The Sun.
London, England, 1848-02-22 00:00:00

- -‘, FEBRUARY 1848.

charges have been in maintenance of way and repairs of
property, 12,948/. 19s. Bd. ; working and repairing en-
engines, &c., 46,329/. 18s. ; coach and waggon repairs,
6,5661. 3s. sd. ; coaching account, including salaries,
16,791/. ss. Bd. ; horse hire, fuel, gas, and stores,
1,299/. 18s. 9d. ; shipping and leading expenses,
7,274/. 19s. 9:1 ; way, leave, and damage ground rents,
9008/. lls. 4,1. ; rates and taxes, 5,7281. 13s 3d. ; Go•
vernment Outy, 5,3521. 10s. 11d. ; miscellaneous ex-
penses, 2081. 13s. 4d. ; direction, 1,250/. ; auditors, 501.;
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compensation, 235/. 4s. 6d. ; dsbenture interest,
19,6641. ls. 4d.; dock expenses, 3551. Os. Bd,; income-tax,
1,658/. 135.; insurance, 208/. 16s. 94.-total payments,
135 7381. 19.. ; leaving a balance of 216,7141. 12s. Bd.
a.vailitble for rent of leased lines and dividend."

LIEUT.-GENERAL NAPIER.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE " BOMBAY GENTLEMEN'S

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GAZETTE."
Sir,—ln your paper, of the 2d November I read the
following paragraphs in allusion to the defeat of th•
Boogtie tribe by that intrepid officer Lieutenant Mere-
wether:—" A Government general order has testified to
Lieutenant Merewether the satisfaction that Govern-
ment entertain of his services and conduct in dispersing
these lawless tribes ; but we cannot conceal from our-
selves that these bloody frays might be prevented.
These unhappy people were starving in the hills, and
came, according to their custom, to levy contributions on
their more provident countrymen in the plains. It has
been asserted that had they got among the peaceable
villagers they would have shown less mercy than they
received ; we question that, when we find that they
were cut off to a man." (Yes, but they were repeatedly
offered quarter by Lieutenant Merewether and re-
fused it; whereas they themselves, never gave quarter!)
"It will serve as a lesson for the future, and caution
them how they offend again, and may lead them even-
tually to accept the protection which an extended mode
of civil government is likely to open to them. It
should be cne of the first measures of the new Goovrn-
ment to conciliate and improve the condition of these
people."

The OutliveAN, in moving the adoption of the report,
observed, that their weekly traffic had averaged 10,4001.,
and had not the squeeze occurred in October it would
probably have reached 13,0001. They had a large
balance, after paying the dividend which they recona-
mewled, w hick must be highly gratifying. The con-
struction of their bridges over the Tyne and Tweed were
being pressed on with all speed, and he hoped that in
the month of July next they would have a temporary
bridge over both rivers. When those bridges were
completed, he assured them that the traffic would greatly
astonish all parties. They would furnish Edinburgh
and a great part of Scotland with coal and coke. The
Kelso branch would be opened as soon as possible in
the next autumn, and would form an important
feeder. The Bedale branch would be opened on the
Ist of next month. With reference to the traffic, bad
they possessed dock room ample to their wants they
could have worked their traffic at much less expense
and realised a much greater revenue. They had car-
ried the astonishing quantity of above 1,000,000 tons of
coals in the last half-year. No property existed which
could be relied upon with more certainty than the rail-
ways in this district, which possessed an immense agri-
cultural produce, a large travelling population, and
mineral in unbounded quantities, for which there was
enormous demand. With reference to calls, he did not
expect that they would require any during the next
half-year, but he declined to pledge himself on that
point. The next call would be on the No. 2 extensions;
then the calls would be on No.l and N 0.2 in equal sums,
pursuant to the terms of amalgamation.
The resolution adopting the report was carried unani-
mously.
The CHAIRMAN then moved—

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spoken of my government in Sinde induces me to request
fthaie in the above extract, so as to enable the public to form a
to last towards the Boogtie tribe. I request this,
because the omission of Lieutenant-Colonel Shaw's
letter, and a portion of Major Jacob's, by the Bombay
Government, leaves the public to suppose that I had
taken no pains to conciliate this tribe.
First passage—" We cannot conceal from ourselves
that these bloody frays might be prevented," &c.
Second passage—" It should be one of the first mea-
sures of the new Government to conciliate and improve
the condition of these people."
• I have to show the public teat every possible step was
taken by me to prevent these " bloody frays," and that
every means was employed by me " to conciliate and
improve the condition of those people." Had these
things not been done by me, I should have little merited
the approbation which my government of Sinde has
been so fortunate to receive from two Governors-General
under whose authority I served. A slight sketch of our
transactions with the Hill tribes will enable the public
to judge.
Of these tribes there were many. The more powerful
were the Murrees, the Boogties, the Doomkies, and the
Jackrannees. Properly speaking they are all subjects
of the Khan of Kelat, I believe; at all events he claims
their allegiance, but they do not acknowledge, and I
believe never have acknowledged, him as their sove-
reign. Of late years these tribes, with the exception of
the Murrees, have been mainly ruled by Beja Khan, the
Doomkie chief, and Beebrook Khan, the Boogtie chief.
But Beebrook died some years ago, leaving Beja Khan
the chief marauder of the Cutchee Ilills, and these tribes,
as usual, plundered the plains towards the south, so as to
mak3 the greatest part of Cutch Gundava a desert,
although the soil is very fertile. When these tribes had
devastated the country, and that Sinde began to thrive
under our rule, the robber tribes pushed their inroads
across the desert, and spread terror among the peasantry
of Sinde inhabiting the frontier, as they did in the time
of the Ameers, who were unable to do more than protect
the town of Shikarpore, up to the walls of which these
robbers carried their inroads.
Against such active and enterprising enemies I saw
that I had but one course to take: this was to attack
their fortresses in the hills, or Sinde would become the
prey of these merciless ruffians, for to guard this long
frontier from their incursions was not possible, and if
we withdrew our outposts, acknowledging cur impo-
tence, Beja Khan's name would ring through Central
Asia as the conqueror of the English, and his force
would increase from about 18,000 men to something like
100,000, recruiting his daring bands from Central Asia
and the Punjaub; moreover, bands of confederate rob-
bers would form within our own territory, causing a
long and sanguinary war, to the ruin of the Sinde
peasantry and the injury of the revenue. I, therefore,
marched a force into their strong country, attacked the
hill tribes, and forced the whole to surrender in the great
fastness of Truckee, except a portion of the Beogtie tribe,
which portion escaped and fled into the Keytrian coun-
try,lhe Lord of Keytrian being father-in-law to Islam
Khan, chief of the Boogtie . tribe
_ _

" That a dividend be now declared at the rate of 9 per
cent. per annum on the consolidated stock of the com-
pany; on 15/. per share of the original Newcastle and
Berwick shares; on 151. per share of the North Shields
purchase shares; and on 101. per share of the Extension
No. 1 shares; and at the rate of 5 per cent. on the re-
maining 10/. per share of the North Shields purchase
shares; such dividend to be paid (less income-tax) on
the 28th of February inst."
This resolution was carried unanimously.
The CHAIRMAN referred to the express trains on
Saturday last, from London to Glasgow, with the
budget. They beat the Caledonion line into Glasgow
by two-hours and a half. The details were as follows:
—From Rugby to Normanton (113 miles) in two hours
and six minutes, being at the rate of 54 miles an hour;
from Normanton to York (25 miles) in 29 minutes, being
at the rate of 52 miles an hour; from York to Berwick
(150 miles) in 3 hours and 26 minutes, being at the rate
of 43 miles an hour; from Berwick to Edinburgh on the
North British, 58 miles in 1 hour and 20 minutes, being
at the rate of 47 miles an hour, and from Edinburgh to
Glasgow, 48 miles, in 1 hour. The total distance from
Rugby to Glasgow was 394 miles, which was done in
8 hours 21 minutes, including the time lost in crossing
the Tweed and the Tyne, where the bridges are not
completed.—(Applause.)
The next resolution was—

" That Mr. G. Hudson, M.P., and Mr. R. Davies be
re-elected directors, and that Mr. T. Benston and Mr.
11. Richardson be elected auditors for the current
year."
This resolution was carried with loud applause.
The business of the half-yearly meeting having been
concluded, a special general meeting was held for the
purpose of submitting to the proprietors, for their con-
sideration and approval, the drafts of the following Bills
intended to be applied for in the present session of Par-
liament, ria.:—
" A Bill for enabling the York, Newcastle, and Ber-
wick Railway Company to deviate or alter part of their
Thirsk and Mutton Branch Railway, and to abandon
part of the same, and for other purposes."
" A Bill for enabling the Hartlepool Dock and Rail-
way Company, and the Great North of England,
Clarence, and Hartlepool Junction Railway Company to
lease their respective railways and works to the York,
Newcastle, and Berwick Railway Company."
" A Bill for enabling the York, Newcastle, and Ber-
wick Railway Company to improve their main line of
railway, and to make certain branches in the county of
Durham, and for other purposes."
The CHAIRMAN briefly explained the object of these
several Bills, and they were all unanimously ap-
proved of.
The proceedings were concluded by a cordial vote of
thanks to the Chairman.

The Murree tribe had formerly made a treaty with
us, and as I heard that they had acted honourably
towards Major Brown, when ho so gloriously defended
Kahan, I maintained our friendship with this more
honest tribe, on condition that they did not give refuge
to the other tribes; and they served us faithfully in the
hill campaign, which was more than I expected.
The reader will bear in mind that when this campaign
in the hills ended successfully, and almost without
bloodshed, we brought the captive tribes into Sinde.
There we gave them fertile lands and also daily pay, till
they reaped the fruit of their honest labour on these
lands. Every kindness was shown to them to induce
them to become industrious, and we succeeded. They
did become industrious, and consequently are now com-
fortable agriculturists, enjoying the fruits of their in-
dustry, and most of them hold those very lands which
they had formerly harried and made des date! In 1645
they destroyed twenty-three villages, the inhabitants of
which had been obliged to fly into the interior of
Sinde!

BOSTON, STAMFORD, AND BIRMINGHAM.
The half yearly meeting of this company was held
yesterday at 14, aioorgate-street ; Mr. T. Macaulay in
the chair. The report stated that the unexampled and
lengthened depression of commercial and monetary af-
fairs induced the directors to suspend all active opera-
tions in the progress of the works on this line—a
course they had the less hesitation in adopting, since
from their peculiarly favourable character they may be
complett d in a few months when once commenced with
energy. What has been done comprises the setting out
and taking of the lines, and the preparation by the engi-
neer of the working plans. Under these circumstances
the directors have had no occasion to make any further
call upon their shareholders, and have endeavoured by
ali the means in their power to reduce the current ex-
penditure of the :company ; believing that in so acting
they should best consult the wishes as well as the inte-
rests of the proprietors. They proposed to reduce the
number of directors to nine—one resigned and three go
out by rotation, but only one offers himself for re-
election—Captain Laws. The directors also proposed
to reduce the amount of remuneration voted to them
from 1,200/. to 8001., per annum, and the allowance to
the auditors from 201. to 10/. each. The offices in
Abingdon-street, which were an expense of 300/. a-year
have been given up, and accommodation has been af-
forded by the Great Northern Company at one third of
that amount.

It was now very evident that the robbers who had
escaped would be forced either to turn to the cultivation
of the small valleys among their hills, and not venture
to quarrel with us again (especially as the great leader,
Baia Khan, was captured), or that they would adhere to
their predatory course of life, and, when other and more
easily plundered districts to the north, the east, and the
DREADFUL FIRE AT THE RED LION, RED LION..
west were exhausted, that they would, under the influence
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of want, push further south across the desert into Sinde.
They did not cultivate their valleys. They warrred on
the Murrees to the north, on the Mazarees to the cast, lamentable sacrifice of life, broke out upon the premises
and on Cutch Gundava to the south and west. in the occupation of Mr. Hoare (late Jones), the Rod
It is here necessary to state, that when we had con- Lion Tavern, Red Lion-court, Fleet-street. At the
time of the outbreak, the whole of the inmates were in
quered these hill tribes, the Khan of Kelat met me at
Shapoor, stating to me the danger which threatened him their beds asleep. They were aroused, after consider-
front the Affghans, in consequence of his friendship to able difficulty; but the fire, owing to the large quantity
us, and asking for a subsidy. He said that the English of spirits in the building, was rushing up the staircase
had killed his father, aed taken his treasure ut Kelat; with such fury, that none of the parties were able to de-
and he, the son, had no money to pay troops for his scend. The police jumping-sheet was instantly brought
own defence, now that we had abandoned Aflghanistan. to the place, and two daughters of the proprietor leaped
He, indeed, insisted on our help, as being assured to from the second floor, and were received into the sheet.
him by a treaty, but this was not so. However, taking The escapes of the Royal Society for the protection of
the state of his affairs into consideration, in conjunction life from fire, were also at the scene with as little delay
with the escape of a portion of the Boogtie tribe, I re- as possible, and owing to the exertions of the conductor
solved, with permission of the Khan, to occupy Shapoor of the machine from New Bridge-street, he succeeded in
as a British outpost, and thus give support to the bringing down the escape Mr. Hoare and his two
Khan. At the same time, and at his Highness's daughters, Charlotte and Caroline. The life of the bar-
earnest request, I sent letters to his enemies, the chiefs of maid Elizabeth Robinson, was saved by the same party.
Khandahar, saying that, as he was our ally, I re- A gentleman lodging in the house escaped by leaping
quested that they would not attack him. This order from out of the back window, in his night clothes. The
they obeyed, assuring me that they never intended to engines of the London Brigade, County, and West of
attack the Khan—with what truth I know not, but they England Offices, arrived at the spot in rapid succession,
never have done so. This was my chief motive for oc- and owing to the indefatigable exertions of the firemen,
cupying the post of Shapoor, which I ordered to be the flames were extinguished by half-past two o'clock,
rendere defensible. but not until the work of destruction had gone com-
But I had a second reason for occupying this post. A pletely through the house. The origin of the fire is
tolerably correct knowledge of the country satisfied me unknown.
that, if the officers on the frontier did their duty, any The present ostensible revenue of the Bishop of
body of recusant Boogties making an inroad upon our Chester is 1,6941.; the annual value 3,2501. The future
frontier line would probably be cut off from their hills ostensible revenue will be 4,5001. The revenue of the
by the Shapoor detachment of cavalry and our frontier late Archbishop of Canterbury was 56,0001. per annum;
posts acting properly together. but, by the late Act of Parliament, this will be reduced
Having made these arrangements for the defence of the to 15,0001. per annum; so that the Bishop of Chester's
frontier, I informed Islam Khan and his Boogtie followers translation will be a leap from a comparatively small
that I would receive them all in Sinde on the same terms income to a very handsome one, even after so immense
on which I had rpc.civcd the. other tribes. / gave thee. e restusatun.
instructions also to the collector, Major Golding, and to Major-General Sir Dudley St. Leger Hill, K.C.8.,
the officer of police, to the officer commanding the fron- took his departure on the 20th instant, in the Oriental
tier posts, and to the officer commanding in northern Steam packet Company's ship the Ripon, to assume his
Sinde, to receive Islam Khan and his people on these distinguished command in the East Indies, accompanied
terms, at any time, if they presented themselves. To by his family and staff.
these offers, not once but repeatedly made, Islam Khan GLASGOW, FEB. 19.—The price of Scotch pig
returned very insolent answers, as the above authorities iron delivered here may be quoted to-day at 50s. id. to
can vouch. But I did more than this. That no endeavour 51s. for 3-5 No. 1 and 2-5 No. 3, net cash in fourteen
should be omitted on my part to induce these ruffians to days. A further advance has, in a number of instances,
abandon their habits of plunder and bloodshedding, I been obtained this week, maintained with a firmness
ordered the prisoners taken by Lieut. Younghusband in indicating yet higher prices.
his combat with the robbers (which occurred some ACCIDENT TO MR. "ROMEO" COATES. —R.
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months before that of Lieut. Merewothea) to be sent tooates, Esq., bettor known in the fashionable world as
my head•quarters, and I there personally spoke to their above, for his performance of Romeo some thirty years
chief (Dora, I think was his name), who had
ago, was looking for his carriage in Russell-street, after
people land and pay,
been taken. I gave him and his leaving Allcroft's concert at Drury-lane Theatre, when
and even his choice of residence in Sinde. I also he was knocked down and run over by a cab driven at
allowed them to send for their families from the hills to a most furious rate. The driver, instead of rendering
join them; and this, to men whose lives were forfeited, any assistance, made his escape. The unfortunate gen-
was surely going as far as it was possible to go to prevent llamas removed to King's College llospi-
"
these "bloody frays. Yet the first passage which I was instantly
tal, where every attention was shown him by the house-
nave quoted from your article, would lead the public to surgeon, Mr. Alfred Barton, who discovered in addition
believe (and lam sure you yourself did believe) that no to several ribs on both sides bein broken, that he hail
measures had been taken to save these bravo but very sustained other serious injuries. lie was removed to his
merciless barbarians from destruction! Whereas every residence in Montague-square, where he was attended
such measure was taken by me. My system was a by Sir Benjamin Brodie, Dr. Webster, Mr. Tatum, and
simple one, and I firmly believe it was as just and Mr. William Robinson, who consider him in a precarious
humane has it has proved to be efficacious. It was in
substance this :—I said to the Boogtie robbers who were state. The inspector of police states that it was ono of
Hansom's patent cabs, drawn by a grey horse.
recusant, "If you will come and settle under the Mr. Estcourt, the son of the Member for Oxford,
British Government, you shall be received with every is the Conservative candidate for Devizes.
kindness, and your own friends (the other tribes) are
MmictiEsTEn UNITY OF ODD FELLOWS.--Last
the living evidences of our humanity. They laid down
evening the members of St. Thomas's Lodge of the
their arms and came to me. They are now happy, in-
Manelie'ster Unity of Odd Fellows celebrated their 25th
dustrious, and comfortable, enjoying the produce of the
anniversary at the White Horse, North -street, Fitzroy-
the lands which I gave to them. I repeat my offers to sentare, Host Booth's, when a handsome silver snuff-
you individually and collectively. Como in. I will re- box was presented to J. C. Christopher, Esq., of Mon-
ceive you with open arms. I have taken many of you tague square, surgeon, as a testimony of the feelings of
prisoners, and instead of punishment for the ravages respect and thanks with which the members appreciated
which they committed, I have given them pardon, land his zeal, kindness, and skill in the discharge of his duties
to cultivate, seed grain, and pay ! On the other hand, as the medical oAicer of the lodge, especially during the
if you come armed for plunder, I will order the troops to recent unhealthy seasons. The festivities passed off
destroy you." They rejected my offers with insolence, most agreeably, and the viands, &c., did great credit to
and continued to plunder with a courage worthy of a the host.
he inhabitants of Runcorn were a little alarmed
better cause. This for a while succeeded; but those ~/:
brave officers, Lieut. Merewether, of the Sinud.en , during the past week,in consequence of the high soapery
notgtheir
chimney of Messrs. Hazlehurst having been shaken by
and Lieut. Younghusband, of the police, measuring
distance from their enemies by the their
effect to the the late high winds, and sent from its perpendicular,
sabres and the ranges of their c.arbines,,gaevnsg,
It is to be taken down from below the place where it is
plans laid down, and these " Pindarces ' of the Cutchee
injured.—Manchester Courier.
hills are destroyed. THE NORTHERN LIGIITS.—Two consignments to
Nothing ought now to endanger the frontier of Sinde.
the Commissioners of the Northern Lights, of lenses of
I have long since stated to the proper authorities the
necessity of our occupying the town of Mitten Rote
as a French manufacture, intended for the use of the lights
tinder their management, have arrived from the conti-
necessary post as respects the commerce on the Five
nent, and, at the ,
request of their secretary, the Lords
Rivers, and also as the key to the Cutchee hills, whichs Treasury have given
otherwise will in time again fill with adventurers; and if Commissioners of her Majesty
this happens it will require VA army to dislodge them_, permission for the return of the duty.