The Sun.
London, England, 1848-11-27 00:00:00

pared to die you will be better soldiers, for you will have
no fear of death before you, and you will be at all times
ready in the hour of battle to sacrifice your lives in de-
fence of your Queen and country. I now present to you
these colours in the name of your Queen.
When the major-general had concluded,
Colonel Davis, in the name of the regiment, briefly
thanked General Bainbrigge for his kindness in present-
ing the new colours; after which the old colours were
r, moved off the parade ground by an escort of Gre-
nadiers, the band playing " Auld Lang Syne," and
deposited in the officers' quarters. After going
through a number of manceuvres the men were dis-
missed.
In the evening the non-commissioned officers had a ball
and supper, to which a number of the inhabitants of the
town were invited. The supper table was covered with
viands of the most delicate kind, and wines of the best
description " sparkled on the board." The supper-
room and the ball-room were very tastefully decorated
on the occasion, the walls being covered with a variety of
devices. Dancing was kept up with great spirit until
near morning.

SERVICE OF PARLIAMENTARY

NOTICES THROUGH THE POST-OFFICE.

J. `I
Parliamentary notices may in future be forwarded
,trough the Post-office, under the following regula-

tions :-
1. The words " Parliamentary notice" must be legibly
printed on the face of the letter, and in order to secure
the speedy return of any notices which may be undeli-
vered, the name and address of the solicitor issuing such
Parliamentary notice should also be legibly printed or
written on the face of the letter.

2. These notices must be posted on or before the 12th
of December, at the General Post office, St. Martin's-
le Grand, in London; the General Post• office, in Edin-
burgh; the General Post-office, in Dublin; or at the
chief post-office at one or other of the following

,owns

ENGLAND AND WALES.—Birmingham, Bristol, Exeter,
Lincoln, Liverpool, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle-upon-
Tyne, Norwich, and Shrewsbury.
SCOTLAND.—Aberdeen, Glasgow, and Inverness.
IRELAND.—AthIone, Belfast, and Cork.

POSTING OF NOTICES.
3. The posting chargeable on these notices must be
prepaid by stamps, and the registration fee of sixpence
on each notice must he paid in the usual manner.
4. The notices must be delivered at the window of the
Post-office, accompanied with duplicate lists of the ad-
dresses ; the letters being arranged for the convenience
of comparison in the order of the list. These lists will
be examined by the postmaster or person in attendance
at the window of the office at which they may be posted,
and if each list correspond with the addresses, the post- i
master or person in attendance at the window will sign
every sheet of each list, and stamp it with his day -
stamp in use at the time the notice shall be delivered to
him. The postmaster or person in attendance at the
window will then return one of the duplicate lists to the
party who brings the letters.
5. The hours for receiving the said notices are to
be the same as those already fixed for the registry of
ordinary letters.
6. If the notices are presented at such an hour as to
interfere with the ordinary duties of the office, the post-
master may appoint any other time within the next 24
hours for receiving the same, provided that such arrange-
ment does not delay the posting of the notices beyond
the 1 tth of December. In this last case, however, the
postmaster will receive the notices with the duplicate
lists into his care, and immediately affixing his day-
stamp thereto, will appoint a convenient time within
the next 24 hours, for the party to attend at their ex-
amination.
7. The solicitor, or party posting the notices should,
if possible, arrange on the day before with the post-
master as to the most convenient time for posting the
notices, and inform the postmaster of the probable number.
General Post-office, Nov. 27, 1848.
HEIGHT OF MOUNTAINS.

The mean height of the Himalaya is stupendous, cer-
tainly not less than from 16,000 to 20,000 feet, though
the peaks exceeding that elevation are not to be num-
bered, especially at the sources of the Sutlej ; indeed.
from that river to the lialee, the chain exhibits an endless
succession of the loftiest mountains on the earth ; forty
of them surpass the height of Chimborazo, the highest
but one of the Andes, and many reach the height of
25,000 feet at least. So rugged is this part of the mag-
nificent chain, that the military parade at Sahathoo,
half a mile long and a quarter of a mile broad, is said to
be the only level ground between it and the Tartar fron-
tier on the north, or the valleys of Nepaul to the east.
Toward the fruitful valleys ot Nepaul Bhotan the Hi-
malaya is equally lofty, some of the mountains being
from 25,000 to 28,000 feet high, but it is narrower, and
descent to the plains excessively rapid, especially in the
territory of Bhotan, where the dip from the tableland
is more than 10,000 feet in ten miles. The valleys are
crevices so deep and narrow, and the mountains that
hang over them in menacing cliffs are so lofty, that
these abysses are shrouded in perpetual gloom, except
when the rays of a vertical sun penetrate their depths.
From the steepness of the descent the rivers shoot down
with the swiftness of an arrow, filling the caverns with
foam and the air with mist. At the very base of this
wild region lies the elevated and peaceful valley of
Bhotan, vividly green, and shaded by magnificent forests.
Another rapid descent of 1,000 feet leads to the plain
of the Ganges. . . . Most of the passes over the
Ilimalaya are but little lower than the top of Mount
Blanc ; many are higher, especially near the Sutlej,
where they are from 18,000 to 19,000 feet high, and
that north-east of Khoonawur is 'O,OOO feet above the
level of the sea, the highrst that has been attempted.
All are terrific, and the fatigue and suffering from the
rarety of the air in the last five hundred feet is not
to be described. Animals are as much distressed
as human beings, and many die. Thousands of
birds perish from the violence of the wind, the drifting
snow is often fatal to travellers, and violent thunder-
storms add to the horror of the journey. The Niti
pass, by which Mr. Meorcroft ascended to the sacred
lake of Manasa in Tibet, is tremendous; he and his
guide had not only to walk barefooted from the risk
of slipping, but they were obliged to creep along the
most frightful chasms, holding by twigs and tufts of
grass, and sometimes they crossed deep and awful
crevices on a branch of a tree, or loose stones thrown
across; yet these are the thorougtfares for commerce
in the Himalaya, never repaired nor susceptible of
improvements, from the frequent landslips and tor-
rents. The loftiest peaks being bare of snow, gives
great ♦ariety of colour and beauty to the scenery,
which in these passes is at all times magnificent.
During the day the stupendous size of the mountains,
their interminable extent, the variety and sharpness ot
their forms, and, above all, the tender clearness of their
distant outline melting into the pale blue sky, contrasted
with the deep azure above, is described as a scene of
wild and wonderful beauty. At midnight, when my-
riads of stars sparkle in the black sky, and the pure
blue of the mountains looks deeper still below the pale
a hite gleam of the earth and snow light, the effect is of
unparalleled solemnity, and no language can describe the
splendour of the sunbeams at daybreak streaming be-
tween the high peaks, and throwing their gigantic
shadows on the mountains below. There, far above the
habitation of man, no living thing exists; no sound is
heard; the very echo of the traveller's footsteps startles
him in the awful solitude and silence that reign in these
august dwellings of everlasting snow.—Mrs. Somerville's
Physical Geography.

ST. IVES.—.TIIE FISHERY.—On Tuesday morning,
one small boat that shot a few nets, brought on shore
3 500 mackerel, which sold at 14s. per hundred of six
score. On Wednesday morning they landed from 100
to 7,000 per boat, which sold at 6s. pt r hundred ; her-
rings from 500 to 1,600, which sold at 2s. per hundred.
Messrs. ili,hens, Bernick, and Co. shot a sean at Came
Crouse, and enclosed a fine skoal of fish, which was lost
on account of the stop geans not being there in time to
enclose the fish. The pilchards that are now nearly
ready for shipment have net been sold.—Cornwall
Gazette.

RAILWAY ACCIDENT IN A STORM.—While a
goods train was passing along the North British Railway
on Monday, on its way to Edinburgh, at a point at the
cast of Cockburn's-path, where the line runs on a
hgh embankment close to the sea, the force of the
wind at this exposed elevation was such that it
blew the roof of one of the carriages, on which one of
the guards was sitting, entirely off, carrying the unfor-
tunate individual along with it to the base of the em-
bankment. About the same time one of the doors of
the luggage van was forced open by the gale. The ac-
cident was not discovered till the train reached the next
station, when several persons were sent out in quest of
the guard, whom it was feared might be drowned, on
account of the proximity of the line to the sea. He
was, however, found at the place alluded to, seriously,
although it is hoped not dangerously, iejured.—Caledo-
nian Mercury.
RELAXATION OP TUE GAME LAWS.—Captain For-
dyce, M.P., with the kindness and liberality that charac-
terises him in all the private relations of life, is deter-
mined that the Act for permitting tenants to shoot hare 3
shall not, so far as his property is concerned, remain a
dead letter. Without waiting for applications, he has
north, where the °
given, or is about to give, notice to the farmers on hii
estate's, both
ab;thusien
tAbberdeen, and Kincardine shires, that
conduct in this privilege forthwith. And, in the
reservation as to amount of rent. His
mission
without r holdings are small, he grants the per-
spirited and independent
who have suffered
few of whom have, as
the relief which the
to enjoy.—Aberdeen Herald.
atter is highly appreciated by the
mueitfesgriculturists of the Mearns,
yet,om the ravages of game, and
Gallant mucha prospect of obtaining
magistrate,wasitPth°is .day‘---b-r-ou-g.—ht
Captain's tenantry are about
for defraud-
ing SWINDLINO.—LITII coL, 1 RmAy
A man named Samuel Roberts
rtsa, of a vast
soinai der -before Mr. Rushton, stipendiary
ing Messrs. Myles and Co., guano mere
faon
quantity of the manure. The prisoner has,
able time past, been carrying on his depredationc
effect-
ing negotiations with farmers and others on
account; and on attempting a few days ago to realiseon
money on his master's property, by disposing of 65 bags
of guano, suspicions arose, and he was taken into custody
and fully committed for trial at the next assizes.
SERIOUS ACCIDENT AT lIUDDERSFIELD.—On
Thursday night week, between four and five o'clock, a
very serious accident occurred to Thomas Reed, a press
setter in the employ of Henry Brook and Sons, of Wells,
while mixing the hot and cold press plates in order that
the heat might become diffused through the whole. A
pile of sixty-four plates, each weighing 401bs. tell upon
his leg just below the knee, and nearly severed it from
his body. The large toe of his other foot was also se-
verely crushed between two of the plates. lie was im-
mediately removed on a board to tl:e infirmary, where
lie now lies in a dangerous state.—Leeds Mercury.
- A VA LUABLE Fisii.--LOn Friday, Mr. Pauling, of
the Hibernia Hotel, Holyhead, bought a codfish, in the
entrails of which a half-crown piece was found.