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should ever be allowed to enter the army again.
The Brahmins were once the supreme race in
India—they will never thank us for our rule, and
they ought never to have arms in their hands.
Their importance has been cLiefly sustained by
theireposition in the army; they ought henceforth
to be kept out of it, and they will thus sink beneath
the power to do mischief. To the Mussulmen,
the instigators of the mutiny, and smarting under
our rule as the conquerors whom we con-
quered, the same remarks to a considerable extent
apply also. We must keep our power in India,
so far as the army is concerned, not by pet-
ting the Mussultnan and Brahmin aristocracy, but
by elevating those whom they despise. We must
create our own aristocracy, and rigidly administer
justice to all.

After all it is our own island that must be our
reliance. If we have but thirty millions here to
enlist from, against the 100,000,000 of India, one
English soldier is worth more than three natives
—worth three times three more probably. Re-
taining the Artillery wholly in European hands,
giving the predominance in strength to the Euro-
pean infantry, and employing only those diverse
tribes and classes of the naives whose position
and interest insured their fideli+y, our
power would be not only secure, but it
would never be assailed again. We should then
have full leisure to carry out those social
ameliorations, in regard to law, the administra
tion of justice, irrigation, railroads, and every-
thing which facilitated the introduction of English
capital, energy, and civilization into India, on
which the future welfare of India unquestionably
depends. As to Christianity, we believe with
NAPIER, that under such a regime it must,
though that is not the object of Government,
drive out Hindooism, simply because truth and
sense must beat supersitition and nonsense.

LATEST NEWS.

THE OVERLAND MAIL.

THE MUTINIES IN INDIA.

We have received our advices in anticipation of
the Overland Mail. The dates are—Calcutta, July
29 ; Bombay, July 30 ;" Hong-Kong, July 10.
The following is the summary of the Bombay
Times of July 30 : _

During the last fortnight the career of rebellion
has remained unchecked throughout India, except
at Futtehpore, where the mutineers under Naea
Saheb have been thrice defeated by the British
troops. On the morning of the 17th instant,
General Havelock, who left Allahabad with about
2„000 Europeans, consisting of the 64th Regiment,
78th Highlanders, Madras Fusiliers, and a com-
pany of Royal Artillery, attacked and totally
defeated the insurgents, capturing eleven guns,
and scattering their forces in utter confusion in
the direction of Cawnpore. By two harassing
marches he had joined Major Renaud's advanced
column three hours before daylight, and arrived
about eight o'clock four miles from Futtehpore,
where he encamped. The enemy advanced out of
Futtehpore, and opened fire upon a reconnoissance
tinder Colonel Tytler. General Havelock marched
with eight guns in the centre under Capt. Maude,
Royal Artillery, forming the whole of the infantry
in quarter distance column in support. Captain
Maude's fire electrified the enemy, who abandoned
gun after gun, and were then driven by our skir-
mishers and columns through garden enclosures,
and the streets of Futtehpore, in complete con-
fusion. This splendid-victory was gained without
" a single casualty on the side of the Btitish, not a
man being touched by the fire of the enemy. The
enemy's strength was said to have been two regi-
ment] of cavalee, throo of infantry, and eleven
guns, which were all captured. After this battle
General Havelock continued his victorious progress
bowarde Cawnpore, which he re-occupied, after
11 eying beaten the enemy three times, and cep-
tearing twenty-six guns. Nana Saheb, the rebel
I eader, had fled to Bithoor, which is about eight or
t en miles distant from Cawnpore, and we have no
doubt that General Havelock would follow the
treacherous Mahratta up to that place.
These glorious successes are dimmed by a fright
fiul tragedy which has occurred at Cawnpore, where
;Sir Hugh Wheeler and a small band of Europeans'
:had long held out against fearful odds. It appears
frcnn
tlienfl reports published regarding
this
melancholyidnciatgastrophe, that after Sir Hugh
co
Wheeler was killed the force at Cawnpora accepted
made by Nana Saheb and the
mthiert
ionffeeerrs.of safetyThetreaeherous miscreant, however.
whose hands were already stained with the blooo
of the luckless fugitives from Futtyghur, opened
fire on the boats in which the party were allowed to
enter, and destroyed them all. Other accounts state
that the wives and children of the officers ant sol-
diers, consitiug of 240 persons, were taken into
Cawnpore, and sold by public auction, when, after
being treated with the highest indignities, they
were barbarously slaughtered by the inhabitants.
There is, notwithstanding, a faint hope that sem.
few have escaped the general massacre, as it is said
VIA Nana Saheb has more than a hundle-d Euro-
pean prisoners in his hands, whom he intends to
hold as hostages. These are probably the remains
of General Wheeler's force at Cewnpore. Suet.
atrocities as those committed by Nana Selieb are
almost unparellelal iu the history of the world, but
we hope toe punishment for his crimes will not be
long deferred. •
Lucknow still held out at the date of the latest
advices, but its heroic defender the brave and noble-
minded Sir Henry Lawrence, is no more. The in-
telligence of the death of this gallant officer has
reached Bombay from Lucknow, and has caused
universal regret, as the event is truly regarded as a
national loss in the present crisis. He was wounded
in a sortie aglinst the enemy on the 2d July, and
died of lockjaw on the 4th idem. The garrison
nothing daunted by the death of their intrepid
leader, continued to hold out against the hordes of
mutineers who surrounded them, and it is expectee
that they will maintain their ground until relieved
by Geueral Havelock. Major Banks had assumed
the command of the garrison, which continued in
Ike highest spirits.
The capture of Delhi has not yet been ac-
complished, and seems to be as far off as ever.
The enemy made several sorties 'and attacked
the British forces, but were always repulsed
with heavy loss. On . the 9th, the_ muti-
neers assailed our right rear in force, but were
driven back into the city, leaving 1,000 dead
on the field. Several other attempts were made to
turn the British position, but failed. Sir Henry
Barnard, C. 8., Commander of the Forces, died in
the British camp before Delhi on the sth July, of
cholera. He has been succeeded in the command
by General Reed, rereho acted with so much decision
and judgment in the Punjaub on the first outbreak
of the mutiny. The latest intelligence from Delhi
is the 14th instant, when everything remained in
the same state as heretofore. An officer in the
camp, writing on that date, says, " We are doing
nothing here towards taking Delhi, and are merely
defending ourselves against sorties of the enemy.
WO have parts of five European regiments, but
can muster only 2,000 Europeans for any effective
atteek, large detachments from each regiment hav-
ing been left to protect Jullunder, Loodianah,
Dugshaie, Subathoo,
Kuss owlie, Umballa, Meerut,
and Phillour. In fact, small detachments only of
each regiment have joined us. The enemy are far
superior to us in artillery.' This shows the ne-
cessity for the prompt dispatch of large reinforce-
tnents front England, and we fear that nothing can
be done to stem the tide of sedition until the ar-'1
rival of fresh troops in this country.
At Agra matters have approached a crisis. The
close neighbourhood of the, Neemuch and Nusseer-
abad
mutineers, who encamped about 20 miles from
the city, compelled the Eurppean residents to aban-

don the cantonments and take refuge in the foit.
The garrison consisted of the 3d. Bengal Europeans
and a battery of artillery,. besides which a corps of
volunteers,nbout 500 strong, was raised from among
the Christian population. The rebels having ap-
proached the city, with the evident object of plun-
dering the cantonments, the troops in the fort
marched out to attack them on the sth July, when
a battle ensued, in which the British suffered con-
siderable loss. Our troops, who bad no cavalry to
support them, after having beaten the enemy, were
obliged to retire into the fort, in consequence of
their supply of ammueition having failed through
the explosion of the tumbrils. There were 49
Europeans killed and 92 wounded in this
affair, out of a total force of about five ' hun-
dred men engaged. The mutineers, aftei• the
battle, destroyed nearly all the houses it the
cantonment, in which they were assisted bi the
budmashes of the city, and the prisoners libeiated
from the gaol. The Europeon inhabitants, how-
ever, had previously taken refuge in the Port,
which prevented a general massacre from taking
place, the only people killed outside being Major
Jacob, formerly in Scindiah's service, and Mr.
Hubbard, of the Agra College. Captain D'Oyly,
of the Bengal Artillery, was mortally wounded in
the action on the sth inst., and six gentlemen be-
longing to the militia were also killed, one of whom
was Monsieur Jourdan, the celebrated equestrian
performer.
The details of the mutiny at Mhow and Indore,
and the massacre at the latter place, where about 40
Europeans were cruelly murdered, have been re-
ceived since our last summary. Bloodshed might
have been prevented if precautions had been taken
earlier, as at Saugor and Nagpore ; but. Col. Platt,
commanding the station, had implicit confidence
in the fidelity of his men, and believed them to be
quite staunch to the last moment. Bo infa-
tuated was he in this belief, that he actually left
the fort for the purpose of haranguing the men of
the 23d N. 1., but paid with his life the penalty
of his blindness. Major Harris, commanding the
Ist Light Cavalry, and Capt. Fagan, Adjutant of
the 23d Native Infantry, were also murdered, but
the rest of the officers and ladies took refuge in a for-
tified square, which was held by Capt. Hungerford's
battery of Europeans. At Indore, the Residency
was attacked by Holkar's disaffected troops, joined
by the rabble of the city, but Colonel Durand, the
Resident, and the rest of the officers of his suite,
succeeded in making their escape, protected by
some faithful companies of the Bheel Corp.,. Many
Europeans were butchered in the city, and among
them was Mr. Ross McMahon, a civil engineer, who
took a contract for several public works under the
Maharajah of Indore. Holkar's mutinous troops,
joined by the disaffected regiments from Mhow,
after looting the treasury, proceeded on to Gwalior,
and will doubtless endeavour to make their way to
Delhi. Holkar has remained firm in his adherence
to the British Government, and has not been pre-
vailed on to join the general insurrection. The
Bombay moveable column, under the command of
Brigadier Stuart, is advancing towards Indore, so
-hat we may soon hear of the restoration of tran-
quillity in Central India.
On the 9th July, the troops at Sealkote, in the
Punjaub, consisting of a wing of the 9th Light
Cavalry, and the 46th N. 1., broke out into open
•nutiny, and after murdering several persons, and
doing all the injury in their power, in the destruc-
tion of houses and property, &c., left the station in
a body for the eastward, taking with them carriage?,
buggies, Sec. The persons ascertained to have been
killed are the following :—Capt. Bishop, 46th N. 1.;
Dr. Graham, superintending surgeon ; Dr. Gra-
ham, medical storekeeper ; Rev. Mr. Hunter, wife
and child. Brigadier Brind has also been wounded.
111 the others appear to be safe in the fort, includ-
ing the families of the drummers ; and of the ladies
and children who escaped, several were escorted to
the fort by Sepoys who remained faithful, or by
Sowers, who, after leaving them, returned to the rest
of the mutineers. Dr. and Mrs. Butler, who were
at first supposed to have been killed, have since
arrived at the Fort of Sealkote with their family,
also Mr. and Mrs. Saunders and their children,
and 21 sick Europeans belonging to her Majesty's
52d Foot. The Sealkote mutineer; who took the
route towards Delhi, managed to cross the Ravee at a
ford near Trimmoo Puttun, early on the 12th
inst. They were attacked by Brigadier-General
Nicholson, at noon, and after a brief struggle,
driven back across the river, leaving a quantity of
their baggage and plunder in our hands. Their
casualties are estimated at 200 in killed and
wounded, and our loss at 6 men kaled and 25
wounded.

From Hyderabad (Deccan), the capital of the
Nizam's dominions, we learn that a serious rising
occurred in that city on the 18th July. About
4,000 budmasbes, led by 300 Rohillas, marched
Upon the Residency to demand the release of
he Jemadar of the Ist Nizam's Cavalry, who had
oeen caught and delivered over to the Resident
Salar Jung. Major Davidson acted with much
decision, and opened fire upon the rabble from
4everal guns, which caused them to disperse.
Several of the Rohillas and others were killed, and
many of them made prisoner's by the Nizamn's m.3r-
eenaries. The leader of the Rohillas, who - was
mortally wounded, was afterwards captured. Th,3
ity has since remained quiet. To prevent any
ther outbreaks of the turbulent Rohillas, who are
ielieved to be ripe for sedition, the wing of the 12th
Lancers, stationed at Kirkee, has been ordered to
' Elyderabad, and is now en route towards that capi-
al. A field force, consisting of several regiments
Of the Hyderabad Contingent, under the command
of Major W. A. Orr, is being formed on the north-
' ern frontier of the Nizam's dominions, and will act
in conjunction with the Bombay moveable columns,
to put down revolt in Central India.
A plot was discovered on the 3ath June last to
create an insurrection at Nagpore, but through the
~recautions taken by .the authorities, it proved un-
successful; and the conspirators were brought toy
justice. Three native officers, who were convicted
,f mutiny, were hanged by sentence ~f court-mar-
ial. distifrOancehas since taken place, and the
-; aliiince is perfectly tranquil.
The mutiny at Saugor, to which we alluded in
our last summary has been unatt •nded with blood-
shed, the Europeans having secured themselves in
the fort before the outbreak occurred. Part of the
nutiuous regiments also remained faithful, and
aided in repelling the assaults of their evil-disposed
comrades. _ , _

In the massacre at Jhansi, on the Bth June, most
)f the European residents perished, the local Ma-
homedan authorities having, with the aid of the
mutinous sep.Ts, massacred them with the usual
atrocities. There were 55 of them in all, including
the ladies and children, who were all ruthlessly
murdered.

The Punjaub still remains tranquil, which is due
to the wise manangement and prudent foresight of
Sir John Lawrence, the Chief Commissioner, who
has acted with consummate wisdom through these
troublous times. The organisation of Sikh levies,
both of horse and foot-, is progressing favour-
al ay throughout the country, and General
Van Courtlandt's force is doing good service on
the frontiers of Rajpootana. With the excep-
tion of the mutiny at Sealkote, no outbreak of any
consequence has occurred in the Punjaub. The
native population of the large towns has been dis-
armed by order of the chief commissioner, a measure
which will greatly increase the public security.
Throughout the North-Western Provinces and
Upper Bengal, murder, rapine, and spoliation are
the order of the day. We are constantly sickened
by the recital of tales of wholesale slaughter, in
which unoffending women and children have not been
spared by the fiendish monsters who sought their
lives. Those who are fortunate enough to escape have
of course been utterly ruined, while many of the
weaker sex are perhaps deprived of their natural
protectors, and must therefore be objects of pity
and commiseration. This feeling has shown itself
throughout the more favoured provinces of India,
which have been exempt from the fearful calami-
ties which have laid wave this fair land,
and efforts are accordingly made to relieve
the immediate wants of the unfortunate sufferers.
Subscription lists have been opened iu Cal-
Cutta, Madras, Bombay, Scinde, and the Punjaub,
and contributions to the relief fund are rapidly
accumulating, and will be forwarded to Calcutta wad
other parts, and applied to the humane purpose for
which they have been collected. In Bombay, all
classes have joined in the demonstration, and the
natives seem to vie with their European brethren,
in subscribing towards this object. We have no
doubt that., when the extent of suffering cause 1 by
these mutinies becomes generally known in Eng-
land, the same spirit will animate tie British pub-
who will generously come forward to assist
tlAey_tinfortuns.te countrymen, and bereaved C3UII-
trywomen.
• Ak:Calcutta,every , thing is quiet,. and confidence
is being restored by the arrival of, the troops deli-

tined for China. The sth Fusileers, from the Mau-
ritius, arrived in the Simoom ; and we learn by elec-
tric telegraph from Madras, that the Himalaya,
with her Majesty's 90th Regiment on board, had
anchored in the Hooghly. This reinforcement will
enable us to hold our ground in Bengal, and relieve
Lucknow, but it is not sufficient to settle other parts
of the country, or advance towards Delhi from the
Eastward. The European inhabitants had cheer-
fully embodied themselves into a corps of volun-
teers, which greatly contributed towards the
public safety. Since the arrest of the King of
Oude the Government were on the alert, and the
malcontents who formerly plotted the overthrow of
our rule have been quite disconcerted. The Gover-
ner-General is at Calcutta, sod Sir P. Grant, the
Provincial Commander-in-Chief. likewise there.

Nothing is stirring in the Madras Presidency,
and Southern India seems to repose in unbroken
security. The army is believed to be faithful to the
Government, and the breath of suspicion does not
rest upon its unshaken loyalty. At Madras, where
a pan,c was for some time prevalent, the European
community have enrolled themselves as volunteers
and are being organised as a miliiary body. The
Hindoo and Mahomedan inhabitants had presented
an address to government, expressive of their at-
tachment to the British rule, and abhorrence of the
frightful atrocities committed by the mutineers. In
reply they were thanked f.l. their sentiments of
loyalty, which they were requested to make gene-
rally kuown. Subscriptions had been opened for
the relief of the sufferers in Bengal, as well as for
the families of the Ist Madras Fusiliers, many of
whom had fallen while serving against the mu-
inees.

Ttie Bombay presidency, though sometimes dis-
turbed by unnecessary panics, is in a state of
perfect tranquillity, At Ahmedabad, during the
last fortnight, about seven troopers of the
Guzerat Irregular Horse attempted to raise th,
standard of revolt, but they were promptly
pursued by the Commandant, Captain Taylor,
who shot two of them, and took the rest pri,oners.
They have been tried and condemned, and it
is likely they will expiate their crime on the
gallows. An emeute occupied at Punderpoor, a
sacred town near Sholapoor, in which the Mamlut-
dar, or native magistrate, was killed, but this has
led to no serious result. Some engineers of the Ba-
roda railway, stationed at that place crested un-
necessary alarm by precipitately deserting the
station, and hastily making off to Surat, declaring
that a large body of insurgents were marching to-
wards the Guicowar's capital. Their childish fears,
however, have only made them the laughing stock
of the public, or no apprehension is felt of a distur-
aoce in Guzerat. A. portion of the Gwalior Contin-
gent, which garrisoned the fortree of Asseerghur,
being suspected of entertaining mutinous designs,
were quicely marched out and disarmed, and 1301110
of the ringleaders have been executed. Another
moveable column of troops, under the command of
Brigadier C. Steuart, of the 14th Light Dragoons,
has been formed for service in the Deccan, in order to
protect our territories from the 'mutineers. A.
crowded meeting, attended by all classes of the in-
habitants of Bombay, was held in the. Town Hall
on the 20th July, for the purpose of raising a fund
for the relief of the sufferers by the disturbances in
the Upper Provinces. The contributions to this
fund already amount to 33,508 rupees. The rains
which have long been holding off in a most re
markable manner, have set in at last, and the wea-
ther is now of a monsoonish character. For the
la,t three days, we have hid a constant succession
of heavy showers, and there i 3 but little fear of a
deficient monsoon. The Governor is still at the
' Presidency ; but the Commander-in-Chief remains
at Poona, where his presence is required on account
of the military movements taking place in the
Deccan. -

The business transacted in our import market
during the fortnight has been to a very limited ex-
tent; the tightness in the money market has, if any
increased, and looking to the poiAure of af-
Nrs all over the coun!ry, we hesitate to expect any
chan4e for the better for some time to cette. The
government has issued a notification allowing
holders of 4 per cent. paper to pay into the open 5
per cent. loin one half in cash and one half in the
t-aid pro aiissory notes. The banks have not yet al-
tered their rates of interest ; our local joint stock
shares keep pretty firm. The rate of freights for
Liverpool has been steady, while that for London
has advanced.