The Sun.
London, England, 1857-11-13 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING NOVEMBER 13, 1857.

(Berwick) advanced 11. ; Eastern Counties, South-
Western, and North-Eastern (York), 11. 10s.; and
Lancashire and Yorkshire, Brighton, North-West-
ern, Midland, Norfolk, North British, and South-
Eastern, 2/. The Foreign lines have been ne-
glected, and the Colonial undertakings are at im-
proved quotations. Grand Trunk of Canada ad-
vanced 3/. ; and Great Western of Canada, 1/. 10s.
Mining Shares are very quiet at about former
values.

Joint-Stock Bank Shares were in moderate re-
quest. London Joint Stock declined 10s. ; and
Bank of Australasia, 2/. ; Oriental Bank and Ot-
toman Bank are at former quotations.
Miscellaneous Shares were quiet, and exhibited
no change requiring special report. National Dis-
count Company Shares are 21 to 2i.

BR (TISH FUNDS.—CLOSING PRICES —THIS DAY.
(From the Official List:)
Business done.
'sank Stock
vent. Reduced Annuities BBa a
per Cent (),Insole knnwtieb B9a 6 6* 191
New 3 per Cent. Annuities BB6 1
~oLia. Annuities, expire stt, .lan. 1860...
Ditto 30 Years, expire sth April, 1885 l7#
,101_ sols for Account
Ez.Theotter Bills, 20
_lOOO ~........
500
S ,all
Fxchequer Bonds, 1858, 26 per Cent 9Bi n
Ditto, 1,359
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS—THIS DAY.
Brazilian 5 per Cent.
,renada New Active, 24 per Cent. lB
M.xican 3 per gent lB 171
Peruvian Bonds, 46 per Cent 74
Russian Bonds, 1,122, £ St., 5 per Cent —
Ditto, 44 per Cent.
ip lash Bouda, 3 per Cent.
Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent.
urkibh ,),onds, par cent • B7
Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent.
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Belgian 26 per Cent., ex. 25 francs
Do. 41 per Cent.. ex. 25 francs...
Dutch Exe, ange, '26 per Cenz., 12 Guilders 631
Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates
THREE O'CLOCK.

Consols, money
Ditto •cconnt (December 7)

LAW INTELLIGENCE.--(lhis Day.)

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.

:sittings in Banon before Lord Campbell, Justices Cole-
ridge and Wightman.)

THE ROYAL BRITISH BANK,-THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL V.

ESDAILIC AND FIVE OTHERS.

Mr. Edwin James, Q C., applied this morning for a
rule calling upon the Attorney-General to show cause
why he should not deliver to the defendants particulars
of the specific, nature of the charges intended to be relied
on on the second, fourth, sixth, eighth, and tenth counts
of the information. There were three informations—
one against Esdaile and others, the second against
Brown and others, and the third against Stapleton and
others, filed•by the Attorney-General, alleging general
misconduct in the management of the Royal British Bank,
and in the twelfth count the defendants were charged
generally with conspiracy ; and he should mention that
a similar application as that he was then making had
been made to Mr. Justice Crompton, at chambers, who
nad had made an order for the delivery of particulars on
the twelfth count, but declined to do so to the other
,ounts. The counts upon which he did not apply con-
tained specified charges ; but those counts were followed
by counts containing general charges only, and he might
,Iraw their lordships attention to the nature of those
counts. The defendants were there charged with being
evil-disposed persons, and with having published a
certain statement to the shareholders with intent to
defraud. That was too general a charge, and the defen-
dants were entitled to particulars of the particular
offenoe, unless they were to understand that the same
offence and the same evidence was to be relied upon as
that contained in the specific charges, in order that
that they might not be called on to answer another

charge.
Lord Campbell said that no doubt the accused are
entitled to know with what they are charged, and if the
count was too general.

Mr. Edwin James said it bad been so laid down by
Lord Denman.

After some further remarks the court granted the

BAIL COURT.
(Before Mr. Justice Erie and a Common Jury.)

AUSTIN V. BRIDGET.-EREACH OF PROMISE OR MARRIAGE.

This was an action brought by the plaintiff, a young
woman about 24 years of age, against the defendant, a
keeper of saw mills, near Cockle-point, Rotherhite, for
a breach of promise of marriage. It appeared from the
evidence of the plaintiff that she lived in the de-
fendant's service as his servant, and whilst there
she became in the family-way by him. She
was taken to his father's house by the defendant in his
carriage, after the child's birth, and remained there for
some time, the defendant paying the expenses, and visit-
ing her often, telling her cousin that as soon as his eldest
son was married he would make "Polly his wife." After
his son's marriage he refused to keep his promise, alleging
that were he to do so before his youngest son was
off his bands, there would be " hell upon earth."
The child was christened in the defendant's
same, and it died shortly after, when the defendant paid
the funeral expenses. The plaintiff was afterwards
obliged again to enter service. The jury returned a
♦erdict for the plaintiff. Damages, 501.

POLICE INTriLLTGENCE.—(This Day.)

MARLBORO UGH-STREET.

ASSAULT ON THE POLICE BY GENTLEMAN'S SERVANTS.
—John Letford, footman, and Philip Pearce, coachman,
in the service of General Sir Archibald Maclaine, G.C.8.,
13, Cumberland-street, Hyde-park, were charged before
Mr. Bingham with violently assaulting and resisting the
police while in the execution of their duty.
Police Constable 63 C stated that last night, about 11
o'clock, he was on duty near the Haymarket Theatre,
in plain clothes, when he saw the prisoner Pearce driv-
ing a pair of horses attached to a gentleman's carriage.
Witness, who was leaning against a post, all at ogee re
ceived a smart cut across his ear from Pearce, and on
remonstrating with the prisoner to be more careful,
or he would cut some one's eye out, the latter said he'd
be d—d if he would not cut his b— head off. He requested
the prisoner to go on quietly, but, instead of doing so, he
became more abusive, and the prisoner Letford then
took his part, and threatened to knock his (witness s) head
off. While he was talking to Letford, Pearce again
struck him with his whip across the head and shoulders.
An attendant at the theatre then came up and begged
of them to desist, and told him the consequence of such
conduct. Witness also told them who and what he was,
but this only seemed to make them more violent and
abusive. Witness then went to name it to the prisoner's
master, who was about entering the carriage, but as soon
as the gentleman got in, the prisoner Pearce drove off
as fast as he could, violently whipping his horses at
the time. Witness ran after the carriage, and as
soon as he came up with it, the prisoner shook his
fist in his face and struck him over the shoulders with
his whip. Pearce then lashed on his horses, and witness
having procured assistance, succeeded in stopping the
carriage and removing Pearce from the driving-box.
While he was conveyi❑g Pearce to the station, Letford
came up and attempted to rescue him from, custody. In
doing so Bunce 88 C, was struck several times. Both
of the prisoners were drunk,

This the prisoners denied, and said they never struck
the constable at all.
Inspector Lester said the prisoners were decidedly
drunk.

Mr. Bingham saitl it Wag not to be tolerated that a
couple of well fed menials should resist the police, as
they had done, and he should teach them to know better
for the future by co,:mr.itting them to prison for 14 days.

WESTMINSTER.
A. DISTRES;AD MOTHER. —A very creditable-looking
Woman, TO-,0 wept bitterly, and appeared completely
heart-bro',4en, entreated the magistrate's advice this
Sla ornin g under the following circumstances.
Sl'..e stated that she had long been left a widow, and
ha,i had to struggle with the daily vicissitudes of life.
she had a daughter who was of sufficient age to be of
comfort and assistance to her, instead of which the
caused her much anxiety and grief. She, had in vain
reasoned with her, and exercised the greatest care over
her to reform her, but it was all to no effect.
Mr. Arnold.—What particular description of mignon-
I duct do you complain of ?
Applicant—l am Sorry to say that she has robbed
Mr. Arnold—Efow old is she 1
Applicant—Between 16 and 17. I have gt her
ituation af'er situation, in order that she might procure
bererAt an honest living, but she loses there all.
Mr. Arnold—When did she rob you last 'I
1
Applicant—On Tuesday last, when she completely
me of all
II paomsssemedi
daonnd,thaksnsotwncewhabatsclonshdaeldl
strippedwith
the things.
do with her, unless you can assist me.

_
Mr. Arnold—lt is very distressing, certainly, but I
know of no way in which I can assist you. If your
daughter has committed a felony, she is liable to im-
pr. ;sour' tit I cannot advi.,P you t ;five ;our daugbte,
into custody, which you are at liberty to do. That
must depend upon your feelings and wishes.
Applicant—l don't what to do that.
Mr. Arnold—Consider the matter, and give her into
custody, if you please.

1 THE GLASGOW MONEY PANIC.

GLASGOW. WEDNESDAY EVENING.
This morning the panic was as great as ever, and
was speedily increased by the suspension of the
City of Glasgow Bank. Numerous parties were
collected at the head offices and branches from an
early hour waiting for the opening of the doors.
The hour for opening passed. and there were no
signs of the doors being opened. At this time the
excitement was very great, and it was certainly not
allayed when at 11 o'clock the following notice was
posted on the doors :

OUR INDIAN GENERALS.

At the present moment, when the eyes of the
nation are so naturally turned to India, our readers
will not think old of place the following brief
sketch of our military and civil commanders in
India, as the men on whom, humanly speaking, the
fate of our Eastern Empire at this important crisis
depends, now that death has deprived us of the
services of such heroes as Sir Henry Lawrence, Sir
Hugh Massey Wheeler, General Barnard, Major
Banks, General Nicholson, and Colonel Neill, to
say nothing of a host of other less distinguished
names.

The supreme command of all the forces, whether
of the Line or of the Company's army, or of native
troops, is, of course, in the hands of Sir Colin
Campbell, G.C.8., who, as our readers are aware,
left England in July last, at some 24 hours' notice,
in order to carry out the wishes of her Majesty in
India as Commander-in-chief. That well-known
general, who is a scion of one of the many branches
of the Scottish clan of Campbell, was born near
Glasgow, we believe, in 1792, and entered the army
in 1808 as ensign in a foot regiment. He took part
in the unfortunate expedition to Walcheren ; and
while serving in the 9th Foot, he had seen some
hard fighting at Vimiera. He also took part in the
advance and retreat of the army under Sir John
Moore and in the Battle of Corunna, and was also
engaged in the Battle of Barossa and in the defence
of Tarifa. In the latter part of the year 1812 he
was attached to the army of Ballasteros, and was
present at several affairs of importance. Among
others, he took part in the expedition for relieving
Tarragona, and was present at Osma and Vittoria,
and at the siege of San Sebastian, where he received
two severe wounds, and at the passage of the Bidas-
soa, where he was again severely wounded. In
1814-15 he MR some active service in America while
bolding a commission in the 60th Rifles, and in
1823 we find him acting as Brigade Major of the
troops engaged in quelling the insurrection at De-
merara. In the expedition to China in 1842 Sir
Colin Campbell commanded the 98th Regiment,
and took an active part in the capture of Chin-
kiang-foo, and the subsequent operations in the
neighbourhood of Nankin. Nor is he without
Indian experience. Throughout the Punjab cam-
paigns of 1848-9 he commanded the third division
of the army under Lord Gough, and distinguished
himself more particularly in the affairs at Ram-
nuggur, the passage of the Chenab, the affair at
Sadoolapore, at the battles of Chillianwallab, where
be was wounded, and at Goojerat. In 1851 and
the following year, while Brigadier-General in com-
mand of the Peshawur districts, he was constantly
engaged in most difficult operations against the hill
tribes surrounding the valley, including the forcing
of the Kohat Pass, under the late General Sir
Charles J. Napier, and the repeated affairs against
the Momunds, who were glad to oome to terms
after their defeat at Paul Pao by a small detach-
ment of cavalry and Horse Artillery under Sir
Colin Campbell's immediate command, the com-
bined tribes numbering upwards of 8,000 men. In
1849 he was created a K.C.8., and received the
thanks of both Parliament and the Eat India
Company for his conduct at Goojerat. Returning
to England in the early part of 1853, be was ap-
pointed, on the breaking out of war with Russia in
the following year, to the command of the High-
land Brigade, which, together with the brigade of
the Guards, composed the division of the Duke of
Cambridge, His gallantry at the battle of the
Alma, at the head of his beloved Highlanders, and
his zeal, intrepidity, and ability throughout the
rest of the trying perils of the Crimean campaign,
in which he was content to serve under men as
much his inferiors as they were his juniors, were I
faithfully recorded in these columns at the time,
and therefore do not need to be repeated here.

Lord Gough, in his despatches written from the
field of Chillianwallah, speaks, if we remember
aright, in the very highest terms of Sir Colin
Campbell's "steady coolness and military pre-
cision" as "carrying everything before it ;" and
these qualities, added to a constant care for the
comfort and lives of the troops under his

command, have gained for him in the very
highest degree the confidence, admiration, and
affection of the many oorps with which he has
served in three of the four quarters of the globe,
with but little intermission, during the past

50 years. Not being fortunate enough to possess
the additional advantage of high influence at the
Horse Guards, Sir Colin Campbell found himself
merely a colonel at the outbreak of the Russian war,
and it was not until the month of June, 1854, that
he was gazatted a Major-General in the army. In
the following October he was appointed to the
colonelcy of the 77th Foot, and in 1855 promoted
to the honour of a Kn4ht Grand Cross of the Bath.
In 1856 he attained the rank of Lieutenant-Gene-

ral, and on his return to England was presented
with the freedom of the City of London, and
created an honorary D.C. L. of Oxford, iu recogni-
tion of his Crimean services. Sir Colin Campbell is
also one of the aides-de-camp to her Majesty.
We feel that it is a long step from the able but
plebian General, Sir Colin Campbell, to "his Ex-
cellency Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Somerset,
Y.C.B. and K.H," whom Sir Colin found upon his
arrival acting as Commander-in-Chief. This officer
comes of a ducal family. Sir Henry Somerset is
a grandson of the fifth Duke of Beaufort, and con-
sequently nephew to the late Lord Raglan ; being
the eldest son of the late Lord Charles Henry
Somerset, by his first wife, a daughter of the late
Viscount Courtenay. He was born in 1794, and
entered the army in 1811. He saw some active
service in the Peninsular campaigns of 1813, 1814,
and 1815, including the battles of Vittoria, Or hes,
Toulouse, and Waterloo. In 1838 he became Lieu-
tenant-Colonel of the Cape Mounted Rifles, and
took a prominent.part in the Kaffir war, for which
he was rowaried in 1853 by being made a K.C.B.
Having risen meantime through the various grades
of promotion with more than the average speed, we
find him in 1851 a Major-General in the army, and
in 1853 he was placed upon the Staff at Bombay ;
in 1855 the local rank of Lieutenaut•General was
conferred upon him. In February, 1855, he was
appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Etst India
Forces at Bombay, and second member of the
Council in that Presidency ; and in 1856 he
was nominated to the colonelcy of the 25th
Foot. On the sth of June in the present year
he became, by the death of General Anson, C,m-
mander-in-Chief in India : but when the time for
decisive action was come, and the " right man was
wanted in the right place," the advisers of her Ma-
jesty came to the conclusion that the chief respon-
sibility of the suppression of the mutiny should be
intrusted to the hands of Sir Colin Campbell, and
we shall be the last to complain of the decision.
His Excellency Lieut.-General Sir P. Grant,
K.C.8., Commander-in-Chief in Bengal, to whom
we come next, is a soldier of a different stamp ; he
is remarkable as being the only ono of the Com-
pany's officers who has been allowed to hold that
high and responsible post, which has hitherto been
reserved as a piece of political patronage at home.
Sir P. Grant is one of the very many Scotchmen
who have risen to high eminence in India. He is,
we believe, a son of the late Major John Grant of
Auchterblair, Grant-town, in Elgin, and was born
April 23, 1804, in the parish of Duthill, in that
county, so that he is still in the prime of life, and
has before him plenty of time for further exploits
before we shall have to reckon him among our su-
perannuated and disabled generals. He entered the
military service of the East India Company in 1819,
and July 20, 1820, was appointed to an ensigncy in
the Bth Regiment of Bengal N.I. Having attained
the rank of Captain in 1832, he slave some active
service at Maharajpore, for which hd obtained. a
bronze star and was made Brevet-Major iii April,
1844. He subsequently served with much dietinee
tion through the campaigns on the Sutlej, include
ing the battles of Moodkee (in which he was se-
verely wounded) and at Sobraon, for which battle
he received a medal and clasp ; and at the same time
he was made a Brevet-Colonel and a Companion of
the Bath. He was also present with the &fees in the
Punjaub, where he acted as Deputy Adjutant-Cinee
ral of the Bengal army. He subsequently took. part
in the passage of the Chanel) (referred to in our
sketch of Sir Colin Campbell's career), and in the
actions of Chillianwallah and Goojerat, for which
he received the usual medal and clasps. Already in
1842 he had held the political, or rather the civil ap-
pointment of Assistant-Collector in the district of
Tinnevelly, and in 1844 he
,married the Hon.
Maria Gough, fourth and youngest daughter of
General Lord Gough, who was at that time Com-
mander-in-Chief of the forces in India. Sir Patrick
Grant is one of Her Majesty's Aides-de-Camp, and
was made a Knight Commander of the Bath in
January last for this Indian services. His com-
missions bear date as follows :—Ensign, July 16,
1820; lieutenant, July 11,1823 ; captain, May 14,
1832 ; brevet-major, April 30, 1841 ; major, June
15, 1845 ; brevet lieutenant-colonel, April 3, 1846 ;
brevet-colonel, August 2, 1850 ; lieutenant-colo-
nel, August 2, 1851; and major-general, Novem-
ber 28, 1854. In 1853 he was appointed Com-
mander-in-Chief of the Bengal army, and obtained
the local rank of Lieutenant-General in India
January 25, 1856.
Of Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Havelock,
S.C. 8., and his splendid achievements we have re-
cently given so complete a sketch that we venture
to pass on to make mention of the rest of his col-
leagues in command—Wilson, Chamberlain, Van
Cortlandt, Outram, Edwardes, and Jacob, which
we propose to resume in our next impression.
Major-General Nicholas Penny, C. 8., who has
succeeded General Wilson in the command of our
notorious forces in Central India, is an officer of
considerable standing in the army, and is now as
nearly as possible 67 years of age. Re is the on

of the late Mr. Robert Penny, and was baptised in
the month of November, 1790. In 1806 he was
nominated by the late Mr. J. Hudleston to a direct
appointment to Bengal, and shortly after his arri-
val at Calcutta, towards the close of the same year,
he passed so excellent an examination in Persian
and Hindostanee that he was presented with a
gratuity of 1,000 rupees. He was gazetted to an
ensigncy in the Bengal army in February, 1807,
and obtained his lieutenancy, Dec. 19, 1812. Up to
this time he had not seen much active service ; but
we find him in the army serving in Nepaul during
the war of 1814, 1815, and 1816, as well as in the
Mahratta war of 1816 and the following year under
the Marquis of Hastine. ; he was also one of those
Rho shared the Deccan prize money. In
1818 he distinguished himself at Gurra Kotab. In
1823 he came to London on furlough, bat, return-
ing to India in 1825, we find him accompanying
the Commander-in-Chief on service to Agra, and
acting for a time as Deputy Quartermaster-General
with the forces near that city. In the same year
he took part in the siege of Bhurtpore, and was
thanked by the Commander-in-Chief for his ser-
vices on that occasion. In the following year he
was nominated major of brigade on the establish-
ment, and appointed to the command of the Muttra
and Agra frontier. In 1828 he WAS made Deputy-
Assistant-Adjutant-General on the establishment,
and also to the eommlnd of the Dinapore division,
from which he was shortly afterwards removed to
the Presidency at the express order of the Gover-
ner-General, the late Lord William Bentinck. The
London Gazette of August 1, 1834, informs us that
he was allowed brevet rank for his services in the
firld. In November, 1837, he was directed to take
charge of the Adjutant-General's Department at
the Presidency, from which post he was transferred
in June, 1841, to the command of the Nusseree
Battalion, for the efficient drill and discipline, of
which he was so often thanked by his superiors
that his name became almost a by-word and a pro-
verb for energy and activity. At the same time he
was directed to act as Assistant-Adjutant-G, neral
at Barrackpore, in which capacity he was again
reported as a " most zealous and efficient officer."
In the Sutlej campaigns he commanded at first
the 12th Brigade of the sth Division, and the 2d
Infantry Brigade on the breaking up of the 12th.
He was present at Aliwal, where he was in the very
thickest of the fight, and was thanked for his
gallantry on the battlefield in the following terms
by Sir Harry Smith. in his despatch addressed to
the Governor-General, dated Aliwal, January the
30th, 1846 :--
"The intrepid little Ghoorkas of the Nusseree and
Sirmoor battalions in bravery and obedience can be ex-
ceeded by none. I much regret that I had no larig,ade
to give to Brigadier Penny, who is in orders for one. I
can only say that when he gets his brigade, if he leads it
as he led his gallant band of Ghoorkas, it will be inferior
6) nom"

He was again engaged at Sobraon, where he was
wounded, and Sir Hugh Gough recommended him
"in the most earnest manner" to the notice of the
Governor-General for the spirited manner in which
he and his gallant troop had overcome the most
formidable opposition." In the September follow-
ing we find him appointed to the command of her
Majesty's 534 Foot, the Nusseree Battalion, and
two howitzers. At ChiLiauwalah, where he was
engaged as a brigadier, he had another opportunity
of distinguishing himyelf ; tor, though his brigade
was heid in reserve, he was enabled to support the
advance of Sir W. R. Gilbert, and to carry a vil-
lage, which was "the key of the position," by "a
most spirited attack, executed in a brilliant style."
It should be added that Sir W. Gilbert, in his de-
spatch, drew stc ention to his " most valuable" ser-
vices on this occasion. Btigadier Penny received
the medal for Aliwal and Sobraoti, and was gazetted
a 0.8. in the following month of June. He was
also made an honorary aide-de-camp to the Go-
vernor-General.

In February, 1849, he was removed from the
6th to the 3d, and sub.?equently to the 2d Brigade
of Infantry belonging to the army in the Punjab,
from which he was again removed to the command
of the 3d Europea❑ itegim.ent. In 1848 we find
him commanding a division of infantry in the Pun-
jab, and in the following year in command of the
troops at Lahore. In 1851 he was appointed to
the brigade staff and posted to the district of Rohil-
cund. He was subsequently removed to Utnballah ;
in 1852 he was appointed to command the Jullun-
dur field force, to which later in the same year, was
added the command of the Sirhund division. In
1853 he was transferred to the Scinde Saugor dis-
trict, and in 1854 to Sealcote. About the same
time he attained the rank of major-general.
In May, 1855, he was appointed to the temporary
divisional staff of the army, and posted to the
Cawepore division. At the last dates from India
he held the command of the Meerut division,
which, according to the Quarterly Army List of
the Bengal establishment, was the head quarters of
the Artillery, both horse and foo, , and included
the 3d. Light Cavalry, the 6th Dragoon Guards
(Carabineers), the first battalion of the 60th Rifles,
and the 11th and 20th Regiments of Native
Infantry.