The Sun.
London, England, 1857-09-21 00:00:00

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BRIGADIER-GENERAL JACOB.

TO THE EDITOR OP THB Mc.

SIR,—In your Thursday's edition I notice a paragraph
stating that Major John Jacob, of the Scinde Horse, is
not the " Brigadier-Geueral" Jacob left in command of
the division of the Bombay army now in Persia. I beg
to correct that error. Colonel John Jacob was made
" Brigadier-General" immediately on arriving in Persia,
and placed in the command of the Cavalry Division. On
Sir James Outram's leaving Persia for Calcutta, General
Jacob was retained by the Bombay Government in com-
mand of the force still stationed at Bushire, though much
against the wishes of the Governor-General, who, know-
ing the value of such an efficient officer, had applied for
his services, to place him in command of a division of the
Bengal army.
The Lieut.-Col. Le Grand Jacob referred to is now
i❑ Bombay, and, by the last accounts in the Bombay
Times, had just been ordered to take command of the
disturbed districts in Koolapore, where the mutiny of
the 27th NJ, had just broken out.

VERITAS.

I beg to inclose my card.
Sept. 17.

The ex Queen Marie Amelie has for some days past
been on a visit to the Duke of Devonshire at Chats-
worth.

His Excellency the Turkish Ambassador and Madame
Muscrus are still sojourning at St. Leonards-on-Sea,
and will not return to town for some weeks.

His Excellency the Count d'Apponvi intends to leave
Holland at the close of the month, to visit his estates in
Hungary. His Excellency is expected to resume hi{
dut'es at Chandos house at the end of next month, or
the first week in November.

The Duke and Duchess of Hamilton aro still at Pro-
dick Castle, Isle of Arran. The duchess and youthful
family are expected in town about the Bth of next month.
Visconnt and Viscountess Palmerston left town on
Saturday for Broadlands, Hants.
Viscount Powerscourt will attain his majority on the
14th proximo, when there will be great festivities on his
lordship's estates in Ireland.

Lord and Lady Holland and Miss Fox have left S
Ann's Hill for Paris.

The Exeter Gazette says :—The friends of Viscount
Ebrington are painfully anxious as to the sight of the
noble viscount's remaining eye, the symptoms in connec•
tion with which have recently assumed a somewhat
alarming character.
Lady Howard de Walden and the Hon. Miss Ellis
have returned to En,gland from the Continent, and are
staying on a visit with Lord and Lady Stanley of Alder-
ley, at Alderley-park, Cheshire.
The Duke of Rutland, after remaining a few days in
town, bas returned to Longshawe, Derbyshire. At the
en 1 of the week his grace 'purposes to go to Belvoir
Cas'li, for cub hunting.
The Earl and Countess of Hardwicke and the Ladies
Yorke have left Sidney Lodge, Hampshire, for Wimple
Hall, Cambridgeshire. The coming of age of Viscount
11)yston, eldest son of the noble earl and countess, will
shortly be celebrated at Wiinpole.
The Countess of Jersey and Lady Clementina Villiers,
after visiting Lord and Lady Willoughby d'Eresby,
Drummond Castle, Perthshire, proceeded to join the Earl
of Aberdeen's party, at Haddo House, whence they have
since gone to Blair Athole, where a distinguished circle
have assembled, on the invitation of the Duke and
Duchess of Athole

The Dowager Lady Bateman and the Hon. Misses
Hanbury have left Eden Hall, Penrith, where they have
been on a visit fit some time, on a tour in Scotland.
Despatches were received on Saturday at the Cilonial
Offico from the Governors of Hong Kong, Ceylon, and
Mauritius. Despatches were sent to these colonies on
Saturday evening.
BRIGADIER-GENERAL HAVELOCK.—His Royal High-
ness the General Comrnanding-iu-Cniet has availed him-
self of the first opportunity presented to him of recognis-
ing the services of Brigadier-General Havelock in
punishing the mutineers.: He has conferred upon him a
go• Id-service pension of 1001. a-year.—United Service
Gazette.
SIR JAMES BROOKE.—The sum subscribed in Norfolk
to make good the recent destruction of Sir James
Brocke's library now amounts to 1381. 9s. Gd. Several
donations of books have also been received.
VISIT OF LORD JOHN RUSSELL TO SHEFFIELD.—

Lord John Russell has consented to preside at the
annual meeting of the ragged school, to be held in the
music-hall on Fliday next. At a special meeting of the
Town Council to be held on Friday next, it is intended
to consider the propriety of presenting an address to his
lordship on the occasion of this his first visit to Sheffield.
We understand that Lord John Russell will be the
guest of Alderman H. E. bole during his stay in
Sheffield.—Sheffeld Time 4.
AUSTRALIAN GOLD.—Statements differ with regard to
the gold brought by the Norfolk, but the aniountis be-
lieved to be 424,0001. The latest departures announced
from Melbourne and Sydney are the Red Jacket, with
264,0001, the California, with 16,0001., and the Pbceoi-
clan, with 10,3001., making, with those before reported,
a total of 818,0001. still on its way, exclusive of the
373,0001. brought by the Columbian, and which will be
received from Suez in about a fortnight. Of this
818,0001. 500,0001. is overdue.
THE MEMBERS FOR NORWlCH.—Viscount Bury, M.P.,

nt Mr. Pa W. Schneider, M.P., the representatives of
this city, met their constituents on Saturday evening, in
the large room at the Royal Hotel, Norwich. The meet-
i,g was well attended, and both hon. members were
well received. A vote of confidence in both was carried
unanimously.
REPRESENTATION OF GREENWICH. Committees
have been formed at Greenwich, Woolwich, and
.Deptford, for the purpose of raising a fund to pey
off the liabilities of Mr. Townsend, and his friends
are very sanguine of success. Mr. A. R. Bristow,
solicitor, of Greenwich, who has been publicly
accused by Mr. Townsend, of adopting the, most un-
fair means to drive him from the House of Commons,
in order to provide a seat for Mr. M. Chambers, has
published au address, in which he states that he has had
nothing to do with the creditors of Mr. Townsend, and,
with respect to future elections for the borough, he has
made up his mind not to interfere on behalf of any ,
can-
didate, even as a professional agent. Mr. Bristow has
ale) published a reply, which he forwarded to the Hon.
W. F. Campbell, declining to act as the election agent
for that gentleman, and states that he has sent similar
replies to two other candidates. The friends of Mr. M.
Chambers have now organised committees in every part
of the borough, and are still actively engaged in obtaining
signatures to a requisition, which, it is stated, will be
presented to Mr. Chambers in a few days.
THE OVERLAND ROUTE TO INDlA,.—Although the offer
of Messrs. Croskey and Co. to establish a regular trans-
port line between Eoglaud and India, vix Suez, has been
declined, the Government, it appears, have determined
on sending as many troops as possible by that route.
The mail steamer Ripon, which left Southampton yes-
tsrday, is to embark 200 soldiers at Malta for Alexan-
dria ; and orders have been received for the Australasian,
which sails on the 12th proximo with the Australian
mails, to be prepared for the conveyance to Alexandria
of 400 troops, and probably a larger number. It is
rumoured that a certain number of troops will be cent
out oy each successive mail steamer that leaves South-
ampton for Alexandria, and that all the available
steamers of the Peninsular and Oriental Company on the
other side of the Isthmus are ordered down to Suez to
carry them on as•they at rive there,
THE OVERLAND MAIL FROII INDIA.—The arrange-
ments made by the General Post-office for the rapid con-
veyance of the Calcutta, China, aed Australian mails
from Marseilles to London, and thence to the country
districts, appear to have been moat successfully carried
out. Telegraphic and written orders were transmitted to
the railway authorities on both sides of the Channel, to
the Mail Packet Service at Dover, and to the Brit'sh
Consul, Mr. Bonham, at Calais. By express desire the
new mail packet Prince Frederick William was sent to
Calais to convey specially the mails and officers in charge
and a special train was
oorfddeersePdattcohbee a
' inndrenadotinheirs'sg ''altseDover for London under
the same restrictions. The continental train arrived
punctually at Calais, The mails, 43 boxes from India
and China and nine from Australia, were shipped and the
vessel was Hader weigh within 16 minute, and from the
time she put on full speed to the moment of easing her
engines off the Admiralty pier, running the whole 413-
tance in a broadside swell from a strong wind N.N.E ,
otse hour and 33 minutes elapsed. Getting alongside,
landing the heavy boxes, and- conveying them in hard
trucks up the pier to the railway station; and putting
them in the vans, occupied about 20-minutes, and the
special train etarted at 4.57, and reached London in an
hour and 45 minutes. Thus the Post-office was' enabled
to.despatch that portion of the mails for the country by
the meaning .mail trains; and the metropolitan public
had their letters by an early delivery, and the details of
the momentous intelligence published in the daily papers
at least two hours before the usual time.
THE INDIAN SUFFERERS.--SOUTHAMPTON, SUL 20.
The following notice was issued here yesterday
" Sufferers in India.—Lady Prescott, having been
reveeted by the Lady Mayoress to receive a deposit of
clothing from the London Ladies' Committee, for the
purpose of distribution among such distressed refugees
from India as may arrive at this port, has willingly con-
sented to do so ; and he will be happy to see at her
house, on Monday next, at noon, any ladies who will
honour her with thsir advice and assistance in forming
a locel committee in aid of the benevelent object. See
ail, in the interim, gratefully receive any articles of
clothing that msy be forwarded to her for the said
sufferers, addresse I to the care of Lady Prescott,
Gr3svenor-squaro, Southampton.—September 13." The
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neceßsity of thin ►,o•ica is apprent: when it is con-

siclertd that the indiansi3ail packet Colombo, with some
of the fugitives from India, is expected hero on Thurs-
day next.
MORE TROORS FOR —lt is f.tatel that tl:e

Goverrtincut has dccided upon dispatching 10,000 troops
t. India, in additio❑ to thu reinforcements already em-

harked, or under orders, for f(,r,:ign service. Tiles°
reinforcements will consist. of 1,000 R -yal Artllery
Sappers and Miners ; 1,000 Royd Marines, for Madras
and Ceylon, to replace re),inients that may have been
withdrawn from theist) places; for service in the dis•
turbed districts of Bengal, and the North• West Pro-
vinces ; two regiments of cavalry, of 750 sabres each ;
three regiments of infantry, from the Mediterranemi ;
and three regiments from the Ucited Kingdom, eac,l
numbering 1,000 effective men. Militia regiments
veil relieve those of the line which are to embark
from garrisons in the Mediterranean. In order to
dispatch such a l rre force at once, 12 additional,
regime A 9 of militia will be embodied forthwith.
Troop ships for the conveyance of these'reinforce-
ments are require:3, each vessel not to be less than
1,000 tons ; screw steam vessels will be preferred
The reinforcements will embark as soon as the vessels
fro their conveyance are ready for sea.