The Sun.
London, England, 1838-11-12 00:00:00

UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE.

CAMBRIDGE, Nov. 10.— Preachers at Great St. Mary's,
Sunday, Nov. 11—Morning, the Rev. G. Skinner, Jesus
College—Afternoon, the Rev. C. Merivale, St. John's.
On Monday last, the sth inst., the Rev. Dr. Hodgson,
Master of St. Peter's College, was elected Vice-Chancellor for
the year ensuing.
The Seatonian Prize for the best English Poem upon a
Theological subject, has been adjudged to the Rev. T. Han-
kinson, of Corpus Christi College—subject, " Ethiopia stretch-
ing out her hands unto God."
The following is the subject of the Norrisian Prize Essay,
for the present year—" The Divin© Origin of the Holy Scrip-
tures may be inferred from their perfect adaptation to the cir-
cumstances of Human Nature."
The following gentlemen of St. John's College were on
Monday last elected Scholars of that Society :—Jones, Bain-
bridge, Morrice, Hill, Ackland, Bailey, E. P. Smith, Lee-
man, Slight, Marsh, Martin, Reyner, T. H. Browne, Rogers,
Williamson, Clubbe, Ellicott, Sangster, Lovell, Shadwell,
sen., Shears, Morse, Ainger, R. B. Mayor, Shadwell, jun.,
Robinson, Simpson, Sherringham, Balderston, and Kirby.
The Earl of Altamont, eldest son of the Marquis of Sligo,
the Hon. Geoffrey Dominick Browne, eldest son of Lord
Banmore, Lord George Manners, the Hon. Arthur Saville,
the Hon. Charles Vcreker, the Hon. Francis Needham, the
Hon. William Henry Lyttleton, the Hon. Dudley Fortescue,
and Sir S. Clarke, Bart., have been admitted of Trinity
College.
OXFORD, Nov. 10.—There will be an election at Lincoln
College on Wednesday. Dec. 5, to fill the vacancies of two
Exhibitions on the foundation of Lord Crewe, candidates for
which must be natives of the diocese of Durham ; in default
of such, natives of the following places, with preference in the
order in which they are placed :—North Allertonshire, in the
county of York, Leicestershire, and particularly of the parish
of Newbold Verdon, Oxfordshire, and Northamptonshire.
Candidates are required to present themselves to the Sub-
Rector, with affidavit of their place of birth, and the usual
testimonials, on or before Monday, Dec. 3.
The Professor of Poetry has given notice that he will read
his Terminal Lecture, at the Clarendon, on Tuesday, the 20th
inst., at two o'clock.
The Margaret Professor of Divinity has issued a notice,
that he will commence a course of lectures in the Hall of
Magdalen College, on Thursday, the 29th inst., at one o'clock.
The Vice-Chancellor has appointed the Rev. H. Carey, of
Worcester College, to act as a Proctor in the University Court.
The Vicar of Harborne, as Patron of the Perpetual Curacy
of Smithwick, Staffordshire, has presented the same to the

Rev. T. G. gimcox, of Wadham College.
The Rev. G. Chetwode has presented the Rev. G. D.
Grundy, of Brazennose College, to the Perpetual Curacy of
St. John's Chapel, Lees, Oldham, Lancashire.
The annual visitation of the Bodleian Library took place on
Thursday last ; the visitors are the Vice-Chancellors, the
Proctors, the Regius Professors of Divinity, Law, Medicine,
Hebrew, and Greek.
Her Majesty the Queen Dowager has presented to the Bod-
leian Gallery whole length portraits of herself and his late
Majesty, painted by Sir David Wilkie; they are admirable
likenesses ; they were received during the present week.

FALL OF ARCHES ON THE MANCHESTER AND
LEEDS RAILWAY, AT WAKEFIELD.—On Thursday morning an
accident, attended with loss of life, happened in Kirkgate, in
Wakefield. As a waggon, loaded with rubbish, was passing
over the line of brick arches adjoining the western end of the
viaduct, two of them gave way with an instantaneous and tre-
mendous crash. Nine men and a boy (who was driving the
horse attached to the waggon) fell with the ruins, and one
man, James Williams, was so seriously crushed as to leave but
faint hopes of his recovery. He was immediately taken to his
lodgings, where he was attended by Mr. Rowlandson, sur-
geon ; he lingered until half-past twelve o'clock, when he
died. Another man was much injured, but there are strong
hopes of his speedy recovery. Most of the others were more
or less bruised ; the boy escaped unhurt. The horse had his
back broken, and it was found necessary to kill it. It is ap-
parent that the adjoining arches have sustained such a shake
as to render the utmost caution necessary in approaching them.
We have heard more than one opinion given as to the cause
of the accident, but refrain from giving them publicity until
after the Coroner's inquisition, before which, as a matter of
course, the best scientific evidence will be produced..__
Wakefield Journal.
ANOTHER ACCIDENT ON THE BIRNIINGIIAM
RAILWAY.—A delay of some hours took place yesterday
morning in the arrival of the mail trains in consequence of
some of the carriages having been thrown off the rails near
Brandon, from the negligence of some of the Company's men
in not having the points that connect the rails properly set.
None of the passengers were at all injured.
Yesterday morning, between eight and nine o'clock,
the body of a man, apparently between fifty and sixty years of
age, was taken from the Regent's Canal, near Old Oak Com-
mon, and conveyed to the nearest public-house. Judging
from appearances, the man could have been in the water but
a very short time. He was of very gentlemanly exterior and
of dark complexion. He was dressed in a bottle-green body
coat (Newmarket cut) with gilt buttons, buff waistcoat with
rolling collar, black trowsers, Blucher boots, chocolate-
coloured silk cravat, a fine linen shirt, drawers, and white
cotton stockings ; there were no initials on the linen ; no pa-
pers or documents were found on the person of the deceased to
trace his identity ; neither was there any cash or other property
discovered when he was seached. There were no external
marks of violence apparent on the body.
On Friday night one of the servants in the employ
of the London and Birmingham Railway Company, found in
one of the first class of carriages, after all the passengers who
had come by the latest train had left, a pocket-book,
acon-
taining a cheque on a London bank for 2,0001., and 2,5001. in
bank notes. He delivered the pocket-book and its ae
csNoanstenfotrswtoartdheed
tporitnhceipagleonffitlecmeranonttohewehsotambliisthmhei
enotn,
gwedhe,nitst
address being discovered from some letters in the pocket-book.
Strange to say, he had gone to bed, and had risen and dresses.
ss.
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morning,ehyh
without
ro-
perty. He immediately tendered 20/. as a reward for
this bring contrary to a regulation of the Directors, the party
terestoration discovering
of
f thhi
honesty to the party who found his money in the carriage, but
es
po
though a poor man, could not receive the reward. As the temp-
tation, however, was so great to apply the money to his own use,
the matter is to be brought before a meeting of the Directors,
when, it is to be hoped, they will, in so peculiar a case, allow
a deviation from their rule of not suffering their servants to
receive any reward for restoring lost property.
A most disgraceful exhibition took place in Dul-
verton, Devonshire, last market day. A man of the name of
Harris, of Knowstone, said to be a returned transport, brought
intogpaltchee, open space in front of the White Hart 1110,
with a halter round her waist, and publicly offered her for sale.
hisatw
fttetraikeinmrany ineffectual attempts to prevent the demoralising'
supportingn vv andedn ienscsdlitaeiyn gw was
ancoti9.—Plyritouth Journal—[lneffectual Thomas, laboorcr, Knowstone, for the sum of 6d. Several
respectable persons, who ought to have known better, were
purchased by a man called John
uttbept.e
Easton, near Thaxted,
Magistrates or constables in the neighbourhood?]
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clover-seed,
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small farmer in the parish, were com letel consumed. Strong
diabo-
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brought to the punishment he so
justly deserves.
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As recent events, and the proposed military operations
of the Indian Government have brought under public no-
tice that distinguished potentate Runjeet Singh, the most
powerful of all the native Princes, the annexed narrative of
an interview which took place in 1833 between him and
Lord William Bentinck, then Governor-General of India,
will necessarily possess great interest. It was drawn up by
an eye-witness, and circulated in a small printed tract, of
which we believe few copies remain in existence :
The preliminary arrangements for the interview be-
tween the Governor-General of British India and the
Maharaja Runjeet Singh, the ruler of the Punjab,
having been settled by written communications
through the channel of Captain Wade, the political
assistant, the Governor-General and family left Simla
on the 19th of November, and proceeded, by a new
road through the hills, to Rumgurh and Nalagurh, two
hill forts, which were taken by Sir D. Ochterlony from
the Goorkhas in 1814-15. On the evening of the 22d
the Governor-General rode from Nalagurh to Roopur,
where the camp had arrived the day before by another
route. Roopur is the principal place of residence of Sir.
dar Bhoop Singh, one of the protected Sikh chiefs. It is
a dilapidated brick town, with a small but picturesque
fort, situated on the left bank of the Sutlej, on a rising
ground overlooking the river, which, at sunset, is seen
from its towers winding like a silvery snake through the
apparently interminable plains to the westward. On the
opposite bank of the Sutlej the eye rests upon a range of low
hills, formed of sand and sandstone, thinly sprinkled with
herbage. 'Upon a confined plain, which slopes down to
the river, the Lord of the Five Rivers' encamped un-
der a royal salute, with about 10,000 of his choicest
troops. On the morning of the 25th a deputation, con-
sisting of General Ramsay, Mr. H. T. Princep, the prin-
cipal secretary, with the Governor-general, Major
Benson, his Lordship's private military secretary,
and Majors Maclachlan and Caldwell, was imme-
diately despatched by the Governor. General to
congratulate his Highness on his arrival, while a
similar deputation on the part of Runjeet Singh came to
inquire after the health of the Governor-General. The
latter party consisted of Raja Konwur Kurk Singh, the
eldest son of the Maharaja, with six Sikh sirdars of dis-
tinction, and Fuqeer Azeez-00-Deep, his Highness's phy-
sician, philosopher, euphuist, and secretary, Mr. Pakenham,
his Lordship's private secretary, Mr. Ravenshaw, deputy
political secretary, and Captain Higgenson, Aide-de-camp,
n ere appointed to meet the deputation, and conduct it to
the presence of the Governor-General. There was little in
the personal appearance of Konwur Kurk Singh to indicate
his fitness to he the successor of his father as ruler of the
turbulent Sikhs. He is a plain, dark, and apparently an un-
educated man, with a dull expression of countenance. His
knowledge of languages is apparently confined to that of
Punjabic, as he did not seem to understand a syllable of the
conversation which was addressed to him in Hindoostanee.
Fuqeer Azeez-00-Deen, however, was an able interpreter of
his sentiments, or in their default of the sentiments which
he ought to have entertained and ex?ressed on such an
occasion. All the flowers and tropes of the poets of
Asia, all the powers and beauties of nature and art, were
put in requisition by the Fuqeer to express the feelings of
delight with which the Maharaja contemplated the ap-
proaching interview. The showers of friendship had cooled
the oppressive heat of the two previous days, and the balmy
zephyrs from the Himalaya of mutual esteem had refreshed
the hearts of the two potentates which were panting to be
united.

" This union was spoken of as the fruit of the tree of
friendship, which, planted by Sir C. Metcalfe in 1808, had
grown and flourished for the last twenty years.
" The following morning having been fixed for the Ma-
haraja's first visit to the Governor-General, General Ram-
say, Major Lockett, and Mr. Ravenshaw, were directed to
proceed to his Highness's tents, and accompany him to
the English camp.
" A bridge composed of twenty-six flat-bottomed boats
of the country, similar perhaps to those which 2,000 years
ago conveyed the army of Alexander down the Hydaspes,
was constructed across the Sutlej (here about 120 yards
wide), at the same spot where tradition relates that Nadir
Shah crossed this river on his return from the sack of Delhi.

" The Maharaja issued from his tents a little after sun-
rise, with an immense suwarree of elephants, richly capari-
soned, and bearing on their gilded howdahs all the principal
rajas and sirdars of his court. Six battalions of his infantry
formed a street leading down to the bridge. Here a con-
siderable delay in the progress of the cortege occurred, as,
the bridge being made of rather slight materials, not more
than five or six elephants could be allowed to cross at a
time. The whole of Runjeet Singh's cavalry, consisting of
about 3,000 of his Ghore-churra, or Garde du Corps, and
800 of Monsieur Allard's Dragoons, first passed the bridge,
and formed on the opposite side in a street, extending a
distance of about three quarters of a mile.
" The Ghore-churras were dressed in loose garments of
yellow silk, and were armed with spears, matchlocks, pis-
tols, and bows ; the chiefs appeared cap-a-pie, wearing round
polished steel helmets, surmounted with heron plumes and
burnished cuirasses, arm-pieces, and glaives, many neatly
inlaid with gold.
" The Maharaja ate his breakfast while crossing the
bridge, and then headed the procession up the street
formed by the troops, preceded by Khoshal Singh, the
Commander-in-Chief of his forces, and his Chamberlain,
Raja Minn Singh, both prancing before him on gaily
caparisoned chargers, and ready to execute his commands.
The troops, as be passed, rolled up on either side, form-
ing, as it were, two expanding wings to the eagle of the
Punjab, who watched and directed all their movements
himself, waving them back when their eagerness led them
too much in advance, and urging them forward into line
when broken and disordered, or had fallen at all into the
rear. It was an interesting spectacle to observe this
famed chieftain regulating with voice and hand the motions
of a part of the warrior host be had so often led to victory
and conquest. The scenery, as they approached the Go-
vernor-General's camp, was in accordance with the pictu-
resque character of the procession.
is s
e situate
hills,on
hle t
h town o ws
summit
m andm t
of the sloping plain, appeared the camp, with its white
" A fine open plain sweeps up from the river, and is
bounded, at the distance of about 11 or 12 miles, by a
range of low hills dotted here and there with temples and
the
pyramids of canvass, laid out in streets running back to-
ft
oorm:b ofs , a
Rt 0 theop u r ;
extremity
at
the
base of which
of
f
to-
wards the bills, and their front tents forming a line facing
towards the rivers.
To the north the Himalaya bounded a view, its snowy
peaks glittering in the morning sun, and the white buildings
of Nalagurh were distinguishable on the lower range, though
at the distance of eleven miles.
" the troops which formed the Governor-General's escort
on this occasion consisted of eight guns of Horse Artillery,
two squadrons of the Lancers, his Majesty's 31st Infantry,
the 14th and 32d Native Infantry, and two squadrons of
Colonel Skinner's horse, and were drawn up in a fine street
of about sixty yards wide, to receive and salute his High-
ness on his approach and entrance into the camp. On
proceeding up the line, and observing his Majesty's 31st
Foot, he, moved close up to them, and continued for some
minutes attentively examining a corps which was the first
European regiment he had ever seen under arms. The
Governor-General's suwarree now appeared approaching
from the other end of the street, and on the
two parties
meeting, the Maharaja stepped into his Lordship's howdah,
and the usual embrace was exchanged between them.
On alighting, the Maharaja and his principal chiefs
were conducted into the first of the state tents, where
several of the officers of the escort and suite were intro-
(i uced to his Highness ; after this ceremony, a select num-
ber of his sirdars accompanied him into an adjoining tent of
equal size, connected with the first by a covered passage.
Here his Highness being handed to a chair at the right of
his Lordship, folded his legs up under him, in the attitude
of Boodha seated u his lotus throne. The Lion of
on
Lahore' is about fifty years of age, diminutiveln-stature, and
emaciated in person. The small pox has deprived him of
his left eye
; his remaining one is prominent, cool, and in-
telligent. His forehead 'being completely covered by his
yello v silk turban, it was impossible to ascertain its cha-
racter ; his nose is not of the sharp form which usually
characterizes the Sikhs, but is slightly retrousse. His
mouth is
well formed, and his chin dignified with the
honours of a ion gra beard. He was dressed like his
followers in yellow silk, ythis colour and green being termed
bus of spring, which the Maharaja
untee,' or the livery
directed all his Court, male and female, to wear as an
emblem of joy, and an outward visible sign that the tree
of friend
friendship planted between the two States was in
its
spring, putting forth the green leaves and yellow
blossoms of mutual courtesy and civilities, the promise of
good fruit and prosperity hereafter to both countries. Such
was the mortal habitation of that active mind, which for
the last 30 years has soared above his contenworaries, sub-
dued all the independent chiefs of the Punjab under his
isway, and curbed with a firm but delicate hand the insolent
and ambitious fanaticism of the Akalees.
" After the usual eorneliments3 it was to be expected

that he would exhibit some scintillations of a master spirit,
And all ears were directed to catch the revelations of the
oracle ; a pause ensued, his lips moved, Lord Sahib kooch
peea ?' which hardly requires to be translated, burst through
the folds of his mustachios ; a discussion of the compara-
tive merits of the wines of the two countries' ensued, during
which his Highness observed, that ,the English wine was
the foot soldier, bat the Lahore wine (which is about three
times as strong as whisky) the horse ; and that for his"
part, not being particular, he preferred the latter.
" Talking of the present meeting, be said, that on every
important crisis, when human reason was baffled to pene-
trate into the future, or decide on the right course of ac-
tion, it was the custom of the Sikhs to consult the holy
scriptures of the Grunth, after the manner of the jtoman
sortes Virgiliancr ; that when Holkar solicited his joining in
the league aginst the English, as also on the present occa-
sion, the oracle had enjoined him to do nothing displeasing
to the British Government, but ever to cultivate its friend-
ship. To this it was replied, that human reason and fore-
sight might often prove as good oracles as the Grunth. Cu-
riosity appears to be a principal feature of the Maharaja's
character ; his inquiries on all subjects were incessant, but
were chiefly directed to details respecting thentanagemeet
tand discipline of the army.
*"1" At his particular request, General Adams, Mr. Clerk,
political agent at Umballa, Captain Kennedy, the local
agent at Sobathoo, and other officers of whom he had
heard, were introduced to him, after which the principal
sirdars who attended him were introduced to the Governor-
General.
" The European band of his Majesty's 31st, and that
of the Governor-General, which were placed in adja-
cent tents, called forth his warmest eulogiums, and those
of his son Kurk Singh ; and as a substantial token of his
admiration, he made them a present of 2,000 rupees. The
usual trays were then laid out, which contained, among
other valuable European articles, two very handsome
thorough bred English horses, from the Hisser stud. The
Maharaja took leave of the Governor-General, apparently
much gratified by his visit. On returning down the line of
troops, he stopped his elephant before one of the native
infantry regiments, seemingly examining their accoutre-
ments and bearing.
" On the morning of the 27th, Kurk Singh, with a
party of sirdars, came to conduct the Governor-General
and his suite to the tents of Runjeet Singh. The lancers
and the body guard formed the Governor-General's escort
on this occasion, which having crossed the bridge of boats,
formed in line on the opposite bank, at some little distance
from the river. When the Governor-General's cortege came
up, the Maharaja was observed on his elephant, within a
few yards in front of the lancer corps, attentively inspect-
ing them through a telescope, and so absorbed was he in the
contemplation, that it was some minutes before he could be
made to understand that the Governor-General had ar-
rived. The cavalcade moved on, preceded by the mounted
lancer band, which awoke the delighted echoes of the hills
through which the road here winds with such refined
strains as could never before have enlivened their solitude.
Two battalions of infantry, under the command of M.
Court, formed a street to the two gates or triumphal
arches leading to the Royal pavilion. Kanauts of crimson
cloth on the outside and yellow silk within formed a quad-
rangular inclosure round the Maharaja's tents of about 200
yards square. The arched gateways were similarly covered
with cloth of the same colour, relieved by yellow embroidery
and golden spires on the summits. The exterior of the pavilion
was of the same colour, mounted with neat borders of yellow
cloth. A long open arcade, composed of a number of con-
nected semianas, formed the approach to the tent. Chairs
were placed on either side of this arcade, where the Go-
vernor-General and his suite were requested to take their
seats. The ground was spread with silks and Persian car-
pets of the most beautiful patterns and finest description,
and the semianas overhead were lined with Cashmere
shawls fringed with gold. But the interior of the pavilion,
adopting the language of the Fuqeer Azeez-00-Deen,
would silence even the nightingale of the garden of elo-
quence. The lining and kanauts were of crimson velvet,
richly embroidered with gold in a variety of neat patterns,
and in the centre of the tent was a small pavilion of crimson
velvet, so richly embroidered with gold, pearls, and precious
stones, that the velvet was scarcely distinguishable. This
costly bower served to conceal the cushioned throne of the
Maharaja from vulgar eyes.
" There were two very pretty but small pavilions, one
on each side of the large tent. In the front of that to the
right was standing a picturesque group of the Ghore-churra
Chiefs, dressed chiefly in yellow silk, but many of then,
armed like Paladins, with bows, spears, matchlocks, and
every variety of weapon.
" The tent on the left was fitted with equally formidable
corps of Amazons, whose arrows shot from their beaux
yeux doubtless committed great havoc among the warriors
of the Punjab.
" The Maharaja on the present occasion was dressed in
green silk. The only jewels he wore were diamonds ;
sprig of diamonds in the shape of a flower projected hori-
zontally from his turban, and in the centre of an armlet
composed of three diamonds, was the famous Koh-i-noor,
or Mountain of Light,' which formerly shed its beams
from the summit of the Peacock Throne of Delhi. It. is
of an oval shape, cut like a brilliant, and is about the size
of an egg, or about an inch and a quarter in length by one
in breadth, and half an inch in height or depth. The
diamonds on each side of it are also very large, and are cut
in the shape of a heart. The three are set in plain gold
with an enamelled border, on the principle, I imagine, that
it is folly to gild refined gold, or paint the lily.'
" After the principal officers, civil and military, who had
accompanied the Governor-General, had been introduced,
the principal Sikh Chiefs were presented to the Governor-
General by Khosbal Singh and Raja Dhion Sing. Heera
Singh, the son of Dhion Singh, a very pretty boy of eleven
years of age, who is a great favourite of the Maharaja, sat
at the feet of his patron on a gilt footstool during the
ceremonies. After the above introduction had taken
place, a company of the female battalion was ushered in,
but we were disappointed to find that they were unarmed
except with their charms, and these were obscured by the
silver leaf which it was their pleasure to daub in a circle
round their eyes. Many of them were very fair and good-
looking, and their dresses were gay as their calling. This
exhibition concluded, the horses of the Maharaja, all splen-
didly caparisoned, were paraded before the tents, and
among them, astonished at his costly trappings of velvet
and gold, stalked the huge shaggy-haired gray cart-horse,
sent to Runjeet Sing by his late Majesty.
" On the evening of the 28th Runjeet Singh was invited
to witness a review of the troops forming the escort of the
Governor-General. He came dressed in green, and rode
on the famous horse Kuhar, a dark bay, for the possession
of which he made war on one of the chiefs of the Indus.
The lancers rode past him in single file, so that he could
examine each individual in succession ; he handled one of
their spears, but thought it too heavy to be wielded with
effect. When the infantry formed into squares he directed
Khoshal Singh, his Commander-in-Chief, to ride up and
ascertain how many ranks knelt, and how many were
standing ; and observed, that though he bad clouds of ca-
valry, it would be impossible for them to make any impres-
sion on such a wall of iron' as was presented by the brist-
ling bayonets. He appeared to take great interest in all
the movements of the troops, and the only point in which
they did not come up to his expectations was in thQ a— •
dity of their movements, which he had imagined so be, much

greater.
On the following morning, the r...>9t11., the Governor-
General went across the Sutlej to witness review of his
Himhness's forces, amounting to 1.0,000 or 11,000 men.
Upon entering the field, a Inilliant spectacle presented
itself. On the left, anali;parently i%ifinite line of cavalry
was drawn up, consisting of 5,000 Ghore-churras, dressed
in yellow, interspelsed at intervals with small bodies of
Akalis, dresser', in dark blue velvet, and high caps sur-
mounted by quoits. On the right were six battalions of
infantry, each of LW:A) strong. Their uniform is a red
turban, red coat, with black belt and yellow facings, and
white trous,,yrs. After these came the horse artillery, con-
sisting of 10 guns, the greater part brass, but about six of
iron. The carriages were slight, and the horses very in-
different. M. Allard's Dragoons, about 800 strong, fol-
lowed these. Their uniform is a steel helmet, in the shape
of a Sikh turban, red coats with black belts, white trou-
sers, and jack boots. Their arms, the spear, sword, car-
bine, and pistols.
" The Maharajah had erected in the...centre of the plain
a portable silver bungalore, of two s..ories, in the front of
which projected a handsome serniana„ gar awning, the ground
being spread with rich carpets. Mere the Governor-Gene-
ral and Maharaja took their seits, to see the review, in
which the cavalry took no part, The manoeuvres of the
infantry were conducted with great steadiness and regula-
rity, In marching and firin, they are not excelled by any
of the Company's troops, and their discipline is highly cre-
ditable to the Maharaja, considering the little assistance he
has derix ed from European officers, and the unruly and
bigotted spirits whom he had to tame and reconcile to the
harness of discipline and regular habits. He says, that he
has 20 battalions of regular infantry, similar to those re-
viewed, and 100 galloper guns, besides a large battering

" After this sport a tray of wine and sweetmeats eras
brought in, and Runjeet Singh, with incessant importunities,
pressed the Governor-General and his other guests to fol-
low his example in drinking of the Lahore wine, which
tasted very like whisky, a pleasant flavour being substituted
for the smoky taste of the latter. The Maharaja sent for
all his jewels, and exhibited them to Lady William. These
consisted of the Koh i Noor above described, an immense
round topaz about two inches in diameter, a very large
irregular shaped ruby, which bad inscribed on it the
names of seven monarchs, to whom it had previously
belonged, a long narrow emerald, about 2.1 inches
in length, and several other curiosities. Under the ex-
hilarating effects of the whisky the Maharaja began to
be quite elated, and repeatedly shook hands with General
Ramsay and Colonel Arnold, who were standing near
him, begging them to eat, drink, and be happy. It was
8 o'clock before he would allow the Governor-General
to take leave and return to his camp to dinner. The
fireworks, which were exploding all this time, were little
attended to, so much did the little lion of the Punjab
attract the interest of his guests to himself.

_ .
" On Monday, the 31st of October, his Highness the
Maharaja came over at sunrise to witness a few field
movents of artillery, and then to see howitzer practice at
curtains : he was attended by a few favoured sirdars, and
appeared to observe the practice with intense interest.
Three rounds were fired with grape shot at 400 paces ;
the guns then retired to 600, 800, and 1,000 paces re-
spectively, and fired spherical case. The Maharaja ex-
amined the charges, the shot, and the level of the guns,
and watched the effect, asking whether it would be pos-
sible for cavalty of any kind to advance up to guns so.
served ; he then went up to inspect the curtains,
and had the number of holes in a square counted.
fly his desire, two six-pounders were sent for, and
fired at a mark ; having expressed a desire to try
his own prowess, he sent out a chatta as a target, giving
special directions that the busuntee (yellow) side should
not be presented in face of the gun. After ten minutes
spent in laying the gun, with the assistance of all the sir-
dars and chamberlains, Runjeet gave orders to fire, and the
ball went wide ; he made one more trial and failed, when
he ordered our people to fire, and the chatta was knocked
to pieces the third shot. After this exhibition had con-
cluded, the Maharaja, in his turn, ordered a display of
agility on the part of his chosen troops, differing in quality
from the heavy resistless character of our feats of artillery
as much as the agile movements of Saladin from the mo-
tionless defence of Sir Kenneth ; he had pegs driven into
the ground for his spearsmen to tilt at with their lances
at full gallot ; a bottle was placed to be broken at gallop
also, by his men and by Col. Skinner's horse, with match-
locks. This amusement lasted for an hour; a lota was
also placed on one of the pegs, to be cut at with a sword.
His Highness thinking his people less ready and expert than
they ought to be, though, on the whole, they surpassed
Colonel Skinner's men, rode out himself and made a cut
at the unfortunate brass-pot, but his sword went not near
it. In conclusion, he was presented with a couple of six-
pounders, with horses, and complete equipments, and took
his leave.

" In the evening Mr. H. T. Princep and Major Cald-
well crossed the Sutlej to invite and escort the chieftain of
the Sikhs to an entertainment of leave-taking at the Go-
vernor-General's tents. He was brought over with due
ceremonies, and seated at a banquet-table of sweetmeats
and liqueurs ; among which the limpid essence of Geneva
and the mountain dew of Caledonia seemed to meet with
the most unqualified approval. A. beat model of an iron
suspension-bridge in brass, ebony, and satinwood, executed
by Captain Baker, Superintendent, which had just arrived
in time to be put together for exhibition at this last in-
terview, was presented and explained to his Highness, who
was particularly pleased with it, and afterwards examined it
more fully in another tent. He desired M. Court, of his
service, an officer educated at the Ecole Polytechnique,
to take charge of it, and talked of ordering several such
bridges from Calcutta.

" A paper was then brought by Mr. Princep, and sub-
mitted for signature to the Governor-General, assuring the,
Maharaja of perpetual friendship. It had been his Higir-
ness's particular wish that such a document should be de-
livered to him from his Lordship's own hands at a parting
interview, as a yad-dasht or memorial of friendship, Run-
jeet desired that it might be read, which was done,. the
Fuqeer Azeez-00-Deen translating it sentence by sen-
tence into simple barbarous Hindoo, a language wliich did
not admit of his usual garniture of florid rhetoric. Before
the party broke up, Lady William Bentinck prese•ated trays
to his Highness, including a handsome mus'‘cal box. With
many declarations of everlasting friend,P..).lip and professions
of regret at parting, the arbiters of the destinies of India,
from the Indus to the confines of diva, separated. His
Highness said he could not bow: to remain alone on the
Sutlej, as it would remiP:a 'lira of the happiness he had ex-
perienced, and that. 'as his Lordship moved east, he should
return west nex*. day, giving up his intended pilgrimage to
Amindpoor I'..:lukuwal. Thus ended the imposing pageant
of an erntful week, which, embodied as it were those vivid
ikear-as the imagination forms of the magnificent days of
(3-livalry and fields of cloth of gold.' The impression it
made on the minds of all who beheld it, will, I doubt not.
still further improve the good understanding and friendly
feeling subsisting between the British Government and
their able, powerful, and prudent ally, the ruler of the
Punjab."

ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY.—The first
meeting of this Society was held on Friday evening in its
apartments at Somerset House, Francis Bally, Esq., in the
chair. Many donations were announced as having been re-
ceived during the recess, and Professor Christie, of Woolwich,.
the Rev. Professor- Powell, and Mr. Epps, director of the
Observatory at Hartwell, were elected members. The first
communication read was a paper from the Director of the
Royal Observatory at Wilna, containing sundry observations
on the planets, culminating stars, and occulations of the moon ;
after which a communication was read from Professor Bessels,
of Konigsburg, addressed to Sir John Herschel!, containing
the result of his observations to determine the parallax of
the fixed stars. His observations were made with his new
powerful micrometer on the double star 61 Cygnus, which
from being situate near the Pole might be seen with greater
advantage. He commenced in 1834, and resumed his obser-
vations in 1837, selecting two stars of 91- magnitude. He
made sixteen observations every night, and more when occa-
sions required, the unsteadiness of the atmosphere being the
greatest obstacle to the accuracy of these and other equally
nice observations. The detail of the ohservations extended to
a considerable length, and he arrived at the conclusion that
the annual parallax was 03,136 of a second, which gave in
round numbers a distance from, the sun of 657,700 times
the radius of the earth's orbit, and which would take light to
travel there a period of 10 3-10 years. The calculations,
which were very elaborate, guaranteed more accuracy than a
statement of mere results, and the author expressed a hope
that the attention of the astronomers of this country would be
devoted to the subject.
Fort EVER AND A DAy....._A Contemporary says
that " the machinery of the Great Western will last for ever;"
and adds, that 't afterwards it can be sold for old iron.
Mirror.