The Sun.
London, England, 1867-12-14 00:00:00

COTTON AND RAILIVAYS LV

Mr. Campbell, a gentleman oonnected with rail-
ways in India, and recently returned from that
country, had an interview with the committee, and
communicated some valuable information upon the
capabilities of the Punjaub and other parts of
India for growing cotton, and the means by which
irrigation may be made wore extensively available,
and additional facilities for the transport of cotton
be secured. The soil of the ludus valley i 3 an
alluvial deposit of great depth, and well adapted
fur the cultivAtiou of cotton. His residence at
Uturitsur, which he describes as the Manchester of
the Punjaub for commerce and enterprise, gave him
opportunities of witnessing the, marvellous changes
effected on theppening of the Punjaub Railway from
Lahore to Monitan. lle never saw anything like it,
though engaged in railway work in England for more
than a quarter of a century. lie is of opinion that
the Punjaub could compete with any part of the world
in growth of cotton, both as regards quantity and
quality. Scinde and the Punjaub, including the States
under control, cover an area of 130,000 square miles,
with a population of about 25,000,000 of people,
industrious and hardy for labour. The water power
is immense during the hot season, caused by the
melting of the snow on the Himalayas. Cotton
grown on the banks of the rivers could be easily
conveyed by water, or rail, or road, in different
directions, and canals made from these rivers for
irrigating purposes would make the Punjaub one of
the most fertile countries in the world. The thanks
of the committee were given to Mr. Campbell for
his interesting information, and he was requested
to become an honcrary correspondent of the asso-
ciation.

It is fully expected that by the beginning of
1869 continuous railway communication between
Calcutta, Madras, Bombay, and the Punjaub will
be established. The clearing-house system of this
country will soon be applied to India, and the most
satisfactory arrangements will be made for the inter-
change of traffic, which must be advantageous both
for the companies and the public. There will also
be a thorough audit of accounts by well qualified
persons.

The railway system in India is a great boon to
the Euglish soldier. Nothing tends to swell the
sick list of a corps as the ordinary march through
the country, owing to the men being exposed to
varieties of temperature, dew, and chill, and to bad
water, fertile sources of dysentery and other fatal
diseases.

Those who have travelled much through the
North-west Provinces and parts of the Punjaub
must frequently have remarked the numerous rude
pieces of tin bearing a name, probably half-
obliterated, nailed to trees and posts in the vicinity
of encamping grounds, these homely memontocs
being placed there to denote the last resting-place
of a comrade or friend.
Such scenes aro of course rarer now than
formerly. The large number of deaths constantly
occurring on the line of march must naturally
diminish on the completion of railway communi-
cation.

There are many men now in India who will re-
collect being on the march during the Sutlej and
Punjaub campaign from five to six mouths, and
after all did not arrive at the scene of conflict in
sufficient time to participate in the honour of an
engagement with the enemy.

When the Presidencies are joined by the railway
system each with the other, the Commander-in-Chief
ean, i❑ the event of mutiny, invasion, or war, tele-
graph to all the military stations, and order, if
necessary, from Bombay, Madras, and Bengal,
simultaneously by the various railways, an army of
100,000 soldiers, including every arm of the service.
This army can be landed in one week at the Khyber
Pass, or in any part of India to which the railway
system will be extended.

By a unity of action and a uniform system of
management this can be accomplished in the most
perfect order.

I have to apologise for the length of this communi-
cation, and will only add one other remark, namely,
that every new mile of railway, canal, or road,
opened for traffic, will tend to lessen the price of
cotton in India. You will please observe that the
number of miles of railway sanctioned in India is
5,641, while in the United States of America the
number of miles opened is upwards of 13,000,
besides canals and rivers.

All the missionaries, civil servants of the Go-
vernment, European and native merchants, and the
managing officers of railways will cheerfully im-
part all useful information to any gentleman who
may be sent out to the Punjaub as a cotton com-
missioner.

RACE BETWEEN _INDIANS AND HORSES
A 7 BOSTON.

An interesting and novel race occurred at Riverside
Park, November 22, between the Indians Young Deerfoot
and Young Steeprock and the horses Empress, 11‘Clellan,
and Jessie Wales. It was a match for 2,000 dollars, the
conditions being that one of the Indians should start with
one of the horses, the horses each to trot one mile alter-
nately, and the Indians to ran as they chose. The latter
were to run three miles and a quarter while the horses
trotted six. The weather was rather raw and chilly,
with threatenings of a snow-storm, and the ground of
the track was mud for a depth varying from one to three
inches. Considering these facts, the time made by both
men and horses was very good—and had it been a good
day and good track the advantages would have been
more favourable to a victory for the men. The attend-
ance was quite large, notwithstanding the unpleasant
weather, and the race was watched with a groat deal of
interest. The match, as originally made, included India
Rubber among the three horses, but just prior to the
opening of the race it was announced that ho would not
start, and Jessie Wales was harnessed to take his place
The change, of course, affected the bets.
The Indians and the horses came upon the track about
three o'clock, but it was after half-past three that they were
sent away on the race. The Indians are good-looking
specimens of the diluted blood of the " noble red man,"
and stand about sft. 10in. each, with 'very good physical
development. Young Deerfoot is said to be a son of the
noted Indian runner of that name, who years ago raced on
the old Cambridge track. He is the largest framed of the
two, and is considered the fastest runner. They wore
dressed in suits of flannel, fitting close to the akin, and
had on low, black leather shoes, large enough to give
the foot plenty of room, wore no stockings, and had no
covering to their heads.
At the commencement of the race Deeded was stationed
at the score, and Steeprock at the quarter pole. Empress
was selected to open the race for the horses. As she came
down to the score and received the word, a flag was dropped
from the judge's stand, and Steeprock started from the
quarter pole as Empress left the score. He ran well and
reached the score, having made his quarter mile in 1.05, and
was relieved by Deerfoot, who made his half mile in exactly
two minutes, having been passed by Empress on the first
quarter. He in turn was relieved by Steeprock, who made
his half male in 2.10. In this way the race was carried out,
the Indians relieving each other at the score, running a
half mile at each dash. At the end of Empress's first mile
she was relieved by 11‘Clellan, who trotted twice round the
course, making his first mile, and was in turn relieved by
Jessie Wales. When Jessie hal made her first mile Em-
press again started, and at the end of her mile was followed
by li‘Clellan, who ii turn gave place to Jessie Wales.
The slippery condition of the track, as we have described
, it, affected the speed of the Indians and fatigued them
considerably, although neither of them appeared at all
blown at the end of their respective half miles. Each of
the horses broke frequently and ran considerably, alteoug h
they did not gain much by it, except in relief from trot-
ting. As Steeprock, who had the last half mile to run,
passed the quarter pole, Jessie Wales, iu the last half mile
of the horses' distance passed him, and decided the rice m
favour of the horses, it being of eau rse impossible for Steep-
rock to run as fast as the mare could trot. Deerfoot, who
had gone up the home stretch to meet him, joined him
near the upper turn, and the two jogged at an easy gait
down to the score, neither looking at all the worse for the
werk they had done. The following is a summary of the

race :

RIVERSIDE PARS, BRIGHTON, MASS., Friday, NOV. 22,
the Indians, Young Deurfoot
n 3} miles while the three
Ld Jessie Wales trot six.

1867.—Match 2,000 d'illars ; t
and Young Steeprock, to rm
horses, Empress, WOlollan, at

_ .
Indians. Time.
Steeprock, I►t quarter
11l 110
Deerfoot, Ist half mile 2.00
Steeprock, 2d half mile 2.10
Deerfoot, 3d half mile 2.2 U
Steeprock, 4th half mile 2.50
Deerfoot, sth half mile 2.45
Steeprock, 6th half mile 3.33

Horses. Time.
Empress, Ist mile
Di'Ulellan, 2d mile
Jessie Wales, 3d mile 2.42
Empress, 4th milo
sth mile 2.44
Jessie \Vales, 6th mile 2.i8

Aggregate 6 miles in 16.15

Aggregate 31 milesinl6.43 I
—From Wilkes's Spirit of the

Times.

Miss Clara Thompson is engaged at St, James s for
Christmas.

THE EXPLOSION AT THE
HOUSE OF DETENTION.

EXAMI IsrAl lON OF 111 E FRIO:NIERS.

The three prisoners charged with being impli-
cated in the diabolical outrage last night at the
House of Detention were brought to Bow-Area
Police-court at four o'clock th s afternoon,
under a very strong escort of mounted polio. As
soon as the well-known prisoners' van arrived at the
door of the Police Court the mounted police formed
a circle around it, and this was no sooner done than
a large number of constables who had been on duty
at the court during the whole of the day formed an
inner guard iu line ou either side of the door, and thus
the prisoners as they stepped from the van passed
through it, and were conveyed to the cells of the
court without the slightest difficulty. The crowd
collected in front of the court was much larger than
that assembled in the earlier part of the day.
On being placed in the dock, the prisoners gave
the names of Timothy Desmond, Jeremiah Allen,
and Ann Justice, and the charge preferred against
them was with being concerned with others not in
custody with the wilful murder of Sarah Hodgkin-
son, aged, 35, William Clutton, 55, and a girl,
named Minnie Abbott, aged 8 years, by wilfully
and maliciously firing an explosive substance sup-
posed to be gunpowder, at Corporation-lane,
Clerkenwell.

Superintendent Gernon, G division, charged the
prisoners.

The first witness examined was—
John Moore, the chief warder of the House of
Detention, who said —Yesterday, between the hours
of 2 and 3 my attention was called by a police
constable to the fact of a man loitering outside the
prison and refusing to go away. lie was joined by
a female named Justice.

Sir T. Henry—Did you know that name, or was
it told you ?
Witness—l found it out through the visiting-
book, as she had visited the prisoner Casey.
___

Examination continued—l saw the man Allen
loitering about. They were all recounoitreing the
prison. My attention was also directed to seeing
the prisoner Allen on the top of one of the adjoin-
ing houses. He came down, and then I saw him
talking to five or six other men. I then went
to inform the governor of the suspicious circum-
stances, and whilst I was doing so the explosion
took place. The warders went to the stores where
the arms were kept, and having supplied them-
selves, rushed to the spot from where the alarm
came, and it was found that from 50 to 60 feet of
prison wall had been blown down.
Ambrose Sutton, 273 A, Reserve Division, said
—I had been employed watching the outside of the
House of Detention since Burke and Casey have
been confined. At 20 minutes to 4 I saw the female
and Allen near St. James's-walk. 'The woman had
been in the house of Detention at 1 o'clock, and
the man was waiting outside at the time. When the
female prisoner came out she found the prisoner
Allen, and remained talking with him for some time.
After that the prisoner Desmond caine up and en-
tered into conversation with them for over
twenty minutes. At the expiration of that
time a fourth person came up, and when they
were parting the man who arrived the latest
by accident pushed against me, and thus I had an
opportunity of seeing him. lie having begged my
pardon, asked me a trifling question, to which I
'replied Ilwas a stranger in the place. With that
he walked on. After they had been again in conver-
sation I saw Desmond go towards St. James's-walk.
I was directed to watch Desmond, which I did, and
saw him go down Corporation-laue, and shortly
after that I saw him drawing a truck with a barrel,
which he put on the pavement. I followed him up
St. James's-walk, where he stopped in the middle
for a miuute or two and then went on. Afterwards
heard a tremendous explosion, and then I saw Allen
and the woman running am ay very fast. As
she approached I took hold f her, and another
officer secured the man. I tol her I should take
her for being concerned with others in causing the
explosion. Whilst I had her in custody I saw Des-
mond running round the prison wall, and as he was
passing I caught hold of him with-my left hand,
which was up to that time disengaged. I then
called upon the passers-by for help.
Sir Thomas Henry—You had both Desmond and
Justice then in your custody.

Witness—YeB ; one iu each hand.
Sir T. henry—You, of caurse, obtained instant
assistance.

Witness—Yes.

Desmond—Will you swear I ever left the public-
house for more than two minutes ?
Witness—Yes.

Desmond—Then you perjure yourself.
Sir T. Henry—You must not make such obser-
vations. You can put questions to any of the wit-
nesses, but you must not impute perjury. Have
you any questions to put, Allen ?
Allen—All I have to Bay is that I was assisting
Desmond, who was intoxicated when I first saw
him at the public-house.

Justice—l deny that I ever ran with Allen.
Allen—lt was enough to make any person run—
such an explosion.

Sir T. Henry (to Sutton)—Where did you see
the barrel?

Witness—l saw it on the pavement of Corpora-
tion-lane, near where the explosion took place. The
report followed this circumstance in about ten
minutes.

Superintendent Gernon said at that point he
should have to ask fora remand.
Sir T. Henry at once acceded to the request, and
the prisoners were removed from the dock.

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The performance of Hamlet by Madame Judith, at the
Gaitd is immensely popular, and many of the Parisian
critics aro in eestacies about it. Of the version by Alex-
andre Dumas and Paul Mourice, one critic says —"lt is a
translation graudioso, poetical, and of marvellous exacti-
tude. Alexandre Dtunas ought to love Hamlet—has he
not revivified him in his' Comte de Monte Chrihto ?' As
to M. Paul Meurice, a poet also nourished ou the marrow
of lions (sic), he has necessarily brought to his task all the
respect he professes for Shaksi ore, that precursor of Victor
Hugo who is our Shakspere." In place of the "Divine
Williams," of whom. the French have now ceased to speak,
we have, in the same article from which the above extracts
are given, "Le Grand Will." This version of "Hamlet"
was completed in 1547, and was offered to the Theatre
Francais, but was declined by the management. It was
then produced at the Theatre de Et. Germain en Lay°, a
house which Dumas had hisiself caused to be built. It
was played for the first time on Dec. 15, 1847, with Ron-
vier° as Hamlet. Its termination was then happy, the
Ghost appearing to the wounded Hamlet and telling him
he should live (" Tu vivras"). This has now been ex-
I punged, and Hamlet dies poisoned by the sword of Lie:rtes.