The Sun.
London, England, 1848-01-27 00:00:00

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A (), 17,168.] LONDON, T l U RSDAY EVENING

ROYAL HOTEL, GRAINGER-STREET,
NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE.
CHARLES STATES solicits the patronage of his
BROTHER TRAVELLERS to the above Establishment, which
has recently been newly furnished and laid out expressly for a Corn-
mercl I lintel.
The COMMERCIAL ROOM, one of the largest and most elegantly
fitted in the NOL.TII, it is hoped will be foetid complete in every
respect.
The BED-ROOMS (Sixty in number) have been furnished is a
style whirls must ensure the approbation of all visitors.
Gentlemen travelling with STOCK can at all times have SNOW
ROOMS withotit any extra charge.
The Music Ball, Lecture Room, and Royal Motel Assembly Room
are all attached, and under the same mana7;ement.
The Royal Hotel is in the most central situation in Newcastle.

.11R OCKED ON'S PURE CUMBERLAND
LEAD, for DRAWING PENCILS. The Patentee having
.11-0
bought the entire Stock of Crude Black Lead from the Cumberland
Company, is now ready to supply Pencil Manufacturers with this
important article in a state of perfect purity, free from grit, and con-
densed by his Patent Process to all degrees of hardness.
29, Devonshire-street, Queen-square.

'WELLINGTON SURTOUT—Patronised by
Prince Albert, the Hoygl Family, the Duke of Wellingtons,
the principal Nobility and Officers of the Guards—Two-and-a-Hall'
Guineas. A stout milled substance of superlative quality for winter
at Three Guineas, is now also ready.
It is presumed that the repatation of the Patentee as a West-cad_
Tailor for the last 25 years, as rtso the fact that this popalar gar-
ment is now worn by almost every nobleman and gentleman in the.
kingdom, renders conunent on its quality and style unnecessary.
In London only of FOUGERE, Patentee, NUMBER SIX, CON-
DUIT-STREET, Regelt-street, and NUMBER ONE, BUCKLERS-
BUR Y, adjoining 80, Cheapside.
Agents.—Birmingham : Hollingsworth, New-street—Liverpool
Mactaggart, Bold-street—Manchester : Brown, Market-street—Edin-
burgh Marshall and Attie' —Glasgow : Brodie, 3.laelead, aid Co.;,
and principal tailors in all large towns.

INDIA.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES.

Sir,—For some years past our Indian Governors,
though they may have got measured,for their coats,
have been forced to put on their wars ready made.
Let us hope that, in this respect at least, Lord Dal-
housie will have been treated less scurvily than his
predecsssors ; and that on taking charge of the im-
portant countries committed to him he may have
found a tranquil field open to his abilities. Where so
much is to be done, it is fortunate that there should
be so much to do it with. For the present we seem
to have got out of our scrape ;in the Punjaub much
better than we had any right to expect ; and upon
this we should hardly have had to plume ourselves,
as we now may, but for the energy and talent which
have been displayed in such ample measure, and with
such steady perseverance, as we have lately seen.
We have little now to fear from our advance
beyond the Sutlej, but that it takes us so much
nearer to the Affghans, who may still prove no less
dangerous as neighbours than we have already found
them vigorous as enemies. While Runjeat Singh
lived, and while the Seikh soldiers retained their
French officers, they, too, were a formidable people
to deal with ; and even since they lost their rular and
their leaders, they have offered a resistance, both for
courage and activity, such as we had not before en-
countered in India. But left to themselves the Seikhs
are physically no better than our own Sepoys. They
belong, in fact, to the same race; and having once
been put down effectually, the probability is that they
will remain down. If ,b4Asked why they were
not put down sooner, !ik4e iiiiiiVeviottrindian armies
composed of similar materials, I can only say that
I think it was the consequence, not of any superior
courage in the men, but of the impression left upon
them by their French officers. As commanders of
Indian soldiers, and generally as implements of Indian
warfare, there seems to be this remarkable distinction
between the English and the French,—the English
make the best leaders ; the French are good leaders
too, and they are comrades into the bargain. When
the Sepoys lose their English officers they lose their
all ; much as they can do with their officers they can
do nothing without them. But when the Sepoys lose
their French officers, though they lose a great deal,
still they retain something. The English officers
never descend from their position; they are offi•
cers off the parade as well as on it. The French
officers, on the contrary, associate with their soldiers,
both Indian and European. In Europe they have
many, if not most of them, risen from the ranks ;
and, therefore, it is easy for them both to go down
towards their men, and to draw their men up towards
them. They meet half-way, and have an acquaint-
ance, an intimacy, beyond and independent of their
military relation. I have been told by a friend who
served through the greater ;part of the last war in
Europe, that he had seen French officers playing at
billiards with their men. The French officers and
privates are " hail fellow well met." With the Eng-
lish it is different. The energy and dogged resolu-
tion of the Englishman will always rouse and carry
on his nen when they see him in their front, but the
familiarity and flexibility of the French character
make a deeper and leave a longer impression than the
reserve and stiffness of the English. The beggars at
Hyderabad, in asking charity of an European, still
used, in my time, to call him Bussy, after the officer
who had commanded the Nizam's French corps be•
fore we were any of us born ; and as late as 1820 M.
Raymond's tomb there was still periodically illumi-
nated, though he had been dead, I think, since 1797,
and, for aught I know, it is so still. lam aware that
they were both of them men of eminent ability; but
we too have had no want of men of equal eminence ;
and yet where is the English name, or the English
monument in India, that is remembered in this way ?
For ourselves, therefore, and for those of our
Indian neighbours who, though now our allies, may
some day become our enimies, I need hardly say that
in this respect no change from our present circum-
stances could be for the better. Let but our Sepoys
continue to have the same officers to lead them as
have led them hitherto, and they will go anywhere;
but the French Sepoys, even when their officers are
no longer with them, for a time at least, prove the,
better soldiers of the two.

LAMENTABLE SUICIDE Al'
aWINDSOR.
WINDSOR, TIJE?DAY EVENING. Considerable
excitement was created throughout the town yesterday
morning, in consequence of a report that Mr. Thomas
Hyde, a highly respectable inhabitant, about 60
years of age, who had carried on an extensive
business for several years past as a wholesale and
retail bacon factor, in Thames street, had committed
suicide, by first cutting his throat on the banks of the
Thames close to the town, and afterwards throwing
himself into the river. The report unfortunately
proved correct. The body was taken out by two
watermen and conveyed to the King's Arms, and
afterwards to the residence of the deceased. The
unfortunate man expired the same night. An inquest
was held upon the body this afternoon, at the Town-
hall, before J. W. Maclin, Esq., the coroner, when
the following evidence was adduced :

Charles flicks, a waterman, who was standing on
Windsor-bridge shortly after seven o'clock yesterday
morning, saw the body, on its side, floating down the
stream, and he, with another man, got it into a punt
and pulled the body on shore. On taking it to the
King's Arms public-house, close bv, and unbuttoning
the shirt collar, he found the throat cut, and the
wound still bleeding. There were not the least signs
of life. He went to the house of deceased to acquaint
the shopman, when he was told his master had only
left the house at seven o'clock that morning. The
deceased had no shoes or hat on.

George Brown, another waterman, who assisted th
last witness to take the body out of the river, gavee
similar testimony.
Edwin S. Collins, assistant to Mr. Alderman Soley,
surge;m, deposed that he attended deceased, who was
in a state of suspended animation, silk rtly after he
was taken out of the water. There was a bleeding
wound under the chin. After some time animation
was restored by the usual means. Deceased was then
conveyed to his own house, in Than:es-street, and
afterwards attended by his own family doctor.
Mr. Edward Andrews, surgeon, who had attended
Mr. Hyde's family during the past seven years, stated
that, for the last three weeks, the deceased had been
suffering under a general derangement of health oc-
casioned by lowness of spirits. From his knowledge
of him, he had no doubt he had been liable to attacks
of insanity during the preceding fortnight. His
death, which took place the same evening, was in
consequence of the effects of immersion in the water.
The jury returned a ♦erdict of Temporary Insanity.

THE LIVERPOOL BANKING
COMPANY.

LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY, HALF-PAST FOUR,
P.M.—This afternoon a public meeting of the deposi-
tors in this company,. which suspended payment in
October last, was held at the Clarendon Rooms, to
devise the best means of getting a prompt settlement
of their accounts. The meeting was very nume-
rously attended, the large room being quite crowded.
Mr. John Bennett was called to the chair.
The CHAIRMAN said that a statement had been made
proposing to pay the depositors by promissory notes,
one-third on the Ist of April, one-third on the Ist of
August, one-third on the Ist of December, and on
the Ist February, 1849, the interest at 5 per cent.
That morning he had called upon the manager, and
told him that he would not agree to the interest
remaining over until February 1849, hut have it paid
along with the instalments. This proposition was
agreed to, and he now recommended the depositors to
accept it.
An exceedingly long and warm discussion here
arose on the proposition. The complaints were gene-
ral respecting the deposits not having been returned,
and it was contended that they ought to have been
paid at once out of the 2/. per share call lately made
upon the shareholders.
Mr. JONES said he held a bill endorsed by the bank,
and could not get the money, in consequence of
which he was suing another person for it.
Mr. ATKINS said he objected to the proposition
altogether.
Mr. PRIEST complained of the inconvenience to
which the depositors had been put, and said that if
necessary, another 21. per share should be made to
pay the depositors.
Mr. SHORTHOUSS would reverse their position. If
they had been debtors instead of creditors to the bank,
and had offered such terms, the bank would have
treated it with contempt.—(Hear.)
A. resolutims was passed appointing a committee to
wait upon the directors to morrow (this day), and
the meeting was adjourns(' to Friday next.

PROSECUTIONS.—The several Police-courts in the
metropolis have received the following directions on the
subject of prosecutions for all serious offences within
their respective district Whitehall, lice. 30, 1847.
Genticznen,—Some instances having recently occurred of
prisoners chargtd with serious offences being committed
for trial, and of public inconvenience experienced from
want of directions to counsel to prosecute, I am directed
by Secretary Sir George Grey to desire that for the
future, in all serious cases of committals, when the
party injured is not bound over, or is unable to prose
cute, you will transmit as rally as possible, for the in-
formation of the Secretary of State, e,pies of all depo-
sitions taken by you therein, that the same may ho con-
sidered, and directions given for prosecutions.—l am,
&c., S. M. ruiLurrs."

EXTENSIVE SHIPWRECKS IN

ZE'l LAND.

The following (says the John O'Groats Journal)
are the details of shipwrecks and loss of life, during
the gales which burst with such terrible fury along
these northern coasts in the course of the past and
the beginning of the pres Nit month. By the list
which we subjoin, it will be seen that six large
vessels have suffered shipwreck, and that five of these
are total wrecks.

The barque Harmonic, Hansen, of and from Ber-
gen, for Venice and Trieste, with a cargo of stock
fish, struck on the south point of the Ness of Quien,
east side of the island of Yell, on the 15th ultimo, at
midnight, and in ten minutes was reduced to splin-
ters. The crew, twelve in number were saved, and
were to be forwarded by the ship Vigilantia, Werge,
for Stathelle. A watch was set to guard any portion
of the wreck that might come on shore, but not-
withstanding this precaution, everything was car-
ried off.

The schooner Humber, Frankish, of Hull, for Go-
thenburg., with a general and very valuable cargo,
was driven ashore at ten A.m. on the 18th ult. at
Housebister, about two miles from the Church of
Nesting. fart of cargo and materials have been
saved in a damaged state. A great deal of plunder is
reported to have taken place. The crew, six in num-
ber, arrived at Lerwick on the 22d ult.
The schooner Oscar, Gray, of Hull, reported from
Gothenburg, with a cargo of sleepers, struck a reef
oft Scaw Ting, island of Whalsay, at two r.m., on
the 19th ult. and immediately broke up ; crew lost.
From a part of the log found, it appears that she left
Gothenburg on the 30th of November, put into
Arendal on the 4th of December, and sailed again the
ith. The last entry was made on the 13th, when she
appears to have been under three reefed mainsail, a
single reefed foresail, going with the wind at south,
from four to two miles per hour.
The brig Amelia, Douglas, of Kirkaldy, from
Cronstadt 'll ith a cargo of flax and hemp, struck on a
reef off Stava Ness. Nesting, at two r.M. on the
19th ult. and still remains ; the cargo is discharging,
and vessel dismantling. Should the weather con-
tinue fine, it is probable she may be got off.
The ship Clarendon, i\lacfarlane, of Leith, from
Miramichi, with a cargo of timber, was wrecked at
Tresta, island of Fetlar, on the 19th ult. ; crew—
twenty in number—and one passenger saved, together
with the cargo. The mate, and eight of the crew,
and the passenger, arrived at Lerwick on the 25th,
to take passage in the Matchless. The cargo saved is
much damaged. The Clarendon lost her rudder in
Sumburgh Roust, two days previous.
The ship Fortuna, from the Baltic, laden with
deals, was totally lost at midnight on the 2d instant
on the Island of Whalsay ; master and nine men
saved, and eight of her crew drowned.

WINDSOR, WEDNESDAY EVENING.—Lord John
Russell arrived at the Castle to-day, from Richmond
Park, accompanied by his lady. The Viscountess Pal-
merston also joined the Noble Viscount, who is staying
at the Castle on a visit to her Majesty. Earl Spencer
(the Lord Steward) was also amongst the arrivals to-
day. His Royal Highness the Prince Consort had
pro-
posed a shooting party in the Forest for to day; but in
consequence of the intense,cold of the morning, the sport
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her Royal Highness the Duchess
of Kent. Their Majesties returned to the Castle within
an hour.
WRECK OF 'MD Slur IDALIA, AND MRLANCHOLY
Loss OF LIFE.--Letters received yesterday from Royau,
dated the 18th instant, communicate the melancholy loss
of the British ship Idalia, (Japtain Keith, of London, on
the night previous, on the Coubre Point, at the entrance
of the Gironde, with the greater portion of her unfortu-
nate crew, fourteen in number. The vessel was bound
to Bordeaux, from Hartlepool, which port she left on
the 12th. She encountered the gale on the 17th, and, it
is presumed, that in attempting to run into the Gironde,
she was driven on the rocks at the Point, within a short
distance of Coubre Lighthouse. Her boats being washed
away, the crew took to the rigging, but in a few hours
the vessel was totally demolished, and the whole of the
poor creatures (with the exception of three seamen)
found a tomb in the deep. The marine authorities have
taken charge of the remains of the wreck and cargo that
have been washed up. It is not known if the vessel is
insured.
We have much pleasure in stating that a Mr.
Hewn, from Birmingham, who is connected with the
management of a Sunday-school belonging to St.
George's Church, in that town, did, on his journeys as
commercial traveller solicit contributions (if (one shilling
each from his fellow-travellers, and in about eight months
received 281. 7s. 6d., which he paid over. on the 31st
Dec. last, as a donation from that body, for the use of
these schools. It is understood Mr. B. intends pro-
ceeding with this subscription until he has collected 501.
Much to the credit of the commercial travellers, the re-
fusals have not been more than one in a hundred.
CREDIT AT OxFoßD.—lNothlng can more strikingly
prove the scandalous readiness with which credit is given
at Oxford, than the fact that the Bishop of Oxford long
got .
credit there for straightforwardness and sincerity.—
I Punch.