The Sun. — London, England, 1844-01-23 00:00:00

DRURY-LANE THEATRE. This theatre was crowded at an early hour last night to witness the performance of Mr. Charles Kean in Richard the Third—a character in which his father, it may be remembered, achieved one of his greatest triumphs. That the son equals him in this part we will no t sa y, b u t it i s much to his credit that tlis reading of the character is his own, and is but seldom suggeste d b y hi s reco ll ect i on o f his father's Peculiarities. The elder Kean was a man of genius— quality vouchsafed to few, and which redeems a thousand mistakes and inconsistencies—the younger Kean is a man of judgment, who, if not brilliant, is at least forcible in his conception of character, and pro duces effect by earnestness of purpose and strength of feeling, disciplined by common sense, and an evident habit of careful observation and reflection. His idea of Richard is sound in the main ; he brings out all the strong, and many of the more latent, points in his idiosyncrasy; does every justice to his serious and impassioned, qualities; but fails, we t hink, in giving adequate expression to those lightcr touches of sarcasm which abound in the character in the earlier stages of its development. He is, in fact, somewhat too grim and sardonic in his notions of Richard, apparently not taking into account that the crook-backed tyrant" was a consummate man of t he world, with much of the cool, laughing, calcu lating devilryevilry of Ingo in his composition ; and Worldly men know right well—as Shakspeare has shown us in many a striking instance—that to wear a Constant scowl on their brows, and to keep humanity, as it were, at arms' length, by emphasising to the Utmost degree every caustic idea that may happen t O suggest itself to their imagination, is not the way to make a strong impression on their adherents, but tether to open their eyes, and teach them a Wholesome lesson of distrust. Kean's Richard is too frank and earnest in the exhibition of evil qualities, and nowhere is this more remarkable than in the me raorable scene with Lady Anne, where we missed that glozing, wheedling tongue--that crafty intellect Which gave the idea that it was the slave of impas linned impulse rather than wedded to cool, delibe tate villainy, which almost reconciled us to Anne's c redulity, when the part was performed by the elder ' ° •,,ean. Nothing was wanting to make the character °' Richard, as represented last night, perfect, but little more lightness and buoyancy of manner 14 the earlier scenes. The tyrant had not then felt the weariness and satiety that comes of success ; nls ambitious views had received no check ; his career of triumph was yet to be run ; his vivid imagination. Piercing into the future, beheld it star-crowned and radiant with glory; and in all the varieties of man life and human character, there is nothing so s anguine —so buoyant—as ambition in the first stage of its career, no matter how diabolical be the ends which it proposes to accomplish. In the two first acts Shakspeare's Richard, though caustic ard Malignant in his nature, is by no means a grim and saturnine person, but is evidently intended by his reator to enunciate his most pungent sarcasms with a l aughing, careless air, that half redeems their malice ; It is after he becomes the " Lord's anointed," and t ernwned King of England, that the tone of 4 'is feelings deepens, and he has no longer in clination to indulge in sharp pointed sal lies. From this period up to his death, nothing could be finer—more effective—or more than Kean's Richard. The triumphant chuckle ni s ith which he lingered on tha words, " Off with head—so much for Buckingham," produced e nthusiastic applause—and no wonder, for it was a Masterly comment on the character. His death scene Was not less impressive ; he fought like one literally "runic with wounds; and never was there a more striking exhibition of indomitable purpose and fierce Passion for revenge vainly struggling with physical Weakness. After all, good actors are by far the best c ommentators on Shakspeare; and if to the last half of Kean's Richard, we could add the first half of his father's, we should have the character just as the author intended it should be represented. The Play was admirably got up, and the scenery through out was of the most splendid description. The tent scene, in particular, was managed with consummate skill; and the contrast between the pale, sickly light of the lamps, and the deep, clear blue of the night Is kY, when the curtains were suddenly withdrawn, and the ghosts of .Richard's murdered victims were seen standing . Lri his couch in the moonlight, was of the moststrk a g and effective character. By the bye, nr. Kean's acting throughout this trying scene was e arnest and impassioned to a degree which even his father scarcely surpassed. He looked and spoke like ( Plc whose whole nature was for the time unhinged by the terrible conjurings up of his suddenly a wakened consc i ence ; an d recovered his self-posses -I,°ll by a desperate effort of the will, whose strug gles were successfully, because truthfully, pour tz:ayed. The closing scene of the battle was full of ,U,stle, and gorgeous brilliancy, produced by the corn 'lied exertions of the mechanist and the scene !inter. We conclude by saying that we shall watch Kean's progress with great interest, for, if we "'stake n o t, h e bid s f a i r t o b ecome i ncom p ara bly the finest tragic actor of his age. ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. FRENCH PLAYS. Mr. Mitchell commenced his season at this theatre hat evening, with even a more powerful company than he hhof the last season. Our old friend Lienard, We are glad to see, is amongst them, and Mademoiselle Eliza Poirot continues the directrice. The first p.iece was La Famille Improvisee in which Monsieur 'a'iirqui, an actor new to the English public, sustains five different characters with great humour and !Ted. He is one of the most rapid talkers we ever heard, and, as a chattering old woman, kept the house In a roar. He is a member of the company, and will certainly prove a great acquisition. The comedy of Aumonier du Regiment followed, which introduced b a US Monsieur Achard, from the Theatre du Palais 41,0 ya1. From the high fame of Monsieur Achard We were induced to expect great things from him, and We were not disappointed. M. Achard is a most ac eotnplished artist. His Pascal is a chaste, quiet, b eautiful, yet most intense piece of acting. Ile is the chaplain o f a reg i men t, an d h as r e ceived a billet de (ogerne n t at the house of Robert (Cartiemy), an old m oustache. He presents his billet to Marie' (Madlle. eauchene), the daughter of Robert, and from her 'le learns that Robert hates priests, because his bro tber's confessor had so worked upon the mind of his Penitent as to induce him to disinherit Robert in his (t be priest's) favour. Pascal asks the name of this and discovers that it was his own brother. ; a ut quits the cottage, and Robert, who has asked to be sent upon a dangerous expedition, in rger to sec u r e a pension for his daughter, enters. He furious at hearing that a priest is quartered on him, ts, ,t his fury gives way to Joy when Pascal enters in t he i uniform of a common soldier and presents his otll e t j they soon become the best friends in the world, " t Robert offers his daughter to the young soldier, c the great di smay o f Ch r i st i an (Li enar d), an h one st bl acksmith, who has for some time been betrothed to er. Robert retires for a moment, and during his ab -Bejlee orders arrive for him to deliver certain dispatches at a neighbouring fortress, the service of danger for hieh he had volunteered. Pascal takes the dis patches, performs the service in the name of Robert an d ~ return s woun d e d. R o b e rt is outrageous at being deprived of the glory of this action, but his compa bi t he ns enter to congratulate him. He goes to seek i r Young soldier and finds the chaplain. He em braces him with gratitude, and is stating the facts W hich had occas i o n e d his hatred of priests, when he 1s stopped by Pascal with the words " That man was TY brother," and the curtain falls. Not only is lehard a first-rate actor but he is also an excellent 14 : oger. H e w a s called for at the conclusion of the r a ce, and loudly applauded. In the last piece, Bruno ?ileu r , he appeared in a character of quite differentr nature. In l'Aumonier he was all Coutourier and Bruno he was all rn uatle ; in l'Aumonier he was the quiet gentle- Coutourier he was the quintescence of rsterous vulgarity. Bruno is already familiar I , v Most of our readers as the Spitalfields' ea ver ; and Achard's character is identical w ith that of Symonds. He was as excellent in Cou- TUrier as he was in Pascal, and is certainly one of .the first o f F renc h ac t ors . The house was well and m o st fashi ona bly a ttended. The National Anthem a a a s sung during the evening by the whole company 'slated by Mr. and Mrs. W. Seguin. WILSON'S SCOTTISH ENTER TAINMEN T S. MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS. The entertainment given last evening at the Music hall,l, Store-street, by Mr. Wilson, had, at least, this , °vel tY, that it was not exclusively Scottish. In sketch ing the chequered and disastrous life of the only British Queen who was also Queen of France, and illustrating his 11 1 . 7te1l 13 37 the many and beautiful songs to which her . te.issitudes and the poetical temper of her era gave . in tlAraticn, he introduced a specimen of French mins trelsy in her time—the " Last Lay of Chatelard." That hatelard was the secretary of Mary, and her lover— (`` for which he suffered death")—is, unhappily for the Queen's r e p utat i on, as a faithful, just, or merc if u l woman , b°l3 W ell known. B u t t h e l ast l ay o f th e mar ty re d trou ttdcall', as sung by Mr. Wilson, is instructive in this ; Peet that it p roves t h ere rema i ne d to hi s t i me a to d _ l lein of that C e lti c f ee li ng, t h e want o f w hi c h , i n l ater va pidity g i ven to F rench music its characteristic The Bi sca y ans st ill preserve i n t h e i r mus i c, as in their langu age , s t rong l y mar k ed traces of the i r kin dred to those sons of song who carried to the far west that inexhaustibl e f un d o f me l o d y wh i ch Scotland pos ,_irs, and which no one can d raw upon w i t h greeter with the d effect than r. Wilson. Whilst we s y m p at hi se d delight of his audience, we were compelled to 11 M their want of eonsideration for their entertainer convenience. The task which he had undertaken—to sing fourteen songs without relief—was in itself severe enough. It was cruelly selfish to encore him seven times. NATIONAL MUSIC OF IRELAND. CROSBY HALL. The second lecture of Mr. F. H. Iforncastlo, on the National Music of Ireland, was last night delivered to a numerous and decidedly scientific audience a: Crosby Bishopsgate-street. The didactic portion of the lecture was profoundly learned ) but the clear intelli gence of the lecturer, the simplicity of his eloquence, and the force, impressiveness, and dignity of his manner, induced his hearers to believe that they all came away possessed with the knowledge with which his discourse was enriched. The illus trations were not only apposite, but conclusive in their proof of the theory which he propounded, The Bardic Caoine (or Funeral Chaunt of the Bards)—the thrilling " Fairy Chaunt," which the author of the " Zauberfloete" ought to have learned before he set about a composition in which the magic, of music was to be expressed—and even that sweet air of Lover's, " The Four-leaved Shamrock"—were received with a rapture which was not more creditable to the Professor and his fair assistants, than to the company that could so deeply appreciate their merits. THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY ENENING, JANUARY 23, 1844. MR. BENJAMIN WEBSTER. As there are several inaccuracies in the letter ad dressed to the Observer, and copied into The Sun yesterday, we now publish a correct copy : Theatre Royal, Haymarket, Jan. 20. Sir,—l regret having to trouble you again, but in stating in my letter to you, which you were kind enough to insert on Sunday last that " that great fosterer of the legitimate drama" (meaning, of course, Mr. Macready), " never gave more than 300/. for a five act play," I did not make it appear that I alluded only to Mr. M.'s memorable moral management (delightful alliteration) of Old Drury, and which was preceded by an oration at the Literary Fund dinner, remarkable only for ego tism and misstatement, and that awfully virtuous and refulgent squib, otherwise the preliminary circular preparatory to opening the previously desecrated temple of Shakspeare, where the really beautiful scenic effects of Acis and Galatea, and the Angli cised Italian opera of Sappho (not taken from the French), restored it to its pristine and originally-con ceived glory. What with the plated encomiums at tending Mr. M.'s retirement from Drury-lane, &c., I had forgotten" the blaze;' as one ofhis friends termed it, with which he went out of Covent-garden, where Shak speare was so painted and guarded with copper lace, that he " smelt April and May " as much as any master of ceremonies to a sweep's holiday. Talk of resuscitating Shakspeare ! why he would not have known himself, his eyes would have been "worth all the rest o the other senses," and he would have ex claimed with Nell, in the Devil to Pay, " I dream'd of Heaven, and this is it." But to the point in question. I am informed by the Argus-eyed friends of Mr. Macready, who guard the Hesperian fruit of that dramatic garden, that he did actually pay 6001. for the play of Richelieu, having had the Lady of Lyons given him, which, according to my calculation, was rating the two at 3001. each ; and that " above 3001. has been paid for more than one other play." These corrections upon assertion having reference only, believe, to the management at Covent-garden, of which I was not thinking at the time I wrote. If I am in error it was suggested thatlhad be:ter be the corrector of that error myself, if you would allow me; t'aough Ido so, owing the party no favour, with the same grace that the great French actor Le Kain, whose statue stands side by side with Voltaire and T;4lma in the ball of the Theatre Francais, apologised, upon com pulsion, to a provincial audience, and commenced with a significant expression, " I never felt degraded till now ;" which forcible appeal was cc'nsidered suffi cient.—l am, Sir, with every respect, your obedient servant, B. WEBSTER. THE CONTEMPLATED DOG BILL TO THE EDITOR OF TIIE SUN. SIR,—I am rejoiced to find that you have espoused the cause of those much persecuted 'animals, the pet dogs of this metropolis, by opening .vouf columns to the several statements that have been forwarded to you, with a view of exposing the nefarious traffic in canine flesh, carried on with such unblushing effrontery in open day by organised gangs of dog stealers. If there be a quadruped more deserving than another of protection and kindness, it is that most faithful and intel ligent ofall dumb companions—the dog. His sagacity and devoted attachment to man, should teach a lesson of gratitude ; for, setting aside all feeling of fondness for a cherished protege, the bare thought of a help less and confiding animal falling into the hands of a lawless plunderer, should point out the necessity of checking the growing evil. To cite the numberless instances of fidelity and attachment, on the part of the canine race to man, were an endless task, neither is it necessary to broach any philosophical disquisi tion on the very slight connecting link between instinct and reason ; I, however, feel disposed to yield to this noble animal the higher of the two attributes, for I could adduce some staggering facts in favour of the reasoning power of these faithful four footed dependents. I may, however, be permitted to advance an opinion, that the dog was intended by nature to be our companion. Take one or more pup pies from any given litter, the moment their eyes are open they will run to man, and from that moment they attach themselves to his person. Of late years I grieve to observe that the destroyers have been abroad, and have contrived, with too much success, to sever the tie that nature determined should be formed, and our favourite animals are torn from their legitimate protectors by the unfeeling vagabonds who are permitted to infest the streets of London. There is no punishment too great for these scoundrels; and their nefarious traffic, so long carried on with im punity, calls loudly for legislative interference. That some stringent legal enactment has not been put in force long ere this, I confess surprises me ; for years past the evil has been complained of, and has of late grown to such a pitch that the public are about to seek for redress. Horse-stealing and sheep-stealing are denounced as felonies ; the law protects their owners ; and why, in the name of humanity, I ask, should not the same penalty be awarded to the dog-stealer ? The owner of a dog has as great a right to be screened from the depreda tions of these miscreants as the possessor of beasts of burthen. To the sportsman and the shepherd the faithful dog is an invaluable ally ; the animals which administer to our diversions in the field, and are so pre-eminently useful in the sheepfold, are surely worthy some consideration. The same rule should apply to the domestic pet and the house dog. Some of the latter class of favourites, kept for amusement, or the indulgence of a kindly feeling, are of a high nominal value ; but whether the cherished object be a spaniel, a pug, or a poodle, the feelings of its owner are not to be wrung by the acts of a miscreant, who robs for the purpose of extorting money, and who tampers with the sit eakness of compas sionate persons ; for in ninety-nine cases out of a hundre those individuals so robbed would at any sacrifice recover their dogs by the pay ment of large rewards, rather than allow a. cherished favourite to be subjected to torture and cruelty. I have at this moment a list, comprising the names of noble and influential families in the metropolis, who have paid their smart money to some tune by this species of " black mail" being levied upon them ; and, startling as it must appear, no less a sum than 6961. has been paid by different parties, for the recovery of their stolen favourites, during the past year. This is really monstrous; and I most unfeignedly hope that Captain Rous or Mr. Liddell will bring the sub ject before the House in so tangible a shape as to in sure the passing of the Bill in contemplation ; and I sincerely trust that one or other, or both, of these gentlemen, will introduce the subject seriously as well as emphatically, and point out the abominable nuisance as it really exists. Some unthinking few may scoff at the attempt, and deem the subject an un fitting one for so sage an assemblage as the House of Commons ; but I could tell these unreflecting beings, if any should be found, that it is not a subject to be treated with levity or indifference, and that, more over, it is one which calls loudly for redress. Mr. Bishop, the gunmaker of Bond-street, is entitled to the thanks of the community at large for his humane exertions in affording protection to the owners of va luable dogs. A petition has for some time been open for signature at his establishment, and I have seen, with equal pride and satisfaction, the names of the great and good enrolled in this important document. The object of this petition, which will be embodied in theßill to be brought before the House, is to ensure a proper meed of punishment, to all dealers in canine flesh ; that the crime of dog-stealing shall be consti tuted a felony ; and, morever, that the receiver of any dog, known to be illegally obtained, shall be consi dered as an accomplice, and be visited with a similar sentence of transportation—and, of a verity, the sooner such heartless wretches are sent out of the country the better. London swarms with these pests to society; and when these inhuman outcasts receive the measure of punishment due for their iniquity, we may hope for something like undisturbed possession of our little favourites. The heavy contributions levied weekly by the whole fraternity exceed belief; the sums de manded and paid for the recovery of purloined ani mals are positively enormous, and the sooner such flagrant acts are effectually stopped the better. AMICUS CANIS. THE KING OF SAXONY--The banner of his Ma jesty the King of Saxony (who was invested with the in s i gn i a of i he order of the Garter , a t Dresden, in October, 1842, by the Earl of Wilton and Sir Charles Young, the Garter King at Arms) bas just been placed over the stall of his Majesty, together with the crown, crest, sword, mantle, &c., in St. George's Chapel, Windsor. The stall of the Saxon Monarch is situated on the prince's, or north side of the choir, between the *stalls of the King of Wirternberg and the reigning Duke of Brunswick. The only stalls now vacant in the chapel of St. George are those of the late Duke of Dorset and the l‘larquis Wellesley. We learn from good authority that her Majesty is shout to mita Lord INhuncliro gaquryi SIR H. POTTINGEB. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sin,—ln the leading article of the Moining Chronicle of the Bth inst., the following letter is given, and alleged to be from Sir Henry Pottinger to a friend in Bombay : " Your letter brought our happy and merry days in Sinde vividly to my mind, and I lamented on reading it, if possible more deeply than I had done, over the ' fallen estate' of my old friends the Ameers, of whose case I have all along said, and ever shall say, under all eircum stan?es, and in all societies and places where I may hear it alluded to, is the most unprincipled and disgraceful that has ever stamped the annals of our empire in India. No explanation or reasoning can, in my opinion, remove the foul stain it has left on our gcod faith and honour ; and as I know more than any other man living of pre vious events and measures connected with that devoted country. I feel that I have a full right to exercise my judgment, and express my sentiments on the subject. I was in hopes that some influential voice would have been raised in England against the tyranny and spoliation that had taken place, but the intelligence by the last mail—that of July—holds forth no such prospect, and all that I can now hope is, that the author of all this cruelty and misery may meet with his deserts hereafter. I shall only add, that I shall esteem it a favour if you will let my opinions be known wherever you hear the affair mentioned, and that you cannot use too strong language in expressing my disgust and sorrow on the occasion." As Sir Henry Pottinger desires tt have his opinions respecting Sinde known, I have extracted a large body of them from the Blue Book of correspondence relative to Sinde, laid before Parliament last session. The extracts are in the order given in the Book, and every page is referred to. There can, therefore, be no difficulty in ascertaining their correctness, or that of the very few explanatory remarks that accompany them. I wish to draw attention—lst, to the character and conduct of Sir Henry's " old friends the Ameers," as described by himself ; and, 2d, to the tone adopted, and measures proposed or effeeted by Sir Henry Pottinger, as detailed by himself. The extracts (if you can insert them all) extend over a period of seven months, from 13th of August, 1838, till the 11th March, 1839. The whole of the extracts are from Sir Henry Pottinger's own letters or dispatches. I shall not make any further remarks upon his letter published in the Morning Chronicle, and the extracts I have given from his own letters in the Blue Book (how ever strong the temptation to do so may be), beyond expressing my hope that those who, without reference to party feelings or interests, desire to know the merits of the question, will rather investigate the public docu ments than accept implicitly the authority, and (as the Chronicle calls it) the " conclusive judgment" of Sir Henry Pottinger. I am, Sir, yours, &c. Jan. 18, 1844. HEADING FOR THE EXTRACTS. " I beg to distinctly record that I anticipate no such event; but, if we are ever again obliged to exert our mi litary strength in Sinde, it must be carried to subjugat ing the country."—Col. Pottinger's Dispatch to the Se cretary with the Governor-General, dated Sinde Resi dency, Feb. 13, 1839.—81ue Book, p. 149. When alluding to the disposition of the Ameers to form an alliance with Persia, Sir H. Pottinger writes as follows:—" I shall not fail to tell them (the Ameers) distinctly that the day they connect themselves with any other Power, will be the last of their independent au thority, if not of their rule; for that we have the ready power to crush and annihilate them, and will not hesi tate to cell it into action should it appear requisite, how ever re:notely, for either the integrity or safety of our own empire or its frontier."—P. 11. He doubts whether we could depend on their not throwing obstacles in the way of our communication with :he armies, " unless they saw and knew that we were prepared to enforce our wishes and to punish all opposition to our plans." " Noor Mahomed's (the chief Ameer) deep duplicity with respect to his late correspondence with the Shah of &c., &c., have greatly shaken my confidence in hire, and unwillingly oblige me to question his good fitah and sincerity towards us, and to apprehend that oar chief tie on him hereafter mus t be through his fears." —P. 14. _ _ _ ;lieje I have to deal with a whole nation divided into parties, or split into deadly feuds, headed by uncivilised and barbarous chiefs, to whom nothing would be so agreeable and cheering as a state of anarchy and warfare." " For the reasons I have I fear imperfectly adduced in this letter, and also because I am almost convinced that sooner or later the precaution will be requisite—l mean to request the Government of Bombay to take early steps to prepare a force for eventual serviee in Sinde." " Should the Ameers seem inclined, either by their avowed hostility, or backwardness in the cause, to oblige us to occupy their territories, I shall lose no time in ap prising the Bombay Government," &c.—P. 15. " * • * whatever sentiments they (the Ameers) may profess, their good-will and friendship towards us must henceforward be considered to be merely lip-deep."—P. 20. Having announced to the Ameers that combinations hostile to the British Government had been formed by the Powers to the west of India, and the necessity of frustrating them, he states the measures that are to be carried into effect, and adds—" The Ameers must like wise perfectly understand that the measures described in this memorandum are not open to further consideration, but have been finally resolved upon, and that any hesi tation on their part, or that of any other Power, to com ply with what is asked of them, must be deemed to be a refusal, and immediate steps taken to remedy it, which it is obvious can only be done by calling in additional troops, which are all ready both in the Bngal and Bom bay territories."—P. 23. One of the measures required was the passage of Shah Soojah's and the British army through Sinde, and the preparation of supplies and means of transport by the Ameers; and referring to this, he says—" He begs to mention that the King's and British armies will march in the course of fifteen days from Loodiana, and that there is consequently, as before stated, neither occasion nor time for lengthened negotiation." In consequence of their (the Ameers) having addressed " a slavieh ureeza (petition) to Mahomed Shah of Persia, in which they express their anxiety for the Shah's suc cess, and intimate their devotion to his cause," he tells them "they have no right to expect that the British Government will look upon them in the light it has hitherto done, either as friends or as rulers."—P. 25. " My only plan is to adhere rigidty to the terms of the secret memorandum, which leaves all future measures de pendent on the pleasure or commands of the Governor- General. It is from no personal consideration, I need hardly say, that I do not at once denounce Noor Maho med and his advisers." "To open a communication with Sobdar (supposed friendly), even supposing he is ready to listen to it, at the expense of his colleague in power, would be utterly fruit less, without the means of supporting our plans." He gives the following account of Noor's falsehoods : —" He one moment allows he made use of the expres sions to the native agent, and the next protests he did nothing of the kind." "I have had no difficulty in making him and his supporters contra dict themselves on all these points over and over again. But still it perplexes, and one can hardly tell men of their rank and station that they are uttering barefaced falsehoods, however clearly that may_be inferred to be our opinion."—P. 26. " The events of every succeeding hour satisfy me that we have nothing to look to from the cordial co-operation and sincere friendship of the Government of Sinde. I annex some extracts from my diary, which will serve to show you the temper, the falsehood, the weakness, and the absurd boasting of the Ameers, better than I could explain them by a long letter." He then gives passages from his diary, and details a violent attack made by the populace on him and his suite, insulting and pelting them with stones, and he treats it as the act of the Ameers. —P. 28. He speaks of the " faithless Durbar :"—" I have my self hardly a doubt, though I see little chance of proving it, that the plot (the attack of the mob) was got up by Noor Mahomed himself," &c.—P. 31. " It would be foolish to hope for the cordial co-opera tion or sincere friendship of their Government. I think it has shown that it would join our enemies to-morrow, did it see they were stronger than we, and the assist ance it is about to afford (if such it can be called) is the fruit of its fears, and not of real good-will. "Noor Mahomed has continued to evince the same suspicious, unfriendly, and despicable conduct." . . . " Oa hearing my message about the residency, Noor Mahomed most distinctly and positively refused to allow anything of the kind." (The message was to ask leave to choose a site for it.)—P. 32. " The decided and unvaried language I have held to them has satisfied them that we are prepared to take, should they not give, a passage through their country, both for the Bengal and Bombay armies." " The great difficulty I have, in arriving at any posi tive conclusion, as to what Noor Mahomed Khan will do, springs from his utter and abandoned want of either truth or shame." " I surmise that Noor Mahomed has written to Meer Rooctum to say that if he will forbid the approach of the Bengal army, the Bombay troops shall be prohibited, and if necessary opposed, in their advance up the Indies. I have, therefore, resolved in such case to demand my passports and quit Sinde. This deruier resort may open their eyes, even at the twelfth hour, or they may refuse to let me depart ; but I shall take care to let them clearly understand that my detention will make no change in the measures of my Government - except ren dering them more decided and rapid." " I see no immediate chance of the Ameers breaking with us, and our doing so with them depends on the command of the Governor-General."—P. 35. " Their plans and evasions have varied a dozen of times each day. At one time I have thought I could get nothing done, and that the next step would force me to demand my passport and quit the country, and the next I shoul€l have supposed (had I been ignorant of all that had previously passed) that the Government of Bombay could not have been more ready than the Ameers, to second and aid in the Governor-General's measures."—P. 36. " I expressed my astonishment that he, the Nawab, (Noor's Prime Mintster,) should fancy it possible that the British Government should place its good faith in the hands of such a peon as Noor Mahomed Khan."— P 8. " His (Noor's) perverseness no doubt springs from his innate suspicions and treacherous disposition, but chiefly, I should infer, from his feeling that the matters referred to in the secret memorandum are hanging over him. I cannot, however, even form a conjecture as to what he can hope from the course he is follow. ing, for he must see that every new scneme only exposes him to contempt. It is impossible to trust his word in the smallest degree."—P. :39. " Now. Mahomed told me himself he had dispatched orders for every civility to be shown to Mr. Leech; but it is impossible to believe a word he utters ; and the treatment Lieut. Leech experienced is in good keeping itk whit I myself experienced at this place." " Not one hour passes without my obtaining addi tional proofs of his inimical feelings."—P. 43. On occasion of Nor:r's dissatisfaction at Col. Pottin gee's professing that British friendship was offered equally to all the Ameers, he (Col. P.) says, " What he (Noor) meant by our friendship being equal, was my refusal to break our treaties with them at his request. . . . I sent him back an answer, that friendship was a thing that could not be served out in bits ; that I had met with none whatsoever from him since I came to Hyderabad ; that the most trifling request was cavilled at and pro crastinated ; and that he must not suppose I was to be blinded by his sending me dinners and fruit, and talking of his devotion to our cause." "In addition to these unequivocal proofs of Noor Mahomed's unabatul enmity and treachery, my moonshee was told by a person who was present within these few «lays, when Noor Muhomed Khan said to his cousin, Meer Meer Mahomed, that it was useless to trouble themselves any longer by studying our wishes, and that in his, Noor Mahomed's, opinion, the best course was at once to send me away, and declarge their allegiance to Persia." Meer Mahomed, however, refused to join him.—P. 49. Terms had been proposed by Col. Pottinger for the purpose of confirming Noor Mahoined's supremacy, but, (adds he) " he has proved himself so totally unworthy of the confidence and support we have bestowed on him, that I respectfully recommend that I may be authorised, when a fitting opportunity shall occur, to amend the agreements, by omitting the words in question."—P. 50. " They (the Moonshees) told him as I had directed them, that if he fancied his having agreed to receive a British Resident had led to our armies coming into Sinde, he was entirely mistaken—that under all circum stances we should have required a road through this province, so that there was nothing contrary to friend ship in doing so. An unexpected message from Noor, of his great anxiety to meet our wishes in every way, surprised Colonel Pottinger, but (says he), " the cause of this sudden change I had no difficulty in divining the next morning, when I heard that the Ameers had received intelligence, to which they gave full credence, the pre ceding afternoon from several quarters, that Mahomed Shah (of Persia) had gone back from Herat."—P. 51. "Noor Mahomed abused the King of Persia and the chiefs of Candahar and Caubul as faithless rulers, who had met with their proper reward, and evinced that utter absence of all shame or veracity which has formed so striking a feature of his recent demeanour."—P. 51. He praises Nusseer Khan thus—" Of Nusseer Khan I should say that he is well disposed towards us, but that his religious bigotry and the influence which Noor Mahomed has established over him led him away. There is a warmth and sincerity in Nusseer Khan towards us that none of the other Ameers ever evince," and he then describes his manner. He also speaks favourably of Meer Meer Mahomed Khan and Sobdar Khan, saying, " they are both always kind and polite in their intercourse with me, and I think they are well inclined to be friends with us." " The Chief of Meerpore, Sheer Mahomed, is a low, violent, and ignorant Beloochee. He is said to view our intercourse with Sinde with great dislike, so I believe there is not the least doubt but he has been of late en deavouring to prevail on all the other Ameers to come to an open rupture with us ; should he attempt to interfere in any arrangements which his Lordship may direct to be made, either here or at Khyrpore, I would strongly advise his being instantly called to account, and if any of the other Ameers support him they must stand the con sequences.''— P. 52. After recapitulating Noor's misconduct in various in stances, which " form altogether in my humble judgment a concatenation of circumstances that, laying all the secret intelligence aside, and supposing that no one steps forward to make further disclosures, places Noor Ma homed at the mercy of the Governor-General." " I think it also more than probable that some of the Ameers of this place will object to our troops remaining at Shikarpore, and to our forming any new treaty with Meer Roostum Khan (of Khyrpose), in a manner that may oblige us to use force to put them down."—P. 53. He then speaks of Roostum (the chief Ameer of Khyr pore), to Sir A. Burnes, in reply to his proposing "to take that principality under our protection :—" I cannot help viewing it as saddling ourselves with a serious and troublesome responsibility in favour of a family who were at the very instant betraying their want of confidence in us by the minuteness and tautology of the terms which they required, who were assuming a tone of equality and dignity totally opposed to their relative station with the British Government, and who had not (and have not as far as I can discover), made any single sacrifice, or evinced any single sentiment that gave them a shadow of claim to the vast boon of our protection. " My own decided opinion is, and it also strikes me that it accords with the intention of his Lordship the Governor-General of India, that any new treaty which we may vouchsafe to Meer Roostum Khan And his fa mily should have as the basis of it a distinct and un equivocal renunciation of their adherence to, and all connexion, save friendly intercourse, with the Ameers of Hyderabad ; that they should further bind themselves to hold no correspondence with the said Ameers or any other foreign State, on political topics, without • our knowledge ; that they should pledge their fidelity and allegiance to us ; and finally that they should agree to submit such disputes as they may have at present or hereafter with foreign States to our arbitration."—P. 57. "Experience has taught me to place little or no value on the outward demonstrations of the friendly feelings of the Sindees. Ido net intend by these remarks to impugn Meer Roostum Khan's individual sincerity, but I most certainly do doubt that of Meer Moobaruck, as I am obliged to dissent in logo from the opinion you have expressed in the 6th paragraph of your letter to Mr. M‘Naughten, above quoted, namely, that Roosium's letter to Noor was ' a very explicit document.'" Colonel Pottinger then states his own opinion of the letter thus —" As to the nature of the letter from Meer Roostum to Noor Mahomed Khan, it seems to me to be a speci men of the most abject servility, and there is no expres sion in it that conveys, in my estimation, the least cor diality towards us."—p. 58. " I stated in my letter of the 9th inst. (October),. that. I was sure Noor Mahomed would join oar enemies to morrow, did he see they were stronger than we, and every day's events have confirmed that opinion."—P. 59. Alluding to a letter and messenger from Roostum to himself, Colonel Pottinger says—" You may imagine= that I was greatly surprised at this important communi-; cation. I conceive that it was chiefly his (Roostum Khan's) duty, had he been sincere, to have apprised hit agent of the change in his views and ideas which had subsequently taken place ; and to forbid him to lend his weight to the unfriendly and disgraceful course which the Hyderabad Durbar has adopted." —P. 62. " I have had the honour- to receive your letter of the 28th ult. Nothing that it contains has tended in the least degree to alter my opinion of the absence of sin cerity in the Chief of Khyrpore."—P. 64. " Since I have been here, Meer Roostum has allowed a most insolent and threatening letter, addressed to him by that low Beloochee, Shere Mahomed of Meerpore, to be sent here for the purpose of being used in intimi dating and insulting me. He (Roostum Khan) has written, as well as his relations, the most slavish and obsequious assurances that the Persian language can ex press, of their readiness to be guided by Noor Mahomed Khan's orders with regard to us ; and he (Roostum Khan) has deputed a person to support and comfort this Government (Hyderabad) in its heartless and shameless conduct towards the British Resident," &c.—P. 64. To conclude, I can only repeat my intention to re vise our treaty with Meer Itoostum Khan, when I shall obtain satisfactory and unequivocal proofs of his having acted up to his professions, but not till then."—P; 65. "In closing this letter, I may respectfully observe, that two courses strike me as being now open to his Lordship—the one, to order me to return to Cutch, and to declare all friendly relations with Noor Mahomed Khan to have ceased; the other, to direct certain de mands, such as his Lordship shall see fit, to be made on the Hyderabad Government, with an intimation that if they are not complied with, we shall enforce them. . . . Perhaps the best demand that could be made, with re ference to our future supremacy in this country, would be for a cession, say Kurachee, or tribute, to cover, in part, the expense of a body of troops." He then states the great difficulties that would attend any plan, and ends thus :—" One point, I hope, however, will be in sisted upon from all parties, namely, the free and un limited use of the Indus for merchants, and the total abolition of every description of toll between Roopur And the sea."—P. 65. _ " I said that had the Ameer met us half way, we should have been obliged to him, and felt sure of his friendship ; that had the road (through Sinde) not been given, we should have taken it."—P. 73. "To believe that there is any sincerity in his (Noor's) professions would be absurd. . . . . Ilis fears will now, I think, keep him in the right path ; but on them alone can we calculate for doing so ; an were he a single ruler at the head of this country, I should unhesitatingly recommend our setting him aside." He then states the difficulties of remodelling this Go vernment without crushing the innocent as well as the guilty,—that he can offer no better suggestion than " to keep a body of our troops always in this pro vince, and oblige the Ameers to pay a part of the ex- pense."—P. 74. " I particularly pointed to the warnings I had about treachery. I distinctly stated that had anything of the sort been attempted, the race and name of Talpoor would have been extinguished ; that no man would have dared to say he belonged to it, and that it would here after have been spoken of as a tribe, only known for their infamous attacks on ambassadors at their Court. I declared over and over again, that I was ready to quit Ilyeerabad, if Noor Mahomed Khan desired it, that very day ; that we would take a road through Sinde, were it not given, and do as we considered necessary for the great interests we had at stake."—P. 81. " I think it incumbent on me to remark that I can not reconcile to Meer Roosturn Khan'a, professions of devotion and friendship towards us, his having asked you to fix Ghotkee as the point at which the Bengal armies were to cross the Indus." The reason is that Colonel Pottinger doubted the possibility of effecting the crossing of the troops there. —P. 87. " I feel his Lordship must be fatigued with the perusal of the bare-faced falsehoods, and unblushing assertions of firm and devoted frindship,' in which Noor Mahomed Khan persists, with a degree of pertinacity such as is quite wonderful."—P. 87. " To all these observations the moonshees replied at. great length, by pointing out the innumerable and con current proofs• of his (Noor's) unfriendliness and actual treachery."—P. SS. " On this subject (the strength 'of the subsidiary force) I have bestowed a good deal of reflection since the receiptof your letter of the 29th ultimo, and I am of opinion that we should demand from the Ameers of Sinde, the .cession of all the country, lying on the right bank of the Indus, south of an imaginary line, to be drai'n due west from that river, at a point ten miles (more or less) north of Tatta, until it meets the frontiers of Beloochistan, at the base of the mountains. This would give us a compact territory, the complete command of the' river, and possession of the only sea-port. - At a very rough estimate, I calculate that the cession I have in dicated, would yield at first, a revenue of from four to five lacs of rupees, but it is one that would rapidly im prove under our rule, and, in a few years, I see no reason to doubt that Tatta would spring into much of its former opulence, and become a vast emporium of trade and wealth." tie then states the advantages Of this plan to the Government and to the country itself and proceeds thus—" My plan therefore would be, to have a regiment of Native Infantry and a company of Artillery at Kura ace, and all the rest of the troops at Tette, where there is an admirable site on the Muskalla hills (west of the city) for a cantonment. I shall also propose that a strong detachment of Bengal troops (equal perhaps to the Kurachee one) should be kept at Sukkur on the Indus, to which I suppose the Khyrpore Chiefs will gladly give their assent. With these troops and British agents residing at Hyderabad and Khyrpore, I look en it that our perfect supremacy throughout Siude, will be us fully established as though we had entirely subjugated it—a measure which, for the reasons recorded in some of my former dispatches, I could by no means recommend to his Lordship."—P. 89. " I wrote them" (letters to the Governor• General) " under the impression which I still entertain, that it is the intention of the Governor-General that the force which I expect shortly, under the personal command of the Commander-in-Chief, shall compel the Ameers into acquiescence with whatever terms are to be prescribed to them, and after that is done, the troops enumerated in my first letter, above alluded to, will, I conceive, be ample to uphold our supremacy tinder all pos s ible con tingencies."—P. 90. " And that I was astonished after these proofs of his (Moor's) continued treachery and want of reliance in, or friendship for me, he ventured to ask my advice or opinion on any subject w hatever."—P. 95. In alluding to a letter from Noor, to one of his offi cers at Shikarpore, supposed to relate to secret corres pondence of a hostile kind, Colonel Pottinger says:— " I think it very possible, if not probable, that the ori ginal ureeza to Mahomed Shah of Persia, may be amongst the expected letters, and at all events these will doubtless be communications of a most secret nature from the Candahar chiefs. I need not therefore point out to you the great importance of getting hold of them." —P. 96. " On the 4th inst. I obtained positive information that the surmise which I made in my letter of the 28th ult. to Major-General Willshire and Lieut. Eastwick, of Noor Mahomed Khan having secretly ordered no one to serve us, was strictly correct."—P. 99. Alluding to Noor having granted authority for the hire of camels, &c., and then privately prohibiting it, Colonel Pottinger says=-.".1 considered this to be a case of gross perfidy, such as was susceptible neither of expla nation nor palliation ;" and he sends to tell Noor so, and to add, that "if the camels were not speedily forthcoming, I should suggest to his Excellency . Sir John Keane to send a detachment and take possession of Kurachee."--- P. 99. "I am sorry to report that the demeanour of Meer Shere Mahomed, of Meerpore, has been of late equally insulting and unfriendly." He then states cases of wrong done by Shere Mahomed and his officers, and says that " there can be no doubt, however, that our credit and character throughout Sinde will suffer by such indigni ties being winked at even for a time."—P. 101. " My intelligence from Hyderabad, up to the 13th inst., leads me to believe that the Ameers there, excepting Sobdar, are now really exerting themselves to obtain carriage for the army, as the only means that offers of getting rid of it. At the same time they are adopting all sorts of precautions, which evince a total distrust of our design, and have already assembled a considerable body of their rabble of troops at the capital. They have also written to all the chiefs, whether Beloochees or not, to he in readiness with their quotas, in case of neces sity."—P. 101. Speaking of Noor's abject state of alarm, Colonel Pottinger says—" But even when labouring under his worst apprehensions, it will be observed that no such idea has apparently ever crossed his mind, as that our ultimate plan was to station even a company of Sepoys in Sinde, and the moment that intention is announced, I think it will be the signal for a cordial coalition to oppose our arrangements. Although Sobdar has stood neutral in all the angry negotiations, and has announced his determination to do so ; that de claration has invariably been accompanied by the proviso that he is iirkto be disturbed in his present possessions. Neither he nor any other of the Ameers has expressed a heartfelt sentiment that bespeaks his or their admis sion of the justice and necessity of the cause in which we have embarked ; and it is to me obvious that their sole object is to save themselves by doing as little as possible to further our views. Nor do I believe that any one of them, or the whole collectively, would willingly give 10,000 rupees at this instant, to see the Governor- General's measures perfected to the fullest extent of his Lordship's desires."—P. 101. "Even had I authority to offer them our guarantee of their territories individually, without paying one farthing for it, but stipulating that we were at our own expense to keep a force in this province, I think they would re ject our proposal ; and, therefore, to expect that they will, without coercion, consent to make the smallest pecu niary sacrifice, or to agree to our having a single regi ment in their country, seems to me to be hopeless. They have acted all along, and are now doing so, as though we had put their friendship and forbearance to the last test, by requiring a passage for our troops through their country ; and their recent anxiety to get me to fix the sum they are to pay the Shah, does not, I am satisfied, spring from the sense they entertain of our friendly interposition, but from a dread that his Majesty will, before he ad vances from Shikarpore, compel them too terms less rea sonable than we should prescribe. I am quite convinced that were they sure the King would quit Scinde without enforcing any demand, they would run all future risks, rather than come down with one rupee, and that it is the present pressure alone which weighs with them."— p. 102. _ _ __ _ _ In speaking of the Ameers (including Sobdar), ad mitting the subsidiary force, as paying part of the ex pense, he says—" But I think my late dispatch will have intend t t t o o demonstrated to his Lordship that that is not the case, and that if we ask for anything beyond what we have don n e sa already, vingts • b Imust no lay means our accounts b b e a ud venteorestxoaodct t. i ithat I believe the Ameers are inclined to go to war with us. l.On the contrary, my belief is, that they are well aware of 'our power and perseverance, and it is the dread of both that has made them succumb even to the degree they have done ; but we should make no demand of them. especially at this period, that we are not resolved to en force ; and my former letter, particularly that of the 26th ultimo, to the Bombay Government, will have ex plained that I always have considered the force now here, under Lieutenant-General Sir John Keane , to be available for the settlement of Sinde." He then states that the proposed_ subsidiary force alone could not do that duty, &c.—P. 102. " I am still more decidedly of opinion that the disclo sure of the Governor-General's plan regarding Sinde will be highly ill-advised and premature, for of course the news will be forthwith conveyed to Hyderabad ; and if it does not cause the Ameers themselves to break with us at once, it will at least enable them to make preparations for the best resistance in their power."—P. 103. • . . He (Shere Alahemed) had already committed direct acts of hostility and insult towards the British Go vern men t."-1 3 . 104. " Since this let t er was written, I had a further commu nication with Sir John Keane, and in consideration of the decidedly hostile disposition of the Ameers," &c., he advises the dispatch of troops from Bombay to Kurachee. He then proceeds thui—" I haft) no doubt the Ameers will consider these arrangements tantamount to a decla ration of war on our part ; but they have, I conceive, left me no alternative."—P. 104. " It is my present intention to await the receipt of fur ther instructions from the Governor-General of India, and should they not reach me before I am required to act, to do so on the principle laid down in my dispatch of the 23d ultimo, with the view, under all circumstances, of establishing our supremacy in Sinde. The Ameers will have the option of avoiding war by acceding to our demands; and if they refuse, I conceive we must settle this province to our entire satisfaction, before we can move into Affghanistan." He then further proposes that the Company's rupees should be made " a legal tender throughout Sinde, and likewise that the Ameers shall provide and make over to us 5,000 camels," &c. —P. 105. " So far as it is possible to form an opinion on the in formation'i now possess, nix idea is, that we must settle Sinde to our entire satisfaction, even should the Aineers force us to subjugate it, before we look beyond it"— P. 115. " My dispatches, &c., subsequent to the 23d of No vember, will have shown the Governor-General that the Ameers of Hyderabad are already resolved on not al lowing us to keep a force on any terms in this province, and I have not the smallest doubt but the reserve force will be opposed in its debarkation at Kurachee, even should the news from Herat not cause the Ameers to break with us before it arrives."—P. 115. " Certain as I am of this resolution, I shall adhere to my opinion (in which the Commander-in- Chief con curs), that it is my wisest course to refrain from making any disclosure of his Lordship's instructions now before me, in the hope that previous to this force advancing to Hyderabad, I may receive others suited to present cir cumstances, which appears to me to dictate the neces sity of carrying our objects here at all ventures."— Pp. 115, 116. " You will tell the Ameers that Sinde forms a natural and integral portion of Ilindostan, that the supremacy of that empire has devolved on us, and that we cannot, and will not, allow any other Power to intermeddle ; that it thence follows, that they have now no option left to them of binding their interests irrevocably with ours, and, that if they neglect the opportunity, they may deeply repent it, when it is too late."—Pp. 119, 120. " Their jealous and suspicious feelings will probably induce their Highnesses to ask, supposing they agree to our present terms, what security they have for our not going further hereafter. The reply to this query, or anything of the same tenor, is so obvious, that I need , hardly direct your attention to it. It is the strong in stance of our good faith, and wish to preserve our ami cable relations, as exemplified in the treaty you convey to them. They cannot doubt our power to do as we like, and some of thew, at least, must feel, that their acts deserve severe retributary measures, instead of which we tender them our renewed friendship and protection on such moderate terms, and accompanied by so many advan tages, that their refusal of the former will show to the world their resolution not to meet us half way, and oblige us to take by force what we ask as friends and protectors."—P. 120. Some of the articles of the treaty stipulated for depots and facilities for landing public stores at Kuraelsee, to which articles he anticipates objections being msde -by the Ameers, and says, " You will explain to them that it is a necessary result of our determination to keep a force in Siude, that we should have the benefit of a com munication by that post whenever it suits us; that we know perfectly well that they have no means of defend ing that place against us," &e.—P. 120. • " The last, or 23d article, is, perhaps, the most im portant one in the treaty, because it provides for an entire and final separation of the combined interests of the Ameers." Colonel Pottinger then alludes again to Noor Mahomed's misconduct, and declares that " the utmost he can now look for is, that his personal rights shall be respected."—P. 121. " Some of the Arneers may, and perhaps will, say, that it is a breach of former engagements, bringing troops into the country without their leave. For an answer to this remark (if made) they may be told they have only themselves to thank for rendering the arrange ment imperative." He then proceeds to recapitulate their misconduct on various occasions, in a long paragraph in page 121.—P. 121. If the Ameers required delay for their final answer, he instructs Lieutenant Eastwick to tell them " that there is no time for procrastination." • • • • " And that the terms laid down in the treaty are not only pre cise and simple, but final, so that there can be no admis sible cause for delay."—P. 121. " Should they (the Ameers) do so (quote the former treaties), their object will most probably be to contrast their provisions with those now tendered, to which the simple answer is, that their failure, and not ours, has led to the change."—P. 122. " I can only express my respectful hope that the terms I have proffered to the Hyderabad chiefs will be consi dered by his Lordship to be such as will secure our grand object of having a force in Sinde, and at the same time proving the sincerity of our wish to avoid collision, and our forbearance in asking, under past and present cir cumstances, merely for what is absolutely necessary to secure our interests and supremacy."—P. 123. " Whether the Arneers are unwilling or unable, from the violence of their soldiery, to treat with me, it matters little; and should the latter be the fact, it is not to be for gotten that those chiefs have placed themselves in this predicament by calling out their army." Colonel Pot tinger then goes on to say that farther penalties should be inflicted on them.—P. 136. " Under these circumstances, a force must of course go to Kurachee and take possession of that place ;" this, he hopes, " will be effected peaceably, but it is needless to tell you that all opposition must be put down."—P. 136. " I conceive that our supremacy in Sinde is now finally and fully established ; and I have sent word to the Ameers, and tell them personally, as well as give them it in writing, that the only chance of their bad conduct being overlooked, is total and humble obedience to his Lordship's orders. " While I was writing the preceding sentence I have received news which greatly pleases me. The fort at Kurachee fired one or two •guus at the " Wellesley," when the reserve went there. The Admiral brought his broadside to bear on it, and it is stated he has levelled it with the dust. I have sent to the Ameers to say, that if they shake their lip,' Sir John Keane shall do so by Hyderabad, and I will insist on the removal of every person in authority from Kurachee who is now there, before I bring away the reserve. This news is come by Nao Mull's people mounted on express camels, but I hope there is no doubt of it. It will teach these savages to pay duo respect to the British flag in time to come."—P. 140. " I sent you copies of different letters, showing that I had ordered the reserve to go to Kurachee and put down all opposition. I warned them (the Ameers) distinctly, that if a gun, or even a matchlock, were fired, they should lose their country." He then excepts Sobdar from this threat, and expresses his belief in his fidelity thus, " Exclusive of the undeniable claims which his fidelity to us gave, I deemed it of high political import ance to keep him our friend, in order that we might set him up as the sole head of the State, had the other Ameers compelled us to depose them."—P. 151. Speaking of the battering down the fort at Kurachee, he again says, This intelligence gave me the highest degree of gratification," &c.—P. 151. " It would be idle to trouble his Lordship with the nonsense they (the Ameers) talked, to all of which I held but one tone, and that was the future total and un qualified submission of the Hyderabad rulers to the plea sure of the Governor-General, as the only chance that remained of their forgiveness."—P. 152. "On the 9th inte I wrote in reply . . . . my entire approval of and concurrence in all that had been done at Kurachee The Ameers have not even ventured to send me a message about it, for they know full well they have only our mercy and liberality to trust to, and to a deputation that has been with me this day, &c. . . . I have distinctly and un equivocally stated so, and warned them of the final and inevitable consequences of one false step."—P. 152. " Every man in Sinde has seen that we had the country at our feet, that our armies were ready simul taneously to overwhelm all opposition, and (as I told the Ameers) to come from all quarters like the inundation of the Indus.' I hope, and think what has been here effected and seen, will have a great moral effeet on his Lordship's designs and measures to the north-west ; that it will awe those who may be inimical to us in India cannot be doubted. It has been, and will be, my study to inculcate this impression ; and the world will now acknowledge that if our power is great, our good faith and forbearance are still more to be wondered at.." " I beg to distinctly record that I anticipate no such event ; but, if we are ever again obliged to exert our military strength in Sinde, it must be carried to subju gating this country. The hold we have already got on many of the lower classes will strengthen daily. The boatmen all refused to quit our service until they thought war was at hand, and such was the confidence in us, that we found all the villages on the route of the army peopled and quiet, notwithstanding the base means tried to frighten the inhabitants away."—P. 152. In February, 1829, Colonel Pottinger procured the signature of the Ameers to his own treaty of twenty three articles (afterwards modified by Lord Auckland into the treaty of fourteen articles), having employed six months of negotiations, and the influence of large bodies of troops to attain that end. He then appears td have considered the Ameers as perfectly submissive, and gives (in p. 162) proofs of their attention to his requi sition, but still does not place perfect confidence in their sincerity, for he says :—" After their long course of deceit and treachery, I am loth to pledge my word for their sincerity, but the facts I have enumerated in the preceding paragraph speak for themselves, and certainly do denote a very altered system. Whether that altera tion proceeds from dread of us, or from some better feeling, it is perhaps not difficult to imagine."—P. 163. In looking to our future position, Col. Pottinger thinks it right to call the attention of his superiors to the views he entertained, and writes thus :—" It seems te me, that it would be better at once to take possession of Sinde (or such parts of it as we may require) by force, than to leave it nominally with the Ameers, and yet deal with it as though it were our own. The one line is explicit and dignified, and =mot be misunder stood; the other I conceive to be unbecoming our power, and it must lead to constant heart-burnings and bicker ings, if not to a rupture of all friendly relations." He then further states the principle of firmness on which he would rely in dealing with them, and says:—" The good effect of such a principle on a Government and people, who may be said to be destitute of veracity and good faith, as well as of foresight, needs not be enlarged upon."—P. 165. DEATH IN THE MILLUANK PENITENTIART. — Yes . terday Mr. lliggs held an inquest at the General Peni tentiary, 111illbank, on the body of William Gale, aged 25, a prisoner, and by trade a tailor. Mr. Grove, the governor, said deceased had been convicted at the Dor chester Sessions on the 17th of October, 1143, of felony —the stealing of some silver spoons—and sentenced to seven years' transportation. lie was received into that prison on the 12th ult., and died in the infirmary on the 19th inst. lie had been previously convicted for mis demeanour. Dr. Raby, the prison physician, said that when deceased was admitted he was suffering from asthma and bronchitis, and next morning he was placed in the infirmary. On the 30th ult., appearing quite cured of bronchitis, he was sent back from the infirmary to his ward, and on the 17th inst. he was attacked with severe cough and great difficulty of breathing, and was again removed to the infirmary. On the morning of the 19th inst. the difficulty of breathing had increased so much as to threaten suffocation. The ordinary remedies were used and produced relief, but at half-past twelve r.m., the same day, having an instant before spoken to a fellow-prisoner, he suddenly ceased to breathe. A post mortem examination showed that death resulted from bronchitis and asthma. Verdict, " Natural death." EXTRAORDINARY RESULT OF MEDICAL SKILL.-- On Wednesday morning, Mary Cribb, aged forty, ser vant to Mr. Stone, in St. James's churchyard, was dis covered by her fellow-servants suspended over the stair case by a rope. Her master being immediately called, lost An time in rescuing her from her awful situation, when she was found to be in a state of insensibility. Mr. Prowse was sent for, and bled her, after which she was taken to the infirmary, where the following means were resorted to for restoring animation :—Bleeding from the jugular and brachial veins. salts of amonia applied to the nose, affusiun with cold water to the head and chest, and a long-continued and powerful stream of electro-magne time. These means were applied from a quarter before tine till one o'clock, without intermission, at which latter hour she evinced some symptoms of recovery, but it was not till a quarter to six o'clock that con sciousness was sufficiently restored to enable her to re cognise her sister. From that hour to the present time she has gradually been getting better, and strong hopes are entertained of her ultimate recovery, although as y( t she has no recollection of any circumstance subsequent to the preparing of the dinner on the forenoon of the previous day. She appears to think that her illness was occasioned by her having fallen down the stairs. Mr. Stone had heard a noise similar to that made by the woman, when rescued, for ten or fifteen minutes pre viously, from which it would appear that she had been suspended during that time. A pecuniary loss is sup posed to have led her to commit the lath act.—Bristol Mirror. AMUSEMENTS IN BRIGHTON.—In no former season have so many public amusements been announced in Brighton as during the last three months, and, what is rather unusual at this time of the year, the majority have proved successful. Our Correspondent says, that within the period named, in addition to the ordinary amusements of the theatre, we have had Wilson's Scot tish Songs, Two visits from C. Kean, Les Enfans Cas telli, an unusual number of Concerts by Wright, Braham, Sivori. &c., and the Entertainments of Love, the Poly phonist, who has been drawing crowded houses at the Old Ship Rooms for upwards of fifty nights, and the ex citement still runs so strong that it is frequently im possible to obtain places to witness his performances un less they are secured some days before. In addition to these, we have had a host of minor attractions, most of which have answered the purpose of the projectors. WORTHING.--3IACKEREL.—We were much pleased on Saturday last to find that one of our mackerel boats, Pullen master, caught between Worthing and Shoreham above 1,000 fish, which sold for 20s. per 100. We are sorry to hear rather unfavourable accounts from Plymouth, whither most of our boats are gone.—Brighton Guardian, . zi b. NEW EXPLOSIVE POWER. We have received some information on which we can safely rely, respecting a discovery which is likely to triumph over the difficulties that have hitherto seemed insurmountable to those who have previously pursued their experiments in the department of science to which it pertains. The discovery relates to a com bination of chemical substances so subtle, and yet, when brought into action, so immense in their expla awe results, as t o bid d e fi ance t o res i s t ance by oppos ing substances, however powerful ; while the period of the explosion can be so nicely regulated as to enable those who employ them to calculate with precision the time when the e x pl os i on s h a ll ta k e p l ace. Th e f orm of this tremendous missile is globular ; the size of it regulated to the purpose for which it is to be emp'oyed. It may be propelled from a musket, A cannon, or a bomb, and may be thrown with the same precision as common balls or shells. At four yards distance a ball prepared of the substances we have alluded to, and after lying in a perfectly quiescent state for several minutes, split asunder a large tree, in the presence of our informant. So perfectly harmless is this extraordinary agent, except under the conditions which are essential to bringing its occult powers into action, that the balls may be carried about in the pocket, or conveyed from place to place, in any num bers, in boxes, or barrels, without the slightest dan ger ; it may even be cast down, with any force, upon iron or stone, and no other effect can be produced than if the ball itself were a solid mass of stone or iron. The attention of the Board of Ordnanee has, we understand, been called to this newly dis covered application of chemical properties to the purposes of military operations. Several experiments, each exceeding the former in the force opposed to the explosive power, have been made in the presence of the Master-General of the Board of Ordnance and several of the most eminent officers of engineers, and with the most decided success, both as to the destruc tive energies of the explosions, and the precision with respect to time and place when and where the effects were to be accomplished. As a final test of the na ture and extent of this newly-discovered power, we understand that the Board of Ordnance has directed a building to be constructed in the Woolwich marshes of the strongest description ; its several parts to be fastened together by bolts and bars so as to bid defi ance to any mode of bombardment now in use. The inventor has, we are assured, requested that no short should be spared to render this building impreg nable, and places the efficiency of his discovery on this test. We have given this account as we have received it, from a source on the integrity and means of information of which we can rely. The name of the scientific discoverer has been communieated to us. Though for obvious reasons we are unable to de scribe the elementary parts of the composition, or the process by which the result is produced, we are assured that the facts we have stated respecting its . tremendous powers are within the truth. If, in the approaching trial of its efficiency, to which we have alluded, it achieves the results predicted by its in ventor, we need scarcely say that no discovery in chemistry since the invention of gunpowder will have operated so entire a change in the mode of carrying on military operations, or have caused so salutary a dread of military bombardment, as thi s new power will produce. We have sa id enoug h t o w h e t • th e curiosity of men of science, and especially of military men. Ve shall shortly be in a situation to state whether failure has exploded the pretensions, or suc cess has rewarded the labours, of this new candidate for fame and fortune.— 2 imes. DISCOVERY OF A HUMAN SKELETON. A discovery was made on Blackheath en Saturday last, indicating the commission of some " deed of darkness," which will probably, from the long time that must have since elapsed, remain for ever buried in oblivion. At about thirty yards from the high road leading to Shooter's-hill, a labourer employed upon some improvements making upon the heath by the resident gentlemen, came upon some bones ; he made the circumstance known to some persons near, and, proceeding cautiously in his search, discovered an entire skeleton. It was of the usual stature, indi cating a young person ; but all doubt on this head was speedily removed by finding the hair perfect, of a light gold colour, and of great length, and beautifully plaited. At the back of the heed was a deep distinct fracture, of a circular form, though irregular ; the skull being quite beaten in. These circumstances seem clearly to indicate a murder, particularly as the remains were at no greater depth than two feet under ground; but the length of time since the deed was committed must be considerable, as not the slightest remains except the bones and hair could be discovered. Some speculations might perhaps be indulged in as to the date of the transaction, and the station in life of the deceased, from considering the style of the hair, the period of the introduction or disuse of hail-powder, of which latter no trace could be found; also as to the spot itself, which, at no very distant period, was much more secluded than at present, and the ground covered with furze ; but whatever may be conjectured, it is quite unlikely that anything certain will ever be known. At the same time it seems but right that the discovery, as a mere matter of fact, should be placed upon record; and it is probable that s•me fur ther examination will be made of the ground, to as certain whether any other remains are to be found. OITERS.—A few weeks ago, when Sir Juckes Clifton's keeper was taking his nightly rounds in Clifton grove, accompanied by a large dog of the mastiff and bull breed (which, from its ferocity, is always muzzled when at liberty), the keeper was surprised by his faithful com panion giving a low growl, and starting off as if scenting something to which it was unaccustomed ; in a few. minutes the crackling of dry sticks, and the loud rustling of the leaves, told the keeper his dog was engaged in a contest ; he hastened to the scene of action, and found; his muzzled dog engaged with an otter ; the battle was short, but severe ; in less than five minutes the otter lay • dead at the keeper's feet. The same night the dog fell in with another otter in the grove, not far from the spot where, according to the old legend, the " Fair Maid of Clifton " was dragged down the steep ; during the tiffht, both otter and dog rolled down the declivity into the Trent, from whence the keeper dragged them both out, tke dog never having relinquished its hold ; the combat was renewed w ith increased fierceness, but the dog was again victorious ; a minute or two was sufficient for this high-bred animal to kill the enemy of the finny tribe. Perhaps there is no animal whose sense of hear ing is more quick, or which is more careful in avoiding the presence of man, than the otter, whom instinct ap pears to have taught to regard as its determined enemy; and therefore, whenever a human being approaches the haunts of the otter, the amphibious creature retires to its watery apartments, and remains generally concealed for hours. On the 3d inst., Mr. Robert Clifton, whilst en gaged in duck-shooting, saw one of these solitary animals emerge stealthily from the river, and on its reaching the ' bank that young gentleman, with a surpassing quickness and an unerring aim, poured the whole contents of his piece into his body, and killed it on the spot. It proved to be a fine specimen, weighing 251 b., and measuring 4 feet llr inches from the nose to the tip of the tail ; its condition proved the ravages it had committed among the tinny tribe. The otter was sent to Mr. Cutts, Carlton road, who is deservedly celebrated as an animal preserver, to be stuffed, &c.-IVottinghcim Journal FATAL ACCIDENTS ON THE RITIR.—Last evening, at seven o'clock, Mr. Baker held an inquest at the Spotted Dog, High-street. Poplar, on the body of Thomas Wall, aged 16 years. It appeared by the evidence that deceased was as apprentice on board the ship Wingrave, lying in the river off Execution Dock, Wapping. On the evening of Wednesday, the 20th of December last,- deceased was returning to his vessel, and had to cross a ballast lighter to get to a boat which he imagined was lying alongside, when owing to the darkness of the nigh., lie missed his footing, and fell into the water. An alarm was immediately raised, and one man succeeded ia get ting hold of him by one of his fingers, but the tide running very strong at the time deceased slipped from his grasp, and immediately sank. His body was not found until yesterday morning, when it was picked up off the Orchard-house, Black wall. At the commencement of the inquiry the Coroner had charged the jury on view of a person unknown, and the in quisition of an unknown person found drowned was partially signed, when a respectable young woman, named Sarah Wall, residing at No. 102, Old-street, St. Luke's, entered the inquest-room, and, addressing the Coroner, said she believed the deceased to be her brother, and, if so, he had the mark of a small anchor imprinted upon his right arm. That func tionary immediately requested the constable to accompany her to view the body, and although the face of the deceased was 90 disfigured that she was unable to identify it by that means, upon being shown his arm she at once declared that deceased was her brother. Verdict, " Accidental death."—Mr. Baker held a second inquest at the same time and place on the body of a man apparently about twenty-four years of age, who was found floating off Millwall, in the river Thames, on Saturday last. Deceased had the appearance of being a sailor ; but iu consequence of the length of time he had been in the water his body was very much decomposed. S. M. were imprinted upon his right wrist. The jury retuned an open verdict of " Found drowned." SALMON FISHERIES IN THE NORTH.—In the salmon fishery in the river Eden, near Carlisle, sisee the com mencement of the season, the takes of salmon have been very scanty, not more than about a dozen fish having been taken, and they only of inferior quality, which have been sold in the market at Na. per pound. In the salmon fisheries is the Tweed the unlawful practice of poaching has greatly decreased this season, owing to the vigilance of the water keepers, who hays taken a large number of unlawful nets and brought the of= fenders to justice. As )et fish are else very scares iu them fisheries. rho migration of salute's t• the northern 'oasts iw remarkably precarious, fur last season they were unusually plentiful, and were sold as low as 4d. per pound, whereas the present season is likely to be one of great scarcity. and cants quently that noble fish will be sold at high prices. A Corrsopondent, who states that a great number of workmen have been induced to come over to Frame from England in the expectation of obtaining . employment on the Rouen and Havre Railroad, requests us to announce—in the hope of preventing a farther influx—that " in consequence of some difficulty in pro curing land, &c., the works on the said line cannot be prOceeded with to any great extent for some weeks to come ; and further, that although there are many men fully employed, yet hundreds are ac tually shit 141 , 10 f rom want of work." He adds, " Daring the last fortni g ht Rev. Mr. Tucker, wit h means benevolently fur :l)6lnel by Aleeers. Maekenzie and Brassey, the con tractors of the rai lroad, s u pplied with food and other u pwards of 12 0 men, who have been - wmaenadnesro4suatio)uortttb streets to count."— anc. b e read, , Le any i prospectvn ofem p loy m en t tt N ‘.l; ast ,ere xis th tiOn 'AC' ,ber Tom ;ing tls. i 6d on- ' out inds Mm- I at r lb it do, Hay, 1 So full use lover raw ;rad• eclair lover 1/ 80 e for 5 41° 9 4°. , It S 5 61 s 6 6, , os . 41f s Os Rs Od 4s ed If 0 airl the v eto e%' r to s• ads,