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ti s tav'' sir C , to L 4 111 ° ll 1. part!' .1101156 4 . 1 , At' tha bO tt' ridg e in k ' [leo r bito:,,oe' ,nci j, 1 Dir;it 0 eo ioo vf it d e ci i j ty the P'ibe e d by inane o o h u t 1‘ ) -eel"' 0 . wur BELGIUM. BRUSSELS, JULY I.—lt is stated at Antwerp that the price of fresh vegetables is much increased in that city, in conse quence of the great quantities exported to Loudon by every steamer that leaves the port. A letter from Routers to the Commerce Belge says :—" The ordinance which imposes on our linen and thread on their im portation into France a duty which is equivalent to a prohibi tion has just been published in the Monileur Universal. This ordinance is a death-blow to our ancient linen manufactures; the consequence will be, that our manufacture of linen with thread made by machinery, which already employs above 15,000 workmen, will bet ikevvise obliged to cense work, as well as - a great number of women who spin by hand, and will be reduced to the most frightful distress. It is to be hoped that our Government will not delay a moment to come to the sup port of this fine branch of manufacture, by adopting energetic measures, the test of whiuh in my opinion would be to augment considerably the duties on silks and other French goods, and with the inereased receipt arising therefrom to grant boun ties on the exportation of linens." BRUSSELS, JULY 2.—General Presse set out yesterday evening to enter on his office as Minister Plenipotentiary at the Hague. The average price of wheat last week was 24f. 54e., and that of rye 13f. 36c. TIER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.--Don Giovanni was perfot med on Saturday to one of the most crowded and fashion.. able audiences of the season, for happily the repetition of this splendid elief-d'wuvre of Mokart took place on a subscription night. The beautiful ballet of Alma, which has been short ened by the omission of a warrior's dance and Cerito's Spanish dance, both in the fourth tableau, was again received with un abated enthusiasm. The company in the boxes was as dis tinguished as numerous. THE GERM AN OPERA.—The Company at Covent Garden closed their performances on Saturday evening. The season, we regret, has been unsuccessful, and it is somewhat remarkable that M. Schumann's German Company, which has been performing during the present season at Paris, has ex perienced a fate precisely similar. It is scarcely to be accounted for, that Mayerbeer's grand opera of the Huguenots, sup ported by the astonishing powers of Staudigl, Lutzer, Breiting, and Heinefetter, and which on the Continent attracted crowds, should not have drawn fuller English audiences. It is to be hoped, however, that the Germans will not be discouraged from renewing their visits by this failure, which would be a real misfortune to English music. The admirers of Herr Staudigl will be pleased to hear that his munificent' conduct towards the poorer of his fellow.country men has procured him a mark of their gratitude, which will represent much more than its intrinsic worth to his feelings. It coneists of a silver cup, bearing this simple inscription :—" Die deutsche Oprer ihrem Jas. Staudigl. London den 2 July, 1842. Gedachtniss an gemeinsames Leid un Freud. in der Fremde." The cup will, we are sure, be one of the great singer's choicest possessions. THE " STAHAT MATER " AT THE ITALIAN OPERA. —A:rehearsal has taken place of the Stabat Mater, which is to be produced on Wednesday at her Majesty's Theatre, and it is astonishing the effect which immensity of space and stupendous choral power, aided by the perfection of orchestral excellence, produces upon the development of this glorious composition. Al ready has this fine sacred inspiration of Rossini's mine be mime the rage, as it did formerly in Paris, and a classical concert at the Hanover-rooms, as well as its production at the St. James's Theatre, have confirmed the high character of the music in the public estimation. But it is reserved for the grand capabilities of her Majesty's Theatre, to bring out all the magnificence of the Stabat Mater, as it has already evoked in the pi ivate rehearsal. The sounding harmonies interpreted by more than a hundred choral voices, anti filling that splendid musical arena with the spirit of Rossini's genius in its grandest form—the imposing accompaniments of the fittest band in the world, under the direction of Signor Costa—the delicious morceaux of melody to which the florid sweetness of Rubini wilt lend a new enchantment—the bursting, swelling, sonorous outpourings of glorious Lablache, with Persiant's perfect strains, and the accessories of all the best voices in the theatre— produce an ensendn'e altogether sublime. The effect breaks upon the ear with cathedral grandeur, and with all the beauty and enthusiasm of religious inspiration. ANOTHER DETERMINED SUICIDE AT BLACKFRIARS 111DGE.—A respectably attired female threw herself into the river, about half-past eleven o'clock last night, and the body was discovered this morning off Messrs, N% , aters and Heele's flour wharf, within a few yards of the bridge-stairs. She was observed to commit the act by Harding, a vendor of ginger beer on the bridge, and another young man, but the tide carried her out of reach of timely assistance. The body, which lies at the parish bone-house for identification, is of the middle size and stature, is dressed iu deep mow fling, and appears to be about 22 years of age. SUSPICIOUS CASE.-=-Last night, shortly before six o'clock, a man, apparently between 40 and 50 years of age, was found by a police constable of the M division, lying on the ground, in the Southwark 13ridge-road, heir*. at the time quite insensible. He was instantly removed by the officer to the sta tion-house in the same road, where he shortly after expired:, The person in question was dressed like a mechanic, and is about five feet eight inches in height, and had very light hair. Great suspicion is entertained that the deceased came by his death from some unfair means, his left eye being dreadfully bruised and quite black, and his right arm and hand being both much swollen and discoloured. As soon as it was observed that the deceased was dying, a surgeon endeavoured to bleed him, btit without avail. Information of the cfCcurtence has been forwarded to the coroner, and, it is expected that the inquest will be held to-morrow morning. The body, which has not yet been identified, lies at Mr. Downs, the surgeon, in Guild ford-street, Southwark. A paragraph has been travelling the round of the papers stating that " the authorities contemplate raising a new regiment, to be designated the 100th Foist, and Winchester has been named as the place where it is to be organized. The arrangements for this addition to her Majesty's land forces are expected to be completed by the end of next month." We can safely say that nothing of the kind is or has been in con templation ; and we will add that such idle reports give great trouble to the authorities, who are overwhelmed with applica tions in consequence of them. Of the twelve regiments esti mated for, to be augmented, only nine have yet been selected; and there consequently remain three regiments to be aug mented 400 rank and file each. It will be quite time enough to think of raising new regiments when this portion of the new military system has been completed.—Naval and Military Gazette. RECEPTION Or SIR THOMAS WINNINGTON,BART., BY HIS TENANTRY.—This excellet.t Reformer, and present M. P. for Bewdley, with 11;s lady, was welcomed by his tenantry yesterday on his return to Stanford Court, with the most cordial expressions of joy. Upwards of 12011orsemen with the carriages of the gentry met him at Hartley ; ~.usic and cannon attended him at Stanford, where about 4CO yards of carpet was laid down before the house, and towers strewn by the people. Sir Thomas is acknowledged by all as a kind landlord, and constant friend to the pour. In the evening the principal tenants gave dinners to their : friends. DOVER, JULY 3, 1842.—Sailed for Woolwich her Majesty's steam packet Ariel, L. Smithett, Commander, to receive on board their Majesties the King and Queen of the Belgians, who are expected to embark for Ostend on Tues day next Lord \Vorsley is to-night to ask a question of Sir Robert Peel, in the House of Commons, as to his know ledge of certain expressions said to have been used by one •of her Majesty's Aides-de-Camp respecting his Royal Mistress, at a dinner party, consisting (we be lieve) of the members of the Caledonian Hunt. The Independent of Brussels" announces the arrival of Marshal Sebastian in that city on his way to Germany THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, JULY 4, 1842. lee ing the Royal carriages leavir.g Buckingham Palace to " t ° the Chapel Royal. After the entrance of the carriages into the garden gate of St. James's Palace, by which her I daiesty usually proceeds to the Chapel, I'returned towards the Green Park, when my attention was attracted to a crowd °ra hnut 300 persons near the Doke of Sutherland's residence, S s nd on proceedi ng to the spot I saw a young man, whose n olame .1 have since understood to he Dassett, standing with a pist in his hand. I as k ed h i m what he was doing with the pistol, skn he replied that he had taken it from a boy with a humped aet, *because he had presented it at the last carriage of - the Vu'ee. in w hi c h carriage the Queen was sitting. I immediately took Possession of the pistol, and also took Dassett with me to ardiner's-lane station house. Er told me that his brother and uncle were present with him when be seized the boy and took f ront him the pistol. 1 looked down the barrel of the pistol at 'd 'Could distinctly see some paper and grains of coarse gun- Powder. Charles Edward Dassett, aged sixteen years, was the next !witness examined, and being sworn, said—l reside with my ether, w h o is an oil and eolourman, at 42, New Church-street, ustreansmarket. At about ten James's-park minutes before twelve o'cloek was standi ng in the mall, es's-park, about halt way .I,3ftween Buckingham Palace and the illilkhouse - gate, when a eum P-backed youth, about sixteen years of age, dressed in a "IS brown surtout coat, elbowed his way to the front. Tsere was at this time a great number of persons collected, a ii 'l , t ) l , tbe line of spectators were two or three deep. The . second ti m ra_i_e a : l t c y a , r w ri a a s g e e otn ha i drs se d, and the third, which contained her up, when I saw him pull pistol from the rs-t-pseket of his coat. I saw him present it at the carriage. should say at the back of the 'carriage, because it was : va4i ng quickly at the time. I distinctly heard the click, and a n " the hammer go down. There was no flash in the . pate t h I no explesion. I immediately seized him by the wrist-d -ill:4nd which held the pistol. I at the time made the re• " like to Y he brother Frederick, who was standing near me , tsvjoun s tleman going to have a pop at the Queen."' Policemen walking along on the opposite side •of t , mall, I took the youth with me over to them. I showed hem the pistol, and said to them, " This lad has been attempt tg to shoot the Queen." They laughed at me, and Hearn, A, said that itnot amount to a charge. The greatest r n , r tino of the populace sided with the humped-backed youth, Isis - ' cried out, " Give the pistol back to the boy." Others Give it to the policeman ;" and some said to the lad, tt rut it in your pocket, and run away with it." I still con re•Y hold of the humped-backed youth, and had pro lite-e" some distance down the mall, when the pressure from p ar aer tr w i.i is e ot , seem e d became so great that I was obliged to let go, my arm would have been broken. Soon after, this, into - ,„g e, 136 A, seeing me with a pistol in my hand, took me 01, - , st °4• Just before this, I saw the youth go into the is s - ',Prk, and I believe he went through that gate by Staf-• • ta l noose which leads into Cleveland-row. The policeman sl ut , L ute to the station-house, and told the Inspector on duty ' awe had found me in the Park with the pistol in my hand, ; -Ostia ..? is to excite the mob. I then said to the Inspector that s sen 's taken the pistol from a deformed boy, who had at. • .of e ttz t ed . to shoot th e Q ueen .• I a ft erwar d s gave a d escr i pt i on (.„ • . think the bay was two or three yards 1 4 ,,s the carriage at the time he attempted to tire the pistol. silcestain he was not more than three yards off. r nerl u t e !fitness at the conclusion of his evidence, was . compli bled e r d it .' James Graham, on behalf of the Council assem e eh"etthe meritorious manner in which he had acted. pen: next witness was an officer attached to the recruiting de.. non ent ' who proved that he had attended at the station and exami ne d th e pi s t o l, w hi c h was an o ld fli n t.l oc k one , eon! oath rifle b arre l. Up on d e t ac hi ng th e b arre l which was sae ' wth sortie difficulty, owing to the screw having become of : e e l J ingly rusty, from its long disuse, he found in it a portion coarse powde r , a pi ec e o f t o b acc o p i p e , an d some paper coul d h ave The discharged wdecidedly in such a state that it w.ih been t a lli Jones, an old man of impoverished appearance, was st e , kt „ ex amined—He said, lam a wood-turner, living in Paul te4;' Finsbury . I was i n th e P ar k a b ou t ten minutes to Sett t 5 clock t o -d ay , an d I saw t h e young man , Ch ar l es Das sse,',AKe a pi s t o l f rom t h e h an d o f a d e f orme d b oy. When I I,eo p a ssett taken i nto custo d y b y a cons t a bl e , an d h ear d t h e to l tell the constable that he ( Dassett) had been attempting t ha e tt ht sa met: n t 6 o_t s te Quee n n I followed him to the station-house to r e- C r s_ • examined—l did no t see th e a tt emp t ma d e by the a e , !_eed b oy. nor do I know how he got away; but it was cei ette sd for him to do so, as there were 500 or 600 persons , FS• sa protc"lek Dassett sworn—l am in my 15th year, and am sod it s to Charles Dassett. I was in the Park with him to-day, h l b„l,, ll ding on his right-hand side, when I saw h i m suddenly last s f °f a deformed youth's . wrist, .who I saw had got e. rs ' ln his hand. He addressed me, saying, " Look here, i ie " w - this chap is going to have a pop at the Queen. I think .I)ist s r' ts to he provided for for life." My brother took the 'Poli ce c ut of his h an d, an d sa id, " W e 'll go over to these two Usei cne n." We went o ver. The remaind e r o f thi s wit that A L es'iden ce was confirmatory of Lis brother's. He added sta t i c : 1 40 had al so g i ven a d escr i pt i on o f t h e accuse d at the ai r ouse. Ite as W. Aberc rom b y , an i n d e p en d en t gen tl eman , b e i ng flo p -, said —I w i tnessed the ta ki ng, b y C harles D assett, of a t Oustl boy to two policemen. I heard him charge that bay presence with having attempted to shoot the Queen, el' heard them refuse the charge. When I found Dassett hos se ta ken into custody, I accompanied him to the station ray and told th e i nspector on d uty w h at I ha d seen. I left ess, a tue and address there, and was afterwards sent for to give k r here. and John Janes, sworn—l am uncle th the witnesses Charles ka_ Frederick Dassett. I was with them in the Park this ;c 2 d I stood rather behind them. My attention was at iteio by Charles laying hold of a pistol in a deformed youth's char''then saw him cross over to the police, and heard him , kli e g the deformed you th with shooting at the Queen. The the - refused to take the charge, and treated the matter with peatest possible contempt. th e hu witness was questioned most minutely as to the distance h 7l might have been from the carriage when it passed W itness said certainly not more than three yards. Re s .,, e Police cons t a bles Hearn, 56 A, and Claxton, 134 A by , ii, l4t erwards called in, and having been severely reprimanded Council for their conduct on the occasion, were informed fro ls f e Y,Mu , t consider them se l ves su s pend e d f or the present ertne r duty. st s , .e Council concluded the inquiry at eight o'clock last I se er,. At . 11 1,4 th is time Sir James Graham, the Secretary for the Home sele,4leient, through Mr. Taylor, the o ffi ce-keeper, desired our ! ine sse er t° state from authority, that the Council had most fully ass ertl all the circumstances of the case, that the pistol raper ss ",.°nly with a small portion of coarse powder and ! out thatt ( i' in ' an d tha t the offender was not yet in custody, 1 L I , er e ' ; was severy probability of his being speedily taken. 4 tST PARTICULARS—(THIS Th e DAY.) tight, v r 'soner, J o h n Bea n , w h o was apprehended last wht t , h w ” taken to the Gardiner's-lane station-house, I ,fter es has been kept its confinement until half after two this th e b a , l ," , when he was conveyed to the Home-o ffi ce through in' g a te opening into the Park. He is a diminutive creature, ee e , t "re than O s feet high, with an enormous hump. His t r eel s a PPearance is hideous and unprepossessing in the ex ‘'4.4 fatber, a workingjeweller, residing in Clerkenwell, this more t tatien-house last evening, and at the Home-office - ; but he was not permitted to have an int erv iew "• The prisoner's sister accompanied the father. `"„e Cabinet Ministers were assembled at the Home • A he street and the Park were both crowded. the (yaw/ A CORRESPONDENT.) e: r l,"ng miscreant John Bean, who is now in custody as 11t4 suspecte d of having snapped a pistol at her Majesty l efie ' y z ; . , a rk yeste rday, and who was apprehended by Inspector Il ew s „ "t night, was recently in the employ of Mr. Hilton. • I Pes t , "des, Petitonstreet, Pentonville. Some particulars re sne n 6' his lat - • d tbe uninteresting, as it indi , a a ‘,. s ton DC. WI DO "are, w ieeon e intention of perpetrating some criminal act. ‘ W est ,the week he wa s in the s e rvi c e of a silvers m ith at the 4 1v e [ l ?° of the town, and to whom his father was anxious to bound apprentice. But for some weeks past his con ,thneet,ato g,ien the greatest uneasiness to his parents, as he had "su st ' nanself from home, and they were unable to trace his '• It wa s only on Sundays that he was employed by Mr. ne" , when he ser ved a number of persons with newspapers 1114 neighbourhood of Barnsbury Park. He attended as t eiv e d ° , 4 'Sunday week, but on Thursday last a letter was re s.'rom lune in the following wor 4 nie '''s-Inelosed is a list of my customers that has been g fo r ets as Papers which, if not quite correct in point of Exaet .the book, i s quite so in sum total.— ( Here follows a list S . U unneces , ary to copy.) With these few lines I re- Ad dr ir, yours, Sse., " J. BEAN. " s od, "Mr. Hilton, No. 8, Penton 'lt;st street, Pentonville." er d s Y thorliar , about twelve o'clock, his father, who is tseis respectable man a chaser by trade, called at Mr. nil site'tpsi stated that in consequecce of a letter he had . re busese note his son he had been round to the different station tiihe isZking inquiries, as his son had not been home since ( 41 ss • °le Monday. He had also left an accurate descrip -Isillt's Person. The letter above alluded to stated that he ° t t a ,' ; ') was in search of employment, and that if Ise could 4 (1, i t, lie should do something desperate. The father ; - ' 4 ;6 in info' mation he had received, he believed his rif,q411,%"1 Possession of a pistol and powder • but that the he fati a " bsen out of order, and he wanted it repaired. ittl„ lee evinced great anxiety under the circumstances, but ;4k4getiaOted that his son was at the same moment almost was d in ,„ another atrocious attack upon our beloved Queen, r e po "out can exist that he was the actual traitor. He its ettlarkably fond of reading, and was consequently indolent t ot o ils ' 1-espects Fr om the above circumstances, all .of whirls }4,'ok44W-4tlli.n(lues.iionable authority , .it will be so far : atisfactory 4 the young mi screant hishsd no accomplices, and that teiee l°l , ll lsted to the deed byspontane ous depravity own . s•t is P roper to add, that Mr. David Hilton, as soon i i Onar a v4 isWase the description of the person, went to Buck tulsestor 'nice, on Sunday night, and . gaye Mr. Ru .. ssell, the th, a °ll duty, all the it in los power, with a view Plisehension of the criminal. ' l % D I. lIOME-OFFICE, THREE O'CLOCK. la —'iert Peel has just left the Council, so there er , Dris o e 3" Probability that the examination of the T he n I. ' 4 '04 William Bean, is near its conclusion. aetti Pistol was loaded with coarse powder, wadding, and 4rts o t ti Piee ea of tobacco-pipe. It was presented by the itlkther at the carriage in which her Majesty was sitting, 1/ e at,: attempted to discharge it, but it snapped. This .., Thee fro m undoubted authority. g.4 41.)1 , Pris "er's father can assign no reason for this fath er le4l attempt of his son. It is reported that the 11 2 has be t% permitted to have an interview with him. triareneral opinion is that he will be committed for Newgate this 'afternoon. , S'ir j , .2 0. 2....ram.m.r., r a in oh npe Elope t• ". . and family arrived in London this , - ortt, Passenger by the General Steam Navigation ran.y, , , 1.1 1 , c, Packet Sir Edward Banks, from Ostend . tli t tatt i ., h ` l , ls en v erti . l Steam Navigation Company's favourite e 1,,,,%5, princess Royal, Capt. J. NV. Alorris,e a orm Th e `, to and from Edinburgh in 42 hours each ..f w 4 4 41 }`'eneral steam Navigation Company's avo y tirite t Itv, 4 s,,IP Rainbow, Capt. J. Fife, arrived this morning a truu ock, fr,,in Antwerp, and landed her passengers at the AN"viek Wharf, after an excellent passage. i !:t o k:e(ll4ogrteirla : gi t i : , a isv,%l;Thi : this passengers Lil ri , . oir i ng l ,ie bringing Rainbow over 96 passengers and were much pleased with their I 4ord ~ e ng „ "one arrived in town yesterday. lle . came 1np0.,:,' Rotterdain in the General Steam Navigation Th e ' f ', mail packet Giraffe. the c i ctrieneral Steam Navigation Company's vessel t4 ' eu r s a tol' F a D t • R. Stranack, Iron Rotterdam, arrived off Th. 1 --d . ° uSe yesterday, with the Dutch mail. txmat rzt - ci . lid/Caton. of Bordeaux has been compelled to cr the let its account of an affray between the Captain i t,,ad, , Cl air and the Captain of an English steam?r, glrase4,:?7,unexpeetedly, it is the Captain of the Claire of t h e ,'"ito has insisted on the contradiction. No part ext. , 4 . 1 - tteinent of th e I n di ca t eur a pp ears to b e true , la o l.i n the m ere fact o f one of those po r t rows as to ati° a ii, s, y ,A 'licit are so common, without reference to EXECUTION OF THE MURDERER COOPER.--(THIS DAY ) This morning perished on the scaffold Thomas Cooper ' in the 23d year of his age, his life having been justly forfeited to the laws of his country, which he had so grievously set at defi ance. We have said " justly forfeited," and we repeat the words, for despite the mawkish feeling of morbid symp,thy en tertained by some people for criminals of this class, we maintain that a man who, in cold blood, could willingly draw a pistol from his breast, deliberately threaten, then fire at and kill a fellow-creature, and that ferww-creature an officer of justice, and in the execution of his duty, deserves to die the death of a felon. There have been occasions on which, from the peculiar circumstances of the case, we could sympathise with the crimi nal, and almost quarrel with justice for her frigidity. Had Francis been executed we should have sympathised with him, because we should have felt convinced that it was a punish ment which the facts of the case did not warrant ; and though no one can regret more than we do the brutal and unmanly attacks whcih on more than one occasion have been made upon the sacred person of our beloved Queen, and though ' no one can view with greater feelings of detestation than we do, the wretch who could be induced by any cir cumstances to cause terror in the heart of her who has been truly called the brightest ornament of her sex, we should be compelled to say that in the case before us the law of the land would not justify the extreme penalty of the law being carried into effect, and that, had he been executed, he would have been, to use a strong phrase, which we have several times heard employed in reference to this particular case, " a murdered man." Thanks, however, to the merciful clemency of our ever gracious Sovereign, we are spared that task, and have, instead, to laud that mercy which has ever been 'so bright 'a feature in her Majesty's reign. Not so with Cooper; with him the case was widely different. The most sceptical could not deny his guilt. '1 he case was clearly proved against him ; he was in the hands of the law, and the law must have been weak indeed if it did not vindicate its rights. It is not our duty here, however, nor, indeed, is it our province to dis cuss the punishment-of-death question. It is for us simply to present our readers with an account of the execution of the unfortunate man who this morning closed his earthly career by expatiating his crimes upon the scaffold. On arriving at the place of execution at five o'clock, we found the scaffold all ready for the reception of the wretched criminal. The crowd was very slight, not nearly so great . as at two o'clock on the morning of Good's execution. At no time was the mob what could be called a dense one, neither did it extend to any consi derable distance. We should think the whole of the gazers might have been comprised within a spaee of thirty yards on either side the gallows, instead of extending as on the last occa sion, in an unbroken mass, from St. Sepulchre's Church to Ludgate-hill. At eight o'clock precisely the culprit, attended by the Rev. Air. Carver, the Ordinary, and the executioner, appeared upon the scaffold. The eulprit looked very pale and somewhat de jected; he walked with a weak, slow step till he reached the required spot on the scaffold, where he stood for an instant, and a weakness appeared to manifest itself about his knees. The noose was adjusted in a moment, and the officials having retired, the fatal bolt was drawn, which launched the wretched being into eternity. The convulsive struggle that ensued al most immediately afterwards gave evidence that life was ex tinct, and that the soul which dieth not had winged its way from its mortal tenement to the regions of eternity. The body, atter hanging the usual time, was cut down, and will be buried within the precincts of the gaol.. We feet it necessary that we should explain to our readers the reason that we have not given any account of the prisoner's conduct whilst the irons were being struck off and other pre liminaries gone through in the press-room. The fact is simply this, that in consequence of what took place in the House of Lords on the subject of the public being admitted to con demned sermons, &c., it was determined, and we think very pro perly so, that no one but the Sheriffs and the other officials should be admitted to the interior of Newgate. This being the case we, in common with the other representatives of the public Press, were politely informed by the Governor that we could not be admitted. Not having been admitted, we could not hear what the prisoner said, and we consequently are un able to report it. It was whispered that one Reporter, to whom all the.documents would be furnished, was to be admitted, to the prejudice of the others. If this be true we think we should have a right to complain ; if there be no foundation for it, we rejoice that the whole of the Press and every portion of the public were excluded from the press-room ; for, cordially con curring as we do in all that took place in the House of Lords on this subject, we think it far better that the last agonizing moments of a criminal's existence should be withheld from the world, and above all that those few moments should be allowed to the wretched man to enjoy in peace; for sure we are that when he is made the object of attraction to 50 curious indivi duals, all staring at him with the utmost intensity of which their vision is capable, his thoughts cannot be in the right channel for a man who is on the very brink of eternity. We wish, indeed, that public executions were done away with altogether. INDIA AND CHINA. I3IPORTANT INTELLIGENCE. By extraordinary express fron► Illttrseilles we have received lette►s and papf;rs brought by the Victoria steamer, which left Bombay for Suez on the night of the 23d of May, and were dispatched from Alexandria on the 20th June in the Great Liverpool, reached Malta on the 26th, and Marseilles on the 29th inst. The following arc the dates of the India and China news :--- Boin bay, 1\ Tay • 23. Madras, May 14. Calcutta, May 12. Cutchee, May 2. Seinde, May 'll, Delhi, May 11. Ceylon, May 4. Men, Ably 3. Caubul. April 17. Candahar, April 17. - • Lahore, April 28. Quettah (Caubul), April 28. Singapore, April 19. China (Macao), April 4. Chusan, March 2. Australia (Port Philip), March 22. Sydney ' March 9. Agra, May 12. 13urinah (Moulmein), Ap.24 ltang - oon, April 20. BOMBAY, MAY 23.—Since the departure of the last mail on the 3d instant, the intelligence from the north west has been highly satisfactory, as far as it goes. General Pollock effected a junction with the troops com posing the garrison of Jellalabad on the 16th of April, having met with no opposition or annoyance after passing Ali Musjid. General Elphinstone expired on the 24th of April, and the Affghans had agreed to send in his body to Jellalabad. On the 25th Captain Colin Mackenzie, of the Madras army, arrived at Jellalabad, on parole. from Akbar Khan, with proposals for the surrender of the prisoners, the particulars of which have not yet transpired, nor is it known in what manner they have been entertained. The Delhi Gazette says : " Captain Mackenzie states that Mahomed Akhbar has only one hundred followers, as, after his defeat by Sale, his soldiers dropped off ene after another, until reduced to the present scanty numbers. " The prisoners, male and female, are confined in two se parate forts within the valley of Tezeen ; they are pretty well treated. Four acconchements had taken place, and four . snore were shortly expected. One lady, Mrs. Waller, had to march, being allowed a litter, the day after her confinement. " Captain C. Mackenzie brought in the intelligence of the death of General Elphinstone, who expired on the 23d or 24th of April, and that Mahomed Akhbar had agreed to send his body to Jellalabad, where it was expected to arrive on the night of the 26th. It is very satisfactory to know that the day pre vious to his death, he signed a document, containing full and authentic details of all the occurrences, from the commence ment of the Caubul difficulties to the time of his being taken prisoner, and which, it is said, will, to a great degree, exone rate the General from the charges which have been brought against his personal character. Captain C. Mackenzie bad been allowed several.days absence by Mahomed Akhbar, but decided on returning forthwith. His testimony regarding the murder of Sir Wm. Macnaghten, by the hand of Alahomed Akhbar, is most conclusive ; 'he yaw the ruffian perpetrate the murder,' while Shah Soojah is implicated deeply in the rebel lion. General Elphinstone's re p or t was b roug ht in by Captain Mackenzie, and it is currently stated in the camp that, at the council of war held previous to the retreat,_ Major Pottingcr's objections to such a step were overruled. Other narratives have also been prepared by the prisoners; one, it is said, by Capt. Eyre, of the Artillery, which is reported to be very full and accurate. . " Much sickness, we regret to say, prevails at Jellalabad, and the death of Cornet A. Fisher, of her Majesty's 3d Dra goons, followed that of Major Anderson on the evening of the 25th of April. 66 We are glad to state that one of our correspondents, in allusion to the letter inquiring respecting the existence of Dr. John Forsyth, which appeared in our eolumns, says that that officer is alive and well at Jellalabad. A junction had been effected near the west end of the Khyber between Brigadier Monteath's and Colonel Bolton's brigades; and it was hoped they would be at Jellalabad sooner than we anticipated in our issue of yesterday, as the orders to Brigadier Monteath were to avail himself of the moonlight nights to hasten back. Provisions are being collected with increased rapidity at Jellalabad, and everything portended advanced preparations for a forward movement. " The officers named in our last as on their way to the pro vinces had reached Peshawur ; they are Major Frazer, Captain Younghusband, Lieutenant Williams, and others. " The - Syee; noted as having reached Jellalabad from Ghuz nee, mentions the following as the officers who have es caped :—Colonel Palmer, Captain Alston, Ensign Williams, Lieutenant Harris, a doctor, Lieutenant Barnes, Lieutenant Crawford, of the Bombay establishment, and another. " The prices realized by Major Anderson's property, when Sold by auction at Jellalabad, may be taken as proofs of the scarcity which is prevalent in camp. We select the fol lowing from a long list : " Six quires letter paper, 25 rupees ! An old small tea-kettle, 23 rupees! A cup and saucer, 10 rupees 1! ! About two seers sugar candy, 55 rupees 11 ! ! Less than two seers tea, 55 rupees ! 1! ! " Captain Mackenzie returned on the 27th to the Affghan camp with the answer to the proposal of which he was the bearer, neither of which have transpired. It is said that an enormous ransom is demanded for the prisoners. Sickness, at our latest dates, had become very prevalent, occasioned by the extreme heat, the thermometer standing at 105 deg. ; but more especially the half and quarter-ration system to which the troops are subjected." AFFGHANISTAN. General Pollock arrived at Jellalabad, and effectei a junction with the troops composing the garrison of that fortress, 071 the 16th of April. The British force met with no opposition or annoyance after passing Ali Musjid, except that, arising from the attempts of a few maurauding bands of Kbyberries to plunder and carry off the baggage. With the exception, however, of a few camels, everything belonging to the troops was brought in safety to Jellahibad. General Pollock would have ar rived there two or three days sooner, but as the defeat of Akhbar Khan on the 7th of April had secured the safety of Jellalabad, and rendered rapid improvements on 'the part of the advancing force unnecessary, the General halted on the bank of the Caubul river, and sent strong detachments of cavalry and infantry to Lallpoora on the opposite side, for the purpose of restoring Torabaz Khan in his rights over that place. This chief has variably been friendly to the British. He supplied Gen. Sale's force with provisions for a considerable time. By this means he drew on himself the enmity of Akhbar Khan, and was compelled to fly to Peshawur. The worthy chief was reinstated in his possessions without difficulty, but we regret to say that three men belonging to her Majesty's 3d Dragoons were swept away by the current and drowned in attempting to cross the river. On the 26th of April, Captain Colin Mackenzie, of the Madras army, arrived at Jellalabad. This officer had been released on his parole by Akhbar Khan, and was the bearer of proposals from that chief and Ma homed Schuh Khan, the Ghilzie, to General Pollock, for the release of the ladies and other persons taken in the disastrous retreat from Caubul. How far the negotiation has progressed, or what may have been the nature of Gen. Pollock's reply - , has not yet transpired. The whole of the prisoners were confined in two small forts in the Tezeen valley, and were tolerably well treated by their captors. Capt. Mackenzie brought intelligence of General Elphinstone's death, which took place either on the 23d. or 24th of April. The General's remains were to be brought to the British camp for interment, Akhbar Khan having offered to forward the body to Jellalabad, which place it was expected to reach on the night following Captain Mackenzie's arrival. The day previous to his death the unfortunate General signed a document containing a detailed account of the proceed ings connected with the Ctitibul insurrection. This narrative cannot but prove highly interesting, and as Lord Ellenborough seems laudably desirous of giving publicity to everything connected with the recent trans actions beyond the Indus, we trust ere long to be able ' to lay the deceased General's account before our readers. All doubt as to who took the most active part in the assassination of Sir W. Macnaghton is now at un end; Captain Mackenzie having asserted that he saw Akhbar Khan perpetrate the murder. The brigade under Colonel Bolton, consisting of her Majesty's 31st Foot, one troop of Horse, and a half bat tery of Foot Artillery, the 6th Bengal Native Infantry, and the 3d Irregular Cavalry, having under their charge a large quantity of treasure, together with the whole of the ordnance and commissariat stores, as also the greater part of the private baggage of General Pollock's army, reached Ali Musjid on the 20th of April, without having experienced the slightest molestation from the Khp berries. On the following day • Colonel Bolton effected a junction with Colonel Monteath, the latter officer having been detached by General Pollock with the 33d and 35th Regiments Native Infantry for the purpose of assisting in guarding the passage of the stores and treasure through the defiles. It was generally understood at Jellalabad, that immediately the convoy arrived, pre parations would be made for the advance of the army towards Caubul. There is no doubt of Shah Soojnh having been murdered. The city and adjacent country is in a state of anarchy consequent on the dissensions between the rebels and the partisans of the late King. It is not probable, therefore, that the British will meet with any serious opposition in their progress to the Affghan capital. - The numerous followers who formerl y adhered to the standard of Akhbar Khan have dwindled down to a small party of about 100 horsemen. GIRTZNEE.—The following officers who were quar tered in Ghuznee at the time of its capitulation are said, on the authority of a native horsekeeper, to have es caped with their lives, and to be now in the hands of some of the insurgent chiefs:—Colonel Palmer, Captain Alston, Ensign Williams, Lieutenant Hari is, Lieutenant Barnes, Lieutenant Crawford, of the Bombay establish ment • a Doctor, and another officer whose names were not known. Lieutenant Lumsden and his wife were killed. The greater portion of the sepoys, after having been plundered and otherwise maltreated by the Ghilzies, were permitted to take shelter in the adjoining villages. ScINDE.—From Scinde our latest intelligence is also of a favourable nature. PurSuant to peremptory orders from General Nott, Brigadier England, with 2,500 men, left Quettah on the 26th of April for Candahar, a por tion of the force at the latter place having been de tached so as to meet General England, and aid him in getting the convoy through the Kojnck Pass. On the 29th of April the General reached the heights of Hy kulzie, the scene of his late discomfiture (reported in our last summary). No time was lost in attacking the enemy's position, and we are happy to say the attempt was successful. A well-directed tire from the artillery compelled the insurgents to evacuate their outposts whilst the British infantry were ascending the hill. The enemy lust dive standards, and had above 50 killed. The casualties on our side were very trifling, no lives having been lost. Lieutenant Ashburner, of the 3d Light Ca valry, was severely wounded. The following letter from our correspondent at Sukkur, dated May 8, contains some further information on the subject :-- • " The troops under _Brigadier England left Quettah agreeably to orders from General Nott, on the 26th ult., directions. int n and on the 29 th came up to, the heights near Hykulzie, the place of their - late reverse. I h ave on ly ti me t o say that they' her l n ey os n t iu g s al t havelatltstsyt! effer very theed sev erely. Our troops succeeded in t a king five enemy flying were .er i e n a c l arried standards, sundry match - locks, &c. The 41st are amply e n revenged for the fall, on the previous occasion, of their brave comrades ; the whole both Europeans and natives, stuck to the fighting part of the business like bricks. Casualties are as follows " Lieutent Ashbarner, .3d Light Cavalry, severely. wounded. "Her Majesty's 41st Foot.-2 privates wounded. "3d Light Cavalry..-6 troopers and 8 horses witunded. " Native Infantry.-2 sepoys wounded." TirE PRISONERS.--It will be recollected that on the evacuation of Caubul on- the sth of January; 184 i, about 300 sick and wounded - soldiers were left behind the re tiring army, the charge Of whom was and ertaken by - the provisional Government ; and that bes ides thile six officers were detained as hostages fo r t h e imiaediate abandonment of Jellalabad, Ghuznee, tuns Caudahar. These hostages %vela! Captain Drummortd, 3d C: tvalry'; Lieutenants Native In lantry ; Warburton, Artill ery ; Walsh:, 52d :Madras Native Infantry ir 3d d ßuff t ; Webb; C 3 o B n t. ( l ) l lly l , l, : d o ra th .s t ij Native In fantry ; Doctors Balfour, ;Berwick, aril Male ner re maining. in charge of the sick and w' funded. Of this party little has been heard fur five najnths ; have written very rarely, and all we k not t of theta • i s, t h at they are alive, and said to h ave . b e en to l era t l y well treated. In the course •of the retreat tvhiela cut nmenc ing on the 6th, terminated about the .13th of January, by the total annihilation of the army. the fullow :ng fell into the hands of the enemy, and were d (quilled psi sutlers : Major-General. Elphinstone, C om: min d er . h i -Chi e f o f the armies ; Brigadier Shelia!) her 11 iajesty's 441 h Foot; Major Pottinger, Captain Anderson, 59th Naha? Infan try ; Captain Boyd, 65th 'Native Infantry ; Captain Johnstone, Captain Lawrence, Capt. tin Troup, 4 4th Na tive Infantry ; Surgeon 111•Grath, I ieutenant E:. - re, Ar tillery ; Lieutenant Mackenzie, Ma dras Army ; Lieute nant Waller, Artillery ; Ensign Alien, her 11 r atjesty'S Paymaster ; Captain Gray,. her al a je a t,ara 44 tlt Foot ; sth Native nfantry, 13th Regiment ; Captain By-grave, Major Griffiths, :37th Native Infar dry ; Lieuten ant Sou ter, her Majesty's 44th Foot. So far as our infortnation extends, these >i ppear to have been withdrawn from' the force, that their lives might be preserved, when the army was in the act of perishing amongst the mountair is by cold or th a hand of the Lughmitu country, whose res id ence the enemy. They were taken cha rge o f by • Mahomed t S t i t i t a s i a l, t a n c o great distance. distance. AI nongst these Ihe heroic Lady Sale seems to have been r the soul of the r arty ; and it is from fragments of her letters that all mar informa tion regarding herself and companions in cap! ivity is de rived. They seem to have received threugl tout all the attention and kindness of which their positii in admitted amongst the rigours of a Siberian winter, 'and from a people whose manners are raid() and barbarot is, and their They were s h t a is a fi e e ' d p ' t rformed the s w u .a p n p t l s ie f d 'et w v i a th nd sh si e m ep p , le an a d .nd s e ,•e e e n s l ily . to a processes of cooking and dit3section -for them selves. They su&red much from want 0!... clothing, not a single change having been brought along with thenefrom. Caubuh: This at length was provided, aft,er weeks of pritaation from the garrison at Jellalabad,. tyagether with sat are sugar and tea—sad superfluities in the Lugliman cc untry, :hough to civilized Europeans faintest amongst' the necessaries of life. They had picked up a Bible tat id Prayer-book on their retreat, and, /morning and e . veiling, as they numbered the days of their captivity , the words of comfort and salvation ' were read to ti tem. Twelve of theta *ere huddled nagether in a single apartment. The evenings' were 'spent without light, and seemed very long and drearjt. Mrs. Start, daughter of Sir Robert Sale, and widow; of. the brava st officer who fell amidst all our disasteYrs where so man y of the brave had perished, gave birth in a, child ; the in Aber and the babe of sorrow survived ard ' were doing w ell. On the 7th of April, the glorious victory at Jellalui ad was a source of further suffering to the wife and des' aghter of the con queror. Mahomed Akhbar Khan, 'd riven from the field, seems to have fled • to f the mountaitas ; and determined that the prisoners shoti Id be immediately removed, they were mounted on horseback, and hurried away, they feared to Caubul or ; beyond the. Caucasus, and they knew not whither. a ) bout Apri . t . 24, General Elphin stone died of dyseattet y. It 'sethned that their journey was destined to term mate more speedily than they ap prehended, and that a place .of greater security, and nearer vicinage to 0 aubul, was sought for the purpose probably of treatin;; for their ransom without apprehen sion of their bele snatched from the hands of the captor. On the 2all or 25th Captain Macken z i e was dispatched to Jell i labad on his parole, to intiinate that General Elphinste ie wits dead, and that his body would be sent with all ; aspect to his friends ; and that Mahe med Shah and Alr ibar Khan were anxious to treat for the surrender of he captives. Neither the terms pro posed nor the in: jailer in which they were entertained have tranapired. Captain Mackenzie having fulfilled his mission on the 26th, returned immediately . , in terms of his parole, to the camp of the insurgent clueL—Bont boy Times. A letter b,as 'been received from Lady Macnaghten from Buddiatbad, dated the 27th ult., in which she says that A.khba r Khan has treated her most kindly, and promises tb at silo and Mrs. Trevor shall be immediately released. The tithe is approaching when we shall know whether tb.ese amounts result from the genuine facts of the case, c r front apprehension of-compulsion. He might have reste red 't.is prisoners long ago had he chosen.— Delhi Go zettc.. The fo Bowing general order by the Right Hon. the Governor-Geateral of India will be read, in England, with a thrill of ent i kuisiasm Head-quarterS, Allahabad, April 30, 1842. " Ihe Gowarnor- General has received a report from Major- General Polk 1 k, C. 8., dated the 16th instant, announcing his arrival at Jell., labad. "'The Maj , lr- General has thus carried into effect the orders of the Covet timent in a manner which entitles him to the highest - appr :bation. ReCeivit g the command of the army at Peshawar under eireumatanee a of peculiar difficulty, he has in the midst of new and urSores fen embarrassments and disappointn eats, pre served a firLi mind, and justly relying upon his own judgment, he has. at lair, with equal discretion and decision, accomplished the olsj,ect lrt. was directed to. effect. "The Governor-General requests Major-General Pollock to accept his acknowledgments of the good service he has thus rendered to the Government of India, and begs he will com municate to the Gallant Officers and troops under his com mand, the entire satisfaction with which their conduct has been regarded on this occasion. " The Governor- General has. already in communicating the despatch from Major-General Sir Robert Sale, K. C. 8., dated the 7th instant, expressed his high sense of his services of that officer and of the garrison of Jellalabad, terminating on that day by a decisive victory, which would have left nothing to desire had Colonel Dennie survive. to enjoy it. • " The garrison of Jellalanad having on that day achieved its safety by its own prowesi, and being now re-united to the army by , the movements of the force under thercommand of Major-General l'ollock, 11. C., it remains only 'for the Go vernor-General to testify his opinion of the just claims of that garrison to the gratitude of the Government and of their country. " The Governor-General is pleased to direct that the second comparar of the 6th battalion of Artillery shall bear upon its appointments, and the sth Regiment of Light Infantry upon its stanklards and appointments, and .the 35th Regiment of Native Infantry upon its colours and appointments, a mural crown, superscribed as a memorial of the forti tude, perseverance, and enterprise. evinced by those several corps during the blockade of Jellalabad. '1 he Governor-General is likewise pleased, in conformity with the recommendation of his 'Excellency the Commander in -Chief, to direct, that in order to give additional and last ing Ininours to the 25th Native Infantry, whilst it benefits the service generally, that corps shall hereafter be made a light in fantry= regiment, the duties of which it is already so well ac quainted with, and has performed with so much zeal and spirit.' "The Governor-General is further pleased to direct that a silver medal be made for • every officer, non-commissioned officer, and private, European and native, who belonged to the garrison of Jellalabad, on the 7th of April, 1842, such meelias to be all similar, and to bear on one sides mural crown, superscribed Jellalabad,' and on the other :side the words ' April 7, 1842.' " The GovernMent of India will present such 'medal to every officer, non-commissioned officer, and private, Ehlropeart and : native, belonging to their service, and will request the home authorities to lay before her Majesty their 'most hum ' ble prayer that her Majesty will be graciously pleased to per mit the Major-General Commanding, and the - officers, non commissioned officers, and privates in her Majesty's service, who formed part of the garrison of Jellahlaad, to receive and wear a medal similar to that which will be so presented to their brothers in arms. " The Governor-General, taking into consideration the many great privations to which the troops composing the garrison of Jellalabad were exposed during the blockade of that place, and the noble fortitude with which all such privations were borne, as well as the various losses the troops sustained, is pleased to direct that a donation of six months' batta be made to all the officers, non-commissioned officers, and privates, European and Natives, who composed the garrison of Jellalabad on the 7th of Apt 11, 1842. The Governor-General will request his Excellency the Commander-in-Chief of the Army to give instructions in due time that the several corps composing the garrison of Jellalabad ' may, on their return to India, be received at all the stations GU their route to their cantonments, by 'all the troops at such stations, in review order with presented arms. " By order of the Bight Honourable the Governor-General of India. (Signed) " T.• H. MADDOcK, " Secretary to the Government of India, with tize Governor-General.!' MURDER OF SHAH SOOJAH. We have been favoured 'with the following translation of a Persian letter sent from an authentic source. There can be no doubt now of the murder of the Shah ; for the circum stantial nature of the communicati on wo uld of itself establish the fact, were there no other corr oborativ e evidence to rely upon. The letter will, we ar e sure, be perused with the greatest interest by all classes of re aders : " The following news is Irmo Caubul, 17t h April. Nawab Zaman Mier., and Juhar Khan (t he Dust's broth er ) , O osmau the a agreed on a pl an among themselves, went to the King , and having tak en t h e King himself but ha belt' word and Amgen I Koran)h A e me er Oo I 1 a i hK them, satisfiedhaving agreed th e Ki ng b y the m , , agreement of both word and o ath, inasnauch that he consente d to go with art army, consisting of a general levy, t owar d s Jel hlealavibnagd ; se fo u r t hiswlticthenetns o d it t wasof Seca Sung, should there muster and- before this review his whole army, and then march on to Jellalabad ; ppened, the King, in strict arid absolute priva c y , of his own authority, u s c e a t u tl b e u d L that aud h mde a march t o ap pointed the son of Ameen Onlah Khan commander of his army. The Barukzye Sirdars being much disgusted with the King's thus admitting the son of Amen Ooll a h Kh an to his confience, took it much to heart. They then proposed to the King that they should assemble 25,000 soldiers at Caubul, while the King went out to review his army and march on Jelhdabad. The King accordingly took forth his tents, and went down to Seca Sung; and the Barukzye Sirdars and the rust, with their force, also went forth, for the purpose of being present at the muster of the army by the King, as agreed; so it was that on the first day the King mustered his army at the place aforesaid, arid at night returned to the Bala Hisser, leav ing Prince Futrell Jung at Sees Sung; and the same night the King sent letters for the men of Konibinat about Jellala bad, and to Khyber, and the neighbourhood of Peshawur ad dressed to the Shalizadelis.—N.N. 'I his sentence is very con fusedly written, but a subsequent passage shows that Shalizaileh lilahomed Kasim and others of the Royal blood were the par ties addressed. " In the morning the King, baying made his preparations, and having put ou Lis dress of eereinouy, took his seat in his travelling c.tair of state (khasalt) , and went forth out of Caubul by the gate towards Shah Shaheed, to make his march to Sees Sung; but on the road r ear Shah Shaheed, Soojah ood.llow lab, the son of Nuwab Zeman Khan, had placed in ambush fifty Jazailchees. When the King's retinue reached the spot, these Jazailchees rose and fired on him; two balls struck him, one in the brain, and one in the breast ; five of the King's bearers were shot down by the volley; seven of the soldiers that formed the King's escort were also struck, and fell; the King died almost immediately. Soojah7 oo d-bowlah coming up with a body of horse, stood over the King's Corpse. What -1 ever -property in jewels was about the corpse—the crown, the girdle, and so on, the sword and dagger—was . plundered by them. When Shahzadeh Futteh Jung heard of the catastrophe by made his way back to the Bala 'Haar. The,body of horse with Shoojah-nod-Dowlah pursued the Prince at a smart pace. hoping to lay hands on Lim ; but the Prince, by presence of mind and resolution, made his way to the Bala Hissar; but, gates finding the there guarded, and the troopers - close behind him, he fled back to -the city, and hid himself in the Fort of Mulimood Khan Beeyat. Zeman Khan, and the other chiefs, said to l'duhmood Khan Beeyat, The King was our enemy, awl we slew him ; now give us over the Prince, as we are agreed to make him King ;' to whichlluhmood Khan answered. You Barukzye Sirdars, in swearing a solemn oath to the King, and afterwards killing him, have committed a heinous 'crime. We of the tribes (Ooloos) of Caubul were against the deed.' Zeman Khan replied, 'My son killed the King with out my wish or consent.' Multmood Khau at night took Futteh Jung out of his own fort, and lodged him with his women in the Bala Hissar, when Ameen Wish Khan being in the Bala Hissar, with near two thousand soldiers there assembled, he placed Futteh Jusigon the throne, and declared him his king, v.rit.ng letters to the Woos, his dependents, telling them to assemble about the Bala Hissar and throw in supplies, while he himself prepared for action, guarding the gates with artillery. Khan Sherim Khan. and Muhmood Khan and the Kouzilbash faction form one faction, while the lkirukzye,Sirdars, and the Nawahs, and the men of the Caubul tribes, and the Kohistanees torso the other." The news-writer goes on to say that preparations for hos tilities are being made ; women and children being sent to wards Bameean, Balkh, and lic,kbara, and the property of merchants removed to places for safety. Some persons were declaring for the claims of Hyder, son of Shah Zeman, as the real heir to the throne. Reports were rife about the advance of the British troops, "saying every one in their way," and a march on Lughman to relieve the prisoners. The only other item of importance is, the report of the kasid sent by the King with letters for Shah Zadeh Mahummad Kasim, who states that Akhbar Khan seized and imprisoned him, and destroyed his letters, releasing him only when he fled from Lughman. The King, therefore, was marching against him, and for the relief of Jellalabad. The chiefs, being unable to attack the Bala Hissar with success, devised this truly Affghan scheme to inveigle the Shah from his stronghold and murder him. It would appear, from subsequent accounts, that Futteh Jung did not long retain possession of the throne, having been mur dered by the opposing party ; and Timor Shah, another son of the late King, and who has always been very friendly to our cause, set up in his stead. This Prince, it appears, still holds the reins of Government, and he is said to be looking out eagerly for the advance of our army, no doubt expecting to be assisted by us in keeping possession of the throne. The hos tages, prisoners, and sick and wounded (between 300 and 400 lin number), who were left in •Caubul at the time of the capitu lation, are said to have received much ill treatment during the confusion which succeeded the murder of the Shah ; but it is to be hoped that Timor Shah, if he really be ou the throne, has taken them under his protection. It is unnecessary to point out to your readers, that should the above extracted account of the . circumstances which pre ceded the assassination of Shah Soojah prove correct, there will hot remain a doubt as to his Majesty's participation in the insurrectionary re oceedings. His crime, however—if he has committed one—has brought with it its own punishment. CAUBUL CASUALTIES. The following list has been supplied us by a much valued Peshaw•ur Correspondent : it is corrected on our previous re:urns:— Stall'—Shah Soejah's Force—Lieut.. 11. Milne, Assistant- Pay and Commissariat Officer, at Kelat•i • •Ghilzie; Lieut. A. Dallas, do. da., at Candahar ; Lieut., I'. Studdert, Executive Engineer, at Kelat-i-Ghilzie ; Surgeon J. Forsyth, at Jella ltbad ; Assistant Surgeons C. M‘Kianon, at Kelat-i-Ghilzie; A. Colquhoun, at Candahar ; G. Rae, at Candahar; D. Ritchie, at Peshawar, escaped from Peshbolack ; J. C. Brown, at Jellalabad. _ _ _ _ _ Artillery, Foot—Mountain Train—Capt. Backhouse, at Jel lalabad; Lieut. Green, uncertain whether he was at Caubul or Ghuznee, most probably the former, for three of his guns were captured near Bookhak. Ist Cavalry—Lieut. A. Crawford, escaped to Ghuznee while escorting prisoners. Cat airy—Capt. Anderson, prisoner at Lughman ' • Lieut. Le Gey, killed during retreat from Caubul ; Lieut. W. Mayne, at Jellalabad. 3d Infantry— Capt, Craig ie, at Kelat-i-Ghilzie • Lieutenants R. M.l; ean, at do ; C. M. Sneyd, do ; D. G. daussen, do. 4th Light Infantry, Goorkahs—Captain Codrington, killed in Kohistan ; Lieut. W. Broadfuot, killed in Caubul ; Ensigns J. C. Naughton, escaped with loss of sai arm to Caubul, not heard of since; E. W. Salisbury, killed in Kohistan. , 6th Light Infantry—Captains Hopkins, killed near Jellala bad ; Marshall, killed during retreat ; Lieut. Bird, not heard of since evacuation of Caubul; Ensign Macartney, do ; Lieut. Webb, hostage at Caubul. Sappers and Miners—Captains G. Broadfoot, at Jellalabad; Walsh, hostage at Caubul ; Lieutenants S. G. G. Orr, at Jellalabad ' • F. Cunningham, at do. AffglianL regu!ars—Cap:ains Trevor, killed with the Envoi . ; Hart, lately at Candahar, now at Bombay ; Lieutenants Geld ing, killed near Candahar; R. Dowson, at Jellalabad (men tioned before) ; Captai n Hay, 35th N. 1., uncertain, sup posed to be at Caubul. Jezailchee Regiment—Capt. J. Ferris, with General Pol lock's force, escaped from Peshbolack ; Lieut. Lukin, ditto, ditto; Capt. Gerrard, at Jellalabad, wounded. Khyber Rangers—Cayt. H. P. Burn, Jellalabad; Lieut. Hillersden, at Jellala'..ad. Kobistan Regiment--Lieutenants Maude, killed in Kohl-- tan ; Wheeler, ditto. King's Own Artillery—Lieut. Warburton, hostage at Caubul; Assist. Surg. Berwick, left in charge of sick at Caubul ; Capt. H. Havelock, H. M. 13th, at Jellalabad. Iler Majesty's 44th Regiment—Capts. (Major) Johnston, with the recruits of the 44th in the Provinces Depot ; A. W. Gray, on leave to Calcutta, escaped through Lughman, at the first outbreak of insurrection; Lieuts. W. H. Dodgin, with his , corps (I think) nut heard of since evacuation of Caubul; 'l'. A Souter, prisoner at 'l'ootoo; R. Kipling, Adjt. on leave to Calcutta, escaped through Lughman at the first outbreak of the insurrection ; Ensign 11. J. White, had not joined his corps ; Assist. Surg. Balfour, left in charge of the sick at Caubul. Ist Troop Ist Brigade Horse Artillery—Lieuts. Waller, pri soner in Lughinan ; A. Hawkins, with Shah Soojah's Horse Artillery, Candahar. btl► Native Cavalry, Bengal—Captain E. M. Blair, was seen list at the Snorkhah river, not known to be a prisoner; Cornet Wrench, with the squadron at Jellalabad ; Vibart, wounded near Kawulsar, Pesliaiiur ; Lieut. T. L. Harrington, at Peshawur, escaped from Peshbolack; Captain H. Y. Bizett, not heard of since the evacuation of Caubul. sth ltegt. N. L—Major S. Sway ne, uncertain, some gay killed, other native reports say a prisoner in Lughinan,—in the latter he perhaps was mistaken for Shelton, rads having only one arm ; Lieuts. R. Dowson, Shah Soojah's force, Jellalabad ; E. S. Garstin, Adjutant of irregular. .corps at Ali Musjid ; M. J. Slater, with General Pollock's force; C. C. Crigan, no. do. 37th Regiment, N.l.—.Mr.jor Griffiths, prisoner at Tootoo ; Ensigns G. Robertson, with General Pollock's force ; Parrot, ditto ditto; H. K. M‘Mullen, ditto ditto; J. M. B. F. Tytler, wounded near Kawilasar, Peshawur ; Ca p tain T. Moor house (35th N.I. ), at Jellalabad, wounded in Sale's attack on Mahomed Akbar'a camp 6th April. 54th Regiment N.l.—Lieutenant IL B. Melville, a prisoner in Lughman ; Ensigns T. Pottinger, killed on this side Te zeen ; A. Rose, said to have beets killed with the 4th Regi ment Infantry S. S. force, Kohistan ; Dr. Duff, killed during the retreat. General Staff, British Force.—Brevet Major Thain, A.D. C., reached Jugdulluk, not heard of since ; Capt. J. Paton, lost his arm at Caubul, killed during the retreat ; Cornet W. F. Tytler, at Candahar ; Captains Skinner, killed at Peree Dur rah, near Jugdulluk ; Ponsonby, A.C. General, with General Pollock's force, escaped front Peshbolack ; Berant, Sub-A.C. General, supposed to be at Candahar ; Mainwaring, officiating Sub-A. C. General, at Jellalabad ; Supg. Surgeon W. S. Stiven, with General Pollock's force, escaped from Peshbolack. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. (From the Bombay Times, May 23. ) SHIPPING PROSPECTS. On no former occasion has the harbour of Bombay been so crowded with shipping vs it is at present. During the brief interval which has ela, sed since the departure of the last snail, 21 days, no fewer than 43 ships, aggregating about 28, , 00 tons, 11,,ve aimed, which, added to those previously here, and deducting those which have railed, make the number of mer chant vessels at present in harbour, exclusive of small country craft, to be 90, and their aggregate tonnage about 54,000 tons. 'l•he greatest difficulty is consequently experienced in pro curing freights, which will be further aggravated by the near approach of the monsoon, when no further supplies of produce from the coast and interior can be received. The rate of freight to China has fallen to 10 rupees per candy, while to England scarely any can be procured at all ; indeed, the price of cotton on the Bombay Green is at present higher than in the English markets, and would leave a loss even if it could be laid down in Liverpool freight free. Nor do matters appear to he much better at any of the other eastern ports. Prospects fur shipping in this country are not, therefore, at present very flat tering; and the shipowners must make up their minds to run their ships at a loss for some tune to come. Their case is a very hard one, occurring, too, at a time when, from the reduc tion of the timber duties, the value of shipping property is de preciated by a sum equivalent to about •:ss. for every load of timber used in the construction : and when there is at this mo ment in the various ports of England an amount of tonnage laid up, almost in a state of confiscation, which has cost the iessessors many millions sterling. At home this tonnage incurs comparatively little expense, whereas in this country the ex penditure will be heavy„ ... _ _ 130MBAY MARKET. (From the Overland Price Current, May 23.) OBSEKVATIONS.-1 he continued depression of almost every branch of our import trade leaves but little room for remark ' or speculation. For some descriptions of grey and bleached piece goods, indeed, there has been rather more inquiry titan was the case last month ; but prices have not rallied in the slightest degree, and still exhibit a downward tendency. The market for metals has been very dull, and prices are uniforady lower than before. The arrivals of shipping have been unprecedentedly numerous, and cotton, having risen in price, freights both to Great Britain and China, have consi derably declined. Looking at the unfavourable state of com mercial affairs at home, the probability of a protracted struggle in China, and the little likelihood of any speedy re sumption of trade with the countries to the north-west, the prospect which presents itself is anything but cheering. MErxt.s.— For no description of metals has there been any better demand than before, and the prices of all have to some extent receded. Some kinds of copper have, it w ill be per ceived front cur quotations, declined from 2 rupees to 3 rupees per cwt. ; lead, both pig, awl sheet, and spelter, are half a rupee to 1 rupee lower ; qui c ksilve r h as fallen 2 rupees per inasind ; and tin plates have been sold at half a rupee per box below the rate quoted in our last. The prices of iron re mained, till within the last few days, almost stationary, Swedish bar (•elected) being disposed of at 51 rupees per candy ; British bar at 241 2 rupees per candy; sheet at 6 rupees per cwt. ; and nail rod (square) at '2B rupees per candy. Swedish bar may now, however, be quoted at 48 to 49 rupees ; and British bar is olleiing at 22 to 23 rupees. 200 tubs of steel have been sold at 10 rupees 10 annas per cwt. COTTON MA NU FACTURES. —Gray and bleached jaconots, Madapollams, and long cloths, are the principal goods which have met with a sale since the departure of the last steamer, but the prices of these, as well as of other varieties, have continued to decline. Printed ard coloured fabrics remain, as before, literally unsaleable. YARNS*--The following . are the transaction s w hi c h h ave taken place since the date of our last number : Mule Twist.—Nn. 20, 56 bales, at 5i annas per lb. ; No. 30, I,Blolb. at 7 ; No. 30, 24 bales at 6 . 4; No. 40, 2,700 b. at 74, ; No. 40, 200 bales at 74 ; No. 40, 6 bales at 71 ; No. 30 and 40, 12,8001 b. at 7; and No. 50, 43 bales at 8-. 3 4 to 9 annas per lb. Water Twist.—No. 20, 7,6001 b. at 61 ; No.' 30, 10,000 lb. at S ; and No. 40, 14,8001 b. at 9; annas. The foregoing ,ales of mule twist cannot, however, be now obtained, though the dealers seem disposed to buy to a moderate extent at a reduction of about 1 anna per lb. For numbers above 50 the prices arc quite nominal, there being no inquiry whatever for them. Wooti,Ess,—We have heard of sales of 40 pieces of English flannel (40 yards by 31 inches,) at 14 annas per yard, and 50 pieces of woollen trousers stuff at 13 annas. Printed German flannel has been sold at 1 rupee per yard, and drab cloth for carriage lining at 46 rupees. • BE Eli.—Prices have declined on the arrival of fresh importa tions, and Bass and A llsop's may now be quoted at 55 rupees per hogshead; 330 hogsheads of Allsop's have been sold at 55 to GO rupees per hogshead , • 100 at 55 rupees, and 50 hogs heads Ilass's at 55 rupees. We have also heard of a sale of 10 hogsheads of Kirkley, Swinburne, and Co.'s (a new maker), at 55 rupees per hogshead. EASTERN PRODUCE. COTTON.—Soon after the departure of the last mail the cotton market became firmer, and an advance of 2 and 3 rupees per candy took place in tho price of most varieties, Surat and Broach being purchased at 94 rupees to 95 rupees, Oonirawuttee at 85 rupees to 86i rupees, and Dollera and Gogo at 84 rupees to 85 rupees. Prices have continued to rise, and those now current are as follows :—Broach and Surat, 99 to 100 rupees : Oomrawuttee, 80 to 90 rupees ; Dollera, 80 to 90 rupees ; Barsee; 75 to 77 rupees ; Compta, 70 to 75 rupees • and Poraehee, 7 5 to SO rupees. The advance in prices has been in a great measure caused by the detention of the cotton boats expected from BroAch, &c., by the prev a . lence of unfavourable winds. FREIGHTS. Since the date of our last number, freights, which we then quoted at 21. 15s. to 31., have gradually declined, and I/. 17s. 6d. has been accepted within the last few days. The highest rate now offered is IL 155., and we arc doubtful if even this could be obtained for a full cargo. Freight to China has also fallen considerably. Our former quotation was 16} rupees per candy, and is now as low as 10 rupees, with every prospect of a further decline. There is no ship for the Clyde. CHINA. (From the Bombay Courier.) We have received, via Calcutta, intelligence from Macao to the 4th of April, and'from Singapore to the 19th of the same month. The news from China is both important and satisfactory. On - rite morning of the 10th of March the Chinese troops, estimated at from 10,000 to 12,000 men, attacked Ningpo. The enemy scaled the walls, and advanced to the market-place, in the centre of the city, before they met with any opposition from the British troops. This did not, however, arise from any neglect on the part of the gar4ion, all the necessary preparations having been made . .some time previously. Indeed, the arrangements appear to have been excellent, and reflect much credit on Sir Hugh Gough. It seems that his Excellency was desirous of allowing the Chinese to advance a considerable distance unmolested, with the hope of punishing them severely for their teme rity. Neither was the General deceived in his expecta tions. The enemy were quickly routed and compelled to quit the city, leaving 250 dead in the streets. The artillery rendered good service in the pursuit, the guns being drawn by a number of ponies which had been previously trained for that purpose. Her Majesty's 49th Regiment were sent a considerable distance after the Chinese, and had not returned to Ningpo on the 12th o March, the date of our latest intelligence from that place. An attack was made on Chinhae simultaneously with that on Ningpo. This also proved a failure, the Chinese having been repulsed with great loss. The mandarins also contemplated an attempt upon Chusen, for which purpose they had collected a conside rable force on the Island of Taisam. Their inventions were, however, frustrated, by the Nemesis having been sent to reconnoitre, and ascertain the extent of their preparations. A boat having been despatched from this vessel, was fired on by the Chinese, when pulling into a creek. The steamer's crew were immediately landed. They succeeded, after killing many of the enemy, in cap turing 30 junks, supposed to have been intended to con vey troops to CI usan. It was remarked that all the Chinese soldiers left dead at Ningpo and Chinhae had a few dollars about them. It is supposed from this that a gratuity was issued to them immediately before they attacked the city, in order to induce them to advance. It is said that the . Emperor has ordered that the provinces which are the seat of war shall defray the whole of the expenses. We may conclude, therefore, that the Cabinet of Pekin ,do not conceive it necessary to make a great national effort against their foes. The inhabitants of the in vaded provinces are naturally disinclined to bear the whole of the heavy pecuniary charges necessary for carrying on hostilities. The consequence is, that the Chinese army to the south of the Hangchow river is in want of pay, and destitute of supplies, from which cause the troops were in such a state of insubordination that it was expected they would "shortly disband thein:- selves. The whole of the operations above referred to were effected without the loss of a man on the side of the British. The following official notification of the success of the British forces has been promulgated by her Majesty's Plenipotentiary : ~ CIRCULAR. "TO HER BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S SUBJECTS IN CHINA. " Her Britannic Majesty's Plenipotentiary in China has gre. t pleasure in announcing to her Majesty's subjects the complete repulse o: two bodies of Chinese troops, which at tacked the British positions at Ningpo and Chinhae at day light on the morning of the 10th of last month. " During the whole of February almost daily intelligence reached the head-quarters of her Majesty's forces, showing that the Chinese high authorities ecntemplated some active operations, but they were from time to time deterred on such frivolous pretences, that it appears their Excellencies the naval and military Commanders-in-Chief have gone over to Chusan to make arrangements at that place preparatory to a forward movement of a portion, at 'cast, of her Majesty's combined forces. " In this state matters remained until the date and hour above mentioned, when a considerable body of Chinese, es timated at frem 10,000 to 12,000 men, advanced upon the south and west gates of Ningpo, got over the walls, and pene trated to the market-place, in the centre of the city, where they were met by our troops and instantly driven back with great loss; in fact, it would seem that the moment the Chi nese troops found themselves so warmly received, their sole object was to get out of the' city as fast as possible, and in their retreat to the south gate, the field guns, drawn by pussies, came up and opened on the dense mass with grape and cannister, at a distance of less than ICO yards. Above 250 dead bodies were found inside the walls, and when the accounts came away her Majesty'. 49th Regiment had nut returned from the pursuit of the discomfited and flying enemy. Whilst these operations were progressing on shore, a number of fire-boats (sampans) lashed together with chains, were floated down the river, and were towed into the mud by the boats of the Sesostris steamer. In the meantime a gun was broug►rt down a lane in the eastern suburb (aercss the river), and as the inhabitants bad been previously warned that any such attempt would bring chastisement upon these, her Majesty's ship Modeste opened her guns, and did great execu tion in that quarter. " The attack on Chinhae was much more feeble. The enemy advr.nced to the north gate, where they were driven off by the guard, and followed by one company (afterwards reinforced by three others) of her Mnjesty's 55th Regiment, who killed 30 men and two mandarins in the pursuit. Simultaneously with the attack on the city of Chinhae, fire sampans chained together were set adrift to bum the shipping at the anchorage, but they all went on shore above the ships of war and merchant vessels, and did no sort of harm. " Shortly before these repulses occurred, the Nemesis steamer was sent from Chusan to reconnoitre the island of Tat ham, where it was understood Chinese troops were collecting with the purpose of attacking her Majesty's forces at Tinghae. The steamer sent her boats into a creek, where they were fired on, and in consequence Ccmmander Collinson and Lieutenant Hall landed the steam-ship's company, when the Chinese fled ith the loss of about 30 killed and a number wounded. The steamer's boats then set fire to a number of junks which had also fired on her, and returned to Chinhae. " 'their Excellencies the naval and military Commanders in-Chief had gone back to Ningpo, and proposed to follow up the repnlst s the enemy had experienced by active measures. " It affords her Majesty's Plenipotentiary the highest satis faction to close the circular by stating that, m these attempts of the enemy, her Majesty's combined force had not lost a man. " he latest intelligence from the head-quarters of the Chinese army, scuth of (he Hangchow River, speak of the troops being in almost a state of insubordination, and in want of supplies, &c. " '1 he Emperor had ordered that the provinces which are the seat of the war should bear the expenses of it ; and as ' the inhabitants seem resolved to make no further sacrifices, 1 1 there appears every probability of the army dissolving itself, and becoming totally disorganised. " God save the Queen. HENRY POTTINGEII, Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary." " Dated at Macao, on the Ist day of April, 1842." We subjoin anothor notification by his Excellency, from which it appears that the Chinese will be suffered to use their own discretion in fortifying the banks of the river between Whampou and Canton ; but that if they venture to erect new works below the former place, hos tilities will be immediately resumed :- 1 " Government House, Hong-Kong, March 22, 1842. " Gentlemen,—You are aware that some of the Hong mer chants lately paid a visit to Macao, and it is probably by this time known to most of you that the object of that visit wzs to find out whether the Provincial Government of Canton would be allowed to rebuild the Bogue and ether dismantled forts, or to erect new ones on this side of the Whampoa an chorage. " Although 1 of course declined having any sort of inter course with the Hong merchants, I took advantage of the kindness of a friend to let these individuals know In distinct terms, that orders had been long issued to prevent the repair of the old, or the erection of any new forts lower down than Whampoa, and that the consequence of any attempt of the sort would be the renewal of hostilities in the Canton river, the stoppage of trade, and the consequent distress to the pro vince and city. " I trust this warning will have the desired effect, and that matters will be allowed to go on in their present tranquil course ; but I nevertheless think it my duty to acquaint you with what has passed, as well as with my resolution, which has bean fully approved and confirmed by the experienced judgment of the senior officer of her Majesty's navy in the Canton River ; and in doing so I would request you in dividually and collectively to give the earliest possible notice of any collecting of material, assemblage of workmen, or other apparently defensive (though in reality offensive) pre parations that yourselves or your agents may perceive on the river below Whampoa. It is superfluous for me to observe that the safety of the shipping and their crews at the anchor age imperatively demand every precaution and vigilance, and I feel assured you will cheerfully aid me in the mariner I have pointed out. " 1 am, gentleman, cc Your most obedient and faithful servant, " HENRY POTTINGER, " Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary." " The Mercantile Community of Hong- Kong, Macao, &c. The following mercantile circular contains the latest commercial news. It was written on the morning of the Ist of April, at IN hich time the intelligence of the Chinese having been repulsed in their attacks on Ningpo and Chinhae had not transpired. The state of trade at Can ton appears to have improved, many sales having been effected during the latter p art o f the month of March. Opium is still sold at very low rates : " M Ist April, 182. We avail ourselv es o f the despatch acao, of the Anonyma 4 , for Bombay, and Cowasjee Family, for Calcutta, to continue our general advices from the 3d ultimo. Nothing has occurred to disturb the tranquillity which has fur some time past prevailed in this province, and trade goes cm as usual. At Canton a considerable business has been done in cotton during the last ten days, sales of Bombay having effected at 8 t o 9 4 , and of Bengal at 8 6 to 10. " Cotton manu f actures exhibit a tendency to recover from their late ex t reme d epress i on, but no decided rise in prices has yet tak e n p l ace. been " Woollens continue without inquiry, and the near approach of the h ot season precludes the prospect of an early improve ment. "We have no change to notice as regards tea. The sea son's export from the Ist of November to the present date amounts to 20,218,3101 b. of black, and 3,723,7901 b. of green ; total, 23,942,1001 b., an d th ere are few s!liprnento us progr ess . " Of raw silk the qua n tity which has just reached C anton i s small, and held at wrbitantly high prices. " Freight to England is scarce at 4/. 10a. to 61. "We have 1,0 recent news from Amoy or Chosen. Sir Ti. Pottinger remains here, waiting the arrival of the December mail from England, daily expected. " The depresshn in our opium market continues. Malwa is selling at 325 del. to 33Q dol.; New Patna, 400 del. ; and Pei - tares at 390 dol. " Our latest dates are from Bombay b the 16th. and Cal. cutta to the 22d Jarniary." The follov►ing letter from our Ningpo eorrespondent was re ceired this morning : A private of H. M. 55th has shot his corporal, and the latter has since died. A most melancholy occurrence took place on the night of the 18th of February. The launch of the Ernaad transport was on shore at a small creek close above Chinhae, filling water casks. Towards evening the boat grounded and could not be got off owing to the fall of the tide. The consequence was, that Mr. W_, the otficer in charge, and eleven Lascars, forming the crew, had to remain with her during the first watch. ‘t hen dark, two Chinamen and a boy came down to the boat, and by signs, intimated that they could procure some " female society " for those who wished for it. bloat unfortunately, Mr. W- was tempted to accompany them, and took with him two Lascars. As has come out in evi dence, the Chinese arranged their plans admirably. Mr. W--- went first, followed by a Chinaman carrying a lantern, then a Lascar followed by the other Chinaman, then the other Lascar, and the boy bringing up the rear. When they bad gone a little way, the boy disappeared and his place was sup plied by a Chinaman, who made his appearance from some of the houses they had to pass. They all walked on for some distance, until 'they were beyond the village, which is close to the watering place; the first Chinaman then banded his lantern to Mr. W-, as if to enable him to see the path more distinctly, and thus leaving his own hand:. froe; and in pointed to a house s a u n r7o e u r n t d o ed 'ir b l y n tr e ee lam s a a s ti t o h n e o p i lare u th r Nely'-were's, going, for soon after some signal was given, and about for or fifty Chinamen rushed from all sides on their victims. The Lascar who made his eH cape saw Mr. W. holding out his pistol, when he was himself knocked down- ' he rose again, and in some way or other, lie does not know hew, made his escape to the boat. As soon as it wr.s light, a party was sent ashore from the Blonde, to the place where the attack had taken place. Poor W---.'s body was found in a small lake, without the head, and above thirty wounds on his body. He seems to have fought to the last ra ther than be taken alive. However, some of the wounds seem to have been inflicted for the purpose of torture, the wrists and knee-joints being cut into, and cuts being made between each finger up to the wrist. The other Lascar seems also to have been wounded, but from the traces for some distance, he bat been carried off alive. The Jacks playid the devil amongst the inhabitants of the place, where this sad catastrophe occurred —every onto they came athwart, up with the butt end and on his head. Thirty Chinese were brought on hoard the Blonde, and they say eleven have confessed to have had a share in the murder. These fellows of course should swing. The General has issued a proclamation that if the 2d mates head is not produced he will burn the village. The authorities must be here in disguise, as very few people are to be seen, and Bourehier has ordered that no one should ge ashore without arms. Not long back rewards have . been promised by the Chinese authorities for barbarians, dead or alive, and the above is one, of the proofs how little the Chinese arc to be trusted, although profes.ing gratitude for the kind manner in which we invariably treat them. Not long ago a butcher, belonging to the 49th Regiment, was taken away at Chusan, or at least went in search of a bul lock which was missing, and has not been since heard of. Another party of two or three officers and some men went out to Chusan to procure bullocks. One ofthcm strayir g from the others, was suddenly attacked and knocked down, but was rescued by the approach of the others. We have heard that Corporal V 1 hite (who came to Ningpo to intimate that a Commissioner (Shoo) would make his ap pearance to treat), although fed from the General's table, and taken up in a man-of war's boat, close to Takee, made a report that he had been most cruelly treated, and just escaped with his life. It is said that the only terms about which we will treat at pre sent are the payment of 20 million of dollars, half to be paid be fore we leave Ningpo, and farther that Sir H. Pottieger is se be received at Pekin. The Chinese troops seem to be collecting round us. They are said to be in force at You-Yaou-Seikee, and . Fongahei ; there has been also an anrearance of some force on the right bank of the Taliseeii, not tar from Cliinhae. There is also a report that soldiers have been embarked at Chaps, to be landed on Chusan ; so that, if there is any truth in the above account of their movements, the Chinese seem to have a plan of attacking Ningpo, Chinhae and Chusan, at one time. Yih-kin, the Emperor's nephew, and Generaissimo of the Chinese forces, is said to have arrived in the neighbourhood. The large quantity of mace (the Chinese brass coin) which was found in Ningpo, has been embarked on board our ship, ; rather a bulky medium of exchange, seeing that one tbousasd dollars' worth weighs about ten tons. About 70,000 dollars' worth of silver goes round in the Miriam transport, to Calcutta. The Mysore transport is to be discharged soon, and I heard their master has bought a quantity of the sugar seized here, and which she intends taking either to the Sydney or English market. An accusation of rape was lately brought against the blue jackets at Chinhae, by a young married woman, residing near that city. That she might have an opportunity of identifying the culprits, the crew of the Blonde were drawn up on her deck, and the woman (who alleged that she had been too much abused to walk), was paraded round the decks on her husband's back, taking a good look at the Jacks as she passed, but found them all so much alike that she could not idea ify any. The latest reports state the Chinese forces in all, not above 40,000. We are training a number of the stout ponies, found at Ningpo, to pull the light field-pieees. This will be a great assistance when we take the field. The weather is improving, but not yet settled fine. Our men keep in very gond health.—Bengal 1-lurkary. M a y 9. The quiet of Canton is again i.kely to be disturbed by an accident %%zilch cecurred in Whampua reach on the night of the 9th inst. ; a well known Chinese smuggler uas approaching one of the opium vessels in a tanks beat, to make a purchase of the drug; he was hailed, but did not answer, BA die sentinel on deck of the English vessel tired his musket and shot him dead on the spot This much to be lamented and censured proceeding happened just after the boat's crete of the English ship Autumous had been seized, maltreated, wounded, anti tiar.ied to Caoton. 'the officer of thy boat had mistaken the channel leading to Canton, and had gone through the Junk Ricer; he was hailed and fired at, when he immediately turned his boas'-head wards the shipping at Whampea ; he was chast d by a number of Chinese boats, but still kept a-head of them, and was fast nearing the vessel lying ahead of Whampca reach, when one of his oars broke, and he was overhauled and captured; the Chinese cut at the unresisting and unarmed crew with their swords, and wounded some of the men and a boy sevt rely. They were taken to Canton, accompanied by a great number of Chinese, and carried before the Kwan chowfuo; their captors reported they had come to the stint where they had been hailed, with hostile intentions, " Yen, well," said the Kwangchowfoo, " as you have taken th e b oat, you have, of course, also taken their artns ; bring them hither,' No arms were to be found; the boat was unarmed, '16. 1 Clinese soldiers then changod their ground of accusation, and said the boat had tome to sound the river, and "spy about." " Well." said the Kw angchow foo again, " they could not sound the depths of the river without a lead and line • bring tiara* hith er ." But no n e were forthcoming, for neitherl were on board the boat. The Kwangchowtoo, finding , the (large was false and his own people in the wrong, dismissed the Auturuntra, officer and boat's crew, returning the boat to them, at about H. p.m. the same eiening.— Canton Reyister, March IS. MALTA• THE DEFEAT OF THE ARAB FORC:e UNDER ABD-EL-GELIL OFFICIAL DESrATCH FitOISI HIS iXCELLtNCY ASKAH A LI FACIIA, GOVERNOR-GENERAL OF TRIPOLI IN ItAILBAILY. I have the gratification of announcing to the Government of my Lord and Sovereign the Sulta n th e total defeat of the. rebel Arab chief, Abri-el-Gelil, than whieli a mote decisive)) , triumphant affair it has never been my lot to recount. " It was on the lot of the mouth of Mocharem, of the year 1258 of the Hegira (corresponding to the 12th a Fe bruary, 1842), that intelligence reached this Regency that the noted Arab Sheik Abd-el-Gelil had formed a camp at Fezzan ; that notwithstanding it had been com municated to hint that the people of Socana had placed themselves under the protection of his High ness the Sultan, he had marched a torec against the place, and. on reaching its vicinity had actually commenced his work of devastation by destroying a number of trees. Scarcely had these sad tidings reached us, when justly nieensea at this piece of daring audacity on the part of one who had, on several occasions, been already by our forces severely worsted, I despatched Assan Bey Ali Conini, Go vernor of Misurata, then here, with the garrison of that place, with orders to seek and attack the Arab eneampineist. On the lst of Saphar (the 12th of April), this expeditirn marched from Misurata, and on the road ascertained that Abd-el-Gelil had reached Sird with his camp, where he had joined his brother Set-Elnasar (or the chief of the sword of triumph), the Shiek Mereid, his son, and the son of Osman Aga, who were holding a council of war. Our forces di rected their march accordingly, and a few days after, in the vicinity of Deffa, they had the satisfaction of falling in Wits the enemy, who wade a stand to retain possession of the wells, from which, by the valour of our forces, they were, after an obstinate resistance, routed, and the whole Arab camp, headed by Abd-el-Gelil and his brother (of the, sword of triumph) fled, and took up a position oa ti neighbouring height, called Gara Albalga, where fney were enrardiately cl ose l y f o ll owed up by the 'Jrave Colemander-in-Chief, A ssan B ey, b etween whose forea and that of the enemy several skirmishes took place ; but °lathe 18th u; the month o f Rabin 0) Liteni ithc 28th of Mal), at ten A.M., Assan Bey resolve;; upon pushing his autecesaesa by brineing the eliettly to a general engagatneat, which he accortl . ,ligly dtd, and after a sanguinary wed obstinate battle, which lasted three hours, he had the satislaction of totally defeating the Arabs, taking the whole of the survivors prisoners, . including Abd.el-Gelif, and his brother, Sef-Elnasar, whose heads were immediately taken off, and sent to this place. Thus, under the especial, protection of the Almighty, the Sultan's forces have rid thito regency of an enemy who Sias for so many years deprived keg its commercial intercourse with the interior. " ASKAR ALI PACHA, " Governor-General of the State of Tripoli in the West. " Tripoli in the West, June 5, 1842," SPORTING' I N TELLIGENCE. (RECEIVED THIS DAY.) LUDLOW RACES—FRIDAY (colicLunED). The Borough Stakes of 5 sous. each, with 20 added. floattr u , 3.r' ..... ( C allof' .. ... 3 1 r once round and a dis. The winner to be sold for 200, &c. Mr. Frost's Fitzgambol, 4 yrs... ..... Mr. Arthur's The Star, 4 yrs Mr. Copeland's The Lady Perrydaran,..4 . Mr. Ackers ad Tom Moody, 4 yrs. The South Shropshire Forced Handicap of 3 sovs. each, and 30 added. Once roun4land a dis. Mr. Flintoff's Wings, 6 yrs Mr. Frost's Fitzgansbol, 4 yrs ........................ ... 2 Mr. 1 1allifax's hlr . 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