The Sun.
London, England, 1857-09-30 00:00:00

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tion, appointing means for raising a subscription,
and contended at some length against an assault of
Delhi, depicting in glowing language the horrors
which must inevitably ensue.
Mr. MYNORS seconded the resolution.
Other-resolutions were also proposed, and at the
close of the proceedings- the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer expressed the satisfaction with which he
heard so eminent authority as Rear-Admiral Sir T.
Hastings state his opinion that no advantage would
be derived from a precipitate assault upon Delhi,
and that the ultimate reduction of the town might
be considered a matter of certainty with the ap-
pliances and resources of,civilised nations. He would
not say one word which would seem in anyway to
deprecate criticism, either in public meetings or in
Parliament, upon the conduct of the present Go-
vernment of India. They would be prepared at
the proper season to defend.their conduct, and to
show that they had used all proper means for main-
taining the legitimate authority of the Crown in
India, and for defending the lives and properties of
its subjects. (Hear.) But he must remark- upon
the slate of things' when this mutiny broke out.
We bad an army consisting, of 290,000 men, of
wh;ch 50,000 were Europe ins, and 240,000 were
natives. The population of India was reckoned to
be about 150 millions, and he believed there were
about 10,000 civil:ans. Everybody must see that
such a state sot' things was most perilous, although
it had been successful for many years. Neverthe-
less, to attempt to govern so extensive a region and
so vast a population with an army of only 50,000
Europeans, together with a native army of 240,000,
on whose allegiance we had hitherto implicitly
relied„—and relied, too, with the concurrence of
the best. judges of the Indian character and the
Indian population—was a perilous experiment ;
and when that native army, at least that portion
of it in the provhices of Bengal, suddenly turned
against us, it was hardly to be wondered thafthe
state of things should become very dangerous. We
had, however, the gratification of seeing that the
insurrection had been almost exclusively confined
to the army—that the native population, which we
wera accused of having so grievously misgoverned,
had for the most part shown no disposition to join
the mutineers. (Applause.)
The subscription list was then opened, and up-
wards of 2004 was soon realised, the Chancellor of

the Exchequer heading the list with a subscription
of 100 e.

Naval and Military intelligence.

Yesterday Gen. Sir John F. Burgoyne, G.C. 8.,
R.E , Inspector-General of Fortifications, and
Major-General J. F. Love, K.C.8., In-
spector-General of Infantry, arrived at the head-
quarters of the Royal Engineer establisment,
Brompton-barracks, Chatham, for the purpo;e of
inspecting the 4th, 100, 11th, and 21st compa-
nies of Royal Engineers,' who are about to em-
bark for India. The four companies were
drawn up on the parade ground under the com-
mand of Major L. Nicholson, and received Generals
Burgoyne and Love with'a general salute. Nearly
all the men were decorated with the Crimean medal,
with three and four clasps. After being inspected
the companies marched past in Plow and quick time,
and executed some other mauceuvre3, at the con-
elusion of which Ger.. Sir J. Burgoyne addres•ied the
troops. He expressed the gratification it afforded
him to witness the high state of discipline of the
troops before him. In a few days they would em-
bark for India, and he had every confidence that
the'officers and. men of the Royal Engineers would
d'stinguish themselves as highly there as they had
done wherever they had been called to serve. He
be'ieved that the officers and men of the Royal En-
gineers' on arriving in India, would add farther
lustre to that branch of the service, and in bidding
them farewell he wished them every success, and
that they would all return again safely to England.
Gen. Burgoyne and Gen. Lore then inspected the
18th Company of Royal Engineers, under the corn-
wand of Capt. E. M. Grain, which only arrived
from Nova Scotia the previous day. They then
proceeded to Chatham lines for the purpose of in-
specting the A. mounted troop of the Royal Engi-
n. er Train, under the command of Capt. H. T.
S.borne. Sir J. Burgoyne and Sir J. Love also in-
spected an invention in the shape of a portable ob-
servatory for the use of troops when on the line of
march. The invention, we believe, is that of Capt.
Noble, R.E., and is constructed entirely with the
scaling ladders used by the Royal Engineers. The
observatory was erected near the slope of the glacis
at Fort Amherst, and rose to a height of about 50
feet, instruments for taking observations being
placed on the top, so as to enable a spectator to re-
connoitre the movements of tro nos at a great dis-
tance. One of these observatories can be erected
by about 20 troops in half an hoer, and when com-
pl-ted will accommodate as many as half-a dozen
persons on its summit. The Generals inspected a
portion of the field works of the Royal Engineers,
where the mining operations are teing carried on.
The 4th and 11th companies of the Royal Engineers
will leave Brompton for India on Friday, and will
be forwarded overland.

General Gough, C. 8., with Captain Warburton,
aide-de-camp, is at present in Belfast, commanding
the troops s ationed in that distric-. No instruc-
tions have as yet boon issued from the Horse
Guards, so that it is uncertain whether Belfast will
be reconstituted a military district or not.
The first division (aead7qu3rtt.rs) of the 17th
Lancers will leave Island Bridge-barracks on Fri-
day next for Cork, and will embark !h3 same day
at. Queenstown, in the Great Britain. The second
division will proceed on Saturday, and will also
embark in the Great Britain for India.

The Bth Hnssar3 are abo expected to leave New-
bridga on Monday 'rat for Cirk, to embark in the
Great Britain for India.

the Great Britain arrived in Cork harbour on
Saturday. In addition to the Bth Hussars and 17th
Lancers she will take on board 40 men cf the 10. h
Royal Hussars, who have volunteered for India.
The Horse Guards h ive at length decided on de-
spatching a portion of,the Royal Artillery by-the
overland route.to India, an order having bean rei
ceived at Woolwich for the embarkation of Captain
Tiiring's and Capt. Calvert's cotnpanias of Royal
Artillery on board a Southampton steamer, on the
10th of October, for Alexandria, to proceed thence
via Suez and Point de Gall,, for Bombay. Col.
Maberley, L'eut. F. B. Strange, 5111 battalion, as
quartermaster, and an adjutant of the Royal Ar-
tillery also proceed by the s ime route.
The Koh-i-noor freight ship sail,d from Ports-
mouth yesterday for China, with provisions for the
fleet, shipped from the Royal Clarence Victualling-
yard.

The Diadem, 32, screw fligate, Capt tin Moor-
som, C. 8., will b 3 ready to le we the steam basin,
Portsmouth, on Friday, to try her rate of speed at
the measured mite, in Stokes thy. The result is
looked for with much interest, owing to her error-.
112D113 horse-power (1,000.)
The Alban, 3, steam vessel, Lieut. the Hen. W.
B. do Blaquiere, left Porsmosith yesterday morn-
ing for Sheerness, with supernumeraries.
The keel of the Royal Frederick, 120, sailing
three-decker, which has been nearly 20 years on the
stocks in Portsmouth Dockyard, is found to NI
entirely rotten, and has b !en nearly all removed.
The Prince of Wales, 131, ne a, screw three•
decker, building at Portsmouth, and the 51-gun
screw-frigate Bacchante., building on au adjacent
slip, are very forward in their construction.

The Sidon, 22, paddle-wheel steam-frigate, under
refit at Portsmouth, is in a very bad state, espe-
cially forward, and will take some time and ex-
pense to repair.
The Bulldog, 6, paddle-wheel steam-sloop, is
found so little worthy of repair, although only a
dozen years old, that it is reported she will be
broken up.
The City of Limerick merchant steamer embarked
on Monday the following detachment of the 77th
Foot for Jersey, and sailed with them the same
evening :—Capt. E. M. Long, Lieutenants .R. P.
Armstrong, J. M. Daly, A. T. But's, J. Dooley ;
Ensigns J. Jordan, C. P. Stour, R. Jackson, J.
Bridger, J. L. Davis ; Ass;stant-Surgeon
.M`Gill,
5 sergeants, 2 drummers, 7 corporals, and 124 pri-
vates ; 22 soldiers' wives, and 38 children.
The froop transport Spitfire, Capt. Williams, has
arrived at Woolwich from Halifax, bringing Capt.
and Mrs. Grain, 40 non-commissioned office's and
privates of the Royal Engineers, 10 convicts, de-
serters from the 62d and 63d Regiments, 10 New-
foundland Vt.lunieer pensioners, 27 women, 68
children ; Lieut. Anther, 63d Regiment, in com-
mand of the pensioners and convicts ; and Mr.
Wood, staff assistant surgeon, in medicatcharge.
The Spitfire sailed from Halifax on the Ist of the
present month, and made a successful and speedy
passage tostbe chops of the Channel, where she was
detained eight days by contrary easterly winds.
The ship is spoken of as being well fitted out and
thoroughly adapted for the transport service. She
belt
tken uPape
ags to A. G. Robinson, and was built for the
ordered her
steara
by the
service. It s expected she will ba
to las surveyed.
East India Company who have
Captain Grain and
his detachment 0
head-quarters, ChathEngmears have proceeded to
A-garrison order tO thy foil!,Woolwicheffect was S-es-
terdaY iqsuEd at Wool:—Her Majesty has been
graciously plealed to approve the following promo-
tions in-lheßoyal rt.-gitnent
of
Second Capt. P. D. Mare,son, Artillery,f viz. :
numerary Let, to be Capt: in, vice from
Scutt de
s upe r-
ce ed,
dated Sept. 14, 1857 ; 0 pt. P. A. Campbell,
the supernumerary list, to be Lieut.-01. ; eal
t.
H. Gordon to be Lieut.-C..1., vice Thomas retired
'upon half-pay ; &wont Capt. M. .A.oketell to be
Captain, vice Street ;_Secol d Capt. A. M. Calvert
, to be Captain, Tice .Brevet Lieut.-Col J. 0.