The Sun.
London, England, 1848-12-04 00:00:00

No. 17,532.]

ST.

JAMES'S

THEATRE.

DUMBOLTON'S SERENADERS.
This celebrated Troupe, whose performances hire excited univer-
sal admiration throughout the United States, will COMMENCE a
short Series of their popular ETHIOPIAN ENTERTAINMENT at
the above Theatre on WEDNESDAY EVENING NEXT, Dece►x-
ber li, to be continued every Evening during the week.
The Programme will include a variety of original Songs, Glees,
&c., entirely new to tbis country, written and composed expressly
for this company.
Doors open at Eght, the Entertainments to commence at Half-
st Eight.
Boxes, 45.; Pit, 25. Boxes and Stalls at Mr. Mitchell's Royal Li-
brary, 33, Old Bor.d-street ; and at the Box office of the Theatre.

WILL OPEN THIS EVENING, AND CONTINUE EVERY
EVENING,
1. ARNARD'S GRAND PAINTING of the
IV MISSISSIPPI azd MISSOURI RIVERS, at the Egyptian
hall, PiccadiPy. Tl.'s immense work shows a country of over 3,000
ir 'es n extent, passing through the heart of America, from the city
of New Orleans to the mouth of the Yellow Stone River. The paint-
ing w".l commence moving at Half-past Seven o'clock, doors open at
Seven. A Day Exhibition will also be given on Wednesday and Sa-
turday Afternoons, commencing at Half-past Two P.M.
Admission—Reserved Seats, 2s. ; Upper do., Is.

FIOTEL AND TAVERN KEEPERS' PROVI-
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AND AGED MEMBERS.
The Fi:ends and Members of this Institution are informed that
the TENTH ANNIVERSARY DINNER of the INSTITUTION
will take place on WEDNESDAY, December 13th, at the London
Tavern, Bishopsgate-street.
BENJANIIN BOND CABBELL, Esq., 'MP., in the (lair,
_

Tickets 21s. each. To be had of the Stewards and Committee, a'
the Bar of the London Tavern, at the Crowu hotel, Crown-sdee"
Strend

STEPIIEN EDWARD TAPSTER, Hon. Sec.
Dinner on Table at Five o'Clock.

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A A (3- E.
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Illustrated by 26 Anatomical Coloured Engravings on Steel.

ON PHYSICALDISQUALICATIONS, GENERATIVE INCAPA-

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LONDON, MONDAY 1,

OVERLAND MAIL

INDIA.

We have received from Marseilles our advices and
papers from India in anticipation of the overland mail
of the 2d October. The dates thus received are—from
Calcutta to the 2d, Madras the 7th, and Bombay the
2d of October.
There is no news yet of any effective movement as
regards the operations on the north-west frontier of
India, nor does it appear probable that we shall hear
of anything decisive until, at least, another month.
Shere Singh slipped away with his force from
Moultan on the night of the 9th of October. An at-
tack was at first contemplated by General Which on
this body, but was desisted from on sufficient grounds
as it appears, namely, that the attack would have been
a night one against artillery, with the Dewan in the
rear, and, on our part, a lack of the necessary cavalry
force to insure success.
Orders have appeared dated " Simla, October 13,"
from the Commander-in-Chief of India, constituting
a force of some 30,000 men, to be designated " the
Army of the Punjaub," and of which Lord Gough
intended immediately to take the command in person.
The intelligence, as regards the state of the Pun-
jaub generally, shows but too clearly that the whole
of the lately acquired territory is virtually in a state
of rebellion, and that the machinations of the various
parties in arms against our authority are at present,
and have been for some time past, directed on a com-
bined plan of operations, the results of which are
likely yet to develope themselves to a greater extent,
although happily the checks the Seikhs have received
and our vigilance round Lahore have much marred
their plans. A rumour which had been prevalent
for some time, that Chatter Singh and' Sheer Singh'
were playing a game ultimately to result in a com-
bined movement and attack on the capital, would ap-
pear by the latest advices to have been well founded,
intelligence having reached Lahore that Chuttur
Singh's forces were approaching in the vicinity of
Wuzeerabad ; and we are told that Sir F. Currie
considered the intelligence sufficiently authentic to
induce him to call for reinforcements from Feroze-
pore, consisting of Colonel Godby's Brigade (of one
European and two native regiments), with the
Ferozepore brigade of five regiments of cavalry,
with horse artillery, which had crossed the river
in readiness for operations, and at the same time
to recal, with similar instructions, Brigadier
Eckford's brigade (of two Native regiments and
two companies of artillery) then on the march to
reinforce the camp of General Whish. At that time
Shere Singh had advanced on the other side to
Sirdarpore, some thirty miles from Moultan. The
probability that a coup might be attempted on the
capital from some direction by the Seikhs in arms
appears to have been entertained throughout by the
Resident at Lahore, whose chief object it has been to
secure the safe occupation of that and the two other
chief points of strength in the Punjaub, and it serves
to explain the fact, which otherwise we should have
to regret, that General Whish had not at once been
supplied, as regards the northern line of frontier, with
any considerable reinforcement.
Our authorities in Western India, on their part,
we are "„told, had determined for some time past that
only a general and combined movement should be
made by the troops of the Western Presidency, and
the effective division then on the march might be
expected at the seat of war coincidentally with the
arrival of the main body under Lord Gough. There
were advices that the head-quarters of the Bombay
division had arrived at Sukkur. One detachment,
with some. artillery, had already left Roree. The
Rifle Brigade, under Brigadier Dundas, whose move-
ments upwards from Kurrachee had been so long
spoken of, was in motion on the Indus, and, with the
European regiments of the division, might be ex-
pected to reach Upper Sinde at the end of October. It
was expected that Jacobs' Sinde Horse would cross
the frontier immediately on the arrival of the first
detachment from Roree above alluded to, and that
they would proceed together to the camp of General
Whish.

The troops in General Whish's camp were on full
rations.

The Governor-General was expected to arrive at
Allahabad in the first days of November. Lord
Gough had left Simla, hastening forward to Feroze-
pore via Loodianah; add it was thought that the
expeditious progress of the Commander-in-Chief
would not admit of his having an interview with
Lord Dalhousie, previous to placing himself at the
head of the army.
The following figures are an abstract of details
which appeare t in the Telegraph of Bombay as a.
statement of the numerical force, as near as can at
present be computed, of the army of the Punjaub and
the Bombay field force respectively :
Bengal troops (European) 8,693
"
(Native) 21,667

-- Bombay troops (European) 2 30,360,365
(Native) :5,652

8,017

Total (about v... 38,377
Colonel Outram was a passenger by the present
mail from Bombay, with the intention of passing
two years' furlough in Egypt. This distinguished
officer was not, we are happy to learn, compelled to
this step from positive illness, but resorted to it with
a view of recruiting his health by travelling, a step
warrantable enough after his arduous services in
India.

(From the Bombay Times.)
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They would in this case reach their destination early in
December. Before this, however, it is expected Moul-
tan will have fallen, and in this case a part of these will
probably for a time be employed in the Lower Pun-
jaub. The Supreme Government have directed an army
of 30,000 men to be assembled on the Sutlej. This in-
cludes the force already before Moultan, at, Ferozepore,
and on the frontier, but excludes that at Lahore,
amounting to betwixt 8,000 and 10,000 men. The
Commander-in-Chief will take the command. The in-
fantry divisions are to be commanded by Majors-General
Whish, Gilbert, and Thackwell; the cavalry, by Briga-
dier General Cureton, and the Artillery by Brigadier-
General Tennant. Of this force 7,000 are now before
Moultan, and this will be raised to 10,000 when the re-
inforcements now under orders (excepting those from
Bombay) have joined. At Ferozepore, it is said, some
20,000 will assemble, accompanied by nearly 100,000
camp-followers. The Moultan army continued up to
the 20th quietly in their entrenched camp, four miles
from the city, well protected by their guns. On the
9th Shere Singh, the insurgent whose desertion from our
camp occasioned the raising of the siege on the 14th,
quitted the city. Jealousies betwixt him and Moolraj
are said to have been the cause of the secession. He is
said to have reached Sirdarpore, 30 miles up the
Chenaub, about the 12th, it being believed that it was
his purpose to entrench himself and await an attack
from us near Pind Dadun Khan. On the 14th a large
reconnoitring party went out to examine a portion of the
fortress; they returned without interference. On the 18th
Brigadier Eckford received orders to proceed from Fero.
zepore to Moultan with 2 native regiments, 3 companies
of artillery, and details of corps already with General
Whish. He marched on the 19th, but was on
the 21st recalled, the advanced guards of Chuttur Singh's
force having shown themselves at Wuzeerabad, about
70 miles from Lahore and :about 230 from Moultan.
Troops were immediately ordered by Sir F. Currie to
proceed against him, and Eckford's column was coun-
termanded. Our force, if good haste were made, would
be up with him by the 30th, even if ho remained beyond
the Chenaub; and if it be true that his son, Shere
Singh, was at this date at Sirdarpore, 30 miles from the
Moultan, there is no great chance of a junction being
formed between them over an interval of 200 miles, with
artillery to transport, in ten days' time, though they are
asserted to be acting in concert. Gholab Singh has
sent
.5,000 men under Colonel Steinbach to attack him
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At Peshawur the troops continue faithful, and the
trumpery outbursting of robber chiefs, who, up and down
over the country, were taking advantage of the troubled
state of things, were rapidly being put down. The troops
everywhere continued in excellent health and the best
spirits.

The Sesostris brings news of the 29th from Kurrachee,
at which date everything continued tranquil.
The Governor-Ueneral was expected at Allahabad
about the 2d of November.
A violent hurricane, in which one ship was lost, and
five or six more damaged, swept the upper portion of the
Bay of Bengal, and the lower country on the Ganges,
between the 14th and 16th, and reached Bombay on the
19th, but cc;msioucd little damage.
The Governor and Commander-in• Chief are at the
Presidency, where we have at present a full council.
The cold season is now setting in. A scarcity of food,
iu consequence of deficiency of rain, is apprehended in
Maim, and along our north-west frontier.