The Sun.
London, England, 1856-10-28 00:00:00

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ready. We know what the freedom of the press
costs us—we know what it is worth to us. It costs
us some abatement of sympathy and cordiality
from absolute and repressive Governments. It is
worth to us all that. we are, all that we have been,
all that we shall be. Nor do we lack warnings ou
the other side. We see that the moment a Go-
vernment interferes with the liberty of the press it
not merely deprives itself of the best guide to the
feelings of its people, but also fixes itself with a
new and dangerous responsibility for everything it
permits to appear. From these dangers the British
Government is at least exempt, and we shall re-
quire better proofs than we as yet possess of the
benefits_ of repression before we consent to try the
experiment."

DEER STALKING AND DEPOPULATION.
BRAEMAR.

:lava and Military intelligence.

MALTA—OCT. 22.
The French postal steamer Clyds arrived from Con-
stantinople, Smyrna, and Syra on the Bth, and left for
Marseilles en the same day.
The Euphrates, French postal steamer, arrived from
Alexandria on the same evening.
The Vectis, Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam-
packet, with the overland India mail, and the Colombo,
belonging to the same company, with the heavy mail,
arrived from Alexandria early on the morning of the
9th. The Vectis left for Marseilles immediately after
coaling, followed on the af7ernoon of the 9ati by the
Colombo, for Seuthampton.
The Thabor, from Marseilles direct, and the Capitole,
from Marseilles, arrived on the 12th. The Thabor left
on same evening for Syra, Smyrna, and Constantinople.
The Pera screw steam-packet,' belonging to the Pe-
ninsular and Oriental Company, arrived from South-
ampton and Gibraltar with the heavy outward mail on
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The following letter has been addressed to the Editor
of the Times:—
Sir,—During the course of the summer season I ob-
rerved several letters in y ,nr columns relating to the
state of the Scottish Highlands, especially the district of
Braemar. Having resided three months in that quarter,
front which I have just returned, it has occurred to me
that my evidence on the social state of the district may
not he unimportant. With your permission, therefore,
I will proceed to state my observations and impressions
on a matter so vitally concerning the wellbeing of that
part of the United Kingdom.
One of your correspondents, if I recollect rightly,
stated that he had resided i❑ some part of the Braemar
district for the last two years, and that no case of emi•
gration to America or ejection of the tenantry had taken
place during that period. This may be all quite true, but
has little to du with the question raised by another of
your correspondents, whether the general population in
t yat quarter is not suffering under the decline which has
affected so many other parts of the Highlands. Any person
knows that the course of policy of which the Sutherland

SKETCH OF NEPAUL.

(Front the Morning Post.)
In another part of our impression of this day will be
found a literal translation of an original letter from
General Jung Bahadoor, the Nepau!ese Prime Minister,
whose visit to London and Paris excited so much inte-
rest about six years ago, and whose personal qualities
won for him in both capita's so large a share of general
esteem, and we may even add of admiration.
The history of Nepaul from the rise of Perthi Nevayun
Sab, the founder of the present dynasty, has been preg-
rapt with events of no common interest ; and this little
State seems destined to play a very important part in
the future history of Asia. In the very infancy of its
power it defeated the attempt of Meer Kasim to reduce
it to subjection, and baffled a British force which, under
Major Kinloch, tried to penetrate into the valley.
Without meddling with the affairs or politics of Hindos-
tan, the Court at Katmandoo gradually extended its
dominion over the entire mountain ranges between its
plain and the Himalaya, until, in 1814, the Goorkha
commander in the northwest came into collision with
the Sikhs at Sangre, beyond the Sutlej. In that year,
however, some ill-judged aggressions on British territory
brought on the war which ended in severing Kumaon
and all the western hills, and thus, by an alliance with
Sikkim to the east, the British Government restrained
this ambitious nation from further conquest to the east.
General Bheem Sen Hupa, wag the Prime Minister at
Katmandoo during this war. He retained his power,
and ruled Nepaul with absolute authority during two long
minorities, but when the second minor reached maturity
and as-umed the reins of sovereignty, he was degraded
and tortured, and at last put to death with insult and
indignity. The Raja was personally weak and inca-
pable ; but he had two wives—one of reckless, violent
character, whose influence and intrigues produced the
fall and death of Bheem Singb, and the banishment .of
all his adherents in the- years 1836 and 1837. Since
then the Court of Katmandoo has witnessed several
struggles for power, attended with bloodshed and cruel-
ties abhorrent to European notions of humanity. After
near 10 years of miserable anarchy and confusion, Jung
Bahadoor and his brothers succeeded, after a bloody
struggle, in destroying or subduing their rivals, and
reducing the Raja to a mere cypher, seized the reins of
Government, and held them most vigorously. In a very
short time his authority was universally established, and
he gave to the world a very unusual proof of his confie
dence in the fidelity of his servants and associates' in
power, by quitting his dominions for a couple of years
in order to visit England and France. He returned,
like Peter I. of Russia, a wiser man, full of high pito-
jects for the improvement of his native country. He
soon after detected a plot for his ruin and assassination ;
having defeated it, and seized the conspirators, he made
them over t the British Government, for safer custody,
declaring to the Resident at his Court that but for the
lessons of moderation he had learned in Europe they
would all have been sentenced to torture and death.
The Goorkha population is essentially military. Evhry
one of an, age capable of bearing arms is compelled to
serve, and one-third of the number is always under arms,
to be relieved at the end of the year. Very strict regu-
lations of drill and discipline are enforced, so that there
is always an efficient army ready for the field, with twice
its number in reserve, to be called out if required. Jiing
Bahadoor must have felt that he could only retain his
hold on the affections of such a people by opening to
them some field of ambitious conquest. He was :too
wise to embroil himself with the British, who surrounded
him on eveiy side to the south of the Himalaya. Tibet,
therefore, was the- only field remaining open, and the
Nepaulese have an old grudge of enmity against that
nation 'and much lost credit to redeem.
In the time of Lord Cornwallis the Nepaulese attacked
Tibet, and, penetrating to the place of second rank
for sanctity and wealth, plundered it, when the Tibetans,
calling in the aid of a Chinese army, drove the Nepaeilese
out of the country, and, defeating them•in a great battle,
compelled them to accept disgraceful terms, of which!one
was that the Court of Nepaul should send a triennial
mission to Pekin with tribute.
Jung Bahadoor seems to have been sufficiently in-
forined of the present troubles of China to have ;felt
that the time was favourable for throwing off this• de-
grading yoke, and re-asserting the claims of his nation
upon Tibet. He has been now for two years engaged in
warfare beyond the Himalayan range. We have had
various reports from time to time of his advance, suc-
cesses, and reverses. But nothing has yet been made
public. The letter, of which a translation is now given,
announces the conclusion of the war by a pm ace glorious
for Nepacil. She recovers all lost trophies and all 'pri-
soners, including those made from the Sikhs when' the
force of Zirawur Singh was surrounded and starved to'
submission near the sources of the Sutlej, in the year
1841. But, most important of all, the stations by which
entrance into Tibet will be secured are to be re-esta•
blished, and Nepaulese officers —with, of course, a valua-
ble guard—are to be stationed at Lassa and at Digarcha
Joong, the seat of the two principal Lamas, through
whom it is proposed to conduct the Government of the
country.
It is very probable that there will be more than one
bloody encounter before this scheme of Nepalese ascen-
dancy can be firmly established ; but if Jung Bahadoor
lives, the chances are that each will only further con-
firm his influence and power. We may therefore look
to see the Nepaulese holding the place at Lassa and
throughout Tibet that the Chinese have held for the last
half century. We look upon this as a gain for Hin-
dostan, end certainly no loss or source of injury to the
British power and dominion there. The road to Tibet
"will still be closed against Europeans, but not against
the commerce and productions either of Europe or of
India.

the. 13th.
The Valetta steam packet belonging to the same
company, bringing the overland mails, arrived from
Marseilles on the 15th.
The Simois, French postal steamer, arrived on the 15th
from Constantinople, and left for Marseilles on the same
day.
The Hellespont, French postal steamer, from Mar-
seilles, and the Hydaspe and Tamise, French postal
steamers, from Marseilles direct, arrived on the 19th.
The Hellespont brought Sir B. P. Henniker, Bart. ; the
Hydaspe brought Artin Bey and the Bishop of Jerusa-
tem and family ; this latter proceeded on the same even-
ing for Alexandria.
Her Majesty's screw steam sloop Curlew left on the
Bth for Gibraltar, whence it is rumoured she will repair
to the Riff coast.
The transport brig Georgiana sailed on the same day
for Spithead with Governmentstores.
Her Majesty's screw steam line•of-battle ship Hanni-
bal, bearing the flag of Rear- Admiral Sir Houston
Stewart, K.C.8., left for Gibraltar and England on the
11th.
The screw steamer Empress, in the French transport
service, arrived from Canea on the 16th, and left for
Marseilles on the same day.
The Prussian steam corvette Danzic, under the com-
mand of his Highness Prince William of Hesse, arrived
on the 14th from Smyrna, and left-on the following day
for Gibraltar, on the way homewards.
Her Majesty's screw steam line of battleship Duke of
Wellington, bearing the flag of Rear-Admiral Sir R. S.
Dandas, K C. 8., accompanied by the Conqueror screw
steam ship of the line, having on board the Marquis of
Hastings, and the Wanderer screw steamer arrived from
Ajaccio on the 18th, followed on the 19th by the Swal-
low screw steam corvette from the same port, whence, in
consequence of the French squadron not having joined
them, they seem to have been ordered by the Admiralty
to repair to Malta to await ulterior orders.
Her Majesty's screw steam sloop Vigilant arrived
from England and Gibraltar on the 18th, followed on
the 20th by the screw steam gunboat Coquette from the
saline destination. Both will, it is reported, proceed to
join the flag of Admiral Lord Lyons.
The schooner yacht Fancy arrived from Smyrna on
the 20th, after a tine run of six days, having on board
the owner, the Marquis of Drogheda.
Her Majesty's steam sloop Swallow is on dock for re
pair, preparatory to leaving for the ooast of Syria, where
she will winter for the protection of British interests.
Her Majesty's screw steam gunboat Arrow left for
Constantinople on the 10th.
Her Majesty's steam sloop Harpy left for Constanti-
nople on the 15th, and on the same day her Majesty's
screw steam transport Supply, with a full c4rgo of pro-
visions and naval stores for the squadron in the Bosphorus
and Black Sea.
Her Majesty's screw line-of-battle ship the Cressy left
for Constantinople on the 15th, followed on the 17th by
the Desperate steam frigate.
The screw steamer Carbon arrived from Constantinople
on the 9th, and left for Marseilles on the 14th.
The Alhambra screw steamer, belonging to the Penin-
sular and Oriental Company, arrived from Alexandria on
the 9th. She proceeded on the same day for Southampton.
The Alps screw steamer arrived from Alexandria on
the 10th with 455 Hadji, or Mohamedan pilgrims, re-
turning from Mecca, and left on the 11th for Tunis,
which port she reached on the 12th, and whence she
would proceed onwards to Liverpool.
The Teneriffe screw steamer arrived from Liverpool
and Gibraltar on the 13th, and left for Syra and Con-
stantinople on the 14th.
The Alma screw steamer having had made good her
darnaos at Malta dockyard, lett for London on the
14th, having on board Captain Stokes, one officer, and
153 non-commissioned officers and privates of the dis-
banded Anglo-Polish Legion.
The French screw steamer Byzantine, with 820 more
Hadji or pilgrims, passed Malta from Alexandria on the
16th, bound for Tunis and Algiers. -
The Arcadia screw steamer arrived from Syra on the
16th, having on board, for Malta, Mr. J. Brant, late her
Britannic Majesty's Consul at Erzeroum, repairing on
leave to England.
The British Queen screw steamer arrived from Alex-
andria on the 19th, bringing 67 Hadji, or pilgrims, and
left for Tunis on the 20th.
It is proposed to erect at Malta a monument to the
memory of Captain T. Graves, R.N., who while in the
faithful discharge of his duty as a servant of the C►vil
Government of Malta, perished from a wound by the
hand of an assassin.

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Clearings were a part commenced in this country pre-
vious to the commencemitt of the present century ; and
the mere fact of no ejectment having taken place in any
particular glen during the last 10 years, or even that
there may be an accidental increase from local causes,
will not affect the general question. Now, with regard

to this, there is evidence of the most ample description
to show that the whole Braemar district, if not syste-

matically cleared in any part, according to the Suther-
land model, has been, from some 'cause or other, very
exten.ively depopulated. The statistical account of
1845, writte❑ by the parish minister, shows that the
population of the united parishes of Crathie and Braemar
was—

In the year 1755 2,671 souls.
1794 2,251 „
Yf 1821 1,808 „
~ 1841 1,712 „
—a diminution of nearly 1,000 souls in a single century,
at a period when the country generally was rapidly in•
creasing in prosperity and in population. The only set-
off against this appalling amount of local decline is the
fact that, according to the last population returns in
1851, a small increase is reported, the then population
being given as 1,788 souls. Whether this slight increase
is to be attributed to the proprietors of that extensive
district having been advised that they had gone far
enough in discouraging the local population, or to the
circumstance of her Majesty's annual residence in that
quarter having in various ways stimulated local pros-
perity, I can't say, but it certainly bears a very slight
proportion to the whole amount of decreases since the
middle of the last century which the tables show ; and the
observations made by me while in that district do not at
ad encourage the idea that any different system has been
aiopted which may have the effect of restoring that part
of Scotland to its former prosperity. By prosperity of
oourse I mean the amount of human happiness and
worth contained in any given district; for I am not pre-
pared to bow the knee before the modern idol of political
economy, as if the proportion of a given amount of wool
or other article possessing an exchangeable value were
the only matter to be considered by a good landlord or a
wise Government. Neither Plato, nor Aristotle, nor
the Bible teaches any such doctrines, whatever modern
" improvers" may imagine.
' What strikes a stranger most in the Braemar district,
after he has recovered from his first stupendous admira-
tion of mountains and pine forests, is the great number
of ruined houses that is everywhere prominent in the
glens ; that, in fact, many glens which had lately con-
tained a considerable population of industrious peasants
present nothing now but a solitude and a gamekeeper's
house. To English sportsmen, of course, this must be
a very agreeable spectacle ; but to a Scotchman who
loves his country, and who knows that the strength and
pride of zlootland were in her cottars, there can be few
things more sorrowful. In no part of Europe, indeed,
except in Greece, have I seen anything that so af-
fected me with sadness as in these beautiful glens of
my native Highland hills ; and ray enjoyment of the sub-
lime and beautiful in' mountain scenery was grievously
marred by the constant contemplation of " deserted vil-
lages" and green spots of grass, where the young soldiers
that fought in Spain and Waterloo had nursed their
heroism, now preserved only as a winter banquet for wild
deer. But what affected me with a yet deeper sorrow
was the universal feeling of despondency and despair
that had taken possession of the remaining population.
Every poor man in that district had some sad reminis-
cences of an abandoned home and of banished friends,
and when you entered into conversation with him with
regard to his own future prospects you were sure to learn
that the man considered his fate as altogether dependent
on persons in whose estimation one Royal stag was of
infinitely greater value than a hundred honest tenants.
Now, sir, thui is the point on which I should wish parti-
cularly to hear the opinions of men who love Britain,
and who understand political philosophy. Mr. Loch's
well-known work on the "improvements" in the Suther
land estates convinced many persons belonging to what
appears to me a very one-eyed economical school that there
was nothing wrong in the whole affair of the Suther-
land clearings, which drew forth the severe animadver-
sion of so profound a thinker as Sismondi. Let it be
granted for the moment to economical materialists of this
cast that it was right and politic to drive out the poor
cottars of Sutherland from the glens which their fathers
had defended with their swords to make way for sheep ;
another question altogether, and a very serious one, now
presents itself—whether both sheep and men are to make
' way in extensive districts of country for red deer ? I con-
fess I cannot look upon this as a consummation in any
wise devoutly to be wished. I cannot understand on any
principle of religion, of humanity, or of sound political
philosophy, how laws should exist in any country for the
protection of wild beasts, and none for the protection of
the tillers of the soil. If lam mistaken ou this point, I
shall be glad to stand corrected, but, so far as my Braemar
observations go, the present game laws, in districts where
the population specially stands in need of every encou-
ragement which resident landlords and kindly laws could
afford, are act.ng, and will continue to act, as a depopu
lating engine on a large scale.
This, Sir, is a subj,:ct which undoubtedly deserves the
serious consideration of every Briton who loves his
country ; for, if I am rightly informed, the deer stalking
mania is not confined to Braemar, but has infected other
and yet more extensive di-tricts of territory. When
riding up from Aboyne to Balloter, the driver of my
dogcart, pointing to the hills of Glentanner, on thesouth
-i le of the Dee, said with an accent of sad resignation,
" These bills once fed hundreds of fine sheep ; now there
is not one to be found there, for the glen has been
turned into a deer forest !" You are aware that deer
will never feed in sheep walks, so that any district of
country that the noble proprietor chooses to turn into a
preserve for deer is necessarily robbed of even that mat-
lest amount of population, consisting of half-a dozon shep-
herds and their dogs, which give a feeble aspect of human
life to the immense solitudes of Sutherland. That many
persons will defend this state of Viingsfrom various mo-
tives, sufficiently obvious, I can easily understand ; but
whatever may be said in favour of game laws in other
districts, when the question comes to a distinct issue
between aristocratic pastimes and the very existence of
the best ,part of the population (for such the peasantry
are in many views), the balance of decision in the mind
of a humane man and a good citizen is not likely to
waver long.—l have the honour to be, sir, your most
obedient servant,

A general turn out was yesterday morning made in
the military departments of Woolwich. At an early hour
the whole of the battalions were paraded in front of

head-quarters, under the inspection of the divisional
commanding officers. .The squadron of recruits was like-
wise brought out and inspected in heavy marching equip-
ment. The Royal Horse Artillery were exercised during
a portion of the morning, and the batteries were paraded
to Plumstead-common.

I garrison order was issued on the 24th, granting per-
mission for a voluntary transfer from the battalions to the
.Horse Artillery Corps, and it was expected that numbers
would have joined the mounted branch of the establish-
ment. That expectation was, however, not realised. It
appears that not a single man presented himself as a
candidate for the exchange.
Orders have been received at Woolwich to muster the
consolidated body of enrolled Woolwich and Deptford
pensioners for the periodical drill and inspection, which
is to take place on Woolwich•common to-morrow. The
Woolwich division are to be assembled on the common,
under the command of Col. Forbes, staff officer of pen-
sioners ; on Thursday the Deptford division, "under
Major Warde, will join the Woolwich division ; and on
Friday Col. Tulloch, military superintendent of pension-
erS, will inspect both divisions, the inspection to com-
mence at 10 a.m.
For some days past a notice has been exposed at the
entrance of Woolwich Dockyard to the effect that the
existing order for forwarding parcels intsnded for offi-
cers and seamen belonging to ships of her Majesty's
fleet stationed in the east, through the medium of the
dockyard officials, is to be cancelled from this period,
and. that no more such parcels can be received.
The store-ship Diligence, Masters Commander Crook,
arrived at Woolwich on Saturday from Plymouth. Her
Majesty's 4-gun surveying cutter yacht Seatlower arrived
at Woolwich yesterday morning from Portsmouth.
The iron steam store-ship Industry (tender to the Fis•
gard) and the transport Prince of Oraoge were yester-
day morning admitted into the outer basin at Wool.-
wich. The Prince of Orange is to land chains, anchors,
and cables from the east.

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The following is the translation of the let ter alluded
to above :
"The royally descended Primo Minister and Corn-
mander-in-Chief, General Jung Bahadoor Kunwar Ra-
najee, sends his compliments to the illustrious
The Minister is quite well, and hopes that is
the same. The news of this place is all poi. Your
letter of the dark half of May reached me on the light
half of the same month, on Monday, and I understood
the contents of it.
" I sin very glad to hear from you that jou' continue
to be in good health, as for a long time I had not re-
c,ived any letter from you. I have already written to
you about tae war with Tnibet. We won thirteen
nettles, and took possession of Keroong, Jhung,t,
Kuty, Dhakling, the Bhairablanggur, Chewar-Goacoba,
and Taklakhar.
" In the meantime, as the Thibetans often wrote to
us about making a treaty of peace, we a s wrote t,
them about it. During these discussions about peace,
and whilst we took the occasion to recall the garrisons
kept to guard the different, places conquered by us, and
to place therein fresh soldiers, the four Thibetau Rajas
of Kwombo, and Kham, and Dharata, and Bhot got
up a trvacherous plan to expel us from Tnibet, and with
9,000 infanyy and 1,600 cavalry attacked us suddenly
in the fort of Jhunga, which they environed and be-
sieged, whilst 4,00 Q or 5,000 more of their troops at-
tacked ours at Pangsingtar of Keroong ; and a third
division of them, consisting of 9,000, marched on our
post of Kuty, where they killed 900 of our soldien,
sick, women and coolies, took nine cannon, all the am-
munition, treasure, and provisions, and expelled our
troops from the fort of Kuty. Soon after, my .younge,t
brother, Dbeer Sham Shaze Jung Kunwar Ranajee,
went with 7,000 soldiers, defeated the so:diers of the
four kings above-named, and recovered Kuty, Dhakhog,
&c., as-tar as the Bhairablanggur. Jhunge was then
under the command of my youngest but one brother,
General Jagat Sham Share Jung Kunwar Ranajee.
In the former campaign he had fought and gained
eight battles at Pangsingstar of Keroong, two at the
village of Rama, one at Keokoor Ghwit, and one at
Ghorma. But, in his absence at Kattmaundu, his
troops were besieged for 28 days, in the fort of Jhungha
(luring which time they fought every day). On the 29th
day he arrived from Kattmaundu with fresh troops, de.
feated the besieging soldiers of the four kings, and drove
them beyond toe B iairablanggur. On the west at Tali-
lakbar, the 4,000 Thibetans who had come there to fight
were defeated by my paternal cousin, Major-General
Krishna-dhoj Kun war Ranajee. At length, on account
of our being victorious everywhere, the Lamas wrote to
the effect that they were unable to fight against the
Gorkhalees, and wanted to make peace ; that the
country belonged to men of religion(Lames); thatloo,ooo
of them would always pray for the Prime Minister.
They agreed to give hack our nine cannons, our_ men
WOO had been takers prisoners, and also the Sikh soldiers
who were taken prisoners in the Sikh war. Aao, they
said that they would not hereafter take the customs,
duties,_e and tolls taken formerly by the Thibetans from
N panl merchants and subjects; that they would pay
10,000 rupees as an annual tribute ' • that the Gorkhalees
Ls hhoanalad be permittede
he
it oiesth establish
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old newon e
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a chief (Bharadar) in the former city. Hav,ing agreed)
upon these 10 articles,
mtheas of
representative of the Potala
Lama (Lhasa), the La
and several Thibethtaenr Goohoimefb,,as
came
evetnot
Monastery),
Nepaul, where they sought our protecti.m, and, by
kneeling down and prostrating themselves bef:rt; us,
t entreated us to make peace. As the four kings, our
enemies, thus implored our protection and forgiveness,
we thought it improper to continue the war, and cons:
quPntly made peace with Tbibet. There is no mischief
us in the articles of treaty ; and if the Thibetaus vie-
late these articles, we will, of course, act to them as they
do to us. You have written about the good beha.viou'r
of n,jor Ctptain Gajraj Thapa, and I know that he will
derive great benefit in every respect by being under your
kind care. I have told Ameer Moonshee Lachiniidas
and Ghannanand Banda about drawing the pictures of
the Buddhist gods. As the cholera has been raging
violently since the conclusion of the war, the birds and
beasts you require cannot be sought for at present; but
whatever may be procured hereafter shall without fail be
sent.
"Dated Nepaul, Sambat, 1913. Akhad Soddy 13th,
on the light half of July, on Monday.
I hope you will continue to write to me -about
your lied% rememberiug 'We 'ar your friend:a:

JOHN S. BLACKIE.
University, Edinburgh, Oct. 15.

FEARFUL EXPLOSION OF A, PRUSSIAN.

The sailing-transport Catherine Morrison, D mglas
Philiskirk master, arrived off Wool vricla Arsenal yester-
day morning from the Crimea, laden with miscellaneous
stores. She has on board 57 tons of 32-inch shot, 2,500
bundles of blankets, sundry bales of clothing, ham-
mocks, icc. The freight-ship Koh-i-noor is embarking
ammunition and ordnance stores from Woolwich Arsenal
for Colombo.

SHIP.

CARDIFF, Monday, 3.30 p.m.—The West Bute Dock
was this morning the scene of a sad and fatal.disaster.
At about half-past 5 o'clock the lower part of the town
wai shaken by a concussion so violent as to lead to the
impression that an earthquake had occurred, but on in-
quiry it was found to have been occasioned by the explo-
sion of carburetted hydrogen gai, escaping from coal, on
board a.large Prussian barque, called the Frederic Retz-
lyinir at No. 7. coal tip, on the east side of the dock,
which had resulted not only in the destruction of the
vessel, but also in the killing and wounding of nearly the
whole of the crew. _

General Sir J. Burgoyne, G.C.8., Inspector-General
of Fortification, has intimated his intention of paying a
visit to Chatham garrison to-morrow, for the purpose of
making the half-yearly inspection of the corps of Royal
Engineers (Royal Sappers and Miners) stationed at
Brompton barracks, together with the Royal Engineers
occupying the hats at Brompton and the East India
Company's Sappers and Miners. Should the weather
permit, the inspection will take place on Chatham lines.
Yesterday morning a draught of the Medical Staff
Corps, consisting of five assistant wardmasters and 91
hospital orderlies, left the head-quarters of that corps at
Chatham barracks, in charge of Captain R. S. Cole, for
the camp at Aldershot, where they are to be stationed,
for the purpose of doing duty in the camp hospital. Pre-
viously to their leaving the men were ir.spected at Chat-
ham barracks.
Lieut. G. C. Bartholoinew, 10th Regiment, has been
ordered to proceed from the Provisional Battalion, Chat-
ham, to Upnor Castle, for the purpose of taking the
command of the troops at that station, relieving Lieut.
E. Gorton, 29th Regiment.
The following appointments were made yesterday at
the Admiralty :—Lieut. W. Seaward to be agent of
mails on Southampton packet station ; G. Y. R. Rattray,
mate to the Monarch ; Eiward Youel, master, to the
Centurion ; Henry Band, second master, to the Actaeon ;
W. H. Plow, to be naval instructor of the Shannon.

It appears that on a coal trimmer named Clode going
on board to commence his work, he found the hatches
down, although the crew on Saturday night had been
desired to leave them open ; he made three Attempts to
strike a light with a match, without success. He then
called for a candle, which was brought by one of the
crew, when the gas took fire, and a terrific explosion
ensued. The bystanders describe the scene as awfully
grand, for being quite dark at the time the sheet of flame
was seen ascending to a great height, while the blazing
fragments of wreck shot through the air like rockets ; the
adjacent tip and the rigging of the ill-fated vessel took
fire; but as it was the hour when the railway and dock
labourers were assembling for work, the flames were
speedily extinguished, and measures taken for the relief
of the wounded. It was found that one of the crew had
been killed on the spot. The mate of the British ship
Pandora, lying at No. 8 tip, had been kined, while stand-
ing on the deck, by a beam falling on his head ; the
first mate of the Prussian barque had been blown into
the water of the dock, from whenca he was reecned by
the craw of a vessel lying near ; the second mate had
been blown through the side of the round-house on his
bed, and was found lying on the Quay on his bed ; he
was taken to the Infirmary, where it was found that he
had sustained a fracture of the pelvis. The remainder of
the crew were suffering from the effects of burns and
fractures, and an engine was promptly brought on the
adjacent branch of the Taff Vale Railway, some car-
riages were attached, and 11 of the sufferers were con-
veyed to the Infirmary, where they were promptly at
tended, not only by the house surgeon, but by nearly the
whole of the medical men in town, who volunteered their
assistance. One of the unf)rtunate men died soon after,
making the third death from this sad occurrence. Six of
the others are labouring under fractures as well as burns,
and one is in such a state that his death ie hourly ex-
pected. The coal trimmer, Clode, though in the hold,
escaped with some severe burns, and was removed to his
own home. Some idea of the force of the explosion may
he formed from the fact that one of the anchors, weigh-
ing about 35 cwt., was blown over the forestay, from 15
to 18 feet high ; it thee fell into a barge alongside, which
it sank. The coal tip was blown nearly to pieces, and
the railway was covered with pieces of wreck ; the main-
topina,t wa, blown away, and in fact the vessel was
blown to pieces ; not a vestige of the deck remains. Her
stern is blown out, and her stela also, while the sides are
e onpletely shattered. She was quite a new vessel, and
this was her first voyage. She has sunk in about-12 feet
seater. The windows of several houses in the Bute Dock
road were broken, and the report of the explosion was
heard at places fully three and fon: miles from the town,
/us well as at sea.. In fact, it is the most terrible thing
of the kind that has ever occurred at Ceirdiff.

It is believed that the dismissal from her Dilajesty's
service of that misguided young man, Lord Ernest Vane
Tempest, is of more serious consequence as far as he
himself is concerned than is generally supposed ; it not
only entirely precludes him from ever again entering
the army, but will, it is understood, be a total bar to
his employment in any civil capacity, whether in this
country or in the c.ilonies. This, it is now said, his
lordship—freed henceforward from the evil examples
which in their results have proved so injurious to his
prospects—feels both dleply and acutely. In fact, it
is whispered that his more matured and chastened
inclinations now incline towards the church, a field
in which he may' be employed as honestly, as honour-
ably, and as usefully, both to himself and others, as in
that of Mars. As the noble family to which he may still
prove an ornament have more than one living in their
gift it is not improbable that this may be his ultimate
and hut ungraceful destination, however di-tressing may
have been the events which led to it,-,—Newcastle GUar•

dian.
THE ROBBERY AND MURDER NEAR ROTHERHAM.—Tbe
Government have issued notices offering a reward of
a/. (to which the executors of Mr. Whitaker add 501.)
to any person who shall give such information as shall
lead to the conviction of the men who robbed Mr.
Whitaker at Milton Brook, on the night of Thursday
week, and inflicted injuries which caused his death on
the following day. The Home Secretary will also re.
commend the granting of her Majesty's pardon to any
one of them who shall give such information, provided
he be not the person who actually struck the blow which
caused death.-3fattaester CitifeThw.

THE SU...Y, LONDON, TUESDAY EVE: _ING, OCTOBER 28, 1856

Sporting Intelligence.

NEWMARKET HOUGHTON MEETING.
MONDAY.
Sweepstake of 10 sous each, for 3-yr-olds and upwards.
The winner to be sold for 350 sous, if demanded, &c.
Criterion Course. (5 fur. 182 yards,) 4 subs.

Lord Chesterfield's Peter Flat, by Flatsatcher, 3 yrs,
7st 71b (carried 7st 91b) (Flattuan) 1
Mr. Barber's Jack Sheppard, 4 yrs, Bst 81b kßodhurn) 2
Mr. Samaras' Little Tum, 6 yrs, Bst 810 (D. Hughes) 3
Captrin Nisbet's Imposture, 3 yrs, 7st 71b...(Paitner) 4
Batting-5 to 4 agst Jacti Sheppard, 2to 1 agst Peter
Fiat, 4 to 1 agst Little Tom, 5 to 1 agst Imposture.
Won by half a 1-ngth ; bad third.
Handicap Plate of 501 , for 3-yr-olds and upwards. Cam-
bridgeshire Course. (One mile 240 yards.)
Mr. A. Harrison's Spinster, by Flatcatcher, 3 yrs, 6 41b
(Challoner) 1
Mr. Holland's Tyre, 3 yrs, 7st 51b (Bates) 2
-Miss Barber's Miss Harkaway, 3 yrs, 7st (Dales) 3
The following also ran :—New Brighton, The Earl,
Welham, Dame Judith, Besika, Kestrel, Surgeon-Gene-
ral, Anemone, Pyrrha, British Remedy, Raphael, Caliph,
Suter, John o' Bruges, Buckingham, Eliza, Knight of

Avon, Ulysses, Lonisight.
Betting-6 to 1 agat Caliph, 1.0 to 1 each agst Kestrel,
Spinster, New Brighton, and Sneer gelding, 12 to 1 agst
Dame Judith, 15 to 1 agst Ulysses.
Tyre jumped ,ff with the lead, but in a few strides
dropped into the fifth place, and Spinster went on with
the running. On entering the cords Tyre collared ber,
but after a fine race in was beaten by a head, four
le gths between the second and third •, Welham was a
bad fourth. Caliph, Sneer gelding, Besika, Knight of
Avon, and Kestrel formed the next lot, well up with
Welham,

The Criterion Stakes, of 30 soya each, 30 ft, for 2-yr-
olds ; colts, Bst 71b; fillies, 2st 51b. Certain penalties
for winners. From the turn of the lands in. (5 fur. 182
yards) 40 subs.
Lord Exeter's Beechnut, byNutwith, Bstslb (Fordham) 1
Baron Reths.child'i Sydney, Bst 1310 (inc. 61b extra)
(Charlton) 2
Mr. Howard's Drumour, Bst 131 b (inc. 6lb ex.) (Wells) 3
The following also ran :—Rosa Bonheur, Augury,
Brother to Bay Rosalind, and Nougat.
Betting-2 to 1 agst Rosa Bonheur, 3to 1 agst Au-
gury, 9 to 2 agst Sydney, sto 1 agst Drumour, 10 to 1
aget Brother to Bay Rosalind.
Beechnut went away with a good lead, was not
caught, and won by two lengths ; four lengths separated
the second from the third ; bad fourth ; Augury, Bro-
ther to Bay Rosalind, and Nougat were pretty well
together, several lengths behind Rosa Bnheur.
Sydney broke away several times before starting, and
was with difficulty made to go near his horses.
Before the rac 15 to 1 was taken about Sydney for
the Derby ; afterwards 20 to 1 was offered.
Selling Handicap of 10 sovs each, for 2-yr-olds. The
winner to be sold for 150 sovs, if demanded, &c.
D.M. (7 furlongs 201 yards.) Five subs.
Mr. F. Fisher's England's Beauty, by Connaught
Ranger, Bst 71b (D. Hughes) 1
Captain Christie's Amati, Bst 41b (T. Cliff) 2
Mr. Cosnett's Oesdeinona, Bst 71b ,(Kendall) 3
Hardwick and Game Pullet also ran.
Betting-3 to 1 each agst Desdernona and Game
Mallet.
Hardwick and Game Pullet bolted when the flag was
dropped and were out of the race. Won easily by a
length ; bad third.
Sweepstakes of 10 sovs each, for 3-yr-olds and upwards.
The winner to be sold for 60 sovs, if demanded, &c.
D.M. (7 furlongs 201 yards.) Three subs.
Mr. W. Baron's Squire Watt, by Pontifex, 3 yrs, 7st
61b (Charlton) 1
Mr. Mellish's Noisette, 6 yrs, Bst 101 b ...(J. Goater) 2
Mr. T. Hughes's Westminster, 4 yrs, Bst 41b
(D. Hughes) 3
Betting-5 toLL agst Squire Watt, 6to 4 agst Noi-
Bette, and 7 to 2 agst Westminster.
Won by a neck ; a length between the second and third.
Sweepstakes of 10 soya,. for 2-yr-olds ' • colts. Bst 711) ;
fillies, Bst 51b. The winner to be sold for 250 s •vs, if
demanded, &c. First half of Ab. M. (3 furlongs
215 yards.) 10 subs.
Duke of Bedford's Spinet, Bst 71b ......... --(Pettit) 1
Mr. Sidney's Polly, Bst 51b (Ciaarlton) 2
Lord Anglesey's filly by Birdcatcher—Susan Lovell,
Bst 51b
The following also ran :—Barbarity, Derrick, Man-in-
the-Moon, Eqnity, Barrie, and Capuchin.
Betting.-6 to 4 agst, Capuchin ;7to 2 agst Spinet ;
7 to 1 apt Barbarity.
Won by half a length ; same distance between the
second and third, and third and fourth. The others, with
the exception of Equity, were well up.
Optional Selling Plate of 501., for 2-yr-olds and upwards.
The winner to be sold by auction for 200 80V8 ; allow-
ances if entered to be sold for less, &o. Bretby Stakes
Course. (6 furlongs.)
Mr. Mellish's Tame Deer, 3 yrs (501.), 7st 71b
(Fordham) 1
Mr. Thomas's Coal-black Rose, 8 yrs (501.), 7st 71b
(T. Cliff) 2

Mr. T. Hughes's Treachery, 4 yrs, (501.), Bst
(D. Hughes) 3
The folloWing alio ran :—Unexpected, Glendower,
Parole, and Roebuck.
Be-Aing-2 to 1 agst Unexpected, 5 to 1 each against
Coal-black Rose and Tame Deer.
Won by two lengths, a head between the second and
third, same distance between the third and fourth.
In accordance with the new rule recently established
at Newmarket the winner was put up by auction, but
there was no advance upon the selling price.
Sweepstakes of 10 sovs each, for 3-yr-olds and upwards.
The winner to be sold for 250 soya, if demanded, &c.
Ab. M. (7 furlongs 212 yards). 4 subs.
Mr. A. Harrison's Spinster, 3 yrs, 7st °lb (Bearpark) 1
Captain Lane's Firmament, 3 yrs, 7st 91b...(Charlton) 2
Mr. Rudston Read's The Courtier, 3 yrs, 7st 91b
(Flatman) 3
Mr. Ferguson's Alcyone, 4 yrs, Bst 71b (Sly) 4
Betting-7 to 4 aget Firmament, sto 2 aget Spinster,
4 to 1 apt The Courtier.
Won by a head ; a neck between the second aid third
and third and fourth.
Of the nine engagements which were proposed eight
were left standing. The last race took place at half-past
12 o'clock, the last at 4 o'clock ; and those persons who
were desirous of returning to town were conveyed thither
in about two hours and a half by a " special," which left
Newmarket at 5 o'clock. The weather was most propi-
tious, and the racing was in certain instances marked
with peculiar importance. The 501. plate, Cambridge.
shire Course, as usual commanded a large field, but the
result of the race produced no perceptible effect on spe-
culation on the Cambridgeshire. The running of Tyre
perhaps gave additional confidence to the supporters of
-Vengeance, while the forward position obtained by Miss
Harkaway caused Pretty Boy to be backed at an im-
provement of five points on his last quotation. Young
Mundy, who, it will be remembered, sustained a severe
comminuted fracture of the thig iu the race for the
Goodwood Stakes, rode Caliph for this plate, and seems
to be quite recovered.
The Criterion has proved for many years a misno•
mer, so far as it affords a test of the comparative
merits of the competitors, and it is almost invariably
marked by the defeat of the favourite. Toe success of
an outsider is the rule, and not the exception. • On
this occasion it was woo by Lord Exeter's Beechnut,
who was not mentioned in the betting ; the leading
favourite, Rosa thaheur, being signally defeated. Syd-
ney was very fractious at the starting post. Before
the race he had been backed at 15 to 1 fur the Derby;
after it, 20 to 1 was offered.

NEWMARRET.—MONDAY NIGHT.
BETTING UP TO 12 o'CLocK.
CAMBRIDGESHIRE STAKES.
3to 1 agst Vengeance (taken)
10 to 1 agst Pole Star (offered)
11 to 1 agst Eloquence (taken)
12 to 1 agst Coup de Main (taken)
12 to 1 aget Merlin (taken)
100 to 8 agst Malacca (taken)
100 to 6 apt Poacher (taken)
100 to 6 agst Pretty Boy (taken)
25 to 1 agst Alma (taken)
40 to 1 aget Duet (offered)
1000 to 20 agst Cotswold (taken)
1000 to 15 agat Intimidation (taken)
1000 to 15 agat Alice Went worth (taken)
Betting very dull.

ADDITIONAL CAMBRIDGESHIRE SCRATCHINGS.—Remu•
nerateur, Mincepie, Chalice, Yorkshire Grey, Waliner,
Porto Rico, George Brown, Berezina, Lady Florence,
Sister to Hesse Cassel, Sneer gelding, Treachery, Eliza,
King Brian, Imposture, and Emily.
Fifty-eight horses are left in, and all have arrived,
except Ellermire, Trapper, Claret, Heir of Linne, Ar-
butha, Polmoodie, Byrsa, King of Scotland, and Topsy.
Seventy-nine horses are entered for the Nursery
Stakes.

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