The Sun.
London, England, 1849-02-24 00:00:00

RAILWAY RETURNS

RAILWAY TRAFFIC.—The following are the Total Receipts of Rail-
ways for the past week—that is to say, up to the date to which the
respective returns are made, together with the receipts of the same
week in the previous year:—

THE ARMY AND NAVY.
(From the United Service Gazette of this day.)
THE COMMAND OF THE INDIAN ARMY.—Sir George
Napier has, we learn, declined to accept the command of
the Indian army. The grounds of the Gallant General's
refusal of an office at once lucrative, responsible, and dis-
tinguished, are not stated.
We understand that Brevet Colonel Dennis Daly, late
Brigade Major at Portsmouth, is to receive the pension
of 100/. per annum, in addition to his half-pay, for dis-
tinguished tervice.

EDUCATION IN THE ARMY.—It is bruited that, in
addition to the other plans in operation for imparting
knowledge to the officers and me❑ of the British army,
it is intended by the Commander-in-Chief that dis-
trict and garrison schools shall be established, upon
the plan of those which were formed and conducted
by Lord Frederick Fitzclarence. The results of the ex•
periment of Lord Frederick were of so satisfactory a
character, that we can only, under the restrictions of our
space, express an earnest hope that the rumour to which
we have referred may prove to be well founded. One
thing is quite certain: a system of examination, prepa-
ratory to the grant of commissions and the promotion of
officers, is decided on.
QUARTERMASTER-GENERAL TO THE FORCES.—Gs-
neral Sir Willoughby Gordon, Bart., G.C.8., and
G.C.H., who has been seriously ill from an attack of
erpipelas, is now pronounced in a state of convalescence,
and will shortly be able to resume his duties at the
Horse Guards.

ADMIRALTY PACKET SERVICE.—The Admiralty have
given the officers and men employed in the Admiralty
packet service notice that they are not to consider them-
selves entitled to any pension or gratuity.
SUPERINTENDENT OF CHATMAM DOCKYARD.—We
learn with much regret that Captain Sir Thomas Bour-
chier, K.C.8., is so seriously ill that his life is in consi-
derable danger, and that immediate resignation of his
appointment is imperative.
We have heard that Captain W. Peel, lately promoted,
and son of the ex-Premier, is about to study military
engineering and fortification at Chatham.
THE CHINA STATION.—Our latest intelligence from
Hong-Kong, shows that Rear-Admiral Sir F. Collier,
together with his flag-ship, the Hastings, and the Fury,
steam-sloop, are at Hong, Dec. 30. It was high time
for the honour, if not for the interest of the first mari-
time kingdom in the world, that an efficiently equipped
man-of-war should arrive at Hong Kong ; for we find,
that on the appearance of an American corvette, on
the 4th of December, having on board Mr.
Commissioner Davis, and bearing the pendant
of a Commodore, there was no British man-
of-war there with guns on board sufficient to re-
turn, the complimentary salute with which the
Americans honoured the English flag ; but after a great
deal of delay, they managed to fire the usual number of
guns from a temporary battery on shore.
INTELLIGENCE TO THE ARCTIC EXPEDITION.—The
Admiralty have ordered fifty tin cylinders to be manu-
factured at Woolwich Dockyard for distribution among
the whalers proceeding on their perilous service in the
spring, for the purpose of conveying intelligence
to the Arctic Expedition. The patterh cylinder
has been made at the metal mills at Chatham, and on
being submitted to the Admiralty their Lordships ap-
proved of the specimen.
T. P. COOKE AND THE WAR MEDAL.—Who does
not know T. P. Cooke, the only legitimate hero of the
nautical drama ? Net to know him argues yourself
unknown. Well, T. P. C., or " Tippy Cooke," as his
familiars call him, has received the medal for his share
in the battle of St. Vincent. It is not generally known,
but it is nevertheless a fact, that T. P. Cooke
is the only survivor of the crew of the Raven
schooner, employed in that memorable engage-
ment. He was sent out into the navy under the
protection of the Marine Society, founded by his re-
lative, the celebrated Jonas Hanway, the philanthropist,
and:possesses to this moment the large gold medal pre-
sedted to Halnway by the Marine Society at the close
of tho war in 1792. We congratulate:,Mr. Cooke on the
acquisition of the decoration, but what are we to say to
the Lords of the Admiralty, who could not find a suffi-
cient motive for honouring the veteran with the Medal,
without going back to the battle of St. Vincent. Has not
T. P. Cooke distinguished himself in it,hundred fights since
then ? Ask the thousands of people on the Surrey side of
the water,Jwho have nightly witnessed his exploits. Ask
them if they have not seen him, single-handed, defeat
and disperse a dozen Algerians, as many Yankees, and a
host of Frenchmen and Turks? Have they not witnessed
the intrepidity with which he has rushed into a host of '
smugglers, and stopped their contraband proceedings by
putting a period to their wretched lives? Talk of the
Coast Guard—pooh! T. P. C. has done more for the
revenue (of the Surrey manager) than the whole of the
Government Estalishments. Then look at his intrepid
championship of innocence in distress! How often has
he—reckless of consequences—hitched up his nether
gear, and with a " shiver my timbers," or " strike my
top-lights," pounced upon the ruthless ravisher, and
prevented a catastrophe which might have carried an old
father's grey hairs in sorrow to the grave. We consider
it a reproach to the country that such a seaman should
only wear one medal. His breast ought to be covered
with decorations, and the First Lord's room be decorated
with his portrait in the character of Harry Haulyard,
or William (Black Eyed Susan's sweet William), or the
immortal Long Tom Coffin.
By the recent deaths of Commanders Campbell and
and Williams, Commanders James Burnard Tattinall
and Richard John Head (1819) succeed to the half-pay
list of 10s. per diem. _ .

CAPTAIN 07 GREENWICH HOSPITAL.—It will be
seen by our naval service obituary, that the Senior Cap-
thin of Greenwich hospital, John Simpson (1809), died
on Tuesday last, full of years and services. Ills suc-
cessor has not been yet appointed; but among the can-
didates the names of Captains Provo Wallis, Walcot, and
Couch, have been mentioned. Captain Simpson held
the appointment nearly seven years. The pay is 4001.
per annum, with apartments, stores, &e. The appoint-
ment of a successor, will, of course, make a vacancy in
the active list, which, together with the vacancies caused
by the promotion of Rear-Admiral Carrot, and the death
of Captain Can pbell, will entitle the new First Lord of
the Admiralty to the privilege of promoting a Corn-
mander to the rank of Captain.
A Generat Court-Martial will be held at Goverment-
house, Mount Wise, Devonport, at eleven o'clock on
Monoay next, to try the Quartermaster of the 82nd
Regiment on certain charges that will be then preferred
—charges that involve character. Colonel Rowland, of
the Royal Artillery, is to be President.

BAGGAGE OF THE INDIAN ARMY
The following has been omitted for want of room:—
The suspense caused by the delay of the Indian mail
may be beguiled by the perusal of a very opportune
publication by Sir Charles Napier, which, though
apparently of confined and technical import, does in
reality bear upon our whole system of Eastern war-
fare. It is in the form of a letter to Sir John
Hobhouse, " on the baggage of the Indian army,"
but the errors which it exposes are so serious, and
their consequences so fatal, that it might almost
have been entitled, " An explanation of the causes which
retard our successes in India, with suggestions for im•
provement." Such a communication as this from such a
quarter must carry with it so lively an interest at a
period like the present, that we make no apo-
logy for introducing its details to general notice.
The Indian army, according to General Napier's
statement, both carries and requires a greater
quantity of baggage than any other army in the
world. Most readers will already have some general
notion of this fact, but it may create surprise when we
add that even in the regular calculation of such
requirements the number of camels is estimated
at no less than half the number of men form-
ing the gross total of the army. Thus a force
40,000 strong would actually take with it 20,000
camels, if as many could be procured—a train which
the General reckons would reach full fifty miles ac
cording to the usual order of march in which each
camel is fastened by the nostril to the tail of his
leader. Practically, of course, this " Indian file"
is somewhat disturbed, but our readers will not Lave
forgotten that Lord Gough's siege train the other
day did actually extend over a spice of from fifteen
to twenty miles, and however the beasts may be placed,
the encumbrance on the efficiency of the army must re-
main substantially the same. The results are more
serious than any ono unacquainted with the
subject could possibly have imagined. In the
first place this unwieldy column of beasts and fol-
lowers invariably eosts the army an hour or two
in the coolest part of the morning before a fair start
can be managed; in the next place, it limits the pro-
gress of the army to about one mile and a half
per hour ; and as the troops themselves in any wea-
ther and over any ground could always be reckoned
upon for an average advance of two miles per hour,
it follows that every march occupies more time by
one-third than it should do. Lastly, when the day's
march is ended, and the troops arrive at their encamping
ground, they have at the very least a couple of hours to
wait for their tents and baggage, during which interval
they lie down, overcome with fatigue, under a broiling
sun or a deluge of rain, and "the hospital fills with
a quickness proportioned to the slowness of the
' camels." All these evils are of course increased
in proportion to the length and difficulty of a campaign.
A camel will not bear overloading. Too heavy a bur-
' den infallibly kills him, and as the patience of these
poor animals is notorious and their owners are far dist-.
tent, but little mercy is shown them in this respect.
When one of the beasts falls his load
is
jar
length
distributed amongst the survivors,
till
ithat breaks
each back receives the last
it, and the most miserable co.ounh7tsucesiwonithsmooonre
asen-
sues. Elephants stand by
Laxity and resolution. There was
which quietly 9hcersiiras7,DC attached to Sir
Charles's baggage corps in S
per-
mitted the Coolies to load hiriberately removed with his
trunk package by package, as much as they pleased.
When they had done,
he
eecieuntil his burden was brought
within the regulation weight, and the boldest man in
camp never darsd to put
one of them on again. The
result of all this is expressed by General Napier in the
conclusion that the first object of war—that of beating
the enemy—is, in India, made subordinate to
that of protecting the baggage, and thus, when.
ever. as is at this moment the case in the
isiwisas,, we meet with an enemy who relieves him-
we fight at a great disad-
self' from this impediment,
disad-
vantage. No reader will be at a loss to contrast the
successive movements of Shore Siugh from Moultan
to Vizierabad, and from Vizierabad to the Jhelum,
with the marches of our columns from Ferozepore
to Ramnuggur, or from Sukkur to Moultan. To
remedy the evil Sir Charles offers two suggestions—
first, that the baggage should be great reduced ;
and, secondly, that the corps conducting it should be
regularly organized. With Europeans in India luaus
ries partake so largely of the character of necessities
that it becomes extremely difficult to draw the line of
distinction. Still, the extravagance of the present
Motive Will clearly bear great retrenchment, Qne

officer, says Sir Charles, when some returns upon this
subject were ordered on. a_ recent occasion, sent in •
list of sixty servants-as -the lowest possible represen-
tation of his requirements, and we dare say the
General can remember an instance of a political
officer in Schu; WhO was reported to have taken
700 camels from the. public service to carry his personal
baggage." Sir Charles Napier would now permit
no private ',herring.° whatever. What is necessary to
an officer should be carried with the public stores,
what is not necessary should not be carried at all.
But his chief stress is laid upon the necessity of
organizing the body of men to whom these most due
portant duties are intrusted. In addition to ths
contingencies of loss and embarrassment aboi-es.
mentioned there is also the likelihood, or rather the
certainty, that at the first approach of danger the
hired camel-drivers will decamp, beasts and all, -and
the troops be thus left without any means of transport.
Sir Charles's proposal is, that instead of this medley
of drivers and camp-followers there should be a
corps of men subjected to military organization
and discipline, whose exclusive duty it should be
to superintend the transport and delivery of the bag-
gage, to speed it and protect it on the march, to defend
it when attacked, and to be always at hand with the as-
cessaries for the relief and comfort of the soldier. He
would do, in fact, with the baggage corps precisely what
Napoleon did with the artillery train. Ho would make
all the drivers soldiers, receiving soldiers' treatment, and
liable to soldiers' duties. "It cannot be expected," say*
he, "that men who are hired by the day will risk their
lives for their employers. Such devotion can only be
demanded from soldiers—from men who are drilled, dis-
ciplined, paid, clothed, and fed—men who have a moral
spirit instilled into them—and even then human nature
makes a severe sacrifice." General Napier is judiciously
reserved in his strictures upon the conduct of the present
war, and however we may lament his silence on such
points, it is impossible to complain of the spirit by which
the forbearance has been dictated. " There seems," he
very reasonably remarks, " to have been a want of know-
ledge both of the climate and the state of the Punjaub;"
but he is inclined to think that we were rather precipi-
tate than remiss in our siege of Moultan, and that even
General Whish's expedition should not have been under-
taken. "No man," says he, " who had any correct
ideas of war doubted what a troublesome job Moultan
would prove to be," and he conceives that the proper
scheme would have been to have aided Major Edwardea
with money and irregular troops to keep up a successful
partisan warfare until the season end the preparations
should have enabled an overwhelming force to appear
before the gates. As regards the final conquest of the
Punjaub, nis ideas are certainly not encouraging, for
although ho unhesitatingly premises that " the Indian
army, well commanued, is capable of subjugating all the
, 1 countries between the Black and Yellow Seas," 'et he is
compelled to acknowledge that a country and population
like that of the Seikhs may give us very serious trouble,
and he even adds what is far worse—that after the con-
quest has been achieved, "unless the troops is these
parts be kept constantly ready to move within an hour
after the arrival of dispatches, the Punjaub will be more
troublesome than ever.' —7'nees.

FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE

OF FRIDAY.

DIVIDENDS.
At the Court, Basinghall-street.
G. Currie, Church-row, Upper•street, Islington, and
St. Switbin's-lane, Lombard-street, oil warehouseman,
March 22, at half-past eleven—J. Peterson, Mount-
street, Lambeth, shoemaker, March 19, at twelve--
J. Jillings, Honiton, Devonshire, draper, March 19, at
half-past one—J. B. Monteficre, Nicholas-lane, City,
merchant, March 17, at eleven—J. Wiggins, Holborn,
woollen draper, March 17, at twelve—G. Streeter, Lis-
son-grove, draper, March 22, at one—D. Moncrieff,
Catherine-street, Strand, victualler, March 16, at twelve.

Iu the Country.
G. Evans, Bristol, carpenter, March 20, at eleven, at
the Court, Bristol—J. Vallis, sen., Sparktord, Somerset-
shire, cheese dealer, March 20, at eleven, at the Court,
Bristol—T. Read, Manchester, cigar dealer, March 16,
at eleven, at the Court, Manchester.
PAYMENT OF DIVIDENDS.

W. Knight, Manchester, stock and share broker, Is.
10d., any Tuesday between the hours of eleven and one,
at the office of Mr. Fraser, Manchester.

T. Wrigley, Halifax, Yorkshire, silk waste spinner,
41d., and Bs.4kd., on new proofs, any Tuesday, between
the hours of eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Fraser,
Manchester.

J. Anderson and W. Garrow, Liverpool, merchants,
20., any Monday, between the hours of eleven and two,
at the office of Mr. Bird, Liverpool.
J. Wilkinson, Brymbo, Denbighshire, iron master,
Is., any Monday, between the hours of eleven and two,
at the office of Mr. Bird, Liverpool.
W. llulme, Liverpool, rope manufacturer, 4s. 40.,
any Monday, between the hours of eleven and two, at
the office of Mr. Bird, Liverpool.

J. A. Forrest, Liverpool, glass merchant, 51d., any
Monday, between the hours of eleven and two, at the
office of Mr. Bird, Liverpool.
I. L Mocatta, Liverpool, commission merchant, 4s.
2d., any Monday, between the hours of eleven and two,
at the office of Mr. Bird, Liverpool.
P. S. F. Martin, Halstead, Essex,- iron manufacturer,
Bd., Saturday, Feb. 24, and three subsequent Saturdays,
hstween the hours of eleven and two, at the office of Mr.
Groom, Abchurch-lane.
NOTICES OF CERTIFICATES.
At the Court, Basinghall-street.
F. Thompkins, Sydney-street, Fulham•road, bill
broker, March 16, at half-past twelve.
In the Country.
M. Gaunt, Bradford, Yorkshire, grocer, Marsh 30, at
eleven, at the Court, Leeds—J. Harvey, Weston-super-
Mare, builder, March 16, at eleven, at the Court, Bristol
—E. Ts3lor, Rockfield, Alontnouthshire, miller, Mardi
20, ut eleven, at the Court, Bristol—ll. Cook, Studley,
Warwickshire, needle manufacturer, March 22, at twelve,
at the Court, Birmingham—J. Jackson, jun., Walsall,
Staffordshire, miller, March 20, at ten, at the Court,
Birmingham.