The Sun.
London, England, 1852-03-05 00:00:00

THE SUN,

the Whig section of the Liberal party . To win, we
must be united ; if united, we are sure of victory—
a triumphant one too, and nothing stands is our way
but some foolish personal feelings of pique and pre-
judice. These feelings we leave you to conquer.
The Radical party having chosen their man, are
anxious to leave perfect liberty to the
Whigs to choose t4irs ; and all that they
would take upon thems.elves to do upon the oc-
casion, is to tender some advice as to the qualities of
th

e person to be propmed. The Whigs find, as we
know, some untractable persons in their ranks, so do
we in ours ; and we are anxious that these our diffi-
cult spirits should have no pretext for opposition. We
hope, therefore, that you will select some marked
person of Liberal views, for whom all pArties may
have respect, even while they may differ from him in
some peculiar points.
" I have seen Lord C"'"*", who has frankly
tendered me all his interest. The Duke of C*********
would, I have no doubt, if asked, notify to his agents
here that he wishes us well, and that his interest may
not be employed against us.
" Your moves should be made at once; every hour
we lose is some strength lost. Choose your man
directly, send him here, and let him and your Whig
friends fully understand that a cordial union will en-
sure an easy vistory—that jealousy or distrust will
certainly cause defeat.

" You could not have a more effective person to com-
municate with the Whigs here than Lord C*****"*".
" Yours truly,

J. Coppock, Esq."

" J. A. ROEBITCK.

I had further correspondence with Mr. Roebuck,
but as his other letters ere marked "private," I with-
hold them. The above extracted letters are not so
marked.

Oa the 31st of May Mr. Roebuck having returned
to London, came to me in Cleveland-row, and again
on the Ist of June. He arranged with me a variety
of matters, and soon again left for Bath, to await the
arrival of „Lord Duncan as his fellow-candidate.
During Mr. Roebuck's absence from London, com-
munications were made to me on his behalf by his
nearest relative, and on the 19th of June Mr. Roe-
buck was again with me in Cleveland-row. On that
day I supplied Mr. Roebuck, from a private sub-
scription fund, with the means to pay his election ex-
ptnses, the inability on his part to meet them having
been previously stated by him. I gave the money
into his own hands. On the 29Lh June Mr. Roe-
buck was elected a Member for Bath, in conjunction
with Lord Duncan.

Mr. Roebuck's own letters speak for themselves—
they lie before me ; my office call-books and memo-
randa made at the time, and evidence of my clerks
and servants, will prove dates and Mr. Roebuck's pre-
sence at Cleveland-row. I could add much more,
but I have, I hope, sufficiently vindicated myself
from Mr. Roebuck's wanton, malignant, and unpro-
voked attack—an attack which little agreed with the
warm expression of gratitude to me, made by Mr.
Roebuck immediately after the election, in which I
had interfered at his request, had been by him invited
to come anl aid him, and for the expenses of which I
gave him the money to pay.
I care not tor abuse from political opponents; hav-
ing always devoted my humble talents to Liberals of
every grade, whether moderate Whig or ultra-
Radical, when opposing a common political enemy—
having never yet taken fee or reward for my services
in any election—having never asked a favour for my-
self from Government or Member of Parliament—l
have laboured to earn, and I am proud to possess, the
confidence of a large body of the Liberal party. Mr.
Roebuck sought my aid. I gave it him, and the
transactions between us were sacred, until his gross
violation of truth compels me in self vindication to
disclose them. I could disclose more, as Mr. Roe-
buck's memory, now refreshed, may perhaps bring to
his recollection. But I have done with Mr. Roe-
buck for the present. The man who, having solicited
and obtained aid from any party, seeks to abuse and
vilify those who have befriended him in his need, only
requires to have his mendacity exposed; the public
will put a due value upon him for the future.
I am, Sir, your very obedient servant,

. _
JAMES COPPOCS.
3, Cleveland row, March 3, 1852.

COURT ciacuLAß.
The Queen had a dinner party on Wednesday at
Buckingham Palace. The eompany included her Royal
Highness the Duchess of K.nt, the Portuguese Minister,
and the Countess Lavraiio, the Marquis of Douro, the
Earl and Countess of Derby, the Earl and Countess of
Malrne.bury, Lady Anna Maria Dawson, the Right
Hon. the Speaker and Mrs. Shaw Lefevre, Lord Adol-
phus Ft tzclarence, the Right Hon. T. Pemberton Leigh,
Sir Charles Eastlake, and Lieut.-General Brown (Ad-
jutant-Genera,.)
The Band of the Grenadier Guards attended during
dinner, and performed the following selection:—
Fe3tlicher Hochieit's Marsch ... Mozart.
Recit. and Aria, "Casilda"
Waltz, "Victoria"... Sommerlatt.
Grand Quartnor, " Gemmissant sous le
Jong" (Le Prop Lea)... Meyerbeer.
Aria, Valle H. Neumann.
Polka, " Cerrito" ••• Sommerlatt.
Her Majesty's Private Band afterwards attended, and
played the following compositions:—
Overture, " Il Pirate" Bellini.
Fantasia, Flute, Mr, Richardson Richardson.
Finale, Lit Act "Die lestigen Weiber
von Windsor" Otto Nicolai.
Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert,
attended by the Marchioness ot Ely, Major-General
Buckley, and Colonel Bouverie, went to Claremont yes-
terday afternoon and visited the Countess do Neuilly and
the French Royal Family.
The Queen and Prince Albert, attended by the Mar-
chione.s of Ely, the Honourable Caroline Cavendish,
L Id Byron, Major-General Buckley, and Colonel Bou-
verie honoured the Princess's Theatre with their pre-
sence last evening.
Their Rol al Highnesses the Prince of Wales, the
Princess Royal, and the younger members of the Royal
Family, took their usual exercises yesterday •in the
garden of Buckingham Palace.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended
by Lady Anna Maria Dawson, left town at eleven o'clock
yesterday morning for her residence, Frognaore, near
Windsor.
Lard Fitzroy Somerset had an interview with the Earl
of Derby yesterday, at his official residence, in Downing-
street.
A deputation from the Irish Submarine Telegraph
Company, consisting of Lord Erskine (Chairman)rn
Messrs. H. Bridgeman, G. L. Browne, E H.
Billing, and F. P. Hoare (Directors), Mr. C. Weil (En-
gineer), and Mr. L. H. Winekwortn (Solicitor), had an
interview with the Right Hon. J W. Henley and Lord
Colchester yesterday, at the Board of Trade.
Lard Romney had an interview with Mr. Secretary
Walpole yesterday, at the Home, office.
A deputation, consisting of the Hon. R. H. Clive,
M.P., chairman of the Shrewsbury and Birmingham
Rail,. ay Company ; Mr. Knox, director ; and Mr. W.
G. Roy, solicitor—and Mr. Carter, solicitor, and Mr.
Stewart, secretary, on behalf of the London and North-
Western Railway Company—bad an interview with
the Right Han. J. W. Henley and Lord Colchester,
on Wednesday, at the Railway Department of the Buard
of Trade. •
The Earl of Glengall bad an interview yesterday with
thne_Chancellor of the Exchequer, at his official residence
ithe Treasury, „,noweing-street.
of Nerwieb
The •
Oztord University Commission bad a meeting
yesterday at the. official residence of the First Lord of
the Rev. Proles:loll.
itt Do wning-street. Present—The Bishop
broke, the theßev,
Dean ot Carlisle, the Master of Pem-
G. Liddtli, L. Dampier, Esq.,
(secretary). r Powell, and the Rev. A. P. Stanley
t 1: Henley and,
rni
eanileb adan interview with the Right
Rotr T
J. w,
Board of Trade. Lord Colchester yesterday, at the

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ETEOAFIEARivS
THEreollmm ll
HER MAJESTrS 1?0Y------C---
FIW 7 LIVERPOIiae
Captain Gill, the
a royal mail bteamer from Liverpool
ietr of the Tynwald,
having retired into private life, after °a the Isle of Man,
of fifteen years in tailing vessels, and twenty-two
career
in steamers, the shareholders of the Steam-Packeti-t years
pally and the public have determined to present Conan;
with a substantial testimonial as a token of the nest 'he! -
Lion in which he is held, and of the high character which
he liss rustained amongst his passengers, d
an- a sub-
acription has been commenced at Liverpol and in other
towns for that purpse. Upwards of 100/, has already
been subscribed for this praiseworthy object, and there
is little doubt before the list is closed that a Very hand-
"Da° sum will be realised. Her Majesty, in poceediug
to Scotland a few years ago, passed through the Mt nai
Sir- ••
' Alit and el,r g the coast of the Isle of Man, calling in
R -
Douglas and Aine,y 111)s, Ou tbat occasion applica-
tion was made for ' - royal , uadron and
Captain Gill had thea ilot for the ..q
ted to con-
duct the royal honour of being appointed
yachtscompany. The
and the vessels in ,
port of Liverpool has also benefred much by the ser-
vices of Captain Gill,
new channel, now calledstiille was the discoverer of the
the Victoria Channel, by which
vessels can now enter the river Mersey at any state of

OPPOSITION TO THE 'ENROLMENT OF THE MILITIA.
—On Wednesday a meeting of inhabitants of Southwark wag
hotel, Wellington street, London.
opposition to the enrolment of
heldbrbridge,
ate
t o the a
dop Bridge t
measuresl iou se
i
the militia. Apsley P,llatt, Esq , took the chair. It was
urged that the tear of invasion was idle, and that in any
case Government had ample means of defending the country
already, in its hands. A petition to Parliament, embodying
Vito views, Wti3 issued, and the uleetin eepuma

LONDON,

0 VERLA.ND MAIL

INDIA.

We have received, via Trieste, accounts in antici-
pation of the Indian mai'. A brief summary of-the
news, transmitted by tekgraph, appeared in our ina-
presAion of Monday last. The Bombay Times of the
3d February says:—

" We mentioned in our last ,that during the pre-
ceding fortnight cur fears of war with Burmah had
at once been awakened and allayed. At the date re-
ferred to intelligence to the 21 of January had reached
us from Rangoon, intimating that the King of
Bennet), on receipt of the letter of the Governor-
General, bad order& d arrangements to be made which
seemed peaceful, and in all respects satisfactory to. us.
It quickly appeared that these professions were,delti-
sive ; their of j. ct was to gain time ; within a week
war ;began. Oa the 4!le the new Viceroy of the
province arrived at Rangoon, and immediately pro-
ceeded with a series of acts in the last degree suspi-
cious. British subjects were once more insulted,
led the late governor, whose insolence had occasioned
our remonstrances, was taken into favour. A polite
message sent by the Commodore, requesting to be
informed when a deputation from the squadron
would be received, was met with derision, and after-
wards with a flat refusal. The deputation having
presented itself was informed, by orders of the
Viceroy, that he was asleep, and all intercourse
with the shore and fleet was forbidden. Mat.•
ters having come to a crisie, Commodore
Lambert, on the 6th, directed all the British sub-
jects immediately to embark; and offered refuge in
the squadron to all who desired it; sixty unfortue
nates, who wereendeavouring to save their property,
were detained and thrown into prison, the fleet having
proceeded to the opposite side of the river, and re-
mained at anchor for 24 hours, the steamers being
busily engaged meanwhile towing the lesser vessels
out to sea. At length the Viceroy warned the Com-
modore, on the 9th, that should he attempt to move
down the river the squadron would be fired on from
the shore. On the morning of the 10th the Fox was
towed down and anchored within 400 yards of the
stockade ; the steamer having returned to bring away
with her a Burmese man-ef- war, was fired on as she
neared the Fox with the prize in tow. The fire was
immediately returned with great vigour. The enemy
dispersed after some three of them were supposed
to have been slain. The squadron then proceeded
on its course, and the river ports of Burmah pro-
claimed to be in a state of blockade—an arrange-
ment conditionally agreed upon beforehand by the
Governor-General. Commodore Lambert proceeded
immediately to Calcutta, to receive further instruc-
tions. We are now in the midst of active prepara-
tions for a campaign, which cannot be fairly com-
menced until October, by which time a reinforce-
ment of steamers may be received from England,
should this be deemed requisite. American as well
as British subjects have been insulted. Our transat-
lantic brethren are said to long for a slice of
territory in the East. The Malayan Pe-
ninsula is nearer the Western States than it is to
Europe, and is scarcely less attractive than Ilin-
doostan itself. The conduct of Burmah justifies a
war of annexation, and the sight of Republican
energy and enterprise beside Anglo-Indian indolence,
apathy, and extravagance, might be of greater benefit
to India than the direct acquisition of territory.
The troops ordered to concentrate on Roree in Sinde,
with the view to the coercion of Ali Moored, are
moving towards their destination. It is believed that
the arch traitor, feeling himself at our mercy, will
concede everything required of him without a blow,
and that the troops will be countermarched before
they have accomplished half the journey assigned to
them. The Putijiub seems tranquil; nothing deci-
'lye has within the past fortnight occurred on the
frontier.—Lieut. Boulnoie, of Engineers, and a
couple of other young officers, having proceeded from
the fort of Dubb on a shooting excursion, were fired on
by a party of Momunds, who lay in ambush for them ;
the former was killed on the spot ; the two latter es-
caped unhurt. Colonel Mackeson, the new Commis-
sioner at Peshawur, is said to have succeeded in his
negotiations with these wild tribes to abstain in future
from molesting us. The Governor-General was last
heard of at Secrole ; he had declined visiting
Lucknow or seeing the King of ()tide. A long in-
terview with the Resident, Colonel Sleeman, is said
greatly to have alarmed the Court, the character of
which, from the head downwards, seems to be as
hateful as it is contemptible. His Lordship was ex-
pected at Calcutta about the 6th. The Commander-
in-Chief of India has left Pesbawur, and is on his way
back to the provinces. The Governors and Com-
manders-in-Chief of Madras and Bombay are at their
respective presidences. Trade is dull, freight low,
and the general state of the country unsatisfactory
even in the midst of peace—alonging in all directions
being expressed for the expiry of the charter. The
Bombay Government continues to temporise and be-
mystefy on Baroda matters—incurring thereby an
amount of obloquy probably exceeding their de-
merits, heavy as they are ; and never was the British
character held in lighter estimation in Western India
than it is at the present moment."

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
BOMBAY, FEB. 2
The Money Market---Since our last we have no
change to notice in our Money Marlet. Loans on Go-
vernment Securities are readily obtained at 4 per cent.
per annum. This is a great contrast to the price for
similar accommodation on the other side of India—the
Bank of Bengal charging 8 per cent., and the Bank of
Madras 12 per cent.; and it is believed,
full employ-
ment is found for their means at these rates.
The Commercial Bank of India has just declared and
paid a dividend of three-and-a-half per cent. (at the rate
of seven per cent. per annum) for the half year ending
31st of December, carrying about 10,000 r. to undivided
profits and reserved fund. We notice that out of a capital
ot 34 lees, this institution has about 24 employed in Ex-
change operations, viz, 13 lacs in London, and 11 lace
in China.
From this we may inter that the field for local busi-
ness in Bombay is not increasing, and that operations in
exchange are ot a more safe and profitable nature.
The continued easy state of the Money market has a
favourable action on prices of securities, and the follow-
ing may be looked upon as the current rates:--
Sicca Fives 1825-26,1829-30 at 107 at 14
New Fives

Sicca Fours at 941(4
Co's F0ur5........,
Transfer Loan

Bombay Bank Shares
Oriental Bank CO, poration Shares at 12,4 per cent. prem.
Commercial Bank Shares ...... at 7 per cent. discount.
Agra Bank Shares at 6 per cent. prem.;
G. I. P. Railway Shares Par.
Imports—Cotten Piece Goods—Although the arrival
of fresh supplies has not been great, very little desire
has been shown on the part of dealers to ,purchase; in
consequence the business done during the past fortnight
has not been to any great extent.
Grey Shirtings-40 in. up to 52 reed little asked for,
56 reed and upwards is in good demand, but we cannot
record any improvement in value; 45 in. of all descrip-
tions command a fair inquiry.
Grey Maddspolams continue dual and very low in
value. _

Gray Jacconets—Except the fine qualities, which are
in fair request, these goods have scarcely been asked for.
Gray T Cloth—Up to 50 lbs. in moderate demand,
w Idle 6 lbs. and upwards is scarce and wanted, and
prices have advanced 2 to 3 annas per piece.
Grey Long Cl9th very dull of sale and in no request.
Grey Domestics of every description in very good
demand.

...
Bleached Shirtings—Up to 60 reed very dull, 66 reed
and upwards command a good inquiry.
Bill!
eeaaechh
eedd
jllla ae dda o
netpstamtos arwestill qualities sale.
very
dull of sale;
medium and upwards in fair demand.
Satin spots and twills very dull.
Fancy goods, bleached mulls, dyed mulls, dyed mad-
dapollams, book inuAin, zebra and pine dresses, very dull '
of sale. Low lappets, lappet scarf, dhoties of fancy bor-
den, in fair request.
Cot on Yarn—Both mule and water has been insteady
demand, and prices on all counts have slightly advanced.
Dyed orange is in good request, while Turkey red is very
dull and difficult of sale.
Woollens—There has been rather more life in the state
of our market of late.
Metals—English bar iron:ankSwedish bare, although
alike declined in price, still command fair
inquiry.
Nail Red, round, in good demand, and has advanced
ps are in price, while square is dull, and without improvement
in value. Sheet iron is in fair demand. Hoo
rather dull. Swedish steel, in tubs and faggots, remain
without improvement in value. Spelter, as well as lead,
both pig and sheet, dull, and declined in value.
Copper—Braziers and Sheathing are in good demand,
and have advanced, while tiles remain without improve-
ment.
change
scßaeoffet throornnes
vaslal
licugoehn, ttlaiynn
continues
, isysadniuncl advanced,
noSddo
depressed.
eet Americanhp4enssde.d .
declinedoveehlaansd.2 25,b
si.nsapffrriocne,tol7l: rB.st.opelr7lbr.. per lb.,
ineenseqnuence of the large supply which has been re-
ceivedßottles, both quarts and pints, in demand. A sale of
260 gross of the tatter from London has been made at
niro.w3ian.
tphe
er
market
dozen.arke
Beer—Allsop's
e or no inquiry
t is Whitbread, for which 43r. has been
Bass's none. The only brand
the same may be said of paints, spirit
and B
neoSrtborreews—n;Littl
received.
exists sale.
for 'brandytoin wood, while
exists for canvass,
l‘l
bleachedari
of turpentine, and twine;
patent cordage a good iDquiry exists.
oil
of
linseed'
Isipeidr
Spirits
—d
A whitedemteed d deuxlils but
and
icnasbetttlheeitdiesmdaunt
di ofs
existsa e . f 0
rWtihteh
is the
bgotintle, verse
is dull. . while in wood it
Linseed continues in good demand, and - .
ia without
change in value,
Pepper, Bhuteool, in very good demand, and price--
have advanced to 58. Tellicherry in moderate inquiry;
prices without change since last report.
EXPORTS.—Cotton wool—The market has remained
toatuunly steady, in consequence of the redo°, d stock
and the contieuous purchases having been made for the
China pariCet• rtiCO4 for Broach, Surat, Jambooseer,