The Sun.
London, England, 1859-02-23 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 23, 1859.

He is a fine, tall, portly man, with a very agreeable
face, much more open and manly than the Nawab's.
On his right sat Hijummoab Hoosein, talookdar of
Buthamow, and then round the table, in front of
the Commissioner, in order, Meer Dost Ali, uncle of
Mehudie Hossein, Gholam Hossein, brother of the
rebel, Meer Bundee Hossein, tehsildar of Hussun-
pore' Sheek Ali Mahomed, tehsildar of Pertabghur,
and Meer Reasut Ali—all rebel chiefs of Oude,
vanquished, owning themselves beaten, and seeking
pardon. If when we were weak we punished
severely and fearlessly, now that we are strong we
are clement and generous. Who can deny this,
when he hears that all those rebels are permitted
to return to their homes, one with 50, another with
45, another with 50 followers to guard their fami-
lies and their property; that no questions were
asked ; that their written papers were given to
them on the spot, the only condition being that
they repair to Mr. Martin, at Lucknow, where
their followers are to be disarmed and they
are to learn the terms on which they are to live
in Oude in future ? Maun Singh at least under-
stands this policy perfectly, for he said the other
day, " When the British were few and fighting for
their lives, they had to kill and hang every one,
and to forgive no offender ; now the day is theirs,
they can pardon without any one saying they are
afraid." Maun Singh's approbation a any policy is
doubtful praise, but this remark shows he appre-
ciates the arguments of a large party in Indiaas to
our conduct in a great crisis.
Mehudie Hossein was collector of Salone under
the Oude dynasty. When Oude was annexed he
was relieved from his charge by Major Barrow, and
when the mutiny took place he re-occupied the post
which perforce the Commissioner was obliged to
abandon, and, " now," said he, " you are here to
relieve me again." He spoke frankly and freely,
and we learnt that his numbers had never reached

the strength attributed to him in despatches, and
that his losses had been still more exaggerated. Sir
William Russell, who came in during the inter-
view, was anxious . to remind Mehudie of the
day he chased him 37 miles to Palee Ghat, but
consideration, and, perhaps, good taste, prevented
the question being addressed to a beaten man.
These men were all well and even richly dressed,
and sat at their ease as if they had been our
best friends. From the Commissioner's tent
the chiefs proceeded to Lord Clyde's, with the ex-
ception of the Nawab, who as a prisoner remained
with Lieut.-Col. Crealock, and conversed with that
officer while he was sitting for a pencil sketch that
was very successful. Lord Clyde invited the chiefs
to sit down, and expressed his gratification at
seeing them, and his hope that they would settle
down and become good subjects of the Queen. " I
haie been 50 years a soldier," he said, " and I have
seen enough of war to rejoice when it is at an end."
" Say to the lord that I was 25 years in the service of
the King of Oude," replied Mehudie Hossein, evi-
dently implying that he could not, as a man of
honour, help fighting in the cause of one he had
served so long. They took their leave, after a short
interview, and are now to travel as hey please to
Lucknow, most of them preferring to accompany the
column. Mehudie Hossein says there are 20,000 Se-
poys andl,2oo Sowars,w ith 200 elephants, in Nepaul.
It will be necessary to keep watch and ward on the
marches. We cannot expect a sudden calm after
such a tempest—the waves will heave after the
winds have gone down ; and so there come rumours
of troubles in that ever troublesome Bundelcund.
The Madras Light Cavalry will march down in
that direction on their way home. The 80th, going
to Cawnpore, will relieve the regiment of Europeans
there, and permit it to go to Calpee. The 64th
Regiment is to proceed towards Bombay, where
the wives and children of the soldiers are, taking
part of the disturbed districts in their course. The
80th Regiment and 24th Punjabees- marched to-
wards Cawnpore this evening, taking with them
the Nawab of Furruckabad.
On the evening of the Bth Lord Clyde sent for
Brigadier Horsford, and gave him directions for
the general security of the pass and gorge of the
Raptee, and orders came out for our march this
morning. The orders disappointed us a little, for
there were many things fixed for the day. There
were races to take place close to the place whence
the Hussars started for the Raptee—subscriptions
paid, horses entered, and the races named "the
Terai Sweepstakes," " the Raptee Purse," " the
Nepali' Consolation Stakes." Then there was to
be a tiger hunt; item, there was to be a reconnais-
sance up the Gorge, to go as far as the Nepaulese
frontier, the line being ascertained by finding to
whom the taxes were paid by the people of the
villages. It was expected that the enemy's 15
guns would be brought in, or would be taken by
the column. The morning dawned, and with it
became visible a cold dense fog, through which the
eye could not pierce to the nearest tent. Lord
Clyde left with Brigadier Horsford the Rifle Brigade,
under Colonel Percy Hill; the 7th Hussars, Sir
William Russell; the Ist Punjab Cavalry; Major
Hughes Moir's troop, Bengal Artillery ; and took
with himself the Carabineers, a party of Hodson's
Horse, a wing of the Beloochees, Lennox's company
of Sappers, her Majesty's 20th Regiment, and
Fraser's troop of Royal Horse Artillery. As the
baggage had to defile through the jungle the march
was short, and we encamped four miles south of
Bankee, not far from the scene of our little affair
with the enemy on the 26th. The reconnaissance
was of course put off. The guns were not brought
in, but it was ascertained that they are inside the
Nepaulese territory. The fog lasted nearly all
day.
At some undetermined hour on the morning of
the 9th the camp was struck in darkness and our
little column continued its march southwards to-
wards Gonda. The dawn was clouded and the day
warm, so that we did not see those pleasant Ne-
paulese hills which have made their appearance so
seldom to our plain-wearied eyes. As we are not
destined to visit the Ghoorkas, I for one was glad
to leave the neighbourhood of those tantalising
mountains—the vapour, the mad jackals, the
wolves, and tigers of the disaffected Terai, which
wage deadly war on the whole human race.
The evening before, just at dusk, a large bear
ambled out on the plain close to our camp, in front
of some officers who had been beating the adjoining
wood for game. Captain Bradford fired at him with
his revolving rifle, and the second shot struck
Bruin, who stood on his hind lee and made a de-
monstration of assault, but seeing several sports-
men coming up eagerly, he thought it better to
" bear the ills he had than fly to others which he
knew not of," and so ambled off and made his exit
growling. Tigers' tracks were visible all round
our camp, and though they did not, as at Nanparah,
interfere with our postal arrangements, they con-
jointly with the rumours of lurking sepoys, pre-
vented that free excursive investigation of the
jungles which would otherwise, no doubt, have
been effected. When we left, a large expedition
with beaters and elephants was being organised,
but we have not yet heard if any one was eaten or
any tiger killed.
It takes time to make proper preparations for a
hunt, and in such a volatile column as ours there is
little time for aught but eating, sleeping, and
marching. As the camp animals go out to graze,
thousands of camels, elephants, ponies, buffaloes,
and bullocks for many miles round the camp. the
wild denizens of the forest are frightened, and go
off to great distances, where it is necessary to track
and mark them down before a party can start with
any chance of success. The day we arrived on
the Raptee I saw two huge wolves close at
hand in the thick grass by the river ; to-day
two were seen within 100 yards of the head of the
column, and herds of antelopes and spotted deer
rise up and flee away from our videttes and flankers,
to the despair of the sportsmen, who must keep
with their men on the line of march. As to the
flocks of wild geese, ducks, and teal—the wonderful
long -legged, long-necked waders—cranes, black and
white, plover, snipe, quail of many sizes, colours,
and varieties, which are seen in the early morning
or the course of a march, no place I have ever
visited, except the Steppe of Southern Russia, can
afford such abundance and diversity of species as
those northern plains of Oude. The thickets are
haunted by peacocks and peahens, and by the beau-
tiful jungle fowl, the original stock of our own dear
chanticleer and Dame Partlet. In the long coarse
grass nibble and gambol hares, much persecuted by
falcons and silver foxes. In the same haunts are
the beautiful black partridge and his less eatable
gray congener. Flycatchers, from the lively,
audacious, and gallant king crow, down to a tiny
little green fellow, with a yellow foraging cap, not
bigger than a wren, flit over the fields in all direc-
tions. The air is filled with the screams of green
paroquets, which flash in broad streams of colour
and in hundreds at a time from tope to tope, helped
well by the never ceasing chorus of the animated
impudent minas. The large blue jay is common,
and tamer as well as more brilliant than the
keeper's enemy in England. Shrikes are common
on every wild hedge—the large gray—the small
brown butcher bird, with a white streak over the
eye, and white head, and two sombre-coloured
varieties of larger size. The titmouse is boring
away amid every thatched roof, but none of the
varieties resemble our English friends. Over
every large jeel hover fish hawks, mews, and large
the surface of the water.
enshrined in forms strange kingfishers, which dart down right under water,
after a fluttering
can devote more time to to his
only be described b
pause twenty or thirty feet above
e water. On every side there is life
subject
ge and. beautiful,. .
the scientific naturalist who
thanbhute ite can
find at the head of a column marching •
day. As the line of march
miles of Churda, for several
the Nana Rao, Lord Clyde could
find 2O miles a
passed within a few
months the residence of
got out of his • litter, and,
mounting an elephant, set off with his staff to • •
visit

the fort. It was found to be strong of its kind, well
sheltered on three sides by a belt of jungle, but as
the fort is situated in a wide level plain, and the
belt of jungle is not broad, and affords no sure re-
treat, the Nana did not select it as a safe place to
make a retreat from, and fell back on Burguddiah.

makers, hawks, hounds, dogs, elephants. He wore
a pair of English keeper's leather leggings, a vel-
vet frock, and a brocaded cap with gold tassels.
But a& I hypercritical, am I too curious and
minutely observant when I remark what was
patent to all the street,' that the lady of Bulram-
pore must be in difficulties with his tailor, seeing
the highly important article of dress under his
tunic, .and above his leggings, were sadly rent, and
could scarcely have cost as much as King Stephen
paid on a well-known occasion for a similar gar-
ment ? However, our sporting friend has broad
acres, and I believe, by his visit to-day, he received
a pleasant accession to them from Major Barrow,
who is tossing about estates, little kingdoms, and
whole shires as a juggler tosses balls about, or as
Napoleon used to fling away empires. To any
one who would take it has been offered a
magnificent strip of the Terai and the adja-
cent land, rent free for five years, with the exclusive
usufruct of trees of a certain lac thereon abounding,
on the sole condition that he cuts down all the

; -
jungle. Such was the offer made to us all. Even
I felt obliged to decline this splendid opening for a
young man, and to refuse the chance of becoming a
zemindar of Oude."

JAN. 11.

The force halts on their present ground to-day,
that Lord Clyde and Sir Hope Grant, and the Chief
of the Staff may complete their arrangements before
his Lordship proceeds to Lucknow. It is probable
that we shall not march by way of Gonda, as the
only object in view was to inquire into the fitness
for a cantonment, which could not be determined
without a regular commission. The place is nearly
40 miles distant, and so it is probable we shall
march straight to Lucknow, whither Major Barrow
and Major Bruce have preceded us this day. Lord
Clyde is anxious to place himself in telegraphic
communication with Central India as speedily as
possible, for at Banda, Rewah, and Bundelcund
affairs are in an unsatisfactory position. Instant
steps have been taken to flood the provinces with
troops. Her Majesty's 43d Regiment has been
ordered to Banda from Calpee and detached posts.
Her Majesty's 45th have been sent up from Cal-
cutta to the same district. The 97th Regiment is
marching down from Lucknow via Futtehpore, and
the Madras Rifles are taking the same route.
General, Whitlock has already got two squadrons of
the 12th Lancers; the 3d Madras Europeans, Ist
Regiment Bombay Native Infantry, Ist Madras
Native Infantry, 50th Madras Native hi fantry, two
troops of Madras Horse Artillery, and a Madras
field battery ; so that with the reinforcements
and additional irregular cavalry he will soon
have a splendid little army under his com-
mand. The Naval Brigade of the Pearl, under
Captain Sotheby, having rendered most conspicuous
service in the Shahabad districts,rand the disturbed
provinces north-east of Allahabad, are going down
to Calcutta on their way home. Those gallant
sailors have been active in all branches of military
duty, and they have appeared in the field as infantry,
artillery, horse artillery, and cavalry ! A charge by
mounted sailors must be a formidable demonstra-

tion to all parties concerned. The Pearl's men
have, whether on foot or on horse, contributed
mainly to the pacification of the country confided
to their charge, and Captain Sotheby has added to
a reputation which was always high by his conduct
in a difficult command.

The 86th Regiment, to be relieved at Gwalior by
the 3d Europeans, will be sent home, after a long
and distinguished career of Indian service, crowned
by the storming of Jhansi. Volunteering from re-
giments going home will soon take place, and I
look with some anxiety to the result, for I do not
think it will be as favourable as the authorities
expect. The four regiments will go home as soon
as possible—some little jealousy being caused by
the 32d Light Infantry being permitted to leave
India before its time on account of its services at
Lucknow. The Carbineers will go to Meerut, and
the 7th Hussars probably to Umballah. The 3d
battalion Rifle Brigade is ordered to Agra from
Seetapore, and the Camel Corps, under Major Ross
of the brigade, is on its way to the same city. The
regiments are her Majesty's 10th, 32d, 78th, and
84th, the Military Train Battalion, and possibly
her Majesty's 29th—in India since 1841—to which
must be added her Majesty's 86th. The general
disposition of the troops is not yet fixed, and must
remain undetermined while disturbances exist.
We march to Seerora-312 miles—to-morrow ;
thence to Lucknow at the rate of 30 miles a-day.

SPRING ASSIZES.

NORTHERN CIRCUITI-APPLEBY, FEB. 2

The learned judges of this circuit took their seats
on the bench at the Court-house at 10 o'clock this
morning, the commission having been opened by
Mr. Justice Byles on Saturday afternoon. Mr.
Justice Willes did not arrive from Lancaster until
late last night.
There was one cause in the list, and the calendar
contained the names of six prisoners—an unusual
assize for Appleby.

CROWN COURT.
(Before Mr. Justice Byles.)
George Parkin, aged 26, was indicted for the
manslaughter of George Copstick, at Knock, on
the 26th September last.
The Hon. A. Liddell and Mr. Brett appeared for
the prosecution ; Mr. Scott defended the prisoner.
The prisoner, it appeared, is a cripple, having a
withered leg, and carrying a crutch, and is a tailor
by trade. The deceased was a labourer, and a young
man of 20 years of age, living at Long Marston.
It appeared that the prisoner and several other
young men had been drinking at a public-house,
where a quarrel arose between him and a young
man named Mason, when the prisoner used his
crutch to Mason and Mason gave in. The deceased
then went up to the prisoner and asked him for a
subscription towards some country games. The
prisoner said he had not a sixpence, and the de-
ceased made use of some coarse observation, which
was retorted by the prisoner. After leaving the
public-house Mason reported to the deceased some-
thing the prisoner had said about him, and the
deceased then walked up to where the prisoner was
sitting on a wall, and asked him what he meant, at
the same tine seizing him by the collar. The pri-
soner again used provoking expressions to the de-
ceased, who said, " If thou was not a cripple I would
th rash thee." The prisoner answered by saying,
If thou does not leave off I will fell thee." The
deceased then caught hold of the prisoner's leg, and
the prisoner raised his crutch, which was shod with
iron, and dealt the deceased a blow with it on t,he
head, which knocked him down. When the de-
ceased got up he sttl.;;gered against a wall and offered
to fight the prisoner, but staggered about and walked.
away with some other young men. On the 7th of
October he complained of his head, and feeling
giddy and sick, Mr. Armstrong, a surgeon,- was
called in to attend him, but he became worse, had
convulsions, and died on the 31st Oct. There was
a cut on his left temple, under which the bone was
dead, and after death, on remouing the scalp, an
abscess was found in the brain under the injury,
'which had been the cause of death.

For the defence it was contended that the injury
had been received when the deceased staggered
against the wall; amd further that the prisoner had
not used more violence than was necessary to rid
himself from the attacks of the deceased. _

His Lordship, having summed up, left it to the
jury to say whether it was necessary for the pri-
soner to strike the deceased on the head with this
formidable ironshod-weapon to rid himself of the
decearspd. If it was not, they ought to find the
prisoner guilty. As to the first point raised, it was
contrary to the evidence.
The jury found the prisoner guilty.
His Lordship sentenced him to two months' im-
prisonment without hard labour.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS, Feb. 22.

(Before Mr. Pashley, Q.C., Assistant Judge.)
David West, 23, a cellarman, in the service of
Mr. L. Clow, a wine and bottled beer merchant in
Prince's-street, Fitzroy-square, was indicted for
stealing bottles of beer, the property of his master,
and George Packard, a calico glazer in Tottenham
place, who surrendered, was indicted for feloniously
receiving them, knowing that they had been stolen.
Mr. Metcalfe prosecuted; Mr. Ribton defended
Packard. West was not defended.
The case lasted the greater part of the day. It
rested principally upon the evidence of two boys
who had been in Packard's service, and the learned
counsel for that prisoner ably contended in a length-
ened address that the jury could not with safety
convict a respectable man upon such testimony.
A number of witnesses spoke to Packard's good
character hitherto.
The jury found West guilty and acquitted Packard.
The Assistant-Judge sentenced West to eight
months' hard labour.
John Nash; it deserter from the Coldstream
Guards, was indicted on Monday for feloniously
breaking and entering the warehouse of W. George
Watson, and stealing therein the sum of 11 ls. 6d.
The prosecutor's premises are situate No. 34,
Narrow-street, Limehouse, and about 4 o'clock on
the morning of the 15th inst. the policeman on duty
saw that all was safe. In about half an hour, on
again c9iapleting his beat, he saw the prisoner and
another man leave the doorway, and subsequently
found that an entrance had been effected through
the countinghouse window. " The next night the
prisoner was found asleep in a stable at the back of
the premises, from which, by means of a ladder, a
person could without much difficulty get up to the
countinghouse window. The prisoner said at first
that he weA not out at four in the morning, bathe