30 JANUARY 1858, Page 11

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SATIIRDA Y.

A few mere public demonstrations illustrate the dangerous experiment in which Louis Napoleon appears to have embarked. Further specimens of the Pnetorian outburst of ancient enmities in the French army have beemfuenished by the correspondents. We select two containing marked expressions.

The Fifty-ninth Regiaamt.—" But in our manly hearts. indignation against the perverse, suceeeding to our gratitude to God, moves us to demand an account from the land of impunity where are the haunts of the monsters who arasheltered under its laws. Give us the order, Sire, and we shall pur- sue them even, to their places of security."

The Boman Division.—" Let the miserable assassins, the subaltern agents of such crimes,, receive- the chastisement due to their abominable attempts ; but also let the infamous haunt where machinations so infernal are planned be destroyed for ever." There is a certain uniformity of phrase in the effective part of these addresses which would seem to indicate a common and central origin. Prompted perhaps by an expression, not unstudied, in Louis Napoleon's speech, these addresses and other manifestations in France-are brought to mpoint by a resume in the official Meetiteisr. The :paper states that netonly the :people, the national guard, the army, the cities, and the press ofevery country, but all the sovereigns of Europe, have hastened to send illustrious persons to convey their congratulations to the Em- peror; the Government journalist proceeding in a strain of crescendo-

" The array, that faithful guardian of our institutions, in its noble frankness, declares that it has not merely taken the oath of fidelity to the Emperor, but to the Empire also, to the Emperor's son and his dynasty ; and that iewill defend them, as it nevr defends the august chief who restored to it its eagles' and its glory. And it is not in France alone that the Im- perial throne rests upon the public consent; the whole of Europe, which formerly leagued to overthrow it, Nees in it now the firmest guarantee for her-own tranquillity and prosperity."

Telegraphic despatches from Bombay via Malta were received last night. The latest date is January 9. Their contents may be very briefly summed up. Mr. Anderson, the Bombay Secretary, states that Sir Colin Campbell had left Cawnpore for Furruokabad, intending to proceed thence as far as Agra, Colonel Seaton had reoccupied Ityn- poorie. Brigadier-General Chamberlain was to move into Rohilcund and join Sir Colin Campbell at Agra. Sir James Outrarn had attacked a body of rebels near his position at Alumbagh, defeated them, and cap- tured four guns. No further disturbances had occurred in Central India. Sir Hugh Rose had marched from In done to the relief of Saugor. The Punjaub and Seinde were quiet. But in the Bombay Presidency the Bheels were troublesome, and the Kolapore Rajah was suspected. The Bheel chief of Peinh had been executed. The Dacca mutineers had en- tered Assam, pursued by the 54th British Regiment.

The Bishop of Calcutta died on the 3d January.

The Native gentlemen at Bombay had given a " grand entertainment" to the European troops in garrison.

The Gazette of last night contains despatches from Sir Colin Campbell, General Mansfield, General Hope Grant, and General Windham, giving an acenunt of the actions at and near Cawnpore. In speaking of General Windham's conduct, the Commander-in-chief does not use terms of blame, but there is a rather marked silence.

The Gazette also contains the official notice of the appointment of " the Right Honourable George Augustus Constantine Phipps, commonly called the Earl of Mulgrave, to be Lieutenant-Governor of the Province of Nova Seotia."

The wedding performances at the Operahouse closed last night, with the fourth and most emphatically "state" visit of the Queen, the Prince Consort, the Prince and Princess Frederick William of Prussia ; who Caine up from Windsor Castle to witness the acting of a play of their own choosing "by command "—" The Rivals." The Queen's box, di- minished in size was decked out with the insignia of Royalty. Two Beefeaters stood a platform in front of the box, and two on the stage. The-Royal children and the Duchess of Kent had separate boxes. The solo parts of the national anthem were sung by Madame Clara Novelle.

Mr. Milner Gibson met his constituents at Ashton-under-Lyne on Thursday, and discoursed to them upon the topics of the day—China, Re- form of Parliament, Colonial Policy, and the India Bill. In his pleasant strain Mr. Gibson objected to strong governments in general, and in par- ticular to too much government in India. He is "no friend to this East India Company," which has evaded its duties and maintained old mono- polies in some farm or other. The,patrenage of India must not be trans- femed to Downing Street. He will give the measure for-India mature consideration. on itst merits.