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

INDIA N MUTINIES.-BELIEF FUND.

WESTMINSTER.— A. meeting was held last evening.ia
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 of 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.

ROOHEBTER.—S. meeting was held yesterday in the
Guildhall, conveneckby 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. 'he chair was taken by W.
.Manclark, 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, Pro Vest of
Oriel, Revs. J. S. Hall, R. Whhiston, -and J. Davis,
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 wag
hell in the Assembly Room, R L. Ginder, Esq.,
mayor, in the chair. The meeting was addressed by
Randle Wilbraham, jun., Esq., Clement', S Aettenham,
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-
!Pot subscriptions in the borough and neighbourhood.
There 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, Esq.,
in the chair., The meeting was addressed by Messrs.
Marling, Ilallewell, Dorringtor, and Winterbotbano. A.
resolution of sympathy with the sufferers in India wall
carried, and 2471. were subscribed. •
BRIDGENVATER.—On Thursday a meeting was held in
the town-hall, Bridgewater—the Mayor, J. Ruddock,
lE,q., presiding. The Rev. F. M. Sadler, vicar cf
Bridgwater, moved, and J. Sealy, Esq., seconded a
resolution expressive of the sympathy of do 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 witlicut obtaining
its sanction and consent to adopt such measures as
persons in India, who 'have
would relieve promptly the widow and orphan, the
to suffer from the mutinyent did not meet with a seconder,
of the
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degthed.e' resolutionaonrTaidughdieanrattherelliepkledelsym was carried unanimously.
After motions had been reassed appointing a committee.
Mr. S. Bailey proposed " 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
)f British India in the hands of the Queen and the
government for the time being." Mr. W. Taylor
4econded the resolution, and and it passed nem des.
Upwards of 1001. was subscribed in the room, and a
uouse-to-house canvass will be made.

CAPTURE 01' A RELATIVE OP THE KING OF DELHI.--
The writer of the following letter, Captain Roger Dela-
,nere Dansey, of the 3d Madras European Regiment, is
I native of Herefordshire :—" Last week, for the first
,iine in my life, I was thanked publicly for my service".
I assisted in taking a relation of the reigning King of
Dalhi. The villain, who is a pensioner of Government,
same to Chingleput, and endeavoured to make the
people rise. Quite by accident I twigged him, and then
vent vely quietly into the bazaar, unarmed, and in broad
laylight, and bound him
.(hy strategy). If any fuss bad
been made he would not have been caught. Govern-
ment have now got him in tl-e fort."—[The above letter
was posted at Madras, August 11, 1857.]—From the
Hereford Journal.

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