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LONDON, TUESDAY, MARCH 30, 1858.

In another part of our impresssion will be found
the new Government of India Bill. It more than
justifies the observations we have already offered
on its provisions, as explained in the admirable

speech by which it was introduced. The re is the
liberal tendency that encourages us to hope every-
thing from the Cabinet which produced a measure
so large and comprehensive, and, at the same
time, so judicious. Indeed, its chief fault,
saving the Ballot, and that which is so
strongly objected to by quasi Liberals, is,
that it goes too far in the path of liberality.
There is too complete a surrender of patronage.
No savour of a Whig job can be detected—no
aristocratic friends of the government provided
for. The waiters on Providence are astounded.
" The loaves and fishes " are removed to a safE
distance. They beheld the savoury viands in
which they cannot hope to participate. It will
be but an infinitesimal biscuit that can fall to the
share of even the hungriest seeker. TAPER is
horrified; his hair stands on end; while TADPOLE'S
voice sticks to his jaws, and he is scarcely capable
of communicating his detestation of the sweeping

measure.

There is actually nothing taken for the Ministry.
The fresh appcintmen ts even of theCßowN nominees,
are to be made by Parliamext. And when they
are at last to be made, high qualifications are
required that will be fatal to the pretensions of
any of the happy families, the governing castes of
England. Even a RUSSELL, GREY, or ELLIOTT
cannot be slipped in unless he has seen ten years'
hard service in India. The civil and military
services, as well as the diplomatic, must be repre-
sented among those appointed by the CROWN,
while there must also, even of the elected mem-
bers, be evidence of fitness, by either residence
or service, or trading with India.
We need not say that the clique who hoped for
these fat pickings, these rich and unctuous mor-
sels, have been deeply and bitterly disappointed
—Hine illce lachr ymce. hence the senseless
hostility of the Times, and the servile flock of
imitators that follow in its wake, and fancy that
the deep notes of the ophicleide may be imitated
on a penny whistle. Let any disinterested and
unprejudiced man compare the bills of Lord
DERBY and PALMERSTON, and say which is
the fairest, both for England and
Let Lord ELLENBOROUGH and Mr. VERNON SMITH
be weighed in the opposing balances, and say
which is entitled to the greater confidence.
The painful misconceptions with the French
Government have been satisfactorily arranged.
WATT is in England, and PARKS on bail. HODGE
has been sheltered under the iEgis of Bri-
tish protection. A Reform Bill will be brought
forward. Sanguine hopes may be entertained
of important fiscal and monetary ameliorations.
Why, then, should the people oppose the Ministry
that certainly afford the best prospects of conced-
ing matters on which the popular mind is justly
anxious, and which will be calculated to promote
the happiness of those who earn their daily bread
by their daily labour ?

The most serious difficulty to be encountered
by the Government will be the financial scheme
which must ere long be propounded by the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer. Events totally unex-
pected twelve months since have rendered a con-
siderable increase in the national expenditure not
merely expedient, but indispensable. No person,
however saving his disposition or parsimonious
his habits, would advocate any reduction of ex-
penditure that could at all impair the efficiency
of the national defences, or of either branch of
the public services. There is still war in India
and China, and we must keep a sharp look out at
home. Not that we believe that there will be
any European war, but the Minister who neglects
to maintain an army and navy qualified to meet
every probable or possible emergency would justly
be regarded as fool or knave, or perhaps a combi-
nation of both.

Lord DERBY is not likely to commit so grievous
a mistake. And we do not suppose that even the
most factious opponent would advocate undue
economy in these matters for the sake of damaging
their political adversaries. The supplies will,
unquestionably, be granted ; but the providing
the ways and means devolves on the financial
Minister. Nor is it only the increased expendi-
ture that he has to look to. The additions to the
Army and Navy estimates will amount in the
aggregate to nearly 2,000,000/. sterling ; but we
have Exchequer Bonds to an equal amount falling
clue in May, and a sinking fund on the War debt
of 1,500,0001. These different sums amount in
the aggregate to FIVE MILLIONS AND A HALE !
And it must also be borne in mind that the re-
sidue of the War Income Tax has been collected ;
that the tax-gatherers no longer demand 161.
in the 11., but must, perforce, be contented
with id., and that even that id. will, from and
after the sth of April next, the termination of
the financial year, be further reduced to sd. in
the pound—a loss of two. millions more, inas-
much as each penny has on the average realised
a million to the Exchequer.
This is a difficult task to overcome, but we may
remind our friends that we explained the proba-
bility of a serious deficit in 1859, resulting from
the financial scheme of Sir G. C. LEWIS. This
must be boldly met. We are well aware that
whatever may be proposed will be met with cap-
tious objections ; that the most admirable sugges-
tion ever offered would be criticised by the
waiters and place-hunters, who look only to men,
and disregard measures, and disguise their real
feelingsunder a flimsy veil of liberality. But let Mr.
DISRAELI disregard the red-tapism of the Tapers
and Tadpoles, or the affectation of men who, al-
though nominally popular representatives, under-
stand nothing of the feelings or wishes of the people.
Let him legislate for the million and establish a
solid foundation and broad basis for the Govern-
ment of which he is so influential a member.

exclusive benefit a temple erected to the hideous
idol, and that the welfare, happiness, and pros-
perity of the industrial population of the
country should be periodically sacrificed at
its shrine. They are the victims, while the
high-priests of bullionism rejoice in the spoil.
" A Scotchman," whose very able letter will be
found in another part of this day's impression,
has very clearly, and at the same time concisely,
pointed out how totally the iniquitous and im-
politic act of 1844 has failed in accomplishing the
object for which it was enacted, or rather, how
thoroughly the fictitious pretences, on which it
was justified, have been disposed of. It was to
prevent these rapid and violent fluctuations
in the rate of interest which, as Mr. Con-
DEN truly declared, "had occasioned greater
damage to the trade and commerce of
the country than the failure of all the banks of
issue that ever stopped payment." It requires
but little argument to sustain this assertion. For
130 years the rate of interest at the Bank of
England was never more than 5, or less than 4
per cent., save with one brief exception in
1838-9 ; while within less than five months,
between the beginning of November and middle
of March, it varied from 10 to 3 per cent., and
we know that the changes were even more violent
out of doors, where discounts had alternated from
2 to 20 per cent.
But even at these exorbitant and usurious rates
the trading community might have gone on, but
:hat it was frequently impossible to obtain an ade-
quate supply of the circulating medium—the very
life-blood of industry—at any price. The sudden
contraction of the currency—the hoarding and
panic thereby occasioned—the utter paralysis of
trade and commerce—the sacrifice of the savings
of years, were every day perceptible. The Execu-
tive stood by, with folded arms, witnessing with
c3lm composure the sufferings of the people, and
never thinking of any interference until " the
Old Lady" was tottering and the game was
carried too far, even for the " hard calculators"
themselves. We have repeatedly explained that
,he much-prized convertibility of the Bank note,
under colour whereof all these evils were perpe-
trated, was seriously endangered by the undue
precautions adopted for what was asserted to be
its security.

A brief statement will establish this incon-
trovertible fact. It was on the 12th Novem-
ber, 1857, that the act was for the second
time suspended, and virtually abrogated.
On the 11th the day previous the
reserve of notes was reduced to 957,7101., and
the coin in the banking department, which could
only be resorted to without the withdrawal of
notes, was but little more than half a million
(504,4431.). Here was, then, the quasi-National
Establishment, with 1,462,1531. to meet demands
which might be preferred to the extent of forty
millions. It could scarcely have paid a shilling
in the pound, at the instant, on its liabilities.
So far from preventing speculation, it enhances
it when it should be checked, and restrains it
when it ought to be encouraged. These are its
pllpabla results ; and surely it is time that the
MoLosa which preys on the national industry
should be overturned, and that laws more in ac-
cordance with the dictates of Free Trade should
be established.

ARRIVAL OF THE PRINCE OF SAXONT.-DOVER, MOII-

day.— His Royal Highness the Prince of Saxony, accom•
panied by a numerous suite, arrived here this afternoon
from Calais, and was received on lauding by General
Cranford, Colonel Ponsonby, Majors Doyley and Bar-
nard, Capt. Ilwaine, and a guard of honour of the 11th
Regiment. The royal party dined at Birmingham's
Lord Warden 1104.e1, and left by the half-past 7 txprees
train for London, %Ir. Way, superintendent of the rail-
way, having made arrangements for their accommoda-
tion.

ST. MARTIN'S HALL,—Handers oratorio of the "Mes-
siah" was performs:l last night at St. Martin's Hall,
under the direction of Mr. Hullab, in a highly creditable
manner. The choruses, consisting of the members of the
upper singing school, went without that wavering intona-
tion and partial absence of precision which was observable
in the oratorio of "Israel in Egypt," given about a
fortnight since. The Hallelujah Chorus, at the close of
the second part, was executed with astounding force and
precision, showing, beyond all doubt, that Mr. Hulah
devotes himself zealously and steadily to the training of
his upper singing school.
BANKRUPT .IMP.—In the Bankruptcy Court yes-
terday, an adjudication of bankruptcy was m ado
against Mr. John Townsend, the present member for
Greenwich, upon the petition of Mr. R. Shepherd, of
the Surrey Theatre and New Darset•place, Clapham,
who states that he is a creditor for 2001., money lent.
The petition was ballotted to Mr. Commissioner Fane.
Mr. Whitmore was appointed the official assignee.
Messrs. George and Downing are the solicitors to the
petitioner.

Amongst the rumours which had an unfavourable in
fluence upon the market fur English railway stocks yes-
terday was one to the effect that negotiations fur termi-
nating the competition between the London and North
Western aad Great Northern Companies have fallen to
the ground.
ROUTE TO THE CRYSTAL PALACE ON GOOD FRIDAY.—

The public will be saved much inconvenience in reach-
ing the Crystal Palace next Friday by attending at Lon-
don•bridge terminus not later than 10.45, or by starting
from the new terminus at Battersea. The old Green-
wich Act forbids the running of trains over the viaduct
on Sundays, Christmas•day, or Good Friday between 11
and 1 o'clock, so that except passengers to the Crystal
Palace next Friday start from Ba'tersea, where no such
impediment exists, or from London-bridge at 10.45, a
large crowd will infallibly accumulate at the latter sta-
tion, where no locomotive can start legally before one
o'clock. The Crystal Palace will open at nine, and

He may then both provide for any anticipated
deficiency and conciliate the many by a very
simple course, and one strictly in accordance with
the policy he has already enumerated. He was
the only financial Minister that recognised the dis-
tinction between the hard earnings of industry and
the dividends, interest, and annual profits of ac-
cumulated and realised property. Let him fairly
and properly carry out these sagacious and states-
manlike view:s. Let him give the bees of the
national hives, at least, an instalment of justice.
The reduction about to take place on the
sth of April may be extended to those
charged under schedule 11, while the
others might either be continued at 7d.
)r pos-ibly increased to Oil. or 101 The indus-
trious classes would be really grateful for such a
change. It would render the Ministry, by whom
it was introduced, deservedly popular ; would
prove that they were the true Liberals, and, in
the event of any factious vote on such a point,
they could appeal to the country on a subject that
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trains from Battersea will ru❑ from 10.30 a.m.
ATSTRALIAN AND INDIAN INTELLIGENCE.—The Simla
arrived at Suez with the Australian mail a few hours
before 6he was due. Owing to the mail baying been
rapidly pushed across the Isthmus, and a fast steamer
(the Tamar)] taking the mail on from Alexandria to
Malta, it reached the latter place two days before time.
The Marseilles portion will therefore be due in London
on Friday, the 2.1 proximo, and the heavy portion will
be due at Southampton on Monday next, the sth
proximo. The nfxt Indian telegram will not be due be-
fore the 11th April. It will bring one day's later news
than that just received. Oa the 17ch of April most in,.
portant news of the bombardment of Lucknow will most
probably be received. This news will be from Bombay
up to the 24th inst.
OPENING OF THE NEW CIIELSE I SUSPENSION BRIDGE.
Yesterday afternoon this new bridge leading to Battersea
Park was formally opened fur the public traffic, without
the slightest attempt at ceremony. The bridge has been
so recently described as not to render a repetition here
necessary.

THE PROPOSED ADDITIONAL HOLIDAY AT EASTER,
The Lord Mayor yesterday said, just before he quitted
the bench in the justice-room, " With reference to the
prop Fed Easter holiday on Saturday next-,, as suggeste I
by me on Saturday last, it is my wish to state publicly
that I have this morning seen the Governor of the Bank
of England, and also the Chairman of the Stock Ex-
change, and that both of these gentlemen cordially inti-
mated to nee their willingness to co-operate in every
possible way in carrying out my suggestion, and I hope
that so influential an example %ill not be lost upon the
principals of large establishments generally.
WAGES OF DOCKYARD LABOURERS.—A deputation,
consisting of Mr. J. Townsend, M.P., and other gentle.
men, waited on Sir J. Pakington, First Lord of the Ad-
miralty, at Wbitelvall, yesterday, to represent the state of
the labourers in the dockyards, and submit their claims f r
an advance c f wages. The right hon. baronet paid great
attention to the statements of the deputation, and said
he would visit the dockyards himself and investigate the
grounds of their claims, and if he could do so with jus-
tice to the public, would endeavour to ameliorate their
condition.
A .t:of
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the
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inquiry some
THE LATE FATAL FIRE IN BISHOPSGATE-STREET.—
The inquest
, all of whom this fire was held yesterday.
of the occupants of
declared their entire ignorance of
was still further ad-

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THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, _MARCH 30, 1

LATEST NEWS.

INDIA,

MALTA, MARCH 29, 4 P.M.

The Vecti, from Alexandria, with the over-
land Bombay mails, brings the following additional
items of intelligence :
ALEXANDRIA, MARCH 26.

The intelligence from Bombay is to the 9th of
March ; from Lucknow, by telegraph, to the pre-
vious day. The enemy had erected a strong line
of defence along the canal, which would require
siege artillery.

The casualties from the 3d to the Gth of March
inclusive were two officers and nine men killed,
and 323 men wounded.

The enemy was alarmed, but likely to fight.
One party was anxious to treat.
The green flag was hoisted by a fanatic, who
proclaims a religious war.

The rebels had attacked the friendly Raith of
Chodarce, whose troops mutinied. They captured
his guns and retired to Calpee on the 21st.
Jung Bahadoor was to cross the Gogra oxi
the 2d.

Chamberlayne's force had entered Rohilcund.
Sir Hugh Rcse had forced the Midenpore Pass,
on the Jhansi road, which is now clear. His first
brigade was near Goonah. He was expected to
reach Jhansi about the 15tb.
Whitelock's column is believed to have reached
Rewah.

Nana Sahib was still in Oude.
The °Alpe° rebels are inactive.
General Roberts marched from Nus;eerabad
upon Kotah about the 9th.
Sir John Lawrence arrived at Delhi on the
24th.

All was well in the Punjab.
The rebel leader in Sawunt Waree was still at
large in the jungles, but watched.
The 92d Highlanders had arrived.
Prices of cotton had improved.
Tonnage very abundant.

same evening passed a large screw steamer, white
funnel with black top, supposed bound to Oporto.
The steamer Scamander, from Liverpool, arrived
at Gibraltar on the 24th.
The Sultan brings no mails.

FRANCE,
PARIS, MONDAY EVENING.
The preliminary investigations into the late out-
break at Chalons are almost concluded. It is said
that seven individuals will be sent before the next
assizes of the Saone-et-Loire, at which M. Dela-
cuisine will preside. The prosecution will be sup-
ported by the Procureur-General. The trial, it is
expected, will lead to some serious disclosures rela-
tive to secret societies, particularly on that of the
Marianne.

Exchange on London, 2s. lid. to 2s. lid.
ThePera, from Southampton, arrived (at Malta)
this morning, and the Valetta, with the overland
mail, is coming in from Marseilles.

The following t, legraphic despatches have been
received here :

We have been favoured with the following tele-
gram from the India-house :

" HAMBURG, March 28.—The Danish Ministry
having made a cabinet que,fion of the bill on the
fortifications which has bem so much talked of,
the supreme council, after a long discussion, has
definitively accep'ecl it by a m ijority of 38 to 15."
" MADRID, March 27.—The Government has to-
day presented to Congress a bill on the press which
diminishes the amount of caution-imney, and im-
proves the condition of the responsible editors."
BOURSE, March 29.—The following were the
closing quotations :

41 per Cents 93 10
Do. end month —
3 per Cent. ..... 70 20
Do. end month 69 25
Bank Shares _ 3150
Credit Alobilier
Do. Account Bl5 -
RAIL'
Orleans
Northern
New Ditto 782
Lyon and Mediterau. 845
New Ditto BO5
Geneva

To J. D. DICKINSON, ESQ., INDIA-HOUSE.
LUCKNOW.

The Commander-in-Chief seized Dilkoosha on
the 3d of March. He was at Beedeecoll on the
sth of March, having been immediately joined by
General Franks.

The rebels have strongly fortified the line of
their camp. Our batteries will be ready in five
days.
Sir J. Outram crossed the Goomtee on the 6th
of March with 6,000 men and 30 guns to take
position on the left bank of the river, and clear
the country up to Fyzabad. He was immediately
attacked, but repulsed the enemy.
Brigadier Campbell has placed a strong brigade
and patrols as far as the old road from Cawn-
pore.

In the attack on Dilkoosha Colonel Little
was wounded, and in an engagement which
General Franks had with the enemy just
before he effected a junction with the Commander-
in-Chief's force Major PeTcy Keith, of the 2d
Dragoons, was killed, and Lieutenant Inner, of
the Engineers, wounded.
Before his junction with the Commander-in-
Chief General Franks had cleared the road from
Sultanpoor to Lucknovr. On tb^ in"- .-sc
prevented a junction iwtiireen Bundeh Dussein
Chukladar and Nazim Meudee Doosseiu, attacked
them successfully on the same day, and defeated
them with a loss of 800 men and six guns ; on
February the 20th he made a forced march and
seized the stronghold of l3adhayan, which Nizim
Mendee Docssein was proceeding to occupy. The
Nazim then took up a strong position at Badshah
gunge, two miles from Su.ltanpoor, with 25,000
men and 25 guns.

Credit Foncier
Belgian 4l
Piedmontese (5)
Roman
Austrian
Spanish Threes
Home Debt 37

On the 23d of February, General Franks at-
tacked and carried the pohition. He drove the
enemy in crowds before him for some miles, killed
1,800, took 20 guns, all their ammunition, and
a standing camp. Among the wounded were
Rajah Hussain Ali Khan and other leaders of
note. Our loss was only two killed and 16
wounded.

Midi
Western 660
Strasburg
Grand Central
Sardinian
Austrian

General Hope Grant's brigade on February 23
attacked Meangunge, a fortified town in Oude.
After a breach had been effected the place was
stormlosted
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60 hero killed and four
Majesty's
53d Regiment. The
rebels
guns. Our casu-
alties were 18, two officers not named being
among the wounded.

Jung Bahadoor had crossed the Goomtee at
Sultanpoor on the 3d inst. ; smallpox had broken
out in the Ghoorka camp.

A large force of rebels crossed in Ghorachpoor
on February 5. They were attacked by Colonel
Rowcroft, and pursued for seven miles. Enemy's
loss great, and eight guns taken.

Tho gazetta del Popolo of Turin states that on
the 24th Mr. Hodge was allowed an interview with
M. Brofferio, who has been appointed his counsel
by his friends in London. It also mentions a
rumour to the effect that he is first to undergo a
preliminary trial in Piedmont, according to the
forms prescribed by existing international treaties.
He is described as a young man of prepossessing
exterior.

Thoef
Bfoarrcoed underiaonMarch 1,
Sir --.1411gh Rose occupied the
Fort
and repulsed an at-
tempt made by the enemy on the fort during the
night of the 3d of March. Sir Hugh Rose forced
the passage of Mudinpore en route to Jhansi.
The report that the ex-Kin-
g of Delhi had been
convicted and sentenced to transportation for life
was erroneous. His trial is not yet completed.
Goneral Roberts arrived at Nusseerabad on the
22d Fob. The advance on Kotah is immediately
expected.

Operations against the Bheels are in active pro-
gress.

The Lloyd of Pesth states that the Turkish
budget comprises the following items :—" War,
230 million piastres ; artillery, 25 millions ;
navy, 60 millions ; justice, 10 millions ; public
worship and instruction, 25 millions ; agii
culture and public works, 30 millions ;
police, 6 millions ; foreign affairs, 10 millions ;
finances, 60 millions ; interior, 160 millions ; inte-
rest on debt, 30 miliione ; and the civil list of the
Sultan, 100 millions. The expenditure of the
Sultan swallows up a sixth of the total receipts of
the empire."

The insurgent Dessayees have taken refuge in
the Carrara districts of the Madras Presidency.
A movement was
made against them by a fort©
under Col. M'Clean ou the 3d March, but they
evacuated a strong position which they had
chosen, and are now with their followers dispersed
through the Canara jungles.
Punjab and Scinde all quiet.
NIZIIII'S country all quiet.
CHINA.
Commissioner 'Yell is on his way to Calcutta, to
be kept under surveillance.

11, L. ANDERSON,
Secretary to Government.
Bombay Castle, March 9, 1858.
Per steamer Vectis, Malta, March 29.
From VINCENT MONTANARO.

THE MZDITERRANEAN.
(BY W.,ECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
SOUTHA MPTON, TUESDAY MORNING.
The Peninsu) ar and Oriental Company's steamer
Sultan, Captain Cook, arrived this morning from
Alexandria, It Arch 13 ; Malta, 18th ;
Marseilles,
21st ; Gibraltar, 24th.
She has two passengers from Gibraltar, 3001. in
specie, 554 bales of silk,
482 bales of cotton, 27
cases of silk, 200 barrels of oranges, and miscel-
laneous cargo.
The Sultan spoke, March 24, at 6.30 p.m.,
the Pera steamer,
and at 7.50 same evening the
Tagus steamer, both for Gibraltar ; 27th, passed
the screw steamer Aleppo, homeward bound ; and