The Sun.
London, England, 1845-02-24 00:00:00

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Dewan had got two koss further, not far from the Jamadar's
2d Baolee, to the small village of Kavanvala, when they were
overtaken. On seeing them approach the inhabitants of the
village ran off, on which the fugitives_entered one of the
houses. 'Phis-wits-ntarke&-by tbe-Fursuers and instantly set
on fire, on which the Pundit and his companion came out..
In their anxiety to possess themselves of the golden orna-
ments on the person of the Pundit and the Dcwan, the Sikhs
who were of the band cut off the cars of -the former and the
hands of the latter, and then cut • them to pieces. The
Dewan's young wife was also plundered of her ornaments
by the attendant Sikhs as she was being led out to be sacri-
ficed on the pile of her husband's body. Who can say after
this that any of Raja Heera Singh's party were allowed to
e !cape? The Sikhs would make mincemeat of all they could
have caught. There is no doubt in my mind that all had
been arranged beforehand, viz., that the Raja was allowed
to escape, so that his death should not occur in the town,
to avoid the damage and carnage that might otherwise
occur.

THE REVOLUTION NEPAUL.
(From the Calcutta Star.)
On Saturday forenoon we received intelligence of some re-
volutionary disturbance having taken place at the Nepatil
Court, and of a consequent march of troops towards our fron-
tier, which had caused some precautionary measures to be
taken by the military authorities at Benares. But, though
we thought that the rumour which reached us was well
founded, yet, as we could not obtain it in a form satisfactory
enough for publication in that evening paper, we resolved to
see what another day should bring forth, the rather as we
ware anxious to send home the correct intelligence in our
" overland." We have not been disappointed in our expec-
tation of obtaining a correct version of the business, as far
as it has gone, and our readers may rely on the following
state of the case, namely:—that the Nepaul Raja has abdi-
cated in favour of his son, and the troops that were en the
march towards our frontier have returned ; and all is at
present quiet again at Nepaul. But, although there may
have been an appearance of force in bringing about the ab-
dication, we have reason to believe that this was merely a
part of the arrangement; for the son is quite an idiot, and,
of course, totally incapable of either compelling an abdica-
tion or of carrying on affairs, now that he is at the head of
them; and he must, therefore, be a mere tool in the hands
of his father and the Minister. It will be seen, then, that
the present state of affairs will not be allowed to last, what-
ever the ex-King's scheme may have been, for it cannot
possibly meet the approval of our Government, which will
accordingly interfere to either restore the status quo, or, at
all events, to put an end to the puppetry of the present state
of things. Depend upon it, it will be promptly and vigorously
dealt with.

ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
We have to announce a revolution in the Government of
Nepaul. The Raja has been deposed, and his son, a youth of
about 16 or 17 years of age, raised to supreme power. It
seems that a pledge had been given by the father to retire in
favour of his son, the fulfilment of which promise he delayed
from time to time, till the young man, backed by Mautubur
Singh, a powerful party of the chiefs, and an army of no
mean magnitude, peremptorily insisted on its performance.
The Raja still firm in his refusal, his son threatened to
march on Ilenares, and had actually started with about 6,000
followers, when his father overtook him and induced him to
retrace his steps. The result was that the abdication was
forced upon the Raja—the young man WAS elevated 10
the guddee, and there our intelligence stops. As Man-
tubur Singh appears to have been a prominent actor
in this affair, it may not be uninteresting if we remind
our readers of his somewhat eventful career. He is con-
nected with Beem Sen, the late celebrated Ghoorka warrior
and statesmen, one of the leaders of the war party in 1815.
The vicissitudes which he has undergone within the last few
years would make no bad foundation for an eastern romance.
bispatched to Calcutta in 1835-6 as Envoy Extraordinary
from his Court, he became for some weeks the special lion of
the Ditch, and, the object of his mission accomplished, was
dismissed with all honour to his native mountains. There
faction had been busy during his absence, and the Ministry
of the day were ejected through the machinations of the
then Rance and some of her Brahmin advisors, with the
usual exhibition of ferocious cruelty common to an oriental
revolution. Mautubur Singh was almost the only one of the
males of his devoted family that escaped death. Crossing our
frontier, he made his way to the Sutlej, with the intention
of passing into the Punjaub, on the plea of having certain
funeral rites to perform over the grave of his father, who
was killed in action with the Sikhs when the Nepaulese
endeavoured to establish themselves, about 1810, at thnfoot
of the Kooloo hills. The body of the slain chief was interred
where he fell, at Jovalu Mookhee, which had additional sanc-
tity in the eyes of Mautubur Singh, owing to its being a
teerut, or place of pilgrimage, famous throughout Hindostan
for its burning well. Neither religion, however, nor filial
piety was allowed to have any weight at the time in further-
ing the views of the expatriated Ghoorka, as political exi-
gencies existed which rendered it highly inexpedient that a
Nepaulese officer, who might become the secret agent of his
state—known at that time to be hostilely disposed towards
our Government—should establish himself at the Court of
Lahore, even although the latter Power had long professed
the sincerest friendship for us. Refused again and again per-
mission to cross the Sutlej by our authorities on the frontier,
Mautubur Singh, whose resources began to fail him, and
whose position was desperate, left our territories in defiance
of prohibition, and deceiving an incautious political agent at
Loodiana, threw himself, as a fugitive, at the feet of Runjeet
Singh. Negotiations were fairly set on foot. to procure the
rendition of the Nepaulese. Runjeet, as much from a point
of honour as from motives of policy, maintained that he
would be disgraced for ever in Hindostan did he give up, for
some time aeleast, the fugitive who sought the shelter of
his roof. This was at the time of the march of our army
into Affghanistan, and it was not till several months after-
wards that Mautubur Singh accepted a stipend from our
Government and came to reside at Umballah. Matters
meanwhile, in Nepaul, had taken a turn more favourable for
his interests. The remnant of his party was restored to
royal favour, and he was enabled to return to his native
country, to become in his turn a principal agent in effecting
the revolution we have announced.

FRENCH ACQUISITION IN THE EAST.
We find in the lllauricien an account of the recent oecn-
pation of the Island of St. Paul by the French. The situa-
tion of that volcanic island is well known to most Indian
readers, many of whom have passed very near it in their
outward passage. We were puzzled to guess the object which
had led our ambitious neighbours to occupy so uninviting a
spot, possessed of no harbour, scarcely, indeed, affording
shelter or anchorage, and too barren for cultivation. The
French have notoriously a rage for colonization; but there
are so many unoccupied spots more desirable, which they
might colonize if they pleased, that it appeared an unac-
countable whim to convert such an island into a dependency
of the Grande Nation. It appears, however, by the report
before us that it is a private speculation, not a national en-
terprise. Certain Frenchmen have discovered that the islands
of St. Paul and Amsterdam are an excellent fishing station,
and that the surrounding seas abound in cod fish of the best
quality. They have taken 1,200 fish daily, and expect with
their present means to increase their catch to 2,000. The
object is to supply the Bourbon market, salt cod being the
principal food of the negroes in that colony. According to
the account before us, the self-constituted French Governor
has already warned off an American who desired to fish near
the island, or, to use the terms of the French editor, he only
departed, in consequence of the representations made to him
by the Governor. The 21/auricien doubts how the French
Government will regard the establishment at St. Paul, which
will only interfere with their own Newfoundland fishery, a
trade supported by heavy bounties, and, therefore, we may
reasonably suppose, a special favourite. It will, therefore, be
a question whether the hatred of " perfidious Albion," which
is gratified by colonizing, will supersede the power of class
interests, and induce the French to sanction this unautho-
rised settlement. In a military view, it is utterly worthless,
as there is no possibility of securing even a single vessel
against the attack of cruisers; and, consequently, it will not
be useful in preying upon British commerce, although its
position so near the track of outward-bound ships would
otherwise make it an important possession in time of war.

EAST INDIAN SUGAR.
Fort William, Home Department, Dec. 28, 1844.
The Governor-General in Council is pleased to direct the
publication of the following resolution :
Resolution.-1v a resolution of the Government of India,
dated the 21st orOctober, 1842, the privilege of importing
sugar into Great Britain at the lower rate of duty fixed by
the Act of Parliament 6 and William IV., c. 26, was ex-
tended to sugar the growth of the Tenasserim provinces, a
previous resolution which excepted these provinces from the
operation of the prohibition contained in section 3 of the Act
being then rescinded. The Government of India authorised
this measure upon the representations of the officer, at that
time Commissioner of the Tenasserim provinces, which were
to the effect that the local manufacture of sugar was equal to
the local consumption, and that foreign sugar might be easily
and effectually excluded.
Inquiries have since tended to show that these representa-
tions were made upon insufficient grounds, and the Governor
General in Council is now in possession of information which
satisfies him, not only that foreign sugar continues to be
largely imported into the Tenasserim provinces, but that it
is at present necessary that it should be imported to meet
the full demand for local consumption.
The Governor-General in Council, therefore, seeing that
the conditions on which alone the Act of Parliament allows
the importation of East India sugar at the reduced duty can-
not for the present be fulfilled as respects the Tenasserim pro-
vinces, is pleased to rescind the resolution of the Govern-
ment of India, dated the 21st of October, 1842, and under
the power vested in him by the 3d section of the Act of the
6th and 7th of William 1%., cap. 26th, to direct that it shall
now again be lawful to import into the Tenasserim provinces
foreign sugar, or sugar the growth of any British possessions
into which foreign sugar can be legally imported.
G. A. BUSHBY, Secretary to the Goverment of India.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

(From the Price Current.)
CALCUTTA, JAN. 7.

We can scarcely notice the slightest alteration in our
markets for either imports or exports since our last issue of
the 20th ultimo, although the late accounts from home were
in several instances of a somewhat discouraging nature with
regard to the latter ; and, notwithstanding the advices re-
ceived of a rise in price for almost all articles of British ex-
port to this country (particularly metals), we are still unable
to quote any corresponding improvement here, although
holders of late seem disposed to show more firmness.
Money, for all commercial purposes. continues abundant,
as may be seen from the low ruling of our exchange on Eu-
rope,notwithstanding the extensive shipments of produce that
are
a accounts
unoutrg
are going forward.
After the delivery of the letters on the 23d ultimo
market in indigo became very active, without the
from home having any effect on prices here, or if any, it
was, 175 Company's rupees at auction paid
for oneul
in favour of sellers. The highest price
ruathirlyfilurstt
Feb
marks, whereas the J A S--1.1 has lately
of 178 Company's rupees, so that sold at an average
we may hereby conclude
rupees that we are now from 10 to 15
bruary rates. above last year's Fe-
We have up to date,— ,
12,000 chests sold by public auction, Maunds.
8,000 chests sold by • or say 42,000
And parcels private contract, or say 28,000
shipped or to be shipped
on plan-
ters' account .............

So that, although shipments as yTetotaaml
oun 08n213.55055,347
maunds, we may consider the total quantity above-men-
tioned to be decidedly out of the market ; and we confidently
depend on prices being maintained, at all events until the
arrival of the next mail, and even then we do not think it
probable any material decline will take place, as we are aware
of a great many orders on hand, which can be executed at
from 10 to 15 rupees under present rates. From the extent
of the crop we were led to anticipate that the quality would
prove very satisfactory, and are disappointed at finding that,
with a few exceptions, the manufacturing has been much
neglected in the lower provinces, whilst, on the contrary,
we must confess that in Tirhoot and the upper provinces
they appear to have done their best to improve the quality;
and that they have succeeded will be perceived on reference
to the annexed table, by which it will be found that the
H. M. Carnareah and P. E. have realised better prices than
some of the Kishnagur and Jessore marks. The English and
French have throughout
the past fortnight been in competi-
tion for all descriptions, which accounts for the high prices
paid, as we remark that neither the ALWITIVAILI nor the 810