The Sun. — 1842-10-07 (London, England)

THE HON. AND REV. MR. KEPPEL'S LIFE OF ADMIRAL  LORD KEPPEL. 3. TAYLOR'S EDWIN THE FAIR. 4. BERRYER'S AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL RECOLLECTIONS. 5. GOVERNMENT OF INDIA-ITS CONSTITUTION AND  DEPARTMENTS. 6. MADAME DE SEVIGNE AND HER CONTEMPORARIES. 7. THE NEW UNIVERSAL BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY. S. THE LATE SESSION OF PARLIAMENT. London : Longman, Brown, :and Co. Edinburgh: A. and C. Black  14..?41/4"1) 14^' 24°1'4,13  *trontrMbittott  (SUN OFFICE Thrce o' Clock.  We regard the news brought by the Overland Mail, though meagre, as, on the whole, favourable. They come, be it remembered, not direct from  the Indian ,Government or English correspondents, but through a French medium, which, from mistake or design, has generally given an incorrect and unfavourable view of the state of affairs in our Eistern empire. According to the previous telegraphic despatch, " sickness and want of provisions were decimating the army" in Affghanistan, and discontent among the troops was at its height, all which statements were utterly devoid of truth; and we are, therefore, warranted in attaching little importance to the modified account that " sickness still prevails among the different divisions of the army," as well as to the assertion that more men bad been lost in taking possession of a small place like Chapoo than in any other affair with the Chinese. One fact, however, appears certain, that the army west of the Indus had been ordered to march on Caubul in opposition to the opinion and direct instructions of the Governor-General of India. When Lord ELLE4BOROUGH was appointed to the office which he now holds we had great misgivings as to his judgment, spirit, and general qualifications for such an important trust, and the orders issued by him for the recal of the army •certainly justified the worst suspicions. He is an eloquent speaker, and may possibly have been a useful man of business when under the guidance and control of an able chief ; but as regards moral courage under difficulties, grand conceptions, energy, and dignified appearance a matter of some importance in the East—few 1 men would give him any credit for being preeminent. Had he been allowed to follow the bent of bib timid mind the English army would have been for ever disgraced, our vast possessions in India seriously endangered, and the treacherous barbarian, who had murdered unoffending women and helpless soldiers in thousands, been exalted to the highest honours. It is fortunate, therefore, that there are men in the Cabinet of a different stamp, who have some regard for the honour of their country, and some sympathy for the sufferings and shame of British soldiers. We do not take into account the absolute justice or the expediency of the war. It may have been necessary for the safety of our Eastern empire ; or not ; we look simply to the fact that a truce was entered into, arms and ammunition were given up, and a solemn engagement made that our troops should pass through the country unmolested. The awful result it is needless to recount. Inde At the Sixth Annual Meeting of the Nottinghamshire Agricultural Association, which took place on Tuesday last, Mr. GALLY KNIGHT observed that the " exhibition of stock had been so excellent as to allay all . fears of the quality and breed of our animals being excelled by neighbouring or other nations." We hope this remark which, as coming from a decided Tory, is of more than ordinary moment—will tend to reconcile the agriculturists to the Tariff, and convince them that their doubts of its safe and salutary operation are in a great measure unfounded. For our own part, we cannot express our joy at hearing that a freeborn British bullock will still maintain its superiority over one born and educated 'iii Holland or Belgium, for our rumpI steaks and sirloins have long been, like our Constitution, the " envy and wonder of surrounding nations," and it would be a grievous shock to our patriotism, were our acknowledged excellence in this respect ever to be surpassed by foreigners. At the same agricultural -meeting, Mr.