The Sun. — London, England, 1846-02-05 00:00:00

.......••••.'"..".. Lish army -oons did ,g Se Verr , e d of bis ted. )n of the an d thou' a Fcroic: oonitouni‘ . Urn ally a nd wit' r ' qe knOr n ' with stic h grogpore reached alld ) npe, V r ial PIWI I for 1 10° r` 'clock th►s troops°` ?: , r tom , although 1. ft Bomb 4: or tao large be ininw Jan. I r . Gov ern i i ° o battle of tied thee ti the try the c e 9rbe t ve t ac e n.in°deraed,bl4l into pec ,ll ' be :i hc)] P lace tbe .. en tre, le ft, tbe ler tb lc : was e Prel4ripg eov Gbstrr eril° istet; en sio? 5 /1 positioo nigh t ' 0 01 ' ; por Bri for the 1 ocer as o°. 1 ,4 .ide* ie th It j 3 tie Llce the l ' a f .!) °l 9 L" ft chie- be sb° . This Morning's dale brought 113 letters from Lahore, with intelligence of the 14th, 15th, and 16th. Also a letter from our native correspondent a t L oo di ana o f t h e 21 st, w hi c h ne g,,ltives a rep ort prLyalent at Umballa, on the 22d, that the race had be en attacked by the Seiklis, which is said there to aye originated with one of the party of officers who were on their way to the army, and which, it is added, induced them to l take the limballa instead of the Loodiana route. We nn _ c onfess that th e l a tt er stat i on seems to h ave b een some ot neglected by the authorities in their anxiety to concen trate the troops upon Ferozepore. Nothing has come in from Pir alla regarding the army which can be relied . upon. n only report having the appearance of truth . is that udnee had been razed to the ground on the 20th inst. by k;oleuel Wheeler.. t„t a ish .—The following party of officers on sick leave at the wcre to start from that sanatorium on the morning of I pth, in order to join their respective regiments, or the . lirlit Y in the field. fl • Ste hen, 41st Bengal Infant!) ; k seke.. 2d v . I lth ditto ; Whiteloc p k, 13th ditto ;. and . Mayow, 41;0Pcans.- Lieutenants Lawrence and Mainwarog, 73 . d. rea n e t a k u rn . f 3 n , try, and Drummond, 70th ditto. They would d e .. , a -soa lee on the 20th, and Kalka perhaps on the same nd shape their course direct for Loodiatia or for 'Urn -4ar,34, according to the intelligence they might receive re xunrg. the state of the roads. Inc 1 ''tuL—The detachment of the 55th and .68th Regi• 11 1 4 11 • 8 ' Commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel Dickenson, reached alinen the morningng of the 22d instant. The Sappers and tengalr were to ar r i ve yesterday morn i ng, as a l so the out, Bengal towa rds Infai t Iry from Delhi. Sir John Grey was to march command of her erozepore yesterday morning, (1, 1 47 e L Y s 16th Lancers, her Majesty's 10 In thFficit, the head tient r 3 and 3d troop comma brade of Horse A . rtillery . (iLi.eute ae Colonel 13 iddulph nding), 3d Light Ca% •a r 3, a t ric e l S'sj, se°ll of one company of Sappers and Miners, one of h . g ear l e and one of the 68th. The Sappers and Miners (head of r 3), 30th, 55th, and 68th Regiments, 1 10_ 1 1 th n g o , trder command of Lieutenant-Colonel f R o- . Wilson, C0,,,. 1 .; It te2i at "*. C ampbell's detachment, which was at Pehoa on col0„,_ I nst., co ns i sts of her Ma j esty ' s 9 t h I ncers, the Ist 2d 4 ) ,, , "'Y 4th battalion of Artillery (under Captain Waller), Irref„.ol, r l 4 n,r Sappers and Miners, a party of tlie2d and, 81 1 h! k., a a t : r l r y yj a t t l e i l e y 43d and 49th Infantry, also a deidaacble elera Plia nt -a-tdo battery under Captain Ewart, and t f c o l ot l / 41 y fire a d r e c s h c e r s i b c a ct i e b a y d n o s f . Sir Cn- J l o ho h ne t e i l G oC r am e ln y, p a b l e i l d l t hree ‘'lson be one march in rear of the latter • all Pore . 1 1, 111 , 1a rge detachments, will severally reach Fer i oze- R 3-. ` e en days, by the following route : Miles. K i lggab „ Miles. 8 Kotlee Mulhair .............. 10 , P ehoa .................... 14i Phurawalee 12 ........ .. 14 Bussean 15 84 % , .............. 16 Wudnee ................ 12 Bhaga Poorana ... 12 ........ *" " • m tkee b ea m° .......... 9 oo( 15 "ahasourrPorg... ............10 Sooltan Khan Walla l2 10 8,141 ............ ... 8 Ferozepore .... t:h and 68th regiments of infantry "Y th e 'lB PlaCe on the 20th, and were to have been joined 'with we of the Sappers and Miners at B do 1 John G r u c tok c p "(I were Y• 6Bth had not a man in hospital of 1 one day's march in rear . . of Gener al their 7(xl, 700 Sir: had to eke . who Prec ede joined at Kurnard by a party of 150 men, Epos them with treasure for Umballa ; the cash to .111,,,t4;ter to the collector of Paneeput. aid e - d --General Sir J. Thackwell and Captain Roc , h t e o , passed through this station on their way d a gobert Dick and Captain Bates are expected te rs, k Y, but mike no halt. Lady M'Caskill and two datigh b Ladr:QC°lonel Gough, and . Mrs. Galloway, accompanied Li eu c th reached Meerut seine days ago. kaki, 17,1!ant Atkinson of her Majesty's 39th Foot, was to ken: o fz" l3 tnorning for ' Ghurmuckteser Ghat, with a detach . Tliel,cenvalescenti to the lower provinces. r on , c o , W a - ", o 4 gr Ist battalion, of Artillery, marched in a fi' s ' e rdaY morning under the command . of Lieut. yesterday of the Local Police Battalion ca sore f from Boolundshuhur, escorting two lacs of trea- Ntroln that station. iT(I thlTLieut.-Colonel Lane's troop of Horse Artillery, -51 lii t e h :St Li ght Cavalry under Colonel Stedman, arrived in sad karts nioning. They leave their heavy baggage here, 1 1ca e „ el t fni as light as Possible. .celnina,,,llltnat, --The 11th Regiment Light Cavalry, under th e the F..!0n01 Salter, marched at the shortest notice t Kurnaul rid Hansee, and th e 7 ,t in progress 0 _ nOilrp,„, : _B I the 18th Regiment Bengal Infantry left on hpk"'"g morning for Joonjnoo, the head-quarters of "th e istairfotte brigade. We should not be surprised to hear stile rregular Horse having been ordered from Neemuch, g r E ge o",„alt)vbeenlor-General seems anxious to have an unusually r of Cavalry. w /1----The detachment of the 53d Bengal Infantry, I ..., :e r , : t : we r aii rett Ar t rn o tei . A lti : o r ryn a t yr hse i o t m h 2oe l h re .asure under command of Capt. turot, 'Nt'onE.—The 9th Light Cavalry, one company of ntry the tr and a ; Golundauze, , the 10th Bengal w-ng'.% with head-quarters of the 17th, are all kafoorPs left at this station. Pre 0 , 'general Sir Joseph Thackwell, K.C.8., left Cawn a.ior-G e Morning of the 20th, for Umballa direct, and C th e eneral Sir R. Dick, K.C.8., followed in the evening Ptaio ;rig direction, accompanied by his aide-de-camp, 'leiowar.4tes, both travelling by diik via' 4 4 ' . Major ListiLgnla, of th e Commis sariat, also started Meerut for Meerut, th e a ant Paton, of the Engineers, quitted Cawnpore Lenno, a ti nte place on the 19th. Colonel Speck, of the 17th, r ftlib er ' the station and it is expected that Brigadier L. Th e is! Lucknow, will assume divisional command. u4 tant , rtlll erY which marched from Cawnpore on the 15th and d a u nder the command of L ieutenant-Colonel Wood, 41. estined o,azi oe. to man the siege train preparing in the Delhi vers m .,„, "nat Would not have been the adva nta g es to ne, as th e of a railway through the Doab on such an emer- T he Btl tie present ? at Ka B th Cavalry, who appear to have been halted or t"oK eral till the 20th instant, meived on that day °lt e ' a 'ch on to Ferozefore, which they hoped to reach TierV.h instant. f AaJesty's 53d Foot passed Muttra on the 21st instant, pe a , s `gaY be expected at Delhi on Saturday, the 27th. It ap th. uncertain whether they are to remain here, or continue hers march to the frontier. If LAHORE, Dec. 11. It is report e d to the Ranee that the whole of the Aeen (re talar) troops reached the bank s of the S9tlej yesterday, and that the whole of the irregular cavalry will reach the. f_er o z at llurreeke this day. An urzee has been received from taja Goolab Singh, informingthe Ranee that he had collec n te_ , about thirty tho,asand country people, and that he was I) w aitin g for intelligence of the crossing of the river by only thalso troops as a signal to himself to march upon Lhore. a for Ile further represented that he had made arrangementsntry • I°eN'lng Meean Juwahir Singh in charge of a hill F b alit i of Peshawur It is given out as a report that the ore 2.,itish troops have marched out of the Fort of Ferozep e, a , " 41 ,,'L taken up a position two or three miles from with C irca up which has impressed the an ide lit a that the fort had been undermined and was I? Khalsa tro t o h p e s n t e m o • l een °w l l l up if they should enter it. They have accordingly nla e : e d , by the advice of the Punts, on not entering the_ it . when they should have defeated the British, ki ll : 'ilt be tohl them that the fort was filled w i a t although h ogold, 'orh• er k ' and jewels. The battalions of General Mewah Singh, and had been ordered to march to Dhera Ismael Khan, rivZ i _lio, l l were encamped at Shadra, have recroped the , I:,4ll(i_rettirned to Laho . re. side the river, in talio;',l2.—lt was ascertained that the Mewah: Singh bat- Pulse 3 mid been recalled from the other from the Nawab of • Ituel,pence of the report seeteher,a at Dhera IsmaelofKll; Id Futteh Khan, Tawanab, a t n t j era in which it was repre telbea3 IYik:eeusai e t g CT, and others he cap_ture. straitened and that he was also f already e e so y as the surest way of clew sneh be the case, the Nawab o promised to put him to tltieneind send his head to the Sirkar, of his letter, th e b slng his turbident spirit. A report prevails also that but ha`talions were not recalled on the strength ba,thYorder of the Punt, who wrote to them te, say that Awes s to Dhera Ismael 1101.4,1(1.te inaportaut to concentrate all the forces on the atielh "ontier, than to be sending troop 1 English was over, the re ' and that when the war with 4 thit(Tjuld be time enough for lookint the fter minor affairs. them the four tOrd, h:ersiollia that they have ret g u to rn p a e a d y of their own ac- Inontheeause the Sirkar had refuse k A b,„,advance they had demanded. ,elee„"ionr prevails that eight battalions, d the Ghat at crossed .ret 4 - p, to General Aleurah Singh, bad of which four Another ru taeur isnore, bu t it is no t generally believed. li balsa Suwars, having Rop e a s also ie in that Ite- r4ass the t r o iv n er to see how t 'tion, which was fired upon the six he British were posted %tin- .34rlirised to find a r a9' ll t t i p irust tl 'o, ii n ."..‘ve were touchCd, but one to be fired a second time,hi the A Vftt 0111 St as i t was going gun inlmal of them o d the man 41, 4 h u aoket into the mouth, in q and wounde immediately I 'doe h 'Bt) killed the British solclir, .consequence recommending Zar r it,,lolone this bold act. His companions in , 441 1 k r 'ta off, and a letter has comepurbeea Sep()) s tee, a suitable reward. Some more state it as . a fact ttl4 t kr esa fr the other side, and undermined. They th e f c'n l 0 • completely . have 'Raja ey , i , on of Ferozepore is i ,"eete suitably rewarded for the Punt, of the 'Venni: l`Talla has written to the people number f p e ,,",,g, them that he had collected a large information. The nlisteril'e, and that he was prepared should have crossed the rie-re'° as soon as the Khalsa troops messeu 4er ac: ' It is also reported that the British sent a to create a e r , cl eu 4 s to tile Khalsa camp to inquire why they had come ihe - t° thQ Oft er S 0 ' to Umballa bei:4ole he eo u t - i ly from Ferozepore a _ i h ought tg., On which the replied that N'dthr,"twof t ight t th li - and that tIcT Bn the 4 e their trooP s wouM not. ba c ! Ph o 4!hi b e and if they t the fidelity of Sirdar .Ics-h,e Sir k ula r df h reeon av m: in tdh g oe r sn e oc as .e' on to suse such troops 'trd sers to h„..-,a, Singh Aleowallah, has sent eremptory ' lie h - '4l TO COIll forthwith to Lahore, with.o make hi e , ad collected a r * intended, when he comes, r Isi,Zrel a th e t , :. _ • ...t is Tt le pe qhoo:mver Ravee and enc _ I to be sent to ymritser. de e ,,,, 'Lilt t,„„ 4,lllA L :homed Khan, aso , Be ke ma Singh, mp at Shadra, his Vakeel, ;2(-`aleta"Ple have written to Baba Lee t:oetr.,,, 4`411, directing him to collect all t t e h Khalsa. is th4rilt°tthlred ittlitasten to the 6000 of men l andcollect u eL are h r e people of th . e t,e4lerta!, °xci er )11 4 , ,,a o s b alre T i l y itg ot obeyed v h alacrity, though q. 'r°resai led, by aome Who eknew him, of money, vrlokii a, es b • have a large '._ 14, 2 ' h, ,_.,.e is known to ho Canuous and „,_-lery load s ) doubtless . . prefer keeping. of the sin r e d erit o of his 11 1 4 ) by tb"°4 of ammunition ar and taken out to the camp. ,e 4 o troops from Lahore, about e being Seikhs are r i° has 44 , 41 :_ e 1l People having heard that the . every day carried again to create "' 3 tarb e a , - war On their hands, are this came in Nuie -'e" in .their country.' A Hurkaru rts for the iti,s,,R about aunset from the camp with repo preparing d before % I . •, and b the ay lash ee bat,. rouglit in t with hat on Re m,e guns, had - , Laiions tart the Khas troops, --' in the neigh- Thel,)efl, (nutted the camp and crossed the river were to roll : c al of Ferozepor ' whole of the troops Bheer 1 ; 411° 1 1 1, 4 , 11 , 4 , Pass cm r ° near the place where Bhace amounting ‘o aee-" 'Jaen killed, When the whole troops, N . but 50,000 men, have crossed, they will atta iiill Singh 1 4 t;;,_ After the defeat of the troops there, Raja ee . plunder int t.:l4:e the irregular cavalry across and commence Sirdar Tej ingt, it na and places the other side of the river.. in con or h e not yet left Lahore, and it is now said that at all, tlia -of his r d delays, ho will not leave . Ugh ii, . epeatewill re• f eu , still gives out that he i proceed to join in three . b e j (I N's. to, ae r ; 'l.---A aemader, in charge of tome boats belonging was fieki,;•'• hi mself in the service of; the British, and who,.rar kliqZ to obtain a valuable consideration from the Si k the 1)1)44 t Jee for his treachery, delivered over the whole oand co 1? tho alsas. The men NV ere highly delighted, of t t i e ied their officers to reward him handsomely. Some the e : Ile boats 'were actually used by the Khalsas to cross r iver portion qf ti t .. • It is Certain that, although the greater .1•1• e.:, Aeen troops have gone over near Ferozepore,the R,ll”.ar , ~ e oe eaV4trY, under Raja Lall RI ugh,-- have not yet tee L r ., e . r . It is said this day that news came in that Wliete 1 " 81 1 have given orders for the dismissal of the th at vof the Seikh 'keels from their territories, • and 1 14 ( 1 ue vakeels °f such Sirdars on the other side as haVi„diseeuPt?ssessiona on this side have also been desired to 1.1 Inue their service. Rao Kissenchund has accord- Nnproceeded to his own Jagheer and the other vakeels fr°wed his example. A. rumour prevails this day that 14 ti doolato Singh proposes marching with all his troops Ar.u.°44, lrectio.n of Subathoo and Sinilah. It requres con trol, ,24,.. Little dependence is to be placed in the rumours ti waa told positively that Runjeet Singh had ' 94 1 41 41 At 1 Ilad tia4t he ; AA well ita Sudan Tej , . . T Singh, is still in the capital. They say they will leave for certain on Tuesday (the 16th), but no dependence is to be placed on these promises. More outrages have been perpe• trated last night in the house of some dancing women, one of whom was hung by the villains to a post as they were going away. Fortunately it was near daylight, and the cries of a woman brought the neighbours to the spot, and she was re leased from her position before life had departed. DEC. 15.—1 t is beyond a doubt that a large proportion of the suwars of Raja Lail Singh, have crossed the river, and that some 10,000 of them prop sed marching direct upon Pattceallah, and in case they were joined by the Raja's troops, to commence plundering the country in every direc tion, at least such part as belonged to the British, and cut ting off their supplies and dak communication. The cavalry have been divided into three joks or divisions, one of them to march upon Ferozepore, the second upon Loodiana, and the third upon Patteeallali. An European habited is his own dress, and attended by some servants, was this day walking in the city of Lahore, when he was asked how he ventured to do this at the present critical time. If he had come on his .own business he most divest himself of the English clothes, and dress as a Punjabee. The Feringhee replied, that he had nothing to do with the British or balsa Si rkar : that he was a merchant and not at all afraid to de- clare his business or his intentions. He then went on and was met by two; Selhs, who began abusing him, threat ening to make him a prisoner, but did not proceed to actual violence. It is also stated that a lady and gentleman, who were driving out in a buggy along the open country, were seen by some Seikh Sepoye, and shot dead. The buggy and property were seized and carried into the camp. A re port prevails that the troops (British) at Ferozepore have thrown up some defences, while others report that they have quitted the cantonments, and retreated five or six koss, with the determination not to fight. A consultation was this day held by the Sirkar with Dewan Deena Nath, regarding the dismissal of the Sikh vakeels by the British. The De wan said it was very cruel to treat vakeels in this way ; and that, for his part, he would not agree to the British vakeels being treated in the same way by the Seikh Go vernment. DEc. 26.—1 t is given out this day that a fight has taken place in Ferozepore, and that a good many men have been killed and wounded on both sides. It is not said who was victorious. A person has arrived from Jamoo, and stated that Raja Goolab Singh now talked of going to Peshawur. Meeau J uwaheer Singh, and Meean Punneea Singh are also in James), while the other is to proceed with troops to Lahore. 200 Suwars have certainiy already come from Jamoo, and are encamped at the Badainee Bagh near the fort. A con siderable number of Poorbeeas are reported to have deserted from the British and to have joined the Khalsas. They were received wilh open arms by the Khalsas, and obtained each a golden necklace. They were immediately incorporated with the several battalions. Intelligence has been received from Peshawur that some troops had quitted Caubul and Jelallabad with the intention of coining down to Peshawur. Immediate orders were issued for the march of Sultan Mahomed Khan from Shadra towards Ferozepore. He is making arrangements accordingly. It is confi dently asserted that the Raja of Pattecalah has written to the Sirkah to say that be had collected all that was required except carriage, and that, if the Khalsa troops would but send him carriage, he would forward ammunition, grain, and everything else they might require. The Nazim of Umrit eeer has consequently received orders to hasten the collection of camels, bullocks, mules and hackeries to be sent to Pats teeallah. A rumour prevails that the whole of the country between the Sutlej and Delhi having heard that the Seikhs were going to cross, are greatly alarmed. A servant of Sirdar Tej Singh says his master bas received a letter from the troops at Ferozepore, in which it is stated that the British had attacked the Khalsa troops, who immediately turned ont awl began firing with matchlocks. The Seikhs then threw away their matchlocks, drew their swords, and fell upon the British. A severe skirmish ensued, in. which 200 Khalsas were killed, and 250 wounded. The loss of the British is stated to have been 400. The Seikhs then entered Ferozepore ( the town), and the remainder of the British force quitted their cantonments and encamped outside. Sir dar Runjoor Singh no sooner heard this than he started off to join his troops. Sirdar Tej Singh then sent for soire officers of the Mussulman troops, and told them that as he placed great reliance on them he should leave them in charge of the capital. They stated their readiness to under take the charge, and the Sirdar forthwith Quitted the capital for Ferozepore. LOODIANA, DEC. 21. As the whole of the British . troops have marched towards Ferozeporo from Loodiana, Umballab, and Meerut, thus leaving this part of the country unprotected, the people of this place are going away in great numbers. Two companies of sepoys are in the fort, but not one man is left in the city. The fort is, however, well prepared, guns are mounted, and the sick European and native soldiers ought to be able to hold it. All the ladies are gone in there. Yesterday they directed the whole of their servants to collect supplies for eight days. The order caused great alarm in the town, and it is greatly regretted that the British should have left the place so tho roughly unprotected. It is said that Sirdar Runjoor Singh is marching direct upon Phulour, w ith a large body of troops, and will cross the Sutlej. The number of the inhabitants is reduced to one-half, and all who could do so have carried, off their property. (From the Agra Ukbar, Dec. 24.) Reports, from native sources, are current in our Bazaar, that General Sir J. H. Littler, after an action with the Seikh troops, has obtained a victory, inflicting on them a great slaughter, and himself suffering a loss of some eight officers, 400 or 500 men killed or wounded. It is also said that a de tachment of the 2d Grenadiers, of probably 200 strength, escorting treasure with or to the Governor-General's camp, have been attacked and suffered considerably. MILITARY INTELLIGENCE. (From the Delhi Gazette.) The following is a tabular statement of the troops in motion for the frontier, or at present stationed there : HORSE ARTILLERY. Ist troop Ist Brigade, at Loodiana. 2d troop Ist Brigade, from Umballah. 3d troop Ist Brigade, from Umballah. sth troop Ist Brigade, at Ferozepere. Ist troop 2d Brigade, from Meerut. 2d troop 2d Brigade, from Meerut. 3d troop 2d Brigade, from Meerut. Ist troop 3d Brigade, from Umballah. 2d troop 3d Brigade (two guns), with Governor-General. 3d troop 3d Brigade, at Ferozepore. 4th troop 3d Brigade, at Loodiana. FOOT ARTILLERY. let company 4th Battalion, from Meerut. 2d company 4th Battalion, from Umballah. 3d company 4th Battalion, from Umballah (with No. 7 Light Field Battery). 4th company 4th Battalion, from Umballah. 2d company 6th Battalion, from Umballah (with No. 9 Light Field Batten). 4th company 6th Battalion, at Ferozepore (with No. 19 Light Field Battery). 2d company 7th Battalion, from Delhi (with No. 6 Horse Field Battery. 4 companies from Cawnpoor. SAPPERS AND MINERS. The whole corps. CAVALRY. Her Majesty's 3d Dragoons, from Umballah. Her Majesty's 9th Lancers, from Meerut. Her Majesty's lath I.ancers, from Meerut. Ist Regiment Light Cavalry, from Muttra. 3d Light Cavalry, from Meerut. 4th Lancers, from Umballah. Bth Light Cavalry, at Ferozepore. Governor-General's Body Guard, from Umballab. EUROPEAN INFANTRY. Her Majesty's 9th Foot, from Umballah. Her Majesty's 10th, from Meerut. Her Majesty's 29th, from Kussowlee. Her Majesty's 31st, from Umballah. Her Majesty's 50th, at Loodiana. Her Majesty's 53d, from Agra. Her Majesty's 62d, at Ferozepore. Her Majesty's 80th, from Umballah. Ist European Light Infantry. BENGAL NATIVE INFANTRY. 2d Bengal Infantry (Grenadier), with the Goveror-General 6th Bengal InArAry, from Shabjeeanpoor and Futtyghur. 11th Bengal Infantry, at Loodiana. %I2th Bengal Infantry, at Ferozepore. 14th Bengal Infantry, at Ferozepore. 16th Bengal Infantry (Grenadiers) from Umballah. 24th Bengal Infantry, from Umballah. 26th Bengal Light Infantry, at Loodiana. 27th Bengal Infantry, at Ferozepore. 30th Bengal I n f anty, from Delhi. 33d Bengal Infantry, at Feroz e p ore . 38th Bengal Light Infantry, from Moradabad. 41st Bengal Infantry, from Umballah. 42d Bengal Light Infantry, at Loodiana. 43d Bengal Light Infantry, from 111:;erut. 45th Bengal Infantry, from Umballah. 47th Bengal Infantry, from Umballah. 48th Bengal Infantry, at Loodiana. 54th Bengal Infantry, at Ferozepore. 55th Bengal Infantry, from Meerut. 59th Bengal Infantry, from Meerut. 63d Bengal lufantry, at Ferozepore. 68th Bengal Infantry, from Meerut. 73d Bengal Infantry, at Loodiana. IRREGULAR CAVALRY. 2d R.sgiment (a wing), from Saugor. Regiment, from Umballah. 4th Regiment, from Bareilly. Bth Regiment, from Hansen. 9th Regiment, from Loodiana. ABSTRACT. Horse Artillery—Ten complete troops, and part of one more. Foot Artillery--Eleven companies with four light field batteries. Siege Artillery-1 12-pounder elephant battery of 12 guns (the remaining part of this arm not yet accurately knownt) Cavalry—Three European and five Native Light Cavalry corps, including the body guard. Irregular Cavalry—Four complete corps and a wing of a fifth. Infantry—Nine European and 24 Native regiments. Sappers and Miners—The entire corps. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. THE BOMBAY MARKET. (From the Chamber of Commerce Overland Price Current.) BOMBAY, JAN. 1, 1846.—We have on the present occasion to report a very general depression in the market for imports, and a decline, in some instances considerable, in the value Of most articles of British trade. There can be little doubt that the commencement of hostilities with the Punjaub, combined With the prospects of a partial failure of the crops in the interior, has contributed to exert a prejudicial eftct upon trade ; but the present unfavourable state of affairs is more immediately owing to the prevalent scarcity of money, to which we made allusion in our last. This dearth of the circulating medium became, shortly after the departure of the mall, of so very serious a character, that the banks were obliged to refuse the usual accommodation to the mercantile public, even where loans were asked on the security of Government paper, at high rates of i interest. Within the last few days the money market has been somewhat easier, but a severe pressure still exists, and trade has as yet exhibited no indicatieu of recovery from the effects of the scarcity. In the course of a short time, hewever, this temporary embarrassment will doubtless correct itself, and things be restoreti to their former footing. Metals—The prices of every description of copper, mot nails, of which article we have to report a sale of 12 cwt. at 56r. per cwt.; have nominally declined, and, in the total absence of active &Mend, transactions have been in the last degree limited, 111113ritish bar iron there has also been a nominal decline in price, the present rate being 29r. to 30r. per candy. Swedish, en the exn - tirary, has slightly hit• proved in value, a sale of 100 tons 11 - aving taken plate at 51r. per candy. In nail rod, round is ',",;nowt change, but square . is scarce; and in some request, ano, ",no price has improved Sr. per 014. lii hoop, sheet, and awns, there is little alteratiou to notice. The first named sort, however, is `ranted, and a sale of 800 bundles is said to have tet.en place a few days since at 6jir., the price now quoted. In iron nails there have been transactions at 11%r. and 12%r. per cwt. respectively. Steel in tubs is cheaper than before—in fag gots, without change. There has been a sale of opener, large-sized plates, at 15r. 2a. per cwt., and neither in this article Rot* in lead, quicksilver, or tin plates, is there any material change to notice, in value or demand. Cotton Manufactures—The scarcity of money has, as might be supposed, affected the trade in cotton fabrics more than any other description of British imports. With the exception of 45-inch gray shirtings and stout gray domestics, of which latter the stock is light, and for which a demand exists for shipment to Arabia, every kind of cotton piece goods has been more or less depressed in value. The better qualities of gzay tuadf.peda.ms, and gray and bleached shirtings, have been hi request, and some transactions in them have taken place, but holders have nevertheless been obliged to submit to a reduction on former rates. For bleached madapollams, and gray and bleached jacconeto, there is no demand, and even the finer qualities of the latter, which before commanded fair prices, can now only be sold in small quantities at unremunerating rates. The gene rality of dyed, printed, and fancy goods, are without inquiry, and few transactions have taken place in them. Yarns —The lower numbers of mule twist have latterly declined somewhat in price, and the demand has become languid. From No. 60 to 100, however, there has been no change. Water remains sta tionary, with the exception of No. 30, which, owing to the lightness of the t Lock, has arisen from 9%a. to 10a. and 104 d. per lb. In dyed yarns we have heard of no transactions. Turkey red, we believe, is in slight request, and has declined somewhat in value. Orange wholly unsaleable. Woollens—For these there is but little demand, and it is difficult to obtain remunerating prices. The only sale of which we have heard Is In blankets, of which 240 pairs have been disposed of at 7r. per pair. Marine Stores—Little or nothing appears to have been done in the articles under this head. Paints are somewhat lower, and the prices of the other items must be regarded as nominal. Beer—The market Is still quite inactive, and we quote prices, which continue nominal, a little lower than before. Spirits —ln these there is no change. Cochineal —Prices have an upward tendency, and we hear of a re cent sale of 1,3601 b. silver grain, at 3r. 9a. per lb. Ped and White Lead—Red lead continues without alteration, but in white a nominal reduction of price, to the extent of 2r. per cwt., has taken place since our last. EASTERN PRODUCE. Cotton—The prices of produce have felt the effect of the pressure. on the money-market, the same as those c f British imports, and cotton, amongst other things, has declined in value from 4r. to 6r. per candy. Even this reduction, however, has not occasioned any great activity, or led to extensive purchases for shipment to England. Several native holders have shipped produce, receiving Government advances at is. I Id. per rupee—the established rate fixed a short time since by the authorities, and which has not been altered. Sub joined are the rates now current for this staple : Broach and Surat, Mr. to 82r. per candy ; Dholler, 80r. ; Oomra wuttee, 78r. to 80r. • Barsee, 75r. ; Comptah, 70r. Coffee—Both Mocha and Malabar have declined slightly in value, and are now quoted respectively at Sr.l( t to. Or. and 6 1 ,4 r.,per maand. Guins—Animl is sr. ; and - Arabic lr. per cwt. cheaper. 011banum unaltered. !temp—The Concan and Calicut varieties have advanced in value to the extent of 6r. per candy. In Ghatee there is no change. Opium is 25r. per chest lower than last month. Wool—A decline in price to the extent of sr. to 10r. per candy has taken place in this article. We now quote the several varieties as 'Views : _ _ _ Khorassan, 13.5 r. per candy ; Mekran, 126 r.; Marwar, 120 r. ; Cutch, 125 r. to 130 r. In other articles of produce we hear of no change. ' FREIGHTS. There have been numerous arrivals since our last, but, owing to the engagement of several vessels to load on the Malabar coast and at Madras, no decline has taken place in the rates of freight. On the contrary, an advance of Ifs. per ton upon the rates current a fortnight ago is now generally asked to Great Britain. This, how ever, has not yet been paid, shippers being indisposed to give more than W. 55., which may now be considered the nominal rate both to London and Liverpool. There is ne ship on the berth for the Clyde. Freight to China is 15r. per candy. MONEY MARKET. Government paper has declined in value. The following are the current rates : _ _ . 5 per cent. Loan of 1825-26 4 ditto ditto 1832-33 4 ciao ditto 1835-36 5 ditto ditto 1841-42 4 ditto ditto 1842-43 - its. 107 to 110 - 99 to 101 - 94 to 95 - 104 to 105 - 94 to 95 Exchange—Transactions have_ taken place since our last at 2s. o%d. per rupee for six months' bills on England, but the rate on Tuesday was 2s. o%d, and yesterday 2s. to 2s. o%cl. for: drafts at six months. On Calcutta and Madras the rate is 96r. at 60 days. Banks—The shares of both banks have given way; those of the Bombay Bank to 48 per cent. premium, and those of the Oriental Bank to 190 r. to 210 r. premium on shares of I,ooor. 500 r. paid up. ;;;; PRICES OF BULLION. Sovereigns, each - Bank-notes, per £ - -111 i Es. - 11 (From the Calcutta Overland Price Current of Dec. 20.) We 'were, on the morning of the 7th, put in possession of accounts from home to the 24th of October, via Bombay, but the letters of that date, per Ilindostan, were not delivered until late on the following evening, so that but few could hare been replied to by the Bentinck, although the closing of the mail was deferred from three to six r.M , for that purpose. The result of the October indigo sale, which was anxiously looked for when we last wrote, appeared to disappoint . the - - expectations of most parties here, and cau . seciti cessation of operations for a few days; bnt the market has since been more settled, as will be seen by reference to our remarks on the dye. The accounts of both raw silk and silk piece goods have caused purchasers to act with great caution, but with these exceptions, all descrlptions of produce have been in brisk demand, and a very large business has been: done, which would doubtless have been even further increased, but for a slight advance in the rate of our exchange on England, and above all, the extreme scarcity of tonnage, or, as we should rather say, the inade quacy of the supply to the shipments in progress, as the river is at present anything but bare of shipping. - Our import market continues In a most unsatisfactory state, for, notwithstanding that the accounts received from home of several . . articles have caused some holders to manifest a determination to resist the comparatively low currency established here, it has not as yet produced any other effect than that of curtailing business, as dealers do not show the least anxiety to operate, except to a mode. rate extent for local consumption. Exchange has been gradually advancing, and good 10 months date bills may now be quoted at Is. 11%d. to Is. 11%d. per rupee, but this has already had the effect of causing several parties to send their goods through the export warehouse, and it seems probable (should Government coatinue their advances at the present rate, which the probability —of a war in the Punjaub makes somewhat doubtful) that a considerable portion of this season's indigo will be drawn against from that source ; so that the only apparent reason for the late advance is the abundance of China bills at six months' sight, which are said to have been offering in Bombay at 2s. to 2s. o%d. per rupee, or the limited demand for bills caused by the very moderate business doing in imports. Freights have advanced considerably since our last, and as nearly the whole of the dead weight in the river, as well as a portion of that to arrive, has already been engaged, we cannot see any reason to look for an immediate decline, but with the present inquiry for ves sels for the Mauritius, think a further advance almost equally pro bable, except in the event of less favourable accounts being received from home of our more bulky articles of export. Indigo—Six public sales have been held since our last, in the course of which eyery description has been offered. At first the finer quali ties attracted most attention, but these selling, generally speaking, much above the limits, there has, of late, been more anxiety man!- rested to operate in low and middling sorts, which had before been comparatively neglected. Very little has been done by private contract, buyers being in most instances indisposed to purchase large parcels, in expectation that the accounts by the mail now due will have the effect of lowering the currency here, and the only transactions we have heard of aro the annexed A much larger business would, however, have been done had holders been disposed to accept the offers made, which were, In several instances, very fair, considering the pricos now ruling, notwithstanding that the upward tendency of exchange has rendered many less desirous to operate. At the public sales the biddings were good, and the rates obtained may be quoted at five to fifteen rupees above those of last year. It will be remarked that exports are not going forward so quickly as customary, but we still think planters will, in most instances, be disposed to sell at present rates, rather than run the risk of shipping on their own account. Sugar—We have but little alteration to notice in the price of this staple, but, if anything, it has been in favour of purchasers : supplies of second and third Benares have come forward more freely than is customary at this season, but continue to find a ready sale, especially the finer descriptions. Of really fine white none is procurable, but a few hundred bags of what might almost be called fair first quality hare been taken in at 13r. Ba. to 13r. 12a. per manna, bring an advance of nearly 2r. on the price the same sugar would have brought six months since. Several 'shipments of European manufacture have of late gone forward, but we hear of but few sales in this market : Dalloa and Date sugars have only been obtainable to a most insignificant extent, and these, as well as Khaurs, continue entirely neglected for shipment. Exports to Great Britain, from the Ist inst. up to date, amount to 100,816 maunds. - _ _ • - _ _ Saltpetre—This articl.l has continued in brisk demand for the home market, and Gudna has sold freely at from 6r, 4a. to 7r. per mound, ototwithstandinr„ that it has for some time past been anything but easy to procure freight even at our quotations, most vessels (espe cially those for Liverpool) preferring a cargo of rice ; good Chuprahs and other descriptions have also fully maintained their price, although inferior sorts of heavy refraction must be quoted lower. To Ame rica shipments have not of late been very heavy, but a fair amount of business continues to be done. Rice—The new crop has been arriving freely since our last, but the demand continues too brisk to allow of stocks accumulating, and parcels as they arrive find an immediate sale at, for good table, 2r. 12a. to-3r. per md., with inferior descriptions in proportion ; and as the almost unprecedentedly high ruling of freights (61. to 61. 6s. per ton) has not has yet had the slightest effect in curtailing opera tions, we see no reason to look for any decline until less favourable advices are received from home. Since the receipt of accounts from theiMauritius, stating that owing to the alarmingly short supply on the island the Governor had been induced to offer a bonus of 12 annas per bag, for all imported after the Ist of February, considerable purchases of Moonghy and Balam have been made, and prices have advanced t o our quo t a tions, notwith standing that they cannot be sent forward within 8 to 8 to 12 per bag of the rates current at the date of our last. Eaw Silk—This article continues almost entirely neglected, trans actions having been confined to a few small lots which holders were forced to realise at whatever price they could obtain; the large holders, seeing that it would be useless to attempt sales in the present state of the market, are holding back, and a considerable portion of the last bund is still In the interior : prices must be looked upon as quite nominal, for although we do not hear of any lot having been offering much under our last quotations, we think, were purchasers to show any disposition to operate, they would be readily met by the native holders, who seem sensible that no material improvement can be looked for for some time to come. Exports to Great Britain from the Ist inst. up to date are only 618 mds. silk Piece Goods—Superior cloths continue in Moderate inquiry, but of these few are obtainable, and all others are completely ne glected except at a very material decline on the rate lately eturent ; and this holders, generally speaking, show no disposition at present to submit to ; the large stOcks of silk in the Mefussil will Most pro bably induce an increase in the manufacture of these goods- Oilseeds—The difficulty experienced in effecting shipments, ex cept in broken stowage, keeps ekports to great Britain on A mode rate scale, Mit in prime we have nothing to notice, linseed espe cially, from the continued demand for America, baieg seldom al lowed to accumulate in the bazaar to any extent. Jute—But ltttle change has taken place in the value of this ar ticle, as, owing to the comparatively small shipments of light freight going forward at present, some tesleisi are Still willing tb btke it at the rates current on the 6th (about 4/. ss. per ton), and there appearing but little probability of its being sent forward under this for some Ulna to come, several parties luWe been induced to operate. Shell Lae and Lac Dye,--In our last we had to report an eitelthd market for the former article, bat accounts since received of the state of the home market being less satisfactory than were antici pated, the demand has again fallen off, and bitt little 4 it Anything; has been done. Lac Dye continues in demand for both England and North America, but very little suitable to the fbrmer market is at present obtainable, and transactions have been eotiilned to a few purchases of low and middling qualities at somewhat advanced rates. Cotton —hut little has been done in this Staple Sit 't tilt let' tint the prices bo itl ln C a ttti li tiy * lo? t t o * ;n lj inc i r p l' arlie f' s to purchase. c 5 tit i th , e p : r o e W tit c he ro o f ti ) Hides, Horns, and Tips—A good ' business 6°r C:n li tn uii adtonleilitn cow hides, principally for the English market, at about our quota tions. Buffalo hides are seldom procurable, and parcels; as they arrive, find a ready sale tbr America. In horna arid tips we hate fio change to notice, Opium—irked ' YriceS are Nominally the sattie al on the 6 th, tut it is not likely airy thing will he done until the not Government Sale, The stock is now reduced to 221 chests of Vatna, and 20 of Beriareti: IMPORTS FROM EUROPE.. British Cotton Piece Goods—We hair° again scarcely any cliahge to notice in our marketS for these fabilet, Shirtings have been placed to a ildr extent) biit Still at losing prices ; grays may be quoted as oii the titb, bin bleached are rather lower. In gray jaconets large sales are reported, but at miserable rates, and in fact jaconets and Ma dapollams are only saleable at an enormous sacrifice r which may also be said for almost all other goods under this head. Coloured and Printed Goods—This market continues (inlet at pre vious rates, the Caitlinl dealers not having as yet commenced their purchases. Woollens—All descriptions are in very moderate demand and without improvtment in prices. White Male Twist—Number 30's are firm, bat almost all other counts are difficult of sale to any extent at previous rates. Coloured Yarn—But little has been done in yarn since our last, and prices may be quoted as then. Copper —Notwithstanding the accounts received from horse, we find many parties selling freely at last month's rates, and a fair ex tent of business has been gone through. Iron—Transactions have not been heavy, but rather better prices have been obtained, British bar being now worth ars. 4a. to ars. Sa., and hoop 4rs. 4a. to Ors. 10a, Spelter is ilrhut little inquired ibr, and the only sales we have heard Of haYb been at about lOrs. 14a. (Company's) per maund. Beer—The season is now nearly over, and what remains of All sop's and Bass's is saleable at Oars. to 40rs. per hogshead, but fresh arrivals would probably bring at higher figure, kkCia/Noh. The rate for ten months' date paper has been gradually advancing since our last, and may now be quoted at Is. 11)04 to Is. 11%d. per rupee, with but few buyers at the former figitte. Minim MARKET. We have nothing to report under this head, Goiretnment Secatitles and Bauk Stink having been Steady at about our last quotations. , The tal.o, itlf• dead weight have advanced considerably since our list, and, although we still quote saltpetre as low as 51. per ton, in consequence of shippers being unwilling to pay more, we do not think shipping ordets eotAd be attained at Agit figure, except occa sionally On 'snit& of tie large paisenger gbii)g anxious to get away, Whilst for Liverpool it is refused on almost any terms ; consignees, Owing to the scarcity of light freight for that port, preferring to nil tizeit OftiomitiA,tiee, Iphjeli Illef are dolt* at *bent 61. to 61, 6s, pdi toil, Witnin file past tew clays melt beett 1611 extensive inquiry surplus g vessels ssh to eisls n h n ew a i g ynl e ev t edoro,tthb.ateslenl doubtless , ü bw r e lt e i fol t ar h e e c ie ap be v pd in 0; g tb s ,u c wt„ ar e c a e ss i eymeaann butyy vessels available, some ',attics are bob" ' not for as much as 2r. Ba., I p i e tt r ie ba pro . babiltty of a decline believe, been Britain, excepting bulky articles of capon.ourabl eaccounts being received of any always in:the eve n t of less of our more BOLTON.--COLLIERS' TURN-OUT.—The dispute be tween the colliers and their employers, in this district, still continues without any appearance of an arrangement, and the supply of engine coal in particular has become so scarce that some mills have been obliged to run short time for wan t of fuel. We hear, however, that the D arcy L ever C oa l Company have agrild to give the advance asked for, viz., is. 2d. per pit load of 20 tubs, and that the colliers wcrill d resume worh this morning. —Manchester Guardian. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. MANCHESTER, FEB. 4. STOCK EXCHANGL.-The sales are-Blackburn, Darken, and Bol ton, New, 1-16 p.-Chester and 31anchester Direct, 15-16 dis.-Cll - Junction, par-Exeter and Exmouth, Bs. die.- Grard Union, p.-Great Grin/shy and Sheffield, 47. p.-Huddersfield and Man chester Railway and Canal, 6% p. c.-Liverpool and Bury , New , 3% p. -Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Preston, 2% p.--Liverpool, Pres ton, Manchester, and Southport,/ p.-London and Manchester (Rem.), 1% dia.-London and York, 1% p. c.-Manchester and Bir mingham, Quarters, 7% p.-Manchester and Leeds Extension, 3% p.-Ncrth Western, 1% p. c.-South lqidland, 2 1 4 p.c. -South East • ern and Dover, 39-Ditto. Consolidated, No. 3,2% p.-Ditto, Halves, 1 p.-Whitehaven and runless, 10s. p. LEEDS, FEB. 4. STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Manchester and Leeds Ex tensions, 41. Is. 3d. p.-Manchester and Birmingham. New Quarters (B), 7% p. - Midland, New, 2814-Great Grimsby and Sheffield, 1014-Ditto, Extensions, 17s. Gd. and Manchester, p. -Huddersfield and Sheffield, 2114-Leeds and Dewsbury, 17% cash-North British, New Carlisle Branch, 31. Is. 6d.-Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton, 15 cash-London and York, 4% -Direct Northern, 2-West Riding Union, 6%-Clitheroe Junc tion, par-Grand Union, Is. p -Leeds and Liverpool Direct, 17s. dis. -Leeds, Wakefield, and Aidland, 2s. Gd. p.-Manchester, Bux ton, Matlock, and Midland, 325. 6d. p. -North Staffordshire, 3s. 6d. p.-North Westera, 21. 9s. HULL, FEB. 4. STOCK EXCIIANGB.—Tho sales are—North British, Carlisle, 21. 19s. —Arnbergate, Nottingham, and Boston, 23i —Axholme, 2% —East Lincolnshire, 2%—Grand Union, 313. 6d.—Hull and Barnsley Junc tion, 4s. 6d. dis —Hull and Lincoln, 4s. 6d. dis.—Lancashire and North Yorkshire, 21. U.—Leicester and Bedford, I % —Lincoln and Wainfleet, 265. - North Staffordshire, 51. 2s.—South Midland, 41. Bs. 3d.—Shrewsbury and Birmingham, 31. Gs. 3d.—West Riding Union, 6% —Yorkshire and Glasgow Union, NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, FEB. 4. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Manchester, Buxton, and Mat lock, 1% p.—Northumberland and Lancashire, 1 dis. SHEFFIELD, FEB. 4. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Grimsby aid Sheffield, Ex tension, 21. 19s.—North British, Carlisle Extension, 31. Os. 6d. — Cambridge and Lincoln, 2 %—Leeds, Wakefield, and Midland, 425. Manchester, Midland, and Great Grimsby, 355. 6d.—Manchester and Lincoln Union and Canal, 363.—Sheffield and Lincolnshire, 41. Sheffield and Lincolnshire Extension, 2% —South Yorkshire Coal Railway, 2%. YORK, Fla. 4. STIIC& EXCHANGE.—The Sales are—Grand 'Unica, 11. 12s.—Ips wich and Bury, 4%—Leicester and Bedford, I/. 11x.—Manchester, Buxton. Matlock, and Midland, 31. 13s. 6d.—Newcastle and Ber wick, 21%—Newcastle and Darlington, 45% —Ditto, Extensions, 10 —North British (Carlisle Extension), 21. li:s.—Welsh Midland, 1/. 16s.—York and North MMland Extension log), 10 Extension, (East stud W eat Ri4l- BRISTOL, Flga. 4. STOCK EXCrUNGE.—The sales are—Bristol and Exeter, 88—Ditto, Few, vi—Bristol and South Wales Junction, 2/. Bs. 9d.—Great Western, Quarter shares, 20 —Newcastle and Berwick, 22. EDINBURGIViE7. - 27 STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Aberdeen, 101. 155..-Aberdeen, Banff, and Elgin, 1/. 128.-Airdrie and Bathgate, 21. 155.-Arbroath and Forfar, 201.-Ditto, Half Shares, 161.-Ayr and Dumfries, 21. 2s. -Ayr and Galloway, 11. 12s. 6d-Banffshire, IL 10s.-Britisk and Irish Union, 31. ft-Caledonian, 141. 10s.-Caledonian Extension, 21. Its. 6d.-Caledonian and Dumbarton, 31.--Caledonian and North ern .Direct, 21. 105.,-Clydesdale Junction, 201.-Direct Northern, 21. 45.-Dundee end Arbroath,4ol.-Ditto, New, 211. 10s.-Dundeo and Perth, 141.-East of Fife, 11. 195.-East Lothian Central, 21. 3s. 6d.-Edinburgh and Bathgate, 21. 18s.-Edinburgh and Glasgow, 771. 15s-Ditto, Half: Shares, 161. ss.- Ditto, Quarters, 181.105.-Ditto, ditto, New, 131. 10s.-Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Dumbarton, 165.-Edinburgh and I eith Atmospheric, it. 25.- Edinburgh, Leith, and Granton, 201.-Ditto, Preference, 201..- Edinburgh and Northern, Cl. 3s. 6d.-Ditte, Newport, it. Is.- Ditto, Lochgelly, 11. Bs.- Edinburgh and Peebles, 11. 175.-Edin burgh and Perth, 41. 16s -Forth and Clyde Junction, 21.-Glaegow and Ayrshire, 731. 108.-Ditto, New Stock, 261.-Ditto, Quarter Shares, 181. 10s.-Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, 2/. 65..-Glasgow and Dundee Junction, 21. 25.-Glasgow and Garnkirk, 421.-Glas gow and Greenock, 191.-Ditto, New Stock, 101.-Ditto, Preference, 11. 17s. 6d.-Great North of Scotland, 31. 35.- Granton Junction, 21.-- Inverness and Elgin, 1/. 10s.-London and York, 41. 10s.-North British, 251.-Ditto, Halves, 71. 103.-Perth and Inverness, 11. 135.- Scottish Central, 151.-Scottish Midland, 61.-Scottish North Western, EL Is. 6d.-Stirling and Dunfermline, 21. 10s. 6d. GLASGOW, FEB 3. . _ . STOCK Excuanca.—Ths sales are—Airdrie and Bathgate, 475. Ayr and Dumfries Jnnctien, 40s. 6d.—Ayr and Galloway, 375. 6d. — Bridge of Weir, 40s.—British and Irish Union, 65s.—Caledonian, 755. 6d.—Caledonian Extension, 558.—Caledonian and Ayrshire Junc tion, 3.5 s —Caledonian Direct Northern 405.—East Indian Railway, 26s.—Edinburgh and Glasgow, New, 15% —Edinburgh and Perth, 71s.—Glasgow and Belfast Union, 458. 6d.—Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr, 761.—Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ardrossan, b3s. —Great Indian Peninsular, 10s.—Lessualiagew, 50s.—Newcastle, Edinburgh, and Glasgow Junction, 438.—Perth and Inverness, 35s.—Scottish Central, New, lit —Scottish Southern, 38s.—South Midland, $55. — Stirling and Dunfermline, 455. PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS. From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons.) WEDNESDAY, FEB. 4. • • _ The fallowing Petitions for Railway Bills wore referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills Axholme, Galnsborough, Goole, and York and North Midland Junc tion Railway. Mountmellick Junction Railway. Great Southern and Western Railway (Ireland—Cork Extension). York and Carlisle Railway. Londonderry and Enniskillen Extension Railway. Cornwall Railway. Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway. Lincoln, Wainfleet, Haven , and Boston Railway. Shropshire Union Railways and Ca nal, Shrewsbury and Stafford Railway. Newmarket and Chesterford Railway. London and Croydon Railway (Thames Junction Branch). Mitcham and South-Western Railway. Hull and Selby Railway Purchase. Caledonian and Dumbartonshire Junction Railway. Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne, and Manchester Railway (Peak Forest and Macclesfield Canal Purchases). Shropshire Union Railways and Canal (Newtown to Crewe with Blanches). Shropshire Union Railways and Canal (Chester and Wolverhampton Line). Lancashire and North Yorkshire Railway. London, Warwick, Leamington, and Kidderminster Railway. Monkland and Kirkintillock Railway (Chapel-Rall Branch). Killarney Junction Rathtay. Ballockncy Railway (Shott's Branch). Manchester and Lincoln Union Railway and Chesterfield and Gains- borough Canal. South Staffordshire Junction Railway with Branches (No. 1). Direct Northern Railway. Chelmsford and Bury Railway. South Devon Railway (Tavistock and ether Branches—No. 1.) Welsh Midland Railway. Bridgewater and Minehead Railway and Pier. Carnwath and West Linton Railway. Harwich and Eastern Counties Junction Railway and tier. South Staffordshire Junction Railway (No. 2—rillston and Priest- field Branch). South Staffordshire Junction Railway (No. 3—Showhill and Porto- bello Branch). South Staffordshire Junction Railway (No. 4—Willenhall and Biox wich Branch). • Limerick, Ennis, andlaloe Railway. Gloucester and Dean Forest Hallway. NOTICES GIVEN AT THE PRIVATE BILL-OFFICE. WEDNESDAY, FEB. 4. • Great Western and Wycombe Railway—Committee on Petition, Thursday, Feb. 12. Yorkshire and Glasgew Union Railway—Committee on Petition, Thursay, Feb. 12. Rugby and Huntingdon Railway—Committee on Petition, Thurs day, Feb. 12. Eastern Union and ITadleigh Junction Railway—Committee on Petition, Thursday, Feb. 12. Somersetshire Midland Railway—Committeee on Petition, Thurs day, Feb. 12. Midland Railways (Syston to Peterborough Railway Deviation and Branches)—Committee on Petition, Thursday, Feb. 12. Grand Union Railway— Committee on Petition, Thursday, Feb. 12. Tenby, Saundersfoot, and South Wales Railway—Committee on Petition, Thursday, Feb. 12. Boston, Newark, and Sheffield Railway—Committee on Petition, Thursday, Feb. 12. Nottingham, Mansfield, and Midland unction Railway—Commit tee on Petition, Thursday, Feb. 12. Great North of England Railway Purchase—Committee on Peti tion, Thursday, Feb. 12. - York and North Midland East Riding Branches Railway (No. 2) — Committee on Petition, Thursday, Feb. 12. Leeds and Bradford (Guiseley Branch) Railway—Committee on Petition, Thursday, Feb. 12. Great North of England and Bedale Branch Railway—Committee on Petition, Thursday, Feb. 12. Leeds and Bradford (Junction Line at Bradford) Railway—Com mittee on Petition, Thursday, Feb. 12. Great North of England and Boroughbridge Branch Railway— Committee on Petition, Thursday, Feb. 12. Great County Down Railway.—Committee on Petition, Tuesday, Feb. 17. Eastern Union and Harwich Railway and Pier—Committee on Petition, postponed from Friday 6 till Monday, Feb. 9. Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock, and Ayr Railway Breaches (No. 6) —Committee on Petition, postponed from Friday 6 till Monday, Feb. 9. Belfast and Holywood Atmospheric Railway—Committee on Peti tion, Tuesday, Feb. 17. Clonmel and Thurles Railway—Committee on Petition, Tuesday, Feb. 17. PARLIAMENTARY DIVISIONS. From the - Vides and Proceedings of the House of Commons.) FEB.WEDNESDAY, F 4. IRISH GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. Motion made, and Question proposed, " That it be an instruction to the Committee on the Petition for the Irish Great 'Western Rail way Bill, to entertain the petitions of the Midland Great Western Railway Company of Ireland and James Malley; Daniel Desmond and James Malley; John Gaynor ; and James Malley, notwith standing the same were not presented three clear days before the day appointed for the first meeting of the Committee :"—Amendment proposed, at the end of the Question to add the words, " provided it appear to the said Committee that the said petitions were in the pos session of some Parliamentary agent on Friday morning, and that he was prepared to place them in the hands of a Member on the same day for presentation to the House, if the House had not been ad journed over that day:"—Question put, " That those words be there added." The House divided : MINORITY—AYES, 6. Estott, Bickham reChell, Captain ridden, William Soinorset, Lord G. Patten, 3. W. Strickland, Sir G TELLERS. Christie, W. D. Baldwin, C. B. MAJORITY—NOES, 30. Acland, T. D. Etvrall, Ralph O'Conor, Don Baillle, William Ferguson, Sir It. Pendarves, E. W. BarrOn,,,Sit II: AT, Forster, Matthew Philpotts, John Biothortoin Jo! ph Cnshorne, Thomas Itawdon, Colonel Buller, Edward titaluirai fir James Ross, David R. Clerk Sir George Greene, Thotna.i 11/pooner, Richard Collett, W. R. Hudson, George Sutton, H. M. Crawford, W. S. Hutt, William Wood. Colonel Denison, B. B. Jermyn, Earl Wyndham, Colonel Dili - It:tin George Lemon, Sir Charles Yorke, Henry R. Duncannon, Lofd Maitland, Thames Young, John Duncoinbe, 0. O'Brien, A. d. TZLLEBS. Easthope, Sir John O'Brien, J. Vrencli, F. Esmonde, Sir T. O'Connell, Daniel Hodgson, Richard THE PREMIE7III-8 MEaatfit - g.—A meeting of the Not tinghiMi Teirn Council. Was held yesterday, at which a peti tion to Parliament ,Sir Robert Peel's free-trade schemes was agreed upon, the Mayor being at the same time requested to give the document the importance of the corpo ration seal. The petition was to be intrusted to Sir John llohhouse and Mr. Gistorne for presentation. The New York Evening Exprese thus speaks of the untimely degli of Miss Julia Hamilton Knight, only daughter of Mrs. Edward Xniss,lit4 formerly s Miss Povey, many years a favourite at Drury-lane iLeatte, Who married the son of the celebrated comic actor of thdt name " DEAtli LOVEs A Sitli t t/110 MARK l"—We are reminded most forcibly of this Bee of the poet, upon looking at our °battery list, and seeing th ere the announcemen t of the death of Miss Julia Hamilton knight, aged l 8; a young lady whose promise as a musical genius was such as is rarely held out by one so young; a promise, too, which the lapse of every day was rapidly realising. Most thoroughly grounded In the e l e ments of that divinest the artp imbued, as with a prin ciple, with love of it from a child, sue hntels , its philosophy as well as its practice, its theory as well as ItS Mech anis m, Taught by the best masters, she borrowed nothing from them which her own surpassing genius did not enhance in the execution of it, and her performances upon the piano were the wonder, as well as the delight, of all who listened to them. And what made them all the more charm ing was the utter freedom from everything like overweening conceit, or personal vanity, or undue pride in her great at tainments. To the development of so much genius the rare spectacle was is her exhibited of gentle modesty, and an en tire absence ofeverything like pretension. This lovely * youn pers on was the only child of her mother, the talented Mg ' . Knight, for so long a time a favourite with the lovers of music and the drama in this city as well as in Londott. Julia was brought up here, and here were developed her ex traordinary powers. She has left a circle of strongly attached friends and admirers, and a doting mother and uncle, to -ens loss ; while art has lost, in her premature mourn her ca.. most promisin g d aug h ters. death, one of her loveliest DERFUL "lE BY HOLLO BAD D NES TION.—WoN of WAY'S PIL',S AND OINTMENT. T. Gardiner, Es q ., Grosvenor-square, declares that he had been u n d er the most eminent physicians , b esides five of the greatest surgeons in London. He suffered from a distended stomach, bad digestion, settled pains in the chest, was very nervous, and greatly debi litsted, and scarcely able to walk a hundred yards. Not de riving the least relief from the faculty, he set about rubbing large quantities of Holloway's Ointment into his chest, and took Ilolloway's Pills night and morning, w hi c h effectua ll y restored him to perfect health and vigour in the short space of three weeks.—Sold at Professor Holloway's Establishment, 244, Strand, and by all respectable medicine vendors. TO THE FRIENDS OF NATIVE INDUSTRY IN GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND. (From the Horning Post.) Chevening, near Sevenoaks, Jan. 29. Friends and fellow-countrymen--On your conduct at the present crisis may depend the happiness or the misery, the prosperity or the adversity, of our country ; and I therefore think it my uuty to address you on the protection of native industry, which is most interesting and important to all classes of the community, and which cannot be securcd without your energetic and united ex ertions. I feel the more entitled to address you as I be long to no political party, as I wish for nothing that any Minister could bestow, as I have no motives of personal ambition, and as I am animated by an ardent zeal for the public welfare. _ Full and effectual protection to our native industry may most justly be claimed by all those who are en gaged in any of its various branches, and especially in agriculture, on account of the exclusive burdens which it bears, and of the param oun t i mportance o f prov idi ng food for the population without being dependent upon foreign supplies. Under the protection which was given to agriculture, the produce of the soil has been very much increased by extending and improving its cultivation, and the manufacturers have flourished for the home market is still to them the most valuable, as well as the most secure. There are still in these islands several millions of acres of waste land, which, if agri culture were sufficiently protected, might be cultivated with advantage, and give much additional employment to labourers, but which must otherwise remain unproductive and unprofitable. If protection should be withwrawn from agriculture, this country would depend for the chief necessaries of life on the supplies which foreign nations might be able or willing to furnish ; the cultivation of the land would be discouraged ; the markets would be scantily pro vided with its produce ; and, in the event of unfavour able seasons, we might be exposed to all the horrors of actual famine. There is at present no reason whatever to apprehend even a scarcity, for, although there is in some districts a deficiency in the crop of potatoes, it is ' well known, and it has been proved by exact inquiries, that there exists an abundance of food in these islands, perhaps a greater abundance than is now to be found in some foreign countries. If, however, this country ex perienced a scarcity of corn, the prices would rise, and the duties on its importation would fall till they were reduced to Is. per quarter. The arguments (if such, indeed, they can be called) which are used in favour of a free trade in corn, would apply also to every other article of general consumption, to the produce of pastures as well as of arable land, and to manufactured goods, whether they are made by machinery or by manual labour, and the industry of our own countrymen, in whatever mode it is employed, would be much depressed, and, in many cases, utterly destroyed, while that of foreign nations would be encouraged. Great indignation would very justly be excited, if foreign labourers or artisans were to be brought to this country, because they might work for lower wages, and it is obvious that they would deprive of employment an equal number of our own countrymen. The same in jury would be inflicted on our own labourers and artisans by the adoption of free trade, and the foreigners by whom we should be supplied contribute nothing to the taxes which we pay upon so many articles of consumption. The effects of free trade, as far as it has hitherto been extended, have already been found to be most melan choly, by the impoverishment of so many of our artisans, whose skill and industry have become unprofitable to them, as they are now undersold by foreigners in our own markets, and have thus been deprived of employ ment and of the means of subsistence. The adoption of free trade in its full extent would bring ruin on all the industrious classes, many of whom might be driven from their native soil, while others might be confined in union workhouses. Property of every description would be insecure, destitution would produce despair, disaffection might become universal, and the inevitable result would be anarchy and revolution. It is your duty to consider whether you will allow this country to be exposed to such awful calamities and con vulsions, or whether you will avert them by protecting the rights and promoting the interests of all those who are engaged in native industry—whether you will tole rate the new-fangled and mischievous doctrines of free trade, or whether you will insist upon restorinz the po licy of our ancestors, which gave such prosperity and power to the British empire. If this country is to be governed upon the principles of free trade, they must be applied in their fullest extent, for any exceptions from them would be an intolerable injustice, and they cannot be thus applied without reducing our taxation and our prices to the level of even the poorest nations. The ne-. cessary effect of a free competition with foreigners in the home market would be to impoi eeish all classes of the community, and to lower the wages of labour as well as the profits of trade. If, on the contrary, you are determined to discharge your duty by demanding full and effectual protection to all the industrious classes—if you will show any por tion of that patriotism and public spirit which were dis played in former periods of our history, you will, upon this occasion, act without any reference to past politics, for you are aware that in both political parties there are to be found friends of native industry. You should not, however, ;be:satisfied with vague :and general !profes sions, and you should not bestow your confidence on any individual who will not give those distinct and posi tive pledges which you have an undoubted right to ask, and which no honest man ought to hesitate in granting. You should confide only in those persons on whose in tegrity you can entirely rely, and you should, without regard to rank, or wealth, or local influence, employ in your service those persons whose talents enable them 'to defend your rights, from whatever quarter they may be assailed. Act, as it is your bounden duty to do, with energy and union, with the courage and constancy which are worthy of the cause, and your triumph is secure, for . you will be supported by immense and overwhelming majorities in all the Industrial classes, all of whom have a common interest in opposing the progress of free trade. lam firmly convinced that on this question the greatest possible unanimity prevails amongst all the labouring classes, who are not only the most numerous, but also the most valuable to the state, and they ought to be fully represented in the House of Commons. That you may have the happiness and honour of avert ing from our country the ruin and revolution which would be the results of free trade, and that your zealous exer tions in the cause of native industry may be crowned with complete success, is the fervent prayer of your very faithful friend, STANHOPE. THE MANUFACTURES OF THE STAFFORDSHIRE POTTERIES. (From the St iffordshire Mercury.) An important and highly influential meeting of the manufacturers of this district, engaged in the American trade, took place at Trentham Inn, on Monday last. Most of the principal manufacturers were present, or re presented at the i meeting, which was called for the pur pose of taking into consideration the propriety of re vising prices, and reducing the extravagant discounts ; such proceeding was rendered necessary by the scarcity of coal and its consequent advance in price ; also the advance in price of clays, flint, and other materials ; the expected advance of 3s. to 4s. per ton for freight, other causes also operating to render our staple manufactures far from adequately remunerative. In the production of the darker patterns of printed ware, indeed, it is calcu lated that the additional cost to the manufacturer will be sid. per dozen. John Ridgway, Esq., was called to the chair. After the fullest discussion of the various points, a series of resolutions were agreed to by all present, and the concurrence of others who were absent has been subsequently very generally obtained, the greatest una nimity indeed prevailing on the subject. The principal points of the resolutions are— " That the earthenware trade, in common with others, ought to advance its prices, or lower its discounts, with the increase of demand and expenses, and should not form an exception to the general rule. " That the increased costly quality of all fine goods the large proportion of a common description, the extra vagantly large sizes, and expensive shapes, together with the greatly increased thickness or weight of articles now made for the American market, render it absolutely ne cessary that prices should fully cover the cost of produc tion, and fairly remunerate the manufacturer. " That the time has now arrived when such is the in creased and increasing price of coals and slack, flint, lead, freights, and the various advances of workmen's wages, that there must either be an immediate advance on the selling prices or goods be made at a positive loss. "That the list of 1814, as enlarged Dec. 1, 1843, and as revised Jan. 26, 1846 (this day), shall be the govern ing prices of the American trade. " That all orders taken in England on and after the 4th of Februay, 1846, and in America subsequent to the arrival of the steamer leaving Liverpool that day, be on the revised list of prices, and ROW rates of discount. " On all common goods £35 per cent. On all figured ware On all light blue printed pink, brown, green, and purple On all dark blue printed On all flowing blue 25 I, On all pearl white ware ............... : " That a circular be prepared, embracing the requisite part of these resolutions, and that the same be forwarded per steamer on the 4 th of February, from Liverp all principals, age nts, and country dealers, advising them that no orders will be taken after the arrival thereof, except on the revi sed list of prices and new rates of discount. That it be specially recommended to all manufac turers going ont to the United States, and to agents re siding there, immediately to meet on the receipt of these notices, in order, first, to carryout the advance, with t h e revised new 1814 list , forthwith; and, secondly, to establish such a mode of communication together as s h a ll secure their honourable observance." A circular has been addressed to the manufacturers generally, recommending the limitation of work to three days a week, in order that the supply should not exceed the demand : `ire do not hear, however, that this re commendation is likely to be adopted. TIE LATE EXPLOSION AF LAMBETIL-011 Wednes day morning death terminated the sufferings of another of the unfortnnate sufferers at the late explosion at a fire-work , manufaci,:, , ry in King-street, Lambeth-walk. The deceased is the poor child, Alfred Ainger, aged two years, who was Kenyon, the proprietor of the house and at xplosion was on a visit to the family. The nephew to Mr. the time of the t: i ^ e ;-nale who is lyin ) .: at Lambeth workhouse, under the care of parochial surgeon, is still in a very pre ,,-, faint hopes are entertained' of her l ca ir ri . o o u t s i7: t r a ll te u , k g e n , a tit recovery. TcE F ORTI FICATIONS or L. .RP°° l " which are about to be erecteA the docks will be so situated as . —The new batteries at the northern extremity of to cross their fire with that of the fort on the Rock P er c h, an , - 1 to command both the narr ow channels by which alone 14c, / pool is accessible to a hostile force.—Liverpool Times. SUN, [MN DON, THURSDAY EVEN] FEBRUARY 5, 1846, MR. WILSON PATTEN AND HIS CONSTITUENTS. TO THE ELECTORS OF THE NORTHERN DIVISION OF LANCASHIRE. Gentlemen,—The important measures recently pro posed in Parliament by her Majesty's Government, in volving the repeal or material diminution of all protec tive duties on the importation of the productions of foreign countries, render it incumbent upon me to ad dress you publicly at the present time. Under ordinary circumstances, or even under eirzum• stances of more than ordinary importance, I should hesi tate to take this step, but should act under the convic tion that, in electing me as one of your representatives, you had entrusted me with fall powers to exercise my own jndgment, according to the emergency of each case which might come under consideration, and that you considered me responsible to you for the exercise of that judgment only on that occasion when you might be con stitutionally called upon to select your representatives. If I depart, then, from my usual practice upon the pre sent occasion, I need scarcely assure you, that I do so under an overpowering conviction that the peculiar cir cumstances of the present time absolutely require it of me. The change which it is proposed to effect is of such magnitude, it involves such grave and weighty conside rations, it is moreover so great an alteration of the system which existed at the period when you last did me the honour to elect me as one of your representatives, that I consider it a duty which I owe to you, us well as to myself, to make to you an open and explicit avowal of my views and opinions, in order that if you disapprove of them, I may enable you, in a constitutional manner, to exercise your own judgment in the matter. It is with this object, and under these impressions, that after waiting a few days, in order to afford time to you and to myself to give that attention and consideration to the matter which it requires, I now lay before you the result of that consideration on my part. The present position in this country of the great ques tion of protective duties, renders it, in my opinion, pecu liarly incumbent on a representative, that, in considering its intrisic merits with a view to an adjustment, he should at the same time weigh well the general bearing and future effect which his vote may have upon all the great interests committed to his charge. It would be dishonourable in me to state (because such is not my opinion), that I believe that that adjustment of this question is practicable which, abstractedly con sidered, would be most satisfactory. I do, however, con scientiously believe, that an adjustment of it is so essen tial to all the best interests of the community, that, as your representative, I enter upon the consideration of the government measure with a determination, if possi ble (even at the sacrifice of former opinion, and in the spirit of that measure), to attain this, in my opinion, desirable object. I frankly own that the reason which mainly induces me to take this course is tha prospect which I think I see before me, if an adjustment should not now be made —a prospect which, contemplated in the most favourable light, exhibits years of contest and uncertainty, of jarring interests, of continued apprehension of evil on all sides, and the consequence of this, a continued want of confi dence, which must be equally prejudicial to all interests --rendering, on the part of the agriculturist, all bene ficial arrangements between landlord and tenant most difficult, if not impossible. It also appears to me, looking to the great political movements of the last few months, connected with the formation of a Government, that there is no reason whatever to expect, at any future time, a more satisfac tory settlement than can now be effected ; indeed, I must own, that the consideration which I have given to these movements, has led me to a directly contrary con clusion. I also consider that, as regards agriculture, the pre sent state of the corn market is more than usually favourable to an adjustment. These being my opinions, I hasten to lay them before you, and I beg at the same time to assure those of my friends who have hitherto, in a more especial manner, given me their kind and active support, that I shall give a wide interpretation to any intimation which I may receive, that it is their wish, under these circum stances, to confide the trust now reposed in me to other hands. Allow me, in conclusion, to submit to you (the only claim which I have to make upon you), that you will place the same fair construction on my motives which you have hitherto done, during the now long period in which I have had the honour of being one of your re presentatives.—l have the honour to be, gentlemen, your obedient servant, J. WILSON PATTEN. London, Jan. 31, 1846. MR. TOWNSHEND r,JAINWARING. The Member for the Denbighshire boroughs has ad dressed the following letter to his constituents: — "Gentlemen,—The great importance of the Bill which her Majesty's Ministers intend to bring into Parliament respecting the relaxation of duties upon articles of food and clothing, induces me to address you, in order that I may ascertain your sentiments upon this great sub ject. I feel myself bound to adopt this course, as I distinctly sought your support upon the principle of protecting native industry. I cannot, however, with honour, withhold the avowal that Sir Robert Peel's an nouncement of the Government measure has had the effect upon my mind of changing the opinion I have hitherto held. Under these circumstances, I respectfully ask you to allow me to approach the consideration of the vast subject unfettered by the restraint which my own address to you at the last general election imposes on me, otherwise I must take immediate steps to vacate my seat in Parliament. I can most honestly assure you that no party feelings have influenced me in forming the views I now entertain. Few, perhaps, have more re proached the Government than I have, for, as I con ceived, unnessarily stirring up this question at a moment when their own previous measures were working so well; few either have more deprecated their conduct in giving way, as it appeared, to agitation. Better motives lam now inclined to believe have actuated them. With them, I believe the measure they have proposed may diffuse comfort and morality amongst the labouring classes, may invigorate trade, may permanently extend commerce, and that agriculture itself may derive a healthy stimulus from the encouragement which their measure proposes to give. ' " Relying upon the kindness I have ever received from all political parties since my connexion with the Denbighshire boroughs, I cannot doubt that you will put the best construction upon the course which I feel it my duty to adopt—assuring you, that as I have much ♦alued that connexion, I shall much regret whatever occasion may sever it. " I remain your obedient servant, " TOWNSHEND MAINWARING. "London, January 28, 1846." RESULTS OF A DISSOLUTION. (From the Liverpool Times.) If it was not for the interruption to business pro duced by a general election, the free traders would be quite as willing to have an appeal made to the people as the Duke of Richmond or Mr. George Banks can pos sibly be. So far from fearing the result, they feel con fident that it would end in the utter rout of the mono polists. At the last election the latter put forth their strength in the counties, and: won so many of them that they have nothing now to gain in that quarter. whilst in the cities and boroughs they would have no chance even of holding their present position. Suppos ing the free traders of the Liberal and Conservative party to act together, there are several large and popu lous districts, such, for instance, as Lancashire, the West Riding of Yorkshire, and Middlesex, from which scarcely a single monopolist member would be returned to Parliament, whilst it is impossible to point out a single district in which that party could gain any con siderable aeccssion of strength. With regard to Lancashire, we feel pretty confident that the result of an appeal to the people would be a declaration in favour of free trade in every constituency in the county. At the present time, professed free traders are returned by Manchester (2), Oldham (2), Stockport (2), Preston (2), Bolton (2), Ashton (1), Rochdale (1), and Wigan (1). Of the Lancashire Con servative members, Lord Francis Egerton, and Mr. Cardwell, Member for Clitheroe, are known to be favourable to free trade, and Lord Sandon and Mr. Greene, of Lancaster (the Chairman of Committees), are understood to be so. Amongst those who are still doubtful are one county member for south Lancashire, vro for North Lancashire, ono for Liverpool, one for *Warrington, one for Lancaster, one for Wigan, and two for Blackburn. Several of these gentlemen ss ill most probably vote with Sir Robert Peel, and o f those who do not it is very doubtful whether a single one of them will be re-elected. South Lancashire is well known to be surd for two free traders; North Lan cashire is less so, but the probability is that Mr. Wilson Patten will vote with Sir Robert Peel, in which case the free traders and the moderate Conservatives will easily secu re his re-election. How his juvenile colleagu e , Mr. : Talbot Clifton, will act, no one pretends to know, but hi s wisest course will be to go with th e Government, for his hold on the division is very slight, and would not outlive a serious contest. W e consider the return of two free traders certain at Liverpool. At Warring ton, the old Conservative party, once so strong, is much divided, a l arge sectionbeing furious against' Mr. Ireland Blackburne, for his Maynooth vote. From this cause he will be beaten, if he should stand on the monopolist interest, though he would have fair chance as a free trader, and be sure of his election, if no one else was brought out on that interest. Mr. Marton's position at Lancaster is much the same as Mr. Ireland Blackburne at Warrington. He has very little chance of being elected on the interest which last returned him, but might come in handsomely as a convert. Both the Conservative members at Blackburn are connected with trade, and will most likely vote with Sir Robert Peel, in which case their seats are secure. So that there only remains that strange, incomprehensible place, Wigan, of which we feel any doubt. At present the free traders return one member, and the Earl of Balcarres the other. It is barely possible that the monopolists may continue to return one member, if the Lindsays, who, however, have a great respect for the powers that he should think it prudent to go into dead opposition to what their countryman, Sir Pertinax, would have called " the great mon.' , The above resume does not hold out a very brilliant prospect to the monopolists. Still it is quite true, and and if they are wise they will take stock in other counties besides Lancashire before they go into a fight with Ministers and the free traders. A THE rT FllOl5l llErt INIAJESTT.--A t Greenwich Police-court yesterday a workman employed in Deptford Dockyard was charged with stealing an old iron staple, the property of her Majesty, the values f wri9 eAimated at tive-sixtcenths of a farthins:. 1 the man had di been s• missed from his employment in consequence, the magistrate considered that sufficient punishment for the offonce without inflicting any penalty. COLONIAL MONOPOLY. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sea—On behalf of the agriculturists and of those numerous parties who are to lose the advantages they have derived from protective duties, a measure Sir Robert Peel will end eavour s h ort l y to carr y i n t o e ff ec t, it is important to in qu i re o f w h at cr i me or f au lt t h ese parties have been guilty—what offence they have com mitted that they are to be so much punished, as Sir Robert Peel's project would inflict on them? He pro poses that they should sell the produce of their labour and industry, at whatever • price it may coremand, in markets open to competition with the world, and at the same time be compelled to purchase some of their necessary supplies at the mo nopoly price. This is indeed hard upon them ; it may be favouring the colonial interests to continue their monopoly, but it is actual cruelty to the consumers of this country, especially those who will be obliged to sell at an unprotected price, to oblige them to buy their sugar, coffee, and a leng et cetera of articles, at a price vamped up by monopoly,—that is, raised fictitiously beyond their actual value. This would be a queer kind of justice, and would show that Sir Robert Peel's conversion to free trade principles must have been of a peculiar character. Certainly he has taken a one-sided view of the great question. If he should be induced to expose the many branches connected with the landed interest, to the abominable hardships of selling the results of their labour at an unprotected price, and at the same moment dicree them to buy all the colonial produce they may need at a monopoly price, of what earthly utility will taking 3s. GI per cwt., little more than a farthing per pound, off the duty now imposed on certificated free labour foreign sugar be to the farmer? He will never enjoy the advantages of the reduction; the benefit will never reach him ; the three shillings and sixpence will be swallowed up by the importers and the wholesale dealers long be fore the sugar reaches the small shop at which the farmer deals. No man ever addressed stranger arguments to con firm this view of the question than Sir R. Peel himself did when last year he reduced the duty on British sugars from 245. per cwt. and 5 per cent. to 14s. per cwt., and 5 per cent. He then clearly showed that unless the reduction of duty was equivalent to a penny per pound, the consumers of sugar would dsrire no benefit whatever from the diminution. No remarks could be more to the purpose than these he then used. Why should he be oblivious of them just now ? He knows full well the re duction of the said 3s. 6d. per cwt. can never be of use to the farmer ; in fact, on the announcement of his scheme the sugar market improved nearly a shilling pr cwt. Will it be commonly honest and fair to the landed interest, and to all others who have had the shield of protection removed from their labours, to compel th em to enter the field of competition, to commence a struggle with the world as it were, under the crippling facts that have been described? As well might it be expected that a man with his hands tied behind him is in a proper state to fight another who has his hands entirely free. It is a lamentable circumstance, and very unfortunate for the multitude of straitforward and well-thinking men amongst the agriculturists, that their leaders should not be more conversant with the ordinary rules of life, the business of the day ; and instead of uniting their abili ties to stem the tide of public opinion flowing surely and steadily in on them, they do not at once give up the futile attempt, and change their position; and declare, as protection is to be cast to the winds, let all classes stand on the same ground, as protection is to be removed from us, let it be also removed from all others. We are to hale no favour, give us a clear stage Concomitant, however, with such an arrangement, it' would be equitable only to the colonists to sweep away the absurd regulations imposed upon them by the mother country. The colo nists undoubtedly should be free to sell in the dearest markets, and i buy in the cheapest. Let them obtain food, lumber, and freight where they like—also labour, pro vided they do not, in the last particular, infringe the laws of humanity—then might all differential duties on colonial produce be cleared away, with out injustice. A revision of the sugar duties ought likewise to be made, and a more equitable mode be adopted; for it is evident, from the letter of your correspondent B. S. R., who appears to be intimate with the regulations of the sugar market, that some of our sugar-producing clonies possess consider able advantages over others, through the laws governing the duties on sugars imported into this country. His plan for obviating these difficulties is undeniably good, and merits the attention of the Legislature. To place a like duty on an article worth 20s. per cwt. and on one worth 40s. per cwt., because the two happen to be Muscovado sugar, an undefinable term, is clearly unjust—and reminds one of the hodge-podge patchwork measure Sir Robert Peel is about to introduce—a measure clearing away all duty here, by halves there, and by thirds elsewhere. Why, in the name of common sense, instead of this confused, does he not produce a comprehensive and comprehensible plan? If protection is to be thrown to the winds, as he says, why not act on his opinion at once? It would appear by Sir Robert Peel's proposition, that the colonists are to experience a different kind of treat ment to that meted out to us. If he and they think protection will serve their turn, let them enjoy it amongst themselves ; but, in the name of fair play, let us, who are to be deprived of all protection, have the colonial monopoly utterly removed. They may take our produce or leave it; confer the same privilege, as regards theirs, on us.—Your obedient humble servant, _ AN AGRICULTURIST. AUSTRALIAN EXPLORING EX PEDITION. To those of our readers who are not already aware of the safety of Captain Sturt it will afford much gratification to learn that the gallant leader (in the ex ploratory expedition to the northward, which left Ade laide more than a year ago) was, at the date of his dispatches (18th of July), at a temporary depot, formed at the distance of about 500 miles from Adelaide, in longitude 141 deg. 30 min. east, and 29 deg. 40 min. 12 sec., being about 90 miles east by south from " Mount Hopeless," and near the turning point of Mr. Eyre's expedition in 1840. With the exception of the late much lamented Mr. Poole, second in command, whose sudden decease is officially announced in the Government Gazette notices, the gallant party has suffered no fatal casaulty during the long and arduous journey into the mysterious interior from which " the veil" is yet to be lifted. Mr. Piesse, the store keeper of the party, accompanied by four men and a single bullock team, has been the bearer, as far as Moortmde, of the captain's dispatches, which are so voluminous as to have determined the Government to defer the publication of their intended digest until the next issue of the Goverraneht Gazette; we can, there- • fore, only lay before, our readers such particulars as we have been able to glean from sources which, though unofficial, may, we believe, be relied on. Mr. Piesse, who was commissioned to procure for the party fresh supplies of provisions, with the view of further explora tions in another direction, is said to have left the depot with his small escort on the 18th of July last, three days previous to which date the remains of Mr. Poole had been interred. When within four days' journey of the Government station (Moorunde) on the Murray, Mr. Piesse found means to anticipate his necessarily slow progress through some friendly natives, by whom his brief note, stating the general safety of the party, found its way to the station, and thence into Adelaide, many days earlier than the news could otherwise have reached us. The extreme northern point to which the party had attained was about 28 de grees of latitude (only one degree further than Captain Frome reached), and to reach this they had to en counter a country of such extreme desolation, aridity, and high temperature that the therm ometer frequently stood for hours at 140 in the sun, 130 in the 7 shade,i.eur and 90 underground. In short, during n - o m o o n n i p t l e i l s l o o d f t t l o i e remain period o i f n their the i absencety the o f party,eiaa ater r were y vv ex t re me to have made eithe r a forward or a retro g rade hole." from which it would have be perilous in the movement. They had all suffered from scurvy, but were recovered, and in excellent health and spirits. When the party arrived in the surmised vicinity of Lake Torrens, they found little to represent the large body of water heretofore so circumstantially described. With - waterT )ro gr e P s e s r through diem,it such c. e h a . s a y an expedition which could not subsist with less than ono the difficulties gal lons of ofa we have endeavoured to described tcoouimntargYinaes ; but it is not so easy to appreciate the courage, conduct, and enthusiasm which have not only been equal to the task of extrica tion, but are even now protracting Captain Stuart's re turn, in the hope of reaping for his adopted country some valuable fruits from his self-imposed, but hitherto unsuccessful, toils. It may be some months before we witness the return of the hardy expeditionists ; in the meantime we hope that enterprise so daring, and explo ratoratory ardour so enthusiastic, will not be without their reward. It is most satisfactory to know that the natives met with have in every instance been inoffensive and friendly.—Adelaide Observer. MEDICAL PROPERTIES OF TAR.—At a recent meeting of the Westminster Medical Society, Mr. Weatherfield read a paper en the external and internal use of tar in senile and other chronic eruptive diseases, and from the success which has attended Mr. Weatherfield's practice it would appear that in many obstinate chronic cutaneous diseases, tar may be considered as a specific. He administers it externally in the form of tar ointment, and internally in the forma of capsules. ASHTON. COAL-PIT ACCIDENT. —On Monday, a report was very prevalent in this town, that a most serious accident had taken place at the Broad Oak colliery, attended with the loss of many lives. We are happy, however, to ray, that the accident, though serious, was much exaggerated. It appears that, for some days past, the coal behind the boiler and engine -house wall, at the bottom of one of the pits belonging to Lees, Jones, Booth, and Co. has been on fire; the miners have bees engaged, ever since this was known to be the case, in endeavouring to put it out, but the task has tear found extremely difficult, in consequence of t 50 he great he sing from the burning mass, which is ahuu o t__, yards in extent. The In en have for some days been u nahi a e t geu directy had near, so as to throw water upon it, and a drift to be cut in order that they might taken continbueoa com a water by means of a fire-engine which 11 • es got into the roof, the pit for the purpose. The steam bar eff hang . ng 1 "shifts, d 0 t w h , n e on Monday morning, just as the men nearly one hundred tons of the te r l a tremendous crash ; f°11 ,% - would have been no less than menced work, otherwiseerethy it crushed to death. The persons o; Anaienil dirt a h b a o d v e n f o e t l l twenty poor fellows the engineer who was seriously injured " .e t r o f a pipe, near the boilers, when a por struck him, and broke his collar-bone, put. tion of the roo f shoulder, nearly cut on I• o his left examining tile his r ight thumb, and out a piece jo°frockThs.tirsucpkoolrlifuel • • d him on tho lead and other parts of lii' bdo v. k 1 nj u re d John Garside N • m iner, name , \as buried in the mass, boilers; il o o n w a w le as he for d cd n a e g a.r ain th s e t ricks in the fire-hole, and when itxtri a , making a c zth most tee nearly e 1 ai d ir r il, 7 b. dreadful gash. red-hotNgv tt a s s h fb . o u n d to b e almost boy, named Henry tiariand, burned to a cindcir. A miner named Marland,ceived a slight injury on the log. No others v ere hurt. The re great praise to a father . of menthe give y ve who was hurt, for the exertions h e use d i n extr i cat i ng those who were partially buried in the ruins. The sufferers are doing as well as can be exne t a rri, 4 ,. i -- • -c‘t -, ••••e ..e is not opt.—Manchester Guardian. -rA.$ - FM I 1- i J j