The Sun. — London, England, 1844-09-19 00:00:00

MARSEILLES, Sept. 11. Th thi o foll ow i ng i n t e resting notice was made known 3 morning. Travellers from Alexandria, India , atistantinople, &c., will hail with joy the new qua ki,T,ine regulations of the French Government : ) TIA.RANTINE ESTABLISIIP:D BY A MI '4ISTERIAL DECISION, DATED AUG. 14. WITII UNCLEAN BILL OF HEALTH. Art. 1. F renc h Post-office Packets.-19 days Aterti deb ar ki ng effects and passengers. Passen gers by these Boats and their Baggage.-17 4 1 Ylafter landing at the Lazaret ; 14 days only when of e t Ngage shall have been plombes at the consulate n „,,'Fance at the certified.rtof embarking, and that this :'ation be legally " Art 2. French or Foreign Men-of-War.-17 days Ater the landing of passengers and their baggage. I , 4 ,,Passengers on Board these Vessels. -17 days ( Tout spoglio, 14 days with spoglio. Art. 3. V esse l s w ith Pilgrims.-25 days. „, Pilgrims. -25 days after landing. It , Art. 4. Evers" other description of Sailing-yes- L°r Steam-boat.-21 days after landing suspected 4 ticle s . Passengers by these Vessels.-17 days without ';!? l io, 14 days with .spoglio. Alerch an di se .-21 days after landing at the Lazaret. " WITH DOUBTFUL BILLS OF HEALTH. Art.l. F renc h Post-office Packets.-15 days after deb arking effects and passengers. 1 4 ,, Passengers by these Boats and their Baggage. — p after landing ; 12 days only when the baggage tb." nave been plombes at the consulate of France at f t : )?int o f em barking, and that this operation be 1 1 ," Y certified. Art. 2. French or Foreign Men-of-War.-14 O Y B after th e l an ding of passengers and their bag ie• Without passengers, 1 2 days. ,Passengers on board these Vessels.- 14 days after 4 'ng without spoglic, and 1 2 days with spoglio. ,", tti Art. 3. V esse l s w ith Pilgrims.-20 days. Pil ,r,rlB, 20 days after landing at the Lazaret. , op Art. 4. Every other description of sailing vessel s team-boat.-15 days after landing suspected ,_. 1 : 0 ‘ Passengers by these vessels.-14 days without , po giie after landing at the Lazaret ; 12 days with g l io• Suspected goods 15 days after landing at Lazaret. " WITH CLEAN BILLS OF HEALTH. 4 Art. 1. F renc h Post-office Packets.-12 days 44 „rdebarking effects at the Laz tret. Passengers by these boats and their baggage. -9 1 3 ;: 8 after landing, and their baggage exposed to air. ii, `, W Art. 2. French or Foreign Men of ar.-9 days, ,` L 'I or without passengers. ft : Passengers on board these vessels. -9 da ys ,er landing, and their baggage exposed to the air. t: Art. 3. E ver y o ther description of vessel or ara-boat.-12 days after landing suspected goods. 4 Passengers by these vessels.-9 days. th:' 3 uspected Merchandise.-12 days after landing at Lazaret." th i l l 'ast evening the steam-packet Rhamies entered port from the Levant ; she brings news of no im tk4nee from Constantinople to the 2 9th. The letters t 3 ,1 11, Alexandria are of a date anterior to those brought Pt e Alecto with the Indian mail. h t :he steam-packet Royal George also entered this last night from the coast of Spain ; she brings d o l /a tehes for the Government from the Prince d e th: 4 1111 e . The Royal George sailed from Cadiz on i f „ I st ; at that date four Frenchsteamers were lying roads. Two French men- s of-war cast anchor I ,",_e roads at the moment of her departure. 'le following is an extract from a private letter, ift Athens, August 29 Coletti is in a most critical position , and I ut much that he will be able to stand his ground. h i e , Country is in a state truly deplorable — a civil at Maina and other provinces, an empty trea rY, no commerce, and, I am credibly inform ed, Vt't dissensions in the council. Informatioh has t or received that the fourgon with the commercial 4 r eapondence for Trieste, dispatches from the ki ,;trian and Prussian Governments, and an auto 4111111etter from King Otho, hid been pillaged by ts ai( 4 . l gl of miscreants between Calamaki and Lou -44,1' The banditti got possession also of 14,000 rums in gold. Our coast is infested with rae s : , % h e following has been received from an Italian 4 111:- 44 LITIONS FOR PASSPORTS IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE. I l t 1 ! . t. 1. Every person desirous of entering the t ro r iciah empire must be provided with a passport mthe comp e tent authorities. to :lrt. 2. E very su bj ec t o f a f o reign power friendly or i n alliance with, the Sublime Porte, wishing to biebiter the Turkish empire, must have his passport bl e b by one of the consuls of his nation, or by the th e ua ssador or consul of the Sultan, at the Court of A rt to which they belong. 3. On arriving in the country, either by sea .!Ind, the passport must be immediately presented the proper authorities. ti :irt. 4. Within twenty-four hours after his arrival, ta...traveller should present himself before the proper hi to reclaim his passport, and if he intends hi Ing up his re s idence in the place, should provide i ll self with an authority for that purpose. v. ,txrt. 5. Any seaman or passenger landing from a el and desiring to remain in a place, must provide a l lselF with a certificate stating that he has regularly i t'g discharged from the ship, and must then get his Ile registered at the Passport-office. 4t Art. 6. P assports f or th a interior of the country are Livered at Constantinople, at the Passport-office. it i i rt• 7. To obtain a passport for travelling i n the 4,7 for of the county it is necessary to obtain a letter i n the consu l o f their nation, which they have t o present to the Chancellor. ft e 4 „ r t• 8. A fresh passport must be obtained for every journey, and the usual vises obtained. - 9. Passports granted by the Ottoman Govern et are valid for one year, ani must bear the name, v t , description, &c., of the bearer. The name of the e arri children under 15 years may be inscribed 0 4 " the same passport. Above that age a separate pass tt will be required. art. 10. Every captain of a vessel carrying pas tiagers i s required to as.ertain that they are respec h:elY provided with the necessary passports, which cv nl it, ust take into his possession until their la ndin g , a receipt for the same, to be returned at the ad of their voyage. Ambassadors t and diplomatic agents of friendly and powers are alone exempt from this regulation. eY are, however, to give notice of their arrival Main twenty-four hours, and to send their passports he registered. b„ 11 - 1 t. 13. Any traveller being un p rorided with a ;,"°sport, or having one which is not en reg l e , should "q e sent himself before the proper aut horities of the 11 4 ee in w hi c h he may be, and explain the reason of 4 1 01 b e i ng th e cas e. If these excuses are considered :isfactory, a written certificate to that effect will be , Z` v eu to him; if not satisfactory, he will be p l a ced "uer arrest, and sent cut of the Turkish empire. t . Art. 14. Any one presenting himself at the fron tiers without passports en regle will be refused per ission to enter ; or, if they have entered the country 4 - g 4 114 are found travelling therein they will be arrested : I d conducted before the authorities, and dealt w i t h e eording to the circumstances of their case. 0 Art. 15. Any one travelling with a false passport , 1 „ 1 : Under a false name, will be liable to arrest , a nd to sent out of the empire. Art. 16. The traveller is bound to produce his 11 „ s ti ssport at the desire of the different authorities who 'ay demand it. ! bated at Constantinople, July 20.! 15t. bed ;ere fi ber It° of the id) i the vet Ole VIE EARL of ROSSE'S LEVIATHAN TELESCOPE. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. th e pure delight do I communicate to you Earl fact .that the leviathan telescope, on which the of Rosse has been toiling in his demesne at ,Psonstown now upwards of two years, although not fo r finished, was on Wednesday last directed „ O ! the first time to the sidereal heavens. I very - "eh regret not being present on this oecasion, but ex periments ll on which I have for many years been . -11 ',Plnyed rendered it impossible for me to leave h ome. She letter which I have Ellis morning received fr roin d its noble maker, in his usual unassuming style, merely states, that the metal, only just polished, was Is f a pretty good figure, and that with a power of 500, 'e nebula known as No. 2 of Messier's catalogue Ivac3 even more magnificent than the nebula N 0.13 of 'essier when seen with his Lordship's telescope of t hree feet diameter, and 27 feet focus. Cloudy w eather prevented him turning the leviathan on any t iler nebulous object. Thus, then, we have, thank God, all danger of the metal b rea ki ng before it could be polished overcome. a Little m ore , however, will be done to it or with it for : 411 e weeks, inasmuch as the Noble Earl is on the e of quitting Ireland for England, to resign at York his post as President of the British Association, tld . to visit his noble relatives at Kilnwick and at r r ighton. This done, he returns to Ireland; and I a t )01 c forward with intense anxiety to witness its first e e vere trial, when all its various appointments shall be ,°repleted, in the confidence that those who may then I ": present will see with it what man has never seen f °re. The diameter of the large metal is six feet, andm anageable its focus 54 feet. Yet the immense mass is "lwanageable by one man. Compared with it, the hi, telescopes of Sir William Herschel, which in service, hands conferred on astronomy such inestimable w rv ice, and on himself astronomical immortality, ere but playthings. J. SOUTH. Observatory, Kensington, Sept. 17. ..~ -- First week in THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBRit l9, X 844, Supplement to the Gazette of Tuesday last wa'4 published l ai t n i g ht, co ntaining a continuation of the Ecclesiastical in Co u ncil of the ad September, relating to the L?clesiastical Commission, and the Commercial Treaties w ith Great Britain, Austria, and America. DONCAST:C,R RACES. DON r JASTER, TUESDAY EVENING. evidence were required of the prosperous state of the Turf at r,fle present moment, it was supplied this da y in the, immensity of the throng congregated to In . ttt .ems 'ale struggle for the greatest of the north cou atc:i mees—a race made more exciting to the spo community, and more interesting to the put a/i( by the extraordinary fluctuations that have ma (IC E d the progress of the betting. The stands we to • ;rammed, and the course, malgre the gloomy appea -ance of the sky and an occasional shower, crowd ed in all directions. The display of beauty and fa shion, if less imposing than at Doncaster in the " oldoi i time," was more than respectable, and the geners .1 attendance larger than we have seen in this local it, y for three or four years. The races coin men re d, durir.g a slight fall of rain, with l lie Cleveland Handicap of 20 sovs. each, h ft, and scr if declared ; 60 added ; the second saves his stab .e. One mile. (24 Subs.) Mr. J ohnstone's Rowena, 3 yrs, sst 81b.. (Riley) 1 Mr. J aques's Semiseria, 4 yrs, Bst 61b 2 Mr- II win's The Pride of Kildare, 3 yrs, 6st 21b Lord( Ihesterfield's Knight of the Whistle, 6 yrs, 9st 4 6to 4 each agst Rowena, Knight of the Whistle, and Semis eria. A remarkably fine race between the first thri me, and won only by a neck. The Knight beaten off. Tae Great St. Legar Stakes of 50 sovs. each, h ft, the .second to receive 2001., the third to save his stake, and. 'the winner to pay 1001. towards expenses; colts, Bst. ; fillies, Bst, 21b. St. Leger Course. (108 Subs. ) Mr. I rwin's b c Foigh-a-ballagh (Bell) 1 Mr. N Vilhamson's b c The Cure ..(Marson) 2 Colon( '1 Ansan's The Princess..... (Butler) 3 Mr. Alleikla m's Godfrey (Templeman) 0 Mr. Standitsh's Little Hampton.. (Francis) 0 Li and cby Velocipede, Amulet (Holmes) 0 DL c. J. Scott's Bay Moines (Nat) 0 M.!.. J. iiampson's Lightning (T. Lye) 0 Di tka of Richmond's Red Deer .....(Robinson) 0 5: - to 4 agst Th - e Cure, 7 to 2 agst Princess, 7 to 2 ag: tt Foigh-a-ballagh, and 7 to 1 agst Red Deer. 3di y took the lead, and with Foigh-a. ballagh, Am' ilet colt, and the Princess in waiting, made slow mut ►ing to the T.Y.C. post, where Amulet colt fell back , and Foigh-a-ballagh taking up the running, carried it on t o the end, and won by a length. The Cure passed J2rincess at the distance, but cut it when called upon opposite the Stand, and was beaten easy; the Princess third, Red Deer fourth, and Lightning fifth.. LIE; pace was bad. • The Seiiirig Stakes of 10 sovs. each, with 30 added. St. Leger Course. (Five Subs.) _ Mr. D eaham's Harriet, 3 yrs (Copeland) 1 Mr. Dawson's br c by Liverpool, 4 yrs .. 2 Mr. T Poussin, 4 yrs Lord 'Chesterfield's Joan of Arc, 3 yrs 4 Mr. o , sborne's Boniface, 3 yrs Ha, net made the running from the Red House, and NI, on in a canter by two lengths, but dropped im meCils .tely she was pulled up, and died in a few minutes The. (Corporation Plate of 601., 181. for the second. Two miles. Mr.. Aleiklarn's Aristotle, 5 yrs... (Templeman) 1 1 Mr.. Smith's Doctor Taylor, 3 yrs... 2 2 ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS RECEIVED LAST NIGHT. -A. day of extreme bustle and excitement has at length corrie to a close, and we are now only re mirsled of one of the most eventful St. Legers on re con i by the rattle of departing carriages, and the anxious., care-worn countenances of those who, a few hor xs back, were buoyant with hope and expectation. W vat the " settling" will do towards restoring their se) ..enity remains to be seen. But to retrace our steps, arid begin with the beginning. We have already mer itioned that Colonel Anson has called upon the Ste wards to direct an inspection of Foigh-a-bal lag' h's mouth previous to starting, with a view to determine his age • accordingly, under the authority of the new rule, an appointment was made for eight o'clock this morning, and Mr. Lord and Mr. Axe, two respectable veterinary surgeons of Doncaster, were selected to make the examination. At the time fixed the parties interested met at the ' Salutation, and every facility having been afforded by Mr. Irwin and his trainer, the horse was put to the required test, and, without hesitation on the part of either of the examiners, was pronounced to be only three years old. We should state, in conclusion of this portion of our subject, that the reason given by Colonel Anson for adopting this proceeding is, that as Mr. Forth had " trained and started a four-year old colt for the Derby, and a four-year old filly for the Oaks, without knowing that they were four years old, he might possibly make a similar mistake for the St. Leger ;" we have reason to be lieve, too, that for any race in which Colonel Anson and Mr. Forth may have horses engaged, the Colonel intends to pursue the same course. Meantime, the demonstrations of a "grand day" had developed them selves in the most decisive and satisfactory manner ; the morning, although lowering, was fine, and the night mail-trains having brought a large accession of rminpany, the place was early astir ; as the day ad vanced, fresh streams poured in from all quarters of the compass, insomuch that, by eleven o'clock, the streets were almost impassable, and the stately car riages and six alone were wanting to carry us back to the best days of Doncaster. The betting room, the centre of attraction, from ten o'clock until one was crowded, but amidst the Babel-like noise and confusion that prevailed, so indefinite was the state of the market fr.nn the desperate attempts of some to " get out," and of others to make bad " worse," that it was equally difficult to discover in what direction " the ring" was to be found, or when found, to obtain a correct knowledge of what was going on. By dint of squeezing and perseverance, however, we did contrive to make out that several even bets were laid between the favourite and the field, but that they continued on precisely the same terms as on Monday night, the field on the general betting having a shade the best of it. Foig-a-bal lagh sprung to 4 to 1, and The Princess to 5 to 1, both with strong parties. The feeling towards Red Deer was less favourable, 6 to 1 and in some quarters half a point more having been laid against him; Lightning was at 5 to 1, and no others were mentioned. About one o'clock the mob inside and out dispersed, and the race-course became the rendezvous. To describe the scene there, would be to repeat an oft-told tale, and would be weari some to the reader ; we will, therefore, dispense with a spun-out preliminary, and content ourselves with stating generally, that the Grand Stand and its in closure, roof, balcony, and every nook and corner per taining to it, were crowded to suffocation ; the Club and Steward? Stands in their smaller capacities were not less fully occupied, and the course, in all other respects, displayed equally tangible proofs of the almost unrivalled attractions of Doncaster, and of an inherent devotion to the sport. If circumstances p.rmitted it, we should in this place, as the most fitting, supply a full list of the fashionable and aristocratric inmates of the various stands. The necessity, however, of guard ing against the culpable negligence (if it be nothing worse) that has already caused the miscarriage of two of our parcels, renders it advisable, in order that our report may be forwarded with some probability of reaching its destination, to complete it in time for post; our " Court Circular," therefore, must stand over for the present. The great event of the day was timed for three o'clock, a clear hour after the Cleveland Handicap, which was the first on the card. This, however, excited very little notice in the ring ; the bell was rung for saddling, and in due time the several competitors for the " Sellinger" made their appearance, and having passed the ordeal of criticism, proceeded to the post, and after one slight failure, were started about twenty minutes past three o'clock. Having described the race fully, we need only state here that The Cure, the Princess, and Foig-a-ballagh, continued in great estimation to the end, and that Red Deer left off a worse favourite than in the town. No others were backed. FURTHER PARTICULARS OF THE ST. LEGER. Godfrey took the lead at starting, followed by the Amulet colt, The Cure and Foig-a-ballagh; Red Deer, Lightning, and Little Hampton next ; Bay Momus eighth ; and The Princess last. The pace miserably slow. After running about twenty strides, The Cure was pulled behind Lightning and Red Deer, The Princess, favoured by the badness of the pace, about the same time joining the front rank. The speed somewhat improved at the hill, and the Irish horse joining Godfrey, ran at his side to the mile post, where he took up the running, but without in any material degree improving the speed. The Princess now laid third, the Amulet colt and Red Deer next, The Cure outside of them, and Bay Momus, who never had a chance, last of all. Godfrey was defeated at the Red House, and The Princess went on in Foig-a ballagh's track, Red Deer and Lightning third and fourth, and The Cure, pulling double, and making a wide sweep round the turn on the whip-hand, fifth. The pace now became good, but without changing the order of running, the leading horses main taining their positions until within a distance of home. The Cure, still pulling tremendously, and going faster than anything in the race, now went up like a shot, was alongside Foig-a-ballagb in an instant, and looked as if he was going to win in a canter, but immediately after hung to the rittht, went close to the rails when (-tiled ii 0 , 7) to floNi, b ire to e left, it being admonished by a stroke of the whip, and a second time ran towards the Stand rails. It is need less to inquire whether this arose from habit or dis- tress ; it is enough that Foigh-a-ballagh, " encou raged" by the whip, cleared him at the Stand, and won by a length. The Princess was beaten half a length from The Cure, and was about a length in ad vance of Lightning and Red Deer. The Amulet colt was sixth, and Godfrey last. The race, as our de scription will explain, was one of the slowest ever witnessed, and, in the opinion of many competent judges, was run to suit the favourite; had the pace been good, it is doubtful that he would have been second. Value of the stakes, 2,625/. Mr. Irwin wins upwards of 12,0001. on the race, independent of the stakes. Mr. Forth and several gentlemen connected with the stables are also large winners. TUESDAY NIGHT , TWELVE O'CLOCK.—The room is now, and for the last two or three hours has been, very fully attended, and betting is progressing with great vigour on the Yorkshire Handicap. The " lions" are Rowena and Mickey Free, the odds mo derate, and the backers numerous , and "sweet." The Ashtead Pet, now the property of Mr. Osbaldiston, and Pompey, are also strongly fancied, and divers ponies, tens, and smaller sums, have been laid out on The Artful Dodger, Glossy, and Advice, at the prices appended :- 5 to 2 agst Rowena—taken freely 3 to 1 agst Mickey Free 7 to 1 agst Ashtead Pet 7 to 1 agst Pompey 10 to 1 agst Artful Dodger 12 to 1 agst Glossy 12 to 1 agst Advice. CORRANNA AND FOIG -A-BALLAGIL—This however it may terminate ultimately, is not likely to come to a race. Mr. Irwin attended at the rooms at six o'clock this evening, and repeatedly declared that he should hold Mr. Collett to his engagement, and a simi lar declaration was made on his part by Mr. O'Brien, Mr. Collett not being present. About a quarter before nine, he again came to the rooms and repeated his declaration to severel parties, but could not find Mr. Collett; that gentleman, however, entered the room about six minutes to nine, and on the return of Mr. Irwin (who had been looking for him), about four minutes before nine, to communicate with him personally, informed him that he was too late, his agreement to stand to the offer up to Tuesday night having been intended to remain good only to the same time at which it was made, viz., five minutes before nine, the time entered in his betting-book. Mr. Irwin denies that there was any such understand ing, but, admitting such to have been the case, con sidered that the repeated declarations he had made were quite sufficient to make the agreement binding, an opinion in which a large majority of those present, coincided. He declares his intention to hold Mr. Collett to the match for 1,000 sovs. each, pp., t© walk over on Friday, and to enforce the payment of the money. BANK OF ENGLAND RETURNS. It has been pointed out to us that in the remarks on the Bank of England returns inserted last Mon day, no account was taken of the item of " seven days' and other bills," amounting to 1,030,3541. The de scription of notes comprised under this designation is chiefly composed of those generally termed " Bank post-bills," the principal difference between which and ordinary notes is, that the former are payable to the " order" of a certain party, and the latter payable to " bearer." This species of note was formerly in cluded among the general mass of " circulation" in the old returns, but is now classed under a separate head. To find the actual circulation at the present time, in order to compare it with previous periods, we must take from the new return the amount of notes issued .... Deduct notes with the banking _ branchOOOOOOOOOOOO •••• ••• 8,175,025 £20,176,270 1,030,354 Add seven days' and other bills ...... Total . £21,206,624 The last published return for the month ending August 17, was 21,980,0001., showing a decrease in the circulat►on of about 780,0001. The increase in the amount of the securities ap pears to be satisfactorily accounted for by the fol lowing explanation :—At the period of the last re newal of the Bank Charter, the debt due from the Government was about 14,500,0001., and one-fourth part of this was paid off by a transfer of an equiva lent amount of stock. This stock was not divided among the shareholders, but was left as so much as sets on which interest was annually received ; and as it formed no portion of the basis of the currency, but merely part of the capital of the Bank, in the same manner as the remaining part of the debt of 11,000,0001., it was never included in the published averages. But in the present returns, one part of which is intended to show the position of the Bank in relation to the shareholders, the whole of the property and assets of the Bank, so far as capable of having a numerical value attached to it, must neces sarily be inserted ; and thus the securities are sud denly increased, as compared with al former returns. The only part of the new returns which is defective is the item in the Banking Department called " other securities," which, as we have noticed during the dis cussion on the Act, should have been divided into two—namely, "bills discounted" and "other securi ties." The portion required separate from the rest is the " bills discounted ;" and the following table, taken from the report of the last Bank Committee, will show the importance of the subject : Other Securities and Loans. of foreign marauders, that have of late been plunder ing the defenceless villages beyond the Indus. Your correspondent also requires information about the Sinde Government. You may assure him that Sinde is governed for less than 100,0001. a-year, or a quarter of its revenue, and well governed, leaving a surplus of 300,0001. in the public treasury, with the prospect of its income ere long reaching 1,000,0001. sterling. In this cheap Government the cost of more than 1,800 native police is included, all well armed and disciplined, who execute their duties without military support, and carry capital sentences into effect with ease and safety, even amongst the most wild and distant of the Beloochee chieftains, and far away from all military assistance. By this newly organised force, only five months, I think, after the conquest, a highland chief and two of his followers were hung on the same gallows, in the heart of his territory, and in his own village, by a force of but 40 police, and 100 miles distant from any troops. This was for the robbery and murder of an Armenian merchant, and the chief was brought up a prisoner to Hyderabad by his own tribe, in obedience to a simple message from the Governor, who employs no soldiers in such matters or in the collection of revenue, hut solely in military purposes. A mole of two miles in length is completed, or nearly completed, at Kura chee, to the great conv en i ence and solid advantage of that harbour and town, which is fast rising into an important and comparatively populous settlement, and will, moreover, soon be enriched by the termination of a canal which is to unite it with Tattah, on the Indus. Surveys and levels, which are both difficult and ex psnsive in that climate, proceed in all directions as rapidly as health and a burning sun will allow. Mea sures are also in progress to re-conduct a stream from the Indus, about forty miles above Sukkur, , through an ancient branch into the bed of the Narra river, on the confines of th e desert, which is ex pected, in the course of time, to fertilise a long and im portant margin of that sandy waste. Large and airy barracks, with massive walls and lofty chambers to mitigate the deadly heat, are in the course of erection This is a great expense, but necessary for the soldier's health and preservation, to say nothing of his comfort. Such money is well expended, even in a mere eco nomical calculation, to preserve a material instrument of war, for a soldier is the most costly article of Go vernment, and should be well taken care of on that account, if neglected (as they too often are) as fellow creatures. Sites are marked out for martello towers and other fortresses, in order that a certain number of strong defensive positions may be occupied by very few troops, while the remainder of the army remains concentrated on the healthiest posts of communication, ready to act when wanted, but removed as far as possible from the river's pernicious influence. Hos pitals, on the same principle as the barracks, are in progress of building in the most healthy situations, as far as these can be determined by present experience; but the Governor and medical men have still to feel their way on this important point, and therefore health and military position are as much as possible united. The price of labour has risen considerably ; taxes have been lowered and are col lected without difficulty, in most cases, by the same officers employed under the Ameers, but strictly watched by British officers, civil and military, who act both as protectors to the people and guardians of the Government's interests. The revenue is gradually improving; the people relieved from great oppression; the roads safe ; British officers go shooting over the country, secure of attention and civility from natives of all ranks and conditions. Commerce is free, and gains are secure, which engages the good-will of the Hindoos—an acute and penetrating race, who get at all secret transactions. Labour is free, which insures the attachment of the hitherto much and still partially oppressed , race of peasantry ; and the Beloochee landholders being now guaranteed in their pos sessions, which was not so under the Ameers, are, with the exception, perhaps, of some great chieftains, all well contented with the change. Murder, espe cially of their wives (a thing hitherto so common amongst the Beloochee tribes as scarcely to be con sidered reprehensible), and their inveterate habits of robbery, have been greatly checked, and fate, which is always their excuse for crime, is beginning to be at a discount in Sinde. A stern and unflinching jus tice is administered, yet so friendly a feeling has been established between conquerors and conquered, that the police can generally depend on the aid of the Be loochee himself in cases of emergency. A few ex amples will illustrate the above points. Two police men deserted with their arms; two others were sent after them. They overtook the deserters in a distant place, and attempted to capture them ; the latter re sisted, on which the policemen called to some Be loochees who happened to be in the neighbouring field, who immediately came to their assistance ; the two deserters were disarmed and led away prisoners to Hydera bad. At the recent great meeting an old man was ob served endeavouring to force his way through the crowd, crying out, " I will see him, I will see him ; I have come 200 miles to see him, and I will see him:' In the midst of that crowd (who, be it remembered, do not consider assassination as a crime) stood the confi dent and unguarded Governor, who, if there had been any great ill-will towards the English, was open to, and probably would have felt, the dagger of some bar barian. On another occasion the inhabitants of a cer tain village complained of a policeman, whose miscon duct was, after due investigation, proved; the culprit was escorted back to the scene of his delinquency, and, before the assembled population, had his uniform stripped from his back, and corporal punishment in flicted, with an instantaneous dismissal from the corps. The villagers stared. They expected some redress, but no punishment for so great a man as the Gover nor's officer. A strong feeling of satisfaction and sur prise broke out into such exclamations as—" This is justice !" " This is real justice !"—thus showing their appreciation of an evidently new and no less pleasing feature of public government. These are feathers, Sir, but they show how the wind sets, and indicate the working of the public mind. As to the administration of civil law and justice, about which your correspondent apparently seems to be so anxious, there never was any, I believe, in Sinde, at least within the rule of the Talpoors, be yond their will and pleasure, occasionally modified, perhaps, imagine,in some powerful vassal whom they were exasperate ; and all their authority, or nearly so, or has, -Ga to , been transferred by the Gover n Council to Sir C. Napier, but how modified I cannot say . Th e na t ure o f hi s G overnmen t, however, may be j u d ge d o f b y it s e ff ec t s , as a t ree i s known by its fr u it ; b ut amongs t suc h a p eo pl e , so afraid s e n l er al by recently conquered, it must of necessity be at first of a military and despotic character—any other would be dangerous. All these things are well-known in Sinde, and your inquiring correspondent, to appre ciate them correctly, would do well to visit that coun try himself, and not trust to the uncertain, preju diced, or wilfully distorted accounts of others. Let him examine the facts, make himself acquainted with the nature and working of Sir Charles Napier's Ad ministration, and send you the result. " For forms of government let fools contest, That which is best administered is best," is a maxim which, though not universally applicable, ma y be considered so in a wild semi-barbarous country like Sinde. Your correspondent will, per haps, find that of Sir Charles Napier as bold, simple, and undisguised as his own natural character, and as vigorous too. The law between man and man has, I believe, been but little interfered with—it is adminis tered as formerly, by heads of villages and districts, with the right of appeal to British authorities. You may remember, that Sir Charles in his earliest pro clamation deprecated any unnecessary alteration of ancient usages, because he wisely considered the shock of conquest sufficiently violent to unsettle the community, without more interference in national customs than should be absolutely necessary for a just and merciful Government. That of Sinde now bears this character, as far as such qualities are compatible. " The Padisha never kills any one for himself" is the native remark upon it. And to these qualities may be added, simplicity, economy, effi ciency;—few means with great effects. There are in Sinde none of what are called " Establishments," i.e., public offices, composed of heads of departments, and numerous underlings, half castes, and others, on whom the weight of business is left with all its conveniences, while the chief is content to put his signature to the necessary papers without troubling his head much about the manner of their execution ; thence often arises a vexatious and oppressive rule by self-inte rested subalterns, and enormous expense to the Go vernment. The revenue of Sinde would never stand against such ruinous machinery, but the vexed in habitants would probably soon show alarming symp toms of uneasiness if not of danger. There are not maintained more " cats than catch mice," and these in general military, but all hard-working cats, that fairly earn their nourishment. With discipline and a good and zealous spirit, they conciliate and pro tect the inhabitants under the auspices of a lynx-eyed Governor. Before the great meeting at Hyderabad a large body of the hill Beloochee chiefs—the most fierce and wild of the race—from whom nothing was ex pected but inroads, troubles, and general hostility, came down to Kurachee to make their salaam. Their approach was announced to Sir Charles while they were still at some miles distance, who instantly or dered them to disarm where they were, and so enter the town. This being promptly and confidently obeyed, they were received with the highest military honours—had a long audience with the Governor -attended a review of the troops—and, finally, their principal chief offered to follow Sir Charles against I either the Sikhs or Affghans, with 20,000 men. This was the second offer of the kind within a short period, for there is a good feeling springing up between the two nations, and perhaps no other instance exists in history of a country having been conquered as Sinde i has, without murder, plunder, or violence of any kind, or even personal insult to any of the inhabitants ! The damage done was confined to armed men, to the field of battle, and line of fugitives ; and while the English camp was thronged with native Sindiane bringing supplies, those of the Beloochees was studiously avoided, and the country pl un d ere d b y w ild an d ',2 11- disciplined freebooters. Thus has Sinde been con quered, with no more evil than what occurred in fair fight, and its turbulent leaders quieted, conciliated, and intimidated; taxes have been reduced and revenue augmented; the value of labour increased neatly five fold ; improvements and civilisation begun ; trail= quillity and personal safety insured ; law and order paramount; and every prospect of a continuance of internal peace in that long-oppressed and ruined country. Sir C. Napier, in the opinion of those really ac quainted with the present state of that important frontier, has already shown that it may be governed and defended both cheaply and effectively, leaving a large surplus revenue (for the army must have been paid had Sinde never been conquered, and not an ad ditional man has been raised for that province alone), and that under a wise and energetic Government it may in time become one of the most valuable pro vinces of British India. Sir, I have now only to apologise for this long letter, but much more and better might be written on this interesting and important subject, even by one so little acquainted with it as your most obedient servant, AN OFFICER. SAILING MATCH BETWEEN AN ENGLISH AND FRENCH SHIP OF WAR FROM VALPARAISO TO THE CHANNEL. The Paris Globe of Monday contains the follow ing :—" A contest such as we should be glad to behold frequently, because it shows sentiments of mutual esteem and friendly rivalry, took place lately between a vessel of the English navy and another belonging to that of France, and we mention it to prove how easy it would be to maintain or to cement the intercourse between the two countries. Before returning to Europe the English frigate, the Vindic tive, Captain Toup Nicholas, and the French brig the Adonis, Captain Viscount de St. Georges, happened to be in the harbour of Valparaiso. In the conversa tions held between the officers of the two nations, Captain Toup Nicholas praised to the skies the qua lities of his frigate, the best sailer in the British navy, according to the account of Admiral Napier himself, who boasted of it in the House of Commons. Vis count de St. Georges also ventured to speak of the qualities of his brig, and, on an ironical smile appear ing on the face of the English officer, he politely challenged him to see which vessel would first reach Europe, whither they were bound. The challenge was accepted, and it remained to decide what was to be the wager. Forty-six months' station in the Pacific Ocean had frightfully tarnished the French officer's epaulettes, and therefore the English officer, whose own were not in a very brilliant state, pro• posed a pair of epaulettes. The day of sailing having arrived, the Vindictive, the Adonis, and two American frigates, weighed anchor at the same time, and set sail towards Cape Horn. The national feeling had doubled the ardour and address of the rival crews, and they performed their duty with marvellous pre cision and rapidity. The English frigate spread all sail, and the Adonis glided like a seagull over the waves. At the expiration of a few hours, and while land was still in view, the French brig had already gained the distance of several leagues on the Vindic tive. The captain of the Adonis thought that it was only good taste to take leave a second time of Cap tain Toup Nicholas, before he departed finally for Europe. He, therefore, sailed back towards the Vindictive, which was majestically advancing, and after having gone round her, again resumed his voyage, crying, " Bon voyage" to the English. In a few hours the brig had completely disappeared. Captain Nicholas, on his arrival in England allowing that the Vindictive frigate had been nobly beaten by the Adonis brig, wrote a very civil letter to Viscount St. Georges, with a handsome pair of captain's epau lettes. The brig Adonis is a veteran of our squadron. She carries 20 guns, and was built 20 years back. She was condemned on her return from the South Sea station, but the report given by her captain of her brilliant qualities has caused the Minister of Marine to give orders to have her re .constructed in the same proportions." Galignani, of Monday, in giving the above, makes the following remark : " This must be rather a bold boast of the gallant captain, for the Vindictive, if we mistake not, was beaten in a trial trip in the Channel, before she sailed for her station in the Pacific. We must remark that, in com2aring the sailing qualities of two vessels of the above sizes, it is material to know the state of the weather. In a light wind a brig of any sailing merit might beat a frigate, but in a smart breeze would soon be hull down: " CAPTAIN WARNER AND THE GOVERNMENT. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,— . I thank you for your fair and impartial treatment of my case, and shall feel obliged if you will publish the inclosed letter, which I addressed to Sir Robert Peel on the 25th of May, 1842, and which, from some cause unaccountable to me, has been omitted from the printed correspondence between myself and the Government. It will, at any rate, repel the charge so frequently, but so falsely, made against me, that I wish payment to precede proof. Another letter, also important for my justification, has been omitted, which I addressed to Sir Robert Peel on the sth of August, 1842, in consequence of Mr. Brotherton's statements in the House of Com mons, on the faith of anonymous correspondents, that I had acted a deceptive part at Oporto. This I will ask your permission to publish in your columns ano ther day.—l am, Sir, your obliged and obedient servant, London, Sept. 17. S. A. WARNER. CAPTAIN WARNER TO SIR ROBERT PEEL. Sir,—ln consequence of the erroneous assertions respecting my claims and discoveries, made in the House of Commons, and also in consequence of the unfortunate misapprehension of my real meaning by the Commissioners appointed through the Master- General of the Ordnance to examine into my inven- tions, I humbly venture to request your personal attention to the following brief statement of my posi• ;ion and intentions. Firstly, I beg lQave to assure you that I am perfectly willing to demonstrate the efficacy and applicability to practical purposes of my discoveries ; but I must be permitted to suggest that course of experiments to illustrate their powers which, from my knowledge of their nature, I conceive to be on every ground most expedient. This the Commissioners refuse, and, unacquainted with the nature of the agents I employ, insist upon my adopting a line of demonstration quite unsuited to my inventions, which must afford hints of their nature, or at any rate, of the mode of putting them into operation, to others besides the two officers in question, and moreover would involve a risk of hu man life. But I repeat my readiness to undertake, at some spot to be hereafter agreed upon, with proper precautions against accidents or disclosure, to render any riverway, roadstead, or harbour's mouth impass able without the certain destruction of any vessel at , tempting to force a passage ; and I undertake to de monstrate the facility with which I can destroy any number of ships under weigh in any given circum stances of weather, position, or depth of water. May I beg the favour of a personal interview, if you prefer it, in the presence of the Master-General of the Ordnance, winch, if you grant me, I believe I could readily convince you of my ability to perform all I promise, and also could assign reasons which would be satisfactory to you, and also to Sir G. Mur ray, why I decline entering upon all my discoveries simultaneously, for my refusal to do which I have been censured, and doubts have been cast upon my veracity and capability. When Admiral Sir Byam Martin and General Sir Howard Douglas were proposed to me as Commis sioners to inquire into my inventions, I suggested the addition of Lord Hardwicke, Lord Ingestre, and Sir George Murray; but, as this addition was objected to, I withdrew my proposal, being sincerely anxious to meet the wishes of Government as far as I could. But since the interruption occasioned by Sir Ed ward Owen's departure for the Mediterranean, after an investigation had been commenced before him and Sir Howard Douglas, and other circumstances, I. must now stipulate for the addition of a third Commis sioner. I would suggest the present Master-General of the Ordnance, on account of his high official rank, but I will presume to say no more, only to withdraw Lord Hardwicke or Lord Ingestre, who, it may be insinuated, are disposed to take a too favourable view of the value of my inventions. I am reluctant to trespass further upon your time, but may Ibe permitted to inform you that a very great exaggeration of my claims for remuneration has gone abroad, which you will at once discover if you will inspect the correspondence which has passed be tween myself and the Government since the 2d of November last ? In a paper bearing the last named date, which I carefully prepared for the consideration of her Ma jesty's Government in accordance with a plan laid down by Sir G. Murray, and handed to me by Lord Hardwicke, which I transmitted to that Noble Lord with an earnest request that it might be brought im mediately under Sir Robert Peel's own eye, I speci fied two sums, of 200,0001. each, as the price at which I valued two distinct inventions respectively. An un fair prominence has been given to the aggregate amount of 400,0001., without any reference to the limitations under which the offer was made, or any clear understanding of the permanent value to the Government to, be secured by the second invention without further cost, and I have been pronounced mercenary and exorbitant in my demands, as if I had nakedly asked' for 400,0001. as the price of some single implement of war applicable merely to a single purpose, or as' condition precedent to entering upon any reasonable experiment to demonstrate the value of what I offend. I put this price on my inventions, in the first in ;stance, to show my own estimate of their importance to the country, and not, I beg leave to say, in order that 1 might derive a mercenary bargain. To COl'VinC e you of this, I refer you to the follow ing•fle+ion of my demand, which you will find ida letterav zessed to Sir B yam Martin and Sir the Gth instant. liovttird Den i 14, :re quote the w can words :—" With For convetii g 442l ^ iferation I destroy d expl, at so ingonsiderable an anso both fleets an d fortifications, the ;rice of editious line y three - an e .„,:essive demand of battle ships is not, obmit, upon the generosity of a great nation like :his, on the part of a man who has spent his 1;.. 11 in the pros,ecirtion of discoveries which he now offers td her service. I will, however, on this head, abide by th 6 decision of Sir G. Murray himself, and if any financial difficul ties interpose i n th e way o f any di r ol promise of money; I am willing to accept the undertaking of 0 10 '. Premier, that, in the event of my discoveries deL7. 1 ° 4 " . 1 strating my ability to make good my professions, he will himself recommend to Parliament a grant of such remuneration as may have been previously agreed upon." If you have not already perused the document of the 2d of November last, which I specially prepared for your own consideration, I respectfully request you will now read it, for I have therein set forth the saving in ships, stores, &c., and I may subjoin, the savi ng i n time—by being prepared, at any moment, to strike a required blow, which my invention would effect, for the public service: and I flatter myself, that if I can convince you of my ability to perform what I under take, you will not regard my first appraisement of my inventions excessive. But to show my readiness to facilitate any ar rangement that may place the benefit of my inven tions at the national service, I am contented to leave the question of amount to your decision as to what you may consider under all the circumstances of my case, and with reference to the value of my disco veries, the rate of my remuneration ought fairly to be, subject to the following stipulations, viz., the ap pointment of a third Commissioner, and a personal conference with yourself, where I may explain in confidence to you the course I conceive it safest to take, and receive your assurance that in the event of my performing what I undertake, the matter shall not, after examination and disclosure, be cast aside, and myself left without reward, on the plea that I have shown enough to enable my plans to be worked out without further co-operation on my part. A fear of such a possihility may be ill-founded, but it was engendered in my mind by an observation which fell from one of the two present Commissioners, who virtually, though not in terms, require an uncon ditional surrender of all my secrets, without any gua rantee for the smallest remuneration, whatever may be the success of my demonstrations. To this unqualified surrender I cannot consent, nor do I believe that you would require it were you per sonally acquainted with all the facts of my case. With an anxious hope that you will grant me the in terview I solicit, I remain, Sir, your most obedient and humble servant, May 25,1842. S. A. WARNER. ADVENTURES OF A TEN POUND NOTE. On Tuesday, a rather curious case came before the sitting magistrate at Worship-street Police- c ourt, and was in substance as follows :—A man, named Abraham Gunton, a policeman of the H division, on the 2d of May last, received the sum of 551., in 101. and 51. notes at the London and Westminster Bank, and, for security against fire and flood, packed them up carefully, and carried them about with him in one of his pockets. While on duty, at ten o'clock on Thursday morning last, in a court leading out of the Hackney-road, he had occasion to enter a house belonging to a Mrs. Plowright, and took the notes from his pocket, laid them down, quitted the place, forgot all about them, and left them behind him. Directly after he had left, Mrs. Plowright dis covered the treasure, but not being able to read or write, and never having possessed a genuine note of her own, she thought all these must be spurious, or flash notes ; and, to settle the question, called in an elderly neighbour, named Joseph Reading, to whom she com municated her discovery, and asked his opinion. Read ing, who possessed only the same amount of education, did not know what to advise her, but considered them " Bank of Elegance" notes also, and advised her to keep all the notes but one of them, purporting to be for 101., which he expressed his determination to show to a more enlightened friend ofhis, one William Short, a porter employed in the docks. This was agreed to, and Reading hied straight to the docks, where he got into consultation with Short, who, though in a similar state of blissful ignorance, corroborated the opinion of the others, and emphatically declared the note to be " flash." Reading upon this walked away, and left behind him the note, which was carelessly left on the top of a barrel, and as Short had to make certain significant hiero glyphics for every cask or pipe that was rolled into the cellars, he thought the note could not be applied to a more useful purpose, and actually made all his enterings upon the note till the back of it was completely filled with chalk-marks. It was now thought to be of no further use, and was removed from barrel to barrel, until at last it be came so annoying to be obliged to move the paper about, that it was pushed on to the ground, where it remained for an hour or two, trodden upon by every workman who entered the vaults, until at length it became so tattered and disfigured with mud and dirt that it got out of sight, and was lost altogether. What makes the thing more astonish ing is, that a number of mechanics and Irish labourers were in and out of the place the whole time, and yet none of them noticed the quality of the note. During this peregrination of the note Gunton, the owner, discovered his loss, and made application to Mrs. Plowright for his property, 451. of which was at once restored, and a promise of restoration of the 101. note made for the following Monday; but when Mon day came the note could not be found, and Gunton gave Mrs. Plowright and the two men, Reading and Short, into custody. It was proved that Mrs. Plowright was a respectable though uninformed per son, and that she had resided 40 years in one house ; and there being no grounds whatever for imputing dishonesty to any of the prisoners, or anything more than an unfortunate ignorance. iirs. Plowright and Reading were at once discharged, and Short ordered to enter into his own recognizances in case anything further should in future transpire regarding the lost property. CONFUCIUS IN OFFICE. Ting-koung, the King of Loo at length saw the advantages that might be derived from employing the actual services of the philosopher. He remembered that Confucius, in his earliest youth, ansl holding only a subaltern appointment, had established harmony between the inhabitants of the town and the country, and had made the kingdom of Loo assume, as it Were, a new form, by the influence which the metropolis necessarily has over all other towns. He hoped that he would have the same success in his riper age, in vested with an office which should give him authority over the general police of the kingdom. He summoned him to Court, and imparted the views which he enter tained. Confucius, who sought for nothing but to make himself useful in bringing men back to the prac tice of their respective duties, accepted, without hesi tation, the burdensome duties which the King wished to impose upon him. He began by filling the office of governor of the people in the very town in which the Sovereign held his Court. On entering into office, the first of his cares was to make himself agreeable to the majority, by his benevolence towards all those of the lower classes. He frequently conversed with them ; he placed him self on their level; he seemed even to consult them; and by this means he adroitly insinuated to them the expediency and necessity of what he had resolved to do. When he thought that they were convinced, or that from their dispositions he judged that he could venture without risk of compromising himself or de basing authority, he promulgated his ordinances and had them executed to the letter. After three months had elapsed, he had the satisfaction to see that all things had changed their face. Peace reigned in families ; the citizens, far from seeking to hurt one another, as they had formerly done, antici pated one another by their kind offices; honesty pre vailed in trade, and assiduous labour among artisans. Ting-koung, delighted with an alteration so useful to his subjects, and so glorious to his reign, very cordially thanked him who was the author. "The kingdom of Loo," said he, "is in the most flourishing state ; my subjects are b ecom e submissive, docile, and laborious. This is your work. But it is not com plete • I hope it will soon be so. His hopes were not disappointed; the new magis trate turned his attention towards the labourers. This class of persons, the most useful of all, appeared to him to deserve particular attention, and he gave it them. He sent experienced persons to survey the country, and desired them to gi ve an accurate ac count of it, in order that nothing might be estab lished which could turn to any one's prejudice. On their return he took advantage of the information which they gave him, to make regulations analogous to the qualities of the different lands, which he divided into five general classes. He assigned to each class the peculiar species of grain or vegetable which was best adapted to it ; fixed the time for sowing and planting, as well as that of reaping, so that each species should h ave f u ll scope f or arriving at perfec tion. The strict observance of these regulations pro cured an abundant and wholesome food, and rich as well as poor, the proprietors of lands, and the culti vators, were equally benefited.—From " Memoirs of the Life of Confucius," in Captain Pidding's Chinese Olio and Tea Talk,No. 21. Discounts. March, 1832 £2,937,000 1833 1,241,000 .... ....... 2,839,000 1834 1,751,000 1835 2.470,000 1836 2,901,000 1837 11,217,000 1838 3,292,000 1839 3,296,000 1840 4,321,000 The second column in this table does not include the investments which in the new returns are classed under the head of " Government securities," but are merely private and temporary securities, embracing East India and City bonds, mortgages, and advances on Exchequer-bills, stock, &c. And the sudden and great fluctuations which have taken place, both in the discounts and the loans or advances, will clearly show that the publication of the aggregate amount in one line will afford but little information. The present apparent disposition of the Bank of England to extend its discount opera tions by the lowering the rate of interest, renders the subject of much greater importance than in former periods. However much this omission is to be re gretted in a measure which in other respects appears to be highly satisfactory, it appears for the present to be without remedy ; and the increase in the amount of bills discounted, if any, must be estimated from other sources.— Times. THE ADMINISTRATION OF SINDE TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES. Sir,—Your " Correspondent of the Deccan," instead of giving, asks you for information about Sinde, and seems to be really in great need of it. He calls the assembly of twenty thousand Beloochee chiefs at Hyderabad " a poor affair, and thinly attended." You may tell him, if you please, that the attendance of so many wild and war like chieftains, even " without their tails," in prompt obedience to a simple proclamation of Sir Charles Napier, is no unmeaning proof of the complete subju gation of Sinde ; it made the Government better acquainted with their force, and to a certain extent with their persons—it gave them confidence—they are now convinced that no treachery was intended ; a point which, from their own habits, they could not pre viously feel sure of ; and as 1,600 chiefs who had never before offered any formal submission came volun tarily forward on this occasion and made their "sa laam" to the portrait of her Majesty that graces the palace at Hyderabad, such an expression of submissive confidence on one hand, and power on the other, inde pendent of other advantages, can only be designated as " a poor affair" by simple ignorance or male volence. The only apprehension that Sir Charles Napier would appear to have had about the result of this congregation, notwithstanding all his praise worthy precautions, was, that the chiefs, judging from their own barbarous usage (or rather that of the Ameers), might, perhaps, suspect him of intentional treachery, and disperse ere the ceremony took place. This would, most assuredly, have produced a painful and not easily removed distrust throughout the country, and obstructed its tranquillity. Now all runs smooth ; former confidence is strengthened; the moral power of Government is increased; and a certain degree of personal acquaintance with more intimate communi cation is established between the British authorities and the native aristocracy. As an instance of native treachery and sense of justice, it may be recollected that Ali Morad, some time ago, invited certain hill chieftains to a conference at Sewan, and murdered many. Seven teen were sent prisoners to Hyderabad, in the expectation of their being dealt as hardly by as he had treated their companions. Sir Charles Napier was furious, as might be supposed, at this treachery. He compelled Ali Morad to make them all the amends in his power, and immediately libe rated them in full Durban. A chief amongst them (Goolam Mahomet Khan, I think, but am not cer tain) incredulously asked the Moonshee if he were really free, and on being assured of it, hastily quitted the assembly, crossed the Indus, and hurried off to his native hills, proclaiming the Governor's justice, and vowing that no clansman of his should again lift a weapon against the Feringees. When lately, from some misapprehension of orders, the little failure of Tait and Fitzgerald occurred at Poolagee, this power ful leader instantly offered to attack the chief of that place, who was his enemy, with 5,000 men, and has, I believe, kept that robber in continual check ever since, in which he will probably persevere until the cooler season enables Sir C. Napier, if necessary, to go in person against not only him but the whole band • PARLIAMENTARY PAPER- - „ EMIGRATION. k 1 3' Return of Ships, their Na mes and Tonrihrelat:-!- ployed in carrying Emigrants since the passing of the Colonial Passengers' Act. Ordered by the House of Commons to be printed, July 17, 1841. NO. 503. This return does not suggest to us any more favourable impression of the advantages derived from the establishment of what is called the "Land am/ Emigration Commission" than we have found our selves able to announce on former occasions. It it difficult to perceive why the Colonial Department should have been relieved at all of a branch of busi ness so legitimately coming under their cognizance as the superintendence of free emigration from this country ; and it is not less difficult to discover in what consists that superior management and energy of official administration which shall reconcile the country to the cost of maintaining such a Commission and its staff. This return comprises 1. A Return of all Ships, with their Names and Tonnage, that have been employed in carrying Emi -tso,4 from the U n it e d Ki ng d om s i nce the pas s i ng o f Colonial Passen gers ' Act, as far as the same the fito), up ; together cat/ be tilgux:' with the number of such n d. ships of which the Emigration Commissioners have had information of noticed. 2. A Copy of all the Cc.: respondence which has taken place between the Public .130,7 r& and Public Officers, in the year 1843, resp, , cting the emigrant ships Catherine and John and Robert, conveying emigrants to Cape Breton and Canada. 3. A Return of the Number of Etnigraots, distin guishing men, women, and children, shipped on boward the ship Catherine; and a similar return of emigrant s transhipped on board the ship Jo;:u and Robert. Now, No. 2 regards the case of a party of emigrants: from Tobermorey, one of the poor and overpeopled . estates, if we mistake not, of the Duke of Argyll. The second letter of Lieut. Stark does appear to us to disclose facts which called for some very signal repre hension on the part of the Government Commission. But we subjoin both this rntleman's letters, that our readers may form their ovm judgment on the matter ; " Government Emigration-office, Belfast August tg, 1843. " Sir,—l beg to acquaint you, for the information of the Board, that the ship Catherine of Belfast has just put into this port in a very lea: 4 .fy state. She sailed from Tobermorey for Cape Breton ,and Quebec upwards of four weeks ago. A store is provided for the reception of the poor people, and of cour.;e they will receive the requisite provisions, according ,to the Act, until the defects of the ship are either made Food, or another ship prepared for their reception. !'hey amount to about 220 adult passengers.-1 have, &c.: (Signed) " PETER STARK. " Stephen Walcott, Esq." " Government Emigration-office, Belfast, August 26, 1843. " beg to acquaint you that some of the poor people in the Catherine (reported by me in my letter of the 24th instant to have put in here in dis tress) having determined to return home, requested I would endeavour to get their head-money restored to them. Upon my urging them to proceed, and that they hal always the ship's allowance of a pound of bread a day to depend upon, a most extraordinary in fringement of the Act was disclosed. " It appears that the bread in the master's charge was paid for by the passengers themselves, and in such proportions as their means admitted of. Thug, the greater number received half a pound per day, some few the whole pound, and others none. I at once compelled an issue of the full allowance to all for three days, and finding I could obtain no other redress, I consulted with the magistrates as to whe ther they would grant me a summons against the master, with a view to the recovery of the head money, as well as to make good the deficiency of the bread withheld. It being their opinion that they could not enforce it or assist me to obtain my object, I then demanded a summons against that individual for the infringement of the 6th clause of the Act, which was at once granted, and which had the effect of such an arrangement being made with the com plainants as to render my summons completely null, as I could not procure any evidence; the passengers in a body acknowledging they had no cause of com plaint; that they were satisfied, and had been well treated by the captain in all their trials, &c. " Many of the poor people embarked from four to five weeks previous to the ship's departure, during which period they neither received provisions nor any other compensation. " Every possible exertion is being made to get a. ship just returned from Quebec ready for the pas sengers, and I hope to get them off at the farthest upon Wednesday , next.—l have, &c., (Signed) " PETER STARK. " Stephen Walcott, Esq., &c., &c. " P. S. It is ahnost superfluous to state, that I will take care the necessary water, provisions, &c., kc., r the full ten weeks is made good, ere the required certificate is granted for the ship's clearance?' A more diluted affair than the response of Mr. Walcc.)tt,. the Secretary to the " Colonial Land and Emigration Commission," we have not often chanced upon : " Colonial Land and Emigration:office,. 9, Park-street, Westminster: Aug. 29, 1843. " Sir,—l am directed by the Board to acknowledge the receipt of your letters of the 24th and 26th inst , on the subject of the arrival of the Catherine at Belfast in a leaky state from Tobermorey on her way to Cape Breton and Quebec. " With respect to provisions during her detention at your port, while the Commissioners regret that your summons against the master failed from want of evidence, they are glad to perceive that arrangements 'nave been made in consequence, which are satisfac tory to the people; and they approve of your inten tion of requiring that the full allowance of provisions and water be made good before the ship be permitted to renew the voyage." What possible object was to be gained by the printing of so very satisfactory and remedial a reply to Lieut. Stark's communication, we cannot divine. Our admiration, too, at the usefulness of the Commis sion itself waxes stronger and stronger on perusing , such important announcements as these. It is grafi tify ing to learn, however, that those of the Tobermorey intending emigrants who persevered in their original design, safely reached their Canadian destination. "Extract of a return from the Chief Government Immigration Agent at Quebec, on the ship John and Robert : " A good vessel, and all well supplied according to law, and landed in good health. The passengers by this vessel are a part of the unfortunate emigrants who embarked from the Western Isles in the ship Catherine in the month of May, and put into Belfast in distress , when they were re-embarked on board this vessel.—l have, &c., (Signed) " A. C. BUCHANAN, " Chief Agent.' " SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. The last flower show of the Royal South London Flo ricultural Society for the season was held at this very attractive place of amusement on Tuesday, and was both numerously attended and well calculated to sustain the character of the establishment, as one combining a greater diversity of rational entertainment than is to be found almost at any other place of public resort in the metropolis. To the ordinary recreations of the gardens there is added, on the occasion of these flower displays, an enjoyment of the most elegant kind, and the lovers of nature have the opportunity of gratifying a refined taste by the contemplation of some of the most choice and exquisite productions, brought to the highest per fection of which they are susceptible by culture and skill. The fruit and flower show, the principal feature of the day, was rieli in the most luxuriant and refreshing spe• cimens that can be raised at this period of the year. Not the rarest flower or the most luscious fruit, but had its re presentative there, while the presence of the more un pretending classes of these productions showed the perfec tion that may be attained by skill and industry i n the cultivation of objects even of the most meagre promise in their ordin ar y aspect. From the brilliant and delicate dahlia to the marigold—from the aristo cratic pine to the homely onion, or the rustic potato—all was in perfection. Ilearteases, fuchsias, coxcombs, grapes, apples, apricots, vied with each other in tints and dimensions which, if an artist attempted to emulate, he would be liable to be taxed with exaggeration. If it be allowable to individualise where so many objects were deserving of equal distinction, one might notice a pine— a blood pine—of real English growth, which in these days of West India importation was really refreshing to behold. The several marquees in which the specimens were laid out were crowded during the day by throngs of nimated spectators. - - The first prize in the list, that of the large silver medal for the twelv e d a hli as, di ss i m il ar bl ooms , was awarded to Lady Paget. Extra prizes were thus allotted :—A large silver medal, given by Mr. Groom for the best spe cimen of 'ilium lancifolium (of which that gentleman had himself several splendid examples), to Mr. Schroder. The Linnsan medal, given by Mr. Iliff for the best floral device, to Mr. Henbrey, jun. A prize of given by Mr. Tyler for the best forty-eight dahlias, dissimilar blooms, to Mr. Thomas Brown ; and a silver cup, value 51. 55., for the best twenty-four dahlias, dissimilar blooms, to Mr. John Cook. The Directors of this Society judiciously encourage enterprise and competition amongst all grades of contri butors ; for while they stimulate the emulation of amateurs with the prospect of silver cups and medals, they are willing to commute the honorary reward for a pecuniary premium, which, to many of the professional exhibitors would no doubt prove a more influential in centive. Altogether the arrangements of the day's ex hibition were of the most gratifying description. The day's entertainments were closed with th e " Great Fire of London," represented with appropriate eclat, and with a startling resemblance to reality. Those who have not yet seen this vivid representation, would do well to seize an opportunity of visiting it before its final with drawal, at the close of the present season, as it seems that preparations for the ensuing compaign are already in progress • and a subject (said to have been suggested by his Royal Highness Prince Albert, and to be o uni versal interest, and treated in a novel and magni ficent style) is destined to supersede the present gorgeous exhihitunl.