The Sun.
London, England, 1847-06-29 00:00:00

MILITARY INTELLIGENCE.

We have received papers from Bombay of the 20th
May, arid Calcutta of the Bth May. No further in-
telligence from China. This mail has followed so
closely that of the 12th, that little news could be
expected, and therefore we are not disappointed at the
few matters of interest which the present arrival
supplies. We have great pleasure, however, in stat-
ing that tranquillity continues to prevail nearly
throughout India, and that the improved condition of
all classes connected with that empire, is daily and
hourly manifesting itself. Instead of war, bloodshed,
and death, we read of balls, gaieties, and festivities.
We must, however, mention that the Nizam's domi-
nions are an exception ; for we learn that the King's
regular troops having been defrauded of fifteen
months' pay by one of his ministers, mutinied ; and
in order to suppress the serious consequences likely
to arise out of such a state of things, a British force
was called in, which marched through the town of
Hyderabad, to secure the safety of the obnoxious
officer of the Government.
Commercial matters both at Bombay and at
Calcutta present no feature of particular importance.
In fact, little or no change had taken place since the
previous mails were dispatched from those Presiden-
cies. The exchange at Bombay on London was 25.
to 2s. 00. per rupee, six months' sight; that at Cal-
cutta, 2s. od. to 2s. Ofild. for ten months' bills.
We subjoin extracts :
(From the Bombay Times of May 20.)
The clustering of the mails together just before the
setting in of the rainy season—to allow for the delay
expected to be experienced by the steamers, from the
strong and adverse winds betwixt this and Aden—
reduces the time over which our observations extend
to a week ; and unusually short as the period is, it is
still more unusually newsless. No mail from Eng-
land has reached us since last dispatch. The present
packet is that which but for the season would have
been sent off on the Ist of next month; those of 19th
of June, 19th of July, and 27th of August, respec-
tively belonging to the Ist of July, August, and
September. The 15th of October will bring all
right again; till then we shall have only one dispatch
a month.
Our dates from Sinde, formerly extending to the
Bth, now come down to the 16th. The general good
health of the troops is the only item which is de-
serving of notice. The Governor continuos a.t Kur-
rachee, in the enjoyment apparently of excellent
health and spirits.
The only news we have from the Punjaub assures
us of the continued tranquillity of the country, and the
improving prospects of the policy of Lord Hardinge
being carried out successfully. Lieutenant Nicholson
had returned to the capital. The Dewan Hakeem
Rae had had the Governorship of Peshawur con-
ferred on him. The Maharaja Ghoolab Singh
continued in Cashmere. He had issued a proclama-
tion intimating that throughout that province the
coins of Jamoo were from henceforth exclusively to
pass current. There had been some disturbances on
the Rawul Pindee borders, which required the inter-
position of force for their suppression. The rumours
of the dangers likely to arise from the insubordina-
tion of the disbanded Seikh troops, the duplicity
and dishonesty of Ghoolab Singh, and the advance
of Dost Mahomed on Peshawur, like all the other
tales of terror consequent on the recent arrange-
ments that have been circulated, have proved with-
out the shadow of foundation. The prospect of
difficulties darkening the horizon now becomes so
dim and distant that it is hoped it may have alto-
gether vanished long before Lord Hardinge takes
his departure, still supposed to be in the month of
January next. Details of balls, gaieties, and festivi-
ties of all sorts take the place of news from the
British section of the Seikh dominions.
In Rajpootana the pursuit of the notorious bandit
chief Doongjee and his followers had been abandoned,
fun consequence of the advanced state of the season ;
nothing of a very satisfactory nature having as yet
been effected. Colonel Sutherland, the Resident, with
a• large cortege of followers, had arrived at Mount
A boo, where they were to reside for the season, for
th e benefit of change of air.
The Nizam's dominions present a worse view at
present than they have for along time past. The whole
of the regular troops of the King have mutinied,
consequent on an attempt made by the Minister to
d araud them of, it is said 15 months' arrears of wages,
tho troops of the contingent were called on, on the
night of the 3d instant, to prevent the disturbances
fc tired to be about breaking out, and for the first time
a _British force marched through the town of Ryder-
al xid to the protection of the Minister. Preparations
for resistance had been made at one gate of the town
by which the mutineers thought our troops would
ha..ve entered, but luckily they had gone in at
another, and thus prevented the bloodshed which
w o uld inevitably have been occasioned had they come
in contact with the irritated irregulars. A portion
or the troops have continued in the town ever since ;
arsd measures are being taken to rid the state of the
m tatineers—it is said much against the will of the
111'.izam.
Singular disclosures have just been made in refer-
vice to the Mysore country, where we are, it seems,
niAtintaining a commission, in the hand of which are
avosed the whole functions of government, after we
a.ta3 bound by the terms' of our treaties with the 'Raja
to' restore it to his possession.
The new system resorted to in the Goomsoor coun-
try is said not to work satisfactorily at all ; and the
rtr actice of human sacrifices, for a time put down, is
tau iderstood to be once more returning.
Much excitement has been occasioned by the deci-
sion of the Judges of the Supreme Court of Madras
i n the case of a Hindoo girl, of twelve years of age,
w ho had become a convert to Christianity, and desired
t.ct reside with the family of one of our missionaries.
.E.er parents having appealed to the Supreme Court
for the recovery of the child, the Court decided that
she was competent to select her own place of resi-
tlence, and she accordingly remains at the house of
t Rev. Mr. Anderson. The judgment of the Ma-
d:.eas Bench is in direct opposition to that of the
Si upreme Court of Bombay, in a case precisely simi-
lar, which came before them in 1843; and in the
ii !port of the judgments first given in the Atlas, Sir
V. Burton seemed to have reflected in very unbe-
ca oming terms on Sir H. Roper and Sir E. Perry. It
taarned out that the address of the Learned Judge had
b een altogether misapprehended by the reporter, and
to nat he in reality cast no imputation whatever on his
b rethren.
The last detachment of her Majesty's 51st Foot
in ad reached Madras by the steamer Precursor on
the 9th May, having lost a number of men, women,
:and children, by cholera, while quartered in Fort
'William.
The Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief
(3ontinue at Simla. The Hill Chiefs were coming in
in numbers to pay their respects to Lord Hardinge.
`The Honourable Mr. Thomason, Lieutenant-Go-
vernor of the North-west Provinces, had arrived at
,the station on the Ist of May. General Tapp was,
it was said, to take his tour on the Divisional Staff
on the expiration of General Cartwright's command
in January.
The Bombay Governor and Commander-in-Chief
take their departure for the Deccan about the 3d of
June, accompanied by their personal and general
staff. Sir W. Cotton afterwards visits the hills, And

Casualties by death in the armies of India reported
since the departure of the mail of 20th May:—
BOMBAY.—Lieutenant•General 11. N. Robertson, sth
Regiment, at Deesa, on the 10th May.
AlAnitAs.—Lieutenant-General T. Marriott, in Eng-
land, on the 18th March.
INDIAN NAVY.—Acting Master H. Barron, steamer
Berenice, at Kurrachee, on the Gth May.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
BOMBAY MARKET, MAY 20.
IMPORTS.
Our readers will have been prepared, by the nature of
our last two or three reports, to look for very little, if
any, novelty from us on the present occasion, a week only
having elapsed since the departure of the last overland
mail to Europe; and as the season for sales of imports
is now completely closed, they must expect that very
little of interest can occur for the next two or three
months, during which transactions will be confined to
the c souTprpol ofl
Al ocil
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AwcaTnutits,E which
haer ei
nbquut r
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fromi n g.
'dealers
has been confined to Grey and Bleached Jacconets of
low to middling qualities, but the sales in them have
been very trifling, and the demand has now dropped.
Some sales have been effected in a few other descrip-
tions of goods, but at very low prices, for the purpose of
clearing off remnants of shipments before the rains set
in, and their cheapness has been an inducement to the
dealers to purchase on speculation. The following are
the sales that have been reported to us:—
Pieces. R. A. R. A.
1,000 Grey shirtings,4o inch, 38 yds, at 4 0 to 4 4
4,500 Grey jacconets, 40 inch, 20 yds 1 12i... 2 2
3,100 Grey madapollams,33 in., 24yds 2 1 ... 2 12
100 Grey sheetings, 36 inch, 60 yds 0 0 ...10 8
250 Ditto, ditto, 32 inch, 48 yds 0 0 ... 8 4
300 Grey drills, 30 inch, 30 yds 0 0 .. 6 0
4,200 Bleached shirtings, 36 in., 40 yds 4 6 ... 6 10
100 Ditto, ditto
1,100 Bleached jacconets, 40 in., 20 yds 2 4 2 6
4,700 Bld. madapollams, 31 in., 24 yds 2 1 ... 2 3
300 Bleached mulls, 40 inch, 20 yds 0 0 ... 4 8
700 Ditto, ditto (Swiss)
800 Turkey red plain cloth, 24 inch,
28 yards
3,000 Prints (neutral sets), 21 in. 28 yds 0 0 3 4
Cotton Yarn—Nothing appears to have been done in
" grey," and prices are quite nominal. In "dyed" there
has been a sale of 1,200 lbs. of Turkey red average 50s.
in 191 b. bundles, at rs. 1 : 11 as. per lb.
Woollens—remain quite neglected.
Metals—lron : Since the sales published in our report
of the 12th inst. the following have been communicated
to us, but the inquiry that we mentioned as having re-
vived for British bar has again died away. Sheet has
slightly advanced in price.
450 candies British bar at Es. 32 8 per candy.
700 ... ditto ... " " 32 2 64
460 ... ditto ... " " 32 6 i 4
300 ... round nail rod " 43 0
90 ... square ditto " 42 0
1,000 bundles sheet " 614 per cwt.
75 Swedish bar (very ordinary) rs. 32 per candy.
Copper has continued in fair request, but the value of
sheathing has slightly declined. The sales of the week
are-600 cwt. brazier's, at Ors.; 575 sheathing, 571 58;
200 tile (in small lots), 52; 190 ditto, 501.
Lead—A sale of 300 cwt. pig has been effected at
101 rs. per cwt., which was our last quotation. In sheet
nothing has been done. No transactions have trans-
pired in spelter, Swidish steel, or tin plates.
Cochineal—There has been no arrivals of this article
since the date of our last report, and the market being
quite bare of it nothing has been done; the price is
nominally 51rs. per lb.
Saffron—A sale of 100 lb. first quality has been made
at 1 qrs. per lb., and as there is a little inquiry for it, a
similar parcel might, at the moment, fetch lirs. per lb.
Beer—" Allsopp" continues to be disposed of at 75rs.
per hhd., but we have not been informed of any trans-
actions in other brands.
Spirits—A slight demand for brandy has improved its
price 4 annas per gallon; about 50 hogsheads of brown
have obtained this advance, having been sold at 3irs.
per gallon.
Marine Stores—We have no change to notice under
this head, either as regards demand or price.
EXPORTS.
Cotton Wool—The excitement that prevailed during
the early part of this month amongst purchasers for China
appears to have subsided, as we hear but of very few
purchases having been made during the week, and the
prices of the staple are exhibiting a downward tendency.
Present quotations are:—
Broach and Surat
Dhollera „ 82 to 86 do.
Oomrawuttee „ 85 to 86 do.
Compta
The new crop has continued to arrive freely.
Sheep's Wool—We have not heard of any transac.
tions in this article since the last reports, and prices re,
main as then quoted, say
Khorassan... Rs. 105 to 110 per candy of 588 lb.
Marwar „ 90 to 100 ditto
Mekran „ 80 to 90 ditto
Cutch „ 100 to 110 ditto
Persian
Opium—A re transactions are going forwara as be-
fore, at 1,075 rs to I,loors. per chest, the latter figure
being the price of the best to be had on the spot, but of
which there is very little indeed offering.
FREIGHTS.
There is much less doing in shipments to Great Bri-
tain and to China than there was earlier in the month,
and the vessels on the berth for the former country load
but slowly, and cannot obtain at present above 61. to
61.55. per ton of fifty cubic feet; while to China the rate
has receded to 21rs. per candy, though for small parcels
of cargo going ships obtain 22rs. to 23rs.
EXCHANGE.
The operations for this mail on London have been
effected at 2s. to 2s. 00. per rupee, six months' sight.
The rate on Calcutta is re. 981 per cent. for 60 d. s. bills,
and the same on Madras. On China, rs. 208 per 100
dollars, 60 d. s.

Bombay Times Office, Wednesday,
Five o'Clock, May 19.
Freights—To London, per ton 61. 55.; to Liverpool, 1
Cl.; to Clyde, no quotation ; to China, per candy, rs.
21 to 23.
Exchanges—London, at six months' sight per rupee,
2s. to 2s. 0-id. ; London, at three months' sight, per
rupee, Is. 11V.; China, at sixty days' sight, per 100
Spanish dollars, 208 rupees ; Calcutta, at sixty days'
sight, per 100 rupees, 284 rupees ; Calcutta, at thirty
days' sight, per 100 rupc,es, 98;1 rupees ; Madras, at
thirty days' sight, per 100 rupees, 984 rupees.
Price of Bullion—Sovereigns, each, rs. 11, 3 annas ;
sovereigns, dragons, each, rs. 11, 4 annas ; Bank of
England notes, per £, rs. 10, 12 annas ; Spanish dollars,
per 100, 224 annas ; German Crowns, per 100, rs. 220;
Sycee silver per 100 tolas, rs. 104* to 1041 ; gold leaf,
per Lola (range of quality), rs. 16 to 17.
Bank Shares—Bombay Bank, rs. 36 a 37 per ct . pm.;
Oriental Bank, rs. 1,000 each (500 paid up), 14 do. ;
Commercial Bank, rs. 3 do.; Agra Bank (rs. 500), rs. 50
per et. pm. nominal ; Bank of Madras (rs. 1,000), rs. 16
per et. pm. nominal.
Government Securities—Fiveper Cent. Transfer Loan,
110 rs. per 100 Sicca, Ill.; Five per Cent. Loan 1825.26,
103 rs. at 103 per per 100 Sicca ; Five per Cent. Loan
1899.30, 103 rs. per roo Biecti ; Four per Cent. Loan
1882-33, 91 rs. per 100 Sicca ; Four per Cent. 1835-36.
89 rs. per 100 Co.'s ; Five per Cent. Loan 1841-42, 98i
rs. pe 100 Cro.'s ; Four per Cent. Loan 1842 43, 89 rs.
per 100 Co.'s.

CITY OF LONDON ELECTION.
Lord John Russell has issued the following address to
the electors of the city of London:—
" Chesham-place, June 28, 1847.
" Gentlemen,—Having twice received from you the
important trust of representing this great city in the
House of Commons, I think it due to you to state my
intentions in the event of a dissolution of Parliament.
" I aspire to the honour of being again your Member.
" Engaged as I am in the daily discussions of the
Nouse of Commons, I have no need of making declara-
tions of my political opinions.
" With respect to questions which may come before
the next Parliament, while I claim to be at liberty to
consider and to decide for the welfare of the community
without the fetter of pledges, I shall be ready on the day
of nomination to explain and defend the principles on
which I have acted, and shall continue to act.
" Should I then be thought worthy of again repre-
seating you, I shall feel price in the confidence of
so large, so powerful, and so intelligent a body of
electors.
" I have the honour to be
" Your obedient and faithful servant,
" J. RUSSELL."

SERIOUS ACCIDENT TO THE MARQUIS OF LONDON-
DERni.—We regret to state that an accident of a serious
nature, and which might have been attended with the
most lamentable consequences, occurred to this noble
and gallant officer while riding on Sunday evening. It
appears that the Noble Marquis returned to Holderness
House in the early part of the Sunday last, after a
drive, during which he was accompanied bY Lady Alex-
andrina Vane, and that shortly before five o'clock he
rode our on horseback, followed by a groom, taking from
Park-lane the direction of Bele,rave square. His Lord-
ship had ridden as far as the residence of Lord John
Russell, in Chesham-place, which adjoins that of his
eldest son, Viscount Castlereagh, when the animal which
he rode stumbled and fell, rolling for an instant over
the noble rider, who came on his left side. The acci-
dent was witnessed by the policeman in attendance at
the Premier's mansion, as well as by the groom and
some passers by, who rendered every possible assistance
and immediately conveyed him to the residence of Lord
Castlereagh. Before many minutes elapsed several
medical gentlemen were in attendance, and it was ascer-
tained that although his Lordship had received some
severe bruises no fracture had taken place. After some
time he had so far rallied as to be in a condition for re-
moval to Holderness House, where he was attended by
In answer to inquiries made yesterday, it
Mr. Liston, the eminent surgeon, and other gentlemn'
that his LoNiship had passed a quiet night, and was not
worse. few days since
LAMBS NURSED BY A DOG.—A
About
and seven
was stated
some sheep died on a farm near Coven ,
whelps,d breed, had a litter of
time a large bitch, of th© shepherd lambs were left without their parents. About the. same
The 'bitch immediately
were placed under her care.
and now suckles and nurses
which were immediatehlye:dro‘s ned, and the lambs
adopted her new charge,
them with t4le greatest fondness.