The Sun.
London, England, 1857-01-03 00:00:00

THE FALL OF HERAT.

A letter dated 7th of November, published in the
illoniteur de l' Armee, and said to be written by a
foreign officer attached to the staff of the Sirdar Murad
Mirza, contains some new details relative to the opera-
tions of the Persian army after the capture of Herat.
The writer says :
",The first care of the Sirdar, after he entered Herat,
was to fill the trenches and place the town in a state of
defence, in case he should be attacked by the Affghans. He
ordered that the lives and properties of the inhabitants of
every religion should b 9 respected, and three soldiers who
broke into the house of a Jew were put to death. Aftethei
execution their heads were exposed eight days,which ,
a ppear
mosquesed i n
ibuto pro-
ducedndee--
a salutary effect. The day after his entrhaandce
rat the Sirdar restored the aqueduct which .
st three yfeodu
ndtuariinnsg
tthhee s
inhabitantsi ege. 'i'f hen thefioc cdt etro a gjiii:
to
return thanks to God. The third day some merchants
from Bokhara announced that Goulab-Haider Khan, a son
of Dost Mahommed, was at Farrah at the head of a consi-
derable force, and that he was manoeuvring to effect a junc-
tion with Nelab Khan,one of hie fathers best Generals,who
was in the Seistan at the head of the tribes of Zereh. The
Sirdar despatched two squadrons of cavalry to ascertain the
o urt
General Astrologer
with his
advice. who had
truth of the information, which was found to be correct.
the Sirdar
scohnahsutloteadastihste
the C
Astrologer by
ologer was of opinion that the information received
nest consulted
Thebeen
was worthy of consideration. Aimed Mirza Khan then
formed a corps d'arince, composed of two brigades of in-
fantry, a brigade of cavalry, and two batteriesof artillery,
and gave orders to General Djesehim Khan to advance
with these troops. He recommended him to maintain his
communications with head-quarters, and promised to
support him. At the date of the latest news the Persian
expedition, after a rapid though difficult march, had
tr wersed the most uncultivated portion of Affghan-
istan, and had arrived at Furrah, a large town half-way
between Herat and Candahar, where he had established
himself. The Persian General had seen nothing of Goulab-
Haider Khan, who had retreated into the interior, in order
to entice his enemy to quit his base of operations. The
Persian General, aware of his adversary's plan, resolved to
maintain himself at Furrah, where he can watch the
entire of Cabul. A great number of the tribes of the
Seistan and of Candahar had sent their chiefs to make their
submission to the Shah of Persia. The town of Furrah is
an important strategical point for the operations which
are about to commence. It is difficult to explain why the
i
1 Affghans did not defend it."

By order of the King, I invite you, Monsieur le
Comte (Baron), to bring the abovementioned reso-
lution to the knowledge of the Cabinet of Paris
(London, Vienna, St. Petersburg). It will be ap-
preciated, we cannot doubt, with the just and clear
impartiality we have a right to expect on the part
of a Government really friendly to Prussia, which,
in this question possesses both right and mode-
ration, and will have waited more than eight
years since the overthrow of its legitimate autho-
rity in Neuchatel—for more than four years since
the solemn recognition of its rights by the protocol
of London—and for more than four months since
the events of September last—before having re-
course to proper means to recover its rights with
respect to which his Majesty has declared himself
ready to negotiate when a single preliminary con-
dition exacted by his dignity shall have been
fufilled. To wait longer would be incompa-
tible with that dignity. The sovereigns of Europe
cannot but feel this. They will not wish, as his
Majesty has said to his people, to make of his long
suffering a weapon against himself.
Receive, Monsieur Le Comte (Baron), the re-
newed assurance of my high consideration.
MANTEUFFEL.
To Count Hatsfeld, at Paris ; Count Bernstorff,
at London ; Count Arnim, at Vienna ; Baron
Werther, at St. Petersburg.

TRIAL BY JURY AT COUNTY COURTS.—In consequencs
of the new action fees coming into operation a suitor
may now have his case tried by jury in the county
courts for 53. ; previously this fee was 2/.

VACANCIES, APPOINTMENTS, AND PROMOTIONS IN
THE CIVIL SERVICE.—Poor Law Department. —Mr. IL
B. Farnall, poor-law inspector of the Lancashire and
West Riding district, has been appointed to the London
district. Mr. Jobn Manwaring, inspector of Doncaster,
has been appointed to succeed Mr. Farnall. Registry
and Record Office of Seamen.—A. permanent extra
clerkship and a temporary extra clerkship have become
vacant by the resignation of Messrs. Tribe and Waite.
Customs.—Mr. J. Thorpe has been promoted from
second to first-class searcher in London. Mr. C. G.
Sanderson has been promoted from third to second-class
searcher in London. Mr. J. C. Gibson has been pro-
moted from fourth to third-class searcher in London.
Mr. T. Bowden has been promoted from fifth to fourth-
class searcher in London. Mr. T. Pellowe has been
promoted from first-class clerk for general business to be
a principal clerk at Liverpool. Mr. J. Burr has been
promoted from 'second to first-class clerk for general
business at Liverpool. Mr. E Rigmai ien has been
promoted from third to second-class clerk for general
I it:iness at Liverpool. Inland Revenue Department,
Strops and Taxes branch.—Mr. Alfred Rose, assistant
surveyor at Ipswich, has been promoted to be surveyor
at Alnwick, in the room of Mr. Sells, appointed to
Buckingham. Mr. M. Kelly, assistant surveyor, has
been promoted to be surveyor of taxes, Norwich, in the
room of Mr. Nicholson, promoted to Burton-on-Trent.
—Civil Service Gazette.

THE FISHERY BOARD.—We are in a position to anti-
cipate, to some extent, the report of the commission of
inquiry into the Fishery Board, which has just been laid
before Government, and on which its resolution to main-
tain, modify, or to abolish the board will be founded.
The report is one of much length, and enters with
greater minuteness into details than the rapid flight of
the commissioners over the fishing districts might have
led us to anticipate. It enters fully into the brand
question, on which the commissioners are divided, one
being for its total abolition, and two for its retention on
payment of a fee for each barrel branded. The report
also disposes of the general constitution, usefulness, and
influence of the board in promoting the fisheries. The
cutter finds no supporters, and in other matters of de-
tail there is a pretty strong expression of opinion that
modification is desirable. In regard to harbours in ge-
neral, and the harbour of Wick in particular, the com•
missioners are as one. in the case of Wick they
strongly urge on Government the importance of aiding
in increasing the accommodation for fishing purposes,
and adduce a variety of strong and important reasons in
support of their views. It is likely that on the assembling
of Parliament the report will be laid on the table of the
House of Commons, when we shall have an opportunil y
of submitting it to our readers. In the meantime, these
remarks may be taken as indicating its general scope,
and may prepare the trade for the resolution of Govern-
ment, which is expected to be an expression of willing-
ness to retain the board and brand, on payment of a
fee for herrings receiving the latter.—Northern Ensign.
DEATHS IN THE ARISTOCRACY IN 1856.—The follow-
ing
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Cowper,
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—pan tensThrldie,
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Norfolk,
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Cork ; and
Viscounts Orrery,
and Hawarden ; Lords Bagot, Boster, CareSawbrdr,"i:Dgse:
Freyne, Middleton, and Scarsdale ; and toe Bishops of
Carlisle, Gloucester, and Bristol. Of these titles, only

one—the earldom of Digby—has become extinct,
though the inferior barony remains. The following
baronets have paid the debt of nature :—Sir A. Mac-
kenzie, Sir Henry J. Htinloke, Sir Francis COX, Sir E.
J. Smythe, Sir Hyde Parker, Sir Alexander Burnett,
Sir Rupert D. George, Sir E. H. Lechmere, the Right
Hon. Sir Henry Pottinger, Sir W. Hamilton, Sir E.
Tierney, Sir F. G. Fowke, Sir G. Burraril, Sir W. E.
Rouse-Boughton, Sir G. Duckett, Sir M. H. Nepean,
Sir T. Aubrey, Sir E. S. Gooch, Sir W. S. Trelawny,
and Sir G. Wishart. The titles of Aubrey, George, and
Hunloke have become extinct. The knights whose
deaths have been chronicled in our pages during the
same period are as follows :—General Sir W. G. Davy,
Sir John Stoddart, Sir B. Outman, General Sir J. H.
Littler, Sir J. E. Anderson, General Sir John Grey,
Sir Charles Hotham, Sir W. Simmonds, Sir H. W.
Williams Wynn, Sir W. H. Sieetnan, K.C.8., Sir
J. Meek, General Sir G. P. Adams, Sir A.
Crichton, Sir W. 0. Carr, Sir Julius Hartman, Sir J.
W. Morrison, General Sir John Wilson, Sir Jeffrey
Prendergast, Sir J. M. Doyle, tho Hon. Sir William
T, mple, Sir John Ross, Sir Richard Westuracott, Gene.
ral Sir H. F. Campbell, General Sir Colin Halkett, Sir
Jasper Atkinson, the Right Hon. Sir John Jervis (Chief
Justice), Sir John Rolt, General Sir H. J. Cumming,
and Sir Henry Hart. During the same time death has
rmeomnisrv:e—dTthhee following
Hon. H
ingme mbersGooufibtßuhre.oH,Mmo.urs r.e
ooGxf;CA mormkri:
wright, Mr. J. F. Blackett, Mr.
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rf
.1 ojno.hGa Georg aannkds ~ Mr.
Lockhart,