The Sun.
London, England, 1857-10-02 00:00:00

AN ESCAPE FROM NEEMUCH:

.The following narrative of his escape from Nee-
much on the night of the mutiny, June 3d, has been
communicate I to us by Dr. Murray, late 7th Regi-
ment Gwalior Contingent
" The explosion at Neemuch took plice on the night
of the 3 I Jane. For several days before I felt that we
were upon a mine, and expected a smash' at any given
siznal; it was owing, I fully believe (under Providence),
to the tact and management of Col. Abbott that it wa,
averted for a time.

"Tile night of the 33 was one of the loveliest I have
ever seen. The moon shone bright and clear, and not a
cl wa= seen throughout the whole expanse of heaven
About 11 o'clock I had my bed brought out as usual,
where the sentry was pacing np and down, and lay down
in my clothes, having merelychanged mycoAt fora dress-
ing.gown: I had not'been half an hour on my bed when
two guns were fired, at intervals of a few seconds, by
Walker's batt'ery ; this was evidently a preconcerted
for immediately after several shots were fired in
the direction of the cavalry line., and bungalow aft-r
bungalow was set on fire. I assembled my night guard
at once, and wanted them to accompany ma to C,p•
tain Laurie's house, where I expected to find some
whom I intended to escort towards the fort or

fortified square. The Naick,' (or c3rporal), said
there was 11.3 use in going, that we should be killed
by the cavalry, and strongly advised me to :retire.
I was going over myselF, when I saw the Naick of Capt.
M•D•onald's guard running towards me; he was in a
great state of excitement, .and taking hold of me by the
arm begged ins not to go that way ; the mem log'
(ladies) he said had all fled, and the place was now filled
by the mutineers. I saw some natives running about
wildly, and presently several shots were fired not far
from where I was standing. 'Chilli°, Sahib, golee
chulte ' Mime along, sir, the balls are flying about')
said the Naick, who now entreated me to leave the place
or I should be killed. Seeing that the affair had at last
become seriou., I desired my 'ayes' (or groom) to saddle
my horse and bring him over to the fort. The Naick
said For GA's sake, Sahib, don't go to the fort—fly at
once into the country.' I asked him what he meant.
He answered, all the fighting will take place in the
fort.' All right,' I said, am going to fight too.'
Upon this he insisted on going with me, and called out
to the two Sepoys of the guard to follow. They came
immediately, and on our way to the f rt (which was only
about 300 yards from our house) he toll me that as soon
as the bungalows were plundered and burnt the muti-
neers would attack the fort, in order to carry off the
treasure. (We had about vire., 10,03 of treasure
fort, i.e. 30;0001.) I asked him how he knew that ; he
replied Such is the report.'

"I arrived at the fort just R 3 the left wing, under
Lieut. Rose, was entering ; the right wing, under Capt
M'Donald, had already lined the ramparts and bastions •
and presented a somewhat formidable appearance,
The who& regiment being now ontside, the gate was or.•
dered to be shut, the drawbridge taken up, and a stron g
party, under Lieuts. Gurdon and Davenport, was plants
to guard the entrance. I went on the ramparts, where
found Capt. IS,l'Donall encouraging the men, and tellin
them that the Artillery could them no harm, as they ha
❑o shells. Lieut. Rose was also on the ramparts, doin
his best to encourage the men. I was sorry to learn from
him that he had been fired at by a Sepoy of the regiment
immediately after he had given the order for the left wing
to march to the fort. I looked upon this as a bad sign,
for I had all along felt confident that the greater part of
the regiment would stand by us. The fact of their not
attempting to seise the mutineer who fired at Lieut.
Rose shook my faith in them very much. • This Sepoy is
known, and it is to be hoped that betore long he will
meet with his deserts.

" Shortly after we were all in the fort, and while the
work of destruction was being carried on outside by the
mutineers of the other regiments composing the force—
troop of Horse Artillery, wing of Ist Light Cavalry, and
724 Regiment N.l.—Captain DePnonald got out the
colours of the 7th, carried them himself along the ram-
part, and unfurling them on the right front bastion calle,l
on the men tu jrotect them. This they declared they
would do.

"From time to time I walked along the ramparts,
talking to the Sepoys and encouraging them to hold out'
I explained to many of them the high reward (viz., 0,000
rupees to each native officer, 300 rupees to each non-
commissOned officer, and 100 rupees to each Sepoy), that
Capt. Lleyd, Superintendent ofNeerauch, had guaranteed
to every individual among them who assisted in protect-
ing the treasure and fort and that if they behaved well
and remained true to their salt' the Government would
certainly reward them handsomely. Several of the men
assured me they would die rather than surrender ; others
said, they would hell out against infantry and cavalry,
but if artillery attacked them they should be obliged to
give in. I toll them the artillery had nothing but grape-
shot, and that could not possibly injure the fort or then
either. It was a magnificent but lamentable eight thet
presented itself to our view as we stood for nearly three
hours on the ramparts expecting an attack every mo-
ment. Upwards of 40 bungalows and innumerable hay-
stacks were' blazing away before us, the flames shooting
high up in the air, and brightening the whole canton-
ment and fort, and throwing a luri l glare round the
, country for miles. As we stood watching the configra
tion and the clevruction of our property, uncertain also
as to the fate of our gallant friends in other regiments,
oh I how we wished fora few hundred of our own island
countrymen that we might have sallied out and inflicted
on the traitors a just and terrible retribution.
"About a quarter to 3 a.m. four men of the Grenadier
company came up to me and said, Doet it Sahiln it is
no use holding out any longer ; we are not now under
the orders of the Major, we are commanded by Prithee
Singh, Subadar of the Grenadier company. If you
don't believe us,' they continued, come and see for
yoursel'.' I went with them to the left rear bastion,
whera I found a large body of the regiment (at least 150),
and Pirthee Singh at their head. One of the Sepoys said
to him, The Doctor Sahib has come.' He had ju,t
then been addressing 1301113 of the men, and turning
round to me said, You had batter all leave the fort be-
fore it be too late.' Another Sepoy, standing close by,
said aloud, We are now under Pirthee Singh's orders.'
I went back to report the circumstance to Captain
M`Donald, but meeting Lieut. Ruse (second in command)
I reported it to him. He said "it was a bad business,
and be would go at once and tell M'Donald.' A few
minutes after the Artillery commenced firing again, and
hearing a row at the gate I hastened down, and found
that the party under Lieuts. Gurdon and Davenport had
rnutinied and were forcing their way through the gate.
Capt. M`Donald, Lieuts. Rose, Gordon, Davenport, and
myself, with Sergeants Nesbitt and Lane, tried all all
we could to prevent their leaving, but to no purpose;
roost of the men had their bayonets fixed, and presently
the whole regiment, nearly 700 strong, left the ramparts
and bastions, and slowly but steadily forced their wayt
out of the fort. We (the officers) were takene Grenadier
on b
fythe
tide, and got separated. Two Sepoys
came
goingCo awaympan beforewerewho the
with
cmaevaallry ltheisamtimedoi t
onnwsnisteudpon us
my.
They said, 'Your lives are safe among your own men,
but we cannot answer for the Artillery and Cavalry,'
Seeing it would be madness to remain any longer, I and
Dr. Gene left the o. I should here mention that Dr.
Gans, of the Bombay service, was with us all the even-
ieg;e'be had only that day returned from Nusseerabad,
where he had seen the station in a blaza, and had now,
unfortunately, a second edition, attended with more se-
rious consequences as far as he was personally concerned.
" Onleaving the regiment we made our way to the
garden in rear of the fort (this garden was to have been
the rendezvou,), where we hoped to stumble upon the
rest of our party ; the moon, however, had now gone
down, and it being dark we missed them. Afterestayieg
there a few minutes and feeling certain that all the other
officers of the regiment must have gone on—which was
the case—we decided on leaving the place at once (luckily
for us as it afterwards turned out). We accordingly
haped a south-west course into the country, avoiding
public made, along which vie thought it not unlikely
cavalry videttes might be thrown out, and for the-Test

:S PAPE

_ .
trusting to. the same ProvideEce that
teoted us in all our diffictilties.
"Just as the day began to dawksivq,_iti*rAll 4.;k2 „KiAZ
lags, which we afterwnrd4 fonui
though we had not walked above 5 •"-Z.
being heavy- we were quite tired apott '7' 4.
i'*
thirst. We knnelted up one of tha vil!arrii„ an o
and asked him for some water. ITs immedNely :OOP
us to a well where there, was a cistern quite full, and we
We both sat down and bad a regular libation. I verily
believe our guide thought we would never leave off
drinking. I gave him a rupee (24 ), which pleased him
mightily, and asked him to show ua the head man of the
village. This he did at once. We found him in,l, smell
f surrounded by some half-dozen men. I told him
I wished to rest there for en hour or so, and asked him
it we eo • He said, Most certainlr,' and
calved us with meat 'lity, had a place cl,are 1 fur s
immediately in nie and bogged we would
make ourselves comfortable.. sent for milk, con-
pates, dalli, rice, and mangos ynd entreated us to eat.
Atter partakin4 of some ref.' ;anent we lay down and
had a nap. We were not deitined, however, to remai t•
long at rest. About 9 a.m a party of the Ist Light
Cavalry, who were scouring the country, arrived at
Kuesaunda, and insisted on havirg the Sahibs out., in
order that they might saf ruro them.' (' Polish them off,
kill them.' Mar dale Feringhee' (Kill the Europeans)
was their cry) Dr. Gape and I would have stood no
chance against these scoundrels, and we were indebted '
for oar lives to the noble conduct of the Rajpoots of
the village—viz., Jajco Ram, 0 mkar Singh, Kesrce
Singh, Mothee, and several others, who swore they
would stand by us to the lee.. They sai
have eaten with us and are our guests, and now if you
were our greatest enemy we would defend yon.' Taey
out us in a small dilapidated shed on one of the baE:-
lions, and when 'the troopers demanded us declared
we were not there. After touch altercation the
troopers threatened to attack the viVage if we wel a not
given up. The Rajpoots warned them to be careful. Tney
said, Kussaunda belongs to the Rana (the Rana_ of
o.leypore). We are his subjects, and if you molest us
he will send 10,000 soldiers after you.' They went away
in a great rage, threatening to return with the guns in
the evening and blow us to pieces.

"About one o'clock we were agreeaVy surprised by
seeing an artillery sergeant (Sergeant Supple, an active
and gallant soldier) walk into our little fort ; we thought
at first be was being pursued by the Cavalry, but he in-
formed us that he was in search of the Brigade Major.
He told us also that Captain Lloyd, Captain- Nl'Dont.l.l,.
and several officers of the ?Lb G.valibr eantirgei,t,. were
At the village of Darroo, only three miles off. This was
good news. He said he would gallop off and bring us
assistance, and soon we were glad to see him put his
horde out at full speed and scour across the country in
'the direction of Darroo. Had I been alone, being a good
horseman, 1 would have got up behind and galloped t,ff
with him, but as Dr. Gan(' was with me I prefeir d
remaining behind and taking my chance with him. Dr.
Gene unfortunately laboured under the twofold disad-
vantage—first,
of not being able to riJe ; and second,
not understanding the language.
" HOur after hour passed away, and no assistance
arriving from Darroo, we began to think that our
friends there were in as great a fix as ourselves, and
such we afterwards discovered was really the case.

" In consultation with our Rajpoot friends it was des
tided that we shou!d go on to Chota Sadree, a distance
of about 113 miles, that same night. They were afraid
that the Cavalry would be as good as their word, and
return with the guns. Accnrdingly we leis Kussaunda
shortly after sunset, escorted by several Rejpoots, and
arrived at Chota Sadree about 10 o'clock. Our route
lay through a dense jungle, and being on foot (for my
horse was stolen by the mutioeet ) we were a good
deal knocked up by the time we arrived there ; and to
our disappointment we were told that all the Euro-
peans had left an hour before for Barra Sadree, 16
miles further on. Der reception was cold in the
extreme; they did not want us to remain there a moment
and would scarcely give us even a drink of water. I
sent two men to inform the liumashdar that we wanted
to see him, but they came back saying it was toe lite,
he would not see us, but advised us to hasten on after
the other Sahibs. There were lots of horses and camels
picketed about, a coupls of which we wanted to hire, but
they refused to let us have them, they said they wouli
sell them to us but not hire them. Considering the state
of our finances buying was of course out of the question.
Nothing remained now but to quit this inhospitable
plaoe, and push on for Barra Sadree ; our escort from
Kussaunda left ua, and in their place we got two
Bheel guides ; so, after remaining about 20 minutes
in Chota Saeiree, we pushed on for the next stage ; in
about an hour and a-half we reached a small village in
the heart of the jungle, called 'Bheeliya Keagon.' Here
we received very -neat kindnes., the Bheels seemed to
vie with each other in their hospitality ; they spoke to
us of the benefi's they received under British rule and
abused the mutineers in no measured terms ; the
women were thoroughly indignant, and expressed a hope
that vengeance would speedily overtake the traitors. We
remained with the Bheels about an hour, and having pro-
cured a coupled of ponies started for Burra Sadree, which
place we reached about 9 o'clock next day, and
were de-
lighted to meet all our friends of the 7th Gwalior Contin-
gent, let Cavalry, and Artillery.* The fate of the officers
and families of the 72d and Staff was still a mystery.
We were three days afterward delighted to hear that
t'sey also lead also escaped, toghether with Dr. and "Mrs.
Hockin, Captain and Mrs. Laurie, and Major Burton's
family. At Burra Sadree we parted with our Bheel
guides, to whom we gave a few rupees, and in place of
the pony I was fortunate in getting the loan of a spare
charger, and Dr. Gene succeeded in etting!' a charm
Too wL.Io tona btarsea crone Berra Sadree about two
p.m. and arrived at Doongla about 7 p.m. Here we re-
mained two days, when we wero joined by Captain
Showers, political agent of M ywar, who hastened from
Odeypore with a strong fence of the Rana's choicest
troops, and determined on giving chase to the mutineers
at once. Leaving, therefore, a strong guard to escort
the women and children and sick to Odeypore, Captain
Showers, accompanied by Cape Sir John Hill, Captain
M'Donald, Lieut. E lice, Lieut. Barnes, and myself as
volunteers, started next morning in pursuit. From Meta
Sadree Cept. M'Donald proceeded to Neer:ouch with a
party of Bheels, and at Chittore we were joined by Lieut.
Stap eton, of the let Cavalry. Neeinnch, in the mean-
time, bad been reoccupied by Capt. Lloyd, superinten-
dent of the dab -ict.f
" We pushed on rapidly, in the best possible spirits,
at the rate of 30, 40,'and even 50 miles a day, as far as
Jehazghur (or Jehazpore), bordering on the territories of
the Jeypore Rajah, where we hoped to fall with 200 of
the 83d Regiment and some Horse Artillery (Europeans).
To our disappointment we found they could not be spared
from Nusseerabad. We were at this time within an easy
march of the mutineers, and I firmly believe if we had
had 200 of 83i and a few 9 pounders we shoilld have
smashed them all to pieces, captured their guns, and
scattered them all over the country. The fact was the
mutineers rushed from Neemuch in the greatest haste
possible, a report h tying got among them that the 'gora
log' (Europeans) were close at band, and the appearance
at this juncture of a very small European force would
have accomplished their destruction. To our extreme
mortification we had to return to Neemuch without hay-
ing struck a single blow.
" At Jelsazghur we rescued 3 European women, 6
children, and 1 sergeant, Mrs. Reid and 2 children,
Mrs. Coar and 4 children, Mrs. Roberts, and Sergeant
M'Carthy, who were flying for their lives from Dsolee,
the head-quarters of the Kotala contingent, the station
having been plundered and burnt by the Neeuauch muti-
neers. Poor Mrs. Coar's husband has since been shot by
a mutineer, and she, in common with hundreds of others,
has been left perfectly destitute.
"Numerous were the hairbreadth escapes at Neernucb,
and, considering .the character of the outbreak, it was
providential that many lives were not lost. One Euro-
peal woman (the wife of the sergeant above alluded to),
and 3 children were unfortunately butchered at the com-
mencement of the mutiny. The sergeant was on duty
over the guns, and it appears had no opportunity of de-
fending his family. Happily no other lives were lost.
" The Mahomedans throughout were moat cruel, fero-
cious, and bloodthirsty; those of the artillery and cavalry
were the worst of the let. Excited with bhang or hemp'
they galloped about like fiends, intent only on bloodshed
and murder.

"A Mahomedan Subadar of the 721 Native Infantry
persuaded the colonel and officers of the regiment, with
their families, to take shelter in his house ; they were no
sooner in than he fastened the door upon them outside,
and sent for the guns. Fortunately a Hindoo Sepoy
who remained true to his salt' broke open the door, and
warned the officers of their danger in time to enable them
to escape.

" The Quartermaster-Savant's wife of the 7th G wailer
Contingent was attacked by some Mo.hotnedans, and
would have been killed but for some Hindoo Sepoye who
came to the rescue and esc lrt.d her in safety to a
village some miles out of the station. She afterwards
joined her husband, and proceeded with the rest of the
party to Odeypore.
" The conduct of the Odeypore Durbar at this crisis
was beyond all praise. The Rana appears to have
entered heart and soul into our cause ; indeed, had it
not been for his loyalty to the British Government arid
co-operation with the authorities there is no saying what
might been the aspect of affairs in Rajpootana at th
present moment." . _ _

The following is from a gentleman in the Bengal
Civil Service :

" Umballab, Aug. 12.
" We have no news for some days, bat so far as we
know it really seems that things are looking up at last.
Gen. Nicholson has taken down to Delhi a strong force
—some 2,700 men—of whom 1,100 are Europeans, and
people in camp are confident and again talk of taking the
place wsthout waiting for reinforcements from below.
"We have so often heard of the enemy being dial'',
rited, deserting, &c., while notwithstanding they attack
us (the besiegers) as constantly as ever, that these stories
must b 3 received with caution : but they are now so
uniform and constant that I think there must be some-
thing in them, and that the mutineers are not so plucky
and confident as before. Whether we shall, as is so
strongly asserted, attack Delhi within a week I do not
pretend to say. I should think we must make a breachwent
in the wall first, and though five 24-pounders(a
down with General Nicholson, the siege train

" * Names of those wo met at Burrs Sairee.
" Artillery--Capt. and Mrs. Walker and child, Lieutl
Barnes, Dr. Clark, Sergeant Supple.sir
" Ist Light Cavalry—Capt. J.
Hill, Isieut Ellice,
Sergeant Miller, wife and children.
R o'
s'
e, 7thL i
eGii
tw. aGI itiorrd Con,o
Lu ti ienugte.lb_Capt. 11'Douald, Lieut.avenport, Sergeant Nesbitt, t
wife, and four children, Sergeant Lane end wife.
" Staff—Dr. Cotes, medical storekeeper, Mr. Brabazo.u,
liMrr.s.Cßornarboyazaonna and children, Mr. Williams and family,
family.
" t The Neemuch mutineers Were about 1,000 strong,
guns, and two more they got at Deolee. The Nos-
bad mutineers were about 1,400 strong ; the also
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'second-class oce), only left Ferozepore on the 10th,
and cannot be at Delhi before Sept. God grant that
somehow or other we may finish the place without being
prostrated by the sickly season ; that is still our great
dangeie But the army has been blessed with wonderful
health ; there is still very little sickness, and, with abun-
dant supplies, tolerable comforts, and constitutions appa-
rently inured to heat, our men do not complain. We
have heard nothing of Gen. Havelock or Sir P. Grant
since the former marched for Lucknovr, but our hope is
that they must now be now advancing from Cawnpore.
If, as has been proposed, a Punjab or Ghoorka regiment
be sent to Meerut, I believe that there will be no diffi-
culty in making an end of Vice-King Waleedad of
Boolandhaha and recovering the Doab. If we can clear
it from this side while the Europeans advance from be-
low we shall be decidedly in an improved position—the
Delhi mutiny will be insulated, our communications will
be opened, and we shall again have a small North-West
government of our own instead of acting in an enemy's
country.
Here and throughout the Punjab things are wonder-
fully quiet, and the destruction of the last regiments
which ventured to mutiny has been complete and effect-
ive, although, in the case of the last disarmed regiment,
recourse was bad to severities which would frighten quiet
Englishmen. Nothing in the whole history of the mu-
tiny is more remarkable than the strange flight of the
26th Native Infantry, not to Delhi ; they did not even
take that direction, but, unarmed and apparently with-
out hope or plan, into the centre of a hostile country,
where, at 20r. per head, they were killed like so many rats.
"The hostility of the Punjabees to Poorbeas (Hindcos)
does not necessarily imply loyalty to us ; but as yet they
have certainly been with us, and have been doing us ex-
tremely good service. It will be strange indeed if, with
the recently conquered Punjab, we reconquer Hiadostan.
The policy followed is to trust and indulge the Sikhs.
Hindostanees are ejected from all office, and everything
is given to Panjabees. It is trusted they will thus be ea-
titfied with so many loaves, will not think of independ-
ence, and hereafter form a trustworthy army. The only
difficulty in the Punjab is money. All civil employes
and all military servants upon whom the experiment can
be safely tried are to be kept six months in arrears of
pay. In truth we are attempting to reoonquer India
with the resources of the Punjab, a task to which it is
not equal ; and that money has not been raised on any
terms and sent up from Bombay is another instance of
want of appreciation of the crisis from which very dan-
gerous consegnencea may follow.
" As regards the North-West Provinces, I trust you
will hear more from below of districts regained than we
yet know. Rohilcund and all the country below Meerut
are still as much strange enemy's countries as ever were
the steppes of Russia. Bat we believe that as soon as
we have available forces there will be little popular
opposition. So we do now hope that the work of re-
organisation will soon commence. It is certain that
the whole Agra Government must be made Non-Regn-
lation and governed somewhat upon Punjab prin-
c"pleg, for some years at least. It is like a country
over which a deluge has passed. All our old land-
marks ace institutions are completely washed away, and
we shall commence upon a tabula rasa. There will be
every opportunity for the formation of a model adminis-
tration and the clearing away of the vast Regulation net-
work will greatly facilitate the gradual introduction of
new codes and systems. There will be very much to be
done, and, to supply the place of the massacred and the
incompetent, Government must speedily prepare a large
reinforcement of civil servants. In justice to the army,
the system of recruiting the civil ranks from it must be
wholly put an end te. Men may now be transferred for
good to the other service, but for the future there must
be nothing of the kind.
" To remodel the army is a task still more difficult and
more pressing. We must have many native troops, and
the financial difficulties will be hard enough without the
aggravation of paying the vast number of unemployed
officers of the Indian army, iu addition to another set of
officers with European troops sent from England. My
own impression is, that in future the normal' employ-
ment of all our officers must be with European troops, or
with a few regiments of natives who submit to a thorough
European discipline, and are as fully officered, drilled,
and looked after as Europeans, and that all other native
regiments must be commanded by selected men and
effective native officers. If this be so, the sooner the bet-
ter some amalgamation of the Queen's and Company's
armies is arranged, and the Company's officers set to do
duty with European regiments and learn European dis-
cipline. So much in the meantime, in the first hope that
the tide is turning. It will be time enough to go into
more details when the waters have somewhat receded
and the land begins to appear.
" P.S. General Wilson does well at Delhi, but it is
fearel that his health is failing. We must, indeed, trust
that he will hold out, for there is not another man to
command, literally not one."

ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON INTELLI-

GEXCE.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

COWES, OCT. 1.
The following yachts have been at the station daring
the week :

The Royal yachts Fairy and Vas ; Zara, Commodore
the Earl of Wilton •, Lalla Rookh, Viscount Bangor ;
Der went, Charism Lee, Esq. ; Cecile, the Marquis of
Ccnyngham ; Rattlesnake, R. G. Duff, Esq. ; Queen
nt th. A Grjeviq. Esa. ; Dryad, Lord Cardigan,
K.C.B. ; Aurora, Le archant Thomas, Esq. ; uem, air
John Barker Mill, Bart. ; Caprice, Lieut.-Colonel Chas.
Baring. Yachts of the Royal Thames Club—Amazon,
John H. Johnson, Esq. ; Vision, William Rashleigb,
Esq. ; Mayfly, George P. Bidder, E-q.
The following gentlemen have been at the R. Y. S.
House during the week : —R. N. Harvey, Esq. ; Capt.
Poosonby • Sir James Graham, Bart. ; C. R. Colvile,
Egq„ M.P. ; Admiital Williams ; James Maxse, Esq. ;
Algernon Greville, Esq. ; Capt. de Horsey, R.N. ;
Spencer de Hotsey, Esq. ; and Lieut.-Colonel de
Horsey.
This is the last month of the season, but there are still a
a great many fashionable visitors residing here, as the fol-
lowing list will show :—Major Armitage and family, at
3, Solent Terrace ; the Hon. Somerset Calthorpe and
blips Calthorpe, at White Rose Cottage ' • J. B. Hep-
burn, Esq., No. 2, Parade Terrace ; Miss Gunter, No.
4, Parade Terrace ; Mrs. Johnson, No. 4 ; Mr. Sergeant
Clarke' No. 5 ; J. Simpson, Esq., and family, No. 6 ;
E. H. Cast, Esq., and family, No. 7 ; Sir James and
Lady Graham, the Misses Graham, and Mrs. Duncombe,
at the Pavilion ; R. Lambert Turner, Esq., and family,
the small Pavilion ; Thomas Auldjo, Esq., and lady, and
Lady Mary Topham, at Gothic Villa; C. R. Colvile,
Esq., at Harriet Lodge ; Spencer de Horsey, Esq.,
Roe Lodge ; H. Corrie, Esq., Cambridge House ; J.
Parker, Esq., Rosetta ; the Rev. Mr. Hue, Gothic
Hall ; the Hon. Mrs. Douglas, let Cottage in the West
Cliff ; Mrs. Smith, the 21 Cottage ; the Hon. E. Petro,
31 Cottage ; Bailey, E•q., 4th Cottage ; Col. Welles-
ley, Avening Villa ; the Rev. R. E. Hughes, Castle Tar-
race; the Hon. Henry Petre, Grove House ; the Rev. J.
Jones, Cannon Cottage ;Ed ward Dixon, E Town-
eloards House ; Dun, Esq., Parade House ; Mrs.
Beauchamp and family, Park Villa ; Miss Green, Mill-
field 11011139 ; Cart. Bamfield, Elm Cottage; H. C. Hop-
kins, Esq., and fain, ly, Oakfleld Lodge ; the Misses
Oglander, Gordon Villa.

Capt. Mildmay has taken Rose Lodge for the winter.
The lion. H. W. Petro has taken Park House, in Easl
Cowes Park, for a term of years.

MURDER OF A WOMAN AT FROME.—lnformation
has been received by the police authorities at Bath, of
the murder of a woman at Frome, and the absconding of
her husband, who is supposed to have committed the
murder. The following is the information received
Absconded from Frome, this morning (29th), at half-
past 3 o'clock, charged with the wilful murder of his wife,
Richard Banger, about 50 or 55 years of age, about five
feet five inches high, dark brown hair, bald on, the
top of the head, fresh complexion, high cheek hones,
scratched cn the right cheek by finger nails, large features,
long 'harp nose, front teeth of upper jaw out, hollow
cheeks, stoutly built, low crown black hat, or light cloth
cap, cotton handkerchief, a spot of blood inside, size of
a shilling, black frock coat, light stuff waistcoat, double-
breasted, with two rows of brass buttons, brown cord
breeches with white horn buttons down the side, lace-up
haute, and, white stockings. Had in his possession a
bundle centaieg' a four-pound loaf, a bit of cheese, a
new shirt with blood on it, teem at the neck, and a pair
of cord breeches tied up in a coloured pocket.handker-
chief. The prisoner seated his intention to go to
Soutlearepton or Guernsey, and work his way out to
some foreign country."—Bath, Chronicle.
TRIAL TRIPS OF TEE TYNE AND GRENADA STEAM-
SHIPS.—SOUTHAMPTON, Thursday.—Two trial trips have
taken place to-day which excited great interest in
ebipping circles. The Royal Mail Company's steamship
Tyne, which it will be remembered was stranded on
Kiarmeridge Ledge, near Sr. Alban' Head, last winter,
and lay therefor a couple of months, but was eventually
got eff, has since been thovoughly restored to her former
condition under the skilful supervision of Captain
Vincent (the company's superintendent) and Mr. R.
Ritchie (their superintending eneineer), and is about to
resume her station , between S nithampton and the
Brazils. At the measured mile, in Stokes Bay, she
made four runs, with the followin A results :—verage
epeed 134 knots ; revolutions, 21,#J;
pressure of steam,
2010 ; draught of water forward, 14ft. 4in, -; aft, 11ft.
Ste ; 300 tone of coals on bovd. Amon; the coalParlY
preeeet were Captain Liott ( hs chairman of the Board
at Management), Captain Vincent, Lieutenant O'Reilly
(D,puty Admiralty Superintendent of Mail Packets),
Cap a.in S rutt, Mr. Ritchie, &a. Tba Grenada,
a new screw steamship recently built and fitted at
Mer re. Summer's yard at Northam for the Penin-
su'ar and Oriental C :mpany, was also tested at the
IneAsured ti,il-, the results being as under :—Draught
forward, 10 fr. 5 in. ; ditto, aft, 12 ft. 2 in. ; mean
d-aught, 11 ft. 3A in. ; nominal horse power, 160 ; horse
power indicated, C 95•8 ; revolutions of engines per
minute, 65 ; pressure per square inch, 18ib. ; vacuum,
21 inches ; average speed of four runs, 11141 knots.
There was an abundance of steam, and the engines
worked admirably. The Grenada is fitted with Lamb
itred Summers's patent boilers and inverted cylinders
dv...,,1"PA Mr. De Salis (one of the directors), Captain
"lledure (the company's superintendent at this port),
Captain Ramsay (A.dmiralty Superintendent of Ma 1
P'l"et3), Mr A. Lamb, Mr. W. Summers, and several
other scientific gentlemen, were on board. Everything
connected with the working of both vessel* was of the
most satisfactory character. Messrs. Hughes and Luke
(Admiral Surveyorp),
and Messrs. Ruble and Murray
(Surveyors to the Board of Trade), were present at each
trial, the two ships keeping in company, and those gen-
tlemen leaving one vessel for the other as they respec-
tively passed the ordeal of the measured mile.

QTRAND THEATRE.—Lessee, Mr. T. Payne.
—THIS EVENING will be performed
a new comic drama, entitled, SO VERY OBLIGING. Mc.
Kinloch, Miss Craven, &c.
To be followed by MORE BLUNDERS THAN ONE.
Larry Hoo'agan, Mr. Macarthy.
After which, the highly-successful and original burlesque,
written by Leicester Buckingham, entitled LA TRAVIATA;
or, THE LADY CAMELEON. Miss Craven, Miss Victor,
Mr. F. Charles, Mr. G. Bolton, Mr. J. Howard, and Mr. J.
Clarke.
Followed by BA' ELOR'S BUTTONS. Miss M. A.
Victor and Mr. Clarke.

Commence at Seven. Stalls, 35.; Boxes, 25.; Pit, ls.;
Gallery, 6d. ; Private Boxes, 1/, ls.

ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE.
Lessees, Messrs. Rob3on and Emden.
THIS EVENING, will be performed the new drama of
THE LIGHTHOUSE.

After which, the comedietta, entitled A SUBTERFUGE
Mrs. Stirling, Mr. G. Vining, aid Mr. G. Murray.
To conclude with the original Extravaganza, by Robert
B. Brough, Esq., called MASANIELLO. Messrs. Rob.
son, Cooke, Danvers, dm ; Misses Swanborough, Thirlwall,
Hughes, Bromley, and Mrs. Melfont.
Commence at half-past Seven.

1-)OPAL SURREY THEATRE.
Lessees, Messrs. Shepherd and Creswiek.

THIS EVENING, will be performed AMBITION : or,
The Throne and the Tomb. Messrs. Creswick, W. Smith,
Vollaire, B. Potter, Jackson, Belmore ; Miss Webster, Miss
M. Eburne, Miss Johnstone.
Followed by OUR TRAVIATA. The Blighted One, Mr,
Widdicomb.
To conclude with THE QUIET FAMILY. Mr. Vollaire,
Mr. Widdlcomb, and Miss Chalmers.

CANTERBI7RY HALL, Westminster-road.—
OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The
folloly-
ng company of Vocalists are engaged for the performance of
elections from all the popular OPERAS, MADRIGALS,
CHORUSES, GLEES DUETS, lire., viz.:—Miss Russell,
Mrs. Badzey, Madlle. Manetta, Mrs. Palmyre, Miss E. Scott,
Ifiss Brtmell, Mrs.' Le Jeune, and Madame Marietta ;
Herr F. Jonghmans, Mr. Henshaw, R. Grover, T. Farrant,
S. loam., J. Barker, W. Melling, Senor Antonio, E. L.
Hime, and Mr St. Albyn ; Messrs. S. Collins and E. Mack-
ney. Pianoforte, Mr. Cecil Hicks; harmonium, Master
Williams ; - Director, Herr F. Jenghmans Commence at
Seven o'clock prezisely. Su?pers, &e., until twelve o'clock.
—Signor PICCO will perform, at ha'f-past Eight and half.
past Ten, every Evening.