The Sun. — London, England, 1846-04-20 00:00:00

(ATIONAL LAND AND BUILD- ING ASSOCIATION. A meeting of the nreriher; and friends of this institution was held on Monday, in the coffee-room of the National Associa tion Hall, 24, High Holborn, for the purpose of giving effect to the resolutio ns of the public meeting at which T. Waki cy, Esq., presided, those resolutions having strongly recommen ded the measure to the adoption of the working-classes throughout the metropolis and the provinces. As the best means of giving effect to the resolutions, it was then resolved---‘4 That an Auxiliary Committee of fifty per sons be at once appointed, for the purpose of disseminating a knowledge of the institution in their respective localities." The Committee have since met, and reported favourably of the progress of their operations. Several letters were read from different parts of the country, expressing great interest in the institution and its proceedings, and a desire for its ex tension into the provinces. A letter was read from Stafford Allen, Esq., of Cowper-street, Finsbury, expressing his ad besicift, and manifesting his sincerity by a liberal subscription to the auxiliary fund. This gentleman is a wealthy member of the Society of Friends, and has been active in the Temperance movement, in the Peace Society, and other publie measures of progressive improvement, rendering his adherence to the as sociation the more important. A letter was also read from the Hon. Member for Finsbury, T. Wakley, Esq., proving that his interest in the success of the measure was not limited to the assistance rendered at the pub lic meeting, for the letter intimated his intention of being pre sent "at the next meeting of the committee, being anxious to afford the undertaking every aid in his power." STATISTICS OF WIGGERY. During a most minute investigation of a regular series of English portraits, which I was led into by a friend, I was induced to look for the origin of wigs in England, and their various sorts and successions, by commencing at the time of William the Conqueror. In this search I was not able to find any representation of wigs earlier than those worn by King Charles the Second upon his restoration, in proof of which I refer to Faittiorne's numerous portraits of that Monarch, and he will find that that sort of wig contined to be worn, with very little deviation, by succeeding kings till George the Second's time, with whom it ended. King George the Third commenced his reign with wearing his own hair dressed and pow dered, in the style of Woollett's beautiful engraving of his Majesty, after a picture painted by Ramsey. It is worthy of observation, than in the reign of King Charles the Second, the Lord Mayors of London followed his Ma esty's example by wearing wigs precisely of the same make, and equal to those worn by the royal family, the highest courtier, and persons of the first eminence in official capacities. Nay, indeed, Sir Edmundbury Godfrey, a wood and coal-monger, wore wigs of this shape, perhaps because he was a justice of the peace within the King's Court. The same kind of wig, equally deep, but with curls rather looser and more tastefully flowing, was also worn by the following high literary characters in the reigns of Charles the Second, James the Second, William the Third, and Queen Anne— Waller, Dryden, Addison, Steele, Congreve, Vanbreugh, But ler, Rowe, Prior, Wycherly, &c. Of these, perhaps the two last mentioned were the most foppish in their wigs, particu larly Wycherly, from whom the rots of large and beautifully engraven combs of the finest tortoiseshell are named. With these combs (which were c a r ried in cases in their pockets) the wearers of wigs adjusted their curls, ruffled and entangled by the w:nd. I have somewhere read that Wycherly, who was esteemed one of the handsomest men of his day, was frequently seen standing in the pit of the theatre combing and adjusting the curls of his wig whilst in lolling conversations with the first ladies of fashion in th e boxes. Most of Sir Godfrey Kneller's portraits were pa*t:Lted in this flowing wig, particularly that celebrated series entitled" Queen Anne's Admirals." The actors of this time wore immense wigs, particularly Bullock, Pinkethman, Sec. ; L'ibber's was in moderation. It must here be observed that I now allude to their private wigs —their stage wigs were, as they are now, purposely caricatured to please the galleries. I believe that the first wig worn by an English divine was that of John Wallis, engraved by Burgers, and published at Oxford in the year 1699 ; it was profusely curled. but not so deep over the shoulders as those of statesmen. There were many singular, and indeed learned characters, whose wigs were peculiarly shaped—such, for instance, as that of Bubb Doddington, Lord Chesterfield, and the Duke of Newcastle. MacArdell's print of Lord Anson, after a picture by Sir Joshua Reynolds, was, I have every reason to think, the first of the shape erroneously called the brushy. This sort Dr. Samuel Johnson, Armstrong, Hunter, the Rev. George Whitfield, Lord Monboddo, &c., wore in their latter years. Th e ear li est engraved portraits of Dr. Johnson exhibit a wi g with five rows of curls, com monly called ' a story wig.' Among the old dandies of this description of wig we may class Mr. Saunders Welch, Mr. Nolleken's father-in-law—he had nine stories. So was that won by Mr. Nathaniel Hillier, an extensive print collector, as is represented in an engraved portrait of that gentleman. Dr. Goldsmith's wig was small and remarkably slovenly, as may be seen by Brotherton's etching. Sir Joshua's portrait of him is without a wig. Mr. Garrick's wigs (I mean his private ones) were three in number the first is engraved by Wood, published in the year 1745 ; the second is by Sherwin, engraved for Tom Davis; the last is from a private plate by Mrs. Solly, after a drawing by Dance. I will leave off here with the wig, and give a few instances of the tails. These, perhaps, originated with the Chinese; but the first specimen of a tail, which I have hitherto been able to procure, to which a date can be given, is in Sherwin's print of Frederick, King of Prussia."—Smith's Book for a Rainy Day. ATMOSPHERIC RAILWAYS IN FRANCE.—(FROM A CORRESPoNDENT.)—It is most probable that the French at mospheric lines will be constructed after the system of M. Hallette, of Arras. According to the report of M. Seguier, read at one of the last meetings of the Institute, it is, besides some other advantage; the method of closing the tube pro posed by bL Hallette which deserves commendation. The closing of the tube, whence the air hasbeen extracted, is not done (as chiefly proposed in England) by greased valves, but by smaller tubes of caoutchonc, adequately inflated. These lie on both sides of the fissure of the main tube, and their inner segments close towards each other, which is effected by the air (both the outward and that contained in them) press ing on the vacuum of the main tube. M. Seguier says, that to become convinced of that, he had water thrown on the India-rubber tubes, which, however, remained on them, without the least penetrating into the main tube. As, how ever, the content of air in the smaller tubes is to be a con front one, every guard is to be provided with a small hand pump, by which he can introduce the necessary quantity of air into the elastic tubes, which is indicated by a manometer placed in the inside.—[We may add that M. Hallette's English friends, who some time since formed a company (the offices of which are at Winchester-house, Broad. street, Lon don) for introducing his system into this country, have taken a plot of ground at the Rosemary Branch, 'F'eckham, on which they are constructing a sufficient length of railway, to enable those interested in the advancement of the railway system, to form an opinion of the merits of his improvements ; and, we understand, this experimental line will be opened on the 22d of the present month.] —Mining Journal. COMMITTAL OF A YOUNG BURGLAR.—A boy, about thirteen years of age, named John Kearns, was brought be fore Mr. Mottle, at the Manchester Borough Court, on Satur day, charged with the following burglary :—The prosecutrix, an aged widow, named Winifred Cerro], residing in Watkin's-court, Spinning-tield, stated that herself, and a young woman who lodged with her, went to bed about half past eleven o'clock on Thursday night, having previously secured the door and window-shutters before they retired to rest. On rising next morning, about half-past four o'clock, she heard a knock at the door, and on going to see who it was, a man gave her two pockets, which ha had found outside, and asked her if they belonged to her. She at once recognised them as the pockets of her self and lodger, and found that the contents had been abstracted, somewhere about eight shillings having been taken from her own pocket, and a quantity of ribbon and other articles from the pocket of her lodger. She dis covesed, on examination, that the shutter had been forced open, and access gained to the house through the windows. She informed the police of the robbery, and told them that she suspected the prisoner, who had lodged with her about a fortnight ago, but had been turned out in consequence of having stolen two handkerchiefs. The prisoner was appre hended the following day (Good Friday), at a low lodging house, and several small articles were found upon him, which had been stolen from the house of the prosecntrix. The keeper of the lodging-house stated that the prisoner was out all night on the evening of the robbery, and did not make his appearance until between four and five o'clock in the morning. when he was in possession of money, and paid for his previous night's lodging. He was committed fur trial at the assizes.—Manchester Courier. MINIATURE NEWSPAPER.—We have seen a copy o what we believe to be the smallest newspaper in the country. It is named the Pittenweem Register, and consists of a single slip about thirteen inches long, and of the breadth of a news paper colum, containing ten small paragraphs connected with the locality in which it is printed. The object of the pub lication is to furnish the inhabitants of Pittenweem and its vicinity with a brief account of the various incidents that occur lathe district, for the purpose of transmitting these to friends or natives of the town who may be residing at a dis tance, without the labour of writing them in detail in a letter. It is published weekly, and has now been in existence for more than a year.— Scotsman mooting of Tato.pa payers t e o h ' e cl v oc es k try o . n roo tid of ay st a . ST. CLEMENT DANES Clement Danes, the R e v . pas W s . t \ i ‘ i r. Ellis, rector, in the chair. to elect churchwardens, accounts, and to make a rate for the quartere c hurchwardens' iw ei tt n rdens l . ae T s t r ie s. jcrukinereh and Woodward were elected churc h es and their wardens' receipts were 1,2691. az e s disburse ments figured 1,1401. 15s. sd. quet observed,npenny rate for the that the cm quarter was carried. Mr. Jac plaints regarding the state of the parish churchyards, and the numbers buried in them, were groundless, and made by parties who knew nothing about them. TRADE OF DUNDEE.—We have only to confirm our last report of the state of our trade. The flax m ar k e t i s steady, with only limited transactions in all our descriptions. Tows and codillas continue saleable at full rates. East India jute meets with buyers at former rates, ranging from 16/. to 19/. per ton, according to the quality of the parcel. Yarns and linens are still of dull sale, and stocks of some sorts are accumulating. The arrivals consist of one vessel from Altona and one from Rotterdam, with flax and tow, and codilla.— Dundee paper. The Censeur de Lyon of the 14th says:—" Yesterday evening, at the Grand Thddtre, a part of the audience called, for the Marseillaise.' The commissary of police imme diately girt himself with his scarf. and said, What! gen tlemen, is the enemy at our gates ?' A Homeric laugh im mediately filled the house. The magistrate, upon this, had the good sense to promise that the Marseillaise' should be sung at the end of the performance, which was accordingly done." • Ewa PRICE OF CATTLE AND SHEEP.—The prices which farm stock have brought at all the markets this year far exceeds the average of many preceding years; and, in deed, as regards fat sheep, the rates are wholly unprece dented. No doubt, to some extent, the higher wages for labour now current will account for so much of the rise as has been caused from the increased demand ; but we under stand that other causes have occurred in producing the pre ' sent state of the market. The chief want in cattle is in two and three year olds, which are those usually bought for fat tenalp, for the market ; and there is a great dificiency in the supply of these, owing to the panic caused by the tariff three years ago, which had the e ff ect of checking the operations of many stock growers. As regards sheep, the high price is generally attributed to the great demand for England, con sequent upon the oxcessive losses from foot rot in many dis tricts lust year. At late markets the supply has uniformly been under that of the previous year, owing to the large sales of the six touters and two year olds last autumn ; and to make yip stocks adequate to the demand is attributed the rise in r ots of pastures of all kinds this year.—Perthshire Courier. 2 7, 76 MAN WHO WOULD liAvE TAK E N NELSON. — In debateLsoN. on the Chamber of Deputies on Tuesday, during the the naval estfmates, M. Lemercier announced th e f ollowing s t ar tling fact, which will probably be as new t o t h e British the French C hamber. The orator said, public as it was to Lucas was boarded by the l "May Ibe allowe d to relate a fact which is not su ffi cient y we ll known? When C a p tain Victory, and taken by it, th , e tri-coloured flag would h ave Boated over Nelson's s pf 131 if a three-decker, called the Bretagne, had net come to insist the Victory." To have made the matter complete, Captain Lucas ought to have served the Bretagne as he intended to serve Nelson. Tina SUN, _____LONDON, MONDAY EVENING ) APRIL 20, 1846. out execution for the 3s. 4d., and it was for the arrest for that amount that compensation was now sought. Brown, the clerk of the County Court was then examiced, and proved that the warrant had been taken out on the 28th of Mey, and given to the officer for execution on the following day ; but that it was most probable not until eleven o'clock on the day that it had been taken out, because upon a reerence to the books, he found out there had been twenty-five others taken out before it. By Mr. Baron ALDERSON—He saw that there had been fifty-four other executions entered as taken out on that day, and eighty-four in that week. In the course cf the year there had been about 5,000 taken out, and all for small sums. Some time since there had been an alteration in the law, and then the business of the court had very considerably diminished, bat upon a subse quent alteration, which renewed the power of arres t to increased. Mr. court, it had again Mr. JERVIS—Yes, my Lord, that is so ; when the power of arrest was abolished all the officers and clerks of these courts received a handsome compensation, and since another Bill has been brought in restoring the power of arrest, and the system is now being carried out more extensively than ever. Examination by the COURT resumed—Before the warrant was sent out of the office some one, as the re presentative of the defendant, th e t h en p l aint iff, came , and by his instructions he struck out the whole of the debt and costs for which the present plaintiff was to be taken in execution; thus leaving the amount of the claim against him the cost of the warrant—namely, 3s. 4d., for which sum ho was eventually taken. Mr. Baron ALDERSON—Then the truth is, that if the warrant had not been taken Out, there would have been no debt against the plaintiff ? Witness—Jukt so, my Lord. Mr. Baron ALDEnsoN—That is what has struck me upon your evidence. Gentlemen of the Jury, it is a most serious thing that every man in London should be liable to such a course of proceeding as this. Examination resumed—When the application was made for the warrant, the debt remaining due was 1/. 12s. 11d. ; then to that was added ss. 4d. for costs, and also the 3s. 4d. for the warrant, making together the sum of 21. Is. 71d. Then he h a d struck off 11. as having been paid, leaving a balance of IL Is. 711 d. The plain tiff, however, before the execution of the warrant, paid 184. 31(1., leaving the cost of the warrant, 3s. 4d., and for that he was arrested. Mr. Baron ALDnu.soN—Then it would be to the ad vantage of the officers of the Court that the warrant should be taken out? Witness—No doubt it would, for in truth they have nothing else to live upon. Other witnesses were then called, who proved the payment of the money at least twenty minutes before nine o'clock on the morning on which the execution of the warrant was applied for at eleven o'clock. It was also proved in cross-examination that the collector, the defendant's agent, who is now dead, was not aware of the payment of the money at the time of his obtaining the execution. Steely, the officer, who had executed the warrant, stated that when the defendant objected to pay the 3s. 4d. he had told him that if he would make an application to the Court the sum would be returned to him if his state ment were correct. The plaintiff, however, took him to his solicitors, by whose advice he paid the sum under protest. Mr. IiumFREY, on behalf of the defendant, submitted that this proceeding hall arisen out of an nnintentional mistake on the part of a man who had long since died, who had acted as the agent of the defendant. The latter had had no cognizance of any part of the proceedings. The question of the jury would be, whether, at the time that the agent had quitted his home, he had done so with the intention of issuing the warrant of execution. Mr. Baron ALDERSON said that the evidence went to prove that he had not. Mr. HU3IFREY agreed with all the remarks his Learned Friend had made as to the evil arising out of the prac tice of these Mall courts, but then he was inclined to be of opinion that neither his Learned Friend nor him self should complain of them, seeing that through one of their mal-practices the present case, although 3s. 4d. was the real origin of the proceeding, had come into their hands.—(Laughter.) They could not practice in the small court, and therefore these evils arose; where upon, in order to correct them, the parties were com pelled to appeal to that Court, and the personal aid of his Learned Friend and himself.—(Renewed laughter.) It was a matter for regret, however, that this action should have been brought, becaus' its cost, in any way, must be fifty or sixty times the 3s. 4d. He could not help regarding the case as an attorney's action. Only see what a fine bill of costs there would be. It would open thus:—" To advising you whether or not you should pay the 3s. 4d., under protest, Gs. Bd. There was double the sum in dispute."—(Laughter.) Then that would be thus followed up—" To giving deeper and longer consideration to the matter, and ad vising you to pay the 3s. 41, under protest 13s. 4d." There went a pound at once—(Continued laughter)— " Upon hearing that you would receive back the money if you appLed at the County Court in a week, and on consideration advising you not to make the application at that court 133. 4d.;' and then " to advising you to bring the present action in the Court of Exchequer 13s. 4d."—(Roars of laughter)—and so on. That would be the result of the proceeding, and deeply was it to be lamented that such things were. As far as the de • fendant was concerned, he knew nothing about the affair. It was quite clear that a mistake had been made, and therefore he submitted that the smallest of damages would be an ample compensation. Mr. Baron ALDERSON told the jury the plaintiff any way was entitled to the 3s. 4d., and the❑ they must say what sum he ought to have for the mistake that had been made. The jury, after a long consultation, returned a ♦erdict .. or the plaintiff—for the 33. 4d., and one farthing for ;he damages sustained. STATE OF TRADE. FOREIGN WOOL TRADE, LEEDS, APRIL 17.—There has been no apparent change in this branch of trade during the past week, either as regards sales or prices. ENGLISH WOO L MARKET, LE EDS, APRIL 17.—We can not report anyimprovement thi s week. The demand re mains very languid, arid last week's quotations are not gene rally realised in the sales of thi s week. LEEDS.—At the Cloth Halls this week there has been two of the dullest markets we have had-for a long time past. The merchants continue to purchase as little as possible to order only ; prices are rather lower upon finer goods, although the stocks are exceedingly light for the season, with no dis position on the part of the manufacturers to increase the pro duction. There has also been a very dull week for business in the warehouses; very few buyers have been at market, and their purchases have been light. BRADFORD MARKET, lIIIMSDAY.—There were more sales in combing wools to-day than f or some weeks past. The staplers are now desirous of clearing off their old stocks for the new clip stock, and lower prices are taken. Noils and other short wools are scarce, and fetch good prices. There is also more business transacted in th e yarn mar k et. The export houses are obliged to order the sorts they want, as there are no stocks to choose from. A we ll i n f ormed gentle man informed us the Russian export trade in yarns has very much fallen off on account of the Russians having got so many spinning frames at work. More frames are now em ployed than fur the last few wee k s in Bradford. We;may observe that in all its departments our market assumed a more cheering aspect. There w as a good attendance of mer chants, and many pieces changed hands. MANcilicszEir, THURSDAY EVENING.—We have had a much better inquiry to -day; in fact, many more extensive sales in shirtings than for some weeks past, and the demand has been so considerable as to enable the manufacturers to realise a small advance on nearly all qualities. The very low prices have no doubt induced speculators to operate most extensively. Printing cloth is also fully as dear. Twist commands from Ad. to id. per lb. advance on export qualities, but as the advance on the staple is fully as m uc h, th e posi tion of the spinners is not improved. NOTTINGHAAL—The wrought cotton hose branch is a shade improved, when compared with its state at Christmas. The cut-up hose hands have full employment in general. The glove trade, whether of silk, cotton, or warp, is pretty goad. The drawer branch is rather better, and the shirt trade still continues to survive all the competition of power-propelled frames. The silk hose manufacture has got so low that it has become half extinct. The fancy lace trade is worse than ever, and nothing but despair pervades the minds of even the most sanguine machine owners. There is no amendment in the warp lace trade. The warp jack and glove trade is pretty good, whether lace or plain Berlin.—Notting/,am Review. 4.IOESTER.—As this is holiday week, nothing has been done to give a new tone to the market, which remains in the same inac.ive state as for weeks past. It is expected that Sir Robert Peel's measure relative to the proposed railway com panies, will hare the effect of improving the money market, thereby producing to some extent a revival in the home trade. The American President's Message to the Senate, re e,eived by the Hibernia, is viewed in a dubious light by the trade, and rather tends to discourage than excite manufac turers for the American market. Wools and yarns continue very flat.—Leicester Journal. 'n our Loughborough Petty Mer cury of March 28, we inserted, i " Can this be true ?" Sessions Report, a paragraph twenty-one headed was FRUITS OF LOUGHBOROUGH JUSTICE.--In the It related to the case of James Jarvis, aged7s, who charged by the officers of the Barrow Union as a refractory pauper, because he refused to work at the pump—and who was committed to the House of Correction to bard labour for upon the faith of the medical officer's certificate that Jarvis was able to work, although the old man himself declared that the work did him harm. Well, the old man was sent to the that last abodselr w t days --the Bench acting, in so committing him, as it may, this House of Correction, where we have no doubt he was treated with far more mercy than the reverend magistrates (Messrs. Dudley and Ackworth) evinced when they coolly signed his commitment We believe, too—but are not certain on this point—that the bard labour was not enforced by the prison authOrities, in the usual sense of that phrase. liut be that tion of hi • • h T e h re ur t s h d e ay w m ic o k rn ed i n e g ea w se it f n r e o s m se t d ro th u e bl t i e n r g m , termina tion i mprisontnent ; but it also found him prepared for P I weary are at rest." The old man died that very morn ing, the immediate cause of his decease, we understand, being ery • 81 Pe.asi. How far this disease was th e consequence I of imprisonment, his change of air, and natural irritation of nynd at fin ding himself inside a prison—perhaps for the first time in his life —we pretend not to say.— Leicestershire shaking .3fercury. On e i e P r E i n llA h c: HOTELS.—We these establishment& the practice of gambling is carried on and continued till after midnight, and that a case of this kind occurred on Monday night last, at a Temperance Coffee hear that in some of House in o ß f r d ig ic g e a , te a , t k t e w p o t byaperson of the name of Foster, where the attentionof the police was attracted by the rlivriotvhe that vicious o'clock in the morning of Tuesday. house, a scene was exhibited which would have disi;raced the worst conducted public-house or beer 811°P. NO fewer than eleven men of the working class were engaged in playing at different games of hazard with money oa the table and under all the excitation of gamesters. We il e z) not adduce this as a, specimen of the way in which t mperance hotels are generally conduCted, but. rather .to this is v a h practices w a c e t i e ll e: v e are e sometimes ase t e Y no means a singular case.—Leeds Itfercuq. very goodynames, UN' that This mYorEl.tsrry INTELLIGENCE, OXFORD, APRIL 17. Mr. Edwardnin Mr. Arthur De Butts, 8.A., of Trinity College; Williami Post, 8.A., of Oriel College; and Mr. John tleman obtainedar B.A, of Worcester College (the latter gen. to believe combined the Newdegate prize last year), were elected the vacant fellowships at Oriel College, two of which were caused by the secession from the Church f F I dof o ,ng an the rev. John Henr y Newman and Mr. Albany James Chriatie. frbtrlY Ebition THE FUNDS-(CLOSING PRICES.) BRITISH FUNDS. ONE cLosixo O'CLOCK. PRICES. Bank Stock .. 2043 e 2033{ 2053¢ Three per cent. Reduced Annuities 944 95 9 4 % Three per Cent. Con so l s A nnuities 95% n% 95 % New Three - and-a-Quarter per Cent. Anns. 964 96% Long Annuities, Expire Jan. 5,1860 .. 103 3-16 1-16 10 Ditto, 30 years, Oct. 10, 1849 • • 10 10 India Bonds, 1,0001. _ _ 29 30 28 28 Bank Stock fir Acco un t .. 206 20 8 Consols for Account 96 9 5 7 i 96 Exchequer Bills. I%el. 134 cl. 1,0001, 25 22 Pm. 24 500/. 25 22 Pm. 22 Ditto. Small •• • • Pm ' 26 ONE CLOSING FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES. Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent .. 31;‘ 31;4 Po p rt i n tt gu o, es 4 o per Threeper cents C . e . nts .. 67 8 573 58 Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent .. 25 2536 Ditto, for the Account • • .. 25;4% 25 !6 Ditto, Passive Bonds .. —5% Ditto, Deferred .. .. 164 Ditto, Three per Cent .. 3674 Ditto, for the Account .. 36% 364 Dividends on the above payable in London. Belgian Four-and-a-Half per Cent .. 98% 984 Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cent .. 59% Ditto, 4 per Cent. Certificates .. 923 92 % PRICES OF BUSINESS CLOSING PAID. DONE AT RAILWAY SHARES. PAID . ONE O'CLOCK. Aberdeen .. .. 10 .... 3 2 3% 3 34 .... 334 Birmingham and Gloucester.. .. 100 ....124 125........ 125 Caledonian .. • . .. 10 574%.. .. Ditto, Half Shares .. 2% . • l% Ditto, Extension .. • • .. ... • • ..... 1 Chelmsford and Bury .. 1% ...... Direst Manchester (Rastrick's) bk 334 . .... . Direct Northern .. • .. l % Dublin and Galway .. 4 —• • Eastern Counties 41. 165..... .... 22% % .........Si.Ditto .New 165... .. 7!4p • • . • Ditto, York Extension 1 33 • • 1 % Edinburgh and Glasgow .. 50 .... 72 Great North of England . ..100 .... 213 213 Great Western .. 85 ....145 Ditto, Half Shares .. .. 50 .... 843 85% 86 Hull and Selby .. 80 . • ..101 Leicester, Tamworth, b;c. ...... 425..... 11A ills ll4 dig London an . Birmingham . Ditto Quarters .. .. 2 _.. 28 _ _ 28 London and - Brighton .. .. 50 .... 63 1 ,{ 1 Ditto ditto Fifths .. .. 20 .... ••••• • • • • • 2 ' 4 % London and Croydon .. 131. 15s. 9d. 21%% 21% Ditto, Guarant. Five per Cent. 9 .... .......... 934 London and South-Western.. 411. 6s. 10d. 70 ;'s Lo D n i d t o t n o, a N n e a w yort 21 1 14 % .. .... 21 1% Londonderry and Enniskillen .. .......... 111 Lynn and Ely .. .. • • • • 10 •• • • 64 ••••• • • • • • 6 Lynn and Dereham r. .. 10 .... 6% s3n Manchester and Leeds 82 . Ditto, Sixteenths .. 614 91 Manchester and Birmingham .. 40 . ...... • • Ditto, Quarter Shares (B) .. 2 104 • 1 Ditto, Quarter Shares (C) • • 1 •• • • 7 '31 8 Manchester, Buxton, & Matlock 425. . . • • • •• • • • • • • Manchester and Southampton .. 2 .... • 51idiand .• • • .. ..100 • • •• • • • • • Ditto, New 18 .... 30 1 4 • • • • •• • • Ditto, Birmin g h am an d Derby 108 . Newcastle and. Darlington Janet. 15 Ditto, New . 1 .... 818 8 Newcastle and Berwick .. .. 10 .... 17% 18 z d Newark, Sheffield, and Boston .. 2%.... •• • • ...... Norfolk Extension .. 2 .... North British .. .. 20 .... 25% '26 ...... Ditto, Half Shares .. 6 .... ........ Ditto, Carlisle E x t ens i on .. 11.... 1 ..... . Ditto, Dalkeitir 25 ...... • Ditto, ditto .. .. 5 .... 6 ...... Northern and Eastern .. .. 50 .... . 7O Ditto, New . .. • . .. I 19 18% ...... 13% North Staffordshire .. • . • • 425..... 2t p. . .. .. .. 2 p Norwich and Brandon .. . • .. 18 .... 24 . 24 Norrampton,Banbury,&Ch e l t h m. 2 .... ..... • • 1 Oxid.,Worcester,& Wolverlunptn. 12% .... 714 %..• .. •• • 7 , %, Perth and Inver ness .. .... .......... P ortsmouth Direct .... 2% Preston and Wyre .. ••• . 25 34% .... ••• • •. 3 4 8 Richmond .. .. • . .. 10 .... 16 16 Rugby and Huntingdon .. • . 2 .. • • 1% ••••• • • • • • 1% Scottish Midland .. 10 .... • • • 8 % Shropshire Union .. 425..... 1 1 4 dis 1 1 4 dis. South Midland .. 495. .... dis... •• • • % cgs. South Eastem and Dover 33% —•• • • • ••• ' 36 / Ditto, New (i ss . a t 321 . ) No. 1. 16 .... Do., New (d 0.33/. 65.8 d.) No. 2. 10 .... 11 ....... Il 1 4 Do., New (do. 301.) .. No. 3. 15 14% Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth 5 .... 21.4 % -••. • • • 2 /% 4 York turd Carlisle .. .. • • • • 2% York awl North Midland .. • • 50 ••• • •• • ••• • • • Ditto. Extension .. • • 15 •• • • 321 18 ••• • • • 32 14 Do. E. and W. Riding Eaten.• • 1 •• .. 9 ...... 8 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Dutch Rhenish .. . • .. 5 .... 6% • . 618 East Indian .. . 55. 11, . Urt. North. of France Constituted 5 .......... 1 d 74 4 Louvain and Jemeppe 4 . 1%14 Namur and Liege .. .. 4 .... .......... 11, 4 Over Yssel . • .. 4/. 3s. 4(1.... • dis Rouen and Havre . .. 20 .... .. •••• • • • • 29 Sambre and Meuse .... 494 . MINES. Brazilian Imperial (issued at M. p.) 21 . . Ditto Macaubas and Coe,aes.... 25 ..... 814 Santiago de Cuba .. .. 10 .... ••• • • ..... 15% Real del Monte, Unregistered .. • ... 3% • • 29% 116 18xd 11 4 1 3 25 814 IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. (THIS DAY.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER took the Chair at Four o'clock, when tharo not being Forty Members present, the House was adjourned. ROLLS' COURT.---(THIS DAY.) ARMSTRONG V. STORER. Lord LANGDALE, in delivering judgment on the petitions in this case, which was tried last March, said, it appeared by an order, dated the 12th of January, 1841, made with respect to the petition of James Grant, now deceased, the receiver of the rents of the estate, as well as the plantations in Jamaica. There had been a reference, to ascertain if Grant had any lien on the 3,654/., the balance which was due to the receiver, Mr. Williams, who had committed an excess in the payment of his account. It was found by the Master that Williams had a lien under a deed bearing date August, 1845, which had been entered into by him with Grant, Theodore Williams, and Baralgetti deceased, and under whom the present Baralgetti, the representative of his father. That lien had been assigned to Baralgette for a suns of 1,7001., which was paid to the representatives of Joseph Storer W illiams. The Master found th at, under the agreement between Grant and Theodore Wil liams, Baralgette had the lien fir 3,6541. 25., the principal, and for 1,8591.125. 2d. interest. The report was not excepted to, and was confirmed. Mrs. Ann Catherine Storer, the widow, had obtained leave to present a petition against the report, which she accordingly did. The report also prayed for a reference to review the same, upon two grounds, namely, that the Master was net autho rised to do more than simply to report on the alleged, claim of Grant, and also that nis decision on the claim of Baraglette was made without authority, and that Baraglette's having filed bills on behalf of the testator, Anthony Gilifert Storer, could not be allowed to enter into any compromise with Williams's executor: for his own benefit, but for the common benefit of all the creditors. As there had been no exceptions taken to the report, no questions whatever raised upon it, and no excuse offered for the matter not having been brought before the Court in a proper manner, and that it was not even pre tended that there was any error in fact or law committed by the M aster, these objections could have no weight whatever. The petition set forth that the profit coming to Baralgette was gratuitous, which assertion was tmounded. Baralgette filed the second bill,which was a bill of review. If it had been shown in a proper manner that Baraglette was bound to protect the interests of the creditors, and that he failed in his duty, there might then have been grounds for the appli cation. But the petition did not allege that Grant was not entitled to what he had obtained. The petition must, there fore, be dismissed with costs. The case was directed to be spoken to on Saturday. NELSON V. DUNCOMBE. His LORDSHIP gave judgment in this cause, and went in extenso through the details. It appeared that the plaintiff Nelson was the residuary legatee of Mrs. E. Nelson, for whom Duncombe acted as personal representative. Mrs. Nelson had appointed Mr. Nelson as her sole agent, but subsequently, in a codicil to her will, she joined Duncombe with him in the executor ship. Duncombe administered to the estate, and was pre pared to settle with Nelson, claiming, however, the ex penses at which he had been for sustaining the plea of unsound mind, and in obtaining the commission of lunacy. Mr. Nelson objected to this, and filed a bill. after which Mr. Duncombe filed a cross bill. The alleged lunacy was not sustained. His Lordship here went into all the circumstances of the case, which have appeared before the public, and decided upon granting the reference to the Master to ascertain the state of mind of the plaintiff; and to make a report with respect to the expenses incurred. QUEEN'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY.) (Continued from our Afternoon Edition.) TILE QUEEN V. PARKER. Mr. Sergeant Smut moved for a rule to set aside the ver dict in this case. The case was tried before Lord Denman at the sittings atter last term at Guildhall, and a verdict re turned for the Crown. Sergeant Shea now moved upon atlidavits. Lord DraistAN intimated that it had better be brought on when the defendant was brought up for judgment. In the case of the E the same course was d QUEER V. LEWIS, directed by the Court. LORD MAYOR'S COURT. lIIS DAY.) N (Before the RECORDER . )V. TIIE CITAMBLATI O ma F LO STURT AND °TITER S . (T o ER The SOLICITOR-GEN ERAL (in - Continuation from our After noon Edition) said—Now what was the allegation which he had submitted on behalf of the defendants l' That the array was made by Cha r l es Sewell a n n t d hi tSl case? in stead of the complete list of jurors liable to serve on this ca sion only 43 had been returned ; and it was f rom that )eac er and that paper alone which lay b e f ore the gentle man that occupied the seat unde rnea th his Lordship, that Sewell or his deputy had returned the jurors who had been called into the box. He wished t o as k, if t h e pap which had been produced was not the a rra y, w hi c h was ti,: array? If that paper had not been produced before the Court, there would have been no other instrument. The second objection to the array was, that it was made by a particular individual who was interested in the issue of the trial. Now, if the paper before his Lordship was not the array, there was, in fact, no array at all. It was from that paper that the jurors had been called, and in all ordinary cases that was termed the array. He apprehended that the question whether the officer, the sergeant of the mace, had made the array or not was per fectly immaterial. The officer received the list of 150 parties liable to serve in ordinary cases, but as the number was so great he reduced them to 60, which 60 constituted the array, and in the selection of those 60 individuals he was at perfect liberty to exercise his discretion. If he saw any parties amongst the 150 parties liable to serve who might be favourable to that party against whom he entertained some dislike, he might refuse to select them. And in the present case hi (the Solicitor-General) had aright to assume that Sewell, or the party who had returned the jurors in this case, had an interest in the result of the action, prejudicial to that of'his clients. And he must not be told that the list, in this case, was chosen by the names having been thrown into a ballotting box ; it was enough for his (Solicitor-General's) purposes, that Sewell was the party by whom the list had been returned, and he contended that the party returning the panel, ought to have been an unindifferent person, which he submitted Mr. Sewell was not. In delegatinc, to the Serjeant-at-Mace, the period of relection showed that he was an unindifferent officer of the Corpora tion of London, because he was enabled to choose a small out of a large number of jurors. That officer had held his office sixty years, and had no doubt discharged his duties in a proper manner, but that was not the question. The ques tion was not whether this officer conducted himself in a proper manner, but whether he was indifferent or an unindifferent officer of the Corporation. lie kuew that he was the person entrusted with the list, that he reduced it, and that he made the selection, and conse quently the array, sometimes fur one cause and sometimes for another. At any rate it was this officer who made a Est from the large list which contained this panel. Thus the Sergeant -at-Mace had the power to omit the names of par ties who might entertain peculiar views and might give a desired decision. It :was enough to say that he had the power, whether exercised properly or not. He might either reject or retain a considerable number. The question then was, whether he was unindifferent or not. He submitted that he was rot unindifferent, and therefore that the panel must be set aside, inasmuch as Charles Sewin, the Sergeant at Macc, was a freeman of the City. Sir THOMAS WILDS was astonished that his Learned Friend should have devoted his talents argue in the way he had done. It was perfectly evident that the piece of parch ment which his Learned Friend had christened a panel was a legitimate instrument. It was returned by the proper officer, and contained the names of forty-eight persons, forty four of whom were summoned. He had only to summon those on the list, and had no authority to make it a panel. The panel was made by the wardmote, and the officer had no power over it. He therefore submitted that the objection was not tenable. The RECORDER then proceeded to give his decision on the point. Ile said the issue was that Charles Sewin made the array. Now, he was of opinion that the jury list was made at the inquest during the wardmote from the list presented by the inquest jury, and that the duty of the officer was in that respect ministerial only, and that omission to furnish the names of four persons who had moved out of the ward, and whom he consequently was unable to summons, could not vitiate the only array—namely, that presented by the in quest at the wardmote. He did not think he was anything more than a summoning officer, limited to the array. That was the object of the presentment of the inquest; and if they were to enter into the history of the practice, they would find that it was of the most popular description. It was comprehended in every presentment to every ward mote that a return should be made by the inquests of all those who were liable to serve on ju ries within each wardmote, and the entire City constituted a large aggregate number of wardmotes. Of this process they had a return of the inquest from all persons throughout the City who were liable to serve as jurors in the City. Then came the Act of cite Common Council, which directed (the number being far greater than was required for the City Courts), that they should take in rotation a return of two wards for each month throughout the year ; and as there were more wards in the City than months in the year, it frequently occurred that they had three wards in some particular month. Every wardmote contained within it a court lest, at which the proper officer presided to see it rightly done, but almost everything was done by the public, empanelled as a jury. It was a most ancient and popular institution, and what were they charged with? With having resorted, according to ancient custom and by the law of the city, to a most popular made to arrive at the names of persons liable to serve as jurors; thus, instead of being referred to the nomination of one officer, they had the collective inquests of the City re turning from their respective wards those liable to serve as jurors. The duty of Sewell's deputy was simply ministerial. The only defect was this, that he had not signified in the list which he returned the names of those whom he was unable to find! He was therefore of opi r ion that the array was not made by the Sergeant-at-Mace, but by those who elected the jury. The objection, therefore, was not, in his opinion, tenable. The Recorder must insist upon his right to be referred to as fryer and not as Recorder; and he would put the matter in any way which should not inculpate his successor, but he could not sign the bill of exceptions in his character of Recorder. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL then handed in a challenge of the array, on the ground of unindifference in the Sheriff; Al dermen, and the other members of the Corporation, and cer tain of the instruments of making the array. Sir T. WILDE objected to the challenge on the ground that all the challenges could not be taken at once, on the ground that the precedents of the books were divived on that point. The SOLICITOR GENERAL must ask for his Learned Friend's authority, for it really appeared to hint that the terms of the decision were, that all challenges should be taken at the same time ; that is, that the challenges must be made not as one challenge, but that all should be taken before the other party proceeded. The RECORDER conceived that the challenges were to be taken in succession like a number of counts, for if one suc ceeded that was sufficient to destroy the array. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said that the points of the chal lenges were under different issues. The RECORDER conceived that although the whole of the challenges had not been put in upon parchment yet, that they were to be considered as so many different challenges. But they must consider the confusion on the record. Sir T. WILDE was of opinion that although the points of challenge might be different, yet the whole of the reasons ought to be stated on the same paper. After a little interruption the SOLICITOR-GEXERAL re sumed, and stated that he had challenged the array on the ground of several individuals a c ti ng f rom i n diff erency, an d if he succeeden on one that was sufficient, and it was certainly new to him to find that because the parties were different, the cause being the same that he was to be precluded from his challenge, and he apprehended that some sufficient authority ought to be given instead of the vague intimation, and if his Lordship gave any erroneous intimation he should be entitled to an amendment in the writ of error. The RECORIDEE—Then I will take the matter in this way. I will take the parchment as diverse challenges, but not on double challenges. Sir 'l'. WILDE said that his Learned Friend had stated that if a second challenge would not be allowed he would bo taken by surprise, but he very much doubted whether he had not a long consultation with those who he bad instrutced, •as to which of his two challenges against the officer who made up the array and the party themselves, he should submit first. Ills Learned Friend had also stated, with his characteristic courage, that he had not quoted any authority in support of his opinion, that the defendant could not now put in anothe. challenge. He had quoted the authority of no less a personage than Lord Coke (than whom a higher authority could not be quoted), who stated, that " if an adversary wished to make any challenges, he must nicks them all at once." And if that meant any thing, it meant that he was precluded from putting in chal lenges in succession, and he submitted that although those challenges might be tried in succession, yet that they must all be laid before the Court at one and the same time. It was ridiculous for his Learned Friend to say that he was surprised by the objection which he (Sir T. Wilde) had made against .the second challenge, because when he informed him at the outset that he would not be permitted to make a second challenge, his reply was, "Oh 1 we shall see about that afterwards," which showed that he feared he should be unsuccessful in his second attempt to interrupt the progress of the trial, and that he could not therefore be now surprised at the objection taken against the challenge. It was plain that his Learned Friend wished to have as many strings to his bow as he possibly could. The language of Lord Coke was clear, and decidedly against the course pro posed to be taken by his learned friend, and Ole therefore trusted that his Lordship would not sanction it. The ReconoEn said that it was perfectly conclusive to his mind that the passage quoted from Lord Coke was against the Learned Solicitor-General. but he was disposed to admit the challenge, although he had no right whatever to make it. The challenge, and the return of the inquest, having been handed in, the Recorder deliberated, and Sir T. WILDE stated that a serious question arose as to the interference with the law of the wardrnotes. The RECORDER conceived that the question would hinge on the way in which the juries were removed. Sir T. WILDE thought that that question was already dis posed of, and the only question was, whether the further consideration should conic on in the way of challenge or de murrer. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL conceived that the right of chal lenge had been substantiated, and after considerable delibera tiou it was decided that the cause should be adjourned till Monday next at ten o'clock, the right of challenge being left to the Solicitor-General with a power on the behalf of the plaintiffs to question the extent to which it was exercised, the understanding being that the exception should be several, but confined under one statement. LAW TELLIGEN CE, COURT OF EXCHEQUER, April 18. (Sittings at Nisi Prius, before Mr. Baron ALDERSON and Common Juries.) WOODROFFE V. NARNIZAM. This was an action of trespass to recover compensation in damages for false imprisonment. The defendant out several pleas on the record. _ Mr. (Anis, with whom was Mr. Hoggins, conducted the case for the plaintiff, and Mr. Humfrey and Mr. Gray appeared for the defendant. Mr. JEnvls, in stating the case, said that this was an action brought by the plaintiff, who carried on the busi ness of clothier and hatter, whilst the defendant, who had been extensively engaged in the coal trade, was a retired gentleman of fortune. It would appear that the a smalldeb tor amountt h of e d a e h te e n u d t ant i/. l a 2 n s d . t p h la a i t nt t i h ff ere ha i d vas be t e h n e s r u e ma i nin e d him g in unpaid th twoe County Courtyears n ii ings g a la tter Holborn, for debt and costs, together making 2/. ls. 71d. Upon the plaintiff appearing at that Court, an arrangement was made by which the demand was to be liquidated by instalments. These payments were duly made until the total had been reduced to 18s. 3/d, which - ought strictly to have been paid off by the 10th May, 1844. That not baying been done, on the 28th of May an execut i on was issued from the Court for 11. Is. 71d., including the cost of the warrant, 35.:4d. This warrant was obtained at about eleven o'clock on the morning of the 29th of May, but it happened that at twenty minutes before nine o'clock of that day the plaintiff called and paid the 18s. 31d. to the sister of the collector or agent of the defendant. Toe debt and all the costs had thus been paid, but in consequence of the warrant on the execution having been obtained, there was the cost of that proceeding, 3s. 4d., still unsatisfied. Accordingly the plaintiff was taken in execution on the 29th, the following day, for that sum. He was arrested at Paddington, and was in cu s t o d y a b out two hours, when, by th e advice of his solicitor, he paid the 3s. 4d. to the officer under protest, whereupon he was released. The jury, no doubt, had heard much about cheap law, and the outcry which had been constantly raised for the general establishment of county courts, as the means by which that cheap law was to be obtained. Let him beseech the jury, should they have any peti tion brought to them for their signature, to bear in mind this case. And if there were an illustration of the system which would more clearly bear out what cheap law was, it would be found in Mr. Dickens's " Pickwick," as practised in the office of Dobson and Fogg. It was there related that a then poor, but honest person, ground down to the lowest grade of poverty, had been sued by that celebrated firm for a paltry sum. After having parted with every article of necessary or comfort of life, the poor debtor had gone to Dobson and Fogg's office with just sufficient money to cover the ex isting demand, inclusive of costs, but upon arriving there and tendering the amount, be was, after a few head eTfh the e h p e o n o ffi r e d e eb tu to ld r was t minutes of delay and consideration, informed that de claration had been filed, and that there was a further he consequence. The clerk to go and file the declaration, observing that the imprisonment would do the debtor good , for he had been arrested, charg e fo and iicdos afterward st costs in a wild and extravagant man in his . early . days. Such law, in which branch of few if any men practised who were under the profession up this rule of cheap the least responsibility. Fo ll owing was one of the benefits of cheap hands ofsister, took the money bad been paid into law practice, the agent of the defendant, althongh the COURT CIRCULAR, WINDSOR, SllNDAY.—Yesterday morning the Queen and Prince Albert took their early morning walk in the precincts of the Castle. Prince Albert took equestrian exercise yesterday forenoon. Lieutenant-Colonel Seymour was in attend. ance on his Royal Highness. The Prince drove her Majesty out in a pony phaeton in the afternoon. The Hon. Colonel Grey and Lieut.- Colonel Seymour attended on horseback. Viscount Sydney was also in attendance on horseback. In another carriage were the Marchioness of Douro, the Countess Howe, and the Hon. Amelia Murray. The Royal Family took their usual walking and pony exercise in the morning, and in the afternoon had a car riage airing. His Serene Highness the Hereditary Prince of Saxe Meiningen and Sir Andrew Barnard left the Castle yes terday. Sii Robert and Lady Peel, Viscount Canning, and the Rev. Henry Liddell, arrived at the Castle on a visit yes terday. Tho royal dinner party yesterday included her Ma jesty the Queen Dowager, her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, his Serene Highness Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar, the Lady in Waiting on the Duchess of Kent, the Earl and Countess Howe, the Baroness de Speth, Viscount Canning, Sir Robert and Lady Peel, Sir David Davies, and the Rev. Henry Liddell. The band of the 2d Life Guards was in attendance during dinner. Her Majesty's private band afterwards attended in the Castle. This morning the Queen and Prince Albert walked out fur some time before church, and returned to the Castle in a pony phaeton. The Queen and Prince Albert, her Majesty the Queen Dowager, her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, his Serene Highness the Hereditary Prince of Saxe Meinin gen, and her Majesty's visiters, attended Divine service, with the Ladies and Gentlemen of the Court, and the domestic household, in the private chapel of the Castle this morning. The sermon was preached by the Rev. Henry Liddell, one of his Royal Highness's domestic chaplains. Prayers were read by the Hon and Rev. Charles Leslie Courtenay. Lady Augusta Bruce was in attendance on her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent. The Royal Family had their usual airings this morning. His Serene 'Highness the Hereditary Prince of Saxe Meiningen returned to the Castle from town early this morning, attended by Sir Andrew Barnard. The Duke of Cambridge attended Divine service yes terday in the Foundling Hospital. Major Stephens was in waiting on his Royal Highness. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Gloucester and the Duke of Cambridge, and his Serene Highness the Hereditary Prince of Sate Meiningen, attended by Sir Andrew Barnard and Baron de Reitzenstein, ho floured the Italian Opera with their presence on Satur day evening. The President of the Board of Trade, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Vice-President of the Board of Trade, the Attorney-General and Solicitor-General, had an interview with Sir Robert Peel on Saturday. Sir John Pelly had an interview with Mr. Secretary Gladstone on Saturday, at the Colonial-office. Dr. C. Johnson had also au interview with the Right Hon. Gentleman. Sir Robert and Lady Peel left their residence in Whitehall-gardens on Saturday afternoon for Windsor Castle, on a visit to her Majesty. Dispatches for the Governors of the North American Provinces were sent off on Saturday evening from the Colonial-office. Dispatches were also sent off from the Colonial-office for the Governors of Hong-Kong and Ceylon. At the Chapel Royal, St. James's, yesterday, the ser mon was preached by the Rev. Dr. Wesley, from St. Luke, chap. 13, v. 24. The prayers were read by the Rev. T. Helmore, and the lessons by the Rev. W. Hall. The anthem was, " God is our hope and strength," (Greene). Sir George Smart presided at the organ. The Duchess of Beaufort and the Ladies Somerset, the Marchioness of Worcester, the Countesses St. Germans and Wilton, Lords St. Germans, Courtown, and Eliot, were among the nobility present. DEATH OF THE EARL OF Eahoix.—The Earl of Erroll, Hereditary Lord High Constable of Scotland, ex pired yesterday morning, at the residence of his son-in law, Viscount Campden, in Portman-square. The Countess of Erroll, Lord Kilmarnock, Viscount and Viscountess Campden, Lady Agnes Duff, Lady Mary Fox, and General and Lady Isabella Wemyss, were pre sent at the mournful event. The Royal Family sent during the day to make inquiry after the state of the Countess of Erroll. D C TCH MAIL. THE HAGUE, APRIL 16.—There was a conference yesterday, at the Foreign-office, at which our Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Finance on the one part, and on the other General Wilmer, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of Belgium, and M. Mercier, Minister of State, on an extraordinary mission to our Court. were present. The subject of the conference was the differences which have arisen between the Nether lands and Belgium in respect to the tariff. The Second Chamber of the States-General will re sume its sittings on Monday next. On that day the debate will be opened on the project of law for granting an indemnity for the military ireundation in North Brabant, Zealand, and Leinberg. The discussion of several other projects of law is expected very shortly. His Majesty the King left this place yesterday morning, at five o'clock, to visit Soests' Dyk, but re turned by eight in the evening. AMSTERDAM, APRIL 15.—The necessary preparations are now making for the reception of the Court, on its annual visit to this city. We understand that the ar rival of their Majesties may be expected on Monday next, and that they will be accompanied by their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Orange, and Princes Xexander and Henry. The Corn will probably stay eight days here. ROTTERDAM, APRIL 15.—Great exertions are now making to complete the railway from this city to the Hague. We have been informed that it is to be ready by the 6th of September next, which is his Majesty's birthday. when it is to be opened by the King in per son ; but we understand, further, that it is not to be opened to the public till the Ist of February next year. THE HAGUE, APRIL 18.—The Staats Courant, of this date, gives a comparative statement of the revenue in the first three months of the years 1845 and 1846, by which it appears that there has been a considerable in crease in the last year. The sum total received in these two years was-1846, f.12,759,344,03f ; 1845,. f. 11,762,604,20. The excess, in 1846, was f. 1,007.260,45. The decrease was only f.10,520,61f. NOTICE TO MARINERS. The following is posted at Lloyd's : CROMARTY POINT and CHANONRY POINT LIGHT- HOUSES. The Commissioners of the Northern Lighthouses hereby, give notice that a lighthouse has been erected upon Cromarty Point, in the county of Cromarty, and another upon Chanonry Point, in the county of Ross, the lights of which will be exhibited on the night of the 15th of May, 1846, and every night thereafter, from sunset to sunrise. The following is a specification of the lighthouses, and the appearance of the lights :- 1. CROMARTY POINT LIGHTHOUSE is situated in N. lat., 57 deg. 40 min. 58 sec. ; and W. lon. 4 deg. 2 min. 7 sec., within the entranee of Cromarty Frith. The light will be known to mariners as a fixed light, of a red colour. The lantern, which is open from W.N. W. round to S.E. by E. S., in a northerly direction, is elevated fifty feet above the level of the sea, and, the light being red, should not be expected to be often seen beyond the distance of nine miles, and at lesser distances, according to the state of the atmos phere. 2. Chanonry Poitt Lighthouse is situated in N. lat. 57 deg. 34 min. 32 sec., and W. long. 4 deg. 5 min. 28 sec., at the entrance of the Frith, leading to Inverness and the Caledo nian Canal. The light will be known to mariners as a fixed light of the natural •appearance. The lantern, which is open from W. half N. round to N. by E., in a southerly direction, is elevated forty feet above the level of the sea; and the light will be seen at the distance of eleven miles, and at lesser distances according to the state of the atmosphere. And the commissioners hereby further give notice that, by virtue of a warrant from the Queen in Council, dated Sep. 13, 1845, the following tolls will be levied in respect of this light, viz.:— 1. CHANONRY LIGHTHOUSE. For every British vessel, the same not belonging to her Majesty, or being navigated wholly in ballast, and for every foreign vessel privileged to elter the ports of the United Kingdom, on paying the same tonnage as British vessels, which shall pass or derive benefit from the said light. If the same shall not exceed 50 tons burthen And if the same exceed 50 tons, for each additional 50 tons, or part of 50 tons, a like toll of And double the said respective tolls for every foreign ves sel sailing as aforesaid, not privileged as aforesaid. 2. CROMARTY LIGHTHOUSE. The same duties as above on similar vessels which shall pass or derive benefit from the said light; that is, which shall arrive at, or depart from, any port or place in the Frith of Cromarty, within the Sutors of Cromarty. By order of the Board, (Signed) C. CUNNINGHA.M, 1 Joint A. CUNNINGLIAM,f Secretaries. Edinburgh, April 15, 1846. NARROW Es the list of soldiers reported to have been kill e d at the battle of Dioodkeew t a; tpg th name of of John Daniel, a pr i vate in her Majesty's Infantry, whose p arents reside 'n Iloblty , s i nho o 3 d-y s ard,l i sli ln a e ting ef. Notting ham. F y For a time hi s family werel overpowered with grief at the loss of a son an d brother, and went into mourning ; but, when they had worn their funeral habiliments for two or three weeks, their mourning was turned into joy by the ar rival of a letter from hi m , written in the hospital at Feroze pore, on the Ist of February, stating that, having been left for dead upon the field of battle during two days, he hal at length crawled into the camp, and w as recovering 1 The letter says :—" It was with feelings of the greatest pleasure that I received your welcome letter on the 17th of December, but I hava not lad time to read it. . . . I had opened it and just read about four lines, when the word of command was given, Stand to your arms, the enemy are upon us!" and we fell in, and marched out to meet them. They were not idle, for they received us with plenty of round shot and shells, but our artillery forced them to retire, and the infantry, con sisting of her Majesty's 9th, 31st, bOth, and 80th regiments, wit h several native corps, covered by our cavalry and artillery, again advanced upon them. When we had got within a very short distance of them they opened a fire of small arms upon us, together with grape and canister shot, which cut down a great many of our men; but we advanced steadily, until the word 'charge' was given, when at that moment I was wounded through the ankle with a grapeshot, and dropped. I lay upon the field for two days in the greatest pain, without refreshment of any kind, and without any dressing; but I happened to have a towel in my havresaek, and I tied that round my ,leg. On the third morning I crept on my hands and knees four miles, which took me six hours to ac. complish, but 1 thank God that He enabled me to do it by any means, for if I had stayed two hours longer I should have been cut to pieces ; the enemy scoured the field and made short work of all they found alive by cutting off their heads. But they paid dearly for this, for our cavalry made a circuit, and cut up two regiments of them entirely, and threw the rest into confusion. It bas been reported th a t i n t hi s a ff a i r alone, which was but a skirmish, the enemy lost a b ou t 4,000 . men ! They were well hemmed on all sides. lam now very comfortably accommodated in the hospital, and shall soon be able to get out on crutches. The doctor wanted to cut off my leg, but I would not Jet him, and I am glad now that I did not." OVEB LAND MAIL INDIA AND CHINA. TERMINATION OF THE WAR. The bi-monthly mail from India, which arrived by extra ordinary express from Paris reached that capital by special courier from Marseilles. The latest dates are—Bombay, March 17 ; Calcutta, March 7 ; Ceylon, Feb. 24 ; China and Hong-Kong, Feb. 1; Delhi, March 7 ; Lahore, March 1; and Madras, March 8. The intelligence from India, in anticipation of the Bombay mail of the 16th of March, confirms the important intelli gence of the pacification of the Punjaub. The events which have / occurred since the data of the pre vious accounts recapitulate a few of the more important par ticulars subsequent to the great victory at the bridge of Sobraon, which decided the fate of the Punjaub. This battle, by which the Seikhs were driven across the Sutlej, took place on the 10th of February. The first division of the British army entered the Punjaub on that day. On the 14th the Governor-General was at Kussoor, where be issued a procla mation declaring the independence of that country. The alarm of the Seikh Government was great; Ghoolab Singh, the Wuseer, represented to the Queen-Mother that the de feat of the Khalsa was attended with the loss of 20,000 men. He was commissioned to make terms. He sent word to the British authorities, and promised to be at Kussoor, where the Governor-General was waiting for the remainder of his army. Ghoolab Singh arrived four hours after his time, and was received with coldness, and was referred to the Se cretary, Mr. Currie, aed to Major Lawrence, the Political Agent, with whom he remained in close' conference until past midnight. The terms of the Convention prescribed to him were the cession of all the country to the east of the Beas, in addition to the provinces declared in December to have been confiscated ; the payment of a million and a half sterling ; the surrender of all the cannon used against the British; and the total disbanding of the Khalsa army. Ghoolab Singh had another long conference on the 17th. The presence of the young King, Dhuleep Singb, was required in the British camp, which, on the 18th, advanced to within eighteen miles of Lahore. Dhuleep Singh came there, and was received without any salute. He then " expressed his contrition for the late hostile proceedings, and his acquiescence in all the terms and conditions imposed by the British Government." The Governor-General then ordered a royal salute to be fired, and issued the following proclamation : " PROCLAMATION BY THE RIGHT HON. THE GOVERNOR- GENERAL OF INDIA. " Foreign Department, Camp Lulleeanee, Feb. 18, 1847. "The chiefs, merchants, traders, ryots, and other inhabit ants of Lahore and Umritsir, are hereby informed that his Highness Maharaja Dhuleep Singh has this day waited upon the Right Hon. the Governor-General, and expressed the contrition of himself and the Seikl► Government for their late hostile proceedings. The Maharaja and durbar having acquiesced in all the terms and conditions imposed by the British Government, the Governor-General has every hope that the relations of friendship will speedily be re-established between the two Governments. The inhabitants of Lahore and Umritsir have nothing to fear from the British army. The Governor-General and the British troops, if the condi tions above adverted to are fulfilled, and no further hostile opposition is offered by the Kbalsa army, will use their en deavour for the re-establishment of the Government of the descendant of Maharaja Runjeet Singh, and for the protec tion of its subjects. " The inhabitants of the cities in the Punjaub will, in that case, be perfectly safe in person and property from any moles tation by the British troops, and they are hereby called upon to dismiss apprehension and to follow their respective callings with all confidence. "By order of the Right Hon. the Governor-General of India, " F. CURRIE, " Secretary to the Government of India, with the Governor-General." In the morning of the 20th the British army appeared under the walls of Lahore, where no resistance was shown. Preparations were made for sending Dhuleep Singh to his palace, under an escort of the British troops. The general order issued on the occasion is as follo ws : " GENERAL ORDER BY THE RIGHT HON. THE GOVERNOR• GENERAL OF INDIA. " Foreign Department, Camp of Lahore, Feb. 20,1846. " The Right Hon. the Governor-General requests that the Commander-in. Chief will cause the following arrangements to be made for escorting his Highness the Maharaja Dhuleep Singh to his palace, in the citadel of Lahore, this afternoon. The escort will consist of two regiments of European Cavalry, two regiments of Native Cavalry—the Body Guard to be one ; one regiment of Irregular Horse, two troops of Horse Artillery, one European and one Native. " The Secretary to the Government of India, F. Currie, Esq., will take charge of his Highness and his suite, and will be accompanied by the political agent, Major Lawrence, the Governor-General's private secretary, Charles Hardinge, Esq., the Aides- de• Camp of the Governor• General ; two Aides-de-Camp of the ComMander-in-Chief, one Aide-de- Camp from each general officer of division, in uniform. " The escort will be formed at the nearest convenient spot to the Governor-General's camp, at two o'clock, and pro ceeded to his Highness's camp, and thence to the palace. " On alighting from his elephant a salute of twenty-one guns will be fired by the horse artillery. " His Highness the Maharaja of the Seikh nation, selected by the chiefs as their sovereign, having on the 18th instant intimated his intention to proceed to the Governor-General's camp at Lulleeanee, attended by his Highness's Wuzeer, the Raja Ghoolab Singh, and other chiefs, was received in durbar on the afternoon of that day by the Governor Gene ral, the Commander-in-Chief and the staff being present. His Highness's Ministers and chiefs there tendered his sub mission and solicited the clemency of the British Govern men t. " The Governor-General extended the clemency of the British Government to a prince the descendant of the Maha raja, the late Runjeet Singh, for so many years the faithful ally and friend of the British Government, as the representa tive of the Seikh nation selected by the chiefs and the peo ple to be their ruler, on the condition that all the terms im posed by the British Government and previously explained to his Highness's Ministers and chiefs should be faithfully executed. " On withdrawing from the durbar the Maharaja received the usual salutes due to his Highness's exalted rank. " His Highness has since remained near the Governor- General's camp, and as it will be conducive to his High ness's comfort that he should rejoin his family, the Governor- General desires that he may, with all honour and in safety, be conducted by the British troops to the gates of his palace this day. " The following proclamation was issued on the 18th inst., by the Governor-General, promising protection to all persons at Lahore and elsewhere who peaceably continue in their usual employments of trade and industry. " The Governor-General is satisfied, after the experience of this campaign, that he can rely on the discipline of this in vincible army, as fully and securely as he has always been confident that the day of battle under their distinguished commander would be one of victory. " He trusts at present that no officers or soldiers will pass the advanced sentries of their encampment to enter the town of Lahore, and be requests his Excellency the Commander in-Chief to give the neces , ary instruction to carry this order strictly into effect, as well as to protect all persons bringing provisions into the camp. " By order, &c. " F. CURRIE, "Secretary to the Government of India with the Governor-General" , The report of Mr. Currie, the Secretary, of the ceremony of introducing Dhuleep Singh into his palace is highly in teresting : " TO THE RIGHT HON. SIR HENRY TIARDINGE, G.C.E., CIOVER NOR-GENERAL OF INDIA. "Right Hon. Sir,—l have the honour to state, for the information of your Excellency, that, in accordance with the instructions contained in the order of the Governor-General of yesterday's date, I proceeded in the afternoon with the escort ordered, and accompanied by the officers mentioned below, on elephants, to conduct the Maharaja Dhuleep Singh to his palace in the citadel of Lahore. " Major Lawrence, the Governor-General's Political Agent. " W. Edwards, E sq ., U nder Secretary of the Foreign De partment. " R. Cust, Esq., Assistant-Secretary to the Foreign De partment. Gener C. Hardinge, Es q ., P r i vate Secretary to the Governor "al Lieutenant-Colonel Wood, Military Secretary to the Governor- General. " Captain Cunningham. "Captain Ha r di nge, Aide -de-Camp to the Governor- General. "Captain Grant, ditto. " Lord Arthur Hay, ditto. "Captain Mills, ditto. ChleCf.aptain Begot, Aide-de-Camp to the Commander-in. "Captain Edwards, ditto. to General Smith. Aide-de-('amp " Captain Tottenham,. "Captain Gilbert, Aide-de-Camp c Engineers. "Lieutenant-Celonel Irvine, to General Gilbert. ditto. "Captain Smith, c. I. a i e p u t t a e i n n an t-C o Napier,l 0 Smith, ditto. n ditto. wasarranged in the following order : I Cavalry. a r,Cavalry. " 3 d l ry. "Troop Horse Artillery, Europeans. 9:t h i e Majesty's 16th Lancers. ler processionirgrhetguc "Troop Horse Artillery, Natives. " Her Majesty's 9th Lancers. "The Secretary with the Maharaja a n d su it e . "The Governer. General's Body Gua r d. " The escort WAS formed in open c o l umn o f troops left in front commanded by Brigadier C ure t on, C . B . "We proceeded in this order t o t h e encampment of the Maharaja, about li mile fro m our p i c k ets, and nearly the L same distance from the citadel gate of the city. " At about three quarters of a mile from the Maharaja's camp I was met by the Minister, Raja Ghoolab Singh, and some of the chiefs. " Intimation of our approach was then sent on to the Ma haraja, that he might be, ready on his elephant upon our arrival. " On reaching the Maharaja's camp the troops of our escort drew up, and the Maharaja, with Bhaee Earn Singh on the same elephant, came forward from his tent, accompanied by several chiefs. " After the usual salutation and complimentary questions and replies, I placed the Maharaja's elephant next to mine, and the troops having fallen in, as at first, proceeded round the walls of the city to the gate of the citadel. " On arriving, Brigadier Cureton drew up the escort in line in front of the gateway, and I took the Maharaja, ac companied by the officers enumerated in the former part of this letter, with Raja Ghoolab Singh and the other chiefs,' into the interior of the citadel, and to the inner door of his palace. "I then observed to the Maharaja and chiefs, that by order of the Right Hon. the G overnor-General, I had thus brought the Maharaja, conducted by the British army, to his palace, which his Highness had left for the purpose of tendering submission to the British GoVernment, and for placing himself, his capital, and his country, at the mercy of the Governor-General, and requesting pardon for the insult that had been offered; and that the Governor-General had thus restored him to his palace as a mark of the favour which he desired to show to the descendant of the late Maharaja Runjeet Singh. "A salute of 21 guns was then' fired by the Horse Ar. tillery. " We then took leave of the Maharaja at the gate of his palace, and returning to the outside of,the city, w•e con tinuing our progreos round Lahore, thus returned to our camp. _ _ " As our camp is situated opposite the south- east end of the city face, and the citadel is immediately within the city walls at the north-west angle, we made the entire circuit of Lahore. I considered this preferable to going through the city, the streets of which are very narrow, and would have much impeded the progress of our large escort. "We did not see one gun upon any part of the walls; all their embrasures were empty. • "I have the honour to be, tee. ' "F. CURRIE, "Secretary to the Government of India, with the Governor-General." On the 22d the citadel of Lahore and a part of the palace was formally taken possession of by the British authorities. On the 25th the Governor-General issued the next impor tant general order to the British army. It contains the ex pression of thanks for the triumphant successes obtained, and orders 12 months' batta to the troops : FROM HIS EXCELLENCY THE COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF TO THE RIGHT HON. SIR HENRY HARDINGE, G.C.8., GOVERN•R•• GENERAL OF INDIA, &C. Head-quarters, Army of the Sutlej, in front of Lahore, Feb. 22. Right Hon. Sir,—l have now to offer my congratulations on some of the earliest fruits of our victory of the 10th inst. About noon on the 20th, a day henceforth very memorable in our Indian annals, the army under my command pitched its tents on the plain of Myan Meer, under the walls of the Seikh capital. The entire submission of the Maharaja and his advisers to the will of the British Government had been before personally tendered to you, and graciously accepted; and this morning, in fulfilment of one of the conditions which your wisdom had dictated for the real interests of the ruler and people of the Punjaub, I had the honour to conduct a brigade of troops to the city, which took formal possession of the Badshahee Musjid and Hoozooree Bagh, forming a part of the palace and citadel of Lahore. I trust, by the observ ance of a strict discipline, to preserve unshaken that confi dence which the people of the city and country around it evidently repose in the generosity, clemency, and good faith of their conquerors. Supplies of all sorts are willingly brought to our camp and punctually paid for; and I be lieve that by every class of persons in this vicinity the pre sence of our troops is felt to be a national benefit; none cer tainly have had real cause to lament it as a calamity.—l have, &e. HUGH GOUGH, General, Commander-in-Chief, East Indies. This was accompanied by the following general order from the Governor-General: GENERAL ORDER BY THE RIGHT HON. THE GOVERNOR. . _ _ GENERAL OF INDIA. vv Foreign Department, Camp Lahore, Feb. 22. The British army has this day occupied the gateway of the citadel of Lahore, the Badshahee Mosque, and the Hoozooree Bagh. The remaining part of the citadel is the residence of his Highness the Maharaja, and also that of the families of the late Maharaja Runjeet Singh, for so many years the faith ful ally of the British Government. In consideration of these circumstances no troops will be posted within the pre cinct of the palace gate. The army of the Sutlej has new brought its operations in the field to a close by the dispersion of the Seikh army and the military occupation of Lahore, p rece d e d by a series of the most triumphant successes ever recorded in the military history of India. The British Government, trusting to the faith of treaties and to the long subsisting friendship between the two states, had limited military preparations to the de fence of its own frontier. Compelled suddenly to assume the offensive by the unpro voked invasion of its territories, the British army, under the command of its distinguished leader, has in 60 days defeated the Seikh forces in four general actions, has captured 220 pieces of field artillery, and is now at the capital, dictating to the Lahore Durbar the terms of a treaty the conditions of which will tend to secure the British provinces from the re • petition of a similar outrage. The Governor-General being determined, however, to mark with reprobation the perfidious character of the war, has re quired and will exact that every remaining piece of Seikh artillery which has been pointed against the Brilish army during this campaign shall be surrendered. The Seikh army, whose insubordinate conduct is one of the chief causes of the anarchy and misrule which have brought the Seikh state to the brink of destruction, is about to be disbanded. The soldiers of the army of the Sutlej have not only proved their superior prowess in battle, but have on every occasion with Subordination and patience endured the fatigues and privations inseparable from a state of active operations in the field. The native troops of this army also proved that a faithful attachment to their colours and to the Company's service is an honourable feature in the character of the British Sepoy. _ The Governor-General has repeatedly expressed, on his own part and that of the Government of India, admiration and gratitude for the important services which the army hes rendered. The Governor-General is now pleased to resolve, as a testi mony of the approbation of the Government of India of the bravery, discipline, and soldier-like bearing of the army of the Sutlej, that all the generals, officers, non-commissioned officers, and privates, shall receive a gratuity of twelve months' batta. Every regiment which, in obedience to its orders, may have remained in posts and forts between Loodianah and Ferozepore, and was not present in action, as in the case of the troops ordered to remain at Moodkee to protect the wounded, and those left in the forts of Ferozepore and Loo dianah, shall receive the gratuity of twelve months' batta. Obedience to orders is the first duty of a soldier, and the Governor-General, in affirming this principle, can never ad mit that absence, caused by the performance of indispensable duties, on which the success of the operations in the field greatly depended, ought to disqualify any soldier placed in these circumstances from participating in the gratuity given for the general good conduct of the army in the field. All regiments and individuals ordered to the frontier and forming part of the army of the Sutlej, which may have reached Loodianah or Bussean before the date of this order, will be included as entitled to the gratuity. By order of the Right lion. the Governor-General of India. F. CURRIE, Secretary to the Government of India, with the Governor-General. The Khalsa troops after their defeat at Sobraon, retired to wards Umritsir. Their Commander, Tej Singh, was twice wounded in their last conflict, and seeing no advantage from further resistance, gave in. The remnant of the Khalss army was obliged to surrender their cannon, and to disperse. The surrender of their guns was the proof of their conquest, for on them their great reliance was placed in battle. Groans and tears attended their departure from Lahore. The Wuzeer Ghoolab Singh was the chief agent, but the Queen-Mother wishes to promote her paramour, Lall Singh, to the Wuzeership,'and Ghoolab is discontented. Intrigues are busy. The first instalment of the money had not been paid on the Ist of March, but it . was daily expected. The with drawal of the British army was to take place about the 10th. The state of the country around Lahore is described as tran quil, but there were bands of armed men prowling in the districts. Permission was given in the general orders of the 25th February to the men of the 16th Lancers and of the 3 1 st Foot to volunteer into other corps. These regiments are to come by 'water to Bombay, and there to embark for Europe. Arrangements were fast making for the occupation of the conquered country, which is exceedingly fertile, and will yield an annual revenue of 4 00,0001. The chief town is Jul finder, with 40,000 inhabitants; Phulloor, Pugwarra,, and Sultanpore are also of note. The cantonments of the British will not be far distant from Lahore, so as to be able to keep down all attempts at insurrection. The news from Sinde is not of remarkable interest. Su . ' Charles Napier, having been fired at on going up the river Sutlej, landed at Ooch, and proceeded to Bbawulpore, where he landed on the 20th of February, visited the Raja, and set out on the 22d for Ferozepore, to join the Governor - General. The distance is 230 miles. He had not arrived at Lahore on the Ist of Match. General M'Laren died of his at army, s J. R. Lumley, Ferozepore.ls, al y Theso diedAdju a tan t F t- a G ro e z n e e p r o a r l o.: o! the Bengal Sir The Nizam's dominions are in a state of inextricable con- fusion. The Governor of Bombay, Sir G. Arthur, has had a severe fit of illness, but was recovering. The native bazaar master at Poonah had, after a trial of several months, been convicted of extortion, and sentenced to six years' imprisonment. Lord Elphinstone had reached Delhi, en route to join the Governor. General's camp. The banks continued to pay high interest on their capital. The Benares Bank has declared a dividend of 10, and the Agra Bank of 14 per cent. (From the Overland Bombay Times, March 16.) SUMMARY.. A calm, as complete ii;itiia;l;een sudden, has succeeded the turbulence which for months has disturbed our political orue atmosphere. nssg h Maharaja,Gis ho ol contritionab o S f iz i Singh vahe vni past,nag aonr d dh soughtis submittedt anxietyo our u focamp bterms,e t t h o e e x3p resumption of friendly relation 3 on any terms which migh t be conceded. The conditions prescribed were the surrender of the protected states on the hither bank of the Sutlej, con fiscated by proclamation on the 13th December ; and the an" vexation to our do m i n i ons of the territory betwixt the Sutlej and lieaz—the t wo adding some half million to our revenue, 3 ,000 square miles to the area, and perhaps 1,000,000 to the subjects of our empire. Th e Kh a l sa arm y, th e source o f the past mischiefs has been disbanded, and all the cannon use d against u s made over to us in addition to the 220 already in our hands. Our troops encamped before Labors 00 the 9n h —L; on the same day the Maharaja was es' sorted by a guard of honour to his palace. On the 22d the citadel and a portion of the palace were taken possession of in form by a division of our troops. 00 to the 26 th the fi rs t h a lf million of the indemnity Wa i l be paid ever to us. The Seikh chiefs have nearly surrendered themselves or sent in their submission and ws have experienced neither resistance nor molestation since_ crossing the fro n ti er. Ab ou t 30,000 of the Khalsa t r oops f 0 . 1; a time held together; but as their leaders had left them, sn! the chiefs all submitted to the new order of things, the men had been ordered their arrears of pay, and were expected to lay down their arms and disperse. The army would, it vfff, supposed, break up about the 10th of March, and is possibly by this time in part within our frontier. The Sinde troop ! are still moving upwards; but as they have now left the p t heavy guns and pontoons behind them, they can look for active ser v i ce . Si r C. N a pier had q uited Bhawtilpore on the 22d ; h e h a d not reac h e d Ferozepore on the rat of March . His salary as G overno r of Sinde has been increased from 7,200/. to 9,6001. His share of the prize money amounted_ to 70,0001. hi n d s gen e r ally is healthy and quiet, with tn° , exception of a few cases of cholera at Kurrachee ; and at no time do we rem ember seeing the Calcutta an d Madre t journals so news l ess , un l ess i n reference to the Punjault, a 5 • present. THE PUNJAUB. Our summary o f th e 3d inst. closed with an account of the crossing of our troops from Ferozepore, and their advatlfe on Lahore. The first division had got over the river on .tf i , 10th ; it was the 17th b e f ore th e whole was within the Sel.",, b dominions. Th e G overnor -G enera l h av i n g proceeded W its the leading division, was at Kussoor ou the 14th; whence tilt proclamation given in our last, intimating that the Punjai l was to retain its independence, was issued. We were to r e ' tain possession of the protected states on the south-easte r : side of the Sutlej, confiscated by proclamation on the 1 3 4 Dec., and to ann e x to o ur d om i n i ons t h e region betw i x t o ', Sutlej and the Beaz, hill and dale. The territory th u s becoill, ours is in the form of an eq u il atera l tr i angle : the rivers al ready named, to the extent of 100 miles each, conatitutioo