The Sun.
London, England, 1842-11-16 00:00:00

DEPARTURES.

Mrs. and Miss Jackson, from Long's Hotel, for
Hastings ;• Henry Annesley Woodham, Esq., from
ditto, for Cambridge; John Norris, Esq., from ditto,
for Hughenden House ; Edward Reynolds, Esq., from
ditto, for Huntingdon ; Mr. and Mrs. Grant;de, Lon-
gueville and Miss Cregor Colmore, from Markwell's
London Hotel, for More End, Cheltenham ; Edward
Macleod, Esq., from ditto, for Arley Hall, Glouces-
tenbire ; Major and Mrs. Hobart and family, from
Nelson's Hotel, Portland-place, for Paris ; Sir Thomas
Finlay, from ditto, for Paris ; Thomas Curtis, Esq.,
from ditto, for Southgate ; Mr. and Mrs. Purcell, from
ditto, for Brighton.

THE LONDONJe CAOUTCHOUC
COMPANY.
TO THE EDITOR 'OF 'THE SUN.

Stn„—ln • your Evening Edition of the 12th, I
observe a very material error as regards myself, by
your early correction of which I shall feel obliged. It
is there reported, in the account of the proceedings at
Guildhall, before Sir Peter Laurie, that I stated that,
having been sued for an infringement of the patent, I
had applied to Mr. Leaf, &c. This was not the case,
nor did Iso express myself. The fact is, observing
from your elaborate report in The Evening Sun of the
.sth instant, that Sir Peter Laurie had, in ex parte
statements, expressed himself towards Mr. Leaf in a
way most unfair and unfounded in fact, I unsolicited,
attended at the second hearing, to stat. the circum-
stances attendinc, my application to that gentleman on
behalf of a neighbour, Mr. Lobb, who had been served
with a process in Chancery for an infringement, and
also to bear witness to the candid and honourable
manner in which the application was met by Mr.
Leaf ; that he at once declared that it had never been
his intention that proceedings should be taken against
the retail dealers, but only against manufacturers and
importers'; that the proceedings in Mr. Lobb's case
should be immediately stopped, and, as far as his in-
fluence extended, the expense should be limited to
merely the costs out of pocket ; adding the proceedings
against such parties were disgraceful, and that the
solicitor had exceeded his instructions. I beg to refer
you to the Morning Papers of the 12th for a confirma-
tion of these facts, and I. trust you will do me the
favour of inserting this. explanation.

I an, Sir, your obedient servant,
CHARLES WARWICK.
137, Cheapside, Nov. 15, 1842.

THE WAR IN' AFFGHANISTAN.

Extract from a letter by a private of her Majesty's
3d Light Dragoens, dated Camp, Futtiabad, Au-
gust 18 :
" I embrace the earliest opportunity of sending a
few lines to yol, hoping they will find you in good
health, as it leaves me; thank God, at present. The
cause of my writing at so early a period from the last
letter is as follows :—My regiment left Jellalabad on
the 14th day or August, for the purpose of going
against Caubtil, the capital of Affghanistan. Our
army consists of the following regiments—namely,
her INlajesty's 3d Dragoons, her Majesty's 9th Fooc,
her Majesty's I-3th Light Infantry, her Majesty's 31st
Foot, two troops of European Artillery, aeven regi-
ments. of Bengal Native Infantry, a corps of Sappers
and Mii.l:.r§, a battery detachment, three regiments of
Bengal Native , CaValry-Lthe whole about 18,000
strong. We marched from Jellalabad in different ht.:,
gades•; we expect' to muster. the force • at Gun-
damuck, 'about two days' march from: • this,
and then proceed direct to Caubul, there to
take revenge for the massacre of • our - late
countrymen, which, I'll be hound; is-nearly all over
Europe by this time. We are now eight days' march
from Caubul ; we expect a deal to do going thrOugh
the passes in the mountains, but there is but little
doubt that if they will only stand a fight we shall re-
pulse them, but we doubt whether they will. Our
men are' all in good health, and chiefly composed of
Europeans ; every man that was considered unwell or
non-effective was left behind at the fort of Jellalabad
until our return, also all our old horses and the heavy
baggage, according to general orders issued on the oc-
casion. According to reports, we hear Caubul is a
most delightful city, but I expect we shall destroy it
—that is, if we :succeed, of whichi there is no fear.
The reason that the General is marching so strong a
European force is on account of the climate of Caubul
being so very cold, as most all the native force before
got frost-bitten there, and by that was rendered non-
effective,:and so got massacred by the enemy. We
have heard that all the prisoners have been killed that
were in the hands of Akbar Khan, but I believe the
General has received orders from the Horse Guards
that they are to be taken dead or alive."

PEDESTRIAN PERFORMANCE.—A youngster, on
Monday made his debut, and acquitted himself with
credit. It has been deemed good work on the part
of a well-grown novice to accomplish five miles per
hour for two successive hours, and although much
more has been done, the performer has been invariably
a first-rate pedestrian. On, this occasion, a child,
twelve years of age, effected that which many a man
has failed in. The match was one against time.
Molloy, the well-known pedestrian, undertaking that
his son should walk ten miles in two succesive hours
fora stake, in which the odds of 51. to 3/. were given
against the performance. The ground selected was
a mile out and in, starting near the Stags, or Spring
Wells Tavern ; and at half-psst two, in he presence
of some hundred spectators, the little hero of the day
made his appearance. He is exceedingly thin—indeed,
not at all a likely looking person for such a task.
Betting was 7 to 4on time. - The boy started excel-
ljntly, and exhibited throughout both style and speed
of no ordinary character. He walked the first two
miles in twenty-one minutes, and completed half the
distance (five miles) in fifty-three minutes. He went
on steadily, exhibiting at the eighth mile some dis-
tress, and accomplished his task one minute and a
' half within the given time.
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1841, and 1842, showed an alarming increase. The
amounts were as follow :—ln September and Octo-
ber of 1840, 2,6081. • in September'an d October of
1841, 2,94 L ; in September and October of 1842,
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s have laid a half-yearly rate of two
shillings in the pound, whereastherehas not for many
years been a rate qxceeding one shilling and four
pence. The increase is fifty per cent. upon the'former
rates ? At no time have the inhabitants been less,
able to bear any increase of the rates than at present;
but it is absolutely necessary, and must be borne by
Paget, Bart., allGwehnoerear
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Sir Edward
waerrda3
Go-
vernor of Chelsea Hospital, brother of the Marquis of
Anglesey, who has been so seriously ill as to be con-
fined to his bed for some weeks, in Cowes Castle, is,
we are happy to say, gradually mending, and was
yesterday blhaisreooto sm.it titpra short
iefowascansidteite but
considered in
insonost a
eriubul.,e
a state that all his children were gathered round him,
and Doctors Cass and Hoffmeister were in constant
attendance.
A NOBLE MONUMENT TO GRACE DATtrrisa.----.k.
letter appears in the Berwick Warder suggesting
" that the best and most appropriate monument would
be the restoration of the Chapel of St. Cuthbert, where
that eminent Christian worshipped, the remains of
which stand upon the 'Great Fern Island, with a
tablet within the building to the memory of the de.
ceased. 'There being several families upon the islands,
the chapel is wanted for the worship of God, and
many persons would be disposed to contribute largely
to such a work, and would feel a pleasure in placing
the monument in a holy place in:the midst of the
islands in which she and her family have lived so
long." We need hardly say that we entirely concur
in the view taken by the writer. _

HANOVER, Nov.7.—llis Majesty the King re-
turned from Rothenkirchen yesterday. As his
Majesty's weak state of health permitted him to
follow the chase but very little or not at all, he passed
the time at Rothenkirchen in other amusements.