The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-04-27


II srumored that Mr.. Ridgway does not mean 10
give his daughter any cousd. ra6i. 4 ,yer at pre,ent
and some SAY that he intends bsst ~ Tho bulk OF
bis vast fortune on his only son, youth of some Ave
six years old. His father before MIN Juoh
Ridgway, OF Philadelphia made the slnl, pre-
ference for the male branch, by bequeathing
most Of his money TO his john, and cutting
off his two daush'ers the late Mrs. Rnsh and
Mrs DR.. Barton, with the mierabe stipened of
1900 900 apiece. II, therefore, Mr John Ridgway,
now Of Paris his pretty daughter In the -ame
way he will be under the unavoidable necessity OF
leaving To his son. the Aforesaid young gentleman,
the pitfu sum of three millions and upwards The
fortune of Mr.. Ridgwsy must be hourly r~ssing,
ard he lives twenty years longer there IL no tell
log to what il will ultimately amount he h care
full man in money matters, and never makes bad
investment.
In the political world calm has succeeded tho
late hub6nb with England. One thing N certain,
that sending the Duke of Malak1f to London con
vnced the English government ard press THAI Ma
poeon was in earnest, and that II they wanted a
quarrel he would not bank them. The 1in.es has
modified its tone and the Court has feed toe French
ambassador going away, and IT IL a.ld the govern
ment intend To receive the grim Persier with great
ceremony and atter all his hostile Intentions out OF
him. The English, you see know how to play ON
the French propre.
The Cheyalir Wikoff il ut present in Paris Osten-
siby engaged in making arrange ments for the pub
LEGATION OF the French edition OF his work but in
reality understand in settling the snars and com
plcations in which French and English dplomatists
have contrived 70 involve them selves Of late. Hay
ing taken President Buchanan rRder his prote ,tiou
and set him right with the English pulic he thinks
It but fair TO give Walewskl aud Malmesoary she
benefit of his good offices. happy man is the Che
Waller He lives in world Of his own creation, and
continues TO draw within It's magic circle all sorts OF
talents and celebrities. IL il indifferent 10 him whe
ther they enter voluntarily reluctantly hs charm
ed ring. He uses and disposes OF them with tho
same superb facility il fate had placed their des
MES absolutely in his hands
The War IN India The FAN or Lucknow.
from the London Tunes, ApNy
The siege, or, az We may all but say, the capture
dency of our at small cost OF life, and has dis
pened, though not destroyed, the last great or
ganized body of mutineers. These results are
eminenty satisfactory, for il we have not actually
annihilated the revolt VIC have stormed ts last
stronghold have successfully econom,zed ,nr exDen-
dture of blood and have driven the rebels in head
long rout into country where they cannot be dan
gerous and are not likely TO be long secure
The hero of these decisive operations appears 10
have been Sir james Outram, whose intimate fami-
larty with Indian warfare, and whose recent ao-
qualified him for secondng the schemes Of the Som
mander in-Chiei throughout thn critical campaign.
Left after the evacuation Of Lucknow In the heart
of the cnemy's territory. he succeeded in repeling
from hls position, without oss to himself. all tho
Bwarms ui aseailauts who were launched against ia
walls; and after thus defying for W. eks together
the whole force OF Dude he turned out with his gar
rison in perfect efficiency to support Sir Coffin Camp
bell on his final advance.
With this success ends probably our last great de-
finite operations against the mutjnesrs vi 1857.
We have yet 10 be informed of the condition mum
beers In which the fugtives escaped, but the d.
rection OF their light Is 10 far fortunate that 10
promises little service to them aud comparatively
little trouble to ourselves 10 was not at all de-
sabe that they should into the still feruent
ing districts of Bundecund or disturb the popu-
lous and productive provinces OF fIehT and Bcngal
The degree of irrtability still surviving In 'hoeo
psrtg he ClEjly rred from the rpDprt
municated 10y this very mail TO the effect that Cal
cutta iteelf was in panic AZ late IA the I'd OF
March, and that volunteers were called out an
cannon planted against al anticipated attack Nom
the disorined sepoys Of Barrackpore. Under sucb
circumstances it Ia obvious sourc. Of satisfaction
that the rush of the fugitive rebels should have been
made towards the west rather than the east and in
4. deed the measures Of the Commanders Chief seem
to have been expressly taken with the view OF
placing at least this result beyond doubt. All ave
nues Of escape towards the east were carefully
closed against the insurgents by the columns under
Jung Baliadoor and Brigadier Franks, while the
main army itself was interposed between them and
the south. What may be- the fortune reserved for
these thrice beaten bands in the district Ut Roh
cund II which they have retreated, we shall not be
long in learning. The province itself ~as undoubtedly
one Of the worst seats Of the original rebellion and
some Of the most fragrant examples Of mutiny wcra
furnished by it, garrisons. But the captnre Of
Delhi the incessant march OF endorsements from
Meerut to the east, and moro recently the success
full operations Of Sir Colin Campo n hmsef against
the bsls at Futtehghur, must have intimbatcd the
turbulent, and brought the country 10 great extent
under control There was force too, OF Sikh lesies
lately organized and placed under the command OF
Brgadier Chamberlain, which WAS TO descend from
the northwest upon this very province, and which.
II we mistake not. should at this time be somcwher,
about Bareilly, and therefore well placed 70 inter
cept the fugitives. Finally, two strong detachmeDts
from the army Of Lucknow, well provided with
cavalry and horse artillery, are already ON their
hees, 80 that little time, il may be hoped, will be
given them either 10 reorganize their forces or TO
esfahligh thamselyeg In nfoya
stand.
Although our satisfaction might have been moro
complete If the Indian revolt had been terminated
by definite surrender on the part VI the Lucknow
garrison, the actual result was certainly more de-
sirable than the ouy remaining alternative of
desperate and sangunary struggle. We might have
destroyed more mutineens, but we should have lost
many more Of our own soldiers; whereas at present.
the capital Of Dude hW been captured at little cost
to our army, while the prospects Of the rebels
unpromising in the extreme How tenaeiousy the
original mutneers preserve their military organi-
cation we have repeatedly seen throughout the
course Of this contest and IL In not improbable
that one or two such assembages that still
existing at Calpee mny call for distinct expeditions
on the part OF our commanders. BIT the main
body Of the fugtives, hemmed in between their
immediate pursuers on the east. the friendly Sikh
chiefs, backed by the entire force Of the Punjab
on the west, and the columns advancing through
Rajpootana on the south, must he speedily reduced
TO despair; nor need we anticipate renewal OF any
such contests as have been sustained at lucknow
and Delhi. The mutineep have now no stronghold
asylum remaining. They are AZ large In country
where they have nothing but indifference or hostility
10 expect from the general population. where oar
ascendency has been already established, and wbere
their few allies have paid the penalties Of th3- trea-
We may still experience some trouble, but Sir
Colin Campbell's victorious campaign bas exempted
from any further risk Of disaster and has termi
mated the conditions Of regular by the dnsl dis
persion Of the enemy.
Interesting from Spain
Madrid (April ~ correspondence @, london Times
The plot for the overthrow Of the throne OF Queen
Isabella, and which il known by the name OF the
Fusion begins 20 awaken general curiosity, I'm
spite Of the efforts Of the pcrsonsges who favor
able 10 it, and who would prefer carrying II on in
silence Attention IL still more reused by this air Of
mystery. Every one knows that IL II At Aranjues
the conspirstors have resolved 10 exercss q moral