The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-01-30
Further by the Steamer Kangaroo.

We published yesterday, pretty full accounts Of
the news to the 18th instant, by the steamer Kan
garoo, at New York. We make, however, the fsl-
lowing additional extracts:
THE WAR IN INDIA.
An extraordinary gazette, Published ct Calcutta
contains Brigadier Inglis' narrative of events nj
Lucknow. II ID prsfsced by general order In
numerous officers and civilians who distinguished
themselves during the defence. His Exceliency
"beieves that there never has talo been told
which will 30 stir the hearts Of English men aud
English women as the simple. earnest narrative Of
Brigadier lnglis." His Excsllency also mentions
the names Of Birch. Polehampton, Barbor and Gall
amongst the noble women who distinguished them
selves. and refers in terms Of deep regret to the
death of General Havelock- Six months batta is
to be awarded to every officer and soldier who
formed part of the garrison, and to civilians who
shared in the defence.
The Times describes the general intelligence as
highly gratifying.
ENGLAND.
The ship Philadelphia, which arrived at Liver
pool on the 1lth, was struck by lightning. Two
searnen were killed and three badly injured
The London papers give all the particulars with
regard to the arrest of Gen. Walker, but with the
exception OF the Post, which applands Commo-
dore Paudng for his conduct, they are editorialIy
silent
Amongst the failures are mentioned the firms of
Messrs. Arthur Co., warehousemen, Glasgow,
with large liabilities: James Barmatyne Son, the
oldest commercial firm in Limerick, for ESQ, 600,
aud Joseph Bainbridss Sons, timber merchants
London. for q small amount.
The London News expatiates upon the conss-
qnences to ensue from the disagreement between
President Buchanan and Mr.. Douglass, regarding
it in the light of regular "split in the proslsve-
ry party"
The steamship Teviot had arrived at southsmp-
ton with the Australian mail. Amongst her car
go is gold dust to the value of f200 les sterling
a mi tad of vards af ia.t
and 1900 newspapers.
FRAsCg.-It is stated that the consumption of
tobacco IN France is increasing so rapidly that the
imperial manufactures can scarcely supply the de-
mand and the revenue from the sales of the pre- sent
year is expected to reach one hundred million
francs.
An explosion of the heating apparatus in the
Church OF st. Suipice, Paris, Lad occurred during
several others o
Very severe weather had prevailed throuabout
France, but the cold had materially moderated.
Inc courier de Paris says that Mile Rachers
deatn was telegraphed to Paris several hours be-
fore it took place. She fell into syncope, which
deceived everybody about her. But when in the
evening the medical man employed to embaIm ths
body came to the death-bed, he found the heart
still beating, although glass put to her month
exhibited no sign OF any e1halation of breath
AusraI.-The remains of Marshal Rad .tyky were
lying IN state at Milan, and the funeral which
was to be attended bv % 600 Austrian soldiers wa.
to take place on January IA.
The Russian army had been ordered to wear
mourning during three days, as the deceased was
Russian as well ss an Austrian Marshal.
SwRDEN.-COnfidence was beginning to revive in
Stockholm, in consequence of loan of Is 900 600
francs which the bank is authorized to contract in
France.
A new custom tariff was spoken of.
aADAdAscAR.-The prosecutions of the Christian,
in Madagascar was continued with unabated seye.
rity. Thirteen had been put to death. Many had
been tortured horribly, and numbers we're reduced
to slavery.