The Sun.
London, England, 1853-04-30 00:00:00

INDIAN DISPATCHES.

The Gazette of yesterday evening publishes an extract
of a dispatch from Brigadier-General Steel, C. 8., dated
the 23d February, in which he report the occupation of
Tounghoo by the force under his command, and the ex-
pulsion of the Burmese troops from the eastern side of
the province. The details of the operations have already
been published in our columns.
Tounghoo is thus described :—" The force marched
again the following morning, the 18th February, and,
coming on without a halt, was able to reach the Sitang
river, at Thantabin, by a march of 181 miles, on the 21st
instant. On the opposite bank of the river, attended' by
a party of thirty men, armed with muskets, a mounted
officer was seen, who hailed the first of our advance who
entered the bed of the river, asking what we
wanted ; saying we were both great nations and
ought net to be at war ! He was informed in reply that
if he had any communication to make, he might come
across the river ; he declined this proposal very peremp-
torily, and shortly afterwards the whole party disap-
peared. I have since learned that he is named Moun-
glay, an officer of some rank, and that he returned direct
to this city. The river, about four feet deep at the ford,
with a rapid current, was passed yesterday, commencing
at daylight. The guns were all over, the troops cross-
ing on the elephants, and, the line of march formed on
the right bank in order for the advance by seven a.m.
We were met, not far from the river, by two of the chief
officers of this city, attended by a great number of the
inhabitants with offerings of fruits, and expressing in
many ways besides the open avowal in words, their ex-
treme joy at our arrival. Thus accompanied, the
troops, at ten a.m., entered this extraordinary city. It
is a large square enclosure, surrounded by a high
brick wall, with solid rampart, and outside by a broad
wet ditch ; each face is considerably upwards of a mile
in length. The town occupies but a small portion of the
enclosure ; temples, kyooms or monasteries, groves of
lofty trees, and extensive fruit gardens, are interspersed
among large open spaces, in one of which the force is
now encamped. 'There is also a large natural tank. In
the arsenal the guns and ammunition were found, o:
which a return is enclosed. The wall is of a very an•
cient date, and the place is untenable as a fortification,

independently of its vast size, from the extensive dilapi-
dation of the wall in many places, and the weak points
offered by the exposed position of all the wooden gates :
the latter have been newly put up within the last three
months, and attempts recently made to repair the fallen
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wall.'

EXHIBITION OF CABINET WoßH.—Four van loads of
highly valuable specimens for this exhibition have been
removed this week from Windsor Castle to Gore-house,
Kensington. Besides the contributions of her Majesty
the Queen, the Dukes of Hamilton, Bnccleuch, Devon-
shire, and Northumberland, the Earls Spencer and Am-
herst, the Lords Willoughby d'Eresby and De l'lsle, Sir
Anthony Rothschild, Mr. Charles Mills, Mr. C. B.
Wall, M.P., Mr. H. Maquiac, Mr. James Morrison,
Mr. George Field, Mr. I. K. Brunel, Mr. E. Pownall,
Mr. John Auldjo, Mr. J. Swaly, Mr. D. M. Davison,
the Rev. M. Taylor, Mr. H. Farrer, and other gent!e-
men have liberally consented to lend valuable examples
for public instruction in the production of cabinet work.
IRISH CHURCH MISSIONS TO THE ROMAN CATHOLICS.
—The anniversary meeting of this society was held yes-
terday morning in the large room of Exeter-hall, his
Grace the Duke of Manchester presiding. The meeting
having been opened with prayer, the report of the com-
mittee (of which the following is an abstract) was read :
—During the past year 2,000,000 handbills had been
circulated, each containing some polemical question ad-
dressed to Roman Catholics, and their effects had been
very satisfactory. In this work the committee had been
joined by the Irish Society, with which the Irish Church
Missions was now amalgamated. The Irish Society
agreed not to appeal for funds in England on considera-
tion of receiving from the Irish Church Missionary
Society the yearly help of 3,0001. The receipts of the
society during 1852 amounted to 29,9311. 19s. 6d., of
which 2,9701. 17s. 10d, was remitted from Ireland,
besides other smaller sums too lately received to be in-
cluded in the year's account. The amount expended
during the year was 24,3221. 19s. 6d., leaving a balance
of 6,7511. 12s. 11d., of which 2,1091. were in Exche-
quer Bills. This report was received and adopted nem.
con., and after passing various resolutions, the meeting
thanked the chairman, and separated.
DIABOLICAL OUTRAGE.—The town of Somerton was
thrown into a state of great excitement on Wednesday,
by the discovery of a most diabolical outrage that had
been perpetrated during the night. The stables of the
Globe and White Hart Inns, in which were two valua-
ble stallions, bad been broken into, and the animals
hamstrung, and so cut about the hocks, that they were
obliged to be killed. One of them, the property of Mr.
Jacobs, of Baltonsborough; is said to have been worth
200 guineas. Of course, instant and active steps were
taken to discover the perpetrators of such atrocious
ontelty.-Blterborne Journal.

MINING INTELLIGENCE.

(From the Mining Journal of this day.)
The general tone of the market has been better this
week, and upon the expectation that the smelters will
not lower the standard much below 130 at present,
there have been few buyers of dividend stocks, and also
of many of the first-class progressive mines. Amongst
the latter there has been a good demand for Sidneys, at
advanced prices, and also for Pen-y-Gelli, Uny, Herod-
scoMbe, and Tehidy. Many of the new concerns brought
out at high premiums are very flat. United shares are
firmer in consequence of a new tin lode having been cut,
and reported worth 301. per fm. The Nova Scotia
scheme, with its reported 900,0001. worth of copper ores
discovered, and which was at once to flood us with
metal, and ruin many of our home mines, is reported
to have ended —in smoke. The " copper' ores
are said to have been condemned by Messrs
Jehu Ilitshins and Petherick as of "no commercial
value." According to the Times, the company is to be
wound up, and the capital, less the expenses, returned
to the shareholders. On the other hand, this statement
is considered to be premature—it certainly wants con-
firmation : should it, however, prove partially true, it
will be but sorry consolation to many who, upon the ,
faith of the names published in the prospectus as trustees
and directors, were led to buy shares at 21. and 31.
prem., though we confess we feel but little sympathy for
those who seem to ignore the existence of bona fide
speculations at home, but eagerly run after any foreign
scheme, when even the reports are so extravagantly
absurd that, to aoy one acquainted with mining opera-
tions, they would carry their own refutation with them.
It is singular, too, that all these wonderful mineral dis-
coveries abroad are always made when there is a furor
for speculation in England !
In the Bullion Market--Mexican and South Ameri-
can dollars, 4s. Hid. per oz. But silver containing
gold, all gold above five grains in the pound .to be paid
for ss. igd. per oz. standard. Bar silver without gold,
ss. lid. per oz. standard. Bar gold, 775. 9d. per oz.
standard. American eagles, 765. per oz.
In the Metal Market, tin and pig iron have sustained
a further depreciation, the former article being reduced
nominally to 51. Bs. per cwt. for English block, and
51. 9s. for bar, both under the quoted price of Banca
and Straits, and very little business doing in either, or
in plates. The stoppage of a large speculator (Mr.
Attwood) has brought Scotch pig down to 2/. 9s. per
ton in Glasgow, arid created quite a panic. All other
descriptions of iron are in fair demand, and present rates
well supported.

The gold mining share market has been firmer this
week. So far as the Californian adventures are con-
cerned, there are great indications of a revival of acti-
vity. The successful progress of the Agua Fria Corn-
pany has imparted a feeling of confidence, and the share-
holders are looking out for very favourable accounts.
In the Australian mining market the feeling has
also been firmer, in 'sympathy ; but with the excep-
tion of Colonial Gold, which remains in much favour,
there is no partiehlar inquiry. On Thursday, there was
greater activity displayed, and the more favourable
descriptions of stock were in demand— the market closing
with considerable firmness. This same healthy feeling
likewise extended over the whole of the operations yes-
terday, and it is presumed that it will be some time pre-
vious to any reaction taking place. The quantity of
gold, which it is computed has been raised from the
Oven's diggings, is not less than 200,000 ozs. The num-
ber of persons calculated to be on the entire diggings is
from 7,000 to 8,000 ; of these about 6,000 are on the
Upper and Lower Spring Creek. The first Government
escort left on the 3d November, and took with it about
2,500 ozs. That which started on the 12th January had
upwards of 15,000 ozs. At the Rocky River about 110
persons were at work, who were averaging from 11. to
2/. per man per working day.