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have won the'victories of Meeanee and Hyderabad! Valour
like the strength' of a tiisn : discipline is like his mind,'
tint octs I,ie 5tr(.3:.01 to cflect,ve exertion. If two pugi-
lists have a bexing match. and one strikes at random, while
the other boxss with science, planting every blow home,
we know how the fight mast be soon decided. So it is
with two armies; the one disciplined, the other without dis.
cipline. The general of the disciplined army directs his
columns upon that part of the enemy's position which he
deems to be the weakest; as the mind of the boxer directs
his blow against the opening offered by his unskilful enemy.
But this is not all—obedience to orders (which is discipline)
euablos us to bring up all the necessary provisions of war to
the day and to the hour; thus food and ammunition are
at hand to support the blow of battle, just as the shoulder
and the body are thrown forward to support and give rigour
to the blow of the pugilist. But not only is
valour useless without -discipline, but it is even
dangerous; for without discipline the rashly brave
would run heedlessly against the enemy; the cau-
tious would seek 'vantage grouted, and the timid
would retreat. Thus the army would be scattered; but
when an army is disciplined, the ponderous charges of ca-
valry, the steady tramp of the advancing infantry, preparing
to charge, with a mighty shout, and the rolling thunder of
artillery pouring forth its iron shower, all combine simul-
taneously to strike and overthrow the enemy. Thin, sol-
diers, are medals won, more by discipline than by any
extraordinary efforts f individual courage. To reward
this obedience medals are bestowed, so that every man who
wears this honoured badge is known to the world as one
who, in the midst of the noise, the danger, and confusion
of battle, had obeyed his orders and performed the three
great duties of a soldier—first, not to fire without orders;
next, when he does fire to level low, so as to make sure of
striking down an enemy ; thirdly, to keep his ranks and
dress upon his colours. The medal tells the world
that he has bravely done these things, and no man can
Walk with one of these medals on his breast without
feeling the conscious pride of an intrepid soldier ! His caste
may be high caste, or it may be low caste, but the soldier
who bears on his breast a medal won in battle is above all
the castes in the world. The pleasure of giving you these
medals, soldiers of the 12th Regiment, is indeed great to
me. saw your valiant conduct, and rejoice in distributing
the reward which you honourably earned, and my satisfac-
tion is increased by the presence of so large a body of
Europeane, for it affords me an opportunity of saying to my
countrymen that they will find these swarthy warriors of
the East staunch and true in action as they were at Meeanee
and Hydrabad, when they followed the example set diem
by the glorious 22d Regiment. They will fight to the last
drop of their blood, and stand or fall by the side of their
European comrades. If the Almighty so wills it that in
these eventful times war should again arise, and that I am
once more permitted to lead an army into the field, I should
go into action with perfect confidence in the courage of the
native troops. I speak of what I know of their gallantry,
not from what I hear but from what I have seen, and from
my own knowledge of their daring courage.
" Here I must address myself in a more direct manner to
the officers now before me, and in justice to them say, that
their conduct and the conduct of all the British officers in
these two battles was very noble. For several hours the two
lines were fishing close to each other, and as I cast my eye
along the field, I everywhere saw the British officers display
their worthiness as military leaders and with unflinching
intrepidity animating their soldiers to battle! To them,
therefore, I will now first distribute these honourable deco-
rations."
The governor' then dismounted, and advancing to the line
of officers of several regiments, and who had not before re-
ceived their medals, his Excellency presented each with the
medal—the bands playing "God save the Queen."
"On giving that which belonged to Lieut. Marston, of the
25th N. the General observed—" But for you, Marston, I
probably.should noehave had this pleasure," alluding.to this
officer having intrepidly thrown himself in front of his
General when attacked by a Belooch Chief, whom the Lieu-
tenant cut down ere he could reach the General.

THE FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT AT LOODIANAH.
(From the Delhi Gazette of May 27.)
We give a copy of the order issued on the melancholy oc-
casion by Colonel Salter, which does honour to his feelings :
" May 21, Station orders, by Lieut.-Col. Salter,
"I.lth Light Cavalry.
"It is with deep distress the commanding officer an-
nounces to the troops at the station the calamitous disaster,
accompanied with the fearlul loss of life of upwards of 80
parsons killed and 135 wounded, which occurred yesterday
evening to her Majesty's 50th Foot. During the height of the
storm, the whole of the barracks of the regiment, including
the hospital, were suddenly blown down, burying men,
women, and children in the ruins. The loss of so many valu-
able lives, and so soon after the arduous campaign, from
which the corps returned, crowned with victory and distinc-
tion, is doubly distressing, and the commanding officer feels
sure, that every rtan and officer will join with him in deeply
sympathising with the gallant regiment in its severe cala-
mity."
The following letter was received this morning, and is co
well deserving a prominent place in our columns, that we
give it at once : _ _

" Loodianah,May 22,.1846.

" This station has just been the scene of one of the most
heart-rending catastrophes ever witnessed in India. On the
evening of the 20th a dreadful tuffaun, succeeded by heavy
rain, razed the entire European barracks occupied by the
50th Regiment to the ground, sending upwards of 80 souls
into eternity, besides inflicting most serious injuries on
nearly 200 of the survivors. The scene which ensued baffles
all descriptien. The officers were in instant attendance and
exerted themselves to the utmost in extricating the unfor-
tunate occupiers of the devoted buildings; the groans of
the dying and cries of the wounded were most harrowing.
Husbands, wives, and mothers in agonising suspense await-
ing the removal of the ruins which was to reveal the muti-
lated remains of those most dear to them, all constituted a
tont ensemble of the most heart-breaking woe, which will
never he forgotten by those who witnessed it.
"The evening and greater part of the following day were
occupied in carrying away the dead, and at noon on the 21st
upwards of 80 bodies were ranged in the dead house, a fearful
and heart-rending spectacle; some of the finest men in the
corps have been amongst the killed, as also many women and
children. It is really most distressing to contemplate such
loss of life, which might have all been prevented by ordinary
precaution on the part of the authorities.
" The remains of the unfortunate victims were conveyed to
their last resting place on the evening of the 21st.
"Four more bodies were consigned to the grave on the 22d.
"The storm which concentrated its fury on the unfortu-
nate barracks at Loodianah seems to have been felt all over
the country, though of course at different hours of the day.
We hear of heavy rain, thunder, and lightning, at Agra,
and a letter from ?erozepore of the 21st says, that ' yester-
day we had one of the Ferozepore dust storms, at times as
dark as night: sundry animals have been lost, but fortu-
nately no human beings lost or killed, though wells are plea-
tiful in cantonments, and the dust worse than the darkest
night.' "

throne, and subsequently suppressing a formidable re-
volution against the Imperial Government.
"That your petitioner, perceiving that your honour-
able House has been specifically moved to sanction an
inquiry into the aforesaid device, and that her Majesty's
Government have acquiesced in its examination,
Humbly prays that your honourable House will be
pleased to adopt such measures as shall afford to your
petitioner the means of proving that enterprises far more
important and more difficult than that of New Orleans
may be achieved by his secret plan ; which, in its con-
sequences, must tend to prevent the recurrence of injuri-
ously protracted expensive wars.
" And your petitioner, as in duty bound, will ever pray.
"London, 22d July, 1846." " DUNDONALD.

POTATO DISEASE IN SCOTLAND.

Oar Lahore news is more interesting than usual. We were
anxious to know under what circumstances the Raja of
Ladwa had been given up to our authorities, and are not at
all surprised to bear that it was by an unmitigated act of
treachery on the part of Raja Lail Singh. The British po.
litical officers, knowing the Raja to be concealed within the
Seikh territory, applied for the surrender of his person.
Lall Singh promised compliance, and having induced the
Raja to come to Lahore from his place of sanctuary, under
the most positive assurances that he would make his peace
with the Governor-General, he was seized on his arrival in
Lahore and delivered to the political officers, all the offers of
large sums of money to obtain terms for him being made
merely as a blind to save appearances. Raja Lall Singh is
said to be so elated with the success of his manoeuvres against
the Nazim of Mooltan, and considers his Government now
so firmly established, that he is actually meditating a re-
quisition to our Government to withdraw our troops from
Lahore

The accounts from most districts agree in stating that
the potato disease of last year has been extensively
generated in the crop now in the ground, and in many
cases it appears to be spreading with fearful rapidity.
The following are extracts from the journals on the
subject :

FIFESHIRE.—Reports from north, south, east, and
west, are now pouring in upon us, announcing the
appearance of the murrain amongst the potatoes again,
and in some fields which, a few weeks ago pre-
sented a luxuriant appearance, the stems are as
much withered as it it bad been the end of
October. The disease, which is in every respect
similar to that which attacked them last year, is more
extensive and fatal in its effects. All the precau-
tions to prevent its inroads, such as cutting off the stems,
planting with sets recently raised from seed, and many
others, seems to be unavailing, as every variety seems
to be affected, at a much earlier part of the season than
it was observed in this locality in 1845 ; indeed, some of
the measures which have been tried as preventatives,
such as cutting down the stems, bale been found to be
rather injurious to the plant than otherwise.—Fifeshire
Journal.

FORFARSHIRE.—We were sorry to observe, the other
day, on looking at a small field of potatoes in the vici-
nity of the town, that symptoms of disease had begun
to make their appearance amongst them. The leaves
had an aspect as if they had been struck by lightning,
being of a very light yellowish hue, and sickly in ap-
pearance ; and the blossom appeared quite blasted. On
rooting up a few of the potatoes, we found them to be
peculiarly hard and a little discoloured. We have heard
of various complaints regarding the potato crop in ge-
neral in this neighbourhood, particularly between this
and Arbroath. The disease seems to have affected as
yet chiefly the early potatoes, but it is feared that it will
soon make inroads upon the general crop. We have
heard no reports of failure in the Mearns, and trust the
disease may not penetrate into the district.—Montrose
Standard.

Tun RAJA or LADWA.—Our latest letters from Loodi-
anah mention the arrival at the station, on the morning of
the 23d instant, of the Raja of Ladwa. He was to be sent
off to Umballah forthwith under escort of a troop of the 11th
Light Cavalry.—lbid.

REAPPEARANCE CF THE POTATO DISEASE.—The
Aberdeen Herald of Saturday says that " the disease
which made such havoc during the last autumn and
winter, has made its appearance in many places, and
threatens the ruin of a great portion of the crop. The
disease seems to be most prevalent in particular vici-
nities, and where it makes its appearance, immediate
care is taken to pluck up the stems over a considerable
space round the diseased spots in order to prevent the
healthy tubers from being infected. In some quarters in
this neighbourhood, the disease has not yet made its
appearance, but in others the loss is very considerable.
The nature or origin of the disease does not seem to
be ascertained. Some believe the disease of last year's
crop to have been propagated through the seed ; others
are of opinion that the only injury received by the pre-
sent crop has been produced by electricity during the
numerous and severe thunder storms that have taken
place in the course of the pa.;t six weeks."

Ross-SHIRE.—We regret to learn that in Lochcarron
and Kintail the potato disease has appeared. About a
month ago the potatoes were particularly luxuriant, but
about a fortnight afterwards the shaws commenced to
blacken, and since to wither, and of course, the root
will immediately rot. In several rigs whole drills, or
pieces several yards square, have the above appearance,
and fears are entertained that the disease may make a
serious inroad upon the results of the crop.--Ross-shire
Advertiser.

HAMBURGH AND FLANDERS
MAILS.

BRIIBSELS, AUG. 6.—The Chamber of Representatives
received to-day, from the Minister for Foreign Affairs,
the treaty concluded with Holland, accompanied with
an explanatory memorial. The treaty was referred to
the section for examination ; and, on the motion of
Messrs. Orsy and Lebeanx, the Chamber ordered that,
together with this treaty, those concluded in 1824 and
1837, between the Netherlands and England, and in
1840, between the Netherlands and France, should be
printed. The Minister of Finance then presented to
the Chamber the application for votes of credit, the
principal of which, exceeding three millions of francs,
is for the completion of the second southern line. The
Chamber decided that it will meet again as soon as the
reporter of the central committee, which is to examine
the treaty with Holland, shall have concluded his task. _

BRUSSELS, AUG. 7.—The section of the Chamber of
Representatives met at half-past eleven o'clock, to ex-
amine the treaty concluded with Holland. At noon
,most of them had chosen their reporters. If our in-
formation is correct, no capital objection was made to
the treaty. Regret was expressed in all the sections at
the melancholy situation in which the convention places
Ostend, Blanckenburgh, and Heyet, by the sacrifice
which it imposes on the national fishery. The decision
respecting cattle was not objected to. The central
section will meet to-morrow at ten o'ciock. It was
generally supposed that the report may be printed
and brought up at the generally sitting on Monday.
The debate will then commence on Tuesday, or at the
latest on Wednesday.

The section are summoned for to-morrow, at half=
past eleven o'clock, for the examination of the projedt
of law for a vote of credit of 3,700,000 francs for the
department of public works. The debate on this sub-
ject will follow that of the treaty, and the Chamber
will probably break up at the end of next week.
BRUSSELS, AUG. 6.—Two English steamers are n.Tir
at Antwerp, taking on board an enormous quantity of
pears, apples, and other fruits, sent from, Flanders.
BERLIN, JULY 31.—M. Von Pechlin, the Danish re-
presentative of the German Diet, has arrived here. it
is asserted that he is instructed, Ist, to endeavour to in-
duce the Diet, in case complaints of the letters patent
should be brought before it, to declare itself incompetent.
2d. To convince the German Governments that the
agitation, as it is called, in the Duchies, is of a revo-
lutionary character, and endangers the internal safety
of Germany.
MUNSTER, Arc. 2.—The Rev. Caspar Maximilisn
Baron von Droste-Kschering, Bishop of Munster, died
to-day between two and three o'clock.
BERLIN, JULY 30.—M. Eichmann has declined the
post of Minister of Finance which was offered him. it
is probable that either M. Von Paton, or Mr. K0ch73391
will have the offer ; should the latter be successor of
M. V. Flottwell. M. Von Pochammer will have his
place as Chief Commissioner of Taxes. But it is a
question whether these gentlemen will undertake so
difficult an office without conditions, and whether th eiv
will not encounter the same difficulties to which l!/.
Flottwell has been obliged to give way. It is said that
it has been found necessary to take an advance of some
millions from M. Von Rothschild ; under these circum-
stances the estates of the kingdom will surely be con-
voked, in order to guarantee the loan which is necessary.
HAMBURG, AUGUST s.—lt was reported here this
morning, that the Assembly of the Estates of Holstein
was dissolved, which seems to be wholly unfounded ;
the contrary we learn that the Assembly, in its sitting
yesterday, resolved to adjourn sine die, by a majority of
37'to 6.
ST. PETERSBURGH, JULY 28.—0 n Sunday evening
his Royal Highness Prince Oscar, of Sweden, returned
to Stockholm. The Prince, accompanied by his Ma-
jesty the Emperor, before he leaves the Gulf of Finland',
attends the evolution of a Russian and Swedisih
squadron, yesterday, to-day, and to morrow off Revd,.
FRANKFORT, AUGUST 1.--Count Von Minach Belling-
hausen resumed his seat as President of the Diet, the
day before yesterday. It seems certain that many of
the reports spread during his long absence, of proposals
to be made by him, on the part of his Government, vvol
be confirmed. These reports, holding out prospects of
important measures relative to provincial assemblies
and to the press, seem to have proceeded from persons
who were in some way or other interested ; but the
delay of the return of the President was not occasioned
by such matters, but by the affairs of Galicia,which called
for the efforts and serious attention of all the most
eminent Austrian statesmen. After seven or eight sit-
tings, the Diet will break up as usual at the end of Sep-
idwhthicaht txthe.lrontember, and not meet till the beginning of next year.
CONSTANTINOPLE, JULY
Em-
peror of Russia is very ranch displeased with the Prince
Petersburgb, in which this
22:oktenisosfa,
of Servia, because he did not go at the same time as
the other Princes to pay his compliments to the Sultan
of Rustschuck, and a note is
Tilon has received from St-
displeasure is expressed ; and it is asked whether the
Porte has lost its influence over that vassal, so as to be
unable to prevent such occurrences. M. Tilon, as we
hear, has communicated this note to the Porte. The
Porte, on its part, was dissatisfied with the Prince of
Wallachia, his manner of presenting himself was thought
to be unsuitable to the character of a vassal. The hum-
ble marks of submission were expected from him, which
the Prince thought he might omit. The splendid Euro-
iformitowf
was
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offence,
and
ers, Aug. 7,
Prince
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hisz suiateshoruhld appear before the Sultan. in
Turkish F Pap

HAMBURGH BORSENHALLE, JULY 28.
Bilis. Money.
Austrian 5 per Cents .. ....... •••• • •• 112 ---
Bank Shares • • • • •• • • • • •• • • • • • • 1579
4thpe
rs series.. l
Cent.e s ... 9_7% _
Anglo-Russian Loan ••••••••'• '• • • • • 107
Russian 5 per Cant., 'lamb. Certificate. 100%
Ditto Ist series Inseription• • • • • • • • • • • • 1131% _
Ditto, Hope and Co., 3d and
Ditto, in Certifleate• ••••••• " • • •• • • 98
Ditto Stieglitz ....
:New 4 per Cent., Hope and Co. ...... 90% 9-0
Spanish New 5 per Cent • ..... '• •"• •• 17% 17%
Ditto 3 per Cent ......... . • ... .. 31
30N
ADnugteloh-Portuguese
ebtL,o2a%n,
Ditto 3 per Cent. • • ...... •••' • • • •
Polish New 4 per Cent. Loan, 1544.• • • 79%
Anglo-Danish Loan, 3 per Cent ••• • • • 86
National Bank Shares ..... .•••••• • • ••
£1 sterling, 3 Months. 6 24% 6 25%
--•
PRUSSIAN FUNDS.—BEILIP•T• JULY 30.
Bills. Money;
St. Schnld Sch., 3% percent , •• "'''• • • • • 96% 95%,
ExchangeP Foreignrus s .
EExchanges
oc EnglishhnaLnEogoieinsdd.os.n,
,1830. :
.4. p. e. r.
.C.e.n. t. .... .... ...
BELGIAN FuNDs.--Bitusszi.s, Aug. 8.
* • • • p• 2.
e rg.. C e• n—t
. .... ••
••
7 8589 : 88:
Actual Debt, 2% per Cent • • •• • ..... ....
Rothschild's Loan, Five per Cent ........ _
Loan of Thirty Millions, Four per Cent••••
Ditto Three per Cent ••••••••• • • • • • • • ••
• Ditto Thirty-seven Millions, ditto • ..... _
• .Ditto, ditto, I 840.....• ...... •• • .
Ditto, ditto,lB42 • • •• • • • • • • • • • • •• • • •• 102• X
Ditto, 1844. ............... ..... ... 99%
Ditto, 1836", .• •. •. et .6 e• t• Of 9. O• •• •• ...•

THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 11,` 1846.

Ditto, 1838 74
Ditto of the City, 1832
Ditto, 1843 ................ .... 100!s
Bank ofßelgium...... • • • • • • • • •• 937
—Brussels Papers, Aug. 9.
AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—VIENNA, AUG. 3.
5 per Cent. Metallignes •••••••. • • • • . • • . 111%
• 4 per Cent. ditto.. • • • • • • • • • • • • 10014
3 per Cent. ditto.. .. •••••• • • • . • • 74
Loan, 1634
-.............. • • • • • • • • • • • 156
Ditto, 1839 ....... ..... ....... • • • • • .. 1251(
Bank Shares •• • • • . • . ..... 1560
Esterhazy's Loan •• •• • • ••••• • • • • •
RAILWAYS.
The Northern, or Ferdinand .......... 18234
Vienna—Milan 115%
Leghorn ... 10734
Pesch 9334
Sienna ..... , .......... 85
Apenninen •
Pesth Bridge •
—Allgemeine Zeitung, Aug. 4.
DUTCH FUNDS.—ADISTERDAM, AVG. 4.
Money. Bills
Actual Debt, 2% per Cent 6034 61
Ditto, 3 per Cent •• • • . • • • 72% 73U
Ditto, 4 per Cent........• • .
Amort Syndic, 33% per Cent.......... 89% 90
Ditto, 334 per Cent ,
Commercial Company, 434 per Cent .. 1751 q 176
East India Loan, 4 per Cent-- •• • . 9434 95
Exchangeon London, at sight. .• • . 12 22
Two months.. ....... • . 12 17
On Hamburgh, at sight ...• 35 75
Two months••• •• .• •••• • • 35 37
On Paris
Tw0m0nth5...............
—Dutch Papers, Aug. 4.

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.
NORTHERN ClRCUlT—Carlisle, Aug. 8.
CROWN COURT.

The assizes closed this day, Mr. Justice Wightman sitting
to try the two remaining criminal cases.
William Gore, a young man of vulgar aspect, and no edu-
cation. was charged with being in the dwelling-house of
Musgrave Todd, in Cockermouth, in the parish of Bryham,
in this county, on the 19th of July last, and stealing and
carrying away three silver spoons, a silver watch, a gold
watch key, a silver guard chain, eight sovereigns, 305., a
snuff box, and silk cravat, the money and property of Mr.
Todd, and so being in the said dwelling-house feloniously and
burglariously breaking out of the said dwelling-house.
The witnesses examined clearly proved the case as laid in
the indictment, the jury found him guilty, and
The Learned JUDGE sentenced the prisoner to ten years'
transportation.
Edward Sloane, aged 33, tried yesterday, and convicted
on the evidence of a very interesting young girl, and other
witnesses, of having violently and feloniously assaulted and
criminally abused her, the said Mary Hutchinson, at Har-
rington, in this county. received the sentence of the Court,
that for the said offence he be transported for life.