The Sun.
London, England, 1846-10-08 00:00:00

IMPORTANT FROM PO*

(From the Herahl.) f
We have just received the Calcutta Star of
15th of August, bfinging eight days' later date to
that last received, and the Delia Gazette of 0100
The principal political intelligence is from L'llh
which will be found subjoined. The coreceerc
news from Calcutta is gloomy; for the partica:o
which we must refer to the extracts annexed:--

(From the Delhi Gazette of July 29 ) r
News reached us last night, giving an account °f 3
complete failure of the force sent from Lahore
Misr Bhagwan Singh, who had intended 112"lifil
night attack, and carrying all before him.
Moolraj, however, was "wide awake," and holt.
ceived sairet information of the plan concerted, be
pletely outmaturavred his opponents by turningd
Hanks, and having got into their rear, he erne f t
ball" at midnight with great activity ; 300 Mal °Atli
Durbar are said to be killed or taken prisoners, 311 a"
of their guns have also been captured. Freshr.
were urgently applied for, and left Lahore £o."sl
the scene of action.

(From the Delhi Gazette of August 5.)
We have, since the above w,:s written, heard Of
army is to be assembled. It will probably consist
the regiments brought up from below to reliee
now on or beyond the frontier, and therefore be
formidable assemblage. The orders may, we are
be expected very soon.
We await further intelligence with anxiety.,
Gazette already announces the formation of two .617
Seilch infantry corps to be raised on the left baokh,
Sutlej, to be called respectively, the regiments of
pore and Loodianah.

CALCUTTA MONEY MARKET, AUG. 15;,41,
The Money Market is still easy, and transaeti°l:
safe character command assistance at current ban'9l
bazaar rates ; but within the last three or four dgo,,
market has been rather dull, and there has been aeb,.l
fur accommodation ; •the outward remittances fromhave been limited, and accounts from the up er°„ll,
marts are not quite so favourable as before ; the r„
ing shows market value of bullion and foreign 01;4
the rates of banking transactions ; in the latter
no alteration from former quotation to report. of
GOVERNMENT LOANS.—The value of these inifesa,-acil.
has generally declined, indicative of a change in 'lO
position of the money market; the premium 00_,,00
paper has fallen Rs. 2 per cent.; paper of the Trt4,
five per cent. loans, to sell is 8 annas per cent.:o
but to buy one rupee per cent. higher ; of the thlrosit
to sell 4 annas per cent. higher, and to buy 4 $131:1
cent. lower ; paper of the new five percent. has clec.4
4 annas per cent.; the discounts on four per cent- c
have increased, on the old 12 annas to Rs. 1 4,
the new 4 annas per cent.
nt lir
BANK SHARES.—The value of these investn3e—Si,
wise exhibits decline ; shares of the Bengal 13A13„,,tt
25 rs., and of the Union 15 rs. per share lower tll7-0
quotations in our issue of the 7th instant ;
other banks are without alteration. 101
The operations of the Bengal Bank for the last a
(July) are reported equal to 15.2-21- rs. per cel3
annum. 10i
EXCHANGE MARKET.—The transactions by the
of the 7th instant, in bills at 10 months' datet3oo
chiefly at 2s. Old. to 2s. 04d. per rupee, but imine
after the exchange advanced to 2s. 11d. per r 101
within the last two or three days, however, rates
retrograded, and some unexceptionable bills /litre& Il
taken at 2s. Old. per rupee ; it is probable to 10,
anxiety to avail of decidedly good paper for to-clic#
has occasioned the recession on the exchange ; nt,PB,O
transactions rate at 2s. Old. to 2s. Oid. per Or
cording to the character of paper. ee°
FREIGUTS.—The rates of homeward freighta,g
firmed steady at our last quotations to within thel.e
or three days, when a sudden advance of ss. to 1, 00

ton took place. At present but a small amount -,.00
nage for London is available, and it is probable tP,O
gagements to sail before the approaching holidafri'O'
command ss. per ton advance upon reported 00
freightage to the Mauritius has declined, the a
from thence show a fall in the prices of grain.
IMPORTS.
00dS
The market, excepting for cotton piece g
yarn, is generally less active than at the date of (,), 010„
issues ; there is an absence of speculative demand
cially from the upper provinces, and the aversioneol:
native dealers have to enter upon heavy euggyty
preceding the approaching native holidays /113Pa'
nessM to the mar
Thisket. °P
dull
ETALS.— market has been especially
our last issue; transactions have been very C011o"
and chiefly on local demand.
COTTON PIECE GOODS.—Business in this trade call/
nues extensive ; our present exhibits considerable .:01
of heavy white goods, as jaconets, mulls, cambric; thil
dapolams, and shirtings, but prices have been bd
vib
lower ; the lighter fabrics for native wear "e foi
more inquired after, as usual, preparatory to dg°
preaching native holidays ; chintzes and c°`°
ur
are still neglected. t
• COTTON TWIST.—SSIO3 tO considerable e- off
nue • latterly medium numbers have been 's.
slightly reduced prices ; imports are heavy.
Aritt4l

EXPORTS.
Market rather dull, contributed both by unf'"?l-701
accounts by the last mail, and by a slight change In
position of the money market. ito
INDIGo,—The exports since our issue of the
are of 8 chests or 22 fy. mds. to England, which • ;I'
the shipments of the season to 7th instant inclusif
4
below:—
To England ... ... chests 19,702 fy. mds. • 7 190261

201
1,90'
)9 1,953 „
1
~ "
Chests 30,791 fy. mds. 113'p
Accounts from the planters continue very unfavotilvfoi
and estimates are considerably lower than those repo
'
in our last issue • Tirhoot is next to a complete fat.dee
and throughout the lower provinces, produce is coils!' fie
ably below the results of last year ; according to a" dik
counts the crop of the season will not exceed ff. 11:1
90,000, but may fall below it.
From a statement showing the altitude of the ror,-, pf)
Mirzapore from Ist to sth August of 10 years, it veil'
seen that the present is higher than any precedent. ioe
RAw SILK. is in better demand, and at slightly
ori
proved prices ; the accounts by the last mail being °
favourable.
,101

France
Hamburg
United Status ..,
Persian Gulf and
Red Sea ...
Mauritius

~ 8,354
I, 239 „
5 17 42 ~

SILK PIECE GOODS.—Accounts from home by the',o
mail are very discouraging and have checked the 0;11 '
of transactions ; no pucvhase of Corahs has occurred,
SALTPETRE.—Demand less active; the market, h°
ever, is almost hare of Godna an€ other better sorts.
toi
SUGAR.—In steady demand; last accounts from b° 0
are likely to advance prices; supplies are taken up
reported.

SIR CHARLES NAPIER. „e
The following letter from Lord Ellenborough to If
tain Napier will show his Lordship's opinion of "
Charles Napier's conduct in India:—
" Southarn, Sept. 27, 1840:„‘
"My dear Captain Napier,—l received this morn.ifri
your letter about a speech made by Mr. Sullivan ags":o,
• Sir Charles Napier's conduct in Sinde. You arc ID
' taken in supposing that I have rc'd the speech. I sfl',
there had been some discussion at the Court of rf„
prietors, apparently got up by Mr. Sullivan, for
~4"5,
purpose of making a long speech; but the fliscussl74
got up occasionally at that Court are so wholly de/ if
of importance, except in the eyes of the speakers, !,11°
did not think it worth while to read what was said. 0
" It is surely quite unnecessary for me to declare
words my entire approbation of Sir Charles Narefie
conduct. I showed what I thought of it by my acts
I was Governor-General; and I will tell you 010
think the services Sir Charles Napier has perfortoei
since I left India have been even greater than those
endeavoured, but was unable adequately, to reward. ,
" His campaign in the hills was, as a military 0p34,
tion, even superior to that which was for ever illus
trated by the victories of Meanee and Hyderabad, and he
has proved himself to be the ablest, or at least the most
successful of administrators, if the success of an ada);,
nistration may be tested by the contentment and conA
dente it gives to the people.
" His services during the late campaign upon the
Sutlej, when, having had no previous instructions to I!vei
his forces in preparation, he moved in a few weeks with
1.5,000 men and 100 guns upon Moultan, leaving Seinl
tranquil in his rear, was of itself sufficient to show to al
who have minds capable of comprehending great roef:
sures of war and policy, not only the perfection of his
arrangements and the popular character of his just and e 0
ergetic government, but the immense value, in a military
point of view, of the position which his former victories have
gained to us in Scinde. These matters are, however,
so very little understood in this country,' even hi
the few who attend to them at all, that I fear it mayj
be long before his merits are justly appreciated, and
people here may only discover when it is too late dim'
Sir Charles Napier has possessed that rare combinv
tion of military and civil talents, both excellent
in their kind, which is the peculiar attribute of
really great mind.

" Yours very sincerely,
(Signed) " ELLENBOROUGH."

A retiring pension of 1,0001. a year fail aby the
death of Sir Edward S. Lees, late superintendent of the
Post-office in Edinburgh.
EIRE AT THE BIRMINGHAM AND GLOUCESTS°
RAILWAY STATION.—On Monday evening a fire broke
out upon the premises of the Birmingham and Glou-
cester Railway Company at Gloucester. Between Sid
and seven o'clock the alarm was given that the fire WO
raging with great rapidity, and that the whole of the
buildings were threatened with destruction. The city
and neighbourhood were illumined for miles by the re-
flection of the fire, and thousands of persons, together
with three engines, were immediately upon the spot. 00
our arrival we found that the engine-house had taken
fire. This building, it was evident from the first, wss
doomed to destruction ; consequently every effort vvss
made to prevent the spreading of the destructive elemell
to the adjacent buildings. Fortunately, in the course o
about an hour, the fire was greatly subdued, and nofi!r-
ther damage was apprehended. The railway authorities
have, we understand, made inquiry into the cause of the
fire. fire. We are unable to state, however, how it 0110-
thr,ugh the ohztinate silence of persons who are
really the only persons able to afford the necessary in-
formation. Three or four valuable engines were in the
building at the commencement of the fire, which were
fortunately removed without receiving any damage.