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      — ^ Another batch of fugitives from India arrived at Southampton on Tuesday in the Peninsular and Oriental Company ' s steamship Colombo , Captain . J . S . Field . From Gibraltar , subscriptions to the In .-dian Fund are brought , to the amount of 7047 . 17 s . 6 d ., collected in the garrison . This amount has been , forwarded to the Lord Mayor of IiOndon . Several of the passengers from India have had very narrow escapes from the mutineers ; and some are the immediate relatives of those who have fallen in the unequal struggle . Among the more extraordinary cases , the following are mentioned in the daily papers : — .

      " Miss Graham , whose father , rt will be remembered , was shot by her side as they wer « making their escape , when , "by climbing over the side of the vehicle , the young lady miraculously succeeded in saving her life ; they had been residents at Sealcote in the Punjab . Mrs . Baker , who was burnt out at Cawupore , and narrowly escaped with her life . Mrs . Bunbury and Mrs . Norris , who were secreted and hunted about the jungle for a month , and finally freed themselves from the dangers to which they had been so long exposed . Mrs . Warden , the -widow of Major " Warden , who died at sea , on board the steamer that was conveying them from Calcutta to Suez . Mrs . Owen , the wife of Sergeant Owen , of the 53 rd Queen ' s llegiment , and late Superintendent of Roads between Peshawur and Lahore ; in the month of May they were compelled to fly for their lives , their 3 'oungest child being at the time only fourteen days old . The sergeant , who is come home also , is suffering from mental affliction , caused by a sunstroke , as we are informed . Miss Clara Dunbar , aged ten years , daughter of Captain Dunbar of the 10 th Queen ' s , who was killed by the mutineers at Arrah oh the 29 tli of July . Miss ISina Bailey , aged six years , the daughter of Captain Bailey , of tho 7 th Bengal Native Infantry , winch regiment mutinied at Dinapore , and her mother ha . s since died . The two last-named young ladies have come home iu the care of attendants . ' The cases of Mrs . Bunbury and Mrs . Korris , we understand , excited great sympathy in Calcutta , and Lord Canning tendered them every possible assistance in his power . " A meeting of ladies on board the Colombo was held in the saloon on the 23 rd ult . at sea , near Malta , Mrs . Baker , the wife of Major Baker , of the Bengal Cavalry , in the chair . They were addressed by Captain Field , the commander of the ship , who recommended the formation of a committee of ladies on board each voyage to make inquiries among the passengers with a view of discovering any parties requiring assistance and relieving tliem . lie handed over to them a box oi" clothing ¦ which ho had received from the London Ladies' Committee , and also a box of warm clothing from the ladies of Southampton : and futher stated-that a lady and gentleman of Southampton were anxious to adopt an orphan child whose father had fallen in India . The meeting adjournod to the following day , the 24 th , when it was reported Uiat throe cases had been discovered requiring relief , which was accordingly administered to the parties , who subsequently in the luost grateful manner expressed their thanks . ; " On the arrival of the Colombo in dock on Tuesday morning , the Mayor , and other members of the Local Relief Committee , went on board , and , the three cased in question being brought to their notice , they availed themselves of the first opportunity which has yet occurred by appropriating two 10 / . and one M . notes to the assistance of the respective parties .

      CAwsroitE . Tlic subjoined is an extract from a letter written by a gentleman travelling with Sir James Outrain's force to Caw npore : — " Maharajpore , Sept . 1-1 . ( Posted at Cawnporu Sept . 15 . ) " I have readied my old factory . Tho compound is ono mass of jungle , with every here and there a broken door or a half-burnt timber or munufactuiinghupleine . ut , all the buildings burnt to the ground , and of tlio house there are only left throe rooms that i Imilt . Sissoopoiv , where Claude was , has also been burnt to the ground . Nudjuflghur * ' has not been burnt , but everything , to tho doors , has been curried away ; the remaining two factories have boen protected by the zemindars of tho place . Yesterday , in broad daylight , a band ui' live hundred robbers , headed by their zemindar , eunie to plunder n village , the zemindar of which came to the i-nnip for help , which , however , was nut given him ; ami , to-day , in talking of it , with tho peopk > luiiv , they told mo that this vory man keeps eight hundred matchlock men expressly to plunder his nei ghbour * 1 luive heard of another Imml near one of the fu .-. torws of thus concern , iho Jlinimdiir ot Nudjuflglmr , who eamo to se « me , anvn that his authority is only partially acknowledged heYe and there , rind set at defiance , in hoiuq villugus . The collections nil over tho country arc . at n dead stnu < l . "

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      INDIAN NAMES . QFrom flie . Homeward Mail . ') For the use of purely English leaders who may be unacquainted with Indian words we subjoin a brief glossary of the most common Indian vocables which are now of daily occurrence in th « newspapers : ~~ t * W - ° , . ' ' * S * $ ? ' l f ? , er 3 ian ; PoTt - ' Portuguese ; H ., Hindustani ; M ., Marathi ; Ar ., Arabic ; T Tatar ' Tarn ., Tamil ; and S . Sanscrit . ' ' Ah or aub , P ., water ; used in composition , as Pmtjavb five waters , i . e . watered , by five rivers . Dooab , district between two rivers . Abad , P ., inhabited ; in composition , a town , as Hyderabad , city of Hyder ; Allahabad , urbs DeL Ata , H . ( prop , did ) , flour , meal , the principal food of Hindus . Ayah , Port ., a nurse ; now used fora female attendant on a lady .

      Baba , T ., a father ; a child ; used as a termof endearment or respect . Baba lor / , T . S ., children ; the preceding word and log from S . lok , people . Baloo , a Hindu title , answering to our esquire . £ ?« # > P- ( prop , bdgJi ) , a garden . Kudsiya bdgh is the name of a garden spoken of in letters from DelhL It is just outside the walls . Bahadoor , P ., brave ; a common title of respect added to the names of military officers and others . Bakree Evd , Ar . ( prop , balcari 'Id ) , a festival held by Muslims on the 9 th of the 12 th month , in honour of Abraham ' s offering up Ishmael ( not Isaac , as we say ) . From bakav , an ox ; y ld , festivaL Samba , IT ., a well . This word occurs in the plans of Delhi .

      Sang , P ., an intoxicating potion made from bemp . Bazar , an . exchange , or market-place . Becbe , II ., a lady . Begum , T ., a princess , or lady of high rank . B / taee , S ., a brother ; a comrade . Bheestee , P . ( prop " , bihishti ) , a water-carrier . Literally an inhabitant of Bihisht , or Paradise , from the pleasantness of the occupation in such a climate as India . ¦ . Bobachee , T . ( prop , bdwarchi ) , a cook . \ Budyerew , S ., ( prop , baj ' rd ) , a travelling boat of a larger kind . Bud mash , P . Ar , ( prop , bad m ' a ash ) , a rogue ; a a villain . From bad , bad ; and nVdsh subsistence . Bud zat , P . Ar ., a bad character . From bad , ¦ bad ; and zat , essence . .

      Bungalow , H . ( prop , banrjla ) , a thatched house ; any house . Burkamlaz , Ar . P ., a matchlockrnan . From baric , lightning ; anduz , throwing . Chalo , S ., come on ; used in the phrase chalo mem b 7 iaae , " come on , comrade ; come on , boys . " ^ Cherry , Tarn . ( prop , cherl ) , a termination meaning village , but now often applied to towns , as Pondicherry . Chit , II . ( prop , chitti ) , a note ; a letter . Cfior , S ., a thief . Chupatties , P . ( prop , chajuiti ) , a thin cake of unleavened bread . Coolie , T . ( prop , kuli ) , a porter or carrier . Cutchei'vij , II . ( prop . Kachari ) , a court of justice ; a civilian ' s oilice .

      Dak or duuh , H . ( prop . ddh ) , a post or post-office ; also a relay of horses or bearers . Dacoity II . ( prop , ddhdit ) , a robber ; a gaug-robber . Detain , a prime minister , sometimes an ageut . Doab P ., a country between two rivers . Dost , V ., a friend . Dour , S . ( prop . daur ) , a foray ; a raid . Durwazah , P ., a door ; tho gate of a city . Eed , Ar . ( prop . 'Id ) , a festival . JEnam , Ar . ( prop , in'dm ) , a gift ; land granted in free tenure . Feringlme , corruption of Frank ; a European . Fuquccr , Ar . ( prop . /«/ u ' r ) , a mendicant devotee ; one who has taken a vow of poverty . ( Jhazec , Ar . ( prop , ghuzi ) , a Mualun who fights ngainst iniidds ; a true believer w 3 io takes part in a holy war .

      Oolundauze , P . ( prop , f / ol-anddz ) , literally ballthrower ; a native artilleryman . G'ujar , II ., a trLbe in tho North-West Proviucos , who profess to bo the descendants of Rajpoots by women ol inferior castes . They are now engaged in agriculture , but wero formerly robbers and phuiderora , aud still retain a propensity to tneir old habits . Jftwcidur , Ar . T ., a native officer , cor reap onding ti our sergeant . Jehad , Ar ., a holy war . Jemadar , Ar . P ., a nativo ouiccr , corresponding tc our ensign or lieutenant . Jhayeerdar , P . ( prop , jdgirddr ) , tho holder of land granted for services . . //« W , If ., a shallow lako .

      Jut , or Jatft , n race of industrious find hardy cultivators , wIiono original seat is said to havo boon Ghuzni , but who lire now found in groat numbers in tho North-¦\ Vo . st Province .- ! , pnrliculaily at . Bhiutporo ( Hhurutpur ) , Koimat , 1 ' ., tlio chief ouicor oC police in a city oi town . Luttea and Uit / i , S . ( prop . Idth or . lathi ) , a pillar , i club .

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      ¦ THE INDIAN REVOLT .

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      . No . 398 , Novembeh 791857 . ] THE LEADER . 1059

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      JOBBTJtiPOKE . A communication from India gives some particulars of the plot which was discovered at Jubbulpore : — . "For the last two or three months , Shmiker Shah , an old Rajah of , the Gond dynasty , had . been plotting the destruction of the English at Jubbulpore and the burning of their houses , with the plunder of the treasury and the station generally . In this plot he was assisted by his son Rugonath Shah , and by others regarding whom no certain evidence has yet been obtained . Information of this plot having been given to Lieutenant Clerk , the Deputy-Commissioner , he sent a chuprassee in the disguise of a fakir to find out the truth of the matter . The

      plan was perfectly successful . The conspirators disclosed sufficient of their evil designs to warrant their apprehension . Accordingly , a large body of police were ordered to assemble at Lieutenant Clerk ' s bungalow , and was by that officer led to the Rajah ' s house ; but , when within a mile of the place , Lieutenant Clerk galloped forward with the sowars , surrounding the village until the arrival of the foot police , when the apprehension was effected . In the possession of the Rajah wa 3 found a paper in Sanscrit , the purport of which was as follows : —' Close tip the mouths of the tale-bearers . Having chewed the tale-bearers , eat them . Grind to pieces the enemies . Having killed the English , scatter them . O

      Mat Chundee ( O Mother Devee !) let none escape . Kill the enemies and their families . Protect Sunker ( Mahadeo ) , and preserve your disciples . Listen to the calling of the poor . Make haste , O jtfat Halika ( Devee ) . Bat the unclean race . Do not delay to devour them quickly . O Ghor Mat Kalika ( O terrible Mother Devee !) ' After a trial of two days before a joint commission , the Kajah and his son were convicted , and sentenced to be blown from guns . The sentence was < luly executed in the residencj- compound . The other conspirators who were convicted were reserved for punishment on the following day , but it was thought that , an example haviug been made , none of them would be blown from guns . "

      Another account says that the scattered remains of the ltajah and his son were pounced upon by kites and vultures , but that as much as could be collected was handed over to the Ranee . The old man died with great firmness and dignity ; his son appeared more dejected . The following is a translation of a letter from the Sepoys and non-commissioned officers of the 52 nd Regiment of the Bengal Native ' Infantry , to the officer commanding the regiment , shortly after the detection of the plot at Jubbulpore : — '' To His Exckllencv' tiii : Lord of Clemenit , the BoiNTtiaL oi-- this A <; k , '' His ' Exckule > cy Colonel Sahiji 1 Jahal > ook .

      ' May bis power be perpetual ! After respects , the representation is this : —That Sliaik Diauiutt Allee , Havildar-major , and Salar Duksh , Naik , and Dirguz Singh , Naik , and Chundee Deen Mise , Sepoy , and Jutchmun Mbe , Sepo } -, and Lull Mund Sookool , Sepoy , and Shaik Kuzzuir Alice , Sepoy , and Bhowanee Singh , Sepov , arrd others ( named in tlie original )—these Sepoys . Sir , send here ; and this regiment the Havildar-m .-ljor ruined , and said that the Major Sahib a ' . id Moxon Sahib ti » kl the Madras Sepoys to seize all the arms of the regiment and kill them , then you will receiyo' thirty rupees per man as reward and be promoted to Subahdar Buluuloors . This

      speech the Havildar-iruijor made to the Havildurs on duty . If lie luid not said this wo would not have deserted and saved our lives by flight , as only from the Havildar-mnjor ' s speech we deserted . It is proper that these men should by some means or other be sent to us . Let them be seized and sent . Wo have commit ted no injury to the Government ; and as for tho muskets and cartridge-boxes which we brought away with us we have left our property in lieu thereof . Having sold it , take the price . Each Sepoy left about thirty rupees ' worth of property . Also , send pay for one month and fifteen days . > V ~ o are men of honour , and are doing Government good service here .

      '' Your Lordship answered that the Madras Sepoys arc not under my authority ; then , haviug become helpless , we came away here by your order to save our lives . And on tho 10 Hi of May , when you officers iled , tlien we , being faithful to our salt , did not say anything to your Lordships , and at that time tliu Madras regiment was not present ; and when , the Adjutant Sahib wan attacked by a Sepoy with a bayonet if we had not been , true to our salt why did we seize the Sepoy and make him over to you ? And your iii ^ hnesn is our lord and master , but whe

      n wj did not find any wji } ' to nave our lived \ v <> iled and came here , and we hud regard to your Lordship ' s salt ; if not , a I that time wo might lmvo killed you . And if you do not let those Sepoys go then thin Sahih ( meuuhig Lieut . Maogrugor ) we will not lull , but , having bound him , will tako him to Delhi , and if you will send those Nepoys then wo will cuuso the 2 jnb . il > U arrive - \ vhi \ ro you aiv . Moreover , having tt « iy , od thoHe Supoyn , hoihI them with u guurd of police , and it ; will hu well , and , if lifn remains , we , -will nyuin be present in your service . Wo -w ill not run awav .

      " lhid hsttor is written on tho part of all ( hi ) Sepoy * and non-eonimissioned oll ' icers . All the > Sep <» yH , noncommissioned , ami cununitfaioiiod ollieers send huIuuiii . "

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      * Nudjull ' ghur was the property of Mr . William Vincent .

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    • Leader (1850-1860), Nov. 7, 1857, page 1059, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2216/page/3/