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gee department for many years to come. Since then We
have had our supposition confirmed, and we now know for a
certainty, that several leading members of the Thug frater-
nity, in the Deckan and Southern India, together with many
others of minor note, are still at large : indeed the number
is estimated as approaching fifty ; and we understand that,
besides these, who are in themselves quite sufficient to revive
Thuggee throughout India, there is very strong reason for
believing that another class of these miscreants exists under
the guise of Biragees—Hindoo religious mendicants. In
fact, most direct and positive evidence on this point has been
obtained by some of the officers of the department ; and these
Biragees have hitherto only escaped detection through their
migratory habits, a constant change in their appearance, and

by their having kept the other Thugs in the dark as to their
permanent abiding places, or indeed the particular province
whence they come, though there is no doubt of their being
from some part of Hindostan. These wretches cannot, how-
ever, much longer escape detection ; even now parties are on
the look-out for them, as the routes they frequent are well
known, it having been ascertained that they travel even to
the southernmost point of India, and being besides further
surmised that they occasionally visit Ceylon.
If no impediment be thrown in the way to prevent the
continued exercise of that persevering zeal which has hitherto
been so'cOnspicuous in the Thuggee department, the same
exertions which were so successful in tracing out and exter-
minating the race of 'Thugs of the Golah caste, who were for
so many ages Solely and unsuspectedly located in the dense
jungles•Of ttW Cuttacic prOvince, will ere long trace out this
class likewise'of those vile murderers.
Besides these, we are informed, that a set of miscreants
infest almost all the great .thoroughfares throughout India,
who mike it their business t- • traveller who un-

naxt 4o poison any
warily trusts himself to their hands ' • and they arc equally as
much to be dreaded as were the Thugs themselves. It is
quite necessary for the safety of the traveller, that these
wretches should be traced out and put down ; and, with the
knowledge that the government have of their existence, it
will be criminal to desist until we have well grounded reason

to believe the whole class have been ester;

we cannot expect that the ordinal.

although reformed accordi
able to effect this; we hoot

police of the Count!.

to thelan propose(.l,

'-partinent, which has so
nrticn of these secret

important task v

entrusted entirely to the -Th
satisfactorily rooted out the greater

murderers. But to return to the Thugs already known, and
of whom a pretty good account has already been given,
thanks to the zeal and activity of Major Sleeman and his as-

sistants, we are told that active measures are still being car-
ried on against them, though in. some parts of India they

have been completely eradicated; and there the endeavour is
to keep down ' the system," but which will, we are con-
vinced, inevitably:revive, should this vigilance be withdrawn ;
for the seed of that system, we are assured, on good autho-
rito, exists throughout the peninsula. In the Deckan and
Southern India, as we said before, many Thugs are, it is well
known, still at large • and, notwithstanding all the endea-
vours made to trace ;hem out,—for now they have no fixed
dwelling-places,—the generality of them continue teelude
their pursuers; but the chase is not altogether fruitless, for,
during the last year, the offices ;in the south have been able
to bring eight of these wretches to justice, and we hear that
parties are now out in various quarters in search of others,
whose traces they are following on good information. The
success of the last year is mainly owing to the removal of one
of the offices to the southern province ;. and parties from that
office are constantly to be heard of in those districts, as our
correspondents have from time to time made known.

OF AN EAST INDIAMAN
UREADFUL LOSS OF LIFE.

WltEr

We lament to announce the total loss of the Reliance, East
Indianian, Captain Thomas Green, off Etaples, to the West-
ward of Boulogne, in the dreadful gale on Saturday last. It
is stated, that the captain and all the crew, 116 men, have
perished, with the exception of five lascars and the carpenter,
a European.

The Reliance was an old ship, of 1,500 tons bunt
the largest vessel in the trade. She left Canton for

early in May, with a cargo of more than 20,000 chests of tea,
in all 1,884,7481 b ; being the largest and most valuable cargo
of the season,—amounting, in fact, to one twentieth of the
whole annual export of tea. As much interest will be felt in
this country, in the loss of this vessel, we have copied from
the Canton Price Current of July 26th, the following entry
of her cargo, &c. ; the date being probably that of her
clearance :—" May 6, Ship Reliance, to London, 1,515 tons.
Cargo, 1.277,5661 b Congou; 3,621 Souehong ; 59,076 Hong
Muay ; 6,786 Pekoe; 3,458 orange Pekoe; 406,565 Twankak ;
2,251 Hyson; 28,570 Hyson skin; 82,084 young Hvson
9,037 gunpowder; 5,734 imperial ; total 1,884,7481 b.". We
do not find any silk or other produce entered as part of her
. The intelligence of the loss of this vessel was brought
aver on Monti-- from 1-1-- - water

..ay morning _ ..)oulogne, by the vv
Witch steam-boat. We copy the following paragraph on thr,
subject from the city article of the London

Times of

" The shipwreck of the Reliance, from China to London,
at Etaples, near Boulogne, on Saturday, has created con-
siderable sensation in the city. The loss of 110 persons out
of the 116 on board has cast a gloom of the most melancholy
description among the merchants connected with the East
India trade. Hertast place of resort was St.lielena, and the
parties interested in her fate were therefore in expectation
every' day of hearing of her safe arrival. It appears, that of
the crew and passengers, numbering the amount of persons
already stated, the saved are one European, described to be
the ship's carpenter, and five Lascars, who reached the shore
in one of the boats of the vessel. The Reliance was an old
ship on this trading station, and bad on board a cargo of tea
of considerable value, besides the freightage incidental to a
voyage she was in the habit of performing. The quantity of
tea she brought was 1,884,7481 b, of which there were
1,277,5661 b of congeu, and 406,5651 b of twankay, with smaller
proportions of other descriptions. Most fortunately for the
insurance offices and underwriters in this country, their risks
upon this vessel do not include more than from £14,000 to
£15,000 of the £195,000 for which it is said she is insured ;-
the Indian offices, that is to say, the insurance offices of Cal-
cutta and Bombay, being responsible for at least £150,000 to
£lBO,OOO of the entire amount. This mishap, with those re-
ported from the Cape of Good Hope on Saturday, and others
which have occurred on the coast during the late severe
weather, have, in a material degree, depressed the feelings of
parties connected in our.shipping interest. The London in-
surance-offices. and also the underwriters, have suffered by
the loss of the Abercrombie Robinson and the Waterloo ; but,
we are assured, not to any serious extent."

(From the Times of Wednesday.)

Few additional particulars have arrived of the loss of the
Reliance, East Indianian, but there now remains no doubt
of the fate of the great majority of her crew and passengers.
The more the subject is alluded to, the more intense is the
sympathy expressed at the death so many persons have ex-
perienced within sight almost of their native land. The fact
of the drifting on shore of the bodies of the captain, one of
the mates (Mr. Griffin,) and a seaman, as identified by the
ship-carpenter, leaves little hope for the escape of any of
those who were known to be on board, and who are not
among the 'number saved. 'The cargo described yesterday
as principally consisting of teas, must, if not damaged be-
yond all use, be in such a depreciated condition as to render
it of small value in set off to the losses the underwriters will
have to make good on their several risks. It is said, and
much to his credit, that the British Consul at Boulogne is
persevering in his exertions to rescue whatever property he
can from the wreck, for the benefit of the parties interested.
From a part of this responsible duty he will be by this time
relieved, one of the owners, Mr. Tomlin, having started for
the spot immediately the new was announced. Of the state
of the weather in the Channel some idea is conveyed by the
account of the difficulties which two or three experienced
pilots give of their passage for the river, in encountering
south-west gales and thick fogs. At Lloyd's and the Jeru-
salem Coffee-house much speculation exists on the probable
cause of the destruction of, the vessel. Before, however,
some official account of her situation and loss is received, it
isca matter of mere conjecture whether it was through the
state of the weather or an oversight in navigation on the part
of the late respected and highly esteemed commander that
occasioned this most melancholy catastrophe.

Dtirinig the past week dividends have been eland upon the
separate estates of Daniel V Acraman, of 2s. in the pound.
and of Wi!liam Edward Acraman and Alfred John Acramani
of 7d. each in the pound._ The urn of rzEB,OOO, the purchase

money of the piettires of 'Mr. D. W. Acraman, remains in
the bands of the assignees, till the Court of Review shall
have decided whether it belongs to his private estate or to the
estate of Mr. W. D, Acraraau,—Bristol

.rE.X.*TRAORDINARY AND LAMENTABLE LOVE AFFAIR.—
The following singular, although: serioust circumstance ec-
carre(Lat Birstall last week, which has caused considerable
nierritnent to some, and anxiety and pain to others. About
two years ago, a respectable and handsome young man corn-
menced.business here as barber, Etc,, and he has lately fallen
violently is love with a medical gentleman's daughter in this
village. Last week, he addressed a letter to her, breathing
forth the moat ardent affection, and stating that if she (lid
not reciprocate his passion, she would soon see him pining
away, and the grave would be his,inevitable fate. Four me-
dical and law students, residing in this locality, being in-
formed of:Alm...circumstance, .determined to inflict some se-
vere punishment upon poor Tonsor for his imprudence

lany were the suggestions• proposed; at length they agreed
upon the following :—that they would send him a letter, pur-
porting to have been written by the fair lady, acknowledging

the receipt of his, and stating she would embrace with alacrity
the_first opportunity of meeting him, and the most conveni-
ent time for her would be that evening at half-past eight,
And the most favourable place, her father's field. The pun-
t '-d t^

,sionent which they intended to inflict, if he came, was to
beat. him severely,, strip him of his clothes, and kick him
home ; but, however, their malicious machination was frus-
trated. When the barber received the fair lady's sublime
and , loving epistle, he was quite elevated with joy. He
attired himself in his Sunday garb, brushed and curled his
hair; and was where a true lover should be at the appointed
tine; but, alas! instead of finding bis Dulcinea in reality,
there was the medical student, dressed in a cloak, veil, and
bonnet, the .other three being in ambush, disguised, and
ready to pounce upon their prey. The gay Lothario ap-
proached the fictitious lover, and accosted him thus 7—" How

do you do, Miss !" but Miss: was abashed, and did not reply.
They had not proceeded far before Miss stumbled, when the
kind hearted barber exclaimed, " Oh dear, Miss -, you
had better take my arm ?" She then placed her arm in his,
and at that instant the students rushed upon the •` happy
couple," and seized the unfortunate barber; the fair lady ran

away, the poor barber crying out, " Oh,
leave me ; Oh, Miss -, don't leave me

" But Miss w

deaf to his cries arid entreaties, she ran to the top of the
field, and took her bonnet, veil, and cloak of, put them under
the hedge,-but on his return to them, shortly afterwards,
they were gone, but have not since been heard of. While
the others were trying to effect their object, the barber suc-
ceeded in getting one band at liberty, he pulled out a razor
which he had provided himself with in case of danger, and
slashed at them right and left in a very vigorous manner.
When they were so unexpectedly made aware of his power,
one of them struck. him 'with a stick, but he crying out " I'll
shoot, I'll shoot r!.although he, had no fire-arms, made them
scamper in all directions. leaving the disconsolate loiter mas-

ter ot. the field. The i7ive;hastened to the nearest sur-
geon's, to get their wounds dressed, and one of them is so
seriously wounded as to be incapacitated 'from following his
ordiuiry. avocation, The other two. are not so severely
wounded, but they, are laanehting over their wounds and lost
clothes.—Leeds Times,