The Sun.
London, England, 1846-03-06 00:00:00

THE WAR ON THE SUTLEJ.

The following letter from an officer high in command, who
was actively employed during the late actions on the Sutlej,
will be read with interest :
Camp, Sultankhanwallah, Christmas-day.
We have just fought three of the har lest battles ever fought in
India. My horse was shot in the chest, and is since dead, I hear,
for he could not carry me longer. I am now aide-de-camp to the
chief, which accounts for my being mounted. As you may not re-
ceive a better account than I can give for some time, I will make a
slight sketch of our proceedings since we left iimlah. We left
Simlah on the 17th, I think, and reached Umballah on the 21st.
News all peaceful. On the 23d news warlike. The troops from
Meerut and other surrounding stations ordered up by the Com-
mander-in-Chief; and we were ordered to start for Ferozepore im-
mediately. On the 2d of December Sir H. Hardinge arrived at Una-
ballah ; counter-ordered all movement of troops. Sir H. Hardinge
left us on the 6th; on the 9th news, or rather orders, came to march
instantly for Ferozepore, as the Seikhs had actually crossed the
Sutlej, and invaded our territories. We marched on the 12th, or
rather the troops did, for I remained behind to see the ladies com-
fortably settled in a hoase at Umhallah, where they remained until
B joined them, and then they proceeded to Meerut. I left
them on Sunday, the 14th, to join the Chief; and in those three
days the troops had marched 56 miles. We then proceeded by forced
marches of 24 and 30 miles a day, until we approached Moodkee,
where there was a report that the enemy, in force, were advancing
to meet us. It, however, for the time, turned out a false alarm, and
we proceeded to our ground at Moodkee. We were just hoping to
get some food, when intelligence was brought that the enemy were
really advancing. The chief then ordered me to return the 25 miles
we had come to the rear brigade to bring them up. My poor horse
was just going to be fed, when he had to be saddled to carry me back
again. He did it without drawing bridle, his blood carrying him on,
but I am afraid ho is fluished by his day's work-60 miles, at least,
he went over, and at a good pace nearly all the way. This was the
evening of the 18th. I heard the guns open just as I left our force.
I came up next day, and heard they had a severe contest and ate-
, fared most severely, especially the staff. We took 17 pieces of cannon
from them ; but owing to the darkness and nature of the country,
could not pursue them. Our loss was very severe, but we thought
we had handled them severely enough to make them retreat.
Never were we more mistaken; we halted on the 19th and 20th;
on the 21st again moved towards the enemy, who were encamped in
great force about ten miles from us. We did not keep straight at
them, bat tried to turn their right flank and rear. We were
joined by General Littler and the troops from Ferozepore
about one o'clock, and proceeded to attack them. The
action commenced about half-past three o'clock by our Horse
Artillery opening in reply to their guns ; but they might as well
have fired blank cartridge, for our 6-pound guns had no chance with
their 18 and 24-pounders.; Seeing this an advance of the line
of infantry was ordered, and then the carnage commenced. I took
the orders along the line towards the left, and with another aid.-de-
camp got beyond our own division, after setting them in motion.
There we found Littler's division driven back, and routed ; we tried
to rally them, but only the Queen's 62d would again face the bat-
teries, which were absolutely showering grape upon us, besides the
musketry in the trenches. They came up and carried the guns,with
the loss of nearly half their regiment killed and wounded. Whole
gaps were cut in the corpse, and six officers killed and six wounded
of that corps, besides some who joined them. I fortunately got oft
with my horse wounded. The right of the line had by this time car-
ried the batteries on the other flank, aid we thought it all over, for
by this time it was dark, and we lay down for the night; but it hap-
pened that their camp was equal e, and they brought up guns from
the other flank, and opened on us. We had again, in the dark, to
charge the guns. They were taken and spiked. They still kept
possession of a town in the centre of their camp, and annoyed us by
their fire. At daylight we formed line, and they opened on us as
we charged, and took the town and guns round it ; cleared the
field, and took up our position in their camp. About two o'cloek
their reserve marched against us and opened a most tremendous and
well-directed cannonade, to which we had net a gun to reply ; our
ammunition being expended. Sir Hugh and Sir Henry both said they
never saw a better directed fire. We, that is the troops, were covered
by the trenches dug by themselves, and suffered little comparatively.
I had to cross their fire twice with orders, but escaped. After
cannonading us for about an hour they withdrew, not being able to
move us, and not liking the taste of cold steel they had had in the
three previous actions. We have seen nothing more of them since
then ; and you may fancy how we have been handled, when
we could not follow up their retreat and complete their destruc-
tion. It is supposed that out of about 15,000 we have lost 4,000
men. We have lost eight generals, three brigadiers, and no one
knows how many officers yet, but the loss is tremendous. We are
now encamped about four miles from the field, and shall be so for some
time to come, as we must be in a very different state of efficiency
before we can cross the Sutlej and invade their country, which I hope
we shall take in our on n hands, for it will give us great promotion, as
they will require between twenty and thirty new regiments. I hardly
know myself to-day, dressed and sitting in a tent, for for the last
eight days we have eaten and slept in our saddles. I have lost a
great part of my clothes. They were plundered by some fellows from
a small fort we left in our rear.

We have taken about 120 of the enemy's guns ; they are starving
in an island of the river, shut in between two armies. Part of their
own turned against them under Gholab Singh, and ours.
Knouff, Dec. 28.

The Seikhs have all crossed the river, and are encamped on the
other side, about live miles from this. Sir Hugh has just come in
from reconnoitering them. We are to remain at this place for some
time, though nothing positive has come out yet. Sir Hugh has satis-
fied himself of the truth of the intelligence he had received of evory
Seikh soldier having fled to the opposite side.
Th

ere appears to be some misunderstanding with re-
spect to homeward bound vessels landing their letters at the first
port they make. Instead of doing this as formerly, the letters are
left on board till the vessels reach Gravesend, to the great inconve-
nience of merchants and others, particularly those who have bills to
be presented for acceptance. The attention of the proper authorities
to this matter would be a service to the mercantile community at
large.—Times.

The public should be aware that, owing to the month
of February containing but 28 days, the next West India and
Mexican mails are not considered due till the 9th and 24th of the
present month, instead of on the 7th and 22d, as usual._

The committee of country joint-stock banks have
presented Mr. Gilbart, the manager of the London and Westminster
Bank, with a service of plate, for his exertions in favour of joint-
stock banking. _ .

POST-OFFICE NOTICE.—The following notice was on
Wednesday affixed at the chief office, St. Martin's-le-Grand :

- .
" Cape of Good Hope, &e.—'Malls will be made up for the Cape of
Good Hope, Sydney, New South Wales, to be forwarded by her Ma-
jesty's ship Carysfort. All letters intended to be so forwarded must
be specially addressed, By her Majesty's ship Carysfort,' and will
be liable to the packet rate of Is. not exceeding half an ounce, &c.
No charge will be made for newspapers to be sent by this vessel.
The Carysfort is expected to sail from Portsmouth on the Bth inst.
The next mails for :Madeira, Brazils, Buenos Ayres, &c., will be dis-
patched from Southampton by her Majesty's brig Crane, on the 17th
inst. West Indies, &c., by the Tay, from Southampton, morning of
17th inst. India, aid Marseilles, the evening of 7th inst. India,
Gibraltar, Greece, lonian Isles, Malta, Egypt, Ceylon, India, and
China, 20th inst. Lisbon, Madeira, Spain, and Gibraltar, 27th inst."
A CHILD GN&WED TO DEATH BY ITS MOTHER.—On
Wednesday forenoon William Carter, Esq., held an inquest at the
Fountain Tavern, Walworth-road, on the body of James King, aged
one month, who died from the effects of injuries inflicted by its
mother, now an inmate of the lunatic ward of Newington Work-
house. Amelia Lyons, of No. 10, Golden-place, Chester-street,
Kennington, deposed that the mother of the deceased was her
daughter. Her name was Mary Ann King, the wife of a shoemaker,
residing at No. 3, Frederick-place, Frances-street, Newington. On
the 24th of January last she was delivered of twins, the deceased
being one, and a female child now alive was the other. The mother
and the two children appeared to be progressing very well until the
night of the 31st of January, when the mother, who was in bed,
suddenly seized the deceased and commenced biting it about the head.
Witness ran to her and found that she had gnawed the child's face in
a frightful manner, and seeing the blood issuing from the wound
called her husband, who came, but found that she had bitten the de•
ceased through the cheek and nose, which were both dreadfully
mutilated. Her face was leaning heavily on the child, and they had
to pinch her nose severely before she would relinquish her hold.
The child's head was covered with blood, and the mother's face and
mouth were also smeared with blood. Witness immediately con-
veyed the child to Mr. Mason, the surgeon, who promptly dressed
the wounds and rendered every assistance. The deceased was taken
home, but became very weak, gradually sunk from exhaustion, and
died on Wednesday last. The mother had had three children, and
had been of unsouv d mind from her first confinement. Witness in
continuation said, that the mother the day previous to the injuries
being inflicted, began dancing and shouting, and exclaimed in a
loud voice, " Oh, mother, what shall Ido with my children if I
should die l?" She had been narrowly watched, as they feared she
would commit some violence. Other witnesses were examined at
considerable length, after which the Coroner read over the whole of
the depositions. The jury, after half an hour's deliberation, returned
a verdict of " Wilftll murder against Mary Ann King, the mother cC
the deceased.'

THE TEN-HOUR BILL—Lord Ashley attended a
numerous Ten-Hour Bill meeting at Preston, on Tuesday evening,
and was most warmly received. Resolutions were passed to the
same effect as at the Manchester meeting, and the Noble Lord was
specially thanked for his past exert►ons in the cause, and for his es
tendence ea Tuesday.

SONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS
(From The Sun of Last Night.)
At Liverpool yesterday the sales of Cotton were 5,000
bale?, including 1,000 on speculation and for export. The
market, though steady, was not lively. Shares continued
dull.
To a certain extent the following observations are correct,
but Messrs. Wilkinson and Jewesbary cannot prove that
discounting by the Bank of England spreads money among
the middling classes, as well as accommodation afforded by
the general banks of the metropolis :
"The Bank of England has made use of its deposits in the
same way as other bankers do, and the only difference is,
that the Bank bas got the profits arising from the increased
amount, instead of the bankers, for the amount of Bank notes
in circulation has been quite as uniform as during the
same period last year, or indeed since its reformed system,
which wisely fixed a limit to its issues. That great
difficulties may have been experienced by parties
who in former times could obtain almost any
amount of money required, we can readily believe,
but that does not prove a locking up,' it only proves that
engagements have been made for a different application of
its uses. It is now required for railways, and will go to pay
wages to labourers, engineers, lawyers, &c. ; but the greater
part of it will soon find its way to the shopkeepers, who will
supersede the speculators, by purchasing and distributing for
immediate consumption the necessaries of life; and thus will
continue to go on (at any rate, for some years), in steady
progression."
We approve so much of railway extension, that we coin-
cide in the concluding observations, but this is applicable to
the period when railways are in course of construction and
not merely projected.
The Funds are dull. Consols have been 951,E 3/4 for pre-
sent transfer, and 95% to 96 for time. Exchequer-bills have
declined a little, being 325. to 345. premium. Bank Stock is
worth 2081/, to 2091. The New Three-and-a-Quarter per
Cents. are 98 to M, and the Three per Cents. 96 to M.
In the Foreign Market the transactions have been very
restricted. Spanish Five per Cents. have been quoted 27,
and the Three per Cents. 37M; Portuguese Five per Cents.
have been 78; Brazil Stock is worth 84; Mexican Bonds
are 301,E to 30% ; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. are 59
to 14 ; and Belgian Four-and-a-Half per Cents. 973 i.
Shares have been quiet. .
BRITISH FUNDS. ONE CLOSING
O'CLOCK. PRICES.
Bank Stock .. 208% 209% 209%
Thtee per Cent. Reduced Annuities .. 961 A 96 96k 961,E
Three per Cent. Consols Annuities 95N k% 95%
New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Anns. 98% 98 98k 98%
New Five per Cent. Annuities .. .. 122 121 121
Long Annuities, Expire Jan. 5,1860 .. 10 11-16 9-16 10 9-16
India Bonds, 1,0001. 42 37
South Sea Stock ..
Ditto Old Annuities .. .. 96 96
Ditto, New Annuities .. 9514 9514
Conscls for Account .. 95% 96 96
India Stock for Account .. • 261
Exchequer Bills. 1 lid. d.
1,0001. 32 34 -- pm. 34
5001. .... 37 35 pm. 35
Ditto, Small .... 32 35 pm. 35
Ditto, Advertised .• • . 30 pm. 33
ONE CLOSING
O'CLOCK. PRICES.
84 84
.. 22% 22%
.. 4% 4%
.. 30%T. 30%

FOREIGN FUNDS
Brazilian Bonds, 8 per Cent
Grenada, 1 per Cent ..
Ditto, Deferred • .
Mexican Bonds, 1837, 8 per Cent
Ditto, for the Account .. ..
Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent .. 78
Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent
Ditto, for the Account ..
Ditto, Deferred ..
Ditto, Three per Cent .. ..
Ditto, for the Account .. 3734
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Belgian Four-and-a-Half per Cent .. 97% 97%
Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cent .. 591 A 594
Ditto, 4 per Cent. Certificates .. 9434 95 94%
PRICES OF BUSINESSCLOSING
DONE AT PRICES.
SHARES. PAID.
ONE O'CLOCK.
Amber., Notting., Boston and
Eastern Junction 2%.... ...... • • ..
Birmingham and Oxford Junction 2 .... 2%34 ........
Bristol and Exeter .. .. 70 .. 87
Buckinghamshire 425. .. par ,
Caledonian .. 10 .... 127434 .. •.• • ..
Ditto, Half Shares 2% .... 334 ..........
Ditto, Extension .. 214.... 234. .
Cambridge and Oxford.. .. 1% ....
Dartmouth, Torbay, and Exeter.. 425. .... 1 dis
Direct Northern .. 23% .... 24 .... . . .
Dublin and Galway .. .. 4 .... 334 . ......
Eastern Counties .. 141. 16s. .... 2134 %
Do. Perpet., 5 per Cent. No. 1. 6/. 13s. 4d.
Ditto, ditto, .. .. No. 2. Cl. 13s. 4d. % p..
Ditto, York Extension .. 105..... 11.4 %34
Goole, Doneast., and vheffield,&c. 425. %
Grand Union (Nottingh. & Lynn) 1% ....
Great Southern & West. (Ireland) 15 .... .
Ditto, Extension .. .. 15 .. • • 18 19 ..
Great Western .. 85 .. •
Ditto, Half Shares .. .. 50 .... 83 .• . • ....
Ditto, Quarter Shares .. . 5 .... 17 154
Ipswich, Norwich, and Yarmouth 2 I% .. • .
Lancaster and Carlisle .. 35 55 .......
•
Leicester and Bedford 225..... 34 dis
Liverpool and Leeds Direct .. 2% .... %
Liverp., Manch., & Newc. Junct. 234 314 %
London ant Birmingham ... .100 22234

. •• -
. .. 27

1 cis
2%
3%

P
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1%

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1%
3%
221

Ditto Thirds .. • • .. .. 16 .... 50 ••.•• • • • • • 50
Ditto Fifths .. • • .. 2 •• • • 24 ••••• • • • • 24
London and Blackwall .. 16/. 13s. 4d. 8 1/2
London aid Brighton .. .. 50 .... 64
London and Croydon .. 13/. 155. 9d. 21% .. •• • •
London and South-Western.. 411. 6s. 10d. 77% 77 .. • • • • 77
Ditto, New . • . 12% 23 25% ..... 22%
London and York .. • • • • '• • 2% •• • • 3% • ..... •• • • 3%
Londonderry and Coleraine .. 5 .... 4 4
Lynn and Dereham . • .. • • 5 ••• • ••• • • • 4
Manchester and Birmingham .. 40 ..........
Ditto, Quarter Shares (C) 1 .... 7 7
Manchester, Buxton, & Matlock 425. .. • • 1% Ys p• • • 1 % p
Manchester and Southampton .. 2 .... 2% 2%
Midland .. ..100 ....146 146
Ditto, Birmingham and Derby 100 117 117
Newcastle and Darlington Junct. 55 .... 41 44 ... . . . 44
Ditto, New .. 1 -- . •
Ditto, New, Brand Eng .. 20 •• .. 37 ....
Newcastle and Berwick .. .. 10 ..
North British .. 20 ....
Ditto, Half Shares .. .. 6 .... 9 8 ... . .
Ditto, Carlisle Extension .. 1 . .. .
North Kent and Direct Dover • . 2%.... 2%.. . . . .
North Staffordshire .. .. • • 425. ....
Norwich and Brandon .. 18
Ditto. New .. .. 5 .... 8 ....
Oxfd.,Worcester, & Wolverhmptn. 12% .... 131 ' . . . . . . . . . .
Pertk and Inverness • • .. .... 1y: .. . . .....
Preston and Wyre .. 25 ....
Ditto, Half Shares • • • . 2% . 63A ..... . . . . .
Richmond .. .• .. 10

8%
2%
2%
3% p

Scottish Central .. . 7% .... 14% ..
Shrewsbury and Birmingham .. .... 2% 3.......
Shropshire Union .. 425. % dis
South Midland .. 425..... 1% p
South Eastern and Dovor 33%.... 37% .. • • .
Ditto, New (iss. at 321.) No. 1. 16
Do., New (d 0.331. 68.8 d.) No. 2. 10 .... .......
Do., New (do. 301.) .. No. 3. 10 .... 11%
bc, New (do. 151.) .. No. 4. 2%.... 3%
Southuiptn.,llan., & Oxfd. June. 425.....

1,4 dis
1% p
37%

10%
11%
3%
1 dis.

South Wales . b 5% 5
Trent Valley and Holyhead Juno. 2% .... 1%
Waterfil., Waxed., Wick., & Dub. I % .... 1
Wexford, Waterford, & Valentia .... 1 .• ..
Welsh Midland .. • • .. .... 1
Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth 2%....
York and Lancaster .. • . 2% ....
York and North Midland SO .... 98
Ditto, Half Shares .. .. • . 25 •• • • 47% 48
Do. E. and W. Riding Exten.• • 1 •• .. 9ya% .......
FOREIGN RAILWAYS.
Boulogne and Amiens .. 10 .... 11
Dutch Rhenish .. . .. 5
East Indian .. . bs. %
Grt. North. of Fiance Constituted i .... 16% .. • •
Italian and Austrian .. .. 3 .... .
Jamaica South Midland Junction 1 .
Luxembourg
Orleans and Vierzen
Trinidad .. .

16%
1%
2%
2
19%

.. 10
. .. 2%.
MINES.

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Real del Monte, Unregistered

SPORTING IN`I'ELLIGENCE.
TATTERSALL'S.—YESTERDAY.
The room was very thinly attended, and business too flat
and unimportant to call for any introductory observations.
CHESTER CUP.
17 to 1 agst Mr. A. W. Hill's Sweatmeat—take 18 to 1.
25 to 1 agst Lord Howth's Mermaid—taken
33 to 1 agst Mr. Hesseltine's Fitz Allen—taken
40 to 1 agst Mr. G. Ongley's Roderick
40 to 1 Lord G. Bentinck's Discord
40 to 1 agst Mr. Drinkald's Vol-au-Vent
50 to 1 agst Mr. Gully's Weatherbit
50 to l agst
100 to 10 agst Mr. A. W. Hill's The Libel
DERRY.
9 to 2 agst Lord E. Russell's Sting—taken
20 to 1 agst General Shubrick's Brocardo—taken
30 to 1 agst Mr. E. Peel's Spithead
33 to 1 agst Mr. Ramsey's Malcolm
40 to 1 agst Sir J. Hawley's Humdrum
500 to 50 agst Brocardo and lago—taken
1,750 to 50 agst Sting being absolutely second—taken
OAKS.
20 to 1 agst Mr. Wreford's Wilderness
20 to 1 agst Mr. Preston's Osprey
LIVERPOOL GRAND NATIONAL STEEPLE-CHASE
AND RACES. —WEDNESDAY.
Fifty Pounds, given by the Earl of Sefton, added to a Sweep-
stakes of 10 sous. eadh, 5 ft. ; for three yrs old, 6st 71b;
four, Bst 31b ; five, Bst 101 b ; six and aged, 9st ; fillies
allowed 31bs. The second to save his stake. One mile.
(7 Subs. )
Mr. R. J. Mostyn's The Premier, 3 yrs (T. Williams) 1
Mr Binnie's Apparition, 3 yrs 2
Lord Howth's Switcher, 5 yrs . 3
Hon. E. M. 11. Mostyn's b c by Phoenix, out of L'Hiron-
delle, 3 yrs 4
Lord hesterfield's The Poor Soldier, 6 yrs
Sir J. Gerard's Camelia, 3 yrs
Mr. R. Bell's Rosins, 4 yrs
Betting-6 to 4 agst Poor Soldier, 4to 1 each agst The
Premier and L'Hirondelle colt, 5 to 1 each agst Switcher and
Apparition. Won easy.
Handicap Sweepstakes of 20 sous., 10 ft, and 5 only if de-
clared, with 100 added. The second to save his stake.
Mr. Adams's Pioneer, by Advance, 6 yrs, llst 121 b
Mr. Payne na Culverthorpe, aged, list 41b 2
Lord Howth's Switcher, 5 yrs, 12st 41b
The following also started, but were not placed :—Lord
Waterford's ch g Firefly, aged, 12st 81b—Mr. W. G. Loft's
Cure- all, aged, 12st 41b—Lord Waterford's Regalia, aged,
list 121b—Mr. C. E. Brooke's Eagle, aged, list 121b—Mr.
Atkinson's Golden Pippin, aged, list 121b—Mr. Wyndham's
Major A., 6 yrs, list 61b—Mr. Austin's Troubadour, aged,
list 61b —Mr. Lambden's Carlow, list 41b—Mr. Hammond
na Brenda, aged, llst 41b—Mr. Robertson's Tinderbox, aged,
list 41b—Mr. Ekin's Peter Simple, aged, list 21b—Mr.
Carter's Homihiharriho, aged, list—Mr. Hey's Lancet, aged,
llst—Captain Barnett's Mameluke, lOst 121b—Mr. G. Lamb-
den's Pickwick, lOst 101b—Hon. F. Craven na Perambulator,
6 yrs, lOst3lb—Mr. Crawfurd's Veluti, 6 yrs, lOst 61b—The
Scavenger, lOst 21b—and Lady Grey, 10st.
Won by three lengths.
A Free Handicap Hurdle Stake of 10 sous. each, 5 ft, with
50 added. Two miles; over six hurdles.
Sir W. Don's Sir Edward, aged, lOst 21b ...... (011iver) . 1
Captain Campbell's Crcesus, aged, lOst 121 b
The following also started :—Mr. Clifton's Pedlar, aged,
12st—Lord Chesterfield's New Brighton, 6 yrs, list 101 b
Mr. Duckworth's Clear-the-Kitchen, aged, list 71b—Mr.
Ralph na Everton, 6 yrs, list 41b—Mr. Roberts's Quick-
silver, 6 yrs, llst—Mr. Heap's Chintz Print, 6 yrs, lOst 101 b
—Mr. Cross na Singlepeeper, aged, lOst 81b—Mr. W. Turner
na Sands, 6 yrs, lOst 61b—Mr. Henderson's The Artist, 6 yrs,
lOst 61b—Mr. Dymock's Grace Darling, lOst—Mr. Sutcliffe's
Alice, 9st 131 b—and Mr. King's Artful Dodger, aged, 9st 101 b.
Ato 2 agst Pedlar. Won by a head.
The weather, until after the steeple chase, was extremely
propitious, and the attendance larger, and of a higher grade
than we have met at any similar meeting in this part of the
kingdom. The two principal events, it will be seen, brought
out large fields—the best compliment a handicapper can de-
sire—excited an immense deal of interest, and, to the great
joy of the "fielders," or," round-betters," were carried off by
horses not mentioned in the ring ; the casualties were few
and slight. Besides many others of note in the fashionable
and sporting circles, we observed on the grantdbestmanardqhuiss
loyal Highness Prince George of Cambridge,
onfoN‘vYtaht,eGrtiarndl,isl:orßdasneleafgtohn;
caiedb Chesterfield,abd cragnl itnel e
Baron Craven,
Maltzhan, Sirs W. Don, V. Cotton, N. M. Stanley, R. Brown-
rigg, C. Birton, G. Houston, &c. ; Hon. G. Fitzroy; Cols.
Hornby, Knox, &c., &c.
Parties were entertained at Croxteth, Knowsley, and
ilooton.

COURT CIRCULAR.
The Queen and Prince Albert took an airing in an

open carriage on Wednesday afternoon.
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of price Wales,
Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice ore Alfred,
taken their walking and riding exercise on Wednesday
afternoon, in the pleasure grounds of Osbjrne House.
There wai no addition to the royal dinner party
OsborMne House in the eing.
Iler aj,sty and herven Royal Consort walked yesterday
morning in the plantations.
The Royal Family were taken on the beach in the
forenoon
H . •
er Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridg
honoured the performances of the French Plays In
her presence on Wednesday evening.
A deputation from the silk trade, with regard LP the
proposed revenue duties on silk manufactures, bitbe
interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer and the
Vice-Pre,ident of the Board of Trade yesterdq, 11 ted
office of the Board of Trade. The deputation constsded
of Mr. Gibson, Mr. Graham, and Mr. Harrison, attend
by Mr. Brocklehurst.
The Earl of Lincoln had an interview with Sir 0144
Peel yesterday.
Mr. A. Beresford Hope, M.P., had an interview /lit!
Mr. ,cretary GLadstone yesterday, at the Colonial-0

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that the whole of the music is composed by Both:o*c
the meaning of which is, we imagine, that the stel
has been selected from the works of that celebtudg,
composer, and certes the ,e'eetor has shown hisw
went. in his selection. In the opening scene beell
an Olympian cave, in which Minerva, (ho
be,
there confined for two thousand years), is discho ltor,er ger'
wailing her unhappy lot. She is set at liberty nYwilicb
cury, and wends her way to her beloved Atheetsrisie.
she finds a city of ruins, inhabited by barmen
Mercury tells her, of a new Athens, which has sill'
the far west—a land of liberty, and science, haniu d
lization—a land which has produced a mighty 040,.
inspired equally by Melpomene and TheliYl,,Litill °?
to the sublimity of Aschylus joins the calm s'
Sophocles, the tenderness of Euripides, and thtspere
Aristophanes. This mighty magician is Sh2'o,,lsee /11
and Minerva, transported to London, does 11. :or
the genius of him who, of all uninspired errlVicete
proached nearest to inspiration—(if perchance writhe
II We
not actually inspired,' for upon no other theory .00 tse
satisfactorily account for his marvellous insighptnia, pt
workings of the human heart)—and the Plece;jabilee't
a grand pageant, (an imitation of the Strada(' ;
in honour of " the Sweet Swan of Avon." n '3.141 s'i"
genus spectacle, admirably put upon the stage' (lett
no doubt have a run. The house was well alien
ANOTHER MURDER ATn • este°f
The Jeasey Herald contains a report of so iliefs
the body of George Le Cronier, one of the ,c-ebtssei
the police, who was stabbed on the 22d hceude°,;
by a woman of the name of Legendre, whilst sece'd
vouring to execute a summons upon her nitrgs
before the magistrates and answer the t 50,1,;
keeping a house of ill-fame. On SundaYroge',
quest was held upon his body, at Mulberry tee" ire;
house in which the murder was perpetrateu'oo rt.
the evidence of Mr. Manuel, a police officer' Of
companied him when he received the wouliat "„,,stsv,
he died, a riot had taken place in a el!srh-ifstie,°
part of St. Helier, on Saturday week, in all`c'oelY
persons were seriously injured, one man desPerbooll,de'
The inmates of a brothel in that neigu
having been connected with these disterht,,eeehil),l
Le Cronier arrested them on the following distorts
gie": 5
over the mistress of the house, from an idea thsbYepsreoep
not been actively engaged in the matter- Cost/Ai
arrested were to have been brought up before wheel, ivis,`lo
Saturday last, but the neighbours to the br,".00 to ;i0
is called Mulberry Cottage, sent a representsti,• efois,
constable of St. Helier, begging that the 0'1°1; C°
house should also be brought to account before Y '
thNoeler",
as they found her establishment a nuisance t,,n gip'
as a nest of disturbance which they boP'" .0k;
would take measures to correct. Le Cromer "gitsFa'e
suited the magistrates, repaired to Mulberry the Theo
den of iniquity of the vilest kind, forge soe Y'r
pose of carrying her before the Court- Seeiell) tha
standing at her gate, and. seeing the two ge";,.-sci Y°„fil
proaeh, muttered an imprecation, and Orb', sier,to
parlour of Mulberry-cottage. Messrs. Le '-estrt
Manuel entered the house, and the former .tg,
briefly explained to her the purpose of his rie3l, bade)''
her that she must give him some security
pearance at the Royal Court on the loll° sort,ol
She replied that she would do nothing of tb,,e,,
without the slightest warning—without fr.-ea AO
appearance indicating excitement, Yu„rlioisrhtsbs
round and back again, and plunged a c", 101414,
into the body of Mr. Le Cronier Quick ssir'necl
brandished the now bloody weapon, euil,nelerlife.
at Mr. Manuel, who, more prepared than o'n,,d bisioifs
had been, sprang backwards, and so ss;vi; tbe.4 110
The desperate woman still pressed on w`fitded '4054
in her hand, and Mr. Le Cronier, von" its tbo
-
was, and his companion, by a miracle Is foto 00
eluded her further thrusts, and escaPeu,„ a 0 op
house. They immediately gave the elein"'the
woman, after throwing the bloody knife oler
515 lit
site wall, and vaunting of the deed to 05r/este
neighbours, retired to her house, where she eive,
secured by 'Mr. Richard, and others of the I oh o,
time poor Le Cronier was endeavourinkoleacrof
Manuel's assistance, to reach his home, but 1,1 09„,1
failing, and that of Mr. Manuel well nigh e'r,LailpeP;Dea,
supporting his wounded friend, they werentreet,'efi
take shelter at the house of Mr. J. Binet, San re`tOhim'
medical men, whom Mr. Manuel had had the did 010
mind to send for the moment assistance rei: be/for
speedily arrived. Mr. Le Cronier, feeling faislifsitsl/'
dying, sent for various members of 1115„visgaettr.A
lawyers to write his will, and bore his 7, -clie"
tion with the utmost calmness and fortituer'e 00
at last removed on a sofa to his house, wheoceeemel
on the following day. Manuel, the politer ng ACT Oti
accompanied Le Cronier, gives the fullordets!l
of the ferocious attack made by the 03.vne birribee
them both :—She had been asked to igi' ull'
her appearance, which she refuted to °°' t fa; 0;
observed Mr. Le Cronier, " I must arre?, p°
less you give bail for your appearance'd 1 l'iorileoj
swered, "My husband is not at home, e,. sbe
give bail," and after making that answ;ciesis:
e 1; t t
round towards the Court, and stood sg„fa;• sfie
table in a position which prevented both
it 11
and deponent from seeing her in front. 0."'; esi"dies
then told her that since she would not ghlv ee„6,llhtbAjW
his duty to take her to gaol ; upon whic" osf 014
turned round, and, with the quicknes,s osier;,sl
plunged a carving knife into Mr. Le tales° se .a
exclaiming, " Well, then, there!" A leua b- eels fr°'
from the deceased, and he placed his two re itelfedopsil
wound. Mrs. Le Gendrt' instantly drew the oosi,
the body of her victim, and braedishing YY' 1);, ftetlillj
the deponent with the murderous instruohel"oeJA- lehlo
have truck him also had he not had tfegaitfe°:l;
to escape the blow by mking a leap Gefg"ilf.
ed
running in the road, followed by Mrs. P.; wigs
pursued him (the deponent thinks) sLr„O- eel" I i
ts
across the setae of the cottage. The oeri,suse fee 'l7
out ".Murder !" and
an to the corn
ere out
raid, requesting the persons who 'll nee• peel'•
come out, for God's sake, to lend assist a, reter ofttO,
body would come, and when the depollea: irsosejli
saw Mr. Le Cronier in the middle of the Tool'
tie ;011
and holding his two hands on his wounded bilelre ever
immediately ran up to him and suprft Get, le
they were moving off slowly, Mrs. be s•
;",r,
within a few yards of them, holding the
hand, but she returned without $ ZrpeAr• jeo
further use of it. Another witntssiocl
of the name of Dubreuil, deposed that sh?ary re" croi',e,l
the knife for her the day before. The kir- 'dier is
verdict—" That the death of the said del
has been caused by a wound in the 91''01,0 )'s
with a knife, and with deliberate Purl 3-; the 55
Anne Le Noble, wife of Pierre Le his d
Le Cronier being at the time doing
centenier."

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COl.O
_____ ----"---:"..."----- to thel3ce
Sir James Graham gave a dinner . resideo
, hl5
Ministers on Wednesday evening h' eitieo
Hill-street. 1 cr-ost
c ..,grree v•nc
We regret to learn that the Earl 0,
nod to
~,c0
t,
indisposed at Paris. Lord Adolphus Fitzclarenfetice. 0f0',41,3
CamPden have left town to join their noble reet r the lad ~,, 1
MR. BEL'LER'B CONCERT. --- lie tinier log tr eer°:lot4
humorists, and the best of the comic singer'eo eci-fi',o•''
school, gives his annual Evening Enterta nine, O
part ',011!floilA;if,
Anchor, on Monday evening next. The_Afirw' 0
lib 141' lijeli A'
dish of table-talk a/a Mathews, intersperse.,„,ading -pi ,r oje 100
songs, with certain Caudle Lectures, and con:;ol,aert, , or 1,10 00
The second part will consist of a Grand 5',,,,i 011000; OA ,0
Beuler will be assisted by some of the first Ye avere.„oo. ii
i rec tier 00
We are happy to learn that Mr. Beuler .' in gat- uold
..,yi
severe illness, and hope that his friends ri,
•,,,,, till , sittlivilie
Monday night, to show the respect in W.- 01 ,O
excellent singer and most worthy man. Gazette Will r/
It is rumoured, says the rugseis
of jeattliejoli
b etl last, srecot ,rroet
ah3Fliaarmtcash:secorsif:RLOßoaNyeaka lroleornwH. ighn e s s the I) u e hers
greater part of the ensuing summer with th
~ Writ :'6e„t‘rri.o
esdaY -, ext'A' or te
Lf TEBNq A. ,C I' ._wedn ooto, chigeteet, coropi•
tiro inquirenclo was executed at the SVeah aay,tondi
je..,,direio,lolli;
jsutaroterso,fotfhwehmomindGo.fALeolldneor,mEHscr,raliBVsotaenSr.fiaOrietidninail47: deSeriirSta.yi.r.' 1/''
81UrrY' °SAO.' watej,pr
mission as of Addlestone, in the county 04' iag:is,
~,, inerJfat eto
fortunate lady is a relative of Sir
}atei ..
ibsesiunign
gt r uo sf ttehee f
coo r
mlsm,Oi
trust n 1 eoftn btyh
ellpar
tof
administration of the , mid after a pat 4of ini"" ~,eO7,
returned a verdict, dating the unsound"'
~,,, Virea_,,,,l it,,,tA
ber 22, 1845. • ...Ai." 03," 0,,,f,
ALARMING FIRE AT DoCKTIEAD' wits di'coerlafic' f
tJit_fieititltteleorp,_esit'tigo_Adisfroetrio;; oveee:lii.
~_k a tire nds .cx ~0 4 ,
morning, between four and five o clot: , a bootie the DA die ali;
premises belonging to Mr. W. J.
passingralloneodwni-s s t
ar need t ,p
fromen
eotcrkat hht eeeadncle .e
the
uTphroof.thestaircaseT flameshe oarsl3eGteg'
inti i:l.ii aeniceihrexe,
1,:::ip. a,
r,,
i,,
;it::
pled
di i
Jett
je:;taj
p.,:rieooor
re etp:t tro:etiyof
before the fire had gained much hold, i,024,,,,,, we
__ale,' of r
worksaferetreat h
efrfloamintehsewpremises.
happily
yTahrrreee
pertywere nwoetsednetisrterloyyedex.ti nTgthdeshoedri
ginf until
tahescto_:,;delr,aarlicieunk(!)lo;r:,..;.tis.jool;,llo,ol_,,Y
It appears, from a statement in a, the A l're:iaitf
' 'mica of
that the present peace establis „,e is 10
,_ WI
it 369,000, but that the effective Wl'
Lin 001119011
250,000.
A t the late
fboernit
forhe tßheea
tdweroshcaipo
dainddateLsi,bmraersisarns. aorris old
tk, p
Gar,
declared to be equal, and a fresh e,lehetis°,
the first evening in next term.
,r.';;alton to !eiy 50,4 ill_
by the presentation of the Rev. Al • ••'"
w are oct,,,irewits llif"iluite
BALLINASLOE, FEB. 28. •- ao tunec..- . theo3, nil:
hear the potato disease has againrsocnms Who bade( tlierlr?§'
this neighbourhood. Several pe
__innt!on ,i 0 p_ ADA, ,
sound a month ago, on a recent exiau'consideritfisb efrok
have found the disease to bays fluTe_t in the I altanst ',"--nua
cAraggebn,tlethmeandistoeasdaeywinasforpmreocdeuebesd,:edrdilotlisgurerte:37ed.citt.ahtbyastlrh:ro:l:l7;ooT:ed:,sirwi.:_!.o;hoso;
praoptaidtoitywOaulndd
of Weston, near Ahascragh, n_ta 'cm hie estaZotorea
nthoattbehefobunelideln.•edtzi
aroundp l oy me nh ti
ms, haonudl da l
sboe
the scarcity. thPar°t
—Bainasioe.etcPurieuvervisanTi.___ons.should be

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