The Sun.
London, England, 1857-07-06 00:00:00

LONDON, MONDAY, JULY 6, 1867.

There has been an emeute, it can scarcely be
called an insurrection, at Genoa. From the in-
formation already received, it seems to have been
a mad and reckless attempt to create a disturb-
ance, for the mere sake of disturbance, with-
out the slightest hope of altering the govern-
ment, or effecting any change whatever. It seems
strange that this " demonstration" should have
tlken place in the only country in Italy that pos-
sesses a Constitutional Government, and where
the people are in the enjoyment of real liberty.
But it was not of the People. But few Genoese
participated in the riot, It was chiefly got up by
some emigres of disreputable character, who, not-
withstanding the precautions adopted by the au-
thorities, contrived to make their way to the
scene of action. It certainly looks very like a
matter instigated by the Police, not of Genoa,
but of some neighbouring territory, who would
greatly desire to expend some of the mauvais
sujets in an insane contest, and who could also
avail themselves of the argument that the attempt
was not made where there were bona fide grounds
of complaint, but in a free country, and under
liberal institutions.
The matter would be merely laughable were it
not for the murder of a gallant soldier who
bi-avely defended his post in Fort Diamante.
His unfortunate death has cast a tragic aspect
over the affair, and will probably lead to the exe-
cution of the actual murderer, and some, at least,
of his associates. But for that, it might be treated
with the ridicule it so eminently merits. The
telegraphic wires communicating between Genoa
and Turin were severed in the neighbour-
hood of Ronco. This was clearly with the
view of preventing early information of the
outrage. The Government had, however, previ-
ously been warned. They had known ten days
before, that some attempt was to be made on the
night of 29th-30th June, and were consequently
on the alert. A portion of the troops were kept
in barracks, to be in readiness for any effort that
might be made. These troops were placed at the
disposal of the civil authorities, and acted promptly
and effectively in suppressing the tumult.
When they patrolled the city, they found many
groups assembled, whose appearance showed that

they meant mischief. Many were arrested, and

they were found to be armed with daggers and
other offensive weapons. A movement had
previously been made against Fort Spa-
rone. But there a battalion of Bersaalieri
suprised and captured a large proportion of the
assailants. Unfortunately, however, the party,
about 50 in number, despatched against Fort
Diarnante, had been more active in their move-
ments. They had either surprised or secured the
co-operation of the sentry, and consequently
were enabled to enter the fort without any alarm
being given. The soldiers, too few to offer an
effectual resistance, were locked up in a room ;
but one of their number, a brave sergeant, who,
single handed, defended the trust confided to his
charge, was brutally murdered. The Fort was
shortly afterwards re-captured, and its assailants
taken. The actual murderer of the brave but

unfortunate sergeant has, it is sad, been clearly iden-
tified. Many searches were subsequently made, and
considerable quantities of arms and ammunition
Reined and prisoners made.

Some of the prisoners have confessed that they
expected a simultaneous rising at Carrara, Flo-
rence, Bologna, and Naples. It looks, however,
as if they were made the dupes of others, who
misled them with false information, and induced
them to embark in the dangerous enterprise in
which they were engaged. There is nothing
whatever to connect M. MAZZINI or any of the
Italian refugees with the attempt. Indeed, we
are convinced that the shaft was drawn from a
very different quiver. Of course, the friends of
despotism in all quarters will attempt
to cast the onus of the abortive demons-
stration on those whom they hate for daring
to cherish liberal sentiments. M. MAZZINI, how-
ever, is not so great a fool as they wish to prove.
He would calculate the chances of success more
closely, and it is not in Piedmont that he woull
make a beginning. There are too many favour-
able openings produced by misgovernment and
oppression of the most intolerable character. He
would not wish to bring the cause he has advo-
cated into disrepute, or to retard the progress of
Italian independence. It would, however, just be
the sort of thing for the Austrian or Neapolitan
Police. They could avail themselves of it in
many ways. It would tell considerably in
their communications with the Representatives
of France and England. The outbreak was
not in Venice, or Milan, or Naples, but in
Piedmont. Nothing could satisfy the malcon-
tent, and it would be perfectly useless to make
concessions which would not be appreciated or
deemed satisfactory. It could be made available
in various modes, and the best use will doubt-
less be made of the materials. The refugees must
not, however, be censured for proceedings pf
which they were probably entirely ignorant, and
which, if consulted, they would earnestly depre- I
cate and denounce.

After the suppression of the riot a num-
ber of strangers got on board the steamer
Cagliari, bound for Sardinia and Tunis. When
the coast was cleared, they rose against the cap-
tain and officers, and compelled them to steer for
the coast of Sicily, where, it is said, some were
killed, others captured, and that a few escaped to
the Calabrian mountains, to share the miserable
lot of the outlaws who have there found a
place of refuge. This was the end of the tragi-
cal farce, from which it will be attempted to
gather materials for heaping
fresh vituperation
y
against those who are already more
against than sinnig, and who have
bear without being rendered liable 10
ous accusations or unfounded insinuations.

We have adverted to the meanness of Lord
(
JOHN RUSSELL in getting votes at the late election
on the faith of "Brother CHARLES' " assurances
at the Ward Meeting of "Brother JOHN'S" open-
ness to modification of his views on the Ballot,
but we have not yet noticed his speech as it de-
serves. Its deserts, II e must own, are chiefly
those of unabashed selkonfidenoo in flinging

worn-out arguments in the teeth of the Liberal
party. Lord PALMERSTON has, as usual, played
his cards well. Every one knew which way he
would vote, but he cleverly gets off with a "pair,"
amuses himself with the QUEEN and the pictures
at Manchester, and leaves to his heavy colleague
of the Exchequer the heavy task of speaking
against popular demands. Sir G. C. LEWIS
seems, indeed, always willing to be the PALMER-
STON scape-goat ; it is very good-natured of him,
and we are sure the good-tempered Premier
appreciates the service. Hardly, perhaps, did he
expect that Lord JOHN RUSSELL also would give
bim so nice a lift. The Rival Reform Bill
maker—that he should come out with such a
saucy oration against the one thing which
the vast majority of Liberals demand, what could
suit him better? He is now relieved from all fear
of being supplanted by Lord JOHN. No one
would think of the latter to settle the Chinese and
Indian difficulties ; and assuredly no Reformer
would now wish him to be the constructor of a
new Reform Bill.

Lord JOHN sets about his task of bearding the
Liberals quite in orderly style—an exordium,
three divisions, and a peroration. He acknow-
ledges that the Ballot Society has produced " con-
siderable impression upon a large portion of the
public"—which at least looks as if a large portion
of the public had either experienced or witnessed
the bribery or intimidation, for the prevention of
which, only, does any one wish for the ballot. His
three heads of discourse are three assumptions
which he attributes to the advocates of the ballot
—the prevalence of intimidation, the indefeasible
right of the 'voter to give his vote irrespective
of the opinions of others, and that the Ballot is
generally regarded with favour throughout the coun-
try. His peroration is, that he, the said Lord JOHN
RUSSELL, will bow if Parliament makes him, but
that while lie has a vote he will give it against
the Ballot. Well, this is quite consistent. Lord
JOHN sets his back against Church Rates and open
voting►, and tells the Liberals that they shall never
attack these main supports of the Crown and
Constitution but through his body.
In regard to his first point, Lord JOHN went
through the history of the last thirty years, to
show that the opinions of the constituencies were,
on the whole, fairly represented, and that there-
fore the intimidation complained of did no sub-
stantial mischief. Of course, this was all merely
Lord Jollies opinion, and might go for what it
was worth, just as ours might do in totally dis-
senting from many of his.illustrations. But letting
that pass, we scout the principle, that because on
the average the result of virtuous and vicious
votes might bring about the same result, we ought
to be indifferent to the character of the voting.
Surely, we are not to do evil that good may
come ! If secret voting and bribed and intimi-
dated voting would elect the same members, we
should still demand the mode by which each
person should vote honestly. We believe Lord
JOH.N'S illustrative statements, but we indignantly
reprobate the base principle they are adduced to
sustain.

Next, as to his second argument—he protests
that " the freeholder; leaseholders, and 101. house
holders, ought not, in contradistinction to the
other classes, to be counted infallible." Well, and
who put the votes into these confessedly fallible
hands 1' Did not my Lord JOHN RUSSELL take a
most active part in doing it ? We are quite ready
to let the other classes share in the representation.
" No," but the Whig Lord would reply, "if you
descend lower, you do not meet with adequate
education and property to qualify forthe suffrage."
We rejoin, " Then the excluded classes are less
qualified to judge of a candidate and of public
questions than those to whom you give the suf-
frage—if so, on what principle of common sense
do you want to subject the selected voters to the
judgment and influence of their inferiors—so
much their inferiors that you will not give them
a vote ?"

Lord JOHN then gravely descants on the
responsibility of the Crown, the Judges, the
Ministry, and even of Lord ELLENBOROUGH himself
—to public opinion, and the comments of the
press—one would really think he had been rub-
bing up his 2BSCHINES against CTESIPHON--." you
see," he says, like that orator, "every one is re-
sponsible, why not 101. householders " Yes, my
lord, every magistrate and official at Athens was
responsible, and ought to be so, to the voters—
but the voters by ballot then were responsible to
no one, for their votes, nor ought voters to be
so here. They are the ultimate governing power
of the country ; they ought to be, and they were
selected by Lord JOHN, for their supposed com-
petency. If incompetent, then, throw the suffrage
open to all. But, in truth, can any honest man
have patience with the dishonest fiction of the elec-
tors being trustees for the non-electors. It is an
impudent hoax to represent them as such, and
LordJoßN knows it. The absurdities of the sup-
position are endless. Who is to punish the trustees
if they fail of their duty ? Indeed, at half the
contests in the kingdom they do fail of it, fur the
non-electors vote at the hustings for the Liberal
candidate, and the electors, under intimidation or
bribery, go to the poll next day and return the
Tory. Public opinion—the non-electors public
public opinion, what do electors care, or
dare to care for it? If these political outsiders
are to have an opinion, why then
give them
straightforwardly a vote as its proper expres-
sion.

As to the third point we can only say that the
result of Lord JOHN'S observations and of ours
differs—be speaks of the crowds he addressed
in Landon--.why, had he promised to vote for
the Ballot, if they held up their hands for it,
will he deny that a majority of ten to one would
have required him to do it ? Adverting to
America, Lord JOHN RUSSELL took up Sir G. C.
LEWIS'S representation that voting by Ballot there
was open, not secret voting : that by the colour
of the tickets and other devices, the dominant
party found out by standing near the ballot-box,
bow individuals voted—that secrecy was at best
optional, and the votes well known—hence, that
America is no precedent to the friends of secret
voting. But curiously enough Lord JOHN asserts
that there is more liberty here than in the
United States. He asserts that the voting is
practically open, then that they have less freedom
than we have—a singular recommendation of open
voting surely, that it gives us too little liberty, and
Americans still less. The truth is, the dominant
party in America uses the open Ballot for its own
purposes, just as the dominant party uses the
poll-book here, and the only legitimate inference is
that both are wrong. That tyrant mobs, and
tyrant landlords and the like, ought not know
their neighbours' vote.

It is quite plain that we must now put the
screw on the Premier. He bag not committed
himself by any foolish engagement never to vote
with the people. ON& HUNDRED AND EIGHTY.
NINE votes and TWENTY-FIVE pairs—can, if they
will, compel a Minister to anything. The leaguo
Triumvirate have nothing else now to do, and
nothing they could better do, than to head the I
outside movement for the Ballot. We confess
We would not
give anything for a Reform Bill
without it. A lowered qualification without the

Cannot England hope to fight her own battles ?
Or, rather, be it said, are we always to be sup-
posing ourselves to be dependent, in some myste-
rious way or another, upon the aid of foreign
mercenaries ?

Conspicuous upon the list of the Parliamentary
business for the week now commenced, we observe
the threat (we can't for the life of us call it any-
thing else) the threat for Thursday next of a
Petition of Complaint from the Officers of the
Swiss Legion—a document to be presented to the
House of Lords on behalf of those malcontents by
the extremely good-natured Earl of MALMESBITRY.
It is always in regard to something relating to
these kind of '4'ree Lances" that these grumblings
and growlings after war-time become audible.
Sometimes the dissatisfaction expressed has re-
ference to the outlandish auxiliaries themselves,
sometimes to the gallant English gentlemen
by whom they are officered. But to one
or other the expostulations heard at these times,
on the right hand and on the left, here, there,
and everywhere, invariably have reference. And
at the same time, as invariably—whenever the
war ends, we look around us only to find in rela-
tion to these Foreign Mercenaries that they have
never once been of the slightest use whatso-
ever ! That we have put ourselves to great
trouble in gathering them together in the first
instance, and afterwards still more in feeding
them, and clothing them, and drilling them, and
so forth, down to the very end of the Chapter !
Merely to find that our native forces actually
engaged at the seat of war were left all the while
to get through the struggle as they might best
be enabled to manage it ! Our condottieri at
home " eating their heads off," as the saying is—
and never once, from the Declaration of War to
the Final Ratification of the Treaty of Peace,
firing one shot against the foe, drawing a single
sword, or fixing a solittry bayonet ! We
then set our wits to work to get rid of
them as best we may—paying them their arrears
—giving them compensation [" compensation"
for what, however, it would be rather difficult
certainly to conjecture !)—and grumbled at after
all, in spite of pay and in spite of compensation !
Let us hope, however, that our latest expe-
riences in this matter may turn out at last to have
given us a wholesome lesson—such as may tend
in the next emergency to disabuse our minds alto-
gether of this extraordinary and incomprehensible
crotchet about certain intangible, invisible, un-
imaginable advantages accruing from the organi-
zation of a corps of foreign mercenaries ! The
English people as a mass have always, time out
of mind, been averse to anything at all of this
description. They have been accustomed to rely,
under GOD, upon themselves—upon the goodness
of their cause and the strength of their own right
arms. Other maritime powers—Genoa and Venic©
for example—have enrolled, habitually and syste-
matically, companies of Soldiers of Fortune from any
region of the earth, of all tongues, of all religions,
of all complexions. Not so has it ever been with
the greatest maritime race of all, that of the
Anglo-Saxon multitude. Englishmen---Irishmen
—Seotehmen these are the only recognisable
diversities—among these we have found the
sources of a noble rivalry and a magnanimous
emulation. A Swiss Legion--a German Legion
—an Italian Legion : anything in the shape of a
hired auxiliary force has ever and ever been—will
over and ever be alien to the thoughts of a British
multitude. We have had quite enough of these
Follies. We have paid quite enough for them.
Henceforth we will have " none on't "—none of
this silly, and expensive, and utterly useless
"playing at soldiers " with a parcel of Foreign
Recruits, who appear only to be brought together
for purpose of wearing out our home-
spun the
express
regimentals,
of swilling our beer, of guttling
ou
of getting paid very absurdly for
doing nothing,
and then—Grumbling !
r rations,

rHE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, JULY 6 1857

ballot would but give a more dependent constitu- L s
ency. A re-apportionment of the members would, ii
again, be in favour of the counties and the land-
lords' serfs—the one great point is to make th•
present votes real votes—the votes not of a 4JAND-
LORD, not of a MORTGAGEE, not of a BANKER, not
of a CUSTOMER, not of a CREDITOR, not even of a
PVRORASER, but the VOTE OF AN ELECTOR.
Nothing but secret voting can ensure this.

NEWs,

THE REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT

-
IN ITALY. __ -
NAPLES, JULY 3.
The insurrection is now completely put down at
all points.

Two engagements have taken place on the fron-
tier of Calabria, between the insurgents and the
royal troops. In the first, it is said, the insurgents
had 103 men killed, and in the second 30.
The Neapolitan steam-frigates Amalia, Roberto
Ruggiero, and Vesuvio have received orders to con-
tinue cruising off the coast.

A despatch, dated Turin on the evening of the
2d inst., gives some details of the insurrectionary
attempt wale against tho kingdom of Naples :
" The Cagliari steamer carried, by the side of her
Sardinian national flag, an iminense red one. At
Ponza, of which the insurgents pined possession
by surprise, 300 prisoners, all political, were re-
leased, who, uniting with the insurgents, landed at
Sapri, in the provi; ce of Salerno. They attacked
the gendarmerie of the district, who had assembled
to march against them, but the insurgents were
dispersed and closely pursued. A certain number
of them were made prisoners during the encounter.
Two frigates, which captured the Cagliari, found a
large quantity of arms on board her. The inhabi-
tants, who are fay.,urahle to the Government, re-
mained perfectly calm
The Corriere Mercantile of Genoa gives further
particulars concerning the conspiracy discovered in
that city. On the night of the 29th the police, act-
ing upon certain information, searched several
houses in Santa Brigida, Vallechigra, near the Pila
gate, and other parts of the town. Muskets, pistols,
stilettoes, and a quantity of ammunition were dis-
covered, some secreted in a coach-house, others in an
unoccupied room. The most important points of the
city had been occupied during the day by a nume-
rous force ; but towards midnight a few groups of
armed men went about the streets of the western
part of tine city, uttering seditious cries ; they,
however, threw down their arms and ran away at
the first appearance of the bayonets. Several of
them were arrested ; others met the same fate at
the eastern gates, where two carts laden with arms,
petards, crowbars, &c., were seized. It appears that
the insurgents displayel more activity outside the
town, for about nightfall a party of about fifty men
surprised the sentinel of the small fort Diamante, an
outwork garrisoned by a sergeant, two corpotals,
and 13 men. Having got in, the insurgents at-
tempted to disarm this small force, and one of them
fired at the sergeant and killed him on the spot.
The so'diers, however, stood their ground, and re-
sponded with a volley which put the asslilants to
flight ; some of them being wounded, were aided in
making their escape by their companions. The
" number of persons arrested was about 40. Of these
several were set at liberty on the following morn-
ing, but other arrests were made immediately after.
It is stated most of the prisoners are foreigners,
chiefly Swiss and French.
A letter from Turin of July 1 affirms that Maz-
zini is in Piedmont.
In the Piedmontese Chambers, on that day, M. de
Revel (the leader of the Right) asked for some explana-
tions of the events of Genoa.
Ratazzi, the Minister of the Interior, said that the
government had been for some time aware that republi-
can intrigues were going on in Genoa. They were in
formed that a movement was to take place en the night
of the 29th and 30th. The police were therefore on
the watch, and a part of the garrison was kept under
arms. At midnight the news came that the telegraphic
wires between Genoa and Turin, and between Genoa
and Novara, had been cut. This inte ligence confirmed
the pre-existing suspicions,"and the military were imme-
diately ordered out to reconnoitre. Several groups were
found in the streets, some arrests were made, and up ti
every individual arrested arms were found. It having
been learned that a coup de main was tc be attempted
against the fort of Sperona, a battalion of sharpshooters
was sent there. Toe place was found surrounded by a
number of armed men, who were arrested. That night
and the day following several domiciliary visits were
made, and considerable depots of arms and ammunition
were seized. The sergeant in command of the Diamond
Fort was killed by the insurgents, but otherwise no blood
was shed.

M. de Revel inquired what sort of men they were who
had been arrested and where they came trom ; for it
was important to know whether the authors of these
marl acts were natives or emigrants.
M, Ratazzi replied that he had not sufficient informa-
tion to answer in detail, but he believed that among the
persons arrested were some Italians from other provinces
of Italy, and some Genoese.
The conversation then terminated.
The writer of the letter front Turin, of the Ist
inst., above quoted, says, "At the moment of
closing I hear a talk of a rising in Leghorn and of
a movement in Romagna and Calabria. There is
also a rumour of a military revolt in Naples. Some
insurgents have, it is said, landed in Sicily."
A traveller, who left Naples on June 30, reports
that troops were then being sent into Calabria.
According to the latest official intelligence from
Italy known in Paris this evening the Calahrian
provinces were tranquil, 100 insurgents had been
killed, and 30 wounded. Naples was quiet. This
news is dated Naples, July 3.
At Genoa, on the same day (Friday), two more
of the leaders of the movement had bee❑ arrested.
Leghorn was tranquil.

According to a despatch received in Paris yester-
day from Marseilles it was known at Constantinople
on the 29th June that a Russian steamer flying the
British flag had entered the Circassian ports of
Gelendjeck and Sudjuk-Kale, and there seized the
merchandise they found in several vessels.

MADEIRA.
(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)

PLYMOUTH, MONDAY, 10 A. AL

A small sloop, tender to the schooner yacht
Destiny, from Funchal, Madeira, 91st June, arrived
hero this morning under charge of Joaquin Rafael,
who reports that, the day before they left, a three
masted screw steam-ship, from the coast of Africa,
arrived at Madeira. She is probaby the mail-packet
Niger, Commander Rolt, 18 days overdue here,
and for whose safety considerable anxiety has been
experienced, The sloop was in tow of the Destiny,
but broke adrift off the coast of Portugal.

FRANCE.
PARIS, Sum)Av.
The second and final elections in the 3d, 4th,
and 7th districts of Paris commenced this morning,
and will close to-morrow evening. The movement
was, in some sections, more animated than is usual
on a first day's voting ; in others it was of the
calmest description. It is certain that on both sides
—the Government and :he Opposition—the greatest
efforts are made for victory. The Opposition party
is full of confidence • and the friends of the Govern-
ment hardly conceal their misgivings. The Go-
vernment spares nothing, omits nothing, to secure
a triumph ; preparatory meetings, circulars left at
the houses of the electors—every species of machi-
nery is put in play.
The Minister of War has received the following
despatch from Marshal Randon, Governor-General
of Algeria, stating that on the 25th June, the
divisions Renault and Yusuf took possession of the
Beni-Yenni. The operation cost 30 men wounded.
A second despatch, addressed by Marshal Randon
to the Minister of War, is dated Beni-Yenni, the
29th of June.

Oe the 28th the Marshal adds :—"I have just
learnt from General Maissat that he had occupied.
Chellata after a trifling resistance. The occupa-
tion of Chollata completes the investment of the
rocky part of the Djurjura, and will permit me to
strike more certain blows on the population which
would endeavour to withdraw from our domina-
tion."

Count Walewski, Minister of Foreign Affairs,
and M. Lightenvelt, the Minister of Holland,
have just exchanged the ratifications of the treaty
concluded on the 10th ult. between France and
the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg for the construe
tion of a railway to unite the towns of Thionville
and LuxonThr)urg. The railway in question is to
be completed in two years. Count Walewski also
signed yesterday with Baron de Wendland, the
Bavarian minister, a special convention for regu-
lating the service of the railways between France
and Rhenish Bavaria from Wissenbourg to Lud-
wigshafen, and vice versa.
The Constitutionnel says :—" We have rceived
accounts from Ajaccio of the election in
Corsica.
The official numbering of the rotes
had not yet
taken place, but the return of M. Abbatucci and
M. Mariani was looked on as certain.
The following telegraphic messages
have been
received in Paris

" WILDBAD, July 3,—The Emperor Alexander
arrived here yesterday afternoon, at 4 o'clock, ac-
companied by Count d'Adlerberg, Prince Dolgo-
rouky, and Prince Gortsch,tkoff. The Grand Duke
Michael had arrived two days before."
" HAMBURG, July 4.—Kmg Oscar has made
known to the Norwegian Government that the
Viceroyalty of the Prince Royal ceases for the time
that he shall commence presiding at the Council of
Regency, during the absence of the King."
"MADRID, July 3.--The report of the committee
appointed to examine the Mires loan has been ET',

proved of by the Cortes. M. Millaud, of Paris,
ba-ker, has been decorated with the Order of Isa-
bella the Catholic."

BOURSE, July 4.—The following were the last
quotations :

Cwt. fr. c. End of Month.
44 per Cents
3 per Cents 67 10 67 35
Bank Shares 2,890 Credit Foncier
Credit Mobilier ...... 970 Roman
Do. Account 975 Austrian
RAlgian 44
Fiedmontese (5) 94— Home Debt
RAILWAYS—FOR CASH.

87 -

Orleans 1,452 50 Western tr c.
Northern
Lyons .....1,420 -- New Ditto ........... 692 50
Mediterranean 1,900 Grand Central CO7 50
f3eneva nillidi
705 Austrian Cum. 640

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tainin• Occa4o•,;il ly at ,his lime h • east wind
blows, wh oh in India is sometimes dangenus.
Pe,sons have list, the use of ther limbs for a time
from sleeping with open windows. The following
is a description of a dust storm :
At about four o'clock one very lovely afternoon, while
in my veraroati, overioo':ing :he sea and beautiful view,
embracing- Back Bay Colaba, the Fort of Bombay, the
harbour, twe iiistaut moun altos and the extensive cocoa
nut wood ~f palms to toe left, I heard some one say,
suddenly, " Whet is that ?" "Itis a fire." " No, it
is a dust storm." Over the distant mountains dii:gy
low nd clouds were s'irring. With us at Mslabar Point
al was bright, calm, and beautiful. In a few minutes
the m Colaba, the Fort and Tower of Bombay
became quite invisible, as it they had suddenly sunk into
the ocean. But we were not to escape unmolested : soon
a low tuurmuri
r's soloed was heard, the sea close to us
became agitated. the haves of the trees began to rustle,
the sk v was overcast, but the Son was not quite obscured,
the colour of the sea was magnificent, there were streaks
of deep purple, green and lilac, the waves looked like
r.iobows, the wind became stronger every moment,
kites and crows could not fly, they perched on rocks
and tret-s wa,ting for the storm to be over. Myriads of
dragon-flies were tossed up and down by the wind, which
now rushed through the bungalow, bringing with it
couds of dust, which c veered everything in its passage,
and then fell in torrents of rain, and everything was re'
freshed for a time.

Experienced residents become used to these in'
conveaiences. "It is surprising how indifferent
one becomes to frogs, snakes, hyenas, and tigers.
One evening I was highly amused by a person corn'
ing to dine with us I have just killed
a snake at the door ! ' Anaher guest followed,
saying, The hyenas are howling dreadfully
wwle a thud came in and told us there had been a
cry among his servants of baugh' (tiger) in his
compound." Another agreeable feature of Indian
existence is the larg, nuniber of wandering tribes
Ltrat live in the plains of the Deccan. They have
a very gut stionable reputation, and the departnient
that was organised for the suppression of Thuggest
when Thugs became scarce, were set to trace out
the system of gang-robbing, by which many of
these tribes subsisted. One of the officers drewilP
a list of them, with their occupation, ostensible
and real. He enumerated seventy-one tribes, and
even, then, the list was incomplete. They ate
very insignificant, however, after the Thugs; Out
adventurous authoress once saw some of these
heroes who had been pardoned. One of than'
owned to having corrnitt-d one bundled mut ders ;
i.e was anxious to exhibit his mode of casting the,
noose, which she declined to witness or fear 0'
accidents. The Rhras, or pedlers, though wan'
derers, do not la:long to this class. They have
of en shops at the Bazaars, but are constantlf
coming to the Europ,au bungalows, followed OF
men or women carrying large b.,xes, among theta/
of course, the Chow-chow basket, which is special
xhibite i. The following extract gives a slight
idea of its contents:—

" Lady Sahib want fine cheese I Here Uncle Tod!
Cab'n (which the Bibrati had just purchased at a sale./
I got good pickle. There box of French gloves. Tal6
soap Lady Sahib I' Then he tempts the lady's nol",
with a gay ribbon, and by degrees the contents of tbl
chow-chow basket are displayed. Side by side atm:lo
bottle of anchovy sauce and one of tincture of rhubarb'
There lies a Wiltshire cheese, surrounded by Goa lace'
English tapes, and French ribbons. There are bottli
ot ink, blacking, and hair dye, in the neighbourhood
cringes, pins, and needles. There are gum and gano
lower down, too, with brushes, flan tie] jackets, and cigal
deeper and deeper are found more treasures, till at IA!
the content of the basket are exhausted, and after tP,
Bahia has -hown his numerous goods, all ends in half!.
yard of ribbon being bought for Madame Sahib's caP
Shortly before Lady Falkland left India thej
first railroad was opened. It may be imagiil
what excitement was caused to the natives as wie,
as those Europeans who not having quitted India
for years had never seen a railroad. Close by the
station was a very handsome new temple, willeil ha been begun before the railway was thought 0,1
and was about finished when the latter was openeu'„
The authoress exclaims, in allusion to "the via,:
of the rulers and the ruled," " Could one possibl)
imagine buildings more opposite in their purpose
or more indicative of the character of the races
the last triumilliE.) of science side by .%
with the superstitions of thousands of years ago'i
The expatriated Europeans regard the affairs'
their native country as very secondary to Indio:
mattes s. On one occasion the authoress met °I
old officer, and mentioned to him a great even
which had taken place in Europe. He stared A„
said, "I know nothing at all about it." She th 7•
started another topic connected with England'
he answered, "I take no interest in it." $ll4,
made one more attempt, and alluded to a vOli
known politician, when he calmly replied, "I ktle,,
nothing at all about him." This officer had, 111'1,,
ever, be forty years absent from England.
life in India is very monotonous, especially "s
ladie,, but the authoress found the secret to give!
zest in taking an interest in the native life, andl,
exploring the neighbourhood. She says, -if! ,
truth, " It is not always easy to appreciate the le
nificance and value of what is constantly befo
our eyes, but I think people can learn to do se,
t;
and nowhere is such a faculty more valuable thi%
en India where one is left so completely to ono,
own resources—that is, the ladies ; for assuredli
the gentlemen who hold office have much 01
and are hard worked, being employed early 313,1
late." The second volume narrates LadyFalklanuci
departure from India and her visit to Egypt al,
Syria. A pilgrimage up the Nile is, as she j119t4
observes, now S 9 common, that there is lltt's
novelty in the desctiption. She therefore gilfeg
but a brief account of what she saw and how ~
fared among the Pyramids. Her visit to the 11°"
Abe. Land she describes more at length, and those ~0.
are disgusted with the levity and infidelity of t°,7
many travellers, when writing of the Holy Place'
will ma! Lady Falkland's account with pleasure'
It is written in a simple and reverent spirit, thong
she is not willing to accept all the old monkish
traditions that too often lead the visitor to slight
more established records. On quitting Syria 51',
returned to Europe to give to the world the COD
tents of her Chow-Chow basket, an offering whin
they will probably receive with as much satistactioa
as the Ayahs welcome the visit of the Bohrah.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.— (This DO)

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

INSOLENCE OF A CAE-DRIVEL—John Hutton, cie_?.
driver, owner of 3970 cab, was charged before
Beadon with the following insolent conduct towards P'
John Kirkland.

It appeared from the evidence that on Saturday after'
noon last Sir John arrived at the London-bridge station
of the South Coat Railway, and that he engaged tb9
defendant's cab to take him to his office in Pall4onl,l'
Toe defendant was obliged to lash kis horse to make bid
go. Comp,ainant took away several papers of import'
ante from Pall-mall. After be left that he told the
or,
fendant to drive him to Mount-street. As he wag goiV%
there he found that the defendant was compelled!
lash his hor,e in order to urge it to go on. „6
then spoke to the defendant to induce him ,
",
a I.lw him to leave and to get into another cab.
11
defendant then observed that his horse was " a regular
slug." Defendant went through Berkeley-square and
observed that he would take complainant to the station'
house. He collected a crowd around the cab, which
caused him (complainant) to be in fear of his papers, 1
he spoke to the crowd and incited the persons in
is
against him. Eventually he reached the police station
Vine-street, where complainant stated to the inspector
the circumstances he had now mentioned. He moo
forward on public grounds.
The Inspector said that defendant was not sober.
wasHe sent for seven days to the House of Ca'
rection.

SOUTHWARK
HIGHWAY ROBBERY.—This morning a rough looking
fellow named Swanton, was charged with robbing a shit;
wright named Allen. From the evidence it appeared
that early on Saturday morning the prosecutor WO
passing along the Spa•road when Spanton came up to
him and struck him with such -violence that he fell to the
ground in a state of insensibility. On recovering bill
sen,es he found he had been robbed of all his money
The prisoner was remanded.