The Sun.
London, England, 1853-10-15 00:00:00

GENERAL SUMMARY.

( From the Overland Bombay Times of Sept. 12.)
Since the date of our last summary (August 30)
nothing very important has occurred. We are in
receipt of intelligence from Burmah up to the 17th
ult., and are happy to state that the distress of the
peasantry consequent on the scarcity of provisions
had been considerably alleviated by the large quan-
tities of rice imported to Rangoon by Government
and by the British merchants of Bengal. Not-
withstanding the state of starvation the poor Bur-
mese were in, the 'Mahomedan and Hindoo traders
at Rangoon endeavoured to keep up the price of
provisionaby combination ; but they were obliged
to abandon the attempt, as they were undersold by
the British merchants. Some fears are entertained
that the Burmese are about again to prove trou-
blesome. It has been reported to Sir John Cheape
that the Court at Ava have organised a large force
to attack us after the rains, and he has ordered the
18th Royal' Irish' from Sheonedoung to Prome in
consequence. It is also said that Meah Toon, the
great Dacoit chief, who at one time gave us trouble
at Donabew, is about again to pay us a visit, and
that by a supply of money received from Ava,
whither he had gone to pay his devoirs to the
monarch, he has succeeded in levying a force of
4,000 men. The entire portion of the country we
possess is a prey to Dacoits, the robber tribes of
Burmah Proper having entered it en masse.
We regret to announce the wreck in the Burmese
waters of the barque Isabella, bound from Akyab
to Falmouth, and the loss of her chief mate and one
seamen, who perished on their way to Amherst for
a pilot, the boat in which they were embarked
having capsized in a gale of wind. The barque had
sprung a leak, and she has since been sold, together
with her cargo (rice), for 2,600 rupees. Recent ac-
counts from Cawnpoor and Benares announce that
the cholera, which proved so fatal during last
month, had almost entirely disappeared.
We learn from the North-west that Shah Jan
Khan, the son of Dost Mahomed, is at war withh
the Ghilzaies, at Mookur. The two envoys, A
Dad Khan and Mir Dad Khan, lately dispatched
to the Shah of Persia, have proceeded to Cabo ul.
The result of their negotiations have not transpired.
A very beautiful comet has been observed at
Lahore, and in various parts of India. It is visible
in the Punjaub 10 to 12 deg. above the horizon to
W. N.W. but owing to the extreme cloudiness of
the weather, it cannot be discerned in these parts.
The latest accounts from Bhawulpoor represent
the anarchy and confusion in the country as worse
than ever. The Nabob it more than a drunkard,
and stops short at nothing necessary to accomplish
his purposes; the honour of no female is safe in his
dominions, and it is very likely that before long a
revolution will take place. In the language of the I
Delhi Gazette, "no one can doubt that the territory
is already ripe for annexation,' but so long as it is
not completely rotten, John Company will, we sup-
pose, forbear.
The Marquis of Dalhousie is still at Calcutta.
His lordship's intended visit to Pegu has been post-
poned until the cold weather. Though the visit will
be of an official charactek, a trip to sea has been
strongly recommended to Lord Dalhouse. Our own
Governor and Commander-in-Chief are still in the
Deccan.

The report of the nomination to the residen;cy at
Hyderabad (Nizam's dominions) of Mr. G. A.
Bushby seems to be generally believed ; it seems
strange that in the present state of the affairs of
that country, a civilian should be selected for this
appointment. The nomination of Col. Outram or
Major Malcolm would have been more judicious ;
all things considered, it appears to us that the
country is rapidly approaching a crisis in whiCh the
knowledge of military as well as civil duties Would
not be found detrimental to its resident. One of

the brothers of the Nizam had waited on Col.' Low
to represent to him the poverty of his (the Nizam's)
family, and the ill-usage they received at the hands
of their Government, by not having their allow-
ances regularly paid. It is said that the resident
referred the matter to the Governor-General, who
has ordered him to solicit the Nizam to make over
to us a portion of territory, so that we may pay his
brethren out of our treasury, but no faith is to be
reposed in such a report, as it is unlikely that the
Governor-General should interfere in the matter to
the extent he is represented to have done.
We are glad to say that our anticipations of a
scanty supply of water during the ensuing dry sea-
-1 son will not be realised. For the past ten days it
has been constantly raining, and the supply of wa-
ter in our tanks at present leaves na room for fear.
The total quantity of rain already fallen amounts
to about 70 inches, which is within seven inches of
a fair average, estimating from the falls experienced