The Sun.
London, England, 1857-11-23 00:00:00

TEE INDIA AND CHINA MAILS AND PAS.

SENGE RS.

SOUTHAMPTON, Nov. 21.
The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamship
Indus, Captain R. W. Evans, arrived here this morning,
with the heavy portion of the Calcutta and China mails,
in charge of Lieut. Lloyd, RN. Admiralty agent. Her
railing dates are :—Alexandria, Nov. 7 ; Malta, 11; and
Gibraltar, 16. The Indus had fins weather as far as
Gibraltar, and thence to Lisbon thick, with bard squalls,
heavy rain, and much thunder and lightning. She made
the Needles about 3 o'clock this morning, but the fog
was so dense that she could do no more than feel her way
slowly, so that she did not get up into dock till 10 a.m.
This steamer brings a total of 104 passengers, and on
freight 14 packages of specie, value 22,500 dole, gold
value 11,6901. sterling, 2,136 bales of silk, 51. cases of
shawls, and 114 packages of general merchandise.
The following are the names of the saloon passen-
gers :—Lieut. W. C. Cookson ; Lieut. E. St. John,
R.N., on promotion • Mr. J. Jones, master, R.N., on
promotion ; Mr. T. Somerville, surgeon, R.N. ; Mr. T.
G. Heywood. paymaster, R.N. ; and Dr. Sloss, R.N.
From Calcutta : Mrs. Bolland, Miss Graham, Mrs.
Brooks, Mr. St. Aubin, Mrs. Robinson, Mrs. Packs,
Mr. and Mrs. Milne, Mrs. Garrett, Major and Mrs
M'Carthy (84th Regiment), Mrs. Crozin, Mrs. Sherar,
Mrs. Cook, Captain Richard-, Mr. R. Spry, Lieutenant
Powell, and Mrs. Hamel. From Bombay : Mrs. Scott,
Mrs. Hume, Mrs. and Miss Woodcock, Mrs. Neale, Mrs.
Walker, Mrs. South, Mrs. Hunter, Cap. Holland, Mr.
Tegart, and Mrs. Phillips. From Madras: Mrs. Broome
and Capt. Milbank. From Alexandria Mr. Logan and
Dr. Heeler. From Malta : Lieut. Halstead. From
Gibraltar : Lieut. Ledson.

At Alexandria were H.M.S. ship Tartarus, tks Rus-
sian screw frigate Balkan, and the Russian brig of war
Phelok ties.

At Malta were her Majesty's ship Royal Albert (flag-
ship of Admiral Lyons), Hibernia, Conqueror, Ceutu-
rion, Princess Royal, Vulture, Wanderer, Vigilant,
Boxer, and Harpy.
At Gibraltar were her Majesty's ship Curlew.

The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer
Ripon with the outward India and China mail of the
4th, ;rim Southampton, arrived at Gibraltar shortly
After 11 p.m. on the 9th, and resumed her voyage to
Anita and Alexandria at 111.30 on the 10th. The Tagus
arrived on the 14th, in 6 days 18 hours from Southamp-
ton, calling at the intermediate ports.
The Dutch brig Cornelius, with a cargo of barley from
Trieste, for Valparaiso, west ashore off Punta Mala
at 1 p.m. on the 13th inst., but was got off again and
towed into Gibraltar Bay the day following by the Earl
of Lonadale steam tug.
The British steamer Tiber, Captain Wardell, 61- days
from Liverpool, with general cargo for Gibraltar, Pa-
Immo, Messina, and Trieste, arrived at Gibraltar on
the 14th.

Exchanges at Gibraltar were quoted as follows on the
14th inst.:—London, 90 days' date, 50,E ; Paris, ditto,
5f 35c ; Marseilles, ditto, 5f 36c; Genoa, ditto, 5f 37c ;
Madrid, eight days' sight, 1 die ; Cadiz, ditto, par ;
Malaga, ditto, g die ; Seville, ditto, die ; Alicante,
ditto, dis ; Valencia, ditto, i dis ; Barcelona, ditto, I
die ; Spanish pillared dollars, 4 per cent pm, none—no
demand.

His Excellency General Don Bias gierrard y Aiceda,
appoieted by the Spanish Government second in com-
mand in auel over the dependencies of the Philippine
Islands, embarked on board the Ripon steamer at Gib-
raltar on the 10th inst., accompanied by his lady and
two aides-decamp.
Although we have had news via Marseilles up to the
same dates as the news brought by the Indus, the pas-
sengers from Calcutta and Bombay are mucli sought
after in order to learn from them, better than it can be
ascertained from the Indian journals, the very latest in-
tellionce that reaches the seaports from the revolted
districts, and also the feeling that prevails in tie Govern-
ment cities respecting the events in the upper provinces.
The Indus's passengers describe the excitement prevail-
ing in Calcutta as much greater at the news of Lucknow
being relieved than at that of the capture cf Delhi ; s
difference which arose from the fearful apprehensions
previously entertained respecting the fate of the besieged
in the capital of Oude. The rejoicings, therefore, at
Ravelock's and Outraco's victories were excessive, but
the passengers represent that these rejoicings were
qualed when news was circulated that Havelock had
written most urgently for reinforcements, and that it
wan found he was so hemmed in th6t he ws a in as dan-
gerous a predicament as the garrison he had so gallantly
rtlieved- He was surrounded, it was said, by 50,000
mutineers. The traitor Malin Singh was his principal
assailant. Nana Sahib was, it is asserted, wounded
before Lucknow. The urgency of Havelock's demand
for reinforcements was so great that the Calcutta Go-
vernment was hurrying the troops away by a hundred
at a time, and there troops had to getup the country in
the hest way they could. The difficulty of these troops
getting provisions and means of transit is, it appears,
very great. Some of the Bombay passengers state that
when they stepped on board the mail packet it was
rumoured that newehad been received from 'Madras that
the Europeans at Lucknow were in a most critical posi-
tion, and that their retreat was completely cut oft. The
blowing away from guns of two mutineers at Bombay
had caused the utmost excitement amongst the native
troops, and much alarm was still felt in the Bombay
presidency. Calcutta was filled with refugees, and
ladies who arrived out from Europe were obliged to
be kept on board ship.
There are a few persons from the disturbed districts
(principally ladies and children who have lost their hus-
bands or their fathers) among the passengers by the
Indus, but nothing calling for special notice transpired
respecting any of them. Mr. Alderman Finnis (the late
Lord Mayor of London) and his indefatigable lady were
iu attendance, as well as the local authorities, but hap-
pily no case requiring relief was discovered.
The next steamer due here with passengers from India
is the Ripon, Captain Dundas, on the 4th proximo.

REWARDS FOR GALLANT CONDUCT AT SBA.

One of those interesting occurrences which have
latterly been of gratifying frequence at the Liver-
pool Sailors' Home—namely, the presentation,
through the Local Marine Board, of rewards to mei-
chant captains or seamen for gallant conduct at sea,
took place on Saturday afternoon. The members of
the Local Marine Board who wore present were Mr.
S. R. Greaves, in the chair, and Messrs. Tomlinson,
George Kendal, John Lockett, and James Smith.
The recipients of the distinction were Lewis
Whiteway, master, and J. C. Beer, mate, of the
bark Dennis Brundit, of Liverpool, who were to be
presented with large silver medals, forwarded for
that purpose by the Board of Trade, for their gal-
lantry and intrepidity in rescuing the captain and
part of the crew of the ship Walter Mancaster, of
Whitehaven, wrecked on the rocks near the port of
Chanaral on the 27th June. Capt. Whiteway was
not in attendaice, having to meet his owner in the
country ; but the mate, Beer, was present and re-
ceived the medals.

Mr. Greaves, in introducing the proceedings o,
the day, said there were two duties imposei on the
local marine—one the. very unpleasant one of in-
flicting punishment for what was happily an excep-
tional offence and a decreasing one, that of miscon-
duct on the part of masters of the British mercan-
tile marine ; and the other the always gratifying
aad pleasing duty of rewardingmeritorious actions,
which be was delighted to say were on the increase.
He then referred to the evil of drunkenness con-
nected with the mercantile marine—a habit which
rendered nugatory the most valuable qualifications
of a master, as alike affecting the safety of his ship
and cargo and the interests of his owners, who at
the lead were subject to severe contingencies, but
whose risks were great indeed when obliged to
intrust their property into the hands of men,
who, in foreign seas, by the horrible vice of
drunkenness, lost their own self-control, and
were consequently in an unfit state to carry a vessel
safely eel its destination. While it was their duty
to investigate such cases of drunkenness, it was gra-
fying to be able to report that during the past six
months they bad bad no occasion to enter upon an
inquiry so painful, while in the previous six months
they investigated no less than 10 such cases. On the
other hand, the pleasing duty of rewarding mer-
chant captains had kept pace with the decrease of
that which was censurable, for during the past half-
year six testimonials had been awarded from various
Governments, against two In the previous six
mouth..* He (Mr. (3,4-reeves) did not like to make
Peetions when the Board of Trade and
others hind
s tni
authority awarded medals feud *thee
ointvidriso
merles of an honourable nature, but justice com-
pelled him to state that the case before themi Capt,
Whiteway and his mate, Beer, together with the
second mate, whose life paid the forfeit of his huma-
nity, and the whole crew, had displayed an amount
of gallant bravery which he had never seen sur-
passed. The ship Walter Mencaeter, of White-
haven, left the port of Chanaral on the 27th Jun,
last, and she was soon after dieceveied On the rocks
exposed to a treMeniddus roll of the sea, of which
only those who had witnessed the phenomena in the
Paciee bcean could form an idea, and which ren-
dered a wrecked vessel very difficult to 'approach.
In this position the Walt rMancaster was perceived
by the bark Dennis Brundit, from Liverpool, and
a Milian bark, the Helene, commanded bya French-
man, whose conduct on the occasion was worthy of
all praise. These two vessels immediately lowered
their boats and endeavoured to reach the wreck,
hut they could not get near her on account of the
terrible rolling of the sea. From the wreck a boat
was launched containing the captain's wife and ten
other persons ; but it was speedily swamped, and
the capta,ie'a wife' and six of the men were drowned,
although. the mate, Beer, pushed on with his boat
at imminent danger. He succeeded, however, in res-
cuing four men, and placed them on beard his own