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two ; an extension of the mountain range on which Simla stands forming the third of its sides. It comprises an area of about 5,000 square miles, and yields a revenue of 400,0001.-- equal to that of Sinde under the An.eers. The level part of the country is considered the most fertile portion of the Punjaub, and is surpassed in prcductiveness, in excellence of soil, and salubrity of climate, by no part of Hindostan. Its chief town is Juliinder, containing a population of about 40,000. Phulloor, Pagwarra, and Sultanpore are places of minor consideration. Full particulars of the disaster the Seikh troops had sustained at Sobraon on the 10th, and of the advance of our army, reached the Court of Lahore on the 13th. Their loss was reported at 20,000—about double its actual amount. Glioolab Singh reported to the Queen that the advance of the British would be the signal for a general insurrection; and the officers and troops of Lahore readily complied with the request that a written declaration of their fidelity to the Queen and Wuzeer should be sent in by them. Ghoolab Singh, meanwhile, prepared to go out and niake submission, and to express contrition for what had occurred, anxious to accept of whatever terms we might be disposed to concede to him. He took with him two elephants, twelve noble horses, 5,000/. in meney, with other gifts of value, to be presented to the Governor-General. The Nujeeb (militia) battalions were left in charge of the town, and the Seikh soldiers were directed to be excluded. The Wu zeer having dispatched messengers intimating his inten tion to appear before the Governor-General, started on his , appalling and unwillingly-undertaken journey on the after noon of the 14th. The Governor-General had that day arrived at Kussoor, and having issued the proclamation alluded to at first, resolved to halt his army for a couple of days till the centre and rear found leisure to cross and close up ; and the effect produced by recent measures had time to manifest itself. On the 16th Ghcolab Singh approached Kussoor, where preparation had been made for his reception. He was four hours behind his time, and was received with cold and distant haughtiness. His gifts were all declined; and when endeavouring to open the discussion with the Governor• General, he was referred to . the Secretary, Mr. Currie, and Major Lawrence, the poli tical agent. Those gentlemen were accordingly engaged till past midnight in close conference with the Raja and his chiefs. The terms of the treaty prescribed by us were the free and peaceable cession of the territory south-eastward of the Beaz—the payment of a million and a half sterling in money—half a million now, another half as soon as possible, and the balance in 1848. All the cannon not already in our hands which had been used against us, were to be surren dered to us ; and the Khalsa army to be disbanded, and never again re-organised. On the 17th another interview of no less than ten hours' duration occurred betwixt the contracting parties, when matters were considered finally closed. Ghoolab - Singh had, on parting from the Governor-General, intimated that the presence of the Maharaja was desired in camp ; a dispatch of like import was forwarded by Sir H. Hardinge. The Maharaja, on the assurance supplied by the events at Kus- Boor, was already on his way to our camp when these impor tant missives arrived. He had taken with him 6,000/. in cash, with many articles of value, as gifts to the Governor-General. On the 18th the camp advanced to within sixteen miles of Lahore, and in the evening the Maharaja Dhuleep Singh . visited the Governor-General in his tent. The 9th and 16th Lancers lined the way. Mr. Secretary Currie and a small personal escort went out to meet the prince. He was received without salute, and so soon as he had passed on , the body guard wheeled round and closed the avenue by which he had advanced. For an hour and a half the durbar was closed; when the Maharaja withdrew a royal salute indi cated to the army that his recognition as ruler was corn . pleted. The Queen-Mother appears to have been delighted with the reception experienced by, and terms granted to, her son. A proclamation, addressed to the chiefs, merchants, traders, ryots, and other inhabitants, was issued the same evening, intimating that all warlike operations were at an end in consequence of the entire submission of the Mahe- raja, his wuzeer and Birders; and that provided no further I resistance was offered by the Khalsa troops, the people every where would, as far as possible, be protected. On the morning of the 20th our army arrived under the walls of Lahore. To avoid unnecessary , alarm or irritation, and prevent the possibility of collision with the people, sentries • were placed at the gates of the city to preclude the entry of any of our troops. The fort alone was, in token of submission, placed in charge of a native regiment with some artillery, which to this extent assumed the duty of a garrison. The Maharaja desired to be provided with a guard of honour to escort him to his palace ; it consisted e her Majesty's 9th and 16th Lancers, two troops of horse :ece t leee e artillery, the Governor-General's body guard, with the 3d regular and 9th irregular cavalry. This was commanded t i seiLT,eby eColonel Cureton, one of the most distinguished officers iii the cavalry service; and accompanied by the secretary • the_ CheernoteGeneral, - 'and chief members of his staff. '', They proceeded: in open columns to the camp of Dhu , leep Singh, about one mile and a half from our position, and a similar distance from the citadel gate. When half way on their march they were joined by Ghoolab Singh with - several chiefs. The Maharaja. mounted on an elephant with Bhaee,Ram . Singh, met them as they approached, and ee Mr. Currie: placed the royal party next to him - ` self. The escort proceeded to the outer gate, and there halted ; the officers of the staff and other high per sonages attended the young prince to the inner gate of _ his palace, when leave of him was taken under a salute of 21 guns fired by our horse artillery. The escort conside rately avoided passing throuvh the city, where insult re quiring to be chastised might possibly have been offered them by the mob, and returned to camp after snaking an entire circuit of the walls. Instead of any attempt appearing to have been made to arm the batteries or defend the citadel, the embrasures were all empty, and not a mounted gun to be seen. On the -22 d a brigade of troops took possession of the Badshahee Musjid and Hoozooree Bagh, which- form part of the palace and citadel of Lahore—those portions occupied by the present court and the family of the late ruler being avoided in respect to the feelings of the distinguished inmates. Supplies of all sorts began to be brought in abundance into camp; the civility with which those who brought them were received, and the punctuality with which they were paid, contrast ing strikingly, with the reception they had been accus tomed to meet with from the Khalsa troops. Tej Singh, the commander of the forces, had been twice severely , • • wounded at the battle of Sobraon. He had after the de feat retired alone to Umritser, to watch the course of events; and seeing further resistance hopeless, resolved to give in. The other chiefs in time tendered their sub . . mission, and finally the last remnant of the Seikh armies, finding that to hold out was but to draw down certain de struction on themselves, surrendered their cannon, and it was hoped would peaceably disband themselves. Ghoolab Singh is reported to have been averse to the arrangement which placed our troops in the fort, but was informed that it was at the wish of the Queen, who was apprehensive of an attack from the rabble soldiers of the Seikh army, that it had been made. Latest advices from Lahore extend to the Ist of March. - There were numberless bands of armed des peradoes—the debris of the defeated army— wandering about the country. There are said to be not fewer than 20,000 armed men, fit for any mischief, prowling about the narrow lanes and streets of Lahore. Permission for men from the 16th Lancers and 31st Foot to volunteer into other regi ments, had appeared in general orders of the 25th of February--the immediate preliminary of the return of the corps home. The army would, it was said, break up on the 10th; lifajor-Seneral Sir J. R. Lumley, Adjutant-General of the Bengal env died at Ferozepore on the y, Ist. He is succeeded, pending' the pleasure of the Court of Directors, by Major Patrick Gran!. Sir C. Napier had not arrived at Ferozepors on the Ist, Lee had left Bhawulpore on the 22d ult.—the distance being tevo hundred and thirty miles, Our troops were to return by ;_Tmritser into the newly ceded provinces. Major Abbott is the engineer selected to make arrangements for our new cantomeients. In our last issue we mentioned the occupation, on the 18 th , of Phulloor , by Col. Wheeler's brigade'; the troops had moved slowly forward, and had, about the 28th, been for some time encamped at Sultanpore ; and it was understood tleet somewhere here they would stand fast till a place for cantemments somewhere within the province was determined on. He had for the w present moved on to Kap ullao and been received with much distinction b y one of rt the chiefs, ' a portion of whose estates east of the Sutlej had been forfeited. Light detach ments of our troops w ere a bl e to move from one point to another without experiencin g the slightest annoyance. The v ill ager s were everywhere o ff er i ng gifts, and manifesting - every desire to oblige and be of service to us. The troops were everywhere in the highest health, and from no quarter, as yet, have those censures, which might have been looked for from an army, arrested in its career of conquest by the pacific line of policy which had been se unexp e etedly adopted been heard. The Affghans are said to be ma-king prepa rations to attack Peshawur, believing themselve s :low easily able to recover the territory formerly taken from their by the Seikhs. THE SEIKH ACCOUNT OF OF THEIR LATE DEFEATS. (From the Delhi . Gazette.) Lanolin, FEB. 18.—An ursee came in yesterday from Raja Ghoolab Singh himself, stating' that 'he had been honoured with an interview by the Governor-General, at which that high officer had desired him to send for t e h Ma haraja. He therefore requested that h is Highness rs l 7he proceed to the camp with as little delay as p ossible. Maharaja had alreadygone towards Kussoor on the strength of the previous communication, accompanied by the slave Mungala, no answer was sent to this, but some tro o p s were or dered to follow his Highness with es little delay as possible. ' The Maharaja took sixty thousand _rupees in cash and other • articles, to present to the Governor—General. Last night, about seven o'clock, a rumour, got abroad that Raja Ghoolah Singh and others, who had gone to the British camp, had been seized and made prison ere by the British, which greatly alarmed the people. This morning the ru mour was contradicted. From Mundee it ist known that the Mundee wallah, Suket wallah, Kulloe wallah, and Belaspoor wallah, had combined to declare themselves independent, and had, as already stated, turned out a nnober of Sir karee officers. They had, it was added, besieged and taken Kumlaghur, and that some British had crossed at Belaspoor, giving the rebel Rajahs all the assist ance in their power. The Sirkar learnt that the British ,troops, who crossed at Hurreeke had moved forward and taken posses sion of the village of Puttee. Two regiments were, ,;t is stated, also to cross the river at Anundpoor, where the Sodies had withdrawn all opposition. It is understood that Baja Ghoolab Singh was informed:by the British that if the Sirkell: were willing to ced e , without further trouble, the whole of the _ oa territory on the other side the Sutlej, and also the entire R b between the Beas and Sutlej, with Suket, Mundee, mores Mesas, of u andr other places in the Kohestan, also to pay two pees as a Nuzzurana, and allow the establish ment of a cantonment in Peshawar; the Governor-General would treat with but the matteer Khalsa. I hear this from good autho rity,stated that Said Jan z e n o ot be N'e . ry well known yet. It is and Duntoo, expellin g all has tai; en possession of Po"glee possession. Dewan h a t the Sirk.aree people formerly in Jsim, but they say that theyj has sent some troops against ' ism, of the rebel without furtreer not adeq nate to the suppres .assistance. • From Peshawur we learn that two Kohistanee. oattalion s l'eave actually left in complier c • the place for Lahore, - h e with th e • instructions of the Sirkar. Sirdar Shore Si s said to 'e greatly con cerned at the occurrences havewhichgi taken pies, -e in Lahore Urzees have come in from Shekh Sindee Khan as Kurreem Bukhsh of Jalender. stating that the theyoole Doab are becoming very refractory, and th at them any revenue. Khoda Bukhsh Kee will not pay 'informed the Sirkar that a rumour prevailed that Raja Ghoola b Sin' h was on his way back from Kussoor , and that th e Brit: shsti'ooPs were following him, which had induced a number people to quit the town : the Ranee thereupon sent for the e c ' Punches still at Lahore, and desired them to assure th e tow that they need not be under any apprehension. as,ntshTtePgellee • -the troops might come to Lahore, it would be as friends. The Punches received each a piece of silk, and did as they were hid. FEB. 19.—News came in from the camp of iSirdar Tej Singh to the effect that a large quantity of ammunition and property had been destroyed accidentally by fire. Urzees came from Sheikh Emamood-deep, intimating that the peo ple of his Government, having heard of the crossing of the British into the Junjaub, were rising in all directions, and. could not be put down without reinforcements. He was told_ in reply that the Sirkar could send no troops now, and that he must do as he could to preserve the peace of his. province. ' General Goordut Singh wrote from Peshawar to say that two of his battalions had behaved in a most refract• ory manner, turning him out of their camp, and that the it bad con duct had originated in the mismanagement': of Sher. Singh. He was told that his complaint ahf vuld be in vestigated hereafter. Sirdar Tej Singh wro to to eV that In had nearly 40,000 wen under his con Inland, and that they were determined once more to fight with the ' British, provided they were supplied with ammunition. He added that money was also much required. The Ranee thereupon directed that 50,000 rupees should be sent to the camp. Yesterday no news came in from Raja Ghoolab Singh or from the Maharaja till after 3, which 'greatly alarmed the Ranee. It was stated in the letters that came in then that the Maharaja had reached; Khan Kuch, that the British camp under the command of the Governor-General was in Lulleeanee, and that this illustrious officer would ac company the Maharaja to Lahore. - The Ranee immediately ordered preparations to be made for the reception. This morn ing a letter came in from Raja Ghoolab Singh, stating that the Maharaja had been received in a very kind manner by the Governor-General, who recalled to his mind the friend ship which had formerlysubsisted between Maharaja Runjeet Singh and the British, and assured his Highness that he should be treated as a son of the Company Saheb Bahadur. After the interviews, the) Maharaja returned to his camp to prepaie for the reception of the Governor-General. The Seikh camp was at Karma, and that of the Governor-Ge neral at Kuch, about one-and-a -half koss apart. To-day both the camps would be at Ammersadoo, about four koss from Lahore. The news was most gratifying to the Ranee, and she ordered salutes of five guns to be fired in testimony of her joy. Khodabuksh Kotwal was instructed to make proclamation that the old friendship between the Seikhs and the British had been renewed, and that no apprehension of any kind need be entertained by the inhabitants. A Sarnee suwar ' who came in from the camp with a bag of letters, went first to the Havelle of Raja Dheean Singh, and was asked by a Seikh sepoy, of the name of Hunooman Singh, belonging to the battalion of Jewun Singh, what news he had brought. The suwar replied he did not know, as he was only a carrier of letters, on which the sepoy demanded the bag, which the suwar refused. The sepoy insisted, and being re fused, asked whether the British were really co:thng to Lahore? The suwar said they were, and that the Khalsa troops had now lost their power. The Seikh was enraged, drew his sword, and severely wounded the suwar, and, on his falling to the ground, cut off his head; the servants of Meean Jowahir Singh, hearing the altercation, ran out, seized the Seikh and took him before the Ranee, who ordered him t 3 lose both his hands. FEB. 20.—Another account of the interview which had taken place between the Maharaja and the Lord Saheb came in yesterday. It is stated that five Sahebs were sent out one koss to meet his Highness. The Ranee has written a pur wannah to the Wuzeer, desiring him to send for Sirdar Tej Singh and Raia Lall Singh, who were now in the camp of the Khalsas against their will, and if they were allowed to come, to make peace between them and the Lord Saheb. Raja Lall Singh was at the same time addvised of what had been done. Pundit Mudsuddun (the astrologer) represented tkat it was necessary to consult the stars on the present oc casion, on which the Ranee remarked that much good his consultations had done, he might now keep them to him self. Bhaia Hurree Singh was desired to provide 1,000 fowls, and 10,000 eggs, in anticipation of the feast to be given to the British commanders. Sweetmeats were ordered to a large amount. Misr Roop Lall wrote from Jesrowta, to say that the people under him were so refractory that he must have assistance, or be permitted to engage 500 more sipahees. He was prohibited from doing anything of the kind, but told to wait the return of Raja Ghoolab !-ingh. The houses in the cantonment of Anarkullee were yester day ordered to be put in complete repair for the use of the British troops, who will, however, encamp in the first place at Mean Meer. A proclamation was made this day, to the effect that any person who might abuse or insult any of the British officers who would be permitted to visit Lahore, would be instantly punished in the severest manner. Four British sepoys were posted this day at each of the gates of the town to prevent any of the 'European soldiers from going in. The Nujeebs at the gates have re ceived similar orders with regard to the Seikhs. The tents of the British camp were this morning pitched at Meean Meer, and the Governor-General and Maharaja came in im mediately. Many of the people who left the town out of fear of the British have been plundered by the Seikhs. These say that it is all very well for the British to walk into the Punjaub as they did into Affghanistan, but that the day will come when they shall be hunted out as they were from that country. They speak in the highest terms of the bravery of Sirdar Sham Singh Attareewallah, who was killed at Hur reekee. Wheat, mixed with barley, is selling at 15 seers, grain 16 seers, mot 17, rice 10, fine ditto 7 seers, and other items in proportion. In the evening the Governor-General accompanied the Maharaja to the fort, told him he was his well-wisher, and desired him to return to the palace and con sole the Ranee. The wuzeer was with the party and re turned to the camp, the Maharaja remaining in the fort. It is reported the Governor-General will remain fifteen days in Lahore. FEB. 21.—The Metmids of the Raja Ghoolab Singh went yesterday to the Ranee, and informed her that the camp of the Maharaja had arrived in Anarkullee, on which she ordered the Furashes to place four tents and two bechobas, with gold and silver cloths, and other articles of value, in the Sheesh Mahel, and issued instructions to the offieers of the artillery to fire a salute 'at the time the Maharaja might enter the palace. Khoda Bukhsh Kotwal was told to issue a proclamation that if any servant or attendant of the officers of the British camp came into the town they were to he treated with propriety. The Ranee was informed also that the camp of the Governor- General had reached Aleean Meer, and that he was accompanied by 15 regiments of infantry and four regiments of cavalry with artillery, the remainder of the army being fourkoss off at Arneer Sedoo. In the evening the Maharaja entered the fort of Lahore. It was rumoured that his Highness was accompanied by the Lord Saheb, but that is not the case. The officers who were with him were the Secretary to the Governor-General, Lawrence Saheb, Cun ningham Saheb, and others. They offered 250 rupees at the Sumad of the late Maharaja Runjeet Singh, and then re- turned. None of them entered the tort. Rare 4lioolab Singh accompanied the Sahebs back to the camp, and having done so, came hack to his own house, where he was engaged till past midnight in giving orders for a feast to be prepared for the Saheb Logue. An Urzee came in from Moonshee Ruttun Chund, Reeshduraz (long beard), intimating that he had been in confinement at Saharunpoo, surrounded by guards. Subsequently he was sent for and asked whether he was writing any news to the Lahore durbar, and told that if he did so, he should certainly be imprisoned more closely than he had hitherto been. To this he replied, that they (the Sahebs) need not be at all surprised at his writing to the durbar, the doing so being his bounden duty. This made the Sahebs angry, and they threatened him much, but at length released him. He now wrote from the banks of the Sutlej, and said he would very soon be in Lahore. A Purwanna was - forwarded in reply, instructing him to make all haste to Lahore. It is known from Goozur Tulwin that the British troops had crossed at that ford, and were taking possession of all the places in the Doab. The kardars of the Sirkar were being expelled and others put in their place. From the camp of Sirdar Runjoor Singh it is written that the Khalsa troops having heard that the British army had reached Kussoor and that the Maharaja himself was about to proceed to the camp to settle the matters in dispute between himself and the Bri tish, they had collected all the Punches to consult on these matters. Their chief fear was that they would all be ex pelled from the Maharaja's service; that the Rahee Chunda had contrived all this, and that their best plan would be to march at once upon Lahore, there again to fight the British and die gloriously in battle rather than lie under such dis grace as was about to be heaped on them. Sirdar Runjoor Singh and Sirdar Urjun Singh had attempted to absent themselves from the Council, but were compelled to attend. They soon after marched in the direction of Lahore, and reached Jullinder the same day. The artillerymen of General Sultan Meimood, who had been taken away from his command, were directed to join him again, but refused to do so, on which they were told to place themselves under the orders of Colonel Make Khan. Two gentlemen came this day to inspect the fort and to pay their respects to the Ranee. It is not known what passed between them and her. The guards of the Nujeebs have been removed from the fort, and are to be replaced by guards from a regiment of British troops. This is supposed to be preliminary to are in terview between the Governor-General and the Sirkar, and has given much concern to the people in the town, who are greatly afraid that some disturbances may follow these mea sures. Raja Ghoolab Singh has brought some of his own men from his camp on the other side the river, and placed them in the Havelee of the late Raja Dhean Singh. It is reported that the Governor-General having, in the first instanc, expressed his determination to return to Ferozepore, was induced to alter his mind at the especial request of the Ranee, who stated, that unless some determined steps were taken to prevent such a measure, the Seikhs would certainly come to Lahore when he was gone, and create disturbances, and probably put her to death. A rumour prevails that the Ranee does not wish to have Raja Ghoolab Singh as Wuzeer, and that he is about to be dismissed. This is supposed to be in consequence of the pth_l_ s 1 v ei esuu r zeealletel oser a ooer r: r n ival of Raja Lall Singh, w h om sh e w i s h es t o b e th e ghoo It have ae i s n it so marchedtol i necessarywe ssatma towards w d t pi nlaarech( consequence at the snusuenqln under eireri nt p t sc r ere o o er. to ps w pretence nstchieredo l ifadi Sirdar death tr performing were rosmfi ni hisgna ght nephew. Some European regiments came to encamp at quence of some Se o -s a 3: was nearly occurring in conse• Meean Meer, and an a pitched where theyP 3refusing to allow the tents to be wounded. We darec' wanted them. Several men were taken place at the several accounts of what is said to have had brought asked the Lord JungeeleSeikh Chiefs. One of the latter interviews in camp, between the Governor-General and tl whether it was true be had Saheb, through an interpreter, with the Seikhs, as he had rought his lady to see the fight rattas at Maharajpoor ? Th done when he fought the Mah e Lord Jungee Saheb laughed much at the question. FEB. 22.—Yesterday Bhaee Ram Singh and Dewan Deena Nath presented themselv es at the durbar and announced that the agent, Lawrence Sahib, was coining. Sirdar Cheda Singh was directed to proceed to receive the Sahib, whom he brought to the Huzooree Bagh, where he examined the se veral houses and other places. After this he proceeded to the Badshahe Mosque to look at the magazine. This done he recom men ded that some British sepoys should be pl ace d i n the same. After this he entered the fort, examined every part of the wall near the Mookta g ate, and havin g come into the durbar, said i t would be well to post British troop s throughout. General G hoolab Singh, Provindeea ' who was present, said, that he i must do as he pleased, but suggested that, as theof course members of the family of Maharaja Runjeet Singh and others were living in these parts, the posting of troops so near them might seem wrong. The Saheb said be would think about the matter, and returned to the camp. Shortly after Kussu Sahebd s u mmunßoorj, ac companied (Cast) the Secretary to the Agent, came in and went into the by Raja Ghoolab Singh. The Raneelbeing i within kun at, h e represented that the troops.. would be placed in the fort and in the Badshahe Musjid. After a while he took his leave and returne d to the camp, accompanied Dewan Deena Raja Ghoolab Singh , Bha ee Ram Sin g h. and the Deena Nath. The Ranee soon after iss u e d orders to Bheias to remove their property and vacate the fort • The gates of the Badshahe Musjid towards the Huzooree Bagh, which had been closed since the death of Ma h a ra j a Run j eet Singh, were directed to be thrown open. All this was done to admit the British troops whom the Ranee is very anxious to have, as she is very much afraid of the Seikhs. The quarrel between Raja Ghoolab Singh and the Ranee has increased in violence, in consequence of her having given these orders against the wishes of the Raja, who did not want the British troops admitted into the fort. Intelligence came in from the camp of Sirdar Tej Singh. That chief went, it appears, alone to Umritser, Raja Lall Singh, Jellal Khan Buttee, and other officers of the cavalry marching at the same time from Bur hana to a village named Sibirebal, about five koss from La• Ibore. Sirdar Shuoisher Singh, Sinddanwallah, has written to Baja Lall Singh, to inquire what he was now to do, as the army was without leaders or orders. The Raja desired him, in reply, to remain where he was. The Punches of the tr0;135 are known to have held a council, at which they delib e :ated on the question, that having summoned Raja Ghoolab ~singh from Jamoo, to assist them in fighting :the British, he ii,:d been seduced from his duty to the Khalsa by the Ranee, and induced to come to terms, of which the cession of a large portion of territory was one. This considered, the next question was, what is to be done now ? Some said that as they had no ammunition, it was per fectly useless to go and lose their lives without any rea-• &enable object, while others said they would rather fight ana die than submit. The result was that they should wa it the arrival of the troops of Sirdar Runjoor Singh, and D.. en hold further consultations. It is given out that Sirdar Bunjoor: Singh has escaped from his camp and fled in the direction of Norepore. The troops appointed to the duty came into the fort and encamped in the Huzooree Bagh.ltßajtf:Ghoolab Singh was engaged till near mid night tryingy? Womb 4110 BliLleSs_t9 TrsOutraw bar girders o p u roac th h is t p h o e in i t z , an b o u o t winithvaainw. wish h H t e o h w a e v n e t b s un o f p a u r t t a o s d to eu r t t: to enable her to pass her life in idleness and dissipa tion. The Ranee is reported hereon to have sent this day a message to the Governor-General, representing the nature of the insult offered her by Raja Ghoolab Singh, a that she was anxious to have Raja Lall Singh as Wuzeer. Raja•Ghoolab Singh is known to have taken some ammuni tion out of the magazine at a late hour last night, and to have distributed the same to his sepoYs. He also ordered Baghthela rtgoe beaot l e o s b e e d t . w e t He h h u e u 3 1 1 , e 4 1e 0 1 0 1 mSoeur of hand o" the n ulltuhzeofoorrete, besides the men of General Ghoolab Singh Provindeea. Ile is known to be so displeased at what has taken place, that he never broke his fast to-day, and did not attend the dur bar, but remained in his own Havelee. When summoned by a shaheb on some business, he pretended to be ill, and sent Meean Jowahir Singh to do what was required. It is certain that more Affghan troops of the Raja's have arrived in the camp, which is on the other side the Ravee. Some people, who were admitted to the Raja, came away with an assurance that his anger was great. The number of people in and about Lahore is about 40,000, and an order or a hint from Raja Ghoolab Singh would be enough to make them fall on the British. FEB. 23.—Yesterday it was ascertained that Lawrence Saheb and Cust Saheb came with the troops into the fort and pointed out the differentplaces where theywere to bequartered. They then went into the Sheesh Mehel and there had their breakfast, at which the Hindoos, who were present, were greatly ashamed, as meat of several kinds was served up to them. Bhaee Ram Singh and Bukhshee Buggut Ram were absent from the durbar. Dewan Guuput Rae and Khnoseeal Singh, officers of Goorehara suwars, rep resented to the Ranee that the British were now all encamped on their parade ground. They were referred to Raja Ghoolab Singh for orders. The following is now assigned as the cause of the Raja's displeasure, which is, that after he went to the camp of the British and settled everything, the Ranee wrote to the Governor-General to say she wished to have Lall Singh and not Goolab Singh as her Wuzeer. The Raja has summoned Sirdar Tej Singh, Sirdar Shumsher Singh, and others to Lahore. He is strongly opposed to the British occupying the fort because he knows that as they have done so the Ranee will be able to have whom she pleases as Wuzeer. The troops of Runjoor Singh have arrived in Umritser under the command of Raja Ajeet Singh Ladwawallah. Their arrival has caused great consternation there, and the shopkeepers have all closed their shops. It is, how ever, believed they will not remain at Umritser, but march towards Lahore. It is ascertained that Raja Lall Singh has had an interview with Raja Ghoolab Singh to ascer tain from himself the cause of his displeasure. Ghoolab Singh said it was known to all the world that he had saved the State, and that he was grieved at being treated as he was. Lall Singh assured him that he would do all Ghoolab Singh wished, and abide by his counsel, and that it was much better they should be friends than enemies. Raja Ghoolab Singh is said to have replied that he was greatly an noyed at the British having been permitted to enter the fort, and that the best thing they could do would be to unite in one body and expel them, as became men faithful to their country. Raja Ghoolab Singh received a message shortly after from the Governor •General to the effect that the troops had only been sent into the fort by the desire of Ranee Saheb, and that lie might depend on his being supported in his post, as he was well known to be the only man capable of settling the affairs of the state. The. Raja soon after went with Dewan Deena Nath to pay his respects to the Lord Saheb. It is known that the British have made an arrange ment by which the Lahore state is to have an army of 20,000 infantry, 5,000 cavalry, and a proportionate number of ar tillery, the pay of the whole to be the same as that paid by the late Maharaja Runjeet Singh. Those men now in the service who choose to accept of these terms to be kept, those who refuse, to be made to deliver up their arms and to be discharged. A proclamation to this effect has been sent to the Khalsa troops. Those of the British will march in a short time towards Hindostan. FEB. 26.—Raja Ghoolab Singh, Bhaee Ram Singh, and Dewan Deena Nath, presented themselves yesterday before the Ranee, and stated that they had made the following arrangement regarding the troops :—That the Aeen troops at the time of the late Maharaja Runjeet Singh, should receive the pay that sovereign gave them, that is some 8 rupees, some 7-8, and others 6 rupees. The cavalry at the same rate. The Malooa and Doaba sepoys to receive two months' pay, and to deliver up their arms, kuntas, boodkies, &c., and to be discharged, also those entertained during the reign of Maharaja Shere Singh, to be similarly discharged. An agreement to be taken from all the officers to the effect that any man losing his matchlock, or refusing to give up the same when required, should be responsible for the price. The whole of the troops to pay one month's pay towards the liquidation of the indemnity to the British, and ultimately to give one year's pay, at the rate of four months at a time, towards the same object. The Ranee ap proved of these matters. Raja Ghoolab Singh then perused the records of the late Maharaja Runjeet Singh, to find out the regulations by which he had paid and governed the troops, and directed the Duftareis to pay the men according to the same. Four companies of two separate battalions were thereupon sent for and pay ordered to be issued. The men who had hitherto been the Punches of the companies were called first and paid; then stripped of their match locks, coats, huntas, and boodkees, and turned out of of fice. The sepoys from Doaba and Malooa were treated in the same manner. The number of those retained was very small, and those who had received 15 rupees each previous to 'the march on Ferozepore were made to refund that sum. In the afternoon of yes terday Major Lawrence visited tha Huzooree Bagh. It is certain that the Been - Ml.lr and Rajas have created great disturbances, and the Wuzeer having found a good oppor tunity to do so, mentioned to the Ranee that if she would sanction the transfer of their possessions to Meean Jowahir Singh, he would pay the expenses that might be incurred is reducing the refractory Rajas. He alleged as a ground for his application that the whole of Poonch, Beembhur, and Rajouree had formerly been bestowed in Jagheer on the Meean's father, the late Raja Dheean Singh. The Ranee ac quiesced in the propositibn, and a purwannah was forthwith issued to the effect. Raja Ghoolab Singh has directed General Ghoolab Singh Provindeea, to send five companies of his sepoys towards Umritser, to fetch seven lacs of rupees from Govindghur. Four companies of sepoys were treated this day in the same way as those yesterday. The whole .of the Seikh troops are to be encamped in Shadra, and are thence to be sentfor to be paid. The sum distributed to the men yester day did net amount to more than 300 rupees in conse quence of the deductions made on various pretences. It ia reported that the Governor-General is about to break his camp and disperse his army. Three British canton ments are to be formed, one at Taiwan, the other in Julundar, and the third at Nadown. The Governor- General has agreed that if the Sirkar should ever be in want of assistance, it was to be afforded from these can tonments. THE ARMY OF THE PUNJAUB. (From the Delhi Gazette.) Our latest letters are dated " Lahore, February 26," and convey the gratifying intelligence that the anticipations of the authorities regarding the submission of the remnant of the Seikh army, which at one time threatened to give us some trouble, have turned out correct. Sirdar Tej Singh has surrendered, and nearly the whole of his late followers have laid down their arms and agreed to the terms which have been made for them. Raja Lall Singh also continued in our camp. He was, it appears, actually wounded in the battle of Sobraon in two places by the bursting of a shrap nell shell close to him. It was understood that fifty lacs of the indemnity money were to be paid on the 26th, and arrangements were being made for its reception and con veyance across the Sutlej ; the army to move when the second instalment of fifty lacs had been paid, the third to be liqui dated at the convenience of the Durbar. The tents for Sir Charles Napier's reception were prepared, a fact which strengthens our previous surmise that he is to command the troops across the Sutlej, as otherwise his march upwards would have been countermanded ere this. Prince Waldemar and his suite were to quit the camp in a day or two, and staff officers were daily receiving orders to return to their respective posts in the provinces. The Horse Artillery were filling up their troops with admirable remounts, chiefly Caubul and Curdistan, admitted daily by the sitting com mittee. The announcement of the grant of twelve months' batta was received with great satisfaction by the army. In addition to the other acts of liberality promulgated with that, we learn tht the Governor-General has declared it to be his intention to pay for the carriage of the European troops, a very generous act, and which the men have richly deserved. We believe that an engineer officer has been deputed into the new doab to report on the most eligible sites for new can tonments. From the Loodianah force we learn that Brigadier Wheeler hacl reached Sultanpore, a town on the high road to Lahore, and not far from the left bank of the Beeas. The country through which the brigade marched up to that time is said to be very fertile, and so well cultivated as to present a very favourable contrast with the Cis-Sutlej districts. Ruins of magnificent serais at short distances mark the former royal stages of the road from Delhi to Cashmere. At Sultanpore there is a Shikargah, which will doubtless afford sport to our friends of the brigade, who expected to remain there until the Governor-General passes through on his way back. We have a very small amount of what can be strictly called news front the army of the Sutlej. The first instal ment of the indemnity money, the raising of which has, ac cording to our native correspondent, been a matter of no small difficulty, had not, we believe, been paid at the date of our latest advices, but the guns belonging to the remnant Still in arms were being brought in and given up " with many groans." Some of our officers seem to have been per mitted to visit the town, as one of them gives the following general description, which we extract in his own words:— " Lahore appears to me the filthiest city I ever entered, and can boast of but few lions. The mosque, close to the Surnman Boorj (Badshahee), has been a noble structure, and is still a splendid ruin. Runjeet Singh demolished the whir cu i p rih o s l e a std s ha , :r a epd if lo d romaft t t urned the whole place into a magazine; his own summud is now being garnished with the marble taken lofty, vagabonds anda T g a h eb e voe a nr r dy e sas;poof spot almostt crowded.h eci t) ev i e s r ynToht esecondp a great, ce m b i s u afi t nl letheisd armed. They receive us quietly just now, although some liL2onoaf,thONso,oo:zrteeh,seiosltidliblitteecgrisiitrdiatieereew i l t u h rk a i lurking in the narrow courts and streets. pwahtwhole i o dn u et b te l e rly li i n w e e o a f h def? T n h ce e s, s t h b a e i e w e m al a l r s gardens are large, but in beauty y an b t y the n m b . as ea t a to s n e s qu m a a l g t n o it D ic e e i n g t . The Bhungee Top or monster gun Could be a fine trophy, but he is to be left here, as not having taken the field a gainst us." g Nothing was positively known of the destination of the several corps about to return to the provinces, though the breaking up of the army cannot be very distant, as the:pre liminary orders for the departure:homeirards of her Majesty's 16th Lancers and 31st Foot have been published ; and we tgheemreefnotrsefodratilhyeeexanpetocnt mthenetgoefnterrloaloposr.ders From the Jalendher Do ab detailing the r eceived there with much distinction it w an e or e:r t n o Brigadier Wheeler Kapoortulao, and been may y e n eler had moved from Su p Mayor Abbott, of by Sirdar Nehal Singh,Aloowallah,whooffhsidsou justly yss forfeitedanxiou estate east of the Sutlej. We believ e that Ma i s to secure, if possible, the restoration the Engineers, is the officer selected by the Governor-Ge neral to examine the localities thought of for new canton ments, and are happy to see that Nadown, indicated by us some 10 days since, will in all probability be one of them. From Ferozepore we learn that Major-General Lumley, who had a day or two before resigned the high office of Ad jutant-General, which he has filled for so many years, died on the Ist of March, from the effects of the illness from which he has lately been suffering, and that he was interred with military honours on the evening of th; t day. Major Patrick Grant had been appointed Adjutant-General, pend ing, we presume, the pleasure of the Court of Directors, and we have some reason to believe that the objections to his being recommended in high quarters for the permanent in cumbency have been considerably shaken by the late ser vices of Major Grant. Sir C. Napier was, with his escort, the Sinde Camel Corps, expected at Ferozepore on,the Ist, but had not reached, that weare aware of. Is his appoint ment to the command of the troops beyond cur late frontier, which seems pretty certain, significant of the Government being anxious to nominate a new Governor of Sinde ? Tnis morning's dal: Urings adviees that the army will, under existing arrangements, break up on the 10th. A grand Durbar will be held on the 9th. THE SINDE ARMY. (From the Bombay Times.) We have letters tg the 10th ing, from Kurrachee, con- TrIE SUN, LON'tiON9 MONDAY EVENING, .API IL 20, OA veying some few small items of intelligence—all, in reality, that there appear to have been to convey—from all parts of Sinde. We mentioned in our last that the Napier steamer, with the Governor on board, had been fired on at Mithen kote, and that his Excellency had disembarked at Ooch and proceeded for Bhawulpore by land. Here he arrived on the morning of the 20th, an d after receiving a visit of cere mony from the Raja resumed his journey, under escort of the Cathel Corps, on the 22d. The troops :lust referred to had given an extraordinary illustration of the extreme fatigue and endurance of which they are capable, and the' celerity with which they can get over the ground. They had joined the Sinde Horse, another body of very "fast men," at b tr e a h i i n nd an a d t Ahmedpore, and were at Bhawulpore on the 16 t h. Durin g thefirsltBofoumrilmesa,rochre4ssafmteiriesleaavdinagy.Sukkur they had tra versedpontoon bridges had been directed to remain Sukkur. The following is the order in which the troops were dispatched from Roree for Bhawulpore :-6th Bengal Cavalry, Brigadier Hearsey, left on the Bth of February. Sinde Horse, Rowland's troop Horse Artillery, her Ma jesty's 86th, 18th Bombay Native Infantry, Brigadier De- Br Infantry, t Brigadier Frushard, left on the 13 3 2 ri d nz n v e , n l g e a ft i EonurtohpeealnOtßhe.gi2mdentß,engal troop Horse Artillery, batteries, her Majesty's 17th Foot, 12th Bombay Native In fantry, Brigadier Pennycuick, left on the 15th. Bengal battery, 7th Bengal Cavalry (from Shikar poor, crossed on the 13th), 69th Bengal Native s l te C e a s til a e nd Infantry, left on the 18th. Belooch battery and t t h h . Be F n o y Bayley's battery left on the 22d. The 18th Bombay Native Infantry, the 17th Bombay Native Infantry, and a battery from Sukkur, Lieutenant-Colonel Jones, lett on the 20th. (Under command of General Hunter, GB.; Captain Bignell, Assistant-Adjutant-General ; Captain Tristall, As sistant-Quartermaster-General ; Captain Cooper, 7th, Bri gade Major at Sukkur; Captain Andrews, 7th, Treasurer and Postmaster, Sukkur; Lieutenant Clair, Commissariat Agent to the field force; and Lieutenant Lancaster, Sub assistant Commissary at Sukkur.) The 6th Cavalry and troop of Horse Artillery arrived at Bhawulpore on the 24th of February—the ''rest were moving up easily by detach ments; the arrival of the last of the troops under General Hunter was looked for before the end of March. The fidelity of the Bhawul Khan may be depended on so long as his gratitude endures for the share of the Sinde plunder we bestowed upon him. His army is half disci plined; not large, but tolerably efficient: it has been drilled for him by a Mr. 51‘Pherson and Mr. Howell, the English man engaged against us at Meeanee. General Simpson accompanied by Major Gwen. and Captain Browne, were on their way to Kurrachee.. It is reported that the Affghans are making preparations to oeize upon Peshawur, taking advantage of the discomfit ure of the Seikhs. Another body of them, 2,000 or 3,000, are said to have advanced into the valley of Woostung. The treatment experienced from us by the Khan of Khelat„ and the position in which we had placed him in relation to his' subjects and neighbours, had deprived him of all influence amongst his people. TI .e wwrtpa H eesohhtns i souo l ist l lslii metev ß ae esdteyolfosbs financialo c 3t hte capitalhan system, heo e , ipm e sGo s aeioso a arrv r se, it e teuf hohrap f ner o otpmo r i hdrpi reforms are therl i sna e srdlfee p srnnoe r ttotan e oefi s srs b e ttnt e n hauear t eins, dcieHtsptaur:".• transit nid t s,)ois b 0; so:. utis. a otddt n fde. and the ncnt t ui h Tbsdet s e yhei tnhea K hdterhee y ceey i eu b o ; as,: omrlEi alone na e xhba s le-ee-1 , abolished, and the import duties to be increased. The tors have no interest in the cultivation of the country • the make money. NIZAM'S DOMINIONS. The overwhelming interest of the events upon the Sutlej have for many months past so engrossed pubic attention, that occurrences, which on ordinary occasions would have been carefully noted, have been overlooked. Am. wigst these the affairs ef 'the State of Hyderabad, Deccan, may be enu merated. We take the following from the Madras spectator of the 26th ultimo :—" Anarchy and bloodshed appear to be more than ever rife in the dominions of the powerless 1\ r izam, as will be gathered from the following particulars of w.iiat is there going on. Upon the 9th of this month, Suffer ( says the translation of a Persian paper with which we have b yen favoured), one of the sons of Surfuraz Jung, met his brother on the high road, and having had a quarrel with him, he sen't after him two horsemen, by whom he was cut down. On' . the 13th again, a sepoy of the line, under the command of Ghoree Ram, was killed by an Arab follower of Abdoolla Bin Ali. The cause of the quarrel is not mentioned ; we, how ever, hear that all the commandants of the line intend to go in a body to the Nizain, for the purpose of demanding re dress, and should they fail of obtaining it, they will at tack the Arabs in revenge. (This purpose has since, we believe, evaporated). The Government will do nothing for them, and there is not unity enough for any independent course among the commandants. Moostaeed Gar Jung (the same person who fought his brother across the street) bad a battle with a party of Arabs on the 13th or 14th, when two of his horsemen were killed and four Arabs wounded. These Arabs did not belong to any of the great military chieftains, which is, perhaps, the reason of Moostaeed Gar Jung being suffered to find security from further violence. A son of Rao Rumba, one Sufdur Ood, Dowla, by a Mussulnianee, com plained to the Nizam that his legitimate half-brother, Urjoon Buhadoar, the head of the family , would not su ffi c i en tl y pro vide 'for his maintenance. His Highness, however, would take no cognisance of the matter, as it was a f a mily aff a i r . Sufdur Ood Dowla accordingly raised troops, and laid waste and seized upon—but not without bloodshed—the family of Jaghires. It was then Urjoon Buhadoor's turn to complain, and on his doing so the Nizam gave sentence that he should accede to Sufdur Ood Dowla's demand, as the means of obtaining a restitution of the Jaghires. A portion of a body of horsemen called the Rissalai Khas, consisting of small parties under different commanders, were largely in arrears of pay, and the Government, not h av ing the means of adjusting their demands, referred them to Husseencod Deen Khan, the chief of the Robillas, who undertook, upon receiving assignments on the country to supply the immediate wants of their number. Money was accordingly lent to them by him, not however upon any regulated terms, but according to his own pleasure, and in some instances he furnished none at all. Two of these latter (brothers) who received nothing from him, were re duced to the extremest destitution; for (as it was subse quently found) they could neither provide themselves with oil by the light of which to dress their wounds, nor yet ob tain rags to bind them up. They applied, therefore, earnestly for pecuniary assistance to Nusseer Ood Deen Khan, whom they found at the house of the Minister Raja Ram Bux, but though urged on the ground of his undertaking, he peremptorily refused to comply. One of the brothers, then seized him by the waistband, and was strack for so doing; he however returned the blow, and Nusseer Ood Deen Khan's turban fell or was struck off in the scuffle. On this swords were drawn, and Nusseer Ood Deen Khan received five wounds, but none among them dangerous, from his assailant. Of the two brothers one was slightly and the other mortally wounded. What a deplorable state of things is this ! Surely the Nizam might take these lamentable events as lessons, and profit by them to his own political salvation and that of his State ! It is, however, feared that his Highness will never heed nor understand until he finds the naked swords now thinking blood among his miserable people directed ac tually towards himself. At that juncture, like , Sardana palms, he may, perhaps, awake too late." COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. BOMBAY. (From the Chamber of Commerce Overland Price Current.) BOMBAY, MARCH 14.—The transactions in our import market since the departure of the last mail have been to a very limited extent, and business during the past week has been almost wholly at a stand-still, owing to the Hooly holi days, which only terminate this day. Under these circum stances, there is but little change io notice in the aspect of mercantile affairs. The scarcity of money, which has so long affected commercial operations, still presses upon them with some severity, but it is hoped that in the general improve ment which may be expe c t e d to resu lt f ro m the conclusion of the recent hostilities, and the renewal of amicable relations with the Seikhs, the present difficulty of procuring monetary accommodation will be wholly removed. Metals.—The market for these has evinced no great degree of activity. There have been but few transactions in copper, and prices remain without noticeable alteration. The only sales reported to us for publication are of about 220 cwt. tile, at rs. 48j per cwt. ; we believe, however, there have been some transactions in this article at rs. 48. In iron, British bar continues in some request, and we are ap prised of sales of 230 tons at rs. 29, and 30 tons at rs. 30 per candy. Swedish bar has slightly improved, and some 500 candies are said to be disposed of at our quotation. Nail, rod, and hoop are without change in value, but sheet has somewhat advanced, and nails appear to have a slightly downward tendency. Steel, in tubs, has improved, while in faggots, it remains unchanged. We quote spelter lower, a sale of fifty tons, large plates, having been made at rs. 13 per cwt. In lead, quicksilver, and tin plates, we hear of no transactions, and for all three we retain our previous quota tions. Cotton Manufactures.—The sales of the fortnight have been confined principally to stout grey domestics, and to the better qualities of grey and bleached shirtings and jaconets and grey madapollams ; the commoner kinds of these fabrics continuing without inquiry, and only saleable at extremely low rates. While, however, grey domestics and bleached shirtings have been readily taken, in some in stances at an advanced price, the demand for grey shirtings, and for jaconets both grey and bleached, has been,very lan guid, and sales have been effected with difficulty. Muslins and cambrics continue depressed in value, and transactions in them have been on a very limited scale. Turkey red dyed good are aaleable at tbrmer quotations, but prints of all kinds are still neglected, and can only be disposed of at the most unsatisfactory rates. Yarns—The demand has been slight, but owing to the firmness of holders, no decline has taken place in prices. In dyed yarns we hear of no sales, but it will be observed that orange has still further declined in nominal value. Woollens—There is no change to record in the market for these goods; prices still continue depressed, but a better demand may be looked for after the rains. The only sale communicated is one of 4,593 yards common cloth, at rs. 1-7 - 0 per yard. Marine Stores—The prices of the articles under this head There are heavy s t oc k s i n fi rst yoef t s h t i e l l n c e o w n t b i r u e u ,, e outvr w ih i n t i h eu o hi tt i t ya , t aa r e a nt n d s l e a se c ak t l i ee e ds n remain stationary, and we have no sa les to report. s, can an o d nl u y nt b i e l for till late next month, there will probably be no c h ange to not i ce i n the ß a ee rr r— iv this respect. hands both of brandy a nd g in. Red Lead is a trifle higher than before. Whi te w i thout m a S d p e i r a i t t s a — g T r h e e a s t e s a a tee r i w d i e t e l r change. Saffron—We have no change to notice in price. A of 401bs. of inferior quality has been effected, at 13i; sale Corks are unchanged, but Bottles have slightly*s. per lb. in value. improved EASTERN PRODUCE. Cotton—There has been a slight decline in the prices of this staple, and a fair amount of business has been done. Wool—Few transactions have taken place in this article, and prices are unchanged. The stock at market is of an in different quality. In other articles of Eastern produce, Ghatee hemp has de clined 2 rs. per candy, indigo is p rs. per maund, and ginger 2 rs. per candy dearer, and Cassia and Malabar pepper have slightly given way. Persian and Bengal silk, and the lower qualities of Canton, have also somewhat declined. Other articles are without change._ FREIGHTS. There has been little variation in the rate of f re i ght to Great Britain, engagements having taken place since our last at 31.55. and 3/. 7s. 6d., both to London and Liverpool. There has been no vessel on the berth for the Clyde. The rate of freight to China ,may be quoted at rs. 16 to 17 per candy for cotton. MONEY MARKET. which may now be set down There is little change to notice in the value of the diffe rent . 90 to 100 „ Five per Cent. Loan o . _ ....... 107 to 110 rs. Four ditto 1832-63 ... ..... 94 to 95 „ Four ditto 1835-36 raesnftolGloowve:_rnment Securities, which .................. ............... 94 Five ditto 1841- 4 2 -..-. ...... 102 to 102; - t f Four ditto Exchange—On England has exhibited little fluctuation since our last, and may be quoted at ls. 11', d. to Is. 11%d, in as for six months' bills , and ls. 11d. for drafts at 30 days' sight. Exchange on Ca lcutta has fur ther given way, owing to Government continuing to draw largely on Bengal, and the rate may now be set do wn at 97 % ra. at 60 days' sight. We hear of nothing doing bills en Madr or China. Banks.—Subjoined are the current rates of Bank Shares : Bank of Bombay ... 42 rs. per cent premium. Oriental Bank... ... 185 to 200 rs. premium per share. Price of bullion : Sovereigns, each, Bank of England Notes, per One Pound CHINA. (From the Overland Friend of China, Feb. 27.) SHANGHAI. The clipper Torrington brings dates to the 14th instant. The market continued inactive, with large stocks of cotton goods in second hands. The arrival of several ships from Liverpool, and the knowledgelhat others are on the way, renders any immediate improvement in the - prices of shirt logs improbable. The nominal quotations are for 725. 3 dols. to 3.5 dole., and for 665. 2.90 dols. Imports, since last ad vised 24,000 pieces of white, and 300,000 pieces of grey; of which about 25,000 pieces have been re-exported to Canton, in expectation of a rise in that market. In produce we do not hear of any transaction. It is esti mated that the stock of silk is about 2,500 bales; total ex ports since June 30th, 1845, 11,172 bales,luotations for Tsatlee, best 410 dole., good 380 dols. to 390 dole., inferior 290 dols. to 370 dots. ; Taysaam 210 dols. to 310 dole. ; Yuenfa 200Ao1s to 350 dols. Of tea there is in the market 15,0001b5. of green, and about half that quantity of black. The exports since the end of June are 1,448,9811b5. of green, and 5,576,245 of black.' The failure of two native merchants, who have been doing a large business, adds to the general depression experienced at Shanghae. The amount of their liabilities is large, but we understand that the sufferers are chiefly teamen and other natives. The ship Gardner grounded fifteen miles below Woosung. The cargo, with the exception of 50 bales thrown overboard, was sent to Shaaghae in Chinese boats, and the ship herself had got off and would be surveyed. Tonnage scarce; the ships loading for England were getting 5 1. ss. In exchange there had not been any transactions. MANILLA. IMPORTS. Cotton Goods—The market commences to assume more animation, and the heavy stocks, especially of plain cottons, work off gradually, in quantities to supply the demand of the moment only, the shopkeepers being unwilling to make larger purchases. American domestics and drills are selling in the same manner at our quotations. Bicho de Mar—The cargo of the Gambia about 1,000 piculs has been sold at 24 dols. per picul. • EXPORTS. Sugar—No operations in current quality ; very dull, and no vessel loading with the article for England. No idea can be formed at present of the prices at which the first contracts for new sugar will be made. Hemp—Few arrivals and in demand at 31 dols. Coffee—Some sales effected at our quotations during the week. Rice—Scarce, and not procurable under 1.56 dols per picul on board. Segars—The Government has given notice to the Chamber of Commerce, that the deliveries of segars from the factory have been suspended until suitable leaf arrives for wrappers; and the general opinion is that no segars will be delivered till the end of February next, at the soonest. Some sold during the week at 1 dol. prem. per mil. Sapanwood—Abundant. Exchange on England-3,0001. more have been sold at 4s. sd. for six months' bills. Tonnage—None unemployed, and the freights offered being a great deal less than those current in China, few vessels likely to load here for England for the present.— Weekly Price Current, Jan. 31. NEW ZEALAND. By the Overland Mail advices from New Zealand and Australia have been received, the former to the end of No vember, the latter to the 13th of December. We gather from the local journals that a truce had been agreed to with the hostile tribes at the Bay of Islands, preparatory to a settle ment of differences ; but the intelligence from this quarter is so distorted and obscured by the party feelings of the New Zealand and Australian journalists, that it is difficult to get at the real truth. The following are extracts : "AUCKLAND. o' We have received by the brig Victoria, Auckland papers to the Ist instant, being the day of her sailing. No official annvuncement had been made of the terms of the treaty or truc e entered into with the rebels, but the period is under stood' to be for six months. The troops lately stationed at Waimmte have returned to the Bay of Islands, where a strong stone fort is to be built for the protection of the new fla 1c staff. It is not intended, we are told, to pursue the war un, there is such an overwhelming :force in the country as will e ware success ; Colonel Despard not being satisfied that the 'mops at present under his command are equal to the task o, 4. chastising the rebels, without risk of another fai lure. —Neb. vps -Examiner, Nov. 22. The tra, le of Auckland has received a considerable im petus from th war at the Bay, and from the collection and exportation of large quantities of kauri gum. The appear ance of the town, we are told, is quite changed. All the shipping which formerly resorted to the bay is now driven to Auckland; the -yictualling of the forces greatly augments the imports ; and tlie gum trade brings to the harbour quite a fleet of small coallters.".---../.6/#. " Her Majesty's colonial brig Victoria, which arrived yes terday morning from the bay, brought back part of the vo lunteers and her Majesty's 69th Regiment ; the rest of the volunteers were to folio win a day or two. The troops were all to march from, WaimAte to Kororarika yesterday, from whence it is said the 9901 Regiment were to embark for Sydney, and part of the 58'th for Auckland. A six months' truce had bell agreed upon between her Majesty's forces and Kawiti, in ordar that he (Kawiti) might plant his pota toes and strengthen his fortiCcations quietly !"—Auckland Times. " Our ally, Waka, had been joinAd by large bodies of natives from Kaitaia, and others would shortly follow from the same distilet ; so that there will not bet less than from 1,200 to 1,500 natives ready to concert with the troops when they are further reinforced. We have heard of rumours of peace; but under such circumstances we consider the least concession would be most disgraceful to British honour, as it will most certainly be fatal to the future peace and prosperity of the colony. r '—New Zealander, Sept. 27, ' " The Thomas (schooner) has arrived from Wangarei, at which place, it seems, that the natives are, in some respects, making restoration for their former outrages towards Euro peans. They have restored a considerable portion -of Mr. Mair's property, .and he was enabled also to bring away ten head of cattle- The natives belonging to the Held and Kawiti frequently visit NA' angarei. They had brought over six horses to that district, two of which they had received in payment for land, the others they had taken from Euro peans ; but on its being explained to the chief of Wangarei, that by his harbouri.og such stolen property his own land might eventually be confiscated, be compelled the rebel natives to remove the animals."—lbid. Relative to the recai of Governor Fitzroy the Nelson Examiner of Nov. 22, says:— Our settlement has been considerably enlivened during the past week by two public demonstrations of the satisfac.- tion universally felt at the removal of Captain Fitzroy, and the appointment of Captain Grey as his successor. " It appears that at Nelson there was a grand dinner on the 13th November, at which 350 persons sat down. After the usual toastings on such occasions had been gone through, the company adjourned to a green, where preparations were made for tea, of which u p war d s of MO women and children partook. In the course of the day three figures, intended to represent Captain Fitzroy and two other gentlemen, were paraded through the town, and in the evening were con signed to the flames in the middle of the village. The head of the first figure was carved in wood, and its dress closely resembled that worn by Captain Fitzroy when he visited Nelson. The other figures more approached caricatures, but the dresses were in keeping with their respective callings." MALTA. APRIL 9.—TnE ASSASSINS OF SIR LAWRVITCE JONES.— Letters from Aidin of the 23d March say :—" The authors of the murder which was committed two months since in the environs of Thyra, on the body of a courier, have been ar rested, three in number, and are now imprison ° d in this town. After the minutest research, the authorities are now on the trace of the murderers of Sir L. Jones and hi . 3 drago man, who lost their lives, as may be remembered, on the 7th November last, at Khargi Bel, where Captain Twopenny was also wounded. One Mollah Issah, in defending himself, arms in hand, against Aly Bey, who was out in quest of the mur derers, was by him mortally wounded, and, before dying, made a confession that his accomplices in this murder were the famous brigands Cinar-Oglou, Jarbaj-Oglou, and Teker- Pasha-Oglou ; but he was silent as to the disposal <X the goods of the unfortunate travellers. Cinar-Oglou lately was with his family at Catayah, to which place H. E. the ]'achy Sadullah sent the necessary orders to seize him. Mollah Isiah, whose body had been carried to Maori, was recognised his bearers, notwithstanding the precaution he had Taken, whilst living, to cut off his beard, and dress as a shepherd, to avoid detection. One of his relations, named Mussab, strongly suspected of belonging to the band, has been arrested, and is now in prison, under strict guard."—Malta THE WEST INDIA MAIL. The Royal mail steam-packet ship Severn, Vincent, commander, Lieutenant Wilkinson, RN., Admiralty agent, arrived at Southampton yesterday afternoon, at 5 o'clock (only 5 days 22 hours from Fayal), bringing the usual mails and 55 passengers. Her dates are—St. Jago de Cuba, iMarch 21 ; Jamaica, 24 ; Jacmel, 26 ; Puerto Rico, 29 ; Dennerara, 19 ; Tobago, 21 ; Trinidad, 21 ; Barbadoe,s, 25 ; Grenada, St. Vincent, and St. Lucia, 26 ; 111artinique,27 ; Dominique, Guadaloupe, and Antigua, 28 ; Montserrat, Nevis, cnd St. 'Kitt's, 29; Tortola, 30 ; St. Thomas, 31; and Fayal, Aprill3. The Severn brings on freight-90 bales of sarsaparilla, 102 barrels of ginger, 88 tierces of coffee, 111 cases of suc cades, 4,7381 oz. of gold-dust, and a small quantity of tor toiseshell and bees'-wax. The Severn experienced bad weather as far home re; Fayel, since which she has been favoured, and made one of the quickest passages on record. She spoke the Royal Mail Steam-packet ship Clyde at 7 P.M. on Friday, 20 miles N. of Ushant, say lat. 48 48, long. 5, By this arrival we learn that the Company's ship Forth left Jamaica on the 20th of March for the Spanish Main. The Trent arrived at St. Thomas's with Northumberland. Island mails on the 30th, and sailed the same evening for Porto Rico. _ _ The Tweed arrived on ,the 26th at Grenada with the English mail, to which place the City of Glasgow brought Trinidad, and the Reindeer Demerara mails. Her Majesty's ship Canopus had arrived at Port; Royal. Her Majesty's ships Daring, Vindictive, and Alarm bad had a trial of their respective sailing qualities, in which the. Daring had proved greatly superior. Her Majesty's ship Pique was left at Barbadoes. Her Majesty's steamer Vesuvius left Port Royal for Montego-bay on the 22d of March with a detach ment of the 38th Regiment, which arrived in the Canopus on the 20th. Tke Canopus would leave %for Halifax, Nova Scotia, with a detachment of the 77th Regiment, ex pected up in the Vesuvius after the arrival of the next English mail of the 2d of March, at Jaz maica. Vice-Admiral Sir F. Austen, K. C. 8., sailed from Port Royal in her Majesty's ship Vindictive, with the Alarm, on the 21st of March for Bermuda. Mr. Power is appointed clerk in charge of Port Royal Dockyard, vice Mr. Wells, who died the 17th of March under afflicting circum stances. The West India Islands are described as generally suffering from great drought, especially Jamaica. Cattle are dying, and the crops are expected to suffer very severely. The islands are generally healthy. Ships of war at St. Jago de Cuba, March 21.—Christina frigate, 52, Commander Don Pablo de Llanes ; Maria Luisa Fernando, sloop, 22, Commander Don Manuel de In Pante ; Christina schooner, 3. - BARRISTERS-AT-LAW.—The undermentioned gentle men were called to the degree of the Utter I3ar on Friday, and pub lished in the Middle Temple dining-hall oit Saturday evening:— Charles Newton, Esq., Edward Norris, Esq.. and Charles Frederick Starin, Esq. ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION OF , THE KING OF THE FRENCH. _ The Journal des Debuts publishes the following details re lative to the atrocious attempt upon the King's life : " Yesterday afternoon the Royal Family had taken a drive after a boar hunt which lasted until near five o'clock. The King, Queen, Madame Adelaide, the Prince and Princess of Salerno, and the Duchess of Nemours were in a char-a bane. The Dnke de Nemours and the Prince de Joinville were on horseback. M. de Montalivet, who accompanied the King, was seated beside his Majesty on the first bench of the carriage, which was not attended by any escort. Some officers of the Ist Regiment of Hussars, who had been at the hunt, galloped near the carriage doors, with Captaiu Bra hault, the King's orderly officer. From the moment of the King's departure for his drive an individual whose head was covered with a handkerchief was concealed behind a wall in the private park, holding in his hand a gun levelled at the royal equipage, but the attempt was adjourned until the re turn of the royal party, because, according to the supposi tion of that man, the King would be better placed to re ceive the shot at about six yards from the mouth of the gun. The individual thus posted like a poacher who is waiting his prey was, as may have been anticipated, the person named Lecomte. "Lecomte is forty-eight years of age, he was born at Beau mont (Cote d'Or), he is a vindictive and violent man, ill conducted, of limited intellect, and of a detestable reputation. He is unmarried, and resided in the Rue de Colysees in Paris. " Lecomte is said to have served, before the year 1830 in the Royal Guard, with the rank of non-commissioned officer, during the expedition to Spain, and he subsequently made the campaign of the Mores. He received in the first of the, two campaigns the cross of the Legion of Honour. Having left the service, he entered as wood-ranger in the household of the Duke of Orleans. It was after 1830 that he was ap pointed chief guard of the royal domain at Fontainbleau, after having passed in succession through all the inferior ranks. During those several periods he every year accom panied the King in his drives at Fontainbleau. Lecomte was treated with the greatest indulgence, inasmuch as he had always ill-discharged his duties. About eighteen months since he resigned his situation, in a letter filled with the most insolent expressions. A thousand efforts were made to induce him to retract and to use becoming language. But he was obstinat e an d p ers i ste d i n hi s resolution. He was offered half-pay, althou g h h e h a d no r i g h t to any. He then s formed the strange idea o f d eman di ng t h e value of his half. pay in money. This was refused. From this cause Lecomte conceived a violent hatred against his former masters, and in particular against M. de Sahume, Conservator of the Crown Forests, whom he is said to have threatened with his ven geance. M. de Sahume complained to the Prefect of Police, who placed a watch over Lecomte. The latter having re mained tranquil during two or three months, it was believed that all danger from hislhand had ceased, the watch was with drawn, and the police lost sight of him. How he occupied himself since no person can tell, until the officers of justice shall have ascertained the nature of his relations, and have developed the mystery of his conduct, and a court of law shall have pronounced its judgment. All that we can say is, that Lecomte, after having carefully concealed his mode of life during three months, reappeared on the 16th of April in the park of Fontainbleau, armed with a regicide gun. Le comte enjoys the reputation of being one of the best shots in the department of the Seine and Marne, and it is said that he could strike a fawn at the distance of 150 yards. " We left him ensconced behind a wall to wait the return of the Royal Family. The approach of the royal carriages was heard. The King's char-h-banc was perceived coming out of the small park of Avon and entering the private park called the Pheasants' Preserve. The King was seated on the first bench, having the Count de Montalivet at his left. The Queen was seated beside the Princess of Salerno, on the second bench; Madame Adelaide and the Duchess of Ne mours on the third; and the Prince of Salerno, the Queen's brother, on the fourth. The carriage, drawn by six horses, preceded by an outrider, passed close to the wall of the small park at a brisk trot. The assassin was at his post, mounted on a heap of faggots, his double-barrelled gun levelled skil fully at a height calculated to kill, and resting on the wall. The royal equipage approached, but in place of finding him self on a level with the King's head, as Lecomte had ex pected, lie met that of Count Montalivet, whom he perfectly well knew. He was then obliged to make a rapid but incom plete movement, and to change the direction of the gun. The trigger was drawn—the shot was fired, at about 12 yards' distance, and the charge, composed of balls of musket size, cut the fringe of the char-h-bane above the head of his Majesty. The wadding of the gun fell on the Queen's knees. . . . A second shot was fired in the same direc tion. The King exclaimed, It is nothing—it is the con clusion of the shooting-party !' and added, to the p os tili ons , Well, go en to the château.' The carriages then con tinued their course. At the noise of the two shots, one of the grooms, named Millet, who followed the King's carriage, approached ' the wall, jumped On his saddle, crossed the wall, and pursued the assassin. I will capture you living, or lose my life,' exclaimed he. Lecomte turned round, and endea voured to defend himself. He was of prodigious strength, and Millet, notwithstanding his courage, incurred much danger, but he was quickly assisted by the officers of Hussars who had followed the King, and who had galloped round the wall, as well as by M. de Labadie and de Brahau lt, or derly officers of his Majesty. The assassin surrendered and confessed his crime, expressing regret that he had not ac complished his object. Lecomte is a man of lofty stature, dark complexion, with a habit of staring, and a coun tenance expressive of strong passions. He wears musta chios and an I was too hasty,' said he, with an expression of bitter sarcasm. He wore a blouse as a dis guise, and covered his face with a handkerchief, but he was otherwise neatly attired. His gun was an excellent weapon, and of considerable value. Lecomte was conducted to the town prison in the midst of an immense multitude, and it was with difficulty his guards could protect his life from the furious crowd, who, from imprecations, were proceeding to violence. The officers of the Hussars finally succeeded in pressing through the multitude, and delivered him up to the keeper of the prison. The King's Attorney. General and the examining magistrate soon after arrived, and Lecomte, dur ing an interrogatory which lasted two hours, confessed that he had come to Fontainbleau well determined to kill the King. During the evening the entire town was brilliantly illuminated. Joy succeeded to indignation. Providence preserved the King, and it was a complete festival at Fon tainbleau in consequence. His Majesty would not change his plan of remaining in the chateau, thus demonstrat ing that the crime of a single wretch had not diminished his confidence in the loyalty of the people. We are assured however, that he will return to Paris to-morrow some hours sooner than he had originally fixed, in order to receive the congratulations of the two Chambers. The news of the at tempt against the King was known in Paris at 11 o'clock at night. The Minister of the Interior was at a party at the British Ambassador's. He immediately apprised the Keeper of the Seals and the Attorney-General, who proceeded at midnight for the royal residence. The King, during the af ternoon, wrote several letters—one to Marshal Soult, the President of the Council; one to the Minister of the Interior; and one to the Minister for Foreign Affairs. The Queen dis patched an express to her daughters. Their Royal High nesses proceeded to Fontainbleau the following morning. The Duchess of Orleans, the Princess de Joinville, the Duchess d'Aumale, and the Duchess of Saxe Coburg travelled in the same carriage. A Te Deum was sung in the chapel of the castle. The:entire Royal Family assisted at it. When Count d'Appony, the Austrian Ambassador, who was about to proceed to Vienna, heard of the attempt, he immediately gave counter orders, and adjourned his departure. Lord Palmerston immediately addressed the Minister for Foreign Affairs a letter for his Majesty. " The Peers and Deputies crowded to their respective Chambers, where the news of Lecomte's crime became the object of general indignation. "A new convocation of the Chamber of Peers is announced for to-morrow (Saturday). It is believed that the ordinance constituting the Court to try the author of the attack at Fontairbleau will be presented :on that day by the Minister of Justice. "We are assured that amongst Lecomte's papers several letters were found filled with threats, of which two were ad dressed to the King, one to the Count de Montalivet, and one to the Conservator of the Forests. "The King is expected at Paris to-morrow (Saturday), about two o'clock. It is believed that the Chamber of De puties will proceed directly, and in a body, from the Palais Bourbon to .the Palace of the Tuileries, to offer to the King the homage of their sympathy under circumstances so well calculated, as the President Sauzet observed, to draw closer the bonds which unite the great powers of the State.' To press round the throne when the King has escaped the balls of an assassin, is no longer a question of party nor a poli tical calculation, but it is an honourable inspiration and a loyal duty." The Gazette des Tribunaux adds the following particu lars : On quitting the royal guard, Lecomte left for Greece, where he fought in the war of independence, and even be came aide-de-camp of General Mavrocordato. On his re turn to France, in 1829, he obtained an inferior position in The forests of the Crown. At the revolution of July, 1830, he was a foot guard of the forest of Fontainbleau, and was successively appointed mounted guard, a brigadier, and, finally, a general guard. In those different capaci ties he often accompanied Louis Philippe in his journeys to Fontainbleau, and his Majesty, on several occasions, gave him marked proofs of his kindness. Since his appoint ment to the rank of general guard , Leco mte, who had always reluctantly obeyed his superiors, became e/Ftreinely irascible. He was surly and tyrann i cal with his inferiors, and ever inclined to insult his c hiefs and defame their cha racter. He was repeatedly cautioned to conduct himself with more propriety, but paid no attention to that advice; and matters at last reached such a pitch that the Adminis tration threatened to deprive him of his post, and to give him some other situation, if he did not modify his manners. This occurred towards the end of 1843. Lecomte replied by sending in his resignation. As he was known to be without any means of existence, it was supposed that he would re pent his resolution, and his resignation was not accordingly accepted. He persisted, nevertheless . ; but the administra tion of the civil list, in its solicitude for even the less deserving of its officers, would not consider him as dismissed the service, which would have debarred him of all rights to a pension in his old age; he was classed among the servants discharged for infirmities or other causes, and he was even allowed a larger pension than he would otherwise have been entitled to. Lecomte, far from being grateful for that favour, refused during two years to receive his pension ; it was only some months ago, that, being pressed by want, he presented himself at the Tuileries to receive the ar rears due. Since his retirement from the administration of the Crown Forests, Lecomte had manifested the strongest resentment against Count Montalivet, the Intend ant of the Civil List; against M. De Rumigny, Aide-de- Camp of the King, but. more particularly against M. De Sahume, the Conservator-General of the Forests. To the two first he contented himself with writing letters of recri mination, but in addressing M. De Sahume he had recourse to threats, and his ex'asperation was such that persons who were witnesses to it had officially apprised the Prefect of Police of the danger that might result from the violence of Lecomte for his former chief. That magistrate, unknown to M. De Sahume, had deemed it advisable to adopt measures for that gentleman's protection, and to place Lecomte under a special surveillance. Latterly, however, Lecomte appeared to have became more calm. He presented himself regularly every three months to receive his quarter's pension ; he ceased to write letters, and seemed determined to turn his time to advantage, when, the day before yesterday, he left by the Corbeil Railroad for Fontainbleau, where he arrived nearly at the same time as the King. A Commissary of Police effected on Friday a visit in his domicile, Rue de Colysde, and found his fowling-piece and several papers, which he sealed up and carried away. Among them were several letters addressed to the King, to whom he never forwarded a single complaint of any description. The Duchess of Orleans and the Count de Paris left on Friday for Fontainbleau, by the 1 o'clock train. The Duchessldiavinrg_ arrived at the station 20 minutes before t he hour of depar ture, _ the young Prince expressed a wish to visit the tn,atertel and buildings of the railroad. His mother confided him to the care of hie tutor, who, with on e of the administrators, conducted him over the establishment." ALMACK'S.—These delightful balls commence on Wednesday week, the 29th instant, a nd the subscription for the first set promises to be exceedingly brilliant. We sui t i the names Of the ladies patronesses from wi om the entri:e is alone obtained. The Duchess of Norfolk, the Marchioness of Londonderry,the 31archiene99 of Westminster, the Countess of Jersey, the Countess of Kinuoull. and Viscountess Palmerston. It will appear from tho g oy. tit • the C o untess stidi t hAsid has roisucci lug if bow. itt mai SIR GEORGE HAY ThR'S PICTURE OF THE CHRISTENING OF THE PRINCE OF WALES. We were on Saturday invited to a private view of Sit George Hayter's Picture of the Christening of the Prince of Wales, which is at present at Mr. Alderman Moon's establishment in Threadneedle -street, preparatory to its being engraved. The public admission of the heir to the British throne, within the pale of that church of which he is, in all probability, at some distant (may it bee distant) day destined to be the temporal ti y el accompanied as that admission was by the -solemn ceremonies ordained by our church for such occasions, and taking place as it did in an edifice con secrated, not only by the sacred character of the place itself, but by its historical recollection and its architec tural beauties, is a subject with the pictorial commemo ration of which an artist might be well proud to be entrusted. The public baptism of Albert Prince of Wales in St. George's Chapel was a great national event worthy the pencil of a great artist, and most worthily has Sir George Hayter performed the task which has devolved on him. The moment chosen by the artist is that in which the actual reception of the Neophyte Prince into the Church is taking place---the moment of the actual baptism itself. The infant Prince has been received by the Archbishop of Canterbury, who stands at the font with the Bishop of London. Imme diately behind them is the Archbishop of York, and more in the back-ground, at the extreme left of the picture, is the Bishop of Norwich, between whom and the Archbishop of York, are Prince George of Cambridge and the sons of the Prince of Saxe Coburg. On the other side the font, in the foreground of the picture, are her Majesty and Prince Albert, and near to them, to the right, also in the foreground, is the King of Prussia, the godfather to the infant Prince. Around these are grouped almost all the celebrities, military and political, of the Court of Victoria. The Duke of Sussex is close to the font, and rather behind it, near him, is the Duke of Wellington, and behind this group, standing in one of the knight's stalls, is Sir Robert Peel, close to whom is Count St. Aulaire, the French Ambassador. The Duchess of Sutherland is standing near the font on the left, and on the right of the Queen and Prince Albert is the Duchess of Kent. The Duke of Cambridge is the centre of a group stand ing somewhat b e hind th e Ki ng o f P russ ia ; and to the right is the D uc h ess o f N or th um b er l an d. A rou nd are grouped s of f a Ambassadors, osr and l Family, the p th u e hli M e i e n h i a- s• tars, finishedracts Every fig ure i n th e p i cture i s an exqu i s i te l y and faithfully accurate portrait —so accurate, that it is recog n i se d at a glance. The finishing of the whole is most delicate. The lace of the ladies' dresses and of the infant's robes seems to float on the air, and the jewels sparkle with brilliancy. There is a row of pearls on the Queen's dress that is a perfect marvel of painting. As beautifully as elaborately finished is the glorious carved work of the ceiling and the knight? stalls; and the softened lights streaming through the . Gothic windows are most exquisitely distributed. Con sidered as a work of art, this picture is of the highest order. The grouping is admirable, the drawing perfect, and the colouring superb. As a permanent record of a great na tional event—as a grand historical picture, it is invalu. able. As a collection of contemporary portraits it is most interesting, and it will be in future ages the au thority to which artists will refer for the very effigies of each of the celebrities of the latter half of the 19th cen tury who assisted at the solemn ceremony a faithful re presentation of which it will be Sir George Hayter's proud destiny to hand down to posterity. It is, take it fur all in all, the greatest of Hayter's works, greater even than one of his earliest, and until this, perhaps his beet picture, the trial of Lord William Russell. TP,E ART-UNION OF LONDON AND THE GOVERNMENT. The conduct of the Chancellor of the Exchequer in. now opposing the legalising of art-unions, is regarded with much displeasure by a large number of persons who regard it, not merely as unparliamentary, but as short-sighted, and calculated to produce great injury. Two years ago, when G overnment fi rst unw i se l y inter fered with these valuable associations, Sir Robert Peet said more than once, it was wrong to imagine the Go vernment were opposed to art-unions, and that they would support a Bill which could be brought in to legalise them. The House admitted the goodness of the principle by a resolution, appointing a Com mittee to inquire into the best means of . placing art-unions on a firm and permanent basis ; the Committee so appointed, inquired most carefully into the subject, have set forth in an excellent report the sense they entertain of the value of such societies, and recom mend that a Bill should be brought in immediately, so that uncertainty may no longer prevail ; and now, after all this, the Chancellor of the Exchequer is to return to the question of principle, and say, art-unions are lotte ries, and I see no reason why their promoters should be exempted from the pains and penalties of the existing Lottery Acts. The assertion that they encourage gambling was dis proved over and over again ; the simple fact that the subscribers restrict themselves, with very few exceptions, to one share, even in a greater degree than at first, is, of itself a sufficient disproof of it. Of the good effect they had in spreading a love of art throughout all classes, all bear witness ' • there cannot b e two opinions upon it, and as regards the interests of artists as a body, we have evidence that the suspension of art-unions would produce an amount of positive dis tress which only those who have inquired into the sub ject can rightly estimate. The hint thrown out by us last week is about to be acted on. A public meeting of artists will be held, and a memorial forwarded to Sir Robert Peel. A large body of artists have manifested their anxiety to move in it, and simply wait for some of their' more favoured brethren to take the initiative, lest if they moved first, the latter might consider it infra dig, to follow. There is no time to be lust, as Mr. Wyse's Bill stands for com mittal on Wednesday next.—The Builder. SPORT IN (31 INTELLIGENCE. THE 1100 RACES.—APRIL 18. Stewards :—T. Brand, Esq. • E. P. Delme Radcliff e , E sq . ; Lionel Ames, Esq. Clerk of Course : Mr. J. Messer. Judge : Mr. Cotton. These old-established races attracted, as usual, a large and fashionable company, although the weather was anything but inviting, being from an early hour wet and stormy. The day chosen being Saturday, must plead our excuse in not giving a more lengthened account of the sport, or the names of the fashionables who graced the course with their presence, but in our next week's paper we shall be better able to do justice to both, the sport being first-rate. Precisely at half past one the first race came off, being The Farmer's Plate Handicap of 40 soya., given by the Hunt, with 5 from the Club for the second horse. (4 Subs.) Mr. Nightingale's St. Albans, 5 yrs, 13st 71b (Owner) 1 1 Mr. Hayward's Harkaway, aged, 1 Ist, 71b 0 2 Mr. Brown's Rookwood, 6 yrs, 12st lolb 2 8 11.. r. Archer's Rebel, 4 yrs, Ilst The Claret Stakes of 10 soya. each, with 25 soya. added by the Hunt Club, for horses to be named by members of the Herts Hunt Club; three-yrs-old, lOst ; four, list 71b; five, I2st ; six, and aged, 12st 41b ; horses having won at any time before the day of naming, 71b extra ; the winner to be sold for 300 sovs. Gentlemen riders, according to the Goodwood articles ; mile and a half. (7 Subs.) Mr. F. Cavendish ns Hawkesbury, 3 yrs, lOst 71b (Moore) I Mr. Delete Ratcliffe ns Chatham, 3 yrs, lOst 7lb 2 Mr. G. Ongley's Mystery, 3 yrs, lOst 71b Lord Glamis ns Crocus, 5 yrs, 12st 71b Mr. Ames ns Fairplay, 6 yrs, I2st 41b The Scurry Stakes of 5 sovs. each, for all horses ; list 71b each ; the winner to be sold for 40 sovs. Gentlemen riders, according to the Goodwood articles ; half a mile. (11 Subs.) . Mr. Reid ns St. Albans, list 71b . (Capt. &obeli) 1 Mr. Brand ns Artful Dodger, list 71b Capt. Boyle's Water Lily, 1 Ist 71b 3 The following also started, but were not placad :—Mr J. Pryor ns Ranger, Lord Glamis ns Pauline, Mr. Crawley us Betty. Match, 50 sous. each, h ft; three 4 - tua c l i e r rs . G . o . f m a oo ln r i e ls. 1 Mr. Shelley's Hawkesbury, 3 yrs,2t Mr. Delmd Radcliffe's Ochiltree, aged, lOst 9lb ........ 2 a mile and a ...(Owner).rter.Mr. Cox's 1 0 2 Rocket,tc Miller's l 2 i s ll 6 ° l s a s t i e , a l c G h , t ; A sutts,cription Purse of 60 soy, added to a Sweepstakes of os. each, for half-bred horses, the property of farmers holding 250 acres of land within the limits of Mr. Brand's Hunt, that have been regularly hunted, &c., and to have been their property from the Ist January ; 12st each. If the subscription amounts to 30 soy., 5 to be given to the second ; if 50 sov., 10. Three to start, or no race. No trainer to run a horse for this stake. To be ridden by far mers or sons of farmers ; a mile and a half. (7 Subs.) Mr. Archer's Rebel, 4 yrs (Owner) 1 1 Mr. Latimore's Lucifer, aged Mr. J. Iron's Brown Bess Mr. Sworder's Taffy , ; ADVERTISEMENT.]—BRUSHES.--NEW INVENTIONS. he Triple Hair Brush. One stroke of this is equal to the effect of one penetrating, five small-tooth combs, and one even cut brush ; to be h a d i n f our s i zes , N o . 7, s s . 641 ; No. 8, 71. 6d; No. 9,9 s. 6d. ; No. 10, I Is. 6d. The Double Anti- Pressure Nail Brush, which does not divide the quick from the nail, no pressure being required, and thoroughly cleans and po lishes the nails in a tenth part of the time of any other me thod; price in bone, No. 1,2 s. ; No. 2,2 s. 6d. ; No. 3,3 s. 6d. ; No. 4, ss. ; and of all sizes and prices in ivory. The New Tooth-pick Brush, which entirely enters between the in terstices of the closest teeth ; marks, full-sized brushes, No. hard ; No. 2, less hard ; No. 3, middling ' • No. 4, soft. 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