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Our attention has been called to the extraordinary number
of dissolutions of partnership which appear in the two last
numbers of the London Gazette, and we have made reference
to those of the corresponding dates in the two preceding
years. It thence appears that the dissolutions advertised in
this week's Gazette, of 1840, amounted to 51 ; in 1841, to
61; and in the present year, to 101.
Da. PIISEY.—It will be remembered that this divine
during a short stay in Dublin a few months since, was present
at a popish chapel during the celebration of high mass.
Being severely reproved for this, Dr. Pusey, whilst ad-
mitting his presence in the chapel, denied that he " adored
the Holy Eucharist." In reply to this, Dr. Clancy, who
styles himself " Bishop of Oriense, and Vicar Apostolic of
British Guiana," and who also was in the chapel with Dr.
Pusey, gives the following description of the mode in which
the latter conducted himself:—" As I did not send my
episcopal dress, I retired to the extremity of the chapel, in
my ordinary costume; and, from an elevation in the floor,
had a tolerably good view of this most interesting ceremony.
I found a Roman Catholic priest with Dr. Pusey in the same
place ; the former directing his attention occasionally to the
ritual which explained the ceremony. During the entire
time of the exposition and benediction of the Holy Eucharist,
1 knelt next by the side of Dr. Pusey ; and 1 do most re-
spectfully beg leave to remind the learned divine that he, the
said Dr. Pusey, not only knelt on both knees reverently, but
meditated, with his hand on his forehead, devoutedly During
the entire period of the public adoration of the blessed
sacrament. 1 can also truly add, that I observed Dr. Pusey,
much to my edification, profoundly bow his head whenever
the sacred name of Jesus was mentioned by the archbishop.
Ecclesia non judicat de internis' is a maxim well known in
Catholic theology. lam not disposed to violate either the
spirit or the letter of the sentence. lam logician enough to
know that external sins are not necessarily expressive of
our inward feelings or judgments ; but if I had not been in-
formed that the solemn worshipper, on his knees before the
Blessed Eucharist in that Roman Catholic chapel, was not a
Protestant of the Anglican denomination, I should have con-
pclruetsleendc,efroomf athpepeatraunchceasr,istth, exathgpeowsed on
was apriaestp,uobrliac very fer-
vent
Catholic layman. Kneelin in a meditative posture, in
Homan
Catholic altar or tabernacle, and in presence of a congrega-
tion,°nthn is, in my humble judgment, ordinarily speaking,
act implying adoration;' and is, ,' an
mode of ' disclaiming the adoration in it. rather a novel

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RRIVAL OF THE OVERLAND MAIL

The last arrival from India brought the intelligence that,
consequent on certain reductions made in the tribute paid to
the Eastern Ghilzie tribes, for keeping open the passes be-
tween Cabui and Jellalabad, the people rose and took posses-
sion of the said passes; and that thereupon General Sale's
brigade, which had been under orders for the provinces, was
sent out to drive them from their position, and to re-open
the communication. This, however, was an arduous duty,
and attended with serious loss on our side. The brigade
fought its way to Guudamuck, much harassed by the enemy
from the high ground on-either side of the passes, and after
18 days, during which our men were almost incessantly en-
gaged, they reached the above place, much shattered and
exhausted, and thence, after further annoyances from the
enemy, moved upon Jellalabad.*
In the mean time, whilst Sale's force was at Gundamuck
—on the 2nd of November—an alarming insurrection broke
out at CAW. Singular to relate, it was so wholly unex-
pected, that letters written on the preceding day by the en-
voy and minister speak of affairs being in a prosperous
condition, and everything quiet and peaceful at the capital.
He himself (Sir W. H. Macnaghten), was about to leave
Cabul at that very time, to proceed with all haste to Bombay,
to assume the governorship of that presidency. The occupa-
tion of the Koord Cabul pass, and the subsequent opposition
which General Sale had met with, had ceased to cause any
anxiety, as it was supposed that the insurgents to the east-
ward had been effectually put down. But in the midst of
this supposed security the storm broke over Cabul with
terrific fury.

As far as we can gather from the disjointed accounts which
have just reached us (for the communication between Cabul
and India is still cut off,) the first manifestation of the popu-
lar anger consisted in a murderous assault on a party of our
officers, who were then leaving the Durbar. Sir A. Burnes,
his brother, Lieutenant C. Burnes, and Lieutenant Broad-
foot, of the European Regiment, were massacred; and
another officer, Lieutenant Sturt, of the Engineers, cut down
in the very presence of Shah Soojah himself. Soon the whole
city was up in arms, the bazaars were plundered, the houses
of our officers ransacked and their property destroyed, the
Treasury pillaged, and other depredations committed in the
town, whilst another large party, chiefly Kezzilbashes, we
believe, attacked the British cantonments, which are situated
about two miles from the town. The rebels are said to have
declared one of Shah Zemaun's sons king, but whether the
outbreak originated in the intrigues of this party, or whether
it was a religious movement, having for its end the extermi-
nation of the British, is not very clearly known ; but the re-
bellion was of the most alarming character, for the whole
population were up in arms against us, and our troops being
divided—a portion of them in the cantonments, a portion of
them in the Balah Hissar--and the enemy holding the town,
which lies between two positions, we could make but little
stand against the heavy current of the insurgents. The
rebellion, at the date of the last advices received from
Cabul, for one or two Cossids had made good their
way to Peshawar, had raged during seventeen days,
but the force of it was unbroken. We cannot pretend
to give anything like a circumstantial narrative of the
events of those days, for we have nothing beyond fragments
of intelligence, which it is difficult to put together, in due
consecutive course. The British force at Cabul was weak,
and the enemy most multitudinous. Several engagements
had taken place, and our troops had distinguished temselves
on various occasions, but all to very little purpose. The
enemy, unfortunately, at an early stage, got possession of the
Commissariat godowns—two horse artillery guns had been
sent to their defence, but the ammunition failing, the stores
were captured. Two of the Shah's guns were also taken by
the enemy and turned against'our party, and one of our mag-
azines destroyed. On the 18th the insurrection, in spite of
a partial victory achieved by us a few days before, was at its'
height, and, though there seemed at one time :some little
hope of the Ghilzie portion of the confederacy being brought
over to our side, at the date of the last intelligence affairs
were still wearing a fearful aspect. We are not only beset
with enemies on every side but our troops are sadly straitened
for supplies.
Whilse these sad events ;were befalling us at the capitol,
our principal outposts were being attacked by the enemy.
Charekur, which is to be the north of Cabul, was besieged,
and the single corps there posted, the Shah's 4th Regiment,
after a gallant defence, cut to pieces. All the officers attached
to it, with exception of one who escaped, severely wounded,
were killed, and Lieutenant Rattray, the Political Agent at
Kohistan, fell there also. About this same time, Captain
Woodburn, with a party of 120 men, was proceeding from
Ghuznee to Cabal, when he fell in with a large body of in-
surgents, and the whole of his little band were massacred.
Ali Musjid and Pesh Bolak, which lie on the eastern front of
Affghanistau, between Peshawar and Jellalabad, were
attacked also, but with no calamitous result ; and Ghuznee,
only garrisoned by a single regimen:, has been beleaguered
by the enemy, but although evil reports are rife concerning
it, we may hope that it is yet secure. In this posture of
affairs, a brigade from Candahar has been sent, under Colo-
nel Maclaren, to the relief of Cabal—an ill-judged and im-
politic measure, for it could scarcely, under any circum-
stances, reach its destination in time to render the required
assistance, and it is apprehended that the brigade, marching
at such a season of the year, and through a line of country
beset by our enemies, will be exposed to a series of disasters,
fatal perhaps to the entire force. In addition to this the
weakening of the Candahar post is in itself a measure fraught
with danger. At the date of the last advices from that quarter
all was quiet, but it was feared that the departure of half of
the force to the northward would be a signal to the Westetn
Ghilzies to revolt. Whichever way we look beyond the
Indus, clouds are bursting over our heads, and it is impossi-
ble to regard the present aspect of affairs without the most
painful apprehensions. Strong reinforcements are now
being sent from the provinces, but they have a long and
wearisome march before them, and it is scarcely to be ex.
pected that they will penetrate further than Peshawar before
their progress is checked by the snows of winter. The dis-
asters which we have detailed above could not have occurred
at a more unfavourable season • for, independent of what we
have to apprehend from the fury of an entire populace in
arms against us, our troops, cut off from all ready means of
supply, are doomed, we fear, to suffer n-uch from a want of
food, as well as from a want of fuel, which, during a Cabal
winter, will be severely felt by all, and especially by the
Hindostan soldiery, 'who are but little inured to the rigours
of the north. God grant that next month we may have
more favourable intelligence to communicate; our prospects
seem at present gloomy enongli,,but, under Providence, the
shattered bark will right itself,
.and we shall then put to sea
again, with added knowledge and experience, having marked
down on our chart the rocks and whirlpools to be avoided in
our course. Danger there always will, and always must be,
for the venture we have undertaken is in itself a dangerous
one; but much of the evil which is now befalling us, we
have cut out for ourselves, and it is probable that the country,
under a wiser administration, may yet be' reduced to—a
Roman peace.
It is gratifying to be able to turn away from this distress-
ing" picture to the contemplation of our renewed success in
China under the new directorship. Since the departure of
the Elliots, affairs have prosp.'red in that direction. The fleet
has been moving on steadily to the northward, victorious at
every stage. In our last, we noticed that Amoy had fallen ;
and since we began to write, official intelligence of the re-
occupation of Chusan, on the Ist of October, and of the
reduction and occupation, on the 10th and 13th of the same
month, of the cities of Chinhae and Ningpo has been re-
ceived. Chusan, since our abandonment of it, had been
greatly strengthened by the Chinese, and a formidable line
of defences erected, but by the gallantry and energy of our
naval and military forces, the city of Ting-hai was captured
in an incredibly short space of time, the enemy put to flight
in every direction, and a provisional government established
on the island. Similar success attended our movements on
Chinhae; and at Ningpo the place was undefended, the
Chinese soldiery having already had enough of warfare with
the " white devils," and positively refusing to face us again.
Burmese affairs are 'nearly in the same position as they
were in last month. We have intelligence from Moulmein
to the Gth instant, but nothing had been done. Tharawaddie
was still at Rangoan—some said that he was going back to
his capital immediately ; others said that be was not ; but he
was evidently little inclined to force us into a war, and we
are still less inclined to force him. The alarm, however,
which his majesty's movements have created is greatly a
matter of regret, and it is naturally asked, whence originated
the fears of Government which have impelled them to fit out
at a heavy cost a large armament, and that too at a time
when the exhausted state of our-resources called for the most
careful husbandry ? It is said that a portion of the force
now off Moulmein will be ordered anon to join the China
expedition, and it is certain that reinforcements must be
sent in that direction, for every new capture weakens the
original force, and now that we have Hongkong, Amoy,
Chusan, Tinghae, and Ningpo in our possession, we must be
somewhat crippled in our means of carrying out the further
objects of the expedition. There is a loud call for " more
troops" from almost every quarter, and it must be replied
to from home by a considerable extension of the Indian ar-
my. This measure, so often urged upon the home govern-
ment, cannot now be delayed with safety to their possessions.
At the date of the last advices, the 27th of November
Sale's brigade was in perfect security, and well supplied at
Jellalabad. They had moved out on the 15th, and routed a
large body of the enemy, amounting, it is said, to 5,000.

EXECUTION OF JOHN DELA.HUNT

DUBLIN, FEB. s.—This miserable young man, who com-
mitted one of the most diabolical murders that ever disgraced
any country, was this day executed in front of Kilrnainham
gaol.
The wretched criminal slept well last night, and rose at six
o'clock this morning, when he prayed, and also employed his
time in meditation. At nine o'clock he ate a hearty break-
fast. His animal propensities must have been very strong,
for he dined well yesterday, supped well, slept well last
night, and breakfasted heartily this morning! His fear of
death does not appear to spring from any punishment re-
sulting from his crimes in another world, but from a horror of
the scorn and exultation of the crowd, and thedisgrace which
his crimes and ignominous death will necessarily entail upon his
family. At 12 o'clock the criminal was led from the chapel.
He was so feeble that one of the clergyman by whom he was
accompanied, and the hangman, were obliged to support and
lead him along by either hand. lie was instantly led to the
scaffold, and placed upon it. The hangman, whose face was
covered with a white cloth, with small holes cut in it to ena-
ble him to see, enveloped his head in a covering similar to
that worn by himself. During this eereuiony the officiating
priest read prayers, in which the culprit joined. Towards
the close of the meditation he became very faint, and fell
upon his knees, in which position he remained till the bolt
was withdrawn, and he was launched into eternity. A few
muscular contractions were all the indications of suffering
observable in his death. Never was terror more depicted in
a human countenance than in his—pallid and death-like;
and his frame, which was slight and weakly, exhibited the
feelings of horror and fear with which he awaited his execu-
tion. When he appeared upon the drop a slight murmur ran
through the crowd—not of indignation—not of scorn—pot of
pity—it partook of something of a religious character—it was
like a murmur of prayer. There was no shout—no outrage
—no violence : the populace were better behavedrTh on this oc-
casion than on any within our remembrance. e time re-
quired by law (40 minutes) for the body of the culprit
inter-
ment re-
main suspended having expired, it was cut down for
within the precints of the prison.
The wretched man has made a written confession, in which
he denies positively having had any hand with the murder of
the Italian boy, and that what he swore against Cooney and
his wife was false, and was alleged in the hopes of ootaining a
a reward. With reference to the murder of the boy Ma-
guire, he made the following heart-rending disclosure :
" I do now confess that the hope of getting again into the
pay of the castle was my strong motive for committing the
deed. I thought I could fix it upon some one in the course
of time, and if I had succeeded, I don't knok but I might
have done a similar deed again had my conscience yielded
to a similar temptation. I kept him nearly half an hour in
the lane. He twice asked me was I coming home soon, as
his mother would be beating him. I said I was waiting for
a jaunting-car. He spent part of the time sitting in the
come at the stable door, on a heap of dung or litter heaped •
outside. I was then turning in my mind how I could best
cut his throat. He stood up then by my side. I felt his
throat, and asked had he lumps in his throat. He made no
reply. After some minutes I again felt his throat with my
left hand, having the knife in my right hsnd ready ; my righi
hand was then in my coat pocket, when I asked him a second
time had he lumps in his throat, id began again to feel him;
he raised up his head to let me feel more easily. His back
was then to me, and at that moment, while he was in that
position, with his head drawn back, I cut his throat and
threw him from me. Ile fell on his face. He uttered no
cry, nor did he make any noise whatever."

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THIS present TUESDAY EVENING, the Bth instant,
THE IRON CH EST.
To conclude with the Comic Ballet, called
DISASTERS OF. A BRIDGE.

First Price—Lower Boxesl-4;.; Upper Boxes, 3s. 6d
Pit, 2s. 6d._; Gallery, is.

Second Prire—LOWer Boxes, 2s. 6d.; Upper Boxes,
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mins present TUESDAY EVENING, the Sth instant,
and TO-MORROW (Wednesday), the 9th instant,
will be produced the magnificent Legendary Spectacle, enti-
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ST. GEORGE AND THE DRAGON;
OR, THE SEVEN CHAMPIONS OP CHRISTENDOM

St. George of England, Mr. W. D. Broadfoot; Tom of
Coventry, Mr. H. Beverly ; Kalaba, Mrs. Nunn.
To be followed by an entire Change of
DUCROW'S SCENES OF THE CIRCLE !

To conclude with the Grand Equestrian Romance, entitled

THE CONQUEROR'S STEED;
THE PROPHET OF THE CAUCASUS

Mansour, Mr. W. D. Broadfoot ; Selim, Mr. Howard ;
Jumbo, Mr. H. Beverly ; Ximene, Mrs. Nunn; Nisi, Miss
F. Carman.

By Desire of several Families in the Country, and Schools, a

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Private Boxes may be obtained nightly for Families on ap-
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Prices of Admission :—Centre Dress Boxes, 3s. ; Side
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Dorss to be opened at Half-past Six, and the Performance
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