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      Jack Ashore.-*—The Malta Correspondent O...

      a ¦ Vrord tfie other says , and it saves much trouble-to at once condemn the sailors . Jack accordingly gets a number of days' imprisonment , or is taken to his ship by the police , who receive a pound ^ from Jack ' s forthcoming pay for " straggling money . " The poor sailor is robbed on all sides , spite , of which he appears happy enough , dancing under a broiling suii in a sirocco—and yery hard work it must le—and refreshing himself with ice cream " with lots of rum in it . "

      .1 .196"; , The Leader- [Xo. 501. Oct. 2...

      . 1 . 196 "; , THE LEADER- [ Xo . 501 . Oct . 29 , 1859 .

      Ijtdia, And.Indian Progress. ^

      IJTDIA , AND . INDIAN PROGRESS . ^

      Latest Indian Intelligence.

      LATEST INDIAN INTELLIGENCE .

      The Chief Topic Throughout India (Says T...

      The chief topic throughout India ( says the Bombay Standard ) since the departure of our last mail has been the new bill for licensing trades and professions . Otherwise there has been no matter commanding general interest for a longer . term than the orthodox " nine days . " Upon the whole , oiir attitude here is that of expectation , based upon the approaching arrival of Mr . Wilson , and the possible departure of Lord Canning . His lordships movements are no w tolerably settled . He has " obtained leave " of the Legislative Council , and is expected to reach Cawnpore by the 12 th proximo . He will be joined there

      was residing in a village on the ontskirts of Benares , the house being surrounded by a high wall , but open to the Ganges . He kept two . men constantly on the watch , but the place was surrounded at night , and when he came forth in the morning to bathe , he was pounced upon . His horse was tied to his charpoy ( bedstead ) , to be ready at a moment ' s notice . He Will be tried for the : murder of the few survivors of the Cawnpore massacre who took refuge in the temple , of whom only Captain Thompson and Lieut . IDelafosse are alive to tell the tale—and for being a leader of rebellion . Rajah Jyelall will also be tried as a leader , and as aiding and abetting in the miirder of Miss Jackson , Mrs . Green , and others . Ghutter Sal has " come in , " Feroze Shah has had a narrow escape . On the 14 th

      ult . a field force , under Colonel Nott , left Saiigur in force marched under a heavy down-pour of rain , and pursuit of him . At daybreak of the 26 th , part of the afteratedions tramp through swamps , thick jungle and three deep rivers , came upon the rebels encamped under a hill , and employed in cooking their food . The leading company charged with the bayonet , the rear company skirmishing on each flank through the jungle . The surprise was so complete that several Of the rebels were bayoneted before they could reach their horses . Many of them threw down their arms and attempted to escape , but were shot down without mercy ; "the remainder dispersed through the jungle , closely followed by the skirmishers . Some forty or fifty were killed , principally cavalry sepoys , but the chief got off .

      The Bombay mail of this week has brought intelligence to the 26 th ult . Her Majesty ' s G 7 th and 99 th regiments are under orders for China , and the Lucknoto Herald understands that Lord Clyde on his arrival at Cawnpore will await the result of a reference made to England in regard to the recent disasters in China . It is , we believe ( says this journal ) , Lord Canning ' s intention to place the army intended for operations in China under the personal command of his Excellency theCommariderin-Chief . The . reply from England may be expected about the : middle of October . " The statement is questioned , by the Bombay papers .

      by Lord Clyde , the two magnates then making a right royal progress to Lueknow . Lord Clyde then , it is said , returns to England , Lord Canning spending the cold season in a tour through the North-west and the Punjaub , retiring to Simla in April . It ha 3 long been decided that Sir Hugh Eose is to be the new Commander-in-Chief . Lords Canning and C ^ de w ill doubtless have much to settle as to the future of Oude , which it is now affirmed is to be amalgamated with the other north-Tvest provinces . It is said , also , that there is to be a gTand distribution of presents to the loyal Oudeans .

      In addition to the naval force Qjunboats Clyde and Constance ) which was dispatched just as the last mail was leaving , a land force "was under preparation for the expulsion of the refractory "Wagners from Bati island . Colonel Donovan , Her Majesty ' s 33 rd , has the command . The latest telegram from Calcutta , dated September 23 rd , says that a meeting of the inhabitants has taken place to protest against the Licensing Bill and to petition Parliament' to establish local representative councils in India .

      The Nana Sahib .. —The Nana is reported ( too good to be true ) to be dying of T « rai fever , and Azim-ullaKlian is said to be dead , There is no doubt that the malaria has been very serviceable in saving the swordsman and hangman trouble , but we need confirmation of all that reaches us from Nepaul . But , if we have not got the Nan a , we have got , according to the Luc know Herald , tlie uncle of the Nana ' s wife , he having been arrested at Poona , but on what charge is not said . We have mentioned

      that there has been talk about taking the field against the Nana . It is even said that " the authorities have at length fully resolved upon hunting down the Nana and rebels in Nopaul , and flying columns will enter the Terai early this cold season . A similar course will be adopted with regard to the marauding bands now infesting the Bundlecund country . " It is certainly high time something was dune , Jung Bahadoor professing hie inability to help us .

      IUcbei , Leaders . —The leaders of the late rebel " lion are being trapped in detail . Lust mail ( says the Bombay Standard ) , it was Heera Sing , this time it is Rao Bam Buksli , talookdar of Doondeah Khera , the capture of whose Ranee we reported in our last . A bpy who had been in the service of one of the Watn ' u wires * and was discharged , picelees , gave M > e information , which was acted upon by Captain VFiy d «] pu !; y commissioner . The actual captors yvere ^^ Sfouptftsulee , who thus made n lucky haul , na « o , qoq rupee * have been offered for the rebel . He

      Literature, Science, Art, Etc.

      LITERATURE , SCIENCE , ART , Etc .

      Literary Notes Of The Week.

      LITERARY NOTES OF THE WEEK .

      Not Only To Supply Colonists With A Clea...

      not only to supply colonists with a clear and condensed summary of all . the general news of the month —foreign , commercial ; and domestic- ^ -but also to be an echo' ( as it were ) of public opinion on all matters of interest relating to Australasia as daily expressed in the mother country . Such a paper , conducted on such principles , cannot fail to be a great boon to our great southern colonies . " Mr . Vane St . John ,. a younger member of that family so well-known as comprising several of the

      WITH regard to . i recent dispute that has been regarded with interest by the literary world , we find the following in the Standard newspaper : — If . The announcement of a work under the title of ! Adam Bede , jun . : a . Sequel , " will probably lead to the settlement of this much-controverted question . It will appear , we believe , that in relation to a recent correspondence tliere has been a mistake of identity in the alleged author , who was said to be resident in one of the midland counties . " A new paper—the English Mail—is being projected for circulation throughout Australia and New Zealand . To use its own words— " It is intended

      claim to the proud appellation of the Athens of Italy . " A report is current in Paris , that M . de Lamartine proposes to give a Course of lectures in the Palais de l'lndiistrie , on literary subjects , something analogous to the * : burs which he has lately published and which several of his friends thought at the time , and advised , should be given orally . The rate of admission is said to be fixed at five francs each person . "When M . de Lamartine can invite the Parisians to he ^ r him lecture on Liberty , he may possibly fill the Palais de FIndustrie , but not at five francs a head even then . The chateau which is now being built for the poet is situated near that of Rossini , and close to the site of the late Ranelagh Gardens .

      The Paris correspondent of the Telegraph remarks that if ever England gave France real cause for jealousy it is on account of Shakspeare . His fame spreads in all directions Avith rapid strides . His genius is eminently opposed to French ideas of literary excellence ; yet his name is daily in the mouths of the most eminent men here , and the translations of his works increase and multiply . It was but the other day that a son of Victor Hugo entered the field ;

      now the son of M . Guizot is about to give his countrymen a version of the immortal dramas . M . Butat , of the Moniteur , is also engaged on the same subject , and his translation is to be illustrated by Gustave Dore ; then , a reprint of M . La Roche ' s translation is in the press , for the firm of Hachette and Co . ; and , lastly , in the list of Shaksperian labours , M . Philoxene Boyer commences this evening his second annual course of studies of Shakspeare at the reunion of the learned societies .

      ablest writers of the day , has in the press a novel called " Undercurrents ; " the book will be published by Mr . Tinsley , of the Strand . An illustrated bi-monthly miscellany , styled " All India , " is shortly to be published at Madras . It will be the size of the Saturday Review . It will contain editorials on Indian topics , an original nouvellette , a poet ' s corner , the latest fitshions , and literary , artistic , and scientific gossip . The fashions are to be decreed by a lady .

      The first volume of the ' < Travels ofLadislaus Magyar in Southern Africa" has just left the press at Vienna . M . Magyar , a native of Maria Thoresiopol , who was . educated in the Imperial naval academy at Fiume , has resided at Bihe , in Southern Africa , since the year 1849 , and has explored countries which are hardly known by name to the European world . The adventurous traveller married , the daughter of the ruler over Bihe , and her slaves accompanied him in his first journeys into $ ho interior . The late Dr . Charles Bitter , the geographer , accepted the dedication of Magyar ' s work a few months before his death .

      A letter from Florence says : —" The veteran litterateur , Nicolo Tommaiseo , a Venetian , who has resided in Turin for the laafc ten years , has now taken up his abode lu this more genial Tuscan capital . We have here also Francesco Ferrara , an exile from Sicily , who v •« , $ , since 1849 , a professor of political economy at Turin , and is now to till the same chair at Pisa , and to become one of the greatest ornaments of that timo-honoured university . His colleague , Professor Manclni , a Neapolitan , is also here , and will deliver public lectures in one of the halls of the Hiccardi Palace . The Into emancipation of Tuscany thus brings some first-rate literary notabilities of the peninsula into this town , which may well now , more than over , set up its

      History Of The War Ix Hungary In 1848 An...

      HISTORY OF THE WAR IX HUNGARY in 1848 and 1840 . By Otto Wenkstcrn . —John MV . Parker and Son . . , j ¦ ¦ A valuable contribution to the history of an important epoch , this work : will command attention from its apparent accuracy and impartiality , and the elegance of its style and arrangement . The progress of events , however , is so accelerated , that the difficulties and peculiarities of the contest have now become almost unintelligible ; so little would they have interfered with a triumphant issue in the present day . The historian , while acknowledging the services of . Lo . uis Ivosrsutlj , is , it is evident , not an enthusiastic admirer of tlie patriot ; but , on the other hand , he condemns the treason of Gorgey in no measured terms . We give his account of the transactions after the fatal battle of Pered . " After these losses , Kossuth despatched three commissioners to Komorn with orders for Gorgey to retreat to the vast plains between the Maros and the Theiss , where the bulk of tlie national forces were to be concentrated . Gorgey promised obedience ; but after the departure of the commissioners he accepted battle from the Imperialists who pressed upon his outposts at Ats , in front of Kotnorn . His advanced positions were driven in , and he was compelled to seek shelter in the entrenched camp of the fortress . Of this fact he informed the Governoradding , thtit the enemy was too powerful , and that he could not obey the orders transmitted to him . All he could do was to hold out at Koraorn . He invited Mr . Kossuth and the members of the Government to come to that fortress . " If the Governor had followed Gorgey ' s advice , he would have placed himself in the power of a man who hated him more cordially than ovon his Austrian enemies could hate him , who fought his battles to the ruin of his cause , and who waited but lor a favourable opportunity to terminate the war . ic appears that this message aroused Kossuth to ft sense of his precarious position . Ho took what « o considered extreme measures , by issuing a decree which deprived Gorgey of the chief command . General Moszaros was appointed to take his piaco , and ordored to join the army at IComorn . The old general left Pesth , but he halted on tne road and turned back , when at Almas the distant and continuous thunder of artillery apprised W ™ ™ a general engagement between the two armies . py Meszaros was not the only bearer of the Governor s decree , for a courier , who travelled on another torn , reached the fortress on the evening of the 2 nd juv . at the termination of a battle , in which 1 , 500 «» " garians und 2 , 000 Imperialists were killed . x «» former wero forced to seek the protection ot im * entrenched corap , and Gbrgey , who happened to gos mixed up in o charge of cavalry , was bleeding W ™» a sabro-cutin the back of hb head . That wouna played an important part in the history ot the Hungarian war . For many weeks , whenever « 0 , P ° r , n in public , his . head was wrapped up in thick and inconveniently conspicuous bandages . He never aw carded the lint which had been cut through by tno sabre , but wore it on all occasions , tuerww /

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    • Leader (1850-1860), Oct. 29, 1859, page 8, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_29101859/page/8/