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      Th E Late News From India Must Have Made...

      There would seem to be more likelihood ot new difficulties on the . side of Persia , where Russia is Still busily pursuing he , r intriguing course . The latest news is to this effect : —Mr . Murray , the British Envoy at the Court of Teheran , has protested against the recognition of the new heir to the throne . According to EuBfi ^ peaa owistom , Absras Mirza , brother to the late Shah , would h » ve been the next to ascend the throne ; tout during the late ¦ war -with England he showed Tarn self so well

      disposed towards England as to jncur the strong wnimosity of Russia , by Vliose influence he was banished to Bagdad . Subsequently the same power succeeded in inducing the late Shall to pass over his brother ' s claims and to adopt the Emir-Mirza , who now ascends the throne , and who is a child some five years told . AiKBA » -JMiRZA has protested in legal form against the proclamation of this child as heir to the Persian throne , and the British Minister at Teheran is said to be the only foreign representative who has consented to receive the

      protest . , Death lias been busy -with persons of great name . TMs week we have to record no less than three—Sir Henry Havelock , Marshal Radetzky , and Rachel . Perhaps it is in the loss of the soldier of ninety-two years that England will feel least interested . Austria has lost the representative man of her policy : no man has done more to . carry out the Austrian system of repression . Xiombardy will rejoice . The world of Art is in tears : a Rachel is not to be replaced . The death of Havelock , the Christian Hero , is a personal grief to us all .

      Religious opinion at home is unanimous in adopting the language of oiie of the servants of the Indian ¦ Government , which describes the policy of that Government as making us appear cowards in the eyes of men and traitors in the eyes of God , ' and there is little doubt but that the feeling of the country will go along with that of the meeting at Exeter Hall , presided over by Lord Shajftesbuky , on Tuesday . The opinion evoked by Lord Siiaptesbtjry ' s long and highly suggestive speech , was that the new Government of India must be practically , as well as in fact , a Christian Government ,

      whatever be the difficulties , or even perils , that may stand in the way of the realization of this idea ; and that the first act of the new Government must be to proclaim itself—not , indeed , the suppressor of Brahminism , but the champion and defender of Christianity . And the special services movement continn . es to make way at home : it has converted Westminster Abbey into a great hall of Christian meeting ; it lias drawn special congregations into district churches at night—it makes , at least , much stir . Wo have yet to see what will come out of it .

      To go from the Church to Mammon—we have Bank discount once more at 6 per cent ., and even that is much above the level in ordinary trade and on the Continent ; while- business is ccrtai nly revivingwith fine promises from Paris , America , and even 'Germany , We have passed the darkest part of tho year .

      Another Batch Of Long Official Despatche...

      THE LEADE It . [ No . 407 , January 9 , 1858 . __»— ~ ' —— - ^~^* ^ ^^ ' ^—^ M ^ n' ^^*^^ ' **^^^' ^ Ml ^ ' ^"' M ^^^ ' ^^^^^^^^^ ^ _

      This Orient. Eottpt. 'Trrrc Financial Cr...

      THIS ORIENT . EOTTPT . ' Trrrc financial Crisis has reached Egypt . Money is ex'fcessively scarce , and business dull . No failares , however , had occurred up to the 20 th of December , the latest date yet received . Tho Viceroy has loft for Upper IJEgypt , to levy tribute among the Fellahs . ¦ It Is stated that the Circassian chtdf , Naft > Emia Boy , 'Who had boon detained some time at Damascus , and 'Who escaped from that place , has arrived in Egypt . The Roman Catholic mission of Soudan established at CJhartoUth has boeii compelled , after numberless sacriflOoB , to libnndoh its tftsk , in consequence of flic repugnance and obstinacy evinced by tho nHtlvos . Tho morabors are about to quit tho colony which they had endeavoured tp found , Tho lfttotit despatches from Hong- ^ Kong speak of tfho attack on Canton an being arranged to take place on the " hrrlvnl of a detachment of five hundred marines , who 'left Singapore in tho Adelaide on tho 2 nd of Dooom'bor . It is stated that tho principal merchants and most influential Inhabitants of Canton have presented nn adareas to Admiral Seymour , requesting that , in the 'Approaching assault , their houses and property might bo tapared , iin consideration of a ransom In merchandize , ;? 5 S ? L' ^ £ " *? fftOt that tl | O y "re "'together unconnected with the / cause of quarrel . . it Jf" a .

      The Indian Revolt. —<*—Disastrous Inaelj...

      THE INDIAN REVOLT . —<*—Disastrous inAelJigeneeaias arrived from India this week , though it is not unaccompanied by news of victory to <« rar arms . First on the catalogue of misfortunesistfhe loss of the greatest hero of the struggle the -man whom England at once htmaaxed and lovefl . Henry Havcladk is -fleafl—deaS before the news of his honours could have readied ham , and before ( which to him would ltoc-ve been of far greater moment ) he could have known of the complete -safety of thoae * rave and -suffering women , those heroic wounded , and those famished children , for whose deliverance he had fought in so Titanic a way , and in whose « ervice , and that of the entice nation , he has now laid down Tiis life . Worn out by exposure

      and anxiety , by months of fatigue encountered in his sixty-third year , he succumbed to 'd ysentery on the 25 th of November , leaving . behind him a name which witl be a -part of the -popular traditions of England as long as England lasts . The circumstances of liis death are -similar to those of X , ord Raglan in the Crimea ; but Havelock died in the full glory of deeds such as Raglan , with all his chivulric daring , never achieved . Our Indian hero , moreover , has filled a space in the popular heart which , now that he is gone , seems empty . One by one , and two by two , our best men are shaken off into the inactivity and repose of death ; and India darkens at their loss .

      Simultaneously with the receipt of this mournful news , we . learn of a'lamentable defeat-of our troops under General Windham on the 27 th of November . The hero of the Redan was attacked—it is conjectured suddenly and by surprise—by the Gwalior Contingent near Cawnpore . Our men were forced to retreat , with the total loss of the tents of the 64 th , 82 nd , and 88 th regiments , three thousand in number , which were burnt by the enemy . The 64 th regiment is reported nearly cut up . Such are the only details of this disaster with which the electric telegraph has furnished us ; but it is supposed that the Gwalior Contingent must have been in great force ( their numbers have been variously stated at 5000 and 8000 ) , and it is known that they were well supplied with artillery and ammunition , and that they are expert soldiers . Our troops under Windham are said to have amounted to 3000 .

      The Gwalior men , however , were speedily brought to a sharp account : — " A message , received by the Governor-General from Sir Colin | Campbell , of the 7 th December , " says the East India House telegram , " contains an account of an action fought by him with the Gwalior Contingent near Cawnpore , in which the latter were totally defeated , with the loss of sixteen guns , twenty-Bix carriages of different 6 orts , an immense quantity of ammunition , stores , grain , bullocks , and the whole of the baggage of the force . The British loss was insignificant , one officer only killed , viz ., Lieutenant Salmon . " All the -women and children , sick , & c , from Lucknow , have arrived in safety at Allahabad .

      " The Calcutta Gazette Extraordinary contains a very deeply-interesting detailed account of the defence of Lucbnow , being the official report of Brigadier Inglis . The privations endured by tho heroic garrison , and particularly by the ladies , were fearful . " Colonel Rooke , 19 th Regiment , died at Calcutta , from cholera , 30 th November . Captain Day , of tho 64 th , is reported killed at Cawnpore . " The following regiments have arrived at Calcutta : — 8 th Regiment , 87 th Regiment , 79 th Highlanders , 7 th Hussars , 2 nd Dragoon Guards , 3 rd Battalion Rifle Brigade , and a detachment of artillery . " We must await with patience the arrival of the full details which will throw a light on our inisfortunoB and out successes .

      MISCETXANEOUS FACTS . Sirdar Soorat Singh , a native chieftain of Oude , has been presented by some English gentlemen with a set of fire-arms , consisting of rifle and pistols , manufactured expressly at Birmingham , and beautifully ornamented in gold and silver . The silver plate of the grease-box of the rifle shows the following inscription : — " Presented to Sirdar Soorat Singh by some English gentlemen of Benares , Jaunporo , and Oudo , in token of thoir admiration df his loyalty and gallant conduct during tho rebellion of 1857 . "

      Some intelligence with respect to the reinforcements for tho seat of war are brought by tho India and Chinu mails . Wo road ;— " Tho Indus passed tho Peninsular Tfmn ^ pcl ^ t ^ lffilmbT ^^ porhol , from Lisbon en route to Cadiz and 'Gibraltar . Tho Bombay mail arrived at Suoz several days before the Calcutta mail—tho Almn , which convoyed tho latter mutt , having broken hor main shuft between Point dq Gallo and Aden . ' In consequence of tho broaking down of tho Almn , tho troops -will bo taken on by the EaBt India Company ' s frigata Adaguha and tho ma . il packet Oriental , both of which wore at Suoz . The traffic across tho Isthmus of Suez at tho present time is Immonso . Tho railway will bo completed between Alexandria and Suez , it le expected , by next May .

      Another batch of long official despatches from India has been published during the present week . They ralfrte * o actions , the main results of which have been alreafiy communicated to the public . A __& I < .. n . » a 1 * n 4-nit aT 1 r \ n rr r \ fl ^ r * i <* I SI Ac t ~ in # ¦/»!» rta 4 Va «_ Y *<

      Accidents And Sudden Deaths. Three Perso...

      ACCIDENTS AND SUDDEN DEATHS . Three persons have been poisoned at Shoreham in a mysterious manner . A man named Puttick and his wife and son lived together in a small cottage . Tuttick ihad been a butcher , but had recently got his living . chiefly by catching rats . On Thursday week , the three dined off" bacon , greens , and a hard pudding , the lastnamed being made from-some flour which had been previously used without any ill result . On the present occasion , however , all were seized , shortly after dinner , with violent sickness and pain in the stomach . The wife and her son rapidly got worse , the latter dying tho same evening , while his mother lingered till the following Tnorning . Puttick himself remained dangerously ill till Saturday , when ihe gave symptoms of recovery . The disaster seems to have Tesxrlted "from IPuttick keepinj

      -arsenic in "the Ihouse for -the parposeiof killing rats . The inquest on the bodies of the woman and hir son was opened on Monday , when Puttick ivas examined bv the coroner in bed at his own residence . The chief facts elicited from him and others were'that the arsenic was kept in a chest in an up-stairs room , while the flour of which the pudding was made was stored in a cupboard down stairs ; that the wife sometimes had the key of the chest , her clothe 9 being kept therein ; that the pudding was spread over with some butter ; that Puttick was in the habit of mixing the arsenic for killing rats with butter ; and that Mrs . Pnttick was subject to fits in the morning , and was said to be of rather intemperate and peculiar habits . The inquest was adjourned for a fortnight .

      M . MullendorfF , President of the Chamber of Commerce of Verviers , in Belgium , went some days ago to inspect a spinning manufactory belonging to him at Pellour , and , on looking down a staircase on the second story , the banister gave way , and he fell head foremost to the bottom , a height of about forty feet . His skull was fractured , but he was not killed . Hardly any hopes of Ins recovery , however , are entertained . Mr . AVhitehead , the Leeds Borough Treasurer , died very suddenly on Tuesday evening . He was seized with a fit while transacting business , and speedily expired .

      A singular accident , ending fatally , occurred on Monday night at the Thelwell station of the Warrington and Stockport Railway . A gentleman named Knowles , and his father-in-law , were making for the station with the intention of taking the next train to Manchester . When they were near tho line , they saw the train approaching , and began to run . Mr . Knowles had lost an arm when a bov , which probably rendered it difficult for him to stop " his momentum at the right time . Accordingly , though several persons tried to seize him , he fell over on to the line , just as tho train was coming up . The wheels passed across both legs , dreadfully mangling them . On the guard and stoker going to him , he held out three halfpence , and said , " Get me a ticket , " apparently unconscious of what had happened . He was removed in a vehicle to Lymin , and died in about three hours from collapse .

      Five ' navvies' have been run down on the Caledonian Railway . They wore crossing over a branch on to the main lino , when they heard the noise of a train of empty waggons coming behind them . They therefore crossed from the up to tho down line , but had no sooner dono so than they perceived tho Carlisle down goods train dashing along in front . Thus threatened on both lines , the men becamo panic-struck ; but tho greater portion succeeded in getting away . Five , however , wore killed by tho goods train ; two were seriously wounded ; and one of the waggons was thrown oft' the line . The sufferers wore mostly Irish . They wore infringing a rule of tho company , which forbids trespassing on tho line ; but tho carelessness of the ' navvies' often leads to accidents . Four men have been killed in descending a [> 't At Killmarsh , near Rothcrham , owing to tho breaking of tho rope .

      A boat has been upset off tho bar at Shields , cming to tho roughness of tho sea , and tho four men in it wore thrown into tho water . Three were rescued , but tuo fourth was drowned . A boiler explosion occurred at the Abcrj'chan Ironworks on Tuesday , and resulted in the death of thrco persons .

      State Ql? Trade. Manoiikhtisk, During Th...

      STATE Ql ? TRADE . Manoiikhtisk , during tho week ending last Saturday , 03 cpi irirc'od-Bomo-Bllght--rovival-of-trader—Prices-woWsteadier , and tho amount of business transacted w «» rather larger than It had boon for somo timo pant . At Birmingham , a reduction has taken placo , in tho pi i « o «» finished iron , of twenty shillings per ton . Thin l'a 9 necessitated a reduction of , a shilling a day in' tho wng ™ of tho puddlors and mlllmen generally throughout South Staffordshire , to take effect from about tho close of n ° week . Tho coal trado of tho district has continued cxtromoly dujl , and a groat many of tho pits are at iistnnd-Btill . There wore no fresh failures in South Stnflbfli-Bhire during the week ; but some apprehension hns I " "

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    • Leader (1850-1860), Jan. 9, 1858, page 2, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_09011858/page/2/