Weekly national intelligencer., 1857-10-10

able body OF the native army of Madras, both cav
airy ana infantry and company of native artillery
with native drivers, have been embarked at Madras
Tor service In Bengal The loyalty of the Madras
army is therefore about to be put to severe test
test to which it appears it was not thought pru-
dent to subject the native troops of the Bombay
Presidency. 1t is significant fact that no Bonn
bay troops have yet been employed out of that Pre-
sidency. There is general opinion that the Ma
dras army will stand the test it is very differently
composed from those of Bengal or Bombay. In
| the year 1852 the Bengal infantry consisted of
SO ,946 men; of these IL, 700 were Mahometans,
26,986 Brahmins, and 27,340 Rajpoots. In the
Bombay infantry in the same year of 25,93S men
1920 were Mahometans, 6,92S Brahmins and Raj
poots, and 8,037 Mahrattas. In the Madras In
fantry in the same year of A, 191 men, there were
only 2,037 .Brahmins and Rajpoots, and 452 Nah
rattas, and though there were 1870 Mahometans
these were mixed up with q, 1892 Gentoos of diff
ferent low castles Thus it is evident that the Ben
gal and Bombay active armies have much larger
proportion of the least loyal castles or races than the
Madras army Much more depends upon the sue
cess of this experiment and the loyalty of the Ma
dras army than the suppression of the present
mutiny; if the impression, now very prevalent, be
correct that England can never more hold India by
the exclusive agency of European troops. If ma
tive soldiers are to be employed in great numbers,
mHCiC tHey 10 De lOunQ Ii NIaQraS army
continue loyal, it alone will be the nucleus of the
army, to be recruited from trustworthy sources
Ghoorkas, Sikhs, Beels, Jats, &c. Insurrection is
still spreading eastward through Bengal
The Unlvers continues to indulge itself In a va
riety OF freaks with the map of Europe and, after
bestowing Morocco on Spain and Tunis and Tripo-
Ii on France, sweeps heretical England -
board
France, it says, did not perish after ryD(
Canada, and she has gained Algeria. Spain "a "a
world and remained nation. Europe viii blesS yain
for having planted Catholic society in Mexico and will
soon see her engaged in other works for Morocco viii
be Spanish, as Algeria, Tunis, and Tripo viii be
French. Who say that the day will not dawn-and
every Frenchman ought to desire it-when France the
elder sister of Catholic nations queen of the Mederra
and seated the Alps and ocean shall resume
her old motto, and for the love of Christ the berator
OF men, form plans as capacious the globe This is
not chimerica God and France may desire this result
and in that case the opposition of the Steele or Debas
would be of very little consequence. Every Catholic
nation would participate in this great work of genuine
conquest, and England would cut very pitifu figure
even compared with Portugal God permits nations TO
repent but if England does not repent her heresy we
see no better fate in store for her than general con-
tempt
The Emperor of Russia is now at Berlin The
series of speculations arising out Of the approach
ing interview Of Napoleon and Alexander is not vet
exhausted. /. The Paris correspondent Of the Man
chester Guardian says that the people Of Paris
believe that at the conference a sort Of reno
delling the map of Europe viii be decided upon
We are quite prepared to some very important
developments arise out Of the Stutgardt conference
In fact do not think that the face Of Europe has
looked 80 portentous and the circumstances of the
various nations within her boundaries been 50 indie
ative Of change for long time as they are at
present. Ii i reported in Paris that the diminu-
tion Of standing armies will be one Of the principal
subjects Of discussion between the two Emperors at
their meeting
. Calcutta papers to the Sth Of August have been
received, and they exhibit rather a more cheering
view Of the affairs Of India than was deduced from
the telegraphic dispatches received at the end Of
last week. IL appears that General HAvELocK's
retreat temporary and that having left his sick
and wounded at Cawnpore and received reinforce
ments he, on the lst of August, resumed his march
towards Lucknow, expecting to reach that city on
the sth. The rumor that the British had raised
the siege of Delhi is also contradicted. Lord Ell
GIN Is now the fruitful source of conjecture and
the most contradictory reports in circulation re-
specting his future position and employment. The
Paris Pays says that he is about to be appointed
Governor General of India, and that Lo9d CANNING
viii be removed to another high employment Oder
accounts say that Lord Egins voyage from China to
Calcutta was aselfimposed one and undertaken with
an intention to consult with Lord Canning respect
ing the practicability of the following plan 1t is
well known Cat least 1t is now asserted1 that many
of the Bengal regiments disarmed, not because
they had shown decided symptoms of mutiny, but
as a precautionary measure 1t is now thought
that if these regiments were removed from the in
fuence of evil example they would be found, as
heretofore, stanch and loyal Lord Elgin has
therefore, on his responsibility after consult
ing with General AsHBURNHAM, offered to Lord
Canning for service in India some of the Euro
pean regiments in China, in exchange for native
Bengal troops; reasoning, correctly think, that
the dlsarmed Sepoys will be best kept out Of mis-
chief by giving them military service 1t is said
that at least dozen disarmed Sepoy regiments
will be forthwith sent to China and all additional
supplies of British soldiers intended for China will
be countermanded to India. 1t is certain that
10000 additional troops will be dispatched from Eng
land to India with all possible speed This if true,
is bold move on the part Of Lord Elgin and II
will, of course be estimated more by its success
than by any prfort prudence or judgment which
1t may exhibit 1t may be only prominent ru-
NOR of the hour, but it is exciting much COM
ment and obtains general belief this evening
1t excites considerable surprise that whilst thp
Mosem soldiery in British India should he actipo
As though nothing less than the extirpation of the
Christians in that country would satisfy their
hatred, directly opposite feeling has been lately
exhibited in more than one Mahomedan countrr
For instance, the Shah of Persia has latelv nI.csd
MS Mahomedan, Christian, and other subjects on 4
evel. And now We are told that the Bcyof Tnn;s
has granted to his subjects a constitution fopndad
upon the most liberal religious and political prip..
,iples
Combinations among the workmen at Ghent and.
other cities in Belgium have come to light and in the
former city the civic guard has been ordered to,
De in readiness to take arms on hearing the rapper
either by night or by day The garrison of Ghent
s confined to their barracks. Letters from Berlin
state considerable surprise that the French Ambas
'ador to the Court of Prussia has desired Gsspan
officers and soldiers to send in their claim fer te,
St. Helena medal
The last weeks statement of the Bank of F,,c-
and shows diminution of e272, 800 in the sp ac;o