The Sun.
London, England, 1844-06-05 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, 'WEDNESDAY EVENING, JUNE 5, 1544,

OVERLAND MAIL

INDIA AND CHINA.

The following, from a Second Edition of the Times,
appeared in part only of impression of yesterday:—
The Indian Mail of the lst.of May does not contain
any very remarkable intelligence. The dissatisfaction
which prevailed, at the departure of the April Mail,
amongst the native troops bad ceased. The Supreme
Government had, by the adoption of judicious, and, at
the same time severe, measures, brought the Se-
poys to a full sense of duty. One regiment,
the 34th Bengal Regiment, was disbanded in
the most impressive manner. The Commander-
in-Chief, who was allowed a carte blanche
on the occasion, used his powers with considerable
leniency ; explanations took place with the men of dif-
ferent corps, who after a proper understanding returned
to their duty. The regiments, as ordered, proceeded
to Sinde without any hesitation. The disbanding of
the 34th Regiment was a painful sight. 'The men
had always been quiet and peaceable, but they had
mingled themselves with the mutineers of other
corps, and they were. ordered to be paid up and dis-
charged from the service. They seemed to feel their
disgrace most acutely. Strong comments have been
made on the non-punishment of some of the other
five regiments who appeared to have gained their
demands for batta and allowances erg they con-.
sented to go to Sinde. The 6th Irregular Ca-
valry, which behaved so nobly in resisting ail
the attempts to mutiny, has had considerable ad-
vantages conferred on it -by ilia Governor-
General. The mutinous spirit of those five regiments
has had the effect of calling forth the most decided
proofs of a contrary disposition from the 27th Bengal
Regiment, and from the Bundelkund Legion, both which
volunteered to proceed instantly to the banks of the
Indus.

The Bengal rezimcnts that have gone to Northern
Si7de are likely to find employment, in consequence
of a revolt brought about to the north of Shikarporo
by a chief named. Bejee Than, who, having placed
himself at the head of some cavalry, c.ttempted
to plunder the country. A party of horse,

under the command of Captain Taite, was sent to take
him prisoner ; but he repulstd them, end cut down 10
and wounded 20 of the British troops. This event had
taken piece near Poolajee, and had awakened all the
energies of Sir C. Napier, who was determined to put
down the disturbance in the bud. There was to be a
general assembly in May of the Beloochee chiefs at
Hyderabad, when a conference was to take place between
them and the Governor of Sinde. This measure is cal-
culated to remove any dissatisfaction which may still
have exited in that country,. •
The heat had set in there with great force, but the
health of the troops did not appear to suffer. Kurrachee
was improving fast, and buildings were rising around it.
Regulations were adopted fur levying 3 j per cent. duty
on goods larded there.
Every effort is made by certain parties to irritate Sir
C. Napier by criticism and censure. He is allowed to
be a gallant soldier, but his acts as Governor and ad-
ministrator are commented on by his opponents with
acrimony. It is necessary to explain that fact in order
to place his character in a fair light before England. Ho
has taken the command as Colonel of the 22d Regiment,
and his address to the regiment on that occasion is
worthy of both.
The news from the Punjaub represents that country
in as disturbed a state as ever. "Anwher member of
the Dogra family has fallen the victim of his own
nephew. _ _

Two of Runjeet Singh's reputed sons, named Cash-
meera, and Peshora, had raised a party and endea-
voured to oppose the rule of Heera Singh and his
puppet king. They stationed themselves at Sealkote
a fortress about eighty miles north of Lahore. Heera
Singh sent troops to attack them, but they defended
themselves with bravery. Amongst the chiefs disposed
to support their cause was the uncle of Heera Singh,
Sachet Singh, a brave , but rash soldier. The
army of Lahore, who now hold the reins of power,
and who aro ruled by Shere Singh, because he has the
disposal of the Treasury, invited Sachet Singh to come
to Lahore, and promised to put him at their head. He
came with about 500 followers, and took up a position.
Heera Singh, in great alarm, made all sorts of promises
to the army, and led them to attack his uncle. Suchet
Singh made promises also, but the army knew who had
the money, and adhered to Heera. Sachet attempted
to retreat with his small band, got into a Fa-
queer's house, and fortified it. Heera caused
the artillery to play upon it, and soon forcf.d the
party to come out. They attacked their assailants
sword in hand. Suchet and his Minister, and some of
his most attached adherents were slain. Heera is de-
scribed as weeping over his uncle's body, and caused
every honour to be paid to the remains. The only bro-
ther of Heera's father, Dhyan Singh, is Goolab, who is
said to be highly indignant at the death of his brother,
but it is presumed he will be more cautious in his pro-
ceedings. The fall of Sachet was a deathblow to the
hopes of the pretenders at Sealkote ; they fled, and
their partisans dispersed.
Heera Singh is master at Lahore as long as the
troops, who receive from him double the pay they
used to receive from old Runjeet, will allow him,
Ho is possessed of talents, but he is not a favourito with
the. old Siekh families, many of whom are intriguing
against him. The only support he possesses is in the
army, which is like the Praetorian band in other times.
It may be mentioned that to the tampering of certain
Sikh agents the spirit of mutiny which was excited
amongst the British sepoys on the banks of the
Sutlej has been attributed. The Affghans appear to
be awaiting the acts of Heera Singh, as if in expec-
tation of a bloody termination to his lite. The noto-
rious Akbar Khan was at Jellalabad, watching and
intriguing with the Mahommedans in Peshawur, and
on the west bank of the Indus. The British residents
seem to await • a revolution in Lahore. Lord Ellen-
borough was to go for some time to Allahabad. In-
trigues were in full operation at Gwalior, where the
Minister chosen to govern the country during the
minority of the young Raja, Jyajee Sindeah, was
unpopular ; and it was even said that plots were laid
to assassinate him. This is the ordinary course
of events at an Indian Court, where the detection
of a conspiracy has merely the effect of putting
down some intriguers for the benefit of others. The
residence of Lord Ellenborough in the neighbourhood
of this state will have the effect of neutralizing many of
those intrigues. His Lordship had remained for some
months at Calcutta, where he had organized various im-
provements. Among them may be specified, besides the
abolition of the Madras transit duties, the organization
ofamilitary police, from which great benefit was expected.
The news from China extends to the 10th of March.
A ship was seized with opium on board in the port of
Shanghai, and sent down to Victoria, where she was
subsequently liberated son payment of a fine of 500
dollars. This seizure appears to hove been brought
about by a British merchant, who compelled both the
Chinese authorities and the British Consul to take official
notice of the opium being on board. Several chests were
thrown into the sea, and others injured. This step has
brought the question of the treaty and of the opium
smuggling into discussion.
The death of Sir William Casement, after nearly fifty
years' uninterrupted service in India, had produced a
vacancy in the Council at Calcutta, which was filled up
by the appointment of Mr. Millett. The cholera was
ravaging the three Presidencies, but not to any great ex-
tent. The 11th and 42d Madras regiments had suffered
severely.
The Post-office arrangements through India had
enabled the express from Bombay, with the news from
Europe, to reach Madras four hours and Calcutta forty-
six hours before the Hindostan steamer bad arrived at
either of those ports. There seems no doubt, if efficient
boats were stationed from Suez to Bombay, that the
letters would be first on all occasions in the great port
of India. But the Indian navy steamers being destined
for other purposes have not sufficient power. The Him-
dostan was to be docked at Calcutta, but was still ex-
pected to start for Suez in May.
The next mail was to leave Bombay on the 20th of
May.
The newspapers give an account of the attempt to put
down a kind of pirates in the north of Sumatra.

(From a Correspondent of the Chronicle.)
_ _

BOMBAY, MAY 1, 1844.

The Pluto steamer, which arrived this morning from
Kurrachee, brings news of an unpleasant nature from
Sinde. The Beloochees had been ravishing the
country around Shikarpore, had approached within
six miles of our cantonments, burnt several large
villages within our sight, and carried off 1,100 head
of cattle and fi ty mules. They «ere followed
by Lieutenant Fitzgerald, who, in the course
of the pursuit, was attacked by Doomie Murrees,
and compelled to retire with a loss, it is said, of twenty
killed and as many wounded. The successful leader of
the assailants is said to have been Beja Kam, a Doom-
kil, celebrated for his freebooting exploits in 1840. He
was offered by Government at that time 3,000 rupees a
month to leave off his thieving practices, and protect the
road betwixt Shikarpore and Dadoor. He afterwards
surrendered himself, upon a pledge being given him
that his life would be spared, and was detained for a time

es a prisoner at Sukkur. His detention was considered
a breach of faith en our part, and though he was after-
wards relieved, his clansmen vaa•cd vengeance against
us, and this is in obligation they rarely failed to carry into
effect. lam as yet without particulars of this unfortu-
nate affair. So much as I have stated is universally
believed in. Two troops of irregular horse, with
Captain Foster's artillery, were immediately pushed
on from Sukkur, while the 9th Native Infantry, pre-
viously under orders to proceed to Ferozepore, were
commanded to hold themselves in readiness to
push on to Shikarpore at a moment's notice. The
present reverses took place near Poolagse, close by the
scenes uf.Clark and Clibborn's disasters in May, and Au-
guSta 1840. The system these warriors invariably pur-
sue is to dash down upon us from the mountains in the
hot season, and so draw us into the desert, where the
quickness of their horses enables them to escape from
us. I tremble at the thought of another but wea-
ther campaign of however limited extent or dura-
tion. It was thus our mishaps begun in 1840,
which terminated in the siege of Caubul. We taught
the enemy to defeat us on a small scale, till they
learned .to put in practice against us the bloody
instruction we had given them on the, largest. I
do not know whether or.not this will do anything to en-
lighten you as to the geography of the western frontier
of young F gypt. You all seem to be content to assume
that our boundary has actually been improved, and
then proceed to argue on the illegitimacy of the means
resorted to for its improvement. If you turn to the
map you wad find that Shikarpore, Larkhana, Kolra,
Tatta, &c., are on the western bank of the Indus, with
our own strong posts in our rear; those of the enemy
in our front. Should the Murrees manage to sack one or
two of these posts, the people at home may discover that,
at least in a military point of view, it is anything
but an expedient arrangement. The editor of the
Naval and Military Oldgazine I observe, recommends
to station posts on the Beloochee hills • I thought Khan
Kelat and Quetta had cured you oethis nonsense ;
map of Beloochistan would show you that the. hills that
skirt the Indus extend for 500 miles in the direction of
Persia, rotting on an unexplored country, about the de-
bouchure of the Helmon. You must double the Indian
army before you can supply this without posts. A
great noise will doubtless ba made about the collec-
tion of 130,3001. of revenue, reported to have taken place
at Hyderabad and Kurrachee. It must be kept in
view that this has to meet an expenditure of a million
and a quarter on troops alone., The mutiny, amongst the
Bengal regiment o -dered for Sinde has, for the present,
been subdued. The men have been frightened by the dis-
bandonment of the 34th N. 1., one of the least offending of
the mutinous corps, and the publication of a juggling" ge-
neralorder," which juggling"is interpreted one way by thesadiers
and another by the Government. The men believe that
everything which • they desired has been conceded to
them ; whereas, Government, in reality, intends to
give them no more than what they previously pos-
sessed. The 64th, in which mutiny first made its ap-
pearance, having afterwards volunteered its services, ar-
rived at Sukkur on the 9th of April, and it is said broke
out into mutiny afresh so soon as they discovered the
trick that had been put upon them. Should this
prove • true, it will be pleasant to have one regiment
disaffected and two others nearly devoid of officers, in
presence of a fierce, vindictive, and indefatigabte
enemy. The facts above given are chiefly de-
rived from Kurrachee letters,. .At Sukkur they are all
Bengallees, and have but little correspondence with us
in Bombay. Sir Charles Napier left Kurrachee on the 2d
and arrived at Hyderabad on the 7th April; and after re-
viewing troops, inspecting cantonments, and flying about
everywhere, returned again to the sea-coast on the 17th.
The building of a Government house has been com-
menced at Kurrachee, and here , the general treasury,
medical stores, and general head-quarter establishments,
have been sent. It is believed that Lord Ellen-
borough will find himself compelled to rescind the
order that Sinde should be occupied by Bengal
troops alone, and once more commit the charge of the
line of the Indus to the Bombay army. An absurd sys-
tem of mystery-mongering has obtained since the news-
papers become somewhat free in their strictures on the
recent conquest. A register is kept at all the post-
offices both of the addresses of letters and the names
of the party who send them ; and these are very
unscrupulously used for the detection of news-
paper correspondents. It is curious how the
General forgets how easily this may be evaded. It is
said that he, when he used to write for the ***, sent his
letters to his wife, Lady Napier forwarding them, not to
the editor, but to a friend high in the staff. , The
Ameers of Sinde have been sent round from Bombay to
Calcutta ; while here they were treated with the utmost
kindness and attention by the Governor, Sir George
Arthur. Gwalior wears a somewhat threatening aspect.
Lord Ellenborough appears to be equally unfortu-
nate in his policy, either in going tco far, or not far
enough. Sinde is an example of the first, Sindian coun-
try of the second of these. The regency which we have
set up in Gsealior has become in the last degree unpopu-
lar. Bans Pas Phalkea, our protege, is now suspected
of having been the author of the disturbances which
occasioned our advance. Determined to be revenged on
his opponents he betook himself to tbo plan not
unfrequently resorted to in Europe in the 15th
century, of bringing in a foreign foe to upset the indepen-
dence of his country for the sake of overwhelming a rival
party. His confederates doubt, his brother chiefs despise,
and his victims detest, a traitor such as this set over them
by the force of foreign bearance. The Gwalior contingent,
powerful as it is, would do little, against a general rising of
the Maarattas ; and should the Government wu have
set up be os'erturned., we have nothing for it but the
commencement of a new war, and the ultimate appro-
priation of the country altogether. Insurrection and
disorder continue to prevail in the Punjaub, and the
period is obviously not very far removed when we shall be
called upon by one party or another to act as allies or an:
bitrators, in either case ultimately to take the place of
principals, and make a quarrel first and the country sub-
sequently our own. Dost Mahomed is said to be rapidly
consolidating his power around Caubul, and should he
seize upon Peshawur, as is most likely, and we conquer
the Punjaub, as is next to certain, we shall find Akbar
Khan, whom we ' would have hanged if we could
have caught him, our next door neighbour, and
probable our most able ally. Lord Ellenborough
is at present at Calcutta, but it is said
that he was about to proceed to Allahabad, conceiv-
ing that nothing in the way of civil or military ar-
rangements can be properly managed without his
personal presence. The death of Sir William Case-
ment will be a great loss at the Council Board. From-
China we have news to the 18th of March. The
difficulties attendant in carrying the various com-
mercial arrangements of Sir H. Pottinger into effect
begin already to be experienced. It is singular that the
first instance of this has arisen from a British merchant
putting himself forward as an informant against opium
smuggling, with a view it is said of gratifying private
malice. The hot weather has set in all over India, and in
this quarter apprehensions of inconvenience for want of
water begin to be entertained, in consequence of the defi-
ciencies of last year's rains. Trade during the past
month has been done to a fair extent, although in prices
no improvement is observable. The short period of the
active season now remaining, and the large supplies
of goods arriving and expected, have produced in
holders an anxiety to get rid of their stocks, which
being thus pressed upon the market can only be realised
at declining prices. We have suffered a severe loss in
our society by the death of Dr. John Grant Malcomson,
formerly of the Madras medical service, lately of the
house of Forbes and Co. He was a man of great talent
and learning, of the highest integrity and utmost bene-
volence of character ; he was cut off by dysentery when
engaged in a tour through Goozerat.
0. P. Q. IN THE EAST.

SINDE.
We have letters from Sinde to the 10th April, and learn
that some disturbances had taken place in advance of Shikar-
poor; that the Beloochees had carried off some 1,100 head
of cattle from a place, name not given, some 50 miles to the
west, and had subsequently advanced to within six miles of
the town, and burnt a large village. Two troops of Captain
M`Kenzie's Gth irregulars had been sent off to Shikarpoor
under Lieutenant and Adjutant Holtries. The dispatch of
Captain Forster's company of Bombay artillery has already
been mentioned, and the 9th Infantry were ordered to hold
themselves in readiness to march at the shortest notice. The
10th are already there. The 64th had reached Sukkur on
the 9th instant, and Col. Moseley had assumed.the temporary
command of the station. Capt. Graham and his company of
artillery arrived at their destination on the 4th. Capt. Ger-
rard, of the Cemmissariat, reached on Bth. The whole of
the surveyors in the neighbourhood of Sukkur were to pro-
ceed to Hyderabad, and ultimately to Kurrachee. General
Simpson was shortly expected in Upper Sinde. Her Majesty's
13th Light Infantry gave a grand entertainment on the an-
niversary of the victory of Jellalabad. The 9th Infantry, if
not required at Shikarpoor, were to march for Ferozepore on
the 15th instant ; the sick, convalescents, and heavy baggage
to proceed by water. The hospital returns show that every
man in the regiment had been at least twice in hospital, and
some much oftener. Of the eighteen officers who were pre-
sent at one time since the arrival of the corps in Sinde, there
are now seven, viz., one major, two captains, one lieutenant,
and three ensigns Another letter that we have seen men-
tions that the number of plundering Beloochees was very
great ; also that Sir Charles Napier was on his way up with
the declared purpose of taking a share in the coming war
with the Punjaub.—Dellti Gazette, April 20.
CAUBUL.

We continue to receive regular correspondence from our
friends at Caubul, Jellalabad, and Peshawur; the latest which
have come to hand bring the news of Caubul 'down to the
20th of March. Dost Mahomed Khan continues at Caubul,
busy in his usual occupation of extorting money, wherever
he thinks he shall be successful in obtaining it. •He is also
reinforcing, as frequently as his means will allow of, the army
of Mahomed Akbar Khan, and has certainly succeeded to
a considerable extent in consolidating his rule over a very
large portion of the former Dooranee kingdom, further, per-
haps, than it ever extendedbefore our invasion of Caubul.
Mahornmed Akbar Khan is still engaged in his operations
in the hill districts north of Jellalahad, and has gained a very
decisive battle against the tribe of Othman Kheli a fierce and
warlike people inhabiting the hills east of Bajour. lie is
bent on proceeding further north, and all appearances tend
to prove that, having subjugated the Sikh dependencies of
Dher, he will follow the course of the river l'unjkora, • and
passing through the district of Lower Swat, immediately
north of Peshawur, enter on the territory of that province
by way of Hushtnugger. The advance of his brother, Ma-
homed Azeem Khan, with a considerable body of troops to
within a short distance of Kohat, on the south of Peshawur,
strongly corroborates this view, and we may safely surmise
that he will remain there until Mahomed Akbar Khan is in
a position to co-operate with him from the north. The Go-
vernor of l'eshawur had begun to be seriously alarmed, and
sent at first written remonstrances to Akbar Khan against
his marching to Dher, threatening that such a proceeding
would be considered as an act of hostility against the Sikh
Government. As Mahommed Akbar Khan 'seems to Nava
paid little attention to these letters, Mahomed Rufeekh, the
Caubul \raked at Peshawur, undertook to proceed to Bajour at
the suggestion ofPeer Mahonamed, who has to appearance done
all he could (though we may safely- conjecture his inclina-
tions lead to wishing his nephew's success) to restrain the
advance of Mahommed Akbar Khan. •
THE PUNJAUB.

Fresh tragedies have been enacted around Lahore, and the
most distinguished of the chiefs continue to embrue their
handsii, each other's blood. Raja Heera Singly baying in-

.vited his uncle, Rajah Suchet Singh, to Lahore, the invita-
tion was declined when coining from the nephew, but Wheil
repeated from the mouths of the refractory troops, with a
very different object in N iew, he hastened to the capital, and
arrived on the 26th of. March, very slenderly attended, and in
hopes of being received with open arms by those at whose
summons he had left his mountain held. • The soldiers had
in the meantime been bought over ; and the hill chief, find-
ing that he had been deceived, prepared to retire. He was
followed on the 27th by his nephew, at the head of the Rtiyal
army, now 20,000 strong, and:overtaken with no more than
500 followers, in the house of a Fuqueer. Terms were offered
and refused, and the gallant little band intimated their de-
termination to fight to the last. Having for some time de-
fended themselves with their long and deadly matchlocks,
they at last, as the artillery opened on them, sallied forth,
resolved to cut their way through the troops, or die in the
attempt. The old Rajah Suchet Singh, his minister Rae
Kesseeree Singh, and the Dewah Micelle Singh, were amongst
the first who fell ; Dewan GOvermull was taken prisoner.
All the leaders. having fallen, the followers were easily over-
come. Suchet Singh, brother of Dhyat Singh, who was mur-
dered during the insurrection in which the Maharajah and so
many others perished, was one of the right-hand chiefs of
the Old Lion of Lahore. He is said to have been engaged
in tampering with our sepoys during the late mutiny, and
170,0001. of treasury belonging to him is said to have been
discovered at Ferozepore, whither it had been brought fur
the purposes of subornation. Heera Singh has now cleared.
away nearly all his rivals of note, and could he but keep the
refractory troops in order, and manage to escape the assassin's
knife, may for some short time longer manage to keep him-
self in power ; not from the inherent stability of his autho-
rity, but from want of a sufficiently powerful assailant to
overthrow it. There are, at the same time, abundant ele-
ments of strife at work, and a fresh revolution and more
murders any day will surprise no one.
The Agra Ukbar, (f April 20, contains the following ad-
ditional intelligence, dated Lahore, April 8
" Intelligence was received from Cashmere to the effect that
Sheikh Ghoolam Moohyoodeen, the Nazim of that place,' had
sent one of his own people to the fort at liloozuffurabad-as a
Thaunadar. The force stationed at the fort denied the new
Thannadar admittance and drove him away: The. Nazim
second time, sent an Amil thither, to collect the revenue.
The Zeinindars refused to pay up, and resisted the Amil, who
was therefore obliged to return. The'ryots in the neighbour-
hood of Cashmere, on ht wring of the death of suchst Singh
and of a disturbande among the Sikhs, declined discharing
their arrears of revenue. A petition was received from Gen.
Dhokid Singh, of Huzarah, representing that Pavindali Khan
was encamped in a strong post beyond the Attock, whither
there was no access, but that every arrangement had been
made on this side of the river for his capture. Julia Pundit
remarked that Sirdar lleera Singh, in the life-time of Run-
jeet Singh, had exerted himself much to apprehend Pavindah
Khan, but always without success. On one occasion, how-
ever, the Khan had been overtaken by the floods, and had
lust a great quantity of his baggage in. the very place where
he was now said to be—it was probable, then, that a similar
calamity might again befal him. Rajah Heera Singh re•
plied, that he would take some other measures for the Khan's
capture. It was rumoured at Lahore, that should I.llthee
Wuzeer Singh meet any interruption= his visit to trinritsir,
there would certainly be a fight between him and those who
opposed his progress."
GWALIOR.

Though Gwalior has remained perfectly peaceable and
free of outrage since the victories which deprived it of its in-
dependence were wen, the machinations which usually pre-
vail in half-subjugated States, and often prove so calamitous
to their conquerors, have already begun to manifest them-
selves. Rain Rao Phalkea, the Minister appointed by the
British Government, is daily becoming more and more un-
popular; and is now suspected of having, with a view of
benefitting by the interference which he knew would destroy
his adversaries, fomented the dissensions which occasioned
our advance. It is doubtful how long matters may continue,
in such a state as to permit our Resident to remain : though
an able and determined man, his influence with the Court
soems to be anything but ' unbounded. A sudden popular
outburst seems very likely to. .upset the Regency we have
appointed, and so compel us to interfere. afresh, and to a still
greater extent than we have already done.
.BUNDELKUND.

We are happy to learn that five of the principal Thakoors,
who threw off their allegiance to the British Government
immediately after the affair at Narhut in 1842, have surren-
dered: Their names are Puncham Singh, Guneshjoe of Gona,
Dukul Singh,and Durlou Singh, also of Gona, in the Saugor
district. and Bahadur Singh, the Thakoor of a village, the
name of which is unknown to us.

These Boondela petty chiefs gave themselves up to Capt.
Clem Brown, the able Deputy. Commissioner at Saugor, on
the condition that their lives be spared.
The ex Raja of Jeitpore, the only rebel of any note now
at large, wearied with leading the life of a vagabond, has
lately made several overtures with a view to giving himself
up to our authorities on the frontier. We are not aware,
however, if any terms will be granted. Although formerly
eulogised in the Delhi Gazette, as a man of great influence
and character, he is a wretched imbecile, and, as such, a con-
venient tool in the hands of every petty robber in the Jeit-
pore country. On that account alone, it might be expected
to spare his life, and grant bim a mere pittance to enable
him to live. Perhaps the officer, who has, or will have,
control over the conduct of the Mysore Princes, and the ill-
treated Ameers of Sinde, will not refuse to add his lion to the
charge; or, if this arrangement is objectionable, our brother
of Delhi may tender his services.—Agra Ukbar, March 23.
DISBANDMENT OF THE 34m REGuuEsT.:--The 34th N.I.
were disbanded at Meerut on the 26th ult. We are indebted
to a correspondent for the annexed account of the proceed-
ings :
" Meerut, March 27.
" You may like to know that the 34th N.I. was disbanded
yesterday morning. The troops of the station were paraded,
forming three sides of a square. After the order had been
read, the 34th was marched into the square; the order was
then read to them, when they piled their arms, stripped off
their accoutrements and jackets, and after receiving their
arrears of pay were marched round the square, and then
escorted to the boundary of the cantonment on the Gur-
mucktesir side, by a troop of the 10th Native Cavalry. They
went off very quietly. It has got abroad that the principal
instigators of the mutiny were two pay havildars, to whom
several of the men were considerably in debt, and fearful of
the men dying before they were repaid, they persuaded the
whole regiment, and bound them down by a most sacred oath,
not to go to Sinde. The subadar, or the havildar major, is
said to have administered the oath."—Hurkaru, April 4.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
MONTHLY COMMERCIAL RETROSPECT.

CiuNA.—By the Anonyma, letters have been received from
China to the 10th March, but they are newsless. Commerce
continued in a most depressed state in Canton, and raw
cotton was particularly dull. The deliveries for the month of
February, and the stocks on the Ist of March, were—
Deliveries. Stock Ist March.
Bombay 8,981 bales 69,335 bales
Bengal ..
Madras
American • 1,238 2,710 „

19,931 bales 104,889 bales
There was an unusually large stock of cotton yarn, and a
total absence of demand, with very large stocks on hand.
The opium market was dull. Excepting for Bengal quali-
ties, the market was well supplied. Quotations were, for
Malwa (new) 630 dolls, to 645 dolls., (old) 660 dolls. to 670
dolls. ; old Benares, 545 dolls. to 550 dolls. ; and 605 dolls.
to 610 dolls. for old Patna. None of the Calcutta clippers,
with the new Bengal drug, had made their appearance. The
Chinese have of late been complaining of the quality of the
drug, particularly Malwa qualities, which are represented as
being badly packed, and in many instances deficient in
weight. The piece goods market was in a healthy state.
Considerable sales had been made at fair rates. At the nor-
thern ports trade was progressing favourably. White and
unbleached long cloths of fair quality command good prices-
In a circular recently received from Canton, we find the fol-
lowing remarks A itli respect to English trade in cotton and
woollen manufactures with China :—",We found the demand
at the north dull for prints and chintzes, and they gave the
French and Swiss goods a decided preference over ours.
Handkerchiefs were in no demand, and we do not think that
fancy goods (Glasgow, Paisley, and Manchester ginghams,
pullicates, figured jacconets, spotted muslins, jeans,
satteens, velveteens, &c.), are likely at all to answer,
especially on a large scale. In estimating the total
amount of duties, which the Hong merchants previously
paid for us on our cotton goods, we find a certain sum put
down among other charges as so much discount al-
lowed to the trade.' While we consider that an increase
may be looked for in the consumption of our cottons in
China, we have by no means the same expectations re-
garding our woollen manufactures, and that for the fol-
lowing reasons : first, our trade in woollens is by no means
a new trade ; on the other hand, it is a very old trade ; it
has therefore had its day, and, like many other old things,
it is now going out of date. It was entirely a forced trade
during the last years of the Company's monopoly, and since
the expiry of the Company's charter it has been slowly and
gradually declining. The present reduction of duties will,
no doubt, be a great boon to the woollen trade ; still, were
British woollens admitted duty free into China, we should
consider it quite insufficient to make the woollen trade what
it once was. Secondly, rich people now-a-days prefer silks
and skins. They wear longer and look better. Poor people
prefer buying domesties, dyeing them, and wadding them
with cotton ; they are Cheaper and warmer. Thirdly, Soo-
chow used to be our best market for woollens. When Yukien
(the Imperial Commissioner who died after the battle of
Chinhai) was Goveinor of Soochow, he issued an edict com-
manding all his subordinate mandarins and families not to
wear articles of foreign make, but to encourage the native
manufactures. This occurred four or five years ago, and
was a great blow to our woollen trade. Fourthly, the com-
petition of Russian woollens in the north has almost driven
us out of the market. They told us at Shanghai and Ningpo,
that for one man that came to buy English woollens, a
dozen came to buy Russian. Fifthly, Belgian and Saxon
woollens ase also beginning to interfere seriously with our
cloths at Canton. Dutch blankets are preferred to Eng-
lish, and some of them sell as high as ten dolls. to twelve dolls.
per pair. Large quantities of Saxon and Belgian ladies'
cloths now come out packed as English : the Chinese pur-
chase them quite as readily as the real English cloths,
and they can afford to be sold much cheaper." The
estimated total value of goods imported into China is stated
at 25,000,000 dolls., particulars of which we shall pro-
bably give in a week or two. The exports of tea to
Great Britain in the month of February was, of black
5,330,4061b5., and of green 2,423,8291b5. ; total in February,
7,755,0421b5. The exports to Great Britain in eight months,
from Ist July, 1843, to 29th February, 1844, in 66 vessels,
was, of black 29,480,3261b5., and of green 5,766,453 ; total
in eight months, 35,246,7791b5. Robberies by night and by
day are still of frequent occurrence, particularly in Hong-
Kong, where it is in contemplation to establish an efficient
harbour police establishment. On the authority of private
correspondents, it is said that two opium clippers had been
seized by the Chinese officers. We observe, from a state-
ment of the foreign trade with China, in respect to imports
recently received from Canton, that the total estimated
amount of legal trade averages annually 11,205,370 dolls. ;
and the opium trade, at a rough estimate, 13,794,930 dolls. ;
giving a total value of goods imported yearly into China,
25,000,000 dolls., yielding an estimated amount of duty,
under the new tariff, 456,275 taels.

CALcurrA.—The most important item of intelligence is the
account of the third opium sale of the season, which took
place at Calcutta on the 15th April. The total proceeds of
the sale amount to 5,268,276 rs., or over half a million ster-
ling, leaving a clear profit to the Honourable Company of
about four hundred thousand pounds sterling.
We beg to wait upon you with the subjoined report of our
third sale, which has just terminated. The Quantity brought
forward consisted of 2,890 chests Patna, and 1,300 chests
Benares, which sold as follows :
Highest. Lowest. Average.
Patna 1320 1230 1275 2 0
Benares 1265 1165 1217 12 11
The first lots of Patna were knocked down at 1260, when
it gradually declined to 1230, but again rose, and finally
closed at the former rate. The second division, which was
considerably influenced by the extravagant rates given for
the Benares, opened at 1315, and about 200 lots were taken
off at from 1310 to 1320, when it afterwards declined to 1257.
The Benares, which, as usual, was sold
,intermediately,
opened at 1165, but after 50 lots had been disposed of to one
party at 1175, rose immediately to 1210, and one time reached
as high as 120, .

The biddings exhibited much more fluctuation than at the
tlto iirevi,_bqs sales, owing to the competition caused by the
bazaar bnycrs, v.'ho mirchasa. we should imagine, nearly
two-thirds of the total quantity.
The failure of Messrs. Adam Scott and Co., is atittounced.
THE MONEY MARKET.

Hark-aria-office, Calcutta, April 20, 1844.
Since last week's issue, our money market has remained
very steady, with some disposition towards the beginning of
the month to briskness, and there was a symptom or two of
accommodation being in demand. This demand has rather
subsided again.
Government Securities have been buoyant, and consider-
able transactions have taken place. We have heard of four
per cent. Company's rupees changing hands at 12 annas dis-
count.

Exchange has been more lively, and some. bills, it is un-
derstood, have been let off at 1-11 A at ten months' date.
Perhaps 1-104 to 1-11 may be held up as medium rates.
Bank Stock is much inquired after at our quotations.
BANK SHARES. [Boy. Sell.]
Bengal Bank '(Co.'s Rs. 4,000) Prem. 3,050 to 3,000
Union Bank (Co.'s Rs. 1,000) Prem. 125 to 120
Agra Bank (Co.'s Rs. 560) Prem 200 to 190
Mussoorie Bank (Co.'s Rs. 500) Prem. 60 to 80
Bank of Western India • (Co 's Es. 300) Prem. 150 to 145
,\
GOVERNMENT oECURITIES. [Buy. Sell.]
Transfer Stock Paper 5 per Cent ...Prem. 14 oto 15 0
Bombay 5 per Cent. Prem. 6 Bto 5 8
Old Sicca 5 ditto, according to num- Prem. 2 Bto 6 8
hers
Second 4 ditto Disct. 1 oto 1 4
New Company's 4 ditto . . ... Disct 014 to 1 2
New Company's 5 per Cent Prem. 9 oto 8 8
MAurtrrws.—We have received papers from the Mauritius
of the 9th of March. The report of the state of affairs of
the Mauritius bank, made to the proprietors, for the twenty-
fourth half-yearly period, ended on the 17th of January,
1844, .has been published. The nett profits for the half-year
amount to 20,204 f. 59c.—equal to nearly 6i per cent. upon
the capital originally paid up by the proprietors. Sugars
are still in progress of being shipped. The crop will not,
however, be an abundant one, being estimated at most at
30,000 tons. The weather has been most favourable for the
coming crop since the beginning of the year, and as much as
45,000 tons are talked of for next season. Rice continues
low, say from dollars 2.75 to dollars 3 per bag of two
bazaar maunds. Freights to London 21. ss. and 2/. per ton,
with little prospect of rising. Bills on London are scarce,
and exchange improving. Three months drafts have been
purchased lately at 1 per cent. discount. A return has been
called for by his Excellency the Governor of the number of
labourers missing from the various estates, by which the
extent and evil of desertion and vagrancy will be ascer-
tained.

(From the Om-land Price Current, May 1.)
TILE MARKET—OBSERVATIONS—BOMBAY, MAY 1, 1844.
Although the market for imports has exhibited little ac-
tivity since the departure of the last mail, transactions to a
large amount have taken place, but with few exceptions
without any improvement in prices.
Metals—But few sales have been made in metals during
the month, and those generally at a small reduction on the
quotations of last month. Brazier's copper and spelter had
slightly advanced, the former 1 r, and the latter about 11 r
per cwt., but these prices have been difficult to obtain within
the last few days, and a sale of the latter is just reported at
16 rs per cwt, which is a decline on last quotations. Lead
continues extremely dull of sale, and has declined from r
to I.per cwt..

The following sales have been reported to us for publica-
tion :

Copper-250 cwt Braziers', at rs 574 par cwt; 600 cwt
Sheathing, 52 3-16ths ; 80 cwt flat and raised Bottoms, 59;
70 cwt old Copper, 484 ; 242 cwt South American, 47.
Iron-2,992 cwt British Bar, at rs 22 per candy; 1,000
_cwt Sheet Iron, 43 per cwt.
Lead-526 cwt Pig, at rs, 103; 200 cwt ditto, 10*; 100 cwt
Sheet 10i.
CorroN MANTFAcrunEs—lmporters have evinced a desire
to clear off a great part of the goods on hand before the mon-
soon sets in, and sales to a large amount have, in conse-
quence, been made during the past month, but principally at
low and unremunerating prices. A reduction of 2 to 3 annas
may be quoted on grey, and about 1 anna on bleached jac-
conets, and 1 to 2 annas on grey and bleached longcloths,
but grey and bleached madapollams remain unchanged.
Grey sheetings and domestics are not in demand, and the
prices are consequently very low. There are but few muslins
in the market, and all descriptions are in request. Neutral
prints and zebra dresses are now scarcely inquired for, the
latter, indeed, not at all, and no improvement in the price of
these goods can be stated. Several large sales have, how-
ever, been made at very low prices, that will leave a severe
loss on the last English quotations. The prices of Turkey
red goods have slightly declined since our last, but these
goods continue in good demand.
Yarns—Throughout the month there has been a good de-
mand for Mule and Water Twist, and prices have advanced
anna per lb on Nos. 20, 40, and 50, and * to 4 anna on
the other numbers. Of Orange Twist the importations
have increased considerably, and prices have fallen about 2
annas per lb. Turkey Red has also declined, and is very dull
of sale. The following sales have been communicated to us
for insertion :—Mule Twist, No. 20, 7,000 lbs, at 7 annas per
lb ; No. 30, 4,000 lbs, at 84 annas per lb ; N 0.40, 22,000 lbs,
at 84 minas per lb ; No. 48 to 52, 2,400 lbs, at 10 annas per
lb ; No. 50, 2,000 lbs, at 10 annas per lb ; No. 60, 2,000 lbs,
at 124 annas per lb. Water Twist, No. 20, 51,000 lbs, at 7to
74 annas per lb ; No. 30, 20,000 lbs, at 84 annas per lb ; No.
30, 8,800 lbs, at 84 annas per lb ; No. 30, 62,800 lbs, at
8 9-16ths to 9 annas per lb; No. 36, 4,000 lbs, at 93 annas
per lb ; No. 40, 20,000 lbs, at 9 annas per lb. Orange Twist,
No. 30 to 50, 22,500 lbs, at 1 rupee 24 annas; 7,000 lbs, at
1 rupee 4 anna per lb.
Turkey Red Twist—English dye, 4,800, 1 rupee 4 annas
to 1 rupee 8 annas per lb; German ditto, 4,000, 1 rupee 7
annas to 1 rupee 74 annas ditto. We are also informed of a
sale of 10 cases thread at 1 rupee per lb, 12 cases at 12 annas
per lb, and 5 cases at 4 annas.
Marine Stores—Tar and pitch are dull of sale, and prices
inclined to droop. Paints are very scarce, and a supply re-
quired. Canvas, cordage, and twine are very dull of sale, and
we have not heard of any sales of these articles. The only
sale reported under this head is one of 400 barrels of pitch,
at 7 rs per barrel.
Saffron—We have been informed of a sale of 216 lbs at
33 rs per lb.
Corks have advanced 10 annas per gross since our last
publication, and a sale has been reported to us of 2,080 gross,
at 13 rs per gross.
Bottles have also maintained an upward tendency, and sales
have been reported to us of 1,627 dozen quarts, and 1,054
dozen pints, at 14 rupees per dozen; and 970 dozen soda water
bottles, at 1 rupee.
Beer—Bass and Allsopp's are nominal d 60 rs to 65 rs.
The greater portion of recent arrivals are in execution of
orders from Bombay, and of these no sales are reported. The
following are the only sales reported for publication :-100
hhds Saunders's, at 55 rs ; 100 hhds Tennent's, at 50 rs ; and
50 hhds Rees's, at 45 rs.

Spirits—Brandy continues firm at our former quotations,
and we have been advised of a sale of 53 hhds and 53 quarter
casks at 2i rs to 2 rs 6 annas per gallon.

EASTERN PRODUCE.

Cotton—Pretty large quantities have lately arrived of the
new crop, and a considerable portion has been bought for the
China market. The purchases for the English market have
been on a limited scale. During the month, prices varied
3 rs to 4 rs per candy, but are now firm at about 1 r per candy
higher than the quotations of last month. The following
transactions have been communicated to us:-100 candies
Oomrawutty at 109 rs, 2,000 ditto at 111 rs, 100 ditto at 110
rs, 400 bales ditto at 109 rs, 110 candies Broach at 118 rs, 50
ditto at 116 rs, 125 candies Surat at 116 ra per candy.
Coffee—We have not heard of any transactions, and our
quotations are nominal.

Opium—The quotations of last month are rather advanced
upon.
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-Pepper—There has been a good demand for pepper during
the month, and prices have risen Irto 2 rs per candy. We
have been informed of the following transactions :-35 can-
dies Malabar at 49i rs ; 75 ditto ditto at 53 rs ; 30 candies
Tellicherry at 52 rs ; 20 candies Bhutcoll at 65 rs.
Wool—khorassan has advanced 10 rs per candy, and Cutch
15 rs since our last, but the other sorts remain unchanged.
Freights—Freights have fluctuated considerably during the
month. Our last quotations were at 75s to 80s for Landon
and Liverpool ; they soon afterwards gave way to 50s to 555,
then rallied to 60s to 635, but they are now again declining,
and cannot be quoted above 50s to 55s to London, and 55s to
60s to Liverpool, for first class ships; and at 13i rs per candy
to China.