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told him that Mr. Bonham had approved the pair ; but
atterwards 'xi-etc him a note, stating that Mr. Bonham
had informed him that after the most careful search, Mr.
Divett's name could not be found on the register, and Sir
Gregory must therefore come up and vote, and let Mr.
Divett know. Upon this Mr. Divett proposed that both
should be released from the pair, and that both should
vote. •they did so; Mr. Divett's name being, in fact, on
the register. Mr. Divett went on to complain that, not-
withstanding all this, which he thought imputed to him a
fraudulent intention, he had not received from Mr. Bon-
ham any ❑ote or explanation.
No memoe, was found to second the motion.
Sir R. PEEL, in moving the adjournment of the house,
took the opportunity of saying he was proud to call Mr.
Bonham his friend ; and a gentleman of higher integrity
did not exist. Mr. Divett had not professed to be actu-
ated by public principle, but by displeasure at Mr. Bon-
ham's nut having written him a note of explanation. Mr.
Bonham had imputed no fraud to the hon. member. Sir
R. Peel then read a letter from Mr. Russell Ellice, the
chairman of Mr. Bating's committee, to Mr. Bonham,
apologtzing for the mistake, which rested with the com-
mittee ; and another from Mr. Bonham to Sir Gregory,
expressing his own regret. This was the case upon which
Mr. Divett had thought it consistent with his duty to
place, without the least notice to Mr. Bonham, or expla-
nation of tha circumstances, a notice on the book, which
must have led to a general impression that Mr. Bonham
had been guilty of some discreditable act. But as Mr.
Divett had found no seconder, Mr. Bonham was now
amply revenged.
The house then adjourned.

FOREIGN 4. COLONIAL, IN7ELLIGENCE.

INDIA AND CHINA.

By the Indian mail of the Ist of January we have re-
ceived letters and papers to that date from Bombay.
British India is tranquil, and likely to continue so for
its disaffected have discovered that their turbulence would
turn to no use, and that ultimately they would have to
endure the evils which they wish to inflict on others. The
great clamour against Lord Ellenborough had subsided,
and his Lordship, the nature of whose measures was be-
coming clear to the very commonest understanding, was
growing popular. With the army he is still a special fa-
vourite.
The news from the kingdom of the Sikhs represents
that country as far from being tranquillized. It appears
that Golab Singh, the elder brother of Dbyan Singh, old
Runjeet's favourite minister, who was assassinated in Sep-
tember last, had come from his mountain fastnesses to
Lahore, under pretence of supporting his nephew Heera
Singh, who now governs there, under the name of the
young Sovereign Dhuleep, and that his arrival had not
produced the expected results. The young minister is
described as riving large sums of money to the common
soldiers, in order to retain them in some order, while his
uncles are busy in plundering the treasures of the Sikh
government, and carrying away the jewels and articles of
value to the mountains. An attempt was made by his own
maternal uncle to carry away the young Rajah and place
him under the protection of the British, but it was not
successful. Care is taken by the present chiefs to occupy
the fords across the rivers, so that even the refugees are
detained. The state of the country is described as bor-
dering upon anarchy. Many of the petty chiefs are anx
ious to proclaim their independence, and are ready for an
insurrection, which is likely to happen as soon as the ac-
tual minister and his friends have collected all the money
necessary to gratify their rapacity.
The Affghan government is as feeble as ever in the
hands of Dost Mahomed, and intrigues are afloat of vari-
ous kinds. In the midst of these intrigues Dost Maho-
med appears to be unable to make the contemplated attack
on Peshawur, although it is no longer defended by the
European generals of the Lion of Lahore. All the French
officers have left the service of the Sikhs, so that it is
highly probable the boasted prowess of those troops will
soon become little more than the courage of rabble, if
ever Akhbar Khan, who is governing Jellalabad with the
greatest cruelty, should dare to attack the Sikh provinces
to the west of the Indus. It is doubted by the Affghans
themselves whether Dost Mahomed, or his notorious son,
will make any attempt on Peshawur, as much from their
dread of the British influence as from their own ability to
govern the tribes in the neighbourhood of Cabul.
In the meantime, the arrangements of Lord Ellen-
borough for the subjugation of the state of Gwalior have
been highly successful. The Governor-General left Cal-
cutta on the 25th of November, and, travelling in a car-
riage of the palanquin kind, which was propelled, and
not, as usual in India, borne by men, arrived at Allahabad
on the 3d of December, where a short halt was made.
He reached Cawnpore on the 7th, and, proceeding direct
to Agra, arrived in that city on the 11th. Instead of pro-
ceeding to the palace prepared for his reception, his
Lordship remained in his tent.
The Army of Exercise was ready near Agra, under the
orders of the Commander-in-Chief, Sir Hugh Gough.
The first brigade, led by General Valiant, was ordered to
move towards Dhoolpoor, half way to Gwalior ; it marched
on the 12th, and the rest of the army moved in the same
direction on the following days. The Commander-in-
Chief and the Governor-General set out on the 16th.
The intelligence reached Gwalior, and produced alarm,
and a council was held on the 15th, at which the principal
officers and generals attended, and debated in the presence
of the Bahee, or "young Queen," who asked if there
were any of them disposed to resist the British ? None
seeming inclined, a determination was adopted to sur-
render the cause of all the disorder--the minister
named the Khasgeewalla. This was effected, and the
Khasgeewalla was surrendered, and taken prisoner to
Agra, when he was lodged in the fort on the 20th.
The young Rajah, who was chosen to be heir to
the last Sovereign by the Bahee, took refuge in the
camp of the Governor-General, who Is now completely
master of the whole kingdom, for it has fallen to the Hon.
Company as the lords paramount; and Without this child
chosen to represent the former dynasty, but of which
none of the blood flowed in his veins, it was by every
ancient right their property, as well as by the actual one
of conquest. It is hoped by many of the most enlight-
ened men in India that his Lordship will now adopt the
plan of removing from the wretched peasantry the horri-
ble yoke under which they have long groaned—of an un-
bridled, licentious, ferocious soldiery, who have now
proved their want of courage, as they have often exhibited
their want of mercy to the poor tillers of the soil while
under their control.
As the intentions of the Governor-General are u -
known, in consequence of keeping his own secrets, it is
not certain whether he will declare the country to be
altogether a British province, and appoint collectors and
other officers to administer it, or whether he will content
himself in taking a portion of it to defray the expenses of
the armament, and leave the remainder to the tender care
of the " brutal Government of the young Rajah's adhe-
rents." Every one acquainted with the state of India
knows, notwithstanding the grievances of which the
natives complain under the systematic rule of the Hon.
Company, that those Indians who are not subject to that
rule look upon it as Elysium in comparison to the yoke
of a native Rajah's oppression.
The arrangements of the Gwalior districts may require
time, for the purpose of establishing order and regularity
where disorder and confusion formerly prevailed ; the
great difficulty will be to disband the rabble soldiery, now
amounting to 300,000, who may become robbers and plun-
derers. A strong army to counteract such mischief will
be necessary for some time, until an effective force is
raised in the country.
The success of Lord Ellenborough at Gwalior will, it
is expected, lead him soon to settle the intricate question
of the Punjaub. Whether the care shown by the present
Chiefs of Lahore to prevent any immediate outbreak may
continue to have the effect for many months longer, was
considered doubtful. It is said that it is by money alone
that Heera Singh has kept the Sikh soldiers quiet. It
cannot be supposed that his funds for that purpose will
last long, and therefore another revolution is anticipated
there.

The sickness in Scinde continued to be the source of
much comment to the opponents of the policy of Lord
Ellenborough ; they seemed to attribute the sickness to
himself individually, as if he was the grand cause of it.
A great number of medical officers had been despatched
thither from Bombay. The government appeared resolved
on retaining the country, which is now tranquil; and it
was said that several regiments from the Madras Presi-
dency would be sent there in order to assist the Bombay
troops, who were rather exhausted from several cam-
paigns. Sir Charles Napier and General Simpson enjoyed
good health, and were active in their arrangements for
keeping the country quiet.
At Sukkur there had been much sickness, but it ap-
peared to be diminishing. The hint had been thrown out
of the utility of having moveable barracks, with iron
roofs, and wooden compartments, which would afford
facilities for changing the localities—a great advantage in
India, where the earth once saturated with animal mat-
ter, and moistened either by the rain, or, what is worse,
by the sea water, always produces the most fatal effects.
It is, therefore, hoped that the hon. Company will take
into consideration the great advantages of having such
edifices prepared of iron in England, and of teak or other
hard wood in India. A great number of invalids had
come from Scinde to Bombay, where every care was taken
of them.