The Sun.
London, England, 1849-05-02 00:00:00

OVERLAND MAIL

INDIA.

SURRENDER OF THE SEIKII
CHIEFS - RELEASE OF THE
CAPTIVES - RIGHT OF POST
MAHOMED TO THE KHYBER-
AND CHANGE IN THE ADMI-
NISTRATION OF THE PUNJAUB.

We have received advices in anticipation of the
Overland Mail from Bombay to the 3d of April, and
Calcutta to the 23d of March.

BOMBAY, APRIL 3.

When the brows of my Lord Gough were crowned
with the laurels of Goojerat the Punjaub war might
with truth have been declared at an end. Driven by
hunger from the banks of the Jhelum, the locust-
swarm of Seikhs settled down upon a rich town and
a fertile district, excellent for animal enjoyments, but
ill-adapted for fighting. Lord Gough saw his oppor-
tunity, and for once did not let it slip through his
fingers. A battle was fought, which decided the
fate of the campaign and of the country. Seikh
valour was frozen, Affghan valour oozed away. The
beaten masses fled in disorder, pursued by our vic-
torious columns. The decisive blow was struck, and
time alone was wanting to bring about the important
events epitomised above.:
General Sir W. R. Gilbert, with his fine force,
consisting of 15,000 men, with some forty guns,
crossed the five or six streams of the Jhelum early
in March with very slight loss, and pushed on for
Rhotas, described as an interesting old hill fortress,
7 or 8 miles in circumference, and surrounded by
walls some thirty-five feet thick. This place, being
old and dilapidated, had only been temporarily occu-
pied by the Seikhs ; and on Gilbert's arrivel he found,
as a matter of course, that every soul had evacuated
it. He therefore continued his progress, and proceeded
without difficulty in seizing the Bukrealah Pass, be-
yond Rhotas, where it was not, at one time, thought
the Seikhs would make a stand. Negotiations
between the British Politicals and the Seikh
Sirdars had been going on during the march, and
these no doubt were greatly assisted by the continued
onward march of General Gilbert, and certain co-
operative movements on the part of Captain Abbott,
Colonel Steinbach, and Sheikh Eman-ood-Deen,
who were pushing on from different directions, with
the view of hemming in the enemy, and securing
their destruction. At any rate, Shere Singh and his
father appear soon to have become convinced that
further opposition was hopeless; that they were in
the toils of the hunter, and must either perish ig-
nobly or surrender, and lay down their arms. At
first they pleaded for a guarantee of their lives ; but
having been told that an unconditional surrender alone
would be accepted, they thought it best to trust to
British mercy, and intimated their consent to submit
unreservedly, with all their followers, and to give up
the whole of their guns. On the 7th of March,
Khan Singh Majetua, with 500 men and three guns,
arrived in camp, and surrendered. Next day Mrs.
Lawrence and her children, and servants, with Lieu-
tenants Bowie and Herbert, and all the rest of the
prisoners made their appearance. Shere Singh
himself came in towards evening, but as certain
arrangements had to be made for the delivery up of
the advance, he was allowed to return to his own
camp to do what was needful. It was now reported
that the Seikhs had altered their minds, and that
whatever that single night might do, they were
determined to strike a last blow for liberty ! This
appears to have induced General Gilbert to continue
his march, fully prepared for an encounter. Happily,
however, the report turned out to be unfounded. On
the 14th Sirdars Chutter Singh and Shere Singh,
with eleven other chiefs of note, arrived in General
Gilbert's camp, and gave up their swords. Forty-
one pieces of artillery were also surrendered, and
16,000 Seikhs laid down their arms, each man being
allowed to retain his horse, and receiving a rupee as
subsistence money. And thus, as far as the unquiet
descendants of Baba Nanuk are concerned, ended
the second Punjaub war. If we did not act pre-
cisely as the peace advocates would suggest, we at
least conformed to Christian principle by feeding our
starving foes.
Subjoined are the official documents narrating our
successes :

NOTIFICATION.
POLITICAL DEPARTMENT.

Bombay Castle, March 26, 1849.
The Right Honourable the Governor in Council has
the highest satisfaction in republishing, for general in-
formation, the following General Order, issued by the
Right Honourable the Governor• General of India on
the 17th instant, together with the dispatches therein
alluded to, announcing the surrender, on the 14th idem,
of t'aio Seilth army to the British force.

2. His Lordship in Council directs, that, in comme-
moration of this event, a salute of 21 guns be fired at
12 o'clock this day from the saluting battery, and that a
similar salute be fired on receipt of this order at all the
principal military stations under this presidency.
By order of the Right Hon. the Governor in Council.
W. COURTNEY, Acting Secretary to Government.
GENERAL ORDER BY THE RIGHT HONOURABLE THE
GOVERNOR-GENERAL OF INDIA.
FOREIGN DEPARTMENT.

" Camp Ferozepoor, March 17, 1849.
" The Governor-General has the utmost satisfaction in
directing that the dispatches which he has this day re-
ceived from his Excellency the Commander•in-Chief,
and from Major-General Sir Walter Gilbert, K.C.8., be
published for the information of the army and of the
people of India.
" The British subjects who were prisoners in the hands
of the enemy have all returned in safety.
"On the 14th instant Sindar Chutter Singh, Raja
Shere Singh, and the principal Seilth Sirdars and Chiefs,
delivered their swords into the hands of Major. General
Sir Walter Gilbert.

" Forty-one pieces of artillery were at the same time
surrendered, and the remains of the Seikh army, to the
number of 16,000 men, laid down their arms in the pre-
sence of the British troops.
" The Governor-General offers to his Excellency the
Commander-in-Chief, to Major. General Gilbert, and to
the whole army, his heartfelt congratulations on this
glorious result of the battle of Goojerat, and the opera-
tions subsequent to it, so admirably conducted by the
Major-General, in fulfilment of his Excellency's in-
structions.

" But the war is not yet concluded; nor can there be
any cessation of hostilities until Dust Mahomed Khan
and the Affghan army are either driven from the pro-
vince of Peshawur or destroyed within it.
" The British army has already resumed its march
upon Attock; and the Governor-General confidently
hopes, that the entire success which, with God's bless-
ing, will attend it, may enable him soon to announce
the restoration of peace.

" The Governor-Genersl directs that, in honour of
the important events which have now been notified, a
salute of 21 guns be fired from every principal station of
the army in India.

" By Ordor of the Right Hon. the Governor-Genera
of India,

(Signed) " M. ELLIOT,
"Secretary to the Government of India, with the Go.
Ternor• General."
(Copies.)
" FROW THE RIGHT HONOURABLE THE COMMANDER.

IN•CHIYF TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE THE GO.
VERNuR.GENERAL OF INDIA, &C. &C. &C.

"Head-quarters, Camp Kullallab, March 16.
"My Lord,-1 have the greatest gratification in re-
porting to your Lordship the further happy results of
the decisive victory obtained at Goojerat on the 21st ult.
" Major-General Sir Walter Gilbert, with that energy
and judgment which induced me to s'lect him to
conduct the ulterior operations subsequent to that
action, has well fulfills(' the trust reposed in him by
rapidly pressing the routed enemy, which has led to
their unqualified submission, the surrender of their re-
maining guns, and about 16,000 stand of arms, all of
which are now in onr possession; and I rejoice to add,
that this fortunate consummation has been obtained
without a single shot being fired.
" The whole of the Seikh force with their Sirdsrs hare
now come in, with the exception of Bhai Maharaj and
Colonel Richpal Singh, who have absconded, but without
followers.

" We have now in our possession 56 guns taken at
Goojerat, and abandoned by the enemy in his retreat on
the 21st February; 40 surrendered to Major-General
Sir Walter Gilbert since that event; 12 captured at
Chillianwallah, and 50 at Moultan; making a total of
158 pieces of ordnance which have fallen into our hands
during the present campaign.
"Again heartily congratulating your Lordship at this
most satisfactory termination of the Seikh war, I
have, &c., GouGH, General."
(No. 282.)
FROM MAJOR-GENERAL SIR IT. R. GILBERT, E.C.8.,
COMMANDING FIELD FORCE ON SPECIAL SERVICE, TO
H. M. ELLIOT, ESQ., SECRETARY TO THE GOVERN-
MENT OF INDIA WITH THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL.
" Camp Rawul Pindee, March 14, 1849.
" Sir,--Since I addressed you on the 11th instant,
from Hoormuck, I have advanced to Rawul Pindee, which
place I reached to-day.
" I have now the high gratification of reporting, for
the information of the Right Hon. the Governor-General
of India, that the disarmament of the Scikh army,
commenced at Manikyalla, has been this day completed
by the surrender of their swords by the Seikh
in presence of the commanding officers of the divisions
and brigades, and their staff.
" The total number of guns surrendered is 41, of
which a return shall be forwarded hereafter; and the
number of stands of arms laid down before the force
under my command is about 16,000. [ have, &c.,
(Signed) "W. R. GILBERT, Major-General,
Commanding Field Ferce, on Special Service.
(True copies.)
(Signed) "H. M. ELLIOT, Secretary to the Govern-
ment of India with the Governor-General.

(True copies.)
" W. COURTNEY, Acting-Secretary to Government."
Shere Singh is said to be " a villanous-looking
Black, with a settled black scowl, swell-poz marks,

and sensual look," besides being "obese and un-
wieldy." So that we cannot give him a very hero-
like portraiture, and, like Desdemona, must look for
Othelle's visage in his mind.'
A brigade was sent from Camp Goojerat to join
General Sir W. R. Gilbert on the 2d, but it had not
joined the nntin body up to the 19th. The Bombay
force, under Brigadiur-Gencral Dundas, was present
at the time of the surrender of the Seikhs.

The latest intelligence from the camp of General
Gilbert intimates the arrival of the army at Attock,
which they reached just in time to siege the fort, and
prevent the Atfghans from burning the boats which
they had used in crossing the Indus. An extra from
the Meerut office contains the following

" Actock, March is, 1849.

" Here are a few hurried lines, to tell you that the
General arrived here yesterday, at a quarter past 11
o'clock, A.M., having marched with the Bengal column
from Akorah to this, a distance of 46 miles, in 31 hours;
this in a most difficult country, and over two or three
rapid streams. About six miles from Attock, Mackoson
heard that the army had just evacuated the fort of At-
tock—taking three guns they had in position there with
them, and that they were about to destroy the bridge of
boats. Upon this information the flying General, with
an escort of about 60 of Nicholson's and Lumsden's men,
with Maclzeson and the whole of his staff, galloped
ahead, and never pulled a rein until the whole arrived
upon the hill en the right of the Fort of Attock, which
overlooked the bridge of boats, where we found about a
hundred of the enemy busily employed in breaking up
the bridge; but on seeing us their consternation was evi-
dent, as you saw their force (with Cavalry and Infantry
about seven or eight thousand) running and galloping
hero and there in great contusion, and the party who
were destroying the bridge abandoned it, after cutting
the ropes that kept the bridge together, thereby
allowing the greater number of the boats form-
ing the bridge to float down the river. We have since
secured them; thus there are fourteen or fifteen boats
saved, and by to-morrow at noon a new bridge is to be
ready, so we shall all be soon across; this morning a
brigade crossed over the ferry, and took possession of
the small fort of Hyrabad, which commands the fort of
Attock on this side. We shall all in a day or two be
across the Indus. The General will not give the Dost
and his sons breathing time, and if the Fuareedes stop
the pass of the Khyber, we may catch them in a
trap yet. It was really a sight seeing the good old
General on his horse Zubberdust' going such a pace
yesterday morning, when his whole thought was the
saving of the boats. You might have fancied him en-
joying his favourite pastime, winning a race cleverly.
When shall we see his like again? It is really wonder-
ful the pace we have travelled; but, thank God, there
are no difficulties made where Gilbert commands. All
too willing to follow him. By getting these boats we
have saved a fortnight or three weeks' delay, besides the
Government the expense of new boats for a bridge. The
Dawk is leaving. In great haste.
P. S. Two companies for the present are in possession
of Attock. I forgot to mention that on arriving yester-
day on the bill overlooking the bridge, the Dust fired
three round shot at us, but no damage done. The Bombay
Column to join us to-day. General Campbell joined us
last night.'

The Bombay Telegraph and Courier gives the an-
nexed information, received last night by express :
"By the Agra Express, which reached Bombay yester-
day evening, we have received news from General Sir
W. R. Gilbert's camp to the 19th ultimo. The General,
with the 17 boats which he had got possession of, was
crossing the Indus as rapidly as possible. Three regi-
ments were already encamped on the Peshawur side of
the ri►er, and in another day the whole army was ex•
pected to be across. The Affghans were in full retreat;
and if the Khyberries should impede their passage
through the passes, they would be made prisoners to
a man. Dost Mahowed,' remarks our correspondent,
came for wool, and he will go back (if he ever goes
back) well shorn.'
" The intentions of the Governor-General regarding
the Punjaub had not been made known at Agra up to
the 28th ult. But the order for so many civilians to
proceed to Loodianah, to report themselves to the Resident
at Lahore, was considered conclusive as regards the an-
nexation of the country.
The same paper says—
" There seems every reason to believe that the Pun-
jaub is to be annexed. Orders are said to have been
issued to the 14th Irregular Cavalry, and to a troop of
the Governor-General's body-guard, to be in readiness
to escort the Maharaja Dhuleep Siagh, together with
Moolrej and Narain Singh, to the provinces. It is fur-
ther added that Mr. Johu Lawrence had come to Lahore
with the supposed intention of receiving the final in-
structions of Lord Dalhousie regarding the removal of
the youthful ruler of the Punjaub. And, to complete the
picture of the shadow which coming events have cast be-
fore, it may be stated that it is understood the Punjaub is
to be governed by a British Council, of which Sir H.
Lawrencce is to be President; that a number of civilians
have been ordered up to the frontier, for the purpose
of undertaking charge of various districts; and that
instructions has been issued for the cantonment of Bri-
tish troops at different stations, of which Wuzeerabad
and Jhelum are to be the chief. It is probable the whole
of the projected arrangements may be officially notified
prior to the departure of the steamer which conveys the
present mail ; in the meantime, we annex extracts from
two cf the N. W. papers, which confuse a good deal
of interesting, and no doubt correct, information on the
subject:—

"The Government of the Punjaub is to be conducted
by a Council, of which Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Henry
Lawrence is to be President, and Messrs. J. Lawrence
and C. G. Mansell, members. Many more appoint-
ments than those we mentioned yesterday, hare already
taken place ; amongst them are those of Messrs. J.
Barnes, F. B. Pearson, and J. R. Carnac, to be De-
puty Commissioners, and of Messrs. P. Egerton, For•
syth, H. P. Fane, Brereton, Simson, Henderson, and
MacLeod, to be Assistants. Mr. Montgomery to have
the Julundhur Doab, Major Mackeson, Peshawur, and
the districts beyond the Indus. We will give full parti-
culars on Wednesday.
" The Governor-General has not issued his proclama-
tion as yet, annexing the Punjaub, but the measures that
have already been taken prove to us that the Punjaub is
to be annexed, as clearly and as certainly as if we had
the proclamation before us. We know that a number
of gentlemen of the civil service have been directed to
proceed to Loodhiana, and report their arrival there to
the Resident at Lahore, and this can be for no other
purpose than to have them in readiness for the adminis-
tration of the affairs of the country, when the Governor-
General considers the proper time has arrived for its
annexation. The following is a list of the names of the
gentlemen of the civil service who aro to proceed to the
Punjaub:—Mr. R. Montgomery, at Cawnpore; Mr. E.
Thornton, at Muttra; Mr. D. F. Macleod, at Benares;
Mr. M. P. Edgeworth, at Banda. Among the joint Ma-
gistrates and Deputy-Collectors—Mr. C. J. Wingfield, at
Mozuffernur; Mr. J. H. Barnes, at Shajehanpore; Mr.
F. B. Pearson, at Calpee; Mr. W. J. R. Carnac, at
Simla, or Jullundur. Among the Assistants—Mr. H.
Brereton, at Mynpoorie; Mr. H. I'. Fane, at Cawnpore;
Mr. P. 11. Egerton, at Kw n %on ; Mr. E. C. Bayley, at
Rhotuck; Mr. J. Wedderburn, at Jaunpore; Mr. B.
Septe, at Mirzapore; Mr. G. F. Macleod, at Benares;
Mr. 11. B. Henderson, at Cawnpore; Mr. D. Simson,
Mr. R. Simuson, Goruckpore; Mr. F. 1). Forsyth, Sa-
harupore.
"Other arrangements, we hear, are to be made for
the administration of the affairs of the Punjaub. It is
said that a Board of Commissioners will be formed, for
purposes of general control, consisting of Sir H. Law-
rence, Mr. J. Lawrence, Mr. Montgomery (from Tawa-
pore), and Mr. C. G. Mansell (from Calcutta). It is
considered doubtful, however, whether Mr. Mansell will
accept the appointment, which is said to have been
offered him."

Troops are to be continued at Nowrungabad, near
the Jhelum, and at Wuzeerabad, on the Chenab.
The army of the Punjaub is virtually broken up;
officers have been permitted to resume their staff
appointments, and several regiments have received
orders to return to the provinces. Lord Gough has
been in person to inspect the site for the new can-
tonments.

The Delhi Gazette gives the following list of in-
tended military movements :
" Our surmises as to the arrangements for the
distribution of the army having been com-
pleted, have proved correct, and the details
are beginning to be made known, though not
so generally as might be tho wish of those concerned.
Amongst others, however, we have learnt for certain that
the 69th N. I. are to be cantoned at the town of Jhelum,
and that the 59th Regt. N. I. are to come to Delhi from
Lahore. Since writing the above paragraph we have re-
ceived still more ample information, which does not leave
much to be wished for:—

" The Ist Troop Ist Brigade Horse Artillery (Bald-
win's) from Feerozpoor, to Julundhur when relieved by
the 3d Troop 2d Brigade Horse Artillery.
" The Ist Company, 2d Battalion, Artillery, from
Feerozpoor, to Lahore, with four Companies of her Ma-
jesty's 98th Foot, as soon as carriage is procurable.
" The 60th N.I. from Feerozpoor, when,the 58th ar-
rives from Sir D. Hill's reserve • the latter corps to pro-
ceed on to Lahore, when the 18th Regiment reach
Feerozpoor.
" The 34th Regiment N.I. from Lodeeanah to Lahore,
when relieved by a regiment from the army of the
Punjaub.
"The 17th Irregular Cavalryovhen relieved from their
present duties, to remain at Feerozpoor.
" The 2d and 4th Companies 2d.Battn. Artillery, from
Umballah to Lahore, immediately.
" Captain Kinleside's troop of Horse Artillery, to Fe-
rozpoor.
"Captain Baldwin's ditto, to Julundhur.
"Captain I)awes's ditto, to Lodeeanah.
" Captain Iluish's ditto, to Umballah.
" Captain Warner's and Captain Austin's troops of 11.
Arty., to Lahore.
" Captain Mackenzie's and Captain Abercrombie's
troops, to Wuzeerabad.
"Lieut. Col. Campbell's ditto, to Meerut.
" Captain Miles's Battery, with 20th, 69th, and 53d
Regts. N. 1., to Jhelum.
Major Ludlow's, and Capt. J. D. Shakespeare's Bat-
teries, to Wuzeerabad.

H. M. 9th Lancers, sth Light Cavalry, 11. M. 24th and
29th Foot, to Wuzeerabad.
" 11. M. 10th and 32d Foot, to Lahore.
" The 9th and 45th Regiments N. 1., to Umballah.
"11. M. 3d Drag., to Julundlittr."
And in a subsequent issue adds—
..

" The troops intended for the Wuzeerabad Canton-
ment are to remain on the right bank of the Chenab till
further orders. The whole of the remainder of the
army of the Punjaub marched across on the 19,h. A
ing of the Bth Irregular Cavalry, and a wing of the
46th, to be temporarily posted at Pusroor, and a wing
of the 6th Light Cavalry, and of the 25th Native In-
fantry to be temporarily posted at Emiaabad. Sir

Dudley Hill bets the command of the Sirhind Division,
General Whish goes to 13Arrakpoor, and General Gil-
bert, we pre,urne, takes the Punjaub, Sir Joseph Thack-
well rPrnains with the Wuzeerabad force for the present.
The 72d N.I. are to be stationed at }'eerozpoor, the 73d
at Meerut. The 44th go to Allahabad, the 7 411 t°
Cawupoor, and the 62d to Mainpouree and Etaw-ah."
The Manjah territory is reported to be disturbed,
and the town of Dunanuggur has been attacked by
robbers. Now that the rebellion is at an end, low"
ever, it is not likk,ly these outrages will be con'
tinned.
The Earl of Dalhousie continues fur the present at
Feerozpuor.
There is little news of interest from other quarters.
Snide, Upper and Lower, is tranquil, and the onlY
item of interest is, that the Commissioner, Air. Prin-
gle, has returned to Kunadid. The " little war" ill
the Nagpore territory is over, the Pretender, APO'
Sahib, having bolted, and his followers having dis-
persed, as soon as the Ellichpore troops took the field,
At Madras, Mr. Maclean has obtained his discharge
for the Insolvent Court : and amongst the items of
Calcutta intelligence you will observe an announce'
went of the death, by cholera, of Dr. Thomson, the
marine surveyor at that port.—Chronicle.

NEW WORK BY ~BOZ."
DAVID COPPER= LD. No. I. By Charles

Dickens.
Another story by the immortal "Boz" has this day
commenced : hight " David Copperfield the Younger,
of Blunderstone Rookery,"—being his "personal his-
tory, adventures, experience, and observation." Even.
the first three words are provocative of merriment,',
Saith Chapter One, in its heading—" I am born.
This will indicate, on the part of Mr. Dickens, a de•
parture from his old system of writing in the third
person, as instanced in " Pickwick " and " Dom'
bey," in "Martin Chuzzlewit " and " Barnet/
Rudge," in " Nicholas Nickleby " and " Oliver
Twist." David Copperfield tells us his own tale, i),
the manner of an autobiography. And, certainly ti
we are to believe him, he must have been a precocious
imp almost as soon as he could toddle. As early as
four years he could criticise the behaviour of the old
lady with the hand-basket, who, on purchasing his
caul in a lottery, produced from it (not the
lottery or the caul, but the hand-basket) the
stipulated five shillings, all in halfpence, and twopenel
halfpenny short—" as it took an immense time, and
a great waste of arithmetic, to endeavour without anY
effect to prove to her." We are informed, en passant,
that the charm was effectual, inasmuch as its pro'
sessor " never was drowned, but died triumphantly in
bed at ninety-two "—never having been, however, oti
the water in her life, except on a bridge. Some-
what too much, nevertheless, about the caul. Of the
new acquaintance we have already made through the
medium of David Copperfield, first and foremost is bliss
Betsey—Trotwood by name, and eccentric by nature'
The chief peculiarity of this person would seem to he
that of asking questions, receiving their answers witha
contemptuous " Ya—a—ah !" and corking hersel
incontinently—in the ears with jeweller's cotton. Dlr.
Chillip, the doctor, a slow, quiet, amiable gentleniallf
is very little better than the physician mentioned ill
the opening pages of " Dombey" —and he svii3
indifferent enough. Peggotty, the servant gift'
who will rank henceforth in the same category
with the Marchioness, with Tilly Slowbol,
Miss Nipper, and Clemency Newcome is
better. Her very forefinger has character in it, helot
" roughened by needlework, like a pocket nutmeg'
grater." We used to think that "Boz" had, in th°
person of Little Paul Dombey, exhausted even 11'
profound knowledge of the idiosyncrasy of childreo'
Far from it. Little Davy furnishes another chapter
to those beautiful delineations of childhood alresall
written by Dickens. Take the following cspitli
passage—brimful of truth and nature :
" Here is our pew in the church, What a high:
backed pew! With a window near it, out of which nu;
house can be seen, and is seen many times during
morning's service, by Peggotty, who likes to make bet.;
self as sure as she can that it's not being robbed, of ie
not in flames. But though Peggotty's eye wanders, 81.h 1
is much offended if mine doss, and frowns to me, asa
stand upon the seat, that I am to look at the clergYo„l
But I can't always look at him—l know him wit
that white thing on, and I am afraid of his wonder'"
why I stare so, and perhaps stopping the service tO to
quire—and what am Ito do? It's a dreadful thing r
gape, but I must do something. I look at my totiltebt;
but she pretends not to see me. I look at a boy 11,;'bt
aisle, and he makes faces at me. I look at the Ilium!'
coming in at the door through the porch, end there s,
see a stray sheep—l don't mean a sinner, but Otto
ton—half making up his mind to come int° t
church. I feel that if I looked at him any longer' at
might be tempted to say something out loud ; nrtri wb
would become of mo then ! I look up at the 111 r,
mental tablets on the wall, and try to think of ,
Bodgers late of this parish, and what the feelings ei
Mrs. Bodgers must have been, when affliction sore, !only
time Mr. Rodgers bore, and physicians were in vain.
wonder whether they called in Mr. Chillip, and he Iv%
in vain ; and if so, how he likes to be reminded eAt.c
once a week. I look from Mr. Chillip, in his Sutle-ift
neckcloth, to the pulpit ; and think what a good pie?:
would be to play in, and what a castle it would mail
with another boy coming up the stairs to attack it, and
having the velvet cushion with the tassels thrown (101
on his head. In time my eyes gradually shut up ; and
from, seeming to bear the clergyman singing
song in the heat,l hear nothing, until I fall off the s.er
with a crash, and am taken out, more dead than ally"
by Peggotty." of
The little trivial incident, too, about "Brooks
droweY,
iro
Sheffield," sounds to us strangely natural.
Copperfield, who is a beautiful young widow, qr.
married again to a handsome gentleman, one 1%0
Murdstone. That is the principal occurrence
number. Like Davy, we can't help hating this ,t,.
Murdstone, by a sort of presentiment. The
ing of Davy from his mother and his old 11°,1'0;
the Rookery, is told with a sweet and touchi4ll7.
simplicity. He goes down to Yarmouth ic:s
a fortnight to live in a ship-house with PeggottYr
relations. Never let us forget, by the way, the CS ;
rier's horse who took him there—a horse who "
the laziest horse in the world, I should hope, 0,0
shuffled•along, with his head down, as if he liked fre
keep the people waiting to whom the packages weird
directed. I fancied, indeed, that he sometimes chncli'd
audibly over this reflection, but the carrier said he It",
only troubled with a cough." Peggotty's relatioriti;
like herself, proved to be regular Yarrnou
Bloaters : Mr. Peggotty, the generous ad°l3„,ter
of orphans, whose face " had this in Ccij
mon with lobsters, that it went into the
water very black, and came out very red ;"----Piiy
the possessor of " a pair of such very stiff teouseh,
that they would have stood quite as well alone, witro
out any legs in them •"—little Em'ly, whose ftlti/A,
seems to be rather dark and sinister, and that rid •
culous Mrs. Grummidge, who sheds tears if the Or
smokes, proclaiming herself " a lone, lorn civet°
he
T
with whom everythink goes contrairy." be
fortunes of Florence Dombey, it will of
remembered, were connected with the acquisition bs
a step-mother, those of David Copperfield seem t 0
dependent on the acquisition of a step-father.
is the commencement of Charles Dickens's new stVal
the first number of which promises twenty deligh',-0
months of amusement. " Phiz" has contributed ti,"ar
droll etchings—one of Mr. Peggotty's cabin, the oi'
of the old country church with its congregation.

MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY')

__..„_.____.
CORN EXCHANGE—WEDNESDkI
Our market to-day was again very scantily suPP":O
with English Wheat, the general quality of which *4130
good. As the attendance of buyers was limited, $.O
demand for all descriptions was in a very ingefo,
state at Monday's quotations. Liberal supplies of i„.
reign Wheat have arrived this week, viz., 13,210 get
Selected samples were held at full prices, but all old
kinds ruled dull at barely late rates. Very little 00,0
was on offer, while the demand for that article 50
firm, and prices were fairly supported. In Melt, yi.
supply of which was on the increase, very little btilf
ness was transacted at last week's currency. The surPdo.
of Oats, though moderate, proved fully equal to th:o,
mand. In prices no change took place. Beans,
LS
11:211310S WEIEK.
Indian Corn, and Flour as last advised.
1 wheat. Barley.
English Scotch :::: : •• 1 1,470 qrs.
_qrs. I
--
__ --
....--
..-
Foreign .. •• .. 13,210 1,2911 I 9,530 I
Malt, 4,720 qrs.
2,03a60t5.v..
ir5_,,,gx.,,,'

zonoirau BOP IistaILKET. iiv 10/
The demand for the best Hops is steady, at N../ 011
week's improvement in value. In other kinds, scirlig
any business is doing. Sussex pockets, 2/ 4s to ol
per owt; Weald of Kent ditto, 2l 12a to 3/ 8s; Mid
East Kent ditto, 3/ 5s to 6/ 18s.

V.7IIXTECELAPEL. „a, to!'
Our market was extremely heavy to-day, on to
lowing terms :—Beef, from 2s to 3s; Mutton, 2!
3s 2d; Lamb, 4s 10d to 5s 10d ; Veal, 31 to 03
Pork, 3s to 4s per Sibs by the carcase.

INFANT ORPHAN ASTLUM.—Yesterday rli°1111"
the annual meeting of the friends and supporters of
tit'
charity was held at the London Tavern; Mr. J-111115.ttee
man, M.P., in the chair. The report of the con:anrilty,
spoke favourably' of the present condition of the e,b the
which had remained comparatively uninjured utec,v3o
commercial depression of the past year. In
mencement ef 1848 there were 263 children in the tool
tuti, n, and 92 have since been admitted, makingc t free',
of 355, out of which number only six deaths oeears
Sixty children quitted the asylum during t,,, ,j'a
leaving a total of 289 now in the institution.
ceipts during the year 1848 amounted to 8,583,„L Ls. Conn
and the expenditure equalled that amount. "-""ive
inco
00/
mittee expressed great regret that the fixed
the charity did not permit of their receiving 0%000
orphans as the institution would contain. The %Toting
would not be a very great increase upon the
elel
outlay, and it would give them the pleasure of n_pcji.-
an election more in proportion to the number oe;0,0
dates seeking admission to the charity. The rot, year
received and adopted, and officers for the ensnl._T elee;
were elected. The meeting then proceeded to th;rotect
Lion of 40 candidates from a list of 124, wad OP
at the close of the poll at three o'clock.

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. '
CITY, QUARTER TO THREE.
The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were esti-
mated at 5,000 bales, and comprised about 4,000
American at 31d. to 63d., 2,000 Bahia at 300 Surats
at 31. to 34d., and 30 Sea Island at 9d. to 91d. The
transaction included 500 American on speculation. The
market closed more firmly. Railway Shares were quiet.
In Mark Lane to-day trade generally is flat, at Mon-
day's prices. The arrivals include 13,210 quarters of
Foreign Wheat.
The Colonial Markets are very dull to-day, and with
scarcely any public sales.
From Manchester we have received a report on the
state of the textile markets, during the past month,
furnished by Messrs. McNair, Greenhow and Irving, from
which we take the following extracts :
" The outward appearance of this market during th e
month has been indicative of gloom and depression,
save when occasional cheerfulness was produced by the
favourable accounts by the Overland Mails, and by the
genial and welcome change in the weather. Though we
are unable to furnish you with an animated report as to
its condition, it may, considering the opposing causes in
operation, be viewed more satisfactorily, as regards
actual transactions, than what you may have been led
to expect. It may be unnecessary to re-
mark that the disordered relations of political
matters on the continent of Europe have engen-
dered much distrust, and are again exercising
a very prejudicial influence not only upon the trade of
this district, but upon that of many other manufacturing
localities, as well as upon commerce generally; and that
so long as they remain unadjusted their effect will become
more injurious. Another important drawback arises
from, and is consequent upon, the comparative absence
of purchasers of any magnitude for the country trade,
which is generally admitted to be in a very depressed
condition, owing principally to the low prices obtainable
for agricultural produce. Valuable as low pro-
visions unquestionably are to the great mass
of the community, in purely agricultural districts,
the consumption of manufactures cannot be otherwise
than at present, materially interfered with. It is pro-
verbial that the drapers who have been in the market
during the month have purchased very sparingly.
Their complaints are uniform. The retrograde
movement in prices has likewise not been without its
effect, operations having been limited to existing wants.
Allowing for these drawbacks, we look upon the aggre-
gate transactions as being very extensive. Prices, as
you will have observed, of nearly every staple
article have again declined. Stocks of goods
generally, if we except those of domestics, and
one or two other descriptions, are very light. Some
descriptions of yarns too are heavy, but these are
Matters which will be best ascertained by a reference to
the details."
The above report is certainly more favourable, under
all circumstances, than might perhaps have been ex-
pected.
At Amsterdam on Saturday stocks were rather lower.
Dutch Twoeand-a-Hall per Cents. 491.
By express and telegraph we have advices in anticipation
of both the East and West India mails. The political and
commercial information contained in the former appears
to be favourable. The money markets of Bombay and
Calcutta were easy, and the markets for European
goods were moderately active. We await further details.
The steamer from the West Indies, brings over
80,000 dollars, besides some amount in British coin.
By this opportunity we shall have the Chilian mail,
but no dispatches from Mexico.
The directors of the Eastern Counties Railway have
published to day a statement in answer to the report of the
c mamittee of investigation. Upon the gravest points it
does not seem to touch, however, or rather there is an
assertion that the board of direction has only recently
exercised its functions. It may fairly be observed that
the excuse put forth is not tenable, because had the
board strenuously objected to the charging of expenses
t ) capital, Mr. Hudson was not likely to have persisted in
his views. In one point we cannot but coincide, how-
ever,i viz., that it is to a great extent the fault of the
shareholders, who were willing to give unlimited support
in the declaration of high dividends, though obviously
not earned, and that the depreciation fund was nega-
tived at the general meeting of February, 1846, though
previously in existence, and was subsequently absorbed.
Finally, ought all the amounts charged upon the half-
year's revenue to be so charged? This is a matter for
grave consideration as it affects the dividend. The
company undoubtedly owe the 97,3641., or say
the bulk of it, but part arises from former
arrears, and part, as the Directors affirm,
is for new carriages, or such as might be considered
new; while the cost of relaying the permanent way,
13,5381., should stand over to the next half year. If ail
this can be established, there may be some ground for
a modification of the views of the committee; but we
understand that the latter, who are still sitting, will
speedily reply, and that as the liabilities have been in-
curred, they must be met from some other source than
capital.
Having attended yesterday, like very many others,
from curiosity far more than coincidence of opinion,
the meeting of Protectionists, we deem it advisable,
however much politics should be eschewed under this
head, to state that the free-traders must not be apa-
thetic. From our knowledge of City men, and of all
the ramifications of trade, we feel warranted in as-
serting that the parties who appeared upon
the platform yesterday are men who have
long profited by monopoly, and who, as such, do
not represent the non-protected and laborious classes.
Thousands of persons have been benefited by the new
channels opened through free trade, and in the very
stronghold of monopoly, among the shipowners and colo-
nists themselves, must the friends of progress have a
counter demonstration. The response will be such as
not to make them regret tho trial.
Stocks are more buoyant to-day. Consols 91i to
924, and now about 924 I. The foreign news
reads better. Exchequer-bills are 445. to 475. premium.
Bank Stock has ranged from 1921 to 194 i. India Stock
is at 246.
The Foreign Securities are quiet. Spanish Three
per Cents. 33. Mexican have touched 32 and 32k.
Brazilian New are 78. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per
Cents. are 50i 1.
Shares are ail better again, and with more disposition
to do business. Lord Brougham's speech has excited
much attention.
BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'ULOCIE.
(From the Official List.)
Bank Stock 1941,4 1921,4
. 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 9050,(23/1
.8 per Cent. Consols Anne
_New 3% per Cent. Anna. 9l t 4 Ye3/4
Long Annuities, Exp. Jan. sth, 1860 8 9-16 854
D 0.30 Years, Expire Oct. 10,1859 8 5-16
India Stock 246
Do. Bonds, 10001 7O 67 p
Ditto under 1.0001
South Sea Stock
Ditto Old Annuities BB 891,4
Consols for Account
Exchequer Bills. I tied. 2d.
March. June.
1,000/.
. , 500/ 44 47 p
Small 44 47 44 p

I i PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.;
Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent -
Ditto New 80nd5,1829 and 1839 78
Ditto for the Account
Equador Bonds 4
Mexican Bowls, 1846, 5 per Cent. with CJupons 311%232
• Ditto Account .
Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cent 66
Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent 33
Venezuela Bonds
- French Rentes, 3 per Cent s7f. 30c.
Exchange
Dutch 21,4 per Cent., 12 Guild
Ditto 4 Der Cent. Certificates
ZUSINESS DONE IN RAILWAY MAIMS AT ONE O'CLOC3
RAII.WATI. PAID. Pica Stuns.
Aberdeen -
Ditto, Preference 2% 2%..... to -
Amber., Notting., Boston, &c. 6 -
Barks and Hants Extension
(Gt. West. Perpet. 5 per ct.) 5 -
Bristol and Exeter - -
Do., Thirds
Caledonian -
Ditto, Quarter Shares l2l/..... 6% to -
Ditto, New 10/. Preference 10 -
Chester and H01yhead......... 50 ..... 1614-- to 16
Ditto, Preference
Dublin and Belfast Junction.. 37% 6% to -
East Anglia, 251. L. & E.,
aid L. & D -
20 B% Bsi co 814
Eastern Counties ...«
Do., New Guar. 6 per cent lO -
East Lincolnshire
25 -
Exeter, Yeovil, & Dorchester 2% 134 ..... to -
Great Northern.... ............. 20 -
%
Do. 1/2 A Deferred .•.....• 1002;144 4 ..-.
...to -
..
6 . to 5%
Do. % B 6 per Cent.
1
Great Western
Ditto, Half Shares ..... -
4138 h. ..... toto -.....
'Ditto, Q N ...... 18
Ditto, Fifths
15 .. ... 12%
Do. New 171 Hull and Selby 5O lOO -
Ditto, Half Shares .. ...... 25 ...... 493/4
Lancaehire and Yorkshire ... 93 ..... -62
. tO -
:: to
to
Ditto, ditto
86
......
Ditto Fifthslo ...... 5%•••.••
Do. New Guarani. 6 per Ct. 10 ...... 11•1/4 ...... to --
Do., West Riding Union 9 .... . 3://:i %••• t° --
Leeds and Bradford
London 4 Blackwell
....
% 4..... o
_lOO%
Lond., Bright., &South Coast 50 -
Do., New. guar. 6 per cent. 5 -
London & North Western.....loo ....131 1301/2 to 131%
D,. New Quarters..
......... 7
12$0. Fifths ........... ..._ ._ 2 to 6
11 10% to 111Ai
Do. 10/.... M. and B. . (.k.5 i ..".
74% •......... to London and B. w * *
-
Ditto,sianch.hirds. es..t..e.m. 1.6.1...13508.4d... ... -
auxto, & Matlack 41
Ranchr, Sheftield.„ and Linc.loo A ll4 to -
Do New 104 - to
midiand......... Preference.. 10 ..... 11 -
Ditto. 50/. 51:at...1-4: ... .. ...100 ...... 67% 69.
68 to 69
Midland, Birrn., and 13- ...... 25 -....13% 14% to 14
worth British .. erby„,„loo
.....
43% to -
Ditto Thirds .... .. ... .. .. ...... ** 9, ,----- '- .. -
North Staffordshire- - ....." '',4 --.. 4 -
......
Oxford, Worcester, and Wol- 17 -
...... 1314 13 to 1314
verhampton ... .. .. . ....... 50 ...... 1734
...... - ...... to -
-
Shrewsbury and Birmingham 11 ... 1571
•• to -
Ditto, New Guaranteed 8 -
South South Staffordshire 7%.,.... 314... to
3237178:1.2. 21033(4. ... :: to 2114
Eastern
Ditto, No. 2.
Ditto, Registered No. 4 lO ..... 67* 34
... to --.
Vale of Neath
York, Newcastle, and Berwick 25
N A
Do. and Newcastle Eaten. 20 . 15%14 to
15 to 15%
Do. G. N. E. Pur. or Pref. 8 5l/02... to -
York and North Midland .. 50 ...... 35 ..... to 36
Ditto, Preference lO -
Ditto East wad West Riding
Extension
FOREIGN RAILWAY&
Boulogne ancl_Amieus ..... .. 20 ..... 8%%