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treats him with marked respect, and has even con-
ferred on him, with the sanction of the Khalsa
troops, the tltle OF Laut General, thar is Com
This nomination is highly agreeable to the Sikh
troops, who wish, under the command of this old
warrior, to fight with the British army assembled
ment during the rainy season. Ghoolab is said 10
have volunteered to lead them.
The hatred OF the Sickh troops against the British
ls only equalled by their love of money, and their
rule Of this feeling there have been given rrefra-
gable proofs in their late attempt at invasion, &c.
There is, therefore, strong probability of conflict
within short period; for the Supreme Government
cannot for its own sake, remain passive spectator
OF revolution, bloodshed and massacres, in neigh
boring state, and especially when the turbulent sol
OF mat state is disposed to act In the most hos
tile manner towards India.
Inc news from Afghanistan is, that Dhost Ma
nommed and his son Akbar are waiting until the
events IN Lahore will enable them to seize Pc
shawur.
In the interior OF India tranquility prevails The
death OF old Chundoo Lol prime minister of the
Nizam, has taken place. The Mahratta country was
quiet The court martial on Colonel Wallace had
terminated, but the decision was not known Scinde
was tranquil and heathful; or more OF the Bonn
bay regiments were expected to leave before the
rains began.
Major General Sir T. Valiant died OF spasmodc
cholera ON the 22d Of April, at Calcutta; he is much
regretted In India, as being old and meritorious
officer. CurseGee Monockjee, distinguished par
year These were several frightful murders amongst
the natives in Bombay.
In a postscript, our correspondent mentions that
Islam khan the only, one Of the robber chiefs who
had escaped from being taken prisoner by Sir G.
Napier had returned to make foray into Scinde,
but he attacked and beaten by the Murree tribe
by whom the British friendship is respected and
who killed two Boogtie chiefs that joined him. The
frontier appears to be well defended The question
of the succession in Bhopal has been decided, by
allowing the daughter of the late Rajah to reign;
she is to marry. Prince chosen by the British MI
mister and her friends
The news from China came down to the end Of
March. The Emperor had received some favorable
it. Lieut.. A. Mcdonald, of H. NJ. 9eth regiment,
had been tried by court-martlal, for sending an
insulting note to his superior officer; he SEN
fenced to be cashiered, but, on revision, milder
punishment was inflicted.
TheatricaIs, &c.
Miss Cushman still continues her successful career
at the Princess's Theatre. She has been playing
IN the Honey Moon and the Stranger. The Lon
don Press states that the plays OF Shakespeare,
ected for the display OF Miss Cushman's talents,
have been the Merchant Of Venice As You Like it,
and Macbeth. Miss Cushman's Portia care
fuI and well imagined conception, as were al her
other characters. She Is the only female Of the
pr esen day capable of doing justice the different
parts OF the great bard.
Mr. George Stansbury, the clever and wel-known
composer and dramatist expired on the 4th ult, at
after painful Illness which terminated in dropsy
Mad. Grisi had an overhowing benefit at lIer Ma
estys Theatre on the 18th ult.
The 36 Juvenile Vienese Dancers have been re-
engaged at her Maesty's Theatre.
The Brussels Operatic Company at Covent Gar
den, are gong on with increasing SUCCESS
produced at the Lyceum Theatre. II is completely
French, both in subject and manner.
Achard IS fulfilling his engagement at the 81.
was increasing nightly. He was to take his depar-
ture about the 2lst from London.
Mad Quicken had crowded benefit concert, on
the 9th, In the Opera Concert Room, London.
The whole Of the operate company from the
Theatre Royal OF Brussels, including not only the
vocalsts and actors, buthe chorus and instrumental
orchestra, have migrated to the Covent Garden
Theatre, and announced twenty performances of the
principal French operas
The celebrated prima donna, Madame Rossi
Caccia was expected from Lisbon on the 10th ult.
Literature, sc.
"Days and Nights in the East'-By Miss Plum
"The College Chums"-A novel, by Charles Lis.
| ter, Esq, vols
Tss bsst Ct hs e dTssrs sy Tsa TsT s..
and illustrated by Alfred Crowquill.
"The Sapphic Odes Of Horace" translated into
nearly corresponding English verse. With the ORR
ginal text. BY the Rev. John Peat, A. M.
"Translatons from the French Poets," to which
[are1 appended Extracts from Tourists Journal,
&C. by the author Of "Critica Essays" &C., &c.
"Spaln, Tangier, &c. Visited in 1910 lSfP'-By
''The Female Disciple of the First Three Centu-
RES of the Christian Era; her Trials and her Mis-
slon"-By Mrs. Henry Smith.
"Edrc, the Saxon" tragedy in three acts.
''rhe Desborough Family"-By Mrs. Ponsonby.
Poems" by William Anderson; now first col
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"The Mission or Scenes in Africa"-By Capt.
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let, Member of the Institute of France, &c, author
Of "The History OF France" Sc Translated from
baton.
''Chavenagc,' Tale on the Cotswolds, l64s-By
the Rev; X. w. Huntley, M. A., late Fellow of All
Souls College o,.,.
On the Sth instant, at London, Major-G General
Robert PIN, c., B., late of the Royal Horse
Artillery; Same day, at Bath aged 66, Lieut. Col
7th inst, at Stoke Cottage, near Exeter, Lady Va
vasour, widow of the late Lieutenant General Sir
Henry Mervin Maghull Vayasour, Bart, of Spald-
Leicestershire, Sir George H. Wiloughby Beau
mont, Bart-On the 9TH inst, at his seat Halseads,
near Penrlth, Cumberland, in his slst year, John
Marshall Esq, head of the firm OF Marshall " Co,
flax spinners, OF Leeds, and patent linen thread ma
nufacturers, OF Shrewsbury-Ou the 9TH inst, at
Loughborough, the Dowager Lady Arundel, of
Wardour.-On the I'd inst, at Banfi, North Britain,
Major General James Ogilvie, C.B.,i in the sth
(kmg'sl Regiment-Lately, Major General Sir ].
Bryant, C.B, and director OF the East India Com
pany.-Rev HID. Leaves, the chaplain to the British
embassy at Beyront, on the 9th April, aged So
On the Sd ult., dowager Lady Arundel, Of War.
dour, at Loughborough, Leicestershre. On the I'd
ult., Lady Harriet Ferrers, at her seat Baddesly.
Clinton, WarwIckshlre, in her 6lth year-On the
Sd ult, Sir Henry T. Tichborne, Bart, at Tichborne.
his seat at Arlesford, Hans. from the effects OF the
injuries he received by tall from his horse-M.
Jorrand, an ex-member Of the /" National Conven-
tion,' and OF the Council of the 5O0," under the
Directory, died lately at Ahnn, in the department OF
the Creuse, aged 50
Markets.
LoSpor MONEY MARKrr, June Is.-According to tho
details given in the Express Edition Of the Morning. Her
aid no change of moment had occurred in the money
market of Calcutta There continued to be considera