The Sun.
London, England, 1848-06-22 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON,

Mr. WALPOLE trusted, as the Chairman of the
Committe, which was anxious to do justice between the
parties, and as an old Etonian, that he might be
permitted to offer a few observations to the House.
The question before the Committee was, first,
whether the line of the Great Western should
he continued from Blackpots to that line near Slough ;
and secondly, whether the Great Western should be
continued to Windsor. The objections to the project of
the South Western were very strong. They had made
a solemn agreement not to go through two fields, but
they afterwards came to Parliament with a project
which, if it had been acceded to, would have altogether
contravened that agreement. It was also to go through
the Home Park, and as the proposition was one which
would not have been acceded to in the case a landowner,
it could not be contended that the Crown was not en-
titled to equal consideration.—(Hear.) Besides, the line
was intended to cross Hockley-fields, near the Eton
School, on an embankment, and would have materially
interfered with the amusements, if not the health of the
boys ; whereas the Great Western would expend
20,000/. on an embankment on arches 1,900
yards in length, and had consented to clauses
which would not interfere with the bathing or boating of
the b,ys, which would compel them, if necessary, to
erect a screen along the part where the boys were in the
habit of bathing, and to cross the river by one arch.
The scheme of this company, who had been put to much
expense by the opposition of the Collegef was the most
preferable and most worthy the consideration of the
House.—(llear, hear.)
Lord H. VANE corroborated the statement of the
Noble Lord the Member for the West Riding of York-
shire, and completely exonerated him from the charges
brought against him by the Gallant Member for Windsor.
Mr. GLADSTONE thought that when the Great
Western had access, by the leave of Parliament, iato
the town of Windsor, it would not deny a terminus to
the South-Western Railway.
Mr. SCOTT said be was a director of the com-
pany which had agreed to pay the Crown 60,0001.
for a consideration. which the Crown now pro-
posed to take from them, and he must protest
against this system of establishing a rule one
year, and reversing it the next. This vascilating policy,
however, had been pursued by the Crown to enable it to
get 25,0001. from the Great Western, in addition to the
60,000/. from the South-Western.
Mr. RICE rose amidst loud cries for a division. He
said he had always entertained the opinion that the
Great Western had the most right to have the line to
Windsor.
Mr. K. SEYMER read an extract from the evidence
given by Mr. Saunders, who, he said, was as capable of
judging of the value of evidence as any man, in which
be stated that Lord Morpeth had at a former time op-
posed the Great Western.
There being loud calls for a division—the House di-
vided, when there appeared—
For the third leading 224
Against it
Majority for the third reading —127
The Bill was then read a third time and passed.
(LEFT SITTING.)

INDIA.
THE REVOLUTION AT MOOLTAN.

The following particulars of the murders at Mooltan
will be read with interest ; they are extracted from a
letter, written at Lahore on the 28th of April:—
" Our worst fears are realised, Lieutenant Anderson
was mortally wounded at the first, but Mr. Agnew was
shot three days after his being first attacked at the gate-
way, his head taken off and hung outside the walls of
the Fort, while his body was ignominously dragged
through the city. A third victim is poor Mr. Wilkin-
son, the apothecary, who quitted Lahore two days after
the other parties, having made a rapid journey from
the Julunithur to join his appointment. He was
much esteemed by all who knew him in the Queen's
10th Regiment and Artillery. How far Moolraj is
personally concerned in this act of cold-blooded
treachery and cowardly assassination, we at pre-
sent know not. The probability is that, though not
premeditated, the emeute might have been stopped by
him at once had he been so disposed. The version of
the affair, as communicated by,his own friends, is, that
after Mr. Agnew had- received possession of the
Fort, &c., he told the Dewan that he could not
quit Mooltan for Lahore ut.til he had made up
his accounts, and bad arranged the revenue of
the present year in the different districts. To
this Moolraj replied that the Lahore durbar had al-
ready received his accounts, and passed them, giving him
a ranee namah. He then quitted Mr. Agnew's presence,
and retired into another apartment, much disturbed and
excited. Here he was joined by his brother, who, after
chiding him for his being so affected on such a point,
significantly told him that the Sahebs were at his
mercy, and could be put out of the way at once.' The or-
der, either direct or implied, was then given to some of
his own personal attendants to fellow the officers, and they
Were attacked in the manner 3ou are acquainted with,
Mr. Agnew being the first assailed, and while separated
from his companion. Lieut. Anderson was much more
severely wounded, as he had no one to assist him, and
though carried to his tent alive, he had in all probability
received his death wounds from the tulwars of his cowardly
murderers. Mr. Agnew was enabled to write a detailed
account of the affair to the resident at Lahore, and
did not apparently at this time entertain any idea that
they would meet with further violence. He sum-
moned Moolraj to his presence, and of. course in-
sisted that the men should be summarily punished,
which, as the Dewan states, was done at once by the
parties implicated being immediately executed, but that
he himself had no concern in the murderous attack.
This so far may possibly be true, but the subse-
quent murder of Mr. Agnew three days after, could
never have been perpetrated without his consent and
connivance. Why they did not quit Mooltan at once
on finding that treachery was intended, we cannot un-
derstand ; the probability is, however, that Lieut. An-
derson was too ill to be moved, and that Mr. Agnew,
acting from a chivalrous feeling of honour, would not
quit
his friend till death had put an end to his suffer-
ings, and thus he fell a sacrifice to his gallantry and
kindness of heart. None of their servants or
attendants have yet returned to Lahore, and
how many of them may have been killed
is unknown. The whole affair is a most melancholy one,
and has caused a great sensation in Lahore, where their
loss is much felt by all who know their excellence and
worth. What steps will be now adopted is still uncertain.
The division orders of yesterday countermanded the
marching of the brigade at present, but it is told to hold
itself in readiness.' The Sirdars also. Dewan Deena Nath
and Shere Sing, were recalled after having got some few
marches on their way. If the fort hold out, and
Moolraj raises the people of the country in revolt,
there will be some sharp work for our troops and big
guns in the next cold weather. The delay, how-
ever (five or six months), before we can avenge
the loss of our friends, is much to be regretted.
I would have taken all risks of illness and started
at once. There is sumo difference of opinion I
imagine on this point between our politicals and the
military authorities. The most ridiculous reports are in
circulation every day about the unsettled state of the
country, rising of the people at Peshawur, &c., to which
you need pay no attention."
Another account says—
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Singh, who was with him, immediately jumped off his
horse and protected him from further injury, mounted
him on an elephant, and conveyed him to-
wards the Eedgah outside the town, which
had been assigned as their residence. They
saw no more of Moolraj, but found Anderson lying by
the road side dreadfully wounded, and nearly dead from
loss of blood. Directly they got into the Eedgah, the
guns of the place opened on them, and continued
firing the whole day. The range, however,
was too long, and no damage was done, as
the building was substantial and surrounded by
a purdah wall, which sheltered them and their
escort, consisting of three hundred Seikh troops
(Goorkhas), seventy Suwars, and six light guns. On the
morning of the 20th the Mooltanees moved out and
surrounded them. Khan Singh, in command of the
troops, asked what was to be done? Agnew replied,
fight it out to the last; on which the Sirdar ordered
approaching the whole escort moved
the infantry to reserved their fire until the enemy came
close; on these
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out, and went over to them. Agnew on this told the
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to stand by the British officers. Agnew had
scarcely time to bid Anderson, who could hatrdly sit up
on account of his wounds, good bye, whets the enemy
rushed in upon them. Agnew presented his pistol at
the first man; the piece missed fire, but he cut him
down, when they were immediately both overpowered
and put to death. Their heads were cut off, and every
indignity offered to their bodies. Khan Singh was
wounded by a matchlock ball, and bound hand and foot.
Sir Frederick Currie received the report, under Agnew's
hand, of the state of affairs up to the evening of the 19th,
and the rest was supplied by native news-writers."—
Dellii Gazette, }Lay 3.
LAHORE, APRIL 27.—There is too much reason to
believe that .Moolraj is at the bottom of this emute at
at Mooltan. The assassination of the Political
Commissioner, however, could have formed no part
of his preconcerted plan for retaining possession
of his prine'pality nolens volens. Such an atrocity
admitted of no extenuation and eventually in-
volved his ruin. To retain them as prisoners, and
to use them as hostages, to ensure good terms on sub-
mission, are most probably the extent of his designs
against their safety. 1-e that as it may, the dismem-
bered limbs of .anew and Anderson, it is now certain,
are exposed on the walls of the Fort of Moulton. The
Seikh force of 500 men attached to the two com-
missioners, had they remained staunch, would, and
could, have held out for three days. Before
that time elapsed the Bawulpore chief with
his men would have arrived to the rescue. After
taking possession of the building outside the walls, to
which the party entered on being unexpectedly attacked,
Agnew had ordered his men to reserve their fire till their
assailants were within killing distance. During the 19th,
the guns from the Fort of Mooltan playing upon the
building in which the commissioners and their party
had takln refuge, did little execution, the distance being
a long range.
"'Alsip, the night, however, there was great com-
motion in the city: and it was reported to the refugees
that a large unceciplined rabble was approaching the
place where they had placed themselves. Even
then they were confident of • being able to defend