The Sun.
London, England, 1847-12-04 00:00:00

OVER LAND MAIL

IN I) I A.

Dispatches from India, in anticipation of the Bom-
bay Mail, have been received. The dates are Bombay
2d November; Calcutta, 24th October; Madras, 23d
October ; and Delhi, •23d October.
The following is a list of the names of the passen-
gers who left Bombay for Suez, Nov. 2, by the
steamer Atalanta :
Mrs. Rowland and a child, with a native servant ;
Mrs. Morris, with an European and a native servant ;
Mrs. Grimes ; Mrs. Mary J. Costelloe ; a child of
Lieutenant H. T. Virlcent's, with an European female
servant ; Major-General J. Morse, B. Army, and a
child ; Major A. Rowland, B. Artil. ; Captain G. R.
Grimes, 2d Bombay Grenadiers ; Lieuten.int-Colonel J.
Forbes, her Nlaiesty's 78th Highlanders; Mr. Nicholson;
Lieutenant C. V.'Arthur, 2d Bombay Light Cavalry, and
an European servant; J. Bird, Esq.; and Captain J. Hun-
ter, 4th Bombay Native Infantry.

(From the Overland Bombay Times, Nov. 1.)

SUIDIARY.—The mal-arrangements amongst our
steamers, noticed in our last, have prevented the arri-
val of the mail of the 24th September, due a week
since, but not now expected for a week to come, when
it will probably arrive along with that of the 7th
October. Our news is somewhat more stirring this
mail Caen for many months past it has been. The
Sinde Horse, under the gallant Major Jacob, who
ham for some time been watching the northern
naezches, have had an opportunity of earning unri-
veined distinction. A party of 133 sowers, under
Lieutenant Merewether, having heard that the hill
men had come down in force and were threatening
the villages, proceeded in quest of them on the Ist of
October, and found 700 horse and foot strongly
posted. Having succeeded in drawing them into
the plain they charged them with fearful slaughter,
and compelled them to retire. For two miles the
pursuit WAS continued, the enemy keeping well
together, and refusing quarter ; at one time they
faced round and showed fight, while many instances
of single conflicts with the pursuers occurred. A
small party of the Sinde horse headed them as they
approached the hills, and cut off all hope of escape,
when they at length laid down their arms and sur-
rendered themselves; not, however, till about 600 had
been left dead upon the field, the survivors of whom
(1:20) being all wounded. Two only escaped to bear
the tidings into the highlands, where 2,000 or 3,000
widows and orphans left destitute are now mourning
the fight. Shahpore, near which this occurred, is
about thirty miles beyond the river Indus, usually
considered our frontier by friends at home. The
e.hange in the administration of the country seems
universally hailed as a blessing. The Governor of
Bombay proceeds to Sinde, by desire of the Gover-
nor-General, about the new year, to see and examine
for himself. The opinions of a man of such stand-
ing and experience as Mr. Clerk must have the utmost
weight. Captain French, who has accepted the pri-
vate secretaryship, was long one of Colonel Outram's
assistants : his intimacy with the country and people
will make his aid invaluable. Mr. Gordon, of the
Indus flotilla, who has been a prisoner since April,
charged with having unlawfully caused the death of
some Siddees, at Sukkur, has arrived at Bombay to
take his trial. His acquittal is looked on as certain.
Details of the financial reforms in the Purjaub for-
merly intimated, will be found elsewhere ; they are as
sweeping as could be desired, yet as sound as they
are sweeping. The total annual loss occasioned to
the state, should trade remain as it is, will not exceed
15,000/. a year, by the abolition of the most annoying
and obnoxious imposts ; a deficiency likely to be much
more than made up by the fruits the first year of
an unfettered commerce wall supply. The affairs of
the Nizam seem in the same state of confusion they
have been in for years past ; and it is annoying, while
this is 30 severely censured by us, to reflect that his
pecuniary difficulties are chiefly occasioned by our-
selves. We keep two armies for him, he paying
for the same, for one of which, at all events, he has
no sort of occasion ; and he keeps a third for
himself just as superfluous as that of which we
might rid him. The ex-Raja of Sattara, the dis-
cussion of whose affairs has made so much noise
at home, died at Benares on the 14th ult., in the 60th
year of his age. Ile has left no children, and was
not allowed to adopt an heir; so that there will be an
end of all agitation concerning him, the more espe-
cially as the supplies sent home will cease. The
present. Raja is also childless, so that a few years
hence the Raj will lapse to the British Government
as lards paramount. India throughout is tranquil.
The Governor-General has been on a visit to Nacce
dab,, 40 miles north of Simla, deeper amongst the hills.
He, was to return to hi; former quarters on the 24th,
a• ad leave on the 26th for Omballa, whence he will
proceed to Saharunpore, Meerut, and Cawnpore. He
was expected to be at the latter place on the 3d No-
vember. He will spend twenty days at Lucknow
with the King of Oudh, returning to Cawnpore on
the 24th, and proceeding thenc. to Allahabad, and so
by steamer to Calcutta, where he will be relieved
by Lord Dalhousie about the end of the year. Lord
Gough remains for the present in the Ells. The
Marquis of Tweeddale is on the eve of returning
to Madras, whither his family have preceded
him. The Governor of Bombay is at the Maba-
buleshwar-hill, on the eve of returning to Bombay :
and will proceed to Sinde some six weeks hence. Sir
W. Cotton leave-; Poona on Thursday next for
Ahmednuggur, and will probably not return to the
Tresidency till well on in December. The Lieute-
nant-Governor of the north-west provinces has
.returned to Agra. The European portion of the
.Bengal army, having become notorious for insubor-
ilinatio2, the Commander-in. Chief has thought it
advisable to resort to the utmost severity, to put a
stop to such a state of metters, and two soldiers have
been shot to death at Meerut—one on the 19th and
another on the 93d October; the former belonging to
the Horse artillery, the latter to her Majesty's 9th
Lancers, both for having used violence to commis-
sioned offrters. We have just closed an unusually hot
October. The thermometer yesterday stood for
five hours as high as 87 deg. on a wall well shaded,
and in a room singularly airy. We are anxiously
looking for cold weather. There has fortunately, of
late, been no great amount of sickness. All hope of
the re-appearance of the steamer Cleopatra has now
for many weeks been abandoned ; she is believed to
have foundered at sea. The engines of the magnifi-
eel-) t steamer Fereze have arrived, and are about to
be laut on board without delay ; she is intended for
the packet line. No fewer than three of our first-
class: steamers are at present in dock, undergoing re-
pair -_.the Victoria, the Sesostris, and the Zenobia.
The; Indus, iron steamer, has been lost near Diu
}lce d, where she had run ashore in the morning of
the 7th October, on her way to Kurrachee. The
pass angers all escaped, and the vessel's engines and
boil ers have been saved. She herself will, it is said,
170' ye a wreck. No explanation has been given as to
v she got ashore in a place so much out of the way.

SINDE
We intimated in our last . the departure of Sir
'Charles Napier on the Ist of October from Kurra-
chee, and the assumption of the reins of government
by his successor. The closing general order of Sir
Charles Napier will be found below ; it is little
more than a simple adieu to the troops. We have
as yet had no report of his farewell speech, sail to
have
devoted to the defence of the policy of the
b
conquest en
:

~Head-quarters, lcurrikaachee Thursday,
Sept. 30
"No. 1. The Government is now
a
military Government. and all officersci not a
tvil
employment are to,.
0_ report direct to the Secretary to
the Government, for the information the Com-
missioner.
(Signed) "C. J. NAFIER, Lieutentan-Genera 1•
Commanding the troops in India.
"EDWARD GREEN, Major,
Asais-
tant-Adj a tan t- General."
"'lead-quarters, Kurrachee, Friday,
Oct. 1, 1847.
"No. 1. I this tlsy take !cave of the since division
of the Bombay army, which I have had the honour to
command, and it is but just to that division to say, that
the conduet of the troops has been so excellent as to
add greatly to the regret with which I leave my
comrades of the Queen's and Company's services in
Sinde. Tho separation is to me painful, but it is a
source cf great pleasure to make over the command,
as I hereby do, to the Hon. Colonel H. Dundas, an
.officer who character and abilities inspire those under
his orders with the highest degree of confidence and
affection.

" May success attend you all, is the parting and sin-
cere wish of your old commander.
(Signed) "C. J. NAPIER, Lieut.-General."

" 2. In obedience to the above order, Colonel the Hon.
H. Dundas, C. 8., will assume the command of the troops
in Sinde from this date, ms.king over the command of
the troops at Kurrachee to Lieut. Colonel Bradshaw,
the next senior officer. These arrangements are made
pending the sanction of his Excellency the Commangh-r-
-in-Chief.

" EDWARD GREEN,
Major, Assistant Adjutant-General."

NOTIFICATION.
POLITICAL DEPARTMENT.

Bombay Castle, Oct. 27, 1847.
The Honourable the Governor in Council is pleased to
direct that the following dispatch from Colonel the Hon.
H. Dundas, commandini, the troops in Sinde, to the Ad-
jutant• General of the Army, with the accompanying re-
ports from Major Jacob and Lieutenant Merewether, of
the Sinde Irregular Horse, be published for general in-
formation.

The skilful arrangements and judicious precautions of
Major Jacob, and the admirable conduct and daring
spirit of Lieutenant Merewether, and the party of the
Sinde Horse under his command, have combined to
achieve a signal and most important service. By the
destructicn of this large body of marauders assembled
on the frontier, the peace of the British territories has,
it may be hoped, been effectually secured, and the Go-
vernor in Council feels that the highest praise is due to
all who have borne any part in this gallant and suc-
cessful exploit. The Sinde Horse, on this occasion, his
added another to the many recorded instances of valour
and devotion to its duty, which have always been con-
spicuous in the short but brilliant career of this distin-
guished corps.
By order of the Hon. the Governor in Council,
A. MALET, Chief Secretary to Government.
TO THE ADJUTANT-GENERAL OF THE ARMY, POONA.

Sir,—lt is with the greatest satisfaction I have the
honour to transmit for the information of his Excellency
the Commander-in-Chief the enclosed copies ofdispatches
received through Lieutenant-Colonel Shaw, commanding
in Upper Sinde, from Major Jacob, commanding the
Sinde Irregular Horse on the frontier, and from Lieut.
Merewether, second in command of the first regiment,
and commanding detachment at Shahpoor, detailing a
most complete and decisive success gained by Lieutenant
Merewether and 132 men, of all ranks of the Ist regi-
ment Sinde Horse, over the combined Booghtee tribe of
Beloochees, on the Ist instant. _

These reports are so complete in themselves, that it
only remains for me to submit them for the perusal of
his Excellency, adding, however, the meed of praise due
to Major Jacob and Lieutenant Merewether.
To the former officer, for the excellence of the ar-
rangements which hare been made by him since the
frontier has been placed under his charge by his Excel-
cellency Sir Charles Napier, G.C.8., who, having the
highest confidence in Major Jacob's skill and ability
(always conspicuous), that officer has now shown how
fully it was deserved. To these arrangements may be
attributed the most careful signal that has ever attended
the most careful watching of this long-vexed frontier,
which has ended in the total destruction of the m ,st
notorious freebooters in Cutchee.

Major Jacob's activity, skill, and judgment have been
long known to his military superiors, and I am most
happy in being the means of reporting the success which
has, at last, attended his unremitting vigilance and un-
tiring exertions.
To the conduct of Lieutenznt Merewether I would
also most particularly call the attention of his Excel-
lency the Commander-in-Chief. This officer, though
young in years and service, has been most actively em-
ployed in the field almost throughout that period of
service, and always with credit to himself. lie wears a
medal fur the battle of Hyderabad, and since he has
been with the Sinde Horse, formed under the eye of
Major Jacob, has now proved hinaself a first-rate cavalry
officer.

His conduct on the pre:ont occasion speaks for itsi•lf,
in his well and modestly worded dispat,Th. Watching
for months in the desert an enemy artful and daring, as
these Booghtee robbers have shown themselves, he has
bided his -time, and when that time came, has swept
them from the face of the earth.

Naib Russaldar Azeen Khan, Sowar Sullur Khan, Sowar
Bujjoo Khan, Sowar Banadoor Khan, and Sowar Kur-
reern Khan.

I saw these four Sow•ars each kill several of the enemy
in fair stand up fight, hand to hand, but nearly all must
1-.-ve done equally well, although it is not possible for
me to spcify every man's deeds individually. I beg
leave also to remark, that the fles!ructive cffect of our
little carbines, used iu one hand, at close quarters, was
quite terrible to behold. Every shot appeared to kill or
disable an enemy, who were often, by reason of the
bushes and broken ground, enabled just to keep out of
sword's reach.

I must not omit to mention that Jan Alahomed Ky-
heeree, with four of his followers, was close to me
during nearly the whole of the action, and behaved
exceedingly well. Jan Makomed fought stoutly, killing
several of the enemy before his sword broke over the
head of another.

I have made the best provision I can for the wounded
prisoners, who are being carefully attended by Assistant•
surgeon J. have the honour to be, &c.,
(Signed)
W. MERE WETHER, Lieutenant, Second in
Command, S.LIL, commanding outposts,
Shapoor.
Shapoor, Oct. 2, 1847.
(True copies.) A. MALET, Chief Sec.
From the Punjaub there is nothing further of interest
to record. The country continues tranquil, and content-
ment seems to prevail. The Ranee is making the best
of her captivity, and it would appear, after all, that the
walls of Shaikhoopra, though otherwise impregnable,
are no way proof against love-billets. A short time ago,
a person in the garb of a I!indoo astrologer presented
himself at the gate ; her Highness sent for him, received
a letter, and in return for its precious contents, made the
messenger a present of 501. At the pillage of Achra a
rather unfortunate occurrence lately happened. A Euro-
pean soldier, while under the influence of liquor, had the
misfortune to kill a Faqueer with a blow from a stick,
but he is now in custody awaiting his trial for the of-
fence. Mr. J. Lawrence, the acting resident at Lahore,
was with his lady at Umri!zer, but was expected in La-
hore on the 14th, where Major General Sir J. Littler,
from Jullunder, had arrived two days previously.
The accounts from Peshawur are equally unimportant.
Lieutenant Lumsden w.t. fully engaged collecting re-
venue in the Yooroofsaie country, and finding the matter
a difficult affair, was joined by Major Lawrence, from
Peshawur, escorted by a regiment and two guns, with
the view no doubt of showing that there were means at
land to enforce it. No disturbance, however, has oc-
curred, and the collection of rent goes on apace. Abisula
Khan, the noted chief of Ladah, has given himself up,
having left his hiding-place, and came in to do homage
to the Resident. Lieutenant Taylor was, by latest ac-
counts, in the Hazireh district, on his way from Kash-
meer to Peshawur.

The Nizatn's affia.irs are nowhere improving, the minis-
ter making the confusion which prevails even worse con-
founded. Out of grace with the Nizam, the money-
lenders will place no faith in him. Himself and our
resident, General Fraser, appear to stand out in bold
relief, and alone in their glory.
There is nothing of any groat importance from other
parts, and the country throughout is tranquil and
healthy.
The Governor-General will be at Umballah on the
28th ult... and will again resume his tour on the avening
of the 29th.

He appears to have mancouvred his squadron with
great skill and judgment, and the fearful loss of life on
the part of the robbers will prose to hi» Excellency with
what gallantry and determination the charges were
made and executed.

While mentioning the conduct of the European'officeri,
I must not fail to speak of the squarlrua which Lieut.
Merewether commanded and led. Officers and men of
the Sinde horse appear to be of one heart and mind, and
the devotion to the service, :and the gallantry of the
native officers, non-commissioned officers, and troopers,
which formed Lieutenant Merewether's small force, is
beyond all praise. I have, therefore, thought it right to
send the whole of their names to his Excellency for
such notice as he may think their gallant conduct de-
serves.—l have the honour to be, &c.,
(Signed) H. DUNDILS, Colonel,
Commander on the Troops in Sinde.
Head-quarters, Kurrachee, Oct.. 7, 1847.
IP) LIEUTENANT-COLONEL Y. SFIAW, O)3IMANDING IN
UPPER SINDE.;
Sir,—l have the honour herewith to forward a report
from Lieutenant Merewether, coin nanding at Shahpore,
of proceedings with regard to the inroad of the Booghtee
tribe, reported by me to you yesterday. Lieutenant
Merewether's letter requires no comment; it sets forth
distinctly and fully the particulars of the most perfectly
successful affair of the kind I have ever witnessed or
heard of. One hundred and thirty-three men killed
nearly six hundred enemies, a.ad made prisoners one
hat dred and twenty, in two hol irs' fighting, the enemy
resisting manfully the whole arm., and obstinately re-
fusing quarter. Five hundred and sixty dead bodies
have been counted, and there are probably more lying
about in the jungle.

The past month has been unusually hot here, the
thermometer standing yesterday at 87 degrees in the shade
All hope for the untortunfAte Cleopatra steamer Irani now
been abandoced, and from what has been ascertained
she is believed to have foundered at sea during the late
gale. The schooner Mahi lately arrived here, with
some slave bungalows in tow, ‘vhielt had been captured
in the Persian Gulf by the Elphinstone; she brings a
goodly collection of slaves, and not fever than forty-
our females being of the number; they seem to have
come from the Abvsainian coast.

The conduct of Lieutenant Me rowether himself has
been beyond all praise, and sl•:oves a rare and most ex-
cellent unison of implicit obedience and great military
skill, of cool and careful prudence with the most daring
courage.

I have the honour to be, &c.,
(Signed) J. JACOB, Major,
Commanding Sinde Irrifs ular Horse, Frontier,
Shahporo, Oct. 2, 1847.
TO MAJOR JACOB, COMMANDING' 'FRONTIER, KRANGU R.
Sir,—Having received good in telligence of the whole
Booghtee force having entered. -the plain as already re-
ported to you, I.have the honour to inform you that I
started at half-past one o'clock on. the morning of the
Ist of October with a party of the Sinde Ir-
regular Horse, amounting to 133 men of all
ranks, from Shahpore, in pursuit of the enemy.
I arrived at the Zeemanee River just as it became
light enough to see clearly the• -tracks of the enemy. I
observed a spot in the bed of the Zeetnanee River where
they had apparently halted for a short time; from the
marks, I was of opinion that their strength might be
800 or 700 footmen, with a sulfa:A party of horse. I thence
proceeded, according to your ix Istructions, along the foot
of the small hill, intending to bike post in the Teywagh,
thinking that the enemy woul d certainly return that way
and the ground being fayourAsk., for cavalry to act on.
flowerer, I had not proceeded. 3 quarter of a mile beyond
the " Tunanee" River, when Jan Mahomed Kheyree,
who was a short distance in a chance, came back and in-
formed me that he had heard loud shouting and much
noise in the direction of Kovcree. My detachment was
marching in column of troops.. I wheeled them into line,
and proceeded in the direction. of Kouree, when, near the
jungle about that place, I saw the enemy formed in a deep
-and long line to my left. They appeared to be making a
side movement towards the jungle. I therefore passed
rapidly along their front to ~..tut them off from the jungle,
and drive them to the open ph tin. They were at this
time posted in some rough hroken ground, with sand
hillocks and bushes, but appal ently fancying from my
galloping along their front the t I did not intend to at-
tack them, they :left their vantage ground and rushed
forward to attack me, with much firing, loud shouts,
and howls. This at once gave me all I wished for,
namely, a fair field. I immc diately changed front to the
left, which the men did mo it steadily, as if on parade,
i‘'hen my change of positi, mi was executed, I charged.
The charge was made steadily and rapidly. with irresis-
tible effect. The Booghtees had formed a solid
mass to receive us, but 'were overthrown at the
first onset with terrible loss. They then moved
off towards the hills, distant about three miles,
in disorder, but should-bring together as closely
as they could. We continaked our attacks, killing
numbers, until, on recrossing the Zumanee river,
they made another short stand. They ware again over-
thrown and driven into the opet t plain. They were now
approaching the low hills, when Russaidar Shaik Ali,
very judiciously getting some tit.en in advance, cut them
off from that place of refuge, and they turned back
towards Koouree. Their numbers were now getting
small, but, though repeated of Fers of quarter were made
to them, they obstinately con tinned to fight until the
destruction was so great that their numbers were re-
duced to 120, many of whom were wounded. At last,
seeing resistance utterly hope] min, they were induced to
throw down their arms and surr ender; not a single footman
escaped capture or death; ti ro horsemen alone out of
the whole force of the enemy, stated by the prisoners to
have been full 700 in all, including 35 horsemen; among
the slain are several chieftains of note, in fact all the
leaders of repute in the tribe-. The undermentioned
were recognised among the di fad :
Hundoo, Nothanee; Cora, Kulpur; Kurreemdad, Rai-
moue; Jamah (outlaw), Jsi2krange; Chuttah, ditto,
ditto (killed in the attack -on Kundranee); Kumber,
nephew of the Shumbrane Chief " Lango;" also a ne-
phew of Ilundoo's, name unk town; Sungur, Kind.
There were also many of hers, esteemed as warlike
character, but of less note, ki lied. Neither Islam Khan
nor Alim Khan were with the: party.
Our own loss has, I am h at2py to say, been trifling
compared to the result, as sh o wn by the annexed return
of killed and wounded; nine -of our horses were killed
and ten wounded, seven of them mortally so; amongst
ithheewtounded is your own he ;rare, which I was riding at
theon time.
thee
heel,
i a sAI I,
feet
el ohrsaeas
Chutter, to which able to march,
wounded till I could
Azeeta Palau lblreewhcaiensivdoevtdhert:io severe sword cuts, one
eand
to thesh
tto
ieh latter pin
i prisonersl
_uunder, !the etrstody of Naib Russuldar
left at Koonree to take care of the
of my aeutchm."enstauar. S haik Ali, with the remainder
from this place.
ing.
Before I fell in All
the villaoe
i_t:lentiade, nit assistance and carriage
All retur neil to Shahpoor this morn-
thli.eyyli wereerce,
of
Keonot,irny they had attempted to
ins plendid style. Deen l'ilaAcrlekaet:dee;Mndwaillaah:eiscanapeeeedo
beaten off by tho head man .
the notorious " Chutta," Jiikranee, vle killing
I
taking one prisoner. Threu deterreinNl atOttacekr:, and
made by the Booghtees on the fort, and at one time the
assailants had actually reached the top of the wall, but
were thrown back by tho defenders.
All my native officers and it ien behavedtanthe
well in this
affair; nothing could be more perfect
I to bri to your
but I p articular ng
they
showed
steadi-
ness,
ghreosuotlu; tion, and quickn ens whichh
notice the excellentb eg
conduct; of Russaidar haik All,

THE LATE EX-RAJA OF SATTARA.
(From the Bomlay Times, Oct. 27.)
Death has removed the ex-ILja of Sattara from the
field of earthly suffering and strife. His Highness died
at lienares on the 14th inst., after a residence of nearly
eight years at the holy city. PortaubSingh is the lineal
descendant and hesr of the house of Siv4jee and the
Sovereigns of the Mahratta empire.

Ti;11 SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 4, 1847.

cepting that some parties in Tirhoot, not immediately
enraged in its manufacture, estimate the crop in that
district at 15,000 rods. only, instead alB,OOO mds., and
fr,%n what we have heard from other quarters, we are.
more inclined to reduce than increase the figure last
given 01. 113000 mds. as the total out-turn.
Sugar—Shipments have been extensive, exporters
having been anxiont to get off their purchases previous
to the vacation. Since the 4th inst.9(o77 maunds have
been exported to Great Britain, prices remain without
alteration; first quality Benares being quoted at 9 to
9 6 Co.'s rs.; second 8 4 to 8 8 per tuauml.
Saltpetre—The market remained firm, and closed
with a continues feeling in favour of the article. Ship-
ments to Great Britain, 20,880 maunds; North America,
13,200 maunds; France, 2,398 maunds; and Singapore
and China, 1,487 maunds, since the date of our last re-
port. Prices of first quality Godna, 6 6to 6 10 Co.'s
rs. per fy. md.
Rice—Expurti to Great Britain since the 4th instant,
61,000 mds., to France 6,000, and Mauritius and Bour-
bon 51,000 mds., without change in price, cleaned table
being 2 4 to 2 8 md., and Banana and biloonghy 1 4 to
1 6 per md. Co.'s r 3.
Raw Silk—Transactions in this article have taken
place only to a very limited extent, although exports
appear larger than they have been of late. From the
Ist to 4th instant there were no shipments.
Silk Piece Goods without any alteration.
Shell Lac and Lac Dye—A few shipments of lac dye
and nothing done for other
hmaavrek botese.n made for America,

Safflower—Nothing has been done requiring any no-
tice, excepting a few sales which have been reported at
31 8 to 32-8 Co.'s rs. per maund.
Oilseeds—The demand fur linseed prevailed with un-
abated activity fur the American market, and orders
hare also been executed for Great Britain-8,000 maunds
having been exported to the latter country since the
4th inst. For clean prices are quoted at 1-15 to 2-2
Co.'s rs. per mauud, and 1-10 to 1-2 Co.'s rs. por maund
for uncleaned.
Cotton—Without change.

pockets, or were mere gamblers, hoping to fill their
pockets with the losses of other people.—(Hear, hear.)
No doubt there were many good men in that House
connected with railways, but let them not forget that
" evil communications corrupt good manners;" and he
was very much afraid soma of those even were tainted
by the gambling propensities which railways encouraged.
lie wanted to know when there wit,: to he an end of
thee measures? When were the parties whose land
some of these railways proposed to cut up to receive
compensation?
Mr. HUDSON—When the land is taken.
Colonel SIBTIIORP—The Hon. Member for Sunder-
land said when the land was taken. Well, be it so; but
he knew of many instances where the land had already
been taken, and yet no compensation had been made to
the owners. But even when compensation was awarded
it was below the value of the land, and the only remedy
the owner had, if be was dissatisfied with the allowance,
was to go before a jury of railroad contractors or rail-
roa 1 shareholders, who took good care to let him in for
it.—(Hear, hear, and laughter.) No man ought to be on
these juries who were in the remotest manner connected
with railroads, nor ought any Member of that House
to vote on these railroad measures who could not ad-
vance to the table and voluntarily declare that he was
neither directly nor indirectly connected with railroads.
Could they not devise a scale of remuneration for land
required for railways ? To him it appeared an im-
perfect, a doubtful, and a very suspicious Bill. It ought,
therefore, to be carefully watched in Committee. He
considered that it ought to be postponed until
a future day it ought not to be pushed forward
and passed sub silentio, as the Government wished, at
this early period of the session. Persons of small pro-
perty who, perhaps, had not the means of defending them-
selves in courts of law, ought not to be thus overridden
by an utterly irresponsible power, like railway com-
panies. _ _ _

The House then went into Committee. Mr. BERNAL
took the chair.

On the first clause being proposed,
Mr. DIVETT said, if the Bill, on examination, had
been fouled to be of the nature detailed by the Right
Hon. Baronet (Sir C. Wood), he shout not have offered
any opposition to it; but as it was not calculated to
carry out the object for which it was stated to be brought
forward, as it would give rise to much expensive litiga-
tion to obtain compensation, he should feel it his duty to
oppose the clause. It would have been sufficient if the
clause had simply stated that railway companies were to
have the power to suspend their works for a given pe-
riod ; and that they might, by applying to some such
tribunal as the Railway Board, obtain two or
thr( e years more if they required it. He con-
fessed, however, that he did not know who these
Commissioners were ; he was satisfied of this, however,
that the Hon. Member for Derby was well fitted to dis-
charge the office of principal Commissioner.
Mr. lIAYTER approved of the clause. When parties
declared that they were aggrieved by delay in the pur-
chase of their land, the question of compensation would
then come under review.—Clause agreed to.
Clause 2 was then agreed to.
Oa clause 3 being proposed,
Mr. BOUVERIE wished to know why two years had
been proposed as the time within which railways that
had been commenced were to be completed ? He had
received communications from many of the railway
companies, stating that that period would not be suffi-
cient.

British Cotton Piece Hoods—Owing to the close ap-
proach of the holidays few sales took place during the
three business days previous to the vacation, but the de-
livery of purchases formerly made have been large. The
market closed firmly with the hope of greater activity
after the holidays than has lately been the case.
Woollens continued in fair request.
Mule Twist—Business very limited, and demand dull,
but holders firm.

Coloured Yarn—ln German dye Turkey red no sale
reported.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.
HOUSE OF LORDS, Dec. 3.

The Earl of SHAFTESBURY, in the absence of the
Lord Chancellor, took his seat upon the Woolsack at
Five o'cloLk.

Earl POWIS presented a petition from the clergy of
Wakefield against Jewish emancipation.
COMMERCIAL DISTRESS.

Ths Marquis of LANSDOWNE nominated the fol-
lowing Committee to consider the commercial distress:—
The Duke of Richmond, Earl Grey, Earl of Auckland,
Marquis of Salisbury, Lord Ashburton, Lord Brougham,
Earl of Ellenborough, Earl St. Germans, Lord Glenelg,
Lord Beaumont, Earl Granville, Lord Ardrossan, Lord
Kinnaird, Lord Wharncliife, Marquis of Clanricarde,
Lord Manley, Lord Montea_gle, Lord Campbell, and the
Marquis of Lansdowne. -
Ater a short conversation the motion was agreed to.

114 e CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER ob-
semd that it had been found not to be a very easy
task to determine within what number of years railways
that had been commenced should be completed, but upon
due consideration it was thought that two years would
be sufficient.

Colonel SIBTHORP did not see why four years
should not have been given as well as two, according to
the statement of the Chancellor of the Exchequer.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, his
own opinion was, that two years was sufficent, but if the
House thought three years would be a more convenient
time he would submit to its decision.

After some observations from Mr. RICARDO, the
clause was agreed to, with the insertion of two years.
Clause 4 was agreed to, with a few verbal amendments.
Clause 5 was also agreed to, after a few observations
from Mr. WYLD and the CHANCELLOR of the Ex-
CIIEQER.

Clause 6 was agreed to, with a few verbal amend-
ments.

On clause 7 being proposed,
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said it
was his intention to propose to omit clauses 7 and 8, and
insert the following clause:—" Provided always, and be
it enacted, that whenever any such warrant as aforesaid
shall have been granted by the said Commissioners, for
extendirg the time within which any of the powers given
by any such Act or Acts may lawfully be exercised, the
justices, arbitrators, umpires, or juries respectively,
as the case may be, who, under the provisions
of such Act or Acts, shall award or assess the
compensation to be made by any such company or per-
son as aforesaid to the owners or occupiers of, or other
persons interested in, any lands taken or used for the
purposes of any such railway or works, or injuriously
aff,eted by the construction thereof, shall, in estimat-
ing the amount of such compensation, have regard to
and make compensation for the additional damage (it
any) sustained by such owners, occupiers, or other pet--
soul, by reason of any such extension of time having
been granted as aforesaid.
Mr. HENLEY opposed the omission of the seventh
clause. The clause proposed by the Government gave
no compensation to parties with whom bargains had
been made, while it gave it to persons with whom no
bargains had been made.
Sir H. VERNEY suggested that some provision
should be made in the Bill for the purpose of enabling
the works upon railways to be completed as soon as
possible between the termini of the lines.
Mr. MILES thought that the Hon. Baronet had
entirely mistaken the objection urged against the
omission of the clauses by his Hon. Friend. He hoped
that the House would recollect that while affording every
facility to the proprietors of railways, they should
also remember the claims of the landowners.
Mr. HUDSON said that he confessed that he was
one of the parties who proposed the alteration in ques-
tion. He had done it however perfectly disinterestedly, for
the proposed alteration would not in the least degree
affect any of the lines with which he was connected.
His object was to endeavour to have everything set-
tled fair and right between all parties. It was not
usual in any Bills [which had been passed autho-
rising an extension of time to railways to give
compensation to landowners on that account. He be-
lieved that not a single extension Bill had been passed
containing such a provision. The effect of a clause of
that sort in the present Bill would be that every rail-
way company would be liable to an action from
any attorney who might please to give notice that
A, B, C, or D, or any party holding a small patch of
land would require compensation. The company would
in such case have to go before a jury, and nearly all the
expenses would have to be borne by them. He did not
believe that the House would lend itself to
any such harassing process. If the object of the
Bill were to extend the time for the construction of these
works, or to ease the money market (as it was imagined)
the Bill ought not certainly to pass with such provisions.
With respect to the engagements which had been en-
tered into by railway companies to pay for the land upon
a given day, the passing of this measure would not in the
least interfere with the obligation to fulfil the terms of
such engagements.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER ex-
plained that the clause would only apply to prospective
cases of compensation, and not to parties who had
already entered into agreements with railway companies.
Mr. AGLIONBY thought they ought to have the
opinion of the law officers of the Crown upon these
two clauses, for he confessed he did not agree
with the explanation of the Right Hon. Gentleman the
Chancellor of the Exchequer. In his opinion, all who
were entitled to compensation, no matter whether they
had made agreements or not, would be entitled to make a
claim under this Bill, and he thought it was nothing but
right and proper that it should be so. At one period of his
Parliamentary life he thought the views of railway di-
rectors with regard to the public good were really sin-
cere, but now he did not think so, for he could
mention instances without end where railway companies
had curtailed the trains for the accommodation of third-
class passengers, and broken up stations which were
established for the purpose of inducing parties to pur-
chase the land in the neighbourhood.—(Hear, hear.)
He wished to know from the Learned Gentleman, the
Attorney-General, what was to entitle the landholders
to compensation ?
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL replied that it would
be advisable for the Committee to put its construction
upon the clause. There were three classes of land-
owners—those who had received compensation for
their land, and who were to give it up when re-
quired ; ho did not consider that they were enti-
tled to compensation. The other classes where
those who had given up their land, and in which the
works had been commenced, and those which had been
scheduled, but who had not yet received compensation.
The House should determine which of them was or was
not entitled to compensation.
Sir G. CLERK thought it the duty of the Govern-
ment to frame their clauses in such a manner as not to
leave them open to doubt. They should determine
whether all the classes mentioned were included in the
Bill or not.

Mr. HAYTER thought that the dill as it originally
stood would authorise compensation to be given in every
possible case that might arise, and he did not think that
it would be worth while for the representatives of rail-
way companies to accept the Bill with such provisions.
After a few words from Mr. A. STAFFORD,
Mr. STRUTT said that the clause proposed to
be substituted was prepared before the Government
were aware of the opinions of the Hon. Member for
Sunderland (Mr. Hudson) on the subject.
Mr. HENLEY believed that the parties who had
sold the land to railway companies, and received
payment for the same would be entitled to compensation,
on the ground of the increased length of time which
their property would lie open during the completion of the
works. The Railway Commissioners were now striving
to throw dust in the eyes of the public by a clause to give
interest
and to parties who would sustain no
and claim no compensation. He hoped the Government
would accede to the principle, and bring up a clause on
the report of the Bill, embodying the principle.
Mr. OSWALD supported the original clause.
Mr. BAINES thought that the landowner was en-
titled to the fullest protection which the Go.
vernment could afford. He thought, however, that
there was some ambiguity in the original clauses,
and suggested that the Government should bring up a
clause on the report, affording adequate protection and
full provision for compensation in all cases that might
arise under the operation of this Bill.
After a few words from the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer, Mr. Scott, Mr. Wood, and Mr. Henley,
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQIJERconsented

to withdraw the clauses, and bring up an amended clause
on the report. _ _

Clauses 7 and S wore accordingly withdrawn.
Clause 9 having been negatived, the preamble of' the
Bill was agreed to, the House resumed, and the B 11
was reported with amendments.

Mr. A. STAFFORD gave notice that in the next
stage of the Bill he should call the attention of the
House to the interests of a class materially affected by
this measure—he meant the condition of the labouring
classes employed on railways.
NEW SANITARY COMMISSION.

Mr. B. OSBORNE observed that a new commission
of sewers for Middlesex had been issued to twenty-
three noblemen and gentlemen. He begged to ask th©
Noble Lord at the head of the Woods and Forests
whether these appointments were provisional, and how
long the commission was to continue? _ _

Lord MORPETH replied, that the composition of the
commission was intended to be provisional, and that the
instrument by which it was constituted was intended to
run for the period of two years.

CIVIL EMPLOYMENT OF MILITARY OFFICERS

IN IRELAND.

An Hoti. MEMBER said he had a question to put to
the Right Hun. Baronet the Secretary for Ireland.
During the last year a number of military officers had
been appointed to superintend the relief measures
adopted by Parliament with respect to Ireland. Many
of them, instead of again joining their respective corps,
had been appointed inspectors of poor-law unions. He
wished to know whether this had been done with the
consent of the Commander-in-Chief and of the Master-
General of the Ordnance.

Sir W. SOMERVILLE replied that the appointments
alluded to were merely temporary, and had been made
with the approval of the Duke of Wellington, and also
of the Master-General of the Ordnance.
COMMERCIAL DISTRESS—ADJOURNED DE-