The Sun.
London, England, 1857-10-14 00:00:00

"TO THE QUEEN'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY.

" We, the undersigned bankers, merchants, and other
liege subjects of the realm, considering that the present
foreign drain of gold most seriously deranges the domestic
currency, thereby paralysing trade, throwing the indus-
trious classes out of employment, depreciating property,
and increasing unnecessarily the burdens of the war, most
humbly pray that your Majesty will be graciously pleased,
with a view to counteract these evils, by Order in Council,
to empower the Bank of England, until the sense of Par-
liament can be taken, to issue one pound notes to serve as
substitutes for sovereigns whenever the Bank rate of dis-
count shall exceed five per cent., on depositing Govern-
ment Stocks for two-thirds and gold for the remaining one-
third of the amount of such issues as a guarantee for the
convertibility of the notes, and on paying interest at the
rate of four per cent, to the Exchequer for the benefit of
the State, on the two-thirds of which they would have the
beneficial use, or on such other terms as to your Majesty
shall seem fit. —And your petitioners will ever pray, &e."

After Parliament has assembled it might be
provided that the Exchequer bills, authorised for
the public service, should be issued in small deno-
minations of 11., 21., or 31., and that they should,
as was formerly the case, be receivable in pay-
ment of duties and taxes, and every public liabi-
lity. Thus would a circulating medium be ob-
tained, " inconvertible," but perfectly unobjection-
able. We need only say in addition,' "If 'twere
done well, 'twere well it were done quickly."

In our impression of yesterday we published
the telegram which had just been received at the
East India House from Mr. G. F. EDMONSTONE,
Secretary to the Government of India. It is in
many respects a clear and satisfactory document,
contrasting strongly with the Government tele-
grams. There is, however, an extraordinary and
what we cannot help regarding as a significant
reticence. Sir Coin CAMPBELL, the now
Commander-in-Chief, is not once mentioned.
The slightest allusion is not made to his
plans or intentions—to the orders he may
have given, or what he means to do ?
whether he is about to join the troops before
Delhi or elsewhere in the field, or to issue his
orders from head-quarters at a safe distance from
the scene of action—a course that would not be
very agreeable to the gallant Highlander. This
seems to confirm, to a certain extent, the rumours
respecting differences between the Commander-in-
Chief and the Governor-General and his Council.
Had it been otherwise the name of Sir CoLiN
CA]crnELL would not have been passed over sub
silentio.

There was intelligence from the Garrison at
Lucknow to the 2d September. The men were
at that time in good spirits, and sufficiently pro-
vided with food. They had previously repulsed
a determined assault, and disabled the only heavy
guns belonging to the assailants. They had been
told to hold out to the last extremity, and it was
confidently anticipated that they would be re-
leased about the middle of September. This is
indeed glad tidings, which will give ease to many
afflicted hearts, of those who had friends or rela-
tives amongst the defenders of the position, or the
fugitives who sought refuge ar.d protection at their
hands. As we have already explained, it was
famine only that was to be apprehended. With
sufficient food and ammunition they could hold
their own against any force which the rebels could
bring against them. The gallant 111vELocK was still
recruiting the exhausted energies of his troops,
at Cawnpore, exhausted from a succession of vic-
tories over tenfold their numbers. The 90th
Regiment, and about half the Fusiliers, and' a
9-pounder battery, in all 1,270 men, were at
Allahabad on the 3d or 4th. Six hundred in-
fantry, with the battery, were at once pushed on,
and HAVKLOCIE would be prepared for immediate
action when the remainder arrived under Sir
JAMES Om:um, which was expected to be on the
11th or 12th September, so that we may hope t 3
hear by the next mail that Lucknow has been
preserved.

It was calculated that by the middle of the
month 15,000 would be before Delhi, with a new
siege train from Ferozepore. The complete vic-
tory by General NicsoLsox, already mentioned,
in which he took twelve guns with all the am-

munition, equipage, and baggage of the enemy, The D aka of Newcastle ewwacyasttolecalunmd
Clamber
radiarSk rousfanm a vit.
Pelham
on the 25th of August, was confirmed. It was iCulgi are
Sor% their way
A distinguished circle of visit is
further stated that the troops were in good health will shortly assemble at Cluomf ber
and spirits, the wounded doing well, and suppliesHamilton.
arrived a', loci.
uare, a few days since, from
abundant. mansion The D Duchess
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rDowagertPortman-square,
anj
Easton Park, Suffolk.
The accounts from Agra are also satisfactory. The Duke of _
an.
Wellington
t left town yesterday for
The Duchess remains at Apsley
All were still in the Fort, and the general HSteuseeid"e
. 6 'fi
health good. The defeat of the insurgents I:_re_
h Benjaminrch ion Hall has left London for Edinburgh,
owager oberry has
by an expedition from the Fort was at FarranM cee Hotel, Belgravia,f Q
fromueens Kinmount,arrived Dum-
referred to, but the party was not sufficient!y
friTeslosehi. Marquis aryl Marchioness of Clanricarde leave
The Goorkas, who
strong to occupy Allyghur. town today for Porten:am Castle, county Galway.
marched from Goruckpore with the civil officers rtanjrpCountess
slVraawldbeegirra y e and Mr. G. V. Har-
court, Hill, Twickenham, sur-
f the native States, had occupied Azimghur and ,
rounded b3.ra select circle of friends.Y
Jounpore. It was said that the mutineers '
day ThreoEarl aedCoctiansttelses of Durham come to town to-
of the Gwalior Contingent, with thirty guns, were ,
L from
and Copeland
ldy Barghersh joined the family circle at
kheisptfidinelcithy toeck theb t
y Serrtish cause.nia,who may thus prove ' Apthorpe, a few days since, from a tour of visits. The
, noble lord and her ladyship are expe-..ted in town to-
Mori 0 W.
The Punjaub and Cis Sutlej States wore per- The Prince de Joinville left Cinstantinople on the 30th
featly tranquil. Large levies had been sent to the Z ult., on his way to the Crimea, via Odessa.
A telegraphic despatch from Mika announces that
camp before Delhi, other levies were being raised the Milan and Venice Railway was inaugurated on the
I to supply their place. The 26th. Native Infantry,
'•
will who had murdered their commanding officers on the 12th.
Lord Rokeby left Montague House yesterday for
i 30th July and broke away from the cantonment, days.
Brighton. His lordship return to tows in a few
had been actively pursued, and either destroyed or
?. According to the account given by personages arrived
from Stuttgardt, Paris is likely to be visited. next spring
captured and executed. Scarcely a man escaped.
by the Emperor and Empress of Russia.
The successor of GIIOLAB SINGH is a staunch and The Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha and the Princess
Clementine, his wife, with their children, have arrived
faithful adherent of the British cause. The at Brussels from Englaud.