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 Actiug Commander-in-Chief, Mr.
Patrick Grant, dated the 25th of July, in reference
to the future movements of General (uow 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 force of arms. The insurgents though
bea ,en 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 whichovhen 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 pursuit •
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 province of Oude completely in their
hands, the rebels, in all probability, would pour into our
teritory, and there is nothing to prevent them from over-
lunnit g the whole country between the Ganges and the
Gunduck, from Jaunpore, Azimghur, and Gorruckpore
on the Oude frontier, to Saran, Tirhoot, Chuprah, and
Purnea. Surely nothing short of the most imperative
necessity would justify our running such risks as I have
described, and I maintain that no such necessity exists."

LYCEUM THELTBK.-00 Monday next, Mr. W. Han
risen will take his benefit, and sustain his original
character in Mr. Balfe's ever-famous "Bohemian Girl,"
which will be performed on that occasion only. The
season of the " Pyne and Harrison" Company sill
reach its.terminatlon on the following Saturday, and
the artists will then commence a series of provincial
engagements, satisfied that they have done more
towards the establishment of English opera in London
than any of their predecessors for many years.
Ma. 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-roome. Several of Mr. Leslie's compositions
were beautifully sung. The concert, which was listened
to throughout with evident gratification by a very
numerous audience, terminated worthily with Benedict's
Rochdale, died suddenly in
well-known serenade, "Blessed be the home," from the
Gipay'e Warniog."
p EAET DEATH
%F. j,
the course of a shooting excursion, in the neighbourhood
of Stonyhurst. The deceased gentleman unsuccessfully
AbmaEnskeFr,ENoTf' EsQ.—On Tuesday James
Fenton,
contested the representation of Rochdale with Mr. Shar-
man Crawford a few years ago. His death is attributed
to apoplexy.
LIABILITY OF SIIIPOWNEBS.—The deputation which
had an interview with Lord Stanley of Aiderley and Mr.
Lowe, at the Board of Trade, on Monday, had reference
to limiting the liability of shipowners in cases of acci-
dents to passengers, &c. Lord Stanley of Alderley said
it was a question on which at present he was not pre-
pared to hold out any hope of the law being so altered
as to meet the views of the deputation.—Shipping
Gazette.
The dollars brought by the Mexican packet were sold
yesterday at 600., and the bar silver at 62g-d. per oz.,
being an advance of id. on each description beyond the
rates obtained for the precedine, packet. At the begin-
ning of last week the price of bar silver had receded to
611 d., when the state of affairs in Hamburg gave rise to
a sudden demand from that place, which, coupled with
the orders for the next Indian mail, has caused a rapid
advance to the prices now given.
COME LIKE SHADOWS, SO DEPART.—From the circular
of the ScotSish 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 Revive, 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
Daily Despatch,. Viewed from the trade stand-point,
the latter is the greatest loss. We believe four hands:
are thrown out of employment. The others rather in-
clined teaching the young idea how to 'set,' so that they
do not cause the void in the Ja our market as might be
supposed."—North British Mail.
FIRE 3 IN THE METROPoLls.—Yesterday 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 had done much
damage to the building. A. fire also took place at a
basket manufactory, 5, Little Suffolk-street, 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.
Fires, 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.

EXTENSION OF PEMBROKE DOCKYARD.—The various
works for the extension and improvement of Pembroke
Dockyard are proceeding at a rapid rate, about 800 men
being constantly
employed by the contractors. The
whole of the work is executed under the supervision of
the Government inspectors. The principal work is the
widening
and lengthening of the dry dock, which will yet
occupy a lo:g time before completed ; the entrance dock
is also being widened, and the new boat flip is in pre-
gresq, Provision has been made for scouring away the
immense beds of mud which have collected between the
Carr Spit and the dockyard, and for this purpose a
dredging vessel is employed, worked by steam. The
clearing away of these banks will much improve the
navigation, and widen and deepen the channel in front
of the dock2,ard ; it vvid cost 10,000/, A new roof is
berthi
being placed over slip No. 11, at a cost of 4,000/. Stern
they ngs are also being added to slips Nos. 5,7, 8, and
are in a forward state.
THE SIAMESE AMBASSADORS.—It is very evident that
°reign 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
real rendezvous of late of these
for such purposes. We have another instance of this
in the almost fabulous order given to Mr. Benson, of
Ludgate-hill, the great jeweller. This establishment,
indeed, has been the di
illustrious visitors.