The Sun.
London, England, 1863-01-05 00:00:00

THE BOMBAY MAIL.

We have received journals and correspondence to
the 12th December. The Bombay Gazette, in its
summary for the fortnight, says :

The Governor of Bombay is at the Presidency,
and Lady Frere's health is gready improved.
The Commander-in-Chief of Bombay, who arrived
from Aden on the 28th November, will proceed on
a tour of inspection to the North, and will embark
from Bombay on the 15th inst.
An order has just been issued, announcing the
abolition of the Corn mandantship of Artillery, and
of the Artillery Depot of Instruction. Kirkee will
consequently henceforth be included in the Poona
Brigade.

Two boats (cutter and whaler), belonging to her
Majesty's gunboat Penguin, were detached to search
for slave bungalows near the Juba river. At a
place called Baraida, off Cape Guardafai, both crews,
consisting of an officer, Sub-lieutenant Fountaine,
and fourteen men, got into a row with the Soma-
lies, and were all murdered. The Assistant Politi-
cal Superintendent at Aden was despatched in her
Majesty's Indian steamer Semiramis to the scene of
the massacre, sailed to Alio°lah, the chief town on
the coast, summoned the Sultan to appear before him
and deliver up the murderers. Eight men were de-
capitated on the beach by their own countrymen
in presence of the armed boats of the Semiramis.

The nomination of Sir Charles Trevelyan as
Minister of India Finance has met with general ap-
proval in India.

The Government of India has recently ruled that
officers of the staff corps in civil employ are entitled
to the full staff corps pay of their rank, although
this should be in excess of their full or consolidated
civil salaries.

Captain Sinclair, of the Madras Establishment,
commanding a regiment of the Hyderabad contin-
gent, has been wounded whilst at the head of his
regiment at Sungum, within 60 miles of Hydera-
bad. The regiment was marching to garrison Jaul-
nab, when two Arabs posted themselves on the
road. They would not get out of the way, and
Captain Sinclair dismounted to insist on their re-
moval, when he was stabbed by one of them. Such
incidents are more than straws that show which way
the tide is running at Hyderabad.
Lieut.-General Schinihill, Commander-in-Chief
of the Dutch Army in the East Indies, embarked
from Bombay on the 29th November, under a
salute of 15 guns, for Singapore.
An important measure has been introduced into
the Legislative Council of Bengal to regulate the
transport of native labourers to the districts of
Assam, Cachar, and Sylhet. This bill will put an
end to a system which almost amounted to kidnap-
ping.

Aboozuffer SerajoodeenMahomed Bahadoor Shah
Badbhah Ghezee, titular ex-Emperor of Delhi, and
the last of the Great Moguls, died in captivity at
Rangoon on the 7th November.

The Romish Archbishop of Agra is publicly offer-
ing up thanksgiving in his church for her most
gracious Mejesty having embraced Romanism, and
being about to abdicate the throne.

Letters from Cabool to the 15th November states
that the Ameer has warned all the Khans and Sir-
dars to get their stables and houses built, as he was
going to spend the winter before Heerat.

Major General Smith C. 8., arrived in Bombay
from Kurrachee, under the usual salute, on the 2d
December, en route to Poona, to assume command of
that division of the army.
The Government of Bengal has in contemplation
the construction of several railway feeders, in con-
nection with the Eastern Bengal line. The ex-
penses to be defrayed from the One per Cent. In-
come Tax which bas been reserved for public works.
The Rajah of Ulwar (Oudh) has given the
princely donation of 15,000 rupees to the Lanca-
shire Relief Fund.

A very general earthquake, which lasted about
15 seconds, occurred at Muudlesaia on the evening
of the 18th November.

Capt, J. A. Pym, 2d Regiment of Light Cavalry,
died on the morning of the sth December in the
railway train shortly before its arrival at Bombay.
Orders have been received from the Secretary of
State for India, that all covenanted civil officers are
to wear the diplomatic ❑niform of their rank o❑
dress occasion, and that all judicial officers are to
wear robes in court.

It is in contemplation to establish small cause
courts at Belpum, at Surat, and at Ahmednuggur,
the judges to be taken from the civil service.
The weather has become cool and pleasant.

THE LATE FIRE AND LOSS OF LIFE AT PORTS-
MOUTH.—An inquest was held at Portsea on Satur-
day before Mr. Cooper, the borough coroner, on the body of
Emma Keene and her six children, who were burned to
death on Friday morning in College-street, Portsea. The
facts of the disaster have already been fully reported in our
columns. Keene stated that he did all he could to save his
family, but had he remained longer in the house his life
would also have been sacrificed. The inquiry lasted nine
hours. The jury returned a verdict of " Accidental Death,"
coupled with recommendations as to the neccessity of pro-
curing fire escapes and a more efficient system in the sup-
ply of water in case of water.

The announcement from New York that the

Secretary of the Treasury recommends a loan for a
sum equal to £180,000,000 sterling, at a rate of interest, if
necessary, of about 7a per cent, per annum, confirms the
belief entertained as to the extent of the Government wants.
Assuming that amount to be raised, the public debt will
then stand at a point between £350,000,000 and
£300,000,000, without any adequate provision for prolonged
action, since it seems certain that the whole will be required
to discharge liabilities already incurred. Supposing the
average rate of interest to be 6 per cent., the annual burden
of this debt will be equal to three-fourths of that of the entir
national debt of Great Britain, while, if the liabilities of thee
South are added—which must be an indispensable condition
of reunion—the burden will be at least 25 per cent. greater
than that borne by this country. As every American has
been taught to believe that the public obligations Of
Great Britain must, notwithstanding all our accumu-
lated wealth, our system of free trade, our extraordinary
manufacturing skill, and our pacific inclinations, render us
powerless to cope, either in commerce or in war, with the
untrammelled energies of the New World, it is difficult to
conceive the feelings with which any logical persons in that
country can now contemplate the future, especially when it
is borne in mind that the task for which all this expenditure
has been incurred is not a step nearer to its accomplishment,
and that if all that has been done is to be done over again
it must, from the state of the currency and of public credit,
be at double cost. Supposing that the dream which some
of our platform orators entertain of seeing the Washington
Government ultimately extended from Hudson's Bay to
Cape Horn should ever present itself to the lightly taxed
people of Canada, Brazil, Chili, and the River Plate as
capable of realisation, they will see that there is an amount
of debt already prepared for them fully sufficient for the
dignity of an entire hemisphere.
THE EMPEROR NAPOLEON AND THE FRENCH
CLERGY.— La France says :—" When receiving the
clergy on New Year's-day, the Emperor expressed his
sorrow at the death of the Archbishop of Paris, adding that
the deceased prelate had left behind him an example of
moderation and wisdom which the whole French clergy
would follow."—The Ifoniteur of yesterday publishes the
remarks addressed to the Emperor on New Year's-day by
the Archbishop of Notre Dame. Alluding to the late arch.
bishop, the speaker said :—" Guided by his counsels and
his example, we shall faithfully follow the path he traced
out for us, and in the exercise of our holy functions we shall
seek, like him, without regard to any other consideration,
how to do the largest amount of good around us, without
ever separating in our hearts the love of the Church from
the love of France, and acting on all occasions according
to the Saviour's precept, ' Render under God the things
which are God's, and under Caesar the things which are
Cesar's." The archdeacon concluded by thanking his
Majesty for the visit he had paid to the dying prelate, and
by stating that the clergy would always pray for the Em-
peror, the Empress, and the Prince Imperial."

The National Chorus Society will give a perform-
ance of Handel's oratorio " Judas Maccabeaus," at
Exeter Hall, on 'Wednesday next, under the direction of
Mr. G. W. Martin. Mr. Sims Reeves will sing the great
songs, " Sound an Alarm," and " Call forth Thy Powers."
In addition to Mr. Sims Reeves, Madame Rudersdorff, Miss
Palmer, and Mr. Lewis Thomas are engaged. The band
and chorus will number nearly 700 performers.

TELEGRAPHIC EXTENSION.—FREE TRADE IN
TELEGRAPHS.—It is proposed to extend consider-
ably the present system of local and private telegraphic
communication throughout the country, especially in cc n-
flexion with public institutions, offices, and counting-
houses, railway, police, and fire stations, banks, docks,
manufactories, private houses, and newspaper establish-
ments, at a further outlay of £lOO,OOO. Parliamentary
powers are to be taken to enter into agreements with all
existing telegraph companies and for the purpose of laying
down wires for the exclusive use of the Government in
England, Scotland, and Ireland, the charges and facilities
to be on a scale calculated to ensure free trade in telegra-
phic communication,