The Sun.
London, England, 1842-07-19 00:00:00

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Sir C. Napier, now commanding the Poona „pi
sion of the Indian Army, is to proceed to Affghari,s,'L'ito
October next. There is a desire to permit General Pro'teri
reap the harvest for which he has so well toiled; butflbt3
Ellenborough has determined, we understand, to place ilfoied
part of our dominions a large European force, and s wic)
General in the rougher sort of warfare than that toil'',
Indian Generals are exposed. Little doubt seems to 10Y Op
tertained in India that Dost Mahornmed would be repla'°tilis
the throne of Cabool ; indeed, Eastern history shows us, pit'
the first step to the throne has frequently been through
son. —Naval and Military Gazette. •
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ROYAL NAVAL BENEVOLENT SOCIETY.—..e q
too,
terly meeting of the Royal Naval Benevolent SocietY dr,
place yesterday at the Thatched-house Tavern, in St. 3°133, si
street, Captain Kelly in the chair. Amongst the me-Abep
the Society who were present we observed Admiral Lordrif,
stuck, Admiral Mangin ; Captains D. Price, S. Price, P'Os'
T 3 te, and Outram; Lieutenants Nightingale, Andrevcgtoef
run, and Bedford ; Commanders Marshall and Harley it
Masters Hardis, Thompson, &c. The object of this Soc!„00,
" to afford relief to officers of the Royal Navy, their wii;eoi
and families, under circumstances of misfortune and corne_l4
distress." A statement of the accounts for the quartet
the 30th of June showed a balance in hand of 1,0021. ti
A series of petitions for relief were considered and dision
and sums from 5/. and upwards were granted to the vario7ol
plicants, amounting in the whole to upwards of 5001. 111.001
case the greatest distress, and in many instances to the .
almost of a condition of starvation, appeared to exist.
MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE.—Yesterday jir
lowing information was circulated throughout the polic_e;:d,
trict :—" Missing, since three o'clock on Sunday afterrvriche
young lady, 19 years of age, and a servant girl, aged 17' -100
young lady is tall, with auburn hair, very good lookill6oo
rather pale ; wore a muslin dress (a red ground with Apel
flowers), a pink silk drawn bonnet, a black silk shawl, a„„,,111
shoes, in which are the makers' names, • Rood and —es
Lower Grosvenor-street.' The servant is described 1.5,
and thin, dressed in a blue spotted frock, white straw 70.01
and light Cashmere shawl. They left home for the glad,
purpose of going to church, and had with them a 13i.
which was written the name Mary Ann,' &c."

DIED. after
On Sunday, the 17th inst., at Mill-hill, near Blackburn ' JO,
a very short illness, William Turner, Es+, at. Shr_igfted sal
Cheshire, and late M.P. for Blackburn, mach renw,„ ..A.;" aga°
regretted by a numerous;circle of relatives and trie~7'
06 years. North'
On the 11th inst., Mr. Charles Colwill, linendraPeri
street, Brighton. Grant, late
On the 14th inst., at Kensington, Colonel John --
Portuguese service, aged 60. of the
On the 15th in Ely-place, Holborn, Juba, the Rife of
Rev. Robert Strong, Vicar of Painsuick, Gloucestershga.„o
On the 16th inst., at Upper Berkeley-street,
Evans, eldest daughter of the Rev. Edward John Evans,
of Kilbroney llosstrevor, aged'23. i, Esq., Of
On the 16th . ' Leamington,-James Lavire",
inst., at
Frimle •y, Surrey, aged 77. Watford, George
On the 17th ins N H e Dear , ~.e.
t...La.t... ascotor 13amlinu
William Ricketts, Esq., late eeeiver-Gener o
Eliza DIU.
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the County of Middlesex, Tuesday, July 19, 111-1•1