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London, England, 1857-08-03 00:00:00

LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, AUG UST a, /857.

BAST INDIA DOUSE, leT AUG., 1857.
pHE COURT of DIRECTORS of the EAST
INDIA COMPANY do hereby give Notice, that the Rate of
xchange at which they will receive Cash for Bills on Bengal and
St adras will, from the present date, and until I urther notice, be 2s. Id
the Company's Rupee,. and for Bills on Bombay 2s. lid. the Com.
p iny's Rupee.

that there were 12 Dm in a strong position on our
road, about 3 miles off, and when we got near it
round shot came flying into us. We got off the
road, extended our men, and• brought up our Ar-
tillery to reply to tharn, which they did, hut their
guns were so well served that they did fearful
work.

mounting gnus in Seilimghur. The mutineers say
when the army approaches they will fight, and that
the native troops with the army are sure to join
them. Many mutineers who tried to get away
with plunder were robbed .; this has prevented
many others from leaving.
" A tailor concealed no less than five Europeans;
the deponent thinks many more are concealed.
" The man has' heen%with me,-he speaks frankly
and without fear. He is able to narrate evidently
many a harrowing tale, but I did not wish to hear
any. eHe seemed realiy to recall with dismay what
he had witnessed.
" A. FARRINGTON, Deputy-Comm is:open
" Jullundur, June 5."

JAMES C. MELVILL, Secretary.

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I was near poor 'Colonel Chester when a round
shot took him about his left hip, knocking over him
and his horse, also knocking over another officer
and two horses--poct• Chester's blood came all over
my horse, but round shot and grape were pouring
into us, and we could not think of others. This
was behind a hill. ,At last• *here was nothing
for it but, to charge and take %the guns,
which Her Majesty's 75th did well, and we
rushed on and attacked them on all sides.
Then was experienced a hail of musketry ringing
past our heads. However, at last the position and
guns were our own, and the enemy in flight, and
we then pushed on to Delhi, and had to attack and
take more guns, and again I had many escapes ;
however, it was daylight, and we did th'ngs bet-
ter, and here we are. •

KIISSOWLEE, JUNE 14.

now are encamped on
We took the heights and guns on them, and
but though 1 o'clock no tents np yet. We are
the old Del hi parade ground,
occupying any buildings we can find. lam with
the General and Staff in an old hospital, till tents
come up. The mutineers, in their first position,
had 'the Commander-in-Chiers head-quarter tents,
which they had got out of the magazine. In-nes
of the 60th is with us, and all right—also Becher,
young Briggs, Norman, and the two Greatheds.
They are blazing big guns from the city now, but
cannot reach us.

. .
' - -nditSaki3RESs
THE`
DELT/ • 't
The following statement, relating to the Delhi
massacres, and derived from native sources, will
be found interesting :
Three men were sent two months ago, when the
Rajah of Kaporthella started for Hurdwar to
accompany a professor of music, in the service er
the Rajah, to Delhi. They have been sereents of
the Rajah from childhood. They
_lets - Delhi on
the Nth of May. I have gathered as follows from
one of them who was spokesman.
on the road were burnt, as
police T heystsaatwionn.o troops
station-houses
frbre Delhi to Race ; the
also a tahseasor collection house, and the villages
were being plundered. At Raee there was an ad-
sesnced guard of the Jheend Rajah's men. At
Russowlee there was a similar party. They then
came to Panneput, but met with no annoyance.
Troops, &c., were moving along the road. A
'number of European Horse Artillery were there;
very few native troops. .In the evening four Eu-
ropeans came to search all travellers in the cara-
vansary. A man who had a quarrel on the
road with them told them to search two Sikhs
with a laden cart. On searching it they found
4,000 rupees, a number of weapons, and silver
dishes of European gentlemen, evidently plun-
der from Delhi. The deponents then came to
Kurnal. It was all quiet. The Putteeala Rajah's
people were in charge Of the road. An European
regiment was encamped there. They heard in
Kurnaul that the Commander-in-Chief had died
there. In the caravansary there were some 53 Eu-
ropeans, male and female, and about 40 children,
wbo had escaped from Delhi. They then came to
Peeplee. There they met the siege train from Phil-
lour. A gun was in difficulty, and people were em-
ployed in extricating it. They met some of the -
European Lancers about 16 miles on this side.
They then reached Shahabad. On arriving at Um- The following are extracts front the diary of au
ballet], arrangements were going on for disarming a officer in Calcutta :
corps, and at Dourabah Serie they met the Guides "We all thought that the last steamer would
Corps. At Lushkuree Khan Ke Serie they met a have taken the news of the fall of Delhi, but still
detachment of Seikh. and Punjabee horsemen. it is in the hands of the rebels, and still is the fate
Now they proceed to state what they saw and of India in the balance. Every day we hear of
heard themselves, for they Were in Delhi a month more regiments having thrown off their allegiance,
before the outbreak took place. First only five and having taken the road to join the head-guar-
troopers came into Delhi from Meerut, They first ters of the mutineers. Terrible times are these.
went to the house of (name not clear, so I omit it), The Bengal army no longer exists. No trust can
an agent of the King of Delhi. near the Delhi-gate be placed in any regiment. One day a corps pro-
inside the town. He came out and said he was in fesses the most devout attachment to the Govern-
the service of the King. They would not listen to ment—the next day we hear it has murdered all its
him, but cut him down, and then murdered his officers, men, women, and children. Not a day
wife and family, and told the people to plunder has passed but we have anticipated the fall of Del-
the house. They then went t 3 the houses in Durya hi, and the delay to us is unaccountable. Our come
Gunj. Peer Buksb, one of thr deponents, saw the munications since the outbreak have been very ir-
troopers go to a pink-coloured house ; the owner regular, but now they are entirely cut off, both
was an European ; they killedhim, and plundered postal and telegraph. The post, when one does
and burnt the house. They plundered and buret come in, is long overdue. Thank Heaven !we
iTth houses m this snburb, whidas- chiefly inha- have two good men in command, Sir John and Sir
bited by clerks, and murdered all, who could not Henry Lawrence. They are the saviours of India.
escape. The former has kept the Punjab quiet—the latter
By this time other troopers, and infantry, and has stood his ground manfully at Lucknow. We
townspeople joined in the work of destruction. have also another good man in Sir Hugh Wheeler
A number of the fugitives took refuge in a building at Cawnpore' and the Governor-General deserves
near the mosque of Aurungzebe's daughter, and all praise forh's conduct in doing all in his power
began to defend it against the insurgents. These to get reinforcements together and to push them on
were held at bay. They left people all round, and up country with the greatest expedition possible.
the main body went off to the Bank. There they I don't know what you will think of all this at
were joined by more mutineers. They plundered home. It must affect nearly every family in Eng-
and murdered wherever theyfound Furopeans. The land, for there are f-w who have riot relations and
townspeople assisted warmly in the plunder, and friends out here. Men who were here durifig the
the mutineers of the infantry were particularly
.Cabul disasters tell me that the panic then was
active. The commissioner, Mr. Fraser, on hearing nothing to what at present prevails. Trade is at a I
of the advent of the mutineers had gone down standstill. The natives, too, participate in the
to cut away the bridge, but was 'too late. On re- alarm—those who have to lose and those on the
turning he met the mutineers at this place. The qui vim for gain, and there is no want of the latter.
mutineers said to the commissioner's escort, " Are Goodness knows what has come over the Sepoys,
you on the side of Europeans or that of religion." hitherto so obedient, so patient, and so orderly.
They said the latter. The commissioner on hear- It is no longer the cartridge question, but a reli-
ing this, drove off in his buggy. His escort re- gious war—a call upon all good and true Mahom-
mained passive. The mutineers followed and cut medans to rise in the name of the Prophet and
down the gentleman. He fired one pistol. The slaughter the Feringhee infidels. It is more a
mutineers killed people on the road, but being revolt of the former sect than of the Hindoos.
more intent on the magazine, they went to it. What hundreds of thousands, in the course of time,
After arranging matters for surrounding the place must have fallen victims in the name of religion !
the ipsurgen a and mutineers proceeded to the I suppose all the unfortunate women were mur-
gaol. One of the sentries shot a man, but when dared in the name of religion. Poor unfortunates!
they said they were fighting for religion the guard —God help them ! It is a mercy they are all killed.
joined them and 500 convicts were released. They But I do not suppose all the atrocities were per-
then closed all the gates and went into the Fort. petrated by the Sepoys ; I imagine they were com-
They paid their respects to the King ; he made mitred by the scum of the earth, that never comes
objections, and said he had no army ; he at last forth but on such occasions of murder and rapine,
consented. . whose existence most people are ignorant of. The
On the second day they went to the magazine, Sepoys, I suspect, were giving their attention to
where many Europeans had taken refuge. After the:plunder that was to be picked up,but that is no
some firing on beta sides, the natives, such as excuse for them. Around about Meerut and
Lascars, would do nothing, they hid themselves Delhi there are two or three peculiar castes or
the Europeans alone carried on the defence ; but tribes, something similar to our gipsies, only hold-
seeing they could do nothing against so many, they ing human life at less value, and which in former
blew up the wall towards the river ; some 200 of days gave constant trouble, but who of late years
the rebels or more were destroyed by this. They have lived in peace and quietness, and have con-
however got in and destroyed as many Europeans tented themselves with picking up stray cattle and
as they could, and plundered weapons, &c.t leaving things that did not belong to them, but who have
only the guns and powder. Two native infantry now on the first opportunity broken out and have
regiments were present. They searched, and been guilty of all kinds of depredations. Skinner's
everywhere they could find Europeans they slew Horse was originally raised to keep these people in
them. On the third day they went back to the order about the time of Lord Lake. These men
house near the mosque where some Europeans had have hitherto been necessary at Meerut, Delhi, and
taken refuge. As they were without water, &c., those parts as watchmen. Every one was obliged
for
was severalpresendt
)ayasntdh calledefiyvo o t h
others,
a n
aSdu b
askeda dar( dtehpeomn e n
tot t
too a keep
certainty.on e
You will not understand this, but; if you did not you would be robbed
take their oaths that they would give them water it is necessary to come to- India to understand
and take them alive to the King ; he might kill t many things—many that are beyond any explana-
them if he liked. On this oath the Europeans tion that 1 can give at least.
came out, the mutineers placed water before them, " 12th-1 esterday no news, but plenty of re-
and said, "Lay down your arms and then you got ports. Never was the country in such a state of " 11.
water." They gave over two guns, all they had. disorder. The Company's paper is down very low ; "1. That no system of drainage is adapted for the
The mutineers gave no water. They seized 11.. the new 5 per cent. loan few subscribe to, and the metropolis which does not relieve the low level dis-
children, among them infants, eight ladies, and \ Four per Cents. were yesterday at 20 discount, tricts from floods, and that the system which is
eight gentlemen. They took them to the cattle and I see by the newspaper that at Benares it was adopted must therefore prOvide for intercepting the
sheds. One lady, who seemed more self-possessed at 42 discount. We must have a new loan, arid upland drainage ; and that,with a view to economy
than the rest, observed that they were not taking you must give us the money, I suspect. Out of and to freedom from risk of floods, the area from
allio
e this,
w o
m aannd them to the palace ; they replied they were taking the treasuries alone that have been robbed I should which the sewage should be removed by natural
them via Durya Gunj. Deponent says that he saw think nearly two millions of money have been taken ; means should be as large as possible, and the area
placedo in. a row and shot. and then fancy the expense of the transport of all from which the sewage should be removed by arti-
give her child water, these Europeans. ficial means should be as small as possible.
though they might kill her. A sepoy took her child "You must be just about receiving the first "2.• That the O Oswego, when collected,
must be
and dashed it on the ground •
? the people looked on news of the outbreak, and I hope you have sent off removed with as little practical inconvenience or
esnatwreattheedmt them
in dismay, and feared for Delhi.inhabitants of the
reinforcements from Malta overland. I think injury as possible, either to the .
the districts to
"The King's people took some 35 Europeans to steamers ought to be sent to Suez in anticipation metropolis or to the inhabitants of
the palace ;on the fifth day tied them to a tree and of your doing so. Bombay and Madras are not which it is conveyed.
shot them. They burnt their bodies, safe now they are denuded of English troops, and "3. That the so-called deodorisation of sewage
t scible soluble
" On the fifth day notice was
given that if any one I expect to hear of outbreaks every day. Rebellion does not remove the highly
"re asses-off ; and
concealed a European he would be destroyed. lis catching, evidently. If you will read the papers constituents from the liquid which
Pd d 'sat'
liquid, after eo on ton,
Camp, Ullehpore, June 7. People disguised many, andsent themoff, but many you will see that Sir Henry Lawrence is hanging that, conquently, the ~
We had no skirmishing yesterday and this were killed that day, mostly by people of the city. the fellows at Lucknow as fast as he can. The 37th must be disposed of in the same manner as orat-
e do not believe that
morning the Meerut troops arrived in' admirable " Matters remained pretty quiet for two da Native Infant that has aist mutinied at Benares I nary sewage water ; that w
ys.ryJ London sewage could be
health and spirits—strength as follows : .
TheDurya Gunj Bazaar was turned into an encamp- know very well, having been at Jhelum with them. the deodonsation of .
a nuisance ; and that no
car-
Four guns of Major Tombs's troop of Horse ment for the enutineers. Shops were lundered in It was a very good regiment, particularly in rued on without creating .
p effectual with the increased volume
Artillery. , the Chandnee Chouk and Dlereeba Bazaar. The Affgbanistan, where on several occasions it led the plan would be
Major Scott's Horse Field Battery. shops were shut for five days. The King went way to the Europeans—to the 44th for examle. arising from
rain.
Two 18-pounders under Lieutenant Light. through the city, and told the people to open the The Subadar-Major, the senior native officer oft he
."4. ofthe
That the value fertilising matter con-
Two squadrons of the Carabieeers. shops. At each gate there is a company of native regiment, was wounded seven times. Is it not tamed in London sewage is undoubtedly great, but
Six companies of the 60th Rifles. infantry. About 9,000 mutineers are assembled. odd that now he should forget his duty, and turn .
teat the large quantity
.of water with which it is
400 of the Sirmore battalion (Ghoorkas). No cavalry have joined, excepting from Meerut. traitor, after such good and honourable service 7 diluted precludes the possibility of separating more
Half a ressalah of the 4th Irregular Horse. Some 4,000 or 5,000 new men have been raised, but I suppose it is all religion, or do you suppose it can than about one-seventh part of this fertilising mat-
The 60th Rifles came in after their le-mile march, they are rabble. During the festival of Eed, while be possible that Russia has had anything to say to ter by any known economical Process ; that a copi-
singing in chorus, and at a swinging pace. at prayers, there was the dust of a kafila of laden it ? I have no doubt that she stirred up iPersi
*a ous dilution of the sewage is necessary to the health
of the
Colonel Rogge was severely wounded while in animals. An alarm arose—it was the English against us, but Persia was too late in breaking' °tit) .. s h
inhabitants of the metropolis ; and that
pursuit of the mutinous Sappers and- Miners at army ; the people all rushed helter-skelter into the or the war in the Crimea ceased too abruptly. Per- therefore td.e sacrifice entailed by the dilution must
Meerut, and had to be left there. - city. - sin might now break the treaty and advance nand b
~ d re
To-morrow we march to the cantonments at "The King refused to go on the throne. The Candahar. Dost Mahommed would join, . 5. That the application of sewage to land,
Delhi. We shall have to dislodge the mutineers mutineers assured him that a similar massacre had what could we do ? The whole country would rise although it may give good results under favourable
we should be andwhere it
from one or two posts, en route, but do not antici- taken place up to Pesbawur and down to Calcutta_ just for the change of the thing, and circumstances,
pate much difficulty. We shall drive in their He agreed, and commenced to give orders. He beaten in detail everwhere. We have not a native vitation over limited areas, cannot be expected to
advanced posts at daylight, and then move on to appointed the following officers—aukeem, Nunn_ regiment to depend on—not one that would stand afford similar results in or near the metropolis,
cantonments. roola, Mahhoob, Allie, and one other belonging to firm if the day was going against us. where the sewage would have to be raised to a
mention of the was our
I believe they have 18 guns outside, which ought the mutineers, but deponent knows not his name. "I cannot help making ycost and
great height, as this entails a very prime.
to be ours Lefore breakfast time. His new levies receive 4 annas a-day. Guns ate countrymen are dressed. My room is rather a very heavy annual charges; that even if irrigation.
Delhi Cantonments, June 8. placed on the ramparts of the town. These are cool one. It is a very airy one and I keep the hot be assumed to be remunerative, no system would
We marched at 2 aim. from UllebPorey knowing Proeuaced strong. The Sappera and Miners are' air phut out after the sun has rim, or rather, I be complete which did not provide either for the

I send you a correct list of killcd and. missing,
and of those who escaped from the massacre at
Delhi,' May 11.
KILLED, CERTAIN.
Mr. S. Fraser, C. 5.,: Resident and Governor-
General's Agent ; .Captain Douglas, 32d Native
Infantry, Assistant and Commandant of Palace
Guards ; the Rev. M. A. Jennings, chaplain ;
Miss Jennings, Miss Clifford, Mr. Berresford, se-
cretary, Delhi Bank ; Mrs. Berresford and five
children ; Mr. R. Nixon, Assistant to Resident ;
Mr. Collins, Mrs. Collins, and six children ; Mrs.
Fuller, Mr. George Skinner, Mrs. Geo. Skinner
and child ; Colonel Ripley, 54th Native Infantry ;
Captains Burrowes and Smith, 54th Native In-
fantry ; Dr. Dopping, Lieut. Edwardes, Captain.
Gordon, 74th • Lieut. Hyslop, 74th ;_Lieut. Re-
yeley, 74th ; Ars. Staines and fainily, and a large
number of Government and bank clerks, press
employes, serjeants, conductors, &c., with their
wives and families. - •
- MISSING AND' BEYOND HOPE.

Army Head-Quarters, Delhi Cantonments, June 14.
We are now encamped on the Flagstaff-hill,
having dislodged the insurgents on the Bth. They
fought most obstinately, and disputed the ground
inch by inch ; but British courage, and I may add,
ferocity forced all before them. In the enemy's
camp was found an European actually laying the
guns ! He was literally cut to pieces by the en-
raged soldiery. It is suspected that there are others
in the city. 300 of the mutineers tried to escape
by getting into a Serao, but they were seen by
some of our fellows, and a party went to dislodge
them ; they find from the windows, when our
fellows burst open the doors, and, rushing in,
li- Bled everyone. Not one was left alive.
We marched down to the lines by the Artillery-
bridge, the centre one being destroyed IT- the
enemy. We were under heavy fire tin we got
beyond the canal, but not a^ olDgin casualty
occurred.

Mr. J. P. Macwhirw, C.S., Magistrate anti
Collector of Kurswal (on a visit) ; Mr. Hutchin-
son, as. magistrate and Collector; Mr. A. Gal-
loway, c.k, Assistant to ditto ; Mrs. Col. Forster,
ai.oe dead ; Mr. F. Taylor, Principal, Delhi Col-
lege ; Mr. S. G. T. Heatly, editor of the Delhi
Gazette ; Mrs. Heatly, mother and child ; the Rev.
Mr. Hubbard, missionary ; the Rev. Mr. &rides,
ditto ; Lieut. Raynor, Commissary of Ordnance,
and family.

Yesterday they cam. out in force, but were
driven back with great logs. The Guides Corps
and. the Val Rifles had nearly all the fighting.
Poor foun" Battye of the Guides was mortally
wounded. °We have three batteries, in position
now, and they are pitching shot and shell into the
city very fast. The Ghoorkas who belong to our
force are behaving splendidly. The city is her-
metically sealed at present, so I can give you no
news from thence.

All was quiet at Lahore, and up as far as Seal-
kote, to the 9th inst. It is supposed that the check
the Delhi mutineers have received bas prevented
other corps from showing their teeth ; but there
can be no doubt that the whole native army has
been tampered with, and the will is not wanting to
show their disaffection. Delhi once more in our
possession things will probably quiet down again--;
not before. ,

Kussowlee, June 14.
I enclose an extract issued yesterday from this
place. You will find in the letter of the 6th from
Ullehpore some facts requiring remarks. Such
brutality has seldom been witnessed. The Cabul
atrocities were bad enough, but these are worse.
In the face of this the Governor-General has issued
a proclamation, offering free pardon to all Sepoys
unconnected with the past cruelties, as if they will
not join the insurgents as soon as they are at
liberty. (This proclamation has been rescined.)
(From the Delhi Gazette Extra of June 13, pub-
Fshed at Kussowlee.)
Camp, Ullehpore, June 6.
Hear we are, 10 miles from Delhi, waiting for
the. siege train and the force from Meerut, both of
which we expeci to-day. We should have been at
Delhi before now, as we did not intend waiting for
the train, but the Meerut force, instead of joining
us at Raee, where there is a bridge of boats over
-tha een tr, an •
did a little fighting on their own account', and they
have now to join us across a very heavy country,
getting over the river as they best can.
A great deal has been said about the delay tba t
has occurred, but it was unavoidable. Troops can-
not march in the hot weather without tents and
carriage. Had that been done the whole force
would have been hors de combat, and now Sir H.
Barnard has brought up all his men fresh, and
what is more, there is no sickness in camp. The
European regiments from the hills suffered from
cholera coming down, and while at Umballah and
Kurnaul ; but since leaving the latter place, sick-
ness has entirely disappeared, and the whole force
is in excellent health, glorious spirits, and mad to be
at the mutineers, who will get no mercy. We are
all so exasperated at what we have heard and dis-
covered within the last week that the men are half
inclined to kill every native they come acros4.
Give full stretch to your imßgination—think of
everything that is cruel, inhuman, infernal, and you
cannot then conceive anything so diabolical as what
these demons in human form have perpetrated. On
the 2d we marched from Paniput to Rafe. At this
place some of the poor fugitives from Delhi met with
the most barbarous treatment. We burnt four vil-
lages on the road and hung seven Lumberdars. One
of these wretcheshad part of a lady's dressfor his kum-
inerbund--he had seized a lady from Delhi, stripped
her, violated, and then murdered her in the most
cruel manner, first cutting off her breasts. He
said he was sorry he had not an opportunity of
doing more than he had done. Another lady who
had hid herself under a bridge was treated ite the
same manner, then hacked to pieces, and her
mangled remains thrown out on the plain. We
fund a pair of boots, evidently those of a girl 6 or
7 years of age, with the feet in them. They bad
been cutoff just above the ankle. We hung many
other villains and burnt the villages as we came
along. A man who witnessed the last massacre in
Delhi, where he had gone as a spy, gives a horrid
account of it, stating that little children were
thrown up in the air and caught on the points of
bayonets, or cut as they were falling with tawars.
The siege train came in this morning, making a
double march, with six companies of the 2d Fusi-
leers. The latter have made eight marches in five
days, and are in high health and spirits. To-mor-
row we shall be joined by Brigadier Wilson's force.
The 90th Native Infantry have reached Rohtuk,
and re-established the magistrate there.
All the Hansi people are in our camp, including
eight or nine ladies.

pore were goi
th's or Dumdum. We set out immediately on the
Barrackpora road, accompanied by 500 men of the
37tb Foot, which had arrived the day before from
Ceylon. We marched up the road 9 miles,-and
there halted for the day. On Sunday afternoon
the troops at. Barrackpore were disarmed, asalso
all here. They delivered up their arms quietly.
At 12 on Sunday night an express reached ua from
the Governor-General directing a party to be sent
back to Calcutta instanter. I mounted immedi-
ately, and cantered in within the hour and went to
the fort, where I found a force assembling to
march to Garden Reach for the purpose of taking
the King of Oude prisoner. It was to be a surprise
on our part, and so it proved. We got there at
4 o'clock, surrounded his grounds directly, and had
the good' fortune to find all at home. We were
rather afraid he would get news as to what was
going on, but we went down quietly and the sur-
prise was complete. I was ahead of the party with
my men. His Prime Minister and the whole
batch, papers and all, were seized.
" All Sunday there was a tremendous panic in
Calcutta. Many people went on board the ships,
and others bad their carriages at their doors to be
ready to start at a moment's warning. We have
volunteer guards now, cavalry and infantry. They
go the rounds at night and look brave. The nth,
in the short march of nine miles, the other night,
suffered very much, and they had only been but
six days on board ship from Ceylon. It was the
death of one captain. The men had the small
forage cap, fit only for the barrack-square in Eng-
land—no protection whatever from the sun. They
bad white jackets on, I was glad to see ; but even
then the heat was so great that the crossbelt was
wet through from perspiration.
'• 18th.—Yesterday we heard of the murder of
Sir Norman Leslie. He married a sister of Mrs.
Macmullen's, and I think his wife is in Eng-
land. He was taking tea in the evening with
his Commandant and doctor, when three Sepoys
rushed upon them and killed Leslie and severely
wounded the two others. We also heard that
Colonel Fisher, who has commanded the 15th
Irregular Cavalry for many years, bas been killed
by his own men. I knew him well, and if any
man in the country deserved to escape it was he.
He was so particularly kind and considerate to his
men—he was like a father to them."

THE MAIN DRAINAGE OF LONDON.

The following are the " Conclusions" at which
the gentlemen to whom was referred the conside-
ration" of the plena propoeed by the Metropolitan
Board of Works have arrived :
" CoNcLuszoNs.
"I.

"1. That the influence of the sewage on the river
is perniciuus._ _ _

2. That this sewage is derived partly from the
population of the metropolitan district, and partly
from the population of other districts, occupying
the same part of the main valley of the Thames, or
of valleys subsidiary to that main valley ; and that
the quantity of sewage for the metropolitan dis-
trict alone, which flows daily into the ThatneVat
the preseut time, is 15,249,7 bie feet.
"3. That in order to puritrihe tidal portion of
the Thames from sewage it will be necessary to ex-
clude from it not only the sewage of the metropo-
litan district, but the sewage from these other adja-
cent districts:

"4. That the plan of the Metropolitan Board of
Works does not prqvide for the rennval of a suffi-
cient quantity of sewage from the metropolitan dis-
tricts ; that the amount of rainfall which it is con-
templated by this plan to intercept from the river
should be increased ; and that the plan does not
make adequate provision for removing from dis-
tricts adjacent to the metropolis the sewage which
flows into the river witbin•the limits of the metro-
politan district.
" 5. That the prospective population of the me-
tropolitan district, for which provision should be
made, is 3,578,089, as compared with 2,362,236 in
1851 ; the population of the subsidiary districts be-
ing 401,000 as compared with 154,068 in 1851; the
total prospective population being 3,979,089. That
the only mode of estimating approximately the pro-
bable amount of sewage from the district is to as-
sume a certain quantity per head of the population.
That 7 cubic feet per head is the amount for which
provision should be made; that it appears from our
experiments that half this quantity passes off in
eight hours ; and that no sewage should be permit-
ted to flow into the Thames in or near the metro-
polis until it shall have been diluted with five ad-
ditional volumes of rain water in the suburban dis-
tricts, and that in the eight hours of the maximum
flow of the sewage provision should be made for re-
moving two fifths inches of rainfall in the urban
I districts.

I fear the 2d Oude Cavalry have mutinied and
murdered their officers. Such is the report, but
first rumours are always worse than the reality.
The mutineers have moved out and established

themselves with 12 guns and about 3,000 men half
way between this and. Delhi. They say they mean
to attack us, which is not very likely, though they
may possibly play at long bowls with our pickets.
If theywould only come out in good force we might
be saved much trouble at Delhi.
Major Yule has arrived in camp from Cashmere,
and taken the command of the 9th Lancers.
Lieutenant Greathed, of the Engineers, has also
come into camp from Agra via Meerut.
An order was sent just now to the European
regiments that weakly and footsore men were to
remain behind with the treasure, in case we have
to move out to attack. In the 15th and let Fusi-
leers not one weakly man could be found, and
hardly any in the '2d Fusileers, after their long
marches.

" 6. That the large population of the portion of
the main valley of the Thames, occupied by the
metropolitan district, has so diverted the natural
springs, and so saturated the ground with sewage,
that with the exception of the water from the Wan-
dle, the Baveley Brook, the Ravenshourne, and the
Lea, it is impracticable to preserve, to any useful
extent, pure water from these streams to flow into
the Thames.