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London, England, 1857-07-24 00:00:00

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nal and external purposes, with t .
European regiments of the establis' t strelittt-
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than it would be by ewbodying six native r..4.meifs "S
of the cstablishel strength; and we anticipate no
inconvenience in respect of minor objects, in time.
of peace arid tranquillity, from the consequent nu-
merical reduction of regular troops. Indeed, the -
financial result of ihe measure, if carried out as we ,
propose, will leave a considerable surplus available '
if it should be thought fit so to employ it, for an
augmentation of irregulars, who, for all such minor
objects, are much better, as well as much cheaper,
than regulars of any description.
" Your honourable oourt will observe that at
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present the relative strength ef European to Natii•
Infantry in the Company's Bengal army is disfire-
portionately small. In the Bombay army it is as
1 to 9 2-3 d; and in the Madras army as 1 to 16
2-3ds, while in the Bengal army it is as 1 to 24
2-3ds. If the proposed measure is adopted, the
proportion in the Bengal army will be between
those in the Bombay and Madras armies viz. 110
11 2-3ds.' /
The court of directors, in a despatch of July 8,
proaise their best attention "at the earliest
period" to the Governor-General's report of h's
measures, and after applauding his excellency and
the.officials for the judgment they have shown, add,
'-We confidently expect that the next despatches
we shall receive will apprise us of the complete sue-
cess of the measures taken for the suppression of
armed resistenee to our government ; and we feel
assure-I that the same energy and skill which have
been displayed in making head against the most
formi table danger to which the British Govern-
ment in India could be exposed, will be employed
in taking precautions against the return of that
danger, and in immediate'y ascertaining and re-
moving, so far as is practicable, the causes which
may have led to it."
The papers close with a despatch from the Go-
vernor-General of India, in council, dated the sth
ult., containing apparently the latest official account
of the rebellion, received by ordinary way :
"Fort William, June 5.
" We transmit herewith, for the information of
your honourab'e court, a continuation down to the
presen* date, of the narrative forwarded by the last
mail, taken from messages by the electric telegraph,
of what has occurred at different stations in this
presidency, in connexion with the disaffection pre-
valent in the native army. A report received from
the Honourable Lieut.-Governor, North-western
Provinces, is transmitted herewith, but it brings
events down only to the 22d of last month.
" We regret that we are unable to forward re-
ports from Agra of a later date, and detailed re-
ports from other stations, but we have received
none. We have called on the civil and military
authorities to furnish us with reports of all that has
happened at the several stations, but the pressure
upon all persons in authorty has been so great that
it is not to be wondered at that they have not
found time to compile connected statements of oc-
currences.

" Your honourable court will observe with.satis-
f,ction that the tidings now sent to you are not
without an admixture of hopeful intelligence. The
70th Regiment of Native Infantry, stationed at
Barrackpore, has come forward to declare its
loyalty, and its desire to emulate the European
troops in punishing the rebel'ious regiments at
Delhi. The Governor-General proceeded to Bar-
rackpore, and personally thanked the regiment at
a general parade ; and we have reason to believe
that thii act, while it is hid a very beneficial effect
in strengthening the loyalty of the 70th Regiment
and others at Barrackpore, will have the happiest
influence on the mindi of all well-disposed men in
the native army.

"The three companies of the 34th Regiment at
Barrackpora lost no time in following the good ex-
ample of the 70th.
"Meanwhile, we had already received a sponta-
neous declaration of loyalty from the irregular,
cavalry of the Ranighur force, in which the infantry
of that force partcipated. And it was further re-
ported that the Ramghur irregular cavalry had sig-
nally marked their sincerity by having, on fist
hearing of the outrage committed by the mutinous
regiments at Meerut and Delhi, written to their
c lruudes who were on leave in the district to offer
their services to the general officer commanding the
Meerut division.

"The 6th Native Infantry, at Allaliabad, has
alsl come forward w:th an hssuragce of its devotion
to Giver nrnent, and an offer of its services against
the mtit'ne-ra.

" We have publicly acknowledged these several
declaratiens of loyal and soldierlike feeling.
"On the 30 h. of May last, a pert of the Meerut
force was attacked near Ghazeeoodden Nugger by a
large body of the insurgents from Delhi, with five
guns The insurgents were thoroughly bea'en by
our troops, and dispersed with much less ; and the
five guns, with ammunition and a great quantity of
irerenehing. tools were taken from them. Our
loss was 44 men, killed and wounded, chiefly of
the.e6tltb.Royalßifiejs. _but the greater number'Of
left by the fugitive insurgents at the bridge on -IE6
Hindun Nuddee, near trie place where the action
was fought. This victory will, no doubt, be of
great value in proving to the mutineers, and to
the whole army, the prowess of our European
troops, even in comparatively small bodies ; and
its occurrence just now is still more important,
when, owing to the difficulty in procuring sufficient
c,rriage,laud in moving the siego train which his
Excellency the Cornmander-in-Chief was organis-
ing for the attack on Delhi, a delay of some days
must take place before the attacking force can
reach that fortress.
" But we deeply regret to say that the attack
will not be made by General Anson in _person.
An allusi .n to his having died was received by us .
On the Ist inst., and on the 3d this was confirmed.
by tidings of his Excellency's disease at Umballah,
on the morning of the 27th May by cholera.
General Anson must have proceeded to Kurnaul
some few days previously, for a message from his
excellency has reached us dated Kurnaul, 25th
of May. It is probable that he had been obliged
by illness to return to Umballab, where he died.
" We lost no time after the receipt of this melan-
choly intelligence, in transmitting to Umballak by
such means as may be available at Cawnpore and
Agra, and north west of those placee, our instruc-
tions to Major-General Sir H. Barnard, K.C.8..,
commanding the Sirhind Division, to assume the
command of the force proceeding against Delhi ;
and we have urged upon that officer the necessity
of his attacking the insurgents at that place at the
earliest possible date ; the continuance of order and
qu;et, alreldy much imp -filled by excrement at
the most important stitious of Allehabad, Cawn-
pore, Lucknuw, and Agra, and in the adjoining
districts, being dependent on the early and signal
dise4emtiture of the rebels in arms at Delhi, and in
its neighbourhood.
" Major-General Reed, C. 8., her Majesty's ser-
vice, commanding the Peshawur division, succeeds
by right of seniority, and according to custom, to
the command of the Bengal Army as Provincial.
Commander-in-Chief ; - but considering the emer-
gency of exising c'rcumstances, and the absolute
necessity of committing the command of the army
of this presidency to some officer of pre-eminent
qualifications, in point of knowledge of the naive
troops and Indian experience, we have thought it
right b request Lieut.-General Sir Patrick Grant,
K.C.8., the Commander-in-Chief at Fort St.
George, to come to Calcutta with all convenient
expedition, to assume the office of Acting Com-
mander-in-Chief of the Bengal Army. We trust
that this important measure will be approved of by
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, appoint
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dency, in succession t
somein and eorffi-
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G. Anson, deceased.
"Every effort is being made to despatch Euro.
pean troops to Cawnpore. Tire 84th Foot have
been sent up almost entire ; a detachment of that
regiment is expected by the Coromandel immedi,
ately from Rangoon.
4‘ The Ist Madras European Fusiliers have been

also sent up by transit Carriages, by the bullock
train, and by steamers.
"Of the 64th Foot•, who have just arrived fix:l4

Bombay, 350 men will proceed on a steamer and
flat immediately, and tile remainder of the 'regi-
ment will be sent up by dawk carriages and the
bullock train.
"The other regiments expected from BoinbaY
and Ceylon will be pushed upward as expeditiously
as pns -ible.
" We are now despatching instructions to Ran-

goon to send round her Majesty's 29th Foot, aa
soon as the corps can be brought down from
Thyetmew.
" It is our confident hope that by the next mail

we shall have it in our power to report to your
honourable court that signal retribution has been .
inflicted on the mutineers and rebels at Delhi,
awl that the immediate result has been a percep-
tible tendency in all the districts to return, at no
distant period, to quiet and good order."

FATAL A CCIDENT.—CAIITION TO BATHERS 178ING
CORKS.— Yesterday morning a very melancholy oco to; ,
rence took place in the Regent's Park Canal, ahoi3O
Maida-hill. A fine youth, between 1B and 16 years of
age, Earned Andrew Cuthbertson (the son of a newt- •
able solicitor in the neighbourhood), went with alien to
bathe. The lad was unable to swim, but was-lE44'6Ni*
and bad the corks under his arms in the usual ROES.
when, in crossing the canal, they slipried'iifay. :Eros,
unfortunate lad sank, and, before assistance could reach`
him, was drowned.. Accidents not unfrequently OCCUR
from the use of the mks in deep water by porous not
knowing how to swim.