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MORNING SUN Captain Balfour and Lieutenant Fowlis had the opportunity of distinguishing themselves in bringing up the guns and direct mil their fire. 8. Although the 49th Regiment and Royal Marines whom I I first ordered, together with a body of seamen, to form the right column under Lieutenant-Colonel Morris and attack the sea defences, could not be landed in time for that purpose, I was much pleased with the promptitude with which those two corps meeed on to the support of the 18th ; the 49th proceed ing to occupy the south gate of the city. 9. The loss of the enemy h as b een very cons id era bl e b o th on the sea line and upon the heights, several of their principal mandarins, it would appear, were killed, and the Chinese fled in all directions, throwing away their arms and clothing. Tt:e lois on our side, I am happy to say, has been wonderfully small. I have the honour to enclose your Lordship the return, together with a list of the ordnance captured. 10. On the 2d, I directed Lieut -Colonel Adams to move Westward with th" 13th and Rifle company on Tsing •Kong, to which eoint the Admiral has despatched two of the ships of war, from whence the Lieutenant-Colonel is to proceed to-day to Sahoo. This morning I have moved 300 men under Nlajor Blyth, 49th Regiment, eaAwara, to Sinkea-Mon, where he w ill a'so meet a s'iip of war ; also three co mpanies of the 55th, under Captain Campbell, over the northern hills to Pisho;:n, from whence they wig march to Kanlon and Mowah, returning bra different pais to head quarters. By these movements, hope. that every tine of the fugitives will be driven off the island or captured. 11, It is difficult. ti mete out praise, where every man did his dutv:wel, but I feel it right to express my sense of obliga t:on to the following commanding officers of columns and corps—Lieut.-Colonel Craigie, commanding left column; Lieutenant-Colonel Morris, commanding right column ; Lieu tepant-Co'onel Adams, commanding 16th; Major Fawcett, commanding 55th ; Major Stephens, commanding 49th; Major Ellie, commanding Royal Marines ; Captain Simpson, com manding t ifle company, 36th Madras Native I n f an t ry ; Cap tile Knowles, Royal Artillery, senior officer of Artillery; Cap tain Pears, senior officer of engineers; Captain Anstruther, commanding Madras Artillery ; and Captain Cotton, assistant field engineer. _ From Lieutenant-Colonel Alnuntan, Deputy Adjutant- G •neral, and Captain Gough, Actin.. Deputy Quarter-Master General, I hare received thnaughcut the whole operations the most valuab l e assistance. I mutt also mention the active ser vices of Lieutenant Gubbith. my Aide-de- Camp. I have to rereat my thanks to Cap:ain Giffard, of the Royal Navy, who, after ably conducting the disembarkation, rejoin-td me, and accompanied me during the rest of the day, as did .Major Malcolm, the Secretary of Legation. I have the honour to be, my Lord, Your Loriship's most obedient, humble servant, 11. GOUGH, M. Genl. Commg. Espy. Force. GENERAL ORDEAS TO THE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE Hrad-quarters, Tinghae City, Oct. 3, IS4I. Major-General Sir Hugh Gough has again the pleasure to congratulate the troo s under his•command upon their success in the recapture of th . c island of Chusan and city of Tinghae on the ist ina._ _ - 2. The conluct a the 55th, whcse Bond fortune it was to land fist, an - I who gallantly gained and &eared the heights under brisk and sustained fire from the enemy, was most credit ab'e to the corps, and gave it the further advantage ei being the first to scale the city wall. 3. That of the hith Irish, who landed next, was cqu Ally praisexor by in driving the enemy before them despite of his resi,tan2e from the lung line of sea batteries, until the regiment gained and re- , Jecupied its old s'ati.,n on the Pagoth hilr: 4. The well-directed fire of the detachment of Royal and Madras Artillery from Trumball Island, arid thu exertions of the Madras A tillery on Causan ia getting their guns over a moat impracticable ground, a.d their tire from successive points, Were alike distinguished. 5. The Major-General was also gratified by observing the spirited manner in which the Madras Rifle Company advanced in extended order over the hills to the city, and the active ze►l of the Madras Sappers and Miners in carryin:f the scaling ladders over thex steep and difficult heights, and planting them against the walls. 6. Circumstances which it was impossible to foresee having hastened the attack, the 49th Regiment and Royal Marines were not landed in time to perform all that had been allotted to them, but. the Major-General noticed with much satisfaction the rapidity with vihich they moved off to support the advanc3. 7. Sir Hugh Gough addresses himself therefore to all, in expressing his thanks to corninand.ng officers of columns and corps, and to the general and personal staff, and directing that his sentiments be made known to all of every rank under their respective command. By Order, (Signed) ARMINE S. H. YOUNTAIN, True copy. Lieut. Col. D.A. G. ARMINE S. H. MOUNTAIN, Lieut. Col. D. A.G. Return of Officers and Men Killed and WouncH of the Force under the command of Major-General Sir Hugh Cough, K.C.8., at the re-capture of the Island of Chusan on the Ist instant. Killed--Sappers and Miners, 1 rank and file; 55th Regi ment, 1 officer. Wounded—Sappers and Miners, 1 sergeant, severely; 18th Royal Irish, 1 rank and file dangerously, 1 sPrgeant and 1 rank and file severely, and 4 rank and Rte slightly ; 55th tie giment, 3 rank and file dangerously, 5 rank and file severely, 1 1 rank and file slightly. Name of Offiver Killed-55th Regiment, Ensign R. Duel. ARMINE S. H. MOUNTAIN, Lieut.-Col., D. A. G. Return of Ordnance captured in Chusan. and mounted on the Defe'ices in the Action of the Ist October, 1841. On Temple-hill redoubt, 12 on guns. Battery to the eai,t t f Temple-hill redoubt, 10 iron guns; ditto 10 brass. Batt,ry to'the west of Temple-hill redoubt, 8 iron guns. On ths western line, 40 iron guns; ditto, la brass. (hi tl.e ramparts of the city, 40 iron guns; ditto, 1 brass. Grand total, 110 iroa; 2ti brass. Gingalls, MO; carrying balls from 1,2 lb. to 1 lb. Matchlocks in considerable numbers lying on the works, but all deStroyed. Gkuipoviller tubs, 554. Rockitts,. Bamboo, 30. 11-Ocliets: alirow cases, 20. BiITS; leaden, boxes and tubs, 100. N.B.—The brass guns are remarkably well bored, and al thob!t of great thleknes3 of the metal, yet evidently show con siderable advance on the part of the Chinese in casting. Some of the gun carriages are superior to those hitherto in use with the Chinese, particularly one on which a brass gun is mounted ; and the models of gun carriages and sweeps which have been found, prove that the Chinese are quite ready to introduce improvement.. J. KNOWLES, Captain, Comminding Artillery Brigade. Chtfsan, October 3, 1841. FIE RIGHT /lON. THE EARL OF AUCKLAND,G.C.B., COVER NOR-GENERAL OF INDIA, &c. Head-Quarters, October 18, 1841. My Lord—With feelings of the deepest thankfulness I have the honour to acquaint roar Lordship that, under the protec ti in cf a gracious and allivise Providence, perfect success has at tended her 'Majesty's combined forces in all our projected ope rations. Considering the extent of the enemy's preparations, the' strength of his different posi'icns, and his overwhelming numbers, the loss on our side has been surprisingly small, while thavon the part of the Chinese has been almost appalling. My last dispatch will have informed your - Lordship of ourproposed movement of Chinghae and Ningpo. On the Bth instant, I accompanied their Excellencies Sir Henry Put singer and the Admiral in a steamer, for the purpose of recon noitring the former place. For the period of the monsoon, upon a lee-shore, the wea•her was singularly favourable : both on this and the following s the enemy allowed us to come within short range without firing a shot, and the Admiral and I were thus st once enabled to make our disposition.. 3. The fortified city of Chinghae, the great military depot in this province, is situated on the left bank of the Tahia or Ningpo river, occupying, with its suburb, the whole space be tween the river and the sea. The walls are nearly three miles i circumference, and their sea f•ce runs for about a mile along a masive stone embankment, that ex' ends for three or four miles further up the ecast. At the south-eastern extremity, separated only from the walls by a narrow gorge, a precipitous rock-rises abruptly from the sea, throwing out a steep and rugeed spur, at the point of which is the entrance t i the river. Upon the summit of this rock there is a large joss -house, ex tending along the coast of the ridga, and forming a sort of cita del, the several buildings being loop-holed and connected by castellated walls, audio front of the outer gate, commanding the spur before mentioned, a battery, armed with some pieces of heavy ordnance, has been recently constructed. From infor mation-I obtained, it would appear that the joss 'house was oc cupied by 400 men, while 3,000 held the city and various small encampments without the walls. 4. The same information led me to believe, and the recon noisances confirmed the statement, that the great body of the troops were strongly posted on the right bank of the river upon a range of steep hula ovei basking the c ity an d J oss-house with heavy batteries, armed for the most part, with new brass guns, commanding the entrance to the river, which was staked across.. All these heights were fortified, and presented both a sea de fence and military position of great strength, corsisting of a cha d of entrenched camps on all the prominent points difficult of approach from the natural steepness of the hale, which had been further scarped in several places; field redoubts crowned the summits, and hill and ravine bristled with gingalls. A low swampy Pat, rea;;hing to the s! . ore, and only to be crossed by narrow winding causeways, lay in frost of the left of this priSi tion, Which was also protects d by a deep canal, that, after skirthkg the , hills, ruris through the flat into the sea • but I as certained that there were two bridges over this canal. 5. We returned to Chusan the same evening, and the troops which'i had ordered for this service having been previously am barked; as thick as they could stow on board the transports se leeted bythe Admiral as fittest in regard to the extraordinary currents on this coast, the squadron arrived the following even ing off the mouth of Tahea river. 6. I beg herewith to enclose for your Lordship's information the disPositien for landing. It appeared to use advisable, in which Sir William Parker concurred, that we should make a conjoint attack on both banks of the river, first drawing the attention of the enemy to the right bank ; and the dispositions were accordingly made for attacking in three columns, while the two line-of-battle ships. with the Blonde and Modeste, were to cannonade the Joss house-hill, and sea line of the city defence ; the smaller vessels of war and the steamers to cover the 'lauding and to support, when practicab'e, the advancing columns by their fire. Sir William Parker wit detail to your Lordship the truly spirited manner in which the several ships of war and steamers took up their positions and fulfilled his orders. It only remains for me to say that the cordial co-ope ration and powerful support which I•have received upon the present, indeed upon every occasion, from the ships of war under the direction of their gallant chief, is matter of the warmest thankfulness. 7. At daylight, on the morning of the 10th, the left column consisting of a wing of the 18th, five companies of the 55th, the Rifle company of the 36th Madras Native Infantry, a company of Madras Artillery, and one of Sappers, in all 1,040 men, with four light hotnitzers and two 5i inch mortars, was embarked in the steamers. This column I placed under Lieut,- Colonel Craigie, but accompanied myself, and at eight o'cl ,, Ck the steamers, having run in close to the shore, the troops were promptly landed, without any opposition, under the judicious superintendence of Cap'ain Giffard, ably aided by Lieut. So merville, of the Royal Navy, at a rocky point, having the low flat and the canal already mentioned to their right. 8. The centre column was soon a'ter landed about a mile t o my right, under a detached rocky hill, near the mouth of the canal, but on the opposite bark, having in its front a part of the low flat between it and the enemy's position, my object being to threaten a front attack, and to doter the enemy from weakening his centre to support his right, which the left column under my own superintendence was dead ed to burn. The centre ceiumn consisted of the 40th reg i ment, detachments of the Royal and Madras Artillery ; under Captain Knowles, of the firmer c irps, and fifty men of the Sappers, ansouroirg alto ge her to 440 men, with two 12-pounder hov.itzers, and two 9.pounder field guns, under L'eut.-Colenel Morris 9. Immediately after l a ndin g the left colu mn moved rapidly ever a t ucces3ion of steep hills that skirted the intervening flat in front of the enemy's position, until it reached a poi n t f rom whence I hail a full view of the whole position and of the two bridges over the canal—that to my front I ordered the Rifle ing a few houses on our side, sup. company to protest by °ceu r t nart-C ' C • • ported by fhe 18th, 'find I irected ten e o.one Craigie with'the 155th, accompanied by Captain Pears, commanding smithe+i; ttl`riiMie eufekly Orr the sett:Md bridge, which was the hill' a milefurther up . the flat,: cross if; and push on for tnealog the , . estretne right of the enemy's to- cwt.. off his retreat. By this time the centre co IThl lkkliii*Xlf4ii•ata 'showed its head at the oppo • • • site side of the flat just out of gingall range, threatening th a e fr a r t l y t attack. Captain Simpson very promptly performedviinth jared, but had been barricaded b entrusted to him, and I ascertainedya cid al a th i at the bridge o f masonry, asuri v soldier could not pass with some difficulty removed, a single merely an aperture so narrow that soon after the gate was through without unstrapping his greet coat. Having assem bled the 18th at the foot of the bridge to cover the Rifles, that company passed over in Indian file, in face of a large body of the enemy, assembled in an advanced redoubt upon the sum mit of an eminence within 150 yards of us, who cheered our advance, but most unaccountably reserved their fire. Having placed the Rifles behind a hill just beyond the bridge, I di- rected the 18th to cross and form, and finding the 55th had ar rived at its point of attack, sent orders for the 49th to advance, which they did with a spirit worthy of that gallant corps. 10. From the rapidity of these movements and the difficulties of the ground, the guns could not be brought forward enough to act, but Captain Anstruthrr, of the Madras Artillery, with the usual alacrity of that corps, brought up the rockets, which now began to play. The moment the advance of the 49th got into action, the 18th and Rifl-s rapidly moved forward, and the 55th having crossed the upper bridge, pressed the enemy's right. I have seldom witnessed a more animated combined attack, the Chinese cheering until we got close to them, now poured in a very heavy but ill-directed fire, and displayed in various instances acts of individual bravery that merited a better fate ; but nothing could withstand the steady but rapid advance of the gallant little force that assailed them ; field -work after field-work was cleared, and the colours of the 49th were displayed on the principal redoubt above the sea and river batteries; while the 18th, who had charged up a deep gorge to the left, broke through the central encampment, carrying every thing before them. From 12,000 to 15,000 of the enemy, that had stood longest, were driven down the heights into the river, their retreat. being cut off by the flank movement of the 55th ; many were drowned in attemp.ing to swim across to the city, others sought concealment on a rock in the stream, and were afterwards picked up by the boats of the Qaeen, and nearly 500 surrendered as prisoners. 11. I feel a difficulty in naming any individual where all so well merit my warmest meed of praise, but I cannot avoid bringing to your lordship's special notice, as having fallen un my own personal observation, the conduct of Captain Reynolds, of the 49th, and Lieutenant and Adjutant Browne, of the same crape, whose bold advance up the first hill, the one with his company, the other with a covering party of his regiment, was most conspicuous. Lieut.-Colonel Morris reports most favour ably of the spirited manner in w' ich Captain Tabor, with his light company, covered his right flank. 12. The operations on the right bank having thus termi nated, I had a full view of the effect of the fire from the ships of war and steamers on the Joss-house-hill, and of the landing of the right column. This column, which consisted of the seamen, battalion of Royal Marines, a detachment of Royal Artillery, and fifty sappers, in all about 700 men, with two five and a half inch mortars, I had intrusted to Captain Her bert, of her Majesty.'s ship Blenheim, whom Sir W. Parker placed at my disposal, s-ncling with him Captain Cotton, of the Madras Engineers. Captain Herbert was instructed to land at the extremity of the Spur under the Joss-house, and to storm and take it by the spa front, whenever the fire fro:n the ships should make it practicable, and it was left to his discre tion to push on and take the city, if the effect of a plunging fire fenn the hill, aided by a powerful cannonade from the ships of war, should justify the advance. 13. I had it only in my power, as the flying enemy had car r'ed off every boat from the right bank of the river, to aid the operatons on the left bank by turning such of the captured guns as our artillery could at the moment bring to bear upon the city, and by a well. directed tire of rockets; but it appeared to me evident that more 2i.1 was necessary, as the admirable fire of the ships of war and steamers occa sioned fearful devastation on the Jose-house-hill. The right column landed a little after eleven o'clock, and the seam n with characteri tic spirit dashed up the face of the near'y precipitous rock, supported by the steady advance of the Royal Marines. A magazine in the new battery be fore the Dater gate exploded. The way was thus cleared, and the column entered, the garrison escaping into the town, and the Union Jack was displayed en the Joss. house walls. Captain Herbert, with his usual sound judgment, instantly determined upon taking a:dvan age of the general panic, quickly followed up the retreating enemy, and cleared the city rampart in his front by a sharp fire of musketry. At this moment a tremendous ex plosion took place in a battery below the hill, by which the Chinese suffered severely, and a dh ummer of the marines re ceived so severe a wound that he soon after died. The coluinn escaladed at the south-eastern angle where the city wall is about tar) feet high, the enemy flying before it, as it rapidly pushed along the ramparts, and escaped through the western gates. I cannot omit to mention h ere th a t Si r William Parker accompanied this column, and with the true spirit of a British sailor, was amra g the first to scale the walls. Thus, the ferti firdcity of Chinhae, with the several shore batteries, as well as the enemy's works end fortified encampments on the right bank of the river, all of which they had been for the last year busily employed in strengthening at an immense expense, fell into our possession. Of the principal Mandarins, some are re ported to have been killed, others to have destroyed themselves, and the Chinese army dispersed, the fugitive soldiers throwing away their arms and military clothing. 14. Captain Herbert speaks in high terms of the zealous and spirited conduct of every individual under his command, and particularly calls my attention to the able assistance he received from Captain Bourchier of the Blonde, commanding the batta lion of seamen ; Major Ellis, commanding Royal Marines, and Captain Whitcomb of that corps, an old and zealous officer ; and Captain Cotton, of the Madras Engineers. I beg, there fore, to bring these officers to your Lordship's favourable not . ce. 15. The obstructions at the river's mouth having been re moved by the boats from the ships of war and the steamers, the latter came in, and I passed over in the afternoon, leaving a sufficient force on the right bank to collect the arms, protect the brass, and destroy the iron guns. 16. I have not been able to ascertain the actual strength of the Chinese army, but from the heavy masses collected at differ• ent points upon the right bank, from the numbers I saw upon the walls of Chinhae, as well as from the multiplicity of arms found over the whole face of the hills and on the ramparts and in the streets of the city, I am led to conclude that my infor mation before stated, as to the force on the left bank was cor rect, end that from eight to nine thousand men occupied the works and position on the right, where the bodies of several Alas-Matins were found amongst the killed, while others, sup posed to be Mandarins, were seen to drown themselves whets their retreat-was intercepted. 17. We found Chinhae to be, I may almost say, one great arsenal, with a cannon foundry and gun- carriage manufactory in active operation on improved works, together with warlike stores of various descriptions. In a battery upon the river one of the caronades of the Kite was found, with an excellent imi tation alongside it, and many of the new Chinese brass guns are very efficient. 19. It having been determined to push on with the least pos sible delay to Ningpo, Sir William Parker proceeded on the 12th, in the Nemesis steamer, to ascertain the practicability of the river, and actually reached, without the slightest attempt at opposition, the bridge of boats, which connects the city with the opposite suburb. Upon his returning in the eve3ing, ar rangements were made for the attack on the following morning, lest the enemy, by his apparent submission, should intend to entrap us. Having left the 55th, with the exception of the light company, 100 of the Royal Marines, with detachments of artillery and sappers in Chinghae, the rest of the force, about 750 bayonets, exclusive of the artillery and sappers, in steamers, by eight A. 11., on the 13th, and we reached Ningpo at three o'clock. No enemy appeared, and it was evident that no am buscade was intended, as the inhabitants densely thronged the bridge of boats, and collected in clusters along both banks. The troops landed on and near the bridge, and advanced to the city gate, which we found barri caded, but the walls were soon escaalded, and the Chi nese assi.ted in removing the obstructions and open ing the gate. This little force of soldiers, seamen, and marines —.— drew up on the ramparts, the band of the 18th playin g " - God save the Queen !" The second city of the province of Cie- Keang, the walls of which are nearly five miles in circumfer. ence, with a population of 300,000 souls, has thus fallen into our hands. The people all appear desirous to throw them- selves under Bri6sh protection, saying publicly that their Mandarins have deserted them, and their own soldiers are unable to protect them. I have assembled some of the most respectable and influential of the mercantile class that have re mained, and have as,ured them of ay anxiety to afford them all protection consistent with our instructions to press the Chinese Government. Proclamations have been issued, call ing upon the people to open their shops, which I have engaged shall not be molested. This they have done to some extent, and confidence appears to be increasing. It affords me very great gratification to he enabled to report to your Lordship that the orderly conduct of the troops calls for my warmest com mendations, evincing the constant attention of the officers, and the true British feeling which exists in this little force. 19. 1 have placed the troops in two large public buildings, as :comfortable quarters as I could find consistent with se curity. The duties to guard against any sudden attack, and to protect'llie Chinese against- gangs of robbers of their own countrymen, 'ire' necessarily very severe. Cholera has ap peared, I reg . ret to say, both in Cbinghae and in this city ; in the fortnee•ant of the :marines have died; here all the cases have recovered, and trust that, 'by the unremitting attention aad judicious arrangements - of-Dr.-French, the superintending surgeon, the progress of the disease has been arrested. 20. I have spoken of the 'forbearance of the troops to wards the inhabitants under temptations of no ordinary na ture, and it is with 'equal pride that I feel myself called upon to bring to your Lordship's notice their excellent con duct in the field throughout the operations I have detailed. every officer sad soldier has merited my approbation. I will, therefore, only further beg leave to name the com manding officers of columns and corps : Captain Herbert, R.N., commanding right column; Lieut.-Col. Craigie, 531 h, commanding left column • Lieut.-Cul. Morris, 49th, eon manding centre column • daptain Bourchier, R.N., command ing seamen battalion ; Lieut.-Col. Adams, commanding 18th . Royal Irish ; ;Major Blyth, commanding 49th Regiment; Major Faucet, commanding 55th; Major Ellis, commanding - Royal Marines; Captain Simpson, commanding Rifles 36th M.N.I. ; Captain Knowles, commanding Royal Artillery' (senior officer of that arm), and Captain Anstruther, corn- , mending Madras Artillery. From Captain Pears, the com manding Engineer, I have received every assistance. • Lieutenant-Colonel Mountain, Deputy-Adjutant-General, and Captain Gough, acting Deputy Quartermaster-General, have continued their able and active services with unabated zeal. This despatar, together with plans of Amoy, Chusan, and. Chinghae, will be delivered by Lieut. Gabbith, Of the Madras Artillery, my Aid. de-camp, whom I beg to recommend to your' Lordship, and who will be able to afford any further information' you may require.—l have the honour to be, my Lord, your Lordship's most obedient humble servant, H. GOUGH, Lieut.-General, Commanding Expeditionary Land Force. Return of the killed and wounded of the Force under the command of Lieutenant-General Sir Hugh Gough, K. C. 8., at the Storming of the Fortified Heights and Citadel of Chinhae, on the 10th of October, 1841. Head quarters, Ningpo, Oct. 16, 1841. Royal Artillery—One private, severely wounded. 18th Royal Irish Regiment—One rank and file killed, two rank and file severely, and one slightly wounded. 49th Regiment—tine rank and file dangerously, one officer, one serjeant, three rank and file severely, and four rank and file slightly wounded. Royal Marines—One drummer killed. 55th Regiment—One camp follower severely wounded. Rifle Company 36th M.N.l.—One private killed. RECAPITULATION. Three rank and file killed, two rank and file dangerously wounded, one officer, one serjeant, and six rank and file se verely wounded, five slightly wounded. One camp follower severely wounded. Total-3 killed, 16 wounded. Name of officer wounded. Lieutenant J. M. Montgomery, 49th Regiment. A. S. 11. MOUNTAIN, Lieut.-Colonel, Deputy Adjutant-Gen., Expeditionary Force. Wellesley, at the Anchorage of Just-in-the-way, September 5, 1841. My Lord,—l have the honour to transmit for your Lord ship's information, the copies of two letters from Mr. Hall, commanding the Hon. Company's steam-vessel Nemesis, re porting the destruction of a Chinese battery on the island of Quemoy, on the 31st of August, and of three, together with three war junks, within the harbour of Shei-po , on the 17th instant ; an d I have much pleasure in adding my commendation of the s pi r i t of enterprise and activity which is exhibited by Mr. Hall, his officers and crew, upon every opportunity.-1 have the honou r to be, my T,ord, your Lordship a most obe dient servant, Vir. PARKER, )tear-Admiral. THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1842. REAR-ADMIRAL SIR WM. PARKER, K. 1.8., H. C. S. Nemesis, Amoy, Aug. 31,1841. Sir,—l have th e h onour to inform you, in compliance with your orders conveyed to me through Captain Fletcher, that after having towed the boats to the respective forts on the northern shore to be destroyed, I proceeded to re connoitre the Island of Quemoy ; on my way across L ob served three forts on different Wands to the S.W. of us with out any guns in them ; after closing the island of Quemoy at 10 A.M., saw a small round tower fort on the larboard bow, bearing S.E., which I steered for. As we approached, ob serving the Chinese soldiers deserting the fort, I sent away the first cutter and first gig under the command of Mr. Freese, my chief officer, to destroy the fort; at 10 25 the boats re turned, having destroyed three guns, one gingall, and obout 35 stand of matchlocks, 35 cutlasses, and a quantity of spears and gunpowder. At the same time I observed a sand-bank fort, mounting 13 guns, with a number of large junks and an en campment, with banners displayed in every direction at the entrance of a river di.tant about two miles to the eastward, and close to a tower apparently of some note, from the appear ance of the buildings, and mandarin houses, &c. Having fulfilled my orders I rejoined Captain Fletcher, and embarked him and his party on board.—l have the honour, &c. (Signed) W. H. HALL, Commander. fort built on alofty head-land jutting into the sea), and a number of heavy batteries and outworks on each bank of the 1 estuary, that the Imperial Commissioner, Yukien, who had come specially to defend it, and the oth er c i v il an d m ili tary Chinese s ceauiall author sties, ities, appear, from their proclamations, to have flattered thernielves, even after their past and recent experi ence of the power of the British arms, that the place could not be taken ; but they were, as on all previous occasions, speedily undeceived; and although the Chinese troops displayed consi derable bravery, and in many individual instances would neither retreat nor surrender, though deserted by their officers and comrades, the main bodies were driven from one rallying spot to another, and at length routed and entirely dispersed, whilst the fort and works were demolished Or rendered utterly untenable, by the overwhelming and beautiful practice of the systadrozu It is reported that a great many of the Chinese officers of rank have fallen, with a large number of men, but no precise information has yet been obtained on this point. The Impe rial Commissioner is stated to have attempted to drown himself immediately after the battle, and to have since died at a short distance inland from the effects of that attempt, or souse other unexplained cause. About 150 pieces of brass ordnance, exclusive of iron can non, many hundred ginjals and wall pieces of various calibre, and some thousand matchlocks and other warlike weapons were captured ; besides which several extensive magazines cf gun powder have been blown up or otherw'se destroyed. It affords her Majesty's Plenipotentiary the highest altii•- timed satisfaction to add. that this achievement has beers hap pily effected with a much smaller loss on our side than could have been almost hoped for, there being only five killed and about 30 wounded of all arms of her Majesty's forces. Cruiser,ih e t r t y c The necessary arrangements havin g b een ma l e, an d recon noissances had during the 11th and 12th i n - tant, t h e squa d ron, the flag o f hi s E xce ll ency the Admiral,consistingof theld s e Pentinck, Queen steamer, sesostris Ne me Columbine,sietsstth carrying r , in a g r ry g the troops, Mari n e s . and extra seamen from the ships left behind, n owed on the 13th up the river to Ningpo, which was found undefended, the Chi nese soldiers having positively refused to face our troops again, in consequence of which the civil mandarins and all the military officers fled from the city about two hours before the squadron reached it. The city was therefore peaceably occupied by the troops under his Excellency Sir Hugh Gough, K. C. R., and the ships moored in the river within 100 yards of the wall. God save the Queen. Dated on board the steam frigate Queen, in the raver Ningpo, this 15th day of October, Nil. (Signed) HENRY POT TINGER, Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. MACAO, Om 15.—The Chinese are a.,kiies the high price of 34 t 36 taels for new Con gous . A few Amps have been weighed, but the . prices left for after settlement. The new teas are arriving in small quantities, which the Chinese say is owing to the weather having been very dry for six weeks past, and if we should not have rain soon the crops will be late in reaching Canton. The purchasers there de not seem at all anxious to buy at present prices. Very littie is doing in im ports, and prices keep declining. except in cotton. Sales in Bombay are daily making, and prices improving. Two chits of new Gingen have been settled for 34 to 35 taels, and the want of water in the rivers continued to prevent the arrival of new teas, Offers of 430 Spanish dollars per pee u are made for the best qualities of Tsatlee. Prices for the drug have rather declined; thsy may be quoted, Patna 410 Spanish dollars ; llenares, 400 Spanish &Lars ; Malwa, 370 Spantsh dollars ; and from these prices five Spanish riots. may be taken when the payment is in cash and immediate, and not a barter. REAR-ADAtIRAL SIR WM. PARKER, K.C.E., &c. H. C. Steamer Nemesis, Buffalo's Nose, Sept. 19, 1841. Si it—l have the honour to inform you that the Honourable Company's steamer Nemesis, under my command, was obliged to part company with the fleet (being light, and consequently very leewardly). and tide it up in-shore in smooth water. On the morning of the lith instant, being off Shei-poo, the wind being strong against us, and the weather looking very threaten ing, and having only one day's fuel left, I deemed it necessary to proceed to the nearest port to procure wood. Having pro cured a fisherman to art as pilot, 1 entered the harbour of Shei poo, and just inside passed an island on which were two forts but which allowed us to pass without firing. I then had hopes of getting wood cithout being obliged to proceed to extremities. I hauled in to an anchor close off the town (off which were anchored upwards of a hundred merchant junks). As we neared the anchorage, a fort, situated at the southern end of the town, opened fire on us, which I immediately returned, my crew being at quarters. I then anchored by the stern in a good position, within pis , 01-shot of the fort. We soon silenced them, and I then landed with my crew, the enemy retreating as we advanced. After setting fire to their barracks and destroying four guns (two of them brass, 9 feet 6 inches long and 4 i nc h es b ore ) i n the fort, I returned on board, immediately despatched boats, manned and armed, to search for wood, and succeeded in ob taining seven boat-loads (about 25 tons) sufficient to fill the bunkers and holds. After completing our wood, I sent the boats to destroy three large war junks, which they accom plished by setting fire to them, after having towed them to the opposite side of the harbour, clear of the town and merchant junks; one of these junks mounted 14 guns, which, as well as a quantity of match-locks, cutlasses, and gunpowder, we effec. tually destroyed. A large body of troops having collected to the southward of the town, I weighed and steamed clo se in, and dispersed them with grape and cannister ; I then I , ,roceedeil to the upl er end of the harbour, firing at the two forts on the island in passing, and came to an anchor to allow the men to get their dinner ; after which I weighed and proceeded to attack the two forts on the island. When within good range, I opened fire with round shot and rockets ; the enemy not returning the fire I anchored and landed with three boats manned and armed. On entering the forts I found the enemy had deserted them. Having destroyed in one fort five guns, and in other four guns, I burnt the carriages and tents of the encamp ments, and returned on board, weighed, and proceeded out of the harbour. During the whole time we were engaged, thousands of the inhabitants, and nearly all the crews of the merchant junks, were unconcerned spectators to the scene, quietly looking on, at,d appeared perlectly to un derstand that we .were at war only with the Government, even a fleet of merchant junks thus arrived during the day passing close to us in beating up the harbour. I cannot sFeak too highly of Mr. Auchmuty Pylden Freese (mate li.N ) my first officer, and the rest of my officers and crew. lam happy to say that this was achieved without any casualty on our side, although the loss on the side of the enemy must have been very grea:.—l have the honour to be, &c., (Signed) W. H. HALL, Commander. INDIA. BURMA H. The great King Tharawaddy remains peaceably at Rangoon, superintendin g the fortification of the new town which his workmen have built, and constructing a flotilla of gun-boats. lie declares his intentions to be, and to have been, quite pa eltio; but his object in coming down to Rangoon with so large a force remains unexrlained, and is shrouded in as much mys tery as ever. I have before mentioned the incivility with which the commander of the Pros:la-pine was treated on his vi-it to Rangoon; and it now appears that Captain /lough, of the Ganhe% steame:, was refused admittance into the royal pre sence unless he, took off his shoes, and conformed iii other re.pects to the Burman notions of etiquette. The letters, how ever, his Nlajesty deigned to receive. Her Majesty's ship Calliope, the steamers Ganges, Forbes, and Diana, and the transports Thetis, Robarts, Larkin:, e.nd expected. El zabeth A ins li e, h ave arrived at their destination s , and her M jesty' s b r i g Cli o , an d s l oop Br.tomart, from the St ra it s , are %l'h ur et r h e e t ro n r , no the formidable force in Burmah wi immediately it is impossible to say, but as it cannot be doubted that the supreme Government had goof cause for believing Tharawaddy's intentions to he hostile, when they sent it on, the probability is that a portion, at least, will remain to watch his proceedings. The cost of the expedition is esti mated by the Friend of India at thirty lacs of rupees (er £300,000). A Plenipotentiary has arrived at Moulmein from Rangoon, to assure the British authorities that tha King has no warlike designs. THE JLIGHT HON. THE EARL OF AUCKLAND, C.C.S., GOVER- NOR-GENERAL, &C. We:lesley, at the Anchorage of Just-in-the-Way, Sept. 25, ld-11. My Lord—The accompanying copies of letters from Lieu tenant 111•Cleverty, H. Al., commanding the Honourable Com pany's steam.ve:sel Phlegethon, will detail to your Lordship the treacherous conduct of some of the inhabitants of the town of Ko-kew-so, or Ko-ei-sau, in decoying part of the crew of the Lyra, Engli h trading vessel, under the promises of selling them stock and vegetables, into an ambu sca d e o f C h i nes.i troops, by which one of the seamen was killed, and Mr. Wainwright, the chief mate, after being desperately wounded, fell into their hands; another seaman was also wounded, but escaped on board. As this base Proceeding occurred within a very short dis tance of the village where Mr. Stead, the late master of the Pestonjee Bomanjee transport was murdered in March last, Lieutenant M'Cleverty promptly determined on landing and attacking the Mandarin military post, and, supported by the masters and crews of the merchant vessels Lyra and Anne, after gall .ntly putting to flight a very superior force, he caused the barracks, as well as the sma ll t own a dj oining the vil lage, wher e Mr. Stead was assassinated, to be destroyed. Intimation has been given of the motives which induced this measure of retribution, and I sincerely hope that it may have the effect of checking similar acts of atrocity on the part of the Chinese. AFFGHANIS'PAN. INSURRECTION IN CA ROOL.—Just pre - inus to the closing of the overland packet of the ht of December, a report arrived from the north-west that there had been a general rise of the Affgbans, who lad la.d siege to the City of Cabool. It. has not only turned out to be correct, but proved the forerunner of more melancholy and di,astrous news. The Aff'hans have risen, and they have taken the city. The account of the death of the amiab'e and talented Sir Alexander Burnes is confirmed, and several other officers have also fallen victims to the fury of the rebels. he insurrection broke out on the 2.d. November, and the latest date up to which trustworthy infor mation has been received, is the 18th of the same rnon , h. the communication having been closed ever since. On the rapture of the city, the British force was divided into two sections, one occupying the Balla Hisser, and the other an intrenched camp and these positions have been subsequently maintained. Several skirmishes, and one or two regular engagements, have taken place, in nearly all of which, whether defensive or aggressive, our troops have been completely victorious. The rebellion has not, of course, been confined to the movement on Caboel. It has spread into the K Listen, where a detachment of Goorkhas, stationed at Cherekai, have been —TO-REAR-ADMIRAL SIR W. ?RAKER, K.C.8., &c., cut up, and two officers, Lieutenants Wheeler and Maule, COMAIANDER-IN-CHIEF. murdered by the enemy. A party of invalids who were pro le. C. Steam-vessel Phlegethon, Kie-tow Point, ceeding to Ghuznie under the command of Captain Woodburn, 17th September, 1841. have also treed massacred with their leader, and Ghuznie itself SIR,—I beg leave to enclose for your information a letter I --nwhich is fortunately strongly garrisoned and well provisioned received from Mr. Hubertson, master of the brig Lyra, on my —is now reported to be in a state of siege. The gallant force arrival at this place, detailing an act of treachery by the under General Sale, which so bravely fought its way through Chinese killing his first-mate, and one of his sea-tunnies. the mountain pass of Khoord Cabool, remains at Jellallabad, On the receipt of this letter, consulting with the master of which place cannot be quitted. General Sale has vanquished the Lyra, Anne, and Arid, who gallantly offered their ser- the insurgents, h o wever, on every occasion on which they have vices, I determined to attack the Mandarin station, and pro- t ventured to attack him, and has procured supplies of food. ceeded for that purpose at daylight on the 16th init. When Though badly off for ammunition, there appeared little doubt we arrived I found that it was the village in which Mr. Stead, that he would he able to hold out till the relief expected from the master of the transport Pestonjee Bomanjee, had been mur- Peshawar should reach him. dered. I destroy e d th e v ill age an d took three prisoners, from I It cannot. be questioned that this i nsurrect i on w ill b e ulti whom I learnt th a t th e pr i nc i pa l stat i on of the soldiers was in mately put down; but thesacrifice of life and expenditure of the town where the Lyra's people had been murdered, that they money that must be the price of its suppression furnish mustered 500, and expected to be attacked. cause enough for anxiety. At 11 A.m., I procee led to the town, having 40 British and Should the object of the insurgents be, as is stated, to de -80 Lasears ;at 12 they opened a heavy fire of gingalls and match- pose Shall Soojah, and raise another Monarch to his throne, locks, which tailing to do any execution, and finding we were there is too much reason to fear that the cause will meet with rapidly closing on them, they retreated up the mountains ; we considerable support. The followers of these refractory Chiefs found their barracks and magazines, lefeTw them up, set fire to who recently took the field to dispute the supremacy of the the whole town, and totally destroyed it. Shah, will not refuse their aid. H ving now accomplished the object of our expedition, we The rebellion, as i have stated, commenced on the 2d No returned on board, and lam happy to say without any loss. vember. No particulars of the attack on the city have been In performing this service I beg leave to expre s s m y th an k s received, and we are consequently una bl e to , l earn i n w h at to Messrs. Hub er t son, Denham, and Woodman, masters of the manner, whether by stratagem or regular assault, the Lyra, Anne, and Ariel, for their efficient support. insurgents gained possession of it. The first who fell vice It would be inviduous in me to praise any, where all be- i time to their fury, were Sir Alexander Burnes, his bro hayed well ; but. I beg leave to recommend to your notice the First Lieutenant, Mr. Herbert R yves , an d Li eutenant R. B. ther, Lieutenant Burnes, and L ieutenant 1 3r adfoot, o f t h e Shah's service. On the following day the 37th Regiment Crawford, R.M., a passenger belonging to the transport ser- of Ben g al Native Infantry, which had parted from vice, who gallantly volunteered to lead, and was of the greatest General S a l e ' s f orc e at Seh Baba, r e tu rne d, an d succ eed e d possible assistance to m e . —I h ave t h e h onour, &c., in effecting a junction with the British troops. 'I h;s day (Signed) JAMES J. M'CLEVERTY, was also marked by a simultaneous attack on the cantoo- Lieut. Commanding. ment, and the Balls Hisser, in w hi c h t h e enemy susta i ne d P. S.—The Chinese s us t a i ne d a l oss o f s i x men killed ; b ut great loss, and were completely beaten off. There was a it was impossible to ascertain their wounded, as they carried skirmish in the town on the 4rh, when Captains Swayne and them wide them. Robertson of her Majesty's 44th, and Captain Gordon, of Captain 31‘Cleverty, R.M., Steamer Phlegethon. the 37th Native Infantry, were kilted; and on the 6th the British stormed a feet called Mahomed Khan, of which the rebels had gained possession, and took it, after a short struggle. Captain Raban, of her Majesty's 44th, lost his life on this occasion ; and the insurgents took advantage of our proceeding, by seizing two guns in the city. They also, it is said, compelled some men belonging to one of the Shah's regiments to direct their fire on the cantonments where our troops were posted. The time up to the 11th was passed in skirmishing; but on this day there was an important en • gagement, by which our troops gained some so:id advantages, re-capturing the guns of which the enemy hal gained posses sion, and materially weakening the force of the rebels. Captain Codrington was killed, and Captain Paton and Major Thain, aides-de-eamp to General Elphinstone, were wounded, the lat ter slightly, th e f ormer severely. ince this there Spears to hive been no fighting, and the envoy, by the last accounts. is reported as endeavouring to induce the Kolristanees and Kuz. zelbashes, by a money bribe, to break with the Dooranees, and fight for the Shah. This attempt ie in itself a strong proof that Sir W. M•Naghten considers it necessary to desist from any further aggressive act, and to confine our efforts fie- the defence of our positions. The Kuzzelbashes were most active in the re volt, and a party"of them, at the very outset, attacked the en trenched camp, but they were repulsed with great slaughter by Anderson's Horse and the sth Cavalry. A correspondent of the Agra Ukhbar gives the following account of the forces at Cabool. I transcribe it, ,as it may be interesting to your readers : " First troop first brgade Horse Artillery, two squadrons sth Cavalry, four squadrons Shah's Cavalry, her Majesty s 44th Foot, sth Native Infantry, 37th ditto, 54th ditto, tith Shah's ditto, 3d corps Shah's Sappers. Besides the 3d seah's Regiment at Chareekair, and some Aff e han troops, whom I do not take into account. " G stres.—Six iron 9-pounders, three 24-pounder howitzers, two 12-pounder howitzers, five 6-pounders, three mountain guns and howitzers, three Nrinch mortars, besides some guns of the Shah's, of which two 6-pounders and a 16-pounder were at Chareekair." In reference to this statement, it seems necessary to remark that no mention of the arrival of the 54th Native Infantry at Cabool is made in any of the accounts, a lthough the 37th ( the other re g i ment w hi ch was with Genera l Sale) reached the city on the 3d o f N ovem b er. The Sha h' s re giment at Chareekair, alluded to by the writer, is the corps whose destruction I have already n o ti ce d ; an d the guns w hi c h were with it base no doubt fallen i n t o th e h an d s of t h e K o histanees. As for the events which have occurred at Jellellabad, since the occupation of the place by General Sale'she art ivar brigade,. of the they may be summ e d u p i n a f ew b r i e f w ords. On t.. force matters' were found t o be in a most unpromising state,te. The walls a n d d e f ences were gre atly dilapidated; there was scarcely any ammunition, scarcely any provisions, and not sufficient water. Si r R. S a l e immediately took measures to remedy these defects, and supply these deficiencies—the walls were repaired and guns mounted, foraging parties suceeedesl in Obtaining provisions, and wells were dug for water. Several 'skirmishes took place en different occasions; but the enemy did not venture on any regu l ar attac k till the 15th of November, and by thig time General Sale was well prepared to r ece i ve them. The attack of the 15th was utterly unsuccessful, the insurgents were completely routed, and left 130 of their number dead upon the field. From this time to the latter end of the month, they appear to have been tolerably quiet; but they then as sembled a force amounting to about 3 000 men, and getting into possessien of some old forts about three miles distant from our troops, sent out parties to fire on the British defences. The insurgents again attacked us on the let December, but were They once more d e f eated with the grea t es t facility, all taking to th e i r heels a s soon as our troops, which sallied out against them, made their app earance. The do not appear t o have a p arti cle of the courage poss esse d b y their brother re b e ls of Cahoot. Two out posts in the neighbourhood o f J e llellabad, occupied by our troops, have be en c l ose ly invested by the rebels ; on e o f them has ga ll antly withstood their mos t deter m i ne d efforts; but the ga rr i son of the other have been compe l led to fight their Ps, way through their assailants, and seek safety in flight. Ali Musjid, and Pesh-Bolack are the positions alluded to. Of the eve n t s at Pesb-Bolack w e have more detail e d ac count'. A l e t ter f rom an of f icer o f t h e garrison, p u bli shed in the Agra Ukhb ar , both sides, and o f the subsequent escape o f the littl e party from gives full particulars of t he operations on their situation of peril The narratite is in the highest degree interesting, and will no doubt be re-published at home. It ail pears that a rifle regim en t o f th e shah's, under th e commanu of Captain Ferris had been originally stationed at Pesh-Bolack; Lieutenant M'Cleverty, who is on all occasions most zealous and active, speaks highly of the conduct of acting Lieutenant llyves, and all the party that accompanied him. The latter officer has served long, with an excellent character, as mate in her Majesty's service ; he is the orphan son of a most es timable naval officer, and I understand he was amongst the f tremost of the party from the Phlegethort who entered the first battery which was taken possession of outside the barrier wall in the late attack on !_snoy.—l have the honour to be, my Lord, your Lordship's most obedient servant, W. PARKER, Rear-Admiral. ! Brig Ltra, off Singlosau, Sept. 15, 1841. have the painful duty to report to you, as the only offic'r present belonging to her Majesty's fleet, a case of the most unparalle'ed treachery and murder on the part of the Chinese at the village of Kogisaia, abreast of where we are lying, and beg you will be kind enough to report the same to his Excellency the Commander-in-Chief. I arrived here in company with the Ariel and Anne on the 10th instant, and anchored on Kogisau ; the following day we all armed our boats, and went . on shore to look for fresh water, and endeavoured to procure some stock. The natives at first appeared frightened,-but shoat►y came down.to us, and entered On the mast friendly terms, promising to supply us with fresh stock on fair terms ; and on Sunday morning, the 12th, I went on shore with my launch and cutter, and the same friendly communications subsisted, and the principal man of the place gave my linguist a written paper, stating the time he would have what things they could supply us with ; in consequence of which, I again 'sent my launch at noon in charge of my chief officer, Mr. Wainwright, who, on proceeding to the vil lage, and finding no person was returning to the boat, when his party was surrounded by 203 or 300 soldiers, and fired at with gingalls and matchlocks, and I regret to say Mr. Wain wright was wounded, and either killed or taken prisoner, and one sea-canny was shot through the head and killed on the spot, and one man wounded in his side, but escaped on board. On hearing this I immediately consulted with the masters of the Ariel and Anne. The result was that we immediately seized several boats, and by their crews - sent chops on shore offering Sp ; drs 1,000, for the bodies dead or alive, if not mutilated, btit to which I have received no answer. I pow beg you will bekind enough to use such measures as you may deem most necessary to procure . the release of my officer, if alive. —I have the honour to be, &c. (Signed) GEO. J. HUBERTSON, • Master of the Lyra. CIRCULAR. TO Hick intiTiNivlc I.tAizsrit'S SuBJECTS IN CHINA, Her Britannic Majesty's Plenipotentiary in China has the utri:lotesitisfaetion in announcing, for general information, that the City of Tinghae;the capital of the Chusan group of islands, w ts a h ho t e . ef r o h hr a M acw v ve e a ehs j elapsed esY s forces.sic e the island rste to Fib f r ai u tese a e r l y of greatly e ltB4h the I city t h t y o e strengthen t'hvaapa: n3uee.::nteegPur:dt°thavetfed'hi Government hh:tfent Irmt defence;. asPopiniaepjtdehe ass by tysy T h' f is now • one continued line of fortification, extending for nearly tiro miles, and redoubts and entrenched camps have been thrown up in every direction. The Chinese troops made a better attempt at resistance than they have hitherto done, but nothing could withstand the in tro; id valour and discipline of her Majesty's combined forces, and in less than two hours the batteries w ere c l eared, the city escaladed, and the enemy flying in all directions. Great quantities of ordnance (amongst which are about forty pieces of brass cannon), other arms and military stores of every description, besides ma g azines of gunpowder, and large grana ries of rice, have b )enfound ; and, from a variety of concur rent circumstances, it is evident that the Chinese authorities had no conception that the place could be taken in such rapid and gallant style. Arrangements will be made immediately for establishing a p (i e ro e in v i s s in i o t advisable, government, after w h a a n t d her has already Majesty's hapie n Plenipotentiary to intimate to her Majesty's subjects, and all others, that under no cir cumstances will Tinghae and its dependencies be restored to the Chinese Government, until the whole of the demands of England are not only complied with, but carried into full eff,ct. Got) sive the Queen. Dated on board her Majesty's ship Blenheim, in Chusan har bour, this 2d day of October, 1841. (Signed) HENRY POTTINGER, Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary. CIRCULAR. TO HER BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S SUBJECTS IN CHINA. Her Britannic Majesty's Plenipotentiary in Chira has the renewed extreme gratification of announcing, for general infor mation, the further brilliant and important success of her Majesty's combined naval an d l and forces, in the reduction and occupation, on the 10th and lath instant, respectively, of the cities of Chinghae and Ningpo, The city of Chinghae is situated at the mouth of the Tahae, or Nnigpo river, and was covered so strongly by its citadel (a but in consequence of the demand for troops, several detach- i scents were 'sent away at different times, till at length Captain Ferris had but 250 men remaining. Early in October, Capt. Ponsonby, Assistant Adjutant-General, Lieutenant Harrington, sth Light Cavalry, with 24 troopers, and Dr. Stiven, su perintending surgeon, took refuge in the cantonment, together with a Parsee merchant, who had with him a large inves , ment of goods. There were thus—with Captain Ferris, Lieut. Lukin, and Dr. Ritchie (attached to ti.e corps)—six European officers present; and there were also two ladies, the wife of Captain Ferris and her sister. Hostilities were commenced by the enemy on the 13th of November, and Captain Ferris imme diately made every exertion to put an old fort, situated near the cantonments, in a state of defence, which was ultimately effected, and all the valuable property removed thither. The number of the insurgents had greatly increased by the 15th, and they continued the conflict with redoubled ardour. The defence was kept up with great gallantry and spirit till the am munition of the garrison was almost wholly exhausted. Nego tiations were then attempted, but in vain ; the enemy knew the situation of our troops, and refused to listen to any proposition. The sufferings of the ladies during . this miserable period were poignant in the extreme. To add to the difficulties which passed around, the discovery was made that treachery existed in the regiment, one of the native officers having been detected in a correspondence with the enemy. A eouncil of war. was held, and it was re solved to sally forth and cut through the besiegers. About six or seven in the evening, the garrison evacuated the fort ; they moved on quietly till past the lines, when the Affghans took the alarm, fired their muskets, aid charged sword in hand. The conflict was severe, but it did not last long. The daunt'eas courage of the little party had its effect on the Affghans, and they went off to plunder the fort--a safer and more profitable employment than opposing the desperate and determined efforts of British valour. No further obstruction of consequence oc eurred; and on the 17th they arrived at Girdee, where Tora Baz Khan, a frien lly chief, met them, and conJucted them to La'poorah. This place not being considered safe, he deputed his nephew, Hvder Khan, to take them oa to Peshaw ,r, which town they reached in safety on the 21st of November. Three thousand rupees was the sum paid to Tora Baz Khan for his assistance. The total loss of the force was 24 killed and 26 wounded, exclusive of the casualties among servants and camp followers. The massacre of the brave Captain Woodburn and his fol lowers, was, indeed, a melancholy affair. It was on the 2d of November (that fatal day for Cabool) that this Gallant Officer took his departure from the city of Ghuznie, with a party of invalid sepoys. Ere he had proceeded f a r, th e enemy attacked his force, and plu n d ere d their baggage. On arriving at Sycla bad, he took possession of a fort there; but in the night a fire was opened upon it, which at length became so galling, that he sallied forth. His followers were divided into two parties, one under his own command, and the other under that of a subadar. 13oth the leaders were soon shot dead, and the greater part of the little band were cut up in the conflict which en sued. A few managed to reach Shushgao, where they were fired on by the treacherous Juzalchees (men in British pay), and their numbers reduced to six, who ultimately escaped to tell the tale. The party originally consisted of 150 men. One or two British officers appear to - have had narrow es capes from the rebels at the very commencement of the insur rection. The day before the attack on Cabool, two officers of her Majesty's 44th left that city, with an escort if five hundred horse. Tracy were detained a fortnight at a place called Te zero, and eventually got off by a forced march of twenty-two hours, losing, however, five - ollowers on their way. Lieut. Crawford, too, of the Bombay service, while in charge of a party of prisoners, fed in with the enemy near Nerve, and had some difficulty in effecting his escape. Several of his men were killed, and be lost both prisoners and baggage. As regards the measures taken for the relict of Cabool, and generally for the suppression of the revolt, it may suffice to s y that, almost all the troops stationed nearest to the scene of action have received orders to be in immediate readiuess for service, that a brigade under Lieutenant-Colonel Wild, consist ing of the 30th, 53d. 60th, and 64th Regiments of Native Iniantry is pushing on towards Cabool, through the Pttnjeub. that her Majesty's 9th Foot and 26th Regiment cf Native la. fantry have received orders to march through Seikh country, by which route it is believed a large force will 'se thrown into Affghanistan, and that a requisition has been made to Sheve Sing for ammunition and stores, and for troops, which havebeen sent—fhe former from Peshawar, and the latter from Lahore. The Seikh troops are to co-operate with Colonel Wild's bri gade, and, it is said, a•-e already on their way to Cabool for that purpose. General Avitable, the Seikh leader, despatched six guns, and a good supply of ammunition, to Jellellabad, for the relief of Sir R. Sale, as soon as he became aware that he required aid. These sterling proofs of the faith and good will of the Lahore Government towards us are highly gratifying, and afford a complete refutation of the reports of intended hos tilities which have of late so frequently got into circulation and gained credence. I subjoin a list of the officers who are reported to have lost their lives in Affghanistan during the insurrection ; of the number of European and native troops killed it is as yet impossible to form any idea : _ Sir A. Burnes, Lie - ut. Burnes, Capt. Swayne, Capt. Ro binson, Capt. Raban, her Majesty's 44th Regiment. Capt. Gordon, 37th Native Infantry. Lieut. Broadfoot, Lieut. Salisbury, Shah's service. Captain Codrington, Lieut. Rattra , assistant to the poli tical agent in Turkistan. Captain Trevor, 3d Light Cavalry. Lieut. Wheeler, Lieut. Maule, Shah's service, killed in Kohist an, Capt. Woodburn, killed near Ghuznie. SCINOti% - - An affray between the Scinde horse and some of the Boojtie tribe has taken place at Rojhaw ; one of the former was killed and another wounded, and the rest escaped by flight. This is the only act of hostility which has occurred, for in such a country as Beloochistan, where , the natives look upon the cold bl‘wded assassination of an enemy, real or stipposkl, , as an act deserving of praise, rather than censure--,murders like that I have noticed abov e w ill b e alwas common,- and must be re garded rather as the cr rues of individnals than as evident* of the existence of a rebellious spirit among the community at large. • THE PUNJAUB. Every thing is,quiet here, and Shere Sing appears to be in secure po , session of his crown. The Seikhs, as before stated, are lending us their aid in the suppression of the Cabnol insur rection, thus at nne coup putting to flight all the dreams of quarrel and warfare which have of late visited our Indian Politicians. PERSIA. _ - We have intelligence from the Persian Gulf, by the Hon. Company's sloop of war Coote, which arrived here on the 25th ult., bringing advices from Karrack to the 4th. A commercial treaty has been entered into between his Majesty and Sir J. .M'Neil, and there remaining no other points for adjustment, Karrack is to be immediately given up to us. There was a grand display of oriental magnificence on the entry of the Bri tish Ambassador into Teheran, where he arrived on the Bth of October, and his reception at Court was in every respect satis factory. _ _ _ SOUTHERN MAHRATTA COUNTRY. Another rising of Arabs has taken place in the Nizam's territories, and it has been necessary to send out a very strong force to put down the insurrection. Their leader was a man calling himself It ppah Sahib, Rajah of Nagpore, a gross impostor, of cour e, but who found it easy enough to persuade hundreds that he was the veritable Rajah, who, instead of.having died at Jondpore, as had been reported. was • alive and present before :hem. Having gdned between one anal two thousand adherents to his rause, he extorted a sum of money from the inhabitants of Cherolee, under a threat of destroying their village, and then surrounded and succeeded in capturing the fort of Chau•+ab. He was not, however. fated to achieve any further successes. A brig Ode from Hingolee, an other from Ellichpore, and a force from Na:•pore, under Col. Dewker, marched against him, and the soi disant Rajah fled without risking a battle. He penetrated into the jungles of Alahore, and thither Capt. Johnstone, of the Ist Nizam's In fantry, followed him, and after pursuing him into the Nlahadeo hills, seized him and his standard-bearer. He is now safe in our hands, together with a good number of his followers, but the cou•:try is as yet far from pacified. Brigadier Twemlow, the commander of the Ellichpore brigade, has just taken the fort of Jamoodie by storm. Eighty-five of the rebels were killed, and a considerable number wounded ; and of the Ni zam's force, five were killed and twenty wounded in this en counter. OUDE. The crisis is now passed, and the result is what was gene rally anticipated, the country being the scene of a bloody and remorseless civil war. " The whole ki ng d om. " says one writer, " is up in arms, the Chuckladars are slaughtering the Ryots on the one side, and the Thalookdars are, on the other hand, murdering the King's troops. whenever they get the advan tage. Divisuu Sing made a dour a ftw days ago on Buhram pore, and took the Rajah of that place by surprise ; when he succeeded in killing about 400 men in cold blood, and the heads of the principal people he sent into Lucknow, to the Putwah Minister, Sherf-ood-Owlah." In an engagement which took place between two chiefs Roberts's Ist Regiment_ which was employed on one side—. lost its reputation for invincibility by a hasty retreat from the field. Lieutenant Spry (nephew ot Dr. Spry, of Calcutta) and a Mr. Nesbit were killed on this occasion. In one fort, it seems, there-are seven Thalookdars fighting against the king's troops, and the greatest confusion every where prevails. The present state of affairs is attributed to the mismanagement of the ministor, who, it is said, has well filled his own pockets by • the acceptance of bribes, although he has impove7ished the 'Royal treasury. The British Go vernment is not likely to interfere, and the task of tranquil lising the country will thus have to be ►performed wholly by his. Majesty, who may find it a difficult one to accomplish. T H MET. THE SEIKIIS AND THE- CHINESE —I have on one or two previous occasions alluded to the progress making by the vic.. torious Seikh army in Thibet. From the very slight oppo sition offered, and the facility with which it was overcome, it certainly at one time appeared probable that Zorawar Sing would succeed in wresting from the Chinese some portion of their 'I hibetian territory. Our celestial friends, however, have now entered the field against the enemy; and such is the valour, or the terror of their name, that the Seikh for ces h ave given way, and are ret rea ti ng on Ladakh,: quite discomfited. CEYLON. It is reported that Sir Colin Campbell, Governor of Ceylon, will succeed Sir Jasper Nicholls as commander-in -chief in India. EG- 1 PT, ALEXANDRIA, JAN. 22, The Indian mail arrived this morning fully twelve hours be fore it was expected, and the East India Comp toy's packet agents here affixed a notice that the mails would c!ose at half past two P. M., giving only one hour's notice, the more provok ing, as every one knows perfectly well that the Oriental will not start before to-morrow morning. This is not the first time the public have had to complain of the precipitancy with which the mails are closed so many hours before the steamer can possibly start. The free trade is beginning to work better, less direct opposition being offered to thepurchasing in the interior by Eu • topeans, while here there is no question about their right to ex port, paying duty according to 'he new tariff; still the Paella having so greatly increased the number of his chifflicks in Lower Egypt, and latterly also in the Upper country, he must always be the greatest producer, and consequently mainly in fluence the rates of the exports of this country. The want of a proper currency is most severely felt, and we hear nothing decisive of the steps that will be taken to remedy it. The health of the town continues without 'mprovement. We 1 1 have now and then a case of plague reported; but the disease not having gained ground, it is to be hoped this season will be comparatively free from it. The last news from Syria is so far satisfactory that the in clemency of the season had put a temporary stop to the warfare among the mountain tribes. The Seraskier, Mustapha Pacha, had been sitting for f ever al days in council with the chiefs of the mountaineers without having come to any decision. In Beyrout the small-pox and putrid and typhui fevers were pre ‘ailing, and the deaths of the past month were reported to ex • • need 800. THE STEAM -SHIP CALEDONIA.-LIVER POOL. SATURDAr.--Tbe Royal mail steam-ship Caledonia, Captain Lott, sailed from this port yr-sterdly, for Halifax and tiorton. She carries out :everit) passengers, and the largest mails yet shipped by this line of steamers. MORNING SUN HOUSE OF LORDS, Feb. 7. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Wool sack shortly before Five o'Clock. The Marquis of NORMANBY brought in two Bills ; one for the regulation of buildings, and the other for the improvement of boroughs. THE ADDRESS. The LORD CHANCELLOR informed their Lord ships that they had attended her Majesty with the Address, and her Majesty had been pleased to return the following most gracious answer My Lords, this affectionate and loyal Address gives me the fullest satisfaction. I thank you for it ; and I can assure you, that vour congratulations on the birth of the Prince of Wales are cordially received by me. It is a proof of your attachment to my person and Government. My wish is, and ever will be, to promote the happiness of my people." The Marquis of WINCHESTER brought up the answer to their Lordship's Address to Prince Albert. The Noble Lord, when reading the Address, was quite inaudible in the gallery. The Duke of RICHMOND presented a peti tion from a person in Hereford, praying for an alteration in the Acts relating to weights and measures. Viscount MELBOURNE presented a petition in favour of an alteration in the Corn-laws. THE EXCHEQUER BILL FRAUD. The Duke of WELLINGTON observed that the Noble Lord opposite (Lord MOnteagle), Wad given notice of motion for this day on this subject. He (the Duke of 'Wellington) would suggest to the Noble Lord the expediency of postponing his motion to a future day. On Friday, when the Noble Lord gave notice of his motion, it was suggested to him (Lord Monteagle) to postpone it until certain papers connected with the subject could be laid on the table of the House. Those papers were now, he (the Duke of 'Wellington) understood, laid on the table of their Lordships' House, but yet he would sug gest to the Noble Lord to defer his,. motion at present, as the papers referred to were but just now in the hands of their Lordships. It was de sirable, too, to ascertain what should be done on the subject in another place. Lord MONTEAGLE—NobIe Lords seemed to labour under a mistake with regard to his motion. His notice was given for the 17th, and on that dal he proposed submitting his .motion. He thought it necessary to give that notice as early as possible, even before the Report to - which the ...Toble Duke had referred, was either in his (Lord Monteagle's) hands or anybody's else. When the proper time came on he should court the full inquiry of the House on that motion ; but he had given notice for this motion before he had seen the Report, for if he had seen the report of . the Commission first his motion might appear as an appeal against their Report. He felt that the Commission had conducted its inquiry in a manner highly satis factory to the public, and it was very far from his (Lord Monteagle's) intention, to say anything which might appear as detracting in any way from the responsibility of those Commissioners. There had been a great deal of personal vi tuperation relative to this matter ; but he felt that it behoved him not to enter into personal controversy on personal matters, but as soon as Parlia ment met to claim andientreat of their Lordships—to whom, in common with the other House of Parlia ment, his acts made him responsible —to " enter into the most minute investigation, to find whether the late events had originated with him, or through any neglect of his; and to ask their Lordships to use that power vested in them by law, if they should find that these circumstances had oc curred. through any neglect of his. Before he sat down, he would say one more word regarding the public securities. It had been stated in one of the public papers of. Saturday last, that the present Assistant-Comptroller held his office by a mere appointm en t f rom M r. Ed en, t h e late Assistant- Comptroller. If that statement were true, not one of the Exchequer bills signed by Mr. Percival would be worth the paper on which it was written ; but SD far from that being true, the right opposite was the fact. The resignation of Mr. Eden - took place before the appointment of Mr. Percival; and Mr. Percival's appointment was confirmed by the usual warrant, signed by the Lords of the Treasury. In the course 9f a short time he should, with.the permission of the Noble Duke, move for copies of the appointments.. of. Mr. Eden.. and Mr. Percival ; also as to the Mode' of proceed,-. ing adopted at the e xam i na ti on , together : with the instructions given, and the manner -in; which they had been carried - out. . The Marquis of LANSDOWNE, in a low tone of voice, made a motion which was understood to refer to the• state of the wool trade in the West of England. • PRESBYTERIAN MARRIAGES. The 'Marquis of CI ANRICARDE presented a petition relative to the. Marriage Act in Ireland. The Noble . Lord had called the attention of the House to the state of the marriage law in Ire land. Their Lordships were pleased to reject the Bill on many grounds. The only one which he thought was just, was that it only touched upon a part of a very- important point. He did expect now that age= neral measure on the' subject would meet with. the approval of . their Lordships:—(Hear, hear.) It was supposed that the . state of the law in Ireland was the same as that in - Scotland, and that a marr i age by a Presbyteri an Clergyman, between a member of his own congregation and another, though a member of the Episcopal Church, - was valid,- and was held to be so by the Courts of Law in Ireland, as well as in - this country before the recent decision. The question had arisen in a trial for bigamy, and the course pursued by the defendant's counsel was that the marriage was' not legal. A point was referred to the Judges, and they declared in favour of the accused person, and de clared that the marriage was not. valid. It would be presumption in him if he were to attempt •to say that judgment was not sound in point of law, but this he might say, that it was directly the reverse of what was ruled when the case was mooted. Only five years ago a person was convicted at Carrickfergus, where the same point of law was raised ; notwithstand ing which the prisoner was transported, and was now undergoing that punishment for an offence which it appeared was no offence at all. In cases of civil rights of maintenance between husband and wife, it had been ruled the marriage was good. It had been ruled in this country, but the new doctrine upset all these decisions, and had spread the greatest dismay throughout Ireland. He could not doubt for a moment that the Government were preparing a Bill which would remedy the evils of that decision, because it would be a case of the greatest iniquity to allow innocent persons to be affected by such a de.) cision.—(Hear, hear.) But they ought to be re lieved.by enactment, and not by interpretation of the existing law, and he was sure the Noble Duke would inform him whether, as it was the intention of the Government - to introduce a Bill on the subject, it was to be prospective, as well as retrospective, and whether a general Marriage Act was in contemplation? The Duke of WELLINGTON said that it was the intention of Government to introduce a Bill to remedy the inconveniences resulting from the late decision alluded to by the Noble Marquis opposite.—(Hear, hear.) Other measures were also in contemplation for the purpose of applying a remedy to the anomalous state of the law as it existed in Ireland. But he could not say more at present than that the subject was under the conside ration of Government, and would be • brought before Parliament. Their Lordships then adjourned. 110 USE OF COMMONS, .F:eb. 7. The SPEAKER took the Chair shortly before Four o'Clock. Sir R. BULKELEY took the oaths and his seat for Flint. Mr. TIIORNELY presented a petition from Li verpool, signed by upwards of 36,000 persons, praying for the total and immediate repeal of the Corn-laws. The lion. Member also presented petitions from Li verpool from the Society of Friends, and from Ha nover Chapel to the same effect. Mr. BUSFIELD presented forty petitions from Blackburn and its neighbourhood, praying for the total repeal of the Corn-laws. - Sir GEORGE STRICKLAND presented a peti tion from Queen's Head, in Halifax, praying for a repeal of the Corn-laws. Also four other petitions from Bradford and Halifax to the same effect. Mr. JOHNSTONE presented thirteen petitions to the same effect from various places. Mr. T. M. GIBSON presented several petitions from Drury-lane, St. Pancras, and various other places in the metropolis, praying for a repeal of the Corn-laws. Mr. J. O'CONNELL presented a petition from New Ross, praying for a repeal• of the U n i on . Colonel CO.IN OLLY presented a petition from the Dissenters of Donegal, praying the House to be re lieved from the late decision of the twelve Judges, pronouncing the marriages solemnised between Pro testants and Dissenters by a Dissenting Minister to be illegal, and that a law may be passed to legalise then. Mr. WAKLEY presented a petition from various operatives in Finsbury, praying for a reduction of the import duties, the abolition of all sinecures and useless offices, and for a total repeal of the Corn-laws. Dr. BOWRING presented twenty-eight peti tions, signed by persons of all conditions, for a repeal of the Corn-laws. Mr. BROTHERTON presented a petition from a place in the county of Lancaster, praying for a t o t a l abolition of the Corn-law s , which the petition termed an unjust and inhuman Act of Parliament. Sir R. BATESON presented a petition from a place in Ireland for a measure legalising Presbyterian and Catholic marriacros. ( , I_ol,, To - v p re , ant oci two l ie titions prayin g for a total repeal- of the present Corn laws ----- IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.— Edi M. nburgh.fl‘.olAr neAmUncLuAfieYatipLesennftetdhea present t l r a 7 s: affecting the importation of corn: Sir CHARLES NAPIER presented a praying for the removal of the gunpowder stored, 1!. 1 the Tower. Petitions, praying for a repeal of the Coln were presented by Sir John C. Hobhouse an' Craven Berkeley. ,L4-.931 Mr. EMERSON TENNENT presented l?! alb from Mayo, in Ireland, praying fora measure, perspective and retrospective, for legalising rf,e terian and Catholic marriages: Mr. EWART presented five petitions froni3Orio fries, Berwick, and other places in Scotland,l'o * 1 ing for the abolition of the Corn-laws. Mr. GROGAN presented two petitions from 1 1 in the City of Dublin, praying for a vo°' . `,. sure to legalise Presbyterian and Catholic marring Mr. T. DU.NCOMBE presented a petition il:t°!_! Knaresborough, signed by the majority of the elec t i; of the borough, praying for the total abolition of t. Corn-laws. Mr. HASTIE presented a petition to the samecota•' Mr. DIVETT presented a petition from De against the Corn and Provision-laws.' QUAANTINE. „ Dr. BOWRING gave notice, that on 'Tuesday, the t ivt. 17th inst., Le would move a resolution to the eff eet an humble Address be presented to her MajestY , P r O l e t. that she will be pleased t o con ti nue h er inquiries re s P r e o ing the qua r a n ti ne s y s t em , an d th a t s h e would earr)bi'ie such regulations as ma y b e c ons i s t en t with the 1 )1 4 1 , the safety ; and also he sho u ld m ove f or the return °' he r correspondence which had taken place betweei l t he Majesty's Government and Foreign Powers slue ° last return. Mr. X sH TE AR N A S T I A O N N c O R F AI T v Ii on an early r' day after the recess he wou ld O for leave to bring ,E OR s D SUFFRAGE . „t 1 in a Bill for an exten g sio v n e liamentary suffrage to a larger portion of the w o r lll people. nofottihee MUNICIPAL. CORPORATIONS. t o The ATTORNEY-GENERAL gave notic e - ni l he would to-morrow move for' l eave t o bring in tiai to explain and amend th e M un i c ip a l Corper 3 de. • Act. This was rendered necessary by a r ece i ,; ll ll cision of the Court o f Q ueen ' s B enc h, f ro m ww. c eivi t appeared that persons holding land under a MI 0 . ! /) .. Corporation were di squa lifi e d f rom ac ting as ( ii . , ( ; )ot councillors. This decision rend e r e d it n ecessary ti taa remedy should be immediately applied, opportunity for instituting 5,000 actions and enforq'b penalties, if the House did not inteifere. of Mr. EWART moved for returns of the norn'T ett s, persons executed in the several periods of three 3' sori s from 1827 to 1839 ; and also of the number of PO t her s committed upon the charges of murder, arid ° ri capital offences within the Metropolis. THE QUEEN'S ANSWER TO THE The SPEAKER said, I have to report to the ""ber . that the House has been to present the Address to Majesty, and that her Majesty has been please' giv the following gracious reply : 10 1 ' 5 "Gent emen, I return you my most hearty t o te as there for your dutiful and affectionate Address. Your c . ar e gratulations upon the birth of the Prince of Wa le ; at cordially received by me, as a proof of yonr 10 1 s,, of tachment to my person and house. The hapPin e in ay my people is the first object of my care, and yon rely on my cc-op era ti on i n ev e r y measure for tiler motion of their welfare." PRLNCE ALBERT'S . ANSWER. , so ld, Lord ELIOT then appear e d a t th e bar, and i ii ca the Members who were app o i n t e d -t o wa it upon P r a d Albert with the Address of this House had att en e' his Royal Highness, and received th e following '° oo cious answer : 10 1° - " Gentlemen—l return you my wannest t for this gratifying instance of your attention t° and of your duty to the Queen. o° l ' " I thank you for your cordial c ongratulation 0 , t io : birth of our son, and I beg to' assure you Our t i i i prosperity of my country is the first object 01 wishes." THE POOR-LAW. 10? Mr. STUART WORTLEY' hoped the 1 ilt a would indulge hi m f or a f ew moments w hil e he P", question to the Right Hon. Baronet the Secretary or, • State on two very i m p or t an t subjects—sobJewctsects paramount and gen era l i n t erest. These snenlic were - the Poor-law, and th e regu l a ti o ns °' the Factory Bill. His reason's for putting tlicT,e'bre',. quiries to the Right lion. Baronet were, that wiL 01, 5 spect to the Poor-law there had been no W en iA! _made in the Queen's Spee c h.—(H ear , he a r, and tbo, of " Order.") He only wished to ask what iv' d to general course 'which the G overnmen t intenaF pursue with respect to the revision of the e% 15 ( 1 to Poor-law; and also what course' it was pro pose , take with regard to the f ac t or y ques ti on ?—(lie llx :t ) lio Sir J. GRAHAM said, that with regard t "ber• questions'on the Poor-law p u t by th e H on . INfe' l l o b" he had to state, that though it was .true that the ject had not b een i n t ro d uce d i nto the ~Tllaf rom the Throne, it was the intention of 10 the jesty's Government to introduce a Bill t br .:oo' purpose of co n ti nu i ng th e Poor-law Coinni;„;eilt. As to the second question, whether the Goverl ic iir s meant to introduce a mea sure t o regulate the (I la of factory labour' he h a d t o answer that he fon ,t, O his office a Bill prepared by the lionollfP Member for Perth, which was intended to be ( sir before the late Parliament, and . which he „ r e' J. G. meant to introduce in th e cour se of the i t a q sent Session, but with some alterations rna te f r e hil' affecting infant lab our , th a t was, the labour 0 a nd dren between the ages of nine and thirteen r e' also in some respects altering the clause s 05' gulating the hours of labour of young P e j:,,,-lx° but (as we understood the Right H on . Baronet/ was almost inaudible) it was not his intention 1° • ,iceil troduce a Bill which em b race d th e regu l a tions in certain quarters, Where they were particular,,V sirous to diminish the period of labour to ten 11,0 Lord ASHLEY begged to ask the Right, the . Baronet - whether ' in introducing r egu l a ti o ns ri" r i iPe hours of labour of children betw een th e ag es o ' k . 1 5 1.4 A .and thirteen, the Government would a d o pt the ,8 1 5 0,1 gestions of th e C omm i ttee w hi ch sat i n 184 0 ? Pe sons he int en d e d t o di m i n i sh the hours of labour 0" sons between 'the . ages of 13 and 18 ? Se Sir J. GRAHAM was no t at presen t able tt) es s into the details of the measure the Government to introduce; but at the proper time he would exc e or At present he did not mean to introduce a B: 111 b rally altering the hours of labour. ECCLESIASTICAL COURTS. the Captain PECHELL begged to ask whether to, measure the Government meant to introduce o n .. subject,. would embody the p r O v i s i ons s u bmitted t" House last Session. hin E ' Sir R. PEEL begged the lion. Gentleman t° o o 4 patience until he .saw the mea s ure the Goveq we a' meant to introduce. It would be exceedinglY venient to state now what were the . details ° measure they would bring forward. B ar Capt. PECHELL . —W ou Id th e Ri g ht Hon. then say when he would b r i ng hi s measure for«'a rd ore Sir R. PEEL would communicate the' intellig i privately to the lion. Gentleman, who might the" 4 his own discretion. GOVERNMENT INFORMERS- 4 ,Lio n Mr. O'CONNELL begged to draw the att e o ftbe, of the Secretary for Ireland to the confession a nd t oo murderer Delahunt, lately executed in Dulli° l ', li ing whO stated that his sole motive for s' i ce4 a vit i l away the 'lives of innocent people, charged 1 , 0 0 the most atrocious crimes, was, that he„,..„ 5 11 , e be paid and supported by Government. -Ili" ' (Mr. O'Connell), wished to ask whether ! too e, the intention of Governm en t, to alter this sP, r etcl i patronage, which had,especially since the late n a nd disclosure; excited, a very strong f e eling Is t Lord ELIOT admitted that some crates s teilfr attributed to the temptations held out bythis to depraved persons ; but he feared that la ing state of Ireland, and having due reel. cot - 'administration of justice, the practic e to ol not be altogether discontinued. Witness, 3 c li be procured ,to convict persons guilty (". crimes, and unless those witnesses Were 1 9 ' with support, and assured of personal safety/ it 441"," be very difficult to g e t th em . H oweve r, he ( 1 4 °1 c 90 7 ' should not hesitate to s ay th a t thi s s ubject under the careful consideration of Golfo * ° t and if any alteration or step towards the ab% la the system could be effected, he should " co n willing to undertake it, though, at present, h e 4 not hold out much hop e . I , t jV JUDICIAL COMMITTEE -OF THE COUNCIL., R i g ht Mr. C. BULLER begged to ask the o w en r clover Jo - Baronet whether it was the intention 0A f the . to introduce a Bill to alter the jurisdiction ° .-gcl l - 1 : 1 •:,:l dicial Committee of the Privy Council ; jodici j whether it was intended to append al D e ' office to it ? Sir R. PEEL assured the Hon. Gent,l e , nla t il o f the reports he might have seen referrti un alti a , latter point. -" were entirely without „ilter,, He (Sir Robert Peel) thought, theY t 4 11.1 tion was attempted in this Coml ., (w oveno wait to see the effects of the recent inij:r j u die ry , before an o l our the Court of Chancery, to which two nt officers had been added. It should also ec , of T ts bered that last year the ,Judicial Com m it _ e doc e . eo n Privy Council made great attempts to butt t of arrears of appeals, and that there Were cases ready for hearing in it. T ii t e _ e 'c iatirsi , cd a , l o l . °; l: the two new officers and the Court would tend also to keep these arr „ c . The appointment of the two new Vice-Cha n t re di the Court of Chancery had prodnced a gre r co, 0 tion in the arrears of business in the Chanc el _Y 500 t e Those arrears had already been reduced fro h at t ! about 200, and as it was probable Vice-Chancello rs m i g h t h erea fter have, tr n 1 ,, ,- 0 . 'l titno at thisdisposal, sc, it s to•6laible tilt f j u die! more active part in the proceedings ?f"l:dip,ll ll4, ' Committee of the Privy Council awl Inur ~~~~~ I VA; th e 41,51 _ (!0 i .., 44 I l toi 'Pre, VO4