The Sun.
London, England, 1851-08-19 00:00:00

'rFIR SUN,

majority of till miles were covered in ten minutes and
a hailf.

The task was commenced at six o'clock on the even-
ing of the 7th of July, and the last mile was walked on
the morning of the 18th of August. at a few minutes
after nine. We may observe that Searles, despite his
long deprivation of continuous sleep, not only was fresh
at the c-nclusion of the match, but, so completely is
habit second nature, that be fit little inclination for
extra roan
As this is the first well-authenticated achievement of
what is popularly known as the " Barclay Mach," a
brief note of the performance of " Allard) co of Ury,"
from a journal 40 }ears since, may not be unacceptable:
"In October, 1808, Captain Barclay made a match
with Mr. Webster, a genth-man of celebrity in the
sporting world, by which Captain Barclay engaged to
go, on foot, a thousand miles in a thousand successive
hours, at the rate of a mile in each and every hour,
for a bet of one thousand guineas, to be performed at
Newmarket heath, arid to start on the following Ist
of June. In the intermediate time, the captain was
in training by Mr. Smith, of °vision, in Yorkshire.
He started at twelve o'clock at night on Thursday,
the Ist of June, in good health and high spirits. His
dress from the commencement varied with the weather.
Sometimes be wore a flannel jacket, sometimes a loose
great coat, with strong shoes, and two pair of coarse
stockings, the outer pair boot-stockings without feet, to
keep his legs dry. He walked in a sort of lounging
gait, without any apparent extraordinary exertion,
scarcely raising his feet two inches above the ground.
During a great part of the time the weather was very
relay, but he felt no inconvenience from it ; indeed, wet
was favourable to his exertions ; as, during dry weather,
he found it necessary to have a water-cart to go over
the ground to keep it cool, and prevent it becoming too
hard. Towards the ccnc!usion of the performance, it
was said, the captain suffered much from spasmodic at-
fection of the legs, so that he could not walk a mile in
less than twenty minutes ; he, however, ate and drank
well, and bets were 2 to 1 and 5 to 2 on his completing
his journey within the time prescribed. About eight
days before he finished, the sinews of his right leg be-
came much better, and he continued to pursue his task
in high spirits, and consequently bets were 10 to 1 in
his favour at Tattersall's. _ _ _

" On Wednesday,_ July the 12th, Captain Barclay
completed his arduous undertaking. He had till four
P.M. to finish his task, but he performed the last mile by
a quarter of an hour after three in perlect ease and
great spirit, amidst a great crowd of spectators. For
the last two days be appeared in higher spirits, and per-
formed his last mile with apparently more ease, and in
a shorter time, than be had done for some days past.
" With the change of weather he bad thrown off his
loose great coat, which he wore during the rainy period,
and walked in a flannel jacket. He also put on shoes
thicker than any which he had used in any previous
part of his performance. When asked how be meant to
act after he had finished his feat, he said he should that
night take a good sound sleep, but that he must have
himself awaked twice or thrice in the night to avoid
the danger of a too sudden transition from
almost constant exertion to a state of long
repose. One hundred guineas to one, and indeed
any odds whatever were offered on Wednesday morn-
ing; but so strong was the confidence in his success
that no bets could be obtained. The multitude who
resorted to the scene of action in the course of the con-
cluding days was unprecedented. Not a bed could be
prccured on the Tuesday night at Newmarket, Cam-
bridge, Bury, or any of the towns or villages in the vici-
nity, and every horse and vehicle were engaged.
Among the nobility and gentry who witnessed the con•
elusion of this extraordinary performance were the
Dukes of Argyle and St. Alban's; Earls Grosvenor,
Besborcugh, and Jersey; Lords Foley and Somervilie;
Sir John Lade, Sir F. Standish, &c. The aggregate of
the bets is supposed to have amounted to 100 0001."
Notwithstanding the severity of this and various other
remarkable gy messtic feats, the captain Li still enjoying
a green old Lige at his seat at Ur}, near Stonehaven, iu
the county of Kincardine, respected as much for his
kind and gentlemanly demeanour in private as he is ce-
lebrated fur his sporting exploits in public.—Advertiser

COURT CIRCULAR.

OSBORNE. MONDAY, AUG. 18,

Divine service was performed yesterday morning at
Osborne by the Rev. Mr. Protneroe, before ner Majesty,
his Royal Highness Prince Albert, the Prince or VV aka,
and th- Princess Royal.
The Royal suite and household attended.
There was no addition to the Royal dinner party
yesterday.

Sunday being the birth-day of the Duchess of Kent,
the morning was ushered in at Kensington by the ring-
ing of merry peals on the Church bells, and hoisting
the Royal Standard.
Yesterday evening her Royal Highness's London
tradesmen illuminated, and, as usual, they dined together
at the King's Arms Tavern, Kensington.
By her Majesty's gracious command, a dessert of the
finest fruits of the season was sent from the Royal gar-
dens at Frogmore, and by the Duchess of Kent's orders
the table was supplied with a fine buck.
Mr. W. N. Wright, ren., presided as Chairman; and
the vocal department, under the direction of Mr. Rana-
ford, contributed much to the hilarity of the evening.
Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-
office from the Governors of Ceylon and Hong-Kong.
Dispatches were also received from the Governor of
Canada and the Governors of the other North Ame-
rican Colonies; and also from the Governor of the
Gambia.

LONDON,'

'f NIZ M.
(From the Times.)
Intelligence has been received from India to the
effect that the Government of Calcutta has at length
conclusively determined on immediate interference in
the affairs of the Nizam. This menace has been so
long suspended over the Court of Hyderabad, and
the embarrassments and disorganization of the Deccan
have constituted so interminable a subject of remon-
strance and report, that flu: information thus commu-
nicated, will, perhaps, appear to carry little novelty
or interest. Yet the conjuncture is not without an
importance of its own ; and it is difficult, indeed,' as
the reader will presently see, to predict the ultimate
results of such a movement in dominions like those of
the East India Company.
The Nizam or "Administrator' of the Deccan is
the representative of a family founded about a century
ago at the dissolution of the Mogul empire. The
word " Deccan" signifies " South," and was applied to
the portion. of India between the rivers Nerbudda
and Kistnab, which stood in that geographical relation
to the seat of Imperial power. To this spacious terrie
tory there was dispatched from the Court of the
Great Mogul a renowned lieutenant of the Emperor
with the title of "Nizam," a distinction which he
perpetuated by transmitting it to his descendants
along with the province which he had been sent to
superintend, and which, after eastern fashion, he
had converted into a princely inheritance. On our
first intervention in Indian politics we found the
Nizam of the Deccan a formidable Sovereign,
though he was brought before the close of the cen-
tury to hold his crown by our protection. The al-
liance between his State and the British Government
was serviceable to both in turn, but it ended in ar-
rangements which have led by degrees to the present
crisis of affairs. As the strength of the native Powers
declined, and that of the British increased, it was
natural that our contributions towards a common ob-
ject should take the form of military force, while
those of the Nizam should be confined to pecuniary
subsidies. Some of the obligations thus accepted
were commuted for territorial cessions ; others re•
tamed their original form ' • and the ultimate pacifica-
tion of Peninsular India left the Nizam under en-
gagements with the Governor of Calcutta to defray
annual charges to a very considerable amount.
It will be readily understood that these liabilities
would become more and more disagreeable as the re.
collection of the services rendered became more and
more indistinct. The undisputed ascendancy of the
British released the Nizam from all those perils
against which be bad purchased protection; he had
no enemy to apprehend, and he found it irksome to con-
tinue payments the consideration for which seemed to
have long passed away. Moreover, his kingdom was
running the usual course of oriental sovereignties, and a
declining revenue and deficient means quickly followed
upon a reckless and dissolute Administration. The
British engagements had stipulated for the continu-
ous sojourn of a Resident at the court of Hyderabad,
whose aid and counsel were to be always at the com-
mand of the Sovereign, and whose influence it was
hoped might tend to maintain him in the paths of
prudence. But, unfortunately, our system of pro-
tective alliances was partial and imperfect. It ope-
rated effectually enough to disarm the protected
prince of all power for external action, but it left him
in independent authority to mismanage the affairs of
his particular dominions. We could control his deal-
ings with other states, and regulate his military es-
tablishments, but with his domestic administration we
made no pretence to interfere. The consequences of
this policy have been but too visible both in the Dec-
can and in °tide. In the state of which we are now
.
writing, the Nizam either selected a Minister after
his own heart, who was at variance with the British
Resident, or he accepted a nominee of the Resident
with such repugnance and ill will as neutralised the
effects of the appointment. Practically there was no
Government at all, for the influence of our
authority was just sufficient to check the ma-
chinery without communicating a beneficial
impulse to the Administration. Meantime par
meets fell into arrear—a circumstance which,
while it called fur more urgent intervention
on the part of the Resident, increased also the objec -
tions attached to his capacity and presence. In this
manner have the affairs of the Deccan proceeded
under a succession of rulers, until the sum due from
the reigning Nizam to the Exchequer of Calcutta
amounts to 850,000/. ' • and the British Government
have at length resolved on exercising a power reserved
to them of temporarily confiscating a portion of his
dominions, and applying the revenues to a liquidation
of the debt. It may seem at first sight that a con-
tingency so long contemplated, and apparently so
natural, was not likely to be attended with any very
serious consequences ; but all things in India have a
character of their own. The Nizam himself might
possibly conceive no great concern at the collection
of part of his revenues by British officers. Large
private funds enable him to satisfy the demands of
oriental luxury, and to maintain an attitude of sulky
indifference to the remonstrances of the Resident and
the complaints of his subjects. Some, however,
of those subjects have arms in their hands, and
it is extremely probable that our proceedings
may provoke the use of them. There exists
in all India States troops, more or less numerous,
of mercenary soldiers, the remains either of disbanded
armies, or of military communities, or of those native
forces which have from time to time been shattered
under blows. Besides these, the Arabs—that Caw.
sian race whose influence is felt from the straits of
Gibraltar to the islands of the Eastern Archipelago—
have long furnished India with a fierce and turbulent
soldiery. These elements of disorder are to be found
more or less throughout the country, but they have
swarmed in extraordinary numbers on the dominions
of the Nizam. Not only was the anarchy of the king-
dom generally favourable to their profession, but the
position of the Sovereign himself invited their notice.
The " Nizam's army," so termed, is commanded by
British officers, and under the exclusive authority of
the Resident, so that his Highness has been compelled
to levy and maintain a distinct force for such occasions
of state and government as were still recognised by
his protectors. This double drain upon his Treasury,
while it has contribut6d in no small degree to the
present embarrassment of his finances, has filled
the country with crowds of ill-paid and un-
governable mercenaries. First, the Sovereign
himself, and then his nobles and favourites, are se-
verally supporting large bands of retainers, whose
wages are always in arrear, and whose pecuniary
claims and military strength give them great practi-
cal influence on the measures of the Government. To
dismiss these troops is impossible, for there are no
means of satisfying their demands, nor is it probable
indeed that they would consent to be dislodged from
a settlement so congenial to their habits ; so that
Sikhs from the Punjaub, Arabs from the Gulf, Beloo-
chees from Scinde, Rajpoots from the north-west,
and Patens from Affghanistan—all the fiercest foes,
in short, of all our Eastern wars—are now mustered
for mischief in the Deccan. At this moment the re-
venues of the Nizam amount, we believe, to about
1,000,000/ sterling—a sum so inadequate to the exi-
gencies thus induced that there a deficit of some
300,0001. was an annual event. From this income
the British Government proposes to intercept some
350 000/., so that the deficit will be more than
doubled, and the question which disturbs Indian ob-
servers is, how a state which was barely kept together
as it stood, can maintain even a semblance of substan-
tive power when more than a third of its revenues is
taken away. It is believed that the Nizarn could, if
he pleased, meet the demands of his creditors from his
privy purse, but it is not conjectured that he will so
incline. Another method lies in the resumption of
" jaghires," or Crown revenues, from the favourites
on whom they hare been profusely bestowed; but
these favourites retain small armies of Arabs, who
will incontestably fight to the death, if not for their
masters, at least for their pay. In fact, the whole
revenues of the Nizam and his followers may be de-
scribed as pledged to a powerful and extortionate
band of military creditors, holding actual possession,
and likely to surrender their advantages only with
their lives. We are not, of course, insinuating that
the prodigious strength of our Indian Government is
likely to fail against such antagonists as these, but
their desperate ferocity has been proved in many a
field, and we may anticipate isolated contests of ex-
. treme severity before the Deccan can be rid of its
invaders. Ceupjed,,t9o, with this contingency, is the
indefinite peril,with -which warfare in India is always
attended. The risk is, perhaps, less than usual in
territories so long peaceful and so well under com-
mand as those of the Madras Presidency, but it still
exists, and may at any moment evoke an enemy into
being. Neither is it probable, all circumstances con-
sidered, that our proposed intervention will actually
terminate with the recovery of our dues, so that what
appears the simple execution of a compact may not
only lead to bard fighting, but may introduce a new
epoch in our relation with the Princes and people of
India.

MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT HASTINGS, AUG.. 18.
—Mr. W. It. Quarry, a young ;a!!.
yesterday morning, in a very man aged
entered
emed
ad 2n 6c ,
thee lro. s ts
ehAal his
opposite
life
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snei
twenty
breeze from3'tha
minutes before seven o'clock painful
Carlisle-parade, with six or sevcein catcher!. persons, leaving his
neoanrilp,aniop, Mr. Joseph
watch and clothes in chargge,
and
et
aictustlhowest, and
l;hieelrdeerv,.,asTschme see. asawrfa,sweitbhbian
west.. In
ten or twelve minutes the party came out -
of the water, ex-
cepting Quarry, who was then missed by his om panions.
Hs was seen by the latter about three minutes cbefore,
stand-
ing with the water breast high and occasionally dipping. A
young man named Holland!! at once went to the spot where
Qu cry was last Pen. but could
find no trace of him. Boats
and drags were put in requisition, but without avail, and
although every exertion has been made, up to the present
hour the body has not been found. It is supposed that the
deceased sank in some soft mud, and that his body is now
concealed in it. The spot in question is the si e of a sub-
terranean forest, and the sands are very treaenerous owing
to the presence of decomposed vegetable matter. The de-
ceased conducted a chyrcist's business in All Saints-street,
and his untimely end has caused considerable sensation in the
neighboul hood.