The Sun.
London, England, 1842-05-04 00:00:00

MARtIF,D.

On the 27th ult., at Paddington Church, Mr. James Cooper'
of Southampton-row, Bloomsbury, to Elizabeth, vc unffes
daughter of the late William Leonard. Esq., of Parson's,-green'
Fulham.

On the 28th ult., at St. Mary's, Bryanston-square, William
Pitt Byrne, Esq., of the Inner Temzle, barrister-at-law, ts.
Julia Clara, daughter of Hans Busk, sq., of Great Cumber:
land-place, and grand-daughter of the late Sir Wadsworth Bus 1:
D I E D.
On Saturday, April 30, at his resiclence,l9, Edward's-terrae:j
Pentomille, Robert Mudie, Esq. His less is deeply regreto'
by all who enjoyed the pleasure of his acqttain:ance, and hell.°
left a wife and six children to deplore the melancholy bereave-
ment.
On the 22d ult., J. Villiers Jacob, Esq., of Canterhury•
On the 27th ult., Mr. W. Morley, of the Corn-Exchange'
Mark-lane, aged 74.
On the 29th ult., Margaret Sarah, relict of the late gr. J.
Bromley, of Strood, Kent, aged 67. er •
On the 29th ult., Isabella Ann, the wife of Mr. Charles l'o°
near, of Gerrard-street, Soho, aged 39.

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WAY. TENDFR FOR LOAN:S.—Notice i
Preby given, that the DIRECTORS of the MANCHESTER
14cl LEEDS RAILWAY CO3t PANY are prepared to RE-
LIVE TENDERS for a lin ited amount of LOANS, in
hit% of not less than LOON. each, secured by the Bonds of
',Company, for theperiod of one or not excemling five years.
The lender to have the option of calline • _money, at.
IY time between those periods, on givin ~any six
°tithe notice. Interest thereon will be .e rote of
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Seven Pounds and Teu Shillings per
Proprietors; they are therefore hereby
on or before the 28th day of May,
of the Treasurers, at one of the following

QTEAM TO SWEDEN AND NORWAY
kJ For CHRISTIANSAND and GOTHENBURG, her
Majesty's Mail Steam-packets INNISFAIL, JOHN MOF-
FAT I', R.N.. Commander; and EXPRESS, ANTHONY
BAITSON, Commander, will leave HULL every SATUR-
DAY MORNING, at ELEVEN o'Clock, and GOTHEN-
BURG every FRIDAY, calling at CHRISTIANSAND pn
the Outward and Homeward Passage.
Passports can be immediately obtained in Hull, at the Office
of the Swedish Consul.
These Packets are in communication with Norwegian
Steamers from Chiistiansand to Drontheim, and from thence
to I-rammer-test in Lapland, also to Christiana ; from Gothen-
burgh by SAis,uners to Copenhagen, to Stockholm, and from
thence to the Noah of Sweden, as far as Ternea, to Finland,
PeteisburPh, and Lubeck.
The z.ceommodations for Passenger; are of the first order.
Foy. further particulars, apply to
THOMAS WILSON, SONS, and CO.
Rail. March 19, 1542.

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The Comity of Gloucester Bank and ali its branches.
Gloncesterstftre Banking Company and all its branches.
Messrs. Glyn and Co.,
AleFors. Robarts and Co., Lcndon.
Nfresrs. Masterman and Co.,
'Messrs. Barnett, Hoaxes, and Co.
C. F. SAGE. Chairman of the Ditectors.
Cirencester, April 29, 1842.

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'lit SOUTII-NVESTERN STEAM PACKET
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COPAN.
Capitalloo,o9o/., in 4 M,OOO Shares, of 251. each.
Deposit 51. per Share.
thiltaes Aiken,'tzaovisioNat COMMITTEE.
L mi , Liverpool 'John Hibbert, Esq., 47, Great
kl.. ccra'spetisi,q., Manchester Ormond-street, London
1. tki.-terrace, Li;rslo'n 1,
Adel- Ambrose Humphrys, Esq., 22,
Upper Wirnpole-st., London
DreweE
tou. 541.1 Southamp-; Thomas Smith, Esq., Liver-
' pool
BAN (With power to add to their number.)
oxas--Messrs. Glyn, Hallifax, and Co., Lombard-stree't ;
London ; Messrs. Maddison, Southampton.
puremperoojf seetoversttof the present undertaking having effected_ the
steam-packets, tor some time past employed
s,2"en Southampton and Havre, the Channel Islani'.s, and
._'ne of the ports on the southern c- ast of England. and the
,Eos!'vrill of their trade, on very advantageous terms, invite the
Zroto c to join them in' the formation of an efficient Company to
the: ~ °ll. the foisting business, and to enlarge and improve it by
tratetPloprleicattion of further capital.
he'conatruction of its railway, pier, and decks, South-
Ircibile Mel'," was always a favourite port of passage. ' Assisted by
dvancf trade Rreat adjuncts, there cannot remain a doubt that the
br o'g ford`u
providCri
carrell
,gtitharopton will in all future time be such is to af-
er car'moneration for capital judiciously em ployed in
'1411; Sevell3' e""eient steam-packets to run to anet {rota that port.
:le se , h,
__ ral of the London and South-Western Rariway Direc-
ts goow „..,' dre or: he Provisional Committee of the pr ojected Com-
j a7l,- The
, most friendly disposition toward, the intended
7.l't and
the Peatri—s°llTdanity has also been_ secured. at -flayre, and with
That en Railway Company , and it is believed
sia to u there remains be created a veve, large traffic of pas-
of 7er', and goods from the ports on Ole south-western coast
fg,andvshich from the inadequae.y. if any provision hitherto
--‘e for it, remains almost wholly ~trv.leveloped.
the 4 E,Plieation for ttie remaining Sta res may be made, until
ratiots "h of May next, to, and prprow,..ctuses and further inform-
3ford ay be obtained from, Mr. ' Bircham, solicitor, 15, Bed•
r"v• London.

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T" EIGHTH ANNUAL EXHIBITION 0
the I\EW SOCIETY of PAINTERS in WATER
COLOURS, FIFTY-THREE, PALL MALL, next the
British Institution, OPENS TO-DAY.
Admission, Is. Catalogue, 6d.
JAMES FAHEY, Secretary.

ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INST N ITUTIO.
Open—Mornings and Evenings, except Saturday.—
The COLOSSAL ELECTRICAL MACHINE, worked
by Steam Power, exhibiting the ELECTRICAL LIGHT,
the appearance of the AURORA BOREALIS, and various
other Experiments on a grand scale. 'the ENLARGED
and IMPROVED DISSOLVING VIEWS, commencing t
Series intended to illustrate the SCENERY of the HOLY
LAND, from the beautiful work of David Roberts, R. A., by
permission of Mr. Moon, the Publisher of Threadneedle-street.
Lectures which demonstrate the la*est advances made in practi-
cal Science. Mr. Graham's Elementary Lectures on [BO
TA NY on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, at Two o'clock.
The ORRERY, DIVING "BELL, and DIVER, with Expe-
riments in the Water. PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAITS
taken Daily by Mr. Beard.—Conductor of the Band, Mr. Wal-
lis.—Admission, One Shilling.

STRAWBERRY HILL.

This sale will now begin to assume unusual interest, every
succeeding day puts forth additional claims. The great guns
will fire a royal salute to-morrow, and the scene of excitement
and animation may be expected to progress interruptedly during
the next sixteen days. To-morrow's salewill include the service
of gold and silver plate of elaborate worknianship, the celebrated
collection entitled the " Digby Miniatures." Some of
the fine pictures, and the Royal Sevres Porcelaine.
Friday is devoted to the matchlesi tolleetion of rare and
curious china, of almost every age and ceuntry, and the ancient
Venetian glass; with tome interesting specimens of Farenza
or Raphaelt Ware.
Monday is devoted to the original collecilan of cabinet pic-
tures It includes the works of some of the best of the ancient
school—all undoubted; with the splendid exinbition of bronzes
ind other inimitable works of art.
Tuesday and Wednesday will bring to fight a portion of the
incomparable contents of the fortune, including the rrecious
enamels and minatures, by Pettetot, Zeneke Britt, Esc. These
is no collection in England at all comparable with this; also
antique rings, cameos, and intaglios, with a variety of relicts
of singular interest.
On the latter day a magnificent treat is in store for those who
know how to appreciate the finest workLof art in the creation.
We have not space to particularise felfEept very slightly—all
are absolutely matchless—but we dare not overlook the rnagni-
ficent missal by Raffaelle, superbly enriched by stones of im-
mense value—executed for Claude, Queen of France. Oh,
what a prize this will be ! Then the celebrated silver bell re-
nowned throughout the globe as the finest effort of that unri-
valled artist Benevenuti Cellini—it is said that at least
four of the great Potentates in Europe will be com-
petitors by deputy. Then the matchless volumes—the
incomparalsle missal, by Don Julio Clovio, pupil of Giulio
Romana, with the Psalms of David, written with a pen on fine
vellum. This magnificent gem, is considered the most perfect
of any of the works of the unrivallstd Master. There are
twenty-one inimitable Illuminations,,4o meet vivid in colours
and effect. This is, indeed, a treasure; and it will approach
sacrilege, if it be allowed to adorn any other Court or coun-
try than Great Britain.
We will not exhaust our readers to-day by alluding to more
of the preci,:us contents that have been. cursorily and hastily
remarked upon, only observing that throughout the succeed-
ing nine days there is a never-ceasing combination of all that is
classical and rare ; the ensemble presenting a proud record
of the imperishable fame of Horace Walpole.

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INDIA AND CHINA.

"We have reeeived by an Extraordinary Exprests
our letters and papers in anticipation of the Indian
Mail. We give the following extracts from the
letter of our Correspondent :--
BOMBAY, Atitit 3, 1842.—The news which this days
mail takes to Europe is inter" eating: It does not contain
any startling facts such as those of the three preceding
months. In order to place it before you in regular order,
I shall divide it into the appropriate heads :

CHINA.
The latest intelligence is to the 14th of February from
Macao. The Chinese Government litti•ing garrisoned the
cities and forts of Yuyao, Tsikee, gitd Ptieghwa, which
arc situate 40, 20. and 30 miles from Ningpc!With a view
of awing all those who had submitted to the British, a
force consisting of three steamers with about 700 men was
despatched against them. They were soon occupied ; the
only opposition -being an attempt at one place on
the part of the Tartars to defend the town from without
the walls ; but although they opened fire, the Tartars
fled as soon as attacked ! they were pursued, and lost
about 150 men. The snow which covered the country
saved the others, as their pursuers did not know the safe
paths. The ammunition, arms, clothing, and other we--
stores, were destroyed, and the public ;granaries !air,
rendered to the populace. The expedition returned f 0
Ningpo on the 12th of January.
Hang-chow-foo is the chief city of the populous
province of Che-Keang, and was, it is said, about
to be occupied during February. It had a garrison
of 10,000 raw recruits. The division of the English
troops into detachments at Hongkong, Amoy,
Chusan, Chinhae, .and Ningpo, was likely to prevent
an immediate attack, but on the arrival of the ex-
pected reinforcements from India and England,
the campaign would, it is said, begin by the cap-
ture of that important position at the south point of the
Great Canal. The utility of this proceeding is much
canvassed, for many contend, that instead of wasting
forces at isolated points, the British expedition ought
to proceed at once to the attack of the Imperial
province of .Pekin, which, being by the constitu-
tion of the Chinese empire, placed under the im-
mediate Government of his Celestial Majesty, any
attack on it would oblige the Emperer in per-
son to examine the causes of the war, and to come to a
speedy decision. The great blunder of the late Plenipo-
tentiaries was their not persisting in 1840 to
demand a settlement of all disputes, when Ke-
shen hoaxed them back to Canton. Sir Henry
Pottinger must go to Pekin in order to bring
the war to 'a termination ; for the manda-
rins at Hang-chow-foo seem resolved rather to
carry on their operatior s in their own fashion,
although they appeared to make an offer of negocia-
dons. The sacred province of Pekin must be assailed,
and even the British troops may have to march towards
the capital, before the obstinacy of the Emperor will
yield. The possession of the imperial province is, be-
sides, to be considered as an occupation of the Govern-
ment, and then the Emperor will have either to abdicate
or submit to proper terms.
Having issued a circular to her Britannic Majesty's
subjects announcing the capture of those three cities, Sir
Henry Pottinger sailed for Hong Kong where he arrived
on the Ist of February. He immediately put a stop to
the wretched system of seizing the Chinese commercial
junks. Trade was carried on successfully with the
southern ports, and opium was selling freely along the
coast, for the powers of the Government to controul
the use of that narcotic appear now to be in a great mea-
sure paralyzed. The sale of this article is such, and
the prices so remunerating, that it has been proposed to
station vessels in different places to serve as depots for
the cargoes. The profits are such as will enable the
Hon. Company to defray at least one-half of the expenses
of the expedition to China.
In the meantime the Mandarins at Canton and
their Dutch engineers are busy in erecting fortifica-
tions along the banks of their river ; they have al-
ready erected twelve stone or earth batteries along the
Macao passage and the Salt Junk river, in which they
have placed nearly 400 guns of large calibre. As the
export trade from Canton continued, Sir Henry Pottinger
had decided. while trade is allowed, and the river below
Whampon is left unobstructed, upon not attacking that
place again, for, as he declared to some mandarins, who
came commissioned, as they said, by, their celestial Mo-
narch to treat with the British Plenipotentiary, " I will
not now enter into treaty : I will negotiate with the
Emperor personally at Pekin."
Reinforcements are new preparing in different places.
The 2d and 41st Madras Native Infantry ombarked on
the 13th of March from Madras, and the 14th, which was
at Moulmein, and the 39th Madras Native Infantry,
which was at Penang, have, as it is asserted, received or-
ders to get ready for proceeding to join the China expe-
dition.
It is reported that Chusan, Amoy, and Hong Kong,
are to be free ports ; buildings of various kinds are
springing up fast in the last named.

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SILVER,
.SUPERSEF)ED, and those corrosive
st sad injurious metals ea). .ed Nickel and German Silver
.APPlanted by the iotroductio n of a new and perfectly matchless
41ATA PLATE. C. WATSON ('ate ALDERMAN)
42, Barbican, aided by a person of science in the amal-
tsitog on of metals, has MCC ;cried in bringing to public notice the
st beautiful article ev
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IREs. of Silver in appe once with its durability and hardness
_Orilh its perfect swe,
744e,ra'cal process, by etness in use—undergoing, as it does, a
v ihich all that is naseous in inixedmetals is
e rely extracted—resist all acids, may be cleaned as Silver,
s srei, manufacturemanufactureed into every article for the Table and Side-

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Bore have
h is anctal is from all others ; the Public will there-
tvrel,rule,nt
ithp y!'a", difficulty in discovering the animus which directs
attacks mule against him, by a party who is daliy
Prn,ring 1" stn the unparalleled success which has marked the
tali a nri His New Plate since its introduction. C. W.,
hi opponents a
rtscor comparison, feeling confident that
7.1 t will establish prei-eminence.
'A. and 42, BARBICAN, corner of Princes-street.
Foreign Orders promptly executed.

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Gravy Spoons 3 6
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SAFETY FOR STREET DOORS. •
VHUBB'S PATENT COMBINATION
4„ n LATCHES, made expressly for this purpose, with very small
IN., eat keys. are perfectly safe from the attempts ofpicklocks and
1111:e keys. Th. y are vary strong, not liable to ge . out f order, and
top place. them wil3hoixnesthreorrnreaca.h of
ftnall classes.
tel7ll.4l"it.'iosenPfaot:liwtePdnire-toofbSoaofcss a dcomplete pre-
k &nc , from fire and thieves. Cash-
-I,,%_o,skand Japaen. 633rixaese,of all 'size's fitted with the New Patent
"'a
7large assort.ment of the above on sale, by C. Chubb and
...Sicz,
tk Paul's r hurch-yard, London, by Special Appointment lu
„...........22.t-chire FZR.H. Prince Albert.
NO PUFF NOR IMPOSITION.
21 F 3 TCR'S CELEBRATED CHINESE
'.,SY.:I-I\QUID 'HAIR DYE.—The thousands
_ of individuals who
h' ad the pleasure a using Spencer's Chinese Liquid Hair Dye,
420'..ince it to be the only Dye extant which will effectually change,
rsi;?.iw minutes, red or
grey hair to a ',ark b own or black, and it
s ' 'e proved ncontestibly that it is the safest dye in its use that
1144 i
r ryas prepared. Red or grey hair, whiskers, eyebrows, mous._
lo 444 e, Sc are changed without trouble, by simply using a comb
' • .--,ell, with the liquid; one application will produce a i leasing and
'd Zan change. The colour it imparts to the hair can never he
and creel to have been eff cted by dye, it being so perfectly natural,
ora:.‘tither washing, perspiration, or anything will an the least fade
i,"ec t the colour produced. Hundreds of ladies who wore false
tlic`,oecause their own became grey, wear now their own.h
was at
greikprids of gentlemen who had grey or red whiskers, wthiec
uws. •oat.
Spt,,,disfigurement, have become quite dark from h
tleh,`‘Ct'll'S CHINESE LIQUID HAIR DYE. Any lady or gen-
lviti;an reav dye their Hair with ease and secrecy in a few minutes
„ out trouble. Price 3s. 6d., 6s. and 10s. per ty,ttle.
qt.-lobe had of tha sole Proprietors, 29, Nottingham-place, Fieldg.ate-
-I,,ree4t, Whitechapel.road • also of Mr. Johnstone, 155, Cornhill , Butt-.
41..' Cheapside; Prout; o•..te ,Strand • Sanger, 150, Ds ford-street ,
C,,`,77, 95. Farringdon-street • Atkinson, i 4, Old
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Ili rmingharn ; Shirley 40'
rerfurners and Med* • pieltnenham ; Elmore, 31, Bull-street,
Part of the ki ' , . .norge-street, Hastings;
icine Vendors in Town and Country.
tuition. s ann:
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EMIGRATION TO PRINCES TOWN, VICTORIA
PROVINCE, CENTRAL AMERICA.
A. REGULAR LINE OF FINE FIRST-
CLASS PACKET-BUILT VESSELS, of large
tonnage, and first-late accommodations, carrying experienced
Surgeons, will succeed the EMMA (which sailed on the 7th
of March, with a number of respectable settlers for that Colony)
at regular fixed periods under charter. In accordance with
which arrangement the next packet will be dispatched
UNDER ENGAGEMENT TO SAIL the 20th of MAY.
The present price of Town Land is Cl. per acre, of Suburban
Land 10s., and of Country Land 6s. per acre, for which goods
suitable for exportation will be taken in exchange. The climate
is extremely healthy. Provisions and labour both cheap anti
abundant, and the early s tiler has many advantages in the
selection of the best localities, &c.
A person who has lived in the Colony some time, and who
is now in England, intends returning as a settler, will give
every necessary information to Emigrants.
Price of Passage, including Provisions—Chief Cabin, 251. ;
Second Cabin, 12/. ; Steerage, 81.
For Prospectuses' Maps of the Country, Freight, passage,
and purchase of Land, apply to Shaw and Cc., 20, Throg-
morton-street, London. _ _

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TO COUNTRY DRAWING-MASTERS.

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Addres, wick particulars, to T. 8., 12, Henrietta-street,
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TESTIMONIALS.
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kr, eases the advantage, from being air.tight, of preserving ink
b,rAost any period of time.—Times.
'llll,O of the most useful inventions of the present day that has come
1:‘,7 our observation —Morning Herald.
have tested the Perryian Inkstand, and have every reason to
rectly satisfied 'frith the trial —Atlas.
fat Is realty mos.. ingenious an.t not in the slightest degree liable to
out of order.—John Bull.
Nti;PY ingeniously constructed to keep the surface of the ink at a
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thl.h,ae_lnventors of the Perryian Inkstand have completely remedie
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the otir notice ;it has accomplished the desideratum of preserving
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THE INFANT SAPPHO sings to-night at the
ROYAL ADELAIDE GALLERY. This extraor-
dinary little creature was commanded to Buckingham Palace,
when her Most Gracious Majesty placed a Magnificent Dia-
mond in the child's bosom. To-morrow, at three o'clock, she
also sings; and between her Songs MASTER R. BLA-
GROVE will perform on that beautiful instrument the Con-
certina. CLARKE'S GRAND DISSOLVING VIEWS
are shown immediately after the INFANT SAPPHO. Ad-
mission, One Shilling.
Mr. ',INNING begs respectfully to inform the Public that
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QUEEN'S THEATRE. TOTTEN-
HAM-STREET.

After a creditable performance of the Conscript Bro-
thers, which is an interesting drama of the Swiss school, a
new comedietta, from the pen of Mrs. Hallett, ran lightly
through its scenes. Its title is Woman's Whims, or
who's to win her, and the answer involved in these
questionary words, has its own pleasing and pecu-
qar development. Idonea (Miss Rogers), daughter of
a rich county Justice, has determined to wed none but
him who shall woo her from total . disinterestedness.
Charles Avonmore (Mr. Reeves), a frank and sincere-
hearted officer, has also predetermined to espouse him-
self to none but from pure motives of affection. The
issue of the piece may readily be judged
from minds so appositely formed. ,An exchange of cha-
racters on the part of Idonea, between herself and her
waiting girl, produced some good points ; the most hypo-
chondriacal awkwardness characterising every movement
of the false lady, while genuine grace gleamed in the per-
son and demeanour of the young gentlewoman, habited
though she was in servantile disguise. Miss Rogers here
was winning. The Hon. Augustus Lavington (Mr. J.
Parry) represented well one of those military epheme-
rals who, gay in gilt and regimentals, seek out pretty
faces to betray them, and wax hysterical at any thing
that is not faint as a rose, or soft as a zephyr. Simon,
at the " Stags" (Mr. handers), pourtrayed the rustic
waiter quite au tuit. Indeed, the cleverness thrown by
him into his peculiar cast of character, was well sustained
throughout the three pieces in which he took a part : nor
should we forget the one sweet warbler of this theatre,
Miss Wrighten, who carolled charmingly in Michael,
Patty, and Berthalda.

ROYAL ACADEMY.
On Saturday the Members of the Royal Academy
gave their Anniversary Dinner at their apartments in
Trafalgar-square, which was attended by a numerous
assemblage of guests of the first rank and talent, among
whom were—the Lord Chancellor, the first Lord of the
Treasury, First Lord of the Admiralty, the Speaker,
Chancellor of the Exchequer, Lord Chief Justice of the
Queen's Bench, General-in-Chief, Lord Chamberlain,
Master of the Horse, President of the Board of Con-
trol, First Commissioner of Land Revenues, Lord Chief
Justice of the Common Pleas, Master of the Rolls, Lord
Chief Baron, Vice-Chancellor of England, Attorney and
Solicitor-General, the Governor of the Bank, Chairman
of the East India Company, Chairman of the Board of
Customs, Field Officer in Waiting, Master and Warden
of Dulwich College; French Ambassador ; American,
Prussian, Netherlands, Belgian, Saxon, Bavarian, Spa-
nish, Portuguese, Sardinian, Sicilian, Grecian, Turkish,
Danish, Swedish Ministers ; Dukes of Wellington, Su-
therland, Devonshire, Beaufort, Newcastle ; Marquises
of Northampton, Anglesey, Lansdowne, Westminster,
Normanby ; Earls Grey, De Grey, Burlington, Eldon,
Ripon, Howe, Clarendon, Minto, Cawdor, Lincoln • Vis-
counts Duncannon, Melbourne,Talmer,ton ; Bishops of
London, Durham, Llandaff, Chichester, Hereford, Nor-
wich ; Lords Monteagle, Cottenham, John Russell, F.
Egerton,. How ick, Sudely, Seaton, Prudhoe, North wicke,
Colborne, Alford, Campbell ; Right Hons. Sir J. C.
Hobhouse, F. Baring, 11. Labouchcre, J. W. Croker ;
Sirs R. H. Inglis, J. ilerschell, J. Swinburne, G. Phil-
lips, H. Wheatley, Willoughby Gordon, H. Ellis, T.
Baring, T. D. Acland, J. Lubbock, G. Staunton ' • Rev.
Sydney Smith, Chevalier Bunsen, J. Morrison, J. Neeld,
E. R. Tunne, W. Wells. S. Rogers, C. Babbage, W.
Segnier, J. Cartwright ; Esqs. Stokes, B. Hawes, G.
Knott, T. G. B. Lstcourt, J. 11. Hippesley, A. Milne,
R. A. Muuro. R. Vernon, S. Jones Lloyd, T. Baring,
Macready, H. Ilallum. &c.

AFFGHANISTAN.
It is scarcely possible to remove the mist which preju-
dices and party madness have already thrown around
the accounts from Caubul and its neighbourhood, since
the disastrous retreat in the beginning of January. The
Bombay Times and the Bengal Hurkaru, notwithstand-
ing protests from all parts of India continue to exagge-
rate every statement which is unfavourable to the
British, and to palliate all the atrocities of the Affghans,
although, as yet, nothing positive is known of the
fate of many of the officers, these are marked down as
killed, and every means is used to magnify the loss
during that unfortunate retreat.
'rho Bombay Times in its overland despatch of this day
paints every in most gloomy colours, although there is
not sufficient reason for such clamour «nd horrifying
statements. The truth of the affair is now breaking out,
and I am very sorry. to state, that the disasters of t;abul
and of the mountain passes appear now attributable to
disunited councils in the British camp, and to
the total inefficiency of the military leaders.
A private latter from Sir W. H. Macnaghten
to his friend the Hon. Mr. Erskine, dated Cabul, the
9th of December, 1841, has been published by the
"Friend of India." It is as follows, and speaks fearful

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to await the arrivz dof the 3d Dragoons before the at
tempt should be mt tde on the Khyber pass. The Hindoo
soldiers,. independe at of their dislike to cross the Indus,
entertain a stron g aversion to the barbarity and
treachery of the A ffghans.
lel
enc.: p
avisros
augl de. therefore
,rhe si
ekr reach Peshawar
continuePes ha
The brigade fro i a Ferozapore, under the command of
f, ~.his month. The force under Ge-
neral White, '. was on the banks of the Chenaub on
!d t hen be respectable, and fully ca-
the 9th of March, and expected to cross the Jeelum on
Vat:
afibrd the Britisl. troop. s every facility in passing through
ca-
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their territories, , t c ad it is even said that a strong body is
ready to co-opera ' to niith General Pollock in attacking
the Ithyberrees a nd iiffghans. There have, however,
been some desertic 'ns from the Sepoy regiments.
The letters from the prisoners in the hands of the
Affghan chiefs are very short, and generally requesting
money to relieve vtt 'ions of their pressing wants.
Another proof oft he weakness of the Affghau leaders
is, that Colonel Palm er has been able, with his small.
and feeble detachment, , to maintain himself in Ghuznee
during four months, fr, Dm i'lle beginning of November.
:' The last intelligence i 'rem Candahar is to the 10th of
.lilarch. All was s:tfe tin ?.re. There was a large body of
Atl;ghans within 20 .lailet ; or. that city ; but their leader,
Suter Jung, a son of S.ht .1t ;Shooja, appeared to dread a
rencontre with the Bind: ;11 troopsiThere • were upwards
of 7,000 ' troops in CE aciattar, and a reinforcement of
2,500, with money at dammunition, has been sent
to General Nott from , Sukkur. Khelat y Ghilzie we,
with its garrison of , 1,01 men, also safe, although it is
situate 80 miles froth Can 'debar.
' The decision of Lord 011enborough bent., now taken
td , uphold the reputation' of the British troops in
Aff,:-hanistan, one nifty hope that in a short time the re-
lief of jellalabad will open the campaign with a brilliant

Already begun to know the benefit
exploit.
4.,• n the security of their persons and
in Kheiat c.nd • Seinde apparent tranquility prevails,
the inhabitants 1.*."
of the British rule, :r of the seizure of an iron steamer
much his Lordship was
properties. The rumoV confirmed'
in the Indus has not b ee. I
IN: DIA•
The departure of Lord
Auckland has tafien place.
.i.
Various addresses, proving how"
'rented to him. Lord
appreciated at Calcutta were pr.. the tle 28th of Feb.Ellenborough, who reached Calcutt4.
ruary, has infused new spirit into th. 'preparations for
on board to
the reinforcements to China by his goy ng
examine the transports.
The disturbances caused by the mutiny of 1..11e. Madr"
ore dis
Sepoys have terminated, and all is tranquil in ti: •
tricts.
There are symptoms of confusion being likely to break:
out at Oude, where the old King is acting the oppressor,
at the instigation of a crafty Minister.
In the small state of Judpore there has been soma
alarm created, but it is not likely to produce any im-
portant results.

BIRMAII.
Tharawaddie having left Rangoon, all is quiet there.
He proceeded to Tharawa, where the Court stopped some
time, and he ordered 60 of those who had accompanied
him to Rangoon, but whom he convicted of robbery, to
be beheaded.

tales :
"We have now been besieged 38 days by a con
temptible enemy, whom the cowardice of our troops and
certain other circumstances, which I will not mention,
have emboldened to assume an attitude of superiority.
Our provisions will be out in two or three days more
and the military authorities have strongly urged me to
capitulate; This I will not do till the last
moment. We have rumours that a force is coming to
our assistance from Candahar, and I sincerely trust it
may, for we have no energy or spirit among those here."
A letter, dated the 30th of January last, has arrived
from Major Pottinger, from which it appears that
" General Elphinstone, at the time after the murder of
Sir W. H. li‘Naghten when the evacuation of Caubul
and its neighbourhood was under discussion in the
British Cantonments, was so ill from gout and a
wound, that all active measures had devolved on Bri-
gadier Shelton ; that Major Pottinger propesed
marching from the cantonment to the Bala
Hissar, or evacuating Caubul, with the sacrifice of
their baggage, and fighting their way to the nearest
British station. Brigadier Shelton declared the first
proposition impracticable, and the council of war would
not agree to the second ; consequently, General Elphin-
stone acquiesced in the rote of the council of war, which
was fur the disastrous course adopted."
Thus, instead of regarding the disasters'of Caubul as a
proof of Affghan prowess, they must be looked upon as
demonstrations of the incapacity of the British Generals.
This view is corroborated by the fact of Shah Sooja
being enabled still to maintain himself in the Bala-liis-
sar • and by the gallant defence of Jellalabad by. Sir
Robert Sale, where he, notwithstanding every difficulty,
has maintained his position since last October. General
Nott is still master at Candahar and its environs, from
whence the Affghans have-not being able to expel him.
The fact seems, therefore, clear that if the British troops
had been well commanded atCaubul, neither the evacua-
tion of that place, nor the wretched retreat would have
been necessary, and then the fatalities of that miserable
proceeding would have been spared.
The newspapers publish the names of various officers
who are not found to be prisoners, and not killed as pub-
lished in the first exaggerated statsments of the Phil-
Affghan journals. The Agra .Althbar of the 24th ult.
states, that the Affghans have adopted " the horrible
practice of mutilating the sepoys, and sending them back
to Hindostan to scare their countrymen from further
trips to Caubul."
Sir Robert Sale was safe in Jellalabad up to the 4th of
last month ; he had secured provisions for himself and
his troops, and was determined to resist to the last. An
earthquake on the 19th of February bad done great
damage to the fortification and buildings of the towu, but
the resolution of the General and his troops, had not
only repaired the damage, but routed a party of Affghans
under Akhbar Khan, who endeavou.zod to profit of the
occasion, and to attack the British position.
The troops sent to the relief of Jellalabad have met
with various discouragements. The want of cannon
caused the failure of Colonel Wilde's movement into the
Khyber Pass. Great sickness, but luckily no heavy
mortality, attacked those that arrived near Peshawar be-
fore General Pollock. The attempt made to buy over
the Khyhers did not succeed, although a quarrel had
taken place between two of their tribes about the
spoil they had previously acquired. On the 25th
of February General Pollock issued an order to
prepare for a march into the Khyber pass, in order to
relieve Jellalabad. This order is described as giving
dissatisfaction to several of the officers, inasmuch as it
limited the quantity of baggage they were allowed to
carry. It has, as it appears, been since found, that as
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