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INDIA . The Bombay mail lms arrived ¦ with intelligence to the 25 th January , but contains little of importance to add to the Government telegrams of last week . The rebellion in Oude has been finally suppressed . On the 31 st ultimo Lord Clyde signally defeated the rebel leaders at Bankee , and drove them across the Raptee into Nepaul . The enemy were admirably surprised , and their rout was complete . The behaviour of the 6 th Dragoon Guards is spoken of as showing extraordinary coolness and daring . The Nana escaped across the river at the commencement of the action . Major Home was carried away by the current of the river , ' during the pursuit , and
drowned . Sir William Mansfield , chief of the staff , commanded , Lord Clyde ' s elephant not haying been able to get through the jungle . This finishing stroke compelled the Nana Sahib , the Begum , Bcni Mahdoo , Mummoo Khan , and other celebrated leaders , to seek a hiding place it * Nepaul . The coxintry into which they have been driven contains no villages , and is quite uncultivated ; and , it is therefore anticipated that unless they surrender they must starve . Generals Grant and Rowcroft crossed the Raptee on the 7 th , and engaged the enemy , who occupied a strong position . The Naval Brigade led the advance , under ft heavy fire , the rebels showing a bold front ; but the resistance was of no avail , The enemy wore forced to . fly , and seek a refuge in Nepaul , leaving tjioir guns behind thorn . On the lGth January Brigadier Walpole foiled an
attempt of between 20 , 000 and 30 , 000 rebels to enter Rohileund . Ho attacked thorn without hesitation , and xlefeated them with great slaughter . Their commander was killed , ana all their guns fell into our hands . Lord Clyde arrived at Luoknow on the 17 th January , and it was stated would proceed homeward wiir 2 Bombay in Fobruary . Tantia Topee has joined his forces with thoso of Foroze Shah . Colonel Benson overtook him at Zebrnpoor , and defeated him with the loss of C 00 men . The pursuit extended over eighteen miles , but Tantia managed again to escape . At Burrodo ho was overtaken by Colonel Somerset , on the 7 th January , who at once attacked the enemy , and defeated ana dispersed them . Had his force boon more numerous , not a robol would havo escaped $ but as it was , to defeat such overwhelming * odds wns Httlo short of a miracle Tho
engagement was fought after a forced march of fire days , during which bur men had but little food anc no tents . Tantia next proceeded southwards , and at Dbosa , between Jeypoor and Bhiirtpore , he was overtaken by Brigadier Showers from Agra . An engagement ensued , in which 300 of the rebels fell . Tantia and Feroze Shah are now in the neighbourhood of the fortress of Rintambore , but will , no doubt , soon be driven from their position . In the Nizam ' s dominions , the Rohillas are said to be in open revolt , and committing fearful ravages . The Nizam has insisted upon the immediate
resignation of his minister , Salar Jung , the staunch _ and steady friend of the British Government , bir Hugh Rose has marched upon Adjunta and Jauhia , to operate against the Rohillas , arid the whole Hydrabad Contingent is on the move . Colonel Campbell , while on his march towards Lonar , in Berar , was attacked by 3 , 000 Robillas . Colonel Campbell , though wounded , only waited for reinforcements to attack the enemy in his turn ; a sanguinary action ensued , in which Captain Mackinnon , 3 rd Hydrabad Contingent , was killed ; Colonel Ckickston and Colonel Ilotman wounded . The Rohillas left 250 men on the field , and then dispersed .
In Cashmere a conspiracy lias been discovered for the assassination of our ally , Rumbert Singh , the reigning sovereign . . A railway riot , which unfortunately resulted in the death of a European , took place on the Bhore Ghaut Railway works on the 20 th January . The subcontractors have not of late paid their , workmen regulary , and the day mentioned being pay day , the native labourers and miners were offered part instead of full wacres . They became , riotous and excited ,
and , in a conflict with the overseers , a man named Curran was killed , and several others wounded . The ship Sutlej , belonging to-Mz * . Green , was burnt at her moorings in the Hboghly . Part of her cargo consisted of saltpetre and jute . It is supposed that the spontaneous combustion of the . latter ignited the former . The value of the cargo is believed to be upwards of 10 , 0007 . There is soine uncertainty about the loss of life , . but . the papers say that one midshipman , a boy , and two seamen are missing .
Lord Clyde has applied for authority to pursue the rebels to Nepaul . Lord Canning has given an increased extension to the amnesty , and has forbidden any executions to take place unless previously sanctioned by him . A later telegram , dated Alexandria , February 17 , says that the rebels had tried to enter Rohilcund from Nepaul , but were defeated with great slaughter by her Majesty ' s 42 nd Regiment .
THE NANA SAHIB . Mr . W . H . Russell writes asfollows : — " The seizure of the Nana is now a matter for . diplomacy . He is unquestionably in Nepaul , if there be truth in con ~ current testimony , and as certainly Jung Bahadoor can capture and deliver up this great offender . There is a sentiment of national revenge beyond and above all reasoning which demands ' that . Nana Sahib shall not escape punishment . It is not in our power to inflict any punishment at all coinmensurate with his crimes , but his life is forfeit , and the English people will insist that he be brought to the halter , and that lie , his councillors , and confederates , chief among whom were Tantia Topee . and Azimoolla Khan , shall suffer death . It would bo a national disappointment if these men , or any of them , were vouchsafed a death on the field of battle . God
knows , I am no advocate for unrelenting persecution , but I do protest against any diplomatic difficulty being allowed to stand between the English people and tho Butcher of Cawnpore . "
IIQW TO KEEP OUDE QUIET . A correspondent of tho Daily News says— " Wo have no remedy now but to throw more troops into the ' country , and train them up as horsemen . Ten thousand horse , with Enfiolds , revolvers , and swords , and ten days' provisions in their pouches , and with a perfect knowledge of the situation of our depots- — not more t ? ja , n 100 miles apart—would bo unconquerable jn a country such as this is now . They would crush revolt wherever it . appeared , and protect the peaceful and industrious from tho Pimlurree and tho robbor . "
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Diri . OMATia . —Lord Lyons arrived at Plymouth on Monday evening , arid embarked immediately on board tho screw steam-frigate Curaooa , 31 , Captain Thomna Mason , which sailed on Tuesday morning or New York .
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MISCELLANEOUS . The CoiTiT . —Her Majesty and her famil y continue in good health at Buckingham Palace . Oh Tuesday , the Queen held a court for the reception of an address of congratulation from the corporation of the City of London , upon the birth of her Majesty ' s grandson . The Queen ' s first levee this season was held on Wednesday , at Buckingham Palace , and was very numerously attended . On Tuesday , her Majesty and the Prince Consort visited Covent Garden Theatre , and the Haymarket on Thursday . The Prince Consort presented colours to the 13 th Regiment at Aldershott on Wednesday . The Prince of Wales . —The Marquis Massimo d'Azeglio , who has left Turin for Rome , is charged with a mission to the Prince of Wales , upon whom the King of Sardinia has conferred the order deW Annunciata .
The Princess Frederick William . —The Princess , it is understood , will , revisit her native country in May , and will remain , should nothing occur to alter the arrangement , till after the Queen ' s birthday . The Duke of Cambridge . —His Royal Highness is about to leave his apartments in St . James's Palace to occupy Gloucester House , Piccadilly , bequeathed to him by the late Duchess of Gloucester . A Novel Combination . —The inhabitants of Santipore ( Bengal ) have submitted an address to her Msijesty praying for the introduction of the Indian Lotus in the national emblems of the Rose , the Thistle , and the Shamrock .
Sir Henry Storks , K . C . B . —The new Lord High Commissioner for the Ionian Islands , arrived at Malta on the 8 th , in the Caradoc , for Corfu , and left on the 14 th . During his stay in Malta he frequently communicated with Mr . Gladstone by telegraph . The Mini . —The gross total amount advanced from the Consolidated Fund for the purchaso of bullion for coinage from the year 1837 to 1858 ( both inclusive ) was ; 6 , 138 , 029 / ., and the amount paid into the Bank in repayment of such advances within the same period 5 , 970 , 000 / . 400 , 000 / . was so advanced last year .
Court of Aldermen . —The Court met on Tuesday for the dispatch of business . Mr . F . " \ Voodthorpe , barrister-at-law , the newly-elected town clerk , was sworn into office . Alderman Humphrey was sworn in as Governor of the Irish Society , to which office he had been re-elected at the last Court of Common Council . Alderman Cubit t , chairman of the general purposes committee , brought up a report from that committee on the regulation of the traffic over London Bridge , and moved its adaption . Some discussion ensued , and a modification of the recommendations in the report was ultimately agreed to . The Court then adjourned .
Public Health . —The registrar-general ' s return shows a more satisfactory state of the public health : the deaths last week were 1 , 156 ( having been in tho previous week 1 , 274 ) , which is 140 below the estimated average . Scarlatina and diphtheria arc still very prevalent . Small-pox has much decreased . The total number of births was 1 , 940 . According to Dr . Lctheby ' a report , the sanitary state of the City was also favourable , there having been only 5 » deaths , the number for the corresponding weeks ot the last three years being 70 .
Makriaoe with a Deceased . Wife ' s Sisteu ,- — A deputation had an interview with tho Bishop or London , at London House , on tho subject of the bill now before Parliament for legalising niarringes with a deceased wife ' s sister , the object of the deputation being to solicit his lordship's support of that measure , in the House of Lords , The deputation was introduced by Viscount Bury , M . I ' ., tho mover of the bill , supported by Mr . Henry Schneider , W . I . for Norwich , Mr . R > - Monckton Milnes , M . I . lor Pontefract , Mr . Edward Akroyd , M . P . for Iluddorsfleld , Mr . KnatchbullHugessen , M , P . for Sandwich , Sir James Duke , M . P . for London , the Hon . Wi Ilium Monson , M . P . for Reigate , Mr . R . Spooner , M . I . tor Warwick , Mr . W-ilUrim Wood , M . P . for Ponteirnot , li
Mr . Thomson Hankoy , M . P . for l ' otorboroug , Mr . Robert Hanbury , M . P . for Middlesex , Mr . «[; ley , M . P . for Manchester , Captain J . Greene , M . I for Kilkenny , Mr . Sutton Western , M . P . for Ma don , Mr , William Scholoflold , M . P . for Birm nghiini , Mr . J . P . Brown Westhead , M . P . for York city i Mr . Joromiah Pilchor , Mr . Thomas Eykyn , ana others . Tho Bishop , after hearing tho argmnontfl and explanations with groat attention , nnd satisi ) - lng himself by inquiries on several points , expressed his Intention of giving tho matter his sorlous 001 - sldcrtttlon . Tho subject was one of growing importance , nnd ovory year rendered it moro am nwiu nocossary that it should bo sottlod . Ho could assure tho deputation that ho would not neglect to givo ™ tho consideration of tho subject hie best and enrllost attention .
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MEXICO . Via New Orleans we have advices from the city of Mexico to the 28 th . General Mirambn reached the capital on the 26 th with 1 , 000 cavalry . He disapproved the acts of General Robles , and displaced him , after which he placed General Sales at the head of the army , and reinstated Zuloaga . It was reported that Miramoh intended marching on Vera Cruz : with a strong force . The Liberals had routed General Negrette , near Jalapa . The Picayune ' s correspondent says that the Mexican war schooner Iturbide had been captured by an American and six foreigners , who killed five of the crew and escaped with the vessel . Advices from Southern Mexico to the 26 th mention it as not improbable that San Luis was in the hands of the Liberals . Miramon had left it wholly unprotected * and at last accounts the city was environed by a force of 3 , 000 men .
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EGYPT , A letter from Alexandria of the 12 th inst . says , that the Euryalus was expected , with Prince Alfred onboard . Said Pacha has manifested his desire to do great honours to our young Prince , and to reciprocate the kind feeling evinced towards his infant son Tofissoun Pacha when in England . The Viceroy has been out at sea since the 10 thinstr , it is reported , with the intention of meeting the Euryalus . The fetes at the Barrage in honour of the Viceroy came off on the 26 th ult ., and oh the 7 th current his Highness deigned to accept a grand ball given to him by " the Bank of Egypt : Trade is exceedingl y dull , several failures having lately taken place , in consequence of some reckless grain speculations .
Advices from Alexandria ofthe 16 th inst . speak of Prince Alfred as having arrived ; on that day he went to Kafrelzayat on a hunting expedition .. From Kafrelzayat he will continue his journey to Cairo and Suez . The Turkish . commissioner m the Jeddah affair has arrived at Alexandria with the prisoners who have been condemned .
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January , report that the revolution had extended to nearly all parts of the empire . At St . Marc some severe fighting had taken place , both on land and at sea , with considerable loss of life . . A naval engagement had taken place off St . Marc , six vessels taking part . The Admiral ' s vessel was badly damaged , and the whole fleet bore off for Port-au-Prince . Reinforcements were joining Geffrard from all points .
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CHINA . The following telegraphic dosp « tch has boon received ;—" Lord Elgin having rouched Hankow (?) returned to Shanghai on the 1 st of January . A small combined naval and land forco was dospatohod from Canton on the 8 th of January to punish attacks made upon parties of European troops outside tho city . Tho position of tho enemy wns taken without loss , and a village destroyed . Tho disturbances are believed to havo boon instigated by tho Imperial Government .
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264 THE LIADEB . [ No . 466 , February 26 , 1859 .
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Leader (1850-1860), Feb. 26, 1859, page 264, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2283/page/8/
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