The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-11-29 00:00:00

EVACUATION OF AFFGHANISTAN.

GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY
(PUBLISHED BY AUTHORIY.)
PROCLAMATION.

Secret Department, Simla, the Ist October, 1842.
The Government of India directed its army to pass the
Indus in order to expel from Affghanistan a chief believed to
be hostile to British interests, and to replace upon his throne
a sovereign represented to be friendly to those interests, and
popular with his former subjects.
The chief believed to be hostile became a prisoner, and the
sovereign represented to be popular was replaced upon his
throne; but, after events which brought into question his
fidelity to the government by which he'was restored, he lost
by the hands of an assassin the throne he had only held
amidst insurrections, and his death was preceded and fol-
lowed by still existing anarchy.
Disasters unparalleled in their extent, unless by the errors
in which they originated, and by the treachery by which they
were completed, have in one short campaign been avenged
upon every scene of past misfortune; and repeated victories
in the field, and the capture of the cities and citadels of
Ghuznee and Cabul, have again attached the opinion of in-
vincibility to the British arms.
The British army in possession of Affghanistan will now
be withdrawn to the Sutlej.
The Governor-General will leave it to the Affghans them-
selves to create a government amidst the anarchy which is
the consequence of their crimes.
To force a sovereign upon a reluctant people would be as
inconsistent with the policy as it is with the principles of the
British Government, tending to place the arms and resources
of that people at the disposal of the first invader, and to im-
pose the burden of supporting a sovereign without the pros-
pect of benefit from his alliance.
The Governor-General will willingly recognise any govern-
ment approved by Affghans themselves, which shall appear
desirous and capable of maintaining friendly relations with
neighbouring states.
Content with the limits nature appears to have assigned to
its empire, the Government of India will devote all its efforts
to the establishment and maintenance of general peace, to
the protection of the Sovereigns and Chiefs, its allies, and to
the prosperity and happiness of its own faithful subjects.
The rivers of the Punjaub and the Indus, and the moun-
tainous passes and the barbarous tribes of Affghanistan, will
be placed between the British army and an enemy approach-
ing from the west, if indeed such an ehemy there can be, and
no longer between the army and its supplies.
The enormous expenditure required for the support of a
large force, in a false military position, at a distance from its
own frontier and its resources, wilt no longer arrest every
measure for the improvement of the country and of the peo-
ple.
The combined army of England and of India, superior in
equipment, in discipline, in valour, and in the officers by
whom it is commanded, to any force which can be opposed
to it in Asia, will stand in unassailable strength upon its own
soil, and for ever, under the blessing of Providence, preserve
the glorious empire it has won, in security and in honour.;
The Governor-General cannot fear the misconstruction of
his motives in thus frankly announcing to surrounding states
the pacific and conservative policy of his government.
Affghanistan and China have seen at once the forces at his
disposal, and the effect with which they can be applied.
Sincerely attached to peace for the sake of the benefits it
confers upon the people, the Governor-General is resolved
that peace shall be observed, and will put forth the whole
power of the British government to coerce the state by which
it shall be infringed.

By order of tht; Right Hon. the Governor-General of India,
T. H. M ADDOCK,
Secretary to the Government of India with the
Governor-General.

Another projected railway to Oxford is announced, to form
a continuation of the Aylesbury line.
There is a second crop of apples in the garden belonging to
Lumley Park Durham. The trees were in full bloom during
harvest, and the fruit is now a good size.
The Sultan is said to have the idea of fortifying Constanti-
nople ; and the King of Naples has determined on fortifying
Syracuse.
On Saturday last, a banker's case was lost in Lombard-
street, London, which contained bank-notes to the amoant
of upwards of £1,900.
Thomas Cook, the superintendent of the police force at
Chatham, has been committed to gaol for embezzling the
sum of £7O, the funds of that borough.

The Rev. Francis Goode, lecturer, of Clapham, and author
of " The Better Covenant," died on the 19th inst., in his
45th year.
A WONDER ! BLOW ME !—At New Jersey they have an
actress called the Singing Wonder, who has been known to
run up the chromatic scale so fast, that the organ which
ought to have accompanied her stopped for want of wind !
We understand the Derbyshire hills were on Thursday
covered with snow. There were some slight showers of snow
in Hull on Tuesday, but it dissolved as it fell. A great
quantity of rain has since fallen.—Hull Packet.
It gives us much pleasure to state, on the authority of let-
ters from Vienna of the 12th of this month, that the beautiful
daughter of Lord and Lady Jersey, the Princess Nicholas
Esterhazy, is in a situation that promises an heir to that an-
cient and distinguished family.
The late Dr. Ireland, Dean of Westminster, bequeathed
five thousand pounds to the Metropolis Church Building
Fund, to be !aid out in the building or purchase of a chapel
in some convenient part of Westminster, under the direction
of the Bishop of London.
DEATH OF FRANCES BENNETT.—This wretched woman,
who was removed in the course of last week, from Ruardean,
to the county gaol, charged with the horrible offence of
having murdered six of her own children, died in the hospital
at an early hour on Friday morning.

On Saturday last, at a very full meeting of the board of
' guardians of the Kendal Union, the recommendation of the
poor-law commissioners to separate husband and wife was
unanimously resisted, and they are determined against the
the principle of separation. The result is looked forward to
with much interest in the district.
On Monday last, a man of the name of Daniel Campbell
was committed, under the coroner's warrant, at Oxford, on
a charge of manslaughter, his wife (or a woman with whom
he cohabited as such) having, as is alleged, come to her death
in consequence of injuries inflicted upon her by him.
MARYPORT AND CARLISLE RAILWAY.—ThiS work is
now rapidly progressing. The rails have already been laid
from Carlisle to Cardew, about six miles. It is not now in-
tended to open the line to Dalston until it be finished to
'igton, which ;vat be completed by the end of February
next.—Carlisle Patriot.

ANTI-MACASSAR.—It appears that the metropolitan po-
lice are to he sworn of their " Hyperion's curls." We.find
the following paragraph in relation to the cropping of their
" hairy honours" in the Standard of Friday :—" An order
has just been issued by the superintendent of L division, to
the effect that all the men i❑ future appear with their whiskers
shaved clean off to the ear, and their hair cut close to the
head (a la militaire)."
EDINBURGH THEATRE.—The manager of this theatre has
changed the time of commencing the performances, and also
has lowered the prices of admission. The manager states,
in his address, that he solicits the increased patronage of the
public, as the only means of enabling him to continue his
exertions and keep the Theatre-Royal open ; but after a
month's trial, should the reduction be found a failure, the
old prices will, on due notice, be resumed.
WOODCOCKS.—There were killed last week, in the coverts
round Skibo Castle, by Mr. Dempster himself, Mr. Hay
Mackenzie, and other friends, about 60 of those winter visi-
ters, along with roe-deer, pheasants, and other game. This
is a much smaller number, however, than was killed in the
corresponding week of last year at.the sume place, when 67
woodcocks were bagged in three days, and when Easter Ross
also produced extraordinary numbers of these birds.—lnver-
ness Courier.

THE JOINT-STOCK MARINE ASSURANCE COMPANIES.—
The Railway Magazine of Saturday last, contains the fol-
lowing important statement:—" With a view to protect the
interests of the public, we ask if it be true that the proprie-
tors of the above companies, formed within these two years,
are liable only to the amount of the shares they hold ? We
repeat this question, so important, to mercantile interests,
still more emphatically. Our reasons for so doing it is un-
necessary here to explain. We have beard surmises, which
lead us to believe that the old and admirable system of indi-
vidual subscriptions, so long practised at Lloyd's, must be
returned to, as the only safe one for insurers."

NORTH MIDLAND RAILWAY.—The directors of this rail-
way met on Wednesday last at Derby, to consider of the
measures proper to be adopted in consequence of the decision
come to by the shareholders at the special general meeting
on the Wednesday previous. They came to the unanimous
resolution to resign their offices; but, in order to prevent the
great inconvenience that would have been created by the
immediate withdrawal of all those who had been on the direc-
tion, and also to prevent the nomination of the new board of
directors from falling into the hands of the Lord Chancellor
(for which it would have done by law if the number of direc-
tors had been reduced below five), they resolved that six of
the directors, out of the twelve, should continue in office till
the half-yearly meeting in February. At the half-yearly
meeting in February next the six old directors remaining on
the board will retire.—Leeds Mercury.
CHARGE OF FORGERY.—On Thursday last, the Rev. W.
Bailey, minister of Queen-square Episcopal chapel, West-
minster, was placed at the bar at Bow-street police-office,
charged with forging and uttering a promissory note for the
sum of £2.875, with intent to defraud the executors of the
late Mr. R. Smith, of Great St. Andrew-street, Seven
Dials, an ironmonger of very eccentric character, who died
some months since. The note was an I. 0. U. to Miss Ann
Bailey. prisoner's sister, on which an action had been brought
to recover the amount in the Court of Common Pleas. At
the trial, the prisoner swore that he saw Smith execute the
note in the vestry of his chapel at Queen-square. It ap-
peared, however, that the prisoner, in conversation with the
undertaker who conducted Smith's funeral, said he under-
stood he (Smith) could not write his name; the undertaker
corrected him on this point and supplied him with several of
Smith's signatures. Other circumstances occurred at the
time which induced the Chief Justice to order the several
documents to be impounded, i❑ order that ulterior measures
might be taken against the prisoner, and a verdict was even-
teally returned for the defendant. The prisoner was re-
manded for a week.

OXFORD, Nov. 22.—The Vice-Chancellor has issued the
following notice :—" In a convocation to be holden on
Thursday, the Ist of December, at two o'clock, it will be
proposed to the house to accept the legacy, to which the
following extract from the will of the late Dean of West-
minster relates :"—Extract from the Will of the late John
Ireland, D.D., Dean of Westminster.—" And upon
trust to pay or transfer the sum of £lO,OOO Three per Cent.
Consolidated Annuities to the Chancellor, Masters, and
Scholars of the University of Oxford, that they may apply
the interest and dividends of the said sum as hereinafter
mentioned ; that is to say, for the promotion of a scheme of
education which (as I have been informed by the Dean of
Christ Church, Dr. Gaisford) is now in progress in the said
University, under the management of a Committee of Heads
of Houses, (of which the said Dean is one,) for the more
complete instruction of students, particularly such as are
destined for the church. And I direct the said Chancellor,
Masters. and Scholars, to appropriate the interest and divi-
dends of the said sum of £lO,OOO for the benefit of a pro-
fessor, whose department shall be the 'Exegesis of Holy
Scripture,' as is recommended by the above committee, other
parts of theology being already allotted to other professors
under the general scheme. And I further direct, that the
said professor ,hall be appointed by the heads of colleges and
halls, and not by a small .r body of trustees, or the University
at large. And also that the said professor shall be directed
by convocation in the detail of his duties as occasion may
require, and that he shall reside at Oxford six months in
every year, or lose his appointment. Provided always, and
in case the above-mentioned scheme of education shall at
any time, either before or after my death, be abandoned, and
it shall be found impossible to carry my said directions into
effect, then and in that case I direct the Chancellor, Masters,
and Scholars for the time being of the said University, to
apply the interest. dividends. and annual produce of the said
sum of £lO,OOO Three per Cent. Consolidated Annuities for
and towards the established religion of England generally, or
to the promotion of literature and science within the Uni-
versity, as convocation shall determine. And I hereby
direct, that the receipt of the said Chancellor or his Vice-
Chancellor shall be a sufficient discharge for the said sum."