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The Gazette of last Friday publishes a number of '
Major -
documents, moat of which have already appeared in,
our columns. They consist of despatches from the 'r
General Officers in command in India, giving offi- :
with mutiny,
yap t
ain,
~
cial details of actions with the enemy, a -me as far
back as July last. As a record this number of the
Eyre'sEilti -raal'n report
report
is most interesting. It gives Brigadier-
LGfrom Gen. Wilson of the killed 'and wounded be:-
fore Delhi during the siege.
The following despatch from Colonel Grea:thed
e-'s coormftrmom of
communications, jatuSigoedisnialk,l:sre nted an official list
will be read with interest, as it has not yet ap-

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October the Commander-in-Chief telegraphed to
Captain Teel, at. Allahabad, "In the course of
about a week there will be a continuous stream of
troops, at the rate of about 90 a day, pouring into
Allababad, .which I trust will not cease for the
next three months." On the 2d of October Sir Jas.
Outram had contrived to smuggle a brief message
'out of Lucknow, which was at once transmitted
from Cawnpore to Calcutta by telegraph. In it we
read :—" The insurgents are too strong to admit
of withdrawing from this garrison. . . Two
additional brigades, with powerful field artillery,
would be required to withdraw the garrison or re-
duce.the city." On the 2d of October, Sir James
Outram was convinced that-nothing could be done
at Lucknow to ensure the safety of the garrison
(with its " sick, wounded, women, and children,
amounting to 1,000"), before the arrival of two
additional brigades with a powerful field artillery.
On the 4th of October the Commander-in-Chief was
of opinion that, "in the course of about a week,"
troops would begin to arrive at Allahabad at the
rate of ninety men a day. At this rate, when would
the two brigades, with their powerful field artillery,
be assembled at Cawnpore ? The heart sickens
when the condition of the garrison at Lucknow is
thought of. It is impossible to say when two
brigades may-be mustered at Cawnpore to advance
upoa Lucknow. And the reason of the delay is the
paucity of European troops in India. But that the
European soldiers in India are so few that these
two brigades could not be assembled at Cawnpore
long before the beginning of October, is owing:
solely to the callous levity with which Lord Pal-
merston and his colleagues refused-to lend an ear
to the united voices of our countrymen in India, of
the East India Directors. and of the people of Eng-
land speaking' through the press and Parliament,
urging them to send reinforcements to India by the
Overland route. If the garrison at Lucknow are
to share the fate of the garrison at Cawnpore th'eir
bbica will rest on the heads of Lord Palmerston
and his collea_:ues. For every man, woman, and
child that dies in consequence of the unnecessary
delay in relieving Lucknow, Lord Palmerston and
his colleagues are' responsible.
And yet with this awful truth staring them in
the face, Lord-Palmerston's subservient Parliament
seem well disposed to maintain an unbroken silence
on the subject of India till February. Lord
Palmerstoir tells them that when they meet again
in February he will have measures for the future
government of India to lay before thew. That
is not the immediate question. How India is to
be governed in future may be discussed at leisure ;
the present duty of Parliament is to inquire whe-
ther everything has been done that the existing
administrative arrangements of India admit of, to
relieve our endangered countrymen there ? and
if nct, why not ! With the facts which we
have recounted, showing the ease with which
reinforcements might have been deqoatched
across the Isthmus of Suez, and the indolent
apathy with which Ministers failed to avail them-
selves of that route, it is impossible not to elver-
tain the conviction that Ministers have not *done
for the relief of our countrymen in India what it
was their duty, an what they had ample means at
their disposal to do. There is not a bereaved family
in England that is not filled with rage and grief at
this conviction: Thera is not an Englishman at
present on the Continent who is not galled and
irritated by incessant taunts at the incapacity and
apathy of the English Government in regard to the
Indian mutiny. A fierce spirit is kindling in the
breasts of the English people that may era long
prove fatal, not only to Ministers, but to any servil,
Parliament that may venture to interpose between
them and the nation's wrath. It will be dangerous
for Parliament to adjourn before the conduct of
our rulers with reference to the Indian mutiny has
been fully and feailessly discussed.

peered tai extenso :
" Lieutenant-Colonel E. Greathed to the. Deputy
Assistant
t theAd honour
jutant-General, Delhi.
" Camp, Agra, Oct. 11.
"Si h rfor
the information of the Major-General Command-
ing, that, in consequence of urgent- letters from
Agra, I marched from Hattrass at 6 p.m. on the
9th, carrying the European Infantry on elephants
and carts, and encamped on the Brigade Parade-
ground at this place about 8 a.m. Yesterday
at
half-past ten my camp'was suddenly attacked iu the
front and found the artillery getting into action,
and H.M.'s 9th Lancers in the saddle. I proceeded
myself with H.M.'s Bth Regt., and the 4th Punjab
Infantry to the right flank, for the purpose•of dite
lodging the enemy and taking their guns, which
were raking our camp. On the way I took with me
the Ist, 2d, and sth Punjab cavalry, extending the
infantry in skirmishing order with their supports.
I took the cavalry to the open space near the Euro-
pean infantry barracks, with directions to move as
circumstances would permit. The 9-pounder Agra
battery had by this time come up. I advanced them
in support of the infantry on the road leading from
the Artillery parade-ground to the Dholepore road,
and the skirmishers advanced and cleared the com-
pounds to their front. The Punjab Cavalry, under
Lieut. Watson, had then the opportunity of mak-
ing a most gallant charge, driving off the enemy's
Sowers and capturing four guns. After this the
rebels made no stand on the right, but the left con-
tinued to be hotly engaged, and the enemy's Sowara
advanced with great determination on the guns, one
of which was disabled from its gunners having been
cut down, and for the moment in the possession of
the enemy. It was, however, instantly recaptdred,
and the 9th Lancers charged the Sowars and drove
them from the field. I regret to say that two most
excellent officers) Lieuts. French and Jones, were
wounded, the former mortally, and I fear that
little hose can be entertained of the recovery of
Lieut. Jones. I advanced during this time on
the Dholepore road, capturing guns as we went
on, and the 9th Lancers and Artillery, sup-
ported by the 75th and 2d Punjab Infantry, ad-
vanced on the left, taking four guns on their way.
The whole line now moved to the front, the Pun-
jab Cavalry, as usual, performing most excellent
service on the flanks till we reached a village three
miles hence, where we halted for a short time, the
whole of the enemy being then in full flight. We
were now joined by the 3d Europeans, and Colonel
Dutton, conarnandiug at Agra, came up and took
camtnand of the whole of the troops. The enemy's
camp was descried about two miles in advance, and
we marched upon it, the road strewed in all 'Erec-
tions with baggage and carts ; the infantry was
ordered to halt at the camp, and the cavalry and
artillery pursued the enemy to the Kharee Ntuidee,
ten and a half miles from Agra. The enemy had
crossed the river before we reached it, leaving be-
hind him all his guns, a return of which is attached.
The artillery fired grape and round shot at the re-
treating enemy across the river, with good effect.
The country all round was covered with fugitives,
of whom a large number were cut up ; they have
all now crossed the Kharee Nuddee. After a short
halt we returned to camp, and the captured guns
were all brought in during the night. I have not
been able to estimate the enemy's number, as, in
addi!ion to the Indore force, and the Neemuch and
the NusseerabAd brigades, Sepoys were found
killed belonging to the 16th Grenadiers, Hut rianab.
Light Infantry, .G walier Contingent, and several
others. The whole country as far as one could see
was covered with fugitives, but of these many Were
probably camp followers and rabble. I have never
seen such a rout, and had our artillery and cavalry
been fresq few would have crossed the Kharee Nud-
dee, but they had marched 41 miles in loss than
30 hours before arriving at Agra. It is impossible
t say too much of the excellent conduct of the
Whole of the troops, officers, and men, and I trust
it will meet with the approbation of the Meier-
General commaudieg the Field Force at Delhi.
" It is my intention as soon as I have been
joined by the detachment now on its way from
Delhi, to proceed towards Futtyghnr, with a view
of effecting a junction with Gen. Havelcck's force,
subject to the approbation of General Penny.
" I have, &c.,
"E. H. GREATHED, Lieutenant-Colonel,
Commanding Moveable Column."

BRITISH OFFICIALS IN EGYPT-DErEff
TION OF THE AUSTRALIAN MAIL.

The following letter has been addressed to the
editor of the Daily .News :
Sir,—Of what benefit to the commercial world
has been the speedy passage-of the good ship Simla
Here still lie her mails, nor can they go forward till
the Tamar shall return, whilst a little thought on
the part of the. functionaries in this land of the
Pharaohs would have placed them, or at least the
overland portion of them, near London.
The hour the Simla anchored in the Suez roads
was 2 a.m. of the 20th instant, and the news of her
arrival was current in Alexandria about 11 a.m.
A telegram to Suez asking for the immediate de-
spatch of the important i.ortion of the mail—viz.,
that going via Marseilles, would have insured its
departure by 1100 U. Nine hours are allowed for the
journey by camels from Suez to No. 12 station in the
Desert, and th's would have left 10 hours for our
authorities to have made their arrangement for the
placing of a special train there for the conveyance of
the mail to Alexandria, fur which four hours would
have more than sufficed.
Arriving at No. 12 station at 9 p.m., and allow-
ing one hour for the unloading of tha camels and
loading into the railway waggons, .by 10 p.m. of the
20th the train could have been on its way and would
have been due at Alexandria at six o'clock on the
morning of the 21st ; thus the Simla's mails might
have been shipped off from the railway jetty and
safely placed in the Vectis by 7 a.m., at which hour
(daylight) she was advertised to leave for Marseilles
with the Overland portion of the India mails
brought to Suez by the'Bentinck and Madras.
If, however, more time had be( n necessary to
have secured the departura of the Simla's mail in
the Vectis,, an
.hour or two of further detention
could, without difficulty, have been obtained from
the Admiralty agent ; but no appeal to him was
made, nor does it appear that the forwarding of
the mail by this opportunity ever entered the

SHORT TIM/ IN NORTH AND Rim'

LANCASEII.RE.

Since our last not7ce of the conditions
of manufacturing industry at Preston,
Mr. It. Goodair, of the Springfield
Mill, has commenced full time, as also have Messrs.
Birley Brothers. Messrs. Napier and Goodair have
likewise started the Wellington Mill 10 hours per
day, and it is expected that the rest of their estab-
lishments wilt shortly be started on full time. These
facts are cheering at the present crisis, and indica-
tive of brightening prospects for our staple trade.
The inhabitants of Preston are generally in good
spirits notwithstanding the deprasion.which exists ;
and the prevailing opinion is that the crisis has
arrived at its culminating point, and that hencefor h
improvement must be looked for, and at no remote
period great prosperity. It may be interesting to
mention the tact that since the opening of the soup
kitchens 530 gallons of soup have been distributed
daily. The supply is not equal to the demand, and
preparations are being made for increasing the
quantity. The overlookers of the various factories
formed a relief fund about six months ago, and the
sum in hand has been very opportune during the
present distress. Upwards of BU/. have been ri-
buted among the needy members of that body. In
Blackburn there are numerous signs of amendmen'.
At the yarn-market held on Wednesday last there
was great animation, and a considerable amount of
business was done. The yarn-market at Blackburn is
attended by the principal spinners and manufaturets
in these parts of Lancashire. One report states—
, " The tone of feeling is decidedly improved, in cul-
t sequence of the brightening prospect which is open-
ing up in the country generally." On Friday three
mills started full time—viz., Messrs. Rodgett and.
Brierley's Messrs. F( nest Brothers, and Mr. W.
Dickinson's. The iron and building t. ades are
greatly depressed, and handloom weaving is nearly
at a stand still. •In Burnley and a circuit of
three miles there are between 70 and 80 factories,
of which six are stopped altogether, and 12 are run-
ning full time, the rest being on short time. Tho ac-
counts from Accrington, Clayton-le-Moors, Great
Harwood, and Darwen are very satisfactory, all
things considered. It is perhaps as well briefly to
give the facts, so that any misapprehension may be
removed with regard to the supposed extent of the
distress in the manufacturing districts. There are
about 23 mills in and about Accington, and 10 are
running full time. Two only are stopped, and the
rest areeither short time or part full and part short
time. Thera is every probability of several of the
latter running full time entirely. There are 16
establishments in Clayton le-Moors and Great Har-
wood carrying on calico printing and the cotton
"'manufacture. Of these 11 ate running full time,
a-week respectively.
meeting convened.
two are idle, and the rest are running six or eight
hours a-day. There are 33 mills in Darwen, 22 of
which ate runningfull time, including the extensive
ere are signs of
concerns of Eccles, Thorrock, and Co., cotton ma-
nufacturers, and Messrs. C. Potter and Co., paper
makers. Two or three are closed, and the rest are
on short time. At Clitheroe there are four
two of which are running 10 hours a-day, and be
trs days and a
lea Bt districte threeek days
atht a
at Newchurch to devise means of relieving the dis-
tressed operatives, Mr. Charles Patrick, fonudr
inspector, proposed an amendment that nosteps Ybe
taken. He denied that the district •
11)
In
othersotv
was in the dis-
tressed stat e alleged. The
ing full time, and there had been no increase in the
number of beggars at his house. The amendment
was carried. The
emf 'toe
im-
provement,
preceding results apply to Colue
and other districts,
concerning which it is needless
to enter into details. Upon the whole, the prospects
of the cotton trade are brightening, and the severity
of the crisis seems to be past.

,houghts of either Poii-master or Consul-General

As it happened, from some delay on the part oi
the transit administration, the India mails did not
reach the Vectis till 9 a.m., at which hour only the
vessel put to sea.
The cost of the special train would have been
501., no very great item for the Postmaster-
General : there was ne difficulty in the way of its
hire ; the line throughout was clear, and the Vice-
roy would only have been too happy at the oppor-
tunity of rendering his railway of service to the
British public.
Unfortunately for those having correspondents
in Australia, there are no mutinous Sepoys there,
or their mails would have received more attention
in Egypt, and the special train would have been
specially applied fur ; as it is, the detention must
be regarded as the reward of loyalty. Of what im-
portant° during the existing monetary crisis are
the bills of lading for the 300,0001. brought to Suez
by the Simla ?—the bills of lading of remittances
via the Cape, the advices of future remittances and
the commercial prospects in the colonies Of none
in the eyes of the English employes in this country ?
Such is the apathy and indifference of British
officials out of England. Ask who is to blame
The postmaster will tell you that the demand for a
special train for the conveyance of a mail does not
come within his province, but is a matter for tho
higher representative ; ask the consul-general, and
he will
_say the postmaster did not make applica-
tion ; and by this red-tapeism the unfortunate
public is sacrificed. • -
Much more use, you may be assured, would have
been made of this route for the conveyance of
troops to India had its facilities been better known
by the authorities at home.
Since February last, 1,000 men per day miAbto
have been passed through. The troops would have
been carried by railway to opposite No. 7 station
in the Desert, and the remaining 50 miles to Suez
would have been done by daily marches of about
12 miles, tents being pitched and kitchens placed
at the end of each march for sleep and food. The
entire transit from Alexandria to Suez would have
occupied five days.
In May the railway was in use toopposite No.
8, and as the line progressed so would the troops
have been carried by it the longer distance, dimi-
nishing the marching and time of transit.
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for the Hedjaz crossed the Desert' on the
tsi
1,200 ; on the 22d,.600 ; on the 3d, 636.; on 18e
24th, 194. They were conveyed to oppotsite
uNo.in
On the 17th of April, 640 Turkish troops bound
ez
marches of about the distance before named.
station by railway,
Since the outbreak in Indifs, with no other con-
veyance than the mail steamers coming to Suez,
th e transportu dff e frreonmt
rtahl
700 men could have each month been placed in
Calcutta, 400 in Bombay, and 300 in Ceylon.
and thence marched o_S
These last could have been taken on to Bombay by
the Cuina steamers of the Oriental Company call-
ing; singleb ut when
theeanm
T ah te
facilitiesoin t ae
fG
ta
hl
es
rtowuitc
ee
may
ay month,have andbee thesebeen
s
troops have been placed in India without incon-
venience to the passenger traffic, and without the
e
Indian Government.
üb-
mitted to the authorities at home, and it is to be
whoitpheddratwhaley woferae
way' between Cairo and Suez with which the Nitish
public has been saddled is taken into consideratior,
the imperfect transit,
and the little influence ex-

An extraordinarily daring sacrilege was committed
three nights ago at Bloi.. The church of St. Vincent,
which is situated in the centre of the most populous
part of the town, and the street before which is one of
great traffic, since it leads to the railway, was entered
through one of the windows, and the thieves, proceeding
to the ve3try, stole nearly all the sacred vessels,34hich
were in silver. They got clear off with their booty, and
no clue to them has yet been obtained. It is supposed
that they arrived and left by
night trains, and that they
are part of a night band which, for some time past, bas
been robbing churches in the department of the Loiret.