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captain's good service pension reverts also to the
Admiralty.
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Her M-ajesty has been pleased to sanction an
addition of 201. to the grant for "distinguished
services" bestowed on Lieut.-Colonel J. M. Adye,
C.B , R.A., in July, 1856, making it up to 100/.
per annum, commencing on the 10th of April,
1857.

The Leopold steam-ship, with Royal Artillery
and other troops, whic't embarked early last week,
had not left Spithead last evening. The detach-
ment of the 94th had been re-landed and sent to
their depot by railway.
Captain the Hon. G. F. Hastings, C. 8., arrived
at Portsmouth on Saturday, and took up his com-
mission appointing him to th.e command of i-er Ma-
jesty's steam two-decker, Blenheim, 60, and the
superintendence of the steam reserve at Portsmouth,
yesterday. On Captain the Hon. F. J. P(dlrtin,
C. 8., leaving the ship; which he _ha; made the
"home" of all belonging to her during his com-
mand, the crew sprang into the rigging and gape
him the heartiest and repeated rounds of cheers.
The latter gallant officer will take . his seat at the
Admiralty this day, we believe.
Captain D'Eyncourt arrived at Portsmouth yes-
terday, and took up his commission appointing him
to the command of the screw carveqe Curagoa, 31,
when the pennant was hoisted.
The following appointments were made at, the
Admiralty yesterday :
Captain—T. H. Mason, to the Curacoa.
-Commander—Thomas Lethbridge, to the Renown.

Surgeons—Jahn Mem to the Cambrian ; Fya,lvr
Negus, io the Ouracoa; W. H. Sloggett to the Calypa
Assistant-Surgeons—Thomas Colaban, to the Cam-
brian ; Machail M 'Grath, to the Cambrian ; Leonard
Lucas, to the Calypso ; James A. Skene, to the Mada
gascar ; H. S. Smart, to the Cumberland.

"After more than two hours of anxiety, strategy,
and no small practice of the arts of offence and de-
fence, they appeared, and were immediately sent
off in a bhylie,' under a small guard, towards the
city. Hodson, then, with the remainder of his
men, enterel the enceinte of the tomb, .and found
certainly not less than from 5,000 to 6,000 of the
scum of the city and Palace congregated there,
armed wi.h weapons of all descriptions. It was in-
deed an hour of trial ; when a bold front and a
determined voice was of more avail then even a
sharp sword. Wonderful to say, not a man of the
gallant little band was hit, and on Hodson sternly
reiterating his demand for instant surrender they
began to lay down their arms. 500 swords, and
twice that number of firearmQ, besides horses, ele-
phants, &c., were collected in less than an lour
and-a-half, without another blow being struck.
Hodson and his men then moved warily off to the
city. At a short distance from the walls they
found the lohylle' was halted with much rabble
.collected around, who turned on the little party
as they rode up. This was no time for hesita-
tion or delay. Hodson dashed at once into the
midst—in few but energetic words explained `that
these wero the men who had not only rebelled
against the Government, but hid ordered aid wit-
nessed the massacre and shameful exposure of in-
nocent women and children ; and that thus the re-
fore the Government punished such trait irs, taken
in open resist ruse,'—shooting them dOwn at the
word. The effect was instantaueous end wonder-
ful Not another hand was raised, not atio:her
weapon levelled, and the Mahothedans of the trcej
and some influential Moulvies among the by-
stan&rs exclaimed, as if by simultaneous impulse,
Well, and rightly done ! Their crime has met
with its just penalty. These were they who gave
the signal f. the death cf helpless women and
children and outraged decency by tl.e exposure of
their persons, and now a righteous judginent has
fallen on theig_.God is grew-. r The 'remainieg
weapons were Wen laid down, and he crowd slowly
and ifftie•ly dispersed. _ The b ;dies were then ear-

ried into the city and thrown out on the very spa
w:)ere the blood of their innocent vitt;ms still

stained the earth. They rem-tin d there till the
24th, when, for san tary reasons, they were re-
moved from the Chibootra in front of the Kotwal-
lee. The effect of thin just retribution is ay idra-
culous on the populace as it was deserved by the
crimi ink

"The popular with now i 4, that Hodson, the
avenger of blood, should be sent with a strong
force at his back to find and execute the like justice
o❑ the arch-villain Nana Sahib. May they both
receive the reward of their deeds 1"

LATEST FROM DELHI.
PALACE, DELHI, Oct. 15:
I wrote to you from Meerut on the 28th ult., en-
closing a list of casualties and giving a few sma'l
scraps of information—perhaps a little more may
not prove altogether unacceptable.
The ex-King, who is living in a small house
within the Palace walls, is to be brought to trial in
a few days for aiding and abetting the mutineers.
Living with him is his favourite wife, Zeenut Mahal,
and her son Jumma. Buktit, a lad of about 17 (.r 18
years old. Two of the King's sons, the Princes
Mitzi Bucktawur Shah and Mirza endboo, were
tried last week for aiding and abetting the muti-
neers. One of them was appointed colonel of the
11th Native Infantry, and the other of the 74th ;
they were tried by a military commission of five
officers, with Brigadier-General Chamberlain as
President. Evideice was produced before the
Court, principally documentary, consisting of re-
ports, returns, &e., bearing the prisoners' seals.
showing that they exercised command of their regi-
ments and acted. In their defence they pleaded
total ignorance of the intention of the Sepoys tck
mutiny, and said that when the Meerut mutineers
first reached Delhi on the 11th of May they (tbe
Princes) thought it was a Russian invading army !
They were then summoned to an audience by the
King, and a few days after were appointed.colonels
of regiments at the request of the Sepoys them-
selves.

The Court, however, found the prisoners guilty,
and sentenced them to death ; and, accordingly,
yes' erday, they were shot by a party of the 60th
Rifle 3. Detachments of Rifles, Artillery, Sapperp,
and Goorkhas wore present, and a great number
of spectators. The bodies were cast into the
Jumna River.

The city continues empty of all its former inhabi-
tants, though many are attempting to negotiate
with the prize agents for the ransom of their houses
and property. It is supposed a large amount of
prize money will be collected. Nothing as yet is
known as to whether this place is to be retained as
a garrison or not. The country is about settling
down and the people becoming wonderfully civil.
A force is out, under Brigadier Showers, punish-
ing rebels and bringing them to a sense of their duty
and allegiance. • I mentioned in my last that two
Engineer officers were to receive the " Victoria
0r0.35." I regret to say Lieutenant Salkeld has
died of his wounds ; the other, Lieutenant Home,
was unfortunately killed by an explos:on when
destroying a fort near Bolundshuhur. They are
deeply lamented. At Meerut all is quiet. Here
the sick and wounded are improving, as the cold
weather is setting in.

The Vienna Gazette says :—" Count Valent°
Esterhazy, the Austrian ambassador to St. .P t in
' Hoer leassil
burg,
months, woohi
sh
justas been
returned
reque3ted thu government to appoint him
to some
other embassy instead of that at St. Petersburg,
and it is thought probable that
his wish will be
complied with."
ANNIVERSARY OF THE POLISH REVOLUTION.—The
in London attended
27th anniversary of the Polish
1830-31 falling on Sunday last, warthe
Polish
oinlidsehpexiles
n resi-
dentindependence o.f
which was perfoinied by the Roy. Etnericus Podel-ki,
at the Roman Catholic Chapel, Sutton-street, Soho, for
the repoFo of those who fell in that and other national
struggles. In the evenin-, a
yesterday
absencetfuneral
f',
ne
meeting of the Polish
II ktorical Society was held at Sussex-chambers,
Duke-street, St. James's. Owing to the absence from
London of the president, Colonel Szyrma, the
chair was occupied by the vice-president, Major Szule.
zewski. Addresses, expressive of the unshaken fidelity of
the Poles to their national standard, of. gratitude tto the
separated.
British nation for the generous hospita!ity afforded them,
and to the Literary Association of the Friends of'Poland
for its continued active sympathy with the cause, of Po-
land, were delivered by the chairman and several other
_whllicahntdheergme,,etisiintgEkiah,,
is
announced
performance by the Sacred Harmonic S •
for pe Society on
gentlemen,
E xe
Friday, Dee. 11. -,.
Mr. MacDo well's statue of Pitt is now placed upon
its pedestal at the right band side of the porch of St.
Stephen's. One pedestal more is to be filled, and the
a if:
twelve political apostles are then complete. .

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The following particulars of the final 'operations
at Delhi resulting in the capture of the King and
the execution of two of his elder sons mid a grand-
son, may be relied on as authentic, and effectually
disposes of the charge of treachery attempted to be
brought against Lieut. Hoclson:—
.
"On the morning on,which the city and palace
were finally evacuated the wholo of the available
cavalry moved outthrough the suburbs in the direc-
tion of, but not on the road to, the Kootub, and
marched to the top of the hill on which stands tho
Eedgab,' thence overlooking the c:tpap of the
Bareilly and Nusseerabad mutineers, under 'Gene-
ral' Bucktowar Khan, quondam Subidar of Artil-
lery. It was soon perceived by unmistakable signs
that the camp was being evacuated, and soon after
a lond explosion took place, which told to practised
ears that the rebels were blowing up their ammuni-
tion previous to a fight, and Hodson's messengers
coming breathlessly in at the moment confirmed the
fact. Hodson immediately got' leave to report it
to the general, galloping on his way right along
the front of the city to see if this was clearly also.
He then obtained per:nission from the general to go
to the rebel camp itself, to see hoW the land lay.
"He started at once with his second in:command,
Macdowell, and 75 Sowers, and rode right round the
city to the Delhi-gate ; having but few shots fired
at them, and eloaring the road of stray rebels as
they wen t.along, they found the camp all but empty
(they soon niade it quite so), and the Delhi-gate
open. They brought away three guns left by the
enemy, and made arrangements for bringing in the
empty tents, &c. They recovered the mess plate
of the 65th Native Infantry, their standards,
stripped howevt,r, and band instruments, polishing
off the big drummer, wh.), with his myrmidons,
gave some trouble.
" Next day Hodson asked and obtained permis-
sion to go after the King, whose capture, with that
of his favourite wife (another of the heir apparent),
he successfully accomplished at the cost only of vast
fatigue, some fighting, and imminent r;sk. His
Majesty was courteously disarmed, and then
escorted into the city.
"Early the following morning Hodson set "to
work to get the Princes, greater because more active
villains than their father. He started with Mac-
dowell (second only to his commanding officer in
all soldierly qualities) and 100 mon for the Tomb of
the Emperor Humayoon, where the rascals were
concealed. He took measures to cut off all access
to or egress from the budding, and then sent in one
of the illegitimate scions of royalty (who had saved
his own life only by turning King's evidence) and
the one-eyed Moulvie, Rujub Ali (one of the
lamented Sir Henry Lawrence's most trusted emis-
saries) to bring out the Princes.