjab, and understands
the work. It will probably be performed more
effectually than beyond the Sutlej, for tho buried
artillery has been dug up, and will be seized on the
field. The stores of cannon possessed by the Sikhs
did not, I fear, all fall into our hands.

" Meanwhile Jugdespore, the opprobrium of our
power in Bengal, has been occupied by Brigadier
Douglas. Previously, on Oct. 7th, a small column
from Buxar had gone out to apprehend a notorious
leader. The achievement which followed may best
be described in the words of the despatch, which is
simple, brief, and intelligible
" I send some further particulars of our yester-
day's dawk. At 10 o'clock on the night of the 6th
100 men of the 54th, 40 Madras Rifles, and 60 Sikh
infantry, embarked on board the little gunboat Be-
nares ; at the same time a troop of the Military
Train and another of Madras cavalry started by
land, the plan being that we should join our forces
together at Dehree on the Karamnassa and proceed
together to Kheree. (In the map this village is
written Khareeka). Owing to the darkness of the
night, and the captain being but imperfectly- ac-
quainted with the Karamnassa, he landed us at 5
a.m. below Soonpa, occasioning us a march of four
or five miles more than was intended. At Dehree
we were joined by the cavalry, with whom we
marched as far as Mikris, there obtained a guide,
and the cavalry was ordered.to advance and sur-
round Kheree until
.the infantry came up. From
inquiries I made at various villages, it appeared
that the day before the rebels at Kheree had been
joined by those who had been staying at Barounda
(11 or 12 miles west), altogether there were about
300 pucca sepoys. I was also told that morning these
rebels had looted some villages north of Kheree, but
had afterwards returned to the last named place.
The cavalry was proceeding to Kheree when theycame near the village of Soonee, out of which
the sepoys issued and formed, in the open (I
think they must have stopped here to cook on
Kheree.) their way back to As the cavalry
advanced the sepoys began to fall back and
the cavalry charged. The rebels
seeing little
chance of escape, became desperate. 'They took to
some high crops, and some threw themselves on
the ground, trying thus to avoid the sabres of our•
wen, while they endeavoured to wound the hoises
with their own. . Captain Nasen, who with Major
Douglas,
gallantly led the charge, had already
killed one man and was rushing up to another
when when lie turned and, deliberately taking aim, shot
poor Nason dead. This man was immediately
despatched by Major Douglas, who shortly after
was himself mortally wounded by a Sepoy he was
going to cut down. The loss of their leader;piridis-
• "ted our cavalry, and they soon fell back upon
the infantry which was advancing. We never came
'up to the rebels again. However. they had already
left at least 60 of their number dead upon the
geld. I only passed over a portion of the ground:
I myself counted 34 dead Sepoys, an officer counted
47; but there must have been many who fell in
the high crops that escaped our observa-
tion.. The ground - was fearfully heavy and
swampy, or greater . execution -would assuredly
have been done. We afterwards proceeded to

Kheree, which we burnt, and in which from 8 to
10 rebels were killed, who were, I believe, simply
budmashes and not-sepys. In this village I found
a,bag containing 980 bullets all beaten into thape,
not moulded. After resting the men a c6Ople of
hours (We had been marching across country), we
~proceeded back to Pipra, where we had left the
cooking pots and where the men got their dinners.
We did not reach the steamer until 9 o'clock p.m.,
and this place till 3.30 to 4 a.m. this morning. Our
casualties were Capt. Nason, Military Train, killed;
Major Douglas, 4th Madras Cavalry, mortally
wounded. He died, I regret to say, at 4 o'clock
this morning. Three Military Train slightly
wounded, one Madras Cavalry wounded, and four
or five horses wounded. How our casualties were
so few is very wonderful, as at first the enemy's
fire was very heavy. The bodies of Capt. Nason
and Major Douglas are to be interred here this
afternoon. I am much knocked up with yesterday's
work, and two nighti without sleep. The heat yes-
terday was very great, and five or six of the 84th
were knocked down by sunstroke. They are, how-
ever, doing well, I believe. The Captain of the
Benares deserves great credit for the way in which
be took us up and brought us down the Karamnassa.
He was indefatigable, and I should be glad to learn
that some notice had been taken of his services by
Government. His name is Brown.

"On the 11th inst., also, this same Captain
Brown, in the Benares, with Mr. Probyn, and
about 20 Sikhs, attacked a body of rebels 450
strong. They were collecting boats in a creek on
the Shahabad shore, and fought for them with-some
determination. The boats, however, were destroyed,
and 100 of the enemy slain. The captain of the
steamer, it is said, specially distinguished himself,
and the Sikhs will follow Mr. Probyn anywhere.
Following up these blows Brigadier Douglas left
Dinapore, and after a skirmish at a place called in
the telegrams Karisk, on the 18th inst. occupied
Jugdespore. It had been evacuated by the rebels,
who fled along the Soane, and are supposed to be
endeavouring to cross. They are, however, closely
pursued, and the grand trunk road is well guarded.
Jugdespore will now, I believe, be permanently
occupied by a force able to keep down Bhogpore.
" The three divisions of Tantia Topee's force are
still hovering about Jhansi and the Betwa, appa-
rently without a plan, and waiting for the first
favourable incident. There is an idea in Oude that
they are expecting the Nana, who must soon burst
from his hiding-place at Chanda and make a run
with his bodyguard of Mahratta force for Central
India.

"A singular rumour—that Jung Bahadoor was
about to attack Darjeeling—has been for some
time afloat. At first laughed at, it was apparently
confirmed by the preparations made by the super-
intendent. Europeans were summoned from the
plains, stores laid in, and a strong post among the
mountains fixed as the rendezvous. It now appears
that a nephew of the Regent's, who hates him as
warmly as the rest of
.the family, had devised the
bright expedient of setting the British Government
and his uncle by the ears. He accordingly informed
Dr. Campbell, the superintendent, that he was
to be attacked, produced forged orders directing
a levy of troops, and even asserted that a camp
had been formed at Ellam. Dr. Campbell, it is
said, sent out spies, or either were brought, or
more probably mistook a great hunt for a camp.
Dr. Campbell, still incredulous, then took all neces-
sary precautions and waited direct information
from Katmandoo. Its arrival of course dissipated
alarm, for rumours are still flying about of some
movements in Nepaul. Ido not believe one of them.
Jung, doubtless, is irritated about something ; but
he will not enter, into a contest in which, as he is
quite well aware, victory is impossible. The con-
duct of the Ghoorkas while in India did not create
any extravagant idea of their prowess while under
native officers. The true source of the doubt and
hesitation of the public as to the intentions of Jung
Bahadoor is the very unfortunate position he has
chosen to take up on the matter of the removal of
Colonel Ramsay. A Minister who could delibe-
rately accuse the British Government of an inten-
tion to annex Nepaul as the reward for its ser-
vices can hardly be considered friendly at heart to
our rule.
"Another rumour has been circulated of an im-
pending famine in. Bengal. The harvest, it is said,
was very deficient ; the rains have been less than
the average by 19 inches, and the winter crops will
be more scanty than has been known for years.
The last two statements are correct. The former,
and more dangerous one is based on the usual mis-
take, generalisation from local data. The truth is,
I believe as far as it can be accurately known, that
in the Delta, Burrisaul excepted, the harvest was
only a tenamra harvest ;" that is, was only 10-16ths
of the average. In the eastern districts it was up
to the average, and Behar had a bumper crop.
There may, therefore be a rise in price, but there
need be no apprehension of a dangerous scarcity.
A rumour of the kind is more readily credited from
the extreme distress into which natives with fixed
incomes have of late been plunged by the price of
food. It has doubled in two years. All over Bengal
wages of every kind have risen, those of the lowest
class by 100 per cent. and those of the artisans by 50.
Labourers once contented with two ann as a-day now
receive four, and all others in like proportion. The
rise, however, has not affected the higher employes,
and they are bitter to a degree. They want, as I
think I once mentioned before, a prohibition on
exports, which they cannot get, and consider
themselves ill-treated by the refusal. The truth
is; Bengal has in 18 years added 60 millions to her
currency, and the rise follows as matter of neces-
sity."

The following official despatches are published
in the Calcutta papers :
" Service Message from G. F. Edmonstone, Esq.,

dated kllahabad, Oct. 21, 8 a.m.

" The following information has been received
from Gwalior Captain Pinkney writes on the
18th of October from Colonel Riddell's Camp, at
Boman, that he had visited Tehree on the 18th, to
reassure the people that Riddell's move to Doma-
rah had headed Tantia and made Tehree safe.
Tantia heard to be moving to Tal Behut to recross
the Betwa at Sims Ghat, therefore Riddell had
moved to Demori, and will go at Tantia at Tal
Behut.' The following further intelligence has
been received direct from Capt. Pinkney, dated the
17th of October :—' General Michell is reported to
be at Gandawahs, 29 miles south-west of Lullut-
pore • to-day he has another column between him
and Lullut-
pore;
Betwa. The Tehree corps hold the ghats
over the Punnee River, Bunpore, and Tehree. Col.
Riddell is at Boman, 24 miles north of Tehree. The
Siras and Konisra Ghats, over the Betwa, between
Tal Behut, are watched by Capt. M'Lean, with the
Government police and some Sikh sowars ; and
Colonel Scuddamore is ready to support Captain
M'Lean, at whatever ghat he may be required.
It is reported that the Ram Ghat towards Chun-
deyree is also watched. Tantia Topee. was two
days ago at Lullutpore, in the middle of the
above column, and between the doab of the
Betwa and Punnee rivers. His position appears
to be very critical. We hear from Nagode that a
body of Poorbea mutineers had reached the Koor-
noor nulla, near Sathoonee, and that another body
of 600 or 700 mutineers was encamped across
the Kayn river, near Singhora, about six miles
south-west of Nagode. Brigadier Wheeler reports
from Singapore on the 21st of October that Major
Hampton with his small sickly force had evacuated
the ruined fort of Murowra, and retained the Mud-
denpore post."

" Service Message from G. F. Edmonstone, Esq.,

dafed Alfahabad, Oct. 22, 10.30 am:

" The following intelligence is supplied from
Gwalior by Brigadier-General Napier General
Michell met the rebels, about 10,000 strong, on the
19th of October, with the force under his command
at idwah, south-east from Chundeyree, and
utterly defeated them, taking all their guns, three
in number. The rebels fought fiercely. '

Service Message from Deputy-Magistrate, Sasse-
ram, dated Oct. 19, 9.10 p.m.
" Mr. Cole writes from camp, one mile south of
Jugdespore, 18th October, 7 p.m. Col. Turner's
column, marching from Peroo for Jugdespore via
Beroon and Chetroo, found Jugdespore occupied by
Brigadier Douglas. The enemy had evacuated the
place, retreating in force towards the Soane east-
wards. Col. Turner's force was already rapidly
pursuing the enemy. The Naval Brigade have
their guns on boats on the Soane, and were directed
so as to act, and where to be stationed, so as to in-
tercept the rebels and dispute their crossing. More
news of results when it comes to hand.' "

"Service Message from:the Commissioner of Patna
dated Oct. 19, 12 p.m.
_ _ _

" Brigadier Douglas marches to Kaelwar imme-
diately, and the cavalry has gone to Nonsaugor, if
the rebels cross he will do so likewise, if not he will
march up the left bank of the Soane. I fear they
get across near Dodonaugor or Bhuta, where
the river is fordable. If there are troops on the
Trunk-road, pray order them in for the protection
of Gya, which, if the rebels cross, will be in serious
danger. The military train were met by the rebels
on Sunday, at Meer (?) of Jugdespore, and lost all
their baggage ;no lives lost. Col. Turner deeated
the enemy near Peroo on the 17th."

" Service Message from_the Commissioner of Patna

dated Oct. 19.
"From a note the :Brigadier has just received
from Havelock, it appears that the rebels made
for Behar and Ninary. Havelock followed with
the cavalry he could muster. There is little doubt

they will get acros%, Estimate their number -at
6,000.

" Service Message from the Deputy-Magistrate,
Sasseram; dated Oct. 21, 8.20 a.m.
" Mr. Cole, with Colonel Turner, writes from
Camp Suhour, on the banks of the Soane, 20th of
October :---‘ The rebels are not across the Soane.
They are said to be at Girdhimie and other villages
near Ballegawn or Begawn between Judgespore
and Polwar, and Colonel Turner's column proceeds
against them at once, acting in co-operation with a
column which marched from Nonsaugor, situated
on the banks of the Soane. No further news."

" Service Message from the Commissioner of

Patna, dated Oct. 21, 7 a.m.

" Brigadier Douglas marched along the Peroo-
road to Bugwa, and turned off there to attack the
rebels at Sheopore. The enemy evacuated the
place, and fell back on Buneeth, six miles west of
Nonoree. Sir H. Havelock went on in pursuit
with the cavalry, and Brigadier Douglas, who had
with him 400 infantry and two guns, was following
as fast as possible."

" Service Message from the Deputy-Magistrate,
Sasseram, dated Oct. 21, 2.13 p.m.
" Mr. Cole writes from Nonadih, one mile north
of Sukreta, 21st, 7 a.m.,— _ _ _

" Colonel Turner's column marched this morn-
ing from Sohar on information from his cavalry
that the enemy were in full march on Sukreta,
headed them with the Camel Corps at the village of
Dava, Sir H. Havelock passing their rear with his
cavalry.
" 300 rebels were killed, and about 200 more in
the day's fighting. Colonel Walter's column has
joined. We take different routes in pursuit,
Colonel Turner's moving to llehta on the Soane.
Our loss, one officer (Scriven) Camel Corps, killed ;
two others wounded ; and seven or eight ;nen killed
or wounded. Any further news will be sent."

" Service Message from the Commissioner of
Patna, dated Oct. 21.
" I learn by a letter from Money and a telegraph
from Cole, that Col. Turner came up with the re-
bels yesterday near Sukreta, headed them with the
Camel Corps and drove 500 into a village, which
they attempted to defend. Sir H. Havelock joined
with the cavalry, and Col. Walter with 250 men.
The village was stormed, 300 rebels were killed in-
side, and 200 by the cavalry in the field. The main
body has fled southwards. Col. Turner has marched
in pursuit via Behta. Brigadier Douglas was at
Peroo, and was to push on in pursuit on the Sas-
scram-road next morning. Another column moves
along between the Sasseram-road and the Soane."

" The following is front Lucknow :--
"Service Message from G. F. Edmonstone, Esq.,
dated Allahabad, Oct. 22, 9 p.m.
" The Deputy-Commissioner of Pertubghur re-
ports as follows A force went from Sultanpore
on the 20th to Davodpore, defeated the Nusserabad
Brigade, and took three guns, three elephants, altd
all their material. Rebels have fled towards Nan-
doo and Jugdespore.
" The police officer at Sundeela, was taken on
the 21st. Our loss, about 50 wounded, "not many
killed. Lieut. Carnegy, of the engineers, badly
wounded in blowing open the gate.'"
CHINA.

HONG KONG, OCT. 13.

Advices of the 4th inst. from Shanghai mention
the arrival there on that day of the Imperial Conn-
missioners.

The details of the tariff have, no doubt, already
been drawn out, and it would, therefore, only re-
quire the assent to them by the different parties to
be recorded before Lord Elgin would come down
here. By the time next mail is leaving I hope to be
able to advise you that his lordship has arrived here
having concluded, for the present, all necessary ne-
gotiations with the Chinese in the north.

I can.write nothing satisfactory regarding Can-
ton affairs. Trade remains quite dormant. The
Chinese merchants addressed their authorities as to
resuming business, and although we hear liberty.
was given them to do so, the influential men still
do not make their appearance. I trust on the
arrival of Lord Elgin some understanding will be
come to, that the incomprehensible state of things
at Canton which has now continued so long may
undergo some change, and lead to the prospect of 1
matters being settled on a satisfactory footing.
From the obstinacy exhibited by the Canton autho-
rities since the commencement of the late troubles I
expect Lord Elgin will find his task of treating '
with, them a troublesome one, and it will require
all his Lordship's firmness to maintain a due asser-
tion of our rights. I look forward with much in-
terest to his Lordship's treatment of the "Canton
question." On it will depend, I consider, the future
position of foreigners in China, and it is earnestly
to be desired that our intercourse with the Chinese
should at least be placed on a proper footing.
The trade in imports and exports at Canton has
been quite trifling. As regards the article of tea,
I can offer no reliable information with reference
to the season's supply beyond what is contained in
the general statistics. lam still of opinion, how-
ever, that prices are likely to have a greater effect
on the export than any other cause. The export
to this time from China show a decrease of
10,000,0001 b. on that of last year to the same
period, and of 15,000,0001 b. on that of the previous
year. Foochow advices mention that only one
vessel was likely to . leave during October. The
comparative stock showed a decrease of 100,000
chests of congou. At Shanghai only 5,000 pack-
ages of new congou had arrived, while at this time
last year the settlements of black tea had been
120,000 packages, with a stock on the market of
30,000 packages. From these circumstances the
export at the end of the month is likely to show a
greater falling off than it does even at present.
At Swatow, on the night of the 21st ult., a
severe typhoon was experinced, which did great
injury to the shipping in port and to property on
shore. Of 21:vessels only one escaped without sus-
taining-serious damage. I enclose a printed list,
giving particulars and the names of the vessels that
suffered.

The chartered steamer Scotland arrived this
morning from Cochin China. The forces were en-
gaged arranging their camp, and it is reported no
further progress would be attempted till after the
rainy season. I hear provisions were very scarce.
Their Excellencies Baron Gros and Mr. Reed are
at Japan. _
_ _

I have to report the loss of the British ship North
Star on the Pratas shoal on the 27th ult. The
captain and a portion of the crew have arrived here,
but the remainder of the crew are reported to have
remained on the vessel, and her Majesty's steamer
Cormorant has been despatched to their assistance.
Her -Majesty's 59th Regiment has come down
from Canton, and is held in readiness to embark for
the Cape as soon as its relief arrives, which must
be now close at hand.

Her Majesty'steamer Ameythyst left for Fraser
River on the 11th inst.

Her Majesty's steamer Magicienne and the gun-
boat Algerine are reported to have done good ser-
vice lately against the pirates in the neighbourhood
of Amoy.

Business transactions here for the past fortnight
have been unimportant. Cotton 550 bales Bombay
sold, •

Cotton Yarn—The inquiry has been chiefly for
the low numbers.

Shirtings—Prices are lower. Stocks are moderate.
Rice there is no demand for.
Exchange on England 4s. 61d. to 4s. 7d. ; on
India, 216 r. to 217 r.

The supply of tonnage is very heavy at all the
ports, and very little employment offering.
Amoy dates are to the Bth inst. Quotations in
imports had been small. Of tea settlements had
been to a limited extent for the United States and
the Cape.
Foochow advices are to the 7th inst. A few
transactions are reported in imports. Prices of tea
showed symptoms of givin!.. way; but advices
reaching that nothing was Zing at Shanghai in-
duced holders to be firm, and rates at the
last were very firm. Demand for Australia caused
the price of common congou to be run up to ts. 14
to ts. 15 short. The current rates for congou were
considered equal to 2d. per lb. above the 9th of
August London rates. Settlements for the month
comprise 15,000 chests congou at ts. 10 to ts. 22,
and 56,000 half-chests colongs at ts. 16-50 to ts. 20
fer new. Arrivals, 99,000 chests congou, against
207,000 chests last year, being a decrease of 108,000
chests. Of colongs, 73,000 half-chests, received
against 104,000 half-chests last year. The Sir
Isaac Newton was full for London, but the other
vessels on the berth for England, of which there
were six, were likely to meet delay in being de-
spatched.
Our Shanghai advices are to the 4th inst. ; very
little doing in imports.
Tea—No settlements of black tea are reported.
60 chops are reported to have passed Hangchow.
Holders continued to ask high prices. In greens
a large business had been done for America at ad-
vancing rates, and this prevented, settlements for
the English markets.
Silk—The business for the fortnight had been
large, amounting to 5,000 bales. Export for the
season to date, 20,000 bales; against 31,000 last
year to same time. Quotations were—No. 1
Tsatlee, 370 teals ; No. 2, 350 tads ; No. 3, 330 to
335 taels; No. 4, 310 to 320 taels. Taysaams, N.o
300 taels ; No. 2, 280 taels; No. 3, 260 taels ; No.
4,94 A

Our lated dates are from Eligland, August 25 ;

Calcutta, Sept. 30 ; Bombay, Sopt.,l-6 ;- Singapore,
Sept. 30 ; Manilla, Oct. 6 ; .Melbourne, Aug. 15 ;
Sydney, Aug. 10 ; Shanghai, -Octr4.-
The steamer Singapore, bringing the 25th of
August mail, arrived on the Bth inst. The outward
mails leaves to-day, per steamer Malabar.
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SIR JOHN ,YOUNG'S- lONIAN DES-

PATCHES:

A respectably-dressed, middle-aged man, of mili-
tary appearance, who gave the • name Of William
Hudson Guernsey, but who is also known by the
Christian names of Wellington Greville," was
brought up at Bow-street on Saturday, in custody
of Inspector Thornton, of the detective force, upon
a warrant charging him with having stolen a
printed copy of certain private despatches from the
office of the Colonial Secretary.
Mr. Jardine, by whom the warrant had been
granted on the previous day, sat specially to hear
the case ; Lord Carnarvon, the. under-secretary of
the department, also occupied a seat upon the
bench. The prisoner was undefended. •
Mr. Bodkin said,—l attend here to-day, sir, by
the direction of Sir E.' B. Lytton, her Majesty's
principal Secretary of State for the Colonies, to
prefer 'a very grave charge against the gentleman
at the bar. It would be affectation in me to pre-
tend that you are not aware of the fact that a despatch
of an exceedingly important character has been
recently obtained in some way or 'another from the
Colonial-office, and published in the Daily News.
You are also, no doubt, aware that from the state
of the lonian Islands her Majesty's Government
have considered it advisable to send out that emi-

nent statesman Mr. Gladstone on a special mission
to' hose islands. It was not long:after his departure
for England that the despatches in question ap-
Peared in the colimns of the morning newspaper
just mentioned, to the surprise of the Government;
by whom it was supposed that they were securely
lodged in the custody of the officials of the depart-
ment. Upon this publication the greatest anxiety
was manifested by. Sir E. Buiwer Lytton and his
colleagues, who were naturally fearful that some
person in the public service had betrayed his trust
by disclosing
.a communication which had been
printed only for private and confidential use
among official personages ; and consequently the
right hon. baronet at once instituted a most search-
ing inquiry, sparing. no exertion by day or night,
until he succeeded in obtaining evidence which
justified him in authorising'the present proseaution
against the prisoner. The fact thus ascertained I
will briefly describe. It appears that two despatches
with enclosures had been received from Sir John
Young, and a limited number of copies were printed
for the purposes I havenamed. They were deposited
in an office or room called the library, and would,
under ordinary circumstances, be in the care of the
principal librarian, Mr. Mayer ; but that gentle-
man being at the time absent, on his vacation, his
place was. filled by Mr. Miller, the sub-librarian.
Now, it seems that Mr. Miller became acqitainted
with the prisoner some years ago,'Since which period
-Mr. Guernsey had been employed in the Crimea,
and had also been to Buenos Ayres, continuing,
however, to communicate with his friends at home
by means of occasional gossiping letters. On his
last return to England he renewed his visits to Mr.'
Miller, who received him several times in the
library. On one occasion Mr.. Miller, having

full confidence in the prisoner as a gentleman
and a man of honour, left him alone in the apart-
ment while he stepped out for a few minutes to
attend to a person in the waiting-room: The printed
despatches in- question were lying on the table,
covered by other papers. and a heavy book had been
placed upon them to.keep them secure. Although

nothing 'Occurred at the time to excite his suspicion,
Mr. Miller now remembers that when he returned
to the library he found the prisoner coming away
from the table ; and the prisoner, in reference to
this circumstance, said, " I am not prying into your
secrets." Mr. Miller replied, "No, I don't suppose
you are." It will be thus apparent that the pri-
soner, if evilly disposed, had abundant opportunity
of possessing himself of one of the printed. copies
then lying upon the table ; and it is, moreover,
certain that one of them was purloined by some
person or other from its place in the library. In
the course of the investigation some communication
was had with Mr. Walker, the editor of the Daily
Wews, who has been subpocnaed as a witness here
to-day, and who, although not yet arrived, will
doubtless attend in due course, and tell you in
detail what steps were taken to ascertain, before
giving publicity to such a document, by what means
the prisoner had become possessed of it. I may ob-
seive that the papers were marked " confidential,"
besides being obviously private from the very nature
of their contents. You will find that Mr. Walker
received them by post, enclosed in an envelope of a
peculiar kind, to which I must direct your particu-
lar attention, for it is identical in character with
others found at the lodgings of the prisoner in
Regent-square. It is an official envelope riot now
in use, except abroad, having no departmental seal,
but only the Royal arms and the inscription " On
her Majesty's Service," in a peculiar type. But that
is not all. It further appears that on a former

occasion, when the prisoner was seeking some
appointment at the War-office, be sought the good
offices of Mr. Miller, who noticed that a letter
to Lord Carnarvon' which he undertook to for-
ward to his Lordship, was enclosed in an en-
velope of the same description. The prisoner had
filled the office of provost marshal in the Crimea in
the Turkish Contingent, and there had opportuni-
ties of becoming possessed of envelopes of this de-
scription. It will be for you, sir, to take these cir-
cumstances into consideration, and, without pro-
nouncing any opinion as to the guilt of the prisoner,
I believe the evidence will fully, justify you in com-
mitting him to take his trial on the present charge.
The following witnesses were examined :
Mr. Thomas Frederick. Elliott, Assistant Under-
Secretary Of the Colonial-office, said,—My attention
has been called to the publication of two despatches
from . the. lonian Islands in the Daily News of
November 12. The original documents had been
printed for confidential use at the private office of
the secretary of the department about the 17th of
Sept. last, and were deposited in the liberary in the
usual course. Mr..Mayer.is the principal librarian,
who would have charge of the papers, and Mr.
Miller is the sub-librarian. Mr. Mayer was away
about the time the papers were printed, and re-
turned in October, Mr. Miller officiating for him in
his absence. •

Mr. Joseph Thomas Miller, sub-librarian at the
Colonial-office. I have been in the service of the
Colonial Department 23 yearS. I received the
printed copies of the despatches in question in Sept.
last, during the absence of Mr. Mayer, the principal
librarian, for his vacation. I placed them on the
right hand side of my ;writing table, beside my
desk, with some other papers over • them, and a
heaVy book on top. of all. I have been 'acquainted
with the prisoner since 1853. At one period he was
trustee of some property of Mine.:. Ile-has held a
commission in. the Turkish Contingent in the Cri-
mea, and has subsequently been in South America.
He called upon me on his return, about a year
ago, and since-that time I have been -in the habit
of seeing him. He came occasionally to the
Colonial-office;_where I used to receive him in the
waiting-rocim, whenever .Mr. Mayer was in the
library. In Mr. Mayer's absence I used to receive
him in the library. Mr. Mayer went away for his
vacation about the 23d of August, and returned on
the 25th of October. During the time that the
papers were lying on the table as I have described
the prisoner called several times, and might have
seen there. He: sometimes stayed 'an hour or an
hour and a-half, and was frequently left alone. On
one occasion after leaving him there alone I noticed
as I re-entered the room that he was moving away
from the table where these despatches lay,: being a
different position from that which he had occupied
in the room when, I left. He observed,! with a
smile, " I am not prying into any of your secrets."
I
I replied, " No, don't suppose you are." I re-
member the prisoner making an applicatioa for a
situation, the result of which application was un-
favourable, and he then wrote a letter to 'Lord Car-
narvon, which I told him I considered as an impru-
dent letter. Lately he ma le an application to Sir
E. B Lytton, which was also rejected, and he said
Sir E. It—Lytton. would repent it. In October he
again applied for a situation, and asked me if I
could forward his views. I promised to try, and I
fulfilled that promise. I undertook to deliver a
letter to Lord Carnurvon. - It-was--in- an envelope
similar to that now produced, and with a similar
seal. Subsequently I saw him, and:gave him the
answer I had received. He had on that occasion
some -conversation with me of a trifling nature
about South American politics, showing me a pam-
phlet and a portrait of General Lopez. I told him
I was in great anxiety about the publication of the
lonian despatches in the Daily News. • I said that
to excuse myself f'rom listening to the South
American politics: I made use of a strong:expres-
sion—that " the man who would publish such a
thing must be a
assent 4 .observing that he must be.a "dirty black-
guard," and then added, " Yes, it . might have cost
you your situation." I had not told him that the
papers were taken from me, or from under my care.
He asked me if I had read his letter in the Daily News
about Gen. Lopez. I said I had read a portion of
it. He then went away, He was to have met me
again that day, but ./ have not seen him since.
That was on Monday, November the 15th.
The Prisoner—Have not I sometimes received
three or four letters a-day from you to come and
see you at the office ? • •
Witness—Certainly not. . ,
The Prisoner—Used not several gentlemen to
come into the .library ?
Witness—Only on business.
The Prisoner—Private business with you ?
Witness:---No ; only on public•busineSs. •
The Pyisoner—How often have you written for
me to come and see you there ?
Witness; once or twice, not more.
The rrisper-4 was never there Without

some person with me. The table is five feet from
the fire. I never saw the papers. It was impossible
I could have taken them. What earthly object
could I have ? What could I want with them i)
Mr. Jardine—That is a matter of argument, not
a question of fact upon which you can get evidence
from this witness.
Mr. Miller—l wish to observe that I attend here
to-day simply as a matter of public duty. I have
no ill-feeling against Mr. Guernsey.
Mr. Thomas Walker, 37, Doughty-street. I am
the responsible editor of the Daily News.., On the
12th of November despatches from the lonian
Islands were published in the Daily News from
printed copies • they bear date 10th of June, 1857,
and 14th of July, 1858.
Mr, Boslkin—Did the prisoner bring those
despatches to your office ?
Witness—l first met with them lying in their
envelope unopened on my table with many other
letters.

Mr. Bodkin—ls. this (producing an envelope) the
envelope 'in which you found them ?
Witness—lt is. [The envelope bore the words
"On her Majesty's service" on the face of it, and
the Royal arms on a cameo formed the seal. From
the middle of the :face the portion which would
contain the address had been cut out and retained
on delivery of the envelope to the Colonial•office.]
Mr. Bodkin—Have you the missing piece of that
envelope, and if so, produce it.
Witness (to the Court)—Does the Court require
of me the production of the piece of paper re-
quested ?
Mr. Jardine—l think so.

The witness then produced the wanting piece.
The direction was " Editor of the Ddily News,
Bouverie-street."

Examination continued—The envelope also con-
tained the enclosures or appendices referred to in
these despatches. They were all stitched together.
On the representation of the Colonial-office I fore-
bore to print the enclosures. I have since returned
them to the authorities at the Colonial-office on
their application. The despatches which I did
print were cut up for the purpose of printing, and
so destroyed. I received them on the Wednesday,
and published them on the Friday.
Mr. Bodkin—Have you seen the prisoner at the
bar?

Witness—l have seen him once only ; that was
in the middle of the week after the publication of
the despatches.
Mr. Bodkin—Do you say after the publication ?
Witness—Yes.
Mr. Bodkin—Did you receive any written note
with the despatches ?
Witness—Yes.

At the request of Mr. Bodkin witness produced
this note, which was addressed, like the envelope,
to " The Editor- of the .Daily News," and was to the
effect that the writer had forwarded therewith
some, •despatches relating to the lonian Islands
which would be interesting to the public, and pro-
bably give a clue to the objects of Mr. Gladstone's
mission. It was signed "W. Guernsey," and dated
" 22, Regent-street, W. C."
Examination continued—On the evening of the
day on which the despatches were received I wrote
and sent by post, according to the address given, a
note stating that such despatches had reached
the Daily .Arws office, accompanied by a written
note, and I inquired whether Mr. Guernsey's
name had been properly used. ' On the following
day I received a second note, to the effect that all
was right, and that the despatches were intended
for the editor's use. The writer added, that of
course he did not wish his name to be mentioned
in the paper. I produce that letter.
Mr. Bodkin—When you saw him did he come
voluntarily to you, or had you sent to him ?
Witness—l wrote to say I wished to see him,'
and it was in consequence of that communication
'ghat he came to me at the office. I told him I had
been waited on by a gentleman from the Colonial-
office, and that I understood many innocent people
were in trouble through the publication of those
despatches. I asked him to tell me how he ob-
tained them. He said a person had left them at
his house. I asked him if he chose to tell me more
about it. He said, " No, not now." That was the
substance of what passed. I have had no further
communication with him.
Mr. Bodkin—Mention has been made of some
other communication made by the prisoner to the
paper respecting General Lopez.
Witness—l know nothing of that. Besides the
notes I have mentioned, and the single interview, I
have had no communication with the prisoner.
Prisoner—When I saw you did you not say that
you had given satisfaction to the Colonial-office by
the addendum you had made to Mr. Drummond
Wolff's note ?

Witness—l do not remember referring to that
.addendum in any way.
Piisoner—Did you not say that you would not
mention my name in connexion with those de-
spatches ? - _ - - _ - _

Witness—lt is very likely indeed that I did, for
that was my feeling and intention; at the same
time, we all obey the law.
Mr. Jardine—By that expression I understand
you to mean that you now give evidence because
you learn here that you are by law compelled to do
so?

Witness—That is what I wished to convey. It is
always understood that editors of newspapers will
obey the law. It is in that view of the case that
I appear as a witness. Jam now under the pres-
sure of the Court, and must, of course, give evi-
dence. I have not divulged the prisoner's name,
nor produced. his handwriting until how.
Mr. Miller, recalled—l have corresponded with
the prisoner, and know his handwriting. The ad-
dress produced as cut out of the envelope and the
two notes produced, are in his handwriting.
Inspector Thornton, of the detective police—l
took the prisoner in custody on this charge in Great
Russell-street last night. I told him I had a war-
rant for his apprehension, and he had better go
with me to the station, where I would read the
charge. Going along he asked the the nature of
the charge, and I told him. He said, " They have
made a mistake ; they have gone the wrong way to
work; they should have written to me." At the
station-house he said he could prove he was in
Dublin in October, and that he knew nothing about
the despatches.
Sergeant Tanner, of the detective police—l went
by Inspector Thornton's instructions to the pri-
soner's lodgings, where I found 16 of the envelopes
I now produce. [They were official envelopes,
similar to that in which the despatch to the Editor
of the Daily News was enclosed. Envelopes of
this kind are not now used in any department at
home, and these are supposed, as was explained by
Mr. Bodkin, to have come into the prisoner's pos.
session while serving abroad.]
The Magistrate said—lt is my intention, Mr.
Guernsey, to commit you for trial. If you have
anything to say you can now say it, but anything
you say will be taken doivn and used upon your
trial.

Mr. Guernsey—l have nothing I wish to say.
The prisoner was then fopnally committed for
trial, an application he made for bail having been
refused.