The Sun.
London, England, 1846-07-23 00:00:00

TAE SUN, LONDON, rtrunsuAy ISfqR NINO, .I"ti UT SO, 1846.

been restored in that navy. Have we heard any
complaints from the French people of the in 1.....
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possibility of maintaining discipline in their

navy? In the American navy no man can be flogged
save by the sentence of a court-martial, and the Ame-

rican navy may challenge a comparison with any in
the universe. Nay, many of our own best and most

skilful sailors have sought and obtained employment
in their service; and why ? because there is.a security
for the well-disposed man, who will perform
his duty fairly and truly. There must
be at least the form of a trial, and an

opportunity afforded of being heard in his own
defence, before he is degraded. We trust that these

considerations will not be lost on the Legislature and
the country, but that a loud and earnest demand for

justice to our army and navy will produce the total
and. entire abolition of the cat.
" Delenda est Carthago."
The lash, with all its degrading incidents, must be
banished from both branches of our service.

Letters from Alexandria announce that MEHEMET
Au, accompanied by his son-in-law, KAMIL PACHA
and his grandson MUSTAPHA Bar, sailed from that port
on the 9th instant, on board the Turkish steamer Esseri
Djedid, for Constantinople. His grandson ABBAS
PACHA, was to administer the Government until the
return of IBRAHIM PACHA.

It is said that the Bey of Turns intends to insti
tute a Council of State, to advise in all civil, coin
mercial, and criminal matters.

Intelligence has been received from Constantinople
of the 6th. Sir STRATFORD CANNING had remon-
strated very seriously with the Porte on the con-
duct of the authorities at Smyrna, who had denied
the British Consul justice against the murderers of
Sir LAURENCE JONES, by refusing to take the evi-
dence of the witnesses to the murder, who were
Christians, against the murderers, who were Turks.
The Porte assured Sir STRATFORD CANNING that
Tull justice should be done, and that the testimony of
the Christian witnesses should be taken.

The Nurcmburg Correspondent states that the
brother of M. METENDORFF has been entrusted with
a mission to negotiate a treaty of commerce between
France and Russia, and is about to proceed to Paris
for that purpose.

We extract the following from the Augsburg
G azttte

"It has been latterly reported that the King intended to
effect great political reforms, but such is not the case. Ike
Majesty merely proposes to reform certain branches of the
alministration. Counts Ferri and Ilandelli, and other dis-
contented parties, have been dis Missed from the army, and
the famous D'Are having been ordered to quit the kingdom.
the uneasiness felt on the one hand, and the exaggerated
hopes entertained on the other, will be removed."
The Danish journals of the 11th inst. contain an
important declaration of the King of DENMARK on the
subject of the succession, which has been for so long
a time in agitation. His 111aJEsTr declares that the
rights of the Crowdfover the Duchy of Lanenbourg
are incontestible. As to the Sleswig doubt is no
longer possible, and the KING brings forward
in proof the act of August 22, 1721, tile guaran-
tees given by England and France on June 14 and
23, 1791, and the treaties concluded with Russia
on April 22, 1767, and June 1, 1773. The KING is
far from being so explicit on the subject of Holstein.

Ile admits that there are circumstances which pre-
vent his declaring himself so positively. Ile reserves
to himself to give an opinion at a future period, but
promises that the privileges of the Duchies of Sleswig
and of Holstein shall be respected.

The Madrid
lhado
prapiers,
the g
o thef
olrstahnof have
_N
been
lvA
iu, received.rz,has
a n
article on the QUEEN'S marriage, recommending that
the future husband of the QUEEN should be a Spa-
nish Prince, with liberal ideas. This must
allude to Don ENRIQUE, whose claims have
hitherto been strenuously opposed by NARYAEZ
Don ENRIQUE has left Brussels for Liege. During
his stay at Brussels he received every attention from
the Royal Family, and was visited by the Por.e's
Nuncio and by the Sardinian Envoy. It is said that
the KING of the FRENCH is .not disinclined to support
the pretensions of Don ENRIQUE.
These papers publish news from Portugal, an-
nouncing that a'pronunciamiento had taken place at
Coimbra against the PALNIELLA Ministry,
The Civic Guards of the various Portuguese towns
are about to be considerably augmented.
The Three per Cents. were done at 33% for cash; the
Five per Cents., at 20*;74 ; the I?eht without Interest, at ;
the shares of the Bank of San Fernando, at 390 ; and those of
Isabel, at 200.

We have received the Paris papers of Monday.
There was almost a panic in the Share Market on
Monday, caused by the intelligence that a portion of
the unfinished Orleans and Vierzon Railroad, near
Orleans, had sunk on Saturday night. No lives were
lost in consequence of the aceident, but it will retard
the opening of the line considerably.
The German emigrants, who have returned from
America in a state of destitution, and who were
landed a short time since at Dunkirk, are to be con-

could not de so in less then five or six mcntbs.
What can be the reason of this unwillingness
to serve ? What is it that renders our navy
difTereet from every other branch of the public service,
the exeeption to c wry ether mode of' employment, in
which there is en abundant supply of labour fully
adequate to the demand ? It is not the privation, and
difficulties, the dangers that must be encountered in
so perilous a vocation. No; the hardihood, the
bravery, of the British tar forbids the in-
jurious supposition. It is the deep, the burn-
ing sense of injustice, that renders him un-
willing to engage in a service in which
he would be daily subjected to the degradation of
being lashed like a dog before his friends and ship•
mates, at the mere whim and caprice of a heartless
and tyrannical despot. His innocence of any offence,
his anxiety to do his duty to the best and utmost of
his ability, nay, the perfect and entire discharge
of that duty, may all be insufficient to
save him from the brutalising and hor-
rible flagellation. He may be tied up
without an opportunity of saying one word in his
own defence, and receive forty-eight lashes, inflicted
by a brawny and stalwart boatswain's mate, or rather
boatswain's mates ; for we believe that they are
changed at every dozen lashes on such occasions.
What slavery is worse this ?—the slave owner
pays too large a price for the unhappy being
whose destinies are committed to his hands
to make him willing to deprive himself of the
valuable services during the sojourn in hospital of his
victim. It would be too expensive an amusement to
be frequently indulged in, but such is not the case
with the captain ; he can spare the man from his
labour for a season. The Secretary for the Navy
whose anxiety for the amelioration of the condition
of the sailor, and desire to do everything in
his power to induce them to love the ser-
vice, and willingly to enter therein we are
happy to acknowledge, states that the severity
of the discipline, the practice of flogging, has been
very materially relaxed; for that, while 2,000 men
out of 34,000 were flogged in the year 1839, 1,200
only out of 40,000 were lashed in the year 1845.
Good GOD ! can this be the mitigated system of which
Lkiey 1.10413 L, against wilitai a wora is not to be spoken,
or complaint uttered, when in the very last
year, 1,200 English sailors withered beneath the
brutal and brutalising cat—no less than three per cent.
on the entire number employed ? Can it be wondered
at that the press-gang is necessary, that the navy
cannot be manned without force, when so large a
proportion is subjected to such a punishment ? But,
forsooth, the discipline of the service cannot be en-
forced, the safety of the vessel cannot be secured un-
less such a power is placed in the hands of the corn-
msnder. We wholly and entirely dissent from,
and enter our protest against such an opinion,
although we doubt not it is conscientiously main-
tained and honestly put forward by many humane
and honourable men. There are many means of
enforcing obedience, of securing the performance of
the duty, without having recourse to so horrible an
alternative. It is well known that Lord NELSON
abhorred flogging, and never resorted to it
but in extreme cases. Can it be said
that the crews serving under his command did
not well discharge the duty they owed to their
country ? It was abolished by NAPOLEON both in the
army and navy of France. Can it be said that he
did not know how to secure obedience, or what was
necessary for its enforcement ? It has not since

CLOSIN(
PltIC ES.

••
.. .. 261,14

25f. 80c
59%
94

PRICES OF . BUSINESS cLosix(;
RAILWAY SHARES. PAID. DONE .AT PRICES.
ONE O'CLOCK.
therdeen— .. .. • • .. .. 15 .... 8%........,. 846
t mber., Notting., - Boston, and
Eastern Junction .. • • • 2%.., —..
Birmingham and Gloucester.. ..100 ....131
.tirmingham and Oxford Junction. 2 .... 4% % ...... .. 4%
Ituckinghamshire .. .. .... 425. .... % dis •. % dis.
3aledonian
Ditto, Extension ••••• • • 24 .... 1% % ........ 14
Cornwall and Central Devon .. 2%„ .. _,,,
... .
Derby and Crewe .. .. .. .. 2% ~ „
, 6%
Dublin and Galway ......4 —• • 1% ......•
Eastern Counties .. .. .. 141. 165..... 24% % .... . •
Ditto New .. .. .. .. 10/. 165..... 8% p B% p
Ditto, York Extension .. .. 101...., 2% 2%
Eastern Union ........30 ••• • -
Do. Extension to Norwich .. 2% ~
.. 1%
IN,
Do. Cambridge and Ely • • • • 234 ...• 1% .. .. .. ..
Edinburgh and Glasgow • • • • 50 •• • • 74 .....
Ditto % Shares .. • • • • 10
Ditto New % Shares.. .. .. 12%..... 17
..
....
17
Ely and Huntingdon .. .• • • '7,',..,, _
Great Southern & West. (Ireland) 25 .... 27% .......... 274!
•
Great Munster • • • • • • • • 24 •• .. %..........
0
:;,rDeauttoN,oNrtehwof..En!.lant.l
...
....10%.,...... __185,,
14..
i.s,
::
::
—18::
;rent Western .. • • •• 85 ....151 . 151
Ditto, Quarter Shares .. .. 10 .... 2114 ., ..... 211
';nildford, Fareharn, &Portimoth 5 ~.. 5%.......... „.„4,
!lull and Selby .. • • •• 50 • • ..106% 106%
Ditto, Quarter Shares .. • • 124 •• • • 21% 21%
Isle of Axholme • • • • • • • 2% •• • • ly, l%
Leeds and Bradford .. • • •• 26 .. •. 67 ...... •• • • 67
Leicester and 13edrord .. .. .. 225. .. ~ .. ••.. •• 16 Ens.
Liverp., blanch., & Newc. Junct. 2% .. „ Ili •7/
I
Loudon an Birmingham . • • 100 .... .. ....... 228 k,
bitto, Quarters .. • •• • • 2 .• .. 32% •.
32%
Ditto, Fifths ........2 •• •• ... • •
London and Black wan .. 16L 13s. 4d. 981
London and Brighton .. • • •• 50 • • . 65% %
London and South• Western —4ll. 6s. 101... 78% 7734
Ditto, New Consol. Eighths .. 40 ~ „ 58
..
....... 58,
Ditto, New .. • • •• •• 1734.... 29% . ... .... ... 29%
Ditto, New ........14 .... 22
•... .
London and York .. .. • • • • 21isi •• •• % .... •• ••
Londonderry and Coleraine •• 10 .... 2% ..
Lynn and Ely .. .. • • •• 15 ••.. •• .
Lynn and Dereham .. • • •• 15 ••• • -- •• • •
)ianchester and Leeds .. .. • • 82 ..., _
Ditto, I lalf Shares .. .• •• 38 .. .55 ......
Ditto, Fifths .. •.. • • • • 3 .... 11% 11

Ditto, Sixteenths .. • • • • 6!; •• .. 91A.
\laneliester arid Birmingham .. 40 . 85 85
Ditto, Quarter Shares (It) • • 4 .... 14
.......... 14si
Ditto, Quarter shares (C) • • 1 •• ••
.......• ••
Ntinehester, Buxton, & Mattock 425..... p SY
1.
111diand —lOO ....130 .... 150
Ditto, New •• .. 21 ...• 39 3314 .....• 33
Ditto, Birmingham and Derby 103 ....1213ti 121)4
eweastle and Darlington Jutict. 25
Ditto, New . .... 12% 12% • 12%

Ditto, New, Ilrand 25
•Zeweastle and Berwick .. 15 ..•. ........

Ditto, Half Shared .. .• • , 5 • • • 8 ••••• • • • • • tl'
wort❑ British .. .. .. .. .. 25 .. .. 34N 33 35 .... 35
Ditto, Halt' Shares .. .. .. 8% .... 12'5a 131,i .. 13%
Ditto, Canis:is Extension .. 114 .... 22 x .... .. 2,74
,rtirth Kent anti Direct Dover •• 2% .... 1% .......... 1%
oral Staffordshire .. •• .. 423. .... 3% P•••• • • • • 3 p
Usford,Worcest.,& Wolverhinptn. 12% .... 7 %%' ........ N
,lirewstairy and Birmingham .. 2%.... .......... 2h
Shropshire Union .. .. .. .. 42,..... 1% di5....... I% dts.
,oath midland .. .. .. .. 425..... % clis ..... ... I,i tilt;
_....

,outh Eastern and Dovor .. • • 33!f ... • 441, .. '' ' ''' .. '44%
Ditto. New (isa. at 32/.) No. I. 16 ... 2214 .. .• • • 2214
Do., New (10.33/. 6s. Sd.) No. 2. 10 .. .. 1514 ...... .. .. 15l
bo., New (do. 151.) .. No. 4. N .... 3 ........., 314
South Wales .. .. .. .. .. 5 .... 114 .......... I!I
Vale of Neath .. .. .. .. 2 .... 1 .......... 1
WiLboaell and St. Ives .. .. •• 2 ... 23'1' 21j
York arid North Midland .. .. 50 .... 101 .. .. ..... 101
Ditto, Ralf Shares .. .. .. 25 .... 51 .. , , ...... si
Ditto. Scarborough Branch .. 25 .... 50 .......... so
Ditto. Extension .. .. .. 20 .... 4114 41 ...... 41
Do. E. and W. Riding Eaten... I ..... 14!4% NIA .... 1414
FORE ItiN RAILWAYS.
Boulogne and Amiens .. .. .. 14 .... 11% 12
12 ......
Lyons and Avignon .. .. .. 11. i
Hammand Liege .. .. .. 6 •• • • 3 •• • •
•.. •.... 12!.; xd ••• • • • 3
Northern of France Constituted.. 5 ..
~ 12% X d
Orleans and Bordeaux .. .. 6 .. . • 7!3 7 ...• •••• • • . 7
I'aris and Lyons Constituted .. 5 .... 47. a ........ 5
Rouen and llavre . .. .. .. 20 .• • • 261), A
•* • • • • • • • • 2r, 1,4
Sambre and Meuse .. .. . • 8 •• • • 33 '" ••• • • • 4
West Flanders .. .. .. . 6 .. •• •• ••
••
••
•• 3 IA

MINES.
Real del Monte, Unrezistered —•• • • ?,7i ••, •,• ••• .•
Santiago de Cuba .. 10 •• • • II i/ ••• • • •

FRENCH PLAYS.—M,demoiselle Rachel appeared on
Monday in the character of Ilermione, in Racine's tragedy of An.
dransaq w . Mix diameter, compounded as it is of love and jea-
lousy, gave Rachel opportunities for the display of her mighty
genius, of which slio knew well how to avail herseli.
tier impersonation of the character art a wh?:e was won.
derfully ftne—there was no attempt at mere point-making—llermiune
feels too acutely to make points—but never have the indignation, the
scorn, the pride, the despair of a haughty, yet loving and broken
heart, been more pathetically pourtraved than they are by Rachel in
the character of Hermletie. The hou've was as usual crowded.
The shareholders of the Commercial Bank of London
held their sixth annual meeting on I ucaday. Front the report pre-
sented it appears that the business of the concern duriag the past
Year has steadily and satisfactorily', improved. Since the last annual
!nesting the balance of the
lug to 9,)55/. 19s. lid. haspreliminary expenses account, amount.
been paid off, and the account closed.
,After writing oty all bad
and current expenses of the h '
ail-year the net profits amount to
13,03 a. .ss. 4d., ' and doubtful debts, and paying the charges
from which the directors have declared a dividend
at the rate oft
paying this amouut, the ;um- fus renron' free of income-tax. After
ing will increase the reserve
Per cent per annum
Mud to 10,0051. 19s, al:- Tinz.v. '
ELECTRO MAGNETISM AT LENGTII APPLIED TO
RAILWAYS.—The anticipated application of the power of
electro-:magnetism applied to railway lccomotion is beginning
to :how itself in a practical form, at least, whether prac-
ticable or not in the present instance. Taylor and
Condor's patent invention consists in " the application
of electro-magnetic power to what is comm only known
by the name of the atmospheric system of railway propul-
i
• sion, n order to connect the piston carriage of a train
with the driving piston within the tube;" and this is
done through a series of electro-magnets of course
acting attractively on a parallel series of 4r.
matures with iron, in the interior of the tube,
and projecting through the slit; which, however, is
covered air-tik;lit with "copper, brass. or some other sot-
stance not susceptiWe of the electro-magnetic influence,"
and, therefore, offers little or no obstacle to the electro-
magnetic induction between the exterior ulagnets and the
interiQr axalatures.— The lluilder.

veyed coloniits to Algeria by the Fren.,:b Govern
meat.

The Three per Cents. cl,,sed on the Paris Bourse on lion..
day at 83. 10c, ; tire Five ner Cents., 121 f. ; the
Orleans Railroad Shares, 1,2671...50c, ; Rouen, 9721. 500. ;
Havre, 671 f 25,%; G,-eat Northern, 70,3 f.; Avignon. 8671.
50e.. 6071; 50c ; 13orh-aux, 5'35f.; 4T,7!:
50c. ; Tr,y,s amt Aloutereau, 410 f.; Basle, `_lsl. ;
420 f.; Paris and Strasburg, 4821. 50c.; Tours and Nantes,
487 f. 50f. ; Paris and Lyons, .5001 ; Spanish Actives, 3214 ;
Spanish Three per Cents., 3594 ; Spanish Passive, 5.
The following are the quotations for the new lines:—
Lyons and Avignon Definitives, 475 f.; Bordeaux and
Cette ditto, 4701.

asmiLzs, Jur.v 16.—Marseilles and Avignon, 875 f.
Nd.rthern, 725 t. ; Paris and Lyons, 522 f. 50c,
LYONS, JULY 18.—Marseilles and Avignon, 875 f. ; Paris
and Orleans, 1,266 f. 25c. ; Northern, 712 f. 50c.
BUSINESS BONE IN FOREIGN' RAILWAYS AT THE
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, JCLY 21.
Boulogne and Amiens, 12%—Namur and Liege, VA—Northern
of Frame Constituted, 12% ex d.—Orleans and Vierzon, 144
Orleans and Bordeaux, 7—Paris and Lyons Constituted, s—Paris
and Rouen, 33—Parts and Strasbourg Constituted, 4 —Union of
Madrid, 69.

Intelligence of the death of Lord WILLIAM RUSSELL
was, it is understood, received in town yesterday.
This melancholy event will, of course, cause the tonpo-
rary retirement of Lord JOHN RUSSELL from his official
duties.

As there is much speculation afloat respecting the
degree of support which the Ministerial Sugar Scheme is
likely to receive, we have good reason for informing our
readers that Sir Hubert Peel intends to strengthen the
hands of the Government, with regard to the
main features of their proposition. This will be
in accordance with the assurance he conveyed in
his retiring address from office, and though in
taking this course he may not have the sup-
port of one or two of his late colleagues,. vet the broad
intellect, high character, and merited influence of Sir
h. Peel will materially stimulate the Ministerial hopes
of success. We rejoice to think that the Cabinet are
likely to be thus ably sPcon&d.

MONEY and CONLMERCIAL NEWS.
(From The Sun of Last Night.)
The Cotton market at Liverpool, yesterday, was firm, sales
4,000 bales. Shares were much the same.
The further intelligence received to-day from India con-
firms to the fullest extent what has already been stated
under this head as to the dullness of the markets, and the
adequate supply to meet the wants of our Asiatic consumers
for some time to come.
' The Montezuma line of packet ship furnishes news of the
' 2d inst. from New York, which is of interest, chiefly in
regard to the statement of affairs in Mexico. We confess
that it is difficult to arrive at a conclusion as to the result of
th ee difficulties between this republip surf sk. Tarn" ;At i c.--;sub-
version of the present order of things, and an abject submis-
sion to the Washington Cabinet, seems almost inevitable.
The avoidance of such a cldnouernent must be the result of
chance, not patriotism or strength, for even a foreign inva-
sion has failed to impart either.
There are accounts to July 2 from New York. The Cabi-
net of President Polk seems likely to remain without further
changes of any interest during the present sitting of Con-
gress. The commerce of New York was, upon the whole.
in a satisfactory state. From Canada there are favourable
reports of the growing crops. The colonists anticipate,
seemingly, much more harm from free-trade measures than
is ever likely even to threaten them, as a short experience,
it may be trusted, will serve to prove.
The discouut market has been steady, and there does not
seem to be a probability of money becoming cheaper, for the
present at least, teeing that the rate of interest is yet much
lower than in some of the large continental cities.
The public securities have been rather flatter to-day.
Consols for present transfer have been 951 %, and for
time 95 3%1. This is about Vs per cent. lower than yester-
day. The premium on Exchequer-bills has been 10s. to 14s,
and on East India Bonds, under 1,000/, 255. Bank Stock has
been ma:ked 208. The New Three-and-a-Quarter per
Cents. have realised 97% to lA.
There has been no increase of business in the Foreign
market, and the transactions have been generally at previous
rates. Mexican are not quite so good, being 26%. Spanish
Five per Ceats. have realised 2414 to 24j,i, and the Passive
5% 14. Brazil Stock has been quoted 85; French Five per
Cents. are 121, with the exchange at 25f. 80c.
There has been very little done in Railway Shares.
BRITISH FUNDS. ONE CLOSINC
O'CLOCK. PRICES
96
it!tai
rnelte Spteorc k
Cent.
Reduced.. . A
.
95%
Circe per Cent. Consols Annuities .. • • 953 95 y,
New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Anne. 97 97!.6
t; u I;les 290.851( 208
',ong Annuities, Expire Jan. 5, 1860 .. 10% 5-16 10 5 it;
Ditto, 30 years, Jan. 5, 1860 .. • • 10 1-16 10 1-16
India Bonds, 1,0001. ..
Ditto, under 1,9001. .. .. 25 25
;malt Sea Stock ..
Ditto, New Annuities .• • • 94%
Consols for Account .. 957.4
Exchequer Bills. d. 1 d.
1,0001. ▪ 10 14 pm.
500/. •
10 14 pm.
Ditto. Small 10 14 pm.
ONE
FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK.
Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent .. 85
Grenada, 1 per Cent .
Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent
Ditto, for the Account ..
Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent ..
Russian Bonds 112 111%
Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent .. •
Ditto, for the Account .. ... 2434 ?0
Dit to, 5 per Cent. '38,39, 40, div.lB4o
Ditto, 1846 .. • • .. • • 18
Ditto, Passive Bonds .. . • • • 5 %
Dividends on the above payable in London.
French Rentes, 5 per Cent .. 121 f. —e.
Exchange • .. 25f. 80c.
Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cent •• 591.4
Ditto. 4 per Cent. Certificates -

OVER LAND MAIL

INDIA AND CHINA.

(From the lieraV.)
Wo are: e:-Ablei (by our Extraordinary Express) to add,
to-day, inaoy higt ly important articles of intelligence from
mia and China, to those published in the Morning Herald
yesterday and in our Second Edition on Monday. We are
ow in possession of Calcutta papers of dates up to, and in-
cluding, the 3d of June. We have also intelligence from
Loodiunah dated May 21, from Agra of May 24, and from
Delhi of May 24.

A fearful accident had occurred during a hurricance at
Loodianah on the 20th of May. The barracks there were
blown clown, and 84 men, women, and children of her Ma-
jesty's 50th Regiment had perished; 133 have been wounded,
and four privates are missing.
The Calcutta Englishman of the Ist June states that the
21st of May had been fixed for the surrender of Kangra.
The place, it is said, will be given up unconditionally.
The ship Bombay Castle had been destroyed by fire on the
28th of May, at Saugur.

FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT AT LOODIANAH.
(From the Agra Chronicle Extra, May 24.)
" LOODIANAII, MAY 21.—Melancholy and low-spirited I
sit down to write to you. Loodianah is now mourning under
the anger of the Lord ; eighty-six souls were hurried into
eternity in an instant, last night. The victims are men,
women, and children of her Majesty's 50th Regiment. We
bad a very heavy storm of dust, wind, rain, thunder, and
lightning at about six last evening. The wind blew with
terrific violence tor a time, and it seemed to concentrate its
vi,lence on the mud or kucha brick barracks of tier Majesty's
50th Regiment. The 6th company barracks first fella vlc-
tin, to the fury of the elements, and within five minutes of
its fall every other barrack shared its fate, the only parts
saved of the whose nine buildings were the ends, i. c.,
the sir-
geart quarters; they, having some supports inside, with-
stood the storm.
"It seems the barracks have been built on a new principle.
It is urged they were only temporary buildings, run up
hastily to shelter the regiment. Be it so; but as they have
been standing more than two seasons, it is to be feared that
good solid brick barracks would not have been thought of
again, though originally designed, had not these been blown
down. This is an awful proof of toe penny-wise and pound-
foolish system. I never witnessed so awful a scene of dm-
lation and death as the barracks presented this morning.
That part of the station looked desolate enough before. Tle
Seikhs having destroyed the roofs of several bungalows and
one splendid-looking hospi al, even these tilled you with
gloom when you lookei at them ; but to them you have now
to add nine barracks, and the recol:ection that numbers of
human beings nave perished in the ruins. At: officer of the
50th has just been with rue, and has given me the last return
ofkilled and wounded up to eleven

45 men killed
f women (Imo

20 children ditto

115 men wounded
UR,/

5 children ditto

79 • I 127
This shows a return of 210 killed and wounded, including
four men missing. I much fear we shall find more dead
bodies, and of the wounded sonic must ultimately sink under
their injuries. One or two hare had their spines injured,
some have broken arms and thighs, B,,me broken legs!"
(From another Letter.)
" Yesterday evening we lid a terrible storm of wind
and rain; rll havo suffered more or less, but the loss in her
Maje, ty's 50th has been great and fatal. Their barracks and
one hospital came down. Larkins, Blackall, and others,
accompanied me with pioneers, coolies, &c., to assist in digging
out those who have been crushed in the ruins. On coming up
to the place the sight was mo=t painful. Body atter body
was exhumed, some only more orless crippled, but the majority
dying or dead. Our greatest labours were at the married
men's quarters, as from the helpless state of many of the
inmates more lives were lost here than elsewhere. It was most
shocking to see what I did at this place. Women of all
ages, from 40 down to 17 and 18 years of age, cliPdren from
2 and 13 down to earliest infancy, all lay in a mass of
ruins, silent and motionless as the dust that covered them.
A wife was bitterly bemoaning her husband and one son,
eho had been dug out, while her second son was not yet

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Cound—shortly he too was discovered as dead as the others.
A liti=band, half frantic, called on his wife and children, who
lay buried under his feet. Similar scenes were occurring
hourly all down the :Ilse of ruins."
(From the Delhi Gazette Ertra, May 24.)
" As it is desb-able that our coutemporaries should obtain
correct information of a most calamitous ivcident at
Loodianah, we deem it right to circulate, for their informa-
tion, the following brief account of the facts, leaving more
detailed accounts for Wednesday's issue :—On the after-
noon of the 20th instant, a fearful storm passed over the
station, and during the same the violence of the
wind became so tremendous, that in less than five minutes
the whole of the barracki of her Majesty's 50th Foot, to-
gether with the hospital, were levelled to the ground, bury.
ing man, woman, and children in the ruins. It is quite won-
derful any of the poor creatures escaped, but the loss of life
and the number of wounded are distressing in the extreme.
Of the truth of this remark, the fdlowing frightful return
will afford the most melancholy evidence :
"Killed-1 sergeant,3 corporals,l drummer, 45 privates, 14
women, 20 children. Total, 84.

" Wounded-3 sergeants, 5 corporals, 118 privates, 4
women, 5 children. Total, 1.15.

" Still Missin, —4 privates.
The loss of life in the villages adjoining Loodianah is said
:o have-been,very great. We shall have remarks to make on
:hjs' painful illbjett on Wednesday."