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time wn,a the pr,ocn..er was seen to lea% Li.its
pat Ace stealthily, waile tho suspicion against him was
considerably heightened by the fact that he was a dis-
charged coachman from her Ladyship's service.
The prisoner, in answer to the charge, denied that he
had been near the palace fir the last three monthi, and
said if zinie were allowed him he could bring several n-
spvetab!e parties to prove an alibi.
Mr. Ham, said there was s i..tranz case of suspicion
against him, and it was therefore his duty to remaud
him till Thursday next.

CLERIKEN WE LL.—(T HIS DAY.)
A RETURNED CONVICT.—A short, stout, rudy-faceci
young man, about 30 years of age, with closely-cropped
hair, and a physiognomy which dramatists generally con-
sider as a necessary qualification of members of the
Jack Sheppard fraternity, named John Welfare, wa4:
placed at the bar before Mr. Combe under the following
circumstances.

Police constable M 447 said, about half-past one this
morning, while he was on duty, he saw the defendant
come out of an enelosed garden, attached to a house
near the Sluce House, Islington, and when he recognised
him run across a field, and suspecting he had be ea
doing something wrong, he pursued him, and after a
short chase succeeded in coming up with him. Be
gave an unsatisSactory account of himself, and
he therefore took him into custody. As there
was no thoroughfare across the fields he silt-
pected he had been in the garden for unlawful purposes.
lie found nothing in his possession.
MAGISTRATE—Is that all the charge you prefer?
Policeman—Yes, but there is another officer who knows
something about the defendant.
Police-constable 178 N here stepped forward, and
said he had the accused in custody five years ago for
burglary; he was committed to the Old Bailey for trial,
and was sentenced to transportation for seven years.
MAGISTRATE—HOW comes it that he has returned to
this country before the expiry of the term? Policeman
—He received a pardon.
The defendant denied that he had any illegal inten-
tion, and said he went across the field because it was the
nearest cut home.

MAGISTRATE—Where were you transported to? De.
fondant—To Gibraltar.

MAGISTRATE—They don't send convicts there? De-
fendant—Yes, your Worship, there has been acme public
works going on at Gibraltar.
MAGISTRATE—HOW long were you at Gibraltar?
Defendant—Four years, six months, and ten days. I
came back on the 13th of March last with 3/. as., which
was given to keep me. Since then I have been staying
with my brother in Cornwall. I came up to London
yesterday.
MAGISTRATE—I strongly suspect you are going back
to your old tricks again. Defendant —Never no more,
y our Worship, I assure you.
MAGISTRATE.—This is rather a bad case against you
Recollect you are an old burglar, who has been trans-
ported, and served four and a-half years abroad, and that
within three weeks of your return to England, you were
found in a position which would lead people to suspect
you were going to commence your old tricks again. I
shall remand you for a week, in order that you may have
an opportunity of bringing forward some persons to show
what you have been doing since your return.
The defendant was then removed.

WESTMINSTER.—(THIS DAY.)
Sarah Kipling, a good-looking, but somewhat impu-
dent young wcman, with a child in her arms, was
charged before Mr. Broderip with being drunk and as-
saulting the police._ _ _

Police-sergeant M'Kenzie deposed that about one
o'clock this morning he heard cries of murder in George,
street, Westminster, and on proceeding to the spot he
found a man besting his wife, and a crowd collected
about the place, amongst whom was the prisoner, who
was drunk. He took the man into custody, and was
proceeding to the station-house with him, when he was
assailed on the way with most abusive language from
the prisoner. Having lodged the man safely in the
station-house, the sergeant heard a great disturbance
outside the door, and on looking out to ascertain the
cause of it the prisoner struck him twice on the face
with an iron candlestick which she carried in her hand,
and rereated her foul language. He thereupon took her
into custody.
The prisoner, in answer to the charge, said she was
sorry for having assaulted the complainant, but that she
had been greatly aggravated by his striking her baby
when he came out of the station-house to quell the dis-
turbance.

The complainant was recalled, and solemnly denied
having struck the prisoner's baby.
Mr. BnODERU told the prisoner that the statement on
oath of a sober man was more to be believed than the
assertion of a woman who was drunk, and ordered her to
be imprisoned for ten days.

WRECK OF A LARGE STEAMER

NEAR THE GOOD WIN SANDS.

SUPPOSED GREAT LOSS OF LIFE.

There is every reason to believe that a large steamer
has been wrecked about three or four cables' length
south-west from the Lower langoe Buoy, at the entrance
of the Prince's and Queen's Channel. The vessel is sup-
posed to have gone on shore on Saturday, at midnight.
The weather was very stormy during that night, but
moderated towards morning.
A great quantity of wreckage, consisting principally
of seats painted green, such as are fitted on board
steamers, has been passed by vessels arriving in the
river this afternoon.

One of the Irish steamers due yesterday has not yet
arrived, and fears are eutertained that she may prove to
be the vessel referred to; if this is the case, a probable
loss of life has occurred to tho extent of 200 or 300
souls.

This is tho account of one of our captains, who passed
the wreck described at daylight yesterday (Sunday)

morning.

OVERLAND MAIL

I TPIA.
(From the Herald.)

An Extraordinary Express has supplied us with
journ.ils and privtc e correcpcndence, in ad-
vance of the Overland lin!, of the follewinz dates :
Bombay, March 2, and Calcutta of Feb. 22. We
learn by this arrival that some of the Afreedi tribes
had made their appearance in the district of Kohut,
where they had murdered some of our Sappers, a: ad
afterwards carried away their implements of labour
. and whatever else that lay within their reach. An
expedition was therefore at once fitted out, under
Colonel Bradshaw, 60th Rifles, which started against
the ruffians on the 9th of Feb., accompanied by Sir C.
Napier and Brigadier Sir C. Campbell as amateurs.
A good deal of skirmishing occurred on the 10th and
11th between Muttanee and Kohat, and again on the
13th on the way back of the expedition through the
passes. Ensign W. H. Sitwell, of the 31st N. 1.,
was cut to pieces ; Lieut. T. 11. Hilliard, 23d Native
Infantry, and three or four European soldiers, were
severely wounded. Coke's Punjaub Infantry suffered
greatly. Six of the enemy's villages were destroyed,
and the expedition appears to have been completely
successful. The troops returned to Peshawur on the
14th, leaving a detachment to guard the pass near
Muttanee. Sir C. Napier and staff were to commence
their return march to Lahore about the 17th.

The Sikkim,Raja had fled to the mountains, and
therefore the expeditionary troops sent to chastise
him returned to Darjeeling. The whole of his
possessions on the hither side of the Great R'unjeat
River had been seized by the British authorities, as a
punishment for his treacherous conduct.
The mutineers of the 6Gth Bengal N. I. had been
tried. The less guilty were dismissed the service,
while the others were condemned to various terms of
hard labour.

The India mail steam-ship Precursor took her de-
parture from Suez on the 11th, at six P.M., all well.
Among her passengers was Rear-Admiral Austin and
family, who were conveyed by order of the Pacha to
Suez, in a britska and six horses.
The political news from Calcutta is of no im-
portance.

Commercial affairs at Bombay were in a gloomy
state; but at Calcutta they were satisfactory, the in-
telligence from England having had a cheering effect
both on imports and exports.

Letters from Malts of the 22d March state that
Brigadier Dundas had arrived there, on his way to
England.

(From the Bombay Times of March 2.)

SUMMARY.—Another retributive expedition sent
out from Peshawur into the hills of Kohat, to punish
a few of the Afreedi tribes who had descended on a
party of our Sappers employed in the district, put
some of them to death, and carried off the tools, &c.,
of the whole detachment, having accomplished the
object of its mission, has just returned to its canton-
ments. The avenging furce, under Colonel Bradshaw,
C.B. 60th Rifles, started on the 9th, accompanied
by Sir C. Napier and Brigadier Sir C. Campbell,
C.B. as amateurs. The force consisted of For-
dyce's troop, H.A., one squadron 2d Irregular, and
the whole of Daly's Punjaub Cavalry, 200 men
60th Rifles, u like number of the 61et Foot,
the entire 23d and 31st N. 1., Coke's Punjaub In-
fantry, and Luinsden's guide corps. A good deal of
skirmishing took place on the 10th and 11th betwixt
Muttanee and Kohat, and again on the 13th on their
way back through the Passes. Ensign W. 11. Sit-
well, of the 31st N. 1., was cut to pieces ; Lieutenant
T. W. Hilliard, 23d N. 1., and three or four European
soldiers, were severely wounded. Coke's Punjaub
infantry are said to have suffered severely. Six of
the enemy's villages were destroyed, and the expedi-
tion appears to have been completely successful. The
troops returned to Peshawur on the 14th, leaving a
detachment to guard the pass near Muttanee. Sir
C. Napier and staff were to commence their return
march about the 17th. The mutineers of the 66:1)
Bengal N.I. have been tried by general court-martial
at Umritsir : three of them have been sentenced to
hard labour on the roads, 21 to 7 years', 30 to
6 months', and 60 or 70 to dismissal from the ser-
vice. A great number more remained for trial ; the
arms of the remnant of the corps were still withheld
from them pending the instructions of the Com-
mander. in- Chief. A report had been circulated to
the effect that the Huzooree Bagh at Lahore had
been found to have lately been undermined by the
Seikbs, the truth or otherwise of which has not been
made known. Orders had been issued for a careful
examination of the precincts of the locality. The
new cantonments at Seealkote are to be completed by
May next. Robberies and murders were of frequent
occurrence at Peshawur. The health of the troops
throughout the Punjaub was good, and the weather
continued pleasant.—From Sinde we have no news.
Brigadier-General Manson, C. 8., had returned from
Cutch, and proceeded up country to Hydrabad on his
tour of inspection.—The troops sent into the
territory of the Sikkim Raja have returned to
Darjeeling—the chief having fled to the mountains.
As a punishment for his treacherous' conduct
we have seized on all his possessions on the hither
side of the Great Runjeet River, which yield a re-
venue of 1,6001.; added to which he loses the 6001.
heretofore bestowed on him by our Government
under treaty.—The mission from the Ruler of Nepaul
to the Queen of England was expected at Calcutta by
the end of last month. The Governor-General reached
Point de Galle on the 7th ult., and proceeded on for
Singapore and the Straits on the 9th : he is expected
back to Calcutta by the middle of the present month.
—The Hon. Mr. Dickinson, late a member of the
council at Madras, resigned the service on the 16th,
and sailed for England by the ship :Devonshire on
the 18th ult. He has been succeeded at the council
board by J. F. Thomas, Esq.—Our obituary records
the death of Major R. Wroughton, late Deputy Sur-
veyor-General of India ; and Commander J. G. John-
stone, I.N.—The troops engaged at Chilianwalla are to
have a bar along with the medal granted for Goojerat.
Her Majesty's 22d Foot reached Bahawulpore on
the 16th ult., all well.—Small•pox prevails to an
alarming extent in Calcutta and the surrounding
country.—An action f.ir libel, brought by the
Rev. Mr. Whitford against the Rev. Mr. Lugard,
has just been decided in the Supreme Court at Madras
in favour of the defendant.—A dinner has been given
by the members of the Byculla Club to Sir H.
Derides, who leaves for England by the steamer of
this evening. Sir IV. Cotton presided, Sir. IV.
Yardley end the Hon. Mr. Blane being presents—
Superintending Surgeon B. P. Rooke, of the Bom-
bay army, has been obliged, from ill-health, to obtain
a furlough to Europe.—Lady Falkland has been for
the past week at Gorebunder, a place close by, re•
enarkable for the beauty of the scenery around, en-
gaged in taking a series of sketches —The Right
Hon. the Governor and family will, it is believed,
leave Bombay for Mahabuleshwar at the end of the
present month.—The weather is bPcoming warm,
but the health of the troops and inhabitants throughout
the Bombay presidency continues good. Trade has,
during the past fortnight, been as dull as it well
.could be. - -
_ _ _

The following particulars of the murder of some of
our Sappers in the district of Kohat, and the march of
a force from Peshawur for the punishment of their
murderers, are from the Delhi Gatette of the 16th
February :
"We have received letters up to the 9th inst.,
which state that about daybreak on the 24 instant,
some of the Affreedi tribes inhabiting the Kohat hills
set upon a party of the Sappers who were employed
on the roads through that district, and put several of
them to death. It was expected at first that a small
detachment would have marched on Thursday, the
6th, to visit the delinquents with punishment; but,
whether the insurgents were stronger than was at
first represented, or from some other cause unknown,
the march of the party was postponed, and on the
morning of Saturday the 9th, a strong force, under
the command of Colonel Bradshaw, with the Com-
mander-in Chief and Sir Colin Campbell in company,
moved towards Kohat. Notice had been given by
the civil authorities that the villages of the offenders
would be destroyed, and murder will be always
thus avenged. We are informed that the force
consists of—Fordyce's Troop of Horse Artillery,
two companies of the 6th Rifles' two companies
(Grenadier and Light) of the 61st Foot, the 23d and
31st Native Infantry, one Ressallah 2d Irregular
Cavalry, Daly's Punjaub Cavalry, Coke's Punjaub
Infantry, Lumsden's Guide Corps. The artillery
took 100 rounds per gun, and fourteen days' pro-
visions accompanied the force. A provost marshal
had been appointed, and the most stringent orders
given (and they will be strictly carried out), regard-
ing. marauding : all offenders taken in the act of plun-
dering or burning are to be executed or flogged upon
the spot. Four officers of the regiments left at
Peshawur have been attached to the baggage, to see
that the camels, &c., are kept in their places in the
column, and are not allowed to lag or straggle.
Officers of the staff and of regiinenta were orderd to
double up' in order to move as lightly as possible.
Head-quarters came was left standing and the
officers remain. Colonel Mountain was left in
charge of the station. The rendezvous was
on the west of the town, near the lines
of the 7th Light Cavalry, at day :break, and the
column immediately commenced moving forward. The
following was the order of march :—Advance guard,
consisting of the guides, two guns, a Resallah of
the 2d Irregular Cavalry, two Resallahs of Daly's

Irregulars, the detachment of the Rifi s, and a wing
of the 31st N.I. The baggage. The main column
in the following order :—The detachment of the 31st
Foot, two howitz n.s and a gun, the 23.1 N. 1., Coke's
Infantry, two ltt.se,allahs of Daly's Cavalry. The
rear guard, in the following order :—Wing of the
31st NJ., a gun, and two R?ssalahs of Daly's Ca-
valry. Strong 114n1ting parties were to be thrown
our, as the nature of the ground permitted. The
country to the south of Peshawur is entirely under
cultivation, with a moderately wide road, bounded
by ditches across it; and the way from the rendez-
vous to that side of the town lay through narrow
lanes intersected by several small canals; conse-
quently there was a good deal of time occupied in
getting the, baggage off, and the main body did not
move until about eight o'clock, and the rear guard at
about half-past eight. The troops were to have gone
14 miles on the first day (some accounts said 18),
close to the foot of the hills where the road leads
through a pass, the spot where the massacre of the 2d
instant took place. It was reported that the Affree-
dies had thrown a barricade across the pass, and that
they intended to dispute the passage—if they did
make a stand, there was something done probably on
the 10th inst. After forcing the pass, a portion of
the troops were to remain in occupation of it, while
the remainder advanced on Kohat. An officer of the
98th (Lieutenant Grantham) had his tent rifled on
the night of the 7th inst. by thieves ; the gang
amounted to ten or a dozen, some of whom overawed
such of the servants as were awake, and prevented
their giving the alarm, while the others stripped the
tent. Lieutenant Graham was asleep at the com-
mencement, but waking just before the thieves left,
he started up, and immediately received a severe
wound on his left arm. The robbers appear to have
got into the head quarters camp (although surrounded
on three sides by a wall, and all about by a chain of
sentries), on the night of the Bth, cut the heel-ropes
of a horse, and were about to do the same with the
head-ropes, when the animal began plunging
and the alarm was given, which forced the thieves to
make off without their anticipated booty."
The same journal of the 23d ult., gives the annexed
account of the operations of the force, and their re-
turn from Peshawur after having accomplished the
object for which they had gone out :
"We have letters from Peshawur, dated the 14th
instant, from which we gather that there was skir-
mishing both on the 10th and 11th, on the way from
Muttunee to Kohat, and on the lath, whilst the force
was returning through the passes. The 31st Native
Infantry, and Coke's Infantry have suffered severly—
the latter are said to have behaved splendidly. En-
sign W. H. Sitwell was killed (cut to pieces)—and
Lieutenant Hilliard, 23d, severely wounded. Only
' three or four European soldiers were wounded; they
are said to have gone to their work very steadily, and
did not fire till they were sure of their mark. The
shrapnel' from Fordyce's guns astonished the insure
gents
.more than anything else. The expedition
seems to have been completely successful; no regular
stand was made by the enemy, but a galling and un-
certain fire was kept up in the passes. Six villages
have been destroyed, and of course a number of the
enemy, the amount of whose loss it is impossible to
ascertain correctly. A force has been left to occupy
the pass near Muttunee—one correspondent says a
party of Pollock's levy, another, that a detachment
of the Rifles and Coke's Punjaub Infantry are in
charge".—Delhi Gazette, Feb. 213.
MILITARY INTELLIGENCE.

Casualties by (haft' in the armies of India, reported
since the departure of the mail on the 2d March:—
MADRAS.—Brevet-Major R. G. Carmichael, 38,h N. 1.,
suddenly at Madras, on the 11th of February; Lieutenant
R. J. M. Elliot, 6th cavalry, of cholera, at Cuddapah, on
the sth of February.
BENGAL.—Major R. Wroughton, invalids, at Futteg-
bur, on the 14th of February.
INDIAN NAVY.—Commander J. G. Johnstone, of the
steam•frigate Auckland, at Kurrachee, on the Bth
February.

STATE OF THE BOMBAY MARKETS,
FROM FED 16 TO MARCH 1 INCLUSIVE.
BOMBAY, FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 1.

There has been increased tightness in our Money
Market since the date cf our last report, and another 1
per cent. has been added to the rates of discount. We
never remember to have seen monetary affairs here in so
anomalous a state. On the one hand, we find government
until very recently advancing its money right and left to
shippers of produce. Oa the other, we hear every one cry-
ing out about the scarcity of money. There is plenty cf
money, or five per cent, paper, which is nearly as good,
if the Bank of Bombay would only advance upon it as
it did in so liberal a manner a short time ago. We also
hear that large shipments of specie are expected from
Calcutta, so that we may shortly expect to see the
present pressure very much lessened. Government
Securities have been exceedingly dull, and sales have
only been effected by submitting to very low prices.
There is a report abroad that the Five per Cent. Loan is
about to be closed. We bear so from very good
authority, yet have our doubts on the subject. In shares
little has been done. We quote those of the Bank of
Bombay at 16-1 per oent. pm., Orientals at 14, Com-
mercials 14, and Agrae six per cent. discount. The fol-
lowing notifications have been published by Government
during the past week:—
" NOTIFICATION.—TERRITORIAL DEPARTMENT, FI-
NANCE.—Notice is hereby given, that under instructions
from the government of India, the rate of exchange at
which bills, secured by the hypothecation of goods, are
to be drawn at Bombay, in favour of the Honourable
the East India Company, will be 2s. Oil per Company's
rupee, until further orders.—By order of the Right
Honourable the Governor in Council.—ll. E. GOLD-
smin, Secretary to Government.—Bombay Castle, Feb.
25, 1850."

NOTIFICATION. •-•••• TERRITORIAL DEPARTMENT
hypothecationGw ieilbror
n
FINANCE.—Notico is hereby given, that no further ad-
vance,,munderbt hye
tnhoetifiGcaotvieornßomfetnhte 30f1s tof
Bombay,March,
enlBt4b9e,
Council.ofg°cdB.-113.
the Government.—Bombay Castle, March 1, 1850.''
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riletoanr.ythtoe
Since our last the Iloolie holidays have interfered
considerably with busineas in general, and we regret
that as yet the anticipated improvement atter the holi-
days has not taken place. The state of the bazaar is
very unsatisfactory; money is daily becoming scarce,
forcing in some instances the dealers to resell their late
purchases at a considerable loss; and until the Mar-
worries recommence purchasing, n e cannot look for any
change for the Letter. We man also remark, that the
exports from Great Britain to this port during 1849, as
per statement received by the last mail, say in plain
cottons alone 94,710,255 yards against 49,378,404 in
1848, and 34,379,195 in 1847, are sufficient to prevent
any great advance in prices Lere till a considerable fall-
ing off takes place in the supply. The scarcity of ex-
port produce noticed in our last, still continues, and as a
natural consequence there have been few transactions
during the fortnight.
Freights havo been very dull, more especially to Li-
verpool, to which port there is almost no cargo offering
at 31., rate asked by consignees. To London ships have
been getting 3/. to 3/. ss. por ton. To China, rs. 13 per
candy may be quoted as the rate. There is seemly a
bale of cottcr in the place, however; and as the new
crop will be very freight must be dull for some
time yet.
Exchange has been in a somewhat unsettled and ex-
cited state, owing to the changes in the Government
rata of advance. Oa the arrival of the China mail,
transactions took place at 2s. Oid., and some few at 2..
oil six months sight for Russell's, Jardine's, and Dent's
bills. The Oriental Bank broker then entered the mar-
ke
extentt,
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d.t.h foreßf
ietartumeseseerbl rvs a,e ts:sei,na.e,beuatanddt
vo
aa wafehueardt_
-ils6e3;pected. Exchange on Calcutta has ruled
ttvoheer2yrs:rliolswel throughout the fortnight, but a slight improve-
ment is now perceptible. StiU we cannot quote higher
than rs. 96 to rs 991 fur sixty days' sight Court of Di-
rectors' Bill.

CALCUTTA.
(From the Calcutta Bengal iluraru, Feb. 20.)
The express, with London dates to 7th January, ar-
rived on the 15th inst.

the terms of the notification,
The rate of exchange for government advances on
Prcluoefela'Ns'at rupee, before the depar-
turethe export warehouse tray bo considered as vittually
closed ter some time to come.
smaraili,seadndtofro2; sr
I.

This impor:ant measure has caused some tendency to
a love; range of prices for exports. Although stocks
were small, dealers were showing a disposition to lower
their demand:, when the news by the express arrived.
The home accounts of expected prosperity, and the sti-
mulating effect of so great an abundance of money, on
every branch of the trade, have Created an increased de
manCl for produce here. Prices have fully regained
their former position— and a genet al inquiry prevails.
The sales of indigo are small, nor is inquiry quite so
active as before—the advance in London having been so
fully anticipated by the course of prices here.
in, and sells freely.
Thlelbealnaenw Deeoaftte suhoLar is
venibeeormilungtid silk is rapidly mov-
ing off at full prices. Combs are now small in stock,
and in Lir request. Saltpetre remains scarce, and is
taken oil on arrival at full rates. Rico is somewhat
dull. Mell lee sells freely, and since the mail came in
lac dye has been in animated demand at a further ad-
vance in value. Jute is less wanted, but most of the
minor staples are selling readily for England. Linseed
is kept up at high rates.
The fourth opium sale on the 18th resulted in an
average of 1008-11-11 rs. for Patna, and 1026-10-9 for
Peneres, being extremely high rates, in the face of the
Canton quotations, which on the 10th of January were
465 doll. for Patna.

In imports there is a fair amount of business in prc-
gre.r:s. The internal trade is in a healthy state, the
L'azzur money market is iu an easy position, and con-
sumption is apparently on a free scale.
The supplies of Lancashire cottons have recently been
rather large. Grey cloths of ordinary and middling
quali!ies a7e wantO, but most bleacued goods are lather
more difli.!ult cf ask.

Glasgow light goods a•e scarce, and in demand. Turkey
red c‘-Atons are also wanted, but few printed fabrics can
bee sold.

Mule twist !ins been freely sole, but prices, particu-
larly of No. 40s. are low compared with Manchester rates.
Red twist is maintained ut a high value.
The price of copper has risen eight annas per maund.
The only inquiry for spelter is of a speculative nature.
Iron is at low rates.

Exchatge has been rather unsettled. refore last
steamer left some business was done in American credits