The Sun.
London, England, 1854-02-13 00:00:00

THE OVERLAND MAIL

INDIA.
Despatches received by the Overland Mail are
of the following dates :—Calcutta, Jan. 4 ; Ma-
dras, Jan. 11 ; Shanghai, Dec. 17 ; Bombay, Jan.
14 ; and Adelaide, Dec. 3.
The following is the summary of the Bombay
Times :

During the past fortnight the intelligence re-
ceived from all parts of India is both meagre and
scanty, and consequently we have but little in the
shape of news to communicate to our readers. We
are much concerned to announce the assassination
of Captain Latter, the deputy commissioner at
Prome, which outrage was perpetrated during the
the night of the Bth ult. by some Burmese who
entered Captain Latter's quarters disguised as
females, and who were allowed to enter by the
sentry on duty in consequence of his having re-
ceived orders to . permit such parties (spies) to pass
unquestioned. Captain Latter was murdered When
asleep, and. so quietly did the assassins effect their
object, that it was not until the next morning that
his dead body was found in his bed, pierced with
three dagger wounds, one in the neck, one in the
right side, and one in the heart. His death must
have been instantaneous. A female's scarf was
thrown over his corpse (an indignity, according to
Burman estimation) and the murderers effected
their escape so noiselessly that the precise time
they left Captain Latter's quarters is unknown. It
is said that the Ava Government has instigated
the perpetration of this tragedy, but nothing defi-
nite on the point has yet come to light. A man has,
however, been arrested on suspicion, upon whose
clothes staines of blood were apparent and in whose
possession a sum of money has been found, greater
than men in his position of life generally possess.
The H.C. small steamer Medusa has been totally
lost in the Irrawaddy. She left Prome to resume
her station on the river frontier on the 9th ult.,
and had proceeded but ten miles when at about 2
o'clock p.m., she struck on a sunken rock and stove
in her bottom close to the second water-tight com-
partment, which instantly filled, and, owing to the
age of the vessel, and her weak state consequent
thereon, the rush of water destroyed her, compart-
ment after compartment, and she finally sunk,
going down so rapidly that the crew had barely
time to save themselves by swimming, and she is
now 22 feet under water. No casualty of any kind
occurred with the exception of the drowning of the
captain's cook, who failed in his endeavour to reach
the shore. The steamer Medusa had done her
work—she was old and rotten? and the greatest
loss the company will sustain arises from the incon-
venience the State will be put to on account of her
destruction. Nga Pyoo, who is implicated in the
late conspiracy at Rangoon, has absconded, but
parties from Shwygeen and Pegu are still after
him. A threatening letter addressed to the British
authorities has been picked up in Rangoon, telling
them to beware of the course of government they
are pursuing. The Burmese are said to be in
great force near Sittang, and that there is strong
reason to expect a rise of the people of the
Martaban province so soon as the paddy crop
is gathered in. A convict outbreak is reported
to have occurred at Mop
on the 30th.
ultimo, the . Sheik prisoners being the ring-
leaders ; one was shot dead, another dangerously
wounded in the head, and nine effected their escape,
but were subsequently captured. From Affghanis-
tan and the north-west we have no news. The
Afreedies seem completely subdued, and Lieutenant
Elphinstone, the deputy commissioner on the fron-
tier was invited to Akhora, in the Kohaf Pass,
and assisted his hosts, the Dialks of the place, in
making the most of a fat sheep they slaughtered for
the occasion. The new church at Umritsur- was
opened fot divine service on Christmas day. It is
the second church in the Punjaub--the other being
at the Seealkote. It affords us the pleasure to
state that Lieutenant Godby, of the guide corps,
who had been stabbed by an assassin, is almost re-
covered ; his would-be assassin did not belong to
the guide corps, but was a notorious assassin named
Jelalah, in the service of Kadir Khan of Tooroo.
As far as the dissipations of the monarch are con-
cerned, affairs in Lucknow are precisely in the
same state as when we last wrote ; the King, after
the recent attempt made upon the life of Colon el
Sleeman, during the fast of the late Mohorum,
caused an investigation to be made, and the result,
as far as has/et transpired, has been the implica-
tion of one Wuzzy Ali Khan, a notoriously un-
scrupulous intriguer of his Highness's court.
Another person named Dhean-oo Dawlah is also
suspected, but it is doubtful if there be evidence
enough to convict him. Captain P. Orr has
been ordered, together with his newly-raised regi-
partment, into the Oude districts, some influential
chuckledars having applied for its services. AC-
counts from Madras represent the augmenting dis-
tress of the ryots in the northern districts of that
presidency. The famine which prevails owing to
the want of rain is daily assuming a more alarm-
ing aspect, and in some of the districts disturb-
ances have taken. place and the grain sellers plun-
dered. Government, it is said, have ordered that
the inhabitants shall be employed as largely as
possible in the repairing of roads and tanks, and
have also repealed the import duty on rice. In
south Arcot where ,the dry leaf indigo is manufac-
tured, there will scarcely be any portion of the
ordinary first crop rai,ed, and the estimates of the
out turn of thelrice crop vary from one-fourth to one-
tenth of the ordinary supply. The Bank of Madras
has declared a dividend at the rate of four and a
half per cent. per annum. His Excellency Lieu-
tenant-General Sir Richard Armstrong, late Com-
mander-in-Chief of the Madras Presidency, em-
barked for England on the ship Barham on the
29th ult. The Barham arrived in the Madras
roads the previous day, and had on board the first
detachment of H.M. 18th Royal Irish Regiment.
From the Nizam's country we learn that there had
been an engagement in the district of Ulghole, in
which 350 Rohillas attacked 75 Arabs, the aggre-
gate casualties on both sides amounting to 25
killed and 20 wounded ; but this is only one of
many rencontres which have recently taken place,
and by the latest intelligence received, the Nizam
had despatched a force of infantry, cavalry, and
guns, against some of the Rohilla robbers who in-
fest his dominions. These Rohilla robbers are
most atrocious scoundrels, mid we have just heard
of the perpetration in the Nizam's country of an
act of daring violence and outrage, unparalleled
hitherto in the annals even of that lawless country.
Lieut.-Colonel Bremner, of the 15th Regiment
M.N.1., at Secunderabad, hating been removed
to the command of the 41st Regiment at Kamptee,
left the former station with his wife and grown-
up daughter by Palkee Dawk on the 20th ult. for
Nagpore. They proceeded with safety as far as
Neermul, when they entered the hilly and jungle
country, but just before reaching the fortress of
yedlabad, about fifty miles beyond Neermul, they
were attacked by a large body of Rohillas, at sight
of whom the Hammalls, as is their wont, disap-
peared. The colonel, was severely beaten and
plundered of all his property, even to the bedding
of the palankeen, every particle of clothing on the
persons of the travellers was taken away, and they
were indebted afterwards to the good nature and
sympathy of the Dawk runners at the nearest stage,
for some simple native clothing, with which they
were obliged to be content until relief was sent to
them from
Kamptee and Secunderabad. Cavalry de-
tachments from Hyderabad, Hingolie, and Nagpore
have been sent in search of the robbers, and we have
no doubt that if success crown their endeavours, the
ruffians will meet their deserts. The local officers
of the Nizam's contingent have all been pensioned,
Lord Dalhousie providing for them most liberally,
and in addition to their pensions giving them a
bonus equivalent to six months pay and allowances.
Major Ramsay has been appoined to the charge of
the residency of Nagpore during the absence on
sick leave of Mr. Mansell. The late Rajah of
Nagpore died childless, and our Government having
all along refused to allow him to adopt an heir, the
valley of Berar reverts to the Honourable Com-
pany. The territory thus acquired is about the
size of the Punjaub, and its revenue about fifty
lacs of rupees annually, while its population ex-
ceeds four and a half millions ; to what presidency
it will be attached is uncertain—and some even go
so far as to say it will become a non-regulation
province—but we opine that it will shortly be
under the Madras government. The ship Alfred,
which, as we announced in our last summary, bad
struck on a reef near Bimlipatam, is now in the
Union Dock, Calcutta. The Governor-General is
in Burmah, and his Excellency the Commander-
in-Chief in India at Gwalior. The Maharajah of
Indore had a son on the 28th ult., upon which oc-
casion great were the rejoicings, as it secures the
throne to the Rajah's successors, adoption having
been prohibited. The political duties of Scindial's
dominions, Bundelkund and Rewa, will, it
az is said,
shortly be altered. Sir R. Hamilton will be getted
asGovernor-General's agent for Central India, having
the political agents and assistants under his controland
at Bhopal, Gwalior, Jhansee, Bundelkund,

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THE FATAL FIRE IN Solo.---The ninth victim to this
terrible catastrophe expired in Charing-cross HosPital
on Friday night. The death of this poor man completes
the unprecedented number of six persons of one family
burnt in a fire which might have been extinguished with
a few buckets of water had proper precautions been ob-
served b those who first left the premises after the dis-
oeveri of the outbreak.

BURMAH.
RANGOON, Nov. 27, 1853.
Well, we have had something dreadful here,
What shall I call it ? a revolution ? a conspiracy '
Any one of this will do, or all three if you like
The case is this. One Shwai-Goung, formerly era
ployed in Capt. Sparks' office, brought information
to our authorities here that a plot was hatching to
take Rangoon from the English. The manner of
recapture was to be, that on a certain day, at six
in the morning, when crowds flock to worship at
the pagoda, a number of armed men were to mingle
with the worshippers, and on gaining the upper
terrace of the pagoda, to destroy the troops there,
and then to fire a gun, which would be the signal
for the other armed bands in the town to put an
end to the merchants. All this was to be done by
a man of authority from the Court of Ava, who
came through our territory, unperceived, with a
large body of men. Here was treasonable work.
The troops were all in readiness the night before
the attack ; some at the wharf, guarding the com-
missariat ; others on board the Nemesis, pretend-
ing to go away, in order to deceive the Burmese ;
others guarding the road leading to the stockadet
and terror, consternation, and preparation every-
where. The morning came, the troops w ere in
readiness to shoot every Burman leaving the stock-
ade with arms in hand, but not to molest those go-
ing in. A party of Europeans were sent down to
Kimmendine, and there they pounced upon a man
of rank and his son, made prisoners of him, his son,
and a dress of honour, and marched them off trium-
phantly. Some muskets were seized somewhere
else; and thus the conspiracy appeared to have been
choked off, as nothing ever happened. The autho-
rities prided themselves on what they had done ;
and people blessed their stars that they had escaped
from such danger.
Now, all this sounds very fine ; but it is little
more than downright nonsense. Imagine the Bur-
mese attempting to take the place with no weapons
but dut dahs (as they intended to do) and of all
places to attack the stockade. A marvellous tale
indeed. One could imagine them setting fire to the
town, and then killing the inhabitants; or perhaps
committing dacoities. But a regular, well planned
and determined attack—the thing is absurd. Let
us look at the person giving the information. One
Shwai-Goung, an interpreter, who was turned out
of the Moulmain courts by Mr. Colvin, and was
employed both in Arracan and here by Captain
Sparks, until lately turned out for misconduct. It
is shrewedly suspected that this man fabricated the
plot, in order to be reinstated in office ; in fact,
" made the giants" first, and then asked the autho-
rities to kill. The person taken up was formerly a
Yai goon, and, as far as I can learn, went up to
Ameerapoora not long ago to bring down his wife
who was and is still there. He went up quietly
through the districts that his mission might not be
known, and, failing in his object, he turned as
quietly as he came. What subject better fitted to
ponce upon than this, more especially as b:is trip
was a mysterious one, and he had a dress of honour
• with him. And yet this mare's nest which the au-
' thorities have found may yet be the means of losing
the King of Ava the rest of his empire. More in
my next.—Rangoon, Chronicle, Dec. 7.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
The money market has remained quiet during the last
fortnight. There are symptoms in some quarters of an
increasing demand for money, but rates of discount re-
main unaltered, and money is easily procurable for com-
mercial purposes.
Since the despatch of our last report, business has
been done only to a small extent, and the market gene-
rally has been very dull.
Grey Shirtings, 40 in., of the lighter descriptions, re-
main nearly the same in value and demand as we re-
ported by last mail. A slight improvement has taken
place in 6 and 7 lbs., which will probably continue to the
end of the season, 8 lbs. and upwards is without change
and without demand. Sales can only be made to a very
small extent. The stock on hand seems heavy. The
market for 45 in. continues inactive, the lower descrip-
tions only being saleable to a small extent.
Grey Long Cloth is still very dull, bet little demand
exists.
Grey T. Cloth—There is but little doing as yet, but
signs of movement in the bazaar give promise for an in-
creased demand at an early date. The stock on hand is
heavier than at this time last year.
Grey Domestics of the common description are almost
without inquiry, no sales have been reported. Short
widths are in request, however, and bring nearly full
value.
Grey Twills are still neglected, and there is but little
prospect of improvement for a long time to come.
Grey Cambrics are saleable as before.
Grey Printer 30 yards and 26 in. is saleable and
wanted for immediate delivery.
Grey Madapollams continue in good request, and are
saleable at former rates, which will probably be main-
tained until some heavy arrival takes place.
Grey Jacconets are likewise in good request.
Grey Mulls are saleable at our quotation, no change
has taken place.
Bleached Shirtings and Madapollams are heavy in
stock, and there is little doing except in the lower makes.
A few trifling sales have indeed been effected, but at
reduced prices.
Bleached Jacconets continue in fair request, and sales
to a fair extent are being effected.
Bleached Dimity continues as before, and saleable,
Lappets and Lappet Scarfs, of the finer descriptions,
are in request, other descriptions are somewhat dull.
Turkey red cambrics and twills are without change
for the better, and remain nearly as quoted in our last
report.
Turkey red mulls are saleable at Rs. 51 to Rs. 54.
Dyed cambrics are still in good request, and saleable
as before.
Yarn.—From 1,000 to 1,200 bales are expected
shortly. Nos. 20 to 40 of both mule and water continue
y
much the same as before. Nos. 50 and upwards, which
arecosacaaegrceu,enhcae of have improved
from
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caonanaat,. chiefly
MORE FIRES AND Loss OF Ling.—Yesterda even
in
was attended with
Turkey Red Yarn.—Nos. 30 to 60 is steady and icnhga,relheso-rsttlryeebte,fowrreesstmo'iculsotcekr,, a serious fire broke out
able, at Rs. 11 to Rs. IA. in the premises occupied by Mrs. Sarah Esther, No. 44,
which, it is to be regretted
fatal results to a female 86 years of age.
occasionally be effected. 9latrogel,lTdaat,haemrealilsabales
may
It appears that the front attic was tenanted by the unfor-
inqOuriaryng. e NYaorsn..3-0-Stot°6cok aits
Metals.—Copper.—Brazier's has advanced Rs. 66 to tunate Mrs. Esther ; and at the time before mentioned
Rs. 67, and sheathing has advanced to Rs. 66 ; bottoms some of the other occupants had their attention attracted
fetch from Rs. 67 to Rs. 68 ; tiles may be quoted at Rs. by a loud crackling noise proceeding from the top part of
58, but there is none in the market ; bolt remains as the house. They immediately hastened to the spot to as-
before, at Rs. 61 to Rs. 62 ; sheathing nails, Rs. 52 to certain the cause,when they foundsmoke in dense volumes
53__; outh American has advanced to Rs. 57 to Rs. 58. issuing from the room. This convinced them that the pre-
Iron.—Swedish bar is now at Bs. 54 to Rs. 55, Steel mises were on fire, and without delay an alarm was
in tubs at Rs. 12 to Rs. 121. Faggot Es. 11 to 12, given ; and assistance having been procured the room was
English bar at the same rates as before, Rs. 41 to 42, entered, when a fearful scene presented itself, for the
Square Nail Rod has advanced to Rs. 40, Round Rod unfortunate female was found on the floor in a blaze,
Rs. 51 to 52, Sheet and Hoop Rs. 7to 8. and the joistings and girders burning furiously. By
Lead.—Pig Rs. 104, Sheet Rs. 12 to 13. great exertion the flames were subdued, but not until a
Spelter has advanced to Rs. 152. considerable portion of the flooring was burned away,
Quicksilver, Rs. 49 to Rs. 59. and a deal of damage done to the lower floors by water.
Cochineal remains as before at Rs. 2to Rs. 2 2-16ths. The occupant of the room was found to be most fright-
Cotton.--In consequence of the unfavourable accounts fully injured by the action of the flames—in fact, one of
received from England by last mail of a further decline her legs was literally burned from the trunk.

Cottons.—A moderate business has been dons during
the past fortnight, chiefly for consumption in the in-
terior ; and as everything remains quiet, while the in-
land transit is unobstructed, a still greater improvement
is confidently looked for.
Yarn.—lmporters are holding for higher rates than
the dealers are now willing to give, and as the demand
increases, will probably carry their point.
Long Cloths.—Sales during the past fortnight re-
ported at 21,000 pcs. grey, and 3,500 pos. white.
Woollens.—Very little doing.
Metals.—Lead : English nominal at $6 20.
Opium.—To-day's quotations are—Patna $355, Be.
nares $365, Malwa $415, Turkey $350.