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• pixy-, , ---\.. .• • ( ---4:, 'r 'it 4o4 • ' . .. - ..- .. , lorli, • y v , . - e ki Of peAldge; but as he did not see the No. blel-oni (Castlereagh) in his place, he would defer it till soother part of the night, if he could have an assurance from any of the Noble Lord's friends, that he would then be present, otherwise he would Dow proceed. The Cita wieteoa of the Excursion' (as we ishdeistoodltim) said he magas' positively,aiwiter thr the oPpeleatice of his Noble 'Friend; 'but he had evilly Meow to suppose he would attend. The Weal I n to Vree..Petts 4111 yowled thou * Coinritittre,.shil 'nos ordered to be engnissed, mud the Report se be broneht op tionaorren. .. UCOTCH fAibrifib. Lam _._ _ .t. _, Sir RONAL& Fltailltiablt etteiegb nert 'Am . at the head of the Lew Depoitaleut in Seetlaaid in Otis place. said he would take the doffs/dimity to • present a Petition from the Guild et the - Curporse lion of Denfermline, against the Bill iutradueed for the regulation of Scottish Burghs by thin Leine ed Lord. It was higlify retnetl6l hilts fluent-Ale: precasted the ides of anti/oriel imffrege, 'ieptesented the many grievook Odle springing from a self elect. ed Magistracy, and preyed die Rome to take their case. with that of the other Royal Mires., into its consideration. and genet a moderete reform 'vi-Read, and ordered to be knifed. . .., . . . , RANK IMl l liteTllslo hint PREAIIIIIIM. Mr. Fasts elate* Luau stated, it was his inlets. non to propose an alteeatioo. by the sphstituflin of *certain words, in the pie inble of the Bea Itestric tiou Bill, in whitener stage would he Moat:cotter bleat to the Bight Ron. Gentleman (Mr. %reu niting The Cnaticaet.be of the *katibtita said, he ineendid himself to move, in the course of the nigher that the Bill - bncoatenitted, pro forma, that he might hien'', propose a suitable alteration. . Mr. J. P. Glean? ultderhotid that certain tie- counts of expenditure whirl! were !it'd before the Howse prerious to the recent,, hid beds withdrawn, and (es we could colic`!) desiled to 'ratter the cease of it. ~ The Cnanceeeos of the Ekciiatibla aid e it was perfectly true that the accounts spoken of had been withdrawn, and the reeien wait. the accounts for Ireland had not been ‘intriduced Vac) them. as they ought. b ' • • BREACH Of PRMLECiIe. ~. Sir F. Bottom mid. lie 'tole tc atm* fur the Sliasharge of Themes Fergisiod, - 'Mien kid been lememeitted to prism by the House for an attempt • 1111killioasca the Mate of a fiGholdek. on the ap proach of me elaelien. It was 'impossible not to eamider the treselentt of that Ittint, one of gross itOstice ' -whew ewe called to mind the course and smelt of the patesedings en an acclaims sonsething similar, in wleeft a Noble Lord oppositelLord Cas tlereagh) hod been concerned. At the time when the mistiest he alluded is against that Noble Lord bed been tiroaght forward, it would him liti . ciime the character of the Hetet* tb shun a resolutent to ateintaiu their ow. privileges against whoever might treutagrem themsto, Ittot high and low with the Woe iblmertiality. If mid hod been the condutt of the Home, little Mom for cotnplaine would exist as.. But wheel they recellected what happened when the Noble Lord was chirged with hiving en deavoured to piscine a nest foes Gentleman in the meet odious way—by the exercise of Indite pinyon age—being, moreover,. member of the India Baird, constituted to prevent the shine of patronage—the other person, for whims the indolence was exercised, being also . member of the same Board—when there were so many circumstances rendering that traosuction so aggrovered in its character. and per nicious in its effects (for he both then and now thought that the Noble Lord's being e Minister nos a heinous aggravation of the offence)ss-when they bore these facts in mind; end the issue of them, they could scarcely say that the measure of Justice dealt out to the two offenders was equal. However, he was not then anxious to punish the Noble Lord, becauSe he looked upon his offence to be not a very reit one in s moral point Velem, though a inn* inseenstitatiottoloue could nut exist. But it was the judgment of the House on that occe sion that was to be cousidered—and they came to a resolution, that at the proceeding by the Noble Lord had been only begun, sod not con pleted, they did not think limper to adopt any de6ustive measure. Let them now. turn to Ferguson's case —a case t h at did nut contain the one-hundredth part of the guilt of the Ntible Lard's. The Noble Lord" attempted to influence election by noioksak —to bargain !nit Mot—Ferguson only Alibied at influencing a single vote—he had incurred only the tainfateat of yak Here was no icandalobs abide of oetrounge i.," gesides, it was a cue only just in embryo. Evrey maven for lenity that could apply to the one of the Noble Lord, would apply nith tenfold force to that of Ferguson ; yet the tette+ had been brought from Scotland, and already subjei ted to a heavy pnitishinent. He would be glad to know the distinetion in the two cases; why this Igor individual had been.sentenced to int prisounient, lehlle the Noble Lord was suffered to go free without any teaser'? But subsequently to the transuetion he had alluded to, the Noble Lord. with his cannier, Mr. Percent', was accused in the House of hating connived at the absolute sale of a mat ander the disposes, of Government ; and Sir Henry Wellesley was proved to have actually received the price of it. That was not all—fur when the Member who had paid his money for the sett wished to vote in the House according to the dictates of hit eonscience, he *retold that he must, ru honour, either vote for those by mein* of whom lie had got into Parliament, or resign—nod the Member, in consequence, did resign. Ilea was etery aygravatiOn—a corrupt purchase by inuney of a .eat, with en implied obligation of voting agree ably to the wishes of tlinisters. It appeered, that lo the opinion of certain pereons, there was 'Mt only a Parleanienlary footgruge, but • Parliamentary ronsciente--Alie tonere allowing to say, the latter i., do any thing. The purchasing Member, hot,. ever, did not recognise this ipeites of cusircience, and resigned his seat. Ilene line a case of corruktion complete, and carried through all its parts. What was said then upon th a t affair being fovoicht before the !louse ? Why, Hunatintble Member* got up in their places, •nd declared the practice was :is smusiods ds the sea at noon day, as common us the Streets of the metropolis. With such prdetical Mos trutonsa of the way in winch that House was com posed—after the various descriptions of the undue means generally used for admission into tluit Douse, and with portico's; force iu that Petition -.met impunity. could be thrown a n d Put tot _ to convenience. Did . they. thi the people were so blind that they would lot t: of this ease with any other feelings than there of indignstiou, ijs ire did ? The trans 2ciinis reminded kink of the fable, iu which 'the trusts . , of . the forest were made to as liemble, in order to disiover the cause that excited the veugmoce of Heaven in itiffictiug a contagious malady which had committed terrible voyages among them Tim lion ease forward and mid, 1 , It is true. I hoes put a few 'animals to death to eetidy my hungei, but mutely that cannot be the `cities.," 'the bear, .the wolf, Sic. Made sitniler de cleratioise, 2121 were all acquitted by acclausatiou. At length the me came into the assembly, and, with fear .std trembling, confessed that he had stolen same dabhages, 'tipors which all the beasts together cried out, that, undoubtedly, he was the criminal. —(Hear, leer, arid langhter.)—lt was is. vain for that House to telk of preserving its character—that um gone keig'Siticea-imd it was impossible to have been otherwise— ', ThieMs fur stealing have sathority, .Nllren images steal themselves." Minieteis tbeniselves carried est the transactiom for which Ferguson was imprisoned, and, when dis covered. were defended. Might not Ferguson my, I know I have done a thing which, if construed ,with literal strictvws., is against the privileges of Parliament; bat I ktiow that, though contrary to the letter, it is not contrary to the acknowledged practice of the constitution." He was sure the House would, under all the circnnistances, hold it • cam deserving of their clemency, and would, therefore, move, 4, That the Housedo order Thomas Ferguson to be discharged forthwith." The question having been pat. Lard CASTUTIMAGH said, that as he had not been present at any or the proceedings on the case under discussion. I;e was not rompetent to offer any opi nion ow it ; but es the Hon. Baronet had thought proper to address much or his speech to himself, he begged Leave to make a few observations on that part of it. It was plainly the object of the Honourable Baronet to extract from the transac tion the means of attacking him, and of impeaching the purity and character of the House. During certain times the Honourable Baronet lead found it convenient to keep quiet, and, when opportunity offered, endesvouritd to recover some of the pope. larity lost by hli inactivity, sod to the estimation of those worthy characters whose good opinion he Appeared so highly to value. The question* the Honourable Baronet had alluded to had been st eady fully discussed, and as for the present, he sTitiold he the last to ofh'rass opinion ens it, fur the reagent he had stated. But it was not possible to mistake the object of the Honourable Baronet. Mr. W. WYNN said, that the Hon. Baronet had, without any notice given, proposed that the Houseelinplit rescind what it had on solemn coml. Aeration dat, merely on account of what had takes. place nine years before in s former Parlia ment. It was melancholy, if, because one Parka silent had forget its duty, no Insure Parliament could return to it. On the nature of the present elvautiowd on its own demerits. the Hon. Beronet had sod nothing. He did not attend the original discuasions, hut a week after comes down to undo all that laid been dour. But was it true that, is. 185)9, the Flonise took no step?—.lid they inflict no 'sort of censure on the Noble Lord ? They did, certainly. but in his opinion too mild a one. The existing law halving been considered too weak, they next year passed a Bill declaring all such acts as that the Noble Lord had taken a pert isi. to be cootrary to law—some doubt having pre vailed, they held it right to remove all doubt of the illegality of such transactions. by a positive statute, and to establish stronger gitards than had till then been provided. But to epee to the Honourable Baronet's motiOn ' tioilltl be to declare, that this House had reuouitced ell jealousy what ever about its privileges, and that bribery and corruption were ue longer offences against the House of Commons , . Ile thought it impossible the House could listen to the motion on the !rounds it had beets pot on.—When the proper course was adopted, when (as we understood) the offender petitioned the House. he might feel inclined to mitigate his. punishment* CV/I*nel Wow) mid,.--Nee Hen. Baronet had brought to the recollection Of the House two instances of improper transictions regarding elec tions—but he .bad. not reihinded them of all the instanees—possibly his memory would serve to ad duce that of Middlesex —(,Hearf—whereisi, when after fifteen days poll, no chauce appeared of a retort' in 'farmer of the Hon. Baronet, three lame dred millers were brought up to vote in right of a mill not built at the time—and when the Sheriffs were sent to prison for gross partiality: He might have adduced ass instaliCe of a recood election for Middlesex, wherein the onre.t nefarious frauds were practised, and universal suffiage reduced to a systetn..-imil ore third, wherein the Hon. Baronet was a candidate, and all the unfair practices used at the second were folly brought to light, end iu conse towhee. while the lion. Baronet couldining up but 300 votes, the succembil candidate broieghtlup 3,000. The Hon. Ilan/net 0:100 tor4rt all that, but lie could assure him ti•at lie anal ti.e other freeholders of Middlesex did not ; and that if he set up the fourth time, he would hind the game suitti*.—( Hew, from 11.4! Tteristry iirrteites.) 111 r. 14Ie AND regretted that personalities had been inttodnced uo is rtirestiiiii of %orb importssice. ft was quite iMpOlailllit-tea support the 11. m. Baronet in his inotinio, though he :weed in mull of his po sitions. If they did i.ot 'insured us they had set nut in the prr*ent caw, it ouald efford n presumption that all lorenche.; of privilege mould pan/ utspottirh cil, a n d peanut a precedent for parsing over all infractions of sir law on the caw.. Mr. l'iltWEN stn.liefl that the law rrdi more ex pruss itt itiovirlior, a ptiiii-hmept for the very of 4 fence of which Ferganto hurl been ginfly. connected with Inuperty as the right of voting in boroughs. The validity.of the three hundred votes alluded to had never been derided on the pruner merits; they had been got rid of on the ground that the voters were not a sufficient time before assessed to the land tax. As the Sherijfir would not take on themselves to expunge the SOO votes, on the ground of being illegal, so neither would the House of Commons. At the last election the She riff rt.turued the Candidate with less votes thou himself, but had the good fortune not to be sent to gaol fur IL With respect to, the motion before the House, as he saw one part of the House resolved to oppose it from a regard to consistency. and the Noble Lord mud his friends prepared to vote against it from a spirit of inconsistency, he would uut press it to a division. The motion was then negatived without a divi sion. A LIENS. Lord CASTLEREAGH, in rising to propose the continuance of the Alien Act for two yens, ob served, that as the subject had been so frequently discerned in the House, and et considerable length on the last occasion, it was unnecessary to take sip much of the time of the House at present. He was aware that whenever it had been brought for ward, • strong prejudice had misted against it, and he would be the last to quarrel with that con stitutional jesslnusy, ready to take alarm at *fly thing approaching to a trenching on the liberty of the subject. But the warmest advocate of liberty must allow that it was absolutely essential to the safety of the country to hives, the Executive with a superintending power over Aliens. Such autho rity was inseparable from the governing power of any country—the ordinary laws were itisuflicient. In ancient times the Crown, by its own privilege s exercised the right of striding aliens out of the country. But the result of the late discussions was, that whatever ground might have formerly existed for the use of this privilege, it could at this day be put in force only under th e sanction of Parliament. He had no intention to propose a permanent law on the subject, though in the opinion of some quite consistent with the liberty of the subject. Ile merely intended to propose a continuance of the for mer law fur two years. The existing law was quite distiuct from the principle oldie War Abets Law pass ed in 1793 ; it was ofa much milder character. When the War Alien Act was passed we had not to deal with enclniell of ass ordinary description; but with men panting to exteud disorder and convulsion through out the world—accordingly. the principle on which the Act of 1793 was founded was. that all aliens coming into the country wertopen to suspicion, and to he looked upon as possibly doing so with hostile purposes. They were assigned a particular real dente, and not allowed to depart from it beyond a certain limit—ten sulks. The principle, in short. of the War Act was, that aliens were under a constant rystem of vigilance, and allowed to go from place to place only when they had obtained a passport. On the return of peace. the "ale systens was changed ; it being then supposed that strangers would come to the country only fur innocent pur poses, the necessity of a fixed residence was taken away; they were allowed to go wherever they pleased, the power being still reserved of re moving them, whenever their residence might be come dangerous. Under the present law, aliens from most foreign lands were subject to no other regulation than delivering at the port where they arrived their name and calling, after which they may traverse the country without any in terference whatever, except the Secretary of State has reason to suspect their designs. He was convinced no man would say that Ministers had pushed the powers of the law to extraordinary lengths, or to the injury of foreigners. During the six year. preceding the passing of the lust Act, the numbers removed had been but nine; in 107 but two; in Me hut one. But the House would not be justified in inferring, from the fewness of these casts, that a much greater amount of evil would not have existed, on supposition that the right to regus. late aliens had never been granted by - Parliament. The House would gain some information on this heed, by contrastitig the situation of countries that had nn alien law, with that of this. From this comparison, the House *mild see from how much mischief the country had been protected by Parini: meet telling alieus, " If you are resolved to pursue year mischievous plops, you must look for a theatre iu another part of Europe: it is not in this kingdom they are to lie pursued." When it was understood that the hin of the Netherlands permitted no interference with aliens, all the un cpiiet spirits fled thither from Prance. g.o posses non of the press to disseminate their pernicious and disgraceful project., and assembled in such numbers, that it was there among them the plan was hatched for disturbing the peace of Europe, and re.: establishing the revolutionary system in France. There too lie knew that the conspiracy was formed against she lifers!' the illustrious Duke of Wellington; not from 04 inotiees of personal eon►ity, but to take away the life most valuable fur presersing the peace of Europe. It was not too much to say,' that had tin alien law beets inexistent'. the +mune plot and conspiracies would here been carried on here, and therefore be thought it the deity of the Mune to win the Executive with moderate powers to keep them in order. These were the general grounds on which he hoped the Hesse would not hersitatte to continue the lore when they considered the mileln'enr in which it had Been administered. It 'night be said the law was new beeonie thinecessiery by the enjoy emit of peace with the whisk Ccoitiswist ; but he would insist that the necessity of a renewal had iv ',eared from Isis p'revious statements; that whereier the discontented had got perfectly free footing. they combined together to overthrow the esta hitched order of thing::. and the Executive ought to be armed with means to quell that spirit. The lawhad beat vigivally enacted in 1793 .re . amendments in 1.111-1, at. 4 li4 -sod to propose it dog_ lout* lime. Ile Ike upon itimdelf fu soy whether the zupatiou Would leave France iss this _ moment of 'grassing it away would he greet agitation anti anxiety ; and it .would udicious iss the extretne to *offer the law to before exploring the tone and temper gene.. f that coot in foreigners. The Noble Lord ludedhy moving— • lea7e be given tn. hring in a Bill to coat issue Ibe Geu. 111. fur establishing regulatiuur reapectine . arriving or resident is this eituntry, to eeviaiu caws," Lord A LTHORP observed, that this law, which originated its the state of strains produced by the. French Itevolution, was now Mb longer necessary.— No argument he hid heard faun the Noble Lord, in the slightest degree justified its re-enactment. He roar, however, not to enter into • discussion of tht measure—that would be snore peewee at e- I'u. tore periud—but to express hiadiasseitt from such Bill. dud to enter his prote*t against it. • Mr. LA5llll'Ol4 did 1101 Meals. after whet bed fullest frous the Nuble Lord. to debar the question stow ; but. whet, the Bill came to at second reathil, he should more rip unieutitnent to it—tot the same time that he sorbed it to be undenttowl, flirt be ors opposed, eltugether, to the enactment 'of au' A lint Bill. _ Sir S. Ruhtt.t r said, however it might interfere With the convenience of Gelittemeo, he could net suffer the present occlusion to pass, without stating' his objections to this measure. Suctea Bill could only be called for by • critical state of public affairs. No such state of affairs at present existed —and, therefore, such a Bill should not be resorted to. It was most clear to him, that an effort was now making to render that • permanent measure, which was originally introduced as one of a merely temporary nature--and he should feel I self wholly unworthy of that protection which his an cestors had received in this country, if lie did not endeavour to procure for those, who, like his pro geoitors, might be persecuted fur religious or poli tical opinions, the same degree of support which his relatives had experienced. The Noble Lord observed, that this was a mitigated measure—but, when it was considered that it might be exercised towards at least 20,000 aliens who had settled in this country with their families, and who might, at • moonsest's notice, be sent out of England, in consequence of the fabricated story of a concealed enemy—he was sure the measure could not be ac ceded to by any unprejudiced man. This Bill would be, in fact, • violation of that great security of Scottish liberty. the Wrengous Imprisonment Act. At the Peace of Amiens, provision was made for the giving up of these species of offenders==merii, ' descry coiner% and forgers. But it expresit) , stated, that such persons should not be given up, unless the complaining Government could diets, that they possessed evidence enough to convict the individual whom they sought to arrest. But, by the Bill now about to be introdrieed, it was in the power of Ministers to stud away persons rgainst whom no crime could he proved, although their religions or practical opinious might expose them to great danger. The House then divided—when there appeared— Fee she maim' 53 Against it . . Majority .... 37 Lord CASTLEREAGH soon aftereriuds brought up the Alien itegulatiusi Bill. which was read the first. and ordered to be read a second time ou Thursday next. The Slave Trade Convention Bill was read a fiat time, and ordered to be read a second time on Friday next. BANK RESTRICTION BILL. The Comtcst.Lua of the EXCHEQUER moved, that the House do resolve itself into a Convolute of the whole House on the rl►ove Bill. Mr. TIERN6II expressed a wish that the second reading of the Alien Bill should he postponed to a future day, in order to give Gentlemen au oppor tunity of attending. Lord CASTLEREAGH. in convegnence, consented that the second reading should be postponed to Friday. The Mow then went into a Committee on the Bank Restriction Bill. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER stated, that he merely meant the Bill to go through the Committee, profurma—that it should be printed— and the Report taken into consideration on a future day. He then moved, that the preamble shook' be amended by introducing the following word.— h That it is essential that the Bank of Englund shOhld, as soon es possible, resume their payments in cash—hut that, unfortunately, circumstances bad arisen, whilth prevented such payineist—anif there. fore it became necessary that the Restriction Act should he continued for * time to be limited." Mr. Ti ERN ET Dolma this latter discovery would be pro►uulgated s widely as passible. O. the present occasion l►e should make no other °biter. Sating'. The amendment was agreed to—the Hume re imed. MIL, I—the Report was received. and Warred ti be taken into further consideration on Thursday Se'niiight. The Bill, as amended, was ordered to be printed. SCOTCH BURGHS. Sir S. Rout 'Ay said, he inn! several Petitions to present to the House, on a stila:rect which had liven very mite', neglected in thiS part of the island, until very lately, when it was introduced to the notice of Parliament, under the auspices of indivi duals of high authority : he utiuded to the state of the Scotch Burghs. It was inust evident, to any•l person who had considered the subj el, that Genie' alteration shout., be made in the constitution of the SCotUsh Burgh 4. The first Petition was brought np suit read. ft Purported to be from the united tradesmen of the Borough of Irving, and complained of the present constitution of :hut Burgh; which, the Petitioners observed, hod been tinder the imme diate issOucuce of the family of Egliutouti fur many years. On the question, " That this Petition be print ed'''— Mr. riNLAY rose; trod expressed his opinion that the system by which the Scotch Burghs was at hue sent governed, ought to be revised. The Petit was laid on the table. Sir SAMUEL ReMILLY also presented Petitions fiom the Corporation Of Bonnet-makers, Dyet-, . o '7l - 47 1111 .7 1 r7 r7 *%-/\\ AK\ • Wriglits, and Hamra, of Edinburgh, on the same sulijeet.—They sere laid Ull the tante, and ordered to he printed. The Howie tf:en adjourned. IiST OF TIER MINORITY AGAINST Wilt TIS Junta. ix • MULL :as Abercrumby, In. J. Maack. Sit C. Tivri'toe*, hiflrl-iff. A Ar. Alorpeth, Vis. Tierney, Rt. Hu. C . Darnell, James Power, Rich. Wilkins, Walter Haitians, J. F. itinatilly, Sir S. • Cm ler, John Russell, Lord G. W. TRLLVIII. l'olkatinse, Via. Sharp, Rich. Alihorp, Macdonald, J. Smith, %V. I-ambito:l, J. 41. Vlutim, John ._. ..& which It:islet.' lyiu*usAlisclebleror'llittesesisktve.yu . &r F. soil, aid s . limit the , Rolle Loral newcd Oitli 'at years, stetiog, mud staling to prove, thikillislOsPii, (Couttlereagll ,Isadelesde Moistest mud imputed he new hod tt either t hsuggiyeriodirevig, !lammed t.. , motives is hut that atoi •• beast ? .But could not Irk piirtios 4 t h e :s oii i m ,o, o rti li a 0„ 11$4 , itt! ! so adman's them to be ever ws well rounded, Artiiiy wf bi.e, i „.„„; i pi i bl i " it i t i t cos tirpt e d 4i fi let they decided nothisl ots the iteration. An. ye*, 'The eat e : ;gilt molt witeralty insetted 'to the int eFfhe other Hotsuurahle Member ' ( Coletiel Wood) had one, of great 00 l'a;ela--:it woe 'tan hard that in unfriended iullivi- spoken sif the 'elections of. Middlesex. No one be injudicious distil should ust:krice severity of possisliment, ois in the country had less reason to forget thentthin expire before i prriiiice of sullying the purity tha t . did not belong he had. He hod been twice subjected to die reinedy rated by that c 'to the House, wliile Ministers practised much snore I prescribed by rarlioment for such disorders; end concluded l.v i s aggarated Anse" 'with perfect impunity. Bet it to submit to it i third time was more than he could • i That tea'''' I seemed that'co6e of jtmreiy could be thrown off, and bear: the remedy was worse than the disease. With I l e c t 56 are 6"). 111 Aliens iving Suit on ;lo is,. according to 'convenience. Did respect to the votes, nothing was so vogue and die. they 'thiiit the People w e r e so blind that they connected with 'property as t he ri g ht of voting in I Lord A LTH would too et this Find with any other , feelings b oro ughs. T h e validity. of the three hundred vote. . :__ _._ :._ :A 3 . 5......- alluded to had never bero decided on the pruner originated in t nem ..+ Revolt . . _l.A ,ri. r 4 4 E.4S7' INDIES. . [From die Bombay O. rile, Wednesday, January 7 j Sciudis halving manif e sted symptoms of eva.ion iu furmaiting the 5,000 horse stipulated by the last Treaty, aid the Killedar of Asseerghur refining to surrender that fortresd., on the plea 111.41 hr. master ass not sincere in ;as cessiou of it to the British,the Marquis of Hustings was iftiViftleing on the 14 , 11 of last lt to Autry, about six C 41,4• to the eastward of t ;nailer. Sciudia ass making every preparation •to lire a .hot for the looloar of the cause, nod should such be his reel intentitee, the energy of 144 Lordship'a character will ere this have redgeed Scan dia's means of counteracting the accoutpleduisent of . pia Lo1(1,1111,'• plink We have not heard that any detailed at-comas have yet been received of the victory obtained by his Excellency Sir Thtitnas Iflslop over the troopi of Mulhar Row Holkar, nor do we know a bat was the strength of the contending armies. We have been informed, however, that the action was short and severe; that 30 European officers have been killed and wounded, awl 700 lank and file; and that 65 pieces of ordnance fell into our bands.— The loss of the enemy is stated in '4OOO, The Bombay divisiou under the command of Major- Generel Sir William Keit, had been ordered to march from )(lithium to Itanisoor, to which place the enemy had fled after his defeat or the itlst. The battle was fought on thif l eft . hank of the Sara or Seepree river. At six a. iff. on the ftat, Sir T. Hislop advanced from Arneir to at tack lid kat. He received two expresses from that young Prince in the course of his march; the one stetting that lie was under restraint, and though disposed! to be in terms of peace with the British, he could n o t yet ~4eck the ardour of his troops; the other warning MI to remember that we had not to deal with cow- Puidarees, but with the veteran troops of Holkar. The enemy's light troops hovered about our baggage, but did molting ; near fillondpoor a large body of cavalry was discoveied in a tope regiment of cavalry and two companies of rate: men were detached against them. The ',mufti received us with the utmost coolness and intre pidity ; our cavalry having no embitter', were of little use, but our riflemen soon diaper-eft them.— At about 11 Ise passed the Ghaut under a moat heavy cannonade. IVe found the enemy in a very strong position. On our approach he opened a tre mendous and well-directed cannonade upon us, anti the best proof we can land of its. efficacy is the fact that 7 out of 14 of our field-pieces were ren dered useless. His right, which was defended by a battery of 40 guns, was first stormed and corned. Holkar'e golandauses nobly standing and dying by their guns. After these were carried, the army moved in two eontpact lines along the enenly'a po sition, and stormed the left Nineties and diopeiseti his force, and encamped in his position. A royal salute on the 4th anuounced another vie. tory, obtained by Brigadier-General Doveton over another branch of the 11elsratta confederacy, and confirmed the report of the Berar Rajahsbeing our prisoner; and we sincerely congratulate oar country.. men on what we consider to be the happy terinitho. tiros of the contest with that Government.. General • Doveton reached Nagiroure with a part of his force, high fly equipped, oil the i' , 4111, and was joined on the following day by the remainder. Thus reinforced,t hr Resident on the 14th announced to the Raj:ilia - he • tennis which he would grant to him, the Brigadier- General supporting the overtures by. proper dispo sition of troops. Information was received early iu the morning of the 16th that the Rajah had com plied anti all our demands, and was I lye:per:oaf at the Itesideficy, winch he did not, however, reach until noon ; sod ; having surrendered himself to the Resident, issued orders fur delivering up to General Dovettot the whole of his artillery, and seat au agent to his camp to enforce those orders. The Brigadier- General advanced to intend to the execution of those instructions; and having approached the first battery rather unexpectedly, the enemy uhaiiduited their guns, and retired. Having taken posses-ion of this battery, our force continued its march, when heavy fire was opened upon tis by a large body of troops posted in the Sucker Mont Gardens, which was followed by a general discharge from the whole of the batteries. The divisions of inf.orv, uudrr the co nand of Colonels Mscledal and Mackeller, supported by a battery of reset ve under Colonel Crosdell, amid the reserve of lefileary tinder Colonel Stewart, continued to advance until the ground ra mmed of a fartnution in hoe. when the enemy's bat teries in front trete karried to the ranst galimait 111.10- [mr at the poiht of the trayortet. The horse-mita lery, under Lieutettatit Poggeophal, and the ca. valry under Lieutenant-Colonel C. 111311, 5151" porzed by.their reset ve of gallopers, anil catittry under Cowen, Sen;tlt, hiving made a detour round a tank in front of the Sucker Dotty Gimlet's. charged and earned ihe hrilitries opposed to 111,19. driving out at the i.itine :nue ills i tttttt eine ma.. of I the etteiny's v 1,. fore them, which t hey mooed and pursued. as Icing liit•;*c was till chance ef . doing them any mischief: n few of the ellect.y • gusts, which had tacit charged by the c.. ruin', but had re-owned their fire upon the hatui in potato', were again cliergad and re•44,dr.iedl ley five companies front the reserve under I.tenienaiii- Colonel Stewast, by the artillery, amid a party of reformed loose moles Cantain l'.dlar, and by teat past tame the *hole of the enemy'''. gnus and clomp saftpage were to our pie-session, snit 'spatial. of forty elephants ; the intitiher of goo. 1.1.4 , kt 1.4*4 75. end we repave to &old, that the- killed sad mouitil flu not excet 130. liv laq account, latteit published of