The Sun.
London, England, 1858-10-04 00:00:00

A MODERN LOCHIIVVAR.

The usually quiet and staid inhabitants of Camp-
beltown were one mornings not long ago,.rather
unexpectedly surprised. to discover that their good
town had been the preceding evening the scene of
an escapade somewhat after the manner of the Young
Lochinvar. A few months since a well-known Glas-

gow merchant, pleased with the scenery of Camp-
beltown, took possession of a charming cottage
overlooking the loch, determined to make it his sum-
mer quarters. He was accompanied by his wife and
daughter. Shortly after their arrival in Campbel-
town a gentleman in connection with her Majesty's
Customs was introduced to them, and fell at once
under the spell ofthe daughter's charms, at the same
time awakening a tender interest in the breast ofthe
young lady. The papa was inexorable, and put an
end for a time to the soft whisperings by placing
the young lady under what he imagined the secure
guardianship of rock and key. But our fair maid,
though closely confined, by no means gave up
thoughts of liberty and of the enjoyment of the
society of him to whom she had yielded her young
affections. By means best known to themselves
they held communication, and Paterfamilias being
still stern, the lady continued firm in her resolve to
have none but the man of her choice ; and the
lovers determined to steal a march, fly, and be
joined in the bonds which no man can sunder. To
accomplish this a fishing smack was hired, a night
chosen which was dark and showed every prospect
of a rattling breeze, and a skiff with muffled oars
procured to bear the lovers to the larger boat, which
was to await them a mile off. About half-past ten
in the evening according to pre •arranpment, the
lady stepped forth by the window, with no more
extensive trousseau than the dress she had been
wearing during the evening, and a round hat.
She was then received by her future lord,
who hurried her off to where the skiff was
hauled up on shore, with four strong fellows along-
side up to their knees in the sea, ready to shove her
off. One moment and the lady 'was placed in the
stern, the men jumped into the boat, and. in five
minutes-they reached the fishing smack, where they
could defy pursuit, for she was put bofore the wind, •
and scudded up the sound of Kilbrannan before a
strong south-westerly gale. They reached Loch
Ranza after a passage fearful 'enough to have set
half-a-dozen ordinary young ladies nut of their wits,
but which our heroine, no doubt love-sujported,
bore admirably. Here our runaways remained till
daybreak, and afterwards resumed their perilous
journey, which, however, had, as it deserved, a
happy termination, when the same evening they
reached the residence of the gentleman's brother-
in-law, in Dumfriesshire, where in a few days after
This daring adventure met with its crowning
reward, through the kind offices of the parish mi-
nister. We may mention that the gentleman's
brother and sister accompanied the fugitives.—
North British _Daily Mail.

ACCIDENT AT HAYMAKING.--An accident of a
most fearful description occurred to the daughter of Mr.
Blair, Skelton-wood-end, Castle. Sowerby. She was in the
act of loading a cart with hay, when she lost her balance,
and fell upon a pitchfork, which the man-servant was just
uplifting. One of the prongs passed through her chest and
protruded underneath her shoulder-blade ; the other went
beneath the arm-pit, and when withdrawn a gurgling sound
alarmed the females in attendance. She is, however, now
quite recovered.—Carlisle Patriot.
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" Lord Harris, the Governor of Madras, is very
ill. - He has had a paralytic stroke, and his physi-
cians recommend his immediate departure. The
event has created some feeling- at Madras, as Lord
Harris, though coniidered a failure as an adminis-
trator, is personally liked. He arrived at the presi-
dency with an immense reputation, the result of his
popularity in Trinidad, but it was soon perceived
that his character, however amiable, promised little
for energetic action. He was an admirable consti-
tutional ruler, the faculty of all others most unsuited
to an Indian presidency. No man understood better
how to manage a Council, how to reconcile conflict-
ing opinions, how to take an interest in philanthropic
schemes. In a -colony such qualities are almost in-
valuable. In India men look for real leaders in
their governors, and anything is forgiven except
weakness. Lord_ Harris devoted himself to small
plani, opening museums and founding agricultural
societies—excellent things in their -way, but not.
calculated to redeem a presidency. -
"It is understood that Sir John Lawrence will
be requested to accepts the vacant kppointnient, but
it is doubtful whether he will be induced to eon-
. sent. His health has suffered, and his application
foi leave hr February has already' been submitted.
Without a peerage; moreover, the appointment
would scarcely be a pleasant one to a man who now
receives 10,000 a-year. He would be instantly in
conflict with all the civilians who in Madras have
never had a master, and who are wedded to a re-
venue system which Sir John is scarcely likely to
endure. lt is possible, however, that he may
accept, and the day will be a fortunate one for the
Madras Presidency.
" The illness of Lord Harris is almost the only
'incident of the week, and I take advantage of the
lull in events briefly to sketch the progress made
throughout this side of India towards the extinc-
tion
of the revolt. Beginning in the extreme north
the Punjab remains profoundly quiet. There is a
report given in the ltlgfussilite that the disarmed
regiment at Dhera Ismael Khan has escaped since
the discovery of the plot iii the 10th Punjabees, but
.1 receive it with distrust, as a mere exaggeration
of the original. statement. It is, however, true that
Sir J. Lawrence has urgently demanded the with-
drawal of the disarmed sepoy regiments. These men
are. perpetually plotting, and they fill the heads of
the Mulwaie Sikhs with suspicion and disaffec-
tion. These Mulwaie'.Sikhs, who form about a,
third of the Sikh force, are Poorbeas by blood, and:
only adopted- the blue robe and the faith of the
Nanac after the Khalsti had become powerful. They
are confined to the Cis-Sutlej States, and are large-
boned, . well made,. brave men, but want the
dash and el-au of the true Sikh. Sir John Law-
rence, since the movement in the
.10th Punjab In-
fantry, .has suspended their further, enlistment,
and is bringing down hillmen, chiefly Dogras,
to supply. their place. They are -a source of
great anxiety, since, even if the Sikhs of the dis-
trict remain faithful, the massacre of the offi-
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cers, with which the Mulwaies of the 10th meant

to commence operations, commits the regiment.
The dislike to move displayed by Government in
this matter of the disarmed regiments is extraordi-
nary. Once dispersed they could add nothing to
the strength of the enemy, while they retain some
12 regiments of. Europeans inactive, except as
guars. A few days ago the remnants of the 19th
and 43d N: I. were amalgamated with two other
regiments at Barrackpore, but 'the regiments,
though without men or officers, are still officially
in existence.

" Proceeding southward we have an of
rebels who,:after flying over half Rajpootana, have
broken into Meywar. There General Roberts,
with a strong force of 1,100 Europeans, 350 of Whom
arc cavalry; 750 natives, and 400 sowars, has at last
come up .with them. lie had apparently, however,
left his cavalry to guard his camp, for the only re-
sult of the skirmish was a less of seven men to the
enemy. By the latest accounts the rebels were at
Povien, supposed to be marching either to Joudh-
pore or Oodeypore. Gen. Roberts was about 25 miles
r behiiitt-Tnitits he marches -14 Miles a-day, and the
rebels 40, his chance of overtaking them is small. A
third force, consisting of about 400 Europeans, with
eight guns, 350 N. 1., and 650 N.C. has gone out
froni Neemuch, and the rebels will scarcely obtain
aid in. Oodeypore. Nothing saves them from destruc-
tion except the admirable skill with which they run
away, and that cannot serve them for ever. It is
the peculiarity of the Indian empire, as it was of
the Roman, that it has nothing beyond it. Between
Central Asia and the sea there is no escape from
• British power. In Ulwar,- also, there has been a
disturbance. The Mussulman population of the city
rose on the 7th of August and attacked the Minis-
ter Fyzoolla Khan. Two of his relatives were
killed, and his own life was threatened, but he
appears to have called on the Hindoo population,
and by latest accounts. had driven the rebels out of
Ulwar. With these two exceptions' the whole of
the vast territory included in the Punjab, Rajpoo-
tana, and the North-West Provinces, as far south as
Allahabad, may-be said to be free from danger.
There are some thousands of rebels cowering about
Gwalior, and gangs of dacoits keep up a feeling of
uneasiness everywhere, but there is no enemy a
police regiment is not competent to manage.
" In Oude itself several important successes have
been gained. Capt. Dawson, with 400 military
police and 50 horsemen, attacked Sundela on the
11th August. Sundela is the old cantonment about
25 miles.north-west of Lucknow. The enemy, who
were commanded 'by Feroze Shah in person, are
officially estimated at 3,000 strong, with five guns.
They were, however, defeated with the loss of 100
men ; and a native noble, with 700 followers, was
put in possession of the town. I told you Mann
Singh had written for aid from Fyzabad, and.that
Sir H. Grant had been despatched to his assistance.
The relieving force arrived at Fyzabad and occu-
pied the city, the sepoys flying towards Sultanpore.
Following up the blow, Sir H. Grant on the 9th
August despatched Brigadier Horsford, with a por-
tion of his troops, to attack Sultanpore. That officer
arrived on the 13th inst., and, after a brief, but
severe. engagement, drove the rebels across the
Goomtee, and shelled Sultanpore. This also was
evacuated, part of the fugitives making towards
Azimghur, and part doubling back, in the hope of
reaching Gonda. Thither a large division of the
• Fyzabad sepoys had previously fled, and, as they are
all nearly destitute,, and all demand pay, the.un-
lucky Rajah of Gonda is at his wits' end. So keenly
is he oppressed by the depletion of his treasury that
he has written to Lucknow, to beg, for terms. It is
questionable -if he will obtain them, but the recent
victories have produced an extraordinary effect,
the country between Lucknow mid I'vzai).l,l, and,'
Fyzabad and Sultanpore, subrniiting at once. Cen-
tral and eastern Oude may be considered therefore
quelled. North-eastern Oude is still rebel, while the
south and the neighbouring districts of Azimghur,
Jounporc -Allahabad, Benares,-Buxar, and Ghazee-
pore are disturbed by the broken fragments of the
Oude armies. In each zillah, however, they are .
hunted by active officers with picked Europeans.
Colonel Berkelv has nearly cleared Allahabad, and
Major Carr at Buxar, on the Bth of August, cut up
about 100. He put.loo Europeans on elephants, took
some light cavalry and a few Madras Rifles,-and
marched as fast as the mutineers. All these broken
gangs skulk gradually southwards to what is now
their rendezvous, the great jungle near JugdespOre.
No attempt has been made to drive them thence
during the .fortnight. They have plundered Mus-•
reegunge, threatened Arrah, and attempted to attack
Doomraon, but the general position of affairs is as
when I last wrote. Lord Clyde, however, has or-
dered a collection of 5,000 men by the cold weather
to finish the Sahabad affair. Confined as the Bhoj-
poorees are by the angle formed by the Soane and
the Ganges, both unfordable, theyhave little chance
of escape. The remainder of Bengal is perfectly
quiet. You will perceive from this account that it
is only in one section of Onde that anything worthy
to be called war at present exists. The .embers,
however, are scattered, not extinguished, and the
Commander-in-Chief is deubtless• wise in concen-
trating the great army he intends to lead in the
cold weather. By the 25th of October an army of
25,000 Europeans and 10,000 natives, chiefly ca-
valry, will be collected at Cawnpore. This is, I
believe' a larger force of Europeans than has ever
been collected in an Indian campaign, and might
march from one end of the empire to the other with-
out seeing a foie. It is strong enough, at all events,
to 'convince the landholders of Oude that they have
no resource but unconditional submission.

" Them will remain the far more difficult work
of reconstruction, particularly in finance. The
enormous expenditure going on appears to have
attracted attention at home, for the Gazette of the
14th inst. contained the following notification
Fort William, Home DaPartMent, Aug. 6.
otthcation.—The following extract (paragraph 38)
of a despatch from the Hon, the Court of Directors in the