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118 G T It E Lead E R. [No. 401, Koykmbe...
118 T It E LEAD E R . [ No . 401 , Koykmber 28 , 1857 ,
Notiobs To Correspondents. Several Commu...
NOTIOBS TO CORRESPONDENTS . Several communications unavoidably stancl over . It is impossible to acknowledge the mass of letters we receive . Their insertion is of tea delayed , owing to apress of matter ; and when omitted , it is fretiuently from reasons quite independent of the merits of the communica-. - v tion . .- ¦ - . ¦ '• : , - . . ... . No notice can be taken of anonymous correspondence . Whatever is intended for insertion must be authenticated by the name and address of tlie writer ; not necessarily for publication . but as a guarantee of his good faith .. "We cannot undertake to return rejected communications .
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INDIA—THE PROGRESS OF AFFAIRS . Theeb steamers , with troops on board , had actually reached Calcutta ere the departure of the mail steamer Tvith the despatches already telegraphed . The Bentinck , which brought the mail to Suez , either encountered during her passage or heard of the folio-wingviz ., two sailing-vessels off the ' Sandheads , ' at the entrance of the Hooghly—two steamers onrl « snilir » a--vesKfll arrived in . Madras [ Roads
— four steamers and three sailing-vessels reached Point de Guile , in Ceylon , at different dates . There were , moreover , certain steamers in waiting at Gralle , In order to receive troops from sailing-vessels and carry them up the Bay of Bengal with extra despatch . All the ships mentioned , or at least the soldiers they conveyed , would probably have reached Calnn +. tn TififnTfi the Bentinck arrived at Suez .
The tide of reinforcements had thus fairly set in , and would flow continuously for some time to come . But the mere fact of these welcome succours having landed in the quiet , peaceable province of Bengal , would be of little avail in the absence of any organized means of forlj tut ? uib
warding tne newiy arriyea corps « - tant localities , where their presence and aid have been so sorely needed . "We are therefore glad to find that this important consideration has not been overlooked by the local authorities . Official documents have been lately published which supply the de-1 tails of a scheme ( originating , it is said , with Mr . IIallidat , Lieutenant- Grovernor of Bengal ) for the organization along the Grand Trunk Road of establishments to suppl y pass-? ^| t 1 I AM ____ _¦> ~~ 1 _ a > m _ *» « W m m « # ^ 4 wi
_ *~ _ . ***^ ^^ ing aetacnmenrs cn carnage anu pruvioiuuo . The arrangements proposed have been duly carried out , and the practical result is highly gratifying . It is at Haneegunge , the present terminus of the East Indian Railway—one hundred and twenty-one miles north-west of the Presidency—that the new syBtem comes into play . Under itB operation , two hundred with xneir iorwurueuto
men omcers coma ue . - wards Benares daily , from and after the 1 st November , 185 V . Of the above number , fifty men with officers would be sent in ddlc-cfxzriages , drawn by horses or propelledbybearers , distant th
and reach . Benares ( ^ ree nunurea miles ) in five days , at a cost of sixty-four rupees per head . The balance of one hundred and fifty men with officers , would proceed by * bullock ( or wnggon ) train , ' and in ten ui ui oimcuji
reacn xsenares u « y » , > u wo" and a half rupees per head . Sumnia : —That , by these two means combined , an aggregate of 4500 men and their officers can bo conveyed monthly to Benares from Raneegunge , at an average expense of about thirty-three
rupees per man . An arrangement cannot be too highly spoken of , by which , at a very trifling outlay , the British soldier , in full health and vigour , fresh from his native soil , and fully prepared for action , is ( to use the renowned Htjoeb Ali ' s plirase ) * let loose , ' if not on the very battle-field , at least within hail of the fray . Turning now to the latest items of intelligence , we observe that the Lucknow garrison , after being again placed in great apparent jeopardy , had been sensibly reinforced by the arrival of H . M ' s . 53 rd and 93 rd Regiments . Still , witli a divided force ( for 1000 men had charge of the sick and wounded at the Alumbagh ) , General Ha-VELock' s position might be regarded as critical , but for the certainty that Brigadier Greatheb ' s junction had swelled his muster-roll to 7000 men . The NA . NA is said to be again in the neighbourhood of Bhitoor , near which place a body oi 3 the Delhi mutineers , flying before G-ijeata hed ' s force ( which had already twice discomf . fi ted them ) , were attacked in a strong positior bv a detachment from Cawnnore , undei ¦ ¦ ;
Colonel ¦ ¦ "Wits on , which routed and dispersed the rebels . On the other side of the Jumna the pursuing column ( under Brigadier Siktwebs ) appears to have reached Agra , en route for Gwalior , on the 14 th of October , and was some days after attacked on the line of march by the rebels . The latter wero defeated , with a loss of one thousand killed ; and , moreover , driven pell-mell across the Eoharee-HSTuddy
( about thirty miles from Gwalior ) , leaving to the victors , who suffered but slightly , their guns , camp equipage , treasure , and a mass of ill-gotten spoils . In spite of so much cheering intelligence , in spite of the grievous checks which rebellion has encountered , the spirit of mutiny is still abroad . The 32 nd Bengal Native Infantry has gone at last . At all events , a portion of
the regiment ( which may be taken to imply the whole ) had risen and committed several murders at Deoghur , in the Bhaugulpore district . It is also to be feared that disaffection is very general in the Bombay army . In addition to this , it is rumoured that the Maharajah of Gwalior lias been assassinated by V . ; a mxrn npnnlA Jl . nd f-, llflfc "MaTTIT SlNGH Of -v »••
Jl £ ^ U ^ j * f y | Ei m x ^ ^^ m ^ * x *^ 4 »* w &* ^ m » w » w — — — - -- - Jodhpore has turned traitor upon principle , seeing that he has now but little apparent chance of profiting by the move . The standing camp at Raneegunge , which I has been formed at Sir Colin Campbell ' s suggestion , will , we imagine , constitute a depot , from which troops will be despatched to Upper India , on the plan already de-I scribed and commended by us . The King of Delhi , it is now reported , I t ., ; h Ua + ™»< -i Kir n milifcnr-v nnmmission . Then
it is a pity that his life was ever spared . For —if really accountable for his own actionshe has far less right to consideration than the meanest of those whom his example led astray . And again , if the sentence of death ( which must of course be passed ) should not be executed on his sometime Majesty , the pro-I f ^ / K ~ i ^ r \ P + !*/¦* i-rtil-ifot ^ tT i ^ / -wn vmHftinn will detiO Ul iiiii & uui % />** k */»«¦*—
^ CUClliJ uuu r _*»** «• • - . generate into farce ; and , worse than all , the incorrigible native will , for the thousandth time , ascribe lenity to weakness and forbear-I anco to fear .
THE POSITION OP REFORM . , The journals supposed to bo under official influence have been diverging in their speculations on tho subject of Palianioiitary Re-I Cahiv > T \ T « -k niif-lirt-nH-. d-fi \ m niinniin ^ O til fill li Ol
Iminiatcrial intentions has appeared . It is possible that oven the royal speech will leavo tho question undecided . Silence , at least , would not imply n resolve on the part of Lord Palmehstotst to forfeit his pledge But lie is
in a difficult position . Intrinsically , he is not a Liberal by sentiment , although , he may be one by conviction . "When he has satisfied himself that Reform is the right policy for a Premier to pursue , he will advance , and that vigor-: ously . We believe that more discussion has taken place in connexion with the promise of last session than the public is aware of . In the first place , it has been discovered that a movement of considerable importance , although informal , has been going on among the friends of Xord John Rtjssill . That statesman is encamped outside the Cabinet . He has said , since the Indian mutiny assumed its most terrible proportions , " The ; time has come ; " and those distinct and deliberate woxds seem to mark him as the pro-L bable cliief of nob a few powerful "Whigs , who i will conibiue actively in the event of a breach : of faith by the Government . f . Lord John Rttsselx , of course , reserves his - confidences for" Ids traditionary allies , but the view of his position suggested above is taken i by those who stand near and infer from impresp sions . Here is one motive atwork inclinin g
the-Tirsb Minister ; to fortify himself by actmg as a Liberal among Liberals . But the pressure most directly felt has been that of his own colleagues , audvve are not merely guessing when we say that Lord Patsmure , Sir Chables AVood , a , nd Sir George Gtkeistand opposed to the hesitating tendencies of the Duke and the Earl , who , in the Cabinet , are supposed to represent a , desire to delay the Reform Bill . The Times has spoken ijut . tne
as it it possessed minutes ol ail caDmeu Councils * at which Heform has been mentioned ; but its devotees must not be deceived into the idea that , when their great oracle has pronounced , Lord PalmebStok has decided . If Lori Palmebstonwere really to throw the question overboard , it-would be partially on account of representations made by writers assuming to lay before him the sen-13 iauivia
timentSOI tlie pUUllC . X ^ eiLUtJi : KLCj- ; xiuj . the Ministry as a whole , but a part of ono and the other , has declared itself against the fulfilment of a pledge . Some , who are not unacquainted with the mental progress of the Premier , would be little astonished to see him striving for a position among the great historical promoters of Reform . It would
plume him with a new honour . It would leave him , he might think , without a point ot unfavourable comparison with Lord Jonx Russell . It would place him at the head oi public opinion . And , if the courtly members of his administration should bo intractable , they are not statesmen whom it would be difficult to replace . Their personal influence , rather than their ability , accounts for whatever importance attaches to the views they hold . Now , outside the Cabinet , there is a
powerful feeling in favour of an immediate Reform . Wo are not wrong , we hope , in assuming that Mr . Gladstone :, Mr . Sidn ey I-Ierbeiit , mid others of that connexion , would regard any attempt to break through the pledge of last session as an act of gross dishonesty . Tho excuses put forward on behalf of the -unwillinc : section of tho Ministry
are universally rejected as hollow and disingenuous . If we wait for a clear session we shall simply imitate the rustic who postponed his journey until the river had ceased to flow V *« r T * m rm + hinfr loss than to CXpCCt that
History will come to a standstill in order that wo may rearrange our political machinery . That Indian affairs must be dobnlcil ia true , but it is true , also , unless an . Lmlina Bill is to bo forced precipitntoly through have
Parliament , that the timo will not come , for several months , for final deliberation on that subject . If , as seim-mmisterial writers say , tho Bank Charter is not to bo modified , why should a year ot legiff-
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Leader (1850-1860), Nov. 28, 1857, page 10, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_28111857/page/10/
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