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London, England, 1845-09-24 00:00:00

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BY THE GOVERNOR Or SINDB.
Head-quarters, Kurr.chee, Friday, June 20.
Extract from General Orders.

By Ms Excellency Major-General
_Sir Chula Napier, G.C.8.,

Governor of Sinde.

At a Ger eral Court-Martial holden at Kurrachee, on Tuesday,
the 17th of June, 1845, and of which Lieutenant-Colonel Derinsy,
K. H., her Majesty's 86th Regiment, is President; prisoner, As-
sistant Apothecary and Steward Francis Lonsone, attached to the
2d hoop Bombay Horse Artillery, is brought to trial on the fallow-
ing charge :
Charge.—For being drunk in his quarters in camp, near Kurra-
ebee, between the hours of 7 and 8, on or about the night of the
bib of June, 1845.
The above being to the prejudice of good order and military
discipline.
A. ROWLAND, Captain Commanding 24 Troop H. B.
Kurrachee, June 7.
By order, E. GREEN, Major, Assistant-Adjt—General.
Finding and Sentence.—The Court having maturely weighed
and considered the evidence before it, is of opinion that the pri-
soner, Assistant-Apothecary and Steward Francis Lonsone, at-
tactied to the 2d Troop Bombay Horse Artillery, is guilty of the
charge preferred against him, and does therefore adjudge him,- the
said Francis Lonsone, Assistant-Apothecary and Steward, attached
to the 2d Troop Bombay Horse Artillery, to be suspended from
rank and pay for a period of six months.
Kurrachee, June 18, 1845.
B. V. DERINZY,
Lieutenant-Colonel 86th Regiment, President.
M. MURPHY,
Captain, Deputy Judge-Advocate-General.

Revised,—l am sorry to revise the proceedings, but I hope that
the Court will take into consideration the feelings of the troops when
they see a man so slightly punished for drunkenness—a man
wins Is intrusted with the compounding of medicine,
among whicb are deadly poisons—a man intrusted also
with admisistering those medicines to the soldiers.
The latter are not on the footing of officers who are able
to refuse the prescription or the medicine offered by a drunken
man, but the private soldiers are obliged by the necessary rules of
the service to receive what is ordered, and dare not refuse what is
given by one who has voluntarily deprived himself of reason. Will
the Court force back into the hospital such a culprit, and place the
lives of brave men in his hands ? Will the Court thus oblige the
soldiers to take the medicine or the poison offered, or rather, I
should say, forced upon him by this drunken culprit ? 1 ask the
members of the Court to place themselves in the position of the
families of soldiers, as well as in that of the men, and ask them-
selves what would be their feelings, if they saw those
nearest and dearest to them lying on the bed of sickness, and
a drunken person like the prisoner enter their bedroom to
prescribe, to compound, or to administer medicine? I can-
not believe that any member of the Court would in such a
ease consider six months' suspension an adequate punish-
ment. Let the members of the Court be apprised that the
soldier sees all those things clearly and reasons soundly upon
whit he sees. If what I have said be true, will not the Court
agree with me, that to leave such a culprit in the service is to
endanger the lives of the soldiers, and to shake their confidence
in the protection of their officers, the only protection they can
have against such criminals. _ _ .

C. J. NAPIER,
Major-General, Governor of Sinde.

June 18.

Revised Sentence.—Tbe Court ha►ing most fully taken into
consideration the remarks submitted to it by his Excellency
Major General Sir Charles Napier, G.C.8., does now adjudge the
prisoner, Francis Lonaone, Assistant Apothecary and Steward,
attached to the 2d troop Bombay Horse Artillery, to be discharged
the service.
Kurraehee, June 20, 184 i.

B. V. DERINZY,
Lieutenant-Colonel, President.
R. M. HUGHES,
Captain, Deputy Judge-Advocate-General.
Confirmed and Approved.
C. J. NAPIER,
Major-General, Governor ot.Sinde.

Head-quarters, June 20.
Mem.—l have to express my approbation of the conduct of
sergeant-major Siddell and gunner Pitt. The sergeant-major acted
like a good soldier in putting the infamous culprit under arrest. I
have also observed the evidence given by John Burtwhistle, who
has sworn to a falsehood. I would bring John Burtwhistle to a
court martial for perjury, but I conclude he was as drunken as his
companion, the infamous Lonsone. C. J. NAPIER,
Major. General, Governor of Sinde.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
(From the Calcutta Overland Price Current, Aug. 7.)
Since our last issue of the 9th ultimo, we have twice been put
In possession of further intelligence from home, in the first instance
by the mall via Bombay, the Government express of which came
In on the evenings f the 18th, and brought London dates to the
7th June ; and agn by the Bentinck steamer, which arrived on
the 3d instant, and by which our advices are up to the 24th of
that month.
The accounts received by the former opportunity being rather
more favourable for one or two of our staple'products than were
anticipated caused a good deal of activity in our bazaar, and these
beirig confirmed by the letters just received, transactions continue
en an extensive scale ; this, however, refers principally to the two
most important articles of this season—sugar and silk—the demand
on the increase; in other produce, however, there has also been a fair
ter both of which had previously been extremely languid, and stocks
amount of business done, although from the unfavourable tenor of
the advice* from home in some instances, and from the continued
senreity of tonnage In others, prices of several have a downward
tendency.
In imports we have at last some improvement to notice, the
dealers having within the put fortnight come forward much more
freely; still, however, though the business done has been exten-
sive, the heavy stocks have made importers too eager to realise to
admit of any material advance in prices being obtained, and the
general advice, by this opportunity will, we think, be anything but
satisfactory to shippers.
A very large portion of late shipment has been sent forward
under advances from Government, the enormous difference between
their rate of exchange and that obtainable privately (nearly i per
sent.) being, in the opinion of most parties a sufficient counter.
balance fur the large margin required, so that, with the exception
of those sent as direct returns, or against which shippers are
obliged to draw the full amount, almost the whole of those staples
en which the Government are willing to advance have gone through
the export warehouse ; this has necessarily caused a great scarcity
of bills with documents, and enabled the large drawers to obtain
somewhat better rates, those current throughout the month for
first rate 10 months' date bills having been from Is. l Id. to Is. 11 id.
per rupee.
Indigo—Annexed we give a statement of what we can glean
from the latest intelligence received from the various districts, but
still abstain from naming any figure, as opinions still vary con-
siderably on the subject—some parties being of opinion that the
crop will not exceed 1,05 to 1,10,000 maunds, whilst many others
estimate It as high as 1,25 to 1,3i,000. Next month will, bow.
ever, decide which is correct.
At the date of our last there were numerous complaints of
Ainnage done by too much rain, but finer weather was generally
looked for, which, even If it did not recover the injured plant,
would have saved quite enough to enable the planters to turn out
as much (or even more) than last year ; instead of this, however,
tutu:int rain has been experienced throughout Bengal, which has
reduced the produce so much that many districts will not send
down more than two-thirds of what was previously calculated on
—we would quote Dacca, Myrnunsingh, Furreedpore, Jessore,
jtajeshaye, Pubna, Rungpore, Dinagepore, and Purneah, as having
itail,red most. On the banks of the Bhangerutty, where the
pmspeeoi were magnificent in the month of June, they will scarcely
turn out t:Je half of what wis then calculated on ; Kishnagur,
Nuddeah, Moorshedabad, Maids, and Bhaugulpore will still do
although the latter district will fall far short of pre.
pretty well,
'ions expectations. Accounts from Tirhoot continue to vary con-
siderably. but a great deal still depends on the weather.
In the western provinces we hear that they have had rather too
much rain, but the plant is still looking well ; they commenced
intufacture In some parts on the Ist, but others will not be able to
do se before the 10th. The outturn is still entirely dependant on
the weather they experience throughout this month, as the manu-
facture has been much delayed by continual rains.
On the whole we may safely say that prospects are now fully 5 to
10 pee cent, worse than a month ago, and should the rainy weather
experienced here during the last five or six days have proved
general, the falling off will doubtless be even greater, as there will
be no chance of the produce improving ; oil the accounts sent
flown are calculating on a favourable ch.pik in the weather.
Exports from the Ist of November. 1!44, up to date, are as
follows, viz.:—

Chests. rt. mds.
To Great Britain
Franco

North Anteries 059 ... 2,230
fpreign Europe
Bed Sea, Bombay, and Gulphs 1,907 ... 8,352
Ail other parts

Total
sugar.—On receipt of the mail yid Bombay, the demand for this
ereple became general and purchases very extensive; the enor-
rneus stock, however, which bad accumulated in the bazaar pre-
vented any advance in prices being then obtained ; but when the
letters reseive.4 by the Bentinck were found to confirm the pre..
vious accounts, and purchasers again came forward freely, they
found stocks so greatly reduced that all the finer descriptions were
readily taken at an advance rof 4 to 8 annas per maund, and wreally
e
have now to 0-etc the bazaar eeirly,
if not quite, bare of
first quality sugars ; inferior descriptions also are getting light in
stock, and sell freely at about an advance of 4a. ; of these latter,
however, arrivals continue to come to hand freely, and from the dit-
Acuity experienced in effecting shipments we do not look for any
further material advance. Exports to Great Britain from the Ist
Expo-
inst. up to date amount to 62,259 mounds.
Saltpetre—The continued unfavourable accounts from home,
combined with the high• ruling of freights, have completely checked
all operations for Great Britain, especially as the large purchases
,which continue to be made for America have prevented any equi.
valent decline in prices.
A few parcels of the finest descriptions continue to be occa-
sionally taken for China; but there is no general demand at pre-
• sent except for the descriptions suitable for the American market.
Exports from Ist inst. to North America are 4,729 maunds.
Raw Silk—The somewhat favourable accounts lately received of
the home market for this staple have caused considerably more
activity here, and as holders have shown themselves disposed to
. meet the views of purchasers, a fair amount of business has been
done at prices rather in advance of those obtainable at the date of
our last for similar qualities.
The finer descriptions are most wanted, but the stock of these
being light, there hat not been much done in them, whilst in low
Junghypere and Dauleah sort transactions have been very eaten.
sire ; late accounts from the Mofussil state the holders there had
at last been induced to accept lower
totes,ra and we may therefore
look for rather a large supply coming nd shortly, as stocks had
• been accumulating for some time past. The rainy bund may also
•be looked for by the middle of this month, and should the native
merchants continue moderate in their demands (as we think pro-
. belle) *large business will doubtless be done in the course of the
next two months.
Saporta to Great Britain from the Ist inst. up to date amount to
414 suaunds.
3" "Imo Goods—ln torahs a large businrss has been done, in
""equeoelb of balder' having submitted to a very considerable de-
_ GLUM en their previo horn
borne
were
again
unfavourable,
demands, but as the last accounts
cress
as
yet
seen
their
ivowourable, we do not think prices here have
marked
imp
Inenstomise
doifsetehrenpaabrlcee, lsanndo was coming
s
to hand a very
seam determined to take noth
ing but well made cloths (except at
a very low figure), we think manufacturers have already found it
worth their while to pay more attention to the quality than they
have hitherto done, and therefore
n h
it look forward to seeing a very
superior desearption
of pods
few months. a market in the course of the next
a: description
of low middling qua.
lay occasionally offer, but very ye
A few parcels of Cheppas and Bandannas
ofand
ptelofneirsueirible
eri,tor the.
Untie, r Enktlisb market, and shipments, which are to
ni
ne, with few exceptions, on printers. account.
Exports from the Ist inst. up to this date aret as
Great Britain —Corrahs, 17,349 pieces; Choppas anfrlßl„."—T°
118 pieces. Bandannas,
Bice—Notwithstanding the favourable result of late m shi t'
Britain
ents
of
table, there has been nothing doing in this market for Great
during the past month, the high ruling of freights having in the
first instance put a stop to shipments, whilst now that some parties
would be disposed to resume them, they find the stock so light that
all of good quality is held for an advance on former rates. So that
as the new crop cannot be looked for for five or six months, we see no
jpecle r ie,;p4 o)X:eiits going forward to any extent for some time
14rflinzlo. 'The extensive demand prevailing at the date of our last
,•,--419r.,,,DalfflitiriPidhallarn continued for some time, and prices were
Nay eitintsfined, hut .of late there has not been quite so much
'
Oil .seed,...With the except on of oceasionel shipments of
xhatard igi!coict otioww"thire is nothing doing in OM We