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'cfratiff.—An attempt Was made to assassinate the Emperor of the French as he was going to the opera on Thursday night: The Mooiteur of yesterday gave the following account of the crime and its conse- quences. "last night, et half-past eight o'clock, at the moment of their: Majes- ties' arrival at the opera, three explosions of shells were heard. A hirtaber of the crowd who were standing by the doorway, several of the soldiers of the escort and of the Garde de Paris, were wounded, two of them mortally. ' "'Neither the Emperor nor- the Enipreas were touched : a piece of shell, however, pierced his Majesty's hat.; and General Roguet, aide-dc-camp in wahine who was sitting in- the carriage, was slightly wounded on the back of the head. The carriage itself was much shattered.

" The Emperor and Empress, on entering the opera; were received with the wannest enthusiasm. The course of the performance went on asusual.

"On hearing of the event Which had taken place, their Imperial High- nesses Jerome Napoleon and the Prince Napoleon, the Prineess l'ilathilde, as well its Prince Murat the Ministers; several Marshals and great functions arias, the members oithe Diplomatic- Body; and the Prefects of the Seine and of Police the Procureur-General of the Court of Paris, and the Proms' rent 'Imperial, attended their Majesties. The instruction' was Fit once

commenced, and several arrests were effected. • • -

"Their Majesties left the opera at midnight. The Boulevards were spoil- tageously illuminated, and a mat concourse of people cheered the Emperor. and the Empress most enthusiastically and touchingly as thexpessed on their way to the Tuileries. On arriving there; their3las_estiee found a great num- ber of persons, amongst them the Ambassador of -England, the President of the -Senate, members of the Diplomatic Body, and several 'Senators, Waiting tooter their congrataletions."

The Paris correspondent of the Globe states that sixty persons were wounded; among them the Controkeir de l'Opera a police-officer, encl. two ladies at a window.. Three persons were killed, Many .poisons have been arrested, among the number three foreigners.

• General Lamoriciere and his wife have returned to France..

pgill.—The Queen of Spain was churehed in the Chinch of Atocha on the 6th instant. As the royal cortege proceeded to the ceremony, the Ring Consort repeatedly held up the 'Prixtee of Asturias, and showed him td'-the people; but it is not reported that the sight called forth cheers. The Make and Duchess of Mordpensier were present : it is said they have

grown very popular of late. •

The Queen opened the Cortee on the 10th. Her speech on the occaaion is almost long enough for a. I're•siderit'S Message, but its sub- stance is not quite so weighty': Her Mejeety remarked that the birth of it Prince of the Asturias dispels :Erten the Shadow of vain illusipns, niarks a new era of prosperity, and is an additional guarantee. pf the sta- bility of the throne ; that the Pope had consented to stand godfather to the hehY, a signal mark of especial - kindness"; that ha had. given ,a7 farther proof by showing a disposition to come to an understandiag with•Spain Jett, the subject of a guarantee for the sales of :Church property Which have been lately effected,: and to assure the perpetual possession of -that property to the persons'a-ho have purchased it,' hopMg. that a just corn-- will be made for the losses occasioned to the Church by theee sake" ; and that a bill would be introduced to carry out this object. All foreign governments continued frienay ; but 'Mexico still refuseti.ea- tiefeetion. INgland and France had offerecito mediate; and, " svialting to give a new proof of her spirit of concihrigop," the Queen had.aecepted the offer. The Transatlantio,ptemeseions of the Crown:are, flourishing -; the army is loyal ; tranquillity, prevails at home; the arOpsiroinitire an abundant harvest; and public works.nre.going.on. • Several l are to be presented,—one to make Senators hereditary; others to COMplete the constitution; another to secure freedom Of election ; and one to modify tholaw Mating to thePtetite Isthrite has been chosen President, of the Senate ; a Government tñumth.iBravo Mprillo has beetel*F1 Peaident of the Cortes, by age'to I1S ,70.138 ; an Oppoeition Vieteiy-l'It had an instant .1, telegraphic from Per*: doii4 the 1•40„ say's." The-

drklAtjfrill;tiert, in consequence of the nomina-

;Vie;94.,.. Brav_07-04'eo,,., Xho.resignation has not yet` been aereepted: Vestfl,Weinot WilLretstinaciflowittlici.-Qameg shall consent to diesolye the

Quips." • .

!gill i 14—Further .,of the destrription of . life land property by the earthquake in ICaplee, eite-boea received. . They show a:state of things

far more dreadful thanausyprovioua accounts. ' - ' ; • ,

One.plaott, Tito, wateawallewei up, amino trace left ; and a-gentleman who has just returned froni Abe spot thus describes it—" The roads were rent with fissures, which bad been much wider in the first instance. The poor people were sitting effienget.the• ruins weeping, and in treat distress ; for, .81$ days after .the.dieestur,:they. had none to unbury their dead. Two country-people were etarelting,ffirmeg. the debris and found a body : one threw a stone toe-male:A,. seying,:.t Perhaps that is one of your relations.' ' No,' replied the other,,aftec an examination. There was nothing to be found to eat, .nor. any hituse Mt lodge in. One Trattoria stood at the corner of a street in Poll a ;.i/latelted.the. -owner . for • food ;, ' Food there is none,. ' woe the reply .Fa !': the • Moon haa just entered the 'quarter, and we shall have ariatber earthquake-4. won't go in.' On the 28th ultimo, at 9 .p.ffi,,band, on the 29th at 6 and n p.m., very se- vere undulatory shocks ware felt, followed by many others less strong. In Po- tenni, in the evening' Othe 29,th, at 6 o'clock, strong undulatory Shocks were felt, which were followedsby:others.much.less intense. The people were much alarmed, and fled into, the :open spaces. • 4 Order,'- says the Oita& Tournal,-‘ was not interrupted,' . Here, in Naples,' up to Christmas-day, we have had, it is said, forty-nipe shocks, -and every day reveals some elision in a house., making work)for the architeets. ' On the night of the 29th,' sap a person who resitlee,iet iikesina,. t from two hours before midnight to dawn of day, the shecietfifeeft, tile mountain oeourred every three minutes; doors and windows shookfusia *powerful hand was trying to wrench them. I rose once or twice to see.if may window had been burst open; and thus we

are living over &cauldron tif *Wig liquid fire.'" . .

The Turin correspondent elf the _Daily News [a well-known writer-on modern Italian history,whaiuses.the,signature, ".A,"] supports the sub- stance of the statement: Mathe•Spectalfue respecting the alleged ,fteety between England and Austria. ' He 'says,. that there is some equivoca- tion in the denials' • resting On the phrase,, '"concluded on the 6th July." " For I believe 7I •kneir, that althoug.h. the bases and principles of the treaty, drawn 'up in four ertiales, have, been accepted and coneluded, the mode and 'conditions of theiPapplicationare still-to be determined." The text of the treaty, he continues, formallyessures to Austria her Italian pos- sessions ; " and there is likeWise . added an article of Which the intention seems to be to precbadOdi 'ditecti,iirtetiMition of any other. power in the affairs of the LontbatioMilferran 'territory, with an (illiision; which is but too manifest, to Prarice-'7' • a," 'with • an appetite which, as the proverb says, will increase by demanded moreover an express guarantee of the existence and pe 6;'-ef'alt the other Italian states and of their

dynasties; which app - your Gevenunent to be rather too Much.

These particulars arcia , fD.Uè ' ketattur, but you -may receive theni ear certain. Ilea:ever, I dd• iiiit bèl1h#e' in what is added by that jean:nil, namely, that Prussia ini • ahattliten invited to give their adhesion to the treaty, but that cittiqeherself, allegieg that ithe.•445 now thinking of her ewe ' lilni,rond did not wish to pledge- herself to

anything beyond what She: 'Z'b ged to by existing treaties." • ' • •

la T.45$id.=In the.,!". onlur :':ertending the regal powers to his brother the Prince of Prussirtiferehreeemonths more, tile-King gives the Regent his "full proxy in the Slab* of the State " ; a phrase which,. as it did not occur in the • drigimilweatler, ' has - excited some ' attention. The Chambers were operiedeffilie.12th instant, as reported in a telegraphic despatch from Berlin. 'Liu' 1101''' ' ' ' ' • • " The President of theetatlU Of Ministers-, M. de'lfantetiffel, itiopen- ing the Chambers, mailtitallittif ' in the Royal Speed' to the malady of the King; adding; that hits b -' Coon to seo his Majesty completely re- established. The lit Tentioned the approaching marriage of Prince Frederick W. &At reference to the HOIsteineLimenlffirg question, said that • , .. Option with the other.Germen Govern-. merits; would persist -ln ifdug . the rights and interest* efPermany.

In addition to the Bud ' ,' hannouncedthe pietienietimpf iamjets de loi upon the subje line' cbiannercial treaties, and the sus- pension of the law 'caiji V eluid so far increased, that, inde-

pendently of the arminit iH .-eartain extraordinary expenses,

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:,/.1,,plitt,., a iialuties Of Some Miller empley:,:s

it would permit of =Int

of the Government."' v- . . . • The Prussian 'eatreW A- ••••:. .),):11',

p.. accounts of the preParitions which have alreadi* . ' %wee lin for celebrating the. entry of Prince Fredencli,,. A} ,.., an . ride r.rhu rejoicingitand spec- tacles will be on a gran

Ilitid.—The overhlite fitliiitith letters and newspaper frOni. Cal- cutta to the 11th, and inolitibey to the 17th 'Deceniber, arrivedin London on Tuesday night "41111W dftlis..in a great measure clear up the' story of Windharti's deteit,claWd tritilibell's vietories'. ring relieved the garrison of LucknOw on the his position by proteeting .4* tit force so a$ to enable the •w. "A-1914- 'ripd the garrisons, to. retire -71,,`-`411:q:n tetnes_ ._ I eve/a a stray :mutant s shot."., In . order • to oceomply4 . ie ditlioVie fo btigeid :to spreedahis force into.'" one outlying -picket," e",evely4 man a cffinaithigeti dittly,—iond being subject to constant anaeyanee fbonsitheeeitem7'strisaa. First the ladies and fami- lies i the -wounded, the trealiurakisairletreine23 kcal- the vino worth' iiiiy- th4g; athe-..ordnaece ,etottee,w thdgrkjnxuneonAtuniedy: had; ACithe' State prisoners" were withdrawn. Then thirgatriehivnieiiidroufsilenfl - at the, ; lipp,ci uted . hone. 7 .. Sir Colin -,•ffaiiipheil had led, the wetobeflee that lee contemplated aisatillt. While hei wart itursingilig for .it' retreat; , and.' to , completely ts: as • the :enemy deceived -that lio elltValeit fat tempt to follow. 7 ill./ AKInapatalt to the Giverner-Getierala:Sireolititiety "On the pontrary,rhevbeglin,Taringiori,onc Old positionsonanythourit aftere w.,P)3.ed lect:thanA o.nPii*Being5akreetavat.wat uchnirablY:exectrts* and "es. a Perfe4 'Won.* tellgileWentbinfitiena )Jtae ccieraoraline :came gra". dindly retiring threugla„its g;3ete„., . Ai ength)n )retulkio94:but:

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, the last line of 'infeetry,. ;Aim, t. eetkell I was f, seesk...tbe mein it he had 40nd:A fefam, Picket.07 :The, 4n, 4 - t lay ' tough a long antrto utitUe , gild all these, •pi,01494s, lie0t-ab-.,

solutely necessary to insure the eafety of the fame." :- .. ,....m

AllAufared oat as InutahnenuiditiciAtikl ; • the -tit eiiii refired"mte4h the ,Dilkhdosha-: upon Aludsbaglialdrita-WelfainiPers Speak 'of' a 0Mb-it. with the rear-Omsk:IMO NAT ,(101inaOampbell-erpredsly shaft ' -th the; forte retitled ‘4.:withoiit iholotte3tUreM IfOi tile' 27th;; -Sir Cohn,' 3500' menaat ililuarbliglt **lot tterleital:-.0titram;Hmarehed -4710 CawnpOrea peeing loarteureonilet ttbe it day, notl' thlt..ty rarl s000nd in . rwees:heraimia atruhtitInheittd /AT sound of tiring itt Dawifirbier_ ,,i." he had helardithlitthe Eitemlio0Dotitlngelitiwere there; ; ati-A he pushed -ofe with the cavaltY and,holietstrbillttry.--; Arliatiluid-taken, place at CriOrt±r P9re Wei described:by:the 'Dateable eitftliPoudent of the Daily Netii.`"

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Sir Cohn Campbell 16th, first provided for left flank and rear, and meg and children, the* without being expoie4i " Cawnpore had been left under the commarid of General Windham, the hero of the Redan. He had with him about 3000 •men, consisting of por- tions of the 34th, 64th, f$2d, and 88th Reginienta besides artillery. R is said that his orders from Si r Colin were on no't edema: to risk an engagement. However that may be, he heard on the 20th that the Gwalior rebels were advancing on Cawnpove. . On the 25th1nforniation reached him that the ad- vanced guard had arrived at Pandoo Nueltly,'-about eight miles from Cawn- pore. These were not the GwaliertroopaktheYwere Koour Singh's rabble, who having been beaten out of Behar in Anguethy Vincent Eyre, had since joined the Gwalior diseiplined troope, and had come on as their advanced- guard, Windham, thinking they were'the Gwaliorlaxiops, went out on the 26th to attack them ; and, after a cotiteseef a* hour4ind-a-helf's duration, beat them. Be thought, most probably, that-this ddfeat must so disorganize the rebels that they would make no more head agaiiist us.' At all events, all accounts agree in stating that no precautions whatever were taken against surprise, that our standingeortp retnaMed as though we were in a peaceful cantonment, and that no 'atty.& w antleipated for a moment. But the .Gwalior men were rather '-etirageit:than .dieeonifited. They had sent forward Koour Singtes !rabble inia.a.,feeler, both to deceive Windham end, to mask their own moveinentfi.-. They were very flearly being successful. Finding Mom Wiadhanilishattack on KoourSingh that he was prepared to expect them 015 the East side of Cawn- pore they moved 'rapidly on to the Delhi Ma, making a circuit, and then on the morning of the .27th marched on the station from the West- ward, Instead, however, of attacking with promptitude, they contented themselves with assuming a threatening attitude at Nawabgange, a suburb two miles distant from Windham's standing camp. This enabled the latter to make preparations. He ordered out the troops, and, marching at the head of more Europeans than the lamented Ilamilock had ever had under his command, went down confident of succors to, attack the rebels. Our troops, accustomed to be led te victory; wenVentavith their usual dash ; the 64th, one of Havelock's victorious regunents„leading., ,, They charged a bat- tery iu the left centre of the enemy's line, and gaped m the enemy yield- ing to the at every step. By.advancing this Other regiments to support the 64th, the victory would have been assured,' 'hut they were left alone, an the enemy closing on them with their left wing, they sufEwed very severely ; they were compelled to abandon the guns they had gained. The want of a general was everywhere conspicuous; confusion reigned on all sides ; no distinct orders were issued, and our troops had to beat a hasty, it may be called a disgraceful retreat, into the intrenchnients ; leaving stand- ing-camp, stores, camp-equipage, and the entire station of Cawnpore to the West of the canal, in the hands of the enemy. Our loss was proportionately heavy ; and several of our men, and even some officers, fell alive into the hands of the enemy. It is stated iii private letters that axe of these was forthwith hanged, a second beaten to death with shoed, anda third tied to a cart-wheel,

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which n a few successive revolutions crushed him to death. Our camp and stores they burned; and that same evening, advalicing close to ourintrench- ment, they took possession of and burned UM .Whole of the cold-weather clothing for our men, which had been stored upat Cawnpore. On the fol- lowing day, the rebels attacked the intrenchinent, commencing with a very heavy cannonade from the right and left of theirline. Windhain attempted a aortic; in which, after some hard fighting, the rifles managed to capture two guns, but our right were driven back with much loss. It was the sound of the firing on this day which reached the ears of Sir Colin Campbell : a messenger at the same time arrived with accounts of the critical state of Windham's party. Had the rebels at this time cwt the bridge of boats, which affords the only means of communication with Oude, Sir Colin would have found it a difficult matter to cross the Ganges.; but the rebels, not ex- pecting his return, and making sure of 1Vindham's force„ were probably anxious to avail themselves of the bridge Of balite to crush S'ir Colin Camp- bell. At all events,' they let it remain, and by so doing were lost. The movements of the favourite lieutenant a Sir Charles Napier were too prompt for them. With his artillery and cavalry, he marched thirty-eight miles in fifteen hours; crossed the Ganges by the bridge' ()floats on the night of the 28th; on the next day fell upon the rebels, drove theta back, in a way which made the troops feel that they once more had a general at their head, into the town ; and then returned to escort the ladles and wounded across the river. Although harassed in this operation by the rebels, who poured in a desultory fire fruta the town, and threatened on the left bank by the Oude insargents, he in the space of two days successfully effected this very deli- cate operation. He did not at once attack the enemy.. Commanding from the intrenchment the head of the road to Allahabad, he made arrangements for a safeeaeort for the ladies, sick, and wounded, as far as that station, re- maining meanwhile on the defensive. On the Morning of the 6th, the last woun led man having left the intrenchment, he turned his attention to the rebels], and at eleven o'clock moved out to attack them."

No details of this action, beyond those contained in the telegraphic despatches already received, have come to hand. But one point is made clear-the rebels, when night slackened the pursuit, moved off towards the Ganges instead of the Jumna.

"They' reached Jeomg-ghat, twenty-two miles in the direct road from Cawnpore, but much longer by the route they had taken. Here they pro- cured boats, and were about to cross over their yet remaining guns, when our pursuing force appeared upon their -rear. It wile Brigadier Grant. He at onee attacked themerith great spirit, and after half an hour's cannonading took fifteen guns, e quantities of ammunition' and stores, without losing a single man himself. The Brigadier alone was slightly wounded."

The Gwalior Contingent and its auxiliary bands are said to have been 14,000 strong, including a numerous cavalry farce and forty guns. It is assumed that all these guns except eight were captured, and that the enemy lost from 4000 to 5000 men.

In connexion with the operations of Sir Colin Campbell, must be taken those in the country Eastward of Onde. Itis stated that, in consequence of the advance in strength of large bodies of insurgents, Colonel Long- den, who commands the Ghoorka force in that quarter perhaps 2000 men, had been concentrated at Jounpore, forty miles from Benares. Here they stood, and had been reinforced by small detachments of Euro- peans, diverted for that purpose from the strewn of soldiers continuously moving up to Cawnpore. It is also stated that Jung Bahadoor with 9000 Ghoorkas had passed Segowlee, and was marching straight upon Gor- ruckpore ; a movement that if carried out will take off some of the pres- sure from Sir Colin Campbell. • • Two more mutinies are recorded. Three ooinpanias of the 34th Native Infantry, stationed at Chittagong, broke out on the 18th November, burned their lines, blew up the magazine, and plundered the treasury. The Europeans escaped. The 34th men entered Tipperah. When this news reached Daiwa, an order went forth to disarm two companies of the 73d there. The Sepoys resisted, got two guns, and fired upon the 100 sailors brought against them. The sailors charged cutlass in hand, stormed their position, and killed 41. But 136 escaped, and marched off towards Julpigoree, the head-quarters of their regiment. Colonel Sharer, "a man of the barean only, but who has from first to last displayed extraordinary

judgment," drew out his men, told them what had happened, struck the revolted companies off tho strength of the regiment, and called upon the

remaining companies to attack their comrades. They assented, and went out, Europeans and ail. Nothing further is yet known." [The newepaper-correspondents 'severely censure Lord Canning for refusing to disarm the 34th and the 73d, eir to send Europeans to Ju1pigoree.1

The British force in Central India is mustering in respectable strength. Sir Hugh Rose had united the Malwa field force, composed of 2518 Eu- ropeans and 3485 Native troops, with a strong force of artillery at Indcae. Itere he disarmed four of Ho&ar'a regiments, The Resident, Sir Robert Hamilton, has again entered into communication with Holkar. The Rajpootana field force, under Brigadier George Lawrence, consists of 2180 Europetuas and 3376 Natives it isr to be joined by the 8th Hussares and the 83d and 95th British Regiments.

There had been disturbances at Kolapore ; but Colonel Jacob and Lieutenant Kerr, moving promptly up to the town, had recaptured it and punished the insurgents. A second insurrection occurred at Hulguttee ; but Lieutenant Kerr and Colonel Malcolm, ' with Native troops, hail sup- pressed it, killing 170 men. The Bhcels were still " troublesome" in Khaaideish.

Sir John Lawrence reports that the Punjaub is tranquil. Madras still maintains its preeminence as the loyal Presidency ; but it is feared that some disturbance has occurred at Nagpore, in consequence of the 'um- arrival of the post.

An immense convoy had been collected at Delhi for the force at Cawne pore : 100 elephants, 2000 camels, and 20,000 bullocks, attended 'by 10,000 Natives. They were to be sent down under a guard of 2000 soldiers of all arms.

The Gavernor-General has issued an order on the subject of the booty at Delhi. It notifies, that the property of the State recaptured from the rebels is not subject to the laws of prize ; that the recapturers can acquire no legal right to it ; and that the same rule applies " to the property of individuals plundered by the insurgents and retaken by the troops of the State "-it may be reclaimed by the original owners Committeesof officers were to be appointed to make restitution. The conquerors of Delhi are to be rewarded by a donation of six months' baths, in lieu of the prize-money they supposed themselves to have won.

Troops continued to arrive in considerable numbers both at Bombay and at Calcutta, and were forwarded from the latter place at the rate of 300 a day ; the supplies of carriage, although still deficient, being bet- ter. But the Times Calcutta correspondent indulges in gloomy antici- pations- " There is, I fear, some delusion at home as to the actual strength of our European army. We have, no doubt, a splendid force on paper,-no lees than thirty-six regiments of Infantry, four of Cavalry, and most of the Royal Artillery. But the entire force, rely on it, does not represent more than 25,000 effective men. Thus, we have the 82d, 34th, 88th, 93d, 10th, 37th, 35th, 97th, .53d, 29th, 38th, 42d, 54th, 72d, 19th, 20th, 27th, 70th, 87th, 24th, 52d, 8th, 75th, 61st, 84th, 64th, 78th, 5th, 90th, 23d, 1st Company's Bengal Europeans, 2d Company's Bengal Euro- peans, 3d Company's Bengal Europeans, 1st Madras Fusiliers, and the 2d, 6th, 8th, and 9th Cavalry ; but the 27th, 70th, and 87th, at Peshawur, have been reduced by sickness to about 900 effectives. The 24th, at Urn- ritsur, is not 350 strong. The 8th, 52d, 75th, 61st, 60th, and two Bengal Europeans, passed through the siege of Delhi, and do not average 300' men a regiment. The 3d Bengal Europeans at Agra, are reduced one-, half. The 32d, 84th, 64th, 78th, and Madras Fusiliers, were in Luck- now, and cannot average 300 men. The Fusiliers at one time had not an unwounded man. The 5th and 90th, which advanced with Sir. H. Havelock, suffered awftilly, the 5th in particular. The 23d. 82d, 34% 88th, 64th, 93d, 37th„ and 64th, have suffered more or less, three of them very severely indeed. There are only about 5000 more to arrive ; so that if we can collect 28,000 men in Bengal it will be as much as we can do. This force, supposing, even that Sir John Lawrence holds his own kingdom with the forces at Kurrachee, has to do work which I may thus summarize. It has to conquer Oude, de- fended by 60,000 soldiers, aided by the armed budmashes ' or bravoes, numbering 200,000 more. It has to reconquer the North-west, now over- run by armed ruffians animated by the bitterest hate. It has to garrison a country as large as Austria, filled with armed men. It has to protect Bengal, a country 10,000 square miles larger than Great Britain. It has to garrison Calcutta. It has to watch 20,000 disarmed but unpunished Sepoys. It has to restore our authority in Eastern Bengal, lost by events I am about to narrate. And all this time it is toeing numbers at the rate of 150 per battle, or about 300 a week, exclusive of the losses caused by siokness and drinking, which in Calcutta at least are fearful."

General Havelock.-The first announcement by General Windham of the death of General Havelock has caused universal disgust. It was sent by telegraph to Calcutta, in these words-" All well at the Alum. bagh. General Havelock died two days ago." "This thin spare man, [General Havelock] who on leaving Calcutta for. Allahabad in June last, looked as though a week's exposure to the terrible sun of the hot weather and rainy season would break him down, not only bore up successfully against it, but watched his younger and more lusty comrades go down one by one under its effect. He alone remained as vigor-' ous and active as before, probably more so as the mind found a larger scope in which to exercise the body. The secret was, Havelock had lived a tem- perate life ; a meal to him was not the gratification of an appetite, but merely a necessity of existence. He was, besides, animated throughout this cam- paign by` the highest and holiest feelings. Like the stern warriors of Crom- well, he marched on with a purpose ; that purpose after many uncertainties, many vicissitudes, many defeats, as it were-for he was repulsed in three attempts-he was permitted to accomplish. But he had no sooner seen the ardent desire of his heart fulfilled, he had no sooner beheld the Residency evacuated, than 1111 attack of dysentery, against which he had long struggled, overwhelmed him, and he died. His death, like the untimely end of the gallant Neill, has been mourned in India as a national misfortune."-Daily News Cerrespondent. "A slight spare man, about five feet five inches in height, with an ema- ciated face and an eagle eye he belonged emphaticallyto the class who have never to contend with disobedience or mutiny. As a general, he was the best tactician we have had in India ; and as an officer, though stern mid sometimes exacting, his antique heroism made him the idol of his men: He was, indeed, perhaps the bravest man in his own army, and was never so chatty or agreeable as under fire. Like most of our Indian statesmen and soldiers, the Lawrenees, Edwardes Nicholson, Montgomery, and many others, he was a Christian of the old etamp-a strong God-fearing Puritan man, who thought often in Scriptural phrase, and deemed it no shame* teach his soldiers to pray."-Times aorrespondent. "It is known, however, that the success [at Luoknow] which has carried joy to so many aching hearts has been clouded by the death within the last law davs of one of the first soldiers of India, Major-General Sir Henry

Havelock. The Governor-General in Council deeply deplores the leas of this able leader and truly brave man, who has been taken from the service of his country at a time when he can least be spared, though not before he

had won for himself lasting renown, and had received at the hands of his Sovereign the gracious and prompt recognition of his merits."—The Gover- nor-General's Order.

General letter from Captain Spurgin of the Madras Fusiliers, partly written in Lucknow and partly in camp outside, gives some in- teresting particulars respecting General Neill.

"My poor good friend General Neill fell almost the last shot that was fired on the 25th ultimo. I was close to him. A wretched man shot him from the top of a house. He never spoke again, and could not have suffered

a moment's pain. There was a gun between us at the time, but I got round and saved his body by carrying it into the intrenehed camp on a gun-

carriage ; and it was buried by his own regiment the next day. Good old Neill had brought a box of all kinds of things for the ladies, such as arrow- root, ago, candles, &c., and some wine, all of which I had the great plea- sure of distributing." Of the Madras Fusiliers, which left Madras 1000 strong six months ago, only 150 remained when Lucknow was relieved.

The Siege and Relief of Ineknow.—Among the documents brought by the overland mail, are two which "deserve special notice,—one from Co-

lonel Inglis, narrating the siege of Lucknow; the other from Sir Colin Campbell, describing the final operations whereby the garrison was res- cued.

Colonel Inglis's narrative occupies so large a space that we cannot copy it in full, but we select the most interesting portions. In a general

order, Lord Canning in Council expresses his belief "that never has a tale been told which will so stir the hearts of Englishmen and English- women as the simple, earnest narrative of Brigadier Inglis." The open- ing paragraphs describe the first encounter with the rebels moving up from Fyzabed ; when in consequence of false reports and the treachery of a part of the Native force—[the gunners overturned the guns into ditches and out the traces]—Sir Henry Lawrence was compelled to re- treat, and shut himself up in the Residency. It was here, and not in action, that he received his death-wound.

" On the lat July, an 8-inch shell burst in the room in the Residency in which Sir H. Lawrence was sitting. The missile bunt between him and Mr. Couper, close to both; but without injury to either. The whole of his Staff implored Sir Henry to take up other quarters, as the Residency had then become the special target for the round shot and shell of the enemy. This, however, he jestingly declined to do ; observing that anothershell would certainly never be pitched into that small room. But Providence had or- dained otherwise, for on the very next day he was mortally wounded by the fragment of another shell which burst in the same room, exactly at the same spot. Captain Wilson, Deputy-Assistant Adjutant-General, received a contusion at the same time. The late lamented Sir H. Lawrence, know- ing that his last hour was rapidly approaching, directed me to assume com- mand of the troops, and appointed Major Banks to succeed him in the office of chief Commissioner. He lingered in great agony till the morning of the 4th July, when he expired ; and the Government was thereby de- prived, if I may venture to say so, of the services of a distinguished statesman and a most gallant soldier. Few men have ever possessed to the same extent the power which he enjoyed of winning the hearts of all those with whom he came in contact, and thus insuring the warmest and most zealous devotion for himself and for the Government which he served. The successful defence of the position has been, under Providence, solely attri- butable to the foresight which he evinced in the timely commencement of the necessary operations, and the great skill and untiring personal activity which he exhibited in carrying them into effect. All ranks possessed such confidence in his judgment and his fertility of resource, that the news of his fall was received throughout the garrison with feelings of consternation only second to the grief which was inspired in the hearts of all by the loss of a public benefactor and a warm personal friend." The next victim was Major Banks, who was shot through the head while examining a critical outpost on the 21st July. On Viking the comunand, Brigadier Inglis found himself compelled to defend a posi- tion commanded by buildings in its immediate vicinity, some within easy pistol-shot. One great edifice, the Muchee Bohowun, had been blown up at the beginning by the explosion of "240 barrels of gunpowder and 6,000,000 ball cartridges," Had this not been done "no member of the Lucknow garrison would, in all probability, have survived to tell the tide." Sir Henry Lawrence, when requested to destroy other houses, replied, "Spare the holy places, and privrte property too, as far as possible," a tenderness that led to great suffering on our side ; for the enemy occupied these buildings, and kept up an incessant fire day and night, 8000 firing at once, so that no place in the whole of the works was safe. The enemy's batteries were "planted all round our post at small distances, some being actually within fifty yards of our defences" : th had from 20 to 25 guns, some of large calibre. Their guns were so w covered that our sharpshooters could only see the hands of the loaders, and the gunners lay in trenches dug behind the batteries to avoid the shells. The tactics of the enemy were to spring a mine and then assault. "The enemy contented themselves with keeping up an incessant fire of cannon and musketry until the 20th July ; on which day, at ten a. m., they assembled in very great force all around our position, and exploded a heavy mine inside our outer line of defences at the Water gate. The mine, however, which was close to the Bedell, and apparently sprung with the intention of destroying that battery, did no harra; butes soon as the smoke had cleared away, the enemy boldly advanced, under cover of a tremendous fire of cannon and musketry, with the object of storming the Redan. But they were received with such a heavy fire, that after a short struggle they fail back with much loss. A strong column advanced at the some time to attack Innues post, and came on to within ten yards of the poleetdes ; affording to Lieutenant Loughman, 13th N.L who commanded the posi- tion, and his brave garrison, composed of gentlemen of the Lncovenanted service, a few of her Majesty's 32d. Foot and of the 13th Native Infantry, an opportunity of distinguishing themselves, which they were not slow to avail themselves of, and the enemy were driven back with peat slaughter." On "the 10th August, the enemy made another assault, having pre- viously sprung a mine close to the brigade mess, which entirely destroyed our defences for the space of twenty feet, and blew in a great portion of the outside wall of the house occupied by Mr. Se/lining's garrison. On the oust clearing away, a breach appeared, through which a regiment could have advanced in perfect. order ; and atm of the enemy came on with the ut- most determination, but were met with such a withering flank fire of musketry from the officers and men holding the top of the brigade mesa, that rthey beat a speedy retreat, leaving the more adventurous of their

numbers lying on the crest of the breach. While this operation was going on, another large body advanoed on the Cawnpore battery, and succeeded in locating themselves for a few minutes in the ditch. They were, however, dislodged by hand-grenades. At Captain Anderson's post they also came boldly forward with scaling-ladders, which they planted against the wall : but here, as elsewhere, they were met with the most indomitable resolution, and the leaders being slain, the rest fled, leaving the ladders, and retreated to their batteries and loopholed defences, from whence they kept up for the rest of the day an unusually heavy cannonade and musketry fire On the 5th September the enemy made their last serious assault. Having exploded a large mine, a few feet short of the bastion of the 18-pounder gun in Major Apthorp's post, they advanced with large heavy sealing-lad- ders, which they planted against the wall, and mounted, thereby gaming for an instant the embrasure of a gun. They were, however, speedily driven back with loss, by hand-grenades and musketry. A few minutes

subsequently they sprung another mine close to the brigade mess, and ad- vane boldly : but soon the corpses strewed in the garden in front of the post

bore testimony to the fatal accuracy of the rifle and musketry fire of the gallant members of that garrison, and the enemy fled ignominiously, leaving their leader—a fine-looking old Native officer—among the slain. At other posts they made their similar attacks, but with less resolution, and every- where with the same want of success. Their loss upon this day must have been very heavy, as they came on with much determination, and at night they were seen bearing large numbers of their killed and wounded over the bridges in the direction of cantonments The enemy invariably com- menced his attacks by the explosion of a mine ; a species of offensive war-

fare for the exercise of which our position was unfortunately peculiarly situated, and had it not been for the most untiring vigilance on our part in watching and blowing up their mines before they were completed, the as- saults would probably have been much more numerous, and might perhaps have ended in the capture of the place. But by countermining in all di- rections, we succeeded in detecting and destroying no less than four of the enemy's subterraneous advances towards important positions ; two of which operations were eminently successful, as on one occasion no less than eighty of them were blown into the air, and twenty suffered a similar fate on the second explosion. The labour, however, which devolved upon us in making these counter-mines, in the absence of a body of skilled miners' was very heavy I can conscientiously declare my conviction, that few troops have ever undergone greater hardships, exposed as they have been to a never-ceasing musketry fire and cannonade. They hive also experienced the alternate vicissitudes of extreme wet and of in heat, and that too with very insufficient shelter from either, and in many places without any shelter at all. In addition to having lied to repel real attacks, they have been exposed night and day to the hardly less harassing false alarms which the enemy have been constantly raising. The insurgents have frequently fired very heavily, sounded the advance and shouted for several hours together, though not a man could be seen, with the view, of course of harassing our small and exhausted force in which object they succeeded, for no .part has been strong enough to allow of a portion only of the garri- son being prepared in the event of a false attack being turned udo a real one. All, therefore had to stand to their arms, and to remain at their poste until the demonstration had ceased ; and such attacks were of almost nightly occurrence. The whole of the officers and men have been on duty night and day during the eighty-seven days which the siege had lasted up to the arrival of Sir J. Outram, 0.0.13. In addition to this incessant military duty, the force has been nightly employed in repairing defences, in moving gtuts, in burying dead animals, in conveying ammunition and commissariat stores from one place to another, and in other fatigue duties too numeroue and too trivial to enumerate here. I feel, however, that any word of mine will fail to convey any adequate idea of what our fatigue and labours have been—labours in which all ranks and all classes' civilians, officers, and soldiers, have all borne an equally noble part. Allhave together descended into the mine, all have together handled the shovel for the Interment of the putrid bullock, and all accoutred with musket and bayonet have relieved each other on sentry, without regard to the distinctions of rank, civil or military. Notwithstanding all these hardships, the garrison has made no leas than five sorties, in which they spiked two of the enemy's heaviest guns, and blew up several of the houses from which they had kept up their most harassing fire. Owing to the extreme paucity of our numbers, each man was taught to feel that on his own individual efforts alone depended in no small measure the safety of the entire position. This consciousness in- oiled every officer, soldier, and man, to defend the post assigned to him with such desperate tenacity, and to fight for the lives which Providence had in- trusted to his care with such dauntless determination, that the enemy, despite their constant attacks, their heavy mines, their overwhelming num- bers, and their incessant fire could never succeed in gaining one single inch of ground within the bounds of this straggling position ; which was so feebly fortified. that had they once obtained a footing in any of the outposts, the whole place must inevitably have fallen.

"If further proof be wanting of the desperate nature of the struggle

which we have, under God's blessing so long and so successfully w I would point to the roofless and ruineehouses, to the crumbled walla, to the exploded mines, to the open breaches, to the shattered and disabled guns and defences, and lastly, to the long and melancholy list of the brave and devoted officers and men who have fallen. These silent witnesses bear sad and solemn testimony to the way in which this feeble position has been de- fended. During the early part of these vicissitudes we were left without any information whatever regarding the posture of affairs outside. An occasional spy did indeed come in with, tee object of inducing our Sepoys and servants to desert; but the intelligence derived from such sources was of course en- tirely untrustworthy. We sent our messengers daily calling for aid and asking for information, none of whom ever returned until the twenty-sixth day of the siege, when a pensioper named lingua came back with a letter from General. Havelock's camp, informing me that they were advancing with a force suffi- cient to bear down all opposition, and would be with us in five or six days. A messenger was immediately despatched, requesting that on the evening of their arrival on the outskirts of the city two rockets might be sent up, in order that we might take the necessary measures for assisting them while forcing their way in. The sixth day, however, expired, and they came not • but for many evenings after officers and men watched for the aseeneion of the expected rockets, with hopes such as make the heart sick. We knew not then, nor did we learn until the 29th of August—or thirty-flee days later— that the relieving forte, after having foueht most nobly to effect our deliver- ance, had been obliged to fall back for reinforcements; and this was the last communication we received until two days before the anivel of Sir James Outrem on the 25th September. "With respect to the Native troops, I am of opinion that their loyalty has never beea surpassed., ,They were Indifferently fed, and worse housed They were exposed, especially ,the 13th Regiment, under the gallant Lieu- tenant Aitken, to a most galling the of mune shot mid musketry, which materially decreased their numbers. They were so near the, enemy that c,on.- versation could be carried on between them ; and everfeffort, persuasion, promise, and threat, was alternately resorted hi, hi Vain, to seduce them front their allegiance to the handful of Europeank who-in alleprobgbilit7 weed have been sacrificed by- their desertion." , ;14 I Brigadier Inglis mentions at length the names of the most conspicuous officers, living and now dead, who distinguished themselves in this siege. Of the women he says— "I cannot refrain from bringing to the prominent notice of his Lordship in Council the patient endurance and the Christian resignation which has been evinced by the women of this garrison. They have animated us by their example. Many, alas ! have been made widows, and their children father- less, m this cruel struggle. But all such seem resigned to the will of Pro- vidence- and many, among whom may be mentioned the honoured names of Birch, of Polehampton of Barbor, and of Gall, have, after the example of Miss Nightingale, constituted themselves the tender and solicitous nurses of the wounded and dying soldiers in the hospital."

The Governor-General, after recapitulating the substance of Brigadier Inglis's despatch, issued the following order. "Every officer and soldier, European and Native who has formed part of the garrison of the Residency, between the 29th of June and the 25th of September last, shall receive six months' batta. Every civilian in the Co- venanted service of the East India Company who has taken part in the de- fence of the Residency within the above-named dates shall receive six months' batta, at a rate calculated according to the Military rank with which his standing corresponds. Every Uncovenanted civil officer or volun- teer who has taken a like part shall receive six months' batta, at a rate to be fixed according to the functions and position which may have been as- signed to him. Every Native commissioned officer and soldier who has formed part of the garrison shall receive the order of merit, with the increase of pay attached thereto, and shall be permitted to count three years of addi- tional service. The soldiers of the 13th, 48th, and 71st Regiments of Native Infantry, who have been part of the garrison, shall be formed into a regi- ment of the line, to be called the Regiment of Lucknow; the further con- stitution of which, as regards officers and men, will be notified hereafter."

Sir Colin Campbell's despatch describing his operations for the relief of Lucknow contains some passages that characterize the nature of the work performed by him and the troops. Thus, he says of the assault of the Secunderbagh by the 93d Highlanders and 4th Punjaub Infantry—the breach being a "small opening in the wall "— " There never was a bolder feat of arms ; and the loss inflicted on the enemy, after the entrance of the Secunderbagh was effected, was immense ; more than 2000 of the enemy were afterwards carried out."

The attack on the Shah Nujee4 a domed mosque, surrounded by a loopholed garden-wall, brought out the fighting qualities of Captain Peel— He led " up his heavy guns with extraordinary gallantry within a few yards of the building, to batter the massive stone walls. The withering fire of the Highlanders effectually covered the Naval Brigade from great loss ; but it was an action almost unexampled in war. Captain Peel be- haved very much as if he had been laying the Shannon alongside an enemy's frigate."

After he had communicated with the Residency, Sir Colin says-

" I had the inexpressible satisfaction shortly afterwards, of greeting Sir James Outram and Sir Henry Beveled., who came out to meet me before the action was at an end. The relief of the besieged garrison had been ac- complished. The troops, including all ranks of officers and men, had work- ed strenuously and persevered boldly: in following up the advantages gained in the various attacks. Every man in the force had exerted himself to the utmost, and now met with his reward. It should not be forgotten that these exertions did not date merely from the day that I joined the camp ; the va- rious bodies of which the relieving force was composed having made the longest forced marches from various directions to enable the Government of India to save the garrison of Lucknow. Some from Agra, some from Ana- l:la/Jed—all had alike undergone the same fatigues inyressing forward for the attainment of this treat object. Of their conduct in the field of battle, the facts narrated in this despatch are sufficient evidence, which I will not weaken by any eulogy of mine."

Among the names of the large number of officers brought under the favourable notice of the Governor-General is that of a Native officer-

" I must not omit to name in the moat marked manner Subadar Gokul Sing, 4th Punjaub Rifles, who in conjunction with the British officers led the 4th Punjaub Rifles at the storming of Secunderbagh, in the most daring manner."

t#i1111.—Intelligence from Hongkong comes down to the 29th No- vember. Everything was reported to be in readiness for the attack on Canton. It had not taken place because two ships, bringing 1000 Ma- rines, were still at sea. The Russian and French Ministers were at Macao; whither Lord Elgin was going on a visit. The American Min- ister lived on board the Minnesota.

It nitric /14/Alta.—The Canada arrived at Liverpool on Monday, with adviees from New York to the 30th December.

General Walker has been arrested, with all his men, at Punta Arenas, and conveyed to Washington a prisoner on parole, but set free by General Cass. It appears that on the 4th December Colonel Anderson, with, fifty of Walker's men, had seized fort Castillo, and four river steamers. On the 6th, Commodore Paulding, in the United States flag- ship Wabash, with the war-steamer Fulton under his orders, and the British ship of war Brunswick, anchored off Greytown. On the 7th, Commodore Paulding placed himself in communication with Walker ; informing him, 4 propos of insults offered to the officers of the Saratoga, that, should any person belonging to the Commodore's command receive injury from Wa&er, and his "lawless adventurers," the penalty to Walker should be a tribute to . humanity." He concluded by a summons— "Now, sir, you and your fellows are here in violation of the laws of the United States, and greatly to its dishonour, making war upon a people with whom we are at peace ; and, for the sake of humanity, public and private justice, as well as what is due to the honour and integrity of the Govern- ment of the United States, I command you, and the people associated here, with you, to surrender your arms without delay, and embark in such ves- sels as I may provide for that purpose." To enforce this summons, Commodore Paulding sent on shore an armed force of 400 men under Captain Engle. On receiving the sum- mons to surrender, Walker said, "I surrender, and am under your Orders." "Then, sir," said Captain Engle, "haul down your Sag." He immediately ordered it down, and, it is said, wept. Captain Engle then s4id "General, I am very sorry to see you here ; I would like to see an officer of your ability in command of regular troops." Walker's men were embarked in the Fulton. Walker himself was sent on board the Wabash.. Here Here he gave a written pledge to surrender himself to Captain Rynders, United States Marshal of New York; and he was sent thither in a mail-steamer: Walker reached New York on the 27th No- vetnber. On the following day he surrendered himaelf 'the New York Marshal ; who received him in a most friendly way, grasped him by the hand, and exclaimed, "As Captain Rynders, General Walker, I am most delighted to see you ; but as Marshal, you know, General, it is a different thing altogether." Walker then handed to the Marshal a letter from Commodore Paulding containing the following passage- " With the naval force of this squadron I arrested General Walker on Punta Arenas, on the 8th instant, for a violation of the neutrality-laws of the United States, he having set on foot in the United States an unlawful military organization to make war on a people with whom we are at peace, and was at the time of his arrest at the head of said organization, in the act of making war as above stated."

Captain Rynders invited his prisoner to accompany him to Washing- ton ; and they went, Mr. T. F. Meagher "of the Sword" making one of the party. Walker's entry into Washington was triumphant, "a concourse of people" cheering him. Walker and Rynders called upon General Cass, the Secretary of State. "General Cass said, that the Exe- cutive Department of the Government did not recognize Walker as a pri- soner, and that it was only through the action of the judiciary that he could be lawfully held to answer any charge against him. Marshal Rynders then informed Walker that he had no authority to detain hips. further ; and both withdrew."

In his report to General Cass, Commodore Paulding says-

" Walker came to Punta Arenas from the United States, having in viola- tion of law set on foot a military organization to make war upon a people with whom we are at peace. He landed there with armed men and muni- tions of war, in defiance of the guard of a ship-of-war placed there to pre- vent his landing. With nothing to show that he acted by authority, he formed a camp, hoisted the Nicaraguan flag, called it the head-quarters of the army of Nicaragua, and signed himself the Commander-in-chief. With this pretension he claimed the right of a lawful government over all persons and things within sight of his flag. Without right or authority, he landed fifty men at the mouth of the River Colorado, seised the port of Castillo on the San Juan river, captured steamers and the goods of merchants in tran- sit to the interior; killed men and made prisoners of the peaceful inhabit- ants, sending to the harbour of San Juan del Norte some thirty or forty men, women, and children, on the steamer Morgan. "Captain Ommanne3r, of her Britannic Majesty's ship Brunswick, offered to cooperate with me in removing the party from Point Arenas.; but as they were my countrymen, I deemed it proper to decline the participation of a foreign flag."

The Daily News New York correspondent gives some further informa- tion, forming a curious pendant to these transactions.

"The excitement consequent on the arrest of General Walker by Commo- dore Paulding is increasing throughout the States. The enlistment of Fili- busters for Nicaragua is progressing with much spirit in various places. Eight hundred men have left Texas for Nicaragua, and there are about 1400 here awaiting shipment. A despatch from Washington says that Walker demands that Government shall convey him back to Nicaragua M a national vessel, and salute his flag on arriving at the Isthmus. Walker is about to proceed to New Orleans, where the excitement in his favour is interne. Commodore Paulding, by whom Walker's arrest was effected, has been ordered home for trial by court-martial." Civil war has broken out in Kansas. Several are reported to have been killed and wounded on both sides ; and it is even said that the Free-Soikrs had engaged the "Government troops." General Lane oc- cupied an intrenched position, "determined to fight the Government dragoons if they made an attack." The vote for " Slavery " or " No- Slavery " on the 21st December seems to have resulted in favour of slavery, in consequence partly of the inaction of the Free-Soilers and of an invasion of Missourians. General Denver had assumed the office of Governor. Mr. Cass had replied to the late Governor Walker; rebuking him for his refusal to obey and for his criticism on the acts of the President. General Cass vindicates the course pursued by Mr. Buchanan in Kansas.

There are better accounts of the Utah expedition, and evidences of a more resolute spirit of resistance on the part of the Mormons.