The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-01-25
Arrival or the Europ~-The News from
India.

The news from India, and in relation to In
dian affairs in England, which we publish in
another column, is important in several points
of view.
A pang will be felt by many heart that has
no ties Of blood with Britain, on learning that
the gallant old chief who so nobly rolled back
the tide of rebellion in its course toward Cal
cutta, and gathered countless laurels with q
handful Of men, has fallen victim to disease
General Havelock expired at Lucknow, the
scene of bis browning glory. In other respects
the news from India was not considered favor
able in England. The contingent force that
had been kept up by o subordinate native
prince at Gwalior, and which had mutined,
marched on Cawnpore and succeeded in defeat
ing General Windham, cutting up one English
regiment entirely. They were subsequently cut
to pieces by Sir Colin Campbell, who seems now
about to enter upon his work of pscifying Dude
by destroying all the small bodies of Sepoys
that are scattered through it. Troops were ar
irving in large numbers at Calcutta, and the de-
struction of the Gwalior contingent left no
body of insurgents in the field, west or south
of Dude. Sir Colin Campbcll's operations will,
therefore, be limited to that kingdom, and only
depend for their rapidity upon the means which
he may possess for bringing up his reinforce
ments from Calcutta.
The question of the reorganization of the
government of India was about to be brought
forward in Parliament. Lord Palmerston would
bring in bill proposing TO vest the direction Of
the affairs Of the three Presidencies in one
Cabinet minister, and institute other reforms in
the administration of government in the East.
What position the East India Company will
occupy under the new order Of things is not an
nounced, but it is evident that il is not TO be
abrogated. The future policy of the govern
ment in India Is subject Of repeated comment
by the London journals, and occupies large
share Of public attention. A meeting had been
held at Exeter Hall on the subject of Chris
tianity in India, but the attendance was small
and the tone Of the resolutions remarkably mode
rate for that locality. The chief resolution gives
up the policy of proselytising the Hindoos by
government patronage or authority and claims
that all classes, whether Christian, heather or
Hindoo, shall have equal religious freedom
II is evident from the tenor Of these adyices
that Sir Colin Campbell has yet an arduous
task to perform in the East being nothing less
than the entire conquest of the kingdom Of
Dude. which he will undoubtedly DO in a
thorough manner, and that IN respect 10 the re-
organization Of the Indian empire Lord Pal
merston is far behind the requirement Of The
age In fact, the same ignorance, folly and CD
stinate Difference TO the wishes Of few int.
rested parties, arc to prevail in Indian affairs
that have ever prevailed in the whole history
of England's colonial policy. The company
system. which hitherto has operated as direct
exclusion Of individual entorNrise from In
dis, is, no doubt. "a he coutiuird and hc
true retuits oi highlands RUE tnerc, Is