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Lutniay was in an unsound state of mind when he issued the order. We confess we do not understand tlis ; the limiting the period of insanity to the time that he issued the order does not look well certainly; and yet, perhaps, it may be a solemn truth after all, so we feel ourselves bound to withhold our judgment. Be the case as it may, the order has resulted in the most fearful consequences to our brave troops ; and we sincerely hope that this will be the very last time that our troops are made to pay the price of blood owing to the caprice of a man in an unsound state of mind. We have no doubt that this matter will be thoroughly sifted ; and we cannot leave the inquiry in better hands than those of Sir Henry Hardinge. Nothing of consequence has been done on either side since the re treat of the Seikhs across the Sutlej. The Seikhs have, it is said, en their own side of the river, a force of between 70,000 and 80,000 men, while our force on the left bank will not fall far short of 40,000 men ; add to this 10,000 under the command of Sir C. Napier, who will soon be ready to penetrate the Punjaub on the south, and we shall take the field with a force sufficient to overrun an India—we might say all Asia. We have not much further addition to our news from the frontier. Captain Lumley is reported to have been put under arrest, on account of 'erroneous orders given by him to the Ferozepore cavalry and artillery, and was to be brought to a court-martial.' The guns from Delhi, twelve 24-pounders, with a number of mortars, drawn by elephants, would start on the 10th inst. The Seikh villagers state that the &halsa army continue to talk very big of building a bridge of boats, to again cross the Sutlej about twenty miles below Feroze pore. We fear this is too good news to be true. Having been on this side once, it was a pity they did not stop, rather than take the trouble to recross, in order to cross again. The rumours respecting Loodianah are without confirmation, and, most probably, mere moonshine. THE SEIKH ACCOUNT OF THE LATE BATTLES. (From the Delhi Gazette LAHOR E, 'LAHORE, DEC. 29. The people here state that all the Khalsa troops who were the other side the Sutlej have come over to this side. Sirdar Tej Singh intend a now that the whole of the tents and heavy baggage of the troops shall be left on this side, and that the army shall again cress over to the other side, taking with them only five days supplies of provisions. lie is giving out that he will pay the troops when they are across, and hopes by this promise to induce them to cross without any difficulty. Notwithstanding the repeated orders sent to Raja Ghoolab Singh to come to Lahore, he has shown no intention of coming, from which it is surmised that he is watching his opportunity to make his own arrange ments. The troops declare they will fight on, whether he comes or not. DECEMBER NI It is given out in the town that Sirdar Tej Singh had divided the troops into several divisions, each containing four battalions, and to be denominated a Dhera, with 12 guns, eight of them light, drawn by horses, and four heavy, or Jinsee. The Sirdar is now able to make what arrangements he pleases, as a large number of the old and experienced soldiers were killed in the battle of Moodkee ; the Dhera Court Saheb, under the command of General Meh tab Singh, lost more than half their men. The number of the army has also been greatly diminished by the desertions which took place on the field of battle. Those who have been lately ordered to join the camp are in gredrfeat trepidation, giving out that they believe not one of them will return alive. Sirdar Tej Singh is, however, doing all he can to keep up the spirit of the troops, and has succeeded to a great extent by his firm bearing. A report prevails here that the British troops lost nearly one-half their men in the last battle, and that snore troops are coming up in the direc tion of Ferozepore. The people say that, under the present circumstances, Ghoolab Singh alone can afford any efficient aid, and that if he choose to come and give them aid, they )% ill still be able to retake Ferozepore from the British. DECEMBER 31. It is ascertained that Sirdar Tej Singh has fully reckoned on being able to cross the river before Raja Ghoolab Singh should come to Lahore, but the troops do not seem inclined to follow him, and make sundry excuses. Deser tions are still frequent, and the Sirdar, in order to induce the men to remain in the camp, has now given out that he will not again attempt to fight until the arrival of Raja Ghoolab Singh. He is, however, anxious to have pay issued, so that the men should have no demand to make when the Raja does actually come. Everything seems to depend now on the movements of the Raja. It is also given out that Sirdar Runjoor Singh is encamped five koss this side of Phulloor with the declared intention of crossing over to Loodianah. The citizens seem still inclined to believe that the Ranee has made private arrangements with the British in consequence of the evil conduct of the troops in respect to her brother, the result of which arrangement will be, that all the Seikh troops will fall by the hands of the British. The Ranee is, in consequence of this general belief, in great fear of what the troops might do to her. [By some accident the letter embracing the events of the lst, 2d, and 3d of January has not reached us.] JANUARY 4. It is reported that some Khalsa troops have again crossed the river at Loodianah, and that others will cross in two or three days more. It is also said that a bridge of boats has been constructed at Goozur Hurreeke ; and that all those Seikhs who come across are immediately punished and put into prison ; at the place where the bridge is constructed four companies of the Khalsa men have been placed at each end of the bridge, to prevent any one crossing without their leave. A rumour pre vails, that the British having heard of the bridge, sent four companies of sepoys, two ressalas of cavalry, and four guns, to examine it, with orders to destry it if they could. On their approaching the bridge, the Seikhs began to fire on them, and killed some of the British, on which they re treated. This is mere rumour. The Sirkar Khalsajee is Faking the most diligent search for the:private news-writers, inconsequence of their having heard that the British had seized on that side all those who were writing news to the Sirkar. The Khalsa think that by imprisoning the English news-writers in the same way, they will induce the British to release their men. JANUARY 5. This day it is rumoured that Raja Lall Singh is nowhere to be found. The account that he had been made over to Runjoor Singh was not correct. He fled from the field of battle, and no one knows where he is gone. Some people suspect that he came into the fort during the night, and that the Ranee had hid him somewhere in the palace. A person who was in the battle of Moodkee has arrived, and stated that he never saw such brave people as the European soldiers. The day of the battle, he says, they charged amongst the ammunition, although they saw that tire was being set to it; and did not stop in their charge when a number was killed by the explosion. The Khalsa soldiers and tlre'Goorkhas were those who fought best. All the rest fled at the ap pearance of the Europeans like sheep before a wolf, and the cause of the great loss amongst the Europeans is attributed to those men who were to the rear having fired on those in the front. Had there been such order amongst the Europeans as there ought to have been, not near so many would have been killed. JANUARY G. It is ascertained that the Seikh soldiers in the camp have become very insubordinate, and will not heed the orders of Sirdar Tej Singh. They accuse hlm and others of being leagued with the British, and of wanting to take them across the river to have them all killed by the British. This is the reason for their not crossing the Sutlej as ordered. Those who had gone across have come back. The Khalsa troops are daily consulting amongst themselves, and sending fre quent messengers to Raja Ghoolab Singh, with the view of inducing him to come to Lahore to procure peace. The Ranee is also sending daily puns , annalis to Raja Ghoolab Singh, but he makes frivolous excuses, and though pro mising to corns with all his troops, has not yet left Jamoo. The old experienced men say he will never come to Lahore, as he is now safe in his own possessions, but not so for one clay amongst the Khalsas. (From the Delhi Gazette, Jan. 21.) JANUARY 7. This day it is ascertained that the Seikh treops have all come over to this side the river; those who have fled from the field of battle have been collected together, but all seem now bent on waiting the arrival of Raja Ghoolab Singh, declaring that the moment he arrives, they will fight again. The number of fighting men is about 70,000, with 120 guns, and 500 Zumbeors. They have fixed on Bhyrowal tas the place of rendezvous; here they will make a stand. JANUARY 8. Baja Lall Singh has at last made his 'appearance amongst the troops• He told them, that there is very little chance of Raja Ghoolab Singh coming to command them, and that they had much better proceed at once to fight the British. The troops answered that as soon as the Sirdars showed any inclination to cross, or actually did so, they would not be slow in following. Some of the Sirdars repl►ed in answer to these remarks, that they knew very little cf the practice of war if they expected the Sirdars to go first, to which the troops answered, that if the Sirdars did not lead, they would not follow. The dispute continued•forseweral-hours. JANUARY 9. The troops have declared now that they will cross on the Ist of the month of Magh, by a bridge which they are build ing. The distance between the British and Seikh camps is about three koss. It is said that the British have sent a message to the effect that if they were desirous of fighting, they had better come and do so. If they would not do so, they had better go to their homes and give up Lahore at once. The Seikhs sent word in reply, that they would stand feat as long as they had life, but would take their own time. JANUARY 10. Raja Lall Singh has written to the Ranee to say, that the troops were from day to day making excuses about fighting, but that it seemed settled that the Suwars should commence the attack, and then be supported by the Aeen troops. It is reported here that tho Raja of Ladwa has not only brought away all his own property from the fort of Budoowal, and joined Sirdar Runjoor Singh after doing so, but that he also managed to plunder a good deal of property belonging to the British. The latter are said to be send►ng about 12,000 men for the protection of Loodinah. The whole of the Seikhr in the ne►ghbourhood of that place have been, or are to be, turned out of their lands, the British taking possession of e very Seikh fort and village. It is reported that moretn JANUARY 11. their r ßritish troops have arrived at Ferozepore, increasing number to about 30,000. The consevence of this is, that thee a i .a lrh i ! have concentrated on one point, and have written to now was the :ime of danger, brolightaloinSingh to say, that e dwhich they had pride of the Punt, that they have lost th e 4 pmbt . less, by the taken, and that he must come to th eir assistance , i li t t ta the rk be of little use to them after they should have been defeated. That he must not imagine himself safe. The which wo u ld British conque red the low country would find themmeo i ng him ; and then where would he be, when the) were no longer able to resist? JANUARY 12 . Sirdar Sultan Mahomed Khan has been - ordered at fast to proceed to Ferozepore, and has collected about 3,000 At' khans, with whom he is going to join the army. It is the general opinion here that another battle has been fought at Ferozepore to-dav, but why I cannot tell. If it be so, we shall hear to-morrow. The son of Sirdar Ittur the Singh, an e d riot that chief !dwell, it was who was killed In battl of Moodkee. JANUARY 13. It is ascertained that the Sirdar Runjoor Singh and the Esj.< of Ladwa have written to tha Sirkar of Lahore, repre senting that the two, with Baba Bakrema Sin g h. Singh, Kurtapoora, and Baba Nundesp oor, having some Baba Ladho 30,000 men, cavalry, infantry, and artillery, including Zam boorches, were encamped ai Phulloor, and that they had entered on a plan for plundering the country on the other , Side the Sutlej, after which they would be able to attack I,,,sodianab, which would doubtless fall into their hands. Th ey - Added, that they had written for more troops from their .ses.,eral Governments, and that as soon as they were re inforceti they would cross the river and do as they proposed. It is km, wn also that yesterday the gates of the fort of La bore remained closed for a long while after sunrise, in conse quenco cf a seport brought to the town that the Seikhs had been again deftabitd, and were followed by the British. Raja Ghoolab Singh itact written to the Sirkar,'promising that he would positively ipresesat himself before the Sirkar in a very_ _short time, and t.iat the only cause o f hi s d e lay was WS *lt is staled In ep-Olfrabsequent date that Captain Lun ley :tag ,been permitted to Zesiitil his command, and Is expected to return to , r j zziand. c Bb.yrowal is admirably' situated for the protection of Lahore and Thu awl the Way from Lahore to Loodianah. 51* r ' en the Magas, anxiety to make arrangements for the proper provisioning of the troops. There is no sign of the Raja approach. It is also given out that Sirdar Mahomed Llkbar Khan has or dered troops to march from Jellalabad towards Khyber, and that some of them have actually reached Dakka. JANUARY 14. A rumour prevails throughout the whole town that the Khalsa troops had passed the river Sutlej by"-chtirtrioge of boats, and that a battle had taken place, that the Seikhs ha d lost bout 1,500 men, and the British full double that num ber, besides which the Khalsas had captured four guns, and stormed the intrenchments of the British, the latter retreat ing about three koss; but this must be mere rumour, as no one has come from camp with any intelligence of the kind. The sons of Dewan Sawun Mull have collected the Mulkea people, and directed large bodies of them to march upon Sinde, with the view of doing all the harm in that country in their power. A man has come in from Jamoo, who states that Raja Ghoolab Singh has really made every preparation for the march, but has beyond that shown no intention of leaving his present abode. Some fuqueers of the place say, that the Seikhs propose now retreating on Lahore, and will, in case of their doing so, fight amongst themselves, murder all the Sirdars and the Maharaja, and place some other per son on the throne. JANUARY 15. A man on whom reliance is to be placed has arrived from the camp of the Khalsas, and says, that nearly all of them are still this side the river, but that they are fully deter mined on crossing, and still talk of going to Calcutta. They mention to-morrow (this day) as the day on which they will cross, but nothing is certain. He reports also that a consi derable force (ten regiments of infantry and two of cavalry) were to march from the British camp towards Loodianah fur the protection of that place ; while 12 regiments of Hindoo stances, and four European corps, with five of light cavalry mid dragoons, were still iu camp along the river. He says that no fighting has taken place for several days. The ar rival of Raja Ghoolab Singh is looked for with the utmost anxiety, as it is now believed he will come, and stand by the Khalsas. Another man has come in from the camp, and it appears from his account that the troops are not in such good spirits as they were. MILITARY INTELLIGENCE. THE ARMY OF THE SUTLEJ. Head-quarters, Camp, Hurruf, Jan. 1. An augmentation having been made to the army of the Sutlej, a new disposition of the force is necessary, and with the sanction of the Right Hon. the Governor-General of India, the whole will accordingly be formed into divisions and brigades, and staff officers attached to them, as set forth in the following detail. The new appointments created under, this arrangement are to have effect from this date DIVISIONAL STAFF. Brigadier G. E. Gowan, C. 8., Commandant ; Captain E. Christie, Deputy Assistant Adjutant-General; Brevet Cap tain W. K. Warner, Commissary of Ordnance ; Major- General Sir J. Thackwell, K.C.B. and K.H., her Majesty's Service, Commandant ; Lieut. E. Roche, 3d Light Dra goons, Aide-de-Camp ; Captain J. Tritton, 3d Light Dra goons, Deputy Assistant Adjutant-General ; Captain C. F. Havelock, her Majesty's 9th Foot, Deputy Assistant Quar termaster-General ; Major-General Sir H. G. Smith, K.C.8,. her Majesty's Service ; Lieutenant E. A. Hol ditch, her Majesty's 80th Foot, Aide-de-Camp ; Cap tain E. 'Award, her Majesty's 31st Foot, Deputy As sistant Adjutant-General; Lieutenant A. S. Galloway, De puty Assistant Quarter-Master-General; Major-General W. R. Gilbert, Hon. Company's Service; Lieutenant F. M'D. Gilbert, Officiating Aide-de-Camp ; Captain R. Houghton, Officiating Assistant Adjutant-General ; Lieutenant J. S. Rawson, 63d Native Infantry, Officiating Deputy Assistant Quarter-Master-General ; Major-General Sir R. H. Dick, K.C.B. and K.C.H., her Majesty's service; Lieutenant H. Bates, Aide- de .Camp ; Captain J. R. Pond, Deputy Assistant Adjutant-General ; Lieutenant J. S. Paton, 14th Regiment Native Infantry, Officiating Deputy Assistant Quarter-Mas ter-General ; Major-General Sir J. 11. Littler, K.O 8., Hon. Company's Service ; Captain F. W. Borroughs, 17th Native Infantry, Aide-de-Camp ; Brevet Major P. Innes, Deputy Assistant Adjutant-General ; Captain J. F. Egerton, Deputy Assistant Quarter-Master-General ; Major-General Sir J. Grey, K.C.8., her Majesty's Service; Brevet Major NI . L. Tudor, Aide-de-Camp ; Brevet Major G. C. Ponsonby, As sistant Adjutant-General, Deputy Assistant Quarter-Master. General. BRIGADE STAFF. Brigadier G. Brooke; Brevet Capt. M. Mackenzie, Major of Brigade; Brigadier E. Biddulph, C.B. ; Brevet Captain E. G. Austin, Major of Brigade; Brigadier G. G. Dennis; First Lieutenant E. Kaye, Major of Brigade. ENGINEER DEPARTMENT. Lieutenant- Colonel E. J. Smith, C. 8., chief engineer; Major F. Abbott, Major B. Y. Reilly, Captain Graham, Captain W. E. Baker, Captain J. W. Robertson, Brevet Captain H. Siddons, Adjutant Sappers and Miners; First Lieutenant J. Spent, First Lieutenant R. Strachey, First Lieutenant R. B. Smith, First Lieutenant J. R. Becher, First Lieutenant H. Yule, First Lieutenant F. Whiting, Second Lieutenant W. D. A. R. Short, Second Lieutenant G. P. Hebbert, Second Lieutenant C. J. Hodgson, Second Lieutenant D. G. Robinson, Second Lieutenant A. Toyjot, Second Lieutenant G. Sim, ,Second Lieutenant A. Fraser, Second Lieutenant C. S. Paton, Second Lieutenant H. Drum mond, Second Lieutenant J. C. Harris, Second Lieutenant G. Hutchinson, Lieutenant J. E. Cracroft, 69th Native Infantry, Intr. ; Captain R. Napier, Major of Brigade. CAVALRY. Ist Brigade—Brigadier J. Scott, C. 8., Captain S. Fisher, Major of Brigade. 2d Brigade—Brigadier A. Campbell, C.B. and K.H., Captain A. Spottiswoode, Major of Brigade. 3d Brigade—Brigadier C. R. Cureton, C. 8., Lieutenant R. Pattison, Major of Brigade. 4th Brigade—Brigadier D. Harriott, Lieutenant W. Wyld, 4th Light Cavalry, Major of Brigade. INFANTRY. First Division—lst Brigade—Brigadier S. Bolton, C. 11., Captain J. Garvock, her Majesty's 31st Foot, Major of Brigade. 2d Brigade—Brigadier H. M. Wheeler, C. 8., Captain P. O'Hanlen, Major of Brigade. 2d Division-3d Brigade—Brigadier G. C. Taylor, C. 8., Lieutenant G. H.M. Jones, her Majesty's 29th Foot, Major of Brigade. 4th Brigade—Brigadier J. M'Laren, C.B. ; Captain IL T. Combe, Ist European Light Infantry, Major of Brigade. 3d Division-sth Brigade—Brigadier T. Reed, her Majes ty's 62d Foot ; Captain J. L. Taylor, 26th Light Infantry, Major of Brigade• 6th Brigade—Brigadier C. D. Wilkinson; Captain P. Gor• don, 11th Regiment Native Infantry, Major of Brigade. 7th Brigade—Brigadier L. R. Stacy, C.B. ; Lieutenant 11. F. Dunsford, 59th Regiment Native Infantry, Major of Brigade. 4th Division-Bth Brigade—Brigadier the Hon. T. Ash burnham ; Captain C. J. E. Burnet, Major of Brigade. 9th Brigade—Brigadier A. Carnegie; Captain P. Hay, 74th Regiment Native Infantry, Major of Brigade. sth Division-10th Brigade—Brigadier R. W. Wilson, C.B. ; Captain M. E. Loftie, Major of Brigade. 11th Brigade—Brigadier J. Eckford ; Captain R. Thatcher, Major of Brigade. 12th Brigade—Brigadier N. Penny ; Brevet Captain R. Troup, Major of Brigade. CORPS. HORSE ARTILLERY. Ist, 2d, 3d, and sth troops Ist brigade, and let troop 3d brigade; Ist, 2d, and 3d troops 2d brigade, and 2d, 3d, and 4th troops 3d brigade; FOOT ARTILLERY. 2d company 2d battalion; Ist, 2d, 3d, and 4th companies •Ith battalion ; 2d and 4th companies fith battalion • 2d com pany 7th battalion ; Nos. 6 , 7 , 9, and 10 light field batteries, and an elephant battery of twelve iron 12-pounders. SAPPERS AND MINERS. Her Majesty's 3d Light Dragoons, 4th Regiment of Light Cavalry, sth Regiment of Light Cavalry, 9th Regiment of Irregular Cavalry, her Majesty's 9th Lancers, IRh Regi ment of Light Cavalry, 2d Regiment of Irregular Cavalry, Bth Regiment of Irregular Cavalry, her Majesty's 16th Lan cers, Governor-General's Body Guard, 3d Regiment of Light Cavalry, 4th Regiment of Irregular Cavalry, Ist Regiment of Light Cavalry, Bth Regiment of Light Cavalry, 3d Regi ment of Irregular Cavalry, her Majesty's 31st Foot, 24th Regiment of Native Infantry, 47th Regiment Native In fantry, her Majesty's 50th Foot, 42d Regiment of Light In fantry, 48th Regiment of Native Infantry, her Majesty's 29th Foot, 41st Regiment of Native Infantry, 45th Regi ment of Native Infantry, Ist Eurepean Light Infantry, 2d Regiment Grenadiers, 16th Regiment Grenadiers, her Majesty's 9th Foot, 26th Regiment of Light Infantry, 73d Regiment of Native Infantry, her Majesty's 86th Foot, 16th Regiment of Native Infantry, 33d Regiment of Native In fantry, her Majesty's 10th Foot, 43d Regiment of Light Infantry, 59th Regiment of Native Infantry, her Majesty's 62d Foot, 12th Regiment of Native Infantry, 14th Regiment of Native Infantry, 27th Regiment of Native Infantry, 44th Regiment of Native Infantry, 54th Regiment of Native In *try, her Majesty's 53d Infantry, 30th Regiment of Native Infantry, 68th Regiment of Native Infiary, -6611- Regiment of Native Infantry, 9th Regiment of Native Infantry, 38th Regiment of Light Infantry, 55th Regiment of Native In fantry, 63d Regiment of Native Infantry, Nusseeree Batta lion, Sirmoor Battalion. Superintending surgeon—B. W. Macleod, M.D. Field-surgeon--J. Steel, M D. Medical store-keeper and assistant-surgeon—J. Hani son, M.D. Postmaster Assistant-surgeon— J. E. Stephens, M.D. Baggage-master—Lieutenant R. 11. Hicks, Ist European Light Infantry. In charge of the treasure-chest—Captain W. G. Lennox, 43d Light Infantry. Deputy Judge Advocate—Captain G. Carr. BOMBAY. FEB. 2.—The presidency continues to present a stirring appearance in the arrival and departure of troops for Sinde. Since our last the dispatch of steamers with men and muni tions of war has taken place almost daily, and nothing has been heard but the din of preparations for enabling Sir C. Napier to co-operate in the great coming struggle in the Pun jaub. The gun-carriage manufactory has been engaged for the last month in the preparation of dhoolies for the convey ance of sick, ammunition boxes, &c., and these are being shipped for Kurrachee as fast as ready. The 9th Native In fantry, originally intended for service in Sinde, has been pro nounced by . a medical committee unfit for active field duties, a nd been distributed in detachments to Tsnnah, Nassick, and Rutnagherry, and the 10th been ordered to take their place. The head-quarters of the latter-named corps arrived at the presidency on the 16th ult., and left for Kurrachee on the 28th. The 20th Native Infantry have arrived in Bom bay for garrison duty. The corps of Sappers and Miners, and her Majesty's 60th Rifles, have been ordered for service in Slade; the latter have already left Poonah en route for Bombay, and may be expected here about the 6th instant. The families and sick of the corps have .been left behind. Kur rachee--probably We :Wipe the regiment left Poonah about 1,000 strong. leave Poonah this Steamers this day, To meet in same degree the demand for troops been made on the Bombay army, three and 29th, and it is rumoured to be raised—viz. :17th, 28th, will shortly be added that another battalion of artil leryhe establishment. During the last seven years the whole of t , 24th, and Bombay army, with the 'troops 26th Regiments, have exception of the 9th, 16th from the Madras had a tour of service in Sind,. army have been requested to take t r h w e ree p place a some of the European and five corps lately sent to Young Egypt—three Native—viz., her Majesty's 17th and 60th, and Ist Fusiliers, 19th ilierp, and the4th The cbl". the 3d, 4th, 7th, 10th, and 11 th Native Infantry. have been ordered for the same destination, pang 2d battalion of Artillery are also to proceed thither co im mediately. Nearly 10,000 men in all. The sth Native Light I n f an t r y reached Deesa o n the Bth ult. The 23d Native Light infantry left Nassick for the Presidency on the 24th, The troops in garrison n and arrived on the 30th ult. ow , consist of a wing of her Majesty's 22d Foot, the 20th and 28d Native Infantry , an d the Battalion. Marine APPOINTMENTS, PROMOTIONS, &c. Annotwa4 since dispatch of last Overland Mail on Jan. 15. ffElt MAJESTY'S TROOPS. Staff.—Major-GeneraiSirß. 11. Sale, G.C.8., Quarter- mas ter General Queen's troops, and Major W. R. Berries, killed in action at Moodkee, on the 18th December, 1845. Major A. W. Fitzroy Somerset, military secretary to the Governor- General, deceased, from wounds received in action Governor shah on on the 21At And 22d December, 1845. Lieutenant eroze -Col. R. B. Wood, her Majesty's 80th Foot, appointed military secretary to the Governor-General. Lieutenant-Colonel Marcus Barr, appointed acting adjutant-general of her Ma• jesty's forces in India, vice Major-General Sir H. G. Smith, nominated to the command of the I.t infantry division of the army of the Sutlej. Lieutenant-Colonel J. B. Gough. C. 8., appointed to act as Quarter-master• General to her Majesty's forces in India, vice Major-General Sir R. Sale, died of wounds received in action on the 18th December. Lieutenant Haines, aide-de-camp to the Commander-in-Chief, appointed to act as military secretary, vice Gough. Captain the Hon. C. R. Sackville West, appointed to officiate as military secretary, vice Haines, wounded in action on the 21st of December. Dragoons.-3d Regiment, Brevet-Captain G. Newton, and Cornet E. Worley, killed in action at Moodkee on the 18th Dec. 1845. Brevet-Captain J. E. Codd and Cornet H. Ellis, killed in action at Ferozeshah on the 21st December, 1845. Lieutenant S. Fisher promoted to captain, without purchase, vice Herries killed in action on the 19th December. Cornet H. W. White to be lieutenant, vice Fisher promoted. Cornet J. D. White promoted to be lieutenant, vice Newton killed in action, 19th December. C irnet J. Bothwell promoted to lieutenant, vice Codd killed in action 22d December.-9th do. (Lancers) Cornet Lord James De Burgh Brown, ap pointed an extra aid-de-camp on the personal staff of the Commander-in-Chief in India. Captain Wedderburn, aid de-camp to the Commander-in-Chief, Bombay, ordered to join, 14th ditto. Surgeon Smyth, permitted to proceed to England for two years on medical certificate. Lieutenant Stoller, granted leave to sea and Ceylon for six months on medical certificate. Cornet M‘Malion appointed to perform the duties of military secretary to the Commander-in-Chief; Bombay, vice Captain M'Mahon, 9th Lancers, joined his regi ment on service.-13th ditto (Hussars) Lieutenant Blake has leave to England for one year on medical certificate. Lieute nant G. A. Robertson promoted to the rank of captain by brevet in the East Indies only. Lieutenant Jennyns granted leave to England for two years.-16th ditto (Lancers) Cornet Bruce killed in action at Ferozeshah, on the 21st of December, 1848 Captain Gavin has leave to the Presidency for three months to appear before a board of medical officers. Infantry.-4th Regiment, Ensign C. R. Woolaston pro moted to lieutenant, vice Morris, deceased. Ensign F. W. Coryton to be lieutenant, vice Haines, promoted in the 80th Foot. Lieutenant F. P. Haines promoted to captain ii the 80th Foot, vice Lewis promoted in the 61st Foot. Ensign G. H. Hawes promoted to lieutenant, vice Hock appointed ad jutant.-9th ditto, Major-General Sir J. M'Caskill, K.C.8., and K.H., killed in action at Moodkee on the 18th of De cember, 1845. Lieutenant-Colonel A. B. Taylor, and Cap tains J. Dunne and J. F. Field, killed in action at Ferozeshah on the 22d of December, 1845. Lieutenant C. Elmhirst, aide-de-camp to Major-General Williams, has preceded to join his corps on field service on the north-west fron tier. Major G. L. Davis, promoted to lieutenant-colonel without purchase, vice M'Caskill, killed in action. Captain A. Ogle, to be major, vice Davis. Lieutenant C. M. Creagh, to be captain, vice Ogle. Ensign H. Thomas, to be lieutenant, vice Creagh. The retirement of Ensign Forster, previously announced, has not taken place. Majer C. Barnwell, pro moted to lieutenant-colonel, vice Taylor, killed in action, 22d December. Captain C. Douglas, to be major, vice Barn well. Lieutenant C. Elmhurst, to be captain, vice Douglas, promoted. Lieutenant D. M. Bethune, to be captain, vice Dunne, killed in action, 22d December. Lieutenant W. Shelton to be captain, vice Field, killed in action, 22d December. Ensign R. G. Cumming to be lieu tenant, vice Elmhirst, promoted. , Ensign W. H. Forster, to be lieutenant, vice Shelton, promoted. Ensign G. H. Haines, to be lieutenant in the 62d Foot, vice Kelly, killed in action. Ensign J. Hanham, to be lieutenant in the 62d Foot, vice Shearman, peomoted. Ensign C. R. Richardson to be lieutenant in the 62d Foot, vice Nicholas promoted. Ensign W. H. Stirling, promoted to lieutenant, vice Sievwright, died of wounds received in action.-17th ditto, Captain Nagel, deceased, at Kurrachee, on the 9th January, 1846. Captain Clarke appointed to act as inter preter.-21st ditto, this corps has been re-transferred to the Bengal establishment, and crossed the Nerbuddah on route to the north-westeen provinces. Lieutenant Bolton is doing duty with the 31st Regiment, until the arrival of his corps.-22d ditto, Ensign T. Stock to be lieu tenant, vice Smith, deceased.-28th ditto, Lieutenant Robertson permitted to proceed to England for two years, on medical certificate.-29th ditto, Captain J. 0. Lucas ' and G. Molle, and Lieutenant A. A Simmons, killed in ac tion at Ferozeshah on the 22d December. Lieutenat Harry Plesley L'Estrenge promoted to be captain, vice Lucas, killed in action, 22d December, 1845. Lieutenant Kenneth Murchison to be captain, vice Molle, killed in action, 22d December, 1845. Ensign Henry Francis to be lieu tenant, vice Dobbs, deceased, 14th September, 1845. Ensign Hans Robert 'White to be lieutenant, vice Carey, killed in action, 19th December, 1845. Ensign George St. Julian Henderson to be lieutenant, vice L'Estrange, promoted. Ensign Edward Toke Scudamore to be lieutenant, vice Sim mons, killed in action, 22d December, 1845. Lieutenant G. 11. M. Jones to be adjutant, vice Murchison, pro moted. The leave to England granted to Lieutenant Duncan cancelled at his own request, and permitted to re join the head-quarters of the regiment.-31st ditto, Ensign Robert Mackenzie to be lieutenant, vice Brenchley, killed in action, 22d December. Ensign J. Paul to be lieutenant, vice Bernard, killed in action, 22d December. Ensign 11. Prim Hutton to be lieutenant, vice Brooks, promoted. En sign C. H. G. Trutton to be lieutenant, vice Pollard, killed in action, 25th December. Ensign E. W. Kingsley, pro moted to lieutenant in the 80th Foot, vice Bythesea, killed in action. Ensign H. C. Smith, promoted to lieutenant in the 80th Foot, vice Warren, killed in action. Lieu tenant H. W. Hart, killed in action at Moodkee, on the 18th of December, and Lieutenant J. Brenchley, de ceased, from wounds received in the same action. Lieu tenant J. L. R. Pollard and Lieutenant and Adjutant Bernard, killed in action at Ferozeshah on the 21st December, 1845. Lieutenant J. C. Broke to be captain, vice Wellis, killed in action 25th December. Ensign J. Pilkington to be lieu tenant, vice Hart, killed in action 19th December. CaptainT. Bulkeley promoted to major, vice Baldwin, deceased of wounds received in action. Lieutenant J. S. Scott promoted to captain, and 2d Lieutenant W. C. Dikes from 21st Fusi liers to lieutenant, in succession to Bulkeley, promoted. Major J. Spence promoted to lieutenant-colonel, vice Bolton, died of wounds received in action. Captain G. D. Young promoted to major, Lieutenant J. Greenwood to captain, and Ensign W. Duternet from sth Foot to lieutenant, in RUCCCS sion to Spence, promoted.-39th ditto, Lieutenant Harvey killed in action at Foreshah, on the 22d December, 1845. Lieutenant-Colonel Walpole has leave to remain at Darjeeling for twelve months on medical certificate. Lieutenant Dal rymple has leave to the presidency for two months, to ap pear before a board of medical officers. Captain W. Munro appointed to act as major of brigade at Fort-William, vice Douglas promoted to a regimental majority.-50th ditto, Assistant-Surgeon A. Graydon, killed in action at Moodkee on the 18th December 1845. Ensign A. White to be lieu tenant, vice Young, killed in action 20th December.— 23d ditto, Ensign A H. Hardinge, prometed lieutenant in the 80th Foot, vice Ormsby promoted.-59th ditto. The embarkation of this regiment has been postponed until further orders.-60th ditto (Rifles) have been warned for se' vice in Sinde. Captain Love has leave to England for the purpose of exchanging into a corps serving at home. 61st ditto, Captain C. Lewis, from the 80th Foot, to be major, vice Vernor, deceased.-62d ditto, Captain G. H. Clarke and H. Wells, Lieutenants T. Scott, W. M'Nair, R. Gubbins, and M. Kelly, and Adjutant Sims, killed in action at Feroze shah, on the 22d of December, 1845. Lieutenant R. Shear man to be captain, vice Clarke, killed in action, 22d of De cember, 1845. Lieutenant G. Nicholas to be captain, vice Wells, killed in action, 22d of December, 1845. Ensign C. Roberts to be lieutenant, vice Scott, killed in action, 22d of December. Ensign R. A. Cox to be lieutenant, vice M'Nair, killed in action, 22d of December, 1845. Ensign J. M. M. Hewett, to be lieutenant, vice Gubbins, killed in action, De cember 22. Ensign G. H. Hawes, from the 9th Foot, to be lieutenant, vice Kelly, killed in action, December, 1845. Ensign J. Hanham, from the 9th Foot, to be lieutenant, vice Shearman, promoted. Ensign C. R. Richardson, from the 9th Foot, t• be lieutenant, vice Nicholas, promoted. Ensign A. Armstrong, from the 61st Foot, to be lieutenant, vice Kelly, killed in action. Lieutenant and Quarter-master Guy permitted to proceed to England for two years, on medical certificate.-63d ditto, Lieutenant Bookey appointed to act as adjutant.-78th ditto ( Highlanders), Lieutenants Gordon and Hastings permitted to proceed to England on leave for two years.-80th ditto, Contains A. D. W. Best and R. Scheberras, and Lieutenants R. Warren and G. C. Bythesea, killed in action, and Brevet Captain S. Fraser de ceased from wounds received at Ferozeshah, on the 22d of December, 1845. Lieutenant E. A. Holdich, appointed aide de-camp to Major-General Sir H. G. Smith, K.C.8., com manding Ist division of iefantry of the army of the Sutlej. Lieutenant F. P. Haines, from 4th Foot, to be Captain, vice Lewis, promoted in the 61st Foot. Captain C. Lewis, to be major in the 61st Foot, vice Vernor deceased. Lieutenant A. Ormsby to be captain, vice Best killed in action, Dec. 22, 1845. Lieutenant C. H. Leslie to be captain, vice Sche berras killed in action, Dec. 22, 1845. Ensign A. H. Her dirge from 53d Foot, to be lieutenant, vice Ormsby, pro moted. Ensign G. C. Robertson to be lieutenant, vice Leslie promoted. Ensign E. W. Kingsley, from 31st Foot, to be lieutenant, vice Bythesea, killed in action 23d of December. Ensign G. C. Smith, from 31st Foot, to be lieutenant, vice Warren killed in action 24th of December. Ensign G. Boddie to be lieutenant, vice Fraser, killed in action 25th December, 1845. Assistant-Surgeon I'. Gammie, appointed to the medical chorge of the 31st Foot, to succeed Assistant- Surgeon Gahean, wounded in action.-94th ditto,: Lieu tenant Mercer permitted to proceed to England on leave for two years. Large quantities of supplies ti the army have been obliged to halt at Kurnaul, the people in charge being afraid to venture on. ENCAMPMENT OF THE SEIKUS, SOUTH OF THE SKIRMISHES NEAR LOODIANAH. (From th© Bombay Times, Feb. 2.) LOODIANAIf, JAN 19. The de): before yesterday, at 10 A.M. we moved to the no th end of cantonments to keep an eye upon our friends, who seemed about some business, and we soon saw their whole camp on the move. They came south-west three or four miles from their old ground opposite Philor, and pitched their camp in regular order beside the nullah, evidently set tling themselves for the day, as picquets we'e immediately thrown out, camelssent to graze under strong guards, &c. ,• some reconnoitring parties coming too near us, a company of Goorkhas walked down towards them, and they retired, which, after we were tired of spying at them, we all did also. Next morning (the 18th) our whole force was out again on the same ground, as the beikhs seemed busy cooking dinners at an unusually early hour, which boded something ; they remained, however, quiet in their camp, except a small party of twenty or thirty horsemen, who, about one o'clock, were yen moving westward. After a little while the village Burawala (or some such name) was seen on fire I think the same that they had looted the day before. A squadron of our rissalah was slipped at one of these parties, which appeared galloping off at a good distance from their camp; the chase was beautiful, but they had too much law; it was devil take the hindmost the very moment our fellows moved. The chase was followed close up to their camp, when all their force moved out to the support, and ours retired in excellent order, except that their straggling skirmishers had too good a mark to fire at in our compact body ; they luckily seemed bad marksmen, and though plenty of balls went singing over our men's heads, but one shot took effect—an unfortunate recruit was knocked off his horse, which ran after the troop, and the poor man was quickly cut to pieces with tulwars. One of the enemy, the hindmost in the race, was served the same way by our men; but both the bodies bad to be left behind, as the firing was growing too hot to risk the living for the sake of bringing off the dead. This sort of skirmishing is not work for our regulars—they are no match for straggling matchlock men. The men were ready enough for it, however, and could with difficulty be brought back when all the enemy turned out to cut them off. 'l'wo other squadrons of the Ist moved down to their assistance, which stopped the whole Seikh force at once, who have now been brought to show themselves, and do not appear above eight or ten thousand, of all sorts. Their infantry is dressed and armed like our sepahees and march in pretty regular array, and their khalassees at least seem admirably drilled, as it was beau tiful to see the regular lines of tents rise up as if by magic all at one instant. They have, we are told, 14 guns of sorts and sizes, which make noise enough at any rate. A mes senger came in the afternoon, who said he saw at Dhurum kote a whole brigade of cavalry and artillery comi,g here; if so, the Singhs had better look about them, but I don't think any certain tidings of the rt inforcement have reached us as yet, and we are quite ready for them as we stand ; the vagabonds killed every one they found in that village ; it seems the Zemindar had remonstrated at being looted twice, when other villages bad not yet had their turn, so the Singhs fell to and cut to pieces all they could get hold of. nine men, we hear, and several children, some say more. This morn ing (19th), heavy firing was heard towards their camp, and apparently beyond it, for two hours alter sunrise. It was reported that the Ladwa Raja had gone off to re-take Bud deeawal with two or three regiments, and that this was merely a feu de joie in compliment, but we soon heard that it was the finishing of that ill-fated village, Burawalla, which the Seikhs seem to have an especial spite to ; it was a Massalman place and used to supply cows, probably beef bullocks, to cantonments, so they brought their guns up, and have razed thei r usjids, and imaruts, and the pucca buildings, to the ground. 20th JAN.—On ths 18th of this month, about 300 Goor churra suwars attacbd the village of Burreewallab, situated about one koss from the cantonment of Loodianah. They set it on fire, plundering all the property they could lay I heir hands on, and murdered some of the inhabitants. They then made a show towards the British troops who were drawn out in small numbers near the cantonment. A skirmish took place between a few suwars of either pa , ty. One was killed and two were wounded. We saw all this. Two or three of their men were killed and wounded. It is given out that General Wheeler Sahib has marched with eight regiments from Ferozepore towards this place to punish the Seikhs, and that he has reached Dhurrumkote. If so he will be here to morrow. It is also said that four other regiments are com ing from Kotla Mulhair. The authorities here are only waiting the arrival of more troops to beat back the Seikhs. Wheat flour is sold here at 14 seers per rupee ; rice, 10 seers ghee one seer and i; gram, 32 seers ; juwar, 32 seers. SUTLEJ. (From the Bombay Courier of Feb. 2.) There is a very large encampment of Seikhs on this side of the Sutlej at the Phullour ford, and according to the letters from Loodianah, they have entrenched themselves in a deep nullah, five or six miles below that station. They have also a second camp at another crossing point some miles further down, which checks all communication with Ferozepore. Raja Lal Singh and another chief are with them. The force at Loodianah has been out on several occasions in the direc tion of the nearest camp, and reconnoitering parties of cavalry have frequently paid them a visit. Our troops are all eager for the expected fray. They consist of four guns of Horse Artillery (Lane's 6-pounders), the Ist Light Cavalry, the 30th and 36th Regiments of Native Infantry, two Goorkah regiments, and a few Putteala troops. The 53d Queen's, and a reinforcement from Ferozepore, are on their march to join the garrison. The camp of the enemy is daily augmenting, and they keep firing every now and then, but nobody knows why. One letter says, " We are all ready for a fight, and have a beautiful and extensive sand plain in front of our camp. Our force has large guns mounted on all sides." It is reported, in a letter of the 20th, which we have re ceived from Loodianah, and seems likely that the dak has been broken up between that place and Ferozepore. It adds—" as soon as the siege train, which is expected about the beginning of next month, arrives, the army will cross the Sutlej." The neglect with which that post has for so long a period been treated by the authorities is severely commented on. The writer estimates the force of the Seikhs in the vicinity to be "four times our number, with 35 guns." A letter from Ferozepore of the 19th January, speaks as if either the old bridge constructed by the Seikhs still re mained or a new one had since been formed. It is evident from the following extract that they are able to keep their communication open : " The Seikhs have fortified their bridge, both on this and the other side of the river strongly and show no symptoms of retiring. We await the arrival of the 24-pounders—bull dogs that will hunt them out of that." The following is an extract from the same letter regarding Loodianah :—" The Seikhs are encamped on this side the river. Battle was offered, but they refused to come out. The 80th Native Infantry, Sirmoor and Nusseeree Batta lions, Ist cavalry, an d 4 guns had arrived there. The s come out is cor rec t, fol lowing d a y an act i on was expected, but it had not come off to our ground, but as we er are f as it informed Vs. means Seikhsththat having eyid r d e n f i od u t s escdho show themselves and waited for us to advance ; their mode of fighting, as they hsve an especial objection to our bayonets, being to retire before us from re o n p l e a li n gi s o a t f ld, and take to their safely e burrowed, whilst our men are left without cover outside entrenchments, where they and when they get in are blown up by charged mines. The Seikhs have got 36 guns to defend their Loodianah position. The road beyond Delhi to Umballah is reported to be very unsafe—powerful bodies of plunderers being on the look-out. POSITION OF THE BRITISH FORCES ON THE SUTLEJ. (From the Bombay Times, Feb. 2.) About the 27th of December the Seikbs seem to have re tired in safety within their own dominions, and to have en camped on the other side, leisurely and unmolested, within sight of our pickets. The different divisions of our army, now rapidly increasing in numbers and in strength, were encamped near to, and in close communication with, each other. General Littler and his division was posted at Attaree. seven miles from Ferozepore. The head-quarters of the Commander-in-Chief some six miles higher up the river; and the tjmballah force four miles beyond this, or seventeen from Ferozepore. The Governor-General has, since the action, continued at the place just named, and which may be considered the point of advance, maturing his plans and hastening on preparations. The enemy mean while were permitted to complete a pontoon bridge without interruption, in hopes that they might be induced again to cross over to our side; the heavy ordnance sent from Una ballah being so posted at the same time as to command the passage. A:foray had been made across the river by about 200 of the enemy on the 14th, with a view apparently to plunder; and of course the robbers were speedily driven hack. The enemy at the same time continue to muster in formidable force, and 70,000 men with 110 pieces of ordnance, are said to be assembled ready to oppose us. The bridge they have established is one of much solidity, well placed, and protected by heavy ordnance. About 20,000 had crossed over by the 18th. Frequent demonstrations had been made on Loodianah where the force was considered weakest ; and they had on the 18th settled themselves, and proceed to en trench in our neighbourhood. 11°‘ *JUNI - LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING lifAit Olt said likely to turn out a complete failure, and Sirdar Blakom d Khan has offered to supply an equal number of camels, at all times complete, fur half the sum expended ort ,tlae camel corps. From Upper Sinde we learn that a small Sinde horse arrived at Roree 950 strong, on the 11th instant, and marched on towards Subzulkote, where the 4th Bengal Native Infantry and Captain Smith's light field battery are halted on the 13th. The camel corps, under Lieutenant Fitzgerald, arrived on the 12Th, but their destination was not known. The 15th Bengal Infantry have been ordered back from Sukkur to Roree, and the 2d European regiment were to cross on the 15th, from which we infer that both these corps will join Sir Charles Napier's corps d'armee, which, in that case, will be larger than we had previously expected. It cannot, however, well move from Roree before the sth or 6th of February, and may be at Bahawulpoor about the 25th of the sane moni h. From thence to Mooltan the distance is not great, and as Lahore will probably have been reduced by that time, the opposi:ion will not be great. COMMERCIAL .INTELLIGENCE. IMPORTS. CALCUTTA, JAN. 21, 1846.—This branch of our trade is at present dull ; affairs on the frontiers tend to check speculations and to limit orders from the upper provinces ; the transactions which obtain are chiefly on lecal demand, consequently prices are generally unsatis factory. Metals—This market, excepting for Iron and the minor descrip tions of imports, is particularly dull; in Copper, the transactions which have obtained have been very limited, and excepting some South American, taken up on bazaar speculation, induced by low prices, the sales have beet, confined to the supply of local wants. Spotter has beam in better demand, provoked, probably, by ret: need prices. The sales of Iron have been considerable, but, latterly, the market has exhibited dulness. Of Steel, the reported sales are of 1,187 tubs of Swedish at co. rs. 6.14 to 7-0 per fy. md., at three months' credit discount at 8 per cent. per annum. Lead has been in better demand. No sale of Tin Plates, nor of Quicksilver, is reported since our last issue. _ . Cotton Piece Goods.—A fair extent of business continues to obtain in this trade, but prices arc generally low and unsatisfactory ; as heretofore, the demand is chiefly for Lappets, Books, daeonets, Molts, adapolams, and Shirtings, of the two latter principally for grey, of which the sales have been considerable ; little has been done in Chintz, but the sales of Turkey reds has been rather extensive. Cotten Twist Demand for White Mule continues steady, but recently, consequently to the improvement in the rates for homeward bills, importers have,preferred to realise, and have yielded to slight reductions in price. THE CONSPIRACY AT DINAPORE. A few days before Christmas-day a native officer of the Ist Regiment of Native Infantry reported to Major Rowcroft, that certain persons had been tampering with the men of his own and of other regiments at Dinapore, giving them money, and setting them against " the Sirkar Bahadoor." Major Rowcroft gave immediately notice to the civil authorities •:it Perna, which led to the speedy arrest of a regimental moon slime, of the name of Peer Buksh. The confession which he made on being examined led to the apprehension of Said Rahaat Alle, a discarded deputy collector, and long a well-known 'Radical of Patna. His papers were seized simultaneously with his person, and, from a careful these, it became a p parent that the Sa i d h e Hussun Allee Kh an , a nat i ve gentle man ena'sne O li f f somenaatnidei(hivai n of property in the Gyan and Chapra districts, were the chief conspirators. There were many other names subordinately concerned, a paper called a mazurnamee being found on Raahaat Allee, with some 700 signatures, binding the subscribers to uphold their religion against all attempts of the Government to subvert it. It appeared also, in the course of the investigation, that reports had been indus triously circulated among the villages in the interior o f the several districts of Be hr t , that on a certain date (the ), the diff erent mag i strates Thannahs, prohibiting eir eoos to eat t oget h er generally. our ld t information goes, wh e th er 2 cwl tu O on t it t soi f itos , t sai h u,s iecasenrondtrl.acfolioineirrtecshdi forcing s w a e i ael b r ai l h i ise e ni Ni the " Patna plot " bad any connexion, as previously surmised, with native states, though it is believed not. But it is be yond a doubt that letters have been intercepted, throwing light on intrigues against our supremacy, which may here after lead to further discoveries. KlAvaje Hutson Allee Khan has managed to abscond, and all his landed property has very properly been attached by the local authorities. Upwards of 100 tulwars were found in his house, and both he and the Said Raaliaat Alice had by them sums of money, wrapped in sloth, exactly corresponding with the pay of the Suwars and native officers of the different grades in the British irregulcr cavalry. The principal native police officer in the city of Patna, Meer Mahomed Bakur, was found to -have visited the station of one of these corps, and to have been intriguing with some of the native officers, in the hope of inducing them to join in the conspiracy he was assisting is, pending to hatch. Shah Kubbur - ood - deen, of Sasseram, is suspected, f b u u r t th n e o r th i i n ng fes h t as ign y t e io t n b , ee k n ep p t rov u e n d de a r ga s i u n n s , t e l i i l ia ;ce in his own house at Arran. Said:Raahut Alee distinguished himself some years ago as taking an active part against the resump • tion laws, and has ever since been the chief instigator in every petition or complaint that has been made against any of the officers of Government. Copies of all these petitions have been found in his sheristech. He and the other mal contents have, it appears, taken advantage of the opening given by the late gaol disturbances, to excite the native pub lic mind against the Government, and have, most likely, en tertained some faint hopes of the reverses in the far west giving them a chance of disturbing the peace in their own neighbourhood for a little while at least. Mr. Ravenshaw, the commissioner, has taken upon himself to stop some of the regiments that were proceeding up the country, and has ordered four companies of the 66th to be posted at Patna. One company of the Ist N. I. is at Gyah. The Chupra and and Shahabad districts remain quiet, but some alarm is being exhibited at Patna by the townspeople, consequent on their fears, it is surmised, of being found implicated in the " plot." SINDE-MOVEMENT OF TROOPS. We have had during the last fortnight scarcely any intel ligence of note from Sinde; what we possess refers ni.rely to the movements of the troops upwards towards Mithenkote. Within little more than a month above ten thou:lind men have been placed under orders or dispatched from Bombay for Kurrachee. The rumour that Shere Mahomed was again in the field with an army which had occasioned so much alarm as to cause a force to be dispatched to Shapore to meet him, turns out to be baseless. A siege train was being Prepared at Suker, which, when complete, would consist of f,,ur 8-inch iron howitzers, five 18-pounder guns, four 8-inch iron and four 5%-inch brass mortars, with one thousand rounds of ammunition for each. Captain Duncan's troop of horse artillery remained encamped at Roree. The irre gular horse are already considerably on their way; the 13th and 18th, under command of Colonel Jonee, marched from Hyderabad on the 10th, and the battering train, escorted by the right wing of her Majesty's 80th, steam up the river : the 12th N. 1., with Forster 's and Brett's batteries, and details of Sappers and Miners, moved on the 15th, under command of Colonel Reid. It is not supposed the troops will be able to move from Roree till the sth or 6th instant. We give these details chiefly from the Delhi Gazette. Our contemporary appears to think that the force may reach Tahawulpore in three weeks. The distance is about 224 miles We have great doubts both as to whether the army will start at the date ass;gned, and whether it may not take considerably more time on its march than is set down for it. The Bengal division under Sir H. Pane, took in Jan., 1839, twenty-four days on its way down, with abun dant supplies of all kinds. (From the Bombay Times, Feb. 2.) From Sinde, where the movements of our troops are be coming daily more important, we learn in regard to Hyder abad, that the Sinde horse are already well on their way ; the 13th and 18th regiments Bombay Native Infantry marched on the 10th under command of Col. Jones ; the right wing of her Majesty's 86th were to take up the bat tering train, and a large quantity . of ammunition with them., by steam, up the river; the left wing of the same corps, with Capt.. Rowland's troops of horse, were to leave on the 13th, for Sukkur by land; and the 12th Regimes t Native Infantry, accompanied by a detail of Sappers and Miners, with Capt. Brett's and Capt. Forster's Horse Batteries, under the com mand of Col. Reid, C. 8., were to follow on the 15th. The 17th Regiment Native Infantry, and the Beloch Batta lion were expected from Kurrachee by water, while the 7th Regiment bad already arrived from Bombay, and being a fine strong regiment, hoped to be sent on. The 11th and 4th Regiments would, it was also supposed, be pushed on on arrival. Her Majesty's 17th Foot had reached Kurra chee, and was under orders for Hyderabad. The eapply of camels is, however, reported to be so scanty, that many of the movements depend on the same becoming more abundant. The Sinde camel baggage corps is EXPORTS Market less active than at the da: e of our last issue, the accounts from home being unsatisfactory, thence repressive of shipments of produce, at least at current prices, with prevailing rates of freightage. indiro —The exports since our last issue are 2,890 chests or fy. mds. 11,163 to England ; 1,653 chests or fy. mds. 5,995 to France; and 4 chests or 11 mds. to the Red Sea. - Sales by auction have been considerable, but the prices obtains 1 have been unsatisfactory, and the market may be considered in this respect as below that of last year; the last accounts from home are unfavourable, which has thrown a datnp on the market ; prices must further give way to Induce purchases. ltaw Silk—Transactions limited, consequent on the high prices at which the staple is held, the accounts from home being (Us couragit lg. Silk Piece Goods—Demand for Corahs continues, but prices have yielded rs. 12 to 15 per corge, consequent on accounts from home ; fabrics of really good quality are scarce. Saltpetre—high rates of freightage, combined with high market prices, have tended to limit transactions. _ Sugar—Continues to command attention. Imports are still taken up at full prices, according to quality, on arrival. Last accounts from home should show the necessity of reduced prices for shipments. Market but scantily supplied. Some parcels of the new date crop have come in. ltice—The late excitement has completely subsided. The last ac counts from home report the probability of admission of foreign corn. Already prices have fallen to 17s to 19s. per cwt. and our next advices may show reaction to former rates. It is now said that the scarcity at home and on the continent had been much ex aggerated. Opium —The first Government sale of the season took place on the 15th inst. The following is the result of it : ~.. . Chests. Bignest. Lowest. Average. Proceeds. Behar.. • . 4,435 1,305 1,260 1,282-4-5 56 86,900 Benares 1,970 1,200 1,170 1,179-2.9 23,22,975 6,405 Co's Its. 80,09,875 The exports from the Ist to IGth instant inclusive have been 110 chests to China. THE BOMBAY MARKET. (From the Chamber of Commirce Overland Price Current.) BOMBAY, FEB. 2, 1646.—There is little alt,ration to record, since our last, In the general aspect of commercial affairs. A tolei able amowat of business has been done in the market for imports, but this has arisen from the anxiety of holders to realise their stocks, and has been accompanied by an augmentation rather than a diminution of the depression lit prices to which we referred in our previous issue. The money market is somewhat easier than before, but in the present unsettled state of matters on the fl ontier it Is not likely that dealers will purchase free/y, whatever the :facilities of obtaining accommo dation. The rates of discount charged by the banks have not yet been reduced. Metals—There have been comparatively few transactions in the market for metals since the departure of the last mail, and prices exhibit little change of importance. In Copper, Sheet and Sheathing have been latterly in some little demand, and sales to the extent of (100 cwt. are reported to have been made, at rs. 54 per cwt. Tile is rather lower, a sale of about 200 cwt. having, it is said, taken place at rs. 47. h per cwt. Raised bottoms, Nails, and South American are severally without change. In Iron, British Bar remains station ary, and the only sale we have heard of is one of 300 candies, indiffer ently assorted, at rs. 294 per candy. Round Nail Rod has some what improved. Square is the same as before. Sheet and Hoop are without inquiry, and the prices we quote for them are with difficulty obtainable. For steel there is at present no demand, and prices are looking down. Spelter has likewise receded in price, a sale of 1,000 cwt. small size plates, being reported to have taken place at rs. 14 per cwt., a rata 12 annas at rs. 1 1 ,6 per cwt., lower than that cur rent on the departs re of the lust steamer. In Lead, Quicksilver, and Tin Plates, there is little change to notice in value : we quote the last named article, however, one rupee per chest lower than before. . . Cotton Mannfacmres—The business has been somewhat extensive but is chiefly attributable to holders having forced their goods on the market, and dispos ed of them at reduced, and in many instances an remunerating, rates. The attention of the dealers has been almost wholly confined to the better qualities of Grey and Bleached Goods, and with few exc'ep tions the lower descriptions have been unsaleable. save at a very gres.t sacrifice. Grey Shirtings, Madapollams, and Jacconets, have in particular suffered from this state of things, and the last-named fs.latrics especially have been disposed of to a large ex tent at extremely .low prices. Bleached Shirtings 6G to 72 reed are in some request, but other qualities are only saleable in small quan tities at the low rates previously current. There has been an in quiry for Grey Domestics for the Arahiam Market, and these goods have gone off at fo rifler prices. Cambrics, Muslins, Zebra Dresses, &c., are, generally speaking, without inquiry, and very difficult of sale. All kinds of Prints are at present neglected, and Turkey Red Goods, both plain and twilled. are in a very depressed state. Yarns—The demand for these_ has been slack, and but fevrtrans actions have takers place. We repeat our former quotations, but these are diftieWt to support. We have heard of no transactions in Dyed Yarns. The demand for Turkey Red, which existed at the date of our last, has subsided, and Orange remains, as before, entirely neglected by dealers. Woollens—The market for these goods continues quite inactive, and so far as we crap learn no sties have taken place. Marine stores—We quote Paints somewhat higher, and Linseed Oil a shade lower than before ; in other articles there is no change to notice. The market is generally well supplied, and the demand languid. We are apprised of sales of 500 gallons of Linseed Oil at rs. 2-2-0 per gallon, and the same quantity of Turpentine at rs. 1-12-0. Beer is still totally without inquiry, even for the superior brands, and our quotations are entirely nominal. Spirits—Prices remain unaltered ; there is little or no demand either for Gin or 'Brandy, and we have heard of no transactions. Red lead has declined in value to the extent of 4 to 8 annas per cwt. White Is without change. Cochineal—There has been little or none of this article in the market, and, in consequence, no sales have taken place. The price we quote—rs. 3-13-0 per lb.—would be easily obtainable. Saffron—We are informed of a sale of 481bs. at rs. 17 and of 401bs at rs. 15 per lb. Prices are without change. Bottles —We retain former quotations for these. The only opera tion of which we have heard is a purchase of 150 gross of quarts, at 14 annas per dozen. EASTERN TRODUCE. Cotton—There has been little animation in the market for this staple, and owing to the unencouraging accounts alike from Eng land ant China, prices continue depressed. The new crop has begun to arrive, but not freely, and about 200 bales of Broach and 300 candies of Oomrawuttee—being nearly all that has yet come in —have been disposed of at Rs. 93 to 93 1 ,4 per candy for the former, and re. 86 to St for the latter. The quantity of old cotton remain ing is not large, and for all save Compta and Barsee, lower prices than those current last month have been accepted. Of Compta we hear of a purchase of 800 candies to rs. 69 to 70 per candy. The act of the Legislative Council for doing away with drawback system, has received official sanotion, and is now become law. In future, therefore, no duty will he charged on the importation of cotton from the producing districts into the island of Bombay, and exports to China and other foreign countries to the eastward will be subject invariably to a duty on exportation. from which they have been hitherto exempt, on the production of a certificate of the payment of import duty. Coffee is without alteration in value, and we hear of no trans actions. Hemp—We quote Concan and Calicut about lwo rupees per candy dearer than before. Ghatee has also risen in price. Opium remains stationary in price. Cardamons—These have advanced since our last about twelve reas per lb. Pepper—Bhutcoll exhibits no change, but Malabar is a shads lower than before. Wool—The only alteration we have to notice is a slight decline in the price of Marwar. The purchases since our last have been princi pally by natives, the current rates continuing too high to induce ex tensive transaction.- on th part of European houses. Freights.—Owing to the limited nature of the business in produce, considerable difficulty has been experienced in obtaining freight, and notwithstanding the paucity of arrivals, rates have further declined. We have heard of no very recent operations, and• our quotations, which may be fixed at 31. ss. to 3/. 10s. both to London and Liverpool, must be regarded as nominal ones merely. In freight to China there has been more doing, and engagements have been effected at rs 16 to 17 per candy. A vessel for the Clyde has been laden at 31. per ton. MONEY 3uRKET. There has been again a slight decline in the value of some of the Government Securities, our quotations for which are now as fol lows: Five per Cent. Loan of 1825.26 .• • • • • • • Rs. 106 to 111. Four ditto 1832-33 • • • • • • • • 99 to 101. Four ditto 1835-30 • • .• .. • . 94 to 95. Five ditto 1811-42 • • .. • • • • 104 to 105. Four ditto 1842-43 .. • • •• .. 95 to 97. EXCHANGE.—There has been little fluctuation in the rate of ex change on England, which may now be quoted at Is. 11%d. to 2s. at six months and Is. 11%d. at thirty days' sight. On Calcutta the rate is Rs. 99M, and on Madras Rs. 99—both at 60 days' sight. BANKS. —The shares of both banks have slightly given way. Those of the Bank of Bombay may now be quoted at 45 per cent. pre mium ; those of the Oriental Bank at Rs. 225 premium for old, and Rs. 195 for new shares. PRICE OF BULLION. Sovereigns, each.......... • .. • . Rs. 111 Bank of England Notes, par • • „ 113 i CHINA. (From the Overland Friend of China, Dec. 31.) In local affairs we notice the land sales first. On the 12th instant 52 lots were put up to public competition, without any condition as to building in a certain time, as was the former custom. There was therefore an inducement held out to speculate, but the buyers showed no disposition to run the lots up, and they were chiefly purchased at a few shillings advance upon the upset price. Of 52 lots offered, 43 were sold; for the others there were no bidders. Very few Euro peans attended the sale; and, with the exception of three or four lots, there was little competition. At the sale of De cember last year, the advance upon the upset price was 75 per cent. ; this year it was barely 10 per cent. Since the !ale a wealthy native, who has been in the colony from its earliest days, has brought all his property, consisting of 60 houses, into the market. The houses are in that part of the town chiefly occupied by Chinese shopkeep6rs, and were for merly considered of great value. Other natives are desirous to sell and leave the island, their dread of assessments and police fines destroying that confidence in the Government which they evinced in the infancy of the colony. The criminal session of the Supreme Court closed on the 19th. There were in all twenty eight cases tried. Seven were for robbery with violence, and stabbing with intent to murder; one for murder. In the latter, the prisoner was con victed of the capital offence, and sentence of death is recorded against him. __ _ Mr. Layton, Vice-Consul at Ningpo, has been appointed Consul at Amoy. It is not his Excellency's intention to fill the vacancy at Ningpo until instructions are received from home. The whole of the consulates, with the exception of that at Canton, require to be greatly reduced. The present expensive establishments are quite uncalled for, and area hin drance to commerce rather than a protection. The commercial reports by this mail continue unfavourable. Prices of cotton goods improved at Canton in the beginning of the month, but they have again receded with large stocks in the hands of importers. No reaction is looked for until after the Chinese holidays, which commence on the 26th of January. The state of the English tea market, as reported by the October mail, is unfavourable, and merchants are cautious in purchasing. The heavy exports to America last year have reduced the price of tea in that market to a low figure, and the cotton goods imported from the United States this season have not realised prices that will admit of any loss on return cargoes of teas. In our last monthly paper we alluded to a placard that had appeared on the walls of Canton, intimating that fo reigners would he permitted to walk in the suburbs, and cau tioning the populace against insult and riot. On application being made to the authorities by Mr. Macgregor, he was in formed that 67 copies had been posted, and the names of the , places where they were to be ;een enumerated. Mr. Jackson visited all these places, and found seven copies, four on the walls of the foreign factories, the others covered with newer placards and not readable. One or two parties have walked round the city walls without being annoyed, but Mr. Mac gregor has issued a circular, advising that this be discon tinued, as it-is the intention of Sir John Davis to insist upon the city gates being opened to foreigners, and anydisturbence in the meantime would be made a pretext for delaying to grant such a reasonable concession. NAVAL.—Her Majesty's ships in harbour are the Agin court and Vestal, also the Alligator troop ship, and the Minden store ship and hospital. The Vixen, Captain Gifford, sailed for Chusan on the 7th of December. Rear- Admiral Sir Thomas Cochrane went with her, and will return, it is said, about the middle of January. The Daedalus arrived at Chusan after a tolerable passage of nineteen days. The Lis was twenty-nine days from Hong- Kong to Singapore, the winds having been light and baffling. The report of her having been ashore was incorrect It seems uncertain whether the Vestal proceeds to Whampoa for the last instalment of the indemnity money, due ou. the 6th proximo, as there are rumours that acceptance will be refused until the treaty is complied with. The 11. C. steam vessel Pluto sailed on the 22d to rescue part of the crew of the ship Castle Huntly, who preferred remaining by the wreck. At Amoy, the Espie'le ; Foo-chow-foo, the Wolverine ; Chusan, the Daedalus ; Shanghai, the Wolf. The Plover and Young Hebe, under command of Captain Collinson, continue engaged in the survey of the coast of China. The Satnarang, Sir Edward Belcher, was at Manilla, by late edvices. Sir Edward had arrived there from the Bashee Islands, with the crew of the Bremen brig Express, wrecked on the Bth of October. The Vulture, steam-frigat. , , had arrived at Singa pore before the 9th of December, and i. expected imme diately. The United States ship Columbus, of 74 guns, an chored near the Bogue forts on the 25th inst. She has had a long passage from Batavia, probably from visiting some of the Indian islands. MILITARY.—The detachment of the 18th Regiment, for merly at Chuck-Chow, has been removed to Hong-Kong, being relieved by part of the 4•2 d M. N. I. Since the re moval of the detachment to Victoria, there have been fewer new cases of fever or dysentery, and the invalids in hospital are recovering. The ship Sir Robert Sale is moored on the opposite side of the harbour, where she has all the advantage of the sea breeze. A party of convalescents are on boar', ellietly from the Chuck-Chow detachment of the 18th. As yet there has been no improvement from the change, and it is probable that they wi;l sail for England about the middle of January. They are chiefly convalescents from fever, ague, and dysentery. There is a gnal deal of speculation as to the disposal of the troops after the evacuation of Chusan. It is said that the Sepoy regiments will return to India. and the allowances of the Queen's troops be reduced to the usual colonial standard. Upon this point no man in the colony can speak decidedly; but one thing is certain, that in this, the most expensive of all British colonies, the Indian allowance is not too much for those who have no private fortune. A comparison of Hong-Kong market rate , house rent, &c., with other colonies, will prove our assertion as to the expense of living in China. GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. _ _ His Excellency her Majesty's Plenipotentiary, &c., &c., has much satisfaction in giving publicity to the annexed reply from the Chinese Minister to an official note from the Plenipotentiary in which, with reference to a late edict at Shanghai, equal toleration was claimed for Protestants and Papists. It will be his Excellency's care, by proper instruc tions to her Majesty's consuls at the northern ports to ensure the due promulgation of the proclamation promised by the Chinese Minister. By order, ADAM W. EMSLIE. Victoria, Hong-liong, Dec. 23,1845. Keying, High Imperial Commissioner, &c., &c., &c., sends the following reply to the honourable Envoy's dispatch con cerning equal toleration of the religion professed by the English. (Here follows an extract of the contents of that letter.) When I previously concluded the commercial treaty with the United States, one of the articles gave permission to erect chapels in the five ports, and all nations were to have the same privilege, without the slightest distinction. Subse • quently, the French Envoy, Lagrenee, requested that natives, if they were good men, should be entirely exempted from punishment on account of the religion they professed. I, the Great Minister, then again represented this matter to the throne ' • upon which the imperial reply was received that it should be done as proposed, without drawing any distinction between the rites of the several religions. As, however, some of the local Mandarins seized crucifixes, pictures. and images. and burnt them, it was subsequently settled, that permission should be given to worship them. I, the Great Minister, do not understand drawing a line of demarcation between the religious ceremonies of the various nations; but virtuous Chinese shall by no means be punished on account of the religion they hold. No matter whether they worship images or do not worship images, there are no prohibitions against them if when practising their creed they act well. _ _ _ You, the Honourable Envoy, need, therefore, not to be solicitious about this matter; for all western nations shall in this respect, certainly be treated upon the same footing, and receive the same protection. _ _ I have now addressed a letter to the Lieutenant-Governor of Keangsoo, to direct the Inspector of Soochoo, Sungkeang, Taetseang, to publish another proclamation ' and likewise officially requested the Governor. General of Fokeen and Che keang to issue a distinct declaration of the same tenor in the various ports. Whilst sending an answer, I wish you much happiness at this season, and send this important paper. To his Excellency, her Britannic Majesty's Plenipotentiary, Sir John Francis Davis, Baronet. &c. &c. &cc., TAOUKWANG. 15th year, 11th month, 22d day, (20th of December, 1845.) It2ceived 23d instant. True Translation, (Signed) CHARLES GUTZLAFF, —C'hina Mail, Dec. 25, 1845. Chinese Secretary. CHINA COMMERCIAL NEWS. SttANGUAI.—The latest dates from Shanghai are of the 10th of De cember. The sudden rise in the price of shirtings, mentioned last month, has been maintained, and the sales have been large—not much under 180,000 pieces ; stock In first hands estimate at 140,000 pieces of grey and white. The demand at Seuchaw is reported to have abated, though during October and Novem ber the quantity sold there for consumption must have been very great. Quotations.—Grey shirtings 72 reed, dirs. 3t03 10 ; ditto 66 reed, dirs. 2-80 to 2.85; ditto 60 reed, dim 2-40 to 2-45. For bleached goods there is little demand at this season. Iu woollens there is some improvement in price, with moderate sales, chiefly in barter for produce. About 1,000 pieces of habit-cloth and lipanish stripes have been disposed of at 1-30 to 1-40 dlrs, payment in pro duce. Smaller lots have been placed at 1-50 dirt , but the goods were purposely assorted for the northern market. Dutch candets have been soht at 31 dollars, though the transaction was not to any extent. For long ells there is no market. The same remark applies to chintz and other printed goods. A scarcity of tonnage has limited the export of tea, though purchases have been extensive. Congou has continued to maintain previous prices ; green has declined, the teamen being anxious to realise before the Chinese new year. One ship (the Salopian) is loading teas for England, chiefly on Chinese account. The export of tea from Shanghai this season is—of black 5,365,7081b5., and of green 1157,619 ; total, 6,223,3871b5. The follow ing are the latest shipments : Edward Itoustead, to Liverp001........ 538,469 lbs. Larpent, to Cork .. •..... • • Argyle, to London.. .. 329,363 „ Circassian, to Liverpool ...... 140,110 „ Ann Mackin, to New Y0rk............ 340,544 „ Emily, to Liverpool Purchases of raw silk continue at a slight reduction on former rates. Shipments to 11th November 8,096 bales. Argyle, London, 19th Nov. ....... ..... 677 „ Emily, Liverpool, 2311 ditto • • • ....... 79 „ Eagle, Hong lierg. 24th ditt0.......... 150 „ Larpent, Liverpool, 29th ditto • 242 „ Viscangado, :Manilla, 30th ditt0...... 13 „ Circassian, Liverpool, sth Dec. • 942 „ Total from Shanghai to 10th Dec. • . . . 10,200 bales. The unsold stock is variously estimated at from 2,500 to 3,000 bales, and that purchased, but not yet shipped at, from 1,200 to 1,650. Exchange on England, 4s. 6d. RAILWAY 511 ARE MARKETS. MANCHESTER, MARCH 5. STOCK EXCHANOZ.—The sales are -Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire, 3% p.—Eastern Counties, Perpetual, (No. 2), 6 —Exeter and Exmouth, % dis.—Great Grimsby and Sheffield, Quarters, % p. c.-1 - luddersfleld and Manchester Railway and Canal, 5% p.—Lan cashlre and Carlisle, 19 p.—Liverpool and Bury, New shares, 2% p, —Liverpool and Leeds Direct % dis. —Liverpool, Orrnskirk, and Preston, p. c.— Liverpool, Preston, Manchester, and litockport, 9-16 D.—London and Manchester (Remington's), 1% dis.—London and York, 1 p.--Manehester, Buxton, and Matlock, 14 p.—Manches ter and Leeds Extension, 3 1 A p.—North Ctafforelshire, 3% p. c.— Preston ant Wyre Extension, 1 A dis.—West Riding melon, p. c. —Great Grimsl)y and Dock Extension, 1 p. LEEDS, lisacn-5. ST•CIC EXIMANSE.—The sales are—London and Croydon, 21% Great Grimsby and Sheffield Extensions, 2s. p.—Huddersfield and Manchester, 5% p.—Ditto, Extensions, par—Huddersfield and Shef field, 8 —Leeds andßradford, 30 p. c.—Leeds and Dewsbury, 8% p. -Ditto, Now Extensions, 2 p.—North British, 6% p.- -Ditto, New Carlisle Branch, 2% p.— London and York, 31. I Is —Liverpool, Onus kirx, and Preston, 2t ,4—Nest Riding Union, 3%—Bradford, Wake field, and Midland, 20s. dis.—Grand Union, 12s. 641. dis.—Leeds and Liverpool Direct, 20s. dis.—Leicester and - Hedford, ss. dis.—Manches ter, Buxton, Matlock, and Midland, '2/. Is. — Northumberland and Lancashire Junction, 20s. dis.—North Western, 234—Welsh Mid lands, 255. dis.—York and Carlisle, 15s. ells.--Yorkshire and Glasgow Union, 10s. dis. MUDDERSFIELD, MARCH 5. STocK EICHINGE.—The sales are—liudderslield, Hrdifax, and radford Union, V. 16s. W. —Leicester and Bedford, 17s.—North Western, 2/. 4s. 6d.—Sheftleld and Lincolnshire, 31. %I.—Direct Northern, 21. 3s. SHEFFIELD, MARCH 5. SToci EXCRANGE.—The sales are—Grimsby and Sheffield Ex, tension, 2I —Ditto, Quarter Shares, 114 —lluddersteld and Sheffield, 16—Fleetwood, Preston, and West Riding, 18s.—Leeds, Wakefield, and Midland, 7s. Gd. dis.— South Yorkshire Coal Railway, la. dis. NULL, MARCH 5. ST•ex ExultAsiex.—The sales are—Great Grimsby and Sheffield Extensions, 21. 7e.—North British, Carlisle, 2/. I Is. 6d.—Derby and Gainsberough, 15s.— East Coast, 22s.—Manchester, Buxton, and admit., 3/. 19s. 6d.--North Staffordshire, it. 125.—Iugby and Huntingdon, 225. 6d.—Tean and Dove Valley, lbs. YORK, MARcit 5. STOCK EICHANGE.—The .ales are—lpswich and Bury (Norwich), 2%—London and York, 314—Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and Midland, 31. FN.—Newcastle and Berwick, 20%—Newcastle and Darlington, Brandling, 37 , 4 —Ditto, Extensions, 10—North British, Carlisle Extension, 2/. lls.—Shehield, Rotherham, Wakefield, Barns ley, Huddersfield, and Goole, 2% —York and North Midland Ex tension, 31% —Ditto, New (East and West Riding), 10%. GLASGOW, MARCII 4. _ hirocs ExCiIANGE.-- 7 1 - iesales are - Ayr and Galloway, 36s.—Bri tish and Irish Union, 525.- Caledonia* and Ayrshire Junction, 345. 6d.—Direct Northern, 465. 6d.-- East radian Railway, las. Edinburgh. Glasgow, and Dumbarton, 16s.—Forth and Clyde Junc tion, 345. 6d.- General Glasgow Terminus, 111.—Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, Ch.—Glasgow and Ganikirk, New, 9N—Gla,gow, Kil marnock, aul Ardro,san, 545. -- Glasgow, Airdrie, and Mon kl and Junction, 445. W.-- Lanark and Lothians, 445.—Lesinahagow, 4815. . .Midland, New, 231.—Paisley, Darrhead, and linnet, 505.--Perth and Inverness, 31s. 6d.—Scottish Southern, 356. -South Midland, 806. Stirling and Dunfermline, 435.--Strathern Junction, 495. 6d. The Fad of Lincoln had an interview with Sir Robert Peel yesterday. We have rf-ceived from Mexico a statement, showing the amount which Ms accrued to the bondholders up the 31st of December last, and which has not yet been remitted, as the periods tor the payment of the mercantile credits had not arrived. The amount will be actually remitted to England as it falls due, during the . first six mouths of the present year. 'rite suns total is 475,000 dollars, and we believe that the sum that had accrued in December alone rather exceeded 10 , ,000 dollars. This is from Vera Cruz alone, and will be increased by the Tampico duties, as well as by the current duties for 1846, which will partly fall due during the first six months. The new tariff came into operation last month. These facts are from a source which may be perfectly relied on. The following is extracted from a mercantile letter, brought by the packet from Mexico :—" General Parades' Goverminnt is going on well, and his measures hitherto have given universal satisfaction. The American Envoy leaves this to-morrow for Jalapa, where he intends to await the orders of his Government. The Mexican Government had consented to receive a Minister ael hoc for the set tlement of the Te%ian question. He came as Minister Ylenipoten tiarY, and of coure was not received. Had he came as agreed, the question of Texa , would have been arranged before the downfall of General Hefrera's Government. The pe o p le of tne United States in this Instance have overs.ot their mark. There is a great deal of bluster now about a war with Tex as, but nothing, I bellove, is seriously Intended, and I am of op inion that all will be amicably ar ranged between the two countries." eftPULARITY OF SIR ROBERT PEEL.—Mr. Cobden informed the House of Commons a few nights ago that the rremier had become extremely popular in the manufacturing districts. We can vouch, too, for his having become popular in the metropolis. The refrain of the songs now heard in the streets is " hobby Feel for ever." They are evi dently the spontaneous offspring of th e general satisfaction among the lower classes at the prospect of having plenty of food, and plenty of emp.oyment,. and may be con sidered as an, index to the happy fate of that statestaiut who shall cum abundance to the people. " 1111111""w. ..r sr lit 'MONEY and COMMERCIAL i"a • CITY, QUARTER TO -- • b rrn irl l The Cotten market at Liverpool ye sterday Was ", --- ,' o dolg less offering. The sales amou,.ted to 5,000 bales, Isc' 600 on speculation and export. The Share market was ' • with but little business doing, and generally lower. It is with much pleasure we have to notice that a OPAL._ has been paid to one, who was foremost i n the ranks in j; warding the establishment of Joint Stock Banks to L° ll so d The gentleman alluded to is Mr. James Wi lliam Gilbert, by on Monday last a service of plate was presented to I t he the Committee of Joint Stock Banks, in testimony L' c i or respect of the body, and the esteem entert ained for bo ratter and abilities, and in acknowled geme nt of the irell°"si, ant services he has rendered, and his exertions in the ea 'r], Joint Stock Banking. Inscribed upon the chief silve art...o of which the present consists, the following lines are gir l . s ' c . " Your time and talents have been energetically an, : iv cessfully applied, not only in negotiations with the me Lis l n o went during the progress of the recent currency „„ co alit through Parliament, but on every occasion where Y" r the ender service in consolidating, or giving free scop U."..1a exercise of the legitimate functions of sound establishmen fi d The Public Securities have been veryat sga.n , „ r to of Consols have been made at a decline of one-clu,srid one-half per cent., to the tenor of the Amell cl4- 9 5.N, vices. For present transfer the quotations have been be es and are now 95 1 % to lA. For time bargains have pe r effected at 96 to 45 1 h. The New Three-and -a Qusiterrelis. Cents. have been 91% to 98 /4 1 ' and the Three penar %." to 96 1 4 to 95 3 4. Bank Stock has ' been steady at 209 1 / 2 . Exchequer-bills have been 325. to 355. Pro li c ' a pish The Foreign Securities have been heavy likewise. 4ts et Five per Cents. at 26 1 4 1 / 4 , and the Three per is 51. 36 1 / 2 . Portuguese Four per Cents, have been rosr'v o tch Brazilian Stock has been depressed at 8 21 to 83 S . Four per Cents. are 94 to 92. Shares are quiet. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE OCL,--"IlL _ _ (From the Official List.) , solL 014 Bank Stock .. • • • • .. .. • • 7. , 95% Throe per Cent. Reduced Annuities • • 9 " 71 ,, .1541.4 Three per Cent. Consols Annuities • • • • „-; ,^ 97% New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. ADDS. V°76 ‘ , Long Annuities, Expire Jan. 5, 1860 • • I°7l 40 India Bonds, 1,0001. • • .. • • • • • • Ditio, under 1,0001. •• •• 42 South Sea Stock .. • • .. • • •• • • 'Z it Ditto, New Annuities .. .• 9 6 9b3 Consols for Account • • .. • • 95 l gd• Exei:equer Bills. 1 %cl. 1,000/. 3 2 35 5 P °. 5001. • •• • • 34 3 ..- 1. Ditto, Small _ _ 32 3 6 •-• PRICE B S raz OF iIia I TB R , E n IgN , FUNDS AT O . S . E 8 0 2 • 4 C 1 f 3 h7 Danish Bonds, 3 per Cent • • •• 3934 Mexican Bonds, 1537, 5 per Cent • • Ditto, for the Account •• Portuguese Four per Cent .. 57 Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent. •• .• Ditto, for the Account • 26% 75 Ditto, Three per Cent .. • • •• Ditto, for the Account 36 % Venezuela Bonds, 2 per Cent • • Ditto, Deferred .. • • • • •• 1 ° 54 94. Dividends on tile above payable in London. 394 ~ Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. 59 5 6 % 8% Ditto, for the Account • • • • Ditto, 4 per Cent. Certificates • . e lgCs o l BUSINESS DONE IN RAILWAY SHARES AT 0100 •00 RAILWATN. PAID. r Amber., Nottitig., Boston, & Eastrn Jn. 2%'•.1, t 0 • • to -'% Buckinghamshire • • .. • . 425. •• • • to 14 Caledonian .. .• 10 .• •• 12 ,,3 ***, to Ditto Half Shares .. • • .. .. 2% •• • • an *, to/ Ditto Extension .. . 2% •• • • 2 3 • • t Chester and Holyhead • • .. 20 .• 2O •••• to •••• Direct Manchester (Remington's) .. 2 5 i •• • • 14 , to Direct Northern .. 2% •• • • 2 ;5 7 ' • to , Dublin and Galway • .. 4 •• • • 3 3 '• to Eastern Counties .. • • .. 141. 16s. Od.• •.• 21,41"', tO Do., Perpetual, 5 per Ct. No. 1, 61. 13s. 4d '„' 10 '•*; Ditto, ditto .. N 0.2, 61. 135. 4d... • • /.1, to „ Ditto, York Extension • . • • • • 10s. •• .• 1 75 ;2 • to East Lincolnshire 1/4 .. • • 2U 75• , to „- East and West of England 1% •• • • % 0„. Edinburgh and Glasgow .. •.. 50 .• • • 73 , •„• 171 • Goole, Doncaster, and Sheffield, &c... 425. • • Great Southern and Western (Ireland) 15 Ditto, Extension •• •• 15 ••• 18 *• 1 4 Great North of England • • .. .• 100 •• •• •• . Ditto, New .. .• .. • . 1% •• • • 13.3 • d.. -•;„. Hull and Selby ..........50 lO4 A. , tO, Ditto, Half Shares .. 7 Lancaster and Carlisle .. .. 35 .. •• "•, to Ditto, New .. . • .. 5 Larne, Belfast, and Ballymena .. 2% Leicester and Bedford .. • • • • 225. •• • • %, Liverpool and Leeds Direct .. • • 2% •• • • ~7 6 to 210 ), Liverpool, Manch, and Newt:. Junct. 2% •• • • ••• • elf London and Birmingham • • ..100 •. - •• 221 •• to '- Ditto, Quarter Shares • • • . • • 2 .. • • 27, 10 Gi Ditto, Fifths .. • . .. 2 to London and Brighton • • .. .. 50 .• 64_ • to , - , 0 6 London and Croydon .. 131. 15s. 9d. .• 2' /t 3 to ' London and South•• Western • 411. 6;3. 10d. •• • • 77 '• •• ° Ditto, New Consolidated Eighths.. 28 .• 43_ •" London and York .. . 2% Ditto, half Shares • . .. 2% •• • ° London, Salisbury, and Yeovil .. 234 Manchester and Birmingham .. • . 40 •• • • — . if •• •• 10 Ditto, Quarter Shares (C) .„ 1 ...• Manchester, Uuxton, • and Matlock • • 425. .. • • . 15 , 4 •• 0 14f, Manchester and Southampton .. • • 2 •• • • 375 "'„ $l3 Midland 147 •• tO „ Ditto, New .. •18 Ditto, Birmingham and Derby -100 •• • • 116 •• • 0 1 Newcastle anal Darlington •Junction .. 25 •• •• ••• 1 " 1911 Ditto, New, Brandling .. 20 • • 31 , 1 . •11 yt Newcastle and Berwick 10 .• • • n it • 1 " worth 8riti5h..........20 •• • • 2 ' 7s•** 0 • 31 Ditto, Half Shares . • . 6 •• 9 2,1 • *••• Ditto, Dalkeith .. • . .. 25 •• • • 31 '04 . p North Staffordshire • .. .. • • 425. • • •• / Oxford, Worcester, Ss Wolverhampton 12% •• •• • • ••• Portsmouth Direct • • • • •• • • 3% •• • • . ° , i , 31 •* • • , r Scottish Central .. • • • . 7% • • 1 ,1 3 '., •• • ,•• Shrewsbury' and Birmingham •• • • 2% •• • • 3 , 75 ••• South Devon .. .. • • .. 3 5 •• • • 35 , South Midland • • . 425. •• •• ' 75 5 • • South Eastern and Dover .. 33% .. • • 374 •• • 1° / Ditto, New, No. 2 10 •• • 1 •• *. • IS Ditto, New, No. 3 .. .. 15 .• • • 1575 • i • • • • 0 • ./ Ditto, New, No. 4 .. • • .. 2% •• • • 21i to . Trent Valley • • • • • • • • ,• • • 26S "• • to , Wash Midland .. • • .. .. 234 •• • 1 14" / Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth .. 234. •• • 2 * • / York and Carlisle .. • . York and North Midland .. .. • . 50 Ditto, Half Shares • • • . 25 Ditto, Extension .. 15 Ditto East and West Riding Extension 1 9% •• •• 1 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. to Boulogne and Amiens .. 10 ...• 1614 " to, Calais, Dunkirk, and West Flat! dens 2 •• • • Y‘, /1 / .• Dutch Rhonish • • . •• .. 5 •• • • • "7 5 ^ to Ofi Ett,t Indisn 55. •• • • .• ••• - - - .• - „ Great ':ortheni of France Constituted 5 .• • • t ° , Louvain and Jorneppe .. 4 •• • • .. . :1 5 • Lyons and Avignon .. • . 2 •• • • /• • _ 0,1 Luxembourg • • 4 Orleans and Vierzon . .. 10 •• • • •- • - .• to Orleans and Bordeaux 6 •• • • 52 t Paris and Oileans • . .. 20 .• • • Paris and 1teuen........20 .... 42 to Tours and Nantes Constituted • • .. 5 .• • • West Flanders .. .. 4 •• •• "... MINES. , gJ to Real del Monte, Unregistered .• •••• uTS 9 ` . EAST INDIA lIOUSE.—Cr.-- - rni 3O: o ° o o A Special General Court was held this ra ci o before the Proprietors documents relative to the al to to o victories by the British and native troops 1 ) 20 army on the British side of the Sutlej. The chair 0 0 by Sir Henry Willock, and votes of thanks w e „O" the heads of the army, which are in co nforol it /oolirel OS already unanimously agreed to by both Hoes ° Of The • 10 , The Court has been called at very short notice• w hich" slig laid before the Court were similar to thos e fl orid) already been published. [We shall give A Oi l rarg fo r meeting (which had not concluded when Wo in our Third Edition.] ott kl is ; ) LLOYI) I S fiH IPPIN G.-4T O t oci o , LONDON, MARCH 6.—Wind S.W., moderate breez e ' - .0•07.;10' STRANGFORD, MARCH 3.—The cargo of the Glerisi;eii?‘ool Liverpool to Stettin, on shore in Dundrum Bay. ha s 1 0, 11 PORT LOGAN, MARC/I 1 .- A sloop, name unkno „ "..'ili • „.• tween the Mill-head and Cormick Point to -day. d .o'o from B.IV. ; crew drowned. o f _,, De YARMOUTH, MARCM s.—The Leadbitter, Crowe„... , er dsinlig castle, fur Rochfort, got en the Holm Sand y ee ; al D e • t osP assisted off, and brought into the Roads leaky ; s he to and got into harbour. I , ft LowEsrorr, Masai 4.-1. laden brig, with _d e t e , ieo standing in the New Channel, took the groon", t 0c0,,,' Ir buoy. The Pakenham boats have gone to her aom e s I+ , Dovxz, 31.tacii 5.—A barque of about 500 too,: ton. , i rg o i apparently timb.r.laden, was passed in lat. 47. 00' too Caroline, arrived at this port. ,_ bu ilt 00 0 0 0 , PORTHLEVEN, MARCH 3. The stem of a anal " Williams, Neath," remainder of the words oblitef.it jos J o up within three miles of this place on the 27th nit* 111,0° in the water long. ,„ hence role s . iS S " SWANSEA, MARCH 4. — Th e Narcissus, F i fe, 3111- 0 0- with coals, parted two cables and stream hawo e the last ight, struck heavily, and came into ban"' ,Det"t,r very leaky. aft iceu felted LIVERPOOL, MAIM s.—The Superb, Appleto°4ostf, Laguna, experienced a hurricane on the 2 3 d of4 e r bolfso t lon. 58, was thrown en her beam-ends, lost quarto Sys steve and cargo shifted, and, when she right ed ' ..,01 6 :111 0 1 In the hold. of 14 ,tria t if DuaLter, Matto"( 4.—The Charlotte, Jamson. ..-„ 0 „1 Liverpool to Leghorn, came to an anchor in the its ga•e, but parted her cable and ran into the ""- ere 11.° afterwards drove on the North Bank. CORI, MARCH 2.—The Lydia, Preston. e rrifidli dr t"‘ V iff eeF l f mein, is eaky. 0 .110 ft ° 00,,, c 34 KissilLE, MARCH 3.—lt is blowing a beav7 - A div Alice, Williams, of London, from St. Domingo `4,. clo 0 P" this morning on the Rocks at Donoughinore , °La to b e ' saved (except one man) and part of gargo exPee."- MA RKET E B.—(T 01 ir • F ft IP`' 0 PO' CORN EXCHANGE- - , oest ii• Af tgl i During the present week the arrivals of Engl i r,,3o 4 4r ost r it again limited, they having amounted only to..4ad o ., n r fteu'it /t stands being scantily filled with samples, the den', jaPe was steady, and Monday's quotations were If `11',,, 0 0 r quantity of free Foreign West being very en sl / 3 ' s ' rjef , ei ti ; firm ; but without any advance in prices iv or cw — od O r o* which was short, moved off firstly, at very „ n res. mand for Malt was very steady, at unalterea onSa•00,01, mand was effected. The supply of Oats was le `,4rter• ties were in demand, at an advance of 6d per and Flour very dud. 10 °i° AR RIVALS. Ogt . • a I 1,-, BATIPY . J , 83 0 411. 3.240 Qtr. _4BO --- '7O Wbeat. 3,030 qrs. -- I . 0 Malt, 5,410 are. The supply of Beasts on sale biing en 4 4/ SIVII V 3RITE3".. ,ooi 0 buyers somewhat numerous . trade . wit, ec“id 0,44 day's advanced ' rates were steadily i t a n d e i 1 B e e supp W e i y il aa __ .& A_ ' 0 Beasts and 20 Sheep from' Rolland, and 80 Seot i ,,i - e d A "".,041 .0 1 Sheep, the numbers of which were limited, cenloe"- s d A '0 0 : 1 1,0 at an improvement in the quotations of 2d per 8110eestiocep was speedily effected. Calve sold briskly. At ' ln a ,teSdf si. e? their currencies of from 2d to 4d per 81bs. In rigs 141. to 1 6 , t 0 salsa, and th.,,e, opt was doing at Mil prices I%lllch Cows dull, at front ~,, I_,,r -old Store .1".• . r , Suckling Calves 18s to 30s, and quarter _,_ 64 100 each. Beasts, 448 ; Cows, 130 ; Sheep, 2,300; 0u.:.,,..00 Irrivro.a.ins ANN Lan-3"100x1"—_40,08' oath"' 'o; t e ; We had a very steady trade, and prices were - . sonotros sov 14 h • 0:3 041 ' Hopsresgioco Although there are very few parcels of ti e red ket for sale, the general demand must be tan co ce last week's prices are supp orted in every ins. English • • •• • • Irish .. ••• • •• Foreign .- • • .• 7,140 --------------!------- gSfilitS NORTH NOT'fINGHA ELF,CTION . FlNALLSorTdAaTeErir?.k'n'ernlLkr.OLLl Jo . ra v a 3c oll) 3 .... 149 357 .. 1 253 ••• kg .• 732 i 1 ,62,3. • f o r Lord Henry Bentinc t ---- --.llol# Mansfield Nott inghain Nuttall Retford ..... -tja_ ca l () %0 1, On the 22al nit., at the Vicaragffe,•l4aPton"°° Frances, the wife of the Rev. J• D. Winslow. ...chi ll 'in e On the 23d nit., Mr. John Deayton, fanner, he yousiteliL " On the 25th ult., at Torquay, FAlllly, t e sh_ol,4 - h ter .. late Wiliam Cooke, Esq. 0 4 .0,1e.n: Printed. and Published by hil7flDo I T 'tee Strand, Printer, at Me Sun ()nice, Ike. 112. of the &trey, in the Contra 11,11(14:116110.1. 6, 1640. Strand, Iftdo, fi °4 t th tl iott Ql ti l 4 to i at b k, shot S e t sorti t er a p hi k i b( 1-r, / 1 1 T 0