The Press. — London, England, 1853-09-03 00:00:00

Sir Charles and his handful of men immediately set to work, mined the whole place , blew it u p , and re turned across the desert without having lost a ship) man. The Duke of Wellington alluded to this sin gular exploit in his speech in the House of Lords as being "one of the most curious military feats which I have ever known to be performed, or have ever perused an account of in my life." Sir Charles now turned his attention to Meanee and the army of Beloochees, organised by the Ameers. Ile had hoped that with his 2,600 men he could at tack and defeat a body of 16,000 Beloochees before the other divisions came up. In that he was disap pointed, for the night before the attack an army of 20,000 Beloochees arrived, and Sir Charles found his 1,800 infantry and 800 cavalry drawn up opposite a host of 25,000 infantry and 10,000 irregular horse men. Yet he did not change his plan, although the Beloochees were strongly posted in the bed and on the bank of a dried-up nver. l'erceiving that he could not turn the flank of the foe, the general gave the daring order for an attack in front. The details of the battle which followed are too well known to require recapitulation. It was fought on the 17th of February, 1843, and won by less than 2,000 men against more than 30,000. The result was, that, of the British forces, twenty officers went down, six killed, with two hundred and fifty sergeants and pri vates, of whom sixty were slain outright. The loss of the Beloochees was enormous. A careful compu tion gave 6,000. In four hours two thousand men struck down six thousand—three to each man. Six of the Ameers at once surrendered, yielded the fortress of Hydrabiel, and offered their rich swords and arms to the general, who would not accept them. In a few days the army took possession of Hydmbad, the Aniv..rs, who had none of them shown them selves in the field, being left unmolested in their palaces. Still, however, Seintle was not won. Shere Mahomed, one of the most powerful, and, to do him justice,most manly, of the Ameers, was collecting a sew army, and menacing a now war. Sir Charles then determined on the step which excited r,o much controversy—the dethronement of the captive Ameere—and afterwards attacked Shere Mahomed at Hydrahad, when another glorious victory was won against enormous odds, and the power of the Ameers effectually broken. Seventeen standards and fifteen guns were the trophies of the fight. Mahomed returned to the desert, and a few days after the battle the general was in the palace of the Ameers, and limiter of Seititle; having in sixte:nt days, with 5,00() men, defeated more titan 25,000 in little. captured two great fortresses, Omer• cote and marched two hundred miles under a Scindian sun. Sir Charles was appointed by Lord Ellenborough governor of the province he ha I conquered, with responsibility only to himself. The general then continued his labour of entirely subjugating the Ameers, the hill tribes, and the whole warlike popu lation, in all of which he was entirely successful. Meantime, a war of charges and counter charges, in respect to his Scindian policy, was commencing, and Sir Charles took a manful part in pen-and-ink self defence. Still, amid this intellectual labour, he worked at the improvement of Sande, and the eleva tion of its people. In fact, he reorganised the native society, and shelished slavery, the suttee, and the practice of infanticide. He opened canals, anti directed commerce and industry into newly discovered channels. When, in 1845, a Sikh war wit impending. as a precatitionury measure, Sir Charles got together a Scindian and Bombay army of 15.000 men. While this force was being collected, the battle of Ferozhur was fought, and Sir Charles's plans for a gnat inva sion of the Sutle.i were thrown over by his army being ordered to Bhawalpoor by the new Governor- General, while the battle of Solomon, putting an end to the war, put an end to all Sir Charles's future schemes of conquest. In July, 1847, the bad health of Lady Napier ren dered a colder climate necessary, and in October the ex-Governor of Scinde embarked amid a grand military demonstration. He was received in his native land with similar honours, though of a more civil character. Thanks had already been voted to him by both Houses of Parliament for each of his victories. and his arrival was signalised by a series of magnificent festivals. For some time after his return home Sir Chitties Napier lived in retirement, until the disasters of the last Sikh war raised a perfect panic in England. and all eyes turned to the hero of Scinde as the deliverer of our Indian empire. Prompt to obey a call of duty, the veteran general started in March, 1849, but found, on his arrival at Bombay. that the Sikhs had been finally routed, and that his work had been performed for him. Sir Charles then turned his attention to the sub ject of military reform, and succeeded in abolishing many flagrant abuses which had grown up, especially the officers. He remained Commantler-ia the Indian finny for a! nut two yen's, and ......, .... ii . mitring t i Chief of 1 11111111111 L. THE PRESS. then resigned the appointment and returned for the last time to England. Sir Charles Napier, among other performances, was a rather voluminous author. Besides the many manifestoes and proclamations to the army, and the controversial writings in which his disputes with the Company and other opponents entangled him, which of themselves constitute no small pile of literary matter, he wrote at various times such pam phlets as " The Colonies ;" "Colonisation, with Remarks upon Small Farms and Over-population ;" " Military Law ;" "An Essay on the Stew of Ireland;' "The Roads of Cephalonia;" and "Notes upon De 'Vigny's Lights and Shades of Military Life." dultsiastical. The general meeting of the Society for the Revival of Convocation for the Province of York was held on Wednesday. The chair was occupied by the Ley. T. Collins. The plans for the internal renovation of Glasgow Cathe. deal, which have formed a subject of discussion in that city fur the last quarter of a century, have now been finally decided upon. The expenses will be considerable, but, with the exception of reseating, which is to be borne by the corporation, all the charges are to be defrayed by a grant of about 4,0001., voted in the last session of Perlis• anent. On the lst of March next the operations will coin. mence, and the work will probably be finished during the summer. Ou Sunday last the Episcopal church which is called (*lariat Church, and situate on the southern side of the town of Selkirk, was opened for divine service. This church has been built by the free-will offerings of the Epis• copalian ladies and gentlemen in the neighbourhood, has cost between 111N►1. anti 7001., anti will accommodate about 1311 individuals. Thu Right Rev. Augustns Short, D.D., Lord Bishop of Adelaide, South Australia, formerly student of Christchurch College, Oxford, has, after a voyage of nineteen weeks, ar• rived in this co►udry with his lady and three daughters, and is now staying with his brother-in-law, Hugh Ham mendey, Esq., at Pyrto u •house, near Watlington, Oxon. PREFERMENTS AND APPOINTMENTS. The Rev. J. R. Thaekery to the Curacy of St. Peter's, Preston. The 11ev. Edward Evans to the Rectory of Eccles St. Mary next the Sea, Norfolk. The Her. Richard Ihrmisle, A. 8., to the Perpetual Curacy of Cruse ►' by. Cumberland. The Rev. James W. Wenn to the Vicarage of Wickhambrook. The Hon. and Rev. J. 11. Nelson to the Rectory of Trtu►ley St. Mary, Suffolk. The nay. 11. Campbell, M.A., has beer► appointed to a Canonry In Perth Cathedral, a►d Principal of the Diocesan Model School. The lie•v. F. W. Colliatai, to the Rectory of Menvood, Dexutt. The Rev. H. 11. Hawks, M.A., to th►e Vicarage of Mullyon, Curie wall. The 11ev. Frederick lfockin, M.A., to the Rectory of Phillack and owithlan, Cornwall. VACANCIES. The Vicarage of &omit&11, Weatineath, by the death of the Rev. John Young, in the gift of the Rev. Noah Hickey, Incum- bent of Tattinuon. The Vicarage of Rathronsu, by the death of the Res. IIr.W nn, in the gift of the Duke of Devonshire. etc (rmg. COMMISBIONf4 RIONKD BY LoRD•LIRCTEMAItTII. County of tiloutwater, and of the City and County of the City of Gloucester, and of the City and County of the City of Bristol — The lion. Ashley tieorge John l'unsonby to be Ileputy•Lieute• won. Qllool'l4 Own Light Infantry Regitnent of Tower Hamlets— iiiiii t George Fleury Money to be Captain, vice Sayer, who retires, retaining his rank ; Lieutenant Charles Bruce to be Captain, wire is, who retires, retai ll ill g his rank; Lieutenant Saint Pierre Moiler Hook to be Captain, vice Mortimer, who re- Nicene; Frederick tbdge,ticut., to be Ensign, vice Brush, pro moted, arti.de is substituted for dist wideh appeared in the Ga. mg:. of the ult. I Ititle.4--tieurne Drummond, Emu., Due de klelfort, to be Major: Willman Whitaker, b:iai„ to be t'apunu atxl Adliitant. Ith ur Puke of Liineaater'e Oitu (I.lnlit lubuitry) Royal Lau. em igre-0(.0mi? Barlow. Gent— t lie flit Boil. Captains Edward Chappell 11833) and John Monday (1,4381 have accepted the retirement under the order in council of 13111, thereby reducing the active list, but not creating any vacancies for ►promotion. All the 'Elisions of the channel fleet are now at sea, en• gaged in trial railings and exercise. Both Admiral Curry's and L'onimodore Martin's squadrons will touch at Bantry Bay occasionally, and anchor for a day or night ; but the fleet will rendezvous at Queenatown on the 17th instant, to meet the Admiralty. The screw-frigate Trtsune, 31, Captain the Hon. S. I'. Carnegie, will join Commodore Martin's squadron after her escort attendance on the Royal Yacht Squadron. The London, IR), Captain C. Eden, sailed on Wednesday to join the fleet. Captain !Almond Heatheote (Is3i). who recently coinnunided t h e ifigkriyer serew eicam.sloop, b appoiuted to stilly steam at the factur) at Woolwieli Doeltyard. I.lkt•icaANrs—Frederick A. B. Craufurd (1843), to the IRoyal Nat al College : John F. 1:ors (1;46), to the stombojj ov ule. wheel steanpsloop at Portsmouth ; Hugh Hatboro erc2), to the ree f/ voice. 44, on the Mediterranean station John Lawrence, SCUUff lieutenant since tier. 0, 1852, to the Ntrumhdi. AestaraNT.srnozoN—James N. Dick (1$58). to the President, 50. at Chatham, for service ou the Pacific station. CRIEF Eximikto—F.iiward W. Baker, to tie Dragon, 0, paddlewheel steaupfrigate, at Portsmouth. MloatliPtiVt—J. H. Spahling, to the Vietwy firgihlp at Ports. mouth; Hoo, F. Amherst, to the London, 90, at Falmouth, SATURDAY, Voittg Valid altb tit' getilignut. PRAT Evesmos. Tim continued diminution of gold in the coffers of the Bank of England, coupled with the apprehen sions relative to the harvest, to which we drew special attention last week, have induced the directors to raise the rate of discount to 4 per cent. We have for the last month so often drawn attention to the causes which would in all probability compel the adoption of this measure, that it is needless to recapitulate them. The future of the Money Market will depend on two causes—the harvest, and the amount of gold we shall receive from Australia ; in fact, all depends on the increase or diminution of gold in the coffers of the Bank. We believe the immediate cause which led the Bank of England to raise the rate of discount yes terday was the apprehension of an Austrian loan, to which we alluded last week as being on the tapir. Most assuredly no new loan could, in the present aspect of the Money Market, be brought out, and all operations of this kind must be suspended. The Consol Market during the week has been heavy; no doubt in anticipation of the Bank raising the rate of discount, and also because the Bank have sold stock. The price of Consols, which on Monday was 94, has fallen to 971, and the closing prices are Sid a. The rate of continuation for Consols from account to account is 1 per cent., equal to 11 per cent. per annum. No doubt a large amount of stock will be continued at these low rates by the bankers and other holders, in order to re-lend at higher. The Lomb ard-street houses have raised their rates on deposit loans to 31 per cent., and to-day a con siderable demand for money exists in the Discount Market, preparatory to the 4th of the month. The exchanges are a shade higher this afternoon; and the Corn Market may be quoted Is. higher. Exche quer Bills 2 dis. to 1 prem. FOREIGN FUNDS. TheVntelligence from Mexico is rather more fa • vourable for the bondholders. Orders are given that the 25 per cent. of the customs duties assigned to them are in future to be respected; and orders are given that all bills accruing for duties since the Ist of May are to be handed over to their agents in the various ports. The British Minister in Mexico was to have an interview with the President on the 3r4 of August, to support the bondholders' claims. The remittance brought by the present packet amounts to 21.530 dollars. No new feature has arisen in regard to other foreign funds ; the market for which, however, has been heavy during the week. RAILWAYS. The Railway Market has been very heavy during the week, and prices have fallen considerably. The fluctuations in the market will be found below. PRICES CURRENT. BRITISH Ft OFF 1C 3AI. I lumf/. ' Tues.! 9 per Cent. Consols Ditto for Account 3 per Cents Iledueeti 3* per Cents Long Annuities Bank Stock, T per Cent India Stock,lol per Cut. Exch. Bills, Id. per diew India Bowls, (1000) I Vomit. • 9. Antw. & Bottertlitur2 1 Dezieres to Graise.d par p Belgian Eau. Junc.l f I} Clunicrui Erque.ll3i 144 Dijon 4: Besancon l 2 3pm Dutch Rhenish 2e 2 dis East Indian 4 8 p Do. Extension Gt. Indian Perdu. 2 2 „ Grand Juno. of Fra.•2 9 Gt. Wt.of Sh.) „ Bds. (2115.) 1a73; Lees. Pia. 5 p c prf, Luxembourg Lyons,* Medlterra.l Madras f 7 i 7 i - :11 A l m pi Maris Antonia....) :-- Neut. & Lge. (wth in . 71 Northern of Franee'3sl 36 Norwe. Trunk fret St Paris & Lyons ....' 18 p Paris & Orleans .. 50 1 Paris & Rouen .... , 43 44 Paris & Strasbourg 38i 89 Par., Cadll Cherb.; 4e 5e p Quebec& lticlunulili 1 dl. Rouen & Havre 20 _ 21 Itnyal ::I t - 4181 Sambre &Meuse l9i 91 Sth•East.of France! I pm \ tioutheruof France u p Upper Indian Seril it rill West Flanders 4 4} Westeru of France 9* 911) , Westru. Switzer :§ 01 the Zealand 'if ei dla L);k 9sl LUI k. N BAIL rueNtlay. 2 I Oil-, Vat' 19# 1 144 2 9V 24 2 dii• 44 aF 1 1 „ 21 2 2 2 . !! Mei 7} 74 - Ili 2 i Pm (j ) ;h 43 44 4 3 4 I 1 tlib V ' 20 21 tt *did 01 Ui I PA 0_ p pro sing Prices. LTION. liliurso Friday. 71 97 1 971 971 `; 97 97 I 98 98 981 , 1 100 loof Z,11516 5 3 / 4 224 2271 71 227 228 256 s Itl dly;l2,p 25.4 I 18 Wed. !1041 . 97 1011 Thurs. id lidls ; 13i 14& 12ip Qi 4k Op _= WAYS. 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