The Sun.
London, England, 1825-03-11 00:00:00

THE AKHBARS.

The Lfillore Akhbar of the 7th ult., contains, we observe,
the following intelligence :
Rajah Rungeet Singh was still encamped at Wuzeerabad,
on the Chunab or Acesines. An Arzee arrived from Sirdar
Huree Sing, at Durbund, stating that the Zemindars of that
quarter having risen in great force, to the number of nearly
10,000 horse and foot, he, with Sirdars Jumiyat Singh and
Moolraj, marched to attack them at a place about two kos
from Gund Gur'h.
The insurgents were prepared for battle ; but on the arrival
of the troops fled, and in the flight several were killed and
wounded.
After this success, the Sikh troops occupied the ground de-
serted by the insurgents ; and all the Sirdars, with about 1,000
horse and foot, encamped in one enclosure, the remainder of
the force being dispersed in the adjacent villages.
At night the rebels re-assembled, surrounded the enclosure,
and commenced a vigorous attack on it.
The fight lasted from midnight until morning. Sirdar Ju-
miyat Singh, his nephew, Moolraj, commandant of horse, Bodh
Singh, and the Commander of Dhunna Singh's contingent, and
Sudda Sookh, were slain, and of the 1,000 horse and foot only
about 200 escaped. The remaining 800 were killed by the In-
surgents.
On hearing of the heavy loss thus sustained by the Sikh
forces, the Maharaja dispatched a Shookkeh to Sirdar Huree
Singh, desiring him to strengthen his position at Gund Gur'h,
and keep up his spirits, as the Maharaja proposed to join him
without delay.

(From the Supplement to the Government Gazette of Oct. 28.)

SIAM.
The facility with which this our forces have obtained posses-
sion of Tavoy is highly important, and the abundance of fresh
supplies of every description procurable there, adds greatly to
the value of the accession. We understand that transports
were about to be sent by Sir Archibald Campbell for such arti-
cles of provision as might be required by the army at Rangoon. The conduct of the Siamese,at Tavoy, on the present occasion,
clearly shows that they, are anxious to throw of the Burmese
yoke, which to them has been nothing but tyranny, and op-
pression.; and there is reason to expect that they will cordially
co-operate with us on that side of the Burman empire.
Siam, says Pinkerton, appeared of considerable political im-
portance to the French in the reign of Louis XIV., who as-
pired to form lasting settlements, and render it a mart of
Indian commerce, and a source of great opulence to them-
selves. Were the Burmans, lie adds, to become dangerous
to our possessions in Bengal, a firm alliance with Siam might
be highly serviceable ; and the like policy is adapted to the

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Chinese empire, it tnat great state ever formed alliances. In
a merely commercial point of view, as it may be difficult to pre-
serve the friendship both of the Burmans and the Siamese,
it is a matter of calculation from which state superior ad-
vantages may be derived. If directed by European policy,
Siam would form strict alliances with the more eastern states
of exterior India, as a common defence against the growing
preponderance of the Bursuns.
The following derived from recent documents, is a brief ac-
count of Tavoy and Mergui, two places against which the ex-
pedition from Rangoon is employed :-
Tavoy lies between the 13th and 14th degrees of North lati-
tude, and the mouth _of the river may be considered as the pro-
per port. The river of Tavoy, to a considerable distance in
theinterior, is fit for native navigation. The town is about
eight leagues up the river, situated in a fertile country, abound-
ing in the ordinary necessaries of life. It is but seven ordinary
marches from Bang.Koke, the capital of Siam, and apparently
not above a few days easy sail from Mantaban and Rangoon,
during the greater part of the year.
Mergui lies between 12 and 13 degrees of latitude, and is
situated upon an island at the mouth of the river of Tennasse-
rion. It is described as in every respect one of the most corn-
' modious ports in India, admitting the ingress and egress of
ships of any burden, in both monsoons, being perfectly safe when
entered, and admitting of communication with the British
ports to the north an south of it, but particularly with Cal-
cutta throughout the whole year. The neighbouring country
is naturally fertile, and even at present, and after the long
misrule of the Burmese, abounding in the nessaries of life.
This was the port given over to Louis XIV. in the year 1688,
A.D., by treaty, as one of the two keys to the kingdom of
Siam. It was actually occupied by a French force for a con-
siderable time as well as Bang-Koke, the modern capital.
The provinces to which the above ports belong, are inhabited
for the most part, by a peculiar and distinct nation, called
Meng. They were wrested from the Siamese about CO years
ago, when the Burmans were in the full career of their victories,
and they have been able to maintain them ever since, although
with considerable difficulty. The natural-resources of this
portion of the Burman empire are, from .•very account, very
important, consisting chiefly of tin, sappari-wood, stic.lac, and
the timber called marbao, which is well suited tbr shipbuild-
ing, independent of a cheap and plentiful supply of corn.

PARLIAMENTARY I'ROCEEDINGS.

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HO USE OP COMMONS.
Jovis, 10° dic Martii, 1825.
RAILWAY s—Liverpool and Manchester—Petitions from Earls
of Winton and Derby, Ann Atherton and Eleanora Byron,
and Rev. John Clowes, against—referred to the Committee
on the Bill, Counsel ordered. Birmingham and Liverpool_.
Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee, and the
Report upon the Petition of I'. E. Lee, referred to the Select
Committee on Standing Orders.
IN,cLosußE—Nether Whitacre (Warwick)—Bill read a first
time.
ROADS—Cleobury Mortimer—Bill read a first time. Bir-
mingham and Pershore—Bill ordered. Leeds and Tong
Lane-end—Bill reported, to be ingrossed. Huddersfield and
New Hey—Petitions from Elland cum Greetland and Stain-
land, and Barkisland, against--referred to the Committee on
the Bill, Counsel ordered.
COMPANY—London and Westminster Oil Gas—Petition of
Committee for Paving St. Margaret's and St. John's (West-
minster, against, referred to the Committee on the Bill,
Counsel ordered.
HAnnoOß—Stonehaven
Bills read a first time.
PoOlt—Shrewsbury
Gas LlGHT—Oldham
—Report on Petition for Bin
Bills ordered.
A BRlDGE—Greats su RA 14cc R oßyoawl. E(
sxocmh aenr
sgeet )
referred to the Select Committee on Standing Orders.
IMPROVEMENTS—Margate—Petition of E. P. Benezet, of
Bungay, and others, Against—referred to the Committee on
the Bill. Stroud—Bill reported, to be ingrossed.
Docxs—Leith—Petition from Leith and Edinburgh, against
—referred to the Committee on the Bill, Counsel ordered.
ASSESSED TAXES—Petitions for the repeal thereof, from
Chippenham, and St. Peter's; Cornhill—to lie on the table.
BANKS—Provincial (Ireland)—Two Petitions from Noblemen,
&c. of Ireland, in favour—to lie on the table.
COUNTY COURTS BlLL—Petitions from Lymington, and
Kingston-upon-Hull, in favour—to lie on the table; and
from Luff Stocker and Charles Dawson, for compensation—.
referred to the Committee on the Bill.
STAMP DUTlES—Petition for the repeal of the Duties on Re..
ceipts, from Dumfries--to lie on the table. •
MESSAGE from the LORDS—That they have agree] to--
Ard wick Improvement, and Pen wortham Bridge Bills, with-
out amendment; and to Glebe Lands Exchange Bill, with
amendments.
CALEDONIAN CANAL—BiII read a first time,
_to beread a se-
cond time on Monday next, and to be printed.

ORDERS OF THE DAY FOR THIS DAY.
1. Cruelty to Animals Bill—Second reading.
2. Dissenters's Marriages Bill—Second reading.
3. Land Tax Assessments Bill—Second reading.
4. Small Debts (Scotland) Bill—Second reading.
5. Game Laws Bill—Committee.
G. Ways and Means—Committee.
7. Supply—Committee.
8. County Treasurers (Ireland) Bill—Committee.
9. Marine Mutiny Bill—CoMmittee.
10. Quarantine Acts—Committee thereupon.
11. Thrown Silk Acts—Committee thereupon.
12. Assessed Taxes Bill—Third reading.
13. Fishery Act—Report thereupon.
14. Judicial Inquiry (Ireland) Bill—Committee.
15. Articles of Clerkship Bill—Report.
18. Annual Certificates Bill—Report.
17. Mutiny Bill—Committee.
18. Annual Duties Bill—Second reading.
NOTICES OF MOTIONS FOR THIS DAY.
1. Mr. Herries—To move Civil Contingencies, Army Extra-
ordinaries, Commissariat, and Miscellaneous Services. (10
Committee of Supply.)
2. Mr. Synge Cooper—Bill for regulating the impounding of
of distresses in Ireland.
PRIVATE BILLS.

Second Readings for this Day.
Battle-bridge and Holloway, Manchester and Austerlands,
Shiffnall, Princes Risborough, and Mary-le-bone and Finch-
ley Roads ' • Newbury, Walcot, and Godalming Improvements ;
Pembrey Harbour; Gloucester and Berkeley, and Western
Ship Canals.

MENDICITY SOCIETY.—The anniversary Meet.-
ing of the Subscribers to this excellent Institution took place
yesterday at Freemasons' Hall: The Report was most satis-
factory. The mischief arising from paying attention to begging
letters, and giving alms in the streets, was again clearly shewn,
and proved to be a formidable means, frustrating the laudable
objects of the Society, whose indefatigable labours, if duly se-
conded, would not fail to produce the total extinction of Men'
dicity in the Metropolis.
THE GROSVENOR CANA L.—Yesterany, the
ceremony of opening this Canal, which is constructed from the
Chelsea Creek, running through Pimlico, took place. The
Canal is about a mile in length ; the Basin, which is fourteen
acres in extent, is in Pimlico, and several buoys are bid
down for the security of vessels. The banks of the Canal and
Basin are divided into wharfs of about 100 feet in length, and
a considerable portion of the land is about to be built upon.--•
About five o'clock, the time of high water mark, Earl Grosve-
nor, nor, accompanied by Mr. Boodle, his principal steward, Mr.
Candy, his architect, and several other gentlemen, passed
through the first flood-gate amidst a numerous band of mode
and colours flying, while discharges of cannon announced the
event. After proceeding round the Canal, the party came to an
anchor in the Basin, and partook of a cold collation on board the
Noble Earl's barge.

PRESERVATION FROM SuipwnEcK.—Yesterday
at one o'clock, a General Meeting of the Members of the Royal
National Institution for preserving the lives of persons from
shipwrecks, was held at the City of London Tavern, the Right
Rev. the Lord Bishop of Bath and Wells in the Chair. `re
regret that but few gentlemen attended ; we presume, in con-
sequence of the extreme haziness of the weather. The Report
of the Committee was read and approved of, detailing the g•
veral points at which life boats were stationed , and the general
benefit derived from the use and application of Capt. Manby'l
improved apparatus. It appeared that a number of lives had
been saved during the last year, and several new stations were
pointed out where boats could be advantageously placed. For
this purpose, an additional number of boats, with Captairt
Manby's apparatus, are in course of preparation. The Report
detailed various sums expended during the last year. It en
peared that about 609/. remained in the banker's hands out of
the receipts, which amounted to upwards of 9,8001.
NEW PUBLICATIONS.—The following Works
have been just published by Mr. COEBURN, New Burlingtov•
street, viz. Memoires de Madame de Genlis, ecrits Par
elle-meme, 2 vols. 16=. 2. Tremaine, or the Man of Refine'
ment, 3 vols. 3. Journal of a Residence and Travels in Co'
Itunbia, by Capt. C. S. Cochrane, R. N. 2 vols. Bvo. 4. ASe
cond Series of Sayings and Doings, 3 vols. 5. The Last Days
of Napoleon, by Dr. Antornmarchi, 2 vols. 6. A Second Serie'
of Highways and Byways, or Tales of the Road-side, 3 volts'
7. The Spirits of the Age, or contemporary Portraits, 1001"
and 8. Memoirs and Recollections of Count Segur, Ambetrit'
dor from France to the Courts of Russia and Prussia, 1 Vol.

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