The Sun.
London, England, 1857-10-03 00:00:00

INDIAN MUTINIES.-RELIEP FUND.

WESTMINSTER,—A meeting was hen last evening in
the Vestry-room, Dean-street, Soho. The meeting was
addressed by Dr. Rogers, Rev. Mr. Ball, and Mr.
George. Resolutions of sympathy were carried unani-
mously, and a subscription opened.
BLOOMSBURY.—A public meeting was held yesterday
in the Music-hall, Store-street. The chair was taken by
General Alexander. The meeting was addressed by Mr.
Maxwell, Rev. Dr. Campbell, Rev. Mr. Radpath, and
other gentlemen.
MARYLEBONE.--A meeting was held yesterday at the
Marylebone Court-house, for the purpose of appointing
a day for a meeting of the parish. The Rector of Mary-
lebone, the Rev. Mr. Eyre, presided. The Rev. Dr.
Burns, Rev. D. W. Marks (of the Jewish persuasion),
and other gentlemen, spoke. Monday, Oct. 12, was
appointed as the day f meeting. In the meantime sub-
scriptions are received at Sir Samuel Scott's banking-
house, Cavendish-square ; and by the vestry clerk,
Court-house, Marylebone-lane.

. ROCHESTER.—A meeting was held yesterday in the
Guildhall, convened by the Mayor of Rochester and the
High Constables of Chatham and Gillingham, for the
purpose of raising funds towards the sum now collecting
for the sufferers in India. The chair was taken by W.
Manelark, Esq., Mayor. The meeting was addressed
by the Rev. Dr. Robinson, Master of the Temple and
Archdeacon of Madras, Mr. J. M. Marks, High Con-
stable of Chatham, and Major-General Sir F. Smith,
M.P. for Chatham, the Rev. Dr. Hawkins, Provost of
Oriel, Revs. J. S. Hall, R. Whhiston, and J. Davie,
Mr. W. H. Nicholson, magistrate, and Mr. J. Budden.
A. liberal subscription was made in the room, and there
is no doubt that the fund raised in this city and neigh-
bourhood will be large.
CONGLETON.—On Thursday a public meeting was
held in the Assembly Room, R. L. Ginder, Esq.,
mayor, in the chair. The meeting was addressed by
Randle Wilbraham, jun., Esq., Clement Swettenhaso
Esq., Rev. J. Hughes, George Reade, Esq., Rev. J.
Priestly, and Thomas Goode, Esq.. The sum of 1301.
was raised in the room, and a committee formed to col-
lect subscriptions in the borough and neighbourhood.
Thera will be collections in the churches on the day of
humiliation. -

STROUD.—A. meeting in aid of the Indian Relief Fund -
was held at Stroud on Thursday; S. S. Dickenson; .
in the chair. The meeting was addressed by Messrsi
Marling, Hallewell, Th.rringtor, and Winterbotbara. A.
resolution of sympathy with the sufferers in India was
carried, and 2471. were subscribed.
BRIDGEWATER.—On Thursday a meeting was held in
the town-hall, Bridgewater—the Mayor, J. Ruddock,
EA., presiding. The Rev. F. M. 'Sadler, vicar cf
Bridgwater, moved, and J. Sealy, Esq., seconded a
resolution expressive of the sympathy of the meeting,
and its intention to subscribe to the general fund.
Dr. King proposed, as an amendment, " that in the
opinion of this meeting Lord Palmerston deserves
censure for dismissing Parliament without obtaining
its sanction and consent to a•lopt such measures as
world relieve promptly the widow and orphan, the
wounded and helpless persons in India, who have
suffered, and are litnely to suffer from the mutiny of the
sepoys." ghe amendment did not meet with a secunder,
and the original resolution was carried unanimously.
After motions had been passed appointing a committee.
Mr. S. Bailey propo-ed " that in the opinion of this
meeting it is incumbent on the British Government and
the East India Company to take immediate steps for
vesting every department of the executive government
of British India in the bands of the Queen and the
government for the time being." Mr. W. Taylor
Aeconded the resolution, and and it passed nem dis.
upwards of 1001. was subscribed in the room, and a
house-to-house canvass will be made.

CAPTURE OF A RELATIVE OF THE KING OF DELHI.--
Tee writer of the following letter, Captain Roger Dela-
were bansey, of the 3d Madras European Regiment, is
'A native of Herefordshire :—" Last week, for the first
time in my life, I was thanked publicly for my iervices.
as:dated in taking a relation of the reigning King of
D,lhi. The villain, who is a pensioner of Government,
Janie to Chingleput, and endeavoured to make the
people Q iite by accident I twigged him, and then
-vent very quietly into the bazaar, unarmed, and ►n broad
and bound him (by strategy), If any fuss had
been made he would not have bet•.n caught, Govern-
ment have now got him in tLe fort."—[The above letter
was posted at Madras, August 11, 1657.1—Fr0m the
Hereford Journal.

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