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PIPP . ' sui l / 4 , 4% LONDON, SATURDAI New.aer.M. E C oNQUEST AND ADMINIS TRATION OF SINDE. unscrupulous, had they been applied to, would, no doubt, have acknowledged every farthing of the debt, on purpose to make the British Government pay it, and the more so as they were then sanguinely expecting to be restored to their dominions, where torture would soon have squeezed back all the money from the Ilindoos. The Sindian Mussulmans have acted with less asperity, for their transactions were not pecuniary, and they show no vindictive feeling towards the Beloochees, but seem content at being emancipated from their thraldom. The three races under the Ameers were, in fact, precisely the Normans, Saxons, and Jews of England under the first Norman Kings ; but with this difference, that the Saxons had laws, the Sindians none. At the moment of conquest, and for a long time after, no artisans could be found; the mechanical industry of Sinde was driven away by oppressive exactions, and workmen came from Bombay ; now they are flocking in so rapidly from every part that appeals have been made from neighbouring states against the emigration of their subjects to Sinde. The Indus, in consequence of its Protean nature, is still a doubt and a puzzle with reference to its commerce; and so shortly after the violence of conquest and revolution no strongly marked progress in commerce can be fairly expected in a barbarous country. The thing is impossible ; the din of arms has scarcely ceased, and the Ameers, abetted by their British partisans in India and elsewhere, have never ceased inculcat ing a belief that they are to return to Sinde. The effect of this, to say the least of its imprudence, has been most mis chievous to commerce. Take an instance : an inhabitant of Kurachee, who is the greatest merchant and the richest man in Sinde, has turned all his convertible property into gold, silver, and jewels, and has retired to Delhi; at the same time inform ing the Governor, that if he could assure him that the Ameers would not return, or guarantee his security if they did, he would remain, and whenever the English dominion of Sinde should be established past a doubt he would return ; but that his known good-will to the English would not only ensure his being ruined, but tortured also, if the Ameers came back ; wherefore he took the opportunity of British protection to re move out of those princes' reach, with all his property ! This is not an islolated case, but one of many, and even some of the British officers themselves are afraid to build, or are doing so with the fear of losing their property ; they therefore live in tents, as no other quarters are allowed them by the Compan . ). But, in despite of all this, Kurachee has nearly doubled its po pulation since the conquest; mercantile speculations have be gun to show signs of activity, and the Lady of the Lake was expected last March direct from London to Kurachee with a cargo of something more than was exactly necessary for the mere military consumption in that country. This swallow, therefore, promises a future summer. The shikargurs, or wooded hunting-grounds of the Ameers, are likely to turn to enormous account ; large forests on the banks of a large river must ever be valuable, and the Governor of Sinee took the early precaution to place them under the charge of an especial department, by which they base been care fully attended to, and are soon, it is said, to yield great profits. But in everything relating to the regeneration of such a country and people extreme patience is above all things necessary, and the magical effects of wealth and enterprise in Eng land spoils us for the slower progress of other lands. Nevertheless, there is strong reason to believe that trade is very rapidly increasing even under all these disadvantages, although on the part of Sinde the exchange must as yet be in raw materials alone, but to what amount is not yet ascer tained. Her chief produce is indigo, sugar, wool, tobacco, opium, grain, alum, sulphur, salt, and saltpetre; and by an experimental garden, formed by Sir Charles Napier's orders, et Kurachee, it is proved that every kind of vegetable yet tried, as well as fruits of all species, flourish surprisingly. There seems also strong reason to believe in the presence of both iron and coal, if not in Sinde, at least close to it, in the Bolan Pass, and in Schwistan, close to the Indus. As the climate of Sinde is only unhealthy on the banks of the river, subject to inunda tion and consequent malaria, sickness will abate whenever the waters are brought under control, but probably never be en • tirely removed ; there are now, however, sanguine hopes entertained that, in consequence of the precautions, suggested by reason and experience, which the Government will pro bably soon have completed, little or no loss of Europeans will occur next bad season, and at all others Sinde is a healthy climate, except in the usual effects of great heat on European constitutions, which equally apply to every other part of India. Neither Hyderabad nor Kurachee is unhealthy; the latter is fast becoming a favourite Indian station, and in time will pro bably be the Alexandria of Sinde. Although the feudal chiefs still hold their land on tenure of military service, the Governor is gradually changing it into one of landlord and tenant; yet this must necessarily be a very slow and difficult operation, but which he, as it would seem, means ultimately to follow up, by allowing the Jaghirdars to purchase their lands on fee-simple ; a still more difficult measure, for these chiefs have no money, neither can any of them write or read, and they are all in debt to the Hindoos. These and other obstacles, all well known to Government, must be removed before any important change can take place in the land tenure of Sinde. But " patience and perseverance" is the Governor's maxim. I will conclude this letter by giving a general outline of the machinery of Sinde government, as conceived and established entirely by Sir Charles Napier, almost in the midst of hostilities. The Executive Ministers, if I may so call them, are a Government secretary, three collectors cf land revenue, and one collector of customs ; the latter resides at Kurachee, and regulates the Sinde trade according to the Bombay farms, which have lately been revised and corrected, and, besides being reckoned good in themselves, have been wisely adopted in Sinde to facilitate the transaction of business with that port, which must necessarily be for a long time the focus of Sinde commerce. The three collectors of land revenue have eighteen deputy collectors under them, and under these again are " kardars" and minor officers, all of them the same as under the Ameers ; so that those in immediate contact with the people are not strangers, only better behaved friends. Sir Charles Napier divided Sinde into three great revenue districts or collector ships—namely, Kurachee, Hyderabad, and Sukkur. That of Hyderabad includes all the British territory on the eastern bank of the Indus, as far north as the dominions of Ali Morad, which begin at Nowshara. That of Kurachee includes the territory on the western bank of the southern Indus ea far as Sehwan ; and the collector ship of Shikarpore, or Sukkur, all the British territory from Schwan to the northern boundary on both banks of the river. The deputy-collectors are dotted about the different collec torships ; their duty is generally that of a magistrate and the collecting of the revenue,—as well as to look after the conduct of the kardars and other subordinate officers, to see that the canals are properly cleaned previous to the inun dation of the Indus, and to make reports to Govern ment, through the collectors, on any improvements that they think may be undertaken for the advantage of the people. Each of these gentlemen keeps a diary, in which he inserts an abstract of every letter that he receives or issues from his office. He also records therein all his decisions relative to questions of revenue and land. This diary is sent weekly to the Government Secretrry through the collector; the former lays them before the Governor, who reads everything, and thus becomes acquainted with every transaction carried on by the collectors and their deputies; for the former also keep their separate journals. This is a very simple, but for the ruler a very laborious means of knowing the state and wants of the country ; yet they are worth the labour, for the great ability with which most of them are said to be drawn up must be of the highest importance to the Governor, for several reasons. They give him a thorough knowledge of what is going on; they enable him to keep his system more consistent in its movements by an uniform method of acting amongst the collectors and their deputies; they enable him to judge - of the abilities of these officers, are a check to their assumption of powers (were any so inclined) that do not properly belong to their office, and restrain each within his legitimate bounds, of which none can better judge than the author of the system himself. Still he has given himself a hard task, unaided as he is by any council or any of those great official establish ments which exist in all old and regularly organised govern ments. The whole machine is of his own construction, and he must necessarily feel an anxious responsibility for the movement of every wheel, to maintain which these diaries afford him considerable instruction of a general nature, by the opinions therein recorded on subjects with which he must ne cessarily be unacquainted. These opinions the Governor is said to collate with great care, drawing from them his o wn conclusions ; by these he is at least enabled to form opinions that he could not otherwise accomplish, and if they are, as is said and believed, extremely able productions, he must gain considerable information both in opinions and facts. The de sert tribes in the south-eastern part of Sinde, bordering on Cutch, are placed on a different system ; they are very dis tant from Hyderabad ; are robbers, with peculiar manners and customs; and were in some degree independent of the Ameers, the Rao of Cutch, or any other Government. Sir Charles Napier, seeing the inapplicability of his main system of financial administration to them, placed their country under the direction of Lieutenant-Colonel Roberts, an officer of great ability, who had been political agent in Cutch, and passed many years of his life amongst those tribes. Under this gen • tleman's able management they have been reduced to an or derly state ; and he draws a revenue from them, in accordance with their own customs, which would all have been broken through by an attempt to apply the Sindian system, and pro bably caused a revolt. The police is intrusted with the usual duties of such an establishment, and consists of 2,000 men, cavalry and infantry, well armed and tolerably drilled by one European captain and three lieutenants of police ; all the other officers are natives. The revenue of Sinde far exceeds the expenditure, including the police ; but whether it includes also a young battalion of Beloochees that Sir Chas. N apier has already ventured to raise, arm, and discipline, I cannot say ; but where I could speak with confidence I have, in this neces sarily long communication, endeavoured to add a few facts to the slender and imperfect knowledge of Sindian affairs that has hitherto satisfied, or rather dissatisfied, the public ; and have e honour to be, Sir, your obedient servant, AN OFFICER. Si! -„, TO THE EDITO R OF THE TIMES. dr ' lour inse r ti on some time ago of a letter. that I ad eased to o to rd s 3' u about the Sinde Government now induces on th, t imt.onle additional, and I hope In erestin remarks, on fat, ,u°Ject, especially as there seems to be an incipient desire 142, wall as a great lack of, information, on everything con sitss'eu with that province. The little knowle . dge acqu . ired . b a y s kje : w ho for faction have sought informatio is ke e s - t Zw f ° , rked up intos purpo ses paity weapons, that any simple state -111,..,, azts by a calm observer may be satisfactory, because psi to know the truth, although . so many distort or sup -1%1,4. Some weeks since we received the ., lndian Govern kr l Publication of Sir Charles Napiers dispatch, and sfasee henry Hardinge's complimentary remarks on that Ilia a difficult operations in mountain and desert against ts i Pctserful border tribes ; but for this we should still rumour. vilignorant of the result, evcept from public .m. 1 )0 14 the Board of Control have so long neglectedthis i ta nt dutY is hard to say, but it will surely be mortifying Q1, 1) 0 ° 41 11 1 !,he General and his army when they knowof mad e 41111 "i° o, and very naturally so ; for when troops . have the • ea caPaign of such hardship and . danger, , without s ._ .Piternent of battle, have displayed in a conspicuous de saie,etihe hardest of military virtues ; uncommonwhen_ skill and arres ) i!'n the General, with a corresponding devotion in the ta alha ppy and nearly bloodless issue, with the accomplishment Peoi! r h e at Political object (farjgreater than the generality of sa, ~ ere are aware of), they surely deserve at least some tu . s . 4t. , revsaion of their services by her . I j y's Govern felt t h is Singenry Hardinge, himself a soldier, seems to have tote. , and h as 'tined done his part; but the Board . of Control's - eith er silence shows that whoever directs its movements s a lilitia, lu caPable of appreciating such exploits, s. political or lees ': °r has sadly neglected his duty. negligence '4l he- ° ` / flake good and faithful soldiers ; yet u l c da depends l e,alit: a rraY : and it is moreover gratifying to the . i spirits and °tip i Pe e ° l the officers, notwithstanding that their sense of Seceet:ounded on higher principles than can be shaken by the Th at ar incapacity, of an effete Minister. . aliaist-,,,,t„he Government; of Sinde has been . judiciously ad 'tan (aC a e u is, I think, proved by this campaign, which we ' ea tral" "13 ' two yea , rs after a bloody conquest) lu the British 4 teVaPported, and most usefully and zealously sup y p e o r r e t i e g d n , sa l*i s n ,`'c) great Beleoch cheftains (one of them so i s Trise t c, their own expense, and with a numerous a following, s s uos s ; 4 ,4' friends and countrymen. But it has been asked, " 41 4ra . ' Sinde governed? By any form of native or general t4 eis! t ri law, or by the simple fiat of the Go . ve . rn t o ation a L n et . thsa ls re the as yet infant system of its adminis r .ti a Aay, ct , sat the eating in mind that " Rome was not built - fer f i ' , l s ttle village " we live in in a week, endeavour l to ; ''..'e. questions. aii it Te bein g a rnment great military conquest,. the tisk 0 1 Y in the will of the Governor, as it did previously in ' ll d...aiiiii; tue Arneers • but all their forms that are pr re ac se ti r c v a e l d ly . he c h i Kith common ' humanity have been ailatr'ef a lterations made by Sir C. Napier are—first, P a pro la iii;„ °° against fathers, brothers, husbands,andephews, til te ia tt ' a gainst all males related to the female, cutting the t lais ‘ R - n c sf their women, as they were in the common . habit of 'ha , °t only when the latter were detected in the act of laa t . - ,e hut On the general sus . picion of it. For instance, !liti i.u i e Anseers' government, if any manehose to declare tt a - 'kinswoman was an adulteress, or otherwise . unchaste, *as dee sa d - taaa s e a sufficient excuse for his murdering . both the f t , and her supposed paramour, and protected him from t hea rt i h er inquiry. If the accusation were notoriously false, j ag iC te rnurdered man's relations took an opportunity of slay the t w e laurderer, and a blood.feud was commenc . ed between atai ss ° tribes; but the Government . took no notice of _these 1 1 ' 4 eat Se condly, Sir C. Napier abolishe m d se to lv r e tu s, re, which was :kard43:. practised by the Ameers . themselves, village, but by the as well as ,',Y, o,, e •‘: or Government agents in each radiola t i r ' hakims," or governors c h e towns. Thirdly, the darn," or feudal lords, had also t e power of life, death, 'e rY o a rturi ng t • this also has been abolished. Fourthly,. sla- Isis% h 4 been extinguished altogether; and let no man ima ''isa l a some ignorantly do, that slavery was a light load in tatt47mise exultation of the slaves, their open . ly ex ressed de %.v ~',,..° of their masters, their eager and noisy P peal to the e- r'n r against some chiefs who had disregarded the law ett"aal retained them in thraldom, and their joy at the tlioa;),' Punishment and their own final emancipation, y is a til Ts",,if anything were required, to co l nfu e te those writers the contrary. / t ''rdkra who assert and foolishly toe sou s Uhorough deserves great i-aise be fo ' r ev this. Fifthly, in ais s i7 t ton of revenue, the Governor . very early endeavoured i t tiaa, c it° all fees and reduce the ruinous amount of taxation 'this' the Ameers, who, amongst other . things, seized cif the agricultural produce, leaving the rest, along e ° cost of tillage, to the cultivator. ' g aits, i s ` °r ture above alluded to was commonly used in the exa- Zhe o ",.. ° °f 'witnesses, for which there weFe no Th re e ular rules, g usual mode i s ke t Z h th . an for the administration ofjustice. N - ,ttt h - zael was to ask the witness without any oath what he ,'"d` t;';'ne stilled? If he pleaded ignorance, and thus ex ts'aki - K a ; Judged suspicions, torture was directly applied to l' k :,2 11 confess - what the judge considered he ought : 41 ' 4 ,7' , This was done by either hanging ed the suf -111 t, - ( 1 ) . ny the thumbs and applying . hot ram ;hgtet Ifferent parts of his body, or a kin r g him with a ;St „, ( . 4. applying its naked blade t P o n t e he throat with a I se a- ''' cutting it. Such were the usual modes of when the l'ita c 'kur'l434 ee " hakims," but chiefly 11 41 4 w ag considered as an accomplice. u (a se a u ths were 'tea!ten 't' according to the forms of their religion to persons of in i : a nk if unsuspected of an motive for conceal and ,Ilay„-fnitiation thin proceeded; but a man of high rank was ' 4 ltri,...' le quired to state what he knew, it being considered a taith„, both by Hindoo and Mahometan gentlemen to be put ti de s a r oath. At resent a form of solemn affirmation is con- INs ' a s _" sufficient as in the rest of India. At Hyderabad the ;ivil -`eilsitZas, somewhat different ; oaths were administered in a t as. but no regular criminal trials ever took place under it ts,"`s e ers. In cases of murder, the usualpr a a s etiee was to let regarded rob tuakry-tuel, s settle it amongst themselves ; and, as "' tier " kardar" ascertained to the best of his ability who `4lto deco was, and then put him in the stocks, and beat Rit e -rtared him until he confessed, while any one refused to ' l l "ide nc if he were believed to know something, was simi -4r treat ecl et •lhis reluctance ceased. There were also the ; 14 i1 .41 Wate ry ordeals. If the accused were bur tin the 41 tee' °r unable to remain under rater the prescribed time la ,ge latter without suffocation, or if he refused the proof, ad s t nee condemned. This, however, only applied to t rit;, and e Sindians or Beloochees of a weak arintdwhealaplleiess ,4,e4,,for, if strong and powerful, no co , ncea o l f m , e , visi to. f t ; the property was kept in defiance h kardar" or has ,',' and the first man who came to apprehend the culprit o"palspe;tectirte:noniously dispatched ; ofbut o i w f etrhfuel thenephelesfo,nr.obbed the VPerty - ,7,en.lay the protection a P sh t-e ge - L'l t. s equivalent was commonly restored. This was r -- " 4 t: e ea -- efl ara•eter of Sindian justice un er the Ameerra !s e n Th o e w e s ia e l n ly sibly felt and fully p reciated by all ' P e" k a : r l'-11-14.a e n r!r e s Th e l e ' ld S afety. ' the women, who feel that they have %veral a s r e no civil judges as yet . appointed i by the supreme the country ' ll ei e 'llia the Governor is all 111 all, to haveritliy Prepared for them. Sir Charles Na pier's plan is "itia.ts' both in civil and criminal cases, preliminary P ex. l'sltedis.°ll by British officers acting as magistrates, a and as `e 111 - e l a " eazi,' or Mahometan attorney, who expouns iit'art is sea law and Sinde customs. . - The magistrate's hi cc es °,ll " ° f ee *ty, and after a full examination, assisted by t a - is judgl i t' e s n 'i t e u sp o - o u ri :ifiOn e he decides according to l the best of s r ' tain class of cases, but on ytbo a s fi e n o e f IrasZsr°PortauPte on which he is authorised to h imposefirst to the ataatm4uunent, and corporal punishment; With baldt°f one hundred . rupees, the second for te three months 1,, lab .. civil our, the third tothe number of two dozen lashes. by the opinion . of the . tili e4 z i , ,`, cases he is il s much tau guidedlaw is generally very character t et i e n r Qs: re for e ln ia all em e;iminal cases of a grave tieshaNistrate only takes the evidence, which isf e or a w h r y a a rded Isitjc t he Judge Advocate-General, accompaniedstudy the %iv - I °Pinion to - the Governor ; after due the T he enl°r order; a military commission to try theprisoner. to t he dls°ceedin s of this commission are then submitted rise ~,osernor,gthrou h and by the Judge-Advoc d ate t - e G s e . n o e t r e a r l - , the, -1'4%1 acts g as prosecutor, unless other e fo i rwa i rding °as' only Y some officer is substituted. lak e , a cts to the Governor, the Judge- Ad l v u ocate - h G is en o e w ra o l iasii,;°cotripanies them with a written statement of 4 ekt ' ti ts on the proceedings and sentence, h of which li the t4ll 9 read and considered by Sir Charles te N n a e p e ier a , s wh .n o 'car t ' ', ecrifirms or orders a revision of the .en y. . i iNta; ta artial, with this difference, however, that the military ',lns i h ''tion is not a legal court, but only a council to assist slaroß;the distribution of justice, he possessing f . 11 power to sa' t Y. - f s -e ° r commute their sentence by his indivi_ u d i u r al c a h u a th rl o e - s ,"spi,°lll Which alone the Court derives any . . S (atY commission as it would aear considers the opimon of the mai- AtleaZturnission as that of One court ; the opinion of the Judge- Ni s , tesGeneral as that of another (which may be called a ,-: It th - i; a a !Peal) ; and the final decision by himself as the opinion 11aadin:F,ourt. Wherefore, if all three courts concur in the saga fag and sentence, it is presumed that the prisoner has Ntes trial and is justly judged, whether condemned or ac r ;'• If the . .ons of two of these courts disagree— ..4s * 6 8341 P1e th emi commission and Judge •Advo . cate- General, atlssh-,ererrio'r giv e eshis casting vote, and the prisoner has i e v n tstZtge of knowin i case has . been c 11 a' a citZ et i by three distinct courts, quite independent ► of . s'T e s i' e l e i r • The Governor's enormous power, extending as it tel., dependent and death, renders this form ofproceeding !tit of of e,Pendent on his will, which is, of course, the great latlLatt absolute governments ; but despotic rule is as yet t hi rsable for the protection of the Sindian people_; oee th a e th * tet e lt o , lll 4 obey no other, and any attempt . to introduce eaest s anal government would in all likelihood produce a 'p h a war. tt 'llav eae, Sir, are the checks that the present Governor seems f It e ta: leaignedly placed on himself against h t o h a e e possible, but, i of his own tre uteedol JUdge from his acts, not p . robabl . Itd( liti e lla s authority ; but they entail on lu e m a th . e vast labour (in t uate la i' to . his military duties and examination of courts ttiae„, which are quite separate) of reading l and cautiously al,' ° g over every trial that takes throughout all tl° is '• a nd this is a fair proof, at least '' , ae o e f his anxiety to 4 1 1 Pr0' 5 ,, '1 e,,,• but, when coupled with a civil, military, m an o d . at e , aste c orrespondence with two presidencies , it accu 1 %0 144 a fearful weight of business . on one pair of l his d el l , and people are astonished at his endurance. In li ded e ‘ aire for just government Sir C. .Napier is zealously tha t .°Y all the British officers, both civil and military ; so , t h i e ' a ll :, Point of fact, I believe it may be safely . asserted ve th r a - t t lasi tr' - c ,'"' 1"On:11A and substantial justice is administered e ''s here ' ra tia andnotonl in cities and towns, but in the most y hile4'? villages of the country. That both the Governor l and i ' ;' l , l4.l th s : ns t l n t s er r i tlay i3u o t cc b a u s e i h onally err in their judgment is on y or errors are not likely to be frequen e t ne. taiinnt, because the crimes they p . ronounce . upon a a r r e e gene t 'thrlis°.a. l'erYsross character, and just decisions ' a ufs t ll p a t t t i Ilovi, with reference expoto e t t h e e d s , e s improvements, till we become Loa „._ 1 e ea u b e as yetf airly ta . t 7 4, t ° know if any effects have been produced on the tha n' a rc ' i h abits_, or affections of the three classes of l in . hab a it . an an ts d , i t is 7 ' the Belooch , Sindian, and Hindoo populations ,_ the mu latter Pe....r i i,...cs to contemplate the reaction amongst SI e ia; Ilse Hindoo, now finding himself equally protectes okthZe M ahometan, ;how!' a desire to exercise over the Ilned this i:" same tyranny that he formerly suffered from him, a the ZesPecially apparent in mone y matters. Th Hindoos are the merch ants and bankers of Sinde. Under he Europe `• asuf rre treated like the Jews of the middle ages inn or u r r a o t L er ettoul'ade altogether is a very striking pi cture, of money Were t ; t ' of those unscrupulous days. e apits; °r ced from them by the Mahometan ;e a : l ;a ch o i r efs e , o t m he_ t,, - . 4 of Which was repaid either by instalments t _ at all. sat e d h thew the -I P r °tection, or, more frequently, no t on p id f ., tables are turned, and the Htndoo no ly demands 4 litt-41tal debt, but long arrears of compoun d d t e n v t e er o es h t i u g p h o e n r Pe tee P e interest of twenty, thirty, forty, an Cios 4tage, forming cases so difficult and complicated that the t )e er l s °r was at once compelled to cut the Gordian knot, and ° L 4 1 contracts of an earlier date than that . of the battle • (s e ct% e. broad gin He, however, allowed the Hind t ee t s es a a right to b _ evert in this, by giving the military maofrasubmitling to their own discretion in minor cases, an t. e e e and ‘ snore importance to the Governmen d The larest er ediZ e ° ' t Puzzling of these claims was that ma e by Hindoo 4PPtahra to the Ameers, on which they made strong °he .1 to his justice, and his answer was only t irlie e could well have given, consistent with _ he -Mee:1,441 ci rcurnstances : W ere e ta '.° Pay the Ameers' debts. not fight the battle of '' I' did " In ract, the demands %I lk of all reason exorbitant; the claimants most moment h atro- Lehtaii is r l auro er s , utterly d evo id of principle, and to whom no 4 "" . c b.a urt would for a ave listened, besides 40 4 t any proof of their debts: The Aweers, equally WISBE RIDAY. A meeting was held here to-day, in pursuance of a requi sition numerously signed, as fellows : ""PUBLIC MEETING. " To JOHN WHITSEI:M.D, ESQ, MAYOR. OF WISBECH. " We, the undersigned, request you will call a public meet ing at an early clay, to determine upon the most advisable measures to be taken for securing railway communication be tween the town and port of Wisbech and the metropolis and the manufacturing counties. " Wisbech, July 30." " In compliance with the foregoing requisition, I do hereby convene a meetinr , of the inhabitants of the town and neigh bourhood of Wisbech, to be held at the Town Hall, in Wis bech, on Friday, the Bth day of August next, at eleven o'clock in the forenoon, for the purpose of the requisition. " The chair to be taken at twelve o'clock precisely. "J. WHITSED, Mayor. " Wisbech, July 31st, 1845." The meeting was so numerous that an adjournment to a larger space was unavoidable, and the meeting was concluded at the Sessions-house. :Such a meeting has never before been held in Wisbech. Resolutions in favour of a railway were unanimously adopted, and a committee appointed to carry out the object of the meeting. A line of railway will now cer tainly be carried, and the people of Wisbech are determined not to be any longer at the mercy of great rival companies, but to have a substantial benefit, instead of the hopes hitherto held out only to delude them. REPRESENTATION OF SUNDER- LAND. THURSDAY, AUG UST 7.—The following letters addressed by the late Noble and talented representative of this borough, to A. J. Moore, Esq., Colonel Thompcon's professional legal agent, will explain the cause of the (Islay which has occurred in the issue of the writ for this borough : " Howick, August 1, 1845. " Dear Sir,—l have just received your letter of yesterday ; in reply to it, I beg to inform you that I have not been able sooner to take measures for obtaining my summons to the House of Lords, because 1 could not find the patent of peerage which it is necessary to produce. This has, however, now been found, and I have i nstructed my solicitor in London to apply to the Chancellor to issue the summons without any fur ther delay. I am, yours, " GREY." " Howick, Aug. 5, 1845. -- Dear Sir,—T write to you one line to say, that I have received this evening an intimation from my solicitor in London, that the papers which I had sent up, and which I had supposed to be all that were required in order to obtain my summons to the House of Lords, are not considered suffi cient by the Lord Chancellor's secretary, and further evidence in support of my claim has been called for. This evidence has been sent off by return of post, and I trust there will be no further delay. I shall be obliged to you if you will explain to the electors of Sunderland that I regret very much that which has already taken place, and that I have done all that is in my power to expedite the issue of the writ, and to relieve them from the excitement of a canvass and contested election. I should be glad to have this known by ail parties in the town ; as I should consider it a very bad return for the kindness I ex perienced there four years ago, if I needlessly prolonged a period of suspense, which I know must be very inconvenient. " I am, dear Sir, yours, " GREY." The usual nightly meetings have been held, which have not diminished either in interest or numbers ; and in addition, a meeting of ladies exclusively was held in the Lecture Theatre of the Athenaeum this morning, which was very numerously awl re , pectably attended. The principal speakers were Col. Thompson and Mr. Robert R. R. Moore. Another diabolical attempt has been made to damage the character of the Gallant Colonel in the estimation of the Wes leyans and other Dissenters, by the publication of some garbled extracts from speeches delivered at Hull, and reported in the Hull Packet (the Tory news p a p er of that town), under the head, " The Religious and Political Opinions of Col. Thomp son." There is also a quotation from Hansard of part of a speech delivered by Col. Thompson in the House of Commons on a Bill being introduced for the better observance of the Sabbath. It is as follows :—" By the same right by which our fathers protested against the doctrines and practices of an ancient church, so he would protest, and if he stood alone in the House he did not stand alone out of doors, that the jndicial observance of the sabbath was not only not directed in the Scriptures, to which all parties professed to look for authority, but was abso lutely prohibited." This is surely innocent enough, though it may be regarded as a crying sin by some few Wesleyans ; its publication, however, shows the shifts to which the Tories are driven to prop up their sinking cause. The " local interest" cry is still kept up, and York citizens are buying up Durham and Sunderland Railway shares, in the full expectation that Mr. Hudson will be returned, and that he will do something to promote the prosperity of this line. SHIPWRECKED FISHERMEN MARINERS' BENEVOLENT SOCIETY. The adjourned general meeting of this society took place on Friday, at the London Tavern, for the purpose of receiving the report of the select committee of three gentlemen, subscribers to the institution, who were appointed in June last to examine the accounts. There was a numerous attendance of the com mittee and general subscribers, amongst whom were Sir J. Cockburn, Bart., Earl Manvers , Major O li p hant, Lord H. Cholmondeley, Hon. Captain Maude, R.N., Captain Shea, Admiral Young, Sir G. Westphal, Dr. Burnett, Rev. D. Lain., Captain Lamont, R. N., E. Brewster, Esq., B. B. Cab bell, Esq., J. Leeks, Esq., J. T. Pratt, Esq., Lieut. Lane, R.N., Rev. J. Stonestreet, &c. Sir George Cockburn, Bart., having been unanimously called to the chair, The SECRETARY read the report, which was of considerable length, but with reference to the matter of account in dispute, and which led to the investigation, may be embodied in a few words. On the retirement of the late Secretary there was a debit to the account of somebody of the sum of 280/. owing to the funds of the Society, and the waiter in dispute was which of two persons, the sub-treasurer or the late secretary, stood so indebted, each charging the deficiency on the other. The re port presented on the present occasion, which was got up with great care, and after much labour and protracted investigation on the part of the gentlemen who undertook the arduous duty, completely set this disputed point at rest. The report statedthat the Committee found, from the great laxity that pervaded the manner of keeping the accounts generally, the greatest diffi culty in arriving at any definite or accurate result, but they did obtain the result that the late Secretary was exonerated from all claim on the part of the Society, and that the accountant who had on a former occasion exhibited the accounts should have charged the deficiency to the sub-treasurer. The report further recommended that the office of sub-treasurer, which was grtuitous shoule abolished, and that in future there should a only be , a treasu d re b r, and that the secretary should be re sponsible for all vouchers and books of account. Earl MarivErts, in moving that the report be received andadopted, adopted, said that although he was a member of the Commit tee for a considerable time, he had not much attended ; but when he heard that there was something wrong in the ac counts of the society, he determined at once to forward the most rigid investigation. He was happy to find that that in quiry had ended in so satisfactory a report as that presented, and that the whole proceedings were about to terminate in so satisfactory a manner. The motion having been agreed to, the report was ordered to be printed, and circulated generally amongst the subscribers to the institution, with the balance-sheet. Thanks were then voted to the three gentlemen of the select committee who had so efficiently. performed the duties assigned to them in the production of so satisfactory a report ; after which the meeting proceeded to elect twenty-one new members on the committee in the room of those who in the last two years had to retire by rotation. Amongst the new members erected were—The Hon. W. Ashley, B. B. Cabbell, Esq., Sir J. Flower, Bart., M.P., Rev. C. Lane, E. Brewster, Esq., F. Malcomb, Esq., J. Leeks, Esq , Lieut. Lane, R.N., &c. Resolutions were afterwards passed, pledging the Society to continue its exertions in aid of the laudable objects for which it was formed, and thanking the auxiliary branches in the country for their efficient aid. On the motion of Eail MANVERS, the thanks of the meet ing were voted to the chairman for his excellent and concilia tory conduct in the chair, and the chairman having returned thanks, the meeting broke up. SERIOUS ACCIDENT LAST WEEK.—AS a chaise cart, containing a man and his wife and two children, was passing down the Mile-end-road, an omnibus coming by at the time upset the cart, and hurt the persons who were in it very much. The doors of the Jews' Hospital, called Beth Holim, were most readily thrown open to the sufferers. The poor man and his wife were, at their own request, conveyed home in a cab, but the two children, who had sustained very severe injuries, were at once taken up into the wards, where they received every attention from the medical attendant of the institution, Dr. Snow, and from all the officers of the establish ment, where they have been sedulously attended to ever since. It will thus be seen that the Beth Holim Hospital, although intended fur the reception of sick Jews, is most willing to render assistance, in cases of emergency, to persons of all denominations, which reflects the highest credit on the liberality and humanity of the establishment. The Government contract for 60,000 gallons of rum for the navy was again taken yesterday by Messrs. Lemon, Hart, and Son. WINDSOR HOME AND GREAT PARKS.—The Com missioners of Woods and Forests have just determined upon several erections in the Home and Great Parks at Windsor, ac cording to the designs of Edward Blore, Esq., one of the archi tects to the Crown. An extensive lodge is to be erected at the entrance of the Great Park, close to Cumberland-lodge. The gardener's cottage, close to Adelaide-lodge, in the Home park, is to be taken down, and a picturesque building erected, to harmonise in style with Adelaide-lodge. Flying-barn, the residence of the fisherman in charge of Virginia-water, and the fishery at Cumberland-lodge are also to be taken down, and rebuilt in the Elizabethan style. Several other alterations and improvements to the royal property are in contemplation. We have much pleasure in calling the attention of the public to the subscription recently opened for the purpose of acknowledging, by some pecuniary reward, the services which Lieut. Waghorn has rendered to the British empire, by being the first to establish a regular overland communication with India. When it is remembered that before this zealous and enterprising gentleman devoted his energies to the subject, no part of India could be reached in less than four months, and that the mails from Bombay now arri ve in London in about thirty-four days. we feel sure that the appeal now made in his favour will be liberally responded to by all classes of society.— inies. THE DESCENT or MR. C. GREEN IN HIS BAL LOON.—On Thursday night, when the" Albion" balloon, with Mr. C. Green, left Cremorne Gardens, it was carried in a di rection, south of east, passing near Battersea-fields, when its course was continued nearly in a straight line towards Foots Cray, the altitude being between 1,000 and 2,000 feet. Here Mr. Green lowered the machine for the purpose of making choice of a spot on which to descend, and in doing which, being about a distance of 600 feet from the earth, he found the current more to the east. It was Mr. Green's object to alight where he was likely to cause the least possible injury to the produce. He made a few attempts to descend, and at the same time displayed some Bengal lights, but which drew no one to his assistance. About twenty minutes past eleven o'clock he made choice of a large turnip field, about fifty acres in extent, two miles on the other side of Far ningham, Kent, the property of Mr. James Rus sell, of Horton King, on which he fixed his grap pling irons, after having been in the air above forty minutes. Having got out of the car, and observing that there was no one near, Mr. Green immediately emptied the balloon of its gas, the first time that he has been compelled to do so un assisted. After he had effected that, he made himself a tem porary residence for the night in his car. From five to six o'clock in the morning he was employed in walking about, looking for assistance, when he came to the farm•house of Mr. J. Russell, who, upon being informed by his servant of the visit that was paid to him, got up immediately and went to the spot where the balloon bad alighted. He subsequently invited Mr. Green to breakfast, expressed himself highly de lighted that he had landed in safety, and exhibited the most kind attention, a respect which Mr. Green states it is not usual for farmers in Kent to show towards him. Mr. Green arrived at Cremorne-gardens yesterday afternoon about three o'clock, where the greatest anxiety was manifested on account of his long absence. He was received with three cheers. The distance of Farningliam from Cremorne Gardens is about twenty-five miles. On Saturday night last the grand stand on th Stamford racecourse was broken into, and the whole of the bats, &c., belonging to the cricket club stolen. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. In railway shares the business has been rather extensive. The half-yearly meetings, and in most cases their favourable results, give a stimulus to operations. The late further reduc tion of fares on several of the leading lines has evidently bene fited traffic, and the directors themselves bear testimony to the success of the experiment by the revenue accounts they have laid before the shareholders. We noticed the fact the other day of the furtber concessions proposed to be made by the Grand Junction Company in this respect, and the Birmingham and the Brighton Companies by their late meetings confirm the view generally taken of the success of low fares. The body of manu facturers have long complained of the want of a spirit of libe rality by railways in their charges for the carriage of goods, and those connected with Manchester have organized a com pany for the purpose of furthering their own views of the sub ject. The parties who support this scheme state that their own transit of goods will pay 4 per cent. upon the required capital. A display of competition of this description in other quar ters where attention is not given to representations respecting excessive charges might prove equally beneficial to the public. The value of the best shares in the market was well supported. Birmingham maintain the late rise, London and York have s li g htly improved, Brighton continue firm, and South Midland have not declined. A number of new schemes have appeared lately, and the scrip in several instances issued bears a con siderable premium. Foreign shares have been steady, and the bargains in them have increased within the last few days. A correspondent, who appears to be well versed in the gene ral features of the present railway mania, gives it as his opinion that much of the fever would abate if the recent enactuunt imposing a penalty upon the publication of the names of parties as belonging to Provisional Committees who have not signed the registration papers were enforced. The object of this Act (the 7th and Bth Victoria, c. 110), is to protect the public against deception, and to give them a legal remedy against the parties registered, and, therefore, imposes a penalty not exceeding 201. upon the promoters of the Company who omit the registration, while the solicitor is also liable immediately he is appointed. Such is the slovenly manner in which many of the Companies have thought proper to attend to this important proceeding, that if steps were taken to make parties liable for the neglect, it is understood that a very large sum of money would be recover able. People seem to be little aware of the immense amount of responsibility incurred by temporary connexion with public companies ; and in all cases where names are published with out authority, the individuals aggrieved should immediately take the proper proceedings to relieve themselves from the legal consequence provided by the recent Acts for regulating joint-stock companies. This is intended as a general warning, for the practice is now very common of advertising the names of respectable merchants and others as committee-men and directors without authority—a system continued even after the parties so advertised have disavowed their connexion with the schemes put forward. It will be seen, under these circum stance, how necessary it is that scrupulous regard should be bad to the possession of a regular authority and a regular regis tration before the hits are advertised.—. Times.; RELATIVE CLOSING PRICES OF RAILWAY SHARES IN THE PRINCIPAL CITIES AND TOWNS IN ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, AND IRELAND. London. Lpiev:ir.- chester. B Aug. 8. !Aug. B.lAu, 91/ 2 94 / 1 - I 9 251 q I 261/8 - I 12 10% I io% I 1 344 - IN 4 201 A 86 1 A I 85% 2% 41,4 - - - 225. 1245. 6d I 265. 53 23% 13 12% 15% 14% 26 1 ,4 26% 13 10% 118. - 3 d. 15 41s : 3d. 2 3-16 3% 3% 5 1 / 2 6% 251 P 2% LI O 14 :% l 5% I 5m !‘, I - 4 I-04 B', 18 3-161 4% 26 3 4 - 113 58s. 6d. York. B.lAug. 7. 3% Leeds. lAug. 6. 105% 231,4 5% 1 5% 28% 26 1 ,E 214 Hull. lAug. 8. 135 6,6 . p. 1235. 6d I 375. p 24 3 / 4 335. p 1 24 3 / 4 'Hudders-I Sheffield field. Aug. 7.lAug. 7. Auos g. I i % 9 ( 1 4% 4% % . 200- 3% - 12 s. 1 i P _ IA 4 7k 1 7-7-16 351% 36 -5% 5% - 21% 111 h 6% 245. 38s. 1383. 6d.1 14 I - 15% -- - 1 56% 7% 1 - 1225.6d.pl 25 1 4 15s. 415. 558. •Is.6d, 171:3d, 14s. 38s. Dublin. '7 7 12% gO 2 3f(i 3% 7, !Aug. 7. 84s. 5 % 15 15-16 4.7 1 4 16 84 375. 8% 525. 335. I 20s. 6d.1 1 - I isx A i _ 35% 435. 6d. 18 1 4 3% - 2%pl 58s. 9d. - 3% - _ 3% . 14% 15 3%p 3% 30% 1 - 4% P 5/. 196 T. 3d, 303. ,271 g 15 124 4% 3L 17s. 18% 6/. 61s. VA 15 1 ,E 50s. 15IA 268.p' 6s. 6d. 25% NAMES 9F RAILWAYS. Aberdeen Arbroath and Forfar . Ditto Half Shares . Armagh, Colr., & Portrush Belfast and Ballymena Belfast and County Down 13irknhd, Lan. & Ches, Jnc. Birmingham and Glo'ster Do. New (iss. at 7 1 / 2 die.) Ditto Half Shares . Birminghm & Oxfrd. June. Blckburn, Chrly, & N. Un. Blackburn, Darwn, & Boltn Bolton, Wigan, & Liverpl. Brigh ton, Lewes, and Hast Bristol and Exeter Ditto New Bristol and Gloucester Caledonian Ditto Extension Cambridge and Lincoln Chester and Birkenhead Ditto New Shares Ditto Half Shares ..... Chester and Holyhead Cheltenham and Oxford Chichester and Brighton Churnet Valley Clydesdale Junction Cork and Bandon Cork and Killarney Cork and Waterford Cork and Youghal Covntry, Bedwrth, & Nun Coventry and Leicester Cornwall . Dies, Beccles, and Yarmoth Direct Northern Direct Norwich Dublin and Belfast Junet Dublin, Belfast, & Colraine Dublin and Galway Dundalk and Enniskillen Dundee and Arbroath Ditto New......... Dundee and Perth . . Eastern Counties Do. New . Do. Perp., 5 pr Cnt., No. 1 Do. ditto N 0.2 East Dereham & Norwich Eastern Union Ditto Extension Edinbgh, Glas., and Dum. Edinburgh and Glasgow... Do. Quarter Shares Do. New Quarter Shares Edinb., Leith, and Granton ... Ditto Pref. 5 per Cent Edinburgh and iN orthern Edinburgh and Peebleshire Edinburgh and Perth Elv and Bedferd Enniskillen and Sligo Exeter, Yeovil, & Dorchstr Garnkirk and Glasgow Glasgow and Ayr Do. Quarter Shares.-- Glasgow and Greenock Ditto New Ditto Preference Glasgow, Dmfries, and Car Goole and Doncaster Grand Junction. Ditto Half Shares Ditto Quarter Shares Ditto New Quarters Ditto Eighth 5............ Grand Union Great Grimsby & Sheffield Gt Sothrn & Wstrn (Irelnd) Ditto Extension . . Great Munster ......... Great Northern of Scotlnd Great Northern of Englnd Do. New, 401. Shares Do. New, 30/. Shares Great Western Ditto Half Shares Ditto Fifths Guildfrd, Farehm, & Ports lAug. 8. 98 1 ,A 12% 22 3% 20 3 6%p o%p .._ 243% 3g 87 21 10% 21!,‘ 220 54 30V _ 2 49 IA Harwich . Hudrsfld & Man. R. & Canl Huddersfield and Sheffield Hull and Gainsborough Hull and Selby Ditto Quarter Shares Ditto Half Shares . Inverness and Elgin ...... ••• Kendal and Windermere Kingstown and Bray Killarney Junctions Lancaster and Carlisle..... Leeds and Bradford Leeds and Dewsbury Leeds and Thirsk Leeds and W. Riding June Leicester and Birmingham Leicester and Bedford Limerick and Waterford L►mrck, Ennis,& KU. June Lincoln, York, and Leeds Liverpool and Manchester Ditto Half Shares Ditto Quarter Shares Livrpl , Or►nskirk, & Prestn London and Birmingham. Ditto Thirds Ditto Quarters London and Blackwall London and Brighton Do. Cnsolidated Eighths London and Croydon. Ditto New... Do. Guarantd. 5 per cent. London and Greenwich Do. Prefrnc. or Privilege London & South Western Do. New Cons. Eighths Do. New, 501. Shares Do. New, 401. Shares 26% London and York London and Windsor L on de, Salisbury, & Yeovil Londonderry and Coleraine Londonderry & Enniskillen Lynn and Ely Lynn and Dereham M an chester and Leeds Ditto Half Shares . : Ditto Quarter Shares . _ Ditto Sixteenths Manchester & Birminghm Ditto Quarter Shares - Do. New Quarter Shares Manchestr, Bolton, & Bury Manchstr, Bury, & Rosend : Manchstr, Buxtn, & Matlk Midland 6' Ditto Fifths Ditto New Do. Cons. firm. & Derby Midland Gt Westrn (Irish ) Do. Extension to Sligo Nwcastl & Darlingtn June Do. New (Brandling ).„ Newcastle and Berwick Newcastle and Carlisle Newport and Abergavenny Newry and Enniskillen Newark and Sheffield North British. Ditto k Northern and Eastern Do. Scrip (iss. at 5 dis.) D o . Quarter Shares North Kent North Staffordshire North Eastern North Union (A)......• Ditto (B) North Wales Mineral Ditto New Shares . North Western North Wales Norwich and Brandon Ditto New Not., Belvoir, and Granthm Nottingham and Boston... Nott., Erewsh Val. & Man. Nottihamng and Mansfield Oxford and firming. Jun, Oxford Pe rth and Inverness Portsmouth Direct Preston and Wyre . Ditto Half Shares • Do. Pref. 5 t. C per Guar. Do. Pref. 5 per Ct. & div. Richmnd and W. End June. Rugby, Worcester, & Tring Scottish Central . Scottish Midland.. ......••• Sheffield and Manchester Ditto Quarter Shares Ditto ditto (No. 2) Ditto ditto (No. 3) Sheffield and Lincoln ..... Shrewsb., Wor., and Crewe Shrews.,Wolv.,Dud l y ,&Bir Shrewsbry & Trot Val. Un. Shrewsb,Herefd,& N.Wals Slarnannan .......••••••••••' South Devon . .............. South Midland ............... South Eastern and Dover. Do. New (iss. 321.) No. I Do. (iss. 331.65.8 d. ),, 2 Do (iss. 301.) 3 Staines and Richmond. ••• Staffordshire & Shropshire Stirling and Dunfermline.. South \Vales ......... ••• Trent Valley .................. D:). and Holyhead June. West London, Old Shares . West End & Southrn Court Wexford and Carlow Warwick and Cheltenham Waterford and Kilkenny..• Watrfd,Wexfd,Wick&Dub Wakfld,Pontefrct, & Goole Wakefield and Harrogate Warwick and London West Lancashire ... . Worcester and Tring Whitehaven and Furness Do. New Half Shares Welsh Midland West Cornwall West Yorkshire .........•••• Wilts, Somrst. & Weymth Yarmouth and Norwich •• • Ditto New • ............ York and Carlisle .........••• York and North Midland.. Ditto Half Shares. Do. Scarborough Branch Ditto Selby ............. Ditto Extension ......•••• EVENING, AUGUST 9, FRIDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE. WHITEHALL, AUG. 6, 1845. The Queen has been pleased to appoint the Right Honour able Peter Robert Lord Willoughby De Eresby an additional Commissioner for the purpose of inquiring whether advantage might not be taken of the rebuilding of the Houses of Parlia anent for promoting and encouraging the fine arts. WHITEHALL, AUG. 7. The Queen has been piea'ed to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting unto Lieutenant- Colonel Arthur Lennox (commonly called Lord Arthur Lem nox) the office of Clerk of ii.e Ordnance of the United King dom of Great Britain and Ireland. WHITEHALL AUG. 8. The Queen has been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, constituting and appointing the Right Hon. Sir Robert Peel, Bart. ; the Right Hon. Henry Goul burn ; James Milnes Gaskell, Esq. ; Henry Bingham Baring, Esq. ; William Forbes Mackenzie, Esq. ; and William Cripps, Esq., to be Commissioners for executing the offices of Trea surer of the Exchequer of Great Britain and Lord High Trea surer of Ireland. The Queen has been phased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, constituting and appointing Sir Charles Eurwicke Douglas, Knt., C.lll. G., one of the Com missioners of Greenwich Hospital, in the room of the Honour able Charles Hope, resigned. FOREIGN-OFFICE, Auc. 5. The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint John Ward, Esq., to be her Majesty's Consul-General in the king dom of Saxony. CAMBRIDGE-HOUSE, Auc. 5. The Duke of Cambridge has been pleased to appoint the Rev. James Hutchinson, M.A., of Rome, to be one of his Royal Highness's Chaplains. WAR-OFFICE, AUG. 8. lOilt Light Dragoons- Lieutenant the Hon. F. C. G. Fitz- Clarence, from the 7th Foot, to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Ferrier, who retires, Aug. 8. rith Light Dragoons-W. C. Lord, Gent., to be Veterinary Surgeon, vice Wilkinson, appointed to the 2d Life Guards, January 26. Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards-Ensign and Lieute nant C. H. Ellice to be Lieutenant and Captain, by purchase, vice Hulse, who retires; H. Joliff, , , Gent., to be Ensign and Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Ellice, Aug. 8. 3d Regiment of Foot-Captain A. A. T. Cunynghame to be Major, by purchase, lice Christie, who retires ; Lieute nant C. Sawyer, to be Captain, by purchase, vice Curry•ng harne ' • Ensign J. Swetenham to be Lieutenant , by purchase , vice Sawyer; H. J. King, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Swetenham, Aug. 8. 7th Foot-Lieut. H. G. Hale, from half-pay of the 41st Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Coote, appointed to the 22d Foot ; Ensign D. S. Miller, from 69th Foot, to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Hale, aho retires; Ensign C E. Watson, from the 71st Foot, to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Fitz-Cla rence, appointed to the 10th Light Dragoons, August 8. 16th Foot-Captain F. Lucas, from half-pay unattached, to be Captain, vice A. C. Chichester, who exchanges, August 8. 19th Foot-Capt. J. D. t'impson to be Major, by purchase, vice Hodgson, promoted ; Lieut. H. E. 11.1sGee to be Captain, by purchase, vice Simpson ; Ensign J. Margitson to be Lieu tenant, by purchase, vice MtGee ; W. Harris, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Margitson, Aug. 8. 23d Foot-Lieut. A. J. Jones to be Captain, by purchase, vice Rice, who retires ; Second Lieut. H. H. Dare to be First Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Jones; G. M. Marsh, Gent. to be Second Lieetenant, by purchase, vice Dare, Aug. 8. 46th Foot-Ensign C. R. Shervinton to be Lieut., without purchase, vice Seys, deceased, July ti; R. Thompson, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Shervinton, August 8. 49th Foot-Captain M. Stedman, from the 2d West India Regiment, to be Captain, vice Bartley, who exchanges, Aug. 8. 66th Foot-Ensign T. Benson to be Lieutenant, by pur chase, vice Mellsop, who retires ; W. R. Pyne, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Benson, Aug. 8. 69th Foot-Ensign C. J. Carmichael to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Croxon, who retires ; R. W. Hussey, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Carmichael, Aug. 8 ; T. Harvey, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Miller, pro moted in the 7th Foot, Aug. 9. 70th Foot-Lieutenant E. B. Braddell to be Captain, by purchase, vice Kelsall, who retires; Ensign H. N. Greenwell to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Braddell; J. Atkinson, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Greenwell, Aug. 6. 71st Foot-W. F. Segrave, Gent., to be Ensign, by pur chase, vice Watson, promoted in the 7th Foot, Aug. 8. 77th Foot-H. Kent, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase ; vice Maguire, who retires, Aug. 8. 82d Foot-Captain J. Jeffries, from half-pay Unattached, to be Captain, vipe Lawrance Tailor]. who exchanges, receiving the difference ; Lieut. H. Bates to be Captain, by purchase, vice Jeffries, who retires; Ensign 11. A. Robinson to be Lieu tenant, by purchase, vice Bates; A. W. D. Burton, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Robertson, Aug. 8. 83d Foot-Ensign W. S. Wills to be Lieutenant, by pur chase, vice Hexs, who retires ; W. M. Molony, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Wills, Aug. 8. 84th Foot-Lieutenant W. H. Douglas, from half-pay sth Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice W. Monck, appointed to 7th Foot ; Ensign C. C. Rolleston to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Douglas, who retires; E. Currie, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Rolleston, Aug. 8. 85th Foot-The Hon. R. P. B. Feilding to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Mainwaring, who retires, Aug. 8. 89th Foot-Ensign J. M. Cuppage to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Pennefather, who retires ; G. P. Atkinson, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Cuppage, Aug. 8. 92d Foot-Captain S. Prendergast, from half-pay of the 84th Foot, to be Captain, Vice Donald Stewart, who ex changes ; Lieut. J. J. C. Drake to be Captain, by purchase, vice Prendergast, who retires ; Ensign F. Macbean, to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Drake; G. W. Hamilton Vis count Kirkwall to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Macbean, Aug. 8. 973 th Foot-Lieut. G. N. Bredin, from the Ist West India Regiment, to be Lieutenant, vice Hanson, who retires, Aug. 8. Ist West India Regiment-Ensign W. Sankey, to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Bredin, appointed to the 98th Foot ; J. B. Fottrell, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Sankey, Aug. 8. 2d West India Regiment-Captain G. F. Bartley, from 49th Foot, to be Captain, vice Stedman, who exchanges, Aug. 8. 3d West India Regiment-Lieutenant V. Murray, from 94th Foot, to be Captain, by purchase, vice Glen, who retires, Aug. S. Ceylon Rifle Regiment-Lieut. T. F. Cowderoy, from ha pay 21st Light Dragoons, to be Lieutenant, vice Meaden, pro. moted ; Second Lieutenant J. A. Fraser to be First Lieu tenant, by purchase, vice Cowderoy, who retires, Aug. 8. BREVET-Captain S. Prendergast, of the 92d Foot, to be Major in the Army, Jan. 10, 1837 ; Captain J. Jeffries, of the 82d Foot, to be Major in the Army, June 28, 1838. UNATTACIIED-Major S. J. Hodgson, from the 19th Foot, to be Lieutenant-Colonel, by purchase, Aug. 8, 1845. Wawa...Nor:sr.-Lieut.-Col R. Kelsall, on half-pay of the Royal Engineers, has fern permitted to retire from the Army, by the sale of an Unattached Lieutenant-Coloneley, he being about to become a settler in Australia, Aug. 8, 1845. The Christian names of Cornet Thomas, of the sth Dragoon Guards, are John Jenkins, not Jenkin, as previously stated. The appointment of Lieutenant J. A. M`Queen, from the 60th Foot, to be Lieutenant in the 59th Foot, as stated in the Gazette of 22d July 1845, has been cancelled. WHITEHALL, JULY 29. The Lord Chancellor has appointed W. H. Partington, of Manchester, in the county palatine of Lancaster, Gent., to be a Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery. BANKRUPTS. Thomas Reeve, licensed victualler, Ann's-place, Hackney road, to surrender, Aug. 15, at half-past one, and Sept. 19, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Ba3inghall-street ; Futvoye, John street, Bedford-row. Constantine Wood, hotel keeper, Ryde, Isle of Wight, Aug. 15, at half-past twelve, and Sept. 19, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Basinghall street ; Rhodes and Lane, Chancery-lane. John Winter, plate;glass factor, Hatton-garden, Aug. 19, at half-past one, and Sept. 18, at one, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Belcher, official assignee, King's Arms-yard, Hughes, Chapel-street, Beuford-row. Thomas Taylor, wine-merchant, Philpot-lane, City, Aug. 15, at half-past one, and Sept. 25, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee, Guildhall Chambers; Swan, Great Knighlrider street, Doctors' Commons. John Marlaud, jun., roller maker, Todmorden, August 22, and Sept. 15, at eleven, at the Manchester District Court. J. Fraser, official assignee, Manchester ; Johnson, Son, and Weatherall, Temple, London ; H. Blair, Manchester. John Law and Eli Hudson, cotton spinners, Ramsden•wood, Lancashire, Aug. 18, and Sept. 11, at twelve, at the Manches ter District Court. R. P. Hobson, official assignee, Man chester; Johnson, Son, and Weatherall, Temple; Hitchcock, Buckley, and Tidswell. Manchester. Jesse Banning, stationer, Liverpool, Aug. 20, and Sept. 19, at twelve, at the Liverpool District Court. Bird, official as signee, Liverpool ; Norris and Co., Bartlett's-buildings, London ; Toulmin, Liverpool. John Giles, publican, Headless-cross, Worcestershire, Aug. 23, and Sept. 20, at. eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. Whitmore, official assignee, Birmingham ; Hodgson, Birmingham ; Vincent and Sherwood, Temple, London. James Bennett, cattle dealer, Little Birch, Herefordshire, Aug. 26 and Sept. 11, at half-past eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. Valpy, official assignee, Birmingham : Un derwood, Hereford ; Motteram and Knowles, Birmingham. John Acton, farmer, Lichfield, Aug. 26, at eleven, and Sept. 23, at half-past twelve, at the Birmingham District Court. Christie, official assignee ; Hodgson, Lichfield ; Motteram and Knowles, Birmingham. William Reed Watts, chemist and druggist, Bath, Aug. 22, at twelve, and Sept. 23, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Hutton, official assignee, Bristol ; Hale and Co., Ely-place, Holborn ; St. John Maule, Bath. DIVIDENDS DECLARED. R. Greenwood, bookseller, Bradford-a div. of 4s. in the pound (who have not received a former div. ), any Monday after Aug. 11, at the office of Mr. Young, Leeds. C. Martin, draper, Durham-first div. of 2s. 6d. in the pound, any Saturday after Aug. 11, at the office of Mr. Baker, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. A. Atkinson, colour manufacturer, Newcastle-upon-Tyne first div. of 10s. in the pound, Aug. 9, or any following Sa turday, at the office of Mr. Wakley, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. G. F. S. Isherwood, calico printers' engraver, Manchester -first div. of 6id. in the pound, Aug. 13, or any subsequent Wednesday, at the office of Mr. Pott, Manchester. J. Bakewell, size manufacturer, Manchester-first div. of 11d. and 15-16ths of a penny in the pound, Aug. 13, or any subsequent Wednesday, at the office of Mr. Pott, Manchester. J. Waller, S. Waller, jun., W. Waller, and R. K. Waller, cotton spinners, Manchester-first div. of Id. and 43-64ths of a penny in the pound, any Wednesday after Oct. 5, at the office of Mr. Potts, Manchester. N. P. Wood, hanker, Burslem, Staffordshire-first and final div. of 25•32ds of a penny in the pound, any Wednesday after Oct. 5, at the office of Mr. Pott, Manchester. N. P. Wood, banker, Burslem, Staffordshire-final div. of I Id. in the pound, Aug. 13, or any subsequent Wednesday after Oct. 5, at the office of Mr. Pott, Manchester. S. Rogers, earthenware manufacturer, Dale-hall, Stafford shire-fourth div. of 3s. in the pound, Aug. 11, or any day until Aug. 10, or any Thursday after Oct. 4, at the office of Mr. Valpy, Birmingham. J. and G. Clarke-second div. of 7d. in the pound, any Thursday, at the office of Mr. Christie, Birmingham. W. Coupland and W. B. Colton, merchants, Liverpool fifth div. of 6d. in the pound, Aug. 14, or any subsequent Thursday, except from Aug. 18 until Oct. 4, at the office of 1 4 Mr. Cazenove, Liverpool. W. G. Poole, accountant, Liverpool-first div. of 3s. in the pound, Aug. 7, or any subsequent Thursday, except Lie from l Aug. 18 until Oct. 4, at the office of Mr. Cazenove, Liverpool. T. White, merchant, Liverpool-fifth 1 . 3d. i r ri po the pound, any day before Aug. 12, at the office off I`3ll. Bird, Liverpool. Liver W. Swan, merchan t, p o ol -third div. of 40. in the pound, any day before Aug. 12, at the office of Mr. Bird, Liverpool. DIVIDENDS. At the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street. C. Yandle and G. Field, coach makers, Beaumont -street, Marylebene, Aug. 30, at half-past one--W. Minting and W. Jeffcoat, bookbinders, East. Harding-street, Aug. 30, at one— G. Rossiter, jeweller, Bridgewater, Aug. 30, at two—A. Thompson, grocer, Southampto n , A ug. 30, at one-11. Al den, stationer, Oxford, Aug. 30, at half-past one—A. Good eve, warehouseman, Alderrnanbury, Aug. 30, at half-past eleven—E. Minister, tailor, Argyll.place, Repent-street, Aug. 30, at half-past twelve—J. H ar dl ey , m ill er , Newport, Isle 01 Wight, Aug. ao, at half-part twelve. 6% ...... 11/2 7 ', 7, 2% 2% 5g 5 s V 2 6,1 In the Country. R. Hentig, merchant, Kingston-upon-Hull, Oct. 1, at efe,,,'ns at the Leeds District Court—J. Thackrey, dyer, Leeds, Sept.' 2. at eleven. at the Leeds District Court—J. Park, woollen cloth manufacturer, Wortley, Yorkshire, Sept. 4, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court—M. Cox, ironmonger, Weymouth, Sept. 5, at one, at the Exeter District Court—G. Atkinson , hardwareinan, Mcnkwearrnonth Shore, Aug. 29, at half-past one. at the Newcastle-upon-Tyne District Court—G. Bingley, merchant, New York, Sept. 20, at eleven, at the Birming ham District Court. CERTIFICATES to be granted, unless cause be shown to the contrary, on the day herein-mentioned. R. Robinson, wholesale spirit merchant, King William.street, Strand, Aug. 29 —R. Lewis, carman, Ashford, Kent, Aug. 29—H. Carr, cheesemonger, Cripplegato, Aug. 29—E. Slate?. cabinet maker, Queen's-buildings, Brompton , A u g . 29—J. Lowthin and H. Jackson, printers, Newcastle-upen-Tyne, Aug. 29 —C. 11. Greenhow, ship broker, North Shields, Aug. 29 J. Simpson, shipowner, Talentire, Cumberland, Aug. 22 W. M'Alpine, tailor, Liverpool, Sept. 2—J. Thackrey, dyer, Leeds, Aug. 29 —M. Cox, ironmonger, Weymouth , Aug. 20 —W. Harrison, pattern dyer, Woodhouse Carr, Yorkshire, Aug. 29-11. Kimble, bootinaker, Great Marylebone- street, Aug. 29. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. T. Hyde and T. Umfrey, woollen drapers, Oxford—W. and 11. Linfield, farmers, Storrington, Sussex—S. Halse and DL Ford. Manchester—T. Shipman, sen., I'. Shipman, jun., and W. Birks, lace manufacturers, Nottingham—F. Room and W. Armstrong, sail makers, Liverpool—J. Campbell, J. Macfie, T. T. Ryan, A. Woods, G. Alston, and C. J. Hadwen, mer chants, Mexic© (so far as regards A. Woods and G. Alston) — J. Campbell. J. Made, C. Campbell, A. Woods, and G. Al.ton, merchants, Jamaica (so far as regards A. Woods and G. Alston) —W. Hannon and R. G. Durham, omnibus pro prietors, Brentford—W. Bunney and C. Preston, attorneys, Kingston-upon-Hull—J. Brice and C. 13. Hobbs, coin mer chants, Liverpool—T. and J. Lean, merchants, Marszion, Cornwall—J. Dale and J. Hulme, hat manufacturers, 111a11- cl - tester—H. Withers and W. H. Roberts, auctioneers, South ampton—E. Poole, W. Russell, and C. Alderton, ironmongers, Dover (so far as regards W. Russell)—E. Wilson and S. Ta vernor, plated ware manufacturers, Birmingham—R. W. and G. F. Crowdy, attorneys, Farringdon, Berkshire—E. De Baste and P. Sutherland, schoolmasters, Darlington—J. Duff, D. J. Tellet, and E. Regane, wine merchants, Douglas. Isle of Mann—J. Dale, R. Johnson, G. G. Johnson, C. W. John son, and A. R. Johnson, boarding-school keepers, North-end, Fulham (so far as regards J. Dale). SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. Robert Sholledge, merchant, Edinburgh, Aug. 12 and Sept. 9, at twelve, at the chambers of Mr. Thompson, Edin burgh. David I\l•Dunald, grocer, Dunfermline, Aug. 16 and, Sept. 16, at twelve, at the Spire Hotel, Dunfermline. John Gardiner, manufacturer, Dunfermline, Aug. 15 and Sept. 12, at twelve, at Hutton's Inn, Dunfermline. Thomas Hall Wilson, druggist, Peebles, Aug. 15 and Sept. 12, at one, at the chambers of Mr. Fothringham, Peebles. PRICE OF SUGAR. The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, for the week ending Aug. 5, 1845, is 325. 84d. per cwt., exclusive of the Duties of Customs paid or payable thereon on the im• portation thereof into Great Britain. BANK OF ENGLAND. (From last Night's Gazette.) An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth of Victoria, cap. 32, for the 1% eek ending on Saturday, the 2d day of ziugust, 1845. ISSUE DEPARTMENT. Notes issued Other securities... 2,984,900 Gold coin and bul lion 13,206,991 Silver bullion— £29,196,760 1 £29,196,760 J. R. ELSEY, Deputy Cashier. Dated the 7th day of August, 1845. BANKING DEPARTMENT. Proprietors' capita 114,553,000 Rest, . Public deposits (in cluding Exche quer, Savings banks, Commis sioners of National Debt, and divi dend accounts) 3,215,30 Other deposits, 10,960,214 Seven day and other bills Government secu rities (including Dead Weight Annuity) Other securities 11,463,603 Notes 7,849,785 Gold and silver 1 coin 503,851 £33,139,083 £33,139,083 ',LSEY, Deputy Cashier. . 1845. Dated the 7th day c.f Augual RKE'r 'LLLIAtirENCE. COAL DICARICET. Prices per ton at the close of the Market :—Adair's Main, 13s 9d ; 13uddle's West Hartley, 16s; Carr's Hartley, 16s; Charlotte Main, 15s Gd ; Hasting's Hartley, 15s 6d ; Holy well Main, 16s; Nelson's West Hartley, 16s; Original Tan field, 13s 63 ; Old Pontop, 13 s 6 d ; O rd ' s Redheugh, I3s 3d ; Ravensworth West Hartley, 15s 6d; Stewart's Hartley, 14s 6d ; Taylor's West Hartley, Iss 3d ; West Hartley, 15s 9(1 ; Wylam, 14s 6d ; Wall's-end, Bewicke and Co., l6s 9tl; Bell Robson, 15s 9d ; Clark and Co., 14s 9d ; Clen nell, 15s; Hilda, 16s 6d ; Killingworth, I6s ; Riddell's, 166 Gd. (From the Londwz Nov Pi icc Cul rent of Aug. 8.) SUGAR. —To-day there was an extensive demand for all West India fur the scale and pan, further purchases were made for the outports, and in all 920 hhds, &c. were sold, higher rates were again given, making the rise for the week Is to Is Gd per cwt, and the total purchases 3,420 hhds and tierces. The market closes very firmly for every kind of Sugar. Rl it N E D. —To-day Cr ushed Sugar manufactured here under bond was much asked for at 435, but there are still very few sellers. In Dutch a good trade was done, superfine at 425, No. 1 41s 6d, No. 2 415, and Belgian 36s to 38s per cwt. For Home Tra !e Goods former rates are well supported. MA U RITIUS. —There are ready purchasers of yellow, brown, and grey descriptions, and the rates offered are rather higher, but the quantity on offer by private contract has become triding, and importers still refrain from offering any at auction. The low and middling brown qualities are wanted for exporta tion, but of such the stock is nearly exhausted. EA ST IN DIA. This afternoon the demand was extensive for Bengal Sugar, and 1,395 bags at auction were all sold at an ad vance on former rates of Is per cat. FOREIG N.—The market has still a firm appearance for Fo. reign Sugar, stocks of all kinds are yet decreasing, and none has been submitted to public sale during the week ; the delive ries keep very large. Brazil of all sorts has been much inquired after, and the rates given are fully equal to, but not above, those of this day week ; the private purchases are 160 chests of brown Bahia at 26s 6d, to be de livered here, the buyer paying landed charges; 150 chests white 51aroim on the spot at 31s, and a cargo of brown Pernambuco afloat at 24s Gd per cwt for a near port. Yellow Havannah is wanted. Alot.A SSES. —The demand is on the increase for West India, and holders are getting prices they could not two weeks back. For East India there has been rather more inquiry, but higher rates are not obtainable. The value of Madras Molasses is 15s to 16s. _ . . COFFEE. —This afternoon Ceylon Coffee met with more attention, and 978 bags offered at public sale were all sold ; Native at an advance of is per cwt, Plantation went at fully former prices to a small advance. TEA.—For the lower descriptions of Congou prices are 2d per lb under those of last year, but the better kinds are much the same as they were at that time. A small decline in the prices of Pouchong having been submitted brought more buy ers into the market, and several parcels sold at 41d to 10d. Twankay of good and fine quality is in demand, and sales to & fair extent have been made at late rates, that is to say at Is 4d to 21. For Hyson the market appeared quiet, and although there are sellers upon lower terms, still the trade operate with caution. Young Hyson is not offered at lower rates, but little has been done. Piises are going down for Hyson skin and Caper. Scented Orange Pekoe is less in demand, and prices are not so firm. Gunpowder is dull of sale, and again cheaper. Imperial is offered at easier rates. FRUlT.—There are ready sellers of Currants, but few pur chasers are to be met with. In Valentia Raisins several pur-, chases were made at 41s. The markets for all other sorts is in a flat state. SPICES.—This afternoon at public sale 709 bags of Sumatra Pepper were all sold at full rates; ordinary light dusty and stalky went at 241 to 20, good 21d, sea damaged Ist class 2hd to tad, 2d and 3d class lid to 2hd per lb. Srtaurs.—For Leeward Island Rum there has been an extensive demand this week, and an advance in prices of id to Id per gallon has taken place. Demerara of strong quality is wanted, and fetch firm rates. In Calcutta an extensive business has been transacted, at extreme rates, and the market has been nearly cleared. Jamaica Rum has been disposed of to a fair extent—fine at stiffer rates, and all other kinds fully former prices. The Go. vernment contract for 100,000 gallons of Rum, half East India and half West India was taken this afternoon, 40,000 gallons by Messrs. Ruck, Son, and Fenwick, at Is 9d per gallon proof strength, and 60,000 gallons by Messrs. Lemon, Hart, and Co., I s 9 1 I- I 6d, being moderate rates according to the present state of the market. Brandy has been purchased more freely, and stiffer rates given. Geneva has been in fair demand for export at Is 9d to Is 10d, and fine for home consumption is fetchines 2d to 2s Bd. The value of British Corn Spirits is lOs 2d per gallon nett cash. INnino.—Purchases to a fair extent has been made in Bengal for home use and exportation, and the rates paid are equal to those of the late Quarterly Sales. Of Madras an- Kurpah some parcelshave been sold at former rates. COCHINEAL.—This afternoon there was more disposition shown to operate, and at public sale 41 bags of Honduras were sold at an advance of ld to 2d per lb. OlLS.—This afternoon the market was much better supplied with Cocoa Nut Oil, still an advance in prices took place. At public sale 100 hhds 20 tanks of Cochin fetched 28s 3d to 31s 3d, 60 casks of Sydney 26s to 28s 6d : 101 pkgs of Ceylon 30s 6d to 31s. Sperm Oil is cheaper ;40 tuns at auction sell ing at 80/ to 811. For Southern Oil pr ices are firmer, and 40 tuns at public sale went at 2615 s to 271 15s. 20 tons of Pals Seal 30/10s to 30/15s per tun. TALLOW.—This afternoon the public sales of Tallow, wen! off at stiffer rates, 33 casks 78 skins of Ca p e sold at 34 6d_ t 41s : 280 packages of South Ame rica 38s 9cl to 40s 6d ; 1 3 casks of East India 39s 9,1 to 453 6 casks of Belgian, 40s 3d ; 437 casks of Australia 34s 6dto 4I ; s 9d per cwt. RAILWAY COMMITTEES. (YESTERDAY!) HOUSE OF LOMMONS. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) After examining several parties, the nature of whose evi dence did not transpire on account of the air of exclusiveness which pervaded everything connected with the proceedings, the Committee then adjourned until to-morrow, when the report will be presented to the 11:nise. STANDING ORDERS COMMITTEE. LONDON AND YORK, This Bill came before the Staading Orders Committee shortly after four o'clock this afternoon. The parties were proved to have compiled with the Standing Orders in everything, with the exception of the CONI RACT DEED, which was not entered into. The Committee adjourned until twelve o'clock to-morrow. NAVAL PROMOTION.—Mr. James W. Ozzard, secretary's chief clerk under the flag of Rear Admire Cochrane, C. 8., Commander-in-Chief in the East Indies, has been promoted to the rank of paymaster and purser, and ap pointed to the Vestal, 26. seniority, 9th April, 1845, vice Gre gory, died of fever, at Madras. Mr. Ozzard is a talented pro mising young officer, of more than ten years' standing as clerk in the Childers, Edinburgh, Bellerophon, Wasp, Powerful, and Agincourt, where he served with great credit, particularly in the Syrian campaign, where lie was often a volunteer against the enemy. The last three and a half years of his employ has been under the immediate eye of Sir Thomas Cochrane, in India and China, who has been pleased to mark his high appro• bation of Mr. Ozzard's zeal and integrity, by giving him commission in a death vacancy. ~a ar 6 ich Elil I ti• iful at e 0' Ntrt