CLOUGH, Lieut. col. J. J. 46th N.I. to Mrs. H. Lloyd, at Kamptee, Jan. 24. FREITA, Mr. R. F. to Emilia, eldest daughter of Mr. J. Pinto, at Cannanore, Jan. 7. NEWMAN, Assist. apoth. S. 7th L.C. to Miss Hannah Burke, at Kamptee, Nov. 20. THOMAS, Mr. Wm. to Jane O'Daugherty, at Vepery, Dec. 31. DEATHS. CLUTTERBUCK, the wife of Capt. 38th M. N.I. at Secunderabad, Dec. 22. DENT, John Provis, Member of Council at Madras, at Calcutta, aged 59, Jan. 18. ELLIS, Emily, d. of Mr. C. of acct. genl's. off. at Madras, aged 15, Jan. 21. FREEMAN, Maj. Charles, of H. H. the Nizam's army at Aurungabad, aged 79, Jan. 13. GIB, Lieut. Charles Binny, 31st L.I. at Palamcottah, Jan. 9. MAULE, Harry, son of J. T. surg. 4th L. C. at Trichinipoly, ROBERTSON, Ens. W. 2nd Eur. L. I. accidentally drowned near Bangalore, Jan. 6. SMYTH, Frances, J.R. d. of the late Lieut. col. N. M. Madras army, at Madras, Jan. 19. WHEELER, Emma C. d. of R. P. at Vepery, aged 3, Jan. 13. "Being about to cross the Scinde frontier at the head of a strong body of troops, I think it right to state to the neighbouring tribes why I thus invade the territory of our friend the Khan of Khelat, in order that those tribes may be satisfied as to the cause of my movements, and that they may not think the said movements arise from a desire of acquiring territory or molesting allies. "His highness the Khan of Khelat has given me permission to enter his territories, and had he not done so, I must still have invaded them for the protection of our own subjects. "These territories are occupied, as regards our immediate frontier, by three powerful and predaceous tribes, the Doomkies, the Jackranees, and the Boogties (there are also some others of inferior note). These tribes are in open rebellion against their sovereign, the Khan of Khelat. During the whole of last summer they were excited by their desire of pillage to make, without the slightest pretext, frequent predatory inroads on the Scinde territory, plundering villages, murdering many of the inhabitants, and devastating the country. In several instances they were engaged with our outposts; and on one occasion, falling upon 200 unarmed and unoffending grasscutters, they massacred nearly the whole of them, together with an officer's party of cavalry, who were guarding these poor people, and whom the robbers surprised. Many villages on our frontier were left desolate, the inhabitants of which, abandoning their crops, fled further into the interior of Scinde, calling aloud upon meas, governor of the province, to give them protection. "On my part, I applied to their sovereign, the khan of Khelet, to control his subjects. He promised to do this; but they were not controlled. "I believe his highness the khan has the most friendly intentions with regard to the British Government, but it was evident that the arch robber and rebel Beejar Khan Doomkie was too powerful in arms to be reduced to obedience by his prince. So true is this, that he openly bestowed, in Jaghire, large tracts of his Sovereign's territory, and to which the latter was constrained to submit. "I was, therefore, obliged to reinforce our outposts against this unexpected and unprovoked enemy; and on one occasion our troops wholly failed in an attack made upon Beejar Khan. This was at the period of the year when the heat was so very great as to be insupportable to human beings exposed to the mid-day sun. "My orders to the frontier posts were then issued to remain upon the defensive during the hot weather. These orders, together with the success of Beejar Khan, rendered the rebel tribes more daring. They frequently entered the Scindian frontier in search of plunder, and were on one or two occasions attacked on our own territory, and defeated by the troops, the police, and the villagers themselves, who several times turned out to aid the troops. "It must be evident to every one that such a state of things could not be suffered by any regular Government, and I was directed by the Governor-General of India to take such steps as were necessary to tranquillize the frontier and protect the people of Scinde. "I have here to remark, that the ex-Ameer Shere Mahomed had located himself among those robbers, and excited them to plunder Scinde. He was also in hopes of exciting an insurrection in his favour. But the chiefs of Scinde had no desire for his return; still less would the people of Scinde assist him, conscious of having a degree of protection under the British Government which they never experienced under that of the Ameers. The Ameer consequently gave over his attempt and retired to the Seikh territory. "Such was the state of things on the frontier when the cold season arrived; and in consequence of the solicitations made by me to the Khan of Khelat, his highness made a feeble effort against his rebel subjects; he advanced from Lador to Poolajee. "It is evident that the rebels well knew the danger they would incur were they to meet their Prince on the plain, where he could be assisted at any moment by the British, and each day's march brought him nearer to our chain of outposts. The strength of the rebels lay in the Boogtee mountains; and to the mountains they of course retired. 66 Among these celebrated defiles and passes the Khan dared not pursue them. The amount of his forces did not exceed 2,000 men, and even these were by no means under his command. An immediate retreat was decided upon by his highness. "While this prince was at Poolajee, I sent a vakeel to beg that he would allow me to have a conference with him either at Poolajee, at Dadur, at Bagh, at Gundava, or any other place his highness chose to appoint. His answer was a refusal, for reasons which I cannot make public without doing his highness an injury. "My vakeel therefore returned; but I felt that it was necessary to have in writing his highness's formal acknowledgment of his inability to control his subjects, the Doomkees, Jakranees, and Boogtees, and his desire that I would punish their rebellion and their murderous inroads upon the Scinde territory. "It was also necessary that I should have his highness's rea sons in writing for not meeting me. I therefore despatched Mr. Brown, the secretary to the Seinde Government, who is a personal friend of the Khan, and possessing my highest confidence, in hopes some arrangement might be made for an united exertion to repress these mountain robbers, but in vain. The state of the Khan's territories beyond the Bolan Pass rendered him unable to attend to the affairs of Cutchee; and he appeared to hold nothing but a nominal sovereignty over that rich tract of country of which Bagh is the centre. "On Mr Brown's return from Bagh, so daring were the robber tribes, that he was nearly taken (and to be taken by them is synonymous with being murdered) by 300 cavalry belonging to the rebels, who had pushed about 80 miles from their haunts for the express purpose of way-laying Mr. Brown. The course to be pursued by me has now become clear and decisive. "It is to enter the Boogtee mountains and attack these robber tribes in their fastnesses. They are the Pindarrees of the Indus. "As Mr. Brown rode through the villages, he found them miserable. I will use the words of his report to me :-" The route I pursued through Cutchee was by Kunda, Kassim Ka Joke, and Bagh, which line I remember in former years to be richly cultivated. It is now a desert; I did not meet with an acre of cultivation in Cutchee; and the condition of the people is most miserable. They have no security for their property; villages are daily plundered by the hill robbers. I heard many villagers (some of whom were wounded) declare that, if not protected, they would fly the country and come to Scinde. "It is certainly not my duty to protect these poor people, the inhabitants of Cutchee. But it is my duty to protect the inhabitants of Scinde, and therefore I shall march, on the 16th of January, beyond the frontier, at the head of a strong force, accompanied by the Scindian chiefs, Wully Mahomed Chandeeah, Ahumed Khan Mugsey, and many others, at the head of several thousands of their followers, all determined to revenge their plundered villages upon the mountain tribes. I shall also be assisted by his highness Alley Moorad Talpoor, who will march against the enemy, by whom his frontier has also been molested. "It is no small satisfaction to me, that I find the Scindian chiefs, who but two years ago stood opposed to us in battle in Meeanee, now eager to draw the sword and fight under the British colours. It leaves no equivocal proof of their contentment with the government of Scinde. "What the result of these operations may be, it is impossible for me to say; but I hope it will be such as permanently to secure the tranquillity of the Scindian frontier, and enable our ally, the khan of Khelat, to recover the rule of his country from these robbers. But with this last I have nothing to do; the moment I have punished the robbers I shall retire within our own frontier, satisfied that I have performed my duty to the East-India Company, to the people of Scinde, and to humanity. "C. J. NAPIER, M.G., Governor of Scinde." THE PARSEE CONVICTS.-We are given to understand that the determination of her Majesty's Government, respecting Nasservanjee Cowasjee, Eduljee Tumboowalla, and the other Parsees, convicted of the murder of Muncherjee, has been received by the natives generally with the deepest disappointment. The result of the reference home has been, that all the Parsee prisoners, without distinction, are to be transported for life. From the peculiar position we occupy, we do not think it right for us, at this moment, to do more than to announce what we learn to be in comtemplation: a public meeting to be convened for the purpose of passing resolutions, and addressing the Crown in a constitutional and legal manner, expressive of the public feeling. NEW STEAM COMPANY.-We understand that purchasers have already been found for the iron steamer Phlox, which recently arrived here from England. A company we hear has been formed with fifty shares, of 3,000 rupees each share. No less than forty of the shares are already taken. We believe the new company intend starting the steamer Phlox shortly to Surat. THE COMET.-We have been favoured by a correspondent with the following particulars relative to the heavenly stranger which is now visiting our skies-they are only the results of a single rough observation, but in the absence of more definite information, they may be interesting to our astronomical friends. The comet is at present situated in the constellation Grus, between the stars B. and D.; its right ascension being about 22 h. 45 m.; and its declination about 45 S. It passed the meridian about half-past three in the afternoon, and sets bearing S. 41°. W. at a quarter-past eight. It never rises to those parts of the earth which are of a higher latitude than 45° N. and is therefore invisible in Ceylon, and at most other observatories where the greatest facilities for observation are found. Our correspondent has promised to take more accurate observations when the state of the atmosphere will permit, and if these are successful, we hope to communicate to our readers more accurate results in a future issue. ELEMENTS OF THE COMET.-Passage of Perihelion (or time when nearest the sun) M. T. of Gr......... 1844 Dec. 19d. 584. Longitude of Perihelion........... Longitude of descending node............... comet from the sun, the earth's mean distance from the sun being taken as unity).... Motion direct (i. e. in the same direction round the sun as the earth and other planets) 259°-47′-6′′ 317° 20′-0′′ 41° 22′-25′′ 0.03424 63 The above are computed from the following three positions, which are true to within 3′ Gr. M. T. ANDERSON, H. L. assist. to pol. ag. in S. Mahratta country, perm. to proceed to dest. on deputation. ARBUTHNOT, Sir R. K. Bart. coll. of Surat, perm. to proceed into his dist. on deputation. BABINGTON, S. to be add. assist. to judge and sess. judge at Ahmednuggur. BLANE, G. J. act. coll. of Ahmednuggur, perm. to proceed to his dist. on deputation. BURTON, E. W. resum. ch. of off. CAMPBELL, A. to be acting 1st asst. to coll. and mag. of Candeish. COMPTON, T. A. in perm. ch. of the Purantej pergunna, at Ahme. dabad. FLYNN, J. to be asst. transl. and interp. to Supreme Court of Judi cature. FORBES, A. K. to be 3rd asst. to coll. and mag. of Candeish. HARDY, R. to be 3rd asst. to coll. and mag. of Sholapore. LLOYD, F. pl. under coll. of Admednuggur till he has passed in LUARD, R. D. to act as judge and sess. judge of Concan, and assume ch. MANSON, C. J. to be 3rd asst. to coll. and mag. of Ahmednuggur. MORRIS, J. recd. ch. of off. MORRIS, W. R. resum, ch. of off. PELLY, J. H. in perm. ch. of the Pergunnahs of Parchole, Soopa and Chicklee. PRENDERGAST, C. G. vested with full penal powers of mag. of the zillah of Rutnagherry. RICHARDSON, A. St. J. vested with full penal powers of mag. in the coll. of Kaira. ROBERTSON, A. D. ret. to duty, ch. of the Bheemthurry and Indapoor talookas of the coll. of Poona. SIMSON, W. res. ch. of off. STUART, A. C. rec. ch. of the coll. of Ahmedabad, fr. Mr. Faw cett. TUCKER, L. H. B. competent to enter on the transaction of public business. TUCKER, H. P. in perm. ch. of the pergunnahs of Chowrassee, Kurrode, Walore, and Surbhone. TRAVERS, A. C. attach. to off. of coll. and mag. of Kaira; to off. as assist. judge at Poona, and assist. agent for Sirdars in the Deccan and assum. ch. TURQUAND, W. J. ret. to duty; to be an add. asst. to coll. and mag. of Candeish. WARDEN, A. B. to be 3rd asst. to coll. and mag. of Ahmedabad. WEBB, J. to be acting coll. and mag. of Kaira. gren. ARCHER, Capt. res. ch. of Post-off. at Belgaum. BURROWS, Capt. rec. ch. of off. of assess. and coll. of house tax and assess. of wheel tax: res. ch. of sup. of police. CANDY, Capt. T. sup. of Poona coll. perm. to reside and carry on CLARKE, Capt. to ch. of Bazaar and Post-office, with troops, at CLOSE, Lieut. G. 2nd Eur. L.I. to ch. of Eur. inv. proceed to Eur. in ship Carnatic. COLYEAR, Ens. E.F.A. to do duty 5th N.I. CRAWLEY, Maj. C. to be lieut. col. to 4th N.I. D'ARCY, Ens. R. W. 1st gren. to act as adjt. Kandeish Bheel DARKE, Capt. F. C. 4th N.I. to be major. EVANS, Brev. capt. 9th N.I. to act as adj. 3rd L.C. and 9th N.I. proc. to Deesa. FAULKNER, Lieut. 6th N.I. to act as with Golundauze batt. 6th N.I. and squad. of Poona Aux. H.A., &c. with siege-train to Kolapore. FAWCETT, Maj. J. 2nd Eur. L.I. ret. to duty. FINNIMORE, Lieut. B. K. art. to perf. duties of dep. com. of ordn. at Hyderabad. FOLLETT, Capt. F. W. 25th N. I. to be maj. of brig. at Kurrachee, Jan. 19. GORDON, Ens. R. 4th N. I. to be lieut. GORDON, 2d lieut. W. F. posted, 1st Eur. fus. GOODWIN, Ens. R. T., 16th N. I., retd. to duty. HALE, Maj. J. 22nd N. I. to take com. of wing, ord. to Asseerghur. HAMMOND, Lieut. R. M. 20th N. I. retd. to duty. HART, Capt. S. V. W. 2nd gren. ret. to duty. HART, Lieut. P. L. rec. ch. of civ. eng. off. Kandeish. HERBERT, Capt. W. G. eng. ret. to duty. HEYMAN, Ens. F. G. posted to 2d Eur. L. I. HEYMAN, Lieut. to conduct the duties of qr. mr. of 15th N. I. HOGG, Capt. 1st Eur. Fus. to act as maj. of brigade at Deesa. HOPE, Lieut. J. W. 29th N.I. to be adjt. HOWISON, Ens. S. Y. to do duty 20th N.I. HUNTER, Ens. F. E. posted to 4th N.I. HUTT, Brev. Capt. G. art. to be capt. JACOB, Capt. G. L. 2nd gren. to join head quarters. JAMESON, Lieut. D. H. 8th N.I. to be a dep. coll. at Hyderabad, JOHNSTONE, Brev. capt. J. G. 10th N.I. retd. to duty. LAURIE, Ens. R. H. rec. ch. of Post-office at Candeish. LAVIE, Capt. H. 13th N.I. to be a dep. coll. at Kurrachee, Dec. 28. LECKIE, Lieut. 21st N.I. to act as staff off. to troops in Concan. LEESON, Lieut. W.F. 2nd gren. retd. to duty. LESTER, Ens. J. F. 10th N.I. to act as adjt. to details in Concan. LEETH, Lieut. R. W. 1st fus. to rejoin when rel. by Lieut. Close. LODWICK, Lieut. H. ret. to duty. LYNCH, Brev. capt. E. P. 16th N.I. ret. to duty, to act as post mast. at Tannah. MACLEAN, Ens. H. T. posted to 26th N.I. MAINWARING, Lieut. to act as interp. H.M. 2nd Queen's royals. MALCOLM, Lieut. G. to be 2nd in com. of Sinde horse. MARSHALL, Lieut. col. T. 11th N.I. to retire on full pens. of rank. MONTRIOU, Lieut. 24th N.I. to act as adj. to right wing proc. to Candeish. MOYLE, Lieut. J. G. 10th N.I. ret. to duty. OTTLEY, Capt. T. H. 26th N.I. to be major. OUTHWAITE, Lieut. W. Golundauze bat. to act as exec. eng. at Ahmedabad. OVANS, Lieut. col. C. fr. 4th N.I. to 1st Eur. fus. PALMER, J. R. to be ens. 21st N.I. PARR, Brev. capt. 23rd N.I. to join head qu. RAMSAY, Capt. to take ch. of commissariat Poona div. of the army. Ross, Ens. F. T. to do duty with 10th N.I. ROSE, Lieut. J. 15th N.I. app. agent for Bheels in W. dist. of Candeish. SALMON, Capt. to take ch. of commissariat, N. div. of army. SEALEY, Lieut. Golund. batt. to perf. duties of interp. to 15th N.I. SHORTT, Ens. W. Y. H. to do duty with 20th N.I. SMITH, Maj. G. 26th N.I. transf. to N. vet. batt. SAPPITT, Lieut. col. M. fr. 1st Eur. fus. to 13th N.I. STEVENS, Major, C.B. at disp. of C. in C. STEVENSON, Ens. D. to do duty 10th N.I. ST. JOHN, Capt. R. 1st Eur. fus. to res. post mast. at Poona, and placed at disp. of C. in C. THOMPSON, Ens. A. G. to do duty 20th N.I. THORNBURY, Brev. capt. N. H. 4th N.I. to be capt. TURNBULL, Ens. W. posted to 2nd Eur. L.I. TURNER, Capt. T. M. B. eng. at disp. of C. in C. as member of Ct. Inquiry at Tannah. UNETT, Ens. W. S. L. to do duty 20th N.I. WESTON, Lieut. 14th N.I. to act as interp. 25th N.I. WHITELOCK, Capt. C. R. 11th N.I. ret. to duty, to act as sup. of pens. and inv. payments. WIDDICOMBE, Ens. W. posted to 7th N.I. YOUNG, Lieut. to act as adj. to H.M.'s 2nd Queen's royals. BOWIE, Assist. surg. W. M.D. to repair to Bombay for general duty. BOWSTEAD, Surg. to res. med. ch. of staff and details of the brig. at camp near Kolapore. BRAIKENRIDGE, Assist. surg. to assume med. ch. of 2nd Eur. L.I. CRUICKSHANK, Assist. surg. J. app. civ. surg. at Sholapoor. DICKINSON, Assist. surg. to med ch. of 7th com. 3rd bat. art. at Hydrabad. DIMOCK, Assist. surg. to rejoin head qu. at Malligaum; to afford med. aid to detach. of sick proc. to Bombay; to med. ch. of detach. 48th M.N.I. ord. on field serv. ELLIS, Assist. surg. 12th N.I. to rec. med. ch. of 1st com. 1st bat. art. at Geebee. FORBES, Assist. surg. to do duty with 14th N.I. at Hydrabad. FORRESTER, Assist. surg. to off. med. aid to 3rd L.I. at Budda. ghur. FRASER, Assist. surg. at disp. of Indian navy, for duty. GIRAUD, Assist. surg. H. M.D. to off. as civ. surg. at Rutnagherry. GRIERSON, Assist. surg. D. M.D. rec. ch. of Lunatic Asylum, at Colaba. HARPER, Assist. surg. 8th N.I. in med. ch. of 4 cos. to Baitsey. KIRK, Assist. surg. R. civ. surg. at Tannah, placed in ch. of the Sudder Kucherry, at Tannah. MACKENZIE, Assist. surg. 2nd Eur. L.I. to rec. med. ch. of detail of art. with lt. field detach. to Punalla. MANISTY, Assist. surg. to med. ch. of escort of ordnance train, to MURRAY, Assist. surg. to do duty with H.M.'s 86th regt. at Hydrabad. NEILSON, Assist. surg. W. M.D. off. civ. surg. at Rutnagherry transf. to military branch, to med. ch. of 7th N.I. PELLY, Assist. surg. to med. ch. of Scinde irreg. horse; to rec. med. ch. of camel corps at Larcana. SCALES, Assist. surg. to res. med. ch. of detach. of 23rd M.L.I. and 16th N.I. and 5th L.C. STOVELL, Surg. M. to be sec. to board of education, and rec. ch. WALLACE, Assist. surg. to off. med. aid to 2nd. Eur. L.I. and also detach. of 23rd M.L.I. to Punalla, and to 8th co. of Golundauze batt. PEART, Assist. surg. PASSED IN LANGUAGES. LEAVE OF ABSENCE. CANNAN, Assist. surg. 3 yrs. to Europe. STYLE, Assist. surg. M. 2 yrs. to Neilgherries. TRESTRAIL, Assist. surg. J. C. 1 yr. to Neilgherrias. NAVAL. APPOINTMENTS. BENNETT, R. to be captains's clerk. BEYTS, J. C. to be captain's clerk; to be acting clerk in ch. of BODE, Mids. to be 2nd class gunnery off., Tigris. FENNER, Mr. to com. of st. Conqueror. GRAHAM, Mr. to perf. duties of clerk of Elphinstone. HAWKINS, Capt. J. C. retd. to duty, KEYS, J. A. to be purser. KING, Lieut. S. B. to assume ch. of Auckland. KING, Mr. to be acting master of Auckland. OSBORNE, Assist. surg. Acbar perm. to reside on shore. PARKINSON, Mr. to be acting clerk. STEVENS, Lieut. J. to take ch. of Tigris. STOCKHAM, Mr. to perf. duties of clerk, Mootnee. LEAVE OF ABSENCE. ETHERSEY, Com. E. 3 yrs. to Eur. ORMSBY, Com. H. A. 2 yrs. to Neilgherry Hills. ZOUCH, Lieut. E. C. 3 yrs. to Eur. on furl. BIRTHS. BLENKINS, the lady of Maj. W. J. s. a. com. gen. at Kurrachee, d. Jan. 8. BROMLEY, Mrs. wife of Assit. apoth. C., H.M. 86th regt. at Kurrachee, s. Jan. 13. DALZELL, the lady of Pulteney, at Tannah, d. Dec. 29. ERSKINE, the lady of Capt. G. K. 1st Lancers, at Seroor, s. FRASER, Capt. J. G. Poona horse, at Seroor, d. Dec. 18. GRAY, the lady of Francis Delaval, 14th King's Lt. Dns. at sea, d. Oct. 16. HOLLAND, the lady of Maj. dep. qr. mr. gen. of the army, at Bombay, s. Jan. 20. KENDERDINE, Mrs. W. J. at Poona, d. Jan. 5. LAING, the lady of the Rev. Charles, at Hydrabad, s. Jan. 5. NIXON, the lady of Vet. surg. 1st L.C. at Rajkote, d. Dec. 18. SEALY, the lady of Lieut. T. P. art. at Ahmednuggur, s. Jan. 15. SIMPSON, the lady of Lieut. W. R. 17th N.I. at Hydrabad, Scinde, s. Jan. 12. THOMSON, Mrs. W. A. at Kurrachee, s. Dec. 16. TURNBULL, the lady of Capt. S. Bom. art. at Harrington Lodge, s. Jan. 14. WALTER, the relict of the late Lieut. T. 3rd Bombay L.C. at Mazagon, d. Jan. 7. WHITEHILL, the lady of Lieut. C. 2nd Eur. L.I. at Belgaum, d. Jan. 20. MARRIAGES. BUTTLER, Serj. Over. T. to Miss S. A. Calter, at Dapoolie, Jan. 2. FITZPATRICK, David, to Miss Martha Stonehouse, at Dharwar, Jan. 6. KING, John, 2nd Queen's royal reg. to Annie Charlotte, d. of Lieut. col. McPherson, C.B. H.M.'s 17th reg. at Poona, Jan. 15. LECKEY, Edw. mil. bd. off. to Mary Elizabeth Smith, at Bombay, Jan. 30. SAWYER, Peter James, of the Mehidpore Contingency, to Mrs. Elizabeth Quin, at Indore, Dec. 28. ST. JOHN, Capt. 1st fus. to Jessie Ellen, relict of the late Maj. Teasdale, 25th reg. at Bombay. VINCENT, Lieut. Henry qr. mr. and interp. mar. batt. to Miss Lucy H. Dunsterville, 2nd d. of Lieut. col. J. H. Dunsterville, com. gen. of the Bombay army, at Bombay, Jan. 13. DEATHS. CAMPBELL, Lieut. A. P. 2nd Eur. L.I. killed in action, near Susserdroog, Dec. 31. PFEFFERBLUM, infant d. of Mr. J. at Ketwaddy, Jan. 1. Jan. 4. WILLIAMS, Rev. E. P. late Chaplain at Mahableshwar, at Bombay, Dec. 30. WILLOUGHBY, Percival, s. of Maj. Michael, Art. on the Esplanade, Bombay, aged 2, Jan. 21. SHIPPING. ARRIVALS. JAN. 3.-Shabane, Grierson, Glasgow.-6. Childe Harold, Willis, Portsmouth.-3. Steamer Sir James Rivett Carnac, Duverger, Surat. -7. Palmyra, Dumill,, Cork; Cornwall, Withers, Cork.-9. Carnatic, Hyne, London; H.C. steamer Atalanta, Young, Suez; H.C. Steamer Semiramis, Hamilton, Kurrachee; Sir Herbert Compton, Boulton China; Futtay Curreem, Worree, Calcutta; Earl of Balcarras, Baker, China; Framjee Cowasjee, Edwards, Calcutta ; Fultay Hulbary, Penang; Sterlingshire, Rattray, Liverpool. 14. H. C. schooner Constance, Berthon, Aden; Assam, Currie, Greenock; Fort William, Hozg, Manilla; Cursetjee Cowasjee, Campbell, China. — 17. Steamer Carnac, Duverger, Surat.18. Argyra, Rees, Aden; H. C.'steam-frigate Sesostris, Young, Kurrachee. 19. H. C. steam-frigate Akbar, Leeds, Malwan. 21. ship James Boorman, Remmer, Stockholm.-22. Sir Charles Forbes, Lundwall, Stockholm; Ardaseer, McIntyre, China.-23. steamer, Carnac, Duverger, Surat; John Gray, Macdonald, Greenock; Aurelius, Kelly, Boston; Boyne, Hamack, Cork.-25. Lord Castle, Penang; Eleanor Lancaster, Barker, Liverpool.-28. Sultana, Rangoon; H. C. Constance, Berthon, Malwan; Hope, Goss, London.-29, H. C. steamer Indus, Newman, Kurrachee.-30. H. C. steam frigate Acbar, Leeds, Vinzorla; Lady Colebrooke, Mac Clean, Glasgow.-31. steamer, Carnac, Duverger, Surat; Helena, Black, Liverpool; H. C. steamer Pluto, Airey, Vingorla. PASSENGERS ARRIVED. JAN. 9. Per H. C. Steamer Atalanta :-Mrs. Lynch, Mrs. Seton, Mrs. Fawcett, Mrs. Williams, Mrs. Cook, and female servant; Miss Patullo, Mrs. Campbell, and female servant; Mrs. Guerin, Miss Gordon, Mrs. Turquand; Mrs. and Miss Cahill; Miss Arnott, Mrs. Stewart, Miss Dale; Cadet A. Billamore, Bombay Army; Brev. capt. J. B. Burt, 6th Bengal Cav.; Capt. White, H.M.'s 22nd regt.; Mr. Watts, merchant; Mr. Lloyd, B.C.S.; Lieut. W. Ballinghall, 24th N.I.; Brev. capt. E. Lynch, K.L.S. 16th N.I.; Capt. Hebbert, Bombay Eng.; Capt. S. V. W. Hart, 2nd Gren. N. regt.; Major Fawcett, 2nd Bombay Eur. regt. ; Capt. Hawkins, I.N.; Capt. Harding, H.M.'s 22nd regt.; Rev. Dr. Stevenson; Capt. Evans; Mr. Campbell, B.C.S.; Mr. Rogers; Cadet W. L. S. Unett, Bombay army; Mr. Turquand, B.C.S.; Cadet W. H. Y. Shortt, Bombay army; Mr. Johnson, chemist; Mr. Conybeare, civil engineer; Capt. Pieck; Cadet A. G. Thomson, Bombay army; Cadet A. F. Battye, Bombay army; Lieut. R. C. Jones, H.M.'s 22nd regt.; Cadet S. Y. Howison, Bombay army; Cadet C. T. A. Collyear, Bombay army; Mr. J. Robinson.-2nd Class Passenger : Mr. Spong. Per Herefordshire from Cork :-Lieutenant Francis Delaval Gray, lady, and infant, H. M.'s 14th Drgoons. Per Childe Harold, from London, the Cape, and the Coast :Mesdames Baddeley, Ward, Rippon, Salmon, Knipe, and Moyle; Miss Baddeley; John Webb, Esq.; Captains W. Ward, Nizam's Army (from the Cape), H. L. Salmon, 2nd L. Cavalry, E. Whichelo, 9th N.I., Assistant Commissary General (from Cape), W. F. Cormack, 15th N.I. (from Cape), and G. Rippon, 21st N.I. (from Cape); Lieutenannts G. Moyle, 10th N.I., R. M. Hammond, 20th N.I., and O. G. De Wet, 51st Madras N.I.; Ensigns F. T. Ross, and D. Stevenson; Mesdames Lawson, Ellis, and Murray, servant; three children; one European and four native servants, Per Carnatic, from London and Cork :-Mesdames Luard, Hockin, Hook, Goodwin, and child; Ibrahim, and Hine and child; Miss Luard; Lieut Hook, Depy. Comy. of Ordnance; Capt. C. N. Treasure, 11th Bombay N.I.; Mr. Goodwin, Cadet Bombay Army; Mr. Christie, Cadet Bengal Army; Mr. Langton, Cadet; Meerza Mahomed Ibrahim, and son; three European female servants ; and J. Forrester, groom in charge of horses. Per Semiramis, from Kurrachee :-Capt. J. Mackenzie, 8th Bengal L.C., commanding 6th Bengal I.C.; Capt. A. Rowland, 2nd troop Bombay H.A.; Lieut. J. T. Keir, do.; Lieut. O. Bourdillon, 25th N.I.; Mrs. Mackenzie and child. Per Framjee Cowasjee, from Calcutta :-Mrs. Col. Garstin and three children; Mr. and Mrs. Colquhoun and child; Miss Ffrench; Cornet Foster. Per Stirlingshire, from Liverpool:-Mr. and Mrs. Cowan. Per Eleanor Lancaster, from Liverpool :--Lieut. S. Smith; and Mrs. Ross. Per Hope, from London:-Lieut. Manners. I,N. Per Indus, from Kurrachee:-Capt. H. James, 18th N.I., and lady; Lieut. R. H. Rocke, and Qu. mast. J. Webster, H.M. 78th Highlanders; Ens. E. B. Weaver, H.M. 86th foot; Veterinary surg. J. J. Stockley, 2nd troop H.A.; 2nd Lieut. H. S. Osborne, 3rd com. 2nd bat. art.; Ens. E. A. H. Bacon, 25th N.I. Per Acbar, from Vingorla :-Capt. and Mrs. Hunter, and child. DEPARTURES. DEC. 30. H.C. steamer Pluto, Airey, Vingorla.-31. Earl Grey, Molison, China.-JAN. 1. Ship Malabar, Pare, to the Cape and London; H.C. steamer Berenice, Johnstone, Suez.-2. Antelope, Fleetwood, Batavia.-4. H.C. steam frigate Sesostris, Young, Kurrachee; Antelope, Dumaresq, China; Fattle Currim, Cochin ; Julia, Jones, Calcutta; Adam Lodge, Joy, Liverpool; Dickey Sam, Coaker, Liverpool; steamer Carnac, Duverger, Surat.-6. Hon. Company's steam frigate Auckland, Carless, Vingorla. -7. Chebar, Harrison, Colombo; Shah Allum, Page, Calcutta; Stalkart, Dixon, Calcutta.-8. Thomas Carty, Scott, Liverpool.— 10. Arun, Balls. Chusan.-11. Rajasthan, Stewart, London.-12. Charotte, Hawins, Hull.-13. H.C. steamer Pluto, Airey, Vingorla. -14. H.C. steamer Indus, Newman, Kurrachee.-16. Gwalior, Edwards, China; George Cuvier, Larne, Bordeaux; H.C. steam frigate Akbar, Vingorla.-17. Camillus, Ashton, Colombo.-18. Emu, Smith, China.-19. Falcon, Umfreville, Antwerp; Constance, Berthon, Malwan.-21. Nimrod, Atkins, Liverpool; Troubadour, Graham, Liverpool.-22. Fanny, Zanzibar.-24. Royal Saxon, Crawford, Liverpool.-25. H. C. steam frigate Akbar, Leeds, Vingorla; steamer Carnac, Duverger, Surat; Sultana, Wadge, China. -27. H.C. steamer Meeanee, Barron, Kurrachee, in tow of H.C. steam frigate Semiramis, Hamilton; H.C. steam frigate Sesostris, Young, Kurrachee. -28. Steamer Phlox, Sarsfield, Surat.-29. Mermaid, Ryle, Calcutta ; Harriett Scott, Fowler, Liverpool.-FEB. 1. H.C. Steamer Victoria, Suez. PASSENGERS DEPARTED. FEB. 1. Per H.C. steamer Victoria:-Mrs. Capel and three children; two children of Dr. Peart's; Mrs. Harrison and three children; Mrs. Dalrymple and child; Mrs. George Stockley and child; Mrs. P. La Zouche and three children; Mrs. E. P. Williams; Capt. Capel; H. A. Harrison, Esq.; Capt. F. Gaitskell, Bengal artillery; James E. Dalrymple, Esq.; Col. Shirreff, 12th N.I.; Brooke Cunliffe, Esq. M.C.S.; Richard P. Waters, Esq.; Capt. E. A. Monro; Rev. Eben Burgess; Surg. Lovell, Bengal army; Commander R. Ethersey, Indian navy; Frank Parish, Esq. from China; S. W. Williams, Esq.; Dr. Charles Pickering; Ens. J. P. Knowles, 5th N.L.I.; Mr. Couts Trotter Arbuthnot; Dr. Vincent Villalonga ; Don Juan de Dios Isquirdo; Fred. Pooly, Esq.; Lieut. J. T. Keir, artillery; G. D. Prettejohn, Esq.; Mr. Victor Gromburgh [2nd class]-To Aden: Bazonjee Pestonjee, Sapoorjee Sorabjee, and Nusserwanjee Muncherjee [2nd class]. The following have engaged berths for England in the steamer of MARCH:-C. M. Harrison, Esq, lady, and two children; Major gen. Sir Joseph Trackwell, lady, and family; Capt. and Mrs. Hunter, and child; a child of Capt. G. K. Erskine's; Mr. and Mrs. Kirkland, and family; Maj. George Twemlow; Maj. G. Smith, 26th N.I. and family; Mr. and Mrs. Dearie, Col. and Mrs. Ovans; a lady and two children; Mrs. Col. Saunders; R. B. Morgan, Esq.; a gentleman, lady, and two children; Thomas Lancaster, Esq. APRIL-H. G. Gordon, Esq.; Mr. A. B. Collett, and child; H. E. Goldsmith, Esq.; four children of Capt. John Campbell's; Mrs. Denys, and a child; Dr. Mellis, and family; Rev. Charles Jackson, and lady; a lady and two children; Lieut. Colin Campbell, 1st Madras cav. Per Mermaid, to Colombo and Calcutta :-Mr. and Mrs, Cook, servant, and child; Mr. Duff; and Mr. Pritchet. Per Royal Saxon, to Liverpool:-Assist. surg. T. Cannan, Bom bay army. Per Sultana, to Singapore and China :-Capt. C. J. Cooke, Madras H.A. lady, child, and servant; Mr. Cameron. From our own Correspondent, Dec. 15th. I am not aware of any news of importance to add to the duplicate of my last: the September Mail has not yet reached us, which is one cause of the dearth of incident during the past month. Apprehensions are entertained that the mail of that month may have been lost. Piracy continues to be practised in our immediate neighbourhood to a very great extent and with circumstances of unparalleled audacity; robbery in the town has been far less frequent, the colony is healthy, weather delightful, and public improvements and private building progressing most rapidly. SHIPPING. ARRIVALS. DEC. 10. Lord Elphinstone, Crawford, Madras; Foam, Pugh, London; Challenger, London. DEPARTURES. Nov. 15. Marquis Bute, London.-16. Lucy Little, Rio de Janeiro; Gilbert Henderson, London; Uruquay, Liverpool-Dec. 6. Duke of Bedford, London.-7. Greyhound, Madras; Viscount Sandon, London.-9. John O'Gaunt, Liverpool; Dumfries, Liverpool. -Howqua, New York. COMMERCIAL. Canton, December 14. Comparative Statement of Exports. 1844-5.-Nov. 30th, 38 ships; Black, 14,916,700 lbs.; Green, 3,372,469 lbs. Total, 18,289,169 lbs. 1843-4. Nev. 30, 29 ships; Black, 13,025,769 lbs.; Green, 2,045,906 lbs.; Total, 15 071,675 lbs. Excess of 1844-5.-Black, 1,890,931 lbs.; Green, 1,326,563 lbs Total, 3,217,494 lbs. FREIGHTS. To London or Liverpool, £3 10s. to £3 15s. per ton of 50 ft. an abundance of tonnage. Freights have rather given way. To outports, 10s. per ton additional. To Amoy, 6s. dols. per ton of 40 ft. To ports north of Amoy, 10 to 12 dols. 50. SINGAPORE. We regret to have to announce the loss of the Mellish, Fawcett, which left China on the 2nd of October, and was wrecked on the 5th October, on the Paracels-the survivors (for some, it is to be gathered, perished at the time of the wreck) were twentytwo days in reaching Padaran Bay in a boat, and it would appear that their sufferings had been great, several men having died, and they only tasted fresh water twice or thrice during the passage. Eleven in all landed in safety, half the ship's company having perished at the time of the wreck and on the passage. Captain Fawcett says, "we are now, all but two, in good health, and would walk, had we shoes, if the authorities would allow us, but we are confined to one village by their orders, which is a filthy place. I manage, with one of my officers, to get among the Chinese (whose place is about three miles up the river) for a better meal in the evening and a cleaner mat to sleep on, and I am fortunate in having saved a blanket, which I smuggle away. The Chinese are exceedingly kind and hospitable, the Cochin-Chinese are the reverse, and filthy in the extreme. There is no dependence to be placed in their faith; when we first arrived, they promised to send us on to Singapore in fifteen days," but "since writing you on the 13th instant, I have learnt with horror that the Cochin-Chinese authorities do not intend sending us to Singapore till the latter end of the north east monsoon, to enable their vessel to get quietly back. There are some Chinamen about to sail from a place near to us, whom I have offered to reimburse if they will facilitate my getting away; this they will not do for fear of the Cochin government, and I cannot get permission from them. I fear sickness, a bad rice diet, and little or no clothing, if we are detained here so long, will leave very few to tell the tale. Under these circumstances, pray do what you can to get a vessel sent for us from our government." No time was lost in laying this letter before the governor, who immediately requested Capt. Hayes, of H.M.'s steamer Driver, to proceed to the relief of these unfortunate men, but it seems (for we have not seen the correspondence) Capt. Hayes declined so to do, alleging that there was no anchorage for his vessel at Padaran Bay, though had he taken the trouble of consulting" Horsburgh's Directory," he would have found the following passage : "Keep the highest mass of the rock on with this hill, in steering past the reef at a distance of one-third of a mile, 6 or 7 fathoms will be the least water; and when inside the reef, steer more westerly and anchor in 4 fathoms-good holding ground." To prove that good anchorage had been found there, the logbook of Capt. Dare, when he visited that part of the coast of Cochin-China in the Masdeu, in 1842, was sent to Capt. Hayes, but he still declined proceeding, now stating that no doubt these people would be forwarded by the Cochin-Chinese government. The refusal of Capt. Hayes to proceed to the relief of his unfortunate countrymen is very extraordinary, seeing that the first ground of his hesitation, which might have been of some little |