The Sun.
London, England, 1847-01-12 00:00:00

SIR CHARLES NAPI-E1 1.
TO THE EDITOR OF TIDE Si
ag,—lti your journal of the 6th insita,i 11:
vigorous and honourable defence of tii r
Napier's government of Sinde, against the il
groundel attacks published in the Times: .; for
evident you allude to the articles which 11311';
peared in that paper.
The editor of the Times has beer deceiived by
correspondent in all that relates to Sinde, 011(1.11
posed upon by the false Parliamentary return gcbtlisii
by Mr. Hume last year; and by the ,continliedi
hoods promulgated from Bombay, as to the OP° 1
or PS it is termed, the "DRAIN" of Sin,"le• r.ef

me, Sir, to support your jit.liciolls°b9t,
vittions on the value of the possession,,
certain facts, already sent to the editor c f the :Po"'
but which cannot be too widely known, Itemise j
cannot be disproved, though they may be, Jeni".
the men who have so long assailed Sir Charlesli
with every incamous calumny their despicable°
excited to frenzy by a sense of impoterl*

invent.
, 1. Not a soldier has been raised because of
quest of Sinde except a Belooch battalion, alldrce,
only from a tine policy, not from any want of f°
The occupation of Sukkur and Kurrach ee,
the Affghan war, !nay, for anything I knev6
occasioned an augmentation of the Bombay artll9l „
the conquest of Sinde has not. It has, on the '
trary, given a better frontier to Bombay ; and
~d
presidency must have maintained a larger f°fr
watch Sinde, and occupy Sukkur and Kun'ecile;:i
the Ameers had remained masters of the countlllB,
it has done in consequence of the conquest of d
2. The returns laid before Parliament are 015e'
' the following reasons :
Firstly, they give Sir Charles Napier 17,3 u"aR
to
in 1843, when he had only 11,231. In 1844 fti
give him 21,405, when he had only 12,900. 131,0
they give him 21,336, when he had only 12,000. op
he voluntarily sent back 2,000 to Bombay that Yoi
Secondly, because the numbers in the rd
column on the left hand differ from the nttrebe;
the lower or general total line. Both cane
°t
Thirdly, because the regiments are returlie(lo fo
they were all in Sinde at one time, and at their (I
strength! There are, indeed, in the colt
names of regiments the dates of their serviceo,
Sinde, but so confusedly and obscurely set c:eo
that no person will take the trouble to analyse
and correct the general numbers, which are f al° 01
3. It is now said " that the Governor-G413
has at last determined to put a stop to the aceelli,
ty
tion of troops in Sinde," as if Sir Charles 14ir
desired to have them so accumulated. I pray
mark the fact.
For two years, Sir Charles Napier has beep{
nestly urging the reduction of the troops in Sie",i
5,000 men! They are now to be reduced tot3o,y
men; that is to say, leaving him 3,000 more till/hie
desires ! And if a great body 9f men have
quartered in S;nde this last year, it was fora °hid
j aub war, and not for the protection of Sinde,
has not therefore caused that "drain." cot
4. With regard to the expense, the stateleof
attempted to be palmed on the public are ecid
fallacious.
oftY
Sir Charles Napier has paid all the expences
ohoi
civil government, and the cost of many great PO'
works of a permanent nature, and a police ef
men, 1,000 being cavalry, out of the reveelloi
Sinde ; and he has besides paid into the general
sury the following surplus :
ar,it
For he financial year ending April, 1844, -
which war raged for eight months, 27,0001. 000
For the year ending April, 1845, nearly 20°'
I have not the exact sum at hand.
For the year ending April, 1846, 310,0001.
it is confidently expected that fur 1846-7 the 544,.„0
will be 360,000/.
Thus Sir, in four years, during which war, ro;
lence, and locusts, have successively visited Sll3
newly-conquered country, Sir Charles Napierce
governed the people happily and to their grest epl;
tent ; paid all the civil expenses of his Govern° id
executed immense works of permanent utility;
he will in April, 1847, have paid into the ow
treasury certainly not less than 800,0001., pobl'is,
nearly 1,000,000/. ! Each year the revenue
creases, so does cultivation, so does commerce,
agricultural settlers arrive by thousands.
rou have so forcibly exposed the futility °
arguments against the retention of Sinde, that I /Li
not say more ; but I thank you for your volunrol
and able advocacy of the truth with respect to
valuable country.
WM. NAPIER, Major-General
Guernsey, Jan. 8, 1847.

FREEMASONRY and the pßEs-
grls
DISTRESS.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. mot
Six,—Permit me through the instrumentality 0'11)/
widely-circulated journal, to remind my bretbrell'ore
freemasons of England, that it behoves them in tOifor
sent time of extraordinary distress, to do semetki%
its alleviation. I would sug,:est that a collectl°p!
made in every loco, on their next meeting night• l,
society so extensive and so well to do in the worlddeo
certain the call upon their charity would be resrblt
to in a mannf r worthy of the principles on wllej
order is founded% The popular world seeinglider
good works, will then believe that masonry iS
something more than a name. CaT

COURT CIRCULAR. oter,
( The Queen and Prince Albert walked early rot'
day morning in Claremont Park. His Royal klignsipt
Prince Albert afterwards enjoyed the sport of sit
attended by some of the gentlemen of the royal sty,";:ipe.
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, .1.;Ilco
Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the Princess P.,
took walking and riding exercise yesterday morvir%te
The Hon. and Rev. C. :Leslie Courtenay let 3
mont yesterday. oaf/
In the aft moon her Majesty and her Royal Ct,°.oill
promenaded in Claremont Park, and the Royal -r"
took their usual airings. cor
A d( putation from the Irish Railway ConapaniasVoliO,
sisting of Mr. J. G. Fifth, Mr. W. H. Thomas, Sir bid
Camptell, Mr. T. Tyrell, and Mr. F. H. Hemraiat
an jute, view with Lord John Russell yes e:day tit
official resicence in Downing-street.
Mr. T. Erskine May and Mr. Samuel Smith Pgter
interview with the Right Hon. Edwaid Strutt,
day, at the Office of the Commissioners of R.,;111)
Mr. Parl.er. M.P., had els ) an interview with the
Hon Gentleman yestercay.
stri
Th Rev. George Sm th had an interview with
Grey esterday at the Colo•lial-office. wit)
The Archbishop of Canterbury had an interview
Sir George Grey yesterday at the Home-office. Trel
Sir Joshua Walmsley had an interview with the --11116
Hon. T. Milner Gibson yesterday at the °'"„g
'„" of
Board of Trade.
01l
Div. titles were received yesterday at "(I °Woo
office NO a the Governors of New Zealand, CoYl4)l3'
the G.pe of Good Hope.
The hancel:,ir of the Exchequer arrived - t
°
yesterday from Hickleton Hall, Doncaster.

STRAWBERRY-HILL. --0,
not bear- Who has ,
Strawberry-hill? Who is not aware of the tholl%ted
wit, and fashion assi9c/ tite
and-one tales of beauty,
with its Gothic walls? and where is it possibl e for
novelist to have looked for materials more attractiveders
exist in the career of its
roost entertaining ft'untirsi‘
" Strawberry-hill" for his subject, with Horace_pole for his hero, ought to of
him an inexhable
fund of entertainment to draw upon; and in the '1 0.4
of a writer so favourably known to the public -bfeesf
picturesque 11,e of historical incidents and persol:,7l
as the author of "Shakspeare and his Friends,, blO
" Maids of Honour," we might be sure such adrall;00
resources would be employed in a manner Ole 1310°ut."
ducive to the reader's amusement and hie, ownnrerc
Lion. The singular cleverness of the book is alr01v
subject of conversation in literary circles.
le ADELPFII THEATRE.—DISTRESSED % ;
—The penny subscription list, which is now goil tbo
round of the Strand and its adjacent parishos. ifng in
purpose of mitigating the distress at present e .xisti_pth
the Highlands of Scotland, was augmented by the etoet
of the ladies and gentlemen of the Adelphr e
who, in the course of five minutes, and in pen ee„cted.
added not less than 16s. to the amount alreadyclo"l'itste
II dr-

It is to be hope, that other eAahlishments will. jra' Diti
the benevolent example thus set them. .
eakeo
JACK OF ALL TRADES.--The following was; 740, Do.
from a sign at Alisterton:—"C—, brazier, and grA'"„ of Do,
Clocks, and Silver Plate, Jewellery and all ki,,11'",.,e0 Do.
Agrkultural Implements, neatly repared and ifqo. Do•
carefully shod. Umbrellas and Parasols, covered,' "' Lad
c
—Someset County Gazette.
, fineo Che
A SANGUINARY RENCONTRE.—Two geniall' opt 4.ond.
have just been killed at Canet (Reranit) by a 'fl nse, Do,
shooting. They came near him, asking for his hoed Do,
when h, presented his fowling-piece at them, and 10„11..1,-(1, Do.
them not to approach further, or he should fire. ';,-itig Dit
however, advanced, and he executed his thremt,.krthe Dit
one of them. The other fired in his turn, and ivi,.%);,el Dit
I _bit
sliortswan on the ground. Agitated at what had ,—„,i3a 4-tuck
place, he proceeded to the mayor's residence, &ea , Do,
informed him of what had passed. The mayor reps'' -.And(
with him. to the spot, but the sportsman had in en , 1"v,
meantime somewhat recovered, and was sitting uP.,!_. be 4..)tid,
they approached. Telling the mayor to stand wilwl,oo 1.11414
fired at, ~lie g.;:i.iiiirine, and killed him, as he had P",s till
with his comrade. He the then blew out his'oviiu PFP.
with the other barrel,—Galignane 8 Messenger.
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