The Sun. — London, England, 1846-03-25 00:00:00

at he tivation , himself e would o. 60 0- L y-rates. ates and tate pro' on land rd ma" for Lin' 'ry little Wavily oe ,e trail" sale ex' • transfer :Ist there 1 in the et. 1 1 e only l - al'y was gil l ' Lnd frost icon. an d mean to the Real ing to the hould be remark; le law 0 , where se, sess ion 0 1 n on the ears' pur' -seven to be 41. ' trrn Out in another place. Had they calculated all the tet s hi e s4l an opp os iti on ? In the first place, was ' it cora kb.l, that the House of Lords and House of Commons li, u.f ,_ n opposed to each other ott such a subject as tnie? dife e , 4l 7e tternen opposite were quite prepared to meet the tbe e Y by an appeal to the country. Was it s o light a NI? LO have ao election where they had banded aga;rist Tile other the agriculturist and the protectiGnist.---( Hear. ) kete r ," e icul to - be coesidered was one of the gravest cha lasia, It was the question of the supply of food to the Wry treat the state of Ireland in an appeal to the country ? o ,prg ol ti, :: O i dlle.l dthbeemtat arguments used at a general election manufacturers would say that the labourer was a r i s ,_ of h i s food by rnonopely ;on the other, the agricul- N s l 4 "lil say that the manueictwers were seeking the de -4,44.,.'s of the peasantry. Those were not very safe tfo s `,°:, to use at a general election. Unless li ley ' wa:te.mbers opposite were perfectly satisfied of this, ti h . 'old take upon themselves a heavy responsibility, tot t ; ° "tog the country into confusi , n upon such a question hr 'suppose Hon. Gentlemen opposite were to succeed, and ttip„,` - : vet a protectionist Government strong enough to ttli,,,i'" over any minor i ty in that ElOtise, would they have no Il e , "ewes to contend with? Let them look to the history tnt."Y administration since the year 1815. From that time lliit,,P;esent there had been one constant course of relaxation. tt, f l;l' they l oo k e d to t h e a d m i n i strat i on o f L or d Li verpoo l, kli es. Huskisson, or Lord Grey, the whole course of the lei4lethe commercial nolicy of this country—had had a 4t th Y to relaxation. What did he draw from that ? Why, 1 1 J e re was a kind of f ree -trade influenza always raging i ke ls w nirig-street.—(Cheering and counter cheering.) lek 110 1, as they supposed, a faction arrayed against them, ii.; t z a al owing to their cause being averse to reason and jus t they, tEe protectionists, were unable to succeed. k r .. e i t t ttle, in fact, was built upon the sand, and not upon 1 4i' i and s ooner or l a t er it wou ld f a ll t o th e gr ound. He lis o laht trouble the House with any further remarks, but ,;,, sit down, expressing his cordial assent in the measure of Cght lion. Baronet. kksetrutil,e he ‘ls it , ',SHAW wished to refer •to some official documents re -Itt e a ? the famine in Ireland From the first he had stated, approved of every precauion that could be taken v tr i rl 'oe possibility of a great calamity,- or to alleviate the 4 . 4 of a large portion of the Irish people, still ~ 'VA that the potato failure in Ireland had ' , 4 t aggerated.—( Hear, hear.) He was aware of the invi `tsis, Yement made in a morning paper, but at the same time Il e ,. It to be incumbent on him to state in all sincerity what ~,l et 'esl to be the teal state of the ease. He admitted that 4 , 1 t at a large porti on o f th e lush people who depended rtatoes for subsistence, and any failure in the potato ', L il li ust of ne cess ity h ave th e e ffect of- reducing the con :4erof some of the p eo pl e of Ireland. A partial failure in was quite ready to agree had taken place, and he a s t e r t !rore given a ready support to all the remedial mea olike °Leh the Government had proposed for affording em those 't to those who were unemployed, and giving medical g who were suffering from sickness. Hehad been with accusing the Government of having wilfully eitag this subject ; he could assure the House he had never trl thing of the sort. He had said that tbe Gosern -1 tt : 4 exaggerated the subject, but he never meant to ac ktlid !Ins or those from whom he received the information Ite s " °l l4 so intentionally. He had, however, been challenged 1 ,1141 the statement he did make, and he was now prepared, :itd,!ase would allow him, to put in that proof. Now, the se t s'autent laid before the House upon this subject was the ~.°l . Prsiessor Playfair, and Mr. Tilney, who stated tl l 4zaber last, that from their experiments thy had come oheuelusion that half the potato crop in Ireland was de ,set, Now, any practical ma n at a ll acquainted with the o_ or with Ireland, must have known that this was an '4 conclusion, and a subsequent report proved it to be I, ° • 1 4 J anuary it was ascertained by another Committee ap isat.° o f the Government, that instead of there being a de ,' s 4 one-halt, there was only a deficiency of one-fifth. ,s't 'leather was moved for by his Honourable Friend, `1 'eather for Somerset, and it had been since h bef ore„ the Flou-e, which gave the highest i llis - t ' Potatoes in - the various market-towns in Ire ttledlo week ending the 23.1 January, and this document 'h e t him greater demonstrative preof that ks was perfeotly th .wheti he stated that the Government had exaggerated ella Reek %Object. From these returns, it would be seen that, ending the 23t1 January, the average price of po Ne, all the market towns throughout Ireland was 4d. per 44 ts. led .under 3s. per cwt. It did not require a man at all i 4, with Ireland to know that this was approaching a l e e r"; and, indeed, he would venture to declare that it „at m retire than a remunerating price. Now every body i!t e , it r u, it that price was a fair criterion of the existence or Itih 'elace of scarcity. These returns then fully proved , l e. e re was n o scarc ity ' • and in point of highness of 1 1 41; t he figure s in this return could not, for a ,Z,arnent, be compared with the figures of 1817. Ot d .' now refer to the statements that had been made by "W4% 141 officers of the public institutions in Ireland, of by,.,,e beli eve d t h ere were a b ou t 600 or 700. He had 14 those statements, and it appeared that out, of etbe s who sent in the result of their inquiries, in reply :,S 44 ,`,,tretila r that had been forwarded to them by the Go ;ltiv''ts respecting the failure in the potato crop, there were k tY-ntne who gave any positive opinion that the fever 1 41, 'lt raging in Ireland was to be attributed to the blight. ittl>otato crop. There were also seven who said, that 4 ,'4, : r • or some other epidemic at present existing in Ire- I S ::t not at all attributable to bad food.—(Hear, hear.) N ' lO that it was to be attributed to the wetness of the 1 7 1 t 4 411 tifficieney of clothing, and other similar causes. itli t the medical officers certainly recommended the este ethe6,4t of fever hospitals in Ireland, and it appeared that tat " men and women whom the fever had attacked in the li" i t , o f Cavan, and other places , there was not one t' is tilt an able-bodied, well-fed individual.—( Hear. ) tf,ii , ° held in hi s h an d a l e tt e r f rom a clergyman of the e i 4 , ea Church of those districts, to prove the fact that k l ts„, i s t r uie with which the people had been attacked was not t. 6 e , of bad food. He also saw, from the returns which ' 1 11,,, , to made by the medical officers, that one great evil 'ttre e Pr'- - sent calamity prevailing in Ireland, was the tonesQii which they had to travel to attend to the cases of i"t Gf `tted, and this naturally recommended the establish- S fey . ' k c ,, l llt t „ er hospitals in that country. He was perfectly ! ( e th o " a dmit that those medical officers had every right to k i k 4 l, ea se suggestions, because they had to attend in many in ti. ei, l'Ulents who resided at twelve miles' distance. He had , ts,, s ured to show, by the very returns which had been made ,ti %t Governm en t, th a t th e cause o f f ever i n I re l an d watt th e aPprehended famine • and if the R ouse wou ld b ear ~tr Ain t a little longer, he would show, fr om t h e ex t rac t s o f ` , p r communications which had been, addressed to him on l' L l:li4 s i ent state of Ireland, that th. e G overnm ent we r e not lie s .at stating that there w esold be an unprecedented i'lat„ in Ireland during the ensuing summer. 'The first v'tt l T t a h_at he would quote gas his Hon. and Learned Friend r t l 4 rti Jrers, a man , of considerable experience in the affairs L d g C• that Gent. i eman stated that he had passed through get liy ut the cotsissy of Tyrone, and that he had not been il l tit ° pas ' n s Y,alyearance of starvation.—( Hear, hear.) He he r „ ° ,°_,t'irough Fermanagh, Donnegal, Londonderry, l ) .",,`tt a , vs ".f,'",,ning counties, and he must confess that the 't , ," It u r " of the people and the country generally was similar klt d, Previous years. He had also a written commuaica titt I.4etlyae 17th instant, from a gentleman who was a grand i i i 4 she country of Kildare, and whose residence l u tsid t :tte county of Wexford, and iu that statement e• that the present amount of the distress in Ireland I.,i k ,l'4'reatly exaggerated.—( Hear, hear.) Last Saturday 0, "" purchased good potatoes at 50. per stone—( Hear, c'tte, 444 on the 18th inst. so plentiful was the supply of good 4,,,tto ri ' 4 the same market, that they were selling at 30. kl. 1 4 1 . The same was the case in Enniscorthy and Wex qli,° would now go to the south of Ireland. A gentle- Ot s . it lty in the neighbourhood of Cork had stated, that (I' 4 i ll Tit his memory or experience had he seen less starve tktSl 4 . 13 district ; - and a clergyman of the Established 'ma ,tu that district had stated, in a communi - Y' l 4%. ° him (Mr. Shaw), that the question of the ti s ,' tt: snouts). be settled upon its own merits , and yks,; failure ; of the potato cop had been greatly th fast ''4'l furorf the mere purpoite, as it would seem, of making ' r !t it ,..1_ , 4, t ~, he repeal of the corn-laws. The potato panic in llti t i'lle lt "' the country was, according to that gentleman's li t ;i l t ,1-' Vox et pralerea niltil. When the pits were opened k , i s trict ties Vetoes were universally tound to be very ItS's, 41 ',gentleman resisting in Donnerail made similar state.- t, i the last letter from which he would quote, was one h.., th ' t !oer gentleman gin the South ot Ireland, dated 0 h Inst., (and he would here remark, that all the letters li t ielei: Possessed on this subject were volunteer •d, with the 14 4 t te ti ' t i , of the last-mentioned one.) He (Mr. Shaw) had \ ht that gentleman to know what was the actual state of lk i t it 4t ° crop in Ireland, and in reply he said, t kri , t b was a most singular fact, that th e i n j ur y to \,. lall t - allPeared to be the most where the greatest ca re had O'IN 1 , 4 to avert it, and that whenever the plans recom -1,144 tou r . destructi on Y the Commissioners were adopted, there aloe, to set it.—( Hear, hear, and laugh . ter. ) But, on tho 0,, lVeared that the potatoes were in a very g ood con !tiler ,; (1 that farmers would be glad to supply thousands of k Potato es at 3d. per stone in the county of Cork.— qttl a. Z. ) It appeared * then, that the quantity of potat o es It, he , Was muck greater and better than was supposed ; , e,,or . - ' r respondents had stated it to be their firm belief that il,l'il e : -4t Cry of famine in Ireland had been raised for the k1c,,1 he the repeal of the corn-laws.—(Hear.) iel ,to t u he had now redeemed the pledge which he had ti, th e h i t q , e , .Commeneement. From the very important nature ti,,, 1 %, 't'oo, he thought the House would excuse him for 10 rk‘ touch into detail as he had done. For himself he crtti;:t a p e how any thinking man could support the proposed 1 4 k kpi n In the corn-laws without consurnating a contingency 4 ,,1ii,,, 0 , 1 as that of which the Right Hon. Baronet appeared 1 (11,,e4elisive.—( Hear, hear, from the protectionists.) Ac • i t ;titec to the Right Hon. Baronet's own showing, his 1 i s l its e Y, Was too late for the disease.—( Hear, hear.) He si t ;' that if these measures were to pass they would be ; I::,,rlts ° „ 4 ' in their effects to England, and more so to his-own k, 4 i';' — iliear. ) He could not forget that his country ki ilh e ported 3,20,000 quarters of corn to this country, . %I p l At ev " l d not think how a repeal of the corn-laws would 4 4 %, e , il t t i ne exportation of that article. He was not, he lk tl tt,', l i r c " political economist," but he fancied he knew 1/,,, t 1e1 1t of common sense.— ( Protection cheers.) He ke, th o ,beY might as well tell the baker and the butcher )s,tll,t r ,t would be able to live letter on the stock which fli t 'll Ic iTi a,to on their hands, as to tell the Irish farmer he i t , i t t a r, e h Mole to live better when he lost his best customers.— ki"e 0 „ 1 1.) There was something unaccountable to him y , t, 4'..uct of the Members of the Government. The Ole, , 44 . Baronet, the Vice-President of the Board of ts' t li e %a t of even vouchsafed to the House the informati_ln 4' 4 , , a 1 .' 1 , 114 changed his •tpinious upon the subject. He 4 0) th l ' s e a piece of of official mechanism, and he (M r. Ile"' si ll'ught that if the Right Honourable Baronet at the 4 1 is k „„the Government had not changed his opinion, triliels i 2rl have heard nothing at all of the opinions of the 1 4 1 ' re 11 - 1 4 ' 4 1at of the Board of Trade. He wished to suggest t ga.l4 t , a Passage with reference to Caliban might be made " 3 himself :-- 1 1 „ " Ban ! ban ! Caliban, ti t ' , 4 toa r , )l Get new h et " maer, if you ean." tilkt", fr o t he would then a much better man."—(Loud t tl, ll t l -41 ‘ .,the protectionists.) He thought it rather hard 1, 4 "0r,, e ' members opposite should ask questions, first with ttl il very t O the policy of the Government. He thought it 4 4 t NilL„ a noying for Alinistere to answer such questions. He i ttst st ' , c r i e „ (l an occasion of that sort, and the Right Hon. tti. l, I e ••• answer to similar questions, said, " Do not suppose )ti,..ar e , °ll ternplate keeping myself in power by proposing fr k , l ' i s, ,f the same kind as yourselves (referring the 1 1, - 1 40 'n he had then thrown out) ? I till you kr q al r. '„itnrpo se nothing of the sort " ( Loud cheers.) Itl i m4 dl.•"i'av i ) believed that the Hon. Gentlemen who set 'iat tt tlel l4l acted neon one simple principle. They oppaeed k t, Yt n h , k 4 ' , .(1 1 °lig t wrong, they supported what they thought %ag n th r "tectionist cheers.) He was persuaded that they ;II e ( le lg h t of office. They were not so full of that as the N kti l l lle k i 4 c'toen opposite; they were not so apprehensive of 1 iti) and a ° the coun.ry as they were. They would take a ke s 'uist er ' l .' aighttorwerd course. They could not see that 11 4,7 , ..,(_with only 112 f , Ilowers could long continue in 4 te l i' d edea in s" l4 cheers from the protectionists.) And s if they N l ° no t 1 . obtaining a majority at the next election, they t tlt zt_ ••••..( e nn h f .e yvant a leader either in that or in the other tl:lis l' , th !s.) He hoped, however, should the Bill pass i, ed, n ato his anticipation of the treasure would not be 11::t e R e hte kt Y l this however lie was sure, that throughout ,: e ala Nhi l° ll it would leave an indelible stain upon the ,c I I el thi t P_ n or e Englaud.—( Hear, and cheers.) It could not 71 14 h .... q ' 12 explanation had been given by the Members '"g‘ Only three Metabert of the Cabinet 0 ~, )serva , u p the 1 . Ile nation., takes lend!, !selves. )tal re- th the he city which rn so ' per fog v down 5s UPO' oui t•r nil- It ruicrting l ey had to tbst cons in of such io much Ind, anu 3e tiar, in the , e Hoe. THE SU N, LON D WEDNES DA Y EVEN 1 NG, MARCH 25, i t14(1. November had given any explanation at all. The Rigbt Hon. Baronet at the head of the Government had rested his change of opinion mainly upon the ground of the failure of the potato crop in Ireland. He thought, however, that the position would fad him, after having heard the statement which he had just read to the HoUse, It was a remarkable thing that he shoeld have suffered his opinions, backed by the experience of forty years, to be changed by the fears of a few months. It was sp sudden as to spread a consternation throughout the country; but whenit came to the smaller fry, their conversion was really miraculous—(C'aeers and laughter)—insomuch as that, had not the question been an important one, it would have been sufficient of itself to have brought ridicule on the question. Then they had the explanation of one of the greatest of living men, one who had served for Leif a century his Sovereign and his country, in such a manner, as he supposed, no other subject had ever done. He might think it right to do that which he had advocated; he could add nothing to the honours which already crowded upon him by the passing of the present measure, and England must at least be silent upon the subject. They cannot wither the laurels of Waterloo. One other Member also had declared his principles, and he had stood by them, and declared his intention of doing so. By his manly and straightforward curse, he has done much to redeem the honour of the order to which he be louged.—( Hear, hear.) It was not that the conduct of the Minister had shaken public confidence in public men—it was not -that it had affected the character of the country —it was not that it had broken up parties, and arrayed constituencies against their representa tives and representatives against their constituencies, man against man, brother against brother, father against son and son against father, but it had confounded all the relations of social life.—( Hear, hear,) They must all share in the evil, they must all participate in the sorrow, but let this be their consolation, that they on his side of the House had, at all events, escaped the degradation. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER and Mr. Alexander M'Carthy both rose at the same time, and there was a loud cry for the new member, who, however, gave way to the Right Honourable Gentleman, who said that he presumed that the cheers which greeted the speech of the Right Honourable Gentleman were to be attributed to his peroration, in which he had animadverted with his accustomed severity, for he could not believe that any of the Honourable Gentlemen who had given ordinary attent tion to the arguments urged during the debate, or to the docu ments laid upon the table for the information of this House, as to what was "passing in tho different portions of the empire, could h7ve intended by those cheers to assent or approve of the statements made with respect to the scarcity in Ireland. His Right Honourable Friend commenced his speech by stat- ing that he was prepared to confirm those statements at - which he h d formerly hinted, namely, that there was not that great scarcity of food in Ireland, and that the allegations of famine were made to support the Government; and he referred to the documents which had been laid upon the table. He heard his Honourable Frieud's statements with considerable surprize, which was increased the more when he recollected that they were made by an Irish gentleman, who ought to be acquainted with the state of his country; and when even gentlemen, agreeieg with him in opinion respecting the measure, ad mitted the existence of scarcity. lie might allude to the Mem ber for Somersetshire, who stated that he was deeply impressed with the distress in Ireland—( Hear, hear.) And what were the arguments on which he grounded his opposition to the measure? In the first place, he represented that nothing more than the ordinary scarcity existed at the present moment in Ireland. —( Hear. hear.) And what was his inference, when they had a people suffering under that degree of scarcity end sickness which was described in these papers? Why, they were told that that was the or dinary state of the people of the country, and he eensid9red it consistent with his duty to object to the measures of the Government—( Hear, hear)—the object of which was to introduce food more extensively among a people whose ordi nary state was so frightful as had been depicted.—( Hear, hear.) What was the state of the people at that moment ? Let them take the most favoured part to begin with, and :et them hear what was the state of Ulster. We read that fever, diarrhoea, dyspepsia, had increased considerably, and it was attributable to the use of unsound potatoes. Take Belturbet, " Diarrhoea and dysen tery, and diseases of the alimentary canal, had increased in consequence of the bad potatoes and the bad food." Let them go to Clare,—" A large portionof the people there are attacked with colic and fever, and are "daily getting worse, from the unsound food." Let them bear in mind that these were comparative statements, and were not the effects of the ordinary famine which the Honnurable Gentle man considered they ought to pass without heed.—( Hear.) In the county of Antrim, in January, 1845, the price of potatoes was 3d. per stone, and at the same time in 1846, the present year, the price was stated at 60., thus showing an increase in the price of the food of the people of more than 100 per cent. His Hon. Friend stated that such a sum was not excessive, but he did not understand how he could come to such a conclusion, when he compared the increased price with their ordinary price. Another circumstance perfectly well known invested the case with additional aggravation, and that was when the potatoes were discovered to be unsound there was an evident desire to dispose of the •srticle. In the early part of the year, those persons that believed their potatoes unsound rushed into the market and sold them before they became un saleable. That increase in the price did net, therefore, repre scut the real misery and destitution that prevailed in the coun try, as the premature rush into the market con tributed to keep down the price, which would otherwise have been raised to an enormous height. He did not profess to have an intimate knowledge of agriculture ; either in this country or elsewhere ; but, from the paper before him, he perceived that their ordinary price was 2d. and I%d. ; and that at Bush 111.113 they had risen from 2d. to 3d. per stone; at Carrickfergus from 3d. to 6.1. • and as Cushindale from 2d. to 4%. His Hon. Friend stated that tome parts of Ireland were not deficient in this food. He admitted that in some parts of the county of Wexford, and other places, the crop did not suffer so much ; but the fact was, that the failure had spread over large districts, and that in many places large pits of potatoes had become so putrid as to be unfit even for the food of animals; and those which had not arrived at that state of decay were so generally damaged as to be totally unfit for use. His Hon. Friend stated, that those lion. Gentlemen sent over to Ireland to investigate the state of the crop had recommended remedies to be applied, which had not contributed to stay the progress of the disease. The accounts received from Ireland showed that the people were not inclined to adopt those remedies, and it was quite clear that none of the loss was to be attributed to that . report. . . Fle .vould be glad to find that the reports of 'the condition of the crops were untrue and exaggerated, but, for his own part, he received accounts from gentlemen connected with the com missariat confirming those reports, and proving that the decay was universally prevalent. The Honourable Gentleman had quoted Mr. Justice Torrens to prove that the accounts were exaggerated, but that individual, from the hasty way in which he went from town, could not form a correct opinion on the subject. This was no ordinary difficulty, and it behoved the Government to come forward in the way they had proposed to meet the case, and not to defer dealing. with it on the statements of the Hon. Gentleman. His Hon. Friend said he could not reconcile to himself the means by which the Government proposed to meet the emergency, but he did not consider the consequences. He was not re sponsible, and he therefore ought to make allowance for those who were placed in a different position, and who re commended those measures which they thought essential to meet the necessities of the case. His Hon. Friend the Member for Lincolnshire, expressed a fear that the result would extend over a series of years, and it became therefore the Honourable Gentleman (Mr. Shaw) to consider rather what measure should be adopted to meet the exigencies of the case than to make light of it, or to state that the reports* connected with it were exaggerated. He would not detain the House longer, as he had already spoken on the question, but he would sup port the second reading, believing that every other considera tion should give way to the necessity of providing sustenance for the people Lord MARCH opposed the motion. He would allude to the observations made by the Hon. Member for Hull. He confessed, when he heard that Gentleman coming down to the Bills of 182.3, that he considered he was about to pro ceed to the law of 1842 ; but, by some coincidence he stopped short there, and left them to conclude that he was satisfied with that law. He had heard nothing from the Treasury Benches, nor from the Opposition, to make him alter his opinions on the corn-law. The Right Hon. Gentleman the Secretary of State for the Colonies, in seconding the law to which he now alluded, said that he proposed it because he de sired to promote protection, Thai, was the opinion of the Right Hon. Gentleman. When they (the protectionists) stated therefore tha. they were apprehensive that the effect of he corn-law would be to throw land out of cultivation, they ought to be entitled to some relief, and more particularly when it was recollected what opinions were formerly ex pressed on the subject by the gentlemen on the Treasury benches. Having concluded reading a quotation, he said he would not weary the Howe by reading other authorities at that late hour of the night, though he could do so in support of his ar gument. He would contend for it that the real parties to be Injured by this measure were the labourer and tenant-farmer, who would be compelled to go abroad to avoid the poor-rates, and other assessed taxes. The yeomen, too, a most useful class of men, would be injured by it, and would discontinue their employment t o labourers. The shopkeepers would suffer much, and would be compelled to share in the common ruin of all. Therefore, he felt it his duty to the constituents who had returned him to this House to save them front the panic that would be the result, and prevent it from triumphing over sa'e, and sound, and wise legislation. Mr. FINCH moved that the debate be then adjourned to Thursday, which was agr eed to. Mr. WYSE presente d a Bill in favour of Art-Unions, which was read a first time, and ordered to be read a second time on Monday next RAILWAY TERMINI IN THE METROPOLIS. Sir R. PEEL stated that, in reference to the subject of railway termini in and' about the metropolis, her Majesty had been pleased to assent to a royal Commission, and had com manded him to state to the House that she would be prepared to give directions aceordingly.—( Hear, hear. The House adjourned at half-past Twelve o'clock. PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS. (From the Voles and Proceedings of the House of Commons.) TUESDAY, MAItCIC 24. The following Petitions for Railways were reported, and the Bills ordered to be brought in lay the andernamed Hon. Members : London and Windsor—Colonel T. Wood and Sir W. Jolliffe. - Kinross Junctio , —Mr. Ellice, jun., and Mr. G. W. Hope. Huddersfield and ShAlield Junction ( Darfleld Branch)—Viscount Morpeth and Mr. Stansfleld. Cameron's Coalbrook Steam Coal, and Swansea and Loughor—Mr. Baldwin and the Marquis of Worcester. Blackburn, Darwen, and Bolton—Mr. Patten, Mr. Clifton, and Mr. Hornby. Blackburn, Clitheroe, and North-Western Junction—Mr. Patten, Mr. Clifton, and Mr. Hornby. Boston, Stamford, and Itirmlngham—Lord G. Bentluck and Mr. Spooner. RAILWAYS Select Committee on Group No. 34. Viscount Duncan selected, and added to the Committee, vice Sir John 3l`Taggart, discharged. the standing orders ought to be dispensed with :—That the parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill. 8. That, in the case of the Bradford, Wakefield, and Midland Rail way petition, the standing orders ought not to be dispensed with. First, second, thirst, fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh resolutions agreed to.—Report to lie on the table. SECOND READINGS OF RAILWAY BILLS. MONDAY, MARCH 30: Edinburgh and Bathgate. Gla9gow, Airdrie, and Monklands Junction. Leeds and Thirsk (Knaresborough Extension. Horbury Bridge and Calder Railway.: fIIGHLAND SOCIETY of LONDON. The battle of Alexandria, the death of Abercrombie, and the gallant exploits of the 42d on that memorable field, are events of which the Scotch nation are justly proud, and which the Highland Society of London in variably commemorate on the 21st of March. That commemoration t ,ok place on Saturday evening, at the Freemasons' Tavern ; where were collected together se veral of the officers of .he army and navy who served in the expedition to Egypt, under the late Sir Ralph Aber crombie, and many of the adcsirers of their gallant deeds, both English and Scotchmen. The society was first established in 1778, and in corporated by Act of Parliament, in 1815, " for preserv ing the martial spirit, dress, music, and language—the remains of Celtic literature, and the antiquities of the ancient Caledonians—encouraging a kindly feeling be tween Highlanders in all parts of the world, and in other respects promoting the general welfare of the northern parts of the kingdom." On the present occasion there was " a gathering" of about one hundred and sixty. The Duke of Buccleuch, the President of the Society, arrived at the Tavern at a quarter before seven o'clock, in his splendid uniform, with the ribbon and star of the Order of the Garter, of Captain-General of the Queen's Scotch Body Guard. Many of the members and their guests, were dressed in Highland costume, and in uniform. The Adjutant- General, Sir John Macdonald, wore the uniform of the gallant 42d Regiment, of which be is the colonel. Previous to the dinner the Society held a general court, before which the business matters connected with the Society were brought by Mr. George Bain, the hon. secretary. The company afterwards proceeded to the banquet, in the magnificent hall of the Freemasons' Tavern, preceded by her Majesty's piper and his brother, who is piper to the Society. Amongst the general company we observed Lieut.- General Sir John Macdonald, K.C.8., Major-General Briggs, Major-General Duncan Macleod, Sir Fitzroy Kelly, M.P., The Chisholm, W. Hutt, Esq., M.P., J. Robinson, Esq , Deputy-Governor of the Bank of Eng land ; Colonel Elwin, Keith Stuart Mackenzie, Esq., of Seaforth ; Capt. Fead, R.N., C. A. Mackenzie, Esq, the Rev. Principal M'Farlane, and the Rev. Dr. alacleod, both of Glasgow ; Captain Charles Forbes, Henry Long lend, Esq., James Malcolmson, Esq., Captain Lamont, R.N., Captain Paley, Sir W. C. Ross, J. Thornton, Esq., J. Tulloch, Esq., H. Rose, Esq., Charles Suther land, Eeq., W. F. Black, Esq., Robert Coates, Esq., W. Lawrence, Esq., J. Mackenzie, Esq , M. Boyd, Esq., H. J. Cameron, Esq., T. Archer, Esq., W. Greig, Esq., J. J. Glennie, Esq., James Murray, Esq., Alexander Macdonald, Esq., John MacGregor, Esq., James Mac- Gregor, Esq., S. W. Brooks, .Esq., Thomas Long, Esq , James Wyld, Esq., Wm. Norris, Esq., Major-General Wyatt, G: Bain, Esq., Murdo Young, Esq., &c. At seven o'clock the company sat down to a dinner consisting of every delicacy of the season, and the ex cellency of which may be judged by the following de scription :--- FIRST COURSE.—Soups—Cookie-leekie, green spring, mock turtle, and clear ox tail. Fish—Turbots, salmon, mackerel, boiled and broiled ; stewed eels, fried whitings and smelts. SECOND Couusu.—Chines and haunches of mutton, fore-quarters of house lamb, roast fillet of pork, stewed rumps of beef, roast sirloins of beef, boiled legs of lamb and spinach, ribs of lamb, roast capons, boiled pullets and celery, boiled spring chickens, roast fowls, hams, tongues, pigeon pies, raised mutton pies, mince collops, sheeps' heads ; les ris de veau au d'epinard, rognons sante.; au yin, grenadins de veau pique:, fricase6es do volaille, haris de poulet au ris, plaits de bceuf au ra gout, cotelettes I la soubise, ris d'agneau aux chain pignons, frites d'agneau sauce piquante, filets de mouton piqué, cotelettes d'agneau aux coucombres, fete d'agneau en mince, and an excellent haggess, which was sent all the way from Ross-shire as a present. THIRD COURSE.—Green geese, larded guinea-fowl, widgeon, larded pea-fowl, black puddings, maccaroni, seakale, lemon jellies, blancmanges, Vanille creams, French pastry, gatteaux polonaises, gatteau Neapoli tanes, Charlotte russes, turbans a la reine, cliantillies au creme, Italian pastry, rhubarb tarts, marrow pud dings, Richmond maids of honour, Italian pastry. After the cloth had been removed, and Non nobis Do mine sung in excellent style by the professionals present, The Duke of Buccenuon (on whose right sat Gene ral Sir John Macdonald, and on his left Sir Fitzroy Kelly) pi oposed the first toast—" Our gracious Sove reign the Queen." The toast, in such an assembly, he was sure required no comment from him.—(Cheers.) Her Majesty had visited their country, she had seen their mountains and their glens—(Cheers)—she appreciated the beauties of Scotland, and she was convinced of the loyalty of its people.—(Cheers.) Of this he was sure that she had not more faithful or loyal subjects than the Scotch people, and he believed all would agree with him that it was impossible for them to have a better or more excellent Sovereign.—(Great cheering.) The toast was drank amidst the most enthusiastic ap plause. " God save the Queen," by Miss Horton, Miss Steele, Mr. Sinclair, Mr. Robinson, Mr. Shoulbridge, Mr. T. Smith, an, Mr. Moody. The next toast was the " Queen Dowager," which was most enthusiastically drunk. Glee, "Just like Love," by Messrs. Robinson, Smith, and Shoulbridge. The Noble CHAIRMAN said, the next toast was that of " The health of his Royal Highness the Duke of Rothsay," for by no other name was he known in Scot land.—(Cheers.) The Prince of Wales was well known throughout the length and breadth of the land—(Cheers) —but by the name of the Duke of Rothsay he was loved and venerated by Scotchmen.—(Cheers.) The toast was drunk amid great cheering. Song, Miss Horton, " Come ye by Athol," which was most deservedly encored. The Noble CHAIRMAN said, the next toast was that of " The health of the Chief of the Highland Society, his Royal highness Prince Albert."—(C beers.) In proposing this toast the Noble Chairman expressed the great regret he felt that they had not on that occasion the high honour of the presence of his Royal Highness.— (Cheers.) Prince Albert had also, he was happy to say, with their beloved Queen, visited Scotland.—(Cheers.) lie had been inspired with their sports—(Cheers) —he had had an opportunity of following the wild deer over the, hill, of entering into the inspiring sports of the field, and of witnessing the hospitality of the people of Scotia—(Cheers) ; and he trusted that many and oft would be the time that his Royal Highness would visit the mountains and glens of the North, and thereby see how he was appreciated by Scotchmen.—.(Cheers.) The toast was drunk with highland honours. The next toast proposed by the Noble CHAIRMAN was, " The health of Lord Saltoun, the late President of the Society." There was no necessity for him to say of the Noble Lord that he was amiable and gentle in private life, bold and gallant in the field, and beloved by all.—(Cheers.) The toast was drank with Highland honours. Song, Miss Steele, ",Awa o'er the Moors." The Noble CHAIRMAN then proposed the " Army and Navy." It was the fashion in the present times to talk of the degeneracy of the age. He thought he need only to advert to what had taken place lately, for the purpose of proving that there was no degeneracy either in Scotchmen, Englishmen, or Irishmen, but that they would still maintain the honour of their country, and show themselves not unworthy descendants of those who hail gone before them.—(Cheers.) Sir JOHN MACDONALD returned thanks on behalf of the army. He was sorry it had not fallen to the lot of some more prominent individual than himself to respond to the heart-stirring and cheering toast that had just been proposed by their Noble Chairman.—(Loud cheering.) He might, however, perhaps without presumption, recommend himself to the com pany present on the present occasion as something• of an authority for the state of the army.—(Cheers.) He would take upon himself to state that it had never been in a more efficient or altogether in a better state than it was at the present moment.—(Cheers.) It were not only efficient at home but in the field.—(Cheers.) The native feelings of Englishmen and Highlanders was such as always to insure so desirable an object. The orderly conduct and behaviour of the army was such as to ensure respect for it from all grades of society.— (Cheers.) And as a proof of that he might state that in late times no instance had been brought forward against any officers of irregularity.--(Cheers.) They would not be surprised at this when they recollected who was the immortal chieftain who was at the head of the armies of this country.—(Cheers.) They had, it was true, some melancholy reflections with respect to what had taken place in India, but he trusted that the poignancy of those reflections would be softened by the splendid achievements that had taken place in that country by the British arms which re dounded so much to the national pride and honour of Great Britain.—(Cheers.) He believed that there never was an army that deserved more the protection, sup port, good will and good word of every Scotchman and Englishman than the present army did.--(Cheers.) It was not irrelevant be thought for him to make this al lusion on the 21st of March, a day alike glorious for Englishmen and Scotchmen, a day on which the ice mortal Abercrombie fell in the arms of victory, a day renowned in the annals, and one that would long be re membered both in England and Scotland.—(Cheers.) He would assert again that the army was never in a more disciplined state than it was at the present moment —(Cheers)—and they would at all times be found ready to defend their country and its rights at the price of their heart's best blood.—(Cheers.) Captain FEAD, R.N., returned thanks for the honour done to the navy by their Noble Chairman. The navy was as efficient now as during the late war, and there were as good officers and men connected with it as at that period. During the late war the navy did their duty, and they were prepared to do it now as well as they ever did, if occasion required it.—',Cheers.) There was an old :laying, that there w as now as goo d fish in the be made ever a w d e o r e w caughtwith respectin to the naval ser vice—there t ; the same ob servation were as good men in it now as ever there mightsea a s were.—(Cheers.) He had spent his youth in the service, and would likewise his old age if he was required to do so.—(Cheers.) Sir Sidney Smith had performed prodi gies of valour in Egypt, he had conquered the Invincibles of Napoleon, and he (Capt. Feed) felt it no small honour to have been a humble instrument in that expedition.— (Cheers.) He had had the curiosity to endeavour to ascertain what number were left at the present moment in France of Napoleon's invincible army, and he had been informed that only five now remained of that band which Napoleon had thought at one time unconquerable. Such, however, he was happy to say, was not the case with Englishmen and Scotchmen, because he saw many around who had served with him, and who had gained immortal laurels for themselves. He begged, in con clusion, to thank them for drinking the toast of the navy. "The Army and Navy, duet, by Messrs. Shoulbridge and Smith. The Noble CHAIRMAN said the toast he was now about to propose was one that was invariably given at this meeting of the Society to celebrate th e a nniversary of are battle QQ Aleasudritts It was, "AS memory of Abercrombie and the heroes who fell on that fatal field." After what they had heard from the gallant officers who had addressed them on behalf of the army and navy, it was needless for him to recount the valour of the army at that time, when, with a vastly superior force before them, and under the greatest dis advantages, the troops, fully confiding in the gallantry and skill of their commander, ably conducted to the shore by their gallant comrades, the navy, with a hostile array of artillery against them, gallantly pressed forward, drove the enemy from their position, and by their indomitable spirit, not to be quelled by the greatest disadvantages, or the loss of their commanding officers, succeeded in establishing not only a landing, but a fixed position in the very heart of the enemy. This was accomplished with great difficulty, with a difficulty which it was said at the time none but the brave 42d could have sur mounted. (Great cheering.) He believed that throughout the whole of the campaign all vied with each other to do their duty, and though a vastly inferior force, maintained that position on the soil of the enemy, and obtained possession of thaw plains upon which Na poleon had hoped that he had reared his standard for ever.--(Cheers.) That was the commencement of the victories of the armies of Britain in the Peninsula and Europe.—(Cheers.) The armies of England and Scot land had also been crowned with success in the west ; but, considering the gallant officers that were present, it would ill become him to attempt to describe the valour and the spirit that had invariably animated the army and navy, and which led to results that made Great Britain the first nation upon the earth, and the dominions of the sovereign so extensive, that the sun never set upon them. —(Cheers.) The occurrences on the plains of Egypt would never be forgotten—(Cheers)—and he was :ure that all would join with him in regretting the day when the gallant Abercrombie fell.—(Loud cheers.) That fall, however, was great indeed, such as a noble spirit like his would covet and desire ; it was in the arms of victory, and that victory one which added fresh laurels to the country and the land he loved.—(Cheers.) The Noble Duke concluded by proposing " The immortal memory of Abercrombie and the heroes that fell in Egypt.' TDeath of Abercrombie" was admirably sung by S i c h l a e he i r c . T He did so by the kind permission of their Noble Chair man. He believed that he was not altogether unknown to the members of the Highland Society of London — (Cheers and laughter)—and being so, he thought he should not be doubted when he asserted that if they did not charge their glasses to the brim, and drain them to the bottom, they would repent it.—(Great laughter.) There was nothing more noble, in his opinion, that an aristocracy anxious to do good for their country and their countrymen.—(Cheers.) Such an aristocracy was a safeguard to the country, and such an aristocracy, he felt proud to say, .they had in Scotland.—(Cheers.) Among the other privileges of Scotland they might boast that they had an aristocracy that was worthy of their great forefathers.—(Hear, hear.) They had in their chair that day the noble descendant of an illustri ous house—(Cheers) —one of their native aristocracy, who had already shown himself not unworthy of his high descent, and whose conduct in taking the chair that evening was an earnest of' his labours in future for the good of his country and his countrymen.—(Cheers.) It was the first time his Grace had come among them, and he trusted that they would take care that it was not the last, by giving him, though in England, a High land welcome.—(Great cheering.) The Chisholm then gave the health of their Noble President, the Duke of Buccleuch, upstanding, with Highland honours. The toast was most enthusiastically drank, and was followed by the dance of a Highland reel, by James Davidson, Esq., Daniel Davidson, Esq., D. Brown, Esq , and George Bain, Esq , the Hon. Secretary. The dancing of these gentlemen elicited rounds of applause from the Noble Chairman and all present. It was a perfect performance, and would have reflected the highest credit on the first professionals of the day. The Duke of BUCCLEUCH, on returning thanks for the honour that had been done him, could not but think that the reel they bad just witnessed would be far more agreeable to them than any attempt on his part to return thanks.—(Cries of " No.") At all times it was agree- able to any one to have his health responded to when proposed in the manner in which his had been; but at no time could it more agreeable than when it came from his own countrymen.—(Cheers.) Though be could not pretend to say he was a Highlander, yet there was some Highland blood in his veins—(Cheers)—althsmgh he might not have lived in the more northern parts of Scot land, yet he could assure them that the spirit which animated them in the north pervaded them in the south. —(Cheers.) He had no reason to suppose that his an cestors were not as ready with the sword and the lance to protect the liberty of Scotland as the Highlanders were with their shield and claymore.—(Cheers.) The days of warfare in Scotland among their chiefs were now happily gone away, the northern and the southern now live happily together, and all he had seen there that day increased his wish to come among them again. —(Cheers.) During the time he had grazing grounds in the north such was the treatment that he had re ceived that he should always remember it with grati tude.—(Cheers.) He could assure them, in conclusion, that whether in the north or in the south they would always find him equally grateful for the honour they had conferred upon him that evening.—(Cheers.) " Scots wha hae we Wallace bled" was sung with great feeling by Mr. Sinclair. The NOBLE CHAIRMAN said he had now to give them a toast which there was no necessity for him to explain in that room—" The Chiefs and Clans "—it was a good toast, and one that he trusted would be enthusiastically responded to. Although civilisation had made great changes in their country, he was convinced it would be the fault of their chiefs if they did not keep their clans togeth' r. If the chiefs were what they ought to be, and did what they ought to do, their clans would always re spect them. The Noble Duke concluded by proposing the toast, observing, Leng may the chiefs and the clans exist ; long may they hold together ; and long may they be a blessing and an honour to their country. The toast was drunk amid tremendous cheering and Highland honours. Another reel was then danced by Mr. D. Davidson, Mr. Brown, Mr. Bain, and Mr. Allan, and was received, if possible, with more rapturous applause than the former. The CHISHOLM rose to return thanks amid great cheering. He wished that a better representative of the Northerns than himself had been chosen to return thanks for the honour that had been conferred on the chiefs and clans by their noble and illustrious Chairman. Ile thanked his Grace for the kind manner in which he had proposed their healths, and he thanked those around him for the manner in which they had received it. If he might judge from the scarcity of Highland dresses among them that evening, he should say the larger por tion of the company consisted of their southern fellow countrymen; perhaps to them it might seem strange that such a toast should be received with such enthu siasm; but to him it was not matter of surprise, because he felt that that enthusiasmflowcd from Highland hearts and Highland society. What, he would ask, was the ob ject of this Society?—(Cheers.) It was to promote good feeling in their country, and a spirit and a bond of union among their countrymen.—(Cheers.) What, he would ask, was more calculated to promote such feelings than institutions like the present, which was the parent that reared them to maturity, and preserved them from decay?—(Cheers.) Why was it that this Society encouraged t heir native music, not only because of its spirit - stirr in g notes, not onl y because of its aid to the lively dance, but because they knew the power those notes exercised over their countrymen in the hour of danger.—(Great cheering.) It was a popu lar feeling of their countrymen that the enemy always exercised the hottest fire over that part of the field of battle where the pipes were playing, because they knew history furnished them with the fact that Scotchmen, accompanied by their national music, knew not what fear was.—(Cheers.) That might seem strange to many, but it was not less strange than true, and an instance of it took place at Quebec. On that occasion the British oo with him troops were retiring under an overwhelming fire from the enemy, and the General rode up to Colonel Fraser's regiment and retreatof the corps remonstrated ; to which it him the uponthe Colonel replied, " Sir, you did not do well to pro hibit the pipes ;" the General replied, In the name of all that's good, then, let them play up." The word was given, the piper struck up the gathering, the Highlanders knew the sound; they dared not to disobey the summons; they paused, turned on the enemy, and victory, glorious victory, crowned the efforts of these Highland soldiers.—(Great cheering.) Why was it, he would ask, that they encouraged the national dress of their country ? It was not because it was the most beautiful of modern costumes, but it was because that dress was associated with all the glorious deeds their fathers had done.—(Cheers.) It was in that dress that their ancestors had resisted imperial Rome—(Cheers) — and it was in that garb that Scotchmen bravely fought and fell at Culloden for the Prince they loved.— (Great cheering.) There were those present among them who had seen the invincible army, as he called it, of Napoleon, and who had witnessed its destruc tion by determined Scotchmen.—(Cheers.) He was proud to see before him the representative of one of the most ancient clans in Scotland, he was proud to see pre sent the representative of the ancient chief of the Mac kenzies—(Great cheers)—and that brought to his mind an anecdote v;ith respect to that clan. There was a time when it was expedient for the chief of that clan of Mackenzie to be absent from his country ; what was the conduct of his clansmen during that period, why they collected his rents and transmitted them to their chief ; he would challenge any one to produce an example of such feeling as those, yet such were the feelings of the clans.—(Cheers.) He fully concurred in the sentiments expressed of their Noble Chairman, that it would be the faults of the chief themselves if they allowed the feel ings towards them of their clans to be turn asunder. Let the chiefs be found cultivating the arts of peace ; let them be found supporting the aged, encouraging the adult, and instructing the young ; let them be the friend of all, and the chiefs of the 19th century would never have to regret that the silken cords that bound chief and clan together should be broken. — (Cheers.) He would not say more—(Cheers) —further than to apologise for the length to which he had gone, but his excuse must be. that when a Highlander was once set agoing upon a theme nearest and dearest to his heart, lie should not know where to stop.—(Great cheering.) He - concluded by thanking them most heartily for the honour that had been conferred on the chiefs and clansmen.—(Cheers.) Song—Miss Steel, " My heart's in the Highlands." The Noble CHAIRMAN then proposed " The British and Native Soldiers of India." General BRICGS returned thanks. It was now 45 years since he was first connected with the army in India, an army which achieved the conquest of one of the largest empires in the world for this country.— (Cheers.) He felt honoured in being connected with that Army and the conquota it had made 3 and. the valour that had been displayed by Scotchmen in that army would never be forgotten. He considered that the field of India was one of the first for the scope of the soldier. Song, " He like a soldier fell," by Mr. Shoulbridge. The Noble CHAIRMAN then proposed, " The health of Sir Fitzroy Kelly and the other visitors." Although Sir Fitzroy Kelly was not a Scotchman, he was connected with Scotland by marriage. Sir FITZROY KELLY returned thanks for the honour that had been conferred upon him, an honour, he might sincerely say, of which he was unworthy.—(Cheers.) He belonged to a profession which was undistinguished by those arduous contests and glorious conquests that had rendered illustrious the profession of which he saw so many worthy members around him. As his Noble Friend had stated, be was not a Scotchman, but he was allied to them, by the nearest and the deare st ties.— ( Cheers.) He felt bound to bear his testimony to the gallantry and intrepidity of the Scotch, both as soldiers and sailors. They had gallantly distinguished themselves on the plains of Assay, Alexandria, and Waterloo, and the Scotch people might be well proud of their gallant 42d. The Noble Duke who presided over them that evening was the descendant of an illustrious race, and was at the head of the aristocracy of that country, whose sons were brave and all its daughters fair.—(Cheers.) The Learned Gentleman concluded by expressing a hope that on many future occasions he should have the honour and pleasure of appearing among them.---(Cheers.) A comic song by Mr. Moody. Several gentlemen were then proposed and elected members of the Society. The Noble CHAIRMAN then proposed " Prosperity to the Caledonian Asylum." It had done much good, and would do a great deal more if it had increased funds. The toast was enthusiastically drank, as was also that of " The Ladies," and " The Branch Societies." The Noble Duke left the Hall shortly before twelve o'clock, preceded, as upon his entrance, by the two pipers, and followed by the principal guests ; the other guests shortly followed, and the hilarity that bad pre vailed during the whole evening was concluded. That prince of toast-masters, Toole, aas in attend ance, and performed his arduous duties in his usual masterly style. We must not omit to mention, in concluding our re port, that the pleasure of the evening was considerably enhanced by the excellent singing of the professionals present, under the superintendence of Mr. Moody, and that the comfort of all was increased by the alterations made lately by the spirited proprietor of the establish ment. The hall has been entirely re-decorated, the old chandeliers removed, and new ones with gas burners substituted. These chandeliers are constructed upon a new principle, by which they consume their own smoke and ventilate the room at the same time. The whole of the viands were of the first-rate de scription. INDIA. THE BATTLE OF ULLEEWUL. (From the Delhi Gazette.) We have received several communications giving items of _ _ •• - interest regarding this important success of the British arms, but as we are in hopes of being favoured with a "full, true, and particular account," from the kind friend who has hi therto sent us such detailed accounts from Loodianah, we have preferred not giving any patchwork of our own under such an expectation. We cannot, however, pass over the following, giving, as it does, an outline of the operations, from an esteemed friend : " CAMP ULLEEWUL, JAN. 30,1846.—1 have not had a mo ment's leisure to write to you. The battle of Ulleewul was an excellently conducted affair, and reflects high credit on Sir H. Smith. 30,000 Seikhs were completely beaten in the field; they left 6.5 pieces of their artillery captured by us, and were fairly pushed into the Sutlej, where thousands were drowned in attempting to recross. The whole of their standing camp, baggage, and some 1,200 camels fell into our hands, and all this with a trifling loss on our side, comparatively speaking. Every corps did its duty nobly, and her Majesty's regiments maintained their high reputation, whilst the sepoys vied with them oil every occasion. The return of killed and wounded is not yet pub - lished, but the Lancers and the 3d Cavalry suffered the most from the effects of the Seikh guns, and in the gallant charge made on a square of the Khalsa regiment, who were overthrown and cut to pieces by the following cavalry and the Irregular Horse. Of the latter were 200 men under Captain Hill, of the 4th Irregulars, and 700 of the Sheka wuttees, under their commanding officer. Smallp . age, of the 4th Irregulars, was killed in this charge, and Major Forster had his charger shot under him. Of the artillery, all that can be said is, that their practice was beautiful, and nothing could surpass their steadiness and gallantry. Sir H. Smith was seen everywhere, and was cheered by the troops after the action ; there is no question bat that his skilful arrange ments saved many a life, whilst the object was attained, and the fruits of victory secured. I cannot write more fully, or detail particulars, for the reason already stated, but you will soon see the official account. Absut twenty officers, are all the casualties on our side, but the Lancers lost 100 men or more in the grand charge they made. Excuse haste." The 30th Regiment were, on the 31st ultimo, directed to escort the captured guns into Loodianah, and it was gene rally understood that a large portion of the force would re turn to the head-quarters camp forthwith. An European wss taken prisoner at Ulleewul. We regret to hear that Caytain Fyler's name (16th Lancers) has to be added to the list of wounded (severely). From Ferozepore we have nothing of any importance to communicate beyond the ascertained fact that a considerable number of Hindoostanees, in the service of the Maharaja of Lahore, had made overtures to our authorities with the view of learning on what terms they would be received into our service. They are, however, so closely watched that they will have some difficulty in coming over, should they attempt to desert ; and as they have delayed so long in doing so, after the issue of the Governor-General's proclamation of the 31st of December, we do not see that they are entitled to the same consideration as would have been shown them had they at once availed themselves of its provisions. We are glad to learn that the completion of the bridge of boats, or rather of the boats for the bridge, is at hand. A strong force is necessarily posted at the Khonda Ghat to protect the boats, and occasional interchanges of shot were made across the river. The advanced pickets now and then ex changed a few words with the enemy, who are declared, by an intelligent officer, to be far in advance of any enemy we have hitherto met with in regard to military tactics. Firing was heard at Attaree all the morning of the 30th in the di rection of the Commander-in-Chief's camp, and the report was heard a lond way down the Sutlej ; but it cannot have been anything of consequence. On the 29th some guns and three companies were ordered by Sir John Grey (who com mands at Attaree, and has a nine-pounder battery, the Bth Light Cavalry, arid the 11th, 12th, and 55th Regiments Native Infantry, with him there) down to the banks of the ,river, in consequence ofthe Seikhs having carried off a boat of ours the night before, but nothing took place in con- sequence. LOODIANAII, JAN. 31.—(From a Native Correspondenty. —" On the 28th of this month the British troops attacked the Seikhs, who were under the command of Sirdar Runjoor Singh, and about 20,000 in number. The Seikhs were en camped at the time near a village named Boondree. The battle commenced by the Seikhs firing their guns, but when the British ordered their guns to open and men to advance, the Seikhs could not stand, and thousands of them fled ; an immense number were killed and wounded. The conquerors pursued them to the banks of the river. The lossnd ofthese the Seikhs is estimated at between 5,000 and 6,000 a who ran took nothing with them but their lives and their beards. There is no mistake as to this defeat. General Smith Saheb Bahadoor and Colonel Wheeler Saheb Bahadoor, with all their brave troops, encamped on the same ground on which the Seikhs had been encamped, and the conquerors get possession of the provisions, ammunition, and all the pro perty of the defeated army. The men who ran away are assembling again by twos and threes at Phulloor. It is said that they are greatly dejected, holding their beards in their hands, and laying their heads on their knees. The British are still encamped near Boondree. 'rhe fort of Gungurana, the garrison of which had frequently done mischief to the convoys of provisions, has been taken, and the fort of Bud doowal is completely destroyed. Wherever any of their pro perty has been found, the British. have forthwith set the village on fire. The thannahs and police are being organized everywhere. It is said that 63 guns have been taken in the battle of Boondree." THE 62n REGIMENT. The following General Order will be read with great in terest, as it completely vindicates the 62d Regiment from the charge brought against them in General Littler's dispatch : " Head-quarters, Camp, Nihalkee, Jan. 28. "The C o mmander-in -Chief is pleased to direct the pub lication in general orders to the army of the following general order issued to the army of the Sutlej. " The arrival of her Majesty's 62d Foot at head-cknarters offers to the Commander-in-Ohief an opportunity, of which he gladly takes advantage, to express the satisfaction it affords him to have the services of this corps available with the force immediately opposed to the enemy. " The chance of war placed the 62d Regiment in opposi tion to the strongest part of the enemy's intrenched position at the battle of } erozeshah, on the night of the 21st ult. "The following day, after the enemy's position had been carried, the Commander-in Chief, with several officers of his personal staff, minutely inspected the point attacked by the 62d Regiment. He found it had been defended by numerous guns of heavy calibre served with grape and canister. " The very heavy fire by which the regiment was assailed, and its steady devoted gallantry under the storm, are best attested by the fact, of which his Excellency was an eye witness, of the space in front of and close to the enemy's battery having been thickly strewed with the bodies of the brave officers and soldiers who fell in the assault. The Commander-in-Chief finds that 17 officers and 185 men fell on this occasion, and that the regiment did not desist from its noble efforts to carry the position until ordered by the Brigadier commanding to fall back, as stated in the fol lowing extract from the Brigadier's report only now re ceived : " ' Under these circumstances, seeing her Majesty's 62d was exposed to a most destructive fire without any object, as they could not move forward, I conceived it my duty to direct i them to retire, which they did n almost as good order, making allowance for the heavy loss they had sustained, as that in which they had advanced. " These are the simple facts of the case, and the Com mander-in-Chief is happy to assure the 62d Regiment, on this the first opportunity of inspecting it, that th e con d uct of the corps on the night of the 21st ult., in the battle of Fe roz eshali, has received, and merits, his Excellency's mes-1 cordial approbation. " Justice to the 62d Regiment, and to the Native Regi• ments brigaded with that corps, demands this exposition 0 the sentiments of the Commander-in-Cbief 'in correction o . an erroneous impression with respec t t o the conduct of the brigade, which has been produced by the publication, purely through an oversight, of a dispatch written exclusively for his Excellency's information. " J. R. LUMLEY, Major-General, • Adjutant-General of the Army." THE STATE OF AFFAIRS AT LAIIORE. The following intelligence, respecting the state of affairs at Lahore, which we take from the Delhi Gazette, shows the view taken of our late victories in the Seikh capital : LAHORE, JAN. 22.—1 t is ascertained that Lalla Chunee Lall, who had gone towards Ferozepore as a Vakeel, had been told by the British authorities, through the Sahab Kalan, that they would neither get back their guns nor their lands ; that they knew nothing of Raja Lall Singh or Sirdar 'l'ej Singh ; but that any message from the Maharaja, from Raja Ghoolab Singh, or from Dewan Deena Nath, should be attended to. Thsonly officer whom they knew was Dewan Adjeodhea Nath. The Lalla Was witlQll disappointed. An Tjrzo rived this day from Sirdar Tej Singh, intimating that the troops would not obey him, and they had determined on fighting on the following day. The-Sirkar replied that Ithe Sirdar must do what he thought right and proper. He vas directed to inform those among the soldiers who did not wish to fight that they might come back to Lahore, and they would be paid 6 rupees a month by the Sirkar. The Sirdar, moreover, was told that he was to divide the troops into three divisions. The first was to advance, the second to follow and see that the first did their duty, and, if not, to punish them.. The third was to remain on this side the river. Of the Aff ganee troops sent for from Kunja and Kohat by Sirdar Sul tan Mahomed Khan, some have beau sent towards Feroze pore, and some are still here. JAN. 23.—Four battalions of British troops are reported to have been on their way to reinforce those at Loodianah, when the Seikhs received information of the march. They sent eight battalions and 40 guns to attack them in the rear. A battle took place, in which it was said 300 European sol diers were killed, and about 50 wounded. Those who were wounded were taken prisoners by the Seikhs. They also took about 700 camels laden with British property. The Seikhs are reported to have lost 700 men. The Raja of Ladwa has been appointed to command the troops near Loodianah, while Runjoor Singh should proceed, with his cavalry, to plunder the' country in the neighbourhood. It is given out that 400 Suwars of the Raja of Patteeallab, who were in the battle of Baddoowal, had deserted and joined the Seikhs, on which some of them were shot down by the Bri tish. The latter are busy building a bridge of boats, and some Seikh troops have been sent across to see what they can do to prevent its being completed. Sirdar Ittur Singh, Kallewallah, has been directed by Sirdar Tej Singh to keep 10,000 cavalry in a body near him, and to cross below Feroze pore and set every place on fire after plundering it. JAN. 24.—News came in that a battle had taken place between Seepra and Ferozepore, but was contradicted in the evening by a man who came in from the camp. He says the troops are still anxious for the prosecution of the war. He said he bad heard a few guns during the day after leaving the camp. A zemindar had arrived from the British side amongst the Khalsa troops, and told them that the enemy had buried a number of dubbas containing gunpowder, in order to blow up the Seikhs should they cross again. The Sirdars thereupon resolved that they would change the plan of attack, taking the British in flank. It is reported that more troops have arrived in the British camp, and also some 5,000 men sent by the Nawab of Bahawulpore. The stores of the British are said to be increasing, and they have col lected 50,000 maunds opposite Seepra. The Seikhs have been informed in a pasitive manner by the Sirkar, that so long as they had not obtained possession of Ferozepore and Loo dianah their pay would be reduced to six ru p ees. Raja Ghoolab Singh has not yet arrived; but, as it is now quite certain that ha has left Jamoo with 20,000 men, the whole of the Sirdars, Eilkars, &c., are in great trepid ation. JAN. 25.—1 t is said that Raja Ghoolab Singh has arrived in the comparative vicinity of the capital with 20,000 men. The Ranee has sent orders to the Raja to divide his troops into two bodies, the one to proceed to Ferozepore, the other to Loodianah, he himself receiving permission to come into Lahore unattended. The Raja is accompanied by Meean Penmen, Meean Button, and BleeanJuwaheer Single brother of the late Rajanfeera Singh, besides about 20 of his most confidential and trustworthy chiefs and kinsmen. The Raja has written to the Sirkar that it was well the troops had been supplied by the Maharaja with means of carrying on the war, but that from the present time he would under take to provide cash, ammunition, and food. He has brought immense quanties with him ; the number of bul locks with his camp is enormous—some say 300,000. He has left orders with his lieutenants in Jamoo and other places to send more as soon as they could be collected. He has also directed all the Kohistanee Rajas to prepare their con tingents, and send them off towards Lahore. Meean Buttoo has been ordered to proceed with one division towards I'hulloor, and Meean Punneea with the otier towards Ferozepore. JAN. 26.—Raja Ghoolab Singh's troops are now said w be no more than 12,000 in number; he has forwarded, however, fresh instructions to the Kohistanee Rajas to forward their contingents with the least possible delay • these will amount to from 15,00 0 to 20 , 000 troops. The Raja is this day en camped at Labanwallah, about 10 koss from Lahore, and it is asserted that he will enter the capital to-morrow or the day after. An urzee has been received by the Sirkar from the sons of the late Dewan Sawun Mull, to the effect that they had learnt that great numbers of British troops had left Bombay by steamers for Sinde and the Punjaub, and if the Sirkar would agree to remit so much of the revenue as the expenses of the war would come to, they were prepared to resist the British, and would require no reinforcements. The Sirkar, in reply, wrote to them to say that their terms should be agreed to, and that they would, in addition, be rewarded for any services they might render to the country in general. A rumour prevails that large supplies have left Lalcutta, also some troops, all destined for the l'unjaub; The supplies are accompanied by 5,000 of those cannon balls whose smoke alone kills. A Feringhee has, however, shown the maga zine people here how to make these balls. No news from the camp. JAN. 27.—Raja Ghoolab Singh has reached the Kur ravell Ghat, three koss from Lahore. He deputed two vakeels to announce his arrival to the Sirkar. The Ranee thereupon ordered the Raja to send his men towards Phul loor, and to come unattended to the presence. The house of the late Raja Dheean Singh was prepared for his reception. As Runjoor Singh could not stand before the British at Bud dowal, he retreated eight koss to the banks of the river at the Guzzur of Tulwarra, and orders were issued to reinforce him with three battalions of Infantry, two of artillery, and one regiment of Aeen Cavalry, and 2,000 Goorchura Suwars. They marched from the camp at Seepra. Orders were-at the same time issued to break up the bridge at Phulloor, and construct it at Tulwarra. News came in from Seepra that the whole of the Aeen troops had been directed to plunder all the villages, and set them on fire ; also to collect every thing in the shape of provisions. A battle will certainly take place to-day or to-morrow. Two Feringhees had dis guised themselves in women's clothes, and had gone in Ka jawas towards the Yoozoofzye country. They have been discovered, and are in safe keeping at Peshawur. STANDING ORDERS' COMMITTEE. The following resolutions were reported from this Committee:- 1. That, in the case of the Sion College Estate petition, the standing orders ought to be dispensed with :—That the parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill on forthwith inserting the notices for three successive weeks in the Gazette and newspapers. 2. That, in the case of the Arbroath and Forfar Railway petition, the standing orders ought to be dispensed with :—That the parties he permitted to procoed with their Bill on forthwith inserting the notices for three successive weeks in some newspaper published in the county of Aberdeen. 3. That, in the case of the Leeds Central Railway petition, the standing orders ought to be dispensed with :—That the parties be permitted to proceed ,with their Bill on forthwith inserting the notices for three successive weeks in some newspaper published in each of the omitted counties. 4. That, in the case of the Boston, Stamford, and Birmingham Railway (Stamford to Wished') petition, the standing orders ought to be dispensed with:—That the parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill, with the exception of the clauses giving power to the Company to lease or sell their undertaking. 5. That, in the case of the Norfolk Railway (Norwich Branch) p ttition, the standing orders ought to be dispensed with :—That the parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill on depositihg in the Private Bill-officc a declaration amended, so as to be its conformity with the standing orders. 6. That, in the case of the Midland Railways (Swinton to Lin coln) petition, the standing orders ought to be dispensed with : That the parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill on dividing it into two Bills, so as to scpsrate that part of the measure which was before Parliament in the last session, from that which has been in troduced for the first time during the present. That the Committees on this and time preceding Bills do examine, in the first :place, how far such lorders have been complied with, and do report the same to the House on the report of the Bill. 7. That, in thy mat a un Quaid Ceinllttry lAtitiCep RAILWAY SIIARE MARKETS BRISTOL, Miaclt 24. STOCK EXCHANGE.— The sales are— Bristol and Exeter, New, 9% —Birmingham and Gloucester, 125—Bristol and South Wales Junction, 2 South Wales, 4—Taff Yale, 135—Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth, 2. MANCHESTER, MARcli 24. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junction, 1 13-16 p.—Bristol and Exeter, 13 p.—Clitheroe Junction, 1 1-16 —Derby and Crewe, 2 1 4 p. c.—Eastern Counties, Perpetual, No. 2, 7—Fleetwood, Preston, and West Riding, 14 dis. —Grand Union, 9.16 dis.—Great Eastern and Western, 1% dis.— Huddersfield and Manchester Railway and Canal, 2 p.—Lancashire and North Yorkshire, 7-16 dis.—Leicester and Bedford, % dis.— Liverpool and Leeds Direct, 7-16 dis.—Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Preston, 11.16 p.—Liverpool, Warwick, Manchester and Stockport, 19s. 6d. dis.—London and Manchester (Remington's), 1 15-16 dis.— Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and Midland, 3 4 p..—Manchester and Birmingham, Quarters . (C), 6% p.— Manchester and Leeds, Sixteenths, 9—Northumberland and Lancashire, 245. Gd. c.—North Staffordshire, 6s. 6d. p.—Preston and Wyre, Halves (B), 34 P. — Sheffield and Lincolnshire Junction, 7-16 p.—Shrewsbury and Here ford, I% dis.—Sonth-Eastern and Dover, Halves, No. 4, 3-16 p.— Teen and Dove Valley, %_dis. 7 -West Riding Union, 1 11-16 p. LEEDS, Mancu 24. STOCK EXCIIANGE.—The sales are—Eastern Counties, York Ex tension, 12s. g. —Manchester and Leeds, Fifth Shares, 8% p.—Man chester and Birmingham, New Quarters (C), 6 p. —East Lanca shire, No. 1, 3 p.—Great Grimsby and Sheffield, 30 dis.—Hudders field and Sheffield, SY. p.—Leeds and Thirsk, 325. 6d. dis.—Ditto, New, 40s. dis.—North British, New Carlisle Branch, 11. 19s. — Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton, 455. dis.—Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth, 17s. 6d. dis.—London and York, 6s. dis.—Boston, Newark, and Sheffield, 265. 6d. dis.—Direct Northern, I/. 16s. Liverpool, Onnskirk, and Preston, 30s. p.—West Riding Union, 31. 16s 6d.—Birkenhead, Chester, Mold, &c., 295. dis.—Bradford, Wakefield, and Midland, 245. dis.—Chelmsford and Bury, 21s. 6d.dis. —Essex and Suffolk, 20s. Gd. dis.—Grand Union, 12s. 6d. dis.— Lancashire and North Yorkshire, Es. dis.—Leeds and York, 30s. dis. —Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and Midland, 16s. p.—Midland and Thirsk Junction, 255. lid. dis.—North Western, 6s. 6d. p.—York and Carlisle, 355. dis. HULL, Melton 24. STOCK Excmixox.—The sales are -Hull and Selby, Half Shares, 25% —Great Grimsby and Sh -ffield, Quarter Shares, 1% —Ditto, Ex tensions, 12s. 6d. die.--Huddersfield and Sheffield Junction, 14 North British, Carlisle Branch, 39e. 9d.—Direct Northern, 2 —East Lincolnshire, 245. 6d.—Hall and Barnsley Junction, 245. 9d.—Liver pool, Ormskirk, and Preston, 3% —Liverpool and Leeds, 40s.— Shrewsbury and Birmingham, 2 1 4 —Trent Valley Continuation, 21s. —West Riding Union, 31. 18s. 9d=l orkshire and Glasgow 'Mon, 18s. HUDDERSFIELD, MARCH 24 STpcx EXCHINGE.—The sales are—Leeds, Wakefield, and Mid land, 12s. 6d.—Manchester, Midland, and Great Grimsby, 225. 6d. — London and York, 21. l Is. (id. SHEFFIELD, Miami 24. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Midland, Sheffield and Rother ham, 34—Grimsby and Sheffield, Extension, 1/. 9s. Gd. —London and York, 2/. 113.—Liverpool and Leeds Direct, 21. 4s. 3d.—Sheffield, Buxton, Leek, Potteries, and Crewe, 9s. 6d. YORK, MARCU 24 STOCK Excnaxox.—The sales are—Leicester and Bedford, 14s.— London and York, 21. 12s.—Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and Mid land, 21. 18s.—Newcastle and Berwick, 18%—Ditto, Extensions, 16s. 6d.—North British, Carlisle Extension, 2/. 6s. EDINBURGH, MARCH 21. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—British and Irish I,Tnion, 40s. —Caledonian Extension, 31s.—Carnwath and West Linton, 19s.— Direct Northern, 41s.—East of File. 30s.—Edinburgh and Bathgate, 375. &I.—Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Dumbarton, 17s. 6d.—Edinburgh and Leith Atmospheric, 21s. 6d.—Edinburgh and Northern, 725. 6d. —Ditto, Newport, 145.64. —Ditto, Lochgelly, 18s. 6d.—lnverness and Elgin, 19s.—North British, Extension to Carlisle, 445. 6d.—Perth and Inverness, 26s.—Scottish Central, 16 1 ,4—icottish Central and Cale donian Junction, 27s.—Stirling and Dunfermline, 325. 6d. 'GLASGOW, Miami 23, STOCK EXCIIANGE. LThe sale; are—British and Irish Union, 39s.—Caledonian, 916—Caledonian and Aysrshire Junction, 355. Caledonian and Dumbartonshire Junction, 36s.—Cornwall and Devon Central, 225. 6d.—Direst Northern, 39s.—East Indian Railway, 10s. 6d.—Edinburgh and Glasgow, 72 —Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Dum barton, 18s. 3d. —Forth and Clyde Junction, 30s.—Glasgow General Terminus, 834 Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ardrossau, 385.-Glasgow Haruour Grand Junction, 27s.—Glasgow Harbour Mineral, 465. Great North and South Wales, 9s. —Kilmarnock and Ayr Direct, 34s.—Perth and Inverness, 275. 6d.—Perth and Crieff, 275. —Scottish Central, 15% —Scottish Southern, 35s.—South Midland, 45s.—Stirling and Dunfermline, 30s. 6d.—Wishaw and Coltness, 47%. COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen acd Prince Albert, accompanied by the Prince of Wales and the Princess Royal, went yesterday afternoon to Astley's Theatre. The royal suite followed in two carriages, and consisted of the Viscountess Jocelyn, the Dowager Lady Lvttelton, Lady Caroline Cocks, Hon. Miss Devereux, Lord Rivers, Mr. R. Ormsby Gore, Lord Charles Wellesley, and Major-General Sir Edward Bowater. The royal party left Buckingham Palace at ten minutes before four o'clock, and returned shortly before silt o'clock. Their Royal Highneses Prince Alfred and the Princess Alice were taken airings yesterday in the royal gardens. The Viscountess Jocelyn has succeeded the Countess of Charlemont as the Lady in Waiting to the Queen. Lord Rivers has succeeded Viscount Hawarden as the Lord in Waiting to her Majesty; and Mr. R. Ormsby Gore has suc ceeded Captain Meynell as the Groom in Waiting to her Ma jesty. The band of the Scots Fusilier Guards attended during dinner at Buckingham Palace on Monday, and performed the following pieces :- 0 varture—Libella—Reisiger. Polka—Scots Fusilier Guards—Carrol. Selection—" Guillaume Tell"—Rossini. Quadrille—" Maritana"—Coote. Selection—' ." Alma"—Costa. Galop—" Mephisto"—Labitzki. His serene Highness Prince George of Meiningen arrived at Marlborough-house, Pall-mall, the residence of the Queen Dowager, at two o'clock yesterday afternoon, from the Conti nent. After the arrival of the Prince, her Majesty the Queen Dowager, accompanied by his Serene Highness, went to Cla rence House, St. James's, to visit her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent. Her Majesty the Queen Dowager visited her Royal High ness the Duchess of Gloucester yesterday at Gloucester House. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge visited the Queen Dowager yesterday at Marlborough House. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent took an airing in a carriage yesterday. Mr. Higham, secretary and comptroller-general to the Commissioners for the reduction of the national debt, had an interview with the Chanceller of the Exchequer yester day, at his official residence in Downing -street. [The following brief notices of two of the leading Sunday journals has just appeared in a pocket volume of the " Newspaper Press Directory for 1846, containing particu lars of each newspaper published in the United Kingdom, a work of great utility for general reference, as affording a com plete pictur,p of the newspaper press, edited by Charles Mitchell, (474 pages). 1 " THE OBSERVER. " Sunday and Monday, Price 6d. Established 1792. ADVOCACY.—Liberal—Theatrical. Not any of the news papers published at the close of the week display more activity or success than this in the acquisition of news which, after the priceding six days has been swept and exhausted by the immense resources of the dailys ; and this is the great diffi culty in a weekly. The Observer is remarkable for the terse ness of its political and literary criticism, and exceeds most of its contemporaries in the amplification of news. However eager and active the numerous papers may have been in collecting it from town and country, The Observer is at all times sure to contain a great deal of original infor- mation ; and that air of novelty which other journals un. ~ . successfully aim at, The Observer attains by extraordinary exertions in the way of ' Exclusive Intelligence, '' Additional Accounts,' and ' Further Particulars.' Hence, for the active- minded middle and upper classes, as wells the circles el royalty, it is very appropriate and acceptable. It seeks not to clothe the topics of the week with hypothetical conjectures, but to enlarge upon them, and give the best and completest summary of general intelligence. It certainly possesses sources of information of no ordinary character; for if there be a rumour, or on dit' current, however secretly, in circles poli tical or polite, in The Observer it is sure to be announced, and great shrewdness of conjecture often anticipates public events rather remarkably. To these and other spirited arrange ments is its success attributable ; and it is obvious that no pains are spared to secure t dent of the most efficient kind— in illustration of 'which we may state, as a well-known fact, that there are no less than five editors. It should not be lost sight of, that it is almost entirely of a political complexion, at least deals chiefly with the more public topics of the day. It gives, however, great prominence to Drama—wherein its opinions are deemed ' classical' as an authority. Published by William Clement, 169, Strand." " BELL'S LIFE IN LONDON. " Saturday, Price 6d, Established 1820. " ADVOCACY.—LiberaI—SPORTING. Its name almost suf ficiently describes it : importing, as it does, its character as emphatically the sporting paper: sports and gatnes of all de scriptions are advocated and depicted in its ample columns— from pedestrianism to pugilism, cricketing, sailing, racing, hunting—profound in all the mysteries of the " turf," or of the " ring,"—very deep in betting : and shrewd in conjec jecture as to winners and losers ; looked up to by " trainers ;" appealed to by sporting characters all over the country. Its editor often referee or stakeholder, and arbiter of occasional disputes; and regarded as a sort of guardian of the interests and honour of the sporting world. The success of this jour nal is mainly attributable to the business- like discernment of its spirited proprietor, Mr. Clement, who has never lost sight of judicious amalgamation and first-rate talent. "Published by William Clement, 170, Strand." ALGERIA. AND TUNIS IN 1845. Mr. Colburn, of Great Marlborough . street , has this day published "Algeria a nd Tunis in 18 45 ," by Capta in J. Clark Kennedy, 18th Royal Irish; an Account of a Journey made through the Two Regencies by Viscount Feilding and Captain Kennedy, in 2 vols., with illustrations, price 21s. bound, which can now be bad of all Booksellers. Mr. Colburn has also just published-2. The Sixth Volume of the Nelson Letters and Dispatches.-3. Seven Years' Campaigning hi r the Peninsula and the Netherlands, by Sir Richard D. Henegan, 2 vols., 21s. bound.-4. General Count Montholon's History of the Captivity of Napoleon at St. Helena, 2 vols. Bvo.—and, 5. Russia under the Autocrat Nicholas 1., by Ivan Golovine, a Russian Subject, 2 vols., 21s. bound. THE RoBERTSES ON THEIR TRAVELS.—To illu3trate the class of persons from whom foreigners frequently take their notion of the English character, Mrs. Trollope, in her nevi novel, sets a vulgar fine fami'y of the middle class on a continental tour, with small means,. yet a desire to cut a dash and to get into society above their station. The subject is well adapted to Mrs. Trollope's pen. She has immortalised herself by her Barnaby ; and Mrs. Roberts is, with slight variation, Barnaby on the continent. The course of her ad ventures exhibits so much of the roguery of every-day life, that it is sure to amuse. If critics were as precise as natu ralists, they would place "The Robertses on their Travels" in the same genus as " Gil Blas."—Britannia. 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Immediately the newly-invented spectacle lenses are placed before imperfect vision, either by day or candlelight, that mist anti dullness which appear before the eyes is at onee removed, every object becomes clear and distinct, so that the most aged defective sight becomes bright and brilliant, and is brought to its youthful, natural, and original state. Also the most powerful achromatic telescopes, opera glasses, and name in their microscopes. Caution—Messrs. S. an d B. Solomon/ o pti c ians, are not in any way sonnectel with a person of the same immealate neighbourhood, nor in any part of the country. To prevent mistakes, be cautious, and observe—only to be had at sa, Am•rmarie street, Piccadilly, opposite the York Hotel. THE MISFORTUNE OF FORTUNE.--The following col loquy is related by the Journal des Vallenges to have passed a few days ago between a gendarme and a thief named Fon taine, whom he had arrested at Trevieres (Calvados) : Gendarme—" Foolish and wretched man, how could you, at your advanced age of 71, commit a crime for which you must make up your mind to pass the rest of your days in prison ?" Fontaine—" I am not so unfortunate as you think. I have been a thief for 60 years, and this is the bra OM" I mw FM auestod.' SIN DE. (From the Kurrachee Advertiser, Jan. 28.) We have letters of the 30th ult. from Sukkur, and of the 2d inst. from Kurrachee ; both dates have been anticipated, but our present dispatches from both places give us a few extra items of news. The Mooltan chief is said to have offered to co-operate with Sir Charles Napier against the Seikhs, and to place his country under British protection, and pay the same tribute to his new as he paid to his old supe riors. The Sinde force will probably by this time be on the move up the river in the order formerly described. They are to take up a position near Mittun-kote, to be ready to operate in any direction so soon as required. The 13th and 18th Native Infanti-v, as formerly intimated, had arrived at Roree on the 25th. The 12th, with Forster's and Brett's batteries, under Colonel Reid, were expected on the 31st. The Go vernor himself was looked for about the 4th. The 1 ith Na tive Infantry were to move from Hyderabad so soon as car riage could be provided for them. No arrangements with regard to divisional commands had been made. The weather at Sukkur continued fine, and the troops healthy. His Excellency the Governor and staff reached Tatta, on the 23d instant, when not finding a steamer in waiting, the party moved on towards Jerruck. The Fusiliers are under orders to march from Kurrachee on Thursday next, should sufficient carriage be available. The 4th Rifles are also under orders to move, but owing to the scarcity of camels at this juncture, the date of their departure is at pre ' sent uncertain. About eight o'clock, r.az., yesterday ; the Hon. Company's steamer Akbar anchored in the roads. - She brings the head-quarters of the 10th Regiment Native Infantry, • and a company of the 3d Regiment Native Infantry. JAN. 31.—Accounts have been received in camp of the ar rival of his Excellency the Governor of Hyderabad, on the 28th inst. 'lke Fusiliers left the cantonment on Friday morning, en route to Sukkur. Report has been in circulation for some days past of a rencontre beyond the frontier between a party of the mounted police, twenty-five in number, and a strong body of marauders, said to have been Boogties The police, who were headed by Captain Brown in p erson, were obliged to make a precipitate retreat, leaving three killed behind them. FHB. 4.—His Excellency the Governor left Hyderabad on the 28th ult., at 3 in the Napier, with all the staff ; Captain Powell, Indian Navy, commandant of the flotilla, accompanied him. The siege train, pontoon train, &c., had left some days previous. The following arrangements had been made for the transports of the remaining part of the force. The 11th Native Infantry proceed by water in the Comet and Conqueror, on the 3d and 4th. The 4th Rifles march up. The Fusiliers to be forwarded by steam without delay. Giberne's battery crossed to the left bank on the 28th, and proceeded upwards. • WATERIVEN'S STEAM-PACKET COMPANY. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sirs„—The Lord Mayor, at the Mansion-house, on Satur day, amongst other extra-judicial remarks, is reported to have stated that this Company " had consented to abide strictly by the regulations laid down for timing all steamers that called at that pier." In answer to which, I beg to trouble you with the in closed correspondence, and in one remark I perfectly agree with his Lordship, that "it is odd enough, that when it was so easy to ascertain a fact so important, not the least pains seemed to have been taken t J S. arrive at the truth." . NEWBON, Secretary. 1, Wardrobe-place, Doctors' Commons, March 23. I, Wardrobe- place, Doctors' Commons, March 17. Sir,—Will you permit me to inquire whether Blackfriars pier will be open to the vessels of this Company without the restriction of particular times being allotted, upon the directors signing the regulations required from other Com panies? To prevent misunderstanding of verbal communications, I beg the favour of a line in answer to the inquiry, and, if in the affirmative, you will forward me by bearer, or before twelve o'clock to-morrow, a copy of the regulations.—l am. sir, your obedient servant, J. S. NEWBON, Secretary. Mr. Sergeant Merewether, Town Clerk. Guildhall, March 18, 1846. Sir; in reply to your note of yesterday's date I beg to i n f o rm you that the vessels of the Watermen's date, Company would be permitted to use the pier at Blackfriars without any restriction as to times, after the directors have duly signed the terms and regulations adopted for the due government of the pier, and complying with them. I am, Sir, your obedient servant, HENRY ALWORTH MEREWETHEN. J. S. Newbon, Esq., Secretary to the Water men's Steam-boat Company. There were present at her Majesty's Theatre last night, his Royal Highness Prince George of Cambridge, his Royal Highness Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar, Prince George of Meiningen, his Excellency the Russian Ambassador and the Baroness Brunnow, the Hanoverian Minister, the Count:de Noailles, the Marquis of Palacino, the M arq uis of Clan ricarde, the Marquis of Douro, the Earl Pa Countessclof Home, the Earl and Countess of Sheffield, Marquis Tit" field, the Earl of Cardigan, the Ea r l o f Lonsdale, the E . ,..7 1 of Falmouth, the Earl of Munster , Visc ount Castlereagh, Lon. and Lady Alford, Lord Aylmer, Lord Ernest Bruce, Lord De Lisle, Lord Macdonald, Lord DungarYon, Lord Glamis, Lord Gordon, Lord W. Lennox, Lord Foley and the Hon. Miss Foley, Lord W. Beresford, Viscount Cantalupe, Lady Ernest Bruce, Lady E. Drummond, Lady Curry, Sir A. Barnard, the Hon. James Macdonald, the Hon. James John. , stone, Sir Henry Webb, Sir Henry Willoughby, Sir Frederick Trench, Sir John Bailey, Sir W. 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