The Sun. — London, England, 1846-10-27 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. (Before t h e ASSIST(TH JUDGEANT - an ) d a full bench of Magistrates.) count The October adjourned quarter- sess i ons f or th e U _y commenced this morning, at the Court-house, ncle.r,kenwell-green. The calendar' contained . the names re prisoners, of wh om 62 were cases of felony, the m ainder beir, in;s'erne,n i nt s The grand jury having been sworn, • rr,he T he Learned ASSISTANT-JUDGE delivered his charce. n first point to whi c h h e should direct their cat& .1t o was that of the summary conviction of juvenile offenders. o Th 4t Was a co urse to which he had been most strongly PPosed, because he felt convinced, with respect to those hopelessit alternation of living either by thieving or at the Pense Of thc, country in a prison ; for after being sum. ,„ - " ar ilY convicted, and sent to prison for three weeks or a ,`" ° uth, they had no other re,ource than to return for 1113 Port t o this to thei r o ld course of life. When they were sent Court the Judge was en . abh.d . more effectually to de al With them according to their previous habits, in such na 4 g 4n er as t o e lf , rd a chance of reformation. In mak ese observations he might &so remark that this as the opi n i on of many of the metropolitan police ma git!rates. Th e next subject he should refer to was one which had b een lately before the public rather promi ttPer Y,he meant the system of corporal punishments off eh e d te d in some of the metropolitan prisons upon young g ran - rrs ; and he could assure the gentlemen of the s ie „ - ,' jury that with respect to this species of punish corl'e so far as the gaols in the county of Middlesex were h iv e : t ied, no such thing as flogging with the cat was al cour7:,, as was the habit in those of some of the adjacent to th e The magistrates of this country were adverse v..", syste m of floaeing with the cat, but whenever it advicable7hat - puni,hment should be inflicted qthi s Lo t t.• description a birch rod was always used. < He had a i sh ha made up his mind as yet whether even pu diantuent with a birch rod might not be advantageously pre'veelised with; there were some cases where it might it Li t:useful, and in oth ers th e reverse, but he had made inv ariable r u l e , w h enever h e did order such a pti- Whi e ille at, to d e fi ne most distinctly- the instrument with I" it Was to be inflicted. th 71 rVidiams, a bey whose head scarcely reached to of ° ton of the bar, was indicted fur stealing a quantity tool 4,, 8 from a house in the course of erection iu Gray's T 1; great: prisoner was one of a gang who caused the new b st i n e ry and loss to the workmen employed in the r etur n - "ulogs around the suburbs, and the jury having te te d ed a verdict of Guilty, the Assistant-Judge sen fati e 4 t he Prisoner to four months' imprisonment, and again that if he or any of the same gang came there the Y would be transported. S it , Th --41. EY SESSIONS.—(THIS DAY.) pueke sittings were resumed this morning before Mr. J o h n and other magistrates. of t r - 0 44111 0tt, a labourer, was indicted for stealing a pair ~attisjs e ,rs and other articles from the house of a person vosden, at Walton-on-Thames. He pleaded ZUilty . u lOrni Gosden, the prosecutor, stated that on Monday th kr ; 4l g, th e 1 4t h o f S eptem b er, h e left his houst, in lift s of of his five children, and, on :his retur n i n th e w it i - s ? ° n, he found one of the windows open, .andmi i s e se . d . toe s , ' c oat and pair of trousers from a box in his u Th e P 'Zhich he now identified in Court as his property.. he r o Property was subsi quently traced, through the.in ts Cehtality of Charles Hollington, of the rural police, elisseajossession of a person at Guildford, who had pur- T h `t Part of the clothes of the prisoner. Six 41 e jury found him Guilty, and he was sentenced to jury imprisonment, with hard labour. co pper Fling, aged 19, was indicted for stealing a 1, St s boiler .ind a quantity of lead from the house No. Aiiaroferd-street, the property of Mr. R. ad. that a ss f l tead, Vie daughter of the pros, cuter, deposed °vee t-t: days before the 3d of October she had gone tiglic'e house even to the roof, and found everything Q tror e —( ' lt ittn 84 L was passing the house about a quarier 1146 five o'clock i n t h e morn ing, when he heard a Vi lla 0 -4 inside the h ouse , an d o b serve d t h at t h e d oor lag 4:en• After whistling and calling, without obtain e4a -ay withr, h e entere d t h e prem i ses o f N o. 1, i n sOnei, his comrade, 83 L. They found the pri aLd th ° 4 the stairs, who immediately ran up to the roof, t iattati; 3 ' caught him on the top of the next house. A liealvay, "y of lead was found cut off ready for carrying ay, P d ,the Copper was removed from its setting also TI Y I or ueparture. 1 1 0 Other policeman confirmed this evidence. the Prisoner stated, that seeing the house-door open froeirrtbevious night he had entered to shelter himself R a i" weather ; that being suddenly awoke he fled Quiltrs 'without thought. With h ard and sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment . 110 F O4O W- STREET. --(THIS DAY.) ERY ON THE MARCHIONESS OF QUEENSBERRY :T forg o ' Pearce and Bridget Sullivan, charged with e f„ 113 11 1'3 g, 111: 1;'n Coutte bank, in the name of the Mar -0- Queensberry, were Henry. at the bar tor v,e_zarnination, before Mr. Mary Gage, X Were "Alarchioness and her daughter, Lady tito% a D ee°l:lll nodated with seats near the bench. ; 11 sh (of th e fi r m of Smith and Mullins), called v illi e e Zt to prove the handwriting of the prisoner kr..y.rearce. stated 1311 11 g, of No. 13, Bloomsbury-square, solicitor, 1 110 lust to the best of his belief letters addressed to () tbe ar ellionegs of Queensberry, Mrs. Wilberforce, and P elir r o t f : a nd now put in, were iu the handwriting of Of th e Ile believed that the handwriting in the body 1 , 1 1 e ueques was his. t he e Prisoner admitted the letters, but denied that the lees were written by him. to b _Weller, who attended for him, recommended him c,?, l3 _ l _ l ent . , and leave the case in his adviser's hands. .I% . lt , i r c e r e vvitness es were examined to the same effect. protested aainst their evidence being received, he deni e d that they had had sufficient means of know 'llg his h an d wr i ting. The prisoners were committed for trial. kARLBRO'-STREET.—(T HIS DAY.) John Felts and William Finn, two rough-l oo ki ng men, Were placed at th e b ar charged with a brutal and un provoked assault. John Douglas, 24, Church lane, said he had been at a raffle in Grafton-street, and was returning after one o'clo c k t hi s morning, in company with a friend, and their Wives. In Tottenham -court-road they wished to have tome beer, and leaving their wives at the door of a pull lo-house, went in themselves, but they had not been :11ng within w h en they heard screams outside. They , 4 out an d saw the defendants, with several others, fore their wives. Th made ds , but " ) re he was aware' he ey as w knocked towards down them , Felts 1: 7 110 . , him severely before and after he was down, and 11 ,,e of them kicked him on the head. a "illiam Ward, who was also assaulted by the pri .ol,_ itet!ers, corroborated Douglas's evidence. ')lice- constable E 166 saw Felts knock Douglas's t o " against the rail,. The defendants, who said the ZedtotsOrdered had been the first to insult them, were Pa_ 31., Pay or go to prison for six weeks. . attired as Bellinger was brought up this morning, I N ,'", as a dashing young naval lieutenant. William Alasset, police-constable C 92, said he saw the it t °Per about a quarter before three o'clock this morn ,: et4ll xendon-street, Hay - market, accosting sever ed ' thet r ettl en, and turning them round. They expressed kid silspicion to him that the defendant was a woman, 1 1 , 1 , Tiati.she repeated this annoyance to others, he took tea "() c us t ody He said he knew her, but she was tea ei was deiscle!endant, in consequence of her usual quietness, Inissed. ,7,4fpo,trrtim, ARK.—(T HIS DAY.) . mti f r— -i-e B ow was charged with stealing a brass . sill ail% 4.911 1 the shop window of Messrs. Dean and Wink y, I aisrtnliths, High-street, Borough. etiion!)eall said that on the preceding day he liad t. oc n - O f thn",° go outside his shop, when he missed a m- io 42121.4046h:traists tlico p I t a h t e e. sh it o . p f , ew minutes after the prisoner it saying that he supposed it Ziati o ;t l his, as he found it lying under I„ ; " 4 . ll er . ii r , lie was about to ask him for . a re diort,l-11 when gentleman came in an eitto:A rri that he saw he prisoner steal it, and walk g eb e t il th, hem ILown-hall, but being watched . by him, in war ert,an Prisoner most likely to bring it back. That a 4 °II a fits not in attendance, but would come for ftFaillst th-e`liture occasion. Another charge was brought . Yard °lll t he Prisoner fcr stealing a shawl handkerchief ij , 1 11,, a t t , 1° P of Mr. Tring, hosier, corner of Halfmoon up,,,q 'street 0 : hi a V 19 6 11, said that after the prisoner was h g O ir n e g n lt e „ . "'„ c4 li* il h st° d, Y by Mr. Dean, he saw the shawl h a a srw i p. ow-tie'sistqcliet, and on 'examination he found O ne s l'e'et " it, which led to the discovery of the 0 11,11 : 1 1 saitrit Mr..Tring's assistants identified the shawl, Tl e i l : 37 e.ste w rd a a s i ll anging outside the shop door at four ttillgi Plis( nier d' Wa s s trat e f o r , Id not deny the charge, but . asked the .11 'eti t o Is 'c'od, stating that he was starving. Food him and he was r( manded. . ___ R 7'n IN 14.S'ON COLUMN. v,"411,-L7WE EDITOR OF THE SUN. - - - 1 1 to . ''' sUre I d not apologise for requesting iti llNrt . nee d' .• n to the paragraph h YoUr n „,„ a direet contra Ica() " stating 1 1 1- ‘ , 4t , I ?„—r,t'l', ; heaed " Nelson Columo,.n better health "ead thank God, I never was i 4 t at; Sir, Your obedient servant, till wer telgrave-lace' 9, t o _ pi m I c I n I . N . TERNOUTIL l' Par a h •aI om a morning PaPer.— A sun.] grap was cope r iti -------f.--- —On Satur thtY eyes 1.1.1/14 STEM -BOAT ACCIDENT. n Ste4t4o.r, g, about no six o'clock, k tl i t n e Citizen her last Na ar ' ` - i - was on her way down the river, a eole fr°lll C hea to Lo ndon-bridge, a m nt a l in g avo fl idi a n t g . iC k Si with gelsooden steamer, ran foul of the o 011 the of the London Fire Establishment, moored of th" se it side of Southwark-br,. ,n and . theye l'athile-wheels was shattered by the eollisio a bricreallier slewed round, and before the funnel could e're4 wer ed it came in contact with the arch of the e ' and fell upon the , deck with a tremendous an tesidc.A.; lnady named Kent, the wife of a gentleman q tw , „, 4rl .Jreenwicn, who was seated on the middle kutirthe f i : `Leek near the stearn-cheat, was knocked down by nel, which struck her over the head and face, and ebh.;,,a'tcl her in a most dreadful manner. The steamer's v(''',l,; l e s 4nod machinery wen- the dis 1,1 ) „ ~,,‘F.? cl th,t shock, and the ve,sel was hron:4ht ,' "' a,l,led by 'he ztriTi Vmdie until anoth,•p steamer came to her at.si , .(anee 14111''cl.her to London-bridg Ns here Mrs. Kent was whe'r"d end per in a cab to the houee of her aiothe7, %tit :eke as since remained, and we regret to add, , e 15 In it Most precarious caudition. THE SUN, LONDON, TITESDAY43EV_ENING I . OCTOBER 27, 1H46. everywhere regarded with feeling of the utmost kindness and affection. A survey of the river Beas was in pro gress, with a view of selecting the most eligible place that could be found for the construction of a bridge to permit the Lahore force to return within the Doab, as well perhaps as to enable the troops in the Doab to ad vance on the capital at a moment's notice should occasion rcquire. _ _ _ The Jamoo chief is said to be strengthening his army ; the rumours that he entertains hostile intentions towards us are as yet unsupported. It is probably not in his nature to remain long on terms with any one with out some dreams of treachery towards them. In Cash mere there appear to have been some slight disturbances —most probably not greater than those which occur continually, though we now hear more of them from our closer proximity to the place of their occurrence. The rumours of troops mustering in strength on the frontier appear to have been extremely exaggerated—they are Once more passing away. They seem to have arisen from the usual reliefs being made on a somewhat extended scale, and from the embodiment of a couple of new rcgimt nts, obviously intended to assist in absorbing the disbanded Seilrh soldiers. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. YESTERDAY'S RACES. NEWMARKET HOUGHTON MEETING. MONDAY. Match, 200 hft ; Bst 71b each. A.F. Mr. Lambdon's Chance (Nat) 1 Mr. Onslow's Ruff Won easy, by a length. Handicap Sweepstakes of 25 sous. each, and only 10 ft if declared ; for 3 yrs old, and upwards. D.M. (9 Subs, 3 or whom declared.) Mr. John D.,y's Miss Slick, 3 yrs. Est 101 b (A. I)ay) 1 Lord Co , stertf..lo'. Free Lloc e. 3 yrs, 7st Sib 2 Mr. Shell)'.. Camptitle. 4 yrs, loth . . Sir J. G_ ;:rd's Cari site, 3 yrs. 6q 7lb Sir G. Ilt?athcote's Japan, 3 yrs, 6st bib Betting-10 to 6 t.gst Free Lance, 7 to 2 agst Curiosity, 4 to 1 ags!. Miss `,:',hick, 4 to 1 agst Campudle, and 5 to 1 agst Japan. Miss Slick n 3:!& all the running, and won easy by a length. Nia,tch, 150, h ft. T. Y. C. Lord Strathmorc's SecundnF, 7st 711 , (Crouch) 1 Sir J. Hawky's Bishop of lloinford's Cub, B,t 91b ... 2 5t02 on the Cob. Won easy by a length. Match, 200, h ft. T.Y.C. Mr. Mostyn's Ennui, 7st, received ft from Lord Glas gow's Physalis, Bst 71b The Cambridgeshiro Stakes of 25 aovs. each, 10 ft, and only sif declared, &c., with 100 added. The second to receive 50 soya. out of the stakes. Last mile and a distance. (141 Subs., 73 of whom declared). Mr. Nuna's c, by Touchstone—Sis. to Joanna (A. Day) 1 Lord E. sell's Sting Lord Chesterfield's Lady Wildair The following also started, but were not placed : Mr. Greville's Alarm—Mr. Meiklam's Lightning—Mr. Mytton's Sorella—Major Yarburgh's Wed Robin—Col. Peel's Garry Owen—Col. Anson's lago—Sir J. Ger rard's Patita:a—Mr.Wigram's Kesheng—Duke of Rich mond's Refraction—Sir J. Gerrard's Gritnston—Mr. Wyatt's Laundrymaid—Mr. Pemberton's Best Bower— Lord Eglinton's Sotades—Lord Glasgow's Conspiracy-- Lord Miltown's Due an Durras—Mr. R. Boyce's, jun., Colleen Bawn—Mr. Treen's Buttress—Mr. Crockford's Terrier—Lord Exeter's Sit.. to Pergularia—Mr. Bolt's Alexa. Betting-3 to 1 agst Sis. to Joanna colt (taken), sto 1 apt Alarm, 14 to 1 upt Best Bower, 16 to 1 apt Lady Wildair, 9 to 1 agst lago, 18 to 1 agst Red Robin, 18 to 1 agst Conspiracy, 25 to 1 each agst Garry Owen, RJraction, Sis. to Pergularia, and Alexa, and 33 to 1 each agst Sting and Kesheng. Won by half a length ; Sting, who ran out at the finish, beating Lady Wildair by two lengths ; Terrier fourth. Match, 200. h fr. First half of A.B.M. Col. Peel's Vert-Vert, Bst 61b (Nat) 1 Lord Glasgow's Discontent, Bst 21b Betting—; to 2 on Vert-Vert, who won by two lengths. Match, 150, h ft. T.Y.C. Lord Chesterfield's Lady 21b (Nat) 1 Mr. Neville's Reverse, 7st 6lb Won by a head. Sweeps of 10 sovs. each, 3 - yrs, ist 7113 ; 4 yrs, Bst 31b ; 5 yrs and upwards, Bst 81b. Winner to be sold for 350/. Criterion Course. (10 Subs.) Lord Orford's Mackie, 3 yrs (Nat) 1 Mr. Mostyn's Winchester, 4 yrs Sir J. Hawley's Bishop of Rumford's Cob, 6 yrs 3 Lord Lon dale's Joy, 3 yrs 4 The following also ran :--Sir G. Ongley's Queen of the Gipsies-111r. Pedley's .11is Burns—Mr. Worthing ton's Dr. Husband—Mr. Wigram's Hereef. Batting-2 to 1 agst Winchester; sto 1 agst the Cob; 5 to 1 each agst 13laekie and Joy, (taken). B!ackie made all the running, and won by a length. Cob a bad third. Match, 500, 200 ft. D. I. Mr. W. H. Johnstone's Roper's Daughter, aged, Bst 71b, received from Mr. Clifton's Brother to Nottingham, 5 yrs, 7st 7:b. Match, 200, h ft. T.Y.C. Mr. Merton's Missed Stays, ist 71b, received from Mr. Greville's Ferina, Bst 71b. 111 , !teh, 500, h Ff. T.M.M. Mr.. Gully's Old Eng land, Bst 71b; received 175 sovs. ft, from Mr. Mytton's The Barn, Bst 71b. Match, 500, h ft. B.C. Mr. Mytton's Auricula, Bst, agst the Duke of Bedford's Leopard, 7st 71b, off by consent. Match, 200, 50 ft, Mr. Lambden's Chance, received from Mr. Mytton's Litt!e Ben (dead). Betting on the Criterion Stakes-2 to 1 agst Con ingsby, (take 5t02) ; 3to 1 agst Climentina. Pla net's starting is declared to be doubtful. (RECEIVED THIS DAY.) NEWMARKET, MONDAY NIGHT. BETTING ON THE CRITERION. sto 2 agst Clementina I sto 2 agst Coningsby 4 to 1 agst Main Brace (the Sheet Anchor filly). Planet's starting is declared to be doubtful. DERBY BETTING. jBto I agst Van Tromp (t) 40 to 1 agst Miss Iris c (t) 20 to 1 agst Epirote (t) 40 to 1 agst Marpessa c 30 to 1 agst Glentilt (t) 50 to 1 agst Liberator (t) 1,000 to 15 agst est India Planter. ENTRIES FOR TUESDAY. Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each ; winner to be sold for 801. Needful, 5 yrs—Devil-to pay, 5 yrs—Little John, 5 y-s Kranki, 3 yrs— Wooden Wall, 3 yrs—Arkwright, 3 yrs —Nell Cook, 3 yrs—Peasant, 3 vra—Thersites, 3 yrs. Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each. D.M. Winner to be sold for 200/. Dipthong—ch f by Sir Hercules, out of Deerslayer'a dam— Louisa Newell—ch c by Hornsea, out of Industry—Bendigo —ch f by Elis, out of Antler's dam—Marie Louise—Circas sian Maid. Handicap Plat Age st. lb. Inheritress aged 10 0 Dulcet Little Hampton Board.-school Miss 5 8 2 Cranebrook Giantess Leopard The Mangler Plantagenet Nannette colt 3 7 6 Glory ............. 3 7 2 Footstool. ....... Sister to Nob Ennui ,e of 1001. D.M. Age st, lb. Buttress . ...... 3 611 ,Driffield 'Farthing Candle Tragical Leaconfield ...... 3 6 7 Little Vulgar Boy 3 6 7 Taglioni filly Polka Libation Sis. to Pergularia 3 6 0 Tit-bit ........ 3 6 0 Seven's-the-Main 5 5 13 Prospect NE W MAII7 -:-- KET RACES. (THIS DAY) BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. Sweepstakes, 10 Sovs. each. Last half of Ab. M. Arkwright Wooden Wall Sweepstakes, 10 Sovs. each. D. M Circassian Maid Industry colt Dipthong Match, 300. T.Y.C. Vanity received from Phcenix filly. Handicap Plate. D.I. THE RIVER PLATE. The barque Melody, Captain Hooper, arrived on the 24th at Plymouth, after a passage of 61 days from Monte Video, having left or tie 24• h cf August. A short time before her departure, Mr. Hood, the British Envoy, had been in communication with General Oribe. The interview took place beyond the lines out side Monte Video ; it was private, and its especial ob ject unknown to the Monte Videaus, whose city con tinued under siege by the General. Mr. Hood was preparing to depart for Buenos Ayres in her Majesty's steamer Electra, for the purpose of negotiating with General Beaus for a suspension of hostilities. Her Majesty's trigate Vernon and two other British men. of-w ar were at Mont- Video ; also her Alajesty's steam-ships Gorgon, Devastation, and Electra. The Firebrand had left for Buenos Ayres. About 30 English merchant vessels were waiting for cargoes, and upwards of 100 other ships of all nations, including Danes, Swedes, Norwegian, Dutch, French, Spanish, and Belgian. Freights were quoted at 525., but difficult to be obtained in consequence of the block ade. There was nothing in the market but hides, and those very scarce, excepting dry hides, some of which had apparently been ten years in store. Bread, 235. per cwt. ; flour in proportion ; beef, not very good, Is. 2t!. per lb. The Melody has a full cargo of green hides for her owners, Messrs. Heycroft and Pethick, of Plymouth ; and, looking at the large number of recent casualties among shipping in the Atlantic, she has had a very favourable passage. The only rough weather she ex • perienced was during the last ten days, after making the Western Islands, from which, and from other recorded data, it may be inferred that the late fearful storm was confined to certai❑ latitudes north of the Azores. The Melody observed many vessels, especially outward bound ships, near the Channel, but spoke none during the voyage home. DAVIS'S STRAITS WHALE FISHERY. ABERDEEN, OCT. 33.—The Pacific, Reid, of this port has just arrived from Davis's Straits, and brings the fol lowing report of the fishery, which is a considerable ins. provement on the previous accounts : " STATE OF DAVIS'S STRAITS WHALE FISHERY UP To SEPTEMBER 29, 1846. " Peterhead—Traveller, 4 fish; Joseph Green, 5 do.; Superior, 1 ditto.; Resolution, 1 ditto. " Aberdeen—St. Andrew, not seen; Pacific, 7 fish. "Dundee—Horn, 8 fish; Princess Charlotte, 5 ditto ; Advice, 5 ditto. " Bones=—Alfred (bore up on the 27th), 5 fish. " Kirkaldy—Chieftain, 4 fish ; Caledonian, 4 ditto ; Regalia, 4 ditto. " Newcastle—Lady Jane, 6 fish. " Hull—Lord Gambier, 2 fish ; True Love, 2 ditto ; Prince of Wales, 4 ditto; Abram, 5 ditto. ADELPHI THEATRE. Mrs. Gamp gave a tea and turn-out here last even ing in honour of the wedding of the - daughter of her old friend, Mrs. Betsy Prig. In the opening scene we are introduced to Mrs. Gamp, (Mr. Wright), who, with her basket and umbrella, is returned to her lodgings at Sweedlepipe's, from a nursing expedi tion. Mrs. Gamp is knocking at her door when she meets with Charley Muff, (Mr. Worrell), who has been making love to her niece, Miss Selina Gamp, (Miss Ellen Chaplin), a figurante at Drury-lane. She invites him to tea and turn-out, and scarcely has he left her, when she meets his father, an opulent tallow-chandler, Mr. Magnus Muff, (Mr. Cullenford), who in other days, before she knew the late Mr. Gamp, had been a suitor for her favours. He is on the look-out for his truant son, but it is unbeknown to Sairey that the suitor of her niece is the son of the friend of her youth, and she asks old Muff to the tea arid turn outalso. We are then introduc e d to B e t s y P r i g (M r . Munyard), and her daughter (Miss M. Taylor), and her daughter's husband, an Irish tailor (Mr Red mond Ryan), who waxes jealous in consequence of the intrusion of a certain Mr. Alfred, a quondam lover of his wife, who is no other than the Don Giovanni of humble life, Mr. Muff, junior. To appease him, Betsy Prig declaret, that all Mr. Muff's attentions are devoted to his old Betsy; and the Tailor, wondering at young Muff's taste, is appeased. The scene then changes to Sairey Gamp's. First of all we have the two young ladies, who, having discovered the falseness of Mr. Muff junior, attack him and faint in his arms. He leaves them and takes refuge under the bed. Then the old woman brews a bowl of punch from a receipt book, given by Mrs. Harris to Mrs. Gamp, and makes divers odd mistakes by reading across from a receipt for punch to a receipt for a salad, so that the rum and sugar and hot-water get strangely mixed with mustard, vinegar, and oil. Then the party assemlele, and this punch is served out to the great horror of the drinkers, and a grand quarrel scene between Sairey Gamp and Betsy Prig ensues. The young Muff emerges from his hiding-place, and with the consent of his father marries Selina Gamp, and then comes a dance in which old Sairy in white kid sandals arid black silk stockings, and a white muslin gown with a black sash, dances a jig in the most outr6 fashion imaginable. Mrs. Gamp, moreover, favours the company with a moral song, which is, of course, encored, and, thanks to the admirable fooling of Wright, the piece goes off amidst such shouts of laughter as we never heard ex cept within the walls of the Adelphi. The house was crowded, the laughter was uproarious, and Mrs. Gamp will, no doubt, be at home every night for many weeks to come. OLYMPIC THEATRE. Sir John Vanbrughts comedy of The Relapse, Sheridan's version of which, entitled A Trip to Scar ' borough, has long be e n f am ili ar to a ll o ld p l aygoers, was rev i ved at this theatr e l as t even i ng w i t h t h e fol lowing very powerful cast :—Lord Foppington, Mr. Walter Lacy ; Sir John Friendly, Mr. Clifford ; Sir Tunbelly Clumsy, Mr. Wilkinson ; Young Fashion, Mr. George Bolton; Loveless, Mr. Leigh Murray ' • Worthy, Mr. Archer ; C ou pl er , M r . J . Cowell • Bull, Mr. Tumour; Lory, M r . S. C owe ll ; Syringe, Mr.' Homer ; Amanda, M rs . R. G or d on ; Berinthia, Miss Charles ; Miss Hoyden, Mrs. Walter Lacy • Nurse b vs y h e i g e h o n w e a t s i m a e vi s i e w ce a s theof Jordan, whichgenuine iss Ho y unsophisticatedden of Mrs. Mrs. C. Jones. The great feature of the play in , unapproached and unapproachable. The Miss Hoyden of Mrs. Walter Lacy i s a won d er f u l p i ece of acting ; there has been no l a d y on the stage who, since the days of Mrs. Jordan, could have approached M rs . W a l ter Lacy in this character. Her Miss Hoydon is quite as great, after its sort, as was i Charles Young' : Si r P ert i nax M'Sy cophant, and t bears the same relation to the Miss Hoyden of Mrs. Jordan that did the Sir Pertinax of Charles Young to the Sir Pertinax of George Frederick Cooke. Her husband's Lord Foppington, was perfect —by far the best we have ever seen. He was the beau of the old school—the Mr. Chester of Dickens. Ot Mr. George Bolton's Young Fashion we cannot speak so favourably. This gentleman has taste and a fair conception _of character. It was evident that he knew exactly what ought to be done, but he did not know exactly how to do it. He was at times awkward, and it was evident that he felt he was awkward— poeta naseitur—but an actor is not born such— nature must give him genius, but art must teach him his profession, and Mr. George Bolton must submit to the drudgery of learning, ay, of drilling, until he has learned all that ar t can teach ; then he will take a high rank in the profession he has chosen. There is stuff in him, but he doe s not y et kno w how to bring it out. Wilkinson's Sir Tuube,lly was rich an d unc ti o us'; and Mr. Leigh Murray s.Loveless was de cidedly the best thing that he has yet done. Mrs. IL Gordon, as Amanda, was true to nature, and there fore admirable. She has reached the highest point of art—the ars celare artem. We expect great things from Mrs. R. Gordon. Miss C harles, as Berinthia, was coquettish and lively, and rattled through the character in excellent style. We are glad to see our old friend Mrs. C. Jones once more on the stage. Her Nurse was the most artistical piece of acting of the evening, and reminded one forcibly of the good old times, when one character alone was not thought sufficient to make a play. The comedy was put on the stage with 'every attention to costume and scenery, and Mr. Bolton may well be proud of the manner in which he has produced this, the first of his series of revivals. We were glad to see that the theatre was very well attended. FRENCH PLAYS.—Mr. Mitchell has completed his preparations for the ensuing season, which is to com mence on the 11th of November. It opens with Perlet, Cartigny, Rhozevil, and Mademoiselle Brohan, the premiere soubrette of the Francois, who will perform in several comedies including some of Moliere ' s, and a series of vaudevilles. Frederick Lemaitre and Made moiselle Clarisse will follow, and appear in several of their well-known dramas, as well as in the new play of Le Docteur Noir. Their successors will be Lafont and Mademoiselle Farqueil, after whom the celebrated comic actor, Alcide Tensez, will make his first appearance in this country, with Mademoiselle Duverger. Made moiselle Rose-Cheri, who so much delighted the audience last year, will then come with a new repertoire, and will he followed by Regnier and Mademoiselle Denain, of the Francois. The inimitable Bouffe, who has not been here for these three years, will give a limited number of representations, and the whole season will terminate with the engagement of Mademoiselle Rachel, who, besides playing a series of tragedies, will act Celimene, in the Misanthrope of Aloliere. This list of excellent per formers shows that the spirit of the enterprising Mr. Mitchell has not in the least abated. We have to announce the death of the Countess (Dowager) of Huntingdon, who expired on Tuesday last at Boulogne-our-Mer. Her Ladyship was the eldest daughter of the late Joseph Bettesworth, Esq., and mar ried, first, Alexander Thistlethwayte, Esq. ; secondly, llans Francis, eleventh Earl of Huntingdon; and thirdly, in April, 1838, Colonel Sir Noel Harris, K.C.11. THE GREAT BRITAIN EXPECTED.—The New York Tribune of the Bth inst. says:—" The Great Britain is now in her sixteenth day. Her non-arrival in season to send replies to the correspondence brought by her, in the Great Western, is provoking, and no doubt will be a serious annoyance to our merchants." A company has undertaken to Convey Passengers from the Star, Edgware-road, t o th e Pine Apple, hun gerford-rnarket, for 2d. eacb. OVER LAND MAIL INDIA AND CHINA. 81-MONTIILY SUMMARY. (Prom the Bombay Times.) TUESDAY, SEPT. 15.—W e cont i nue, as f or mont h s past, to suffer fro m scarc i ty of intelligence. We have letters from Sinde only eight days old, but they are newsless. The country seems generally pretty quiet, but the people continue to suffer severely from scar city. The unhealthiness of the chief stations is at length admitted by the Kurrachee Advertiser, long understood to be the organ of the local Government. Everything is tranquil at Lahore, and peaceful and prosperous in the Jullundur Doab ; but no prepara tions have as yet been announced for the withdrawal of the army, though we are now within a few months of the time when we pledged ourselves to retire—the end of the year. Lord Hardinge and the Commander in-Chief are expected about this time to quit Simla and proceed on a tour of inspection along the frontier. Colonel Lawrence, the agent for the Governor-Gene ral, has gone to Lahore. The rains are now almost entirely over, the weather for six weeks back hav ing been singularly beautiful. The Governor of Bom bay and his family are about to proceed to Khan dalla for the benefit of change of air : the Commander in-Chief and staff remain at Poonah. The Governor of Madras continues at the Neilgherry Hills, so that by next month all the Governors and Commanders-in- Chief of India will be above the ghauts. Though the harvest promises to be abundant, aEd the supply of grain in Bombay is so large that much of it must be destroyed before a new crop is admitted, the dealers, who exercise the closest and most capricious mono poly, have raised the prices almost to famine rates. SINDE.—We have letters to the 6th of September from Kurrachee, but they are almost useless. Sinde seems generally pretty tranquil, the people suffering severely from scarcity. Cholera had again shown itself in the lower Delta, but in a form very mild in comparison to that formerly assumed by it. The flood of the Indus was nearly at its height, and the waters had spread over a surface unusually extensive. The perusal of the first part of Colonal Outram's work had created the greatest sensation amongst the officers of the Sinde army. Much as had been written on the subject, no one serving under him could believe— till they saw him convicted on their own testi. mony—in the fearful mass of untruths to which Sir Charles Napier had given utterance, or the frightful amount of dishonesty in which he had indulged. If this much light has burst on his ad mirers from the prefacial volume, the concluding one will clear up their eyes with a vengeance. The un happy old man has remained till his character has be come exposed to the scorn of those by whom he con quered, and he retires from power when the clouds surrounding his name are at the blackest. His friends, indulging in flights of imagination kindred to his own, have given out, apparently by direction, that he is to be elevated to supreme command over the armies of India! If one particle of truth attaches to the further rumour that Lord Hardinge has been the in stigator of some such election as this, it will be the most singular instance on record of the mere attri bute of courage, which characterises the most worth less in the nation, procuring advancement in defiance of the disqualification which the want of every other attribute reckoned essential to the character of the officer and English gentleman supplies. With the head of the army still afflicted with Ellenboroughian delusions, no man can tell what will occur. We find the following in the Kurrachee Advertiser of the 29th ult. It strikes us as something about as diverting as any document we ever perused HEAD -QUARTERS, KITEIRACITEE, Aria. 18.—No. 3. The Major-General Governor placed Lieutenant Moore ender an arrest, because that officer took upon himself to divide his detachment, and to send part of it to Clutter, for the purpose of assisting the subjects of the Khan of Khelat against his Highness's enemies. He Also made a long and dangerous march towards the hills, and might have lost half his men and horses by coups de soled. The proceedings were contrary to orders. Lieut. Moore appears to have forgotten that no officer in Sinde, except the Governor of this province, has a right to move detachments and occupy fresh posts even within the pro vince ; yet Lieut. Moore took upon himself to do this far beyond the frontier, and without permission —a re sponsibility which the Governor himself would not pre sume to take without leave from the Governor-General. No officer who knows his duty as a military man ever presumes to move the troops under his command with out orders. A ready assumption of responsibility is the surest sign that an officer does not know his business. " The Governor will for once pass over this disobedi ence of orders, and Lieut. Moore is to return to his duty. But should such again occur, it will oblige the Governor to uphold discipline, and bring the offender to a court martial. Zeal excuses much, but is no excuse for dis obedience of orders, because such conduct dissolves a military force, and turns an army into a rabble. " The Khan of Khelat must protect his own subjects, the Kyberies ; if the latter choose to behave like cowards, they must take the result. (Signed) "C. J. NAPIER, Major. General Commanding the Troops in Sinde." Why this is Satan reproving with a vengeance. It is as good as the remarks from the same quarter on Colonel Moseley 's want of veracity. What the Governor of Sinde himself would now do or leave undone we are of course ignorant ;, what he has done, not oaly without consulting the Go vernor-General, but in express defiance of instructions received from him, Khyrpoor, Emaum ghur, Hydrabad, and th e districts beyond the Desert can tell. The allusion to the Khan of Khelat is amusing enough when we remember the manifesto which preceded the expedition of January, 1845, when his Highness's inability to keep the borders quiet was the grand reason for our army marching forth. It is vain now to get up excuses for maintaining an army of fifteen thousand men in Sinde just as it is about to cease to be an inde pendent province, and therefore little wars, even for the protection of our allies, are considered inexpedient. THE PUNJAUB. Early in the month a rumour gained currency that the Wuzeer Lall Singh had been murdered. It came that it quickly gained genera l cre d ence. It from so good a source, and seemed so eminently pro bable,proves without any f oundation whatever. T he army under Sir John Littler continues quiet and inactive at the capital. We were bound by treaty to withdraw them by the end of the y ear. The Genera l , i t is said, has written that the G overnment is gaining in strength daily, and that the re i s no reason to appre h en d th e con sequences of, or delay in, the withdrawal of the troops; and it is understood that some time in the cold weather there will be a general move. Colonel Lawrence, the agent for the Governor. General, has set out from Simla for Lahore. Lords Hardinge and Gough were, it was understood, about to start on a tour of inspection. The river Rav ee h a d to an unusual extent even d ur i ng th e floods ov er fl owe d i ts b anks, and the country near t h e capital had b een f or a time partially submerged. Some of our offi cers were amus i ng t h emse l ves with bo a ti ng under the w a ll s . A n a b un d ant cro p wa s ex p ec t e d as th e result of the flo o d. A remar k a ble change in the w ea th er had occurred about the middle of August, when cool and refreshing breezes had taken the place of the stifling sweating atmosphere which had prevailed since May. The force had throughout enjoyed ex cellent health, and never were troops more distinguished for good conduct, and order and propriety, than those composing the army of occupation at Lahore. The arrangements betwixt Government and the Chief of Mooltan were on the point of being amicably settled by the firm and prudent proceedings of Colonel Lawrence. The terms of the treaty are said to be these :—..Th e Moolraj to pay 180,0001. as a gift to the Lahore Go the police of the latt er to occupy a ll t h e forts o former ; that a return of the state of the revenues should be made every yea r a t L ahore by the ff person that Misr Bhug wan Si ngh should vo r ttnhh Chiefee e n t ; country n be permitted to retain that portion of the Mooltan terri tory he had acquired ; and that the whole trib u t e o f the present year should be immediately paid up. Th e Chi e f appeared to have assented_ to these conditions, demur r i ng only to the occupation of his forts, an d proceeded him self to quit his own country on a visit to the capital. He assembled all his chief officers, cordially thanked them for the assistance the ey d had given him during the late'disturbances, and sel e e e ct_e us a s cortege to accom pany him. The Moonsh J Mull was sent on a de putation to intimate . that arrangements had been made s personal safety was for his reception ; s t under British guarantee, and an honorarye , under Dewan Deena Nath, was sent out to meet him . H e reached Lahore on the 20th of August , and was received with the cus tomary honours. But for our assurances, there is no imagine that he wo u ld h ave entrusted great reason to imagi f his sup or' himself to the hands o iors. iaitivheealtbneour new ter ritoryTHE JULLUNDUR DOAB. ti h n ly clur D oa b. Sh ou ld Seldom or ever hav e the q uarter s burrie se d nv ly erba o eg c s c et u o p swp i e e ed d . by our troops, in a ne wl y -ac q uire d territory, received i t n h o the that j uli s o u n c h a l c m o o m s t m e e v n e d r y a t istation s will supply one v ast sanatori um to the European spe cimen epnreosfenittsseelaismoantea,ffoitrdseaenmysthliiknegi troops on the north-west frontier. It is said that Loo dianah is no longer to be maintained as a military post of any consideration —that station being about to be advanced to Philoor, one of the lately -acquired for tresses. Ninety thousand pounds had arrived about the middle of August to p a y the batty of the troops. The farmers were extending cultivation in all directi ons , an d lands which for a long lapse of years had been waste, were beginning to be cropped again, under the assurance experienced from our presence that the husbandman will be fully protected, and enjoy the fruits of his labours. A slight, disturLancc had occurred betwixt tie country people and the men of the loth Irregular Cavalry,brought on by the grasseutters of the latter having extended their operations into pr i va te property. Items easily suppresled, and so grateful do the people appear for our inter ference, so h a ppy turner our protection, that we ere SIR JOHN LITTLER. Theihfi to us the . i t c et continues from time to o by time Sir to experie nced Littler in the distrib u tio n of honours, and the John cal l attention discredit this reflects on the highest civil and military authorities is India. Disagreeing on a good many points with our contemporary, we heartily concur with him in this, and hope that a case of such flagrant injusice only requires to be kept sufficiently before the world to secure redress to its victim. One would fancy, from the manner the gallant and able defender of Ft rozepore has been treated, that some grave and un disposed-of imputation lay at his door—that he, and not Brigadier Reid, was the party who for a moment brought the good conduct of her Majesty's 62d Regi ment into suspicion, and that, instead of stating a fact as he observed it, adding the only solution that could pos sibly have occurred to him, he had been guilty of rash ness or indiscretion in giving too ready an ear, or too inconsiderate a currency, to an invidious and ill grounded report. It is true the Commander-in-Chief declares him blameless, but declines permitting the fullest of acquittals to be given to the world. He be stows on him the most important and delicate command he can confer in evidence of his opinion, but he declines influencing that of the authorities at home, originally biassed by the most groundless of prejudices. The judiciousness of the selection that has been made in the Lahore command has been proven by the uniform ex perience of six months; the value of the defence of Ferozepore, and the baselessness of the prejudice by which its defender suffered, cool reflection must have abundantly established. It is, we most readily admit, notwithstanding our prepossession in favour of the Governor-General, a sad slur on both him and the Commander-in-Chief, that matters should remain as they are; it is a piece of pitiful littleness we were not pre pared for at all. (From the Overland Calcutta Star, Sept. 7.) LAHORE.—A few days ago we were " frightened from our propriety" by the intelligence, through that ordinarily (or rather extraordinarily) correct journal, the Delhi Gazette, that Lall Singh had been assassinated while riding out in the morning. The date of the event was put down for the 18th, but it ultimately turned out that there was not the slightest foundation for the event ; Lall Singh having been neither Fieschi-ed, nor other wise considered (as German metaphysicians say) in an objective light, about that period. There cannot be much difference of opinion as to Lall Singh's ultimate fate if he continues at Lahore after the British force shall have quitted it. Dewan Moolraj continues negotiating. In his latest protocol he states himself to be willing to pay the balance of 18 lakhs required by the Durbar, and to admit officers appointed by the Durbar to the command of forts within his jurisdiction, but he asks as a counter-agreement the consent of the Durbar to credit him with the value of the stores and munitions of war in those forts as a set-off against the claim. The Dewan still claims English in terference and arbitration. From Peshawur, it would appear, that the Yoosoof zaie insurrection had been put down, and that Shere Singh was on the bank of the A ttock, preparing to follow up his success by the pursuit of:the ringleader Ursulla Khan, when he received a summons to appear at Lahore, giving up charge of his forces and functions to Chittur Singh. He announced his readiness to obey the recal, and stated that a number of officers of his, who had long been away from court, were desirous to pay their re spects at the royal levee along with himself, a royal yearning that was over-rudely chilled by orders to them return to their duties at Peshawur. Matters are evidently in statu quo, all eyes being directed. to British movements, and all efforts to the fabrication of excuses for consuming time till the retire ment of the British army leaves the " strong Govern ment" to manifest its capabilities. Major Lawrence is busy in the Jullundur Duab, and Major M'Gregor has proceeded thither to join him, the representative at the Durbar being Mr. John Lawrence, brother of the agent. Jemoo.—lt would appear from the return of the Go vernor of the Hazareh province to Lahore, that the boundaries between the sovereignties of Lahore and Jamoo have been demarcated by commission. We have not, however, had any formal announcement to that effeet. The Star stated a few days ago that a commis sion, consisting of Mr. Vans Agnew, of the civil service, and Captain Cunningham, of the Engineers, had been appointed to lay down the boundaries between Ghoolab Singh's territories and our own, and also between Ghoolab Singh and the Tartars. The whole of the tales, current about the time the last mail was dispatched, of differ ences between the British and Ghoolab Singh, and the latter's running restive on being called upon to fulfil the stipulated conditions to which he had previously sub scribed, are, we have reason to believe, without the smallest foundation. Several of our young officers have been touring through his states, in various directions, on pleasure parties or with scientific objects in view, and have been uniformly treated with consideration and kindness. NORTH-WESTERN FRONTIER.—We learn from private letters that the dubious aspect of Lahore politics has determined the stay of the Governor-General in the neighbourhood of that country. The political officers have accordingly prepared to locate themselves at Simla during the ensuing year. Lord Hardinge proposes to tour through the Jullunder Doab and along our frontier, holding a grand fair at Hooshearpore (anglice, wide-a wake town), and it is not improbable that his Lordship will follow up with success a consolidating and peace policy, if the sequence of events across the Sutlej do not compel a recurrence to arms. We have heard nothing further of the expected army of observation, the reports concerning which we noted last mail; but we have con fidence in Lord Hardinge that he will not hazard a second campaign like that of 1845-46. There has been a slight disturbance at Ferozepore between the Hindoos and Mahomedans, of some corps there, in which blood was drawn and life lost; but we believe the matter has been fully inquired into, and the causes of disunion removed, as well as the promoters of the disturbance traced. At Loodianah we have probably been saved by an in dividual accident from a repetition of the dreadful loss of life which by the last mail we see has occasioned such a sensation in England. The debris of the unfortunate 50th Queen's, not finding sufficient accommodation in their own quarters, and the Horse Artillery being now cantoned at Umballah, a general order was issued to fit up the f,,,rmer hospital of the Horse Artillery for the use of the 50th. It appears the preparations went on for some time, when, on the 12th of August, the falling o f a pillar, which killed a mason employed on the repairs, seems for the first time to have suggested the necessity of an examination into the trustworthiness of the mate rials constituting the original building. A committee was ordered to report, and they reported that the build ing " should be condemned as totally r o tt e n a n d un serviceable." We cannot imagine anything more cul pably careless than seems to have been the conduct on this occasion, supposing always the information to be correct, which we derive from the Mofussillite. That men should be ordered into quarters, into the stability of which not the slightest inquiry has been made, is a spe cimen of inattention to the lives of our troops that can not too strongly meet reprehension. It matters little who is the particular individual in fault ; the department is answerable for it, and the consequences are too serious to allow matters to be minced. AFFGELANISTAN.—The reconciliation of the Ameer Dost Mahomed and his son has been followed by consi derable devotion to business on the part of both, and events have furnished them with business enough. The chronicler of the Delhi Gazette reports that the Ameer held a general muster of his troops, and to insure their attendance circulated an un-official rumour that its ob ject was to pay up their arrears. Whether the review was brilliant or otherwise the deponent does not testify, but the rumour appears to have been the cause of serious disturbance. Finding their pay not forthcoming the artillery seized their commander, Shah Mahomed Khan, as a hostage for the performance of what they consi dered a promise, and the mutiny assumed a formidable appearance. Force was at first sought to be resorted to, to crush the demonstration ; but the infantry were found to be as refractory as the artillery, and concession as the alternative was then attempted. A sum of money was forwarded to the artillery, and a solemn promise with it that their arrears should be discharged within the fol lowing month. The measure was successful, but the next day the infantry followed the example of the artil lery and mutinied for pay. They, too, achieved success, the Ameer being compelled to borrow money for partial discharge of the arrears; and there the matter rests till the Ameer's promissory notes fall due. There is some mysterious hint given about a nego tiation endeavoured to be opened by the Ameer with the British—a thing we apprehend considerably more likely than any negotiation with the Persian Sovereign. The source from which we draw, which will be found in another column, talks about the Ameer wishing the Bri tish to be on the same terms with him as Shah Soojah, and says that he (the Ameer) " is most willing to receive similar support on the same conditions, being most anxious to enter into a treaty by which he might derive some benefit." We have little doubt of the sincerity of the Ameer in such a wish, seeiug the state of his trea• sury as above evidenced. What a Whig Ministry and a Hobhouse Board of Control may see fit to do with Cen tral-Asian relations remains for the womb of time to show. The notorious Ameenoolah has been released at the intercession of the Candahar sirdars, and so has Sultan Jan Khan—both names familiar to the readers of the numberless volumes generated by the Affghan campaign. TENASSERIM PROVINCEB.—In our last we referred to several arbitrary acts alleged to have been committed by Captain Durand, and the commissioner of these provinces. It has since transpired that as regarded Major M‘Leod and Captain Sharp, the deputy governor of Bengal has passed a verdict of not guilty, and restored tln*c ofiners with honour to their situations. A recent arrival of the Tenasserim has, however, brought us intelligence of an act so arbi trary that we feel sure it cannot escape the notice of Government. The facts appear to be these:—Captain Durand, annoyed by the strictures of the Moulmein Chronicle upon his conduct, resolved to enforce any law that might be deemed applicable to apply to the circum stances to suppress that journal. To this end, Captain Durand applied specifically to Government to ascertain whether the law known as Reg. XI. of 1835, or the press law, applied in as many words to the Tenasserim provinces. They were held so to apply, though, haying some distrust apparently of Captain Durand's judgment, the Bengal Government required the Commissioner to explain to the parties concerned in printing, the con struction of that Government. The- Government order was notified to the proprietor of the Moulmein Chronicle, a Mr. Abren, who finding that he had for some time rendered himself amenable to the pains and penalties dwelt on in the Act, proceeded, with as little loss of time as he could, to comply with the provisions of the Act. Ills fault had been that his paper had issued a single day without the name of the printer (he having none) being attached to the foot of the print. That single appear ance determined its fate. An official was found to de nounce the obnoxious journal and its illegal proceedings, and a suit was accordingly filed against them. Instead of, as one might imagine. a trifling mulct being laid on for a breach of the law, impossible to be evaded, a sen tence was pronounced of two years' imprisonment and 300 rs. fine. The maximum punishment for the offence in question is, by law, two years' imprisonment and 5,000 ra. fine. We must, therefore, conclude that the proprietor of the Moulmein Chronicle was deemed nearly worthy of the heaviest punishment by law awarded for a single day's omission of his printer's name on his publication. CALcuTrA.—We have not had much worth noticing. A native committee went up to Government a short time ago, stating that the police as at present constituted was utterly inefficient. On the deputy-governor wishing to have facts to support this opinion, the committee no minated a new committee to collect facts, though one would suppose the facts had been already collected and arranged before any representation to Government had been ventured upon. This, however, is not the way with our local progressives. A gallery for fine art exhibition has been ordered to be reported upon by Colonel Forbes. It is to be erected somewhere on the Esplanade. Government will contri bute 45,000 rupees, and the remainder is to be raised by private subscription—probably in shares. Government has also nominated a committee of seven members, four medical and three lay, to examine into the validity of Dr. Esdaile's mesmeric facts. The mem bers of the committee are Dr. Atkinson, Dr. Duncan Stewart, Dr. Jackson, Dr. O'Shaugnessy, Mr. Rogers, Mr. Hume, and Mr. Evelyn Gordon. MILITARY INTELLIGENCE. CASUALTIES DT DEATH IN THE ARMIES OF INDIA REPORTED SINCE THE DEPARTURE OF THE MAIL, AUGUST 27, Her Majesty's Troops.—Ensign C. T. Cormick, 50th Regiment, at Loodianah, August 23; Lieut. S. A. Ker. shave, 80th Regiment, at Lahore, August 22. Bombay—Assistant-Surgeon E. J. Wallace, residency surgeon, at Bhooj, August 29. Madras—Lieut. W. B. Griffith, 51st Regiment, at Kulladghee, August 29. Bengal—Ensign R. T. White, 26th Regiment, at Um ballah, July 3d; Lieut. W. S. Dodgson, 81st Regiment, at Hawalbough, August 17; Captain A. Ilumfrays, Ar- tillery, at Delhi; Brevet Captain H. S. Stewart, 29th Regiment, at sea, on board the Queen, March 24; Assistant-Surgeon Goodridge, at Meerut. APPOINTMENTS, PROMOTIONS, &C., ANNOUNCED SINCE DISPATCH OF LAST OVERLAND MAIL ON THE 27th AUGUST. Her Majesty's Troops.—Dragcons-9th Regiment (Lancers)—Lieut. Anderton has leave to remain at Nnynee Tal till December next. 3a Regiment—Lieut. Barton to Calcutta from December to February next, and to England for two years on private affairs. Lieutenant Swinton to England for two years on private affairs. 10th Regiment (Hussars)—This corps arrived and took pos session of the barracks at Kirkee on the sth inst. 14th Regiment—Lieutenant Thempson is acting as Pay master, Captain G. R. M. Dawson has leave to Bombay for three months, and to Europe for two years on private affairs. 15th Regiment (Hussars)—Captain Blackford has proceeded to Europe on medical certificate. 16th Regiment (Lancers)—Colonel Cureton, C. 8., has leave to sea for three months. Captain Meik proceeds to England by sea. Lieutenant Knight precedes the corps by the overland route. Infantry.-4th Regiment—Assistant-Surgeon Light body, arrived at Bombay, in the Persia, has proceeded en route to join his corps in the Madras Presidency. Bth Regiment—Head-quarters, in the Anne Armstrong, arrived at Bombay, August 26, and is now stationed at Poonah. 9th Regiment—Lieutenant Taylour remains at Landour, on medical certificate, till December next. 17th Regiment—Captain Wetherall appointed an as sistant in the Sinde survey department, vice Mild may. 21st Regiment (Fusiliers)—Lieutenant Dilkes is on leave at Umballah. 29th Regiment—Lieut. Scuda more is at Calcutta, with leave for four months, to appear before a board of medical officers ; Lieu tenait J. R. Duncan, to be captain, and Ensign IT. P. Onslow, to be lieutenant, in succession to Coventry de 'ceased; Lieut. C. F. M'Donald has qualified as an inter preter. 32d Regiment.—Lieut. Coils has leave to Cal cutta, to appear before a board of medical officers. 50th Regiment—Ensign C. T. Cormick, deceased, at Loodi anah, August 23. 60th Regiment (Rifles)—Lieut. E. Campbell, appointed aide-de-camp to his Excellency Sir C. Napier, G.C.8., vice Captain W. Napier, appointed military secretary. 63d Regiment—Lieut. P. Le P. Bookey, appointed adjutant to the corps. 78th Regi ment (Highlanders)—Lieut. G. A. Lockhart is on leave at Bombay; Assistant-Surgeon Bowle has rejoined his regiment at Poonah. 80th Regiment—Lieut. A. S. Kershaw, deceased, at Lahore, August 22. 84th Regi ment—This regiment proceeds to Bellary when relieved at Fort St. George by the 94th. Lieut. Snow has pro ceeded to Europe on two years' leave on medical certifi cate; Lieut.-Colonel Macbean K. H., to England for two years, on private affairs. 80th Regiment—Ensign E. B. Weaver to be lieutenant, vice Archer, deceased. En sign Mildmay has resigned his appointment in the Sinde survey department. Lieut.-Colonel A. S. Aplin has leave to Bombay till the end of the year, on urgent pri vate affairs. 94th Regiment—Head -quarters of this corps has been ordered to be relieved from Aden. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. (From the Calcutta Overland Price Current, Sept. 7.) The Government express of the mail, via Bombay, with London dates to the 7th July, came in on the 17th ult. ; but, although the intelligence received by this op portunity of a change in the Ministry, naturally induced a belief in the extension of free-trade measures generally, it was not at the time supposed that any very material alteration would be attempted in the scale of sugar duties supposed to have been determined on by the previous Ministry; and as this was almost the only point on which any revisal of the tariff could materially affect this coun try, and the advices of most our other staple exports were much the same as by the previous mail, business was but little interrupted ; on the 3d instant, however, the arrival of the Hindostan put us in possession of fur ther advices to the 24th July, with intelligence of Lord John Russell's intention of at onc e doing away with the differential duty between free and slave-grown foreign sugars, and ultimately of that between foreign and colonial ; this, if carried into effect, would of course in time greatly increase the competition, and reduce the price of our sugars ; so that, although opinions vary con siderably as to the period likely to elapse before the cul tivation in the slave states can be materially increased, none can deny that the proposed alteration will sooner or later be prejudicial to the produce of this country ; and, in consequence, notwithstanding a steady decline in exchange, purchasers have appeared indisposed to ope rate freely at the previous currency ; in other staples of export, however, a fair amount of business has been done, and more activity has been observable than for some time past. In imports, generally, but little improvement has been discernible, an occa sional increased inquiry for one staple being, generally speaking, accompanied by a slackening in the demand for others, so that on the whole the sales effected during the month have been far from heavy, whilst the steady decline in the rate for remittances has, of course, had a further prejudicial effect on this branch of trade. In our last we quoted 2s. old. to 2s. (id. per rupee as the rate for good ten months' date paper : since this, how ever, it has, contrary to general expectation, gradually given way to the extent of led., without any apparent reason, with the exception of the slightly improved position of our money market ; the business doing in imports having continued on a moderate scale, and the remittances from home, until the last mail (previous to which the greatest fall had taken place) having been ex tremely limited. Freights have declined from ss. to 10s. per ton, owing to the numerous vessels anxious to clear out within the next 18 days, to escape the detention of the Doorgah Poorja holidays, which commence on the 25th, and last for 10 or 12 days,during which all business will, as usual, be at a stand ; it is, however, possible that as the time approaches shippers will be equally anxious to get off their goods, to effect which they may probably submit to some advance for vessels on the point of starting, and it is therefore impossible to form any opinion as to the currency likely to be established in the interval We have no material alteration to notice in the position of our money market, but the directors of the Bank of Bengal have again reduced their rates one per cent., the interest at present charged for loans on deposit of Com pany's paper being 9 per cent. ; Government Securities and Bank Stock have but slightly fluctuated in value since our last, as will be seen by our quotations, which are about the rates of the day, although we do not hear of any very extensive operations. THE BOMBAY MARKET. (From the Chamber of Commerce Overland Price Current.) BOMBAY, SEPT. 15.—There has been a consider able business done since our last in the principal descriptions of imports, but the improvement in prices which was expected to have arisen from the favourable nature of the monsoon, and the easier condition of the money market, has not been realised to anything like the extent anticipated. Indeed, the rates obtained for cotton piece goods have been in many instances a good deal lower than those before cur rent. The accounts received from the agricultural dis• tricts continue generally satisfactory. Metals—The prices of copper have improved about 2rs. to srs. per cwt.; and most kinds have been in good demand. In iron we have heard of no sale, nor does there appear to be any material change either in prices or demand. British bar is a shade higher thannd in before.ether Spelter and quicksilver are slightly l ower ; a articles there is no alteration to notice. Cotton Manufactures—There have been sonic consi derable sales, but owing to the course pursued by some holders in forcing their goods on the market, a pretty gencral reduction of prices has taken place. Gray and white longcloths of low quality, and light madapollarne both gray and bleached, can only be disposed of at unremunerating rates ; fine bleached longcloths and heavy white madapollams are, however, a good deal inquired for. Gray domestic. maintain former rates, but are just now in little demand. The low and middling qualities of jacconets, gray Bad bleached, have still further declined in value; white jac conets, of fine quality, are scarce, and in some demand, but prices are still unremunerative. For book muslins, lappets, &c., there is no inquiry. Prints. with the excep tion of good styles, are neglected. Zebras have been sold at low rates. Yarns—There have been some sales of mule twist at a slight advance upon previous rates, and in water some improvements have also taken place. In dyed yarns we hear of no change. Woollens—The market for these continues in:wave, and the offers made by dealers are generally low. We have heard of the following transactions:- 3,000 yards of woolen cloth, at lr. 6a. per yard. _ 1,500 ditto ditto at lr. 4a. ditto. Marine Stores--Prices remain without change, with the exception of that of Swedish tar, which is about one rupee per barrel lower than before. There has been a sale of 90 cwt. of white paint at 121 r. per cwt. Beer—No transactions appear to have taken place since our last, and prices remain unaltered. The dealers. appear to be for the present pretty well supplied. Spirits—The demaad for these has been languid, and no improvement has taken place in existing rates, which are far from remunerating. We hear of no transactions. Cochineal —This article has continued to improve in price ; 3r. 3a. per pound has been refused for it, and we now quote it at 3r. 4a. Saffron —The market for this is also more favourable, but prices are still unremunerative, and for the best qua lities no more than 17fr. per pound can be obtained. The stocks both of this article and of cochineal are very light. EASTERN PRODUCE. Cotton—Rather more animation has prevailed in the market for this staple since the arrival of the mail from home ; but, owing to the scarcity of good cotton, buyers find themselves somewhat embarrassed in their opera tions. There is little change to record in prices. Coffee—Mocha is rather cheaper than before, but in Malabar there is no alteration. No transactions hays come to our knowledge. Opium may now be quoted at I,loOrs. to 1,200r5. per chest. Wool—Prices remain unaltered, but the qualities at market are very inferior, and no purchases have, conse quently, taken place. In other articles of eastern produce the only changes worth notice are a reduction in the price of Concan hemp, deer-horns, and ginger ; a rise in Indigo, Siam sugar, and cardamoms ; and a decline in Nankin and Can ton silk. Footstool Plantagenet Prospect Criterion Stakes. Coningsby Clementina Mainbrace Redshank colt THE REGISTRATIONS. MIDDLESEX. Mr. Shadwell held his Court yesterday at the Vice ihancellor's Court, Lincoln's Inn. Mr. W. H. James and Mr. George Fitch attended for the Liberals, and Mr. J. Payne for the Conser vatives. The Rev. H. G. Watkins, claiming in the St. Mary Bothaw list, under the provisions of the Fire Act, was objected to by the Liberals. A second qualification was attempted to be shown, that of an interest in the burial fees, but which failed. Mr. James applied for a case of appeal, which was granted; and the case of the Rev. Mr. Roberts was con solidated with it. A claim appeared upon the list, made by a Mr. Had land, but no one appeared to support it. Mr. Payne complained that he had been put to the trouble fur the last three years of objecting to this claim, which was still persevered in; he should, therefore, ask fur expences against the claimant. Mr. James observed that it should first be proved that Mr. hladland had made a claini; the claim might have been sent in by Mr. Payne for the purpose of get ting costs. SHADWELL said without it being proved that it was a vexatious claim, he could Lot allow costs. The greater portion of the time of the Court was oc cupied in taxing the overseers' bills, long arguments and discussions arising between the overseers and Barrister upon the items inserted therein.—The Court then ad journed. Mr. Miller says, that the Edinburgh and Perth project will be an excellent p a yi ng concern, and that there are no engineering difficulties whatever. But did any one yet ever heat of an engineer who gave a con trary opinion of a line which he was employed to survey and which he was to be employed to make ? INCENDIARY FIRE AT THE TOWN HALL, SAM , - FIELD.—About half-past one o'clock on Saturday morn ing, a fire was discovered in one of the cells u n d erneat h the Town Hall. An alarm was instantly given, and one of the engines belonging to the Sheffield Fire Office was on the spot before a score of persons had time to con gregate, and the fire was subdued before it had extended beyond the cell in which it originated. It appears that a man named Thomas Gillman had been brought in drunk, a short time before, charged with creating a disturbance at Mrs. Askey's, in Watson's-walk, and was placed in a cell under the office, usually occupied by disorderlies. He had not long taken possession of his quarters when the office-keeper heard him bawling out that he was cold, and wanted a fire ; and on visiting him found that the straw in the cell was in a blaze. The drunken keen diary (who had, it appears, set fire to the straw with limiter matches), and four other prisoners from adjoin ing cells, were conveyed to Mr. Fordham's, the Black Rock, and left in charge of officers. It was a fortu nate circumstance that the police had the presence of mind to remove the prisoners from the locality where the fire originated, or the consequences might have proved fatal, owing to the suffocating smoke which filled their cells and other places on the ground floor. RUSSIAN 1.3c - rTra. A vessel, just arrived in one of _ ' , I - , in , ek establishments from Russia, has brougl Adition to a cargo of tar and wood goods, 39 casks of 1) , 1 - 0;• 'rho imft , r-ttion of this article of general consumption, from the northern coun try mentioned, is not usual. FREIGHTS. There has been an improved demand for tonnage for Great Britain, and freights have consequently advanced to 31. lOs. per ton for London and Liverpool. The rate to China may be quoted at 6rs. per candy. From the number of unemployed vessels in the harbour, it does not appear likely the improvement will be long main tained. MONEY MARKET. Annexed are the current quotations of Government paper : Five per Cent. Loan of 1825-26 ... Four per Cent. Loan of 1532-33 ... Four per Cent. Loan of 1835.36 ... Five per Cent. Loan of 184142 ... Four per Cant. Loan of 1842-43 EXCHANGE. ... 110 rs. ... 99 ... 96 ... 106 ... 96 The bulk of the transactions for the mail have taken place at Is. Ild. to Is. 11id. for bills at six months' sight. The rate is now Is. 'lid. to Is. 110. On Cal cutta Exchange has fallen to 98i rs. at 60 days' sight, and on China the rate is 209 rs. per 100 dollars. BANKS. Subjoined are the current rates of Bank shares. Some shares in the Oriental Bank have changed hands at the figures quoted:— Rupees. Bank of Bombay Oriental Bank, Old Shares Ditto, New Shares 27 to 28 If Agra Bank 54 to 55 yt PRICE OF BULLION. _ Sovereigns, each Bank of England notes, per £ lO CHINA. HONG-KONG, AUG. 28. The late riot at Canton has led to a long corre spondence between the Consul and the British mer chants. The merchants claim, as a right established by treaty, that one of her Majesty's vessels should be permanently stationed off the factories, to be at hand in the event of any outbreak ; but the Consul maintains that according to the treaty, which pro vides for a vessel of war at each of the five ports, Whampoa is its proper anchorage, which, though ten miles off, he, in common with the Chinese, holds to be the port of Canton. This seems vastly absurd, and is ably exposed both by the merchants, and in an article in the China Mail for July 30. Any future riot, like previous ones, would probably be over before assistance could be procured from the outside anchorage; where, however, it, must be ob served, no British vessel of war has ever been per manently stationed, any more than off the factories, their occasional visits being always made after they are wanted ; so that both now, and on a similar oc casion four years ago, her Majesty's subjects have been obliged to seek assistance from an American ship one time, and from a Danish another. It is the mora influence of such protective force within hail that is especially valuable, and Sir John Davis has over ruled the Consul's scruples, and ordered the Nemesis steamer to lie close to the factories ; and thougli she has no marines or forces to act on shore, so long as she remains in sight there will be no more rioting. The British community having no assurance that they will be protected by their own Government, have resolved to do their possible to defend themselves, having formed into three regiments of volunteers, which meet regularly for, it must be admitted, a rather irregular drill. They have sent to England for 300 muskets and accoutrements, and will then only require a drill sergeant to teach them how to make the best use of their weapons. The musters, however, are already productive of good effect upon the Chinese, who, while they are not themselves very knowing in military tactics, have great re spect for the powers of a body of Englishmen with arms in their hands, and a design to use them. It is to be hoped our countrymen will not presume upon this to insult or maltreat the Chinese without good cause. With all their ill-feeling against the English, they are seldom the aggressors in any row with the Fanquei. Recently, the proximate cause of the riot was a Chinaman being struck or severely poked with a stick, because in a crowded street he was in the way of a merchant, who has made himself disliked by the populace for his offen sive conduct towards them. This fact is not alluded to by the Consul in the course of the correspondence; but his attention has since been specially called to it, both by Sir John Davis and Keying, who require an investigation into the cause of the riot, in which several lives were sacrificed, and considerable damage done to property. The news from Canton induced the Governor to hasten his return from the north, without accom plishing the principal part of his errand; for it was his original intention to have visited Japan, and en deavour to establish commercial relations with that country. The design is postponed until the arrival of Admiral Inglefield, and we must, therefore, be anticipated by the Americans, French, and Danes, who have each sent vessels to Japan, it being our turn to improve upon their negotiations. Subjoined is the proclamation issued on the surrender of Chusan, and the Gazette intimation of consular changes, these being all that has yet transpired of the Gover nor's northern tour. PROCLAMATION. DIPLOMATIC DEPARTMENT. The island of Chusan, having been restored to the Emperor of China in conformity with treaty engage. ments, ments, is no longer to be considered as f permitted. Brit is h subjects or places with which trade is the departure of fixed for th r e e o sU f b h j e e r Ct m s j Te est t y h , e s TC 9 f B O t r h e B ill e tr im ed e , n4 th; h t - to any of its dependenc ies, will become liable to the the 4th article of the supplemen tary treaty. J. F. DAVIS. God save the Queen. Given on board her Majesty's Steam-vessel Vulture, this 16th day of July, 1846. True copy, A. R JOHNSTON. GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. DIPLOMATIC DEPARTMENT. His Excellency her Majesty's Plenipotentiary, &c., is pleased to make known the following appointments : Rutherford Alcock, Esq., to be her Majesty's consul at the port of Shanghae, vice Captain George Balfour, who retires. Richard Belgrave Jackson, Esq., to be her Majesty's consul at the port of Poo-chow-too vice Mr. Al coc k . George Grey Sullivan, E sq ., t o be her Majesty's acting consul at the port of Ningpo, during the absence of Mr. Consul Thom, on sick leave. John Backhouse, Esq., to be her Majesty's officiating vice-consul at the p or t o f C anton, order,By subject to the pleasure of her Majesty' s G overnment. Victoria, Kong Aug. . R. JOHNSTON. ug. 24, 1846. In addition to the appointments gasetted, the fol k% ing changes take place among the interpreters at the respective consulates :—Mr. Medhurst, of Shang- Lae, returns to England, on sick certificate; Mr. Parkes, from Foo-chow-foo, is to act in his stead ; and Mr. M. C. Morrison proceeds to Foo-chow-foo. The recent adoption of free-trade principles p u