The Sun.
London, England, 1845-12-29 00:00:00

No. 16,652. LONDON, IVION DAY EVENING SUN, DECEMBER 49, 1845.

GLASGOW via FLEETWOOD and AR-
DROSSAN, every MONDAY, TUESDAY, THURSDAY, and
FRIDAY, by the new Iron Steamers, " HER MAJKSTY" and
ROYAL CONSORT," 700 tons and 350 horse-power.
The above ships leave Fleetwood, on the arrival )f the trains that
leave Euston-square, London, at 7.30., 8.45., or 111.... m. Passengers
can be booked through to Glasgow in London. Carriages taken by
the 8.45 train only.
Further particulars may be had at 8,6 t. Swint:ifs-lane ; or the
Universal-office, Regent-circus, London ; or of the Agents, Kemp
and Co., Fleetwood, and M'Kean and Lament, Glasgow.

GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY
On and after the Ist January, 1846, an additional Third
Class Train will run daily (Sundays excepted) between Paddington
and Bristol in both directions, Down at 10.30 A.m., Up at 6.30 A.M.
The stoppages at the intermediate stations may be seen by refer-
ence to the Uwe bills.
Third Class Passengers, and Horses will no longer be conveyed
between Paddington and Bristol by the 2.15 P.M. Down Goods Train;
or by the 2 P.M. (10 P.M. from Bristol) Up Goods Train.
Third Class Passengers between Exeter and Swindon will be con-
veyed by the 5.15 P.M. Train, instead of by the 2 P.M. Goods Train,
as heretofore.
From Bristol to Exeter Third Class Passenjers will continue to
proceed by the 2.15 P.M. Goods at present.
The usual Passenger Train, from Bristol to Bath, at 6.30 A.M.,
will NOT be discontinued.
By order of the Directors,
CHAS. A. SAUNDERS, Secretary.
Paddington, Dec. 29, 1843.

GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.
CALL FOR SECOND INSTALMENT OF 21. 10s. PER
SHARE, ON 251. ALUMS, MAKING 51. PAID.
The Directors of the Great Western Railway having resolved, at
a meeting held this day, to call, under the provisions of the Acts of
Parliament, for an instalment of 21. 10s. per Share on 251. shares,
notice is hereby given, that the Proprietors are requested to pay on
or before the 20th day of January next, to any of the undermen-
tioned bankers, the sail sum of 21. 10s on each of their respective
251. Share', viz. :
Lendon—Messrg. Glyn, llallifax, Mills, and Co. ; at the Great Western

Railway Ofnce, 29, Gresham-street, City.
Bristol—Messrs. Miles, Harford, and Co. ; Messrs. Baillie, •mee,
and Co. ; Stuckey's Bankiag Company; the Wee of England and
South Wales District Bank.
Liverpool—The Bank of Liverpool.
Cheltenham—no County of Gloucester Bank.
Reading—Messrs. I. and C. Simonds and Co.
By order of the Board of Directors,
CHAS. A. iAUNDERS, Secretary.
London Terminus, Paddington, Dec. 4, 1845.

GR EAT WESTERN RAILWAY.
CALL FOR ELEVENTH INSTALMENT OF 51. PER
SHARE, ON 1001. 4SHARES, MAKING 851. PAID.
The Directors of the Great Western Railway having resolved, at a
meeting held this day, to call, under the provisions of the Acts of Par-
liament, for an instalment of 51. per share on 100/. shares, notice
is hereby given, that the Proprietors are requested to pay en or before
the th day ofdanuary next, to any of the under-mentioned bankers,
the raid sum of Si. on each of their respective 1001. shares, viz :
London —Messrs. Glyn, Hallifax, 31ills, and Co. ; at the Great
Western Railway Office, 29, Gresham-street, City.
Bristol—Messrs. Miles, Harford, and Co. ; Messrs. BaiLlie, Ames,
and Co. ; Stuckey's Banking Company ; the West of England and
South Wales District Batik.
Liverpool—The Bank of Liverpool.
Cheltenham—The County of-Gloucester Bank.
Reading—Messrs. I. and C. Simonds and Co.
By order of the Board of Directors,
CHAS. A. SAUNDERS, Secretary.
London Terminus, Paddington, Dec. 4, 1845.

LEEDS AND CARLISLE RAILWAY
COMPANY.

Notice is hereby given,that a Meeting of Shareholders of
this Company, will take place at the London Tavern, Bishops-
gate-street, on MONDAY, the sth of January, 1846, at One
o'clock precisely, to lay before the Proprietors the terms of the
amalgamation which has been agreed to with the Yorkshire and
Glasgow Union Railway Company, and the general state of this
Company. By order of the Committee of Management,
C. LOCOCK WEBB, Secretary.
Gresham-rooms, Basinghall-street.

SOUTII WALES RAILWAY.
CONTRACT FOR WORKS.
Notice is hereby given that the Directors of the South Wales
Railway Company will receive, cn WEDNZSDAT, the 11th February,
1846, at Twelve o'Clock, at their Office, No. 449, West Strand, London,
*enders for the execution of the three several contracts, extending
from the river Lougher, through Swansea to Neath, being a distance
of about fourteen miles, and comprising tunnels and a large amount
of earth work ; li&ewise of several contracts in the neigh-
bourhood of Newport, comprehending also a tunnel and other im-
portant works. Drawings and specifications will be exhibited at the
respective offices of the resident Engineers at Swansea. and at New-
port, on and after Monday, the sth January, 1846, and printed forms
of tender may be had at the same places, or at the Company's office
In London.
The Directors will not consider themselves bound to accept tLe
lowest or any tender. They request the parties to attend at the office
of the Company in London at two o'clock on Wednesday, February
11th, 1346

By order, N. ARMSTRONG, Secretary.
South Walea Railway Office, 449, West Strand,
22d December, 1845.

SOITTII WALES RAILWAY.
First Call of 21. 103. per share, making, with the deposit of
21. 10s., 5/ paid.
Notice is hereby given, that, pursuant to a Resolution of the Board
of Directors, the Proprietors of Shares in this Company are required
to pay the soeond instalment of 21 10s. per share, on or before the
22d day of January next, to any of the undermentioned Bankers:—
London—Messrs. Glyn, Hallifax, Mills, and Co.
Liverpool—The Bank of Liverpool.
Manchester—Messrs. Jones. Loyd, and Co.
Bristol and Exeter—The West of England and South Wales Bank.
Cardiff—The National Provincial Bank of England.
Carmarthen—Messrs. David Morris and gone.
Swansea and Neath—The Glamorganshire Banking Company.
All Calls net paid on or before the 22d January next, will be
charged with interest at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum.
By order,
N. ARMSTRONG, Secretary.
South Wales Railway Office, 449, West Strand, London,
December 22, 1845.

LONDON and BIRMINGHAM RAILWAY.
NOTICE.
The following Reductions in the Fares of Passengers, and the
Rates for Parcels, between London, Birmingham, and Liverpool,
will take place on the Ist of January, 1846 :
LONDON TO LIVERPOOL.
Farce of Passengers.
By Express and Select Trains .. • • • • • • • ....• from 475. to 455.
By other Trains, First Class.. • • • • • • • .. from 40s. to 375.
Do. Second Class ..................from•••• 31s. to 275.
From LONDON to BIRMINGHAM the Reductions will be
Fares of Passengers.
By Express and Select Trains, First Class.. • . —from 275. to 255.
By Mixcd Fast ditto ditto ..... from 235. to 20s.
Ditto ditto Second Class .... • • from 17s. to 14s.
The Fares for Intermediate Distances will b• Reduced in pro-
portion.
The hates for small Parcels, not exceeding 12Ibs. weight, will be
reduced between London and Liverpool, from 2s, 6d. to 2s. ; and be-
tween London and Birmingham, from is. 6d. up, and Is. 3d. down,
to Is. each way. _ _ .

By order, R. CREED, Secretary.
Office, Euston•station, I)ec. 24, 1845.

FASTERN COUNTIES RAIL-WAY.
The Public are informed that the following ALTERATIONS
in the arrangement of the PASSENGER TRAINS will come into
operation on the Ist January, 1846, viz.:—

ARWICH RAILWAY and PIER COM-
PANY (with Branches to Thorpe le Soken and Alresford).

MANAGING COMMITEEE.
Sir ROBERT PRICE, Bart., M.P., Chairman.
Martin Stutely, Esq. Charles Sturgeon, Esq.
R. Ilorman Fisher, Esq. James It. Croft, Esq.
William Downes, Esq. Jahn G. Wilson, Esq.

ENomzER--Joseph Gibbs, Esq.
SOLICITORS.
London—Thomas Jones Mawe, Esq.
Colchester—William Salmon Cooper, Esq.

The Committee beg to announce that it is their intention to pro-
ceed to Parliament in the ensuing session, and that the standing
orders to the present time have in all respects been hilly complied
with.

The share list will close on the sth day of January next, previously
to which forms may be had and applications will be received, accom-
panied by references to a banker, or person of known responsibility,
addressed to the solicitors in London or Colchester, or to the brokers
already advertised.
By order, T. PRICE, Secretary.
4, New Bridge-street, Dec. 23, 1845.

S TUNT, 57, STRAND, LONDON.-WEL-
LINGTON BOOTS, made to Measure, ONE GUINEA. Su-
perior workmanship, the finest French leather, very durable, and
pleasant for tender feet.—Cash on delivery.

NIVE RSAL GAS-LIGHT COMPANY.
PRELIMINARY ANNOUNCEMENT.
Capital 100,000/., in 5,000 Shares of 201. per Share.
Deposit 10s. per 1001. Shares, in accordance with the Ast.
(Provisio Registered.)
Under the Management of a Provisional Coiamittec.
CONSULTING CMEMIST —Profe, sor Ryan, M.D., LL.D., Royal Col-
lege, Portsmouth, and Royal Polytechnic Institution.
ENOINEER—IImry Francis, Esq., Patentee, 40, Elizabeth-street,

aton-'square.
SOLICITBOR_
J.
F. ANKERS—
N. Fesenmeyer, Esq. 23, Bedford-row.
Sir Claude Scott, Bart., and CO.
SECRETARY—Mr. William Nicholson.
Offices of the Company and Working Factories, 159, Drury-lane.
The Company is formed for the purpose of carrying out, more ef-
fectually working, and bringing fate general use, an invention se-
cured by letters patent for an improved manufacture of gas.
The apparatus is so portable it can be fitted up on any descrip-
tion of building, even at a kitchen range, without affecting the do-
mestic arrangements, and the fire used in ordinary in generating the
gas will he ample to produce steam for warming the most extensive
premises.

The most eminent engineers and chemists unite in opinion that
the invention is not only practicable and free from smell or annoy-
ance, but by this valuable patent is secured the manufacture of a
pure and superior gas, not only on new, but sound, scientific, chemical,
and mechanical principles, which have been hitherto overlooked in
the common modes of manufacture ; besides, this gas possesses more
of the illuminating power, and will burn longer, than that now in use,
in the proportion of 40 per cent. in favour of the invention.
The patent method is applicable o lighting generally, but more
especially Sinai! towns, villages, lighthouses, colleges, churches, dock-
yards, theatres, public °theca, prisons, barraeks, railway stations,
in.thufactories, printing-effices, madhouses, hospitals, and schools,
&c., and warming the buildings, without extra expense.
The benefits which would accrue to lighthouses, dockyards, and
numerous localities, where the ordinary gas cannot be conveyed
without the formation of many new Acts and Companies, or at im-
mense expense, would be sufficient to obtain for this Company the
most prominent and prosperous position.
The great saving to the consumer, the small portion of room requi-
site for the erection of the apparatus, the simplicity of its working,
and the brilliancy of the gas, will insure the adoption of the invention
throughout the kingdom ; and although the public can be supplied at
a price which will defy competition, the Company can confidently
hold out to those disposed to become shareholders a return upon
their capital of not less than fifty per cent.
The Company being far advanced, will be in a situation, when fully
registered, to take contracts immediately.
Applications for shares, in the usual feral, to be made to, and
further particulars obtained of, the Solicitor, and also the Secretary,
at the Company's offices, where may be seen the apparatus at work,
and the brilliancy of the gas exemplified.

NATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSUR-
ANCE SOCIETY,
26, COENHILL. L024=01.
_Capitale.4oo,ooo.
Empowered by Act of Parliament.
This institution offers Important and substantial advan-
tages with respect both to Life Assurances and Deferred Annuities.
The assitred has, on all occasions, the power to borr)w, without ex-
pense or forfeiture of the Policy, two-thirds of the premium paid,
(see table); also the option of selecting benefits, and the conversion
•f hi, interests to meet other conveniences or necessity. Assurances
for terms of years are granted on the lowest possible rates.
DIVISION" OF PROFITV.
The success and increasing prosperity of the Society has enabled
the Directors, at the last annual investigation, to declare a third
Bonus, varying from 3w to 76 per cent. on the premiums paid on
each Policy effected on the Profit scale.
EXAMPLES.

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;Premium.
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1837 £.91 13 b 487 13 5X13 17 1 £395 11 1
A £ s d.
' 1838 165 13 I 74 13 10 11 8 6 346 2 3
61 1008 74 3 4 1839 138 13 6 61 14 3 9 218 296 13 4
1840 89 0 0 41 13 4 6 0 6 247 4 b

T d!.7ision of profits is annual, and tke next will be made in Do-
cern 'Jer of the preieat year.

F. FERSIISON CAMBOVX, Sea.

LAW FIRE INSURANCE SOCIETY.
(Completely Registered under the Act 7th and Bth Viet.,
cap. 110).

Offices, Nos. 5 and 6, Chancery-lane.
Subscribed Capital, Five Millions Sterling.
TRUSTEES.
The Right Hon. the Earl of Devon
The Right Hon. Lord Cottenham
The Right Hon. the Vice Chancellor of England
The Right Hon. the Lord Chief Baron
The Right Hon. Sir Herbert Jenner Fast (Dean of the Arches, &c.)
William Wingfield, Esq. (Master in Chancery)
Richard Richards, Esq., M.P. (Master in Chancery.)

and recommended that the following should be appointed
' Commander-in-Chief, :—Sirdar Tej Singh, Sirdar Jewun
Singh Toshekhaneea, and Raja Lall Singh. The second
was declared " Lord Jungee Khoord," or junior commander-
in-chief," to whom were allotted twelve battalions, with
directions to proceed toward., Peshawur, and take military
charge of that district. Sirdar Tej Singh received
the title of " Lord Jungee Kalan," or senior com-
mander-in chief, under whom were placed all the
Aeen troops, • with the command of Kussoor and
Phuloor, while Raja Lall Singh was declared " Lord
Moolkee, " with charge of the cavalry and the income and
expenditure of the army. The Ranee undertook to discharge
the office of wuzeer herself, and to govern the country in
the name of the Maharaja. The aspect of affairs now
grew suddenly warlike. Some deserters from the British
I camp were taken into service on good pay, and some Zu-
meendars from the north bank of the Sutlej, who offered to
undertake a foray into the British territories, received from
Dewan Deena N'ath an assurance that their proposal would
be laid before the Government. On the 9th the cavalry were
informed that Lall Singh had been appointed their commander,
and this, it is said, " pleased some of them, but was a source
of dissatisfaction to a considerable majority." Information
arrived that Ghoolab Singh had returned to •Jamoo, and that
owing to a reduction of the pay of his troops great numbers
of them had quitted his service. This was deemed a favour-
able opportunity for the exercise of a little royal authority,
and a purwannah was accordingly issued directing the Raja
to repair forthwith to Lahore. It was not supposed, however,
that this order would be obeyed. The prospect of hostilities
at first greatly elated the troops, and they stated that "if
only permitted to cross the river, they required no pay or
gratuity from the Sirkar." The impression that war was
about to take place became at this time so general that
people actually began to remove their property to safe
places, for fear of loss 1 The subjoined are the arrange-
ments said to have been agreed upon "in consequence of the
repor ed advance of more British troops to the banks of the
Sutlej ".--
" Twelve battalions of infantry, six regiments of cavalry,
and four battalions of artillery, to proceed to Kussoor. Six
corps of infantry, three of cavalry, and two of artillery, to
encamp at Phulloor. Further, that four battalions of infan-
try, two Zumboorkhanas, and 5,000 irregular troops, should
proceed to Hurree ke Goozur. This would leave four corps
of infantry and two of cavalry available for service towards
Peshawur. The four battalions of infantry, with 2,500 Ca-
valrv, at Jearowta, have been directed to hold themselves in
readiness to march to a place opposite Rooper as soon as they
shotild receive an order to that effect. The Sirkar has also
issued orders to the troops to the following effect I—first, that
they are to keep themselves ready to march ; secondly, that
no demur of any kind is to be made when the order should
be given; and thirdly, that the whole, when on march from
the capital, were to obey the instructions of Sirdar Tej Singh,
who would be appointed commander-in-chief."
On the 10th some Zumeendars from the south side of the
Sutlej made their appearance at the durbar, and offered
to do their best "to invite the people to oppose the Bri-
tish." The Ranee is said to have replied that " for the pre-
sent it would be better to keep quiet, but as soon as their
services might be required their promise would be remem-
bered." On the next day the battalions of Mewa Singh,
annd Ghoolab Singh (not the Jamoo chief) with the Dhera
Court Sahib, were selected far the march to Kussoor; and
considerable excitement appears to have prevailed amongst
the troops, some of them saying that as soon as the order
was issued they would proceed with such celerity as to dine
in Lahore, and drink the customary draught of water after
the meal on the other aide of the Sutlej. The order for the
return of the Jamoo Raja to the capital was now counter-
manded, and he was told that " there was now no imme-
diate necessity for his coming to Lahore, and that it would
be more expedient for him to remain in the hills and keep
the people there in order." On the 12th further accounts
arrived of the mutinous conduct of the troops marching to-
wards Peshawar, who, it appears, had expelled several of
their officers and killed another of the number. The Rajah
of Pattialah, one of the "protected" states, sent to say that
he was being " greatly annoyed " by the British authorities,
and that troops ought to be sent to his assistance: it was he
who had dispatched the last batch of Zumeendars, and "it ,
was certain that the moment the Sirkaree troops crossed,
the whole country would rise against the British." It does
not appear what notice was taken of this communication. Some
troops were to have marched on the 13th, but owing to an
eclipse of the moon, and the approaching close of the month of
Kartick, the movement was postponed. A little vacillation
and wavering, too, began now to be perceptible. A report
gained circulation that the order to march was a mere ruse,
to get rid of the troops while Raja Lall Singh should be pub-
licly declared vizier; and it was resolved that, should this be
the case, " they would nevertheless insist on having the
golden bracelets." The uncertainty of the soldiery as to the
arrangements actually in contemplation appears to have been
somewhat further increased by an attempt made by the Sir-
kar—but which failed—to get the Khas troops removed from
Lahore to Peshawur. Notwithstanding all this, an actual
movement took place on the 14th, in the direction of the
river, on the part of some cavalry who were formerly under
the command of the late Raja Heera Singh. We subjoin
thegaccount given in the Delhi Gazette of the proceedings on
this day :
" Nov. 14.—The battalions of Khan Singh, Man, of Ghoolab
Singh, Provindeea, of the Mere Masran, Walee and of, the
Dhera Court Sahib, were ordered to send out their
standards this day to the encamping ground. The first and
last only obeyed, acd prepared themselves in every respect
for a start. similar orders were issued to a large body of
irregular cavalry, with assurances that they should receive
their pay the moment they had reached the Sutlej. As soon
as they should have been paid they were to cross the river
into the territory of the Sirkar Khalsajee, and there await
further orders. These preparations lead many people to be-
lieve that the war is actually impending, whilst others main-
tain that the real object is to get the army from Lahore, and
then make certain contemplated arrangements. In the after-
noon the cavalry of the late Raja Heera Singh marched
from the capital in the direction of the river. The Aeen
troops have further resolved that, " although troops were
assembling in large numbers on the other side of the Sutlej,
yet there was no pretext for fighting: and that if any neces-
sity arose, - they could easily reach Ferozepore in one day."
It will thus be seen that the troops are decided in opinion
as to the necessity of an immediate march against the
British forces; and we think, judging from the want of
unanimity, that no very formidable act of aggression is likely
to occur.

The British authorities appear to have acted with much
caution and vigilance. Owing to the threatening aspect of
affairs,3the 63d Bengal Native Infantry were ordered to
halt until further orders. Four companies from other
Bengal Native Infantry regiments, two squadrons of the
Bth Irregular Cavalry, and two guns from the European
Foot Artillery, were sent from Ferozepore, in order to
meet and protect convoys which were expected to arrive
in charge of 20 lacy of rupees. Orders were issued to fill the
horse artillery ammunition waggons, and to serve pouch and
spare service ammunition at the shortest possible notice. One
thousand five hundred bearers were expected at Ferozepore
daily. The 33d, en their arrival, were to be stationed at the
ghaut, on the Sutlej, for protection, with a company of
Sappers and Miners of the bridge of boats. We may here
mention that there are now nearly 52,000 troops (exclusive
of the police battalion), besides ten Horse Artillery batteries,
and nine light field batteries, on their way to the north-west
frontier, a force fully adequate to any object which Sir Henry
Hardinge may have in view.
The Governor-General left Delhi on the 19th ult. The
Viceregal camp, says the Delhi Gazette, will be at Kurnaul
on the 26th, and Umballah on the 2d December, 'and unless
any detention should be occasioned by the Governor-General
and the Commander in Chief, the camp will be at Feroze-
pore on the 20th December. The Commander-in-Chief ar-
rived at Umballah—was there on the 21st, to see the troops
on brigade exercise, and resumed his march towards Kurnaul
on the 22d. The meeting of the Governor General and Com-
mander-in-Chicf was to take place on the 26th.