The Sun.
London, England, 1857-12-11 00:00:00

THE INDIAN MUTINIES.

The series of " further papers" (No. 4) was pub-
lished yesterday, that is to say, after No. 5, a brief
summary of -which appeared in The Sun of yester-
day. No. 4is a blue-book of some 260 pages, con-
taining a voluminous narrative of events and local
occurrences from Aug. Bto Sept. 16. The interest
attaching to these papers has been anticipated in
recent impressions of this journal. Perhaps the
most interesting of the papers before us is a memo-
randum by the Acting Commander-in-Chief, Mr.
Patrick Grant, dated the 25th of July, in reference
to the future movements of General (now Sir
Henry) Havelock :

" I entertain a decided opinion (writes Mr. Grant)
" that Brigadier-General Havelock, after relieving
Lucknow, should remain in Oude and restore order
and re-establish British authority in that province. If
he merely relieves the beleagured garrison at Lucknow,
and, after accomplishing that object, instantly recrossed
the Ganges into our own provinces, it will be thought
and believed throughout India that he had signally failed
to reconquer Oude, and that he was driven out of that
province by foroe of arms. The insurgents though
beaten before Lucknow, would assuredly collect again,
and follow up the retiring army, prevent supplies from
coming into the camp, and reduce our troops to great
straits and hazards when recrossing the Ganges, the
passage of which, when wholly unopposed, the Brigadier.
General describes as having been a very difficult and
tedious operation. . • . Now, if the passage of the
Ganges was so difficult and tedious when no opposition
was offered, there can be no question that the operation
would be extremely hazardous if not impracticable, with
an enemy, numerically vastly superior in hot pazsuit ;
but, if it was perfectly sucaessful, I consider that with-
drawing from Oude would be a false move, and in every
way injurious to our interests and reputation. No longer
overawed by our troops and entirely freed from their
presence, and the provincl of Oude completely in their
hands, the rebels, in all probability, would pour into our
te!ritory, and there is nothing to prevent them from over-
runnirg the whole country between the Ganges and the
Gunduck, from Jaunpore, Aziroglitir, and Gorruckpore
on the Oude frontier, to Sarno, Tirhoot, Chuprah, and
Purneah. Surely nothing short of the moat imperative
necessity would justify our running such risks as I have,
described, and I maintain that no Each necessity exists.'

LYCEUM THEATRE.—On Monday next, Mr. W. Har-
rison will take his benefit, and sustain his original
character in Mr. Belle's ever-famous "Bohemian Girl,"
which will be performed on that occasion only. The
season of the " Pyno and Harrison" Company will
reach its termination on the following Saturday, and
the artists will then commence a series of provincial
engagementi, satisfied that they have done more
towards the establishment of English opera in London
than any of their predecessors for many years.
MR. HENRY LESLIE'S CONCERTS.—" Mr. Henry
Leslie's choir," an exceedingly efficient, though small,
body of part-singers, who under the able direction of
their distinguished amateur conductor, have gained
considerable reputation in the musical world, gave the
first concert of their third season last evening, at the
Hanover-rooms. Several of Mr. Leslie's compositions
were beautifully Bung. The concert, which was listened
to throughout with evident gratification by a very
numerous audience, terminated worthily with Benedict's
well-known serenade, "Blessed be the home, from the
" Gipsy's Warning."
COME LIKE SHADOWS, SO DEPART.—From the circular
of the Scottish Typographical Association, we take the
following :—" We have to record the demise, in Edin-
burgh alone, within the last month, of the Eastern Times,
a penny weekly ; the Edinburgh, Weekly Retina, a two-
penny sheet devoted to literature and kindred subjects ;
the Lyceum, a spiritedly written paper, smothered in
advertisements ; and lastly, the suspension of the
Dea'y Despatch. Viewed from the trade stand-point,
the latter is the greatest loss. We believe four hande
are thrown out of employmeet. The others rather in-
clined teaching the young idea how to ' set,' so that they
do not cause the void in the la-our market as might be
supposed."—North British, Mail.
FIRES IN THE METROPOLIS.—
YOSlorday afternoon,
while some students were engaged in the laboratory of
the Pharmaceutical Institution, 17,
Bloomsbury-square,
an escape of gas took place and set fire to some shelves
in the room. Several engines were soon in attendance,
and the fire was extinguished before it hod done much
damage to the building. A fire also took place at a
basket manufactory, 5, Little Suffolk-etreet, Borough,
and owing to the combustible nature of the stock had
got to such a height before the engines arrived that it
was not got under till the premises were nearly gutted.
Fire., attended with comparatively little destruction of
property, also occurred yesterday at Mr. Stafford's, 4,
Hall-street, Bethnal-green • Mr. Francis's, 25, New-
road, St. George's East; and Mr. Lindsey e, stationer,
of Kentish-town.
THE SIAMESE AMBASSADORS.—It is very evident that
toreign potentates come to this country prepared to
lavish large sums of money upon the manufacturers of
Great Britain, and are likewise influenced by considerable
judgment and discretion as to the houses to be selected
for such purposes.
We have another instance of this
in the almost fabulous order given to Mr. Benson, of
Ludgate-bill, the great jeweller. This establishment,
indt el, has been the diurnal rendezvous of late of those
lluetrious visitors.
DEATH OF JAMES FENTON,
ESQ —On Tuesday James
Fenton, Ef.q., banker, of Rochdale, died Huddordy in
the ceuree of a eheoting exeureion, in the neigh heurhood
of Stenybut st. The tieceased gentl ellen unsuccessfuily
contested the representation of Rochdale with Mr. Slier
man Crawford a few years ago. Ms death is attributed
to apoplexy.