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      Parliamentary Review. Tub Debate And Div...

      , ftIir _.. Katiies 3 a hroad , we are recalled to our _weak-«« and mi _sgovernmentat home ; and until P _rac-S ' measures of relief are _minted based on the _Ldct principles of justice to al _cbsses , Ireland -11 1 * a thorn in our _adts . The fight upon the _roprdonBiuisto be _KuewedonFridaynight , vritu _« _hat result remains to l * seen . Our own impres-• „ f _™ m the _nwuncr and bearing of Sir Robert aC towards each other on Wednesday , - _ti't it _wiU pa ** _^ ca i 1 _? ' Thc ob J ecfc of the _**' . . - - _{ Kat of securing for thc bill a first reading , _^ _n _wtame-1 ; and tie rcmainins days before the _^ on will be devoted to pass the Corn Bill , if possible , through the Commons .

      April 4. 1-46. Thje Iyo Rthe Rn Sflak. ,...

      April 4 . 1-46 . THJE iYO RTHE _RN _SflAK . , 5 '

      Co Sraim's & ^«5?W!S?^

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      7 " , ' | 7 . "__ _-ifc wfll notice yonr two last communications T H Ei _; STOcKroBT . -- - _Voitweck . "Times , ' * asd " the Cbows asd AscHoa Meet-E - _^ . _We ' are sorry that we caunot find room for the _^ _celScnt 1 « _tter « ol"L . W . " and "An observer of the . .-a ir- O Coss _" _- -Several letters and questions addressed ' _yr < O'Connor must remain unanswered until his return . _^** - O'Connor is at present in the north of _Jut land engaged on the business ofthe Chartist Cooperative Land Society . B . 3 ! ., Asiibpkwx . —We must decline the insertion of

      tlie lines . Our correspondent must try a « ain . _jjffcn os w ** _EsEctrmn . —Thomas Tattersall informs _jjis _iViends that he respectfully declines standing as a candidate for the ensuing Executive , convinced that five better men could not be found than those who at present adorn that oflice . He . J- G athakd , the secretary of the Lambeth District of the Chartist Co-operative Land Society , acknowledges the receipt of twelve postage stamps from J . Hendrict , of Hall , for local expenses . _qg- The great _langth of the Indian and other news ' compels us to withhold several communications , which we will notice next week .

      Kotice. The 1st Section Ot The Chartist ...

      KOTICE . The 1 st section ot the Chartist Co-operative Land Society will close on Thursday , April 9 th 1 S 16 ; all persons to be eligible to the ensuing ballotmust have paid up their shares by the above day . T . M . Wheeler , Secretary .

      Becbifts Of The Chabtist Co-Oteb.At1xe L...

      _BECBIFTS OF THE CHABTIST CO-OTEB . AT 1 _XE lAXJ > _SOCIETY .

      SHAKES . PEB . MB . o ' _COKXOB . £ S . d . Ovendvti , per 6 . Ashworth 2 0 0 Halifax , per C . " _«* - Smith 4 13 0 _Dabtoii , per Thomas Sowerby .. .. .. 602 Carrington , per J . Ley .. .. .. .. 11 17 0 Cheltenham .. .. .. _.. .. 200 Burv . Lancashire , peril . Ireland .. ~ SIS 4 "Worcester , per—Griffiths .. .. .. o IS 6 Radcliffe , per 1 ) . "Wilson ~ .. .. .. 400 Dodhurst Brow , Ilindler . per J . Bowden - 4 6 6 Kochdale , per £ . Mitchell .. .. ~ 9 0 0 South Shields , pa * J . Bryson 3 0 0 John Cos , Sew Badnor - _« .. ~ * t 12 3 Stockport , per Thomas _VToodhouse .. .. 200 Leeds , per v . * . Brook .. .. .. .. 500 _W . BMikin , _Dudley „ „ „ .. 2 12 i > Sottinshain , per J . Sweet .. •¦ .. 780 Sunderland , per "W . Dobhie 8 12 S _Densbniy . per J . House .. .. .. .. 8 15 * . ' Earnsley * per J . W " ard -. .. .. .. 500 "Woonen-nnder-Edsc , per B . Lacey .. .. 373

      Xomich- per J- Hnrry .. .. .. -. 10 0 0 Bacup . per _•• - Mawson .. .. .. .. 10 0 0 _Citvt . _iLi'iidou , per J . Dnnn .. .. ~ 9 19 6 Carlisle , per J . Gilbertson .. .. .. 4 1 ' 3 11 Oldham , per IV . Ilamer .. .. .. .. 700 _YTiitiaui _llavidson , Ayr .. .. .. .. 100 Thamss Toplis _, Belper .. .. .. .. 340 Sheffield , per G . Cavill .. .. « ., 17 5 3 _HuddcrsficliLper J . Stead .. .. „ 5 6 10 Leicester , _jterC-Xoou — .. .. .. 1110 6 riymouth , per E . Robertson .. .. _,. S 17 4 TodaiorJeu , perJ . ilitchell .. .. .. 117 0 Ashton-under-Lyne , per E . Hobson .. .. 5 18 0 Wakefield , per W . Farrand 1 18 0 _Liverpool _, per J . Arnold .. .. .. .. 580 Bradford , _jer J . -Alderson .. .. .. $ 3 0 0 Hanley aiidShelton , perIL Poster .. .. 10 0 0 Salford . per J . _Millimjton .. .. .. 1111 Id " _Bimnnshani , per _Vf . Thorn « .. .. GOO _Fcrshoit _' , per IV . Conn .. .. „ .. ] 2 17 8 Manchester , per J . Murray .. .. .. 2-5 15 10 Artichoke Inn localily , Brighton , per V . Flower 7 9 2 Hud-dak , uerE _.-Hitdiell 4 12 4

      as » . P £ _» MS . o _' consob . _iroreester , per M . Grim ' ths .. .. .. 010 _rivaiouib , per E . Bobcrtson .. .. .. 0 2 10 Art " ch"te Inn locafirv , Biisbton , per TV . Flower 0 2 C L 5 VI FOBTHE LAND _CoSFEBENCE . FEB HK . O ' _COSSOS . _"Worcesier . per—Griffiths . 016 Sunderland , per XF . Dobbie 0 0 9 Dewsbury , per i . House .. .. .. .. 010 Pit-mouth , perE . Robertson .. .. .. 003 Carlisle , per J . Gilbertson 0 2 0 _Livei-pc - d , _por J . Arnold .. .. .. .. 013 _SuSc'i-d . p * r J- Milluijtfon .. .. .. 0 C 0 LEW FOE DIBECTOES .

      PEB . MB , o COSSOB . Halifax , per C . tv _* . Smith 0 7 1 _Pataon . _j * r Thomas Sowerby .. .. .. 0 174 Worcester , per— Griffiths .. .. .. 0 1 0 John Cos . _>" ew Badnor .. .. .. .. 010 Sunder _' _and , per W . Dobbie 0 0 lo Dcwsburv . l * r J . Bouse — _.. _.. — 0 3 4 ri ; _-montiiipert . Robertson 0 3 G City of London , per J . Dunn .. .. .. 017 Carlisle , iter J . Gilbertson 0 4101 "Wakefield , per Vf . Parrand 0 2 o _Liverj'Ool , I ** J- Arnold .. .. ,. .. 007 Salford . perJ . Millinston 0 2 2

      JfATIOXAL CHAETER ASSOCLATIOX . £ SECDTIV £ . ke aa . o'coskoe . Mr . A . Bobert , Port nopetown 0 1 S Dalst _' _-n , ]* r Thomas Sowerby 8 * > _SJ _Koroicb . per C . _SpringaU 0 10 0 II . fink , Gloucester .. .. _~ .. 010 _NATIOVAI . _AXTI-arUTXA TCXV , PES MS . O ' COKSOE . Sichard Tourn , _Hulme .. .. .. .. 0 1 0 iiouuighaiu , per J . Sweet .. .. n o 1 < _i Slienicid , i _< er G . Cavill 0 19 POLAXD _' S _BEGEKERAITOK _TCSD . PEB MB . o _' _coxsoa VTorcestcr , per— Griffiths .. „ .. 030 A few Friends of Liberty at Wellington Foundry , Leeds - - — - .. .. 010 0 _fforwicu , per C . _Springall 010 - AY . Hamer , Oldham .. ., .. .. 012 0 J . T ., Leeds 0 10 n . Fiuk , Gloucester o 0 G Chartisi Meeting at the Ship , per D . Pott .. 1 II 0

      RECEIPTS OF THE CHARTIST CO-OPERATIVE LAND SOCIETY . SHAKES . PES GE . vIEAI , _SECBETABT . £ s- d . £ a . d , _Chorley .. .. 2 12 0 John Gee , _Lough-Stalejbridse .. 500 _borough .. .. 3 IS 6 Butterlcy .. .. 0 2 C Messrs . Small .. 717 0 Mr . J . Westmoreland-: * 12 4 Mr . II . Marquick .. 3 18 6 Ipswich .. .. 3 3 3 Bilston .. .. C 00 Lons Sutton « 5 7 t _Lamberhead-grec-n 2 3 2 H . Wright , Calais 5 4 6 Xurthampton .. 310 6 Mr . Jas . WaUer .. 2 12 4 Derby . 4 13 0 "Whittin !; tou & Cat 7 5 0 _Trowbridge ., „ s 4 9 _Farriagton .. .. 843 Ctford „ „ 1 13 _f , Morris , Sew Mills .. 0-5 0 Clitberoe .. . 300

      , RUShllV .. .. ft IA S Mr . nlelir . nr . n n ( I Bushby .. .. 010 S Marvlebone .. 200 Mr . Dickson .. 050 Mr . Sellis .. .. 02 ( J "Westininsttr . 1 i S Lambeth .. .. T 10 9 Mr . Pearce .. .. 200 Ditto , Mr . Patterson 2 0 0 Mr . Wheddon , of Mottram .. .. 200 Kortliampton .. 050 Hanley _iiShelton .. 0 14 7 « . B . IL .. .. 3 IS C _riuU 2 0 0 _Sawerbr Helm -. 2 0 O Oreamvlcli .. .. 2 10 C Liwer Warley .. 211 6 Preston ( O'Connor _Nixendenatones .. 0 2 6 Brigade ) .. .. C 9 6 Burnley .. ~ 4 0 0 * CA _« S 3 _ASD arjl £ S Sheffield .. « 0 1 0 Oxford . 0 2 0 Ipswich .. .. 014 Limehouse .. .. 0 5 S Westminster .. 018 Manchester .. .. 017 C "Walters . Chepstow 0 13 _HaulevA-Shelton .. 0 S 10 _Korwich .. .. 0 2 2 Secretary .. .. 011

      tEVr EOE THE lASD COSFERESCE . _Trowbrid-re - -009 South Shields - 0 i li Ipswich - - 0 3 3 Chorley- - - 0 0 6 _Osford - - - 0 0 9 Manchester - - 0 * 7 C Secretary - . O 2 0 Haiilcv Sz Shelton - 0 16 -Clitheroe - - 0 0 3 Sheffield - . 016 " _iTeitmin' _-ter . - 8 0 6 Brighton - . 01 Lower Warlev . 009 Kochdale - -010 Sowerbvlklin - 0 0 %

      iEVI FOB DIBECTOSS . Ipswich - - 0 1 S Broudiam - . 0 0 fi Calais - - - 0 1 0 Armley - . - 0 0 10 Westminster- -004 "Dodworth - - d 3 7 Lamherhead- _^ reen 0 0 6 Manchester - - 0 C 0 Secretary 1 - 0 0 3 Arbroath - . 018 Lower Warley -018 Sheffield - - 0 4 9 Radcliffe - - 0 1 3 Todmorden - -010 Ashton - - - 0 15 6 Mr . Delahoy - -010 South Shields - 0 2 8 Brighton - -020 Mr . Mann - - O O 6 Preston , O'Connor Chorley- - - 0 1 1 Brigade - - 0 0 2 . Notice . —Communications for Mr . " Wheeler to be addressed to the office of the Chartist Co-o' _terative Land _SocU'ty , _£ '• . Dean-street , Soho . Sub-secretaries are requested to copv the above address . T . M . "WHBEKB , Sec .

      NATIONAL CHARTER ASSOCIATION . PES _GESEBAt , SECTETAKX . j Mr . "Westmoreland 0 14 Westminster- -030 Bcassfouiiders' _Lamlierhead-green 0 4 2 _Armsicards ) - 0 7 0 Leicester - profits Ditto - . - 0 I 0 on . S' ( ar ) - -010 T . Salmon - -006 Ditto , No . 1 - -080 W . Salmon - - 0 O 6 EXltES' BESTOBATION _unTD . Kr . T . Salmon - 0 0 C Mr . Kni ghfs book 0 10 Mr . W . Salmon - 0 0 6 Mr . Aruott ' s ditto- 0 3 6 COLLECTION FOB POLES BI MEETING AT THE CBOWSt ASD AKCHOR . "Mr . Grassley sliook 0 C 0 _Whitflncton & Cat 0 J 1 J Mr . Liresav ' _s ditto 0 19 Mr . It-Eagle- -074 Eli > "obbs " - - 0 3 S Mr . Milue - - O 1 G Qroenwich - - 0 5 0 Mr . Mills - - o 2 o Mr . Bandall- - 0 4 3 Mr . Bloomfield - 0 3 4 Ur . Rathbone - 0 3 6 Mr . Dunn - -016 Kr . _Caughlan . 028 Mr . Browctt- -080 Mr . Fletcher- . 050 Mr . Doyle - -020 _Tbosias _Mabti-v Whze 1 e « , _Seeretary .

      The War In Lndia. Great Victory Over Tii...

      THE WAR IN LNDiA . GREAT VICTORY OVER TIIE SIKIIS . HORRIBLE S LAUGUTER ! On Tuesday ' afternoon the Courier from Marseilles brought deanatchcs . _ftomlwiia , in anticipation of tlie Bombay mail of the 3 i d of March . They contain tlie details of the important news of another great battle haviug been fought at Sobraon , near the bridge at Uureekee , upon thc Sutlej , where ths Sikhs were defeated with immense slaughter . These despatches state that on the 10 th of February the strongly entrenched cami * of tlie Sikhsat

      , Sobraon , defended by 3 . 5 , 000 men and sixty-seven pieces of artillery , exclusive of beavv guns , on the right bauk of the Sutlej , was stormed * by the British army , under the immediate command of Sir llugh _Goush , and , after two hours' hard fighting , hand to hand , during which a triple line of breastworks , flanked by formidable breastworks bristling with artillery , and manned by thirty-two Regular regiments of infantry , were stormed and carried by the British troops , the enemy was driven into thc river , with immense loss , stated at upwards of 12 , 000 men , and all his guns were captured .

      Ihe loss ofthe British in this exploit , described by the Governor-General as " one of tke most _^ daring ever achieved , " was necessarily severe , for thu enemy ' s batteries were well-manned aud did great execution . The total loss of our army , in killed and wounded , according to the official returns , is 2383 , of whom thc European officers killed are thirteen , wounded 101 ; native officers , killed three , wounded thirty-nine ; _noii-commUsioned officers and rank and file , killed 301 , wounded 1913 ; Lascars , ic , killed three , wounded ten . The names of the principal European officers whose loss we have io _regret are Major-General Sir Robert Dick . K . C . B ., who received a

      mortal wound after he had entered the enemy s entreschments ; and Lieut .-Colonel Taylor , _C-B-, of the 29 th Regiment , commanding the 3 d Brigade of the 2 d Divi .-ion . Amongst tliose who were severely wounded are Lieut .-Colouel Gougli , C . B ., the Acting Quartermaster-General of the Army ; Lieut .-Colonel Barr , Acting Adjutant-General ; Brigadier Penny , ofthe 1 st Infantry division , and Lieut .-Golonels " Ryan aud Petit , of thc 50 th Regiment . Many other staff and field officers are returned slightly wounded , including Major-Gencral W . lt . Gilbert , commanding thc 2 nd Infantry Division , of whom the Commander-in-Chief speaks in the _highest terms of praise .

      Ihe last victory over the Sikhs , the fourth within two months , makes the total amount of guns captured 220 ; the loss ic men must be proportionate , but here the numbers can only be guessed at . The consequences of this great victory had already been acted upon . On the very night of the battle of Sobraon , a part of our army crossed the Sutlej at Ferozepore , and between the " 10 th and the 17 th ci February the whole of the British forces , iucluding thc siege train , had entered the Punjaub . Negotiations on the part of tbe Wuzcer , Goolab Rajah Singh , had in thc meantime been proposed , and , on thc 10 th oiTebruarv , whilethe British

      armywas on its march to Lahore , the Wuzeer arrived at tlie ' Governor-General ' s camp at Kussoor , where , after a long discussion , the outlines of a treaty were laid down , which , carrying out the principle of Sir Henry Ilardinge ' s proclamation of the 10 th Feb . ( which will be found in another eolumn ) speeified the terms on which a cessation of hostilities on the part of the Governor-General was agreed to . In an interviewon the 18 th it was agreed to bring the Maharajah Dhuleep Singh to the British Court , and this took place on the following day . Ou the 19 th , the headquarters of the army were at LuJJecanee , half way between Ferozepore and Lahore , which it was expected would be occupied within a few

      davsfhe domestic occurrences at Lahore exhibit the Ranee in a state of great perplexity , both before and alter the battles of Aliwal aud Sobraon ; Goolab Singh had been nominated Wuzeer , or Prime Minister , and the result of his efforts in Ids official capacity have already been shown . With respect to Sciude , we have only to state that Sir Charles Napier had been ordered to join the Governor-General without delay , and left Sukkur on * the 10 th of February , the troops amounting to 15 , 000 , with thirty pieces of _artillerv .

      OPERATIONS OF THE BRITISH PREVIOUS TO THE BATTLE . The siege train was now drawing near to its destination . From liusseau to Moodkee it was escorted by a detachment of the 38 th Native Infantry under Major Seott . It approached Hurreeke on the 5 th , when twelve howitzers were detached by the Commander-in-Chief , instead of pushing on , as was expected , to the Governor-General at Ferozepore . Col . Wheeler ' s brigade took up a position near the Tillage of Summit , six miles from Loodianah . He had under his command a powerful force , consisting of the 1 st Light , and 1 th Irregular Cavalrv , fJ . M . 59 th , the 2 tth , ' -30 th , 30 th , and _JSth JS . I ., the _' whole Shekawattee brigade , with four horse artillery guns—in aU probably about S 000 men . On the 3 rd , four _day-, . ifter the battle of Aliwal , the force nnder General Sir Harry Smith marched from Boondrie towards Duirumkote , and made arrangements to rejoin the

      _lieae-quartei-s of the Commander-in-Chief at Ilarreeke Ghat . Here the enemy coutinucd to maiutaiii themselves in force . Their principal position was right in front of us , on our side the river : it was _strongiy f . rtified , armed with seventy pieces of artillery , aud defended by above 30 , 000 " well-disciplined troops . A Large body of men lay encamped on the opposite side—a well-constructed bridge of boats maintaining the communication betwixt them . Sir Harry Smith joined the Commander-in-Chief on the Sth , and arrangements were immediately made for an attack on the enemy . So obstinately were the gnns defended , and so apt to be made use of if recovered for a moment , that two men of each company , exempted from all other duty , were detached from the European regiments , and provided with spikes to run into the vents . The pontoon bridge at Khoonda Ghat , Ferozepore , was in readiness to be used at a moment's warning , when our troops were prepared to cross .

      EVENTS IN LAHORE . Let ns now turn to the state of matters at Lahore , where , amidst cruelty , perfidy , and falsehood , a stern and courageous determination not to yield to force of arms continued to manifest itself . The Queen Mother maintained a restless and uneasy position , unable to see her way , or to control her vassal chiefs . She had learned that a conspiracy had been matured by Goolab Singh to depose her and the infant Mahar ; i jdh Dhulleep Singh , and throw them into prison . This was to be carried into execution on the return of the army from _Ferorepore , where success against us was considered certain . The descendants of Shere Singh were to be placed upon the throne—the mountain chief exercising all substantial power , and

      entrusting with authority such Sirkars as might be subservient to his will . To counteract this scheme the Queen invited Goolab Singh on his arrival to occupy the residence ofthe late Dhyan Singh : she intended to have him and the sons of Shere Singh murdered . The Rajah declined : the other persons became aware of their danger , and escaped . Goolab Singh is understood about this time to have sent messengers with a view to negotiation with the Governor-Generalhoping to cover his designs , or , in case ofa reverse , obtain separate terms for himself , fie declined to have the customary salute fired on his arrival at the capital . On the 00 th—the day of the battle of Aliwal —he appeared at c _; urt , and stated that he was ready to undertake any duty her Majesty might assign him .

      He was offered money and ammunition , and recommended to proceed to camp ; but replied that he had brought abundance of both with him , which would be at the disposal of government . lie wished to fight the British with liis own hill men , and declined toeing mixed up with the Sikhs , in whose courage no reliance could bs placed . His ' own troops and personal attendants numbered about 12 , 000 , with ten pieces of artillery . The conference ended in nothing . The same evening tidings reached of the victory of Sir Harry Smith , and strong detachments were immediately ordered from Lahore to succour their defeated bretttien , and reinforce the camp at Hurreeke . The Mowing day the Queen in her hel plessness was induced , notwithstanding all that had occurred , to

      nominate Goolab Singh Wuzeer , or Prime Minister . On thc 2 nd of February a report was circulated that tho Sikhs had retrieved the disaster of the 39 th , beaten the British , and recovered a portion of their guns ; and as the man by whom the tidings were brought was handsomely rewarded for his pains , other bearers of intelligence equally flattering and fallacious made their appearance in abundance . In two days more an intimation from the defeated General Rujnoor Singh revealed the full amount of their disasters : two thousand men , out of 24 , 000 who had been engaged , was all he had been able to collect or keep together , and these were without money , arms , ammunition , or food—their whole artillery were in the hands of the _victoi-s .

      Information soon after arrived , that so disheartened was the grand army under Tej Singh by the disaster experienced by tbeir brethren , that it _wouid'bo difficult to get them to fight unless Goolab Singh showed himself in camp . Evil tidings had arrived from the Indus ; a rebellious chief , at the head of 3 , 000 men , was ravaging the Dkejarat , and troops were ordered from the remote province of Cashmere to assist the forces of government likely to be overcome . It soon after appeared that the rebels had taken six guns from the _Klialsa forces , for wliich they were far more than a match . On the 4 th of February it was

      agreed that the British government should be openly and formally applied to—that it should be intimated that the troops repented them of what they bad done , and were most anxious for an amicable arrangement of differences . To induce the Governor-General to treat with them by a formidable display of strength still remaining , every effort was made to get niori troops sent to camp , and to draw on the far northwest , on Attack and Peshawur , for reinforcements to guard Lahore . The Wuzeer continued to wait with anxiety the return of his ambassadors . Urged to proceed to camp he persisted in continuing at Lahore , pleading that hia departure would be a sig-

      The War In Lndia. Great Victory Over Tii...

      nal lor a rising m the capital . The Governor General is understood to have declined all separate arrangements , and spurned the idea of cessation of hostilities . Tidings reached about this time of the assemblage ofa large force under Sir Charles Napier on the lower Sutlej ; and the defection of the _Mool-Un . Chief , who offered at once to submit and hold liis dominions on the same terms under the British as he had done under the Sikh government . This must have crowned the gloomy forebodings at the capital . About the 8 tU of February every effort was made for thc fortification aud defence of Lahore . _Having given a short outline of the state of _allUirs in the Sikh capital up to the Sth of February , wc must once more revert to the operations of the British army , brought down to the j miction of Sir Harrv Smith on the day just indicated , and readv to give battle to the enemy .

      THE BATTLE OF SOBRAON . The works had been repeatedl y surveyed . They consisted of formidable entrenchments , _delendcd by not fewer than 30 , 000 men and 70 pieces of artillery . The fortifications had been most skilfully constructed under Colonel Don Hurbon de Alcantara , a Spanish engineer . There was a double line of batteries arranged in semi-circular form ; high ramparts , and deep and wide ditches with holes and banks ; a triple hncof defences ot earth and plank , such as a rifle bail could hardly eutcr , with fascines , redoubts , and epaulements , appeared to defy the efforts of our troops . Immedisttcly within they were , as in the camp at Ferozeshah , pierced with loaded mines , aud everything arranged which skill could plan or

      perseverance carry out during thc four weeks thev had occupied their position . A considerable force remained on the other side , with guns so placed as to command and flank the position on this . The arrangements in contemplation had been submitted to the Governor-General by the Commander-in-Chief , and met his hearty approval . Two picquets in front of Kodeewallah and thc Little Sobraon , occupied by the enemy in force during the day only , were ordered to be taken possession of on the night of the 9 th , and , though some misconception and delay occurred , by daylight in the morning of the 10 th they were in our hands . The battering and field artillery were placed in a semi-circle , embracing within its fire the position of thc Sikhs . The cannonade , wliich was

      meant to have commenced at daybreak , was delayed till the rays ef thc sun had _dispelled the heavy mist which , hanging over the river and the plain , rendered distant objects obscure . Two brigades , under Sir lt . Dick , _aieanwh'Io waited on the margin of the Sutlej to commence the attack on the enemy ' s right . Thc 7 th , or Stacey ' s brigade , comprising H . M . ' s 50 th and 53 rd , led on , supported at a distance of 200 yards by the Gth , under Col . Wilkinson ; the Sth , under Col . Ashburnliam , forming the reserve , was to advance from thei entrenched village ofKooilcewallah _, leaving one regiment behind if necessary for its defence . General Gilbert ' s division constituting the centre , was deployed for support or attack , its right resting on the village of the Little Sobraon , which it partly

      occupied . On the left , near the village of Guttali , with its right thrown out towards the river , was General Sir Harry Smith ' s division . The cavalry , under Colonel Cureton , feigned au attack on the ford at Hurreekce threatening the Sikh horse on the other side . In the rear , between Gen . Gilbert's right and Sir H . Smith ' sleft , BrigadierCampbelloccupiedaposition capable of protecting both . Sir Joseph Thackwcll , with Brigadier Scott , had the remainder of the cavalry in reserve on the left , ready to act ns circumstances might demand . At three a . m . the troops advanced to their respective stations as just described . At daybreak thc light field batteries and a brigade of howitzers opened . By half-past six the whole fire of our artillery was developed . Round

      shot , shells , and rockets followed each other witli fearful celerity , and the frequent explosion of ammunition waggons in the enemy's camp showed with what precision they were aimed . At first a few horsemen showed themselves , reconnoitring and directing the removal of the baggage across the river by the bridge . Our infantry lay facing the works within cannon _rasge , but under cover . The enemy at first scarcely seemed aware of our position , the columns having taken up their ground under _nU'ht , but were quickly seen lining the whole of iheir works , as they saw themselves surrounded . In au instant every gun was opened upon us from a common centre , and the fire became tremendous . Our guns were of formidable calibre , were admirably served .

      and pointed with tire utmost precision ; but the Sikh position was so formidable , and their cannon so numerous , that it was feared that by cannonade alone it was vain to hope to carry the day in any reasonable time ; and it was determined to bring the issue to the arbitrement of musket and bayonet . The attack , in conformity with this determination , was commenced at nine o ' clock ; whenlCoIouelStacey ' s brigade , supported by Coloael Lane ' s horse artillery and Captain Horsford _' s and Fordyce ' s foot batteries * advanced steadily in line towards " the enemy ' s works . The infantry under Stacey , supported by Wilkinson ' s brigade , moved on steadily and coolly , halting when necessary to correct any imperfection in their line . About twelve hundred yards of deep sand had to be

      traversed . The artillery went on at a gallop , taking up a succession of positions until within thr _« . e hundred yards of the enemy . The simultaneous roar of one hundred and twenty pieces of ordnance now resounded along the Sutlej : the slaughter was terrible : and so hot was the fire of _musketry , camelswivels , and cannon , that it seemed lot- a moment to be impossible that the entrcnchmenlscould be won On our soldiers went , under a storm of grape and musketry , opening on them from the opposite side anil focus ofthe entrenched position . Asbout _, a run , and afire had no effect : the heaviness of the ground over which they bad passed had fagged the men . The Sikhs saw their danger , but , confident in tlie power of their guns , and impregnability of their position .

      stood firm and fought bravely . The enemy ' s cavalry , ordered to the rescue , was now seen preparing for the charge . A square was formed : the gallant sepoys coolly closed in on their own centre : the enemy ' s horse took warning and withdrew . In a moment the line was reformed and the troops advancing , but not a man had as yet passed the entrenchments . The Sikhs showed signs of wavering as they saw our columns slowly and undismayed move on . One frightful effort more and the outworks were our own . ller Majesty ' s 10 th foot , under Colonel Franks , charged without firing a shot till within the entrenchments of the enemy ; thc 53 rd came next thesepoys ofthe 43 d and _oflthemulatcd the Europeans in _coolness and determination . The brigade of

      Colonel Ashburnliam now came to the supportofthat of Colonel Stacey . Generals Gilbert and Sir II . Smith threw out their light troops , aided by the artillery , to threaten the other portions of the entrenchments . The Sikhs attempted to throw the whole force within their camp upon the two brigades which had entered , and the battle raged with terrific fury all along from ri ght to left . Our heavy guns had first been directed to the right , when their lire required to be gradually suspended . The Sikhs strove with indomitable fury to recover sword in hand the positions from which they had been driven at the bayonet ' s point ; nor was it till the weight ot the three divisions of infantry , and the fire of

      evenpiece of artillery belonging to our army , had been felt , and the cavalry under Sir Joseph Thackwell had in single file burst through the openings made by the sappers in the entrenchments , reformed and charged on the other side , that thc victory was won . The 3 d Dragoons overcame every obstacle , galloped over and cut down the men still standing by their guns , and the victors pressed closely upon the enemy on every side . Now their fire first began to slacken , and then ceased . Regiment after regiment moved steadily down , and fearful volleys of musketry were poured in on the retiring foe . The few parties first retiring were followed by vast masses making for the bridge .

      "HORRIBLE SLAUGHTER OF THE SIKIIS . Thousands betook themselves to thc river , which a sudden rise had just rendered unfordablc . The bridge meanwhile had partially sunk , and was totally inadequate for the conveyance of the multitude--pressing towards it . This battle had begun at six , it was over at eleven o ' clock ; the hmd to hand combat commenced at nine , and lasted scarcely two hours . The river was fall of sinking men . For two hours volley after volley was poured in upon the human mass—the stream being literally red wilh blood , and covered with the bodies of the slain . At last the musket ammunition becoming exhausted , tininfantry fell to the rear ; the horse artillery ply _inigrape till not a man was visible within range . No

      compassion was felt , or mercy shown ; not only hail our own loss been excessively severe , but the _enenij during the earlier portion of the day hud _mutilatcu or murdered every wounded man that fell into thei ) hands . The coolness ai . d order with which tne enemy retired , notwithstanding tlie havoc beinginadi amongst their ranks , was remarkable . Their columns moved out of range of our fire on reaching the further bank of the river , and pitched their tent —sent across at an early part of thc action . Three or four heavy guns , wliich had in the course of thc fight occasionally played upon us from time to time , saluted the camp _followci-s engaged in collecting tht spoil . The bridge was partly burnt , partly sunk ,, and latterly destroyed by the engineers : the camp was in several places set fire to bv stragglers—increasing the horror of thc scene of carnage . Ol

      35 , 000 men who had that day maintained so stout but so unavailing a fight against us , more than one half must have been killed or wounded . * not fewer than ten thousand arc believed to have perished . Sixty-seven guns , with upwards of two hundred formidable camel-swivels , numerous standards and munitions of war , fell into our hands . In an engagement so bloody and obstinate—even though of brief duration—thc loss of thc assailants could not but be severe . Our total casualties amounted to 2 _. 3 S 3 . Of these 13 European officers were killed—101 wounded ; 303 rank and file were killed , and 1 , S > . \ 3 wounded . Amongst the siain were the gallant vo _tcran Major-Gen . Sir It . Dick , and Lieut .-Cols . G . C . Taylor and Ryan . The Governor-General thrr _. ughout seems to have been in the thickest of tho fi < rht he does not seem to have exercised a _sepaia * comimand .

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      Ht _^ _T ° * ' ' m * - _BA-m , b , _M 'ME _g _MANDER- IN-CHIEF OF THE _BRITISH IO TUB _KIOUT _1 I 0 U . THE _GOVERNOK-tiEXEIUI' 0 I INDIA , & C Right II 0 > - Sir , — This is the fourth despatch wbicn 1 have had the honour of addressing to you siiiee the opening of the campaign . Thanks to Almighty God , whose hand I desire to acknowledge in all our successes , the occasion of my writing now is to announce a fourth and most glorious and decisive victory 1

      My last communication detailed the movements ofthe Sikhs ami our couuter-maucauvres since the great day of Ferozeshah . Defeated on the Upi _/ er Sutlej , the enemy continued to occupy his position on thc right bank , and formidable tela de pont and entrenchments on the left bank of the river in front ol the main body of our army . But on the lOfch inst ., all that lie held of British territory , wliich was compromised in the ground on which one of his camps stood , was stormed from his grasp , and his audacity was again signally punished by a blow , sudden , heavy , and overwhelming . It is my gratifying duty to detail the measures which have led to this glorious result .

      The enemy ' s _woiks had been repeatedly reconnoitred during the time of my head-quarters being fixed at _Nihalkee , by myself and my departmental stuff , and my engineer and artillery officers . Our observations , coupled with the reports of spies , convinced us that there had devolved " on us the arduous task of attackiw ; , in a position covered with formidable entrenchments , not fewer than 80 , 000 men , the best of the Klialsa troops , with seventy pieces of cannon , united by a good bridge to a reserve on the opposite bank , on which thc enemy had a considerable camp and some artillery , commanding and iJunking his field works on our side . Maj _.-Gen . Sir H . Smith ' s division having rejoined mo on tlie evening of the Sth , and part of my siege train having come up

      with me , 1 resolved , on the morning of tlie 10 th , to dispose our mortars and battering guns on the alluvial land within good range of the enemy ' s works . To enable us to do this , it was necessary in _st to drive in the enemy ' s pjekcts at tho post of observation in front of Kodeewallah , and at the Little Sobraon . It was directed that this should be done during tho night of the 9 th , but the execution of this part of the plan was deferred , owing to misconceptions and casual circumstances , until near daybreak . The delay was of little importance , as the event showed that the Sikhs had followed our example in occupying the two posts in force by day only . Of both , therefore , possession was taken without opposition . The battering and

      disposed field artillery was then put m position in an extended semicircle , embracing within its fire the ivories of the Sikhs . It had been intended that the cannonade should have commenced at daybreak ; but so heavy a mist hung over the plain and river that it became necessary to wait until the rays of the sun had penetrated it , and cleared the atmosphere . Meanwhile , on the margin ofthe Sutlej on our left , two brigades of Major-General Sir R . Dick ' s division , under his personal command , stood ready to commence the assault against the enemy ' s extreme right . His 7 th Brigade , in which was the 10 th Foot , reinforced by thc 53 rd Foot , aud led by Brigadier Stacey , was to head the attack , supported at 200 yards distance by the Oth Brigade uuder Brigadier Wilkinson . In reserve was the 5 th Brigade under Brigadier the Uon . T . Ashburnliam , which was to move forward

      from the entrenched village ol Kodeewallah , leavinr , if necessary , a regiment for its defence . In the centre , Major-General _Gilbert'sdivkion was deployed for support or attack , its right resting on , and in the village of the little Sobraon . Major-General Sir Harry Smith ' s was formed near the village of Guttali , with its right thrown up towards the Sutlej . Brigadier Cureton _' s cavalry , threatened , by feigned attacks , the ford at Hurreeke , and the enemy's horse under Rajah Lall Singh Misr on the opposite bank . Brigadier Campbell , taking mi intermediate position in thc rear between Major-Gcneral Gilbert ' s right and Major-General Sir Harry Smith ' s left , protected both . Mnjov-General Sir Joseph Thackwell , under whom was Brigadier Scott , held in reserve on our left , ready to act as circumstances might demand , the rest of the cavalry .

      Our battery of 0-pounders , enlarged into twelves , opened near * the Little Sobraon , with a brigade ol howitzers formed from the iight field batteries and troops of horse artillery , shortly aftor day-break But it was half-past six before the whole of our artillery fire was developed . It was most spirited and well-directed . I cannot speak in terms too high of the judicious _deposition of tho guns , their admirable practice , or the activity with which the cannonade was sustained ; but notwithstanding the formidable calibre of our iron guns , mortars , and

      howitzers , and the admirable way in wliich they were served , and aided by a rocket battery , it would have been very visionary to expect that they could , within any limited time , silence the fire of seventy pieces behind well-constructed batteries of earth , plank , and fascines , or dislodge troops covered cither by redoubts or epaulements , or within a treble line ol trenches . The effect of the cannonade was , as has since leen proved by inspection of the camp , most severely felt by the enemy ; but it soon became evident that the issue of the struggle must be brought to the arbitrement of musketry and the bayonet _.

      At nine o clock Brigadier Stacey ' s brigade , supported on cither flauk by Captains Horsford ' s and Ford . _ice ' s batteiics and Lieutenav ; t-C ' olonel Lane ' s troop of Horse Artillery , moved to the attack in admirable order . The infantry and guns aided __ each other co-rehitively . The former marched steadily on in line , wliich they altered only to correct when _necessary . Tho latter took up successive positions at a gallop , " until at length they were within 300 yards of . the heavy batteries of the Sikhs ; but , notwithstanding the regularity , and coolness , and scientific character of this assault , which Brigadier Wilkinson well supported , so hot was the fire of cannon , musketry , and zumboorucks kept up by thc Klialsa

      troops , that it seemed for some moments impossible that thc entrenchments could be won under it ; but soon persevering gallantry triumphed , and the whole army had the satisfaction to see the gallant Brigadier Stacey's soldiers driving the Sikhs in confusion before them within the area of their encampment . The 10 th Foot , under Lieutenant-Colonel Franks , now for thc first time brought into serious contact with the enemy , greatly distinguished themselves . This regiment never fired a shot till i _£ got within the works of the enemy . The onset of her Majesty ' s 53 rd Foot was as gallant and effective . The 43 rd and 59 th Native Infantry , brigaded with them , emulated both in cool determination .

      At the moment of this first success , I directed Brigadier the Hon . T . Ashbtiriiham ' s brigade to move on in support , and Major-General Gilbert ' s and Sir Harry Smith ' s divisions to throw out their light troops to threaten their works , aided by artillery . As these attacks ofthe centre and right commenced , tlte ( ire of our heavy guns had first to be directed to the right , and then " gradually to cease , but at one time thc thunder of full 120 pieces of ordnance reverberated in this mighty combat through the valley of the _Stith-j , and as it was soon seen that tlie weight of the whole force within the Sikh camp was likely to be thrown upon the two brigade * that had passed its trenches , it became necessary to convert into close and serious attacks the demonstrations with skirmishers and artillery ot * the centre and right

      and tbe battle raged with " Tieonceivable fury from right to left . The Sikhs , even when at particular points their entrenchments were mastered with the bayonet , strove to regain them by the fiercest conflict sword in hand . Nor was it until the cavalry of the left , under Major-General Sir Joseph Thackwell , had moved forward nnd ridden through the openings of the entrenchments made by our sappers , in single file , and reformed as they passed them , and the 3 rd Dragoons , whom no _ohst-icle usually held formidable bv horse appears to check , had on this day , as at Ferozeshah , galloped over and cut down the obstinate defenders of batteries and field-works , and until the full weight of three divisions of infantry , with every field artillery gun wliich could he sent to their aid , had been cast into the scale , chat victory finally declared for the British . Thc fire of the Sikhs first

      slackened and then nearly ceased , and thc victors then pressing them on every side , precipitated them in __ masses over their bridge and into the Sutlej , whieh a sudden rise of seven inches had rendered hardly fordable . In their efforts to reach the right bank , through the deepened water , they suffered from our horse artillery a terrible carnage . Hundreds fell under tiiis cannonade ; hundreds upon hundreds were drowned in attempting the perilous passage . Their awful slaughter , coul ' mion , and d ' _smry , were such as would have excited compassion in the hearts of their generous conquerors , if the Klialsa troops had not , in the

      early part ot the action , sullied their gallantry by slaughtering and barbarously manglingevery wounded soldier whom , in the vicissitudes of attack , the fortune of _wat * left at their mercy . 1 must ' . pause in this narrative , especially to notice the determined hardihood asd bravery with which our two battalions of Ghoorkhiis , the Sirmoor and Nusserce , met the Sikhs wherever they were opposed to them . Soldiers of small stature , but indomitable spirit , they vied in ardent courage in the charge with the grenadiers ol OHr own nation , and armed with the short weapon ol their mountains , wore a terror to thc Sikhs throughout this great combat .

      Sixty-seven p ieces , of ennwm , upwards of 200 ' camel swivels ( zumboorucks ) , numerous standards , nnd vast munitions of war , captured by onr troops , are the _pledges and trophies of our victory . The batt ' ie _v-us over by eleven in the morning , and in the _fomncxui , 1 caused out- engineers to burn u part and to sink a part of the vaunted bridge of the Klialsa s » rnvy , across which they had boastfully come once more to defy us , and to threaten India with ruin aud devastation . Wc have to deplore a loss severe in itself , but certainly not heavy when weighed in thc balance against the obstacles overcome and tlie advantages obtained . I have especially to lament the fall of Major-Gencval ? h Robert Dick , K . C . B ., a gallant veteran of thc Peninsular and Waterloo campaigns . lie survived only till evening the dangerous grape . shot wound ,

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      which he received close to the enemy ' s entrenchments whilst personally animating , by his iiauiitlessexample , the soldiers of her Majesty's 80 th Regiment in their career of noble daring . Major-General Gilbert , to whose gallantry and increasing exertions I haye heen so deeply indebted , and whose services have been so eminent throughout this eventful campaign , and Brigadier Stacey , the leader of the brigade must hotly and successfully engaged , both received contusions . They were such as would have caused many men to retire from the field , but they did not interrupt for a moment the eil ' orts of these heroic oflicers . Brigadier _Al'Laren , so distinguished in the campaigns in Aft _' ghaaistan , at Alaharajpore , and now again in our conflicts with the Sikhshas been badly

      , wounded by a ball in the hnee . Brigadier Tavlor ( C . B . ) , one of the most gallant and intelligent officers ol tiie army , to whom 1 have felt deeply indebted on many occasions , loll in this iight at the head of bis brigade , in close encounter with the cnemv , covered with honourable wounds . Urigaiiicr Penny , of tho _^' _usscrce ihittalion , commanding the 2 d brigade , has been wounded , but not , 1 trust , severely . 1 am deprived for thc present of tho valuable services of Lieutenant-Colonel J . 13 . Cough , C . li ., _Auiin-r Quarter-Master _General of her Majesty ' s troops " , ir ' _iose aid I have so highly prized in all iny ' camiiaig '

      in China and India . He has received a wound lioin a grape shot , which is severe , but 1 hope not dangerous . Lieutenant-Colonel Barr , Acting-Adjutant General of her Majesty ' s forces , whose superior merit as a stnlf officer I have before recorded , has suilbrod a compound fracture in the left arm by a ball . It is feared that amputation may become necessary . Lieutenant-Colonels Ryan and _Petit , of the . _" iUtli Foot , were both badly wounded with that gallant regiment . Captain John Fisher , Commandant of the Sirmoor battalion , fell at thc head of his valiant little corps , respected and lamented by the whole army .

      | Here follows a very long list of persons from the Governor-General downwards , complimented l > y the Commander-in-Chief for their services in the battle . ] Thc loss ef the enemy has been immense ; an estimate of it must be formed with a due albwance for the spirit of exaggeration which pervades all statements of Asiatics when their interest leads them to magnify numbers , but our « m ' u observation on the river banks and in the enemy ' s camp combine , with the reports brought to our intelligence department , to convince me that the Klialsa casualties were between 8 , 000 and 10 , 000 men killed and wounded in action and drowned in the passage oi * tlw river . Amongst the slain are Sirdars Skam Singh , _Attareewalla , General Gholab Singh , Koopta , and He-era Singh , Topee , Sirdar Kishcn Singh , sou of ihc late Jemadar _h- ' _ooslia / l Singh , Generals _Aforahuc-k Ally ,

      and lllaheen Bulcsh , and Shah _Newaz Khun , son of _Futtclv-ood-dwn Khan , ol * Kussoor . The body of Sham Singh was sought for in tho captured camp by his followers : and , respecting the gallantry with which he is reported to have devoted _himself to death , rather than accompany the ' army in its fliuht , I forbade his people heing molested in their search , which was finally successful . The consequences of this groat action have yet tu be _lully developed . It has , at least , in God ' s providence , once more expelled the Sikhs from our territory , and planted our standards ou the soil of the Punjaub . After occupying their entrenched position for nearly a month , the Klialsa army had , perhaps , mistaken the caution which had induced us to wait for the necessary material for timidity . But themust now deeply feel that the blow which lias fallen

      on them from the British arm , has only been the heavier for being long delayed . I have , Ac , ( Signed ) 11 . Gouun _, General , Commander-in-Chief , East Indies . THE KILLED AND "WOUNDED . Return of Killed , Wounded , and _lliesing of the Army of the Sutlej , under the command of his Excellency Genera ! Sir Hugh Cough , Bart ., G . C . B ., Commanderin-Chief , in the action at Sobraon ou the lUih of February , 1816 ' .

      ABSTBACT . Staff—2 European officers wounded . _Artill-. 'i-y Division—1 European officer , 8 rank and file , 3 syce drivers , and 17 _horscn hilled ; 1 European officer , 1 _icrgeant , SS rank and file , 5 lascars , 5 syces , and 23 liorscs wouuded ; o horses missing . _Eng ' meers and Sappers and Miners—2 rank and file , killed ; 8 European officers , 1 Native ditto , and 111 rank and file wounded . Cuvalry Division—Crank and file , and 13 horseshilleil ; ¦ I European officers , 2 trumpeters , SO rank and file , and 53 horses wounded ; 2-1 horses missing . 1 st Infantry Division—2 European officers , 1 Native officer , and 1 ) 7 rank and file killed ; 2 S European officers , 13 Native officers , and ISO rank and file wounded . 2 nd Ditto—5 European officers , 1 Native officer , S sergeants , 100 rank anil file , and 1 horse killed ; 3 S European officers , 12 Native officers , 10 sergeants , 2 trumpeters , G 85 rank and file , and 1 horse , wounded .

      3 rd Ditto—5 European officers , 1 Native officer , 1 sergeants , 1 trumpeter , 75 rank and file , and 5 horses killed ; 25 European officers , 13 Native officers , 27 sergeants , 3 trumpeters , 573 rank and file , and ti horses wounded . Total—13 European officers' , 3 Native officers , 3 sergeants , 1 trumpeter , 292 rank and rile , 3 sveos , inn ! 30 liorscs killed - 101 European officers , S _9 Saiive officers 74 sergeant ? , 7 trumpeters , 1 , 832 rank and file , 5 l _.-iaem-s 5 syces , and S 3 horses wounded : 29 Imrscs missing . Killed . Wounded . . Missing . European officers ... 13 101 0 Native officers 3 311 0 Warrant and non-commissioned officers , rank and file 301 1 , 913 0 Lascars , _syeu drivers , syces , ifcc . 3 10 0

      Total 320 2 , 063 0 Grand total of killed and wounded and missing 2 , 3 S 3

      MOVEMENTS SINCE THE BATTLE . The ambassadors of Goolab Singh immediately after the victoiy were admitted to an interview with the Governor-General , which before hud been denicu them . At no time had much anxiety to treat with him been manifested—it was not likely to have been increased by anything that had occurred . The disconsolate messengers returned on the 11 th to their master , to tell him that a British force was now on the Lahore side of the Sutlej , ready without delay to move upon the capital . On the night of the 10 th and morning of the 11 th , two brigades of infantry and one of cavalry , with a considerable body of

      artillery , crossed the river . The Governor-General appears to have immediately pushed on with the leading division , * he was at Kussoor , twenty miles in advance , and thirty-two from Lahore , on tlie . 14 th . Other _troojis were _followiii" fast across , and by the date just given every man intended for the advance on Lahore was within the Sikh boundary . GoolaL Sing h was stated to have intimated that he was on his way to camp ; the Lancers had goncout to escort liim in . Brigadier Wheeler crossed lrom Umbalia on the 17 th , and captured Phullour on the day following without resistance—the Sikh army having fled without lighting .

      PROCLAMATION OF TIIE GOVERNOR- GENE 11 AL . The following proclamation ofthe Governor-General explains clearly the position of the Punjaub , and the intention of the British Government : — Proclamation uv tub Kioiit Hon . tiie _Goyeknou-Generai © v India . Foreign Department , Kussoor , Teh . 14 , 1 S 1 C . The Sikh army has been expelled from the left bank of the river Sutlej , having been defcutid in every uction with the loss of more than 220 pieces of artillery . The _llritish army has crossed thc Sutiej , und _euta-ed the _I'uiijaub .

      The Governor-General . _iHiioimccs , by this _proclnmation , that this measure has been adopted by the _tS . ivcrnnieiit of India , in accordance with the intentions expressed in the proclamation of tfie 13 th of December last , as having been forced upon the Goveinor-tteueral tor the purpose of " effectually protecting the BriiHi proviuci * , for vindicating : tho authority of the Dritish Government , and for punishing the violators of treaties and the disturbers of the public peace . " These operations will be steadily persevered in and vigorousl y prosecuted , until the objects proposed to be

      accomplished are fully attained . Tlte occupation ot the Punjaub by the British forces will not he relinquished until ample atonement ( or tbeinsuli tillered _tolJie British Government by the infraction of the treaty of ISO !) ,. A . U ., and by the unprovoked invasion oi * the liritish provinces , shall have bscn exacted . These objects will include full indemnity for all expenses _meuvn-u during thu war , ami such arrangements for the future government of the Lahore territories us will give peifect security to the liritish government against similar acts of _perfidy ami aL'grc 8 sion . _«

      Military operations against the government aim army ofthe Lahore Slate have not been under _Jalicn by the government of India from any desire of tet-ritoi-i . il a , ; - ( _rrnttdisieiiient . The Governor-General , as already announced in the proclamation ofthe 13 th December , " sincerely dusired to see a . strong Sikh government re-estn-Wished in the Punjaub . able to _control its army and to protect its subjects . " Tbe sincerity of these professions is proved hy the foirt that no preparations for hostilities had _bei-n made _wlatn the _Juiliore government suddenly , and without a pretext of complaint , invaded the liritish territories . Tho unprovoked aggression has compelled tho liritish government to have recourse to linns , and to organist ! the means of offensive war , aad whatever may now befall th * Lahore State , the consequences can alone be attribute . ' } to the misconduct of that government aud its army .

      No extension or tmitory was desired by the government of India ; the measures nucessnry for providing indemnity for the past and security for the future « ill , howevor _, involve the retention by the Uritish government ofa portion of the country hitherto under the govern _, ment of the Lahore Stuto . The extent of territory which it may deem advisable to hold will be di ! teriiiint ! i > by thc conduct of the Durbar , and by considerations , for the security of thc British frontier . The goveniiner . t 0 t India will , under any circumstances , _iimio . _- ' to thc £ ri : ish provinces the districts , hill and plain , situated " between the rivers Sutlej and Ileus , the revenues thereof ' being appropriated as u part of the indemnity viquiv » . d from the Lahore Slate . The government of India has _fi-Wiidly- declared that it did nut desire to _subtert the Sikh gi ' . rernuumt in the

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      _t'uiijiiUii ; . mill although thc conduct of the imrbar has he ii such as tu jiis . _'ify thc i'i ! _.-. "> t _scvcjc : _iiid _y . vtivr . n : _nnasuii'sofn-tributiou ' _* iie _iittliet ' on ol which may -ct bo required by sound policy , if ihc recent acts ol ' violence bo not amply _Mt-mtil _ibr ami _iinuii . ' _iliute _submission _tendci'udj , _nuvbrtbirittas thu Cuvuruoi-Oeiiw-iil is still willing _ili _.- it » n opportunity should be ( _jiu-n to tbe Durbar aud to this chiefs to submit themsi _' . ' vcs to the nutlusiity of the British _govtrnineiil _, and by _aiMuru to good _iaiili and thc _obsui vaucu of ] undent counsels , triable the t _' _ovei nor-Crunurnl to organise a . _"') k ! i g .-jvcrmiieii' iu the _ji ' _.-imju uf ' a descendant of ita _iuuiule _* _-, tUo la ' . u _M-. _Unu _i . _jah llunjec-t _Sinjjli , Ihe niitht ' iil ally ot ( lie _Ifriiish _l \ n \ t > r . T ! i \ i Governor-Genera ' , ai _ihisi moment ofa moat coin _, p letc and decisive victory , _i-i ' . nHot give a stronxur pi oof ut inn forbearance and _imidt-raii © _' ! tit ihe _liuuMc guv _.-niment than by _uialiinjf _thisdeclivatioii of his _immiions , the terms and mode of the _in-. Vigeim . -iit rvmniuii : !; for furth * r _-nliusUueiit .

      _TliL -Govcruor-Ganerai _therefore talis upon all ( _liuss chiefs who are the _well-wHa-ri ol" _. < - debt ' _eiid-mts of lluiijuet Singh , and especially suci : r _' . _iit-is ns havo not particip ! itcd _. _iHtliuhosiiiem-oci'C ! _iiusKflg- _-iinsithei ; iiti 3 h power , to act iu eoneert v . it !) him lor ci . * # ryiiig into i fleet such arrangements as s _!; :: 'i maintain a . _" _vsbh _govw nrnenc at Lahore , capable of _coiitroiiin . i : its army . and pn . _tietiiijj _itssnlijciiU , aiul _bnsis _. i upon pvw ' . viplfe time / . hail _pi-. ni . ' c for the iulure _iraoquilliiy ol' the Sikh siaies _. -sbail .-ei _.-uru the British frontiri- against a repetition _« l acf' « f aggression , _jiud shall prove lo tbe whole world the _isorirratioil and justiceof the paramount poller of India . If this opportunity ufrtscuiiiK tin- Sikii natif ' . V _frnai military anarchy and misrule be ncgii'dod _, and . _' . _sostile opposition to the _Biitisli army bo renewed , the _gsvtruincnt of liidiii will malts such other _iirrui . gtmenis _fei-Jie future _govcrnnnnt of the Punjaub as tiie interest : * nnd security of the JJritish power may lender just and _cx-yidient . — " By order , & c .

      ( _iijfUl Ml- " F . _C-.-BKIE _, _Secretary to the Oovmnme-. it of India , _( _Vitil the l . ' uvoi l : u » . < ieni : rai . ( True cop ; . ) " _\* . _iJnwaKDS _, L _' nilcr-Sceretary to tlw _Government of India , with the Governor-Genera ! . " [ For remainder of hdinn News see our _Eighth Page-I

      Mijudl-Lii A I' Miwitjxn" Heath. _ Llvkl...

      _MiJUDl-lii A I' _MiWitJxN" HEATH . __ LlVKllt _' . iOL , _VtAl-CU . " >!' . _—NatilAliivi _lUl ' _sii ' , nged thirty-one , stood clnrged with having , at . Newloii Heath , ai ; out two miles from . \ Jai : _ciiesti-i ' , wdfuily murdered Ann Ellison by _ihn-iving her iii ' ii ; v i < ii _, ; il _. The case appealed tu excite _considtiMble interest , the court being h'l ' cu at an early hour . Mr . _Scijeant Wilkins , _.- _^ siatii by Mess ; - ? .. _iVio-ik and Sowicr , conducted the pri * ceuriou . The _priA-ticr . _vus defended by Mr . Joseph Pollcck . Air . iit / isou , ( iit ' ier to tiie _dec-nscd , stater ' that he lived in _iMaria-stirct , Ala / _u'lifMc-r . The _dc-en-id , his daughter , wns twenty one years nfagein October last . She was a big piecur of Aiu _' _.-iiiy ' _-ri ' _aetw-y , _aiitt prisoner was a stretcher at thu same place . _L'Cceased was a teacher at a Suudav-scliiiol . and was a

      regular and good girl . Was not aware that -lie ha « V any follower . On _"Wtdneulay , the iu ; _li December , she " _iv < -turned from her work a little after soven , and she seemed lively , and in her usual spirit . - . Sl _' . e went out about seven o ' clock , _sayit-i ; slit- was going to see Jane Pilling . Went to bed about ten , and was called up about two by his wile , who stated _tuni deceased hud not' come in , Witnts . - went to various- { . laces in Manchester , and continued walking about u _' n _* il _i ' oiu * in the morning , and about five & nw thu _pristUit-r , »;; d asked him if he knew anything about ' Ann , as she had not been home all night . He s ; ii ( i lie hail laert at the new Trades' llaU , \ _u-. d eould nvt get in , _i- . nd he appeared confused ami agitated . Thc factory bell rang and he went away .- _Abmst nine o ' _clock

      ; : ave information to tbe police , and during the forenoon received information thai a body hml b <; e . 'i found in the canal . Went to the Three Crowr . :-,. and found the body of liis daughter . On getting _l-ack ,, found thc prisoner ' s wife , and she said something _, about the occurrence which had taken - .- " ace . lie then went out . and in Hie evenin » , when he got home , after making urrniigiments . as to the body of the deceased , saw the prisoner , and owing to what had been said by the prisoner ' s wife , told him i . e was the villain that ban destroyed his daughter ,, and threatened to turn him out of the house . He al torwards went away . The bmly was buried in the Ardwick cemetery , but was afterwatts exhumed , and a postmortem examination made bv the surgeons .

      Mr . Darby called—Worked at Mumo ' s mill , and knew both prisoner and deceased . On the 10 th of December saw them in Elizabtt ' _ti-suvet ., near Shaw ' s factory , about a quarter to eight , in the evening , lie appeared to be enticing her to _po somewhere' with him , and she did not wish , but rha afterwards went with him in the direction of _Butk-i -street . He _n-xc morning heard of the di owning when he got to ihe fiictorv . aud mentioned what he had seen the

      preceding evening . A number more witnesses were examined , who deposed to the intimacy that had existed between theprisoner and the deceased . The mot importantevidence against the prisoner was tlie _fol ' mviiig : — John Hartley examined . —1 am an engine-tenter . I worked lor Cooper and Co . 1 have been confined in Kirkdalu ga _* l about twelve months . I wa-. discharged on the 12 th of Marcii lust : in the _Jatiurpart of my confinement 1 was promoted _t-o ihe storeroom ; my duty was to cut the hair of the prisoners . 1 _mnember tha prisoner Currie being _bi-oueiii to gaol and put into « bat St ; he snid he i . ; u ! ;; o money . We went to tiie ( lay-room , we were alone , i cut his hair , I asked the prisoner where he came from T lie said , " _r _' roiH Aiigus-him _' _, the crescent , nigh George . _MttrrayVhall . " 1 asked him '" what he was in for ?" He said , " . For manslaughter . " I uiked " _•' who was it in particular , " and he said , " It was a voting

      woman , a pacer in tl . e factory . " l . siiu , " it cannot be manslaughter if it is a young woman . " lie said , " it was brought in matis _' aughter . " 1 _sttid , " How - was it ihey suspected you V lie said , "She : pined forme . " I suid , "Are you a spinner ? " He said , "No , I ' m a stretcher . " He said ' . hey said » ho v . ; s in tho family way by him . He said there wns only four witnesses he was afraid of . I said , "' Who Hie they V He said , " There were two young women said they saw me in tho held close by the steel works . " He said , " he was coming by the canal side , and _fhey said , there ' s a woman in die cami !; " They said 1 said , " Oh , no , belter bring a policeman ; she ' s been in three weeks ; they said , whenever vhe policeman came up , I walked aw . w . " I said , _"Y . ou knowbest yourself . " lie said , "Yes . " 1 said , " what made you chuck her into the canal ' ? . "' lie said , " She should have kept out of tho water . " 1 sn ' _.-l , "What a villain vou must be to take bus life . " lie

      said , "My attorney said 1 must keep my . owncoi : iisel . " I said , " I suppose you drowned her to save yonr place . " iicsaiil , "They say Idid . " lie said , " They say she was in the family way by me . " The day after ! wns in the ceil , 1 said , * 'Vv-iiat made you chuck her into the cut ? " He said , ' _* S :: e should have kept out . " With that 1 left hinn William Warbnrton Weaver examiasil . —I was in the service of Air . Gongh in 18-14 . L pleaded guilty to the _« _-hurge of forging an order ; the manor ol it was worth between Ss . and 4 s . 1 was conttned ia . Kirlcdali ! prison . Latterly I was placed in the storeroom , under the officer . 1 _remombsr the prisoner Currie beiug brought , llu slept _su . _m-c of the reception-cells until the surgeon came . Most morning I shaved him , and he was put in a _tepiil bath . I asked him if ho came from _Mamihiwtor _^ He said" he did . " 1 said , " So do 1 . " lie asked me if 1 was a _m-i-oncr . I said , " 1 was . " 1 msw ! him what he

      was charged with . He said . _**¦ He was _eharjioit with drowning a woman . " 1 said ,. "• iiatiier a serious charge ! " lie said , "Oh , no , nothing—putting ; i woman on one side ! " _ftextday I weut into the : place to shave him ; 1 said "What do yoa think of ' : ' jour job now _?* ' Ho sain , " _-SwUiing a 5 ail . " I ¦ . said , " Wliat made you drown the w * _imii V' lie ¦ ' said , " Shu should have kept . oat of the water . " ' I . [ . suid , " Why , you'll be _buiii ; , you ' re _fuundt-u ' hty . " ' lie said , " Oh no ; not . for _a-sivml i ma tier like this . " ' The surgeon examined him ,. anil al ' _ievwanis 1 _n-ntl 1 the prison rules to him . I _t _^ _-i-j- . d him '' if lie was a a . married man ? " He said ,. " _- ")' c 3 . " " Then , of coiiirc , - , you could not be courting the _i-ivl . " "Ue said , '' No . ' * " He stood for a minute- o ? ' two , tv . nl looked at me- erathcrstirrish . lie said , "ft you'll _i ; . ot say _an _. _-t . _iiiii-r . s to any one , I'll tell you _tb-jtj uth . " 1 , promised him t I would not . Ho said , " _liriiig a married uum , amittJ she in the family-way ,. 31 _j / ut hex-away , to cover _myiiy shame . "

      Tbe evidence of thft _incilical witnesses went toto > prove that the _th-ceaso-ii ' was mest _prc-bid-ly _strangh-iU-iii and then thrown into . ihe _watsr . The _dt-cvased _ivaaasd about Uivec months g _$ !* t- in t ' _ae _lamiW way . The jury , alter aa bom- smii a bait ' s _consuliation _^ n _, _! , returned n _verdiet of Not Guilty . The _iu . iioui . ee-ee- ( _- ment of this verdict appsjired tiv sti ike _tveiy _ouoiia with the greatest , surprise .

      E.Istkrn Couxtiks Rjulway.—A Curious Ca:...

      E . _istkrn Couxtiks _Rjulway . —A curious ca _:-e 0 ' 0 ) tracing ami recovering -stolen nsoperty hasjust _takeiken p lace in connection with lhis iail ' viiy . A _sv . mll box-oxx covered with paper , arrived at thu " Shomiitch terterr minus on the 21 th uh . ; tho paper was torn , anil tlntlm _. box at the same corner _broken . A watch and sihvlvvv spoons could be observed * . _nuHitbcim-Mispccteii _th-ith-i-i a pilferage had taken y _& cu in trnn > ' it , ti e guard _« l ;; thc train was sent in charge ofa police _otiieei- to CoCoi > Chester , and thonce to Ips'vieh but as neither th-1 ! : ! : sender could be fount } , nor- was there any advice _ii-e i i the box of its contents ,, it was desnatched ' to the ve . pen son named on the _castl of _addii-ss ' an account havmvii i first been taken af -whnt was encloied in it . Tl 'ill Police Gazette of Wcdiicsdav lust published au accouuoui . of property that "bad been ' stolen from the dweilii ilii i house of a U \\ Jackson , of Clare , in the county ity Suffolk _^ which corresponded precisely with the co > ceo tents of ihii box . Communication was in cni . _s-m . s _::

      _qucucc lir . _isediati-ly made to tha police , and .-in -inn then Mr . _Moscley , the superiiiteiuleitt of tralKc , hi :, hh received a letter from the constable who had cliarliarr ofthe business , _stating that he has sin reeded in an a a prclreuliu" the receiver , and in recovering a lar ; law portion ot the stolen proper ! v . The gnllaut Major Somerset , who fell } " t » " *¦ " *¦ _iksporate battle ot" Feiwes ' nah , was great-nephew _. cvv . _- the Duke of Wellington , his mother fa » i _:-i " _ilaiiglnigliiiii of the late Karl of Alouungton _, the _elilef brother her r the noble Duke .

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), April 4, 1846, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns3_04041846/page/5/