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LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 19, 1858.

EAST INDIA HOUSE, 13111 JANUARY, 1858.
THE COURT of DIRECTORS of the EAST
INDIA COMPANY DO HEREBY GIVE NOTICE, That
a Special General Court of the said Company will be held by 'ad-
journment, at their House, in Leadenhal -street, on WEDNESDAY,
the 20th instant, at eleven o'clock in tha forenoon for the purpose
of continuing the consideration of the following ixoposed Resolution,
which was moved at the Gen, ral Court, hell this day, viz.:—
" That the proposed tnnsfer of the governing powers of the East
India Company to the Crown is opposed to the rights and
Privileges of the East India Company, is fraught with
danger to the constitutional interests of England, is perilous
to the safety of our Indian Empire, and calls for the resist-
ance of the Corporation by all constitutional means."
JAMES C. MELVILL, Secretary.

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at one o'clock precisely, for the ELECTION of FOUR DI it ECTORA,
in the place of the honourable George Brabazon Pon,onby, Captain
Thomas Bulkeley, Frederick Nathaniel Micklethwait, and Richard
Prichard Smith, Esquires, retiring by rotation, and for other pur-
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The chair will be taken at one o'clock precisely.
FREDK. G. B. PONSONBY, Chairman.
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to the Secretary on or Wore the 29th day of January Instant, of the
names of any Proprietors who are to be nominated for election as
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ALDER AND WILLOW WOOD.
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The tenders to be delivered on or before the 26th inst.
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N ACT OF GRATITUDE.--5,000 Copies of a
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,sq., having been effectually cured of nervous debility, loss of m emory,
Ind dimness of sight, reshiting from the early errors of youth, by
following the instructions given in a Medical Work by a Physician,
me considers it his duty, in gratitude to the author, and for the benefit
)f nervous sufferers, to publish the means used. He will therefore
end tree, to any address, in a sealed envelope, on receipt of a direct-
ed envelope enclosing two stamps, to pre-pay postage, a copy of the
medical work containing every information required. Address, G.
Thomas, Esq., Craven House, Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

SIR WILLIAM Ross.—We regret to hear of the very
,erions illness ,of this most amiable and estimable gen-
tleman and accomplished miniature painter. His
numerous friends and admirers can scarcely venture to
hope that he will ever be able to resume the practice of
his exquisite branch of art again.
TUNNEL UNDER THE STRAITS. —At a meeting of the
Glasgow Philosophical Society held on Wednesday
evening last, Mr. Young (one of the members) read a
paper on a new method of mating tunnels under water,
'n which he carte to the conclusion tbat a railway
tunnel could be made across the Straits of Dover for
three and a-half millions sterling in a comparatively
,hort time. The tunnel proposed is to be principally
,nade of cast-iron, and to rest not under but on the
bo tom of the Channel. The chief peculiarity- of the
plan is a simple method of keeping out the water while
the work is being executed. Many of
.pctions were
started by members present, every one of which was
promptly met by the inventor.
MEETING OF THE CREDITORS OF MESSRS. ARTHUR
AND CO., GLASGOW. —A meeting of the creditors of
Arthur And Co. was held on Tbursday in Carrick's
lintel, Glasgow. About 150 creditors were present, and
11r. Samuel Higginbotham was called to the chair. The
-tatement showed 90,000/. at the credit of the firm, and
'hey proposed to pay, with ready cash, all bills and
ccounts under 30/. ; bills of 1001. and under to be
paid by six months' bills, and bills and accounts above
1001. to be paid in three, six, and nine months, in full,
with interest. The meeting received the proposals very
cordially, all the more that the private expenses of the
partners contrasted very favourably with the extrava-
gant amounts of such items in the statements of the
other commercial houses whose affairs have come before
he public lately. The books were kept in a most
systematic manner, and were balanced twice a-year.

- NARROW ESCAPE OF STEAM-BOAT PASSENGERS ON THE
NAMES.—An accident, which was near being attended
with serious results, happened to the Ariel steamer,
bel raging to the Watermen's Steam-packet Company,
on Sunday evening. Since the launching operations of
the Leviathan commenced a large accession to the river
raffle has taken place, and the Ariel left London-bridge
with numerous passengers. On arriving oppcsite the
Leviathan, a simultaneous rush was made by many on
board to the side of the vessel presenting the nearest
s'ght of the monster ship, the consequence of which was
tbat the vessel sided and shipped a great quantity of
water, which entered at the cabin windows. The Ariel
paddled across to the Water men's Floating Pier, at Green-
wich, where the bulk of the passengers were landed, and
it again started with the passengers for Woolwich. It
bad not, however, got farther down the river than off
Greenwich Hospital before it was ascertained that the
vessel had.sustained some damage and was making
water very fast ; upon which the captain determined
upon running her ashore on the Kentish side, which
was safely accomplished. The utmost alarm naturally
prevailed among the passengers, but a number of boats
were quickly furnished and a bridge formed, over which
they passed, and succeeded in reaching terra firma
without sustaining any other injury but fright. The
Ariel remained in her new position until the tide left
her, when the crew pumped the water out of her, and
yesterday she was taken to moorings, to undergo a
thorough examination and repair.
LONDON COFFEE AND EATING HOUSE KEEPERS BENE-
VOLENT ASSOCIATION.—The ball-yearly meeting of the
members of this institution was held last night at the
Freemasons' Tavern, Great Queen-street, to receive the
report, and for the transaction of general business ;. Mr.
Wi barn Lawson, presided. Mr. Rogers, the secretary,
read the report, which states that the accounts for the
last half-year show a deficit of 151. 11s. 19d., which
is partly accounted for by the loss of 41. 14s. 6d. on
the last excursion of the association ; but the com-
mittee observe that had the speculation realised the
average amount of profit the balance woul I have been on
the other side of the account. The annual ball, they also
state, was not sufficiently numerously attended to make
it a source of profit. In conclusion, they suggested an
alteration in the 7th rule, the effect of which would be
the abolition of the entranee fee of two guineas, and
recommended the placing of another pensioner on the
list. The sum paid in pensions from the formation of
the association in 1837 up to the present time aerounts
to about 1,0001. The number of pensioners at present
on the funds is 14, who are in the receipt of Sc per week
each. The funded property of the association amounts
to 3,4681. 18s. Bd. The adoption of the report was
moved by Mr. J. Elliott, and seconded by Mr. Sher-
wood, and carried unanimously. The recommendation
of the committee as to the election of an additional pen-
sioner was also agreed to. A long discussion took place
with regard to the alteration of the 7th rule, and it was
ultimately agreed that the entrance fee should be
reduced to 10s. 6d., the change to take effect in July
next. The meeting then separated.

ATTACH ON THE BRITISH MINISTER AT MEXICO. Tim
Mexican Extraordinary says that on " the night of the
16th of December as Mr. Lettsom, her Britannic Ma-
jesty's Cherg6 in Mexico, was passing from the city to
his house in Tacuhaya, on horseback, be was attacked
by a band of robbers, and came near losing his life by a
pistol shot. The ball missed him, but so near was the
gun to bis face that several grains of powder were blown
into his eyes, and a number lodged in the skin of his
face. Mr. Lettsom was blinded by the discharge, but,
retaining his self-possession, be threw his pistol over
his shoulder into the ditch in order to prevent it from
heieg used against, him by his assailants. The robbers
took from Lim bis horse and watch and also the horse
from his servant. Tile numbers of the robbers wasnot ex-
actly known, but Mr. Lettsom believes there were about
a dozen. He likewise thinks that some of the party fol-
lowed him from the city. Among them there was one who
was well dressed, and looked as if he might claim to
belong to respectable society. The rest appeared as if
they were from the lower order of society. Mr. Lett-
som returned to the city at once. The powder has been
taken from his eye, and the greater part removed from
his face. We are glad to hear be was not seriously
hurt. Some seem to Ethink that the attack upon Mr.
Lettsom was premeditated, and that he was signalled
out for the victim. This opinion we cannot think bas
any foundation, nor do we believe that Mr. Lettsom
himself at all participates in it. The circumstance is
one that might have happened to any gentleman, and
the fact that several others were attacked the same
evening shows that robbers were out in great force on
the different roads about the city.",

SIR COLIN CAMPBELL AND GENERAL

WINDHAM.

" Look on this picture and on this."—Hamlet.
The following letters have been addressed to the
editor of the Daily News :
Sir,—Tbe defeat of Major-General Windham, at
eawnpore, acalculated to open the eyes of the
public to an important, but frequently disregarded,
truth—viz. that military skill is attained by no
royal or golden road ; that the handling of troops
en rase campagne, the choice of a fighting position,
the launching of an attack, the conduct of are
treat,
patient attention to dry details,
are ingredients of a complex science, which is
picked up as it were grain by grain, acquired by
by diligent study
of tactics, both regimental and divisional, and by
a practical, as well as theofetieelo knowledge of
how Infantry, Cavalry,and Artillery ought to
be worked in combination. It is because En-
glishaeGgennaeinratles;
with, the
many instances, have been
altogether ignorant of, or at best but superfici-
allythe various branches of the
soldier's craft, that our military annals abound
with examples of highly-placed incompetency in the
field of battle. Neither Lord Hardinge nor Lord
Raglan, in their prime evercomananded a battalion,
and yet in old age they were both entrusted with the
direction of armies. What was the consequence ?
Why, that the campaigns on the Sutlej and in the
Crimea have not a jot of what is called " general-
ship" to boast of. At a e,arrible--a need'. as—outlay
in blood, those wars were fought through by the
desperate, and naked, so to speak, valour of regi-
mental officers and private grenadiers. These victo-
ries were beyond doubt the result of matchless
physical " pluck." Not a leaf in these two laurel
wreaths can fairly be claimed by Intellect.
On the other hand, a few momentous weeks ago a
veteran who had learned his trade through a grim
apprenticeship, who bad worked his way to the head
of an army by sheer merit, although obstacles met
him at every upward step, although cruel insults
wrung his warrior heart—l mean Sir Colin Campbell
—shows us how great victories may be achieved at
a comparatively small expense of life; how vigour,
and savoir faire, and self-reliance, based on hard
experience may at a pinch repair the errors of an
incapable lieutenant, and redeem the momentarily
slurred prestige of English troops. What gave
Campbell his stern resolve in a tremendous emer-
gency ? What gave him expertness in manoeuvring?
Whence did he get strategic ability ? What caused
that rare element "generalship" to be so signally
conspicuous in the relief of Lucknow and the sub-
sequent operations about Cawnpare ? I answer,
50 years' regimental, brigade, and divisional service,
in the Peninsula under Wellington, in Scinde
under Napier, and in the Crimea—where his talents,
being unsupported by family or parliamentary in-
fluence, were foolishly slighted —has made Sir
Colin Campbell a master of his art.
We will now glance at the career of General
Windham. It presents quite a different picture from
the fine old battle piece we have been admiring.
Major-General Windham joined the Coldstream
Guards as Ensign and Lieutenant Dec. 30, 1826. He
became Captain and Lieutenant-colonel in that
corps Dec. 29, 1846, and in 1850 exchanged to half-
pay with Lieutenant-Colonel Cronabie. Thus, for
twenty-eight years Windham lived a thorough-
paced Guardsman, i.e., a lively "man about town,"
in no wise remarkable for professional acquirements.
It is worthy of note, too, that from this officer's en-
trance into the army in 1826, till his retirement on
half-pay in 1850—about twenty four years—he had
no opportunity of commanding anything m ire con-
siderable than a company of Ce4d-treams in Hyde-
park. But to proceed. In 1854 Sir George Cath-
cart placed Colonel Windham on his staff, and took
him to the Crimea. With the fight on the Alma,
Windham, his division not being engaged, had
nothing to do. At Balaklava he was, like other
infantry officers, a passive spectator of the immortal
heroism of the Light Cavalry. At Inkermann he
had the good fortune to escape the fate of his brave
chief. As yet, therefore, nothing had occurred to
exalt Windham above his comrades. By those
who knew him he was regarded as a bold soldier
—Voila tout. However, an event was at hand,
from wnich he was destined to achieve extraordi-
nary fame. On the Bth of September, 1855, the
memorable assault on flaßedau took place. In
that' horrible affray Windham conducted himself
to the satisfaction of Lord Raglan (it is said) and
certainly displayed greater coolness and decision
than did his General and old brother officer, Sir
William Codrington. It is a mistake, however, to
suppose, as some persons have supposed, that
Windham was the last man to leave the Roden,
for a distinguished officer of the Light Division,
with many a stubborn soldier beside, remained in
the work half au hour after Windham had quitted
it for the purpose of obtaining reinforcements from
General Cod: ington—the officer who, it will he re-
membered, was shortly afterwards placed in chief
command of the British army, over the head of. Sir
Colin Campbell, an older, a more tried, and one
may say it without injustic., a better soldier.
It is plain, from the above sketch, that General
Windham's services against the Rnsvians were
not of a character to gain for him very extended
instruction in the art of commanding a corps
,
d'armee in the open field. To recapitulate. At
the Alma he was inactive of necessity ; at Bala-
klava he saw only a hood mix-are of brilliant
daring and of the grosseSt blundering ; at Inker-
mann he beheld Britons fight without other leading
a few regimental officers. O
than that of n the Bth
of September, 1855, he took part in a combat of a
similar nature. How, then, could it be reasonably
expected that the "Hero of the Re lan" was,
on a
sudden, to rival the experienced Havelocks, Wilsons,
Eyres, and Nicholsons, whose feats of arms
have resounded throughout the world, and covered
the noble Indian army with imperishable glory
Out of evil
good often comes ; so the failure of
P
General Wiudham at Cawn
ore will not be without
Ile
profit, if it cause
narrowly to scrutinise the ante-
cedents of officers whom the Horse Gu irds propose
to put in important and dangerous situations—if it
warn us also against the folly of expecting to have
" Heaven-born" Generals ready made to our hands,
or even capable commanders from that courtly and
agreeable, but very
imperfect
sciences,
ees-guatied the 4, H school of the military
Household Brigade."—
I am, &c.,
Jan. 18.
AN OLD SOLDIER.
ei

INDIAN GENERALS.
Sir,—ln the discussions which will inevitably
arise respecting the abolit ion of the Kist India Com-
pany's rule, it may be useful to recall to mind a few
recent facts. All the generals that have recently
hare been either dis-
tinguished themselves Company's
officers, or officers who have long served in India.
Havelock, Neill, Nicholson Wilson, the Lawrences,
and Sir Cohn himself, are 'glorious examples of the
efficiency of that school. On the other hand, Gene-
out by the Horse Guards. If the future
rals AUSOD, Barnard, and Windham have been sent
appointment
of our Indian Generals is entrusted to this depart-
ment, it is a ques.ion how long we shall be able
to retain India. It should not be forgotten, too,
in considering this subject, that in the Crimea,
where our army consisted, according to the oft-
repeated saying, of lions led by asses Sir
but more
Sir Colin
was passed over in favour of a junio
courtly officer, General Codrington. Such is the
judgment and discrimination that we may look for
in Horse-Guards appointments.--I am, &c.
E. C. S.

GOVERNMENT PATRONAGE.
Sir,—l think it perfectly obvious that declama-
deaasrttments India Campany to
at home.
tion upon the subject of the abuse of
government
patronage is, to say the least, useless ; but that
plain statements of facts may be
moment when a question is under discussion, the
solution of Which maybe to take an enormous amount
most useful at a
po patronagelace
The question how the East India Company, as a
general rule, have used their patronage, is an-
itin
the fbraonmdstohfe East
an-
swered at a word by enunciating a simple fact,
which is, that in an emergency the man to deal
with is never wanting. I shall merely refer to the
present crisis, and of course our glorious soldiers
of the Queen's service must be excluded • but the
names of the two Lawrences, Neill, Nicholson,
Outram, Willoughby, Salkeld, Montgomery (civil)
Eyre, Sir R. Hamilton (civil), and doz,ons of others.
merely require to be r.called to mind in order to
prove the fact. Now for the home government ap-
pointments to high commands.
Let us take a few
selections :-
1. We have had Elphinstone, who lost our army
at Cabool—a gouty farmer, 20 years on half-pay
when sent on a great emergency to the East.
2. General Sir W. Gomm. His name is appro-
priate, and it will be sufficient to say that he is the
gentleman who writes up
ea the sepoys.
3. General Anson. 20 yrs on half-pay ; a rail-
way director, and a great man on the turf.
4. General Windham, many years on half-pay,
but recommended for his conduct at the attack on
the Redan by Mr. Russell, of the Times.
All these nominations speak for themselves.
It would be invidious to mention how many of
these appointments are of Guardsmen, who never

' could have seen any service sufficient to entitle
them to such honour or to teach them their
profession. But the Home Government
have also sent to the East, as a general, Sir Hugh
Rose. This gentleman's qualifications have yet to
be developed; but his antecedents are, that he was
a major in the 92nd Highlandei-s, taken to act as a
diplomatist in Syria in 1836 or 1837, and has since
been Consul " General" at least twenty years on
half-pay.
Now, let us see how matters absolutely stand at
the present moment in the East should Providence
deprive us of the services of Sir C. Campbell—a
glorious soldier, hut a2,ed—and

" Jam tractus membra
Multo cam b.bore."

The next in succession to him and to the chief
command in the East is General As!►bur,iham,
chosen for the command in Chiria—for very ques-
tionable conduct at Sobraon (I -think), and the un-
doubted fact of having influenced. the East Sussex
elections. For the command of the cavalry in the
East we are threatened with the Avater of Lord
George Paget. Every one knows him as the chief
of « Paget's Irregular Horse," and he is to super-
sede Stewart, of Central India, and Grant, of the
Doab. Have all these appointment 4 been made
with due regard to the good of the country, or in
deference to the exigencies of family aril political
influence ? Every one can answer.—l am, &c.,

Selt"UT A:TOR;

"THE TIMES" AND THE HERO OF THE
REDAN.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE MORNING ADVERTISER.

Sir,—lt is impossible to judge at present, before
we have the complete details, whether General
Windham has, or has not, conducted himself like
an able commander in the reverse which he has
lately met with—the only one the English have as
yet fairly encountered in India. But, it appears,
the Times is res .Ived to support him, right or
wrong. Mr. Russel!, the Special Correspondent,
and the Times itself, have dubt,ed General Wind-
ham, the Hero of the Redan, and to admit that their
hero could conduct himself otherwise than as a
hero, would be to admit that the Times was not
infallible, and to such an admission your great con-
temporary would never submit. It is only about

two years and a half since the atta,-k on the
Redan, and it is almost already a forgotten affair ;
such have been the innumerable incidents of the
present warfare in India. But it, is worth while
to refer back once more to this episode of the
Crimean struggle, were it for nothing else than to
show the immense influence of the Press, and how
reputations are ob•ained and destr ,yed.
The Redan, we all know, was a,s_tulted before

the approaches were sufficiently near to admit of
a successful attack. The Malakoff was quite
ready for the assault ; the attack upon tie Redan
was undertaken principally to afford a diversion in
favour of the Erench. The attack upon the Redan
failed ; but Pelissier, Niel, the General of the
Engineers, Hamelin,the French Actnital, and the
Commander-in-Chief of the Sardinian army, all of
whom bad seen the assault from the heights, de-
scribed the conduct of the English as admirable.
This would not, however, do for Mr. Russell,
the Special Correspondent. He was determined
the English should not enjoy the honour confer: ed
upon them by the generals I have just referred to.
He could not, however, contradict what they had
described, and which had been witnessed by the
three armies. 'But he narrates what took place
within, the Redan after a few hundred English had
obtained a footing there. This, of course, Mr.
Russell could only report from hearsay, for he dues
not exactly venture to tell us that he himself ac-
companied the assaulting column to this point He
dues not, however, give us the name of his infor-
mant, which he was bound to do when be took
up in himself to attack the honour and the courage
of the English soldiers.

Mr. Russell tells us i❑ his correspondence that
Colonel Windham—he was only colonel at that
period—behaved like a hero, but that he wAs not
seconded by his men; that he wanted the soldiers
to rush upon the enemy, but that they refused, and
contented themselves with firing at a distance ;
that Colonel Windham, finding that the Redan
could not be taken by the men with him, deter-
mined to return to the trenches to bring up himself
a fresh body of troops ; but in otdor that there
might be no mistake as to the object of his absence,
Colonel Wiindham made it known th.it his sole
object in leaving his men was to bring up rein-
forcements ; that during his absence, before he
could bring up the fresh troops, the English were
at last dislodged from the Redan, tl o great, r part
being killed.
Such was the substance of the correspondence
sent by Mr. Russell to his newspaper. I refer you
to the Times of that period. Everybody at the
moment believed it. The poor Enp,lish soldiers
were iet down as cowards. Colonel Windham was
thus manufactured by Mr. Russell and the Times
into a hero, and has been ever afterwards styled
by them the Hero of the Redan. Now, to all this
flaming narration of Mr. Russell there is one
objection—it is totally contrary to fact. Ido not
exactly charge Mr. Russell—who, not being there
himself, could only report from helrsay—with
writing what he knew to be false. But, in order
to exculpate himself, Mr. Russell is bound to name
his informant, which he has never yet done. The
fine romance of Colonel Windham leaving his men
in order to bring up reinforcements, and being so
anxious his honour should not suffer by its being
supposed that his absence was occasioned by any
other cause—all this romance, I say, had not the
slightest foundation ; for it is now well known to
every officer who served in the CI irnea that Colonel
Windham left his men, not to bring up new rein-
forcements, but simply to inform General Codring
ton that it was utterly useless to send up new forces
—the Redan was impregnable.
Whether Colonel Windham was right or wrong
in leaving his men at such a moment, and for such
a purpose, I will not take upon myself to say ; I
will only hint that, had Lord Cardigan done the
same, we should never have heard the last of it
from the Times.

General Windham was an officer of the Guards
and of the Staff, and is the cnly one of the aris-
tocratic class who has been sent to India as
General. Codrington volunteered, but was re-
fused. He owes this appointment entirely to his
name of the hero of the Redan. But for this name
all the generals sent to India would have consisted
of such men as Colin Campbell, Havelock, Neil,
Wilson, and other soldiers of fortune, to whom,
when at a pinch, the Horse Guards are always
obliged to have recourse.
The Times has thus not only had the honour of
erecting General Windham into a hero, but it has
also had the honour of aendino him out to India as
the Lieutenant of Sir Colin Campbell.
Your obedient servant,
Jan. 16, 1858. &MAI CUIQITI