The Express. — London, England, 1853-03-02 00:00:00

ais ad ;ad L n osrledge that the contractor at Portsasouth wanted sea t When hands were short there the Ordnance M sfird them to the contractors . The commanding offzer ortit - e engineers, if hands were slack, had power to collect q me: a nd compel the contractor of works to take them and W nt — o nt as time in uestion tbere wsa • great lac awa+ andAt of the mechanics at Portsmouth, and the work k me n struck and went away, to the detriment of the public suttee ,. Witnesss object an wishing to see young Driver was vi ate whether lie was available for the kind of work. W i tness thought him eligible, and gave him a letter to the clerk of the works at Portsmouth to be • jobbing bricklayer ,appleßo has 'Jo or v i mou instead of one. Remembered Esau Driver coming to the Sun for the letter, but never said to him .• Bow easy votes can you get or giro?" It could hardly b e su pposed any could come from a bricklayer. No goeversation took place to the effect that his father b a d a vote for the county and the borough. D riv er went to Portsmouth, and shortly after returned to Chatham ; and finding he returned, witness had not taken toJ steps to give him any other employment. The father before the election expressed his disappointment as to the nature of the sou 's employment, but witness took no st:ps to Mcl Iy him. Never gave him the letter with the idea of operating lea the vote of the father, who WWI one of wit -01,1 supporters, and - the son had no vote. Had seen Mount, who bad been examined before the committee; but knew Bradshaw, the pensioner, who promised wi:ness his vote on the military road. Bradshaw came up to witness sail promised his vote off-hand, and nothing else whatever passed. Saw Bradshaw in the Brook a week or fortnight after th i s. Mount was not there. No one was with Bradshaw. Seine of witness's torn party were with him on both these mcasione. Shook hands with Bradshaw, according to the universal practice in canvassing, and passed on; but no coasersatiou took place on the Subject of his vote, which bad been pronuced to witness previously. It was not true Butt he, Sir Frederick, said, "I don't know about that," or ei Why not," or " Is there anything I can do for you ?" There was no nerd to do that in canvassing Chatham. Did not ask him, Deaths*, if he had a son, or if witness could do aZthir.g for him. Did not say, if you will give me your vote twill get you into Greenwich College, and did not then know Bradshaw wished to get into the college. Did not say, if you promise me your vote I will do what I can for you. Made him no offer or promise of any kind. Had not his hand in his trowsers pocket when he shook hands with Bradshaw. Could not have had his hand there as he did not wear pockets. (Laughter.) Had not for many years worn trowsers with pockets. When he shook hands with Bradshaw had neither sovereign, nor coin, nor valuable consideration. (Laughter.) Nor did he give it tb him. Did not take his handout of his pocket, having no pockets —(laughter)—or put any money into Bradshaw's hand, not basing any in his own. (Laughter.) Was in the habit of carrying b:s purse in his side pocket. Remembered seeing Brodshaw at the Sun, some time after he had met him at the Brook. Oa that occasion Bradshaw told witness be was se-y anxious to get into Greenwich Hospital. He said be was bordering on SO years; had lost his wife, and had no person to take care of him. If he got into the hospital, said Bradshaw, the government would gain by it, as they would not have to pay his pension. If, (Sir Frederick) asked what his claim was, and Bradshaw said he had lost as am and two lions, at sea service, and asked if witness would make a representation of his case, whereupon wit less applied to Sir J. Gomm, an old naval friend, but that officer said it did not depend on bins. Witness afterwards discovered the proper quarter was the Admiralty. Brad shaw said he thought if he could see any one at the Admi ralty arid tell his own story, he would have a better chance and tarry his point, and Bradshaw afterwards saw witness at an iosuran e office, of which witness was chairman, Wa terloo-place, in June. Found Bradshaw waiting there, Ile wanted witness to take him to the Admiralty. Witness took him, and saw Mr. Briggs at the Ad miralty, and asked Briggs. who was one of the important clerks, the reader clerk, who reads the correspondence to the board, to hear Bradshaw, and Mr. grim said he would inquire into it. Witness suboe quently got a letter from the Admiralty, saying Bradshaw was some months short of sea time or service afloat. It was a short deficiency, still the regulations were stringent, and he was daqualitied. Communicated this to Beadshaw, in July, before the election. It was hopeless; and Brad shaw said it was a great hardship, and that his sons ought to be a consideration. Had no other motive than benetitting a mutilated old man, and if Bradshaw had voted against him be would have done the same or for any other man so situated in the service. Bradshaw said that the only comfort ho had was • person to read the Bible and religious books, and Lady Smith being interested in the matter gave him some tracts. This was atter witness had communicated the matter from the Admiralty to him. No one, either with his consent or other wise, ever gave Bradshaw three sovereigns. Knew Great bead, the chemist and druggist. Canvassed him early in the canvass, two or three days from the commencement, and he promised his vote without the slightest reserve. Never heard that he promised Admiral Sterling, and had not the most distant suspicion that he would do so. Heard with surprise and disgust in the room that he had promised both parties. Urrathead asked witness to get a letter car rier's place for his son some sic weeks after he had pro mised his vote. Witness was surprised at the application hem a chemist with a gad shop and house, but he stated the change of occupation would be good for his son's health. who was a tailor. Witness applied for the place, and the man was 'employed. Witness's intervention for his son bad nethieg to do with Greathead's vote, who he fancied was a Ana enppoeter, and likely to be a constituent, having pro mised his vote all alone. Had no object in getting the' /father's vote by getting the son the appointment Witness milled on Locke on the day of polling, but had not beard he had refused to take the bribery oath, but heard he had some reluctance to take it in consequence of having seen some blue bills against bribery produced the other day. Witness went to him, hearing be had hesitated, and said, "Locke, I understand you have some besitstion in taking the bribery oath ; what does it arise from ?" He said, " I asked you to do a favour for my brother." Witness here asked him, " Was your vote given unconditionally I without Menace to your brother." He said " Yes," and replied "If that is true, you may vote, " and he did en. His Mother was a labourer in the dockyard. It was not in con. seroesee of any application bz _ertiwees his brother was pet in tho dockyard, but Snap Ile instrumen tality of some other parties. Parmosaborod eaavassing Sothis; the baker, and went:lBlBW Me, with WS or two eannesen. On first calling ha mid be was him berry to make up his mind. On the mend ossegaise he said ho should like some situation. Asked him if be had made up kis mind, and he seemed disposed to give where his vote, and witness thought be would an pert him. Realms said be should like to have a sitealiuu, as his health did not allow his going on with the leninses. Witness said, " I tea give you no promises, ale mesetaia any such applica tion. Nothing was NM about a eltuatioa on ths railway. He said he should like sessibies is the dockyard, not labo. nous. Did not say he bolleged be maid le menething for him. Did not say anything about a book if paper containing names he was going to get place he, se anything approach ing to it. Had been out from seven o'clock till two o'clock, and was passing Mahn' shop, after making arrangements to bring up the electors to the poll. Supped into his shop and bought a roll. Hoskins said, would you not like something to drink ?" Witness said, " I shall be glad if t'a'll send over to the public-house and get a pint of beer." Mains sent ever, but the messenger not returning, wit aus's patience became exhausted. The lad took Is., and nitres said, " your lad seems to be ' brewing it ;' " and then witness went over and asked the man to draw a glass of beer, putting the sixpence into his pocket, and giving the halfpence to the boy. The boy was not a voter. (Laugh ter.) It was quite false to say the beer was brought into the shop and a glen poured out. Nothing was said about Hoskins's vote, or a place on the railway, dockyard, or ebsuhere, aad ultimately Hoskins voted for Admiral eterliog, The gallant gentleman's further examination was then, st foot o'clock, adjourned to this day at 11 o'clock. bridge, and voted at the last election for Astell and Macau lay. Long said to witnem pay you well, if your brother will vote, and I'll make it all right." The general cry in the town was, "We are beating them by whole sale." &erne name to witness's house on the morning of the polling day, and said, "Sow, Mr Mills, if you vote right, you'll get your expenses and 101. from Long." He didn't go then, as he thought he might have a little more. (Laughter.) Witness got& the election before the last, wiles he voted for Sir Fitzroy Kelly. The election before that he got 101. for his vote ; that was in 1843. The same was giving out sovereign. to the voters from a " dollop' 1° :f gold which he had on a table at the Star and Garter. It was notorious that 101. was the prise of a vote at Cambridge. Witness got nothing for his vote at the last election. He " missed it by holding mt." (Laughter.) The ease for the petitioners closed here. The Chairman said the committee were then prepared to boar the statements of the sitting members, it being distinctly understood that they would be called at their inn request. Mr. Macaulay was then sworn, and examined by Mr Montagu Smith. He said the first communication be had ablest standing for Cambridge was while he was on circuit at the Derby assizes. Mr. Balls and Mr. Fawcett, of Cam bridge, mime to him and told him Mr. Astell had agreed to stand fee the borough, on certain terms, which were stated in a written paper (a copy of which he now produced). He (hemmed the matter with them, and he agreed to stand. It was also agreed that the expenses should not exceed 1,2001. Anything heyond that sum was to be defrayed by the nem mittee. Those gentlemen showed him, by a list of the living electors, that they relied on having a majority of betwsea 90 and 100, the exact number being 99. He in quired upon what ground they arrived at that conclusion, and they stated they came to that result because they had been gaining on the municipal elections. He (Mr. Macaulay) said that was a very fair statement, and the only thing that prevented him acceding at once was the character which Cambridge got at previous elections. lie inquired if 1,2001. was to be the so!? and only expenditure,snd if that sum was to be expended in au unexceptionab!e manner, and the an swer was, it was more than would be required, and that they would not have associated together it the election was not to be carried on fairly, and they said whatever was to he expended would go through the hands of Mr. Balls, and he (Hr. Macaulay) might feel in that respect perfectly at ease. He (Mr. Macaulay) added that his professional position made him even more than ordinarily cautious on that point about running any risk. He put his initials to the paper, and some days afterwards saw Mr. Astell in London, and they went down to Cambridge together, and canvassed the town. Soon after that Mr. Balls told him they had underrated the costs of the election ; that was after lie (Mr. Macaulay) and Mr. Astell had paid the 600/. each. Balls said the short and the long of the matter was, they should have to sulbeeribe among themselves. He by no means said that to him (Mr. Macaulay) as if asking fur an advance of money, nor upon that footing ; but the impres sion made on his (Mr. hlacaulay'e) mind at the time was, that he put it as if he (Balls), were asking him to subscribe towards the additional expense. He (Mr Macaulay) told him he hoped he was not involving himself in anything approaching to an illegal expenditure, and he (Balls) said, most emphatically, he was not. Alter that he (Mr. Mac aulay) and Mr. Astell agreed that if, after the election ac counts had been got in, and they had underrated the legal expenses, he and Mr. Astell would become subscriber, again to an amount not exceeding 2001. each. Some time after wards,at the cad of August or beginning of September, he (Mr. Macaulay) hail a note from Balls, telling him that the estimates hail been exceeded. In answer to that he (Me. Macaulay) sent Balls a cheque for 2001., and wrote to Mr. Astell telling him what he bad done. He (Mr. Macaulay) did not hold oat the slightest expectation of giving any mire money, and he had not the most distant knowledge of any illegal expenditure for the purposes of the election. Mr Astell was next sworn and examined—He corrobo rated in every respect the account given by Mr. Macau lay of all the particulars connected with their election. He also said no account had been rendered to him of what bad been done with the money. In reply to Sir J. Shelley, he said he was not aware of any subscription being sent down from London. Certainly not. He is a member of the Carlton, and never asked for a shilling from that club for electioneering purposes. By Mr. Hildyard—le aware the club accounts of the ' Carlton are regularly audited and published, and are seem , sage to Sir J. She:le', or any other gentleman. Mr. James then said he had infinite pleasure in eddies sing the committee after the statements made by the two sitting members, as to their non-complicity in the corrupt practices carried on at their election. It could hardly be denied that the Carlton Club had supplied money for the purpose ; but the Reform Club, and the Carlton Club, and the members of the Houma( Commons, would be doing themselves a great injustice if they wished to screen such doings. It was all very well to say that the accounts of the Carlton Club wemo audited and published. Ile (Mr. James) did not mean to say that money for electioneering purposes was supplied from the eight or ten guineas a-year subscription paid to the club, bat from the private resources of the members. Mr. Hildyard—Mr. James, yea valet confine yourself to a statement of the facts. I cannot sit here and permit my self to be addressed in this manner, as I know the accounts of the Carlton are regularly audi t ed . I also at de that no sum is subscribed by that club in any way fur the purposes of elections, and I believe you are making a false statement when you state that. Sir J. Shelley—l understood Mr. James distinctly to state that the funds were supplied from the private resources of the members, not from the regular funds of the club. Mr. James—Precisely. Sir J. Shelley—l should have put the same question if the gentlemen under examination had been members of the Reform Club. I should have asked them the same ques tion, because I. do not hesitate to say that it is time this house should protect itself from those political subscriptions. Mr. James—l am stating facts, and unless the majority of the committee tell me I am wrong, I shall persist in my statement. With reference to the courteous manner iu which the hon. member for Whitehaven (Mr. Ifildyard) has told me I was making a false statement, I, of course, receive it as a counsel discharging my duty. Mr. Hildyard—l did not say you were making a false statement. I did not mean anything personally offensive to you. Mr. James said he would pus the matter over. As coun sel, he had nothing to do with polities there any more than the members of a select committee had. From some Doom or other thou sums of money must have found their way to Cambridge; and he believed be could have proved, if nee's eau, something like 80 or 100 persons having been bribed with 101. a piece. Having stated thus much, he would say, that he had now to ask the committee to report that there had been an extensive and organised system of bribery at the last election for the borough of Cambridge, and that if the committee recorded the names of the parties corrupted on that occasion, they should also record the names of the parties who attempted to corrupt them. He thought the tempters were infinitely 1.01.10 than the tempted; and he considered it due to the House of Commons itself that this system should be exposed—this "gambling of our constitu tion," as it had been aptly called. The room was then cleared; and when it was again 'opened, The Chairman read the following resolutions of the elm ' mines 4 fiat Kenneth Macaulay, Esq., and John Harvey Amt.% Esq., were not duly elected as burgesses to serve in the present parliament for the borough of Cambridge. " That the last election for the said borough of Cam bridge was a void election. " That Kenneth Macaulay and John Harvey Astell, Escr., were, by their agents, guilty of bribery at the said election. -- ";11;t it was proved that Charles Nurrish wu bribed by the payment of la ; Joseph Dee Pry by the payment of 61. 10e.; Hoary }fangleld by the payment of 101. ; George Richardson, by the payment of 101. ; John Sharman, by the payment of 101. ; Thomas Butcher, by the payment of 61.; W. Baker, by the payment of 41. ; John Hawkes, by the payment of 191.; Thomas Lee, by the payment of 71, and 11. in furniture. "That Samuel Long, Joseph Sterne, William Taylor, William Peak., and Wilbert Gilbert, were guilty of bri bery at the last election for the said borough ef Cambridge ; but it is not proved that such bribery was committed with the knowledge or consent of tha sitting members. "That there is reason to believe that corrupt practices have extensively prevailed at the last election for the said borough of Cambridge." The inquiry then terminated. CAMBRIDGE. MESSRS. MACAULAY AHD ASTELL UNSEATED, Yesterday, when the committee re-assembled, Mr. Serjeant Wrangham said he could, perhaps, before they called any more witnesses, shorten the proceedings Than had been now two days inquiring into this case, and then could be no doubt that bribery bad been proved to • main extent, and it was hopeless to expect to be able to disconnect the sitting members, through agency, with those acts of bribery. Having come to the conclusion that the Mb could not be successfully contested, he (Serjeant Wrsagbam) and his friends thought it advisable to abandon mastrther defence of those seats. The sitting members be content to lose their seats, through the agency of thole with whom they had little or no connexion; but the' Otticg memben were most desirous—and he was sure that every gentleman who had heard the evidence would sym pathise with them—that while they had determined to re. tiovush Ustir outs in obedience to what the law required, they should have an opportunity of vindicating their own characters, as absolutely disconnected with everything like "minion. They were anxious to have an opportunity of stating to the committee not only that they were utterly unconnected with such acts of corruption, but that they took every step to prevent its possibility. Mr. James offered no opposition. His object would he to ark for such a report—the sitting members being excul- Peled--as would lead to a commission being appointed to examine into the corrupt practices which had prevailed at, Cambridge. Il e could lay before the committee a very 'ante ht of personsupwards of 100—who had been bnbeitl with 191. each, and he would then leave it in the , hands of the committee to say how fu corrupt practices had prevailed at Cambridge. The room was then cleared, and when it was re-opened, The Chairman stated the committee had come to the resolution to hear the statement of the sitting memben at the close of the petitioners' case, and suggested to Mr. James to confine himself to the most prominent sun of bribery and systematic corruption. Mr. James promised to do so, and then called the follow lag winning: Shearman, he ershop•keeper and tailor at Cambridge —Witness spoke to Sterne, another tailor, about getting Butcher, and witness said he knew Butcher would vote for We eonservative party if he bad money. Butcher said he wanted WI. Told Sterne Laker would vote for Astell sic Macaulay. Witness told Sterne he wanted 301 for the the'd int vates—ins own, Butcher's, and Baker's. Sterne said do what he could. They all three voted for Astell and "scaulay. After the election witness got a letter (now pro- Onced) containing a 101. note. It came to him by post, and thesma was on it. That was about • fortnight f .er , lection. Doi s not know the handwriting. Can't My the 10!. was for his vote. Butcher showed him an en :l:ri loti told him there had been a 31. note in it. After tem, witness gave Baker el. Witness rensinint 11/. John Mills ermined—ls a plasterer; resides in Cam- AND LOSS OF LIFE. THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH 2, 1853. THE RECENT HEAVY GALE. The arrivals yesterday continue to furnish tidings of further mischief and heartrending casualties during the hurricane which prevailed all over the kingdom on Satur day last. In many parts the weather, though not so fu rious, still rages with mock severity. The fall of mow yesterday, especially in the eastern counties, is reported to have been exceedingly heavy, covering the ground to a considerable depth. The Dal boatmen, in the course of Monday, discovered a wreck upon the Goodwin Sands. At present nothing is known of her character or the fate of her crew. There is no doubt that she was driven upon the sand during the violent mow squall of Sunday night, when the chance of the unfortunate crew preserving themselves would be very small. A number of loggers were, at the time this intelli gence was communicated, in the vicinity of the wreck, en deavouring to ascertain her name, and what may turn up of her cargo. In the channel the wind continues to blow very strong from the northward. The Calais mail packet brings intelligence of the loss of two English vessels, and every soul belonging to them, upwards of 20, on that range ' of coast during the storm of Saturday. Both were from' the Tyne. One was called the Prince Leopold, Mr. Ray, master, and was bound for Abbeville. Amidst the snow. storm she was carried on the sands in the vicinitr of the entrance of the Somme, where she immediately went to pieces, the crew unhappily having not the least means of saving themselves. The other ill fated vessel was the Union packet, belonging to Shields, Mr. Parkinson, master, and was bound for Dieppe, near to which port she was totally wrecked, all hands perishing with her. An additional and most alarm• ing list of disasters have been received from the eastern and northern coast. A perfect feet of disabled vessels have been brought up off Yarmouth and Lowestoft. A most deplorable wreck is announced to have happened near Ulventone. • vessel called the Vigo, Mr. Gillead, master, belonging to Cardigan, was overtaken by the gale and hurled on the coast near the north end of Walney Island. The fearful sea that broke over the ill-fated vessel entirely dtstroyed all chance of the unfortunate creatures ' reaching the s►o». They speedily perished. and u qatekly the craft broke up in matey pines. The remains of the captain and chief mate hays been washed up. The later advice. from the Scotch tout speak of the weather still continuing to be very.iiscleineat and numerous rasuti ties wearing. Vile Court. The Queen had a dinner party last evening at Buck ingham Palace. The company included the Duchess of Kent, the Princess Adelaide of Hohenlohe, the Baron and Baroness de Ciotti', the Prince and Princess di Carini, Lady Fanny Howard, Baroness de Speth, the Earl and Countess Granville, Lord Seymour, Lord James Murray, ,the Earl of Deeart, locly Willoughby d'Eresby, Sir Robert H. laglia, and Sir Charles Lyell. The Band of the Coldstream Guards attended in the Palace during dinner, and played the following pieces: Overture... Part du Diable" Attlee. Aria, "Cup's Animals" (Stahat Mater) ...... Mazurka, " Memo rl Grande" Jalapa. Selection, "Sur le Chalet" trust:llle, "The Emperor Puentala" A. de Cant Bright. Polka, " Valerie" (Brat time) The Marquis of Ormonde and Mr. R. Ormsby Gore have relieved Lord Rivers and Sir Edward Bowater in their duties as Lord and Groom in Waiting en the Queen. Colonel Bouverie has relieved Lord Alfred Paget (Clerk Marshal) in his duty as Equerry la Waiting to the Queen; and Captain the Hon. Dudley de Roe has relieved Lieut.- Colonel the lion. A Gordon in his duty as Equerry in Waiting to Prince Albert. The Bud of the Grenadier Guards attended during din ner in Buckingham Palace on Monday evening, and per formed the following compositions: °menu', r.l.ea deuz Areitylea" Hymn, " Mt der 'rag den der kerr math that" Monza, " Dia Getirge4egd" Serum% Waltz, "Beele=" Litntaky. Nei. P °slop, • Lie Grass an Prag " limehte. Her Majesty's Private Bend afterwards attended on Monday evening, and played the following selection: Sin'onla No. 7 Se.retion. "Bertha von Bretagne" Coro, "ll Croetato" The Duchess Augustus of Sane Cobourg visited the Ducker of Kent yesterday, at Clarence-house, St. James's. A deputation, consisting of Mr. it. DaM-on, M.P., Mr. Cairns, M.P., Sir William Verner, Bart., M.P., Mr. Gro gan, M.P., Mr. Vanes, M.P., Mr. French, 111,P., Mr. Goold, M.P., Mr. Kirk, M.P., Mr. Butt, M.P., Mr. Wil cox, M.P., Mr. Ewart, Sir J. Kingston James, Bart., end Mr. Watson, had an interview with the Right Hon. E. Cardwell yesterday, at the Board of Trade. The Rev. John Jackson had an interview with the Earl of Aberdeen yesterday, at his official residence in Downing street. A deputation from Wakefield had an iaterview yesterday with the General Board of Health, at their offices, Waite. hall, with respect to the application of the Public Health Act to that borough. The deputation consisted of Mr. Micklethwaite and Mr. Lamb. They were introduced by Mr. S. G. Smythe, DIX. A deputation from Salsbury also had an interview with the General Board of Health yesterday, the deputation consisting of Mr. Lambert (Town-councillor) and the Town Clerk of Salisbury. Mr. Muter, of Bt. Lucia, had an interview with the Duke of Newcastle yesterday, at the Calonialmffice. Viscount Canning (Postmaster-General) had an inter view with the Chancellor of the Eachequer yesterday. Mr. John Wood (Chairman of the Board of Inland Revenue) had also an interview with the right hon. gentleman, at his official residence in Downing-street. A deputation from Portsmouth bad an interview with the General Board of Health yesterday, at their office, Whitehall The deputation consisted of Dr. Engledue, Mr. Dandle, and Mr. G. Sheppard. Despatches were sent from the Coloniaboffice yesterday to the Governors of the West India Islands. THE NEW BISHOP.—It was stated by Lord &sham, at the annivenary of the Ancient Britons Saciety, yesterday, that the Rey. John Jackson, Incumbent of St. James's, has positively been appointed to the vacant see of Lincoln. (THOM LAST NIGHT'S GAZETTIL) CROWN-OFFICE, FEB. 28.—Members returned to serve in this parliament :—County of Forfar : The Honour able Lauderdale Houle presently residing at Breekhs Castle, Surveyor - Gener al of the Ordnance.—March 1. County of Worcester, Western Division : Henry Lyon, Esq., commonly called Viscount Elnsley, in the room of the Hon. Henry Beauchamp Ligon, now Earl Beauchamp, called to the House of Peers. WAR-OFFICE, Manor I. 20th Regiment of Foot—Mtyor•Oeneral Sir William Chal mers, C. 8., to be colonel, vied Lieutenant-General Sir Andrew Pilkington, K C. 8., deceased. 50th Regiment of Foot.—Major-Oeneral the Right Hon. Sir George Arthur, Bart., to be colonel, vice Major-General James Allan, C. 8., deceased. ADMIRALTY, Frs. 28. In consideration of the successful operations against Ran goon and Pegu, and in the Irrawaddy River, the following naval promotions have taken place, dated the 25th instant —To be Captain : Commander Charles Frederick Alexander Sbadwell. = To be Commanden : Lieutenant John William Bonille, Lieutenant Henry Shank Hillyar, Lieutenant Rowley Lambert, Lieutenant George William Rice.—To be Lieutenants: Mr. Hugh Alan Hind, mate, Mr. Charles Ashwell Boteler Pocock, mate.—To be Muter: Mr. chard Sturgem, second muter.—To be Surgeons: Mr. Thomas Seccombe, assistant-surgeon, Mr. Henry Slade, assistant-surgeon.—To be Boatswain of the Second Class : Mr. John Campbell, boatswain of the third class.—The Board have further directed the promotions of the under mentioned officen, contingent en their passing the required examinations: Mr. Robert Cronyn Copland, mate, to be lieutenant; Mr. John Felix Johnson, assistant-surgeon, to be surgeon; John Minton, boatswain's mate, to be boat swain. NEW DEPUT.Y.LIEUTENANTS. The Right Honourable Charles William, Earl Fitswil liam, K.G. Tomsk Ilainsrs. Robert Hanbury, jun., Esq., and Hugh Parnell, Esq. SPORTING. LATEST BETTING AT HAD To LIDA Y. The Grand National Steeplechase at Liverpool, fixed for to-morrow—has received the greatest share of attention to-day, but much doubt exists about its coming off on account of the weather; should there be no frost to night, however, there is some chance that it will, not otherwise. For the Spring Cup Weathergage has been in immense force. There has been no material change in the betting on the other spring events. Closing prices: LIVERPOOL STEEPLE CHASE. 6 to 1 agst Oscar (t) 7 to 1 Mias Mowbray 7 to 1 Bourton (t) 10 to 1 Due an Durres (t) 11 to 1 Victims (t) 13 to 1 Sir Peter Laurie (t) 20 to 1 Peter Simple (t) 20 to 1 Abd-el-Kader (t) 25 to 1 Card; (t) 25 to 1 Vainhope (t) • 33 to 1 Knight of Gwynn. (t) 10 to 1 Carrig and Abd-el-Kader (t) LIVERPOOL SPRING CUP. 6 to 2 apt Weathorgage (t) 6 to 1 Doubt (t) 6to 1 Bellewstown (t) 10 to 1 Cheroot (t) METROPOLITAN HANDICAP. 5 to 1 apt Contentment (t) 200 to 9 Peggy (t) 15 to 1 apt Lumped° NORTHAMPTON HANDICAP. 100 to 7 agst Lindrick (t 100 to 6 Molasses (t 109 to 6 Muscovite t) 16 to 1 Tobolski (t to 251.) CHESTER CUP. 20 to 1 apt Lady Evelyn (t) 1000 to 60 Trine (t) 22 to 1 Contentment (t) 30 to 1 Black Doctor (t) 40 to 1 Indian Warrior (t) 60 to 1 Richard Primmer (t) 1000 to 16 Pelion (t) 2000 to 30 13ardolph (t) DERBY. 9 to 1 apt West Australian 14 to 1 Clues (t) 15 to 1 Honeywood (t) 25 to 1 Ninoyhammer 600 to 16 Contentment (t) Not a bet laid on either Two Thousand Guineas or New market Handicap. SUSPICIOUS DEATH IN THE STREET.—Yesterday morning, between one and two o'clock, the dead body of a I gentleman was found lying on the pavement in the Water loo-road. The deceased, a fine looking man, about 60 years of age, was seen by the police on duty to enter a coffee-shop in the Waterloo-road, with two wen-known girls of the town, appearing perfectly sober. They saw no more of him until two o'clock, when one of the policemen found his body near the end of Tower-street. A stretcher being obtained the body was eonveyedto the Tower-street police station. A messenger was immediately despatched to the divisional surgeon, and his assistant immediately attended, who, upon examining the gentleman, pronounced him to be quite dead. Upon marching him they found in his pockets a bunch of keys apes the ring of which the following was engraved —" T. P., 10, Trinity-square, Borough. Reward, 10s." This inscription was the mean' of enabling the police to trace the friends of the deceased gentleman, and from them it was learned that he had left home with a sum of money, a gold watch, and other articles of value in his possession. His watch-guard remained, but the gold watch bad disap peared, and the swivel by which it bad been attached ap peared to have been cut or broken. No money whatever was found upon him, but he still had a gold pencil-ease and an eye-glace, and a diamond ring and a plain gold ring re • mained upon his &gen. He was removed to the St. George's Workhouse, in Mint-street, Borough, and =bee quently information was given to Mr. Payne, the coroner. who ordered Mr. Odling, of Guy's Hospital, to make spool ?porton examination and analysis of the contents of the stomach. en, ervvroxi. TO CORRESPONDENTS. 4 voted Edifies .l" The Ezpeem." neseiveag the raw evestret " Casette," is published every Teeeday mod [Ads? .4444 is SIN lee poet 4 tyrzteeeseetetatended he "The Eattreea,"beeiett ?Amiss p.m, oust eat the leles, 14. Deseirleogrart. Two Vela& ea the lay et peblieaties. MDR WATEI: AT LONDON BRIDGE. rail DaT—iistywi • Si. Si... Afternasa. 6a. Via. """ al°w—Morala& 7a. 24m. Attermosa. 71. Sit•. LONDON, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2. Tau arrival of each fresh Overland Mail giv. interest to the question, " What shall be done for India ?" Month after month the news shows that our Government is at fault—that our position is not what it should be—that in Burmah, and elsewhere in the East, English lives are beiug sacrificed, and Indian treasure is being lavished, upon wan which vanquish enemies not worth conquering, and subjugate countries not worth having. In the present case the most gloomy part of the news is that which tells of sufferings and losses from sickness. Cholera, fever, and dysentery make havoc with our troops and seem likely to do so. The warlike part of the story is scarcely less in teresting. There is war in various quarters. The Burmese campaign seems as slow and profitless as ever. Though the golden foot of Av.v is said to have been upset, the Burmese had nevertheless been trou• blesome as far as they could. They had amongst other things taken up a strong position in the Aeng Pass, " au opening in the mountains which divide the British province of Arrakau from our re cent conquests—and by which, if in our poll session, we might make a short cut to Prome." Meanwhile a warlike cloud had risen in Assam, where some thousands of Tartars, under Chinese leaders, were said to be threatening our frontier for the purpose of seizing some political refugee who had fled into the British territory. India is not calm, not safe, and not thriving ; and all the evidence goes to show that the root of the evil is in our faulty system of government. Hence the question arises again, What must be done ? The Bombay Times says : " A petition goes home from Bombay, praying that the Charter Act may be passed for one year to enable further evidence to be received on the subject, and that inquiries be ordered to be made in India." In the suggestion here again urged lies the very essence of that Indian responsi- bility now resting on the Members of the House of Commons. What shall be done for India? The Government have now,—it is confidently stated,--come to the re solve that the Leadenhall•street Charter shall not be renewed for twenty years, as before. This is a step forward, and a good one.—so far as it goes. It is a great thing to have the Cabinet leaning in a right direction on so weighty an affair as the future of our Empire in the East, and the great effort of all who wish todo that which is just and right should be to encourage Lord ABERDEEN and his colleagues to persist in the course it is said they are inclined to follow, and to show them by facts and arguments that wisdom and safety both consist in going fur enough. The Government, we are told, mean not only to act, but to act promptly. Their Bill for India is shortly to be ready. They contemplate the re newal of the powers of the Court of Directors—but only for a limited term. And herein will reside the value of their proposition, and its virtue will be all the greater and more clear the more they narrow the intended limit of time. They are inclined, it is as sorted, to renew the Charter for ten years, making some modification in the character of the Board of Directors. The latter may be important, no doubt, but the former is the oue great thing to be first secured. Any renewal of the Charter must be temporary. Instead of ten years, one year should be the terra; or at most two. The vastness of the interests at stake in India, and—the truth must be told—the vastness also of the general ignorance in England on Indian affairs, and the very honest indisposition to meddle ignorantly with so great a stake—conspire to render it next to certain that the Charter will be renewed in some shape. But the indifference of Parliament can never be so great as to lead them to condemn the people of India to any very long renewal of the present system. A year or two would give ample time for us all to become wiser on this question—would give time enough for evidence to be taken—for Indian topics to be made interesting and understandable—for the natives of that huge dependency to make themselves heard, and for their friends in England to array their facts in a manner calculated to secure the best re sults. India asks for time to make herself under stood ; England oaks for time that she may under stand the real needs and claims of India. Millions of our fellow-subjects in Hindustan pray the British Parliament that they may not be handed over, bound hand and foot, for another twenty years to the East India Company, and thousands of Eng lishmen sympathise in the prayer of this most just I petition. The time has come for the prayer to be granted or refused—end the Cabinet of Lord ABER DEEN, they say, contemplate " splitting the differ ence." They won't give up all India to Leadenhall street for twenty years, but they think of giving it up for ten. Why . lf it be wise to limit the term, that wisdom rests on the admission that there is need for inquiry into Indian affairs. Inquiry will not occupy ten years. The Commons Committee now sitting may doubtless get all the facts they seek in a year, or at most in two. Two years would be amply sufficient to permit evidence on all points to be taken. At present all the evidence being collected will support the case of the Company. Fair play demands that the opponents of the Company should also be listened to. Surely also the natives of India should be per mitted to speak. It is they who are on their trial. It is their property, their lives, their industry, their nation, which are now to be disposed of. Their destiny it is which now trembles in the balance. The verdict, then—an Englishman's verdict—will not be taken without the natives being allowed to say what they can on their own behalf. 11fillimis of men can not be condemned unheard to another term of even ten years " under the Company." That innate spirit of fair-play which, amid all the struggles of party, still animates our parliament of English gentlemen, forbids so unpardonable a decision. The measure of justice now asked for is not great. Native evidence as well as British evidence can all be taken in a year, or a year and a half, and when that has been fairly entered on the record, then—and not till then—let Parliament decide. But if Parliament first ties up its own hands for ten years—that evidence when got must lie useless, a dead letter for full eight years. Would not that be mast absurd ? If we seek to be instructed by facts, and those facts are at this moment in course of collection, to take any step now for preventing our selves from acting upon what they teach, would be in deed ridiculous. Either we know all we need to know about India and its interests, and can re-model its government without delay, or we do not know all we wish to know, and in that case should not blindly renew the Charter for a term that postpones improvement for ten years, however well able we may presently be to make wise ameliorations or salutary changes in the present system. If it be well to give any fresh term of existence to the India Charter, the resolve should be to renew it only for one or two years—and to lot the time be employed in showing fair play to both sides. Let the whole truth come out, and India may then obtain the measure of justice which can alone render her a contented and permanent dependency of the British Empire. THE RUMOUR ABOUT EXPULSION OF FOREIGN REFUGEES. The spectre raised by the Times has been laid by Lord Palmerston, who in the House of Commons last night said, " that no application had been made to her Majesty's Government for the expulsion of any foreign refugees now in the United Kingdom." Austria has not ventured, as our cotemporary sup to demand the expulsion of the men who ravefound in England a city of refuge, nor is the free sanctuary of our soil to be called in question. The Home Secretary said more last night. With that otf-hand clearness for which he has often been remarkable, he added that " any such application would be met with a firm and decided refusal," a declaration which was received with hearty and well-deserved cheers. The noble lord went on to say, that such a measure as any such alleged contemplated expulsion of refpgees " could not be taken by the Government of this country without fresh powers being conferred upon them by act of parliament ; and he apprehended that no Government, even if they were inclined to do so, could apply to the House of Commons for such powers with any mance of success—(loud cheers) — inasmuch as no Alien Bill passed within the present century ever gave the Government power to expel foreigners from the kingdom, except with reference to considerations connected with the internal safety of the country. The British government has never undertaken to provide for the internal safety of other countries; and it is sufficient that Parliament should give the Government mea , ures fur our own internal security, without meddling with that of other countries." FRANCE. PARIS, TUESDAY EVENING. The 3loniteur announces authoritatively that the telegraphic despatch, intimating the concession of Turkey to the demands of Austria is confirmed. The Montenegtin Prince Daniel() has forbidden his soldiery to cut off the heads of the fallen Turks. M. Nothomb, the Belgian minister at Berlin (who was created a baron a few days since by King Leo pold) k announced to be the first Belgian diplomatist who will be accredited to the court of St. Petersburg. An official article in this morning's Moniteur, ascribed to the pen of the Minister of Finance, calls attention to the circumstance that forty millions of taxation have been remitted which pressed most heavily upon agriculture and the labouring classes, at a time when all the resources of the nation ought to have been applied to prevent her ruin; and that 50,000 men have been lib era t e d from the army, and restored to their fields and workshops. The examination of the budget by the Council of State under the presidence of the Emperor was con cluded yesterday, and it will be presented to the Corps Legislatif almost immediately. The rumour that a serious application is about to be made to England by Austria, Prussia, Russia, and France on the subject of the refugees now enjoy ing the traditional hospitality of British soil, receives encouragement from an article in the Debate, which points out the courses open to the English govern ment in order to obtain the necessary powers from parliament to comply with such demands. An attempt was made on the 25th ult. to burn the arsenal of Toulon. About four in the afternoon of that day a fire broke out just in front of the spot where the Cornelie corvette is being built. The fire was fortunately soon extinguished, but a heap of chips, tarred rope, grease, and other inflammable ar ticles, evidently collected together near the corvette, betrayed the designs of an incendiary. The Pearle states that M. de Bourqueney, the new minister plenipotentiary of France at the court of Vienna, will proceed immediately to his post. It is stated that two agents of American emigration companies have left France for Switzerland to pro pose to the government of Tecino to convey to Ame rica the natives of that canton who have been ex pelled from Austria. The Omatitutionnet has an article, which, without disputing the authencity of the telegraphic despatch stating that the Porte had acceded to Count de Lein ingen's demands, argues that the extent of tho con cession made is not so important as has been sup- Poised. 'lhere has been a general advance in the prices of the Reuter to-day : the Three per Cents. closed 40c. higher, and the Four-and-a-Half 25c. higher than yesterday. From Vienna, on the 28th ult., we are advised of an improvement in the public securities SWITZERLAND. Private letters from Berne represent the Swiss as complaining of the want of straightforwardness developed by Austria in the treatment of the Ticinese expelled from Lombardy. It is known that the only reason which Austria has assigned for this measure is the expulsion of the Lombard Capuchins and Franciscans from Ticino. The absurdity of the pre tence is regarded as adding to the injury. The indi viduals in question are foreign mendicants, persons without visible means of subsistence, and the govern ment of Ticino, in the exercise of a right which every state claims, sent them back to their native land. Moreover, it can be proved that these strangers were using the influence of their vocation to excite the minds of the Ticinese against their magistrates, who had been duly appointed by the people, and to exalt the authority of a foreigner, himself an Aus tria* subject, the Archbishop of Milan. A correspondent writes from Lugano to the Revue de Geneve:— The expulsion of all the Ticiaese from Lombardy has just been executed with a rigour which would have delighted the heart of an Attila or Nero. Men, women, children of all ages, the old, the sick, the convalescent, all have been expelled ; women heavy with child have not been able to obtain a few days of grace from the Austrians. Those who were to be expelled were driven together at Milan like a dock of sheep, on the same day and at the same hour, in the Place des Marchauds. There they were to answer to their names, and go up to receive their passports. As a great number of these poor people bore the saute names, they had further to state their parentage, place of birth, and a number of other particulars; and the operation was thus prolonged through six or seven hours, while the crowd was exposed to the snow, which all the while fell in abun dance. Notwithstanding the piercing cold, the unfortu nate people were forbidden to put their hands in their pockets, but were compelled by the soldiers to ex pose them to the air, so that it might be seen that they concealed nothing. At first the expelled were to proceed from Milan to Chiagso on foot, but from the slowness of the march of so many women and chil dren, the former loaded, and the eight of their misery exciting so much sympathy among the people, it was re solved to convey them by railroad. Soldiers preceded and brought up each convoy, and when the prescripts arrived at the railway station their papers were inspected, the sol diers meanwhile standing over them with fixed bayonets. On the frontier, hypocritical employes pretended to pity the fate of the poor people, and ended by exhorting them to drive away the present government of Ticino, and replace it by a gool and religious" government, that so they might easily gain permission to return to Lombudy. GERMANY. A telegraphic despatch from Vienna, dated Satur day, states that according to the official bulletin the heat in the fore part of the Emperor's head had in creased so as interrupt his sleep. On Sunday, ac cording to a second despatch, the condition of the Emperor was more satisfactory. The New Munich Gazette contains a telegraphic despatch, stating that on the 24th ult. the condition of the Emperor excited alarm, and a third physician, Dr. Schoch, was called in. GERMAN CUSTOMS TREATY. The customs conferences between the governments of South Germany, which have for some time been held at Vienna, were closed on the 22nd ult., in the presence of Count Buol, and the Finance Minister, M. Baumgartner. Bavaria, Saxony, Hesse, with all the minor governments, have signified their adhesion to the treaty just concluded between Austria and Prussia, and promised to offer no impediment to the renewal of the Zollverein, with the addition of Han over to the number of its members. The New Prussian Gazette states that the customs treaty was ratified on the 21st ult., in the state chancery at Vienna. The following is our correspondent's letter on the subject: BERLIN, Fin. 25. The Austro Prussian Commercial Treaty, signed by the plenipotentiaries on the 19th inst., has been pub lished in full. In as far as it provides for mutual facilitation of custom-house business, and renders the searching of trunks and bales on the confiues dispen sable, it will be a great convenience to the travelling and trading public, who need only pay duties at the place of destination. It permits, also, goods from the one country to be warehoused in the other country in bond; puts the inhabitants of both countries on a par as regards the right of selling at cash other's fairs and markets ; admits commer cial travellers mutually without imposing license dues, orders that the custom-houses on the mutual confines shall be erected near to each other, and that the railway gauges shall be equalised, in order that waggons under custom-house lock may pass from one territory to the other. On the whole, there is in the treaty, as regards the management of fiscal control, much that is liberal and well worthy of imi tation. But the chief feature and principle of the ' measure is highly exceptionable, inasmuch as it esta blishes a differential system, hitherto without parallel. It allows a vast number of articles to he imported from the one country into the other, at one-half or one-third, and even a fifth of the tariff rates exacted on importation from third countries. SPAIN. uit l . l 7 Th e ha e v G e a rece :eus iv p e u d the Madrid bliahearo3a j l on d rn ecr a t o p f ro t h h i e bi 2 t 4 in th g the journals from publishing any reports of the sit tings of the Senate and Chamber of Deputies, which shall not accord exactly with those in the official orgaa of the 'government. The secretaries of the Chambers are to draw up a detailed report of each sitting, and to supply it gratuitously to the journals. It is ordered that the whole shall be published at once, no part being kept bock for another day. All com ments upon the sittings which may be con sidered offensive will be liable to prosecu tion. Another decree appoints a commission charged to recite the-organic laws of the govern ments of the provinces. There is nothing else of interest in the Madrid journals. The Spanish Court has gone into mourning for one month for the Prin cess Amelia, sister of the Emperor of Brazil. LATEST FROM AMERICA. ARRIVAL OF TILL ATLANTIC. (By ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) (FROM or It OWN CORRESPONDENT.) LIVERPOOL, 11 - EDNISDAY MORNING. This morning, at seven o'clock, the United States Mail-steamship Atlantic, Captain Nye, entered the Mersey, from New York direct, with 60 passengers. The screw steam-ship Alps had arrived there on the 17th, and the City of Manchester, at Philadelphia, on the 18th. On the latter date the Royal Mail steamer America, from hence, arrived at Ruston. When the Atlantic sailed, business was brisk in nearly all the chid' cities of the union. The money market at New York continued in a satisfactory con dition. Money was by no means scarce, and trading prospects, on the whole, were good. Et.,clui of a dividend-paying character were firm, but those of a speculative kind were much depressed. Money was in active demand. In the breadstuff market prices had given way, owing to the advice, by the previous steamer from England, and there was little disposition to pur chase at the rates then prevailing, namely : Western Canal Flour, 5 dots. to 5 dole. 12te. per barrel; Gennessee prime wheat, 1 dol. 20c. to 1 dol. 92c. per 601b5.; Indian corn, round yellow, 62c. to 64c. per bushel; Indian meal, 3 dole. 311 c. to 3 dole. 50e. per barrel. The New York Cotton market continued in a de pressed condition ; sales could not be made except at a reduction, which holders generally had submitted to, of lc. to le. ; New Orleans and Mobile, mid. fair to fair, 111 e. to 121 c.; Uplands ditto, 10c. to 111 c. The America's news received at New Orleans on the 18th had rendered the cotton market somewhat firmer; strict middling being quota Bc. to lc. The provision market was brisker than at the pre vious steamer's departure, and prices firmer. New prime pork, 151 e. to le.; new mess, 17e. to 171 e. Freights remained unchanged at the Atlantic's departure, the asking rates being—flour to Liverpool 2s. to 2s. 3d. per barrel ; grain, 7d. to Sd. per bushel ; cotton, Id. to 3-161 per lb. Exchange on London ruled at 110 tc 1101, and paper was in moderate demand ; on Paris, 5. 121; Hamburgh, 301 to 361 ; Bronco, SO to 801, The President had sent a message to the Senate announcing that Engl'ind had made a proposition to withdraw her protection front Mosquito, and make Grey Town a free city; and informing the Senate of a proposition for a canal across the Isthmus by both governments. The international copyright treaty had been signed, and sent to the Senate for confirmation. INDIA AND CHINA. THE OVERLAND MAIL. THE WAR IN BURMAH, We have received our despatches and journals in anticipation of the Overland Mail. The dates are —Bombay, Jan. 29 ; Calcutta, Jan. 19; llong Kong, Jan. 11. Our Bombay correspondent's letter is as follows : BURMAH. BOMBAY, JAN. 29. Important intelligence of a revolution at Ave is said to have reached Calcutta from Rangoon. The King is reported either to be dead or at death's door. The Burmese, who occupied the strong stock ade at Ethaymew, near l'rome, have bolted towards the capital, where the brother of the King, a peace loving man, is supreme : se fighting in that direction there will probably be none. Lieutenant Miller, of the 40th M.N.I. died at Prome early in January. A great deal of sickness (cholera, lever, and dysentery) prevailed amongst the troops. Tho General was anxiously looked for, to see what was to be done next. From the Calcutta Englishman the following diary of news from Burwah is ex tracted :—The Martaban force, consisting of a wing each Ist Bengal and Ist Madras Europeans, the 10th Bengal Native Infantry, a wing sth Madras Native Infantry, the D company 3rd battalion Madras Artillery, 100 Sappers and Miners, and 100 of the Ramghur Irregular Horse, reached Martaban early in January, in the Zenobia, Berenice, and Moozuffer, with a string of transports. General Godwin and Brigadier-General Steele, with their respective staffs, were with the expedition, the former on board Her Majesty's steamer Sphynx, which had once taken the ground and been in some danger. The subjoined hart been extracted from the Bengal Ifurkaru, of the 20th inst. : it is reported by one of the Calcutta papers that the King of Burmah had been dethroned, that the town of Yathay had been abandoned, and that General Godwin intended destroying it. This Yathay and the Ethaymew referred to above are, I expect, the same. We have the following per Berenice from Rangoon, and dated the 13th inst. :—General Steel's column left this for Manahan on the 4th inst., and he was to make his advance about the 14th, and not before, owing to the want of car riage and other arrangements. The enemy, about 8,006 or 10,000, came down the other day to Pegu with the view of harassing the garrison. They attacked the picket on the bank of the river near the Commissariat Wharf, killing some of them. They had planted themselves on the oppo site side of the Pegu river, behind a long brick wall, which protected them from our men. On the Bth or 9th the whole force of the enemy were seen going off in the Shoy goon direction, forsaking Pegu. No doubt the knowledge of the arrival of General Steel's column at Manahan had caused this retreat. A steamer came in from Prome yes terday the 12th. The stockade at Ithimen is deserted, also i that at Meady. There has been a sort of revolution at I Ave. The King has gone off, the heir apparent has taken possession of the place and recalled his troops from the above-mentioned places, and directed hostilities to cease, still it will be a long time before we can look for peace. The province of Peau must have more troops here to do this. Sickness at Prome is great. Lieut. and Adjutant Miller, 40th B. N. I. died of dysentery. Every steamer nearly brings some poor fellows going away on sick leave. In time this will be a very agreeable spot, but much is re quired to be done in it. KHYOOK PHYOO. The Calcutta Englishman of the 18th instant gives the following sad account of the health of the troops in this district: We have letters from Khyook Phyoo to the lst, which, we regret to say, state that Major Mating, commanding there, has been attacked with severe fever; he is now how ever recovering. We learn from our correspondent that the enemy (about 2,000 strong), arc occupying almost an impregnable position, about a mile and a quarter beyond the British advanced outposts. Tho troops, however, hold the pus up to the very foot of the Burmese stockaded posi tion, on the Narreghain Hill, at the crest of the Younnah range. The enemy have two guns in position and nine more on the way up, besides ;ingots. Major Mating is making every effort to keep the enemy in play and engaged, until he can pass the elephants along the rear of the British poets in the pass. Unfortunately, throwthout their whole route southward, their left flank will be exposed to attacks from the numerous pugdundees or pathways, which diverge from the different passes. It is a very difficult and dan gerous tuk, but Major Mating takes every precaution in his power. 300 of the Arracan Local Battalion are with the elephants. We regret to say that our letters give very bad accounts of the health of the detachment in the pass. Of 117 rank and file of the 68th N. 1., at Bokhi young, near Aeng, 12 have died, and the remainder, with the exception of the European officers, a drummer and 3 sepoys, have been prostrated with jungle fever. They have of course been recalled. NIZAM'S DOMINIONS. Colonel Low has been appointed resident at AO court of the Nizam. General Frazer quitted $ tt derabud on the 6th; he was addressed privio his departure by the East Indian eummuvity, who re quested his acceptance of a piece of plate as a small token of their appreciation of his kindness to them during a long period of years; and the ex-resident TaaVElSMati