The Sun.
London, England, 1846-11-23 00:00:00

NEPAUL.

An outbreak has occurred in Nepaul, kindred in its
atrocities to those which for two years were almost of
monthly occurrence in the Punjaub. This is one of the
largest and most important independent sovereignties in
India. Its people are fierce, brave, and warlike; and
the physical aspect of the country renders it in many
parts almost inaccessible to an invading army. It is in
length about 466, and in average breadth about 115,
comprising an area of above 5,000 square miles. With
the various chiefs and rulers of this mountain land we
have for many years lived on terms of amity, generally
retaining a resident at Katmandoo, the capital. To this
Mr. Colvin, private secretary to Lord Auckland, had
some time since been appointed, and had just quitted
the residency from sickness when the outbreak occurred.
There is a proverb, alike notable, we should hope, for
its impiety and ungallantry, that there never was mis-
chief yet but a priest or a woman was at the bottom of
it; and really, in the present and past troubles along our
north-west frontier, the clergy and the ladies seem
to have had more than an ordinary share. In this
case the first part of the slaughter seems to have been
instigated by the Maharanee, and the she-wolf of Ne-
paul must have been sanguinary indeed if more blood
was desired by her. The ;notice of these things, ex-
tracted from the Delhi Gazette of the 30th ult., is the
only one we have received of any length, and it is far too
brief and mangled to furnish even the traces of specu-
lation. The ferocity and recklessness of life with which
these people flesh their swords on each other is most
extraordinary:—
" Just as we were going to press we received important
intelligence from Nepaul, to the effect that a revolution
of a most sanguinary description had broken out in Kat-
mandoo shortly after the departure of the Resident, Mr.
Colvin, who has been obliged to leave his post on account
of the state of his health. We have not the exact date
of the Resident's departure, but the tragedy comraenced
on the 14th inst. with the murder of General Guggun
Singh, a man of low origin, but who was in the confi-
dence of the Maharanee. He was shot at ten o'clock
at ii.ght. This caused such offence to the lady,
that she seems to have forthwith instigated the
massacre of the Chountra Prime Minister, and of his
brothers, sons, and nephews. his fate was shared by
Abbiman Rana, the Sirdar next in authority, by Bho-
wanee Singh, the able officer who was here in January
last on his way to visit the Governor-General, and of
about 100 other chiefs and high officers. The Maha-
raja immediately fled, it is not known whither,
while the Maharaja Deeraj, his eldest son by the former
Ranee, is said to be in confinement. Jung Bahadur, the
only chief of any importance left alive, has been created
Commander-in-Chief, a new title at Katmandoo, under
the seal of the Maharanee, who has become supreme.
She is the Maharaja's second wife, and has two sons.
Feelings of jealousy, fear, and hatred, had for some
time manifested themselves between her, the Maharaja,
and the eldest son of the first Ranee, but no one ever
dreamt that they would tend to such a fearful tragedy.
The families of the unfortunate sufferers have been ba-
nished the kingdom, and were, on the 17th, already on
their way to the plains. Soldiers were sent in imme-
diate pursuit of all such men as were obnoxious to the
Maharanee, and as had managed to effect their escape,
and 100 of these unfortunates are said to have perished,
according to the latest accounts. An attack on the
Residency (in charge of Captain Otteley) was at one
time apprehended, but nothing of the kind had, we are
happy to say, actually taken place. It was only
a fortnight before this frightful scene that the
Chountra Prime Minister, Abbiman Raha, Guggun
Singh, and Jung Bahadur, had gone in one carriage to
take leave of Mr. Colvin, and were in outward appear-
ance the best of friends."

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
THE BOMBAY MARKET.
(From the Chamber of Commerce Overland Price Current.)
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has been, generally, steady, and but little variation in
prices appears to have taken place. Favourable accounts
continue to be received from the major part of the agri-
cultural districts.
METALS.—There have been but a few transactions in
these, and we have little changes in prices to record.
No sales in copper have been reported, but we quote
tile a shade lower, and American somewhat higher
than before. In iron a salsa has taken place of
240 cwt., of sheet, at 74-rs. per cwt. Dealers appear
disposed to provide themselves with stocks of both
these metals, but the prices offered are not such as
to tempt holders, with the prospects now before
them, to make sales. Neither in steel, lead, nor spelter,
have we heard of any transactions ; the last-named ar-
ticle is no longer in request, the speculative inquiry
which formerly existed for it having ceased. Sheet lead
exhibits a slight improvement on previous rates, while
quicksilver has declined to the extent of about Ors. per
maund.

COTTON MANUFACTURES.—The sales of the past fort-
night have been principally in 45 and 40. inch gray do-
mestics, with the finest qualities of bleached shirtings, aco-
nets, and mulls. These have all commanded fully former,
but still unremunerating, prices, and in shirtings an im-
provement on former rates is perceptible. The lower
kinds of gray madapollams and jaconets have also been
disposed of to a moderate extent, but there is no great
demand for these fabrics. There have been some sales