The Sun.
London, England, 1857-09-22 00:00:00

GENERAL HATELOOK.

"A. Soldier," in writing t) a contemporary,
says :—" I be; to call the attention of all readers
of your popuLtr journal to the manner in which
General Havelock has been treated in the last Ga•
zette; as the reward of all his recent great services.
This gallant officer i 8 termed the saviour of India
in the Indian jou-nals which have reached this
country by the last mail, and his briltiatTh deeds
well deserve the tide thus acquired, for never did
any officer perform more important and glorious
services under such disadvantages, and with such
small means, as General Havelock has done• during
this terrible crisis. Mark the result. Three colonels
are promoted in the late Gazette to the rank of
major-general in India (?), and the gallant Have-
lock, whose name has become familiar to all Eu-
rope, is placed third on the list, below two other
officers unknown to fame. The first of the three is
said to be a very good officer, and no doubt he will
prove so when' tried. The second was chief of the
staff of that illustrious body the Turkish Contin-
gent, which contrived to keep well out of fire
during the whole of the late war, when our noble
British troops were performing deeds of glory. To
this office this officer was named, although he could
not speak a word of any other language than his
own. Now, sir, it has been said that the warrant
of 1854 was framed to enable the Queen to confer
higher rank on those officers, who, in the hour
of danger and neces,ity did display unusual
talents for command. Has this been the case with
General Havelock ? Why was he not made a major-
general in the army, as others have been for ser-
vices which were not a tithe of his? This is "no
time to mince matters," and if the public will sub-
mit to see one of the most deserving and dashing
officers who has ever appeared in' the hour of need
treated in this scurvy manner, the people of this
country will only have themselves to thank for the
paucity of daring and competent officers. Redan
men and Malakoff men were greatly rewardedwhen
perhaps they deserved censure, but here is an offi-
cer who has distinguished himself, and displayed
most singular capacity under very trying circum-
stances, mixed up with the common herd of officers
in his reward. I never saw General Havelock in
my life, nor have I the least knowledge of him
but it becomes the duty of every man to raise his
voice against such audacious injustice and wrong.
In the old wars in India we were contending
against a motley array, armed with matchlocks,
spears, and swords; at present we have disciplined
men to meet, armed•like ourselves, and urged on
by all the fury (a 3 they imagine) of religious perse-
cution and religious zeal.

INDIAN REVEIVIJE2.

The subscriptions in aid of the sufferers by the
mutiny in India, are pouring in with so hearty a
good will, as to show that they who aro furthest
removed from the scenes of slaughter are in heart,
if not in hand, making common course with their
much injured fellow-countrymen. This spirit is ma-
nifested by many of that mercantile body who might
be thought to be most liable to be influenced by the
arguments of the "Peace at all price" party. It
augurs well fur our country that it should be found
to be so sound at heart. Among that class from
whom our soldiers are raised, the feeling of in ligna-
tion at the unmerited wrongs we have experienced
from the native troops in revolt, is so strong as to
enable us to raise whatever number of men
may bo necessary to restore to us the actual
mastery, which in so many instances w o
appear to have lost for a season. The last
advices represent us as beginning to act
with increa-ed vigour, by reason of the support we
are deriving from the European forces which have
arrived at the disturbed districts. Sir C. Campbell
has assumed the chief command, and we &hall, no
doubt, hear by the next mail that a regular system
of warfare has commenced, which will put an end to
all the insults and injuries to which our people have
been so long exposed.
One powerful arm is still wanting. The insurgents
have seized an immense booty in the Government
revenue which were accumulated at Delhi and many
other stations. The Sepoys are laden with the spoil,
and when they are killed their dead bodies are plun-
dered, either by their own party or by the troops
which are brought against them. So far we may be
said to gain some advantage from the loss of all this
treasure. But the question will often recur—Can we
not administer the affairs of India in such a manner
that a loss of th:s kind could never occur again I
Can we not raise our Indian revenue, and pay our
troops, and make all disbursements in the civil
accounts by means of paper-rupees, which would
answer every useful purpose, as we conducted our
affairs at home during the last great war by means
of paper money ? Thera would have been wanting
one great inducement towards this geMral outbreak
in India, if the disaffected chiefsin revolt had known
that they could get no money in gold or silver to
pay their followers with, and the men themselves
had seen that they must soon starve fur want of
food, having no money which would pass current
in those districts where the English Government
did not possess supreme power. We may take secu-
rity from all the people under our control against
any future insurrection if we will but adopt a system.
of paper money for the collection of our Indian
revenue, and the administration of the Government
in regard to its civil and military affairs.—Derby-
shire Courier.

BRITAIN
POSTAL COMMUNICATION. BETWEEN GGREAT
AND BELGIUM.—An important modification of the postal
relations between the unitel kingdom and Belgium will
come into effect on the let proximo. Hitherto the
postage charge on letters has been 63. for one not eXe
seeding a quarter of an ounce, and Bd. for one not ex-
ceeding half an ounce. Prepayment was optional, but
on and after the' Ist of October, the letter rate up to half
an will be 41. Unless, however, there be prepay,
went, the postage will be double. At the present time
the transmission of printed matter other than newspapers
between the two countries is almost impracticable ha
consequence of its being charged at the letter rate, but
from the let of next month printed matter as well ae
newspapers are to be conveyed between each country on
a prepayment of Id. per package not exceeding 50 gram..
me!, which is equivalent to one ounce and two-thires:
This about doubles the present postal charge upon news.
papers received in this country, and imposes a new, and.
in the CaS3 of the large papers a very heavy postal tax
upon all those sent out from Great Britain, inasmuch ug
since the Newspaper Stamp Act of 1855 all newspapers
sent hence to Belgium are exempt either from the bail
pressed or the penny postage stamps.

LONDON, TUESDAY, SEPT. 22, 1857.

The present deplorable state of India, the mode
by which peace and tranquillity can be restored,
or, if necessary, the country reconquered—are
matters of the deepest interest ; nay, more, of
`vital importance at the present moment. It is
notorious that the double Government of the
Anglo-Indian Empire is totally incompetent to
meet the crisis. Neither Mr. SMITH, of Cannon-
row, nor the magnates of Leadenhall-street, are
qualified for the emergency. They have not even
had the discretion of putting the right man in the
right place. When they had full information as
to 'the dangerous state of India, such as was sup-
plied by the Marquis of DALHOUSIE on his retire-
ment, and as a person of ordinary capacity might
easily have learned, they appointed Viscount
CANNING--a very respectable subordinate, a good
post-office clerk—to the Governor-Generalship—
the most remunerative appointment in the gift of
the Crown ! We cannot blame Lord CANNING
fur his deficiencies., They were patent to the
word']. It was notorious that he had no expe-
ricv,ee respecting the Empire whose destinies wer•
Vtaced in his hands. It was a part of the sys-
tem that; a Governor-General should be a mere
cypher, one whose sole business was to affix his
autorffaph to the proclamations prepared for his
RiPnature. The days of CLIVE, HASTINGS, and
WELLESLEY had passed away, and it was not con•
sidered worth the troulle of finding men compe-
tent to retain what had been so miraculously
geieed. Thus was Lord Csminic4 appointed in
It& let accordance with routine, and the most per-
lec,:t approval of all classes of red-tapists.
But the independent inhabitants of Calcutta_
and there are some few regara.s4 of Government
Petrenage and support—look on these matters in
k 'very different point of view. They cannot see
their own interests sacrificed, and the British supre-
macy seriously compromised, without remonstrance
--and they have gone straight to the fountain-
F.e.ad, to the Parliament of the United King-
dom, to detail not merely their individual
grievances, but matters of vital importance to
Ene;laiel, as well as to India. Good Government
iv, what they require, and they ask that it shall
be "suitable to the requirements of the country,
and compatible with British. supremacy." This
i 5 perfectly intelligible. They see that what is
now in existence does not meet the exigencies of