The Sun.
London, England, 1839-11-16 00:00:00

DEPARTURE OF SIR JOHN COLBORNE.

(From the Montreal Herald of Oct. 19.)
Yesterday afternoon, at two o'clock, the Committee
of the citizens appointed at a public meeting to frame
an address to Sir John Colborne, on his retiring from
the Government of this province, and to procure sig-
natures thereto, accompanied by a number of gentle-
men, waited on his Excellency, and presented an address
expressing their gratitude for the admirable and efficient
manner in which his Excellency had at a period of un-
paralleled difficulty conducted the civil and military
affairs of the colony.

Sir John Colborne made a suitable reply, and ap-
peared much affected while delivering it, particularly so
when the Committee and other gentlemen present ad-
vanced to shake hands with him and bid him an affec-
tionate farewell. The number of signatures to the ad-
dress amounted to about 8,000, which is about the
whole made adult population of this city.
Yesterday morning the public were taken by surprise
in learning that his Excellency Sr John Colborne was
to take his final departure from this city at five in
the afternoon. It was not generally known, how-
ever, until near that hour, otherwise something more
than a merely crowded wharf would have honoured
the gallant veteran. As it was, nearly *he whole
of the British inhabitants of the city, male as well as f -
male, assembled to pay an affectionate tribute of respect
to the man whom they delighted to honour. A guard
of honour of the Grenadier Guards was formed in front
of the steamer British America. Cheering continued
during the whole line of march to the steam-boat and
was acknowledged by his Excellency repeatedly bowing
and uncovering his venerable head. A considerable
number of gentlemen were on board on purpose to bid
his Excellency farewell. He seemed deeply affected at
the voluntary manifestation of feeling which was tendered
him by the British inhabitants of this city—the Cana-
dians, of course, kept quietly at home. The vessels
in the harbour displayed their gaudy colours ; yet,
amid the joyous appearance, many a heart throbbed
quick, and many an eyelid acknowledged an uncon-
scious tear. When his Excellency embark the band
of the 71st Regiment played " Auld lang syne," and as
soon as the British America was fairly under way, the
crowd on the wharfs gave three cheers, which his Ex-
cellency, who was on the upper deck, politely acknow-
ledged.

Bombay papers to the 7th of October, and Ben-
gal papers to the 25th of September, both inclu•
sive, have been received to-day, bringing highly
interesting news from India and China. As the
accounts from China have no necessary connection
with the intelligence from India, we propose giving
the substance of them in a separate article. The
Affghanistan expedition has" Been crowned with
the most complete success. For the following
complete summary of the news from India we are
indebted to the Bengal Correspondent of the Morn-
ing Post.
in
details which require to be
condensed form than they appear
in the
given
a more Interesting r e sting
Bombay journals are reserved for next
week:—

BOMBAY, O. 7.—The campaign in Afghanistan
being now considered at an end, and Shooja-001-Moolk
once more seated " on the throne of his ancestors," the
army of the Indus has received orders to return to India.
Astrong force, however, of Bengal troops, consisting
of one troop of horse artillery, one light field battery,
one regiment of light cavalry, a detachment of local
horse, one regiment of her Majesty's and two of na-

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tive i infantry are to remain at Cendahar, under the
command of Lieutenant-Colonel Stacy. Two regi-
ments of native infan ry are also to remain for the pre-
sent at Shawl. This division is to remain at Cabool, under
the command of Brigadier Sale, for the purpose of
consolidating the power of the Shah ; the fortress of
Ghuznee is to be garrison. d by his own troops. The
remainder of the Bengal army has received orders to ,
prepare to return to Hindostan in the month of Oc-
tober., and those of Bombay, it is expected are already
on their march back to Candahar.
Letters have been received from Cabool to the 7,h
of September. There is no chance of the capture of
Dest Mahorned Khan. It is supposed he would suc-
ceed in reaching Bokhara. The party who were sent
in pursuit were twice within seven miles of him, but ,
owing to the treachery of the guide who accompanied
them he managed to escape.
Shah Shooja, by are latest accounts, was busily oc-
cupied
in establishing an order of the Dooranee empire
in three classes. Tire first is given to Lord Auckland,
Sir John K acre, Sir Willoughby Cotton. Mr. iNleNaugh-
ten, and Sir Ali :tender Burnes ; the second to Major-
Generals and Brigadiers, to the Adjutant and Quarter
Master-General ; the third to all field officers. Ho
has already lord the die of a handsome medal cast for
the capture of Gireznee. Sir Alexander Burnes has
been appointed Resident at Candahar, but to remain
for the present in Cabool.
S.r John Keane has tendered his resignation of the
comm and of the " army of the Indus"—and it his Ex-
cellency's intention to accompany the Bengal troops as
far as Lahore, and thence to proceed by dawk to Sim-
lab, for the purpose of having an interview with our
worthy Governor-General. At which interview Scinde
and Hyderabad matters will be fully discussed—and
should it be resolved upon to humble the pride of the
Ameers, our Bombay friends may yet be employed
against Hyderabad, in which fort some twenty crores of
rupees are said to be lodged.
The 15th Hussars have arrived at Bombay in the
Herefordshire. They are to remain here till a reply is
received from the Governor-General as to their ultimate
destination.
The accounts from Karrock are not very favourable.
The Sepoys were healthy, but the European troops were
very sickly, and numerous casualties had taken place.
Major Todd, the Envoy to Herat, and officers of the
mission, had arrived there, and were busy making out
plans and estimates of the expense necessary for the
repair of the works, which are described as one mass
of ruins.
Mr. Stewart Mackenzie, the Governor of Ceylon,
continues very ill of fever. It was expected that he
would be obliged to proceed to the Cape of Good Hope
for the recovery of his health.
Mr. Justice Stoddart, of Ceylon, and Mr. Dinwoodie,
one of the Colombo District Judges, have died.
It is said that Lord Auckland proposes to be at
Calcutta in the course of February next, and to return
to England at theexpiretion of twelve months from that
date.
Great anxiety exists here to know what the home
Government will do in the matter; and, by the last
accounts from Trincomalee, Admiral Sir F. L.
Mait-
land, with her Majesty's ships Wellesley, Favourite, Al-
gerine, and Larne, was about to proceed to Medras' to
wait instructions expected by the September mail from
London. It is to be hoped that no party feeling will
be permitted to stand in the way of advantage being
taken of the late crisis to establish our relations with
the Chinese empire on a less humiliating basis than
they have hitherto been.
There are no apprehensions entertained of a rupture
with the Burmese, at least this season.
Married at Madras, H. Chamier, Esq., Chief Se-
cretary to the Government, to Mary Elizabeth, second
daughter of his Excellency Sir Jasper Nichols, K.C.80
Commander-in-Chief of the Madras Army.

The news from China brought by the overland
mail from India it to the 18th of July, the trade
continued stopped, and a numerous fleet of mer-
chant vessels were assembling at Hong Kong
Bay, awaiting regulations about discharging their
cargoes. There was not a single British ship of
war there to protect them—a fact which reflects no
credit on the vigilance of the Lords of the Aduai-
ralty. Captain ELLIOT had converted the Cain-
bridge merchant vessel into a guard ship, and
the merchant crews had formed themselves,
into battalions, ready to repel any attack
upon them by the Chinese. A special edict
by the Governor LIN had appeared, dated
the 23d of June, in which his Excellency ordered
all merchant vessels, before entering the " inner
seas," to be measured by proper officers, to ascer-
tain their draught of water, and to be again meg'
sured at Whampoa, and if found to draw
less water than before to be condemned as
smugglers. The edict further directs Chinese
guards to be stationed on each side of every
vessel during her stay on the coast, for the
purpose of rendering smuggling impossible. But
the most remarkable performance of the Celestial
Commissioner, was the addressing a letter to the
" Royal Barbarian VICTORIA, Queen of an ob-
scure Island called England," lecturing her on her
folly and wickedness" in not compelling her bar-
barian subjects to respect the "sacred laws, and the
Ordinances of himself, the Shadow of the Mighty
EMPEROR. The letter, however, was judged so
little respectful to his SOVEREIGN, that Captain
ELLIOT was compelled to decline taking charge
of it.

We regret to state that a disgraceful outrage was,
committed by some drunken English sailors on the
inhabitants of a Chinese village near Hong Kong
Bay in which one Chinaman lost his life. His
countrymen took a curious mode to revenge hi
death. They carried the dead body to the shore in
view of the shipping, and there ex-posed it naked.
Captain ELLIOT hearing of the circumstance came
from from Macao and paid 2,000 dollars to the
friends of the deceased to have the matter hushed
up. Some Mandarins, however, he and of it,
seized the money, and reported the affair to the Im—
perial Commissioner. It was feared). that this affair
would lead to serious consequence s, as LIN would
lay the rnatter before the EMPEROR,

The French Journals of Thurschav have bee"
receit ed, with letters from Constantinuple and Alex-
andria, both of the 27th tilt. It wa 5 believed that
the Oriental question was on the ev e of a pacific
adjustment. The accounts from Ma .drid are of 1",
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7th inst. ; they are uninteresting. There is no
domestic news of any interest in ti' ie Paris P"apers'
save that Count de LosTANGF is,
editor. of the
Quotidienne, prosecuted fur libel, on t'ae Duke of
ORLEANS, was acquitted by the Cou):t of Assizes
of Paris on the preceding day. 'l' he following
paragraph from the Commerce cot it ains the latest
news from the theatre of war in Spa it i :
The Journal of the Western Pyre noes repeats the
report of an approaching asrangernen with the new
commander Segura. Meantime r sin forcements are
sent to the army in Catalonia, to pu
.t sin end to the
contest in another manner. The t bree principal bat-
talions of Bojalance, Logrono, a o.d Oviedo, with a
squadron of cavalry, will Come
t"o oin it, and Wig I
be followed by 10,000 men who ha., /e been destined for
the same purpose on the urgent ap
plication of the De-.
puties of Catalonia to the Goverrirt eat at Madrid. DO
division of General Carbo, Comre.ander-in-Chief in, the
province of Gerona, has likewise re ceive d reinforcements,
and there is to be a development of force on the frow
tier, to take the Carlist troops in the rep.r when they
shall be attacked. Measures a.rc alreac'sy taken with
this
view in Cerdagne.

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