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out of the question . In fact , they must be nursed into health and strength . If . the siege of Delhi had lasted another fortnight , it really- seems as if the European armymust hive gone oiit of : itself . " , X ani not sure of the exact number of the native infantry ia caaipvV ; but think that they may- muster two thousand five hundred , or from that to three thousand Imyonetsof Punjabees and Ghobrkas , exclusive of Gholab Singh's Contingent . The latter think they have done enough , and cann 0 fc be calculated on ibr much further service . The efficiency of our own native' regiments is cruelly diminished by the prodigiously large proportion of loss among their European officers . In fact , hardly any Temain , arid they are commanded by new young men who know nothing of thorn and their peculiarities ., So much for the Foot . But as regards the mounted branch , we are mach better off . " / '
The « . CiviH&fc' considers that General Witsqawa ? j j nst the man to take Delhi—which ; , by thei way could hardly be doubted riovr that he 7 *« s t ^ fceii it--but that he is not likely to distinguish himself again . Our best men Hare been killed ; and the writer loolw apon Nicholson as the very best of all . He does not seem to have an exalted idea of .. . those who remain . Stillj . hethinks our prospects are good ; but— - * . . "The chief difficulty will be to sttpply to the civil power a fitting force to hold our districts as we recover themy 'disorganized and demoralized as thejrhave been by the mutiny ; and in their own country the Sepoys / may possibly yet offer a ; very stubborn resistance before
¦ vre ca-n exterminate them . Besperate , men , we may drive them from position to position ; but when will it i ? nd ? They can never submit ^ tliey can al-vvays but-Tnarch . us ' :. ; ' and how soon , and at how great ; costj shall we kill them all ' $ The other serious . danger is ; lest onr present violent feeling ; against tire Mahomed ans should drive ^ to despair tllat great section ofthepopul atipn , and induce a really" general Mahometan revolt as dangerous as the great mutiny . We must trust , to the vigour -and discretion 0 ? Government to avert that danger . But our great .. difficulty in this partpf India at present is the total "Want pf any" head , civil or military ' , and of leading men la high / office . ' . ' .. - . : L ' .- \ A \\' . - ¦ ¦' ' : "¦'¦' . ' r \ V : ' '' ; : ''¦'¦ ¦;¦ . ¦ . ¦ ¦ - . ¦> .
-:, ; ' ' THE INDIAN MUMS ? KELIEF EtTHP . ¦ : . v - . '¦'" : ¦ : ' : ? sAl letter from ; Eord Canning to ; jUderrnan Finnls , dated Ocjfcober 23 rd , lias been published . ; The G oiv ^ rnor-Gen eral thus states the objects to which the expenditure of the sub-committee at Calcutta is at greseat directed : —; ¦; . . ' . ¦ ¦' "'¦ . '¦ ¦ ¦¦' : '¦ ' ¦ ¦ - ; : /¦ '¦; :: '' v \ ' - ' "¦ ¦' ., ¦ '• • : '¦" . /;• " 1 . Boarid and lodging on ; arrival in Calcutta for refugees who are without homes or friends to receive them . 2 . Clothing for refugees . 3 ;! Montlily allowances ^ for the support of families who are riot Tboarded arid lodged
by tha sub-committee . 4 . Loans to sufferers to provi 8 e furniture , clothing , &e . '/' .. 5 .. Tree grants to sufferers for the same purpose . 6 . Passage and diet money on board river steamers to all who have not l ) een provided with the same by the- Government . ; 7 . Loans to officers and othera to pay for the passage of their families toEngland . 8 . Free ^ passage to Euglahd for the widows and families of officers and other , sufferers , including travelling expenses to Bombay and Calcutta . 9 . Education of the children of sufferers . " ^
A letter has been issued by the Indian Mutiny Belief Committee , in which it is stated : — - V " Many applications for relief haying been made by , or on behalf of , the wives and children of soldiers who have gone to India with their regiments , this committee . , on several occasions , given their most caref ul and anxious consideration to - the : subject , and it has always been with one result , that it was not iii the power of the committee to sjivc the solicited relief . "
. - ' ¦¦ . ; ¦ . ; . : ¦ ¦" ;• LIBlTTEirANT SALICELI ) . . ; ; . ; . :, . ' : ' . : ¦ - .. ; Lieutenant Philip Salkeld , of the Bengal Engineers , who displayed so much daring and gallantry in firing the siege train at the Cashmere Gate of Delhi , ' , died at that city , about the 10 th of October , from the effects of the wound 3 then received . He was a Dorsetshire man , and in the course of a few days would have completed his twenty-seventh year .
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- ¦ ¦ ¦ •¦ ¦ " . ' / ' ¦ , . THE ORIENT , ' '' .. : . ' : : " Thee Mandarins hare been , ' squeezing' the rich merchants in the silk districts , who have accumulated considerable wealth from the large demand and the high prices of the last two years . But the merchants resisted , and drove the emissaries of the Government out of the uowrtry . Thereupon the Mandarins sent to Hongchow for soKUers , returned , and sot firo to a village . Tho country has been desolated by these proceedings , and it ia thought they will lead to a protracted struggle . Oh the night of the 30 th of October there was a . strong gale at Hong-Kong ; but the damage done was trifling . Afc M « ci » , however , the destruction of life and property wae considerable . ' A French bishop has been d « capitat « d ia Cochin China , and » great many Christiana have been murdered ; bat no particulars arc given * A . naval attack oa Canton was being prepared at the data of the last despatches . It was thought thai the Franeh would assist *
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¦ . - ,, ' . ; ;; / . — - . ¦ .:. . -f--iRE ^^ a ; D .: ' - . ;• : ¦ ¦ . ¦¦ . ¦; . ¦ . ¦¦ . .. o ^ . -Vu-The Orangemen and jan Premier . —The magistrates of Permanagh , summoned by Lord Erne , have held a meeting for the purpose * , of protesting againat the propo 3 al of Chancellor Brady , that in future ho ' . ' persons shall be admitted to tbe magisterial beach who shall be connected with the Oi'ange 3 . pcie £ y . The meeting -was private , and it was resolved that tho result should hot he , made public till after the receipt of the ' answer of Lord Palmerston to the remonstrance addressed to him . That answer is of the briefest possible khiid , being simply as follows : — - "Downing-strect , November 2 l .- ^ -My Lord , —~ i am desired by Lord Palmci-ston to acknowledge the rcceii > t of your letter of the 12 th inst . ami of tliQ memorial ' which accompanied it . —1 remain , my Lord , your Lordship ' s obedient servant , —Gr . G .-Baii ' iungxont . —Th « Earl of Erne , &c . "
PjaosEcuTiON op tub PjhkST 3 . —A . plea of ' N " Guilty' has been put on the file in the Queen ' s Bencli on the part of the Rev . Mr . Conway to the ex ojjiclo information of the Attorney-General . In the caso of the Rev . Mi \ llyan no answer has beeu lilod , ljut thoro ia timo till the first day of next term . Sir . ' George Bowyer , M . P ., has contributed 5 f . ' towards the defence of . . Father . Conway .. The Irish Savings Banks . —A meeting of tho friends and supporters of . the Cork , Savings Bank was held ¦
yesterday week , Mr . Beamish , M . I * ., presiding ., Tlite financial statement up to the 20 th of Novembor was read by Mr . Bcsnard , tho secretary ; and . Mr . Craig , tho manager of the Bank of Ireland , addressed the meeting , congratulating them upon the prosperous state of tlic institution notwithstanding tho prevailing money panic , as a proof of -which ho mentioned the fact , that while the amount duo to depositors last year was orely 828 , 800 ? . 15 a . 2 d ., it was 830 , 463 f . 2 s . 0 d . tliia-year , showing an increase of deposits of i 65 G £ 7 a . Id . There was in the hands of tho Government 311 , 387 £ I 5 s . 7 < 1 ., and lodged in tho Bank of Ireland 20 , 105 / , 7 a . Id ,,
making the total amount available 331 , 533 / . I 2 «» 8 d . or . 10 . 7 . 0 / . 103 . ' : § &' ¦ , over the amount due in principal and interest to depositors . Few managers liayiag been appointed , the meeting separated ; Si-ate of TippERARr .- _ Tlie state of the Kforth Riding of Tipperary i 3 so alarming- that the magistrates have called for two hundred and forty-four eitra men of the police force , though this will entail additional taxation to the extent of 3 | d . in the pound . Twenty men above the usnal number haye been stationed at Lbughmore . the parish in which Mr . . Ellis \ ras murdered ; but there does not seem to be any chance of the murderers being discoveredj thougjh . several persons have bean arrested and committed to prison . . , ¦
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: /^ ' / - ., v -v ;*; :. ;^; , ;* . * y < . America ..- ::-: / : - rr -:-: \ - ; : :: ¦ ' - ¦ / MAtibbs are ^^ cioming to a . crisis in . the ^ Mormon territory . Besides seizing the Government waggons , as we related lastweek , the Saints ara taking other / measures of resista . nce * Brigham Young has issued a proclamation , declaring martial law in lltah , and he claims * his right to do so by virtue of his authority as Governor of the territory " . ' and superintendeiit of Indian affairs ^ from which he says he has riot been suspended . " In right of the power given him under the Territorial Organic Act , he expressly forbids the United States troops from entering the territory withbut his autlibrity , and complains th at -the Federal ; Govemmen t has acted oh misrepresentatipns , with : a vie \ v to driying the JVloruioiis from the land . < ' /> yiien Colonel Alexander , " says a communication' from \\ Va 5 liington r U was Svithin thirty miles of Ibrt Bridger , which place is ; occupied by Mqrmou troops , lie received a letter froiri Brigham Ybung ; thr (> u ^ h the commander of th ' e ( ., ; Na . uvoo ^ Leg ion , warning the ^ troops / out of tlie territory , ; but saying : that , if they desired i (> remain till spring , they might elb so , provided they gave ^ up their farms and ammuniti on ; but they must then leave .: In . ' . the : meantime he would see that they were f urnished with prpvisionsw The letter was accompanied by two copies of the procliriiatioh , and a , copy of the laws of Utalv . The commaiicler / . . tells Coloriel Alexander that he is . at the fort to carry out Y / ourig's instructionsf arid expresses the hope that Colonel Alexander ' * answer and actioiis . will lie . dictaitied by a : proper respect
for the ' rights and liberties of American citizens . Colonel Alexander , ; in lus reply , dated October . 2 nd , says he has given Young ' s cptniuunication his attentive consideratidn , and will submit : tbe letter to the General com ^ rnandirig as spbn as lie arrives at the Camp , Winfield , on Hams Fork . ; 'In the nieantinfie , ' he adds ,,, ; « Ihave t <> say that : the troops are liere by tlie order ' -of the -President of the United , States , and their further movement * will entirely depend iipon the "birder ' s issued b y a competent authority . ' Among -the- documents ' .-is . ¦ i . a- ' . lettac from Colonel Johnston , dated . from the ' Gamp of the Three ^ AV ' ings of the Sweet Water , ' addressed to ' Adjutant-General : M'Co ^ ell , New York , ' in which he confirms the / burning of the contractor's trains by the
Mormons , lie says , tlie Goyerrior ' a -escort is four days' march behind him , willi two companies of dragoons * Tie knows , of no reason \ vliy Colonel Alexander should attempt to reach " , 'Salt Like by Btsar River , excepting from fear that the M ^ ormpns have burnt the grass on tlie shorter route , '" which ' ... they are reported to have done . He adds , 'if I could comnturiibate -with Colonel Alexander , I would direct him to take up a good position for the winter at Hams Fork ; the road is beset betweeil this and Hamsi Fork with companies of Mormons , so it is doubtful if I shall bo able to , communicate -with Colonel Alexander . ' It is supposed at the : ' War Dopartment that the troops are all in good condition , as nothing to tho contrary is said in the despatches . ^ ' . ¦]' ' :
Yrissari , the Nicaraguan Minister , has been introduced by General Cass to the Prosuleiit , who reeeiveel frbui him his credentials as JUnister Plenipotentiary and Eft- ' voy Extraordinary from Nicaragua . It is asserted that the treaty between the United States and Nicaragua has been signed by General Cnsa and Senor Yriasari . Tho New York Courier and Inquirer gives tha following conjectural account of its provisions : — " The transit route is to be protected by Unitei States troops in the event of Nicaragua being unable to do so in consequence of fpreign invasion , civil insurrection , or . other domestic causes , but with the return of peace tlie troops are to 1 > q withdrawn . It is further aaid that a ' free port' is guaranteed at . cacli end of the line . The treaty protects no company by name , but provides for the protection of any
company having nn existing valid grant to bo determined by Nicaragua , which shall recognise the obliga-. tion of this treaty , and tho Government of Nicaragua Iiaa , through fts Minister , signified to that of tho United States in writing that the only company Iiaving such valid grant is tho American Atlantic and Pacific Canal Company created by Nicaragua . " Some furthor details are given by tho Mjw York Timen , whicli suys : — "The transit route is to be thrown open to all nations on tlie same terms ; our Government to seize Wnlkor wherever they can find him , nnrt bring him back to tho United States ; tho lake boat * to be transferred to tho New-Transit Company . A HfinteCor will shortly bo appointed for Nicaragua , who -will go out with Sir William Goro Ousoloy . Lord Napier , on behalf of his Government , and Count SartUica . undar special Instructions froia tho
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ACCrDENTS ^ AND SUDDEN DEJATHS . DURING the gale of Monday weekj two fishing-boats riding ; at anchor off Cockenzie , In the Firth , of Forth , ¦ were dragged Front their moorings and swrarapftd . The accident occiirred abput one o ' clocik in the afternoon , when tlie boats were about half a mile from the shore ; and , though everyexertion was made by the inhabitants of the town , only three of the ten mea who were on bpatd could be saved . ; : ;¦' . ' . ' ¦ ¦'¦ . ; . ¦' / . ¦ ¦'"' . y '" ' '¦''¦ ¦ : '¦ .. ¦' . ¦ ¦ ¦' . , ' - ; : ' . " The aahie gale has . caused the loss of jfnany other vessels ; and forty-two : flshermen Iiave been ; drovraed , leaving behind them twenty-seven ; widows and seventy * nine orphans . ,. ' ; . ¦ ¦ : ' . ' .. - .: ; . ' : :: . .. ¦ . ; ¦' .: ' ¦¦ ¦ < ' ' . '' ¦ ¦ ¦ . ¦' ¦¦ ¦ . ?¦ ¦ - ¦¦"¦¦ :: . : : '' - ; . : - ~ - y .
The inquest on th « bodies of the twelye persons killed by this boiler explosion near JHtuddersneid last . week : , hast termiaated ia a verdict to the effect that the deceased died from injuries caused by the explosion of a boiler , resulting froin . the screwing down of a stop valve placed in the top of the boiler , which cut off all connexioa with the safety valve , but that Mho closed the valve . there wai ^ iio evi dence to show . The jury condemned the com > bination of safety-valve and stop-yal ye , censuring the engineer and the proprietor for allo-wing it . They
reprobated the use of the boiler without a safety -gauge , and considered the conduct of the person of whom it was ordered and of the proprietor nighlyblaniable .. They also , expressed their strongest disapproval of the conduct | pf the proprietor , confessedly unacquainted with boilera , ¦ ¦ j a ^ placing the / nianagement of the boiler ' ia the handa of a person ytho neither from training nor skill was qualified to uridertake so onerous : a diitj-i In conclusion ,: they recommended the formation « f an association , for the prevention of boiler explosions . ;
Miss Miles , sister to Mr . P . W . S . Miles , formerly member for Bri 3 tcrl , and half-sisteT to Mr , W . Miles , M . 'P . ^^ for E ? ast Somerset , Wft 3 returning to Kin ^^ Park from T $ ristdl , a few evenings ago , when an accident of a very serious charactei" occurred . On arriving at the hill leading to the lodge er itrance of the park , th $ Coachman passed the patk gate , and , discovering his mistake ) turned the horses sharply . In so doing , , he over turned the carriage on to a bank :. Miss Miles , who was the only ^ person inside the carriage , had : her hand severely
cut by the breaking of one of the windows ; but , assistance being speedily procured from thft lodge , sbe was extricated wlthpiit further injury .: The foqtmanv who was oti . the / box , ; sitstained a seyftte coticussipri of the brain ; and the coachman , who fell' on the foptmari ( the carriage ^ ^ coming iipon botb ^ . ' -of . them ) , received such severe ^ internal injuries that bis / life is despaired of ; At the time of the occurrence of ^ the accident , Mr . Charles Greig , surgeon of Bristpl v happened to be passing , arid rendered valuable assistance to the sufferers .
During a fresh breeze from the east . on Monday itioriiing , as Captain Couserisj . of the Americaa ship Coronet , 146 O tons , which had arrived ' afc falmouith on the 28 th of ISTorember ^ from Callao . wa ? landing in a boat with the second mate and fo uf 6 t 3 ier men of the ship Calcutta ( which had been abandoned at sea , and with the crew was taken off by the Coronet ) , tlie boat got into the breakers between the ppjnt . s of Pendennis and the Bar ( the ship being" outside at stnehor ) , and the captain and mate were drowned . The others wer < s saved .
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Leader (1850-1860), Dec. 5, 1857, page 1159, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2220/page/7/
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